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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
always believed in high bred stock Of

always believed in high bred stock Of
all kinds, but have made some costly
experiments on account of listening
to the vauntings Of interested par
ties. In poultry. especially. we have
found the Leghorns so small that
when we put them on the marketth
brought such a small amount Of cash
that we were ashamed of them A
farmer does not buy implements with
an eye to what they Will bring as
scrap iron when worn oIt. nor should
a dairyman buy or raise cows with
an eye to their beef-making qualities
when too old to be profitable as milk
ers. But, as a rule, a hen can not be
kept over two years. Consequently
she is soon on the market; besides
there are always many cockerels
among the pullets, which must be
disposed of in some way. On this ac-
count we jumped to the other ex-
treme and tried Plymouth Rocks. but
soon found hat they were too clum-
sy; that they fell an easy prey to
hawks and verrhin. Net being able
to find just what we wanted among
the various breeds on the market, we
concluded to get up one Of our own.
And we feel that we have succeeded.
to some extent at least. One difficult
~ with farm poultry is that they lay
well when eggs are low. and go on Q
strike when they are high. Another
trouble is the inclination to set. We
overcome one of these difficulties
with the other. In summer. after the
spring broods are weancd. we crafty
every hen that wants to set, hut give
her only two or three eggs-at most
half n dozen. Eggs are very low
with us then-sometimrs only four
cents. BY this means we keep the
hens from laying. thereby resting
their organs preparatory for winter
production. As each ben has only q
few chicks. she is able to find nearly
enough for them on the wide range
they have. thereby requiring but a
small amount of feed. Truly the late
broilers bring no more per pound
than grown hens, but they are fine
"a pNA bNu tupte' VIC nave NO tEOuDic
eisposing of the surplus, and the
profit on them is very satisfactory.
as they cease to develop when cold
weather sets in and will eat their
heads off, long before spring. While
these mothers are raising these late
broods they moult, get a new set Of
feathers. and are laying well again
by November. when eggs are highest
on the markets here. They used to
be highest about Christmas. but now
the cold storage eggs are thrown on
the markets about that time, and
that brings the general price of eggs
down.-Essex Spurrier, in Prairie
Earrar
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
FARMERAND PLANTER.
RAISE YOUR OWN MULES.
Motive Power ~ u Simple Mat
ter of Economy.

One great expense on the farm is
the motive power. God work can
not be done without we have suif'-
sient power. Light horses or mules
can only dc light work. To do good
blowing requires strong. heavy stock
to pull the plows. For this reason
we are always glad To see coed,
strong teams. But these cost good
round sums of money. When brought
Tor cash. good mules are high. but
when bought On tiiue they are much
higher In almost escry community
there are men who make large money
every year simply by the difference
between the cash and the time prices
on mules. They buy them and sell
to the farmers on time. and then
take the farmers notes on the banks
and place them as collateral and get
the money and pay for the mules,
and have a handsome profit left.
All this comes directly IA Of the
farmers pocket. and often makes n
big hole in his yearly profits. This
Is simply bad i%nanciering. The
farmers notes get the money. WHY
did they o get it for themselves
snd save heavy time per cent? This
per cent. is hardly ever less than
twenty-five and is often nearer fifty.
How can this be avoided? Very
easily. Our farmers should raise
their own mules. II will he some
trouble and some expense. hut il will
pay to have a little trouble and ex-
pense when we can save so much by
II. a mule colt can be raised for
about twenty-five dollars at two
years old. This mule would cost on
the market. AT time prices, from one
hundred to one hundred and twenty
five dollars. From two to three wears
he will pay his expenses. At three
he will be worth one hundred and
fifty dollars. 1t is a perfectly safe
estimate TO say hat good mules can
be raised 70 three years old for fifty
dollars. and that they viii then be
worth over one hundred dollars
Here is n business that will pay one
hundred per cent
This is worth going into as a sep
arate business. Mule farms wor !
paw. The mule finds his most con
genial surroundings in the south.
The climate and the food suit him.
Here he would reach his highest de-
veloPment. By getting good jacks
and jennets. and good-blooded mares
to breed from, we can raise as fine
mules in the cotton-growing states
as anywhere in the world. There is
no line Of business that offers larger
and surer profits.
The largest mule markets in the
world are in the south. St. Louis.
No. is the largest. and Atlanta. Ga.
the second largest mule markets in
the world. Over fifty thousand
mules are annually sold in Atlanta.
about five million dollars a year for
mules that we could just easily grow
FOR ourselves. This immense leak
viii not be stopped by conventions
and resolutions. Each farmer must
do his part by beginning to raise his
home supply Of mules.-Southern Gull
t~ivator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
QUESTION OF SUGGESTION.
fhere IL . Wide difference as 60
Judwment of Weights by DIFF
feren Persons.

The judicial minds of the members
Of the judiciary committee had a lit
tie wrestle with the question of "sug-
yestion' on a recent afternoon. which.
caused no little merrimeut and more
surprise. DIR. Macdonald. says tn.
Washington Star. an expert Grim
inologist, was being heard. and in
demonstrating n of his experiment.
he passed TO the members two blsci
weights. both round, and one several
times larger than the other.
Tell me-" he said. as he handed the
weights to Judge Clayton. of Alabama
how many times the small weight IL
heavier than the large one" Judg,
Clayton hefted the two weights. one II
each hand. as instructed. and as he
passed them to Judge Ray. chairman
Of the committee. for his judgment
he remarked: THE small weight j,
twice as heavy as the large one
Judge Ray sat" on the question for
some minutes. He hefted each weigh
with one hand and then the other. anc
then with both together, then thought
carefully for some time before deliv.
ering the verdict. which was that the
small weight was three times heavier
The weight went on down the commit.
tee with judgments varying from on.
and a half to three times until i,
reached Representative Smith, Of Ken.
lucky. the last man. Mr.. Smith re
ceived some ocular jolts from mem
bers of the committee while he was
betting the weights. and when he pro-
nounced them the same weight he was
greeted with a roar Of laughter from
his colleagues.
"Mr. Smith has guessed right said
Mr.. Macdonald. "the weights are the
anne weight"
He then had to explain to the thun.
derstruck members that il was mosr
natural to judge regarding the weight
Of two things of the same color and of
different size that the larger one would
be heavier. In this case. he said. sim
ply because he had suggested that tn.
small n was heavier. the mind i'm.
mediately took the suggestion that il
must he loaded. and the Judgment was
occupied with the question of how
much heavier the smaller one was.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
CARRIED THE %BACCHANTE.
And That Was Enough 20 Bring Re.
proach upon Him in the Ci.y
of "C~uItchah.-

You say" said the sympathetic house
vie, looking town from tie elevation Of
tie doorstep upon the latest applicant for
suburban csaEIty, relates the New York
trlo1Ae, taat you aave honestly done YOU.
best TO ind employment
i DO, madame
Have YOU = trade or regular voeation?"
was formerly an expressman."
In what city:"
In Boston"
But surely, at this time Of the year. in /,
big city Ike Boston, you ought 10 be able
to Ind work enough as an expressman,"
Madame. you 90 not know Boston. You
have heard, years ago, OF The Ba~cchante?'
Yes, Then = IS only necessary TO tel you
that | an one Of the expressmen VINO car.
red her . the station"
"But I Do not see
TIE fact became generally known,
madame From that moment / ceased 70 he
respectable. There Is no one in Boston
wao WI employ me"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
HERE AND THERE.

All bulls on a farm should be de-
horned They are dangerous and
should be disarmed.
The question whether this coun-
try can compete with the cheap labor
OF oriental countries in the produc-
ton of rice has been definitely set.
tied in the affirmative.
Prosperity hat doesn't include
the men upon whom all real prosper
Ity must rest, the farmers and pro-
ducers, is not of the right brand.
The cry of overproduction need
not affect good dairy products, for
there never will be an over supply of
the very best products of the dairy.
1t is no more difficult for a 500
COW to raise a SIS calf than it is for
a $50 cow to raise a $40 calf. 1t takes
the same time, the same outlay Of
feed, the same expense in the one
case as in the other.
The man who in the interest Of
himself, his neighbors and posteritv
seeks to improve the domestic ami
mails by introducing thoroughbred
blood into the scrub herds is a bene-
factor to the race, and is a valuable
citizen.
1t costs more than a dollar to
feed a rooster a year; therefore it is
false economy to keep more of them
than are actually necessary for actual
service. These fellows should be sold
when they weigh about two pounds,
or eaten at the family dinner.
The reading, intelligent farmer is
always prosperous. What he does
not know he will utilize the first op-
portunity TO learn. The utterly help
less farmer is ne who does not know.
but thinks that all beyond his short
sighted ken is utter darkness.
There are many farmers who
plant by the phases of the moon, or
the flight of birds. and curse the u
try and blame the party in power, or
the weather for their lack of success.
The ignorant farmer is always un-
lucky.
Laying hens fed on corn alone get
twice as much carbonaceous matter
as they need for egg production, but
less than half as much protein as the
circumstances require. The latter
may be supplied by meat of any kind,
milk in any form, beans or peas or
clover, or alfalfa, or green feed of
many sorts, and even by oats.
-Nailless fruit boxes are . new and
important device for fruit growers
and fruit dealers. Instead Of nails,
two wires running across near each
end of the box and working I'm a
qnoin make q complete fastening.
With this device the box can be
opened. the contents inspected and
the box securely closed again with.
out . detriment to box or fruit,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
RAISING I'VE o
Farmers Can Make More MONEY
Rai-ing Hogs and Cattle Than
In Growing Cotton.

Another rise in the price Of meat,
Of all kinds should stir up the farm
ers of the south to the great impor-
lance of increasing their hogs and
cattle. Three dollars can be made
in growing these where one can he
even hoped for in growing cotton.
The time and labor and care required
to raise and market a bale of cotton
VIII raise a three-year-old beef that
will sell for 500, and leave three
times the net profit that the cotton
will. This attention will be scattered
over three years. but it will not take
more hours or days than il hoes for
the single year in growing the cot
ton The labor is much less and
much more pleasant. The same time.
labor and money it will take to raise
ten bales of cotton will be sufficient
for 80 cattle or 100 hogs. The
cotton about pays back the cost. pos
sibly a very small profit. The cattle
will have a clear profit of about one
thousand dollars. We find a great
many farmers who will admit the
truth of this estimate, but will say
that they can not begin il at once.
because they have no ready money.
or are in debt, and must plant some
cotton to make some money to get
out Of debt with. This is poor reason
ing. Growing the cotton has brought
them in debt, and the longer they
continue the same programme the
deeper in debt they will find them
selves.
The sensible course to pursue in
such cases would be tor change the
programme as soon as possible. We
are constantly receiving letters from
men who say they never made anv
clear money farming until they be-
gan raising live stock of some kind.
some have tried mich cows, some beef
cattle, some hogs, some sheep and
goats, and some have found money
in chickens and bees-anything that
grows and multiplies. The lesson is
a plain one. Something to eat is the
first consideration. The population
Of this country in increasing very
rapidly. We have opened up new and
large markets for our agricultural
products across the seas. The great
free pastures of the west are a thing
of the past. The immense herds of
western beeves that grew up on free
pasturage will no longer glut the
markets. The land being cheaper in
the south, the seasons longer and the
forage crops o abundant, we can
grow the cattle cheaper than any
other sections. and il is to our inter
est TO do it.
When we add 10 all of these facts
the great improvement of our farm
land that is possible from this change
in our methods, it does look like
there would be no more need of argu-
ment- But habits are hard to change.
So we will keep hammering away on
this subject until we see our farmers
growing more grass, to feed more
cattle, to raise more manure to make
their farms richer, so that they NAV
grow more grass and so on indefinite
ly. We hope this viii not be long.
Some have already walked up and be-
gun e The leaven once well dis
tributed will continue to work until
the whole Is leavened.-Southern Gull
tivator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
DEPENDS ON PLACE OF BIRTH.
Just One Has seen snow one
May Not know All About
Everything.

When the young MAI from Florida cine
10 ave Il NsS 4cEA 4e w0Ae W oae A-9Eg-
!us .Ast NlG.er aau, sel-x 10 lie Wln10w,
ne 4OJAsl vUl uL @-4L Ms ~ AIM . move!
scene II Aas 4 sGowstoEm, tie ursL as
aa1 eFef ssea-
jumping INTO ais clothes, ae ran irto the
s.Fse.- he sto1peG auG gathered uauGt1.s
Q. $40" an t-4eN t-eu4 Il tie az. -e
JUMPED int0 4 lrlft anu sent - aylg vita
MS 4eeIi ne nn4ly l4y DOWN anu rolled IA
t--a4 tnis time scouting anG LAUGHING AZ
the top O. Is voice.
Oae " tae crowd which bad gathered 10
watch rs antics went Up 20 aim and .o.t
mn now a. M-taer used TO cure lts and
Volunteered 70 ~ 1t on hlm.
A4vent any. the Young man said.
W lat the matter wiz you. t1ens'
" ~, acat you see the snow"
les, see It. Wat OF Il: have sesa
w ell. 1 haven't, said the Florida young
man.
What. You never saw snow beiore,"
asks! tee as-9EIs5ed queslioner.
Never. Seems strange 20 you, don't ~"
II beats any sample Of v~erdaEcy | ever
ran across
On. I don't know mused the Florid,
eracker, according 10 the New York Mail
and Express. Did you ever zee an alligator
eating Il black boy. No. Wei. you are
rot 50 many. after all. I have seen i MANY
tunes And. throwing 4 handful Of snow
down Ms shirt collar, ne pursued lis JOYOUS
O. hrfz
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

ct suffered for months with
troubles peculiar to women which
gradually broke down my health and
my very life l WAS nearly insane
with pain at times, and no human
skill L consulted in Milwaukee could
bring me relief
my attention was called to Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound ; the first bottle brought re-
lief, and the second bottle an absolute
cure / could not believe it myself,
and felt sur IL was only temporary,
but blessed fact, / have now been well
for year, enjoy the best Of health,
and cannot in words express my graf
itude- Sincerely yours, SADIE E. Koch,
124 10th St., Milwaukee, Wis.r-sS0oo
fogfsit II aooos tsstmoniaf 10 not osssfss.
Such unquestionable testimony
proves the power Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound over
diseases of women
Women should remember that
they are privileged to consult
MrA Pfnkham, at Lynn, Mas.
assut their mnesat entirely Tree.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

In a recent letter 70 DR.. Hartman
Congressman Botkin says;
My Dear Doetor-It gives me pleas
IRE - certify 20 the excellent curative
qualities OF your mediclncs-Peruna
aud Nanalin. l have been afflicted
more or less for a quarter Of a century
with catarrh of the stomach and con-
stipatiou. 4 residence in Washington
has increased these troubles. a few
bottles OF your medicine have given me
almost complete relief, and | am sure
that 4 o n nuation OF them will effect
n permanent cure. y. ID. Botkin.
Mr.. l. F. Verde-y. 4 prominent real
estate agent. OF Augusta, Ga, writes:
~ have tee1 a graf sufferer from
Catarrhal dyspepsia. Tried mary ply
sicians, visited a good many springs,
bur I believe PeruEs has done more
for me than all of the a5oVe put
together. ffeeI like a new person.
L. +. lerder.
The most common form of summer
catarrh Is catarrh Of the stomach. his
i generally known ss DYSPEPSIA
Peruna cures these cases like magic.
II you DO not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write 1t nee 20 DR.. Hartman, givinga
full statement OF your case, and he will
b. pleased 10 give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address Dr.. Hartman. President Of
n Hartman Sanitariun. Columbus. o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
Capturing Nitrogen,

Available nitrogen costs farmers
about fifteen cents per pound as a fer
%tilizer, and yet the farmer as he goes
about his work, or sits on the fence
and whites, bears a load of nitro
gen equal 10 more than eleven pounds
on every square inch or mis- body sur
face, or about $4,000 pounds on his
whole body; but he can't use an
ounce of it, because he can't get a
mold on it. He can, however. by
growing leguminous crops. get all he
needs in his business.-Farm and
Ranch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

A citizen Of q fourishing western
town was boasting of the growth and
enterprise of the place to a group of
strangers in the smoking compartment,
of a western express train
only eight years old. and one of
the finest young towns in the west"
Il don't think much of it, said one
Of the smokers.
"You don't?' cried the man from the
town in question, aggressively. when
were you there?"
Used to live there"
when did you move away?"
1.-Two weeks ago."
"Oh, well. You ought to see the place
now-"-Youth's Companfon-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Handsome silver watches have been
presented by Prince and Princess Al.
bert of Belgium to the parents of al.
the babies born in Brussels ca the
same day as their son. the little Prince
Leopold.-London News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
POULTRY EXPERIENCES.
SUES sstfons ~ to How to
OvsrcoMe Them.

Poultry experiences r always
read with interest as q rule. Those
of the writer have been varied, and
extend over a period Of twsnty-seven
years, and in that time many ups
snd downs have uosu known. wehsys
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
Papa Was Pleased.

And what did papa say"
He said it was all right"
"Didn'. he seem very reluctant"
Il can't cay thu. he did. When I told
him that i came to ask him fc= your hand
he muttered something that sounded very
much like Thank heaven, at last!"-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Marie has a wonderful knack for
gravies and dressings"
Hasn't she? ] really believe that
mayonnaise of hers would make n
doornat pa!atshaa"-Clevelsud Plain
pealsr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
A DIHcgS, Cnae

First Lawyer-Haw did you come out IN
settling I'D old Gotrox's estate?
Second Lawyer-lt was a hard struggle.
MOI"
Yes; l had hard york to keep the heir,
State Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29
MILWAUKEE, PEOPLE
Could Hardly Believe 1t. A
Prominent Woman Saved From
Death by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PISEHAM:-I suppose .
large number of people who read Of
my remarkable cure will hardly believe
1t; had / not experienced it myself. /
XIV that I should not.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Tie shovel fsa OF south Americ.." said
Tnele Jerry, is the most accommodating
FISH there i. Il mas a suout in the shape u
a sisvel, and II viii jump cut on the bank
and ~ bait for you TO catch il with Bal
timors American.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Sad about BINGHAM. isn't i,y- "wba.,.
the matter with Bingham He went 70
re bad being 4 good fellow."-Baltinore
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Gladys-So Ferdy has been tracing back
bis ancestry?
Ethel-Yes, and found his first ancestor
was a garbage contractor.
Thought ne seemed in the dumps about
something Judge
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

/ am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years sgo.-Mrs. Tkes.
Robbins, Maple Street, Norwich, y. Y,
Feb Il, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

There are a good many necessary evil,
that ara not really 80 necessary - tsey are
eonyenisnt-Pucx
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Let the other fellow have A little Of TIA
credit II won't hurt you. and NAV swell
him mn until there is an explosion.-AtcAi.
so- Ciahe
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Practice builds on the plans laid down BY
princiDle-Ram's Horn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Little wllie-s.-, pa, wha. are summary
measuress
Pa-Eariy. str.~sery boxes, my SON.
Cticago Daily Nevp
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Stops the Cough

and works of the cold. Laxative Broms
Quinire Tablets. Price IS cents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Aliens Foot-Ease. 1t cures painful, swollen,
STARTING, sweating, feet. Makes new shoes
easy: Sold by all Druggists and Shoe stores.
Don't accept any substitute. Sample FREE
Address A. S. Olmsted, lie Roy, y. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-29

Explosions Of Coughing are stopped BY
Hales Honey OF Horeaound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minut..