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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-03-25
The Belle Of the Bout.

ElinOr Glyn, the novelist, was TAX
ing tea on the Mauretania with a
diplomat when . marvelously pretty
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
EX- CONGRESSMAN
DIES AT GREENWOOD.
Unite States District Attorney, w. S.
Hill, Died Suddenly Sunday
Nivht


Greenwood, Miss, Feb. 14.-Hon.
w. S. Hill, lawyer and statesman of
national repute, died suddenly at his
hom in Greenwood Sunday night at
1890 o'clock, after a few moments
illness of heart trouble. A brief
funeral service will be held in Green
wood Tuesday morning at S:15 o'clock,
and the remains will then be taken to
Wiaona. The service there will oc-
cur at II O'Clock. Burial will be in
the family cemetary at Winona. Mr.
Hill was in unusually good health
yesterday and delivered a splendid
address on Good Citizenship" at the
Methodist Sunday school.
Mr.. Hill was born near Winona. lie
was So years old at the time of his
death. He served Montgomery county
as a member of the state Legislature
and wac elected an served several
terms as district attorney from that
district. He also server three terms
in Congress, having been elected to
this high office from the north DIS
trict of Mississippi. Mr.. Will was
United State district attorney, which
office he was holding at the time OF
his death. He was one OF the most
brilliant lawyers of Mississippi. A
wife. four daughters and five sisters
survive him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
-4-GOW ON EVERY FARM
IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY.
Consume More Milk And Dairy
Products Should Be The Slogan
Of Every Community.
By Will A. Hall, Manager
International Sugar Feed Company,
Memphis, Tenn.

For raising children, milk, rich milk
is Indispensable. - Clean, whole milk
is priceless boon for every growing
person and for all others who need 1t
only little less, and it can be obtain
ed at practically no extra cost.
There is on every southern form
grazing land, and roughage could be
grown to supply a cow during the non
grazing season. Cows need more thar
Just grass and roughage. They must
be supplied with protein concetrates
and too much cottonseed meal Will
cause securing and produce soft, tai
lowy butter.
To complete her feed, that is, to
balance it and produce maximum
quality and the quantity of milk, the
cheapest diet is special dairy feed
which is sweet and palatable and sup
plies, the cow with every element need
ed for milk productions =
Feeding eight pounds of this special
feed each day to COW giving two to
three gallons of milk would cost only
6 to s cents a gallon.
SOC Per Gallon Is An Excessively
Low Estimate OF The Food Value of
Milk.
There Is No Food AS Cheap AS
Milk.
No Food Is As Nutritious And
Healthful As Milk.
A we'll konwn authority has this to
say of milk as a food value.
"Many years ago the writer became
convinced that he could not grow pigs
properly without MILK. Then tankage
came to his rescue and to a certain ex-
tent served as substitute. At least
he learned that tankage was the near
est or best substitute for milk, al
though not quite taking its place.
In fact, / learned many years ago
that for me there was nothing that
would quite take the place of milk for
growing out young pigs. In short, the
feeders of live stock learned this many
years ago, but only recently has. it
been proved that the same fact holds
true for growing children.
There is no substitute for milk. 1t
is an absolute necessity for the proper
growth and development for children.
1t is not necessary that the child
drink the milk, but it must get milk
in some way. Whole milk must be
consumed, as drink, in soups, in bread,
in creamed foods, or in some other
form.
This has been proved beyond any
question and it is positive fact that
there is no substitute, but still there
are thousands of families in which
milk is not regular or principal food
product even for the growing children.
To all these drives for Red Cross
funds, tuberculosis hospitals, Saliva
tion Army Support, charities, etc., all
of which are worthy, there should be
one or more added, because more i'm
portant than all others combined-a
drive for milk COW and an ample
milk supply for every home." !
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
WHAT HELPS THE
FARMER MOST?

What extension agency is most
helpful to the farmers?
Among 1900 farmers asked, 38 pei
cent said that they received most help
from the county agent and the farm
bureau. The agricultural press was
given first place by 81 per cent. Three
per cent of the farmers interviewed
said they received most help from
farmers organizations other than the
farm bureau and 3 per cent said they
received most help from bulletins and
agricultural reports. Twenty-Five per
cent had no definite opioion as to
which agency was the most helpful to
them.
These opinions were gathered in a
survey made by officials of the States
Relation Service, United State De-
partment fo Agriculture, in number
of Northern and Western States. The
purpose of the survey was to get the
viewpoint of the farmers themselves
as to the relative efficiency of various
phases of agricultural extension work
and to learn the outstanding prob
lens of rural districts as viewed by
the farmers of those districts.
One of the questions asked was:
"What is the biggest problem of
farmers in your community today?"
The farmers who answered this ques-
tion were divides as follows: Labor,
692; improved farm practices, 637;
marketing, 300; better organization OF
farmers, 55; financial assistance, Il;
roads, IA; repeal of the daylight saw
ing law, 8; schools 1. !.
Of the farmers visited, two out OF
every three were acquainted with the
county agent and his work and 90 per
cent of them were favorable to 1T.
One farmer out Of every three was
receiving the bulletins of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
and awo out of every five the bulletins
of the State college Of agriculture.
Four farm families out of every five
were taking both daily and an ag-
ricultural paper, and one out of every
two a magazine, usually woman's
magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
GET THE RIGHT
QUALITY OF SEED.

Agricultural College, Miss Feb. II
With tomato planting time about at
hand it is omportant that prospective
growers. fortify themselves for the
1921 season by securing the right
quality of seed. Mr.. A. G. Smith, Jr.
of the horticultural department., who
is extension OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
is extension vegetable specialist
state that he has received through the
county agents, both farm and home
demonstration supply of guaranteed
seed for free distribution, which, will
be sent upon request as long as the
supply holds out.
These are of two varieties, each be-
ing wilt resistant. They are Marvel
an intermediate variety and Morton,
late maturing kind.
A letter or post card addressed to
A. G. Smith, Jr., state vegetable spec
ialist, Agricultural College, Miss, will
receive as prompt attention as pos
sible.
A. C.. WALTHALL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
FERTILIZER SITUATION
Extension of Credits Will Be
Restricted-Large Yields Per
Acre Keenly Needed for
Overcoming Handicaps.

The fertilizer situation in the South
is unusual. More than rs per cent of
the Southern farmers fertilizer &C
counts that fell due In the fail Of last
year have come over into this year un.
paid, according to authorities on the
fertilizer business.
This means that the further exten.
sion Of credit will necessarily be very
much restricted to debtors until their
accounts are paid. Many 1920 farm.
ers' notes are still in the hands OF
local dealers and banks. This restricts
the ability of these agencies to extend
credit, thus increasing the difficulties
of the situation.
Fertilizer manufacturers state tha
they are taking losses not only on
bad accounts, but also on the mate
rials that they bought at high prices.
This, coupled with the unsatisfactory
credit situation, is making the fertiliz-
or manufacturers slow about pushine
their goods on the market.
Though fertilizer prices have fallen
they have not gone down as much as
the price of crops. Nor have land
values, taxes, farm equipment and la
Dor been reduced in proportion to the
price of crops. 1t follows that every
effort must be made to produce the
crops economically.
When crop prices are low it is nee
essary to get high yields per acre tc
make any profit at all. Low yields and
low crop prices can mean only one
thing, and that is loss. Therefore
the Southern farmer must make ever,
blow count in 1921. Each cultivated
acre must be forced to do its bes
in producing economic high yields.
In order to do this, fertilizers mus
be used, as every cotton belt farmer
realizes. Fertilizers are needed &C
as to get more for each days work
and keep down the cost per pound
or bale or bushel Of crops produced
It will, therefore, be unfortunate ii
any Southern farmer is financially IN
able to avail himself OF the full ben
sfits Of fertilizers In producing a
cheap crop In 1921. No one who II
able win fail to do 80 II he under
tsnds this seasons cropping problsms
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
VALUE OF COTTON
SEED AS FERTILIZER
Seed for Fertilizers Not Eco.
nomic, Says Authority.


Atlanta, Ga. = February - It would
be mistake to use cotton seed as
fertilizer as some farmers are talking
of doing, according to j. N. Harper,
several years In experiment station
work In the South, and now director OF
the Soil Improvement Committee. Con
tinuing he says:
TT would be mistake for two rea
sons: First, the South would be de
prived Of great wealth producing
substance-cottonseed oil; and sec
ond, cotton seed are not the best form
of fertilizer to apply.
"On the first point, while It is un-
fortunate that the vegetable oil market
is off and the oil miller cannot offer
what the seed are really worth, 1t is
better to accept what the miller can
afford to give than to allow the oil to
be destroyed when 1t is needed sc
much especially in starving Europe.
ITO use cotton seed as a fertilizer
is to throw away the oil of the seed,
for oil is not plant food; In fact, 1t is
believed that it will retard plant
growth.
Cotton seed contain plant food, but
when the seed are applied, it is not
ppssible to scatter it SO as to feed
the crop properly. 1t puts the plant
food on the land in Jumps as repre-
sented by the seed.
at takes the seed long time to
decay and become plant food. In fact,
no great amount Of the plant food in
cotton seed is ever actually used by
the crop. AS evidence Of this, we cite
Farmers Bulletin 2S6 of the United
States Department of Agriculture, page
8, from which we quote: The seeds
are incased in bulls which must de
cay before the crop can utilize the
plant food in them, and the kernels
contain oil which is supposed to retard
their decomposition, so that consider
able moisture is required to decompose
the seed and make available the plant
food. In case of very dry season,
it does not become available fast
enough to supply the crop, and no
doubt portion of it fails to become
available urtil after the crop natures.
"a table on page Of this bulletin
shows that a difference of 303 lbs.
of seed cotton per acre in favor OF
cotton seed meal as compared with
cotton seed, was obtained in test
where twice as much cotton seed was
used as meal.
South Carolina Experiment Station
tests and tests of four other southern
states show that pound of well
balanced mixed fertilizer will produce
a pound and more Of seed cotton A
test in Alabama shows that it took
pounds of cotton seed to produce
pound of seed cotton.
I'm other words, at present prices
of cotton seed and complete fertiliz-
ers, there is no doubt that 1t will
pay to sell the seed and buy the fer
tilizers.
TN exchanging cotton seed for cot
ton seed meal, it will be well to re-
member that IL the plant food is to
be taken into consideration, that ton
Of meal contains three times more
phosphoric acid than a ton of seed;
two and one-half times more nitro
gen and one and one-half times more
potash than the seed contain
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
PONTOTOC TO
HAVE ROADS
County Sets Aside ~$225, 900 to Bull
Concrete Highways Through
the County.

Pontotoc, Miss, Feb. 14.-Plans
and specifications have at last been
completed and the board of supervis-
ors of Pontotoc County have set aside
the sum of $225,000 of the county
highway fund to meet a like sum
from the national highway fund set
apart by the state highway commits
rion to complete the Bankhead High
way across Pontotoc County from the
Lee County line to the Lafayette
County line near Tocopola. This
highway has been graded across the
county, maps and profiles with esti-
mates made and approved by the aa-
tionol engineers at Washington, d. c.,
to make it concrete road from the
Alabama state line across Itawamba
Lee and Poatotoc counties, distance
of S5 miles. 1t is to be a nine-foot
concreate road with five feet gravel
shoulder on each side, the entire road
bed to be not less than % feet wide.
ltawamba and Lee counties had sub
mitted and had their maps and esti-
mates approved and have the neces-
sary money to build their part of the
highway, but were waiting for Pom
totoe County to complete its part of
the contract.
The action of Pontotoc County in
setting apart the required fund ash
required by the national government
insured the early completion of this
highway. County Highway Commits
sioner 0. j. Knox has just received
notice from the national highway de-
partment at Washington, d, C..that
the contract is now complete and the
contract will be let for building the
highwaq within the next 60 days. The
bridges are to be concrete and steel.
The state highway engineering de-
partment has completed estimates and
places it at $4,000 for Pontotoc
County.
The people of Pontotoc County have
enthusiastically supported the build
ing of thee highway having twice
voted more bonds by overwhelming
majorities to supplement the building
fund. 1t was first voted to build the
highway across Pontotoc County as a
graveled highway. The road was
graded and about tea miles of gravel
laid, but acting on the recommends
was decided to make it concrete
highway and the gravelling work
stopped.
The heart of the gravel part will
now be cut and concrete laid. When
completed, this will be the best and
, longest continuous concrete highway
in Mississippi, the distance being IS
miles from the Alabama line to TOGO
pola, Miss. The people are jubilant
and happy over the early completion
Of their fondest hopes and dreams for
this highway. When. Hon. w. D. Rob-
bins, state highway commissioner, a
few years since suggested to the ma
tional highway engineer his hope of
making this a concrete highway he
was laughed at a nd told Robbins,
"When you make that concrete high
way I will take of my hat to you
publicly" Robbins is going to hold
him to his promise, and when the
highway across these three counties
is complete mass meeting of the peo-
pie of Itawamba, Lee and Pontotoc
counties is to be held at Tupelo and
this national highway engineer is to
"fess up" and take off his hat to
Robbins.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
MRS. v. C. NELL
DIED LAST SUNDAY
Had Been A Cripple For Fifteen
Months-Was IS Years Old And
Native of This County.
A good woman has gone to her re-

A good woman has gone to her re-
ward.
Mrs. Mary Phipps-Neill, for sc
years the beloved wife of Capt. w. G
Neill, breathed her last at a O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 13, 1921.
+ Mrs. Neill was 85 years old and
lived in Lafayette county all her life
She united with the Presbyterian
church at the age of Is years, and
with the exception of short time
while her membership was at College
Hill church, she has been a member
of the First Presbyterian church at
Oxford. Her pastor, Rev. j. A. Chris
tian, officiated at the grave after ser
vices at the Neill home at 3 O'Clock
Monday afternoon.
About fifteen months ago Mrs
Neill in a fall was crippled and owing
to her old age she had never recovered
to the extent of being able to walk,
The surviving children of Cap. and
Mrs. w. C. Neill are: Mrs. W. M
Beck, Merigold, Miss; Mrs. A. +.
Davidson, Henderson, Texas; Mrs
J. F. Rutledge, Tupelo, Miss; Mrs
T. X. Boggan, Tupelo, Miss, and Mr.
P. P. Neill, Oxford, all of whom were
present at the funeral except Mrs
Davidson.
Other out of town relatives ano
friends who attended the funeral
were: Mrs. James Herrod of Grenada;
Mr. I. X. Boggan of Tupelo; Mr.. ). r.
Rutledge of Tupelo; Miss Mary Lou
Tomlinson of Helena, Ark; Mr.. Car
Beck and wife of Grenada; Mrs. w. e.
Neill, Jr., and daughter of Memphis
The active pail bearers were: ): 3
Furr, E. H. Kimmons, J. S. Douglas
J. j. Vance, S. M. Sneed and }. H.
Grow.
The death of Mrs. Neill came as a
sudden surprise, as Sc was apparently
as well as usual Sunday morning, and
it was great shock to the community
Having lived here all her life she was
known by the Oldest citizens OF the
county as well as by many OF tne
Younger generations, and her friends
were numbered by her acquaintance
The Eagle extends coincidence to the
bereaved family and to the aged nus
band in the loss of his life long COM
panion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
SUBSCRIBE TO THE EAGLE
$500 per year.

tations: Daniel Webster said, "When
tillige begins, other arts follow. The
farmers are therefore the founders OF
human civilization"
Mr.. Hughes, author of Community
Civics, says, "The farm can do with
out the city much more easily than the
city can do without the farm. Il the
farm falls into decay, the nation is
ruined"
The folly Of opposing a class uuon
which our very existance depends Is
apparent to every thinking man.
Farmers hold up your heads. You are
the hopes Of the world.
w. /. HARGIS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
BLACK-KUMCKE.

Mr.. Claude Kumcke and Miss Cur
lis Black were married Monday after
noon at 1870, Rev. ]. A. Christian OH
ciating, at the residence of the bride $
cousing Mrs. Hugh Wylie. The bride
is a charming young lady who has
been in the dress making business IN
Oxford for severay months. The
groom is promising young business
man of Holly Springs, Miss. They
left after the ceremony for short
bridal tour. On their return they VIII
be at home in Holly Springs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Don't neglect signals of distress in
the kidneys. Backache, nervous disor-
ders, pale complexion, dark rings
about the eyes, mean kidney troublet.
Begin promptly taking Prickly Ash
Bitters; it is kidney remedy of the
first class. Price SLIPS per bottle.
Sold by R. R. Chiffon & Co., Special
Agents. Advertisement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

When judge seeks reflection he
promptly announces that women
jurors may wear their hats and pow
der their noses, but SO far we have
not heard of one who has had the
courage to declare a recess for the
operation,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Courtesy requires that you laugh
heartily when your friend tells a
joke. If you start at the wrong time
he'll merely think he has improved up
on the telling.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Aching in the small of the back is
an indication of kidney disease. Inc
proper course in such cases is to begin
OF once the use of Prickly Ash Bitters;
II is an effective kidney remedy ana
system regulator. Price Sl.25 per
bottle. Sold by R. R. Chiffon & Co.,
Special Agents. Advertisement.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17
If you don't sleep well at night

II you uUn Steep We11 at nIgnt TON
nervousness, Indigestion or urinary
troubles, you need Prickly Ash Bit
ters. It purifies the system and re-
lieves the kidneyse and bladder. Price
SLIPS per bottle. Sold by R. R. Chill
ton & Co., Special Agents, ADV,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Kidney disorders cause much DIS
tress of mind and body. Such all
ments should not be neglected be-
CAUSE they lead to diseases that are
Dangerous. Prickly Ash Bitters is a
snlendid tonic for men. 1t strengthens
the kidneys and purifies the stomach
and bowels. Price S1.25 per bottle.
Sold by R. r. Chiffon & Co., Special
Agents. Advertisement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Emma Goldman says she is mighty
sick of Soviet Russia, and wants to
return to America. But at that she
can hardly realize how we felt to-
ward her,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

japanese liberals are said to be in
tensely desirous of friendship with
America. There are at least dozen
of them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

We note the absence of one unfail
ing sign of approaching spring that
dreamy youth with poem for publi-
cation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

This is a prodigal world, after all.
Men pay 40 or so cents for haircut
and then go right out and let it grow
again.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Mr.. Harding approaches the 4th OF
March in fear and trembling. He may
forget the first line of his speech.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Some men draw lemons il the gar
den Of love, but even they are an inn
provement over the persimmons the
women occasionally get.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Yes, William, spring is ambling
right along. But it has no original
ity-it does the same each year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

We, thank you, are perfectly salts
fled with 1921. Each day is quite as
we expected it to be.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Charity invariably begins at home,
but in most cases there is not enough
to go beyond the first person.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

There's master mind in every
home, but sometimes it isn't spelled
that way.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

You can always tell when a fellow
has reached hs dotage. He calls her
a wonder girl"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Lenin, the Russian Dictator, denies
that he is dead. Possibly he knows
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

People who make the most noise
generally have the least to say.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Good advice is seldom acceptable
because it's quality is not recognized.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-02-17

Of course, if you haven't an auto
you are not entirely out of luck. You
have the pleasure Of dodgi1g them.