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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07
ON THEIR WEDDING TOUR
on For Europe Oa Their De-
layeA weadtng Tour.

Washington. ID. C.-Representative
Nicholas Longworth. with Mrs Long
worth. formerly Miss Alice Roosevelt.
left Washington Friday and sailed for
Europe on the ST. Louis Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Longworth will be the
guests OF Ambassador Reid in London.
and of distinguished Americans in 9TH
er capitals
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07
FOR eURToN's EXPULSION
senator Bailey. of Texas. starts ne
Bait Rolling For Expaistoa
OF Kansas senator.

Washington.-Senato Joseph W.
Bailey Friday introduced a resolution
in the committee on privileges and
elections for the expulsion of Sena-
tor Joseph R. Burton. of Kansas.
Action on the resolution went over
until next Tuesday. II is said that the
sentiment of the committee is such
that the resolution will be adopted IL
Burton does not resign before the
next meeting OF the committee.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Charlotte, y. C.--Jokn Spencer Bas-
sett. professor Of hissory in Trinity Col-
lege. Durham, n. G., has resigned TO
accept . similar chair al smith College,
Northampton. Mass. Two years ago
DR.. Bassett wrvte an article for mag
axine in which he asserted that with the
exception Of Robert z. Lee, Booker T.
washingtan wss the greatest man the
South han produced in hundred years
The article attracted considerable at
teationf nfthroaghout the country and wzs
the oDlecs Of sons adverse criticism
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07
Pushing Railroad Work.

The kel>o-Silver City branch railroad
is about completed from Silver city To
Holly Bluff. on the >unhoWer river.
Work will be pushed forward a. -eon a.
the waters rece,le. Even under favorable
circumstances. though. il viii DOUBTLESS
be several months before this difhralt
gap can be completed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07
Lightning Hit. OIL Tanks.

Bartlesville. l. IA fash Of light
ming set fire to oil tanks on the west
end of lots Nos GA and 65. Usage res
ervation. and caused loss Of 5000.
Two derricks and three large storage
tanks and their contents were do
struyed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

A. a special session of the hoard OF
supervisors OF CiaiboFne county a re-
ward of $3.50 vas offered for the cap
ture ssad conviction of the party 81 par
ties who liberated ,. D. Rsgan from the
eosnty jail on MAY Is
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

representative Of ten chapters % the
Daughters a the E&stsrn star wifhis
the stats. wAuss nasInhxr.hlp = eun-
po-~d only Of wises. a4ughfers. sisters
snd wt3o&s AZ M2.sas. ast 81 Msrilixn
ami effected a STATE oFxxnsxaEtea.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Covington. Tenn--On Friday J. r.
Poole. young farmer. attempted sub
eide by shooting through the breast
with a target rife Threatened pros
ecution is thought to have prompted
the deed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Recentiy a argr sined iaybird exritei
coSumstiea In a hen yard st 1isana
R@yea BY Pirkiax up eae of ths youHz
ehirks lie a~w up Into a nearby tree
~itb IL. bat the thro~rng Of a fec
st0u~- caused ham To drop the prey.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Chicagos-Felix klucht. about 20
years old. whose home Is IN San Fran
cisco. attempted TO commit suicide
here by shooting himself In the temple.
The bullet pierced his brain and It h
believed he VIII die.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Honolulu. Haaii.-Gov. Carter has
resumed the discharge OF his ofncial
dnties- He says he viii not resign.
and expects to serve until the end Of
the FIRST term. which has is months 70
run
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Ths oktibh.ha Fair Association ha.
selected octobsr >. 10 and u as dates of
the next fair. This. the 6fth annual fstr
held under the management Il the 0kttb-
bsha State Fair Asseetarfun. bids fair
10 be by far the h--t yet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Often the remark is heard that there
is no profit to be made in the poultry
business Can you recall successful
farmer who is without chickens on has
pIaeet If it is worth while TO raise them
carelessly isn't it probable that better
results could be secured with additional
attention.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Meridian is undergoing a wave Of in
dignation by the citizens at the eondi-
tion of the streets. 1t is to be hoped
that this eommendable stirring up will
not be allowed to TO by without some
thing of a substantial nature being done
to better conditions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Next November Jackson will have the
biggest exposition and fair thar ths sssts
has svar kaA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Inc eombing cott0n I'm WIN nAs
been in the experimental stage for a
number of years, has been perfected, Gsd
a large factory for its manufacture viii
be commenced this year. II has b~sa
proven that this gin Is superior to the
old saw gin. making better sample,
larger turnout and commanding a higher
price Ii Is 10 be hoped that sueh Is the
ease, and that its advent will mean just
that much more profit to the cotton
planter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

One of the greatest needs of Mississip-
p Is better roads. On that subject, and
with . sensible and cheap proposition
Tor their betterment, an article viii be
published in this department shortly.
y q not an untried experiment. nor the
bobby Of . monomaniae, but the result
of sxpexience and one that has proven
praetical and al night
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Speaking OF eid people. a frisnd az
Wal Hill. Marshall county. writes that
in has n>sghbsrhsoi there lives an eld
negro hy the name Of John J~ffriss that
claims to be ffs years Of sg~. and his
appearance bears cut the ASSERTION Hrs
distinct memory Of matters IN the past
Is another yerifcatssa Of his claim %
be more than 100 years Of age woald
ike to have information eogxrning
other eentenarians in the STATE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

West Point will commemorate the
memory OF her Confederate dead by the
erection of a handsome monument to
their memory. At the present rate it
will not be long until every courtyard
in the State will have a remembrance OF
the valiant deeds of these rexered heroes.
The present generation could do no more
eommendable piece of work than to see
that these monuments decorated the
yard of every courthouse IN the STATE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Cool nights last week again set the
cotton crop back The plant Was just
recovering from such a sp~sl whoa the
second came However. we should feel
thankful that the weather was not such
as that handed out TO the people Of ~.
Louis, where it showed for five fSlil mia
utes. We have great deal TO Be thank
ful for down here in Mississippi
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Newton has secured an abundance OF
excellent arte-ian water after A number
of attSmp,s. While the dsPth Of the
well Is not known To the Pubiar- IL VA
drilled IN something Ike a w~~k- AMI u
i known from that that Il = 1t NJ
uncommou depth- No greater blessing
car be had than that Of ass~i and vAols-
some water in sufncirnt quantities.. We
are glad with the enterprlsSzg psopae Of
Newton IN the securing q 2rtesz2a
warer-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

All this happened so quickly that
people away from the immediate vi
einity were not aware OF the tragedy
and continued to acclaim their SOW
ereigns- Soon. however. there ap-
peared the empty royal coach with
two horses missing and the others
spaftered with blood
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

Aberdeen started a sandlime hrick fac
tory short time since and the stock Is
worth a great deal more than par al
ready Shipments have recently been
made to Tennessee and Alabama points.
That Is one Of the benefits to be derived
from such an industry Ii gives employ
ment 10 labor and a market for some
thing that has not heretofore been of
prort- Then. too. the product sells
away from home and brings more money
into the city and community for distri-
button
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-06-07

A fair wool-proiueing sheep and a
medium mutton animal might be breS
in one, but You would not get the best OF
either, no more than you could eombins
the best butter and beef animal in one
COW. The bes. mutton sheep does not
produce the best quality or the greatest
quantity OF wool. and the best wool pro
dneer Is a poor mutton sheep.
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cite, consisting of about fifty miners
and, possibly, half a dozen women,
some in the sere and yellow and few
with the bloom of youth upon theil
cheeks, greeted the orchestra" upon
arrival. The orchestra" was conduct
ed to a saloon, the fixtures of which
had been moved to the rear Of the
room, and a table, with two chairs ar
ranged thereon, was designated as the
place from which the orchestra"
should dispense music
A Preliminary.
AS a preliminary to the exercises
some of the more enthusiastic gentle
men in attendance dressed in blue
or red shirts, corduroy or homespun
trousers tucked into heavy mining
boots and each carrying a pair of
skies" strapped around their waist)
shot Off few sticks of dynamite in
the single street of the camp, after
which the ceremonies began without
delay.
Cash" and I, seated upon table
at the rear of the saloon, started oDer-
atoms by cutting loose the Virginia
reel, which was followed by any OLD
kind of rag time" tune that would
furnish a regular cadence for the Wild
est dance that il has ever been my
experience to witness. There being
but few women present, many of the
men, of necessity. had to choose other
men for partners. and the women were
danced to standstill by the eager
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&The Man Who QUITS.

American officer at the bridge of a for
| eign vessel, commanding strange crew
of fierce adventures. There came out
OF this tale OF discipling a reckless set
of bravadores, q deeper appreciation of
the lessons that are learned at Annapolis
! Nor did the frank and graphic life story
fail TO show the treachery and cupidity Of
| South American leaders-those adyentlIr-
ers who dishonored their own country
and preyed upon their own people-in the
remorseless purpose of charging their
private store of dollars.
A strange thing that this man should
be as he was-hiS effort ended. his fights
stayed and his life in easy oblivion that
promised nothing.
TO him II was no tragedy He was
as careless over the final blank chap
ter OF his life-as Indifferent to the prom
lSe,ess future-aS regretleSs OF the depar-
ture OF the past as though he had known
monotonous one Of his eventless present.
We left the launch at the broken
wharf as twilight fell. In the midst of a
talk over the storm and its possibilities,
Mount broke in suddenly:
Say, don't you find this job mighty
dry work. / caught the drift of this
leading remark and smiled.
ignored the laws Of appreciative hospil
talfty Intentionally. But they've closed
the saloons here during this storm eX-
citement- But for this I'd have done my
full duty. But you're a native here and
no doubt know the side door secrets.
Here are couple of dollars Do you
think you can do anything with them?"
Can j do anything with them? Just
watch. What's the number of your room
at the hotel. You'll find me there with
sufficient means of entertainment when
You get through
The nights story was a rather long
one and before l had turned the last
sheet over TO the operator the hour was
well on to midnight. l found Mount in
my room asleep with his head on the
table In blaze of light. A big bottle
opened and with its contents lowered was
nearby and in easy reach. He walked at
my step and brushed the sleep from his
eyes. Evidences of his close acquaintance
with the bottled article on the table
were too pronounced to be ignored, but
ne was coherent and intelligent, II a
little reckless.
Great story we've got tonight" he
said genially. 'If you can't handle it,
let me do it,
DO you really think you could do
the story" L asked with an intended
taunt in my voice.
do l think L can do it? Look here
It's big story. But I've handled a big
ger story for a bigger paper than yours.
] covered the sudden overthrow OF Don
Pedro's government in Brazil for The
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ON GEORGES SLATE
Young Hopefurs Message For Dear
Old Santa Clans

Ioung Hopefurs Message For Dear
Old Santa Claus.
Spelling partially and impartiaIly cor
rected by papa under the Roosevelt
rules and others.1
Dere Santy-Wenn U KUN along
With Rainderes nifty mere as strong
As Hooley's goat pull Yore sledd
VII find Ne sleaping inn mi Bedd,
Butt on the Beddstedd u win c
A pare OF Sox bigg for Me
Thur Papa's, for mi oan was welt
So yuzed his-now, don't forget,
don't want very menny Things
2 1niun boze Il with Strings
And narrers and ! of themm There
Pop gums that Shoots ITSELF with
Air.
And 2 RevolvurZ, l with Kapps
Sl;air themm little Jonsun Chaps
And ! that Shoots a reeul Bawl
play with Katts and Pups; that's
awI.
Oh, Ses-I merely plumm forgot
want Kannun saiIn as whott
= bruins Jimmy smith last ycre,
r maybe Bigger-I don't kere-
l OF themm Kannuns with Rore
That's loud enuff shaik the dore
And maik the nayburZ shut thur
yeres
And say. Don't play with him, mi
deres."
Yes, and sum Powder and a soard
And skabbIrd. iff U kan afford
leev Me themm. Z c I'm go'u'
3 soijer wenn I'm, groan
And go and Fite the nashun's Kawn,
Cpholding Fredum's wholly laws:
Tho Papa SEE ] want an Orgy
OF NOyS around the howse
yoreS,
GEORGE.
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CONTINUED from Ninth Page.) 4.

,. tContinued from MINI FsSe-) -
enough TO have to rely upon that feeling
Of tenderness to save me from expul-
zion:
man OF my class. That was before con-
Rress had interferred at the academy. As
lighting man / had to take the place
Of man of my class when he was to
than he AS official 'scrapper' for M
class / was four times fred from the
academy for fighting. Each time the gen
ersl saved me- I'll never forget the day
he was arguing in the navy department
with Secretary Robson for my restora-
ton. The secretary told him:
But general this young man is al
ways lighting
naval academy for II it's not to teach
men to fight. said the old general hotly
M he pounded the table with his fist. II
you are going to run a sewing circle or q
knitting school. You had better shut the
blamed thing UP. But IL you are trying
to teach men to fight what on earth do
you mean by expeling man who knows
how to fight and who does it,
"Bu / got through somehow. ] got
throuSi with all sorts Of credit in my
studies and no sort of credit in anything
else
AS he told his story 1 picked out anew
the picturesque chapter of this sea rover's
life. Ii was such story as Conan Doyle
ought 10 teE--this story of a Decimur
saxon OF the NeSt-InlS latter day FRAN
cts Drake who went down to the sea in
Iron Clads and dynamite cruisers when
men we're hunting each other down with
eight inch rifles In floating fortresses of
steel.
saw the rich literary opportunity
Of this tale Of adventure-this story of
the man who crossed the world, to draw
swOrd-who stepped from the bridge
Of man o war of one country and
moved over TO take command of a cruiser
Of another, for no other reason than that
its flag was the flag of nation at war;
and few over an embattled fleet. 1
The story Of the rescue of the De Long
expedition by a United States cruiser
The moving account of twenty-six days
spent in an open whale boat in the Arc
liz Ocean, heard from him. the ensign
OF the expedition. Out of his familiarity
with their private and professional lives
got a new insight into the deeds of men
whose exploits have made their names
familiar to the people of their country.
This ones misfortunes, this ones sorrow,
the scandal that had embittered the life
o. another. the weakness that had wreck
ell the career Of another-all these things
Mount knew as he talked Familiarity of
H." he" he had PIT behind him.
tb"-' was. too. the chapter of the
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New, York Herald. I guess you haven't
handled anything bigger than that"
And you have been newspaper man,
TOO, l said. when l had lit a cigar and
was established IN rocker. Mount,
! there is great big story in you. Rich
ard Harding Davis ought to run you in
that series Of his on real soldiers of for
tune.
Not him. Not Davis" he returned
holly. IF there's a story there It's for
somebody else. l know Davis. l was in
command OF one of HearstS newspaper
boats in 81. The Cuban revolution was
going on then. 1t was before our gov
eminent jumped into the fight. L had to
take Davis and Remington down on the
Ncation with the insurgents. Remington
has the nerve all right to stick to his job
, II II Is dangerous, but Davis-well since
that trip Hearst has never had him TO
since that trip | have never cared TO
meet Mr.. Richard Harding Davis
His loosened tongue went swiftly on in
another hours "reminiscences of advert
ture and tragedy which until then had
remained untold. At length deeming the
tlme propitious. asked him quite blunt
ly;
What is the matter with you? You
are not an old man. Your mind is as
strong and your body as strong as they
ever were. There are few men today of
experience. The best work you nave
ever done you could do today and do II
quite as well. And yet you are today not
much more than cipher. What's the
matter with your" -
"Oh. quit" he said, undisturbed and
unruffled.
But why?' / asked. was it this?"
leaned forward and touched the bottle
on the table.
mo that never troubled me- 1t never
mastered me. | have always ruled it."
And he continued somewhat Savagely
and somewhat bitterly:
1T was something worse than that
know success. l have tasted it's sweets
| know the joy of lighting. have fought
breast to breast with life for it's honors
and rewards. / have fought and won the
honors and rewards. But the time came
when there was no sweetness in victory
and what was worse no joy in fighting
Then l Quit. l quit cold.
The day may come when 1 may take
a hand again in the fighting, but l doubt
it. I'm out of it,
He knitted his brows and said slowly:
Il have been married. Ny wife had
money. / left the navy to please her.
shaped my life-I fought my fight to
please her. Well-we are not living to-
gether now. And / have quit
IT'S. midnight and I'm tired. Good
night
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eral expeditions in the west, and who.
incidentally had proven himself to,be
true blue upon various occasions,
whether the circumstances demanded
a gospel sermon or a resort to arms.
had received private tip that there
was something doing" in the Annette
district and, when l met him in Santa
Fe, according to preconcerted arrange
ment, early in the spring previous to
our advent in Annette, had given
me the tip and in consequence We pur-
chased half dozen burros, loaded
them in approved western style with
everything necessary to a prolonged
stay on the border of civilization, and
made start for the GoIconda regard
ing which We had heard such fatter-
ing reports.
From Santa Fe to Taos we covered
about los of the hardest miles that
ever travelled over, the greater part
of it through deep sand, and after
leaving Taos we kicked that bunch of
burros another twenty miles to the en-
trance of Canon Rio Hondo. Here we
stopped to rest for few days and
then, finding the snow in the canon
had hard crust broke camp and.
after the hardest kind of a trip. reach
ed Annette and built a small log
cabin, just big enough for two. in
large aspen covered fiat about mile
or so above the town.
Rouehine 1t.
In this cabin We remained for sew
eral weeks as the heavy snow in the
mountains above that point precluded
the possibility of proceeding further
until the spring thaw begun. Here
we had it right" The only bed we
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CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A MINING CAMP
BY BEN n. THOMAS.

High up among the mountains OF
northern New Mexico. surrounded by
pinon and aspen covered hills and. fur
Their away, by the bold peaks of the
Taos range of the immortal rockies
by the side of an ice cold, crystal
water, madly rushing stream which
teemed with luscious speckled trout
and which. although but a dozen feet
wide, was dignified with the name of
Rio IIondo, deep River) is the little
mining camp Of Amizette-or at least
the camp was there upon the occasion
Of my last visit, some sixteen years
ago.
7 had the fortune (or misfortune) to
he one of the pioneers of that section
which, although it had been exploited
by two or three "old timers" one of
whom had erected an old fashioned
Spanish arastra, or crude arrangement
for crushing up gold ore by means of
great stones. dragged around in a cir
cular chamber by water power, and
which pulverized the ore sufficiently
TO allow much of the free gold therein
10 escape, to be subsequently caught
IN the rifles of washer" from
where 1t was gathered by means of
quicksilver. the only substance that
will %malgate with gold, at the time
of my advent into the camp it consist
ed OF but three log cabins, one occu-
pied by long whiskered resident who.
with he greatest faith I'm the district,
had built there several years before
aud the other two OF comparatively
recent construction.
Something Doing
My old 'pard." Cash Tarbell. with
whom had previously been upon sew
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masculine participants in the celebra-
ton of Christ's advent upon earth.
or course, under such circumstances,
1t could hardly be supposed that de-
corum would prevail and, from time
to time, those who had succumbed to
the seductive influences of mountain
tangle foot" were carried out and gen.
fly laid to rest in their respective
hunks, there to sleep off the effect of
their rotations
When the midnight hour arrived
the ladies, who numbered but eight,
were in majority and then, then
only, the orchestra" Cash Tarbell
and myself, managed to participate in
the dance, taking turns, while the other
played, to trip the light fantastic toe
in honor of the greatest celebration
that Annette had ever known.