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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
STEPPED AGAINST A HOT STOVE

A child of Mrs. George T. Benson,
when getting his usual Saturday night
bath, stepped back against a hot stove
which burned him severely. The
child was in great agony and his moth
er could do nothing to pacify him,
Remembering ina she had a bottle OF
Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the house
she thought she would try it. LII less
than half an hour after applying it the
child was quiet and asleep, and in less
than two weeks was well. Mrs. BEN
son is a well known resident of KEEL
Ter, Va. Pain Balm is an ~antiseptic
liniment and especially valuable for
burns, cuts. bruises and sprains. For
sale by r. r. Chiffon s. Co.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
ASLEEP AMID FLAMES

Breaking into a blazing home, some
fremen lately dragged the sleeping
inmates from death. Fancied security
and death near. It's that way when
you neglect coughs and colds. DON'T
do it. DR.. Kings New Discovery fol-
Consumption gives perfect protection
against all Throat, Chest and Lung
Troubles Keep it near, and avoid
suffering, death and DOCTORS bills
A teaspoonful stol s a late cough, pei
sistent use the most stubborn. Harm
less and nice tasting, it's guaranteed
to satisfy by r. R. Chiffon & Co. l'rice
SOC, and 81. @ Trial bottles free.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
SENATOR HILL is a lawyer wi

SENATOR HILL is a lawyer with
a head that is ordinarily cool. He
is a politician of long experience
He was in absolute control of The
Saratoga convention. The ticket
was his. The platform "A what
he made 1t. 1t win be interesting
10 see if, upon a sober second
thought, Mr.. Hill will defend the
national ownership plank as con
stitutional, Democratic, right and
wise
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
Notice to Bridge Builders.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the under
signed for the building of all levee
bridges in Yocona bottom at the
oliver Crossing north of the River
Bridge up to IL O'Clock, noon, on
Tuesday, Dec. 2, 1902. Said bridges
to be built according to plans n
specifications row on file at my office.
Bond double the amount of each bid
with two or more sufficient securities
are required. The Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
B. P. GRAY, Clerk.
Oxford Miss, Nov. 10, 1902.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

The Republican editor is a
hard worked mortal these days
trying to reconcile the existence
of strikes, trusts, tariffs and high
prices with the plea of universal
prosperity.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THE rich promoter who was
found guilty of briblng those st.
Louis legislators has been sen
fenced to the penitentiary for five
wears. This seems TO establish
the precedent that the tempter is
as bad as the tempted.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

The coal barons have agreed to
arbitrate. All of which goes to
show that public opinion in this
country is more powerful than
the president and his cabinet and
all other official influences COM
hined.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
WARNING

Tenderness, aching in the small oil
the back is a serious symptom. The
kidneys are suffering. Try Smith.
Sure Kidney Cure at nee. 1t is a re-
Liable kidney remedy and system regr
lator, and will cure the trouble before
it develops its dangerous stage. Price
so cents aud s1.00. For sale by a.. H
Kendel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THE friends of the tariff feel
that they have a perfect right to
insist upon it being left severely
alone. But, then, the friends OF
the tariff never were the least bit
backward in assuming positions
of that sort
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
I'll BUT TRUE.

"If every one knew what a grand
medicine DIR. Kings New Life Pills
ISL writes D. H. Turner, of Demsey-
town, Pa, you'd sell all you have in
a day. Two weeks use has made a
new man of me-" Infallible for con
stipation, stomach and liver trouble.
25 cents at r. r. Chiffon & Co.'S drug
store.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

Get a free sample of Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets at r. R.
Chiffon & Co.'S drug store. They are
easier to take and more pleasant in
effect than pills. Their use is not fol-
lowed by constipation as is often the
case with pills. Regular size 25 cents
| per box,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THE publishers of Success have is
sued an exquisitely engraved twelve
leaf calendar. This calendar is one of
the fest examples of the famous color
type process, which excelIs ttho-
graphy If its beautiful soft tones and
colorings. The twelve designs are
original paintings made for Success by
Americas leading artists, and repre-
sent subjects of g neral and inspira-
tional interest. The original of the
one for December, for instance, is a
most exquisite painting by the famous
artist, J. G. Leyendecker, represent
ing "The Three Wise Men ofthe East
The Success calender will be sent
entirely Free and postpaid to any adj
dress on request.
THE SUCCESS COMPANY,
Dept. s, University Building,
Washington Square, New York.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THE best way to make the trusts
behave themselves is to put them
in competition with the world.
The best way to make them ar
Togant is by a protective tariff to
give them an exclusive market.
Let the Democratic party make
Is fight on this issue and it will
;stand on solid ground.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
AN ORDINANCE.

BE it ordained by the Board of May
or and Aldermen of Oxford, Miss,
that from and after January 1st, 1908,
the salary of the Aldermen of said
town be fixed at $3.50 each for every
regular monthly meeting of the Board
and any member failing to attend any
regular meeting shall forfeit his salary
for that month.
Ordered this the 18th day of Nov,
1902.
All the Board voted faye"
R. S. ADAMS, Mayor.
L. E. TEMPLE, Clerk.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THERE is some concern ABOUT
Henry Watterson's health. When
Grover Cleveland spoke the last
time the Courier journal failed to
do the Mt Pelee act.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THEY enjoined a prize fight in
louisville, Ky, but that town
stands for Sunday theaters and
baseball, which looks something
like straining at ii gnat and swal'
lowing a camel.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

SOMEBODY has figured it ont
that in Just 2S7 years the earth
will be overcrowded. But that'l
be all right with us; what We'll
have to worry about then for very
few of US will be here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

For all practicat purposes, so
far as a town is concerned, the
dollar earned is worth five inherit
ed. The dollar earned has cour.
age, while the dollar Inherited is
a coward. The dollar earned is
diligent and industrious. The
dollar inherited is incident.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

LAST winter Roosevelt had only
Congress on his hands and he
complained in a speech that life
was too easy. Perhaps he will
change his mind this winter when
he finds on his hands Congress,
the trusts, the tariff, reciprocity
and the row with the Philippine
friars.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

IN seeking 10 curb the depart
ment practice of issuing bulky re.
ports Oh nothing in particular
President Roosevelt begins at the
wrong end. 1t is the vast hordes
OF slneeurists in Office, not the
mere misuse of white paper al
government expense, that most
urgently needs abolition.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
SPEAKER HENDERSON has per

SPEAKER HENDERSON has per-
ceived the gathering storm as
President Mckinley in his last
speech showed mat he saw it. 1t
is now the question whether the
disease can be treated with pail
liatives, as Mr.. Roosevelt suggests
such as reciprocity treaties and
other concessions.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
PETITION PARDON.
To HON. A. Fl. LONGING,

To Hon. A. Fl. LONGING,
Governor of Mississippi:
The undersigned, Bob Ivy, respect
fully shows TO your excellency that he
was convicted of Grand Larceny at
the September, 1902, term of the Cir
cult Court OF Lafayette County and
sent to the Penitentiary for FIVE (5)
years and now petitions for pardon.
Respectfully,
BOB Ivy and others.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

SECRETARY SHAW is now pre-
pared to redeem United States
bonds at 1O5. We ad wise our
farmers to hold for 107. There
is a short crop of United States
bonds this year.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

Col. WATTERsoN and Editor
Bryan may as well save their
strength. Mr.. Cleveland will not
take the trouble to read a word
they write about him.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
FOR A BAD COLD

If you have a bad cold you need q
good reliable medicine like Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to loosen and
relieve it, and to allay the irritation
and inflammation of the throat and
lungs. For sale by r. r. Chilton & Co
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

ALL that is needed to make
these South American revolutions
look business like is a casualty
list.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
"THEy say

81 am almost tempted to be
lieye,n said the philosopher, tina;
the old Greek who taught that
The soul at death, transmigrated
iuto birds and animals, Lad an
mixing of the truth, only he hitch.
ed the cart before the horse: meta
phorically speaking. Judging
from what | see of folks. I'm IN
clined to think the spirits OF
birds. an. mails and even reptiles.
migrate into human bodies. AT
any rate, there's a striking resem-
blance between some folks and
animals. Il know women by the
dozen, who surely belong to the
cat family, and betray their be.
reditary traits i'll various Ways
They are kittenish when young
and sometimes keep up their an
tics when old enough to know
better. They parr their content
ment when well fed aud housed
and the fur is rubbed the right
way. but catawaul and scratch
when crossed in wishes or pur
pose.
II know men whose kinship to
the wolf is so close that you car
almost see their fangs. Greedy
pittlless, cruel-preying upon any.
thing defenceless or weaker than
themselves.
"Human snakes ire just as nu.
merous as wolves and cats, and
as surely bite the the hand thai
warns them. as did the migrate
full viper, im~mortalized by old
Easop.
"Of course we all know the
horse sense men and women, who
are the salt of the earth. Many OF
us also have had dealings with the
mullsh Individual who is a pro
fessional patience sampler. When
YOU come to think of 1t Natures
children are pretty close kin,-be
they bipeds, quadruples, creepers
crawlers or high flyers.
IL tell you what it u.s." said the
old man from 'Possum Hollow
"These young folks don't know
nothing about the value of time
Waste it like water, from the TIME
!, they can crawl until they are too
old to learn new tricks and whats
to become of the gineration J
don't know. Now thar's my sol
Billy, "a year old next Jinewar,
and not married yet. Been spark
ing er gal these tour years ant
ain.t never screwed his intention
to the sticking pint. In my couf
ing days we didn't have no tim
to be fooling away, loafiing roun'
the gals. When | picked out Sd
as the spryest, smartest gal l II tn
settlement, | jest drapped in on
sunday night and set round tn
fire er spell. and then i picked u
the poker and punched the fir
and lowed, "Sal, Pm er good mine
ter burn you"
"What fur?' she lowed.
Cease you won't have me-"
"Well you amt axed met yet.
swell | AK YOU
"And | has you."-
And right then and thar ende'
our counting fur we got splice
the next Sunday. That's the OIL
style of sparkling and it c%ertalnl,
did save her a heap OF time am
fire wood, and wOrriment, and
don't see what's gained by TIL
new tangled way of loating 'roun'
er gals house the best part Q
your life 'thout giving her
chance to say yes"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

If Henry Watterson don't get
10 star cycling again soon some
neople will begin to pity the mint
bed
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

BY the way, wonder how much
money it's going TO take to move
this fdIPs millinery crop.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

AN Alabama negro traded his
wife for a mule the other day. Dut
then, mules r up.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
Do You Know What You Are Taking

Do You Know What You Are Taking
When you take Groves T~asteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
in a tasteless form. No Cure. No
Paw, Price 80 cents,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THE quick recovery of Steel
King Schwab is doubtless a source
of surprise to our English cousins
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

The Best Prescription for Malaria.
Chills and Fever is a bottle of Grove
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron
and quine in a t~asteless form. No cnre
no pay. Price 80 cents.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27
To Cure a Cold in One Jay.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If il fails to cure. L. w. Groves sigma
ture is on each box. 25c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-11-27

THURSDAY. NovEBMER27 1902.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

itUal to kneel before the king, pronounce
the words of homage and kiss his hand
The princes of the blood ascend the steps
of the throne, and with their coronets re-
moved and with fingers lightly touching
the royal crown, repeat their homage, at
the close of which they kiss the kings
cheek. Last come the peers of the realm,
who repeat the procedure, save that they
kiss the hand instead of the cheek. The
ceremony closes with nine great cheers
given by the cOmmOners, with another
God save the kingi" at the end.
The words of the act of homage, nom
orable through long centuries, are: 81,
Wellington Cor whatever the speakers til
tie be-, do become your liegeman of life
and limb, and of earthly worship, and of
faith and truth which [ will bear into you
to live and die against all manner OF folk,
so nelp me God. While this Is in
progress the lord treasurer throws 10 the
choir and lower galleries the gold and
silver coronation medals
Growing the Queen.
In the meantime Queen Alexandra will.
have been crowned in much the sam
manner as her royal husband the Arch
brother of Canterbury waits upon the
king. She does not, however, take any
oath, nor is she proclaimed through the
Abbey.
1t is all of O'Clock when the process
sion starts to retrace its way down the
long nave. King Edward is again robed
IN the royal cloak of purple-the color
prescribed as kingly by that old Witlaf
OF Mercia, who ruled in Britain in the
days when the Roman invasion was still
recent memory-and the crown of Sax
on Edward is on his head. IN his right
hand he carries the scepter with the
cross, in his left the orb. Again king ana
queen enter the state coach, and the
eight cream-colored horses whirl them
away between lines Of the cheering pop-
ulace of their capital.
The progress back to buckingham pai>
ace is by d longer route than the one fo.-
lowed in coming to the Abbey. 1t leads
through Parliament street, Trafalgar
square, the Strand, Fleet street, and the
Thames embankment. On the day fol-
Lowing the king and queen will take an
even longer drive through London thor
oughfares, that the millions may have an
opportunity to see and cheer and it is for
these professions that such great sums
are being paid for seats or windows.
in no other respect does the cnange
that has come over England with the
passing years appear than in this Of the
prices paid for 4 view Of the new-crown-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20
The CORONATION CHAIR

| ed king The first of the Edwards was
to be seen by subjects for half a farth-
ing. the figure asked for a seat from
which TO view his coronation progress.
This was doubled in the day of Edward
H.. and had again risen to half a penny
at the accession of Edward III. Pros
perity doomed the market for the march
OF Richard H., to see whom the good
folk of the time paid q whole penny.
From that the price has gone steadily
up; two pence for the procession Of Hen
~ ", four pence for that of Henry VIII.
Sin pence for that of good Queen Bess.
and even 4 shilling for James l. To see
the present king seats are selling freely
for from s. to $40 while windows seating
four or five persons bring about $500 with
out any trouble whatever. 1t mas Deen
said shat a colonial millionaire has paid
$2.5OG for a window in the West End but
this figure seems somewhat improDaple,
even for this day Of prosperity and pa
triOtisnl.
1t is this sort Of thing. however which
raises so greatly the total cost Of King
Edwards coronation. Where the gov
erEment spends its G200 COO, the public
spends, at a conservative estimate, six
times as much. The one item Of wiz
dows and seats is tremendous. Dcora-
tiOrs and souvenirs foot up to a surpris-
ing figure, while the sums expended by
those who are 50 fortunate as to nave
places in the Abbey will be all but fabu-
anywhere from $1,000 to $2 800. and the
average price. OF a coTonet is $l.5GJ Then
ermine is an expensive fur-and it takes
sixty skins 20 make the cape Of peers
gown, and as many more for the collar.
Coronet for $3.50. oOo.
What some of the more wealthy lndi-
viduals will do may be seen from the
fact that Mrs B1adleyMartin, of New
York. is having made for her daughter,
the Countess Of Craven, a cOrOnct which
is to cost $4,000 1T is in view Of The
expenditures Of well-to-do individuals
said InTI rho H4N
that l say the cost Of the coronation
will probably fall but little if any, below
81 500, Coo
The heaviest of the expenses to be met
by the royal treasury is not that of the
kings robes, strangely enough, but of
furnishing the Abbey and decorating the
government buildings. For this it has
been estimated that some 900 will be
needed. The banquet will cost about sl2b.-
coo; the robes Of the monarch, 1920 600:
the medals. $40, coo; the items to be met
by the lord great chamberlain and the
earl marshal. Sl25O0 each; publications.
$4,000; for the police $4,000; for the her
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20
THE CIR 0CUS.

Out Of the frozen earth beneath
Gut 81 the melting OF the snow,
No flower, but a film i push 10 light;
NO stem, no budget j have bLrsl
The bars Of winter; | am the FIRST
O, Sun, to greet thee out Of the night
Rare are the branches. cold is the air.
y ct 1t is fire at the heart / bear:
come flame that is fed by none;
The summer hath blossoms for her de
light.
Thick and dewy and waxen-waite.
Thou seest me golden. o, golden SUM-
Deep in the warm sleep underground
Life is still and the peace profouuG:
Yet a beam that pierced, and Il thrill
that smote
Called me and drew me from far away
/ rose, l came to the open day.
have Won, unsheltered, alone. 70
mote.
No bee strays out to greet me at morn,
| snail die ere the butterfly Is born
! shall near ITO note 0f the nighunE lie;
The swallow viii come at the br. ak Of
green
lie will never know that have been
Before him when the world was pale.
They viii follow. the rose WIN the
thOrny stem
The hyacinth stalk-soft airs for them
They shall have strength, / have but
love:
They shall not be tender as Il
Yet / fought here first 10 bloom, to die,
TO shine in his face who shines above.
o. Glory Of heaven. b. ruler Or MORN
O. Dream that shapeI me, ana was
In tn likeness starry. and flower Of
flame;
! lie on the earth. and to thee look up,
Into thy image viii ROW my cup
Till a sunbeam dissolve it into the
same.
Harriet Eleanor Hamilton King.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

who own his rule that the new king
has been crowned?
1t will be a wonderful and gorgeous GER
emony, and England must pay well for
It's splendor. For fully three hours the
nave and transepts and choir of the great
Abbey, begun centuries ago by a Saxon
king, who bore the same name as that
of the present monarch, will be filled to
overlooking with the representatives of
the royal families of the world; with
ambassadors from empires, kingdoms
and republic; with bishops and peers.
in gowns of lawn and robes of brilliant
velvet; with heralds and archers and
yeomen, clad in the capes and tabards
of medieval days. In the center of this
spectacular and impressive picture will
stand one of the foremost figures in the
world of today to be proclaimed by the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20
it Will Cost the British Government
100000, or So, 555. So a Min
Ute for Three Hours Time
The Total Expenditures Of Government and
People Will Be About 100000, or Near
ly $4,000 for Every so Seconds

Details of the Wonderful and Gorgeous Ceremony Out
lined - The Iheater in Westminster Abbey Where
British Monarchs Are Invested With the ROYAL Insig-
nia-How the Public VIII Be Privileged to Spend Its
Money-Prlces Of Seats Along the Line of Procession
Have Risen From Half Farthing in the Days of Ed
ward l. to Forty Dollars in the Days of Edward VIII
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

- o SANG the buoyant Barney Ma
guire, in praise of the latest of
the tight little islands ceremo-
malls which officially placed the
crown of Saint Edward on the youthful
brow of Victoria. How will some patriot
poet sing of the coronation of the seventh
Edward, when, on the 18th of June next
the boom of cannon rolling around the
world from Eastermost India to Westcr-
most Canada tells the 395, 600 people
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

Tolstoy says that money Is "A curse
Most people regret that it is not one of
the kind which have a habit Of coming
home to rOOst.-WashingtOn Star.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

aids, 81 300; to the doorkcepers $1,000:
while the balance of about $4,000 is put
down as no more than safe margin 20
cover ''miscellauies."
-"LangdOn RalIingor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

Archbishop of Canterbury the first
king Of the houses of Saxe-Coburg.
Later must come the reckoning, and
if the estimates now before parlia-
ment are taken as guides in this
necessary matter, Englands bill
will not fall short of $1,0OOOOO, or
about $4,1G0 a minute for the
pageant.
These figures are not considered
excessive, as cOrOnations go. To be
sure, it cost the royal treasury only
$347.105 to crown Victoria, while her
prede cessor, William w, so econ
0miZed that the governments bill
was only a trife more than $4,000;
but, on the other hand. the fourth
of the Georges spent $12,O5O,0OO at
his coronation, while the pres
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-04-20

Copyright, 1902, by Langdon BaIlinger.
Och. the Coronation! What celebration
For emulation can with it compare?
When to Westminster the Royal spinste,
And the Duke of Leinster all in order
did repair.