Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-01-16
proprizted b. The Legislature for Tie
said two years Of SIS. per arnum-

prcprizted b. The legislature for tks
said two years Of SIS. PER arnum-
sTAu ANS
The report Of Z n Nall. Land Com
missioner. for the two preceding s.czl
years shows larger SUNS collected for
the sale of lands Of the different hold
inrS OF the state than for any similar
period in the history Of this depart
ment-Ehich szses. exclusive Of the
/ different college lands. amount TO the
sum Of tis2esf35. and that he has
I collected s5.54e in fees incident 10 the
sale OF said lands. together with SO
in rents. making the grand total re-
ceived by him for the two years s1sS.
ssi.53.
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE v CorrEeE
Under the successful MANAGEMENT e
President A. A. Kincannon. the col
lege. since the las adjournment Of the
legislature. has pissed through two o.
its most prosperous and successful
years
The president and his corps OF
teachers. who ara eonSecrated "a the
college. are doing n great work in the
! education OF the girls Of the State.
AlEEE WIZ "a 4AATMA4AtE AAA = a
session o. ISs9-lsoe 5ss young ladies
and for the session iS5aisei there
were AS in attendance. while more
than 500 are enrolled for the present
term.
The constantly incr sasinE atteaf
anc upon the college is evidence y
emphatic approval BY the people Of
Industrial training Of the girls Of the
State. and Of the aims and purposes
Of the institution
Since the las; sitting Of the lsgisia
ture a new. handsome and very mod
ern additional dOrmitory has be-a
added. a modern uptodate brick hos
pital erected. the system Of heating
and plumbing throughout the buiif-
ings has been much improved and ex-
tended. the facing and grounds
greatly improved and hesufffed: -
sides many other improvements and
repairs. which will b rade known %
you BY the president in lis report
The money spproprfa-ad for the In
s-ftutton will - properly accounted
for in the reports Of The Board Of
Trustees and president 70 which vour
attention Is dIrecsed.
recommend - your favorable COZ
s~tterztiou all the needs Of the frStitu-
ton watch will b, brought to your ar
tenuoa by the reports Of the tru<te.s
and president. s< Aforesaid
FENTTENFLAEr.
Under the directions Of IN 49,
passed by the last session OF he l@xf+
iature ordering the removal % the
penitentiary from the city OF Jacksoa.
so as TO turn over the grounds 10 the
capitol commission. on which 10 erect
the new Statehouse. the brick walls
around the said grounds together
With the principal buildings we're. By
the Board OF Control. with prison Ia
or. torn down and removed
Under the present farming system
oy the Board Of Control. the State has
operated fifteen Limitations. being r.
s~peetively in Rankin. Kinds. IsS
ouena- Sharksy. Holmes Washington
Bolivar. Coshoua and Quituan couu-
ties n the prisoners have been dis
triouted among the said plantations
So far as | have b@en able to asre-.
tain the convicts have been well fef
and clothed. and have not been treated
with undue severity: but / have to zd-
NIT that by reason of the numerous
duties which are imposed By lax upon
the Governor. II has been utterly i'm
possible though Chairman Of the
Board OF Control. to give such person
al attention TO the eouviets ana peui-
Tertiary as would he neceSarv IN
properly understand the detsilAI
workings OF its Affairs o. the various
farms lying in ui.s different counties.
| have made. however Surh nilr-fn-
ages 10 , farms as ry limited tine
o permit and from such iaform&
tlon- and that catzineG from the z-
Gen feel justified in saying that TIE
present system under which the CA
Vcts are worked Is just q the urfsoa-
ers and profitable TO the State
for q detailed statement OF the husf-
hess transactions and financial araf~s
OF the p~-nitentiarv. / be- 70 refer Won
% The reports Of the warden and tha
Beard OK Control
LoVistsSA FrEcH1SE ExFosTTroy OF
1919
The Louisiana purchase ExDositioa
TnleA = 10 open in the city Of 81
Louis. Missouri. IN 1873. promises "a
= = % the most extensive and corn
prehensiye exhibits Of modern time
Of the natural T-CssessionS- Sientife
and Industrial progress u the aZe nor
only Of the States Of this Union bnt
OF foreign lands as we'll.
There Is perhaps. 10 section which
possesses more varied and natural ~
sources than Mississippi. or which OF.
ierS greater inducemenr 10 eanit.r
seeking Investment. or the Immigrant
hunting 4 home: and yet the State 81
Mississippi has never seemed 10 fuTTx
appreciate the importance of inrurrius
expense IN the advertisement of tha=s
facts 10 tAe OUTSIDE world. while othe-
States not 30 vel endowed by nature
with the rich gifts OF soil timber mn.
era! and climate. Snave made them.
selves rich and ISpnlous By proDerIy
proving their POSSESSIONS on such oeea-
siork
Just AZ this time. when the public
eye seems 10 be Watching mora Intent.
u than ever before the rich and unda
Feloped Possessions Of the State. I sub
nit that so fzvcf able n -ooportunitv
Tor advertising Mississippi as will b
offered by the St Louis Fair should !.
accepted as a great auxiliary force 70
ward qaieksnins her growth ana
greatness
l. therefore. recommend the passsxa
Of a suitable bill providing for a be
coming exhibit Of the States wealth
and resources. and that an adequate
appropriation Be made therefor.
Ms Susan z Nash Of TyD. Tate
county. Is very anxious 10 secure
proofs OF Nike Y. MASKS military ssrv.
Ice n order that she MAJ secure a
1uehneeded pension She says that
he served the United States in The var
with Nexieo- vas 4 native OF Georgia
and ven 70 the Mexican var From
that State. returning 10 Columbus Ar
Its eo1sESlon Soon after he cane "a
MISSISSIPPI. wners BE married. in
fazoo csunty. in Is5s- He died in is--
IN Pzzola county HIS widow states
tazt he served Ende- Gen Love and
nat ais closest eonrzds in var times
vas one Steve Tanner. Also that h-
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