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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

Is also an unfortunate tendency in mis-
tresses TO make compulsory on the
pupil a number Of subjects which the
examiners. with the intention of Civ
ing everybody a fair chance.
have made optional. Nothing. we
are afraid. can alter this but the
abolition of optional subjects We
note that Mrs. Pfeiffor has proved
that higher education has done little
harm and much good TO women. not
only mentally but physically. 1t is all
very well for gentlemen NJ the top Of a
wcll-paid profession 20 make hs.ty
Eeneralizations as to the tendency Of
the intellectual culture Of women TO
dcicriorate the race. But in doing so
they arc laying n weigh, upon women's
lives which they themselves would not
touch with one Of their fingers Surely
they have not considered ITO what
poverty. poor feeding. mean employ
mcnt numerically prolonged, and.
worse than all. to whet temptation
they would ronsign them in hopeless
thousands" Why Is it these men tell
us nothing Of the cases which abound
in our great cities Of women suffering.
not from ovcr-education. but from over
work and underpay. caused in very
many eases by their being
allowed no education e. ali. or in
others by their being artifcially ex-
clmird from more lucrative en-
pioymcat' We are also heartily
glad that Mrs. Pieifrc- makes another
protest against the Philistinc idea, sup
ported lately BY Mt least one person
who ought TO know better. that higher
education is wasted unless it can be
made to pay. and that for the role Of
wife and mother it is useless. Such
persons seemed 10 have graspcd the
highest purposes of education MS little
rs they have g-aspcd the notion that,
for a woman ms well rs a a there Is
an individual life and character which
are precious possessions. to be culti-
waited for themselves apart from any
gain or any role. To make money is
not. after all. the be-all and the cnd-all
Of human existence. and there is n
duty in s~elf-culturc. where It is posi-
bic, which is not taken away by be-
coming somebody's wife or some
body's mother. any more than it is by
becoming somebody husband or some-
body's father. -London Spectator Re-
uieto Of Mrs. Hfei6er's Recent Boot
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
FOR AND AsOuT WOMEN.

THE Partisan women have at last re-
volted. A League for Public Morals
has been formed to suppress impure
literature.
An association of Lady Dressmakcrs
has been started in London in order
to provide work for n large number of
high school girls.
Mis-. SLOAN. nee Vanderbilt. is one
of the most charitable womon in New
York. continually doing good quietly
and unobtrusively.
TuE Workingwoman's Society Of
New York has membership offull 200.
and N Of its most active aidcrs and
promoters is Mrs. MAYOR Hewitt.
"PUBLIo SPIRIT" n genuine interest
in all questions of National or social
Importance. is as essential a part OF
true womanhoOd rs of true manhood;
aud women ought not to he exempt
from the duty of voting. - Charles.
The only living woman who has
ever held n public Office in England.
ave Queen Victoria, is Miss Frances
Lord. who was for years superintendent
of the kindergarten system. She is
now in Chicago conducting the No.
mans Horid.
The South Brooklyn Ferry Company
has substituted women for men as coll
lectors on both sides of the river. They
work ten hours a day and receive q
salary of 500 per month. They have
not only proved themselves us efficient
as men. but more honest.
MISS MARY L. RooTH has translated
more than fifty works from the French.
She earns $500 a year by her trausla-
tions. in addition to her salary Of IS. coo
as editor of HGyper's BasGr. il is re-
lated that ono when Scribner was in
a great hurry for Angenor de Gaspar.
ms Uprising of Great People. Miss
Booth translated the whole book in five
days.
1T is o true that, in the ordinary
and honorable sense Of the words.
women are represented. Laws are
made for them by another class. and
upon the theories which that class;
without the fearof political opposition,
may choose To entertain. and in direc,
violation Of the principles upon which.
in their own case. they :enaeiously in
sist- George William Curtis.
WHAT peculiar right : there in Art
to enfranch.sc woman agd make that
delicate aud proper which custom for
bids 10 religion OF puddle aGairss Isit
right 10 sang. ana wFoag to speak in
public Is il delicate for Jenny Lind
70 confront I've thousand faxes stand.
ing alone upon g platform. aud indcli.
cate upon her husband arm TO cOf forth
to the duty Of safragc'-Rs.rs Var.
Resrhs-. "
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a Tribute to Woman.

place her among the flowers. foster
her rs a tender plant. and she is thing
Of fancy. waywardncss and folly. am
n,ycd by a dcwdrop. fretted by the
touch of a buttcrfly's wing. ready to
faint at the sound of a beetle or the
rattling Of a window-sash at night, and
is o~vcrpowered 10y the perfume # y
rosebud. But let real calamity come.
rouse her affections. enkindle the fire,
II her being. and mark her then how
strong j. her heart, Place her in the
heat of battle. give her a child. a bird
or any thing to protect, and see her in
n relative instance, lifting her white
arms rs a shield, as her own blood
crimsons her upturned forehead. pray
ing for her life to protect the helpless.
Transplant her in the dark places Of
the earth. call forth her energies to ac-
ton. and her breath becomes a healing.
her presence 4 blessing. She disputes
inch by inch the strides of a stalking
pestileuce. when man. the strong and
brave. pale and aftrightcd. shrinks
away. Misfortune hurts her not; she
wears away n life in silent endurance,
goes forth with less timidity than to
the bridal altar. In prosperity. she is
n bud full Of odors. waiting but for the
winds of adversely 10 scatter them
abroad-gold. valuable. but un,ried in
the furnace. In short. woman il n
miracle, n mystery. the center from
which radiates the charm of existence
National Labor Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
AN ABLE

-
The Following Extract I. ruloslstic Of
Mary D. Eastman. Who I~ctured Recent
~ iioror. the syracuse Union.
Miss Eastman cmbodies not only
womanly charm. but that fearless en-
crgy which she advocates in doing
what is right for the individual, even
If II involves n new step. She claims
all honor for the pioneers who have
struggled so brayely to open the
way for women in medicine.
law and ministry. and the
professors chair; and equal honor to
the women who. in the face of almost
insurmountablc obstacles first man.
aged n ranch or u street railway, car
ried on . laundry, an insurance bust
ncss. or a grocery. The overcoming
of these obstacles was just so much lost
force, n tax to which men are not sub
3ccted; therefore She would ask. in thu
words Of Ezra Cornell. simply for IAN
equal chance for anybody to learn to
40 any thing
One of the better ways Miss Eastman
would persuade US to is the association
al boys and girls in education, from
the beginning to the end. as lie who
set them in families intended; and we
lind this course preventive Of senti-
mentality on tho one hand and coarse
ness on The other. But in penal insti-
BUTTONS let women be ministcred 10 by
somcn, not by rough and brutal mon,
sndcr whose administration they do
not aniciiorate; while ia the two pris
so iFr women in this country man
nd by women. tho results Of their
loving tact aud gentle treatment in
soficning desperate characters were
marvellous
The two-fold value ~ organization
was dweit upon; women already real
izc the power for good g. others that
IN with co-oporation-the increased
availability - units when working in
unison towards a common end. in a
word. ''tca times one are ten" The
other use Of organization Is the benefit
10 tho individual. who. il inclined to
be n despot nj home where submission
49, '"' tA""@'a ~ AaiA'tu III ltt
interest Of peace. Al not. "a n mem
Der OF an association trench on the
rights or trample on the feelings and
opinions of his equals with impunity;
for. meeting on common ground. they
will resist. and the wauld-bo autocrat
learns Difference to the will of the ma
jority. He learns. too. n wholesome
distrust Of his own convictions and
methods, which reduces egotism. makes
iim less arbitrary, and. rs Mrs. Liver
more would say. ''more comfortable to
live with Miss Eastman does no
hold mp for II model and imitation
the exceptionally gifted women who
have accomplished marvels by the di-
vine power of genius. but the woman
of average ability, who. by just meas
ure of her gifts, her possibilities. and
the worlds need. has taken her eour-
age in both hands. and carved n a to
recognition and suceess.-Ind b. Mey
rcL ia kirmcsS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

THERE are 400 thcaters In the United
States and a million dollars q day is spent
for a~musements.
A buffalo statistician has figured out
thai the women Of this country pay Ss,Up,-
co per year FOR bustles.
ACCORDING TO a Boston statisiician 1.-The
cost Of the fences in the United States is
more than the National debt"
Tns United States has s~9f0,o1o,Oo invest
ed In Mexico in mines, railroads and ranch
es, and England has tS1,OoO,O0.
THERE are about 100000 hog raiscrs in
the country and the 100000 hogs raised
are estimated 10 Be worth s~l95,ncJ,oo0
THERE are ss5 persons arrested in the
United States during the year for violation
Of the laws against countcrfeiting, etc.
Seventy were convicted and sentenced 10
Imprisonment.
Tue average age Of all the people Of
France is given as thirty-two years, "
months and fifteen days; the average IN
the United States is ouly twcnty-f -four years,
ten months aud twenty four days.
LAST years output, Of books fell short Of
that Of 100. which was the largest in the
annals Of literature. The number for iSS5
was 4.GsG: for 1855, 4,f37, Of which I.0s
were works Of fiction, 49, Juvenile books,
- on law, and 33 on theology.
SIaTisTIcs show tina; there were In India
In 1851. 9,9D,0S widows. Of whom nearly
I9.OD.0D0 were under ninc gears Of age,
ar ~ Under fourteen years, 81, 13d under
nineteen years. Think Of almost onc-third
Of the entire population Of the United States
being widows under nine years Of age
mere girl children
THE population Of the country on the Isl
Of January Of the present year Is estimated
at G2.5S3,H7. When the census Of 1880 was
taken the population was JD,l55.1 s3 Tn,
country Is growing, and while temporary
losses may cause embarrassment ut timci
in some cases the condition OF the people IL
improving
TUE United States is the largest consum
ing country OF raisins in the world. and tn
nnual consumption is about 3.0Oo,0c9 boxcf
Of about twenty pounds each, which ut al
average OF two dollars n box shows an ex
pcnditure Of 100000 per annum for on
article In the dried fruit line. The amour
referred TO represents, say, 100000 boxe
Valencia, $1,000 boxes California, 1900
boxes Malaga and 10000 boxes Smyrna.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
THE EDUCATION OF WOMEN.
Evil, in the Existing Method of Training
Girls.

~ III inc fNtsttng Method of Training
Girls.
We arc concerned at the folly which
is still apparent in the mode of train
linz girls. The old accomplishment
schools are fast dying a natural death;
but tho new system has inherited many
traditions of the old one. and is carried
Oh in a way which. if persisted in. will
completely falsify the hopes Of the best
women of on: generation. We are as
lar rs possible from pressing women to
follow too closely the scheme of mems
education. Nothing could be more dis
astrous and absurd. We regret. in-
decd, that in many respects it has been
followed so closely. In starting girls
education afrcsh. there was an oppor
tun:ty of improving on old traditions
derived from mems education which,
we fear. can never occur again. But
though we do not advocate any i'm
i'ation by women of mems edu-
cation. We must protest that no
boy or man was ever supposed
10 be capable of what is now forced up
FAh EAAAN- ~ .lthl Vi tAIAiltU-
atoms run mad has been adopted
Wholesale from boys education by the
educators of girls. But no boy. how
ovcr crammed. was ever deprived of
exercise as girls are. No boy was ever
allowed to sit mp to work till twelve
or Il ut night. as some girls are. to
the present writer's own knowledge.
Fortunately. boys would not stand it.
and the educators Of girls should open
their eyes to the fact that they are taking
what A boy would call "a mean advan-
tage" of the docility and eagerness of
their pupils. and Of the traditions of an
unhealthy scheme of life. 10 further the
end of gaining prizes and distinctions.
10 the ruin of their pupils health and
the ultimate ruin Of the cause
they themselves have at heart.
This is not the caso in the best
schools and colleges. doubtless;
but a generation which is reorganiz-
ing the education of women has a re-
sponsibility cast upon it which makes
protest needful. We believe that the
%sedentary life led by girls of the last
generation was always very unhealthy.
lis traditions still surviving are re-
sponSible for ten times more cases OF
Iysteria aud breakdown than higher
education. But in the old days such A
,ys'em was. at any rate. possible.
combt7ed with real intellectual work.
1t IS simply ridiculous. II women are
TO Use their brains. even in less degree.
rs men do theirs they must nonl..sh
them In some degree as man do, Thers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
Food and Morality.


Prof. F. 7. Miles. OF the faculty Of
tie University of Maryland. delivered
a lecture TO n large audience of young
men recently. on Food and Diges-
ton" In the course Of his lecture
Prof. Miles. in speaking Of the effects
Of an insufficient quantity Of food.
said: 1.-The fat disappears first. then
the muscles waste away. and finally
the bones come through the skin. The
brain. the spinal cord and the nerves
are nourishcd to the last. Like a king
in a beleagucred city to whom his loyal
subjects give up their food, the noblcr
organs are longest nourished. In
starvation there is not simple hunger
Of the stomach, but hunger OF the
whole body. 1t is not strange that
when hunger presses on people they
will do strange things II produces
In sanity. and they have been driven 10
ealing what has been called strange
flesh;' hat is to c~annibalism. There
arc millions et people who have not
enough 10 eat. II is Mt the bottom OF
anarchy. The police may give them n
loaf Of bread, but the whole body is i'll
nourished. and n restless feeling re-
suits. Not much can be done with tho
grown-up people of the criminal
classes. but the child criminal comes
first The criminal classes are called
dirty. lazy and ugly. OF course they
are. They are dirty because they have
no spare heat to let go; lazy. because
the muscles are weak and nature tells
them to keep still when hungry.
You would be astonished to know how
much OF the beauty of the fairest
women is made up of fat. The GRIM
inal classes are ugly becauge they have
no fat. How could q child whose mus
Giles and nervous system have been
partly starved be expected to have all
the sympathies and instincts of a high
err class of society? An everyday Sab
bath-school with 4 breakfast before the
lesson would be n capital thing for
poor children. Some say the poor
themselves are to blame for their con-
dition by living too luxuriously. One
OF the most intense cravings OF tn
Greedy Arctic party vas for sweet
meats. Tea and coffee do more good
than harm. They stimulate not only the
brain. but the activities OF the whole
bod. There will be a great mission
to the poor some day to see that they
get enough good fool.-Bahimore Sun
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
. Didn't Know u Was Loaded"
The young man fell dcadi

The young man fell deadi
A friend had pointed C revolver at him.
ale didn't know it was loaded"
We often hear IL stated that O man Is noe
responsible for what he does not know.
The law p~rcsupposes knowledge and there
fore c~onvicts the man who excuses crime
by ignorancel
AT | had only known has oftcu been an
unfortunate mans apology for some evil
unknowingly wrought, but in a matter Of
general iutercst-as for instance that
laudanum is a poison, that naYhiha l. q
deadly explosive, that blood heavily charged
with n winters accumulaiious % III waste
Of the system ii is ones duty 10 know tia
fact and tho consequences thereof Our
good old g~randmothcrs knew for instance.
that the opening OF spring was the Eost
p~crilous period Of the year.
Whyi
Because then the bloi stream 4. sluggsh
and chilled by the cold weather, and IL not
thinned q good deal and made 10 Tow quick-
Is and BEAUTIFULLY through the arteries and
veins, 1t il impossible TO have good vlgor
the rest OF the year. Hence. without ex-
ception, what is now known as Warmers
Log Cabin Sarsaparilla, was plentifully
made aud ~religiously given TO every men,
Der of tho family regularly through March,
April, May and June. II Is n matter OF
record that this prudential, preventive and
restorative custom saved many n fit OF sick
ness, prolonged life and happiness to a
vigorous old age, and did away with heavy
medical expenditures.
Mrs. Maggie Kerchwal, Lexington, Ky,
used Warmers Log Cabin ~Sarsaparilla for
nervous sick headache of which l had been
a sufferer for years. II has been a great
benefit to me-" Capt. Hugh Harkins, 1ll4
s. 18th St, Philadelphia, Pa, says sit puri-
fed my blood and removed the blotches
from my skin" Mrs. Aarea Smith, Topton,
Berks Co, Pa, says she twas entirely
cured Of a skin disease OF the worst kind"
by Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Bad skin indi-
Gates a very bad condition Of the blood.
II you would live and be well, go to your
druggist to-day and get Warmers Log
Cabin ~Sarsaparilla and take no other
there's nothing like it or as good-and COM
plctely %rcnovate your impaired system with
this simple, old -fashioned preparation of
roots and herbs.
Warner, who makes the famous Safe
Cure, puts it up, and that is a guarantee of
excellence all over the known world. Take
ii yourself and give it to the other men,
bcrs Of the family, including the children.
You will be astonished at its health giving
and hfe-prolonging powers. We say this
editorially with perfect confidence, because
we have heard good things Of it every
where, and its name is a guarantee that it
Is frstciass in every particular.-Ckp,lend
Pros.-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
wOMAN'S DEPARTMENT..
a MODERN MAIDEN.

I'm n bud In phiiosophy's school
heed not the thorns in iife's roses;
TIE life that is guided by rule
N wisdom scrcnciy reroseN
Not a man with hts smile or his frown
Makes my heart beat one atom the faster;
Thro' the world. from the king 70 the clown,
acknowledge no man as my master.
There are plenty 70 smile when ! smile.
Or sadly 70 look when I'm rricving,
All little they think. all the while.
know they are only dcceiving.
a man makes a vcry rood slave.
Like fire though a cause Of disaster,
When once al deception you save
BY calling his lordship your master.
It's better mid natterers 70 rove.
~ establishment do not deceive you-
Than 70 bask In tho light Of a love
Whose tenderness wins but 10 yricye you;
Better live an un'cttered old maid.
And die like an autumn dried aster.
Than always 10 sigh in tho shade
az . masculine who "a your master.
-LGsrf BsH, IN Iaa&s> Biad<.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
or GENERAL INTEREST.

DISCRIMINATING prairie dogs 4, 80
much an acre is the occupation OF sew
eral men ut Wichita Falls. Tex.
A silver mine that was once worked
by the Indians has been discovered in
Fannin County. Ga. There is a legend
that n similar mine exists in jackson
County. and a number Of persons are
making a vigorous search for IL
j. I. Campbell. United States Con.
sui at Auckland. New Zealand. says in
his latest report to the State Depart
ment that twelve million dollars has
been expended in New Zealand in the
last eight years in the effort to over
come the rabbit plague.
The Hanover (Mich.) Times an
nounccs that II will take in payment for
subscription wheat potatoes, old stole;
pipes turnipS. beets. p~arsnips. bees
wax. onions. cider. butter. lard. cast
Of clothing. old rubber shoes. oyster
cans. old iron and money.
1t was believed for a long time
that a shaft Of the Balm Lode. neat
Butte. NJ. T.. va. haunted. but the
recent discovery % a half starved goat
at the bottom Of the shaft - supposed
to account for the mysterious appa.
ritions that terrified the miners.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
A Famous indian, and a Still More
Famous Indian Fighter.

We give below a picture of KIT CAR
son, the famous scout and Indian
lighter. whose thrilling exploits sur
passed in interest and adventure those
Of all other frontier heroes. KRIS
portrait shows that he was n very lion
in courage and stern determination.
and also a man of fine intellect. He
was. in truth. the ideal American hero
Of the wild Western border.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

Is every community there are a number
Of men whose whole time Is not occupied,
,uch as teachers. ministers, farmers sons,
md others. To these classes especially we
you'd say, II you wish 10 make several hun
Eed dollars during the next few months.
srite at once TO II. +. johnson & Co, OF
Richmond, Va, and they will show you how
o do IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

TnxkLr ASH Buffers is an unfaihng cure
o., al diseases originating in hillary de-
ran cement caused BY the malaria OF MAS
matte countvies. No other medicine now on
sale will so effectuslly remove the disturb
ing clements, and at the same tim tone up
the whole system. II Is sure and saie IN
its action
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

was a typical Indian warrior and cut
throat The history of his raid. ane
OF KIT CARsoS's skill and heroism in
meeting the perils of the occasion, is
begun in No. z Of The New York
Ledger. ROBERT BoSxER's Sons have
issued millions Of sample copies of
this number of the Ledqer, but there
are. probably. persons who have not
yet had a copy, and we are informed
thas any n who has mo- had one of
these sample copies a get one free
OF expense by simply sending his
and address to the Ledger Office.
a. the corner of William aud Spruce
streets. New York. This is ccriainly
an easy and cheap way to get a spool.
mon number OF the greatest Indian
sfory evrr published.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

TEE plumber who whistle. while at work
IA a p~aradoxicai creature, for although he
lay his pipe, yet he pipes his lay.-Llea
Nal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

SUFFERERS from Coughs, Sore Throat, etc,
should try "Broua's bronchial Iroehes, a
simple but sure remedy. Sod only Ia o0ze'.
Price Is cents-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05

TACKLE an Obstinate Cough or Cold with
hales Honey OF H~orchound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
o KIT CARSON.

KITS last great contest with the
Indians occurred in 1867. the year be-
fore his death. when RED KNIFE. a
perfect Indian fiend. suddenly attacked
the dcfenseless settlers of the remote
frontiers, A most graphic. spirited
and thrilling account of that most des-
perate struggle is now being published
in the New York Ledger. under the
title OF RED KNIFE; OR KIT CARSON
LAST TRAIL" RED KNIFE. as will b
seen by the picture of him which we
give below,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
ElY'S
CREAM BALM

Isn6ered from ca
'arra II years. The
~droppiAgs into ths
throat irere nasisea,-
ing. Ny nose Died al
most daily. Siao Tie
first day t.se ofE7y's
Cram BALM hare
had no &eedinc,tAs
soreness is eHfirelu
gone. d. q. Dfvid-
son, ,cifh he Boston
Bgdgst.
Apartlclei is applied in
Price - cents II d~pwi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-05
THE MARKETS.

II Is generally nil up : with q man when
ne begins 70 20 down hill -Besfoa CoMy<r.