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Effects of Drainage.

All clay soils in a greater or less de
gree need thing to let the excess O,
water down through it so that its nat
ural or artificial fertility may be re
tanned in it. The washing away of thu
finer and better portions of our hill
lands to the valleys or ocean renders il
necessary that something be done ia
prevent it. Thing will diminish thi,
surface washing in wet weather and in
crease the chances for moisture in DIR,
weather. Then fill this hard clay sol,
with humus matter, the cheapest anc
most available of which are clover
roots that bore innumerable holes to
let the water of and the air in. Crops
in a garden mold are seldom injured
by drought Droughts most injuriou,
to crops occur in the growing season
The higher the temperature the create,
the avidity OF the atmosphere 10 absorb
all surface moisture. But this porou.
soil admits the passage of air through
thereby cooling it and leaving the ex-
CO.'S in The soil to moisten il foe plant
growL,-O.io Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
MEXICAN
Their Numbers. Varieties. Danger and Pc
cuiiar Habits.

One Of the most common pests in
Mexico are the alearans. or scorpions.
Tor during certain seasons of the year
they are as numerous as flies around
h sugar house. They are within the
cracks of the wall. between the bricks
or tiles Of the floor. hiding inside your
garments. darting everywhere with an
uncomfortable rapidity. their tails 1.-THE
business end which holds the sting)
ready to fly up with dangerous effect
upon the slightest provocation. Turn
up a corner of the rug or tablespread
and you disturb a colony of them;
shake your shoes in the morning and
out they flop; throw your bath sponge
into the water and half n dozen of them
dart out of its cool depths. into which
they had wriggled for siesta. in short.
every article you touch must be treated
like a dose of medieine-..to be well
shaken before taken"
The average scorpion Is mahogany
hued. and about two inches long: but |
have seen them as long as five inches.
The small. yellowish variety are con-
sidered most dangerous, and their bite
Is most apprehended at midday. In
Durango they are black. and so alarm
ing numerous-having been allowed to
breed for centuries in the deserted
mines-that the government offers a
reward per head (Or rather, e tail)
IN Vrhnaunr .NF1f IfVI ST. Tl-s
l. seldom fatal. but is more or less
severe according to the state Of the
system. Victims have been known To
remain for days in commissions, foam
ing at the mouth. with stomach swelIed
n in dropsy; while others do not suf-
fer much O than from a bee sting.
The common remedies are brandy taken
in sufficient quantities to stupefy the
patient, ammonia. administered both
externally and internally. boiled silk
and guaiacum. 1t IS also of use TO
press a large key. or other
tube, on the wound TO force out
part of the poison. As most Of my
readers are aware, this species OF in
sect-a genus of Arachnida. of the
order PulmonaFia-are distinguished
from other spiders by having the abdo-
men articulated. with a sharp. curved
spur at the extremity. beneath which
are two pores from which the venom
flows. supplied by two poison-glands at
the base Of the segment. The anterior
pair OF feet, or palpi. are modified into
pincers or claws, like those Of the lob
ster. by which u seizes its prey, while
80 other test resemble those OF ordi.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
AUSTRALIAN a v


The method Of procuring these slaves
is simple. but effective. The settler
who desires the labor Of a native man
woman or child. draws up a paper. il
which the native il made to say that hs
Offers himself for employment for 4
certain period. The master signs this
document, and the native makes hi,
cross in presence of "a policeman, and
the thing is done. From that time the
native is really a slave a. though hi,
master owned him body and soul. He
Is generally ignorant of the contents oi
the paper which he has signed but
IL places him absolutely in the power
of the master to do with him
as 7he pleases during the tern
Of the assignment" and af
its close he is frightened into signing
again. Most Of the natives thus a.
signed are kidnapped and brought il
from the interior, and when once the,
have made the cross, whose signili
canoe they do not appreciate. these are
held by the magistrate As subject to
the Master and Servants act of Great
Britain. and punished under its pro
visions If they run away. although that
law was never intended To apply to bar.
barous people. Mr., Gribble relate,
many instances Of the ~cruelties prac
ticed ON the Australian slaves. of the
manner in which they are loaded with
chains for trivial ohenscs. and of the
i%ndignities which are heaped upon the
women and girls. Most of the slave.
arr used in working the pearl fisher
les. and the punishment for stealing
pearls l. in many eases instant death.
the master acting a Judge. counsel and
jury. In onc day sixty Of the unfort.
unates men, women and children
We're thus summa-ily executed and
oftco the natives are shot for running
away. Men make a regular busines.
Of kidnapping the natives for assign.
ment--thrtstiaH al HorE.
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a TARTAR BREAKFAST.
The staple Food of a Hardy and War
Loving Race.

went into one of the sione-built re
c~csses, where several Of our Tartar,
We're crouching round a small grass
root fire. and WAS considerably edifcS
by watching them cooking and dis
patching their morning p Tc
begin with, a very dirty D D vessel
was put on the fire and filled with some
green weed like n~ettles. barley lou,
and water. While one of the mer
stirred this pottage round and roune
with a wooden ladle another produced
some raw meat-a bit OF the dOng 1
had shot. This he proceeded TO teal
up into small strips and throw then
on the fire, every now and then pop
ping a raw lump into his mouth ane
m~asticating it with the greatest APP
parent gusto. Even the bits OF
the fire were quickly disposed OF
after being merely signed. As soon n,
the pottage was considered ready i.
was ladled ont into little wooden ems
like the whisky ''quaighsH OF tn.
Highlands, minus the handles. which
each man produced from inside thl
breast Of his dirty wooden coat. AND
gulped up from them with a prodigi
Gus amount of noise. After being re
plenished again and again until tn.
pot was emptied. the cups were care
fully licked clean and redeposited from
whence they had been taken. Another
course OF flesh was about to be par
taken OF after the manner of the first
but a regard for my own appetite for
breakfast prevented my waiting to ses
it discussed. These hardy Tartars ar.
quite Independent of any other dishe,
beyond their little wooden bowls. Il,
these they mix their sutt0o (meal mad.
from barley with a little water and
salt and make an expeditions repast o.
1t whenever they feel hungry. Indeed
this kind of uncooked porridge SEEM,
TO be their staple food.-Blacktcood's
Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

nary spi~uralIsts divide tbs
genus id - according to this
number bnocens. whether six.
eight or me mora the eggs OF
spider careeron beetles and
other i@nsectsS the prey with
their singers again and again before
beginning the meal. When alarmed or
i-ritated a scorpion shows fight i'm
mediately. running about and waving
his sting ia all directions, for attack
or defence. evidently aware Of its
power. The young scorpions are pro-
duced at astonishingly frequent inter-
walls. the mother displaying far greater
regard for their offspring than their
vicious nature seems To justify. During
their brief infancy she carries them
about clinging in great numbers to her
back. limbs and tail. never leaving her
retreat for q moment. unless. over
burdcncd by their weight. her hold rs-
lakes from the wall and down falls the
whole happy family in a wad. The
~ungratefui children generally reward
this maternal devotion by destroying
the mother ~ soon A. they ara OLD
enough. tearing her %pirremeal with the
greatest feroeitr. Betsy and | amusl
ourselves by studying their habits. AMI
have become expert in catching thc1l
by the tail with la--o,s Of thread
afterward ~suspcnding them in bottles
Of alcohol 10 send to microscopically
inclined friends. -BosteH Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
nru. Alder, and cnmnnrt.u

There are people in tho world who seem
70 carry sunshine with them and to radiats
1t on all around them. II is a pleasant
thing to meet them when one is in trouble
or p~erplexity. Their cheering smiles 20
right 10 the heart, their hopeful words
take the sting out OF disaster, and the bur
den which weighed p the spirits be-
fore they brought their reasoning counsel
20 bear upon its cause, is lightened by their
earnest sympathy. Blessed is the man who
can call one Of these comforters his friend;
thrice blessed he who has such q one for a
wife. How she beauties his7homei How
the light Of her brave love shines against
the clouds Of misfortune when they darken
around him. spanning them as with prom
ise-bows, and pre-figuring a happier future
behind the gloom. No rightly constituted
man who has such a helpmect can ever
despair, for II ruin stares him In the face
he will look into her courageous eyes, as
she peeps-over the Ogre's shoulder. hnd
take heart to wrcstle with him-N. I. Led
or.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
T THE


There's no hints - gloom ia the pretty room.
Whore the npEeD perfume stIi fragrant
fingers.
WHERE me mus cs hca' seems echolug sweet
And faint ami ncct as from fairy anse~
Bot the two who ST. while Tho moments lit
with never q bit % word or laughter.
Keep listening SUI. as Old folks will.
fnr q young voice ringing 20 roof and raner.
Or fair vas the bride by her husband. side,
In b~iushing pride and Tirlsh gladncss.
Hut nos she b. gone and ths hours lag on.
WIZ a sense of loss. an1 a sense ~ s4dncsA
And The freight dear trtruys a tear.
On The dear ntt cheek - thu mother shiuiny.
Which Tho father splrs thea fendly tries
To sooth her -orrow and sad repiainr.
'frs, BESSIE b wed. and Z always said
This day III dread on which another.
Would steal her away. a. J. enc DAY.
stole that same little BESSIE S mother
Then smiles come neet aud fond. and svecL
And thr Old eyes meet hy the lreside coy,
And thc Eriefs and tears and fears ~ years.
Fnck~r away in tho freight rosy
-kat " riegrg. % tod HgsALg>n><
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

To reckessly experiment upon himself with
hope Of relief Is the dyspeptic. Yetthe nos
trums for this malady are as the sands of
the sea, and. presumably, about as effica-
ci0us. Indigestion. that obstinate malady,
even II Of long perpetuity, is eventually
overcome with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
an appetzing tonic and Alternative, which
cures constipation, fever and ague, bilious
remittent. rheumatism, kidney complaint
and feebleness.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
TEASING A BLACK BEAR.
An Exciting Chase in Jacksonville,
Florida.
a Crseksr Who Thought ne would Ike
to tind out Exactly How Mad
Bear Could C-t-A >uree.s-
fui Experiment.

~ course II wa- n common Florida
black bear. and. although not quite
full grown. his activity and enterprise
fully compensated Tor his youth and
in.Xpcriencc
The bear being 81 greater bulk than
the panther or wildcats. ALWAYS ex-
cited the greatest fear ia the mind
of the visitor. Whoever came to the
menagcric always stepped in front 81
the bear. wondering and fearing. and
said. My I'D hate to meet him alone
in the woods. All visitors. from the
bloatcd capitalist ~ the North to the
cadaverous cracker of the back
woods. met on tho common ground
Of that great original rcmark-thc
same that every mammal taxi
dermiSt hears about a Thousand times
"A year. Black joe. who took care
Of the animals. always took it as a
personal tribute 10 himself and the
success which marked his management
Of the stock. He began To expect II of
every visitor. and although he was
satisfied 10 have one member Of a party
say it for all tho rest. il il was ever
omitted entirely he took oGcnsc AT
being dcfraudcd 81 his Just due. aud
the way he would stir up the animals
with along pole WAS a caution to cata-
mounts 10 make "a better showing Of
teeth and claws next time.
Black Juc's bear was not really saw
age. nor was nc exactly tame. either
'sortcr hctwiNt aud between is a
cracker once expressed il. H. was
tame enough to keep chained to Il
stout pole in the yard, but not tame
enough by half to ever let loose. To
doe he was tame enough. and even
friendly. but when that was said II was
all said No one else dared take any
liberties with him. or even trust him
self within the circumpolar regions he
had marked out at the end Of his
chain No one but Joe ventured IL
pass the dead line, for Billy's we'll
developed teeth and claws ALWAYS
seemed to Do loaded and at full cock.
onc day "A cracker from up the river
came into town with an OK team and "A
load Of wood. and in the course of his
post-commercial wanderings about
town he finally fetched up in the back
yard. whore the live animals were. He
was long, Iank and slab-sided. He
wore old gray trousers tucked into old
gray boots, a l~ong-tailed coat. and
long hair. In his hand he carried his
ox-gad. "A stout supplemented switch.
about six feet long. which o deveI-
oped into a storm center Of the first
magnitude.
The cracker came to n halt in front
OF Billy, who sat curled up with his
back against his post. at peace with
III the world, and looked at him with
ehaf ~preoccupied, day-aftcr-to-morrow
Y common in people who have few
opughts and seldom use them. He
ncver a word in regard to meeting
Clone In the woods either at night
other time. Black Joe was
out a m~onkey-cage close bv.
- NV that the great original
- o likely to get in on
- he felt defrauded and
UkxY on the unconscious
q last the sphinx spoke.
Modsod Of Joe. pointing with
= - ~ bear.
~ he's ugly said Joe. m
ssDon't We go near i'm or
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUs was no painter,
but all the same he was the first landseer
OF America -Lsoehcster Post-Erprcas.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

A COMPLETE Toilet Service always In
cludes Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, Black, SOC.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

~ = sober man should attempt TO
walk a tight rOpe.-Patsburgh Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

WIKI LIZ w.
Be Wiling dispose offn baik, for q small seton Of fk.ir eu.s.
tosny one eapAols fpurcAssin largely, We Instituted . searh,
refating IN our Obtaining thu entire stock Of silk fnt
satin hfibbou Remnants Of several Of the tsry-sta u
taese houses, VINO imported the finest gocda These n o.. mrv
sel-p-n1~a upon a. snpefterto anything to he found, exeept
EthsfeT best .tor,s Of America Yet they are given Hvsy
Tree; nothing hsrit ever known A srsnd heneat fer all Ia
adies' heaantai. elegant, choice goods shsolut.fy free. We
ha'e ehpended th0Usanrs Il s1liars IN this cirecffon. anI an
essts immensely, varied, Hni alo.t complete assortment : frh-
bons- IN every conceivable shade and with, sud all sfexc-nsat
Saaht@, afspt-i tor neck-vear. bonnet string. hat trimmings,
oSss. .asfs- dress trimmings, sik qaat WORK ese. etc some
- neinnfnis En@a tareo yards and upwards In ieagfh.
may B.. depended on as beautiful. ransd, fa.hiousbIe and sie-
t.nt How to get "a hos containing n Com pIeto
.ssortment OF these elegant rib Free
Inc Irnctteai md l.aate.'
fircsiae companion, published nsnshIy By -. sac
AaoNieuxrh by tho>c competent 10 judgr. to be the b@.f peri
-nsaL n And In the world Very large and Handsomely -
hs,rateds regular Price Jets per year; send 81 cents an4 re
viii send II 10 you for a trial year. All viii 40 .sns FREE.
ook tthe rboonsi = sub.cnptcn rs anil = boxes. 8J -ts 4
sahsrptions snd 4 boxes, 81. Oue-rnf postaxs .tarp. may
be~nt nr less than 81 Get s fiends TO tia you thetrhy ut-
1nx fwo.erpnoas snd Z bores for cnfy 81 can do IL . . few
nihl,rs ihr above oder is based On this fet-thos- u ho rad
me p-nodhrsl referred to. for one year. " aaf it ther-anrr. AMI
~ y ~ pnee for q; IL 10 IN amer years, and not now,
u~t - maks money. We make this great offer In outer %
81 ones seeurs -oD1 new subserb~rs. vino NJ ~ haf nrtt
yu-tt u years thsr-sn~r, shall r-wsri as with . posdf. be-
"a me majority % them viii with to renew tssfr .tb~rp-
eenssnd ~ lido -. The money required - bat . small farfisa
~ pre- you wouh have 10 pay AZ any store tor . maah
n~arment Of tar Inferior nbbSn.. Best ksru,n ever
800, you VIII not faly appreciate u anti saer va Sc a..
lssss s>fi.aed Better cut thisoai. or s.na az oae-- h1r ur-
Aoi1 .oat sPpearaeaia- Attrr..
nALLElI CO. Fc8LIsAxk2, PoxTLAxp, MAZE
~ aAAA THIS RAPka s+-y sz. IN. -r
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From the Es-President of the Flew
York State Senate.
STATE or NEW YoRK, SENATE CHAMBER, !

STATE or NEW YORK, SENATE cHAMBERl
albany. March II. iss6.
l have used ALLCOcK's PoEoUs PLssrHRs
In my family for the past five years, and
can truihfully say they are a valuable
remedy asd effect great cures | would not
Dc without them | have in several in
stances given some 10 friends suffering
with weak and lame backs, and they have
invariably Afforded certain and speedy re-
relief They eau not be too highly com
mended- EDMUND l.. PIrra
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

SUMNER RESORTS.
The MOUNTAIN VIEW HOTEL

WI open Ter the Reception OF guests on June 9Th.
they are situated Immediately on the Ga, Pac. X.
fy-in the mountains Of Alabama, q miles east Of
birmingham and d miles west OF Admission. where
Ealway. = most delightful climate of pure mount
hh MI Inc water consists of white and black sui
ehui eaaiyoeate and pure free>tone, unsurpassed
~ u. tasis meaIeinal pr9ps-ies; H-se springs and
naiew steps OF the hotel. which - built on the
nost modern plan. and has over 1000 feet of GAL
Iefuesi rooms newly furnished and ventilation ner.
Icct; eoard per month $500. No effort viii be
sparea 70 make visitors Portable. Children and
Or aidress COOKE BF"THERs, COOK E-S
Sr"iNeS' 81. CHA = q ALABAMA.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

To ctr OF a dogs tail will not interfere
with his carriage, but it will e1ectually
stop his Vaughn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
Worlds Oisrsnsary Medical Association,
663 Main ST., BUFFALO, N. \.
SIX Sasi and E Satin !. Ribbons lIt FREE!

for tae ias.iss SAYS
~inoney.and serufs
s'sstl Every Iaiy
appr~cistss,
% rrviiegs Of hay-
iRs few q
handy
thousand and ems
tasty ard pssfuI
parpa%- fr~hea
szch ge RS
used. a q VII !
&rv h hairs
- 10 ~ h sdrsa-
h<e 70 par h-as
WAT lswunted az
the Esgai prices
surh gogdsars
Cld for,
crate a la-u biii
CT e1peas-. and
hersore Geha-
great mary fem
lEdniyinx their
tzstss In this
DIRECTION Eea.iz-
J ing that Tiers
" er thot aacs
up1ufhou-snais
| reannancs 81 RIB
ecns amanx tss
large tEporsilf
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which ther VOID
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12
FEMALE COLLEGE,

chartered 1913. Athens. ALBANIA place Of
n-Atn and refinement. Comm0dious buildings neatly
furnished All the departments thoroughly organized.
= iau faculty OF experts in Each. A Cheap. Thorough
school, Attached IL a Business school a thorough
course Of housekeeping, S~tenography, Type
Writing. Fall Term opens Augussg ~ senaFor
Catalogue. REV. N. q. WILLIAMS P,.s54sa,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-07-12

~ AMERICAS GREATEST WONDER
All parts Of the cave accessible. The CoaIssf srr-
mef resort IN the United states. Board rea.onahie
Ianeral reduction to excursion partie- W -
Mammoth Caye Haf~t
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-05

SECURE FORT WORTHS SHARE.
Supreme needs demand supreme eff
forts, and often what seem to be supreme
sacrifices. The boom Of Kansas City is
the wonder of the Union. Aud yet that
boom was born years ago when the peo-
pie of that city laid burden on them
selves to become the railroad center of
the west. Fort Worth needed more hotel
room in 1882 and did not secure it until
1887. Had it been supplied in 1888 or
1884 it would have prevented some things
that hurt this city. A great effort is
being made to bring people to Texas, and
now is the time for Fort Worth to
prepare to draw to itself as large
benefit from that movement as possible.
Thanks to the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Bureau, this city stands ad-
vertised far and near on the very eve of
this immigration boom; and now is the
time to prepare for the conservation Of
the benefits to be derived from the Blu
reau's Iabors and from the Efforts Of the
railroads and people Of the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-05

the Suicidal policy of insction. Thus
the two dominant elements in our
national progress that should be working
hand in hand as one force are thrown
into antagonism, and the constant I'M
happy friction convinces each that its
highest ambition should be to prey upon
the other. The social harmony which
should exist is rudely destroyed, and in
it's stead arises two militant forces
warning with each other for supre-
macy, and acting upon the theory,
though neither will admit 1t, that
the ruin of the one is the righting of the
ether. With such feelings as are engend-
cred by tension of this character, there
can be no permanent prosperity, and pa
triotism, II sucn a quality is still consid-
cred virtue, is crushed between the up
per and neither millstores of class strife.
1t is worse than useless to discuss these
struggles or attempt to lay the blame on
either side. The conditions and causes
which produce them should be explored
and exploded. Remedies have been sug-
gested, some Of which are Utopian, some
cruel and criminal, and but few possible
or practical. Perhaps the best and most
feasible Is that OF co-operation-the Civ
ing OF each wsge-earner an interest in
the work done. The principle has been
incorporated into the policy OF many
prosperous industries, both in America
and in Europe, with the most fsttering
results. While experience alone can
demonstrate Its benefcence, it were worth
experimenting with. Our statesmen
discovering some remedy for this ever
increasing evil.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-05
WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE DOM,

WHAT ARE THE PEOPLE DOING
The immigration movement in this
state was propelled by unanimity in
public sentiment seldom witnessed in
Texas, because 1t was the outgrowth of a
general demand based upon a general
need of more people. The people origi-
mated the movement, and called on the
railroads for help and cooperation.
The railroads, with unanimity equal to
that OF the people, responded to the call,
and already excursion trains to Texas
are announced to leave St. Louis
on the 18th inst, and every
fortnight thereafter till the sum-
mer season, and later if found necessary.
The response OF the roads has been
prompt, energetic and to the purpose.
What are the people doing? Are they act
ing as they talked? Is there that unanim-
ity in the action of the people that char
acterized their demand for action?
Some towns and some counties and
some districts have organized for action.
But this is not enough. Every town ard
every county and every district in Texas
should act. Organization should be
perfected, money should be raised, and
the advantages of each locality adver-
tised to the world. This is state move
ment, but it rests on county action; and
that county which acts promptly and
systematically will have great advantage
over the community that halts and lags
in the work.
TIE GAZETTE urges immediate action
on each county In each county's own be-
half, and that the state as whole may
receive the benefit for which the railroads
are already vigorously at work.