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Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

When any part of the body
isn't doing the work that ma
ture intended it to do, il puts
the whole system out of tune
out of harmony. Sickness in
one part of the body is likely to
run into all parts of the body.
When children stIDd a row of
bricks ON end. they knock the
whole row down by upsetting
one brick. That is exactly What
happens TO the health when the
bowels fail to perform their
proper function. Constipation
makes trouble all along the line
puts the liver out of order. is
bad for the kidneys, bad for the
stomach. 1t holds in the body
poisonous matter, and because
II cannot go any place else, it
gets into the blood. The blood
carries it all over the system.
That makes sluggishness, lassi-
tude, bad breath and foul taste
in the mouth, fills the stomach
with gas and causes windy
beiching, stops digestion in the
stomach, causes sour stomach.
heartburn and headache. You
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CURE constipation and its at
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viser.' Ii is a book of zoos
pages, prOfusely illustrated.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
Shave
Jack Kennington's.
DEMOCRAT.

You may hunt the world over and
you VIII not find another medicine
equal to Chamberlain's Collie, Chol-
era and Diarrhoea Remedy for
bowel complaints. 1t is pleasant.
safe and reliable. For sale by r X.
Chiffon & Co.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

Ii is now estimated that there
are now 100000 miners out on
a strike in the coal mining re.
gions of Ohio. Pennsylvania and
and other Important coal dis
tricts. \ statistician of a New
York newspaper estimated that
the cost of the strike for the
first week, in Ohio alone, was
Al 100000.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
To the Public.

Mr.. p. H. Rankin will repre-
sent the W. b. Bradberry Mar.
DIE Works of Holly Springs, in
the eastern portion of Lafayette
county aud adjoining territory
TO the Mobile 4 Ohio railroad.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Bogard will repre-
sent Oxford and the western
portion of Lafayette county.
Your patronage solicited.
Respectfully,
w. Il. BRADBERRY.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
Notice to Creditors.
w. F. Hill, Executor
of
Estate of Mrs. NJ. ).
Iaudermilk daeaasaJ

Laudermilk, deceased
The last will of Mrs. NJ. 8. Lander.
milk having been admitted to nro.
bate in the Chancery court of La
Fayette county, Miss, on the Is,
day OF July, 1897, and letters tesla
mentary having been issued To the
undersigned executor in said will
on that date, all persons havinD
eia.ms against the estate of said
Mrs; NJ. s. Laudermilk deceased,
ara hereby notified that they must
probate and register the same witt
the clerk OF said court as the Law
directs within twelve months from
the date of said letters or they vii
be forever barred. -
W. F. HILL,
Executor.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

b'-eourageing words help no
one-eneOuragcing words help
every one.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

The lies of some men are
apparently bare faced, and yet
they are old enough to have
whiskers
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

When the Republicans placed
a duty of % per cent on Bibles
they exploded the idea that
salvation is free.-Ex.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

The excitement over the dis
rovery of gold in Alaska. equals
the days Of 10
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
ChiItOn's

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the BODY. improve the appetite
and digestion and obtain sound
refreshing sleep by using Mac.
DoNaLD's BARLEY ELrxIR A
line, delicious tasting tonic and
blood purifier. Sold by Il. X.
Chiffon & Co.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
MEAL,

Having repaired our mill we
are now making first class meal.
We solicit the patronage of all
who may feel inclined To do so.
BIGGER 4 SAUNDERS.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

We do not regret that the new
tamil hill increases tax on cigar.
etts and cigarette paper.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

Col. Geo. CAN'T, a prominent
lawyer Of Memphis. died at
COopers Wells last Saturday.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

There has. as yet, been no ad
Justment of the trouble among
the coal miners and the strike
is still on.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
ChiltOn's

DR.. Cody's Condition Pow
ders, are just what a horse
needs when In bad condition.
Tonic, blood purifier and YER
miiuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to
put a horse in prime condition.
Pnce 25 cents per package. For
sale by X. X. Chiltcn & Co.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

Use hilton's Reliable Diar
rhOea Cure-a sure shot for
Diarrhcea DysentaIy and all
Summer Complaints
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

When you want a shave or
haircut that will please you
call on Jack Remington.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

After the almost undivided
support given to Mckinley at
the ST. Louis Convention by
he negroes of the South, ii
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
appointment OF County Super;,,
teudeut-

Appointments to fill the vacan-
cies II the J. I. & c. and A q NJ
College for Lafayette county VII m
oe made on August Z. Parties Il
siring 10 secure these places wi,
please apply to me ON or hs,~ VII
that day. 'ofe
&. r. HIGHrowER,
County Sup't.
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

Congress adjourned Saturday
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

Ii your Liver is not IN good
shape use Chilton's Steamboat,
Pills
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29
STATEMENT
Showing the condition of the
BANK OF OXFORD.
ofOxford. Miss. on July 1887
STATEMENT


RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts on per-
sonal endorsements, real
estate or collateral securi-
fiaS -
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

To Officers of the Bank. none
To Directors of the Bank. none
To Stockholders of the Bank $1,000
l, Bem Price, cashier of Bank of
Oxford, of Oxford, Mississippi. do
hereby certify that the foregoing il
a true, full and exact statement of
the Assets and Liabilities of said
Bank on the day and date named
therein, as shown by the books Of
same.
BEN PRICE, cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, Clerk of the Circuit court of
the United States for the Northern
District of Mississippi, this, the 18th
July, 1897.
SEAL John S. Burton, Clerk.
BY A. G. Smith, d. C.
Examined and found correct.
W. ID. HOLDER, Auditor.
This 9th day of July, 1897,
Oxford eagle., 1897-07-29

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Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
rs uoNrsry7 C0MNENDABLE?

The governor got into trouble when he signed the oil inspection law, and mp tosthis time all of his excellency's horses and an of his excellency's men have not bcen able to get him out again. Then there was the auditors statement, and there was and is the Lott case. By the time the governor and the attorney gen. eraI ger through with this case, they Will be sadder and, it is to be hoped, wiser men. The governor will. we trust learn that he should not initiate Louis XIV who was accustomed to say, "Petat c'est moi" and we venture to hope that the attorney general will learn more law Mobfie Herald
 No, the governor hardly initiate Louis XIV, who was accustomed to say 'l'etat c'est moi.n The governor is no Frenchman, but of that old and honest Scotch-Irish decent and possesses the ccuregs to see that such weak-kneed. in competent officeiaolders as MT. Lott and others like him. who for political influ- ence are allowed to default for thousands of dollars unmoiested. are called to give an account of their stewardship or va moose the ranch. When it becomes dis creditable to unearth corruption and oust the corruptionist then the time has ar rived to dispense with civil government and go back into organism and idolatry andalive cn herbs and mans flesh. When the masses reach that point where they are opposed to honesty in office, Gov Johnston will not be in the way of any opponent who may wish to succeed him.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
LINDEN.
Marengo Circuit Court-Death of Dr Baily---Commenceme Exercises
 Impudcnt Negro Skips.

Linden, Ala. June 9.-(Special Corre- spondence.)-A special term of circuit court has been called to convene at Lin den on the 7th inst. Clearing up the civil docket will be the programme, as there were quite a number of eases that were not reached last court.
 Dr. Bailey, one of the leading physi- clans of Demopolis and one of Marengo's s oldest landmarks. who died at his home yesterday morning, will be buried today with Masonic honors. Quite number of Masons from here have gone up to att tend the funeral.
 Commencements are over and the woods of Marengo are alive with young people who have returned home to spend vaca- tion.
 Prospects for crops arc better in Mar engo than they have been, for several years.
 While Mir. J. l.. Skinner. tax assessor of Marengo. was on a visit to Livingston several days ago, "a negro man servant upon being reprcved for nistrcating some cows, used some rough and threatening words to Mrs. Skinner. Immediate search. was made for the negro. but he is nowhere to be found.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
THE CONVICT LEASE.

Following is the full decision of Justice Coleman in case of ex parte mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, ct al, in re Powell:
 Coleman, Jon the 14th day of April. 1897, John H., Powell having been ar rested on a charge of disorderly conduct in violation of section 599 of the bylaws and ordinances of the city of Birming- ham, entered a plea of guilty in the in- ferior court of criminal jurisdiction in the city of Birmingham. The judgment entry is as follows: "Defendant pleads guilty. On hearing the evidence the court is of the opinion that defendant is guilty, and it is ordered and adjudged by the court that the defendant is guilty and is fined $15 and cost and thirty days extra at. hard labor. If fine and cost are not paid, defendant is sentenced to hard labor for the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham" Under and by virtue of a contract made and entered into be- tween the mayor and aldermen of the city of Birmingham, and the Sloss Iron and Steel company, the said Powell was delivered to the latter as a convict to perform the sentence to hard labor inn posed. by the court The said defend- ant Powell thereupon filed his petition before the Hon. James J. Banks, judge of the circuit court, in which he alleged the fact of his conviction and sentence and his imprisonment by the Sloss Iron and Steel company under and by virtue of said agreement, and prayed for the writ of habeas corpus. The writ issued &C., cording to the prayer of the petition, and at the hearing the prisoner was dis charged. Upon the order of the judge on habeas corpus discharging the pris- oner, the mayor and aldermen petitioned this court for a certiorari It contains d full statement of all the proceedings in the infer.or criminal court, and before the judge on the hearing of the habeas cor pus, and the evidence adduced on the latter trial.
 The material question presented by tha record is whether the mayor and alder men of the city of Birmingham were au- thorized to make the contract with the Sloss Iron and Steel company In con- the constitutionality of section Il of the act establishing the inferior court which . adjudged the defendant guilty, and im-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10

cost were not paid or judgment confessed then the court was empowered 'to 'sen- tence to hard labor for the mayor and aldermen" One who violates the city or dinance or is guilty of a state misde- meaEror ard convicted in this court who refuses to pay the fine or confess judg meni, must go unpunshed unless he IS sentenced to hard labor for the mayor and aldermen of the city. The power to sentence to hard bor for the mayor and aldermen is clearly included in the title Of the act and is cons ftutlonal. There be- ing no law in existence by which the sen- tsnce of the court, legally imposed, could be executed, the act itself would be in- complete and wholly intellectual for the purposes inended unless the act itself made provision for she enforcement of it's sentence. The enactment of setion II was necessary for the purposes in view and a necessary complement to the pow CTS of the court conferred by the s,atuse. We are of the opinion that the statute is not obnoxious to slle constitutional pro- vision and the court erred in holding it to be unconstitutional
 But the defendant having been con- vieted and sentenced for violation of city ordinance, and not for a state misdemeanor, the legality of the judg ment of conviction and sentence may be supported upon another ground. The first section of the charter (acts of 1S9e-1, D. 11G, conferS upon the mayor and al- dermen authority to contract and do all other acts in respect to the powers herein granted By section 21, the mayor. and aldermen have full power and author ity to make and declare ordinances and laws, for the good government and order of the city and "to affix thereto penalties for violation of the same by fine, not ex- ceeding $100, and by imprisonment or hard labor for the city not exceeding thirty days, one or both, and all per sons convicted for breach of any bylaws or ordinances or charter provisions, fail ing to pay or secure such fine, may be n- prisoned for such failure, or placed to hard labor for the city. until such fine for such time, as the board may direct, not longer than sixty days"
 The contract made with the Sloss Iron and Steel company was authorized by the power and authority herein conferred so far as 1t applies to convictions for viola tions of the city ordinances, and the judgment and sentence of the court in the case at bar seems to be strictly within the provisions.
 It follows that the court erred in'its or der discharging the prisoner. and judg ment will be here rendered reversing and annulling the same. and disnissing the petition of the prisoner, and remanding him to custody
 We deem 1t proper here to call attsntion to the form of the judgment and sen tence of the court. So far as 1t imposes sentence to hard labor for thirty days extra, the sentence though not full and formal, is sufficient. The sentence to hard labor for tho fine and costs Is too indefinite and cannot be held sufficient. The court should judtcially ascertain and adjudge that the fine and costs are not paid, and sentence accordingly, instead of leaving it open. as>an undetermined fact.
 Reversed and petition for habeas cor pus dismissed.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
Z RAII.EY oN NRRYAN.

Representative Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, has thrown a bombshell iri-o the ranks of the Palmerftes and opponents of MT. Bryan who have been trying to ere ate the in1pression tifat the democratic leader in the house is not on good terms with MT, BryaSr. and would possibly op- pose his zreno nominafion in 1900 Also that while MT. Bailey is blmetallfst he is unsettled as to the ratio between the two metals. and this might lead to a division in the demoor-a ae ranks on forming the next national democratic platform.
 The Associated Press interview sent out from Washington has put 70 rsst all speculalions as to MT Bailey's position The special says Mr. Pailey has just re- turned from a stumping tour through the First Congressional d.strice of Missouri. and announces it as his opinion that 1t would be serious mistake not to non1i- nate William J. Bryan as the democratic presidential candidate in 1900. Mir Bailey is .ihe democratic leader in the house and the announcement is received with a great deal of interest.
 Tt seems .he almost unanimous opin- ion of the democrats whom have mel, said MT. Bailey. that .hs party shouid in 1900 readopt the Chicago platform or 1896 without QuaHfcaJltll or it>el Naa.l0n. It will be impossible to disasseeiate MT. Bryan from the platform. He rS a part of the fight of 1896, and to adopt the plais- form of last year and refuse the nonniId- tion of Mir. Bryan would bs serious mis- take It is my judgment hat his nomiiia- ton is foregone conclusion.
 s4aIa. Bryan is a bal ter democrat now than he was when he was nominated, and he appears to be. settling down upon a basis that en itls him to the support of all democrats who stand Squarely upon the undgsEg principles of the party that was founded by Jefferscn. l differed from -Air.zBryan in many of his carrier crinfous ard convictions but since his nomination be~has kept himsslf in every thing that he has said and one strictly within the lm.tatiere of the Chlcago platform. and that, platform is good enough for me. or any other democrat to stand uJscn.
 syVfen Mir. Bryan frs entered congress- six years ago, he was tariff speciaiist Sirce then he has hroadened out im- rnensely. and know of no man who more fully represents the popular idea of pure democracy. than ha does. He is true Americarf a pc.riot, and man whom the demaerats of the country feel fhat they can trust
 united than I have ever known il to be. Tn populis $ who left the party because of CleVefa nd and his policies have re- turned and are with us heart ana sou! The middle-of- tile-road populissts are sfill against us, as they always have been b7- cause we, have nd. subscribed to their ex- trene views, and the gold democrats are si i'll am uncs rtain quantity They will have to come te. us, however, or go over to athe republicans.
 I've canirot afford to yield to et.her ex- treane and must stand on the platform of 1896 Ninety-nn4 per cent. of the dem ociats of the Qrjted Skates hold that view"
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill a. bottle or common glass with urine and let it stand twenty-four hours: a sed- iment or settling indicates an un- healthy condition of the kidneys. When urine stains linen It Is positive evidence of kidney trouble. Too frequent desire to urinate or pain in the back is also con vincing proof that the kidneys and blad- der are out of order.
 WHAT TO DO.
 There is comfort in the knowledge so often expressed that Dr. Kilmer's swamp Root the great kidney remedy, fulfills every wish in relieving pain in the back, kidneys, liver. bladder and every part of the urinary passages. It correets inabil- 1ty to hold urine and scalding pain in passing it,, or bad effects following the use of llquor wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant necessity of being com pelled to get up many times during the night to urinate. The mild and the extra ordinary effect of Swamp Root is soon realized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists; price. fifty cents and one dollar. You may have a sample bottle and pamphlet both sent free by mail.
 Please mention the Daily State Herald and send your address to Dr. Kilmer & O., Binghamton. N. Y. The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
in precincts 21 and s7 Tn Jefferson eohn-

in precincts 21 and 37 Tn Jefferson coun- ty except violations of the revenue law.
 Section of this act provides that a trial in this court shall be a bar to any subssquena prosecution for the act for which he was tried.
 Sec.don provides as follows: e"See. s7. Be it further enacetd, That the police court shall have power and authority to allow the defendant to confess judgment with two sureties in favor of the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, for the amount of the fine and costs imposed on such defendant, and if such fine and costs be not paid or judgment confessed there- for, then to sentence such defendant 10 hard labor for the mayor and aldermen, for the fine and for all costs for the time prescribed by law. for such offsnse."
 It is evident that one purpose, of the acs was to give the city the benefit of all fines and convictions entered in this court. By section ', judgment was to be confessed in favor of the mayor and al- dermen of the city, and if the fine and
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
POWER IN ORGANIZATION.

The Anniston Hot Blast can always be depended upon to hit the right key at the right time. Referring to MT. Creelnlans letter to the New York Journal in which some newspapers have seer fit to criti- else Mir. Bryan, and take occasion to re- mark that the democracy is Digger and greater than Mr. Bryan" the Hot Blast says:
 The democratic party is bigger and greater than any one man. It is bigger chan Carlisle 1t is bigger than Cleve- land. When the ma ajority of democrats speak no oilis man can gather around him sufficient number of boilers to force the democratic party to yield 10 his way of thinking.
 The voice of the majori.y of democrats should be the voice of every member of the democratic organization When the party places before nle people its nomi- nees, mo man should ssF up his Judgment as superior to That of his party and de-
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10

After awhile some person win write something about Judge Randolph's mat ter who really knows something about it. If the Montgomery morning paper wants some very interesting facts and wants to explode a bombshell, the Jour nal will give it a very material and im- portant witness to put on the stand,- Montgomery Journal.
 The State Herald supposed that with Gov. Oates letter the Randolph chapter would end, but if the Journal has more light 1t is the last paper in the state to refuse to turn it on. It is unfair for a newspaper to hint at a matter of such public interest and leave them in the dark. Turn on the x rays while the sun is shining
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10

derancc of position. There is no dsposi- tion on the part of the populists and that part of the regular democracy most friendly to populism to antagonize John R. Mclean, who so far is the only candi- date for the United States senate who has a serious chance.
 MT. Holding, the state chairman of the gold democracy, tells me that his committee will probably not meet until after republican and democratic state conventions have been held He says that it is practically certain that no inde- pendent state ticket will be nominated by the gold democrats. The fact is, and any one who comes to Ohio can find it out for himself, that both the populists and gold democrats have been largely ab- sorbed by the regular democracy, and that if they should put tickets in the field they would simply demonstrate their lack of a following.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10
wEEPs FOR HIS GARDEN.

Our garden crop is harvested The hogs took it in. Once upon a time the devil-a legion of him-sent several hum dred hogs down a steep place inta the sea, where they were drowned We wish he would come to Thomasville and run its hogs down a steep place right straight; plumb down into-well, say Chicago, or some other place where they would be roasted, boiled, fried. or stewed. We ought to be rid of them on our streets. They are nuisance. We be- lieve we voice the opinion of many of our readers in thus mailing or expressing our private sentiment in public print in our own valuable columns. We speak strongly, but just look at our garden.-- Thomasville Argus.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-06-10

drives tte bile and other poisonous ele- merts out of the blood stops morbid &C., combinations in the lungs, throat, bronchial tubes, and other organs; makes rich, red blood; and builds up healthy tissue, solid muscle, nerve force and energy. Even consumption is cured by Doctor Pierce's wonderful Discovery" It de- stroys the germs of consumption in the blood in the only true scientific way It is the preparation of an educated, experienced physician. Dr. Pierce has been for nearly thirty years chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y. His prescriptions are recog- nized standard remedies the world ovef
 The Common Sense Medical Adviser" Dr. Pierce's thousand page family doctor book with over three hundred Illustrations and colored plates, win be sent for a lifn- ited time only, absolutely free, paper-bound, on receipt of twenty-one cents in one-cent stamps to pay thA cost of mailing onIy. Address, Worlds Dispensary Medical Asso- citation, No. 663 Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y. If a handsome, cloth-bound binding is pre- ferred, send ten cents extra (thirty-one cents in alb to pay extra cost of this handsome and more durable binding.
 Dr Pierce,s Pie isant Pellets regulate the iyer,- stomach and bowels. By druggists.