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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

THE CARTRIDGE FROM START TO FINISH
naked lead bullet grooved and fabricated. would
be used; but in cartridge OF only 5o-calibre
the increased velocity and sharper twist would
cause a lead bullet to strip without acquiring
tho revolution necessary for direct fight 1T has
been necessary, therefore. 10 give the bullet n
Jacket Of German silver. and this Is accomplished by
eleven separate mechanical processes.
When the shells powder and bullets are fed into
the loading machine. something takes place so Ike
the operation OF human Intelligence that when the
Car OF Russia counterpart OF this machine
loading shells in Russia he took off his hat to H. A
horizontal steel plate looking like buzzsaw with
out ony teeth slow.v revoves In horizontal plane.
and the operator stands the brass shells. end
upward on this plate like files or little brass SOL
diers and the never-endlng procession makes i,S
way slowly out OF sight into the depths OF the ma
chine. Away up at the top OF the machine. there
is huge Harng funnel. looking Ike the smoke
stack OF an old-fashonel wooG-burning locomotive.
This funnel is full OF gunpowder. and Is open at the
top so that IL the powder explodes 1t will fly Off
harmlessly. As each shell comes under the funnel
the shell receives It's charge Of powder. and as 1t
energies little plunger. like a human finger goes
down into II measure the powder II there be too
much or too Ilttle alarm bell signifies the de-
feet and the cartridge Is removed. Otherwise 1t
passes onward in the slow procession. receives
bullet which is fastened In by squeezing Cor crlmp-
ing) the neck OF the shell. and the now Theoretically
sealed cartridge Is In the shape represented In the
drawings Every cartridge is tested mechanically
make that the head is neither too large nor
too small, and the cartridge itself neither too heavy
too light.
Experiments made at the Frankford Arsenal ind!-
cate that the small bullet OF this new cartridge
travels further penerates deeper has d natter ira
jcc;ory and Is less deadly than the o.d-fashoned
As cabre bullet. TO say nothing OF Its Weighing only
2eo grains. against, the 500srain ball now In use
and It's requiring only 81 grains OF smokeess powder
against 70 In the be obsolete black powder
cartridge Thus It's Of the new cartridges Impose no
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

for the purpose Of drawing out shells f3r smaarm
cartridges The manufacture OF shrapns sme,, m.nn
the making of combination time anu az re factory
fuse are other Interesting features Oh the i"''''
work at Frankford ,...a Arsonai took
During the late civil war Frankfort Arsenar toON
an Important part In the manufacture vi ,ne wsT
small arms ammunition and shells aI'sr ro am
when the change OF arms from inuzzie 70
ers took place millions Of old-fash'oneu ca, III ond
were back to the arsenal to pc bullets lie
about the smelling house to be cast my nc oonr
1t is probable that millions more OF 'Ie ~ in the
same way. to be made for the magazne s nav
II is expected that half million '
can be produced at these works In an emergency
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

THE WORK DONE AT FRANKFORT
ARSENAL.
RESULTS GIVEN by TIE NEW ARMY RIFLE
MAKING CARTRIDGEs FOR 1T.

l.
MAKING CARTRIDGES FOR 1T.
Philadelphia Feb. :. tspec,aD Recent occur
rcnces have excited popular interest IN military
matters and much IS Being said IN tho newspapers
abou, ships forts hlgh-powcrel cannon and case
hardened armor little has been said abou; an
tabl,shment In this city which Is OK much I'M
portance TO the Army. because & IS where many
tests are male and whore much ammunition "a
manufactured This IS Frank!orl Arr"naL founded
by the Tinted States Government; IN 1916. ami in
cent years and now under the command OF Lou
tenant-Colonel Joseph j. FARLEY. United States
Army The scientific work and experiments which
have been conducted here for several years give 10
Frankfort Arsenal great importance In the mill
tary system o, tho United states. owing 70 a9-
preaching radical changes I'm the equipment OK ihs
Army
When in 1916 the Government bough, small
pieco o.. land on the Delaware River iaen about
ten miles from the heart OF Philadelphia the SHOPS
there created answered very well for a time but
tho plant has been added to until now tho grounds
cover slxty-Ave acres and contain numerous build
ings. Including officers quarters barracks. fac-
tories proof-house. a hospital. photograph gall
lery and laboratory. with other equipments u
various sorts.
Lieutenant Colonel Farley commands AZ Frank
ford. and combines with executive ability a high
degree OF technical krowleGc about explosives and
balHstics Under his direction has been conducted
the manufacture OF the .3O-cabre sInokeless pow
Ger cartridges FOR the modified krag J0rgcnecn
magazine rife for the United states Army. This
new rife which dsplaces the .fi-calihre Springfield.
is called thc United States magazine rife" lis
design is not generally known and IL has never been
tested abroad. II weighs eight and half pounds.
carries FIVE cartridges In the magazine. and can Ia
reloaded with such rapidly as TO fire forty times a
minute with a range OF 900 yards.
THE CARTRIDGE FOR THE NEW Gun
The cartridge for this rife ia peculiar one. and
It's manufacture a: Frankfort Is an extremely IN
torestng process Several OF the progressive stages
are illustrated herewith. In brie' a little disc %:
sheet metal s cut ont by plunging die ia inches
in diameter and this disc is then stamped Into the
shape OF a cup and Is then drawn by pressure n
other stamping machines. and headed mp In others.
until after going through MT different and beau-
tful machines II comes out finished shell. The six
tocnth process Is to trim off about quarter of an
inch of the end The shell Is then timed. In
order 10 prevent Gaivanc action between the powder
ard naked brass. The primers are infertei and
herneticaly sealed with drop o. yarnsh. and the
shells arc taken 10 the loading machine. II this
were an ordinary .ijcalibrc cartridge. an ordinary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

Ass,sr.vr srcRrrApY DOES PLAN APPROVED By
LEADING NATIONAL GUARD AND REGULAh
ARMY oFFIcERs-IT PROVIDES FOR or
GANIzED AND RESERVE FORCES WHICH
MAY IN EMERGENCIES BE CALLED
OUT BY THE GOVERNMENT
TENT OF THE BILL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
Steamboats,.

DOSrON AND NEW -ENGLAND POlNIS.
~ VIA SOUND LINES WEEK DAYS OEi'f.
yALL RIVER LINE. Via Newport and reii ny 81 IRON
Pier Is. y r. foot OF MURRAY ST. =. y pie,
eTONINGTON LINE, via Stonington. from rev f'e'
"a N r. one block above Csnal-st. at 600 r. "a.
NORWICH LINE via New Il mon: from f'e' w. ~ 80
r.rt Desbrosses-st. at b:3o J.. VI.
NEW HAVEN-FARE. 81; Excursion. Sl.'O.-
~ Steamer RICHARD PECK leaves Pier 20 =. n.
daily Sundays excepted. arriving In time Tor uaIn
TO Nerden Hartford Springfield &c. Freight steamer
leaves y. N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23
WHAT TRAJECTORY" MEANS.

There is one word used with reference TO rines'
Trajectory" which seems quite formidable TO men
unacoualnted with weapons. II sounds like trigo-
nometry" and vaguely suggests mathematics and
other things profound and abstruse a bullet, Ike
stone when sent Il long distance. has to be thrown
IN into the air at an angle. and It curves gradually
downward again. just enough to hit the object aimed
at The Trajectory IS this curved path Of nsht.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

more burden than 100 OF the DID, and the Initial We
locty is 1000 feet second. compared VIII" Low i'
in the case OF the As calibre
Military reasons forbid a complete recital OF all
tho experiments carried on at Frankford Arsenal
under lieutenant Colonel Farley but many OF them
are exceedingly interesting and have revealed many
new ideas to the officers OF the Army, and VIII FORM
the basis OF much OF the small arms practice OF the
Immediate future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-23

that there Is not an alrshouse In the Empire. ard
not a country in Europe or America so free from
street begging Japan. while the people are
sober. Industrious and economical
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

>holzhs tAe nrizs-~ - Wzl~s - a.
F-osas-1 49, - kzs t-esa r~vlsrr=zl.
- uraazs3 - fhe raj brad e ~ "a
r5un- eVrers n uzu~ tn5 b. uazd
- tha Ea.sz pegzuzr uzl~ rr1lr- Eug-
land hzs Aasi fsr u-arly : e~nra-y and
4 halL All-rr Eiuzrl mas bsrz IA
EssckiazAazz Hzaze- Nexenah-sr s. zSs1-
H sssaisesl azssrr private su7ers. Yzss.zl
aur -e~sian az ~ University Of Elzz-
6Ur-h- spent a war al oxford zzs.
Fursle~i faur-y~2rS- cour~e as ~szsls
Al Cazhrisls-- In ~ - vas z-z,s-
a eolozrl IN rhe British arnv and d.
varrsl Saua- time - th. study q raiI5-
tary raerieS IN amp At the CurTzugA-
Iae Nrzrs zter II visited Cans.siz and
tsr llt~t States b.zlng rsceIVsxi a.
e.ash countries with great enthasiaszz-
1Ae rsssirseR II h-sr-appznent i never
i pleaszur aas- rs ln~amhens came.
tase pzrr n politics. and tradition for
bsllS h51 10 FSr-iciEase n the Affairs
- STATE Tksss CONDITIONS N a EHs-aSssrse
1urcsssi rh= pEins-~-s life. uhich hzS
arel Of IN ornamental character alto
srrasr- AuosE TIE sporting fraternity
Of rhr eaussn~nr b. i known - a -hsss-s.
rsller- Tbs szsarisss1er b. has earned
By wears OF a~votSon - the zzra5n-
-shle and rh~ hstrizg ring two pas
tlnzFs uAieh have f-egE-nrly plzcr~s
h5m IN fn&ncial straits Parlaa s.arrr
rrltrzes3 aim several tiEasS- a. si5si alSo
v ez4fhy frarastss among th~U IKE at.
t=run Hfr~ch. Nh0 b-vsS8zzrhszl Is AZ
hiSh2ess Sl-opa-so n uapafsa Eose>.
re ozlr se-souS pzrSsfir Whirh he hzs
follows ri : fr-~uzsszry. hEs e-afsSzn-a
having repeatedly henouesI h5Ea Mia
el~cflo1 "a tA- gr4nGznzs-erSaip of
EzxausA On Na7rA "a. -. the prsnee
nl1rrl=yi PriaS-SS 1iexzaasrz e D.n-
ElarG Their married iifs las ns,s b~~a
Nit1u1f hirrerm-Ss- Tse nr5nr~~S liz
Al ~ OSh-r SiraS ct ~ paufsh ruxat
family 49, hreugh- Up - Book su.sn
lap~~s Ct all kints WITH hssrrur. ana
ire iunum@rzhte SsezasizzS u7rA urhs-h
~ hzsnausi's uanze hsS as~n cennrcr-
~ zre saisi - have saszPs,S ~ uaru-,sfz
s1re~t disposition Azsou- he sruus~s
81 EaSs1n.3 the princ~sS 90 WaI-S :
fHnle1srly p-oFulzr. - she : nor sulx
\ Haossra wife hur az rhs sarr,-- tim. o.
OF the 1~S- dreSS~rx N Emrar~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

We propose 10 show. gentleni@n Of
the jury said counsel for the defense.
that il Is impossible for the defendant
&C have committed this crime In he
Erst place We vii prove that the de-
tendant was now here near the se-n- Of
the crime az the time the mursler was
committed Next we viii offer the m
cisputable testimony Of persons Who
saw the defendant On the spot and vEisss
did not See the defendant commit the
crime We VII show that 10 poisoc
vas found IN the body Of the DECEASED.
Not only that but we viii proxe that IL
was put there by the prosecution IN sAfs
case We vii Furthermore snow ia.
the deceased committed suicids. AMI
last. but not least. We viii prove bevor.I
the shadow of a doubt. that the d.
ceased Is not dead In view OF al which
eorroborztise facts. genflemsn of tie
jury. We respectfully ask fer IN a.
suitrzl-N- T. Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

tuuti~ here arr more honest men
Khan dishonest u-u in cougre~-. or else
th-y ara compelled 20 b. -r-ssi for fear
OF ronz~slu~nccs. II 5 most izely that
their mural -.sus..- in a uaa iiority Of ca-se~.
j. w-iic.rv-lop-ei. for appropriarinEss lre
carefully canned before being passed
in committee. or IN the forum 81 tir-
ectr.
President Cleveland. however. found
n necessary 70 veto The river an,I bar
is1r appropriation bill. and also the
general deficieucy bill There was an
inm~us= amount Of iobb-rv IN the
ritcr ARID harrison BAN. but nearly every
member % the house Of representatives,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27


enterr-f into Szr aEainsf ta-A
Persia h-rsh 81 wAsea ccEntra~s -
s-entually compelled N acS's'i- . TT
aiu-s demand The Euf11y q ta- Il
dan army. n 1857 ~as -apt'
fectually - her regue~s- 11t ~ -
ward instituted zsA1E rvtor1as =
Asiatic erapl-~- t7erSox PrrsentI-
rrp-titfCu - IT, horrors q a<le
Humanitarian erteTFrsSes q ever.
scriptiun rec~fvea a~r actlse
hrth a. a wuuIza .rd a. a sqFerr =
and III Sreaf ANYWAY s2>.f
uireri kiHETtunl vas e-falli>'''l -'A
her direct A. 'srsas's'- i-lS' a-'ii''7- s'sl<
other oli-serid ra-~r. tAe 2lTrl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

had sl5c~ uf the steal and hence thu
uiil was passed by tvvo-thir1is ma 5or-
IN over thc veto. and the money was
thus appropriated. Fortunately large
SIMS an- eff 70 the discretion Of the
secretary ef var for disbursements. and
the secretary = n no hurry - expend
IL public fursls n--tilrszlv-
The general d~aei~ney bill contained
ty,o rank steals. ami everybody in
Washington knrv that the veto was
right ] be bill was killed By the v-tn.
and euuid Eet be passed by tvo-thirsis
vote a. the river and harrison bali had
b-~-n- Faur wears ago a certain s~n-
atnr. WIN occupied = position Of prom
iuencr and power. inserted an appro-
priarion Of sI.5oo.Qga for the French
spoliatiou claimants. A. an amendment
10 the general deficiency blu. The bin
carried 50 many important Items that
President Harrison did not veto II. and
h-nce the treasury was looted - that
amount During the past session Of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

sggre1ate appropriations amounted %
nearly Sz.oo0.0o0- About ten years aro
the ruunel was r~ady for g-~ AM -
FIRE turning tie water into this viasiuct
the quarterrnsst-r g-ruernl cau-.sl an
Inspector aud he made an honest ~
port EVERY chv VAS amazed 70 learn
That n enermous sum Of s. 9ssl. aoU
had been actually thrown away The
Funnel was uarie~s. ard had ben cor
strurfrd not for rhr purpose 81 carry
ny water. bHt for The purpo~a % rob
bling the government The hole n the
grnuud WIS there but The brick work
Hnir- eaS sr awful botch. Common
plaster irste13 Of c-uleut had ben
used tirrat hols-~ shove me hrSck work
were left anhliesi. and the pressure Of
water u-uld have broken down TIE
brick lining almost immediately Th-
contractors csred nothing for tra-
All tary wanted was 80 haze the tunnel
accepted hy the governments. - that
-hey ruuid draw their fual moneys
from rhe treasury. and g~t awax tom
Washington as ~ocn IS possible
The tnuuet = still Their 7, has
never h-en used. and Il cannot b. us.,i
without the expenditure Of az least ru-
other million dollars. Moreover. other
appropriations might - nlisSp-nt in
that same hole. and nobody seems 10
be willing 20 take the responsibility CT
recommending that the work ne tak=n
up amt honesty completed
That = only a sample Of The methods
employed by INSCRIPTIONS men 20 ret
money from the treasury without rrn-
.ierlug an equivalent for IT, We recent
D. have touu,i another little steal gong
on. anr ir Is of such 4 per-y nature that
uobo-iy would have suspected H. We
arr not surprised when We 80 u.-u
reaching fur hundreds Of thousands or
millions. bur wc never evp--ct men 20
undertake iitfle obs for few Thousand
dollars In other words. little thieves
do not abound 7mony men who have
attained positions and secured reeCg-
nition n~fore the executive DEPART
nneut~. ar rho have the privilege Of Gn-
INK bus ness ON Capitol Hill The list
discovery Of corruption involves only
the sum Of Ss.eoo. AMI out Of that tk-
contractor could not have made mere
than S+.oo0. although he migh- have
ulzsle a. Least 5000 Il he hal done his
work honestIv-
Opposite this CITY. on the Virginia
~i-,hrs. there i cavalry past called
Fort Myer- + i near Arlington GENE
terry and in plain view of Washington.
For several years Their has b-en cons IL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27
rsEs. uTEEzRY IsoTss

Tie authorized lie Ct Lady 6SzTscn =
=, =. written BIZ her trs~nd- W Il y Z
las. Mo rs becz appointed tor t1@s
purpose b. her executors
A Lczacu publisher : FrrPar1rS .
-b.au.v boo&-- Azzong the Forsr7'' :
!. NIL contain vii - o1e q Mr. tecr1-e
Cu-zc-. formerly NSss Letter. Of Chiea-
20 and Washington
william Racks winter hoE7e has fer
u-n-v wears h~~z az Pzsf17 no'sse'
R-ixh-e-. and l. i here thaEhe writes
- novels. The suuEerS be spends n
the Scottish Highlands
Ts-uFse d - Rance. otAer7xlse t''ll1sa-
= stir a. strc1ur.s st-lser Il me sse
az s a ~ksn So be--zz her Literary
sa-ser II eazIv EirIhOod- She vas bern
AZ Bu-v s. EdzuzS-s- and though o;
F--ch s~sc~z.. paszes noss OF her tizs
- Lee
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

Aeid up 70 the World - : pattern Of a
man and husband The praise came to-
Late however 70 Please tae ga=-r. who
saAoNed hep devotion 70 rh- memory OF
her g-auscr- BY rruaining faithful 70 II
during taeir q wears % nzrrse-f If
the saeen aid hsr eonsort were hlrS~-,l
vita nius children ali Of - h,sza ar Tx
ing eNc~pr Leopold duke q Agbanv.
who dl-d N1rrh =. ISS9. and Princess
Alie~- wife o. Grand Dssk- Frr-l~r;,.lz
William Of Hess Who died ner-ub.r~
- is The Children srill lirins- m,
Albert Edward. prince q Wal-S ~
duke OF SaNe-S osnrg-ssotha- tn. as,k-
Of CoEnauShr- The empress Fre~Erri..s -
Germany Frinc-~< Christian 81 H.
MARI Frineess LoazSe. wife ~ H.
marquis OF Lorns. and Princess Rea.rsr~
"hn~e husoand- Prince Henry Of Bat
t=noerg. Did ree~rflv IN south af-sra
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27
a LESSON IN CHARITY
Isezp-asIv~ FhEGathr~psc Deed az I.
EEx-rpa.sz Man

Iserp-usIx~ FhEfGathrvspsc Deed az /.
Elv-rpasi MAJ
One Of 1hos- trus--heart~ss chaps or-s n
read OF IN rumances nlstsis his apF'sar~
ance IN Liverpool u few DAYS a-.o and his
syElpathies verc at cuee aroused lly tls..
sight o. thrve or four men waiting far
work
IN % hanged r ii isn-t tough. = n ~
pli~d. when they told ann they hsslr,'t
ha,, any work for a month ~Hovs.
would You Ike some OYSTERS
They susavisevi their isrS rs way Of ~
ply, aHd - gathered mp \ crowd Of
eight. Haarvh-,i them u 4 ash shop md
orVserrsi oyster strssS for each one
1T Just sioss nv s.1ui good u. SO them
rst.~ he said 20 rhe owner q the pIae-.
A. the eight got 70 WorS-
les. it, beautiful SCAT. was lie
reply
1t makes me- frcI god in hrr~.- tou-
tinue'i ths stranger from Nzn~hrssrr.
las ing his hand On his heart
y goosi dry-'i bring irs ovn reysar-i. =
Wa the soft answer og the shopkeep-r.
a. be calculated his pro6ts
= can't w. therr-I aluSr tlss further
goo4>~ said the big-hsarfe,i Srrznxrr.
aEd he rushed otlt and bruught IN sh-c~
aegroes. \ chiunry-ssss, rI,. two h.svS
anu an old woman. and ordered more
oysters The - People went for
oyster soup IN manner To aulza-.
anu their guardian nusisesi the shap-
keeper in th~ ribs ami said -see the
gentle lambs, ca. that could feed he
poor Of all IiRcaShir-,-
You are good man. and Heaven a n
reward yosl,- rePIi-d the proprietor. a.
~ allied the dishss sp sgain-
The stranger said he wanted 10 bring
IN Just rye more. 80 a. 20 say that he ed
an even score and b. rushed cut after
them. While the shopkerp ~ert after
more oxSfrrs. etc
The stranger did not =
The = in the shoo -.r'hefr plates
clezn ane delarr~sl in ~ fusl Pruc--sSi,.E.
and the IasH oIs~ had passed. out t--s5srs.
the man " he furnished the soup had s-us
through waiting for he return II tie
big-heartesi stranger
There were oarhs and slang phrases.
anu WarehUoryis and expressions. de-
liverei in the PurpSt English. but = hat
materrd Il 10 the Is soup d=yourers- Who
drew up N a line opposite. and rssolSssi
that them oysters last touched tie
I spot--Spa-e Moments.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

N~xr IN suec~ssioR - ne prsze~ q,
Na4sS : t'eorl<s. duke % Yorz- n =, N.
oora Juzr = - He = Tie secozi
eaila q yhe prine~ and prirc~~S o.
y as. rnsfr eisless sou. Albert V5eto~,
having Died 5an1ary =. I>s-- AIb~r,
N1etor Was eEE1-rd 10 Prinr-Ss lfarv
OF EerS- and AFTER his d~a-h t,~o-,-.
to-aS hlS plac- not cnlv IN TIE Inc 4.
s7icS~sSloa- but al~o n rk= brssse-rosr
q - a77cr~- TIE 1lGrrfzge c.ccar-ins,
81 @u1y < 1ssl The duke Of York :
Enown a. the sailor priae~.- and i
H~ii A<rsi- although be Is said 10 be Tar
from perfect IN his Esanner< or u,,-,l.
g. " WFTPPFER-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

ONE Way OF FURNISHING WATER
congress the sane senator champione-I
the French snoliations claimants again.
I'm the secret OF committee rpom. but
did not 10 20 on the floor Of the senate.
On the contrary. ne fnrrusresi tine work
- another senator. VITO proposed the
amendment providing Sl,9oo.ao0 for
French spoliAricn claims. while The
principal s-nator WAs ansent from the
senate chamber for few minutes.
That enahie,i the chief manager 70 say.
II ever accused Of iobbery- Thou eanss
nof So did IT
The same appropriation bill opened
the Wav fer enormous appropriations
under what Is known as the Bow n.zp
act n the ball had become Law. there
would have been fully $40. Co.,
COO drawn from the treasury In
side Of ten years. for the payment Of
obsolete and unworthy claims Bat
the president vetoed the ball. and there
BY rendered his COUNTRY great service
Senator's ana representatives who voted
for the big steals referred 20 would not
Listen 70 the demands Of smaller and
more deserving claimants.
But not only during the sessions Of
congress arr the eormorantS here Th<v
are With rs all the time. trying and
scheming 70 get their hands into the
treasury There are seheners and plot
tiers Of every description. ard not ore Of
them SCENE 20 think that II : wrong 70
sNzindle the federal government
Fifre~n yearzago appropriationswer~
made for the purpose Of constructing n
tunRrl \ mii- loag. . CARY water -
a section az this city = hicn Was not sell
supplied Tie tunnel was constructed
under rhr direction o. engineers Of he
array, and When il go completed the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27
POOR OLD UNCLE SAN.
Almost Everybody Tries % Loot
BIS Treasury
bag rhier-. ami LFfsI- rhI-x-- ~ IN.
score steal MONEY FROM the tow
eramsuf- How They wara
Their >~h~me~

Mrn WHO call themselves respectable.
and "a ho are -olurriE zes called honor.
s0s-. often rry to loot the natssnal trraz-
cry; and faey 10 not seem 70 have ans
taans~ - conscience.
The prpte~tion Afforded -he treasury
bv the senators aul representatives IN
congress. and part icuLarly the chair
f-n of Prs rouiuitte~s on apprupria-
tons. guarautecs safery p -he public
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

ne Homentous poiisieal events. n
~hach saue~1 Victoria took an ACTIVE
part can y eouuted by the scur-. IN
her r-tgn the poPularioE OF TIE nah
e country Increased from =. 300 Goa =,
lose On fs-aol-lQc. ard HAT Of tn co..
1uieS has grown from 4-aec.osa "a y
soassa- A. empress - Ind7a ksr rus.
extends over MARRY i-5Qo.ona sssua--
miles with a population % 20. aaa. 80.
In i-ss sh- declared Vssr against R,,ssi,-
ane- IN alliance uirh Fraus-e and a.
kss'- coHipeAis'i the - Peaersburg gov
ernuieai - sise ~ its iatrntiaa q 50
M constzHtlaol.l-. In ls.s -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

p ne way. Cesar asked I l,--~-7.
s-aFsia- tanning herself lzagu5slr =.
ne count disposed Of szti<faerorilv -
rather think .. rspliesi her 6-,.s
er' sisHineaatly. displaying a small ~.
sxgGiS81ely-ehasei vial. whiea rh-,l--,,-'
- Aad earslsSzly Neglected 10 l.b.17-
Sc tie drop oa hz.apD--l- :.
lunrheon-- A. =
: NeiA-aur I do visa Cesar -,
Soa'a cure yourself q th- b,I,s- y
csing slang Il : positively -, - =
iHg--Trurh- -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-08-27

Johnnie-Nl. din't know pa was 50
aWfal strong. did yOu2
Ma-No. indeed.
Well ~ mast BE- 'eaas- I h-arti hin,
SAY thzt he ihrrw the board q alder
Ha~n iAst nIghs for the drinkz---Yoa-
kers Gazette.