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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

Ssnat0E-eieet HanS5OrOust.
Of North Dakota. vas a ;raalp
printer ten years ago with ouIy
one shirt 20 his back. ard il
would be well for the craft 10
bear this in miEd
IL : seldom that a tramp print
er ever becomes a distinguished
man in spite OF bis intelligence.
because his chief enjoyment
seems 70 be 20 get on the Oat-
side Of as much : biskey IS bis
cash and circumstances wiil per-
mii.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19


| tell you If , nan has come
10 that point WheFe he i cor
tent, he ought - be put into =
ce1in, for c0ate1ted nan Is a
Shame, II a man has come 10
that stats IA which he saws =
do not want to know any more
or DO any more, or De any mere
ne Is IA a stGte in which he
ought 10 DC changed Into :
mummy Ofaii hIdeoas things
= mummy Is the most hideonS;
and Of munmies, those are tie
most hideaus that are ranninc
about the streets and talking =
Henry Ward Beeeher.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

TIE farmer n politics vas a
LFst regarded As a sort Cf Io&e
oy t1e leading journals Ct sae
seHniEs- sad even vet f5nna.s
reference 20 ~sSskiess states
men are net iufIsqaeuf. bus il
Is plain that the wO1Id a. IeaH
eEs and dieta;oTs ere begiusiur
10 comprehend that tie Eoruy-
handed sons &C tail are vsrv
much Interested. ao5 oaIy IN ths
present ba,sll SUBSEQUENT uro-
eeediR@s--AppCaI-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

IUfca L Saith. Esst Wee
President and General Manager
Of the Louisville 4 Nashville
system Gs railroads. a1dthe ran
10 Eh0l shove all ethers that
co.a .ails3tion owes Is prosperity.
aas been elected "a It's eEesi
ds1ey- is Il vel eEuzza IL Ills
connection % again E-enisCa he
iAst saaE this eminent gentle
Issn coma creed lis pubife e.
Letr a. = telegraph operator At
oxford 25ss--AteEslreu kan
iuCr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

Iae Nomsn'S Aonumens A.
seei2ilOn q this state. has tres
Jane SEi, NJ Jefferson D4vIs'
birthday, as the day for uu-ea-
mg tee Confederate slonc=e,s
Il JackSea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

The bronze statue Of Horace
Greeley, By Alexander Doyle.
subscribed Ter By the printers
OF the United States. viii pro5a
bly, be ready for unveiiing next
memorial day. Ii Is to be erect
ed either IN city hall park or cen
trial ParE, New York.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

The democratic majority il
the present Congress il lust Is9
There are just ri democrats 10
- republicans. and the ex bail
a9zer from Maine vii be able
- see 4 quorum without strain
Tag his eyes st Louis Re2ub-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

Ciient-~You have an item in
yoGr bin, advice. Ian. So
That vas 4 daY before I retained
YOU Lawyer know il.
Bat don't y0a remember. on the
Sth told y0u you'd better let
ne take the ease for ycu =
cEeat-~Nes LaEyer---yFeb
that's advice ny San.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

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Earth Eave cot lad sense eneunb
70 pace fair essimz;e un~-
u euSeives-Da.ias Nsrs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

Mississippi gets back S!Is.0aa
q taxes under he TN passed
y CeasIesS. assessed asd -
ieelea Of Der citizens = Esr to-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

The meeting 10 settle the To-
cation OF Mil.sapS College will
te held ~ VI mona Oh the ISlh.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19

10 bis aeisthoF's to borrow .he
Oxford Eagle when - sha-Ed
be : Subscriber hilSssf $50
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-03-19
CUR FIRST CaaPAlGA P0EM-R0TATIOA
Dedicated to the ms By or q IL Gas ?

Dedicated to the .ns" b. ore q TIE Gus
AHfsuee E1en sfaz IsatsiCl.
sad Faets rui iu qsrt=tlau;
The oiI democracy joss H. $50
The chronic cz-e aeiter ri. ~ logger do
ATs.s Il state a1d c31uty are changing fast,
And sic usas fafure -al te Ha.ee i-s past ?
The people tn wlum the c&re belong
Are pushing Rotation ui.h psaCe 4-- seHs
5Eey aavc sons tae. crossing 80 assaLae-ls es.ae
VIE you'd Hsc e. escape ae hzEd its'-s q ate
Aad tasrseH-e - tae azh.s als.eE on tte-s q ste
With E1i-A. u Eest-gu isuts, % s..eez'@fe
TIE alliance youn. fran f.e e-7urT. sant rostio
s1 rl so5l ;Ae -rl % i-s-r r o.i-1s;
Thea AFTER faHs EeaEs 81 taH. a4'. fsais-e l--e,
Ihty usi bs =iilsg % el.t os.rsi STRIFE
Resides. vile path, ezse Is q rasHs trust.
Log trrneFs y Hss4- tbea-a fe's gaii inst
Ans corruption IS Eie'Ia- j. t--l FIsess-
stii as.cut Esslrea Usa -lz~ys le-se trt-fs-
I1ok - poor Te-rs=sy, zso dI lhs States =o-ey keep
Eoz lrf behind rae ttes GO HoEEu aud 20 sep.
fggae doctrine IS Eetssioa to airs haf 6esa aPHs,
He wouiG. 2 c-z.zs--i, never have been tsEse-
II Is EASY o- fssu,is = a4aa pzsp. settlements e public
-s yoa i q ne ce.ssSs 81 the sr7s sheu5
81 long Te-Ts sGeF thtir ahaEs ea3ei and dgac-
r.es defael;e1s iE0a Is made Ito --
Fear years in oEee IS qus:s iaaz eaoash
Fer aus ran 70 gather suT-iens pzblc sun
WITH lieh 70 rs,.-e into rEirate life.
&L- -e1f1Ita5'y su-Tcgt ~ chli1Eea and Eile.
So d.zu =ish sic el7oz5. c--s holder.
Pos fArE are day IT Gay --oriag GalG.ES
Tat a.Is re sTeura theal iEtsLd Co hedge.
AID Eo1ATIoy sd De tie ea-eIiag veaEe-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
FISHING PARROTS.


A Branch of the Family Which Devotos
More Time to Catching Fish Than to
Talking.
OF all the odd-looking parrots in the
world the putin, or sea parrot is GER
tainly the oldest Puffins are members
of the AUX family and live in holes
which they burrow in the edges OF
sandy cliffs beside the sea-
They are white-breasted and black
backed, and have red and blue beaks,
and red feet which give them most
singular appearance when they are fly
ing.
All pufins are great fishers They
hover down along the waters edge and
scoop up in their beaks the little fish
which swim in shore.
As fast as putin gets beak full he
takes the fish up to the sand hole, where
the little brood is waiting. When the
puffins are not raising young they carry
their prey Just the same. from force OF
habit, probably, to their nests, and
there devour it
1t is a comical sight to see hundreds
of them waddling ashore with little fish
hanging from their beaks
As the putin generally has his mouth
full, he has no time to practice saying
bad words, like his more civilized broth
ers.-N. Y. Sunday Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
SNAKE-BITE CURE.
Tho Use of Large QUAINT ties of Alcohol
EmphaticaIly Condemned.

Tho Use of Large QUAINT ties of Alcohol
EmphstIcaIly Condemned.
In paper in the Revue Scientifique
describing his recent researches and ex-
periments regarding the bits of poison
Gus snakes, Prof. Kaufman advises that
in the treatment of bite the injured
limb should be tightly bound above the
bite as quickly as possible, with hand
kerchief or any other available con-
strictor, and that then 1-to-2 solution
of chronic acid should be injected deep
into the wound, making several similar
injections in the neighborhood of the
wound If these directions are care
fully followed, the poison will
be destroyed before being alb
sorbed. If there is already much
swelling of the wound more in
jections should be made in various
parts of the swelling, which should then
be manipulated to bring the acid thor
oughly into contact with the poison.
The swelling should then be freely
lanced and as much as possible of the
fluid squeezed out The skin should
be washed with the chronic acid solu-
ton, followed by the application of
congresses saturated with the solution.
If the swelling returns, these proceed
ures should be repeated. This local
treatment should be supplemented by
the internal administration of alco-
holic stimulants and aqua ammonia.
Prof Kaufman, however, strongly con-
dennis the use of large quantities of
alcohol, which, he thinks, paralyze and
depress the nervous system.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
MODEL HOME LIFE.
The PIaInness and Good Deeds Of AIri
Rockefeller and Daughters.

The PIaInness and Good Deeds Of Mrs.
Rockefeller and Daughters.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller-the wife
of the great Standard Oil King, whose
fortune is estimated at over 500, OOO,.
900, and who is adding to it so rapidly,
that if he lives, in few years he will
be the wealthiest man on this continent
is modest quiet, unassuming wom-
an,devoted to her household, her family
and her home, and who never figures in
the society newspapers, or in the great
social events of New York. 1t is be-
cause she wills it so. She has no taste
or inclination for fast life. Like
her husband, she is a member
of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
Church. The Rockefellers live on
West Fifty-fourth street, in New York
City, opposite St Luke's Hospital; and
the inmates of that place, where so
much misery and sorrow is daily seen,
know Mrs Rockefeller better than the
habitues Of Fifth avenue. Two or three
times week she visits the hospital,
carries flowers and delicacies there for
the poor and sick, and in other ways
tries to bring sunshine into the faces Of
the poor unfortunates. She gives away
a great deal of money and is always
trying to do good. Her home is not
pretentious Mrs. Rockefeller's two
daughters employ the services Of one
maid. These daughters, Alta and Edith,
have been brought up in the good, old
fashioned way, and have been taught to
wait urop tbausaIvas Tbara ora No
powdered funkies at the door; a white
capped maid takes the visitors card,
and Mrs. Rockefeller, if she cares
to see the caller, soon appears
in her reception-room. She is her own
housekeeper and keeps a set of books in
which every cent expended is accounted
for. 1t is said she can turn back ten
years and tell the exact amount of
money spent in any week of the year.
Her eldest daughter is now the wife of
Rev. Charles Strong, son of the presi-
dent of the Utica Theological Seminary.
The three daughters were educated at
Vassar, and the eldest one, instead Of
spending her allowance for luxuriously-
furnished rooms and rich gowns, Laid
for two years the college bill of pretty
girl ftom the country who was working
her way through school. 1t is model
American home; there are prayers in
the morning and in the evening, and
sometimes father, mother, and children
gather round the organ in the back par
lor and together sing hymn or two.
Mrs. Rockefeller is perhaps forty-fve.
years Of aGe.-Ladies' Home Journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
Human Llfe at ereat HeIehts.

Mr.. Weber, the traveller, states that
in Thibet he has lived for months to-
gether at height of more than Is
feet above sea level and that the result
was as follows: His pulse, at the nor
NAL heights only SO beats per minute.
seldom fell below 100 beats per minute
during the whole time he resided at
that level His respirations were often
twice as numerous in the minute as
they were in the ordinary levels A
run of 100 yards would quicken both
pulse and respiration more than run
of /, 900 yards at ses-level, and he found
that the higher the level the greater
the difficulty of running or walking
fast He crossed the Gurls Mahdhat9
mountain at height Of 90 600 feet ana
found that he had the utmost difnculty
in getting his breath fast enough. WEB
Der also SAYS that the native guides Of
the mountains suffered equally IS much
ifnot more than he.-Sk Louis Kepup
lie
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
POETS AND POETRY.
Walt whltman's Optimistic View of Thin
That Are to Be.

That Are to Be.
Grand as to-day's accumulative fund
of poetry is, there is certainly some
thing unborn, not yet come forth, differ
emit from any thing now formulated in
any verse, or contributed by the past in
any land-something waited for, craved,
hitherto non-expressed. What it will
be, and how, no one knows. 1t will
probably have to prove itself by itself
and its readers One thing, it must run
through entire humanity (this new word
and meaning Solidarity has arisen to US
moderns) twining all lands like Di-
vine thread, stringing all beads, pebbles
or gold, from God and the soul, and, like
Gods dynamics and sunshine, illus
trating all and having reference TO all.
From any thing like cosmical point
of view, the entirety of imaginative
iterature's themes and results as We
get them to-day seems painfully mar
row. All that has been put in state
ment tremendous as it is, what is it
compared with the vast fields and values
and varieties left unreaped? OF our
own country, and splendid races North
or South, and especially Of the West
ern and Pacific regions, it sometimes
seems to me their myriad noblest Ho-
meric and Biblic elements are all IN
touched. left as If ashamed of, and only
certain very minor occasional delirium
tremens glints studiously sought and
put in print, in short tales, poetry" or
books.-Walt Whitman. in North Amer
lean Review.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
SHE SHOWED THE QUEER.
A Prominent Lawyers WIFE UnconscIousl.
i'crDrtrates a I'ractic II Joke.

A Prominent Lawyers WIFE Unconsoiousl4
I'crpctrates I'ractic II Joke.
A funny thing happened to promi-
nent lawyer few days ago. 1t seems
that in somo case this lawyer was try
ing some counterfeit money played an
important part, and at the close Of the
case it fell into his hands. lie put in
his pocket, thin sing, no doubt to lay
away among other mementOes OF pecU,
lar cases he had tried. The wife OF the
legal gentleman has an idea, as have
good many wives, that what is her huS-
bands IS hers and what is hers is her
own, and occasionally makes raids upon
his pockets for loose change The
rbt this awyer had this bundle OF
so ,ncr'' in his possession madame re-
solved upon one of her foraging expedi-
tons AMI her eyes must have bulged
ont at the bonanza she struck as she
puIled cut the roll of bills Tho hus-
band missed it, Of course, when he
dressed in the morning, but he smiled
pr mly and determined to have joke
on his better half that would, be
imagined teach her to leave his pock-
cts alone lie went to town. and when
he returned in the even ng he learned
that instead of having joSe on his
wife that it was rather serious one on
the merchants she had been dealing
with. She had gone out shopping at
once, and had spent every cent OF the
bogus money and with pride and much
citation she showed him her purchases
He was in a quandary. After thinking it
over he decided to say nothing believing
that every attempt to'rectify the mat
ter would stir up a strong breeze and 1t
might be ficult to make satisfactory
explanation He let the matter go and
as yet has heard nothing from the bad
bills-Chicago Herald
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

tits reported from Maine that buried
among the clam-shells at Cundy's har-
Dor the Pejepscot Historical Society re-
Gently found some rare and suggestive
reminders of prehistoric times. Bones
of the deer, porpoise, beaver, fox, wood
chuck and some smaller carniVorous
animals, birds of several kinds, includ-
ing a well-preserved specimen of the
wing bone Of the great aux, now wholly
extinct were picked up. Fragments Of
pottery we're numerous, as well as chips
of stone broken of in the manufacture
of stone implements. Of implements,
half dozen perfect and some broken
1nes were discovered
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

seemed to have anticipated that it would
be good precisely in the way it was; and
they all tried to express what they
thought in suitable language, with in
different results. 1t takes the world some
time to formulate its opinion accurately
about a new thing. As for Bellingham,
whatever he may have thought, he ex-
pressed nothing He simply pushed his
way through the throng that surrounded
the singer, took her hand, looked in her
eyes and said, "Good nightT' Strange
to say this unceremonious behavior
seemed to satisfy her; glow of pleasure
mounted to her face, and thereafter she
appeared light hearted and content Bel
bingham went away Immediately after
ward, and without saying good night to
any one else.
AT the end of the evening Jocelyn
sauntered up to Walie, and putting both
hands on his host shoulders said, "Wall,
old man, what do you thiEl, II herr"
mo BE CONTINUED
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

-Argumentative Hedging. in po-
lemics, (" said the professor, 'ft is the
more effective way to take the aggress-
i've. Overwhelm your adversary with
fact upon fact and argument upon argu-
ment without giving him time to meet
each one in detail" But suppose he
takes the aggressive and overWhelms
me with fact upon fact and argument
upon argument suggested the learner.
'rWhat then?" 'In that case, my young
friend" replied the instructor. you
must preach liberation. Chicago Trt6-
une. -
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01
-Paternal Wisdom. -Father-'Hav

-Paternal Wisdom -Father-"Have
you decided what profession you will
enter, my son?" Son-'T am deter
mined to be an actor, father. Now,
what would you advise me to do?"
Father-''Go into training with some
pedes TRAN Boston Herald.
"A Guide in the Dark.-''You brought
piece OF Limburger cheese home last
night John" 81 did, dearest" 'Why
in the world did you do it3' ST knew I
would wake up hungry in Che night.
and wanted to know where to find the
nsatry In thu dark boston ConxisE
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

NO, no." said the Italian Count
.sEet eese no use; have a long talk
witba her father. I tella heep have
a great vista. of possibilities before me-
And what did he say?" He teila me
TO pulla down my vista. "-Washtngtor
Post -.
Photographer (making picture
the parlor)-'Little girl, does yot'
mamma want me TO take the plane
too?" Little Girl-''No. sir; not unles
vou,re the man we hired it from, 'caus' I
he's Ooin' to take it away for rs NJ
navin, our monthly installment On It
boston Traveller
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

What He Would Do-Mr. Bingo-
Tommy, when you get to be the head
of family what will you say to your
sonsP" Tommy (thoughtfully)-'1wil
tell them how good was when ] was q
bov."-N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-01-01

-"Don'tmakes so much noise, please, ="
said the watchman to the serenadersi
there's a deaf-and-dumb asylum on
this block, and Pm afraid you'll disturb
the patients "-Harper's Bazaar.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-29
The kiss in History.

What heeting, intangible, evanes-
cent and altogether delicious thing kiss
isl No savant can analyze itsse The
genius that fathoms star spaces cannot
measure it; the science that weighs the
fraction of an atom cannot determine its
specific gravity. And yet what an i'm
portant part it has played in history as
well as in romance. 1t has been the re-
ward of genius-for was not Voltaire
publicly kissed in the stage box by the
beautiful Duchess de Villars in comph-
ance with the demands of an enthusias-
tic fit to thus reward the author of
.'Merope?''
1t has been the bribe of politics, for
when Fox was contesting the hard won
seat at Westminster the beautiful Ouch
ess of Devonshire offered to kiss all who
would vote for the great statesman. And
the inspiration of patriotism. for did not
the fair Lady Gordon turn recruiting
sergeant when the ranks of the Scottish
regiments had been depleted by Sala-
manca, and tempted the gallant lads by
placing the recruiting shilling between
her lips for all who would to take it with
their own?-New York Sun.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-29
rhe Sow Climb nrember.

I read conscientiously Sunday after
noon at the club the weekly rules and
regulations laid down in the newspapers
concerning the details of life, that |
might regulate my behavior thereby;
and notice that '.initials are not con-
sidered good form on note paper, not
even moaograms This did not particu-
larly interest me, as l have for years
used firm, plain and unruled paper
though do not delight in two sided let
ter writing, and the only notes am
punctilious in answering are dinner in
yitations and the good wishes of Miss
Porphyry sent to me at the beginning of
each worlds year and mine own.
But looking up and across the hall
saw young Spriggles busily engaged il
the consumption of club paper and en-
velopes. Letters stood in high stacks
upon the table. And l formulated this
maxim: The newness of club member
ship is in direct proportion to the
amount of daily correspondence. The
clubbing parades the club stamp as the
newly married man his wife. And
should regret this thrusting of such dan
gerous weapons as pen, ink and pape,
into the hands of the wise and the fool
ish, were it not that club paper had oc
casionally its uses; as when Thackeray
wrote that delightful Roundabout in de
fense of Lord Clyde.-Boston Post.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-29
About Pronunciation

The dictionaries are not reason enough
for any ones making himself utterly
singular among his fellows. On the
same principle we in America continue
to say "skedule" instead of making peo-
pie open their eyes by saying schedule. y
When we are in England we may say
''tong" instead of ''tung" for tongue, -
but the wise American will go with all his
countrymen in such matter when he is
at home Very few people, either English
or American, ever say "dyuty," '|con-
stityution," and so on, and yet that is
undoubtedly the way we ought to pro.
nounce them-if we are going strictly
by the authorities. It is better to be
idiomatic, either in writing or speaking
than to be just right by the book. .-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-12-29
Too Much for Belief.

Old Dickey s., a very wealthy but very
illiterate East India merchant in Lon
don, took pair of compasses and set
the margin of which was illustrated with
drawings of the wild and domestic ami
mails of the country. Suddenly Dickey
dropped the compass in amazement. sit
can't bel It amt in the horder of nature
that it should bel Impossiblel Ridicu-
lousr' "Why, Dickey, what's the mat
ter?' ''Wotis the matter? Wy, this
Bengal tiger is ninety miles longr'
Dickey had measured the tiger by the
scale of the map.-New York Advertiser.