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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

The osd Frsaion-i WAY Was vas
yer l-.idv acssn gaa frr a-1-z ~ ra
grown boy The other hali x-aea lsr an-
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

f.nss Il wor.~n wssh there were more
IA. r. tie sexs - attend eissh-.-N asAins'
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

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. earxsnx . hvtnx osxht to be hAppy--
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

fhart ir'ress e a'vvav~ Browning Most
people have at beast l00 rra-sn- for h-fn-
tazrkfrl ~ ore sa- bong sad nrd rreian-
shuiy.-N. Y Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

siding runs up ami down. as il Is
better that way At the gable euds the
siding Is sealloped. whieh adds bot a few
cents to the cost This granary suits
me perfectly Paint it nicely. and ii will
be an ornament 20 the farm--A y
singIer. in Ohio Farmer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27
FARM GRANARY.

out The weight 5 carried direct 20 the
silis. resting on good stone foundation.
The rough lumber and flooring were got
out OF our own woods siding
her and white wood-eost ten dollars
per 1000 feet On the stump. and IS of
better quality than could have got for
double the money in the lumber yards
Here Is the bill Of lumber needed:
Two pieces sxS. y reet long
Three pieces sxs II feet long
Twenty six stu1fing ~. Il feet long
-Four corner posss sx5. "A feet long
Nine ioists exs "a feet long
Twelve toists Is. - feet long
rweuty-s1gr hg1 Stusssllrs .x4 feet long
Twenty-Five raftsrs ~ D feet Iou<
Fifteen girts II IA "A feet long
One hundred RIBS IL. = feet iorE
Five hundred feet foort-E
Eighteen hundred feet siding and for hlrs
Inside
The cash cost. beside my labor. is as
follows. in round numbers:
Sa-1entsr----- Is
- y
" lusloW sash and glass ........... 2
Nails. track and rollers for Goor.---.--..-
Paint. eli ard urlss1---.--.----
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

L IS queer that hard cual burner a.
waz= aa-s auf = the eoldtsf NIGHT 81 the
water. IS asalng-1a D.macrat-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

<or,~ rs~s 10 hss~izers a. they trads
knrres.-Atehlsua fslcbe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

Nhea htlioEss or eostIve eat a Cssrnret
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-05-27

Tterr T. ore fhin. fh1t = alrss~s IN aleu-
at.1n ~ eur ~rpng drfus-. End thaf - %
boil others responsible fig thr-r--$. L.
Weekly.
The advocate., 1897-02-24

joritY Of the people would soon see
that IL would be TO their advantage for
the State Of Kansas to help TO build q
road from the gulf 10 the lakes, and
after being built, to own and operate IL
in the interest Of all Of the people in
stead Of privileged few. Now take
the three States and Oklahoma Terri.
tory. With their coal mines, che con.
viCts could be put 10 mining coal for
use Of the road, or they could be put
TO repairing or building cars for said
road, and all profits, instead Of going
to foreign bondhOlders, would go
toward tightening the burdens Of the
oppressed people Of these several
States. There would be no taxes to
pay IL the several States owned and op-
Grated their own road; and instead Of
paying general managers and presi.
dents the outrageous salary Of Csc, 900
to $4,000 per annum, they could get
practical men for @6, 900 per snnum and
prove that Q railroad could be operated
in the interest Of the people ss well as
can the Erie canal. Let every man who
has the welfare Of the whole people at
heart discuss this question and under.
stand IL In all It's ins and outs.
III. N. WILLIAMS.
Winona, KAs
The advocate., 1897-02-24

EDITOR ADVOCATED do not care
TO assume the role Of adviser TO the
Legislature, but allow me TO gently
hint that o failure TO pass bills Fegu-
Iating railroad rates and Che salary OF
State and county officials will give the
lie to everything we have said in our
campaigns. There 10 no loud demand
for reSubmlgslon from the people.
Give us the initiative and referendum,
and let prohibition take its chances
with every other measure. Why single
it out as all ImpOrtsntP Three parties
are anxious to have the Pops spend the
time over TesubmiSSlon-the EailrCSd
companies, the Republican politicians
and the R0ensCheidt fellows who rate
whisky and beer above everything ON
earth, In heaven or hell, for that mat
ter. III the time is spent wrangling
over prohibition the maximum rate
bill cannot be reached. And the Re.
publican leaders are earnestly praying
that the Pops may be made RESPONSE
bic for resubmigsIon, that redemption
may be made q certainty In two years,
All special salary laws should be re.
peaIed. They were generally like our
Lincoln county lsw--born In Sin and
conceived In iniqulty, and engineered
from start to finish by the PhiliStineS.
A.. T. BIGGs.
Sylvan Grove KAa
The advocate., 1897-02-24
IndOrSes Clemens Ideas.
WinonS, Kas.

EDITOR ADVoCATE:-Please excuse
my presumption, but / wish to call tho
attention, RS far as this can do, of our
Legislature to the article Of G. G.
Clemens In ADVOCATE Of February 3.
The condition Of the country ct large
ls such that radical measures should
be taken wherever the opportunity
offers. We can look for nothing from
National legislation for several years
to come. McKlnley's policy, "Raise
the tariff, open the manufactures In
stead Of the mlnts, and take from us
Q portion of the money we nov have
by issuing more bonds to buy up and
destroy the greenbackS, will bring
nothing but ruin and disaster to all
but the few who have the power TO
manipulate everything to their own sd.
vantage and dire calamity to the work.
ing classes In particular. Such being
the outlook for the future, 1t stands
oil In hand to do all they can to avert
as much disaster aS possible, and in
my opinion Mr.. Clemens suggestions
point out the way for the Legislature
In which they can do the greatest
amount of good for the people chat
can be done by a single State acting
alone. OF course there are many
things In Mr.. Clemens article that
could not be done at this sitting Of the
Legislature, and many things not al
luded to only In q general way that
might be done; but It Ia upon the line
Of action that will benefit as far as can
be, out .lde of the proper National leg
lslation.
do not wish TO obtrude by this upon
the Legislature or any Of itS members,
only, as stated, to ask them to give
the Particle mentioned due cOnsidera-
tiOn. We have two good men from
our county in the Legislature Senator
Lupfer and Representative Fell-whOm
we can depend ON and feel satisfied
that they will do all they can to assist
in the relief Of the people Of our State.
DANIEL FUNK.
IAPned, Kaa
The advocate., 1897-02-24
Sylvan Grove, KSs.

EDITOR ADVOCATED marvel that
the problem of convict labor should
remain uns0lVed. A Christian people
stirred nightly by reform ideaS-striv-
ing to apply the principles Of their re-
llglOn, yet unable to sec their duty
toward our unfortunate fellow beings
confined In our penal institutions, and
toward our unfortunate fellow beings
who are CrOWdlng each other In the
labor market, 10 O marvellous thing.
Our ConVlctS were once In the labor
market without protest. Why need
their labor affect the market more In.
jurlouaIy while In ConfnementP Sup.
pose they were employed by the State
In different v0CationS, ami were cred.
tied with the same wages that labor
receives In the market, and were
charged with the expense Of their
keeping; suppose the product Of con.
vlct labor were placed on the market
the same aS the product Of labor en-
ployed by other business establish
ments, in what respect would the labor
market be injured by convict labOrP ?
Would not this be riShtS The net
earnings of ConvlCts would be paid TO
those dependent upon them for sup.
port, or should there be no one 20 de-
pendent, the net earnings would be
saved by the State and paid TO the con.
vlcts on discharge, In case Of death
before discharge, unclaimed wages
would revert to the State. Neither
society nor our errrIng brothers would
be benefited by under.pRid convict
labor. M. j. WELLS.
WOodston, KAs.
The advocate., 1897-02-24
L,arned, Kas.
A. o. U. w.

The annual meeting Of the grand lodge
win be held at SalinR, Kas., February
2O.27, 1897.
The Union Pacific wiz sell tickets at rate
Of one fare for the round trip from points
in Kansas and Kansas City, Mo. Tickets
on sale February 1923, inclusive.
For limit on tickets, ETC., call ON
z. A. LEwIs,
City Ticket Agent, Union Pacific System,
695 Kansas Avenne, Topeka, KAs.
The advocate., 1897-02-24
Push Government Ownership.

EDITOR ADVOCATED read Gov.
ernOr Leedy's message, and win say I
am glad he has started the ball 60 roll
ing toward government ownership Of
railroads 80 far as this State IL con-
ceEned. l believe 1t is q step in the
right direction, and I believe that II It
was thoroughly discussed through the
eOlHmna Of &hs reform press che ma
The advocate., 1897-02-24
CORRESPONDENCE.

Space In this department 10 open for brief
statements OF the views OF readers on any
public question. Short articles VIII receive
the preference In all cases. Keep copies OF
mRnuseRipt, 40 we will not agree 10 return
Same whether used or not Tho ADVOCATE ss:
8um0s NO responsibility for matter contained
in signed article.
The advocate., 1897-02-24

/
asked and received support, but the
enemies Of the party have denied It's
sincerity on the land question, and
some Of it's best friends have thought
they saw reason to doubt It.
The present Kansas Legislature can
do nothing ON the question of finance,
and the courts and the law Of contracts
seems likely to leave It little IL any Inn
mediate or effective power over trans
pOrtation abuses, but on the question
of land monopoly If does have power
to act. VIII IL fail to do the only thing
it can do--Snd the most important
thing It can dO-in carrying out It's
platform and promises? If IL does 80
fail, upon what grounds can it ask
further lease Of power, and in what re-
spect will It be an improvement upon
it's Republican predeCeSgOEsP
1t Is q well-knoWn fact that far more
than half the land values Of Kansas
are owned by nOn-residents Of the
State, and about one.fOurth Of such
values are the property Of foreigners.
The Duke of Edinburg, q son Of Queen
Victoria, is president Of q company
which now owns over 1000 improved
farms In the best counties of the State,
taken on mortgage foreclosure. Scully
owns 10000 acres which he has
''atOcked" with foreign tenants, a
clause In their leases providing for
summary ejectment If they vote more
than the minimum school tax. A half
dozen other tracts as large as SCully's
One of 10000 scres-are owned by
foreigners, and all our coal and other
mineral lands are owned by nOn-resi-
dents.
II is, however, in city property and
In mortgages that the bulk Of foreign
aud nonresident ownership consists.
Investigation shows that one city In
this State pays to non-residentS on
rents Of bare land exclusive of all Inn.
prOvements a yearly rental agsregating
more than G1 day for each Of the 300
working days for every inhabitant, and
two other large cities are said to do
about the same. The yearly rental
paid non residents on coal, lead and
zinc mines, quarrieS, ETC., is certainly
over l million dollars at low estimate.
Under our constitution and the de-
cisiOns of our Supreme court, the Su-
preme courts Of other States and the
United States Supreme court, these
On.resident owners can be reached
only through the taxing power Of the
State, and any attempt to do 1t other
wise will be an evasion Of the question
and the Sinking Of duty.
Counting the eastern third Of Kansas
to be worth, including city and mine
values, $40 per aCre-Certsinly a low
estimate, as this is only the average
value Of farms per acre in one.half the
counties; the central third at $40 per
acre, and the western third at $5 per
acre, gives for the State total land
value of about 81, ,O8S, ,OOO, 900, ON $780,
100000 Of which the present inhabit-
ants are paying rent Of not less than
5 per cent, or $5,0O0,OOO per year, and
this In addition to interest ON real
estate mortgages, which is really a
form Of rent.
The advocate., 1897-02-24
Tho Peoples Party on TRAILS It Reform
PaFtyS

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-The Peoples
party 10 often spoken of by It's adher-
ents Rs q ''EsGorm" party, and doubt.
less the majority OF itS plain members
honestly believe It to be such, and wish
its representatives TO demonstrate TO
the world that such is the case.
For the flrst time In the history OF
any State, or legislative body, in this
country, the Peoples party representa-
tives (Which is really the party Itself
have the power to legislate in favor Of
''reform;" and very many Of its most
active members, as well as thousands
not in its ranks because of skepticlsm
Of It's desire for genuine reform, are
anxlously waiting and watching to see
IL the party Is worthy their confidence
and support.
AS to the meaning Of tho word ''re'
FORM" there can be no question among
people Of honesty and intelligence. IL
means to restore to man his natural
rights, which means to give him equal
freedom in both politics and economics
There neither are now nor can be any
rights but those resulting from equal
freedom, and there can be no real free
dom but equal freedom. We know
from bitter experience how hollow and
worthless q farce and sham has been
our limited measure of political free
dom while deprived Of economic free
dom, and if but one could be had the
latter is incomparably the most Valua-
BILE. People have the right to both,
and only through more full and per.
feet political freedom than yet enjoyed
can we ever be sure Of either obtaining
or retaining full economic freedom.
Political freedom is not and cannot
be enjoyed under our present system of
elections by plurality, aince not only
are minorities always unTepTesented,
hence disfFanChlsed, but as q rule ma.
jOrltleg also, for two or more minorities
may be and usually are q majority Of
the whole. We do not have govern
ment by majority, except in rare In.
stances, but even In such rare instances
tho rights Of minorlties ere ruthleSsly
ignored, though such rights are as sa-
cred az those of the majority and may
be even more valuable to the whole
people by the justice and ability Of
their representatives.
III the Peoples party fails to give us
political freedom through proportional
representation OF the preferential bal
lot 1t will bitterly diSappoint many who
have laboEed In It's ranks from It's ear
Lest inception and repel many thou
sands of recruits who have been waiting
to see If It had q claim to their support
It may be true that mere politicians
and place. hunters will see--or think
they see--in equal political freedom a
menace to their own leadership, and
certainly m0nOpOllSts and their pOllti-
cal henChmen will antRgOniZS all ex'
tension Of political power to the people,
but are these reasons why q reform
party should defeat q measure to give
the people more complete representa-
tlon and control Of their own govern
mentp Is not the contrary trueS
The initiative and referendum iS a
valuable addition to proportional rep
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
Paducab's queer street.
CPaducah (Ky.) Vlsitor)


Familiarity breeds contempt. Perhaps
that is why Paducah people apparently
take so little pride in 'Stingy alley
There is, perhaps no thoroughfare like
"Stingy alley In all Kentucky, but Padu-
cahans ape SO used TO IL that few stop
to marvel at the novelty Of public street
300 feet long and four feet wide. Stingy
alley is we'll named. 1t is stingy in
width, albeit generous in length. 1t runs
from Third TO Fourth street beyond Ten
nessee, and is traversed in the middle or
the block by an ordinary alley just four
times as wide as itself. Nobody knows
exactly how old Stingy alley is. 1t has
been there for ever and ever so long.
Ordinarily, it was a footpath running
through Locust now Third street,, be-
cause of the length of the square between
Tennessee and Ohio streets, and for the
convenience OF people living on Third
who wished TO reach Fourth, and for
people living on Fourth who wanted to
go to Third. Property-owners along the
way donated four-foot strip from their
side yards. The result was tiny pas
sageway much narrower than the ordi-
nary COW trail. 1t served its purpose so
well that the city dads adopted Stingy
alley as a public thoroughfare. They
BEaNelleu II anu holslcu an elSSbitS hohs
midway OF 1t. At present Stingy alley
is listed as one OF the streets of Paducah.
Funny things happen sometimes in Stingy
alley. A fieshy man with an umbrella
raised fills 1t up like a pig in a poke.
Two fat men or two fat women cannot
pass without warping past each other
much as two warships rub sides In a
DOCK together. II man starts in one
end and a cow in the other, the man
must either beat the cow to the alley,
retreat back to the street whence he
came, or climb TO the top Of one OF the
fences thanking the alley. The fences are
made low In places for this very purpose.
AS for the COW, she must either back
laboriously out or forge straight ahead,
regardless of consequences. tor the COW
that can turn around in Stingy alley has
not been bred In Paducah.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
DEATHS.

DRISCOLL-Died, at her home. No.
2Ol2 east Main street. December 18th. at
1880 +. NJ, Mrs. MARY DRISCOLL, re-
lict of James Driscoll
She leaves one son CMr T. j. DriscolD
and one daughter (sirs. Ellen whelton).
and a grandson (Mr. j. f. DriscolD.
Funeral notice later.
GUNST.-Died, at the residence OF her
daughter, No. COS east Grace street. al
1890 r. NJ. December 18th, Mrs. JEA-
NETTE GUNST. in the 18th year OF her
age.
The funeral will take place from the
above residence az IL A. NJ. MONDAY.
No flowers.
Baltimore. New York. Albapy india
napolis, and La Porte Qnd.) paps.s please
copy.
MAHONEY.-- Died. at the residence OF
L. j. McQuaidc. No. 81 Buchanan street.
at 2 A. NJ. Saturday, December 18th.
JOHN MAHoNEY.
Funeral from st. Peters Cathedral
MONDAY MORNING. December 9Th. az
9 o'clock. with requiem high mass.
Friends and acquaintances invited 70 az
tend.
O'KEEFFE.-Died. at his residence.
No. 23S south Cherry street, at $50 A.
NJ, on the 18th instant, JAMES
O'KEEFEE, in the nth year OF his age.
Funeral from the Church OF the Sacred
Heart. on MONDAY. the nth instant. az
1890 A. NJ.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
A Fine Christmns-Gift.

(DetIOlt fTec ffeS5.)
THAT dog not only saved my life, but
put me where l am" said the Chief of
Police Of big western city. You've all
heard of Hanker, one OF the smoothest
and most daring crooks that ever turned
a trick. He and / were boys together.
We were rivals for the hand OF the same
girl, and i beat him out. He vowed all
kinds OF revenge, went 10 the bad. and
camped on my trail as long as he was at
large. While ! was captain there was
gang of burglars doing a wholesale busi-
ness In the city, and the people became
so alarmed that they demanded new
head TO the department. i was ambitious,
and wanted the place.
'One afternoon / received letter from
Hanker. and he told me In so many
words that he was going to commit
burglary in my precinct that night.
knew II was challenge. so 1 had q
double force on duty. and was out all
night myself. But the Job came of. and
i was In despair. Then Il occurred to me
F, that this was the first crime OF the kind
In my precinct, and IT. gave me an idea.
The next night, after arranging with a
merchant and putting my men on to the
scheme. disguised myself and commit
ted burglary letting of lot of powder
so as to attract attention. I had not
run block when I encountered, Hanker.
just az had hoped. He looked Ike q
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
The Congressional Library.
Raltimore American.


The new Congressional Library, which
was opened to the public recently. Is the
finest. building of its kind in the world.
Ii was built for the future, which was the
proper thing in great republic whose
population and needs are increasing at
marvellous pace. 1t took six years TO
build the library. and the sum expended
on IL has been six and a quarter million
dollars-a large amount. to be sure, but
the nation has building that is In keep
ing with the greatness and the wealth
of the nation. There is room for four
and one half millions OF books-a stag
gering number. when one thinks or all
the space as filed.
Much will depend, OF course, upon the
sort of books TO be put into the library.
II the tons OF printed matter labelled,
Speeches of Congressman" OF the kind
that are sent out every year free OF
postage to constituents in the districts,
TO remind the supporters OF Congressman
anxious 10, be reelected that they they
have been industrious at Washington,
are put into the library. an annex may
have to be built In few years. A judi
cious wedding process would speedily
consign mosb OF thess Iabored efforts
to that oblivion Swift speaks OF as
awaiting the unappreciated work OF the
dull and stupid. and. doubtless, the axe
will be literally used. -
In all seriousness. however, the collec-
ton to be stored In the library will be
worthy OF the building and the purposes
for which II has been erected. 1t must
be that in order to escape censure and
ridicule. The nation Is proud of the IL
brary. and the taxpayers do not hegrudge
the money paid for 1t. for 1t is worth
what II has cost.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-26
Words of Wise Men.
philadelphia Press.)


The secret of success is constancy of
purpose.-Disraeli.
A good conscience is continual
misunderstanding.
Life is not so short but there is al
ways time for ourtesy.-Emerson.
The future destiny of the child is al
ways the work OF the mother.-Bona-
parte.
No man can be provident of his time
who is not prudent in the choice of his
company.-Jeremy Taylor.
A sound discretion is not SO much in
dicated by never making a mistake as
by never repeating it.-Bovee.
You have not fulfilled every duty I'M
less you have fulfilled that OF being
cheerful and pleasant.-C. Buxton.
No soul is desoate as long as there is
a human being for whom 1t can feel
trust and reverence.-George Eliot.
Choose always the way that seems the
best, however. rough 1t may be; custom
will soon render 1t easy and agreeable
Pythagoras.
Contentment is a pearl of great price,
and whoever procures 1t at the expense
of 10000 desires makes wise and happy
purchase.-Balguy.
Procrastination Is the thief of time
year after year it steals till all are fled,
and to the mercies of a moment leaves
the vast concerns of an eternal scene
Young