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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

numerous and we buy freely. Perhaps
the manufacturers Of agricultural Inn
pIements viii get the lions share OF
our first money We have learned to
appreciate the advantage Of machinery
over hand labor. And at the same
time various causes have eonspired to
make this hand labor scarce. We are
driven to the necessity of using farm
Implements, and we are able now to
buy them C2r farmers are rea-ing
the farm Journals Of the ss,cth. They
are learning TO think and to act. They
are waking up to the difference be-
tween a shallow soil and deep soil.
between a hand hoe and weeder, be-
tween a hand scythe and self-binder.
between a one-horse pillow and a four
horse pillow, between hand-sowing and
drill
Wise men will see this drift of opin-
ion and use southern farm journals
to let the southern farmers know
where to buy.
The same is true Of cattle of all
kinds. The razor-backs and the scrubs
are things of the past. Breeders OF
fine strains and pure breeds will take
warning. The south now offers the
hest market for things Of real value
that this country affords.-Southern
Cultiyator.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
PRINCESS MOONLIGHT.
Is Prettily Related in ia
panese Folklore.

Once upon time, many centuries ago,
. Wopdchopper, returning at dusk from
his long days labor, saw, as he passed
through the forest, soft shining light
on a bamboo branch.
Surprised, he FASTENED toward it, and
found there tiny baby girl. surrounded
by radiance like moonlight
Now, this woodchopper and his wife
were often sad because they had no lit
tie one of their own, and the baby was
carried to their humble home. where
you may be sure she had the most loving
attention.
She grew rapidly. and the light that
the woodchopper had seen around her
when he found her in the forest grew
brighter, until at night the whole cot
tage was filled with its glow.
It even shone through the paper
screens that formed three of the opposite
walls of the cottage-for all this hap
pened in Japan, where the houses are
made of bamboo and paper screens.
People called the little girl by the
pretty name of Princess Moonlight, for,
as they saw the light about her increase.
they knew that she must be moon
child.
The woodchopper and his wife felt
very sad. They knew that it was not
often that moon child came to the
earth, and that when one did it was
obliged to go back to Mother Moon when
20 years old.
Years passed, and Princess Moonlight,
now lovely young woman, sat on the
veranda one dark night, shedding soft
light all about her.
1t happened that that very night the
emperor and his courtiers were return
ing from a days sport in the forest.
Afar off they saw what seemed like
moonlight, and, filled with wonder, they
went to see what it could be, for the
moon would not be up for several hours.
When the emperor beheld the beauti-
full maiden in the midst of the light he
fell in love with her at once, and begged
her to be his wife But, alas! though the
princess loved him dearly, she knew that
she never could be his queen, and that in
three days she must leave the earth
forever.
I The emperor was filled with grief when
she explained to him that she was a
moon child, and he sent his courtiers
home: but he stayed with the princess.
dreading to leave her for even single
hour, knowing how soon he must part
from her forever.
The last night came all too quickly,
and Mother Moon sent down her moon
beams that were to carry the princess
away. The emperor clasped his arms
about her, and, though he held her firm
ly, the moonbeams drew her away from
him. Up, she fioated. her tears falling
back to earth all the way, until she was
folded close to the heart of Mother Moon
But from every tear that fell back to
earth wings sprang, and the shining
tears flew here and there, looking for
the emperor, and still are they search
ing for him, though he died, an old man,
long ago. And people call those tears
firefiies.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
ANGoRAs FOR ROUGH LANDS.
RecIafming UnprOductive and
Weed-Infested Lands.

The attention of owners of brush
lands has been directed by the COM
missioner of agriculture to use of the
goat in retaining and enhancing the
value of unproductive and weed-in-
tested lands. Goats live on weeds and
brush, the products of nature, when
labor and toll are required to furnish
food for other animals.
They destroy the weeds and shrubs
that choke up and hinder the growth
of the grasses, and convert the rough
lands into fertile meadows and pro
vide food for cattle and sheep. In a
prairie country. when a bluegrass
meadow is choked out by bushes, a
herd of Angoras will soon convert it
into fertile and productive pasturage
They are at home upon the sage brush
of the arid plains as well as the hills
of New England.
An Iowa breeder writes that herd
of Angoras increased the value of his
hundred-acre farm $40 per acre.
Mr.. Cotton, of Millbury, Mass, re-
ports that the improvement of his land
more than repays the cost of keep.
Goats are more profitable than sheep.
They are harder and longer lived, and
not subject to contagious sheep dis
eases. They are more courageous and
will to some extent protect themselves
from dogs and wolves Their flesh is
better and more palatable, having the
taste of venison. Their milk is medi-
cinally valuable and richer than that
of cows.
Their skins and pelts bring more
than those of sheep Their fleece is
nearly double the value of sheep AMI
yields about the same weight. They
are Independent of climatic conditions.
A drought that destroys the pasturage
does not affect the weeds and shrubs
upon which they exist They flourish
where other animals will nearly starve
They are the John the Baptists of the
animal creation preparing the way for
their successors. They require little
grain feed In the southwest they run
at large. drop their kids in the woods,
and come up to their shelter at night
In California they are herded at an
annual cost of ten cents per head. They
need only protection from rain and
snow. In Virginia they feed on acorns
and straw. Cor. Massachusetts,
Ploughman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
GREAT BLACKLIST CATCH.
Immense School Left Stranded on
Massachusetts Shore by the
Ebbing Tide.

One day in November several years
ago the good people living on the
Massachusetts bay shore at the north
end of Cape Cod were wrought to the
highest pitch of excitement by the ar
rival of an immense school of black
fish, which were on the flats chasing
bait, as the small fish they feed on are
called, and gradually working inshore.
The news spread like wildf1re, says a
writer in Outing; village stores were
hastily closed, schoolboys deserted
schoolrooms, and even women flocked
to the shore. The flats along the coast
make out from half to mile and a
half practically level and almost dry
at low tide, where at high tide is four
to eight feet of water No school OF
blackfish so large as this had ever
been heard Of And by good luck the
tide was ebbing.
Hastily the boats were launched,
each taking a half-dozen men and
boys, those not rowing being armed
with sticks and pieces of board. In a
quarter of an hour they were in posi-
ton, in half-circle and to leeward OF
the fish.
.Close in now" came from the
Commodore, land make all the noise
you cant" And they did, fairly churn-
ing the water with boards and sticks.
The thousands of squid and herring
on which the blackfish were feeding
assisted in this movement by getting
into shoal water as far as possible, SO
that the blackfish could not follow
them. The result was inevitable; the
fast-ebbing tide soon began to leave
the big fish in such shoal water that
it was difficult for the larger ones to
swim. Gradually the circle of boats
grew nearer and nearer and in two
hours 80 per cent. of the entire school
was stranded on the flats. For weeks
after the villagers were engaged in
cutting up and trying out the oil. The
total catch netted some $4,000, many
of the fish weighing two tons apiece.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
DAIRY NOTES.

Ground oats, ..orn and bran make
dairy cows.
Unless a COW turns her food into
butter and not flesh she has no place
in the dairy.
Cream should be well stirred and
given time to riIen evenly before put
into the churn-
The true dairy cow-one that is
worth keeping-ls easily affected by
unfayorable conditions.
AT least every two months scrub
your managers with water and soap.
I've or washing powder
The COW with the best appetite
one that eats ard drinks the most
is usually the best producer.
Prof Tracy. of Mississippi, found
that from a good mixer following
poor one the milk flow was increased
from five COWS by Pa pounds in two
weeks.
"A good dairy cow is made by in
telligent breeding and feeding. She
does not come by chance. 1t takes
seven years of steady, watchful at
tention after birth to bring COW to
her best in the production of milk.
The man who sows rye this fall
so as to have it for early pasture for
his cows next spring will congratulate
himself then on his foresight Rye is
one of the best things he can SOW to
start the cows OFF well in the spring.
lit is not good plan TO feed cows
at milking time, as they are likely to
hold up the milk if by any chance the
feed is withheld. The best plan is to
feed before milking so as to milk while
the COW is in ruminant mood
Keep on friendly terms with your
cows. The COW that exhibits a de-
sire to lick you while you are milking
her will give the largest possible guam
tity of milk because she is not excited,
nervous or afraid while you are around
her
Besides producing ca good
COW will yield her ~eight in milk sol
ids in year. that is, in fst casein.
albumen. milk sugar and ash She
win yield from FIVE TO ten times her
weight in milk and one-half her weight
in butter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Mrs. GEORGE Wallace, Jr.,
of Elmira, N. Y. wife Of
George Wallace. broker. Of
West Water Street, and living
at CO.. Baldwin Street, says:
lin March, 1897. | was cured
of kidney and bladder trouble
by Doanis Kidney Pills. My
physician said at that time that
my life could be saved only
by an operation. Night after
night / had been kept awake
for hours at o time with ter
rible pain in my back, and the
secretions from the kidneys
were in as bad a state as pos
sible. i suffered with hemor-
rhages frequently and was In
a weak state. Four boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills cured me,
and | now gladly reendorse the
remedy. because during the
time which has since elapsed,
nearly seven years. / have never
had the slightest sign Of a
return of the trouble.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
WHAT SICK KIDNEYS CAUSE

KIDNEY COMPLAINTS. - Dia.
betes, Bright's Disease, In1am-
nation of the Kidneys, Dropsy
dwelling of the limbs or body),
incessant pains in the back OF
loins.
BLADDER TROUBLES. - In
flammation of the bladder, in
famed passages, pain in passing
urine, incontinence of urine, toe
much or too little urine.
Uric ACID TROUBLES
Rheumatism, Gravel, Gout,
Gall Stones, Lumbago.
NERVE TROUBLES. Neural
gia, Sciatica, Nervous Collapse,
6leeplessness, Melancholia.
Many other disorders are
caused directly or indirectly
by faulty kidney action, and
can be reached and cured by
Doan's Kidney Pills. This
remedy has cured every com
plaint recorded above, and over
30, 900 testimonials prove its
surprising merit.
90 cents per box, of all deal.
ers, or mailed on receipt OF
price. by addressing Foster
Milburn Co.. Buffalo. n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

A leading feeder of cattle for beef
put in few words a statement of the
course he pursues in conducting this
business. Never" he says, "let the
cattle get hungry; but make them
feed as cheap as possible till the fat
tening period comes, then stop cheap
ness" This is to be regarded as sum-
ming up tersely as possible the prin-
ciples involved in the economic produce
ton OF fine beef.-Farmers' Home
Toprr,aI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
TRACING THE LEAKS.
How Important Treasury Informa-
ton Gained Outside Cir
cu1atfOn.

II have stopped talking to you fellows
about the plans of this department,
bluntly declared Secretary Shaw to a
newspaper friend the other day, reports
the Capital. Il know, of course, that |
can trust you, but ! have learned that it
is better not to talk to anybody when |
am maturing an important movement.
Now, take this last refunding operation
of the treasury, involving $4,000 900.
Why, man, l said nothing to anybody
about that, and still news of it leaked
out before / was ready for it,
How did it get out?" asked the news
paper man.
The keen, gray eyes Of the secretary of
the treasury twinkled. He screwed up
his face until it looked like funny mask.
That's what I'd like to know, he
said do you know" he went on to
say, ssince l come to think it over, | do
remember that l wrote one letter about
it."
ITO whom" insisted the inquisitorial
journalist.
ITO the president, sir; to the pres
ident, sir" exclaimed Mr.. Shaw, "but
clean forgot to sell him to say nothing
about it !"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

years standing."-David Meekison.
Dr. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t was through his genius and
perseverance that 1t was introduced to
the medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and sat
isfactory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable
advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS.
His Victory.

Mr.. Lewis had just come in from his
club. He appeared i'll the best OF hui
mors, and his wife soon found out why
You've heard me speak of Stafford,
haven't you?" he asked
THE man who knows so much about
the tariff" ventured Mrs. Lewis.
The man who talks so much about il"
Lewis corrected. We'll, we had long
argument about it this evening, and l
came out ahead"
you did" said Mrs. Lewis, in a hut-
ter of delight.
Yes; l got him to admit that he knows
no more about it than ! do."-Youth's
Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
FIRST KIDNEY PILL MADE.
THE ORIGINAL DISCOVERY.
THE ONLY GENUINE.

Fl. B. McCARvER of 201
Cherry Street, Portland. Ore
gon, inspector of freight cars
for the Transcontinental Com
pany, says: Il used Doan's
Kidney Pills for backache and
other symptoms of kidney
trouble which had annoyed me
for months. / think a cold
vas responsible for the whole
trouble. 1t seemed to settle in
my kidneys. Doan's Kidney
Pills rooted it out. 1t is several
months since | used them, and
up to date there has been no
recurrence of the trouble.
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His Private Opinion.

Say, pa" queried little Johnny Bum
pernickle, what is the bone of conten-
tom"
TITS your mothers jawbone, my son"
the old man, with a deep sigh,
but don't tell her said so.'-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
BANANAS, NOT PAJAMAS.
He Was Averse to the Subject, But
When 1t Was Introduced
spoke His Mind.

Walter Camp, the athletic adviser Of
Yale university, was recently entertain
ing a gathering of his undergraduate
friends with experiences Of his own, says
the New York Tribune.
He told OF dinner where a charming
young woman was seated next to an ex-
ceedingly deaf old man. She had done
her best to interest him, but had found
it necessary to shout out each remark
unto the third and fourth narration be-
fore the old man could catch the point.
So the time dragged aong, till the din
ner was waning and the fruit was passed.
The young woman determined to make
final effort at being agreeable, SO che
threw her voice into saying;
Do you like bananass"
"How's that?" asked her neighbor, in
a surprised tone.
do you like bananas she repeated.
''Well, my dear" he replied, so long
as YOU have introduced the topic, | will
say, that | much prefer the oldfashioned
niuht shirt -
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Gen tlemen II
have used several
bottles of Peruna
and feel greatly
benefited there
by from my ca
tarrh of the head,
and feel encour-
a ged to believe
t b at it's con-
tinued use will
fully eradicate a
disease of thirty
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
sound was Not Hollow.

Mr.. Dennis was endeavoring to the best
of his ability to give the doctor a faith
full account of his wife's symptoms, but
he found it uphill work.
lyon say she has cough said the
doctor. is it hollow cough?H
Mr.. Dennis cast his eyes TO the ceiling
and then down to the ground, but found
no help anywhere.
ut may be a hollow cough" he said,
humbly, ''but there's great soobstanes
to the sound OF it, anyway. ~ outh's
Companion.
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A Remarkable woman.

Kokomo, Ind, Nov 23.-Mrs. Anna NJ.
Willis, of this place, charming old lady
of "a years, has given for publication
very interesting letter.
Mrs. Willis is widely known and high
ly respected, and the recommendation she
gives is well worth the consideration OF
anyone who may be interested: Mrs.
Willis address is r. r. No. 6, koko1,o.
Her letter reads as follows:
Il have been troubled with Kidney
Trouble for 20 years. 1t was so bad that
it affected my heart and my back. 1t
hurt so that | could not get up when
down, and | began to think that | would
be past doing anything. l was recon-.
mended to get Dodd's Kidney Pills and
purchased some at the drug store of Mr..
G. E. Neck. After using several boxes,
| was completely restored. / feel twenty
years younger, and am able to do all the
usual work in the house and garden which
a person who lives on the farm has to do,
although | am "a years of age"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

well, Tommy, how are you getting on
at SCHOOL," First rate / amt doing
SO we'll as some of the other boys, though
/ can stand on my head; but / have to
put my feet against the wall l want to
do it without the wall at alli"-Punch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

de man dat makes business of findin'
fault" said Uncle Eben, gifts mo- occu-
patton an less results dan anybody else
in de community Washington Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

All 1t Means-Miss Romance When
an opal. a present from one we dearly
love, loses its luster, what is it sign off"
Mr.. Hardhead tin the jewelry line is
a sign that the opal shas split IN. Y.
Weekly
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

do you drink" inquired the young
woman's mother The young man hesitat-
ed. DO you drink" the lady repeated.
IF you insist" replied the modest young
cleveland Plain Dealer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Mrs. Newrich had been describing her
visit to Turkey Friend-"Then, of
course, you saw the Dardanelles?" Mrs.
Newrich-"Why, no, we didn't. They
called, but we were out. Cincinnati Tri-
| bune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Knox-'Why do you always put 'dictat-
ed at the bottom of your letters? You
have no stenographer. "-Knix-''Well, you
see, I'm very poor speller. Evening
WISCONSIN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

'Smithers always buys his cigars by the
box, he says" ''Humph! | thought he
bought them by the bale. Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

is trade pretty good?" we asked the
great merchant WELL" he replied-a
bit evasively, we thought-"the store is
crowded every day with lady shoppers. =
Syracuse Herald
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Lady Customer lin book store)-"Giye
me copy OF Romeo and Juliet" Clerk
Yes. miss A dollar and half. please
Lady Customer find I've only got 10
cents. just give me Romeo st Paul
Pioneer Press
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Weren't you nervous at the wedding?"
asked the sympathetic chap, with all
those people looking at youy" Il nerv-
ous?" repeated the recent benedict, why
should | be nervous? Nobody looked at
mel was only the groom, you know
Cincinnnfi Times. Star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken OF
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 322 Third
Ave, n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
To whom:' insisted the inquisitorial

Patron-'I suppose the leading lady is
very happy after getting all those bou-
quets." Usher-"Oh, no. She only got
FIVE" Patron-"Graciousl isn't that
enough?" Usher-"No; she paid for six,
l believe. philadelphia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Men find it more and more difficult to
do justice to victuals without doing JUS
tice to themselves.-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
WIN. 81. NEIsHBoRs, the we'll
known jeweler of West Main


known jeweler of West Main
Street, Wytheville, Va, says !:
"Some four years ago an attack
of grip settled in my back. and
l have suffered off and on ever
since with a dull, heavy aching
across the small of my back,
always more severe in the
morning. It was difficult for
me to stoop or straighten, and
if l sat down for any length of
time it was hard for me to
arise. | took two boxes of
Doan's Kidney Pills. and the
dull. disagreeable aching left
me-"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

He is great who is what he is from ma
ture. and who never reminds us of others.
Emerson
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

1t is a sad religion that is never strong
unless its owner is sick.-Chicago Trib-
une.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

In the swell cafe there's many tip 'twixt
the cup and the lip.-Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

No pleasure is comparable to the standing
upon the underground Of truth.-Bacon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Putnam Fadeless Dyes produce the
brightest and fastest colors.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
Trolley Project

Milan expects to be connected with
the North Italian lakes by trolley in
1905.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

well, Mary, / had another proposal
last night 1T must be a nice thing to
have money. Chicago Chronicle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

The following letter is from Con-
gresham Meekison, of Napoleon, Ohio:
The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, o.:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

"A man dat walks right up to de job
of reformin' de whole world" said Uncle
matter as breakin' hissef of chewin' to-
bacco Washington Star
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Half of wisdom is in being silent when you
have nothing to say.-Rams Horn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Poverty brings many strange landlords
Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26
The south a. . Market.

We have long been poor. we have
lived scantily. Now our wants are
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

Honesty is simply heart health.-Ram's
Horn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

To Cure a Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund moneyif it fails to cure. 25c.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-11-26

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