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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
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Arrfvs Cincinuaii- o, $50 p m
An1o5o 81. Louis, Mo. 5.i6p M
as11ue Chicago. Ill, SGD m
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Daves oxford atss:li pm
We New Orleans, La. s:25 a m
Local Freight North
hue at Oxford $50 a m
l. cal Freight south.
ne at Oxford 500 pm
gh Sleeper Is run between
and New Orleans on t-ains
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. L. +. Matthews has returned
from a business trip TO 1T. Louis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Miss Viola Dooley has returned
from an extended visit TO relatives
in the Delta.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

DIR. ;. VI. Banks. Of Abbeville,
spent TUESDAY in the city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Miss LeOna MeIarty, having
completed her work as teacher IN
the HopeweIl school, returned 10
her home near ToceOpOla, last
week. Miss LeOua made many
warm friends In and around Ok
ford whose best wishes 90 with
her ~ her home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs Il. y. Miller. OF
Hazelhurst, are spending the week
in Oxford.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

We return thanks for three
booklets, written BY DIR. Franklin
L. Riley, entitled, Transition OF
Mississippi. from Spanish TO
American CONTROL Location of
the Boundaries of Mississippi,
and @Report of Sir William Dun
bar to the Spanish Government
These publications are advance
sheets of another volume soon TO
be issued by the Mississippi His
lorical Society, and are intensely
interesting from beginning TO end
DIR. Riley's History of Mississippi
Published last year has already
become exceedingly popular IL
many schools of our State, and
the author bids fair to b.eo m'
one of The greatest historians o
the day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. j. I. Strawn have
moved into the Nekie House on
Depot street. We wish them much
success in their enterprise.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Elk Senator William V. Sullivan
returned from Washington Sun
day morning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Big bargains in Shoes, Hats,
Shirts and Ties, at
WALKER. CARPENTER < Co.'S.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Our Phone is No. fs3.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Rev. a. V. Rowe, ID. D.. OF
WInona. will preach at the Bap-
list Church next SUNDAY. The
occasion being the ordination OF
DIR. +. l.. Riley 10 the deeonate.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Special sale of Ribbons, &c, on
Opening Day. March 2isr.
J. T.. NELSON.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. B. C. Wellington will lee
.ure in the Opera House TO NOR
row, friday night His subject
Is .Two Forces Mr.. watIIng
ton is well known in Oxford, hay-
ing been engaged in the mercan
tile business here for the past five
years. Tickets may be secured al
Buffaloe x Buffers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mrs. K h. Luckie, of Holly
Springs. and her sister Mrs. mary
T. Brewer, president of the Brew.
er School and Infrnary OF Oste-
Opathy, RusselIyiIle. by, spent
Tuesday with their brother TX
Senator W. V. Sullivan.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Don't forget Nelson's General
Opening wIll be on Thursday,
March 2lsI. Jus. see his new
goods and new prices and com
pare iavorabiy with any you have
ever seen.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

The parlor concert a. Mrs. Gar
ner Owens last Friday evening
was we'll attended, nOtwithstand-
ing the Inclemeney of the weather
Inc program Was attractive ana
sp!endidiy rendered from begin
mag To finish.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. kiesker representing the
music house of ID. Ill. Baldwin <
Co., has sold several line instru-
ments in our community recently.
AL who have dealings with Mr..
kIesker can feel assured vi fair
and courteous treatment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

At their last meeting the Board
of Supervisors expressed them
selves as very much gratified with
the new interest and zeal mani
tested by the road oyerseers as
well as TIE citizens generally, in
working the public roads The
demand for better public roads
seems to be realized by all, and i:
is TO be hoped that the time has
come swhen every good citizen
who has the interests of LaFay
cite county at heart will put his
shoulder to the wheel. and all CO.
operate in this most important
cause. \ great many have had
occasion TO find fault with our
present system Of road working,
but when we come to consider
the circumstances of our people
generalls, and take the situation
of all into consideration, il really
seems that the fault lies more IN
the enforcement of the law, than
in the system The Board in ex
aiming the reports of overseers
express themselves very much
gratified with reports, which show
that more time has been devoted
to road working in the last two
months than ever before. and the
result of this is we hear OF better
roads everywhere. We hope this
good work will continue and that
il can soon be said of the citizens
of lafayette county, that they
are proud of their public roads
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

DIR. J. L. Johnson, so well
known IN Oxford. has bought tue
1Iliman College, at Clinton aud in
the future, the new owner will be
both proprietor aud president of
this time hOnOred school for girls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
Or Read Across Here,

Alexander Black at the Opera
House, March 26th., ut O'Clock, will
give his INVINCBLEC OMBIN ALTON
of Picture and story. y story illustrl-
ted from real life, with living people
and back ground of City, County. Sea
Sides. etc, with improved Stercoptican
and with vocal impersonation of the
characters.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

The many friends of Mr.. Walter
wealherby, a former student OF the
University class o.'99, will regret
to learn of his death, which occur
red at Monticello, Miss, on the
End. where he had located TO
practice law. Mr.. Weatherby
was taken suddenly ill with pneu
monia one morning and died the
folio wing night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
Ply SiCIANS-

Ghi.tou's Reliable Diar
Lure-a sure shot for Dlar'
Dysentery, and all suiaH'ei
hints
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. Robert Morrison, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James T. Morrison, OF
TayIOr's. died last "Wednesday
after a lingering Illness of typhoid
fever. This promising young boy
was Is years ofage, The EAGLE
extends sympathy to the bereayed
parents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

The storm last Saturday night
did slight damage to our town and
surrounding country. A few trees
and fences flown down and in
some places land was injured by
the washing rain Other places
were not so fortunate, however.
for Louisiana, Arkansas. Texas.
Tennessee and some sections of
Mississippi sustained great dam
age to property, and the loss Of
several lives The storm was also
severe on the gull coast. The
latest estimate of loss is now
placed at $500 900 and twenty
1--we persons we're killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mrs. Lizzie Sparks Bethany, ac-
eOmpdnied by her sister, Miss
Annie Sparks, left last Monday
morning for her future home in
ltasca, Texas, after spending seye-
ral days with her parents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Farmers report rapid progress
IN plowIng anu other preparations
for spring crops The ground Is
said To be III good condition Tor
WORK and planters are anxious 10
take advantage OF the prupitious
season.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Walker. Carpenter & Co, will
have yonr picture enlarged free
Call and see some OF the work-
Racket Store.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mr.. p. P. NeiII. of Clarendon,
Ark who spent a few days OF the
oast wees with his parents, was a
pIeasant caller at The EAGLE Of
zee Tuesday.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
eouNTY OFFICIALS


k.srd. II Sapervi>er> meets 'As
- N,naay in zach mouth
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Mrs. Eliza A. Moore, who has
had charge of the County Poor
House since her husbands death,
has bought the Strawn House. on
Cemetery street, recently vacated
by MIR. and Mrs. J. L. Strawn.
Mrs. Moore will not take posses
SION of her new home until Sept
TENDER, at which time her con
tract at the poor-house will expire
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Nesdames Leland. of Water
Valley. aud Woodbridge. OF Aobe-
vile were called to Oxford dur
ing the past week by the illness OIL
their sister, Mrs. NJ A Greene.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Rev. j. S. Oakley, one OF the
most esteemed ministers OF the
VI. f. Church, died at his home in
WInona last Friday in the 49th
year of his age. MI. Oakley had
heeu a member of the North Mis-
sissippi Conference for % years.
This is indeed a loss to the de
nomination 20 which he belonged
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

The excellent taste of MI. Alb
Davidson has never been better
displayed than in his selection OF
this SEASONS stock of dry goods
for the Oxford Dry Goods Co.
Our citizens are to be congratula-
ted upon having the advantages
of the latest and most beautiful
STYLES. rarely found outside of d
city. for inspection and selection
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

Ifyou want nice Millinery cheap
so to Walker. Carpenter \ Co.,
they can Dit you up from 20 cents
tn as high as you want II.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

There will be an entertainment
at the woman's College on Fri
day night, March I'D, for the
benefit of the College library.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14

The Rebecca Chapter of the
Eastern Star, the wife and daugh-
,er,s degree of Masonsl has been
organized in our town with a mem-
bership of q ladies'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
f1oteI .n A Graveyard,

One of the largest hotels in Central America and by far the largest ID Be- lize, Honduras, is surrounded by tom b. stones. As this old and abandoned cemetery was located in the center of the town, and afforded an exeel' ent eite foi an hotel, the necessary permis- sion was obtained from the proper au- thorities, and in less than year a large and handsome hotel was erected In digging the foundation hundreds of skulls and bones were discovered, all of which were carefully collected and inferred in the new cemetery. The ho- tel possesses a room in which service is conducted by local preacher every Sunday. Last year the Battersea Yes try voted sum of e4u0 for the pur pose of erecting a refreshment kiosk Ia the Battersea Parish Cemetery. better knovD as Modern Cemetery"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
Miss gAempne's oooa fortune.

Current newspaper statements con, terning the will of Rosa Bonheur rex call the fac. that the principal legacaa was. until the last year of the great artists life, an entire stranger to Ter Hiss Anna Klumpke, a young portrait painter of promise, greatly desired to paint Rosa Bonheur, and wrote, ask ing that privilege. Receiving a favor. able reply, she at once started f.om Boston to Fontaiaebleau, France, and sntered tipon her work. The two women found themselves in such clost sympathy that Madenoiselle Bonheur asked her visitor to make her home with her, and at her death last year devised almost her entire estate chateau, park, library, paintings and priceless manuscripts-to this young American, The story is a romance in raai life It underscores the boots query: Who san answer where any soaa leads?"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
-,rs FACED DEA rH
u,ys Python's C"iis' but "As
 Rescued.

Python's Coils. but Was
 Rescued
 o, inc .vG big pythons Juss
 ab+ here olt e1e steamer Afr1of'
 4I he Bronx Para zoo, would easily
 .'s. .,a rths of horse in it's terrible .o sn One of the serpents is twen- p'a aon feet six inches long, the other
 s,s ,sast twenty-six feet long, and as
 round as a water pail. Keeper
 an m Wednesday afternoon had a t1 z minute of time which could easily
 ended his career. Around his ~ uound a coil of the twenty-six- ,vthou. He was not hurt. The 7, kaeper rushed in and as quick s,man hands could work released
 But for one instant Horan. al- ct uaralyzed by the situation, could
 tnov whether he would sleep that hi cn his bed or on his bier. There sa two pythons which Horan waa .,tod to measure. The female py- was stretched out st full length d the tape was applied. Then Horau |n1sd the tape to the maie python, < also lay stretched out motionless 1 had measured off nearly half the Roth when the huge reptile seemed EJpn1y 10 awake. There was a shout warning from Keeper Snyder and E others who were watching the 6asureiaent, but before Horan could end erect the whole huge body of E nythen had suddenly taken life. be great head g1s suddenly raised. E great mass uf ringed muscle nad Eept around ia q living coil, and bran. pale as death. stood transfxed |th terror Snyder and his assistants shed into the cage. They knew tAat e reptile vas still samitorpid wit2 Id. Fearlessly they caught hold of e great body and shouted to Horan jump out of the living circle. He d so. The men left the cage and tha thon lazily stretched out it's full lgth and sank again into the 10; DOT ga!e =N.fy Yert Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
PAYING OFF IN BANK CHECKS.
One Troublesome Practice Lessened by
 the War Revenue Tax

"The war tax has it's drawbacks re- marked the cashier in large stock yards concern, "but it is blessing to 6 man in my position. I never knew to what extent the habit of making small bank checks had spread until ] saw . contractor pay off his la5orers one Saturday night in checks. l made inquiry. and found that it was com- mon practice not only with hin, but many others who hired great bodies of men. The latter didn't like it, o4 course, because they were obliged to cash the checks at the nearest gin mill, which meant a loss to them. because they had to treat A contractor who made a practice of issuing small check1 told me frankly that in the old days, when it was necessary to face each check with a 2-cent internal revenue stamp, he made as few checks as pos sible. The war tax having included bank checks the habit ot issuing small checks has practically been discon. tinued. That's why I say the tax is a blessing in disguise. It is not profit able to issue checks for small sums. There is still another reason why we now use fewer checks for small amounts. Expert bank men declara that the simplest check to raise is the one calling for an amount below SIC The percentage Of raised checks is 6s on sums below $10. Another reason for the opposition to small checks is that they bother the bank authorities Some banking institutions will east out patrons account should he per sist in making small checks. The eheapenSng of the registry of lstters is another reason for the suppression of small chac8a."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
Eehsiohed Widows of Officers.


 Auong the widows of volunteer oS- ueefs or the civil war to whom pen. eoAs have been granted are Mrs. F. e s' Blair. S2,o00 a year; Mrs. John M. n' poise' Sl,2o0; Ms. Natnanie! F. ts paNN KS, Sl,20o; Mrs. Walter Q. Gres. saii' P, Ill., SL290, Mrs. Johp F. Hartranft, ,-'0' n, Mrs. John A. Logan, s1,200: s Siis' Fletcher Webster, whose hus- e, ana aao Was the son of Daniel Webster, rI,-Vo. ',, Among the widows of the reg aaa a.ai establishment pensions have been saahted d. as follows. Mrs. P. H. Sheri- NHn' Ma sz,ooo; Mrs. G. H. Thomas, s2. 900: It,s, 1ns U. B. Mcclellan, s2,0oo; Mrs. sena ss ono '. Fremont. s2.ooo; Mrs Grant. Tao' Tg'oVV' Mrs. Hancock, s2.Ooo: Mrs. ~ ms1ok, , $2,o0o, besides large number v VI less known persons at SAC and $50 month anu wy
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
,c,p CENSORSHIP IN AUSTRIA
In Francis Joseph's Domain
 unst Not Speak Too Freely.

na,.era In Francis Joseph's Donaais
 Must Not Speak Too Freely.
 Tho editor of a small provincial pa,
 or in Austria was in great difficulty to 5Ind fit subject for his leading article,
 Having been too intent upon other
 usness or upon pleasure to provide Bne The last moment had coma and zihe editor WAS in despair. He tortured lis brain in vain, when he suddenly .gas inspired by happy thought ana Flashed off the lines: After carefully kerusing the leading article written TOT
 he present number by one of tho ablest of our contributors, we have ar Rived at the conclusion that 1t may be |nisinterpreted by the authorities and Regarded as an attack upon the gov 4rnment. We ourselves consider 1t to De perfectly innocent. but, as we arc Unwilling, for our readers sake, as Rell as for our own, to have our news paper confseated, we have very un- willingly, though, as we think, pru- dently, resolved to withdraw the arti- ele. This must serve as the apology to bur readers for the blank space in our present issue The journal was pub. !shed in the evening, and the sly ed. ltor, after performing th!s little piece pf stratagem, left the office in high humor. AS soon as he arrived In tho office next morning clerk came up to btm, with a doleful expression, and ead, Herr Redaktor, the paper is confscated by the police!!" For what reason?" asked the astonished editor. For malicious ridicule of the institu- tions of the Austrian empire by the omiss ion of the leading article" re- piled tho nan.-New YorI Press
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-08
Big II" In English Visiting.

G!d it eyer occur tC you that 1t Knight seem very egotistical for you ] to write of yourself with a capital "I" instead Of using the small and less Eobtrusve one? The English use of the capital T" Is one of the oldest |'eatures of the language-to for |elgner. If a Frenchman writes refer ring to himself be makes "je" (ths french equivalent of "I") with a small Ii" So with the German, who nay ase capitals t. begin every noun: hs always uses the small 'i" in writ Ing "ich." The Spanlard avoids, as lar as practicable, the pse of the per- sohal pronoun when writing in the
 afst person, but he always writes #
 70, taking pains, however, to begin
 'He spanish equivalent of our you"
 wlth a capital. In English it is sure-
 y big "I' and little you" tbe old
 saying has it.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-06

There is no doubt in the minds of experienced educators of the effect of this double struggle for existence and education upon the character of a poor young man. It can be but for the best, in every instance. This is one rule to which there seems to be no exception. For, no matter how hard the struggle, he is independent. He feels his independence and soon becomes self-reliant. Sometimes he is extensively self-conceited, but that's all right. His self-reliance and his self-conceit are parts of the de- velopment of ambition, and at the end of four years he is better able to face the world than some of those who have not been through a poor young mans experiences. Moreover, the poor young man has a higher and
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-06

other world it is met by the Great Spirit, who prepares it for the spirit land and conducts it to it's new home There it wears the clothes given by it's friends, uses the horses killed on earth for its use, tolls and struggles for living the same as here. The crops, however, are never planted but once, the roots of which never die.
 "After certain time the spirit again dies and is burned and passes into another land. From this place it passes to another and another, until it has died four times, then it returns to this earth again and becomes part of the soison which it first lived
 "There is neither reward nor punish ment for a good or bad life here. All go to the same place, live together, and are subject to the same trials.''
 G. WHARTON JAMES
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-06
Because 1t Was "OId' Ice.

The servant girl who follows direc- tions explicitly has always been con- sidered jewel, but there are some flaws even in the most valuable gems. as this story shows.
 The jewel in question was a Scan- dinavian, willing and vigorous, but not over-gifted with intelligence. When she first arrived on the scene she had never seen a refrigerator be- fore. After initiating her into it's mysteries, the new mistress instruct ed her never to leave in the icebox anything old or left over, but to keep it perfectly clean and fresh by throwing away the old things every morning.
 On the day following this the mis- tress happened to look out of the window and noticed something pc culiar in the yard. Summoning the maid she asked:
 Sophia, what is that. and how did it get there?''
 The Scandinavian beamed with joy at her own cleverness and in ex- pectation of cordial approval.
 ''That is old ice, ma'am, left from yesterday. I threw it away, lak you toP me.'-N. Y. Mail and Ex. press.
The weekly examiner., 1901-07-06

which there is no escape. The cer- tainty of it is tablished beyond a doubt even in childhood. In addition to the power of healing, the medicine men command the wind and the rain with the assurance that their com mands will be obeyed. They handle rattlesnakes in safety and ma11e money out of leaves.
 "The Mohave doctor never visits the sick. The patients are always brought to him.
 'He questions the patient in regard to his dreams and locates the disease from that. A dream of being in the water shows that the legs are af- fected. A dream of wishing to drink blood or commit murder indicates diseased stomach.
 ''He effects a cure by singing songs and blowing upon the naked body. Each disease requires different song. But little attention is paid to diet. No medicine or herbs are used.
 eve ask him to tell in the beginning whether he will lose or save his pa tient. As long a. he tells the truth we honor and trust him. If he fails in this seven times we believe he should be punished by death, though this practice has been discontinued out of respect to the opinion of the superintendent of schools.
 ''He is paid from five to ten dollars for his services.
 ''The Mohaves burn their dead. A hole about four by two by two feet is dug, over which the fire is made in which the ashes are buried after the burning. As the body burns the dead mans garments are thrown into the fire and his friends take off their own clothes and burn them, as an expres- sion of sorrow and for the spirit to wear in the next world. Horses are slain for his use in the spirit world. The flesh of the horses is roasted and eaten by the tribe.
 Burning the body iberates the spirit, and it rises in the smoke. It does not go at once to the spirit land, but hovers near it's old home and friends for about four days. It sees all without being seen; it cries with the friends without being heard. The sadness and grief of the friends finally drive or start it away on it's journey to the next world, which is towards the south.
 "At the pass between this and the