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the fort. They had removed the nipa
from the roofs OF their shacks 20 that fire
brands could not be used to advantage.
The little gate opening into the fort could
hardly be seen, so well was it protected
with thorny bamboo stuff
The defences availed little against the
American attack. As for the walls on
which the Moros placed so much reliance,
some Of the solid shot of the battery passed
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The Americans easily took the fort at
daybreak and then began to clear the
jungle. An infantry and cavalry skirmish
line went through the grass
Private McBeth was attacked and badly
boloed by native before the latter was
killed. A number of other Moros we're
caught in this manner, possibly all that were
in the fort. although it is thought that a
few got away.
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the place, not knowing that there were two
walls. Private Nolan was shot in the
head. Capt. Pershing wisely recalled the
company and the siege of the fort was
continued
The natives were well prepared for a
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through all four walls, coming out beyond
The shot left wreckage in their path inside
the fort, but the walls were not materially
damaged Everything was pretty well
torn up inside the fort by the shrapnel.
and it is wonder how the Moros held out
as long as they did.
The pride of the Sultan Of Maciu was in
his lantakas. He did not want these guns
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FALL OF A MORO STRONGHOLD.
THE DOUBLE-WALLE FORT AT
MACIC TAKEN.

American Troops In . sharp Engagement
IN the island of MindanaO-Queer
Guns Of the M0rOs- -sun.IBaked Gay
shot Used - The Defences We're
Useless Against Modern weapons.
MAcIU. Mindanao, p. l., Oct rs The
Moro fort at Maciu. the stronghold of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-21
LANTAKA IN POSITION.

siege. They had an abundance Of rice
in stock. They had a we'll Of water inside
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
care of Dairy and MsIk Use..sl..

One can not help but feel proud Of
their young sister housewives when
they. having been reared in cities and
towns, marry a young farmer and be-
gin at once to be practical and help
ful-a real helpmate- In writing for
home and household and dairy de-
partments. / get many inquiries per-
tanning to all kinds of home work,
etc, and many of these dear young
wives get into my heart-more deep
" han they imagine. 1t Is my duty
Of course TO investigate and to find
out the best means and methods. In
reply to this sensible little wife. I
will say that you are sure to sue
coed. with such courage and determ-
nation. In regard to the questions
you ask about the care of milk uten-
sis. l will say that many a pound If
butter and gallons of milk and cream
are lost and spoiled because the
churn, butter-bowls and milk-pans
had not been kept perfectly clean and
pure and sweet; for the least impuri-
~ will impart an unpleasant favor.
Nothing takes on impurities so quick
ly as milk and butter.
The best way to clean milk vessels
is first to rinse in tepid water. then
wash in hot rain-water and add n ia
blespoouful of boraN to a gallon OF
water Turn the milk crooks and
pans upside down and let them drain;
then set up in the air again. Borax
kills all disease germs. bacteria and
p~uriies and keeps il as nothing else
wills. H.. in Dixie Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
Scientific knowledge Needed

There i no industry OF pursuit Of
any kind in the practice Of which 81
much scientific knowledge can be
made available as in agriculture Why
do farmers send plants 90 the botan-
st. insects TO the entnmOlogist. sam
pies OF soil. feed stuSs. etc. TO the
chemist. sick animals to the veteri-
marian. ores 20 the minerUlogist.
strange creatures to the zoologist.
and employ scientific engineers and
mechanics Certainly it IS because
Trt do not themselves possess the
scientific knowledge required to an
sNer the questions they propose.
Would not n farmer be a better farm
er If he could answer all these ques-
tons HIMSELF Would he not pc a bet
ter farmer il be had enough scientific
knowledge to settle even the simplest
Of the questions that often present
themselves Would not any amount
of scientific knowledge be some help?
Would not many farmers Be benefited
by the possession Of knowledge
enough to enable them TO properly
appreciate the valve Of scientific
knowledge. and avail themselves of
others wherein he is deficient him.
Self2-TeNas Farm and Ranch
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
pITH AND POINT.

TIE wise man may at times appear
foolish. but the foolish man cannot ap
pear wise.-Town Topics
How fortunate for other people that
facts do not adjust themselves to Out
statement of them. Indianapoli,
News
"fou can't tell her anything" "oh
yes, you a n but you won't If it's any
thing you don't a TO go any fur
ther.-Philadeiphia Bulletin
Fl Gabrul wuz ter blow his trum.
pet termorrer, some er de faultfnders
would rise en- tell i'm dat his musical
eddication had been neglected.-Atlan.
ia Constitution
Different. - Cholly - May Cable
tells me you said Gussie Gayboy and ]
would never find any girls to marry
Us because we were too f~astidious.T
Miss Pepprey-There was a slight
misunderstanding there | said you
were two fast idiots.'--Philadelphia
Press.
"Yes,- said the old doctor. "yor
should try to have your own carriage
by all can Because when you want
10 get to a patient quickly OH
interrupted the young NJ D. II don't
think any patient who sent for me
would be likely to die before I reached
him ~No. but he might recover be-
fore you got Observation-Disclosures
Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
HERE AND THERE.

1t Is claimed that the passage of
to those engaged in the live stock in
dustry of the United States of more
than $50. goo annually.
An agricultural exchange says:
Only a regular horse-trainer can
change the gait of a horse" We have
known men who had not one element
OF 4 horse trainer who could ruin the
gait of the best-trained horse in a
week
The farm Is the only place where
market poultry al be proftably
grown Not only should good fowls
be handled, but the food for saem
must be grown on the farm, and as
much of it as possible gathered by
the fowls.
If the hens do not rustic enough
To keep them In condition Tor laying
fertile eggs and a reasonable number
of them, it is a good plan to give
them q little less food This viii give
them the spur of appetite to urge
Them to scratch for supplementary
rations-
1t is predicted by some that ton
cattle will bring $ per hundred be-
fore the first of July. If so it will be
gratifying to the producer and feed
er, but possibly not so encouraging
TO the consumer. who viii be com
PEELED to pay his butcher q little
more for his steaks
The secret of making prize-wint
ming beef cattle Is to have the prop
er stock to build on, and then never
allow them TO GO backwards, but with
a bountiful supply of the proper food
push them, keep them not only in
growing condition but fat from the
time they are calves until they are
ready for market.
When Texas meal-fed cattle bring
from 50 to S625 per hundred, as thew
have been doing recently, it shows
that there is nothing the matter with
the demand Texas feeders are high
ly satisfied with the results and the
only regret is that they did not have
more nerve and buy more feed last
fall and feed more cattle.
Secretary Wilson SAYS that tho
high prices now prevailing are due
entirely to the natural law of supply
and demand Prosperity has come in
a greater or less degree to people i'm
all the walks of life during the past
year and the consumption demand
never was so heavy as now. Cattle
prices are the highest in eighteen
years
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
Feeding Dairy Cows

Dairy cows need some succulent
feed all the year round. or during the
entire milking period. at least This
can be accomplished by permanent
green pasturage. silage or root crops.
Enormous crops of beets can be
grown and there Is hardly anything
better for winter feed and it IS sur
prising how few dairymen use beets
at all as n COW food Silage IS profit
able. though first cost of silO and
machinery Is considerable. II is
good summer or winter. and is 4 good
way to save all the corn crop.
Shredded corn hay is also good. but
II lacks succulence. Fed with other
feeds that have that quality it is
economical and profitable. Dry feed
at any time is followed by a falling
of in the milk supPly.-Farm and
Ranch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
sERIOUs-MINDED DRUMMERs,
Many Are Reported to ne Converted
by Their Customers In the
Coantry own

~The sights said a salesman in the
Wholesale district. relates the New
York sun. that many country mer-
chants want to see most of all when
they come to town are the preachers
whose they have been read
ing in their home papers To hear with
their own ears n of those preachers
deliver a sermon Is the greatest pleas
ure they look forward to from then
trip to New York.
That is one evidence Of the greater
hold religion has on peoples lives out
in the country than in the city. An
other evidence. more curious to me
Is the way this hold spreads TO com
nercial travellers.
~.Of course most sensible people
recognize the ab.urdity of the pic
ture drawn sometimes of the drum
mer which represents him as a jolly
dog whose life Is a round Of pleas
ure and dissipation II is obvious that
to be successful he must be a clear
headed. hard-workirg fellow. But
people generally do not appreciate
49, 80 ~ a. : aAE 11I-
sisteut church members
And this. too. under conditions Of
constant travelling which might be ex-
pected to root out all church-goirg
tendencies The fact might be con-
sidsred all the stranger as many Of
them start but as habituaI nonchurch-
goers.
Some of them get into the church
going habit while stopping over sun
day in small towns where there is
nothing to do on Sunday besides go
ing to church. They get interested
in religion and end up by becoming
church members
-Very many are really converted bv
their customers \ mar in 4 small
town who Is prominent in business Is
apt TO be prominent in his church and
TO talk about it and about religious
matters in the course of the social
conversations he may have with drum
mers who call upon him
IF the country merchant Is a man
Of fine character. and 4 good many of
them r he Is pretty apt to make
an impression upon his hearers. Then.
too undoubtedly. many drummers
are Influenced in part also BY business
considerations in changing their views
on church going.
Whatever the causes NAV be. the
fact remains that : great many COM
mercia1 men start out with no more
interest in religious matters than the
average New Yorker and wind up by
becoming faithful church members.
And in bringing about the change the
country merchant seems to have more
influence than anything else 1 know
Of"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
THE ORCHARD IN KENTUCKY.
a Shortage Of Fruft In the
Bluegrass state That shssIa
be ReaeaieA.

There Is a woeful shortage of fruit
in nearly all sections of this state
This is especial true Of winter APP
pies and pears From a very close
observation through many sections of
the state l find that there is prac-
tically nc good winter fruit. IL will
not average e bUSheI to the family,
taking the whole state Many thou
sands of dollars r sent north each
year for fruit that could be raised
in Kentucky. OF course some sections
of n state are not so well adapted
10 fruit culture as others, but there
is not likely a county in Kentucky
IN which an ample supply could not
be raised for home use, and in most
of them it could be made a most
profitable business With pears and
winter apples w a dollar per BUSH
ell, and corn and wheat only IS cents,
We think it would pay to look after
the apples and pears, especially when
we can count on from 300 to 500
bushels of the above fruits to the
acre, and not over 40 or so bushels
of corn Apples are selling low at
two or three for a nickel, but it Ii
some Yankee, and not . Kentuckian.
that is getting the nickel.
IL the time spent by Kentuekians
In ioafng and drinking whisky was
spent in the orchards and vineyards,
state would be a paradise of
luscious fruit, and we could have fruit
as a daily diet, instead of its being
q rare luxury Out in Laurel county,
IN one of the poorest and most uain-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
DINING AIRS.
New Service Iaaazarated on the Irou
~ounrm Route.

TIE Irl1 No--:I-n R11-s "a zlu-zarei
4 EeU Gll1z GE sen G Cd - Es- "a j
-e-Ace POINTS 10 Texas Isse ears ave
~ lee1 tzrr-4 oct d -1e Pullman Scoops
an1 are uocels q. u1rkuarso
IEey are laat-cEsy a-tsG ~. Thoroughly
cIE-pre1 U.-l tie lte=. appliances arz
u lte- VIA eectrllty- T1ey are aso sup
l@4 w.-l glec-ric f1nz
Meals are served a a carte from dainty
Havana c-ll1- LIBBY eu- glassware and
elegant s-vs-rare-
I tas only Ire running diziux ears
from ' LOUIS 70 points n Southern NJ
s1u-- ArE1l-ls ard TexlS- l. nls A tri1te
e1ly servlse between :. Loui- auE Tens
80 a -e day se-vice between Mem
Pos ar. Ie1as 1s Pu nan -leepluE cars
W, eeet-c lgl-s fans ard A. up-toLats
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Every farmer should study TO give
back to his farm the fertility he has
taken away by crop raising. The
easiest way 10 do it is to feed live
stock Raising crops continuously
viii imPoverish the soil. even if they
are rotated The man who feeds his
crops to his stock in the long makes
the most money and keeps his land
up to a higher condition of useful
ness As 4 general thing the farmer
who feeds gets much more for his
corn than the man who sells his crop,
Farmers Home Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

viting sections OF our state. natural
", Q colony of Swiss have beautiful
and profitable orchards and vine
yards.
This hitherto neglected section has
by their skill and energy been made
TO blossom like the rose"
Enough rees are planted. but there
is not One orchard in twenty that is
properly cultivated and cared for af-
terwards.-J. r McQuary. in Farm
erS. Hnme Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

. t1e uoz q. tie story Of -Tze Prope.
s&s ta1Eler n t-e toGrIraek NsEs
tcr NAY rs ltt-e s-1ry VII prove
te1zeF messing 20 every zrrser. and
r---alT % every arZer u-e- II NeE
l0rS and New EuELz1 lac FaEr-Ilak
Nes- VII BE- Ellec .rse 70 aay address 4
tie tinted >1te o. reeelpt & ) cents u
stamps. CT - El he u4let f0r / year fGx
= ee1ts, By Co H. pnies. General Pas
nsr Agent, Grand Central S,z.ssn, New
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

til the doctors fairly gave me up, and
I despaired of ever getting well again
Il noticed your advertisement and
the splendid testimonials given BY peo-
pie who had been cured by Peruna. and
determined to try a bottle felt but
little better, but used q second and .
third bottle and kept on improving
slowly.
eft took six bofffes to cure me. bad
they c worth . kings ransom 10
me. talk Peruna 10 all my friends
and sm . true believer In IFS worth"
Mrs. Col Ed. Gresham
Thousands of women owe their lives
to Peruna- Tens of thousands owe
their health to Peruna. Hundreds of
thousands ans praising Peruna in every
state in the Union We have on file a
great multitude of letters, with writ
ten permission for use in public print.
which can never be used for want Of
space.
Address The Perura Medicine Co..
columbus. o. for a book written espe-
cially for women. in~structively illus
trated. entitled Health and Beauty"
Sent free to women
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
(utlcula
~ RedlSsat -
pills

CUT1CURA RESOLv.
ENT PILLS (Chocola,.
Coated, 50 doses, ISL. ar.
q new, tasteless, odourIcsx
economical substitute for n.
celebrated liquid CUTT-
CURA RESOLVENT. =,
well as for al other Blood
purifiers and humour c,,r,,
Each pill Is equivalent to one
teaspoonful Of liquid RE.
SOLVENT. Put I'D In
W pocket walls, con.
taining 50 doses, price, Dc.
CUTICURA RESOLV.
EMF PILLS are Alternative
antiseptic, tonic, and digest.
I've, and beyond question the
purest, Sweetest, most Sue
eesxful and economical blood
and skin purifiers, humor
cures, and onic -digestivss yet
compounded.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
Complete TrealneatN

Complete external and internal t-rpa,uep.
for every humorr, consisting Of CrrrraI
Soar, Sc, 70 Cleanse the skin Of cr.su
and scales, and soften the thickered ca..
cie; CurscrHA OINTMENT, 5oc., % i.
sanity aIlay itching. inflammation. nd
irritation. and soothe and heal; andcru-
crrA RksoLvKSr PKrs, &c, 10 cool md
cleanse tho blood ASUGLE SGT is o..a
sufficient to cure the most tortu-inz. d-
figuring. itching. burning. AMI scaly skin.
scalp. and bloodhamours. eczemas.ashes
and irdtations. with loss Of hair, t.ou
infancy 20 agr, when all else fails.
crrrcrnA Exsxprys are sss ,ara-as.t e ~.
Br-sh p~~e=% Cns--rsnrse 81 .read--. F--s
p<ptr m. tssr stx. Psrsa PU---a pr=s =,
GEN Cca-- ssln rsrrA, Dauec,. L.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

N91la1. sa- -- crussy person. nay
Sy r-a- -ue U- i.rcvs and f1r-et. but
se VII never -e- y1- forget t1lt sae ior.
2ve-G-u-a-e Are-l-a-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

2E ne kaser Germany. You know
se+a A. Tie continental courts And
F11 Is IL E1& q teen. | har--LOa-
1cE Answers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Fits Permanently Cured. No fits after
hrst dlys use Of Dr. kiine's Great Nerve
Estorer- Free g % trial bottle Dr. r II.
k1ze Lid, 90 Area -. Philadelphia. Pa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

L euras swollen aching tired feet : all
Druggists AMI Shoe s-ars - Sam1le seuc
tEEE Aires O.usted- lie Roy. Y Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

>51eSlls responsibility increases a
mans sE an Ten, -szin, as merely
tanks = l5eS-PuS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Plzo's Cure = the best medicine we eve,
zsed for al afectIcns OF the throat ard
.Eng-Wu- 0. Er64sy, Vanburer, Ind,
Feb 10, 1870
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08
To Cure a Cold I'm On. pay

Pay people Tor what they have done, and
ROTOR sat you expec. them to 5o.-Ascni.
soE Globe
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Never doubt 4 girls v~e-aeity when she
.ays 2s ant 81. Is ten 70 one sEe
can L-C4G-o Daily News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Don't mix the cream OF your charity with
the pickles OK your pes=imism. - Rams
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

do yoa owe ue 4 dol Would
you de iq- Nc. Mae Al undyIns
love. " \ sua-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

PUTNAM FADELESS DYES DO no.
STAN the hands or spot the kettle lex.
eep- green and purple.J
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

It VIII enti0ly cure the worst forms of Female Complaints all Ova-
nan. troubles. inflammation and liberation. Falling and Displacement
Of the Womb, and consequent Spinal Weakness, and Is peculiarly
Gdap-d to tie Change of Life.
It hS cured more cases Of Backache and Leucorrhqa than any
other remedy tie world has ever known Il Is aiucSt infaIble in such
cS% l. disolves AMI exes tunors from the Uterus in an eary stage
CT development. and checks any tendency TO generous humors.
Irregular. Suppressed or Painful Menstruldon. Weakness Of the
StO-leL. Indigestion. Bllating. Flooding, Nervous PrStration, Head
ache. General Debility quickly yields tot L.
Womb troubles. causing pain weight, AM backache. instantly re-
Evet AMI re-nlleu-lv cured y rs Use Under al circumstances IL
acs in harmony vLh the laws that govern the female system, and IS IS
harmless as water
L g-eay removes that Bearin=-aown Feeling. extreme hssi-
tub. don't care" ard ~-lI-tO---Au-a0ue FEELING exIrabLltv,
UaabLIv.re-y1uy1eS Dizziness. Faintness shepessnS, fat1ersT,
uehuchov Cr the -bluaS7 and blckache- These ara sure Indications
Of Female Weakness. Or some deanyemen- Of the Uterus, which this
U-ieIle always cures.
Kidney Complaints and Blckache Of either e the Vegetable
Compound always cures
No other female medicine in the world has received such
widespread and unqualified Endorsement. No other medicine
has such a record OF cures of female troubles.
Those women who refuse to accept anything else re re-
warled "a hundred thousand times. for they get what they want
"a cure. sold by Druggists evervwhere. Refuse all substitutes
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

Take L1Iz- ve Brcuo Qu-ine Tablets. AZ
fit faiIsto cGre-Gc
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-05-08

M rs COL E J. GRESHAM. Treas
W urer Daughters of the C~onfeGer-
AA acy. and President Herndon Vii
age Improvement Society. writes the
following letter from Herndon, Fair
fax county. Virginia:
Herndon. Va
The Perura NedicinsC Co. colunbus.O o.:
Gertlemen-~I cannot speak toe
highly Of the value Of Peruna. Ibeliers
that owe ny life to its wonderful raer-
its. I suffered with eatarrh of the
head ard LUNGS in its worst form. IN
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

-. -1iverSalist church, Reignold X.
~ d. pastor. Morning worship at
A. clock. Sunday school at II. 10
r. IL .a' Senior union at 3 p. m. at the
home for the Aged.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-04
A Business Necessity.

Says level headed writer: "Ad
vertising in some form is necessary
to every business under the skies
The extent and cost and cost of ad.
vertis;ng is regulated by the ambi-
tion of the advertiser. If he be con.
tent with the occasional customer
who drops in by accident, he needs
no other advertisement than is in.
volved in sign. If he should aspire
to more extensive trade, he must
adopt some other means of letting
people know what he has to sell
Should he be ambitious for the larg-
est success, he must advertise in a
popular newspaper having a reliable
circulation.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-09-04
A Hindoo Novelty.

One of the most novel as we'll as
incomprehensibie features of Magi-
clan Kellar's program this wear is a
quaint time-piece, which is known
as the "Hindoo Clock" 1t was once
the property of famed magician in
India and it does all sorts OF strange
things. 1t consists solely OF a glass
dial and one brass hand. Yet 1t
will answer any question that may
be asked it. 1t tells the day OF the
week upon which you were born
time by your own watch; dates of
of coins; does sums in arithmetic,
ect., etc. 1t is but an item, however
in long series of surprises that
Kellar will offer when he comes to
Swisher's Theatre Monday Sept.
Sth.