Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1895-08-29
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


tsnia< TO tfar ststs.
Ma g. ". Mcssiuni.. assistant lard
som nissioasr of tae Yazoo 4 Nissss.
sppi Valley rad. las returned from .
visit 10 points "a Ohio and Indiana.
cooking after the immigration move.
H-nt 20 the >outh. lie accompanied A
party ~ six pru~pectors. representing
others. On his rotarn trip. and vent with
then % the delta coaa'ry. where be
sh"rei them lands in the southern
coaHiry % agricultural promise. They
~sre satisfied W5th What tAev sav AMI
VII pgrchas~ MAJ Mcs.ina;s IN an N
terview aid
Il haven't much 10 tell vou more than
shAt the eEtire couatry reali,rs. and
taat - farmers all ove- the Northern
States have their eyes on the South and
are determined 10 come here to live. /
was surprised 70 End the desire 10 come
south 50 strong and ~ general in ohia.
had mach osrc7ssen 10 learn Ii. fact,
IN the matter. and On every haad YOU
ean hear the movement .oa,hwarf dis
eusss4. In Oas of the cities xhieh I
visited ! ret representative o. more
tnan i-p~p families who have decided -
move >oE;h. ard elsex here in Obia and
Illinois met Ntih Almost az rsmsrka-
be manifestations of the determine
ton 10 eone where the greatest pssslb lie
returns for iabor an b. realized.
walked into 4 bark in an ilifuu..
eity and upon entering uy attention
sas attracted a. once by greAs bunIIe
Of hnc broom corn Kaoxiag What -.
gros Ia that line in Mississippi. .x-
am;ned lt and wzs conssncsd tAas IL
cane. inleed. FROM Cur country Troa
inqulEy ! learned that such aas tas
fact A gentleman Who re-satlv cane
here % loo< A. soaae and secured the
sample of the hroon corn au1 pi,cs4 j;
IN the hanS upoa his reiura- The cad
Of TIE story is this broum corn
dealer Nko handles m zaease supplies q
sHe corn saN the san pie. sss 1@lixh ted
Ei:h %. realized is s4p--ior qaaiitv.
learned where it vas grown. took a
train AMI = <At nea forn thers 1nd
has Chased a deal whereby sc azs pur
CHASED the -niire szgpiy q ;hs farm tn
qH~stion. anl is -oia- 70 make Al eif5rs
% Increase the acreage aext yezr. lie
SAYS the Prui1cf - the Mississippi
esaatry = The dze~t he has sv-- se@ a.
Ana - ihe ihin< go cous4eaiIy
believe ae wili have a. ss caa a. to
aan9l@ tas nesenaaers before azotasr
eiga'esn @0uths have passed
Sr-stiy i@Fr--.~.a ussa Ns--a--svps-
parry - Nehrassans. hGnuar sn-
rli<i5." F,ac-z % zh5eh 10 s.stle. re-
csniiy sisite,l Terry. aftsez usllss .oatl
u Iacssou- zai ta> fo..sstu- Is -bss tac
rerrs ii~ai!igat szys y taclr vss.-
Tie l2Hd exzzlas.i szs ta= prupartr
Il CoL " a. Trb~ss. rars sf 4 ,rsrt Of
--i-t'' &cr-~. shieA h~ si41-I in th>
aan4s % Gsor-- v AE~s coaap4ar. in-
zirration as-arz. e tasaaaa- Nsh The
grEs4eaea we're here zrtza- flr a
aanher q their respze. All sse Head
liEht zn4srStzn4s ta@F nasls zrrzn-e-
1~nts Tor lo-asinx ealoar
They we're del xhs-z1 sfsa everything
the fruit th=v a~ beiug salpue,l
charmed them. znd ;ae ss-ht = hA.s
Of cotton Eas a. e = novelty Ther
Ssre 50 charmed sikh th- corz c-sp q
this ssrtIou hat ihsF had tao stalks
wrapped HP and shipped 70 tssnzhA ~
convince any doubling ThoHas tazs
shat they might s2y was true
Nov. how often. they asked. do
you make entire fliIares in your erUp
hsre-years that yoa make nothing A.
ALL
Il seemed bard for them 20 real -
that ths-e Eas absolutely no year that
plenty 10 I've upon AS not made in
Mississippi. while in their section about
one crop in three years Is a fair average
They talked very freely Of their state.
and certainly painted a picture shat
ns<ss IS S0ndsr Nhy the entire popa-
lztion don't pail ap azi leave Tae
winters are 50 extremely cold tAat no
Oh t1c0r work can BE done Tor eirh.
mouths in the rear. In she tos.r months
that Nork can o. done provision must
BE- made for not onlT lie foiIoxfng sin
ter, but perhaps Tor tn. NEXT until p@--
chance another crop rear happens a.ou<
Sometimes when they have she prosr Sc
OF fine crop. Ebsa their grain q a.
most nature1, there cones 4 hot 4ry
Nia1 from the south Tor several aav.
aad all vegetation IS is-1- EEsry green
leaf Is scared and cooked. dried % upon
the stem
MIS-. wtaai~ Davis Irfbat~ 10 aer F.th.-
Miss Winnie Davis has published a
very interesting and veil written sketrh
Of the character Of her father the Ia
men,-d Jeffsrsoa Davis. president %
the COnfederaey. ComIn= from the
hand OF uis talented and devoted aaava-
ter, the sketch q Of course 4 eousr1s-
ton OF the 1ni2bls qualities for zh.ch
Mr. DAVIS EAs - Each beloved BY the
saOie sOGsb- lie is veil known 70 ha,e
po>sssssd peculiar charm OF manner
Saseh strongAy Attracted 70 him all 10
came within his influence. zrd il n,
pleasant % learn. from one xho kneR
aim best that this quality VAS no. as
saned from motives of poliey. As j. Of
ten the case. bus ~as p4rs of his home
life. and exercised in his daily inter
course even With the hanbIest The
tribute By Miss Davis - beautiful
<reafh laid By loving and ~orthy hands
upon the tomb Of him whom nation
delights 70 honor Times.
K<aaIsa sf Vet.
Tue D~>OtO Camp os COnsederzts Vet
srans held their annual rsznioa a. Her
nando last @eek- There 4as 10 speak-
izg- A bArbecusd dinner vas served on
the grounds To about i.soo people. Thi.
~As the nostS1eeesssal reunlon held BIZ
this camp Everything pa.sed OF nicely
anH Al I'D a rIa. -