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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-02-10
GARD OF THANKS.

To the young ladies who SO
kindly assisted us in the sale Of
tickets and otherwise. and to the
young men OF the Columbia Band
who rendered their valuable assis.
lance IN our concert last Tuesday
night, we wish to return oul
heartfelt thanks coupled with
grateful remembrance OF this
most enjoyable event in whlcf
we made our debut before a gen.
erous public. With many good
wishes, we most respectfully SUBJ
NIT the above form of thanks.
PopLARvILLE BRASS BAND.
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In another column will be found
communication from Mr.. TheO
G. Bilb0 from Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Bilbo is attending the Pea
body Normal Institute in that city
and his communication will be
read with interest by his many
friends here. It Is we'll worded
aud his descriptions are equal to
an experienced writer and a. a
whole, should make every Pops
larvillian feel proud of the writer.
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TEACHERS NORMAL TRAIN
ING CURSE OF POPLAR
VILE BIGH SCHOOL.
FEB. % TO APRIL 9, 1898. =
Prepares teachers to pass the
difficult examinations for County
or State license.
Course prepared largely from
State Board Questions.
Nothing else like it. Satisfacs
ton guaranteed.
Board and tuition for term,
s18.25. Teachers may be exam
ined here at close of term, have
papers graded by State Board of
Examiners, and get license good in
any county in the state.
Send for clrcnlsY.
w. I. THAMES,
Poplarvllle, Mise.
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MARDI-GRAS.
NEW ORLEANS, FEBRUARY 22ND
1898.

the Queen & Crescent Route
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return March 5tb, 1898.
The MardisGras festivities at
Now Orleans this year promise to
surpass anything ofthe kind ever
given before.
Gro. II. SMITH, G, T. A,
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Land Office at Jackson, Miss,


January 81, 1898.
Notice IS hereby given that the
followipg-named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
the Chancery Clerk of Pearl River
county at Poplarville, Miss, on
March IA, 1898. viz: William 8.
Roster of Poplarville, Miss. II. E.
No. 26,345 for the + sec %, t
2 sr Is ".
He names the following witness
es to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation Of, said land,
VIE:
Enoch Dearman, Joseph E. Bill
DO, John E. Lee, John Beall all OF
Poplarville, Miss.
JAMES HILL. Register.
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. VISIT TO THE HERMITAGE
OF OLD HICKORY.
BY THEo g. BILBO.

Continued from End page.)
,.d waters Of the Atlantic surge to
an fro to the mighty Pacific on the
vat. Il hovers over the wales of
oregon and guards in advance the
frooteer Of Rio Grande.
The fires Of party spirit are
oueuched at his grave. His faults
and fraiIties have persisted. His
tame grows gradually. brighter and
wider % the years roll away.
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TOWN AND COUNTY.
: ON. E. TIME TABLE.

Ths following schedule went in
- affect Sunday, Dec. 5, 1897:
y. 1 south bound due 6:21 a, m.
~ ~ south bound due 11:55 q. m.
~ / northbound due 1857 a. m.
NJ No. q northbound due 9:32 p. m.
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Raad the tax sale In this issue.

Hon. Evans Hall, of Hattiesburg,
vss in town Saturday.
Mi. G. B. Wstkins, of 0fvis.
burg, wss In town Friday,
Mr.. W. L. Scott, Of Meridian,
was in Poplsrville Tuesday.
Prof. d. K. Rouse left vest erday
To visit his schools in the county.
Mrs. R. W. Hall, of Lacey, visit
cd Poplsrville Saturday.
Miss Carrie IRELAND went home
Monday to visit the home folks.
Mr.. Will Sweet. of Orvisburg
was in town Monday.
Rev. W. H. Huntley filed bis
regular appointment here last Sun.
day.
The Misses Phelan. of Water.
bury, Conn.,, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. ]. @. Derby.
Mr.. W. G. Mcdonald, of Bir-
ningham, Ala. spent several days
in Poplarville this week.
Mt. J. j. Moore came down
from Bonhomie and spent Sunday
with home folks.
DR.. F. L. Weed. a prominent
young physician Of McCaleb, Miss.
spent several days in town this week +,
Rev. W. w. Mitchell left Tuese
day morning for Wafer Valley to
attend the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Miss Oallie Thornhill, who has
been teaching IN the country, was
y home Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Willie and Ruby Moore,
Who have been teaching in the
Bounty, we're home visitors Sun.
bay.
Mrs. A. a. Slaydon has been con.
ined to her bed several days this
week. We hope for her speedy
recovery.
Louis Bilbo has succeeded B.
Breland o. snare drummer, and
Napoleon Holcomb has taken Sec
pnd tenor in the brass band.
Q R. Wheat end Monroe Bilbo
eft Tuesday with another drove OF
nules to distribute through the
Pountry.
Keep an eye on j. N. Cams
" advertisement. His store ID
verdowing with new spring goods
mich are being sold at low figures.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. H. Smith
ere made happy by the arrival
. ilne baby girl at their home
NJ tuesday. Congratulations.
Mr.. ooons. of Gulf Port. was
ere several DAYS last week repre-.
'ntng the Gulf Port Land and
e7elopmeat Company, and made
'Veral sales of real estate while
ere.
Head the advertisement of j. W,
'oooy In another column. Moody
seps nice assortment of fruits
y coniectioneries and also a first
s's bicycle repair shop. Give
- your orders and be will treat
pu right,
Inc orations by the graduating
u.s. last Saturday night in the
',see hall, were we'll prepared
= delivered and reflect great
s s, upon the pupils and the
We are glad to see Mr.. W. G,
'.art up from . severe spell
SICKNESS the nature Of which
very serious and dangerous
" which many OF his friends
w ne would succumb. He
! ss'es . wonderful constitution
ss eadpred enough pain to
: aoaen ordinary men. We
SIMULATE him on his recovery.
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their own. Mr.. williams actually knew
an instance where the mother did away
with her own offspring in order to
adopt young relative!
But the most striking Of all examples
occur among various tribes of India.
We get an idea of the state OF things
among the Khonds in 1854, when Major
Campbell reported with eXultation that
he had no less than 901 girls registered
in his district, which contained 2,149
families. And he had good cause to
exult, for when his labors began, seven
years before, scarcely one could be seem
In the powerful Crohon tribe around
Mynpurie Mr.. Unwin Vainly inquired
for an unmarried girl. The family rec
ords of the chief going back many gen.
erations, did not show one single
daughter In 1855 Mr.. Moore found the
villages of the Benares district con-
tanning 26 girls to III boys in twenty
five the proportions were 81 to 26l; In
thirty 54 to 3i3, in siXtytwo he could
discover no girl under five years. These
figures are enough, but among the Raj
puta infanticide was yet more common.
The difficulty and expense of finding a
son-in-law acceptable in caste and sta
tion were the motives avowed.
But the reader has been asking a
question all through, no doubt. How
could the mothers endure this system.
One may understand a la rgueur, that
a man should be willing to destroy his
babe just born when he saw no harm
in so doing, and all the neghbors did
the like But we have been taught to
belive that the maternal instinct dares
and suffers any trial. a sheep will die
to protect it's lamb, and a hen will face
a tiger. But it is not so with women
if certain conditions be observed. Up
on this point the evidence Of the com
missioners is detailed, abundant, and
conclusive. 1t would appear that the
maternal instinct does not begin To OPP
crate until a woman has at least seen
and touched her baby. Knowing this
by experience the midwife kept it out
of sight until the father had pro-
nounced In northwestern Europe they
did likewise, as we learn by many de-
scriptions. And when this precaution
was used the mother submitted with
out serious distress
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-21
PECKVILLE.


Henry Purdy and William Rookie who
left here about seven weeks ago for
the Klondike, have returned home.
They got as far as the Chilkoot Pass,
but owing to the recent snowslide were
unable to get further until July or
August.
Miss Alice Moon has returned from
a visit at Brandt, Pa.
Henry CHAPMAN and Il. Il. Williams
spent Wednesday at Wilkes Barre.
The grand concert to be given in the
BAPTIST church next Wednesday even
ing promises to surpass anything of its
Kind that has occurred here. Some of
the hest artists in the county will par
ticipdte.
J. II. Schinen and George Dando have
returned from a successful fishing trip
down the valley.
S. NJ. Rogers, who has been sick Of
pneumonia the past ten days, is i'm
proving slowly.
Clarence Williams and family have
removed to the house recently vacated
by Mr.. Richards, on Main street.
George Locklin has returned from a
two weeks visit with his parents in
Wayne county.
Mart Doud, former resident of this
place, but now of New York, is visit
ing friends in town.
A castle of the Mystic Chain is to be
organized on Monday evening, April
-, in the odd Fellows hall, on Depot
street.
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TAKING THE CHANCES.
Hnrnor's Round Table.

From Harpers Round Table.
He walked into the apothecary shop
with u hesitating step, and glanced ner-
vously at the rows of bottles with Il
scared look in his pale blue eyes. After
fidgeting about uncertainty for some time
he at last caught the eye of ,ac clerk
and, beckoning mysteriously, led the way
to a secluded corner by the cigar case.
where the clerk was surprised by finding
a trembling forefinger hooked tenacious
ly into one of his buttonholes and an
eager face thrust suddenly almost against
his.
whats the matter?" asked the clerk.
II s'pose you can lay your hand right
on the morphine bottle. can't your" said
the stranger, in an anxious whisper.
Yes, sir. Certainly" replied the aston
ished salesman.
"An' I reckon If you was pushed YOU
could find the strychnne in a minute or
two?"
"Of course"
"Mebbe the arsenic hasn't got lost or
mislaid clear beyond tindin', If you just
had to, has it?"
"Assuredly not"
An the sugar-of-lead bottle couldn't
get away from you if it tried?"
mo, indeed"
An chasin' up the vitriol to it's lair
would be just play for you?'
MY dear sir, of course | am familiar
with all the drugs here"
But s'posin some of the other fellers
had been changin' them around just as
a joke, you know?"
"What do you mean?"
Suppose the bottles got mxed?"
impossible. Besides, everything Is la
beled plainly"
An there amt no chance of your
palmin' of prussic acid for peppermint?''
Not the slightest"
well -a-notion-to-risk-
Yes, you may give me two ounces of pep
permint, young man.
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the Glorious Gospel OF the Blessed
God" After the sermon the bishop
confirmed class OF eight persons
whom he afterwards briefly addressed
on the meaning Of the beautiful cerc-
n,ony they had just gone through At
the conclusion of the services at the
rector's request the members OF tie
congregation remained in the church
ard were introduced TO the bishop To
some OF the Carbondalians with whom
he conversed the bishop said that he
expected to visit Carbondale very
shortly and he congratulated them
upon their wise selection Of new
rector of whom he spoke very h ghly
The bishop made a deep and favorable
Impression last evening on Jermyn peo-
pie, and it is safe to say that all who
heard him Tuesday evening viii be
eager to do so again when he comes
here. During his stay here he was the
guest Of Rev. and Mrs. Fress au len.
Among those present from CarhOndlle
were Mr. and Mrs. j. p. A. 1ingley
Mrs C. l.. Fritchett, Miss Jane Graves,
Miss Skeels, Ms. George Fisher. TIrs.
Nicholson, Frederick Masters and n.
a Purple.
Miss Della Baker has returned home
from n visit to friends in Wilkes Barre.
A dwelling owned by the Delaware
and Hudson Coal company, which has
been inhabited by ghosts for some time,
is being razed
Mrs. Richard Little ard family, the
guests Of Mrs. Richard Lander, have
returned to their homo in Wilkes-Barre
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LOCAL AND personal.

Architect Robinson is now making
plans for a fine new residence that is to
be erected by John w. White on his lot
at the corner of Wyoming street and
Seventh avenue. When completed Mr..
White will move his family from Simp-
son to the new home. The old building
now on the site is being moved to the
rear and will be improved.
The Irem Temple, a. A. y. o. n.
Mystic Shrine, Oasis of WlkesB Barre,
initiated twenty members last night
and dedicated their new hall. From
this city the following persons attend
ed Messrs. F. f. Dennis, j. o. Miles,
S. A. McMullen, George w. Dove and
j. b. Shannon.
S. A. Briggs. of Darte avenue, is also
having plans made for a new home
which he will have erected in Peck
vile in the near future.
Frederick Topping is i'll at his home
on Canaan street
Mrd. Francis Wherry, of Belmont
street, has returned from a visit at
Prompton.
Frank Warrington, of Jersey City, is
visiting his parents in this city.
Mrs. Johr Hopkins, of South Terrace
street, has returned from a visit in
Scranton.
Mrs. S. Singer is visiting in Scranton.
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TEACHERS ARE UNDERPAID.
Nearly 100000 of Them in This
Country Get Ouly $50 n Month.


Country Get Only $50 ~ Nonth.
1t would seem that the teacher ought
to be the best paid person of any pro-
fession; for when so much is required
of her in the discharge of her arduous
responsibilities in the schoolroom there
is necessity for spending much time
and money in preparation, and also in
securing those aids toward physical
and intellectual relaxation and comfort
that will make it possible to endure the
strain of hard and eXacting labor. Even
though the teacher possess the spirit
of a missionary and receive Il portion
of her reward from the good she can do,
still she cannot fly in the face of nature,
a great while without making restitu-
tion i'm some manner Yet il is la
mentable fact that teachers on the
average receive far less for their work
than do the members of most if not all
other professions. There are today in
the public schools of elementary and
secondary grade in our country over
three hundred and eighty-eight thOus-
and teachers who receive an average
of fifty dollars per month. Among
these are incluG d many who have been
trained in seminaries, colleges, and uni
NeGSltltS, ana Il large llulllbtI Nllp az
graduates of normal and high schools.
Most of them are obliged to reside
away from home the greater part of
the year, and so are at comparatively
large expense in the maintenance of
daily life. 1t can be seen that what
is left after necessities are provided for
must be very meagre indeed.
If il were pOssihle now to ascertain
doctors and other profess onal men in
the country it would in all probability
appear to be a number of times that
of the average school teacher. 1t is
fact of common observation that young
men of ambition but of limited means
who engage in public school teaching
continue at it hut a short time-only
long enough to accumulate a sufiiciency
to pay off debts, or to prepare for some
| other profession; and it is universally
| admitted that in a financial way a
young man has far greater advantages
| as a lawyer, even Of the pettifOggcr
sort, than does a teacher of the finest
quality. If we compare the salaries of
| those in the employ Of the government
in its various departments with the
wages of public school teachers as al
Teduy given, we see Indt the most MOD
erately paid positions yield at least
twice as much as does school teaching
| while the most lucrative places yield
many times as much as do the major
ity of places in public. schools. OF
course 1t would be hardly reverential
to compare the highest positions in the
gift of the state, as the presidency
headships of departments, judgeships
in high courts, governorships, member
ships i'm the national legislature etc.
with the best places i'm the public school
service; but ii would seem reasonable
for teachers to expect that they should
receive as much for their labors as a
clerk or Typewriter in the employ Of
the government.-FrOm Some Social
| Aspects of School Teaching" by NJ. V.
O'Shea, in North American Review.
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oLYPHANT.

The funeral of Councilman William
V. Davis took place yesterday after
noon from his late home on Third
street. Rlakely. The remains rested in
handsome oak Casket, surrounded by
several beautiful floral offerings. The
services We're conducted by Rev Peter
Roberts, assisted by Rev. w. L. Mat
thews and Rev. j. j. Williams. The
sermon was delivered by Rev. Mr.. Rob-
crts, who took for his text the seven
teenth verse, ninetieth chapter Of
Psalms, And let the beauty of the Lord
our God be upon us; and establish thou
the work of our hands uuUn us; yet,
the work of our hands establish it,"
The funeral COrtegc vas very large.
The honorary pallbearerS were the
members of the Blakely council The
active pallbearers were: David f.
Lewis. Samuel Parry Henry j. Evans,
David Morgan, John Penman aud Hen
ry Rollins. The members of the odd
Fellows lodge and Emlyn lodge Of Ivor-
ties, both of which the deceased was
a member, attended the funeral in a
body. Interment was made in Union
cemetery
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Gilletin and
Miss Gilletin, of Port Jervis, are the
guests of Mr., and Mrs, Richard Petit
grew.
Fred Mason has accepted a position
In :. j. Matthews store.
Charles Butson, of Second street,
Blakely, is seriously i'll with typhoid
pneumonia.
r. p. Jones, Of Taylor, was a caller
in town Yesterday.
w. h. Davis and family have moved
from Dunmore street to Susquehanna
street
Mrs. Mary Prtchard, of Jermyn, is
visiting relatives here.
EX-CounCilman Thomas Curran and
Miss Agnes Neary, of Grassy, were
married in st. Patrick's church at 8
o'clock last evening. Rev. p. j. MUIR
ply performed the ceremony. The bride
was attended by Miss Mamie Hoban.
Both were attired i'm gowns of navy
blue broad cloth Dennis ConnOrs was
grOOmsmaL The ceremony was wit
messed by a large number of friends
| The newly welded couple are widely
known here and have many friends
VINO wish them unmarried happiness.
At a special meeting of the council
on Tuesday night the ordinance pro-
ydina for the widening of Lackawanna
street to a uniform width passed final
reading. The finance CCmmittee was
I instructed to draw up pave ordinance.
/ The new stable in the rear of the hose
| house is completed, A new drop har-
/ ness has been purchased and the fire
| company is now thoroughly equipped
| for fighting fires.
burgess McNulty is circulating a pc
| tition among the residents of the Sec
ond ward, asking their consent to have
two night policemen in that section of
the town for the better protection of
property. Part of the expense is to be
borne by the borough, and the remain
! der By the citizens of the ward.