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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

chief but nothing to give sny alsw 20
the Identity Of my patient and unin-
vited guest
Il will not enter into the details Of
the injuries that excited my interest as
. physician and surgeon, as much as
they called for my sympathy as a mar.
There were complications in the .ase
that called upon all my skill and knowl-
edge. and the patient endurance OF
great suffering made me respect my IN
fortunate guest from the first
1T was nearly a fortnight before he
recovered from the brain injury sufi-
GENTLY to speak distinctly. When tho
sufferer could speak he told me that his
name was Fanshawe. but said nothing
more Of himself. and / supposed him I'M
willing to confess to poverty and the in.
ability to pay me for my services.
Il DO not take much credit to myself
for my hospitality or devotion, because
| was so deeply interested in the case
professionally considered, that ! would
have lived on bread and water rather
than have it taken uso Of my hands As he
became stronger. my patient became
my friend, and interested me deeply by
the variety and depth Of his informa.
tion. his experience of travel and charm
Of conversation.
Not until he was convalescent and
had been an inmate Of my home for four
months, did l know that he was a man
of wealth, living in the house I now oc,
cupy.
To cure him was beyond human
skill, but through two years I attended
him. alternating great suffering. and
often accepting his invitations to spend
an hour or Two with a lonely old man
when he died he left me his entire /
fortune. which | supposed to be mine
only because he had no direct heirs or
near relatives He had never spoken
but once of his family. and then said
briefly that he was a widOwer, and had
lost his only child.
Il had enjoyed my inheritance for
more than nine years. when I fell in
love. j, who had never cared for fe-
male society before. became deeply at
tached 10 the mother of one Of my pa
tients, a lady nearly my own age. the
widow of an artist who died in Rome
some four or five years before l met
her. She had sen for mo to see her
boy, an only child. slowly dying with
an incurable disease of the spine.
Mrs. EastwelI knew before she saw
me that there was no hope OF saving the
child's life, but she thought that /
could ease the pain and restlessness
from which he suffered. She was her
self an artist working in water-cOlors
for he large stores that dealt in fancy
goods. and embroidering most exquis-
itely- But her child claimed much Of
her time and attention. and know she
worked in hours when she should have
shared the boys SAUNDERS.
Patient, self-sacriicing. gentle and
refined, she filed my ideal of pure
~womanhoOd, and | loved her with all
the strength Of the first love OF years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

| gave her a mans devotion. not a bows
~Infatuation- But / knew that il was
useless for me to speak while the child
lived She would have thought it sac
rilege to give ny love consideration.
while the mother love in her heart was
the ruling spirit Love-making while
her child was dying, Icould see how
h would shrink from the mere sug-
g~estion.
80 ! tried to be content with winning
the place of a trusted friend. delicately
trying to make my presence a comfort
and i help to her, and doing all | could
to mako smoother the hard path the
childish feet were pressing.
"one afternoon she came 70 nv Office
20 ask some question about the little
boy. and as the waiting-room was full.
| took her through the parlor TO the
front door. As we passed by the man.
tal-pteee of the front oom she sudden
ly gave a cry OF pain and surprise. stop
ping short before \ life-size portrait Of
Mr. F~anshawe. Her face was white.
her whole form trembling, and before
could catch her. she gave one cry Of:
Father and dropped in a dead faint.
1T was the old story, Tom. She had
loved her husband better than her
father, and elOped with him. never win
ming forgiveness The home she had
LETT was broken up. and Mr.. Fanshawe
removed 70 another city, 50 that for
years d had not known where 20 find
him., and had never heard OF his death.
Her husband had taken her abroad soon
after their marriage, and she did not
know whether her father had ever tried
to trace or follow them.
You may imagine how ike a thief I
felt when | could calmly consider this
story. and think OF my inheritance-L.
living in luxury. and she toiIing for
bread And the money was hers BIZ
every claim of humanity.
AT once commenced to arrange for
restoring the property to her. and know
ing her pressing needs. instructed nv
lawyer to supply her with ready money.
and inform her that. as soon as il could
be legally done, her fathers fortune
would DO restored 70 her.
Tom, she fatty refused 70 tax il
She had offended her father and had &C.
cepted her punishment and she would
not listen TO any proposal to accept his
money In vain | urged the Justice of
her claim, the burden that money so
wrongly willed away from her would
be 70 me- She threatened TO leave The
citT and never return. il I persisted.
While nothing was settled. her
child died She grieved. as only the
mother Of an only child c1a grieve.
and yet 1 think ! coato-ted her. 1
dropped al question Of the disputed in
heritanee in those long months. when
her loneliness led her TO turn to ne. her
true. loving friend.
And SO. Tom. when a year lad
passed. and the little life was 4 sacred
memory, no longer a passionate pain
70 remember, | asked her once more 10
accept her fathers fortune and his heir
with 1t.
We needed no lawyer then TO make
the transfer. for l won my wife without
losing my inheritance.r
And there gees that COMPOUNDED
onlee-oeiis said Tom. rising; so ap
on-Anna Shields in n. Y. Ledger
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Talking of patent medicine:

talking OF patent medicines
you know the old prejudice.
And the doctors some of
them are between you and us.
They would like you to think
that what's cured thousands
won't cure you. You'd be-
lieve in patent medicines if
they didn't profess to cure
e0efythzmg and SO, between
the experiments of doctors,
and the experiments of patent
medicines that are sold only
because there's money in the
stuff" you lose faith in e0cyy-
thing.
And, you can't always tell
the prescription that cures by
what you read in the papers.
So, perhaps, there's no better
way to sell a remedy, than to
tell the truth about it, and
take the usk of its doing just
what it processes to do.
That's what the Worlds
Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, of Buffalo, N. Y, does
with
DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery,
Favorlte Prescription,
Pleasant Pellets, and
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
If they don't do what their
makers say they'll do-you
get your money back.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
a DOCTORS CONFESSION.



"Humbugl OF course it Is The so-called
science OF medicine is a humbug and has
been from the time Of Hippocrates 70 the
present Why the biggest crank in the In
dian tribes Is the medicine man"
"Very frank was the admission, especially
so when il came from one of the biggest
young physicians OF tho city, u whose
practice Is among h thousands, though he
has been graduated but a few years says
tho Buffalo Courier. Every coy was his
Office too, with its cheerful CRATE fire, its
Queen Ann furniture, and its many lounges
and easy-chairs. He stirred the fire lazily,
lighted a fresh cigar, and went on"
Take the prescriptions laid down in the
books and what do sou fndi Poisons
mainly, and nSuseating stgHs that wonld
make a healthy man an invalid. Whyin the
world science should go to poisons for its
remedies | cannot tel, nor a | ind any
one who CAM
".Iow does a doctor know the effect Of his
medicinef'' he asked He calls. prescribes,
and goes away. The only way to judge
would be to stand over the bed and watch
the patient. This cannot be done So,
really, l don't know how he Is TO tell what
good or hurt he does. Sometime ago, you
remember, the Boston Globe ent out a re
RNAAGA az ~ rEAEA So VI - A2HAaAS- LIZ
went TO eleven prominent physicians and
brought back eleven different prescriptions
This just shows how much science there is
in medicine"
There are local disease OF various char
acters for which nature provides positive
remedies. They may not be included in the
regular physicians list, perhaps, becauseo Of
their simplicity, but the evidence of their
curative power is beyond dispute. Kidney
disease is cured by Warmers Safe Cure, a
strictly herbal remedy. Thousands of per-
sons, every year. write as does II J. Gardi-
ner. Of Pontiac, RI, August :, 1870:
"A few years ago l suffered more than
probably ever will be known outside Of N.Y.
self. with kidney and liver complaint II is
the old story-I visited doctor after doctor,
but 70 no avail was at Newport, and DR..
Blackman recommended Warmers Safe
Icommenced the use OF it, and found
relief Immediately. Altogether l tOok
three bottles, and l Faithfully state that it
cured me"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
AT HOME AND ABROAD.

OvEB two thousand persons live IN
ne immense building in Vienna
CURRENCY IS reported as being so
carce In parts Of Bolivia that citizens
re cutting tho notes into pieces and
passing these as fractional currency.
STANDARD time has been fully &C
iepted in Asia by not less than forty
million people, in Europe by almost an
squal number, and in America BY moro
han sixty million
A TRAVELLER has discovered that bru-
rettes arc not the rule in Spain Many
Spanish women are fair, with blue eyes,
specially in Cadiz. while even the
basque women often have auburn hair.
OUT Of the average half a million let
ers that arrive daily in Berlin ten
thousand are in~suflciently addressed or
not addressed at all, sOne only bearing
The names OF the addressed. Thirty
three post officials arc kept constantly
n work for ten hours 4 day sorting and
~-edirecting these letters.
AT q quarry nc3c .1lt Lake last week
, frog hoped out Of a pocket in the CEN
ser OF rock which had just been blasted.
The animal was OF small size and per-
lcctly white. It's eyes were unusually
large, but apparently blind Where the
mouth should have been there was only
a line. The frog died next morning.
IT is said thatin many French villages
boards are set up bearing the following
Instructions: Hedgehog: Lives on
mice, snails and wireworms, animals in
furious to agriculture. Don't kill a
hedgehog. Toad: Helps agriculture;
destroys twenty 70 thirty insects hourly.
Don't kill 4 toad COckchatcr and its
IarvR: Deadly enemies to farmers. lays
seventy TO one hundred eggs. Kill the
cockchateri Birds: Each department of
France loses yearly many millions OF
francs through the injury done by in
sects. Don't kill the birds"
RUSSIANS are fond OF the pleasures Of
the table, and during waking hours eat
about six times 4 day-an average OF
onc every two hours. When you go to
the house OF a Russian. be he 4 friend or
. stranger, you arc at once invited 70 a
side table. where salted meats, picked
eel, sailed cucumbers, and many other
spicy and appetizing viands arc urged
upon you with an impressiveness that
knows no refusal. This repast Is washed
down with frequent ups of vodki, or
Russian whisky. That over, and when
the visitor feels a. il no had eaten
enough for twenty-four hours, tho host
says: And now for dinner"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

library, we'll filed with bookcases on
ali sides, a large busincss-like table in
the center. and deeply cushioned chairs
scattered about one bookcase CON
tanned only medical works in substan-
ti4l bindings. and with marks Of service
plainly visible.
DR. Thornton. host and owner Of the
handsome house in which the room was
situated. sas 4 man past forty, with
lron--ray hair. strongly marked fea-
tIrrs. a tall. erect figure, and an express
sion at once kindly and r~esolate. You
read prompt decision in his dark-blue
eyes. and a sympathy in tho pleasant
smile that often crossed his lips.
His companion. heavily bearded and
brouzed hy travel. was 4 far handsomer
man, but with a weaker farc.
last. he said. stretching himself
lazaY IN his deep armchair. Il find you
alone AID disengaced Give me permis-
sion to stuff I towel into that obtrusive
ofhse-beu Of yours. SO that no whining
woman or -aualiing brat can summon
you away aad make me unhappy.
Cant be done. Tom. Make the most
Of me low. for the claims Of the whining
women and the squaIiing brats can not
Be denied.
You know whatI want to hear, | left
You, twelve years ago. 4 poor man with
q struggling. almost wholly grasuitous
practice, 4 sworn bachelor. and aImosta
hermit outside Of your professional du-
ties l ind goa wealthy, with a charm
ing size, and 4 popular member OF So
eIety, and yet your practice is. as be-
fore almost entirely amongst those who
could not fee you if they would. From
what relative. unknown to me your own
cousin. did you inherit your fortune?'
Did 1t ever occur TO you. Tom. that
there are romances in real life. all about
Us, quite As improbable as those found
upon the shelves OF the circulating Ii
brary' Nv experience will convince
you that speak with authority. Twelve
years ago-Se are getting old. Toni
WAS a. you say, 4 poor man. STUDYING
hard, living in 4 stIffy little house in a
poor neighhorhoOd. hoping for better
times moro profitable practice. and 4
fuller purse. I va a bachelor because
could offer only poverty % a wife: 4
hermit because my studies were en-
crossing In my small house l kept n
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
Catnrrh Can BE Cured.

Catarrh can never be cured by ointments
and other local applications, but there is
one remedy that can permanently emo
the cause. 1t has cured cases where the
discharge was so copious and offensive that
it felt as II the whole head was i mass OF
corruption Other cases indicated by an
Irresistible desire to hawk and spit the
phlegm collecting in a tough mass behind
the soft palate In other cases where the
matter dried up in such large humps as 70
fairly close up the n~ostrils and prevent ma
sal respiration In other cases where the
breath was so Extensively revolving and feiid
that the person became \ disgusting object
IN society. Other cases wherein complaint
was made Of 4 distressful feeling above and
between the eyes, and where the sense Of
smell was entirely lost Other cases where
the d~rOppings fell into the throat and the
voice became husky, and caused a trOuble-
some cough. Oh! you wan Ia know the
nam OF the medicinei IL is called Dr. John
Bulls Sarsaparilla 1t can be bought Of
any druggist
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

by local applications, as they can not reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There 5
only one way 10 cure Deafness. and that is
oy constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition of the mn.
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. Whom
this tube gets infamed YOU have a rumblinC
sound or imperfect hearing. and when it 4
entirely closed Deafness is the result and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
aud thus tube restored to its normal condi-
u0n, hsaring VIII be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh.
which - nothing but an infiaEned condition
OF the mucous surfaces.
NewtU give One Hundred Dollars for anv
case OF Deafness fcansei by Catarrhl that
we cannot cure BY taking Halls Catarrh
Cure send for circulars, free.
F J. CHESET & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, &c
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
"SLeEP."

on. Is Il Death that comes
To steal 4 glance at life dread guaIf
To night the planets and the stars
VIII glimmer through ny Window bars.
But viii not shine upon my soul
For I shall lie as dead.
Though vet / am above the ground:
All p-assionless. with scarce n breath,
With hands o. rest and eyes d death,
Ishall be dead 70 sight and sound.
or II my life should break
The idle night with doubtful CLEANS.
Through messy arches will I gu.
Through arches numerous and low.
sAnd sean the true and false in dreams.
Why should fall asleepf
when I an still upon my bed.
The moon viii shine. the winds will rise,
And an around and through the skies
The Light cloud travel Ger ny head
O. busy. busy things! d.
To mock me with your ceaseiess III.
Fur all the hidden springs viii flow.
And an the blades % grass viii grow.
3 When know neither peace nor STRIFE.
and al the long night through.
The restless streams VIII hurrT by;
Aad around the lands. with endless roar
The white waves iaii upon the shore.
And bat by bit dcvuur the deep.
wen Tins. but silently.
Eternity thy tide shall How.
And side uy side with every star
Thy Ion drawn swell shall bear NE far,
An lille boat with none IN TOW.
NJ senses fail with sleep;
NJ heart beats Trick the uight Is noon.
and family through e. misty folds
! bear q du1wsT clock that holds
rs couyersc with the morning moon.
ON. euiemn mystery
That should BE- 50 closely bound
Wtth neither terror nor constraint,
Without a murnur u complaint
And iu.e myself 20 all aruundf
M A. SelEey. In Good Housekeeping.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
rnnu the Herald OF Faith. s

FROM the Herald OF Faith, St Louis, Mis-
souri,, August 10. 1887:
Referring TO Shallenberger's Antidote for
Malaria, the business manager of the Her
aid OF Faith would say, that he CAV this
medicine q personal trial, and wa speedily
cured OF an unpleasant Intermittent Fever.
He then recommended it TO +. J. Tiefen-
braun, 1915 Papin street. and to police ON
GER Meidenger, at the Union Depot both OF
whom were cured by it OF chills and fever
OF several years standing. Recently his
wife, after a fever of several days duration,
took a single dose and was perfectly cured
In view Of these remarkable cures, and re-
membering how much money IS spent for
~quinine, so little to be depended upon, and
often so injurious, we can only wish that
S~hallenbergers Antdote would come into
general use
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Is that Of dyspepsia Few remedies DO more
tnan palllate this obstinate complaint Try
Hostetterss Stomach Bitters, however. and
you Will find that it is couquerable. along
with its symptoms, heartburn, fiatulence,
nervousness, and loss Of flesh and vigor,
bliousness and constipation frequently a..
company it, These, besides malariaI. rheu-
matte and kidney complaints, are also sub
duable with the BitterS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

ForL poisons that accumulate in the
blood and rot the machinery of the sys
tenn, are ersdicated and expelled by using
Prickly Ash Bitters, n medicine that will
not irritate h stomach or bowels IL acts
in n gentle manner on these delicate organs.
and restores health in every case.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Wo gentlemen.
both past mid
die are, were
seated beside a
glowing CRATE
fire, chatting as
old friends will,
who have met
after 4 long
separation. The
hour was late.
nearly mid
night, but no
sign of weari-
ness was on
the face. The
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

OSE photographer invited another photo
grapher 10 lunch with hin, but neglected 10
order any thing to drink. until his friend
asked him II he worked the dry plate''
altogetheE-Texas Siftings-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

A SoEE THROAT OR CoUeu, IL suffered 10
progress, often results in an i1curablc
throat or lung trouble. "Brora's Bronchial
Trgehes'i give instant relief.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

MUsT not be confounded with common ca
thartic or purgative pills. Carter sLittleLiv-
er Pills are entirely unlike them in every re-
spect One trial viii prove their superiority.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

~S ~Jo4S
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figsis taken; it Is pleasant
and refreshingto the taste, and acts
gently yetpromptly on the Kidneys.
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually. dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habituaI
constipation Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
eeptable to the stomach, prompt in
Its action and truly beneficial in It's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances.
its many excellent qualities com
mend it TO all and have made it
the most popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it Do not accept
any substitute.
CALIFORNIA re SYRUP co.
sSs FRANCISCO. cAL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. NEW rosk. NJ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

The YOUTH's COMPANION for 1891 will give
an Instructive and helpful Series OF Papers.
each of which describes the character of
some leading Trade for Boys or Occupation
for Girls. They give information as to the
Apprenticeship req ,ired 10 learn each, the
Wages 70 be expected, the Qualities needed
in order to enter, and the prospects of Sue
cess To c Subscribers who send Sl.7j
at once the paper will be sent free 10 Jan. 4,
1891, and for "a JHU yedT from that dGs. Ad-
dress,
The YoUrH's C~oNPASIoS, Boston, Mass.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
HIS INHERITANCE.

How a Doctor Won a Fortune and
a Wife.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

TINS is the worst snap I ever struck
remarked the woodchuck when he got
caught IN q steel trap-Binghamton Re-
publican.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Dr. Bulls ~SarsspariIla cured me Of q
long standing case OF catarrh, and / feel
Richmond, Va
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

THE man who can write love letters with
out making an ass OF himself has kept tho
matter very quiet-Ram's Horn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Those who wish 70 practice economy
should buy Carriers Little Liver Pills.
Forty pills in a vial, only one pill a dose
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

THE Public Awards the Palm to Halcis
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs
Pixies ToOthache Drops cure IN one minute
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

BEWARE Of the undcr-tow-when ron see
a blonde young woman In \ black wig
Texas Siftings-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

No Opium in Piso's Cure for Consumption
Cures where other remedies fail 2e
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

PEoPL.E who never dyo-Those who have
gray hahn. Y. Mail and Expresa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Doctors prescribe Dr.. Bulls Worm De
stroyers, because children ike them and
tley never fail.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

The waiter in q busting restaurant
always "seis the table, in q roar.-Puck
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

The prima d0nna's welfare depends upo
her farewel-Elmira Gazette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

al want a hard-boiled egg, waiter. Boil
Il, say, four minutes. And hurry up, too"
added the traveller; "my train goes in two
minutes. ''-Harpcr's Bazaar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

THE gasmeter must make both ends mefe
our gas bills run up so rapidly.-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

Tue Kurds ought to know all about cheese
making
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

"DoS'T you know, prisoner. that IT'S very
to steal a pigr' Il do now, your
honor. They make such q ~row."-Spare
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20

as THIS old latch KEY n relic Of your
grandfather's daysFi No; Of his nights -
Indianapolis Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-11-20
OXFORD EAGLE.

OXFORD. : MISSISSIPPI.