Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-03-21

give 70 the monopolistlc gentlemen who
own the bagging trust a lesson that
will be long remembered.
Meadville realizes the Importance Of
good school facilities and has started a
movement to supply an up-to-date
building for the children OF the town
and community. The agitators of this
proposition are exactly right, aud
every one Interested in the welfare
OF the community should lend help
ing hand. A town and surrounding
country are largely judged by the
schools and churches, and Meadville 10
as much entitled to both Of these evil
dences Of thrift and enlightenment a.
any place in the State.
The Hazlehurst Courier recently Is
sued an illustrated magazine edition
that does great credit 70 the paper and
will prove OF inestimable benefit TO the
town and surrounding country. The
many advantages of that section are
portrayed in a pleasing and convincing
manner, and he who reads cannot help
being impressed with the showing
made. Editor Hawkins is doing q good
work and deserves the splendid patron
age and support that Is being accorded
him by the people OF Hazlehurst and
Copiah county.
Supt. J. b. Eckles OF Panola county
is encouraging the boys of the public
schools in that county to interest them
selves in agriculture, and proposes that
the winners OF each contest be sent as
delegates to the State Agricultural AS
ISOLATION to compete for the prizes
offered by the fair in November. A long
list of agricultural products viii be
grown by the boys of that county, and
the movement started such a short tirae
ago is gaining strength day by day, and
it Is well that it should.
The recent order for a , 900 mile book
for $40. or cents a mile, will be great
help to n few persons in Mississippi,
but the poor fellow who saves for
months to take trip to see his folks
will pay the old J cents. Pledge
your legislative candidates To u two
cent law that will apply to all alike
and no favorites.
Fishing is said to be fine on the coast
and numbers of people are suddenly
attacked with a disease that nothing
short of a few days in taat delightful
section will remedy.
sss
Leland in Washington county is ex-
periencing healthy growth and is as
suming the airs of u city right along.
II il one of the richest sections of the
great delta, and there is no reason why
it should not become one Of the leading
commercial ceuters OF that section
The perpetuity OF our institutions,
the continuance of our prosperity and
the hope for the future lies in strict
enforcement of existing laws. Recent
disgraceful actions of iuries and courts
in refusing to enforce laws should be
condemned in the severest terms by all
good people who have the best inter-
ests of their State at heart.
Gulfport and Chunkey are in the lime
light, or rather the oil light. having
recently discovered distinct indications
Of OIL In both instances crude oil has
been found exuding from the ground.
While we do not need Mr.. Rockefeller
and monopolistic cohorts, it would be
pleasant u see crude petroleum spurt-
ing from the ground in old Mississippi.
J. w. Day Of Crystal Springs, origin
ator of the Day apple, recently present
ed the State with BOO ohardy trees They
were planted on the farms for convicts
and will be carefully looked after. II
was an especially eommendable act on
the part of Mr.. Day, who Is a good citi-
zen all over.
Laurel is endeavoring TO secure free
mail delivery again. The postofiice re-
ceipts are sufficiently large and there
seems to be no reason why this piney
woods metropolis should not get what
Is wanted.
j. w. McRaven OF Newton has the
champion ducks until some other Sec
tion is heard from Two OF them nest
ed together and he found "a eggs in the
nest. IL the hens could be induced to
do half so well at the proper season
there would be double profit in the
poultry business.
Yazoo City held preliminary fair
last fall and was so well pleased with
the result that a permanent association
is being formed and the fair made q
regular annual event. Nothing could
possibly prove of more benefit to the
city and surrounding country, and it is
well known that Yazoo could make a
show not to be beaten by any section Of
the State.