Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-07-25
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" College. vas greatly appreciated BY
the people Of that section. In this
frouhl0uz time-to the farmer The
governor personally saw to the vac
cination of all the stock on the State
farms. and Prof Roberts remained In
the eharbon-infecfed section 20 as 60
properly study the disease. and its
treatment. for the benefit OF the peo-
pie Of Mississippi Bad as the state
OF a,airs Is. In Consequence Of tie
rzvzErs % eharbon. Governor Longfuo
thinks that the Delta has suffered even
more from drouth- In a recent int,r
view he said. The dry weather has
played smash with the farmers every
where visited. 50 far as the corn
crop Il concerned. DO not believe the
corn crop Of the section through which
! PASSED will amount to twenty eve per
cent Of an average crop II has been
eight weeks since there vas . good
rain In that secsfon Of the State. and
the feias are beds Of dust have been
travelling over the road from here to
Greenwood several years. and must say
the crop between Yaxoo City and
Greenwood. a magnificent farming
country. Is the poorest ever saw. and
I confidently predict corn will be
worth one dollar PER bashel next year
The cotton crop Is more promising
than the corn. but IL too. is beginning
to sHier. and unless rain comes 20 its
relief in a very few days. IT'S chances
are slim for an average yield
Quite an unusual and very Interest
ing discovery was made in Greenwood
cemetery last week While the sextoa
was digging a grave. his spade struck
a little iron coin Which afterwart
~as removed A tiny plate vas un-
screwed In the pre$~7ce Of friends %
the lot Owner. ant the lstsle olA-sins
casket. which had been for rlore than
afty years under the sod vas found 20
contain the remains os a little txor
yearold girl Nrs- Charles Mzaship.
one Of JackSons grand old mothers.
was present AZ the exazinafiou % the
little easket and recognized The lftfl>
sleeper as the child Of a relative And
recalled being present at the death and
burial The little oue's searare= were
natural as in life. but the skin ~zs dry
aaa yeIleEea Ike a uuzny's Ths
tiny hands Eirh their cluster % pale
pure flowers we're perfectly natural
and th@ sfIky. brown rtnkiess nv As
M<hfiy on the hrgw as though the
mothers tender hazd had iust arrzn<-
- then A tiny ezp. With snowy
fafizE 4z1 soft riboons tied us1-r
the chin. we're frssh 4s though put
there but yesterday L0vinx hznAs ot
thn<s who are chfl4ren and r-za1-
ehildrez q the E@n~rzfion 20 vAica
the dad b@lo1g~si- barred h>r zxzla-
elo=e beside tho~e who. lD1x years AxD.
had resoic~-1 n the existence. fthouxa
!. vas tea brief Of the little one
Since the stigma of r~puzsfatton-
has beea - reeezrIv thrown NJ to
the people of Nfssizsfppi. the public
press Is. very properly. eev0ffzg eo1-
siderable space 20 histsry Of the sssa.
and repudiaflan of tee Unson a1d
Planters Bz7k bordS We have <iven
Senator G-orge's Opiz.an tn his reply
70 NJ Hoar n ISL He said the
charge % reudiafion vas n -ezlam7y--
Ex-Governor B@ai c. Humphreys in a
public statement in 1879, said be par
ticipaf@d n that ie<islztioc- and voted
against repudi1sion of the Union Bank
bonds but said I have never TO this
day been able 70 discover that legal
moral or equitable Obligation Of the
people of Mississippi 70 honor thoss
bonds outside the Supreme Ceart
decision 70 which ke refers.
Hon Frank Johnston. exas-or-~y-
general gives the result % : 4ia<tek-
ing investigation Of b0ad legislation
All this Is very interesting a. stats
history. hur two popular elections ant
tao constitutions have made IL 4 very
are concerned
All the readers % these columns
should hesfir their memory and bring
EeFth II th@v czu the name of some
os Nosbyis Ken who are yet living
There eaght 70 he good many sf thsEa
still alive and IL 20. each Of these old
veterans Eha fought with Mos5y. the
Confeisrats cavzirFnan- Will BE rich
for the rest of his days. thanks TO
their eoura1e Baron voz Mason late
of the German army. Who sii-e rsesztly
and eft two million s.. aea 9sai dol
lars 70 - divides. szzfaz tas survivors
Of his Old COMMAND Mr- Pat Riley
Of Yazoo county. and J. Hunter Garth
! Of coFiah- viii get their share OF
? these milliazs IN due tine Are there
any more in Mississippi
Mr.. and Mrs a Armstrong Sf Fxi-
den suffered Il terrible hsrezversn,
last xeek- In the death Of their Is
year-old son. Eldridge AT ST Josephs
Hospital. Memphis After n severe III
ness the lad was carried 20 Memphis
? and a Necessary operation performed
This he stood well. but died soon after
from the effects OF the anR<shetic. Ow-
: ing TO some defect in the heart The
, stricken parents brought their boz
back to Walden for tnterment among
their friends and kindred
. state Cslis<riax tie Ke~snae Tar
/ A great many possmzsserx of ths
/ rural post Offices are stu collecting
/ the tuo-cent revenue TAX on posso1es
. orders And several Of the presidential
P ofaces are doing the same unlawful
thing This TAX was declared on
after July 1st- The government will
not receive il. and postmzsters should
+ proceed 10 return IL to all who pur-
chased orders since July lss-
Eilisville's new hotel has progressed
, farther than most OF the nex hotel
proieets-an architect has been asked
TO prepare plans and Specifications
for il