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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

The following are the standard
weights of most of the farm products.
rs fixed by the statutes of the different
states:
60 pounds of wheat make a bushel.
20 pounds OF ear corn one bushel.
81 pounds of shel.cd corn one hushel.
- pounds cornmcal one bushel-
10 pounds of peas one buShel.
ST pounds Of rye one bushel.
- pounds of oats one bushel.
a. pounds of barley one bushel.
80 pounds Irish potatoes one bushel.
s. pounds sweet potatoes one busheI.
5. pounds onions one bushel.
81 pounds of cotton seed one bushel.
20 pounds of wheat bran one bu>heI.
- pounds coarse salt one bushel.
~ pounds of fine salt one bushel.
l.d pounds of flour make one barrel.
zoo pounds of beef or pork one barrel.
90 pounds white beans one bushel.
~ pounds castor beans one busheL
go pounds clover seed one bushcl.
~ pounds timothy seed one bushel.
Sd pounds tlaxseed one bushel.
Il pounds hemp seed one bushel.
l4pounds blue grass seed one bushsl.
81 pounds buclwheat one busheI.
81 pounds dried peaches one bushel.
81 pounds apples one bushel.
Sd pounds turnips one bushel.
- pounds peanuts one bushel.
50 pounds coal one bushel.
s0pounds unslaclSed lime one bnshel.
spounds plastering hair one bushel.
Florida Agriculturalist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

The Baltimore aud Ohio officials are very
much pleased with certain statistics that
have Recently been prepared OF the per
Torrance OF freight trains ON the Second
division. which handles all the east and
west bound traffis between Baltimore and
Cumberland. Before the new freight en-
gines were purchased and the improvements
made in the track IN the way CT straighten-
ing curves and reducing grades. the average
number Of ears to the tram was - | , Now.
with more powerful and modern motive
power aud better track, the average is 10
cars per tram. an increase Of Al per cent.
The average east bound movement per day
for the iirsi ten DAYS of August was LIS
loaded ears On the Third division. Cum
berllnl to Grafton. where there are grades
ot - feet 70 the mic. the engines used to
haul 10 IL iolds u the train. Now the
average Is - % leads per tram. an increase
Of 81 per cent. 1t would certainly appear
that the money spent IN improvements on
the u. and q. : being amply justified. and
that the cost OF operation Is being very ma
terlatlV reduced
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Two youths looked into a az q monkeys
Through their nustriis puifs ii smoke came
forth at regular intervals from white
wrapped cigarettes.
Their heads wcrc nicely balanced ly a
l.ight bamboo tanes CRASHED firmly VA the
middle showed they were full grown men.
See. said one. what We have descended
iromr
And they looked into the cage Of monkeys
and laughed.
The mother monkey called her children
about her
They climbed gravely on the perch TO
listen to her words.
She pointed to the young men
See. sand the mother monkey. what
some Of our ancestors have degcnerated
into"
And the children monkeys returned to
their corners and wept.-C hicago Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02
ENRiCHING THE SOIL.
Aid to Success In the Tee of Commercial
and Other Fertiiixer--

The impression that the mere appli-
cation of few pounds of fertilizers to
a poor soil is all that is necessary to
make it produce large crop has now
about disappeared from the minds of
the average farmer. This wisdom has
been gained from experience. but I'M
fortunately this same experience fire.
quentiy proved to be very costly. The
more light that is thrown upon this
important question, the more prosper
Gus will be the condition of the farmer
In the opinion of the writer the three
great essentials which have most to do
with the successful culture of the soil
are good cultivation. proper rotation
and judicious fertilization. Carrying
these on, hand in hand, and taking the
seasons as they come, the results will
more than crafty any toll tiller. The
three requisites mentioned are mutual
ly dependent upon one another. IL the
soil is in the best physical condition.
and this can only be brought about by
thorough cultivation, it affords bet
ter opportunity for the plant roots to
forage about in search of food. Fur
- thc Hd,>tkc DI
and enables the water to move freely.
and unless tie soil admits of such the
plant is retarded in its growth which
of course means a reduction in the
yield.
AS for the rotation. every farmer
with experience knows that it is not
good plan to grow the same crop year
after year upon the same soil. 1t is
this one-sided system that has proved
30 disastrous to southern cotton farm
ers, and they are just now beginning
to get out of the rut by practicing ro-
tation. Rotation as now carried on is
very closely allied to fertilization, be-
cause the insertion Of certain crops in
the series means the enrichment OF the
soil in one of the three essential plant
food ingredients When we speak of
plant food ingredients we naturally re-
fer to nitrogen. phosphorus acid and
| potash, because these are the elements
that are usually deficient in the soils
and are practically the only ones
that the farmer has to consider in APP
plying fertilizers OF these three men
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

toned. nitrogen costs most when pur-
chased on the market In the shape OF
commercial fertilizers Hence any
plan that will admit Of reduction In
the cost Of applying this element of
fertility should be boon &, the farm
er. Fortunately however. the means
is n very simple one. Certain OF the
so-called leguminous crops. like clover
or peas. possess a property peculiar to
themselves of absorbing nitrogen from
the atmosphere and storing il up,
hence IL farmer includes one OF
these crops in his rotation he is
adding just a. much nitrogen
to his soil as these crops will absorb
the proper means 10 keep this nitrogen.
This can be done either by turning I'M
der the crop of clover or peas or else by
feeding the hay to the animal and re-
turning the manure to the soil. In
the latter case there is some waste in
nitrogen. but 1t is more than cOmpcns-
atcd for in the double benefit derived
from the clover as forage and fertilizer.
IL will be seen from the foregoing
that the most costly of the three
plant ingredients. nitrogen. has
already been provided for through
the growth of clover or peas.
1t only remains. therefore. to put
on some phosphoric acid and potash to
furnish all Of the needed plant uour-
ishment. About 30 pounds of acid
phosphate and $50 Of muriatc Of pot
ash To the acre. would be considered an
average application. Many farmers
follow Ibis plan entirely of simply APP
plying the mineral fertilizers referred
To to their clover or peas. which in turn
keep the soil supplied with nitrogen.
1t is not necessary To fertilize the crop
which follows clover or peas provided
the plan recommended is carried out.
This system is cheap and effective and
will no doubt prove profitable ON any
farm.-M. J. Shelton, in Farmers Homo
Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Beefneck BIl-Wot's some OF your pard.
ners
Strongarm jake shook i'm. lie got re
liEion already
20, QUIT the business. has he.'
lie always wanted TO open a safe with
prayer. Cincinnati Inquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

His Fianeee-I should tell you. baron, that
Will not have a penny OF my own until dear
mamma Is called away,
baron von Stonyhsusen - Den We mussl
yalt yid hatience Tor OF YOU call de happy
day. my leetlc loaf.-Boston Traveller.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Robinson-Do you like roast beef rare or
well dOnes
Jenkins like it rare, but that's in strict
confidence.
Why in strict confidenees''
Well, If YOU knew our cook you would
see the necessity for eoncealing my real sen
tlments on that sui. Get. Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Iudge-Prisoner a; the bar
Prlsoner-If I'm at the bar give me q
drink.-N. Y. Truth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Caution. Don't be fooled into taking
cheap worthless stuff II the merchant tells
you II IS lust the same" a. NJ. A :. l. NJ.
you may know that he Is trying TO sell yo1
cheap stuff to make q big profit BY painiAS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02
Halls Catnrrh Cure
l. taken internally. Price 75c-

When man tells US how energetic he is.
we are always ANXIOUS TO see him when his
wife wants an armful of wood.-WasLingto
Democrat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

For Whooping Cough. Piso's Cure is a
successful rsmedy.-M. !. Dieter, 81 Throop
Ave, brooklyn, y. y, Nov. IA, "a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02


Are ca1sed BY an irritation Of the nervea
They are local spasras, frequently tn, result
CT uterine disease. There are piochinx.
Gnawing ard contractive pains IA the rerion
OF the stomach extending to the back and
cheIt They are often the symptom md
eject OF Indigestion DIR. NJ A. simmons
Liver hsdicine shorld be used 70 stirnu-
late the digestive organs and DR. siamons
squaw Vine Wine to give immediate relief
and Permanent cure.
After the old pruprietors OF the article
DOW called ~Bl,ck Drnughf" were By the
Iniied states Court entoiaed IRON using
tae words Constituting our trade name
does not equity require that they 1t and on
taetr own trade name and merits Of anvil Of
their article. a1d not seek 20 Appropriate
TIE trade for our article called for and
Known as DR.. Simmons Liver Medicine. By
Publishing the picture OF another Dr. SIN.
mons 4 their wrapper Ind falsely advertis-
nag that their article -Blzck Drzlxht" was
established in $50. that being the year IN
whleh our article was establish he'd while no
one ever heard of "Bl.ck Drarxht" til
AFTER 1sss. Why do they advertise thai
faisehood and associate their article with
orrs thaving the picture OF Dr. ". ~ SIM
mons on i'll By their pablicafson OF the
picture of another Dr. Sirzncns. II not done
20 unfairly appropriate Ger txadel u pos
the Ecuye appaEccG
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02
ArTSAEAE

San Aniouio. Tex. sayr
NJ wife has used DIT. ~.
A. Simmons Liver Mod
ie.ae mary years Cor sick
Headache and never
fails to hoy . package
when she expects 10
travel 1t saves one FROM
taking injurious drugs
For IS years IL has been .
necessary medicine In ny
house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

Some people are better when they are sick
than at any other time.-Chicago Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

There are 20 900 words in the English
language, aud most of them were used OF
Sunday by a woman who discovered after
coming out Of church that her new hat wal
adorned with tag ON which was written
Reduced 70 Q shilhBss ~ pence.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02

BY no means. Persons of hcreulean build
frequently Possess a minimum OF genuine
yigor. and exhibit less endurance than very
small people. Real viger means the ability
to digest and sleep well, aud TO perform a
reasonable amount OF daily physical and
mental labor without unnatural fatigue IL
Is because 4 course OF Hostetters stomach
Bltters enables the enfeebled dyspeptie to
resume the ailot;sdactivity of every day life.
ss well as to participate without discomfort
IN its enloyments, that 1t Is such pre-
.minently useful medicine
The Country's Needs-"What this coun.
try needs. said the earnest citizen, is more
warships.' "Yes," replied Senator Sory,
hum, reiiectively. ''and more consulships. =
Washington Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-09-02
ALABAMA LADIES
DON'T LIE
cMAMaAsneR

Oak Lowery .Ala..writes
Have used DIR. NJ. A.
Sim m ons Liver
Medicine in my FAM
lily for 10 years, with
good results. l think
it is stronger than
A"Zeilin's" or " Black
sDraught."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
THE AMERICAN PARTY
FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION OF A
NEW POLITICAL ORGANIZATION.
1t In Devoted to the Spirit and Septi-
ment OF the Original Federal
Constitution.

St. Louis, Mo-, August % The first Ma
tional convention OF the American party,
a new political organization. which, as the
call issued from Detroit says, will be de-
voted to the restoration of the spirit and
sentiment Of the original Federal consti-
tuition, met today in Druids hall with
about fifty delegates present from nine
States and one Territory. The call had
been extended to loyal Americans, nom
partisan, thinking men of the Nation, upon
a platform Incorporating the principles of
the true American form OF government.
The States represented are New York,
Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa.
Colorado, Louisiana and Indian Territory.
1t is said a number OF other States have
signified their intention Of cooperating In
the movement. permanent organization
was effected with Ellison Stocker of Colo
RADIO as chairman and J. j, Hasselbach Of
Detroit, Mich, as secretary.
Colonel Il. H. Sellers, prominent law
yer Of Detroit. who is at the head of the
movement, called the convention to order.
He read the call and emphatically denied
the statement in dispatch from Wash
ington that the movement was one to form
the American Protective association into q
political party. Continuing. he said that
the two principal parties are false to the
doctrine and principles of equality and are
standing menace to popular government
He gave at length his views of reforms
Among others he favored the system of in
| itiative and referendum in formation OF
laws; equal suffrage, the abolshment OF
the primary system and changes in our
registration and ballotng system separa-
ton of church and State; recognition NJ
ialoor as the source OF wealth. protection
OF the wage earners from competition with
allen labor; prohibition OF alien ownership
| OF lands; extension Of the civil service sys-
tenn; principal Of Monroe doctrine, etc.
In conclusion, Colonel Sellers condemned
| the trusts and combines.
After the appointment of committees an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
THE SOUTHERN STATES.
NEIGHBORHOOD OF RIsoN, ARK, is
IN A STATE OF EXCITEMENT.
Murderers Are Being Hunted by
Enraged Citizens.

Rison, Ark, August 25.-This he's been
day of great excitement In Rison. All
day posse OF deputies and citizens have
been securing the country in the neighbor-
hood Of Kendall mills for the negroes who
participated in the bloody riot near that
place Saturday, in which Mr.. 7. T. John
son was killed and another white man fear
fully cut. Six prisoners We're brought here
and lodged in Jail last night and 1t was
thought at one time that the entire gang
would be lynched. 1t was discovered,
however, that two men under arrest were
innocent spectators of the bloody affair
and the ringleaders. four in number all
OF whose names are known TO the officers,
are still at large. 1t was decided to take
no action until all the guilty negroes
should be captured
The sheriff and his deputies, together
with scores Of citizens and friends of the
murdered men turned their attention to
the capture of the four negroes still at
large and when they are run down there is
no telling what will occur. The Jail here
al NV way sopstailtihi, anu IL IL
effort be made to take the prisoners no
guard Will be able to protect them. Owing
to Mr.. Johnson's great popularity the
whole community is enraIged at his MUIR
derers and they are bent on vengeance.
Bill Wiley. the negro who was lynched
Sunday morning, was undoubtedly guilty
OF active participation in Johnson's muir
der, but there are others who are equally
as guilty. Wiley was known as desperate
an" 1t Is believed he melted the riot at the
picnic.
1t Is reported tonight that friends OF the
negroes in the Kendall neighborhood are
arming themselves and intend to shield the
negroes for whom the posses are search
Ing, Should an encounter occur there will
certainly be a great flow of blood. as tbs
whites are worked up to d fury of excite
ment and will not tolerate any interior
ence or resistance on the part of the
blacks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
A WIFE MURDER.
Hiram Hall Pushed His Wife Into n
Well and Drowned Her.

Louisville, KY, August 25,--A special
to the Times from Nashville, Tenn, says:
Sheriff Garrison OF Cumberland county
lodged Hiram Hall, who drowned his wife
In we'll, In Jail at Sparta today for safe
keeping. Hall was arrested Monday. At
the preliminary hearing Tuesday the evil
dence was overwhelming against him.
After the trial was concluded he confessed
and begged 10 be taken TO a place Of safety
He said he pushed his wife into the shall
low well and held her until she drowned
The only motive given is jealousy for
which there is said TO be no cause. From
the details of the confession it is undoubt-
ediy one of the most horrible crimes ever
committed in this section. 1t was only by
strategy that the sheriff kept him from a
mob, said to number 800. Monday night,
and there would have been lynshinv last
night had he aot beon taken to place OF
safety.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
Provisions GrawInw sho.

Seattle, WASH, August 25.-The steamer
Wilmette pulled into the ocean dock from
Alaska today. The Wilmette left Slsapa-
way on Thursday August 10, Juneau on
Friday and sitka on Saturday morning.
She brought down no gold. although 500 /.
600 was offered by party of four men
who have crossed overland from Dawson
ei's' leaving there July A. They reported
that provisions at Dawson are growing
short. One of them said that he had a
friend who had several buckbys of gold
but was living on two spoonfuls Of beams
anu small allowance of bacon, The
Wilmette saw nothing of the Portland on
her down trip. ard her officers saw that So
Tar nothing has been heard OF her.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26

or that that Of three-fourths Of the States.
Few know that we have our own coal and
Iron and an immense timber belt, and
that all the reasonable and natural wants
Of man. including his home, his food
ana clothing. can be supplied from our
own resourccs-that n Chinese wall could
DO built around us and we still be COM
Portable and happy
1t Is this development rather than Our
area that Is the chief source Of pride and
hope to the Texan. Possibly II the figures
Of orr wealth and production were more
generally tho subject Of comment in the
Eastern prints. the crude ideas OF the
State entertained In some quarters might
undergo change that would be profitable
to us--the world would cease to regard the
State as a vast but undcyeloped cattle
sinfu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
TO THE GOLD sTANDAn
san Salvador Forced to
FinancinI syste

-
New York, August pa disprN
Herald from Panama says; To-
correspondent in San Salvador ~
that country has been forced py "
in silver to adopt a gold stapos'
Owing to the financial straip
Salvador found herself, the deP
commerce and the apparently n'
ture, President Rafael Gutirres
an extraordinary session Ct cons"- ,,I
slider the monetary crisis. Az -
sent to congress a message w
necessity of speedy change
rency system. "
There was some opposition = ~
to gold standard. and the nens rs
until yesterday, when the Din - ia
president was authorized 70 ~,
foreign loan for $500. 900. ihs I.
will go into effect within two nenr
ter it becomes operative all gus
be payable only in gold. ,
Salyador's present plight Is ~
slump in silver, which threw ~
into a condition more serious
ever before existed. The rate "
on the United States ross steso'1
today it reached 200 per cent.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
Sigmn Chi Frntern,,y

Nashville, Tenn. August 25.--About 100
delegates attended the opening sessions
OF the sigiaa Chi fraternity conventlon Mt
the capitol today. General d. p. Runkle
presided. and the meeting in the iaorninr
was devoted TO the examination OF the
credentials OF the delegates from the va
r,ous chapters. The afternoon session was
also business meeting and the ruIe con,~
mittee made it's report. Tonight an onen
meeune was held. J. j. Stowe deliyerinr
an address OF welcome. and responses were
made by delegates from many States. Geo
4, Merrick or Chicago delivered the annual
during the evening
Inc question Of removing the fraternity
Headquarters from Chicago is causing SOM,
discussion, but not openly, ana il contas,
ossr me matter is brewing II Is kent a
as vet. ~Asaeu
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-26
HOUSTON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 20.
IT E p A q il s
"rnE AMERICAN STRONGHOLD"

Tho New Orleans States calls attention
to some interesting figures Just published
by the census bureau relating TO the dis
tribution OF the population OF this country
Of foreign birth or parentage.
II appears from these census figures that
In 1890 there wore only i.405,122 persons
OF foreign birth or parentage In the South,
while there we're nearly 20.o00oOO such per-
sons In the remainder OF the country. The
total native born population Of tho South
ern States In the last census year WAS but
q million short OF the native born popu-
Tho Southern people have mixed less with
foreign or other elements than the people
OF either the North or tho West, and they
have been lcss disposed to emlgrato to
other sections than any other class of our
population. American customs and 'radi-
tons and aspirations ara found moro in
vogue and in purer keeping In the South
today than elsewhere In the country, And,
abuse Us ne coDsoienceless papers and pol
itioans OF other sections may, politics Ia
on n higher and less selfish plane in tho
Southern States than in the North or West,
The statistics Of crime among the whites
Of the South compare fnvorably with the
most peaceful and orderly and moral COM
munities OF the Nation. while we are
spending In proportion to our means more
money Tor educational purposes than are
tho boastful commemorative of she East.
While the stream OF foreign lmmgra-
tlon has been running toward tho North
west. or dopositing Ms human freight in
the Eastern cities the South has been in
creasing naturally and retaining lia old
life In something Hike its original purity,
The presence OF the black population has
had n great deal 10 do doubtless in keep.
ing out Immigrants, but the black labor
has been admirably suited to our ellmat,
and generous soil no that we have moi
I contributed 80 largely and rapidly to tn,
J building up OF the Middle and Westcr,
Z, States. II liz u mistaken idea. however
/ that the presence Of the negro interferts
\ at all with white farm work. or need dis
J turb Southern agricultural ventures b.
1 incomers from other statos or countries
( Tho South Is prosperous and ba'npy witt
dts homogeneous American population, bu
|, we have room and welcome for intolli
i gent and Industrious immigrants OF al
y kinds especially those vi llava sufnclen
means TO purchase their own homes.