Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-02-01

Is nothing really that Is more In de-
'nand. The man who will devise a
practicable plan for lettering the CON
iition Of our country roads deserves \
monument ot lasting material and of
sssss''1y proportions. s;cnasor w. H.
scott OF Webster county has offered a
concurrent resolution looking to this
end. and while bis ideas may DOT he ex-
aetly for the best In all respects. he Is
evidently on the right ruaa The resp
luton is a. follows.
Resolved by the legislature Of the
State ~ Mississippi, two-thirds of each
house agr~eing thereto. that the fol
lowing amendment 10 the State CSnsti-
tuition be submitted to the eualined
electors OF the STATE. foe ratification
or REJECTION, az an election tn be held
On Tuesday after the first Monday Of
November, y. ID. lsoS, viz:
Amend section - Of the Constitution
40 Il will read a. follows. The lecfsla-
ture shall provide by -rnerel laws for
the working Of public rsSad- by CONTRACT
or oy county prisoners. or both.
The law at present allows boards of
supervisors 10 contract II they 80 de-
sire. while senator SCOTS resolution
would require them To contract or work
with county prisoners. or both. With
this resolution in force. even il il did
not do Just what IS best. il would b. a
step in the right direction and even
tEally bring about laws that would i'm
prove the condition OF our country
roads Even if large sums Of money
were necessary to build and maintain
good roads, and such will b. necessary,
for they cannot BE- constructed other
wise, Il would be a splendid investment
for the community making IL. The
saving in wear and tear on teams. har-
ness and vehicles would son make up
foe the original expense, to say nothing
of the immense saving made in being
able to ham larger load. with more ea...
than small ones a. present. The me~t
prosperous sections Of the country to-
day are those that have bullt AMI ar
maintaining good roads.
some one has penned the following
qualifications for the man who Is
drawback 10 his town and community.
"All who oppose Improvements.
Who never push their business.
'.All who distrust pablie-spirite't
men,
Those who run down the town 10
strangers
Those who -hos no hospitality To
strangers.
Men who oppose everything that
does not originate with them
Who wear long faces when strangers
speak Of locating in the town.
Those who think all systems of the
ology erroneous except their own-
'-All who refuse to subscribe ioxard
the building Of schools and churches.
Those who find fault with all en-
terprises with which they are not CON
nected-
n you do any Of the things enumerated
above, stop them right now. IL costs
no more to be on the optimistic side, and
YOU will certainly feel better. to say
nothing OF what others will think of
you
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Mlsslssippi Reeds good white families
That VIII MAKE a small plat OF our land
produce for themselves good living,
thereby producing something OF the
world pseds anc additional sources of
revenue To the state. There are thou
sands of lust such families that would
come here IL thev knew somsth;n,, 81
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sl'' LINZ '-' 80 'A'' state mas
70 oner.
Hon &. l. Kennedy presented the
Guntowu Hot Times with a turnip that
xei9hed Ill I-s poundS and was nos
r-onns Fr,a,d Rr,wr wiIl nsa5 -,
80 sl;.,.oY a msal from This mons,s,
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Re rs,-s us 4 fairly wslI So a..
. T,ng winter To- country = ali -;-h,
when it comes 10 Vegetables and pro-
duee in general.
The little city of Itta Bena, in Lehore
county is becoming quite a railroad
center. II is on the main line of the
Southern, has the Webb branch of