The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-27

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etress of the Miller House, served
her guests, for the first time this
season, with fine roasting ears on
Tuesday, the 18th, and at various
times since. We are pleased to
chronicle the fac; that We supplied
Mrs. Miller with the seed corn,
which was sent to the FREE PRESS
by the government aud James Vick's
Sons, of Rochester, N. Y. It was
a NIP and-tuck race between the
two varieties, the result being a
neck.to-neck draw. We have had
cucumbers from seed furnished by
Vick's Sons. Gardeners can safe
ly count upon the best results fro I'm
seed supplied by this house.
The PicayuDe of the 2tst says:
1.-THE Queen and Crescent Road
has just received two new engines,
and they were the objects Of inter.
est yesterday about the depot of
the road. The new engines are
made by the Richmond Locomotive
Works Of Richmond, Va, and, like
all othqr engines of the North
eastern, they are very pretty.
During the past year or longer
the Northeastern Road has bought
four or five of these engines, aud
the old rolling stock is thus being
replaced with up-to-date equip
ment. All OF this, in the estimas
ton Of railroad people, goes to
prove that the Northeastern Road +,
far from contemplating sale to the
Southern, is preparing for better
and more efficient service"
Sam Byrd, who lives some dis
lance in the country, thinking that
we were lonely and would appre-
cIate quiet pet, presented us, a
few days ago, an immense gopher.
Mr.. Byrd could not have made
better selection, as we understand
that this peculiar animal is built
on the order of country editors.
1t is said that the southern gopher
can live merry, happy life for
seven years or longer without food
and drink; consequently they are
appropriate companions for those
whose delinquent subscribers cons
pei To subsist on promises and an
air diet indefinitely.
Edward &. Denniston, of San
Francisco, CAL, was the guest of
his niece, Mrs. W. W. Lambert, for
few day of the past week. Al
though Mr.. Denniston resides in
state that bears a Worldwide reps
utatlon for salubrity and scenery,
he expressed himself as being de-
lighted with our pretty town and
the unriyaled climate of this section.
of the South. Mr.. Denniston, ac-
companied by those charming ladies,
Mrs. w. W. Lambert and Mrs. FL.
e. Allen, favored the FREE PRES S
with an agreeable visit last press
day.
The subject of the Bible reading
at the Methodist prayer Meeting
Wednesday night of last week was,
"The duty of parents to children"
| There were but two Bibles exhibit
ed, and we observed only two or
three parents among the congre~
CATION present. The earnest con-
ductor of the meeting remarked in
substance, that the subject for the
evening was anything but in line
for those in attendance. The next
subject will be, "The duty of chils
dren to parents"
F, The Detroit Free Press says that
the order of plants grown from seed
ia divided as follows: ANIMALS, Lien-
mails ard perennials. Anpuals grow,
bloom and die the first year from
seed. Blennials bloom the second
year from seed, and then die, though
many of this class will bloom the
frss year. Perennials bloom the
second year from seed, and contin-
ne to grow and bloom for years !;
some of this GLASS also bloom the
first year from seed.
The season, this year, seems to
| be somewhat out of Joint. The