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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
just Another Chance

for cheap rates to California: $1,000 from
st. Louis, $500 from Kansas City. These
rates will be withdrawn June 18th. Don't
neglect this opportunity. Tourist car
through to San Francisco, without change,
leaves st. Louis every Tuesday S:32 p. M,
on the Katy Flyer" Ask for information.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
Then and Now.

Meeker- could never quite understand
my wife during our eourtship.
Bleeker-And do you now?
well, l guess yes. She never lets up un-
til l do."3Cineinnati Enquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
Millions of Trunks.

The New York Central forwarded in bag
gage cars during the calendar year of 1902,
$3.50, 545 pieces of checked baggage. There
were received at stations 3,l2l, 974 pieces of
checked baggage. The number of bicycles
forwarded and received by baggage car was
All, GA; and baby cars forwarded and re-
ceiyed 2 6.651.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
If Cures While You Walk,

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot,
sweating, %callus, and swollen, aching feet.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't ae-
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, NY.
The married firt is the saddest of human
spectacles; she adyertises so plainly the
failure Of her own marriage.ZTown Topics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

Not Too Self-Conident.-'Young DR..
Fledgling doesn't seem very certain Of him
SELF why, no. / think he feels like
calling a consultation every time he has to
make a diagnosis. "-Brooklyn Life.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

81 feel happy to-day" said the Club Wo-
man. Il haven't a thing in the world to
do. Not a cldb 20 attend. I'm going in for
some'relaxation. I'm going to clean house
and have a good time!"-PittabuIy Dis
patch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

Be courteous to all, but intimate with
few, and let these few be well tried before
you give them your eonfdence-Washing-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

BLACK Grape, Of course, Is symbolic Of a
widows grief"
"0f course; its all put on.'-Philadelphia
Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

He who gives up the smallest part of a
secret has the rest no longer in his power
Richter
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

l am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

"The Klean, Kool, Kitchen Kind" Of
stoves make no smoke. smell. SCOT, ashes or
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

Doolittle-"Cuha must be a lively place"
Roolittle-"You bet! They raise cane there
all the time.'-Harvard Lampoon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
A DANGER SPOT.

A dangerous spot for
pain is the small of the
y back. il tells of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

Bertha-"What do you think of my new
hat? 'Tilda says it is lovely. Eunice-
That's what l like about 'Tilda. She's so
sweetly %tactful, you know.'-Boston Tran.
tcrlnt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

Special half rates round trip to California,
Jaly Ist to 10Th. Low round trip rates
less than one fare from August LIST to 18th.
Write me describing proposed route. L.
W. WAKELEY, e. P. A, Burlington Route,
604 Pine Street, St. Louis, Mo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
70 Cure q Cola In one Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it failsto cure. go.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

You can do your dyeing in half an hour
with Putnam Fadeless Dyes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28

A mans temper improves with disuse.-
Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
CHEAP TO CALIFORNIA.

To this beautiful summer region dali
low tourist rates of approximately one far,
plus 81 90 round trip.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-05-28
CHEAP TO
The Burlington's Cheap Rates for q Sur
mar 0ufinO. ~

Take your vacation in Colorado. Re-
markably cheap daily tourist rates after
June LIST, and from july I st to 10Th round
trip rates are less than half.
The Western news., 1903-10-21

John A. Payne is up from Victor
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Dunnigan were
up from Victor Monday.
Col. C. M. Crutchfield returned Mon
day from business trip to Butte and
Helena,
A marriage license was issued Oct.
10 to Wexford H. Thorning and Cora
A. Harmon.
ID. Freeze has gone to California to
consult specialist anent a cancer that
is troubling him.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Butler were
down from their home on Picouett
creek yesterday.
P. w. Fam has filed suit in the dis
trict court to recover principal and in
terest on promissory note for $500
Endorsed by h. H. Smithey, B. S.
Chaffin. J. w. Popham and r. X.
Smithey.
"A party OF graders began work yes
terday at Charles on the extension of
the Northern Pacific to Darby. This
party is working for the A. C. M. Co..
which has taken contract to build
four miles of road.
The marriage of Miss Elsie MAY
Beavers, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Beavers of this city, and Mr..
Geo. Richie, brakeman in the service
OF the Northern Pacific, is announce
to take place at O'Clock this evening
at the brides home, Rev. h. NJ. Dun
gan officiating. The Western News
in advance tenders hearty congratu-
lations to the popular young people.
The Western news., 1903-10-21
zss9sssssssssssSsssssss
Bitter Root Brevities.

John Holt shas opened soloon in
Darby.
Tom Irvine is now in Seattle and exs
poets to leave shortly for Alaska.
F. A. Hyde of this city and John
Long of Butte left Monday for Owl
Creek
The Garden City Brewery will short
ly erect cold storage building just
south of the depot.
Mrs. Ashley, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. ] II. Rawlns, re
turned to her home at Elliston, Mon
day.
Albert Hork last week received a
cable message from his sister Ida Ma
rie, dated at Eagle City, Alaska, an
nouncing her marriage to Mr.. Mart
Coleman on Oct. u. The message
took three days in transmission.
Prospectors are lingering in the hills
later than usual this season. They
confidently predict a late and pleasant
fall, from the fact that the picket pins
and buzzards thus far have shown no
disposition to seek winter quarters.
The Western news., 1903-10-21

Mr.. and Mrs j d. Miser were ur
from Stevensville yesterday.
No. 104 won the prize pig offered by
Oliver Blood. Who drew the lucky
n lumber?
w. H. Roberts is installing an
acetylene plant to light the Hamilton
Book store.
Albert Hammond, the Missoula tax
idermist, is in the Clearwater country
collecting specimens for the Worlds
fair.
a socialist paper called the Western
Montanan and edited by II. L. Hughes
late of Spokane has been started at
Missoula.
Editor ]. h. Faulds was up from
Stevensville last night to attend the
| meeting of the Anti-Saloon league of
which he is a prominent member.
a social dance will be given at Cor
wallis by Myers string band next
Friday night. a cordial invitation is
extended to the lovers of the terpsich-
orean art.
AT Wichita, Kansas, last Monday
Cresceus, the famous stallion ,trotted a
a mile in 1:594, making a new worlds
record and dethroning Lou Dillon IN d
M ipr na1,rar
Nick Wynne of Alta came over from
Butte last week. He expects to leave
shortly for his old home in Iowa where
he recently fell heir to an estate val
ued al 81 900.
Mrs. Margaret Daly and daughter,
Miss Hattie, departed Yesterday for
Anaconda where they will visit friends
TOR week. From there they will go
to New York to spend the winter.
q. L. Bruce has purchased D. l..
Cannon's cash grocery store at Stev
ensville and will devote his attention
o that business in the future, Mr..
Cannon contemplates a trip to Arizo-
ma for his health.
Invitations have been received in
the city for the wedding of Miss lone,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. GEORGE
Crutehtield, and Robert Mosly PuI.
liam, which will take place at Holy
Trinity church, Richmond, Va. at
high noon Wednesday, Nov. II. The
bride-elect is sister of Col. Charles
Crutchfield.
Joseph Bnrgoyne of Darby has filed
suit in the district court for divorce
against Ozetta Burgoyne, alleging in
fidelity as the ground for action and
naming Bert Tanner as correspondent.
The plaintiff prays for an absolute di.
vorce and the care and custody of Will
lie }. burgoyne, aged u years. W.P.
Baker is attorney for plaintiff. =
The Western news., 1903-10-21

Ravalli Abstract Company writes
Fire Insurance, at the lowest possible
rates, call and get our rates before
writing. soft
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

congress grants . elaim. Generally
the congressional favors are bestowed
on the leas. worthy. That seems
hard thing to say. but 1t Is true never
theless. 1t has got to be so that the
most meritorious claims are those
which can command the least infiuen-
Eal support Seediness and merit too
iften so together. The cases that go
through. are those which are cham
pioned by prosperous attorneys who
have a close acquaintance with the men
who control legislation.
Not long ago a noted lobbyist died
in Washington. He had no occupation
except the railroading of bills through
congress. He was coarse. ignorant.
vulgar creature, whose principal char
acteristics were a capacity for making
money and a genius for displaying 1t.
Yet this man had among his close COM
panions all but few of the most con-
spicuous members of the lower house.
He had weekly dinners at his house.
which contained one of the finest din
ing rooms in the city. At these dinners
certain group of representatives were
always present They came early and
stayed late. When Tom Reed left con-
gress and it was time to choose a sue
cessor it was found that every man
who was in the list of those mentioned
was among the lobbyists most con-
slant guests. He never lost one Of his
cases.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18
HER TARIFF PROBLEM
Legislation in That Direction Al
ways Unpopular In England.
A GLANCE AT THE PAST
Brilliant Men Have Fallen Over This
Political Stumbling Block-The
acorn Laws" and Their Re-
sult-Blts of History.

Some one has we'll said that the pres
emit crisis in England regarding a pro-
tective tariff is not a government cri-
sis. but a national one, that il the
changes advocated by Mr.. Chamberlain
are effected they will reverse tradi-
lions and discard principles of politi-
cal economy that are Unborn in the
British people"
1t is prophesied that next spring a
parliament will be elected that will
upset the nations free trade policy. but
it goes without saying that in the
meanwhile three different factions OF
the public will be toiling strenuoasly
in the cause individually espoused. The
factions are as follows-those who
stand boldly for free trade: those who
stand for a protective tariff, and mid
way between these conservative ele-
ment with Mr.. Balfour at the head. a
body that believes reforms are needed
to relieve the industrial situation, but
II averse to hasty, radical action.
A protective tariff is bound at first
to be immensely unpopular with the
mass of the English people, who for so
long has held as gospel buying in the
cheapest market and selling in the
dearest" A little review OF English
history gives us some idea of the Brit
ish temper on the delicate question of
taxation of food stuffs. Though per-
haps a little vague about 1t. still all
have heard something Of the excite
ment caused ON the enactment Of the
corn laws, and the state Of feeling that
forced their repeal few years later.
In the light Of impending events. 1t
may be of interest to go into detail
concerning past legislation on the mat
ter of abolition of free trade.
The corn laws of English history
were a series of laws enacted at differ
emit times through various centuries
from 1436 to 1S42) and until their re-
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

there are no neighbors within five
miles and the land is worth less than
$40 an acre.
He bought the place SO as to be out
Of the world for little while every
summer, but he has had the liveliest
kind Of time denying the rumors that
have gone out about it. In the first
place it was announced that he had
bought the entire town. which would
have made him q landed proprietor
with $50, 600 acres in his possession.
Then it was declared that he was going
to establish game preserve, and he
received letters from all over the
United States, at the rate of half a
dozen q day. offering him all sorts of
animals and birds to stock his place
with and making all sorts of offers.
The thing got to be nuisance.
AS matter of fact the senator's es-
tate is about as modest an AFFAIR as
anybody could ask for. His live stock
consists of two cows and one horse and
he keeps q hired man. When he looks
out of his window just after the first
frosts come in early September he sees
miles and miles of the most beautiful
forest colors to be found in the world.
and In the midst of such delights he
loafs and invites his soul.
The senator has one Of the most
beautiful places imaginable at Madison,
Wis. II it were only a little farther
out Of the world he would never think
OF living anywhere else even for few
weeks in the summer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18
In the provisional towns. too. upris-

In the provisional towns. too, upris-
sngs were numerous. and throughout
the land there were evidences Of dis
affection. But the government insist
ed on strict observance OF the laws up
to 1928, when an amended law ADJUST
ed the duties by a sliding scale. where
after the duties were to be governed
by the average price Of the English
market: when the average price or
wheat was SO shillings the duty was
sos, eight pence per quarter: when ass.
the duty was 40s.. Sd. per quarter; when
56s.. it was Sos, Sd. per quarter; when
62s.. 1T was 24s., Sd. per quarter; when
Us, it was Is, Sd. per quarter; and
when 73s., it was Is. per quarter" Az
can readily be seen, the amended law
did not favor the importation of cheap
grain to much more extent than the
original measure.
The suffering amongst the poor con-
tinued and the provision laws also bore
heavily upon them. These laws COM
pleted the agricultural protection at
forded by the corn laws. strictly pro-
hibiting the importation of foreign
cattle and foreign meats. Butter and
lard could be imported. but they were
not to be used as food. the custom
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

sel sen Z dead mule . . - a..
MAKER. The tie juggler who hss ,..s
~ money In his occupation 4 vet - :.
found. Indeed. 1t Is generally con- = 1870 =
sua. followers Of this species of vood-
~ experience financial retrorression.
10y nave begun tie making with !
s'ake IN the shape Of a patch. wagon ana
ceam and other accessories Of fortur.
enu wound up . career OF tie mak,ng
niless. ess 0oo pen
'or the most part, the tieman has M
permanent home. but lives in ono ~
those architectural makeshifts . sh.c.,
VI rough logs. in which glazed window.
are not considered an actual necess;tv
IN tnese shacks there is rarely more
.nan one room. and with this scant ac.
conmodation the patriotic tiemar
raises large family. It's not necessarv
70 publish President Rooseyelt's warn
ing against race suicide in this region
ne girls are strong-limbed and for the
most part comely. and the boys sturdy.
slnewy and totally disregard hardshins
FOR the tieman's boy the woods have NO
mysteries. His eye for a fresh track /.
Keen, and it is all over with the war
mint he trees or can draw a bead ON.
AT an age when the city darling has his
curis cut, the heir to the tieman has at
famed mastery Of the az and can keen
the woodpile heaped up. At ten he is an
adept in woodcraft At Is he is a man in
muscle and ability to perform a mans
work. He is then a tie maker and cor
new out his eight or maybe ten ties Z
day.
An expert can average is ties a day
where the timber is choice. Where n
mas already been picked over the outrut
Is less. In poor ground, that is where
considerable cutting has been done. a
tieman may cut down half dozen trees
or more and find only two or three per-
rect ties, the result of days work. The
most experienced tieman never becomes
strictly accurate in his judgment of the
quality Of tree. When he cuts It down
perhaps he finds flaw at the heart or
the grain so twisted it 10 impossible to
work 1t out.
All over the Ozark country consider
able poachfng for tie timber has been
done on government land. It is being
done to-day. This is out and out steal
ing Of timber from the many quarter sec
lions not yet entered or homesteaded.
once in awhile Uncle Sam finds out
about 1t. and the thieving tieman's days
are nlled with woe. Besides this bare
faced stealing. there is another method
OF procuring cheap material, equally IL
legal, and in which the federal govern
ment Is hoodwinked. INSCRIPTIONS tie
agents are generally the guilty ones in
this. their instruments being the hum
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

We have all heard of the twins who
got somewhat mixed when babies. with
the result that one was bathed twice.
got all the medicine and thrashings
intended for his brother. and later on
in life finished up by marrying the
young lady whom the other had court
ed-and she didn't know the Differ
ence. Not long ago the American po-
lice got into trouble by arresting the
wrong man. He protested his inno-
cence, but they were quite convinced
that they were In The right until his
twin brother Appeared on the scene.
and then they were bound to acknowl-
eldRe that they had made . mistake.
The history Of the past furnishes ~
With many similar instances. says
Golden Penny. A sixteenth CEN
tury couple were % very much
.like that the nurse. and even
their own parents. had the greatest
dimculu In distinguishing one from
the Other. and. unfortunately for the
tvins. the likeness did not stop there.
r one had the toothache the other had
IL too: Il one developed : headache.
- aid the other: IN fact. no matter
nov one became III. the sympathetic
hrother ye. sca similarly AFFLICTED
ssnonM oae feel md. the other could
81 IS lively, and even II ono went to
.leep the other mwst needs have =
ran The chroni:ier who enumeratee
\. = a..A.sa. ~ v.ouosnhlnncn nuainflv
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

pass both house and senate in the same
congress. When finally it passed both
house and senate it was promptly We
toed by President Harrison in a mes
sage in which he said: ut has not
been possible for me to make such an
examination of the history of Mr.. Nc
Garahan's claims as would be neces-
sary to form an intelligent judgment
as to its merits and just extent" And
all the bill did was to submit the title
of poor old Billy's land grant to the
court of private land claims. He was
Justly entitled to millions and he died
a year or two later in the charity ward
of a hospital fighting cheerfully up to
the last
That is not the worst Of II. Congress
not only refuses to submit to the court
of claims, created for the purpose,
claims which cannot be adjudicated in
any other way; but In cases which
have been passed upon by the court Of
claims it refuses to act. Claims in
volving millions OF dollars which the
court of claims has passed awarding
fixed sums to claimants still remain
unsatisfied. because congress refuses to
make the necessary appropriations,
while the claimants to whom the
money is legally due are living in
Washington in poverty and often dis
tress.
There is no creditor quite SO merci-
less as the United States government
and no debtor quite so inscriptions.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

house men being ordered to spoil them
by smearing with tarred stick, to de-
stroy their value as q food and make
them fit only as grease for wheels or
to be used for smearing sheep. With
bread purposely made dear, the import
Of cattle and Of flesh meat prohibited.
and with lard and butter wilfully re-
duced from articles Of food to grease
for wheels, there is no difficulty in ac-
counting for the frequent murmurs OF
discomfort, and for the starvation
of the kingdom"
Now arose in earnest an anti-corn-lAw
agitation. In 1888, small company OF
men met at Manchester and formed q
new anti-corn association. Others
Joined with these men, Golden among
them, and from the moment of joining
Golden took q leaders part in the
work. He presented to his associates
a petition asking for the repeal OF all
the laws relating to the importation
Of grain; active work was carried on by
him and other supporters of free trade.
and ere long the anti-corn league be-
came a rover to be considered. And
not a few landlords began to rank
themselves with those standing for a
repeal Of the oppressive laws. 1t be-
came more and more a question Of the
good of the many.
In 1S41. when Sir Robert Peel re-
turned to power 1t was az a protec-
ZIONIST, but the great statesman soon
saw fit to change his mind in regard
to high tariff; and, though bitterly OPP
posed by members Of his party.
brought about notifications OF the
corn laws, and tariff reduction-the
first great step toward free trade. From
lS45 to 1916, the newspaper writer's and
orators labored strenuously for the TO
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1903-12-18

~ Vere centuries before. But
- these extensive forests, in time
- became a scarcity.
4 the extension of railroads was
~ he demand for railroad ties.
to- small for lumber could be
% for the purpose, and the
- q the Ozarks were in demand.
11a the beginning OF the tie era.
n1ng II stiIl an important indus
"a BY no means what it used
Except In inaccessible places the
nm Is growing scarcer.
6Dnn who does not cultivate Z
n . the 0xarks is in all probable
-. patch" is the vernacular
~ and the vernacular is as rug
~ Ozark patch usually is. Tie
= ) generic title. for the teman
Z tie maker, tie marker, tie
r. putter out, tie rafter or tie
- tieman, any way, has some
- ether to do with the making
1llng IL railroad ties.
hSming and fruit raising. the
Dugtant industry in the hard
lrloas q the Ozarks il tie MAX
- Il follows that If you do not
fAe desirable patch" you
lhef make ties. gauge them,
- put them out, raft them, ped
n0stnrve.
- nakers. the men who actually
1oes and hew out the ties with
- trOadax, have the big end Of
! work. But the fellows who
~ RATS on the rivers and pilot
- 70 s0me collecting point,
y aid to enjoy q snap. The
Who buys the ties from the
- delivery to a contractor for
lrcad company. has the best
= generally allowed he makes