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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
Eor Salc.

Rhode Island Red Eggs. Eff
teen for 81 90.
Mas. G. W. Russell
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
For SAX.

On the streets of Oxford the
next three Saturdays, Red Tri-
umph Irish Potatoes, second
crop, at 81 10 per busheI-
S. S. JOHNSON.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
For Prnt.

For Rent.
\ two story residence near the
University, and convenient TO
town, with all modern conyeuien-
ces. For terms apply 70
+. >. LEAvELL-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
sewirx Nashsne Soates..

Each week the EAGLE viii publish
the names of the contestants for the
$3.50 Sewing Machine 20 BE- gwen TO
the most y palar lady in the county
ON March i.sh. votes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
THE CHURCHES

|Presbyterian-Rev- W. D. Hedleston,
passor. Preaching every Sunday
morning and night.
Presbyterian, Q s A-Rev. " J King
preaching every Sunday morning
and night.
|Methodist-Rsv III. s. Spragins, pastor
Preaching every Sunday morning
and night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12
Go to

20 to
r. r. Chiffon & Co., for fresh
kandreth Garden Seed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12

Misses lara and Edwa Beed.
les of Coffeeville, are the guests
of the Misses Trigg.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-03-12

Mrs. Gore Of Water Valley, and
her daughter were the guests of
Mrs. B. z. Gray Sunday.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10
BRAVE
...EFFORT.
[original.l

IOAAbAia
Edgar Bertram. a young American
travelling abroad, was making a pc
destrian tour of the Alps. One evening
while stopping at an inn on the road
leading over the Fraele pass q man
and a girl of eighteen, carrying a
variety of bundles, came and sat down
at a table near him. The girl was
very pretty, and Bertram kept giancing
at her repeatedly. After supper the
man who was with her smoked his
pipe on the porch of the inn. and
Bertram fell to talking with him. He
said that the girl was his daughter,
and they were going over the pass the
next day.
The height of the Fraele pass is over
1000 feet and the distance the two
proposed to go perhaps ten miles. Ber-
tram wondered why they should at
tempt it. The man was past fifty, and
the girl. though strong. was. after all.
but a girl. There is no danger" said
the man. I'VE have done 1t before.
OF course we have some bad places
to cross, but we tie ourselves to a
rope like other climbers. and IL one
slips the other stands fast"
The man went into the taproom,
where he INDUCED in a bottle Of wine
and a game of dominos with the land
lord. This left Bertram and the girl
together. He chatted with her some
time and o her confidence. "Tell
me-" he said. why you attempt this
pass when there are easier ones? And
why do you not cross the mountains
by co%nveyance? You seem to be peo-
pie who are able to pay" Then the
girl confessed that they were SNUG
glers and by crossing the Fraele pass
on foot could get the goods they were
carrying into Italy without paying any
duty.
The next morning when Bertram had
finished his breakfast he stood on the
porch of the inn looking up the road
that led over the pass. Far up the
mountain side he saw two figures, a
man and a woman, trudging slowly
onward. He always carried a pair of
glasses with him. and. bringing them to
bear on the figures, he saw that they
were the smugglers. He watched them
for an hour. They were tied together,
b father leading. At last a cloud
enveloped them, and he saw them no
more.
To the smugglers the cloud was a
mist, through which they could see
nothing. They toiled on as best they
could, but despite the fathers efforts
to keep on the road he lost his way.
Then suddenly there was a quick slide
and a jerk on the rope. The girl caught
a projection with her Ice ak and 1t
held. Then she knew that her father
had slipped and was dangling over a
~precipice.
There was no way by which he could
gain a foothold to save himself or less
en- the strain on the rope, which, as his
daughter lost strength, would inevi-
tably pull her oyer and the tive. would
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

told his story. Everybody took It
good naturally, however, not n ques-
tioning the justice of the widow Lanes
claim on each one for indemnity. By
the time Thad had finished a little
speech, in which he set forth at length
the Widows extremity, as previously
revealed to him by Mr.. Arnold, there
was a shout of enthusiasm.
A proposition to take up a collection
for the Widows relief was laid on the
table. Some one offered a resolution
to the effect that nothing short of ac-'
tual service in the widows berry patch
should be regarded as a proper token
of regard for her rights and feelings.
This was adopted by a unanimous vote.
The outcome of 1t all was that with
in fifteen minutes two spring wagons,
loaded with young ladies. gentlemen
and children, were being driven to-
ward Farmer Arnold's place, following
Thad's leadership.
They had gone about a mile and
were passing another house with We
randas filled with ladies and children
when a young lady in the wagon next
behind Thad's called to him:
This is the place. Why don't you
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10
HOW THE FOURTH HELPED.
Big Victories Won on the Nations
Natal Day.

Big Victories Won on the Nations
Natal Day.
Big events of history have helped
Uncle Sam several times In celebrating
the Fourth of July, The pivotal bat.
ties in two wars have been fought i'm
medIately preceding the nations birth
day. During the war between the
states the surrender Of Vicksburg took
place on that date. 1863. In the same
year the battle of Gettysburg was
fought on the LIST, I'd and Sd of July,
the news Of Lees defeat reaching the
country On the glorious Fourth. The
naval battle of Santiago, in 1893, which
broke the backbone of SPANS resist
ance to the United States In the war
for the liberation and qualification of
Cuba, occurred July 3. All was over
except the shouting, which was heard
throughout the United States on the
Fourth of July.
So far as the naval engagement off
Santiago harbor was concerned, the re-
sultant shouting throughout the United
States was all but universal, only one
American being killed in that fight,
which utterly destroyed SPANS fleet
of warships and brought the war to a
triumphant close. In the cases of Get
tysburg and Vicksburg there was
mourning In many households both
north and south. Particularly was this
true as a result Of Gettysburg. where
so many thousands of brave men fell.
General Lee, with a great army, had
invaded Pennsylvania, intending a
raid northward. He was met by Gen
eral Meade's opposing hosts at Gettys-
burg and sent back to the south after
three days of fighting as desperate
and heroic as history records. General
Lee had hoped by his raid into the
north to cause the withdrawal of a
considerable part of General Grants
forces which had been besieging the
Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg,
on the Mississippi, for six months. The
defeat of Lee and the surrender of
Vicksburg by General Pemberton thus
made q double victory for the Union
and a double disaster for the Confed'
eracy.
The fall of Vicksburg opened the
Mississippi river to the Union gun.
boats, so that, in Lincoln's phrase, its
waters iran unvexed to the sea-"
It may be said that the issues decid
ed at VieksbuFg and Gettysburg, an.
nouneed to the nation on the Fourth
of July, 1868, practically determined
the salvation Of the American Union.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

introduced himself as Cyrus Arnold,
came into the barn where they were
playing
ns1iip' for MissuNanny Lea
and q rat tnN1 family" he
said, pulling a card from his pocket.
"Do they live on this farm?"
Recognizing the card, the children
cried with one voice, Eyes, sir" and
asked eagerly, did you find u bal
loon?"
"Why, ye-es-that is, yes, 1 found
part of 1t. 1t was hangin' on a bush
close by where / left a haystack a
few days before. The curious thing
about it is the haystack's gone" Mr..
Arnold's eyes twinkled.
'The haystack is gomez" echoed Nan
ny, with a bewildered air. How did
hat happen?"
81 don't exactly know. but l kind OF
suspicion that 1t burned down. There's
a heap of black ashes right where II
stood. An this ere card was hangin
by the wire to the bush | was speakin'
about" Mr.. Arnold replied. pursuing his
mouth.
BY this time the older children began
to understand what had happened.
"An' what's more.' the farmer went
on, 81 kind of suspicion that that thing
sot 1t afire."
"What was the value of the hay?'
asked Thad, who had been mending @
rake while the man was talking.
1fA-..A no nlo --4,oA - - 10 - xDo
the wilder Lanes stack, an she want
ed to sell it an lay in her supply OF
winter cordwood. Her land adjoins
mine, an 1 cut her hay to kind of hell
her out, seem that she's too poor t.
hire 1t done. It's a hard loss for the
old woman"
well" said Nanny, ST did the mis-
chief, and I'll have to pay for it, but
I'll have to write home for the money
mo; that isn't going to do" sale
Thad. 1--WE must all of us bear oul
share of this loss. Only I'm afrait
there isn't more than 81 in our bank
just now. SO what's to be done?"
How many o. you Tyson boys arr
big enough to rake hay? ?" Mr.. Arnolt
asked.
"All Of us excepting little Tom," sale
Thad.
"Well, now, see here. You all come
over an help me out for a couple o
days with my clover, an III pay yol
regular wages-that is to isay, in ashes
Then I'll turn the money you shout
have had over to the wilder. What d.
you say to thatY'
Its no more than fair" said Thad.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

lived on a farm about thirty miles
from the city where Nanny lived. Mr.
Lea, Nanny's father, had sent out to
the farm in advance of Nanny's going
an abundance of fireworks and a pa
per fire balloon striped in red, white
and blue.
1t was a moment of absorbing inter-
est to all the children when Thad Ty-
son, the tallest cousin, held the balloon
up. while Nanny applied a match to
the sponge hanging by a light wire be-
meath the open mouth.
Then as the spirits of wine with
which the sponge was saturated ignit-
ed and the balloon, filling with the cur
rent of heated air, began to bulge and
sway Nanny quickly tied to the wire
hoop a card bearing this inscription:
p. m., July 4. 49,.
Will finder of this balloon please report
to the senders where 1t falls?
Nanny Lea, Mary, Katie, Annie, Thad,
George. Paul. Ward and Thomas
Tyson,
Ford's station, Bennington County, VT.
The balloon rose gently, with a sway
ing motion, almost vertically. At a
height of three or four hundred feet 1t
was caught by a southerly current and
swept away, still rising, until it faded
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

to a mere speck.
fingered a mo-
ment all but in
visible and final
ly quite disap-
peared.
"There, Nam
ny, you see it is
making straight
for the city.
Wouldn't 1t be
funny If you
should find 1t
on your own
roof when you
get homer" said
Thad.
In the fun and
excite ment of
fireworks after
supper the chill.
dren forgo |
t e m o rarily
their interest II
the fate of the
balloon. 1t was
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

FLING YOUR BANNERS TO THE BREEZE
Celebrate the home of men,
Swift and fearless, strong and free;
Cheer for what II is, and then
Cheer for what 1t yet shall be.
Celebrate a land of hope
Where reward attends on toll;
Where valley, plain and mountain slope
Yield the faithful golden spoil
OF fruitful fields and cities proud,
OF armies skilled to peaceful ways.
Cheer, and let your cheer be loud;
Sing your grandest songs of praise.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

Christmas cheer and New Year vows
Let rejoicing hearts recall;
Let hero days your pride arouse
Thanksgiving, Labor day and all.
Celebrate your country whole
Those who live and those who died.
Let the martial music roll;
Let your bosoms swell with pride.
Fling your banners to the breeze;
Celebrate the breeze that blows
With greetings from your bounding
seas,
Burning sands and arctic SHOWS.
Celebrate the land Of health,
Where Freedoms flag is never furled-
Land of flowers and fertile wealth,
Promised land of all the world.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

Got the mum
drous can
non roarj
Let no echo now
be dumb,
Wak ethem
from shore
to shore.
Let the startled
o n 9
hear,
Those who love
and those
who hate.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10
thousands ca feet into tn
abyss belo1
J ropel" he called.

ADySs DelOX
"Cut the roper he called.
"No!v
"Cut It'll One of us may live. Both
cannot"
"Nolv
Repeatedly he called upon her to do
that which would send him into the
abyss. She always answered NO"
but gave no reason why she should not
do his bidding. They were alone far
up in the mountains; there was no one
near to help, and for the mist they
could not be seen IL there were those
to see them.
An hour passbd. An h~our-sixty min
utes of sixty seconds each, and each
second a frightful strain! There could
be no change of position either for the
father or the daughter. Any motion on
his part would increase the strain,
and the daughter must lie fiat, both
hands clinging to the ak handle. How
long would her strength endure? And
why should 1t endure? Was not each
moment an agony to be followed by the
frlghtful end at last?
4ulIlI u1OtG vi GlCc0 0ltu0lu luln-
utes passed, each an eternity of agony.
Then a zephyr carried away the mist.
and the girl clearly saw down the
mountain a man approaching. He was
glancing about him as If he were look
ing for some one. With all the little
strength she had left she cried again
and again till at last he raised his
1.aoH onG 1N,lyod r4rotrht ok ruharo
she lay. Then he bounded up the
mountain like a goat.
The girl did not know who relieved
her, at least not then. She felt the
strain on the 0 disappear and knew
hat her father was saved. Then all
was a blank. Her father and the res
cuer carried her down the mountain
into Italy, stopping at the first inn they
reached.
In the evening, after she had come
10 herself, she asked to see the man to
whom she was indebted for her and
her fathers life. When he came in
and stood before her, she recognized
the young American with whom she
had spent the previous evening.
Bertram, after seeing the cloud en-
velop the father and daughter, could
not divest himself of misgivings con-
corning them. Then IT seemed to him
that he heard the girl cry out, though
this was entirely a mental impress
sion, not a sound transmitted through
the ear. He started up the mountain
10 reach them doubtless but a short
time before the girls strength must
have given out
When the next day he left the couple
at the inn to pursue his journey there
was a sad look IN the eyes of the girl.
Bertram has forgotten many Of the
episodes Of his foreign tramps, but he
has forgotten, nor will he ever
forget the brave girl who by her be-
Foic endurance sawed her father from
an awful death.
AMY B. KENNEDY.
arsaza
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

reawakened the next morning, how
ever. when a good natured farmer, who
introduced himself as Cyrus Arnold.
came into the barn where they were
playing,
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

stop?" She mo-
toned with her
hand toward the
house.
Thad looked
back. perplexed.
"Oh, no." he
said. starting on
again. Its a
good three miles
from here"
Then the young
lady looked per-
picked in turn.
This isn'tfairt
Don't you intend
to ask. the Cur
tbs party to pay.
too?" she asked.
.''T b e Curtis
party?" Thad re-
ppafpd
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

LADIES'! u course
Didn't they have as much to do with
this affair as we had? ?" demanded half
a dozen voices in concert.
I'm sure / don't know" said Thad.
why, dear me, haven't you their
names?" asked the young lady.
mo, I haven't. How many were
there?"
you HAVEN'T They were on the next
white stripe but one to our stripe
There must have been at least forty
Tnad reeled In his seat. TheNG ~
dren, huddled in the straw behind n,
burst into a shout of laughter, WINE
those In the wagons following craned
their necks, regarding them in silent
amaZement.
"All right" said Thad, recovering his
self possession. $50 much the better.
We need this Curtis party. Will some
of you who have been introduced
please go and stir them out? Don't let
any escape. And, say, tell them to-
bring along a peck or two of hard
boiled eggs and doughnuts or well
have to get up another berrying party
to pay Farmer Arnold for our din
ners."
Amid much laughter and shouting
the Curtis party vas duly stirred
out" No one Of them would admit
having inscribed his or her name on
the balloon roster, SO it was demanded
as a compromise measure that all
should go. To this they all agreed.
When the procession again started
five more wagons had been added to it.
Meanwhile news of the affair had
spread throughout the neighborhood,
so that when at last the merry party
reached the Arnold farm half a dozen
more wagons and buggies loaded with
young people brought up the rear.
Ninety-one persons. children and all,
went into the widow Lanes berry
patch that morning.
When Farmer Arnold made up his
load of berries for shipment that even
ing he counted nine heaping bushels
and various smaller measures. Mean
while a committee of three girls had
been appointed to present to the widow
Lane a certain porcelain jar, carefully
sealed.
When, a moment later. the widow
opened it and poured the contents into
a pan she opened her eyes in amaze
ment, calculating, MY land aliver'
For, following the quart of berries
which half filed the pan, came tum-
bling and clinking a shower of coin
dimes, quarters and half dollars. Stu
pefed with amazement, she stared at
the glittering pile, then seized her cane
and hobbled to the open door.
"Stop, stop, young ladies, and let
me-
But her voice was too feeble to
reach the fleeing party, already a hun
bred yards down the sloping pasture.
futtering their handkerchiefs gayly
and shouting back laughingly.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10
Day of Days
A Fourth OF July Poem
By PETER MACARTHUR.

copyright. 1908. by Peter McArthur.l
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1908-07-10

Take no heed though some may sheer;
Turn things loose and celebrate.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
WANTED-ACENTS.

wANTED-Tseliable man In each locality 20
advertise our goods on oommission or SAL
ary. $50 q month and expenses IS per day.
Entirely new plan. write-EmpIre Medi-
cine Co., London. Ontario. Canada. Aft
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
MOVING PICTURE SHOWS
MAY OPEN ON SUNDAYS


II an ordinance introduced in the
City Council at its session Monday
night passes, the moving picture
shows Of the city will keep their pla-
ces open on Sunday, provided that
the Sunday exhibition shrall be of 9
religious character, the ordinance to
take effect Immediately.
The ordinance was introduced In
Council at It's meeting on Monday
night at the instance Of the managers
of the moving picture shows OF the
city. This makes Montgomery fall
into line with other large cities Of the
South in permitting sunday arnpse-
ments. Birmingham and Mobile have
had such an ordinance for some time
past, and the ordinance introduced and
passed Monday night><will open the
way for both the amusement and In
struction Of the people on religious sub.
jects. &N
It Is expected that the moving pic
ture shows of the city win take adj
vantage of the ordinance, II 1t passes.
in a very SHORT while.
To allow sacred exhibitions on Sum
day:
Section /. Be 1t ordained. by the City
Council OF Montgomery as follows:
That after the passage of this ordis
nance of this ordinance 1t shall be
lawful for the owner or proprietor OF
a moving picture show to give exhi-
billions OF such show on Sunday, pro-
vided such Sunday exhibition shall be
OF a religious character.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
4 Reliable Remedy isr the
Whiskey and Beer Habit

Very few men become drunkards be-
cause they like liquor. It is frequent-
~ the moderate drinker, who before
he realizes his condition, has become q
drunkard. The nervous system, hav-
Ing become accustomed to stimulants,
IL unable to do the same amount or
quality of work without liquor. hence
the victim drinks more ana more. This
IL state OF disease and should be
treated by Orrine. It destroys the de-
sire for liquor. so that the drink IL not
missed. There IL no loss of time or de-
tention from work when It is used.
Orrine Is prepared in two forms: No.
/. the secret remedy which can be used
In food or drink without the knowledge
OF the patient; No. .. for those who
take the remedy OF their own, free
will. Both forms are guaranteed. "a
registered guarantee in every box.
Treatise on how to cure drunken
ness free on request. The orrine Co.
washington. d. c. The price Of either
form is 81 box making the cost OF the
complete cure less than one-tenth what
II IL usually charged at sanitariunls.
with 3 guarantee that the expense VIII
be nothing unless q cure Is gained.
Mail orders allied in plain sealed pack
age on receipt Of price.
orrine Is for sale by r. @. Fowler.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
EXAMINING BOARD IS
WORKING ON PAPERS
WIN BE Several weeks Before enc
Mass Of Papers Will Ne
Gene Over.

The State School Examining Board
is now in the midst of the examina-
ton of the papers submitted from the
recent examination of teachers held In
every county of the state. and from
the very large number that made APP
plication Il will be necessary to labor
for several weeks to so over all Of
the papers.
The entire board lie now engaged In
this work, and has the assistance OF
three of the teachers OF the Mont
gomery schools in the evenings. Sec
rotary Willingham says that even with
this force, IL will be the first OF Feb
ruary before, ALI OF the papers are gone
over and marked.
There are between 10000 and $4,000
pages of manuscript 70 so over care
fully and mark. Each of the 5000 and
odd teachers and at least ten sub
jects to deal with, and some OF the pa
pers, are Of several pages In length.
II is q remarkable think that very
little cheating, comparatively. has been
found this year. This IL believed to be
due to the fact that Superintendent
Gunnels issued an order>to ell OF the
County Superintendent to the effect
that where evidence OF unfairness was
found, the papers from this county
would be laid aside and would Dc
among the last to be examined. Spe-
cial instructions were issued TO the
County superintendents to keep close
lookout for any attempts at Unfair
ness.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
JUDGMENT FOR FAILURE
TO DELIVER A MESSAGE
w. H. RoyyelI L. Given verdict For
s1s5O0 Against WeStekn
Union.

w. H. Roweli was given Judgment
for $500 against the Western Union
Telegraph Company yesterday morn
ing by a jury in the City Court. The
suit was for damages for the non
delivery of message of importance.
The old adage to the effect That the
third trial will win, has come true in
this case This is the third time that
the suit has been tried and each time
1t comes out better for the plaintiff
The FIRST trial, which was about
three years ago, resulted in q hung
jury. When It was tried the second
time, he got a. judgment for $4,000, but
the decision was reversed in the SUI
preme Court. This time he gets $500
and owing to the fact that the Supreme
Court reversed the decision the second
time on g minor point OF the Law, all
precaution has been taken to put the
case in such q light that the adverse
decision will be dtfacult. An attempt
at appeal viii be made.A