Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-05-28

NHA -ss14e Wz NaE gAENl atEr4HffIN% AAF
features q err city While yeu are here
We vant ycg % feel that it J. not only
our city. bat that By reason II is being
Nisssssippis. e. j. yours also. ard that
y0u and sll Mississ.ppians. as well a. our
selves have reason 70 be- prrud q L.
MERRIAM j. considerably larger and
more important that il was when the
F'rrss Association assembled heFv les
thsn tea Years aEp. At that time. In i>Sd
ue bad less than 100so inhabitants. ~
day We have 1880 I .ay iJ.oss' striv-
INK % -p~sk within the boundaries e eva
sTrvarlsm. preferriu< 20 claim t1p few
than too many. Now. s1me af our rial
estate men and oth-r live brlstlin- citizens
wh"m you VII fall in With. viii tell yar
that we have 4 p1pulstica 20 lTssst senis
wli1 say iS.0ss,. ant sol1s 20tsti. bat I'm
paii a salary Re- tell the truth. ssd. uu.isr
such rircuuls stances. 10 not feel Jussinel
in tryinS o. kecP NJ with the general pro
cession- The average Meridian mans
th@rmouvter % enumeration never fafS
Ton bow \ business u1au e our city re-
Gently. ia Connection with o.her advertis-
in-; matter. had printed leaHss. eoutatn-
5u< a Do - facts about Meridian fer
general jistrihutipu Among the numsr-
sus other facts enumerated. all u whieh
were strictly true. b. bad sratsm~ur
tn The eject that Mvrbiian has paved
streets and sitewaIks- He vas 80 gisr-
iugly of 10 this statement that I asked
him why h. shouhi care Co disrrs,lit his
eatire list with this statement Ills ready
answer vas. We have voteI bousfs to
pave th- streets AMI sidewalks and an
sertain before thiS circular gets we'll cir
culare,l and has it, effect. the ravins VIII
b. blown. aud thought 1 might a. wsll
put II "a the list
its f4rre q habit that makes Merriam
msu push ahead IN th5> mznuer- Their
excuse Is similar 10. yet the opposite II
The excuse gwen by the oh usSrp woman
in behalf - h-r sem EphFaiul. for hi>
failure % comply with 4 e',utraet uaasle y
u eiss uIR ens- day meeting Ephrainl. *
tracsel frum him q prasniss- te come over
early the next morning and put in a day
work az puiIln. f1siler. ana eujeining on
him the Necessity 4 owning early Eph-
rain assured him b would b. en- hand
without flH AZ the appointed hour II
r. l-awsf spared him pr'sviSl whigh a
si1rky aiways attaches e. every contract
whirh i q b. carried out "a tho future.
Unfortunately. during the afternoon. Eph-
rain ste mere warerusslaus than be paid
for AMI durin- rhs night his spirit passed
into shat undiscovered cuautry- from
whose harrne uu rrsveier rsrurnS- The
uexs morning III. Disappointed white ul.au
ues Knowing rhs. situatiau. Fr.is. impatient
" up CD III. huuhls hnuis K tn. d1rkv.
alt @, the oid mother. whe appeared At
tho cabin ,ta.sr IN sa>urr To- his ~aii. Iet Is
al S1rts - uucumpliu.utary spithess
about Ephraim and bis character foe tar
diue~s ari Svu"rai ltzins>>. = whfch.
when the torrent ~ abgSs had cvass'l -
fs~. the e0lare,I mother msskiy Fspi5s,L
~Na1u have ter -sSu.. F.7h dts navniu' +.
NJ Brvwn. kaze Eph-he's dad
X gentlemen e the a~snciati1u- when
yea hear a Mertiiau ciiiEru making state
ll~ut~ - 70 what We have heEs. trtle
beyond WHIST the case I'm hand warrants.
you must simply excuse him. ns,t because
his dead hut h.syauss. he's ahve. anil art-
i've znd wi.l. awak-- au.l folI1 wing III.
,iietatss e kis MERRIAM u1rure 10 help
ru-h she town si1u-
-. We are keeping within safe. e,susrrv-
alive and fair limits uhsn I tell Yea that
~iue,. sh.- eva~uS IT i>cst cur population
has fn.-r.s>-,l frum Iu.sS-t To- t5tsa IN
t>;ss There arr very fsw vacant houses.
anil buihIn= * ceutinuslly gong eu- the
uex r,Stiear.ss beng asvupj--E a. raufsIly
a. they sre haz<hs,l The ulasg imposing
an.s 6ne>t equipped halsi IN Mississippi a
hassl whEb- IN at - IT. appointments.
wanli b credit q 4 ssfy - murh lar-vr
>iz-- >tausls inst arroSs the street from
ra.s haH By far the largest mercantile
s~tahllshmsuts IN the Stats-aue q Try
-,.-lS AMI III. other I srsc,ry establish
uizn;-sr~ in Meridian Ths pressis>t.
uaSt CONNEXIONS uuSt es.uvvuisut opera
house ia your Ssste : in tbs city Al
rhsSs have been buiif since the last visit
ef the Press A>saeist5su here They ars
al within a stogs's throw ef where you
now ~. aud wr here yea viii make It i
rssut Z, SO them whils yen are herr
We are -ain= a4sad al the time In
1>sEI us hui.had n5nstsen n.iiss Of sewers.
aud are stN extsutliuS thea: voted the
iS<uauee Z uaniripal tsIusis % the sm0unt
II SIucstssf fer >treef aa1 sidewalk paw
INK contracted for sevsnty-eve additional
>trsvr E<hts. secured al eiertrie srrvsi
raIlrlad. er-anlrssi. through private enter
Prise. SII0ssa cotton factory. which
viii S.soa begin 0peratiou- erected two al
! dItiouaI public school buildings. AMI had
the SmaIlpox-aH in she same year-hs
sjsiss various and sHu,lry other 1iner in
sluStries AID achievements. te-a numerous
L. msniioa-
: Bes5,les our ave publie schools "ul
) MANY private sch,-,IS 3ul co5Ie-e<. insdusl
fuS cur business evlle.c. Que ef thu char
astsristic features u Meridian : bel
factories canney suumerate them
I You must visit them and So With you
/ ayu syes What MerHlisa manufactures
Ia these INSTITUTIONS W. have over s.
b. gsoOso Invested They afford employ
u1aat 10 about 1-Slo 90 Lao hands. ans
2 through their Pay roiIs : distributed frvu
+ SI>.0.n To $31so per week The loves
Z weekly paw I'll It cue Il these f5e5oris-
: : SlOu thu highest i SI0.tso Tn
doors Of an z these are oqen 10 you ans
am sugharize,l 10 extend you eorlla
Invitation % visit each AMI all
2 Daring your visit W. want o. give yOl
? a nile on tbs only elecsrjc street raiIwa,
> in Mississippi This l. eur very hates
: acquisition. completed only last month
: bat il vii not bong euiny th. dlStinetiu,
: Of beiu- the newest thing in tewu. f9
+ sson the whistle ~ the cotton f5etary wi
sound AMI it. Wheels au,' machinery BE-
d -in u move
Y There are. A. vet. ~ paved streets II
1AeE4s4AAlA We ~.tEEN u NAN x "
had a few EosatSea RAYS. - cathode o
y rays. a. they are vsrIs1sly termed
and By means % them shousi attempt Z
= la.k into the future. sm certain yui
b. would $50 plainly shadaNe.l !. MERRIAM
usar future the halt>.Eale>s paved street
Z and sidewalks q he faund anywhere i
The STATE We arc moving asW upon TIN
a Work. and these PAVING improvements vi
an m1tsEializs duria< the present year.
But I mi<ht taik 81 dsy ab.iuf Msrb1iai
I auI hsr iussitufurS I waut O. say %
thing about Mississippi MERRIAM l. N
.n'y cry with prospects 1a-l possibilities
4 bur she IS IN a State that Is -5est in NOR
rv-rs--tS than ene
- It i university eoues,le1 that Miss,
J.. sippt : Pre-euliueutiy Al aSriezlrura
STATE. that here = xhere lies her naruru
strength The Mississippi -H.ust-b.ox
issued last year. gather to-eth~r soa
Il facts frum the eleventh Taite,I State
l-..rssrss -ssr.arrz ana r.-taSasrzz them - =