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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13


Many men think that news
paper men are persistent dun
ners. BY way of comparison
let US suppose that a farmer
raises 1.O1O bushels of wheat a
year, aud sells this to 1000 per
sons in all parts of the country.
q great portion of them saying f.:
II will hand You a dollar in a
short time.n The farmer does
not want to be small, SO he says
all right Soon the LOCO bush
els are gone, he then realizes
that he has fooled away his
whole crop and its value to him
is due in a thousand little drib-
lets. consequently he is serious
ly embarrassed in his business.
because debtors, each owing
him one dollar. treat it as a
small matter aud think it would
not help much. Continue this
kind Of business year in and
year out as the Publisher does,
how long would he stand it d? A
moments thought will convince
any one that q publisher has
cause for persistent dunning-
DsthonA Labor Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
THE DRINK HABIT IN GERMANY

THE DRINK HABIT IN GERMANY
In Germany ali men drink
more or less. The family lives
IL a back chamber of only one
room. The mother Is OF TO
work every day. 1he father
spends bis nights aud scani
wages in the saloons He comes
home the rext day drunk aud
beats his wife and children, aud
then drives them into the street
The hit'e ones afsen &c break
Lisiless 10 school and are obIir
ed to beg for their dinner aud
supper. By the age Of Iiae or
ten the education they have
gained in this sorry manner is
considered completed aud they
are sent ont into the world TO
earn their O~n living
Poor as the waking class is.
and with no religious restraints
their hard earned mouey l.
spent for Gunk Two persons
cannot meet without going 70 a
saloon that almost at every turn
stands Ready to welcome them
But this treating curse ex-
tends 10 the higher circles as
well.
In the home they prepare a
drink called punch. IL consists
OF half a glass of coffee aal a
TITLE sugar. died with whisky.
This drink is almost as common
with them as water with Amer
cans. The TITLE two or three
year old sitting on his fathers
knee learns thus carly to sip
the poisoned sugar that settles
IN the bottom of the glass They
soon love it, and with increas
log years the taste deepens. L
Is no unusual sight TO see a
mere child of three or four ten
der years Keeling about the
street or lying In a heap dead
drGak.'-T orld's White Ribbon
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

A perfec. town is that in
which you see the merchants
advertise in the local newspa
per, the laborers spend the mon
ey they earn with their own
tradesmen, and all animated
by a spirit that they will not
purchase articles abroad if they
can be purchased at home. The
spirit ofreeiprocity between bus
mess men and laborers, farmers
and manufacturers, results ev
cry time in making the town a
satisfactory one to do business
in -Prentiss Piaindealer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
AIsaisr.

Since it, first introduction Ell G
tie b'tters has gained rapidly IN
P 'pular favor, ui.tIl now it is clear
" IN TIE lead amrn- pare uIedici-
aai tonic and alternative s-ccuiain.
ne nothing winch permits its use
A u oeseri2e or intcyitaLt, IT is
r e,snized as the best AID purest
medicine for ali ailments Of .tnn.
aeh, liver or kidney. /. will Gu e
sex headache, Indigestion, cor.ti.
ration aud drive mala. ia from tie
system. Satisfaction gualalte,u
with each tot,le or the more,
vii b. refunded. p ice orl, a5.-
per bottle. s Id L~y artL r
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Senator Leland Stanford set
q noble example to all rich men.
He left his fortune to GO on
making the world wiser and bet
ter long after his tired body has
returned to dust. Never in the
history Of the world have rich
men been 50 lavish In their gifts
to benefit the masses as during
the last twenty years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

There is a fellow up in Greene
county, Minn who, every time
he gets on a spree, insists on
paying q years subscription to
his town paper. He has already
paid for his paper to January 1,
1887. An effort will he made at
the next meeting of the Missis
sippi Press Association to aseer
tain whal brand of liquor that
man drinks Clarion Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Mr. Dock A wilkins. of Duck
Hill, raised 81 bushels Of Irish
potatoes on two acres Of grOuhd
and sold them at so cents per
bushel at home; over 80 per
acre.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

The Lowndes county grand ju
~ in Its report says among 9th
er things: ave r happy to
say that during a time of such
high priced meat, that no case
of lsrcency of hogs Dr. cattle has
been reported to this grand in
ry.p
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
Go Y Eear Pants ?

Ii 50. ard yen want tn get a
pair made either now or i, III.
future, or a suit. dent fail 10 call
at the CxfoTd PsntaIoon FACTORY
on University street and Ieav.
yonr measure. fsnts made 10
order from 81 to SO. and suits
from Sl6 TO SIS. Also partieu
lar attention paid to cleaning.
repairing and altering rlothins
Essfs etfu'ly.
w. Z kERSHAW,
Agent.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Rigid economy a1i diverzi
heation of crops will yet make
the South the nest independent
Of the Nations peoples, finaBcl
ally as otherwise.-GreenviIIe
Democrat
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

The brightest IntelIects will
be held in snbj, c:ion by indo
lence and indiff .renee ; willie
msdiocrity may rise to emiEence
by perseverance aud enthusi
asm.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Refinement sets its stamp of
delicacy on the lips and hangs
Its light On the whole couBte
nance and cannot be counter
feited.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

The weather continues favor
able for the farmers and the
crop prospects are improving
daily.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Over one thousand chickens
were carried TO the K0sciusko
market inside of thres days re
Gently.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

The first bale o. cotton OF the
crop Of 1898 was shipped last
Saturday from San Diego to
Houston, Tex.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

children like To take {. G..
4. certain Chill Cure. lie
sseas;in: and guaranteed AR
.sr fescr. Agnc and Musari,,
-hester than ouiniEe. Price
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Col Nick Mclean, one OF the
genial proprietors of the Ed
wards House, died in Jackson,
Friday after an illness of several
weeks of erysipeIas, and was
buried Saturday, at Lexington.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

thinking well is wise; plan
ulng we'll. wiser; doing well,
wisest and best CT all.-Persian
Proyef5.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

The Railroad Commission OF
"ississippi has acted wisely in
recOnsidering the reduction of
the Pullman car rates.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Kew. r. c. s-Iei,6rs. New
York, writes: "a Germ ON tse
Toe II "a thorn ia tstc nr4s..
which e e.. =. Certain Corr.
Iare' nioat mcrriiuily re-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Not n mile of railroad track
has been laid in Mississippi this
year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
Guarantee: Gre.

We au. houz. eur ADVERTISED
Druggist 10 sill d.. kIng New
DI~eovery for c usumFslot csI"gL
int eol1s un-Sn this eoudItIcn.
veg are sHsssa With : eaa.i
odd or any lurg, thr, at or eh-s'
{ ouble, and all e.tLis 7 medy
s directed. gIyIag it fair i.
tad experience NO beu. hf, yot.
nas return en-. butile and have
your IA ney refunded. We could
lut m4 this Offer did ~e net
Lnrs that DR. Kings New Disc "
cry e'ul3 he :, ile'I or. 1t ne er
EaPpoiEts Trial bottle Tree 81
CIandl-rs drug store. 4
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
w. G. T. u.


We Gail to think in how many
ways Christ gave Himself TO u.s.
inst, as our Exemplsr, showing
US how to lead a true life,-;heu
az our Rsdeemer when he yield
ed Himself 10 he death Of the
the cross. last, and greatest OF
all, as our Transformer when in
Ills resurrection life he sheds
for IA the Spirit to dwell in our
hearts aud work in US His ia
tare.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
One Dollar
- Every Hour.

5 easily earned " any Oas Of -ishsr ser
n any Part Of the country. .hss -.
Ln2 TO work intustripusly at the en-.
PsoyEent which ne furnish Tn L.
$ light AMI plsasars. and VOC run ua
risk whatever Wa ft you out cog ri ..
% that YOU c n give the b SIMS ar-
al without ezIerse to yeurxsR, Fr
those all ing 20 do lirsl~ .srh. tai
she srard-st OT-r made Yea ran uors
al day or ia the evening CIV. IL vsu
ne enPioy=i. al have a f-< hour AZ
YOUR disposal. il 1e them ant add 10
soar tEcUms.-ostr business viii no. In
s=fers at all You ~iIi b. snazei ea
se start NJ TIE FsPs siy and sase hy
which you anaass dbl ar upon dolLsr d.y
n aud day ont Even beginners are
Ste e<stHl from the first haEr. anx
1Iie can rTn the buSi.ss-nsna t.H.
lou shcEld ny nothing else " Z "
ace for yourself what wa can do Al tho
u IN IS which We n :. Women az.
grand workers. NOWADAYS thew ssaIe
8 mueh a. neR- they should try
this b slEes. as it - so cell adaps-a 20
ta~m- Write at once sn@ SO fc- v,tr
sell dans- III. Hi Co,
Box $50. Forsl nj Ne.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Justice Bla'chfOrd, Of the L
s Supreme Court il dead
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

A goose, the properly of II ID
Kendall. of wsdesboro. y. G,
Is said to be ncsrIy 409ass.-.A
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
RATES Or ~ADYESTlSlaS.

j inch One month 81 ~
i inch Three months > 30
] inch Six months 3 %
l inch One year 500
Reading notices on local page
(supiect to change ID cents per
line for first insertion and D cts
per line each subsequent inser
ton Nothing inserted for less
than % cents.
-JoB-woRK AT REAsoSABLE-
RATES.
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Take Dr. Kings G.rmetuer Pills 70,
the Liver snd for Constipation. so
Pile for % cents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

81 PR lottle. Six bottles IS. FoU
sale ey L Isom&c 40.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13

Ger1efuer differs from ordinary neJ;.
chs IN these three things
1 1t pieasar n take a. Ie ronade
: Ii Is harmless always.
J 1t cures when al else fails.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1893-07-13
Strong Words

Mr.. ID S Hull. a prominent
merchant of Holly Springs, says
IN June 9th II have us.d DR.. KIM
Eoyal Germ tler s1< Indigestion and
ind Il the best thing | ' trIeP. J
sousd rot b. ~i-sodt II. / rec uuen<
L 70 al Who suffer FROM Indigestion"
REV- SAM P. JONES SAYS:
8y wife, vino xzs an savalid fr~u
lervOI< sex headache. has ben eatr :
J earsd by sir xe Ks use Of ~. Kngs
koyai GeFmctasr- Her health Is pr
fec'- Ia tEree wes Ks two II nv .hil-
'irea NeEe enrei completely Of n.sa. "a
t4rrh- 1t Is truly a great rensdy."
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19

Christmas in Bethlehem! What
memories, what sacred traditions the
words evoke! Where else can the
least OF Christmas be so sublime and
divine? Where else can mortal feel
himself 80 near to his God?
Bethlehem is always crowded with
strangers from every part OF the world
on Christmas Eve. They come-the %
pilgrims of piety or curiosity-along
the romantic and singular route from
Jerusalem, and spend the night in the
holy ceremonials. departing the next
day.
" The smart merchant from New York
~ elbows the Russian landlord from
80 Volga or the Montenegrin with his
/belt filed with ancient daggers and
pistols. The Turkish soldiers keep or
der with perfect good humor and with
q certain contemptuous Indifference
which is apt to tell little upon the
nerve Of pious Credentials, when they
observe 1t for the first time.
The Church of the Nativity is the
goal OF all these pilgrims. Certainly
this Is the most Interesting place in
Holy Land. There all the divergent
Christian factions meet at common
source, and there they learn tolerance
OF and respect for each other.
The Emperor Hadrian, in the course
OF the second century, is said to have
surrounded the place where stood the
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19
PRESENTS FOR OLD PEOPLE.
What to Give Grandma and Grandps ia,
Christmas,

What to Give Grandna and Grandpa fo
Christmas.
1t is hard to select presents for those
who have passed the sunny side of life
and who no longer take an active inter-
est in its frivolities, its fads and its
changes OF fashion. Grandma and
grandpa are dear old people, with
hearts as young as the youngest. and
minds capable Of enjoying everything.
But one can scarcely expect grandpa to
begin wearing q new style watch-ehain
In a new way, nor will grandma want
q set OF the new4angled hairpins.
Such things are pretty on young peo-
ple," says grandma and grandpa, with
smile and sigh. "But-the old way
Is the best for us after ALL" What,
then, can one select for the occupants
OF the armchair? What can one give
them which will be just the thing
needed for comfort and luxury?'
Grandpa does not care for many Orna-
ments, but he is fond of nice necktie.
Get him one Or two, just like those he
usually wears, and give them to him
with godfather pin standing for his
last name, which can be used for q
scarf-pin If he fancies it. He probably
has cane. But has he a nice black
silk umbrella? Has he a storm-coat?
Does he own pair of the new kind OF
high cloth overshoes? Has he a pair
of lined gloves for cold weather? Has
he cap which sits snugly on his head
when the wind blows? Notice the
styles in these things, gently sound his
tastes and buy accordingly. II he likes
to smoke notice the style Of. his favor-
lite pipe and get another jrst like it.
Get him pound Of his favorite tobacco
and put it in a fine tobacco jug. So
much for grandpa!
Grandma likes neck trimmings, il
they be after her style. Observe and
select the right things. II she has no
chair OF her own in the .dining-rOOm,
give her one which shall be more com.
Portable, perhaps, than the dining
chair Give her an individual set Of
pretty plates, cup and SANGER and butt
ter dish for her own uses Notice if she
has plenty Of cushions and footstools in
her room. There are. little creatufe-
comforts, too, Of which grandma is very
fond. She could make use of tiny gas
stove for warming teas and broths.
And a broth-cup, with q saucer which
fits on top, is sure. to be treasured.
Warm. soft slippers. gay to behold;,
lambs wool petticOats, snug woolen
jackets and great downy robes for the
bath are deemed very delightful for
grandma, who should have every. SIM
pie luxury. Both grandma and grand
pa have foibles. You probably know
what they are. Watch for them and
then 1t will be easy to select your gift.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19
stable of the nativity with wood sa-
cred to AdOnis and even had the Mnr-

stable of the nativity with a wood sa-
cred to Adonis, and even had the wor-
ship of Venus publicly celebrated
there. Two centuries later the pious
Helena raised church, and of the an
cient stable of course nothing abso-
lutely authentic remains.
I Nothing Is more singular in Holy
Land than the entrance to the sanctu-
airy OF the Nativity. At the end of
the struggling hamlet the street spreads
out into an ob!Ong square which opens
OFF an esplanade covered with great
stone flags. This is the "atrium" Of
the ancient basilica, in the middle of
which stood the baptismal cisterns for
the additions which the Christians of
old were required to practise before
entering church. A mass of white
tombs walls in one side of the es-
lplanade; on the other arises a high
wall which might belong to convent or
prison. few windows dot the wall
here and there. But there are no
signs of any door.
After little search one finds black
hole, like the entrance to cavern, and
presently he sees people creeping into
1T, almost on all tours. Now and then
the gallant Oriental on guard will offer
his hand to a lady to help her down.
That is the principal entrance to the
sanctuary of the Nativity. Doors were
suppressed in the days when Mahom-
lmedan intolerance was greater than it
Is now, and when it was necessary to
wall up doors and to allow communica-
ton only with the upper stories, as the
monks in Mount Sinai do nowadays.
Gradually there grew up around this
Ibasilica a colony composed of the three
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19
grottoes have served for stables in Pal

RroUUOeS HdVo SeFVeU IOr SbdDleS III I Ill
estine.
The splendid gallery which extends
for some distance, glistening with mar
BILE and lights, scarcely recalls the pow
erty and humility in which the Savior
was born. Everything is in marble
here, even the margin OF the miracu-
to slake the thirst of the Holy Family
All the scots have harmonized in the
decoration of the grotto, but they are
the church. The presence of the Turk
ish soldiers is proof of this. Latins,
Greeks, and Armenians have their
boundaries we'll defined in the body of
the church, and at Bethlehem they are
prone to quarrel There have been
battles in which much blood has been
shed. Each lamp in the grotto is
marked with the name of the sect to
which it belongs.
There are. stairways to the grOtto,
one belonging to the Latins, the other
to the Greeks. Not long ago the Ar
menians tried to enlarge their terri
tory in the church. They spread a
carpet on the flags belonging to them.
Next day the carpet had encroached a
little on the rival territory; the next
still more. The other sects saw the
trick, and in the night cut the carpet
in pieces.
France Presides.
When Christmas comes ut Bethle-
hem the French Consul is in his glory.
France is the prOtectress of the Holy
Places and of the Oriental Catholics,
and all governments in France care
fully keep it up. This privilege was
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19

Jerusalem to Bethlehem to take part
in the ceremonies of the sacred festi-
val. The Turkish authorities place at
his disposition Il detachment OF caval-
ny and two officers. who escort him with
drawn swords. Surrounded by his
eight cavOssss, on horseback, in their
handsome Levantine costumes. and by
his consular staff, and accompanied by
the superiors of the converts and by
the pilgrims, he makes u sensation as
he arrives on the csplanade. The
sheiks Of Bethlehem 60 out to meet
him. Aourishing their guns, and well
come him in. There is reception at
convent, and the Turkish band some
times play the "Marseillaise!"
The Latin patriarch then arrives, and
at 10 o'clock at night a pontifical mass
is celebrated in the church. The
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19
breaks over this extemporized camp
Such are Christmas Eve and Christmas
Morn at Bethlehem
..DiYYY."

At q Christmas entertainment last
year the superintendent, a Western
man newly elected to the Office, made a
little speech before the gifts upon the
tree were distributed to the children.
During his remarks he said, Suppose
when we come to give out these bags
of candy, some boy or girl doesn't get
any. Suppose there are more boys and
girls than there are bags of candy,
hope that any child who gets a bag
will do, as we say out West, will
'divvy."
There was a great silence over the
room, and enc of the older church
members sitting on the platform
thought the children didn't understand
the superintendent remarks. He
twitched his coat and whispered:
Brother, they don't know what you
mean by 'divvy.'" What" ex-
claimed the superintendent. "Oh, yes,
they do" How many boys here know
what it means to 'divvy?'" A forest
of hands went up. You tell, said the
superintendent, pointing at the small
est boy on the front seat. "Means to
make two equal halves, and keep the
smallest yourself"
Blessed spirit of Christmas! A def
milton of "divvy" like that applied to
all mans needed sharing with his
brother would bring the Christ-child
nearer to US all.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19
Tho Closing Year.

IT'S midnight's,holy hour-and silence now
Is brooding like a gentle spirit a,er
The still and pulsSless world. Hark! on
the winds.
Tho BELLS dsep tones are swelliug-,tis the
knell
OF the departed year. No funeral train
is sweeping pasts yet, on stream and wood,
With melancholy light, the moon bsa ms rest
Like pale. spothess shroud the air Is stirred
As by Mournss's sigh; and ON yon cloud
That floats so high and psaeidly through.
heaven
The spirits OF the seasons seem to stand ~.
Young Spring. bright Summer, Autumnss
solemn form,
And Winter with his aged locks, land
breathe
In Aournful cadences that comes abroad
Like the far wind harp's Wild and touching
wall
A melancholy dirge Ger the dead year,
Gone from the earth forever
The year
Has gone, and with 1t many glorious thrcna
OF happy dreams. Its mark Is on each brow.
Its shadow in each heart In itsswift course
1t waved Its scepter DER the Beautifully
And they are not 1t laid TIA paid hand
Upon tho strong man. and The naughty for m
Is fallen. and the flashing eye Is dim.
1t trod the hall OF revell,. where thronged
The bright and joyous--xAd the teaIful wall
Ofstricken ones - he ard where eFat The song
OF reckless shout respQnded
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-12-19

THAN capitals, in framework of old
mosaics on gold background, people
are kneeling or sitting squatted on
their launches; soldiers of the Sultan
are peacefully patching their shabby
uniforms, women are nursing their
babes. Franciscan and Greek monks
pass talking and gesticulating, and
merchants beseech you to buy oranges,
rosaries, mother-of-pearl ornaments
and sweetmeats. Time was when the
Arabs also stabbed their sheep in the
sanctuary. This was due to the fanati-
cism OF the Greek monks. Fifty years
ago 1t pleased them to separate the
nave from the choir, and thus one-half
of the oldest church in the world is ex-
posed to the vandalism of the ignorant
peasants.
There is legend that Sultan of
Egypt" once tried to carry off the beau
tiful monoliths to ornament q palace at
Cairo. But q serpent came out and bit
the first workman who laid q pickax
at the columns, and the rest Of the
workmen refused to work.
Passing two sleepy Turkish soldiers
whose guns are leaned against the
wall, the pilgrim descends by circular
steps to door which opens upon mar
rover staircase, at the foot of which
| one finds two more Turkish soldiers, in
gala uniform with rifles on their shout
ders.
In the Manager.
On the left Is q niche lighted by a
great number OF hanging lamps. Be-
meath them sparkles great silver
star, fixed In the pavement, on which
is the inscription:
Hic de virsine Maria Jesus
Christus natus est
| We are in the sacred stable. Here
Jesus Christ was born of the Virgin
Mary" It is a grotto to-day, but the
erudite say that for thousands of years