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Democratic messenger., 1893-04-01
LIFE And ACCIDENT INSURANCE.
STATEMENT
Showing the Condition OF the
Etna Life Insurance Go.
OF Hartford, Conn.
OF Hartford. Conn.

For the year ending December 3Ist. is.r
ASSETS.
Democratic messenger., 1893-04-01
Seventh District.

No. ll5 Steam saw mil located i'm 9Th
election district and assessed 10 Anthony
Brown and Thomas Grath. To he sold to
pay state and county taxes for the years
1890 ~. interest, cost and expenses to he
added.
No. House aud lot situate in eth
election district which was conveyed by
one Station and is now assessed 10 John
Fooks. To he sold 10 pay state aud county
taxes for the years 1890 81, interest, cost
and expenses to lie added
No. liS- Steam saw mill situate in 7th
election district. which was conveyed by
one Bounds, aud is now assessed to Hitch
Il Brother. To be sold Ia pay state and
county taxes for the years 1890 81. inter
est, cost and expenses 10 he added
Democratic messenger., 1893-04-01
HAMILTON EASTER & SONS.
BALTIMORE. MD.
GOOD CHEER.

Strictly pure WHISKEY. BRANDY,
and WINES at reduced prices for the
Holidays Also choice Stock of GRO
CERES. Flour etc. defy competition
for excellence and purity. All ask is a
trial.
Democratic messenger., 1893-04-01

M. I-lIouse and lot situate in lst
election district and assessed to Lula
CHM, colOrcd. To be sold to plv
state and county taxes for the years
IS00-0I intercs cost and expenses to
be added.
No. 5-Ilouse and lot situate in Ist
election district and assessed to
Stepnen ID. Handy. To be sold To
pay state and county taxes for the
years lS9o 81, interest cost and cX
penses tO be added.
No. ti-House and lot situate in st
election district and assessed To Wm.
or James Jones. To be sold to pay
state and county taxes for the years
IS9D-9I. interest cost and expenses to
be added.
No. = House and lot situate in Ist
election district and assessed to Hem
nv Long. To be sold to pay state and
county taxes for the years IS90-oI,
interest cost and expenses To be added
No. 0-All that real estate situate
in lst election district and assessed to
Vim. Ward, colored. To be sold to
pay state and county taxes for the
years IS90-9I, interest costs and cx-
penses to be added.
Democratic messenger., 1893-04-01
Second District.

No. II.-I4 acres of land and i'm
protements situate i'm the I'd election
district aud assessed to Blithie Brat
ten, colored. To be sold to pay state
and county taxes for the years 1900
81, interest, cost and expenses to be
added.
No. l2-I.and on the Beach situate
in I'd election district and assessed to
Robert aud Lewis Dilworth. To be
sid to pay state and county taxes for
the years iS90-91, interest, cost and
expenses to be ad led.
No. I3-IIouse and lot situ,t in I'd
election district aud assessed to John
j. Pennewell. To be sold to pay state
and county taxes for the years 1890
81, interest, cost and expenses to be
added.
No. ID I3 acres of land and inn
provements called Rochester situate
in the I'd election district and assess
ed to LLOYD Schoolfield. To be sold
to pay state and county taxes Tor the
years 1890 81, interest, costs and ex-
penses to be added.
No. l6-llOuse and lot situate i'm
I'd election district and assessed to
Olivia Waters. To be sold to pay
state and county taxes for the years
IS00-9I, interest costs and expenses
to be added.
No. I7-IIouse and lot situate in
I'd election district and assessed to
Moses Wright, colored. TO be sold
to pay state aud county taxes for the
wears lS90-oI, interest, cost ond ex-
penses to be added.
No IS-li0 acres nf land called
Timber Quarter" assessed To John !
Taylor. To be sold TO pay state and
county taxes for the year 1890. inter
est, cost and expenses IL be added.
Third District.
No. 19-Lots NoIIo, Ii,, I23 and
l25, at Ocean City, situate in the Sd
election district and assessed to \ $
Abel. To be sold to pay state and
county taxes for the years IS90-gI
interest costs and expenses 10 be add
ed.
No. 20-37 acres of land, called
'Croppcr's Discovery" situate in Sd
election district and assess. d to Thos
Il. Birch. To be sold to pay stat,
aud c, uaty taxes for the years 1890
81. interest, cost ard expenses to be
adde1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16
Merchants
Advertise
The Eagle

Those Of our farmers, who
have not suffered from the hard
hines are those Who raise their
home supplies and work stock.
We know Of some Of them, aud
they are Independent. while
tsose Who have not raised home
supplies are on the verge of
5as -ruptey.
One Of these thrifty farmer,
told a. the other day that he
would not have ~ much money
~ no vou'd IL cotton was higher
and his taxes would be felt . liz.
tie more. bat he would have
nearly all hls cotton money, BE
was driving . splendid pair of
norses-his own raising and has
ample food crops Of all kinds.
He has money and good credit.
but he never buys on credit
Vicksburg Commercial Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

During the Sam Jones meet.
ing 1t GreenviIle. Ky, an old
darby stepped up to the Rev
sam and said: Bro. Jones. God
o'ess youi You is de preacher
Tor me- 1 understands eyerv
word yoa say. You breaches
1ea IKE niggeri You has n
white skin. bu, thank God vou
nssa black hearth At one sf
the colored services, a GOOD
soiored preacher prayed the Oh
eninS prayer and among other
things he prayed that the Lord
would bless Bro. Jones aud helm
nim to preach, and ~Oh Lori
when he stands before Won +,
wretch ucdone. have merey nm
ON him. and take his feet out Of
the miry clay and place them a,
the rock where hope nor mercy
can never reach him."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The marriage of Mr.. F. n.
Cuiley. formerly of the Fsyette
Chronicle, to Irs. Sallie Bryan,
Of Kentucky, last week, has q
httle romance connected with
it. In earlier days they were
young sweethearts, bus u scps
ration was caused by SIR. Culley
coming to Mississippi where he
engaged IN the newspaper busi-
ness-. Finally new attachments
we're formed By each; both mar
ried, snd. both raised families Of
children. About ten years ago
one vas left . widower and the
other . widow. Last spring the
old Fame was rekindIed and IN
engagement that followed was
cousuDma:ed at Elizabethtown,
the handsome brides Kentuc ky
home, last week.-Ex-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Tie largest crowd that has
gathered at the University Ath
letic Park fer several years,
gathered last Saturday to wit
ness the game Of foot ball be
tween thu elevens of the Uni.
"ersity Of Mississippi aud the
South western Baptist Univer'
sity Of Jackson. Tennessee.
The stores who are the Uni
verxity boys best friends deco
rated themselves in the colors
of the home team for which the
University men are Truly CRATE.
full. The home team met the
visitors al the train with hacks
gaily decorated and drove them
over the city and University
grounds.
AIS o'clock. p Il. the teams
lined up for play with the ball
with the University men. Amer
q play Of four minutes the home
team made . touch down and
goal. All the way through the
game, the home men showed
their superiority sud steadily
won until the end which result.
ed in q score Of So to . in favor
Of the home team. Everything
was favorable TO the home team
as they had longer and better
traing and were heavier. But
it must be sail that the grit and
pluck of the s w B U, was al
mIrable for they never lost hope
and fought better in the last
half than in the first half In
which the University made mosi
of their points The game wal
a clean and fair one on bott
sides and both teams were LOUD
in their praises Of each other
Our team 10 soon to play
Memphis next Saturday, 18th,
and other teams and we trus
that victory will again perch or
our banner and will always d.
30, for our boys have nobI.
stood up to their arduous prac
ticc. Iut if they have to be de
feated 3y any team may it be b,
such q set of gentlemanly fel
lows as the s w Is u. sent Us
UNIvERSIrY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Although more than tvo
months Of the cotton sezson
have nov passed the character
Of the crop movement remains
a. extraordinary ~ it has 3een
at any time since the season op
ened- II 10 true that the move
ment during the past two weeks
has presented astrA1ge contrast
10 what it was up to that time,
but a. . guide to estimating the
probable s;za Of the crop the
recent heavy receipts are probs-
bly, more m'siea4iIug and mystI
Tying than the earlier light move
ment.
There vas probably never
before this season greater an
certainty a. to the slze Of the
crop. Opinions diner widely,
and "a vet there hza been no de
eided drift Of opinion In any di-
recsion. Speculation, which
may always be accepted "a a
% Lsouably esriaiI indication OF
the tendency Of popular opinion,
has totally failed in this instance
Both the bulls and bears are
nervous and afraid 60 commence
m aggressive campaign, and the
uncertainty a. 20 the crop indf
cations. instead Of diminishing
With time, appears to be on the
Increase
Up to Friday Iass the AZ cess
In the total crop movement
compared with last year was
La, bales, but compared
with the year before last, there
10 a dedcit a. large "a 775 00l
baies.-N. o. Plea, une.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The New Orleans Picayuse
says: ~For years vast, each sue
ceeding cotton picking season
has developed some new st.
tempt at the perfecting Of q cot
ton picking machine. None OF
these machines have, as yet, en-
ttrely met the needs Of the cot
ton industry; hence, one after
another, they rave disappeared,
and rhe cotton crop Is still pick.
ed by hand Il does not, no ~
ever, follow from the failures
that have 50 far attended these
efforts TO secure the means of
economically and rapidly 'har-
vesting the great cotton crop
that the efforts to secure q cot
ton picking machine must be
given.over as m impossibilify.
The problem 10 q difficult one 10
master. il must be admitted, as
the long series Of failures has
proven, bu. with the incentive
to suecess that y cotton har vest
er offers, there need be NO fear
that inventive genius win shun
the cotton industry. but sooner
or later, the ideal cotton picker
will be secured.
According to some CORES
pondence published elsewhere,
an experimental test Of another
new picking machine is to be
made near Selma, Ala, this week
Nothing is said in this cores
pondence which can be con
strued as a description of the
machine, but the inventors con-
fidently p-eGict complete sue-
cess, which they always do. II
would, however, be wrong to set
down this new machine as a
allure in advance, because all
OF its many predecessors have
failed. This may be the sue
Icessful machine which in sure
TO turn up sooner or later. and,
as the subject is one of vital
consequence to the cotton in
dustry, the progress of the ex
pertinent will doubtless be
watched with interest.
Owing to the active com pc
tition of foreign cottons and the
increased production, the price
of tbs staple has declined in the
markets of the world to such q
degree that the producers are
compelled to resort to every
prssibte economy to secure q
profit from their crops. The
cost Of picking is . very serious
charge upon the price of the
crop, hence any machine which
materially cheapens this cost
viii considerably assist the cot.
ton farmers to secure . reason
able prodt from their labors.
The claims af every invention
promising to successfully pick
cotton are, therefore. entitled to
. respectful hearing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Our two popular young Pro-
fessOrs, Mabry and Saunders,
have been attending seedlings
at Senatobia. Wonder il they
are inst getting in practice
The Univernsy men are doing
better work this year and are
more interested in it than ever
before. Prof Fafton makes q
model Chancellor
The Law glasses enjoy Dr. WIN
Rice Sims Lectures every Wed
nesday morning They are in
deed treats aud every member
should be present.
We would warn the citizens
that &c 10 nearly time fer the an
unal turkey stealing in which
the 'eullud gem'n" INDUCES and
the stndents get the hlana.
Chancellor Fulton has not yet
seeurrc . man forming the com.
binafion Of Proctor and Private
Secretary Better do ~ they
have done heretofore. AcLar,
ty viii save the University nose
than his salary. They viii be
unable to get . private seereta'
~ Who will be willing and able
to do McLarty's work as he did
it. All the boys would be glad
to have back their old friend,
~Mr. Mack
How long will IT be before We
vii havo the long talked Of tele'
phone connection between the
University and Oxfordr We
understand that all the material
- here. The boys are all anx
icus to say "Heli o.
There viii be quite an inter
e-ting ease in Moot court soon
Collier and Turner for ylaihfif
and AIKEN and Satterfekf Tor de
PENDANT
Prvf Whitfield spent Monday
aud Tuesday in Coffeeville, or
10 sal business As Judge Hill
WAS in jackson, Miss. the Law
ci -sses bad no Rotations those
days.
The Athletic starts in. the rs
tendency. The fost ball team
practices twenty minutes In thu
Gymnasium and takes . three
mile run In the evening they
have . regular game between
the first eleven and the reserves
The men are glad to have thu
citizens come out and witnesl
the evening games. Then too
there are fine tennis courtl
which add very much to the in
terest IN athletics. Why no
have q regular Field day during
Commencement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Herman Quekmeyer, y little
boy, son of AIR. Qaekmeyer. Of
Yazoo City, while visiting the
Worlds Fair with his father last
summer. found SIS in the LaDby
Glass Works. Ike money was
given to the manager to be
turned over TO the owner if
called for. Al the owner never
applied for il, when the Fair
closed the manager sent the
money to the little fellow who
found it.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

An exchange gives ls. .-..-
ing formula TO these ~.-L
to become rich Save -n -
your income doat invest your
savings In anything 49, ~
bold mp the eountry,
II st the highest rate Of interest
you can obtain ; grind the sr~s.
whenever the occasion o6ers /:
never make . donation to any,
thing ; never be hospitsbie ; al
ways remember the tact that q
tat Kitchen makes . lean purse /:
never have any politics or rsIig-
ion. Observe these rules sfrict
", and If you live anything like
the allotted time for man to live
you will be . rich man, and
when you die everybody, incIud.
Ing your hesrs win viii be glad
of IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Says . New York correspon-
dent: "A capitalist Who has
large Southern connections says
that he believes tho so1th today
has better prospects than it has
had at any tine since 1890.
Southern hard times preceded
ear panic By absat three years.
livery bubble vas pricked and
Ill Iustitufioas we're brought
down to . so1Dd basis. Al
proof Of this meg - cited the
het that the midsummer panic
wAs lesa severely felt IN the
South than ia any other section
~ the country
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

AIgernon Sartoris, Mrs. u. =.
Grants grandson, who Ia now
in Washington with his mother,
said recently that it was hls
plan to be graduated at Oxford
and then to study lay, after
which he intends to come to
America 70 live. He is tall
young man, and 10 said to bear
the Grant features more mark
edly than either Of ths generals
sons Mrs. Sarsoris, in q year,
10 TO return TO this country to
make her home here
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Rev D.. jerry withersdoon,
Of Nashville, Tenn, has accept
ed the call to the passionate OF
the First Presbyterian Church,
Baltimore The last pastor OF
the church wss DR. james T.
Leftwieh, Who resigned Feb s.
1893 on account Of failing health
Dr. witherspoon is . native OF
Miss issippi-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

HDuring my term Of service
In the army I contracted enron
ic diArrhoea,' says A z Bend-
ing. OF Hsisey, Osgcn- .Since
then l have used . great An oupt
OF medicine. bat when / found
IAny tina. would give me relief
they would injars ny stomach,
until Chamberiain's Collie, Ch0le
IA and Diarrhoea Remedy was
brought TO my notice / used
1t and win cay IL is the only
remedy that kave me permanent
rehef and no bad recruits fcl-
low For sale nv w B McEwen.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

III re IL an old negro at Rol-
10, No., vao claims that he has
sold himself to the devil, the
consideration being that the
devil 10 to allow him certain su
per natural possr ever Ms own
race TbsaA dssksy exhibits a
lo II shaped burn over his heart
which hs claims rs the devils
seal to the contract The other
negroes are as afraid Of the old
man - though he we're the evil
one himself-Ex-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16
"A word 10 the WISE" &c.

VITA GOOD gsso~is on hand vhi,h
thry desire TO DisPosE Of
LIT The people Of LaFsyests snox
that they have that clsss Of goods
Those goods and In avery short
time those goods sill be sold.
O'den time merchants ..dispiayed
their goods before their doors.
bat. IN thi3 day Of n0deru iour
nalisu, that idea won't,pssa
VIII give you . modern aad.,in
good position. displayed In the
most modern manner, 1t Prices to
sui. the times,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Gov Stone has issued his
proci smation, namiag November
goth ~ q day Of thanksgiving
and prayer. He recommends
that the people Of Mississippi
withdraw from their usual voca-
tons on that day and devote
themselves 10 acts Of thankfai-
ness and prayer to God for His
goodness and mercy. invoking
His Divine guidance for the fa-
fuEe, and to deeds Of charity to
the poor. the afflicted and dig
tressed.;'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The President has lssusd q
pro<isnstiou designating Thurs
day. the 3oih day of the present
month, a. . day Of rhanksgiv>
ing and prayer, and asks that it
be observed BY all.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The lana Supreme Court
has decided to be constitutional
the Law which gives . man brib
ed ct elections the privilege of
suing the man Who bribed him
for damages.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Among the number convicted
for selling whiskey, by the FED
ersl Court is q white woman Of
Jones county, Who was iaed
o10o and Sentenced to so days
in the Jones county Jail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16
Miss Kate FIELD, Who enter

Miss Kate Field, Who entered
her paper @Kate Field's Wash
for competition 1t the
Worlds Fair. succeeded in win
nings Columbian medal ana an
honorable mention The verdict
OF the Judge declares that the
journal il IN exponent of wo-
mans ability and is also repra-
sents sunfinching spirit Of pa
tri0tism.v
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Rev. q L Wilson, pastor Of .
eoontry church SIX miles from
Meridisn, writes to the Sews
that Mormon missionar ies are
proseiyting in his neighborhood
% an alarming extent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The Clzron-Ledger says thai
Federal Court will probably con.
time 1t that place three weeks
longer and ind at least 200 true
rsfis-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The Water Valley Progress
] ~ been presented with the
foot ,fa trem md Gus grey wolf
that vas killed . few m les south
Of that place last weak
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Mr.. \ Martin, OF Columbus.
Miss., f1rms " editor of the Index
died at his home on the 10th. af-
ter . iingeriu, illness
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Chattanooga has resorted 70
compulsory vaccination on ac-
count Of q supposed case of
smallpox. Sixfeen doctors are
on duty. and win be kept busy
some time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Maj. D,as'sss wslworth has
retired from the Nsschez Demo
cra;, TO the regret OF the entire
press of the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

TIE Mississippi Division of
the Iliinois Central Railroad is
doing more business at present
than ever before in its history.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

The wesson Mills have inst
placed in position two car loads
Of new machinery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

There Il NO use in girls com
planning that men don't marry.
The complaint 10 thresdbare; IL
was the pet grievance Of the
m others and the gTandmothers
Of the pressnt generation, Jet .
comfortable proportion Of the
liz compliments became wives
when their turn came.
Almost every girl can marry
II she chooses-only she must
not reckon on starting In life
where her mother left Cd.
If the daughter OF q rich maj
proposes to enjoy, as q marie !
woman, the comforts and luxu.
ries she had in her maiden home
she must take q middle aged
man for her spouse, one that
has drunk the cup Of romance
to the dregs, and for whom life
has no illusions. She will have
her carriage and her Injuries,
bat OF such o husband she msy
fairly expect, some day to be
the widow.
II she wants . partner In life
with . heart a. freeh Al her own
and . capacity for approaching
the sweetness Of youthful love,
she must take . youth whose
buttons she will have to sew on,
whose dinner she will have to
oversee. il not cook, and whose
narrow income she viii have to
exc out 20 NJ TO make both
ends meet In such case she
may pcsably never wear q vid
rows veeds.
whieh Alternative eders the
fairest prospeet Of happiness,
giris mnst decade for themselves
London AnsvsrsL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

For wounds on man Oi boast,
nothing 10 equal to Dr.. nche.
nof's Antisepaic.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16

Wincheli = DAvidspn, level
ers and Stationers, have The ex-
elusive sale of these Celebrated
Glasses IN Oxford, Miss They
get then direct from the Escto-
~ Of kelIam & Moore, The only
complete optical plant In the
deuth, Atlanta, Ga,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-11-16
Citation Notice.

Cunningham Bros woolen Co.
VS. Nc.
Atlanta National Building and ESQ.,
Loan Association.
To the Atlanta NstiouaI Bedding md
Loan Association, Of Atlantis, Georgia:
You are hereby commanded To be
and appear before the Chancery Court
Of LAFayette county, Mississippi at
Oxford, on the 18th Monday in Novem-
Der 1893, to plead, answer or isEur to
y Bill fled in sail Court by Cunning
ham .Bros- WOODEN Company on the
29th day Of April 1899, in which you
are defendant.
B. p. Gray, Chancery Clerk.
John Fl. Kimmons,
Atty. for Csmp.'tx.
Oxford, MISS. Oct. 18th, IS93.
6usiasss Netjce.
The Firms Of Tatum 4 Brother and
B. =. TAtum & Brother, Taysors. Mis-
sissippi, dissolved By reason Of the
death Of the senior IN. mber, W. Z. j.
Tatum, will continue the business -
hs~retsforp, under tho respective firm
name for the porposs only q ettIins
up the interest Of deceased therein,
bond and security having been execut~d
according b hw oy the und<rsigned
Surviving membsra
J. n. Tatum,
B. y. Tatnm-
J. w. T. Palmer. Atty.
Oct. 6th, 1899.