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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

''fancy-colored coat and vaistcoat and
black small clothes. without hat or
sword" At his own levees he wore
"a black velvet coat and breeches. his
hair in full dress. powdered and gath
cred behind In a silk bag; yellow
gloves, and holding a cooked hat with
cockade on 1t. and the edge
adorned with a black feather about an
inch deep.
This may be accepted as correct
dress for the period, as Washington
knew the fashions as well as any man
OF his time.
Both President and Mrs. Washing
tom liked to give dinners. Some were
small and plain. and others more eiab-
crate. according to the importance OF
the occasion. The dinner hour IN
New York was four o'clock.
Once a week a state dinner was
given, at which the president with
great formality, followed his usual
custom Of drinking the health OF every
person by name around the table.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
CRUSHED OWN CHILD
Father Horrifed to Find Infant Under
Automobile

Beaumont, Texas.-Baeking his auto
mobile out of his garage, William Crook,
well-known lawyer, felt the machine
strike an obstacle, and putting on more
power force, the car was backed, ana
Mr. Crook was Mortified to find that he
had run over and crushed to death ms
Is-months-old baby daughter The child
had followed its father to the garage
without his knowledge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
STAMP NO MORE ENVELOPES.
Government Will Stop Accommodating
Business Men.

Washington.-The government will
probably discontinue the practice Of
printing stamped envelopes with the adj
dress of business firms in the corner.
1t is stated that the house committee
on postoffees and postroads will include
in its regular appropriation bill for the
department provision declaring that
the practice shall cease.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
1910 Resolutions.

To be generous with the ungener.
Gus; tolerant with the intolerant: pa.
tient with the heady and testy: calm
spirited and large-minded with al
sorts and conditions Of men.
To banish Crouch from my heart.
and for blessings known. erect a per
manent home for gratitude.
To make to-day brighter than II
otherwise would be because see II
lighted up with the fore-gleam of Q
better tomorrow.
For every evil see or suffer. I
shall bestow upon some fellow
human a substantial good.
To war with lies and shame. but
my only weapon is to be speaking
the truth in love"
With idolatrous devotion my soul
shall bow before the altar OF the
Twelfth Commandment. which is:
Thou shalt covet the clean mind,
the clean heart and the clean life
A. B. Beresford. in the Universalist
Leader.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Watch Comet in Balloon.

Baston.-Charles J. Glidden, president
Of the Aero Club of New England, plans
an ascension in the balloon Massaehu-
sits next May in company with Prof.
Z. {. Pickering OF Harvard and some
other astronomical authorities to observe
the antics Of Halley's comet and to OBJ
tain the photos of the ee.estial wanderer.
Nr Glidden believes that some interest
ing data can be obtained on the comet
ard some excellent photos taken at an
elevation of three miles.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
rRIAR LANDS TO SUGAR TRUST.
Colorado Representative Attacks thu
Sale as Illegal.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Martin
fDemocratl of Colorado introduced a
resolution declaring the recent sale OF
s.. 600 acres of friar lands in the PRllip-
mines. which he alleges to have been made
TO a representative OF the Havemeyer
suqar interests" TO be violation OF the
law denouncing the department of JUS
tice for uphoIding it and demanding an
Investigation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
FACING PORK FAMINE
END OF HIGH PRICES NOT IN
sIoHT, SAY PACKERS
Two or Three Years Will b. N.c..
sary to Supply Dsfiei. in
Supply Of Hoss.

Chicago.-lt will be a ea.. os ~K;n.
log again within a shors time. II N,
productions of SPECTATORS in IN. iy,
STOCK market and men on the inside a,
'hihgs at the yards come true.
h"gs had a spectacular rise Mou.i.v v
Aiter brisk trading they went up e
s'.zV per 100 pounds. and bccam. thu
subject OF general Conversation in macy
ing house circles. II Is declared bv an,
bulls that the price will rise stilI hiyh
CT and that the country is on the verv,
Oh one OF the most serious pork short
sges II has ever experienced.
Prices are the highest known siuce IN,
.''' War. In September. Isse. hog
brought $685.. but that was not IN. gen
erai price. They sold in some places then
at less than 81.
\ eoterie of Eastern men. il il as
sumed, swooped down on Chicago Mon.
day and took the majority of the hog,
IN the market from under the nose, Of
armour, swift and other big traders il
fackingtown. From now on il will b
battle between the West and Fast over
the pork market, and the East has drawn
first blood.
The erux Of the situation said one
dealer in the yards. is simply this
There are no hogs in the country. com.
paratively speaking. Prices are bound to
20 mp. and think it is only matter Of
a short time before hogs will he selling
at $40 or more. The general market i,
the highest since the Civil War.
Why. hog was only $3.50 in 1909.
and it was s3.75 in 1897. There were
plenty of hogs in the country and the
market went so low that the farmer
wasn't making enough money to raise
the mortgage on the old homestead, or
anything else. for that matter. Natural.
ly enough he quit. and that is responsible
Tor the shortage at the present
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Give Back Money to Church.

GAINESVILLE, O.-Troubled over the recol-
lection of having received about $50 in
his youth for singing in the Second Street
Methodist Episcopal Church choir of this
city, Roy Wilhelm, now prosperous
New York merchant, has sent to the
trustees OF the church check for 500.
This sum, he explains, is to cover the
original sum and interest thereon. VIII
helm left Zonesyille when young man
and went to Rio Janeiro, establishing
hiuscif as a coffee exporter, and later
moving to New York.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

anion, but he never allowed It to
luenee him from what he believed
be right. When he refused to
eognize the French revolution. .
% Of 10000 gathered In front of his
use in Philadelphia When he
med treaty with Great Britain In
% there was an outburst Of popu-
wrath. Neither demonstration
efved him in the slightest from his
and the public In . short time
ne back to him
~ nis relations with the diplomatic
sefentatives of other countries
sninston made as few mistakes as
seaiing with his own people.
usncate situations he handled with
y adroitness, as witness the in
aees Of the French revolutionist
ney. who had solicited him for .
'ef OF Introduction to the Ameri-
people. which Washington did not
" 70 give. bu. could not iiatly re-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
TORNADO IN FLORIDA.
Small Village Is Wrecked and IS Are
Hurt.

Tampa, Fla--News reaches here of a
terrific hurricane in the middle section
of the state. A small village three miles
north of Lakeland was almost wrecked.
The station was blown from its founda-
tion. telephone and telegraph Aires were
blown down, and crops badly damaged.
Twenty-Five persons were in the station
when it was blown from its foundation
and q number were painfully injured
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
will Spend slso.ooo in Rice Land.

Nettleton, Ark. De Witt Arnold
of Albany, \. Y, is in Nettleton TO take
a peep at this part of Arkansas, with a
view of locating and launching into the
rice industry, Just now attracting
nationwide attention. He stated that he
represents an Eastern syndicate, with
capital to be invested in the venture to
the amount of sl5O,OO0, and while all
of that amount will not be used in Craig
head county Developments. the majority
will be used to procure lands near here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
BEEF TRUST REsENrs CRITICS.
Retailers Have Unduly Boosted Meat
Prices. Packers Claim.

New York.-The so-ealled beef trust, :"
resenting the criticisms to which they
have been subjected. propose to submit
to the grand jury. when it begins its In
vestisation. list of prices showing the
advance of prices made by them in the
last few years. The packers assert that
for every advance OF one cent made by
them the retailers have boosted the price
four. and in some cases six cents pound.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Cannot Sell colored Vinegar.

Little Rock, Ark.-In an opinion hand
ed down by Attorney General Norwood
he holds that II is n violation of the Ar
kansas pure food law to sell vinegar that
is artificially eolored. He also holds it
a violation of the law for any person to
manufacture or for any person to sell or
offer for sale any vinegars made from
materials especially chosen to impart a
color and taste similar to that of cider
vinegar unless the package is distinctly
marked by label which states the true
nature of the article.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
BY Almighty Power.

Whence is this delicate scent In the
rose End the violet? Il is not from
the root-that smells OF nothing: not
from the stalk--that Is as scentless as
the root: not from the earth whence
it grows. which contributes no more
to these flowers than to the grass that
grows by them; not from the leaf, not
from the bud. before 1t be disclosed,
which yields no more fragrance than
the leaf or stalk or root. Yet here I
find It, Neither is there any miracu-
lous way, but in an ordinary course
OF nature, for all violets and roses of
this ksld yield the same redolence. 1t
cannot be but that 1t was potentially
In that root and stem from which the
flowers proceed aud there placed and
thence drawn by that Almighty power
which hath given those admirable
virtues to these plsnts.-Selec.ed-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
WHERE WASHINGTON WAS BORN

According to the old style OF recA
on,ng time washington was born Feo'
ruary IL, 1882. Not long after Georss
was born the house was burned anu
the family moved to Fredericksburg,
The above picture shows the siap
which marks the location OF me nouAs
which was burned down
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

lase. he therefore wFo,. on . ssse,
OF paper: oAee'
c. volney
needs no Recommendation from
GEO. WASHINGTON
IL Is from the home life Of the sr.,
president that the people to.dav o.,
tneir best view Of Washington ~.
man. ene
There was no federal mans,o, -.
MIN When he came up to New yors
from Mt Vernon to take oe,cs
mousse was hired for his Official rad
dence. at the corner Of Pearl ana
cherry streets. neighborhood ion,
sincc swallowed up in the business
section OF lower Manhattan island
Here the Washingtons lived for N.
nrst year OF their Official life. Thev
then moved to a larger house. on
broadway. near Bowling Green.
Mrs. Washington followed the pr.,.
ident from Virginia a few weeks after
nis Inauguration. Together they de-
eided the social program befttins the
president OF the republic. striking a
ludicious mean between republican
simplicity and refined elegance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Simplicity ard Elegance.

washington. who delighted in such
matters. gave much time to the ar
rangement OF code of etiquette for
the presidents household and social
functions. In this he was ably sec.
onded by Mrs. Washington. whose vir.
ginia training In social matters stood
her In good stead.
The president held q levee every
Tuesday afternoon. OF a formal char.
acter. at which he merely bowed to
the persons presented to him. without
any handshaking.
On Friday evenings Mrs. Washing.
ton gave a reception. when the presi.
ddent chose to be present as "a pri.
vate gentleman" mingling with the
guests Informally and talking on any
topic that was congenial to him.
His costume on one OF these occa
sions was described as including a
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

ward. TO adorn lhe arch over the west
entrance to Washington square. sa-
lem Here the e1igy remained from
1902 until 1850. when the arch was
taken down to give place to an iron
fence. still in use.
This Washington relic Is kept in the
ire-proof room at the Essex institute.
Salem, where 1t is frequently studied
by artists and others as an odd and
striking likeness of the great Ameri-
can whom no two artists pictured
alike.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

Office we commend the rule OF conduc'
by which he guided his life. There
can be no better basis OF success than
to 'persevere in ones duty and be 81
lent"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

- WILL go to the chair"
b wrote George Washington
1 q 10 his friend. BENJAMIN
IA III Harrison. after his election
fM to the presidency. under
. no pre-engasement OF any
kind or nature whatsoever:
!, when in IL, to the best Of my
lsrmeut TO discharge the duties OF
! oeice with that impartiality and
Il for the public good which ought
Svsr 10 suffer connection Of blood or
Sendsbio 10 intermingle 80 as to
I've the least sway on a decision Of q
bhlic nature.
In this way Washington, without a
Secedent to guide him. set up the
hpdard that "a public ONCE Is q pub
trust"
~, man has influence with the
|esident." wrote John Adams to an
Ice seeker. HE seeks Information
bm all quarters. and judges more in
pendently than any man ever
Jew"
In the presidency. as IN the army.
hshIngton iabored to build up a ma
hal spirit by securing the best men
Office. without respect to their
Fty.
He was astute in gauging public
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

Carrier pigeons may prove an invat
uable adjunct Go the practice of medicine.
A physician Of ocean Springs has demon
.trated their usefulness Receiving many
calls into the surrounding country ard
finding II difficult 10 keep IN touch daily
with hi patients, he hit upon the car.
rier pigeon plan. The birds, bearing in
small aluminium capsule a report Of
the condition of the patients from who's,
home. they are released. return TO the
doctors home at the rate Of NOR. than a
mile a minute. Urgent calls are thus
promptly answered and visits are obyi.
atcd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

Ne Of tie most Interesting rel
. les OF George Washington Is
owned by the city Of Salem.
It Is a medallion in wood.
carved after q sketch from
The same artist executed both
etch and carving. which gives the
&c added value. He was Samuel
Fintire. native genius. with a gift
portraiture. He studied Washing.
when the Father Of His Country
'ited Salem on his tour Of the east.
. made the medallion shortly after
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Mississippi News
clio

The supreme convention Of the inie-
pendent Order OF Beavers Is the neNt
public occasion at present occupying the
attention of a number Of Nick-burg
members of this order. the dates for
the three day. meeting here having been
finally decided upon for May ~. l1 and
II. Last year there were eight States
represented at the convention. aud from
what can he learned OF the coming Nicks
burg gathering. Dam No. ~, Niek.burg.
Is to have delegates from that many
States. aud the convention here will very
ever had.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

W. II. Moses and =. J. Badger. repre-
sen,ing the Mississippi Valley Tran-por-
tation Company, $4,000, 600 barge
proposition TO operate on the Yszoo and
Mississippi rivers between st. Louis and
New Orleans. visited Greenwood in an ef-
fort TO interest local business men in the
project. Terminals have already been
arranged for at certain points on III.
Mississippi, and they propose to make
NaEoo City and Greenwood the principal
terminal points on the Yazoo river.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

sheriff J. B. Rswls Of Pearl River
county executed sn attaehmen, on ss3..
600 worth Of timbered land in the south
ern part Of Marion county. The attach
m-Rt was for timber for the following
firms: Edward Hines Lumber Company.
Champion Lumber Company, Lumber
mems Mill Company and the Wolf River
Company. The attachment follows ac'
tiOn entered against the Edward Hines
Lumber Company of Chicago. Suit has
been entered by the state at Poplarville,
charging this company with violation of
the statute prohibiting the corporation
ownership OF more than s2,00o,0o0 OF
timbered land
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

Charles NJ. Bryan. publisher Of the
Commonsr. and a brother Of Hon. Will
lam Jsnnings Bryan. owner of the paper,
was a visitor 10 GreenVille a few days
ago. Speaking Of the delta. Mr.. Bryan
said ,hes- lands were among the mos,
fertile in the world. II they were not the
most fertile. and said il was only q quss
tion Of time when this valley would
,~cm with hundreds Of thousands OF
prosperous people. a. it would evsn now
were it, virtues fully recognized.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

The entire committee On penitentiary
Of tho house Of representatives Of the
state legislature visited farchman farm
for the Purpo-~ Of a thorough inspection
IN general and TO view thu lands pro-
posed to h. purchased BY the state for
the purpose q having Lands sufficient To
keep the conviets property employed.
They expressed themselves as highly sat
i>aed with the management, and will in
troiac~ a ball authorizing the trustees
to purchase about 1000 acres more land
in Sunfower county. and may also pro
vide that trustees BE- allowed 20 lease
two sixteenth sections ia sanie county.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

1t is announced that the meeting OF
the Royal Dam of Beavers 10 TO be held
at Vicksburg, with hundreds in attend
ance, May IL, II, l3 and IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17


Mississippi levee commissioners W. j.
Sh.ekelford was elected chief engineer
% the board. to succeed Capt. Charles ii.
West, who resigned to accept member.
ship on the Mississippi river commission.
Mr.. Shsekelford has been an assistant
engineer under Capt. West for several
years.
J. b. Allen. the originator Of the ia.
nous cotton BY tha; name, has just
returned from Washington, where he has
been engaged in trying 20 grt the gov
ernment to establish a long STAPLE cot.
ton exp-Timsn, station IN Claiborne coun-
ty. While the government declined 30
establish the station, It promised TO sup
ply variety Of seed-
ExJudge r. : Howell dropped dead
while presenting his argument in ease
before the United States commissioner
at Gulfport. Death was due to heart
trouble. He Was for several years Judge
of the probate court at Eilisyille-
The merchants and business nieu Of
Meridian propose TO encourage farmers
OF that section to get out of the oId
rut and produce their foodstutfs for man
and beast at home.
A school improvement meeting was
held at Starkville, at which Miss Susie
V. Powell, president of the State I'm
provement Association, made an inter
esting and enthusiastic appeal to the
teachers for cleanliness, improved school
houses and grounds.
/ Bread made of cottonseed meal is one
of the unusual things which was seen ex-
hibited at Vicksburg in a local hotel,
the specimen having been sent to a gem
tleman by a Texas cottonseed oil mill
man, who says the bread is to be used
extensively in his state. The taste Of
the stuff is as good as q piece of sra-
ham bread.
The Greenville Elks, known through
out the United States as the Cotton
Pickers," have laid plans for creating
bigger sensation at Detroit next July
than they have ever done at any OF the
previous national conventions of Elks.
| Prof. $. NJ. Nash, county superintend-
ent of education, has issued a call to the
boys of Lowndes county, inviting them
to meet for the purpose of organizing
boys corn club. Lowndes county had
such an organization last year, but un-
favorable weather cut short the yield 10
this as well as in other crops, and many
Of the boys were discouraged
II is announced that the meeting OF
the ROYAL Dam OF Beavers 10 TO be held
at vicksburg. with hundreds in attend
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

The merchants and business uen Of
Meridian propose to encourage farmers
OF that section to get out of the o'd
rut and produce their foodstufis for man
and beast at home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

ESJudge T. 8 Howell dropped lead
while presenting his argument in a ease
before the United States commissioner
at Gulfport. Death was due to heart
trouble He was for several years Judge
of the probate court at Eilisville
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
Great Tasks for
Great Souls

o MANY the most pathetic
sight Of our day is that Of
great men doing little
things. Everywhere one
sees high powers consecrat.
ed TO common ends. capable
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17
StoriiesTold
of the
First
President

l9ODoOooooo6
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

A school improvement meeting was
held at Starkville, at which Miss Susie
v. Powell, president of the State I'm
provement Association, made an inter
esting and enthusiastic appeal to the
teachers for cleanliness, improved school
houses and grounds.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-02-17

The Greenville Elks, known through
out the United States as the Cotton
Pickers." have laid plans for creating
bigger sensation at Detroit next July
than they have ever done at any OF the
previous national conventions of Elks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
WALTER d. OLIVER DEAD.
was One of Leading Real Estate Deal
ers of Chicago.

Chicago, June 4.-walter D. Oliver.
one of the leading real estate brokers
of Chicago, died yesterday from heart
failure following an operation.
An evidence of his early business abil-
ity is the fact that at the age of Is
years, it is said, he was receiving a
salary of SO, 900 year from a board of
trade firm here. He was born in Buff
falo, N. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-06-04
TOO COLD FOR TRADE.
Retail Business Is Held Back by I'm
seasonabIe Weather.

New York. June 4.-Bradstreet's
says: Trade advices are irregular,
varying somewhat with the sections or
lines reporting. but with quietness the
prevailing feature. In the northern
half of the country unreasonable cold
weather has been a bar to expansion
in retail trade, which at many cities is
classed as disappointing. At these CEN
ters recorder business Is light and dis
appointing and jobbers' operations are
consequently restricted. Probably the
best reports as to trade come from the
northwest and the Pacific coast, while
the Atlantic coast reports are of cur
rent retail trade being unsatisfactory.
As the week advanced action by the
government against higher railroad
freight rates resulted in rumors of sus-
pension of improvement work by rail-
roads, some of which were, however.
denied. These reports injected an adj
ditiona1 element of uncertainty into
the industrial situation.
There is more activity in iron, but
largely at the expense of prices. Wool
is weak and lower on liquidation of
old stocks and unsatisfactory reports
from the goods markets; cotton goods
still feel the effects of contrast of high
present prices with probably lower fu-
ture quotations for raw material The
leather and shoe trades are quiet
Building is active but many totals will
probably fall behind April.
Bank Clearings.
Bradstreet's bank clearings report for
the week ending June shows an aggre-
gate of 50 $50 155, 900 as against 81 S27 291 OOO
last week and 81, Sc, 1874, coo in the corre-
spending week last year. TIL following
9 a ct Dat TOoF