The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-09-07


hu,'s face, and combing the tam
giles out OF her little blue eyed girls
hair that has been allowed unre-
s,rs ;ned liberty so long sha, it rebels
with all it's curly oustinacy against
the chss,isement Of the comb and
Irush. And in all directions Can
be seen "The whining school boy,
with his saiehel aud shining morn
ing fsce, creeping like a snail, un-
willingly 20 school,"
The Poplarville High School has
a most fiatterIng prospect. before
il. Aye, like a blnshing maiden
listening to the praises of her lover
and the glorious prospects he pictures
10 her from his sanguine heart of
their future. the founders OF this
school thrill with delight at the mar.
vslous success with which their ef-
forts have already been crowned
aud at glorions future that seems
too bright to be real.
Poplarville should keep an eye
single to the upbuiding OF her
school aud the school to the upbhild-
ing of the town, and having Thus
combined their III terests the future
OF the town and school is promis~
ing. But, if ON :he other hand,
juxtopoised as they are with the
interest of the one dependent upon
the support and influence of the
other there should aay enlargement
be allowed TO exist between the
town and school the downfall OF
the latter is inevitable.
Every man, every institution,
every cooperation and every town
has its enemies. There are always
men jealous OF others position, cor.
porstions env;ous OF it's cOmpeti-
tors prosperity, towns enviOus OF
its rival growth. and thro'envy they
will do all in their power to oyer
throw their rival.
Like her rival towns, Poplarvilla
is surrounded by the huest timbered
land ID the south, but unlike them,
she is not dependent upon this
timber for her existence, being the
county site of Pearl River County
and having ap extensive trade Pop
larrille is here to stay, while after
the timber ls cut from around her
sister towns there will be nothing
left for the men 10 do but to take
Katie and the babe and move.
Poplarville is one OF the health
lest towns in the state. One of the
leading physicians OF our town was
heard to remark: why, if 1 were
depenent upon the practice get in
the immediate vicinity of Poplarville
would be as poor as jobs :ur-
kew in a month" "There Is one
thing, and the ONLY thing, ] fn] iu
Poplarvlle that is great draw back
to our progress" sand All enterpris.
ing citizen, that is, there seems
to be a lack of confidence between
neighbor and neighbor. No one
see ms to want to risk hIs capital in
any project his neighbor suggests"
This ls indeed quite true aud we
should get out of it as soon as pos
sible, adopting the old maxim,
nothing ventured nothing done.
And you land owners, when a
man has Poplarville on his list and
Is out prospecting with the view of
locating at one of the points be has
on his list don't run the price of
your lots up so as to cause the mar
to scratch PoplarviIle of his list,
pack up his grip and leave, but if
he Is an enterprising and moneyed
man, if you can't Induce him to To-
cate here any other way why give
him a lot with the understanding
that within reasonable time be
build brick building to cost not
less than an agreed amount and IN
the course of few years the inter.
vening lots will more than double
your original price.
Last but by 10 means least in
importance let US honor the men
who are at the head of the school.
Let us turn a deaf ear to anything
that isn't wholly in commentator to
the honor and welfare of the school
and its officers. The men appointed
as trustees Of the school are the
most honOred citizens In our town
and Prof. Thames and his corps OF
assistants are Ms strong body of
educators as can be found any,
where. The session for the years
1899 and 1900 will open in a few
days, uhhindered by any epidemic
or drawback of any kind whatever,
with the prospect of the largest at
tendance aud most profitable ses.
slou in the history of the school.