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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
SIX KILLED IN ONE HOUSE.
Death Toll Heavy in Vicinity Of Shiloh
Battlefield.

Selmer, Tenn.-The most terrible sy-
clone ever known in this section swept
the eastern part Of the county Thurs
day night about ESQ o'clock. The path
was southeast.
The home of Henry wilkins at Cyclone
was destroyed. but no one hurt.
Perry Banks home was the scene of
destruction. He. wife and two children
aud Charley Moore and wife, visiting
them, were killed and two other children
arr seriously hurt.
Lee Pct,igrew's home was totally do
stroyed. but M one was hurt.
The plantation of r. NJ. Hagy was
next visited. and every house on II was
totally destroyed and his mo;her-in-law
was killed. Two Of Frank Jortan's
children here were also killed
The storm swep, everything in Its
path for fifteen miles. there being some
narrow escapes experienced. IL 10
thought several will die from injuries to
ceiVeI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21

He only is good who does good
Every man is good in the measure OF
the life he gives the world. He only
is fit for heaven who is really 1T. ef-
feient. for the service Of heaven here.
The greatest need Of the world is men
and women TO whom the divine plans
of life are so glorious that they will
pay any price to become proficient in
realizing them
There is a world OF good work TO be
done right here. You may cease to
worry as TO whether you are good or
not IL you will but begin TO do with all
your powers the good work that lies
next to your hands. The only way to
be is TO do. Every man really reflects
the thing for which he works. He who
works for the ideal kingdom shows its
glory in his eountenance. He who
serves the good. who does good. Is
changed to its glory though he knows
II not.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
THE STORY.

IT WAS in the days OF the Maccabees
l when peace had returned to Jeru-
salem and glory to the temple.
Onias was the high prient, and his
hatred of all wickedness and his loyal.
~ to all the law OF Moses had wrought
a mighty revolution in the lives of the
inhabitants Of the city. Righteousness
exalteth a nation. and as a result IL
the reforms which Onias had brought
about blessing came to Jerusalem and
the temple service. Far and wide the
influence Of the holy city was felt, so
that even the kings themselves did
honor the place. and magnify the tenn
pie with their best gifts.
Among such was Seleucus, king Of
Asia. who OF his own revenues. bare
all the costs belonging TO the service
OF the sacrifices.
Some time before this, one Simon.
Of the tribe OF BENJAMIN. had been
made governor OF the temple. and he
seemingly entered enthusiastically
into the work of perfecting the serv-
ice Of the temple and bringing about
the reforms In the city. But under.
meath the outward conformity to the
plans of onias was a secret sympathy
towards those who desired to work
evil. And when finally IL came TO the
notice OF Onias that he was dealin:,
In subtlety, and had not carried out
with vigor and honesty of purpose
certain edicts against those who
sought gain by wrong doing. the high
priest called his conduct into question,
and severely reprimanded him. and
made II known throughout the city
that TO longer could such matters con-
tinue.
At first Simon in the wickedness OF
his heart sought to work evil in the
minds of the people against onias.
but finding that he was unable to over
come the powerful influence which he
held over the majority of the inhabi-
tants of the city. he fed the city,
breathing out threatenings as he went.
-The glittering treasure of the tenn
pie will prove a pleasing story for
others to hear" he exclaimed, as he
made his way into the province Of
Phenice. There he found an eager.
willing listener in the person of the
governor OF the palace, even Apol-
lonius. the son OF Thraseas.
THE treasury in Jerusalem is full
Of infinite sums Of money" declared
Simon. Yea. the multitude OF their
riches is far beyond that which the
king now possesses and ii is possible
to obtain IT all. for the city of Jerusa.
lem is unable to withstand such forces
as the king may choose Nto send
against it."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Make ReIiaion a Reality.

Real religion must either be out for
business or go out OF business. II
must either make the world better. be
doing things for the ideals which 1t
sees. or acknowledge that IL is moth
ing but a dream or a delusion. Now
when one is in the thick of as big an
undertaking as religion sets before
him. nothing less than the redemption
of the whole world, he has no energy
left to wonder whether he is as good
as he ought to be.
The sickly saints are always worry
ing over their souls: their spiritual
livers are always out of order be-
cause they are perpetually examining
them. They complain and groan so
much that the ignorant. hearing them.
imagine religion to be a mourpful at
fair. The pious hypOchondriacs are so
near to hypocrites that they have the
same eject on others.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21


tie bay marked Eds riord- on sve>
drup's chart; then southwest to Hs,is
Gate and simmons peninsula.
Here for the first time during the
entire journey. except as already
noted on Cape Thomas N. Hubbard.
they encountered open water. on this
point the boys we're clear. emphatic.
and unshakable. They spent a coed
deal OF time In this region. and finally
abandoned their dogs and one sledgc.
took TO their boat. crossed Heil's Gate
to North Kent. up into Norfolk Inlet.
then back along the north coast OF
Colin Archer Peninsula to Cape Vera.
where they obtained fresh elder duck
eggs Here they cut the rcmaIninx
siedEe OF. that Is shortened n. a. II
was awkward to transport with the
boat. and near here they killed q wal
rus
The statement In regard to the frssh
elder duck eggs permits the apprcxf
mate determination OF the date at this
time as about the first Of July. This
statement also serves. II indeed any.
thing more than the inherent straish hi ,
for~ardness and detail OF their nara
i've were needed. to suhstaItiate the
accuracy and truthfulness OF the boys
statement. This location OF Cape Vera
Is mentioned In Sverdrup's narrative
as the place where during his stay In
that region he obtained elder duck
eggs)
From Cape Vera they went on down
into the southwest angle of Jones
Sound. where they killed a seal;
thence east along the south coast Of
the sound. killing three bears at the
point noted on the map. to the PENN
sula known as Cape Sparbo on the
map. about midway on the south side
Of Jones Sound. Here they killed
some muskoxen and. continuing east.
killed four more at the place indi
Gated on the chart. and we're finally
stopped by the pack ice at the mouth
OF Jones Sound. From here they
turned back to Cape sparbo. where
they wintered.
After the sun returned IN 1903 they
started. pushing their sledge. across
Jones Sound to Cape Tennyson: thence
| along the coast to Clarence Head:
passing inside OF two small islands
not shown on the chart. but drawn on
ii by the boysl. where they killed a
bear; thence across the broad blight
in the coast to Cadogan Fiord: thence
around Cape Isabella and up to Com
mander Peary's old house in Payer
Harbor near Cape Sabine. where they
found a seal cached for them by Pan
ikpah. I-took-a-shoo's father From
here they crossed Smith Sound on the
ice. arriving at Anoratok.
(Signed) II. f. PEARY. u. 9. ".
ROBERT A. BARTLETT,
Master :. $. Roosevelt
n. II. MMiLLAN.
GEORGE BOKUP.
MATTHEW A. HENSON.
$50 d.
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along the northwest coast Of Heiberr
Land to point indicated on the map
(sverdrup's Cape Northwesu.
Prom here they went west across
the Ice. which was level and covered
With snow. Offering good going. 10 A
low island which they had seen from
the shore Of Heibcrg Land at Cape
Northwest On this island thew
camped for one sleep.
The size and position Of this island
as drawn by the first boy. was critl
eised by the second boy as being too
large and too far to the west. the sec.
ond boy calling the attention Of the
nrst TO the fact that the position OF
the island was more nearly in line
With the point where they had left
heioerg Land (Cape Northwes;l and
the channel between Amund RInKnes
Land and Etlef Ringnes Land.
From this island they could see two
lands beyond tSverdrup's ElIef Ring.
nes and Amund RinEnes I.andsl. From
the Island they journeysd toward the
ieft-hand one OF these two lands
tAmund Ringnes Landl. passing a
small island which they did not visit.
Arriving at the shore OF Amund
Ringnes Land. the Eskimos killed n
deer as indicated on the chart
The above portion Of the state
ment Of the Eskimo boys covers
the period Of time in which DR.. Cook
claims to have gone to the pole and
back. and the entire time during
which he could possibly have made
any attempts to 40 to IL.
IL II Is suggested that perhaps DR.
Cook got mixed and that he reached
the pole. or thought he did. between
the time Of leaving the northwest
coast OF Heiberg Land at Cape North
west. and his arrival at Ringnes Land.
where they killed the deer. we must
then add 10 the date OF DR.. Cooks let
ter OF March II. at or near Cape
Thomas Hubbard. the subsequent four
/ or five sleeps at that point. and the
number OF days required to march
from Cape Thomas Hubbard to Cape
Northwest "a distance OF some sixty
nautical miles). which would advance
his date OF departure from the land
to at least the 25th Of March. and be
prepared to accept the claim that DIR.
Cook went from Cape Northwest
tabout latitude eighty and a half de-
grees north) to the pole. a distance OF
five hundred and seventy geographical
miles. In twenty-seven days.
After killing the deer they then trav.
eled south along the east side Of Ring
nes Land to the point indicated on the
chart. where they killed another deer.
They then went east across the
Sc nth part OF Crown Prince Gustav
sea to the south end OF Heiberg Land.
then down through Norwegian bay.
where they secured some bears. but
not until after they had killed some OF
their dogs. to the east side of Ora
ham Island: then eastward to the lit
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21

letter from Or. Cook to Francks,
dated the seventeenth OF March. The
two men reioined the other four men
who had been left behind. and the six
returned to Anoratok. arriving May Z.
ihis Information was obtained not
from the two Eskimo boys, but from
the six men who returned and from
Francke himself. and was known to
US In the summer Of 1908. when the
Roosevelt first arrived at Etah- The
information Is inserted here as supple
mentary to the narrative OF the two
boysi.
After sleeping At the camp where
the last two Eskimos turned back, Or.
COOK and the two boys went In a
northeriy or northwesteriy direction
with two sledges and twenty-odd dogs
one or more march, when they en-.
countered rough ice and a lead OF open
water. They did not enter this rough
Ice. nor cross the lead. but turned
westward or southvestward a shor,
distance and returned to Heiberx Land
AZ point west Of where they had lef,
the cache and where the four men had
turned back.
here they remained four or nvs
sleeps. and during that time I-,ook-a
shoo went back to the cache and 20,
his gun. which he had left there. and
few items Of supplies.
When asked why only a few SUD
plies were taken from the cache. the
boys replied that only a small amour,
OF provisions had been used in the
few days since they left the cache
and that their sledges still had all
they could carry. so that they could
not take more.
After being Informed OF the boys
narrative thus far. Commander Peary
suggested series Of questions to be
put to the boys in regard to this TIN
from the land oat and back to IT.
These questions and answers were
as follows:
Did they cross many open leads or
much open water during this time!
Ans. None.
Did they make any caches out on
the ice? Ans. No.
Did they kill any bear or seal while
out on the ice north Of Cape Thomas
Hubbard, Ans. No.
/ Did they kill or lose any Of their
dogs while out on the ice. Ans. No.
With how many sledges did they
start? Ans. Two.
How many dogs did they have, Ans.
Do not remember exactly. but some.
thing over twenty.
How many sledges did they have
when they got back to land! Ans.
Two.
Did they have any provisions left on
their sledges when they came back to
land, Ans. Yes; the sledges still had
about all they could carry. so they
were able to take but a few things
from the cache.
From here they went southwes,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Aid Asked For Key West.

Wsshington--APPeal was made to
President Tast by the mayor of Key
West for aid for the hurricane sufferers
in that city And vicinity. The telegram
was received at the White House and
forwarded BY Secretary Carpenter to
the war department. A copy also was
sent immediately TO the American Ma
tional Rel Cross Society in this city.
The acting secretary of war, Mr.. Oil
yer, has aired the army department com
mander a. Atlanta to investigate the
conditions at Key West and report at
the earliest possible moment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
sERMoNETTE.


They then called upon the
Almighty Lord 10 keep the
things committed o. trust safe
and sure fer those that hss eer,-
rnitsed ther.-
-havins done all. ssand.- ~ss
PavI's adronition.
No ene has . rich, 10 eaii
upon God for help who has not
exhausted every resource At his
command for the accomplish
ment Of the task before him.
" is matter Of works plus
faith.
Faith which 10 not u,dereird-
cd with earnest. faithful work
is OF none avail. ara works with
no element Of faith working like
q lesSen through ard through
falls short Of Its greatest posi-
blIities.
In this story from the second
book Of the Maeshees We find
that the people OF Jerusalem,
exhausted every resources and
every argument TO aissusds the
messenger from the distan, kina
from levyins on the rich treas
ure which was held In the TEN
pie at Jerusalem by the high
priest as a trvs, fund fer others.
And when man had reached
the limit Of his resources, and
faith reached UP and laid hold
Of the power Of God. then II
was that the almighty arm Of
the omnipotent God was stretch
ed forth TO deliver.
This appearance Of a celestial
horseman and warriors to give
battle to those who would do
violence TO the sacred temple
and Its treasure reminds Us Of
the vision which came to the
servant of Elisha when the
prophet prayed that his eyes
be opened that he might see
the mighty forces of God which
vert enesmped between them
and the hosts Of the enemy.
And the Lord opened the
eyes Of the young man: ard he
saw: and behold. the mountain
was full Of horses and ehariots
Of FIRE round about Elisha"
The Psslnist says, "The angel
Of the Lord enesmpeth round
about them that fe,. hin, ana
deiivereth then.-
/ And again In the sixty eighth
Psalm he declares that the
"ehsriots Of God are twenty
thousand. even thousands Of an
gels: the Lord Is among them.
as In Sinai. In the holy place"
Revelation gives Us many
sIimpses Of the innumersble
host Of heaven, Gods mighty
army.
"And the number Of the army
Of the horsemen were two hun
dred thousand thousand: and 4
heard the number Of them. And
thus ! saw the horses in the
vision, and them that sat on
them, having brcastpIstes Of fire
and Of Iacinth, and birthstone:
and the heads Of the horses
were as the heads Of lions: and
out Of their mouths issued fire
and smoke and birthstone"
Surely Gods power is not
limited.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
SWEPT A CLEAN PATH.
Life Taken and Fields Left Bare Near
Scottshoro.

Scottsboro. Ala-The mos, disastrous
storm in the history Of this county viz
tied this section about 5 o'clock Thurs-
day in the Dry Cove neighborhood, eight
miles south of here.
More than forty families are destitute
and homeless and the scene 10 beyond
description.
The cyclone was about q quarter Of
mile to three-quarters Of mile wide.
and swept houses and timber clean BE-
hind IT, Cotton and corn fields wero
stripped and the cotton was cleaned from
the boll- as If by suction, and hundreds
Of bales destroyed in the fields in this
vicinity.
Only one life was lost, that Of Mrs.
r. II. Skelton, wife Of q prosPsrov
farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
eramophone Safe Lock.

The Yankees latest is the gramo-
phone lock for safes. Fitted in the
door of the safe. in place OF keyhole.
Is a mouthpiece: and to open the safe
II is necessary for the owner to press
a spring which sets phonograph cyl
inder in motion and then speak into
the mouthpiece the keyphrases re-
corded on that cylinder. But this is
not all. for the vibrations of the voice
speaking the keyphrases must coin
eide exactly with the voice vibrations
recorded on the cylinder = Daily
Grahpic.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Crushed Under Heavy Timber.

ParyoEs, Tenn.-A wind storm, accom-
panied by rain passed a mile south Of
Scotia Hill Thursday afternoon
blown down, but none of his family in
jured
Ernest Huggins' house was blown
down and a heavy timber fell across his
back, almost mashing him in two. He
lived about six hours. He was 20 years
old, and leaves a wife and three small
children. He was a member of the w.
O. w. and will be buried by that order
at SCOTS Hill
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Factory and Church Gone.

Whitesville. Tenn.-A severe tornado
struck this place Thursday night about
oclock. doing considerable damage to
outbuildings and property generally. The
Overall factory here was partially blown
from it, foundation. and the Cumberland
Presbvterian Church was shattered and
blown to the ground. The wind came
from a northwest direction and some dis
tanee south Of town it seemed To- divide
and an angry and terrific current went
up Hatchie river, taking southeastern
course.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
pre-sminsnt pistInetion.

II there be no nobility of descent.
all the more indispensable is 1t that
there should be nobility OF ascent
a character In them that bear rule 50
fine and high and pure that as men
come within the circle of its influence,
they involuntarily pay homage to that
which is the one pre-eminent distinc-
tion-the royalty OF virtue.-Henry
c. Potter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Radical Cure for Inebriety.

A radical cure for inebriety Is at
tributed to Zaleucus. who fourished
about 500 B. C. He ordered that any
invalid who took wine In contraven-
tion Of his physicians orders should
be put to death. This story is interest
ing as showing an attitude toward al
coholic beverages supposed to be ultra
modern
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Tvs Hou.e. Blown Down.

Chattanooga, Tenn - Reports from
CoIlhran, Ala, sixty miles south of Chat
tanooga, are that two storms met there
THURSDAY night and ten houses were
blown down Two men were seriously
injured. 4 large warehouse shifted from
its foundation. wires blown down and
other damage done. No loss of life 10
reported.
Fort Payne, Ala. also reports damage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Deaths Near Huntsville.

Huntsville, Aa.-Nine fatalities are
reported in this section as a result OF
Thursday nights wind and hail storm.
Mrs. X. n. shelton vas killed at keith's
Farm in Jackson county, and eight per
sons are reported dead at Wheth's Cove,
in Marshall county. Scores are report
ea homeless, their houses having been
wrecked by the wind
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
A Wslkino Hotel.

After visit to a famous entomoio
p. whose wonderful microscopes
we proved that there is always some
|ing being to be found preying on
Z least Of the minutest creature last
en. an English writer turned TO him
q said: Il came here. believing my
q to be an individual l leave
owing myself to be q community
Youths Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Property Loss in Georgia.

Atlanta. Ga.-Unroofed houses. broken
windows and ruined trees and shrubbery
is the extent of the damage left in the
wake of the terrific wind and hail storm
which swept over Atlanta and surround
ing country Thursday night. So far as
known no lives were lost. The property
loss is variously estimated at from ss0,-
900 to 100000.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
TWO DOZEN DEAD.
Dreadful Loss Of Life at Pittsburg and
Vicinity.

Corinth. Mi.s.-Thursday about $3.50
pm. clouds began to form northwest OF
Pittsburg. Tenn. and at o'clock tor
nado started on it, mission of death and
destruction. leveling every building In
the little village except the Office and
blacksmith shop Of the superintendent OF
the national esmstery, and killing TWEEN
ty-four people.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
MANY HAMIErs DESTROYED.
Dead and Injured People. Heavy Prop
erty Loss.

RussellyiIle. Ala.-Twcuty-four Peo-
pie injured. three fatally. and damage to
property Of thousands Of dollars was the
result Of Thursday nights storm around
Russcszville-
The whirI of wind was Of great We
locitv. taking a straight course. and left
only ruins in its path.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
81. 600 Los At Gat.aen.

Gad-den. Ah.-The loss here as -
suit Of Thursday nights hah and wind
storm il estimated at s25, 900. Cotton
and vegetation of all kinds in the sur
rounding country i practically total
Ios-. Hail as large as hen eggs fell,
and within fifteen minutes the recorded
rainfall wac lbs inches
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
wireless on Balloon.

The Aero club OF New England Is
fitting the dirigible balloon Massachu-
setts with a wireless telegraph plant
so that ii can communicate with =
land station located In the city.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
LEADS Them All.

reacher-who is the greatest In
Ebtor!
shaggy Haired Pupil-Pat- Pending.
kuess. see his name CT more in
htions .aan l do any other mans
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
The Philosopher Of Folly.

"A young married man soon gets
used to referring to my wife,. says
the Philosopher OF Folly. "but 1t takes
him a long time to be able to intro
duce unblushingly young woman
he's rather afraid Of as my sister-in-
law"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
One Fatality IN Arkansas.

Paragould, Ark.-In the Walnut Ridge
neighborhood, six miles east of Marina
duke, Arthur Liggett. a young man, was
suddenly killed by falling tree. A high
wind was blowing at the time and the
tree fell across Liggett's wagon, killing
him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
The Worlds Cotton spindIes.

In the number Of cotton spindles.
Great Britain. with nearly 52.o0O.Ooo.
and the United States with 27.00o.0OO.
are far ahead OF other countries Ger
many comes next, with 9.5S2,S55. fol-
lowed by France. with 7.006.42s-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21

about the funniest thing" says the
Philosopher OF Folly. lis the motheriy
advice a young married woman gives
to her old beaux-"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Electric Glue Heater.

II electric glue heater has been
upon the market which is claimed
melt glue in 80 minutes. and to
bp 1t at a temperature Of $50 deg
several hours after the current
been switched on.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Ram Hit Rv Lightning.

Atwood, Tenn.-During an electrical
and rain storm Thursday the big barn
of J. H. Keator of this city was struck
by lightning and burned down with all
Of its eontents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-10-21
Daily Thouoht.

No one can fail to see that the con-
tinuous and answering tendency Of
human development is towards peace
and the love Of mankind.-Elihu Root