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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
HERE AND THERE.

Artificial incubation is the greatest
aid of all to successful and profitable
poultry-keeping, whether the object be
to raise chickens for the market, or to
get out early chickens in order to have
early layers in the fall and winter fol-
lowing
Sir Thomas Upton, who proved a
failure as "cup LITTER" is going to
embark in the business of vegetable
growing on large scale in this coun-
try. He has purchased fine planta-
ton in Georgia, and will ship his veg
etable products to the English mar
kets.
Blackberry canes should be care
fully trimmed and the dead canes
those that bore fruit last spring-re-
moved and burned. Hedge shears is a
good tool to do the latter with, as they
can be used to trim the vines, and to
grasp the dead canes with in removing
them.
AT the Arkansas experiment sta
ton the highest yield of merchantable
potatoes was secured with ridges three
inches high. The same method also
gave the smallest per cent of culls.
Expert potato growers no longer pile
the earth up to plants in ridges six
inches above the bottom of the furrow.
All tools, whether costly or other
wise. should be well taken care of, and
not allowed to be out in the weather,
neither should they be dropped down
and left where they were used last,
but put away in the same place always,
so that no unnecessary time will be
spent hunting for them. when perhaps
in a great hurry.
I'm case the plans of the chief Of
the live stock department Of the
Worlds fair meet the approval of man
agement, the mule and his kin will be
accorded unusual honors at ST. Louis
next year. A lack of knowledge exists
as to the varied utilities of the mule,
but this display at the fair will be an
eye opener in this respect.
One of the greatest wastes on many
farms is in manure. Some farmers will
sell manure to neighbor rather than
handle and have it on his own land, or
because he is pushed for money. This
Is wrong, because his own land needs
II, and is entitled to it It is the same
sort of economy as refusing to feed
stock on account Of the labor involved.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

news and had 10 urinste from four TO seven times
a night often with smsrting and burning. Brick
dust would settle in the urine. lost twenty
pounds in two weeks and thought | would soen
die l took the first dose OF your Swamp-Reot In
the evening at bed time, and was very much sur-
prised; had TO urinate but once that night and
the second night did not get up until morning.
| have used three bottles Of Swamp-Root and
to-day am as well ever.
am farmer and am working every day, and
weigh 100 pounds, the same that weighed before
! was taken sick.
Gratefully yours,
Sec. r. A. & !. U. 5o4. I. $, APkER,
April 9th, 1908. Marsh Hill, Pa.
There comes a time to both men and
women when sickness and poor health
bring anxiety and trouble hard to bear;
disappointment seems to follow every
effort of physicians in our behalf, and
remedies we try have little or no effect.
In many such cases serious mistakes are
made in doctoring, and not knowing
what the disease is or what makes us
sick. Kind nature warns us by certain
symptoms, which are unmistakable evil
dence of danger, such as too frequent
desire to urinate, scanty supply, scalding
irritation, pain or dull ache in the back
they tell us in silence that our kid
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
THE 400" AND THE 200.
An Alliance which sone Persons
Were ConsunnateIy IGAoraat
About.

''Some people" said the Philadelphia
woman, according to q New York ex-
change, have a queer idea of what the
400 does, and it does queer things, good
ness knows, without having things il
doesn't do laid to it.
Il was going through the ZOO the other
day with a friend" she went on, and
while we were standing before . cage in
the lion house my companion turned to me
and asked:
1 wonder who keeps ell this ups
Before had chance to reply, We were
both astonished to hear deep Irish voice
reply; :,
"We turned and beheld as healthy .
looking specimen of the working woman
as ever | laid eyes on.
The society,"! questioned my compan-
ion, in half amused way. What soci.
ETY."
The washerwoman looked us all over
with contempt; then she blurted out;
The society-the society! What min.
MES We arel Sure, an haven't We ever
heard of the ''400"-tAe society of Moo
York! That's the society that keeps this
here place up!
And with that she turned on her heel
and left we two ignoramuses staring ia
blank amazement after her retreatins
bulk"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
REAL CORN MEAL.
WHY the Ordinary Corn Meal OF
Commerce is Not as Good as the
Country Ground Meal.

The assertion that cornmeal made on
stones, with water as the motive pow
err. is superior to meal made by the
best modern roller-mills probably orig
mated In the following way:
Some enterprising merchant while
sojourning in the country discovered
a small water-mill using burrs and
making corn-meal. The novelty OF the
situation interested him, and through
curiosity he procured sack of meal,
and taking it to his boarding place, re-
quested the cook to prepare mush for
the evening meal-a dish Of which he
was extremely fond.
1t proved to be vastly different from
anything of the kind he had ever
eaten, and decidedly better. He was so
pleased with it that he Immediately
placed an order with the miller on the
water-mill for supply OF the only
meal on earth, or, as he termed it,,
underground meal"
Now, the facts are, he found a
fresh-ground meal, made from good,
sound corn, and small country mill
is the only place where freshness and
quality in corn meal can be found.
Large mills buy corn the same as the
elevator people, just as it happens to
come to market-in large lots, sound,
unsound, good, bad and Indifferent. On
the other hand, small mills get toll
corn selected by the farmers for their
own use. They also buy selected corn
in small lots, or by the load, with the
understanding that all damaged ears
are to be thrown out. Furthermore, a
small mill usually buys ear corn and
shells it as it needs it, and in SO doing
selects the best.
Dealers who buy from large mills or
jobbers certainly can not count on get
ting a fresh article at least, and the
chances are for a meal made from
bad mixture of corn.
Along this line it is well to bear In
mind that only ripe, sound corn makes
a sweet meal If dealers could be in
duced to buy where the pure article
can be had, the public would be very
greatly benefited. l believe there are
tons of meal used in the cities that is
little better than feed; in fact, not as
good a feed in the shape of ground
corn as may be found at the average
country mill.
Thorough cleaning and the use Of the
purifier to produce clear meal will not,
however, give sweet flavor unless the
corn is sound and ripe.-American Mil
Ter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

dsteriorating in the field. Build .
cheap shed and save many dollars In
new machinery and repair bills. Sheds
for these uses need not be expensive;
no extra tounches are necessary, NO
skilled labor is required. Just set the
posts, brace, box one side and one or
both ends, and roof III some cheap
roofing such as plank, boards, shingles
or felt-at any rate have sheds for
emergencies, and plenty of them, any
where, experimentation Epit-
oruisf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
QislIluaionized.

Some officers of British ship were
dining with a mandarin at Canton,
says the New York News. One of the
guests wished for second helping of
a sayory stew, which he thought was
some kind of duck, and not knowing
the word in Chinese, held his plate
to the host, saying, with smiling ap-
prevail:
"Quack, quack, quack!"
His countenance fell when his host,
pointing to the dish, responded:
Bow, WOW, wow!"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Natures Greatest Cure
for Men and Women
Swamp Root is the Most Perfect Healer and Natural
Aid to the Kidneys, Liver and Bladder
Ever Discovered.

neys need doctoring. II neglected now.
the disease advances until the face
looks pale or sallow, puffy or dark cir
cles under the eyes, feet swell, and
sometimes the heart acts badly.
There is comfort in knowing that DR..
Kilmer's Swsmp-Root, the great kid
ney, liyer and bladder remedy, fulhlls
every wish in quickly relieving such
troubles. 1t corrects inability to hold
urine and scalding pain in passing It,
and overcomes that unpleasant neces-
sity of being compelled to get UP many
times during the night to urinate. In
taking this wonderful new discovery
Swamp Root you afford natural help to
nature, for Swamp Root is the most
perfect helper and gentle aid to the kid
neys that has ever been discovered.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Those Flats.

The mother with her little ten-year-old
daughter was returning to her tiny fiat
after call on a friend who resided in a
large house, with spacious grounds about
it. As she neared the house she sighed
and remarked to her little daughter:
Dolly, when | come back home after
visiting Mrs. Wallin i feel as if l had
come back to live in a hat box"
Dolly gave sigh exactly like her
mothers and said dismally:
And feel as if had come back to live
in a keyhole. IN. Y. Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Prove SWAMP ROOT, the Great Kidney Liver and
Bladder Remedy VIII do for YOU Every Reader of Our
Paper May Have a Sample Bottle FREE by MAIL
EDITORIAL NOTICE

EDITORIAL NoTIcEIf you sick feel badly send at to DR.
" will gladly send by mall immediate
bottle book telling
thousands
Dr. Kimer
regular
everywhere Don't
the add N Y, bottle
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Dish washing in Winter.

Housekeepers naturally dread dish wash.
ing in winter, owing to the fact that r.
chaps the hands and renders them hard
and rough. Much of the injury, however.
results from the use of impure soap. II
Ivory soap is used in washing dishes and
the hands are carefully rinsed and dried,
they will not chap.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Glad Caller.

Nistress-Did anyone call while I was
out, Jane?
Jane-Yis, mum. Wan gintlemin wus
afther calm, mum.
What was his name?"
"Moik O'Rafferty, mum, an he wus as
glad to foind yez out as he wus to foind
me in. Dim thinkin', mum. Chicago
Daily News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

And did you visit the Holy Lani ?"
asked the village parson of Uncle Hi
ram, who had been doing little globe
trotting since he struck oil. "Yaas,
an / don't think much Nv it fer my
part" replied the old man. why, it's
so alfred poor l reckon it wouldn't
perduce more'n tew bushels NV corn
per acre."-Chicago News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Cheap Notoriety.

Mrs Closefst-Oh, do buy me a new
bonnet, my dear. 1t will set all my friends
talking.
Mr., Closefst--H you're after notoriety,
why don't you get the old one retrimmed?
as much.-StraY Stories.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

ooh, for the wings of a dove."
sighed the poet with the unbarbered
hair. "Order what you like" rejoined
the prosaic person, but as for me,
give me the breast of chicken. Chi
cago News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
More Information Wanted.

More infOrmatIOn Wanted.
He-Could you love me if l lost all my
money?
She-How much have you to lose. STRAY
Stories
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Old Jones-I hope that young fellow
is thrifty, Mollie. Every young man
should save a quarter of his salary
every week. Mollie Jones-Oh, Algy
does better than that, papa. Some
weeks he saves half jollar!-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
business Precnution.

A caller at the boarding house of Mrs.
Irons was surprised to see fine greyhound
basling in the sun outside the kitchen
door. Il didn't know you had dog" she
said. He's beautiful animal. How long
have you had him."
Two or three years"
How does it happen l have never seen
him in passing along here?"
I'VE don't allow him to leave the back
yard" replied Mrs. irons, with emphasis.
What kind of an advertisement would it
be for boarding house to have q creature
as lean, as that dog is standing round in
front Of it?"-Youth's Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Girl In the Grand stand-Isn't

Girl In the Grand Stand-Isn't that
a cruel game. Do you think its fair
for a dozen men to pile themselves on
top of the poor fellow that has the
ball? Her Escort-No; there oughtn't
to be more than eleven of them, any
way.-Chicago Tribune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Tess-"He proposed to me to-day, and he
was so impatient. He wanted me to marry
him right away. But l was not to be hur.
RED" Jess-''So you put him off, eh?"
Tess-"Yes, indeed. | told him ] I'd have
to wait until tomorrow" -Philadelphia
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Auntie-"Do you know you are playing
with two very naughty little boys, Jonnnyyo
Johnny-''Yes." Auntie-"You dog I'm
surprised. Why don't you play with good
little boys?" Johnny Because their
mothers won't let theml"-Punch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Sportsman wishing for fresh fields to con-
querl-''l should like to try my hand at big
game" Fair Ignoramus-"Yes, l suppose
you find it very hard to hit these little
ds,"-Punch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

at was Pope, believe" she ven
tured, who said: Worth makes the
man. WAS it," he replied. Then
Pope must be one of those chaps who
don't read the newspapers. If he did
he'd know Worth was ladies' tailor"
Chicago Record Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Wife-"I have been thinking | ought to
give you birthday present, Harold. Hus-
band-"Oh, very well. just write down what
it shall be and I'll buy it on my way uptown"
Town Topics
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

"Doan's Kidney
Pills proved a
very efficient
remedy in my
case. / II s e d
them for disor-
dered kidneys
and backache,
from which I
hadexperienced
a great deal of
troubl 9 a nd
pain. The kid
ney secretions
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Eyes, he fooled me completely. lie had
such smooth way with him." Which
proves that the way OF the transgressor is
most successful when it's smooth. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Mrs. Nexdore-'1 guess you heard my
daughter practising to-day. The music
teacher was there to-day; she's taking les
sons by the quarter" Mrs PeppreyS"In-
deed? thought it was by the pound
Philadelphia Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

The recipe for perpetual ignorance is:
Be satisfied with your opinions and content
with your knowledge.-Ah Bahia.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Butler-'I know that butcher acts rather
queerly at times, but the doctor says he is in
full control of his mental faculties" Baker
eyes, but that cannot call for much of an
effort, you know Boston Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Reward of Economy

Kwoter-What's that old sayingy Take
care of the pennies and"
Newitt-And the dollars will take care
of your heirs.-Philadelph Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

When little Miss Canada picks up her A.
B. c.. she flies into a dreadful passion. 1t
may be recalled that A. B. c. stand for
Alaska Boundary Commission-Clev
Plain Dealer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

were very irregular, dark colored and
full of sediment. The Pills cleared it
all up and 1 have not had an ache in
nv back since taking the last dose.
NV health generally is improved
great deal"
FOSTER-MILBURN CO., Buffalo,
N. Y. For sale by all dealers, price 80
cents per box.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

1t is economy to be truthful 1t pays
1t is dignifed. 1t may offend few to
refuse information desired but it will Of
fend more to pervert verity-Chicago In
ter Ocean,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

The man who refuses to believe the
truth is often credulous when lie is told
to him.-Town Topics.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

For each big man at the top there are
million little ones at the bottom.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Miss Marks-Does she patronize auctions?
Mrs. Down-Does Shes Why, she would
buy eggs at one.-Stray Stories.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

June Tint Butter Color makes top Q
the market butter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Pisos Cure for Consumption is an infalli-
BILE medicine for coughs and colds.-N. w.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

To accept good advice is but to increas
ones own ability.-ioethe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Never judge the weather by the predic
tons of prophet Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
Stops the Cough

and works off the cold Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price % cents
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Hes a very superficial man. I
guess" Il should say so, Why. he's
the kind of man who thinks there's
nothing to literature except learning
to write on only one side Of the pa
Chicago Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Miss Kidder-They've only been
married six months, but whenever her
husband goes away on a business trip
she's delighted, and prepares to have
a good time. Miss Meanly-Aha! Do
you know suspected something like
that always said. Miss Kidder
Yes. You see, he takes her with
him.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

If you don't try to live up to your ideals
the chances are they'll come down.
PUCK
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19

Young Salt-'FHow's the fish bitin' to-
day, uncle?" Old Salt-"With their
mouths, as usual, youngster. Harvard
Lsmpcon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
QUICK RESULTS.

w. j. Hill, of Concord,
N. c., Justice of the
\ paaoe cavc
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-19
"Swamp-Root Saved My Life. y

FARMERS STRONG TESTIMONIAL.
received promptly the sample bottle Of your
kidney remedy, Swamp Root
/ had an awful pain in my back, over the kid
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-02
TRUE BLUE AND JOLLY QUIET.
The First Expression Refers to
Spanish Blue Blood the other
Was Once Common.

There are all sorts of quaint say
ings and curious forms of expression
in common and even daily use among
us which we are all so accustomed to
hear that they scarcely even strike us
as being strange, and from whence
they have been derived, or from what
arisen, very few people have the least
idea, says London Lady.
The expression "true blue" which
we hear so often, has not even an
English parentage. but is said to
have been Spanish saying, which
meant that the blood that filled the
veins of the aristocracy of Spain was
blue in color, while that of inferior
mortals was more or less black, and
the proverb that true blue will never
stain," instead of meaning, as it is
generally supposed, that ''a noble
heart will never disgrace ITSELF"
actually refers to the "blue aprons"
worn by butchers on account of their
not showing blood stains-a far jump
this time from the blue blood of the
naughty Spanish aristocrat to the
humble apron of the butchers boy.
A great many of our old sayings
and quaint expressions have come
down to us from past centuries, and
are to be found more or less in the
writings of our old authors, as, for
example, 81 don't care fig" or, as it
used more often to be, "a fgo," which
means flip or snap of the fingers,
are both to be found in Shakespeare.
"a fig for Peter" "The figo for thy
friendship" he says.
There are many words now looked
upon as slang which are in reality
old words that We're once in common
usage among our forefathers, and
which have been revived again, as,
for instance, "jolly."
Many persons profess to dislike
this word, and speak of it con-
temptuously as modern slang, while
in reality it is simply revival, and
used to mean very" and was in this
sense used in commentary of the
Bible in the 18th century in the fol-
lowing passage, "All was jolly quiet
at Ephesus before st. Paul came
thither.'
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-12-02
Fox. as for want Of other name. We

Fox, as for want Of other name, We
must for the present call him-who,
for his part, shading his eyes with his
side of his warrior circle, evidently
awaiting some demonstration there
before giving signal for action else
where. Obedient to his first instruc-
tions, the main body had spread out
in long, irregular skirmish rank, their
mettlesome ponies capering and dane
ing in their eagerness. Chanting in
chorus some shrill, weird song, the
line was now slowly, steadily adj
vancing, still too far away to warrant
the wasting of a shot, yet. unmistak-
ably seeking to close as much as pos
sible before bursting in with the
final charge.
And still the red leader sat at
gaze, oblivious for the moment of
everything around him, ignoring the
coming of orders possibly from Lame
Wolf himself. Suddenly the silver
armlets once more CLEANED on high.
Then, clapping the palm of his right
hand to his mouth, Red Fox gave voice
to a ringing war whoop, fierce, saw
age and exultant, and, almost at the
instant, like the boom and rumble
that follows some vivid lightning
flash, the prairie woke and trembled
to the thunder of near thousand
hoofs. From every point of the com
pass-from every side, yelling like
fends of some orthodox hell, down
they came-the wild warriors of the
frontier in furious rush upon the 81
lent and almost peaceful covert of
this little band of brothers in the
dusty garb of blue. One, two, three
hundred yards they came, centering
On the leafy clump of cottonwoods,
riding at tearing gallop, erect, de-
FAINT, daring at the start, and giving
full voice to their wild war cry- Then
bending forward, crouching low, then
fattening out like hunted squirrel,
for as the foremost in the dash came
laundering on within good carbine
range, all on sudden the watch dogs
of the little plains fort began to bark.
Tiny jets of flame and smoke shot
from the level of the prairie, from
over dingy mounds of sand, from be-
hind the trunks of stunted trees,
from low parapet of log, or leather.