Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
The Newton County Record makes

/ suggestion which our towns would
do we'll to follow, We believe, certainly
It has proven success In New Orleans
where, each year. the Picayune pre-
sents, through the Progressive League.
a superb loving-cup to that citizen who
has done the greatest thing for the
city during the year. The Record
suggests that Newton follow the ex-
ample of the Crescent City-on a
smaller scale, of course. 1t would at
least arouse the interest of the people
and might do the town good.
The Kings Daughters Of the State
met in annual convention last week.
In Biloxi, and had an enjoyable and
instructive meeting. To us, one Of the
most important subjects up for dis
cussion was Miss Golfers paper on
Child Labor" This is subject in
which our people should be profoundly
as there are too many
Southern children passing young days
in the tread-mill Of factories, instead
of in the God-intended freedom that
should be theirs.
The condition of the growing crops
in Wilkinson county is said to be ex-
cellent, and the planters generally
seem we'll satisfied with the prospects.
Considerable corn has been laid by,
and a great quantity of cotton hilled.
Three or four more weeks OF condi-
tions as favorable as have prevailed
during the past two or three weeks,
will insure a bountiful yield of both
cotton and corn, and We hope that our
good friends in that section may con-
tinue to have just the weather they
need.
The splendid new capitol is rapidly
nearing completion and the three
domes are daily growing into classic
beauty. The central dome is to be
surmounted by a magnificent golden
eagle-a fac simile reproduction of the
eagle on the Mississippi coat of arms
and the structural steel work of the
dome has been strengthened to sup.
port it. The bird is a superb piece OF
workmanship. and measures fifteen
feet from tip to tip of the wings.
The above, from the Progress, Is ex.
cellent advice for other thriving towns
in Mississippi besides Hattiesburg. 1t
should be copied by the press and the
subject kept before our people. II
would not require much labor nor very
much money if the people would only
work together in the matter Every
town should have parks-or at least
public squares-with fine shade trees
flowers, seats and otner attractions by
which old and young might be brought
together these beautiful summer even
ings.
Judge Cook, the new judge OF the
new district, has started on his judi
cial career with determination to dc
his whole duty according to his lights
and his lights are mighty apt to be
clear and very penetrating. During his
fret Circuit Court at Clarksdale the
Judge discharged six members of the
jury for not doing their duty. in q
blind tiger case, and put citizen in
Jail for refusing to testify before the
grand jury in similar case.
Doubtless the convention which will
meet in Meridian, June 25th will have
"hot time" The members Of this CON
vention will be chiefs of fire depart
ments, called together by Auditor and
Insurance Commissioner Cole and the
subject for discussion will be, how tc
secure better methods of fighting fire
There may be few insurance men
present, Just to see how the thing goes
The Aberdeen Examiner says (and
when the "Old Reliable" says it it ia
sol that "the Mineral Springs of Mis-
sissippi will in the course of time be
more noted than those of Virginia, for
wonderful curative power and com
mercial value" And this course oi
time" will be nothing like as long as
Pollock's used to seem to the poor, un
fortunate student who was set to parse
it!
This message to our farmers might
have come from a Solomon, so much
wisdom is there in it. But it Didn't
it came from a Mississippi editor. who
knows some things Solomon never
heard of. He says: Don't overesti
mate the price of the growing cotton
crop; work on six-cent basis, and
remember that the corn field is the
umpire in the farmers fight for inde
pendence."
At this writing the number of new
oil mills (organized since October l.
1901 in the State has reached eigh
teen, with a combined capital stock oi
s1.35O,000. The latest additions to this
Spl6UQIu llSl are lie Hills az ohubule'
West Point, Coldwater, Rosedale and
one on the big Fish & Co. farm in Goa
homa county. Fifteen new banks have
been organized within this time, also
This is a fine showing for Mississippi
Among the largest cotton oil mills
and fertilizer factories in this section
Is the one about to be built at Cold
water. The company has a capital
stock of $3.50, 900, and is going into the
extensive manufacture of the products
of King Cotton.
Hattiesburg keeps growing right
along. 1t was only a few days age
that the Governor approved the char
ter of the McInnis Furniture Com
pany of Hattiesburg, which starts in
with a capital stock of $4,000.
A wise citizen of Sardis has jup'
erected there two-story machine shop
and spoke factory, with a fine irol
turning lathe and other machinery
which has been much needed by thu
people of that section. 1t is from such