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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Manila, Aug. 1o.-Quartermaster S.
McKie, of the gunboat Annapolis. had
his leg bitten off by shark while in
swimming at Iloilo, Panay island.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

On the 9Th President Shaffer of the
Amalgamated Association of Iron,
Steel and Tin Workers issued "a call
upon all Amalgamated and other
union men in name and heart" to join
the movement against the United
States Steel and Iron corporation. and
quit at the close of work on the even
ing of the 10th.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

International complications have
arisen between the United States and
Italy on account of the decision of
. Colorado court that n nonresident
alien is not entitled to sue for dam
ares In the courts of that state.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

A representative of American capi-
talists, named Chambers. is negoti-
ating to acquire the Charieroi glass
works, the largest in Belgium. The
company owns 40 furnaces. and values
them at 500, 600 francs each.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Lord Curzon of Kedelston, governor
general Of India, telegraphed. on the
9Th. that the total rainfall in the in
land districts was only half the nor
NAL fall. but that the crop prospects
were fair. Prices had already fallen
In a few districts. The total number
of persons remaining on the relief
rolls was $4,000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Under the win of the late James
rolemsn, of London. the sum Of 25o.-
600 is bequeathed to charity. and the
executors are given an absolutely free
hand in its distribution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Several Mexican states propose pc
titioning congress TO enact a nation
al divorce law, that country having no
such law. The church party viii bit
asrly antagonize the movement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Secretary Roots order cutting on
the use of commissary supplies by
civilian employees is causing conster-
nation among the minor clerks in the
Philippines, whose expenses are thus
doubled. Many of theme claim they
had an absolute understanding before
leaving the United States that they
would be entitled to use commissary
stores.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

At Medicine Lodge. Kas.. on the 9th.
David Nation, through his attorney.
brought suit for divorce from his
wife, Mrs. Carrie Nation. the temper
ance crusader. In his petition Mr..
Nation, who is now visiting in Iberia,
O., alleges that his wife held him up
to public ridicule, neglected her fam
1y duties and abandoned his home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

On the 10th r. @. Dun q Co. ~
,crted: Failures for the week were
irs In tae United States, against III
last year. and IL in Canada, against -
hast year"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

The annual report of the auditor
for the navy department shows that
during the fiscal year ending June 30,
1901. there were settled 6,695 accounts
and claims. During the same period
there were examined 159,65s vouchers.
Is against l47.436 the previous year.
while the amounts allowed were $74.-
e4o.l Jig, as against ssl. .971 900 for the
0scal year ending June 80, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

The military government Of Asnil.
ceased. on the 7th. and municipal af-
fairs were taken up by three commits
sioners, similar to the government of
the District of Columbia The pres
ident is q Filipino, Col. Herrera; the
others are Messrs. Baldwin and Tuth-
erly. The chief of police is George
Curry, q former officer of the Elev-
enth cavalry. Mr.. Housermann 10 the
city attorney.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Tho United States training ship
Hartford. Commander j. NJ Hawley,
joined with the German war ships at
xiel in saluting and half-mastins
Gags when the announcement of the
death Of the dovsger empress was 70
eeA-sd there.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

President Samsel Gompers. on the
9th, pledged the American Federation
Of Labor to the support Of the Anal
gamated association. After . confer
ence with President Shaffer lasting
for the greater part of two days. he
Issued . statement specifically uphold
ing the position of the Amalgamated
association and pledging the moral
and financial support of the fedora
ton in the strike in progress against
the United States Steel corporation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

The International Association OF
Botanists ut Geneva, Switzerland.
completed its work on the sth. Tho
articles of association were agreed
upon in principle and were handed
over to q committee to be drafted.
The next congress will meet in Vien-
ma during the year 1905 Americans
present were Prof. Wm- ellison Far
low, of Harvard university; Prof.
Thomas Duncan. of Baltimore; Mr..
6chrenk, of st. Louis, and Mr.. Muir
Hll, of New York.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Congressman Richard Bartholdt and
J. Brucker have begun work in Ber-
lin in the interest of the St. Louis
exposition of 1908. They will see the
officials and leading editors and ex-
plain the plans and scope Of the un-
certaking. 1t in believed that the Ger
mans will take . greater interest in
this exposition than they took in the
one held in Chicago, owing to the
immense Development of trade be-
tween Germany and the United States
aimee ls93-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Mississippi still stands proudly at
the head OF the procession in the Com
mercial Appeals most laudable enter
prise OF raising money to present
medal to the hero. Schley. Let us keep
this proud place and show to the world
that we can today, as well as in times
gone by. recognize true greatness and
render it loving service.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

In the report of Registrar James Hill.
which has just been made to the gov
ernment land office. II is shown that
there are now 1s5.s50 acres of govern
ment land in Mississippi. subject to
entry. most OF this being in the ''piney
woods" section.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

The Progress. after listening care
fully to report that the V. & S. f.
r. X. had been duly launched. and
that eminent civil engineers were out
surveying the route. rejoices thus:
Our informant says that the best men
of Vieksburg. Utica and Hazlehurst
are behind the scheme and he pre-
diets that the rosin-heels Of Hatties-
burg can visit the Hill Billeys on the
bank of the Father OF Waters by 1908.
Selah.' And we hope he is right in
his prediction.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

Copiah county is going TO experiment
as its own road worker. The Board Of
Supervisors has voted s2,500 for the
purchase of road machine and mules
with which to work the roads in Beat
|. II the experiment is successful the
county will undertake to work all Of
its own roads.
The Railroad Commission at its
meeting last week ratified the schedule
Of freight rates recently agreed to by
the NJ. & o.. and Y. & NJ. v. r. r. This
rate is about % per cent. lower than
the rate now in force. and applies to
the 9Th and 9Th class in figures and
in the lettered classes A.. B.. c.. d., E.,
and +. The distinction between car
load and less than car load was sbolish-
ed. and the new schedule will go into
effect as soon as il is possible for the
roads to get up new rate sheets.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-15

II is more than probable that Secre-
tary Hunter will recommend in his BIZ
ennial report to the legislature the es-
tablishment of a Bureau of Vital Sta
tistics to be operated in conjunction
with the State Board of Health.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
-|on7e Anecdotes * *
~ - and Incidents

sergeant, but he recalled the ammuni-
ton incident and was very cordial. 1t
was arranged that the five old chaps
should be at Gen. Howard's half an
hour before the reception was to begin
that evening.
At the appointed hour. clad in their
best, boots glistening. hands in white
gloves, and as erect as veterans of their
age and experience would allow, they
appeared on the walk in front OF Gen.
Howard's house.
Have them come in" Gen. Grant
said, and they went direct to his room.
After shaking hands-both hands with
his two hands-he turned to the clus-
ter of officers and men and women and
asked them to excuse him for time.
and then led them to another room,
where for more thar half an hour the
six veterans of two wars had a re-
union. The general remembered and
alluded to the mule tanning experience.
He had many pleasant words for each.
Hundreds of ladies and gentlemen had
gathered in and about the house, Twice
Gen. Howard went to the door to tell
Gen. Grant that the hour for the re-
ception to begin had arrived, and twice
the general had said: Wait few min
utes more"
Then. after he had taken each by
the hand and spoken a tender good
by, he stepped to the door and called
out:
Howard, go ahead with the recep-
ton"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Efforts to Get Son Married.

There is an opulent old Irishman Of
a methodical turn in this town who
has a genial idiosyncrasy extremely
embarrassing to marriageable young
women, says the Chicago Chronicle.
He also has an eligible son who for
years has obstinately remained bach
elor. The Hibernian Croesus is wont,
when in attendance at dances, to sin
gle out the prettiest young woman in
the room and seat himself beside her
After praising her beauty in most
outrageously fattering manner he will
suddenly ask her if she knows his son
Tom. No matter what the reply is, he
will say: We'll, you're a mighty likely
and handsome girl and I'm going to
send Tom around to see you-you'd
make him good wife. What days are
you at home?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
,nM>asa GqaS1 1zm=5aC.
19EzR 4 ~ s s 4 5sllffs fgAN9fY gAy}MY9R:

And yet" said the little lady with
the soft hazel eyes and the rather
timid manner. 1T seems to me that
a man might do worse than speak
of her as his wife. When your hus-
band was over at our house night be-
fore last. Mrs. Frithington. he and my
husband played parlor golf. and I hap
pened to be in an adjoining room for
few minutes, where l could over
hear their conversation.
Il thought it sounded awfully nice
when Henry spoke of me as his
Wife, 1t Just made my heart leap
every time l heard the words come
from his lips
We'll, of course. some women are
so constituted that they prefer to be
regarded as inferior beings. and where
case of that kind exists it may be
Just as well that the husband does
take it for granted that he is her
proprietor. But you didn't hear John
Frithington refer to me as his WIFE
I'll venture. / think l have sucS fd-
ed in teaching him to know his place
little too well for that"
NO; when he spoke of you he mere
ly called you the old girl"
Some of John Frithington's friends
seem to think that his wild. haunted
look is of late more in evidence than
usual.-Stray Stories.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Cbapce-It, Narrow Limits,

If, in speaking of chance, we mean
simply something whose cause We do
not know, it may be allowable to use
the word, but if we mean by it any
thing which happens without cause
it is an injurious fallacy, which should
be banished from every mind and
every lip. If we remember that every
chance is only an illustration of our
own ignorance, we shall be less likely
to use the word inadvlsedly, and if we
habitually search for the causes of
things and turn our ignorance into
knowledge, we shall gradually curtail
the idea of it within narrower and
truer mits.-Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
FORAGE IN UNITED STATES.
Work of Department of Agriculture In
the Southwest.

Work of Department of Agriculture In
the Southwest.
"As early as 1874. DR.. George Vaser,
the botanist of the agricultural depart
ment, began his work on the improve
ment of the forage supply of the
United States. At that time the hay
product of the country amounted to
about 25.000,000 tons per annum. In
the Northern States the forage prob
lem was already, in the main. solved;
but in the South and in the West there
was deplorable lack of suitable for
age plants. New England and New
York had brought their grasses and
clovers from Great Britain, and ewing
to general similarity of climate, had
found them satisfactory. Their use
had extended also to the middle west
with equal success. With the increase
OF stock raising in the cotton country
OF the South, however, it was found
that the old and well-known forage
plants must be replaced by others, bet
ter suited to the warmer climate. Dur
Ing the next decade, following the
rapid depletion of the wild forage sup
ply of the far west and the establish
ment of homesteads throughout that
region, the similar discovery was made
that the common forage plants of the
East could not withstand the dry eli
mate. For many years the department
brought together by correspondence
information along these two lines, and
in 1854, collected it in the form of a
book entitled, THE Agricultural
Grasses of the United States" In the
year 1888 the lump sum appropriated
for botanical Investigations and ex-
periments was increased from $4,000
to 100000, and the establishment OF
forage experiment stations was at Gar
den City. in western Kansas. A large
number of grasses, both native and
foreign was cultivated at the station
without irrigation. At the end of the
five years lease, in 1893 after the va
rious species clearly not adapted to the
region had been thrown out year by
year. the experiment resulted. in the
demonstration that two forage plants
Hungarian bronze and red Kafir corn
and one grain, Jerusalem corn, were
the crops best suited to cultivation in
those portions of the southern great
plains where irrigation was imprac-
ticable. A few other plants. notably
Colorado bluestem, gave promise of
success, and their cultivation has since
been followed in other portions of the
plains. The station was an object les
son to the thousands of despairing
farmers. It showed them that Kafiir
corn could produce a good crop when
everything else was killed by the
drouth; that Kafiir corn was the equal
of maize for fattening hogs and feed
ing farm stock, and that it could be
made into good bread.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Fincness and Dellcacy.

The lower animals do not draw
very fine distinctions; civilized men
measure things by millimeters. A saw
age who is building a hut gets two
poles which seem about the same
length, and a difference of foot or
two doesn't matter; a man who builds
locomotive, or a safe door, or a type
writer, or a chainless bicycle must
have fittings that will not vary by the
hundredth of an inch. An essential
condition of culture is unremitting
care for host of trifies, all of which
unite to make the perfect whole.
Without accuracy and punctuality, no
civilization. All our sense of beauty
is perhaps merely the recognition that
certain forms have exactly hit an i'm
perceptible battle-ground between an
infinite number of slightly different
possibilities. If there is any one thing
which shows an educated man U don't
say a college man, for it must be ad-
mitted that this is usually the very
thing that college man is as ignor
ant of as the nakedest savage in the
heart of Australia) it is that he knows
the enormous, fateful, all-significant
difference between a thing which is
right and a thing which is almost
right; that he approaches the great
truth that the difference between 80
and 100 is not l, but infinity.-J. T.
Hatfield
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26

veyed through Rockville and consider
able work was done in making grade
and even laying some iron near town,
in order. If possible, to secure sub
sidy that had been voted. The pro-
posed line passed through the farm of
Squire Beable, one time sheriff of
Parke county and a very determined
man. His farm. which lay short dis
tance northwest of Rockville, was a
very fine one, and he was very proud
of it. The road would greatly damage
1t. In consequence Mr.. Beable declared
that it should not be built through
his farm, affirming that he would shoot
dead the first surveyor that tried to
come upon his land. When the sur
veying corps, of which Mr.. Thompson
was the chief. arrived at the Beable
farm, they found the old man stationed
near the fence line with his old long
barreled squirrel rife in hand. much
excited and breathing out threatenings
and slaughter, saying that he would
kill the first man that tried to enter
his land. Mr. Thompson waited but
moment, when he whipped a revolver
out of his hip pocket, jumped the fence
and compelled the irate old gentleman
to put aside his gun. The surveyors
through the Beable farm and the grade
was afterward built, destroying some
magnificent fields. and there the dam
age remains to this day. The railroad
was never built.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Verdrs Fear of the sea.

The circumstances in which Aida"
was produced are worth passing note.
The idea of the opera was first sug-
gested to Ismail Pasha, the then khe-
dive of Egypt. and Verdi was commits
stoned to write it, being left to name
his own price. This he fixed at G 1000,
and as Ismail did not willingly allow
a question of money to interfere with
the qualification of his pleasure, Yer
dis terms were accepted, and he was
even offered an additional $4,000 to
proceed to Cairo to superintend the
production. This, however, he declined
to do, and for no more valid reason
than his unconquerable fear of trust
ing himself on the sea.-London
Chronicle
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
"HIS WIFE. INDEEDi,

"I always hate" said the lady who
was twirling her gold-bowed glasses,
Ito hear man refer to the lady
whom he has wooed and won as my
wife, The man who says my wife
did this or my wife has gone there
or my wife likes so-and-so' has not
a proper realization of the lady's i'm
portance or the position she should
occupy in his household.
MY wife indeed Pouf! In the
next breath he speaks of my horse
or my dog I'd like to have such a
man for husband for a little while,
think I could teach him a few les
sons that would be good for him.
When a man has occasion to refer
to the lady who lowered herself by
accepting his ring at the altar he
should speak of her as Mrs. Smith
or Mrs. Jones'. as the case may be.
I'd like to hear my husband mention
me as his wife! think he would
limit himself to just that once!" l
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Offended by Keeping n Key.

The court of Lausanne recently rem
dered very important decision, which
is thought to strike at personal liber-
ty. An Italian woman rented room
in that city. A few months later she
departed, leaving behind her a box
containing wearing apparel. Intending
to return for her property she took
the key of the room with her A short
time afterward she removed her trunk,
but forgot to return the key of the
room to the landlady. For this "of-
fense" she was sentenced to seven
days Imprisonment. The newspapers
are up in arms against this judgment.
Philip Jamin, in Chicago Record
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
TESTING OF DIAMONDS.
How to Show Whether Supposed Pre-
cIous stones Are Genuine.


Although you may not be an expert
at precious stones, there are three
ways in which you can tell whether
a diamond is real. or not.
First boil the stone in boracic ac.d
to preserve the polish upon the surface
of the stone. Then heat the jewel in
a gas flame and drop it into some cold
water while it is hot. If it is a real
diamond it will stand the test without
cracking to pieces. If an imitation, the
stone will crack and crur,ble to pieces
The second method is as follows: Take
a cup of water-a black cup, gutta
percha, or any dark stone cup Is best
and drop two stones into the water,
the one diamond and the other,
which is known to be ordinary crys-
tai. The diamond. If a true one, will
shine clear white through the water
and will be clearly visible. while the
other stone will blend with the water
in such a way as to be almost imper-
ceptible in the water. Another plan
is to procure a surface of striped pa
per-red and white stripes are the most
suitable-and pass the suspected stone
slowly over its surface. II the colors
show through the stone 1t is some va
riety of crystal and not diamond. A
real diamond will not show the vari-
ETY. of colors, but will look the same
over the red as well as the white
stripes Express.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
Fifteen Servants to Family.

for the women of Japan. well-to-do
family has generally fifteen servants.
Wages are low. A nurse commands 81
month: the pay of cook averages
from $1.5O to 81 per month, with board
and clothing. In households where
the European mode of living has not
been adopted, the hours OF meals are
generally breakfast, consisting of rice,
dried fish and vegetables, at or in
the morning, meat luncheon (beef
or poultry at IL and supper in the
evening from 6 to s. The national bev-
erage is wine. Dinner is served on
small lacquer trays.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26


says the PunXsutawney Spirit. But
in spite of the attractiveness of the
young lady and the excellent purpose
to which the proceeds were to be de-
voted, business was slow. Three young
men Matched out very wicked scheme
to stimulate business, and incidentally
stimulate the crowd in attendance at
the festival. They procured quart of
whisky, and when the attention of the
young lady was attracted elsewhere
poured it into the lemonade tank They
then began telling about the excellent
quality of the lemonade. A number of
people tried it and reported to their
friends.
Business began to boom.
1t was only a little while until the
tank was empty, and had to be reflled.
1t was great hit.
Some time afterward. when one of
the wicked young men confessed the
diabolical conspiracy to stimulate the
sale of lemonade. and it came to the
ears of the minister's wife, she cried
about it and said 1t was scandalous
shame.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
What the Sultan Spends.

The yearly expenses of the sultan OF
Turkey have been estimated at no less
a sum than s30,OOO,000. OF this ST.
500 900 alone is spent on the clothing
of the women and s40O 900 on the sui
tan's own wardrobe. Nearly $7,5O0,000
is swallowed up by presents, $5,000,0O0
goes for pocket money, and still an
other 81, 900, 900 for the table. 1t seems
incredible that so much money can
possibly be spent in a year by one man
but when it is remembered that some
fifteen hundred people live within the
palace walls, live luxuriously and
dress extensively at the cost of the
civil list, IT appears a little more COM
prehensible,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
The Barony of Delvin.

The earl of Westmeath, the newly
elected representative Irish peer, is
Just 80 years of age, and has taken a
deep interest in politics ever since he
left Christ church. He was an attache
at Washington before he became one
of Mr.. Chamberlain private secretar-
les, and his experiences include visit
to Newfoundland as secretary to the
royal commissioners in 1898. The ba-
rony of Delvin, which is his, has been
held by the Nugents from the time Of
Henry ii.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-03-26
WHAT MRS. B. SAID.

III any one should call this after.
noon, Mary, say that l am not well"
said the mistress to her newly-engaged
servant. I'm afraid | ate little too
much of that rich pudding for lunch.
and it. or something else, has brought
on severe headache. I'm going to
lie down."
A few minutes later the mistress,
from her room near the head of the
stairs, heard Mary say to two aristo.
cratic ladies who had called for the
first time, "Yes'm, Mrs. Browne is at
home, but she ate so much pudding for
lunch she had to go to bed. ."-Tit-Bits.