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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
ITEMS ABOUT NJ

Miss BERTHA PrrER has been elect
ed journal clerk Of the Washington
Territory House Of Representatives.
TUE Queen If sweden is going e.
England shortly. She will pass sew
eral months at Bourucmouth or Tor
quay.
Miss PHEBE CoUzISs has an
nounced herself rs an independent
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Missouri.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON has ~ far re-
gained her health - - make it pos
sihle for her y start FOR Florida. where
she will ,p- nj the winter.
Miss WILKINSON. of London. is a
successful landscape gardener. She
prepares plans FOR the LAYING out II
recreation and play grounds for the
Public Gardens Association. which ar
much admired for their beauty and
economy. aud herself superintend-
the manual labor.
Mrs. MARY A.. WoopBRrDGE. OF
Ohio, at the meeting of the National
Committee of the Prohibition Party in
Chicago. made one of the best
presentations of woman suffrage from
the prohibition standpoint that We
have EVER seen. We commend it to
the special attention of Dr. CuyIer-
H0MgH'S JDurHdi.
Mis-. j. G.. DRAPER. of New YORK.
has given to Trinity College. Hartford.
- large and valuable collection Of pho
tographs on glass. illustrating r.
searches in physics. and especially in
the study Of the spectrum. made bv
her husband. the late Prof Draper. OF
the University Of the City Of New YORK.
LOUISA VI ALcorr says: lit i, wise
for women who have made a place for
themselves in literature and ip1rnai-
ism To cultivate not only their intel
leetual faculties. but practical ones A.
so, and To understand the business
affairs of their craft. The ignorance
and helplcssuess 81 women writer's T,
amazing. The brains that can earn
money can understand how to take
careof ii. by 4 proper knowledge #
cont acts. copyrights and duties of
author and publisher.
Miss HELEN A. SHAFER, senior pro-
fessor Of mathematics at WELLESLEY.
who has beer appointed acting presi-
dent of that college. was born in New.
ark. \. j., but her home is in Ohio.
and she Is a graduate Of Oberlin. Fol
eleven years she has been professor of
mathematics at Wellesley, aud is in
full sympathy with Miss Freeman's
form of government. She is a
thorough disciplinarian. and is re-
markable for her executive ability
Wellesley is To be congratulated upon
having So near at hand So worthy a
successor to Miss Freeman.
Miss VERA EiJELr lately lectured be-
fore the Finnish Women's Union in
H~elsinsfors to Il large audience. on the
necessity of extending the field of
womens work. She pointed ont that.
a about one-third of the women in
Scandinavia and Finland have To earn
their " living. more kiasIs IL wo4k
should be opened to them. Among IN
dustries suitable for women are mem
toned matchmaking. the manufacture
Of ehildren's lnys. shoe-makino. silver
smith work book-binding. chemical
dyeing and cleaning. all kinds Of work
connected with eloth-mending and
p~astebosrd manufacture, glass-cuttine.
photography. pattern-drawiug. piano
tuning. stick and umbrella-making.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
POLITICS NOT DEGRADING.


An Able speech ia Defense OF Women
exercising the Election Franchise.
The persons who take the field
against roman suffrage. says Hon.
George +. Hoar, are chiefly persons
who have very little respect for man
hood suffrage. But we can not spend
our days debating with them what our
s-andfathers settled We must con-
slider that matter decided. We can
no pull down our house to see whether
the foundation is safe. The really
formidable difficulty is the fear that
IA ballot will in some way change for
the worse the character and the m
pi"yment Of woman They say that
her uie Is demanded for the duties OF
maternity and of the household. and
that h'r strength and nerves could not
bear the imposition of this new burden
of responsibility. They say the func-
tions Of active citizenship will deile
and degrade the delieacy of her nature.
They SAY there are many questions of
State which she il not mentally fitted
to DECIDE. and many offices which she
Is not physically qualified to discharge.
They say that the processes of u
elections are unfit for her.
think eur friends do not consider
To how little that i really involved in
government these objects apply. They
apply hardly at all to what ought to
BE- involved in what we call politics.
Politics considered rs a mere seuffIe
for POWER. | conccde. would he Jegrad-
ing TO ome II i equally degrading
/" men. But politics considered A. a
means Of accomplishing public re-
suits for which the forces Of govern
nent are needed. have nothing de-
grading u either. We would not buv
the success II our cause BY furnishing.
~ the slightest shade. the unsuIlisI
de.esry and purity OF womanhooL
Bot what Is government What i
politics. Mare than uine-tenths. In
iHip~trsic' and responsibility. Is the
eafe ni t.e schools. Of the a~lmshouses
SAL a~y ums. If the roads and BRIDGES
snd Railroads.. the legislation agains,
ntcmperan e and immortality. and the
app"'inimest ofi1lges and the admin
siration = Justice. Which of these
things teui to degrade women2 In
which ot them il she unfit to h.,e a
share2
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

most all the State uuivcr-tte- ~ The
West admitting wopeu-w.ih the
drift Of the age unmistakably IN that
direction-if Adelbert likes TO make
itself a little eddy in the onward stream
q progress. and turn round and round.
or even run b edward for q time. the
friends q Adclbert have more occasion
TO be disturbed than the friends Of CO..
education.
The reason given for the proposed
change is instruct We. Girls have been
admitted to Adclbcrt for iour years.
and according to the Cleveland Netrs
and Herald. they have more than held
their W with the young men in
scholarship The Latin salutatOry in
1856 was gwen by a Young woman,
and so was the vaicdietory last june.
But the trustees think that couserva-
tive young men. = hO 10 not Ike 10
study with young women Especially.
perhaps. when the Young women sur
pass thcm). avoid Adclbcrt because O.
IS c~o-educational. and 20 to Eastern
colleges instead. To eutice in these
conservative young men. they propose
to exclude the girls We eau see ouly
advantage in the proposed arrange
ment. 1t will keep some u those cou-
sentative young men away from the
Eastern colleges. which are afl tcted
with too many such students Of their
own Young men Of hat stripe are
a mediocre ornament to any college
W0Bau's JonruaL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
HUNTING BIG GAME.



A few nights ago A. was on a
visit to D the manager Of my tea
and coffee estate. Their evening tubs
over. the sportsmen had. after the
manner Of negligr bachelor planters.
aftired themselves in their sleeping
suits. and were awaiting the
ment Of dinner. when it was an
nouneed that i've elephants were on
the estate. It was already very dark
for shooting. and there was no time
for ceremony: 50 A who was 3
little ahead Of D.. proceeded at once
to business. The elephants were al
most invisible, but A could make
out the contour Of the head Of one
about fifteen yards of; he aimed Tor
the ear. and his first barrel missed fire;
without waiting to reload he fired his
second barrel and the elephant col
lapsed D. in the meantime
gave another elephant both his
bullets ia the head The three un-
wounded elephants made or; but not
40 D-s; he commenced stamping
mp and down a glass ridge close ut
hand. swearing horribly. D
loaded again sharp. but A. discov-
cred to his horror that his cartridges
had jammcd At this juncturc mat
tiers began 10 look serious; but for
tuuateiy the elephants fears got the
better Of his temper and he made off
A spent a night ~ fcverish uncer-
tainty. but tho dawn Of day found
him ut the scene Of action rejoicing
over the carcass Of his first elephant.
The following is also n story for
theetruth OF which | can vouch and
many Madras shikaries of the last
generation will probably recogniz,
the sportsman. a celebrated elephant
shot. lately retired FROM she service.
from the story. The incident occurred
early in his career. and was one Of
many that procured him a name for
being. II not the best one Of the best
elephant-slayers in India. II was
in the days before the brilliant
idea of preserving the most
mischievous brutes that walk
the jungles. under the sup
position that some day they may want
to catch them. had suggested itself to
an enlightened government. and. on
the other hand. large rewards were
offered for the destruction of the
yirutin- On the accession IN question
he and his trackers got among n herd
Of elephants. but in grass so long
that it interfered with shooting.
M. however. was equal to the
emergency; he went up to an elephant
and dropped it dead; then. seizing a
spare gun. he jumped INTO the car
cass from which elevated perch he
shot two o elephants right and
left. Some men talk about their
shooting averages. What will the
majority If such say to five elephants
in tive shots. which feat has been psr-
formcd once to my certain knOwl-
edge. and | have been told more than
once. by the aforementioned sports
MANI This record. however. i said
20 have been beaten by a native. who
killed two elephants with one shot,
He shot = COW and she fell and
sguashed her calf The Asian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
Why Should Not Women BE Given
the Ballot

o intrust Your dearest interests In
woman. You eoaiide to her KEEPING
your honor, your children. the sacre-l
interests of your home. Why fear Ia
trust her with the ballot Ly which s.
can serve ani defend all these inter.
terests2 You call her the queen Of
Refine. and - she Is; but witho.,t t,,a
ballot she : an uncrowned queen. aad
Ter seePtre but a broken reed. en-
TINS the home Of the freei - lo,v as
its NS7asn are classed with Grim nals.
idiots and paupers. il never cam h..
Tree Oh. my brothers. do not vonr
checks burn with shame a. the sne,.-
tacle OF what you have reduced yonr
mothers. wives and sisters to- See
them coming Ike suppliants to tn.
polls where questions most vital Ia h
interests of home are being decided nv
the votes Of Tom. D.ek. Harry anil
>amoo' to whom they oder COTE. and
ea&es-it Is MI they can dn-b,ggiuo
Them to vote for the protection II yor
homes. Would not the ballo, h.
sale IN their hands as in these IF Ton,
D'eS and Harry. aud could you me-
count ON il a. the hulwark If hon..
l tell So the time ! coming win,
nome lat little tone which p@,iitfr
Dniie>4~ have 50 lor. rei.c;ci. .5s
oeecfie the heel Of the uru.r Can
Is only true Rpuhlican. the
'Tt Democrat In His .a.srum
Is no distinction II
nor Gentle, bond ung tree. m
female Tut 81 n in C.u
--Afa ZsrssGa O. Ha1ces.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
MEDiAEvAL MEDICINE.
Ahsurafti-s of Ignorance In which Our
Anecstors Had Implicit Falth.


A lover OF the cttriosities of medical
literature has ~unearted some Interest,"
ing practices among thu supers;itious
people of medieval times. Among
other absurdities Of ignorance it was
held that a chip from a gallows. on
which several persons had been
hanged. worn in n bag around the
neck was a eure for ague. a halter
By which some criminal hail been
hung was bound around the temples
n an invaluable cure fer headache.
Tnmors of the glands were said
to be driven away by nine blows
of a dead mans hand. while the
hand If a man who had been cut
down from the gallows was said 10
work wonders in this particul m. A
ring made from a coffin wa applied
for the relief of cramps. which were
also said to be dispeled BIZ n rusty
sword hanging by the patients bed.
IL IA had the toothache. one was
told to 90 and drive nails in an OAK
tree. which, il il true. would not kill
the pain. but was 4 sure preventative
against a future attack A stone with
a hole in it, hung at the head of ones
bed. was said to cure nightmare.
the cause Of that evil being
thought 10 be witches. who
sat on the patients stomach; hence
the pendent and stone was called a
.-hag-stone." The ..hag-stone" was
Used generally as a safeguard against
all of the ills which were ascribed tn
impish interference; ant IL is aston
i-hing to find many such old practices.
the relies of superstition and igno-
rance. still kept up by people who
ought to know better. Il i. for in
stance. a custom TO this DAY for people
Of = certain class q steal meat from
the butcher. rub It on warts. and then
bury il. the warts being expected to
vanish As the process II decomposi-
tiou sets in The writer remembers
having tried this wheE a child N
the recommendation Of a servant
girl. but il Is needless 10 saw. with
very satisfactory results Onn stolen
meat. and beef notably. was hell 70 b.
efieaeiouS Pricking a wart with A
pin I'LL the blood came anal thea threw.
ing the pin was also said to drive
warts away. the warts being promptly
transferred 10 the hands Of whoever
picked up the pin A potato carried
IN the pocket is still recommended TO
i~heamaties. and hundreds Of Ike prac-
tiees are in vogue At the present day
among the poor and ignorant especi-
ally the immigrants Of the peasant
SASS with whose ridiculous remedies
the physician often has to deal with
Summary severity. -Hedieai Register.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
For Only Twenty Cent?

You can get a beautiful picture CA Mes
sage OF Love- that can not be distinguished
from a fine water color worth IS. A full
size paper pattern worth % ~cents-design
and Size of your own selection-besides the
finest magazine published. Send for the
February number that contains this won
derful picture and pattern order. Price,
- cents. Or ask FOUR newsdealer to get
IL for your inspection. Tell him il he sends
for il for you TO see, he will probably sell
hundreds OF them. Published by W. Jen-
nings Demorest, Is East 14th St, New York.
Now is the time to subscribe and get ten
times the value OF the ~ per year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

that catarrh will in time wear out The
theory is false. Men try TO believe II
because il would be pleasant II true,
but il Is not as all know. DO not let an
acute attack Of cold in the head remain un-
subdued. IL is liable to develop into ca
tarrh. You can rid yourself of the cold and
avoid all chance OF catarrh by using DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy. If already AZ
aictsd rid Yourself Of this troublesome dis
ease speedily by the same means. Al all
druggists.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

Ryou wish . beautiful picture, that can
not be distin guished from a water color
worth slarge amount Of money, YOU should
yet Dem0rest's Monthly Magazine for Feb
ruary. IL IS SIMPLY wonderful how such an
elegant picture car be furnished In . mag
axine that only costs twenty cecss Hyour
u~ewsdealer has not got it. ask him TO get II
for YOU. or send to the publisher, w JES-
xTxss DExoREsr, Is East Fourteenthsr street.
Now YORK
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

In Japan the old-sehOol physicians sS
permitted 70 wear only wooden swords
his Is a gently sarcastic way Of expressing
the opinion that they Kill enough people
without using weapons. But the oFug>
vist who introduced DR.. Pierce's old
IN Medical Discovery into the Empire, car
rt-s ! fine steel blade. Il was found that
N who tried this wonderful remedy fog
coughs, colds, ~consumpuve tendencies
blood, skin and liver troubles, were, WITH
mi exrention. greatly benefited The Nj
kado himself . said 70 AVE ton ups
his system by It's use. aud the importer was
therefore permitted the exec ptionA honof
Of wearing the sword OF the nobility.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
How the proceedings in . divorce case -
usnd. ons OF the moaning Of b tiedi


We all know the quotation, but many emf
grants westward bound do not know that
upon their arrival they willhsve 10 encoun-
ter that invisible foe Of the frontiersman-
malaria They should take an ample sup
ply Of HoStetter's Stomach Bttters along.
Not only Is IL q certain safeguard against
every form Of malarial disease, but IL eradh
Gates liver complaint, constipation, dyspcp
sia and rheumatism
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
The Oyster and tn, Coon.

Mr.. Frank G. Wheaton, Of New York.
telling of how the raccoons catch oysters
at Cat ISisni, neGr New Orleans, says that
one night he saw an old coon crawl up to
n biz oyster that had his she'll open and
stick his paw in 10 scoop out the meat.
With "a snap the shell came together. AMI
the coon was caught. He sqdaled and
tusged to get the oyster out OF the mud or
his paw from the oysters clutch. but 70
NJ purpose Then the tide began 10 rise,
ard pretty Don the water was running
about the coOn's feet. tie saw what was
coming, and. after a vain effort to get
away, deliberately gnaVed his own paw
eff and hohhled or on three legs.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

Evrxr person s interested IN their own
affairs ard II this meets the eye OF any one
who Is suffering from the effects OF ato7pfd
liver, we viii &d-it that b. - Interested IN
ressinr well Get a bottle OF Yricklv Ash
Bi-rer- use j. az greeted. ard YOU viii al
ways be glad yu1 read this Rem
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

"Yes. LANE. | Ike TO DO fancy work, but
! haven't felt Ike trying hat paftern-or
anything eise-for a week. These awful
dragging down pains are just killing mcF
II know how you feel. and ! can tell you
where TO look for relief. DR.. Pcrce's Far
voFife Prescription Is a certain cure for all
those peculiar weaknesses and distressing
ailments. Why! it even cured me Of pro
lapsgs. and many Of my indy friends have
been cured Of various grave malssl.cs p@cul-
Iar % our sex by his wonderful metlciue-n
Il Is the only medicine sold b. druggists,
undcfa positive guarantee rom the manu-
i&ctIEers, that it Will give satisfaction ia
every case, or money refunded. Resl gar
antee on bottle wrapper
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

WIEN a photographer asks IL the negative
suits yon. examine Il closely before ansWss-
ing in the affirmative
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

ne Of whom has the t~oothachs
- the other IS In love. you will nnd
49,, IN. per.ou who has the toothaeh Will
20 10 sleep frst
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

FoR cleansing. preserving ard oesnnfy.,
ms vou- teeth ard rlms- use Long Pearl
Tooth SOAP. used AID endorsed BY the meda-
cal profession
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

"A saark following a RoekIan5
IN vesse. recently and eating up the
garbage thrown overheard gulned
down a big lump Of lime thrown over
By Il OF the crew. The lime At once
b gan u slake. and the shark
'h' aei about in a terrible sgoay,
80 taally died.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

THE Public Awards the Palm to Haie's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

so,u one has invented a pocket rne
Pickpookets const-sr i an nFaaon OF t1s1
rtgatz
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
Tyou rant the 6est garden yoz haze
evey had, yon must soar
MAulE'S SEEDS.


There is no question but that
Maule's Garden Seeds are unsur-
passed. Their present popularity
in almost every county in the
United States shows it, for /
now have customers at more than
22,500 post-offices. When once
sown, others are not wanted at
any price. More than one-quarter
of a million copies of my new
Catalogue for 1883 have been
mailed already. Erery one pro-
Hoances il The most original and read
able SEED Catalogue erer Published. It
contains among other things cash
prizesforpremium vegetables, etc,
TO the amount of $500, and also
beautiful Illustrations of over 500
vegetables and flowers rs bong IA
cotorsl These are only two of
many striking features. You
should not think Of Purcha-
any Seeds this Spring
before sending for it. It is
mailed free to all enclosing stamp
for return postage. Address
WIN. HENRY MAULE,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

yo-ur<r wnl rrn a woman's head 30
eonplesely a . hsnnet that has passed d.
-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

M.rs'r diamonds and rubies be correctly
called strata-gems2
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

ACCORDING 20 an English bosauist, H.
Elves. there are seventy-one species Of
lilies known.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
CC-sEUCAuoN.

- western College which Prapa-s. Tn
Aefnd"" 1t Women Praba5sy L-a~t
Admission to IT. halls
A'ritvrt College. OF MS~telS Re-
sei1r University. At Gle slana o. 4
81 10 te en- Tie point o. ahv,,loning
o~o-eGecaiion. aHd eithu slesing ia
Zoo" o women Altogether or rcle-
2 Them - an AsneG" With
So - ~. Iu1eil 2ss..a aud 49,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
DO Not Think for q Moment

SERIOUS refection-a solemn borSs -
age in a mIroE
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26

MxS who arc n great deal run after-fpg1-
tives from justice Boston C0srsr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-01-26
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-05-04
STATE CONVENTION.

ACouyenllon Of the State IL called to meet In
Falrlnont Oh WEDNESDAY, the 10th day OF MAY
lsss at 10 O'Clock 4. NJ, to select four delegates
and rour nl,crnntes to the National Republican
Convention to be- held In Chicago June 10, lSsS,
for the purpose OF nominating candidates 10 DC
suppor,pI for President and Vice President oil
the United States at the election In November
next.
All voters without regard to past political
affiliations, who are In favor OF elevAtlng ana
dI.nllyIng American labor, protecting and e1'
tending home industries. giving free popular
education to the masses Of the people, eicctuhlly
restoring all human rights In every section oil
our common country, and who desire to pro-
mote friendly feeling aud permanent harmony
throughout the state by maintaining State and
National Government pledged to these objects
and principles. are cordially invited to attend
this Convention aud participate In It's delibeFa'
lions
The Congressional Committees OF the several
Districts are called to convene Conventions in
their Districts, to select in each two delegates
aud twoallcrnatcs to said Chicago Convention.
wcurge on County Committees the propriety
Of early action In the matter OF holding county
meetings for the purposeOf appointing delegates
to the State aud District Conventions.
We recommend that one delegate be appointed
lorcyCry one hundred votes cast for Blaine and
Logan. or fractional part thereof equal to one
half, is Il basis Of representation to said Con-
yCnliOus.