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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16
ACROSS THE STREET.
The Change That Came with Another
Chrsstnas Ttae.

0oRt8tUoD Time.
Last Christmas the house across the street
from mine was the brightest and gaycst OF
any in the block There were beautiful
Christmas wreaths in every window and the
whole house was agiow. The shades were
thrown up high and the soft lace curtains
parted wide The tree in the great parior
OF the house across the street was larger and
il had eostlier presents on it than any other
tree in the town. And most Of the presents
were for the little girl in the white dress
and the bug pink sa.h who could be seen
from the street dancing around the tree, the
happiesf. sweetest little maiden in eli the
world and the hight and life and JOY OF the
house aeross the street
This Christmas time all il dark and silent
and gloomy in the great house across the
street. There are no Christmas wreaths
in the window. no ray Of light comes from
behind the closely drawn blinds, no childish
voice is heard within the house. There Is
no bright and beautiful tree. but on the
spot on which the tree stood last year there
is something white and a. beautiful in its
silk and satin and velvet finish As the skill
and wealth OF man can make it. But the
sight Of it brought chill to the hearts Of
those who saw il carried into the house on
Christmas eve. and when the eyes Of the
mother and father fell upon it their hearts
blesi anew.
The passers-by who saw the bands Of
white futtering from the knob of the door
Of the house across the street went on to
their own humble houses thanking God
that their own little ones were left to them.
no matter how little Of wealth or beauty
there might be in their homes.
The poorest house in which there was the
laugh Of children was 50 much les desc.
late than the great mansion across the
street in which the child's laugh was for
ever still It added to the melody Of Par
asiis< that Christmas morning II rang out
clear and sweet across the jasper sea- "
had gone through the gate Beautiful ami
into house not made with hands eternal
in the heavens.-Detroit FREE Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

way But am fairly fixed in my opin-
ion that somehow or other, in tbs
merciful providence Of the Lord. he will
walk the golden streets Of the New
jerusalem. wearing a crown Of eternal
hfe-and I will tell you one reason why
think so:
u was almost noon on Christmas day
when the through express pulled into
Starvation Junction six hours late.
Des0llte and dreary as the station APP
pared. the travel-worn and hungry
passengers were glad to see IL. as they
had been informed they could procure
raireShments ON their arrival. as no
ether opportunity had presented itself
ts satisfy their hunger since the pre-
vious day.
The storm which began in the night
hal developed into the unmistakable
bizzard 50 much hated and feared by
al Who travel by rail- The engine had
done all that iron and steam could do
against its inveterate foe. hut in spite OF
gallant efforts the blizzard seemed to he
getting the best of the battle. and for
come time before the train pulled up at
The station the iron lungs OF the engine
seemed to labor with painful effort Is
il bowed its way through the drifts.
The station was equipped with the
usual lunch counter. upon which was
displayed the uninviting and meager
fare which generally greets the travel
ing public 1T such Institutions. There
we're sandwiches for those who could
afosl to pay ten cents for the small
suspicion OF the fag eni Of some old
remnant OF fat mereifally hidden BE-
tween two slices Of stale bread. Their.
were beans-baked beans. hard. dry
and Eiusty. which could be had for IS
eentss ten cents for two indigestible
boxing doughnuts. fivee~nts apiece for
sggs-boiied eggs. bsii~d hard. boiled
unt'l they were black and blue. boile-i
70 the consistency Of an india-rubb~r
ball Nobody could tell how long those
Eggs have been boiled I say have. BE-
cause probably most Of them are doing
tutv vet on that lunch counter. And
tn there was pic-at least something
hat vent by that titIe-and coffee.
tao. that would be recognixed only By
t5e name
L often happens under circumstances
g ms nature that there are some who
hl'e not started on their journey with
ne expeetafion Of being put TO ex-
"a sxFsnse. and are consequently not
PREPARED for the exorbitans charges If
We railway lunch counter. aud are
therefore placed in a very unpleasant
stuatiou.
Amoag the crowded hungry mortais
~so gathered in the dingy station were
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16
CHINESE wHeeIeARRows.
Tsey Are Improved Type. .f Those
OF M--t~rn Countries.

One OF the chief means of travel and
transport in China. especially in the
northern part Of the empire. ans
throughout the Great Plain, Is tn.
wheelbarrow- not the wheelharraw
such as we know 1t. but. in poin; q,
fact, n decided improvement on tn
types used IN western countries. Tor
II Ia so constructed that the load. - hicf
sometimes Is very great in bulk ana
weight. is carried over the wheel. and
not between il and the man ~ no propel.
IL. To aid In s;eadyiug and propeiiins
il. as explained by MIR. Charles Mnyne.
OF Shanghai. in a note recently con
tributrd to the British Institution Of
Civil Engineers. the wheelbarrow man
wears across his shoulders strar
which Is attached to the shafts on each
side. Boxes, bales of goods. or whatever
the load may consist of. are secured 10
the wheelbarrow BY RUPEES. There are
seating accommodations for four peo
pie. two on each side. and cushioned
seat Is provided for the passenger. who
generally sits with one leg resting on
the front Of the barrow and the other
hanging over the side in a rope loor
which serves rs n foot rest. On the
Great Plain. wheelbarrows are oceas-
ionaliy seen with a sail set. when fair
wind proves 10 he great help to the
trundiing Of the barrow over a level
way
Since the institution of cotton mills
at Shanghai. the wheelbarrow has been
extensively used as passenger vehicle.
especially for carrying workwomen &c
and from the mills. One man can wheel
six women for distance OF about three
miles. morning and evening. the charge
being one shilling five pence per month.
The average earnings OF n wheelbarrow-
man are about eight and oue-half pence
per day. About 1000 licenses are issued
monthly to the same number of heel.
barrows plying for hire in the streets
OF the foreign settlements at Shanghai.
where. being under the municipal regu-
lations, they are perhaps the best In
China. Sometimes as many as so bar
rows may be seen In the streets. travel
ing one behind the other. each carry
ing two barrels of English Portland
cement. and pushed by one man. VERY
frequently load is carried on one side
Of the barrow only, and il is extraordin-
airy TO see Chinanan skillfully balanc-
ing and propeiling H. The upsets and
accidents. too. are remarkably few
when IL is considered that about 1000
Of these vehicles are in use in the
streets in addition to a large traffic of
other kinds.-Cassier's Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Busy Mari tell you don't wan
your books
Book Agent-Oh. my dear sir. but 70,
do. In fact. you will have to take it
Listen. We have a corps Of one hun
dred agents. ! am the first. the other
20 viii follow me. one after the other
over the same route. If you do not
purchase the book from me You will be
called upon BY the other 30. Purchase
the book from me and win furnish
you. free Of charge. this sign to hang or
your 'front.' door, and save you Just %
times ~ much trouble as I have giver
you'll Iou will take the book All
thanks. Five dollars. piesse.-Puek.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Hes : man Of considerable depth,
isn't he
-Depths szy. you ought to see how
nluch he tan pear into himself without
getting fnli. Chicago Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

There's one thing | like about INV
Wife" said Henpecked to his friend
Satupon; shes a thorough sports
woman"
Glow so9''
why. she never knocks me down
without allowing ten seconds to eiapse
before striking me again-"-N. i. Jour
naL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

A good story Of feline fidelity comes
from Rohrbach, in Lorraine Pussy l.
in the habit of taking daily constitu-
tional with her master. Quite recently
q business call demanded journey by
rail. necessitating five-days' absence
from home Pussy saw her master
OFT by taking pathetic leave of him at
the station On his return pussy await
ed him on the platform The station
master said that she had not left the
premises. and that she had appeared on
the platform on the arrival of each
train day and night. On his alighting
pussy purred her welcome with an ex-
kibition OF caresses quite touching TO
behold. -Lon<lon Modern Society.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

hu<bans says
--ass AMT fasa'anis these days:
a.. lin why. an. pa says. Cause
psn't b1ieve In sartz Claus.
s,vs ne hates the noise ard fuss
NIkeS him agxravats an cuss:
uaa-t see Why ma kseps him. he
Alrst no use at caU see.
r. ma vas him an him was me.
paf ia have q chris mus tree;
81 st smiles an says: too badr'
"a 'ist makes me awful mad
otAer little boys has pas
wat believes In Santa claus
Hate mean pas-Tll tell him 50
rTst as soon as can grow.
vrlsht ma lock him out Tonight
waen he comes. 10 serve him right:
Make him stag OUT there. an. then
CobulIns an boyle msn
kstch him fore the norrin' come
Bet you then I'd have a drum
An a whistle at lid blow.
Whether he dent like sr no.
Wfsht-why. here's "a. an I see
That he's bought a Ckris'mus tree.
SAYS he thought he'd fool the kid
AIS list what mas huSban' did
Baltimore News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Geraidine-Ay face is my fortune.
Gerald--Yes. aud | can see the color
II yeux money.-Towa TopisA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Ths bess way to tell whether present .
. eksap cse Is to Observe whether the prine
- bsss rubbed aE--N. Y. TEuEk
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

The eeiebratioa Of Christmzs l. said By
the church historians to have been formally
instituted b. pepe Te.esrherszs. who died
d. l3S
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Cultivate your mind, my boy" sail
the elderly gentleman who gives ad-
vice Struggle to develop what intel
lect nature may have bestowed upon
you
But education doesn't always make
people happy"
NO: but II enables a lot of them.
who would otherwise be known as i'll
natured cranks. to pose as 'cynics.'
-washington Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

"A diver in the Clyde recently worked
for 20 minutes at depth of 1856 feet,
which il record in Great Britain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

-Lawyer-Tke only man who ewes
gsss satisfacsion BY going to law
CA.cage Neva
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

The Argentine Republic has passed
. remarkable law to encourage mar
riage. IL infiicts fine upon any per
son of marriageable age who rejects a
proposal Here is the statute: PEG
Pile of marriag~nbie age of either SEX
who refuse an offer to wei without
reasons which are considered valid in
law. shall not he permitted 10 marry
thereafter without the permission Of
the government. They shall. more
over, pay an indemnity sum of not
more than $500 to the person whose
offer they have refused" Young men
and women under 20 years old are ex-
empt from the law ard can marry as
they please After they are IS the
men are obliged TO pay n heavy tax
il they remain single. In Argentina
women propose IS well as men: so an
unmarried young man between 20 and
IS years old in that country has a
troublesome time. Not only is he made
to pay n tax for being a bachelor. but
u he refuses a proposal he has to pay
the proposer . fne.-N. Y. Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

Tommy. l. because the blizzard bL~
my beard clean of. Yet all the sans
I'm going 10 fli your stocking. and N
J can't get at your stocking III an some
thing else for you Here. yong lady.
let's have one ~ those big paper bags.
Now. Tommy. we'll call THIS stocking.
Let's I'll II up. whstTi yea hav~r Ap-
pies. Of eourse. and doaghnuts and some
OF those delicious sandwiches and PIE
like your mother Makes aud 1 guess
that eShausts the bill OF fare. Nov hold
the end Of the bag tight aud don, spill
out the vieuals: and. Tommy, your
mother wants you"
The refreshed travellers had an set.
tied themselves IN their seats and the
train was jogging along again as best IL
could through the snow. Passing
through the car Reuben looked careful
" about for the woman and child. az he
was deeply Interested In the success %
his maneuvers. There Is no great diff.
hculty IN locating anyone on train OF
cars. and rs q matter Of course Reuben
soon found the objects % his search.
His business with them was very brief;
indeed IL was completed with a passing
glance. and completed to his Intense
satisfaction, for that glance was sui.
ficient TO show him that the hungry
woman was enjoying his bounty with |,
feli.h which none can appreciate, un
less he has had corresponding ex-
perisnccs. lie was not noticed as he hur.
ried by the little group. lie did not
want 10 be recognized, for with a tine
delicaey which always accompanies
true generosity he felt that the less the
woman saw OF him the more comfortable
she would be. Reuben BullwinkIe
wanted no recognition or thanks: in
deed the idea that he was entitled 60
thanks never entered his head FOE o
moment. Neither did he make any
mental calculation rs TO the value of an
act Of frisndliness pu, down to his
credit account on the recording angrI-~
book. nor did he hook for any special
blessing which the Lord might owe him
for his act Of charity. Indeed the little
thought which he gave the matter had
its relation entirely to the objects OF his
sympathy. and IL his heart was light
and his soul joyous. II was because he
had unconsciously wandered near the
threshold of Heaven and heard the echo
OF angel voices singing: -Peace on earth
and good will 10 men.--Frank Beard.
in Rams Horn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-12-16

D NJ L III . W or
other Reuben Bull
Wrinkle will get
/ n { o Heaven.
though I don't
suppose he will do
.-.lt-.-
The herald., 1897-06-25
CRAVEN CONSPIRACY
ATTORNEY AITKEN GIVES HIS
TESTIMONY
Mrs. Craven Did Not Intend to Allow
Her Conscience to Interfere
In the Case
q

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-When
the Angus Craven case was called for
trial this morning Mrs. Craven failed to
appear, her physician explaining that
she was too ill to attend.
Judge Slack being anxious to proceed,
the plaintiffs counsel called John r.
Aitken to the stand. AS the plaintiffs
rely mainly upon the testimony of this
witness to prove the alleged conspiracy
to secure the property Of the late Sem
ator Fair, an unusual amount of inter-
lest was manifested in his examination
He stated that he first met Mrs. Craven
at her residence on Guerro street on
July 8, 1896, where he was taken by Mar
tin Kelly. Mrs. Craven was in bed, but
Miss Craven was present during part of
the interview. After discussing the
case for two hours, he called again a
few days later, and was then shown the
deeds. Mrs, Craven produced them
from beneath her pillow.
Attorney Delmas, on behalf Of Mrs.
Craven, made desperate efforts to
keep Aitken's story from the jury, argu-
ing that anything which passed be-
tween his client and Aitken was in the
nature of professional confidence, Ait
ken being an attorney. Counsel for the
Fair heirs, however, contended that a
lawyer could not be invited to abet a
crime and then not dlvulge it, as that
was no part of his duty. Judge Slack
took the matter under advisement dur
ing the noon recess, but upon resuming
this afternoon concluded to admit the
testimony of the witness in view of the
fact that third party was present at
the interviews provided that the other
side could prove the criminal nature of
statements made.
After many objections and more de-
bates Attorney AitlSen was allowed to
state that on July 9, 1896, the date upon
whic he first saw the deeds. Mrs. Craven
said that Sc had been recommended to
see him by Governor Budd. She real
ized that she had many difficulties to
overcome, and that she would meet with
considerable opposition, but she intend
ed to have no scruples of conscience.
She then showed him the pencil deeds,
and announced that she wanted to be
able to say that he ad seem them in 1895,
and desired him to testify to that effect.
AS this was the first time he had either
seen or heard of them, he refused.
The herald., 1897-06-25
TELEGRAPH TOLLS
Objection Made to Wanamaker's Eco
nomical Rules

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The United
States court of claims, on the recon-
mendation of the department of Justice
has appointed First Assistant Postmas-
ter General Percy r. Heath sole referee
in the case of the Western Union Tele-
graph company VS.. the United States,
growing out of Postmaster General
Wanamaker's order providing an ar
bitrary telegraph tariff for the govern
ment. He succeeds the former referees,
c. o. Sheppard and William H. Browne.
The postmaster general is charged with
the duty of fixing the tolls to be paid
on all government messages. During
the Harrison administration Mr.. Wana-
maker fixed the rate at one mill word,
which rate was in operation for long
period, but was finally raised to about
As per cent of the rate charged to indi-
viduals. In the settlement Of the bills
covering the mill rate period dispute
arose and the matter was taken to the
courts, where it has been pending since,
but will be decided shortly.
Mr.. Heath, as referee, will obtain the
exact figures in the dispute. which
amounts to nearly $1.000,0O0 and on his
report the court of claims will proceed to
determine the question whether the post
master general may arbitrarily fix tel
egraph rates for public business. The
case probably will be taken before con-
gress.
The herald., 1897-06-25
ONLY A MONKEY
Coroner Campbell Digs UP an Inter
esting Case

"A man evidently laboring under a
strain of great excitement passed rap
idly up First street at noon yesterday.
When he reached the corner of Broad
way and Second he encountered Detec-
tive John Shields, and in a stage whis-
per proceeded to lay bare the evidences
of dark and gruesome crime. After
a brief conversation Shields mysteri-
ously and imperiously demanded, "Well,
come up to the station and report it,
and they marched into the august pres
ence of Patrol Driver Sites, who was
acting in the capacity of police clerk
while the regular clerk, Hensley, was en-
joying his monday meal.
Shields called Sites aside and i'm
parted the information that an impor-
tant matter was on the tapis. None of
of the modern Sherlock Holmses were
about and the fingers of Sites twitched
nervously as he seized a Faber with a
herculean clutch and asked for the
name of the man who had unfolded the
tale reeking with gruesome details.
After informing Sites that his name
was George Leroy, he stated that an
hour previous the assistant zanjero who
looks after the irrigating ditch on South
Main street had found in an opening at
Thirty-eighth street the spinal column
and femur bone of a babe nearly two
feet in length. He further stated that
the evidence Of a terrible infanticide
lay bleaching in the sun on Main street,
awaiting investigation by the proper
officials. -'" "t~f.
Sites rshed to the telephone, and a
second later Coroner Campbell was in.
formed of the gruesome find. No time
was lost in starting an investigation,
and in few moments the coroner and
his deputy were speeding southwark on
an electric car. When they arrived
upon the scene of the discovery Coroner
Campbell, who Is a believer in the Dar-
winian theory, glanced at the skeleton,
and then a broad smile spread over his
usually serene countenance, as he re-
marked, "Why, it's the bones of mon
key!" This ended the thrilling tale.
The herald., 1897-06-25
WILLIAMS DANGER
Germany's Emperor Narrowly Es-
capes Getting Ducked

LONDON, June 24-The Berlin cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
During the gale of Sunday the Emperor
William, against the earnest advice Of
his encourage embarked on a little steam
launch, attended by Count Won Walder-
see, and started for the Hohenzollern to
visit the steamer Columbia at Cuxhaven
The sea was very rough and dashed the
launch back against he Hohenzollern
with such force that she began to fill.
A rowboat manned by twelve sailors
was quickly lowered, and the emperor
entered 1t, despite the tremendous sea
that was running. The sailors were ufl-
able to make the least headway toward
the Columbia, and finally vessel ufl-
dertook to reach the boat, but owing to
the difficulty of going alongside the trip
was abandoned and the emperor re-
turned to the Hohenzollerh.
The emperor has summoned DR.. Mi
quel, as well as Baron Won Buelow. to
meet him at Kiel, and he is believed 10
be fully resolved to settle upon the min
isterial changes, probably involving the
resignation Of Prince Hohenlohe, before
he goes north.
The herald., 1897-06-25
DWELLING DESTROYED BY FIRE
The Blaze Supposed to Have Origi-
mated From a Lamp Explosion

A small cottage at 214 South Alameda
street. occupied by colored widow
named Susan Hay, caught fire at 10
o'clock last night and was burned up,
Involving a loss Of perhaps $500. The
department was called out, but not until
the flames had got such a headway that
1t was impossible to extinguish them be-
fore the house, which was mere she'll,
was destroyed. The origin OF the fire is
unknown, but 1t is supposed to have
started in one Of the bed rooms from the
explosion of a lamp. The property be-
longed to a man named Harris.
Mrs. Hay was absent when the fire
occurred, and considerable excitement
was caused among the colored people in
the neighbrhood who feared that she
had been unable to get out of the house
and had been burned to death. She
was found, later, however, at a colored
church on Maple avenue.
The herald., 1897-06-25
Spreckels' Litigation

SAN FRANCISCO, June 24.-The su-
preme court today reversed Judge Trout
of the superior count of this city in the
order of injunction granted to Claus
Spreckels against the Hawaiian Com
mercial and Sugar company. A suit in
equity was brought by the company in
the Hawaiian islands TO compel Spreck-
els to turn over 5000 acres of land held by
him and claimed by the company He
filed petition for writ of injunction to
cause the company to desist from
prosecuting the action in the Hawaiian
courts, alleging that it was proper to
have the matter heard in California
The superior court granted the order,
and the company appealed. The SUI
preme court reversed the lower court,
holding that the foreign court had juris-
diction of the matter, and that it was
properly commenced in Hawaii.