Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1912-09-05

Legislation. Can't you see? Don't
you think il would be a good idea
for Us to get good size brick bat
and get some Of our friends to rub
our skull down until it Is thin
enough for Us 10 catch an idea or
two. Nov most Of US when We
60 TO vote on any proposition we
look around 70 see who il for it
and then look ar0uuI 70 see who
il against il. then decide on the
men on one side OF the other in
stead OF taking the proposition to
be voted on and wres.le with Il
Jacob-like until you have analy-
zed il thoroughly and can vote
on il intellisentiy. Too much
petty politics in all OF u. The
mos Of us are TOO narrow between
the eyes, some Of Us can read a
newspaper through the key hole
OF door With both eyes and new
sr cause any disturbance in our
vision. Now hereafter when a
proposition is submitted 10 you to
De voted on do not listen 10 your
neighoOr what he may say about
it, do not Listen 10 the smart
"Aleck ; in town. but take the
proposition and aHalyze it in all
its phases and get thoroughly ma
tured on it and then you can vote
intslligently on il.
Take this road tax law. the fel-
low that owns a 5000 farm Just
pays 1 mill tax on his farm for
good roads, which il only 81 and
then pays 50 just Ike the poor
fellow pays. The poor fellow that
has not a thing in the world but
a house full Of children ana two
yellow hound dogs pays 81 road
AK. or course anybody can zee
That this Law was passed specially
for the benefit Of the poor man.
Lord pity the rich, the poor can
beg Vote right in the future.
| dreamed ina, died and went
70 Heaven, when / got there st.
Peter asked my name. | told him
he asked where was from. | told
him vas from Oxford, Miss. He
says come right in as you are
ABOUT the first one that has arriv-
ed from there" | told him tha:
/ wanted 10 spend i faw years
WIKI aim. he told me tina. il was
necessary for TIE to write on that
blackboard all the sins that had
committed while | was in that
othe- country. So he mad 4 step
ladder about 200 feet long = as
cent on as | wrote doxn M sins
on TIE blacl, board.
81 he gave ne ! large box OF
chalk told me % q II xork.
1 began 70 write down al nv
sins AID hai S1tss1 up this lad
der about 100 teee and I saw some
teilo< coming dlEn an0the- tli-
der in a great hurry and To- AMI
behold Il was Col. John ". T
Fa!Sner. lie saw ne ami said
hello 'NOte'f Dreamer what are
you doing" | told hin wha, J
vas doing and said 70 MN where
are you going? He said: .sTauu
der and lightning an going at
ter four more boxes o. chalk. II
viii take Z. least that many moro
70 complete NJ joe." Dol' you
think it will take 4 good deal OF
chalk for most o. u when that
great day comes | met Boo
Adams coming out. he sid h
lad given It up, be found alter
he mad given il 4 very close calel
i2lon that l. would take to- !guy
20 write them all down, ne .aii he
was afraid there would not be
enough chalk. saw several IF
the boys look 4 '-Ieetie" worried
over the business I want y tell
You that this examination IS nuea
worse than = teachers exaaIa.
ton. So . fellow tad better ao-
ply himself little EOrs cl3seig
while he has I chance IN tie mo-
a school down here.
an very truly,