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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
THE NIAGARA WHIRLPOOL.

To one who loollod awe-strnck
upon the whirlpool at Niagara
the fool hardness Of the man
who would deliberately conmlt
himself to its deadly embrace is
wholly inoomprehensible, if not
Incredible. Not even the cata'
raot itself makes the spectator
feel his infinite Iittleness as
does this grim and awful depth
into which the swimmer webb
went to his death Mr Howells,
in the wedding Journey"
speaks of the whirl ool as ''the
most impressive feature OF the
whole prodigious spectacle oi
Niagara and his description OF
| it is worth quoting now: "llere'
within the compass of a mlie-
those inland seas of the North
Superior. Huron, Michigan, Erie
and the multitude Of smaller
lakes, all pour their Hoods.
where they swift ia dreania'
vor,icos, wi,h resisIless under
currents boiling beneath iht
snrface Of that mighty eddy
Abruptly from this scene of So
cret power, so different from TIE
/ teunderous splendor ofthe cat.
ract itsell. rise lofty ehiI oi
every side, TO a height Of 20'
feet, clothed from the waterl
edge almost to their crests witt
dark cedars. Noiselessly, 81
far as your senses perceive, tn
lake steals out OF the whirlpool
then. drunk and wild, wit
brawling rapids roar away t
! Ontario through tbs narro'
channel Of the river. Awful 9
j the scene is, yon stand so Ia
above it that you do not kno
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
A Feature of Hotel Life.

Gossiping about the large ho-
tells OF New York aud the cost
" habits which they stimulite.
the 'Lopngerp of the Tribune
touches upon a hidden feature
of hotel life thus: "Many q
guest is in debt and cannot get
away from his hotel. Many a
woman, apparently Independent
and fortunate, is wondering,
whiIo she smiles with visitors,
how she shall get her trunks
away from the establishment,
aud what person in the house
she shall strike for loan, and
ut what sacrifice. People often
look into the tenement house
and think that The people must
be very miserable there, but !
wonder II they are not happier
homes than some of these large
hotels, where every week comes
the reprimand that 5000 or more
is due aud the rules of the house
are imperative"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

the half of its terribleness, for
waters that look so smooth are
great ridges and rings, forced
bv the impulse cf the currents
twelve feet higher ia the center
than at the margin. Nothing caa
1.-Two there, and with what is
caught in its hold the maelstrom
plays for days and wlirls and
losses round aud round in its
tolls with a sad, maniacal pa
tience. The guides tell ghastly
stories, which even their telling
does not wholly rob of ghastli-
ness. about The bodies ofdrown-
ed men carried into the whirl.
pool and made to enact upon
its dizzy surgcs n travesty OF
life. apparently floating there at
their pleasure, diving and frol
licking amid the waves, or iran
tically struggling TO escape from
the death that has long since
hefallen them.n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
The Specler of tho Toyahs.

Robert A. Mari, a member Of
tho Government Geological Sur
vey, ia recent letter gives an
interesting account of an at.
mospheric phenomenon which
he lately Witnessed in the Toy
abe Range southwest of Monta
na. Mr.. Marr says; Sudden
~, as stood looking over the
vast expanse beneath, | saw my
self confronted. by monster
figure of a man standing in mid
air before me upon the top OF q
clearly-dehned mountain peak,
which had but the thin air OF the
valley below for n resting place.
The figure was only a short dis
tance from me. Around IL two
circles of rain. bow light and col.
or. the outer one family defined
as conpnrcd with the inner one,
which was bJightaila clear and
distinctly irIidescent. Around
the head Of the figure was q
beautiful halo Of light, aud from
the figure itself shot rays OF col
ora normal to the body. fhf
sight startled me more than
eau tell. | threw up my hands
in astonishment aud perhaps
some little fear, and at this mo
ment the specter seemed &
move toward me, In . few
minutes got over my fright
land then, after the figure has
/ faded away, | recognized th'
fact that had enjoyed one 0
tie most wonderful phenomen'
I Of Nature. Since then | hay
seen it once or twice from Jei
Davis Peak, bat it never Great
ed such an impression npon ~
as il old that e1 1ening when
was doing service as a hellotrt
per all along the top OF ar
Dome.-Helena Mont. Heralt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
Printing in China. -Ths lnven.
ton of the Art a Thousand
Years AgJ'
Mature,
tNature,i

In an article on printing III
China, the North China Herald
that SAYS the first great promo
ter of the art of pIiating was
Feng Ylng, who 932 A. ID. ad-
vised the emperor to have Con.
fuclan classics printed with
wooden blocks engraved for the
pnrpose. The first books were
printed III n regular manner, anu
| in pursuance of a decree in DOB.
The mariners compass and rock
cts were invented about tho
same time, showing that at this
period mems minds were stirr-
ed toward invention. Twenty
wears after the edict, the books
OF the classics were pronounced
ready, aud were placed on sale.
Large sized editions, which were
\ the only ones printed at first,
were soon succeeded by pocket
editions. The works printed
under the Lung Emperors at
Haugchow were celebrated for
their beauty; those of western
| China came next, and those OF
Fokhein last. Movable types
| OF copper and lead we're tried
\ about the same time, but 1t was
Thought mistakes were nuiner*
ons with them ana therefore the
fixed blocks were prepared.
Z paper made from cotton was
tried, bnt it was found so ex-
, peusivc that the bamboo paper
Ihdd its ground. In the Sung
dynasty, the method was also
tried L engraving on soft clay,
ana afterward hardening by
baking. The separate chaiae-
iers were not thicker than ordI-
luay copper coins. Each of
them in fact was u seal. An IRON
plate was prepared with II fac
mg of ttapentine, wax, the ash
es of burnt paper. Over tlls
was placed an iron frame, IN
which the clay types were set
lin until full. The whole was
then sufficiently heated to melt
the wax facing an iron plate was
then placed above the types,
, making it perfectly level, the
wax being just soft enough to
allow il TO sink into the proper
depth. This being done, 1t
would be possible to print sew
erel hundred or thousand copies
f with great rapidity Two forms
D epared III this way were ready
for the pressmans use, so that
when he had done with ono no
, would proceed with another
/ without delay. Here is I'M
e douhtedy the principle of the
' printing press Of Enrope, al
though western printers can
dispense with soft wax bed
for types, aud can obtain Level
surface without this device.
( Perhaps the need of capital TO
4 tlay IN a stock OF types, the want
u of rood type meterial eaisly cut
3 and sufficiently hard, and the
S superior beauty of the Chinese
4 characters when carved IN WOOD
have prevented the wide EN-
y ployment of The movable types
s Which are so convenient for all
Ii alphabetic writing The inven
b tor Jf this mode of printing II
!, movable types, five centuries
y before they were invented III
e Europe, was named ri Sheng.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

DR.. Niles, well known in tins
civ, resided, on account OF his
health, IN small cottage on the
beach about 4 miles south OF
the point selected for the ter
minus Of the Jacksonville u At
lenta Railway. About 500 feet
above high water mark his we,l
Is located. 1t is 10 feet deep
aud Yields IN abundant supply
of pure fresh water aud yet 1t
rises and falls with the ocean
tide. This is a fact.-Jacsson'
vile tFla.) Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
IMPROVEMENT OF NATIVE
CATTLE.

Scarcely n man, Olu OF young,
ever hears of notable thing
done but he thinks TO himself:
81 could have done that" IL Is
either want Of opportunity or
absence OF thought IN that par
ticnlar direction, aud the latter
is by far the more frequent than
the former. A genius-or what
is precisely the same thing, q
successful man makes his own
opportunities He gives his
mind to his special idcn, cult
Yates It, peifecis IL, and finds
place for il at once. 1t is pre-
eisely thus with regard to the
Improvement of our live stock,
Let us take the Shorthorns as
representing the beef cait and
the Jerseys as the type of dairy
stock. These breeds have beth
been made. At one time they
were the common races of their
locality scrubs, iust as we call
our common stock. Bat men
conceived the idea of improving
thom. Bates and his neighbors
lin the north of England bred
the Shorthorns, aud few far.
ners ia the island of Jersey cul-
tivated that race. And now
/ these two breeds are the most
uoted and valued of cattle. 1t
will not do to despise populari-
ty. There is something always
| back of success in everything;
aud IL is wholly wrong TO think
the men who have paid thons.
auas Of dollars for Shorthorns
aud Jerseys were fools with
whom their money was soon
parted. And every farmer may
learn lesson from the facts and
the suggestions which we have
offered. We have a really ex-
collent "nativeN race of cattle,
which we in our carelessness,
not TO say ignorance, are con
tent to call scrubs But, like
1.-THE modest, retiring farmer who
is rarely seen or heard OF, but
his work keeps the world y go
Iipg, these scrub cows are doing
vast work. They produce eve.
~ year y Thousand million
pounds of butter and four hun
dred millions pounds Of cheese
And yet no one has ever taken
tllem--''by the hana,n we wore
about TO say with an intention
, of elevating aud beiterlng theii
/ position in life. But noble bioot
, lows in their VEINS; the best o.
, II. for out of Il have come al
I the noted breeds. And 1t II
quite as amenable as theirs t
3 improvements. Here is vas
| field for cultivation. And an.
!. farmer who gives his mind per
/. severiugly TO the pursuit can d'
what others have done ant
make a great Improvement II
our native race.
He can select The best ant
n bring ID new blood for the bes
/. animals he can find aud perse
yeIingly stick TO his work, nev
i, er looking back, and gaining
/ little every year, until he doub
! les the product of his cows
4 This il not difficult to do If TIM
o right way is taken The way
n we have been pursuing Is tn
= wrong one. No matter Wha
animal is used when n calf i
4 wanted, the COW will milk ant
a the calf is deaconed or vealed
r ltisa grand record OF our de
s spisod scrubs that in spite 0
. such treatment they are stil
/, fairly good cows on the average
p And they deserve better treat
i meut, and will well repay ever,
q farmer or dairyman who WI
i give their just deserts IN th
a way of improving tbcm.-Ne'
q York Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Tie Texas Siftings comment
inc on the fact that a 1000 ton
Government water steamer rs
detailed TO cary the twelve
wear old daughter Of the Presi
dent up and down the Atlantic
coast, says: Ii Arthur is not O.
strained, it will mol be long be-
+ fore he win baye the heads Of
departments dig siug worms tei
him to fsh wilh.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
"The man that dares traduce

''The NAH that dares traduce
because he can,
With safety 70 himself, Is NOT
a MAJ.
Society should "cal(ivaie an
abhorance for the foul spirit of
defamation, and utterly eschew
detraclion, and u fuse all atten-
ton. and credence to its dis
gushing practice, for wnat is
there IN the haracter Of a man
more contemplate, and disserv-
ING Tie exeoretion Of mankind
| than spirit Of onvious concern
manifested N personal crit
I sisns. and in sly efforts at de
traction. A habit of "nosiHg
aronnd as it were some error
or short coming of his neigh
bor. When we contemplate
this abnormity of human frail
ties, we are crowded upon b!
! Visions Of the hyena and tn
wolf. Marshall Register.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

In the old Roman law If a
father wishes to disinherit u
child he was reqairee to insert
n special clause to that effect
or such child could get the will
rendered void on the ground
that he had becn forgotten
Blackstone, in Ills "Commenta-
ries,n conjectures that this gave
rise OF the custom in England OF
leaving to a disinherited child
the sum OF one shilling to show
| that he had been rememhered
From this custom springs the
well.known phrase. "Ill cut
Won off with d shilling.n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

awhile / was defending ur.
Naddn said legal gentleman ~
Washington, "a little thing hap
pened VIII ch ! can remember
ihough In the lapse Of eighteen
wears have forgotten almost
All the details of the trial a
colored woman had been found
with some evidence tending 10
remove n very bad Impression
from Dr. Mldd, and she WAS
brought mp to Washington CITY.
II had my carriage there, and
Mudd's brother iulaw put the
woman in with MS to take her
down to the courtroom. rs
we were about to start tue
question was asked: sally,
have You had any breakfasts z
She said, no. We both Thought
that she ought to eat so as to be
able TO tell her story without
being shaken OF weak. The
other sentleman drew out Il 1--WE
dollar bill and handed it to her,
telling her to go and ger hei
breakfast aud then came back
to the carriage. | don't know
why, but foi some reason hardly
ntelhgible to my self | reached
ont and said, No, don't give hei
five dollars Take her to gel
her breakfast at the hotel and
then come back and JOIN me.
We produced the woman II
court "a little later, and the very
first question Judge Holt asked
the woman was: sally, has amy
body given you any money
since yon have been in this eIly.
mo SIR said the woman fino
Gently. Now, suppose she ha'
/ taken the FIVE dollar bill ID
you see what an impression J
would have produced on ina
court. aud gone to DR.. NuddI
prejudice ?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

It is worth while for farmers
who use Paris green to know
that the best antidote to the
poison is iron rust. There are
preparations of iron in liquid
form which should be kept IN
farmers houses wherever this
popular insect poison is used.
or course the poison should be
got from the stomach by emelics
wherever possible Cases OF
accidental poisoning from Paris
green are frequently reported
in the daily papers. Cincinnati
Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

jackson State Ledger: Col,
j. It. Il. Claiborne writes that his
second volume Of the History
of Mississippi, has been written,
and will be put together, reyls'
cd and sent to press asssoon as
the cool weather gives him
strength enough to work. This
completed, he will finish whal
he has for two years had on
baud the "Iife and Times ol
fion. VIM. NJ. Gwin," Of Cali
fornia, a man whose career Il
fun of romance and inspiration.
and whose trituuphs have beer
won by rare intellectual force
uLilagging energy, indomltaDl'
will and unninching courage
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Farmers in New Jersey use
goats to protect their sheep
from dogs. Two goats eau drive
away a dozen dogs, and two are
about all each farmer pats with
his sheep AS soon as a dog en-
ters field at night the goats ut
tact him, and their butting pro-
pensities are two much for the
canine, who finds himself roll
ing over and over. a few re
petitions of tins treatment cans.
es the dog to leave the field,
limping aud yelling. Formerly,
when dog entered a sheep
! field at night, the sheep would
run wildly around and cry pite.
ouslv. Since the goats have
been used to guard them, they
form in line behind the goat and
seem to enjoy the fun.-Rural
/ New Yorker.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
Boslon Uernld: 1T is said

Boston Herald; at 10 said
army officers are discussing
plans for compelling enlisted
men to save by having halftbeir
wages held by Government nm
I'll their discharge. This wonld
rive a man "a handsome little
sum to go on a spree with as
soon as he is out of the service
But if it would work well 70.
the men, why don't they discuss
similar plans for the benefit OF
the officers 2 Recent develop
menls regarding poker playing
bigamy and such things indicate
that no harm would be done il
parental Government looked
out for the habits Of its officers
as we'll as its soldiers"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
pinte Indian cad worms.

pork OF piE "a'"""' ~"
gy.
The United States has paid
it's soldiers s7OO,Ooo,ooO in pen.
sions.
The best thing ia pfint--A
pretty girl in calico dress. : OIL
City Derrick.
A double eagle weighs exact.
" the same as thirty.four one
dollar bills.
The Pennsylvania railroad
owns more than three hundred
and fifty locomotives
The milk inspectors Of Boston
have found in some recent ex
amiualions, 30 per cent of wa.
ter.
The Russian woman has loud
ways and q loud, unpleasant
voice. She almost invariably
smokes.
Mrs. Hendricks aud Mrs. Me
Donald, are said to be better
politicians than their respective
husbands.
4 western lady has been sent
to an insane asylum beca Use she
thinks she has q bird singing
inside Of her.
There are about thirty thou
sand Christian Indians IN the
United States, one.half of whom
are Daptists.
When a poor fellow begins
going to The dogs, it is only hs
dog who continues to sympa
thize with aim,
The new cotton factory al
Birmingham will cover over fou
acres, coat $2O0,0OO and employ
$50 operatives.
There ia a woman is Roseh
dale. New York, who claims she
did not know it was unlawful tc
have two husbands.
A few establishments where
woman may step. to have thei'
boots cleaned and polished may
be found in New York.
1t is estimated that the pawn
brokers of New York City col
lectiyely have fully sJo,OoO,0O'
Of pledges in their possession.
The number Of patents with
held for nonpa, ment OF th'
Il al fees was 2,0JG; the nunheI
Of patents expired was Z 4il
Col. Michael MagevGey. a gal
ant confederate officer IN tn
late war and q prominent citize'
of Memphis, died at that plac
recently.
A negro met his death i
Clark county by licking mola'
ses from rock. The grave
getting down his throat.-S'
vauah News.
Lieut.. Il. W. Evans, a gailar
officer in the Mexican war, die
: recently at Corinth He had
wide circle Of friends who love
and honored him.
Helen Taylor, stepdaughter
,s John Stuart Mil, is tn e first W.
b, man elected to the p esidenc
III of a standing committee on th
{ LONDON school board,
Wildcats are said by the ia
mers, to be SO numerous Ia I'll
Berkshire Hills Of western Ma
saehusetts, as to render IL
keeping of sheep impossible.
The curious discovery h'
, been made that the microscoi
may fail to show lines or erroI
in ruled lines which may be q
tected With lhe unaided eye
Ducks are reported as beir
R the most profitable fowl kept
Geat Britain. The first in Il
J.. market bring the highest prie
Many du ks hatched in the WI
ter are kept in cottages till Il
weather hetOlHSh al ii.
From statistics recently pu
lished, ltappears that there a
in the world no fewer tb6n 50
paper mills, producing eve
year $4,000 tons of paper frt
all kinds of substance, incl
cling rags, straw aud alfalfa.
Some recent discusslo
, among English doctors ELI
the fact that many Of them
liave tea to be a verS mwho
some drink to take with bre'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The speakers at he late con
Nention Of the eolored people
of Tennessee, complained very
bitterly that they did not get
their share Of tho Offices from
the Republican party aud they
demaded that in the future their
claims shall be recognized. i
is beginni.g to dawn upon the
minds Of the average o1loGed
citizen that he 10 being used as
nere machine to put Republi
can politicians iuto office anu
when they get in, the eolt
shoulder is turned to him. Thi:
naturally makes him reStive aut
+ lie is beginning to exhibit sienl
Of throwing OF the yoke he hai
worn SO long aud with SO nucl
patience. lie does not nov
rash to the polls with his ol'
Time alaerity 10 vote tie Reput
hean ticket.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

In an address before the Nu-
nich geographical society, DR..
Otcar Lenz, has maintained that
the dryness Of the western, Sa'
hara is quito recent, and that II
was caused by the Telling of FOR
ests on the Ahaggar mountain
range.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Chicago tribune very
truthfully states; that q prop
er regulation of corporate af-
fairs in the relations with the
public does mot portend amy in-
reference with private capital
The supreme court Of the uni-
ted States has defined tie stat
us of corporations which ac-
quire pub lie powers 10 be quasI
public, aud the m0stdistinguish
cd lawyers aud julists outside
of those who are retained by
the corporations have applied
the fed principles oflaw to such
re gulation of corporate interests
as is necessary to protect the
public from extortion, discrimi
nation, and oppression"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

During the year just closed
S50,009 tons of commercial fer
tilizors were used in the United
States and nearly one half was
distributed among the. cotton
States. Mississippi is credited
with the use Of 5000, whilst
Georgia heads the list with l25.
OOOs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The citizens Of Memphis are
dissatisfied with the quality OF
water which the waterwork's
company ia furnishing them
They want good water but they
cant get it From present ap
pearanees the company seems
TO be the master 0f the SITUATION
and does pretty much as II
plcases. The Avalanche is maxi
ing a brave fight for good pure
water, aud we hope it will uiti
mately win.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The Memphis Avalanche
states that:
"Itis comforting 10 learn from
recent statistics that illiteracy
Is decreasing ia the majority of
States. In ten Years, ilIiIeracy
has increased in (our states
Maine, New Hampshire, Neva
da and California. During the
same period II has decreased
Z per cent, in Georgia, & per
cent, ia Mississippi, 8 per cent,
in Tennessee, 10 per cent IL
Virginia, And so on. These
| agures show tbat the people art
waking up to the importance o.
educating the ignorant masses
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

Quitman county Democrats
and Republicans nominated n
fusion ticket M follows
For Representative, y. o. Cook;
Sheriff, j. j. Blackman; Chan
Gerry and Circuit Clerk, Hugh
Pmpps; Assessor, Lilies G
I Smith Coroner and Ranger
Jasper Hatch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11
HAS. O.. gaRIS& c.
u % Nh ID 3 { on I, =
A n D.
Monuments s~s g

All persons wishing 'fombstoues
or Monuments OF any hind, wiz
lind 1t to their interest to cali ON
me before purchasing elsewhere
can be found in o. 'rrl every
Saturday. jas. a. ! hi'"-
April 9TH, 1888.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The famous packet liner Great
Western, now sailing between
san Francisco and other Pacific
ports, is already twice as old SIS
ships usually get to be. She
first sailed from New York to
Liverpool forty years ago, aud
remained n tie Atlantic fleet
twenty nine years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

new classification for the human
race Speaking ofa citizen, II
saws il aneyer heard man, wo-
man or negro speak a 'iisrc
spectful word Of him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

The boy.stealer of Georgia
seems TO be unpopular down
there. The Georgians are u
queer people Up here q boy
stealer would be u pablic bene.
factor, aud be would have hard
work to keep his fellow citizens
from continually running him
for Congress.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-10-11

During the past year over q
third Off million of dollars was
received in the United States
land Office ut Gainsville, Fla,
and nearly half a million acres
ofland were disposed Of. There
were also 1,515 homestead en-
tries, aud the number of cash
entries was 2,1Sl.