Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-15

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II we may Judge by the enthusiastic
interest and the wise preparations OF
the officers and members. the Missis-
sippi Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
tion will have meeting in January
worthy Of the growing importance OK
the poultry business in Mississippi.
The meeting will be held January sill.
in West Point. and the finest poultry
and pet stock in the South, as we'll
as prize specimens from all parts OF
the country. will be exhibited. These
exhibitions and the good-natured ri
valry they engendsr do great things
for Mississippi poultry. and are rapid
IL bringing our stock and our breed
ers to the notice OF the wvrsa Mr..
J. r. Young is our State secretary. and
il will be through no fault OF his IL
his wide advertising and excellent
methods do not insure success. The
Dixie Poultry" 1.-THE trade paperD is,
by the way. the very thing that is
needed. not alone by breeders OF fancy
stock. but by every farmer or farmers
wife in Mississippi There is no earth.
ly excuse for the present scarcity of
chickens and eggs in Mississippi II
every home in the country raised more
than enough for home consumption
the city tables could be easily sup
piled. and the women Of the small
farms would enjoy the rare luxury OF
plenty OF pin money" IL requires a
little capital. goodly amount Of work
and care. and. first and best of ALI.
wise foresight and the economical
planning OF poultry houses. etc. But
the returns are ample and the work
full Of interest; and so far as We have
been able to learn. pin money" comes
by the same route to the woman $
pocket as is travelled by the more i'm
portant sums en- route to the more ca
pacious pockets of the head Of the
house" and that route is labor. Usu-
ally IL lies with those most interested
to make the journey a pleasure or a
trial.
With -broilers' still bringing 80 10
55 cents and eggs standing at Is cents
per dozen. despite the approach OF
summer. the farm wives around the
Capital City should find il both pleas
ant and profitable to increase their
fiocks
Commissioner R. II. Henry returned
last week from his trip to st. Louis.
where he went to select the site OF the
Mississippi building at the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition Mr.. Henry
came home full OF enthusiasm because
OF the magnitude and splendid man
agement of this great enterprise. and
IS delighted with the site for the Mis-
sissippi building He is pleased be-
cause of the postponement. and says
that everybody else is in high good
humor about il. In an interview Mr..
Henry says. among other interesting
things.
The selection Of the site was made
on Tuesday. in company with some Of
the exposition officials. regret being
expressed that the members of the
State bureau were not present The
/ site is near the government building.
on an eminence overlooking the
/ grounds. in the section set aside for
/ State and foreign buildings, and IS
most eligible and beautiful. in a grove
Of magnificent oaks. The manage
ment reserves the right to make slight
changes in these locations, but Missis-
sippi being among the first States to
stake her claim can count on a first
class site.
| No plan for our building has been
definitely agreed upon. but | am dis
/ posed TO believe that the idea ad-
vanced by Gov. Longino. that Beau
voir be duplicated. be adopted This
suggestion has met with favor by some
of the members Of the bureau. and
Director Of Works Taylor thinks the
idea a splendid one He says a repl--4
OF the old home OF jefferson Davis
would attract more attention than any
thing else this State could build; that
il would attract attention both by rea-
son OF its historic interest and peculiar
style Of architecture"
IL is certain that Water Valley is
honored far above other Mississippi
towns in the man who serves her as
police justice, Col VI. d. L Stephens,
one Of the i've surviving members OF
the Secession Convention which as
sembled in Jackson. January Z. 1861.
Though this stanch old citizen must
have changed considerably from the
straight. strong. clear-eyed man in
life's prime. whose picture hOnors .se
writer's room. We are confident that
he is. despite advancing years. quite
as able to fight his own battle as he
is to put a stop to those Of others.
He declares, with great earnestaess.
that he has never regretted his vote
for secession in that great convention
of 81 May the Colonel. with that all
too small remnant of the Old Guard
that is left to US. renais long among
US and enjoy the blessings of a we'll
spent life.
The Interesting story o, the great
convention OF nearly five hundred
teachers. which assembled in Jackson
May 1. has been told so often and so
well by the State papers that further
account OF il would be superfuous.
However. lest some of our readers
may have missed this excellent read
ing. we will state for their benefit that
finer choice OF officers could not have
been made than those who will serve
during the ensuing year. These are:
President, E. E Bass of GreenviIle;
vice-presidert. P H Saunders OF Ok
ford; secretary. T. p. Scott of Brook
haven; treasurer. E. l. Bailey Of Jack
SON.
That splendid fraternaI organiza-