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Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

FOR RENT-One 246 acre farm To-
Gated IL miles from Como, Miss, on
the Como and Oxford Road; good
houses; good pastures; splendid
neighborhood; excellent land. both hill
and Greasy creek bottom. part in La
fayette and part in Pamela Counties,
and one mile east of Glenville. Known
as the Marion Saunders Place. Land
has been used for several years for
stock purposes, but want to have il
put into cultivation as it was several
years ago. Cash rent no object. land
must be put back into cultivation. A
good deal for right party. If you
mean business, for information write
S. S. ADAMS, Box 333, New Albany,
Mississippi.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

L0ST-Mississippi Press Association
Badge. Engraved on back Mrs. E.
A. Thompson" Finder will please
leave it at Eagle Office. 47-tf.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

FOR SALE-One Horse Wagon, Good
Condition. Price $500. Jack Nor
gan. 47-It.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

FOR SALE-Your Winter Kindling
Wood. soc and 75c per load. Jack
Morgan 47-it.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

The Board Of Mayor and Com
will meet Monday.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28
TO THE LADIES'

STRAYED-Dark bay horse mule,
about 3 years old. Brand on left hip.
Last seen at Lee Stills on Sept. 18th.
Return to H. A. Rankin, Oxford, Miss,
R. F. d. No. 1. and receive reward.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

FOR SALE-Good Horse and Single
Wagon. Will take corn or good
baled hay-don't need money. J. o.
Kirkland. Alt
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

Buy Singer Oil from j. H.
Morris, it is the best, guaranteed
not to gum. Headquarters H. q
J. Friedman's store, phone AZ. 2Otf
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

To the Heirs of Lizzie Lee. whose names
and post Office addresses are unknown. %
the heirs of Terrell jackson whose names
and post Office addresses are unknown. 70
Frank Dubose. whose post office address Is
unknown. and 10 all persons having or claim
ing any interest in the following described
lands The Southeast Quarter OF Section One.
Township Eight. Range Two. West. Lafayette
County. Mississippi. You are commanded 70
appear before the chaneery Court of Lafay-
ette County. State Of Mississippi. on the 9th
day Of November. 1916. which is the Fourth
n d az of November. A. ID. 1916.
70 defend the suit In said Court Of Mrs.
Matte Dee wherein you are defendants. Said
suit having been brought by said Mrs. Mattis
Dee to clear her title in and to said described
lands.
This the 18th day of September. 1916.
W. NJ. WOODWARD.
Clerk of the Chnaeery Court
kimbroaxh knd Hutehinson. Solicitors
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28
LOST.

From my home 9 miles North
of Oxford on the Abbeville road,
one white setter dog with black
specks, answers to the name of
Sport, finder return to Porter
Hardware Co. and receive re-
ward. w. f. McLARTY. 42-tf
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28
CURED HER TWO LITTLE GIRLS.

Mrs. Ada Sanders, Cottontown.
Tenn, writes: ave use Foley's
Honey and Tar as our best and only
cough remedy. 1t never fails to cure
my two little girls when they have
colds" Relieves hoarseness, tickling
throat, bronchitis, hay fever, asthma,
Group. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

FOR SALE-Seeond hand baby car
riage, good condition. big bargain
Call Telephone 3s3. 47-1t.
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

Call on j. H. Morris, for any
Style Singer Machine, he has it.
Headquarters III. & J. Friedman's
store, phone 4S. 2Otf
Oxford eagle., 1916-09-28

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Evening star., 1916-07-21
Anti-Wire Legislation Needed.

The Commissioners have asked Con-
gress for legislation to give them au-
thority to require the removal of all
overhead wires in the District. This
should be enacted promptly. One of
Washington's chief advantages is the
comparative absence of wires of all
kinds. 1t is the closest approach to the
wireless city. Beginning many years
ago it resisted overhead trolleys on the
ground of their danger and disfguring
appearance. 1t went without rapid
transit for long time in order to have
the best traction system, rather than ac-
cept the cheap and dangerous overhead
conductor device. 1t has ridded itself
of most of the street telegraph trunk
lines and most of the telephone wires,
the phone service being chiefly main
tanned on a conduit basis with distribut-
ing poles in the center of blocks Now
the Commissioners find certain high
power conductors in the southern part
of the city which cannot be removed in
the absence of specific authority, and
they are asking for not merely par
ticular permission, but general au-
thorization to enable them to effect the
removal of any overhead conductor
wherever placed when conditions war
rant. This should be granted without
question.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
Beveridge for Hughes.

a few days ago The Star called at
tention to the absence of former. Sena-
tor Beveridge from recent bull moose
activities, and expressed the opinion
that it might foretell his support of Mr..
Hughes. He was not at the bull moose
national convention. He did not ex-
press himself as to what was done there,
or as to what should be done after Mr..
Roosevelt had declined the bull moose
nomination for President.
Mr.. Beveridge has now been heard
from. He will support the republican
ticket. He dined with Mr.. Hughes in
New York Wednesday evening, and the
announcement of his purpose followed.
He said, with other things:
"The progressive party, as an organ
lied party, no longer exists. People have
many opinions as to the causes that pro-
duced this condition, but It 10 useless
Evening star., 1916-07-21

to discuss them, for the fact itself stares
us in the face. Therefore progressives
must either refrain from voting for
date of some other party. I shall vote
for Mr.. Hughes"
This states the whole case. Bull
moosery as a national force is dead,
and those who embraced it in 1912 must
for the present campaign seek home
elsewhere Mr. Beveridge will make his
home in the Hughes inclosure, and prob
ably find himself very comfortable there.
Having met the head Of the republican
ticket he likes him, Mr.. Fairbanks is an
old neighbor, and the Chicago platform
contains doctrines to which Mr.. Bever-
idge has long subscribed.
While the former senator is man of
national reputation and influence, this
announcement has special value as re-
spects Indiana, where he was long a
leading political figure. He has many
friends and admirers there today, al
though his detection from his old party
cost him his seat in the Senate. He is
an orator of unusual power, experienced
in stump speaking, popular with In
diana audiences, and his appearance in
the campaign at home, which is prom
ised, should strengthen the republican
cause there.
The leading and most influential bull
moosers are now all accounted for, and,
with but one exception, all are for
Hughes. Roosevelt, johnson, Beveridge,
Perkins, White, Straus are at the com
mand of the republican managers for
whatever services they can render. Vic
tor Murdock focks by himself, and is
making tracks for China.
Here and there bull moosers of minor
grade are unreconciled, and in doubt
about what to do and how to do it. But
their plight is more pathetic than i'm
portant. Some live in Indiana, and they
may see a light now that Mr.. Bever-
idge has spoken, and follow him.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
Washington in Summer.

Visitors to Washington at this time of
the year are having most interesting
and pleasant experience. Despite the
idea generally prevailing that Washing
ton is extremely dull in summer, it is
always attractive to tourists, but es-
pecially so when the parks are in full
foliage. This year the city is excep-
tionally delightful to the eye, owing to
the unusual moisture. The tempera-
lures have not been extraordinarily high
and every park and reservation is in
drive or walk through them are given
a succession of unsurpassed scenes that
we'll repay the effort and time.
This year Washington is particularly
interesting for another reason. Owing
to the length of the session of Congress
the governmental activities are at their
maximum and no dull days occur.
Those who come here in parties or in
dividually have much to entertain them
in the public buildings and the proceed
ings of the House and Senate. An evil
dence that great numbers are coming
this season is reported by the record
of the sightseeing automobiles, which
have operated on capacity basis
throughout the season. carrying tens of
thousands to all points.
Increasingly every year, the people of
this country are realizing what won
derful city Washington is and they are
coming here in large numbers. The
railroads run numerous excursions from
all parts and conventions meet here at
an increasing rate. There is scarcely a
week in the year in which there is not
session in this city, and frequently two
or three are meeting at once. The ad-
vantages of Washington as. conven-
tion city are so well recognized that it
is no longer necessary to urge them upon
an association or federation to induce
it to select this city as the meeting
place.
The odd idea that Washington is in
tensely hot in summer as compared with
other cities has been disproved frequent
1y In point of fact it is cooler than
many other large cities. notwithstanding
its latitude. Its wide expanse of parks,
its breadth of streets and its abundance
of foliage, together with its emplace-
ment at the confluence of two rivers,
all make for comfort, although the ther-
mometer may rise for short time to a
distressing height Of actually hot days,
days of acute suffering, there are very
few in the course of the summer and
the average is one of comfort. These
facts are well established at the weather
bureau.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
The Picardy and Verdun Drives.

Dispatches from London disclose dis
position to compare the results of the
present drive of the allied forces in
Picardy with the German drive at Yer
dun, begun February 81, and now
therefore just fve months in progress
today. In point of territory the
allied gains along the Somme are
not quite as' great as those at
'erdun, which were scored mainly
during the first few days of the assault.
But this advance is strategically much
more important to the allies than the
German advance at Verdun has been
to the aggressors there. In the three
weeks of the allied drive in Picardy the
English and French have menaced seri-
ously two important supply centers,
Peronne and Bapaume, controlling a
front of several score Of miles If these
are taken the German lines must be
withdrawn materially, practically from
the Oise to the Scarpe, or from below
St Quentin to the neighborhood of
Arras. Such retirement would be worth
many more times to the allies what the
shifting of French lines below Verdun
would be to the Germans in the event
of the capture of that salient
As at Verdun, the fighting in Picardy
has been marked by attack and counter
attack, with allied gains followed by re-
Nversals as the Germans have recovered
territory, but up to date there has been
. steady net gain for the allies. Thus
. couple Of days ago the Germans mass.
ed great numbers Of men before the
British position ct Lonsusval and BY Q
Evening star., 1916-07-21

concentrated attack regained. some Of
the ground lost there previously. The
British Immediately came back with a
renewed offensive and at latest report
had recovered the territory, while the
French, striking simultaneously, against
line which had possibly been weak
ened to effect the concentration against
the British at Longueval, carried first
line defenses in new territory, be-
tween Estrees and Vermandovillers
south of Peronne, and swept over wide
area north of Peronne and east Of Har-
decourt. The effect of these two move
ments has been to bring the allied forces
at about the point of their junction close
to Combles, the possession of which
would thrust dangerous salient in the
German line between Peronne and
Bapaume.
Five months of fighting at Verdun
have yielded the Germans some terri
tory, but no advantage, while the cost
hds peeh tremendously hed'S. AhIoo
weeks of fighting in Pieardy has yielded
the allies almost as much territory and
demonstrated the possibility Of carry
ing not only first but second defense
lines, and even of penetrating third
lines, while it has cost the Germans
much more heavily in casualties and
prisoners than the allied forces have
lost. If, on the other hand, the allied
drive in Picardy gets no farther at the
end of five months than the German
drive has at Verdun it will have been a
waste of effort
Evening star., 1916-07-21
The Slogan of Unselfishness.

In his address to the postmasters last
night the President said:
"The democratic party is coherent.
Some other parties are not. There is
only one thing in this world, gentlemen,
that binds men together. That is un-
sel6shness. Selfishness separates them.
Se1fshness divides them into camps.
6elfshness raises up men who have per-
sonal ends to serve. Selfshness leads
to little coteries that have particular pur-
poses to carry out and particular inter
ests to advance. There is no great CO.
hesive power except that of love and
devotion"
Now here is something for those south
ern senators opposed to the child labor
bill to consider. Their attitude is sock
jectionable to their constituents, who
hold that their material interests would
be injured by such law. So that the
child labor proposition has divided the
democrats of the Senate into Camps
into at least two camps.
Which camp should, in spirit of un-
camp shows reluctance, to the point of
a fight. The other camp. supported by
the President, shows aggressiveness, to
the point of threat to protract the
session of Congress indefinitely.
A difficulty facing the southern sena
tors grows out of the difference be-
tween the Presidents sentiment and the
rule, the law. of business. Under the
old and generally accepted definition,
business is nothing but enlightened
selfshness. The constituents of the
southern senators have their own par
tieular purposes to carry out and par
tieular interests to advance" Should
they abandon them to advance the pur-
poses and interests of other sectionss
The President thinks so, maintaining at
the same time that, in the end. the
south also would benefit by the change.
Politics, like murder, will out. One
hears this question: If New York, New
Jersey, Connecticut and Indiana were
objecting to this measure as vigorously
rs are the Carolinas, Georgia and Ala
bama, would the President stand as
firmly for it as he is doings In the
former group of states battle will soon
Be raging. The democracy will have
70 fight for everything it obtains. In
the latter group, as the President seems
warranted in assuming, there will be no
fight at all. The demodfacy on election
day will have everything its own way.
Louisiana surrendered on sugar, but
got sugar back. The revenue problem
tripped the President, and played into
the hands of the sugar growers. Be
fore the time fixed for listing
sugar, the Treasury situation forced
repeal of the law But if the child labor
bill passes, the law is likely to remain.
The proposition appeals to widely dis
tributed and deeply felt sentiment, and
in operation, it is believed, would JUS
tify itself fully.
If the Senate democrats would open
the doors of the new caucus suggested
an entertainment of unusual interest
would be provided. But probably they
will not do that.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
Intellectual Triumph.

Said Watty Pynhed in his glee,
"Draw near and all hooray for mel
A little knowledge, sages sing,
May prove to be dangerous thing;
And I believe, since this is so,
You're better off the less you know.
/ have endeavored with much care
To learn far less than seemed my share
And struggled to forget the few
Small things that quite by chance
knew.
Behold how contrived to gain
Mentality all safe and sane;
Free from the arrows and the sings
Such as little knowledge brings.
Immune from knowledge small I find
A most superior state Of mind.
Ny thought from facts is wholly free
Draw near and give three cheers for
1el
Evening star., 1916-07-21
Modern DESIGNATION,

"Are you hack writer7" asked the
girl who hasn't much tact
"No." replied Mr.. Penwiggle. II
couldn't make living loafng along like
a hack I'm motor bus
Evening star., 1916-07-21

There is some doubt as to whether
neutrality will permit a "bon voyage"
to the Deutschland even if expressed
within and restricted to the three mile
limit
Evening star., 1916-07-21

Good old figures of speech are once
more to the front. 1t is to be "whirl-
wind" campaign with Landslide" I'm
ish.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
The Soldier Boy.

A soldier likes the bolder chance.
He'd rather march and drill than dance
And his appearance makes hit,
Though his habiliments don't fit
Evening star., 1916-07-21

Although it is recognized that mill
tary camp is no place for an epicure,
there should be no grounds for COM
plant as to the quantity of plain food
available.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

The prohibitionists have many times
proved that they have all that goes to
make great political party, except the
votes.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

The effort to move the Gulf stream
over in order to account for an inva-
sion of sharks is one of the biggest
engineering feats ever attempted.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

As soon as a possible shortage of
leather was announced Dame Fashion,
with characteristic extravaganza, made
the shoetop higher than ever.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

Great Britain, never daunted by the
magnitude of any undertaking, is now
applying the principle of censorship to
international commerce
Evening star., 1916-07-21

In answer to arguments against swap
ping horses while crossing stream the
democrats will no doubt protest that the
Rio Grande is not much of a stream
Evening star., 1916-07-21

There are Mexican citizens who will
not feel that this country has done its
entire moral duty until it has given back
Texas.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

The task before Cipriano Castro should
be an easy one. All that anybody asks
of him is to keep quiet.
Evening star., 1916-07-21
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Careless Instruction,
is a great teacher

"Experience is a great teacher.O
"Maybe," replied Mr.. Growcher. "But
I don't quite see why the innocent by
stander always seems to get the hardest
lessons
Evening star., 1916-07-21

A war for commercial advantage makes
dollar diplomacy" seem very benevo-
lent.
Evening star., 1916-07-21

The sharks have made surf bathing
feat of daring to be performed only
with a net
Evening star., 1916-07-21

"Some men is so dead set foh wealth."
said Uncle Eben, "dat de only way to
make 'em want to go to heaven is to
remind 'em dat de streets is paved wifi
gold"
Evening star., 1916-07-21

Campaign expeditions are being Or
ganized that will add considerably to
the enormous volume of summer travel
Evening star., 1916-07-21
Moral Discipline.

"Have you the firmness that enables
you to go on and do your duty in the
face of ingratitude and ungenerous
eriticism2'
"I ought to have. once cooked for
a camping party"
Evening star., 1916-07-21
The Evening Star Newspaper Company
l1th st. and Pennsylvania Avenue

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riers within the city at As cents per
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Sunday only. 20 cents per month Orders
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Mrs. Thompson and Miss Hilda Sykes
will join them in February.
Miss Mary Garland will go over. to
annapolis tomorrow to attend the We"
Year hop.
Mrs. George W. McLanahan has ar
rived from New York and reopened ner
Washington residence for the remain
der of the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood Blodgett
Will give a dinner and dance tonight
at Sherry's. New York. to introduce
| their daughter. Miss katherine Cum
mock Blodgett
Senator lie Baron b. Colt and Mrs.
! winter on Tuesday from Providence,
| r. l.
Arrangements have been completed
Drexel Dahlgren. daughter of Mrs.
| lDrexel Dahlgren. to Mr.. Richard Smith
Emmett on the afternoon of January 10
at her mothers new home. 15 East 95th
| street. New York. Bishop Hayes of New
York will perform the marriage cere-
mony. The bridal attendants will be
| Mrs. Angler b. Duke, cousin of the
bride: Miss Sarah Penrose of Philadel-
Dahlgren, a sister; Miss Elizabeth En-
met. a sister of the bridegroom. and
Miss Symphorosa Bristed. Mr.. Nelson
! slater of Boston will act as best man,
| but there will be no ushers. Mr.. En-
met VIII give his farewell bachelor din
ner at the Knickerbocker Club on
January 3.
| Miss Katharine Keen Porter. daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ohio n. Johnson. of Perry
man. and the late Dr. Alexander s. Por-
| ter OF the L. s. A., and Lieut.. Charles
! Lowndes Steel. son of the late DR.. c. L
Steel of Richmond and grandson OF
Dr. James III. Harris. were married yes
terday afternoon at Spesutia Protestant
Episcopal Church, Perryman. Md, by
the rector. the Rev. George Thomas
The bride was given in marriage by hel
brother. Mr.. G. Ellis Porter Mr.. Lucief
| G. Lowndes was best man. They will
live at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, where
| he bridegroom is stationed.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott
will be at home at their quarters al
Fort Myer. Va. on Sundays in January
and February.
| Mrs. Van Devanter. wife of Mr. JUS
| tice Van Devanter. will not receive
| Monday afternoon. January J. but will
| be at home the other Mondays in Jam
uary.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen T. Mather OF
Chicago and Miss Bertha Mather have
| returned to Washington for the winter
! and are established at the Shoreham
| Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Harlow were
hosts at large dance at the Playhouse
| last evening, when they entertained a
| smart gathering. which included many
Continued on Ninth Page)
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Col. Robert NJ. Thompson will leave
Washington on January for Miami
Fla, where he will pass some weeks
aboard his houseboat. He will be ac-
companied by his law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. stephen II. P
Pell, and their small son. Robert Pell
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pointed overdraperies on the skirt. The
bodice had a square decoIlete and was
deliberately embroidered in iridescent
beads. The iridescent trimming APP
peared on the girdle and at intervals
around the bottom of the skirt. Her
bouquet was of pink roses and gar
denas.
An orchestra played for the dancing
and at half past II seated supper
was served in the banquet room at
small tables.
Poinsettias and southern smilax
formed the decoration in this room and
each table had lighted candle capped
with a red shade.
Mrs. Browne and Miss Browne had as
their house guests for the occasion
Miss Betty Browne of Pittsburgh and
Miss Elizabeth Lennon of Middleburg.
Va.
Among those entertaining dinner
companies before the dance were Mr.
Edward Dove. who entertained a large
party in honor of Miss Mary Brown,
Senator and Mrs. Robert l.. Owen, who
had small party to meet their house
guests. Miss Laurie Smith and Miss
Josephine Halliburton of New York.
and the assistant attorney general and
Mrs. Samuel ]. Graham, who had as
their guests the members of their
house party, Miss Louise Symington,
Miss Harriet Penniman and Miss Emily
Merryman, all of Baltimore, and Mr..
MCGEE Baxter of New York, Mr. Bish-
op of Rochester, Mr.. Tighlman and
MIR. Penniman of Baltimore.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bennett of wes-
ton W. Va. are at the Willard. Their
daughter. Mrs. Johnson Camden Nc
Kinley of Wheeling. w. Va; Mr.. Louis
Bennett. jr.. and his friend. Baron
Harold de Rapp of New York. will join
them today for the week end.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle is at home to-
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Mrs. Adds B. Browne and her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary f. Browne, will be at
home Thursdays in January at their
apartment in the Dresden.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Wood Blodgett
will give a dinner and dance tonight
at Sherry's. New York. to introduce
their daughter, Miss Katherine Cum
mock Blodgett