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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
PITH AND POINT i.
The type writer i. the oply ~ers

The type writer is the orly vcnaa
who takes kindly to dictaiion-
-Pro>perity's righ, hand Is indr.ry.
and her left hand Is frlgality
When men dare not tell the.truth
OF themselves. how can they hSHS-
p-.c;.sd to always toll the truth a5NIt
othcrss
beware Of the man who tells you
there Is fortune in IT, He may
want 70 get your fortune in it also
Terrs SlffsHgs
This Is n sort 81 topsy turvey
world No one ~cems to D. satisfied
One man j. struggling to get Justice
and another i dying from IT,
dreams 90 by coHsraries- But thi.
Is something fellow never can s-em
20 remember when he Is asleep. Bur-
iiHgfoa FIRE. Press.
What purports 10 b. the milk oi
human kindness frequently turns out
to b. merely chalk and-water imita-
tiou-- ---Ncrchant Trgrcier.
Philosophers say that shutting the
eyes makes the sens. Of hearing more
acute wag suggests thg this A.
counts for the many closed eyes that
are seen in our churches every sun
day.
There i adifTcrcucs between thos..
two temporal blessings. health and
money. Money i the mos, envi.d.
but the least enjoyed. health i th,
most enjoyed. but the leas, cuvies. 80
y. i. Erprcss
1t i an easy thing to labor when
labor ! crowned with immediate suc-
cs-sS. Il J. the long waiting which .
tries the faith And the most 90 u-
have To wait as well a. labor. Jai,e,i
P~csbgfsriaR
When man Is pointed out To you
A. an advanced thinker take q long
loOsz NJ him The di~erenc., between
an advanced thinker and an advanced
egotist Is - slight that either one ~
them can come under the head Ol
idiot - Detroit Free Press.
There Is only one greater folly
that that Of the fool who SAWS in his
heart. There i NO G0d;" aud that Is
the folly u those who say with the head
that they do not know whether thcre IS
a Cod ar not EisnHrct.
Between levity and chcerftluess
there Is a wide distinction. aud the
mind which i most open To- Ievity IS
frequently stranger t. checrfulnsss.
1t has been remarked that transports
Of Incorporate mirth are often no NOR.
than flashes from the dark cloud: and
that In proportion TO the violence ~
.he effulgence i the succeeding glooFu-
Hugh BLAIR
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
KISSING THE BISlE.


Quite little btsstlr has been made
by the newspapers because Il certain
physician, who WAS recently sum
mOned to appear in a court in New
Jersey. refused to kiss a very dirty
looking Bible which was presented to
his lip< in the administration Of the
oath The episode ocsasioned a stir
in court, and the physician VA obliged
to set aside his feelings to comply with
the legal requirements. Il was not.
however. without protest. which we
fully indorse. The kissing Of the
Bible. il any case. T. form which
might easily. without the sacrifice Of
solemuity ar Of the strictns-ss Of IN
oath. b. sst aside in favor of simple
touching Of the book with the hand Of
recognition 81 it in the ayerratiOn The
lips are most sensitive receptacles for
the germs Of disease. and. from the
motley throng of dirty and diseased
persons who are summoned in a court
Of justice. what infectious germs may
not be Disseminated The person who
surety that his lips do not come in
direct contact with the pollution left
by predecessor who was suffering
from some foul skin disease or taint.
not TO speak of the germs Of eruptive
fevers and the like A very simple
way Of getting around the matter would
BE- TO have a Bible bound in some wa
terprOOf material, which could and
should be sedulOusIy washed clean
after every use This Is a precaution
which Is due 10 public health. and
which could easily be instituted BY
every court II the lawyers who insist
50 strenuously on these fne points OF
Law had more BibIe-kissing to do them
selves they might better realize tho
Pertineace Of what we ssy.--As,iicz!
ksgisfsr-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
WHEAT GRADES.


The NtHue~ots Warehouse Commlxsto..r.
said To Have Reduced the Grad.. ~
Wheat In that Stst-->arprts~ Fx,r...,.t
and the Effects ot the Action bis~uss.,,-
CHICAGO, sept S-word has been Re
cefved in Chicago that the Minnesota
State Warehouse Commissioner ma
taken the important and unexpected stem
% reducing the grades % wheat N hat
state. For some days there has been A
runior that No. l Northern might 3. sub
stituiesl Tor W. | har,L on specJ.Ittlve con-
tracts, bu, no one anticipated the sweep-
ing changes that have been made. Prar-
tically the old grade % W I hard has
teen wiped cut altogether. The old
names are retained. bat that 4 about all
that Is ieft- Hereafter N3s- hard and
Northern viii consist - ninety Ter cent
% the old grades and ten per cent os
damaged or frosted wheat: aud the mix
ture u twsnty- Ave 81 atty per cant. Il
frosted strsd Is permitted in the lower
grades Several HOarf u Trade mem
ners who were seen expressed great sur
prise a. the action ~ the commissioners.
There was \ diversity - opinion A. 10 it,
effect One % the most prominent
brokers Interviewed said the effect %
course would BE- lowering os
values as well as % grades. To
lower The graie in Chicago would
affect every market in the coun
try and foreigner vii lose confidence
~ our grades IN cpu sequence % the Min.
uesota commis-i1ners' aston. Tue in
mediate effect wl.l BOZ bad. and be feared
that the ultimate efsc; will be worse. He
confessed being big ball oa wheat bus
thought this move would give them a set
back The effect ON foreign markets
would be worse tnan ~ home. Two other
heavy brokers did not agree with these
ylewss They thought the action % the
Minnesota commits sinuers could have lit
tie effect other than = tend sncv to hold
the Chicago markst little hrmer. and
have a bal effect on VI nnesota v heat.
dispatch from Minneapolis says:
'ot me Northwestern markets Duluth "a
perhaps the only one that will be affected
oy the new ruling. and the effect there
viii be to weaken the stiff squeeze that
has been in existence there for the last
we months. Prices have been kept 10 At
IN ahnormailv high G-ure. and for no
other aVpFrent rea,ou than To squeeze
money out q soms operators on shs short
-ide- Wheat can NOT te bought nj d.
lufn and sold at a pr q. IN any N arket in
tn world, nor j. there any use so- tn.
grain n Dulu,h T. fas adm ssiou %
frosted wheat INTO tha hard grade will
tura enough wheat IN that direction 70
'oreaS the CORNER A. Dl u-h. IN, eject
eaa not be called haTuf1i. exerp- 20 4
few specl.a-crs. ahi'- from the Ninn--
apo.is market there wlll be removed an
incutas th it has rendered local miIlIag
nria~ af..rra ra-5. Hr-sz..rrs. a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
Artistic Intelligence

A New York artist Is engaged in
painting a portrait Of Gus Snobberly,
one of the most intelligent dudes re-
siding on Fifth avenue Snobberly
sits in revolving chair in the artists
studio while the artist captures his col
lection OF features and pastes them. so
to speak. on the canvas To the ar
lists surprise. Snobberly turned his
back
What are you turning your back
70 me for9" asked the painter
Why. my deah teIlah. l thought
you wanted me 70 turn me back. We
know | heard you say that you were
going 10 paint the background l
have 20 turn ny back for you 20 do
thai. dOa't IF--Tsras Sy.szgs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
AProuiSinr Outlook.

LOWER BEULE AGENCY, Oak. Sept l.
The commissioners have not yet done
any thing Of importance. having devoted
the time TO preparations FOR the coming
work Prominent Indians say they are
about equally divided uow. which Is
decidedly promising. in the face - the
fact that nothing substantial has been
done 20 win friends FOR the Sioux bill
The outlook for securing signatures az
this agency IS decidedly bright aad u %
expected that three weeks hence com
paratfTely all the signatures AZ Lower
Brule and CrOx Greek agencies viii have
b@en secured IN favor q The ball
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
LOVE AND BUSINESS.


and Makes a ui.ssks.
Your question takes ru. by surprise.
Mr.. Vere dc We're How long have you
entertained for me the feelings you
have just cNpr,>ssd2''
Prom the first moment I ever saw
you Mn. Canaggy For the Ia; six
weeks have be.,u in state - bilious
ness and unrest. have fallen oti
sixteen and one-half pounds in weight.
and haven't had any relish for my
food or any Of the ordinary pursuits %
life. II you could only realize how
yearn-"
D''Spairing Of conveying to the fas-
cinaiing and wealthy young widow any
idea Of the intensity. the abandon. the
utter goncnes- with ihich h. y,.arn,s.l
h. shoOS his hsad and for some mo-
nents yearned in silence
"Mr- Vrre d. we're. said Mr.
Canaggy. kindly almost teuderly -
'-havc sou ever tried Corkins' liver
pillss'
Talk not 70 me ~ pills exclaimed
the young man. wi;h flashing eye
Tan you r.seh the affections through
the Hvc-s Would you minister Ia a
wounded heart by putting a mustard
plaster on the feet. M Cauarrvs~
The lady looked drcamily Al his full
grown Naukenpha>t Shoes. and a. she
smooth.-l oui the folds - her maruifi-
cent silk dress with . richIy-jexele,i
hand she murmur-I. softly. 1T
would. indeed t,s terrible wa-.e Of
mustard
Victoria Canaggy~ protested Har-
old Nere de- We're. rising to his feet.
and speaking with burning energy.
LISTEN You hav,. pictured to your
self douhti..s-. in the dream. % your
girlhos~i. the kind 81 man 10 whose
keeping you wosid willingly surrender
the priceless tr,.-sur,. ~ YOUR love.
may not stack up exactly ~ the
man Of yO,Ir girli-h dreams Possibly
the la;e Mr.. C;sna.Ey lid not Bu,
No man that ever lived could cherish
for yosl a deeper or nlsr,s passionate de-
vctiou or would shield You from the
rude blasts % the world wiih half tn.
pride ani tenderness that would feel
Il you gave m. the right 10 bc Your
champion Victoria. does no; your
own h'..srt plead for u..2''
--NIr N-re de Ver,.. replied tn.
lady. evidently moved by his appeal.
pardon me- for asking the question.
hut ! have known you for - short a
time. and it Is matter that concerns
me deeply -arc you a gentleman Of
correct habitss'
Il can answer you truthfuIIy that
am
DO you drink intoxicating bever-
ages
No, upon nv honor
DO You attend horse Faces2"
Never" q"
Nor chew tobacco
Mo. no.
Nor smoke cigars,"
No
Nor cigarettes
Cigarettes. Mrs Canaggys II there
+ one thing on the face OF the earth
utterly detesi loathe and abominate
Il i the cigarette. 1t i the quintes-
sence Of all that Is vile. execrable. and
4 man who would smoke
cigarette would steal sheep. Mrs.
CanaCgy. aud the person who manu-
factures ar deals in them Is a pirate
and a double-dyesi scoundrel. for whom
hanging i too good" o."
MIR We're de We're. | regret to give
sou pain. but I can never be your
wife. said the beautiful young widow.
sadly.
''Why2 o. why. Ms Canaggvs''
because. and her voice. fell upon
his ears ike the murmur OF a distant
cascade. or the weird. sepulchral wall
Of the night wind among the ghoSiIv
tree tops Of a November landse;lTl.a-
because / am n silent partner in a
cigarette factory. Chf-sIy0 Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
Run Down by the United states wpT-hiP
Boston.

NEW YORE. sep S--CaplAin Hiram ID.
Hoasemaa. % Keyport. Y J.. owner and
master % the oyster sloop Tuoua. hAs
filed with the Collector % ths Port -
Perth Rmb0y protest in which he says
that while engaged in dred gin. for oys =
tiers at 8 point two hundrs yards 1ff the
Southwest Spit buoy IN the lower bay az
nine O'clock yesterday morning he was
run into b. what he supposed Was tbs
United States warship Boston, which vas
then returning from the cruise TO test her
gun fittings. The steamer carried away
the Tuona's bowsprit AMI tOpmast. tore
her new mainsail to pieces, knocked
overheard shovels and baskets. parted
the bobstay and the facing on the gaf,
and tore OF the lazyiaek. the
toplift runner and one block on
the t0plift. The damage Is esti-
mated at $40 Captain Housemaa
and his crew were busy SEifh their dre1ges
and did not see the steamer until she was
right on top OF the sl00p- Il vas a clear
day, and Captain HUus-mau says he was
entirely Ou- % the main channel Be-
sides. steamers must keep clear % sailing
vessels under the law. Captain House
man said he was once rua into by navy
yard tug while lying at dock in New York.
and that he never received any pay for
the damage done He Is 4 poor man and
can not afford any loss. much less one ot
a fourth OF the value OF his sloop, which
be suffered yes terday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
WRECKED WHaLERs.
Aecuents Of th@ storm whteh PLAYED
Havoc With thu Whaling fleet at Polnt
Bsrruw-Ths Vessel. Issss-

harrow Ths Ne--sts Lost
SAY FRAxcfsco. sept The xsarneu
-e=cued By the Uaite,i Stats custer Bear
from the wreekeI whal-rs in BsAriu<
sea. on August 2. describe "a. stsrn as
something terrifi-. The vessels w.r.. an
choFei between Cape Smi b and Point
Barrow On that day. waiting for the
breaking up u tire Ire 50 that they could
start on a whale hunt During the after
noon L began - hlow from the south
west All - the vessels, with ore eE-
ceptiol. Immediately set sail for the
northeast side % the point. some 81 them
surhoriuE between the shore lud 4 bar
laeated on the east side of Port Moore.
On the lar the water j. only two
or three fathom- deep. The wind
increased IL violence. and swung
around TO the north. making a heavy
sea which broke on the bar The first
vessel 20 part her cables was the schoon-
er Jane Grey. she struck an iceberg.
which kuocked a large hole in her. She
sank shortly afterward- When the storm
had subsIded several efforts were m ala
to raise the vessel, but wIthou. suecess
The Bear lay at anchor with the other
vessels and escaped uaLarued. She
supplied the vessels with all her spare
anchors and chains, aud rendered all
assistance possible. The shipwresked
sailors were transferred az once
to the Bear. and she being shOr.
~ provisions started at once ior san
Francisco All OF the rescued speak in
the highest terms Of Captain Healy q the
Bear. The three barks which were lost
belong in New Bedford The Young
PhRaix and Mary AnJrusau were owned
by Bartlett & Sons. % that place. and
were valued At SDO10 and S45.9l. re-
sPeciiveIy. The Fleetwiag was owned by
J. * W Wing. OF New Bedford. ard
valued at $1,000. The schooner Jane
Grey was owned BY Wright. Browu s CO..
u this city. and the Ino by : IL Frank
& Co. They were valued at S.o0oo each
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

IT Is reported that the Duke Of Edin-
burg. in Al interview with the Sultan. has
discussed the question OF the passage Of
A. English feet through the DardaneIles
IN the event Ot Russian occupation OF
Bulgaria.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

A GEEwsy squadron viii 30 70 Athens
- salute King George on the twenty-f.th
anniversary on his accession to the throne
q Greece {.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

TIE epidemic OF dysentery at Presque
rsle. Mich, which has been raging for
weeks past. with over 80 cases aud eight
deaths. has about exhausted itself.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

THE Pope has instructed the papal nun
cio At Brussels 10 aid Cardinal Lavigiere
% couvoka an international conference
On the suppression OF slave trading His
Holiness promises to send legates to the
conference.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

The War Department il greatly exer-
eissd over the announcement that Brit
ish agent has discovered all its carefully
guarded secrets Of the torpedo system
relied upon for the defense OF our coast.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

Iris reported. from Belgrade that King
Milan of Servia viii withdraw his peti ton
for divorce from Quesa Natalie. and in :
tends 70 divorce himself by royal edIct,
sanctioned by the Skuptschiua
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

FoBTY-sIx people were drowned and
- houses destroyed in recent inuuda~
ton at MaTOsagOri. Japan. caused BIZ n
terrific storm at Tokushima, in the
province OF Ava. on the 4th ult
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

NAxLT VI. WALKER was arrested nj
Jackson. Mich. on the sth- charged with
frauIui emily securing campaign funds
from Democratic post-offce employees.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

NEARLY p.fOo people witnessed the
eat race AZ Sheepshsai Bay on the Sd /.
o' ar from sI.0OO.OO0 changed hands on
result The race was won by a neck
Proctor Knott in 1.I5 IL; Salvador,
Z: GaIen. 81.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

MAYOR HEWITT Ot New York, in answer
n ar appeal from the yellow fever
stricken people at Jacksonville. issued
a PROCLAMATION in their behalf on the
fsfr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

THE remains Of forty-six citizens who
fell in the revolution OF 1873 have been
exhumed at Schmelz and reinterred in a
large metal coffin in the Central .Ceme-
te-v n Vienna
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

JUDGE THURMAN was taken.so i'll while
attempting to address the great Demo-
Erailc meeting in New York City, on the
z. that he had to be assisted 10 his ho-
r where he was placed in the hands OF
p physician.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

The latest thing in trusts Is the Sauer-
krau; Trust said to have been organized
in ST. Louis. to control the trade IN that
commodity. The pickle makers are
thinkiug OF following suit
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from yario1s Sources

-r-r-Y siIk-weavers. who arrived at
r,srfe Garden. on the -th. were detained
s,- examination under the contract-labor
fam
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

81 - .n1ptroler = Of tbs Treasury re-
das-;s ne 81 an offer 10 compromise
- OF Judge Z wing. who vas re-
h., = - oersing o1ieer OF the De-
q Justice for . dsfanIf 1, -.
--s ot ss,9l3 suit vii - = in-,t -
sunr s Ne eoadzaea 20. the tuII
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

Tsx safe Department had received no
su-sli-euee. mp to the 7th. os the alleged
attack bv natives on the American Con-
s1Tr - ~ Canton. China
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

APAPER written by Count De L4sseps
NAs reai before the British Association
Bath England. on the 9th. The Count
sciares that he Is confident OF eomplet-
ng the Panama canal, to contain ten
(oeks. BY Is91.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

". L Scorr was unanimously renomi-
mated for Congress by the Democratic
convention at Union City, Pa, on the 5th.
His course in Congress was indorsed by
emphatic resolutions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

iHE Pm Mn GIzefte deuounces the
ufilfl FOR its violent Etterances.on the
.sleF'es question and charges that paper
"a oafraSing that good feeling which
-sat 70 exist between Great Britain and
Be- United States.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

C6s-,-sSsxAx Scorr. OF Pennsylvania.
has decided 70 accept the unanimous =
-aurlnation FOR reelection To Congress
which was rendered him on the 9Th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

- ot Iowa, has decided that
.hibifory law OF that state a
THE Nattlawfuliy manufacture cider
printer. = own family.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

- g.; ro,,tseal Correspondence. on the
4, ,.t-i'sd - 70 have positive information
q LI I Published telegram alleged 10
- sent BY Prince Bisma-ck 10
n Z, Win references to the Emperor,s
I 80 Rome, wherein the priority Of
h. Is acknowledged, is au-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

- =. r.xxRkL HkxrLroy 10 IN con-
kilograms from the muni-
DURrSGf, Southern cities heartily
the Pre- st6an os action.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

- rsnor Of Panama has issued n
ing the quarantine upon all
Two ineng in Panama from Chilli,
VI Washke pratiqua to all.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

s'raIcazs - from Melbourne, Australia
s. - state that in test action in
e Irene - Court Chinese emigrant
1-e government for prohibiting him
-, -1-elag A majority OF the Judges
- IN favor OF the plaintiff. The
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

- '''-'',oa 1 Post stated. on the Sd, that
- Lad secured evidence Of ahigh-
,.---.- nal character in the West and
F. ~ % Ireland. which will be used
-, ,toFtheoming trial Of the case of
I. - = me Times in Scotland. and
Deiore the ParneII Conu,issior
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

tHE department. OF State received a
SFan1 on the 5th, from the United
A'es Minister at Pekin. stating that he
= 10 positive information in regard to
actor '.'.Chinese authorities re-
ectJ71iRe give d.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

eSyiy against .rnment has ordered
-ne reported transporta-
= .Ases In dhows carrying French
|. oAoald the reports prove true.
..-.4orlties are determined to put a
= ne degradation OF the French flag
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-09-13

-A'.1-ls - h-sAocrtS
tionist. -5s; Ho territorial convention
iican gain, l.71L-, on the ith, renomi-
-,h as delegate to Con-
N mouse A resolution offered
- l'ls-ei TOR Zaliek's admins
tt.-'-.ls it-.ls z us-eatsd discussion. but
sfr.