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Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
ONCE A MILLIONAIRE.
Former Bank President Now Ped.
ding Polish.

Birmingham, Ala.--James Billings,
formerly president of the First National
Bank OF Duluth, Mimi, is in Birming-
ham. peddling polish to clean silver
ware. and endeavoring thereby to earn
living. The Salvation Army is also
helping him, and he has spent several
nights at their barracks when unable
to pay for bed. At one time Billings
was worth nearly million dollars. His
bank went to the wall in the panic Of
1898, and he lost all he possessed in the
world. Later he went to British Hon.
duras and began life over again, en-
barking in the banana business, where
misfortune again overlook him. He
worked his way back to the United
States recently on fruit vessel that
landed at Mobile, and the Salvation
Army assisted him to get from that city
to Birmingham. Billings took malarial
fever in Honduras and Is q physical
wreck
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
THE LEvEES HOLDING
WEAK POINTS STRENGTHENED
SITUATION MORE HOPEFUL.
NOW Believed That Heroic Stand Of
Levce Forces Will Avert
Catastrophe.

memphis, Tenn.-Staunchly withstand.
ing the onslaught Of the greatest flood
that the Memphis gauge has ever record
ed. the lcvees have entered upon the
death struggle with the river. Creeping
slowly but steadily upward. the Missis.
''ppi is rsllying its reserve forces in the
effort to vindicate the supremacy of the
natural over the artificial.
BY tonight the water, already at a
record breaking height, win, 1t is be-
iieved, have reached its crest, and al.
though the danger will by no means
have passed, many hearts win be lighter
and many prayers OF thankfulness will
be offered If the levees prove equal TO
the trust that has been placed in them.
At O'Clock last night the gauge
showed 40.3 feet, one-fifth of a foot
higher than was recorded in the famous
flood of 1903, and, according to Fore
caster Emery, will 20 to 40.5 before il
reaches standstill.
At Hollybush the situation has been
somewhat relieved in the last twenty
four hours by the greatly augmented
forces of men who have been at work
there, and by strong northwest wind.
which has been driving the water back
from the Arkansas side.
A complete inspection of the levee in
the Hollybush vicinity was made YES.
terday by W. b. Miller, president OF the
1t. Francis Leyee Board, and on his re.
turn to the city he affirmed his conf.
denee in the work at that place.
The difficulty now said Mr.. Miller.
is not that the water will flow over
the top, but that in the event Of storm
or in case the flood takes an extraor.
dinary long time il subsiding. the base
OF the levee. becoming thoroughly water.
soaked, may slide out bodily"
Capt. Connor thinks that unless vio-
lent windstorm should arise the sacks
crowning the levees will hold. the great
est danger lying in siping and sliding.
Not for week, however, will the dan.
ger be passed, for the river. rece,ling but
slowly, may so soak and loosen the earth
hh tue ieNees as 10 render them useless.
Such calamity as this last would be
beyond the power OF man to avert. When
the water once finds for itself a gap. Be
1t ever 50 small, a. was the ease in the
last overflow, it is almost impossible to
check it, and the general break j. ut
a matter Of seconds.
The general hope now /. thar tn. r.,lf
wave predicted today will settled down
in good earnest. The government enei-
neer afhrms that should heavy frost
occur the danger of a break would he
reduced to a minimum, IL not altogether
eliminated. The first would render the
crown and exposed parts Of the levee
perfectly solid and impervious to the
water, and would make a sipe an i'm.
possibility
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
MISSISSIPPI NEWS
JUDGE COCHRAN ACQUITTED
After Entering a Plea of Guilty of
Assault and Battery.

After entering a plea of guilty to the
charge OF assault and battery, Judge
Robert &. +. Cochran was discharged
by Mayor Rivers at Meridian ON the
charge OF horscwhipping II. T. Jenkins
in the lobby of the Grand Avenue at
Meridian. No evidence was heard in
the case, and neither Jenkins nor his
attorney took part In the hearing.
Judge Cochran's attorneys told of
number of damaging reports which had
been circulated against their client,
and he, in desperation, bounded for two
years, decided to humiliate the author
of these reports.
After hearing the statements of the
attorneys Mayor Rivers promptly dis
charged the accused.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
February Weather.

The following data covering a period
of nineteen years has been compiled
from the weather bureau records at fifty
six observation stations in Mississippi
1t is issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed in the State during Feb
ruary for the above period of years, but
must not be construed as a forecast of
the weather conditions for the coming
month. Month of February for nineteen
years:
Mean or normal temperature, Al de-
grees.
The warmest month was that of 1890,
with an average of So.
The coldest month was that of 1899,
with an average of SO.
Some of the highest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: 81 at Waynes-
boro in 1890, and IS at Port Gibson in
1904.
corded were as follows: Is below zero
at Aberdeen and 13 below zero at Louis
vile in 1899.
Precipitation train and melted snow)
Average for the month, 5.37 inches.
Average number of days with .01 inch
or more, o.
Inc greatest average monthly precipi-
tation WAS 1O.s2 inches in 1908.
The least average monthly precipita-
tion was 1893 inches in 1905.
Some of the greatest monthly amounts
Of precipitation recorded were as fol-
lows: 1920 inches at Kosciusko, 1925
at Fayette and 14.0s at Nittayuma in
1908.
Some of the least monthly amounts of
precipitation recorded were as follows:
0.1s inch at Natchez and o.20 inch at
Pennington in 1892.
The average snowfall is IA inches over
the northern half of the State and 0.3
inch over the southern half
Clouds and Weather; Average num-
Der Of clear days, IL; partly cloudy days,
S; cloudy days, 12.
Wind The prevailing winds have
been from the north.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
SERMONEITE.

The cities OF refuge appoint.
. ed under the direction Of God
/ In the land Of Canaan were a
! type Of the Christ and In some
particulars exemplify the work
which Christ performs for the
sinner.
The cities OF refuge gave
shelter 10 the fugitive from the
l avenger Of blood. Christ gives
I shelter TO the sinner whose ad.
eersary the Devil pursues him
to the very threshold Of the Di.
vine refuge.
The one fleeing to the city Of
refuge was safe until his case
could be declared and he prove
his right to abide there. for II
his hands were stained with
I the willful blood Of another he
! was delivered into the hands of
!. the svenger Of blood and his
! life taken.
The one fleeing TO Christ is
! safe until his case is declared.
/ What right has he there3 for
! none who come to that eternal
!. city OF refuge opened by God
! for all the world is without sin.
. The adversary. the Devil, comes
!. up to the very door and makes
|. his accusations. And what an
/ accurate accountant he is. How
!. he can recall the smallest de-
tail Of mans life and paint IL
! IN the blackest colors. How he
can uncover the hidden sins
. ard show one helpless and un-
done in the presence Of the
! high priest Of the place, Christ
Jesus. the anointed One Of God.
! But shall the unfaillns justice
/. OF God cast the sinner forth and
! commit him to his just deserts2
Shall sin claim her own and
cast down to hell7
Thank God. Mol For herein
Is the city Of refuge Of the Is
raelites far exceeded in grace
and mercy by the city Of refuge
which God hath appointed. No
soul that seeks refuge therein
10 ever forced to leave, for the
Christ within has but to show
the nailed hands and the spear
wound in his side as token Of
his offering for sin. and Satan,
the great avenger. is forced to
fee.
The cities OF refuge were
equi-distsnt and easy Of access
! from all parts Of the land. So
is Christ. He is nigh everyone
OF a eontrite heart. His come"
is always sounding forth, and
. his invitation is REINFORCED by
the comforting assurance that
. "he that eometh unto Me | will
In no wise cast out"
The gates Of the cities Of ref
uge we're always open and the
; priests in the watch towers
ready to reach forth and help
) the weary and exhausted run
ner. And how infinitely more
) true this is Of the Christ. His
arms are always cutstretched
to save. The faintest cry from
the lips Of the sinner reaches
his ear and instantly Commands
his help.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
WANT MEN FOR THE ARMY.
Recruiting Officers Filling Ranks for
Service in Philippines.

Memphis, Tenn.-Captain w. N.
Hughes, in chsrge of the army recruit
ing Office at i26 North Court avenue,
has instituted vigorous movement for
the enlistment of men for regiments
ordered to the Philippine islands for
service. Extraordinary efforts will
also be made to obtain the enlistment Of
negro recruits.
In order to facilitate this end, Capt.
Hughes has been authorized by the
war department ito accept, without
submitting individual cases to head
quarters, applicants for the white in
fantry, the negro infantry or the negro
cavalry, with view to assignment to
regiments designated for the Philippine
service"
This opportunity for enlistment Is
considered especially desirable.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Antiuultx Of prnx.rhs

Proverbs existed long before books.
In the, earliest times they served as
the unwritten language of mortality.
and have been passed down through
the generations.
In Africa there are numerous quaint
proverbs. Among them are: He who
dives on dry land will scarify his
face and Two people cannot sit
down upon the point of the same
thorn at the same time" In the Trans
vaal the proverb, Beware of a silent
man; he has brass band in his
mouth" is often heard-Sunday Maga-
zine
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
kocH's THEORY WRONG.
Royal English Commission on Tuber.
culosis Makes Report.

London-The royal commission on
tuberculosis has just issued lengthy
report on tubercular diseases. The
report sets forth that man is Liable
to infection by bovine tuberculosis.
and that cows milk containing tuber-
cular bacilli is responsible for a ma
jority of the cases of such infection
The report refutes the theory OF DR..
Koch, of Berlin
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Found Frozen to Death.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-Mrs. Emma X.
Livingston and her two children, aged
and were found frozen to death this
afternoon in I'm upstairs room tenement
here, with third child in an adjoin-
ing room badly frozen, but alive. Miss
Jennie Livingston called at the resi-
dence to pay visit and found her sis
ter, Miss Emma Livingston, and one
child dead in bed, one child dead on
the floor, and another in an adjoining
room badly frozen. 1t Is supposed that
they were partially asphyxiated. by gas,
and the fire dying out they were frozen.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
CANNOT FORCE THE SOLDIERS
To Attend Divine Service Judge Ad-
vocate- General So Decides.

Washington.-The text OF the opin-
ion Of Judge Advocate General Davis
of the army, in connection with a SER
geants refusal to obey orders at Colum-
bus, o., barracks, TO attend church
services, for which refusal the war de-
partment ordered the sergeant's reduc-
ton and transfer TO another post, shows
the following question submitted to the
secretary of war by the commanding
officer OF the recruiting depot at Colum-
bus barracks.
rs an order directing a soldier OF .
command by the commanding officer
thereof TO attend divine worship in a
church In which he was brought up,
and who has no conscientious scruples
against attending such services so man
ifestly illegal as to warrant such soldier
In deliberately violating the same?"
In his opinion, Judge Advocate Cen
eral Davis called attention to the fact
that congress is forbidden by the first
amendment to the constitution to make
any law respecting the establishment
OF religion or prohibiting the free exer-
else thereof"
he says that officers and enlisted men
OF the army have never been required
to attend religious services.
Il must, therefore, conclude that"
Gen. Davis says, while q post COM
mander may lawfully issue such orders
as he may deem necessary to secure q
proper observance of the Sabbath, it is
not competent for him to require off,
GERS and enlisted men to attend divine
services, or to promulgate instructions
in respect to the observance of the day,
which are in excess OF or contrary 20
the requirements of the fifty-second ar
tirln ,f ,r..-
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Admiral Davis Entire Action At
Kingston, jamaica.

Washington-In unequivocal terms,
President Roosevelt has approved Ad.
miral Davis entire action In connec.
ton with his visit in Kingston, ia
maica. and requested the secretary OF
the navy to express to Admiral Davis
his heartiest commentator OF all that
he did. Admiral Evans. commander
Of the Atlantic feet. commends Davis
work.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
DRIVING THE DEER OUT.
Some of the Animals Are Swimming
the Big Stream.

Natchez, Miss.-At the meeting of the
board of supervisors tomorrow some ac-
tion for the prosecution of the back
woodsmen and negroes who are needless.
ly s'aughtering the deer driven from the
swamps by the rising river will be taken.
Similar action on the part OF the Con-
eoriia parish tLouisiana) police jurors
will be taken. The water is driving the
deer to the highlands and some of the
animals swim the wide river in their at.
tempt to reach safe ground. In 1903
young deer swan five miles, landed at
Natchez, ran through the main street
of the city, and killed itself by running
into an iron fence in front of st. Mary's
cathedral.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
To smueela Chinese.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Returning from trip
of investigation at Mexican ports,
and along the border between the
United States and Mexico, Marcus
Braun stated today that he found ex-
teusive, thoroughly organized and
Wholesale schemes for smuggling Chi
nese into this country. The investiga-
tion was undertaken for the informa-
sion Of President Roosevelt. Mr..
Braun stased that one remedy would be
to have mounted line riders in sufficient
numbers to patrol the border.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Authors Library as He Lef. II.

Mrs. Lew Wallace. devoted to the
memory of her distinguished husband.
has kept everything in the library
where he wrote exactly as he left it,
Even the book which he was last read
ing lies upon at page as he laid it
down. The library is large building
which the author had put up in the
middle OF the garden, with every ar
rangement for writing and with
sifelves for his thousands of books.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
To Aid Levee Boards.

President J. T. Harahan, of the Illi-
nois Central railroad, has issued orders
to ]. G. Rawn, general manager of the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley railroad, to
hold himself in readiness to give the va
rious levee boards along the line OF his
road train service on short notice, and to
assist them in any way possible to pro-
tect the levees against the present high
water. This has been the custom of the
road in the past and will not be departed
from in the present instance.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
NO. l3.

the Jordan And II scenes as / looked
about me as though ! could see the
length and the breadth of the land
Israel lay below me. resting peaceful
~ in the land into which God had
brought them. There were the vine
yards, and the fig and olive groves,
there We're the stretches OF pasture
land. there were the houses and the
villages and cities dotting the land.
scape And | thought as stood
and looked upon the scene, Here are
vineyards which We have not planted.
here are houses and cities which we
have not built Surely God hath given
us goodiy heritage Each man may
dwell under his own vine and fg tree,
and how delightful 1t is that all Israel
may dwell together from henceforth
In the land Of peace and unity
As ! finished speaking a voice
seemed TO speak at my side. although
| saw no man. had thought was
alone. and behold here was one at
my side. and speaking. And knew II
to be the voice OF God. And God said
10 me;
who knoweth what Is IN nan,
save God7 Underneath this spirit Of
tranquility and unity on which thine
eyes now look there are passions and
emotions which when aroused are
| destructive
Nay Lord | said. has not Israel
learned her lesson yet2 Has not the
old spirit yielded to the influence of
the new land and the new hopes and
purposes in llfc?'
Yea. for the time being. came
back the words. but underneath there
lie smouderlnE the fires of sin. The
hand OF brother shall yet be raised
against brother in Israel
Sadness filled my heart and I was
silent, and while / pondered on these
words the voice came again and said:
Lift up your eyes and look. for In
Israel there shall be shelter for the
fugitive and him that neeth from his
brother!
And 10, and behold. as | looked |
sa~ Hebron below me in all her fair
beauty.
Yea. Lord | said. the stronghold
of our enemies hath become n shelter
and habitation for thy people.
And 1t shall be yet more came
back the voice. for II shall became n
refuge for him that feeth from the
adversary. Its gates shall close
neither day nor night. NV priesthood
shall rule there and their hands of
mercy and love will always he extend.
ed TO helm. None shall no turned
away until their case hath been heard
and Judgment declared
God in the midst of IsreaI IN piva
succor and to show mercy whis.
pered softly. as the new vision ~
Hebron opened up before me How
wonderful that God should give him.
self 10 watch between men and prn-
serve them from destruction nj tho
hands of each other
with this thought thrilling mo
lifted my eyes from the scena heloy
me and looked nm into tho heavars
and as did so II seemed as thoupb
the city rose with nv vision ana
seemed to float inward and inward
until lost to view within the dentbs
of the vast beyond
For a long time was lost in deem
contemplation and wonder as To what
this could mean. looked IN see a.
Hebron were really gone from her
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Convicts on Levees.

President Hebron OF the levee board
has made arrangements with Governor
Vardaman for a number of convicts 70
build up and strengthen the levee at
Longwood. The levec board had made
a contract to do this work. but owing to
the unfavorable conditions it could not
be completed by the contractors before
the sipe waters forced them TO leave.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
ANOTHER LEvEE BREAKS.
Davis Island, Below vicksburg, Is Under
Water.

Natchez, Miss.-The Natchez and
VicSsburg Packet Company's mail boat,
Senator Cordill, came in today blocked
of with the tenants, live stock and
household goods taken from Legrand w.
Pages place on Davis Island, twenty
miles south of vicksburg. The levee
at that place broke during the night, but
the men were able to move the stock
and household goods before the water
rose too high.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Pathetic Tragedy.

A pathetic tragedy occurred one
night last week at Duncansby, when
Miss Lanier, the beacon light keeper.
aged about 10, and her sweetheart,
cousin of Il, to whom she was be-
trothed, were drowned while Miss La.
nier was engaged in an effort to relight
the beacon.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Burned to Death.

A deplorable accident occurred al
Kosciusko, resulting in the death OF
Mrs. Perlman. The lady was standing
before an open CRATE dressing her little
child when her clothing became ignited
and before the flames were extinguish.
ed she was fatally burned.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Hon. c. L. Sivley Resigns.

Hon. C. l.. Sivley resigned his posi-
tion as professor Of law in the Uni
versity of Mississippi to accept the po-
sition of assistant neral solicitor of
the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail.
road. This will remove one Of the most
prominent attorneys from North Missis-
sippi, as he will make his headquarters
in Memphis.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Overflow at Yazoo City.

Yazoo City, Miss.-The river at this
place is over bank in some places, and
portion of the western part of the city is
inundated from back water. The oil
mills are feeling some apprehension for
fear the water will 60 so high as to
force them to shut down. Every one
feels sanguine as to the safety OF the
levees, and nothing approaching even a
partial overflow is apprehended. Heavy
local rains during the week have filed
all the streams and bayous, but as yet
there is no suffering by either the people
or stock. During the past twenty-four
hours the Thermometer has dropped thir-
ty degrees
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Fatally Burned,

Mrs. John Martin, Jr., met with
horrible death at West Point. While
standing in front of CRATE her cloth
ing caught fire when she rushed into
the street and ran to a neighbours, al
most block away. She lived about
three hours.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
DYING Of hxdronhohia.

Omaha, Neb.-William Reese, a
watchman at the Omaha plant OF the
American Smelling and Refining Co.
Is dying of hydrophobia, the result OF
being bitten by a stray dog. which
he Lad taken in or1t Of the cold
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Killed His Man at First Fire.

Sydney, Neb.-In quarrel over the
settlement of an account. w. d. STRAIT
ton. carpenter. attacked John Bow
ers. a wealthy ranchnan. with a Win
chester rife. Bowers secured a shot.
gun and killed Stratton at the first fire.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
MRS. SAGE GIVES A MILLION.
The Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute
the Recipient.

New York-Mrs. Russell Sage has
given a million dollars TO the Rens.
seiaer Polytechnic institute. An
nouncement of the gift was made at
a meeting Of the institute alumni as.
sociation.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
Good Citizen Gone

Robert Jones, better known as Uncle
Bob" died near Shuqualak, aged 81
years. He was an old confederate sol.
dier and a good citizel Mason and
strict member of the chutch.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
State Bonds Sold.

About 100000 of the $500, 900 bonds
authorized to be sold on the lst of jan
uary, 1907, at 81 per cent. and non-tax-
able, have been disposed of.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07
A Profitable Investment.

At the annual meeting of the direct.
ors of the Bank of Gunnison a Is per
cent dividend was declared and the
balance passed to the undivided profit
account.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07

The Sentinel at Ripley recently con-
tanned an item anent the produce sold
during the year by Mr.. h. b. Hender-
son, splendid farmer of Tippah county,
that Is deserving of reproduction. The
itemixed account totals as foIIow.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07

The writer desires photos of the mod
ern country school houses of the State
for use in this department during the
present year. Would like TO have both
of the new and the old, to properly de-
pict the improvement that. our State
is making along this line. Have good
picture of your school made and mail
IL as anon as noss;ble
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07

Love for your home State is commend
able in every citizen, and it is his duty
to the State as well as his family to
always do that which will advance its
material interests. Consider its prob
lens as your own and act promptly
when opportunity affords. A man with
out such feeling is not needed and his
company is much less to be preferred
than the yaeancy he would create by
getting out of the way.
Oxford eagle., 1907-02-07

The gardens of Mississippi have been
producing vegetables nearly all winter.
What State offers more in the way of
Injuries and nsccssities,