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THOSE LAWYERS

Mrs. Langtry, at dinner in New
York, laughed ruefully at the unpleas-
ant and impertinent questions that, I'M
der the new customs rules, had been
put to her on her landing in America.
'Those questions! = she cried. "Com-
ing one after another as they did,. and
each worse than the one before it, their
effect was appalling. s>.,-.s &-:fsI =
In their character they reminded
me Of that lawyer 's2bill which is some
times quoted to show what a lawyer,
at his worst, can, be. I don It remember
all the bills items. but two Of them
were:
l." To waking up in the night and
thinking about your case. $3.50. !.
30 dining with you after the case
was lost, S. Z s',s;s ~ Vi. ...,. I
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ABSENT MINDED SUPERS

Henry B. Stanford, for several years
the leading man with Sir Henry Irv.
ing's company, tells this story Of the
famous actor: =" Sir, Henry's wit was
Of almost Voltarian character. Once
while | was rehearsing Faust with
him at the Lyceum theater in london
we were doing the Brockin scene and
ne had occasion to reprove. an army
the rehearsal and all was silence. Then,
in the quiet, grim way of his. he said:
Very charming You must remem.
Der that you are in hell-not picknick.
ing on Hampstead Heath.'sv - Ne, =
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FIGURES

u A needle in its making passes thru
eighty distinct operations.
The salary of the archbishop Of Can
terbury is $4,000 a year. ~, ::I..ss
The annual profit = of the =. chicken
farms of France is $685., 100000.
= In Scotland there are 1859 mountains
that have Ben for first name.
. It is said that 800 out Of 1000 Ameri-
Over per cent of the WORLDS lame
ness is said to be due to the unsanitary
modern leather SHOE.
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"He is perfectly lovely-so different
from any man ever met
HE must have proposed to you. -.
Fliegende Batter, pE1}~-~>1o@ Dt.sEG:tv +
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A BALLOON ONE

Captain Homer Hedge, the president
of the Aero club, told at dinner in
New York balloon story. -.
"a friend of NINE" he said, ga
very fat: gentleman, in walking along
the street the other day bumped into
huckster and knocked a half-dozen
turnips out Of the mans hand. -
p cBad luck to him. said the buck
ster, scowling at the receding figure of
my vast friend bad luck to him! And
they want to say they've made bal
looms dir:gible. ~ - t..
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IF. HE ONLY WE'RE

= IT gather from this article,'' he
said, laying aside his magazine, I" that
It man were relatively as strong as a
flea, he! could, every time an automo-
bile threatened to@run him down, grab
up the great machine, and hurlxs it over
a nineteen-story office building"
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A MATTER OF TASTE

The missionary bishop was dedicating
new school house in Rum-ti -foo.s,,...S
~ advise you, '..he said in conclu-
sion, "to study hard here. For, after
all, my children, the. brain is the best
part Of a man. s.. I
Rubbish! !" shouted a. reformed can
nibal in the rear of the hall. "Rot!
Nothing Of the kind. -.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

The report OF the house department
o. the joint steering committee As TO
the method Of taking up the eu.le re-
vision received the Endorsement of the
entire nesnbership of the house. The
plan Of working on the code through
committees and having an additional
eonmIrfee u seven members TO confer
Eith \ senare eummiftes- that the two
bodies might not be Al labor on the
same subject at the same time. especial
" met with the approval OF the house
The committee on appropriations re-
ported that the s5o0 asked for In be-
half Of the Old soldiers and sailors Of
Civil War do not pass This same
committee reported favorably on the
appropriation for the State guard and
10 reimburse the hanks whi,.h loaned
the State money since the last regular
session Of the legislature
\ measure authorizing co.IEty super
vi-ors and other officers of counties and
municipalities to collect funds with
which To provide monuments over the
dead Of the Confederacy, both men and
women, received the support of the
house.
Gov. Vardaman reported his approval
Of the bill providing for the establish
ment of Mississippi vicksburg park
commission. to have ineharge the work
of beautifying and representing the
state in the battleields about vicks-
burg, where monuments are being e,
tabiIshei.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

A resolution vas presented n efesi
asking that the United States govern
nent apprOpriate the sum OF $500 %
Mississippi. that being the sum thai
the State borrosed 10 pay is troop-
Who. during the quarantine, were Used
along the States borders
Important railroad measures again
came before the house, when Mr. Bar
her reinrroduced his amendment 10 the
code. outlining the duties OF the rail
road commission Of the State The
former bills were Withdrawn because
the whole is said TO be deferred for
action under it's regular place IN the
routine work Of the code.
Mr. Bynum introduced resolution
nrovidiny for a committee To menori-
alize congress to appropriate the sum
of 400 Os0 for the establishment OF
monument of the famous Nlcksourg
battlefield. this monument To eommem-
crate the vslor there displayed of the
American soldier. regardless OF wheth-
ar he WAS on the side of the North or oil
the South
Coucurring with the senate IN the
necessary investigation OF the alleged
humber trust in the State ofMississippl'
the house adopted the senate resolution
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
coSGaEsssoxAl NOTES.

Aae house committee on judiciary
has set February Is as the late for 4
hearing on the proposed constitutional
amendment providing for woman's :
suffrage.
The senate passed a bill appropriztins
&soo.0ce for the marking OF the grave;
Of confederate soldiers who diea in
northern prison camps during the civil
var.
TIT occurred in the senate between
Aessrs- Bacon and Spooner over a reso-
l41lou oy the former ingairing into the
se'iou Of the president in appointing
ceeg1fes 10 the international confer
enee on Moroccan Affairs. Mr.. SDoouer
declared that the president was well
within his rights and that the adoption
ef the resolution would be an affront
to the executive.
Tne senate adopted q resolution au-
tacrixirg an Investigation by the COM
nlstee on oceanic canals into the gen.
erzl conduct Of Affairs Of the Panama
canal
The expected plain sailing for the
JOINT statehood measure, il seems, will
not be realized. quite a large republican
opposition having developed. who want
two separate measures, and threaten to
bolt unless they are allowed to amend
the Hamilton bill to at least that ex-
tent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
! MISSISSIPPI MATTERS


Ia ioint sexsinu the ulerniers os th-
legislature lisseuei sst-ntivriy to Gen-
stephen y ts~. Who presented in .
most apf-alinz manner th~ raa-e Oft th-
establishusent u a memorial by the
STAT - Mis<is.ippi on the now nsnsr-
abe battle-ground q Vsekshurs.
Gsa Ire made an eias,usut sppeal.
Largely ealogt.tic - the patrios. of
Nissss-ippi who soaght a. VirSsbur<.
ant statistical Va cnmpariscn xith what
other states were doing in tho matter.
ver~ the rcmsrss - Gen lee. The
tnited states government bad made
this battle-ground os. Of tsir public
psres- The rrst puhlhc PARK establish
~i va >hiloh. ~hieh hz.i received in
spprupriafiors Tor the establishment
OF monuments on ~ face the sum %
s~s,sss- Gettysburg vas next i'm
proved 10 the sxten; - s3.esl.so At
thiesamsugs there had hs-u over 81
"'Aee' expended. vicsosburg has al
ready bad Appropriated the sum o,
sS,S.are. snd many of the southern
States had no, done their part The
United states government. through ifs
park commission. had blare,i the way,
and sixteen of the extreme Northern
states which lost men in the Vicksburg
coutes, had been liberal in Appropria-
tons Certainly there va no greater
valor, no more true courage, nor more
heoric endurance than that shown by
the Nississippians who had a part in
this hghf- He believed in caring for
the living of that psriot. but he also
favored the erection Of a monument In
this new public park, OF no small pro-
portions. establishing forever the APP
probation and respect for that effort
He paid a beautiful tribute 10 the
southern soldier and 10 the noble wo-
men Of the south, who withstood and
endured in war and 80 nobly helped To
rebuild lnst fortunes in time Of peace.
Mississippi Is State which ranks high
in the matter OF progress made. She
has wealth. progress marks her every
eoming day, and she is full of growing
industry. He expressed heartfelt
gratitude to the young men of this
state, many Of whom had sscrifice,l
opportunity. had steppad aside. in favor
Of the old Confederate veterans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
New Road for Matches.

The citizens committee. appointed to
raise subscription list Of 81, Coz. for
the purpose of purchasing a righ, o,
way and terminal grounds in Natchez
for the Mississippi Central railruad. ha-
raised s3i. coo. and ward committees to
solicit subscriptions among the wage
earners have been appointed. The road
Is projected from Scranton, on the gulf
coast, To Natchez. IL Is completed frum
Hattiesburg to Brookhaven.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

Albany. " ". jan l6--Albert T.
Patrick. the New York lawyer convict
ell and awaiting execution in Sing Sing
for the murder of Wm. Marsh Rice,
was reprieved this afternoon by Gov.
Higgins until March ID. This reprieve
Is granted for the purpose of giving
Patrick's counsel time to bring before
. trial court alleged newly discovered
evidence Its granting followed .
hearing before the governor. and was
in accordance with the request of Ex-
Senator Hill and Judge ". ". +. OF
cott OF counsel for Patrick.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Against the Bill.

The citizens OF q portion Of Yalo-
busha county are protesting agains, a
bill introduced in the legislature which
proposes to take miles of of the west
ern corner of Yalobusha county and
add it To Tallahatchie county. This
would take in all of the Grenada and
Memphis branch of the |. c. raiIruad
and the towns of Oakland, Tillatoba
and Seobsy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Texas Claims $500. 600.

Austin, Tex. Jan. l6.-Adjutant-
General Hulen of the State of Texas
left here today for Washington, with
some s300,oo0 worth of claims against
the Federal government. These claims
represent frontier protection afforded
by Texas troops during the early days
OF Texas, and for which the Federal
government never settled 1t Is thought
that there is an excellent chance for
their settlement at present Adjutant-
General HuIen will also try to secure
one of the national guard camps of in
srruetiOu, for Texas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
STATE LEGISLATURE.

and i 10 have a cvmmiitce ~ three "a
l"in With the senate in thoroughly in
ve>tigaring the whole matter.
Mr. lockwood intrsinced a bill enver>
Ing The full ami thorough inspection
OF all drugs sold within the state. The
MEASURE establishes the Mississippi ex-
pertinent station a. the recognized au-
thority on all violations Of tn. prer.ps-
81 the resolution Heavy penalties are
provided.
SENATE
SENATOR Sanders moved to take up
the senate bill providing for the rc-
muneration Of the members Of the code
commission The bill provides that the
members b. paid oos-half the amour,
ptuvidcd for 10y the act Of 1891. which
created the commission. II specifies
that the sum Of si.coo shall be paid
them when the dummy cosle i plac..,.
IN the hands ~ the legislature aud an
other half when the bill i accepted by
that body. The bill was finally passed
by vote Of - toe
The finance committee reported un.
favorably on senate bill No. ). to au.
thorize boaris Of supervisors to put a
per capita tax on dogs, owing To dc
fective or imperfect title
After a twenty-minutc session the
senate took rcccss until pm.
When the senate met pursuant tod.n-
ner recess there was 4 bare quorum of
the members present.
Assistant Secretary Chiles read q
communication from Secretary Woois
OF the Mississippi division Of the south
ern Cotton Association. notifying the
members of the senat. that each one o,
them hal been designated by Presi-
dent Clark ~ delegates to the New
Orleans convention.
There being no further business, ths
motion to al journ prevailed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Robbed by Negroes

Mrs Mamie Childress, a widow liv-
ing near Abbeville, was robbed
by two unknown negroes, who entered
her house and called for her money,
threatening to kill ard throw her in an
old well nearby il she refused their re-
quest. She told them her money was
in a trunk in the house, ami while the
negroes were plundering the house she
ran from honl. and spread the alarm to
nearby neighbors. who returned with
her 10 tie hoHse- The nssroes bv this
lsnc hsf HnGerei Fhc ho.fse a., rssI.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Penitentiary Profits.

The biennial report of the board ot
control. wardens and other officers o,
the Mississippi state peuitentiAry
shows that there was turned into the
State treasury from the operations oi
the system the sum of $50, i0e- u for
the past two years The expenditures
for the same period amounted to SssI.
sD.&5. leaving a balance to the credit
OF the penitentiary property OF $751;
51l.T6. To this Is to be added the i'm
creased value of penitentiary property,
real and person. which would approx.
mate the sum of $4,000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

The board of managers ct the Beau
voir soldiers Home i gratified with
the sucosss met With In Missis-ippi's
attempt to establish a soldiers home.
and the report made to the legislature
shows the home TO b. in fine condition
and full to overhowinS. Since its -
tablishmsn,. no, including those ad-
mitted since jan !, there have been
Ill admissions, their age being . frse-
tias. nxar-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Large Eagle Killed.

One OF the largest eagles ever seen in
that section was killed on Coldwater
river last week The bird measured
= feet inch from tip to tip of wings.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
anufaetories for Mathil

4 site has been purchased n Mathis
ton for large factory for the manufAe-
turing of all kinds OF handles. An
other enterprise which Is TO be located
there IS brick factory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Ferryboas Siuks

While backing out from ycksburg
the ferryboat S.-io,s strJek an obs,ruc-
tion and went TO the bottom All the
passengers and crew get OF in safety.
The boa; will be raised.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

The Mississippi Home Insurance Com
pany viii erect a ten-story steel-frame
building At vieksburg. This will be
the largest building in the State.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

SENATOR G. r Hightower of Fayette
has prepared bill with a view to es-
tablishing a department of agriculture
In Mississippi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18

The Jonsstown Bank. doing bushes.
At Jamestown, closed its doors a few day,
ago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
Seventh Day.

NIr. Cody Of Iazoo presented q r,.soln-
tion providing that the arrangemen,
of engagements Of pastors to open the
session with prayer h. dele gated to the
pastors union OF jackson. an. incident
ally apprOpriating the sum Of sioo to the
treasury Of that organization. This
resolution GRATED much contention. and
was finally tabled by vote Of g. "a 81
The committee on appropriations re-
ported favorably on the bills providing
for the taking up OF certain bonds in
the sum Of sea.0so, which comes due
Jan !. 1907. This committee also
favored the payment Of the code com
mission one-half the sum due on its
work.
A resolution authorizing the com
mittee OF colleges and public institutions
to visit the agricultural and mechanical
institute and the industrial institute be-
fore making its report. received favor.
The resolution carries with it the ap-
preparation Of funds for the payment
Of the expense of the trip to those in
stitutions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-01-18
SENATE.

The senate received a message from
the house announcing the passage oi
n bill to repay certain money borrowed
by the governor, for which be had
given notes. The rules were suspended
and the bill At once referred to the com
mittee on finance.
\ message from the house announced
that that body had adopted a concur
rent resolution inviting Gen Lee &c
address the two houses in joint session,
and on notion of Mr.. Franklin Of Co
lumbus the rules were suspended and
the senate promptly concurred.
On motion of Mr.. Magruder. the chair
was authorized TO appoint a. delegates
representing the senate 10 the Southern
cotton convention At New Orleans
Messers. Yarbrough, Scott and Gordon,
which was agreed to by unan nous con
sent
senator Henry introduced concur.
nent resolution to amend the eonstitu-
tion by striking out sections lt5. ljl
Aahfr AtAC -EaAAoAAs " AA4r
election Of judges.
The session Of the senate was marked
by quite an extended discussion rela-
tive TO the States financial condition
and the necessity and desirability for
discussing these matters thoroughly.
The subject was sprung on a resolution
offered by Senator Hightower, who
asked unanimous consent TO Offer a
resolution .Out Of ORDER On consen,
being given. Senator Hightower sent q
the desk and had read a resolution
providing that on Friday, Jan. -. at Il
O'Clock, the senate take up and discuss
in committee OF the whole the financial
condition Of the State. its present In
debtesiness, and inquire into the causes
Of such indebtedness. In fact be want
ed the whole matter Of State finances
thoroughly understood, and be thought
the sooner they knew this the better.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02

to themselves and all true
progress. | think it is high
time that the yeomanry Of
our country begin to consid-
er soberly, intelligently, unbi
ased hy envy, jealousy; or
any side issues, the grea t
aims, purposes and progress
OF our public institutions; zee
that they are properly pros
tected; that their ultimate
good may be realized the
good Of humanity accomp-
lished.
Even in the churches there
are 30 many Annanias's and
false priests and Levites, and
40 few Publicans and Samar.
itans, that it is time to stop
and think!
AN OBSERVER.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02
A TRAGIC FINISH.

A watchman's neglect,permitted a
leak in the great North Sea dyke,
which child's finger could haye
stopped to become ruinous break,
devastating an entire provence OF
Holland. In like manner Kenneth
McIver of Vanceboro, Me, pei nit
ted little cold to go unaoticed
until tragic finish was only averted
by DR.. Kings New Discovery He
writes: "Three doctors gave me up
to die of lung inflammation, caused
by neglected cold; but Dr.. Kings
New Discovery saved my life"
Guaranteed best cough and cold cure
at All Druggists at soc and $I.oo
Trial bottle free.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02
"Abide In The Ship.

The admonitiOn OF the late
Senator Vance to all demo-
crat IA in North Carolina who
believe in good government
to "abide in the ship" was
given in a time when many
were tempted to seek t h e
haven 10 some other way.
Those who failed to take his
advice had abundant cause
to regret it, and most Of
them have returned to "a
hide in the ship" Hon. W, H.
Bower, of Caldwell county,
ex-Congressman, had de
cided to join the Republican
party. 1t is good news that
he has returned to "abiue in
the ship" as the following
editorial from the Salisbury
Post shows:
ave felt safe in predicting
last year, when it was an
nounced that the Hon, Hort
Bower, OF Lpnoir. had gone
over to the Republican ranks
b a t bis new associa tions
not prove congenial. 1t does
us good to read that he was
in the Democratic convention
Of Caldwell county yesterday
and took IN active part in
it's proceedings. The Demo.
cratic party can't afford to
lose such veterans as Hort
Bower and still less can be
and his type afford to train
with the party that has al
ways obstrncted good gov
ernment in North Carolina. "
Every Democrat in North
Carolina will endorse this ex.
preston bv our Salisbury
contemporary. Such men as
Hort Bower cannot "feed on
the husks" OF Republica nisn
without disgust. And the
Democratic party, while it
can liye without any man,
needs all men, who like Hort
Bower. have helped to win
the great hattles for Demo-
cracy in the past. News and
ObseI yer.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02
Saved His Comrades Life.

"While returning from the Grand
army Encampment at Washington
city, comrade from Elgin, H., was
taken with choleramorbus and was
in critical condition." says Mr..
Houghland, of Eldon, Iowa. IL
gave him chamberland's collie,
cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
believe saved his life. have been
engaged for ten years in immigra.
ton work and conducted m an y
parties to the south and west. al.
ways carry this remedy and have
used it successfully on many occssi
ons." Sold by all dealers in Boone
and Blowing Rock Drug co.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02
Only'Sa Years Old.

81 am only 81 years old and don't
expect even when | get to be- real
old to feel tina. way as long as ! can
get Electric Bitteas,' says Mrs. +.
H. Brunson. of Dublin, Ga, Surely
there's nothing else keeps the old
as yong and makes the weak as
strong as this grand tonic medicine
Dyspepsia, torpid liver, inAamed
kidneys or chronic constipation are
unknown after taking Electric Bit.
tiers a reasonable time. Guaranteed
by all druggist Price soc.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1906-08-02

General StosspIl, who CON
manded tho Russian forces
at Port Arthur, has been sen
tenced to death for surrender
ing to the Japa nese after hol
ding out over a year. The
sentence is not likely to be
carried out, but, as the Rich
mond News Lender sa y .,
something should be done
with Stossel for Dragging SO
loudly and giving up 80 ca
sily,-Charlotte Observer.