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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
WOMEN BUCK THE TIGER. "
How the Dealers in Montana Gam
bling Resort Get the Work
ing Girls Wages.

In Butte, Mont, there is gambling
house where the patronage of ladies
is the special feature of the manage
ment, and where all kinds OF women
play the good old game of faro, perfectly
at home and without fear of interrupt
tion. The entrance is from an alley near
Broadway. and the house is luxuriously
furnished. Carpets are laid on the
floors, softened lights shine over the
players, courteous attendants deal and
shuttle the cards and pay bets or take
winnings without the slightest sugges-
ton of the incongruity of the situation,
says the Denver Republican.
Here many fashionably gowned wom-
EN- of Butte's elite come in parties or in
pairs with escorts, to quietly venture sill
yer or goldpieces coined from copper by
their husbands, who busy thepselves in
Butte's continuous political war.
Women of the business world keep
track of the game, and both dealer and
player usually maintain rigid silence.
Money is passed out for chips with the
simple word, five" or "ten, ''and con-
versation is economical to minimum.
And there are schemes to inveigle the
unsuspecting that only the initiated un-
derstand. Many women of the middle
classes are among the most regular pa
irons of the place. A waiter girl was re-
Gently observed playing her weeks
wages with phenomenal luck. With SIS
she had won $50 and had cashed in her
chips with charming GOODNESS prepared
to go home winner" The dealer paid
her without comment He counted out
the money-two twenty-dollar bills, one
ten, one five, four dollars in silver, two
half-dollars. She picked up the money,
put the bills in her purse and laid a
half dollar ON the ace 1t lost She laid
down a dollar. 1t won. Another few
moments and she had lost the silver. Re-
luctantly she drew out a five-dollar note
and began to play again. In few deals
she was playing heavily again. In half
an hour she was broke 1t was simple
trick which has won the bank many mil.
lions of dollars after the player cashed
in-the manner of payment One is re-
luctant to break a bill, but silver is con-
venient to lay down on card, and most
gamblers will do it. Before they know it
they are again drawn in to the game.
They sometimes win, it Is true, for the
games are on the square, but one cannot
win always, and the chance on second
round is in favor of the tiger"
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RELEASE EXPECTED soon
Accepted BY the Sutton
of Morocco.

London, June 1.-THE release of
Perdicaris and Varley may be ex-
pected in few days, says the Tangier
correspondent of the Daily Mail. Prac-
tically all of Raisuli's conditions have
been accepted by the sultan and the
5hereef of Wazan, who is conducting
the negotiations, is satisfied that Raj
suli will receive the sultan's pardon.
81 understand that the bulk OF the
ransom will be furnished by the de-
posed governor of Tangier, Adder
Sadok, who leaves for Fee immediate
ly,' says the correspondent.
at is feared that tribe inimical to
Raisuli, which holds the country be-
tween Tangier and Beniaros, may at
tempt to seize the money in transit.
The United States is determined to
deter further acts of brigandage
which are likely to be encouraged as
result of Raisuli's success, and the
release of Perdicaris will see the be-
ginning of a real crisis here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
HIGH WATER IN ARKANSAS
Steady Rise of Arkansas River Has
Resulted in Flooding the
Lowlands.

Little Rock, Ark, June 11.-A special
TO the Gazette from Pine Bluff says:
The steady rise of the Arkansas riv-
sr has resulted in flooding nearly all
Of Jefferson county adjoining the river
and for some distance inland. Thou
sands of acres Of growing crops are
under water, in several instances be-
ing washed up entirely. The loss tc
farmers in this region will reach thou
sands of dollars. as it is too late in the
year to replant.
Levees down the river on the north
ern side are giving way rapidly, and
this let's the water far inland.
Sheriff., in Plum Bayou town,
ship, is under water, and in some
places the water covers the floors oi
the stores in the heart of the town
The whole of Pastoria township is un-
der water, and every plantation in that
district is flooded.
A message from Col. John Oracle al
the Hannaberry place, says that al
the levees in that section broke early
this morning, and that full 1000 acres
of land are under water on his plan.
tation alone.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

ST. Louis.-Early visitors to the Louis
lana Purchase exposition have found
at ST. Louis an exposition so nearly COM
plete that they have in no way missed
the few minor details that were unfin-
ished on the opening day, and which
have since been completed. In fact in
an exposition of such proportions as
this IL would be impossible to discover
a thousand little details that might lack
completion.
Weather conditions were against the
exposition management for few days
preceding the opening, Now every
thing is favorable. and the great fair
is entirely complete, a completeness, we
must repeat, that is so enormous that
1t is all but impossible to comprehend
what it has meant to the builders. The
last vestige of scaffolding that for a
few days surrounded some OF the less in-
portant buildings has been torn away;
the last wagon load of refuse hauled
from the grounds; every flower and
shrub the landscape gardeners included
in their scheme of decoration growing
under the benign influence OF spring
sun. and the exposition stands forth a
completed giant, beautiful in concep-
ton, wonderful in execution, stupendous
in size, by far the masterpiece OF the
worlds expositions.
Stupendous size does not half express
it, This worlds fair has many sur
prises for the visitor, but its immense
size is the greatest astonisher of all.
Amazement at the extent of the fair is
heard from every visitor.
1t has been interesting to watch the
visitors these first days of the fair. In
teresting to see what would appeal to
then strongest. but after one hasstudied
the mass of humanity in their quest for
the wonders it is hard to select any one
feature that could be designated as a
general favprite with all. OF course all
visitors are enthusiastic over the general
picture, the grand en- semble, which has
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
Big Man and Little Woman.

She was a demure little woman with
baby. AS the car was crowded she
did not put the little one. who was old
enough to sit up. on the seat beside
her. She carried it on her lap. and
made room for a fierce-looking, big
man with newspaper.
The child kicked its tiny feet in de-
light at the strange things it saw while
riding along. and its shoes rubbed
against the big mans trousers
Perhaps, madam" he exclaimed.
you imagine that this conveyance is
your private carriage?'
"oh. no don't" was the prompt re-
ply. IF it were you wouldn't be riding
in it."-Tit-Bits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
C. P. DEWEY, OF MANHATTAN
The Millionaire Ranchman of North
western Kansas Dead mt
wheeling, w. Va.

Topeka, Kas., June 11--C. P. Dewey,
of Manhattan, the millionaire ranch
man, is dead at Wheeling, w. Va, ac-
cording to message received here. Mr..
Dewey came to Kansas from Chicago 20
years ago. His son, Chauncey Dewey,
was recently acquitted, together with
his two cowboys, of the murder of the
Berry boys, the result of ranch feud
In northwestern Kansas
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
SEARCH FOR CONEMAUGH.
The Cruiser Tacoma Ordered to Go
In Search of the Long Over
due Steamer.

Washington, June lin response
to an earnest request from the Mari
time exchange of New York, Secretary
Moody has telegraphed orders to Com
mander Nicholson, commanding the
cruiser Tacoma at San Francisco, to
proceed without delay in search of the
freight steamer Conemaugh, now
about two months overdue at New
York city from Chilli. When last heard
from there were about 40 persons On
the steamer including the crew, and
notwithstanding her long absence from
port, there is strong hope that she
may still be afioat somewhat out OF
the course of vessels making the trip
around the Horn.
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been created. and for the first hour oil
more of their stay inside the grounds
but few get further than the point from
which they catch their first view OF this
grand picture,
1T almost takes my breath away,
exclaimed one woman near whom was
standing as she caught her first glimpse
of the beauty of the cascades and the
magnificence of the grand exposition
palaces. Such is the general verdict,
For beauty, for magnificence, for extent,
st. Louis has beat the world.
There is another feature, or rather
collection of features, which seemingly
appeals to every visitor, and with good
reason. and that is The Pike" The
fair management do not wish to appeal
TO the public with a side-show. They
built an exposition which should stand
forth to the world on its merits as an
educator, as a monument to the worlds
progress but realizing that an amuse-
ment feature was necessary they set to
work to provide the biggest and best in
this line that has ever been known. That
they have succeeded in this is evident
10 every visitor who travels The Pike.
Nor is this great amusement feature
lacking in educational interest. Here
one may study the architectural faneies
of the world; here he may study the
nations of the world, their methods OF
life. their surroundings. their customs.
He sees realistic pictures of the Esqui-
maux in their snow and ice bound homes
in one minute. and the next is trans
perted to the jungles of tropical Africa.
9'The Pike" is not an aggregation of fat
women and the skeleton men. in no
sense a circus side-show. but realistic
picture of the world upon which five
millions OF dollars has been spent
Six thousand performers from foreign
count ,ies. and busy artisans from every
remote corner of earth are engaged &c
reproduce the life of 25 different peoples
Fifteen hundred animals are required to
lend reality to the varied scenes. Two
shows in the list of 80 represent an out
lay of 81 ,4O0,0 Twenty of them cost
not less than $1,000 apiece. and hardl,
an attraction less than $50 900.
Some idea OF what there is TO be seer
of Pike features may be had from a ifsi
of the educational amusement features
which this section of the fair contains:
Alaska and Esquimaux Village; An
cient Rome and Hawaiian Volcano; Bat
tie Abbey: Bohemia; Crystal Palace;
Cliff Dwellers; Chinese Village; Colorado
Gold Mine; Creation; Coal Breaker;
Cairo; corstantirople; Fire-Fightins
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perils of mself-poctoring. v

Large numbers of people in prosper
Gus circumstances die as sexagenarians
from maladies which are evidences of
degeneration and of premature senil-
ity. while many who pass this period
go on to enter upon an eighth or ninth
decade of life. The former class COM
prise those who have lived without re-
straint of their appetites and who have
sought to allay some of the conse-
quences by Standardization. while the
latter class comprise those who have
lived reasonably, and who, if annoyed
by imperfect digestion, have sought re-
lief by abandoning the errors from
which it sprang.-London Lancet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
CARS MINISTER IS SHOT
Attempt to Assassfnate Russian ON
cial on Street in Derne,
switzerland.

Berne, Switzerland, June 1.-THE
Russian minister here, NJ. " V. Jad-
ovski, was shot in the head and pain
fully injured Friday afternoon on a
public thoroughfare.
His would-be assassin was arrested.
He is a Russian named Linitski. He
had been in Berne for some weeks,
and complained that the Russian au-
thorities had confiscated an estate be-
longing to him. NJ. Jadovski's wound,
although it at first appeared to be
severe, is not dangerous.
The federal council, in extraordinary
session, decided to bring Ilnitzki before
the federal tribunal
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oroer service at the same rates
that prevailed before the exposition
opened.
1t is suggested that the stranger in
st. Louis, who wishes to find reasonable
clearinghouse rates. make inquiry at
a grocery store or meat market in the
vicinity where he desires to stop. The
grocers and butchers know nearly all
the boarding houses in their neighbor-
hoods, and they are quite willing to
oblige the stranger by directing him TO
a place TO suit his purse and his tastes.
The want" columns of the daily news
papers also contain columns of small
advertisements for boarders or dodgers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
NEBRASKA HOLDS JUBILEE.
The semi-CentenniaI of Nebraska
Observed as n Public Holiday
in Omaha.

Omaha, Neb., June 11.-Nebraska
celebrated its semi-centennal. The
principal exercises were held in Omaha,
where a gand military and civic
parade marched through the down.
town streets, following which formal
exercises were held at the auditorium.
Henry d. Estabrook, of New York, a
former Nebraskan, was the orator of
the day.. The day was made holi-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
His Unhappiness. )

You growled at cold weather."
20, yes.
And you'll growi when it's hot?"
That's what.
We'll. what 90 sou reckon you're hers
for. anyhow?
My frierd." was the reply. that's JEST
what keeps me a-growlin can't fno
out. "A tlanta Constitution.
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pennsyIvanians Entertained.

st. Louis. June members Of the
city council Of Philadelphia, who ac-
companied the Liberty bell to st. Louis,
were the guests of honor at dinner
given by the Pennsylvania society Of
st. Louis at the Mercantile club Thurs
day night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

st. Louis, June 10.-Myrtle Dennison,
aged II, an actress, whose home is in
Springfield, Mo, who was engaged to
appear with the Ancient Rome conces-
sion, on the Pike at the Worlds fair,
which has failed, was found penniless
and starving in the concession build
ing. Thursday. She was sent to the
emergency hospital.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
FIoridan Commit. suicide.

st. Louis, June 11.-Robert r. Mil
Ter, 5S years old, of Tampa, Fla. who
came to st. Louis several days ago with
his wife and daughter to visit the
Worlds fair, committed suicide,
Thursday, at a rooming-house where
he was stopping with his family.
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Denied by Satollf.

Washington. June 11.-Cardinal Sa-
tolli, who has just arrived from Rome,
characterizes as absurd the story that
his visit has any other signincance
than simply social. He says he will
visit ,he st. Louis exposition.
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Fined for AssauIt.

Joplin, Mo-, June 11.-Mrs. ]. r.
Weyland was fined 500 and costs in
Justice Potter's court upon being
found guilty of common assault upon
Mrs. Maud McGee, queen of the Jop-
lin carnival. An appeal was taken.
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u.x.e nrenk.tn Arkan.a..

Pine Bluff, Ark, June 1.-THE levee
at Hannaberry, on the Arkansas river,
broke Friday, and more than 5000
acres of cotton land are under water.
Every available man, together with
state conyicts, is working to repair the
break.
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Enrineer Ia Honcred.

Monmouth, ILL.,, June 1I-Monmouth
college conferred the honorary degree
of doctor of laws on John F. Wallace,
chief engineer of the Panama canal.
Mr.. Wallace is a son OF the first pres
ident of Monmouth college.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
CARS LIFE IS ATTEMPTED
Two Internal Machines Found In
Royal Palace.


London, June 1.-THE Daily Mail as
serts: Two Internal machines were
found on the night of June Z, concealed
in tobacco boxes in the Tsarskoye Seio
palace, where the czar is now living.
One OF the machines was IN the dining
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Etre Mt Warrensburg, No.

Warrensburg, Mo-, June 11.-Fire de-
stroyed Clark's lumber yard and three
frame buildings occupying a block in
the business district; loss $3.50, 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16
Philippine Volcanoes.

Washington, June n.-According to
a bulletin issued Friday by the census
bureau in connection with the Philip
pine census, there are 20 volcanic cones
in the archipelago, of which IL are
active
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ro ,he world,. Fatr by water.

Morgantown, W. Va, June 1l.-Geo.
Young, of this place, started, Thurs
day, in a 14-foot skiff, for the Worlds
fair at st. Louis He carries camp
ing equippage and enough provisions to
last ten DAYS.
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M,Iiikin ,Iakes SECOND ponation.

Decatur, H., June Thames Milli-
kin, the millionaire banker who found
ed Millikin university here, and gave
it a half million dollars, has given the
Anna MiIlikin home, one Of his chari-
ties, an additional $4,000.
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Suspended For q Year.

New York, June 1.-The suspension
Of A. F. Wobieke for one year was an
nounced on the Consolidated Stock ex-
change for 'acts detrimental to the
exchange"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

CAR NICHOLAS I.
room, the other in the audience cham
ber The mechanism in each was work.
ing when discovered. The strictest Sc
crecy is observed, and this statement,
although true in every detail, is sure to
be categorically denied
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

After some weeks of agitation, Gre
NADIA can now boast of a real live and
vic awake business league. The
a great field for this body and good
results are confidently expected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

| Sam r.. Weems, OF, the greenwood
Board of Trade. has veneer
plant and piano factory on his string,
and his way of doing things is to land
what he goes after. The business men
of Greenwood are behind him to a
man in the good work he is doing for
the town.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-06-16

As an example of the effective work
of live progressive union it is noted
that the Columbus Union, through its
efficient secretary, Mr.. F. M. Runnels,
has located in the town since the 1st
of February nearly 100000 worth OF
manufacturing enterprises. The union
is awake to the interests of Columbus
and takes advantage of every oppor-
tunity to further its Industrial, COM
mercial and agricultural standing.
The example of Columbus is worthy
of emulation by every town in the
State that desires to be bigger and
better.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-26

lecturer, never mixes words nor me taphors when he has anything to say, and he always has something to say. Recently he expressed himself on bi- cycling, and among other things he said: "The women of America, and of the world, were never so large, so symmetrical and so beautiful as now. The bicycle, tennis and golf deserve credit for these important conditions. There is more health and charm in the bicycle as a source of pleasant recre- ation for mind and body than in any instrument ever invented. It comes nearer than any other discovery to the realization of the bliss of flying, which we have experienced in our dreams"
 HOTEL ALVARADO-The new hotel Alvarado in Los Angeles is be- coming a very popular place for Ari- zona people especially as a family hotel. It is delightfully."- located and at-a high elevation, overlooking West lake park, the most attractive resort of the kind in the city. roof gar den is also a feature of the hotel which is a large and commodious structure equipped with every modern convenience. Among the Phoenix peOplt WHO are HOW stopping there are Judge and Mrs. c. F. Ainsworth, Miss Sylvia Ainsworth, Miss Ruth Aims worth, MT. Arthur Ainsworth, Judge Edward Kent, chief justice of Arizona, his mother Mrs. Abbie R. Kent, and Mir. F. F. Dunlevy, clerk of the court of this district.
 HONEST SERVANTS-A Phoenix man thinks he has thoroughly tested the honesty of the postoffice and mail clerks between Phoenix and Los Ange- les, though the test was the result of his own carelessness rather than a suspicion of their crookedness. Had he suspected them his test would have been made with money of smaller de- nomination. He has a relative in Los Angeles to whom he sends money fre- quently and for convenience he quite frequently puts bill in a letter and mails it without registration. Three times he has sent ten dollar bills this way and in each instance he forgot to even seal the letter. His relative in each case wrote promptly acknow- ledging receipt and telling him about his carelessness. Now that he feels assured of the honesty of the mail clerks he will probably avail himself of the money order to guard against his own carelessness.