Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-05-26

urer of the worlds fair. was one Of the
mos, prominent democrats active in
politics, and Under Cleveland collector
Of politics There arc quite number
Of smaller politicians who have been
influenced in the same way. and many
business Trn are devosins their atten-
tioa 30 closely 20 wurla's fair matters
that they arc scarcely hxarsi Of in auy
oshsr connection There has been n
general shifting % uucn and things
The state Of Wyoming has sent
women to the rrpablican national csn-
vcntuon as aiteruates Chicago wnrn<a
are not behind their sisters in the west
Recently a dcl~gstisn 81 women ap-
Pearesi in the eity council chamber and
asked the aIsierm~a souae inconvrnient
Questions They wanted to know why
there were At present tif,y-niB< thou
sand ehldren in the city for W hSsn there
was no accommodation in the public
schools Nobody disputed their nxur~<.
81 they may be taken A. correct 10
vas mainly upoa the suwg~~tion and
through the unr-mistinx laborS of the
various womsa's organizations that
law was passed unsser which the board
IT edaeasspn was enabled 10 ors<anisr a
department. of compulsory educationL
Agents wrrs emPtoved - look up
,ruants and take them - school and ~
port the names af parents whosr chill
dreu were not sen. 90 s.hpoL And rw-
ecnsiy souas ~ the naa-t ProSnineus
members u the board - esin.sasSsn DE-
elarr,i that the law was n failure. that
i was impussibl~ 20 eufore~ H. All
manner Of rra<.sns were assigned. all
bat the Que whs~h the women now
bring forward nsmeiv. that th.rrs -
not room for them IA thu publi- schools.
IL the f-urrs Of the women arr trur IL
woald aPp.aF that fully twenty per
eent- q the children cannot be- placed
in the schoolS
With all the hustle Of huxins.SS liz.
and the preparations for the s.rea. ex-
position Chieag,, still has tim. to eulti.
vats the higher Sieais of life. There
has been rscently organized n society
which has within itself promise Of great
future gpoi not only u Chicago but
much more To the nation at large IL
numbers among its charter members
some Of the best known men IN th.s field
of science sss<t literature. s=as.as. ~ tbs.
me'st popular society women. and many
persons of Acknowledged ability and
standing II IS eallei the Chicago
Folklore society. Al first blush il does
not seem as il IL should interest large
circle Of people. but when the objects
become elesr il will ~ seen that il may
l.. ~ =
than anything else Ia preserve the his
tory Of the country. Its objects arv to
stHdy the popular traditions. customs.
religious ceremonies. games Of sym
bogie character. etc, Of all peoples. but
chiefly ~ the Americans. which again
must mean chiefly the Indians. also To
collect articles Connected with any os
the sbove-namcd things and customs.
The society contains some army officers
whose experiences of Indian life and
beliefs are exceedingly valuable II Is
intended to bring together people from
all over the country To aid in realizing
the objects of the society. Thus it may
serve To preserve the most valuable
part of the history Of the natives OF
this continent. which has never vet been
written or studied rs fully - il deserves
To be- The secretary of the society.
Lieut. z. :. Bassstt. has recently been
appointed chairman Of the sut-commit-
tee on folklore of the worlds congress
auxiliary. which Is that branch Of the.
worlds fair which IS charged with
organizing congresses of the leading
personages in all departments of tbs.
nj and wshss- ff~..a - -.
intellectual and moral progress Of man
A congress of folklorists from all over
the world Is confidently expected To
take place during the continuance of
the exposition
One of the features of the worlds fair
will be the ride on Lake Michigan frosn
the heart Of the city to the grounds at
Jackson park The privilege for land
ing passengers at the grounds has been
granted to n company composed of
some of the members of the STANDARD
OIL Company and the McDouxalI Ship
Buifdiny Company The latter are the
inventors and eonstructors of the curl
Gus boats known rs the whalebaeks-
steamers bailt 50 as 10 cut through the
water instead of riding upon the waves.
preserving 4 steady motion To protect
both passengers and freight. They are
eiyar-shapsd. with only enough deck
above water to allow the work Of sail
ing the boats 10 be done and 10 aTorsI
n promenade when the weather il fair.
Some OF these boats viii BE- put into the
passenger service at Chicago and will
form one Of the most interesting sights
during the exposition
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