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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
CUBAN NOTES.
rs rsis~. usss.s WIN usrsh 80 Gasp
90 ps-@ss-s Dss't tfs- the
r.m. sf rr.e~vtts..

Hsvana. I've. ts-rh~ United states
cruiser New York sailed for Nv West
last night In order a. tab. cual On
brar,i. She will return 10 night
Capt. McCnllsgh. the fsrmsr chi~t-
of-polies of New YORK city. has re-
ported 70 G~n. o.rv~ue poii.e plan
for Havana on the sam~ bssais ~ that
of N~w York. but modified by local
conditions. The torce will amount 20
icoo men. n~, 10 as AZ first belirvr,i.
The battalion - the Second Illinois
rvTim.ut remained yesterday an hoard
the United sta'-s transport Mobile.
wi hirh ARRIVED herr from savannah on
tl~svmh~r -. This detachment %
tro"ps will march TO Qusniasio camp
to-day
\ cuban applied Yesterday tn Capt.
Chadwick of th- cruiser New York. for
asylum en h.sar,i that vessel His ~
quest was refused. ausi h.. wa tolI
'ha, " h~ f~lt Havana wa dangerous
t. him h. should 90 outsii~ the sity-
The policy ~ tho american -epr~-
sentative. - not - ssvk 20 intervene
foe th~ purps'~~ - prptrvting cuban
rhisfs m 'his cify. bot % s~nd tb~tn
out of town This dispieasrs the Gu
hans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
MOORE FOUND GUILTY.
me b~sssasnfs Alleged wtf.. Payne
Moore. 20 hs TRIED Monday far
the same on-n.<.

New York. Dee William y F..
Maor~, accused of having rohb.d Mar
tin Mahou. the proprietor of the New
Amsterdam hotel ON the night Of No.
vembsr last. in the Greuobls hotel in
a badger gamr in which Fayue
Moorr. the defsrdsnt's alleged wife,
WIS charged with having taken part,
waS. last night. convicted by Jury
before Recorder Gof
This was Moorp's second trial. TN.
jury having Disagreed in the first. and
has continued for five DAYS. Yester-
day was occupied in summing up. Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner making the
closing speech for the prosecution.
The jury returned. after being out
about three hours. with the verdict
guilty Of robbery in the first degree.
a. charged in the Indictment. with a
recommendation OF mercy To the
court"
Moore maintained the same stolid
Indifference that has characterized
him during the entire trial Sentence
will probably be- pronounced ON Mon
day. The trial of Fayne Moore. the CO.
dsfendent. was set down by the re-
corder for Monday at 10 q. m
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
GIFTS FOR TIE AGED.
R-m~.ssr.s-~ . rssrs. nEtxst-
49,. tat. tho R~~spt~st-. Lite

In the .asliss' Home Journal Edwar8
W Bok writes that h. -weuid not b.
surprised u the dear old .asli.s 81 out
land should r~b~l az the customary
presents whish people send them At
Christmas time. gtft= thar are zrvsr~
Is practical. and ever reminder Of
fLsir years = wish at this Chri.fmas-
tide h~ euutiuurs. every young SRI
might bring her mind 10 huut out some
aged saint. and bring new brivhtn~zr
into that life By semr holiday Thought
or attention. \ auuch of bright rovN-
erS can oriug year sunshine into a
sunset life Let the gift b. ever 80
simple. the attention ever 80 small. /.
but let II h. bright; i~t ia b. suggest
i've OF eh~~r. Of hop-. 81 freshness -
something that will bring the
sparkle to the sy- the fiugr OF eol9r to
the chrsk II will BE- a double Christ
mas for you. fr-~h. new christmas
for ths olsL while 70 you. my girl. Il
viii mean more than you think We al
WAYS gain uiare than Ne give by assu-
eating With old people. The poorest
0AtA HdAN III eAAN AAAsAA - AtNh Ah &ANtNa q
-dg- for a yuuHg girl. IL always do*s
a girl good 10 eum- in contact with
an old lasly- The girl may be- the niost
brilliant college graduate who ever ad-
dressed a valsdictory tn her class. but
in the comfortable chair before her
sits one " ho has harmed frum ~
perisuce What the girl has learned
from books Ns man takes OF his
hat To a woman. 80 I think a yoHu. !,
girl should always bow vith respect
to an old lads. Let our young girls
think over this with the approaching
holidays and seek 70 throw n bright
ray % Sunshine into some old lady /.
life. Let every giri Who can. see 10 "a
that il shall be no longer said that
Young people care very httl~ Tor old
people th-se days. There arv hundreds
% dear old ladies in our land whose
lives woGld bs leugthened by some
| fresh. bright Christmas thought from
the hand and heart Of young gtri.
I For many such Il would be a nav thrist-
mas. a sunrise at sunset
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
THE STANFORD ESTATE.
The kxpsatrts u.. Piled IIsr Ttasf te.saat
with . fstitiaa for fInsI
pt-tstsati..a.

San Francisco. uec- T. Jane T.
Stanford. esscutriN Of the estate OF
Leland Stanford. haS filed ia the Su-
pvrior court her final account. accom-
panied by petition fur final distribu-
tiou ot the estate She reports that
~ debts against the estate ~ the lat,.
senator. agEregating Si.G~=.t5s. have
been paid. All the Iegaeiss. amount
ing to s5.tt5.Ooo. have also been paid
All litigation has been disposed ag in
favor II th. estate except the Sn-
called Inheritance ease. move p.usiing
before the supreme court. Ample pro-
vision will bs made tu meet this taV.
should the court finally det-rmiu.
that il j. legal and payable The ~
erutriV Expresses the t..lisf that the
estate is Iva condition to hs. closed. aud
the residue and remainder Distributed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

my eirvvfiaa. ! held aeru-@ the n~isf.
70 the word. before entering whGeA
81 my rompass foe ny int~nslr,l eaur~~
Nagu The nackh.sr- % The asoan,zin
sas reached aEd nv iourney haif sr-
rpuuritshsd. bad aut one parsrisix-
sat there wax chance Of mors n th~
sfrvteh 81 forrest that ~ assur- M.
partial xiimP-ss % which nov hat
'hroa<h n. stunt~si eaks. assi Pin>s that
ssaniiiy clad th~ russy ridge.
The weather "a. sxee~sitn~iy usiass
for the season. a circumstance wnrs
proved very fartusas~ tor ne. ard a.
Nas quite comfortable in The warufa
q TIE loN nidday sue. gave nv -
good rs-t while I ate M lurch ans
iaxi'v smoked ard dreamed "a the
r.i'ist % the guictudr
There uas aet a sound 20 b. heard
above the constant murmur of the psu>.
ard the occasional rusfi- % an unflft~n
leat ~tthered- nor was living fhiux 20
be seen but mite % a winter wrsn ~
Ploring the intricaei-s of a fsiler tr~~-
top. and a few flies that wxr. buxzuux
Naa11h haE -AAtAN sNAaE ~ NV NTAL x
rs began my way do~r the uoau-
tain a glance at the sun showed ne 49,
were likely 10 part company before nv
Journey was snded Half msl< fur
thsr on. IN an old charcoal clearing I
. flushed a partridg~. AZ vhich took a
snapshot that Knocked n cloud % s-ath-
srs out % the bird without r-tartsinr
its fight. but Was sure "a vas hard AZ
ard began a diiiy-ut search where -
had disappeared at the essgc es he
clearing
( Looking the gruuud over carefully
s-ep by step. had gone uus.1 furthe-
/ thaa oG@ who does not know how FAR q
uortaiIy wouHd~d gruu-- ran ~ vouit
thiuk . % sny use 20 search. vhen I
heard FAR b~hind me Whlt took 10 -
The piteouS how - a io-, hours
vas wi<hiug fhe poor fsiisw uif<n'
dud ny track ard core up % u-. wh.u
th~ iozxdrawu- p'airtiv- wall was -
Frafed a. a puint 20 Distant from -
frst that i' was evident i couid nus
have b-~u uttered b. the sa-ns ulll
nHd presently II vas taken up az a.
other distant P.iut-
still Cropping over the ground ir
.~arrh Of the dead bird. xouder-,i a;
50 many hounds having gone astray
that day when. Just as tound nv airr'
lying belly mp, stone dead. also ca-n-
upou something that gave ne q start
Ing enlightenment
The fallen leaves ard the ~niI v-rs
torn and fgrrowrd ard stones N
patches Ot moss were overturned ia
evidence Of a desperate struggle. ths
result Of which was plainly shown by
the autlered skull and scattered bons'
OF deer ard a mat % eoarS~ gray har'
trctlden into the mold.
Hiram's wolves were 10 Harmless
creatures Of the imaCiuatiou. but ssv
age realities ard chill ran down ny
back n rallied the probability sh.t'
the pack was now raliying or NV tran.
dII no, doubt that I had heard Their
vois,r-
took nv beariu - and went forward
~ my best Tse- with Ear. less thought
of hunting than the fear OF bsing htsnt
Cd Thus ! west on for half an hour
hearing nothing buf the swapping y
twfSS and swish Of branches made bl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
The TRANSPORT MOBILE.
The First Trip sf the New rr.n-part MahiI.
Prove. Her ts Ifs Jsst What
Needed.

partment has reviewed the following
satisfactory report Of the first trip Of
the new transport ship Mobile. which
made her initial voyage from Savan-
nah Ia Havana. arriving ther, early
Thursday morning. This is also the
first trial of the new transport r,gula-
tions, which is very satisfactory.
Havana. Dee. Is. Ndjutant Ceuer-
al United States Army. Washington
Mobile reached Cuba Thursday morn
ing. nine O'Clock Command appre-
eiats excellent transportation and ar
Engagements. All in charge deserve
credit for successful grip.
~WILLISTON. Commanding"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

In the t'uited states the visible sup
ply of grain on the 18th va: Wkeat-
81. ~ 900 bUshels: corn. II .s46no0 bush
els. oats. s.76f.00u bushels; rye. > .,-@s.
900 bushels; harley. 4.ees.Goo bushels.
A ra~holder collapsed in New YorE
city and four persons we're killed. man :
aths-s we're injured ard property dam
aged 70 the extent Of $4,000.
On the New York Central railroad
niue workmen were killed by an ex
press train near Corfu. Y. Y
In Philadelphia Gideon ". Marsh
former president OF the wrecked Key,
stone national bank. was sentenced to
imprisonment for IL years for a con
Spiraey.
In massachusetts, eight cities votet
against license at municipal elections
One OF the most wideIy-known min
streis in this country. Frank Moran
died IN PhilsdelPhia aged y yearS.
In Brooklyn. " Y. fire urade 30 fam
HES horeis-s and George and Edith
Griswoid. Young children of William
Griswold. perished in the fame~.
In View Jersey the American Tfr
Plate company was Incorporated Will
capital stock of s50.Oo0.G0a. II vii
control s5 per cent. Of the tin pat,
mills in IRE United States.
VI the age OF 80 years Calvin :. Briee
railroad fiEancier and former Uuites
states senator frem Ohio. died fror
pneumonia at his home in New York.
The death of Henry y Rice. ex-gcv
erncr Ct Massachusetts. occurred 4
hi> hou-e in Rostcn aged 50 years
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

The MTcai~au. Nth th~ First arr
Sec1uE bafra'ou> os She Serori l'f
sas> Infantry. and The Panama. With
Maj Ten Fiffhu-h Le- and his stlT
arrived 40 Havana.
n zsanrourrsd Thar Maj Gee Bro.rs,
bss bssH tr.i-naf,zf 70 b. The fri milt
sary governor - Cuha.
Ordsrs wvrs issussl f1r the wIrSh 2,
Eruokiyr. Tr1a~. Castiue ard Eessius.
70 urnevea 20 Havana
Ger. Wade ausI EH'ier arsi t2rHira.
Sampson. fhr Cuban evasuatiou com.
ri-sian. rr,>umm~rd thar m army -
. oc3 f. requisite 70 u-asrfaiu crrier ir
cuta
The iusurgeut feafer IN tie rh.'i?
pires N~air1', ',lo. trmausis ~ spa "a a
rar~em - seBr1a eco for fh~ iegnf
Srnri-h rri>orer-~ in b - pnsss~-ian
Urc,r SAN has sent iOeea pound.
- turkry- ard ceea pouud~ - e-un
b,rrie~ TO the so'ii~r~ In Catu aue
Porte Rieo for tbear Chs 4er1.s-. q. ur.r
II u ~ast hat 9soo Spanish soldirr-
from Cuba ere 'itersi.y dyiar froa
hur ger IN ths STREETS - Mad rid
IN rar5s tEe Anerican aud Srarfsa
r--are commissioners we're rreejeed Is
President Faa=e at a farewell ausiisue-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

The bullets we're much too small for
the bore of my gun. therefore put two
in each barrel. with light charge OF
shot. and descended to the lower
branch. where | seated myself upon the
ore where could get the eIsarsst view
Of the ground
The wolves greeted my rsaPPear-
suee with a chorus Of savage yslp= as
they gathered eagerly beneath me.
=uapping and snariing, each struggling z
for the nearest place that he nigh; be
first at the expected feast One grixziesi
old fellow. the patriarch Of th~ tribe,
who had curisd himself up in the fallen
trsetop. 10 bide my downfall. now had
his philosophical patience ovsreoms
and limped forth from his lair. sn~ak-
ing around the outskirts Of the crowd
with his hungry eyes constantly upon
me- The largest and strongest OF the
pack kept the position directly under
me. uow springing upward more than
his length. then tumbling back upon
his mates that crowded beneath him,
row standing upright on his hinder
fCtk anu E4SAAE tAN a11 $50 :
his fanged jaws Viciously- While he
vas in this posture | fred one barrel
straight into his mouth
The reeoil almost unseated me. but
recovered myself with no greater mis-
hap than losing the toys out Of my
pocket. The big wolf made no motion
but to sinh in a lifeIess heap with the
back Of his head blown out The others
scattered a little. bgt presently re-
turned. smiling at their dead ecmrade
and tapping his blood Poor Dolly got
a cruel bite from one that sPofiesi her
beauty forever Another nosing jack
ru-the-box unlocked the lid whereup-
cu the little imp EiIiped his Suaut. aud
| could not help laughing at tae frighf
il gave the great eowardiy brute
I fired the sserrd barrel az the old
grandfather a. t~ ssayily skalkesi past.
beyond the others. and the ehargs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22


iux Th~rv was ysip u surprise are
Paia- followed hy a general comm
ff9n amoug the crew snd wh.n -,
sranks bad lifted above me ! eausht
glimpse q the stwug brute chasing
Is bad sith alternate farrpawN
! rr~d several ttns~- a. opportunity
a9erri. buf f-sistesI wh~u u b~casr1-
s-dsHt that Instead q drisisx oa ms
assai acts ths sting q th- suali snsf
rsads thsm n mere ssvax~iy p~rsi.,-
sut I tired siaswins ~ shot IN a carr
ridr- Hnasir - a ait - The iininx % NJ
cent. but e sruuurts.I 70 nothing So
sailiH- the iurrrsluilsv which had made
ne rvfu~~ tke hurkshns- Nls at ms
wif's end how 20 raise the sirr~
P-rhaps ~ suppiy ~ prevfsts-s
wou.d last tid fh~ Enemy wa- sssrv-.i
ont. = th~ weather did rot turn coid
srd fr--rs ~ au ny roass. whieh "a.
pru-p-ct iess Agreeable thau rhar sf
sab>isfiug ou NV Partrisir- s-~A
Thea II errurr~d 20 Ne "a climb -
'h~ top ard 80 II tk~r- ~ sny chane-
% maki-x alarm shots hard doxa IN
the s~tti-n-nts. Siirxtsr NJ qua :
h~raa th~ a~~~rr nas ten Feet sar+ke-
up he pirr raun- - an -r,'. f1r there
ths Whole fap Was brnk~a 80 iriss at,-s,e
wheri - staaf BREACHES a.fo vhi~h
: ciiub-'i buf euuid get 40 euf,o.sE
tkruuTh fh~ tree taps
nii~si snd lxAs~a nv pip~ ard
chaurin- - throw rhs snexfiursl -
match uuto ths sfHh. y.irh ~. hruk-u
rbuut sstrar~ acru--. ard wss a. i~ast
a foos N ii1m~tsr. = iwuis~,l han.lfa
~ dry pin~ rssiies that siixhf-si tarr-
The fame ias-ri ous . uaum~nt. v-s
iruE runurh 20 suggest 'h~ ids1 that
arv enough might b. built b~re - rnss'
snail tat- % rh~ partridge arsi clos
upou this t1.ia7s~d anafh~r. which xas.
No hep- % driiv-ranr-
Th~r~ was the huiiet moid in nv
rccsst. ART 2 7 cuuid aus manage 70
suru nv paltry shat into stor~u r'ro.i
solist balls I sou'd -0an ~ mvs-if uf
ta- wolves - ! vas willing ny pip
~i'h si~w ~ stinnH.atiug iuv-ution
BY tebarvu BOY gave ne a ci~v - a
ssiHflou - the prea4rrzt. " vas ~ Old
fa~hinu-,i ss~~l aov sith a hiHr~si cuvvr
aud square eurusr~ that ~uuid serve a.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

B roks b. back tie wrtfh~si aeout est-
inx the ~oaud a moment sad thea.
dragging his Paraiy s~d hind~F parts
crawied oas % sight The oth~rs we're
getting somewhat shv but piuck-d up
courage daring fh~ evssatsou OF ho.siii-
tics. ~hiie ! rsfaad- !. ara thea came
csess under ne again
\ thirti shot killed cr~ nssriy out.
r ghf. aud The Fcsrth brcks the shoulder
Of another a. ~ ran sss r-tr~atesi 20
sase distance and s-nm~~d himself
Sifh hrs wound. wkne the unhurt sur
siyar- sfo's.i OF. no~ r~garsiing earious-
y their dead and wuuudssi compauiou..
row ne. Nth growing respect. and evi
drntiy d1uhfiug ~h~ftsr ia Ss- Worta
thsir whii~ 20 eorfinu~ suy longer IN
nv u~ixhh~rhnosi
Wh~n ms suu va r-inasi-f settled
the au-~tion far tb~m With s~s shots.
The arst ere hssr~ such . h~i~ IN th<
belly % one that hss sntraits dragged
appu the xruund. and TIE s-weud ssuns 9
suoth-r - sharply that ~ sfea.i rot Ga
'hs ORDER % bis <uiax bat uase OF iz
a.. sped tn eompszy ~i'h hi. Nv
sczsh~si eamrasi- shiie sh- f~iiavs wtta
re brukrz .hcu-dsr hoobiesi sffst
them. ard th~ either poor wr-fch 'ri-si
= faiisvs them turuing nuv and agsiu
- hite his e~n ~utrai'. -atanEiinx 10
feet ansi catchisg ou .tuh- srd sfsn~~.
Evening ~as already de~y~rinx ~.
forest shadoW-. and ! hal i's'~ time
70 spare 10 m<rcv "a tk- u~rrii-s-
brute. but wh-a got to The rruund
hastiiy hnad~'i ny Eun and anishsl hirs
with q shot IN the h-sss
rA>r. picking up ths 'ays ar.l tnkins
nv course by the compass ard m -v~a-
inr star Asld forward ~ such sp~~sl 8.
the rough and darsening way vouitl
I permit Fortunately. the almost fali
I r. coa wls wei ap ia the ci~ar sky. ans'
Z : bad little difficulty n andiux my wy
fonn tss sscuHtain and reached Brad
isy'. b-for~ their .ariy b-,ltims
Lizzie Molly rraaiev prised Tho iogi
al ,hs nsor- for the sears "a hirh prove
her tairorsadth rsrap- sud her hr,s her
ipoksd upou th~ .ack in-ths- tav tha'
bal Scared vswif as a hero A. dough ,
a. Jack tho Giant Killer
Ih~tr father -s~us.d 20 doubt nv
story tiII I'D him 20 tas -r-ns 81 ms
adventure the next morning ard
Showed him fh~ four voirs,. for ,s-
faund the broker backed patriarch AZ
ter a short search.
When - returned wi'h the psits ths
Christmas dinuer vas ready for rs a.
mean part - IL bring the partris'x~
much mere nirviy cu.S~si bv Mrs. Brad
- than cuuid have done it ca ths
trv~ stump had BEEN obi <~i 20.
Wh~u w-ut home the usxt iay fhrr-
Vas a full paueh Of buckshot in mg
po'k-t hu; found no uss fer - = i;s's
land Robinson. ia Chicago later 0cr4a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22

q. W ttuntiry. ex- special grut - the
iaxco & NissiSsippi Valley railroad.
and the slayer - three people in Wash
tngton county the past eighteen mauths.
escaped from Jail a, ''rccnviiic a few
night ,insc. aud II still at large. IT.
ar,t victim was : y. >ih,ev. his n~st
" 7 Farley. both - Leland. aud the
last that - a woman Known a. Mamis
Adair, ani living IN s.rr~nviilr- The
grand juri~s failed 2, insiict IN the ca-..-
- >ibl-y aud Farley but the killing ~
tho woman was generally cons.i~rvsi .
cruel murder, AMI the grand jury npvv
in s.->sisn had the cass' b. iorv IT, ami IL
was thought a true hit for murder
would be found Iluntiey evidently
rvalizr,l the E.uation aud madc bis
escape.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22
DOINGS or A WEEK
wh>t Has Happened Throughout
tine Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS Condensed
,. Csrplc.e Review Of the Tlap7erlngs
Of thc Past seven Days In This
sEd III Foreign Lansis.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
rtt-rs-Ftfru so~.nE>s

\ biii was pass. j Ia u. Uuited stats
s~uats on 80 t1th iurrea-snx ths pm
tnn of Ei~axr smith. % New uanap.
shirr. Who j. over loo years old and on~
90 fh~ ihrpv surVivars % the war %.
i~1e. fp So uasuih The NleaFagu1
saeai hi'i Wa dissu<--r,' aEd 81. au
fhertrics th- purcha-r "a elite for .
suprvsu. eourt ha.is5ns- ssss rs-~gsi. ir
TIE hausr sh~ tH-tricf 20 e umbia ap
prerriatioa til ard the b FOR The rs-
let - sailors IN NE r.~rrhaut nnaria~
urr~ pa-ss,i and 10 bi'f 20 create ths
ranx % adHirai and vice admiral iu ~
aavy va favorahiy reported \ bill
waa infTasluret ~St-ndinV the pub,.e
and Avs 60 The isi1ud 90 Hawaii. s'ih-
lrvt 20 sneh verulstions a. NAV he
made hy fhs -rr~rfarv - the Interior
The Nirnraguau canal bI hcid -
place a. the uriucips sun'set h-forv
The uitgd states ssuat~ ou she ttfh
senator Hair reported th~ army -
aciercy hi,L In sNrcufivv ss~ston
nianv aPpeiusul~rts ans, promotions. iu
the aruv ard savy v~-r confirmed. ir
the haus~ tt~ Fvs~ion appropriation
bili gsfss 81 SOL was reported m a.
tempt 70 secure consideration - 'hs
tedS~ iumirrafiom bin VIA lstrat~,i
Va ~ Nruuud MOI us,l~ a sPssch
on fh d~rasi~rer - The privt'esv - ir-
bate IN fh~ hrns- ard hsid ~p.akr'
Reed rsspsusini~. rh- sp.lker rvpilrc
wifh a sarcastic sp~ech
The arwrn, drfic.ency b y vts passed
in 'h~ United States senate on the iifh
aud n NJ resolution was Introduced t,i
present ihe th1nks - c7nsrrvss 20 Clara
tsartou. - Massaehusstfs. frrndsr -
tho Red q russ socistv. for tho r srvIc~-
ia ~ late var. Adjourned to the i1-h
n the house The rrus M anrrurrl atom
tf,i vri- passed and a b'ii - iuer rporl-s
the gatrru1t cnal Nnlerlcau bark was
= a.srsa4~af
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-12-22


sans from the scoop OF the scales into
one o. the eoHtc7i packages that our
s'int Used 10 oe done Z p N % s'oressef-
= oetose me era OF paper oags-
Wen no. not exactly naatiag. Tan
s~ereu With the view TO the possible
need OF excuses for an empty oag- u
going over 10 Bradley : TO sPend thr's'-
mas, aud didn't know but | might see
"a triaze- IL would have been s'HsN
UP 70 call our best game oiFu part
rldgs- and no one would have reeog-
Hizrd u under the name OF runea
grouse
lou hain't zoin' to koof Il over the
Haountsiu=~ he asked with the end OF
the string between his teeth as he
wound the paekay. with a frugal al
Iawanee os paekthrsad- I nodded an
afhru1ation while silently admired his
thrifty habit of putting the few spilled
pellets into the box ST .nsold shot.
Wal. then. we'd better let me put
ye up a paot.ad or tvro o. buekshot.
No. sir. | said in a tone expressive
OF reproof for the suggestion 1--WE no
use for bueAshot this time OF year.
for the clos. time for der began with
the month.
-Of eour,r not. but you'd want some
thing biu-,r'n number skies IL the
wolves rot after v--- said Hiram. max
ing a persuasive dip into the box OF
barkshot-
-woIses.- said 1. eoutemptuouxly:
-Whv. th-re haIa-t been a wolf around
here for ~ years
Wal there s. nao~. a pack o. seven.
anyway. an m<bby more Why. hahn
you h~ards Amos Barker seen EN-
fail tiIr after a deer an counted en-.
seven of EN- His man at was helpin'
Of him on his eoalin' job said there was
n. bat Amos rrekoued he see double
or eaounted some OF 'eu twice. an
there's lots o folks at . hear1 en-
There's wolves ha 'ntin the maounfain'
You may depend Better ie me ~eign
you about a couple o paoand-
No. | guess II won Z pay To carry any
extra weigh on that chance said
admiring the storekesPer's cunning at
tempt 10 sell me something ! did not
want But you may put up that small
doll and that Jaek-in-the-oox Tor me-
They're light and they II TICKLE biiiy
two little shavers- Then put up haif
eozen crackers and bit OF cheese for
have an extra pipe. and III De on
want to make the trip by dayLght-
hope ye will ! rally do wouidE