Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-07-06

N By W. T. b. Ak
The Woodville Republican rms A
unique department az the head % its
locaI columns A Est 81 the varfrus
stocks % local Institutions is given.
The par value. offered and ASKED prics.
This is a departure for a Ioral news
paper that n mighr he vel fnr others
% tolluw. The showing made for
Vausfsili-- ls sxeelssnf Fer insfanre.
The Sank Of Woodvilie atork. par
vaiae $780, Is worth s.f8. Citizens
Bank. par vaitIe 500. rs worth s1a5.
and go On dawn the hne sgr ten differ
ent institutions r IN noticeabts that
only one stock fs offered helax par
that cf the broom factory With ten
chartered Institutions. and anfv one
with RS stock bsiow par s a showing
ef winch Wcodviiie can eerrainly feel
prsnf-
Here - an fem from one OF our
splendid State papers thar contains a
larre amount u common SENSE
When We read last winter Of the
1eopie % the large cities II the Nurtl
freezing To death. We Thought what n
great thing Il ls t1 i've IN ths sunny
southland Vow comes the REPORTS
from the same piares - dozens ot
Deaths daily frum the heat. while IN
the South even a prustrafiau from tha
r.sU So =
conclusion We have the hast ant
most favored section cf the vhale
worhI-
The eniy thing lacking Is % let the
people of the world know what We
have IN cfrer fuwu here. and then il
viii be no trouble to ssr anv number
Of xnod people to make their homes
with US
The United St1fes government n
spending thousands upon thousands
Of dollars az ViekShurg in building a
national park that win nor have an
equal in the country Nearly AT
Northern States thar had truous in the
battles there have bailt. or are built
ing. handsome monuments % marx
@AE H't@tAADhH NttuNtri " ENttT uiEA.
Il IS a lamsnfahle fact that few of the
Southern States ar~ takin- an interest
IN the natter Mississippi has nlaf,s
no provision TO marx the spnts held bv
her troops In that memorabts siege
Hundreds and thouSanfI % Cnnfa.Ier.
ate soldiers are buried there. and il is
q shame that the people who should
honor and revere their memory ara so
dereiict IN the duty ef suitably mark
ing their positions and perpstuafins
their memory
The Puplarvtile Ginning Factory ts
advertising to pav IS cents per gallon
for all blackberriss delivered ar the
plant This ts. indeed an institution
thar is worth much u the community
IN which Ineated- Biackberries grow
all over the Stats in great quantities.
and have heretofore had no real cons-
merrial value. being used for eanniH.
at home On a small scale When the
factories paw a fair price TOR them it
anorsss employment tO many rersons
who can 90 out ami Sather a quantity
and bring them in. exchanging for
money A canning fartorv is worth
much more tn a community than TIE
dividends paid on the money invested
Coahoma counrY's appropriation flr
the purpose Of furnishing the cuanty
with good roads is attracting a great
deal OF attention throughout the State
The writer ventures the prediction
that within ten wears over haIf the
counties Of Nissis ziDpi viii have spent
that amount Of money en- their roads.
and will have found the investment a
rDed one Nothing would tend 70
make the country better and more
prosperous The saving to stock. ve-
hicies and harness. To say nothing OF
the satisfaction 10 those who use the
roads. would be annie return for the
outlay Of mnney required 10 put them
In good condition.
Puntotoc county is making a COM
mendahIe move in the organization OF
leagues hv the citizens TO aid officers
in running down everv fern Of law
Iessness. r. this Is persisted in. the
conjecture Is made that in a short
while the courts and lawyers viii be
0ur Of I iuh In Ponrotoc Every coun-
" should have such organizations and
keep them alive. Our reputation az a
God fearing and mw-ahiaing people
should be main atne,I n azy sacrifice.
The greatness of 1fIrsiSsippi is found
ed upon wise laws and a strict en-
furcement thereof
Every county in the State should be
represented by an exhshft az the In
disstrial Exposition this fall. Not only
people from every section of the State.
bur hunfresis from the North and East.
viii be brought down BY the excursion
trains TO be run by the roads coming
into Mississippi Now Is the time To
make a start. Have something to
show enough. anyway. to get the name
Of your county before the public
At least two dozen train loads Of
home-seelsers viii come to Mississippi
this fall to iook at cur country. Sew
erzl Of these trains viii be here during
the exposition in November Begin
now to have ycur section represented
by IN exhibit Of its resources
At4l ISL ~ .a- -lsttA W0AI
for your community and the State OF
Mississippi when opportunity affords
Better make the opportunity IL one
does nor present itself than TO lst the
day 60 wirhout having done something
for your State.
A monster sea turtle. weighing al
mcsr half a ton. was captured of the
harhor af Pascagnuia not many days
since. The turtie was cur up and dis
among the homes at Pasea-
zpuia and furnished meat for a large
and soup By the hundreds OF
gallons.
Heidelberg is building new bank
ana boring an artssian we'll The citf-
zens are taking On new LIE and pro-
pose going after some OF the good
things that are in store for those who
hustle.
laurel has q new 100000 bank oper
for business. Jackson viii have a new
S.N0. .eda bank open in a few days.
Other places are opening banks. and
Auditor Henry VIII have plenty Of ma