Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-02-20

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OF the fact that small factories ara
mighty good investments in this Coun-
try. The State ought to be full Of
them
The KedIstrtesia< BnL
Tae agony IS over and the great
state Of Mississippi Is now divided
into eight districts. as follows:
Flrst-Alcorn. Prennss. Tishomiago.
Lee. Itawanha. M0aroe. Lowndes. Ok
tibbeha and Noxubee.
Seeond-Tallahatehie. Panola. tate.
DeScso. Marshall. Lafayette. Union.
S-ss>~ esS Ft-r~A
Third-Tlnica. Quitman. CoahOua.
Bolivar. Sunaower, LeioFe. Holmes.
Washington. Sharkey and Issaqueaa-
Fourth-Pontosoc. Chickasaw. Clay.
CAoctaw. Webster, Calhoun. YaIo-
busha. Grenada. Carroll. Montgomery
and Attala-
Fifth-winston. Kenper. Neshoba.
Lsake. Scott Newton. Lauderiale.
Cl1rke. Jasper and smith
Sixth-Simpson. Lawrence. Marion.
Pearl River. Hancock. Harrison,
Jackson. Greene. Wayne. Jones. Perry
and Covingt0n.
Ssventh-ClaIbOrne. cOpIah. Lin
coin jefferson. Franklin. Adams.
Wtlklnso1. Amite and Pike.
Eighth-Warren. Yazoo. Hinds. Mad
ison and Rankin
Some OF the Senator's and Repre-
ssntatives were not greatly plea sed
with the general handing around. but.
realizing that everybody could not he
perfectly suited. thsy took their r1edi-
cine bravely- In the Senate Warren
alone protested. but protested vigoE-
ously.
The Minneapolis Times has this to
say on a subject OF interest to our peo-
pie:
IL was only little while ago that
cotton seed was considered Of no value.
The present cotton seed industry.
therefore. IS all the more remarkable
in its growth ard extent. An old law
OF Mississippi CT 1857 required all cot
ton seed 70 BE removed or destroyed
under penalty. while the thr0wing ot
cotton seed into a creek or stream vas
punishable by $500 fire. Thirteen
years after this law was passed the
census OF 1870 reported - cotton seed
oil mills In 1850 the number in
creased to Is. In 1850 to iIs: while in
1900 there were 357. Prior to the Isal
census. however. all establishments en-
gagged in refining cotton seed oil were
counted The 1890 census only Sives
those works that extract the ola
fact which would alter the statistics
as TO increase Years ago we exported
almost all our oil TO foreign countries.
but by 1899 the eozmercilI vaIle e
the oil for domestic purposes vas veil
settled. ard NOW about ons-half CT the
product Is used for home eonzumptl1a-
The total value Of all cotton seed prod
uets. oil. oil cake and neal. n8IIs aaI
li2ters. was s42.41i. SIS. which vas
certainly worth saving instead Of feat
ing down stream TO the Gulf or - the
Atlantic
Died-In Holly Springs. Miss. Jan
uary %. 1899. Col 2 n Tyler. aged
50 years. II months
Col Tyler vas licensed to practice
Law in Vicksburg as early as 1885. and
for several years he edited a paper
also in the city. being at the time Of
his death perhaps the Oldest editor IN
the State Always 4 man OF strong
convictions. and fearless in the express
sion Of his principles. he made a repa-
tztion extending beyond the limits Of
his State as a foreIbIe writer. a deep
thinker and = man Of answering in
tesrity in all the relations OF life. pub
lie and private. The leading men OF
the State we're his familiar associates.
and not one has been more esteemed
than Col Tyler. In his death one OF
the old ~landmarks~ has passed away.
Few men OF the old regime. so ehivSI-
rous in spirit. so courteous in manner,
so sincere OF speech. remain with Us,
and Mississippi is infinitely poorer be
cause they have left Us. Just as she IS
infinitely richer because they we're
Mississippisns and because their uen-
CRY and the influence Of their lives will
long survive as "A most sweet SAVIOR.
The discussion In the State press as
to the course OF Congressman John
Sharpe Williams relative to his Polit-
tcal future was brought to a sudden
stop last week when the distinguished
Yazooan wired from Washington as
follows:
Editor ClariOn-Ledger = Meridian
Star reports that I am expected 10
move TO that city to run for Congress.
I shall not leave the friends OF life
time and the graves OF my family to
Fan for an Office.
JoHx SHARPE WILLIAMS
All honor to the man. the gentleman
and the Mississippian-
A large part of our State was i'm
fected with the carnival spirit last
week. and those who had not the fun
OF celebrating al home (as had
Natchez. McComb City and some Of the
CeaSt eitieSl hied themselves away to
New Orleans. Mobile or some other city
where the Merry Monarch reignsd su-
prene. and spent few bright. care
free days before the coming OF Lsnten
days And We are glad they did. All
work and no play makes Jack dull
boy; hence we rejoice when our peo
pie manage TO squeeze in little play
time
Our Mississippi saw mills are doing
4 fine business with all parts cf the
world. and are shipping great qraRti-
ties of lumber from the Gulf coast