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The National tribune., 1909-04-29

The Boston Herald comes to the aid
of the much-neglected two-cent piece.
1t wants to know what has become Of
them and why no more of these hum
BILE friends of humanity are seen around
nowadays. The Herald's question brings
out that the Mint made 2S,634,544,
which should be still in existence Their
coinage was authorized in 1864 and
discontinued in 1873, during which
time about 45,00o.00O were coined.
Something like 1900 Of them have
been taken in and retired, but this
leaves the rest unaccounted for. Sew
eral papers are taking up the matter,
and insisting that the two-cent piece
and also the three-cent piece are useful
members of society to buy postage
stamps, newspapers and at the bargain
They claim that it is a nat
ural unit of coinage. Great Britain has
the penny, France the 10-centime piece.
Germany the 10 pfennig. Austria the
10 heller, Italy a 10 centesimi. and
Japan a five-sen piece. Every other
people seem to want and use them ex-
cept our own, and 1t seems likely that
the Government is failing to do it's duty
in not providing this humble token of
daily exchange.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29
ABRAHAM LINCOLN IN FLORIDA.

In his recent annual message to the
Legislature Gov. Gilchrist, of Florida,
made this striking recommendation:
"The three greatest men this Nation
has produced are George Washington,
Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln.
By legislative enactment this State has
declared the anniversary of the birth
day of the first two legal holiday. 1t
is recommended that February 18th,
the anniversary of the birth of Abra-
ham Lincoln, be declared legal holi-
day.
Abraham Lincoln showed no ami
mus toward the South. He was correct
in the application of the principle, as
applied to slavery in the United States:
"A house divided against itself cannot
stand He would even have sacri-
feed this conviction in order to pre-
serve the Union. We revere the cour-
age, fortitude. self-denial. and devotion
to duty of those who wore the gray.
We naturally feel more kindly toward
them because they were blood of our
blood. We suffered with them, and We
naturally glory in their achievements
We must also appreciate the same
qualities in those who wore the blue.
The record made by both armies is now
our common heritage. Many veterans
of the Union Army and their relatives
and sympathiZers have purchased prop
erty in our State, and are interested
in the development of our resources.
Thousands of relatives of those who
wore the blue are visitors to our State.
There is no other Southern State which
has better reasons for taking the in
iative in this matter than Florida.
Some have said let some Northern
State first act toward recognizing some
Confederate chieftan. There is no
Northern State in which one-tenth the
reasons exist for such action toward
recognizing some Confederate chieftain
as there exists in Florida for the action
recommended. Besides. Abraham Lin
coin was President of the United States.
AS such it was his duty to defend and
preserve the Union. Had he lived he
would undoubtedly have been in fact,
as well as in name. the President of the
whole United States. His untimely
death was a great blow to the South
land. and consequently to the United
States"
There can be no question of the
truth and force of what the Governor
said, and yet it has naturally raised
considerable of howl from the unre-
constructed in his State. All the same
it marks a decided advance toward bet
ter things on the part of the South.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

A rather humorous catechism in the
Senate developed that the Southern Sem
ators did not know whether they want
ed duty on cotton-seed Oil or not. 1t
had been put on the free list in the
Payne bill. but Senator Aldrich, at the
request of several Southerners, had
made it dutiable at rate of % per
cent. Senator Bacon. of Georgia, was
asked squarely if he wanted a duty on
the oil. but properly. declined to answer
until he knew whether he did or not
He showed similar circumspection in
declining Senator Aldrich's offer to put
it on the free list. Senator Simmons,
of North Carolina. thought he didn't
want it on the free list, but Senator
Tillman embraced the opportunity to
get off a speech against protection, and
that the people who wanted any sort of
protection did not represent the South.
Meanwhile the duty will remain until
the Southern Senators get a chance to
have their constituents make up their
minds for, them.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29
PENNSYLVANIA PENSION BILL.

Comrade II. Fl. Bengough, 1929 Ham.
ilton avenue. Pittsburg. Pa, writes that
the hopes which were aroused by the
passage of the Pennsylvania pension
bill almost unanimously by the House
of Representatives have been blasted
The bill was buried by the Committee
on Pensions of the Senate, the members
thereof refusing to report it. in spite OF
the earnest appeals of the comrades 1t
was learned that this .burking of The
bill came from the earnest appeals
made by leading politicians in other
States, who held that If Pennsylvania
should pass the bill every other North.
ern State would have to do the same.
Comrade Bengough's regrets are modi-
fed, however, by the fact that the bill
as passed by the House was SO amended
and mutilated as to destroy its original
purpose. This was especially the case
with the clause limiting the benefits of
the act to those whose income from all
sources was less than $500.
We consider the bill as not dead, but
sleeping, and that it is tolerably certain
that the next session of the Legislature
will have to resuscitate and pass it. The
Pennsylvania comrades have made up
their minds for it's enactment, and they
will not be satisfied until they accom-.
plish this. The selfish appeals from
politicians elsewhere will not avail. All
of the Northern States are in good
financial condition, and are abundantly
sacrificed themselves for the good of
the State.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

We have warm sympathy with
Champ Clark's bill ITO write the his
tory and promote the interests of the
Aryan race" If Champ will give us
definition of what he understands
to be the Aryan race it will be a great
boon to philologists and others who are
not little puzzled to exactly define
the race. 1t is generally agreed upon,
however, that such peoples as the
Americans. British, French. Germans,
Scandinavians and Dutch are undenia-
bly, Aryan. If this be so then we should
say that there does not seem any strong
need for legislation by Congress to pro-
mote their interests. The complaint is
rather that they are taking entirely too
good care of themselves and that the
others that they come in cSassct with
should be protected.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Chas. Wright, Battle Creek, Mich,
has won championship by playing the
piano for 81 hours and As minutes.
This places him In the gallery of exas-
perating idiots who eat two dozen hard
boiled eggs at sitting, drink 60 glasses
of beer in an hour, and similar inani-
ties. The recent discovery that an Ohio
man had been living for years without
a brain suggests the trouble with this
class
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Senator Garter, of Montana, slipped
trump card into the tariff game in
the Senate by request to the Secre-
tary of Agriculture for information as
to the number of beet root sugar fac
tories in the country, their increase
under the present tarif, the number of
acres of land devoted to beet cuitiva-
ton, the increased profits which the
farmers received and last of all what
information the Department might have
as to the retail prices of sugar in Ger
many, France. Austria and other Euro
pean countries. The fun of this will
come in when it is shown that in those
countries the people pay from two to
four times as much for sugar as in
this country. Over ther, they have
real tariffs for revenue. and as the con-
sumption OF sugar is extensive they
draw a large proportion Of their rev
eaues from It.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

IT is startling to hear of the ancient
city of Tarsus being in the hands of
red-handed Mahometan murderers.
Tarsus is the chief city of the ancient
province of Ciiicia, and is situated on
the River Cydnus. about 10 miles from
the Mediterranean. 1t owes its i'm
portance to the fact that 1t commands
the pass of Mt. Tarsus and also other
important roads. 1t is very ancient
place and first appears in history about
500 years before Christ 1t was once
asmagnificent city and the Apostle Paul
was proud to claim it as his birthplace
Now 1t is still. quite populous. but 1t is
dirty, mean and inhabited by squalid,
ignorant natives. The main interest
about IT is in its many ruins of former
greatness. ...
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

The situation of the Rev. DIR. Christy,
head of the American missions in Tur.
KEY in Antioch, is of deep interest to
the veterans. He served thru the war
as Orderly Sergeant of the First Min
nesota Battery and after the war
studied theology and entered the min
,istry. He is preiate of distinguished
ability and last year was in Washington
attending the marriage of his daughter
to Mr. Rogers, who was killed in the
massacre
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Let the dairymen rejoice. The United
States Government has fired broadside
In their defense by securing e95 counts
in an indictment at Topeka, Kan,
against the Cudahy Packing Company
for violation of the revenue laws in
selling uncolored oleomargarine with
out revenue stamp on each package.
Also without a 10-cent revenue stamp
on each package of colored oleomargar-
inc 1t is said that the Government
VIII bring an action against the COM
pany to conhscate its plant and ma
chinery.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29
WASHINGTON. d. C., APRIL 2s, 1909.
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
Office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure TO give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

We naturally expect the aeroplane
clubs 10 be airy, and it is not surprising
that the British Aeroplane Club speaks
of going 800 miles an hour with no
bothersome policemen. no sharp cor
ners, no dangerous hills, no cross roads,
no heaps of stones, no crossing and no
obstructive pigs, cows or sheep.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Bryan scolds the Texas Legislature
for its failure TO adopt the bank guar
antee scheme. In spite of some vaga-
ries. the Texas Legislature is a pretty
clear-headed, sensible body. and does
not propose to go gypsying off after
yagaries which Bryan may try to palm
off as Democratic principles.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29
HE HAS A PIPE DREAM.

Bunau-Varilla is undoubtedly an en-
gineer of the highest ability. but his
recent screech over the probabilities of
the Panama Canal locks being de-
stroyed by air ships belongs to the yell
lowest of sensational literature and Is
easy to talk of balloon floating across
the locks and dropping dynamite into
them, but as a matter of cold engineer
ing this would be one of the most diff
cult feats possible. At even so near
the ground as 1000 feet a man in
balloon would have only the most dis
torted ideas as 10 the things on the
surace. The canal locks would not ap-
pear as large to him as a dime on a
barn door and he would have Just about
as much chance of hitting them by
dropping dynamitee as a marksman at
100 yards distance would have of hit
ting the dime with a revolver. At so
low distance as 1000 feet he would
be riddled at once by the rifiemen on
the ground. and apprehensions of this
would not help his aim particle. II
he went up 1000 feet he would still be
within easy range of the rifiemen and
his chances of dropping dynamite would
be hardly equal to that of the marks
man before mentioned hitting a pin
point in the barn door. Any man who
has gone up even go short a distance
as the top of high building and noted
the distortion of objects below him
win readily realize the enormous diff
Guilty. not to say impossibility, of a
man in balloon hitting any particular
object on the surface of the earth.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

An old joke is that the best place to
have boil is on the neck of the other
fellow. That is the way of the tariff
revisionists. They want all the revision
on Seme other fellows products.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

The Wall Street Journal satiricalIy
asks why nobody attempted to break
Patterns corner by putting wheat on
the free list.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Illinois always lined up forcefully
against insurgents. and has not lost the
habit. as has been shown by the VIC
tories of Uncle Joe Cannon and Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29
JOHN McELRoY, Editor.

oalee. $40 Tnlrteenth street N. W.
The National tribune., 1909-04-29

Entered at Washington. D. C.. Post once
as sccoud-class matter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03
"Shc Stoops to Conquer,r

Was presented by the UniveP-
sity Dramatic Club at the Opera
House Saturday night under the
direction of Prof. J. C. johnson,
was pronounced a great success
by those present.
While each player deserves
honorable mention and reflected
much credit upon the director,
yet Miss Lula May Johnson
whose talent is appreciated
abroad as well as at home, car
ried the audience with her from
start to finish and never failed to
win great applause. She was
particularly strong in the Garden
scene, act 3.
Prof. johnson is certainly to be
congratulated upon the success
full presentation of this play. The
people of Oxford and University
showed their appreciation by Civ
ing them a packed house.
The Dramatic Club in the Uni
versity has done some very credit
able work in the past and we
hope they will keep the good
work up. The costumes were
beautiful and well selected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03

Miss Matte Dunlap of Jackson,
Tenn, was a Commencement
visitor.
Miss Maude Anderson is the
guest of Miss Addie Lee Wal
lace.
Mrs. j. L. Gillespie and Miss
Virginia Topp, Of Greenwood.
were the guests OF Mrs. O.. o..
Hampton for commencement.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. n. Moses and
daughter of Natchez, were WISH
tors for commencement.
Misses Nell Neudorfer. Mary
Lou MeLarty, Ray Peacock and
Louise Collins, of Water Valley,
chaperoned by Mesdames j. d.
Peacock and J. W. McLarty, at
tended the Commencement ball
last night.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03
The Oxford Dry Goods Co.
A Delightful Reception.

The home of DR.. and Mrs. p.
II. Wright was the scene of a
very pretty entertainment Thurs
day night when Miss Pauline
Wright was at hcme to her friends
in honor OF Miss Lizette KIM
brough. The large and spacious
gallery was Illuminated by Japa-
nese lanterns which gave quite a
festive air TO to the lawn in front.
In the parlors and halls palms
and cut flowers were in ~profusion
Ip the dining room the color
scheme was pink and white and
was carried out in the decorations
by the use of sweet peas and
ferns. The same colors prevailed
in the ices and cakes. The favors
were pen sketches of heads and
flowers. Misses Kathleen Wyatt
and Anna Wright presided at the
punch bowl.
Those invited were: Misses
Wardlaw, Victim, Nelson, Daw-
son, Keys, Leftwich. Burt, Hope,
George, Christeen and Lula May
johnson, Collier, Watkins, Mary
AID Virginia Borum, Annie Kim
mons, Lucille Fades, Hewter,
Susie and Alice johnson, Sykes,
James, S~omerville,. Smith, Ca
rothers, Rhodes, Mcbride, Kim
cannon and Rowland with Mes
srs. Rhodes, Paine, Carlton,
Robards, Wooten, Duke Mont
gomery, Renshaw. VIM, Witty,
Padison, Brooke, Reed, Smith, Il
Leavell, Bigham, Fur, Bogard,
f. Leavell, C. Leavell, Chiffon,
Yates, Rowland, Sivley Rhodes,
George Keys, Glenn, Hedleston,
Ed Smith, Trotter, Moore and
Baskin..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Supervisors OF said county
will on Monday, June 7th, 1t the
South door OF tire court house in Ok
ford between the hours of IL am and
4 pm and to continue from day to day
until all of the following roads shall be
let ont, at public cutlery, 10 the lowest
and best bidder, according to the plans
and specifications on file with the clerk
of this Board. Said lowest bidder must
comply with the terms imposed - ,le
roard ard emit rs ingo DOnd in such
penalty and with sufficient surities to
be approved by the Board, but in no
ease to be less han the contract price,
and said bond to be conditioned ac-
cording to Law. Publication of this
notice shall be maze as required by
law. The Board reserves the right To
reject any and all bids. The roads and
divisions of roads to be let pursuant to
this notice are as follows:
In Beat No. 3-Batesville and Toby
Tubby road, link No. 60; Memphis and
Coffeevilie road, link No. II; Oxford
and Toby Tnbby road, link No. 10;
College Hill and l uford Mill road, link
No. los.
In Beat No. 81 S. rdenia road link.
No. lao, Isl, 15ils, 2f5; oxford an6
Sarepta road, links No. 139, 100, 1853,
100 and lS4; Pontoio c aad Mouth o
Tippah road, link No. 1G1: Oxford ans
Pontctoc road link NJ. So; Oxford ans
Dallas road, links Nc. l65 and i72
Rocky Ford and Sarepta road, iinl; N,
2Ol; Eskridge and Lamb road, link n,
ZIG; Water Valley and Delay road
link No. 226: East End Of Oxford an,
pontotoc road link No. 20S.
W. NJ. Woodward, CLERK.
Oxford, Miss, May ssh, 1899.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03

Col. and Mrs. James Gordon.
OF Okolona, are attending the
University Commencement.
Moving Pictures Friday and
Saturday nights.
Miss Tyna Pate, first honor
member of class '07 and Mr.. f.
p. Smith class '07 both of Coffee
vile, were up to the Home Com
ing banquet Tuesday night.
Mrs. locke Ramey has gone
to Hot Springs to try the benefit
OF the healing baths for rheuma-
t'sm.
Mr.. W. W. Nichols and wife, of
San Marcial, n. NJ, are the
guests Of Mrs. Nichols on Ceme-
terry street.
Mr.. j. ii. Lewis and wife have
removed to University street and
are opening up a penny picture
gallery in the rooms they recently
occupied.
The June term of the Federal
Court will convene Monday.
Col. R. W. Phipps, of Terra
Cera, Fla, is attending the Com
mencement and hopes to meet
with many of the old alumni at
the University. The colonel was
among the first graduates OF the
institution.
A good Mich Cow for sale a,
$50, fresh in milk.
j. M. SAUNDERS.
On Monday, Wednesday and
Friday | will take passengers to
Lafayette Springs at 81 each.
Will leave Oxford at 1 pm. See
the mail rider at Bremen & Nc
Charen's.
A special coach will be left al
! the depot Monday night for the
transportation Of the Veterans
and friends who wish to attend
the Memphis Reunion, and will
be attached to the early morning
train reaching Memphis for break
fast. The round trip will be SITE
and ali who wish to go will please
procure their tickets Monday af-
ternoon.
We regret to learn that Brother
Lake is quite sick at Grenada.
Judge Charles B. Howry, of thu
Court Of Claims, Washington, D
&C., is one Of the distinguished
alumni attending the Home Com
ing.
Mi. w. r. E. Mitchell iof Gin
ton, is spending the week in Ok
ford.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03
A Delighted Entertainment.

The "Trip Around the. World"
conducted by the Young Peo-
pies Missionary Society of the
NJ. +. Church on Friday evening
last, was a decided success il.
every sense o. the word.
BY . O'Clock, the streets were
dotted with old and young max
ing their way for the first time to
Japan at the Temple home where
amid brilliant lanterns and ex-
quisite pots of chrysanthemums,
they were cordially met by a
bevy of Charming Japanese
maidens who took delight in
showing the various and beauti-
ful things on exhibition, and
gracefully serving each guest
with japanese tea and waters.
The souvenirs Of this station we're
lovely hand painted butterflies.
Our next stop was China at the
Collier home, where We were met
and warmly welcomed by gaily
robed Chinese girls, their faces
aglow with merriment quite in
harmony with their f~astidious
jewels and hair ornaments.
After bowling allegiance t. the
Emperor and Empress, who in
royal splendor graced their
thrones, we were shown the Diff
ferent works of art peculiar to
this country and graciously serv-
ed to delicious fruit salad, crack
ers and hot tea. The souvenirs
for this station were quaint little
Chinese dolls.
Very soon we found ourselves
fairly reveling in the enhancing
charms OF our beloyed America.
at the Buffaloe home. Here
amid the stars and bars and a
%profusion Of our coupfry's flags,
we we're met and ushered into
the presence of Uncle Sam and
the Goddess OF Liberty. The
sweet and familiar strains of
many cherished patriotic songs
made our homecoming glorious
indeed. Our pleasure was COM
pleted rs we sat around the festal
board artisncaIiy covered with
American Beauty roses, and
were served by lovely American
girls with ice cream and cake.
The souvenirs at this station were
miniature American flags.
The numerous guests were
loud in their praises OF such an
unique, instructive and enjoyable
evening, and took their leave re-
luctantly hoping to be able to go
"around tbs world again at
some future time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03

DR.. Casa Collier il at home
from Chicago.
Miss Irene Holloway is with heI
sister, Mrs. f.. o. Davidson.
Miss Dale Kimmons returned
home from Yazoo City Tuesday.
Hon. C. l.. Sivley, Of Memphis
was here several days this week.
Miss Rosa McGruder, who
graduated from a college in Tus-
cumbis, Ala, a few days since, is
now with her grandmother, Mrs.
G. X. Wardlaw.
Miss julia Chandler is at home
from Sherman, Texas, where she
has been teaching.
Mrs. j. q. Deupree entertained
with an elegant dinner Tuesday
in honor Of the seven young la
dies of the Senior class of the
University.
Prof. Will Newell, Of Tupelo,
is among the attendants upon the
Alumni banquet.
Mr.. Landrum Leavell returned
Tuesday from Louisville, KY,
where he has spent the past year
in the Baptist Seminary.
We are glad to learn that Mr..
A. II. Hale is improving after a
severe illness.
Mr.. Dorse Hale, OF Lewis, La,
and Miss COVE Hale, of Myrtle,
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. \
II. Hale.
Through these columns I de-
sire to express my deepest ap-
probation and most hearty thanks
TO every boy and girl of the
eighth grade for the kind token
OF love and esteem manifested by
their having remembered me with
n very appropriate gift and me-
mento. r.. l.. HARRIS.
Misses Brannon, OF Spring Hill
and Hume, of Nashville, Tenn,
are the guests OF DR.. and Mrs.
Alfred Hume for Commencement
week.
Mr.. II. NJ. Quin and wife, of
jackson, are Commencement
visitors.
Beautiful Moving Pictures Fri
day and Saturday nights. Come
and bring your friends.
Mr.. Creed Rowland AMI daush
ter, Miss Marcelle, of Coffeeville,
are visiting in the home Of DR.. p.
W. Rowland.
Miss Ona Collier left Wednes-
day for Memphis where she goes
To be present at the marriage of
Miss Annie Hunt Burbridge.
BE sure and see mo before you
buy n Sewing Machine.
5. S. WEBSTER.
Money to Loan upon Real Es-
tate. George NJ. Johnson at
kimmons & Kimmons Law Office
Go to the Moving Picture show
Your last chance this season..
Miss Katherine Bogari is a.
home for the summer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-03
Happy Results
Have Made Many ONgsrI Residents
Lut.iusIA>tir.

No wonder cores OF Oxford citizens
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ter years of suffering. Public state
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/ began TO improve almost ~ soon as
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