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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
PotlOckany the EldOrado of North
MiSsiSSiDDi.

ED. EAGLE: Having visited
many of the people at their
homes in this section of country
after the lapse of nearly a hall
score of years. | find many won.
derful, lasting and progressive
changes. Where once stood the
old difapidated house poorly
furnished within, now stands a
magnificent residence decorated
within, with a panorama of beau.
ty, convenience, elegance and
style. The primitive yard in
which orce flourished the black
jack and scrub oak, has given
place to beautiful shade trees,
roses, pinks, vines and every
thin. that is calculated TO adorn
and beautify the surroundings.
The old crib and stable has been
torn down and in their stead,
stands commodious, convenient
buildings filled with the boun,i
ful products of these fertile val.
leys. Improved horses, mules
and cattle aboundi on overy
hand. Where once the mort
gage With its inevitable bad con.
sequences, hung like the pail of
night over the struggling far
mer, rev hangs the brilliant sun
of prosperity, dazzling and glow.
ing, as the cid King of Day.
Schools and churches flourish
as never before. Improved
methods of agriculture, horti
culture aud mental culture, have
taken the place of the old fogy
style, and Intelligence, progress
and pgQsperitv, flashes and
gleamf lmost in every house
hold. envy, pickering aud
strife almost unknown here,
and pc ;, love and goodwill
towar' ii mankind reigns su-
preme the hearts and affec.
tons o. .hese industrious, hos
pitable people.
Truly, this fertile country is
the EldoradO of North Missis.
TEXAS HoosIER.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
The Gattman Bank.

Referring to the suits grow.
ing out of the bank failure nj
Aberdeen, the Examiner prints
a card showing why the attach.
ments are contested. He saws;
"Ee cheerfulIy award space
this morning to the communica.
ton of Mr.. Il H Bristow, in ref.
erence to the pending suits of
the Messrs. Gattnan. incidental
to the failure of their bank last
March. The Examiner is NOT
disposed to dip its pen into mat.
ters that are before the courts
Tor adjudication, however mueb
individuals may be personaI,g
or pecuniarily interested. There
Is abundance of statute law for
the disposal ofsnch matters and
the courts are amply able TO adj.
minister it,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

When q small boy l was car
rying a not very large ladder,
when there was a crash. An un
lucky movement had brought
the rear end of the ladder
against n window. Instead of
scolding me, my father made me
stop, and said very quietly:
Look here, my son, there is
one thing | wish you to remem
Der; that is. every ladder has tro
ends." | never have forgotten
il, though many years have gone
Do we not carry things besides
ladders that have two ends
When | see young man getting
fast habits, [ think he see,
only one end of the ladder, th,
one pointing toward pleasure
and that he does not know tn,
other is w~ounding his parents
heart. All. yes, every ladder
has two ends and is a thing tC
be remembered in more ways
than ne.--Pacifc Christian AID
yOcate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
CAMPUS NOTES.

Mr., Griffin, one of the orna-
ments of the High School, has
left the University.
A most exciting pugilist;c en-
counter between two young
Philippians, aroused great ints-
rest on the campus Tuesday
morning. The two champions,
their blood boiling at the insult
ing epithets which each one
plentifully heaped upon the 9TH
Ell, fought hard and well fer the
space oftwo hours. At the end
of that time, the "Swan" who
was referee, gave the victory to
the smaller pugilist.
The Hon. Horatio Simrall, ex-
Chief Justice ofthe Stlte is lee.
turing the Law class.
Messrs. Smith, Sandidge, Stone
and several others are on tho
sick list.
There was no game of ball
Saturday as the debate was very
long. The University now holds
the championship of the State,
having defeated the ex.champi.
on, Kosciusko.
On Saturday night the Her.
mean Juniors debate for ami.
versarian. The contest will be
very close as all the speakers
are debaters of recognized abili-
ty. They are John Ross, r +
Hclsell and w L Anderson.
We learn that no one has been
procured to address the Litera-
~ Societies on Wednesday of
Commencement. This should be
attended to more carefully, or
this Conn elcem mt will be q
repetition OF the last in that re
spect
Walter Shields, of Greenvil'e
has been elected Phi Sigma an
niversarian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
J1hn N. Allen.

The contest over Private
Aliens return to Congress
seems to have been a warm one
In Lee county where Mr.. Allen
lives. AT the primary however.
last Saturday, Allen come out
ahead. The papers over there
got warmed up too, over the op
posing candidates, and Judging
by what Miller, of the Journal
said about Gillespie, of the
Ledger, we judge they had a
lively time. Miller as an Allen
man charged Gillespie with talk
ing like a stall fed idiot. Such
amenities must have been pleas.
ant TO all in the race
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
~Psni!entiary lesses.

In an able artftle on the meth
DDS of punishment writer has
recently said that the object of
legal punishment of crimes is
not the reformation OF the often
der. That idea, dear as it may
he to humanitarians, ID with
practical people utterly "played
out" Nor, says he, is punish
ment designed to crafty private
vengeance, or, rs it is vaguely
phrased, 40 vIndi a'e III MAZE
~ of the law" He contends
tn: the real object of punish
ment is to prevent the future
commission of crime but that
selling Al convict i..to slavery, to
he farmed out to the highest
bidder will not do 1T. That il
perscvored in the practice will
lead TO the worst horrors of the
Siberian mines in this country.
We believe that the State ought
never TO forceo its supreme con
troll over its convIcts. 1t ought
not to go into partnership with
lessees who care nothing tor
human beings except to make
money out of the convict flesh
and blood. While punishment
ought to be visited upon those
who deserve it yet no State can
afford to punish at the expense
of mere, aud humanity and for
this reason the State ought to
control its convicts.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
Go on Jones.

The Jones bill before Con,
gress for the suppression of
trading in Futures" has attract
ed considerable attention
throughout the country, and the
commercial exchanges are max.
ing preparations to- defeat it's
passage. The New York cot.
ton exchange has already ap-
pointed a committee to proceed
to Washington to protest
against the bill. New Orleans
exchanges will also send a simi.
lar committee to Washington,
and has solicited the co.opera,
ton of the other local com.
mercial exchanges.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
"reminiscences of the Late Ger
Writ Adams and Gen. Dan
Adams.

Major Livingston Minis, an old
time citizen of Mississippi saws
Il was with General Adams two
weeks ago. He was then rest
less under the attacks of thi,
editor. He said to me: II do
not want &c be forced into a diff
ncuity with him. | have NC
quarrel with him, and / actually
avoid the public streets that /
may not meet him casually and
De betrayed into assaulting him.
Tue family of General Adam.
was entirely dependent ON his
petty salary, and this knowledge
forced him to submit day after
day to the most wan.on insuI,
l was hardly surprised that he
was al last goaded into action.
though unspeakably grieyed
A knightlier man never lived
q ioilier or inner soul. He was
very rich before the Cos aud
iiyed like a prince. whether at
MS $4,000 home in New Orleans
or at one of his superb planta.
uons. He was offered the most.
master generalship of the Con.
lederacv by Mr.. Davis. and
equipped a full regiment from
nis private purse. Truly he was
a KING among men.
He came of a brave and illus
trious family. General Dan Al
ans his brother, killed Hogan
me editor of the Vicksburo Ssn
unel, and the fourth edito, lii.
ed In succession on that nansr
hogan wrote an article reject
ing on Judge Adams, the father
OF Dan and Writ. Young Dan
went to Vicksburg to GET a 20
traction, lie called AZ tso
nome of Duke Gwinn, the rni,
tea states marshal of M-i.aiss;n
pl. Mrs. Gwinn found What ~.
purpose was. "s
Are yOu armed ?, she osL.,
houng Adams replied lat he
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
Journalism in Mississiapi.

The liberty of the press is
one, and a very different thing
from its wild aud unlicensed ex
erctss. Instead of becoming the
guide and guardian of intellec
tual attalnments and public
morals, to very great extent,
1t has exercised a very bad in
f1nence over both. The deiama
ton of private character. the
abuse of individuals whether
merlted or not, to CRAFTY the
spite aud spleen of an editor
has a tendency to the disorgan-
izstioH Of social friendships and
relations, and strikes at the
very basis of our civilization
Columbus Dispatch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
THE CORRECT VIEW.
Mobile Register l

MOBILE Register
The Oxford, Miss EAGLE re-
Gently had the following t. say
The cities whose newspapers
utter these diatribes against
mississippi are New Orleans
Mobile and Memphis. The PEG
pie and the newspapers in these
cities would do we'll to look TO
their own affairs, and not med
die so much with ours We
do not remember having seen
any "diatubes" against Missis-
sippi in the papers of the cities
referred TO. The people and
papers of those cities have only
friendly feelings for Mississippi
Why should they have any 9th.
err But these friendly feelings
lead them to make just criticism
of conduct aud practices in
some parts of the State that are
reiard.ng the growth Of the
whole " Appeal
The papers we refer TO have
Il poor way of showing their
friendly feelings to Mississippi.
La this connection We ought 10
say that no paper has criticized
our affairs here more than the
Birmingham Age. We have
perhaps done Mobile injustice,
aud ii we have We apologize
but as for some newspers pub
lished in Memphis and New Or
leans aud the Age published in
birmingham, we claim that they
have held us up as belonging TO
a state of society not as good as
they live in. They have de
nounccd in general terms the
officials and conduct of our
State government. IL is true
they could not specify single
corrupt act on the part Of any
official but nevertheless they
kept Oh referring TO the corrup'
ton in Mississippi.
We think il would have SCUM.
ded better for the Alabama pa.
pers 10 tell of the State tr9asur-
er stealing the public money
there while Tennessee newspa,
pers ought OF forget that the l
treasurer stole all he could to
take 10 Mexico. As for New
Orleans, corruptionists and
rings are so notorious there the
papers could not help but tell
of it. But il remains true that
onr people, our affairs, our Off
Gals have aecn dealt with un-
justly by the critics abroad who
have permitted themselves i'm
posed upon in regard to Mis-
sissippi affairs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

up and all decided unanimously,
for Cleveland for president, and
Darden for Governor Then
came up the men for Congress,
J L Lynch and a L Bryant, de-
clared in favor of Il Morgan,
the balance were undecided.
Mr.. Mize said he would vote Tor
any man who would vote TO ex-
empt roasting ear juice from
revenue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
COM MUklCAIED.
DELAY, Miss,
Nav 10, 1883.
Secretary.

PCg'
ED. EAGLE: The latest and
best news here was a big dinner
gwen by Mr.. Wills and Mrs. Mel.
lie Mlze, which was given to Dr..
j +. Wooster and family of Tea
as, who returned here about
three weeks ago 10 spend a few
weeks with their old frien-is af.
ter an absence of two or three
years. Tuesday the 18th, was
the day appointed, and about 10
O'Clock, the wagons, buggies,
horsemen and footmen began to
roll in from the north, south.
east and west, until the house
and yard were full. Mr.. Me is
an old citizen of this county, he
has lived in the same house
and on the same place for forty
years. He owns twelve hun
dred acres of the fertile soil of
Potlocany and forty bee stands,
and think | can safely say one
OF the finest twO.year. old colts
IN the county. saw two large
Durham milk cows and he told
me his daily production of but.
ter was six pounds. He has
bought a Hoistein and he thinks
the Durham and Holstein mixed
will produce the finest cattle in
the Sunny South, aud | believe
he is not far wrong. Mr.. Mize
is not a prOhibitionist by any
means. he wants Congress to
put whisky on the free list. He
is a peculiar man IN regard to
physic, he says a mans stom-
ach is the best friend he has and
he don't think people should
cram them full of poison medi
cine, he uses external remedies
such as liniment and pads, he
sells a pad which is highly medi.
Gated and will cure any disease
that medicine will. lilo saws
about all the internal medicine
a man needs is kitchen physlc
and whisky. Mr.. s. L Ragland
and MIR. Andy Owens are trying
to put a representative humble
bee in Mr.. Mize's hat and if they
succeed, look out in 1889 for a
hot canvass.
l will now proceed with the
topics of the day, first discus.
sion was on the Memphis, OK.
ford X Columbus Railroad; MIR.
Mize being il opposition to the
tax which the county voted. he
said he did not want To vote a
tax on his children. Those of us
who favored the tax argued that
the best legacy We could leave
our children was a civilized
country and a market open To
the world for e cry production
OF the soil. Then came the AL
lance as a business organiza.
ton, as to its purpose and needs
all were pretty well agreed. At
this Juncture came dinner We
found a table spread with all the
Injuries of life and every one
did eat aud was filled, and |
could have taken mn
twelve baskets of fragments.
just after dinner the bees be
gan to swarm and sting the wo
men and children and lust such
screams and yells | never heard
before, but they were soon hiy.
Ell and everything quoted.
Then the report OF the Ways
ana Means committee of Con.
gress, made April ., by Mills. of,
was taken up, and all de
;Ide1 that it had the right ring
d II. Then The president came
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
I CrYptOqram.

u fJptVD' o'h'
The icago Tribune, in an
edito, 1.-The Great Cryptic
gran. For those who
have cen Mr. DOunelly's
work. gnitude Of his per
lorna mot be adequately
dcscrs bout apparent ex
aggers Whether the wofiu
shall his conclusions or
hold IL erdict in allegiance,
Ignatius ponnelly must hereaf
ter be counted among the men
whose industry, persistence. and
sincerity bare thrust into litera'
tare and history a force compel
ling recognition # not cOnvlc.
ton; aud whose prodigious and
patient labor has amassed
against the current belief aoout
Shakespeare too much testlmo-
ny for incredibly to scof at, FOL
tests to smile out of sight, or fol
learning TO ignore.
In the published work the CT
pler is pnt in operation in onl,
one play, liking Henry ~.
But upon that, unless the cryp
tology can he set aside as fraud
ulent, it accomplishes the exc
cution of William Shakespeare
The guillotine did not its bloody
work mere neatly or perfectly
upon Robespierre.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
A TONGUE IN KNOTS.

| contracted malaria in tho
swamps of Louisiana while
working for the telegraph COM
pany, and used every kind of
medicine | could hear of with
ont relief. | at last succeeded
in breaking the fever, but it cost
me over $4,000, and then my
system was Frustrated and satu-
rated with malarial poison and
L became almost helpless. | f.
nally came here, my mouth SO
filled with sores that / could
scarcely eat. and by tongue raw
and filed with little knots. Va
riOus remedies were resorted to
without effect. | bought two
bottles of Il. B. b.. and it has
cured me. All sores of nv
mouth are healed and | feel like
a new man.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

Admiral Luce recently said at
Portland, Maine, to a cores
pondent of the Presbyterian
Banner: "You cannot tell how
glad we are to get to the har
bors of Maine, :he only state
where our crews can go ashore
and return sober. Last night
twenty-four of our men went
ashore and returned promptly
at Z o'clock, all sober. This
could not be done in any otlel
State" .
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
tstray Notice.

isken up BY Wesley Massey, col. in
o. Sstee county, Miss. one yoke Of
zen One a pale yellow with seine
~hi.e IN face the other a deep red with
"pi'e legs and white face, both mark
vain a crop and sx~allow-eork ia the
Ilsht ear vslaed at s45. The ewner is
asiues'ed to come forward prove pror-
.y ana pay costs or they will be dealt
Wild according To law.
49, K L B Wallace.
- Ranger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
A Touching Incident.

II will speak a word, ii your
honor wild permit" answered
the lady, in a soft and melan
choly tone: Il do not expect my
reply TO gain me any mercy, but
it will explain. ] once had a good
home; my husband was kind; we
were happy. We had a little
daughter. She was Que Joy; O.
she was dear. What sweet day 6
those were. But they came to
an end. A saloon was started
in our town. My husband be.
gan to drink; he could not quit;
the drinking ran us into debt:
my husband could earn no more
money. AT last he died. After
awhile my daughter also died
| was left alone. Ii was not
long after my loved ones were
taken from me, till the sheriff
came, end my home with all that
was in it, was sold. | was left
without anything. Bnt | felt so
much lost, | cared but little fer
anything, except the picture of
my daughter. Ii was sold. |
tried TO find it. And for long
and weary years | have lived in
my loneliness. But as / passed
along the street, | looked into a
store, at the door of HI mans
gallery, and my daughters pic
ture met my eye | told the
man wanted if, but he believ
ed me not. | watched till | got
a chance, and slipped into the
store and brought it away. And
now | submit to punishment:
any punishment you may Law on
me, only let me have the picture.
Will you not7 o, will YOU no,
let me have my daughters PIC
ture?
The men were overwhelmed
with the simple, touching state
ment of the broken hearted
mother. No one was willing to
convict. All asked to be ex
cused. And they stepped OUT.
each with a melted heart.
Here" said the Judge, as the
woman sat before him, now left
almost alone, and he gave her
the picture, there is no one TO
claim it bu: you. And take this.
too,' he continued, and handed
her a ten dollar bill. The wo
man bowed her thanks and de.
parted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

An exchange tells of a young
lady who was 50 modest that
she would go into tue next
room to change her mind, but
we know a girl so modest she
won't monkey with the naked
~truth.-Koseiusko Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
A + BRITTON.
jackson, Tenn. April 20, 1886
STIFF

| have a little boy twelve
years old whose knees have
been drawn almost double and
his joints are perfectly stiff, and
has been in this condition three
years, unable to walk. During
that time the medical board Of
Loudon county examined him
and pronounced the .disease
scrofula and prescribed, but no
ceneht ever deriy ed. Three
weeks ago he became perfectly
helpless and suffered dreadfully
A friend who had used r Ri
advised its use. He has used
one bottle and all pain has ceas.
ed and he can now walk. This
mas been pronounced a most
wonderful action, as his com.
plant had baffied everything.
Mrs. Emma Griffths.
Onitia, Tenn, March >. 1856.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

A woman in Perry county,
hy, has q circular hole in one
or her eyelids through which
spe can see when both eyes are
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

Subscribe for the EAGLE and
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send out sample copies this
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Grafton of its merits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

II a young ma1 goes along in
the right road adversely seldom
overtakes biw.-P icayune,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
w. c.. T. U. Column.

Conducted by the Ladies Of the
Orfnrd ". c.. z. Union.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24

The comm unication from La
fayette Spring received too
late for this issue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-05-24
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snoiter space of time than any
blood purifier l ever used. /
have been troubled with a az
ere torn of blood poison for
e1Ssats aud found no relief
of |; Il L, 'o
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