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and that he had never known any one
more Christ like than was Edith. The
large attendance at the funeral and
the profusion of flowers all showed
the esteem in which she was held.
Friends were present from Maine,
Mass, New Jersey, New York, Nova
Scotia. and from the northern and
southern part of Vermont Among
whom we're DR.. Luther A, Brown OF
Portland, Maine, Miss Il. Hamilton of
Dorchester Mass, Mrs. h. Parks of
Schenectady, ~ Y, Rev. c. w. Turner
North Bennington, Mr. and Mrs. stew.
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The renewed activity of the German
submarines around the British Isle
has raised food prices in England and
if continued the situation is likely
grow more serious. Meantime in Ger
many certain varieties OF food products
are practically out OF the market
France in some respects is suffering
worse than either OF the others and
particularly in the matter Of fuel None
Of them are as happy and comfortable
as they try to make themselves be
lieye.
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Group; Foley Kidney Pills, for lame
back, weak kidneys, rheumatism,
bladder troubles, and Foley Cathartic
Tablets, Il wholesome and thoroughly
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biliousness. headache and sluggish
bowels
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strength than Hughes. New England
and the North Atlantic states will not
control the convention and the Hughes
boom seems today to be in greater
LANCER than at any previous time
ince the campaign opened.
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Thursday, April 10, 1915.

OF course Villa may be wounded b
If he moves around as rapidly as tn
newspaper reports indicate his wounds
can't be very serious.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

Miss Louise Roach. 1st grade.
Miss Alma Sims. 2nd grade.
Miss Martha Smith. 3rd grade.
Miss Maude Barfield. 4th grade.
Miss Nelma Avent, 9TH grade
Miss Kate kimmons, 9th grade
Miss Linda Ramey, 1th grade.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

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Houston.
Union Ben Kitchen. n. D. R.ine.. W. L
Smith.
walthAn-H. ,. Bridges. Goa. W. Lee. w.
A. Pir<ost.
wArr~n c. J. Edwards. Fred Speed. n. b.
b. Field
Washington C. Harry. T. A. MeEaeh-
ezrn. $. =. witherupoon.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

Lafayette county.
you to be here and h.
farm experts viii say. The
invasion of the boil weevil de-
mands that something be
dorYand it behoves every
farmer who has his own in
terest at heart to be here
Saturday.
A number of farm experts
will be here to speak on the
boil weevil situation in north
Mississippi. These men are
posted on diversifacation of
crops and the information We
viii receive will many times
pay for the day off.
It is for your interest, for
our interest and for the In
terest of the county that you
be here on that date.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Nearly Two Billions Appropri-
ated and Authorized During
Term-Worth Money Spent,
Retort Administration Cham
pi0ns.

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-Conxress ad-
journed sine die this morning at 10 O'Clock
concluding a session record breaking in many
respects with appropriations aud authoriss-
tons for the future. running well toward
$1,000. .ooo.o .ooo.
As senators and representative assembled
sleepy-syed from brief rests foiol~inx the ar
daous night sessions. both houses marked
tim while awaiting the hnAl formalities Of
the greatest session Of congress in many re-
speets ia history.
In closing addresses. while awaiting the
arrival Of President Wilson. references 70
the Ionx programmes Of Legislative aehi~vs-
msnt dominated chiefly b. national defense
prspAratio~n at a cost Of more than seOo. .0oo.-
600 were made. Dsnsoerass l@ads9 the rec
ord Of the session and eornmsnded IL TO the
country. while Republicans soashs to criticize.
alleging waste and sxtravAxanee In spite Of
appropriations for defense-
Az the xAvels were suspended 70 sound the
end Of the session. ree4pitulafion Of the nine
months work showed that there had been
appropriated for the year 1917 exAeth 81
szs.sss.2to. which. With obligations and au-
thorizstions for the future. make a total Of
sl.sss. .Sst. ass.
The figures. announced in speeehes By Rep
ressntztives Fitzgerald. Mes York. Democrat
and GiIletf. Massachusetts,. Republican. were
defended By the former and attacked By the
latter as half billion dollars greater than
any session Of Republican congress.
Administration ehsnnniaas in infarnazi ~
views of the congress. answered k@pssi -sa
taants Of -two-billion dollar conxress'- ~ish
iseias-tions that tn -UnI.ei States - n sao-
billion doi'ar coartry.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

City Of Oxford vs.. Jessie Hayes,
Writ of Procedendo to lower court.
City Of Oxford ]. II. Jones, Mol
Pressed.
State W. Lee Wilkins, Jury and
Virdiet Of Guilty. Fined 5000 and
cost.
State vs.. Marion Foster, Jury ana
Virdiet Of Guilty. Fined $4,000 and
cost.
State VS.. Vic Tatum, Plea of Guilty,
fined 5000 and cost.
cost.
State VS.. 7. Sam Gillium, Plea Of
Guilty, fined $500 and cost and 30
days in Jail.
State VS.. Buster Billingsly, Plea Of
Guilty, fined $4,000 and cost and 80
days in Jail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

Principal, Prof. Donaldson.
Mathematics. J. +. Barnett.
English, Miss Pearl Hickey.
Latin. Miss Lucy Duncan
Hall Teacher. Miss Ella Wright
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14
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Life Pills Their mild laxative quail
ties remove the poisons from the sys-
TEN and brighten the eye. A full.
free. non-griping bowel movement in
the morning is the reward Of dose of
DIR. Kings New Life Pills the night
before At your Druggist. 25c.
Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

Suffering in silence is commend
able, but it is a dinged hard job to
pull of.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14

II is Awfally risky for pretty girl
togo into a dark hall with mAn-and
that may be why she likes to do so.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14
OBJECTS:

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70 OF Second>J january
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1916-09-14
OXFORD Publ
ST.

The Oxford public school opened its
1851 session Friday morning with
a large attendance present on the
opening day. A representative num-
Der Of the school patrons were in at
tendance at the exercises, at which a
number Of interesting talks were
made Prof. John A. Donaldson, the
new principal, gave a practical talk
and outlined the course to be pursued
this year. Prof. Donaldson comes to
Us from Pontotoc county and is highly
competent and efficient teacher. lie
comes highly recommended, and the
patrons have every reason 70 believe
that in keeping with the growth OF
the school, that this will be the banner
year in its history.
The grammer grades were brought
together Thursday morning and their
classification effected, while the high
school was glven their various assign
ments Friday morning. A splendid
number Of young people reported the
hrst days as ready for the years
work.
Prior to the opening the Board Of
Trustees had the campus put IN order
and every possible arrangement per
feeted for the opening. The grass
was cut and the beautiful hedge row
in front Of the building put IN trim
condition. Quite a number Of i'm
provementS we're made inside the
building also.
The school Is fortunate in having
a strong faculty. The following
compose the teaching force this year:
Grammar.
Miss Louise Roach, Ist grade.
Miss Alma Sims. 2nd grade.
Miss Martha Smith. 3rd grade.
Miss Maude Barfield. 18th grade.
Miss Nelma Avent, 9TH grade
Miss Kate kimmons, 6th grade
Miss Linda Ramey, 1th grade.
Miss Sallie Belle Duncan, sth grade
High School.
Principal. Prof. Donaldson.
Mathematics, J. I. Barnett
English, Miss Pearl Hickey.
Latin. Miss Lucy Duncan.
Hall Teacher. Miss Ella Wright
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WHEN YOU

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rub good with
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METHODS:

Much Prayer.
Consecrated Money.
Thoughtful and Prayful Advertising.
Preaching of the Word.
Good Music
Christian Fellowship and Cooperation.
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

been tried by the watchman just a Few
minutes earlier and the police we're on
the job anyway, ON account of the club
there The Page woman must have
gone down the fire-escapc and climbed
into the hotel at another floor-thats
the only answer"
The prosecutor turned again TO the
window "An right" he said curtly.
But the detective fingered.
"Say. Chief" he suggested hesitat-
ingly. "have you talked TO Daniels?
Little fat guy that runs the Covington?
saw him yesterday and he looks
we'll. sick
The prosecutor laughed.
you'd look sick yourself in his
Shoes" he said. Daniels has lost a
popular star bully good show and a
generous hacker through one little thir-
ty-eight calibre cartridge-and tho for
tune he had his hands on has flown
tho coop. He doesn't know anything.
I've pumped him dry as powder"
A discreet knock sounded, and the
bailiff put his head in az the door.
His Honor is ready to 90 into Court
sir" he said: and with nod OF relief
the prosecutor gathered up his papers.
Defence begins today, don't itY'
asked the detective as he left what
do you guess it's going 10 be7"
I'm not guessing anything" said the
District Attorney grimly. except that
his witnesses are going TO have bad
time when they get into my hands,
Tell me something I don't lnowl"
chucSled the detective with honest ad-
miration. though after a moments
pause he added behind his superior's
back "But Mary Page has got the
sympathy OF the crowd at that, by
glorxi"
She HAD won the sympathy OF the
spectators nowhere was no doubt OF
IL. and the hostility that was writ so
large on the faces for her al the begin
ming now greeted the prosecutor in
stead, and IL was a hostility that some-
how was the more acute because tho
faces We're so oddly familiar--so ia
miliar. in fact, that he had almost
spoken to one Of the men who sat in
the front row when he had passed him
In the corridor the day before.
The reporters seemed like old friends,
too. and he noticed with a grim little
smile that one OF the sob sisters" had
on a new and very becoming hat, and
he wondered ironically whether It was
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

the tears Of sad memories rather than
present suffering. and she flung a
grateful glance from beneath her wet
lashes towards, the prosecutor when his
curt.
NO questions" released Mrs. Page
from the stand and set her at liberty
TO drag herself back to her quiet cor
ner.
She had laid bare all the tragedy OF
her married life for the sake OF her
child; and what it had cost her to tell
so calmly the story OF shame and want
and suffering and OF the efforts OF the
drunken father to sell his daughter to
a man she did not love-only she her
self knew. There was more than one
woman among the spectators who could
and did guess what It cost her. and
whose heart went out TO her I'm pity.
1t was. however. an unfinished story
that she had told, and the room was
vibrant with the unspolen query.
Where did Mary go?" when Langdon
called his next witness:
Alexander MacPherson."
The burly Scotchman. with his deep
~ tanned face. his heavy beard and
AVn6A tARNAANSf Ne1 "a NAAAhAlk
to the delicate little witness who had
gone before him. and he surveyed the
Judge and jury with a wary hostility
that under less tragic circumstances
would have won a smile from the spec
tators.
MACPHERSON. you are a woodsman.
are you not?"
Il am. sir"
where were you employed six years
sgo?"
i was wurkin' 10 the Paisley estate.
clearin out the auld timber I'm the
woods" There was a hint Of a Scot
tish accent in his speech. though long
years in America had left It no more
than a burr pleasantly suggestive OF
the wide woodland spaces among which
his life was spent
did you ever see Miss Pager"
"Ges. sir. She came tae the woods
often. She had a luve OF the wild
things in her heart. and I'd COON across
her many times, sittin' vie a book. or
just dreamin' in the woods"
.MacPherson. can you remember the
last time that YOU saw Mary Page in
the woods Of the Paisley estate?"
'Ive a guide memory" he answered
rebukingly "and It was a time to set
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

"Iave you ever seen another bruise
like that?"
Yes"
"where?" The question snapped out
brutally and Mary. leaning forward.
stretched out one shaking hand toward
her mother--in appeal or encourage
ment, It was hard to say which.
Upon the shoulder OF my baby
When Mary was born the imprint OF
five fingers. like purple bruises. showed
on her shoulder"
did they remain there?"
"No. They faded as she grew elder"
did they ever recur?"
Yes. The first time was when Mary
was i've years old. Mr.. Page had come
home -intoxicated-and was sitting In
the library. Mary ran TO him and he
took her on his knee. Suddenly she
began screaming and striking at him,
and he pushed her off his lap. Then"
she faltered a little. but went bravely
on, "Mr. Page took a flask of whisSey
out OF his pocket. and half In fun. half
in anger. grabbed Mary and tried TO
force the liquor on her. She-she
seemed to go mad. and when I snatch
ed her away from him her little night
gown had slipped Off her shoulder and
there-p -plainly--could be seen the marks
Of the handi"
A murmur Of excitement crept about
the reporters table as well as among
the spectators. This was great stuff"
and when Marys trembling hand came
back from its impotent reaching toward
her mother. and went sharply 70 her
left shoulder. there was no one In the
room who needed the answer to Lang
don's question.
(which shoulder was that mark
upon. Mrs. Pager"
''rhe left one"
"How long was Il before the child
stopped screaming?"
several hours. and she was feverish
and ~ for days"
Langdon's voice now changed abrupt
~. and the prosecutors eyes narrowed
to the watchfuiness OF a cats. as the
former asked;
ION the night when your daughter
repudiated her engagement 10 David
Pollock. were you sitting up waiting
for their return from a dancer"
YES"
"Will you tell the court as briefly as
possible what occurred?"
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

hurried out without seeing either Mary
or me. felt we ought 10 see Mr.. Pol
lock. anyway. but before we could go
Into the ONCE we heard a door creak.
and my husbands voice." She broke
off with a smothered sob. and Langdon
prompted her quickly:
What did your husband say. Mrs.
Pager"
"IIe said, With LanRdon out OF the
way. our little scheme should work
nicely Then--then Mary pulled at my
sleeve and said. Come away without
seeing them. Mother We must warn
Philip-snd they mustn't know we have
been here So we went to Mr.. Lang
dons Office. and he arranged to come
10 the house late that night in the hope
that we would have learned by that
time what the scheme was"
'Did you learn?'
"Yes. Shortly after Mr.. Langdon had
come. my husband and Mr. Pollock
came in and Mr.. Pollock told us that he
had bought the mortgage on our home.
He said that il Mary would marry him
within a week he would give her the
mortgage and the forged check as a
wedding gift. II she didn't-he would
foreclose and put the check into the
hands Of the police"
Did Miss Page agree?"
"She said she would answer him the
next day. and he said he would wait,
though my husband was angry that
there should be any delay. Then Mr..
Pollock went. and Mary Joined Mr..
Langdon. and they started for a walk"
did you see them go?"
mo. went TO the kitchen to fix the
fire for the night. But / was drawn TO
the window by hearing angry words
and saw my husband berating Mr..
Langdon. ] was so terrified over Il all
and - and - so heartbrolSen at the
thought of losing my home that l hur-
ried out and begged Mary 10 come in
TO do anything to quiet her father So
she said goodnight TO Mr.. Langdon and.
coming in, went straight 10 her ROOM
Did you go 20 your room also?''
Langdon's voice shook ever so little as
he spoke for her words brought back
so vividly that time OF horror when he
had stood silently in the little garden
waiting for the quiet Of night TO settle
over the house that held the girl he
] loved so well and seemed so likely 10
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

in honor OF the defence or because the
day before one OF the star writer's on "a
big daily had changed his seat in order
to sit beside hcrl He knew the latter
reason was the more probable and the
farce OF life. the strange dramatic
comedy OF it struck him as il had many
times before; that here with the black
shadow OF a shameful death hanging
over the girl in the prisoners dock. and
with the bloody clothes of a murdered
man lying before the jury men and
women still found time to play the
world-Old game-to think OF hats and
ties and getting out TO luncheonl And
also OF reducing life-and- death issues
TO mere good copy" for those who
could not press into tho courtroom. 20
gloat over the next day with avid ca
gerness.
There was an extra brskness about
the newspaper group today however.
and the prosecutor noticed two or three
new faces. relay men" 70 take the
place OF others who would turn their
stories in by telephone hour after hour
for the special editions. For today the
defence OF Mary Page would begin.
Today Langdon must strip Off the mask
OF a smiling confidence and show what
lay behind Il.
The mask or at any rate the smile
was still there when he came into
court. not with Mary. this time, but
with her mother. His hand was tuck
ed protectingly under the arm OF the
little gray-haired woman. and his lips
were close 20 her ear as If he were
murmuring a final oncouragement--or
a final Instruction.
Mary. too. was smiling. and she had
thrust a white rose into her belt. a rose
as palely sweet as she herself. and her
lips. curled back like soft rcd petals.
shaped the words she was silently re-
pcating:
Today We will begin my defence.
Today Philip viii start TO set me free,"
And not even in her own heart would
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

lose--the girl whom he was next to see
in 80 terrible a guise.
No. Invent TO my husband. who
was in the kitchen, and tried 20 make
him stop drinking and go to bed. But.
he--he was violent. He accused me
of--of urging Mary not to marry Pol
lock, and when said that she shouldn't
II il would make her unhappy hez-he
struck me. The blow Knocked me down.
Mary. who was partially undressed,
heard us-and came down, and he
turned on her. He--struck her, and
then he caught her by the shoulder and
forced her 20 her knees"
Sobs caught in her throat. She could
not go on for moment, and the tears
rolled unheeded down her cheeks. as.
stammering a little and speaking al
most incoherently, she cried, "And
then, your Honor-Mary screamed!
Screamed the way she had before. and
I-I--saw her go mad before my very
eyes. Mr.. Langdon. who had been
waiting in the garden--to be sure all
was right with us-heard the scream
too. and came running in. Ny husband
saw him-and he snatched the poker
out of the fire where in my haste had
left It, and swung it at Mr.. Langdon.
But It was Mary he hit. I heard the
sound of it-I smelt the burnt flesh,
and as Mr.. Langdon flung my husband
to the floor I ran to her But before
could reach her-or stop her-she ran
still screaming. out Of the house and
disappeared"
A passion OF tears shook her as she
=. sar.- 4 \ 4.
all the eyes in the room. Even Lang
don's voice was unsteady as he saic
gently:
THAT is all. Mrs Page"
Mary was sobbing too, but they were
Evening journal., 1916-03-04

1T was very late. had been wait
ing what seemed TO me hours before
they came IN. Mr.. Page. who was
very much under the influence OF liquor,
was bcrating Mary. and once he start
ed 70 strike her. but Mr. Pollock inter-
fered. telling me that Mary and 7 had
better go and try and get some rest.
once in her own room. however, my
daughter broke down and sobbed and
said. Your grief and fathers danger
made me accept Mr.. Pollock. Tonight
I tried to run away with Philip, be-
cause he is the man l love-but / am
helpless in your hands,"
Did you still urge Miss Page TO mar
ry Mr. Pollock?"
"No. My daughters happiness was
too great price to pay to save my
husband from the penalty of his crime,
and l told Mary that she and togeth-
er would go to David that very day and
plead with him 20 set her free. 1t was
dawn then, and finally she went to
sleep"
did you make that plea to Mr.. Pol
lock?"
NO. We went to the ohice-but-
but-we didn't see Mr.. Pollock
"Will you tell the Court why? Not
me. Mrs. Page. but the court-as IL ]
were not present"
"Wel. your Honor" she said, turn
ing to the Judge. "when my daughter
and I reached Mr. Pollock's Office the
door was open and Mr.. Langdon was
I'm there. As we came up we heard
Mr.. Pollock say. Give me a fair chance
that's oil ask and I've novar had q
You leave town for two weeks. and If
on your return Mary Page still prefers
you--I will withdraw and give her W
to YOU Mr.. Langdon demurred at FIRST
Then he said he would go that day and
Evening journal., 1916-03-04
By FREDERICK LEWIS Author of What Happened to Mary"

she let herself contemplate the thorny
path that must be Travelled before that
elusive freedom had struck the invis-
ible gives from of her wrists and
heart.
She was still wincing a little from
the lash Of the final speech of the
prosecutor. II seemed to her as II
nothing 20 come-except the final mo-
ments before the vcrdict-could possi-
bly, be as bad as that half hour OF the
day before. SO II was with equanimity.
though a yearning wistfulness showed
IN her eyes. that she heard the first
witness OF the day called.
Mrs. Annie Pagel"
The frail little woman seemed to have
visibly shrunk when she took her place
In the Witness stand, and the great
violet shadows under her eyes and the
colorless lips told Of the strain that
the trial was proving. Her slender I'm
gers curled like tendrils about the edge
OF the stand. as II she feared her abil-
ity TO remain erect; but her eyes were
steady and her voice clear-love for
her child was greater than fear Of the
law or the pain Of dragging out long
hidden shamos and sorrows.
Mrs. Page. how long ago was II that
you met the man who later became
your husband?'
"Thirty-one years ago at Christ
mas"
And you became engaged almost i'm
mediately?"
YES"
but Il was some years before you
were married. was It not7'
yes"
''Why?"
Because of--of Mr.. Pages habits.
My parents insisted upon my breaking
the engagement"
But Il was later renewed7"