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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21

During the courses, yells and songs
were given by the different clubs. The
address of the evening was given by
Mr.. Godfrey.
The following day in the several
sessions, many helpful suggestions
and ideas were received from the re-
ports of the different clubs.
The appropriate closing of the days
program was a touching address on
"Our Mothers. Every girl was made
to realize the sacred meaning of the
word and was inspired to live in such
a way as will be a credit and not &
a bad reflection on our mothers.
One impression made was the need
of a seperate club room to obtain the
best results in G. R. work. To have
e room, decorated and equipped with
G. R. material adds more to the work
and interest taken in the work than
can ever be hoped for without this
equipment. 1t is the hope of the Ok
ford G. RS, that sometimes in the
near future, when a new school build
ing graces the streets of our town,
that the club may have the desired
room.
We are delighted to report that al
reday we have gained a G.. R. bull
letin board which was stressed at
the conference.
1t was necessary for the Oxford
delegates to leave early Sunday morn
ing, and we missed both Sunday SEES
sions.
We we're so full of enthusiasm that
we could hardly wait to tell the club
of our wonderful discoveries and to
begin to make our club the best in
this part of Mississippi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21
Thursday, December II, 1922.
ROSES N

We want to make some mention of
a thing we consider as a great and
as important as any thing in u
school. That is-Conduct, not, how
ever, in speaking Of this do we wish
to criticize. We wish simply to say
a few words of the good citizenship,
commonly called conduct, which has
been displayed during the last month.
During the first weeks of the pre-
sent semester, the citizenship was not
the best. But gradually a change has
taken place, and a spirit of co-opera-
ton now ~permeates the atmosphere of
the school.
The work on the part of the pupils
has increased greatly toward perfec-
tion-there are several instances
where individual pupils have picked
up wonderfully in their school work.
All of which is extremely gratifying
to the faculty and to the body of stu
dents. 1t is certainly to be hoped
that this year will mark an epoch in
the history of the Oxford High School
From present indications the student
BODY Of our school will indeed be the
proud possessor of such an enviablei
record. If things continue in the same
smooth-running order, rood citizen
ship in every phase of our school work
is assured.
(From The O. H. S. Peptomist.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21
HONOR ROLL
Second Six Weeks.
FIRST GRADE

FIRST GRADE
John Henry Adams, Howard Boone
David Nelson, James Webster, Lloyc
White, Otha Smith, Joe Wilson Love
lady, Louise Brown, Elizabeth Carter
Mary Evelyn Garrett, Mildred May
field, Myrtle Taylor, Cola Walker
Ophelia Lucille Whitehead, Eugenia
Rowland, Madeline Cole, Gladys Dele
Oswalt, Clara Lee Fudge.
SECOND GRADE
William Ayles, James Bridges,
David Carter, Walton Green, Robert
Holly, John Markette, Karl Nets,
Albert Russell Jr., Rowland Ragland,
Guy B. Taylor, Ralph 0. White j.,
Ethel Ayles, Elsie Dooley, Mary Eli
zabeth Higgins, Mary Listen Kim
MONS, Helen Morgan, Elizabeth Ne
we'll, Ida Kate Patterson.
THIRD GRADE
Jack Guyton, HON Loi. Hubert Pat
terson, David Smallwood, Henry
Watts, Cathrine Bell, Vivian Heard,
Alma Mathews, Ruth Smith, Frances
Scott, Lucy Carlton Wilds.
FOURTH GRADE
Erma Hickey, Louise Leavell, Mary
Neil, Evelyn Stone, Jennabel Web
ster, Benjiman Markette.
FIFTH GRADE
Pratt Erby, Ralph Friedman, Eva
Meek, Richard Mcclure.
SIXTH GRADE
Nina Elizabeth Markette, Marjorie
Gregory, Louise Wootton, Elizabeth
Worley, Mary Stone, Ray Ramey,
David Smith, Louise Hale.
SEVENTH GRADE
Gerald Eatman, Janette Friedman,
Marguerite Mcclure, Nettie Coffee,
Mary Hartsfield, Minnie Louise
Roach, Leslie Malone, William Hume,
Joe Smith, Lucy Dele Leathers.
EIGHT GRADE
Harris Smith.
NINTH GRADE
Ruth Goolsby, Inez Hickey, Calvin
Brown.
TENTH GRADE
Jessie Mae Hathorn, Nellie Hathorn,
Lillian Russell.
ELEVENTH GRADE
Gena Stephens, w. l.. Heard.
TWELFTH GRADE
Marian Leavell.
(From The o. H. S. Peptomist.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21

The program opened with a Scrip
ture reading by Celia Elmore, and a
song, which was followed by the
first talk by Martha Buffaloe, who
told of the trip to Amorv and Of the
entertainments during the Conference.
Marian Leavell talked of the seri-
u side of the meeting, giving many
of the plans made for the coming year,
and of the purposes for which the
Hi Y stood. Miss Hathorn made q
few remarks on the Conference and
spoke of some Of the plans of the
local Hi Y Club the coming year.
Several more songs were sung and
a few yells given by the members
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21
ClRLSATTEND
CONFERENCE

The delegates from the Oxford
Girl Reserves, Martha Buffaloe and
Marian Leavell, went with their ad-
visor, Miss Mary Alice Hathorne to
the Hi Y Conference held in Amory,
December first to third.
While there we enjoyed the wonder
full hospitality of the people of Amory'
We were fortunate in having seve-
raj splendid speakers. Miss Ella
Mcintosh, State Y. w. c. A. worker,
Miss Eva Horner, State Y. ". c. A.
worker and Mr.. Blake W. Godfrey
put much interest, inspiration and
enthusiasm into the spirit of our con-
ference
On the first night of the conference
the Amory G.. R. gave a delightful
banquet. One interesting feature was
the serving, by the Amory Hi Y. Boys.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21

holidays for many weeks and every
body seems glad that Christmas is
only a few days off.
There is a real spirit. of the APP
preaching Yule-tide in the air. The
weather has turned off cold and the
prospects are for a genuine cold
Christmas and one that bids fair to
be enjoyed.
School will be resumed January 2,
1923, after nearly a two weeks
holiday.
(From The o. H. S. Peptomist.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21
GIRLS HI Y CLUB GIVES
PROGRAM

The Girls Hi Y Club of O. H. S
had charge of the program at chapel
on Thursday, December Ia, and de-
livered a splendid program.
Three short talks were given, each
on the subject of the Girls Hi Y Con-
ference recently held in Amory, Mis-
sissippi. The delegates representing
Oxford at the Conference were Mar
tina Buffaloe and Marion Leavell.
both officers of the Club, and chape-
roned by Miss Hathorn, the Club Ad-
visor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21

of the club. The program was highly
interesting, and the talks were splen-
did and brought before the High
School just what was accomplished at
the Conference.
(From The O. III. S. Peptomist.)
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS

The Oxford Public School closes
it's doors for the Christmas holidays,
Thursday, December q. 1t is need
less to say that all pupils have been
looking forward to Christmas and the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-12-21

A talk with father, mother or other
relatives is i like a visit home and puts new
life in any boy. or girl who is away
at school,
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
LAWYER COULD NOT SEE IT
Legal Luminary Felt Himself Regret.
fully Compelled to Decline offered
Job Of "Sp3llbinding."

Il want to take time by the fore
lock- he said ms he entered Il law
yer's Office.
Eyes, sir! Yes, sir!' was the reply.
always take time by the forelock and
you won't get left. What it it, sir
"Well, we are to have an election
this fall for city Offices, and | wanted
to know If / could engage you to make
Il speech for me the night before cleo
ton"
Are you going 10 be u candidate?'
was asked.
IL am"
But what about the speech?"
"WlH, n Teller Is going TO run
against me again who beat me by 300
votes last year. In fact, l only got
two votes. l want you to come up and
give me such Il speech that I whi bea.
him worse than he beat me. You will
want to lay 1t right down to him. He
killed a horse once. and stole a saw
mill, and has been married three
times. If you will come up and pre-
sent the case In II way to knock the
Teller out, I will give you So"
The lawyer respectfully declined to
take the case, and somebody Will get
showed under again.-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Early English History.

The reason that the Norman con-
quest did not subjugate the English
Is explained by the fact that 'Jutes,
Angles, SaXons, Danes and Normans"
were all kindred In race ana so they
united In n race; the Welsh, Irish
and Scots were Of the Celtic race. The
Normans were not Frenchmen in the
beginning but pirates from Scandi.
ravla, who had come to France and
had been given n tract Of land. They
adopted the French language and be
came in time the most courteous and
noble people in Europe, but when they
o the battle of Hastings. they were
more nearly akin to the English or
Anglo-SaXons than to the French, al
though they brought the French Ian
guage to England. and many of their
words were Incorporated into the Ian.
guage. Because of racial differences
the Welsh, Irish and Scotch did not
unite with the English as easily, but
the centuries have obliterated many
racial characteristics because of many
intermarriages.-St. Louis GlObe-Dem-
Ocrat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
CAUSE OF CANCER UNKNOWN
Dread Oicess, tias Baffled the Best
Efforts Of the Medical Fraternity
for Centuries.

Medical science ;oday knows no
more about the cause of cancer than
was known 1900 wears age.
Some families seem to be immune.
In other families deaths from cancer
occur il generation after generation.
MS if to show a hereditary tendency.
There are many so-calied cancer
houses" in which deaths from The dis.
ease have occurred with such lament
able repetition as to destroy their mar
ket value for selling or renting pur-
poses. An evil repute attaches to GER
tain wcll-known 'cancer districts" in
which the death rate from this maladY
Is extraordinarily high. There is one
such district in the Berkshlres of Mas
sachusetts, another is In the middle Of
New York state.
One Of the many theories regarding
the cause Of cancer Is that It Is ut
tributable to an undiscovered germ,
carried Ey the bedbug or some other
insect. II that were correct, the dis
ease would surely be more prevalent
among the slum-dwelling poor than
among well-to-do people who enjoy the
benefit Of sanitary surroundings. But
such Is not the case; cancer is as
common among the rich as In the tenc-
ment and poorer quarters Of our cities.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Her Daddy Mas All Rioht.

When | was twelve years old | called
upon Mary Gagged ~eleven) one Sunday
evening. | was all dressed up and
had pllfered an armful of mothers
cherished lilacs from the garden. !
stole out the alley gate, traversed
Mary's back yard and she met me at
the kitchen door. We sat on the back
steps. l restrained a strong impulse
TO flee when Mary said. Father Is
coming, l think" He was a Grulf, bad
a When he saw us | was terror,
stricken. What he said was, Flows
the boy tonight?' and he took us both
in the house and sent little brother
after ice cream and Mary's mother cut
n cake. So ! wasn't kicked out by an
irate father, after all In fact, he still
likes me and often jokes about the
lllacs ana the kitchen steps, although
another young man walked up the aisle
with Mary.-Chlcago Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
SUNG HIS OWN COMPOSITIONS
Thomas Moore, Famous Irish Poet,
Was Surely Exceptionally En-
dowed ~ Nature.

Thomas Moore, Irpland's favOritc
minstrel poet, was born in rooms over
n Dublin corner grocery in 1870, and
died q baronet, tie "potc Of all cir
cles and the darlint of his own" the
idol of two continents, in 1872.
For the last thirty years of his life
he lived in "A cottage at superior, near
DEVICES, Wiltshire. where he devoted
himself TO all manner of literary eff.
forts. His works include not only de-
lightful short poems of "Tile Last Rose
Of Summer" type, bit also poems to
form a quarto volume, such as "Lalla
Rookh," for which Moore received g.
600 %guineas ($15,OO0), and they In.
clude prose of all kinds, a series of
humorous letters, Biographies and
even Il History Of Ireland"
Moore himself was II beautiful sing.
or and rendered his own compositions
often In public, 1t is related. After
the tragic death of his daughter he re-
fused to sing publicly again. His
daughter, the darling of his heart, was
leaning over the bnlustrade one night
TO throw II kiss to her father rs he
was going out to dine, when she lost
her balance. fell and vas killed.
'"The Last Rose of Summer" was
one of Moore's most exquisite crea-
tons. 1t appears in a collection OF
Irish Melodies" written for Power, q
London music publisher, on Il contract
TO supply II considerable number OF
songs for n volume entitled us above.
The Wort; was started in 1907 and was
not completed till 1884. THE Last
Rose of summer" however, was among
the early productions, and IS there.
fore easily more than 100 years old.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
OLE WAS OBEYiNG ORDERS
First Five Hundred Miles Slowly, Said
Agent, and He intended TO Do
as Directed.

The agent of Il certain popular auto
mobile made n sale to a Swedish farm
or in a small town near Topeka. In
his instructions to the purchaser he
said: you must be careful"
"Ay skall do dat"
Also for the first 500 miles YOU
must drive alowly-not over 10 miles
IN hour-or you will barn out your
bearings"
"Ay do dat, too. said Ole.
Your car has two gears, high and
low. If yuu wan 10 go fast put 'er
In high. If you want To go slow, put
'er in low"
"Ias, stree, YOU can bet on Ole-eef
Hy want tn go fast lax evertang ay
put hecm in high, ir ny want to go
slow ny put hccm IN low. Slurc, ny
no.
The next day the neighbOrs noticed
Ole driving his new car IN and down
the road in "low." He kept II up UNI
I'll 1t began To snort AMI steam and
was developing a terrific knock.
cole, YOU mustn't do that, don't you
know you1l ruin your car that way
youn burn IN the bearings" they eau
toned him.
"la can't fool Ole. Da hos Who
sold inc dos car told ua ay stall not
drive over fafftcer miles hour for 800
miles. He said 30 20 in hurry put
car in high gear, to 20 slow, lak turtle,
put hecm In low ear. Ay Sl,all run
800 miles in low gear; get ont way
quick, ny got 100 miles to 60"
The ncighbors ac-ued, expostulated,
h q laughed, and ole, with, "Yu skall
al so 10 HI" struck out down the
o at 10 miles an hour IN low geav.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
"Bluc Blood"

To belong 10 the caste OF We're de
We're" Is synonymous to being all that
10 honorable and lllustri0us, Of pure
aud ancient lineage, among the nOblest
Of the land. Macaulay, the historian.
sxtolled the family Of de We're as 'the
Iongest and most lllustrious line uf no.
sizes that England has seem" while
rennyson has inmortali2ed the name
81, the race as of pure and ancient
Sl68t. Tiff feaisaasAHubrey de We're,
e5earsAins Domesdpya book .(10S6J as
he holder OF a great fef In Essex
Gambridgesiire and SUSSEX, and his
descendants have figured in English
Aistory for ~cepturies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
The Sheen Fair.

The little village of East llsley, on
the main road between Newbury and
Oxford, has just celebrated the seven
hundred and first anniversary Of its
sheep fair. In the old days Newbury
was a great center Of the cloth trade,
and East nsley fair frequently saw as
many as $4,000 sheep penned In Its
narrow streets. Tic picturesque Cloth
hall at Newbury Is now u museum |;
and East Ilsley fair Is only a shadow
of It's former self. but that fair Will
continue to be held as lauT as Il single
stfep can be heard Gu tS n2ighDorins
downs. That is the plcasaat custom
oc Observation-Disclosures Science sIcui.
sEx '~ae-r '.... ., rs
- ,fE CO.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Noise,

Every organ of your body develops
resisting powers as you need them. A
miller gets so used to the sound of his
mill wheels that he ceases to hear them
and a catch n whisper.
Put so identical machines In Il room.
Workers forget the noise. But, IL one
machine stops, the operator knows II
instantly by the changed sound.
This power of the ears to adjust
themselves to environment makes city
life possible. Metropolitans live in
an inferno OF noise. The ears ignore
It, in a large sense, though the noise
Is there, tearing away at the nervous
system.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Doubtful Endinu.

Has your story n happy eudingi"
well, that depends on the view
point"
what do you mCan?'
Some might call 1t a happy end.
ing and some might not, The lovers
got married in the last chapter"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Emergency Case,

~ cannot ~cOuntenance your kissing
n of your patients, nurse"
"But, doctor, ii was In my line of
duty"
"How So!'
This gentleman swore he'd die
without it.'-Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

Bret liartc, American poet and nov
elist, was born at Albany, n. Y, Au-
gust %, lSj9. While q youth he went
to California, where, several years
later he iouuIrd the Overland Month.
ly in SAP Francisco In 1870 he was
made proie,Sy' of recent literature In
the Cniycrsi,! Oh. California, but re-.
signed and returned to New York the
following year. - was United States
- aul at Creford, Germany. 1SES.SO,
M. M Glasgow, 1s.O-Sj, and afterward
lived in England. Among his many
works are THE luck of Roaring
Camp" The Outcasts oC Poker Flat"
CONDENSED Novels, etc." The
lieathen Chlnee," Poems" Stories
of the SierraS." Tales of the Argo-
nauts,' Gabriel Conroy." Thankful
Blossom 1.-TWO Men of Sandy Bar"
California Stories. "A Millionaire of
Rough and Ready" "A, Drift From
Redwood Camp" and "A Phyllis Of the
Sicrras."
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
An Assistant Desired.

Were you sorry when you learned
there wasn't any Santa Claus%
I'm still sorry about it," answered
Senator Sorghum. Every one of my
constituents who wants anything
writes and asks me to get il for him"
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
True Economist.

lie was an ingenious and ingenious
small boy. Mother" he said on one
occasica, will you wash my face?"
why, Hugh, can't YOU dO that:'
Eyes, mother, ! can, but III have TO
wet NY hands, and they don't pycd IT,
-~l!orpcr's Magazine. rs
90. A. ~ -. -
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
His Pride Lamp,

Father (reading n letter from his son
at college TO mother)-Myopia says
he's got a beautiful lamp from boxing.
Mother-I Joseknew he'd win some.
Firing in. k.ss,. qthlet!cs.-From the
~ ,..tA.r A,sA,s
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19
Goats knrnirh Dolls, Hair.

THE halt .Qp. the heads of most OF
the thousands o. Tclls~ e&-abitedG4sr.
shop windows Is obtained from the
kngora goat.
The Red Cloud chief., 1922-01-19

'' ,>ra-x pcas,
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
U. S. AMENDS CAR
TRUST SALES PLAN
Director General May Subor-
dinate Part of Maturities
Yearly.

Special Dispatch to THE New yoHK HHRALp
New York Herald Bureau.
washington. ID. O.. dan. Fl.
A substantial part of the remaining
STAT. 100000 worth OF railroad equip
ment trust certificates held by the Gov
ernment will be offered soon under an
amended plan adopted by Government
officials. according to Eugene Meyer,
Jr., Managing Director OF the War
Finance Corporation. Mr.. Meyer said
that the Director-General Of Railroads
had sent letters to all railroads. securi-
ties Of which were held by the Govern
ment. requesting modification Of the
s,ibordination clause Of the trust agree-
ment.
Under the original terms" Mr.. Meyer
said, "the director-general was author
lied to subordinate only the last five
maturities from 1881 to 1888, or any
one or more Of these maturitfes. Under
the proposed agreement the director
general may subordinate such portion
OF the maturities of any year as he may
determine.
"For the present It Is the purpose Of
the director-general, upon tho execu-
ton of the supplemental agreements
making the amended clause operative.
to make sales of railroad equipment
trust obligations under an arrangement
to subordinate on the part Of the Gov
ernment approximately one-third Of the
principal amount of each maturity.
"The director-general will be Pre-
pared to sell two-thirds f-the issues OF
trust obligations, unsubordinated, at par
and accrued interest to date of delivery.
The railroad administration thus will
retain the one-third subordinated part
Of all serial maturities."
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
Demand for Electrical sheets.


Fair sized orders for electrical sheets
are being placed. Orders for black and
salvanized sheets run at about the same
tie. as jobbcrs in widely separated dis
tricts are replenishing their stocks. The
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
IS operating at the same basis as last
week. about 75 per cent. while the inde-
pendents are running along at about 40
per cent. of capacity. The prices of Sc.
for black and &c. for galvanized are
being maintained.
No letup in orders or shipments of
tin plate Is noticeable and manufactur-
ers are exceedingly encouraged that this
record is being maintained. Tho leading
interest continues to keep slightly more
than SO per cent. OF It's tin mills en-
eaged. and while certain large inde-
pendent producers are able 10 maintain
IS TO so per cent operations others re-
main entirely Idle, so that the average
without the leading interest, would be
co to Go per cent OF capacity The Nc
kcesport Tin Plate Company has re-
sumed operations In 20 of its "a tin
mills and contemplates increasing this
schedule next week. Prices remain firm
az ,sf.75 base box of 100 pounds.
Tho shape market Is quiet, although
fairly large lettings have been placed
in the last few days. Plain material is
quoted at 1.50c. 10 1.e0c., base Pitts
burgh.
Makers OF Cumberland ground shaft
ing announce reduction OF S. a ton
in their quotation 10 S2.25 per 100
pound base on carloads, and 10 $3.50
on less than carloads. with usual extras.
+ o. b. cars at Cumberland. Nd. These
prices became effective yesterday.
Far Apart ON Wire.
Buyers and producers OF wire and
wire products are unable 60 get together
tho former waiting 60 see II bottom has
been reached I'm prices and the latter
@prSrcss;'y being willing 10 demonstrate
that lower quotations cannot be made
with present costs. Reports that 1oc
concessions. and even 15c. a kog. on
nails. find no reflection In quotations by
the mills In this district Nails continue
10 be quoted az 2.50c. and wire az 2.25c
hasc Pittsburgh. Spot buying alone pre-
walls. with no trend toward protection
on future delivery. Even spring demand
is tagging al time when it should be
rarticularly active.
Buying OF hoops and bands ie SO lin-
led that at times u IS difficult for son,o
ri'1s 20 accumulate 0rdcrs g. give suit
able rolling schedules Most orders are
The New York herald., 1922-01-22

for small lots. although occasionally n
carload is specified. Hoops are quoted
generally at &C.. Pittsburgh. while on
bands a spread still prevails. 1.Sbc. 10
&C.. because of the tendency OF bar mills
to compete on certain sizes and gauges
with a bar base price.
Demand for nuts. bolts and rivets stu
hesltates, only small lots being asked for
and shipped. Plant operations accord
ingly remain on a 80 to 35 per cent.
basis. AS 70 rivets, 2.25c. and 2.35c. have
been available for some time
The New York herald., 1922-01-22
FINANCIAL NOTES.

v. l.. Wittmcyer 4 Co.. "a Broadway, have
prepared an analysis OF the proposed re-
capitalization OF the Eastman Kodak Com
pany.
Robert @. Mayer a Go. sailed yesterday ON
the Orduna for an extended business trip
In Europe.
Morton Lschenbruch a 90. have issued
Industrial companies.
The Central Union Trust Company has
been designated trustee for tho now issue
OF Sidney Blumenthai 4 Co., Inc, and
r.. SOC. 900 OF the Shelton Looms first mort
gage fifteen year Z per cent. sinking fund
gold bonds. due on December I, 1896.