Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-16
MIssIssIPPl.N
i Paper Read Before the
Mississippi Association
of Washington by
Walton Harrison.

to be appreciated. and yet we
are comparatively unknown.
Even the people of New Eng
and. noted for their knowledge
oi tie world and It's inhabitants
are density ignorant - 10 our
customs, avocaiious and meth
Cd Of thinking.
To be sure, the average indi
yidual Yankee has a vague
knowledge of our partisan and
sectional traditions He knows
something Of oar public men.
He knows that we can produce
cotton, and that along at inter
walls We can raise quantities 10
a certain other commodity.
which. Tor want ola more ele-
giant term. Is commonly known
as ~geheansh- lie knows that
We can stop bullets. talk free
silver AMI hang nig.er. Blu.
there are a good many things
that BE does hot know and does
not seem anxious to learn. He
loes not knOT that our people
are brOad-minded. kind-heqrted
and generous. lie does NOT
know that our gambling deus
are iew and our churches ara.
many. lie does not know that
capital invested within our Dor,
dcrs i as safe Is capital ia.
vested il Massachusetts. He
does not know that q business
Which he may establish al 10.
iumbGS, al NicEs0urg or al
Jackson wili receive such pro
lection as the law affords. AID
that car statutes have Sn
amended the common Law As To
MAKE that protection adequate.
lie does not know that manu-.
featuring has proven a uhe.
nomenal success at EllisviIle.
Water Valley. WesSon. Stone
vail and other towns too nu-
mer0us Ia mention. He does
not know that his " hee!wr tights,
his lathe operators. and his
arfaature winders, if leo .iy
qualified. can walk up TO th,
polls and vote any ticket tlicy
choose. In snort. lie ku8Ws
TIE exception; LIE does not know
the rule.
IL - Lot necessary here fa
discuss the causes whiet
brea" / aboat this misaafer
standing ct oar people ana
taeiF Institutions. Suffice f. I.
sy H.; theS ara closely allie,
to politics I that tley doubt
less had. during the var aaa
icr several Years thereafter. +.
foundation IN fact. Vow ira.
tAe hand of tine las wrought 4
w0adrags change. II is bar la,
shat the change be mad sEaau
Until il = known sc all b
discounted severely.
The mischief CONSISTS. aEon.
other Things. IA a Gepru
effect uPol 0gr IaI1ss
Capital always timiL dr
isrred froa flowing toward +
Is 1t should The aea11y ms..
be q complete exposure ~
iaiiacieS concerning a.
tie people % Otlsr Sta.
oLshiy understand car Aeaule
the balance % tAs gcaai M.
need no solution
Mississippi ks al thr mssur.
advantages necessary O. :
her a @Test Industrial cen
She also has a hard-worE
Intelligent economical p
ti0n- Bat these ara oaIv twa a.
TIE esseai@ Sc needs @r
tal. and she aiso Deeds a /.
skilled workmca Io instruct M
people n tle arts T~ enI
that she needs - iyiug q.
tse Golfers - New Nark CIV.
Tie skilled uorsmcatss
Deeds are csl ote
JHtOa When IN
meats are grilc3 Ue resalt wIf
bs' tEe compound called
Bur unless they are uEs.el ana
united thoroughly ans they
are Uot onsE brought ilfo I
tact but caused ID afr-
disaster mast ensae
The stauoa Elay be il 4
Commonplace bat accurate way
IS follows y nan. cod ana
hungry, Il the close Of dav j.
lost IN the forest: he has a Slce
Of meal and j feW slices or tsw
neat There i plenty of f.el
living around. bat he las NO
matches with which 10 kindle a
ire. Unless he can ret matches
be must remain cold and hun
CRY Another man. also lost.
comes along. tie has matches
but he has no meat and no meal.
Clearly. these two men m.st
come 10 an understanding. He
who has the matches must
HUdle the FIRE He who has
the food must cook the sane
and divide with the other. By
this arrangement both men can
DC rendered comfortable.
whereas. otherwise each must
spend a night Of suffering. If
the man with the food docs no:
know that the other has
matches, Or If the one with the
matches does not know that the
first has food, the result is pFac-
ucally the same as if neither
had anything. The mere pos
session Of the several compo-
nents by different parties does
not necessarily have the de.