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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

james Evans of Nfusinn. Nnn-ns
county. ha. I.gda bushels &c ola cnru
and Will make a iarz. erop a.s5n this
wear. tie has - scres ~ m.i .iistss
which helps to tsed bis s;ocs - hsai
of eattls. - hogs and lreW -to,,s "a run
tn. f1rnn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The Mccomb eity fair this fall vi.
be larger and better than ever and the
premiums more numerous. fhs- Evgzt
people of that section have euEHe tozetll-
cr In thu interest Of a common cause. and
viii show 10 the world in unmista xabls.
terms Just what can be done in the
pi1ey WOODS. The affair lass year was
a glorius success. but the men in chnrge
expect to eclipse ali former recor,is.
and from present prospects, that viii be
dons By large per csut.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The personal assessment rolls are
now being fled in the various ccrn
ties. snd frc. the increases reported
= Is believed hat the Increase for the
State viii hs ssye-T rriiI.11 dollars
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The locaI-optiou fight In Yszoo eoun-
" was won before the Board of Super
vlsors ansrthe election will roc he cali
eai. The prohfbitionists secured enough
Withdrawals from the petition To pre-
vent the election This will prevent a
hot fight and the attendant bad feeling
usually engendered and the people OF
Yazoo are to be congratulated on hav-
Ing escaped the campaign during the
summer months
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Louisville inaugurated the new rail
way a few days since hs masing a ship
meet IT 1ssi.ao0 turned speHes. six ear
loads. These spoi1sas were made BY tbs.
factory there. which i large instisu-
tion aEd viii add a great deal To the
pay rel Of that spisHssiI little eisy,
since the coming Of tine road Wsls def
iaifely announced. Louisville has taken
on wOuderful activity and Is coming %
the front with rush.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

=Hazelhurst viii spend $1,000 on mu=-
nicipal Improvements. the order for Is
ssIauce of bonds being made at a recent
meeting of the city council The uloney
viii be used for various improvements
ami viii be ot great benefit to that en-
terprising place. More money u being
used in the State for municipal improve
ments than ever before
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Upon tie proposition To isse $500
additional boHsis for enl=r@iag the
water and Light plants at Tupelo recent
Iy, the vote stood Is3 for and } against.
The result should be very CRAFTY ing
to the progressive citizens Of THAT spler-
did city. It Is not many years SINCE it
get majority for such = proposition
20 say noehing Of practically a uraan-
imors vcte. Verify the grand cid State
Of Mississippi i awakening to the nee
sssity Of doing something tcr herseH-
and kar people are hsccmir< euthused
xtth she idea that 70 TIA hs-ssle-s be-
Ienss the sposls- -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Evansville has begun work On the
water plant and ere long will have pro-
lection from the tire fiend- The city
has been lighted by electricity for sew
eral years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Liberty is taking on new life since
the construction OF the Liberty W hit.s
railroad aud i doing things nosx. Ii l.
in \ Epod section Of country and should
be thrisiug plaee u several thousand
people
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Mathiston reports the immediate con-
struefion Of half dozen additional
brick stores and dwellings besides.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The Bantists of Mississippi expect
- get some n that sta aaa iisa dnaafe.i
bv Isfhn n EecSefestsr toward fhs
rarse u edfirafilB- Trey hone thaf
the amount ~ h. gwen - tho Gencr
a. E.darufiou Board fnr MisSissi api
College may ~ Increased The GO
erni Eaueafiunal Bssars sane tims a.
promised 70 z@xs this iustitariou IS.
sae on condition that So aas h.s RAISED
By the frisnsis - the college Il IS
probable fhaf ether educational iasti-
tuf!ons in he State vii get a slice ~
this money
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Greenwood Is building twenty new
brick business houses ami a large num-
ber of handsome dwellings a. well as
smaller ones.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The greatest actfvif- - reported n
pine iansz "A South Nississipui Pine
i1ras are bringing ffptop prices rnw
and a-e n great demand Not oriv
are capitalists of uissiszsppi after
them. but mnueved men f-pzn Is
.ares 1re rorGgnfxing their value.
Lands fhaf few years a-u eusfisi have
been Hurrhasesl fsr SoEusthiag uka
= an acre are nov bringing thrre and
faHr times tais mGch for the timber
alune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Active work on the Coast Electric
Railway from Gulfport to Biloxi began
last week ard will be pushed 10 com
pletion-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Bay Saint Louis viii issue bouds for
the purpose OF building a hall for the
municipal otfic~rs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The strenuous charge ofJud-e Catch
ings to a grand jury at Vicissburg few
days since. made neces~ary BY a whole
sale violation of the lau. again calls
the attention Of all good people ~ the
imperitave necessity - never compris-
ing but always demanding that il be
strictly enforced on all or,asious. The
example of Memphis should b.. sufii-
cient warning to our people what viii
be the result Of allowing the law to- b..
infracted- II l. the duty of every citi-
zen, not only to himself and family. but
to his country, TO furnish aid at al
time, TO the officers who are bound to
enforce the law. II they will rot do so,
elect men that you know will enforce
Il
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

sdint ans General Frid<s ha- hpen
notified by the War Department that
4 has placed 70 the credit q Psv-
maz ter weaver ~ the Sgississipui Na-
t,ouai Guard the sum - sfs sSS 80
the portion - the appropriation du.
Mississippi This money viii b. used
in holding the ercsmpnisnt % t1e
national guard this vear
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The Cotton Growers picnic at Cren
shaw was a grand saccess. four coun-
ties being vel represented bv an en-.
thusiastic crowd Of people Col Dick
Abbey Of Commerce. addressed the
cotton growers on the Importance OF
keeping up the organization and the
great good which has been accom-
plished to the South
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

Urflvorahie weather and urrrDrr's-
irg crop conditions continue N Quit
man county. There II rfuch land Ieft
nncuifivsted On account % the eoufin-
ned bad weather for farming opera
ttous. combined with scarcity ~ farm
labor and the crops whirh are being
cultivated are very backward murh
n the grass. and witS m prospect ~
an eariy betfsrment u CONDITION. The
rains continue almost incessaaflv. and
the farmers and planters are wear-
NJ ionE euunferances and errrrienrs
i1g a feeling akin to dcxpundencv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-13

The ue=rnes ~ Mississippi are rn-
iug 70 rake an exhfu-r at the James
town. Va. Exposition r n Black
burn and R. T. GIN two prominent
negro eitizeus % Richmond Va. have
been visiting the iesding cities of the
State arousing interest among the ne
~rues in m exhibit. and !. IS stated
that Mississippi negroes viii send a
splendid exhibit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
MODERN SURGERY.
Time Saving Is One of Its Most Im-
portnnt considerations.

Time Saving Is One of Its Most Im-
portnnt Considerations.
Time saving is one of the most i'm
portuut considerations in all surgery.
Amy major operation lasting more than
an hour and a half entails an addition
al risk. In operations Of long dura-
ton the chances OF recovery are com
paratWcly small This is due to shock,
to the cumulative effect Of the an
pesthctic, to loss Of blood and to lower
ing of the patients temperature by the
exposure of internal areas to the air.
Because of this the best surgeons work
with a mechanical precision and econ
Omy Of movement. Everything Is ready
before the operation commences, an as
sistaut is at hand to look after the de
tails Of actual work, such as holding
back the edges Of the Incl ion, adjust
ing the ligaturcS, etc; an expert in an
acSthcSia handles he clloroform and
watches the subjects pulse and respi-
ration in order that the operators time
may bc devoted wholly to one point,
and a dcft nurse, adept In the use Of
every instrument, needle and chemical
preparation is at the surgeons elbow
ready to hand out at word some
times before the word the shining i'm
pIemcnts already filed in the order Of
their probable use.
Two visiting surgeons at one of the
New York hospitals got Il markedly
varying percentage Of mortality III
common abdominal operation.
what is the difference between the
two operatOrsE | asked Of one of the
house staff in attendance.
about twenty minutes" he said sue
cinctly.- McClure's.
1t is not an unc2mmon thing to hear
q man or woman say, "lhCEr is some
thing the matter with my stomach"
They never stop to think whether they
themselves are not at fault instead of
the stomach 1t is 50 easy to blame
the stomach. 1t can't say anything
back.
But the truth of the matter is the
stomach is all right; nothing the mat
ter with it at all. 1t is what is put into
the stomach that is causing the trou-
BILE The stomach knows when it re-
ceives something that will be injurious
to the body or when it has been over
loaded and it protests against the in
digesti5lc article or the surplus amount
of food.
1t is acting as a f~'"nd and sending
out warning again, this abuse. But
Instead of being graceful to the stom-
ach and leaving OF the indigestible
food and the big dinners the man or
the woman continues to load it with
pie and cake. pickles and sauces, pork
end pancakes and all sorts of horrid,
things, and then they complain that
there IS something the matter with
tInir 81 .'.,., ,l'.: - ~ IN Mail
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
The IhAue of Race.

In the twelfth chapter of the book
of Judges 1t is told how the Gileadites
slew forty and two thousand Ephraim-
ties at the passages of Jordan be
cause they pronounced "shibboleth"
'sibboleth." That was a race issue.
By their faulty speech the forty and
two thousand proved themselves TO be
OF another race. and they We're slain
Read ancient history ana learn that in
the dark backward and abySm of time
the hand Of every man of one race was
against the hand of every man Of all
other races Stranger meant enemy
alien meant foe. Then the race issue
was at its strongest Centuries have
passed. Almost universal tolerance has
come about. While races still preserve
their national identity, ingress and
egress are, for the most part, free and
open The sons of one race mate free
ly with the daughters OF another.
Without loss OF caste or taint OF dis
honor French girl may marry e
Neapolitan. a Swiss maiden Prusslan
youth, a Norwegian Olsen a German
Gretchen, a Russian an Austrian, a
Spaniard a Portuguese, an Englishman
a Scot. The pOpulat alton of the United
States is an amazing composite Of all
these and other races San Francisco
Argonaut
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29

~ and leave his accumulated posses
sions to the prodigal In the far land
There had been no thought during the
year Of work but Of Gladys. lie had
left on the first boat for home to claim
the promise Of the tunnel kiss and had
found instead Estevan, a warranted
imported antique, tall, suave and
slightly gray, with an eye out for
ready money.
The thought OF It all made him des-
pepate tonight He put her from him
almost roughly. In three weeks she
would be the Countess Estevan, chate-
lalne Of some dinky little old castel-
lated ruin In Austria. He was sorry
that he had tried TO see her. sorry he
had come back, sorry he had made
Culverton change places with him.
"You had better stop crying" he said.
"We1l be there IN a few minutes. Es-
tevan might not like It"
She smiled back at him, her eyes
bright with tears.
$50 you try to frighten the bad little
girl into good behavior? Well, she
doesn't scare worth a cent Darby.
Your bogy man IS such fragile, prop
er, tissue paper bogy man that the
bad little girl has decided he isn't
worth being afraid Of"
What do you meanT
Cant you guess? You expect others
to be so good at guessing, you know.
You expect to kiss Il girl and go away
to Manchuria-Or was 1t the moon
and then come back and find love In
her eyes What was It? Like thisr'
She was laughing at him. He felt
angry and obstinate.
"Can you say that you never loved
me-"
mo, l cannot" Her eyes met his with
calm, defensive candor. "Of course
loved you. DO you think l would
have kissed you that day If had not?
And you are right about the other too.
shall always love you"
He bent toward her with keen, half
shut eyes.
And yet in three weeks you will be
his wife"
NO, | won't Do you think | could
after tonight? l shall break the en-
gagement tonight. You have accom-
pllshed that at least. Now, take the
first boat back to Manchuria."
He smiled slowly and happily. She
had not heard yet Of the accumulated
possessions.
We've turned out of the park" he
said. Il don't want to go to the house
and face a crowd. Gladys, look at me.
No, straight In the eyes, please! Try to
think quickly. I've come all the way
around the world to see you. I've al
ways wanted you, you know that. |
was afraid before, and ran away like
coward and didn't even give you the
chance to refuse me. VIII you refuse
me noWt'
LAS If 1t made any difference" Her
eyes were clear and true and some
what indignant. IF l have enough
money to satisfy even Aunt Victoria
and her little count, isn't there enough
for you? If you 90 back there
"Whatf"
Il shall give away all the money and
come after youE"
Come, now"
Her lips were half parted, her eyes
wistful and troubled.
1T will be easy to come back and
break the engagement then. You will
only have to present your husband"
If dared
lie tapped on the glass slide and
gave an order to the driver, and they
turned back down the avenue just as
the bells were Ginning midnight.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
A Nub For MoIiere.

A remarkanle incident is reported for
$ suburban theater in Paris The play
Was "Tartuffe." and at the end Of the
fourth act the manager Of the company
came In front OF the curtain and said.
Ladies' and gentlemen, We shall not go
any further with this piece. for the fifth
act Is unworthy Of MoIiere." How the
audience took this announcement is not
stated Perhaps they went home and
read the fifth act critically in the seclu-
sion Of the library.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
Horses In the Time of Homer.

The horses used in IIomer's time
were war horses. The warriors were
drawn IN chariots The art of riding
was known. but it is alluded to rs
time Of his shipwrcck "bestrode a
plank, like horSeman on 81 big stced ="
There are reasons for believing that
the practice Of riding was much later
than that Of driving, md the myth Of
the centaur, where, according to Shake
speare. man is incorpsed and demina.
tured with Tie beast" probably orig
mated at an early period when the ap-
pearance Of man on horseback was
a novel sight
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
Ohm In Japan.

"Cincinnati is in Ohio, and Ohnu Is
also Japanese word meaning good
morning. said native OF Tokyo.
when You - ont on the street In
Jup"n,,o village Tire people you meet
Will all say to You ohio They do
not wait for an Introduction. 1t is con-
sidered courteous to greet strangers
thus
An American whose home was in
Kentucky. but who did business in
Cincinnati. was travelling IN Japan and
was considerably perpleXed that ev
cry one who met him Oh the street
should accost him with the word
Ohio lie was of an old Kentucky
family and, like most Kentuckians,
was proud of the state of his nativity.
The second day in Japan, when he was
met with the same greeting, he turned
10 his Interpreter and said:
"'What in the name Of all that is
mysterious makes these Japanese think
that ! came from Ohio? Even If l
did come from that state l would not
want to have it thrown up TO me con
tiuually.'
Before the guide had chance to
reply a young man passed and again
sulutcl the American with an Ohio
The KcuWnkian turned on the Jap
ancsc young man and said:
See here, sir, you have made
Slight mistake. | am not from Ohio.
| live across the river. l am a Ken
tuckian, and my home IS in Coving
ton II Louisville Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29

,...,.,.-u from ner coupe at 6 O'clock
that evening she found her household
in an uproar. Mathilde, her maid, was
almost breathless. If you please,
ma'am," she gaspcd, there's a man in
the Parlor-a sheriff or something,
and he's been holding the best peach
blow vase these two hours. | sent for
the police. The police says he can't
do nothing. He told the man TO wait
There he is now, ma'am, sitting on the
best gilt chair, with the vase in his
hand, ma'am."
The intruder advanced as Miss
Langham entered the parlor. Yes, he
was IA deputy. There was a Judgment
against Elizabeth Langham IN favor
Of Nine. Nellie. Didn't she remember
the dress she ordered from Nine.
Nellief
But sent it back. 1t did not fit"
'Of course" said he suavely, that
may have been the defense. A judg-
ment is a Judgment however VIII YOU
pay up or shall | make levy" he add
ed, casting longing glances at the vase.
This shall not 90 unpunished. 1t Is
an outrage" said Miss Langham indig-
nantly. Wait until l ring up my
friend. Judge Newton"
Your friend?" The deputy laughed.
You will receive instructions from
him"
Il have received 'em already. 1t was
Judge Newton that entered the judg-
ment against you. Here are the papers.
This is his own writing"
One glance satisfied Miss Langham.
She bade Mathilde bring her check
book TN pay" she said. In the
meantime you may release that vase.
1t is hardly tea store souvenir"
That same evening James Carruthers
sat in his den, reading Dante's Infer
no" He had finished The Sorrows Of
Werther" the day before. At his elbow,
still to be perused, lay The Joy of Liv-
ing"
The telephone bell tangled twice, but
he did not hear. At the third call he
rose from his chair. A moment later
the volume went speeding on Its way
across theroom.
This is Jim's end of the conversation
that followed:
Represent you in the matterf Glad
ly. Paid IT, you say? Tried to take
oh, my. Newton? Beastly impudence!
Called tonight after all that happened
You treated him right. Yes, d-e-a-r-i-e.
In ten minutes"
The next morning jim Informed his
stenographer gleefully that the Nine.
Nellie matter was settled out of court
and that she might retain the dress as
a gift. Later he called upon the deputy
sheriff
Il am sorry, counselor" said the Off
cial, that duty compelled me to 60
against your client. Funny thing how
we collected it. l found the defendant
resided at Sixth avenue. saw 1t
In the court record. She said so. Those
are flats and, says |, that Judgment
amt no good. Afterward some one
rings this office up and tells me the de
fendant didn't live there at all. Says
she was u swell and lived around the
corner in Fifty seventh street He was
right too. She paid up like n lamb. |
wonder who it was that tipped us off?
We got the money all right But, say,
a guy that'Il give away lady like that
Is as mean as dirt. Eli. JIM"
well, that depends" replied Jim,
upon the motive"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29

MRS. Guschley remarked to me that
II must be pleasant to bc married to n
clever man." said Proudley's wife
And what did you say" queried
Proudiey
II told her, Of course, that didn't
know; that l had only been married
once"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
Men and Truth.

Archbishop Whately of Dublin once
asked a young man how II happened
that truth, although always sedulouS-
ly sought after, is so rarely found.
When the youth dcmurred giving his
answer, Whately said: I'm tell you
why; 1t is because men always prefer
getting truth on their side to being on
the side Of TRUTH
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
4 Wonderful Actor.

Winks Talk about stage realism,
You should see Strident in Love and
Woe" "Jinks He can't hold a candle
10 my friend MOuther. Why, sir, he
played the heavy villain in "Womans
Wrongs" SO realistically that his Wife
sued for a separation the next week.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
Would Open His Eyes.

Thinks he never makes mistake,
ehf Single man, | suppose"
"Yes WhyT
well If he had a wife | think she'd
quickly convince him OF that mistake"
New York Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
An Irish "Bull."

In the way Of a thoroughgOing bull
the following is very hard to beat. a Ger
tain club in the west Of Ireland had
among its members a certain discontented
minority who were continually finding
fault with the arrangements made by the
committee One of the malcontents on
one occasion, after calling at the club
room, left the following angry note on the
board for the perusal Of the committee
"Gentlcmcn. the hot water in the lava
tory is perfectly cold; there is no cold WA
ter, as the tap is turned off at the main
there are no tips on any Of the billiard
cues. except one that is broken and Of NJ
use; the daily newspapers are constantly
being mis!aid. au.I the light is 50 bad that
We can't rcai tL,m." Lopdon Standard.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29


'Daily, tDaily except sunday.
stops on signal or on notice to conduct
n stops on signal to take on passengers for
New York, Binghamton and p points west.
II. II. CLARKE T. W. LEk
'4pn 1uparintRndant t-GU
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29

At one of the western army posts III
the days Of Indian fights there was a
young lieutenant who was careful td
see that the regulations relating to sa.
luting were faithfully observed. One
day n soldier who was leading an OBJ
streperous mule to water and had both
hands fully employed In the task was
met by the lieutenant The soldier,
who had an occupation which demand
ed his undivided attention, failed to sa-
lutte the martinez who Immediately
called him to account for his remiss
ness
"Why do you not salute an officer
when you see himT' he demanded.
"You hold this mule and | will"
calmly returned the man.
But the lieutenant did not insist, and
the regulations were broken.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-06-29
This Marriage IA Failure.

James Whitcomb Riley, the dialect
poet, received the degree Of doctor of
laws on Washingtons birthday from
the University Of Pennsylvania, says
the Philadelphia Press. Afterward he
visited the Academy Of Fine Arts,
where his portrait by Sargent hung.
"WhiIc Sargent was painting my
portrait" tic poet said, he showed
me copy of ln unusual cpitaph that
one of his friends had sent him from
Virginia 1t was the epitaph Of a Ger
tain John Custis, and it read:
"'Uuder lhis Marble Tomb lies ye
body of Hon. John Custis, Esq-Cty
of Williamsburg and Parish of Bruton
formerly of IIungoc's Parish on the
Eastern Shore Of Virginia, County cf
Northampton, the place Of his Nativ-
ity, aged seventy years, yet lived but
Seven Years, which was the space Of
time hc kept Bachelors House at
Arlington
"On the other side Of the tomb" said
Mr. Riley, these words We're carved
QpOlogetically:
"This inscription put on this tomb
by his own Positive Order"