Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-06-01

clothes have always been brushed
With a Whisk broom instead of a shin
gle. Arf the town hoy out of a iob
try u a year on the farm. Flowing
behind mule will take the kinks out
Of his throat and the weakness cut of
his lengs. and will give him an appe-
fite. an honest living and a sight ~
heaven.
We can't help loving the natural
boy. ons-gaiiused and harcfouted
wad.ng the creek with hat half
hrimiess ami patches On his pants
Ills ewes are always clear and they
inuk straight 10 the fruut The hoy
who eufoys these high privileges has
no cone, ptiou uf how bisst h. Is above
hts bra. hsr IN town. hat he viii know
ff sonlc dag vhen his maturer years
wfff hnf taer hanpiest reflection in
these ilvs that she'd a glow ont II
The usoruirr for all the after time
/ The ciry boy has no sforchouse to
draw unua. and In that h. is 20 be
cummiserated."
". GaiIiarli 81 near Rip'ey recent
IL produced samples ~ wool 70 inches
long which wrs c1t from sheep raised
in the hills arpund his home. He
sheared . - pounds from this partie-
uiar sheep and tserc were others that
came close 10 this mark. II = an
undenied fact thai the raising n sheep
would hc an especially profitable
business II the miserable hound and
cur dogs that infest almost every
usighhorhood corid be gotten rid of
While .t would require considerable
courage On the part ot the lesis 'ature
to do So. a law should be passed tax
ing dogs. 50 that the larger portion Of
them could b. gotten rid Of. Sheep
raising should be- a largely increased
business during the next few years
SIX hundred dollars vas paid straw
berry pickrrs At Water Valley Satur
day Nav o. Oue lady made 8. So in
seven hours. ami others nearly 81
mucl Tho snail fruit business b.
worth snairthiu< To- more than those
who raise 10. u must be- gathered
boxcd and shipped. furnishing employ
msut for a Iarge number OF persons.
Raise more fruit ant vegetables.
I.umhcrton Is happy over the nnd-
IN. e pare artesian water At depth
of s5a feet l. will prove n great
blessiae to the citizens of that pro
gresslve comrlab. " and Ereatiy help
the WorA 1T building a city which is
being uasles with much energy.
LumbcrtBn Is srowing fast and Is en-
tisled fo an u the good things that
are a1tnz May sucrcss continue To
crown the efforts of It's good people
A friend from swan Lake calls the
attention a. the writer to the fact that
Hannibal Biy. Mississippi bred
hnrse recently Won 4 raee at that
arisia. ratIc track IN New York. Bel
mont Park iianuihai Biz j. a pro
duet oi he Bungalow Farm. near Gulf
port. uu the g. a : J. railrusd. This
IS an unusually well equipped farm
for raising all kinds of blooded stock
and IS uroht able investment To the
owner. who lives in New Orleans.
waite there are a feN farms in the
State that make a speciality Of b'ood-
ID sipck. there are entirely too few.
aud this Is branch that bids fair
To receive more attention in the fu-
ture.
Yafao Clty has purchased street ma
chine and several hundred tons of
gravel and will make an attempt to
have zood streets tn future. There is
70 inTez tmeat qrite SO good as money
spent on streets and roads. Money
eoEid not possfb b. spent in a bet
ter cause
The Mississippi Poultry and Pet
Stock Associ ciatiol will hold its regular
annual meeting at Aberdeen from the
=6fh 90 suth Of December. so as not
to conflict with dates for other meet
inss of a similar nature This asso-
citation has become very strong and
great deal Of interest is being taken
BY people from ell over the State, as
well as other states A good work
IS being accomplished by giving a
stimulus To the poultry business. eyeg
Il the promoters do not reap hand
some dividends
West Pascagoula is doing a great
deal of work in the way OF furnishing
creosoted piling for the Panama Gu
nal Another large eoEtrsct was Sc
cured a few days since Tie canal will
be worth millions of dollars TO Missis-
sippi and Mississippians- The con
tracts being let at present are only
preliminary To what will come later.
Newton i strictly in the trucking
business at present. the first ship
menrs beinS made b. the league
formed last fall and winter The crop
is said To be good and it is TO be
hoped that the first effort made by
that enterprisinS community will
prove successful.
The Kinds County Gazette. just
finishing its sixty first year Ut useful
ness. celebrated the occasion by get
ting out splendid sixteen page edi-
ton TIE Gazette Is one OF the old
est. il not the oldest paper in the
State. but is still as sprtghtly and
youthful as any Of them
The progressive citizens Of wessou
are presenting petitions 10 the city
council asking for the erection of a
building suitable for the use Of mu-
nicipal officers and other local organ
izatious. Wesson is partaking OF the
prevalent prosperity and such a build
ing is badly needed.
Parties who have been successful
in raising crops. stock or in other
ways. are especially urged To send the
writer statement for publication. By
this means this department can be
made of great benefit to the whole
people of the State The experience
Of one man is worth the theories OF a
dozen Tell what was accomplished
and how it was done. Make II as
brief as possible so as not 10 lose the
force Of the article. II is 70 DC hoped
that quite large number will take
advantage OF this invitation and add
their mite to the movement for a
Greater kffssisSinni