Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-11-16

Next "Wednesday. the ,ei. the rste.
Of the Mississippi Industrial Expositiou
viii be thrown open for the secuua tine.
With only few weeks in which to uo-k
the affair Of last year gos~ down a. sae
OF the most su~eessfal state fairs ever
held in the South. With pl~nsv of tim.
and with the only exeePtiea Of quaran-
tines. the event this year 'r.roIuises to b.
far better than that of last. With several
times the ATTENDANCE Greater prrpara-
tions have been male. more haihiiuy~
erected. race track that - pronounced
as good as the be<. IN tn. south. With a
eommodious grand stand. has been PRO
vSis'i. stalls for large number Of stock
ami everything to make the affair n
grand suece-s has bssa done. APpiica-
trns for space are several tin,es that of
last year, AMI the preliminary work q
preparation much more advanecsl. III.
displays Of products viii more NEARLY
represent every section Of the State. AMI
the variety Will be larger Bansis. c,sn-
eerts. shows and a varsrd programme Of
amusement will Be lavi,hly PROVIDED
Every railroad train in the State viii be
an excursion train for the entire ten
days. The rate has been fixe,i al one
fare. plus IS eents. for the round trip.
tickets good until the l5th for return
Special excursion trains from the North
and East will bring hundreds Of home
seekers tO view what our sol will PRO
dnee. Everything viii be in thorough
readiness for the opening day. next
"Wednesday at 10 am. and 1t i con
idently expected that $1,000 visitors
viii pass through the gates during the
ten days Whether a inanr;aI succe~s
or not. the fair viii be great se-@st 10
the State Of Mississippi IN placing b.
fore the w0rh \ comprehensive display
Of her Incompatible resources and pr,-i-
ucts.
The writer i especially interested IN
the sueeess of the exp.l-itiou. having.
suggested Il and solsits-i the stosS that
mad L possible last year. It, rsrma-
neney and improvement frunl year o.
year will be -uiiiciens reward fer the
time and trouble sxpeFiensesl in SettIuz
the enterprise On foot AMI IN working
order.
Hsu- Jesse Bounsis. Of Noss Point.
has recently been in New Ycrk- a-.l
while there took some troubIe to inquire
into the insurance sxinsiie<. ami ua-
present al the investigation several DAYS.
He is convinced that not one half tk.i
infAmy Praeticed by these companies ha-
been told. OF viii ever BE told without
sume drastic action gu the part cf the
policy holders He suggests the Orgsa-
ization Of a -poliey-holsiers' unioa- faE
the State Of Mississippi, to take up the
matter Of forcing the companies 10 Dis
gvrge some Of the millions Of dollars
that have been wrongfally withheld from
the policy-kolders. This Is a matter oi
great importance TO the people OF OUr
state, and it i hoped that Mr.. Bouals
viii evolve some practicable plan Of do
ing what IS suggested
z. B. welhorn. superintendent of the
Jones county farm, has On exhibition At
Laurel five sweet potatoes that weigh
four pounds each J. H. Nicholson Paliesl
one hill that weighed over a peck c,
W Denham, of Erata, produeed one that
weighed four pounds and two ounces
H e. Walters, of Laurel. ere that
weighed over four pounds This Is soms
potatoes, sure. and shoGH Be convincing
evidence that the crop IN Jones county
Is winner by large majority
| Silas James. living three miles from
Haziehurst, with only one Plow. esilti
waited this year thirteen acres Of eott0r
and has gathered ard marketed ten bale
averaging over 500 pounds to the bale
He has raised in addition 10 tins a fairly
good crop Of eorn- peas. etc Again ~
feel called upon to remark that no eoGn
try IN the world offers such great returns
for a little labor and COMMON sense as
Mississippi
| Several train Ioais of honleseeksrs
from the North ami West wia 5s N tss
STATE during this and next nAouth- Thess
people come here booking for a Plaes
where they can buy land and own then
homes The low price at which land can
be bought in this State, the mild climate
fertility of the soil- together with othei
Advantages. shoabi make II an easy mat
ter 10 secure a large number OF families
10 help IN our great work OF develop
meur. No State IN the Union offers mcrs
for a small amount Of work and Use oi
hrairs than Mississippi
VT AII<n. Of LYON. Coahoua county
has Secise.i that il Is necessary 10 d.
something besides talk to build good
rn.as. He proposes to donate forty acres
of Sne land TO be disposed of. the funds
tkus received to be used IN baildIng 4
rrzveled rad from Big creek to his home
town Mr.. Allen has arrived ar the ouly
conclusion that win build roads- Ii VII
take hard cash and lot of il, but thers
i no doubt of it being money well spent
in the long run
l. Filler, of Noxapater. Winston county
recently sold in Louisville 4 wagon load
of turnips. many Of which weishea 4.
much as 1--WE pounds each Mr. Filler had
no trouble in disposing OF his tnrniPs
either
| Kilmichael is happy IN the posses<ior
of q real live newspaper IL l. highly
creiitable publication and Is seemingly
appreciated by the business men OF that
splendid little city
| Ir is rumored that Thomas W Law
.cu- OF Boston the nan who nrs- ex
posed the graft and stsalsse Of the b1s
insurance companies. IN company witt
others. will build u S25e.0eo hotel toi
! Northern guests at Pass Christian ths
sane to Be ready for occupancy by next
| winter. Our coast country cannot ..
exceIled for beauty asd laVslIzeSs- AM
| With the help Of Mr. Lswson's millions
soulI te inFroveS wor4erfaliy-