Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-24
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been for years at a correspond
ing season Of The wear. Hardly
a day aud never 4 week, passes
but can be seen the thrifty far
mer selling some OF his home
products. which always com
mands a good price Last week
in one day we noticed two men
selling as fine hams as can be
desired. And besides nearly all
of our grOcers have Tor sale
country cared" hams all the
time.This class Of products has
enabled the farmer to meet his
wants Up 10 this time, aad nog
to take the place of meat. Sc
the carly vegetables are coming
IN, which. with the eggs AID
butter money. wll enable the
majority Of orr farmers to 'iay
By the present crop The ef
feet % al this can be seen 10y
asking the supply or credit
merchant hos his sales for this
year compare with former years
fyOu 10 not know, you Will be
surprised 70 hear, what the diff.
ference is.
We are sure that there are
no: now two dollars charged
where formerly the5e were Eve.
Our farmers have syen The folly
of raising cotton alone To- pay
tor meat. bread aud clothing.
and are giving more attention to
"livinG" nj home. The cash
trade IN Oztord is fair, and while
il is true, times are hard, still il
is not nearly as dull here as it
has been for years past at tins
season, when the farmer follow
ed the cid rule OF raisia: but
one crop
All these circumstances iuIi-
cate very clearly To our mind
tina; this is indeed ihe garden
spot Of the world. AMI If a man
will, he can do better here than
in any other section Of tie Tai
ted States.
Not one of The many new
corners in ctr sidst, (aud there
are several bat who will tel.
you that he has beitered his
condition by coming here
The experience CT ihese men
vii have It's influence aaI eject
on others AMI the tine vii
some day como when others
will seek honss right here
among rs. There is room for
many of these, anditi IS the Laiv
OF our citizens 10 encourage in
every way possible every en-
terpTise and project calculated
TO attract the attention and in
terest of visitors. & you know
any special advantage chr coun-
try has to of-rt heme-seeker.
point i: out Advertise your
term cad County IN every way.
at all tines, il season and out OF
season
lfyOu axe ole Of those who
can see nothing but run and
destruction for those who re
masa here, and are Continually
complaining a5ors the bard
struggle you have to i've. and
must stay here because you are
tied down by a few acres of
worn out land which yen cannot
sell, and for that reason must
stay here and starge. We want
TO tell you thaC re have lust
read of q country where the
bard times have made 10 diff
ference with the people. Where
It is jus. rs easy 70 make money
now as il was five. ten or twenty
years sgo, that place Is Alaska.
aud it offers Big Inducements to
all such as you.
Only the ether day a party.
including i've or six women aud
several children started for that
country. and Il they can survive
the trip. they are assured OF
success Last year men rsade
az much as four thousand 20
eight thousand dcIlars mining
you know gold has recently
been discovered out there-sEd
if yen ean2et Dc IS vel, 3; ie
clearly your Own f@alG l. or
der to reach this Place, il viii
be necessary to walk SIX hun
bred miles, aud as the weather
is somewhat colder than down
here. YOU lad better AXE along
an extra suit OF clothes to pro-
tect yourself xhie On this trIp-
Do not allow yourself 10 be KEEP,
here simply because you cannot
sell your poor land. Co Of and
it, and the time may come
when you viii be glad 10 return
to claim and occupy t. Do you
know that there are severa, Of
lafayette county people not as
Tar away as ALASKA who would
give all they have 10 be back
here and settled on that came
old nlaca which frar r.a IN