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ERIGHT IN THE HEART OF WASH
INGTON
Is now for sale some Of the finest resi-
dence and ofhce property in the city.
stxfoot alley one side and vacant church lot ON
the other prevent the cutting of Of
light and air. There are windows on
four sides of the house, which was built
to order for . physician By architect
Of note. The house 10 an example OF
classic architecture in q modern dwell
ing. The lot has frontage Of 35 IT, and
depth Of 20 it.. and is located at s22 Sth
st. r.w. An excellent chance for .
physician or business man.
Also, within stones throw Of the patent ONCE, prop
srty now occupied by the offices of West
End Park. 1t il IL #. wide and 100 #.
deep and controls the corner property
which il now used by the general land
Office. Exceptionally we'll situated for
ofhce purposes. Gloss to the businsss
center.
Inquire on the premises. 1O6 9Th st.
NV. Of the owner.
oc22-.hks2s HENRY n c0PP
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RMAJ. GEO. A. HILTON IS DRAWING
~ large audiences to his Bible readings daily,
p.m. and svangelstic services every night 73O at
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RSNO! CLOTHING DOES NOT MAKE THE
MAN.
But II certainly does makea
difference in the manner in
which he is treated. II you
wish to be respected you must
first respect yourself Nothing
makes man carry himself
erectiy and proudly as tie con-
sciousness that he Is we'll
dressed We know this, and
cut every mans suit in the
style which best becomes him.
KEEN, TAILOR.
se26-3m Ala 9th st. n.
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A COMPLIMENT FROM THE PREsIpENr.-The
President, during his visit to the Washington
navy yard last Saturday, showed great interest
In the work going on in the gun shops
patiently following the construction Of the
modern steel cannon from the ingot received
from the steel maker to the finished 12-inch
breech-loading rifle. The officers of the yard
who were assembled to pay their respects on
the Presidents departure were greatly gratified
by his saying to them: "E wish for the con-
tinued success Of the greatest shore work
which the navy has ever done"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-22

WANTED-THREE CLERKs.-The civil service
commission will hold IN examination, COM
mencing at 8 am. November q to secure
three male clerks for the Department of
Agriculture, as follows: One biological
clerk at . salary Of $1,000. The ex-
amiation will include ornithology,
systematic zoology, botany, histology, micro
scopy, techique, free-hand drawing, drawing
with camera lucida, German and French. One
ornithological clerk at a salary of $1,000. The
examination viii include physiography of
North America, with special reference
to the geographical distribution Of
species, ornithology, mammalogy Gncluding
the Identification OF specimens), the use of the
microscope Gncluding camera lucida drawing),
French and Spanish. One expert abstrscter at
q salary of 81, 500. The subjects will be letter
writing, abstracting, rhetoric, essay writing,
French, German, physics, chemistry Especially
as applied toair, water, soils and fertlizers) and
mycology.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-22

N@OFFICE OF THE CHESAPEAKE AND
~ POrONAC IELkPHONE COMPANY.
. dividend OF 40 cents per share VIII be Payab on
The .1h day Of October 1891 to the stockholders Of
record al tue close the 10Th day OF Octo
ber 1891. the Office toe treasurer the company.
oly 18th st. n. W. Washington, DC.
The transfer looks will be closed from the 18th
the 18th OF October, inclusive.
SAMCEL NJ. BRYAN, President
- ChARlES u. BEEBE, Treasurer.
Washington. &c. Oct. IA. 1891. oc14-11t
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WOODS Co. n.xKyRs
- I222 ST. NV.
Solicited Of individuals, firms and
corporations on the most favorable
LOANs-Made ON real estate and available col
laferals-
Exchange drawn on the principal cities of Europe
Foreign currency bought and sold
at reasonable rates
We viii b pleased TO have you open an account
With US
Gall IN and see uA
WOODS CO., Bankers.
Close 40. oc2OL6t
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NATIONAL
IN SAFE DEPOSIT CONpANY
OF W.s1INST0N
-. " "aohi.No IO-s.
80 So> ~oAn 81. AMI NE" iOhA AVE
Chartere,s NV .nec,al .r. NJ, Con,,ss.
I -, 80 -s
sa-uAlS -. ioo'-
IHoxrapixed under act Congress Octobar l. lsQQ
1rAnsacrx the business ofA
Lh.eI ~ ~ooAfASl
~ ~ Ats NATious pfanSae
.,.o,s. h-,,...o,.
- &c oesAt.o-o.~
eAtS6S 6ASA
And ofa
DEpOSIr
" -,
SaptAl:
ONE MILLION OF DOILARS
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E~ANcIENT ORDER UNITED NORMAN
Rmssta I'd s0s M q ps ssis e. tSSs
s S 5. @ s. l.na 1.n Il MT
sstlon from New Jersey, peisWarr Maryland ana Sir:
i: :5a:! i II y: sisy invited attend sssss
JOIN the best order arc requested to meet sh
R~CHRIsTIAN ENDEAvoR UNION MASS
SS and sssnf se hSESs SSEfSrfs
social It O'Clock msetinx 80; q T. program con:
vsa..on ! singing. EndsavOrer' and friends invited.
R~THE GREATEST OF ALL BARGAIN
opscHafbs isff gl5 sSss Rl,fs roMoRRSSw s :,
telephone orders taken for this SALE On the fourth
pase full list Of goods and prices are siven. It
R~THE PARTNERSHIP HEREToRE EXIST.
L Bai,ey and others, doing business under the nrm
sH &
R,THE COMMISSIONERS OF PHARMACY
tra,lon MoNDAi. 6e.ober ~ at 10 o'eiosk @ m.
NV The next Regular ii ensnins,ion VII ocear oSs
oT a.t tpnsa'Sn .ad SO. to BE- aas 70
KG . JOIN Ra,S E:,.,s p MIsnT; s1aI:;,.
WHY DO PEOPLE BUi
@ street property Because it ID
right in the line of the business
growth Of the city That means
great deal Just now. and it will mean
more IN the near future. At present.
however, am authorized to offer for
sale one of the best prope. ties on the
street at figure which Is very low.
in fact. considerably less than the
present quoted values
JOHN B. WIGHT,
oc22 l4OS5s 6 St.
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sTEEI~PLATE CALENDARS FOR V2.
H.. I. AcQuEEN, PRINTER And puDLIsHER.
oc2 l1oe11l6 - nv.
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THE FIRST LIME BURNED IN WASH
49, nxton SINCE the breakage In the C. and o.
CANAL was sent out from the kiins Of Messrs. CAM
This ne IL burned from the stone out OF the famous
Knott quarrfs and is noted throughout the sonth for
its superior quality. or nm. indoor work this quality
OF lime wood Durnt from the finest materials. has
ways taken precedence and for the past years has
been obtsnabe only In limited supplies from these
kinA Al the supply Of stone fgom the quarries
regular and constant this lime will it's place in
the market: 1t can be hsd only from the COLUMBIA
LINE WORKS, 18th and ste. 1t
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RSTREAsURY DEPARTMENT,
~ OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF
THE CURhENCY,
WASHINGTON. SEPTEMBER 20rH. l601
Whereas by satisfactory evidence presented 70 the
CITiznNs' NATIONAL BANK OF MAsHINGTON
CITY," IN the CITY OF WARRINGTON, in the
County OF WASHINGTON, and DISTRICT OF Co
LUMBIA has complied with all TIE provisions Of the
AT OF Congress to enable National Bank Assoca-
tons to extend their corporate and for other
Ts SSs snsrs;s,e EDMAk5 GSmp..s!Isr
tN zENS NATlONAL BANk OF WARRINGTON
CITY," in the CITY OF WASHINGTON, IN fhs
County Of WASHINGTON. and DISTRICT OF GO.
LUMbIA Is authorized TO have succession Tor fhs
per1od specified in amended articles OF
namely until close OF business On OCrUBER q l0lI
In testimony whereof witness my band md son a
ofhce this 18TH day Of sEPfENBEk. 1901. =
lskAL =. s. LACEY.
R@SDREssMAKINa u Will MAKE EvE1-
49, ing and Street Costumes. Wraps and Jscke4D
~ discount tor this month only. Perfect 0t and
latest styles. NINE BUTLER. I3003< II 1t. NV.
oclQ1m
E1STHE PHENoMENAL INCRRAsE u 0uR
- Shirt Department has bnsn causod by tho
trade appreciating the fact that theix shirts n1
on the premises. oo6 ss. p. T. HAIL. shirs Aaksk
oos6e3zn p - q
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<@HAvEN'T YOU USE FOR AN.
~ OTHER PAIR?
The ssven-doliar lot Of frouserings
have been replenished again. Its
not often you have the opportunity of
securing such Fine Striped Trousers
made TO your measure ior seven dol
lars. You ought really have pair
OF these. whether you need them Just
now or not. i tnish them up in the
same manner IS II you were paying
their full price.
@. WAKEFIELD SIMPSON.
Custom Tailor,
oc22 Cor. 9th and G sts NV.
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On the window immediately above the word '.Trust
on tine 9Th St side 81 that picture in stonethe Wash
tnGton Loan and Trust building, appears tie name OF
. company tiist u favorab1y known b. hundreds OF
gentlemen in this city. Come and us in our new
quarters. oc1C-;3m
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
lhaiYmnn Acts n Texas.

san Antonio Tex ,Nch. %
Whatever the results OF Koch
lymph ia the winter air of more
Northern lati;udes, its success
in the highlands of Southwest
ern Tex. has been demonstrated.
II has been given the most
thorough trial, aud has acccrn2
lished more than was expected
oft II has been the undoubt-
ed means of saving y lives,
aud many more have experience
ed benefits from its use. The
number of patients undergoing
the course is IS, and y have
been cured. la every instance
the dose has been the smallest
permitted by Koch, and some
times even so little as one sixth
OF milligram. Or jenkins
says he has uniformly obtained
better results fpOm the smaller
injections. One Of the most
rapid and satisfactory cures Is
I the case of Hon. l. l. Foster,
state commissioner ofinSura9ce
statistics, agriculture aud hlsto
~. and shortly to ne appointed
railway commissioner by Gov.
( iIogg.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
The Y. "A. T.. A. at the Weird 5
Fair.

What is being done for young
men throughout the world by
the Young Mems Christian As
sociaiiOn will he shown 10y that
organization ~ an extensive ex-
hibi! nj the Worlds Fair.
The association believes that
the opportunity will be an excel
lent one to show to the world
the magnitude and character OF
its work. aud that such eXhIbi
ton will inspire among visitors
greater respect aut! euthusl; SIN
for the local branches of the or
ganization at their own homes,
and thus add greatly TO their IF
iiciency. In speaking OF the
sui ject, "A prominent h VI Z y
man said: "Fhe display should
be pictorial as far as practicable
SO that as much IA possible may
be taken IN NJ a glance IL
should he descriptive of the
Young men Of all uati0ns-their
needs spiritually, Intellectually
aud physically. The facilities
adopted by the associations for
supplying these needs should
be fully illustrated. and above
all the actual success nc hieved
should be graphically set forth
The detn ie methods adopted
in all branches Of work shoGld
be shown. Ot cOuise :he exhib
II, should he the headquarters
for all the association membeTS
VIII visit the exposition, aad ss
such should be provided With
the things that minister to the
personal comfort and amuse
meHt Of the visitors
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
A N N 0 U N C { Nj EN- is!
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

wo are auiha-itsel o. anfpunce tU-
GENE JOHNSON - Tate county ~ a
candilAte for nis'F.et Attorney - thif
the Third Judicial District = Mi-Fi ssip
ri zub,sc' - the action q the demo-
cratic party q the district.
We are authorized . annonnrs l.. ,
RAINw ATER. ~ Pamela conuty a. a
candidate fer District Attorney ~ this
the Third Judicial District - Nississip
nj snhisct o. action ~ the Democratic
party " the district
We arr authorized o. announce ! 7
BLOUNr. 4 lAlohusht eanniy, us a
oanii lsto f,r Disfrirt Atiorasy ~ this
the rhirl Iaitcnl Du'uei = Mis.ifsip
pi. subject 70 action IT The b'fnorrA'ie
party ia c1averti3n or priulsry election
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02

Atlanta comes to the front
gracefully in the matter of 9
gift To the cruiser named In her
honor. In two days she raised
$1,000 and forthwith put it into
a silver service of six pieces
which was presented to the ship
now in Southern waters, by .
SPECIAL delegation. Mayo
Hemphill made the presentation
and every man beside him. over
forty, had been himself a Con
federate soldier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
Mississippi Lands.

The United states Land Office
ia this city has 81 the work ON
hand that II can stand M to, es.
peeiaiiy since the lands along
the lIue Ot the Gulf and Ship
Island Railroad from Eatt'os
To Brandon were throw open
10 settlement by the passage vi
the Forfeiture bill On Septem-
Der -. 1899. By that act pref
erenee TO right of entry vas
given, ter six months 20 all per
SONS who on said date were &C
tual settlers upon any Of the
lands restored. Notice was Civ.
en- tia: the lands designated by
even nambers, north of Hatiies
burg, had been restore Il to the
Government and tina: they were
open to homestead entry: the
consequence being an over
9Lelming accumulation of bust.
ness ut the Land Office over one
thousand applications now being
on tile
On March 9Th, the Commits
sioner at Was hington instructed
the Register and Receiver AT
jackson to extend tie period
within which settlers, purchas-
ers and others may make applI
cation To purchase forfeited
lands six months from January
10, 1891, to file preference appli
cations.
by this forfeiture, act of Sep
tember 90, 1890, about $50 .O0G
acres of land, situated north oil
Fatiiesburg ia the counties oil
Perry, Jones, Marion, Coving
ton, Smith. -impsOn aud Rankin
were thrown open to homestead
entry. These lands are heavily
timbered, aud when properly
managed, after being cleared
produce fine crops of cotton
corn, potatoes. sugar cane. rice,
fIuit, etc and are situated in a
belt OF country shat is peculiarly
free from all malarial diseases
Clarion Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
Fifty Million Dollars in Bonds
Will Nature in September.

Washington, March 21.-The
& percent. lean. OF which a Int
tie more than Sj0,00O, COOis now
outstanding, will mature | Sep
TENDER next. The treasury of
iiciaIs say there will be n0troub
ie, " hateVer. in meeting il, and
that il was regarded rs . matter
Of so little concern. that il was
not thought necessary to bring
it TO the attention of congress.
The del aTtmeBt stands ready
now, 10 redeem these bonds.
with interest To maturity, and
the small amount presented
each day Is taken as an indiea
ton that tie holders ere in no
particular hurry TO dispose of
them y prominent ofiieIai said
this afternoon that the depart
ment viii be able 20 redeem
them all on the dTte of maturity
it they shall be presented. but
that the history of all govern
ment loans Indicate that there is
40 possibility OF such "a thing
and that il will be found that n
large amount Of the bonds will
not be presented for redemption
for many months after the inter
est has ceased toIun While
The available cash balance in the
treasury is now only shout SIS,
Coz, 600. the government has
about S30,000,0Oo additional on
deposit in national bah ks which
can be utilized in case of neces.
sity
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02

Mississippi makes over pIi
lion bales OF cotton but only
manufactures "A little over six
thousand. These astonishir 9
figures are strong argument ia
favor of making our cotton into
cloth here at home and save the
enormous expense Of transport.
ing. We can do it, and why not
commence ? Can no enc devise
means To attract the attention
OF capitalists TO this ia CT s-kos,
ciusko Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02

\ young workman in Du
buque, Ia, bough; a cOiored
shirt. In tearing of the tag he
discovered a note therein re.
questing the purchaser 10 cor.
cespond with the maker Of the
shir, in a New Jersey manufac-
turing town. She said she was
working for starvation wages
and hoped to tind a home aud a
husband, when she could be
happy. He wrote TO her, was
pleased with her replies. went
TO New Jersey and married her.
three weeks after they were
united for life. he received let
ter from England. the nome of
her ancestors, containing a draft
for 81. coo and notification ofthe
Tact that she was sole heir TO
teItuue Of over sIJ0,0OO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
Party Primary 81 c,ioms

Section 2l7 of the new Con
situation declares that .Tne Leg.
lslatare shall enact laws to Sc.
cure fairness in party primary
elections, conventions or other
msihods of naming party eandi
dates"
Pass all ths laws you may
choose aud declare ~ statute
that cheating shall be punish
able by death and yet such leg
isla;ion will be y orthless unless
the intelligence, honesty aud
virtue Of The people shall be
suflieient To secure fairness.
Unless fairness is praciiced
without laws 10 compel che
same there sili be nune. stir
we are quite willing TO see some
legislation on this subject that
the minds of men 81 al parties
may be directed to the neces-I-
IS Of absolute fairness and jus
iice IN al our party primaries
aud conventions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
no MARKET.

One Of oar citizens recent,
told stranger who was here
prospecting that the reason far
meFs raised nothing here but
cotton, was that there was no
market for anything else.
have been looking into this q
little aud / fiud that our mer
chants and a few oilers find a
market for a good many things
The following list IS partly esti
mated, parity guessed at. You
all know better tiaI | do Wheth
er Il Is correct or not dOn'i
think II Is far wrong. The anuu
III sale in Oxford. is about
Bulk meat 200.ee0 pounds.
Butchers meat lOC0 earcases
Country meat 3300 cercases.
Hay, baled, 5000 tons.
Corn 10 ear loads.
Oats 20 ear loads.
Bran Geo sacks.
Meal 800 barrels.
Flour 10000 barrels.
Potatoes 500 barrels.
OuiOns 80 barrels.
Beans, peas. 250 ban rels.
Appels 100 barrels.
Cabbage 200 crates.
Besides these, many other ar
ticles in smaller quantities viii
occur to the reader. The aggrs
gate is a little over $500 600
All these articles are pro duced
on farms, but not on OUR farms
They are grown on farms Will
not half as favorable conditions
of soil and climate as sour and
all find a market in Oxford But
here they are not sold by farm.
ers as they should be, bat most
ly by merchants. And nearly
all OF them are handled by rail
roads. We grOwl at the rail
road for depressing Us; yet a
large part of their business is to
bring our merchants what we
ought TO raise at home. aud sell
1t out 10 us so as to enrich the
merchant and the railroad and
impOyerish ourselves.
Of course it will take time TO
crowd these imported articles
out aud build up a market for
home product but a united
persevering effort on the part
ot our farmers will accomplish
II. This is a thing not only can
0e done bu: MUST be done if We
are ever to do any better than
we are doing In the name of
sense, when shall we quit work
ing for the merchants and rail-
roads and try 10 do something
Tor ourselves and families.
a, G. j.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
MISSISSIPPI.
One of the Bss, All Round States
in the Uni1n.

Capt. J f Merry, the well
knoam railway passenger agent
of Manchester. Iowa, n gentle
man who has Travelled extensive
IL and is close observer says !;
.MissiSsippi is the best al!round
State in the UniOn,n and We
believe he is correct The ciI
mate is salubrious and we have
every variety Of coil adapted,
not only to the production CT
cotton, corn, sugar cane. hay,
oats. rice. peas and potatoes,
bat TO almost TO every other
commodity used either for th
food or ruimeDt of man. There
is more rainfall here than ir any
other State, and grass of all
kinds grows rapidly, rende"ir z
il the best dairy country in the
world Beautiful streams trick
lie through the fore SIS, or mean-
der along grassy meadows. The
water in the pine hills is clear
as chrys.al and every few hun
dred yards beautiful sites for
cotton, WOODEN aud even paper
mills are to be found, awaiting
Northern skill aud capital to
utilize them. Livestock do well
here, and with proper attention
the rearing of cattle and sheep
would be exceedingly prOti,a Die
as nine months of the year the
pasture affords excellent grass.
aud the cane brake gives food
during the winter months In
short, Mississippi is the best
State in This or any other conu-
try. and If any OF our Northern
friends doubt i let them come
aud prove the truth ofthe asser-
lion by making their home with
us.-Magnolia Gazette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-04-02
The Fest Route.
BETWEEN
MEMPHIS AID SOUTHEAST

Ine Palace Car Line Of the South.
the kansas City Memphis and Birming-
lam L. K, has two through passenger
trains daily between Memphis and.
birmingham making close and sure con.
nertiors With the tYairs Of all connect
ing lines. Night trains have through
sleeping cars he;EeeE Atlanta and
NsinPhis-ia connection with the Ga.
Fac. < k.-The shortest route aniekest
tine and the only line running through
ears between those cities. nay trans
have Palace Reclining Chair cars
SEATS fTee 10 holders OF first class
through III kets-threvsh between
Birmingham an Kansas City. This
Is n'@ny miles the shortest and by far
the best equipped Passenger Line be-
tween points in the East and South
east and Men pkis, and all points in
Arkansas Texas and the West and
Northwest. EveIythias new asd first.
class Through tickets via, this line on
sale at all through ticket fsces.
For any desired information. for
large map ard timetable folder. address.
J. (. LOCKWOOD.
G. P. and Il. Ae't.
r Kansas City
Genl Agent. $50 Vain st.
Memphis.