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|xford Eagle.

bBER 9TH, 1919.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-10-27

FOuND-On the streets Of Ok
ford Saturday toy Glenn Oliver.
coiored. a pOcket-bOok contain.
ing a small amount in change.
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cribe the property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

+ possi Die prosperity and prominence IN
me ne city often holds the country solder
there permanently.
'igures show that tho number OF
these leHs soldiers going back home an
ln NJ is less every year. On the other
t1srdf \ Z is a fact that the list of APP
PHI at city employment bureaus is
Con on instantly increasing. The detection
from the agricultural classes by these
young men Is so great, according to a
5tee Rim correspondent Of the Boston
as' GLOBE De. that at the Instance of the
.la 1slr t' leagues instruction in agri-
culture re Is now being given in many
5regiments."
me experience Of Germany in this
conn 20 IN ection ought to be enough to de-
,st.roy Paul Morton's hope that the
United States will have compulsory
MI .. tary service similar to that of the
i : az az y. y erl'lland. The system enforced in
sie r'nany is a fomenter OF ever-increas-
ing fle popular discomfort, for to this sys-
J : ems unqucstionnblyi is largely attribu-
table the astonishing growth of So
g. Ga Ism In that nation. The farmer
IS TOO valuable man In this country
70 spend two years Of military servi
tu aV1 away from his fields and burrows.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

n he clty or county Is whlcl, he holds

In the city or county In which ho holds
Office.
The testimony Of Treasurer Butts Is
of great value. This is what we be-
.llevc the lawyers would call "a decla-
ration against interest" on his part.
That Is, 1t Is not to his interest to
fight these proposed amendments
witncss the fact that nil other treas
nrers, SO far as we know, are fighting
tooth and nail for these changes. The
position OF Treasurer Butts Is solitary
among those who hold the same office:
but his testimony is none the less pow
erful. He knows that the present sys-
TEN ought not to be altered; he re-
ali2es that the present limitations are
in the interest Of clean politics and
good government and he has the cour-
age to say SO.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
SHUT THE poop.

II q n 4. 3 F. .
This is the season or the year when
the character of men can be fairly
Judged BY the way they behave when
they leave the street cars Tho vain
person. who thinks that he is not
hired to do that sort of thing" tho
interpretive person, who appears to be
always trying to find out what is In
side of himself; the selfish person, who
Is going to his business. IL he have any.
with a grudge because his neishbor Is
getting along we'll; the forgetful per-
son, who doesn't know whether 1t Is
yesterday or tomorrow, and probably
left home without saying good-by TO
his wife; and the conceited person. who
thinks Of nobody but himself and
of mankind--al1 these Invariably leave,
the door OF the car open when they
get off. Then there is the nice.
thoughtful, kindly gentleman, conscious
that he has not yet put on his own
heavy fannels. who remembers when
he opens the door OF the car to leave
1t that he should shut it after passing
through. lest there be others OF the
passengers In like estate as himself.
whose physical comfort might be
seriously affected by vagrant draushts
OF pneumonia air.
Shut the door!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
PRINCESS LIVES ON
FLORIDA PLANTATION

Appraisers OF New York last week, de-
claring that the effects OF the late
Countess Stavra were entitled TO adj
mission into this country free of duty.
by her brother. Frank Tilley. on the
ground that when she lost her foreign
husband she had recovered. ipse facto.
her American citizenship, temporarily
forfeited by her marriage 10 an allen.
1t is strange that no mention was made
OF her extraordinary claims to sister
ship-in-law with Lady dc Battle. better
known as Mrs. Langtry. Tho Countess
Stravr1, who was the widow OF Charles
Tilton, Of New York. when she mar
ried Count" misunderstanding to-
an Italian-used to insist that she mad
after Stavra's death become the wife
of Max de Battle, elder son OF Sir
Hugo de Battle, the husband OF Mrs.
she was married TO Max de Bathc in
1902, having made his acquaintance
when he brought home to her from
Africa the news OF the death there OF
Stavra. and Of his dying messages.
She claimed that Max de Battle de-
serted her three years later. when his
.extraragance compelled her to cut down
his allowance. and was wont to show
number OF lettersSi In his handwriting
in which he referred to her as his wife.
denhead. August 10. 1902. which runs
as follows:
Dear Sir,-On my return here, my
wife. who Is known to you as the
Countess Stavra. showed me present
You had given her. AS do not allow
my wife to accept presents from men
she has only known a few hours.
take the opportunity OF returning your
gift regret you should have been
mtsled. but am sure you will appre-s
5ciate our reasons for the fact of our
marriage not being known yet
Faithfully,
NJ. j. De BATHE.''
On the other hand, Max de- Batha
subsequently stated In interviews to
In New York and San francisco, that
he had never been married to Nine.
stavra, adding: The woman is noth-
ing to me. q have known her only to I
my sorrow"
X Max de Battle did not inherit h1sa
fathers haronetcy, which went TO his
younger brother, Hugo, 1t was because
he had been born before his parents
had IT In their power to legalize their
romance by marriage. His father was
sthe late General Sir Henry de Battle.
while the late Lady de Battle was
woman Of great beauty and charm, but
Of humble birth. 81
Max de Battle is now married to
daughter Of Francis Henry Paget,e OF
Blrstall in Leicest ershire, he being her
fourth husband. Her first venture int
matrimony was with Godfrey Wehster;g
her second. with Thomas Gerald Wall
'ker,,of3 Maunby, Yorks hire; while her
third husband was Sir ohm M Ter. OF
Henderson, Berwickshire. who divorced
her, Max de Battle figuring as core
spondent in the case.
S(Copyright, no o.. by the Brentwood
Company Il.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
BIG LOADS ON COOP ROADS.

Last week forty bales of cotton.
weighing 22,olo pounds. We're hauled
on homemade plantation van, drawn
by gasoline engine, from the farm
Of Captain Council to the market in
Americas, Georgia, over four miles of
well-built highway. On the ordinary
roads in the South, however half a
dozen mules or more would have been
required to draw such a load as this
The use OF the gasoline engine as mo-
tive power shows what can be done by
the adoption of modern inventions In
farming operations; but without
good roads, even a gasoline engine
would have stalled at the load placed
upon IT by the cotton farmer In South
west Georgia. 8s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
,r11Is CONFEDERATE TREASURY.

Mr.. r. r. THAN has written his
tory OF the Treasury of the Confederate
States. covering the period from 1860
respondence touching the financial af-
fairs of@the Confcderacy, specimens OF
all the bills that were issued, repro-
ductions of the seals that were used,
and of the flags, and this history
should be acquired by the Government
at Washington and published by 1t for
preservation among the most impor-
tant of the historical treasures OF the
Government.
An effort was made by Senator Nor-
hees of Indiana. to have this inval-
liable mass of material preserved and
a bill was introduced by him in tho
Senate providing for It's purchase by
tho Government. This bill received two
readings. but it failed finally, we are
told upon the objection of the Super
Gintendent of Public Printing that
funds were not available for Its pub
lication. An effort was made by the
Smithsonian Institution, we arc in
formed. to obtain possession of he
history. but there, again. it was found
that no funds could be applied to its
purchase.
The history of the operations of the
Treasury Of the United States during
the War, we are told, cost the Govern
ment 100000. Possibly Mr.. Taft
might be willing to interest himself
In the acquisition Of the Than work
1t is worth saving.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
GRAFT.

i. i. B. Z
Half dozen Smithheld hams, In deed,
for the Columbia state to try for the
purpose Of convincing IT. that the
smithhcld ham is the only real true j.
true ham in the world when hams are
worth 80 cents the pound and there
amt enough Of them to go q. This
would be casting swine before pearls,
TO be sure; and after the State got
them would doubtless insult Virginia
by saying that the Darling ton ham or
the Laurens ham was just as good, or
little better. following t he crude en-
ample Of the gentleman from Kansas
City who offended the aristocrats Of
Edlsto Island by asserting that the
canned oyster Of Kansas Cit Is ;:eally.
q better oyster than tho luscious
hivalve pom tap Edisto.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
LISTEN no THIS.

Forecasts are filling columns in the
newspapers these days. some Of them
good, and some very bad. The hest
yet is that of Harper's Weekly, which,
in its lntest ISSUE, prophesies that dire
and awful things are about to happen
to The Grand Old Party. 1t thinks
that "the spear that knows no brother"
will soon be shattered into a million
minute fragments. Readers with keen
memories will recall that In 1904 and
1905 Harper's made the nearest guess
before the election.
But listen to this forecast OF Colonel
George Harvey:
Roosevelt will lose New York by
100000.
Woodrow Wilson will carry New
Jersey by 10000.
Baldwin tDemocrat) will carry Con-
necticut by 5000.
Harmon will carry Ohio by $4,000.
"1he results in Massachusetts and
New Hampshire will be close, the
chances favoring Foss (Democrap and
Bass.
"Beveridge will be beaten.
THE Democrats will have a lpajority
of forty in the next House Of Repre-
scntatives.
Democrats will succeed the Hon.
chauncey NJ. Depew and the Hon. John
Kean in the United States Senate
In other words, there will be a DEM
ocratic landslide It certainly looks
that way. The best reasons in. the
world exist for the belief that next
Tuesday will show a return OF the
Democratic party to power the COM
plete ront Of Bwana Tumbo, and be-;
ginning of the end for the Republican
party in 1912.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
ALL SAINTS AT DUE !: l,lVlGsT,3

g Here IT is again! a Halloween Party
at Due West, given at the yyylie home
by the Young Women's Chris tian AS
ISOLATION Of 4srsklne College. }s,
y We are told by the special g orres-
pondent OF the Charlotte Chronicle
that that various forms OF amuseme nt had
been arrangedr; that punch was
served the guests by. two little girls;
that the candles shed n q I'm q Is md
When the ghosts appeared everything
was was as weird and uncanny as could be
tm mag ia BILE" Think az that ~ Due
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
THE WALL STREET scouNDRELs.

f THE WALL STREET SCOUNDRELS.
And you, My Fellow Citizens" am
for the honest man when he is honest.
and l am against the dishonest man
when he is not honest. am for the
straight man when he Is not crooked,
and am for the crooked man when
he is straight. / am for the plain man
when he Is plain, and am for the plain
man when he is not too plain. I am
for Wall Street when Wall Street is
right. and am against Wall street
when Wall Street is not right i was
for Wall Street in 1904, when wall
Street was right, when Wall Street
clipped in ;26OOoO through that "prac-
tical" &nan Hartman for My campaign
fund, and when Henry c. Frick and
Hamilton Mex. Twombly came along
With 100000 for the same high, patri-
otic Cause; but / am against Wall
Street now when Wall Street will not
"ict down" or Cough UP" at all for
My Cause. | can do no more than
expose the scoundrels of Wall Street
now / can do no more than tell you.
My fellow-citizens, what you should
do with them. / have no other power
than My ability to tell you how to
save the country, and IL you shall fail
to follow Me in Ny fight against the
dishonest crew of pirates who once
responded to My every call, you must
bear the blame.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

Again, we would call the attention
OF the Military Surgeons to tho jeju-
mum as the seat Of alcoholic infection
in man, \ surgeon in Texas has
made this discovery. and has given
in the Texas Medical Journal an ac-
count Of the operation he has per.
formed. It is something new; why
don't they go after IT?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

+ The Charleston and Western Caro-
Ina Railroad has recently made large
additions to, its terminal facilities at
Greenville, and the credit for this Inn
provement is given to Albert ". An
derson, the general superintendent OF
this road, and one Of the most compe-
tent railroad men in the South. and
big enough for much larger field.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

West! punch" various forms Of
amusenents,' candies and ghosts"
Alaclkndayl The times arc out Of
Joint Hallowe'en--the Festival 81 All
salnts---iiidulged IN at Due west, Of al
places Surely "tilc sun do move,
Rouse's Version nband med twenty
years or SO ago for q translation that
tlngles; Near" Dundee. GROWN ana
"L La discarded for two step tunes; 1
organs instead OF tuning forks in
many OF the churches; marrying WITH
the ring; dover girls and Danes Of
Honor, and clancels and altars, and
al that, and night watches, and other
things which have made the seceders
IN the very seat OF orthodoxy appear
very much the same as other folks
living IN conformity to the world.
"Eheu. fugaces labunter anni.r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
BULLY For BARNES.

The esteemed Albany Evening Jour.
nal, of which William Barnes, Jr..
lately an important officer in the Old
Guard Is forcing the lighting in New
York State with a genius that com
mands our sincerest admiration. Last
"Wednesday 1t laid down this sounu
political proposition: IAN infallible
way to discover which side is being
worstcd in an argument, without hay-
ing beard it, is to listen for the Loud
est noise" This is followed by the
rather sombre reelection that IF we
could live our lives again, we should
simply make different mistakes" which
simply puts the case III a different
way.
The most thrilling Of the recentrde-
liVerances of Barnes however, Is con
tanned in very careful and able re-
view Of "The Alaskan Mother Lode
which may revolutionize the values OF
the world. A great mining enterprise
has been undertaken in Alaska, which
may result in the discovery Of the
..'Mother Lode of the Alaskan gold
fields the Mother Lode being .th'e
great vein, or the aggregation Of
smaller veins, from which, by erosion.
the particles have been separated. in
the course of ages, which enrich the
gravel beds from which thus far the
millions of Alaskan gold has been
| Il a ran La,. |, II no
streams along whose courses the pay
dirt has been found flow from single
mountain or dome, and the inference
is that the Mother Lode will be found
In that mountain"
We should say that this con-
clusion really amounts to a
good deal more than an inference;
but Barnes knows better about that
Germ is going after the Mother Lode
in dead earnest and is tunneling
straight for her heart, So far there
has been no strike, but the prospects;
are not dlscouraging. and Barnes is
doubtless thinking about what the Old
Guard could do with mountain OF
gold If it had it and We're still on
guard. 1T wouldn't care a. copper
whether Wall Street was FOR the Col
Sonel or against him. Indeed, there are
surface Indications that 1t doesn't care
even in the present depleted condition
OF the Prentice campaign treasury.
w. co, NJ
his paper in which the Mother Lode
is so ably discussed: Mr.. Roosevelt
says he Is soon going to his home at
Oyster Bay to stay there, but he:
doesn't say how long" This is all in
tensely interesting and has a very dis
,tinct bearing upon the present cam
paign In New York,
hi fsa5l
& aIILIrARIsNIs AND AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural Interests Of Ger
many are suffering kecnly from the
effects Of the compulsory military ser
vice which Is required from every
young man. Something like o quarter
OF a million young men join the ranks
every year, a very considerable pros
portion Of them being enlisted from
the country, The absence Of one or
more able bodied sons from every fam-
lily for two years has q vital8effect on
the progress of agriculture.
The life which these young men are
forced to spend In garrison towns
makes them more familiar with and
more accustomed to city life and city
ways them would otherwise be the
case, Village life loses Its appeal 10
the country fellow, aud the lure Of |
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
on the part Of the applicant for adn,ls.

on the part Of the applicant for adn,ls.
sion, but 1t Will also react on the iaw
scl1ools3and raise their standards OF
work. The day Is surely coming when
1t will be well-nigh Impossible to pass
the bar examination without n three.
years course Of genuine, grinding, gru-
cling study at law school OF the
first order. 1t should be so. Tho
rapid advance made In the law In null
tifold directions makes 1t almost iin-
possible to acquire the right s1rt OF
knowledge and enough II 1t as ,sIsru-
dent In law office. The old-fasllioneil
lawyer moved leisurely and had time
to be preceptor as well as practitioner
but the old-fashioned lawyer and Ills
methods are fast vanishing from the
legal horizon, however much that is to
be regretted.
The Virginia Bar Association at It's
last session passed resolution urging
members Of the Barnotto indorsc care
lessly the preliminary applications Of
those who would take the Bar cxaml-
nation. 1t is said that some lawyers
have looked upon this as mere form
and have indiscriminately signed APP.
sometimes of persons whose
character was such as to invalidate
them for practice of the legal profess
sion. 1t would be we'll If every lawyer
acted carefully in such matter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

Z
It is not a question Of our consist
encS. surely, as upon "a little reflection
the Roanoke Times will admit. II 1t
could forgive and forget the Colonel
for the appointment of negro collec-
tor at charleston-aga inst the protest
of all the white people Of that town.
the municipal authorities, the Legisla-
ture of South Carolina, the commercial
bodies of the community and Of the
State. commercial bodies throughout the
South. and quite a number OF trades
ions in the country and against
the advice OF many Of his own polit-
teal assoclates-it should not be unduly
excited about the appointment OF a.
negro as an Assistant Attorney-G Cen
eral of the United States by Mr.. Taft.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
Mother OF Pearl.
From what source Is mother OF pearl

III
Mother OF Pearl.
From what source Is mother OF pearl
derived? L. C.
The shells OF many molluscous ami.
mails display br liant pearly and
.iridescent lustre, resulting from thu
peculiar manner In which they are
composed Such shells, even when
small in size. form bright and, espe-
Scially to the untutorcd eye. attractive
ornaments. and as such are used for
necklaces and similar purposes When
the shells are Of sufficient size to cut
and shape for purposes OF utility, they
become articles OF some commercial
importance under the name OF mother
OF pearl. This term, though applicable
to all penrly shells, Is in commerce
principally applied to the shells OF the
bivalve pearl mussel. which Is the
principal source Of the commercial
product.
The largest and steadiest consump.
ton of mother or pearl Is in the but
ton trade, and much is also consumed
by cutters for handles OF fruit and
dessert knives and forks. pocket
knives and other forms OF cutlery. 1t
IS also used In the inlaying OF Japan
csc and Chinese lacquers. European
lacquered papier-mache work. trays
and toys In an innumerable variety
of small and fancy articles mother OF
pearl Is also employed. Its use being
limited only by the moderate dimen-
sions and thickness OF material obs.
tanned and It's rather brittle nature.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

y notorman on "pay-as- you-enter'
car on the Broad and Main Street line.
was almost enthusiastic last night
a bout the people who ride on the I.au-
rel Street cars, somewhat facetiously
described as 1.-THE AIillionnires' Line"
Said he: Il ran over there four years.
and they are the finest people ] hav.
ever seen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04
AN EXCEPTIONAL rREAsurEn.


There is atleast one county treas
urer in Virginia who places the well
fare OF the people at higher pre-
MUM than his own selfish ends. DR..
George w. Butts, treasurerfiof Nanse-
mond county.is not only opposed to the
proposed constitutional amendment
which would give unlimited term Of
office to treasurers, but he is equally
outspoken in his antagonism to the
three other proposed changes In the
organic law Of Virginia,
The Yirginian-Pilot had story abou,
Treasurer Butts In recent issue from
which we quote:
DIR. Butts is against all OF tho
e IN IAN particularly that one
which allows traasurers to succeed
themselves as many times as they can
be elected. DR.. Butts said to-day that
unlimited succession of treasurers has
an unwho.escme effect in many cases
and tends toward the perpetuation OF
political power. Treasurer Butts has
been In office some years and knows
something Of the influence which can
be exerted should the officer see III to
use his official prestige in that way.
One method by which a treasurer may
secure political advantage for him
self or friends Is the manner in which
poll taxes are collected. DIR. Butts
thinks all four Of the amendments arc
good things to vote against
Here Is one man, at least, who knows
the truth and dafss to speak ii. Treas
urcr Butts realizes that while there are
good men who make no misuse Of the.
Etreasurership, there would be many
opportunities In that office
for wrong Icing and tAe creation Of
wrongful politiea' inaulShee. we're the
Constitution enlarged = DoRbtiesa he
Rgrees with Mr.. Speaker Byrd tha, by
Of the poll tax coilen-
tions. tho treasurer can assure TO him
Ealf Al tremendous personal political
Following ana control political affairs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-04

No. we do not think / t. is true that
DR.. crippen was born either$at States
vile or Charlotte, N. c.