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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
FULLER BILL IS PASSED
MOST DRASTIC PROHIBITION
MEASURE EVER DRAWN.
Forbids Newspapers Carrying Ad-
vsrtissmsnts- Even Use
Word ''saloor.-

Montgomery, Ala.-By . vote Of -
to II, the house Friday passed thu Fuller
bill. said 10 BE the most radic1l prohi-
bition measure ever drawn When Mr.
Fuller called up the bill b. produeea a
number Of amendments. Nr. Fullsg
said that he had added 10 the prohibi;ed
advertisements all pictures Of bottles
Purporting to contain liquor Of bre~eries
or distilleries.
Another amendment was TO allow H.
eensed physicians Of towns where th~re
are no regular licensed pharmacists TO
dispense alcohol, a. provided in the laws
Of the state. Another change makes an
equivoeal the right to destroy liquors
seized, when held in violation OF the
law.
An important addition vas 60 make
prima faeie evidence Of guilt II liquors
alleged to have been sold have the Ike
color, odor or taste Of prohibited liquors
The chief fight was made on that $50
tion prohibiting newspapers from rui,
fishing liquor advertising.
Mr.. Sanford of Talladsgp precipitate,i
general debate with an asa. adment %
strike out this clause.
In answer to the qsssstisn. of Mr.. san
ford. Mr.. Fuller replied:
Yes, the bill will prohibit the sale Of
any newspaper publication printed in
this state, or another state a. we'll,
which contains such liquor advertise
ment--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
KILLS SELF AND FOUR BABIES
Mother Solves Problem-Ill and Must
Die, Take Them With Her.

Chieago.--Whea the mother is sick
ami must die, why does the good God
make her leave her babies, her own lit
tie ones, in the hands OF strangersf Why
must they be helpless and suffering
without their mammal / can stand it
no longer, Joseph | am sick and must
die, and my children should go with me. -
Mrs. Maria Hanisell wept her COM
plant against a problem she could not
understand to her husband in their little
home at $50 soAth Sawyer street, and
early this morning she solved it in her
own way. She asphyxiated herself and
three younger ehildren-Iimmy and Lot
tie, twins, two years of age, AMI Joe,
four years of age.
The pitiful story of the sick mothers
struggle with her more tender self, and
the final desperate courage with which
she made the sacrifice, was revealed in
sobbing, tear-halted chapters Ly the
father and four remaining children. The
children are Martha 10, Olga IL, Johnny
10, and Charley years of age They
erouched frightened in the dark, candle
rayed room where the mother and sister
and brothers lay side by side on the
white bier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
LEAPeD TO HUSBANDS ARMS


Houston. Tex--In dramatic fashion
George II. Sweeney regain-a his bride of
ten days. Who for q we~k has hr~n hid
prisoner in the house Of her mother. Mira
n A. Perry.
After a fight of several DAYS in JaAgr
kittreirs eoart on hahea. corpa- pro
ee~ding>. the inige issued orders 20 the
girls mother forbiddisg her to further
re<traia her daughter of h~r liberty, and
q notice .ss issued to th- girl telling her
that she might come 10 her haskaad II
she chose.
when the deputy sheriff 4ent to d.
liver the orders bockei doors met him.
but through an op-n winsiow the girl
bride. Helm Heric-. saw her husband
across the street and flashed him a .is-
nal and a smile. Then. in response TO
his command. she le.p~d through a SEC
ond story window. flashed. clad in uegli-
gee. down a fight Of stairs and "a.
caught, -obbing. into his arms. lie
swung her arousd while her white skirts
huttered as II caught in a WhirIwind.
and carried her around the corner. where
she was placed in a waiting automobile
Hundreds Of people had followed the
deputy sheriff to the door ami Ssv the
dramatic rescue. The bride i rs wears
old and il the heiFess to a 500, 900 es-
tate
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
The Melody Of LIZ.

The desire OF happiness. beyond ali
doubt. is natural desire. Il Is the
Law OF life itself that every being
seeks and strives toward the perfeetion
Of its kind. the realization of its own
specific ideal in form and function
and a true harmony with its environ.
ment- Every drop OF sap In the tree
flows toward foliage and fruit Every
drop OF blood in the bird beats toward
fight and song. In conscious being
this movement toward perfection must
take a conscious form. This conscious
form is happiness-the satisfaction Of
the vital impulse. the rhythm of the
inward life. the melody of a heart thar
has found its keynote To say that
all men long for this Is simply 10 CON
fess that all men are human, and that
their thoughts and feelings are an es-
sential part OF their life Virtue means
completed manhood. The joyfuI
welfare of the soul belongs to the full.
ness OF that ideal. Holiness is whole
some. In striving to realize the true
aim OF our being. We find the wish for
happiness implanted In the very heat
of our effort--Henry van Dyke. d. ID
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
TAKES CENSUS OUT POLITICS
Taft's Sweeping order-Msrit Alone
Must Rule, He Says

Beverly, Msss.-President Taft has
taken the thirteenth census out of poll
tics. In a striking letter addressed to
Secretary Nagel, the president ordered
that the political activities of all census
supervisors shall be limited TO casting a
vote. Any further participation in poll
tics, the president declares. shall BE- re-
garded as sufficient cause for immediate
dismissal.
The rule had already been laid down
by the president, as told in these dis
patches, that merit alone would. be con-
sidered in the selection of the superyis-
ors In political circles this was re-
garded in a more or less Pickwickian
sense. But now comes the formal order
from the president, indiea,ing very
clearly that the thirteenth census will be
an unlucky one for the politicians.
The actual work Of collecting the cen
sus will begin on April Is next. and will
consume about thirty days. About three
months preliminary work devolves upon
the supervisors, however, and there will
be about six months of work for them
after the enumeration has been CON-
pleted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
COTTON DOING BETTER
EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
REPORTS ARE GOOD.
Prospective Yield Better Than Was
~ ons Time Thought Possible.
MARKED Improvement Seen

Memphis. Tenn--In practically all Of
thu territory east of the Mississippi
riser there was a marked improvement
IN the eOn.iition of the cotton crop. The
showers that fell we're Moderate and
beneficial The plant Is small and still
ate, but Is growing nieely and i. we'll
fruited for it, sixe. Many correspond
eats note that the prospective yield is
bstter than VAS at one time thought
possible. In this territory conditions are
best in Georgia ant South Carolina and
poorest in Mississippi.
Rainfall was scattered and deficient in
Arkansas and Oklahoma. There are sec
tions where no rain has fallen in five or
Sax weeks. and the plant Is shedding,
but while this Is true other sections Of
these States have had rain and prospects
are fair.
Rains in Texas we're frequent and
rather general during. the week. The
crop Is on the road to Improvement. and
Il these rains are supplemented during
the coming weeks by further precipita-
tion, the crop outlook will improve ma
terially.
Rains have retarded opening Of the
l.oll- and a. the plant Is growing rapidly.
packing viii not become general for fully
two weeks yet.
Rainfall through August has been
light in Tennessee Scattered local
showers full during the week, but af-
fordei only partial relief. The cotton
Is in good condition, but needs rain.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
Iarln aIn Settles no,hina.

II Is as plain as anything can be
that the enactment OF this tariff bill
will settle nothing. will not stop the
tariff discussion. Men may urge that
agitation cease. and parties may re-
solye-as they did 80 years ago in re-
gard to the slavery question-that the
tariff agitation ought to cease But
II will be in vain. The Republican
party might have put through a bill
that would have satisfied the people
SO well that they would have been
glad to let the question rest. Or
rather the party could have done this
had IL not been so bound and tied to
the interests But when men find that
the reductions are without effect on
the prices that they must pay for
articles of ordinary use: that other
reductions are reductions only when
compared with the outrageously in
creased duties in the senate and house
bills; that the duties agreed OF are
practically the Dingley duties. and in
some cases higher: and that the two
schedules in which they are chiefly
nterested-woolen and cotton-are. If
anything. worse than those now in
force. they will not be likely 10 ac-
cept with meekness. much less with
gratitude. the work OF congress-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19

In considering the tariff bill the
maximum and minimum feature
should by no means be overlooked.
After March 81. 1910. the duties pre-
seribed by the Law are to b. IS per
cent higher than those in the bill
Or rather IS per cent II to be auto
matically added 20 the duties \ tax
Of 3 per cent will then. without any
action OF congress. become one OF 20
per cent Il is made the duty OF the
president 10 lover the duties TO the
level established in the bill when he
Is convinced that foreign countries
accord 10 the United states treat
ment which Is considered reciprocal
and equivalent" In other words. the
tariff which will b. in force after
March next wili b. higher By = pr
cent than that enacted By congress
The chances are that il will continue
to b. thus much higher in many
cases We are to rstaIiate. rot b. in
creasing a few duties to compensate
for increases made tn the duties i'm
posed BY foreign countries. but By lift
ing all our tariff rates. And this high
er tariff is to be the general tariff.
from which concessions are to b.
made to those countries which are
thought to be treating us fairly In
figuring on the duties therefore il may
be well to add - per cent TO them.
When this is done there Is not much
left of the concessions OF which so
much has been said.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
Our Eternal Possession.

Worldly fame must be cast away a,
death. But there are some things that
we shall carry with US when we leave
friendships that we shall take. II we
are instrumental in the salvation OF
some people. doubtless they will be
our especial friends in Heaven. II we
make Jesus Christ our friend. he will
meet US at death and take us to be
forever his guests. John 1918. And
we shall take our characters with US.
whatever they may b.. n a person
forms a character OF selfishness. of
hatred Of God and man and of the re-
straints of righteous law. or II he
forms a character Of fnselfshness. OF
love for God and man. OF thorough
obedience TO the Law of right, the law
Of God. he shall take this character
with him when he departs his world.
Be it ours to make the latter our eter.
nal possession
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
The One Test-The Cos, Of LivIna

There is only Cne way to Judge Of
the value of the tariff law and that
is the probable effect il will have on
the cost Of living
The cause of the demand for lower
duties is the excessive cost Of living.
brought about by the extortions Of the
tarif-protected interests.
The tariff bill leaves practically un-
changed the predatory powers Of the
sugar trust. the steel trust. the oil
trust. the woolen trust. the cotton
trust. the meat trust. the harvester
trust. the lead trust and the other
combinations that have been formed
to exact abnormal profits out of the
prices that the people must pay for
the necessities of life. and out OF
those who are willing and able to buy
the luxuries-
II there shall be any gain to the
people that gain will not meet the
promises OF the two great parties nor
the expectations created by the plat.
forms and campaign utterances- And
no provision that congress may make
that will not satisfy the people will
serve TO check the agitation OF the
tariff question. The only key to the
tariff situation is the cost of living
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
CAR SHORTAGE Feared
RAILROADS SEE BIG TRAFFIC
IN SIGHT.
Equipment Has Been Increased Ma.
teriaily, But There Has Been
Growth Of Traflic.

wsshington.--A heavier business than
has ever been known in a single year D.
booked for by Chairman Knapp of the
interstate commerce commission for
American railroad, during the present
fiscal year.
The serious situation anticipated not
only BY Judge Knapp. but by other off,
eiais of the commission. and by operst-
ing railroad men generally. Is that there
may Be a shortage Of ears. The crop
pro-pects are considered 80 bright that il
Is probable that the railroads and other
transportation companies may b. t.xsd
beyond their capacity to handle the
freight that will be ofered to them.
Already. acupr'iinx to aguses stissuis-
tel to the interstate commerce commits
SION. the railroads in considerable nun,
ber have recovered from their low bsisi-
ness pressure Of a year and /. half ago.
and row are handling almost as much
traffic az they handled in the rush
months Of 1907. which vas the banner
year in American rsilroading.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
THE STORY.

MOT a friend was left to the king in
~ that dark hour.
The strong army OF the Assyrian
king had invested the city of Ierusa-
lem and assault after assault had
weakened the defense until il needed
but one more determined attack TO
force the wall and take possession OF
the city.
And the king?
Alone,
Not even did the priestly attend
ants of the gods he had so zealously
served stay to encourage or direct
him in his sore straits.
Whittier should he turn? Even
now from his palace windows he could
hear the fierce cries of the investing
army as they drew in closer aud
closer about the walls and prepared
to concentrate their efforts agains,
the one weak point
In desperation the king rushed from
one end of the palace to the other.
seeking first for some one TO whom he
could look for guidance and help. and
then finding no one. searching each
nook and corner for likely hiding
place.
No. no. impatiently he cried. after
trying a half dozen places. this will
never do | will surely perish IL |
tarry here But whittier shall goy'
and wrnging his hands as he paced
to and fro he gave place to his de
pair.
Nay. ] cannot go forth in these
robes" he exclaimed as his glance
sharced to be directed downward and
he became conscious OF the royal
robes he was wearing Suiting the
action to the words he began to strip
himself OF his garments, and as be
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
MAY SEE AROUND A CORNER.
Remarkable Telescope Adopted by the
War Department.

Wakefield, Mass.-After years Of pa
tient experimenting and improvement, in
the course Of which his ideas have been
at times held up to ridicuIe, Dana Dud-
ley of this city has just had the satizfac-
tion OF having his @pan-angle" telescope
adopted by the war department of the
United States.
The invention is simple in its eon-truc-
sion, yet, it is said. may revolutionize
modern warfare. II consists in rejecting
lenses 50 arranged at angles in a tube
that persons or objects above or below
and on all sides may be viewed from a
place of eonceslment.
The device as constructed for use in
warfare Is arranged so that even on dis
appearing guns or guns used in trenches
and fired from any point invisible from
the exterior. the operator may ascertain
the location of the enemy without expos
ing himself.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
CALL FOR TRIBUTE
TRUE INwARpNEss OF THE NEW
TARIFF LAW.
Measure Amounts TO a Shameful Be.
traysI Of the People IN the In.
terests GO the Great
monopoiies.

II is an exploded axiom that figures
an not lie. In economics the device
mo4t commonly employed 70 deceive
the public is figures The country
Is 20 Be flooded with tables. cOmpari
sons and other mystifying data to
convince the people that they will
gain under the operation of the new
tari1 Law. The people are not expert IN
analyxing figures. much less In dis
secting schedules and all that affects
them under the administration Of the
ian1: but here are some things that
the people either krow nov or soon
WI learn to their sorrow.
Instead OF a reduction In the cost
Of living. which was clearly prom
ised By both parties represented in
congress
There viii b. an enormous increase
in the cost Of NOolens and mems suits.
women's dresses. underwear and hats
made from wooden fabrics. not be-
cause the rates on these articles have
been Increased. but because the pres
ent excessive rates have no, been r..
daced. and because. under these rates.
vast trust has been formed to con
trot woolen manufactures
There viii be a large increase In
the cos, Of cotton fabrics and nearly
all articles made from these fab
rics. including wonen'S and children's =
clothing.
The cost Of sugar will remain the
same and each family will continue 20
pay two cents a pound more for its
sngsr than the same sugar sells for N
London
There Will b. no reduction in the
cost Of nOur. bread. meats or potatoes.
and there wiil b. large increases in
the cost Of lemons and pineappies.
Hosiery will cost more and gloves
will cost about the same. both u
which articles are excessively expen-
sive under the present Law
These are only few % the articles
entering into large and general neces-
sary use. The cost will b. increased
on many others and lowered on only a
few. The reductions granted affect
mainly raw materials. leaving the pep
pie entirely al the mercy of the manu-
faeturers as to whether the pablic
shall share in the benefits of such
reductions
IL IS submitted that a bill bearing
these general features. having this
broad tendency to Increase rather
than lower the cost Of living. embo.iiss
a sasrant betrayal Of the people
Get your tribute ready The cost Of
living is to be maintained. for a time
at least. in order that the grsft Of the
trusts shall be protected aud made -
flourish
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19

Scriptural Authority. II Chron.
chapter 30 and Apocryphal Book OF
Manassas Prayer.
Nanassch.-or Manassas. as the name
= given IN the prayer of Manassas which
constitutes the twelfth book of the
Apocrypha. vas noted In Jewish history
not only as having the longest reign %
any monarch of tho line Of David but
also a. the most wicked. and although
We have the record of his Repentance and
restoration hy God TO Jerusalem. be was
not buried In the xepuichers af the kings
bst like Ahaz vas buried In the garden
u Tara ana his name held In abbor-
rerc~ because ot THE hiaekress % his
tce,ls. among the recorded airs bstnx the
awful vickesin~ss % giving his sons a.
an offering 10 the nre ed Moloch- Ths
record Of hts Hfc is found In the <iri
chapter - second Chranicis- and tn ?
Kings Idolairuus worship and prac-
ices were encouraged The nrrs werc
resinfied In the valley Of Bcn-TIinnom
TIE Baai and Ashtsroth ritual. which
had been Imported under SOLOMON from
the Fhoeniciaus. Was revived with fresh
srlentur. All this was accompanied ~
th~ exfreuest nor.i degradation Every
taith was tolerated but the old faith %
Israel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
The Tariff Disappointment.

If Mr. Taft harbors any delusion
that the tariff bill fulfilIs what the
people of the west understood to be
his promise Of revision downward. he
Is very much mistaken.
Every provision is for the benefit
of New England and rothing for the
west
There Is nothing in the new tariff
bill to repay the great body of Amer.
ican wage-earners and farmers for the
money spent in tariff revision.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
Compulsory Philosophy.

Thomas Huxley once said that a
man could not start along the ordinary
road of the questioner without arriv-
ing at the ultimate. For example.
Senator Aldrich controls the senate,
the infant industries control Senator
Aldrich. the magnates control the in
fant Industries. the magnates are con-
trolled by destiny and destiny in its
turn is controlled by an all-wise
Providence. Why. then. complaint
Life.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19

The noble Crusader was home from
the wars. merrily jingling in his
kn.ghtly equivalent for pockets his
golden store from the land of the cal.
tin heather. A maid Of high degree
who heard the iingling of the gold de-
termined she would make a touch.
ing" appeal. so she cried: Alas.
brave knight. am a lady faint Sup
port me-"
But he nimbly side-stepped her
dropping form. saying: Nay. nav.
fair Lady Pauline. cen were il Ieau
year. With these good. trusty simo
Icons ! propose to support mYsef."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-19
HAS GOOD REASON TO SMILE.
Ample justification for Mr.. Morssnls
eesmins coUntenanee Just
a, This Time.

Mr.. Morgan's beaming countcnance
when the dividend on steel common
was Increased to three per cent. was
justified. More than $500. .OOo.0 .000 of
stock not long since almost valueless
even in Wall street was selling ai II
and better. and the rise in the divi.
dend. even II Il were to be. as many
suspected. for this time only. naturally
added color to what looked like
financial triumph.
Steel common has been truly de
scribcd as a gambling stock. and so
II IS In more respects than one. Orig.
inally II represented no Investment
whatever. Il once sold as low as sa..
which was more than II was actually
worth. but It's speculative possibiiI.
ties have been great First Of all.
u was a gamble on the preserva-
tion Of the plutecratlc tariff: secondly.
u Sas n tsst or the growth aud prcs-
periiy of the country. and thirdly. It
was wager nos only on the guliibill-
~ Of mankind but on the reasonable
certainty that. as things were going,
such transactions as that with the
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company.
which Mr. Roosevelt authorized. would
be feasible and profitable. Results
considered. Why should not Mr. Nor.
gan smils7
Steel. like WOOL. has no; been AZ all
anxious about the revision of the tar
~ Il was 50 sure Of the situation in
Washington that Il began 20 mark up
prices long ago Its securities. re
hecting speculative confidence in the
value Of privilege. kept pace with the
market for commodities
Messrs- Carnegie and Schwab have
asserted that the Steel Trust needs
no protection and that q, would be
better OF without H. n that could
be said In truth Of the trusts gambling
stock. which needs constant watch
INK and nursing as well as protection.
good many desperate players would
rest better at night than they nov do.