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world. looking in at the Hawaiian H.
lands. the Philippines. into China and
Japan. and back again without the
slightest shade Of doubt in the soul
OF any American that the feet would
always acquit itself well and achieve
what 1t set out to do.
This, indeed, is the great thing that
has been accomplished by the feet
For the first time in history the Pa
cific ocean has been put into commits
sion. This is great fact. great
achievement. the results of which can
never be changed or lost Henceforth
in the worlds history the Pacific
ocean, which first came into interna-
tional prominence only with Dewey's
great victory in Manila bay and the
Japanese victories In their own wa
ters, will loom up In historical impor-
lance as did the Mediterranean before
Columbus great cruise opened up the
Atlantic"
A better result even than this en-
viable achievement during the fleets
world cruise. perhaps, Is the moral i'm
preston made upon the world at
large by the majestic appearance and
efnciency OF our ships while under the
eyes OF foreign observers.
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sERMoNETTE.

Our first introduction to Ezra
10 In his own account Of how he
prepared and executed plans for
q journey to Jerusalem some 20
years after the first return OF
the captive Hebrews to rebuild
the city and temple under the de-
cree Of Cyrus. II was during
those 20 years that Ezra was
born In Babylon and grew up
there. Just how old he was
when he carried out his plans for
leading an expedition to Jerusa-
lem Is not known. but probably
he was somewhere between 30
and so years old, perhaps nearer
the latter than the former. We
know nothing concerning his
childhood or how he came into
the service Of the king. We do
know, however, that he had won
the favor Of the latter and stood
very high in his councils. Then,
knowing the character Of Ezra,
Is revealed by the narrative Of
his remarkable journey and his
services to the Jews at Jerusa-
lem, we are able to read between
the lines and form q pretty &C
eurate opinion as to what his
childhood training and his young
manhood had been.
II is here that we want to
point a great and important
truth. Ezra was the man he
was because the foundations Of
his character had been we'll laid
In his youth.
Mark that point well.
: You won't find gold In the
earth except In the places where
IL was put when the old world
was young and in the making.
~ there 10 a vein Of gold in
man which circumstances brings
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DUTY'S CALL
Ezra the Scribe Finds
q Mission at Bsbylon-
by THE HIGHWAY AND BYwAy-
PREACHER


ttAsFANiN fftthVttAs W
Ezra. Scribe and Priest.-Esra was the
son of Scraiah. and was probably born at
Babylon. He was n famous scribe aud
priest. descended from Hilkiah. the high
priest In josiah's reign. Scraiah. Exra's
father. is quite different person from
scraiah the high priest mentioned In Ez-
ra IL All that II really known OF Ezra
10 contained In the last four chapters Of
the Book OF Ezra and In the Book Of
Nehemiah. chapter and i2;B. From
these passages We learn that he was n
learned and pious priest residing at Baby
Ion In the time Of Artaxerx@s Longi-
nnanus. The origin Of his influence with
the king dors not appear. hut In tho sew
enth year Of his reign. N spite of tho un-
fsvcrshN report which had been sent by
Rehum and Shlmshal. he obtained leave
TO go to Jerusalem. and to take with
him company OF isreellte-. tovcthes
with priests. Ievites. singers. porters. and
Nethinim. The journey Of Ezra and his
companions from Babylon to Jerusalem
took just four months. and they brought
up with Them large free-wili offering OF
gold and silver. and silver vessels.
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Blizzard In Colorado.

Denver, Colo.-The worst and most
prolonged snowstorm and blizzard in
Colorado this winter began at . O'Clock
Monday night. The snowfall up to 9
O'Clock was from 10 to II inches on the
level and from to ) feet in the noun
tains. Railroad traffic is tied up in all
directions, and numerous slides are rim
ming in the mountains, destroying prop.
erty and endangering lives. Street car
traffic in Denver is badly interrupted
as the snow is beginning to drift.
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Mrs. Green Denies Marriage.

New York.-Alrs. Hettie Green denies
that her daughter, Sylvia, was to marry
Matthew Astor Wilkes. Mrs. Green was
not at all pleased over an announce
ment made to the effect that the mar
riaae had been set for IL o'clock TUGS
day morning.
Its nobcdy's business, anyway" sas
said to reporter, who called at her
apartment in Hoboken. She did not opss
the door, but spoke through the woods
panels
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THE MoDssTv or GREATNESS
Picture Machine Man Received Com
plimsnts In Becoming Manner.


After a recent lecture on The Art
Spirit Of Southern Europe" given
with much briliiancy and Illustrated
by moving pictures. one Of the audi
ence sitting It the back Of the hall
noticed = studious looking man com
ing up the aisle.
Splendid. uasnt iti.". he said.
"Oh. thank you." replied the man,
modestly. I'm glad yon liked IT
hope every one enjoyed It a. we'll"
-Undoubtedly." answered the first
speaker. rising to the occasion. 1T
must take a great deal az study and
peculiar gifts Of mind to prepare any
thing Of this sort"
1T does" said the man simply.
-AndI your voice II 20 beautiful,
too, pursued the enthusiast
Il ~. your pardon" said fhs man.
Il did = speak"
.Whtp he gasped. -Ars ron not
the lee fer?"
soh, B." said the .nan- Il DO the
imports / part ! run The picture
machdnex
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Asks Taylor's Pardon.

Louisville, Ky.-Ksntueky's most vex-
atious political and penal problem has
thrust up its head again with a petition
presented to Gov. Wilson by Caleb Pow
ers for the pardoning of former Gov. w.
$. Taylor, former Secretary of State
Charles Finley and John L. Powers. The
paper was signed by $4,000 citizens Of
Kentucky, regardless Of party.
Powers, who is himself former sec
retary of state of Kentucky, was fretd
by Wilson's psrdoning prerogative some
months ago.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

The true follower and friend of the
Master is not devoted to him sim
ply as to a beautiful memory. He sus-
tains most intimate relation TO a
living person. He. the living Jesus.
is now thinking of his friends. guiding
them, opening the ways for them. re-
vealing his will to them, giving them
assurances of his love. Many time
in the pages OF the gospel. in prayer.
in the fulfllment of some taxing
duty for his sake, we seem to catch
intimations OF his presence; and then
some day there will be swift transi-
ton from the stony streets OF our
earthly cities TO the golden pavements
OF the New Jerusalem; from the dwell
ings of wood and stone in which We
live, TO the Fathers house; from see
ing him through a glass darkiy to be-
holding him face to face.
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NemA1,on or the souApaoNs.
BhIps Grouped According TO Rsssm-
blanes In Tonnage and Type.

|THE ships most like each other in
] tonnage and In type were grouped
1 together during the long voyage in
each division. Thus Admiral Sperry's
|1agship, the Connections. steamed To-
|gether with the Louisiana. Vermont
'and Kansas. all four our latest achieve.
ments in American warship building.
The captains Of these four ships. -
hpectfveIy, are Osterhaus. Wainwright.
Pottsr and vreeland-
h the second division Of the nrst
sluadron were the flagship Georgia,
vith the New Jersey. Rhode Island and
girginia. commanded respectively BY
capts. NcCrea. Southerland. Murdook
md echroeder.
In the 1rst division Of the second
qun6ron sailed the flagship Mime
Dta, With tho Ohio. Missouri and
Eaine. commnnded By Capts Hub
~. Dart1stt. Marian and Harber.
= n second dixision Of tho second
IunArnn. 1 q. ~ last division. wers
y Alaboma. win the ullnots. Kear.
- - Ksntue1v. eommandsd by
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Minister in Trouble.

Reed sburg. Wis.-Because Rev. A. E
FREDERICK, formerly a resident OF Mad
ison and graduate of the University Of
Wisconsin. refereed basket ball contest
between the Madison and Reedsburg mil
itary company. he may lose his position
as pastor of the Methodist Church at
Ironton, Wis. The church board is up in
arms, but FRIEDRICH says he will referee.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25
Bryan Might Run Again.

Denver, Colo.-"Everybody who knows
anything or who has any sense at al
knows how I stand in the matter Of
being candidate for the presidency q
fourth time said VIM. j. Bryan, W.
asked II he would again he a candid
4 am not an out-and-out candi
hut II the people Of this country I
own party should demand that u
the race again, standing for M {.
known principles and ideas, Why
not very well ses how l could
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RETURNS NAPoLEoNS MASK.
New Orleans Gets 1t Back After Forty
Years.

New Orleans.-After having been miss
ing from tbs. city for forty years, the
famous death mask of Napoleon, which
recently came to light in the posses
sion of Capt. W. G. Raoul, of Atlanta.
has been returned to New Orleans. Capt.
Raoul presented it as a gift to the city.
The mask is on exhibition in the mayors
parlors, where it will remain until it is
turned over to the Louisiana Historical
Society.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

Second Spanish Armada.
Coming down to more modern
times. no one can have forgottes that
III fated cruise OF another Spanish ar
mada under Admiral Cervera. which
ended In the total loss OF Spanish sea
power at Santiago de Cuba
When President Roosevelt gave his
FIRST order that the Atlantic feet
should start for Its practice cruise"
to the Pacific from Hampton roads. all
the European naval experts on the
continent permitted themselves to
doubt whether our ships could ever be
got ready in time. and whether the
long cruise could ever be accom-
plished without serious disasters. But
every English speaking sailormaa
knew In his heart that the great fie~t
would be all ready and would start
exactly on time. to the minute. as II did.
Had Confidence In Fleet.
What is more. we all knew that he
great feet would swing around the
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ADLAI STEVENSON I'LL.
Activities Of Recent Campaign Too Much
of q Strain.

chicago.--Adlai +. Stevenson, former
vicc-president of the United States, is i'll
at his home in Bloomington, ILL.,, accord
ing to reports received. The activities Of
the recent campaign in which he was
defeated by his Republican rival for the
goyernorship is said to have proved Sc
we're strain on his "a years, and he has,
it is stated. visibly weakened du.jng the
last few weeks.
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neet when the United States armada
started from Gibraltar for home. The
maneuvers OF the feet. REINFORCED BY
nine wsrships from home waters. we're
the most elaborate ever undertaken
by United States war vessels. And
when the fighting craft cast anchor
here February %. they were In At con
dition to steam out to face an enemy.
The program for the reception Of
the feet on its return to Hampton
Roads was elaborate and worthy Of
the proud record made by the ships.
IT practically reversed the program
carried out when the feet sailed
President Roosevelt. on board the
,Mayfower. anchored between the
Horseshoe and Lynn Haven bay. re-
viewed the feet as IL passed in. Rear
Admiral Sperry. the other commanders
and executive officers. then went
aboard the Maynower to receive the
presidents greetings. after which the
president In turn visited the flagship
of each division and met the assem-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

II you will be governed by reason.
and be true to the best yourself,
standing boldly to the truth. you will
lie happy-Marcus Aurelius.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25
Rev. Billy sundlne Of these farm ar
pit by Rsligi6sos was;
evangelist, was att -
Strpss, on the plS77EOOING plS WINE
sscais., .ltlss Beer, 8 Barrels
Whis. 400 Cases Wine.

Atlanta. Ga.-The wedding of Miss
Lily Cohen and Samuel Loeb, fixed for
next Tuesday night, will be dry" af.
fair, owing to the activity of the Atlanta
police in enforcing the prohibition law
Miss Cohen and Mr.. Loeb are members
Of wealthy Jewish families, and it is
planned to make their nuptials the event
Of the season in Hebrew social circles To
this end Morris Cohen, the father Of the
bride-to-be, ordered d Thousand bottles of
beer, three barrels of whisky and two
hundred cases of wine, to be served at
the wedding feast.
The police heard Of the large ship
ment Of drinkables consigned to Cohen,
raided the storage place, seized the liq-
uors and carted them to the police sta
tion. Cohen was arrested charged with
having the liquors on hand for purpose
of sale. Cohen gave bond in $4,000 and
will bring suit to recover the liquors.
Even Judge Broyles. who will pass on
the seizure of the liquors, is one of those
hidden to the feast.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

:. Experiments With sugar. as food
made In the French army have shown
that II issa great source Of muscular
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

to Egypt and sftervard to the West
Indies and back. only to end In those
ever memorable disasters to French
sea power at the battle Of the Nile
and at Trafalgar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

Hope. deceitful as 1t is. serves At
least TO lead us to the end OF life
along an agreeable road---s.a Roche
foucauld.
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NEW RECORDS FOR SAILING
None Other to Compare with Achieve.
mept Of Our Fleet.

ONCE the fables cruise Of the Ar.
y. gonauts OF old there have been
many famous cruises in history. but
none that can compare. either In mag.
nitude Of vessels or In length OF miles.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

to the great world cruise lust finished
by our feet.
When Admiral Rojestvsnsky took
his doomed ships from the Baltic to
the Sea Of Japan. this was heralded
to all the world as the greatest armed
cruise In history. and so 1t was up
TO that time. Yet apart from the sim
guiar fact that these Russian fighting
ships were foredoomed to disaster.
what a miserable achievement 1t was
as compared to the magnificent, resist
less. onward sweep Of our own fight.
ing ships!
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Significant Historical Fact.

To the historian 1t cannot but ap-
pear as significant thing that all
other previous great cruises IN his
tory. with the exception Of those un
dertaken by English-speaking sailors.
have only resulted in disaster and
shame. There was the great cruise
Of the Spanish armada, for instance,
launched against England By Philip IL
Of Spain. which ended in such utter
rout and disaster.
Then there were those ambitious
naval projects Of the great Napoleon
resulting In the famous French cruises
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an elaborate program. in which all the
vessels took part
While the feet. or the main body Of
II. logged along At pace that brought
II into Hampton Roads February g,
the sedivsduai shtps wcre pat through
speed trials and endurance tests.
Ships OF similar class raced to deter.
mine individual exeeiiency. while bat.
tleships OF different designs were test.
ed one against the other to determine
the superiority OF styie.
There were also races between
squadrons, and battle manevers. in
which squadrons and divisions partici.
pated. There also was gunnery prac-
tfce under practically battle condi-
tons. and new records have been
made.
NEW RECORDS FOR SAILING
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AMPT0N ROADS. VA
Battleship races. shfD
against ship. and squad
ron against squadron.
marked the final leg OF
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

mass meeting of the business in.
terests of South Mississippi WAS held
at Hattiesburg TO protet against the
proposed removal of the tariff on lum-
Der. Members of the Mississippi dele
CATION at Washington are being flooded
with letters, petitions. memorials and
te'egrams from the lumber. railroad and
banking interests. urging them to oppose
the removal Of the duty.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

some of the citizens of Starkvilie arr
forming stock company for the pur
pose of erecting a $4,000 hotel. II is
to be of brick, three stories high, with
all modern fixtures. and up to date in
every respect. They have already an
offer by an experienced hotel man to
lease it for five years at q rent of 10
per cent on cost annually.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

The Cumberland Telephone and Fel--
graph Company is preparing TO take up
another large piece of construction work
in the country tributary to jackson, that
of building new line along the Ala
bama and Vicksburg railroad, between
Meridian and the capital city. II is the
intention of the company to carry ON it.
business over its own pole route.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

Capt. W. 7. Rigby, chairman of the
Nicksburg National Military Park Com
mission, who has just returned from
Washington, brings encouraging news
OF the early construction Of the Great
Naval Memorial in the national park.
The House appropriations committee
gave him hearing ON the 100000 pro-
iect. Capt. Rigby is certain that $780,
900 OF this sum will be- made available
in the forthcoming appropriations bill.
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FARM ANIMALS us INCREASE
southern States, According to Crop
Reporter, Progress

Washington.-The annual crop rcport
os the department OF agriculture fur
nishes gratifying proof in part ~ the
material progress of the United States,
giving as it does the number and valus
oi farm animals on Jan. I. 1909. Ac.
cording to this repart--compared with
those Of the last census i900-the South.
ern States have supplied n remarkable
proportion of tbr immense addition to
national wealth thus received.
Total value of farm animals of this
United States in 1900 was se,Oi2, ,OOo, 900
In Io09-Ian. their value was 81.
i7o,f65.o0o. The figures stand for mum
ber and value Of horses, mules, milch
cows. other animals and sheep.
The southern States-virginia. North
Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Geor
gia. Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana
and Texss-increase their total values
in farm animals from si7s. .f62, ,37i in
1900 ts .oae,s'4,ooo in 1909.
~ the Increase IN the value of farm
Abe United States from 1900
HORSEWHksea per cent; the incrcr :,
Np States was a37 per cant.
Rev. Billy sundlue of these farm ari.
pit by RslisiS os was: .
Springfield, Ill.-@ g. III. .
Sunday. former ball Si''''' '"''Pi
evangelist, was att
0irped on the plE,7EDDING WINE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

A large number Of business men and
farmers gathered at New Albany and
were addressed by Prof. =. f. White,
agricultural and horticultural comuis-
sioner, and Prof. Lloyd, both Of the
Frisco Railroad, who came with a .pc
eisI exhibition car. In the afternoon
the boys and girls Of the New Albany
High School were allowed to attend the
special lecture for them. Much good is
being done by these instructors in teach
ing the people TO make two blades Of
grass grow where only one grew before. -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

In the death of u negro brakeman who
was discovered In n cornfeld near New
Albany, there may be some light shed
on the recent disastrous wreck which oc-
CURED at Coldwater, II few days ago On
the ncgro's person was found an Illinois
Central Railroad switch key No. A 2e93
and 5. r. r. key No. 6's553. also
train order of the st. Louis and San
Francisco Railroad Of date Jan. Il, 1909.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-02-25

The grand chapter Of Mississippi,
Royal Arch Masons, convened its sixty.
first grand annual convocation at the
Masonic Temple at Meridian. with the
grand officers present. A resolution was
sdoHed indorsmg the action of the
grand lodge of Mississippi in the with
drawal of fraternal correspondence and
affiliation with the grand jurisdiction Of
New Jersey.
The Washington herald., 1909-11-05

Special to The Washington Herald.
Lynchburg. Va. Nov. Thurman
Spinner. the negro who killed Charles
NOEL. white man. I'm Bedford County
was brought here to-day and lodged I'm
Jail for safe-keeping because an attempt
was made Wednesday night to take him
from the Bedford City Jail and lynch him.
only the promptness OF Jailer McGhee
saved the negro. He learned accidentally
or the coming Of the mob. bent on taking
the negrO's life. and hurriedly took the
man to the woods. where he kept him
from II O'Clock last night until o'clock
this morning. Al midnight the mob. well
organized and determined. quietly raped
al the jail door
Sheriff Huddleston told the leader the
negro was gone. but the mob was not
satisfied until it had searched the prison,
and II left I'm disgust. Fearing that an
other effort to get the negro would be
made. the sheriff brought him mere.
NOEL was a member OF an opossum
hunting party Friday night. The crowd
stopped for a wrestling bout. Noel, in
wrestling with the negro, tore his shirt
The negro became angry. and half an
hour later while walking behind Noell
ne struck him In the head with an AK.
Noel never regained consciousness and
died Tuesday.
The mob organized yesterday after the
burial Of NOEL The negro does not deny
the charge and will not talk
The Washington herald., 1909-11-05
THE HELPING HAND"
Invitation to Join The Washington Herald
OptimiSt Club.
By THE OPTIMIST.

The Washington Herald Opmist Club has been local IN
stuon for many months that seems hardly probable that
any of The Herald readers have never heard OF it
But in there any who do not know about the club
this announcement S made for their benefit
It nothing to join All YOU have TO do IS to send in
your name and address The Optm in OF The Herald
Your name will then be enrolled member and you will re-
ceve the club button to evidence of initiation into
the advantages and benefits Of optimism
To opmst you live the sunny side OF life and
believe in the duty every put forth helping hand to his
brother his neghbor The opdmst believes in things He
has the moral and spiritual upft heart and he aids IN the
progress the world along the lines OF the good and true
Every Sunday the members of The Washington Herald Op-
mist Club write their selected topics Last weeks topic
was why Am Opmist and the expressions many
and timely
For Sunday November H. The Helping Hand will be the
subject and contributions should be received by not later than
noon on Wednesday next November
Begin your membership by expression "The Helping
Hand"
For the expression THE Helping Hand will award
the following prizes:
For the best essay $500 For the third $500
For the second .... 800 For the fve each . 100
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