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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29
ORIGIN OF The DAY.
tAs ts.s~- OF rA.sksxtstss
Win s.~h rsrs@r

Far hssk In 1871. when Ger area;
cpuEtry vax bet a tiny baby IA ifs
Engiish long clothes. Il happ<uesl that
ther, vas a greet scarcity - food srl
tke little eo,cry settled on Na.saeEzr
s<sts bar foan1 themselves thrras-
snsd With n famine. The PrusPecs
grew darker srd darker. the ksarts
q the FsoPte. brave a. tksy wsr-.
w~rs SLED With snxixsy. aad thsy
kns~ not which way 20 tarn- FInafiy.
feeling that Cod aisn~ should help
them. special 1sy wAs apPasnted TOE
fastisw aud prayer. Pat before u
e4ne The ioag expected bat contsin-
Ing an absrfanrr Of prusisiors made
is app~srarc~ sna sh~ day os fsstiax
azd prayer vas transformed into eue
of good dlnssrs AID ksar;y tkanks-
giving.
This is the srs; g~r~ral TAanksxiv-
lag % which ne have aHy Fecrrt. But
b no means the lasf. for frvm tha;
day 20 this Successive gvveruors and
presidents have st apart nasy di@~r-
eat days for SPECIAL tkaaksgivis< for
some propisious evess in state cr euEa-
try After the Fxvoiasiozary war
was szcr~SxfsiIy susi>st Washin<-
tor appointed on~ vhfeh wax Enirer-
sally observed with TIE greatest r~-
joseirx. as w~ may w~Et believe. and
after eur own sad war % the rcb<iIioa
was reaEiy over PRES E<z; Liuco'z
proclaimed another. ana though
uary hearts we're fail Of sorrow there
was a xrxzt dsaI 20 ~ .AaHkful for
Fer more than go years the states
&c New ErglaEd have s<s apart a 6ay
in the autumn for irving thanks te
Ged for the mary t,sss5sws % th.
year. IL gradually cane 70 se~ua .
very pleasant. Appropriate cus'om an1
ore state after aHash<r adopted i.
sntii for several YEARS past the pr~si-
dent has issued 4 PRES iamstion for .
Cav of pubiic thaHks<ivinx tkroaFh-
cat the us1aiiy tks iass Thurs
dzv in November. IL = nov a isgal
holiday. .o that rich ard poor alike
caz spend Is a. tksy will I, Is .
great day fc- family rvaaious ard
great dInEer-. wksre roaxt turkey,
psupkin PIE ard the Ike are always
TO b~ expected Boys aEt girls antirs-
pate its eOnir~ and veleosse il with
delight. for who in al The vide. wids
word have more 20 - thankfal fos
,han the yogns folss of Am~rieat-
Teachers World
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

The GrreawOod Enterprise eonmenls
tireenvilie's basiness shrewtaes<. say-
ing -'Gr~snville has the Eaoss uBiqae
scheme on reeord to supply school chill
drrn with books The city has ex-
pended assogt SLED in Purchasing
houA<s and they arc renting the same To
tho pupils at frou sf-5l To - per an
nunA The parents enter into q ena-
tract to take care Of the books IL Is
estimated that the rentals Of twoy~
will reI.bu-ss the city. and the pupils
viii grs sA= 80 - THE boolss fa< xboat
la~third Of the eost--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

somebody yesterday. or the day b.
fore. that the boy twin-tkere are
twins. ycu know-waS sick and they
we're going TO take him into the eoas-
try for the quiet She said they were
xoEag at once. shall have just time
to xst in my iavitation- I0e see there
are 10 risks. RomeO."
-So-o," he nurmarrd. still unco1-
vizesd-
We'll. I'll take all Of them there
are.- Juliet cried. gayiy-
She had whipped a little tablet and
p~nefl out of her pocket and was lot-
ting something down hurriediy-
~Turkey-sight CT nine PoEnSs--cue
-oo.s sired ehieksn tone will make a
pie. IL you stretch hinl-buneh Of eel
cry"
she seat on writing down items. in
her ueas. sIantir<. little Isiters- Ro-
saeo-John looked ever her shou.ter ad-
mirizxIy. They were the same dainty
characters that bad slsd 10 close ranks
across his Icxs-.~sters from Juliet. enly
thew had spelled Girerent words then
What sweet words they spelled.
Its best 70 order the ,hinxs in coed
.easea. you know. Romeo" she said
Last year n home ve bad 70 pat uP
with seecns choice. because We waited
too l0ag. So you'd better step isto
Pilehers. goirg down. and give him the
list-see=
The oblixation-invitatiOr as Julie:
mentaIIy dubbed them were daily writ-
ten ard dispatched. She drew a sigh
Of relief over the .ast one
The Lord forgive me 10 It's wronx.-
she thought. Il don; think I take aa;-
uralIy to SHINING. bat had TO do <oGe-
hing szd eouldn't get up lunches
and thirSs that they would come TO
without asking for noney-sne 6ou't
I know how hard the money comes
lust now 20 nv Roneos Don't II The
dear bcy is trying to hide ii. bat l'rz
not nearsi$htsd.~
-Roneo-John forge, to -run ia 30
PiIeher's. going down He Usually fog
got. i, IS the Wy of men. and has
b<ec since the b<ginning-
On the way home. at nigAt.. Romeo
John ran in He produced Juli<t's
.ttls list promptly
Il want tc-~r-order turkey srS
the fxiags for Thanksgiving IL Is a
little early. little early. bus it's never
too early to-<r-nsEc.- he said witii
lame hguor. Its always wise 10 b
the frst worn to-er-ezteh the ssriy
birS,-
aSare.- eAuekIed the nsrketE.7-
with ready appreciation But you Es
too late-your wife's caught IL.
-Ehe What's fhat--
The early bird. you know-yoEr
! wife Was in an hour ago and eaushi H.
A fae one-Ie FOUNDER
~ Ie-you dom; say. was under
the-er-impre>siSn that she wantee
an sixht-pound turkey That was ny
impression"
he consulted the little nenorantuH
with . puzzled face Eight or nine
pounds--is was there plain snoagh-
In Juijet'x slender ehirosrsPAy- The
usrkesnsn rubbed his hands together
and explained:
Likely xae,s changed ker Hainc since
noruin'-I kzew . womas cree wHa
ss5r SIZE said something about havsn
sen so,ks 10 set down 20 him an sns
,bourh, he'd better be fairly sixsaese-
.prozIsxd Ter i.-pSuudsr, sure- Nser
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29


"a cnf e fetsfn - - @s@aiy So
a. lazr FtA-
10 sr--ssn te-Ns 70 - as~
- nim-aI tae he'y Aesss- y eai eess
.ast m~a1- now 'aisa'lu rfi hs'rse'
@eea- as Ar F,-'ee sPms ~ tlr ~
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Juliet be doing Down a, Piichsr's
s-aiuf Uuph. there were ether
snail women in the worit- But Eo-
E-o-JoAn knew there was but ere
juliet. lie was unsurPris-d whsn she
met him at the door and coHfSSssd-
Il saw yea. my dear he said
Il saw yea. Romeo Then hurried
Ike everything Romeo
~Weug-
But she reed not have told him
I'll ordered ore that v0uld weigh
IS pounds And. Romeo
-Ehg-
Il specified two goodsiEsd chickens,
you know
Il know
The postaan brought Il. She sais,
they had been Planning TO have the
entire Dorchester family there "a
dinner. bat they were very glad ID
put il of till Christmas She said II
would give them great pleasure to
cone
-M-m-m.- muttered ROmeo-John. in
distinctly
Come into the diniu< groom. Romeo
quick. I want TO try turning the
table sl4n,ing- wise It makes a good
deal more room. you know oh. and
I forgot - tell you Tat Basil and
LeOnOra area: coming. rhey cant
ANYWAY
TIE tables are already turned. nay
dear gom~o-S Nm said. solsmnly.
There Was asr~y one thing more i-s'
to happen IL hspPsued- IL was Z
few DAYS before rhanksgiviEg- julie
took a downtown car aza sPp<ared IA
RoneoJoknis frsle ots~e in mid
morning she ~ss greatly agiiated-
-0A. Rozn<o-JoAzs"
YES. dear. save your breath-yoa1 y
Eeed it, he said. soothinxly- 1T
came this morning The PosruaalH
brUaght--
NO. q boy. I've gus is in ny
pc~kes-
They rsa1 the little perfuned note
together in sIIenee. Thea juliet read
IL again, aloud Her voice sounded
frigktened-
q N
AT this late date TO accept yScr kind
Invitation to Thanksgiving dizner.
am sure you will excuse the tarsiiueS'
and rejoice with me when I tell Jos
il IS my little Reginaid's unlooked
fog Improvement In health that makes
my aeesptanee possible row Tbs
skiidren are all greatly Delighted al
the pros
skip il. skip is-that's psiing il G.
INV dear groaaed RomsO-John-
After all. it's relief. Rouaeo--Ius'
to know there can't anybody else as'
e~pt.- she murmured-
The dining room is ten by thir
teen he said. relentlessiy-
-Oh. know il. l know it.-
And the tables are already turned
nv dear"
Bu. in the end he eomfortct her
What else could he do2 He got kei
down on his knee and swung kei
about tenderly in his swivel chair Shs
essayed \ subdued little smile b,
and by
And well call 10 at Mr. Pitcher
on the way home. EomeoT
We will that. my dear"
And order eopound one.- Ro
meos ChiIdrsn are 50 hearty, yct
Know
twenty-five pouros. dea-- Thsrs'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Maj r. q. Dabaey. chief engineer %
the Yaxoo and Mississippi ieve~ dissric..
has this To say in regard 10 the eoadi-
tiaa af th~ enhankm msuts under his
charge Our I~xe~s are in better eoa-
dItiou. relatively. than at any time
heretofore I say relatively because
there II n new and esastansly growing
consideration The eonPletioa of the
~. Francis Ievwe system Will change
the sitaafisr with Us. b.canse Il eiirsI-
aatrs the broad sxpaase % eoan,ry
over which sarp,us water could sprraI
fsw.rf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Judge W. K Harper. city attorney Of
Jackson. has rendered an opinion that
the s.s.o1o issa- of hoads made by the
council far the purpose % buiId-
ing a uniforn system Of pavemeuts in
the city 4, illegal The city proposed
In use the e.. ESQ in building the pave
meats Zoe the proPsrty-owners. aai
'he prorsrty-oSners to pay the amaaat
back in ten yearly instaiimsnts- Judge
Harper holds that the city cannot en-
gage In the money laariug business
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

tWs1tf trs4 tHfA@frr hs<s@sof-
FEs1Es Petxr. Nov- u. I9c0
n.-ar CO.. Psx~r-Ia yoar lit ot f~ld
ossirers - the TW~aty-zrs, Nis>i>,iPpi
RrxiEs<n: yoa have this '-FtzGsrald.
". IL Ii~atsaaEt-eolonel. eoloaei-- !
vas zaigr and lieHt~naat-eoloael. bat
was nos p-ousosed to eolonel- Col
Moody was colonel when the Surrender
oerarrvd I was the caly Geld osic-r
with the brigade foe aboat three
nsoaths before the surrender. and hal
command Of the brigade daring that
time aai up To its capture. three SAvs
BEFORE the surrender 0f tea Lee Very
truly. W. n FFExGEKstn
rss Csp> J>~s. .~as~ Nsat.at.sL
Gel Power have he-n ssxs.i. ia behalf
ot the primary srhoai of Meridian. 60 sssx
<sst the Cap~ Js-.nis< for state sower
rhs f0wer gross saly on Saath<rn sol
sasi Is <noua To all Nh<i-~ivpiazs BY 10.
great o.aasy azst frax-an--l
E<~pertfalfy. WmEIE A BzoEN.
PrsaeipaI Primary school
The board Of Supervisors Of Holmes
soe1sy has purvhas~i . farn for county
roosists- and will uork shem oa tn.
plan ~ the State farms.
f.ssus- hobs.1n was very haaIs1lsasly y
eat@rtziaeSt la Jaekson- Several el~-
giant receptions. aud diniags azd s<-e-
saai<s were given IA biz kOasr. lie
visited and addressed the two white
pablie Schools The hero Of the N~rri-
Haae received an eathasiss.ie re,.epsioa
frOz- the ehildrra. and nothing coalas
BE mere Interesting or appropriate
than his speeches 20 shesn-
The kgrrc that crowns the dome of
NssSsxsiPpss capitol i the magnolia
" ever rat IL s-e must have
thOgghs AEsssssippi the Magnolia STATE:
ard 50 il Is oftea called IL Is oar nosni-
aatioa for q State losxer. bat the
Schools cf tho State may express pref
erence for another W. ben they vote on
the @ssh instant
The State House Coraraission will
meet in Jaeksoa On Tuesday. D,sc~nb~r
III. when the eoutrae. fer the sesx saps
toi will be awarded Sozas thirsr bids.
froD welI-kno~n eDntraetOrx in a.
7arts Of the eo11try. have leea eiet-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Il told you. dida't I. that ! lad or
dered Thanksgiving turkey tkat Was
almost too big 10 lift.~
Yes
-weIl. my wife left IL cut ea the
back perch for . few moments and
<sEe nsssi- lamp ~aEe 7len< aEs
nftsa Il ~Ifheat any Efostss- -~-CiesS
Land Plail Dealer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

-Ha. has- sad the ioxiaI Esu- I
suppose y0u are going to eat ali tbs
Thanksgiving Gsnaer yea vast to
uzorr0wy-
MY dear sir replied the Physieia-,
weariIy- -yo9 forge. nay Professioa-
Duy after ro-E1orrow vii Re my ussy
day. and I've got to keep in form
Washington star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

NV 81 - Ht<1N ~ M2<fss ENAt@~8t@ -
nsstsIAs.. 10 tA- s.~s~s~~>ss
rt.ass arws. fssi tssa
a. eoxrftrp ~ rur pErssr~rSr OF
wan EscuHD. AT vAsEfSsroS-
rAsr,, rasrs sa.s.s'. t-fs-ssy nsss---s
Drake. J.hes l.. nstsr. Lieutsaaat-
cs,cosi Coisa~i.
Hall. Reh<rt J.. MaSs~.
fsrroi. John. Massr. Lieuisasns- =
Cetou-l. Coisu~L
tIar>s. n~vsA W. Csloael
JoA->sa. william n. Lie.,~nant-
r.,fooe, -
rssrss rAar.s tft.-s~s.st.'.i r.fs.s-y s<r-
r~~ae
rss.sfsts.-f -lra F-ssI sra u s.,.sirptl
Chsrltou. Eichsri. Li~a,~naa, Co.o-
=ss
usryicas;l<. N.run r.. Csfon~l
Jas~s. Thso-icrr a. Napr.
rNarty-r.~rtA t-s..ss- K~xt--~A
tAsss saa-S taarsy srssasag
Esnsoz- >aau~i. CeisasL
Fale,sa~r. Ihsnas A. Nahpr.
r.a.sc. Nruzhs.sad T. Nafsr.
f's~ram. WsliLss g.. ,iatlr.
Wrsxas. Isanisi Il MaFir
rAsrss-strss tsr..ssy E-xt.-s.
Rarvy. VILLAS, : Catsaet
ti,isn~s. Th.,u-.s y. NsFsr.
jordan. caas T. t.ieatea1ns- colnaet.
>aass~lL Eeab-a n. LiSussaaat.
c.,tsa<r
wstsan. o-ivsrC.. waFr.
lCsl Harry uas Psr>hieat % the 50
ss-ssi.su Cs,avcasssaf
ratrsy ->t,tA t.f..ssy E-xtrs--G
ErgSa. D,rry J.. Colsa~i-
isroNu. EiNar,i. t.i~as-naas-s 'oisraeL
lIsrp~r. :. J.. t.~utrsaat-Csioa~L
fzrsin. Charirs y. NAB
wither<ps-ra- wdlia-. ". Ma~r.
c.liea<i-
YATES. Alexaaasr. Nasar-
rsl<sy -s-.--ss s.s..srr E-<s--.L
Hsliasa. OriaAsso :. Ll~utsaaas-Coi
aeel. Cs;aa-L
Mcss~r. JcAn. NsFar.
MeLaia. Robert. Csisa~L
Passoa. Wa =. LEeateaaas coirnsL
Terrai. >@aaa-l n. Masss. Lisussu
sat-eotna~L
w5er. Villas W. Ma ~. Lleusrsaa'
C..taaeL
Col TsEral = a is.l<v - the suPsvus
sssart.i
rAlssrr1xash rsr.ssrr Esst@-as
stfser~arf Ns,sas<t Isfsassy-f
AaAms. Fieniax ". eslsuel-
Brxnt. F-r~ston. Lieasxnsat .coisa~i
csiao~s
Fsxsersh- Fr1nklin ". MAJ.
K~lra. Walter l.. MAJ. Lieutenant
csssasxL
Neesy. Robert r. Massr-
rAlrsy >I@ss I-r.asry E-<t~-u-
parr y ,. Mafrr.
Eass. Wil.aan l. t.i~utsHant-eo oloa~L
Qsshn. " Maaro%. Mafar.
>l<'bg. " E. Coloael
ssrss-sa I-r.ssry HsxI--ss-
eamPs~li. Jo-ias A T., Lieutenant
esitau~l
ehu4rssS James K. Lieutenant
CaloaeL
Calh-rs. waIises Erus~. CelaasL
esibteas. " Mcp. usar
NensaalI. IN ci Narse.
vAIl4ee. sseslrg~ T. Lieut~nant-Cs,lo
sel. cstsarL
Iro HE CexrsxrEn
/: aay rrrorS aPPsar. viii Be shanS
ful tsr eslrrv,-s5oaS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29


o iss - s~t srrxss nat ekass
A-@=< -zr tr~asErxs ars s4r <sat'
let .. give ftr-ts sesrrs-y AVE rves-
Ar9 "a ezr aivfs sl@h ra4-a-rr rezrs1.
That wstk tk< surst.-s e tse Fass
Ger tzssr- io1siizst Is4ra are stsrs1
49, thaf rsr-crsd fra l1rrxr shsrA
n tksse orisf fsssirais e sarth-
We ftsi skxir Axtrg prsm-rxr sz1l
I.~ aFgsis e o<r hcz@ az. A~artA
. sf<ss .zrrrszl=- So G. stag.
tw=ss nzrs sweet thaa egrssf- g
TaNsrr
Ihs -irfsfFr 81 srs-s Nsievss
Sez< hs=c<. rss Ut fcrsvsr cs-x
Q Fa;ss-' 81 szr es.-sst sAa-k.
he frr - ffrst t--r-rsI 81
I21f es1th hss st ttsa x-r-s tsnzrs ses-s.
As4 Isca Art re1rer tkrre<h car e~&A
~fraEess l. Mae. ir CkTtssi4z Wcrk
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

HsrrrEsar ~. Nex -, irsf
Cct rsg~r TIE rtrv .rAati. AZ tsls pfsrs
gisly cess~rat~ ~ith yoa snd vita -.
ether svesais - the sat. IA ssi--tinx .
state as~sr TIE talis~iax .. ear vote
For Nsgu.tia 1t Csttsa Rtroua. sss
Nesr-. ~ faltErrs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

We'll Touzmy.- zskx@ the nsiaisi~-.
did you have a good tiHa~ yesterday -
Not very FsPli-d tA< y0zzgst~r.
II wasn't half a. siek a. / Was La
yszr.--C Chiea<o Daily Ssss
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

The foiias iux = IN r~>Paa.~ u a r--
Fas>, fr'san an vxpr~,si'a fr',sn sa< ~ b,
= sVce.isns aatharifv Ia f,riSu,tar~
Cstrssr.. Nss - tl-0
u-sr Col Fs~~v w rhais-~ tor the
ea-sr fsr Mi--t--ipps = th- Nsxsolis l.
y typH'si Soath-sn ds~sr. ~hiis ths Mar
eis-as sat ChrY-aaths~lan are sat. rAs
Nsiio~ Iaxssmin~ o. Cai-rsathus wsat.t 30
uasrs Appropriate shsa tho latter rh-Y
are siid fas-rs u sar stats. a. 10 si-p th-
Nssursis tl-s-~ Do ass i-s the cry ..atAs-
m-ln er Narrfs-sss - .~i~.rs~t
Year fri<u.t MsEt n HsassoN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Auisfor caic has esmp5i~f a c'pss-
sar1tlsr ,s..f.snsst - tiE- eoaslisisa of
>sass hanSs in NassiSslppi oa >~pseu-
b~r :. tpss sh.sNing the tlllowiar
tstaEs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

ths s1Ats f8Ssr
Miss Jessie Riley. prinsipaI Of E-yps
sehsol. write>= As Nissi-sippl ;. one
of the Leading cotton States. wig not
include the Cotton Bioom in the iiSts-
The Iist Is not ressrietsd-i Is open To
thu entire aoraI kinx4on. and the
Cotton Bioan appears to have Eaay
favOrits~
The pabiie ruais Of Ysxo1 eoartv are
to be worked hy eoatraet. zach bat 70
he worked separately. The Bard et
Supervisors A. their meeting DeceHiber
will receive bi.is foe term % four
years FROM January l. 1907.
The Meridian fair opSnes on Monday.
the sash, azd was very snsc~ssfus in all
d~PaFtmentS LieEt. HObson VA. the
guest % hoaor. aud was the recipient
Of special enarteSies BY the pasrissis
and aPpreeiatise people % East MiSsis-
>ippi
Priatsrs. ltlse many other p~ople. will
son~tines make mistakes. E.er~ +.
ono in that ex-~'I~nt paoer. The RaB
tist. 10 hieh the Erooxhaxwa I.rass@r
calls good attention. The
s.sal. uaeIag<ed by human G-teieney OF
fra-Ity- may bark. aasestrain@sfIy. in
the fall sunlight af Gods eternal dav..
There i slight ai@~rraee between
bark and has's- When tktS writer ,sas
nc the ease he rvn<mbers a mistake ia
his p-slof aboat as absurd n tn. fore
-niag- An aecoant of n shipvr~rsS said
the crew tpDlS to the boats bot we
bad Il '-the crew took to the goats
Mae handr9si thousand tSllarx Of the
Missizsippj Million Dollar Fire Iu~ar.
anee CemPany has be~a sabserite |.
The Company expects To start busin<ss
on the 6rSs OF January
Mississip2is Democratic Presidential
Electors will ae~s ia JzeSxna on
"Wednesday. December 5. and vii east
the Hiu~ votes Of MisSissippi for E<yan
and >sevensoo. ard elect a messenger
To convey the certified vote 10 waShiar.
too The else.SEzl vote = matter ot
tOrua- bat the messenger vose Is inter.
essIng several WORTH Applicants fos
the hoaov
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Extract frssn l~stsr from Gen. = u.
Lev 4 uas a. a rvaulon the ether
day and the FolI % eoapaay vas
called aa4 sxsrv man accounted for
n ben killed. eaptar~si. living The i'Sai-
re t.uarsis. ef Crawford. in this rosnty.
have a printed pamphlet ac'soautinz for
every man- Nany ~ the enuati-s. Lac
Adams. have spstea up the reeorsfs -
cpmpaAiss n permanent shaPe- Alitti~
system. and uaaeh perseverance,. wiIl
uur,yxrr L a.
Wh~a the ruli OF the a-x. Casgre<. =
called three god aud familiar uamss
ult NOT anSwer u MbssisSippi It &.
Casrhings. Isaa ". Alirs and Patrick
Henry % the >eveath District: bat
others. ~ reso~uts-d capacity AMI
worth. Will help 10 aasLe ,,ar delegation
equal To aaT - sane number in the
Nasioaal Eious-.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

?. : Terry. the efsrieas and popular
clerk % Csi.aoaa coaasy. died Sovern-
b~r i5
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

>rrr~sarF ef ssa.e Power. in hts
xv~klv pr~Ss aFsielr. a.akss the later
~sting ssatsua~at that there arv thrww
tisiug u1~ruhsrs of the legislature ot
t>ss. oar vrnxrahi- ausi -~ss~zl.rt .uua-
lyman. - Jsssirs >iEraiI. The Hans
,. : Bailey - Taliahatchis .nd J. II.
'Thasnu-. II .sshav~n- Prom the
sumuats = their fsstr- srurr year. aa.s
more. aaas changes d. shvs~ sarvivs,rs
% a vanished sp.1eh lo.1ls back up.,a-
What nls-iupeiss a. they recall Vsslss-
burg Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

II shoald b. undcr~so.-i that the
r''-ssr - t~id eeic~rS Appearing FROM
rsvh to ssees vsaS eumpii.'i la the War
E~cori Department Al Ws>hiaxtsu. ansf
= made frosa sueh muster rolls and
other iasumsnss A. vsrv fund in Kish-
uiont at the eaPsarv % that eitv April
.. i,iA stsr special otisst ia PaeiisA-
inr II - earrect any mistakes AMI zap
Piy any asnissi.gas. 80 that Shsu ali this
aHsi other data nav be piarrd On per-
uiau~nt rr,asrsi is may be approximately
correct- We Patlish a c,arr~cslaa BY
Col ". n Fitzx~rala A. ta bis osa
rank IN tn rsrnsv -hrs: Rsgiu-as. ansl
Ne have other % HI~.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

The merchants u Terry have >ieneI
an.i Pablssh@i IA Agrsvmrnt 10 close
their respective places of business ea
thursday. November -. 1870. and
stay eia~ed the ~atlrr day. Thans.-
giving las aaght - be so faily an4
tnishfally observed a. not TO r~4airs
Any formal agrwsmxns Ia '-clas~ the en-
tire day Al pabls. oe8e~> aud all
PLACES u huSins~s shaald BE- ciassst aasi
thus express gratitude - oar Divine
Euisr. a. sell n srvsPs,-t foe our earthly
rui.-r<
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

The Coszmn1S Dspat.A noseS tia.
I'm the pcyssevGsioa cf bsiad tiger at
SSar<silIe rsosatly. Prssisieas Hardy
of the A : " College vas azaoag the
prosecutors. aas. asSe,i foe the fail p~a-
atty - The i3~ fsr th~ <sssszsi- The
pasrous a shs AZ 4 NJ will note this
act of hss ,sssh gSisfartioa. fnris shoxs
that he i caFiag for the rasraI as well
a Ha~atzi aa-i asatsriaI welfare Of the
large asEbwr - yoan$ as<n entrusted
10 b5s keepsa<.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

Sins hansiresi tIsoasana d9lIarx sf the
Nfs>fssippi NiIEioa Dollar Fire In~ar.
anee Company has beSu sabserite /.
The Company expects To start business
on the 6rSs of January.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-11-29

TIE sspsrszteslsnt Of sdu-asioa u
Yaxoo county will hare 20 get doz-a
nurr eulored teachers from other eoan-
tics After several examinations he
raEnn. master a snsisi~ns aunher in
Yazrs9 TO SappSv the S.-s.ssJgS.
The oasis., 1900-06-30
TORRES & PRIETAS R'Y.
TIME SCHEDULE No. 9.

Train No 1 leaves Mnas Prletas at 8:aO a. m. arrives at Torres at 7:l5 a. ID. Train No. leaves Torres at $ am. arrives at Minas prietas at S;iJ n. m.
 Train No. leaves Minas Prictas at 5 D arrives at Torres at 5:s5 pm.
 Train No. leaves Torres at 500 D. ID. ar- rives at Minas Prietas at s.4j m
 All trains on this card connect with Sono- ra railway trains for Nogales and Guaymas Telegraph communication exists with Prletas and La Colorado and with all tele- graph lines. Rates, thirty cents Mexican money, for 10 words and cents each extra word. Passenger rates to La Colorado and vice versa SIPS first class, and LOO Mexican money, second class.
 The Torres S Prletas railway is the best route for Ures. Matape and the Yaqui river. Passengers can hire coaches from La Colo rada for above named districts with a re- liable driver who iswell acquainted with these districts.
 Wells. Fargo & O.. carry all express mat ter on Torres & Prletas railway, through rates from all parts of the United states and Mexico.
 Freight can he consigned to r. H Seymour or Torres & Prietas railway, Torres, for La Colorado, Minas Pretas. Ures, Matape. ana other points in that district, who will pay advance charges and forward same free or commission or brokerage.
 F. II. SEYMOUR,
 Proprietor and President.