Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-31

meat amt z~vsr ha- IN buv eurn AMI
rs>t stuff He = sixty wears old. enioys
-'lsst health amt - a brsnthing example
u the progressive citizenship sf a essaa
ny that = a. fertile a. the famed val-
ley at the Nile Mr. Watson has two
"ns. y and Is years Of age. who made
On their own account last sea-on n bales
- s.sresr Eleven baI~~ sf shi< srup
was made su eight acres Of hnsf. not
wIth-tantiing the fact that last wear
Sa- very unfasorabIe 10 the growing Of
eottou IN that section. What Mr. Wat
son II DOING can b. done BY thousands
Of others By the combination af brains
ami energy Why should our Young
men eHimigrste To Western States to
start life when such Inducements are
offered right here in the ODD State Of
Sti>-issippts The trouble has been that
too little II known OF what can and i
being done right here at home. This
drawback can and will be relieved in the
future
The splensiIt price which poultry ansi
egys have Commanded for some wears
viii likely prove a stimulant for tho
industry IN the future. There II money
m the business for those who know how
70 get It cut. and there numbers with
that accomplishment in Mississippi.
Spring chickens are worth ~ unuch that
the person in ordinary circumstances will
be able only TO use them on holidays ami
state occasions. Eggs demand a fair
price the year round and good and bet
ter prizes for portions of the venr II
wOuld seem that poultry farms near our
larger towns. or near transportation any
where. should prove especially profitable
for those experienced in the handling.
The demand seems TO be increasing much
faster than the supply and the fear Of .
yiutted market has disappeared alto
~ther
The Marks Commercial Cub and shs
business men af Baresvifle contemplate
piacing n line Of small steamers On
rallahatchis river for carving freight
tn points along the upper river It is
lope-t that by a c1u-ummation of the
scheme freight rates eould be. materially
lowered and n number Of inland points
supplied a. we'll A iiffiruiry generally
-ncountered in sueh an Undertaking l..
the boats arr made t0o large and are
able q, run only when the river h high
L. would be better 70 make them mt
1xer Ssrtv teet long ami twelve feee
ssie with fat barrons. IN ordinary
gasoline engine would propei such n
Dast a. tAis and it could run with a
fuii kiad m almost anv stage OF water
The MARKS Bate-viils proposition \ not
. haf 0ue and other towns might IN
vestigare IL with profit Rates and
are important factors.
The r-<peet4biiitv Of farming II un-
tue-tianesf- The indspensfrnce OF good
;arrner u ths admiration OF all Some
rue haz trlrrhfuilv sand that farming.
$ a profession requiring more shrewd
1eSs than law. more technHcal training
-han mesiicine more upri-hrnsss than
theology AMI more brains amt re>surce-
fIlness than pedagogy II - it, ssxr
reward God made the farmer rhs
lthsr professions are parasites. While
-he statement a. 70 other profs-sious
- being parasites NAV be questioned as
~ its exaetness. in the main it is true.
Not parasites IN the generally accepted
meaning OF the word but dependent
AtFLu Inv 1At-t a, liz -ACH1 kASsAAstA
u al wealth. for sustenance.
Bob Arlington of Wayne County
brought Co laurel for shipment s0
New Orleans not long since. thirty espe-
.ialIv ine steers. A Laurel butcher
,oughr the Ior at a fancy price fur
lis market These steers were eornfsi
md prepared for market BY Nr- Ar
ringt0n at hrs home and the experiment.
proved a most profitable one II ha-
1eeu Repeatedly proven that Mississippi
Jffers unrxr~lle,i aaIvanrage= IA stock
-zl<ers. The climate. passur1ge eunstl-
-lan-. eheapne-< OF feed and other I'M
1ar-ant items ARE all IN Gun favor.
There viii b. a good showing made along
this line within the next few wears
and IL would not be surprising nc al %
see our STATE taSs a piare IN the front
ran< a. a prusfurer of >tovk-
IN. Ni<si-~SppI Chautaagua & Crvs
mi Springs tins vear- lasting from July
18th 20 August 1T. promises 20 be bet
Tar than ever i -piensiid program
ias been arranged with the best talent
IN the country a. entertainers Thr- Of
iers pleasant outing OF a week or
uor- that can be nz.ie onr OF prufit n
veil a. PLEASURE \ beautiful iake. with
pleasure launches and boats. has been
-onstrilete<i and the buildings are Rteal
tor the occasion. A first class orchestra
s-,rr x.w orleans viii rixe e.uc~rts
.r~~~rI ,;r,-~ ..rs saw and the ulas-
;.r,n sntsr-aiu-r~ viii ;. in evidence.
bcsb .fteruoau asxI evening. CRYSTAL
.r,I rbou-aa,i- attend each
- = -. s--, : -,,rr--- from the
s.w,,,,n, .,a nurh erp,tie Is due the
-,.;-.,- That have made il
I'm. .t.r,ou in wississippf .hiup~d so.-
soo ,our,s- al wooI IN A single iav.
,,rcs ~ .b.., r.i-iu,,. ANYWAY.
e
p.ss t,.r h. .r.ss..y
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with tns dry to~hs OF ehs >e@1<- Ah
abundant dow of artesian water 1as
been ssrusk over there ant the eitlzens