Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-08-16
PERSONAL ANo LITERARY.

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N~frnearolis the public library Of thas
cirv. At the present rate of increase
viii within a short tire b. second or
first n the United states in the num-
Der q hookS circulated
andrew Carnegie viii return 20
Pittsburgh in the fall - arrange for the
formal opening Of the library which he
Is ~ give To hrs feliow-citizeus From
Al the institution promises
- be worthy It's great purpose and NJ
"a 10 IT, donor honor The buildings
c~auacftv viii ~ s3o.00a volumes.
-Guidsie Book -Caligula. which Is
supposed ~ refer y Emperor William
has had a wonderful sale in Germany
over one hundred and fifty thousand
t-ypies have been sold already and
three printing establishments are kept
busy supplying the demand The
work i now IN its tyxentv-t1urth cdr
tion.
4 portrait Of the late duke Of Clar-
euce. painted By Mr. Alfred 4 Poore-
the artist. i - b. presented TO the
luke and duchess Of York as a wed
ling gift from the officers of the Tenth
HusSar~ The portrait represents the
late duke in the magnificent uniform
Of that regiment. and il admirably exc
cutesi.
Mark Twain saws there Ire three
-inhaIibIe vavs OF pleasing an author
l. To tell him you have read one Of his
books . To tell him ypu have read
all OF his books ! To ask him - let
vuu read the manuscript Of his forth
coming book No. I admits YOU - his
respect No . admits you - his al
miration No. s carries you clear into
his heart
Lord Chief Justice C0leridge had in
hiS possession an exceedingly interest
ing collection Of letters Of Coleriige-
Wordsworth and >outhev. which had
been addressed 70 his father. SIR John
T Ccleridge The Letters cover nearly
the whole Of the poets career. and be-
IN with the appeal % buy his dis
-har~- from the army
Thomas NaSS the cariea-Eriss for
merry with Harp-rs Weekly. and now
Il London on the Pal Mall Gazette.
~oezt much x the pzs- winter paint
ne H. ea-v ambition Wa 20 be an
historical painter b~f1r~ his great SUE
aSa cz-rc-suSs made aim give M
ne h-zSa srr ne pencil He has now
-rrz-z~d ~ hs old lore. and has re-
oezlv 1zSaed W. azrge pictures Of
events n ne ATE va
Mach -<-et : felt IN spain AZ the
ieaza a. Mafrad # Don 2 Nadrazo.
ne n rhe nost gifted artists Of spain.
BE ast reached the Biblical limit IN
Among hS ns>s famous pictures
~ v~v = EouiIIcu Proclaimed
k1E u I~-a1lem- painted IN I<s9.
Mare CHRISTINE a. Nun y the Bed
Il Ferdinand VII. Women at the
<pnlca- y Christ and many por-
rats x spanish ariSeoc-z>
3ue~z Victoria presented the dueh-
q Nars with Two c~-ssiles for her
a&sv one Sof ~whir@xuu<i. and i the
@1s ha~net a. originally held the
Euurs~ Frederick II Germany. Il has
An sa~-rtiou N silver letters to that
and ai~e That The queen ra-e !,
~ n dscness Of York N fsaA II 5
Sr--2 M ~irh white satiu and HnnirnE
se@ The other cradle = made II ma.
aaEaaT with a rich gilt inlav. ami 5
upholstered IN pale hlue brySade Botsi
arr furnished with sheets Of Irish Iawu
@a-ei vita IAsse. and blankets as IfEh,
A. ~eutruiuwz- composed Of Pvreneau
NasG.
-FAzav Cr<hv. the blind Metho~sis,
hTun-w-tcr : now sveurv vea< Of
~ >a~ has written ah-sut tar-~ shou,
~a1a ~uadA -shosl hvrnns. many 81
wnEch arr wisielr known She was b,rz
a. ~'uth EA>G y Y. IN Isel and Io-.
her sight when LIZ weeks odd through
thr E1urznt application Of \ warn
psulrse "a her ewes >he has been az
innate ef ami teacher IN the institution
= the Blind IN New York citv sine.
p-1 n I>5s she was married tn Alex
snsier Van Alstvn-. a musician. VIII,
va sS hlin,L Her arst pa-m was pub
ttsaed n t>1t. and her first volume y
vsr~s A Blind Girl and Other Poems
n I>@&