The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1896-09-03

pine. Through this tube the water
escapes if certain amount of rain has
fallen. The point of the game is to try
and guess when rainstorm is ap-
proa ching, and at what time the rain
water in the tank will be 50 high that
the waste water will begin to flow out
of the discharge pipe. The natives de-
voted themselves to the game with
such passionate interest that frequent
fights occurred, which i'll some cases
have even taken the shape of actual
riots.
The children of the State of Ten
nessee are erecting a building for the
Centennial Exposition, to take place
next spring at Nashville, and some
very unique ideas are being carried
out. All exhibits will be for children
| and by children, showing children's
work. Children's organizations of the
| whole country are invited to contrib
ute their ideas and valuable specl-
mems of any sort. Little Miss Lizzie
Pearcy, thirteen years old, daughter
| of the United States consul to Colon,
suggested very unique idea which is
being carried out. She proposed writ
ing to every United States consul at
| foreign ports of the world, over 800 in
number, and asking them for some
typical toy or doll belonging to that
country Responses have come by
scores, and the collection of dolls
promises to be a most surprising one
and of great value. Some very val
liable toys have already been received.
Discussing the suicide of a young
California millionaire the Salt Lake
Tribune says: "The habits of the coast
and the climate of the coast have
much to do with bringing young men
to such elimination. The old race
there was a generous race. Children
were petted beyond all account. Where
a child in the East would have been
glad to have a 25-cent doll the child
in California expected $40 piece. 81
they grew up with extravagant ideas
in every way, and then the climate
supplemented the weakness or the
carelessness of the parents. 1t CAV.
them bounding life and imposed no
duties such as are placed upon chill
dren in other countries. The three
year-old colt in California is as large
and strong as the four-year-old in
Kentucky, but the California colt wins
all it's triumphs before it is five years
of age, and it looks as though the race
of men there is moving under the same
condition.
According to lady who has lived in
Jerusalem for forty years, the Jewish
population of that city is increasing.
'Twenty-two years ago" she says,
there were only between $1,000 and
10000 Jews in Jerusalem. In those
days no houses We're to be found out
side the magnificent walls, the gates
of which were closed at night. Since
then many changes have taken place,
and the Hebrew popula ation-mainly
on account of the increase of the Jew
ish immigration from Russia-now
stands at between $4,000 and 10000.
Whole streets of houses have been
built outside the walls, on the site of
the ancient suburban districts, which
for hundreds of years have remained
deserted 1t is not, however, only in
Jerusalem itself that the Jews abound;
but throughout Palestine they are buy
ing farms and establishing themselves
in surprisingly rapid manner. In
Jerusalem they form at present a
larger community than either the
Christian or the Mahometan."