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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

He-Thcy tell me your husband = a great
Iftist
She-That he y. lie PAINTED picture Of
some onronz for the ia.t exhibition and
they were - natural that the cummItts. ia,
them on the top ltne. 50 that the r.eop!e
wouldn't smell them Yonkers Statesman
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

venkaown Louisville wo-,,
nd NJ physieisn pronounced e. y.
critical condition Among ths - .
nelehbors was q pretty widow a -. -,se
-nvEhs IN her expressions Of svr,-..t sn
the husband and children. Al I. ~ i9r
pass that she began 10 syrpatb :. ans .
them to such an extent that she sr.,-.. ", 10
q her time at the hou.e. Vh.5 ~. nos
was Thought TO b sinking AMI ~ NJ s,1 N5s
were beginning to fear the wor., ''', .t
ssk va w.i1ed up % the husband lnd NJ M
dear children. IL will be awful Z u, 4 hess
TO Dc reared up without a mother = az. ~
Tor them; AT this injunction ~. x az
WITH 2 mighty effort, raised M N -. ~ r.,
with the words: '.Oh. you media = ~ %. get
liea; 1 am not gong 70 die. No. viii - ~.
uie. anu l can get along very well v-iss-..s
your assistance in the future - r., Il y y
time the woman rallied. and !. a.. ta .is
and hearty. -Louisville Dispatch, - 1-'s
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

One teaspoonfui Of butter, melted,
and one of -four; add half pint Of milk
and stir constantly until it boiIs: add
aalf a can OF mushrooms cut into quar-
hers, 4 half teaspoonfui Of salt. dash
l1f red pepper: cover and stand over
boiling water for ten minutes and II Ia
!ssady for uses--S, !. Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

A young sehool-teacher of Aargau.
Switzerland. found among some old pa.
pers an envelope franked with a strip
Of six Basic 2is-rsppen stamps. The en-
velope Is in excellent condition and
shows a very plain cancellation Of the
Eruszlinsen post Office and the date
$50. The lucky finder asks I. 500 francs
(s5G0l for the envelope
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

that the patient could not last two
hours longer. The physician returned
to ind bis prediction more than verified
Popular Heart Was Aroused.
All day there was a constant stream
Of anxious friends. senators. represen-
tatiyes and others, hoping against hope
that the marvellous vitality Of the great
man would sustain him- At the bed
eide, at the moment of dissolution, were
the son, Edward Harris and his wife,
Mrs Jones, the housekeeper. the pro-
,essional nurse and Representative Ben
ton McMillin. They say the end vas
apparently quito painless, and that the
old warrior erossed the river without
tremor. lie folded his arms without
assistance. It was striking token OF
calm. courageous resignation.
Notwithstanding grave apprchensions
were universal here. the announcement
of the death Of senator Harris Of Ten
nessee" came as 4 shock Of personal
grief to many a devoted friend and ad-
mirer, and fung a shadow over every
household in the Capital City. Most Of
the Tennessseans did not expect the
end today. They were thinking of the
senator's wonderful recuperative pow
ers, demonstrated on former occasions
of illness, and trusted he might again
rally.
The death Of no senator could cause
more genuine widespread sorrow in
Washington As chairman Of the Dis
triet OF Columbia committee be had not
only zealoGsly Identified himself with
the interests o: the city and district.
but there Is scarcely a person connected
with them that has not some story to
elate of the kindliness and mGnliness
Of the great Tennesseean. IL is said Of
him he always did more for friend
than he promised. hence be is mourned
with a sincere sorrow. as though there
might be no one TO take his place.
The Funerai Arrangements.
At meeting Of the sergeant-at-arlns
Of the senate aud the family Of Senator
Harris. which will be held tomorrow a,
10 o'clock, the funeral arrangements
will be completed No conclusion was
reached tonight on this subject, owing
to a difference between -Sergean4-a. J.
Arms Bright aud The family as to the
detail OF the cortege 10 and thrGGzh
Tennessee The proposition Of the
sergeantatarms, to which the family
demurs. is TO leave here by special train
over the Chesapeake & Ohio TO Nash.
vile, and thence direct TO Memphis
The family insists. however, that The
route lie over the Southern Railway
With stoppages Al AshsEi!le. Paint Rock
knoxsslis, Chattanooga and Nashville
the body 70 lie Ia s,Ass st TIE eapl,o
asss Aossay. saa sAsass 70 proceed /.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Trenton, y. J.. June - lSpeyal. Sui,
has been filed here by The National Cast
Register Company Of DAYTON. Ohio. against
Edwards Nreeland. grooeTs OF Paterson
y. J., who Use a Globe cash register. whici
the National Company claims Intrlnges 1t.
patents. An InJInctiaa and damages al,
FsEed fnr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

We can tel . srhoci teacher a. far of az
we can see her, and ii she rarrie-, abe has to
be married at least 20 years before the trade
marks are efae.d -Atehisou Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
E.s.rprs.es OF mn ..sxor

Have, ere now. had their currents s,u-,.,
awry," as Hamlet says. by an attaek - ~, -
Iepsia- Napoleon filled to inprovs ~ \; ~ y
vantage at Au-teriitx IN consequspes =; !. " =
,aid- OF indigestion brought on bv .or,s !.
discretion IN eating. In order 70 av,,J ~ ~
persia, abstain frnm over indulsrne. -
prerfue the meal hy vinesiassful o. NJ.
than any dietetic in improving ,bs , .,,.
the stomach. Liver complaint. eb;ii, ~
fever. and rheumatism are annihiisssi y
the Bftters y
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

When a woman says Of another wom-
an: she IS very pretty she expects
her husband to speak up promptly and
say: -She is not half as pretty as you
are--Atehison Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Ss Ssch Thinx--FTve dollars,- e.
EARNED an indignant man. who had used the
ing distance phon@ for as many minutes.
and Jet they say TAX Is cheap. judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Neiium-The spirit Of your wife wt.he,
30 speak with you. Mr.. Jones.
Jones-Teil her I lock the door ami m.
the cat out every nightly. \. Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Dear me, aid an old lady. who prob
ably never knew Of such a game a. has,
call. dear me How tins crazs for china =
growing Heres a club IN New York city
that Is paying 5000 Tor a pitcher"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Every evening we make resolutions about
getting up carrier. and break them the NEXT
morning.. Democrat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

A woman really has no good luck in mar
rylng unless she marries a man on bis
deathhsi and he leaves her his life in-ur-
anee--Atehi>on Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15
Halls eatarrh Cure

Queen Victoria always looks - solemn =
YOU'D look solemn Il You had had the
prince OF Wales for a son all these vears- .
Chicago Record
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

You can always tell false teeth because
they are 30 much nearer perfect than natu
raj ones.-WashIugton Democrat.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Piso'z Cure for Consumption ia an 4 No
/ Asthma medicine.-W. r. Williams, An
tioeh. IT.. April II, 1894.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Mrs Newed-"Was 7 nervous. dear. dur
lng the ceremony" Miss SpItegfri-Weli ;
tElite az tlrst, darling but not alter William
had said yes Truth.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

Tolliver-Can you let me have ten d,ll,-,
for a week. old man.
Duero-What weak old mans-Hirlen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

A Kings Humor.-"we have laus ,e.
count TO settle with Turkey -aid Prince
G Sonrssn, ,.,.i sr,m , Yes. SAID Kins
count at.that- '-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

The railway companies of Grea,
britain pay an average every day of
ki,'oo In compensation. about co per
sent. being for injuries to passengers.
md the rsaainder tor Loaf CT ds,aases
freight
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

The hest meat comes from the CEN
ter OF the animal The best steak /,
IN the center of the Ioin, the best chopz
from the center Of the loin of lamb
sac y g the same With real and porhk
In each the very center contains the
most tender meat. and going either
way from il the meat deterioratex
The muscles concentrate in the hip and
the shoulder. and spread out from
those points; there are fewer in the
center. and therefore the mea. there
Is more tender.-Good HOUSEKEEPING
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-15

The stupid son of stupid father rish,
be called chip Of the old blockhead.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Craze for Stealing Horscs.

One OF the most peculiar prisoners
in the Georgia penal camps Is Gyp
South, a twelve-year-old white boy, the
son of respectable parents. who has
been sentenced to five years for horse
stealing. 1t Is shown that up to ten
years of age he was an exemplary boy.
At that period he had an attack Of
brain fever. After this attack he
seemed to have a mania for horses,
and his father bought him a horse and
buggy. Within three days Gyp drove
to a wagon yard, and gave the rig
away. The next day he went down to
a coal yard and stole a mule and
wagon. Strange to say he Is normal
for three weeks, and In the fourth he Is
uncomfortable. In the penal camp he
carries this popularity. and each fourth
week goes about stealing the prison
horses just as II he were free.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

for devil fish and get them. Col. Bob
Holloway" according to the Review.
was fishing for the monsters with
a party Of friends. from a naphtha
launch, when they had a strike. The
launch was twenty-five feet long and
contained ten persons. This the fish
towed around for an hour, attaining
a speed Of six knots at times, in spite
Of the fact that the propeller Of the
launch was backing. The whole fight
was in sight of the hotel guests. who
had assembled to see the battle be-
tween fin and propeller. When the
animal was finally tired out and
towed ashore 1t required six men to
drag 1t out. On propping its mouth
open, a salt barrel could have been
rolled into it. 1t measured twenty-five
feet from wing tip to wing tip"
Another Naples fish story follows:
Mrs. Hugh Mcdonald was fishing for
sharks. She had a bite. On pulling
in. the head of a shark that had been
at least four feet long was found. Some
shark had bitten the first capture In
two. Later the big fellow was hooked
by Mrs. Mcdonald and was pulled in.
The second shark was more than If
ten feet long"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

Wallack's formerly Palmer's) Thea
ter on the evening OF Dec. Z. was a new
play from the pen Of Henry Arthur
Jones. called The Rogue's Comedy"
The drama had already been played In
England with considerable success, and
had also been presented In Boston prior
to Mr.. Wizards New York engage
ment. This actor first won his spurs
IN London as an interpreter Of what
are known to the people of the theater
as heavy parts'-otherwise. villains.
In the melodramas produced by Wilson
Barrett at the Princess Theater. Mr..
Willard was for several seasons OBJ
served In various phases of rascality
and he played these parts so well that
he won the cordial appreciation OF the
critics and the corresponding and more
vociferous hostility OF the occupants Of
pit and gallery. He acquired In that
liUe OF acting a certain immobility Of
countenance and repression Of the emo
lions which he was never able TO en-
tirely shake off in his subsequent in
terpretations Of more sympathetic
roles after he became a star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
John Hare's Return.

Mr.. John Hare's return to American
soil has not been marked by any new
production OF great import. His reper-
toire for this eason consists principally
of such time-worn but always charming
plas as school," Ours" and the
other Robertson comedies. His only
new piece, at the Knickerbocker Thea
ter January 4, was 1.-THE Hobby
Horse" by A. w. Pinero. The piece is
noticeable principally for its literary
merit. which is OF the high order
always to be expected from this author.
Mr.. Hare as an actor grows upon his
audiences. When he first came to this
country he did not seem likely to win
success, but as his engagement prog
ressed his popularity increased, and he
found a warm welcome awaiting him
upon his return the other night.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Dangers of Golf.

How easily a fatal accident may &C.
eur at golf was recently shown in
England. 1t is pretty certain that a
ball driven hard will kill a man, but
In this case death was caused merely
by the raising of the club preparatory
to striking. The report says that an
inquest was held at the Neptune hotel,
Old Hunstanton. on the body of HUI
bert Coker Ridgers, IS. who died on
the golf links, having been accidentally
struck on the back of the head by a
fellow caddy named Beverley. the de-
ceased being behind him when he
raised the club preparing to strike the
ball. He died in a few minutes from
conclusion Of the brain.-San Fran
cisco Examiner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Richard MansficId's Success.

Richard Mansfield's season at the
Garden Theater has been gratifying in
every respect. He began with the re-
vival Of a series Of plays already made
familiar by him-some Of them by 9TH
er and older actors-and the reception
that awaited him was so cordial that
It became necessary to postpone Castle
Sombras," che play which had been
prepared as the principal novelty Of
his New York season. II was finally
presented during the fourth week Of
his stay at the Garden, and will form a
worthy addition to the list OF stage
works controlled by him. Mr.. and Mrs.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
USE OF SLANG.
Delicate Application of II Made -
Skiiiful Adepts.

skiiifui Adopts.
The really amusing feature of SLANG.
says a writer In the Illustrated Ameri-
can, is not the expression itself 50
much ms the delicate and fanciful ap-
plication Of II made by skillful hands.
"Dontcher know has been establish
ed SO extensively and generally that
the listeners ear takes no more notice
OF 1t than OF n punctuation mark.
Nevertheless, II Is az irritation to hear
II constantly repeated. You under
stand me. you see what I mean?"
thrown in at the end OF every SEN
tence, even though the conversation
may be about the simplest matter,
causes a nervously intelligent auditor
to feel that he is being mistaken for
an imbecile. To ask a man with special
emphasis II he understands. when the
subject before him could be under
stood by a child of 2, borders on insult.
The -humored, pachydermatous
speaker has no appreciation OF the ir-
ritation he IL causing nor OF the keen
sarcasm OF the occasional reply he
ELECTS. Slang seems to be the natural
mode Of expression for the boy at
school and college. From him II
spreads to his sisters and not to know
the meaning Of all the complicated and
arbitrary terms argues ones self out
Of the world Of youth. To be In sym
patty with II one must have at least a
bowling acquaintance with this strange
and ephemeral language.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

aid Square Theater, by Iva H.
Rice's company; IAN American
Beauty" at the Casino, by Lillian Rus
sell; The Seats OF the Mighty" at the
Knickerbocker, by Herbert Beerbohm
Tree; the opening drama Of the Empire
stock season; two new plays by the
Lyceum Theater Stock Company; the
production Of The Hobby Horse by
John Hare; and the first New York per-
formances OF Charles Hoyt's "A Con-
tented Woman" The New York pub
lie certainly has no reason to complain
Of either the quality or the quantity OF
the material brought to It's considera-
ton in the theaters. There has not
been a season within the writer's
recollection when the stage offerings
have been sc rich or so widely varied
as they have been thus far during the
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
The Girl from I'aria.

In lighter vein is the imported mu-
steal comedy called THE Girl from
Paris" which had its initial American
performance at the Herald Square
Theater, Tuesday evening. Dec. 8.
This piece has enjoyed an extended and
prosperous career through the English
provinces under the title. The Gay
Parisienne," but it's name was changed
for America owing to Its similarity to
THE Gay Parisians," which ran the
better part OF last winter at Hoyt's
Theater. The cast contains Josephine
Hall. Joseph Herbert, Clara Lipman,
Louis Mann, and other comedy players
of note.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
A Pronounced Failure.

The most %undoubted failure Of the
season since the production Of 1.-THE
Liar" at Hoyt's Theater early In Sep
TENDER, was THE Seats of the Mighty"
with which Mr.. Tree opened his New
York season at the Kn~ickerbocker.
The play was announced as a dramati-
cation of Gilbert Parker's novel Of the
same name, but proved to possess very
few II any Of the good qualities OF
that tale, demonstrating either that
the book was not suited to dramatiza-
tomas Is often the case with really
interesting examples of current fiction
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

Waldeck. a member OF the ~reigning
family of that name, and first cousin
of that Princess Waldeck who married
Queen Nictoria's youngest so... She is
undergoing punishment for perjury and
forgery OF 30 aggravated q character
that not all the influence brought to
bear by her princely relatives was able
to exempt her from penalty.
1t enjoys the distinction Of possess
ing two convict dukes. They are the
chiefs of the grand old Sicilian princely
house OF Nillarosa. and are undergoing
a term of penal servitude in the great
p~enitentiary of Madeleine, zeal Ma
pies, for the cowardly murder of a
young infantry lieutenant named Le-
one, who was betrothed to their sister,
the Princess Catarini. The assassina-
tion took place at Palermo, in the mag
nificent Villarosa palace, which they
W there. They had invited the
young officer to dine with them in the
most friendly manner. After dinner
the two princes took his life by stab
bling him as he was about to leave the
palace.
In the same prison Is the Prince
Caracciolo. sentenced to ten years
hard labor for the murder of his wife.
A very beautiful woman, she notori-
ously deserted him, and when one day
she was found poisoned with arsenic
purchased by him, and leaving a will In
which her immense property was be-
queathed to him. he was very natur-
ally arrested as her murderer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Bullets DETECTED by E~Isctr,c,ty.


At a recent rife meeting in Switzer-
land It was discovered. according to a
Geneva journals report, that the steel
jacketed bullets OF the marksmen
were swerved from their course by the
influence Of telegraph and telephone
wires running alongside the range.
Experiments were then made at Thun
by placing four steel cables parallel
with the range, and about 40 yards
distant from 1t, and sending a cur
rent OF 5000 volts through them. The
effect, II is said, was to turn the bull
let's SO far from their course that the
deviation amounted to "a yards on q
range Of 260 yards. The bullets on
being taken from the targets were
found to be magnetized. Next, on an
artillery range OF 5000 yards, the
electromagnetic influence was gen.
Grated 200 yards In front of the targets
and 40 yards to one side. The pro-
~jectiles were sweryed IA degrees from
a straight line.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Anawercd.

James T. Fields. the Boston publish
er, had a good memory. and his knowl-
edge Of English literature was well
known to be both accurate and extern
sive. An exchange relates an amusing
story OF a would-be wit who once tried
to entrap him. The incident occurred
at a dinner party. Before Mr.. Fields
arrival one of the gentlemen informed
the other guests that he had written
some lines which he intended to sub
init to'Mr. Fields a S~outhey's, and to
ask in which Of that authors works
they could be found. At a lull In the
conversation after the dinner was In
progress the would-be wit began:
Mr.. Fields. ! have been somewhat
puzzled Of late In searching out In
Southey's poems his wcll-known lines
running thus repeating the lines he
| had composed. Can you tell me when
he wrote them and where they are to
| be found?"
81 do not remember to have met
| with them before" replied the publish
| or; land there were only two periods
in Southey's life when such lines could
possibly have been written by him."
when were those?"
Somewhere said Mr.. Fields. about
that early period OF his existence when
he was having the measles or cutting
his first teeth, or near the close Of his
life when his brain was softened. The
ve%rsilcation belongs to the measles
period, but the ideas betray the idiotio
one"
The company roared.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
The Countess Lennia.

The Courtship of Leonie," the irst
play of the regular season at the Ly-
ceum Theater, was somewhat more
melodramatic in O n than the patrons
OF that establishment had been accus-
toned to. but was received with de-
cided favor and ran for several weeks
to large attendance. In addition to its
W merits, 1t introduced TO New York
Miss Mary Mannering, who had not
previously played In this city.