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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

\ woman and n boy answering the de-
scription were living in hat town. but
are now proved not to be the Evanston
runaways.
Hoping against hope and with the
heartbreaking sorrow crushing their
hearts. Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers early last
December inserted an advertisement
in the newspapers calling upon the
missing boy and his aunt TO come home
for Christmas and all would be for
given. All day Christmas they watched
for the return of the fugitives. and
during the night a lamp was kept burn
ing brightly in the window of the home
on Human avenue to welcome IL cir
return. The family felt sure that they
would come. but they were doomed
10 disappointment
As n last effort to reach the mis-. ing
couple or secure information reg rd-
ing them. Mr.. and Mrs. Roger have
resorted to the chain letter scheme.
Here is their plea for help:
Dear Frierd-wMI you kindly help a
heartbroken father and two nothtrs
In an effort to hrG their loved ores by
writing three copies OF this letter and seEd-
Ing them. over your own signature u
three fI.ercs. making the same request II
them, ard so on. forming On endless etl-n.
MIS- Florence A.. Ely ard rcphew. Fr8rk
Ely Rogers, DISAPPEARED from their home.
13 HiEmau avenue. Evanston. Ill. July
IS. 1871. Nothing has been heard OF thtm
since.
Miss Ely is 20 years Of age. about nv.
feet thrse. irehes in height. very tLln and
weighs from 20 10 100 pounds; face rather
lorg ard very expressive: dark brown
hair. large dirk brown eyes. with an n
terse expression. are her most noticeable
feature: good music teacher; attractive 10
children.
Frank E. Rogers will be "A years Of 2
in March. 1902. Height about five feet VI
, inches. weight about ~ POUNDS. medium
brown hair. gray blue eyes. long. slender
hands. * LETT handed. writes with either
right or left; draws well. always using left
hand. Only love and a glad welcome await
them both. \ large reward Will be cheer
fully given for Information leading direct
ly to the restoration OF either or both.
Printed letters with pictures will he sent
upon request Send all information TO
JAMES C. ROGERS.
re Human avenue. Evanston, III.
As these letters. by the aid of SYM
pathetic and kind people. GO broad
east over the country in ever widening
circle and reach perhaps every nook
and corner of the United States, the
result sought for may be attained and
a mystery cleared up which in some
respects is one of the most pulling
ever coming to the notice of the po-
lice. II Frank Rogers and Miss Ely are
alive. how has it been possible to eIude
the shrewdest detectives of the coun-
try? II dead. what has become of their
bodies and why have they not been
discovered? II they have left the coun-
try. where have they secured the
means for so long an absence and so
extended a trip? These are some of
the questions one is led to ask in con-
siderinS the case, and which may never
be answered this side the grave.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

two walked out of the depot together.
They took a north-bound electric car
which runs from Chicago to Milwau-
kee, and that was the last time they
were seen in Evanston. On the Goth
oil last December n bundle of clothing
belonging to Miss Ely and Frank Rog-
ers was found tucked away under the
Central street station of the Milwau-
kee * st. Paul railroad in North Evans
ton, and where il is now surmised bv
the police that the pair stopped a.
changed their clothing. the boy pos
sibly Disgusting himself as a girl-for
he left his collar behind-and Miss Ely
transforming herself into an older
and shabhily dressed IN Since
then dozens of elews have been fol
lowed, but not one has led to a reliable
trace of the couple.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Csbsnee Ministers Come nigh.

a cto.Eet oA-cer who dot ve-y long age
retired 70 private lie started 10 hgllt up
anew lis Aw praetIce. A corporation ca
S1s sent % AIN b ! brother lawyer. Meet
tLat aEyeF later. the sx-cablnet MINIS
Ter asNed NLa- ne ogglt TO cEarge.
l1t I'D you tank Of eLaTgng asked
his FRIEND
Wei the reply vas, Il thought q thou
1nd dollars would be about rlgat."
Ny dear fellow the other "a aver re-
sponcet, : you 20 that you VIII never get
another as Ex-cabinet ministers are a
luxury, 4 they are worth anything. Send a
4 Tor 5000 resaiHlng fee and you VIII get
a caeck tomorrow. Iaen adjust your rsgu-
lar eaarges at your leisure"
Iae taIng was done, with the result pre-
detec- II i said that the gentleman N
question made IN a month as u4uch a. the
sum OF BIS salary during his entire ofEeAl
term--N. Y. Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Several times the couple have been
reported as being in Chicago. Ballin
Winger, of Evanston. declares that he
N day saw Frank Rogers sitting in
a window Of lie Grand hotel, Chicago.
but when the police whom he notified
arrived. the boy had gone. At other
hotels and restaurants the couple have
been partially identified. but have al
ways eluded capture. They are be-
lieved to have spent some time ut Wau-
kegan. a summer resort. The latest
clew. from ~Casselton, n. d.. appears
more hopeful than any Of the others
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Properly Il.

Inc head OF a well-known shipping firm
tins country received a letter from 4 nil
'3naire Swiss banker asking him to try 20
e!p IL s0n get G Job in some mercantile or
ipplug house. 20 learn tie business. The
ipIins hrm lead shortly wrote back to the
citing parent:
Dear Sir; Your son has arrived. Ihave
ven hIm employment at my Offices al i've
oilars a week with Others OF his class. One
= these yourg men has Just bougit a s6o, eco
tent and another cones to the oihce in an
5000 automobile. | think vour son will
nd his surroundings eougeuial.n-N. Y.
nm
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
THE HUGE MAMMOTH.
Dr.. herr Describes Discovery Of Mon.
inter- Preserved In lee In siberia
for at Least 900 Years.

A cable dispatch from St. Pete.x-
burg has already told of DR.. Hers
discovery of a mammoth preserved in
the ice in eastern Siberia. DR.. Herr
now says he discovered it on September
-. near the River Ebrosowka. az tbe
loot of n declivity. just over 100 feet
the water. Ii vas lying down
with its feet e~uriously bent under il.
body.
DR.. Herr concluded that the mann.
moth had fallen down from high
ground and had been instantly killed.
as its neck was broken. There was
grass in its mouth and food in its
stomach The fall must have hap
pened more than 1000 years ago.
When DIR. Hers party began tn.
work of excavation the cold was such
that a sled had to be erected. fort.
night was occupied in thawirg u the
monster.
Eventually the huge animal wa.
found complete, save a small piece OF
the back and half trunk. which had
bee eaten by wolves. The mammoth
was covered with a coat of rather thick
red-brown hair.
The return journey. of 5000 miles to
1rkutsk commenced on October q
The distance was covered on skates. the
mammoth having been dissected for
convenience in transportation.
The tongue of the mammoth is 10
inches long. and the tail. with the hair
on it. is more than II inches long.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

caused By the first publication of it 70
all people. both professional and non
professional. was amusing. And We.
we have never enumerated all of the
diseases which are classed as CT.
tarrh. Il must be confessed. however.
t. see even this partial list drawn up
in battle array Is rather appalling. II
the reader desires to see this list. TO-
gether VITA 4 short exposition 81 Zach
one. send for our fIse catarrh be1L
Address The Perura Msiicine Co. Co
lumbus. Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Tell. Of French aristocraey.

Foreigners scarcely ever meet the
real ~aristrocracy of France" said NJ.
Hughes Lereux to Columbia students.
These people of the genuine aristoc-
raey are in financial poverty because
OF the Industrial expansion of the
times. which has destroyed their for
mer means of support. They are mac
cessible to foreigners because real
French society is sensitive to its lack of
funds and realizes its inability to en-
terrain foreign guests in the style to
which they have been accustomed. Wis
itors tn Paris meet the 'bourgeoise' and
the cosmopolitan people. who come
there from all countries but France,
and they believe hat this represents
real French society"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Few forms Of hot bread are more
delicious than delicate mullins. The
following recipe gives directions for
making them quickly and can be relied
upon To give satisfaction: Sift two
cups Of -four with one even teaspoon
fuI Of salt. Work int it two table,
spoonfals Of soft butter and two ~
graduated sugar. Add one cup of
milk, "a egg Vel beaten and one
teasPoonful Of baking powder. Bake
in 2 quick oven in muffin rings OF gem
pans-Hashington star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Kicks and Flats.

Herr Meyer L.utz tells the following story:
Conducting once in Bradford. | noticed that
the clarinet player, a young but clever and
steady lad, jumped up a good deal during
t e progress of the opera. l found that his
father, who pla,sd the trombone, sat Just
behind him, and every now and then IL
gave his son a kick, with the remark: Look
cut, Sammy! there be a fiat a-eummin.i -
Mainly About People.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Although Il has been stated that the Gu
are incapable OF governing themselves,
yet they nave selected their first president,
: 4 great fayorIte vita the people. A
favorite medicine With the American people
IS Hostetter's stomach Bitters, because II IL
Al ideal remedy 10. headache. indigesf n,
dyspepsia. constipation and bIliousness- It
Is also an excellent medicine for spring fever,
"A grippe and malaria Don't fad 10 Try i,
but De sure TO get the genuine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Mark Twain on Autogrnphs.

To ask a doctor or builder or sculptor ie
his autograph would be in no way rude. To
ask n of these for a specimen Of his work,
however, IS quite another thing, and the r
quest might be ~justiiably refused. 1t woud
never be fair to ask a doctor for one ofEs
eorpses to remember him by. - Cheasa
Chrnniela
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Hoax-"1 thought at one time he was get
ting the g~uhernatorial bee in bis bonnet"
Joax-.so did he" And didn't he get
IL Not IN his bonnet; in the necL"-
Pnils stIpGL kecc-i.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

My, wat a lot of booksi'' exclaimed
Miss Gesype. Does your husband read
muehs' Ne" answered Mrs. Cad. He
buys expensive books, and he's so busy
working 20 pay for them that he deesnt
have time TO ead."-Philadelpaa Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Rather Personal

This bread IS stale and the ecgs are old
enough 70 vose," said the youth in the red
vest Haven't you anything fresh in this
Store2"
"Ie-fresh cH-tomers," responded tie
--oeers daug gSer.-CkicIgo Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Eurlre~t n-..T.r Mill

WIN ynu be short of hay? II so plant n
plenty Of this prodigalIy prolific mile
D TO 5 TONS OF RICH HAT PER ACRE.
Prize lbs $ 0:lG0lbs. , O. w freights
John n. Salzer Seel Co.. La Crosse, Wis.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Il see i crank out west arnources his
Invention OF "A taeiter hat for ladies tkaA
vii saut up when tie curtain rises" I'll
he'd oEly irveu. a box party t at would 90
tlat be deserve 4 n-eLa!-"-Pnl.a3s PAL.
Pres.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Its very seldom" said Uncle Fben. dat
gittin' de best OF an Argument will pay lob
ae time you has to put in dom it."-Wash-
ington Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Feminine Piapricks-EIderly Spinster-
An, dear Julia, you can't Imagine how I
d.ead to tank OF my fortieth birthday"
NV ny, dear: Did something very
uHpleasant hapren then Punch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03
Plng-PenE In Germany.

The German editor has become a
ping-pong enthusiast. Germans who
wish to get along in society. says the
Chicago Record-Herald, will har,Il,
permit themselves to beat she emper
ox 1T this exciting game.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

The official ReichsanzeIger of Ber-
lin prints statistics in regard to the
condition of the German merchandise
marine on January I. On that do q
there were 3,ss3 vessels in the me-,
camille marine of a total tonnage OF
2.s2e.4O0 and carrying crews tha.
numbered 5o,556 men. One-third ~
these vessels were steamships. These
statistics show an increase of 80 per
cent. in the mercantile marine in
the last decade.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Mrs. ~Finnigan-An' did yer husband inioy
the CELEBRATION?
Mrs. Hogan-Nivir a bit. T'ink av al
sthop Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

The Poet-"No, the editors never burn
my poems The Friend-~How Is thaty'
The Peet-"I write them on sheets OF as
bestos-"-Londcn Answers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Easterner-Did the cyclone DO much dam
age to your f1rmg
k~ansan-How can I tell till | find it,
Columbus (O1 Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Piso's Cure i the best medicine we ever
used for all affections Of the throat and
lungs.-Nm. o. Endsley, Nanburen, Ind,
Feb. 10, 1870.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Sweat or fruit acids win not discolor
yoods dyed with PUTNAM FADELESS
DYES. Sold by druggists, l0c. package.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

lac mar who sprawls all over the street
car would shrink like a 20-cent shirt ii he
had TO pay two fares.-Baltimore News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Dropsy treated free BY DR.. H Fl. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ga The greatest DIR psy
8 -ecialists in tie world. Read their adver-
Gsement in another column Of this D
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Woman's love is like an illspent fortune
we never know its value till we lose it.
London Answers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

y. "ures swollen, aching. tired feet At all
Druggists and Shoe stores PC. Sample sent
Y Address AS Olmsted. LIE Roy. n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

stops the Cough and Work. OF
the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. PRICE &c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

The 81 biggest estates in Britain av-
sxsgs $4,000 apiece.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

An agreeable man IS one who consents to
beng taught things which he already knows.
Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-04-03

Check Cold and Bronchitis with Hale's
Honey OF Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-02
CANCER CURED BY BLOOD BALM
All Skin and Blood Diseases Cured.

Mrs. L Adams, FredoniA, Ala, took Botanic
Blood Balm which effeotually cured an eating
cancer OF the nose and face. The sores healed
up perfectly. Many doctors had given up her
case as hopeless, hundreds Of cases Of cancer,
eating sores, supperaiing swelllngs, etc., have
been cured by Blood Balm. Among others Mrs.
b. M. Guerney, Warrior Stand, Ala. Her nose
and Lip were raw as beef, with offensive dis
charge from the eating sore. Doctors advised
cutting, but failed. Blood Balm healed the sores
and Mrs. Guerney is as well as ever. Botanic
Blood Balm also cures eczema, itching humors,
soabs and scales, bone pains, ulcers, offensive
pimples, blood poison, oarbunoles, sorofula, ris-
ings and bumps on the skin and all blood troub-
les. Druggists, 81 per large bottle. Ssmple Of
Botanic Blood Balm free and prepaid BY writ
ing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Gs, Describe
tronble and special advice sent in sealed letter.
II is certainly worth while investigating suck q
remarkable remedy, as Blood Balm cures the
the most awful, worst and most deep-seaied
blood diseases.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-02
RUSH OF SHEEP ON MARKET.
Nearly 10000 Head Received at
Kansas City.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-, September 20
Heavy supplies of sheep are arriving
at the stock yards here every day this
week, and it is probable that the
weeks record will be broken II the
heavy runs continue. Already nearly
40, 900 sheep have beenreceived. Last
night every available pen was filed
The weighmaster at the sheephouse
and his assistants worked until after
10 O'Clock to get the sheep properly
housed for the night.
The bulk OF the heavy supply OF
sheep comes from Utah, Idaho and
Wyoming ranges, The supply has ex-
ceeded the demand and prices range
from 10 to 25 cents lower than last
week in consequence. There are un-
usual supplies Of sheep on the west
ern ranges this fall, and dealers look
for liberal receipts for two or three
months. Mutton is now cheaper than
other kinds Of meat, and with animals
selling for lower prices at the stock
Yards, some benefit ought to come 70
the retailer before Thanksgiving.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-02

we'll, but will always have 9 bottle Of
Peruna in the house. think Peruna %
the best medicine In the world, for Z
went to my home doctors and they
never did me any good, bat when HOOK
your medicine II did me al the good In
the world. have recommended your
wonderful treatment to my friends.
Since have taken Pergna I look IKE
a new woman. "---Afiss p. c. Sheffield.
Mrs. william Kenning, Mt. Clemens,
Mich, writes;
"I am happy to be able TO write you
that am now again well. was not
we'll for year, and did not know what
allied me. Last fall got bottle Of Pc
runa. IL did me good. wrote to DR..
Hartman for book Ills of Life,' and he
luckily sent me o book about my dis
ease.
"My disease was catarrh Of the head,
eyes, stomach and liver, and he said IL
would follow his advice would soon be
well. / followed the directions closely,
and am now entirely well."-Mrs. VIII
liam Kenning.
Congressman Thad. NJ. Mahon, OF
Chambersburg, Pa, writes:
"Ifake pleasure In commendingy your
Peruna as a substantial tonic and q
good cafarrh remedy. Pei. M. Mahon.
If you do not derive prompt and satis-
factory results from the use of PerunA,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving .
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable sd-
vice gratis.
Address DR., Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-02
FOOT BALL AT M. II. A.
Prospects Are Better than Ever
Coach v i'll Be Secured-Sehed-
ule Not Yet Arranged.

Foot ball practice will begin at the
Missouri Military Academy in the next
few days with nearly 35 candidates
who will try for positions on the elev-
en-.
While the material to be chosen
from is abundant, the majority Of
men at the academy this year have
had little experience in foot ball play
ing. There are few weighty men in
line of selection, but nearly every man
who has giod chance to get place
on the eleven is a fair sprinter, so a
team that Can be depended upon to do
fast work Is assured. The problem
confronted is the one Of makinga team
out Of plenty of untaught, but good
material Furthermore, although the
several experienced men at the N. M.
A. slay well, they have never playe
together before, In short, new
team must be cons tructed. However,
this is task that many schools have
to perform each year, and can be over
come by coaching and daily practice.
James, of Kansas City, is expected
to play half back. He has played on
the Westport High School team and
will doubtless prove a good man at
running the ends. LAWN is fast
enough for an end and Rohrer will
probably play guard again. Doss, of
last years eleven, who on account Of
an injury received last November will
be unable to play, will act as an assis-
tant coach. Rosenberger, Field, Trim
bic, Stern, johnson, Saunders, Lott,
Mckinney, Olin and Roehry are also
promising candidates.
Major Shaw, the faculty manager of
athletics, is corresponding with Wash
lngton University men in regard to
securing a coach. 1t is probable that
the NJ. NJ. A. squad will be under the
supervision Of an experienced player
by October lst.
AS yet no schedule Of fgames has been
arranged, but Westminster will prob
ably play here on some day in the first
week of October. St. Louis High
School, Blees Academy, the State
School for the Deaf, Kansas City High
School and the M. S. U. second team
will each probably play one or two
games during the season.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-10-02
sproul Academy, Private School.

The attendance in school is this year
the greatest In its history. The rooms
are filled and still admittance is de-
sired. The teachers are gratiiied at
the unusual number and also at the
ambition manifested. The Public
School branches are taught as well as
the Academic and Collegiate ones.
Small classes give opportunity for
individual attention, and aid the
teachers in finding out the pupils
knowledge daily. The special work
is another feature, as those desiring
the teachers course may review and
prepare for the institute work later In
the year. The business course pre-
pares pupils for actual work in the
counting house or store. Both vocal
and instrumental music are taught by
the latest and most approved methods
by a teacher of experience and
thorough training. The work done in
this private school is Of high class.
1t will compare favorably with that
of any other first class school Of its
kind. The teachers are very enthusi-
astic and untiring in their effort to
advance their pupils. No pupil re-
ceives a grade for promotion until a
written examination has been passed
with credit.
Each year the patronage has increas-
ed to such an extent that arrange
ments of some kind will probably be
made to enlarge the capacity OF the
school and to acquire other teachers