Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

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never idle, when the interests OF cur
people or our State are concerned, and
.e has struck many a decisive blow Tor,
and sent forth many fair prophesy
of our future greatness. In a recent
issue we find this: we were toid
several years ago by a prominent
Northwest ranchman that Mississippi
was the finest cattle breeding region
on the continent. that careful inquiry
showed that she raised at least four
calves out of every five born, while in
the Northwest one out of three was
considered a fair estimate. He saIe
lnat many ranchmen were thinking OF
starting breeding farms in our State.
Since that time the buying OF Missls-
sippi calves for transportation to the
ranges of the trans Mississippi coun-
try has assumed immense proportions,
and shipments have been made from
almost every depot in the State. Hap
PLY our people are generally awaken
ling to the value of their calves, and
these exports of young stock are rap
idly decreasing
| We cannot blame Rosedale for tell
ing the world how proud she is OF the
evidences of progress that are visible
| on all sides of that pretty delta town.
| One cause for congratulation lies in
the fact that more than 200 carloads
| OF brick will be landed there within the
1 fortnight, every one OF which will con-
| tribute its share toward the handsome
buildings about to be constructed. One
| of these is the S0-ton oil mill of the
| Southern Cotton Oil Company. An
| other-and the greatest-cause for re-
| joicing lies in the fact that the town
| is about to be piped with fine artesian
water-thanks to its $17 900 water
works system. Several handsome brick
stores, Office buildings, ETC., are being
| erected, and, to quote from one OF
| their own correspondents, with an oil
mill, compress, and the immense Ward
Lumber Company's plant which is To-
Gated here, waterworks and electric
lights, good freight rates, due TO river
competition, Rosedale, already the
leading town III Bolivar county, will
become in the near future one Of the
best delta towns
To careful reader it seems to be a
| fact that the papers, essays and poems
read at the Press Convention this year
were of better quality than for many
years past The writer's showed more
thought and greater familiarity with
the subjects handled than is usually
the case. We are glad of this fact, and
hope the improvement will co. tinue,
| it is too often the case that we PUT Of
| these duties (Which should be pleas
ures as welD until the last moment,
and then write something as hurried
! Iy as though it were intended for the
waiting forms of daily paper. This
| is not right-we owe more to ourselves
to our hearers, and to the Associa-
ton, that must hand our productions
down to posterity, duly printed and
| bound.
We were pleased to note In the pro-
ceedings of the General Conference OF
the Methodist Church, at Dallas, fire.
Quent and always honorable mention
Of our Mississippi delegates. For in.
stance, from among the hundreds of
gifted preachers present in the city,
three of our own we're q yasto fill
three important pulpits on the Sab.
bath. These were Bishop Galloway,
DR.. Murrah of Millsaps, and DR.. T. l.,
Mellen. DR.. Murrah was also selected
as chairman of the committee on ed
ucational interests, and Major r. W,
Aaillsaps was given charge over mat
ters of great Importance. Bishop Gal
loway was ordered to Japan, China and
Korea to preside over the conference
In these foreign fields, and he will sail
within a short time, taking Mrs. Gal
loway with him. Bishop Keys will
preside over the conferences of Missis.
sippi and North Mississippi this year
Surely the negro lecturer, Council
who breaches from the text "Cleanli'
ness is next to Godliness," deserves all
the fame he is acquiring these days
through his lectures to the negro race
He advises them, first, to get soap and
water. and after learning their use
then to set about getting education
religion, etc. This original speaker is
now drawing great crowds in the
delta, so we learn from exchanges, and
in consequence, there is run on soap
| and some of the oplentiful water OF
that region is now being utilized
Would that each and every one of the
race would give heed to this wise
Council"
That splendid Mississippi woman
Mrs. Fannie J. Kicks, has added one
more to her long list of noble benefac
tions, by giving the Kings Daughters
of Yazoo City valuable lot on which
to build hospital. 81. H. N"
It is earnestly hoped that the col
lection which was taken up in all OF
the schools on June president Da
Wis birthday will more than suffice
for the purpose for which it was in
tended, and that there is now money
enough in the .'Beauvoir Fund" to fin,
| ish paying for the home for our old
soldiers and to fit it up worthily for
them. Surely it would be beautiful
| thing for the children and the chill
| dren's children of the veterans to
make a free-will gift that will accom-
| pIish this end.
Among the hundreds of young men
who are this year armed and equipped
with diplomas, licenses and other
needful authority to practice their
professions, are nearly two-score
| young dentists who went through their
examinations at Jackson last week,