Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-15

lot in the field yet The slump In
prices last week came, fortunately,
after the greater portion was out Of
the producers hands. Mississippi has
been very lucky the past two years In
the way of weather for gathering and
the realizing OF fair prices. Let us be
thankful for these favorable condi-
tions and resolve to- In the future. try
TO tighten the load Of our less fortu.
nate brethren.
The city Of Aberdeen has made d
goo3 showing in the special edition
gotten out by the Weekly. 1t shows a
great growth for that excellent city
in the pralries and will no doubt bear
good fruit. Aberdeen has experienced
a healthy growth during the past few
years and is increasing as a business
and financial center all the time.
The farmers around Louisville are
planting large numbers OF fruit trees
this fall and will make an effort to
increase the planting next winter.
The country around Louisville is we'll
adapted to the raising OF fruit and
when the owners Of property get or
chards started the business will be
given great impetus. Almost every
portion of the State will grow fruit
and the citizens are beginning to real.
ize the Importance and profits to be de-
t.tu bA In
o. Hopkins. of Hickory, planted this
year eight acres in cotton, on which
he realized. after paying all expenses
of cultivating. picking. bagging. ties,
etc., the sum Of s531.50 This was on
ordinary hill land that few years
since could have been bought for 50
per acre.
There Is competence in Missis.
sippi for any man who will make any.
thing like an effort to attain 1t. Then.
too, there is room for several times
the number of people we have here at
present.
A State horticultural society will b.
organized this week and q larEe mum
hey 81 hortfculturfnts are expoeted y
become affiliatcd with the new orgnni
cation. 1t should prove. IL well man
aged. a valuable adjunct to the truck
ing business of the State.
The flowers along our gulf coast are
still In full bloom. there not having
been a frost to kill them yet. 1t is a
common occurrence for them to be
in bloom while the Christmas festivi-
ties are being celebrated. Our friends
of the chilly and blizzardswept North
are respectfully invited to come down
and see how we live while they are
confined to their homes building bis
fires and curing frost bites.
The clothing factories Of Corinth
employ something like one thousand
girls and considerable number OF
men. Good wages are paid and the
employees are of high character
There are a number of other towns in
the State with equal advantages that
should be doing something along the
line of manufacturing clothing. 1t is
a profitable business and as yet not
likely to be overdone.
The clothing factory at New Albany,
although in operation only short
time, is doing finely, and more ma,
chimes are being added to fill the or.
ders that are coming in lively.
Meridian is spending something like
$4,000 on improvements, streets, etc.
There is scarcely n town in the Statt
that could not spend considerable
sum to advantage in like manner.
Municipal improvement is the rage
now and the money spent usually
proves a splendid investment.
All or None.
"Bixby." bawled the brakeman on
the Mooresville line. and the train
slowed down in front of two or three
houses and five country negroes
standing close to the track. says the
tjndllOltt ODStlNCi. htiO "oo - w.,
trail figure in the party. He was a
man of middle age and the others
looked as IL they were his family. The
man had under each arm a little pig
or shoat, and they were resting tran
gully in their places. The negro had
on most gay apparel. but the most
striking thing about him, outside the
pigs, was blue celluloid collar. lie
made for the steps as the train came
to standstill, but the brakeman In
tercepted him.
."You can't take dem pigs on board, :
said he.
"Huecome?" asked the would-be
traveller.
"'Cause you can't; dat's why"
The negro boiled with rage.
sPd like to know WY desc pigs is
Objectionable" said he in an aggrieved
tone. Use ca'ying 'em an dey ain't
goin' to 'sturb nobody"
'Drap dem pigs an git on ct youse
gwinter." said the brakeman. sharply
signaling to the train to start. "West
got no time to 'scuss dis
But the man turned doggedly on his
heel to the other members of his par
ty
Go on wild yer OIL train" he called
over his shoulder "Ef de pigs don
go neither do | go. An OATS right
The train pulled away and the ne
gro. with his pigs still reclining re
posefully under his arms, stood ant
regarded it with look of supreme
disgust.
Things for Breakfast.
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This morning about Z o'clock, says
a writer in the Albany Journal, was
in a grocery store near my house ant
there were a number of people there