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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
JOHN D. ADDS TO GIFTS
GIVES SIC. 900. 600 TO CAUSE OF
EDUCATION.
General Board Empowered to Dis
tribute Funds His Total Do
nation $50, 900, 900.

New York.--lohn ID. Rockefeller Fri
day Increased his donations to the
general educational board bv gift Of
siO,0od00o and also released the board
from the obligation to hold in perpstu
ity the funds contributed BY him The
GIFT announced brings Mr.. Rockefeller's
donaticrs TO the board to S.. 900.
The gift wa contributed. according to
the statement made by Chairman Gates.
becsusa the incou- OF the present fund
available for appropriation had b.cn eN-
hausted and larger income TO meet
educatioual nr-ds OF great Importance
had becoue neces-ary.
Mr.. Bocksfelksr'. action in empower
ing the board ant it. successors 10 dis
tribute the principal OF funds contrib
uted BY him upon the affirmative vote
Of two-thirds of it, members Was sail
to be taken in consideration OF the
possibility, now remote. that at some
future time the object and purpose Of
the Rockefeller foundation might be
come obsolete
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
ON LUNCHEON TABLE
SOME TASTY DISHES QUICKLY
AND EASILY PREPARED.
Delicious Vegetable Salad Served
with Toasted Crackers ana
cheese-EsesIIent Way TO
Serve New Pstztoes.

A delicious vegetable salad -.s
made OF new potatoes. young carrots
and celery roots boiled. drained and
set aside until cold. They were then
cut In thin slices OF cold boiled
tongue and tart apples were added
The dressing was made OF olive oil
and tarragon vinegar. blended in the
pre-, Jrtious OF three tablespoons OF
oil 10 one Of vinegar salt. pepper
ard little French mustard were add.
ei to season. A salad bowl was lined
With crisp. new lettuce leaves. and
tina salad was turned into the bowl
80. sprinkled over the top with
lIinced parsley. Toasted crackers
and cheese were served with q
For a quickly prepared lunch con
Dessert put halves of canned peaches
or preserved pears with some Of the
syrup In individual dishes. cover with
a generous amount OF whipped cream
and sprinkle with chopped marachino
cherries. grated coroanut or chopped
nut meats. Serve With sponge cake.
Boil eggs hard and divide In half
lsngthwise. removing the yolks. Drain
the of from a can ~ sard,pes r..
move the heads ,als and backhones
and mince tho ,,t,la Ash Rub the
volks NJ the e1<s 20 a pas,s and ada
IN the sardire- season with sal, ana
n dash of naprika sur IN. white
of .rxs with the uIx,urs and arrange
on n cr,sn Iet,ura Leaf With n varnt
,ure of shr.as of rod and groom non.
pers
scruh IN. -opxh surf.ca n, car,a.
Ioups pn,i ,horouyhix clean ana nal
IN ice when ,bav are rhIIles ,hrouvh
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
laps TO BREAK 1904 TREATY
Sudden Recall Of Ambassador Taxa
hira Significant

Washingtnn--The announcement OF
he political purpose IN dispatching the
Pacific fleet to the Philippines startled
the state department. ON the surface at
the state department the attitude il that
II Is up 10 Japan To make the first move
TO dsncunce the treaty Of 1904, and
which expires by limitttian IN 1911.
II = incumbent on either party in or.
Ter to abrogaie the treaty 20 give one
years notice There is weItfounled
suspicion that Japan has already given
this notice in order to hasten the settle
ment OF the labor question on the coast.
which j. the crucial consideration IN
that convention. Al the department they
say diplomatically that the matter is not
under consideration Vet.
The most significant development in
the whole Japanese treaty question Is
the sudden determination Of Ambassador
Tskshira 20 get back home
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15

An old laundress took a great deal
Of pride in all her work. but especially
in the fact that she kept the colo, in
the clothes She used to say. When
a man buys a blue shirt I think he
wants to wear a blue shirt. so I
never fade it This was her little
scheme for keeping pink in garments
that were OF that extremely perishable
color: She poured boiling water over
piece Of red cheesecloth. let IL stand
for afew minutes till the color was all
out OF the eheesecloth. then poured
the dye into a bucket of cold water.
and after washing and thoroughly
rinsing the garment. put IL into the
dye-water. and allowed 1t to remain for
perhaps an hour. Then she wrung IL
out and hung IL to dry. No matter how
old and faded the material. this
method gives IT a perfectly even color
ing.-The Housekeeper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
COTTON Il ga CENTS
PREDICTION Is MADE THAT
PRICE WILL GO TO i3 CENTS
Much Depends Upon Rain in Texas.
Dry Goods Strong at
an Advances.

Memphis, Tenn--Bcyond a few min
ates hesitation on the opening, while
the trade was waiting for the weather
IN detail, there was never a waver in
Mondays cotton market, which al
vsnced steadily to the highest prices Of
the year and the highest closing level uf
the season. The drought in Texas was
unrelieved by even the lightest shower.
over Sunday and many reports said the
situation was alarming. October sold II
i2.'2, an advance OF u points from the
close Of Saturday, and December topped
the day off with 1875.
The buying fever appears to be grow
ing daily. ~ rvictian tfst = 'sr5 to
De season OF very high cotton .pricss
has become quite widespread. At tn.
moment, however, the entire market ss-
pears to hang on one contingency, and
that - rain IN Texas, as the crop else
where Is admittedly improving. Bulls
are confident that lower prices would at
tract new buyers and that the losses ar
ready sustained by the crop Justify the
present or higher prices.
feature was the advance Of 30
points in spot cotton in New York,
which puts the price OF actual cotton
beyond - cents, for the first time since
the memorable SuIley campaign in late
1908 and early 1904. The Memphis quo
tation was advanced &c to i2Ie and
New Orleans rose 1.e to i2Ac There
was rendered on contract 1880 bales in
New York, which if taken from the stock
or distributed to spinners. as some of it
may be, will deplete the small supplies
held there as protection to the CON
tract
Predictions of 13c fer the week are
often made. Conservative people talk
ijc. while a few enthusiasts see zoe in
their dreams. What the possibilities of
the market are in the way Of prices
however. no man knows. II there en-
sues a serious drought in Texas the
yield in that State NAV be reduced to
the smallest in wears. There has already
been an irreparable loss in all districts
east of the Mississippi river and the
plant is small and late
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15

Fybody knows that Tom Atkinson
= been captured. but few people
where he conceals himself. The
rms TO be that he isn't hiding at
q that he Is making a crop in
p county. Although the troops
the surrounding country, they
70 find him. for the simple reason
mixed himself with the crowd
hunters. and the citizens, who
in sympathy with the search, or
toward the soldiers, refused to
J his identity. One citizen goes
Is TO assert that tine hunted man
= the same coach with and made
narks on the backs of the sleep
flitia.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
COTTON NEEDING RAIN
PLANT SHOWS THE EFFECTS
AND WILL DETERIoRArE.
Crop Il Doing Fairly Well, But the
Plant in Mississippi Il Small
and Stands Are Poor.

Memphis, Tenn.-Returus from the
otton crop this week are mixed. I'm
proyement is noted in Georgia. Ala
oama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Northern and Eastern
Texas No improvement or loss occurred
in North Carolina, Souh Carolina, Louis.
ana and Central, Southern and Western
Texas.
The plant in Arkansas. Oklahoma ana
Northern Texas is large, frniting well.
thrifty and full of promise. East Of
the Mississippi river. although improve
ment has taken place as noted, the plant
is small and not always healthy and &C
easionally stands are bad The crop
promise Is regarded as still uncertain, al
though with favorable weather for the
remainder OF the season fair weld can
be made.
Tennsssee-What rain fell during the
week was beneficial. The crop is nov
about clean, and although the plant s
small it is growing rapidly and tn,
crop's promise is much improved.
Mississippi-A week of dry weather
was favorable to the crop. which is now
nearly free Of grass. The plant is small
but looks healthy and Is rapidly round
ing into good condition. In some sec
tions stands are poor.
Alsbama-The week was generally
dry and hot and much work wrs done in
the fields. In spite of the progress Of
the seven days the plant still small
Arkansas-The cotton roP in this
State is free of grass anf in a healthy
condition. In many pIafs the plant is
large. Generally the cops promise is
regarded as good. Boy weevil has done
little damage.
Louisiana-The week was favorable
as to weather. but A. plant has not re-
covered from earF vicissitudes, while
the activity of " weevil makes many
correspondents ;, ieve in the possibility
of a half crop only with favorable
weather.
Oklahams-Feather conditions con-
TeNas-Thef cotton in Texas soutL II
Waco and eas of PIkestine Is in need Of
rain. Owing to the small winter ram
fall great apprehension exists regarding
a summer drought. In some of this ter
ritory little damage has as yet been
Done, but evsa where this is the ease
correspondents regard the crop condition
as approaching the precarious.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15

A movement Is on foot among the
United Confederate Veterans for the tx
ing of the date for the State reunion Of
that organization in vicksburg this fall,
to eorrespond with the date for the dedi-
cation of the monument to the Mississip
pi soldiers now being constructed at tho
expense of $4,000 to the State in the
viekshurs national military park 10 that
the latter event will fall within the re-
union dates and become virtually feat
ure of the former A conference between
Adiutsnt General John A. Webb, of the
Mississippi division, and Col W. A
Montgomery, of the First Brigade, re-
suited in a tentative agreement that the
dates should be between the 10th and
18th of September, although there has
been a disposition in some quarters to
have the event in October.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
DRUNKENNESS ON INCREASE.
Prohibition Has Increased Tipping II
Georgia.

itlanta, notwithstanding that
Georgia near beer is the nearest az
proach to the ''exhilarating bevsra.es"
the records of the Atlanta police dersrt-
ment disclose that tbs first six uaoet. .
of 1909 there we're l,sT5 arrests N this
city for drunkenness This recori is in
excess of the first half of last YEAR.
1923. and equals the record for tin first
six months of 1907, before prohibt on
was in force.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
NO PEACHES ON SUNDAY
Cav Brown VIII Not Allow Growers
to Pluck Fruit

Atlanta. GA peach Il peach on
sunday, and while you may pluck it on
week days, you are criminal If you
pick il on the sabbath Gov. Brown has
50 decided.
From Norwood. Ca. came a hurried
telegram Friday. signed BY VI. Y.
Scruggs, and reciting how the rain had
delayed the picking of the Elberta
peaches. II the growers were not per
mitted to gather the fruit on Sunday
they wJuld lose much fruit and money
Would the governor issue proelama-
tion PRINTING labor on the Sabbath
for the sake Of the Georgia peaches'
The Governor took the communication
10 Att'rney General Hart. The attorney
genera gave it deep thought. and then
shook Iis head. The governor replied:
-wlile | sympathize with the peach
growers, the executive ha> no authority
to suspend a criminal law. I cannot.
therefre. issue the proclamation you de
sire
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
INCOME TAX UP TO STATES
Vote 3l7 to IA. Negative Ballots
Cast by Republicans

Washington.-It Is now up to the leg
islatures of the several States to say
whether there shall be an income tax
amendment to the constitution.
By the decisive vote OF 3iT to IL,
more than two-thirds, the house passed
the senate joint resolution providing for
the submission of the question to the
States Negative votes wsre all cast by
Republicans. No amendment having been
made to the resolution, il now goes 10
the president for his signature.
Practically four hours were consumed
in debating the proposition, and this af-
forded many members, mostly Demo-
Gratis, an opportunity to air their views
Chairman Payne of the committee on
ways and means voiced the sentiment
that such tax would make "a nation
of liars although he said il was well
hat such power shesild oe given con-
gress, especially in times of war.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
ST. LOUIS is STORM SWEPT
Passengers on Steamer Have Thrill
ing Escape.

st. Louis.-A series OF twisting wind
storms of eyelonie proportions struck St
Louis and vicinity Monday, causing con
siderable property damage and imperil-
ing the lives of 200 passengers on the
excursion steamer Alton in the Mis-
sissippi river
The heaviest storm wAs at Alton. ILL.,,
and it was there tine passenger steamer
was buifeted by the wind. Finding that
his boat would not head toward the Al
ton wharf. the captain headed it across
the river in an attempt to effect lana
ing on the Missouri side The maneuver
was interrupted by a shift OF the wind
which tossed the big boat back to mid
stream
The passengers, rushing for shelter
from the wind, caused the vessel to
eareen until the port paddle wheel was
lifted clear Of the water. This made
steering impossible and the boat was
ismmed brnadside into the pier of a
draw bridge.
The wind held the vessel firmly against
the bridge until passengers were ashore
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
State Hospital Suggested.

What to do with Mississippfs histori-
cal old state house, that has stood at the
head of Capitol street since the early
'4o's, is an ever-recurrent question that
bobs up serenely at each legislative ses-
sion, and is now . topic of considerable
discussion throughout the State L S.
Rogers. member of the lower house from
Holmes county, and chairman of the
committee on public health and quaran-
tine in that body, is emphatically in
favor of converting the old capitol build
ing into State hospital, and il is stated
that be will introduce bill with this end
in view at the next session.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
[State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered By Our Special
Correspondent st Jackson
Consolidation of Schools.

The consolidation Of schools, and espe-
cially rural schools, is coming to be one
Of the features OF educational life and .
topic of discussion that attains more and
more prominence, especially where sew
eral educators may chance to get to-
gether. Some Of the county school
boards of the State are either taking ac-
tive steps to consolidate their county
schools, or else they are considering the
proposition with . view to definite ac-
tion, and they expect to profit thereby.
II is demonstrated to the satisfaction
of leaders of educational thought that
the multiplicity of small schools, as win
be found in some counties at every point
at which the public roads cross each
other. fail TO do the work that they are
designed to accomplish, while the pupils
themselves fail to do the work that u
accomplished in the larger schools.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
CENTRAL KENTUCKY SUFFERS
Wheat and Corn Crop Will Not
Make Half Yield.

Lexington, Ky.-The heavy rains
throughout kentueky during the past few
weeks are believed TO have worked havo..
with many Of the crops. and it Is the
claim Of the farmers II Central krntucky
that the corn and vkeat crops will not
yield half a. much 10 the acre a. in the
past few years
Much of the wheat throughout this see
tion was cut during the past week. and
is still in the shock. and most Of the
damage to this crop will ocrur because
Of the fact that il is shocked and the
thresher cannot be used on it. Others
claim that it will BE- greatly damaged be
cause of that fact
The greatest amount Of rainfall known
IN kentucky in the past twenty years
has fallen during the past six weeks,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Might Life-Termer2

Ethe f,640 convicts serving terms
Mississippi state penitentiary, the
y show that las of these are white
there being no white females, or
zion over IL negroes to one white
4. OF the las white men on the
Of the penitentiary, ffty-six found
Nay to stripes and confinement by
= of homicidal acts, for which they
convicted and sentenced, and OF
number twenty-eight are serving
rms for murder, five for criminal
. and one for arson. In addition,
are several serving sentences Of
Fifteen to thirty-fve years for man
Ater, with quite a number up for
y terms, from ten years down
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Deduce Cotton Rates.

- most important and striking ae-
= the Mississippi railroad commits
- the meeting this week was the
IN Of a resolution to the effect
- the rates which are in effect on
hauled in the state seem unfair
unreasonable the carriers should be
on to show cause why a revision
Dualixation rate should not be put
rt. The resolution suggests that
1roads be cited to appear. by their
uthorized representatives, at the
q Of the commission TO be held
~, and show cause, il any they
phy I've present rates on cotton
not be equalixed and a reduction
y Accordingly. .ae citations have
Rnt out. and the result viii be a
attendance Of freight traffic Off
hwyers and others.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
STATE OF GEORGIA IS BROKE
II Il Now Face TO Face With a
Deficit Of Half Million.

Atlanta. Ga--rhc state Of Georgia y
cot ouly broke but it - face to face
with a deficit OF over half million dol
'ars There j. now an sxcrss u appro-
prisIio for the year 1905 Of SIs0.00o.
and there has been an increased appro-
priation for 1909 of se50.n0o. Should
the revenue tor 1909 fall short to the
sams extent Il ha. this year. there will
BE- stsO0Oo more ad,i.d 20 the shortage.
making a total Of 100000. In addi.
tion. the eomptroller-gvneral SAYS that
there were extraordinary receipt, last
year Of s70.000 which cannot b. expected
this year. This defcit vas from the
t1ck OF tire ii4lor tax
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
JACKSON.
Love 70 Save Smith

r Smith, the wealthy Lowndes
~ planter. whose sentence for the
I1er Of f. A. Laurent, a prominent
Eiile travelling man, was affirmed
supreme court, will not imme-
don prison stripes. Attorneys
Ae appellant have served notice
suggestion OF error will I've filed,
his will delay the issuance Of n
hte by the clerk Of the supreme
until the process is disposed Of.
nnpreme court had adjourned for
nmner- and it will, therefore, be
uu1ible to get a hearing on the aug.
- of error until the October term.
& 1onpreme court will probably have
~ with Smiths financial affairs at
1t sitting, the appellant having
Ued all Of his property to his
Ter, and II is alleged that this
n0kr was made for the express pur.
~ rendering Il impossible for the
y of Laurent to successfully re.
= in the $4,000 damage suit they
4 He'd against him on account OF the
N.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Farmers in Executive Session.

The annual meeting Of the executive
council Of the Farmers Unioa u in seS
sion here, but the members declare
there Is nothing in the meeting which
can be given to the public, or which
would be Of interest if the public had
it, The executive council Is composed
OF President Hightower, Viee-President
Bass, Secretary Russell. Business Agent
Collins and the five membsrs of the
state executive board.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Give Back Figureheads.

Washington--The igu>hesd of the
ttleship Mississippi will be given tc
state of Mississippi if Gov Noel will
IKE formal request for t. Repre-
itative Humphreys received a letter
that effect from Secretary Meyer
answer to the eongressmsn's se9uest
It the figurehead be given to the .tate
= probability is that the figureAeads
all the battleships will be donated to
states the names of which they bes-
ey are to be removed because they
er too shining marks for searchlights
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15

A new link in the chains of railroads
connecting Moss Point, Scranton and the
gulf coast with Hattiesburg. Ellisville.
Laurel and Meridian, has been provided
in the shape of a new s5,000,o 900 P2sca-
goula Northern railroad company
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
FLOODS CAUSE DEATHS
TWO THOUSAND HOMELESS IN
KANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Great Suffering At Springfield, the
City Being Practically Sub
merged Loss 1900. 900.

Kansas City.-Cio~e to 1000 persons
rendered temporarily homeless. with
property loss estimated at 81 100000, az
persons injured. railway traffic to the
north. west and south Of Kansas City
dsmoralired. and thousands OF acre. Of
rich farming land and miles Of railway
trssks inundated, summarizes the food
situation in Missouri an,l Kansas
The greatest suffering was at Spring.
field in Southern Missouri. and at Otta-
va. kas., 81 miles southwest Of Kansas
City. Both these towns we're practically
submerged by the snl,ien overflow Of
lrrsi streams. El-cvhcrc in these two
stat iearly every stream was recr,iing.
AM the worst Of tho food was beli~,e,s
70 be over.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Treasury Balance Increased.

With a cash balance to the credit of
the state of s1s3,Is5.Oi, against $685.
5t3.of or July s, 1905, the states
finances are still on the Improvement
list. The balance in favor Of 1909 is
s1Is,s42, and Indicates a healthy con-
dition. and this Is liable TO be increased
BY 100000 from the United States
treasury. the amount which the state
will receive a. its pro rata share in the
general appropriation for the encourage
ment of industrial and mechanical train
ing in the educational institutions of the
commonwealth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Who Wants a Baby?

New York.-Harry Beach. % years
old, and his wife, both of whom have
been hungry much of late, have offered
their a-weeks-old baby for sale for $500.
Beaeh's first wife died two years ago.
She left him with two children, and he
married six months later. In discussing
their offer of the new baby for sale,
Beach said that TO keep the child would
be only to inhict hardships upon him.
and that by selling the boy they would
provide him with good home and bring
prosperity to themselves.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-07-15
Shrewsbury Cakes.

Required; Half a pound Of butter,
thres-quarters OF a pound of -four. halt
a pound of caster sugar. two ounces OF
eurrants. a saltspoon OF powdered Gin.
namon
Cream the butter and then sift in
the dry ingredients and work all into
stif paste ftake care that the Gin.
namon is well mixed with the four
Put aside in cold place till next day;
then roll it out thin. cut it into small
rounds. and bake till crisp in a mod
crate oven Leave the cakes on q
sieve till cold and then store in tins
till required