davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26
THE CHURCHES


Presbyterian-Rev. w. d. Hedleston,
passor Preaching every Sunday
morning and night.
Presbyterian, q s A-Rev. w King,
preaching every Sunday morning
and night -
Methodist-Rev H. s. Spragins, pastor
Preaching every Sunday morning
and night
Baptist-Rev. Edward Stubblefield,
pastor. Services every Sunday
Episcopal-Rev G. ID. Brown, rector.
Preaching every first and third Sun
days in each month.
Primitive Bcptist Rev. A. b. Morris,
pastor. Services every first Satur-
day and Sunday in each month.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
T. S. Gathrght Lodge No. SO, F. & A.
M.-Stated communication the first
Thursday night in each month. J.
w. Logan, w. M; Wilmer Kennedy
secretary.
Lafayette Chapter No. SO, r. A. M
Regular convocation third Thurs
day night in each month. H. A
Moore, H. p; Wilmer Kennedy, sec
Benj. Springer Council No. II, R. b 3
M-Meets third Thursday night y
each mouth. 8. H. Logan, 7. l. NJ
Wilmer Kennedy, Recorder.
Oxford Lodge No. 80, w. o. VIII 4
Moore, c. G.; G. M. Knight, clerk.
Oxford Lodge No. 70, X. Of P.-Meet
every Monday night. T. w. Yates
&C; R. 8. Adams, X. OF r. & 8.
Knight Of Honor-Meets every hrs
and third Tuesday nights in eac
month. D. 7. Carter, Dictator; :
NJ. Howry. Reporter
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26

subscrit e for the EAGLE.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26

Was the &, eatest general the world
h,s ever known. Billiards. Snow
IMMINENT is the greatest liniment.
Quickly cures all paine: It 10 within
M reach OF all. T. II. Pointer, Of
Jsmustsad. Texxs, writes: "rhis is
70 certify that isailard's Snow Lini.
,nent has bean used in my household
for yeors and has been found TO be an
EXCELLENT liniment for rheumatic pains
n am never without ir.'' Sold by MI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26
A LETTER TO
Peacock & Son,
Ovford Miaa-

Peacock & Son,
Oxford, Miss.
Dear Sirs:-Every job Devoe Is
done with less gallons chan ever be-
fore with any other paint.
s. J. Field, of Indianola. Fla, saws:
"All houses here are painted Devoe.
The hot air il too trying for other
paiots. One coat Of Devoe is better
than two OF any other, SO far az We
know"
Less gallons, less cost.
Yours truly,
F. W. DEvoE & co.
p. S,-Relbue Price sells our paint
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26

Miss Irene Holloway entertain
|. ed her Sunday school class Sat-
!. urday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. E., o. Davidson.
The Ladies Prayer Meeting
will be held at the residence OF
. Mrs. George w. Leavell Friday
}, afternoon at 4 O'Clock.
t A nice line of Dress Goods and
1 4 Notions just received.
> The OXFORD DRY GOODS Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. William jenkins
accompanied their daughter, Mrs
j.. ". Bowen, to Starkville Satur.
day to Join Prof. Bowen, who hal
just returned from Europe, at thu
! A. & NJ. College.
: When in need of anything il
j the Dress Goods line don't fail Il
? call and see us, both goods an
and prices are right.
4 THE OXFORD DRY GOODS Co.
= A wrap was left at the Oper
8 House during the Southern eros
+ Drill practice which can be secu
& ed if the owner will call on Mr..
C. Gates.
Van Camps Tomato Catsul
!. Swift's Premium Hams, Sine
% Pure Lard, Toasted Corn Flax
(new,) Egg-o-See, (new.) Ca
for free sample Of Omega Flou
- (new,) French Opera GrouI
Coffee. S. w. Moss.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26
GEN. ROBERT y. LEE

II. W DENOE NE "
p. S.-ReIbue Price sells our pain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-09-26
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

FEDERAL COURT-Meets First Mon
day in June and December. H. Z.
Niles, Judge; ]. A. Toler, Marshal;
W. ID. Frazse, District Attorney; l..
E. Oldham, clerk. {
CIRCUIT C0URT-Meets the second
Monday in March and September.
J. B. Boothe, Judge.
-HANCERY COURT-Meets Fourth
.donday in May and November. L.
L. Biount, Chancellor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
Gold Imports.
sTICKNEY ON BANKING.
Blames Present System for the
Stringency.

CHICAGO, November ga dispatch to
the Tribune from st. Paul. Mimi, says:
In a statement issued yesterday Pres
ident A B. Stickney Of the Chicago Great
Western railway scores the present bank
ing system of the country and denounces
the theory that the present money strin-
gency is due to lack of circulation.
President Stickney declares that while
the government is urging the people to
have confidence in the national banks it
does not regard them as good enough to
hold government deposits. He declares
that during the forty-five years since the
present system was instituted Congress
has not provided legislation which would
permit these deposits. Mr.. Stickney con-
tinues:
In my judgment. the way to provide
the necessary amount Of currency is not to
issue more, but to economic in the use of
what we have and devise a banking sys-
tenn which will permit it to circulate in
stead of being boarded.
Under the present subtreasury system
the government seems to require work.
ing balance Of actual cash in the Treasury
of approximately $500. 100000. The work
ing balance of the English government,
with about the same annual disburse-
ments as ours, is always kept in the banks
and rarely exceeds $30,OOO,O00 to $4O,-
600 0OO."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
CRISIS Is PAST.
Views Of Rockefeller on the Recon,
Money Panic.

NEW YORK, November 25.-"The worst
is over" said John D. Rockefeller yester-
day when asked his opinion regarding the
financial situation. 1t was at the close OF
the service at the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church. which he attended. that Mr..
Rockefeller gave his opinion to friends.
There was no necessity for that worst
ever to have appeared" he continued, but
of course we are bound to feel the effects
of it for some time"
What do you think was the real cause
of the panic?' he was asked.
"Oh, there were a number of causes.
They all happened to combine and come
to head at one time. All of these COM
bined forces created uneasiness and a lack
of confidence. When you remove con-
fidence from the business world trouble is
bound to ensue. Confidence will be re-
stored gradually, and we will resume our
normal condition. This is too great a
country to be held down"
DO you believe President Roosevelt s
policy in attacking the trusts contributed
to cause the financial condtions?"
"No: believe President Roosevelt to be
actuated by the best of motives, and have
no criticism of any kind to make. This
financial condition was foreseen long be-
fore it was felt. Several well-known men
pointed out that it was bound to come I'M
'ess measures were adopted to stop 1t"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
AS TO TUNNEL WRECK
DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS PLAN
FOR THE INQUIRY.

The District Commissioners are busily
engaged making preparations for the in
quiry to be conducted by them into the
recent wreck in the terminal railroad tun-
mel.
The inquiry will be commenced at 2
o'clock next Wednesday afternoon and
will probably continue for four or five
days. More than 100 persons will be call
ed upon to testify and the police are serv-
ing subpoenas. Corporation Counsel
Thomas will be present as the legal ad-
wiser of the Commissioners, and, it is
said, the Southern railway will be rep
resented by an array of legal talent. The
Commissioners are making the inquiry in
the interest of the municipality.
Maj. Sylvester. who is supervising the
police end of the matter, conferred with
the Commissioners this morning and left
with them a list Of names of persons SO
far subpoenaed
Those who have been summoned are G..
W. Martin, superintendent Washington
northeast; crew of Southern railway
train No. 215 (southbound), as follows:
Conductor r. NJ. Burgess, 625 A stree,
southeast; baggageman c. E. Simpson,
2OS South Henry street, Alexandra, Va.
fiagman. c. w. Turner, 1l05 Duke street,
ders, 1211 Prince street, Alexandria, Va;
fireman, r. H. Mitchell. pa South Payne
street, Alexandria. Va; the crew of
Southern railway train. No. 210 north-
bound): Conductor, r. F. Pitzer. No. 524
Sd street northwest; baggageman. -. ].
Green, ia Soul. Henry street. Alexan-
dria, Va: fagman. F. P. Payne, 1924
Prince street, Alexandria. Va; engine
man, James J. Goodwin, 1911 King street,
Alexandria, Va; fireman. William L!
Carr, 219 South Payne street, Alexandria,
Va; fireman. w. D. Miller, 1921 King
street. Alexandria, Va; the switchmen on
duty at terminal station at time of acct
dent, Patrick Casey, ABS Sth street south
west, and the mail clerks on trains 2lO
and 215, Luther X. Armstrong, Silver
Spring, Md; w. L. Wright, 1915 Massa-
chusetts avenue northeast; B. f. White,
Mundies, Va; r. H. PoindeXter, Clifton,
Va.
Commissioner West visited the scene of
the accident this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
1870 in Paris.

From the "Reminiscences of Lady Randolph
Churchill In the Century.
In the spring of 1870 Paris was full OF
unrest and rumors of war. Prussia on
several occasions had been more than ag-
gressive and had heaped insults on
France. Provost Paradol, the brilliant
journalist and writer, whose daughter
was a play fellow of mine, described the
two countries as running on the same
lines, collision being inevitable" 1t was
said that the emperor was creduious and
that Bismarck was inscriptions; the
latter wanted war, and what he wished
generally happened. In Prussia also dis
turbing rumors had been rife for some
time; as an instance of this story Is told
of Gen. Blumenthal shooting in Nortolk
in 1869 with Lord Albemarle, who re-
marked that he would like to see ths
Prussian maneuvers 1T Is not neces.
sary to come to Prussia said the gen.
eral. I'VE will have a review for you
in the Champ-de-Mars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
Western Bank Conference.
dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, November 25.-That the
bankers of the United States will re-
sumo the payment of currency within the
next two weeks is the optimistic view of
the general situation taken in banking
circles today as the result of a secret
meeting of Chicago, New York. st. Louis
and Kansas Clty bankers at the Union
League Club yesterday.
James B. Forgan has left for Washing
ton, and will acquaint the Treasury De-
partment with the sentiment of the con-
ference. There were less than a dozen
bankers at the meeting, but they rep
resented the leading banking institutions
Of the east and the middle west.
The meeting was called for the consid-
Grafton of the resumption Of currency
payments, whether it would be necessary
to assist St. Louis and Kansas City, and
whether the financial clouds in New York
had cleared sufficiently to warrant. the
restoration of the cash basis.
The ST. Louis bankers said that from
present Indications that city would not
need any money from Chicago Kansas
City representatives though that city also
would be able to take care of all de-
mands for cash.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
COIN WILL Be AMPLE
Bankers Say Specie Payments
Will Be Resumed.
VIEWS OF new YORK MEN
Issue of Treasury Certificates Will
Help Greatly.
BIG IMPORTS OF FOREIGN GOLD
Money Rate Is Soon Expected to
Reach the Normal-No Cash
Premium Soon.
BIG IMPORTS OF FOREIGN GOLD

NEW YORK. November 25.-That the
banks Of New York and throughout the
country will soon resume payments in
currency Is the opinion expressed by men
prominent in the financial world. The
issuance of s10o. 900 in Treasury GER
tif1cates of Indebtedness was by most
made the basis for this statement. The
banks. 1t Is said. are enabled because of
the enormous importations of gold to take
UP most Of this. and thereby increase the
bank note circulation
1t is said that several millions in cur
rency will be released by New York banks
for loans today and that the call rate will
fall to normal is expected. Bankers are
of the opinion that the currency premium,
which has already fallen per cent to IS
per cent. will within very short time dis
appear
Frank A. Vanderlp. vice president of
the National City Bank, said:
Il do not anticipate that the currency
premium will last much longer. I believe
there Will be an abundance Of currency
in very short time. In fact, am con-
fident that in the near future we shall
have more currency than we shall know
what to do with. The issuing of those
treasury certificates has been the final
link in the chain Of events which have
brought about an end Of the crisis.
Getting the Notes.
THE National City Bank has already
| arranged for $1,000 600 Of the new issue of
Treasury certificates, and this will in
crease circulation at least $1,000, 900 dur
ing the coming week. Other banks will
doubtless take advantage Of the issue and
the increased circulation In New York will
be felt almost at once"
George w. Perkins, a member OF the
banking house Of j. P. Morgan & Co..
| said:
Il do not believe there will be any pre-
MUM on money ma few days. The people
| who have been holding their money for a
| have held 1t too long. Where, ten days
| ago, the premium was per cent, 1t was
| only u per cent yesterday. The rapid
| diminishing of the money premium is one
| of the most encouraging things which the
banking interests have seen since the
| greatly improved
Gold Imports.
Bankers also state that they do not be-
| lieve there will be any further extensive
engagements Of gold abroad. Since the
| financial difficulty began $s1. 225. COO in gold
| has been secured abroad. By far the
larger part of this gold has already
reached New York.
During the furry it Is estimated $685.
100000 has been withdrawn from banks in
New York and the total withdrawn
throughout the country Is estima ted at
$685., 900. 900. Clearing house certificates
are in use In twenty-three cities Of over
100000 population, the amount of these
certificates outstanding In New York city
being $75,0OO.0OO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
DAME FASHIONS WARDROBE.
What It Costs to Clothe Woman Of
Smart Set.
From Everybody's.

From Eyerybody's.
A woman who wishes the name Of being
well dressed. as fashion knows the term,
must have at least five or six imported
costumes: also an equal number Of
domestic afternoon and evening dresses
and of tailor-made gowns. There must
be an appropriate hat for every out-of-
door gown: and these cost anywhere from
$50 to 500 or $500 apiece. In summer a
fashionable woman must have forty or
fifty lingerie gowns, ranging from the cob
web of lace to the simple null, costing
not more than $50. She must have morn
Ing gowns-she will pay 1925 for simple
muslin with perhaps two yards of mex
pensive lace on it. Half a dozen evening
coats for winter, and an equal number
of lace or silk for summer are a matter
of course. When the Irish lace crochet
coats first became popular. one shop here
sold 450 in a month. no one of them priced
less than $500. And the accessories are
In proportionate extravaganza; for lin
gerie. handkerchiefs. scarves and fans
5000 or 5000 a year is a conservative
estimate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
Weekend Soap and Things.
From VOGUE

The weekend custom of entertaining
has brought about new departure in
the toilet preparations that hostesses are
expected to furnish for their men and
women guests Mrs. or Miss arrives and
finds everything provided in the chamber
and bath allotted to her. Not only
combs and brushes. but pins Of all shades
and sizes up to an equal variety.
Perfumes. powders for face. manicure
preparations. brilliantine, bath and hand
soaps Of several kinds. Perfumed bath
bags and waters. dentfrice in powder and
liquid form, listerine. camphor spirits.
For men are added shaving creams,
cigarettes and slippers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
MAKING OLD CLOTHES NEW.
Easy Method Of Dyeing Dingy Sum-
mer Finery.
From, fbo Eansa. c,...

q
This. the flag end of the season. In
the time when white dresses or suits OF
serge, henrietta and panama present
from frequent cleanings, a yellowed and
woe-begone appearance which, If not rem
edied. consigns them forthwith to the
"give-away" pile. The remedy lies in
dyeing them. and the following recipe
will be found very satisfactory:
To one tube of oil paint add enough
gasoline to dissolve it completely. The
best way to obtain this result is to
squeeze the paint into small bottle part
ly filled with gasoline; let 1t dissolve and
shake it we'll Then into the basin pour
enough gasoline to cover entirely the
article to be dyed. Add to this enough
of the mixture in the bottle to color it the
desired tint-more for darker shades.
less Tor lighter. Dip the article repeat
edly allowing 1t to dry each time until
the required tint is obtained
To select the right colored paint is an
important item. For pinks and reds
carmine is best, for blues marine blue is
most satisfactory, and burnt sepia pro-
duces beautiful woody brown
Not only for wooden and mixed goods
Is this recipe practicable. Laces, net
waists, hose, canvas shoes and lace hats
can all be created by the same method.
Thus at very small outlay an entire cos
tune, shoes, hose, suit, hat and waist.
can be transformed from dingy white to
some dark shade suitable for early au-
point Just now. in one tint throughout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-25
A Glass Breadboard.
From the Housekeeoer.

Our great earthquake last year broke
one of the large plate glass windows in
my husbands store. He cut me a good
sized piece from one Of the fragments.
and I find 1t the best bread or pie board
I have ever used. AS the edges are easily
made safe by rubbing them with a fine
file wet with camphorated turpentine, 1t
makes a convenient and useful board"
Dough will not stick to it as readily as
to wood. 1t is fine for use with French
candies and 30 forth.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-28
Down South.

Down in Mississippi, as we
stated some time ago, our people
do not get thorough education,
neither have they long enough
school terms. Many people do
not know the power there is in
knowledge, used in the right
way, they are not, as we stated
before. satisfied with being a po-
itical nonenity and will not for
ever acquiesce in the injustice so
SO done.
One thing is evident: the white
people over the south ard that
state, are very kind and lenient
and often help every worthy COL
ored man onward. The real fault
we find with the south is-they
seem to abhor the idea of col
ored man having equality before
the laws and the right to hold
office and vote This evil spirit
is not confined to the south, es-
pecially when it comes to hold
ing Office
Our people. however. have a
better inclination and tendency
for business in the south than
they have here or have had up to
the last decade. The main thing
for our people to do, north or
south, is to become producers,
merchants, skilled artisans. au.
thOrs, historians. agriculturalists
on the modern style, well educat-
ed teachers, voters. manufactu
rers and above all, people of
high moral standing. Our men,
tai education in the north, while
better than that in the south, is
deficient, because you must be
well educated in the trades and
professions here to make living
save those who do laboring work
and that requires sense.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-28

all over the Illinois Central or
Vandalia, will tell you that they
know Sam, and if you ask them
how they came to know him they
will tell you that it was through
some act of politeness that they
made his acquaintance, for pc
likeness is one of Sam S strong
points.
For several months after he
took the position of traincaIler
Sam did nothing but attend to
his duties in that capacity. AT
times he found the time hanging
heavy on his hands and SO he de.
cloed to put in a shoe sh ming
stand, first obtaining permission
from the division superintendent.
The shining business prospered
and then he put in small news
stand where he handles all the
daily papers and lates magazines
Decatur, ILL.,, Daily Herald.
The above is part of an editor
ial which appeared in the Daily
Herald of Sept. Is, and is true
statement of S. A. Robertson.
whom we nave known for the
past three years and whom we
have found to be d young man
who does things. He finds no
time for complaint and worry
over prejudice and race caste,
but is making his way up by his
usefulness and his work.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-28
Object to COL
ored Neigbors.

Some of our white friends OBJ.
ject to cOlored business men hav-
ing offices in the same building
with them. while others object
to a decent, respectable colored
family being their neighbors,
and for that reason, and nothing
more, many real estate dealers
and owners refuse to rent to the
colored race, and invariably when
ever one of these objectioners or
kickers are penned down for an
explanation of their senseless at.
titude and position, they roll out
the old bug bear social equality.
People to their manor born never
have any fits or g. crazy on this
score. 1t is only the man or wo.
man whose social position is new
and uncertain who has to but.
tress it by constant assertion of
a superiority which otherwise
might escape nolice. If a man
happened to be white, he may be
able to tell whether be is the real
thing or not by the amount of
trepidatOn occasioned him the
next time a colored man wants to
rent an Office or a house near
him Portland, (Ore. Advocate
The same is true around here
also in many instances.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-28
And they, the White City cele.
bratlon was a BIG success.
To the White
Business Men.

The Forum feels forced to call
the attention of our white
business firms to the fact that
our motto for this fall and win.
ter shall be to direct the enOr-
nous trade of our people to the
firms who affirm that they are
DESTROYS Of our races trade by
advertising through this medium.
We take it to be an implied
averment that those who do not
advertise are Indifferent about
the colored patronage, and feel
that we only do justice to direct
our peoples trade from such
firms. The Forum reaches di.
rectly or indirectly over 5000
people every week, and is regu-
larly sent out by mail. We also
solicit from the officials of the
Republican party, whom we
most ardently and ardously sup.
port, some of the public printing
and expect to get it as matter
OF reciprocity.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-09-28
Sam Knows There
Is a Chance.

Has a colored man chanc in
Ohio? From all appearances he
has, for there are now many col
ored men in Decatur who are
holding down responsible posi-
tons and making money at every
turn. There is one colored man
in Decatur who feels that he HIS
been successful to the extent that
be is able to make a good living
for his family besides putting a
neat little sum away each month
for a rainy day, and that man is
no oIher than Sam Robertson. the
tralncaller, popcorn man, news
dealer, and shine artist at the
Illinois Central passenger station
Each day the deep bass voice
of Sam can be heard calling out
the different trains TO the waiting
passengers. as they pull IN and
out from the station platform.
Almost everybof y who travels at