Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-02-23

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laue place killed cre thAf weighed
IS pcanas. ard Joe Ciexx one that
seigaed a. nneh.- Thls = q pretty
Erei record sor large ho<s. ard II
ihere are orh~r rc-muritses la the
STATE fhzf can lat Il. wo-i4 like %
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suilf q ~ riEkf =a.ertai - sake q
Greater Mtssansi-v wA~n sA~y
"a rA-se $50 sllrs - psrk a. shaf.
ssat - th-F ear- ~ ne NEAT ,rus.
M iar~za's -Fr~zrs~-s FIz1ze.-
- recszt sszrg r7izs have r-cvs.
! hi-ssin< % oze pzr-tcniar cc--u-
aity % isrerssss sa ne State. Tke
'i=h~r -sz s~e takfr< aEvsnszx. %
he rtse in streams to rua oEf large
lu1rtisies % iers that have been tied
z7 during several months Of drorss
9iilic1s q fees are uow on TIRE way 20
he mills This r-eans of trz1sporta-
ton Is The cheapest in the world. and
q = strange that more OF our mill
men DO rot take advantage ot T.
MANY of the smaller streams are no.
1sei az al for the purpose. but IL they
~sre in Tsnkeedor1 they would bs
naie 70 DO their share Of this work os
transporting timter
Ire Northern ho-neseekers Who hap
pezed to D. in the STATE during the
past tw0 weeks urdo1htslly felt very
much al hcne. With the reigninx blix-
zards and storms Of sieet. srow. ice
md other disagree-bie features The
pretty part IS. such spells last only .
few days
Stand By your home people Re-
sist the Turing advertisements Of the
big department stores Of the North
and frs. ascertain what your home
will do before sending the
money sEay from home- In nearly
every instance you wilI fad that the
home m1n will do a. well or better
sy you than the other feIioE- Then.
gou stand some shoS OF h4niiing the
money again. which you do not IL IL
3 sent 70 Chicago o. Philadelphia
Here Is a szn<ibie suggestion from
rre % the State papers that Is well
Eorrh peruzinx Al this season OF
he ysar there Is always an influx Of
agents and Pesfdiers selling everything
from a gold ring TO \ sewing machine.
md Earv are the suekers that are
szukht ~ this class % travelling IA
sirs When you want 10 buy any
thing of this kind 70 10 vour home
merchant first aed Ses IL you cannot
shtzi1 what IS wanted or have him
1rder I. for y0u- He has q business
TO sustain and could not
s10rd TO give yoa worthless trash. as
IowS giIl never - in the country
again and Just 50 the article they
sell lasts until they get out Of the
they are satisfied Il pays
% trade with the home man every
tine
\ neE census OF GulfpOrt, Just com
pletsi. gives the city proper a popu-
atioa OF 5.902 people The suburbs
are supposed 10 contain about 3.000
zlore This Is a remarkable growth
for that entsrpFising place ami its
friends hope TO see IL continue in
good luck and prosperity
The writer has a friend who several
years since invested several thousand
dollars in Texas lands n preference
10 those OF his home State In con-
sersstion not long ago this gentleman
stated that had he invested this
money in any part Of Mississippi the
Increase in value would have doubled
that OF the Texas lands. and in many
portions OF Mississippi more than
doubled This is 4 fact that cannot
bs dsnisd- No State in the Union can
point 10 greater strides than ours. all
lhings being taken into consideration.
People make 70 mistake in buying our
lands. In every section. while a
healthy increase has been shown.
there Is s-iIl more to come There Is
possibly Tot an acre OF land in the
State that in i've years will not be
worth double what il is at present.
and in the greatest number Of cases
more than double
Write that friend in the distant
State how well everything in yissis-
sippi is getting along How much
corn. cotton and truck is being made
10 the acre. How nicely we are fixed
for churches. schools and good society.
In fact, all the good things that you
ran think Of In this way you could
help in the great work OF developing
our great State
Recent dispatches to the daily pa
pers go to prove that several Of the
Southern States are receiving much
attention AZ the hands of investors
from the North This is. especially
true of Alabama. that has the aid OF
a well-condueted immigration depart
ment. but Mississippi is not without
the scope Of this movement All the
railroads of the State maintain indus
trial and immigration departments
and are doing a splendid work in
placing our advantages before the peo-
pie Of the colder States up North A
great deal OF land is being sold 10
thrifty families that are seeking a
miider climate and away from the
crowded conditions of many of the
Eastern States There is ample room
here for several times the population
we now have. and good people are
wanted to help bring our State into
its own
Pearl river, after a long season Of
low water. is full TO the banks and 4
of small steamers are plying
its bosom with the commodities need
ed by the people. carrying their pro
ducts TO market in return Several
thousand dollars was appropriated By
congress TO improve the stream be
tween Jackson and Edinburg
A satisfactory state Of affairs exists
in the State with regard 20 holdins
the surplus crop OF cotton 9ntN 4 bet
ter price can be had IL has been
only q short time that our farmers
we're able 10 hold one-third OF their
crop for any length OF time il being
necessary TO sell Immediately upon
gathering 10 pay OF obligations in
CURED during the year. X is differ
ent now. the people bsing IL 4 con
disioa 80 carry : large rzr of the