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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25
:5Al DIRECTORY.

n GoUnT-Ieess Fist Aor-
- and December. Il g
uoxSsA- n Storer, Marshal I.
szGDe, District Attorney l.
O0UxI-Neets the second
~ + zkngeh ard September
znnne> {Ddge-
NJ G0Uk1-EeetS Fourth
- = - md November J.
IS 051nDellor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

A large number OF BOOKS. Law.
Literary, Sc.suzific and Rsligi-
Gus Many rare books, any one
foe hall price. or even less xasse
worn or damaged. Anyone hav-
ing borrowed. please return the
book as, buyer wants % sell.
forth room over Edga- Kimmons
store. Wv. SULLIVAN.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25
ToMx Ersrnds Ard Patrons.

After Dee. 21sh, I expect to be
away from home probably three
months. studying Surgery
In M Absence. my father will
attend u my practice
Sincerely Yours.
EUGENE s. SRAMLETr, NJ D.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Lsave.l aEd
little daughter. Marion. let Mon
day for Birmingham, to spend a
lev days
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

Mrs DeShon and Miss Irene
Holloway came up from Water
vaIZsy Friday 20 attend the Violin
Quartet NJ the Opera House.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

A special train left this morn
~ wish the University foot ball
cam and their friends for Jack
ON to play the team from the A.
4 NJ.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

Prof. F. l. Riley and Prof. W.
C. Sans, Of the University. ac-
complained Dr.. P III. Wright for
q few days recreation on his farm
North least of town.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

Miss Sarah Rowland, Of Flora,
and Miss Nzrcelle Rowland, of
CofTeexIlle, visited Miss Mary
vick Rowland last Saturday and
Snr1aw
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

The cotton ginners report is
sued Monday shows . decrease
Of i,4S6,0s2 basss As compared
with same date last year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

We have fine hHe OF Holiday
Goots to show You At our open
ing Dee 4th- Come aad bring
your friends.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-11-25

The amusement lovers OF Ok
ford have euIOyeo rare and va
ried entertainments during the
past week.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

Homer Burnhsm. shipped los
fat steers from the La Jara yards
last night. Good judges cay Il
was the 6nss& big bunch that the
valley hes turned Oh In many
yesrs.-Chronicle.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
TUNNEL BIDS OPENED

At the Office Of the San Luis
Valley Irrigation district in Cen
ter on Monday bids were opened
for the construction or driving of
a tunnel at tie Rio Grande reser.
voir site, located in Hinsdale
county, about thirty miles westerly
FROM the town of Creole.
There were four bids for the
work, the lowest being by Luns-
den & Gordon of Pueblo, their bid
being *46 per lineal foot, and they
were award d the contract. They
will begin work at once with a
force Of sixty men. The contract
calls for the completion of the
work by juno l, 1910.
This tunnel will be blasted
through the side Of a mountain of
solid rock. It will BIZ fifteen feet
wide and ten feet high. The
length of the tunnel will be eight
hundred feet and there will be
about three hundred feet of ditch
work at either end. The estimat-
ed cost is near $4,000.
As soon as the tunnel is CON-
pleted, then work on the big res
ervoir will begin. The irrigation
district is allowed three more
years by the United States gov
eminent to complete this entire
work in order to retain possession
Of the reservoir site and it is be-
lieved it can be accomplished in
two years. This is one of the
most important irrigation projects
in the state and when completed
will insure for all time an abund-
ance Of water for irrigating the
$1,000 acres of land included in
this water district.-Center Dis
patch.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
SAN LUIS VALLEY LAND DEAL


One of the largest land deals
ever closed in the San Luis valley
has just been consummated by
Yates & McClain, Of Colorado
Springs.
The land comprises the holdings
of the San Isabel Land Co., and
takes in a solid tract of eighteen
thousand acres.
A Chicago syndicate, headed by
L. P. Hammond of Chicago and
w. G. In6eld of Reussclqer, Ind,
are the purchasers. They will
survey these lands and retail in
tracts to suit purchasers, selling
the same at about SIS per acre
Alamosa Journal.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
WE NEED THE CASH

All indebted to the Monte Vista
market please call and settle with
in Is days, or accounts will be
placed in the hands of collector.
LARICK & Co.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
STANDARD OIL DECISION

STANDARD OIL DECISION
The United States Circuit court
at st. Paul, Mimi, made decis-
ion on the 2Oth which involves the
very life Of the Standard Oil trust.
-Four judges concur in the decision
the gist Of which is a. follows:
Il il decided BY the court in
section l Of ito formal decree that
in and prior to the year 1899 there
wsre twenty corporations respec-
lively under the laws Of various
states. engaged in commerce in
petroleum and its products, either
among the states, or in the terri
tories, or with foreign nations, and
these corporations held a majority
Of the stock and controlled the
business and operations Of many
other corporations engaged in that
commerce; that one Of these cor
posations was the Standard Oil
Company Of New Jersey, hereafter
called the Standard Company,
which had a capital stock Of &c.
100000; that since the year 1880
the defendants named in section 2
Of this decree (the Rockefellers,
Flagler, Payne. Pratt, and various
subsidiary corporations and co.
pattnenhips) have entered into
and are carrying out . combine
ton or conspiracy, in pursuance
whereof, about the year 1890, they
caused the capital stock of the
Standard company 10 b. increased
to 800, 0OO, 600 caused . majority
Of the stock Of the nineteen COM
panies and the power to control
them, and to manage their trade,
and the power 70 control the cor
partitions which they controlled
and 70 manage their trade, to be
vested in and held By the Stand
ard company in exchange for it,
' ..'0o ". '''a<o :" 'ne .oE-
1o' - ."o '~ " ..0
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

Tho Newark Star IL all wrong in
supposing that the referendum
draws out . small vote. At refer
sndums - q every other kind Of
election. The vote Il large or email
according to public interest in the
ssbjsct 10 b voted upon. Popu-
laf excitement always makes .
large vote; popular apathy always
. small one. The advantage Of
the initiative and referendum over
ordinary elections 10 this: that
whereas excitement In ordinary
elections b usually over the rela-
tive popularity Of persons. at ret
sssndums Il u over the relative
merits of legislation. Any fool
can get excited over psrsons; It
takes men of civic intelligence TO
~ excited over measures. And
In aotual experience the referen-
dunn and initiative do draw ont
large votes. The Swiss elections
oGse abundant proof Of this. II
The Newark Star thinks that
Amseicans have lsss civic interest
and intelligence than the Swiss,
~ szpsrisncs ot Oregon proves
10 error, for In Oregon they havs
frequent rstsrsndums and tho vote
= always laree.-Chicago Public
K. E. Cowdsn writes that be d
located for The present at Lindsay
California, and that bic family N
Ill And that e b Q due county
end veathse Wy nice.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
Pruie Lasds

John B Hcilman has choice
fruit lands IN New Mexico for sale
in large or small tracts. See him
for real bargains
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

See our loo window for bar.
gains 10 granitware. tioware and
notions ut BRADY's.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

A gW'd base burner, size Is,
good rs new. Enquire at this
Office.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

The tax levy of Saguache county
is l4a mills. For the incorporated
towns; Sag uache 8 mills, Bonanza
5 mills, Crestone IL mills, Center
u mills.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04
HOW HE SUCCEEDED

Russell Sage gave a now pros.
porous New York merchant a start
in life. Don't laugh. The mer-
chant says it is fact. The young
man who went to New York from
the country, but after five years of
struggling and several changes he
was getting but four dollars more
q week than when he started. In
his encouragement he went to Mr..
Sage, Who knew his father well.
He was glad to see him and list
ened with kindly interest. He
put bis finger tips together, nodded
to himself thoughtfully, then
asked, "Do you drink?" The
young man admitted that be did
but very moderately. Well, stop
it. Stop it for q year. Then
come zee me again The young
man stopped drinking for a year
and then went back. Mr.. Sage
remembered all about him, chatted
pleasantly; then asked him If be
gsmbled. He admitted that be
did sometimes gamble. He was
told to stop It and come back in a
year. In turn be was told to give
up smoking and come back in .
year. The merchant laughed. II
never went back, because II I had.
Nj. Sage would have told me that
now that / had given up drinking,
gambling end smoking, I must
have saved enough money to start
myself In business. It Was true
I hsd saved enough money to
start myself in business. That
shrewd, wise man hsd Get me,
almost without my knowing It, on
the road to success Condensed
from Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

Local money on city property.
q. W. Spanglcr
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

DO you want employment"
asked the sympathetic woman. II
dunno wot dat il, ma'am" replied
the husky hobo, "but If It's emmy
thing ter eat, youse may gimme q
fe*. Chicago Daily News.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

Hon. D. E. Newcemb of La lara
was an Alamosa visitor Saturday.
Mr.. Newcomb is very enthusiastic
over the sugar mill talk now going
the rounds, but, of course, desires
that all be equally benefited
Courier.
The Monte Vista journal., 1909-12-04

H. 8. Groves Of the Ranch and
Range, was In town Monday. BY
hard work and close attention 70
business Mr.. Groves has pat the
Ranch and Range on . paying
basis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-25

There is class and quality In
the delicacies dispensed at our
Sanitary Soda Fountain. Why
not become patron?
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THE TACOMA TIMES

with the news came his letter
explaining that he had offered
me to you In marriage. ] don't
know whether you can realize
how l, felt about that, butt
made up my mind at that moment
that no power on earth would in
duce me to marry you. And, to
make my resolution still safer,
i married the Due DIES Reeves.
"He was poor cavalry officer
then, and l did not know he
would ever inherit a title. l was
little more. than a school girl, and
IL thought / cared for him.
That seemed sufficient to me. l
left the house in which l was
living, ostensibly to sail for
America, but really to meet him.
We were married Immediately,
and you will find record of that
fact in the registers of the Ar
endorsement de fElysee and at
the church of st. Yves-de-Sur-
esne."
She started back, said no more,
or Seager had sprung to his feet,
was glaring at her with murder
rus malevolence. Arendsen had
! aised clenched hands, his white
eeth showed between his black
I card and moustach like those of
a wild beast. Both men were
stirred to a degree of passion in
omprehensible to her.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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lDY HudsoND oual>e

Bring the maid straight to the
back door, he whispered. "Tell
her you're going to cross by the
Pont Neuf, II she asks questions.
I'll be waiting there. Leave the
rest to me-"
Right said Seager, briefly,
and the other hurried away.
Some 20 minutes before mid
night the scarlet limousine turn
ed into the courtyard of the Ho-
tel des Reeves, and having halted
at a pillared portico, stood there
throbbing impatiently until Fam
Ghetto appeared. The door of the
closed carriage body was at the
back, and she climbed in at
once. Seager set out with her
toward the Pont Neuf and then
turned to the right, following the
less frequented lanes of the
Quarter until he reached the Inn
passe de Paradis, where he drew
up within an inch of the blind
wall at its dark end.
Scarcely had the wheels ceased
to revolve when Arendsen, who
had been anxiously- awaiting 1t,
sprang in beside Fanchette as she
came toward the door in surprise
at the stoppage. He had thrown
a blanket about her head and
shoulders before she could utter
sound, and although she
fought desperately to free her.
self, It was in vain, for Seager
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Palace Grocery Co.

Beg leave to call your attention
to the following items:
KONA BLEND COFFEE, moth
ing like it for 49,. 2oc
PALACE BLEND TEA, a most
delicious blend ......... 6Oc
Protose, per can ......... SOC
Choice Table Peaches, 2 cans
for $3.50. $3.50. ...... zoe
Choice Table Apricots, 2 cans
lot 49,. -
Choice Table Silver Prunes,
per can $500. 1Oc
Kippered Salmon. fresh daily,
per Id. loc
Anchovies, imported, per can 2Oc
Bohemian Club Olive Oil, abso-
lutely pure Soc
Choice Table Peaches, lbs. Z
for 1900. -. zoe
Toilet Paper, big rolls for 25c
Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
Vinegar, gut. bottles for .25c
Blueing, big bottles for :. 25c
Blue Ribbon Raisins, the 16-oz, s.
pkgs. 8 for ............. 25c
Choice Table Raisins, lbs.
Minced CLANS, 3 big cans for 25c
All kinds OF Fruits, the freshest.
Vegetables, all kinds; prices
right.
Call and see us.
PALACE GROCERY co.
ITO G st.
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|struck her, and bent her head as
she heard the repute in which her
husband was held.
II Listen, now" he went on
Imofe composedly. having settled
that point to his own satisfaction.
l"Th{re's no reason why you and
Il shouldn't pull together. Five
millions will more than make
up to you for the loss of title
you'd never have been allowed
to wear, and-I'm not bad sort
of chap. Give me q fair trial and
lif / don't suit you I'll quit--hon-
or bright. You can easily get a
divorce, or I'll disappear and
send you death certificate.
You'll never see me again after
you say go. can't make you
any sfairer offer than that. now
can II"
1t was very bitter to. her to
have to imprement her plain
statement, but his blind disbelief
in II was so evident that, for her
own sake, she must try to con-
vince him that she spoke truth,
that the dead mans millions were
neither for him nor her. And she
felt devoutly thankful then that
she had taken the step she did to
prevent such contingency as
that which now presented itself.
OF two grave evils she had un-
Willingly chosen the lesser.
Miles Quaintance's nephew, the
man he had never seen and to
whom he would yet have sold
her, was worse In realty than she
had even imagined him.
Hear me, please, Mr.. Quaint
ance," she begged, her glance
once more meeting his so steadily
that his eyes dropped again in
spite of himself, "and try to be-
lieve what ! say. i have no de-
sire to deceive you. want you
to understand why I married the
Due des Reeves"
He uttered an impatient ejac-
ulatlon, but she continued
quietly.
at was only six months after
my education was finished that
heard of Mr.. Miles Quaintance' s
death. / was here, in Paris, then.
He had hidden me remain until
he could come over and take me
back with him to San Francisco
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ldisconcerting air OF detachment
which presently deepned into con-
tempt as his glance fell before
hers; and his face darkened vis-
IDLY. She had recognized bin at
lonce as the man she had met on
her Tong night-Journey from New
York to Stormport. His meth
DDS OF dealing with women were
quite on a par with those OF
Miles Quaintance, his uncle.
81 am not Miles Quaintance's
daughter" she answered distinct
ly. my fathers name was Lor-
raine."
Eyes, yes: l know all about
that" he assented with Sudden
and you know well
lenough too what / mean. The
main point is that I'm stephen
Quaintance, and-sead that old
woman outside while we talk
things over. Arendsen, you can
look after her."
For an answer she put an arm
Through Fanchette's. and Arend-
sen did not think fit to interfere
He wanted to hear for himself
what arrangement was come tt
between those two, and he was
not greatly pleased with these
preliminaries.
"Oh, very WE'LL" Seager re-
marked. "Have II your own way
I've nothing to say that / need be
ashamed of, and all l desired was
to spare your bushes. l sup
pose you can guess what I've got
to tell YOU"
He once more assumed his
smile, but she shook her head.
/ Come, comet" he protested
l"You know that you and l have
common interests under my UNI
cle's will, don't you? And OF
what condition. I've taken io'
of trouble to help you to yor'
fair share of ten million dollars
and must say I don't thini
you're treating me very hand
somely in return. Sit down ant
act sensibly. I'm not a bad sor
of chap, as you'll find out II
time, but you mustn't rub M
the wrong way too much or IL
scratch"
/ Tie threw himself into a chair
! pulled a cigaret-case out of hi
pocket, and struck a match.
j "Sit down, and act sensibly,
he repeated between puffs, blu
Ishe REM aimed as she was, yer.
lovely in her disdain, and n
J looked up again with a scow
: which changed to an apprecia
. tive leer. Arendsen was still
! Istanding sentry beside the close
door.
> We've only "a hours left t
get married in" Seager said SUI
> Ilenly, land we might just as we
!, carry the thing through on
friendly footing. ! want
81 don't think you can b
( aware, Mr.. Quaintance,' she In
terrupted, that l am the Ouch
esse des Reeves
8 "Oh! cut that out" he erie
D harshly. you're not fool enough
| surely, to take that fellows fair
tales ON trust. Duchesse de
| Reeves! You're not the first b
: a long chalk who's tripped owe
: that lined twig. and l wouldn
: have twitted you with 1t .eithe
e liz you had said nothing about 1
! You were Miss Lorraine whe
j YOU left the Rue des Trois Frere
;, a few hours ago, and you're Mis-
} Lorraine still. There's NOR
than a ring needed to make yo
ylDuchesse des Reeves. don
know why women are always
!. simple"
she WINGED as though he ha
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had come to the others assist
ance. They carried her indoors,
and by the time they got her to
the foot of the stairs she had
ceased to struggle.
"Show a light" Arendsen or
dered breathlessly, and, as the
other struck a match, he stopped
over her, withdrawing the
blanket and her long gray cloak.
She's safe" he muttered,
staring into the white, wrinkled
face, and Seager shifted.
"Chloroform!" he commented
and kicked the
blanket to one side. You're TAX
ing strong measures now, Arend-
SEN"
When they came down stairs
again, having left her uncon-
scious, safely locked up in the
studio, Arendsen had a gray
shawl in one hand and he pick
ed her cloak up in passing.
No one seemed to have noticed
the car standing there in the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-06-25

The attempted defense of the crime using cement pipe
appeared in the of Saturday and Sunday last is pitt
full Of subteruse and appeal to
The so-caed "Glazed Cement Sewer Pipe company
its organization with proclamation that it
ing prot the people Pile the of % pe
onstraon appeal to prejudice that the avoste
makes following statements, all which the author
knew to be false or did not care; viz: ,.u
pipe trust which has it's headquarters in Seattle and Port
Little Falls has and cannot produce vr
within the past few months ten carloads its pipe
I'm Seattle not foot of Little Falls pipe is allowed to
Tacoma is about the only city where its pottery is
Clay company have any connection with any other clay
the four elay-working companies is any
either in this state elsewhere The product
salt glazed equal quality with any other pipe
sss s Ct has
used sssos5 worth Of Little Falls pipe without any Ieeo
that cannot fill our orders promptly enough to satisfy
pipe sssss ggs
given to home manufacture
alone its ps Would Be k % ps the
whereas its only stoppage two weeks each winter for
vancouver. using Little Falls in preference
Sth sssi 81 he Dominion
its Of TSe Of
e s s a s # ss pss Coal
Guilty of misrepresentation, every
coming this should be condemned unless
unquesonable yet
extracts of official letters from nineteen
other evidence that they
Granting them genuine, they
of them
vtrfied pipe but in all instances their
comparison cement and brick conduits which
of common unvitrified brick.
The elaborate and voluminous opinion of Edward Oscar
sanitary engineer, chemist city
entitled to moments consideration,
any minutes the of
piece of cement pipe the utter fasy Of
his statements
says the cement pipe is impermeabe
water poured joint of pipe will drop
permeate pipe less than five minutes.
He says Commissioner says, the pipe is
protected wit artificial glaze inside.
~ CHALLENGE EDWARD OSCAR HEINRICH, COM
MISSIONER McGREGOR AND THE GLAZED CEMENT
SEWER COMPANY TO SHOW THAT THERE is A
GLAZE OF ANY KIND ON THE INSIDE OF THE CEMENT
SANITARY SEWERS
TACOMA, ANYTHING MORE THAN AN ATTEMPT AT
POLISH BY FRACTION, WHICH Is SHOWN BY TEST
THAT THIN WATER WILL PERHIEATE IT. PASS THROUGH
THE PIN AND APPEAR On THE OUTSIDE n FOUR
MINUTES BIZ THE WATCH
neompfehensjbe that any aspiring position
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OF the clay pipe monopoly" 81
It does appear that they have afforded the citizens
being of their pipe the property
get for consequence
OF the within of Glazed
Cement Sewer Pipe has indirectly approached us
whereby prices shall be
maintained and they given minor portion Of the es busi
ness reply I'VE do not recognize their
product pipe"
They object that did not publish entire the letter
from Brooklyn We compelled to abbreviato
OF the letters to To pease them new
give you following letter from J.
Fort Of borough Of Brooklyn n =,
which omitted before via;