Oxford eagle., 1906-12-20
Greater Mississippi
by II. v. BLAKEsLEE


crate army, impressed the writer more
than ever of the good work being done
by our State for those unfortunatcs who,
having arrived at a decrepit old age and
without family and friends, find them.
selves without the means of support.
The home is splendidly situated, well
furnished and admirably managed. The
capacity il not just what it ought TO be,
but at the present time additional build.
ings are being erected and in a short
while many more can be cared for. There
were those who contended that IL would
be impossible to get the veterans to &c
to this home, but that contention has
been exploded long ago. Provisions are
made to care for aged couples, and sew.
eral who have trod the path Of life to.
gether for years are there to pass pleas.
antiy the remaining weeks or days, as
the case may be. II is an institution
that appeals TO all and one that will be
maintained by our live and progressive
people.
The newspaper men are taking advan
tage OF the good times ard a number
have issued attractive editions for
Christmas. The Greenville Times gets
out a 9O-page paper with several hun.
dred illustrations of industrial and agri.
cultural scenes in Washington county
that is one of the bandsomesf ever ;ssued
in the South. II will be worth thou.
sands of dollars to Greenyille md the
surrounding section of country. The
Eupora Progress issues an excellent trade
edition, with colored cover. that reflects :
credit upon the editor as well as the
town it represents. The Greenwood En-.
terprise. Marks Review. Yazoo Sentine,
with GOOD ADVERTISING and reading mat.
ter for holiday shoppers. The newsna.
pers of the State are rejecting the pros.
perous times being experienced and we'll
they should. for there is no more i'm.
portant factor for good t;mes than hon.
eat and conscientious work by n live and
wide-awake newspaner
sor,. ,v.ols s;no, Oh. ,,.,;,.. .u.s
thro,ol ,ha do;i,, 80, g.. ;,,sa..:r...
concesn;ng neat hos in th. S,ata ,ba
same heinz asLsd fnr hv p. M.ssaoh,,so,,s
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to tba nresent fine Nor. than io,.pp
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tries are properly encouraged by our own
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s'oeN
w n F;unev of Madison county for.
merlv a citizen OF Valparaiso. Ind. and
who moved to Mississippi four years ago.
ha. made an excellent record for rais,
inc cotton the present year. He sold
hale in Canton n few days ero that
wc;,heJ 655 mounds at 20 cent. per
Mound and was raised ON one and a quar-.
,er acres of land II was a good long
staple. and the seed readily brought 50
cents per bushel. The bale OF cotton
and s.ad ,e,tsd Mr. Finnev Sl6O.9O He
sas % a model farm. and a whole lot more
rood c;t;zens like him would be highly
5ceeptable.
Tho bazdest proposition a man in
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