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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
The Mississippi Plan.

The View Orleans Pieayune
OF recent date. says.
Henry Berga once said to the
writer that the Mississippi Law
for the protection of animals
Was most excellent and far
reaching. That law had Ilst
been passed by the exertions of
the pioneers in the movement
of humanity. Since then soeie-
ties for the prevention of cruel
~ TO animals have been formed
Natchez, Vieks5urg and Meridi
al.
With such laws, societies.
should exist IL every town
throughout the good State of
Mississippi. its people are whole
souled and law abiding, but the
public have not begun to think
of the beasts that suffer and are
nor DO these good people
AEaA6t htc FightS the ANIMALS
have TO justice.
The press has immense DOW
er, and in Vieksburg and Match.
ez It has been Instrumental in
forming and supporting their
societies. Ii the press through
out the State would, from time
TO tine, plead for tie animals.
calling Attentions to the thought
less cruelieS inflicted upon
them. and providing that the law
&c protect an animal is as strong
AID as good Law as that which
men invoke for their own pro
lection, there would, before
many days, be an organization
from border to border in our
sister state of Mississippi that
weuid protect her dumb AMI
mals and of which her people
would grow proad.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
THE FAKNEI.
Alien Contract Labor sir.

An amended alien contract
labor bill was presented N Con
gress OF the Esd inst. IS tie
committee % labor. LIS pria.
cipal features are "a follows
II is made unlawful or the
part of an alien 70 tntsr tie
United States ande- any con
tract to perform labor or ser
vice. na master OF 4 vesSel
should bring any such alien into
the UgIted Statea he shall be
subject to q fue and imprison-
nen., and be required to return
tha alient to The port ofenbarka
ton.
1t shall not DE lawful fer any
person Or corporation 10 en-
gage any laborer, mechanic or
artisan to enigrate from any
foreign country to the United
States by promise of employ
. ment through advertisement OF
otherwise. Any alien thus ell.
couraged to emigrate shall not
be permitted 10 remain in the
United States.
The provisions Of the act
shall not be applied to profes.
sional actors, artists, lecturers.
regularly ordained ministers o!
the Gospel, learned professors
for colleges and seminaries OF
professional singers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
A National Flower.

There have been many arti-
cles IN the newspapers during
the past few months, advocat,
ing the adoption of the clover
blossom as the National flower.
bat the most unique is tho fol.
lowing by Col. II q Ingersol
"A wonderful thing ID clover.
Ii means honey aud cream: that
is to say, Industry and content.
ment that is TO say. the happy
bees IN perfuIei fields, and at
the cottage gate old boss, the
bountiful, chewing satisfactions
eGd, IN that blessed twilight
pause that like a benedietien
tall between AL toll aud sleep.
This clover makes me dream OF
happy hours, of childhoods rosy
cheeks, of dimpled babes, OF
wholesome, loving wives, OF
springs and brooks and violets,
and all there is of painless ioy
and peaeeless human life. A
wonderful word is clover.
Drop the 81 and you have the
happiest of mankind. Take
away the &c and r. and YOU
have the only thing that makes
8 Heaven Of this dulI and bar.
len earth. Cut off the IT alone
and there remains a warm de.
ceitful bud that sweetens breath
and keeps the peace in count
less homes whose masters fire.
quent cluhs.r
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
MISSISSIPPI CROPS.
RsskIy Weather Crop Bulletin
Of t.ie Mississippi Weather Ser
vice for The Meek Aug rs, 1880

UNIVERSITY, Mss, Aug "a
st Gather conditions were not
generally favorable during the
last week. Tie FIRST part OF the
week was warm. with abundant
sunshine, and q lack OF rain in
most sections. These conii-
lions caused cotton TO shed
badly in the southwestern part
OF tho State, where il was far
thest advanced, and probably
most promising. The boil worm
is doing = good deal OF damage
II the same section.
On the eastern side of the
State the prospect remains good
In the extreme north planters
we're reminded of the lateness
of the crop by the cool weather
of the Iast of the week, which is
sufficient to cheek the develop
ment Of fruit.
There is no report of damage
from caterpillars, but conside-
rable apprehension ofinsiduous
damage by the boil worm.
The general prospect for cot
ton is not as good as at last re-
port, and unless this growing
season should be prolonged un-
usually late the crop will not
come up 10 the promise of last
week. Where the crop is not
now needing rain the resslt will
dspend chiefly on the tempera
tGre of the next three weeks.
Cotton needs a mean daily
temperature o faboHt SO degrees
with nights not below G5 The
mean daily tenperaturel
for August is so ) in the south
ern and 1871 ia the northern
part OF the State; aud for Sep
TENDER, sc and II respectively
The cotton crop needs - 0
Of August weather to
mature the abundant young
Late corn in the North and
early ceFn in The South will give
a good YIELD, probably enough
for the needs Of the State. The
lay and fodder crop is no. gene
rally large. "First bales of
cotton have been sold this week
from almost every section of
ne State.
Rainfall reported: University
"A, Coldwatsr rs, Gr1euville
II, Paic Alto 81, Meridian Sc,
Vicksburg Sc. Natchez 81,
1.52, Logtown 1T, Ed
wards los, POntotoc 30, Holly
i.O6, Enterprise ST,
IS, Lake 81, Mobile
20, Aberdeen As, Waynesboro
! Is, Brookhaveu 80, Herman
10 -. BatesYilla 96.
x 3 FULTON. Director.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
A Beautiful pYwa.

The death Of Cardinal John
Henry Newman. one OF the
greatest and best men of the
English speaking people, does
not rob the world cfhis service
If lie had done nothing else
than write his single hymn.
Lead, Kindly Light his inan-
ence wOnld sill co exist with
that OF the English language.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The State Alliance adOpted a
memorial TO the Constitutional
Convention ia which i opposed
a property or educational 9uali-
hcatlon for Suffrage, provided
TINS be not construed as oppo-
Slt;on 10 the Australian ballot.
and declared against trusts and
asked a constitutional enact
ment against them. Ii asked
that the terms of the Governor.
Auditor. Treasurer, Sheriffs and
County Treasurers be limited 20
: years aud the ineumbents DE
Ineligible 10 succeed themselves
-bro0shaveE Leader.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
EXCURSION 70 TEEas AMI
AHElEsAS-
SEPTEMBER 9, 1880.

THIS Excursion viii leave Ozsorl,
Miss. Il 40 Al, Septembee .. Is9u,
"a the Gotten Self Route. To al points
N Texas and Arkansas at just ore half
the regular rate. Tickets god Tor 30
days and retEr1 Stop overs all bs
granted AZ pleasure.
Special coaches viii bs provided Tor
as excursion and 10 pains Or cost VII
&c zPaEei to eIsCTe the comfort and
Passare Of the e1eursionists. So get
yourself ready To take a pleAslie jauat
cut 70 thu fAir country. Fox ratss and
fall particulars call On or address,
z. ". EERRELL,
Aug 20 1880 OzfoEd. Mss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

As an example of what diver
slied farming viii accomplish
We refer TO w C Ashmore. a
zone horse farmer of this viciu
ity who has besides making an
average crop of corn. eetton
and oats, .already sold from his
melon and truck patches an
amount equal to four bales of
cotton and still there is more
TO follow. This has kept him
clear of debt to the merchant.
he pays as he goes and during
the dull summer has had money
for all his wants and will have
his cotton as a surplus crop. II
Is true he Is a worker from
away backH-in Georgia. bu;
yet there are a few Mississippi
ans who might profit By his ex.
.mple.-Corinih Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

NicksoUrg is 10 have q militia.
~ academy, the marine hospital
6ailding having been lease for
this purpose by Major q q Gar
ne. an experienced teacher and
4 graduate of tie Virginia Mill
tary lastituts- The building is
very large. and with its grounds
will be pnt in fine repair at once
This school will be known as
the Mississippi Valley Military
Institute.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

woman never gets over her
nervous terror of a telegram.
No matter how familiar il NAV
be TO her n sudden terror al.
ways clutches her as she takes
the unopened eHyelOp in her
hand and declares that she has
"felt in her bones all DAY that
something dreadful was going
to happen to herr And by
and by when she gets the cour-
age to open the sinister missiye
she looks up at You with a
"tcsry" smile and says Tom
and Lucy will be here to night
How glad | am And how fool
ish | was never will be so
again." But she will-the very
next tine New York Sun.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
Tbs Drawn ard Brain.


Aberdeen Week,n
what Class IN Mississippi con
tributes most TO the support u
tie people
THE FAExEE.
Or what class is tie Alliance
IN greatest measure composed I.
THE FARslER
What class owns the most
homes in Mississippi
THE FARMER.
From whence cones the best
brain and Drawn That governs
our State, that shapes our laws,
that moves Mississippi affairs ?
The FARMER.
Governor StoHe was raised
on a farm, Auditor Stone was
raised on a farm, Attorney
G elieral Miller ras raised Oh a
farm, Secretary Of State GOvsn
was raised on a farm, Superin-
teRIert OF Education Preston
was raised on farm, aud last
on the list, State Treasurer
Fans lOur own ana oniiest joel
is a farmers son, and spent all
his earliest days farming and
fighting for his country, and he
wOuld have been farming to-
Gay ii he hadn't dropped into
public Office. The railroad com.
mission IS composed of farmers
and sons OF farmers.
From whence did all this
greatness comet
THE FARMER,
These tlungs being true, and
they are true, VIC rise to mildly
and lovingly inquire of certain
people why they Tack around,
abuse the farmer, Why call him
names. why Fidicule him as
"bayseea,' country" tick a.
tack SO on and so o.; Why es-
TRANCE The country from the
town, both depend upon each
mutually Tor material vel
the town, IN : purely agTi-
cultural country ike this, more
OF the country than the cOuu-
try on the town. The cOnatrv
could get is supplies in oTigi-
nal PACKAGES no such avsnae
of patronage and daily bread is
OQen 10 the town
Then why call the farmer hard
r3meS9 He is cur best citizen,
he works harder and reups less.
he seeks less and comes uear
living according 10 tue ordinan-
css OF God than any Of US. This
may ali Gems Of isolation, IiviBgI
apart froE, the busy haunts OF
men with their restless asabi.ioa
and teemlag vices, the farm is
apart and remote Yet thsse viz
tues, Whatever their scurec.l
stands 70 Ia ta-rer's cr.l;tl
and calls fgC the highest syapa
highest e4tsem, and thel
hcaC..est god speed along the
way OF LIE.
he VINO makes two blades oil
grass grow where one grew be
IL Z benef4ctOr. Vine
this1
THE FAENEI.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
Alliance Officers.

President, L C Patty, of Noxg-
bee; Vice president. Ct A Trim.
son. of Lawrence; Secretary. C
L SmithsoOs of Leake; Ireasu-
rer, I l. DarGen, o. jefferson;
Lecturer, WIN. S McAllister. of
Madison; Door-keeper, f y
Howell, OF Holmes; Chaplain, Il
q Moorhead, OF Grenada.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

1t rs ga old saying, bat a good
one, that two things should a.
ways be knovn-~The poor men
should know how hard rich men
have TO work, and rich men
should know how The poor have
TO live.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
Gail.
Walden Miss,
August Is 1890

Walden Miss,
August Is 1890
Mr.. II Woh,Iebeu,
Oxford, 81 iss,
Dear Sit:-The time for the
5th annual re union OF Arm
str0ngs BIigade will be held at
Walden, Sept. $3.50. Col. + \
montgomery and Capt. Taylor
VIII be Oh hand and would like
10 meet Ill Of the LIST MiSsissip
pi Calvary. Tell Capt. ! AIRY
aud all of Company &, to be Gu
hand. Reduced railroad fare
from Jackson, Mss, 10 jackson,
Tenn.
Cain, Sec.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The September term of the
Circuit Court of Montgomery
county has been postponed un-
I'll the regular term next Feb
resTy, unless called earlier.
SO little business the cause.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

Joseph III Beemau OF Scott
countp, the alliance candidate
has been nominated for Con
gress in the 9Th Mississippi dis
trict.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

W NJ wilkins. of Purvis, de
serted his family. a wife and five
children, and eloped with a II
year old girl of that place.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

There has been quite a de
cline IN cotton the pas. week
caused by the liberal receipts
OF new cotton and the reports
of unusually large crops every
where this ysT.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

We have received the first
copy of the New Albany Ga
zette, edited by wv Dalton.
We wish the new enterprise
success.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The bill denying the use OF
the mails 20 lotteries aud news
papers containing lottery adj
refreshments, went through the
House last week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The Alliance has nominated
candidates for Governor Of
Texas, Tennessee and South
Carolina. They are all Demo
Gratis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

Queen Victoria is pronounced
a first class farmer and con
tinues TO add to her agricultur.
al interests.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The contract for building the
colored insane asylum at Jack
son has been awarded TO G NJ
Rush of Meridian. for $4,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The Hon. Ransom Shiyers, q
prominent Alliance leader. of
TennIlle, Ga. was thrown from
= buggy and his neck broken,
near Atlanta, a few days since.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

There are I,733 Indians aud
half-brseds in Mississippi, 10
Gated Ia Jasper, Kemper LeaSe
Nesho6a, Newton. Scott and
Winston suu'ies
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The small pox panic at Hat
tiesburg is about over and the
refugees are returning to their
homes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

Jackson voted the subscrip
ton of s55,0O0 to the Mobile.
Kansas City & Jackson railroad
last week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The elective franchise com.
mittee have completed their ID
0ors and VIII DC ready to report
in a few days.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

According 20 the census His
sIssippi has q total population
of i,l43,7I3.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

The Kansas farmers have nom
mated fdll Stale ticket.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28

Fine cotton crops are report.
"a AZ over The state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
for Infants and Children.

"cestori.ksow e1 aizTsedto ehlarentA.
lreoonmsni itss Superior TO any p~resenpdoe
-loSn 10 ne" IL A. Azcrxa, N. d..
mso oxfordsl, Brooklyn, \. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-08-28
FOR cDS.REss

Viefsburg claims a popula-
ti0n of 1854
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-14
A WELL COMBINED CITY.


 How to govern cities is serious problem in this country, so serious that many cities have no government that is worth having. It appears that there is no necessity for such work, for cities can be well governed. An article in the March Century tells how they manage in Glasgow, and very good manage- ment it is too.
 The governing body in Glasgow is a town council of fifty members elected for three years. They have no salary, regard the office as an honor, are chosen without much re- gard to party politics, "come chiefly from the ranks of men of business, and are up- right, respected and useful citizens" An efficient councillor may expect reelection for several terms, If he is willing to retain his tinued in office without a contest. Every thing is in the hands of the town council, including some things which do not come within the scope of our city government. The police, fire department, markets. water and gas supply, municipal courts, highways, street railroads, construction of public and private buildings, and sanitary arrange ments, are absolutely controlled by the town council, which has the appointment, directly or indirectly, of all executive officers. The heads of departments are carefully selected and are practically permanent officers. The town clerk is the law officer of the city. The present incumbent has been in office many years and is high authority throughout Great Britain on all questions of municipal law. The city architect and master of pub- lic works, and the health officer, are men of distinction in their respective professions, and each has been in office for nearly half 8 century.
 Under this arrangement Glasgow is well and cheaply governed. More business and less politics would be good thing in municipal government in this country.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-14
Friday, March IA, 1890.
HOPE F0R THE FARMRR.

HOPE FOR THE FARMER.
 The farmers all over the country are very much disturbed over the condition of their business, and they have reason to be. What they grow has to be sold cheap, and they find 1t harder and harder to get along. They are trying to find some way to improve their condition, but thus far they have not made much headway. But there are some indica- tions that farming in this country will not always be as unprofitable and discouraaing as it now is. There are no more free lands fit for general agriculture. In June, 1880, the government still had +, 800, 900 acres of arable land. In June, 1883, only 5,0O0,00 acres remained, and this has long since be- come private property. It is clear that, in a general way, land fit for agriculture can no longer be had from the federal government. It seems to Professor Willis Gleed that the prostration of the farming industry and the low price of the older farm lands everywhere in the United States are partly due to the fact that they have been competing, in a sense, with the practically free arabic lands of the public domain. This competition has now ceased, and it appears reasonable to an- ticipate a substantial rise in the value of ag- ricultural lands everywhere, and especially in tho western States. This will be one sub stantial protection to western farm loans, whether they were wisely or unwisely made in the first instance.
 This is reasonable view of the matter. Those who can wait and live long enough may see better times.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-14
MUSICAL.

In a driving storm the clouds do not hold the rains.- Washington Star.
 The Hawaiians say that snails can sing. Slow music probably.-New York Journal.
 Isn't it rather remarkable that ''the oldest inhabitant is never a woman2-Washington Star.
 Hailstones intended for publication are usually as big as hens eQgs.-New Orleans Picayune.
 Time will tell, but the ordinary man with an important secret won't give time chance. -Somerville Journal.
 Blacksmith to pprentice-Thunder, man. don't beat that anvil so. Anybody would think it was piano.-Fliegende Blaetter.
 Men use the same rule in judging cham. pagne that women use in judging men. If 1t is good it pops.-Burlington Free Press.
 "I had many faults as a boy" said an Atchison man to-day, "but never chewed tobacco thinking it was smart. chewed it out of curiosity. y."-Atohison Kan.) Globe. A Handy Fashion.-Tailor-"T fashion able spring coat, sir, has but three buttons. " Old Customer on the usual number. They will get down to three soon enough."- New York Weekly.
 Dental -Sufferer-s'Do you pull teeth without paint" Dsntist-"Well, moi always. sprained my wrist last time pulled tooth. and it hurts me yet occasions | ally. ."-Texas Siftings.
 Proper Enough. Belle (suddenlyg g"I'm afraid all this talk about students is rathe, frivolous for Sunday" May (easily)-"Oh, but they're all theological students, you know."-Harper's Bazar.
 A western clergyman recently announced that he would preach sermon on "Lookine Backward" He kept his word, for he deliv cred discourse on Lots wife to the grea congregation that assembled to hear him.
 Not Wonderful ul.-Ssveral men were stand ing in the curio hall of dime museum dis cussing the Georgia blue man. ooh, he ii simply wonderfnll" said woman who cam up and joined in the conversation. "Hov on earth could he have turned SO blue9" '' don't see any thing wonderful about it." re
Morning journal and courier., 1890-03-14
Haud-Studies for the Police.


 We owe new and interesting application, of photography to M. Bertillon, the well known director of the identification depart ment at the Paris prefecture of police. M. Bertillon has been devoting himself for some ities engendered by the pursuit of different occupations. The police have frequently to deal with portions of booies, and it would greatly aid their investigations to be able to determine the calling of the murdered per- son in each particular case. The hand is as rule, ths part naturally most affected by the occupa ion, aud NJ. Bertillon has taken 8 very large series of photographs, each one showing on a largs scale the hands, on a smaller scale the whole figure of the work man at his work, SO that one may see at a glance the position of the body, and which are the parts that undergo friction from the tools in use From the hands of the navvy all the secondary lines disappear, and a pe- culiar callosity is developed where the spade handle rubs against the hand; the hands of tin plate workers are covered with little crevasses produced by the acids employed the hands of lace makers are smooth, but l they have blisters full of serum on the back and callosities on the front part of the shout. der, due to the friction of the straps of the 1 loom: the thumb and the first joints of the index of metal workers show very large blisters, while the left hand has scars made by the sharp fragments of metal. Experts 1 in forensic medicine (Vernois among others) have before drawn attention to the subject, l but this is the first time that an investlga- l tion has been carried out on large scale, and in M, Bertillon's hands it should lead to | the best results.