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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12
AN APT DEFINITION.
The Principal Points OF y Really Good
and VALUABLE Book.


But. some n Will ask. what do you
call a good book? will tell you
\ good book is n that interests you.
One in which the bright rather than
the dark side of life is shown.
One that makes you sec how mean are
the small vices Of life and how despic-
able are the great sins
One that glorifes virtue in women
and honor in men,
One in which the good are rewarded
and the wicked and made to suffer
suffering, by the by. that may be Of the
c-onscience-oT in q more ~usater;=! ~av.
a reward given either on earth, or prom
Use for the future.
One which eonvinces you that this
world is filed with good men and good
women.
one that breathes forth the goodness
OF a Creator and respects His all-govern-
ing laws.
One that makes you feel you are meet
ing real people-people who elevate
your thoughts as you associate with
them
A good book is one that you remem-
Der with pleasure, that when the dull
hours come you a think Of with in.
terest and feel hat there are peopl.
with whom you have a most in~terestin,
acquaintance, who are yet only charao.
tiers of the Imagination.
\ good book is one that tells, in good
English. the story it has to; sees ns
necessity for using foreign words ami
does not quote from the Arabic or the
Sancrit as If the author had written i,
with an Encyclopedia B~rittanica beside
him.
good book is the one that we want
when weary of the people Of the world;
that We can read out aloud and discuss;
that We can hand u our daughters tha,
it may give them pleasure, and which
will only be a stepping stone on the
road of taste, not only to better and
nobler books, but a better and noller
life.
That is a good book-and, my friends.
there are hundreds of them--Ladies'
Home Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Catarrh Is q most disgusting siinent and
yet many unnecessarily suffer with the dis
ease. They will try local applications,
which do no coed whatever, but fail to try
such constitutional treatment a. Is afforded
by q use Of h. B. b. Botanic Blood Balml
which removes he mucous poison in the
blood and thus eradicates the cause Of the
disease
n. C. Edwards, Lsmpassas Springs, Tex,
writes: II was greatly annoyed with ca
tarrh which impaired my general health.
The discharge from m nose was very Of
f~ensive, and I used various advertised rem
dies without benefit until finally the use
OF b. b. b. entirely cured me. / am proud
10 recommend a blood remedy with such
powerful curative virtue"
b. C.. Kinard & Son, Towaliga- Ga,
writes: I'VE induced a ~neighbor TO try
cr-sb.s as il had resisted all treatment IL
delighted him and continuing its use he
was cured sound and we'll"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Really and truly, Heaven knows.-
And Fred grasped his hand and shook
L. you brought us together. Uncle
BILL he said
Its lucky answered Uncle Bill,
"for brother-in-law Norris has turned
me out Of his house for aiding and albeit
ing you-told me that / might be
town poor il I liked. l didn't but ]
just said: Very well; I'll go.'-
"Tll get your things and take them
TO Mothers said Fred. you'll be
company for her while we're gone; after
that one home for all Of us
with a smile; looked at Mrs Howard
with another, and laughed his sweet
~good-natured laugh.
You're two good. honest generous
children he said. And you're Fred's
mother, ma'am. But I've an explana-
tion to make. Five years ago my
sister Susan heard that I was sick. and
at a hospital, and took me to her house.
She nursed me back to tolerable health,
and was very good to me. Then. sweet
angel, she died. She thought that be-
ing in a hospital meant poverty. I was
paying fifty dollars a week there. I
have a fortune that even Mr.. Norris
would respect, but seeing what he was.
I took a fancy that I'd find out what his
children were. I have. I've lived
sbou; the place as old Uncle Bill, a
poor relation wasn't wanted, even n.
table. was despised By all but
Rheunfe She Iaar Ifssfa sauf kas hoa-
adanghter 70 me. I told sister Susan
the truth on her death-bcd. and
promised 20 do my best by this sweet
girl; and my money has been growing
under good care for Eve years Why,
had I been the beggar they thought me.
I'd have gone to Al alms-house rather
han eat Norris bread all these years
As il vas ! enjoyed the Joke. To think
how he would have respected me IL he
had known the truth; how he scorned
me Tor being poor. whenf was a wealthy
man; but let all that pass: we are
happy together and what need Ne
carer
Their VAS great excitement =. the
Norris mansion when the news
reached its inhabitants. and Mr. Norris
sent a formal forgiveness : his daugh-
ter.
She was a good girl and felt glad that
this was 50. but she only began 70 know
what real happiness ~as in the home
where she and those who truly loved
her lived contentedly together FOR
many long and pleasant yearS-Mary
Kyle Dallas. in y. y. Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Not instantaneously, il is true, but in a
short space OF time, persons OF . bilious
d~isordered liver Is capable Of infiicting, by
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. an anti-bllious
medicine and aperient Of the first rank.
The pains in the right side and through the
shoulder blade, the sick headache.
nausea, constipation and saffron hue of the
SKIN are entirely removed By his estimable
ton and digestion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Charles Dickens oncs said: s.Do
aothSg in the dark He was right. as
every man who has stepped on a rock
ing-chair during the wee sma' hours .,
the morning might testify. What man
needs, apparently, is a night-dress with
a matchbox attached to it-N. Y. Cor
mercial.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

WE value everything In this world b.
comparison. Water and air have no ca
tr1Hre value, and yet jay Gould. IL famish
ing in the desert, would give all his wealth
for a pint Of the former, and think it eh<ap.
hence, life and health are the standard oil
all values. III your system is full of Malaria
you VIII be very miserable; a few doses OF
Shsllenbergers Antidote viii make you well
and happy. Is one dollar a highpricc to pay,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Headaches and Fevers. to cleanse the sys-
TEN effectussly. yet gently. when costive or
bilious. or when the blood Is impure or
sluggish, to permanently cure habitual con
stipation. to awaken the kidneys and liver
n a healthy activity without Irritating or
weakening them, use Syrup OF Figs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

The best recommend a skilled mechanic
can give is a specimen Of his workmanship
and the most satisfactory recommendation
Tor a medicine is its good effect Now
smiths Tonic Syrup, made by DR.. john
Bull, OF Louisville, Ky, has been used with
o effect in many thousand instances. II
needs no other recommend than this. II
does everytime what is expected of it IL
used for chills and fever it cures as certain
" and completely as water Queuches thirst
In many localities It has almost altogether
taken the place Of quiniue. Ii has surer ef-
feet on chills aud fever than auiaine. for il
mas cured many cases where quinine did no
good whatever, and then 1t never produces
the after effect q~uinine frequently has on
,he system, such as nausea In the stomach
headache, dizzy sensations, etc. When a
person has once used il in place of quinine
they VIII ever Afterwards prefer it
The spring lay Of the hen is never
thrown into tAs editorial waste basket. IL
6uda n nlaca ON the eddtor,x insIia- ~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

CRTISG all the time. Poor child know
what makes you so peevish and cross
Mother must get you a box Of those sweet
little andes called In. Bulls Worm De
stroyers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

GLESS's Sulphur Soap is a genuine rem
edy for Skin Diseases
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, 50 cents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

CHILLs AND FEVER chung TO me eleven
months Quinine did me no good Two
bottles OF Smiths Tonic Syrup made me
sound aud wel-chaa. Pepper, No. IL Fer
diaaHd ST, ysr Orleans, La
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

HARSH purgative remedies are fast giving
way 10 the gentle acton and mild Effects Of
Carriers Little Liver Pills. If you try
them, they viii certainly please you
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

Halls Csr,KEH CURE is a liquid and is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces Of the system
Write for testimonials, free. Manufactured
b. +. J. CHESEr e. Co, Toledo, o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

FIGURES can't lie, but hes figure quite ex.
t~ensively in almost all statistical articles.
Boston Transcript
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

BEsr, easiest TO use and cheapest Pi.or.
Remedy for Catarrh- BY druggists. 25c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

WHEN . man gets famous Il would seem
that every Ean In the country used TO play
marbles with him st school
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

You can't help liking them, they are so very
small and their action is so perfect One pill a
dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

A PooKET Cigar Case and five Of "Tan.
sill's Punch all for pc.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

To xErr your besd above water, put
nothing bat water In your stonach-Bos-
ton Transcript
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

IT must have been . wheelwrighs who
vas hrst put in Spokesman By his felloea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

TIE report Of q lawsuit Is trying new
even for disinterestod parties to hear
-Binghampton Republican
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

TEE thermometer is not only a measure o.
heat, but of the price Of ice.-Puck-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

IT Is not 30 great a wonder, come 10 think.
M so many people arc iliteratc. Every
body was bora that way.-Texas Siftings-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

JUsr rs soou as 9 mans head gets above
the level OF mediocre a crowd Of high
kickers begin reaching for it-Ashland
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

THy man who keeps getting deeper and
deeper in debt Is naturally person OF more
owes tendencies--W s~shington Post
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

West Shore.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

A TTrLg often sells . book, but no. 80
quickly as a pretty girl bcok-asent docss-
Boston Courier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

WHKN . girl 10 too cold to talk fnst sha
lets her teeth chattcr.-N. o. Picayuue.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-06-12

AtA3 "a > ALa0 EN-
above the shrubbery.
Il give my permission" he said, with
more than usual dignity; and | am
her mothers brother. I think you will
make her happy, young Fred Howard"
The maiden aunt and the sister, who
was to be the bride of an English noble
man, led Picnic 4 sad life OF il for
awhile; but n morning she walked
out OF her home in her simple church
going costume and was married in the
little chapel of ST. John. Old Uncle
Bill, IN his old-fashioned broadcloth
suit, vent with them and gave the
bride away. Mrs Howard was there.
and a school friend of Phemie's. and a
fellow-clerk of Fred's. None of the
Norris family. And after the wedding
they were to go upon a little trip.
Phemie's trunks had been sent to Fred's
mothers little house. The bride was
not as happy as she might have been
under other circumstances. but at home
no n had ever loved or considered her
since her mothers death; and Fred
loved her. and she loved him. Her only
trouble was that she must leave old
Uncle Bill.
That is hard" the old man said.
very hard, Picnic" And then Fred
held out his hand.
Uncle Bill" be said, I'VE shall live
In a very plain way, but if you will live
with US, We will do our best g make
you happy, and shall be happy our
selves
will you be so. boy?- cried Uncle
Bill "A poor old man like me-ebl
really?r
Realty cried Picnic. dancing with
joy.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31
8 omething New and Good

Col. Dur has again made a step for ward as public benefactor. It had come to his ears recently, that some of the ladies of Tucsen were complaining about the beer sold ir this city being bitter. Being on confidential terms with his grandmother, famous old lady who has spent her lifei n studying the likes and dislikes of her sex, he wrote her, explaining what was the matter with the ladies of Tucson. The grandmother knew at once the remedy, and straight way sent Q carload of the celebrated Extra Pale Erlanger Standard Beer. This beer arrived yesterday, and has been sampled by the best judges in this city. and pronounced the best family beer in the West. It is just the thing for the ladies, and no bitter taste is car ried with it. The Colonel asks that every family try few bottles of this beer, and feels confident that they will have no other afterwards. The grandmother has never made mistake about the wants and needs of Tucson, and will answer for the satisfaction given by this new beerwith her reputation, which is good.
 The Colonel has been instructed to sell this beer at SIP per bbl. and s22O per doz., SO that all may share in the luxury nd benefits afforded by It's use.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31
Protect the System from Ma
 laria.

It is possible to do this even in regions of country where miasma is most rife. and where the peroidic levers which it causes assume their most formidable types. The immense popularity of Hos tetter's Stomach Bitters is very largely attributable to the fact of its efficacy as remedy for chills and fever, bilious remittents, and as preventive of the various forms of malaria disease. In those portions of the West and South where complaints of this nature prevail, and in the Tropics, it is particularly es- teemed for the protective influences which it exerts; and it has been very widely adopted as substitute for the dangerous and comparatively ineffect- i've alkaloid, sulphate of quinine. Phy- sicians have not been among the last to concede its merits, and the emphatic professional inducements which it has received have added to the reputation it has obtained at home and abroad.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31

HoN. OAKS MURPHY's plea for state hood fer Arizona was well timed and masterly, and touches responsive chord in the breast of every Arizonan that would see the Territory emerge from its present dependency to that of indepen- dent statehood. MT. Murphy is an old resident of the Territory and close ob- server of facts and figures. He estimates the population of the Territory at sSS0,C00 and the taxable wealth at S90,0O0,O00, the latter figures being based upon the present assessed value of S30,000,000 on the hypothesis that property has been assessed at but one third its value. He places the bonded debt of Arizona at S63i GOO, the floating debt S8n000, or tota approximately of S7Il ,OO0 and against this he places the public improvements of the Territory, including bridges, buildings and roads. That Arizona in the near future will become state is conceded by all excepting the few off cially interested in keeping it terri tory, and Mir. Murphy's efforts in bring ing about that much desired end will be appreciated by all desirous of seeing this great and important measure consum- mated.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31

WE know nothing whatever of the charges under which it is reported that Capt Miltimore is to be tried by court martial, but we do know that whilea resident of Tucson, he was among our foremost cit izens, and his departure was universally regretted. At the time he left here with his family, less than two months since, the faintest suspicion of wrong doing had not been directed against him, and his friends here are loath to believe that he has so suddenly developed into the bad man he is all at once reported to be. Cool and courageous as a soldier, faith full in the performance of his duties, ob hging and courteous to all, good neigh Dor and most worthy citizens in his re- cord in Southern Arizona. His friends and he has mauy-regret exceedingly his present trouble, and believe that those who are to sit is judgment on him will exonerate him from every in clination or act of wrong doing that may be charged against him. The best wishes of the CITIZEN are with him.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31

DENVER REPUBLICAN-It is said that the scientific examination of the Dakota artesian well basin shows that the area in which artesian wells can be obtained includes about one-third of North Da- kota and nearly two-thirds of South Da- kota. Its western limit was traced by an outcrop of Rocky mountain sand stone. It is believed that the water which underlies that district comes from Missouri river. In this way the men who have made the examination ac- count for the alleged disappearance of a great deal of the Missouri river water, the loss of which cannot be ac- counted for on the theory of its evapo- ration. It is believed that enough water can be obtained by sinking artesian wells to irrigate large tract of country, and that the discovery of the great ex tent of the basin is second to import ance only in the discovery that wheat could be grown in Dakota.
 Undoubtedly the same conditions ex- ist under Arizona, and could be brought to the surface if capital had the nerve to go after it.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31
A TrLEGRApurC FRAUD.

On the Ecth est, Jae Tucson CITIZEN and th - -cson Star published the fol lowing s= a Eress dispatch, under the heading | . nat Does this Mean:"
 WASHINGTON, May 19.-The appoint ment of Geo. Christ as Collector of Gus toms of Arizona was most bitterly op- posed by some of the Federal officers of Arizona, principally the Governor and Surveyor General. It is understood that General Noble interested himself personally in Christ's behalf, notwith- standing the appointment comes through the Treasury department. Senators Allison and ClarksOr have shown much interest from the beginning in Christ's fight, as he was formerly a leading poll tician ID Iowa. It is claimed that some changes in Arizona appointments are liable to follow.
 As the Republican takes the full As sociated Press dispatches it is in posi- tion to say that this is fraud, unworthy of any newspaper. It has every appear ance of having been written mainly Tn order to enable the use of the head which it was given. 1t is clearly piece of work in newspaper cirches knows as
 BldJc-N lllc AllGUCA III OllO AlOAl1C Ol flee for temporary purposes.-PbenIx Republican.
 While pratIng about fairness, a delib crate misstatement of facts so far as they relate to the CITIZEN is made in the foregoing. The CITIZEN receives the afternoon dispatches, the Star the night dispatches, and for the benefit of their readers each paper makes use of the others telegraphic service. This was the case of the objectioaab' telegram. It appeared in the Stsr under the head of "What Does it Mean?" on the morn ing of the 20th, and in the CITIZEN op the afternoon following, but under the heading of "The New Collector" The CITIZEN copied and published the dis patch because We believed it to be gen. uine and we do not as yet, know any thing to the contrary. In publishing it we did it as an item of news, and not with the remotest desire of injuring any ono. No one knows this better than Governor Wolfiey.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-31

WE want to say few plain words to some of our Tucson merchants. They expect to do a business in this city consequently few words in the inter est of Home Patronage concerns them above all others. You are deriving your support from the people who reside in this city. They purchase your dry goods and merchandise, and the money they pay for these things enters into the cir culation that makes times easy. They pay you prices, ranging from twenty to five hundred per cent. higher than they would pay for the same goods in the east, and they would save quite a handsome sum each year by individually or comparatively sending to eastern mar kets for their supplies. In such an event, how long would it require for every bus mess house to be compelled to close its -doorss Every one of you can see the force of this argument, and yet there are prospering firms in your numbers who practice in some things exactly that which you regard as almost a criminal offense in others. There are two daily papers published in this city, both pro vided with facilities for doing all classes of commercial work, and yet there are men in this town who send east and west for the most ordinary class of stationery. The job work of the country newspaper is one of the main arteries of its existence It helps to pay the many employees necessary to conduct daily paper, the circulation and support of which are not quite up to that of a metropolitan journal You may be able, perhaps, to get your work done little cheaper in the great cities where printers can live cheaper, but the money you thus send away is an actual loss to yourself, and it is drain on the finances of the community. If a party has a grudge against another, be is almost sure to go the poor editor and tell him a downright lie to make his foe appear ridiculous or at disadvantage; if a man of promir ence gets into g disgraceful episode, hs begs the editor not to men, tiOn it. They expect a newspaper to suppress legitimate items of news; to abuse some one they hate; to lie for them when they have some axe to grind, and to be a general catspaw, but they will beat him down on t'e al ready low rate of advertising, and get competitive bids all over the country for a job on which there is margin of fifty cents. Such merchants have no right to expect good word from the press, and If justice was accorded them, their ,,,11 l-o faxu