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Example,,

Uneasy Passenger Con an ocean
steamshlp)-Doesn't the vessel tip
frightfullyl
Dignified Steward-The vessel,
mum, is trying to set good exam
pie to the passengers. Strand Mag.
azine.
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GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

Whereas, E. W. Frey, Administrator of
q. Ellington's estate represents to the
court that il his petition, duly filed and
entered ON record, that he has fully admins
istered G E!lington's estate. This is
therefore to cite all persons concerned,
kindred and creditors, to show cause, if
any they can, why said administrator
should not be discharged from his admins
istration, and receive letters of dismission
on the first Monday in April, 1897
j. u. STONE, Ordinary.
Jan. Attn, 1897.
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GEORGIA-COBB CoUNTYEc< =
The appraisers appointed to SIT 20
twelve months support to Hans )
Delk. widow Of jackson Delk, deGexsedl
out OF said deceasel's estate having made
their report, therefore all parties Interests
ed are hereby notified that said applicac
ton will be heard at my Office on the
first Monday in Mach, next, February
2, 1897. I'M. STONE, Ordinary.
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REPAIR SHOP.
Repairing UphOEteTIng and Renewing
Furniture

DoLe on as reasonable terms as can be
afforded. l will do house painting and
Calcimining also. A trial is all | ask to
convince the public that do good work
The patronage of the community is re-
specially solicited
JOHN KIMBLE.
Shop in rear of Schilling's Store, on
McLelland st.
Preparing Baby Carriages 8 Specially.
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satisfaction.
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Harper's Bazaar
I'M 1897

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for women, will enter upon its Thirteenth vol
ume in 1897.
As Fashion journal it is unsurpassed, and is
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letter on current fashions from Paris. In New
York Fashions, and in the f0rtnightly pattern
sheet supplement, ladies find full details, direc-
tions, and diagrams for gowns, wraps, and chill
drens clothing. Sandoz, Baude and Chapus
draw and engrave the newest and finest Partisan
designs every week.
The serials for 1897 will be- The Red Bridge
Neghborhood, by Maria Louise Poo; and Father
Quinnallion, by Octave Thanet. Short stories
will be constantly presented by brilliant writer's,
among whom are Mary L. wilkins, Harriet Pres.
colt Spoffor1, Marion Harland, Ruth McEnery
Stuart, Viola Roseboro, and Margaret Sutton
Briscoe,
What Women are Doing in various parts of the
Union will form series of special interest
Other interesting features are the Outdoor
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at Y
snU ISIS Prize Medal Garden Seed. The,
asirow, but produce the finest vegetables.
ssne largest seed grower in America
ldfA KEN MORE PRIZES THAN ANY oTHBI
\ ~, nist seed is the most popular With mar.
sPtoTAToEs.--We nave four varieties O
Nova Scotia potatoes. We Venture {,
we have the only genuine Nova Scotia
IN the city they cost only a few cent?
peck tharcheap western stock, and you
on them to be.the earliest and most bro.
that you can buyA We get them direcl
east, no chance for substitution.
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|dinner. | could not imagine what
was the excitement among them the
hrst day | was out at that hour.
Presently l saw part of the daily
distribution on bustling Chiaia.
There were cats there who seemed
to watch what was dealt out tothem
very critically, as if they intended
to make complaint if their dinner
was not as good as it ought to be.
In Florence the cats enjoy the
freedom they love, and never did l
see one chased or looking timid and
anxious as if uncertain where to run
10. l remember a cat l used to pass
near the old Medici church of San
Splrlto. She seemed to live on one
OF the upper floors of tall house,
and she could only look up to her
window by sitting in the middle of
the street. She would never answer
my greeting, but continued to look
up as if watching her friends or per-
haps signaling to them that she was
ready to go home.
There is a special cat church in
Florence-San Lorenzo, the church
IN which so many Medici are buried.
don't know whether that family
was particularly fond of cats or how
1T happened, but the cloisters of San
Lorenzo are reserved for homeless
cats, whether they come there by
themselves or are brought by people
who want to dispose of them.
had read i'll my guidebook that
these animals are. fed every day at
noon from scraps brought in by peo-
pie in the neighhorhood, so l was
particular to time my first visit at
noon and was disappointed to hear
that for some reason the breakfast
hour had been changed to 8 a. m.
There is Il large, raised green center
In the cloisters, on which grow some
shrubs and trees, and asleep under
the bushes or lettering around the
stone ledge that inclosed the green
We're dozen or two of the charity
cats. Legend says they are witches,
who have consented to take THIS
harmless shape and to keep out of
mischief. They were rather dilap-
ldated looking lot, but still interest
ing, because all cats have great
deal of individuality and when pos
sible of independence also.
I cannot envy the horses and dogs
of Italy, and certainly not the birds,
but if had to be changed into an ami
NAL might choose to be an Italian
cat.-Our Animal Friends
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NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDI.
TORS

All persons having demands against
the estate of Robt Lemon, Sr., deceased,
are hereby notified to render in their de,
mands to the undersigned according to
law +; and all persons indebted to said es~
Safe are required 10 make immediate pay
ment. E. W. FREY. Admr.
of r. Lemon, ST., decd.
Jan. 4th, 1897.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
CONDENSED TELEoRAMS

Gov. ADAMS Of Colorado on tho eath
signed the bill abolishing capital pun
ishns in that State.
THE boiler OF a portable sawnill ex-
ploded At Augusta. Ky, on the eoth,
killing two men and fatally iniurins
three o:hera
A HUNDRED masked men destroyed
four toll gates in Garrard county, Ken
tucky, on the night Of the e9th- They
shreatsnsd the directors Of gate keepers
with death il any more toll 10 collected
A STRIKE Of the steam Itters in New
York city, in which between 5000 and
8, 900 men may be involved. was declared
Goth. whom over i.ooo steam n,ters re-
fused TO go to work In their shops
FouE despsradoes from the Indian
Territory, armed with winchesters,
we're captured near Bentonville. Ark,
ON the s7th. where quick attention was
given them BY the grand jury.
Mas. MARGARET ]. PRESTON. the we'll
known writer OF Southern war poetry,
died at Baltimore, Nd, on tho 2sth.
TIE Northern Colorado coal operators
combine has been dissolved and the
price Of coal has dropped from - TO
S. so per ton
The thread mills at Kssrney, N. j.,
we're closed indehnitsly ON the a7th.
Throwing out of empioymsns over 1000
banda
The rainfall at Fort Worth. Tex. on
the 2ssh was the hardest yesrs The
water WAS over city several feet deep
in some places. and much damage re-
suited.
THE Kansas insurance commissioner
charges the old-lins life insurance COM
paniss with maintaining . combine. and
threatens TO bar them from that State
FAnuREs the past week have been 2sl
in the United States. against $50 last
year. and 50 in Canada. against 30 las.
year.
The statement Of she condition Of the
condition OF the treasury on the aoth
shows: Available cash balance, seis,
Iss7. s6a; gold reserve. si5i. sos. Isl.
The Security Building and Loan Asso-
citation of Philadelphia, Pa. assigned on
the s6lh. Liabilities, ss5.ooo, assets
about $40, 900 less
THREE men were blown to atoms and
ten other persons injured by an explo-
sion Of nitro-glycerine At the Rspauno
chemical works. near Philadelphia, Pa.
on the 26th-
NEAR Mount Giie4d. Ky.. ca the assh.
Amos Riggs shot and killed Young Boyd
ssd his father, w. 3 Beyd
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01


the Mss rr-m,s-.s sssisss-s. In the
tsit-a ~s.t~-l 4. . H..sa Of the ftas~ii
H~t~t. ~. te~i. rssA Nearly an Ouaes
81 rru--t~ s~td
~. Lcrr~. Marrh eal-Tsr. George n.
rarinse.s on- - the most prominent
biologists q the q nit-d States and .
chemist known frosn enc end Of the
eoantry - the other. committed sui
eide al the Linsieil hotel. Saturday
night hy taking PruSsie acid
Dr. Purinton was a candidate for the
ofics ~ assistant secretary II sgricul-
turc. and was recomms nded for that
Pssitioa by some os the leading rn.n cf
the west.
When registering at the Office Of the
Lindell the intending suicide left or
ders that he hc called promptly at Il
o'clock, ~ he had an important en-
gagcment at that hour.
Promptly at I. o'clock there was .
knock on the door at i.T. M an sver.
The boy. the same who had show. the
guest Ia the room. remembered tn. in
junction he had left and after knock
ing again, and yet again, tried tho
mob.
The door was not locked and he
entered.
stopping at the side of the bed the
lad spoke to the guest who. undrrSscd.
lay a. II sound asleep. There was no
reply. bending over he tried 10 rouse
the man. and then for the first time
ing to awake one who slept TO wake no
more.
Reporting his discovery at the office,
word was promptly t.lcphoned to the
police.
ON u center table In the room were
found bottle aud glass which told
how the suicide had been committed.
IL was an ounce bottle and in glaring
evidence upon the label was the skull
and the word poison" both printed in
red ink.
Beneath these were the two words
''rrusSic acid
There were only two or three drops
left in the bottle. TN the bed near the
right hand Of the dead man was n glass.
This also contained a few drops Of the
poison. None had been spilled on tho
carpet, ON the bed clothes or on tho
table.
Nearly an ounce of prussic acidi
Death must have been instantaneous.
IL was evident that after carefully
undressing he had poured the contents
of the phial into the tumbler. had
walked to the bed, turned down the
clothes, then lying between the sheets,
had drawn them up close to his neck.
leaving his right arm and the hand
holding the glass free. Then he drained
the contents. and his hand with the
tumblcr fell to his side.
lie was dead. IL must have been
welcome death. for the smile was
framed on his face when the fatal
draught extinguished life as quickly a.
a breath docs a candle flame.
Dr. furinton lived with his wife in
an elegantly furnished fist at soo5A
Laclesie avenue. and the breaking Of
the news To the bercaved wife com
pletely pro~trated her. No cause is
known for the deed unless IL be fnan-
cial embarrassment
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
A kincLY WARNING.

The Widest Enthasls-sn Displayed ny the
the er~~ks War wnhset pssrtes
rhr~strnst The st~sm.r usrsafise sr-
sur~st sad Her large J~ttt-.n~a Earv-
p~.n tronr-- seat s~ Protect the Water
rappiy Of esn~s-
rsrKA-. March e<-kinw tseorgr ~
esived correspondent at the palace
Friday. at which time he uttered a
kiuggy threat which brings the great
powers face IN face with a war tha,
will smash the Turkish empire and
turn central EHropc into chaos
The great powsrs should take warn
in~ a-fnr,, IL y tn late, said the king.
-'Tft. Greek nation can not endure this
ssase of aaairs much longer, and the
situation will become uncontrol-
able. The world has never bc-
for Witnessed such q spectacle -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
NEWS AND NOTES.
FIFTy-FlrTH CONGRESS.


II the x~-... -. -. -.
aon 81 fcrtv rni,...s -. sus. ~ ~ oprn 90
troau~.-f .,s nessiy '' ohS Ners In
from commi,s.-- .,-...., - - ,.po',s eack
homestead hlIl All A. ,-.-.,---ss. w, - -
the provision A. ~ e,.n,.,s.. ~. .laa
In. four great apprnrrl.,i,,, Nm ,Ss,'a
turzi the r,.,i,- ~, - -, - - teH-
erai def,ciencx-r,r- 49,. =, -. - 80
on spprouriatton. ..s',..., :. - 80 lla.s.e
calling apnn the ,-,xi,,.r, - .s-,,. 20
In the Or gu,r a.. ~ ~. s- .as :
bill was rad bx IN. ei.-s -, -. 80. =. ~ ~
op~n-.i hv NJ n,,w1- s.,,- M ~, ai..uS-ioo .
tdemL. Aial IN eonc~isi,, n.s's .r-..'ss- -
and s~alu<, rollo~~-, -...s. :, sss.,-,. =. -.
house took a r,r~.. ,,-,,,i -. -. "a.
was continued
IL the .-n..~ o- ~. %, s-..
BY Mr. AIlr, s,~.- 49, s...s'a .-s's.. - w 80
mlttee ON efysl .rrvts. =, .-..,,~ -. -
uis~al Of err,.In .--,,a-.- =, - - -
animal tssa.tyv l., - . - sas-a- = =.
s-1fsai .}~uurr<~x,,, 20 vr~ ~.~~r - n -
and was. asr,r .r,.,,,rr.., ..,...., 49,
bills were paxsrt ,rnons ,n.,,, - :. -.
tents 10 ro.-s sus.~~-~. - - - -.
dueexi In ~. ho,,.. ~. ...,S.,- -
bin was eo,,i,,.t ~.---.i -..sss ~ s.e -.
made in favor ~ "a 4, ,r,.,.,,s.. - -. -1e
posed measure. Tne .en.,. s,,., --.,,...s.
propriatsnr ss an IN .,an,. ~. ..r-.,.-. =,
war tn us,rrh,~. ,.,,- 90 a.. s,.,-.,-- -.
tins o. ,hc ui<<ix.,r,,,, v.i,.. s....N - "
10 An evening" s,xs,or .,sx,,.., :, s,..,'s.ss..
Of tho tariff bfIi vAs h.ia
Iy the s.r.,. q, ~. s.,s -. .,.,
bin wa. rrpor,as n.-E 4, ,ns 80. - 49, :.
passed ,ne ho.-. .ns -. ,s.--. = - ~ y
dar. Mr. AIirn ir,rr.,r,s., !. nsn - -. -,
and annulrent of ~. .sv,t -.-,,s... =. -,
of All e,s..,,sx. 80. ,'-.... -, IN,
70 restrict ths exnIhs,ian :, s,n.,..s... M
trations of prt,. s,~h,. "a. r.ss--s, - -. 80,
ciarv Committee Tne s.n.,s ar, -, 49,
exrcutive .e~xior r, ,ss -. ~. -,
day's general debate on IN. p,r~s.~ ,.-sc ns,,
was partirlra.e., n, ~, ,.-.. ..r-s :,
erx an h.,th ~is~~ ~ ~. -. 1.a,h..s.''s
nex- or,u,ie., ~. a,,.,,t-,, :, a.. 80.
-,
a., ~ s.'. -,.n' NJ Iioss, a. rams :
-lsss -e,s =, ~ so....'see On ps'sneses anu
,r..,s.-. =, -. 1ta. sa.s nc nsi no' salie1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
LYnCHiNG TALKED or
For an Org anizea BAND of Murderers and
Bobbers.

CEARrIsroS, w. Va. March est
has been suspected that al organized
band of murderers and robbers has
been operating near Montgomery. Sew
eral persons have mys.eriousiy disap-
peared and numerous robberies have
been perpetrated- Last week Wiley
Lewis, eolored. while intoxicated,
boasted that he knew something of the
disappearance. and said proof of his
statement could be found in the aban-
doned Straughan mine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

WASHINGTON, March 2s.--A commit
tee of women representing the "Aead-
emy Of Forty headed by sara A.
Spencer and Ruth g. n. Havens, saw
the president yesterday in reference TO
the executive regulation which pe.-
mits discrimination against womrn
who propose to enter the civil service
This rule says that whenever the sex
of those whose names are to be certi-
fed for appointment is fixed By law.
etc, the names of the sex so specified
shall be certified. but in other eases
certiication shall be made without re-
gard TO the sex.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
PICKED UP AT SEA.
stxteea More OF the Steamer Sc. Naxzires
People Rescaed.

GsEESocx, March 2o.-The report
that the steamer Yanariva- q British
tramp vessel from Newport News for
Glasgow. had picked up some of the
survivors of the foundered French
steamer ST. Nazaire turps out TO have
been correct The Yanariva arrived
here yesterday aud at once reported
that she had rescued i6 of those who
had been on the Inflated steamer and
who had taken TO a small boat .ust be-
fnr= the 81 Nazaire went down,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
Finding of Pc..ee Court Against Slot Ma
chimes Affrred.

CINCINNATI March 3s.-Yesterday
the circuit court affirmed the finding
Of the police court in the cases Of the
proprieto-s of slot machines who were
fined in that court for exhibiting
games of chance.
The plaintiffs. Is in number, APP
pealed from the lower court on the
ground that they were refused trial
by jury. The upper court, in affirm
ing, holds that where the penalty for
an offense is only a line a jury may be
refused The fines stand as Assessed by
the lower court
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

Revenue Inspector W. IL Cross and
Deputy Marshal Anderson made . very
successful expedition into the Illicit,
distiliing region Of Pontotoc county re-
Gently. They captured one 6O-gallon
still near Thaxton's and a i+ogallon
ono about twenty miles south of Pom
totoc- Both we're destroyed. Mr.. Cross
Is proving himself one OF the most
efficient officers in tho South, as his un-
eeasing diligence Is responsible for
many OF the captures lately made in
this section.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

George Howard was arrested and ialled
at New Albany las, week at the in
stance Of dstsstives who have bsen
''shaiowing- him ,or sons time. lie
Is charged With murder in MinnssotA
in is3@ Hs 10 IN Intelligent young
man. about q years of age: has lived in
S~~ Aibaay ever tao years. and has
been Industrious and ssil-bebaved. II
- underwood that . large reward has
been offered Zoe bis apprehension. II is
IN 1oaht wa.thsr be 10 the party
vzntet
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01


Wsshin<tsr. Nsr~h - TIE reits-tsg g
special river haiistia m. b~~n i---~d ny the
~esth-r bar~sas
The Hood wave ts .fiii 81 eslr.. which
shs~- . rtsti.ssry xsaxs r-sais< st.s feet
Tor the past fear asy.
There b great danger y-t - essa- froa.
the flood ia the region frcm ust~.s .oath-
ward tn >-w Orleans.
The river will esnftnae to rise Zoe ct Isase
ten day. In the r~xses rrom Hes~ns .sssa-
wsrd To Nicksbsrx aud - rise aart.x .
longer period froa Ns~ksharx ssath~sr,t.
~ No break o~esrs hsfsr~. f~.e~. viii s>
subjected to the xr~at~>t strsin .ssat
Ap-si fo.ts -eatb-s-t .r.sn>asr - se.ssrs
Nissi.-ipps and Loasslsaz- si.saIa the l.-
wees hr-st. the result VII h~ one of the
nso-t atss,trous roods ever knovs.
Weather eonii,ions now tsdiei.fs ssisii-
ticnsi heavy rainfall IA IN. rs,adi- sad
lower Mississippi valleys. which will ma
tertsisy intensity the food conditions.
Those living In districts ov~rrowed IN
former year. shoasd he oa the safe aide aad
transfer stock aud movable property tn
p,sr~s of known safety while there h. yes
time. WILLIS l. MOORE
thler
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

The Gulf 4 Ship Island Railroad
last week paid late she STATE treasury
$4,000. the same being the amour, due
on the first Of the thIss notes held By
the State aSainst the road. The State
holds two notes. one for sI3, 600 and the
other for sls.o)o. payable in six and
twelve months These notes represent
the $4,000 OF bonds held by the State
against the Gull a Ship Island Railroad
for eonvies labor. At one time the
bonds were though, to be vslueiess,
and the las, legislature ea@s within .
feS votes Of donating them 70 the road.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01
baptist Orphan Asylum.

Rev. L 5. Foster, OF SenstobIa, fnan-
ciai agent Of the Baptist Orphan asylum
which IL is proposed TO establish at
Jackson. has issued circular letter
asking for subscriptions Mr.. Foster
has depended oa the liberaii.y Of tns
people OF the State 10 build this oroh an
age. but owing TO the hard times sub
scripttons have been coming In slowly.
Ons h.uared aud twelve acres have
been purchased .or the site. 1t is a
beautiful cns and entirely suitable for
this purpose. Mr.. Foster has made one
pzy1sHs sf s., ,sa4 "a the .ssa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

SECRETARY BLIss, on the 18th. sent a
letter to Commissioner Lamoreux of
the general land Office. whose action in
the Chicago lake front case was an
nulled and severely eensured. offering
TO Mr.. Lamoreux I'D opportunity to de-
fend himself.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

THE town of CalabAzar, very near
Havana. was attacked, on the sd, by
the insurgents under Aranguer, who
burned many houses, pillaged several
stores and then retired Maj Ablu-
erna and nine other Spanish officers,
including five captains, were made
Prisoners.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

PRESIDENT DwIsHr of Yale college
and the several members of the faculty
united in protest against the action
OF the ways and means committee in
Placing books and scientific appara-
tus for educational institutions ON the
aatiable list after having been free for
many years, and the paragraph was
modified.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

FAILURES throughout the United
States. as reported by L. G. Dun & Co,
for the week ended ON the s.th. aggre-
gated s9i, rs against 80 for the eorre-
sponding week last year. For Canada
the failures were so. against 50 last
year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

A BILL to create . new state out of
the counties of New York. Kings. Rich
mond. Queens. suffolk. westchester
and Putnam, was introduced in the
New York legislature at Albany on the
sd Provision for submitting the
question to q vote was made.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. March 3s.-No-
tices have been posted at the Chesa-
peake & Ohio shops here that after
April l the shops viii begin running on
full time Eight hundred and fifty
men are employed as this point
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

The admirals of the combined fleets
in Cretan waters. on the nth. made a
formal proclamation of the intention of
the powers to confer upon the island
an autonomous government, subject to
the suzerainty of the sultan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

The state department was notified.
on the s5th. that WI Ting Fang. the
new Chinese minister to the United
states left home on the steamer Gaelic
March Is. and is due in san Francisco
ah.put April l.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-04-01

oS the I'D the senate confirmed the
nominations Of Gen Clayton. Of Ar
sansas. to be minister to Mexico; Wm-
NJ Osborne. Of Massachusetts,. to be
consul general At London; John X.
'owdy, Of Indiana, to be consul-gen-
eral at Paris, and Joseph N. Brigham
OF Ohio, To be assistant secretary OF
agriculture.