Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-08
ODE TO MISSISSIPPI.
tLsslie's Weekly

And there long to dwell With her,
And never. never rnam.
She siears white and fragrant crown
OF ricn magnolia flowers.
Each gilded with the morning sun
And gemmed with evening flowers.
She browns the hoe-cake tn a turn
And picks thu cotton snov
And trains the peaches on the vail
And makes the melons grow.
And when the dews begin TO fall.
And the stars are out above.
She PLAYS the banjo On the door
And sings a song of .oye
Father Of Waters. deep and wide.
Impatient To be free.
A mighty river al her feet.
Goes rolling TO the sea
Ard where DeSoto only Jaw
Dark woods on either side.
Tall towers and fields OF waving green
Are mirrored in the tide
oh. Mississippi, All nv heart
10 way down South with you.
For who can know your countless
charms
Nor De forever true.
And though my feet may wander far
On many a foreign shore.
And other States may seek to please.
Yet but love you more
Mississippi pays annually the enor-
nous sum o, S.. l3a .0as for insurance
OF one kind and another Of this
amount very small per cent u left
in the State, there being only three
Ere and no life companies domiciled
therein OF this total. seS5. ts5 ~
10 old line life companies as premiums
on policies. During the past year only
sso- 9+sI4 was paid hack from the
nearly 81 .000 e00 collected Or. in
other words. nearly s. as'e SEQ - our
money went 70 the Northern ansi East
ern cities to help the volume - bust
ness there Now. the question lsaia
arises. II life or ere insurance com
pany can make millions N New forS
why cant the same thing be done IN
Mississippi We have three nre in
surance companies doing q nice btisi
ness. although the losses paid fsr al
FIRE companies in the STATE almost
equaied the premiums paid Then Il
lins life and less than a million re-
turned. why not haze the esIip pasax n
Mississippi Il officers are - be paid
sf0e eco per aruum amt ex presidents
retired on a salary or pension al $50.
eoe. why not hav0 these men IN MS
sissippis II $50 .e00 j. to b. expended
on sumptuous harquets and lavish ~
penditures maze ot the policy aolders
money why not have them in Nissis
sippi9 This i not intended 70 justify
the expenditure OF such sums as men
toned. but II it Is necessary To use the
peoples money in such lavish expendi.
lures, let's have the officers and whole
bunch in Mississippi and some nj the
money would get back into the legit!-
mate channels OF business. Missis-
sippi should have several strong life
insurance companies backed by Mis-
sissippi money. officered b. MisSissip.
pi men and patronized BY Misslssir
plans Then We wou'd BE in a position
to know that our money was being
properly handled and was not wasted
as recent events go To prove tlat il
has been in the cities OF the East
The greatness of Mississippi Is
based upon the character OF it's citi-
zenship and the absolute equality ac-
corded to every honest man in tae ex-
erciss oi his rights The writer re
grets to see occasionally evidences
that there l. a small tendency To BE-
little the opinions Of a man who Is not
well fixed in this worlds goods or
give due credence 10 his rights as a
citizen. Too often do we hear Il al
vocated that in fixing taxation upon
the people the man who pays on a
million dollar assessment should he
considered hundred times 10 where
the man who pays on one thousand
dollars should. This theory Is not
right. and the greatest advantage OF
fered by Mississippi over States in
the East. that are dominated By the
trusts and financial institutions. Is that
one good man in Mississippi Is Just as
important as another. withou. refer
ence to his bank book or property
holdings. The ability OF the man
with the million TO paw his taxes
with the thousand. In both cases
their possessions are represented. and
there should be no preference shown
lAlt NC4iAul HAIL NFFR II We'll t&CM
in the minds Of all that all honest. re-
spectacle citizens are upon an abso-
lurely equal basis in Mississippi. and
the greatness OF our grand old State
will continue as the model for others
TO follow.
The marvellous result OF energy and
brains and the truly wonderful accom-
plishment OF twelve months in the re
building OF Yazoo City is strikingly
shown in the illustrated special issue
by the Yazoo Sentinel on the 25th.
Twenty scenes show the desolation
that stared the citizens of that plucky
town in the face twelve months ago.
after the fire fiend had subsidized, be-
cause there was practically nothing
more to burn The scenes OF Yaxoo
today. alongside those mentioned
speak in no uncertain tones OF what
mas been accomplished Yazoo City
holds unique place in the history OF
Mississippi towns, and there is not
one to dispute the claim that she has
accomplished more in year than any
other town ever did in the same length
OF time. The edition referred to is a
beauty and reflects the greatest OF
credit upon the publisher. Frank Bird
sail. and the compiler. Harry Lyons
May they live long and prosper and
never be subjected ssain 10 the fiery
ordeal OF May 25. 1901.
The mail order dollar requires los
OF time to get back when sent to Chi
cago. New York and other Northern
cities. Patronize home people. and il
stays here at home for use again i'm.
meiiatelv.
Indianoie reports three residences
under construction thar will ccost s25,
Geo, eS elusive OF the ground on which
the3 stand So=s Of tie citizens ur
there are arranging Tn maze their sfsy