Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-27


town ef average size In Mississippi
needs a good public Hbrary-not the
average circulating affair. made up
OF the Dora Thorns.~ Duchess and
Laura Jean Libhey- braud os liter
ature- nor should IL be In the nature
Of close corporation. beneatin< only
few. To te really successful an as
soeiation o. this sort must be gptten
up -ny the people should be com
posed ~of the people. and should be
altogether and entirely for the pep
pie" Then 1t must be a success and
4 benefit
We congratulate Columbus and hope
I tt-xill na& hr rsass years before she
climbs as high along the mountain
side ot literature tfor the vublicl a.
has the splendid City OF Yazoo. whose
library Is TAR and away the Oldest and
the finest public library in the state
Mississippi women are coming to the
front along new lines every little
while The latest departure was in
the little town os Cascflla. and is told
By the Charleston Herald II seems
that the little town has for years been
infested with a blind tiger which ap-
pearsd - each week just in time to
catch the stray funds ss the Saturday
and Sunday crowd. The men Of the
neighhorhood declared themselves IN
able TO slaughter the demon. though
many bore frequent signs og having
tracked him to his lair. At last two
good women. long weary Of such do
tuss in their town, bearded the crea-
ture in his den. and by the use OF
little diplomacy proved him tin the
presence Of witHessesl TO be carrying
whisky on his person. Nor did they
stop there, they coudscated the whisky
they could find and broke the bottles.
( These women did not is-eud to pose
As embryo Carrie Nations but were
driven by desperation TO the point
recorded above
The Senate. during last weeks ses-
sion. adopted. the House revenue Bill
with amendments and fixed the tax
levy az 5 mills The Noel primary cleo
tion bill was in turn adopted by the
House with 4 few amendments. An
interesting till was passed Friday in
the Senate making Of the Old Capitol
grounds n Confederate monument
park. with IN appropriation OF 81 1.es
70 Fay for enclosing saze. ete. A
park commission was created. com
posed OF the Governor. Secretary Of
I State and Auditor.
/ Another suhlsct that provoked wide
and most earnest discussion was the
very strong land almost successfully
/ effort that was made to abolish co
education at the State University.
This intended change was vigorously
eoEhatted by some and as vigorously
urged by others. but the friends OF the
girls at last prevaiIef. and by her
+ eEIlea1 eEoFts succeeded IN securing to
them equal Advantages with the boys
for the present The sentiment
against eo-edgeation seems on the in
crease among our people. however.
and We are constrained to suggest TO
all Of the geutler sex Who aspire to
a university sheepskin that they lose
no time. but HE them at once 10 OK
ford ) classic shades and grasp the
prize that is about 1--WE believed 10 be
withdrawn Why this feeling should
prevail We do not know Co-education
IS now fact in the educational sys-
TENS OF most of the States eonztitur-
ing this great and free country Of ours.
and its success would seem to admit
of no argument. Nor Is our progress
i've republic alone in this forward
step. many OF the old and some OF the
most conservative countries have fall
en- into line until now a girl may
study side by side with har brother
almost the wide world over.
The Hattiesburg Progress continues
to wage war on the muddy streets and
open bitches OF that town, as well as
upon many other objectionable things
by which that thriving town IS handI-
capped The Progress is right Their
streets cannot be made passabIe by
the dumping in Of any amount of raw
dust. shavings or even gravel. No
more can the streets and avenues
| fT1 Of much more pretentious places
tfor instance. the eapitaIl be rem
dered passahIe by any such antiquated
methods The streets must be paved.
il the people expect to keep on i'm
proving No up-to-dats town can af-
ford to have slushy big roads run
ming between her rows OF handsome
dwellings and running the town =
| prospect" as well as her prospects.
I The little town OF Terry. below
Jackson. on the Illinois Central. is rap
/ idly increasing from "A dot on the
map" to a thriving town and has Just
issued bonds for the building OF a sys-
TEN Of water works and IS boring for
artesian water
/ Among the matters OF paramount
7 importance in the Legislature last
/ week was the defeat IN the Senate OF
I the antitrust bill. around which so
+ many and such large interests cen
&
[ abe lawyer and stainless gentleman.
I Hen W " Cor Of Prs1tiss. and II
/ passed the House with ease Coming
over 70 the Senate. however. it met IN
stant and weEEorganfzed opposition.
I and was defeated
/ The State treasury entertained 4
( committee from the House OF Repre-
senrltives last week. and Treasurer
Carlisle spread before his guests 4
goodiy supply OF greeahacks, gold, siI-
/. yer. nickel and copper. After quite a
/ while spent in counting the big vaults
1 valuable contents Il was found that
7 every cent Of the States funds was in
{ place, just as il ought to be-
I The Masonic grand bodies of the
( State are in session this week in the
F. town OF WIEoaa- The presence OF
these large bodies OF the States best
e