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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
BRIDAL COUPLE POISONED
Half Eaten Box Of Chocolates Tells
the Story.

williamsPort. Ps.-Aibert 5. Mundoe
returned with his bride from a weeks
honeymoon in Philadelphia Wednesday
Friday morning both bride and bride
groom were found dead upon the bed
room floor of their home. There were
no wounds upon their bodies. no weap
rs near by, the gas in the room was
burning to prove that asphyxiation did
not cause the tragedy, and doetors have
declared that neither the girl nor the
man died of heart disease.
But box Of chocolates found in an
adjoining room, with its contents half
eaten. is a elew to the mystery that
the police are following. and they de-
clare some enemy of the bride or bride
groom sent them the eonfection-. into
which some deadly poison had ben in
Jected. to slay both. from some motive
OF jealousy or revenge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
HARAHAN WILL NOT TELL
Refuses to Divulgs Price Paid for
Central Of Georgia.

New York.-President J. T. Harahsn,
Of the Illinois Central. in discussing the
purchase by his road II the Central of
Georgia, said he did not care at this
time to state the price paid. The re-
ported price is sa.ooO,oOo.
"iou will readily .ee." said Mr.. Hara-
han, that a great bargain has been made
as it enables the Illinois Central TO
reach the Atlantic seaboard at Savsn-
nah with a vast tonnage of freight over
its own rails. which heretofore it had to
turn over to competitors. The acquisi
tion does not mean that a new traps
continental route by way of the South
ern Pacific will be established. Calves.
ton will continue to be the coast port
of that line. I, means the opening up
of new fruit routes"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Sues Road for Million.

Guthrie, Okls.-Suit for million dol
lars Vas filed against the itchison, To
peka 4 Santa Fe Railroad Company here
by the Arkansas Valley Town and Land
Company It is the largest suit filed
since statehood. The town site company
alleges that it has an agreement with
the railroad company to plat towns and
san the sites and that within the last
Eve years the railrozd has constructed
many miles Of read end sold lots along
.h~ tight Of way without notifying thu
ian1 compzay-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
0Ne-elGHIH ON HIS PAY ROLL
Uncle Sam Feeds Large Part of
Washington's Population

Misunderstanding to figures re
emily submitted by DIR. William Tind&ll
secretary to the board of commissioner
One-eighth of the total population OF
Washington is engaged in the service Of
the District Of Columbia and the general
government. Total number of employees
of the government, 5o0-clerks 10 con
gres~men, etc; Congressional Library
l3s; departments and commissions, 25.-
Is6; navy yard, a,Oos; city Po-tofhee
1850: custom hou-e, IL; Internal reve
nue. 6 qu<rtermzster department., $50;
engineer department, $50; pension ageE'
ey, 2i. Total. 3s.sIe. The present pop
ulafion of the District Of Columbia is ap
proximately $4,000
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Ia s< Eauah, on, a, ~. PnIi.

Such a tarir as Mr. Aldrich and the
snance committee are trying TO push
through would not settle anything.
L woult b. only the beginning OF the
biftsrsst hxht over the tariff that the
countrF has known for half a cen
tary Against the radicalism of the
Aldrteh following there i a popular
radiealism ~hich cannot b. sup
pressed. in fayor of Just tariff which
shah contribute literally To the rev.
enues of the government II the -
aetionari-S prevail in the making q
the nsS tariff the question sill be the
burning issue in next years campaign.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
New Lumber King Throned.

Galveston, TeS.-A sI0.000.000 deal
has been consummated whereby J. NJ.
West, recently from kansase, has bought
for himself and associates. not yet an
nouneed. the huge lumber plant of VIII
liam Carlisle & Co, at onalaska, Polk
county. Texas. The deal includes one
mill with a capacity Of 10000 feet OF
lumber per day. and circular mill tha:
cut 10000 feet per day; also about 80
900 acres Of timber land in East Texas.
upon which Is 1000. 100000 feet OF
standing timber of short and long leaf
pine and other grOwths.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
nishap Gambler Arhiter.

washington--Bishop Warren A. Cam
der, of the Methodist Episcopal Church
of Georgia, was agreed upon as the third
arbitrator in the dispute between the
Georgia Railroad Company and its fire.
men. Bishop Gamblers selection was de-
eided upon at a conference between for
mer Secretary of the Navy Hilary A.
Herbert ami Representative Hardwiek,
of Georgia, the other two arbitrators.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Protect Cafee prinkrrx

Washington.-As result Of decision
rendered BY the government board OF
food and drug inspection, coffee drinkers
are protected against imposition by deal
ers in that staple. Heneeforth the ship
ment of black jack" consisting Of rot
ten OF decomp-~ed berries. coffee dam
aged by water, or which has acquired .
permanently offensive oior because of its
proximity to hides or other material OF
objectionable odor, or immature berries.
ordinarily known as -quakes," is pro
hibited
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
cisirvov.ut Can't Recover

New York--Justice Davis, in the .u-
preme court, dismissed the suit of Mrs.
Marguerite A. Gilbert against the widow
Of AZ Adams, the millionaire policy
king Mrs. Gilbert sought to recover
$4,000 on a note which Mrs Adams
says abe was indueed to execute on the
representations Of Mrs Gilbert that sas
was > clairvoyant-a seer, with super
natural powers which enabled her q
ward of danger and trouble which shs
foretoid was IN store for the children o.
l<rs. Adams.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
In the End. The True voiee

The voice of Cummins. like the voice
OF Dolliver and other western Repub-
lican senators. is essentially the voice
OF the plain people. who want real. not
bogus. tariff revision. And these Iowa
senators are right when they say that
neither the senate. nor the house. can
silence the voice Of the people. No
action that congress may take in pro
longing an abnoxious high tariff can
alter the determination OF American
consumers to obtain lower tarir.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
One Year for Mrs. Teal

New York--Mrs- Ben Teal, the wife
q a well-knovn stage manager, must
serve out her sentence of one year in
the workhouse- She was convicted of
having attempted to procure perjured
testimony for use against Frank j.
Gould, in connection with his wife's suit
for divorce, which was recently granted
by the supreme court. Mabel McCauslan
testified that Airs Teal had offered her
money to swear that she had seen Frank
Could and an actress named Bessie De-
voc together in the Glsumers apartment
house.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
The comina Tarin Camille.

II the present congress passes a
tariff bill on the lines favored oy
Aldrich and the New England mill
bosses 1t will merely invite a political
upheaval with necessary realignments
Of rsrty strength The genuine tariff
reformers of the west will align then
selves against the bogus tariff r.
formers of the east. And the part
banner they happen to fight und.
will be of small account compare,
with their real goal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

Chicago.-Announeem Is made of
the appointment of BIewett Lee to be
general counsel of the Illinois Central
system, sueceeding Judge J. NJ. Dickin-
son, who resigned upon his appoint ment
as secretary of war. Mr.. Lee has been
general solicitor of the system in Chi
eago for number of years, and ii was
announced several months ago that he
would in all probability succeed Judge
Dickinson in the more important posi-
ton Mr.. Lee Is a son of the late Gen.
Stenhen n Ias
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Acquitted of Cruelty to Child.

Lake Charles, La.-Rev. j. f. Trice
superintendent, and Miss Elvira p
ioungblood, acting boys matron of the
Baptist orphanage, who were recently ar
rested, charged with assault and battery
upon Monroe Kelly, a ls-year-old inmate
of the institution, were found not guilty
The court ruled that while the child a,s
severely punished and it was a regret
able fact, there was no evidence TO show
that the whipping was caused by preju
dice or dislike of the boy or that rnSue
severity was intended.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Stops Elopement with Az.

stearns, Ky-To save her I2-year-old
daughter from a man whom she declared
she discovered in the act of trying TO
get the girl out of the window of their
home, Mrs Nettie Young, widow, seized
an AK and brought it down with all the
force she could muster on the head Of
the man The latter dropped the girl
and fed Charles Reynolds, suffering
from terrible cut across the face. vas
taken into custody. and Mrs. Young filed
charge of attempted assault against
him. The man is terribly cut.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Son Dead, Father a Suicide.

Cincinnati, ohio.-Worry over the
death of his son in a railroad accident
last fall, and the illness of his wife,
caused James Rouse, 50, Covington, Ky,
TO shoot himself. Rouse went down
stairs and asked his wife how she was
feeling, and when she said she was bet-
ter, he returned to his room, locked the
door and fired bullet into his temple
That the man contemplated his suicide
is indicated by the fact that several
days ago he transferred all of his hold
inrs in a bank to his wife.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
An IdeaIist's Purpose.

And suppose the worlds wealth
were distributed among individuals as
you desire; what would you do with
your sbare7"
I'D start business OF ny own
said the socialist. and amass a com
potency that would relieve me from
dependence on the precarious profits
OF lecturing"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Consistent seIf.Interes,.

SO you saved Mr.. Kermudge from
drowning?1
Yes
Was he gratefulr"
Not at all. He claimed a half in
terest in the hero medal because OF
his presence of mind in hollering for
help"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

As a matter Of fact. wha; is called
the danger % a treasury deficit In
downward tariff revision is prohs-
bly the prelude to national blessing.
Exfravagance is the curse Of govern
ment. as il is the curse Of individuals.
II general reduction in tariff duties
caused enough deficit to force con
gress into an era of wise economy IL
would prove a double benefit TO the
country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Farmer is Shot.

Kennedale, Tex.-As a result Of q
family feud, p. A. Stead was shot and
seriously wounded Thursday, near here,
while blowing in field The bullet en-
tered the mouth, coming out under ths
left ear. Today Mrs. 2. C. Bledsoe.
sged IS, and pretty, was arrested and
taken to Fort Worth, where. at a pre-
hminary hearing. she did not deny the
shooting. She gave bond The families
live on adjoining farms. and there has
been bad blood between both for some
time.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Silly Accusation.

We'll. of all things exclaimed
Kloseman. he accused me of making
a lie out of the whole cloth
"'Ridiculousi" remarked Cutting.
Isn't 1t. thought
-Oh, very. Evidently he doesn't
know how economical you are Cath.
olic Standard and Timex-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Two Children Killed.

Waco, Text was trying to cook
supper for You, papa,' said 7-year-old
Allan Wesley Pierce, of South Bosque,
as he lay dying from the explosion Of
gasoline, vile his s-year-old sister, Fran
ces Pierce. was killed instantly by the
same explosion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
Cub. Won't Stand sp.i,,, Debt.

Havsna--Secretsry of State yelez, in
reply to Senior Soler. the Spanish minis
ter, has declined to consider Spain's pro
posai that Cuba assume a proportion Of
the Spanish national debt
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
President Lar nIeads for an in,.r

President Taft pleads for an inteIli-
gent opposition party in the south.
which. OF course. means an effective
Republican party. Good enough: now
will he have an Aldrieh Republican or
a La Toilette Republican party there,
-Washington Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

a complete and generous education
is that which fits a man to perform
Justly. skillfully. and magnanimously.
al! the Offices. both social and private.
Of peace and war.-Miltoa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
xestnn 70 Walk Nishf..

Ogden, Utah--Edward Payton Wee
ton, after walking thirty-one mics under
seorehing sun, reached Morgan, tws
miles east, Of here He decided be wsuid
xaik nights hereafter
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

The cry of tariff for revenue onR,
has been revised 1t now res
tariff for my own revenue only
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24
OXFORD MISS, THURSDAY. JUNE "a 19Os
COTTON IN THE GRASS
TOO WET IN LowLANDs AND
CROP WILL BE ABANDONED.
Cultivation Il Backward-The Boil
Becoming More Numerous in
the Lone Star State.

Memphis, Tenn.-ln all States east Of
The Mississippi river and in Arkansas
cultivation is backward and the plant 10
small Some progress was made during
he past week, but in many districts Of
this territory heavy to moderate local
rains fell and kept the labor from the
fields. There is much grass. On some
cultivation, and on some such lands the
sotton will be abandoned. There are
only limited local exceptions to this gem
sral condition.
Some Of the cotton worked out early
has again become foul and correspond
snts are Of the opinion that With lie
best Of weather cultivation will not be
uormAi before July.
In Oklahoma and Texas the rainfall
was beneficial The crop during the
week made rapid advancement. II is
generally in a good state Of cultivation
and is regarded by correspondents as
promising. The Texas crop is still late
and boil weeviis are becoming more nu-
merous.
Cotton in Louisiana is doing well now
and conditions in Oklahoma and North
ern Texas are above an average
Tennessee-The crop has improved az
a whole during the week. but in many
sections there are fields full Of grass,
and all over the State cultivation is
backward.
Mississippi-All cotton crops are
grassy. On some of the lowIands the
water has not receded, and these will
probably be abandoned. In sections where
the weeks rainfall was light much cult
walton was done, but in the most favored
there are still many grassy fields, while
the plant is small.
Alsbama-The entire crop in this
State except in few southeastern coun.
ties is grassy. Many local rains fell dur
ing the week, further retariing cultiva-
tion- Plant is small for want Of work.
Arkansas-Too much rain has fallen
during the week in Arkansas. The plant
is generally thrifty and healthy. Culti-
vAtion Is behind. In southern counties
the boil weevil Is becoming active.
Texas-Excrpt in southeastern coun-
ties, where there is complaint Of grass,
the cotton crop is in an excellent state
of cultivation and is growing quite rap
Idly. Rains of the week were moderate
and beneficial In northern counties the
crop is earlier than last year, but else
where about two weeks late. Boil wee
wills are becoming more numerous.
0klahoma-In Eastern Oklahoma
some unnecessary rain fell. In the west
the rainfall was very beneficial The
crop is doing well and is regarded a.
promising . much larger yield per acre
than last year.
Georgia-Notwithstan the work OF
the week there is still much grass in
northern and central counties. In the
south little rain has fallen and cotton Is
in excellent condition. Where the grass
is too bad there is some talk of aban-
donment of acreage. Cotton is blooming
in the south.
Louisiana-The week was favorable
through Louisiana. The crop has been
put in q good state Of cultivation gener-
ally. The boil weevil has appeared in
considerable numbers. Otherwise the
outlook is considered good.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

owing the decision of the supreme
that the Sc of any beverage con-
>g any percentage of alcohol is ille-
DE lid was clapped on the sale Of
called nesr-beer products in Merid-
~ the authorities. At least 100
in Meridian, having large stocks
md, are affected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

ut one hundred and seventy-five
efcs to the North Mississippi Ep-
League conference met at New
y for two days session. The dele
were heated in private houses, and
PessfuI meeting was had
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

ing to disagreement between the
:, Jackson & Kansas City and
roads over the union depot or
last February to be built at their
on at New Albany, Union county,
shich has not been built because
pads have been unable to get to-
in the matter OF a division of
pst. the commission has adopted an
citing both roads to appear on July
show cause why the commission
. not pro rate the cost
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-06-24

memory of the late Gen. Stephen
= Is to be perpetuated in Colum-
the placing in some prominent po-
of bronze bust of the great sol
EDUCATOR and patriot The bust is q
rom Gen Lees son, Hon Blewitt
Don Lee.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-17
BUY RED CROSS
STAMPS EAGERLY

S so small that every one, no matter
what station in life he may occupy,
may aid if he will And, while using
these little messengers to carry
Christmas greetings on letters, pack
ages, and gifts, one may feel that he
is also doing an act of benevolence.
The 1908 Red Cross Christmas
stamp, CATER design contributed by
Howard Pyle) Melted, in round num-
bers, $4,000, which was used entirely
in anti tuberculosis work throughout
the country. With this money some
of the organizations carried on educa-
tionaI campaigns. some employed
visiting nurses to go among the tuber-
culous poor; others constructed and
maintained day camps" where suffer-
ers could go and enjoy the fresh anr,
rest and receive thu proper nourish-
ment: and others expended their pro-
portion of the money in furnishing
proper diet such as fresh milk, eggs,
etc, to patients.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-17

i believe they are beautiful and true"
she says, "and could only be a help
morally and mentally a great deal OF
the treatment and advice which we
received from the practitioners of the
First Church was very harmful. I do
not believe that Christian Science
leads young girls astray or rouses the
baser passions of men, nor do | be-
lieve that if taught correctly it could
break UP homes or destroy the moth
er's love-"
Toward Mrs. Stetson, however. the
artists wife is very bitter.
Il love my husband" she said, land
if it had not been for that woman. we
would now be living together happi
ly Mrs. Stetson and her followers have
taught him that marriage is wrong and
that thre is nothing sacred in it. He
has come to lose all sympathy and
feeling He is no longer the same
man.
1T is my own fault, in a way"
she added, sadly, 81 took him to the
First Church of Christ Scientist, and
interested him in the religion taught
there AT first he scoffed. A prac-
titioner whom l consulted urged me to
give up Howard as husband I told
Howard that she said Mrs Stetson,
who was one with God in her mind.
taught there was no sanctity in mat
rimony. He became very angry and de-
nounced her teachings.
= "Then he became very i'll and to-
ward the end of his illness, after he
had been benefited somewhat by the best
specialists in the country, l persuaded
him to go to one of Mrs. Stetson's
practitioners He did and before long
he was healed.
sowing to his cure he went on in
blind faith that whatever was done
was right. Then they began to run
my house. Then suddenly the practi-
TONERS began to say that We should
get rid of our two Catholic servants
Z said they were good, faithful girls
with beautiful characters. But the
practitioners said that there was
error in our household just as long as
they remained.
Little Natalie came down with the
measles and the practitioners SAID
that / was to blame for her illness.
Howard finally decided that the two
servants should 60 To keep the har-
mony of our home L gave in. Affairs
began to get worse Some of Mrs.
Stctson's practitioners explained TO
Howard the wickedness' of marriage
ard finally persuaded him that what
they said was the word of God.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-17
TWO COAST TOWNS ARE
FIGHTING FOR FAIR

ifornia exposition. Smhn got Pres
ident Taft's promise that the canal
would be finished by 1915 before he
put in his bill.
San Franciscos claims to the right
to celebrate the completion of the big
ditch are being urged by Julius Kahn.
With shaggy gray locks and flowing
winchester tie, Kahn looks like an ac-
tor. AS a matter of fact, he used TO
be one before he broke into the states
man business, and he still talks like
one
Kahn went at it this way. His bill
calls for a celebration of the opening
of tbe Panama canal and also the four
hundredth anniversary of the discov-
ery of the Pacific ocean. by Vasco Nu-
nez Balboa. by holding an interna-
tiond exhibition of arts, industries,
manufactures and the products of soil
mine. forest and sea-" Good scheme
that Balboa idea. The San Diego peo-
pie are still gnashing their teeth be-
cause Kahn beat them to it.
julius Kahn calls his show the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition. He wants the
raltry sum Of five millions from Uncle
Sam, but not before his new exposition
company has raised a like amount.
The bill is about five feet long and
provides everything from the appoint
ment of a commission, to regulations
for the feeding of the troops that will
be there and the appointment of a
board of ''ladv managers" Kahn even
has it figured out to legalize the i'm
portation of the exhibits and the es-
Enlistment of bank on the eXposi-
ton grounds. His bill is so complete
that you could close your eyes after
reading it and see the throngs stream
ing in at the gate.
AS a sort of sop to San Diego, Kahn
provides that the combined fleets OF
the world shall attend and that the
president shall invite them TO assemble
in San Diego harbOr.
Other members of the California
delegation are not at present lining
I'D with either city, and most of the
members Of congress say they cannot
for a minute consent to grant an expo
sition to a Pacific coast City unless
the coast is agreed upon which city it
wants ~