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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Must Stop at osyka.

The Illinois Central road has been
ordered by the railroad commission
to have train No 6, the northbound
night passenger train, stop on flag
signal at Osyka. Superintendent
Dunn entered protest against the
action of the commission.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Mississippi State News


There is no question Of doubt that
the Mississippi cotton crop has sui.
fered heavy damage since the latter
part of August and much specula-
ton is being INDUCED in as to the
percentage of shortage that will be
shown when the crop is harvested,
The damage to the crop is Of
course in spots, but these spots cover
wide areas. For instance, in Clai-
borne county the reports state that
the crop is almost total failure and
similar reports come from portions
of Holmes and several points in the
delta, especially Bolivar, Washing
ton, Sunfower and Tallahatchie
counties.
The farmers in Leake county are
firmly convinced that the insect
which has wrought such havoc in
that section is the much dreaded
Mexican boil weevil, notwithstand-
ing the fact that they have received
no confirmation to this effect from
the State cntomologist. The insect,
regardless of its species, has almost
totally destroyed the crop.
Three or four weeks ago it was
believed that Mississippi would raise
an average crop, but now this view
is not entertained in any quarter
and many close observers of crop
conditions believe that the State will
be fortunate if the total yield
reaches 100000 bales.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
ItIc judge Dunn.

Gov. Vardaman has appointed
Hon. lobe Dunn, of Eupora, Web
ster county, judge of the Fifth Cir
cult Court District of Mississippi,
over which the late Forrest Stevens
presided until his death two weeks
ago. The new appointee is one of
the prominent members of the
North Mississippi bar, lawyer of
ability and young man.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

Monroe county is the latest conn-
ty to adopt the contract system for
working its public roads. The board
of supervisors has levied tax Of
one mill and communication tax of
SO on each male subject to road
duty. 1t is believed that this will
be sufficient to work all the roads
by contract.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Change in Schedule.

The Gulf & Ship Island road has
made very sweeping change in its
schedule, taking off one train each
way, and now running into Jackson
only two passenger trains day,
while in the past it has been run
ming three.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
BEAUTIFUL KASHMIR
PrcTuREsaUELY SITUATED IN
THE HEART OF INDIA
woman's Description Of a Journey
Into the Home Of Priceless shawis
Over Mountain Roads
in Tonga.

Journeying into the beautiful vale
of Kishmir, the home of the Kishmif
shawl. is not an unmixed pleasure
Situated as 1t is in the heart OF India
one secs much that is interesting oil
that vast empire in the journey to the
valley Of the upper Jhelum river. Space
forhids an account Of the long trip, and
It is but of the more interesting and
later stages of the journey that | will
write.
From Rawal Pindi to Srinagar the
Journey by cart road is 1876 miles in
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Going After peIInauents.

State Revenue Agent Adams is
getting ready to swoop down on
some more counties for delinquent
solvent credits. Several lists of these
delinquencies have been prepared
and will be filed in the various coun-
ties about the first of October. They
are the result of the Investigations
conducted by the deputies during
the past several months.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

ney Pills l have lifted six hundred
pounds and felt no bad effects. have
not felt the trouble come back since,
although had suffered for five or six
years, and other remedies had not
helped me at ALL"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Coal Discovered In Kemper County.

1t is reported that good
tvein of coal has been discovered on
the lands of the Messrs. Hopper,
fnear DeKalb in Kemper county. T.
E. Hopper has been using the coal
Pin his blacksmith forge and has had
it analyzed by the State chemist,
who has pronounced it coal of the
finest quality.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
New Companies Enter.

License has been granted by the
insurance department for the Sc
curity Fire Insurance Company of
Baltimore to enter the State for the
transaction of business. Permission
has also been granted the Fraternity
of American Citizens, new organi-
cation recently chartered by the gov
ernor, with headquarters at Meri-
dian, to transact business in Missis-
sippi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
New Railroad.

The directors of the Columbus,
Memphis and Pensacola railroad an
nounce that they are meeting with
great success in their work of pro-
noting the new proposed line.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

Pills did me a great
lot of good, and ii
it were not true !
would not rec,,m-
mend them. It las
the strain of lift
ing that brought
on kidney trouble
and weakened my
back, but since
using Doan's Kid.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
New Pillow Plant.

The Dodson Plow Company,
which concern has removed from a
Tennessee city and will in the fu-
ture be domiciled in Columbus, is
having work on its plant rushed,
and it is now nearing completion,
Even before the plant has completed
the building, and before the machin-
cry has arrived, the management OF
the enterprise states that the COM
pany has already booked enough or
ders to keep them running for sew
eral months.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
ID . MlIIlonaire's Poker Game.

In the famous Silver Bow Club. IN
Helena, they used to play big poker.
said Artemus /. Litchfleld, Of Canada,
to the Louisville Herald.
AT the game one day sat Marcos
DAILY, Senator Hearst and J. B. Haggin.
when there burst in radiant New
York drummer, who had two weeks
card to the institution. He marched
UP to the players and politely asked
II he might take hand.
Why, yes. come right tn.' said
DAILY.
The drummer pulled out roll OF
bills and threw hundred-dollEr note
down on the table, Let me have chips
for that, he said, gravely. He went to
hang up his coat and hat. When he re.
turned the bill still lay on the table,
What's the matter, gentlemen
the travelling man haughtily inquired.
amt my money good?'
Why, yes, to be sure said DAILY.
Hearst, give the gentleman one white
chip"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

"a Judge will sit on his bench all day and
NV. 50 times: you are discharged, " re-
marked the observer of events and things;
"but when he goes home and his wife re-
quests him to go into the kitchen and re-
neat those words to the cook he's ready
for the woods. '-Yonkers Statesman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Cotton and Corn Carnival.

Secretary Mckay, having in
charge the Jackson Cotton and Corn
Carnival, reports considerable prog
ress being made in the work of get
ting things in shape.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Why He Studies Law.

Wall Street-So your son is studying law.
Do you expect that he will stick to it!
Speculator---Oh, no; | just want him to
know enough about it SO that he wall be
able to evade it successfully.-Detroit Free
Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Evasion.

"You said you were going to see that l
was well taken care Of.
ibid II" rejoined Senator Sorghum.
Eyes, sir. And now | want to know
whether you are going to keep your prom
Use"
MY dear sir, that was not promise.
That was a prophecy. Washington star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
The Passing Of the Bore.

The Bore-Hod de do? he, he, he!
passed your house yesterday.
Acquaintance-That was really too
awfully kind of you.-Ally Sloper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Result.

Aliee-Herbert says he is a self
made man.
Kitty-How he must suffer from re-
lorse!-HarDer's Bazaar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
What Jimmie Wac MrItlno.


Barrett Wendell. Of Harvard. whr
writes English even more admirably
than he teaches It. was citing ex
amples of anti-climax. says an ax
change.
a schoolmaster.' he said, had a
visitor. He took this visitor to the
playground. Here half u dozen boys
were at play, while . seventh. lad 0:
most intelligent appearance. sat writ.
ing under tree.
The boy at work. said the school
master. is Brown. I am proud OF
him. See him. how diligently he ap.
plies himself. while his friends waste
their time in idleness. l wonder what
he can be writing? Tomorrow's Latin
prose, ! fancy. Well find out
He called Brown to him.
Here, Jimmy. let me see that, he
said. and he extended his hand for tie
paper.
But the boy flushed and hung back.
No. sir he stammered. I dom
want to-
Note his modesty.' the schoolmas-
ter whispered to his friend. Then he
went on.
Come on. Jimmy; come on. Let
me see what you have been writing
there
still the boy demurred. But tho
school master insisting. at last Sc
cured the paper. and this Is what he
found on II, written in neat imitation
81 feminine hand:
Please excuse my son. James.
lfom school today, as he Is needed at
home
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
How About an Americana

A London traveller finds that the Eng
lish telephone girl is slow and indifferent;
the French, intractable and impairment;
the Italian, lazy-lndianapolis News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

Pisos Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
Ave. N, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 9, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
TIE STRAIN OF WORK.
BeSkof Backs Give Out Under the Burden
of Daily Toll.

Lieut.. George G. Warren, of No. 8
Chemical, Washington, d. c., says:
"It's an honest fact that Doan's Kidney
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

A good deal of the money that makes
the mare 60 is invested in wild CATS
Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

According to the reports received
by State Superintendent of Educa-
ton Whitfield, many of the counties
of the State report balance in the
county treasury to the credit of the
school fund. According to the act
passed by the last legislature, the
county boards of supervisors and the
trustees Of the separate school dis
tricts are authorized to apply this
balance to the building and repair
ing Of the schools of the district. J
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

A pretty woman painted is like in
angel cake ornamented with tinsel
gew-eaws.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Truck Growers Organize.

The organization of truck grow.
ers' association, composed CT prouli.
nent truckers around Jackson, will
more than Likely lead t0>the estab-
lishment of canning factory in
that city. The truckers have this
idea in view. In trucking centers
it has been found desirable to have
canning factories in order to use up
the surplus products. Already as
surances have been received that
there will be no trouble about get
ting up the necessary money for this
factory. There will be great deal
more land planted in truck next
year, in and around Jackson, than
was planted the past year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

It's a shame that men are not as smart at
As as they thought they were at 25.-Chi-
caoo News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

When q man is fifty-ive years old
he begins to understand that gray
hairs are not necessarily the signs of
old age.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

The owners of cotton gins in Mis-
sissippi are experiencing consider
able difficulty in securing fire insur-
|ance owing to the exceeding small
number Of companies operating in
the State that are willing to take
this class Of risks. There are only
four or five fire insurance companies
that will write this class of risks,
and these are willing to give insur-
ance only when exceptional precau-
tlons arc taken to prevent loss by
fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

The cars new baby has heaps OF trou-
HE before him. Incidentally, he has got to
learn TO talk Russian.-Boston Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Aged Negro Pardoned.

Gov. Vardaman issued pardon
to Will Shelby, an old negro pris-
oner, sent up from Lafayette county
in 1883 for murder for life. The
negro is 20 years of age and in very
poor health.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
Whites and Blacks at Peace.

While reports are being received
from other Southern States, notably
Georgia and Alabama, that negroes
there are organizing "before day
clubs" for the purpose of wreaking
vengeance on some OF their white
neighbors, against whom they have
grievances. there is no sign anywhere
in Mississippi that the negroes are
organizing any such clubs. The re-
lations between the white and col
ored races in Mississippi were never
more amicablc than at the present
moment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
special rerm Of Court for pike.

In view of the fact that the re
mainder Of the term will be con
sumcd in the trial OF criminal cases,
Judge Wilkinson has ordered a spe-
cial term of the Circuit Court of
Pike to be held in January and has
continued all civil business until
that time. The term has been the
heaviest in the history of the coun-
tv. Four weeks are allowed for the
Circuit Court of this county, but
that time will not suffice for the
criminal docket.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline's
Great Nerve Pestorer. Free e trial bottle &
treatise. DIR. Kline, 93l Arch st., Phila., Pa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
County Fairs.

A large number of county fairs
are going to be held in various coun-
ties in the State this fall, and they
are going to reflect the great growth
and prosperity of the State. A few
years ago there was revival of
county fairs, and this year more
counties will have fairs than for a
number Of years past. The best ex-
hibits from these county fairs will
be sent to Jackson and placed on
exhibition at the Cotton and Corn
Carnival
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29
State Revenue Agent Writ Adam.

otate heVenue Agent WIFI Adams
will, within the next week or so,
bring suit in some county in the
State against the Singer Manufac-
turing Company. The Singer COM
pany has Offices in a large number
of Mississippi cities and towns, and
sells sewing machines on time, TAX
ing part cash and the rest in notes.
The revenue agent is of the opinion
that the company should pay taxes
on these notes, and will bring suit
to have them taxed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-09-29

How many an oyster. by opening his
icouth, has lost pearl!
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15
LOCAL DISCRIMINATION.

While no doubt the explanation will
be made that there is a subsidy paid for
mails carried between some of the above
ports, 1t does not appear reasonable that
It should cost our travelling public "a
per cent. more to go to San Francisco
and return than il does passengers from
Sydney, IN proportion to the service
rendered, Your Committee believes that
II the same relative rates were charged
10 Honolulu as are now asked 10 Tahiti,
which would mean about 5000 for the
round trip, the increased travel TO Ha-
Mall Noul ID soon prove as profitable 10
The local boat as the subsidy enjoyed ON
NE lahlil run IL may be concluded
that during the present excess OF travel
a. The mainland, and IN view OF the in,
hnlhilenl accommodation afforded hy the
through steamers ~ carry a. ID Is use,
lsss 20 lunk for r,liei on through boats,
~ ln fAnffl concessions in fsles from
them ali 40 msli4r a nnee hseomss
! question N hnN ~ obtain another ~
laiHff hHslhffffl suitably hllfd r. fauB
pAHlnffit "a q laie NJ Shout lasl ~
W. lfNni nP
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15

Honolulu, June II, 1904.
To the President and Members of the
Merchants Association
Gentlemen: Your Committee, to
whom was assigned the task of pre-
pairing some suggestions on the subject
of passenger rates between Honolulu
and the Pacific Coast of the United
States, submits the following, with a
full realization that there are many diff
culties in the way of its adoption, and
that strong antagonism and opposition
from influential sources will have to
be met before any radical change from
present rates can be secured
Present conditions, so far as passen-
ger travel is concerned, show clearly and
positively that no consideration is given
by the several Ocean Transportation
Companies, either from the standpoint
of probable expansion of their business
here or from any appreciation of the
needs of requirements OF the people
of this Territory; on the contrary there
is every indication of a mutual under
standing between these companies to
maintain the highest rates the traffic
will bear, and it is peculiar fact that
at about the time the question of tour
lst travel was being taken up for the
first time with any degree of concerted
effort, instead of supporting such pro-
posal and making some offer to render
assistance, either by advice or acceding
10 the request made by this Association
Through its representatives for some
modification of the fares then existing,
this particular time was chosen to make
an advance in round trip rates between
Honolulu and San Francisco. amount
ing to $1,000, or nearly 10 per cent.
I Unfortunately for this community the
Wnited States shipping laws serve only
to support and foster such extortion,
and in the absence of competition our
people are, so far, helpless. With the
exception of one local boat, far too small
for the purpose, if moderate prices pre-
vailed, all steamers calling at this port
are through boats, having their terminus
either at Oriental points or in the Aus
tralian Colonies, and as consequence
the trade they may or may not pick up
at Honolulu is matter of more or less
indifference to them, or apparently so,
as they appear to be united in maintain
ing fares between Honolulu and San
Francisco for round trip ranging be-
tween IL per cent. and so per cent. high
,er than between other ports in the Pa1
.cifc. The following statement, compiled
from the published schedule of the o. S.
S. Co., will substantiate this:
A round trip ticket between San
Francisco and Honolulu costs $I35.oo.
Distance travelled, 1900 miles; rate per
mile, 3.2I cents. Taking this rate as a
basis, the following result is shown:
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15
WHAT THIS MAN SAYS
Only Reechoes the Sentiment
of Thousands In Our
Republic.

The Honolulu reauer is asked TO
thoroughly investigate the following,
This can readily be done as the gentle
man whose statement is published be-
| low Will be only TOO please. to give
| minute particulars to anyone enduring
not out of Idle curiosity but II the en-
| quirer really suffers from any OF the
consequences which always attend
| weakened or inactive kidneys. Read
carefully what this gentlemen has to
say:
Mr.. j. ID. Conn, of this city. is a car
penter by trade. and In employed at
the oahu railroad. II was troubled"
says Mr.. Conn. with an aching back.
The attacks occurred periodically for
years, and especially II l. happened to
catch cold. There were also other
symptoms which plainly showed that
my kidneys were out OF order. A short
time ago, | heard about Doan's Back
ache Kidney Pills and the wonderful
things they were doing
Proceeding, then, TO Ilollster & Co.'S
drug store, | obtained some OF these.
Since taking these pills there IN great
Improvement In me, | always keep
some Of the pllls on hand now so as 20
he provided for any contingency.
feel sure II anyone troubled as | was
should EiVe Deans naokaohe Kidney
fllls fair trial they VIII not fail TO
hp benefited by them"
Deans llaekaohp Kidney Pills ara
sold hy all druRalHIa ana biarokespers
Al 40 cents ner boa islN hlaes lak0l or
VIII hp malirl an receipt NJ price ~
me liHlllHirr nruK Gov liannlulu,
y hnlr7alp hHpnia faf lhe liaaallan
Islands
hfntmhgf lhe nams. nasns sna
.AAf na sufslllaif
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15
WHAT OUGHT TO Be DONE
TO HELP OUT HONOLULU
Merchants Association Committee
Takes Strong Ground for Low.
er Steamship Fares.
(Fron, Thursdays Advertiser.)

following committee report methods the
lief financial and business conditions in Honolulu submitted
Directors of the Merchants Association yesterday
be filed the Association meeting held Friday
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15
MAlL SUBSIDIES

Since writing the above your Com
mlttee has made inquiries into the sub
sides paid by the United States Coy,
eminent for the carriage OF mails by
American steamers on trans Pacific runs
and finds as follows
The total amount 81 mail subsidies
paid By tho United States Government
~ this service IN iOol was SilLasl ~
These payments Rre made IA The difier-
su transportation companies cnneemrl
hhfn fnnnlnn in inlrlan part. ulh af
HIlfNlal points nf iN ihe Australian
tNlnlIH mn lhg hfh m fl0l pgT mllf
iiaNr'fi Nn ihF mllNbli illp III ut4m
pol M lhs hfliliH Rui ifpl pll mllf
ltnHllmHl ff0w pafs pI
The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-15

Honolulu, June ", 1904.
To the President and Members of the
Merchants Association:
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-03
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?
Investigation Of New York Catastrc-
phe Begun-Foreman of ConstTue-
ton Work Arrested.

New York. March 3-An investiga-
ton was begun today by the coroner.
the district attorney, the building de-
partment and the police for the pur-
pose of placing the responsibility for
the collapse yesterday of the Darling
ton apartment hotel building and the
accompanying loss of life. The num-
Der of the dead cannot yet be stated,
even approximately, though 20 hours
have passed since the building fell, so
slowly has the work of removing the
wreckage proceeded, but the known
list of the dead has reached nine. two
of the bodies being still pinned under
the wreckage although plainly seen by
the searchers. Five men are known
to be missing, and it is possible that
others are buried in the tangled mass.
Sixteen injured men were taken to the
hospital last night, several of whom
we're seriously injured. Coroner
scholer said today, that Charles r. Al
lison, at the head Of the Allison Realty
Company-contractors for the building
has disappeared, Foreman Halpin
who vas. II chafge of the iron con
structionn "a NtUHfk is the sonly man under
arrest.