Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-04-18


has secured the Chicago Orchestra OF
seventy instruments. OF which Theo-
asre Thomas Is leader. for q series OF
three concerts. to be given at the Audi.
t~ium on April IS. e6 and -. the pro
ceeds 10 40 10 the Forrest Monument
fsnd. An additional feature OF the
concerts will be a quar,et,e Of sole
Et1sts and the Mozart Society of isC
voices. with full orchestral accompani.
<nt A complete change Of program
viii be given each evening. Season
'icNets, emitting purchaser TO the best
seat in the house, will be sold for o.. %.
The same class seat for each concert
VIII be sold for si.50. Good seats can
De had for sS cents and sl.Oo. Orders
for seats must be addressed to B. NJ
stain back. Auditorium. with a eerti
hed cheek xpress or postofice order.
The building committee will, in
Few days. let the contract for the new
building at the Baptist Orphanage.
Jackson. which Is 10 be built according
to the plans Of A. J. Bryan & Co. archi.
teeia The building is to cos. $4,000
and accommodate. when finished, one
hundred children The orphanage is
beautifully located northwest Of Jack.
son. and the devoted Christian people
who are in charge Of the blessed work
have accomplished marvellous thing.
considering the limited means at their
command IL Is only a few wears since
this work was started by DR. Foster
and his wife lin deed and truth a help
mate in little rented cottage in wes,
Jackson with three or four orphan chill
dren- Now he and his splendid eorps
Of assistants are caring FOR half hun
drrd al the beautiful place thev own.
and when this new building is ready
there will be fifty more awaiting its
kindly shelter
There has been much unnecessary and
unjust criticism Of the capitol commits
SionerS because OF their declining TO IL
June the ID as the date for LAYING the
Cornerstone This writer has been an
ardent and persistent advocate of thi.
date. but we have been convinced for
some time that the foundation work
would not be sufficiently advanced for
laying the stone June 81 in such a way
a. 20 make the occasion enjoyable T.
visitors The foundation walls should
be sufficiently advanced to indicate
the ground plan. and the ground should
be cleaned of the grea; piles Of rubbish
that cannot well be moved before tn.
favorite date When the commissioner,
&C. rs-s-. let them name the date. and
let every body fall into line and make il
an occasion Of which every Mississipian
WI be proud.
L We may judge bv the exchanges,
ana by the happy smiles on anticipa-
tion now Frightening the faces of the
dear old veterans. every man in Missis-
sippi who once proudly wore the gray
vii be in Memphis at the reunion. IL
Is an assured fact. we believe. that this
gathering Of the clans in Tennrssee'.
gurat city viii be THE reunion of Con-
fesierate soldiers, and We hope tha,
every day and hour of the time thus
spent together may dwell in memory,
for each and all. ~ days and hours
brim full-aye, overiowing with hap
piness, content and sweet friendships
strengthened and renewed Memphis
will do herself proud Of course, on
this occasion. And she ought, for never
again will she entertain 50 grand an
army a. our Veterans will make.
The senior class of Millsaps College,
under direction of Dr. Muckenfuss. will
spend this week in geological tour
along the e. & ;. l. z Z. The students
will have a camping outfit. the railroad
gives transportation. and no finer
leader than DIR. Muckeufuss-a man
truly in love with his work and rarely
fitted for it-could be had By any
'.senior class in the State. The party
will study the various soils. the under
ground formation, the origin of gravel
beds, etc. while their work along the
gulf coast will be of inestimable value
to them. Practical study is worth ten
times as much. in this progressive age,
as theoretical instruction, however tine,
could ever hope to be-
Quite \ number of Mississippi cities
have been invited TO participate in the
grand spring pageant By which New
Orleans hopes to eclipse all former
efforts in the line of entertainment.
These cities are invited 20 participate
in the Floral Parade BY sending to
New Orleans. ready decorated with
flowers. vehicle of some sort, and the
most beautiful girls in the city to ride
threin, and to serve as maids of honor
to the Queen OF the Festival
The prize in this unique contest is to
be trip to the Pan-American Exposi-
tion at Buffalo. in company with the
Queen and her chaperone.
Ripley. which has always been a
model Mississippi town, mas recently
adopted curfew ordinance, which ap-
plies 10 old and young alike.
The Manufacturers Record (Balti-
morel takes occasion to note that
Mississippi has within the past few
years been changed in more ways than
one 1t IS coming to the front as q
manufacturer. its lumber interests are
being developed and its railroads are
extending
Miss Sallie Meihee Isom- who has for
so long and so ably filed the chair OF
elocution at the State University, has
just been elected a member of the
American Academy of Political and
Social Science of Philadelphia, a dis
tinction worthily bestowed.
Ha,tiesburg is determined to have
free delivery of her mails, ani to that
end IS preparing to name her streets
and number her houses This live
little city should number her main
streets, too, instead OF naming tLes.
Newspaper men all over the State
viii be pleased to learn that Mr. C. Z
Wright, of viexsburg. has now in press
book whieh-so say those who have