Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-05-02
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.

By ]. L. POWER.

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=. "p'n :" was the day set apa0
u'.'he time ior ths
v".s SUI s'ieren eniiaren OF .hs
,.,. "a' 'oco'er' WIZ
"""e'S 'ne spots wherc he
~ 'Vus s'eep tue heroes VINO died
II So
-. ~ .ure na" a,reaoy spread he'
.,, u e'e' 70 cover the
" Spv0, ""a u was only needIui
-. "o"e's 'o "~He oeaut'iu'
-. es,ns place, In every
~ ner.'" 'here !" q oiood-oonght
-, ou' ~ Joys
r. ~ "e'e "e'a ia "onor Oh
""'e '"e gray anu IN
s =, ,"ose VINO 'e'i IN the rore-
'o", -. o.''. me custom II one Too
~ "", ~ oc "'ioweo 10 iaii INTO
az. a. -a '"o p''''ieso Vi 'ne emit
.A = ~ p'es'o"S ever I'd lose its SOL
~. - '"ee'"e's
~ us "eioSs 'ne "'oe
space IN "oIs acre
hiuuen oeheath the howers SO gladly
children. and so lov;nc,v l.id ,hov.
those Quiet ones Inv tender hands
there came the Thought tina, m,pv.
weary march would have seemed
shorter. MANY n lonely nigb, more f,,,
Of comfort. ard hour. NJ srssr;n,
borne more easily could ,h.s. naII.n,
men have known ,b., ,h.v ,vo,,Ia H..
not only IN bis,orv,s b-;,h,.., ,.r. h,,
in little cbildren's hearts. ,ha, ,b.;r,.
would he n tr;br,e NO, q, ,vora. .,,n.
bu, of ,end.r.s, r.v.r.n, ,ho..h, -,
that. besides the monument. ., 60.
which rise IN honor tb.,n each 80,
monument Of f,ow.rs-,h. t.;r.s, "a
sweetest, thu, b,oor,-,,o,,,a h., h,,;,,.,
by the hands of little children who h,d
learned from sire and grand s;r. ., GO.
love and honor To the noble me, xbo..
blood h.. sanc,is.s IN. .rnnv ia
thev loved.
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Inc oapitai City Will be full and al
mos. running over TINS week with the
.eacners OF the state, assembled there
10 .neir annual convention. This is
spienuid oody OF the states best, and.
IN u marked degree, most influential
men ana women, and jackson is salways
ready ana anxious to give them cordial
welcome. The various committees ap-
pointed oy the committee on arrange
ments' nave everything in readiness
for the entertainment of their guests,
and splendid meeting is anticipated
by all interested. Reasonable and GOOD
BOARD Is TO be had by all who wish ii,
tnough most OF the visitors are guests
Oh reia.lses or friends at the Capital
."y' Inc nrst session. thursday even
ing, mas an interesting program, and
rruay anu SATURDAY overflow with
soou '".nks. inas"uch Is the state
Uo.'u oi eauc.',oh mas ordered thai
,nufs'ay' may su' oe a general holh
uay, anu nas i"r'her requested those !"
s"."ori's W excuse their teachers from
uu'y io"e eno"gh 70 ENJOY the assocla-
''on meeting, tne attendance Will
eo'Paie ia'orAoiy Win the largest yet
present on these instructive and pleas
ant occasions.
Anere Is announcer oid-time crop That Is
better means of filling the farmer.
nurse than cotton. and this i snra,
cane. Our nrogress;ve nI,n,.rs al -,
the State are giving the suhiec, som.
attention. and where the atten,io,
takes the nractical form NJ nron.,
plantipp and arsful cpI,;v,,;on ~.
results are most enconr,,;r, rh.
pr.nao, w.. h.. ~ass.,,.' L.
'i""uo" -,e"S ""S reeep'y nau soine
correspondence on TINS subject with
planters in Rankin county, and Senator
sup
'.e "'' ' gu" '"e i"''i''e'
- VIZ" '"es '"'o"sn
os' '"'. 80 "e 'o'u e"o"eh syrup on
pi""u u" eane' " nes hi"'
- -, au"1e GU uo''" rom TINS crop
D .' a' '"o"sanu s'aiHs