Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-11-07


! Tsis paper vas % fan % god argz-
n~uts and practical irfcruasfcu tAa:
ve are eo1ssrzfrst again 20 divide Il
vtta cur rsaEsr& So E1<h Is k-szx
sait-azi rzors should BE <aik-rxss-
tive to the too euuzs1 przessr, cc
sztLns the hoys and girls ec N!ssts
sf,pt cut Of lie State TO szfsh resi-
starztiO1s- that this sxr-ssstou frvn
cue 50 familiar with the sssbs~.t u
HlcsS Op7ortzne-
-And. hg the way.- saEt Prot- Ls~.
rsT. let ne inst here a5rsal e ycu-
l.di>s and gsrrIe-en- as Nissi.-f2Vi
teaehers and NississiPpt patriots. -
sand for the srhools Of ycz- own
a o1s ct cur best towns. Were ycz
e,.ucaree at the University oc IIsxi >
sipt% and ke rspli4- No. I Vas rot
and wish TO the Lord h1G bssr--
And thea he vs7t o1 20 tell -s how
he had ro1e 10 another Sras- 10th
for his literary course aR-i law
course. ant had errz@ hack 20 fzt
himself 4 stranger 70 all the ris1zy
lawyers ot the Seate. r,css % whom
EigAt have been lis ssho.alzzStes hat
TIE place for him 10 es sstsea.e,t been
E10-s wisely sslsetst-
Two y1az< roz,su vsrs :, a raS-
he meeting where psopls were gath
erred trun all oTsr the STATE. Both
&C these htfes had been reared n
Mississippi and cu- had atreude,. ocs
&C the NtS<issippi seho.ogs .ve years.
Ekii- the other had bsse ecEeate,t in
a EcsS ercsIlent school Of x1othsr
STATE At this great gatAering IN.
two srcos. side bT siste- The girl s,sz-
Gated N NissisziPpt xrsesset trtsr4
after friend in the rasxtr< thrv1e-
EsiIe the girl s,3zcare,1 stsexh@rs
+. hooked q II 1n1zsr&ezt ssr avhfIs-
and then exelliE1e,1- -DocC ycu see
how | an 4 stranger in nv oxu STATE
LE farAer tst ne an taHzzrSes when
he seat ne away 70 hs sssucars,I-
An1 60 * Is Wkez ne s%nd cur Nts-
sSSsiPPt bcys All sfrts To oshzr
States to os educated ne make three.
fold zis-ake-
FIRST Ne deprive them OF the
brad hcz,e acquaintance vhieh thsr
SHALL zest f0r tA<ir future happiness
2z1 szevesA
S@cO1G We erirIvzse IN them the
svIl ts1eeney 70 look ah-pat rather
than a. hoze fsr their hest things
Third We. perhaps. decrease ani
n least lose an opportunity TO in
crease their ioyalrT 10 NLSsissippi:
and our grand OLD S.zte- n this her
Rev sr1 % prosperity. entering upoa
the spasEdd1 possibilities OF th= txen-
ussh century shall heed TIE ar,ssrc
loyalty ot her evry son and shall
zOr- nsst the arss1s loyalty Of her
d1EEA-srs- wko are to be the mothers
II her hcE@s- ard 70 shape tie ehar-
aessrs and ideas Of her eisfzenz net
E7ecEz- Ftsat Eos from a sslash
standpoint. | need 10 increase ee "a
troczge- Blue Mountain College las
for the past two sessions been offered
more p1pil> th1z she eUzId TAX. ard
had 70 turn away son@ for I1ck u
rOous but ! plead a<7inst what see
to Be an evil and what believe pualfe
school tsaeh=rx caa do r.ors than oh
ers 10 correct
Ais. for the NtssiSsippi bor o.
girl who tAfuks our beloved old Ssa-s
has No school good sn0Qgh
ThroESh the kins1rsss az rps,,t
fri@z1 II P01rneoe county. xs ars
sEzklest 70 Increase our list % vsss--
ans who foughE side By side with
tkeir sccs tEriag the war between
the States for the land 80 Hsar %
rEsz and z& he men as1 solfisrs
so tksciz glziShs.t ars- Sa-4@I Biz
nan. mTiag north Ct The tuxu Of Psr-
s0soe- hale for his eighty years. az4
the father ot rhe worthy su2srirrenss-
ezr of sd1cari0n- n c. " Hxhazr.
VITO II th0ss tr01hlouS tines aEs.,
were the gray ard was wggnstsst vita
= Federal bullet. z H Ra6hEzs. xho
resides AZ Troy. and Is very cit (sll.
also has a soa living n the enuzry
who carried a u1Ezkst t7r eur Srrny
Sozthz11 Il = a g=1zf1s pleasure
to knew that these sz@ a8t aarrisrs.
with rhstr -hoTs. h1rs been spared
50 long To rks land thsT love aast tl-
Sieh they 50 gallazTIx toggAE
( Durt1g the week or rE9 hzSr pre-
vtous to this issue Of eur Eserer rhs-.
Eave been enough tragic h1zpenEz-x n
cur es11Te8 SSa=e TO more rEaa III
Z cur prescribed ssace- There k1vs
eeen aexi4snrx. A1rzA1-i@s. rlccs AMI
1Hr1erx - stain the pages TIA. sksoz1hi
&c fair. and II nay es that <Crzs u
cur rsa1<rs vii think Is careless u
cur recital AZ Mississippi Matters
oes1uSs ne d zoc recount these We
feel however. \ deep sense q rsspou-
s-aA1Fy u the eoz1zct sc thsss co.
u11ss Which were for 50 I01g 4 pleas
1re AID pride 70 hi- whose pen lies
nor AZ rest And a< IL was with him.
80 seam il be with - We shaH en-
eeavcr always % use these eoEur1as
for the good % The State We Iowa azi
through them with your help. 10 Co
operate for the z5va1eensnr Of All
public interests the education of our
yourh- the prorscri0n Of our HELPLESS
and the rsvsrent care Of the remnant
OF that great army that Is fzs- r0Efrs Z
o. TO its eternal camping gruuni
meath the shade Of the trees
One Of Tzllsh.tehte's progressive
planters has Just picked six big
bales Of fns cotton. from i've acres.
planted In 0zier-Ssern's long staple
seed This Is \ fine achisvenenr
when We consider the had year ar.t
the fact that ordinary cotton in sd-
soining fields oaly yielded three
fourshs Of a hale 70 an acre. The
staple Is very srrcng and remarkably