Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-03-14
JOHN ALIENS FAREWELL.
Es Got Twenty Thousand for the
Tupelo Fish Hatchery.

re 6ot twenty Thousand TOR tne
Tupelo Fish Hatchery.
We have relsgated to the rear some
very good matter for this week in order
that our readers may enjoy the pleasure
Of reading the farewell speech of Hon
John Alien lie got seOlso for the Ta-
pslo fi>h hatchery. The wonder Is that he
vas 80 modest. for after such appeal he
could have captured quite that sum from
a Congress that appreciated his talents
and enjoyed his humor. 4 Washington
correspondent thus introduces his speech:
The silk hat and rcd s~cktie Of Con
gresham John Alicn vii -ocn BE- missed
OF the national capital Hi< cfdcial life
closes on the II q next March. and he
viii either retire to private life or some
thing better. The present inliration- are
that he VIII b. entertaining people around
81 Louis during the great exposition TO
be held there. hsrau-e be has the god
fortune TO b. highly recommended TO the
President "a o suitable gentleman for a
nember Of the exposition commission
Mr.. Allen retires ficm putlic life not
vithou a fcw lsursl> twined on tho~e
parts e his head where the hair has euu
sented To grow. Hi- latest achievement
i the passage by the House Of a ball 20
establish a fsh hatchery at Tup-lo. Mrs,
bis home. Mr.. Allen begged the commit
t-c to report this bill He pleaded with
them with elogucnce so fervid that the
doorkeeper Of the committee room woke
up. In the course Of hi- speech be saiI
that be wished this tsh hatchery a. hI-
home - that he could see a practical
sxemplifcatiou Of the cid saw that "A
sucker i born every minute lie got
the bill through the House this week
with a characteristics speech that drew
the entire msmbsrship to the hall
Drovsy Congrss~nen in the rooms threw
sway th~ir cigars snd came out The
cloak galleries filed and everybody
laughed for twenty solid minutes
Mr. Allen said:
Mr. Aliens Funny Farewell
Mr. Chairman. D. rot ce~m g uece-safy -
tAke Up twenty minutes time - thas earitnltter
to pa-- this snsn.ir-ut IN. bat - ths nsh hatch
cry i q BE- s-tahiishsi al fupeio. and nNi
srin-g sanns people ~ the euuntry-ev-n ~uie
newspaper men. Who are surpssed 20 inpart N
fornatan 70 others. ard seme eentleuaen Nh0
have hs~n eirctet u Cau<re-s. ani vho tel me
that thy have cot cnly teeu 10 srseoi. but : ~
through cniiege-so ulurh iguesanre about iaFFt'.
that ttfua ofiEhf- N lia-tit~ 70 ANfH4ls NJ
rureis. O. enii <htsn thsm SINE On this sub
lsst- iLaa<hter.l
ri 1rre silirx tn avail myself Il at tn tra-
difisn- AMI m4nv xeil auihsnticatei but not a.
-sIuteiy hi-forrai saispicigu= might invest this
sl1hiect wifh much nrrr Historical AMI rarl4ntic
interest Btt prupp-e % csn1ns nv rruiarss %
well authenticated facts. iguorlHg sueh tradi-
tioo=. tslirxrti tv - cur prNrte u pc trtr-
as that whan Christapher Cali.Enbsss had bis in-
tsrvisw With Frri nzu1 ard lsaheta n spAin-
that IN his Efforts % persuade them q back hin
in his expedition That led to the dl~raVery q
an.-rica. he assured them that an alst-e tre-
afer, Grating a world ike this. vas eound 90
have made somewhere u. center slcn place
Tnpein. dauxhtsr.l
tiaa of country that viii dzF be iustair1 IN
III. curporafe limits of Tupsl1 = that the graf
indian chisf. Chicks. rom whom this xre1t ard
Narliks trihe. the Chickasz~ Indians. t9ek rs
nafas. wzs west q the great Aisstssirpt rffer.
md that he. Siih hrs followers. titlnEsd = paie-
guided ard supported By invisible hausis. Acrsss
the Nfs,issippl river - the vicinity ~ rupsio.
Thsrs. Ne are informed. the pole stsppsd. sfaod
upright. piznted in the ground. ard there the
ehlck4saw Indians made their bon- No pespie.
Nr Chairman. we're directed b. a Ni-e Prov
fdeacr 10 tir~r tand Twas IN the rolling
woodland illst north ef ot the ms; beautiful
pralries which the eve q man or hea-t ever
rested The country ahounsisd With all sor,. %
game: the strains fun Of ashss. and On this
eaE tinent there cntiein< place tlr
ths poetic Ct the foc-st- Here the Chieka-
saSs grew to be. .s they are % this time. one u
tris>.-
History of rupelo.
h 1913 the knixhfly Ponce de Leon landed upon
tia coast of Florida. and perverted history has u
thsi he started cut 70 lsok for the toantain o
IN aet he really started u look t1r Iupelo-
nkughter-l You all familiar with the dlsas-
ter that overlook his eNpesiitlsn Later. IN lSi9.
the great and adventurous aiseoxerer. Hernanio
Des.ato landed his exps,iitian the coast of
Fisida and hnaiiy suecresied in reaching and DIS
covering. for the Grst time by a white man. Iu-
psls- ftaughtfr-l Here he stopped IN the ui.f~t
of the Chiekasaws until attacked by them and
dri.~r west TO what IS now the city 0f Memphis.
wh-rr he discovered the great Mississippi river
The ChickasaSs were then ieft IN peacezbie
p.sss~ssiSn. Ear Is the white man was con-
crrse,t of this beautiful sseticn fr nearly two
herired years. when. in l7sS Baensllle. with his
esEeyliti tian. up from kiotda- AID ID Arts-
xuietfe frum the ulil1is attempted TO meet and
take trum the Chickasa~s what IL nov Tspslo.
y ArtAslisttr got there before BienSiiis. and
We d-se.ted BY the Chick4saSs- He and almost
al Of kIs txpesiztion persisted az thrr hands
Blesville arrived later. vas also defeated and
drrrsn b1cx with graf loss 70 his expedition.
and now. n laying cut and grading avenues and
spz1lsts. etc. Il the slain of the-s III lated
pseitinns are pio~ed up uLauxhter.l
las i soaasthing 81 the early history Of tire
pI4-r abaut Wkick and - much i<norznee-
n eosIeagas. Cen Catching<. told me aot many
dzss ago that SINE neusrapsr man had a-ked
hiss Il therw really sxs snch plaee As ruPeln.
lAt<1fcf-l
ae nd az.srt that all q these historical events
% xhsch I have referr-d took place tmmesiiarely
In the t0za of rupelo. but they in that
xis.nity and EeFe territory that expect
have Incorporated int0 that city some day. To
eoase down 70 a later period. those Of you who
an anything q the history of your country Will
rru emb<r the cpntentfons and contest that lasted
far many ye4rs between the French. English and
Spanish governments for the oxusrship Of the
Assissippi Territory. | informed by thnss
t4n liar With the real designs Of tho-s great "a
tiats at that time that the real motive q all %
them the ownership Of Tupel0- (Gsezt lsagn-
ter Finally, the United States. appreci4ting the
importance % the POSITION. took Advantage d
their ds-snsions and acquired TGpslo. tReaewed
lzgghtsrsl
All Eyes on Tupelo-
About the year is4s IL bee.me . matter q great
cut Germ TO the great Northwest a mar
ket sor their products. they gave aid and en-
eoSrzxement To the building Of the northern end
of zhat Is tAe Mobile Ohio Railroad The
eity Of Mobile. the gulf. recognizing also the
great advzrtzxes Of direct conneetlan with Iu-
pel3. helped along this enterprise. sd The road
wzs built from Mobile % Tupslo- lL2ughter-)
Everything went very well until about l-1l.