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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Mr.. John Goolsby. popu
lar young man from Liberty
Hill, is clerking for Mr. Sei,i.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Cotton IL on the rise aul j.
pproaching . cent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Nr. + ". Sabors. Of Den
mark. called to see us Nednes.
lay.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

RaEors Keen and clean eaas
Il ClsrkS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

Miss Lois Adams left a few
days ago Tor Waco. Texas. 10
accept a position as stenO.
graphcr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

|. &. x. x. Schedule.
Sourd BOCNa.
" A.. Vail SIS 3. .
40. a5-Lim ted 10: 3 a. q
so. ". Local sreight SECS p. p
NORTH BOUND.
40. -. Past Vail 55la. "a
W - Limited $50 =. n
40. ge.-i.ocal Freights s;5a N
local freigats DO not run on sun
aav. q. n. OWEN. Agent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

All kinds of blacksmith work
lone at reasonable rates by r.
J. Knight.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-02-15

We regret 10 learn that Mr.
Z L. Matthews is consucd AZ
home With the grip.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
MIanu. nf an InaIan-

A recent letter to the Detroit Trib-
une from Pine Ridge. S. D.. says:
Conquering Bear. the old Sioux chief
who was killed while stepping from a
car in Omaha several days ago, was
buried here yesterday afternoon. The
body OF the famous Indian was laid
to rest amid the wailings Of six widows
and 12s children and grandchildren.
the most numerous direct family rf
any known Indian. The whole tribo
went TO the agency cemetery where
the chief was buried. The squaws OF
the departed chief appeared with their
faces painted black. The mourning Will
continue for one week around the grave
OF Conquering Bear as a mark OF the
greatness of the old Indian. He was
u brave under Old Roman Nose and
participated in all the battles with the
Sioux OF the last half century. Ths
funeral was one OF the largest ever
held In the agency. When killed the
chief was In the employ OF the exhi-
bltion in Omaha. and a check was sent
here payable to his widow Now the
six representatives OF the family bear
Ing that title have laid claim TO the
check through the agent.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
WHEN MEN MISS SUCCESS.
idienes. and Incompetepcy Keep Tia
business Novice Down.

iaieness and Ineompetency Keen In,
business Novice Down.
Walter p. Phillips, the founder of
the national newsgathering corpora
ton known as the United Press, and
the inventor of Phillips telegraphic
code. a typical, energetic American,
who has put many young men in the
newsgathering business, believes that
the cause of failure everywhere among
young business beginners lies In in
competence. Nine-tenths OF the young
men who are struggling for a name
and place in the world are untitled
for the callings they have picked out
for themselves. Besides an unlimited
supply of energy and whole hearted
ness In the work before him, the sue
cessful man OF the future must know
his business from A to z. The next
greatest drawback 20 success Is idle
ness. Nothing worth while is accom-
plished without work. and plenty OF
it. Things do not happen without a
cause. and behind every great life
there are years OF concentrated energy
and tireless industry. Idleness will
make any man failure; intelligent
work will land any man among tho
successful. 1t is all so simple and SO
trite that one hesitates to put the fact
down In cold blood. and yet how few
men recognize or. recognizing. live up
to the axiom. that labor conquers ali
thingsi Idleness and the conscious
ness of incompetency should make any
man ashamed of himself and drive
him to do something that is worth the
doing. 1t is within the grasp OF every
one to learn some one thing that will
yield both pleasure and profit. Sue
cess comes only to those who seek 1t.
The young man who is really in
earnest will not have to be advised
how to succeed. He may learn much
by studying the failures of others,
however. and he will always find. after
a survey Of the great legion OF the un-
successful. that two causes have
brought them to their present misery
-idleness and incompetency.-Satu
day Evening Post.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
THE NATURE OF MICE.
IL is ss-.~a.s of /. ru..i. 10 sse mo-
s-Hn Mind Untn You uader-tana u.


..n Mind unsif You Understand u.
From Penrson's Weekly Few peo-
pie understand the myatcry of mice.
think | can. without immodestiy,
claim to understand mice. for have
made them study for many years.
used to think that nature supplied
mice wherever there seemed 10 be any
call for them. For example. n you
live In house where there arc no
mice. and IN rash moment provide
yourself with n mouse trap. or set up
a cat. mice will Immediately make
their appearance. To the superficial
observer this looks as II nature, per-
ceiving that you have a mouse trap,
proceeds to supply mice for II. or no.
ticing that you have cat. sends mice
enough to satisfy the animal But this
Ia not the true explanation. In order
to understand mice you must grasp
the fact that the mouse Is an animal
with keen sense OF humor and a love
OF excitement With this key in your
possession you can readily unlock the
mystery OF mice. That the mouse has
n sense OF hnmor Is consplcaousiy
shown BY sthe way in which he wul
rattle a newspaper In your bedroom
at night, The mouse does not cat
newspspers, neither does he put them
to any domestic use. He merely makes
a noise with them. knowing that of all
the sounds the midnight rustic OF
newspaper Is the one which will most
successfully Danish sleep from your
eyes. II mouse finds an eligible
newspaper In your bedroom he will
settle himself down to night OF fun
and jollity. He will rattle tnat news
paper till morning. and the only effect
OF throwing boots at him or OF getting
up and lighting the gas and searching
FOR him with a poker will be that he
VIII hide himself till you lie down to
sleep and then resume his little news
paper game. II this does not show
sense OF humor II would be difficult to
say what It does show. Then there is
the weli-known fact that no sooner
does mousetrap or cat enter a
house than II Is followed by troop
OF mice. Cats and traps draw mice as
the pole draws the magnet. The
mouse loves the game OF teasing the
cat by stimulating the latter's hopes
OF capturing mice. 1t Is considered the
height OF fun among mice to scuttlo
across room In the presence OF n cat
and to disappear In n hole Just ms n
cat Is ready to pouncc. or course. now
and then too reckless mouse pays
the penalty OF rashness by being
caught by the cat. but accidents of this
kind are more rare among mice than
football accidents among mon. and In
no way render mice shy OF the game.
II you once understand the nature OF
mice You need have no trouble with
them. Baniah from your house every
cat, trap and newspaper. and not a
mouse will show itself FIJI your
house With newspapers, traps and cats.
and micc will flock to II from miles
away. No mouse Will go to house
where no amusement Is offered 10 him.
This lesson | have learned, ms | said.
by years OF study. and II has been con-
frmed by the testimony OF several of
the most intelligent cats whom have
known.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
safs,r of RAILWAY rra,.l.

81 don't know OF any safer pastime
than railway travel" said Auditor
Curry. OF the Nickel-plate road. recent
ly. The reports OF the Interstate com
merce commission show that out Of
2.O00. 900 passengers one man is killed
each year. and that one in 100000 is
hurt. That means all manner OF
hurts. broken legs as well as broken
fingers. and an occasional bump from
rolling out OF an upper berth. Why.
more men get hurt walking along the
streets by bricks falling on them, or
by stumbling over stray dogs. or being
run over by bicycle riders. than receive
injuries on railroads. Here Is the prac-
ticai result: The accident insurance
companies may pay double damage to
a man hurt on the railways-they
know perfectly well the uncomfortable
percentage OF such risks. And the
best risks are commercial travellers
They know exactly how to travel. and
for that reason damage comes to a
drummer as seldom as teeth TO a hen.
-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
cREpuLlrY IN FRANCE.
The Difference Betwesn EnEiish man
and n Frenchman.


An ignorant Englishman, when told
something outside Of the range OF his
experience, as a rule. stolidly dlsbe-
lieves IL. and, OF course. refuses to
make it basis OF action says the Spec
tator. The Frenchman believes 1t, and
believing. imagines n thousand mon
strous things which might be true II
only the bases on which he builds them
were not inventions. The old Eng
lish woman who was told of the flying
fish remarked that her son was lying.
A Frenchman, as ignorant. II told the
same thing, would have believed II, and
Immediately have seen clouds of flying
fish darkening the air of France, and
in their fall and putrefaction producing
an epidemic. He would be uncommon
ly self-controlled II he did not inter-
pellate the minister OF the interior as
to the precautionary measures he had
taken for burying the swarms. II
anybody thinks that illustration too
farcical or exaggerated. let him read
Gen. Mercier's evidence as to the mon
ey raised to defend Dreyfus. That Of
ficer had some kind OF regular training
and had risen to high stan employ,
yet he believed and accused Gen. Ja-
mont. the virtual commander-in-chief.
OF believing that Germany and England
sent c 1 100000 to Paris to be expended
in bribery for Dreyfus, and drew up. OF
course. the deduction that such sacri-
fees would only be made for a secret
agent. And we may be certain that
such statement having been made on
such authority, three Frenchmen In
four, not having the faintest idea what
a million sterling is. will believe 1t.
and be more satisfied OF Dreyfus' guilt
than ever. So far from regarding Gen.
Mercier as a fool. as NJ. de Blowitz
does. or affects to do, we regard him as
a most astute person. who would have
made most effective counsel for GRIM
inals OF whose guilt he was assured.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
TEACHING GEOGRAPHY.
An EnErishman OBJECTS strongly 20 the
American Method.

American Method.
Il am well satisfied with the Amer
lean method Of education" said an
Englishman residing In New York. In
fact. for girls. especially. consider
that 1t Is better In many ways than
the English aystem. do. however. OBJ
ject to some OF the geographical ideaa
that they have In regard to England.
Last winter my little girl started to
learn about the states. From October
until May she drew maps of each one.
learned about their towns, rivers,
mountains and commercial products
until she had them ali at her fingers
ends. That was all we'll enough, and
greatly admired the thoroughness OF
the teaching; so this year. when she
told me that they were beginning on
England. Scotland and ireland, felt
quite pleased that she should learn all
about tho dear old country. aud prom
ised myself a good deal of pleasure in
talking TO her OF my old haunts. Well.
II you will believe 1t. in about week
she announced that they had finished
up with Great Britain and that the
class had started to study up the divi-
sions OF the continent. Six months for
the United States. and a week for Eng
land. Scotland and Ireland! Then I
felt. indeed. that my children were
Americanized. New York Tribune.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11

me-" P'' e1nce 10
And which you can arrange vb,,.
on the march7- -'e
Az least hope SO. intend to visit
'eiauves who live on a plantation onIv
a lew miles from here. nav. tr.,
earned that I was in their Immediate
neighborhood." '@''
me request was not singular. and
was easily granted. yet something IN
'ne young mans face attracted tha
eoioneis attention. and he inquired.
What Is the name of the plantat,or
you desire to vislt?"
william hesitated a moment Tho,
slowly answered.
Springfield"
Burney started.
springfeld7 That is beyond o,-
outposts. Are you not aware that /, i.
In the enemy's country7"
Il know it"
AND yet you wish to go there? IL
won't do. l cannot permit t."
4 took similar ana far more dan
gerons ride a week ago on star duty
replied William.
Ihat was in the service; duty re-
quired II: but this is private affair
and cannot permit one of NV oe,csr.
70 risk his life for such a matter. No
Lieutenant Roland"
(To be continued.)
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
The uor.sl... rarrnsr.

For thirty years William Johnson, a
farmer near Kokomo. Ind. has run a
farm Of six acres and never had horse
on the place. He is known throughout
the section as "the horseless farmer"
He raises corn, potatoes. cabbage. cell
cry, melons and all kinds Of vegetables.
all the land being under cultivation.
johnson does all the work himself by
hand. He has hand ploughs. hand cul-
tivators, hand planters and hand har-
yesters. Even the marketing is done
by hand. He trundles his crops to town
In wheelbarrow. making an average
OF three trips day the year round.
In the thirty years johnson and his
wheelbarrow have Travelled 1868. 900
miles-nearly seven times around the
world. When boy he was kicked
by horse. and since then ne has had
nothing to do with horses.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
HERALDRY HAS NO LEGAL
STATUS.
Americans who cisiD, Coat of Arms
Cannot Prevent Infringement.

Americans who Claim Coat of Arms
Cannot Prevent Infringement.
From the Philadelphia Record: A
coat of arms has no legal status In the
United States. as has recently been
made manifest to several members OF a
Philadelphia family Of high ancestral
origin. who were told by eminent coun-
sci that a coat OF arms was practically
ferae naturae "a wild beasD in the eye
OF the law. One member OF this fam
ily. a practicing physician, had eject
cd the cure OF a tobacconist. who to
show his gratitude. got up special
gold-tIpped cigarette, which he called
nv the doctors name. He emblazoned
on the cigarette paper the doctors fam
ilv coat of arms As there were several
branches OF the family. all equally en-
titled to use this coat of arms. they
were deeply Indignant at their cher
ished distinction being appropriated
for trademark. Some of them en-
g,ged lawyers to get out an Injunction
restraining the cigarette manufacturer
from using the same, but upon consult
ing one OF the leading lawyers OF the
philadelphia bar were told that they
could do nothing to restrain the man
ufacturer. Even copyright would be
nse1ess as the coat OF arms had been
used by many persons In previous gen.
erations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11

ed the dishonorable demand a. 4, A.
served" as II ue-
win the most reckless bluntness 10
.ne millionaire and future fatber-,n~
Jaw. The Harrisons really are not so
very much to blame. You would he
an extremely troublesome son-in-l,v
snouid have considered the matter n
niue. Where a bride and a fortune
are at stake"
you would have praetlced treason, !,
John, don't make yourself worse thar
you are. Even you would have been
incapable of IT."
Who talks of treasoni You merely
needed TO have remained passive and
noe Iought at all. either for or against
the Union; that would have been the
wisest course" '
And cowardly, pitiful one into
.ne bargain! Am alone to lag be-
nihd' when every one springs to arms ?
Let us drop the subject. Our views
on this point are very widely sun
dered." N'-s
va aA pOiutS, SAID MAX
well. dryly. Il stick to it-this visit
TO the plantation is as useless as II ia
dangerous, but don't flatter rayself
IN the least with the hope Of OBTAINING
you. You'll have your own way under
all circumstances"
of course. l shall. I'm going to he
colonel at once to ask for leave of
absence. VIII you accompany ine?"
The young surgeon sighed. He was
probably loath to resign his comfort-
able resting place. yet he rose slowly.
Il wish Colonel Burney would put
you under arrest for three days. in
stead of giving you leave OF absence. :"
he said, emphatically. But unfortu-
nately. you are favorite. and besides.
it's an established fact that, IL a man
wants to commit folloy. everybody
hastens to help him. So let us gol"
The regiment to which the young
men belonged was stationed in the
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
CHAPTER I.
A Soldiers Honor

The rays OF the MONDAY sun were
beating down with the scorchinp e,o,r
known only to the South. In the hot
quivering air every object seemed
stepped in radiant light; and even the
forest afforded no coolness. for II too
was pervaded by the sultry atmos-
phere, and beneath the huge trees the
burning breath of noon was still felt
Under one of these trees. whose
branches. heavy with foliage. extend
ed long distance, two young men had
flung themselves on the ground. anna
rently for short rest.
Both wore the uniform of the Union
army. one being a lieutenant and the
other a surgeon. The latter, who had
slender figure somewhat below tho
middle height. expressive features and
dark hair. lay in a comfortable atti-
tude on the turf, listening calmly to
his companion, who had started up and
was pacing hurriedly to and fro. The
powerful form, thick. fair hair and blue
eyes unmistakably revealed German
ancestry: but cloud shaoowed the
frank. youthful face, and the voice
trembled with passionate emotion.
i must go, cost what 1t mayl Since
knew that Harrison and his daughter
were on the plantation. l have had no
rest. Say what you please. John. am
going!"
MY dear William, you are on the
eve OF doing very foolish thing" said
the surgeon. without changing his com
Portable position. 81 advise you. as n
friend, to drop it; the affair may he
your death"
What do care for thatl Certainty
l will have at any cost A brisk ride
will bring me there in two hours. and
l can return before sunset. I'll ventura
1t at any peril"
And risk a bullet through your
brain. You have probably forgotten
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11

that we are engaged in war and that
| 1t is desertion for an officer to be alb
sent from his regiment without leave.
| Court-martials are sometimes disagree
able in such cases, and 1t would be un-
| fortunate If Lieutenant Roland should
go out of the world by lynch-law.'
The sarcasm of these words succeed
ed in producing an impression where
sensible arguments might have failed.
william Roland started and answered
more quietly:
What fancy have you taken into
4 your head? OF course, don't mean to
go without leave. The colonel will not
refuse it,. we are doing nothing here.
/ must see and speak to Florence once
more, even though hazard my life to
do it,"
| lyon lovers are always ready to risk
your lives" said the young surgeon.
carelessly. "Your feelings are forever
at the boiling point. strange con-
dition of affairs. Let me feel your
pulse!"
Cease this jesting!" cried William.
furiously. Cant you curb your spirit
| of mockery even here? But how could
j expect sympathy or appreciation
:, from you where affairs OF the heart
are concerned"
"From the heartless American'" re-
torted- John. "Of course, heart and
feeling are the prerogatives of the Ger
man. You have taken out patent on
them, and consider yourselves actually
insulted II other people claim little
of the article, too. Here we are back
again at the old point Of dispute, over
which we wrangled sufficiently as boys
the honor OF our different nationall-
ties" i.
I'm which you usually came OH
worst"
"Yes; you had an abominable way Vi
cudgeling German supremacy INTO ne'
| and as you were the stronger, sen
eraIIy Welded to your palpable argu-
ments. But when there was any 'nne
which required brains and rehee.,on'
John Maxwell was summoned Iheh
YOU submitted to my authority, ahu' a'
the utmost, appeared on the scene
when there was drubbing to be gwen
Don't look SO gloomy, VIII: let US as
cuss the matter sensibly. What W
you really expect to accomplish by TINS
wild ride into the enemys COUNT
You don't even know whether mios
Harrison wishes to see you-"he'ne' ne
she did not agree when her iather u'
missed YOU SO unceremoniously.
"No. moi" William impetuousiy ie
torted. FLORENCE has been oeceiveu
forced: she has not received any Oh iny
letters as have not had single me
from her. Her father was ai"ay W
posed to our engagement; we ,a.s
extorted his consent He gave IL re
luctantIy. and promptly avaiiea hin
self OF the excuse afforded by the wal
4 to recall his promise.
John Maxwell shrugged MS '
| ders. -,
"weII. YOU can hardly blame nin',
In seceasionist and siave-baron' anu
you with your humanlstic IDEAS. on
barmonize like fire and water anu ~
were ALWAYS thorn in the tlesh oi n,s
nephew. the charming Edwaru. NO
stole from under his very so.r,
wife on whom he had set ms ,,,ans
Hen never forgive you. -, the
were imposed at the outbreak VI
war?" ,,
.Yes-shamefu ones! was 10 a.h ~
my convictions. desert anu arls Of
cause serve and fight IN tne -a,sct-
the enemy against our army
The Elbert County tribune., 1900-01-11
rup of .Au,o- Men.

1t seems that one OF the latest fash
ions Of the automobilists. motocy-
clists and various "chaffeurs" Of the
auto kind in Paris is to tear through
space with escape pipe wide open. emit
ting a succession Of explosions that for
frightful noise- can discount switch
engine. They are not obliged 10 leave
the escape open and mako all this
noise, but 1T sounds big" and they
do It. Recently Beconnais on his
tricycle.. going at fifty miles per hour
in the heart Of Paris. scared n cab
horse into running away. and the cab
by is now In bed. A noise that will
scare a Paris cab horse must be some
thing more than the rattle Of boys
hoop, or a nurse girl with baby
carriage.