Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-08-01
The BUFFALO EXPOSITION
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July 49,. 1901.

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DEAR EAGLE: If IL my des
tins To shuttle on this mortal
coll by drowning. | crave that it
may be in the depths of limpid
balmy Lake Ere Surely a tragic
death could not be terrible if such
bcaatifal liquid tomb could be-
tie last resting place. But this
too. might prove telgsion and
snare. like many other beliefs
We failed To make connection
"a Memphis. saturday morning
aad dii not reach Chicago until
SUNDAY az noon. The WINDY
city fHliv sustained Its reputa-
iron Of beiag hot and the wind
seemed To emIasste from a aery
furnace. seyra times heated Oar
route through central Illinois "a.
continuation of corn and Oat
fields. as carefully keptas flower
garden. The farm hOu ses showed
prosperity and thru from the
front gate to the inseprable big
red barn. and not a ramsh@ckle
fence or townst the heels cabin.
marrei the beauty of the land
scape. was wondering il there
were any poor people in the state.
but the question WAS answered
when We reached Chicago. by the
blocks of miserable. squalit tene-
ment houses. teening with suffer
ing humanity. The poor people
had moved 20 town
We Only remained 4 few hours
IN Chicago, but saw the great
lake. parks main business street.
and the largest hotel II the
world which distinction seems
TO Dc chrome. OF epidemic with
nOrthera hotels
We passed through northern
Illinois. Indiana AMI Ohio IN the
afternoon. Though not so level
or fertile as Illinois. a greater "a
rely Of Agricultural prIdIcts cha
acIerize- the many industries |
was especially struck with the
celery and onion fields. from which
We receive our supply. and pay
on enterpFisiag yankee brothers
high per cent. The uacgfie-
turing towns OF this section are
N Ite.s OF th-ift aud cleanliness
Though not blessed With half our
natural resources. these growing
yoEng cities have all that art ea1
add TO nature to MAKE them De
lightfal dwelling places. Not 4
riekety plank walk. gate or tene'
have I seen since lett the South
A few oldtIme unused log eabiaS
and Imprinted houses and barn:
are 10 be seen, len probably n:
object lessons to any one not IN
elineI to Join IN the universe
hustle TO keep 10 the front.
Cleveland Is a beautiful city
clean and breezy and shady, bus,
and bu-tling.
| miss the ragged. unvs-het
and uGkemp; Mississippi negro
Objectionable as he Is u man,
particulars. The well groomed
staggering. partly educated mol
theru hotel waiter, doesn't strIk
my southern instincts. as an In
provement upon our brother Il
black The crossing of Mason
Dixon line seems 10 have tran:
forming power upon the negro
winch transformation would nc
be tolerated in the south
Another thing l miss IS I'll
courteous southern gentlemen
| must own that never truly al
precisted the small e0urtesies q
life before. The northern ma
seems to believe in the -survivs
al the tttest,- aud grabs the sof
est and best chairs, on the coolies
sHadiest side Of the ear or steam
.r, ard holds on to il like the pro
verbal grim death to the dea
nigger- We may be ages benin
in the race for the almighty do
lar, and out of date in all pertaiT
ing to enterprise aud improve
menf. but there's not Mississippi
farmer, mechanic or seho0lbo'
but could occupy a chair of p
likeness and courtesy, if sue
should be established IN this Ian
OF boasted progress. And thong
we go slowly along the niue
iAuded road Of progress. | sha
insist that every man and boy i
Dixie hold on to his reverence II
womanhood as he holds TO the b.
lief in his Maker.
We have spent a delightful ia
sailing on the lake, not a spec
of land IN sight and white eappe
wares making il seem very Oceal
like. We arrive al Buffalo 1
: o'clock this evening, 1t is
O'Clock everywhere else they SAL
but the -PaR1 Inns advanced thi
much on the schedule of time, an
left everybody else an hour b.
hind. 1 close because the CAM
stool has tired my back. Ever
comfortable chair and loungin
place has man in it, and l won
get a real resting place until
reach a hotel and pay for pFivat
room. I will write again froI
Buffalo, and hope TO have som.
thing more interesting to say
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