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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

Chicagu-Wagru service for carry
ing mail except registered matrer,
between the general post office and
the passenger railway stations In Chi
cago Is now a thing ef the past Post
office officials are ssing tunnel system.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

Washingran-The Legislative ap
preparations bin and ether money meas
ures Of the cnmfng session Of congress-
VIII be spelled In the old way The
committees decides Daniel wsbster's
spelling good enough.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

The governor appointed r. L. Tucker
of Marshall, J. NJ Cohen of Copiah
and Douglass Robinson OF Lefnre as
trustees of the Agricultural and Me-
cnnuicaI College.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
NEW PRISON SYSTEM
wfll IA Managed by 4 New Beard
Of rrussses.

As the time draws near for the change
IN the system Of penisentiary manage
nent, q brief summary Of the new con-
iitious under the amended law viii be
u interest. The change eliminates the
nsmhers Of the railruad commission
.rum connection wiih prison MANAGE
nent. they being succeeded by board
which assumes control on Jan. l, TO bs
appointed by the governor, but to be
mcreedct by men elected by the people
n the same manner ~ other general
state officers are chosen. This board is
10 have general control over the entire
prison system, and Is to devote it, entire
time thereto. l. viii be assisted by an
executive officer, who viii be known as
superintendent. The salary Of the SUI
perinrendent IL to be s5.000. Il II
necessary that he have extended and
practical experience A. n farmer, and
that he resisie on the Sundower farm.
which shall be known as the peniten-
tiary proper. The salary Of the trus-
tees shall be s.,000 each per annnm-
Like the superintendent, they shall be
allowed actual travelling and hotel ex-
penses when outside the city of Jack
son, where the board is to have an Of
dee. and where clerk, who il "a receive
. salary Of 81 200 year, il To be sta
toned. The trustees shall be men OF
known practical experience and busi-
ness ability
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

Princeton kF.-The tohaccI srem-
nsrfes CT Ichn SrEger and John G.
crrs the latter ernErullsd by the LIN
Esrial Toilaecu Co. OF New York, vera
destroyed by a f,es AsnfIed Ey a mob.
LesS xhcur S11i.aaa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

New York-The lamentzhIe death of
the president Of the Southern railway
is the subject Of regrstfuI comment In
the financial district. hut the effect ON
the quoted value of the stocks of thu
road was scarceIy percepeible
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

Congressman Gambler viii make an
sflort 20 secure appropriation from con-
gress for the Improvement of Tomhig-
bee river. A bill viii also be pressed
for the construction Of q macadarnized
road between Corinth and the Shiloh
National Park
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

The safe of the postoffice at Bogue
ChiSto was burgiarized and about $500
zpc,rr-ed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
North Mississippi Conferences.

The North Mississippi annual confer
ence OF the ~ Z. Church, south, is in
session at Corinth. This conferences
embraces all OF North Mississippi from
the Tennessee State line TO the south
boundaries of Washington, Holmes,
Attala, Winston and Noxubee counties
and SO much of Pickens county, Ala,
a. lies north of the Noxubee and vest
Of the Tombigbee river. This confer
ence was formed as it now is. save that
part of Alabama above named, which
was added later, by the general confer
ence held in May, $50, and the confer
ence was organized and held its first
session in Water Valley in November
of that year. Last year there were Az
IT. members of the church in this ter
ritory There are 5e4organized churches
Ard 535 houses Of worship, i25 sunday
schools and Il. I'D scholars, not count
ing =, Ado officers and teachers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
FARMERS, Union Cotton Sale.

The bi cottnn r-nvement IN the
history Of Yalobusha county occurred
st Water Valley when the members of
the Farmers Union pooled 1000 bales
and invited foreign buyers to come and
bid on IT, The city had the appearance
Of circus day Vehicles OF every de-
scription congested the streets, and for
. time they we're impassable. Cotton
frum . distance of forty miles was
brought to the sale. Some disappoint-
nent was felt at ths nun-appearance Of
buyers who had been requested to At
tend, and as consequence fully l,5oo
bales remained unsold when the days
work clnseti
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

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rieA ~ f-sm sAs crafty tsrr,furis,n -
Nno. tnr ne 8sNu enths. wuubT 1.~Iufr
~ rurrrrfsau 1eopNs rlF 10 sxl,{.sl rsst ~
~ N@rr wealthy ff We ever Usr rnls
xrw~rnrusrr fsA inta rAn hansl.. "a 1sag1
ec ~t1nsr of These rwu <ia ssss. ". ~hnff
saw aurs~fvws t1iss ~ Arnar.rt'~ rutr
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rslnlsc gft~s work hand N haasf rhs--
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06
Cuban Enrervencicn.


The rebellion in CsissE and tina i-1cf-
eenrs leading ~ I'd the establishments oc
cifs pruvisiunal guvernr1auc ts reYteweti.
and tina president says
When the .iscriuu has been held ait
tine new x1verumerC t1llgzlrared In
peaceful amt orderly fashion af the pruvi-
sionnl gnuerumenc VIII earne 10 an emit
Z take rtfs gpunrriuirY af expressing
upon osnnlf sf the American 1eopie-
w.rh al rnsaibie suesuniry. our most
eurussC hope rlfar the penpie OF CahH
viii realize rfe Imperative need df Ere
ssrvfl1g Justice ami keeping order IN tlts
island The Unirgu Srares Wishes Moth
inz Of Caha except that ir shall prosper
morally and mansrialiE- and Wishes nnGii-
ing OF tine C1bnns save that they snail
be able ID preserve 0rier among them
selves and therefore To preserve their
ill,f,.rarrs.euee IL the elections become Il
EIrge and II the iusurrecrnuurY ha3iE
becomes confirmed in the isisIrd, il is Ib-
ss,IrreTT -'Ir OF the question that ms
isiIrd sinala- continue independent. and
the Uuirzd 81. ss4 which has assumed
rns. sparSurship hs 1re the civilized wurt
rssr Cnfas career aS q nation. wuuiu
arai.1 nave 90 inrerN Fue and 20 se. tillr
tifis government WAS managed IN ssIrr
frrfartY tlsfficn as To secure tine safety
r,-,,,.,tsrr ~ those wfis sxer-ise seIf-s,au-
srrnrueur is always iard.. AMI should
nave every charity and patience win tine
Ctlhana As rnsT tread riiia difs eiilr ps.rL-
regard for tfsEI- but [ must sIrnesrlY
allure them suienIuIy to- weigh 1aei- rs-
,sw rpUerulnenr 10 srzrr.d iE sin u run
sxrroor!rlT and with treedorl frnrI Ia
grant denial az right on the 1ns 'azif-
am from illsarrerrianary disturbance On
the artrer.'r
On uhs sz1hiect az the Panarln canal ~
Promises n spse;aa1 nessuga In the mean
,slnsiuss.ruhIs spaes hs dauursd To ina
International conferences df American re-
utlellEx a1d ti1a vfsir of SeerecIrY Enoc
ra SoIr1 A,iIe-fE-k. and paaura Co tile Eler
"a rlIr~ xf-1rEA rR4lLIr UI uAr-GuA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

h appeals fdr every announcement
rhar ritef cuuaress can gixe c5 the 3srl-
-trir-1ruI iurzresrs dc the country he
cailIr1 10 tina <nusf chat Ia asing done. oF
rna vzrfn,Ia farms az xranEz or<tnlzl-
rlunA 2nd snYSr
.-xruer.kl Elcr1rz r1uzr esopxrzrz N r1a
l111rruvzfrenr az ci1s tAruler'f eund4 riuEl.
Hs uIEac nave tina ei1aacH % - estlIearl.d
U<irft <ee-u ever N view the tmrltuAls
ruIn ri,uai1fr naENezu rs1R theory df et1u-
rxr1lu And rda EHGtS df l94- IN AL
s-f-rrIsf.m - sanuIxf ufkEau 1zlr 4l,uA II
n = - rainw % 1r1<ezEa . enrrAln nzzu-
- RI wlHnSx sEnnzn<u an8 srz1nux1r
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-06

Advices from Washington state that
x2n0,000 will be recommended by the
government engineers for improvements
on Pascagoula river for next year This
Is independent Of the work being done
in deepening the pass at Horn Island and
is significant OF great things for Pascs-
gnula harbor- The ariginnl project of
expending five million dollars on this
naturally protected port to make it enc
Of the best in the world, will be carried
out IN the next few years Mississippi
IL secure IN the possession of two or
more Important ports for securing a large
share OF the business thar viii come this
way upon ths cnmplsrinn at the Panama
mual
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
MORSE MEMS REUNION
Telegraph Operators Enjoy
Themselves in Capital.
WILL MEET NEXT AT NIAGARA
Usual Custom, Officers for
Coming Year Are Elected from that
Vicinity - President VIII Receive
Them TO-dRy-COmmissiO Mac
farland Talks of the Craft.

After elecung officers and listening 40
q number Of interesting speeches, the Old
Time Photographers and Military Tele-
graphers, who are holding their annual
convention ia washington, put in the
day sightseeing. A trip to Arlington in
the afternoon was followed by a theater
party I'm the evening.
The convention was an occasion OF
handshaking. largely. and the renewal of
friendships formed at long distance over
the wire.
Groups of operators stood about the
Arlington Hotel swapping yarns and com
pairing the modern methods with those
OF their early days. The Military Tele-
graphers dwelt particularly upon the stir
ring experiences they met with during
the civi! war
President William II. Young called the
Old Timers Convection to order IN the
room which had been decorated for the
occasion by the War Department with
American flags. The decorations were
complete with the collection OF pictures
belonging 10 President Young showing
the history of the telegraph from the
early days TO the present time.
The gavel used BY Mr. Young was an
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
MAY EXTEND CIVIL SERVICE
Eleven Hundred internal Revenue
Deputies Under Consideration.
Civil Service Commissioner Green
Investigated Complaints of Per-
nieiOus Political Activity.

The deputy collectors Of internal rev
enue throughout the country. numbering
in ali over 1.1C0 with salaries averaging
about $3.50 per annum. viii in all proba-
biHty be placed under the civil service
by Executive order by January T. The
Civil Service Commission is now prepar-
ing a report 90 The President on the sub
ject. and it is believed they viii strongly
recommend that the President take this
course.
Civil Service Commissioner Greene has
returned from trip 10 Kentucky and
other States, where he had been TO in
vesjiglte the matter In Kentucky. Vir-
giniJ. and North Carolina there have been
Tor years complaints OF the peruici0us
political activity of deputy collectors and
testimony goes To show that assessments
have been levied by them on a wholesale
order
Tt is believed by the Civil Service Com
mission that such an order would go far
toward removing the constant com
plants which are reaching the commits
sion. In fact. it is understood that the
President with whom the matter has
been discussed informally is only wait
ing for the official recommendation Of the
commission TO put the order into effect
Last year conditions became so bad in
the " estern North Carolina district that
the President placed the deputies in that
district under the civil service This
led TO an investigation in other districts
with the result that the commission be-
lieves it in the interest of the public
service TO include every deputy collector
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10

this afternoon, ar the residence Of
his brother-in-law, Alr. George W. Brown.
le7 North Royal street. Rev. Edgar Car
penter rector of Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church. officiated. and the burial was
made in st. Paul's cemetery. The pail
bearers were. MessTs. Harry Downham.
William Wildt, G N. Schwab. William
Murray. George Cogan, and John =. Lap
hen
The funeral OF Mrs. Mary Z. Carter
wife of Mr. Freezing Carter. was held at
o'clock this afternoon from her late
residence. 5IG South Alfred street Rev.
J. II EWell officiated and the interment
was made in the Methodist cemetery.
Mrs. Susan webster Dies.
Mrs Susan Webster. widow Of
Charles Webster died suddenly this after
noon. at the residence Of James Nc
Williams. Mrs Webster had gone into
the yard when she suddenly expired.
Heart trouble is supposed TO have been
the cause Of her death The deceased was
about fifty years of age. and is survived
by one son. Charles Webster. of WASH
ington The funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
DEALS WITH MILLIONS.
Register of the Treasury Makes HIS
Annual Report.


W. T. Vernon, register of the United
Secretary of the Treasury the annual re-
port of the operations of his Office for
the fiscal year ended June 80. 1906. The
report indicates the immense amount of
labor required in keeping the personal
accounts OF holders of registered bonds
and keeping abreast the work of paying
interest on the public debt. besides per-
forming other duties required Of the office
of the register
The report shows that 1S4, 363 checks.
amounting TO $50 Sos, 90. .. were issued for
the payment of the quarterly interest on
registered bonds including the per cent
bonds of the Philippine Islands. District
Of Columbia loans, and Spanish indem-
nifty certificates.
Since the hrst issue of checks for the
payment of interest on registered bonds
WAS made in 1873. there have been issued.
paid, returned. and fled !, ,999 "a checks.
amounting to S963, 097, ,79476, to June 30,
1906. Within the year there were received
for exchange transfer and redemption
27,0S6 coupon bonds, amounting TO S13,-
S7S040, aggregating in total number on
file in the Office of that form of govern
ment Indebtedness 4. So. AS bonds amount
ing to S2S59 639.3l0.
Another feature of the work i'm connec-
ton with the Office Of the register is the
counting and destroying of redeemed
notes OF the national currency. These
consist Of United States notes. Treasury
notes of 1896. gold certificates. silver GER
titicates, Tefunding certificates. and frdc-
tiOnal currency.
During the fiscal year just ended the re-
port shows there We're counted and de-
strOyed Us, ,153. SOC redeemed notes. amount
ing 10 Sj05. $3.50. 62I.S0 and that in each sue
cessive year to date Of report the number
counted and destroyed was steadily in
creased until it has reached the large
total given above.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
ARMY ORDERS.

Fust Lieut.. C5de T. Crusan Fourth Infantry
leave OF absence extended rWo months on account
0f sickness.
First Lieut. Francis W. Griffin. Artillery Cons
relieved from further dlts uitl Fourteenth Battlry
FIeld Artillefy. and ordered % rei1in MS company
at Fort Hamilton
llai Alfred p. Bradicg. surgeon. detailed a. mem
h,r q army retiring board appointed % meet AZ
Chicago vice Capt. William T. Lewis. assistant
surgeon. hereby relieved
Ssi Thomas Il. Reos CoTs of Engineers. ordered
70 Fort LeaTeEW0rth. kansas for consultation with
construction quartemaster.
FIRST LieUt John H. Iipop. ARTILLERY C0rps or
dersd 90 Gfian- Ca % seere evidence against on
listed men nog before col-t martial AZ Fort 0gle-
thorpe
Capt C5de S. Ford assistant surgeon. orders to
proceed 90 Philippines suspended until further notice.
First Lielt. Glen J.. Jenks. Ordnance Department.
ordered from Wa.ertour Arsenal 3Ia=sachusetts. 20
Fon Teuy y T.. 0u Official business.
First Lieut Charles j. Frulwittcr. ARTILLERY Corps,
leave of absence extended ten days.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
WHAT IS MAN MADE OF2
Indiana Scientist the Latest to
Tackle the Problem OF Ages.

After half a century Of DaTwinisul-the
evolution of man from the lower animal
now comes DR.. LittIefeId Of Anderson,
Ind. TO demolish 10 with his little book
IN which he demonstrates-tO his own
satisfaction M least-Jhat man is created
from mineral substances. that life had
its origin in the combination Of certain
chemicals" That is. the learned gentle
man would classify man much as the
chemists do al substances with their
mystical symbols But when one comes
10 think Of il. Dr. Littiedeld's theory is
not al all new, in fact. it is the oldest in
the world that we have any record of, for
IS it not declared In a certain Book shat
man was made OF the dust Of the earth2
The mystery Of life-and It's companion,
The mystery of death--has engaged the
world since there was world II has
had the best thought OF the best think
ers. ID has ranked as the greatest study
10 which man could devote himself Yet
after thousands Of generations. after a
study that reaches back into "a time that
man knows not OF. we know no more
than did the first crude minds that the
subject attracted There are countless
theories. but Of certainty there is none.
We know man better to-day than at any
previous period, we understand his place
IN nature better than 40 any other time,
but whence he came and whence he goes,
and the purpose Of 1t aII-the great
eternal why-remaius unanswered.
Certain teachings enc has faith IN be-
cause they have been accepted fol-. count
less years. and those who attack them
can offer none better. but the question
stiil remains unanswered.
The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
POSTMISTRESS AND COOK.
Miss Robertson. Of Muskogee. 1. I.
Entertained Delegates.

The Federal delegates who attended the
recent convention of postmasters. in st
Louis. are telling an amusing story o.
Miss Alice NJ Robertson. who runs the
post-ofiicc at MuskoSee. j. r., with ii
mere man" for an assistant Miss Rob
ertsOn entertained the convention one day
with a description OF her work iu lHat
far-away corner of the earth, Jelling of
the rivalry existing between her office
and the nearest one Fort Smith.
Miss Robertson comes of family of In
dian educators, and has spent the best
years Of her life In trying to instnl bet
ter ideas into the miEd of the red man.
Miss Robertson explained 20 The con-
Vcution THAI her greatest accomplishment
was not that of keeping q post-office, but
thaJ Of "a good cook She said 10 was
something OF a mystery 90 her why she
had never married because of that ac-
C0mpHshment but such was the fact.
and now She had about given up hope.
as she had been stricken from one eligi-
BILE list after another untl she was no
longer allowed TO take even q competitive
examination as a housewife
To Illustrate her capabilities as a cook.
she told the convention the following
story.
once / was travelling across an un-
se4lestered plain iu the territory We
came to @ small p0st-0fice. Oh. 81 was
such "a foriorn place and We were so
hungry. my Indian driver and J. We
asked The postmaster if We could get
something t1 ear Tie said We could bug
some salmon and cr8ckers
u told him we didut want crackers
and salmon. .NelI' said the postmaster.
We can't cook Ma died a month ago
So I cooked enough for six. when he
sat down hungry. stJrved-Iooking
cIIld ps-ya5 at go tHs Gosr 7 invited him
in and ta- way Dec stuffed down the food
was marvellous
when tle meal was over De asked his
father IF the woman couldn't stay and
cook aiways. Maybe thc lady couldn't
@tav. answered the postmaster Wei.
couldn't you pay her enough, pap asked
tEe child Maybe We could SON ASK
here
H3u much would you STAY fer.
ma'am. to cook for pa and me2 asked
tine lad
'iT veu could pay me as much as I'm
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