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r+r;o.I Companies Combine.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. l3.-The
leading electrical manufacturing COM
panies of the coast have united Tor the
formation of a construction company.
If will be known as the Finance ana
Construction Company, and have a cap
ital stock of S5OO000. The shares Will
be divided between the various eiec-
trical machine manufacturing concerns
and each will have equal representation
in the Board of Directors Its nTs'
work will be the installation OF sZoo'-
600 plant, with twenty miles transniis-
sion in the northern part of the state
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Bank ORcial Arrested.

SPOKANE. Nov. 13.-Postmaster
Mallon to-day caused the arrest of
Mayor Olmstead. \. A. Newburv. r. r.
Hyde and d. f. wetzeil. all prominent
citizens. They were officers and direct
ors of the defunct Citizens' National
Bank. which failed with a deposit of
SS.110 of Postoffiee money. AS the
bank was not a United States deposit
tory, the loss fell upon Postmaster NAL
Ion and his bondsmen. He charges the
defendants with taking his deposits,
knowing that the bank was then and
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California Miners Association.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. I3--Tha
committee of the California Miners AS
sociation appointed to decide upon a
plan of action relative to the formation
of a Cabinet portfolio of Mines and
Mining met to-day. Communications
offering cooperation were received
from the International Gold Miners
Association and similar organizations
in Utah. Nebraska and Colorado. Com
mittees were appointed to prepare stat
istioal arguments, and to obtain in
dorsernents of various political and IN
dustrial bodies
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Training Ship Marion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13-Oficers
and members of the local naval bat
talon We're much troubled over the
prospect that the Marion may be sent
to San Diego as training ship for the
Third Division, instead Of being moored
in this harbor Captain Louis H.
Turner went to Vallejo to-day to con-
suit with the naval authorities at Mare
Island, when it was definitely settled
that the Marion shall be located here.
The Comanche is to be sent to San Di-
ego. if the Government will assume the
responsibility of the voyage.
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Colonel John Bradbury Has a Mar
row Escape From Death.
Drifted Out to Sea In a Steam Launch
During a Heavy Storm.
An Oakland Merchant Dies From
the Effects of Morphine Poison
ing, Supposed to Have Been
Taken While Trying to Induce
Sleep.

SAN DIEGO. Nov. 13.-News was re-
ceivad from the lower coast to-day that
Colonel John Bradbury recently had
narrow escape from death off the Mex
lean coast. When some distance from
Mazatlan his steam launch encountered
a storm and was driven Seaward. Her
fuel gave out, and to keep her going
her dirgy and pilot house We're chop
ped up and burned. On the third day
the food supply gave out, and for two
days Mr.. Bradbury and his engineer
had nothing to eat.
Finally they were rescued by a tug
sent out by his uncle at a cost of 81 900.
Mr.. Bradbury was almost dead from
eXhauS ton.
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Daring Burglar Arrested.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-A dar
ing burglar who has been operating in
the Western Addition, is behind pris-
on bars. He was arrested while in the
act of ransacking a house at PIP SUIT
ter street. His name is Sidney Kellett
10 years of age. Although an innocent
appearing youth, the police say he is a
desperate house-breaker, with at least
thirty burglaries to his credit.
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Mail Carrier Held Up.

WARREN Qdaho), Nov. 13.-Yester-
day at o'clock the mail man was held
up here by lone highwayman, and or
dered to dismount from his horse. The
carrier was then told to cut the mail
sack open, which he did, and the rob-
ber took all the registered mail and let
ters There was about $1,000 in cash in
four different parcels. The Sheriff and
posse Immediately set out in pursuit.
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A Boy Terribly Mangled.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 13.-Walter Preston,
q seventeen-year-o boy, residing in
Santa Clara, was probably fatally
wounded this evening while out hunt
ing in the Alyiso marshes. He was
about to step into boat, when the gun
dropped and was discharged. the load
of buckshot terribly mangling his
shoulders
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SUES FOR HER BAIL BOND.

An Action Brought Against an
Ex-Justice of the Peace.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 13-May Gilmore
has sued ex-Justice w. P. Sawyer and
his bondsmen to recover $50.
The woman was arrested for a mis-
demeanor some months ago, and she
charges that she was required to give
a bail bond of $50, which she did by
depositing the cash. She AYERS that
her case came on regularly and was
dismissed, but that she was not given
her coin. She sues to get it.
Sawyer was Justice of the Peace,
but several months ago was arrested on
a charge of scandalous conduct. He
agreed to resign and leave town if the
case was not prosecuted, and this was
done The affair created much talk
here, as 1t was charged that young la
dies of the State Normal School had
been grossly insulted.
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Smith and Dixon.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-Ar-
rangements have been perfected for a
second meeting between Solly Smith
and George Dixon to take place in this
city in February. The fight will be
pulled off before the Occidental Club.
O'Rourke, Dixon's manager, said: ''The
men will meet in February in a twenty
round go. George is willing, and Solly
has given his consent"
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YELLOW FEVER.
An Increase in the Number of New
Cases at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13. - There
was an increase in the number of yell
low fever cases to-day, eleven being
reported. Edward c. Mitchell and
Jennie Collins died of the disease.
However, the business situation is
steadily inmproving, as the country
parishes and surrounding States are
gradually relaxing their quarantine re-
strictions against the city. Refugees
are beginning to return to the city.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad
has put on its coast train again, and
the removal of the Texas quarantine
on Monday next will allow the Southern
Pacific and other roads to resume traf-
fic.
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SAN QUENTIN, Nov. 13-A stab
bing affair between desperate convicts
took place within the walls Of the peni-
tentiary last night, and Samuel Brandt,
alias Harry OBrien, lies on cot in the
prison hospital. His head was slashed
with the keen edge of a knife. He will
recover, unless blood poisoning sets in.
The affray occurred in room where
eight men were locked up for the night.
Brandt had a common knife, and Nolan
used half of pair of scissors. The men
engaged in fierce fight, but Nolan was
not injured.
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Grady Embezzlement Case.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-When
the case of w. d. Grady, former State
Senator, and an attorney of Fresno,
charged with embezZlement, was called
in Judge Carroll Cooks court to-day,
there was no appearance either by the
defendant or his attorney, whereupon
the court ordered that the matter be set
Tor trial on the 22d instant
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LIVED BUT TWO HOURS.
Fatal Accident to a Vegetable
Raiser at Stockton.

STOCKTON. Nov. 13.--Antonio Pratt
to. an Italian vegetable raiser. who
owns small piece of land ON the Cop
peropoiis road, three or four miles from
town, was pitched out of his wagon this
morning shortly after s o'clock on Mar
ket street. He was hurled through the
air for distance OF twenty feet, and
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Death of a Placer County Rancher

AUBURN, Nov. 13.-T L. Chamber
lain "a wealthy Placer County rancher,
who has resided near Lincoln since
1850, died in Oakland last night, at the
age of rs Deceased was a prominent
Republican in politics, and in 1860 rep
resented his party in the Legislature.
He was for many years a State Horti-
cultural Commissioner, and enjoyed
the unique distinction of raising the
first wheat grown in this section.
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A British Steamer Founders.

QUEENSTOWN. Nov. 13.-The Brit
ish steamer Rutherglen, Captain Eng
lish, from New York on October 18th
for Plymouth, has foundered 300 miles
off the coast. Her crew has been
picked up by the Norwegian bark
Hermans, and arrived at Crookhaven,
twenty-one miles from Skibbereen, to-
day.
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A Convict's Sentence COMMITTED.

SAN QUENTIN, Nov. 13.-The SEN
tence of William Edwards, who was
sent TO the penitentiary for life for the
killing of John Connors in Placer Coun-
~ eleven years ago, was to-day com
muted by the Prison Directors to a
twenty-year term. This. with credits
gained, Will give him liberty in about
fourteen months
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Santa Clara Teachers.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 13. - The annual
County Teachers Institute will convene
here on November 22d and continue
three days. An extensive programme
is being prepared, and it is expected
that noted educators will address the
institute, among them teachers from
Stanford and Berkeley.
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Steamer Wrecked.

SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 13.-Captain
Lambert, light house keeper at Chan
try Island, reports that a quantity OF
wreckage consisting of the upper works
of a steamer, also a life preserver with
the name f. B. Hale came ashore on
the west side of Chantry Island on FRI
day night.
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A Convict's Death.

SAN QUENTIN. Nov. 13.-Convict
.noseph l.. StiIlman, the inventor who
shot and killed John d. Fiske ON the
evening of July 26, 1890, in front OF
the Grand Central Hotel, Fresno, died
to-day of paresis. Stillnan was con-
yicted of murder, and sentenced on No
yeuber 80, 1890, to life Imprisonment.
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spreckeis Sugar Company.

SALINAS, Nov. 13.-Land holdings Of
Claus and John d. Spreckels have all
been turned over to the Spreckels Sugar
Company. This afternoon a transfer of
S,lII acres from John D. Spreckels to
the company was recorded, the consid-
Grafton being stated al $40 The follow
ing tracts We're turned over: Ranches
Nacional, Buena EsperanZa, Buena
Vista, Liano De Bueno Vista, ex- Mission
of Soledad, and land for a county road
between this city and the Salinas River.
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Supposed to be Suicide.

STOCKTON, Nov. 13.-Ruel Moore,
a member of Company ID, Modesto,
was found dead seven miles from that
town last evening. He was out on a
hunting trip. A bullet hole in his head
showed how he had met his death. 1t
is supposed that it was case of sui
eide although some think that he acct
dental1y shot himself.
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Fatal Accident to an Electrician

ALAMEDA, Nov. 13.-charies Lind
ley. employed in the electrical shop of
the Piedmont Railway. touched the live
trolley wire with his hand this even
ing, and as result of the shock fell
about twenty-five feet to the floor He
showed no effect from the electrical
shock. but died from injuries received
from the fall.
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will Contest Compromised.

OAKLAND, Nov. 13.-The contest of
the will of the late Edward Harron has
been com promised, and permission has
been asked of the court to drop the
case. The estate consisted of real and
personal property valued at several
millions. The son was cut off with
the income from 100000. He filed a
contest, and secured verdict. which
was set aside. Further proceedings
will now be stopped.
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Passenger Train Derailed.

SAUSALITO, Nov. 13.-The south
bound San Rafael local train on the
North Pacific Coast Railroad, was de-
rallied at 6:4O p. M. by an open switch
at Ross Station. The engineer and
fireman We're slightly injured, but more
of the passengers were hurt. The
northbound train, which usually passes
the local at Tamalpais, went on to Ross
Station, and took off the passengers
from the disabled train. The damage
is reported as not very heavy.
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California and the Paris Fair.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.--Tne
State Board of Trade has decided to is
sue a call for the convention, at an as
yet unfiXed date, addressed to the Su-
pervisors OF the various counties of the
State, the object being to secure unit
ed action in having California adequate
ly represented at the Paris Exposition
in 1900. II is intended to carry out
plans which will be formulated on a
large scale. About 1900 square feet
will be asked for
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Gambling Houses Raided.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ia posse
of police under Sergeant Shea made a
raid late tonight on the Chinese gam
bling house in the Oriental Block, and
in the building occupied by the Pacific
Benevolent Society Fifty Chinese gam
blers We're arrested and $500 in cash
and a large quantity OF gambling imple
ments captured.
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Fire at New York.

NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-Fire gutted
the big five-story building on the north
west corner of Jay and Washington
streets early this morning. The build
ing was occupied by Hill Bros. & Co,
importers of fruits. The damage is
estimated at $40, 600.
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Lubin at the National Grange.

HARRISBURG Pa). Nov. 13.-At
to-day's session of the National Grange.
David Lubn of Sacramento made an
address on the economic conditions eX-
listing in this and foreign countries EX-
planning his theories of trade, he main
tanned that a tariff and bounty sys-
tenn, taken together, would mean
equity.
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Santa Claras Won.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13.-The
Santa Claras and the Oakland Heese-
mans crossed bats at Central Park to-
day, the Santa Claras winning by
score of 10 TO 4. Doyle pitched good
game for the Santa Claras.
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struck on the bitumen street. He suf-
fered general concussion. every mus
Gle in his body being paralyzed. He
died at te Receiving Hospital two
hours afterward from his injuries.
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OAKLAND, Nov. 13-Edward T..
Reddy, manager of the Chicago Clock
Company, died tonight from morphine
poisoning at his rooms. 1t is supposed
he took the drug While trying to induce
sleep.
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stabbing Array at San ouenti1

there insoIvent and in failing circum-
stances .
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ON EASTERN
CRIDIRONS.
Harvard and Yale Teams Play Each
Other to a StandstiII.
For Two Thrilling Hours Dispute Every
Inch Of Territory.

Neither Team Able to Score a
Point Throughout the Game
Harvard Had More Possibili-
ties of Winning, but Was
FoiIed by Yale When Within
Scoring Distance.
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BICYCLING.
Michael Defeats Titus in a Twen-
ty-hve-Mile Race.

CHICAGO, Nov. 13.-Jimmy Michael
defeated Fred j. Titus of New York
in match race of twenty-five miles
for purse of $1,000 at the Coliseum
tonight. The race was run on an
eight-la track and the trick was easily
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AFFAIRS OF THE
HAWAIIAN KINGDOM,
The immigration Question Has Not
Yet Been Settled.
Papers Revising ShImamuri's Protocol Sub
mitted to Japanese Government.

The Scheme of Hawaiians to Fight
Annexation to the United
States Likely to Fall Through,
Two Members of the Delega.
ton Appointed to Visit Wash
ington Declining to Serve.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
PERSONALS.

Mr.. Lamar Ross is visiting hi,
mother.
Mr.. J. E. Pope of Jackson, Tenn.
is An Oxford visitor.
Miss Holland ralkner i. visiting
relatives In New Albany.
Hon. J. W. T. ralkner IL abseu,
on professional business.
Mfr. Joe York OF LAFAYETTE
Springs was on our streets Saturday
Mr. Howard Duriey has returned
from 4 visit to his old home near
Tyro.
Robert Hill left for Nashville. last
Thursday to enter a Commercial
college.
Rev. T. A. wigginton preached
to the citizens Of Evansville, Ind.
last Sunday.
Rev. r. VI. Standcfer is at home
again He preached to full con-
gregation last Sunday.
Mr.. q. d. Able and wife OF Water
Valley, spent several days with
friends in Oxford the past week.
Mr.. c. W. Petrie and his son
Charlie, and Mrs. II. p. Branham,
left last week for seymour, Texas.
Mis- Lula Sykes of Aberdeen, the
Federal Court stenographer, has
returned to Oxford after an absence
Of several weeks
Mrs. Holleman of Yaxoo county
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Roberts. -. Roberts Is still cen
fined 20 his bed oSt slowly improv-
ing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

MANY have said their chill
dren would have died of Group,
If Chamberlaiu's Cough Remedy
had not been given write KEEL
la n & Ourren, druggists, Sea
view. Va people come from
far and near to get it and speak
of. In the highest terms This
Is equally true of this remedy
in every community where il il
known. Buy a bottle at X. X.
Chiffon < Co, Oxford, or +. VI.
Pettis, Abbeville, and test IL for
yourself.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
The Coming Woman

who goes to the club while her hus-
band tends the baby. "a well As the
good old-fashioned woman who
looks after the home, will both at
times get run down in health. They
viii be troubled with loss OF appe-
tite- headaches, sleeplessness, faint
ing or dizzy spells. The moe, won
derful remedy for these women Il
Electric Bitters. Thousands of suf-
ferers from Lame Back and Weak
Kidneys rise up and calI1 IL blessed.
IL Is the medicine for women. Fe-
male complaints and Nervous troub-
les OF all kinds are soon relieye ed BY
the use OF Electric Bitsers- Deli
cate women should keep this rema-
dy on hand to build up the system.
Only 80 cents per bottle, at r. Il.
Chiffon & Co.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
y. F. c.

Miss Daisye Buck of Clarksdale,
a former pupil Of U. F. c., Is visit
ing Miss Courtney.
The healsh Of U. F. g., was never
half 90 good ~ il has been this ses-
sion. Pure water accounts for il
all.
The meeting of the Bell Literary
Society Last Saturday night was an
intellectual treat to the whole
school. IAN evening with the
Poets" was the occasion of the So
ciety entertaining their audience
by reading, recitations, pantomine,
and music, charming to both eve
and ear. Misses Locke, Green,
VauNoy, Armstrong, Wainwright,
Cassidy, Thurman and Mrs. Mad
dox were among those who took
part In the entertainment.
The members of the Physical Gull
ture class, in company with Prof
Staley and Mrs. Smith, spent Satur,
day ct Buford's mill, and enjoyet
the beautiful autumn woods ant
delightful October breezes.
Hon. g. d. Able and wife o
Water Valley, took tea at the Col
lege Saturday evening, and remain
ed to the meeting Of the Bell socie
ty.
A beautiful china kiln has besl
purchased for the college and IL be
ing successfully used Friends o
the college are cordially invited q
call and inspect both furnace An
the beautiful work il turns out.
The new uniforms, the pretties
yet worn by U. z. c. girls, viii 500
be completed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
Bakery.
Bakery.
Go to BUrFALoE s BUTLER for
fine Bread and Cakes.

Il can't see how any family
lives without Chamberlain's co..
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem.
edy,7 says J. X. Adams, a well
known druggist, of Geneva,
Ala, in a letter inquiring the
price of a dozen bottles, that he
might not only have it for use
in his own family but supply il
to his neighbors. The reason
some people get along without
il, is because they do not know
its value. and what a vast
amount Of suffering il will save,
Wherever il becomes known
and used. it is recognized as a
necessity, for it is the only
remedy that can always be de-
pended upon for bowel com.
plants, both for children and
adults For sale by X. r. Chill.
ton & Co., Oxford, F. NJ. Pettis
Abbeville.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

As>easea out Of ten start 6om the same
ennsf. n a<ms are all attached TO tne
s.ne BODY. Impure blood reaches out N
N direcxipns over the human BODY.
serrsches out teutzcie and grasps one
orvzn or smother. II Attacks the liver
~ - .uS.rrr il said to have liver
eomnIaiut" II attacks The lungs and hs
: "a 10 have consumption II reaches
- kidu<ys and the doctors say be has
k;dnev disease and treat his Kidneys
No. so-calIed diseases are oaiy symp-
so1s They an reach back TO the same
ennse. and that cause Is impure BLOOD
A.d impure blood u usually caused ~
i1perf<ct Digestion The way % Kill
d~y;l 6sh il to attack It's bead and body
n night be killed By cutting on rs ans
but 4 vould take . long time Whns
one vss being cut Cd, oehers vooio
6asten themselves on the yicum-
ne nv 10 cure disease Is TO cure the
e.ase Of the disesse-to 20 rfghf q me
S..6 of the matter. There - no uss
srratiur symptoms. Disease CANNOT ex.
IL N 4 BODY that is perfectly pure ana
fan Of healthfal, strength giving proper,
lies. Il can be made pure by me uss g
NJ pierer's great medicine. ths Golden
n1.s,~.I Discovery." II Is because Of m
-nadrrfui. blood purifying and invsgox'
' ss;ng Qualities that this remedy = g
| v,.yy.Ious ia its effect On diseases OF tne
,Srost bronchial tubes and lungA Il
s erres uinesy-eisht Per cent Of an case.
q consumption II ssops hngerlIS
ehronic coughs. and builds up thoes v i,s
- rua dcuu." emAciafed or deoiii
,.ted from any cause. II makes sound
srm, healthy aesh- n makes peopi.
.sron~. II invigorzfes the blood. an<
ss;wui.fes the action Of every org.n n
| - bodv. The three things that i doe
~ II three thing that must be done =
every case before health can sons.
! -aS-s dig<ssiou perfect; uskss u
nio..i pure add sisl
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28

Few men In this country are
better or more avorbly known
to the drug and medicine trade
than Mr.. E. J. Schall, buyer in
the proprietary medicine de.
partment of the Meyer Bros,
Drug Co, st. Louis. He says
my boy came home form
school with his hand badly
lacerated and bleeding, and suf
fering great pain. l dressed
the wound and applied Cham
berlain's Pain Balm, freely; all
pain ceased, and in u remarka
bly, short time, 1T healed with
out leaving a scar. For wounds,
sprains, swellings and rheuma
tism, l know OF no medicine OF
prescription equal to it. con
slider il = household remedy
FoI sale by X. K. Chiffon 4 CO
Oxford, F. II. fettis, AbbevIlls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-10-28
PREPARE FOR THE WORSE.
The Best Wy - Fight
Yellow Fever is to put
the System I'm per-
feet Order.

With health aud visor in the
liver, kidneys and
bowels, the disease cannot If
feet the body.
Prickly Ash B..tcrs IL an
Efficient 81 s.eIn 1.e.
ulatOr."
The recent appearance of yell
low fever in some OF our south
ern cites should cause persons
living in sections liable to be
exposed to this disease to make
preparations to prevent its APP
pearance in their midst. The
most effective means of doing
this is to put TIE VIA! organs in
such high state of health thal
the disease car LGs L-I Cohdi-
tons in the body favorable to
it. To do this a reliable system
regulator Is required, a medi-
cine that will cleanse, strength
en- and stimulate. Tie cele-
brated Prickly Ash Biiters is
particularly adapted 70 perform
this service, heiee its name
THE System Regulator II
exercises its good influence in
the stomach by removing badly
digested matter ai.d assisting
the proper disposition of food
1t cleanses and regulates the
liver and bowels, 1eeps them
active, and free from LL,ions oil
constipated COZ etiiols, an d
what is more important, il
strengthens the kidneys so thai
they can properly perform theil
great work of extracting i'm
purities in the blood.
The occasional use o. Prick,
Ash Bitters. say half 81 wine
glassful every night befsIs 90
ing to bed, and due regard TO
sanitary regulations about tn,
household, will preserve health
even though yellow fever be
comes epidemic in its mos
deadly form. Keep bottle. o
this great remedy IN the house
4 it is a safe guard to health. Al
druggists sell it.