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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
RAlLRoAoIno as a CAREER.
The Responsible Position Of the Nan At
the Throtti~.

the THROTTLE
The hreman's assignment j. To feed
the voraeious furnace under h boiler
and keep the steam indicator at a
gauge that will enable the engineer to
make time. His life Is not a ~sinccure-
Close attention and constant labor are
required He earns from forty dollars
TO seventy-fve dollars per month. and
after two or three weary between the
fire box and the tender he expects ia
vacancy exists. 20 become an engineer
When he assumes the throttle he has
the most important. most dangerous.
most hivhlv-houored and best-paid
place on the train The engineer feels
the constant presence Of possible ruin
and catastrophe. With pant and snort
the huge contrivance Of iron and steel
bounds away at his command, lurching
from side tn side. skimming over abyss
mai depths 10 the creaking Of timber
and the swapping Of metal.
daShing swiftly along tracks from
which switches radiate to adjoining
side-tracks filed. perhaps, with stand
ing and menacing cars The mar Of
EINN NERVE WIKI MAhAt Nh AAttAHAE AAt
eve on track ahead must not for 4 mo-
ment relax his strained attention. In
rounding a curve the headlight Of an
approaching train may fash upon him
or a washout or periloUs obstruction
may meet his gaze. or an accident to
the train behind him may happen. a
broken wheel or similar mishap Ac-
ton in one If these emergencies must
he a matter Of seconds ar fractions of
seconds
Sometimes an engineer loses his
nerve" His train i regularly late and
no satisfactory reason can be given the
superintendent for the lost time. The
engineer may BE- a faithful, con
scieutions man lie has simply lost
his courage through a prolonged nerv-
Gus strain In 4 case like that the
company r~etires the engineer or gives
him a slower rain. Engineers earn
from ninety dollars To one hundred and
nifty dollars per month. in exceptional
cases even as much As two hundred
dollars per month has been drawn
of trainmeu in general it NAV De said
hat nowhere else Is a rigid obedience
20 orders more essential. The disci-
pline in the operation Of a railroad Is
a. eNacting ~ in military service The
traiRmen acquire a nerve and executive
force and obedience hat are worked
into their very souls The first princi-
pie j. to obey OrierS-Brandt Mans
field. in Chautauquau.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

A ~well-knOwR physician. hI1self an
Irishman. relates the following. which.
even though il be ancient Is worth re
Peating The doctor was travelling IN
Ireland, and was compelled one nigh,
10 put up a. the hut OF very poor
peasant He saIEed mentally several
tunes al the bare dirt floor. the smoky
Are. the unwAshed aud bare
legged boys and girls; but recognizing
the fact that even the gods szht no,
against necessity, he ate his ration Of
potatoes aud withdrew di-seoutentedtv
10 his bunk Then he saw what in The
dusk Of the he had not before ob-
served. q lean and scraysy pig. squat
ting coutentedly under his buuk. I,
was the last straw. The doctor turned
70 the owner 0f the nut and said in.
dignantly:
LOOK here, my man, you ought no,
70 keep that pig n here Il isn't
healthy
An phy tn divl notg asked the
owner % the PIX sure hasn't IN
place ~iveryting a daeeut pig nades
Boston Budget
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
.ThE nlGhI CoMErn-

Mas ne Tag 80 swiftly xihieth ~,
And fierce th@ sun beats down upou ny head
the nelis stretch out unuIt may meet The skT-
Tia sxv that VII souu Tar ken I'D With dread
Nready shadows hover o'er the scene.
Ny hands vita era-! briars aaf weed. are
torn
Poor hAad.. 50 snpty. While the Others s.an.
TIRED eyes that all Two vaiuiy search since
morn
Ani the aigai cometA.
c bear ths happy z~icAs-rS. 'ar AMI --.r
Tie soun4 % pratss Anl zrrrF lkgznrer
5isnE
I catch 10 golden giean Of sArser-f sar.
pied ~ amid the hsrvssus' TAI content
k4rh Banded saeavesl but nons. alas for ne;
Fur ~ the binding Gust and FORTRESS has
All SIN across the 1ell most YEARLY
I tpA ~tth A. - = sound o. song or iaugh-
For the zight cnmsth
w NNster. Eh-a NY plying sye shall rest
"a al TIE record % ry YEAR year.
IL rsvered d1uuE - pain. - f~-sitisss quest
Is f1ules vet With sni. r~psntAnt tsArs-
One grain % wheat may meet Thy searching
Frr-
Amid the wr-c< % I,e's strange mystery.
S1Ene hinf % good Ia al the wa@tsfui iay.
AMI xindly merry ops the gate for me-
When The aixht eometh
-hanlsou JAY in Florida Times Union.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
ANCIENT ARI ANo- SCIENCE.

II C. IToa Metallic wire made ny
some unknown process
r. C. 90 The great brazeu tatue
of Rhodes built By CharcS
n c. s0s. Art Of printing said TO
have been invented in china
r. c. -9I The first recorded eaipse
Of The moon Observed; in Babylon
r. c eis. First mention Of the art OF
surgery: smputations PerfoEned
h {. col. The first calculation and
prediction Of n solar eclipse; By ThaleS
B. c. se34. The first record made OF
astronomical observations; at Babylon
Il c. $3.50 The arts 81 spinning and
weaving invented by Noomah, a vom-
an.
D. c. 1890. The first pottery vessels
made: simultaneously in Greece and
Egypt.
10 C. sf0a The first known sculP-
lures and paintings were made' in
EgyFt
b e soos. Surveying used in Egypt
in LAYING out canals The Pyramids
begun.
r. C. so. The ITALIAN theory Of
the earths spherical form taught; IN
Greece.
r. c sIss. Atho,cS an Egyptian
king. said IN have invented HERO
glyphicS
r. G. ns7. mummy Of about this
date was found 10 have teeth filled
with amalgam-
r. c. sss7. The first recorded use Of
bricks and mortar Tower Of Belus
built a; Babylon.
b C. Ig-. Books with leaves like
those ~ mosiern times intrcdueed in
Peryamus instead II the rolled parch-
meuts. which were easily damaged
-r--un.-. As-Q L IN E..s TnATzn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

coverings similarly made. but OF
smaller cords. as they must be
flexible.
The shield which rises back Of the
head Is ~fan-shaped. and cords pass
from Us high outer corner and joins
10 the top Of the "ehest-protector-
1t takes years Of steady labor for the
nest industrious woman to crochet
one Of the armor suits. hut vhen i -
completed Il l. 80 stout that Il viii
turn bullet~-IIelen Evertson smith,
in Chicago Iuter-Ocean.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Although long and obstinafely oostr1csec-
free a. air become the bowels Hos
tefssrs Stomach Bitters = used 70 relievs
and regulate them. Not that b great
laxative operates unduly upon them quito
ne c~oatrarv. Neither does it cause gr1ptng-
Ia both these particulars it 5 preferable 20
violeat cathartic. Use the BIrters Tor ma
l.riaI and Pneumatic ailments. kidney trou-
Die, bEiousnsss, dyspepsia and n-ervo1saess
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

y have NJ PrugrAmne pretty vel
arranged nov, said the earnest vouur
woman sunday I devote 10 religions
exercises Of course. Monday % De-.
sarte aud c~alisthsaies Tussa4T he
walking club taxes its outing Wedaes.
day We study Molie-e Thurssav -
discuss TIE probability % wonaa a..
tanning shs ballot and Frfiav !. d.
voted 20 uplifting the poor But
what 90 yoa do SATURDAY. dear-
on. that's the day for training m.
husband -IndianapoIis Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used Tie many, who live be-
Ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure. BY more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs Of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure LIQUID
laxative principles embraced In ths
remedy, Syrup Of Figs
LIS excellence Is due TO its presenting
IN the form most acceptable and Pleas
ant % the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of aperfect lax
awe; efectUally cleansing tie system.
dispeling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
II has gwen satisfaction 70 millions and
net with the approval Of the medical
ProfesSoc, because il acts OF The KID
ney1 Liver and Bowels without weak-
enlng thea and il Is perfectly free frum
every o~bjectionable suh~s.nee.
syrup Of Figs i for sale bv an dru~~
gists In SOC and 81 bottles but Il : us5-
nfartured BY the California Fig Svrup
Co only, whose name Is printed on everr
paekzge, also the name, Syrup Of FIR
and being wei informed. YOU viii not
accept any substitute If oeered
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31
Beware Of otatmeats tor Catarrh That
Contain H%r~ury.

As merrurv will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely dsrzRge the whole
system when entering il through the mn
euuS surfaces Such ar1icisS shO1lG never
be used except on prescriptions from rep
u-ab.e physicia1s. asthe damage they VIII do
Is ten foAi IN the good yoH can possibly de-
rive from them Halls CaErrh Cure nan
ufArtured hv T. JCherey & Co. Toledo o,
contains no niercars. and i taken inter
nally. acting directly uron the blood ard
mucous s~1rfaces Of the system Ii buying
Halls Catarrh Cure b. sure YOU ret the gen
aiae. l. - taken internally. and made in
Toledo. Ohio, BY ? J. Cheney g Co Test
manfalS frpe
- Sold By praggists. prize So per bottle.
HaIrs Family PllS, = cents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Rub half a pound Of clarified b-~t or
porS drippings into three pounds Of
hour until quite smooth. and then add
half a pound Of brown moist su~-r
half a pound Of eurrants. Of course
washed and dried. half a pound az
stoned ratinS and the same quantity
OF sultanaS also four ounces of mixed
peel, cut up quite small. Melt two
ounces o. German yeas, in a little warm
milk, and stand il in a sazcepau AZ ,bs
d OF the stove until the Yeast ouite
begins 70 froth, then add il 70 he d.
ingredients and mix. and then aas
enough warm milk 70 make the whole
into a light dough. Just a. If YOU wrr-
making bread, and let il stand !, :.
warm place 70 rise for two hours.
divide The dough and work /, inc
shape lightly, then place in creased
TN and let II rise again for half an
hour and bake n a moderately hot
oven for two hOuE-S. Y. Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

sCHAPPrz and Wilkins had q dispute ~
the club the other night. and Chappie got
50 excited that he los. his head" Dear
ne. how f1rtunarei Chappie's head was his
oulv weak spot.r-Harpers Bazaar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

IN he Narket@Custcler--Send me up
three pounds Of steak 'Butrher@Beef-
STEAK or porksteakf7 CH>tomer--MEs
take I forgot: ms wife said she wanted
mutton chops -Detruit FRYE Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

We learn wisdom truu failure
more than from success. NE often d.
what viii do By An, la-o st 4
VIII not Ga-> Suil-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

@BrHAvE yourself. my child said the
ovter 70 his son Father, you forget. re
plisf the Youthful oyster. 1t Is the merry
month Of siav. and no one expects an
Oys,erto b. good at this time. an not i
cAu--Harpers Bzzar-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

ESx--I natee that yoEr barber al
Ways talks n y6H in Frcneh- did not
knoW that you understood that hnglage
Jink-~WeiL I dOut; bus you needn't tel
hin - -T1H-BrS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

--Ir certainly has done SIiaS good to iine
the church. said Mr. Car1tosseL I'm
glad ter hear r. saHl the visitor. but how
kin We telF~ He weut ishin' Yesterday an
owned up ter not resrn' a blse--WaShing-
ton star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

MANI a uan who claims 70 D. IsoxiaS for
work WoEAaHt uau<uLne i !o5 r IL srepp@l
- and tspp-i hin II he shouldsr-phil2
aeIphla Earnrl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

THroRr Not In It.-"My theory began
The man a. the policeman tried % steer him
straight. my theory Come ~ IN
~terruptei the officer. 1t isn't your theory
that I'm Interested IN now it IS your con
dition. y and he yankei him along nerrly-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

MrDSE-Some villain -ut INTO M ROOM
LAST uigAt AID s,nle a pair Of brand new
trou<er I lad them made IN LoHden--
1a5<iss-Lanion msde. -hi Oh. vou
are al rgnL. then They VII turn up the
nst tsE i rams Indianapolis Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Time. with all its eeleritx wo--
sleWiy o. 10 hun whose employment Z
70 watch Is aight-Johnsoa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Mrs. Martha Roberts q Niss,A-
town Del. treasures a relic OF a.
great-zr1ndE1ele. Sir John Poole IA
: an oval Corceliau seal uez-Iv :.
-1rSe a. silver half dollar and bear
ang the arms Of 81 Johns tanlv
The Old lady Is descended On one ~.
tron com7odore Thomas NeDonou~h
and she Is a cousin Of the late Rev 6r
Deems ofNeu York She has six lixiny
great-Srzndehildren.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Tue smallest bird l. an Eat Indian
hummiug-h bird II Is a little larger
than the common house ay.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-05-31

Book AGExr entering the sanctuml-"f
have a little work here which" ~Exruss
ne. interrupted the within. but l have .
great deaL-Boston Courier
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
A FOOTBALL DISASTER.
TWO KILLED AND FIVE FATALLY
INJURED IN 4 COLLISION,
A Wagon Losd.d wi Players Run Into AT
sCro.sing with Fearful RESULT
List II the Vic inns

SOUTH BRIDGE, MASS, Nov. 9.-
The 9:35 passenger train on the New
York and New England road struck
wagon containing the Southbridge Pur-
plex, a football eleven, as It was cross
Ing the tracks at Centre street TINS
morning, on the way to he foot-DaIi
field to play the Worcester POLYTECHNIC
Institute eleven, and as result two Oh
the young men are dead. five others Will
probabiy die, and all received serious
injuries. The dead are:
Charles Gautnler, aged thirty, OF South-
bridge; Joseph COOK, elgnteeh' ooutH-
Those probably fatally injured are;
John Street, twenty-five, Lee, Mass,
quarter back on Wilnams COnege eley-
en-; skull fractured and Internal INJURIES
AndleW Taylor, Southbrldge, skun trac-
tureI; both eyes lost; internal injuries.
Victor Nelson, .twenty-three, SOUTH
bridge; skull fractured; leg broken IN
t=rudi Injuries.
Alred h. Hughes. nineteen, South
bridge skull fractured; internal INJURIES
Charles simpson, seventeen, ooulh-
bridge; leg broken in two places, inter-
nal Injuries. ,-.
me ..uurs injured are: James Taylor,
nlnetcea, oouthDridge, tesh wounds mead
cut, internal injuries; JacOh EdWdius'
eighteen, Southbruse, scalp ana ldCe ~
BODY bruised, Robert Clement twenty
three. Southbridge ALee injured, edr spia,,
seriously injureI William Bursaw, pny-
sical Instructor SOuthDndge NJ. g Al
injuries to head and back badly cut ana
Internally injured; Edward DufSlh' Sls IL
teen, SOuthbridge, face Dadly cut, t-ililcl
ID. Chamberiin, twenty three, SoutnorldSe'
hip broken face and head CUT trahA
Morse eighteen, SouthDrldoe thls y
broken; Harry Rose, Southbriuge, heaa
the brain. Lester Newell, Southbudge.
body bruised.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
An hNGiNhLh'S HhhIBLL DEd1h
uo jumped from H. Engine and Break
Hi. Neck-At the P"niteu latS fn IN.

RALEIGH, n. c., Nov. 9.-Speclal'-
Last night at Colon, on the Ralelsh
and Augusta Air Line. engineer Alex.
Clark met his death IN singular man
uer. His 9ngine was approaching the
station when ne saw the headlight OF
another locomotive ahead. lie thouBut
the headlight was on the main me out
il was on "A siding. He reversed ms To-
cOmOtiVe and as its speed was checked
he sprdng of. He struck stone anu
his neck was broken. Death resulted al
most instantly. Engineer Clark was only
twenty-e.gh years oid, and ieav IS VIC
and three children. lie was son or
Mr.. \. Il. Clark. of LaurinburS, anu was
born at the latter place.
The Supreme Court to-day took up tne
docket OF appeals from the Terth dis
trict.
Deputy Collector W. G.. Troy reports
10 Collector Simmons the seizure of j..
NJ Sloan registered whisky dlstlllery
Two stills and 500 gallons OF WHISKY
were taken 1t is said that Sloan has
been removing whisky without paying
tax.
Lieutenant Governor r. a. Doughton,
Of Allegheny, is here.
Superintendent Leazar, OF the peni-
tentlary, says that In few days hIty
cOnvcts viii be sent from the prison TO
the Roanoke farms. II is the purpose
TO keep all the large force on the Farms
during the winter, as there IS plenty or
work to be done Prisoners are arriving
rapidly at the penitentiary. -Four have
come in from New Hanover, one from
Polk and two from Rowan.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
MR.. ERNEST WI II DYING.
He wa. Terribly Inj re" In An Accident AT
i Granville.

j cksopvilP.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Nov. D.-Spe-
clal.-Captain Ernest Witt, formerly OF
Richmond, Va, New Orleans, La, and
Savannah. Ga. but for the past twelve
wears a resident of Jacksonville, IS at
ST. Luke's Hospital, In this city, In d
diving condition Last Monday night ne
fen from the steps leading TO Fowler
plumbing establishment fifteen rect 70
the floor. carrying with him some old
machinery which was dislodSed from
pile which he struck as ne went over
The railing. He was badly bruised about
the nose and head. and was carried 10
the hospital insensible. He rallied some
what the next morning and talked "a
tionany for a while, but ne has since
grown rapidly worse, and to-day lies
in a comatOse state, taking little or no
notice Of his surroundings.
The surgeons in charge say thdt the
skull is not fractured, but that his BRAN
was injured and the general shock 70 MS
system was severe. They express no
hope for his recovery.
CAPTAIN witt is well-known in Rich
mOnd. where he was at one time a news
paper man. lie was an army comrade
and lifelong friend OF the late Paul
Conrad. of New Orleans, president of
the Honduras National Lottery Company
He has a brother at New Orleans, ~
one time Lieutenant-GoVernOr OF Louis
lana and "A sister, the wife of a banker.
Captain witt two most interested
friends here are Jerry :. Smith. Jr., and
GooIe II. Fleming They are doing
everything possible for the sufferer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
Fi.p n Roanoke.

ROANOKE. VA. Nov. Especial. -
4 fire broke out in the store Of the Cold
etein Shoe Company. on jefferson street,
last night about l2.3o O'Clock. The flames
were seen by Sergeant Gold and officer
Austin. OF the police force VINO broke
omen the front door ana put out the
IRE bv the time the tremen arrived. An
Investigation disclosed the fact that an
iron bar in a back window had been
wrenched from its position and fire had
been kndled In pile or boxes near the
reor Of the store-rOOm. The drawers in
side an iron safe had been broken Into,
but no money was found. The damage
was Ught. The fire was evidently the
work of an incendiary. The goods were
well insured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
SoUrHERS 4s,ocI4rED PRESS.
Meeting Of the Members the New
Uniied pTess Contract is X 3tified

ATLANTA, GA, Nov. "a meeting
Of the stockholders OF the Southern AZ
sociated Press was held here to-day. The
largest atterdaEce of members was pres
ent since the Organization OF the asso-
ciaticn The question OF a ratification OF
the memorandum of agreement between
the United Press and the executive COM
mittec of the Sou hern Associated Press,
made in New York on Monday, Novem-
Der 6th was fully considered, ana after
considerable discussion was adopted, win
only a single dissenting vote.
The members very freely discussed the
false statement made by the Associated
Press of Chicago, as printed In the
Washington Evening Star, Of the differ
ences between that association ana the
Southern Associated Press, and very
great Indignation was expressed at the
gross Misrepresentation made in that
report. A committee OF five was appoint
ed to draft a reply to the statement OF
the Associated Press, which Will be pre-
pared at once and given to the public.
The association adjourned until to-mor-
row morning, when 1, Will recon ye le for
the purpose of formulating a plan for
conducting an aggressive fight and eN-
tending the service OF the Southern As
sociated Press into the new territory
conveyed TO IL under the new contract
with the United Press, coveriaS me
States Of Tennessee, Kentucky, Missls-
sippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. A
full midday and night service wln pe
offered 10 the newspapers I'm the STATES,
added by the contract to the territory oI
the Southern Associated Press lno l
Southern organization Is now In a Lus'
ton TO furnish its clients and memDghhss
with an efficient ssrvica- cnvAripH
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-30
Destruction OF Ders ict Vessels.

LONDON. Nov. 29.-The Admiralty and
.,oard OF Trade Committee, which to-
some time past has been considering tne
subject OF the destruction of derelct
vessels, does not advise the adoption b.
the Government of any scheme for the
destruction of abandoned vessels or tha
holding Of an international conference on
the subject. IL does, however. recommeA d
their character location, etc, and t.t
periodical publication OF such report,
The committee further says that the d3r
ger OF disasters resulting from collision
with derelcts Is probably greatly eXaE
gerated. as the number ahoat at one tim
i'm the entire North Atlantic has not a..
ceeded nineteen. The publication o. the
Information in regard 10 dereiict Vesse.
given in the charts issued by the Unit >
States would, the committee states. /.
imnracticable and It's use would be llke
to mislead mariners and needlessly alarm.
II em.