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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
A vAGRANr FRoM BOSTON.
ue AssssfsA~s . nsifis ~ uss Nigh
Ttswn LsnGusse . .
Cert.

RsiiH k-ndx . r~e-xn ned AZ sorasthins
Il a SIT The nrsf praun~r 70 - sablecfed
% the Arosic thrasss q he hsdIf "A the
rallc- rnurt the stAer day vs MAlaam
Rama. says tAe W~ashEnxxon 1mes lfs
rAArzr axnins hlm vas vrr1ncy. and =
Ae wss arraaxned hen1ix aat. soto vorss
"A roilnx store nthsrN no -o~ re
tAen add. -tsat . a true saytnG Nara
- tAs ssrprse and ea&xrsa q kenea<. hoss
rrpi<9 wthSst ne fssntrst ssmbazace o. a
sule
-Ehy d yoz act quns. that rpharsm cor
r~rf.Ff A Ne say Z n Boston { . Any
p<trafed fsrmsfioa sndoset VITA a rsfary
n1ticn shcws 81 sennlIy tor the cnll<fses
AZ access r~srtpr~
That ~ Do frurn yea @id kendx.
-Fos zr- cAarxrd ssnvax Ar yes gzI;y o.
sat rzllfyr
RS~ -an.wrr-Si got gx-iy. bot the ~
dsrrs wss sxalast hfm. Fairruan ssrdun
fe~ar-f that b. f1unt R1ss b~xEns az the
b.. mnrs q uhla narz1 stataou- Re-.
asn~t that the n.lF b~xrrx - ID vas
. h~x ~ p~eiF~-usn to rsistse him. ludxr
Ms <-t Res - he wJrkhsu~~ ior dau
n 4rnnst % hands n the sam q 50
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

ard AZ nighs the moon and the even
ng star together with al the other
planets amt stars shau- upon them.
ard in she morning the morning
stars bright h~ams eh-errd their
hearts before the NV rising % the
glorious sun
Thea. pointing 70 N. basket. nv
Indinn friend reminded me that the
~cuan.ctrd series ~ circieS rrprsScut-
~ the time % her psoplr< power and
explained that the upper portion %
the design vas 70 represent the noun
tains and valleys, and the peculiar
JshaP-vt dgurrs are the sun. moon.
and stars rising above them
\ common symbo.ie design IS tha.
used by the Hopi tNokD woman when
she wishes 20 eropitiate the spider
woman who weaves the clouds. When
rain Is 70 be PRAYED for IL the barrra
desoiate country where she lives. the
piouS Hepi woman knows the rain can
not come unless there are clouds in the
heavens. Nj clouds are woven by the
mythical spider Nonan - she weaves
the spider web into her basket. Tbs
is symbolic Of the clouds she 6esire<.
Then she goes TO the shrine ~ the
spider WOMAN and ~prinkle~ the sacr- |
meal aud offers her prayers. Now the
men NAV begin the snake dance (which
IS a Hopi prayer for rainD. a the spiGer
woman has been propitiatr,s and the
I clouds will be woven.
I once bought a basket from a In
vasupai woman in which the funnel.
shaped dea~th-dealing eyclene or tor.
nadu was s~ymbolized- This basket WI.
supposed 10 nave great power in divert
ing the tornado from the hawas. %.
homes, Of her people. aud she used 4
IN her prayers TO the spirit 81 the tor
nado that she and all rho b-'Surrd "a
her might be saved from iajurv-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

men and m and the like. I have
baskets on which all these initiative
patterns are shown
But some baskets have many and
strange ideas woven into them.
Ideas of mythology. of his
tory. Of religion. of social life. etc.
The old nan in the engraving holds
a basket in his hands. into which his
aged wife we've the following. which
she told me when | secured the bas-
ket last year The couple are the
oldest members Of the small
that still fingers at Saboba. made
memorable BY II h in her fascin-
lting novel Ramona This IS the
story.
When the world was young the Sa-
boba people led by their great captain.
Uuyot. crossed the ocean of the sun
set and came 20 the Pacific shore of
what j. NOS. southern California.
The Above nrecteG them TO come
to his place. but they could not settle
uEc~a any location TO establish their
hcmes. owing to the darkness which
~1"NAN1 ~ t@A 241@CAf
fuI earthquake shook them. loud than-
ders were heard and vivid and threat
ening lightning descended from the
heavens. Terrified beyond measure
the people stocd still for awhile. and
then they began 70 complain and ask
Of Usyot What these things meant.
He replied hat he was sure something
dreadful vas about to happen. but he
cuulG not saw What i would be. Let US
BE- silent and humble and r-verenf. then
~sra Those Aboxs speak to US Ne may
hear and anew What they desire Us
70 do TAe ~aaiseriag Of the earth.
the tauaG-F aad the Igafning still con
rnn-a 1ur during a temporary iall aft
sr ~ particularly frigatfui aatharxs
of taaa1r- Czvst ez,.eE our wlrh Q
iuE- ssias -Wirl4-koFs which sig-
s1<e- -w4Ss fssrsg VGest 10 ysa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
POEMS In BASKETS.
Indian Women Put Much Thought
in Their Handivcrk.
Ever D-.fG. sd LI.- NJ. . r.-ws-
tar s~snt.s The Ar .s Pct
teri o~rtxtssfts rrs<-~s-s
frsm ns-k-t uakfsu

Especial Los Angeles ecsf1 I<tFsrI
N KING the last ten years the
IL craze f1r Indian baskets has
grown into an ~sPisi~mir rwrn
ty wears agp there were not more
than haif a Dozen respectable coii-c
tons Ia thr cnuntry-no~ there are
scores And fh-rr is more reason N
4 erarr - this kind than in many that
the f~a-hiouahl- wcrid INDUCES in.
Indian Baskets far mar- than any
other onc thing reveal tn life and
Thought - the Insaiaa women who
make and us- them Most people IN
picking un an Indian basket will SO
nothing more iE Sc than a crud~ or
hne pi~ce - ~ork a. the ease may
be- with a design worked more or
lees u iIfrfiv into the wuof RnEfhe
expert ~un rsad a grraf dral more
than that He can .ee N. iorr amt
affection pat into e.. the rarr %
expended 70 ifs manafasturr
the 90 ecfs upon which fhs Woman
eyr~ re-te,i while she was making its
or. MAJ hap The thoughts and prayers
sh~ indulg~,l in while q was in her
hands in some baskets one can read
the social condition % the makrr.
whether she was a mariea a married.
woman or a widuw Md. indeed
there ar~ % MANY things connected
with iudian baskets nat. 20 q wise
collector. rh-y become . -humaniane
e~siucaficn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

China Is often alluded 10 (wheth~,
correctly or not 10 4 question: as Dc
nighteS region. but there IS one Ii,tI,
kingdom. the Hermit kingdom Of Cor-a
that IS entitled to the palm of dark.
nexs as far as civilization and modern
progress goes The trouble vita Chin,
is that the people viii not adopt sy~
tens of the Foreigners. while Cor~a. i,
eemss cannot Missionaries and other,
have been e~ndeavoring { instruct the
Coreans in the use Of American tools
bus with all the labor involved. thew
prefer to do the work as their forrfs-
Observation-Disclosures Times
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

In ISL a silver dollar sas vorth enc dol
lar ara axtenfhs n god In isFs. euxhty-
nIne ernts. m lsS1 ~euxhty-hse csntss N -,
srrenfy tws e~ats. n f<us sixty esnts, and
m 10. forty ave cents Money may dspr--
rist<. but there . one standard stomach
remedy. ~hieh has rot changed n bal Z
e~nturv. and that . Hn.trttsrs >sarasch
Bitter. II always IA. bees the q ursur
passed rwmsay for lnGx-stron. dyspepsa.
tw@r er kdn@T reuhi~4D
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Husband shall never forget the
biscuits my mother used to MAKE
Wife terossly1-I suppose not.
Hasoand-So. Whenever I have an
attack of i~ndigestioa I think of those
hixcuits.-N- Y. Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

She wish I could be as eontented
rs you.
He-oh. I amt eontented-ouIy I
don't think it's wuth while TO worry
about itt-Puek.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Mr. Hxhmor--Yoa have bad ysu
ksrhen mad q org TINE. have ysa sots
Mr. Upichn-Y- We pay >srxna kxh
wsxsss but soc = Altogether q 2p~rsr xri.
>h< kss the BAY fever regularly every year.
In
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

They say the young man Melissa
Perkins is goin' to marry is a reg-lar
paragon"
Land sakes. Do tell, I thought
he was a clerk IN a grocery.-Chi-
eago Times Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
cHINA's GREATEST ACTOR.
re STR H~sry Irving ss The us.ssrs
Has . Great R~p.ts-
ties

The brightest iight upon the stag.
in China il in many respects a dnpli.
cate Of Sir Henry Irving. The drama
IS highly esteemed 5y the CeieStiais.
and those VINO strut and fret upon
the stag are regarded as next IN
rank to the maadarins. saws a London
exchange
In n severely plain and simple place
of amusement IN Picking. devoid Of or
n~amentafion of any Kind. a recent ar
rival from the soWery Kingdom had
the pleasure of seeing Fon Chong Mai
the Sir Henry Irving OF China. act the
leading part in a play entitled Ching
Won-Bohow-s The plot Of this plav
contains nothing new to an English
a familiar with Shakespeare
There is scarcely an incident or prov.
erb in the piece which eo-s not recall
the work Of the great poet. Fou
Chong Mai is a popular man and a
great actor For over 5Os years his
family has been identified with the
aetorS art. and when h. acts he !,
often attired in a costume which an
ancestor wore two centuries ago ON
the stage. He is n man of the keenest
perception. highly educated in Chinese
arts and sciences. and should he by
any misfortune be obliged 70 quit the
stage he could earn his living IN a..
most any business or profession. His
memory Is prodigious. and he pos.
sesses n rep-rtory which includes al
the great religious play of the Man
DARN dialect. some Of them filing
scores Of volumes.
Like his great English contempt
r.ry. he IS a Splendid companion
raI<st~d Fa.ntes.
The unnusieal member OF a muSica
family will appreciate The following
conversation:
do you play any Instrument. Mr.
JinpT-
Yes; I'm 4 eornixt.-
And your sister,"
shes a pianist
Does yoGr mother playr
shes a zitherist-
And your father"
Hes a pessimist--
This reminds Us Of another fragnen.
OF contemporary talk
Don't you think" asked the young
girl graduate. that Mis- Spring IS .
charming p~oefessg
WAL" said Uncle solomon. with
deliberation. II think she is a mighty
sweet poetcss. I'm sure her cousin
Miss Chalmers, is charming paintress
and her Aunt Lucres~ Is an ~xc~llen,
sculptress. and her mother used TO BE-
a capital dishwashereSs- It's a talented
family. hers is.--Tit-Bifx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
FELT HIS SUPERIORITY.
c~sssad~r~d Hta-~ff Fsr sh-aa OF
b Police In os~ ae.R~~s
at Least

This nan. your Aoaar. ". abusias every
= - -. - AA
- :
fster - .ws.n~ ~
.- -
49, .t
TaH inquired ne crart
lHr annar "hs thr srierr .
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Saarlsy-Don't you think Henpeck
has a wonderful! eaHtrol over his voice?
y>w-No: but bis vile hss,-Bs,ri-
more AGerIcan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

We have become - familiar with x,li
n Ateh1son that there are several babes
n tgwn Who are eatrinx their teeth CT
the b2--Afehison Gloh<.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Hamburg had So days in 1899 when
the sua was not visible at all. There
were in all i-3s7 hours of sunshine. or
eco hours less than in Heligoland.-N.
Y. sun
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

A new pupil IN a Brooklyn ~hao' VI,
sskei BIS name. ~Jues answered he
htte f~4uw lou should say Jul us-n1t
jules. suggested the frlchsr -N1w. ne
sad. Nidr-Hirx trather small boy. what
: your name Bilious vas the prompt
response
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

W cured d cases of % . VITA = bot
tirs e Y~aratsn Chl. Tone mprav@ai- b.
MsF-uth. L. story aal H. b. Miller, H2r
Pa grsra. Ky.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Our uosion of a credaiozs nan 8 4 man
~ha thinks al the motaoEs Of q baseball
pitcher makes are aec<ss4ry- - DetEsss
Inuru.f
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

The eo1flslan n ether parts u the world
ernhc che satan of Turkey 90 i1ok cut Of
tar wri7w nov ard then without quite
81 murh fear n ~ the tl c8l.crr1r-
81 tsaax,an star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

The Golden Rule is made to be laid
on the cloth of life. not to b hung ON
the wall.-Ram's Horn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
Low-n,rr EXCURSIONS.
Via Nt-.ssrt rs-fa- Railway sd
Tree wsantsfa Hsafe.

To points n The Er-.. Southwest and South
east. a. hAfr4trs Plus 500 for the r.uns
"TRIP. Tickets on sale Tuesdays. September
ard f%th. October Il and 18Th. Navru-
her sth sad nth. and D~vembsr fth and 18th.
i%p For fuI information. ard folders.
ctr. address NV ax~nt 81 above Hn-. Or II.
g. Townsend. g. r. +. Agent. - LauisM No.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

HffrnxhEt ~ H4HEl2n tHHa
Tonlc tinpruvedl Gives entire atisfacticr-
VIC. Gorton. In1ep<nesnee. La
Best selie- xe have
W. Bae0t q Co. C,arkstxle. Mlxx
z xkt n the pash-
h = FISHER. Rexznton. Miss
A sure xlnrer-Heaton Bros, Victoria. Tex
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Frrxst Fsnrfrss DYES d act srot
streak ar give wong zussfs an lurvrnlT Dad
a-Fr.arsncr sod hv al Druggists
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Fsds Cure che best mrte1e " ever
t-t f5r al afrrfans of the thr1at ard
ur- Nm % Eu4s.sy. Nanhuren. Ind.
aH Ia lFH
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

Before a nan sp~aks dsrvsp~etfully Of
tarn ap noses h. sGxht 20 notice whether the
gr With Ehom h- = coGverstnx has one
sonxrvlie Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

II your stomach s ouf Of order. Use Dr.
Caristedts German Liver Pawesr- Pis1-
art 10 take: 10 Tea to make Priee. 3 cents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
SUFFERING N RELIEF
Wrses 11r 1n. P5akknDrs Aavsne
NoveDDaT. 1897

~DxAR Mas PfsxaAa am szrcas
sufferer. have much trouble through
the lower part Of my bowels. and I am
writing 20 you Tor advice Nenses are
Irregular and sesnty. am troubled with
leucorrhaa. and ache 50 through my
back and down through my loin& I
have spells OF blo~sing very badly,
sometimes viii be very large and other
times very mnch rrducrd--MkscHAs
z JOHNSON. Box u. Rumford Center.
Maine, Nov. -. iss-.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
l8proveDes9 Rspested DsceDoer.

"DxAR Mas PrsKmAx=-I wish 10
tell you that am improving IN health
l am ever 80 much better than when I
wrote before The trouble through
the lower part Of bowels IS better and
| am not bloated % badly Twas very
much swollen through the abdomen
before I took Lydia Z Pinkhams vege-
table Compound I still hare q feel
ing Of talness cross my chest I hare
used three bottles of IL and am on tho
fourth---Mks CHAA E JOHNSON. Box
~. Rumford Center. Maine. Dee f3.iss..
Esioyisg OosA fssnhh Js.s. s8s9
DEAR MIS-. PISKHAx Since n year
ago I have been taxing your medicine.
and am now strong and enjoying good
health l ave not been 50 well for
three years. and feel very thankful To
you for what Lydia E PinkhAns vege-
table Compound has done for me. I
would advise all who suffer with fe-
male troubles to try -FOUR medicine
ARs CHAs Z JOHNSON. Box u. RUM
ford Center. Maine. June 1. 1893.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
WERE MEN OF FEW WORDS.
vA~y u.ssg~s Pretty well. uswewe~.
80 Wsks rA-ns~t.~s u.
a~wsfssA

TIER ftfi- s-ttlem-nt q Se~ Hsrp
shire people n klasa coanty. CO. Ancux
efhrr thsnx- thev ar1s.At stA thsm the
New Hampshire Nvsrsun 20 u-rx snv more
~rr1- \ e-ans~r~4fiar than are En-olatey
nscs.sary, ays the ~Phiadephia Record
Two az ihsm net on the road rrcently ard
afu sd n the following tiAluxse-
Norma. -
-Mar-1n. Jssh
-whst'd you give your horss for bots~-
~Turpe-tu~.
Moran
Marina.
A few DAYS later the nen r~s .<air. and
hers the way a hard lurk ssorr vas told n
Exhty few words
Norma. -
Norma. Jash-
kotev
-T~srperti-r
Killed nue-
Nine. too
~Noruinl
~Morun'.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20
HI GENERAL Markets.

Take Laxative Bruno Quinine Tabletx Al
str fefand money II Il fails tocure =.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

We have i from a certain eastern antkor-
ity that the very strongest drnkeFx are
sffen got be 70 raIse the pr1ce Of ztunk-
I~udan4pos. News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

The ind~atE bi. .rsrxv Of some people
has a terribly wsaryrnx effect on the p<o-
pc that are ~euupsie4 70 associate with
them-Brsok.yn Lie
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-09-20

The Manufacturers Of Carers LAX hare
had forty ye1H experience n MAKING 4 and
ta<y c~r-aIn.y ksow how. Sad tor LAX
lnp. frrr
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

BAKER papers continue to impress their
readers Of the importance of "standing
together" by precept; and illustrate this
teaching with a never ending scrap be.
tween themselves.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

MORE mines will be developed In the
sump'er district during the present year
than have been during the past twenty.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

supplied with the most modern weapons,
both In small arms and artillery, and have
men skilled In their deadly use. 1t IS
known that several American officers,
educated at West Point and trained In the
school Of frontier experience, are with
kruger's men. And they will come
pretty near giving the English comman.
ders "a run for their money"
IN this day Of advanced scientific re.
search the press dispatches gravely an.
nounce that some savant has succeeded,
through chemical action, In producing an
egg and Matching from It a living thing,
some Low order of animal life. And the
scientist is quoted, without even the wink
Of the other eye, as II were; without a
pretense of casting a doubt on his crazy
statement, that he has discovered the i'm.
penetrablc secret of life and will yet turn
from his laboratory an artiiicially man.
made human being. 1t Is a wilder freak
Of mind diseased than was ever In.
dulged In by the alchemists Of old, who.
wasted their lives In the futile attempt to
solve the problem Of the transmutation of
metals. These are the two coveted sc.
crets which nature will not reveal; but one
power "sways these harmonious myster.
les Of the WORLD" and man can never con.
troll nor divine that power.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

MORE mines will be developed In the
Sumpter district during the present wear
than have been during the past twenty.
BAKER papers continue to Impress their
readers OF the importance of "standing
together by precept; and illustrate this
teaching with a never ending scrap be.
tween themselves.
a PRESS dispatch from Paris states that
the losses Of Coun, Castellane on the
Bourse are twenty million francs, and saws
the count and his wife left for New York.
presumably to seek assistance from the
Goulds.
MOST Of the mining journals and n
number OF eastern newspapers have of
late contained many columns of reading
matter about Sump,er aud the surround.
ing mines. All speak iavorably and pre.
dict large influx Of people.
THOSE who set the time lock of their
business affairs to open Tor the r-,-p,ion
o' the boom In Sumpter next spring, were
Tour or five months of in their cal,ui,.
tions. The boom has arrived and taken
possession Of the town; and, II is a vrry
warm one, too.
WITH clear title TO the Granite town.
s''e, That camp ought 10 receive an i'm.
re'us that IN few months will give Il a
thousand population. People returning
from there, however, say they are driven
out by cNorbitant prices. This defect In
the proposition viii be remedied by time
and a little experience.
IhlS town Is too busy 10 monkey with
politics. Both parties have held one meet.
mg, organized clubs, adopted a Job lot of
whereases and resolves, and its members
Then Immediately resumed their legitimate
avofa'lons, apparently forgetting the
e'ub. u this Is not u good omen of much
promise for the community, one was never
submitted Tor consideration.
IhE statement has been put on the
wires that William lee. Of Ontario, this
state, Is preparing TO make use Of the
great head OF steam generated In the In.
'enof oi the earth, for running pumps,
winch shall pump water on a large sale
'of 'rfigating purposes. The steam now
reaches the surface through large artes.
ian well between Ontario and Vale.
IhE present so'talied business district
OF thls camp must expand. This is an
era OF local rs well as national expansion,
and the man owning property accessible
iof business purposes, who has the nerve
and Intelligence and enterprise to show
MS faith In his own property by erecting
hotel and few business houses thereon,
will reap u rich harvest. There is too
much vacant land around for few blocks
10 continue conxestet and yield more In
lnnusl rentals than they are worth.
REPORTS from South Africa almost
aise the hope that England will not sue.
eed In It's attempted rape Of the Dutch
epublic; that the Beers will yet be able to
'rotect their own and MAINTAIN their
ightS. The great surprise Of the war Is
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

MOST Of the mining journals and a
number OF eastern newspapers have of
late contained many columns of reading
matter abou, Sump,er aud the surround.
'ng mines. All speak iavorably and pre-.
dict a large influx Of people.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

THOSE who set the time lock Of their
business affairs to open tor the reception
OF the boom In Sumpter next spring, were
Tour or five months OF in their calcuIa.
Tons. The boom has arrived and taken
possession OF the town; and. II is u very
warm one, too.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24

WITH clear title to the Granite town
Site, that camp ought To receive an i'm
re'us that IN few months will give II ,
oh"usand population. People returning
from there, however, say they are driver
"n' by eNorbl,ant prizes. This defect IN
the proposition will be remeded BY tim,
and u little experience. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-14
NEW GOLF RECORD.


Byers of Yale Plays Tuxedo Course I'm
Seventy-FIve Strokes.
day Of rare golf excitement and en-
thusiasm was given yesterday on the Tux
edo Club links, SO pisturesquely situated in
the Ramapo valley. N. Y. when the first
and second match play rounds for the Tux
edo. Ramapo and Wee Wah cups were
played The day was perfect for the game.
and there was just enough suggestion of
autumn GOODNESS In the, atmosphere to
force the players to do their best. A larger
crowd was present than on the previous
day. and the attractive costumes of the
ladies from the Tuxedo cottage colony add
ed materially to the spectacular beauty of
the scene.
Only by winning the last three holes in
succession did Champion Travis escape
what was expected to be a sure defeat. A.
De Witt Cochrane of Ardsley was his OPP
ponent, and the game resolved itself into a
duplicate OF their meeting at Shinnecock
six weeks ago. AT that tine Travis just
managed to win by one hole, and his vic
tory was the same yesterday.
+. M. Byers, the Yale expert, played the
best golf ever seen on the links in the after
noon, making the new record of 10 strokes
for the eighteen holes. That beats the pro-
fessjonal record of 76 held by Jack Brett.
Byers was right on his game, as is seen
from his defeat of the Philadelphia cham
p,on. r. II: Bohlen. by up and to play.
Every stroke Of Byers was holed out.
1t was but natural that the contest be-
tween Travis and Cochrane should COM
mand the chief attention OF the morning
rounds. For more than half Of the match