Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-07-18


49, a-s-. nNe ----- 90 ---- --- ---- l---lt
Kissing ------------------
Total iosses .-------.-------.- 6.sst
AevuHnts,i fir --T4si and af these i,ss rhan
Lns'" sgnrxrsi ar rAs lnal surrender S,fsh
y ne waste % var The average A. Il
the Mississippi bnys WIN n listed n sol
Sas rractlen unsier - wears
q the s.6lJ WIN eumpa=.-si Eiumnhr-ys'
-srislsie from issI ra l>sss. All were
southern srarrss = u Ssrta.ra sris-s -
tsfs % tsEeigu countries nativity af ne
mallna=r lot knaNn 80 we're married when
=. saAist.1 -" we're sanEae average axe
= years They acre. a. Mr. Davis salsL
the ss-sie ut The Coufeslsrary'
heard a younS man. IN his graduating
s5Sf me & a''n sass aai ~ asaSsss ss s@ssrai =
aaeienr er mnsiern times sere Washington.
AZ valley torge StguewaH Iacksan IN the
Valley and Robert Z. Lee AT Appomatox-
And the old rebeis IN the chapel applanl~,i
thaf vertirE And as 10 the rank and al.
Of the Confederate armies. The world may
Fet prcdncr ghstr equal Ia vaior l1d patrior-
tsul bar IN these qualities they viii never
b. excellesl.
Ny comrades and frieusIs. As We are
gathered here teeiaE- We eheerfullY assert
and emphasize the faer thar from the
Atlantis u the Pacific. frem Main. -
Texas We are cue government and enc
people ieE il also be understood thar Il Is
not sertionalissm. IL Is nut animasiry il Is
mt political jealousy fur men and women
- recall and % cherish rh..iE- fathers hon
be past Let It's mistakes. its errors and
misf0rtu1es die bat lee its heroism and
its gi0ries live forever. And let the
valor and the patriotism II the soldiers af
wars in which eur country has been en-
gagged. be the common heritage lnsf the TIM
psrtshADle glory Of the American people.
The War P-rissL
In these days af peaee. plenty and
prosperity. IL II dlficulr u recall these
YEARS Of var. Of waste and want that cast
their dark shadows o'er the >unnT Soatn-
With all aUr ports binckasifsi. and supplies
et every Kind limited % home prasitIrfisn.
many and strange were the devices for
sunsisting the armies in the neisi and pra-
vttln- ror the women aud children At
home I viii I=s a parriatie and .eearaplszl-
esf Mississippi woman. the lare Mrs Hast
ings. Of Port Gibsan- give you sonr Of her
observations aiDng this line
Sptnuy Wheels were r--urrecresf and
clumsy Eeaeeu laanls wuve the coarse home
SUN whieh sept u warm but az irsr irrt
Lambs wool vas knit iRfo hose and socks
and woven info rhIrk flannel for under
clothing Black sheep were at a premium !:
their woaI was carefully picked apart and
used f1r knlrrinx gloves and f,,r sfrfnIns.
eiotn mixed with white IL was murh used
Tor making gray feans for Soldiers wear
their skins were tsund To BE- zlare pliabl.
than The sikin II calves. and the better suit
e.i % the mnnufastuzs ok womens and
ch4ldrens shoes.
-oid WOODEN <arnents were cut IN and
earsied with wool and spun INFO threat and
rs-wuEeu with cloth In old brnalclOgh
eaaE er efaax perfect rreasFire - A
family. 70 BE- used 11r making shoes. Old
Shoe sgies were earefuity preserved and
saahed IN wafer % maze them piiabi-- the
Upper parts made OF bruadcloth stitched
nE hand Many women became expert In
making cloth .airsrS.
The weeds were searched for roots and
bark for dyeinz cloth Oak bark. walnut
and purslale were commonly used one IN
venftge genius Drostuced bright magenta
eolor By combination OK poke berries and
rtnd OF ripe pumpkin
Hats were made Sf the soft inside Of
shIcks or corn Or OF palmerro bleaciiFsi
white and plated IN an irres-Elar. uotchsd
AZ viii Very pretty hats and b1unets
were made Of eorr0n thread knitted or
erueheted inro a braid syifened with starch
and sewesf into shape. The pretrisst hats
aver saw 0f home manufaerure were made
Of the dish cloth sourl They re-
sennled the neeey hair millinery 0f the
-SaIr ar one time became 50 searre that
planters had the earth raken up frum un-
der the old srnokehouse. bleaehed and oollesi
C>swn-
In the culinary department there we're
blockade the inventive genius Of southern
women made their homes comfortable. and
rnetr cheerful hearts and willingness Eg
snare the burdens. for which they we're
IN 10 way responsible. Is somewhat remark
able when we reflect that many who were
Afnuence and had never been taught To do
any kind u practical WORK
have here a schedule Of the prices paid
m Nay 1854 for Needed arrieies-torty
eeilars 0f Confederate notes being then
eauai IN vaiue To one doliar in gold