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AuientbnIt in gOrtb gafima.
Seattle. @oib., %. Sent.

Der RrGitoent Idit trai gegen
abeu0 bier eln. @eraoe 5lpel 8odel
mad ieiuer 9lbreiie BON Bolton an Der
otlantiiden &iiite erreid]te er Seattle
an Der @a5ificfiiite. gIsbcr 1T er ite.
rig mad gSeiten eereiit. aber penn
er pon bier abfobrt. 10 aebt Die &eilc
in iuoIi6er Ai6tilng melter bis er
2os 9InaeleS erreidlt, uorauf Oann
cine Drebune nod SomenauiganJ
erfoIgt
Der Qr1Iioent uno feline 9egleiter
fUuroen pon einern 8iirgerfomite am
9abnboi empfangen. Is paren
5abIreihe 9oliSiiteu nntueien0. Die
ooiiir iorgten, ooB llnberiyiene iid)
nidt 81 iebr Serrr Gaft nd6erten.
8om gGbnboi eine es in autihcn
Rod) oem Qofal oes 6onler Club. nor
81 gbrer oes 9rdiioenten BON 6raii
@oIliuaer. Der @attin oes Sefretors
oes Snnern. elm gmpfong uerunitol.
tet tpuroe. Bon bort gtngen Der
&rdifoent mo ieine gegIeiter nodl
Dem SoteI @albington. tpo tie ibrcr
9luFentbuIt boben peroen, bis iie am
Sreitag Woreen iueiterreiien. Ia iiir
oen 9beno feline 6iutftionen onge'
ioqt fporen. 10 tonnte iih Der Qrdi''
Dent. oen oie Stronn5en Der Rerc
iino oas uiele ReoenboIten redlt nit.
genommen baben, friib sur &ube be-
geben.
Der Grtrosug oes @roii0enter
Goft trof fur3 nod 8 llbr 0orgens
in gtortb gofimo elm; Der @rdiioen'
idlIiet ober bis s llbr uno irilbitiidtt
oann in ieinem 8ripotpaggon mi
Dem @ouuernenr Morion &. san unt
oem Senator g9esIep g Sonas al.
@diten gfoh ieiner Gnitrenglng il
Gpotane, no er I'M @on3en Elm &ulb
oueeno gluipraha' gebolten, mar oel
Vroiioent 5iemlid erihopit.
Serr Gait madte per automopl
eiue 9tunoiohrt uah ben beriibmten
tiinitIih berieielteu, Sbitgarteu Die
fer @eeen0
gfadl einem eSnbiB, pelder oi
@iireer 81 Gbren oes gralioeuten 60
ben. unO nah elmer fur5en &uiprad
tubr Serr Toit nah Senttle peiter
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
SOpan.
Die Der, staattu limb pcridnnVit.

Die Der. Staatru Fuo pcridlmupit.
9otio, 80. Sept.
Cine Speoioloepeihc BON 8aihina.
ton an Die 3eitltug .9Iiabi~ brrihtrt.
bnb Ole Observation-Disclosures oeni
nabit einen oiii5ieaen 9roteit eeQeu
Den neulihen 9lbidluB elmer aors
pention 5mIiden 2{apan uno China
moourh ona eritgenannte Quno elm
gergperfmonopoI in Der O}anoihu.
rel erbdlt, crhebcn miro Die &c.
peidle erflort ierner. oaB oie Ser
Gtodtcn. Die ciueu 2IntheiI an Oem
DloHopol Duuidten. Sopaus Inter.
Iaihtng @albinaion bctrciis ser 9ln.
aclcaeuhcii iu beiraqen ais eincu
Gertr0uensbru6 bcirahien Mud
mcr0e DER 2l5ihIuB Der aonpentinr
ais cine oeut,ihc 9erIeblna Der 20.
Htif Der ooiieuen I5hr" beirahtet
8u Der lid Sopnn perpflidtet babe
Die Cepeidc bat in amtlihen Qrei.
fen be0eutenoes 2Iufiebcn erreat. mih
Die 4reiie beidditi9t ii6 itarf nit
ihr, bod miro oii bobe 9Iuturitdt bin
Die gan5e Geibidie nls ialid beSeid.
net.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
9rafttpGsculpcttfabrer pernnsladen.
Nliperheoo, 8. si.. go. Sept.


Serbert $. QnttIe. elmer Der be.
fonnteiten proieiiioneIIen Sraft,pa-
geitipettfabrer. purAe gefabrIid, une
fein Wednniter Sames Bates muroe
tootlidl berIeet bei oen Gong Stod
Gar 93ettiobrten. Die bel 9iperbcao
itottfanoen. Ger llnfoa ereisuete
iid 5u 2Infong Der 8ettfabrt, oIs
SpttIe un0 9otes. ole in einem gp-
perionfroitpagen iaBen, bel oerStaot
gIortboiue cine giegung oes g9ege5
nabnten. Die Waidine, Die eiue
Shneuigfeit BON 70 0teiIen IN Der
Stunoe bate. iiberidIug iih uno be.
grub beioe nldnner unter iid). Ter
S6aoeI 0eS W2e6unifers ndr gebro-
den Ino er bate innerIide 8erles-
ungen erlitten.
(Spdter) Bates itdrb fur3e Sci,
nod Dem llnfaQ.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
@aFcr bridlt in sinen snuncI.
g(etp 0open. Conn, 80. Sept. :

ytetu 0dpen, Conn. 30. Sept
8ablrei6e Wdnner imo an Der gIr.
belt. um 8 9lrbeiter 81 errei6en. Die
nit Der 9lusgrabung eines Glnnels
bei6Gitigt maren. oils pIoeIih Oas
@alier einbrof). uno Die Midnner nab
6em gnoe oes GunneIs trieb, Der fei.
nen gtusgong bat 3ie Gunnelurbeit
miro oon ser Sore @eona & Gonpo.
m fir Die Hetp Sonen @oter Gom.
pam ouseeiiibrt. Die SunneIarbei.
fer iino 0eger uno Stoliener. @s lit
penie ausiiht porbonoen, Die glbge.
iperrten 81 retten.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
CflnhOmas Sanfsarantie.
: SfIobuua Gitp, 0fIa.. so. Sept.

SfIobpma Sin, Ola. 80. Sept.
Der itaotIifc 9anffommtiidr
gouna, Der am Gage 5upor pon Ger
Columbia 9anf auo Iruit So. ge.
fis ergriffen bate. ga cine Inter.
iuhung 0a5 9orbauoenlein 5meiiel.
batter 8ert6papiere ltnter ben 9anf.
beitdnoen ergeben bate, begom nah
reno oes 8oges Die Au85abhrng Ser
9epoiiten, oie in5Qciammt $4,000
900 betrogen Ger iiaatIife 9arf.
gorontieionOS Iopie Bic nerfiigbarep
@eltdnoe Der 9ant ucroen 5ur glus'
Sablllne Der @utbaben perlueu0et
meroen. goung bat angefiluOigt,
ooB ole 0epoiitoren ibr 8utbaben bls
ouf oen Ieeten GoIlar erboIten mer.
ben. oie 9anfaftiouare mernpu oho-
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
Geuolte in cinem rniiidlen Ge'
iGnanih.

Sm @efdueniB in Iiherfigop
iibcrfielen IN llnteriuhungsboit be.
iinoli6e @rreitanten 5iuei 9luiieber,
eruiiraten Den einen. nnbnen ihm
ole @affen iino Die Sd'fifiieI Der Gel,
len ob. itcdien Sic IRotroteu in
grono un0 begannen Die Nrreitnnter
ans SEN 3cQen 81 beireien. Tie nj.
Iitdrnahe iteute bnlo oie Sronuna
pieSer her. 3ruei 9rreitanten iuuroen
oei5otet. 5iUei idruer ullo adt Ieiti
oerleSt.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
GnfluuO.
@citcrc Reibercicu.
"a 0etersbnra. 3O. Sl

CT. @etersbrg. 30. Sept.
3miiden Dem oeutihen aoniuI in
Sarbiu N}auoihurei un0 Der riii.
iiid)en GiienbubnpermaItung in ienem
Ort lit mieoer cine 8eiberei entitau.
ben. Die it10tiihe 8olRei periuhte.
oaS Gigeuibum elmer oeutihen ia.
brit nit geihlag 81 belegeu fuegen
g}idibe3ablung bon Steuern. @uf'
glnratbeu oes 6eutiden aoniuIs biBte
jeood Der 5abritbeiieer Die oeutihe
5lagge imo oerronnelte feline Ibii.
rem. iooab Die goIi3ei unperri6teter
Sa6e ab5ieben mibte.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
2cbut @affcnitiaItamb ub.
Nmaha. glebr.. 30. Gent

Ger @oritano ser .auigbts OF af.
Snr-0en". oenen uae angciebenen
9eihoitsIeute bon Gntoba angebo.
rem uno Die bier nit Der ;5eier ibres
jdbrIideu Seites begonneu. iuhter
Braiioent @ottles pon Der glotbuen.
6iefeit gu ijber5eugen ben .Sreif 81
beenoen ODER penigiteus einen @of.
ienitiQitoso fir Die 5mei 6eihuo6er
ob5uidIleben. Tie Stretfiiibrer er.
fIGrten, ooB oia StraBenbabner on
Die arbeit Suridfehren uno oui Die
@nerfennung Der @emerfidait per.
Sidten noaten. menn lbnen idieos.
geridtlida 5dlihtllng Ger auoeren
Streitfraoen periproden piiroe. bod
nolte 8rdiioent gSottles uuter ole.
fen @eoingungen oui einen @aiieu.
itiQItono nidt eingeben.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
6raufrcidD.
anf SInorOnuua Oes Gapites?

Uni NnOr0nnua 0es Edpltcs?
qaris. 30 Sept.
Ter gi5ignro" iaet. ooB aoromaI
Satoai fii3licb uad 5rantrcid tam
uno uuf einer gebeimen 8crlamm'
lung Der iran3oiiidleu aarOindIe 9|tt.
.beihinger mahte non oenL mas Der
QupIt BON linen ermartcte Die 5oIae
mar Scr jilugit erioIgtc GrloB oes
Sirteubrieies. ourh oen Die fran5oli'
iden oiientlitcn ShuIeu ange1riilen
muroeu rmo Der ole Glicrn 0araut
oufmcrfiam matte oaB ocr Inter
rid,t IN oicien 9luitnlteu oen reIiglo'
len Blduben ihrcr ainoer aeiahroete.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
mn II - lis. 'uten ah. Der
@gSettflng = aep% IN Der Rem
gorf @orIo alssg>Isep 3.
Griabluubl anscurS
GprindfieI0. ey1.. 80. 81

Springfiel0, 2Su.. 30. Scot.
Der 8ouoerneur Geneen bat fiir
ben iefiteu aougrttbe5irf oui 0ienS.
tag. Den %. 98opember eine @riab'
nabI ongeoronet. bet meIher elm
RodfoIger fir @m. 2orimer erlu1blt
peroen ioQ Tieier bat befanntlifl
Ieinen Sis i'm uationoIen 9Ibge-
oronetenbouie oufgeben miiiien. % er
gum @unoesierator erpdblt poroen
mar.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
SETTLING nad gIlbonn fat beaonuen.
0ep gorf. 30. Sept.

SomIinion ities 3u Dem @ettiIu1
mad gIbmn In ieiuem 2eitbaGor l,n
II llbr 80 Wlinuten uno galowir
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
in Seattle.

ErGFStnt Saft unS feline SesIcittr
srrsidsn Nisit StaOt an Der gaSt
fiffaite unb 0rrr s0i; bcsibt I'D
Scitis sur Huhe.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
Surcu.
Die Cholera in Der Snnptitabt.

Soul. 80. Sent.
Die Cholera lit bier aiiSaebrohen.
uno ieit ibrem criten 9luftreten oo.
bier Iino idon iiber 500 grfrnu.
funQsfdue aemeI0et lporoen 9is iett
iin0 inter Den GrfraHften feline 4us.
lauoer.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1909-10-01
Gn0r maize.

lie Spnnicr critcigen Den Berg 8a.
riga uHS bebrrriden i'm MN 10.
gic oao mmIicseuOC @sbist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
REGISTRATION FeeINCReASeD
Two Cents to Be Added Postmaster.
General Makes Announcement.

Nashingt On.-An increase Of two cent,
is a. be- made in the near future in tn.
Zee for the registration of letters and
mail package. Announcement of the
proposed change Ws- made "Wednesday
by Postmaster General llitchcock. The
decision OF Mr Hitchcock to increase
the registry Zee followed an extended
inquiry into the registry -y,tem b, q
-Peeisl committee appointed by tine posi-
master general II was decided to call
in a score OF registry ofhrial- of rip
experience and ability from Nariou, part-
Of the country for a more general meet
ing with the postmaster general II l.
understood to be NJ. Hiteheoek's pur
pose to take up the registry system first
IN considering all branches of the postal
service for reorganization wherever great
efficiency and less expenditure may be
effected.
II i thought that the service may hs
placed on n more busine,s-like ha~i,
without working undue hardship ~ i'm
posing unreasonable burdens on the pub
hc. by law the postmaster general l.
authorized to make the registry lee a.
high as 20 cents. In 1874 II was 70
duced from fifteen to eight cents. but in.
creased to ten cents in 1873. II was
reduced from ten to eight cents in isg3
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
TWO NECROESLYNCHED
ESCAPED NEGRO CONVICT DOES
DEADLY WORK WITH GUN.
Kills Prominent Georgia Planter and
Wounds Several Other Msn-On
Trail of Woman.

Soperton, Ga.-Two negroes lynched
and a posse in pursuit of the wife Of
one OF the victims; the killing OF prom
inent planter, member of the posse
the probable fatal injury cf the sheriff
Of Montgomery county. and the wound.
ing of four other members Of the posse
summarizes the result of one Of the most
exciting man hunts this section has ever
known.
Ben Clark, an escaped convict from
the Bibb county chain gang. was shot to
death after fierce battle early Friday
and his body was burned. The negro
threatened TO kill Nicholas Adams. a
merchant Of kiblec. "snd q hundred
Others"
John Sweeney, who harbored the ex-
convict. was taken from passenger
train a mile from Tarrytown and
lynched.
The posse then set out in search Of
Sweeney's wife. who. II Is said, was in
the neighborhood.
James burden, prominent planter
and member Of the posse which captured
Clark, was shot and instantly killed.
The posse found Clark in Sweeney's :
house. Sweeneys wife was az home. hut
Sweeney was absent The sheriff called
on Clark to surrender. For answer he
received a 4I-caliber bullet, fired from an
automatic gun burden was shot. and
other members of the posse fell before
the torrent of lead dealt out by the ne
gro. lie continued to fire until his am
overpowered and his body riddled with
bullets
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
Democracy the Only HONE

The fatal weakness in Senator Cum
Minis program OF progressive Repub-
licanism is the proposed compromise
by which the progressives are to COM
bine with the reactionaries in a com
mon fight against Democratic con
troll of congress.
II the insurgent Republicans OF
Iowa, the northwest and the middle
west wage their fight against tariff
government upon any such compact
as that. they will be absorbed by the
reactionaries and their leaders will
disappear from politics after a few
campaigns.
Between the principles upon which
Mr.. Cummins was elected to the sen
ate and those for which Senator Al.
drich and Speaker Cannon stand the
difference is as wide as that between
night and day. There would be
neither political honesty nor good
practical politics in a fight by Mr..
Cummins' friends 10 help the enemies
OF their principles to stay in CON
gress.
II Mr.. Cummins has correctly out.
lined the course to be followed By
western insurgent leaders. the signal
is sounded for an aggressive Demo
cratic fight in all the western states
where there is revolt against the
greed and bad faith OF the Repub
lican party. The Republican party
will never be good until ii is dead
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
The Tariff on Silk.

Time was when silk goods nigh,
properly have been considered as lux.
uries exclusively. But as the nation
has grown out OF homespuns and into
factory-made fabrics. so from wool.
ems and cottons II has come to silk
mixed goods and finally to pure silks,
There are thousands and hundreds
OF thousands of families not by anv
means reveling in millions TO whom
silks are TO all intents and purposes
as necessary as cheaper fabrics.
American silk mills are capitalized
at $4,000. 900 Their annual nav
roll is sS2 900, 900. their outlay for ina.
terial s76.OOO.OO0. Their products. ac.
oording to their own report are
worth s133, 1000 900, thus furnishing a
profit of s25. 100000. or nearly % per
cent. per annum on the capital in
vested.
In spite of this splendid profit.
showing. the silk schedule was re-
vised by Mr.. Aldrich in such a man.
ner that while, to use the words OF
the Tribune in its tabulated eompari.
son of the old and new tariffs. mo
comparison is possible" yet in gen.
eral decided increases have ceen
made"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
HARTMAN BEAT STANDARD
Returns in Nick Of Time - Turns
Knife on Oil Crowd.

Chieago.-A sensational slump in
MON Pacific stock took place in Wall
street Thursday. II was followed by an
equally sensational story. which fur
nished LaSalle streets part of the fun.
While Union Pacific was dropping five
points, as much as the gilt-edged secur-
ity has suffered in weeks, the brokers
told each other with gusto how 4. ii.
Hartman, though feeble in body and
rushing from one health resort to anoth.
er, had once more triumphed over for
midable foes; how Standard Oil interests
sought to knife" him while he Law ply
sically prostrated, and found the point
of the knife turned against themselves.
As the story goes, the interests" laid
their plot sometime ago. while Mr.. Har-
riman was in Bad Gsstein. Certain men,
who are stronger in Union Pacific than
Hartman would like to have them, con-
eeived the ~melon-cutting" scheme-the
declaring OF an extra dividend without
Mr.. Harriman's authority. 1t was upon
getting wind of this scheme over the
cables that Mr.. Hartman deserted Bad
Gsstein and his corps of anxious doctors
and rushed back over the Atlantic.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
LAND SUITS KNOCKED OUT
Demurrsrs in Eastern oklahoma Title
Cases Started BY United States
Are Sustained.

Muskogee, 0kla.-Judg- Ralph Camp
oell has sustained the demurrers in the
suits brought by the United States to
'et aside various deeds and leases made
oy citizen allottees in the five civilized
.ribes in Eastern Oklahoma, and thus
settled a legal controversy that had been
he cause Of considerable concern in that
,art of the State
The court reviewed the relation of the
United States to the five tribes since
hey became n nation, and found that no
sestige of title to the lands allotted
hem now remains in the United States.
The demurrers involved the question of
he citizenship Of these Indians and the
,ourt declared them to be citizens of the
United States with all the rights, priv.
leges and immunities of citizenship. 1t
is held that the United States can not
maintain these suits on the principle that
it sustains to the individual Indian
trust relation, such guardianship being
incompatible with citizenship, national
and State.
Finally the bills were held bad be-
cause numerous defendants are Joined in
each bill who were connected with many
distinct transactions regarding as many
distinct tracts of land.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
WHERE DePEW IS MISTAKEN
Ine American People Can Not Be
Made TO Adjust Themselves"
20 Wrong.

TN his departure for Europe Mr.
Depew discussed the broken promises
Of his party and left this comforting
thought for his fellow Republicans
The American people always adlus,
themselves quickly to whatever eT
lists
To say that the people adjus, them
selves quickly 20 existing conditions IL
TO put into words only a part OF a
truth Americans do not as a rule ad-
Just Themselves 20 misgovernment. TO
eNtrayagance. TO injustice and TO priyi-
lcge. They are not easily reconciled
TO political bad faith They never will
accept goye rnment by one man They
do adjust themselves very eleverly 10
natural and other hardships which can
not be removed
In too many cases politically what
ever exists" means wrong. and Ne do
not believe that the time ever will
come when the American people will
permanently submit to II. They are
alert and adaptable They possess a
certain skill in making the best Of
things and OF turning some bad things
10 account They have wonderful pa
tienee with poorly concealed trickery
and they sometimes admire audacity
Of the evil sort
Yet. once convinced that a mischiey.
Gus policy has gone far enough or that
a blatant and impudent leadership has
ceased to respect popular intelligence
and public rights. the American peo-
pie always have acted with a power
and precision that could not be with
stood
Mr.. Depew's garrulity discloses not
the attitude Of the people but the
foolhardy self-sufiiciency Of the pluto
Gratis who are shaping the legislation
OF the Republican party These rep
resentatiyes of the interests believe
that the people have lost the power
OF resistance and that they will ac-
cept humbly all the burdens that may
be heaped upon them. They look once
again for adjustment They are
much more likely to encounter read.
tustment. and it may be far-reaching.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
TRIBUTE TO TRUSTS
SYSTEMATIC LEVY MADE ON The
FARMER.
Asrieulturis.s Are Beginning 70 Tn
derstand How They Are Being
eIed in the Interests Of
Eastern Trusts

Do the farmers know what the con.
gressional cloakroom theory is abou,
them and the new tarin law, Doubt
less a few Of them do. but most of
them may not have learned H. Well.
the cloakroom theory theory in
formally discussed and Informally but
very generally adopted by the Rhode
Islanders OF congress-is something
/ like this
We have kept up the duty on farm
products. We are going 90 have big
crops. The farmers are going to be-
prosperous this fall The farmers will
be made TO understand that their pros
perity has been brought about by the
new tartn law As a matter OF fact.
so long as they are prosperous they
will care very little about the tariff
or anything else. They knov good
prices on grain and live stock, which
they have To sell They do no, know
how much We get out Of them on the
things they have to buy"
And this theory is not by any means
absurd. for it is entertained by high
protectionists who have seen the same
theory work in the past and who are
so blind to changing conditions that
they believe it will work again lust
as well as IL ever did. But unless all
signs that may BE- read "on the
ground" are misleading. the farmers
OF this country. and especially OF the
great west, know the tariff better
than they ever know IL before. They
have been awakened and enlightened
by those Republican leaders who have
stood by their party's platform and
by the presidents promises.
IL this enlightenment-the enlight.
eminent of the tariff revision campaign
of last year and of the extra session
recently ended-is all that IL seems to
be. the farmers now understand some
things they never before. as a class.
understood in the same way. They
understand that the duties on farm
products are an empty sop TO the
farmers, because the volume of farm
products is far greater than the do.
nestle demand, and. therefore. il Is
the international market that deter.
mines the prices Of these products.
They know that even with all these
farm products on the free list. there
would be no importations, for the res,
Of the world does not provide all OF
these articles IL needs and must con-
stantly draw on the United States
for supplies and could not. therefore.
send supplies to the United States.
They know that they are made 10
pay high tribute to the trusts in the
purchase of all kinds of clothing. all
kinds Of farm implements. nearly all
kinds of household furnishings. paints,
leather goods and many other articles
Of necessity.
They know that the net result Of the
tariff. so far as they are concerned. is
continuous extortion without compen.
sation-a confiscation of a considera-
BILE portion of the profits that accrue
from the farming business.
In short. they know that for taking
from them what they need and
have a right to keep. the makers of
the tariff have attempted to satisfy"
them by giving them something they
do not need and can not use.-Kansas
City Star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS.
Good Roads Convention at Nashville of
Great Importance.

Nashville, Tenn.-The impetus which
will be given to the good roads move
ment by the convention which will lie
held in Nashville for three days, begin
ming with Tuesday. Sept. 81. will un-
doubtedly result in very decided i'm
provement in the condition of Southern
highways.
The meeting was called by the COVER
nor. and in making il a complete sue
cess he will have the thorough coopera-
tion Of the Good Roads Bureau of the
United States Department of Agriculture
and of the management OF the Tennes-
see State Fair.
Not only have the best experts in the
country been secured to make talks. but
there will be numerous illustrated talks
and every phase of road-building will he
covered by demonstrations.
Through the teamwork of every class
of people interested in the improvement
of the roads it is possible to make this
convention arouse that public enthusi-
asm ON the subject which is necessary in
getting the best results.
The first step in this direction has
been the providing of the very best avail
able in talks and demonstrations. An
other important feature will he the ex.
cellent program which is being prepared
for Good Roads Day" at the State Fair,
at which time the necessity for the
movement and the means of getting re-
suits will be graphically illustrated.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-09-02
COTTON CROP MAY Be SHORT
Two Weeks Of Trying Weather
Causes Deterioration.

Memphis, Tenn.-tieneral deterioration
the cotton crop is reported this week
saye in North Carolina, Southern Geor
yia and sections adjacent to the Gulf
IF Mexico. Dry weather has prevailed
FOR two to eight weeks and the plant is
shedding freely. Hot days with drying
winds and cool nights have intensified
he effects of the drouth. In many sec
ions there is a great deal of late cot
.on and this has suffered severely. Ths
irouth has been especially severe in Ar
kansas and Oklahoma and it is said that
rains now would do little good there ex-
,ept to fill out the unmatured bolls.
There is q general disposition to modi-
Y crop estimates and make them lower
han two weeks ago. In sections there
IRE some promising crops, but they are
small minority. The prospects for a
top crop are regarded as poor although
late frost might increase the yield.