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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23
A TERRIBLE CYCLONE.

AOuLt Vernon, ILL.,. a beauti-
town Of 1900 Inhabitants. was
visited BY a terrible cyclone on
Sunday, the 10Th INST. A dis
patch from that place Of the
10Th says: "The cyclone that
visited the city Yesterday after
noon at O'Clock destroyed near
" $50 residences, places of busi-
ness. aud unhoused from 100
10 1870 people. la the fall of
the walls many persons were
buried under the debris, and
thirty-dve we're killed. while
twice as many more were injnr-
ed. eight or ten SO seriously that
their lives are dispsir ii of.
Preceding the destructive wind
was = heavy fall Of rain for hall
an hour which drove all the in
habiiants 10 shelter. This was
followed by a slight hail storm.
accompanied with lightning, aud
then the furious blow, which
formed into the funnel shaped
cyclone. 1t struck the south
western portion of the city, un-
roOfin: aud dismantling the Su
preme Court building, near the
Louisville and Nashville depot,
aud skipping along to the Meth
odist and Baptist Churches,
caving them into worthless
masses. AT one point the de
strnctlve element jumped mp
ward and missed several stores
aud residences, but soon pounc
ed down again aud began a ca
reer of unparalleled ferocity aud
destruction, tearing down heavy
brick buildings, rrenching and
twisting frame structures GU, of
semblance and making a useless
mass OF solid banks. The mas.
siye courthouse, which occupies
the public square IN the center
of the city, vas literally torn TO
pieces. the walls being twisted
and crushed. The tower was
lifted aud dropped TO the west
ward and demolished the hand
some pillars that supported the
entrance. This was the ex
iremc point to the north tha,
the storm reached. although the
business block in which is the
Mount NerhOn National Bank
and other business houses was
somewhat dismaDilei by flying
bricks and timbers.
The Mayor of Mount Vernon
has issued the following circu
tar-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

anew paper will soon be pub
iIshed At Okolona, TO be called
the Lancet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

Meridian vas selected as the
place for holding the next meet.
ing of the Grand Lodge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

Natchez will soon have a sew
enty-hve room hotel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

Aberdeen has organized a
building and loan association.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

Every cent Of tax en- YazOo
City roal estate has been paid
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

A resolution was passed by
I y Stale Alliance asking for a
Constitutional Convention.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23
FOR CONGRESS.

We are authorized - J. r..
MORGAN. Il Drs1;o county. a. a an
dids,e for reelection 10 Csnrress from
this the q Congressional Di<dst o.
Mississippi. sabise. - the acton o.
tbe Democratic party.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

Advertisements p~ablsliai a. twenty
cents Per line s"r first ilssrtios-
Remit money by P5-tlsfee order or
dIa.r On Banking house Ia Bo-,oa.
Subscriptions ducsatIalsd n. .rpir.
ton Of time paid for.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23
MI. VERNON. Ills.
Feb ~. l-sS.

8
40 Mayors and Citizens:
The city OF Mt. Vernon. I'LL
nois. was visited Ivy a terrible
cyclone yesterday afternoon.
which carried death aud de
s'ructiOn il its path. About
thirty were killed outright and
scores of men. women and chill
dren are MANNED, wounded and
bleeding, and about 1000 people
are made homeless by the dis
aster. Seine three hundred
houses are swept almOs; from
the face of the earth, among
which are the county cOnrt-
house, public school buildings
Methodist AID Baptist churches.
supreme cour, house. round
house of the l.. X y rai,ruad.
and many of the leading bust
ness houses are also a total
wreck, their contents being
buried beneath the ruins We
are sOre!y In distress aud are
forced to call upon the charita
bic people of tho country for
money and such other timely
assistance rs they may feel able
To contribute Money is need
Ell more than provisions. as
there are "a few business houses
that may he able TO supply the
demand. Send cash conIribu
tons If possible to George w.
Evans, chairman finance com
mittee, Norman III. Moss, see.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23
Demonstrated Merit.

Sparta. Ga, May Is. lS3s.
Blood Balm Co: You will please
send Us per first freight one
gross Il b Ii. IL has far eclips
ed AL other blood remedies. and
the sale is rapid with Us
ROZier i Vardenan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23

All uhs desire fall information about
the cause and curs Of Blood Pcisous.
scr0fuh aud s~eroEuloIz seedlings, a.
Gers. sores, rheumatism. kidney eou-
plants. eatarrh. etc. can scare by
mail. free. = copy Of L 81 page ili1s-
tr1ted book Of wonders filed vita the
most wonderful AMI startling proof
ever before known.
BLOOD BALM co.
Atlanta, Ga
Sold by I d Isom. Druggist, Oxford
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-02-23
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
CHOICE SELECTIONS.

We are taught, and we teach, by
something about us that never goes
into language at all.-BiShop Hunting
ton.
We may as well attempt to bring
pleasure out of pain as to unite in
diligence in sin with the enjoyment Of
happiness. Hodge.
"A distinguished writer upon tho
earthly life Of Christ forcibly says that
1.-The evangelists, instead OF embodying
a conception Of their own minds, must
have witnessed the life which they de-
scribe, never could have conceived it
unless they had first witnessed it and
were able to represent it in the man.
ner they have done, only because it
had passed under their immediate and
frequent observation. TO suppose
that they invented the life of Christ as
pure fiction IS to suppose what is to
the last degree improbable.-M Z, In
dependent.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
FIFTY YEARS AGO.


lister Abbey June IS, 1888.
Fifty years ago, on the 28th of June,
1888, the crown of these realms was
placed upon the head of Queen Vic
tOria. On the morning OF that memoir
able day the sky was overcast for a
time, and between seven and eight rain
fell. The procession, which a vast
multitude had gathered to see, would
have been shorn of half its splendor
and attraction if the weather were I'M
favorable. Happily the sky cleared
and the sun shone forth brightly before
the procession left Buckingham palace
at ten o'clock. The beauty of the day
was one of the charms Of a spectacle
which had not been equaled since the
entry into London OF the allied sover-
eigns in 1914. An incident occurred
before the end of the ceremony at West
minister abbey which in the days of
antiquity would have been hailed as a
good omen and which, in fact, has
proved emblematic of the brilliancy of
a reign that is not only one OF the long
est but is one of the most memorable in
our history. After the royal robe had
been thrown over her Majesty's
shoulders, after the orb had been placed
in her hand and the ring upon her
finger, after the Holy Bible had been
presented to her and the Archbishop Of
Canterbury had pronounced SOLEMN
blessing, then, to use the words ofour
reporter, "a CLEAN of sunshine which
now broke through the great south
rose window lighted right on her
Majesty's crown, which sparkled like
a galaxy and lent still more dazzling
brilliancy to the scene" There are
men still living who were present not
only at the coronation OF the Queen
but at that of her two predecessors on
the throne. Yet the vast majority OF
the people have no acquaintance with
such ceremony now except at second
hand, and it is our fervent hope that
many years may elapse before another
coronation takes place at Westminster
Abbey. When the Queen was crowned
there were some old men whose memoir
les might stretch back to the time when
George III. assembled the throne, yet
there were many more to whom such
an event as a coronation was not extra
ordinary and who had been present at
that of George ". seventeen years
and that of William ". seven years
before. With the exception OF the
coronation of George Ill, no event OF
that kind was more noteworthy than
that of her Majesty since the success
sion to the crown of these realms was
settled by act OF Parliament in the
house of Brunswick. London Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01

life, and enforced them by the highest
motives. How natural is it, then,
that he who takes up the life of right
doing from principle should, as Paul
so often shows, be free from the law
of the outward rules of life. No one
can be free from moral rules and laws
except by attaining and possessing
corresponding moral principles; and
when he has done this, he can not be
"under law" any longer.
To possess good maxims and to obey
good rules is worthy of much praise;
but to live a life of free right-doing
and right-thinking from impulses
springing from right principles within
is far higher and nobler thing. Let
none be contented short of this best
attachments, S. Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
DOZENS OF DEFINITIONS.
Read Them, and Then You Will Know
What Constitutes n Lady.

What Constitutes Lady.
To answer this custom, we will
again have recourse to the dictionaries.
johnson defines lady as a woman of
high rank; an illustrious or eminent
woman; woman-one of the fair sex;
a mistress, importing power and
dominion, as lady of the manor. This
is broad enough, it would seem.
Stormonth gives these definitions: A
woman of distinction or rank; the wife
of a titled gentleman; the title Of daugh-
tiers of peers of the first three grades;
a familiar term applied to the mistress
or female head Of house Of the better
class; woman in any station of life who
is possessed OF refined manners and
kindness Of heart, and generally whose
character is adorned with those Chris
tan and social virtues which men most
love snd esteem in women; a term of
courtesy applied to any respectable
female. The fifth of the above defni-
tions is remarkably good one, if it
were not narrowed by the idea that
Christianity alone comprised all the
higher virtues.
Webster's definitions may be next
considered. A lady, he tells us, is a
woman who looks after the domestic
affairs of family; a mistress, the
female head of household; woman
of social distinction or position; the
feminine corresponding to lord. In
England, he further says, it is title
prefixed to the name of any woman
whose husband is not of lower rank
than knight, or whose father was a
nobleman not lower than an earl; also,
a woman of gentle and refined manners;
the feminine corresponding to gentle
man; wife or spouse.
Worcester is more satisfactory, it
would seem, in his definition, at least
to the American notion of what consti-
tutes lady. Only one of his definitions
need be quoted. He says lady is a
term of complaisance applied to almost
any well-dressed woman, but appro-
priately to one of refined manners and
education. Boston Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS.
You mover hear the bee complain,
Nor hear it weep nor wall;
But If it wish, it can unfold
rerY 1nainfnl tail


But if it wish, it can unfold
very painful tail.
= Washington Critic.
The bright boy in a Burlington, W.T.
Sunday-school, who said that Free
Will Baptist was one who went into the
tank of his own accord, was sent down
to the foot of the class in theology
N Y. Tribune.
The sum of 500, which was de-
posted in Hartford bank in 1924, has
grown to 1851, and the person who
placed it there has been dead for sew
eral years, while the rightful heirs only
learned their good luck few weeks
ago.
More than three hundred Italian
laborers sailed from New York for
home the other day, being unable to
obtain employment Two brigands'
who had been confined ever since their
arrival, were sent back by the same
steamer.
The famous cattle trail between
Texas and the North will soon be wiped
out 1t was 600 miles long and one
mile wide, and when the original survey
of Colorado was made this strip was
left for the use Of the cattle men. The
railroads have now rendered it useless.
"A two-year-old child died at At
lanta, Ga, over q year ago. A short
time before its death the child's btsg
was cut off and curl placed in a BOX
with some of the child's playthhgs.
The other day, when the box was
opened, the hair was found to have
grown over two feet.
"A Paris tradesman one night re-
Gently asked the old woman who came
around every morning to clean up his
store if she liked to see people hanging,
and when she said no, told her she had
better not come around the next morn
ing, then. She supposed it was joke
until the next morning, when she
pushed open the door and found the
dead body of man hanging in the
passage. He had put up on the shut
ters the notice: CLOSED on account Of
death in the family"
There is man in Palatka, Fla,
who imagines that he is teapot He
is perfectly sane on every other subject,
but nothing can convince him that he
is not teapot, and an earthen one at
that. He sticks out one arm to repre-
sent the spout, bends the other to rep
resent the handle, makes a kissing
noise to represent the escaping steam,
and then, if any one comes near him, is
very uneasy lest they hit him and break
off either his handle or his spout.
Canadian girls, it is said, allow
their lovers six months to made de-
cision. II the youth is particularly
bashful and the young lady is indulgent
she may give him place on the sofa
and accept contributions of the sap of
the maple with which he comes laden
to her fresh from the forest for another
three months. But unless somewhere
in that time he asks her to be his own
he must seek other fresides. She
doesn't weep at the parting or make
any time over it. There are as ger
f5b in the sea as ever were caught, She
argues, and in that reason she finds
consolation for the misspent time
Canadian girls are not only pretty, bu
they are all trained to make good house
keepers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
SABBATH-DAY READING.
A PRAYER OF FAITH.

Our hearts to Thee we raise,
o God, to whom be praise,
And endless love-
While we before Thee bow,
o hear and bless us now
From Heaven above. o
See how we need Thy grace;
Turn not away Thy face;
But give us light.
Guide Thou our wandering feet
Near to Thy mercy-seat,
By Thy great might.
Cleanse Thou our mind and heart
So shall we meier depart
From Him who died.
o keep us there, we pray, 4
And may we never stray
From His dear side.
Fill us with fervent hope,
While we to Thee look up,
o Lord OF all
May we rejoice in Thee,
From every sin made free,
No more to fall.
Keep us from day to day;
Be, Lord, our constant stay,
For we are Thine.
May we in Thee abide,
And then be satisfied
With peace divine.
Req. Or. Burrows, in ". Y. Observer.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01
PERFECT MANNERS.
Rules Which viii Make Those Who OBJ
serve Them Popular Favorites.

Rules Which VIII Make Those Who OBJ
serve Them Popular Favorites.
Never try to outShine, but to please.
Never press favor where it seems
undesired.
Never intrude ill-health, pains, losses
or misfortunes.
Never unavoidably wound the feel
ings of human being.
Never talk or laugh aloud in public
places or upon the street.
Never forget that vulgarity has its
origin in ignorance or selfshness.
Never urge another to do any thing
against his desire unless you see danger
before him.
Do not ask another to do what you
would not be glad to do under similar
circumstances.
Never omit to perform kind act
when it can be done with any reason
able amount of exertion.
Never needlessly wound the vanity
of another or dilate unnecessarily upon
disagreeable subjects.
Do not make witticisms at the ex-
pense Of others which you would not
wish to have made upon yourself.
Remember that good manners are
thoughts filled with kindness and re-
finement and then translated into be-
havioF.
Be not ostentatious in dress and de-
pertinent; nothing can be more vulgar.
See that costumes fit the time and oc-
| casion.
Re rude to none; rudeness harms not
even the humblest and poorest to whom
it is directed but it Injuries the ex-
hibitors.
/ Never treat superiors with servility
or interiors with arrogance. Speak as
kindly to day laborer as one occupy
ing a high position.
Always give precedence to elders,
visitors and superiors. Offer them the
best seat at the table, the best place by
the fire and the first of every thing.
Go further than mere form and see that
they are comfortable and happy.-Des
MONIES Register
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01

"A most remarkable coincidence in
connection with Berks County PENN
family, Shilling by name. is that both
parents were born ON February p,
their marriage took place on February
%, and all of their six children (Which
includes two sets. Of twnsl were born
Oh February p,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01

Panama Pudding: Make pint of
thin boiled custard and place ca ice to
BECOME cold; when cold line 81 pretty
dish with thin slices of sponge cake and
fill with alternate layers OF cake and
thinly sliced bananas, pour over it the
custard and whipa half cupful of cream
and heap over the whole place on ice
few minutes and serve Good House,
keeping.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-09-01

Work tho cabbage plants often
during dry weather. Keep the surface
stirred ard the top soil as loose as pos
,ible.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
Bloody-Shirt Johns Gloom.

Senator Sherman is said to take a
gloomy view of the outlook for the
Republican party this year. He has
shout given up all hope of carrying
New York. for the reason that New
York people. being ''strictly busI-
ncss." don't care much whether the
negro in the South votes or not, and.
in fact, woUld prefer to have the South
prosper under white control rather
than upset commercial development
by restoring the political domination
of tho coiored race. MIR. Sherman
thinks the only thing to do is to con-
centrate on Indiana and New Jersey
on the high-tariff issue and leave New
York to the Democrats. - Chicago
Times (Ind
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
DIDN'T MIND THE BITE.
COurag eOus Man who COuIdn't be
Beaten Out OF a Horse Trade.

A Coura geous Man who Couldn't be
Beaten Out of a Horse Trade.
A Georgia man. while standing in
front of u blacksmith's shop. was bitten
by dog, Gracious alive!" ex-
claimed the blacksmith, "run home
and pray for the salvation of your soul
for your body is lost
How so?' the old fellow asked as
he rubbed the place where the dog had
bitten him.
why. that dog is mad. Look how
he foams at the mouth. That's the dog
the neighbors have been looking fort"
A puff of smoke came from the bushes
near by. the bang" of a gun was
heard and the dog fell dead in the
road.
"Neighbors been lookin' fur him,
eh!" said the old fellow who had been
bitten. wall, 1 amt been 1ookin' fur
him. but it pears sorter like he's been
lookin' for me-"
"Run to doctor, man."
mo, kain't afford it. hired ono
last spring to cure the chills on my
daughter Nan. an I thought it would
break me bodatiously up agin 1 got
him paid. Nan. you know, married
Abe Slater shortly afterwards. an I
says to Abe, ST. ABE, you oughter
pay part of that chill billP' .Whut
chill bill?' says he. wy Mans ST.
Oh says he, Il didn' tmarry the chills
too. only married Nan, an, L mach
ully expected the chills not to cut no
figger in the transaction An. sir,
Abe he never would pay cent on
that chill bill. but putty soon long
come the big yaller ager, creepin'
down the big road. Wall. sure. it
hoped a-straddle NV ole Abe an
rid him putty nigh ter death"
'.But that aim got nothing to do with
that mad dog. You'll be a dead man
in less'n nine days"
"Wall, I'll wait an see. an eff whut
you say comes true, WY I'll own up.
amt no ham ter dispute after the
Jacks have dun gone agin me. faint
thater way with Abe, though. He'll
ar2y when he knows he amt got no
show. I like ter see man stick up
fur whut he believes, but then when
a Teller finds he's wrong. wy he jest
nachully ought ter cave. Wall, good
mawnin'. I've got boss trade on
ham over yander cross the branch,
an b'reve I'll fix it up befo' the felier
gifts outen the notion. "-ArE0flSG10
Traveller.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
KNEW HIM WELL

a Female Witness Convinees q Lawyos
Almost Against His WILL
You know the defendant in this
case. do you?" asked a Kansas lawyer
of a female native of the soil.
know which?' she asked.
The defendant, Jake Lynch"
''Do know Jake Lynch?'
Yes"
Lynch-well, If that amt n good one.
Why, mister. the Lynch family an
Cant you say yes or mop"
why. Jake Lynch's mother an my
step-dad's father was once first cous-
ins. am"
"Then you know him?'
"Who. Jake Lynch? Ne know Jake
Lynch. You're stranger in these
parts. amt you?'
That has nothing to do with the
case. If you know Jake Lynch. say
500
eff know him! Lemme tell you
that Jake Lynch's birthday and my
brother Hiram's is on the same day,
an
You know him of course, then?"
''Who-Jake Lynchp Ask Jake if I
know him? Ask him if he was ever
introduced to Betty Skelton?"
II don't care to ask him anything. I
simply want to ask you if Jake Lynch
is known to you personally"
"Pussonly? Well, 1 don't know
what you mean by 'pussonly.' but if
you want to know if Iknow Jake an
if he knows me, | can tell you in
mighty few words. Jake Lynch 8
father an my father
"Now. l want you to say yes or
no."
Thought you wanted me to say if I
knew Jake Lynch
That's just what 1 do want"
''Well, then, lemme alone an I'll
tell you all about it. Jake Lynch was
born in Injeeany an I was born in the
same county am
"And of course you know himp"
'.Who-Jake Lynch? Do 1 know
Jake Lynch. when the very boss he
rid here on was one he traded my
man span of young steers for?
Why, man, Jake's wife was Ann Elizy
Skiif, an her an me is the same age
to a day, an"
THAT will do. 1 see that you do
know him."
know him? Know Jake? Why,
man"
THAT will do"
"Why, was married on a Chews-
day an Jake was married the next
day, an his oldest boy an my oldest
girl is most the same age, an"
That will do. ''-DetrOit Free Press.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1888-06-07
Practical Forestry.

America is the only part of the civ
ilized world where tree-planting is not
made special industry by the owners
of lands. In England and Scotland
and in European countries the culture
of forests for profit alone has been
carried on Systematically for genera
tons back. In little but very enter
tanning and useful work. entitled ..Prac-
teal Forestry. -" by Prof. Curtis. an
Irish professional forester, are given
several instances of the rapidity of
growth of planted timber and the large
profit derived from it Large estates
grow all the timber for the various
purposes required. and upon one es-
tate Prof. Curtis mentions that a
large building was erected of home
grown timber by the very men who
planted it. and that the yearly thin
ming of the plantation had paid all ex-
penses and a regular income besides.
In these cases land unfit for cultiva-
tion-rocky slopes, mountain land, in
durable swamps. sandy tracts-all prof
itless for other uses. are thus planted
and made valuable r Times.