The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-03-04

| eh NShooi3 was
supper guest at The residen of a
certain hospitable family of town.
We all Know what the appetite of
a boardlng-sehool student is, there.
fore it Is unnecessary to relate his
gastron0mic feats Oh this special
occasion. with the exception of one
little illustrations:
After having demonstrated. the
fact that he could successfully CONS
pete with the ostrich of the Great
Sahara Or the Bible whale, and
while yet working his jaws and
smacking his lips in approved cpl.
curean style, he was asked to help
himself to an enormous sweet DO
tato. He declined, but added: II
am doing well enough at present,
thanks, but will put the potato in
my pocket and eat it at the dormi-
tory about bedtime" He thereups
on deposited the tuber in his spa
clous pocket and proceeded with
bis meal. Trlby, diminutive pet
dog, nosed Che luscious potato and
at once began gnawlng at the end
that projected from the pocket.
After awhile the student, having &C.
casion for the use OF his handker-
chief, and forgetting all about the
potato, ran his hand quickly into
the pocket, plunging same into the
nibbled end of the soft esculent.
Withdrawing his hand, and seeing
its condition, he bounded from his
seat, placed both hands over his
"breade basket and exclaimed in
tones of terror: "Great Scott
Have l busted?' Curtain falls.)
A distinguished clergyman gives
the following suggestions as to
how to promote union among the
churches:
/. A friendly feeling should ex-
ist among the neighboring pastors.
2. AS far as practicable ministers
ass Citations, Including all denomina-
tiOns. should be formed,
8. Pastors should occasionally
exchange pulpits.
A Pastors should never fail on
public occasions to show proper
courtesy and treat with cordiality
their ministerial brethren of other
faiths.
S. Union meetings for preaching
on evangellstic lines, or for the dis.
cussion Of questions of public inter.
est should sometimes be held.
6. No attempt at proselytism
should be made.
Z. Pastors should discourage in
their people, the spirit of opposition
or disparagement of other churches
These suggestions will strike the
average sinner as pertinent aud prop.
or. How will they impress the
clergy
Louis Richardson, colored, who
killed Sol Bolton, colored, at Pic
ayune on the 10th ult., was arrests
ed at his home on White Sand,
about six miles from town, and was
taken to Plcayune Wednesday
morning of last week by Jack
Wheat and Fl. X. Amacker, TWO
OF his captors. Richardson was shoI
and slightly wounded in the back
and one leg by the arst posse thai
attempted his arrest. Richardson
is well known here, bears an aver
age character, and claims that his
deed was UNSUITABLE.
There is vast amount of food
for thought in the following little
paragraph:
"a town that pays the preacher
and supports the editor is so close
to heaven that it's almost in com'
petition with it,"
It affords US pleasure to say thai
our preachers are always paid in
, full but when it comes to the editor
we can ASSERT from long experience
that his allowance is dIstressingly
meager. We devoutly hope that
in future our people will try the
competition plan alluded to in the
quotation.
The following from the pen Of
Clara 8. Everts is worth, reading
and remembering: