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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
CADET VICTIM OF FOOTBALL
Neck Broken in Harvsrd-Army Game
Father Saw Accident.

West P0int.-Cadet Eugene A. .Byrne,
of Buffalo, y. Y. fourth year. man at
the United States Military Academy,
died in the cadet hospital Sunday morn
ing. victim of football. The army Is
accustomed to death, but not in thi-
deplorable form, and this tragedy Of tkc
gridirun has brought such poignant grisi
to officers and CADETS alike, that the end
of football at West Point and Annapolis
is predicted by many.
Young Byrne expired with his grief
stricken father, John Byrne. a Civil War
veteran. al ms bedside Brave ss was
the young soldiers fight against death.
It was hopeless from the start .Buriei
beneath a mass of struggling players-in
the Harvari-ATmy game Saturday. his
neck was twisted and broken by the
weight of the crushing pile above him,
and he was picked up, with every nerve
IN his body, except those of his head
and face, helpless TO perform their func-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Phiiately Of Aviation.

One Of the very few genuine 'vari-
cites" in stamps Is announced II
would be more correct TO say IL Is q
rare postmark- Rare il will be IL in
terested parties did not take advan-
tase OF the occurrence and have ad-
dressed to themselves thousands OF
envelopes bearing the mark II seems
that during the now historical avia-
ton week at Rheims a temporary
postofhce was set up on the aviation
ground and all letters there posted
bearing the ordinary French stamps
were postnarked -Betheny- Aviation" I"
besides the various service marks.
The marking stamp was hexagonal
instead OF round These stamps viii.
no doubt. be curiosities- Time viii
tell whether they viii be sought after
ike the unnecessary Brunei provision
ais. which in the aggregate must have
fetched just as high a sum as the
years revenue OF the swamp In
which they were issued
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
BANK IS BROKEN INTO
BRkATHrIT FxuDTsrs FIGHr
oyEz BALLoTs
Sh-r1T IN P zrszst q -S..- WAe
korcioly Tossx B&lace. .z4 "a
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sith th~ul q a $50 ss-sr /. e. e.
zos-t iaaor~-~iti- part 81 "a caazrv
>aeTin CrtsfarI. arui~i wi.h u4r
rauts for the arrest q : a. ulrs;.
ccunfy ci-rk. ani Villas S-lasstiaz,
summoned Po~=e an4 E~uf after th@
n.ea ant htitai.- The sh-sif 49, that
whsn b. AMI his ro-s. spProscs--l ta-
hau-- in Whirh th~ halhcss are ail@gr.i
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04

President Taft and Congressman
rawney were tn the same boat One
signed the bill and the other voted
Tor IL As matter OF expediency. no:
only for maintaining party solidarity
and usefulness. but for the purpose OF
ending the tariff disturbance and per
hitting the resumption Of business.
their action was justified Adequate
defense Of their course did not neces-
state such unqualified Endorsement Of
the bill. with the exception OF the
woolen schedule. as the president
gave before his Minnesota audience
The president has disappointed an
army Of consumers who have had
faith in his positive interest in re-
vision downward directed against ex-
orbitant profits. and who. heretofore.
have credited him with being an IN
willing aeceptor Of the Aldrich- Payne
tin only as the best measure obtain
able under the circumstances.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
INSULT TO THE SOUTH
BISHOP cHASpDER DxxouxcEs
RocKErELLER's GIFT.
South Does Not Need Outside Aid %
Purge Their Brains Of rgnoraacs
and Bowels Of Worms

Atlanta. Gs.-Ichn n Roekrfelisr's
gift of si.00o.ooo to SIGHT tie Ao..k-
worm in the South. has stEr~l the ire
Of Bishop Narren Czniier u the >-aus =
ern Methodist Church. whs senssssvs 80
OIL masnate'- action az an insuas 10 tass
section Bishop Gambler ~ayss
IL Is 10 ts horel that cur Terple VII
not b taken BY Mr.. RockefeIisr's s~russ-
fuge fund ami hookworm eomnuissian.
This habit of singing out ths South for
all sorts of reforms. reu1<dics ant ea-
lightenments Is not for our hen~f., ani
the too ready acceptance Of tho things
on the part Of some Of cur people = ns<
10 our credit lr. Rockefeller work.
take charge Of both cur heads ansi oar
stomaehs ami purge our brains of ign.1r-
anee and our bowels OF worms.
-Donations may easily. a. luu -lHn
bullets. wound where they hit an leave
a mortal poison in the haIs they make
after being resvivei-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
NEGRO MURDERER HUNTED
Black Who Killed Aged Maa Nay
B. Lyncksd.

TsTTe Haute. IzA-Pos-e- are seareh-
ING the heids north of the city huaits
Tor a negro murderer. against whozl
ID. ferliug = - bitteS that lynchizx
= not unlikely.
sam SwoPe. a negro bully AMI thug.
mes Arthur Smith = white watch tinker.
- years OF agr. bent and eripFlesI wiih
sse and iEhrmitie~. and demanded that
the old man give him nicksl With whieh
To buy be.r. The Old man insisted tha.
hs had no money. and the enragei negro
Knocked him down and beat and kicked
bin to death in a most atrOeious man
ner. Several persons witnessed the bru-
tai crime. but no one interfered, nor did
any OF them make any attempt TO cap
ture the regro, who strolled away from
the body Of his victim with a warning
70 other whites who opposed his wishes.
guns
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
PROSPERITY HAS ARRIVED
Business Of Country Exceeds Tha,
Of Last Year.

Washfngton.-Prosperity has arrived.
according to a statement issued by the
bureau OF statistics of the department II
commerce and labor. During September
the business Of the country and the
movement of railway freigh; ears reach
ed proportions which excellei those of
the same month last year.
These improved conditions are most
pronounced in the coal and iron trades.
The movement of lumber also was ssme-
what heavier. From Virginia and the
Carolinas the shipment of lumber in
creased So per cent. over September of
last year.
There was a considerable slump in the
receipts Of grain and -four at the four
leading seaports. and the receipts of
grain at fifteen OF the principal interior
markets likewise were below the asyre-
gate for September, 1905
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04

convention to order Saturday morning
and set forth briefly the aims and
plans Of the organization He said the
deep waterway work Is now in this
condition:
l. The sanitary district Of Chicago
has built the deep waterway, practi-
caily to Joliet. nearly 40 miles. and
$50 .Oo0. 900 have been spent thus far
on the work
2. The entire route Of the lakes-to-
the-gulf deep waterway from Joliet to
New Orleans. through the Des PLANES
river. the Illinois river and the Mis-
sissippi river. has been surveyed un-
der direction Of congress by United
States engineers. who have oficially
reported to congress that the building
Of the deep waterway is feasible.
J. The people OF the state OF I'M
nois have adopted a constitutional
amendment providing for a bond Is
sue OF $4,000. 900. the money to be
spent in constructing the deep water
way southwark from Joliet
L. A bill introduced by United States
Representative Richard Bartholdt of
Missouri is now pending in congress.
providing for the issuance by the
United States government Of bonds to
the amount of $500. .000, 900. the money
TO be spent in constructing this deep
waterway from the lakes to the gulf
and other meritorious projected river
Improvements
5. II Is intended to ask the Sixty.
first congress to pass a bill providing
definitely that the United States gov
ernment undertake the construction
OF the deep waterway from the point
where the Illinois work will end. to
the Gulf Of Mexico.
In the afternoon. following the ad-
dress Of President Taft, Clifford Pin
chot. head Of the government forestry
department. made an address on the
conservation Of the nations natural
resources.
In the evening the delegates to the
convention we're entertained at a stag
smoker blythe Progressive union of
New Orleans. This evening all the
delegates and the ladies accompany
ing them were the guests OF the Pro
gressive union at the New Orleans
Opera house. where La Juive- was
given by the French Opera Com
pAny.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
LOBBY FOR Deep WATER
500 BOOSTERS WILL STORM
CONGRESS.
David r. Francis Sweeps conv.n.
ton With HIS Appssl-Govsru-
msnt Must Furnish Funds.

New Orleans, L.-Adops ing Pr,.ide..
Isft's suggestion that the time for ora.
tory was past, the Iake.-to-;he-g.uls
Deep Waterways convention. TO IN. ae.
Compartment Of chcers. late Mons.v '
: enins decided to send 500 lobbyists "a
Washington to der mi tha, eourrrs
derpen the Mi-si--ippi river.
The action Of the convention followed
day of oratory. But when the climax
came Il came quickly. ami al doabt a.
to the temper of the delegates vas Dis
PelleL
Charles Scott, Of Mississippi. Chairman
Of the committee on resolutions. haa i..,
eompseted the reading Of his report, anl
.'erfunetesy applause ~ss dying away
when formed Gov David X. Fr.n-i.. O.
Missouri, secured recognition from The
chair. In a voice tense with suppressed
feeling, the former exeetive ami cabin.,
officer declared:
In one thing. at least. agree with
President Taft. and that Is the time for
specehes has passed.
The way TO dig this ranal i TO DIG IL
And the people who must dig j, are IN.
federal officers. The Missi.sippi /. under
the control Of the FEDERAL government.
We 0f the states cannot improve IL il We
would.
4 want to say to YOU that am sick
and tired Of delays and excuses. On the
trip down the river listened to ques-
tions innumerable as to the Feasibility
and Practieabili;y Of the fourtera-fo.l,
plan The plan has been declared prac-
tieablly feasible by board composed
largely Of army engineers. All We need
"a the money The federal government
must provide that. and the federal ros.
eminent will. il we make them.
Wherefore. sir. move the adoption
Of the following resolution:
Resolved. That the president Of the
IAkes-;othe-Gulf Deep Waterways A.
soeiation be requested to apPoin, Eve
hundred delegates from our organization
to visit Washington and to present TO
the proper committee Of congress and to
the heads Of our government the resolr-
tlons adopted by this convention. ami
at the same time to act as delegates to
the rivers and harbors congress to b.
held in that city Dec. 5. and io.'-
There was silence for a moment in
the hg hall. But it was only for
moment Then some one turned loose a
yell. and the resolution was adopted
with . whoop.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
CLAIM MUST BE CONSIDERED
People Of District ef Alaska Within
Their Rights When They
Protest

Alaska IL 500 miles vide and i.iOS
miles long II is more than II tfme.
as large as New York and mere thar
twice as large as Texas In 1900 =;
had a population Of $1,000. no; quite
one-half being Indians. OF the whites
more than $500 we're grown nea
The white population has increased
materially in be last nlne years.
The District ot Alaska 10 ruled by
ocneress. a governor and a iuare rs
people are ambitious and progressive
and Tor some time past have been -
ut.ouine congress for a territorial
form q envernnerf There are txic-
AZ many white m~n "a Alaska - ars
70 ee found In Nevada. @ore dwellings
and fe-er norsxaxes Aiaskas min
erai oufput exceeds that "a Nevada
Yet NevaAa Is a state whfls Alssxa h
a eepeat~ncy.
wh~n the Northwest T~-~nnry. no-
embrasinr the states of onan Hsdsa.a
iiizuls. Mirhl<a. an1 wlscuusin. "a,
or<arire4 "a a seif-rulirx territory q
rad bat $40 vossrs II - AssA roe
that Alaskzs poEulatioz Is shlftl-r
azd azcertaia. hut uorse ~pitists tsa-
ts~zs were used AGAINST tks psr1e~rs
~ th~ nnrrA~-~t
EF~rynuey ssl@vss nat Alaska has
a sreat fatur-. T. - rich 10 niu~rais
Z las a. 8szzAazre q f-ei its To-
~zis az - sakn-Wa sr-srs Is axrt
rzifarai ss'sstosiiss-s are crast4sr1b1-
aleFF ~ Azer1caz ht~a - TO D. 50
ee~u ~ a tallur~ tALs xrsaf tuuszl-
rHzrct - stsrsy s.8 irssIy 4exetnr-s
~Easa'l7 r~vao{icna fcrz nf gwen
le1A &zss no~- r rss.znl~s cru~u
ezF. rut-f ~ 1ca residents .lth
-~s fs~~esaz ssaa Purtc Rsro cr tn
p spsz-s
A. see~tzx th@ alarmlr< krurtA q
~ - tat Azsrsca. clfizers r.ay
- raHeru~1 ~ oatsisssrs ara wirhcu'
fFzr-srzfataca- ard q tAe e,szaIly
-ar~f r4-ury that gz1~r suus circum
ssa1c~s n . .nr safe 20 i-frzsf Am~ri
eazs "a ssif xuvsrzzeut. the Tar;
s.crl,t - zrs~'1 tAlf the pressdezl
.Aslsslf =. n To- ease q AiAska- ths
zass gaNerfGi advocate of tkes@ eoc
trizss -Ne~ Vera wcri1-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04

TAe n~<s sNzsse has he~n bid in iAA
a; Jark-oa "a sszSR A. q being Bos
Miers. the r-<ro. wko s,---S-sx-shsris
McDOuSAl. Of Cared. kas proven be
yonI Doubt that - = Iim Turner'S
rai-@t mar BFookhsxsr. Miss. Boz
Niier- = still Al hrg-. A rrvari of 81.
900 j. offered for hss arrest and i3eni@
fcsti01-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
MAY SUBSTITUTE FOR COTTON
German Textile Experts Looking for
.'yust ~ 0ood'' Fiber

Berlin--owing TO the high Frice Of
cotton, the German textile experts have
been turning their attention TO other
fibers that might be u~ed a. subsfits.e
Recently spinning company a. Gheua-
itz has suceeeded in spinning the fiher
contained in the seeds of the kaPok, q
silk cotton tree. Of the tropics In rs
natural state this fiber cannot be spun.
owing to its extreme brittleness. bat
Prof. Goldberg Of Chemnitx has found
method of treating it TO make it spins-
able, and the yarn is described "a having
a peculiarly soft. silky feeling.
The fiber has the advantage Of being
considerably cheaper than cotton, but n
information Is at hand showing the wear
ing quality of fabrics made from kaPok
warn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Voters Understands Game Of Grab.

In the early days Of tariff robbery,
protection was defended on the
ground that the eountry's resources
and particularly infant industries
needed development No high tariff
champion dared 20 raise this wornout
plea n the recent tariff debate. The
ccuntry'. intelligence forbade it.
TOr. when protected trusts can
accumulate vast millions BY undersel.
ling foreign competitors. in the lat.
ter's oxn markets. by the simple de
sice OF robbing American consumers
in the home market. il is apparent
that the infant industry plea is no
longer available
Abandoning all the old-tir1e arsu-
nents. the high tariff champions OF
the Aldrich school were compelled to
invent new protection arguments
That their pleas were simply sopbis-
tries. in huge game of grab. the in
telligent American west understands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
D. MISS. THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1909
TAFT WITH ALDRlCH
WEST MUST UNDERSTAND Posi-
TON OF PRESIDENT.
Chief Executive Signed Measure Real.
King That n Meant Repoeistiea
sf tire Party's Pledge to
ire Country.

Mr. Taft's cercnse of the Aldrieh
,AFia In his Winona speech = bitter
disappointment % the Vest- That sec
tiou approved % the action of the ten
Republican senator's from s.tnne-usa.
Wisconsin. indiana. south Dakota.
Iowa. Kansas and Nebraska. and Il
cherished the deiusion that ur TAT,
- bis restern trip Wouls express
sympathy With their vicvS Fsr from
being racined ~ bis heorst Plea tn
support q The best tarfr bni that
TIE kepablicsn party has ever rassea. =
y snds fresh cause for rsseatrert
A. . Eatt<T OF tact. there never
sAs aay reason FOR - Eest % II
get faaf M Tar us-IG affaek fh~
Ahirich tarf- bln He SIGNED . wifA-
oaf hesifs-cy tz1es.afsiy uron rs
FEss2E~. ard 90 strnz-x 4 ttsae4 a
siatemenf tsfe.siux 81 rs an as~saare
f1ieiHs~sf cf BrSaailcaa slaEr=s Der
i7r ths lzst @svs ~ ~ s~rsaar wk~-
D. zrErss r~st1rfsrzs asca tss eonfsr-
s-rs cuuuEsev - caua1 an-~ q sae
srs-FFn t-saTre-rs lata eslns11taslr-
80 arzeu1s a1 teruxA ta~ ea-H~r
siaE~s cf tas tarr 1xa1 saz a-~z so
-seHsF r~wra a=E shs = - -
- srEtrse eunr~asrzs fsas - h-s-
rsefs asrar-e b. $500 r- srn.-
rf4 azF- E-erF&s z-sas fse $3.50 50
i-aarrs
M FH-s a1kHn aa rrsMar -
49, So bel sesaa q r-zz-arsrsf ga.
"a ~ r@~fF se = ed 49, srEses
aasa4 "a Hsasaane tss ns-v ssass.ri
W ~ rs faeE sz.r
r-~-s ref - Fr9rsrs 80 rse arr
ssaH af los Eraeae nnG $3.50 pa.sr
aeze r-rEaeF 49, $500 r 2lF~r
- ssHF a-~sesss .s ssera. ~
rese~rz Aez-esa-sns are aaxrs e. So
-aE a4aea aa1 sAzz - rs@ew -
rEtz a. a-er
As e 14rvzuusn~r ~ ar "a 1~E nf
Ws-eaA F~Faara b. sla res rea1-s
eeN ssrsezsls - sfsz sa4 taksz t,s
caurs su Fietr~s a- fava~ ~ "a az--
est ard taWnwrra rrVassan. ur thas
ZAzy E~plhlirans taare ar sriH ca--
ahl~ q rexHrdiz< ~ sarfT a. Eorsl
A. sell - a roiissral ISSUE Ess sr
rr~-sion q foy th1f a nGmh-r q
thoss who thua<ht it thsir 9str 70
vote axziust the hiI Insist thzs they
are stiil Rspuhlicans- has nj served
20 zake matters befter
Tie western pr Eressires have 10
mis<ivinEs about their oEn RerubiI
ranfxra IL l. NJ Taf--s -,zs.re..,.-fs--.
that they are nneinE faux with-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
She Robbed the Dead

Marked Tree, Ark--7Iustice. was tem-
pered with mercy in the ease OF. Tom
Gam, who shot and Killed VIM. Tharas-
Ii developed that Thomas hal about $50
when put to bed. which had been taken
from him while asleep. or after he had
been shot, BY Mrs. Gam. She was made
to give up the money as her hn-band
was getting on the train TO be taken TO
Jail On account OF her having two small
children, no charges. it IS said, viii be
put against her for robbing the murdered
man
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
FIX COTTON YARN PRICE.
Mill Men Go to New York to Es.ab-
lish an Equilibrium

Charlotte. n C.-For the purpose Of
sseertaining if parity cannot be es-
tabiishei between the price of cotton
ami the selling price of yarns. a com
mittes representing the North Carolina
cotton manufacturers will leave for New
York city Thursday to hold a conference
with the yarn commission men c. T.
Hutchinson. Of the Nirs & Woo3iawn
Mills, OF Mount Holly, is chairman Of
this committee, and he viii select the
other members The mill men believe
that the commission men. who hold a
strategic position between the manufac-
turer and the buyer. can aid the South
ern mills. IN putting yarns on . more
profitable basis, the selling price at this
time being ruinous TO the manuf4cturers-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Prize Hard Luck Story.

|. Cleveland, o.-Tortured by fellow
workmen because he would not buy
drinks, Michael Da-klovitr erawled IN
der barn to escape further rough treat
msnt- lie lay there from Sunday night
until Thursday night without food or
water and suffering from burns, then
set fire TO the structure as . signal for
aid
Friday be was arrested on the charge
Of arsei and lodged in the county Jail
DaekIOsitx says he was tortured with
. hs.tsd wirs until almost lunennseioss,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Same Old Rceb<r

II Is all over. and We have a re-
vised tariff. but IL Is the same old
robber- The people pay the piper and
they are made monkeys OF in the con
troversy. They viii pay the tarir Just
the same Why can they not see
that this tariff game Is a matter Of
politics. and that the pocketbook Of
the manufacturer is the thing chiefly
10 be protected and benefited. Then
comes the importer. who is right at
the front in cheating the government
out Of his share Of tzxes-Dawson
IN d. Leader.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04

Ottumwa, Ia--Bourboa whisky WAS
declared to be worth So a gallon IN .
verdict rendered in the federal court here
in favor Of the c. A Hoover Distilling
Company OF Oskaloo-1 The firm was
giVen Judgment against IS Of the East
ern IRE insurance eompanies. aggregating
ssO.O00. for the loss BY ave Of s.73o haT-
rels Of whisky. The jury hx~A the value
Of the whisky at $4,000 and gave the
plaintiff the full amount claimed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Debt Limit Sought.

New York--The judicial determina-
tion of New York Ctyis debt limit
the court Of appeals having recently
found that the city had more than s5o,-
800 200 borrowing eaPaeisy-resuIted in
action BY the board Of estimate which
VII result in further subway exten-
sion The board voted sI5.OO0.0OO for
the construction of the Fourth avenue
subway in Brooklyn and approved the
-confracts for the work This subway
vim eventually open up new and fast
rQsue to Coney Island.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
oemocr.tie vic,orx sur.

With the tariff the paramount issue
Democrats in congress must cooper
ate with reform Republicans. but this
unstable equilibrium cannot endure.
Political parties must hold to some
uniform line Of action and in no great
while the tariff reformers Of the west
must align themselves with an organ
ization which opposes the Republican
party Mr.. Taft and his big stick
are shaping events beautifully for
Democratic victories N 1910 and 1872
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Possible Crop io,s2o, 900.

Florenee. s.. C-Unitsd States Sena,
tor Ed smith Is in receipt of letter
from statistieian r l. Neal. with ai-
vance sheets OF circular to be sent out
showing that after trip over the South
the moet careful estimates Of the cot
ton crop this year indicates a possible
crop OF I0,52o,OOO bales. agreeing with =
recent estimate issued by Senator Smith
From exporters senator Smith learns
that it IS expected that if the govern
ment report issued nexs week on cotton
confirms previous advjces, cotton viii Be
bound to reach famine prices
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Men Die Faster Thaa women.

Chieago.-Aeeording TO the Chicago
helath bulletin issued Saturday, Chicago
would be an Adzmlsss Eden we're IL not
for the new male blood which is coming
in Figures complied for Ave years show
an astounding excess in the male death
rate over the female death rate. The
percentage OF excess of male deaths per
10000 population Is as high as IS per
eent. in the case of alcoholism. In prev
aient diseases, like pneumonia and tuber-
cuIosis, the male excess Is about so per
cent
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
Cotton Nil, curtail.

Charlotte, y. Cat a meeting Of al
the cotton m1fls of Alnsnee sossaty held
at Burlington. il was .zs~ninously ne
solved to eurtAii prodaetion to the extent
Of two~tays week. Or onkthirt Ina
until Fes1sasy neSt The agreement gosS
into effest Immediately and every asi.l ID
the county to the number of twenty-six
signed up. In the aggregate nearly two
hundred Thousand spindles and s;x thou
sand looms are affected and nesrly twsn-
ty thousand operatives.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-04
March Cotton 1910 Cents

Memphis, Tenn.-The inspiration OF
success Is clearly with the bulls in cot
ton. whise bears are whipped and intimi-
dated The closing level of Mondays
prices was the highest Of the sesson and
for several, years with March aoose rs
cents and January lacking but 5 points
of that magic height. and this following
a disappointing and barely steady Limr-
cool and break on the opening which
ior a brief n,oment brought dreams Of
I4ls cents again The weakness was
transitory and hesting and Persaei With
its birth.