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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16
THE LIFE OF A PROSPECTIVE
MINER.

On a beautiful day in August, many
years ago, as the golden sun was set
ting behind the mountains, near a
little mining town in California, a
weary, foot-sore traveller put down
his pack, and staked his claim.
He did not appreciate the beauti-
full scenery around him. His thoughts
were of his far away home and his
misfortune. He had lost his fortune,
and worst of all had been wrongly
accused, of the terrible crime of forg-
ing. All his friends had forsaken
him, except golden haired, blue
eyed lass of eighteen summers, that
being the only thing in life to con-
sole him
He partook of scanty meal, and
lay down to rest, with no companions
near, except wild beasts, and no cover
ing overhead but the blue sky, to
dream of fortune wealth.
He arose early the next morning,
and with his tools, went in search
OF golden treasurers.
Life was very much the same to
him, day after day, save for the lit
tie trips he made to the mining town
near by, for more provisions and
hoping to hear from his faired lass at
his old home. Time after time he
made the journeys, but received no
news from her. And would return to
his camp almost broken-hearted.
Day after day he went on with his
work and found no signs of gold.
Finally after several months of hard
labor and after having spent nearly
every cent he had, his last hopes
were almost gone. He went to town
one day for more provisions, and
found that the long looked for letter
had reached him after it had travelled
many miles. This put new courage
in him, so in few days he saw
bright shining particles in the sand
which he supposed to be gold. He
carried specimens to the town and
found it was gold. Then mining be-
gan in earnest, and it proved to be
rich vein Of gold.
He was worth more than million
dollars then. He has received another
letter from his sweetheart and she
tells him that his name is cleared
from all dishonor.
So he returned to his old home to
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16

No doubt, a great deal of the hard
ships and unpleasantness that a
prospecto- has to endure is brought
about by undergraduates of people
who try to have fun at other peoples
expense.
Readers remember that ignorance
is crime; so let's never be guilty
of uttering sayings which we will
afterwards want revised with the
understanding that we have said what
we have through ignorance; for this
will place a stamp of impeachment
not only on our intelligence-but on
our good intentions.
A broken jug may be mended, but
it always shows where the crack is.
ETHEL VICTORIA PICKENS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16

log cabins, and sometimes they will
place you in bed of straw, one
side of which being attached to the
wall by means of nails OF pegs. You
are fed on cornmeal bread made
plain, and the white meat of wild
hog; and given yellow branch water
to drink-they are afraid to give you
any whiskey.
But of course you can sometimes
find lodging in the homes of well-to-d do
farmers; where you are put to sleep
on not only old-fashioned goose
feather beds of comfort and ease
but many times on up-to-date-beds
with meals as good as any that are
served in sky-scraper hotels in mod
ern cities of a million inhabitants.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16
"THE LIFE OF A MINING PROS
PECTOR."

The pioneer prospector endures
many privatations, the occupation
consists of trying hardships and the
greatest possible anxiety-and peril
GUS dangers are encountered almost
daily.
But the patriotic inspirations Of
deontology gives the exploiter un-
daunted courageous aspirations.
Imagine yourself down in the very
bottom of a big mountain gulf to the
depth Of mile-and-a-half, just as
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16

The following compositions were
prepared by students of the Lafayette
Springs school, and The Eagle was
requested to publish same. The words
are spelled as they were written in
the original copy, and the punctua-
ton is the same. They were pre-
scented to The Eagle by j. W. Hix-
son.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-10-16
4 Few Compositions
From Lafayette Springs

the one who was true to him, and
there dwelt in home of luxury and
was charitable to all who needed help.
(MISS) ALTA FAUST.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
Recording Day

Saturday next. August 18th, is the
day fixed by the proclamation of the
Government of Maryland for soldi-
ers, sailors and marines who partici-
,pated in the late war to fill: in the
required war service record forms.
The blanks may be obtained from
the several persons whose names
have been heretofore published, at
places named.
Mr.. Charles E. Barnett, Deputy
Register of Wills, at the Court
House, will deliver to all applicants
the required blanks and instruc-
tions. Volunteers are earnestly re-
quested to serve on the above date
at the Court House, and other places,
to assist the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines to make out the records, and it
Is hoped to have Dorchester county
among the first to respond to the
call of the Historical Division of the
Maryland Council of Defense to COM
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
To The Republican Voters
OF Dorchester County:

have this day filed with the
Board of Election Supervisors, the
necessary papers. making me elig1-
BILE as a candidate to be voted for,
for the Office of State Senator, on the
Republican ticket, in the forthcom-
ing primary election. Wisely or un-
wisely, we are HOW working IN Mary
land under the Direct Primary sys-
TEN of voting. /, therefore, do not
propose to accept as final the oppos1-
ton of few men to my candidacy,
but to submit the matter 20 all OF
the qualified Republican voters in
Dorchester county. and let them de-
eide whether l am, or am not, the
proper man to nominate for the State
Senate. l have not, thus far, made
a thorough canvass of the county, in
order to get tn sentiment of the
voters for this very important office.
but have interviewed enough men in
above action, and l now make an
appeal to the Republican voters for
their support. ! desire to state fur
ther that l am lot bound by any
factional alliance. but, that If nomi-
mated and elected. would be entirely
free to act in the interest OF the
whole people, which l would surely
do to the extent of my ability. feel
that my qualifications for the offics
are such that could represent Dor
chester county acceptably. and if
elected, would put forth every eff
fort to reflect credit upon the Repub-
liean party.
Republicans, rest my case in
your hands, and shall approach the
primaries with confidence in your
good will.
l remain, yours very sincerely,
CHARLES H. GIBSON.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
Hog Cholera Can
Be Prevented

Hog cholera has broken out on
many farms in the vicinity of Church
Creek, Crapo and Bishops Head. DR..
Mclaughlin, U. S. Specialist and
County Agent Davis are spending
this week in holding vaccination dem
onstrations and meetings to nelp peo
pie organize and control the disease.
The plan is to teach one or more
men in each community how to in
noculate hogs and to form an asso-
citation which will keep a supply of
serum on hand so that when the dis
ease appears it can be checked i'm
mediately. Presidents of local asso-
Citations from whom serum can be OBJ
tanned and community vaccinaters
who will treat your hogs are as fol-
lows:
mbridge-Pres., Jos. c. Phil
lips; Community Vaccinators, M. E
Gore and Lloyd James.
Church Creek-Pres., T. E. Jones;
Community Vaccinator, Olin B. Rob-
inson.
Golden Hill-Pres., and Communi-
ty Vaccinator, VIM. Bradshaw.
Wingate and Bishops Head-Pres.
Frank H. Jones; Community Vacci-
nator, w. W. Jones.
Hog cholera can be prevented by
innoculation with anti-hog cholera
serum as effectively as small pox and
typhoid fever can be prevented
among human beings by vaccination
or innoculation. 1t is just as good
business to lock your barn after the
horses are stolen or insure buildings
after a fire, as to wait until hogs are
sick before you innoculate.
If hogs are sick in your neighbor-
hood, inform the County Agent, keep
dogs, buzzards and human beings
away from your pens, and get in
touch with one of the above named
men and have your hogs innoculated.
JOHN F. DAVIS, County Agt.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14

plete the Muster Rolls of the late
war
Soldiers, sailors and marines, please
bring your discharge papers with
you on the day named.
JAS. S. SHEPHERD, Chairman.
SALLIE WEBSTER DORSEY.
RUSSELL P. SMITH,
Historical Division for Dor. Co.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
CETURCH-LOCALS.
Mass tomorrow. the

Mass tomorrow, the Feast of
Assumption, in ST. Mary's Catholic
Church, at $50 a. m.-Adv.
The Philathea sail that was to
have been given Friday night, has
been postponed until further notice.
ADV. 1t.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
Wanted

Ten men or boys to nail peach
boxes, to commence Monday, sure.
Highest price paid. - Cambridge
Mfg. Co.-Adv. 8-9-1w.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14

fact. will sell by public auction, to the
eleven-room dwelling and outbuild
ings.
TERMS OF sALE-ren per cent. cash
and balance in twelve months, secured
by the interest-bearing note of pur-
chaser, with surety or sureties approv-
ed by the undersigned attorneys. or
all cash. if the purchaser wishes. Sell
lers pay all taxes to January !, 1920.
Purchaser to get all rents from and
after Sept. 1, 1919. Title papers at ex-
pense of purchaser.
II. SANGSTON lNsLEY,
EVERITT Nj. LAYTON,
Attorneys In Fact.
Dixie Realty Co., Aucts. 8-S.
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
Attorneys Sale
OF VALUABLE
Dwelling House
Property
LOCATED AT CORNER OF GENIE
Terry AVE. AND ACADEMY STy
CAMBRIDGE, MARYLAND.

By virtue Of sufficient authority, and
in connection with the settlement Of
the estate of the late VIM. r. Layton,
deceased. the undersigned. attorneys in
highest bidder, at the Court House
door in Cambridge. Md, on
The daily banner., 1919-08-14
Tuesday, August l9, 'l9

beginning about $50 o'clock p. m, or
Immediately after the sale OF the real
estate of the said VIM. J. Layton, de-
ceased, all of that large eleven-room
dwelling house property located at the
north corner of Academy street and
Cemetery avenue, In the town Of Cam
bridge, Maryland, fronting ffty-one
feet on Academy street, and 81 feet on
Cemetery avenue, improved by good
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Training Exhibition

Bobby" Burns, the army in
structor boxer who in on the box
ing program at the Auditorium this
Saturday. evening has been in
town for two or three days with his
little son. Yesterday afternoon
with Mickey" Riley he gave an
exhibition at the Auditorium of
shadow boxing, rope skipping,
singing and boxing, including the
demonstration of the exercises Of a
boxer i'll training for a contest.
Burns is instructor for the Southern
Department of the Army at present
stationed at Douglas. Mickey"
Riley, the singing boxer, has fine
voice and recently was on the
Orpheum circuit. During the war
he entertained at all the canton
ments.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Boxing Contest Tonight

The boxing program for tonight
at the Auditorium has undergone a
change and instead of the boxers
as previously ammo unced, Bobby
Burns, boxing instructor of the
Southern Department u. S. Army
and Jack Douglas, Of California,
will have a tenround go as the
principal event. There will be a
special four-round bout between
Mickey Riley, the singing" boxer
and KID Rawson, Benson's
champion, and probably other
bouts. This Saturday evening
at the Auditorium at SIS sharp.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
POnerene Items
Special Correspondence.

A shower was given Wednesday
evening by the young people OF
Pomerene for Miss Clara Mcclure,
who will be married next Friday
to Mr.. Edwin Row1ey. Mr.. Row
lev recently moved here from Tue
son. Miss Mcclure is one of the
most popular girls of the district
she has attended the High School
the past two seasons.
Libbus Coons took a crowd to
Douglas Saturday in the Coons
truck. They were caught in the
heavy rains. 1t took four days to
make the trip. They had to spend
one night out.
P. P. Sabin has been building a
shed to house the High School bus.
His, son Rodger will drive it.
Engineer John 7. Prof1tt was
called to St. David Tuesday to do
some surveying.
Pomerene Public School started
Monday with Miss Alice Sabin,
principal, teaching the primary de-
partment, Miss Julia Daley the
seventh und eighth grades, and
Miss Lucy Scott the middle room.
Misses Sabin und Daley taught last
year. Miss Scott graduated from
the High School last year and re-
Gently passed the examination.
The Canal Company still has a
large force Of men and teams clean
ing the canal. The dam has been
patched up, and the ditch will be
given a good cleaning before the
water is turned in.
The new wagon bridge was
thrown open for traffic Wednesday
noon. 1t is a great benefit to Our
farmers, as an empty wagon was
almost load when they had to
ford the river.
The Pomerene board of ,educa-
ton has been busy with a bunch
of teams plowing and leveling the
school grounds. The work has
helped wonderfully, as we'll as put
ting a good many weeds out of
commission.
Pomerene will serd a dozen or
more pupils to Benson Union High
School, which opens Monday, sew
eral having recently moved here SO
as to be able to attend.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Kimball Sues President of Gold
Ridge Company

Suit for 5000, 900 shares of stock
of the Dos Cabezos Gold Ridge
Mining Company was begun in the
superior court yesterday by H. c.
Kimball against J. H. Huntsman,
president of the company 1t is
also asked that notes given by the
company be declared void.
According to the complaint the
plaintiff was owner of an option to
buy the seven mining claims known
as the Old Casey Group III Cochise
county. He with Huntsman organ
lied a company with million dol
lars capitalization. Huntsman, it
is alleged, was to take a block of
the stock and finance the company
to production, after which he was
to receive back his money. 1t is
alleged that he failed to do this
and retains control of the company
by holding the 2O9, 900 shares max
ing himself the majority holder and
retaining the presidency of the
company.-Tucson Star,
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
BENSON, CoCHsE COUNTY, ARIZONA, SEPTEMBER 49, 1919
Country
Two Weeks of VacationinR

George Kempf and J. B. Wallace
have returned from about two
weeks vacation, during which time
they made a trip by auto into the
primeval Businesses of the White
Mountains, in search of rest, recre-
alton and mountain trout. Their
route lay through Tucson, over the
Oracle road, past Mammoth to
Wlnkelman and over the mountain
road to the prosperous mining
locality centering at Globe, where
their real journey into mountains
began. The roads leaving Globe
began to assume a roughness that
was hard to negotiate even with aid
of their trusty and dependable
f1ivver, but they succeeded in get
ting through, going right into the
heart of the mountains and on to
the White Mountain Indian Reser-
vation, to. Fort Apache and the
White River Agency. The Indian
agent being the ruling power upon
the domain of the Red Men, they
were required to undergo the for
mality of getting permission to
camp and fish, but say they were
treated with every consideration,
and altogether they enjoyed the two
week of roughing it" to the full
extent.
Returning they went by way of
Springerville, situated on that rival
route to the Borderland, the Old
Trails" Route, through the Petre-
field Forest, thence through Hol-
brook Winslow, Flagstaff, Williams
and Ash Fork, and on to Prescott,
Phoenix and home.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Good Record in Home Canning

Miss Anna Schmidt, a Benson
High School girl, whose home is at
St. David, but now stopping in
town with her sister, Mrs. c. L.
Rucker, made an enviable reco1d
in canning during her vacation this
year. Fruits and jellies put up
mostly all done by herself without
assistance consist of 148 quarts of
apricots, 90 quarts of peaches, IL
quarts of apples. 7 quarts Of pears,
4 quarts of grape jelly and quarts
of apple jelly, a total of 238 quarts
all together. This is pretty good
record for young lady of 16 years
in few weeks spent on her summer
vacation, and without the stimulus
of canning club or other organi-
zation.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
START AN ACCOUNT TO-DAY
Hand Grenade Savings Banks

San Francisco, Sept, 4.-Banks
of the Twelfth Federal Reserve
District have ordered 10000 hand
grenades which were ready for
shipment to the American Expedi-
tionarY Forces when the Ar1nistice
was signed and which have been
turned over to the Treasury Depart
ment for use as savings, banks to
stimulate thrift. The only altera-
ton made in the hand grenade to
convert them into savings banks
was the removal of the INT charge
and the cutting of a slot as a coin
way.
The Federal Reserve Bank of San
Francisco, which is handling the
distribution of the grenades to the
banks and war souvenirs. Robert
E. Smith, director of the War Loan
organization for 18th District, said
Those American made hand gre
nadeS constitute one of the best
souvenirs of the war one could
possibly get. Some months ago an
eastern firm managed to get some
of them and sold them readily
at one dollar EACH"
1t is planned to distribute gre
nades banks to the public through
banks and trust companies ex-
clusively. The only conditions i'm
posed by the Treasury Department
are that to gain ownership of a
grenade.
Persons 1 to IL years of age must
purchase one SIS War Savings
Stamp.
Persons II to Is must purchase
at least two SIS War Savings Stamps.
Persons over 18 years must buy
either one 500 or one $1,000
Treasury Savings Certificate which
is the big brother to the War Saw
ings Stamp bearing the same four
per cent interest compounded
quarterly and running for five years.
Naturally the supply of gre
nades it limited,' said Director
Smith. Orders for them will be
filled in the order received and after
the supply is exhausted, no more
will be manufactured. Eastern
banks and trust companies have
asked for hundreds and thousands
of them. In all the War Depart
ment had 5000, ,OOO."
The grenades are expected to ar
rive in San Francisco within thirty
days.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
One Chinaman Kills Another al
Fairbank

AS an ending to feud between
two Chinese gardeners at the Hop
Wo garden near Fairbank, China
man, named Ah Gee and a non
participant in the quarrel was
instantly killed Saturday night
alout 9 o'clock, when one of his
countrymen. Wong Tong opened
fire on a crowd of Chinese gardeners
seated around a table in an effort to
kill his enemy, Wong Him.
Wong Tong, who did the shoot
ing and Him, had been quarreling
for some time. Wong Tong having
made repeated threats that he
would kill Wong Him. The climax
came when Wong Tong is said to
have called Wong Him some vile
names Tin Chinese), whereupon
Him wanted to k now the reason
why. It is said that Tong immedi-
atty got mp from the festive board
where all were consuming rice and
walked outside, and the next thing
known was shotgun report in the
midst of the nine men seated around
the table and All Gee fell dead with
a gaping hole in his left lung.
Tong had aimed at the wrong man.
After the inquest which render
ed verdict in accordance with the
above facts, Wong Tong was taken
to jail at Tombstone, while Wong
Him was also retained as witness
aud held pending giving bond for
appearance.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Despondency.

Sufferers from indigestion are apt
to become discouraged and feel that
complete recovery is not to be
hoped for. No one could make a
greater. mistake. Hundreds have
been permanently cured by taking
Chamberlain S Tablets and can now
eat anything that they crave.
These tablets str eng the the
stomach and enable it to preform
it's functions naturally. If you have
not tried them do so at once. Moss
Pharmacy.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13


called Sept. 18th. Following this
hearing several men for whom
warrants have been issued and not
served and others implicated in
testimony of state witnesses during
the recent hearing, will be brought
into court by the county attorney.
1t is not expected that any of the
$50 cases, in which the defendants
were bound over for trial upon
their own request, will be called in
the superior court before the first
of the year.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Autos for Sale

We now have l Studebaker Six
Roadster, 1918 model, frst-class
condition; Studebaker Truck ;
2 Chevrolets, one a baby grand; 8
Overland touring cars, or will make
Al trucks.
These cars we will trade or sell
on time. Come in and see us.
GoBBLE Bros,
San Pedro Garage.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13

Both city and country house
wives have become familiar with
the value Of cottage cheese as a
meat substitute. If your family is
tired of your old recipes, in which
the cheese is an ingredient, why
not try some new, approved ones
Cottage Cheese and It's Uses, :"
Office Of the Secretary Circular
100, issued by the Department of
Agriculture, will be sent to anyone
who writes for it.
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13

Dance tonight at the Auditorium
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
Ball Monday Night

A grand ball will be given at the
Audito rum Monday, September
18th. under the auspices of the
Spanish-American society. Pro-
fessor Cocia and his fve-piece Or
chestra of Tucson will furnish the
music. The affair is in celebration
of Mexican Independence Day,
September 10th, being held on the
evening before the day of celebra-
ton.
A Spanish supper and refresh
ments will be served. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
Dance tonight at the Auditorium
The Benson signal., 1919-09-13
The Deportations Trial Nearing
End at Douglas


Douglas Ariz. Sept. 11-Coming
as surprise to court room specta-
tors and others interested in the
joint trial of the 200 Douglas and
Bisbee citizens charged with kid
mapping for their alleged part in
the deportations that followed the
/. w w. trouble, attorneys for the
defense brought the hearings to an
abrupt close Tuesday afternoon by
announcing that further examina-
ton of states witnesses would be
waived and asking the court to bind
the defendants over to the superior
conrt for trial. While this action
was expected later on, as in the
case of others who have been given
hearings in the Douglas justice
court, even the defendants did not
look for the motion before the end
of the week. Many of the 200 de-
fendant have not yet been mention
ed by witnesses for the state as hav-
ing taken any part in the deporta-
tions but the citizens of Dong1as
and Bisbee are determined to stick
together and contend that if one is
guilty all are guilty.
Throughout the three weeks that
the hearing has been in progress
testimony against the defendants
has been far from sensational. The
fact that they were present in the
Warren district and appeared to be
acting as guards at various places
during the round UP and deporta-
ton of the l. w. w., strikers and
sympathizers, has been the extent
of the testimony against the major
ity of the defendants.
That many of the states witnesses
were called during the hearings
without first having been carefully
examined by the county attorney
was repeatedly shown. The case
of Mrs. Nancy Thomas, summon
ed from Bonneterre, Mo-, by, the
county attorney to testify against
the defendants was an example of
this. Mrs. Thomas, when she took
the stand, was eager to testify
against practically every man in
court room, even the attorneys, but
cross examination brought out that
she knew but four of the sixty-s
men whom she charged with having
taken part in the deportations.
Another witness, John R. Conner
subpoenaed from Ray, Ariz., testi-
fed against three men when quest
ioned by the county attorney, but
it developed that not one of these
men was a defendant in the case
being heard.
The third group of hearings, in
c1uded those of Harry c. Wheeler,
who directed the deportations of
July 12, 1917, as sheriff of the
county, aud John J. Bowen, county
highway commissioner, will be