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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
himself into Il. he must think about

himself into it. He must think about
it, study it, and put his ideas into
practice. This is why some are work
ing up and some working down. Some
mems cattle are a great deal finer
and more profitable than they were
ten years ago. Some have made abso-
lutely no progress in this direction
1t is interesting to note this differ
ence. but at the same time painful l
believe it is the duty of every good
farmer to do all he can to arouse his
unprogressive neighbor, SO far as pos
sible, to a sense of the possibilities
before him. How? BY talking with
him and encouraging him to reach out
and up by getting him to attend the
meetings of progressive farmers, n
by urging him to take one or Q
live farm papers. The man who be-
gins to read. and think about what
he reads, is in a hopeful way.
1t Should be the ambition of every
one of us to end each year, so far as
possible, in advance of our starting
point. Always camping on the same
ground never wins a great campaign.
We must get out of Il tents, push
our way ahead, plant u feet on new
territory. Tomorrow ought to be
a better day than to-day, and for in
advance of yesterday.-E. L. Vincent,
in Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
COMMERCE AND eENrIL1rY.
Ran OF ON Homemade Candy Made
Sister Jane Nervous &nd stopped
Its Sale.

One of the most interesting pieces of char
acter drawing in Hawthornes work is the
proud old New England woman, Hepzl.
bah, in the House of Seven Gables.
Forced to keep shop, she used to wish that
customers would not come TO witness the
fall of her pride and her fortunes. Tho
Washington Post tells q similar story, the
scene Of which is laid in q Pennsylvania VII
lage.
Two old spinsters keep . little shop in
which they sell pins and calico and other
small wares" Last summer a Washington
woman saw a jar of homemade candy in
their window, and bought some OF it. 1t
was so good that she bought more OF It, and
told all the summer visitors about it. There
was a run" on homemade candy, and the
jar had to be reflled again and again.
One day the Washington woman called
for some more Of the candy, and was tod
that the sisters were out of it. A day later
she called again, and the elder sister, with
some embarrassment, said that they were
still out, and recommended that she try
the eity-made candy at the drug store. This
was not what the Washington woman want
ed, so after two days she paid a third visit
to the shop. Still the candy jar was empty.
Aren't you ever going to have any more
of it," she asked.
The elder sister hesitated in obvious dis
tress.
II don't think we are" she said. at
length. you see, so many people got to
running in here asking for that candy, and it
made so much confusion, that Sister Jane
got nervous about it. So we decided not to
sell any more candy. We aren't going to
keep it after this"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
Warm and Cold Soils.

Dark colored soils are warmer than
light soils, for the reason they alb
sorb the heat quicker. This, how
ever, is regulated by the amount of
sand and clay such soils contain. The
dryer the soil the warmer it is. Dry,
sandy soil is warmer that wet, clayey
soil, for the reason that the one
takes in heat and gives off moisture
readily, while the other does not. A
gravelly, rocky soil will not stand ex-
tremes of temperature. Though a GER
tain amount of the right kind of rock
is not Objectionable in soil, rather 1t
is beneficial, for the reason that the
constant decaying and wearing away
of such rock affords the necessary
mineral nourishment essential for
plant food. A good, deep mellow soil
which has some loose rock in it that
once and awhile is plowed up to the
surface it all the Better for them. And
for fruit purposes a soil that contains
some rock and gravel is much better
than a close, heavy soil, for it is po-
TOuS anu dlLOIdS III dluuSS' DS
in selecting soil for a home. 1t is a
very important thing to consider. A
great many people make grave mis-
takes in selecting land on account OF
its beautiful level surface. Frequent
ly such land in the west has a thin
soil. and is sadly lacking in the prop
er elements of fertility. As a general
proposition, it is best to select rolling
surfaces.
The crops grown on land are gener-
ally, but not always, a fair test OF its
fertility and productiveness, for there
are some men who always manage to
raise poor crops on rich land, and
some who raise large ones on natural
" poor land. The soil, though, is the
foundation. and if thin and poor will
prove a source of trouble always
Farmer and Fruitman.
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First Presbyterian Church Of Greensboro, Ga, and Its Pastor and Elder.
Gas a tonic for weak and worn
out people 1T has a few " no equals. -
Dew r. a. Smith.

sAS a tonic for weak N WO1H
out people 1T hasa few or no equals. =
Rev. E. q. Smith.
Mr.. NJ. J. Rossman, a prominent mer-
chant of Greensboro. Ga, and an elder
in the Presbyterian church of that
place, has used Peruna, and in a recent
letter to The Peruna Medicine Co., OF
Columbus, Ohio, writes as follows:
For a long time Twas troubled with
catarrh of the kidneys and tried many
remedies. all of which gave me no re-
lief. Peruna was recommended TO me
by several friends, and after using few
bottles [ am pleased to say thatthe long
looked for relief was found and 4 am
now enjoying better heaffhfhan Ihaye
for ears and can hearfHyrecomn1end
Peruna TO all similarly afflicted. Its
certainly a grand medicine. IN. j..
ROssman.
Catarrh is essentially the same where
ever located. Peruna cures catarrh
wherever located.
If You do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Pcruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad,
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

THE day was when men of promi-
hence hesitated to give their testi-
monials to proprietary medicines
for publication. This remains true to-
day of most proprietary medicines.
But Peruna has become SO justly fam
Gus, its merits are known to so many
people of high and low stations, that
no one hesitates to see his name in print
recommending Peruna.
The highest men in u nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men representing all classes and sta
tions are equally represented.
A dignified representative OF the Pres
byterian church in the person of Rev.
Z. G. Smith does not hesitate to state
publicly that he has used Peruna in his
family and found it cured when other
remedies failed. In this statement the
Rev. Smith is supported by an lderi in
his church.
Rev. Z. G. Smith, pastorof the Presby-
terrain church of Greens boro, Ga, writes:
Having used Peruna in my family
for some time it gives me pleasure to
testify to its true worth.
my little boy seven years of age a
been suffering for some time with ca
tarrh of the lower bowels. Other RENE
dies had failed, but after taking two
bottles of Peruna the trouble almost en-
tirely disappeared. For this special
malady ! CONSIDER it well nigh specific,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
HERE N THERE.

-When possible to avoid it, never
use fresh, coarse manure in the gar
den.
Some horses are insane, and there
fore incapable of receiving instruc-
ton. but not more so than men who
attempt to teach sane horses by the
use of a whip or bludgeon.
The best and cheapest way to pre-
serve billy lands, and prevent outlying
and washing of the soil is to keep
them in grass, for which purpose Ber-
muda,s in the southwest, is unsur-
passed.
1t will pay to raise sunfiower
seeds for chickens, but their virtues
have been greatly exaggerated. They
constitute an e~xcellentfood to be used
with other grains. That's all there is
about it.
To get most benefit from chick
ems breed for all there is in them
eggs and flesh first, and fancy points
afterwards-unless you r breeding
for show awards, in which case breed
for feather.
An effort is being made to adapt
the automobile to agricultural pur-
poses. In France one was attached to
a moving machine and it worked all
right. If they automobile they also
ought-to-mow-hay.
Theoretically. skim milk is a VAL
liable food for pork production: it is
of equal value in practice. 1t is not
only good flesh producer in itself. but
also makes the ordinary grain feed
more digestible, and 10 adds greatly
to their value.
Great productiveness in our hens
is a trait which can be easily fixed by
breeding. The principles governing
our breeding are the same as these
which apply to all other classes Of
animal breeding; it is only the appli-
cation that differs.
Stock farming is destined to be
the great wealth-producing ~avocation
all over the southwest. Truck grow
ing and fruit growing are all right.
but not everybody can grow truck and
fruit. because suitable soil is not t.
be had everywhere and anywhere.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
WORKING UP OR DOWN..
why Does One Man Win On the
Farm Where Another Fails AbsO-
IuteIy Food for Thought.

Thousands of farmers would like to
be better agriculturists than they are.
They know they are wasting time,
strength and life itself in the process
of farming. They get through one
year just where they begun it, SO far
as knowledge, money and practical
experience are concerned. They no.
tice that some about them are out
stripping them in the race, and they
wonder how it is done. They watch,
and finally conclude that their sue
cessful neighbors were born lucky.
They themselves must have been born
unlucky, or they would succeed as
well as others.
This is a bad way for any man to
get into. The man who comes to
such a conclusion as we have indicat-
ed is to be pitied. There is indeed a
gloomy outlook ahead for him.
The fact is, there are no lucky men
in this world. There is, indeed. no
such thing as luck. The word has
no meaning when used as most of us
use it. But why does one man win,
where another would fail absolutely?
Simply because the one thinks, plans,
acts. 1t is one thing to have a good
farm, well fitted with good machin-
cry, stock. and otherwise well
equipped. 1t is quite another to be
able to carry on that farm so that
as the years roll by one may see that
he is making progress in the right di-
rection. 1t used TO be said that any
one can be a farmer. 1t is not true,
and never was. To be a farmer in
any right sense one must be a close
student not only of soils, cattle,
grains, grasses, weather and markets,
but at the same time possess the
quality of mind which enables him to
put what he knows into practice.
Hundreds of our farmers are failing
because they can not, or do not, think
enough. They are content to slip
along, satisfied if they make a living
Thought makes the good farmer. The
more ideas a man has, and the 0
completely he puts his thoughts into
operation, the greater will be his sue
cess.
Take it in the matter of raising
corn. A mar must make up his mind
what he will do with his crop after
it has been put into the ground. 1t
is not enough to plant it well. 1t
must be cared for all the way
through. So in dairyinp. A man
must love the work. He must put
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Giving Land n Chance.

When we seed land to clover OF cow
peas it is usually to build up fertility.
C~ow-peas will grow upon pretty thin
land, and when the whole crop should
be plowed down as a fertilizer there
is a temptation to take 1T off for
feed. Is the land the poorer by rea-
son of having produced the CROP No,
/ think not. and should rather have
land producing peas for forage than
to have it idle. But if the land is thin
it is deficient in humus, and the fair
thing is to let it have all the fertiliz-
ing crop. No matter if the roots have
added nitrogen, something more is
needed. We know that the serious
need of worn soils is the ability to
hold moisture during ordinary
droughts, and that ability is given by
rotted organic matter-humus-mak-
ing material. If the soil is infertile,
or if it has been seeded to peas to
build it up for a good crop to follow,
then let it have the crop that was
grown for it.
With red clover it is somewhat diff
ferent. The first crop can be cut
early, and a good second crop is got
ten for fertilizing purposes. There is
only the one crop of peas, and the
soil that needs all of it should have
it. 1 believe that the vines become
fairly mature. If the growth is rank,
the ordinary breaking play can not
put them under well. But I prefer a
cut-and-cover job of blowing, with a
winter cover-crop seeded at once.
to the practice of leaving the dead
pea vines on the surface until time
for blowing in the spring. They do
more good when they rot under the
surface. When the vines are made
into hay it should be for the reason
that the stubble land is to be har-
rowed rolled and seeded downto grass
and clover with full grain or alone
Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
WAS MASSACHUSETTS KIND.
New England Maid who Had an
Aversion for Split Infnitiyes
and Freshness.

He overlook her on the roadside while
wandering for his health in the Berkshires;
"At last" he. said, Il have found a typical
milkmaid Of old New England. See her big
sunbonnet, her dress up to her shoe tops,
her plain but neat calico, and the very pau
itself. 1t is a morning for adventure and
will speak to her
He quickened his walk and was soon near
her. relates the New York Times.
Fine morning this morning. he said. Il
would like to help you carry the pail"
There was no reply, but he felt the roguish
smile that he knew was hid under the sun.
bonnet. So he kept on doing all the talking
until they reached the lane into which she
was about to turn.
"Can l 90 with you?' he asked.
She turned and faced him,
mo, sir, you may not, nor do | desire your
attentions. 1t is bad enough to have a
grown man splitting his infinitives, but when
he shows his ignorance of the proper Ilse of
should and would and then caps the climax
by using can for may, l think it is only my
duty to tell him that the summer school is
in session about ten miles from here"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
..Takingv Matrimonial End.

Persons about to commit matrimony and
victims invited to be present at affairs OF
the kind will be delighted to learn that a
solution of the what-to-give problem has
been invented in St. Paul, MINI. At a re-
cent wedding in that city friends of the
bridal pair contented themselves with hand
ing out checks for sums ranging from one
dollar up-mostly up. This scheme saves
the bride the worry and peril of exchanging
duplicate gifts, and relieves the givers Of
any amount of hard thinking.@Sault News
Dooar1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

MRS. JENNIE Es N
President of Oakland Woman's Riding Club.
the wonderful curative value of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound. For eight years / had female
trouble, falling Of the womb and other
complications. During that time / was
more or less of an invalid and not much
good for anything, until one day |
found a book in my hall telling OF
the cures you could perform. | became
interested 1 bought a bottle of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable COM
pound and was helped; | continued its
use and in seven months was cured, and
since that time / have had perfect
health. Thanks, dear Mrs. Pinkham
again, for the health I now enjoy
Mrs. JENNIE O'DoNNELL, 27S East 31st
ST.. Chicago, III. $1,000 forfeit II above
Testimonial is not genuine.
Women suffering from any
form Of female ills can be cured
by Lydia l.. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound. That's sure.
Mrs. Pinkilam advises sick wO-
men free. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

A peddler entered one of the skyscrapers
and proceeded to the thirteenth story.
There i'll luck overlook him. and ne was
kicked down the stairway. The noise at
tracted the attention of tenants on the
twelfth floor, who appeared on the scene IN
time to accelerate the motion of the untor-
innate as he passed down to the eleventh
floor. Successfully and numerous additions
to the propelling force as he passed each
floor finally landed him in the street in a
state of intense excitement. As soon as he
could regain his feet and breath and be-
hold the magnificent building and the height
from which he had descended with such
uniform and rapid progress, he remarked:
"Mein Gott! Vat a sy.dem. Vat sysdem
der is in dot putting. Ne elevator is need
ed!"-N. Y. Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
PrecautfOn,

Ethel-May always hurries under cover
as soon as it begins to rain.
Believes. She believes, with Napoleon,
that in order to succeed one must keep the
powder dry.-Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
"aFafnt Heartv Won.

II can never marry you" said the beau
tiful blonde.
"But," pleaded the wealthy old man,
won't you make my life happy for the short
weak and faint heart"
'In that case I accept you"
And yet they say faint heart never won
fair lady.-Nashville American.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Jaspar-Marconi and Tesla were very 20
litely sarcastic to one another.
Jumpuppe-Yes, indeed. They seem to
have swearless cussing down to a fine point.
-Indce-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
st,mua.tin. Repression.

Gara-Is Mrs. Filter a good converse
tonalists
D~orothy-Yes, indeed; she makes you
think of lots Of good things to- say, but
talks so much that you don't get e chance to
say .sem.-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

A Philosophical ADMINISTRATORS.
ii YOU leave your property to your second
wife. your children will certainly try to
break your will. Rich Oient-Of course.
That's what / want them to do. | want
them to have their full share of my money.
Then why hequeath il all to our WIFE,
sWell you see it viii be easier for my call
dren 10 break my will than it is for me to
break hers.-N. Y. Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
MRS. ]. E. o'DONNELL
Was Sick Eight Years with
Female Trouble and Finally
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

aDEAR Mrs. PISKHAM:-I have
never in my life given q testimonial
before, but you have done so much for
me that / feel called upon to give you
this unsolicited acknowledgement OF
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

won't you try the chicken salad, judge?"
said the boarding house keeper. Il tried it
yesterday, ma,am," replied the witty Judge,
and the chicken proved an alibi."-Phia'
delnhia Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Love in Spectacles.-He-'1 suppose now
that l shall have to ask your fatherfor his
consent" She-"No, Harry; after the
first time you called pa said | might have
you if l wanted you. Pa and have under
stood it for a long ~time."-Boston Tran
anrinf -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Inquisitive Boarder-Yes, I've heard Of
the Hyfokes. Quite a fashionable family, is
it not?
Cynical Boarder-Just the average fash
ionable family. 1t consists of Mr.. Hyfokes,
Mrs. Hyfokes and a lapdog.@Chicago Trib.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

."Was the count embarrassed when he
proposed?"
i believe he mechanically replied
the millionaire's daughter.-Town Topics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
A Coincidence.

1t is worthy of note that Love and Jus
tice are both represented as being blind,
and that the victim of either seldom es-
capes.-Woman's Home Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

"You say you have a new idea for a
~storys' YES" Something original in
plot?" well, / hadn't thought much
about the plot. But | have an advertising
scheme that viii make a fortune for any
Observation-Disclosures Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

One of natures remedies; cannot harm
the weakest constitution; never fails to
cure summer complaints of Young or old.
DR.. Fowler's Extract OF Wild Strawberry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

The greatest thief this world has ever
produced is representation, and he is still
al large.-H. w. Shaw.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

The indispensable in life is the thing you
can always dispense with when you can't
get it.-Baltimore News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

The most delicate, the most sensible, OF
all pleasures consist in promoting the pleas
ures of others.-Brugere.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Courtship may indicate diamonds, but
marriage indicates a hard struggle to get a
winters supply Of the plain black carbon
Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Perfumes of temper will generally char
a~cterize those who are negligent OF order
Blair.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

"You told me she had the complexion OF a
rose. Why, she is as sallow as can be. Il
meant a yellow rose.'-London Answers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Il have been told that you propose to
every pretty girl you meet" said she. Il
do" he replied. "Oh, George" she ey-
claimed. in great confusion, this is so sud
denis-Indianapolis News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

By active hustling some people are able
to make both ends meet, but mighty few
can make them lap over enough to be rivet-
ed,=Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Riches either serve or govern the pos
sessor.-Horace.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

When doctors fail, try Burdoek Blood
Bitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation; in
vigorates the whole system.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

To know mankind is easy; but to COM
prehend any one mar or woman is impos-
sihle.-Town Topics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

Politeness is an easy virtue, costs little,
and has great purchasing power.-Alcott.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

eHe thinks of having his poems publish
ed in book form" We'll, that's the best
way Of putting them where they won't
bother anybody. Philadelphia Bulletin.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25
Am@uitie. Of Inventton.

Takes the burn out; heals the wound;
cures the pain. DR.. Thomas Electric Oil,
the household remedy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

To Cure q Cold I'm One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund moneyifitfails to cure. s5c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

It's folly to suffer from that horrible
plague of the night, itching piles. Doan's
Ointment cures, quickly and permanently.
At any drug store, 50 cents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-09-25

81 hold" said the good feeder. that nc
man ha. any business to work on sn empty
stomach Il have to DO il frequently"
said the stranger. Then III bet you've
found it doesn't pay" Usually it pays as
much as 500. I'm . surgeon."-Phiadel-