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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

Col. ]. L. Fletcher. Of Batesville, Pa
nola county, died recently at the age
Off He was one Of the pioneers OF
North Mississippi and vas respec ted
and honored by all who knew him for
his prob.ty aud klnd.heartednesA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08
hAeuTuAL CRIMINAL LAW.
The Missouri ststase Applied to Charles
Williams.

ST. LOUIS July a-Charles Williams.
who. in 1855. was found guilty of muir.
der in the second degree and received
= sentence Of % years. and who was
subsequently pardoned by Gov. Fran
els. pleaded guilty to burglary and
larceny in the criminal court and WAS
given life sentence under the provis-
ions OF the habitual criminals act, by
Judge Zachritz.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

IHE presidenth has appointed w.Ryan
And Thomas A. Davis. Of Idaho. and
eeorge A. Black, of Washington, rs
members of the board to mark land
grants along the Northern Pacific rail-
way in the C9ur dAlene district Of
Idaho, and Ross Grifin. Of Missouri, as
special agent TO make allotments OF
lands to Indians
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

F,nrRss throughout the United
states. As reported by 4. q. Dun & Co,
for the week ended the end. were
al. against 81 for tae corresponding
week last year Foe Canada the fail
,res werr 30. against - last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

An tin plate works in the Indiana
ras belt. particularly those ut Ander-
sou. Elwood Atlanta. Gas City and
Nontpslier. closed down. on the ist in
an the departraents governed BY the
wage sale.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

TuE srst severe heat of the tour de-
..cuded upon the Pan-American trav-
elrrsat Cincinnati. on the soth. but they
sCen, the time 80 pleasantly that its
r,eors were scarcely felt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

SENATOR PErrtaHxw. OF South Ia
80, was on the fioor of the senate,
!, the 10Th. and was congratulated by
N. colleagues on his speedy recovery
s-,,,. his recent Illness
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

TuK cabinet meeting was devoted
an the "a. to the pending appointments
neither the Cuban or any other impor-
-, question came mp in any form
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.


viekstarg. Jgly Daring the week
ended juno =. there was an excess OF
temperature and deficiency OF rainfall
In nearly all sections % the State.
some improvement 10 reported in cot
ton, and blooms are becoming NOR. gen
crai. Corn needs rain badly. also gar
dcns and vegetation generally. Local
showers have benefited crops over linn
ited areas. tat q general rain Is ncces-
sary In order to improve tho outlook.
Tho cutworm has injured cotton and
corn seriously In many sections, and
tao plants are late aud small.
Oats and wheat In tho northern por.
also fruit; but gardens are suffering for
moisture.
Meadows arc nearly burned up.
Nseey vrssa IN. River ce.nnsts~As~.
The spportionment has been made by
tho Mississippi rlver commission to the
various ievee districts- Tho lower OF
Mississippi icvee district was allotted
ss5s.oss, while the upper or yazoo-MIs'
sissippi delta isvse district was given
only SIS. SIS. In explanation OF this
tho 6reenville Democrat says That
tho Greenviile distrist received the
lions share OF the funds apportioned is
due TO the fact that FOR several years
past tho opposite side of tho river has
received especial attention. while this
district has received but little from
the Federal govesnmcnt These facts
wsre brought out before the commission
by our representatives. Walter sillcrs.
Gov. McLaurin. w. q. Yergcr. William
Startling. J. NJ. Jayne and others, In the
strongest possible light The work done
by our local levce board was brought to
tho attention OF the commission. while
the heavy burden Of local taxation was
also Impressed upon tho minds OF the
members Of the commission Our rep
resentatives adopted the proper policy
they spoke truth-and placed tho help
less condition OF our people before the
com m ssion"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08
THE RAseLe FAILED.
Tet stone Safely Conveyed to the Peaitsn
tiAry At Eddyvt

tiAry At Eddyvnie-
CINCINNATI. July "A Times-Star
special from Glagow, KY, says that
Tol Stone, the convicted negro. was
safely escorted to the train at e:so
o'clock BY the troops with glistening
bayonets. ard was taken to the peni-
tentiary ut Eddyville- A thousand
men gathered in a hall yesterday Af-
ternoon, and bitterly denounced the
judge ani sheriff for having brought
the state guards here and deprived them
Of q lynchinx bee.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

iSFoRaATroS has reached the treas
ary department. that large numbers Of
eninese admitted into this country -
participants in the Tennessee expcsi-
uon are leaving Nashville clandes-
unely for San Francisco. Sacramento,
81 Louis, New York and other cities,
mus evading the spirit and letter OF
'ne law authorizing their admission
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

iHE marriage Of Miss Constancs
aaekenzie. . white woman and daugh-
yer OF DR.. r s. shelton Mackenzie.
wno' until her recent resignation was
uirector Of the Porter school kinder
sArten in Philadelphia. to John s.
durham who enjoys the distinction OF
oeing one Of the first colored men
VINO graduated from the University Of
1ennsylvania, took place, on the LIST.
- The bride's re.idenes in West fhiis-
delphiA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

AT special meeting OF the San
francisco chamber Of commerce, on
,ne soth, the question of the advisa-
oihty Of annexing Hawaii to the
nited States WAS considered, and .
lengthy memorial was drawn up for
presentation To both houses of con-
Rress' urging prompt Affirmative ac-
aon upon the broad ground OF ma
Ilonal policy, prestige and commercial
necessity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08

XIV. Z N. RIcHAnDsos, D. D., secre
'ary OF edueation of the Presbyterian
snurch In the Unitsd States. was found
aead In bed 1t AemphiA Tenn, on the
so'h. lie Was 81 years Of age. Death
= supposed y have rszultsd from heart
failure
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

one of the most beautiful and elabo-
rate nests known is that of the baya
bird a native Of India.
The structure, which might easily be
mistaken for a closely-woven flask
shaped basket of human manufacture,
consists of three compartments. The
first. in the long tubular entrance.
might be called the sitting and sleep
ing room. which when the little birds
are strong enough, they occupy with
their parents. having before been kept
in the inner compartment or nursery;
the third is placed by the side of the
nursery; and its use is not quite un-
derstood, though it Is thought by some
to be the especial property OF the
male. But the strangest part of the
furnishing and completion Of the nests
remains to be told. When otherwise
finished, the nest is studded with balls
OF soft clay, which the natives declare
are used as candlesticks, for in each
one the baya fastens a firehy.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
MUSICAL STUDIES.


There Is nothing in musical history
more remarkable than the differeuce
between the training OF the old masters
and that of the generation which sue
ceeded them, says the Contemporary
Review. Haydn worked sixteen hours
day with Fux' Gradus and the SON
atas OF Emanuel Bach; Mozart, the
quickest Of pupils, was taken by a
careful and exacting teacher through
the most rigorous course of study that
the age permitted; Beethoven spent his
bOyhood in almost over-strained labor.
and at an age when many mon would
look upon their education as complete
set himself again to write themes for
Haydn and counterpoint exercises for
Albrechtsberger But Berl.oz, List.
Wagner, can hardly be described as ed
ucated musicians at all. No doubt the
first of them was technically at the
Paris Conservatorie. but of his connec-
tion with it the less said the better.
List. as a young man, had little inclin-
alton to exchange the triumphs OF the
virtuoso for the drudgery of the stu
dent Wagner was given mp as incor-
rigible by two masters. and by the third
sent out as a finished composer after
six months And even the musicians
OF this period who stand nearer to the
classical line-such as SchumaEn nd
Chopin-are affected in some degree by
the want OF balance AMI completeness
In their musical training In their
student days they were brought up on
Bach's well tempered clayier," mt
they knew little OF his choral work
certainly not the Passion music or the
minor mass; they heard some Moz-
art and Haydn. but little OF Beethoven
and Of Schubert virtually nothing; they
were taught how to write q fugue, bH;
not how to write a sonata or a sym
phony. No doubt Schuman discovered
for himself great deal more than he
ever learned from Kuntzsch; there Is
the famous story of his training his
hand for chamber music by shutting
! himself up with all Beethuven's quar-
tets but this is a very different thing
from studying the great model at the
proper time and under the proper in
fluences. And Chopin, few years be-
fore his death, had never heard OF th'
f. minor-the most Beethovenish oi
them all" as Mendelssonn called it
and had to send round to a music shoI
in order to procure a copy. Imagine
poet OF the present day who SHOULD
take his friends advice and order
Leah" or Hamlet" from the circulat.
ing library.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
BRONZE OF LAks-DwHLLHRs.
rsed for Making Az sorts OF orna-
ments.

SEQ Tor MIXING Az SORTS OF Ornh-
ments.
Bronze was very extensively used by
the Swiss lake-dwellers in the manu-
facture of a great variety OF things
useful and ornamental. such a swords,
knives FISH hooks, iavelin heads pins,
needles. bracelets, etc, says the An
tiquarian Their bronze swords were
similar to those found i'm other parts
of Europe of the same era. rather short,
broad and thick; some plain. others
| highly ornamented Their bronze
knives are OF two patterns some very
large and curved. and thick on the
convex edge. These were evidently in
tended for hard usage probably in har-
vestlng, for we know that these peo-
| pie raised barley. wheat and fax. The
smaller knives were of finer workman
ship, averaging about five inches in
| length, very thin. and now, after hav-
ing lain buried In the mud OF the lake
| for twenty centuries or more, still
have fine. cutting edges The javelin
and spear heads resemble those OF Ro-
man and Etruscan make. and perhaps
many OF them were forged In Rome
and welded by the Roman invaders Of
| Helvetia. The bronze fish hooks are al
most identical in form with those OF
iron used by us today, having at the
end of the shaft a fiat head 10 retain
the line. and a sharp point and barb.
They are recovered i'm great quantities.
! The needles of bronze are very much
/ like those of bone. and rather heavier.
The pins are of an sizes and many
patterns. and were employed princi-
pally as ornaments They range in
length from two to fifteen inches, and
some of them must have been beautiful
when new. Specimens of them are
seen finely engraved with fancy figures
their entire length; some with fiat,
ornamental heads; others surmounted
by balls or other designs an inch or
more in diameter. The bronze OF
which they were made was suscepu-
bic of high polish and OF yellow color,
glistenirg like gold Many of the brace
let's are quite plain, others are most
elaborately engraved and beautihed.
Bronze buttons were in general use
by the lake people.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
A FIRsr CRUISE.
gunnsTs Mate Tolls Of tho Antics Of
Green Reserves.

Green Reserves.
J. W. Walsh. a gunner mate on the
dynamite cruiser Vesuvius relates his
FIRST experience with the naval reserves
says an exchange. lie stated that the
first division organized was in Boston
and that the first time the reserves
were carried on a cruise was in 1892.
on board the San Francisco. then con-
sidered quite a formidable addition 10
Uncle Sans navy. Welsh was aboard
the San Francisco at that time. being
one OF the men retained on the ship
TO teach the reserves. One-half OF the
cruisers crew was sent ashore and
their quarters were left open for the
division OF reserves 81 remember
we'll said Welsh, when the division
of reserves came aboard They had
scarcely seen warship, but all OF
them had read about one and tried to
Initiate the sailor Of fiction. They
were as much OF curiosity 10 us as
we were to them We lined up long
the sides to look al the division, yari-
ously equipped as its members were,
and here they came with eyes wide
open taking us In. Some OF the fell
lows tried to initiate the sailors walk
and endeavored vainly to make us be-
lieve they had their sea legs Many
CT them had on patent leather shoes
and others had much larger packages
than are permitted by the regulations.
OF course the ship Jared pretty badly
for a day or So as the regulars had all
The work to do. Seasickness was ram
pant. But the funniest thing was to
see the reserves marching about on
the deck while We were washing down
and skipping along TO keep their feet
dry. / remember the first time the
boys set foot aboard the boatswain
was standing by and ordered wash her
down, boys. Lay TO there and clean
up that deck / had the hose and
the water was soon running here and
there all over the deck and sand was
piled down in places to assist in scrub
bing the planks clean. II was real fun
to watch the reserves with their pat
ent leather shoes stepping from spot to
spot to keep dry their costly footwear.
Some Of them inquired If they would
not have to go barefooted. and the
sailors told them that rubber boots
were used ordinarily They had no
rubber boots, and very soon no patent
leather shoes to draw their feet out OF
shape when the sun struck them"
lt will be fully two years before one
OF the old monitors will be sent to
! Jacksonville for the use and instruc-
tion OF the reserves. Uncle Sam VIII
be sure first that the division is organ
lied and has some permanency before
he will do a great deal.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

The holidays are here and only a
few days until Christmas. The
weather has been bad and the big
trade is now on and you should have
your part OF IL. To do this you must
let the people know what you have
got Our force is sufficient TO accom-
modRte you and TO attend TO your bus.
mess in that respect. FIVE thousand
bills will do all that will be necessary.
Get them at once ard give them 10
smith, the Bll Distributor, and watch
results. Thanking you for past favors
and asking continuance in the
future, a merry Christmas to all,
Aurevoir, macheTe,
SMITH the Bill Distributor.
''Yf9s Box No 26O.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

In his earlier years OF manhoo
Douglas Jerrold served his country
a midshipman. In this capacity h
was one day left In charge OF the shi,
as she lay off Gibraltar, his superior
being engaged for the time on shore
What happened is best told as he used
TO tell it himself "Some OF the sailors
begged to get ashore, and he let them
on the promise that they would bring
him back some oranges. One OF them
disappeared, and the midshlpman suf-
fered consequently for 1t. More than
twenty years afterwards Jerrold was
looking in at a window in the Strand.
when he seemed to know the face OF
a weather-beaten man. who was doing
the same thing Suddenly he rcmom-
bered and put his hand on the others
shoulder. My man. he said, you have
been a long time with those oranges.
The sailor recognized him. turned
white. and took 20 his heels"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
First published In the Daily Leadei -
cember 22 1Sg7
NOtice for Pnhlicntinn-

Land office at Guthrie, o. T., December
81, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the follow.
ing-named settler has fled notice OF hi.
Intention TO make final proof In support
OF his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the register and receiver OF
the United States land Office at Guthrie
o. t., on January 25, 1898, viz;
Frank l.. Dancy, for the ne qr sec 30
tp %, west.
lie names the following witnesses "a
provo his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Joseph Price, James ~ Anderson
Walter A. Wilson, of Meridian, o. r..
William X. Birch, Of Guthrie, O T.
1859 A n. J. CROOK. Register
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
Home Crown Fruit.

The past seasons fruit crop has de-
monstrated beyond doubt that we
have the fiuest fruit count in the
United States and that apples are a
grand success beyond doubt. Peaches
and p.ums, especially the NJspa,qese.
sorts, such as Satsuma, Abundance,
Kelsey, Burbank, etc. are the finest In
the world. We are large growers of
the best varieties of fruit and those
sorts that are especially we'll suited TO
our climate, and wogld be pleased to
quote prices for stock that we
Guarantee Genuine and True to Name.
We expect to be in the business for
more than a year or two and are going
to do exactly the right thing and what
we say by each and every customer.
We have everything In the nursery
line-Apple, PeRcL. Pear, Plum, Cherry,
Apricot, Grape Shade and Street
Trees and Ornamental Stock, Roees,
Cut Flowers and a General Florists
Stock. Call and see thk>-stock we
handle. Nurseries 2h Wlles AsEtA-. Ct
the city. GreenhouseE and yards at
500 East Harrison Ay1
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

Nanny" said Pickaninny Jim,
what does white folks mean when dey
talks oh language habbin' lots o shades
o. meanin'?"
"Doan you know what dem is?'
mo, nanny"
"Wen, I'll illustrify. Dah's yoh un-
Gle, he a black man; yoh fathah. he's
a dark-skin man. Yoh oldest brothers
a brown-skin man, an yoh next broth
er's a bright-skin man. An dar you
is. Washington Star
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
First published ia The Daily Leader, De
cember 10, 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie o. r., Decem-
Der Is, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice OF his
Intention To make final proof IN support
Of his claim, and that said proof viii be
made before register and receiver United
States land Office at Guthrie, o. T., on
February 2, 1898. viz:
Jacob Wagner for the SO or sec 7, twI
iG,r1w.
He names the following witnesses u
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
Richard A. Boys, James A Miller
David Chamness and Henry l.. HiNon, all
OF Guthrie, o. II.
1851 AM. CRooK, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

The difference between English and
American newspaper methods is re-
marked upon by Richard Harding Da-
Wis in the course OF an interview print
ed in the Sketch, OF London: "Ameri-
can newspapers are too fond Of adyer-
tising what they are going to do, and
don't make the paper advertise itself
One journal on the other side which
was sending myself and an artist to
Cuba. dwelt for weeks on the fact that
they'd chartered a steamer for us, en-
larged on our efforts to cross the gulf,
nearly drowned us, aud made us ridicu-
lous. All this nonsense was run 10 the
exclusion OF real Cuban news and
pictures. What the London Times
wants from me is a story to the point,
directly about the subject matter, a
story which will be read and which viii
create interest without artificial and
irrelevant sensation. That's as it
rhould be-"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
Archery In Recent Warfare.

The bow and arrow as weapon
war long survived the introduction Of
gunpowder in Europe. In the battle Of
Leipsic in 1918 large number OF Bos-
kir Tartars were In the field. armed
only with bows and arrows. General
Marriott OF the French was seriously
wounded by an arrow in the battle.
which was the last fought on European
soil in which these primitive weapons
zere used.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
Everybody says SO.

tascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won.
derful medical discovery OF the age. pleas
ant aad refreshing TO the taste, act gent Y
aud positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cure headache fever, habitual constipation
and bilious less. Please buy and try a box
Of c. G.. g. to-day; 10, %, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

Marcelle Berenger, the most beauti-
ful model OF Paris, has declared her in
tention OF posing in the future for none
but American artists. In appearance
she Is a slight, brown-haired blue-eyed
slip OF girl, with a faultless figure.
The chief charm OF her face lies in it's
puz2ling contrasts, in the dimples that
come and go with every breath, in the
eyes that never, even in her gayest
moments, lose certain look OF ap-
pealing sorrow. "She possesses the
eyes of Mater Dolorosa and the lips
OF Bacehante. She is beautiful
sphinx"
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

We have made arrangements with
eastern publishers OF music to receive
all the latest hits in new music, both
instrumental and vocal, and we can
supply any piece Of music on short
notice. r. b Lille a. Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
First published in the Daily Leader De
eember 20, 1897.
NOfieA for Publication.

Laud Office at Guthrie, Oklahoma, De-
cember 20, 1897.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention 70 make final proof ia support
OF his claim, and that said proof will be
made before the register and receiver
United States land Office at Guthrie, Ok
iah homa, on January q, 1895. viz;
samuel X. CAssius for the lots 3, 4 and
hf So Or sec 10, twp IS, ,rle.
He names the following witnesses "a
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land, viz:
johnson Kennedy. John X Carter
james Manns and William NJ. Flenoid
all OF Tohee, o. Il.
1901 A. NJ. cRooK, Register
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

Watts-"Oh, come now. You cant
make me believe that It is fifteen min
utes' walk from your front door to the
gate" Well. know II takes
Laura and hcr young man that long.
when he starts home" "Oh"-Indian-
apolis Journal
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

"And now, children, can you tell me
now the blazing sword got there2 You
may answer, Willie"
please, maam, 1 guess It caught
when Adam got fred. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24
First published IN the Daily Leader
Nov. 20, 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office ~ Guthrie. Okla. Nov.
10, 1881.
Notice Is hereby given that the folloY<
intention 10 make araf-prO0f- IN support
Of his claim, aud that said proof VII be
made before the register and receiver u.
s. land Office at Guthrie, Okla, on De-
cember 20, 1897, viz;
Theodore Merthens. for the ne or sec
~, twp II ".
He names the following witnesses 10
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land. viz
Robinson Carney Franklin 5. Knox,
Casper Hemmer and Henry Hemmer, all
Of Guthrie, o. Il.
43i3 A. n. j. Crook, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-12-24

Youns Cock (to soldier lover)-"TIow
neatly you carve that goosel" with
a sudden outburst of jealousy You
have deceived me! l am not your FIRST
love. ."-Fliegende Blaetter.