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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-18

At the close of q missionary
sermon preached in q country
yarish, the whole audience was
affected to tears except one
peasant. On being asked why
he was not affected like the
the others, he explained that it
was because he wrs only visi-
or and he did not belong to
that parish at all.--Baptist
Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-18

A Washington dispatch of the
I'd says: Lieut. Darlington while
refusing to enter into any OK
tended conversation regarding
the Greely relief expedition, re
poated what he said in New
York relative to the suppl
mentary orders, He gays: II
never received any such orders
The trouble is, somebody has
been talking too much y
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-18
las, C.. sTsRyGG
Tom b S t on ne S
A n D
Monuments .

All persons wishing Tombstones
or Monuments of any kind, vii.
End 1t to their interest TO call on
me before purchasing elsewhere
| can be found in Oxford every
Saturday. JAS. G.. YRIGG.
April 5th, 1888.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-18

The citizens of Pittsboro are
making an effort to establish a
college at that place,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-18
Oxford Eagle.
THURSDAY, OCT IS, 1888 !.

MISSISSIPPI 4 TENNESSEE RAILROAD
NORTH.
Ma leave Grenada, a. M
sarriveat Memphis............9.1o AN
Sardis Acc'dp leave Saedie...s.. 6.a0 m.
SOUTH.
Mail leaves Memphis..........i " " p M
arrive at Grenadae4........o 10 pm.
sardis Ace leave Memphis 40 pm,
sardis Accommodation going North ar
riyes at Memphis $. So. Coins South
arrives at Sardis 7.io p. m.
North mail will wait al Grenada Tor
DELAYED train NO 4 on G. st j 4 N. ..
R.R. NJ. BURKE. GE.ssAn SURF.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
The Extreme Modesty of St. Louis Men

The Extreme Modesty of St. Louis Men.
A St. Louis man was walking along
the street the other day, when he saw
something on the sidewalk that looked
rather suspicious, but thinking he had
seen something like it before, stopped
and picked it up. when he discovered,
to his horror, that twas lady's garter.
He silly slid it into his pocket and NOV
ed on, feeling cheap, and not intending
to tell even his wife about it, and to
hide it somewhere on the way home.
He did not make up his mind to hide
the garter on account of its value, but
he thought it would place him in bad
light before his wife to have her find a
garter in his pocket, strange garter,
too, and he knew we'll she would never
accept any explanations as to how he
came in possession Of it, and SO he de-
termined to say nothing about it, even
% his wife. He had not gone far before
q gentleman tapped him on the should
er, and asked him if he had not just
picked up something on the sidewalk.
The St. Louis man blushed and stam-
mered, and said ''no, he hadn't that is,
nothing in particular. Finally he said
he did pick up something, that he was
sorry to say, proved to be garter. The
gentleman told him that his wife had
just lost the article, and. taking it in his
his hand, showed the gentleman who
found it that the garter was studded
with diamonds and other precious gems,
and was worth several hundred dollars.
That's just the way with those St. Louis
fellows. They are so confounded
modest that if they do find anything of
value, if it happens to be something in
the line OF ladies' wearing apparel, they
blush and tremble, and are sorry they
picked it up. Now, with Chicago
man it would be different St. Louis
can never expect to compete with Chi
cago and keep up with the rapid style Of
movement and eccentricities peculiar to
Chicago men, so long as her people are
80 modest that they would hardly dare
to pick up garter in the street for fear
someone might happen to be looking.
A garter is no worse than corset, or
any other item among the vast collec-
ton of bric-a-brac a woman wears, and
will not explode half as quick. and still
we'll bet half the men in St. Louis
would rather sit whole evening holding
q corset in place than meet a garter in
the road in broad daylight. Louis
GlOte Democrat.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
The Canadian Northwest.

The statistics recently published re-
garding the city of Winnepeg have sur
prised even those who took the most
sanguine view of the progress oftheMani-
tobia capital. In ten years the custom
duties have increased from S47, 7,S4O to
S1,5S7.S27 and from S651,S92 in the
year 1881. The money-order business
is the most remarkable. The orders
issued in Winnepeg were S650,00O, a
greater amount than the issues at To-
ronto, Montreal, Quebec, and Halifax
combined. In one year, from 1881 to
1882, the foreign imports increased from
S2,S57, ,431 to SS,229.92S. 1t is said that
of $4,000 immigrants during the year,
$500 were from the United States, some
of whom were French Canadians who
had immigrated from Canada to the
Eastern States. The immigrants are
said TO have brought with them about
S10,00O,000.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
An Innredible Crime,

An astonishing trial has just ended in
St. Petersburg-the trial of a boy Of 13
for the murder of his father-and its
most astonishing feature was the boy s
testimony. He confessed his guilt. but
maintained an appearance OF complete
indifference during the proceedings, and
when asked what motives had induced
him to commit the crime, simply said:
..Mv father prevented me from con-
tinuinc nv studies, and making formy-
self brilliant career. He also would
not allow me to read novels, and that
is why resolved to get rid OF such a
rough, uncultured father.
"How was the crime committed?'
asked the President.
Zone night when my mother was out
of town l crept ont of bed and went to
the kitchen for hatchet. On my way
there I said to myself: My God! What
am about to dop' But then / thought.
ia there a God? Who can prove it?'
So I took the hatchet and went into my
father's room. IIe did not move, but
onened the window to make sure that
he was asleep. and then ! struck him q
blow on the head with the hatchet. he
snranp up and cried 'help! but fell back
;mmediately on The ground. Then
took M the 6atohet back to the kitchen,
dressed myself and went out. In the
uornino when Icame back they told
. .,,o nv father was dead. ] know have
done I wrong, but it can't be helped"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

Mt. Vernon has band, Of Is pieces.
Aberdeen is to have daily paper con-
Quoted by Judge Drake.
\ fatal epidemic is raging among the
Indian ponies in the Little Missouri coun-
try.
Barnes county has sent to the insane
asylum at Yankton, five persons since
January lst, 1888.
Six frame buildings in the block oppo-
site the post-office at Yankton, were burn
ed on Friday night last.
The successor of receiver Huges in the
land office at Yankton, is j. S. Chandler,
son of Treasurer Chandler of the navy.
John W. Walsh, ex-postmaster Of
Mitchell, has proved to be defaulter to
the amount of 81 200, which his bonds
men will have to pay.
Montana people have caught the capi,
tai craze. A general expression is made
demanding its removal from Helena. to
any where but to remain there
Letter carriers Will begin perambulat-
ing Fargo's streets July lst. The post
Office business of the town last yeal
amounted to $4,000, which brings i,
within the free delivery limit.
Chester Brown, farmer living nine
miles from Mitchell, in Hanson county,
has an artesian well which is one hundred
and twenty feet deep and flows 20, O0C
gallons every twentyfour hours. The
water contains sulphur and magnesa and
is pure and cold.
One thousand cars loaded with immi.
grants stock and moveables were moving
west towards central Dakota, between
Winona and Tracy, on the Winona & St.
Peter road last week Monday morning.
Sleepy Eye reports 120 cars left there fo1
central Dakota on Saturday, the same
number on Sunday and as many more on
Monday.
r. NJ. Crawford of Brookings. treasu.
rer of Brookings county, is missing. He
left home for a tri p to Indiana six weeks
Or more ago and has never been heard
from. A large roll of money that he had
in his possession may have been tie cause
of his sudden disappearance -Yanktor
Press. Mrs. Crawford the wife of the
above named R. NJ says she has received
a poatal-card from her husband bearing 8
bleared post-mark Of some post office ir
Indiana, this is the latest reported infor
nation received.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
-N--
LENNOX.

Immigration Immense and Real Es-
tate Changing Hands Rapidiy-Per
sOnnl Hacke4, Etc.
Oar farmers have commenced seeding.
Joseph Deaorna has bought the Paltep
place.
H. Heerin has bought the Peter Pom
onshemkle place.
Old Uncle Edgel has returned from the
east, hale and hearty.
a. Smith is building a residence, so is
our bos carpenter, j.. Butter.
0. P. Ashley is chief cook and bottle
washer for the Delaware creamery.
P. F. Haas sold two quarter sections
oeland to Germans on Monday.
N. Smith took in 800 dozen eggs and
$50 pounds of butter on Monday.
0. B. Grey has bought the Butter
building and intends to move his harness
shop into it.
The NJ. E. sociable was success to the
tune of $50. Everybody enjoyed them
selves hugely.
The school meeting passed off quietly.
Arrangements were made to grade our
school and finish the upper room.
Our nimrods are getting ready to waste
powder by the pound. Everybody has a
fuzee and are making the ducks sick
d. s. Gulnter is closing out his hard
ware stock to Mr.. Aver Of Centerville.
Dave speaks of building residence here.
A. A. Greenman and Sam Sutherland
arrived home from the east They both
report a profitable visit that will long be
looked back to with pleasure,
Mr.. Groeneveld, a brother Of our George
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
A Hotel Guast in Great Trouble.


stopping at an uptown hotel" the
other nj ght," writes correspondent, 81
observed an unusual disturbance in an
adjoining room, which was shortly
after followed by the rapid opening of
the door, when little, quavering,
dandy voice called out to some distant
night-walker:
:" 'Wai-taw!-w ai-taw!- wai-tawr
("No answer.)
Observation-Disclosures
Ono answer.)
Observation-Disclosures
mani
" That's me, sir, growled deep
voice.
8" 'Watch-man, come here diwecktly!
We're in gwate twubble! There's y
mouse in this apartment, and it nibbles
awound in the most distwackted man
ner. Mrs. Pwinkey is very lppwehen-
sive of mice. Can't you come in and
catch the cweature?
"'Fraid not, sir. It's too late, and l
should be sure to wake up some board
ers as mightn't like it,
".How widickulous! Well Ca long
pause), watch-man, couldn't you just
step down to the baw-wOom, and get
some cwackers and cheese. and entice
the animal out into the entwyP
"a brief remark from the watchman
that the bar was closed, sent Mr.. Prin-
key back into his mouse-haunted DOR
mitory. Fortunately the 'cweature'
ceased it's nibbling, and dead calm
soon reigned in the adjoining ROOM"
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
Terms Of Subscription.

The Black Hills papers appropriately
criticise the action of Senator Hoar op-
posing the bill confirming the action of
Governor Edmunds, Judge Thompson
and secretary Teller, relative to the treaty
with the Sioux Indians for their reser-
vation. Hoar opposed it simply because
the treaty did not bear the signatures of
three fourths Of all Indians, although the
head men and representatives of more
than three -fou1ths of all the bonds had
signed and were satisfied and understood
the matter well.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

The Huron papers appear jubilant ovel
what they claim as Huron's honors. 1t
has signal service station, United States
land Office, surveyor general, Office and the
First National bank has been made Uni
ted States depository, where the land office
of Mitchell, Aberdeen and Watertown
have to make their deposits, and with all
these she bankers "ar'ter' the capital
and cannot see how the commissioners can
fail to place the capital there also. Well.
well. nothing like genuine modesty in lit
tie things.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

Judge Conger of Montana, has been
deposed by the President for charges of
misconduct preferred against him. Chief
Justice Wait, of the supreme court Will
hold his term at Miles City, April, 10.
Threats of hanging Congor has been made
and great excitement prevails there over
some acts of Congor and the county com
miSsiOnerS.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
Advertising Cards, Etc.

Samples of an entirely line of advertising
cards may be seen at THE ADVOCATE office. These
cards are highly illuminated and are in comic SEN
timental and serious designs. Thay are cheap, and
Just the thing for attractive Advertising You can
look ever the samples. select the design which
suits you best, and then the printing will be done
especially for you.
Also samples of an unusually fine line Of pro-
grammes, folders etc for balls, banquets, parties,
etc. The designs must be seen to be appreciated,
and persons wishing programmes or Invita- ions
for special occasions should look over the samples
and make their selections. Cannot furnish samples
by mail.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

Groeneveld, from Ackley, Iowa, has be
come clerk for L. NJ. Douglass. He is a
young man OF firm habits, and makes the
best of clerks.
Lennox will have the best growth this
spring it has ever experienced. Our busy
village has doubled the number of inhabi
tants that we had January lst. Who
would not come to Lennox.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

The Pioneer Press says some of the
'North Dakota boomers, with banners
and things marched through St. Paul on
their way 10 Yankton One of them
said his crowd had $3.50, 900, one hundred
thousand to go to the territory if Ordway
gets the capital, and the rest to go where
it will do the most good.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

President Arthur exhibits considerable
affection at the death of Post Master
General Howe, saying ':g' Jom has fol-
lowed since he went into the White
House." General Howe was noble
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

texas has LOCO. 600 lying idle In her
treasury. but is unable 10 aPp.y o !. non ~ ti'e
reduction OF her DEBT, so,oov,ovo' " ~ 70 70.
cause her creditors ASK l.fo iol .ne
bonds and she is unwilling to pay that
premium.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

Is a compound of the virtues of sarsapariil,
la. stillincia, mandrake. yellow dock, wit,
the ioditle of potash and iron' all rowctiui
blood-making, blool-cleausing, AMI llle-s''s-
tanning elements. 1t is the purest, safest
and most effectual Alternative medlclhc ne
known or available 10 the public; Inc s'i-
cnces of medicine and chemistry nave new, 81,
nrotlnccd SO valuable remedy, nor one 50
potent to cure all diseases resulting from
impure blood. 1t cures. ScroInia anu
iii scrofuIOus diseases, Erys1peias,
Rose, or ST. Anthony's Fire, Pimples
and Face-grubs, Pustules, Blotches'
Boils, T1mors, letter; Humors'
Salt Rheum, Scald-htad, hiMsM",i his''r,ai
Ulcers, Sores, Rheumatism, W.aE.
nesses and Irregularities. Jaundice'
Affections of the Liver, Dyspespss,a'
Emaciation. and General Deoiity'
Rv its searching and cleansing qualities
It purges out the foul corruptions MmiuA ,naI
contaminate the blood and cause ueIMns"
,nent and decay. 1t stimulates and enliVehs
the vital functions, promotes energy am ,I
strength, restores and preserves nea s,., ~.
infuses new life and ylgor throuSnu" lie.
whole system; ;:ss NO frnm samefjl impurity Of the
Llood need despair who Will give
SARsAPARILLA fair triai.
Ills folly to experiment with the nmnJ. .n;ai.
GUS low-priced mixtures, OF cheap TarsJ A.
and without medicinal virtues, oneaow '.ors -
Llood.nurifiers. while disease becomes iio'e ~ .
firmly seated. AYERS SARsArAR'LLn. ..s.,;v: :; =
medicine of such cOncehttaIeu Iaarasf
ppo poTel most o'' reliable bloo-puriisr known.
% Phrsieians know its composition ana ,1rtv rse,
scribe it. It has been widely usea 10 lSl con .un
years, and has won the ,.al 1,ansated.
.leuce of millions whom II has
Prepared by Or. ). G. Aver g Co..
practical and Analytical Chemists
Lowell, Mass.
so1p HY ALI DRUGGISTS xyEhiWAs"A
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

Immigration Immense and Real Es-
tate Changing Hands Rapidiy-Per
sOnnl Racke4, Etc.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05
DAKOTA ITEMS.

Mt. Vernon has band, of Is pieces.
Aberdeen is to have daily paper con
Quoted bv Judge Drake.
The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1883-04-05

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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-28

The Western Michigan Farmers
Club have in contemplation an enter
prise which is at once novel and valua-
bic, and IL properly carried out will
prove of much Importance to the in
terests of Michigan. The Grand Rap
ids Eagle gives Il synopsis of it's char
acter as follows: They propose to
charter car and about the season OF
fairs start il OH its travels, telling what
can be grown and what does grow in
the Peninsula State. They will fit it
with specimens of all the grains, vege-
tables, fruits, etc, with specimens of
the timber wealth of the State, of it's
wonderful mineral wealth, its grasses,
etc. They will alsc add by photos, an
accurate idea Of the manufact ured
products of the State, and take few
OF the actual products in miniature,
perhaps, to coroborate the photos. -
Then they will take along a mammoth
addition of Michigan and Its Re-
source s." furnished by the State Com
missioner of Immigration, for distri-
button among the thousands who will
unqueStionably be attracted by such a
fair. The car will travel under the
management OF prominent officers of
the Farmers Club, one or two of the
faculty of the State Agricultural Col
le2e, and probably will be accompan-
led by Hons. j. j. WoodInun, G.. Il.
Luce, and other prominent patrons of
husbandry. 1t is expected To travel
on schedule time, to places notified in
advance of its coming, and will prob
ably visit important centers of popu.
lation in Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts, Vermont and Maine. BY
giving notice in advance, large crowds
OF intelligent ngricultnral!sts will be
sur; to visit it, and appreciate the eX
iiibt; also - exchange views which
will surely be mutually beneficial with
| the prominent farmers who have the
fair under their control Ii is to be
hoped that this idea of IL railroad
fair will To- carried out to com Lletc
realization in all It's details.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-28
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.

Prof. w. j. Beal, in his botanical
and horticultural report for 1SSl-2,
reports "A very interesting experiment
Two fine lunches of clover. apparently
alike in thrift and size, were covered
with III osquito netting. When the
plants were in blossom, bumblebees
were introduced under one netting and
seen to work, the other being left un-
visited, July 3lst ripe heads were
selected from each plant and the seeds :
carefully counted. The so heads of
the plant from which the bees We're
excluded Welded 25 seeds. 40 yielding
none at all; the 80 heads visited by
bees, on which they were seen 10 work,
yielded 81 seeds, 25 yielding none at
alI
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-28
FUN CD AT ROSCOMMON.

We give space this week to a few
clippings from exchanges concerning
the situation at Roscommon in re-
gard to the Roscommon Pioneer No. /,
and Pioneer No. 2, published by Ward
and Zahm respectively:
X. Ward, formerly one of the pro-
prietors of the Roscommon Pioneer.
has again bought that paper, which
WAS sold TO satisfy All execution issued
against it. Its late editor, A. l.. Zahm,
has started another paper calling il the
RoscoinnIon Pioneer. We predict u
short life for Pioneer No. 2. '-Harri-
son County CleaSer.
4 copy of paper Gale the Ros
common Pioneer, purporting to be the
original Pioneer, 10y A. l.. ZahnI, came
to our table yesterday. Ii presents Il
neat appearance, but until We are bet.
ter informed We NUT treat the Pioneer
published by Ward us the original. 1t
rather looks as il a complication is at
hand unless one OF tho papers assumes
new name. ."-Ogeniaw Times.
The Roscominon Pioneer has pass
owners, K. w. Ward, hs having pui-
chased the office at u slIariff 5 sale Oh
the Path of May last. 1t appears A.
l.. 2ahm, its late owner and publisher,
has commenced the publication of an
other paper, calling it the Roscommon
Pioneer, and proposes TO compete with
the old and original and only Roscom-
uIon Pioneer Ii ra t!ier looks as if
complication and litigation are but a
few steps ahead il Zahm continues TO
publish his paper undor that name
Bro. Ward, We believe you are OH the
right side of the house, and wish you
success at the helm of the old Pioneer
If the statements published i'm the
Rosconimon Pioneer OF last week con
cerning the character of A l.. Zallm,
late proprietor of the Pioneer, are true
that individual is an uninitigated
scoundrel. Failing TO beat X. w.
Ward, the real owner of the office and
former partner OF ZalIm, out of the
same, lie has set up rival paper also
called the Roseommon Pioneer with
the avowed intention of running the
other out. We are glad to see that
some of the principal business men and
officers of Rascommon cou..ty have
come out in favor of Mr. Ward. ZahnI
with his bogus Pioneer will undoubt-
edly have the almost united whisky
element OH his side, but will fail in the
end. - -Farwell Register.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1883-06-28

Commenting upon IN article in a re-
cent number of Harper's Weekly, in
which the administration Of President
Arthur is praised for its disposition to-
ward practical reform in the civil ser
vice, the Chicago Inter Ocean says:
Each day is building a record on
which the next campaign must be
fought. The country has had it's last
Republican Congress prior to Novem-
ber, 1884. The President now repre-
sents the party, and is responsible in a
pre-eminent degree for its future. lie
can put success within the sure reach
of his party, or he can render demo
cratic victory a foregone conclusion.
Mere adulation will not answer the
purpose. He and his administration
must actually and continuously deserve
commendation, or be held largely re-
sponsible for evals that may befall the
party. Success in 1854 is only possible
through moral courage i'm the President
in the discharge of administrative du-
ties. A majority of the people are
Republicans, through and through,
but they ure for genuine civil service
reform, and in no mood to be tritlsd
with BY civil service reform we do
not mean the Eaton-Gregory commits
sion merely, but reform that will ig-
more the cry for mere spoils, and will
cut off every unnecessary Official and
run the business of the government on
business principles. The attitude of
Mr.. Curtis toward the President is a
deeply significant indication that this
popular demand is being fully met, and
that tact we have no doubt will be too
well established during the next year
and half to be called in question.