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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
ROME AS HOSTESS

her ~ that year Rome will celebrate
her fftieth anniversary as the capital
city Of the country This event will
be celebrated with unusual pomp and
will offer strong side attraction for
the congress.
In speaking OF this event DR. Stella
said
For a nation SO young. heretofore
divided and dismembercd by centuries
OF foreign and Internal wars. the mod
ern progress which every unbiased OBJ
server cannot fail to notice &. all
branches OF Italian industry. s1m-
merce. arts and literature to-day is
simply wonderful, And the wonder
grows into astonishment when YOU
consider the enormous task ..ince the
beginning laid before and solved by
the Italian government. first to ANAL
gamate and cement the separated
provinces. then to build railroads and
schools. establish postal and tele-
rraph service. and organize and main.
tain u large army and still larger
navy. TO protect our long coast line
and be worthy to sit among the great
powers of the earth.
1T was indeed a providential act or
an exceptional fortune that we had
In that critical formative period Of our
independence men like Mazzini. Ca
your. Victor Emmanuel l. and Carl
/ baldi-men who belong more TO the
heroic period OF the history Of tho
world than to the present time.
The delegates Of all nations will
find in Rome some achievements Of
their own present or past civilization.
! shelley and Keats rest there near the
shade Of the Coliseum. the echo OF
/ Goethe's and Platen's song is still MI.
ing the air around the Forum; Hugo
speaks there with the solemn Ian
guage OF Fate, while Emerson and
! L,ougfellow seem TO have just departed
from that atmosphere pregnant OF in.
spiration.
Rome exerts a powerful magnetism
on mao OF culture. and the voice OF the
past seems to call back from behind
her majestic monuments TO the high.
est ideals.
The heart and center OF free
thought is there to-day-symbolIzed in
the erection of the monument Of Gior-
dano Bruno-just as the center OF tho
religious world was there in the mid
die ages"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

A "pREPARATOR" is now wanted
"A nv the bureau of entomology OF the
limited States department OF agricui-
tura IN assist in making the bug pusi-
moss profltable to the government OF 70
the rural communities. The ruralsts
have found that they had a legal e1'
cuse to advance the prices on eggs pc
Cause the bug crop was cut snort oy
,ha arv weather, and there were NO
hugs for the chickens to eat.
So the preparator is to prepare Ouss
tor chicken feed and other uses AT
,bs civil service examination TO De
held soon embryo perpetrators VIII ps y,
reouired to assemble ten specimens =,
Isn,doptera that will be furnishsu ~
them and the one who succeeds ~
,aatoh,ng the dissected pieces OF the
90, hnrs will be entitled to the price
which is a position at $50 month anu
hoard Yourself or beat the landlady.
Those who fail in the examihA',on ou
w,,, ha entitled to admission 70 .ne
hugbouse on the proper presen.s.,,on ~
:, credentials. Another examina'ion
~ m,u hs held for applicants for the po :.
s,tion Of aid in the division ol ins nn~art
~ ths National museum. Inis aepa,s .sp ne
nant pays better salaries than 'ne s,sr uv !,
nvs. nsrsmsn, Of agriculture. as the salsr, a,r,
& SIS q month. the sose'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
AFRICA FACING A POSSIBLE PERIL
OF AN UPRISING.
Myriads Of DARK. Skinned Natives
May someday Successfully Re
nounee Rule of His
White Brother.

Tho visitor 20 South Africa to-day
Ia struck by one thing and that is the
growing cordiality and intimacy be-.
tween the Dutch and their recent
foes and conquerurs. the English One
thing above all else which contributes
to this new identity of interests f. the
growing undercurrent OF fear over the
race question. Throughout the whole
ot South Africa-liriiish. Portuguese.
end German-the natives cutnumhcr
the whites by 20 TO one. probably oven
- still greater extent. and are in
crcRsing at a much faster rate than
the whites In oldcn days tribal wars.
famine aud pestilencc all contributed
10 count"rhalance native prollfcness.
but these obstacles to the growth of
the native population have now be"n
removed through the white mans civ
iliEing instrumcntality Thanks. IN.
deed. To the influence ~ civilization
and OF education. the black population
is becoming each year more and
more formidable element. which Ia
bound to undermine the very founda
tons ot white supremacy Since the
earliest colonization % South Africa
by the white race the natives have
always shown n hostile and independ
ent spirit. and have been Kept In sub.
lection only bv force of arms. putting
up flghts which. by reason ~ their
overwhelming numbers and marvel
luus mobility. have strained The r,.
sources Of the culonists 90 tho uf
most. In fact the history ~ Sonih
Africa Is ON. long succession - en-
fiicts between the white SETTLERS and
the natives. and far from being dis
heartencd or crushed hy defeat. the
blacks have apparently regarded %.
intervals % peace as periods of 70
cuperation of their forces In rvaiiness
for another opportunity o. attempt e.
oust the white man FROM the iand and
20 drive him into the SEA
With tho spread ~ education and -
the species % Christianity prartisei
by the natives. the spirit ~ autaeon
ism 20 the white man has Increased
rather than diminished among the
aboriginal tribes They have learned
to realize their strength. while the
gospel of equality With tho whites
taught alike by missionaries and By
politicians. has served 90 destroy al
most entirely the prestige 81 the
white man. which was one % his
principal sources ot power
In an article contained In one of the
recent issues ot the London National
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

THE man question is the most seri-
Gus proposition a fashionable girl
In Washington has to contend with.
Trouble No. is, there aren't any
men. Trouble No. is, the men that
there are-that's good Irish-are so
spoiled to death they are a negligible
quantity.
Said religious young woman In
the innermost clique the other day:
Conditions in Washington are fierce
where male creatures are concerned.
Men have no obligations-no RESPONSE
bilities. They seem to think they are
comforting favor on the opposite sex
by simply existing. OF course, for
many long day they have absolved
themselves from the duty of paying
dinner and party calls-it was kind
enough in them TO come in the first
place-but half the time they don't
even answer your notes of invitation.
We girls have discovered that the only
way to clinch the men when We really
must have them at our affairs. is to
catch them on the telephone before
they have time to dodge. Extort
verbal promise that they will come.
and to facilitate things offer to send a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT
Total Liabilities of Uncle Sam Are
$976. US. .625.

Washington.-The monthly statement
of the public debt shows. at the close of
business October 81, 1908, the debt, less
cash in the treasury, amounted to $780,
775,625, which is an increase for the
month of Ss,511,975.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
Interest bearing debt. $780,, ,253,99o.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturing. $3,73s,235.
Debt bearing no interest. $780,, ,665, ,526.
Total, sl.293,657.s7
This amount, however, does not in
clude s1,344.315,s69 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding. which are
offset by an equal amount of cash held
in the treasury for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury is Sl.77O, ,5O3,-
6S2, against which there are demand liza
bilities amounting to sl,453,62l, ,429,
which leaves q cash balance on hand of
1916, ,sS2,256.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
C0MMUTATlON PROMISED HIM
Governor Patterson offered Clemency
for Confession.

Union City. Tcnn.--Accoriing to re.
liable report. Gov. Patterson secured the
confession Of Frank Fcrrincr a. one Of
the murderers Of Capt. Rankin only by
promising the prisoner az least a partial
commutation in return for clean
breast of the whole matter. The detail,
OF his confession are now becoming bc,.
ter known. lie told the examining off.
GERS of the authority he hal shown in
directing the night riders of this section.
and laughed when he related how he hal
ordered them nronnd and they had
obeyed. Before starting out on rail
Ferriner said he was accustomed to make
the band speech and order all tho
"white-liVcrcd towards" to 60 home. His
story of the murder of Capt Rankin is
said TO have disclosed the fact that only
about twelve or fifteen men had any part
In the actual murder. II seems beyona
doubt true that the twelve or fifteen
who fired the shots and tied the rope arp
now in the iails at Nashville and Mem.
phis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

vote there Pas herurr fa artrh e. ~
tent ure,iamInanf fhaf arleaa rash
cal measure - fha srf s ate.fs.l
natpe ~ haif trv.ai ierlslafars waI
o. rsturueI fa parIzr=at AZ gra
rosn. sh.rr thsir aaHas-ieal ..raar.
fy wouHi In caars- % -irss r.ga ten
cunirui q thr uIiatsfrF arf af fh~ So.
srum~ut ~lth th- rssar taaf 80 rar.
rrnor miEht be- airia.a'ris resfsilsII
to accept a. cabinet ~ klsrrr sas 1s.-
breyds That the nerro s.rueat in
cape Coiouy uiI auhmH tn Hsfra1
chissm~ut without tfftst rtrurzle
n.ed Dot D. considered fe- on- nra-
mcnt. and they Wiu have d. dircuifg
in inducing ar the blacks 10 soufh
Africa 10 assist them Ia nEhung
AGAINST this measure which Is o.
mandsd by the whites Hoer AMI
Triton. everywhere south q the Fam
best
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
7. R. TO HUNT IN TENNESSEE
Chief Executive Promised Shot at
Big Bear.

washington.-Presiden Roosevelt is
contemplating a hunting trip in the
mountains of the eastern part of Ten
nessee the latter part of this month.
The president is rushing work on his
annual message to Congress and clean
ing up routine matters so that he will
be free to make the trip and get the
rest and recreation he desires. IL has
been his custom to spend short time
annually at Thanksgiving at Mrs. Roose-
velt's lodge at Pine Knot, Va, but there
is no hunting in the neighborhod.
Long tramps after wild turkey have
always proved fruitless. The president
has been informed that there is good
hunting in the mountains about Ashe-
vile. Friends have promised him that
he shall have shot at bears larger
than there is to be found in the Louis
ana canebrakes.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
ANOTHER SUIT FOR HEARST
Candidate for States Attorney Wants
$4,000 Damages.

Chicago.-Three suits for 100000
against William Randolph Hearst, prin-
cipal, and others were begun in the SUI
perior court by Jacob J. Kern, candidate
for State attorney for Cook county. The
actions, it is claimed by the attorney
filing the suits, are based on editorials,
cartoons and stories printed in papers
controlled by Mr.. Hearst and attacking
the character Of Kern.
Only the praecipes were filed, stating
the amount of damages.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
History Of Papua island.

Reports Of an attempt to reinstate
slavery into Papua recall the fact that
the name was bestowed on the island
by the Malays. and means "frizzled."
in reference to the hair OF the inhab-
itants. 1t is generally supposed that
Papua. or New Guinea. was originally
part of the mainland Of Australia. II
was discovered by the Portuguese In
1926. though 1t was probably sighted
by A. Dabreu during his voyage IS
years earlier. The Australian gov
ernment. realizing tho danger that
would arise If an enemy seized land
so near their coasts. frequently urged
England to annex the eastern portion
OF the island. and after two or three
unauthorized annexations British
protectorate was established there in
1884.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

WAshiNGrON.-The date for the
w coming out dance Of Miss Roose.
vet, the presidents second daughter.
pas been set for Monday. December
rs. While this will mark her debut
into the social life of the younger set.
Us has been announced before. the
hrst state dinner she attends will
really mean her formal debut. This
dinner will be the first cabinet dinner
OF the season and will be given short.
ly before Christmas.
Though the announcement sent out
from the White House describes the
entertainment as small" dance the
number of invitations will not fall far
short OF 1000. The dance will be held
In the East room of the White House.
and, according to present intentions.
will follow the plan adopted when Miss
Alice Roosevelt came out. that of dis
pensing with the cotillion.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt hayc
maintained that entertainments given
to the young members OF their family
should be as personal as possible.
When Miss Alice Roosevelt made her
debut even the first assistant secretary
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
COTTON CROP is NOT BIG
Estimated That the Yield Il Little
Larger Than Last Year

Raleigh. y. C.-The Progressive Farm.
cr will publish u notable series of letters
snd kilograms regarding the cotton cror
in the South from presidents of th,
Farmers niou and of the Cotton As-o.
citation and from other agricultural lead.
crs in every cotton growing State. Edi.
tor Po". Of that paper, has received two
kilograms from Texas. one from Farm
and Ranch. the leading farm paper Of
that State. estimating the yield at less
than $500 900 bales. and one from Mr.
Neill, president Of the Farmers mon,
who estimates the crop at only 5000, 600
bales, that j., about the average for the
past two years. From nearly every
state there come reports Of unusually
early opening, which sccms to explain
the heavy gin receipts this season.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
ITALIAN CITY TO WELCOME NEXT
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.
Absolute Cure for the Dread Disease
May have been Discovered Ere
World Delegates Gather
In 1911.

The greatest international tubereu.
losis congress ever held was that of
this year when delegates from all over
the world gathered at Washington to
consider ways and means of combat
ing the dread white plague" But the
congress which will gather at Rome
in 1911 at the invitation Of the Italian
this year. for 1t is not too much to ex-
pect, In view of the progress which
has been and is being made in fighting
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Girl Fined for Threatening Minister.

Springfield, Ill. - Laura Henshie,
daughter of a prominent citizen of Paw
nee, was fined 800 in the federal court
on charge of having sent threatening
letters through the mail. The sentence
followed confession. The letters were
addressed to the Rev. w. w. Henry,
pastor of the Pawnee Methodist Church,
and members of the official board of the
church. The writer is said to have told
the minister that il he did not resign
and leave town Immediately he would
be killed and his property destroyed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
BLACK MANS LAND

Review. r. S. lothian. member OF
the Legislature Of Natal. who has
made a special study Of the so.called
Ethiopian movement. declared that
AN energetic element OF American
negroes has been imported. with the
distinct and definite aim Of oxpelling
The white man and building up an
omulpotent black republic In South
Africa"
What may possibly bring on the
crisis and bring about earlier than
expected the Inevitable conflict be
tween the whites and blacks of tho
Dark Continent will be- the attempt
to put into execution the proposal Of
dcprlyinE the natives and the mulatio
element of their parliamentary fran
chise In Cape Colony. The negro
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
might Rider Church"

Paducah, Ky.-Two Baptist churches
in the east side of Galloway county have
been SO split by night rider sentiment
that a third church has been formed by
seeding members OF the two. Chestnut
Pike Church was used as an arsenal by
the night riders in their raids. 1t seems
tnat the pastor OF one of the divided
churches denounced night riding in such
bitter terms as to incur the eondemna,
tion of some of the brethren, while a
good old deacon of the other church wa.
indicted for helping to whip a neighbor
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Genrsians After Rucker

Roswell, Ga.-As result of an ATTACK
by natives on NAP" Rucker, a pitcher
OF the Brooklyn baseball club, ending IN
Rucker being painfully injured and sew
eral of his lady companions being intim'-
dated by harsh language, man chase
is going on, with bloodhounds used to as
sist in the search. Rucker was auto
MODELLING with his companions. Jealousy
is given as a reason for the natives at
tack on Rucker, who lived in Georgia
prior to adopting baseball! as profes'
sion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

King Cophetua had just married the
beggar maid. :.
~Because." he explained, "it won't
cost much TO support her in the style
~ which she has been accustomed
chortling over his shrewdness he
ordered his fiunkeys to send notice
Of the wedding to the various newspa'
pers. with instructions to play II up
"a a first page story.-Chlcago TriD-
une
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Increase in Circulation.

washington.-The monthly circulation
statement shows that at the close of
business October 81, the amount OF ma
tional bank notes in circulation was
s665, ,s44, ,192, an increase for the year
of $55,s63, ,726, and a decrease for the
month of $9,76s,135 The amount OF
circulation was s626,77s,555, and the
amount secured by lawful money was
$50 ,o65, ,637, the amount of bonds on de-
posit to secure circulating notes was
s632 ,624, $50 and to secure public depos-
its s13s. .sO3. $40.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
TOMB CONSECRATED.
Several Thousand Confederates Honor the
Memory of Gen. Moorman.

New Orleans.-Several thousand rep
resentatives of Confederate organizations
Sunday took part in exercises attendant
upon the conservation of the tomb at
Metarie cemetery, in which the body of
General George Moorman. founder of the
United Confederate Veterans, is TO re
pose. Gen. Norman, who was a Ken
tuckian, resided in New Orleans for a
number of years prior to his death in
fQO2
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

u ERHAPS the most picturesque hg-
I ure at the International Tnbercu-
losis congress. in session here lately
was DIR. A. J. Beall of San Marcus.
Tex. DIR. Beall is s5 years old. has
been a practicing physician in Texas
for more than half a century. and. be-
cause of his long record and his fidel-
ity as n practitioner, is one of the best
beloved men in the Lone Star state.
DR.. Bealrs trip to Washington was
intended to be the closing and crown
ing feature of his career. When he re-
turns to his home at San Marcus, SO
he told his friends and patients before
he left. II will be as man retired
from active professional pursuits
private citizen.
The esteem in which the veteran
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
ou,nut ~ aurme.e Mines.

There were 2.214ls hundred-weight
OF jade and jadeite taken out in the
Myitkyina district mines, Burma, in
1906. which was valued at $4,000. and
2,Gs5 hundred weight in 1905, valued
at s9O.S42, which shows a decrease
for 1906 No figures for 1907 ars
available.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Here's a "Bughouse" Job for Some One

wants a chief for the cattle and grain
investigation laboratory.
The bureau of corporations. depart
ment of commerce and labor. wants
special examiners at salaries ranging
from 81, 200 to $500 year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Poor Fellowl

she gly)-Sweetheart !
know you must be tired holding me on
yonr knee so long. !,
He-oh, no. dear; l am not tired. !
was two hours ago. but ! am nump
now.-Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05
Horrible Fate.

You've heard what happened to
Lots wife, l supposer
"Yes: she looked back and turned
into pillar of salt
well. / saw something to-day which
beat that"
"No?"
"Fact. A red-nosed woman. with
kettle In her hand, hurrying down the
street. She looked furtively over ner
shoulder-and turned into a saloon.
Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

The gathering of cotton-growers to
be held at Natchez on Nov. IL promises
to be an event of general interest
throughout the cotton belt. Notwith-
standing the fact that the date con-
ficts with meetings at Memphis and
at New Orleans, a large attendance OF
cotton growers is expected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

Irwin Sellers, prominent citizen of
Covington county, was found dead near
his residence The circumstances go
TO show that Sellers was decoyed away
from his home by fire on his premises,
near his residence, and when he went
to put the fire out was killed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

Luke Ard entered plea Of guilty to
the charge of manslsughter, and was
sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary. Ard killed his wife at Jackson
in 1907
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

The Warren County Cotton growers
association has petitioned the board OF
supervisors of Warren county to make
an appropriation to help pay the ex-
penses OF an experiment station, as
outlined at the recent boil weevil con-
vention by representatives of the gov
ernment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

Love and Hate and Jealousy often live
in the same house, though you will find
only Loves name on the door.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

The executive committee OF the Mis-
sissippi Teachers association has fixed
April 20 TO May as the time and
Natchez as the place Of the next meet
inc
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

Gov. Noel has appointed about 400
delegates to the big meeting to be held
at Memphis on Nov. 10, II and u, the
aim being to have, as nearly as possi-
BILE, every county in the state repre-
sented at the meeting.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

President F. l.. Peck, of the Missis-
sippi Central road, speaking OF the
proposed extension of the line from
Hattiesburg TO Gulfport, survey for
which has been made, stated that the
company was not in readiness to an
nounce plans just yet, but intimated
that the work will be- taken up in q
very short time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

At least one disastrous result OF the
long drought In this section has been
seen in the record Of destructive fires,
caused In many instances 10y mere
sparks, either on dry roofs, in the dry
grass or other places. There have been
more Hrcs in Jackson during the six or
seven weeks since which hardly a drop
of rain has fallen than in any other
period within memory.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

The sawmill of the linda Pine com
pany at linda resumed operations on q
5000, ,OO0-foot order for Buenos Ayres,
giving employment to 200 men. This
mill has been shut down since April of
the nresent wear
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

According to official reports two of
the leading home or independent tele-
phone companies doing business in the
state have played to bad returns during
the past quarter. The reports alluded
to are from the Hattiesburg Home
Telephone company and the Meridian
Home Telephone company.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-11-05

A naval recruiting bureau has again
been opened in this city. There
has been no recruiting force in this
state for months, and the officers hope
to pick up few likely young men to
take service rs apprentice seamen or
hospital attendants, for whom there is
an abundance OF room in the navy at
present and will be for some time.