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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
DRESS in AFRICA.
some Views of the Natives on the
Clothes the White Men Give
to Them.

They tell in West Africa OF a fine old
fellow, a convert to Islam, who came
into one of the settlements of Sierra
Leone one day with his son, when both
were astonished by the appearance of
a civilized native arrayed in a swallow
tail coat, a tall silk hat and a standing
collar, says the New York Sun. Turn
ing to his son the astonished old man
said:
Look here, boy, if you ever forget
Islam and become Nasaza christian
you may come to look like that"
Every now and then lantern slides
are shown in our churches and Sunday
schools of the boys and girls at mis-
sion stations in tropical Africa logged
out in clothing such as American boys
and girls wear in a far cooler climate.
Somehow the little things in their I'M
accustomed garb do not look comfort
able.
The New Africa, published in Liberia
said recently that among the natives
of the interior one of the most effective
arguments against Christianity is the
European dress. The educated blacks
in West Africa are beginning to pro-
test against the practice of introduce
ing European clothing among the ma
tives.
The Weekly News of Sierra Leone re-
Gently asserted that the health of
many of the young women along the
coast was being impaired on account
of the notion they had imbibed that it
is pretty to have a small waist. The
writer the women that they
cannot expect to escape the perils OF
childbirth if they persist in tight lac
ing. He adds:
"The forms of our aboriginal women
are beautiful. Many of them resemble
in shape the classic statues that are
seen in European picture galleries
This is the shape of u aboriginal sis
tiers who have no perils of childbirth"
Another article in the same newspa-
per said awhile ago that out of every
1000 children born in Freetown 400
die within the first year of their ex-
i~stence. The paper attributes this
great mortality largely to the practice
of tight lacing among the women who
wear European clothing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

was three times mistress of the robes
under Queen Victoria, and was ~"contin-
ued in office" by the present queen
when she came to the throne. As the
holder of this exalted position the
duchess has authority over the ladies
of the bedchamber and maids of honor.
Her duties as head of this illustriouS
staff promise, however, to be less oner-
Gus under Queen Alexandra than under
thte late queen, for whereas Queen
Victoria always insisted on being ac-
companied in all her movements by a
perfect swarm of titled lady attend
ants, her successor d~ispenses with the
services of the maids of honor, con
tenting herself with the society of her
friend, Miss Knollys.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
BEGINNING HER CAREER.
How n Girl should Pass the Interest.
ing Period between the chOOl-
room and Altar.

When a girl begins her social career,
after completing her education, she
finds the world far dif%ferentfrom what
she expected. The schoolroom is one
thing, the world another. She may
have been popular with her teachers:
because she was a diligent scholar, and
carried off the honors of the school,
But she finds that book knowledge does
not make her popular or successful So
cially. Some of the most intellectual
people we have known have been
among the most disagreeable. wom-
an whose nature is aggressive, who
parades her knowledge before those
of inferior education, is an object to
be dreaded. Mere learning in a WON.
an is never attractive. 1t is, on the
contrary, offensive, unless coupled
with feminine graces. School learn
ing should sink into the character and
department, and only exhibit itself as
the perfume of a flower is exhibited
in a subtle, nameless, and u~nobtrusive
manner. A woman's intellectual ac-
q~uirements should not make her talk
like an orator in daily life-they should
simply make instrumentation gracious
and agreeable. Mathematics shouldren
der her mind clear and her judgments
true; her geographical studies should
teach her that the world is too small
for falseness to find a hiding-place;
and history should impress her that
life is too short for unworthy ambi-
lions. The time between the school
room and the altar should not be a
mere harvest-time of pleasure, but a
sowing time for all the seeds of kind
ness and ~self-sacrifice for others, and
of unselfishness and benevolenee.
which alone can make her a happy wife
and mother-N. Y. Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
TRAINS ARE TO BE WORN.
King Edward Rescfnds Order by
Which They Were Abolished
at Function.

King Edward and Queen Alexandra
have just held their third event at
Buckingham palace.
Owing to the recent order concern
ing the dresses to be worn at court,
only the ladies presented, and those
who presented them wore court
trains. The unique spectacle was wit
messed of many ladies making their
bows to their majesties clad in dresses
only a shade nor gorgeous than ball
gowns.
The question as to whether or not
trains should be worn at court has
caused great excitement in society n
London, and the restoration of ira 8
at all future courts, which has bee
ordered, is a great triumph for the
fashionable dressmakers of LondoI
who brought such pressure to bear ii
court through influential customers
that his majesty yielded in the matter,
and countermanded his first order
abolishing trains.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Chickweed was believed by Isabel
If Bavaria to be good for the COM
.lexion, and. accordingly, she had
Iecoctions of it made, in which she
bathed daily. Diana of Poictiers
pinned her faith to cold rain water
and took her matutinal tub as reg
ularly as any water loving damsel of
to-day. The beauties of the last cen
tury also believed in bathing, but
they put all sorts of strange things
in the water to improve their skins,
saws Woman's Life. Among the many
other popular additions to the bath
were veal broth, water distilled from
the honey extracted from roses,
melon juice, and the milky extract of
green barley, and various prepare
tions containing almonds and yolks
of eggs. Queen Marie Antoinette was
fond of bathing, and liked the water
made aromatic with wild thyme,
laurel leaves and marjoram, with the
addition of a little sea salt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

ence the king wa won over. She
persuaded the monarch to consent to
the match, urging that her son had
set his heart upon it and that to pre-
vent it might be followed by serious
consequences. 1t is said that the
queen has determined to divide her
immense fortune of S25, 200, 900 be-
tween her two sons, Bernadotte and
Eugene. Miss Wild's fortune is large.
She will be the second beautiful
Baltimorean to win a royal husband,
the other being, of course, Miss Pat
terson. who married Jerome Bona
parte, brother of Napoleon l.. In this
connection, however, it is interesting
to recall the fact that Prince Eugene
of Sweden is a descendant of one of
Napoleon's marshals, the famous
Bernadotte, founder of the present
royal house of Sweden.
Eugene of Sweden is one of the
most interesting princes in Europe.
Those who have followed his career
are not surprised to hear of the ro-
mantle match. He is a handsome
young fellow, highly educated and of
artistic temperament. He has no
fads or vices, and from his youth has
been attracted toward serious and
artistic pursuits. When a mere
youth he wrote the words and music
of a song that received national ac-
claim.
III --n11., x-I.I ILL A@l,N ---
soon, will be a private affair. 1t will
be celebrated in a little Catholic
church in Paris, in the Latin quarter,
where the pair have been accustomed
to attend service together. The GER
emory will be attended by intimate
friends of the pair, the king having
expressed the desire that the mar
riage be celebrate@as quietly as pos
sible.-Phi.delphia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Fifty million pairs of boots are made
yearly in England.
Two thousand million cigars are
smoked yearly in the United Kingdom.
The British public use up nearly 500
tons of cardboard yearly in the form
of post cards.
AS a memorial of the late Queen Vic
toria. Sir Peter Walker, Bart, has pre-
sented the Derbyshire Royal infrmary
with a. complete apparatus for the
treatment of lupus patients by the
Fjnsen light system.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
DUCHESS OF BUccLEUcH.
Mistress Of the Robes and Ex-OMcio
Prime Minister to the Queen
of England.

Few people have been buster in Lon
don of late than the stately dame who
is duchess of Buccleuch. As mistress
of the robes she has had her hands
about full for some time with the
care of Queen A~lexandra's wardrobe.
not only for the coronation ceremonies
next June, but also for the series of
evening drawing rooms" to be given
by the king and queen during the year.
She is a sort of prime minister for the
queen.
The duchess of Buccleuch is n of
the greatest ladies in the kingdom. She
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
The New Regime.

Proud American Father-I want you to
meet my family, sir. This is Ella Wheeler,
aged six, VINO writes the poems of passion
for the Rubadub Magazine. This is Nip
ling, aged nine, who now has four plays run
ming simultaneously in New York, and this
is Hortense, aged IA, whose recent historical
novel, "The Cheeseparers," is in it's 4S9,-
000th.
Guest-And this little fellow?
"Oh, he's only IL months old. He's learn
ing to use the typewriter. Detroit Free
Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
To whip Cream successful1y.

The cream must be sufficiently thick
to hold the air, and must be very cold,
and kept cold during the whipping. A
small churn made from tin will whip
one quart of cream in two minutes.
Without a regular whip put the cream
into a bowl and with an egg-beater or
"syllabub" churn beat for a few mo-
ments. then skim off the whipped por-
ton from the surface and drain in a
colander, and SO continue until all the
cream has been whipped-Ladies'
Home journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
Sirnhnards in Canada.

Some travellers in the wilds of Can.
ada were puzzled to learn the meaning
of the initials II. B. c. on numerous
sign-boards of the wilderness, and
finally agreed in all seriousness that
they must stand for Here Before
Christ" Or returning 20 civilization
they were informed that the letters
belonged to the Hudson Bay company,
IN. Y. Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

More Dust.-"I shall not give you another
cent?" exclaimed the father to his spend.
thrift son. you are an ungrateful worm OF
the dust" The son realized that these were
harsh words to come from his W parent,
but he merely said: Yes, father, but the
worm could be more comfortable if it had
more dust."-Ohio State Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
IT. Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is a certain cure for hot,
sweating, c~allous, and swollen, aching feet.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c. Don't ac-
cept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, LIE Roy, n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
HUMOROUS.
aKal. had a funny reason for \

@Kals had q funny reason for NOV
ing" "What was it?" He said that
when the landlord raised the rem he
could not."-Indianapolis News.
Summer Boarder-"You wrote me
that you didn't have any mosquitoes
here" Farmer Wayback-"Yes, but
that was toward the end of April
Somerville Journal.
He-'I love you darling. / swear it
by those lofty elms in yonder park"
She-'Don't swear by those, Regi-
nald." He-"Why not?" She-Be-
cause those trees are slippery elms."-
Detroit Free Press.
"0h, well, my DEAR" observed he to
his wife, you will find that there are
a great many worse men in the world
than l am" 'How can you be SO Gym.
ical, John?" replied his wife, reproach-
fully.-Syraeuse Herald.
How were the presents?" 81 wasn't
at the wedding, but I'm sure she didn't
get many" How do you know"
"She practically admitted it. She told
me she didn't get any duplicates at
all."-Philadelphia Press.
"Grandpa," said h emlittle girl, y
saw something this snxzxnsag running
across the kitchen cay
legs. What do you fhh
"What was it?" Nv.
youngster, triumpbal lsats
Post-Dispatch.
Farmlots-"Where y goin' with thet
truck wagon" Helper-Goin' t TIL
store t. git a Sunday paper" Farmlots
You je' onhitch an take tn double
team, goldarn quick. Y amt goin' t
kill off none o my stock putin a fool
load on one hoss."-Baltimore News.
The following story is told of a
spelling class examination held in the
Haverford public school some time
ago: Thomas. spell weather" said
the teacher. Thomas Vitae
t-h-t-h-i-a-e-r." Teacher-"You may
sit down, Thomas. You've given us the
worst spell of weather we've had this
year."-Philadelphia Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
Arboriculture In Nebraska

A Beatrice man who tried to plant a tree
on Arbor day complains that the wind blew
away the tree and then the hole that he was
going to plant it in. He only saved himself
from a similar fate by sticking his spade
hra ska Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Chesrful.-Tess-"So Mr.. Groosum really
proposed to you?" Jess-"Yes. While we
were strolling in the cemetery we came to
their family lot, and he asked me how I'd
like to be buried there some day with his
name on the stone above me."-Phladel-
ph;a Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Mrs. T~alkington's husband ought
to be a good listener"
He is. He can listen to nearly 200
words a minute.'-Smart Set.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

A Limited Promise.-Fond Parent
"Now, naughty boy! l have been waiting
for you for an hour. You promised to Come
in as soon as you heard ms call" Bobby
That's all right. / didn't promise to hear
Town and Country.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Flattery consists of having your secret
opinion of yourself expressed in the Ian
guage of others.-Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
Bile medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Samuel, Ocean Grove. n. j., Feb. II, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Fits Permanently Cured. No fits after
first days use of DR.. Kline's Great Nerve
Restorer. Free So 90 trial bottle DR. r. H.
Kline, Ltd, 93I Arch ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Don't go out of your way to give a hint.
No one who really needs a hint will take
one.-Atchison Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

De Style-Have you ever heard of ping
pong?
Gunbusta (innocently)-0h, yes; ! fire.
quently take my laundry to him.-Smart
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
~ ~ Extraxaeant Eriena.

He-He can't afford to let her
spend SO much money.
She-Well. perhaps he'd rather have
trouble with his creditors than with
his wife.-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

NHICAGo, ILL, 427 Monroe ST.
~ "bs far as / have observed Peruna
Is the finest tonic any man or woman
can use who is weak from the after
effects of any serious illness.
81 have seen it used in a number of
convalescent cases, and have seen sew
eral other tonics used. but l found that
those who used Peruna had the quick
est relief.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Mrs. Kate Taylor a graduated
nurse of prominence, gives her ex-
perience with Peruna In an open
letter. Her position In society and
professional standing combine to
give special prominence to her ut.
ferances.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05
"Peruna seems to restore vitality,
increase bodily Vigor and renew health
and strength In a wonderfully shori
time. "---MRS. KATE TAYLOR.

In view of the great multitude of
ONE suffering from some form of fe-
male disease and yet unable to find any
cure, DIR. Hartman, the renowned spe-
cialist on female catarrhal diseases, has
announced his willingness to direct the
treatment of as many cases as make
application to him during the summer
months, without charge. Address The
Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-06-05

Malice drinks one-half of its own poison.
Seneca.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04

far into 1903. Light and heavy hardware
Is active. Some. very large orders. for
week. Bituminous coal is in active demand.
Deliveries of coke are larger and anthracite
is 10 cents higher at retail .
raw cotton despite heavy realizing on the
sharp advance which brought spot cotton
early in the week close up to 10 cents. This
squirt was apparently on account of heavy
buying at Liverpool. Exports continue
Wool is dull at the east, rejecting the
curtalled consumption and irregularity due
to strikes.
The Improvement in the leather market
Is still largely a matter of sentiment, but
hides are irmer and a larger business in
leather had been done on the whole than
for some weeks past. Shipments of shoes
from eastern points are still shrinking and
for the four months are 4 per cent smaller
The approach of the season of large con-
sumption has induced freer buying of raw
sugar and quotations are. slightly higher,
but refined has been shaded to about the
lowest prices in four years:
Following liquidation, coffee is frming up
slightly, but supplies are tar aheaa OF
Climatic and other causes have made for
a smaller consumption OF meats put re-
ceipts are still small and prices show no
weakness, although packers supplies are
reported accumulating. Hos products are
Creamery products, particularly, are
lower. Eggs have been shaded again and
| potatoes have decreased in price. but are
still very heavy, owing to small supplies;
Large exports of cereals. particularly OF
| wheat, are looked for shortly, and products
are moving abroad very. freely. Increased
imports consist mainly OF raw materials Tor
manufacturers use, a significant indication
of the activity ruling in American manu-
featuring industry generally.
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week aggregate $40, OQo bu., against 3,46S, $50
last week and 500. 1853 in this week last
year. Wheat exports from July l. ISOl, to
date (forty-four weeks) aggregate 2l6,S54.s22
bu., against l75, 7l6.s27 last season. Corn
! exports aggregate 12s ,679 bu., against 376, lse
last week and 2,3T, s92 last year. From July
i 1901, to date corn exports are 2~5,52S,S6i
bu., against 155, 4SS, III last season.
Business failures in the United states foI
week and 1853 in this week last year. In
| Canada for the week, twenty-five, against
twenty last week and seventeen a year ago
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04
SUPREME COURT SYLLABI.

l12S2 Somers against Vlansey. Error
from Madison. Affirmed. Day, c., division
4 Under section Is, chapte 80. Complied
Statutes a petition for a license to sell
malt, spurious and vinous liquors Is sufh.
Client II signed by thirty resident freehold
ers Of the ward or village where the sale
OF such liquors Is TO take pace. and In case
there are less than sixty resident free
holders In such ward or village, the petit
ton Is sufficient II signed by a majority OF
village.
2. Under section 3, chapter 80, Compile
Statutes, the right to protest or remon-
strate against the issuance OF a license is
not confined to residents of the ward OF
village where the Intoxicating liquors are
8. Evidence amined and held TO support
the judgment.
ll212. Iodence against Peters. Appeal
from Dawes. Judgment. Ames. c., divi-
sion No. 8.
1. An intervenor whose petition does NOT
state facts suficient to constitute a cause
of action and who does not pray for any
Judgment which the court has Jurisdiction
to render, should be dismissed from the
action, and II he obtains a Judgment with
which he is not satisfied and appeals there.
from this court. will render the Judgment
of dismissal which ought to have beer
rendered below.
2 BY the constitution OF this state. owner,
of zeal estate sold for taxes are guarantees
i've years from the date OF the sale within
which TO redeem and the statute provides
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04
HILL SCORES INJUNcTIoNs
Calls Governments PIan n subterfuRe
and Advocates Survival of Fit
test in Railroad AnaIrs

CHICAGO, May ST believe in the
survival OF the ittest in the railroad world,
the same as l do in all nature and all af-
fairs OF men. 1t is the natural law and
Its operation Is as inevitable as the original
syndicate Of man"
This is one Of the things that James ].
Hill said tonight in response to a question
regarding his opinion Of the governments
attempt to control railroad rates through
the medium OF ~injunctions issued by the
United States circuit court.
b connection between the reply and
the subject was soon made plain by the
celebrated railway magnate and fnancier.
He explained that the injunction method
OF attempting to cure the evils this afdict
the traffic ahd transportation world was
simply a subterfuge and a futile attempt
TO arrest the progress of the natural law
Of the survival of the httest.
Has not the community OF interests ef-
fectually arrested the operation of that
lRw2' was asked.
There is no such thing as the commu-
nifty Of Interest. That lie the merest rot
and twaddle, a term originated and en-
ployed by the press Of the country. The
only community Of interest that can OF
ever will exist Is the community Of inter.
est between the shipper and the railroads.
No, hat community OF intesest is not re-
ceiying its fullest exemplihcation, but II
will as soon as the law Of the survival
Of the httest shall have had its sway in
the railroad world"
Asked what he thought Of legalized pool
ing as a panaeea for rate ills, Mr.. Hill
forcibly exclaimed:
Pooling Is Infamous; Infamous In any
form. IL never brings about the end
sought, and It is simply one Of the SUBJ
~terfuges Of which I spoke to hinder the
operations Of the inevitable law Of nature
and the universe"
Mr.. Hill passed through Chicago tonight
en- route from New York to 81. Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-04
EDWARDS SECOND COURT
Function more Brilliant in Many Respects
|han the First One.
AMERICANS ARE PROMINENT GUESTS
Ambassador Cloate Heads the Distin.
EuiShed XHaAee Delegation who
Visit the Kings Palace.
At Buckingham.

LONDON, May 3.-KpR Edwards second
court was held this eNning at Bucking-
nam palace. London We deprived OF the
picturesque street spectacle attending this
function, because the court yas held in
the evening. but inside the lalaee the scene
was much more brilliant han formerly.
The change in the time q holding the
court met with the genera approval Of
those who attended the ceresHany today.
Members Of the royal family arrived at
the garden entrance Of the palace. where
they were received BY the white Slaves
and conducted by them to the White draw
ing room. Here the members q the royal
family were Joined by the king and queen.
The procession TO the ballroom formed at
1880 O'Clock.
Joseph H. Choate, the United States am
bassador, and Mrs. Choate, Henry White,
secretary Of the embassy, and Mrs. White,
John r. Carter. second secretary Of the
embassy, and Mrs. Carter, and the other
members Of the United States embassy were
yprosent.
Mrs. Choate was presented to their ma
jesties. In the diplomatic circles we're:
Charlemagne Tower and Mrs. Tower, Mr..
and Mrs. Payne whitney Of New York, Mrs.
Glover. wife Of Commander Richardson
Glover, the United States naval attache al
London; Mrs. whitney and Mrs. Choate.
In the inner circle were: Miss De Young
daughter of NJ. II. De Young of San Fran.
cisco; Miss Bancroft OF Boston and Miss
Tuckerman of Boston.