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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06


could be distributed through the axricul-
tural colleges at no large outlay.
Good Roads.
The profit, convenience and desirabiI-
ity Of rural life will be incaleulably PRO
NOTED by the construction of good
roads Public interest in this important
question Is becoming general and earnest
Every reduction Of time, labor and out.
lay IN transporting persons and eommod-
tiles TO and from country homes in
ereases the net income Of their occu-
pants By making good roads where
miserable excuses now exist. the acc~.-
siotiity and value Of farms will be great
" increased
Conditien Of Our State Treasury.
NJ can b. seen. BY a comparison Of
hx1re-. the ananrisl condition Of the
STATE has na.ie marked improvement dur.
ing the past two years. For the first
isssss "a @i'sst -svsr yrzrz the states
.. ''sis w. -.-~esisa a. wNp.nditures.
Ihs ieg'slztar-s of 1904. 1908 each au-
.A"s<~d th~ issianee OF s5oo,oo0 IN
s''n''s TOT eafrent exP*nhlture-, the bor'
r"~iHx o. -eSerAi hHndred thousand dol
ar 10 meet temporary debts and the
ret're'nens ot s5oo.ooo OF s'x per cent.
e''fi- from the proeeesis OF sales OF $500
o0' OF il per cent bonss. the 3is per
ernt- .er'~- beng inten'ie'i TO be sub-ti-
.ute'i nor the PER cent ot the si.2s3..
v-s-"s OF our -tate'> payable indebted
49,. $1,000. 90 was thus Incurred Only
siSo-Soo OF the ia per cent bonds were
-"li- Tor want Of demand or other
causes ami the remainder Of the psr
c~nt- -srirs OF bombs were retired BY cur
r~nt funs-, leaving in the treasury un-
s"'a- where they now are, s363-5oo Of tine
"a per e~n'. bonds. IA no aPproPria-
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

eiatiou held a largely attended anil SUE
ccssful session in Huntingdon. The e,iu-
cationsl interests Of this county are on
the upward trcnd. having been given ~
newed impetus by the recent visit sf
State Superintendent r. L. Jones TO .
number Of towns in the eaunty. wh~s
he held educational meetings and sPeks
to the teachers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Hon y. A. scott, president Of the
board q levee commissioners for TIM.
district. and in answer TO questions ss
70 the probable personnel OF the board
March next. said that be had no positive
information on the subject. but that m
sofar a. he va- personally concerned. he
had decided not 10 he an applicant for
resPpointrient. and that he had 80 noti-
fed GOV Noel
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

The farmers near We=th-rshy sre TAX
ing considerable interest in the raising
Of wheat A number Of them have
planted. and if ID proves success they
will plant next year on a more extensive
sezle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Tsss- aesfoe-, we-iss Ss~@ aa.
Ben Bievins from Bolivar ami Ca1risy
Goodwine from Copiah. received life sen
tenees during December. This last was
the negro Whose stray shot az an.shsr
negro ON the streets OF Jackson last
October resulted in the death Of Mrs
irene sullivan Harris. for which he Was
tried on change Of venue to Copiah coun-
y.
The drainage conference called BY the
senate md representatives in the Lsgis-
lature from Washington county to con-
slider the question OF the drainage OF
Black Bayou and an outlet for same, was
held in Greenville. There wa, a large
representation from Sharkey and Wash
ington counties. while Is~aqueua was
represented by few delegates
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

The home Of Albert iiaie. in Jellicu,
wa- totally destroyed by tire. the blaze
originating ia a room IN which two ehii-
drcn. agrd two and four we're PLAYING
Both. it was thought. bad been rc-eu@i.
when the screams of the Youngest were
heard euminw from the burning home.
The mother ran IN the furnace. found
the infant under = bed. and rrseuei IL.
but at a Gust ot frightfui burns She
wa- serio,rsly cut BY a falling door, all
II her hair was burned on and she was
badly burned about the nsck and shout
ders
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

George Mitchell. the negro who killed
a Young white man named Walter Ming.
near Nola, Lawrence county December
Is. was arrested about l6 miles east Of
Norield - there was some talk of
iyuching the negro if captured, Sheriff
Greer aud the sheriff Of Lawrence county
have been directed by the governor to
keep the negro in the Lincoln county jail
until further instructions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Estimate of the probable financial con-
dition of the state OF Mississippi during
the calendar year 1911. The receipts are
based upon the receipts for the calendar
year 1903, and are the same as those in
the estimate of the financial condition
of the state for 1910, above. The dis
barsements are based upon the disburse-
ments for the calendar year 1909; dis
bursernerts for 1911 will be similar to
those for 1909, in that they contain no
disbursements consequent to Legislative
expenses. Disbursements for November,
1900. amounted to s74,s57-T9; but this
would have been s3T4,657.7s if there had
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

c. T. Christmas. who has been circuit
clerk OF Bolivar county for fourteen
years, died at his home in Ru-edale. ags-i
about - years. lie wa one OF the most
popular men in the county. His war
rerord was a splendid one. and hrs Old
comrades viii especially miss him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06
Mutual Dependency.

And finally. there is this gracious
characteristic OF ali true friends hin.
that the friends stand ready at mu-
tSal call One is no sooner sick than
his friend Is at the gate So It Is be-
tween the soul and the Lord. | stand
at attention. and IL he calls I answer.
And If call upon him. he. too. makes
speedy reply. Before he calls will
answer him True friends are sur
rendered to mutual service.
All this is true OF our friendship
with the Lord And. therefore. you
see. am not dealing with ahstrac-
tons am not describing some ethe-
real attitude TO a radiant and pas
sive ideal Nor Is our friend. the
Lord. mere posthumous influence. a
dumb. deaf. blind energy. living In
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06
| Mississippi News |
ou0auOu0nuu

A leading and highly respecsed lady Of
wilder-vills knssckng down and whip
ping a young white mas. vas the s~nss-
ton sprung on that httie town Friday
afternoon The heroine Of the ePi>osle
vas approached BY a young man of q
leading family. who. in a state u inflow
ration PLAYED his hand in an atfectios-
a,s mah=-r ON the chin Of the lady The
instant hs touched her the lady's right
arm got INTO sstion. and at ons blow the
young man was sptawling on the Eoor
of the store. The lady dbl not de-i-s-
hut continued raining blow after blow
upsn hirl until she was entirely salts
fed rss-n. - nss Witnessed the whip
psnx aud nrps&asisa sis- fsaeay sscs-ls-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

HAT n title to havsl In that
imperial day when the title
was tlrst conferred. when
houors we're lavishiy he.
slowed and SYSTEMATICALLY
worn. vas there any honor
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

While being lowered into MePhsrson
mine az Durktown. Henry Walker and
William Ciauntz met instant death
They were nearly 200 feet below ground
when an iron eross-head above them
broke loose. and. falling. struck both
men on their heads. They were knocked
cut Of tie skip and fell to the bottom
of the shaft into a deep pool Of water.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

As the aftermath Of the duel between
Simon Jackson and J. y. sherman Of
Moscow, in which Estes Harris, a II
year old youth, played the role Of the
innocent hystRnder," and paid the PEN
atty with his life, both of the Partiei-
pants in the atfray surrendered to county
officials and were released on bond.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

A. :. Colyar. Jr.. well known in Chat
tanooga and Nashville and prominently
connected in this state, was taken into
custody ut Chattanooga ON a charge Of
passing checks alleged to be bad.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Or. J. B. Gresham, perhaps the oldest
physician in East Mississippi, died in
West Point after weeks illness from
pneumonia. He was - years of age and
had been a practitioner in Noxubee ami
Clay counties for probably over sixty
years. He was widely known and most
highly respected.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

W. =. Woodruff. president of the For
est City Land and Lumber company, To-
Gated near Hollandale, in Washington
county. and owner of 1900 acres of
fine timber and plantation land, an
nounees that 100 acres of his land ~.ll
be put in rice this year as an expert
ment.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

BY appointment Lewis VI. Jones takes
charge of the Knoxville station of min.
rescue work. succeeding \. C. Ramsey,
transferred as assistant in the Pittsburg
Office. The Knoxville station covers the
entire south.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Total estimate ef disbarsemsEfs.
December. soe......-..--.-..-.---. salAas7-Ts
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

Reformatoris- for youthful Grim mails
should BE- established without fursks do
hay. The cost will be small in eot ssi-
sou with the great resulting y ent.
Wayward children and yuuthfai rim.
'nsls should be removed from the ths
Of temptation and subjected tH eie -
Instruction The arguments 10 tsssS 81
this proposition are 40 obvious az fc'ked
no rr-tatru~uf
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
THE SILLY DAYS OF 1861.
Most Humorous Battle of Civil waI
Fought at Rock Creek.

-hOHA &lfN W
Fought at Rock Creek.
From the Kansas City Star
IL was The silly season OF 1861. which
may nave accounted for IT, No other
explanation has ever been offered, at any
rate, for the Battle Of Rock Creek. -
that was fought" June lS OF that year
near where the old Westport and Inde-
peudence roads fntersect at Rock Creek
on land then owned by Barnett holland.
father Of William A. holland, now a
citizen OF Independence.
For several days there had been camp
ed about 800 recruits from the farms OF
Jackson and adjoining counties. eager
10 see some real war So they said.
They were Southern sympathizers, and
at night they sat around the camp fires
and chafed at the delay that kept them
from showing that they sure enough
were heroes 1t seemed a shame that
soldiers Of their valor. they told each
other. should be wasting so much time
that might as well be employed TO good
advantage pulverizing the enemy.
Here In Kansas City the Union troops
were camped and the morning OF June
% two Confederate scouts returning from
a accommodating expedition. announced
that A company OF the Union troops we're
approaching II proved to be Capt. Will
lam z. Prince with about a hundred men
under flag OF truce, and Col. Holloway.
Of the Confederate troops. advanced 10
meet him. There was a conference and
the two officers started back 10 their re-
spective commands
Nobody ever knew exactly what start
ed II, but Just at this juncture over in
the Confederate camp everybody appear
ed 10 be shooting and running at about
the same time. They weren't firing al
the enemy. but had turned their guns
upon one another in their confusion. and
before the shooting could be stopped sew
eral men had been killed. among them
Col. Holloway. Many were wounded. OF
course. the Confederates thought they
were firing on the enemy. The uniforms
OF the Confederate and the Union SOL
diers at that time were largely impro-
vised, so that such a mistake was easily
made.
AS for the enemy" trey were stand
ing on the hill several hundred yards
away, gazing In astonishment upon the
demonstration that was going on in the
Confederate camp. When the firing had
subsided the enemy" marched calmly
back 10 Kansas City, glad enough, doubt
less. 10 get away. for its hundred SOL
diers would not have made much of an
impression. probably. upon the 800 men
in the Confederate camp-a little detail
which the excited Confederates appeared
not TO have considered.
Subsequently most Of the men in the
Confederate camp became brave soldiers.
But at that time the men were inexpe-
rienced and undisciplined, and their
nerves were not yet panic proof
The Battle OF Rock Creek is believed
TO be the only humorous battle In the
civil war.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
THE EARTH GAZING IN.
Great sinks in Florida Subter-
ranean River.

I From the GairesYiile sun.
Another sink" on Alachua Lake, just
/ across from the chain Of sinks" south
OF the city, developed some time during
/ Wednesday night. and as a result the
! trains over the Atlantic Coast Line were
annulled after the Leesburg-J Jacksonville
/ train. which reached here Thursday
/ morning al S O'Clock.
/ The first repor- that reached the city
was brought by Conductor Frederick,
who was advised OF the trouble by Sec
/ ton Foreman Thigpen, who made the
/ discovery early in the morning on hts
| way 10 the south end OF his section.
When Mr.. Thigpen first discovered the
/ new sink il was not more than ten or
/ fifteen feet in diameter. but II spread
very rapidly during the morning hours,
and by the arrival of the Leesburg pas
senge- train II had grown TO about forty
! feet, one large chunk of earth following
/ after another IN rapid succession and
I the ground cracking for a space OF sew
/ eral feet around the entire hole.
/ At about noon the place presented q
rather interesting scene, for at this time
/ the great loads OF earth were rolling IN
[ at intervals, and with them the water
would boil and sizzle as though il was
hot iron being struck in places. The
great pool also resembled the waves OF
the seas, for during the day it was in
motion, sometimes being greater than at
others. and Up 10 last night the earth
was still falling.
Reports from the place last night were
TO the effect that the hole bad covered a
| distance Of rs feet running north and
south, while from the east to west bank
the distance is fully 100 feet
The sink developed some 200 yards this
side OF the one that occurred there few
years ago when a local freight train with
many cars fell 10 the bottom of the
place. but fortunately there was no water
IN this one. and II was easily filed in,
and is used to-day the same as the old
roadbed
Just how deep the water in this new
place is cannot be estimated with any
degree Of accuracy, for during the fore
noon large tree that was fully thirty
or more feet tall was in the middle of the
place. and in the afternoon il had dis
appeared as though nothing but bot
tomless hole was there to receive any
thing that came its way
There are a number OF old sinks in the
vicinity but the new one is larger than
any ~ the others
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
PUBLIC. EXTRAVAGANZA.
Country Needs Most of All Old
fashioned Economy.

From the Savannah Morning News.
II hasn't been so very long ago since
David B. Hill. of New York. was regard.
ed as one OF the country's abiest men
That was when he was active IN poll
/ tics, but his words are just as wei
/ worth needing now as then. although
he has smothered his ambition to bt
President and Is living in retirement
On Wednesday he delivered an ad-
dress 10 the people of Chemung County
/ n. Y. on the occasion of their counts
fair. In the course Of his remarks he
said; "One of the dangers that con
fronts the country to-day is the already
| increased expenditures of government
money in nation and State. Good old
fashioned economy seems 10 have beer
abandoned and Wild schemes OF every
character substituted in its stead"
There is truth in the foregoing. When
the national, State, and municipal gov
Iernments are extravagant the people are
pretty certain to be extravagant. Debts,
public and private, are piled up and
bankruptcy is the result. OF course
there is panic before bankruptcy. but
afterward the people, for a term OF
years. have to live on short rations. as
It were.
The President realizes that there is
danger in the extravaganza which is APP
parent On every hand. He is preparing
now TO cut down the expenses OF the
government. He tried 10 do so the first
year OF his administration, but he met
with but poor success. His predecesso!
had no idea Of economy, and notwith-
standing the fact that the revenues were
enormous. Col Roosevelt went out OF
Office leaving big deficiency In the
Treasury. II ne had remained in Office
another four years additional buildings
would have been necessary 10 accomo-
date the army of new officials he APP
pointed. He was so bent on impTessinG
the country with the fact that he was
doing things that he never counted the
cost OF the various schemes that he in
augurated. So impressed with the ex-
travagance of the government was Sena-
tor Aldrich, at the close OF the Roosevelt
administration, that he stated that he
would take a contract to run the gov
eminent better than it had been run for
$500 100000 a year less than it was
costing
II We have another financial panic
within the next few years IL will be
because Of extravaganza, both of TIE
government and the people. II IS a safe
statement that both the government and
the people are spending money beyond
their means. At the last Congress il
vas necessary 10 impose a new tax. the
tax or corporations. and an income and
Inheritance tax are in sight. And the
people are not behind the government IN
extravaganza II the truth were discov-
cradle II doubtless would be found that
Ia big percentage Of those who have ev-
cry appearance Of being in good circum-
stances, Of living on easy street." are
on the verge Of bankruptcy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
Spanish in American Schools.

Spanish should be the second language
learned by every American. From busi-
ness point of view. its Importance is sec
ond only to English.
From literary point OF view, while not
as rich as French or German, it has
resources which will never be exhausted
by any American student Ceramics
writings are In no sense inferior 10
shakespeare's Lopez de la Vegas plays
show as keen an insight into human
nature as do those of the great English
dramatist.
The commercial importance OF Spanish
is conceded by every thinking person.
After English. 1t is probably the most
widely diffused language In the world
India and China have their hundreds Of
millions of people. but in each country
one has TO travel but few miles TO find
a different language or dialect,
Spanish has not only a great past, but
also great future Things are happen
Ing in the countries TO the south OF us
Great cities have been built and hun
dreds of thousands OF immigrants yearly
settle N these countries. where land is
still cheap. The larger countries are
honeycombed with railways and indus
trial establishments.
Our consuls have repeatedly urged upon
manufacturers that statesmen might as
well be dumb as not know Spanish, in
doing business with Latin America. The
government spends money freely TO sup
port an institution whose chief ''raison
detre" is 10 promote American trade
with these countries.
But what have the schools done? Prac-
tically nothing. Many Of them print
Spanish courses in their catalogues, but
have appointed no teachers 10 give the
instruction.
Every one will admit that II nations
understood each other better they would
soon come 20 appreciate each others
virtues. Few people who learn the Ian
guage and really mix with Spanish-speak-
ing people fail 10 be inspired with a
positive liking for both the language and
the people.
In brief, fl is high time for our schools
to get busy and remove this tariff on
ideas" which ignorance OF foreign Ian
guages imposes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
Reciprocity with Canada.

once more the long mooted question OF
reciprocity with Canada has come 70 the
fore, and this time. 1t is believed, with A
much greater chance OF some real good
being accomplished than ever before. In
both countries the sentiment In favor Of
some measure Of reciprocity has been
growing, urged on. doubtless. by general
dissatisfaction over the tariff. over high
prices and the cost OF living.
Canadian statesmen, having been re-
bufred in the overtures they made on two
previous occasions OF the meeting OF the
Joint High Commission, vowed that there
after negotiations looking for reciprocal
measures must come from the United
States. and the revival OF the talk about
the possibility OF a reciprocity treaty has
been brought about through the over
lures made by our government 10 Ottawa
The time has been we'll chosen. Canadian
statesmen are in mood 10 listen.
When the Liberal government came into
power IN Canada two years ago It adopt
ed the policy of its late opponents. the
Conservatives, and became ayowed nro.
teetionists. 1t seemed then as If the senti-
ment Of the larger part Of Canada was
for high tariff. and reciprocity seanaa
neither necessary nor desirable. But
times have changed in Canada. as win
US. There. too. has been insurgency Pra-
mier Sir Wilfrid Laurier has been travel
Ing over the Dominion and he has met
committees OF workingmen, farmers and
merchants, and he discovered a strong
sentiment in favor OF doing away with
the tariff on many articles. The farmers
OF Canada are on the whole, in favor of
free trade; the communities on the border
wanted reciprocity; the small manufac-
turers wanted free American coal. The
Canadian tariff has sent prices m the
Dominion soaring. and Just now economic
conditions up there make the time par
tfcularly favorable for renewal OF the
reciprocity discussion.
Premier Laurier has already shown
HIS willingness to reopen the matter.
and he is preparfng-this time without
the mediation OF Great Britannia re-