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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-20
sfNrEENru DAY.


Jackson. May IA Thls has been lively day IN
both branches II the legislature. In the seast.
Judge Mass, Who Is TN Law professor ol Mai
saps college. ami Prot. u u. ShaHds. whois law
professor ot the University. measured lanees
over the hiii giving Miissp- college the right to
issue law ttrrusrs 10 graduates such as II now
only enjoyed ~ the University. In the hoslsss
the principal question considered was the eapt-
tod bill The house adopted bill which it sent
10 the senaie That body aMeade,i it tn several
important psTtieuidrs- TIE principal differ
enceS that the house wanted the Ne1tbers
plan, ths prrssnt site, ami that the two houses
iolntiy should elect the commissioners 20 build
The capitol one from each supreme court dis
trict- The senate amended IN various particu-
lars. the three principal amendments being the
Substitution of the Gordon plan. the penlten.
tiary site. aud that each body should eject one
commissioner and the tao Jointly the third one,
all three without regard TO location. The htl
came hack 10 the house this morning and /, Ia
sisted on the original blli in all particulars ex-
ccps that it adopted the senate amendment as 10
the manner 0f eiecting commissioners
IL Insisted on the retention Of the MeAfhers
plan BY vote OF - 10 81. giving that plan a ma
jortty u So. When thc hlu was originally con-
s'dered by the house the wrasaefs piaa only
Mr. Thomas calle,i up senate b.gl No =. an
act 10 amend chapter q of sheet acts of I-s2.
being an act to provide for the lrvee eomHis-
sionerS te raise revenue. etc The act merely
provides that the cotton raised On the state
ae,ta farms be taxed as Is the cotton q ina-
yiduals. that Is. leyee tax Of 81 per bale The
ball was passed without opposition
Mr Thomas also called up house biii No y.
which repea,s An act authorizing the Mississippi
leyee board to issue S51.oeo In 4 per eeEt holds.
The bill was passed
senate
The senate convened AZ . o CLOCK
Mr. Hardy. from the finance committee. re-
ported layorahly on house bali No. :. an act OF
is92 in reference to providing printed lists 10
furnish Taxpayers, making nAtiOaal pank Eotes.
legal tender notes, etc. liable for taxes
Mr. Hardy on behalf OF The committee on
public lands. introduced senate biii No r. an
act requiring ths land commissioner TO report
all cases Of tresp1ss upon state lands TO the at
t0FEey general. and defining the duties Of the
district attorneys tnsIeia." which mas e,snsid-
Z ered and passed.
+ Iae senate went into committee Of. the whole
; to hear frOf. Mayes anu Gov Shsnis uu house
bil - amend section -, Of the code which Ia
prov ide that aav graduate Of Mississippi col
lege In the las class thegeOt shal Be licensed TO
practice laW bs virtue Il his alp,oalss Ihe dis
cassiDn Vas heated ami animated and lasted
foar hours.
Why aFcy yoa afraid "a the dark -Atchisou
Ll.l.s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-20

Why arcyoa alraid "a the dark - Atchison
Globe. -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
TIE paify Light
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 90,
GlLIAD MOONS SPECULATION.
By E. S. GRANT.

copyright, 1897. by the Author.l
money. 1t was lumpy and heavy 1t
was but one of the many stuffed socks
in the old box, but it was the only one
she had seen, and.it contained more than
she thought she could ever spend She
lifted it from the moldy old ropes and
rubbish and weighed is in her hand
She was trembling from head to foot
She went forward into the freight
and, squatting OWN, poured out the
money in her lap.
The fire flickered and cracked. The
wind outside whistled through the cleft
rocks and stirred among the iron weeds.
The river moaned as it beat and dashed
itself on the shoals. Laney crouched in
the cabin and listened. A crunching step
on the path startled her She caught up
her dress and went to the door. She
peered out into the now dusky evening
A pallid western light through break
in the mountains showed where the
sun had set No one was near Only a
fearless whippoorwill. perched on the
panel of rail fence, swayed himself
back and forth and whistled softly,
warningly She had heard the same
notes while she stood on the cliff and
watched her father rob the bloated
corpse. She turned shudderingly into
the cabin and took up a handful of the
money from her lap. She hoped it was
not the same, and the temptation to
take it was great.
Suddenly she shrank back with su-
perstitious horror, for she saw blood
stains upon her hands. Poor Laneyl
She had quite forgotten that she had
handled the wildcat. She groaned in
pitiful terror while she replaced the
money in the box and piled the rubbish
upon it. Her conscience had suffered a
wound, for she had been in the act of
theft. She berated herself for it as she
brushed up the hearth and put the cab
in to rights But she had conquered.
She had not yielded to her momentary
weakness, and she had recovered all the
quicker from the fright
''It air mos time fur Thadeous, she
said, IAN l mus berry up an git my
clos on SOS not to keep i'm waitin.
She brought forth from behind the
bed and robed herself in yellow calico
skirt ruffled and furbelowed with bands
of purple calico She put on an i'll fit
ting basque of gray alpaca, faded about
the neck and bursting at the seams, and
which had neither hooks and eyes nor
buttons upon it. But she Tapped it over
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
wellington and Napoleon.

There are some interesting stories in
the recently published "reminiscences OF
Mr.. Corbould, the drawing master to
Queen Victoria's children. Here is one
of them: "On reaching the palace one
morning the Prince of Wales showed
me drawing he had just finished. Ma
poleon was depicted on horseback level
ing a pistol at the Duke of Wellington,
who was advancing to cut down his
great enemy While was looking at
the drawing, who should come in but
the duke himself. why, the very man
who can best criticise my drawingp
cried the prince. Now, can You tell me
who that is on the left?' he went on,
presenting the sketch TO the duke.
Well, replied the latter deliberately,
Judging from the waistcoat and the
cooked hat, / should say it was meant
for Napoleon. Right, said the prince.
And who is the other figure?' BY the
cut of the jib, returned the duke calm
ly, Il should say it was myself. Right
again Well, now, is the drawing ac-
curate? That's what want to know. ;
The duke 20, put down the sketch and
thus impre.1ively addressed the Prince
of Wales 'liy boy, I'm going to tell
yea something that the English people
don't seem 10 realize was sent out to
keep NAPOLEON il check, but never in
my life rave set eyes on him. Once,
in the rna.t Of battle, some one cried:
Look! III, re ; Napoleon" But before
could cCt tie glass TO my eye the
smoke from leld gun had enVeloped
him -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
The fabrication Test.

Very few of the millions of people
who C:-y watches realize to what a
wonderful extent fabrication is devel-
oped and what an extraordinary num-
Der of turns the balance wheel makes
with one oiling A Chestnut street
matchmaker, whose knowledge of these
wonderful pieces of mechanism is not
exceeded by any man in this city, has
made up an interesting table of COM
parison to show the perfection Of lubri-
cation in a watch.
A watch will run OH one oiling from
a year to year and a half Every
minute the balance wheel turns on its
axis 450 times and $1,000 times in an
hour. Accepting year as the time the
ordinary watch will run with one OIL
ing, be finds that if the driver of a To-
connective was as well oiled as balance
wheel of watch it ought to run go
miles an hour day and night for 648
days. or well on to two years, with one
oiling In that time it would traverse
a distance equal to nearly 40 times the
circumference of the earth.
In view of the fact that in reality
few locomotives will run one day With
out reoiling, he maintains that the
matchmaker has developed his art &c a
far greater degree than the locomotive
builder has yet been able to reach. =
Philadelphia Record
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
Gold and Grease.

Some years ago the mint authorities
of certain city noticed that small
amount of gold was missing every day
after the coming operations were over
They watched and set traps of every
description, but no thief was detected,
and after the loss had continued with
regularity for some months they set it
down to an extra amount of unavoidable
waste and thought no more about it.
Two or three years afterward two
brothers, who were working there, left
and set up public house together on
money which they said had been left
them by an uncle. AS they had both
good characters. it was not until one of
them told a mint foreman, on the un-
Outstanding that no action should be
taken, that anything was known of the
following trick:
Both the brothers used to grease their
hands before working at the machines,
and whenever they noticed some gold
dust sticking to the grease it was wiped
off in their hair. Care was used that
enough was not taken to show, though
when they washed their hair at home
each night the few grains meant several
extra shillings, which ultimately en-
abled them TO retire and live comfort
ably. Strand Magazine
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15

entity In great unconcern. Some nsher-
men were near, and it was long time
before he could secure his treasure
When at last he hurried up the hollow,
it was as the midday sun blazed down
ON the geek. He proceeded to lift and
cut the cord that held his CHASTITY speou-
lation.
"Hello, Uncle Gill'edp said voice
at his back. "What hev ye thar"
The old man turned sharply. and
there stood Laney's beau.
"Dern vel" he muttered between his
yellow teeth. "Dern ye, whit did ye
KEN fur?"
'Oh, see, ye've got er prize" said
Thaddeus, laughing. There was no help
for it. Gilliad confided in Lanoy's beau
and offered to share the reward for
silence
by jingo," said Green when Gilliad
finished, Eye air showed this time
shore. Thet woman's done been found
two mile below here. seed 'em
teken"-
"Then who in Gods name hev got
here?" interrupted Gilliad Moon, while
a gray pallor crept up into his leathery
cheeks. Thaddeus bent over the rock
and lifted out and laid upon the sand
the shiny. bursting body Delaney
THE END.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15

and pinned it with red thorns, point
over point, like afence row. She combed
her hair and fastened greasy ribbon
at the end of her braids, and then she
went to the river to wash her feet.
''Ef did hev shews now, I'd think
a heap o. myself, I" she said with lit
tie sob as she placed her white, shapely
feet upon rock and waited for them to
dry. Soon the splash of Thaddeus
Green's oars caused her to go down the
sandy path and meet him.
Laney was usually gay and chatty
with the young man, but he soon OBJ
served that something was wrong with
her, and he questioned her as TO the
cause The small boat plowed its way
up the stream. The stars came out, and
the milky way, stretching from one
bristling mountain top to another. shed
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15

Gilliad Moon sat ON the river bank
and smoked his cob pipe with as much
satisfaction as if he expected to have
Laney to quarrel with in the morning.
The muddy waters of the Kanawha
washed along the rocks, and the moon
lighted up the opposite shore. Neither
moonshine nor sunshine ever touched his
cabin. For that reason he had tackled the
skin Of the wildcat on the smooth trunk
of the sycamore tree, where the sun
could shine upon it through a rift in
the mountains.
Gilliad was as comfortable as he had
ever been while engaged in honest pur-
suits His plug cared bulldog lay by
the side of him and the pup was prowl-
ing about the greasy skillet in the cab
in, while the door stood open and the
fire died away in the ashes
He had built fire under the wash
kettle, and the acrid odor which issued
from the bubbling contents stamped
them at once to the knowing mountain.
eer as wildcat Old Gilliad would I'M
doubtedly have told a prying stranger
that he was boiling it for his dog. 1t
smelled good. He held his nose away
from his cob pipe to get full Whit of
the sayory steam.
The fire blazed fitfully The kettle
sizzled and boiled low
Gilliad took mp burning torch and
peered, by its Eight, into the stew. He
prodded the meat with his jackknife;
but, finding it still tough, he dipped
more water from the river and poured
over it. Filling his pipe, he sat down
for another long smoke.
Toward morning he discovered the
meat to be quite tender.
Getting his cracked plate, he filed il
with white slices from the cats plump
hams, and, garnished with spearmint
and cold griddle cakes, Gilliad made g
hearty breakfast as the sun peeped over
the tangled brush ON Big Sewel noun.
tain.
The dogs also had good meal from
the stringy fragments which Gillia6
threw down in the sand for them.
Still another service was the dead cal
destined to perform. When the souI
was cold, Gilliad brought forth gourt
and carefully SKINNED the lard from
the top of it
ut air Their vary be-. sic uvver hex
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15

pale llCnt GOWN on tge uIdCk waters
BY the TINE they reached the store,
near where they wcald have TO land,
the young logman had discovered the
principal reason for Laney's distress
He resolved to prove himself worthy OF
the trust he had asked her, and when
they walked up the mountain gorge
which led to Mooley's cabin in Shady
Laney wore pair of stiff leather shoes,
and, better still, a soft, warm crocheted
shawl, which Thaddeus had generously
purchased at the store. She was never
SO happy in her life. She forgot that her
father had ordered her from his house.
She forgot that there was anything in
the world to be sorry for, and she ratified
over the stony path triumphantly in
her shoes. When they reached a level
ON top of the mountain, they passed
through small wood of belted trees.
The mist from the roaring falls below
drifted up, and the full red moon, turn
ing around the cliff, cut long funnel
shaped roads through the mists and the
naked woods with her beams.
Thaddeus guided the girl, and they
came suddenly into a clearing, where
the trees had all been cut from the
blackened stumps and rolled down the
mountain, and they were in Shady.
The name was as inappropriate as
possible. 1t was barren hilltop. The
river wound about its base like silvery
snake. Mooley's cabin was before them,
and they soon reached the open door.
What whirl and cloud were inside
the four walls of the cabinl Girls calico
dresses af1utter, boys cowskin boots
astomp! Essence of cinnamon mingled
with the perfume of sweetest wild flow
ers afloat in the air!
Come right inp' called Isaac Mooley
as he spied Thaddeus Come on an
lead out "
Taking Laney's hand, the young fell
low sailed down the puncheon floor be-
tween the rows of girls and boys, and
with many hearty kick of his boots
proceeded to turn partners, while the
crowd sang in lusty tones:
Their boys dig an scratch.
Their gals knit an patch
Well all live tergether
In Their sweetentater patch,
An We'll chase Their bufferlow-
Yes, we'll chase Their bufferlow-
Oh, Wen chase-ther-buf-fe r-lowl
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15

Advertise in the Sunday Light.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
HOTELS.

HOTELS.
MENGER HOTEL. II. d. KAMP-
MANN, Proprietor.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
TRANSFER LINES.

TRANSFER LINES.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER CO., On
corporated), SIP Dolorosa street. Tsl-
ephone No. $50.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-09-15
GARDEN SEED.

L, HrTH &NsoN. MARKET sTHEET'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
A CHURCH DEF4LCAIION Of. LOAd AuO'
SHORTAGE IN THE ST AIMS ENDOWMENT FUN
MADE PUBLIC BY JOHN II. CONFER.

SHORTAGE IN THE ST. AIMS ENDOWMENT FUND
MADE PUBLIC By JOHN II. CONFER.
Arising out of the controversy that has grown
out of the proposition TO consolidate 81. Ann ana
81 Mathews churches comes a mysterious charge
~ defalca,ion made by John H. Conner. the leader
- tho faction in ST. AIMS opposed TO the union.
Ar Conner Is treasurer of the endowment fund OF
c, AIMS and he declares that there Is shortage
10 soma s17 600 In the fund which has never been
nroner,v accounted for. He declares also that the
defalcation has been systematically hidden and that
ordinations ought 10 be insisted upon from the
Rev DR. F. H. Krans the rector of st. AIMS
Mr. Conner discovered the shortage some time ago.
when ne took over the office Of treasurer, ana ne
learned also that the Misrepresentation occurred
about eight or ten years ago. The defaulter. IN
the endeavor to make restitution, gave mortgages
unon some New-Jersey property that ne oWheu'
but upon his death two years ago tnTST os Mr.
Gamer refuses TO make public the name OF the man
responsible for the defalcation, 49,, 1870. ~
Krans admitted that the allegation made by MI.
Conner was true The shortage occurred, ne sald
"many years ago, before l became rector OF me
eerence to his innocent family the AFFAIR was Kept
secret When Il discovered that TINS man VINO
was of the parish fund had hypo,neca,ro
bled his resources and as we supposed. mace up
the deficiency. He made over TO the trustees a nIe
Insurance policy for se ana n 3he inWer par
~ Jersey CITY But upon the death OF the man
who held tho first mortgage on the property; the
estate forecosed and tne PIope,'y was SOU a.
such loss that the church did not realize on iIs
second mortgage. Thus the church lost money but
The amount was not large - ..
Or Krans added that Mr.. Conner had brought
,he incident 70 light merely inject new source
OF bitterness into the variances that nave a''Se"
over the consolidation scheme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
TO ERECT A LABOR TEMPLE.
PLAN OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY
THE C. l.. U.-NON-INTEREsT-BE BEARING

PLAN OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY
THE C. l.. U.-NoN-INTEREsT-B BEARING
SCRIP TO BE ISSUED FOR WORK.
The Central Labor Union much interested at
its meeting yesterday In the report Of the COM
mittee appointed to draft ways and means for the
erection Of labor temple where all the organized
labor bodies in the city affiliated with the c. L. L.
may have meeting rooms. George II. Warner, the
chairman of the committee and delegate OF the
International Association OF Machinists. made
short speech before reading the report, saying
that he hoped the delegates would not ridicue the
plan proposed even If they did not deem 1t feasible
The opinion Of the committee. as expressed ~
the report, was that labor temple could be DUH.
with union made material and the payment Oh
union wages without money. The plan was on no
interest inter- s scrip will be issued which will be
at the exchsns give this s,'n scrip say
business men employing Large numo otrria With
workmen In exchange FOR oaiia'hg hen II the EN-.
poyers choose they may pay out nae sc in lieu Of
who 1Ssy are NAV w hoa It an the
occupied when It will be redeemed In the Ppor res
@siys me scrip in lieu Of wages may also hold It,
or exchange II at the labor exchange LOT ioou VI
Mr. Warner declared that there would be sy 81
tenn of exchange with the other labor bureaus s IN
the S the One sm ssShaas sf &
months without the of single dollar OF lin monty iy
would prove a great boon TO many hungry wOrk n
men who are walking the streets looking III VAN
them scrip in payment. which could he exchange geo
with certain merchants for either the necessites
~ life or money. 1t had been proved by other
labor exchanges now in successful operation in
,be West thai even hIxuries could be obtained III
his wav firm in Orange. y. j.. was now CIV
ing hats in exchange for labor. and other goods
could be secured in the same way. -. -
Mr. Warner added that the scheme was not an, n,
other Debs idea, although sayored S o o,
Socialism The committee had ALREADY nau az
Offer for a site for the labor temple TO be paid
for either in labor scrip but 1t had not inVes'-
The reading OF the report was greeted with much
applause which showed that the scheme OF me
delegates since il was first preached In vague
sort of way several weeks ago. IT was Voieu 10
have tho report of the committee printed and sent
TO all the unions affiliated with the Central ianor
Union The members of the committee, with ne
exception Of three who were cropped were III
siructed to continue their good work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
ARRIVAL OF THE PILOT-BOAT NEW-fORK.

The steam steel pilot boat New-York arrived here
Yesterday from Wilmington. Del, where she was
built at cost of $4,000 She has crew OF fourteen
officers and men and is commanded by Captain
owen Honnessey formerly OF the tusboat Cyclops.
Aside from the quarters of the officers and crew
there are stateroom accommodations for twenty
four pilots. She Is handsomely fitted and furnished
throughout and provided with steam steering and
ho,sting apparatus and powerful electric search
light She has two yaws for transferring pilots
and TWO lifeboats for relieving vessels In distress
On her trial trip she attained speed OF more than
fourteen knots an hour. She has four transverse
and two longitudinal bulkheads and Is designed TO
withstand the stormiest weather. 49,
At p. m. to-day the New-Tork VIII Ieave
Pier A. North River, for trip TO Sandy HOOK ana
hack Among those who are expected to be on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
PROPOSALS.
PROPOSALS FOR CLOTHING. EICr

PROPOSALS FOR CLOTHING. ElO', DH
L r,r,uar, ., m. Interior ONCE OF Indian Ana'rs.
w, .binyton n q June H. ls91.Sealed proposals
dorsc Proposals Clothing Etc. as ,n .e Affairs
Nos N and 10 Wooster street New iork LIZ 4, 1897
RET until o'clock M OF and wooen
goods Bids must be made on Govei inr f'r bidders
schedules giving all information ~ ogice in
viii be furnished upon application 10 the Sew York
Washington Nos II and 10 Wooster ,,,,no Bids will
be opened AZ and day mentloned en-" ERTIFIED
,nv,,od 70 be present the opening nnar,,eed
s"uECKS-An bids be accompanied Dyyo.,,orv or
check, or drafts upon ne United Sta,rs PER CENT
solvent national LANE o ~, " 4. JONES.
Of the amount Oh 'he P''P'''" Commits loner.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
FATHER DOLLING AT ST. MARY'S.

The Rev Robert Radcliffe Dolling. the English
High Church missionary preached yesterday morn
ing AT the Church Of 81. Mary the Virgin. In West
Fortv-sixth-st Father Dolling has been doing mis-
sionary work in the sums of Portsmouth. Eng
land for number Of years but he had dineT,
ence with his Bishop owing 10 MS ritLaiistlc
Tendencies He is now travelling In this country
in order 10 raise money TO continue his work. In
the course of his sermon Father Dolling euogized
Victoria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-21
HANDSOME PURSE FOR PAGERS.

Chicago June 2O-The Washington Park Cub mas
offered purse of 5000 for the free-for-ali PAGERS
mile heats three in FIVE TO harness The race Is 10
he paced on July a. which will not In any way IN
.artore with the dates of the Grand Circuit The en-
trance fee is ) per cent with per cent addltlonal
fron, winners of each division of the purse, wnicn
viii he divided Fifty per cent will go TO me hrsi
horse per cent 10 second 10 per cent 70 tnlrd ana
'rrotting Association will govern the contest.