Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-17
EXPOSITION ITEMS

This column will henceforth be de-
voted to the interests or Mississippi's
exhibit at the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, and through IL We hope. In
our limited way. to serve the State in
this grand work. Any Of our readers
who have good ideas or any who
know of worthy exhibits are cordially
invited to communicate them to the
editor and such as are available will
be used in this department and thus
brought to the attention Of the bureau,
as well as to the public
That the Louisiana Purchase Bureau
for our State did good thing In Sc
lecting Mr. r. II. Henry Of the Clarion
Ledger as State commissioner. Is am
ply proven by the satisfaction that the
appointment has given throughout the
State. His press brethren with one
accord express their pleasure at the
selection by the members Of the bureau
and predict splendid results from Mr..
Henry's Efforts. And when the hreth-
reu OF the press write on anything
in old Mississippi. IL Is sure as fats
that that that one thing will be &C.
eomplished. Hence their support will
insure vast assistance IN getting up Q
worthy exhibit
The subject Of greatest importance
Just now IS the proposed postponement
Of the exposition from iso5 TO 1904
This. II done. will Be In defer-uce 10
the earnest desire Of foreign countries.
in order that they may have sufficient
time TO get M worthy exhibits. Japan.
for instance. country from
which We sore 70 secure one
OF the finest foreign exhibits
that will have place q. ST. Louis.
can make only a bare pretense Of an
great exposition. but in 1894 II would
send the cream OF this exposition TO
the 81. Louis fair. II. however. wheth-
er 1so3 or 1904. Mr. Henry Is going
right ahead with his work Of anding
out what Is best to Be done and be will
then proceed 10 DO IL. He will 20 10
81. Louis In a short while TO look over
the field and secure the best he can for
the State He will also visit Charles
ton. thus completing the long list OF
expositions he has visited-all In this
country. beginning with the centennial
and gather such pointers as may
prove OF value in his great undertak-
ing. Gov. Lorgino and the other gen
tlemen Of the bureau viii visit ST
nA rk ka
In the effort to secure the very best
possible site for Miszissippi's exhibit
The bureau Is now at work deinina
the duties Of the commissioner. and we
hope and believe that from this time
forward all who are in any way con-
nected with Mississippi's exhibit will
labor earnestly and IN cordial unison
for the best possible display from the
State so dear to all Of us.
We had hoped to give our readers
the list Of county and district commits |
sioners which the bureau authorized
the governor to name, but 1t is too
important a matter to be decided In |
haste. so our readers must wait a little |
longer for the names. These auxiliary |
commissioners are to be women. and
as has been the case since ever there |
were women. they are to do the work |
for love And as has been their rule |
through all time they will do this work |
for love with as much willingness and |
as though money were to re- |
place gratitude when the time for re- |
ward rolls around. The bureau and |
the commissioner showed their wisdom |
in putting SO important a matter into |
the hands of the splendid women Of
Mississippi, and they will doubtless ses
to 1t that woman has q fair showing |
at the exposition. The governor was |
also authorized to appoint negro assist |
ants that the negro race may have Q |
chance to display its progress, and he
will doubtless choose wisely and for
the best interests OF the race and the \
State
Until these appointments are made
and the work begins to assume shape |
these columns may lack the interest |
with which 1t Is our desire to infuse /
them But we will faithfully "glean
after the reapers" and give our readers
the benefit Of the gleanings.
In the meantime. we can but repeat
our suggestions made last week, that |
our men and women begin now to plan |
and to work for an exhibit OF the very /
best specimens OF the products Of their
farm, orchard. garden, or whatever /
else may engage their time and talent.
There was once man who had seen |
the Parthenon. and he wished to build |
his god a temple like it. But he was
not a skillful man. and. try as he
would. he could produce only a mud |
hut matched with straw; and he sat |
down and wept because he could not
build temple for his god. But one |
who passed by said to him: One Is to
have no god. the other is to build a
mud hut aud mistake 1t for the Par
thenon. Edith Wharton 10 the Gen.
tury,