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Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

would stick il out and have a tight
race for Ciorilla's hand. Abraham told
Old Minch that he guessed he could
wand a small thing like a pair OF cold
Ieet so long as he had had fair no
nee, and ne went to work Immediately
getting into training. Every night
1nen he retired he took a 50-pound
eake OF ice and strapped il to the
snaA OF his back. hoping thus to grad
aaiy become acclimated to the tenn
peratnre that Clorilla's feet would be-
Al nrst the ice gave him shivers. but
N month or two he had become so
used to the eoldness of it that he did
hot ieei IL at all. and he began COM
pi1lning that the Betzville Ice Com
p&ny Ice was poor ice At the end
p the third month he sent up north
~ MS ice. so as 70 get a colder quail
' and each month after that he would
sna further north for his ice. In a
mort time the small Of his back be-
aine SO used 20 cold ice that it suffer
= With the heat when it had no ice
"a n and he had to go around all day
@''h Ice on his back 1t melted and
~ down into his shoes. and Abraham
Esie going along Main street sound
= NE COW in a sIushy lane.
nut Phillipus Googe went about 1t
n'sher way. On Clorflla's birthday
gave her a fireIess cooker Phil
pas hoped that If Clorilla cooked her
sst IN the freless cooker every day
e would gradually cook the cold out
.nem, for fireless cooker needs
afe out keeps on cooking anything
aat Is put in it until it is taken out
sam So every day Gorilla would
N'a up bran mash and put in the
'Asf very hot. and put her feet in
AT nrst the mash had a habit Of
'nng into a solid chunk Of iced
An immediately npons coming in con-
With her feet. and then her par
would have to chip on the icy
win an ice pick. but gradually
sect began to warm up. and they
warmer and warmer as the
went by, until Clorilla could not
.ae bran mash hot enough to feel
'o,anie Even when it was boil
=. aal Gorilla complained that it
eniiiy to her feet. and her feet
so permanently warm that
sns put on her shoes they
ed the leather. and she had to
special shoes made. lined with
y = mat time the very thought Of
ssainst her feet made her tremr
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
TORNADO HITS LELAND.
Houses unroofed and nE-h Damage Is
Done to Property.

Leland, Miss.-A storm of cyclonic
proportions, accompanied by heavy rain,
struck Leland Sunday, causing eonsid-
ersble damage. Houses were unroofed,
fences blown down and a good many
shades trees torn up. The Leland Oil
Works had all of their smokestaeks
blown down, as well as several Of their
storage sheds, with roofs of all their
other buildings more or less damaged.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Indians Starving in Mexico.

Fl Paso. Texas.-Re'luced pitiably to
the point of starvation because of the
failure of their food crops and without
even seed for planting, the Tarahumare
Indians OF the Sierra Madras are wan
dering through the states of Chihuahua
and Coahuila. The Tarahumares are
peaceful and follow agricultural pur.
suits. Captain joaquin Charez has ap-
pealed to Governor Creel for aid for
them.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Worthless Ones Seek Disputes.


Il am an old Confederate. YOU are old
Fe,lerals. perhaps. We disagreed and you
are the yietor-, but Ne still think our
generals were good men and our people
werr good people. and We do not dispute
that yours we're Just good a. ours.
Not at all. Our people are not quarrel
mig over these thing down south al ALL
We have few 'blabmouth fellows
that always want Ia make a fuss. but
they are not even worth eus-ing. ~
will not Use any insevtives against them
We have them down South. but they arr
not my sort. and I have got more miu-
enee with the people than they have. /
talk with them a. talk To YOU. | tell
them the truth and the facts. and I tell
them we are friends here, and they do
not see things as We do.
We want YOU To think well Of Us,
and there is no Use Of sailing us traitors
They used to call George Washington
rebel anil a traitor. but we do not thInk
50 ourselves, and do not think any OF
Us fellows. while we may have been reb-
els do not deny that-were traitors.
We thought we ought to fight for our
state. and We disagreed just on a little
section Of the constitution small thing
to fight about. but it made an awful
big fuss when they got at it.
This is my fathers house. am
proud to be in it, am proud to be
associated today with the men whom
see around me. | have read the papers
and have heard you all abused and CEN
sured. but | find that this is the finest
working body of men | was ever asso-
ciated with
And this is our country. | know no
North, no South, no East, no West, but
love my country every part the best
Il never let hate get into my heart,
so as to make me unhappy. That Is the
reason have lived and kept young and
retained my youth and beauty while
you have gotten old and ugly, some OF
you
Il have not lost my hair yet. but It is
falling out, and | am going to leave here
to keep from losing it altogether
am going 70 leave here, for many Of you
have got all the hair off your heads, and
think had better 20 homs-"
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
TO DISTRIBUTE $500, 600.
Claimants Against Southern Mutual In
vestment Company Benefit.

Lexington, ky.-It Is expected that
s., 100000 will be distributed at once
to claimants against the Southern Mu-
tual Investment Company as a result
of the confirmation of the report of Re
ceiyer J. C.. Rogers by the circuit court
here Friday.
The investment company failed sew
eral years ago, with nearly 5000 elann-
ants, residing in every state of tho
Uzion
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
TROOPS LEAVE CAIRO.

Cairo. Ill-The Alexander county
courthouse is no longer a military camp,
Companies g. IL, | and X OF Fourth
Regiment. Illinois National Guard, de-
parted on a special train sunday, and
Company n of Cairo was released from
duty.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
HOGS NEAR SO AT CHICAGO.
Sales Made in Paekingtown at ss.s2 Ia
Per Hundredweight.

Chieago-Live hogs advanced still
closer to the $40 mark Monday. saI.z
being made at so.s2 1-2 per hundred.
weight. Pork followed the lead and ad.
vsneed 15c above the highest point re-
corded Saturday, the top pirce Monday
being s24.7o per barrel for the May De.
livery.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Five Quakes Recorded.

St Louis.-Five long earthquake
shocks were recorded by the seismo-
graph at st. Louis University Monday
afternoon, commencing at 3:40:45 and
continuing until 3:4s:1o o'clock. The
shocks were long and slow, and from
east to west, according to Father
Crosse, the university astronomer, and
portend, in his estimation, a severe
shock later in the extreme Southwestern
portion of the globe.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
PROBING LIVING COST.
American consuls Abroad Will Assist
congressmen.

Europe have received instructions BY
cable from the state department at
Washington to prepare and forward
forthwith comparative statistics snow
ing the difference of cost of living in
1900 and 1910. These statistics viii
cover food, clothing, rents and similar
necessary expenses
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
4. Ne~ York Factories.

The salaries of the sS.2s1 ofncers
,rd clerks of the 2O.sss factories OF
New York city amount to s7S'ol',o9o
every year. The number of wage earn. @
arz in these factories is greater tnan
fine population of many large c9ies.
Tns nav Of the wage earners is nearly
$3.50 .000. 900 annually.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

James Bowe. a sucrrssful business man
al Woodland. has returned from an ex-
tended trip through the West. including
East anil West Oklahoma ami Arkansas
and a general trip through Texas. and
states that ui-sis-ippi Is good enough
for him. tie went West to look for a
good location TO enter the mercantile
business.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The Oktibbeha County Farmer Boys
Corn Club met in Starkville and were adj
dressed by Professor Morgan of the A.
and VI. College and DIR. TAFT Butler, ed
itor of the Gazette W. II. Miller distrib-
uted to each member of the club suf-
ficient seed corn OF the Mosby variety to
plant one-half an acre.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

W. VI. Hawkins. a well known planter
Of Warren county. captured live boil
weevil on his place under a shed adioin-
ing his gin. He had believed all the
weevils were killed by the recent freeze.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

q. c. Hodges. . small farmer near
West, realized IA cash s556.s0 this sea
son on his farm. Mr.. Hedges Is a hust-
ling farmer. who has no dread Of the
boil weevil or any other enemy to cot
ton.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

Insurance Commissioner Henry has is
sued his license to the Great Southern
Accident and Fidelity Insurance Com
pany of Atlanta, a recently formed cor
poration, TO do business in the state OF
Mississippi
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The soliciting committee from the
Meridian Board OF Trade have raised the
81 900 which is to be given in prizes by
the Board Of Trade TO farmers OF Laud-
erdaIe and adjoining counties to promote
the raising of feedstuffs.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The Monroe County Teaehrrs's Assoei'
alton met at Aberdeen. Prot J. ".
Woodward. president Of the association,
introduced Miss susie '. Powell, state
organizer Of school Improvement ss-ocia-
tions. Jackson. Miss. and Prof. H. Rose,
superintendent of the high school AZ
Yszoo City. Miss. who addressed the
association on the general Improvement
OF schools.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The local chapter, United Daughters
Of the Confederacy. are making elaborate
plans to mack the coming annual gather
ing Of their order, which meets in Column
bus in the early part Of May. the best
and most pretentious TIN association has
ever bad
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

P c. Bailey. recently appointed eom-
missioner of agriculture of Attala coun-
ty. nv the board of supervisors, has
organized corn club among the farm
ers of the county. an adjunct or extern
sion Of the work of the boys corn club
Of Superintendent of Eduratiou Dew.
The business men of koseiusko have con
tributed handsome cash prizes for the
best showing made N this line.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

Attorney General Stirling has tiled an
other suit for contempt Of court against
the New Orleans. Mobile 4 Chicago
Railroad Company. formerly the Mobile,
Jackson 4 Kansas City Railroad Com
pany. ON account OF the failure of the
road to construct a short piece of track
so a. to connect with the Pontotoc de-
pot. thus placing the depot on the main
line instead of ON a spur "a heretofore.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The name of Prof W. II. Smith.
Holmes county's superintendent of ednr
cation, is being proposed for admission.
together with his portrait. 10 the Hall OF
Fame at Jackson. This IL ON account
II the fact that Professor Smith eun-
rvived the idea OF orRanixing boys corn
clubs in the different counties IN the
state. The plan took like wildiire. and
in the course of short while the whole
state became enthusiasts. Corn clubs
have now bobbed up everywhere. and
il is claimed that this movement alone
Is going to raise this state to place
with the best corn growing states Of the
Union.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Wants Real United Country.

Now. gentlemen, did not get up
here Just to make YOU laugh. want
to tell you something that will not
make you laugh. Down in Mississippi.
where | live. when | go home and 20 10
my bed tn sleep and dream sweet dreams
af the hours | have seen here in the sen
ate. ! viii sleep with the sword of Da-
mocles hanging over my head. We have
a problem To settle there that want
YOU Ia help me SETTLE ,lo not ask ven
u agree with me. but ask YOU tn talk
with me and listen to what I have to
say in kindness and frienlship. I want
to see Mason and DiVan's line obliterated
from the map Of the nited states and
on il the words written. rur country.
Applause ON the floor and in the gal
leris.<
Il am tired oi sevtionalism. tod knows
got enough of II, lighting. | do not
want any of IL. I do not want to hear
any speech in the senate or anywhere
else that stirs up any strife between the
old soldiers or citizens who are not in
the army. do want to bring about
peue--
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

John =. Davis, aged - years. one OF
the first settlers Of the county and .
wealthy planter. died at hrs home. ten
miles from Seminary. Mr.. Davis was a
Confederate veteran, having served
through the entire civil war. taking part
in several nf the prominent battles.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

The auditorium building at south Mis
sis-ippi College, Hattieshurg. was de-
stroyed by tire. The burned building.
which contained furniture, represented an
Investment OF over 100000. whrh -
covered by insurance ON the building
amounting TO some slj,0o0. together
with an insignificant amount of ln-ur'
ance ON the furniture. This is the fourth
time this institution has suffered severe
loss from fire. three of the fires occur.
ring before the plant was moved from
Foplarville. about three years ago.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

J. G. Oake-. charged with criminahy
fib.ling Judge Robert l.. Bullarl Of Mon
ticcllo, was found guilty by jury.
Oakes printed aud circulated circulars
attacking Judge Bullard. and he was
indicted on charge of criminal libel
by the grand jury. Judge Bullard being
disqualified. Gov. Noel appointed -pc-
rial Judge to try the ease.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
GORDON MAKES UNIQUE SPEECH
Bids Farewell to His Colleagues i'm Very
Feeling Words.
applause Is Given the SenaorSenator
o oordon Most Remarkable Addrss-coloneI
Gordon Praises Senate 5 a Body.

Wa-hington.-The departure Of ten.
james ''or'lon. who has BEEN acting A.
temporary United States scnator from
Mississippi ia the placr Of the hate Sen.
ator MoI.aurin, removes from public
HE the mo-t picturesque character in
Washington. Temporary Senator tor
don, ON retiring Thursday, delivered the
following address.
senator Depew al once aro-e and de-
elared that he had listened to the most
remarkable farewell address ever deliv-
cred to IN. ssuate
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03


In this ix went down with FORREST.
and We went to brentwood station and
captured the fort and got the cartridges.
bat ! never Used them. { never hre-l q
-h"t during the war. That = fact. I
! had iu-t abauf a. much a. I cnul.l Do.
with the seare that was on m. tu look
after the men that I had engaged. ami
that i the kinl uf -.,i,lirr wa. {
told the other fellows to iu the hghtiug
\ great many of them ,tay~I at hoHie.
and ii had t~en a. smart - they we're
{ might have dons the sans
~Anothsr time gentleman. vino i
living vet. BY the name 81 Captain
Brown. IT the seventh lllinoi.-he and {
had some little engagement. That >~v-
euth Illinois was the meanest regiment
| ever saw. for ID never Vanted to gnit
fighting The seventh Iiliuoi- aud the
>ecoud Iowa were the worst men had
To fight, but { am glad when I -ee them
alive TO-DAY.
When We meet We shake hands. We
are the bs-t Of frieu,ls. and Captain
Brown. Of the seventh Illinois. and I
have kept up a correspondence ever since
the war. lie i living at Leon. Ia. now.
and ii you think ! am not telling the
fact. YOU can call on him and prove il.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Mississippi News
Ouu 0O00 oil

Within the last two weeks some large
real estate deals have been carried
through in Iunica county, Including the
transfer of number Of the largest
plantations in the north end Of the
,ounty from the men who have owned
them in som. instances since before the
,ivil war, the purchasers h-ing n -yndi-
sate Of Northern capitalists represented
by L. n. Saulesbury, formerly resi-
ient Of the state Of Michigan, and at
one time attorney general of that state.
The properties sold were the G. l. Rob
inson plantation, containing 2.too acres,
for s2eo,Ooo. John McGrsths Bowdea
plantation. containing 1890 acres. for
ss0.j00. W h. and {. u. Herrin. 1000
acres, for 10000. Dr. Brooks, 100 acres.
st2 900. r ID. Clack-. about 900 acres.
500 900. These lands all JOIN. and may
be- included in one tract. The total
acreage Is $3.50 acres. and the total price
received therefore being sisT 500, a-
proSimatrly SIS per acre, the entire sum
having been paid in cash.
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03
Would Welcome Old Pipe Lines

IF nv old friend from Arkansas IS OPP
nosed 10 what call prosperity, would
ike for Mr. Rockefeller to come down
and run his pipes through Mississippi
He can 20 all over my land. We shall
~ o,Iad 10 have him l used to pay 40
es,ss a gallon for oil to be burned in my
,.mns We are a little better of now;
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

Well. ! want you to understand that
! am a plain. blunt old Confederate -ol.
der. | wore the gray and fought and
hled. but | did not die. But .ke,iad-
dle'f frequently. lou understand that
word. These Old soldiers will under
stand u.
Il had the honpr during nv services.
To capture some prominent men in the
Northern army. Among them was Ten
eral toburn. af indianapolis. Ind
captured one great big man name,l ,ioha
>hafter. who was maios in the Ninth
Michigan. lie was poor shot. Tor adj
vaneed at him with nv sabcr and h.
shot at me five timrs and never
touched me.
Now. 'ziil tell another truth. That
fellow >hafter gave me an awful Searr,
anyhow. When I approached him h.
hande, me his pistol ami said
You are welcome To il. but Il will
do you no gooi. have shot all the car.
tridge- away. but over at -tockdale. near
Franklin. Tenn. I have vali-s that ha-
got a thor~and cartridges IN ~. and you
are welcomr 10 these If you will ~ after
them
Il -aid. Thank YOU for the pistol I
Oxford eagle., 1910-03-03

/ We arc independent because W. have git
cleetrie lights. but We paid 40 cents a
gallon for oil. and now can grt IL for
10 ccuts a gallon.
y do not know whether Mr.. Rocke-
teiler J. the cause of the price coming
down to 10 cents. but ! think IL vii
be that way in Mi--i-sippi il they get the
e"nvenienee- that this pipe line busni.>-
proposes to give them. anil ! intend 20
vote for the pipes. That d. all there j.
to IL.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

the best beef type. The hips and
pin bones are not prominent and are
we'll covered when the animal is fat.
The rump is leaner, the thighs thin
ner and the twist not so deep as in
the special-purpose beef breeds. In
short. the form is one midway be-
tween the accepted beef and dairy
types. The udder has tendency to
the pendent form, the fore udder
frequently being deficient, but the
teats are usually OF good size. The
udder is elastic and the milk veins
rather large.
Their grazing qualities are rather
above the average, as would be ex-
pected from their medium size, COM
pact build and active but gentle dis
position. AS feeders they are not
quite equal to Shorthorns, Here
fords or Angus: but they cross we'll
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

tagonistic qualities of beef and milk
production, combined as well or bet
ter than in any other breed. AS with
all dual-purpose breeds, however,
the average of the breed, rather than
individual or exceptional members,
must be considered to obtain a cor
rect estimate Of their value as milk
and beef producers. Certain indi-
viduals of the breed possess dairy
qualities OF very high order, while
other individuals are most excellent
beef producers. These exceptions In
unusual individuals are pointed out
by partisans Of the breed to show
that the breed is equal to the best
as dairy cattle and inferior to none
as beef producers. While this ap-
proaches the truth as regards GER
tain individuals, when one function
only is considered. these high accom-
plishments in beef and milk produc-
ton are not found in the same indi-
vidual and do not represent the breed
as a whole. AS a breed they are
only medium in the combined func-
tons Of beef and milk production as
compared with the special beef ami
mails in beef production and with
the special dairy breeds for dairy
purposes. There is probably no bet
ter dual-purpose breed. and for the
South We regard it as the best; but
the breed as a whole is only average
or medium in the production of beef
and milk.
The Red Polled breed originated
in the counties of Suffolk and Nor
folk, England, and they were proba-
bly, first imported to this country in
1873. Since then their popularity
has increased quite rapidly until to-
day they are probably the most pop
ular dual-purpose cattle with the
possible exception of the Shorthorn.
AS the name indicates, Red Polls
are hornless. The color is usually
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12
X LIVE STOCK AND DAIRY K
THE BREEDS OF CATTLE.
VRed Polls-Probably of the DualPurpose Breeds
for he

deep red, but a white udder, white
on the under line. or a white brush
to the tail is permissible. although
solid red is preferred.
In size the Red Polls average less
than Shorthorns, Herefords and An
gus, but are heavier than Devons or
other dual-purpose breeds.
In conformation they are some
what between the beef and dairy
types. The neck lacks the fullness
of the special beef type, the cows es-
pecially showing thinner neck and
approaching the dairy type. The
withers are not broad like the beef
type but are usually thicker and
broader than the best dairy type. The
ribs are well sprung, giving the body
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

"HERE ARE four pure breeds
which furnish the best Of the
u dual-purpose cattle of this coun-
try. These are the Shorthorn, Red
Polled, Devon and Brown Swiss. Ger
tain families or individuals Of the
Shorthorn breed, constitute some of
the very best of the dual-purpose
animals; but during modern times
the breed as whole has been bred
more for beef and. being one Of the
best of the beef breeds. we have de-
scribed it as one of the special beef
breeds instead of among the dual
purpose breeds.
AS a strictly dual-purpose breed
the Red Polls have no superiors.
They have the two more or less an
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

Thirty Of those Short Nose Berkshire Pigs are
hero. which Berkshire breeders 20 much desire
and about twenty more expected soon. The
farmer In Alabama and Mississippi had just -
we'll commence now, to grow the Berkshire which
d 70 profitable. the Boil Weevil 10 70 destruc-
i've. Send me your order. Satisfaction guaran-
teed or money refunded.
H. B. Ford, Centerville, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-12

Headed by Alabama Premier, 9288S and Fair
View Lord Premier. 1880. Pigs ready to ship
by these great bears and out of sows Of approved
blood lines and good individuality at reasonable
prices. Write for prices and descriptions. Every
thing guaranteed to be a. represented.
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