Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-02-28

The Bible has to be printed In
twenty-nina different languages to sup
ply the people living in Pennsylvania
The largely varied industries OF Penn
sylvania attract 10 that State more
cosmopolitan population than any
other State in the Union
A rich fsnd-almost &. coo in gold.
bank and silver--was made in Q
bag OF oats by a storekeepcr OF Brent
wood. Eng. He returned the treasure
To the poor farmer from whom he
bought the oats. and was rewarded
with bushel OF grain and the promise
of a rabbit.
1t was recently decided in England
in n legal contest for the possession of
II dead body. that the executors of a
dead mans will have the right to the
control Of the corpse; that therefore.
IA man can not lawfully dispose ofhis
body by viii or any other instrument
The Judge added: That is a legal
conclusion"
They live long down on the island
OF Nantucket. Of the seventy-six who
died there in issS. five were infants
the average OF the ages Of the seventy
one is a little over o. years. forty-two
were 10 or over. twenty-five were 50
or over. twelve had passed the IS mark.
three saw 30 or more. and one.
woman. died at the age of 81 years
and p days.
There II in the United States q
dog for every three inhabitants. The
cost OF keeping twenty million dogs Is
at least s20o. .Ooo. 900 per annum. The
food given 20 an average dog every
year. II fed To chickens. would yield n
return OF more than ten dollars. High
toned dogs are very expensi We. their
food costing "A good deal more than
that of some people.
A Wisconsin man has patented q
fence for interc' pting insects. IL il
made with boards ioi nted together at
their ends. with n tarred rope at their
upper edge, and an outwardly extend
ing board made to form n channel.
whereby bugs will be prevented from
passing from one field to another. and
will be received in a receptacle where
they can be destroyed.
Recently young Norwegian girl.
after n two-days soiourn at Castle
Garden. secured situation in New
York family. In attempting to ac-
quaint the girl with the character OF
her new duties the head Of the family
was surprised at the lump OF unsophis-
ticated innocence he encountered.
Finally in despair he asked his ac-
QUESTION; What can you do7' Her
face frightened up momentarily and
the faxen-haired native OF the land of
the midnight sun replied: Il can milk
reindeer
A London fashion journal says that
there is in that city IA fashionable
boarding school where young women
are taught TO enter and get out OF
carriage. "A vehicle with the proper
pedal arrangements for this sort OF ex-
ercise. which determines n lady's
breeding and claim To social position.
Is kept in the back yard of the educa-
tional establishment and the carriage
classes are put through the most ar,iu-
Gus training" The information il also
given that another accomplishment
peculiar to this gat-edged academy is
learning to eat asparagus. oranges.
grapes and other juicy and unmanage-
| able viauds that shall represent the
perfection of table Manners
Any thing to save time Is New
| York's motto. The newest thing Is
shop where men and women may have
their shoes mended while they wait.
Customers see the latest shoemaking
machinery in the window. and behind
the machines IA row Of lasts at which
men prepare the work far the ma
chimes. A women goes In. has her
shoes taken or. put on the lasts. trim
med of all tatters and shreds. fitted
with new heels aud soles. put into q
sewing or mailing machine. and made
| good as new almost half as quickly
as il has taken TO write these words.
Patching is the only work that is done
in the old-fashiOned way. Entire new
shoes are make 70 order by the pair in
two hours.
| A white pine tree wRs cut recently
two miles south of Shade Mills. in Gar
rett County. Nd. near the site
of the old Braddock road and con-
verted into shingles. IL was large
tree. and by expert woodsmen esti-
mated tO b. at least three hundred
years old. In cutting il up the saw,
going through some tough substance.
then supposed 10 be knot. attracted
attention. and investigation disclosed
bullet imbedded within two inches of
the heart. The ball is supposed to
! have been shot from a mu-ket ~ es-
of Braddock's men during the cam
paign which eliminated in the disaster
at Fort Du Quesne. In this event the
bullet was imbedded in the tree 1873
years ago. each years growth burying
it deeper. II is a most interesting
memento of the ill-starred campaign
of 1855.
a Fine Moral Distinction.