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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
WIT AND wIsDoM.

The mru Xix a good deal bu, at-
worked just the ssm. Aichisaa
Gtab~
Hunger j. thu camp pain in whieb
The prisafes arr mnst interested r.
chicago Dispatch.
Mau.ie "Did sou give Tom r-ruiis-
sion - kiss YOU" Tiara ~Of cnurss
rot Ne di1u't ask " y -. Timrs.
D~mccrat
Sarriell Needs. Sprnekrif - ''fAl
vou have % - examined hy a phys
cian h-fpre you join fh~ Whe-imen's
ci1b-- Wheeler No. af,erw ard. -
Nonk~r- Statesman.
What. The difference b~twv~u a
pleb~ian and psirieian - y plete-
tar has 80 pay ea.h. bot a Pairirian
-~fs IL charged. ~. - Tim@s-D~no-
crnt
Van Fl~et-'-Th~ Pat Men, club 80
tended the opera in a i,-is last night o.
NJ Van Fi~~; -~Nes. tet the p-p-r
This morning avs there wa- only q
slim Attendance Town Topics.
What. DO. Within th~r~'- shou;ei
;h~ kuirht a, the castle gate Tsr
vnrisr Eat h,m uP. tawuinE rr9-
lsr lovely Nrothsr man with p -
.aid b. 20 b.. faithful sai-i irs'..-
ar-lli~ Pres
Wet. the nia,lier. skinny - lib
ha- trim me- over >on. other fei
boa, r. Mop Sh~ .ass don't como
ap 20 her deal ~wo''s Dat - q
dunno. but i'-. -om~thin' in dat h-o-ak
hs MHrry 'ruils dat Pete Nirkersar
i~' her take ar I'm ~oin' to hck Pete
or sight Cleveland Plain I-aier.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
FOlLED BY REAL MAN.
rspt-d b, . Isv-r-. ta~s-
p~~t~d Appearance.

Stories - college pranks are AWAY.
Interesting readi-g 10 the older WON
sn. Who were once schoolgirls them
selves
The most depressing period in col
isge girls life is holiday time IL she
lives too f.r away % warrant her 90
2 home for che rnidwiu'-r vacation.
ard while the Others are masking their
cay preparations FOR al sorts ~ fam
lis festivities she docs sundry little
wecps that are no; az al IN harmony
With the season Of good cheer. one
winter at Nassar there were a half
dozen forloru ones gathered IN a pref
~ bionde-haired seniors room doing
their best 20 console her. and AZ the
same time keep their own spirits up
by rash o1slaughfs upon Chocolate pot
and cracker jar. They were al iu tear
ful mood. Vet -hey lslt that ghe blonde
senior was the greatest martyr. owing
- tho facf that there Was faucr in
her western home a. we'll a. The or,iir-
AIRY family group. H. photograph
peered a. them from hsrvau. deck AMI
tea table ever. tke looking glass Wa
absolutely a mosaic % manlv h.Snfy.
al - ore Twp. and a very much tear
stained letter. open on the seniors lap.
fpoke sloqueuiiy - her disaPpoiui-
menf al Rot Being able 70 90 where the
writer Wa Jnnoticed by ths rest two
81 the girls siipped from III. room. ard
/ l. wac uar many minutes before a card
vas brought up. which bore the name
~ IRE Youth supposed 20 be - mary
miles avav- There never Was such
hurrisi bathing of eNes ard change 81
+ manner as occurred in the ter minutes
I following it, arrival. With a Blaming
{ face the erstwtiIe Niobe descended 10
she reesptiou-room. there TO b. greet
zd by a conferred fgure in masculine
attire, whose mufsi,d laughter and
queer shape Al once proclaimed the i'm
f postor % Dc ore Of the girls who had
/ recently left the room The maids VII
F bad assisted in sse deception were gig
Cling in the hall. when sudden hush
announced that something cut Of the
ordinary had happened. Imagine. II
yoa please. how that sinner must have
fit When she looked mp aud saw the
/ real dsnce coming into the room. view
I ing with amazemeut an ensemble that
certainly did not show her TO advan-
tage. The unhappy joker with the
tables turned against her. was so -
/ veFeiy punished by the preslicament
she was in that the blonde ser Tor hadn't
he heart 90 say anything more about
The trek -hat lad been played upor
her. aud. with her faner. gave that
mouruful group q -ieft-behinds- some
I ioliy times. bat &, i ONLY fair 70 state
that in certain persons stocking on
I Christmas morning there were false
whiskers and a disrepu'ahle PIPE a.
suggestive offerings 20 her makeup
shsn nexi she sssayed the role 81 male
/ impersonafor.-Chic Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

metic And thus. siudIe. are not
taugh, them.
Business men need not iess than 2.00c
words with which 20 express their
ideas fueutis and freely. The average
high school graduate 10 this ci;y does
rot krow more than i0a0 words. ard
does not know how 10 spell more thaa
half ~ those words accurately. And
when fhey come 70 work for men In
Journalism. or other literary pursuits.
these high school graduates are help
less. because they do not urderstaud
the words spoksn 90 them. any more
than fhst would understand the words
~ foreign language These extreme
statements nr~ made D. result - pr
.onai experience b. dealing With the
graduate - these schools
iuasmurh a. fhs BOYS and girls are
rot taught 10 he arrurafe iu theirsp~ii.
ing. 'h@s earn through life With them
sinveriY Intellectual hahits. SEINE -
them study law ard medicine bHt fhsy
do no' know bow So speii the technical
terms used a 'hsir rrofess aors. Ons 90
'hem. now prsrficire physician. -
Gently gave a receipt 20 patient. for
-fsurfv-rin doIi-. Auorher. a Young
lawyer. wrote 90 ciIent. Pleas cai
.an ss lzasshir-
NUurr mru eo educated cannot rise
Sehoihris ui,u know exactly who're 20
r'are haze .starafrl m-r. Ea' The men
~ limited er sioverlv education never
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

-rha.f rrasIastrs 60 -ls. rirv ssiro-
-ry, hav Fl. -raa.s a profession. ~
f.-s 10 --.arsf e one les ar rrcar-
--atrr-s. -ra.r rf.. #-a mar ever --aas
ill e-r rts .-.-o..l tis IA
-.r+ ar -. arr uta msfoo.
-le-
me -asat. 4-.. .t.,.rrt. efhl.rarv
80 .--.s-v -f- a-rrt.ot flo -frr,
e.s --..s...- -rs.- rr. ras ar
rs. r No. rr.
f-.-,.-s u,-ra,-r-a
a.. t.-- f.~- . .-.. .---. e..
.a--.e &. .-r. .--as ..a--.. n-as..-
r.f ar 81. f.-.ff-r f---
-t. a- d.. s.r--- A.sl- ..--
--... .-s.--..~ n,
r- .-a.-.. .fu.-.r trrs,. -.,,.s.
-.. -. -..f ..t... .t.. 4 -...,. ....
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$50. ret g. .-s-s
1rs faa' =acre- Rot
uer -H- n1-rf1 heo9r-'-
-fart -~ pos who
trade - -one AND
t5as ftat ftr-s ar' saf-.rsn-
sEhoal heaHls
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
p..f.e.. c...o, Ne Cared

hy ioeai Applications, a. they canuo; Fc.eh
the DISEASED portion % the ear. here -
ONLY one way 20 esFe deafness. and that -
by constitutional rrule,!le~. Deafness -
caused By an InfaHsi eouditioa OF The rnu-
cous lining Of the Eastachian Tuhe- " hen
this tube gets inAarls,i you have a rumhlins
sound or Ifnr~Tfeet hearing. and when 4 y
entirely closed deafness - the result. and
unless the inflammation can L. taken out
an4 this tuhe restored 70 IT, normal con
dition. hearinx will he destroyed forever:
nlne ca<-s q of ten arc caused ~ eatsrrh.
whsch u nothing hut an inhsmed condition
OF the muroas surface
We wiil give One Hundred Dollars for snv
ezSe of Deafness teaus-d ~ ca,arrh that
eanno, Re cursd ~ Halls Catarrh Cure.
send for circulars. free
Y ! Cheney 4 Co. Toledo. o.
SID ~ Druggists. Sc
Halls Panty Prs are the hest
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

On the OCCASION Of a ship spriugin-
leak her pumps are set 20 work To
get the water out as fast a. &, comes
in Instead Of this. il i suggested
that air prmps be used 20 force air
into the leaky compartments and thus
force the water hack through th. ho,-
wherc il entered There i. s, Is re-
marked. means of expeiling water
from the filed compartments 20 obvi-
ous as 70 render i matter Of wonder
that engineering skill has no, pg, for
ward the plan. simply 10 close the
matches OF the flooded commandments
and drive the water out by forcing air
in. nor would il make the slirht@s.
difference how large the holes might
be in the bottom a. the water .oul.l
De expelled ard kept out On the same
principle a the oid-faShioned diving
bell--American Machinis..
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
REFORM Is NEEDED.
Public Schools Of Washington Are
Far Behind the Times.
a. essgr~.. wsk-. the Law. Tor the
Dt.'rt~t OF ssIs-.sf. III sIu-
ses- ,r- rssr.-tsa In
Tai. waiter.

NTNfr-'e ~ aHf.ffa'Nsa ~ IafF
Nos have Otter b-en told - the
splendid educational advantage whica
arc afforded - Young men and yonn
women ia this national capital bat
there o. another story 70 be tuid ou
thaf subject.
Higher education IS desirable only
fnr those who aspire 20 high places 10
publc AFFAIR." and iu soeiai iife. Conn
mon school education s. tes.rah.- for
the uurses Ftcrt child should have
sanir mon sshaaf cdueatlou. aud if wrrf
better FAR thas every child -hau.d Irarn
g. read anf erIte and cipher than that
a chosen Few should have collegiate sud
university a.rantaes-.
The common schools 20 'his city ar
not WORTHY - th. national capifal. ~
cause ffsF are rns corducfstI uu com
usou -ensr pfu,ip's- COO erqnsufiy
fts Children receive fdaea'iuus whieh
ore 'nirrartirll i.,atise fhet do uot ~
III bows and girls far practical contact
With ttc wnrld
To- ERE hrsi place surprising us b may
r.rut. grammar b. rot Taught iu orr
common sctooi.. uur ir onr high
school. one ~ the Young lstv eratu-
/ a'e- ~ ere high school. "a NEAR RELATIVE.
/ - tls Narrator. tir evening said-
- am now going fn college and am
studying Latin aud tsre~k o. b. aheo-
I lgfrly nrv.ssarv "a study grammar ir
I or.ier -o learn 'h~ aF-t principles 80
those languages. and hers' arm study
I ing grammar I never .fu,isd gram
mar while wa. in thr puhiir erho"i.
here. nor iu 90, high -rhoof What =
know 90 English grammar ,sa-. learned
/ ~ ahsorpfiuu tv tls lesson, isarrsa
Of home. when ms speech va- correct
I 81 ~ ms father ard mother Sd far
o. 'hr public -rhaaf- arr concerned.
/ might have brru graduated "a complete
I iEr rraure ~ ne correct u8sth0s.s ~
| sp' iiuV or writing mg mother tongue.
/ -Nnr.atsr.' she rertinu,.i. -ftrt t.t
rat teach -rslliur &c. ft- puh.ir ..tsals.
I md y.rt f.v 90 fhr hirh school -ra.
af, tuaN tav - .rsH eorrrr..s. r.
E LATIN ard Greek .-I fhat .f .. at---
{ luf~Is necessary tn krov Dos, % sr.
efsrs word. ir ORDER fn he aH.= fr
I 'he Dictionary irr. -fr'.t. when o.
T 'sn.ptir- -s translate .tHt-ref- aHf
rar r-nrh- irfa Fr-ah f.rrr r. 81
E htr rn.r- aI+tach tct
g t5--. fe -HHr ms arreatrr FL" -t.
{ cHr.r~f -r- arr ~ rf Fzt @
Faar, pfesar-s. irHr.tl .rr
I cr. boy aHl BOZ g god -u-H-r h--eaa=--
I sre ing VAS r+vsr faE ta=
Z rHhiic - haals
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
JACKS GRIEVANCES
Now the t~~rt~sa >sfisr Nske.
hss~. ~. Tre.bI~. to the
Captain of the ship

There : nuN bat one vas OPEN for
fhs enlisted mar. bin~ja-k@s or marine
- ho has kiek TO register. He mus;
shoN his hand sud fie his complaint IL
az uwu p~Fsan Or uamr. verbally az
% writing II -. =. ioo enlisted
men have a common grissauce. thsv
musf prrseuf that gri.sance in deiesa-
ftau 20 rks commanding o@icer. or n
,h~ form - q written hlli % complaint
eifh their signatures attached 10 IL Is
nrfler - their relative rating II mos.
ea~ss the metho-a % przs~ufing Eri-v-
auees b. delegation az she mas; : r.
sorted 70 by the enlisted men - r.
Americau NAVY % TODAY. The man
wi-h the individual grievance ocrasiou-
alix puts his complaint IL writing ara
addresses II 20 The secretary % the
navy Commanding officers are com
P~lisd BY regulations 20 forward az
such complaints TO The civil chief Of The
navy With. however. hatexer in
iorssm~n's thereon ;hey elect to MAKE.
II j. generally moderately bad 100
for an enlisted man 20 vrite a narrative.
Of woe To the secretary % the navy.
such a chap doesn't frequently find hi,
after career in the navy on. long dream
% peace and quiet. Enlisted men who
have drawn up unreasonable con-
Plaints-evsn complaints not entirely
unreasonable ard thus addressed
them. have generally shed quite some
saline tears in their hammocks after
ward over the foolishnsss of the acs. /.
seems reasonable to suppose. ,oo-for
human nature j. the same on Ia and
land-that no flu-iacket or marine can
possibly add - his sum total Of CON-
fort or happiness aboard ship by more
or less bluntly informing the civil head
OF the navy department that the COM
handing officer Of the vessel on which
h. serves i an unjust man, a bully or a
man who doesn't know his business.
Vet this fact. which looks - obvious. i
very often ignored by rash enlisted
men-PhilaGeluhfa Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

II j. not alone the fnery OF dress
tina; calls for care. Old clothes are
harder TO get Tatter-d gowns can
hardly be made 10 order. To merely
tear brandnew ones will not do. They
must be made TO look a. though worn
out. Rubbing and staining usually
produce the right effect. The men r..
over this difheulty in a way tina, tn.
women will not usually resort 10. The
setor assigned to the role OF a tramp
does not hesitate to buy real
tramp's suit. Wa hing and fumiga-
ton will make il safe to wear. IL
then il looks too clean he stains and
smudges ST. But the actress. with the
constituencies of her sex. will not often
put on rags like that. She Is prone to
be fasiidious. too. in using costumes
that have been worn by other nc
tresseS.-Franklin Fyles. in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

" tie bhse- Aissa-si EIH or H.-saari sci
!ek-. u b. fhr AXE regiaH. where thr
trst principle ~ practical tsucatiar
are a. u~zi-etet- There - probably
Hat q teacher on the psair5s- Va ssHHle
uH- - asham-a 20 graduate HHr.l= r
.aeh ignorance ef spelling ana gram
mar
klccutiou j. connecting - which the
pHpils in cur schools kro2 nothing
TIE trarhsrs are -raauaf.s ~ anr p rh
schools T.ey were never taught spell
they cannot tvach what fhey so ROT
know Therefore IT - that cur boy b
and girl, do not know hosx go read well
II asked 80 read a column or para
graph from a newspaper th~y stamina
and stumble over i; like children Ia the
iuflu' classes-
Instead q teaching arithmetic - IL
should b. Taught. the children arr given
lessons which fhey may learn or rot.
scror, NJ 10 fh.ir home influences.
ard when thes have been graduated
they are unit for any hu<iu.ss rrquir-
ing computation. Hundreds ~ them
10 not snoN the multiplication tables.
ard vet they have diplomas setting
forth trat they have completed their
stueat ans
IL +, 81 right for such Young men as
Henry CAY Abraham Lincoln or Jalne~
=. Gsrf"ld 20 carve. out edusatious FOR
themss'y~s and attain the hishes-
schoiasst- excellence bs their own eN-
rriious. End IT, is equally aii right for
the sons Of wealthy men 70 be- carried
Through .hs schools and colleges. Iiut
the sons 81 rich men seldom amount tC
much. All the Clays, Lincolns ard tar
fields are but fes and far hetweeu The
common schools and high school.
should be conducted for the purpose OF
giving practical education 20 the mil
lions who will soon be men ard WON.
en-. bearirg upon their shoulders. minds
ard hearts the burdens 81 the repuh-
lie, and they should be- well grounded
in the frs, principles Of education.
In all Of the grades Of our publ,
schools the teachers are required. will
ingiy or otherwise. 10 make excursion.
into the hills and Moods surrounding
this city. taking the children With them
with the alleged purpose Of studying
botany and geology. The DAYS thus
spent are picnic days. and they come
quite often. The children are Obliged
10 pay their =wn ear fare. no matter
how poor their parents may be. This
Is as unfair a. IL j. uuwise. The ehil.
dren do not need botany or geology. nor
will they ever have need u know ledge
OF those branches in after life. Blu, al
Of them will have need % knowledge Of
reading, writing, spelling and srith-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

PRONE TO EXAGGERATE
This Tendency Of Amerieass AGeras
Asssemest to q. E.x-
lish Writer.

Anerears are not notable for their strse.
adherence 70 the truth. but their sxsxxTrs
tso1s are 80 manifest that they sanr5t be
fairy accused Of lying. William Argher. :.
Enslsa author. has recently wri;tsr b.,5s
u valeh be gives some characteristic exam
pes OF tins trait. He very properly cases !,
a. American hgmor"
On board one of the Florida stramhoat.
waieh have 10 be built with exceedingly Iivht
crauxht 70 get over the frequent shsiiows a.
the rivers. he relates, AN Enxi,.bman -
eostsc the captain with the remark. 4 M
cers'and, captain. that you tank nothing 81
s1eAnsnz across a meadow where there.
been heavy fail Of dew. Wei. I Soe't
Know about that. replied the captain .b.s
u . true We sometimes have 70 end 4 rnsr
saead WITH vaterlax pot Again. . south-
err colonel was eonducted 10 The thsa,,r >,
see >alvlRs 'Othelio.' He wltues.ss a.
performance gravely. and remarked a, H.
s hat was a mighty good show snd
Don see but the co0n did a. vel AZ anv
q en- A ihlrd anecd0,e that ehsrm-S
ne sas that Of the man who. bsinx iny-. -
.o axe drink, replied: No. no. soI,nnlr
prom issc NY dear, dead mother u,v.- ;,
touch a drop; besides, BOYS. IL. Too ssrir -
"a s9e morning besides, I've Jus. had on. Re
talcaso Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
A KNOWING SHEEP.
tho tss.s.-t s~-p-.t.s
Of urr wt.Hr-..

->h~epishrcs.- 81. a rtTroattful -
lscti,e and Of -hs many pe'pe vhas
fsres arc aAr heeF'- Face : sase -:
god uarl 90 .aF. Tt sheep faert ~
fs.sH &. vrre-a.'s ccuary-.s .a a-lf=
Interesting H1i rra sheep ar =
loving iovah.s. eous rarioHs Here .
a ifa-s'oEs % aur susa q, -. S ff'. t1.c
by a writer
-r~rriui~ vas b-orrit ur h5 hard
Wheu about a year olt she etaag rs
ovrer-. bot ~as rscar,et az arct as .
TrIsi' re-f p~rter ir Ter rra hcue. -,
attached h~rself iuu.et att.s 90 the
"a 3 - ths hou-e. ord behaved Ike orr,
- ftr inter circle af ta-. fret she
mere aufcoor caninrsI- PerGr. par
ficliariy hs-d -oiug out Tahhif--hoat.
Fr Ihs-s was "a pot 81 'he usrrra
" h~rr FrrrirIs irrEt. 18th her rife
usel % take up her position -Eer.
ft~ retriever. az down there fou. az.
watched fnr fh~ -ahlr.r.. t-A burr r..
-zlrtt come our bur Per reerr r7otes
tl.I shot E. Sired. say. III sports
'so-ra-I Ard Fereiri ussd 20 lie be
s.re tlr- ralu ara bappy ard often
shrsl ths rud Wh-r .hot had ben
fire. F-rrlri wou.e jump up. ROT b.
eau-s ske vas srarflsc. but svii-Et. )
tecaa.e sh~ was iaterestfL .n the -
sult n Ferviri heard d shot sryu here
she uou.d scamp-r a. thinking. BY
finding RE rsn. to pin her friend.
Ihe sheep Bad tua rrsu.ie-. one. q
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

John Burroughs. the author and
critic. in his boyhood was . school
mate 81 Jay Could.
Mr.. Flora Annie steel. the novelist.
has be.n elected president 81 tho So
eis,y - Women Journalists in Loa-
don. England.
Cowper's house at Oiney has been
presented TO the public. 20 bs Prr-
served as a museum. The generous
gift IL by W. H. Coilingridge.
~ r~ccn; auction sale n Paris a
copy % the 1855 edition % the Pa
bles 81 I.afontainc" fetched s.io0
france 1, belonged originally 80 one
- the court laeres Of Qu@en Marie
Antoinefte.
As an illustration Of the way in
which dealers abbr~yia;e the titles %
tsnnks. a story j. told - lady Who
aske,i ~ an English bookseiisr's for
Cardinal Nanning's catholic Pie,y.~
ard the atsendan; shouted mp the
.peakinr tub. Mans Cat Pie one
The late Charles p. Moody. a mil
lionaire citizen % Ilsih. Ne. reque 9
81 'hs city council short time before
his death 20 st up a lamp pat In
front % hs houss. The Fegues; was
refused. ard now hi viii. jus; pro-
haieI. shows hat he ther~upon re-
tolct an intended b~qu.st - $4,000
far a new ritv hall FOR the town.
Pugilist Icrrics has cousin u the
same name. who lives 90 a farm near
t~lins. .. he. too. i a man % great
strength He is now . wears Oh.
weighs sbou; iso pounds. ard recent
IS. whilc his father was visiting him.
having ocrasi1n 20 move cow from
ore stall 20 another. picked her mp
and lifted her over the dividing par
fiiou. She weighed over 1000 pounds
Kinscv Feathers Is the name % the
foi'rate keeper % the Frederick
Turnpike. one rnils below Eiiicatt city.
VI he has been there for - years.
es~rv dav a. his post ~ duty exe~p;
Fourth - July and Christmas in zach
wear Md 10 j. asserted tina; he has
uev~r slept 70 bed in all that time. hu;
uararei - catch maps sitting in n
chair. ready - come AZ moments
notice 80 collect his toll
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

The Am-ucan tourist : - hrn'y con
vinecd that he = aegns cheated on al haEds
during his EHrupezn trHvei- that be oeea-
slonaily oversssPs the bounds Of pruds nes.
" hat Is the prsce Of tins pm asked a
vours nan n Pans shop. handling a small
silver brooch Of exquisite workmanship
IEenty francs, monsieur. s1id the clerk.
Ihats altogether TOO much. said the
yozng American Its fer present to ms
sister Q give you i've francs Tor T. zen
y ~auld b Eat gave II present "a vo1r si--
ter. SID the Freedman. with a 6spEec1-
tory sbrux. and DO rot know ze Young
na1enoise.,e. < hicaso Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
IN OTHER LANDS

Ostrich farms are n familiar sight
about Durham. South Africa
In Germany one rewsnaper 5 pub
lished for every Ie.Se2 persons. in
Austria. one for every 1890.
\ Ieirsie publishing firm offers i.eao
marks for the words and music Of the
best German natal song.
The British government used 49,
COG gallons % corn whisky last year
IN the manufacture Of smokeless pow
der.
rs the law now stands in Italy. peo-
pie can marry IN church independent
u Of any civil marriage. For instance.
"a army ofhcer. under civil law. can
rot marry except under certain con-
ditions. To elude this law. be can &c,
married before the church and con-
time single man, 10 far IS the state
is concerned.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Caller-I should Ike to see the man
of the house.
Living skeleton (ealling up the stair.
way 70 the Bearded Lady My dear.
there's a mah here who wants 10 nee
you--Chicago Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Don't worry.- said the man who
believe, that economic difficulties will
be- settled ia the natural course of
events. The trusts will take care 0f
themeelves--
Il knozs it, said the world weary
friend. That's What they've been
doing all these years. "-washingt
star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Anybody who knows enough said
Mr.. spifins. -ean learn something from
anybody else however ignorant the
latter NAV be"
That is true" ax<ented Mrs. sniff
fms, eheerfully. NOW. I can occasion.
ally learn something from ycu--Pitts-
burgh Chronicle Telegraph.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18
LARGE, seed Grower. In the world.

The John \ Salrcr Seed Co. La Crosss,
W.. rsreut.y shipped Twenty thousand
bushels 0; seed potatoes TO Alkbams. fioFi-
"a, Texas and other southern points THIS
hrm . the a&rsest grower OF seed potatoes
a. also farm seeds n the word
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Father-what's the baby bowling
about
Mo,her-He wanted "a pound on
the piano. aud I Wouls.n't r., h-m.
Father see. and now he's using
his voice a. a substiIute,-S. Y. Jour
ual.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Mamny-I woaidn'- want no s1l OBJ usi,.
10 marry s-af sam johnson.
Dinah-Y0' wouldn't
No WHY. dat feliah an je.' a. rrarv
bout dress a. . sensihle nisgak a. b. lou,
vatahmiliior-'--P
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

Mez wh0 have committed no crimes srrue-
times ae aWake Hl<hts and can't slsep. ID,
the samsn don't bslisve il. afek;-9r
Glob~.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-01-18

70 you oeaeve IN the influence Of ~uy'e
words on persons eharar,rr, So. -.
,ea4 'e.sow has advanced the ,heo-v v,.,
know Ne"sf' you
lee. ! do. TIERS ny wife. for =.
saree- sae r1se. IN the rsorninx raj. ,rs
sTi.~ She picks Up the r1orrirv r,-s -
setfeniy her eye brizhtens. Ier -.
s ner ~noie sppes7res changes A
s. a. word has wrought the miraries
"Barxains,--Cieveland PA, H..