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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
HER FIRST FAMILY FUNERAL.
Something Entfrely New 10 the
widow and 1t Made Her
Nervous.

The afternoon was hot and sultry. Every
passenger in the waiting train was mopping
his brow and wishing that the train would
hurry out of the station, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The oppressiveness was made doubly. OPP
pressive BY the entrance OF o woman in deep
mourning.
I'D think she'd melt under that hot VEIL
whispered one girl to another.
Ali eyes conferred on the woman OF sor-
row. The somberness of her garb made the
train seem almost sepulchral: But the worst
was yet to come. A IMAM, who had been no
tieed as her companion, bad stopped at the
cooler to ge. a drink. The woman quietly
arose, stepped into the aisle. and called the
man.
Felix, don't forget the body. ltd be an
awful joke if the train got to Calvary and
him not aboard.
she turned to a woman sitting behind her
and said;
ats my husband. It's the first time l
ever had ANYTHING to Go with this kind of q
thing, and it makes me nervous.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
FR0k g TO CHICK.
xardinS the Incubation and Birth
of the Little Things.

II a fertile egg has been incubating
for even "a hours. a small speck is
visible, but it is not discernible in thick
or dark-shelled eggs; but If the egg
were broken open, it would be per-
ceived that the vesicle had enlarged,
and radiating from it would be a num-
Der of minute ~blood-yessels.
On the third day these blood-vessels
will have completely surrounded the
yolk, and the small dark spot in the
center will have developed into the eye
or brain. The brain is the first part to
take definite form.
On or about the fourth day a respira-
tory membrane is formed, and the egg
gradually increases in opacity until
after the seventh day it is not prac-
ticable to form any judgment of the
progress of the chick by means of light.
BY the tenth day the bones Of the
skeleton have begun to assume con
%sistency, the internal organs have a de-
cided shape, the heart is formed, and
all vital parts are complete. On certain
parts feathers are growing, and all de-
velopment from hence is rapidly car
ried on.
On the twelfth day heat is given out.
and that is easily demonstrated to those
who use incubators, as less heat is re-
quired to keep up the temperature, and
1t is generally necessary to move back
the weight.
The chick reaches its perfect form on
the fifteenth day, and from thence grows
in size, until, on the nineteenth day,
respiration through the lungs takes
place.
Up to within a few hours of the exit
OF the chick from the shell, the egg
bag lies outside the bird. Immediate
ly before Matching it is absorbed into
the intestines, and forms sufficient sus-
tenance for the chick for "a hours.
Therefore, people should avoid attempt
ing to cram the little birds until this
time has passed, when, il they are
healthy, they will help themselves read
lily enough.
If all has gone well the eggs will be-
gin to chip not later than the TWEEN
tieth day, and the chick leaves the shell
unassisted in from IL to 18 hours from
after the first appearance of the BILL
Boston Budget.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
PoTPoURI SACHETS.

perfume. A number of miniature sachets
are designed to be laid among linen or
handkerchiefs, all daintily embroidered
and some Incorporating appropriate
notices. Most makers of potpourri have
their own treasured recipe, handed down
from mother to daughter through many
generations. Some old and well-tried
recipes advocate the use of rose petals
alone or mixed with lavender as the
foundation. Others prefer the compound
in which the queen of the garden lends
her perfume to combine with that OF her
fragrant subjects, such as the Glove, the
pink, the lemon verbena, rosemary, bay
or orange iower.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
POULTRY YARD PICKINGS.

Hens and pullets may lay as well with
out the attention of a malc bird as with
1t.
Ten cents a pound is about the aver
age for hens in the market for the whole
year.
One of the very best rations to feed
the young chickens is coarsely ground
oatmeal.
A pullet that is not well kept from
Matching to laying time will never make
1 record-breaking hen.
Don't be afraid of overlooking young
ducks. They can eat early, much at a
time and often, and keep right on with a
good appetite.
Silver penciled Wyandottes are max
ing a reputation as layers. The Ham
burg blood in them is responsible for
this, no doubt.
Eggs will absorb f1avors almost as
readily as milk does. This fact does not
seem to be well understood, but should
be remembered.
Because the hens begin to fall off in
laying at this season do not forget to
take good care of them. They are SIM
ply taking a brief rest.
Remember that to be a good exhibit
ton bird one must be strong and perfect
ly shaped. No poorly kept bird ever
comes up to these two requirements.
The best breed of fowls on earth will
produce only scrub results if neglected
and a scrub flock will more than pay Its
way if given conscientious, intelligent
care.
More and more the general public is
coming to realize that there is not SC
much difference in breeds of fowls as
there is in the people who take care Of
them.-Commercial Poultry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Raw Egg Is n Tonic.

A raw egg is an excellent tonic and is
very strengthening. If prepared in the
following way it is really a delicious
drink; Put the yolk Of an egg into a
dish with a teaspoonful of white sugar
and a teaspoonful of orange or lemon
Juice and beat lightly together with a
fork. Put the white on a plate and add
a pinch of salt; then, with a broad bladed
knife, beat it TO a stir froth. Now, as
lightly as possible mix all together in
the dish. then as lightly transfer it to
a clean tumbler, which it will nearly fill
If properly made. 1t must not stand
in a warm place, as 1t soon becomes
liquid and loses its snowy look. Any
fruit Juice may be used in place of
orange or lemon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Perfumes from Flowers.

A common method of extracting per-
fumes from flowers is enfieurage, which
consists in placing the blossoms in con-
tact with purified lard for a few days.
When saturated with the perfume, the
lard itself may be used, or the essential
oil may be extracted under strong alco-
hol. The process being tedious, many
attempts-mostly unsatisfactory-have
been made to obtain the essential oil d.
rect from the flowers by means of light
petroleum. A curious recent discovery
is that perfume-making still goes on in
the flowers during enfleurage, and DR..
Albert Hesse reports that a ton of tube
rose blossoms only yielded 66 grams
of oil by petroleum extraction, but gave
UP sol grams to the embedding fat in
~enfleurage and yielded Is grams more
when the faded blossoms were distilled.
The flowers appear to have contained
more perfume after exhaustion by en-
fieurage than when first gathered.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

The lining Is delicate pink SIX, pay Il
this also a separate case contains tn
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
HEALTH N DISEASE.
Woman Physician Says We Think
Too Much of Ailments Instead
of Their Opposites.

A woman physician, in addressing
her audience the other day, gave some
helpful suggestions as to the way of
looking at our bodily conditions. She
said: Health is contagious, much
more potently so, too. than is disease.
I've about come to the conclusion that
we physicians study disease too much
to humanity. Why. during our stu
dent years. we have an average of
only one hour a week devoted to hy-
giene, and two, perhaps, to physiology.
All the rest of the time we're studying
disease. Now / believe that's Just
the opposite of what we ought to do.
If we'd study health, talk health, act
health, l believe disease would take
care of itself. And it's much the same
thing with temperance. IL We, as
white ribboners, would make our
selves as lovely and lovable, as sweet
tempered and usefully womanly as we
possibly could land we can be non of
these things unless we have sound
bodies), l believe nothing would SO
help the cause we all love. You know
1t isn't much use to talk temperance
after your third cup of tea or coffee,
or your too many helpings of pie
or even roast beef. 1t is not only in
temperate, it is unchristian, to have
dyspepsia. 1t is a disgrace to have
any ailment that common sense will
obviate. And IL shows a lack of in
t~ellectuality to make each others all
ments and diseases the chief topic of
conversation. | hope to live to see the
day when IL will be considered as ILL
bred to ask after last weeks influenza
or last months rheumatism as it now
is to remark on the patch on ones
shoe or the mole on ones face. l tell
you. when we learn to think health
and poise and wholesomeness, temper
ance and economic and physical happi-
ness won't be long in taking up their
ahOda with rs"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
EGG EATING.

liable for this treatment, and 1t may
be worth while to prepare a nest like
the one shown in the illustration. The
bottom of the nest is in two parts. The
larger piece stands to the rear just
enough to cause an egg to roll down 1t.
A glass nest egg Is made fast to the
lower piece to induce the hen to lay on
the bare nest. When the hen has laid
the egg and turned around to peck it,
she is much astonished to see it roll
out of sight.-B. P. Wagner, In Orange
Judd Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
surfing of Yanitr i. rnnch.a

The habit of biting the finger nails
is formed by a good many children,
and it is one really hard to overcome,
even with t~ireless patience. One mother
cured her little daughter of this failing
by a singularly simple method. having
~resorted to almost every other without
avail. She gave the child, for her very
own" a neat little manicure set, in
structing her how to use it and showing
her how its use beautiied the hands.
Eurekai The spring of feminine vanity
was touched. The little girl became de-
voted to her new toy and promptly over
came her bad habit.-Chicago Daily
News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
The Question Answered.

Estil Springs, Tenn, Aug. 24th.-Many
questions are being asked OF Mr.. Z. d. Holt
OF this place in regard TO his wonderful re.
covery. For two years he has been down with
his back. He was so very bad that he could
not even lace his shoes, and from this con-
dition he suddenly appeared well and strong
as ever.
1t is no wonder therefore that his friends
are asking him How did youdoit."
He tells them all: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
did il" and adds This remedy is a genuine
good medicine and one that | can heartily
recommend to everybody.
Everyone around here knows how very
bad | was. | was so weak in my back that
| couldn't do anything that needed stoop-
ing or bending over, and three boxes OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills made me as you see, as
well as ever | was"
They certainly had a wonderful effect on
my case"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
NEW LIFE pREsERvER.
II =. So Light and Compact That Coz.
slant Wear Occasions No
Discomfort.

The steamship companies which did
not provide life preservers in number
equaling or exceeding its passenger
carrying capacity would be summarily
dealt with by the government, and yet
every one knows that when the time
arrives for their use the passengers
and crew may be too much excited to
profit by the provision thus made for
their safety. The passenger crossing
the ocean would certainly feel no
small degree Of added security were he
provided with the apparatus shown in
the illustration. No one would think
of wearing one of the bulky life pre-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

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FAMOUS FRANCOIS VASE.
Precious Antique Work of Art Re-
stores Almost TO Perfection
from 3 Fragments

To the great delight of the art world,
the famous Francois vase. the most
important monument Of the temples OF
Scion and Pisistratus and the most
precious example Of Grecian art in the
sixth century before Christ. has after
years of toll been restored and again
placed on exhibition in the Florence
Archaeological museum. Connoisseurs
are of the opinion that this most
valuable and noted antique ceramique
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
NEST FOR EGG T
Clever Continuance Which Surprfses
the Vicious Hen and Usually
Cures Her.

The habit of eating eggs probably
originates from a lack of bones, oyster
Ihells, or other form of lime, and when
ono formed, it is almost incurable. The
quickest cur is decapitation for the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

servers usually provided on ship.
board all the time, but here is an APP
paratus which will answer the same
purpose, and yet without discomfort
when constantly orn The spiral
form which the tube is given enables
the wearer to suspend it around his
body by e of the supporting
jacket, beneath the outer clothing, and
it takes but a short time to initiate the
reservoir through the mouthpiece,
which is provided with a valve to
check the outward flow of the air. The
spiral coils lie fat when Debated, and
are scarcely perceptible to the wearer,
who, even if the device rendered him
slightly uncomfortable, would have the
feeling of safety to co~unterbalance the
annoyance.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

the lamp will, of course, be informed
of the danger limit, and when the
strands are heated to an unusual or
dangerous height will abstain from
working in such gaseous quarters. 1t
is stated that this gas detector may
be easily attached to the lamps o in
use, and it should prove a very prac-
teal arrangement for the men who are
compelled to labor in the Mines
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Evil Enect. of Alcohol.

A municipal committee OF Glasgow,
Scotland, appointed to determine the eff
feet of alcoholic drinks on the marked
increase of insanity, reports that out of
sos admissions to the Glasgow district
asylum and 213 admissions to the poor
house, SO per cent. were traceable to
alcoholic drinks as a cause In the
United States 10 to IL per cent. of in
sanity is from drink.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Honey a. Cure for Burns.

The Swiss Bee Journal says, in speak
ing of honey as a cure for burns: A child
two years old was severely burned on the
arm, in boiling water. The member was
Immediately bathed in honey, and
wrapped in a linen cloth. The pain
ceased Immediately, and the healing was
very rapid, the honey keeping the air
from the burn. The bandage was
changed every day. 1t was easily re-
moved, without hurting the child, by
first m~oistening the cloth with warm
water.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Empire state Express In Foot. Bali.

The New York Central's Empire State
Express is recognized as the swiftest and
surest train operated by Americas greatest
railroad, and considered the very best means
to cover the ground in the time required. 1t
is for this reason that the Harvard Uni
versity football team named their best and
surestplay of the season of 1909 the Empire
State Express" for they believed it to be
the most reliable play in their programme,
1t was successful throughout the season
until it met Yale's "20th Century Limited"
play, which was Just as swift, safe and sure,
buthad longer endurance and was Limited"
only by the size of the field. The names of
the rival teams very correctly describe the
difference In the famous trains, the Empire
State'' running only from New Yoik to
Buffalo, while the s.20th Century Limitedn
makes the $50 miles between New York and
Chicago in twenty hours every day of the
year. Great is the New York Central and
great are the trains it operates-swift, safe
and reliable.-From the Brooklyn Standard
Union.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs, dropsy signs and
rheumatic pains vanish. Il.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment high
colorcd, pain in passing,
dribbling. frequency, bed
voting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation,
sleerlcssness, headache,
nervousness. dizziness.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

Y Y yITH the aid IF the accompanying chart a little observation of the
w northern heavens will enable star gazers without glasses to detect the
' : tenuous body of Borenis comet ghtterfng in the vicinity of the 60
selauon Cygnus This new visitor of the solar system will be found. a-
cordng to the Lick Observatory astronomers, about six degrees southwest
Of the bright star Alpha Cygni-the brightest and LOST northern member Of
this constellation of a star Of the first magnitude
of Vega, aso a first magnitude smr, and about twice al far almost directly
outh oft the familiar and conspicuous Pole star The new comet was visible
with the naked eye when the observations reported were made at the Lick
Observatory a few weeks ago
AS it is speeding IN its paraboic path with enormous velocity toward tho
nj I, under whose fierce radiation of heat its W prominent tails are very
RAPIDLY swelling in size, tn celestial wanderer ought To- be easily recognized.
and it may very o become. as Prof Campbell expects. the brightest comet
OF The pastte years"
The two prominent tails dread observable in the come, will doubt
grow, possibly into startling proportions, before the comet reaches .
periheions which 1t will do in August but when it leaves tn solar system
and punges again into the cold depths If space these striking appendages
viii contract upon the central mass or be largely lost to the retreaung comet
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
AFree Sample Bottle By Mail

will be sent by us to any address on request, SO
that invalids i'll every walk of life can test 1t
for themselves aud see what Ozomuision will do
for them. Send us your name and complete adj
dress, by Postal Card or Letter, and the Free
sample bottle will at once be sent to you by
mail, Prepaid. Also Children's Book baby
viile,'' in Colors. Address
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Keep Your chick. Growing.

A stunted chick seldom develops into.a
fully matured specimen. To get the best
results, feed regularly every day, a little
at a time and often, being careful to pro-
vide the best bone and fiesh-building
foods. Good sharp grit and exercise are
essential to the proper digestion and as
similation of the food. Green food and
meat scraps will hasten the growth and
development of the chicks. Have a sys-
tenn in your feeding. and follow 1t care.
fully.-Commercial Poultry.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

~ EM female diseases yld naecany TO hi powerful en.s Al your drnxgn ~.
80 IA RIDER it, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cHkMCiCAL Cost o"s NO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Experfenced.

Parson Johnson-Does yo' take dis
man for better or worse?
The Lady-No; simply for worse. rs
been married befo' an knows what men
ami-Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

Nothing is more refreshing or invigor-
ating in summer than a daily bath. Use
soft, tepid water and good soap. Ivory
soap is ideal for the bath; it is pure,
fathers quickly and leaves the skin soft
and white. The bath should be taken
early in the morning, or Just before retir-
ing at night. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
CoyerIess Carts.

Dubbs-Chubbs turned ~prematurely
gray the other morning.
Tubbs-Why, how did it happen?
Dubbs-They were collecting ashes in
his block.-N. Y. Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
BEAR GOES TO SCHOOL.
Attracted by Lunches of Pupils He
Becomes n Regular and We'll
coined Visitor.

Constant contact with humanity has
SO tanned the Adirondack bear that his
western brother would not recognize
him. One, whose habitation the New
York Sun has placed at Sanders Mill
on the Mad river, actually goes to
school. He may still be uncertain In
literature and vague in spelling. but
ne is rapidly learning gentle manners
He came slouching out of the woods
one day and advanced directly Oh the
district schoolhouse. Some of the
children had eaten their luncheon OIL
the grass in front of the building. The
bear stopped and licked up the crumbs
and scattered remnants of the repast
and then stuck his head in at the
schoolhouse door.
The children and the sehool-teachel
screamed, and the big fellow was sc
frightened that he took to his lumber
ing heels. The next day, however, he
came to the schoolhouse the same
hour, and Il the crumbs and crusts
as before. He looked at the school.
house door. but did not venture there
After he had eaten every morsel hs
went slowly back TO the woods.
His visits soon became of daily reg
ularity, and as ii was evident that be
came with no evil intent. the teacher
and now and then a pupil. took tc
tossing him an apple Oh a bit of lunch,
con. From that to feeding him out Of
their hands was An easy step, until
himself in that school district, anG
lunches regularly with the Sanders
Mill school children and their teacher
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Thcre.s something Doing

on the line of the NJ, K. & T. R'y, and we
shall be glad to send you attractive pamph-
let's which convey to you the possibilities
for money-making, on receipt of two-cent
stamp for postage. Address, KATY" Suite
G. ST Touis No
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

Stranger-"I would like to have a tooth
pulled" Dentist-"A man who would like
to rave a tooth pulled must be a lunatic.
Guess you'd better go to the nearest asy.
lum."-Boston Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Indian Bride Blazed Trail.

1t is told of an Alaskan adventurer
that he chose a bride from one of the
Indian tribes up toward the Chilcoot
pass, took her to a large and stately
hotel in a Canadian city, and one day
left her alone in their rooms while he
went out a while. He stayed longer
than he had intended, and she missed
him. Finally it became intolerable,
and she glided forth in search of him,
without paying n attention to the
elevator. After a while some one re-
marked peculiar traces on the baius-
tiers and doors. when it ~transpired that
the Indian bride had blazed a trail by
which to retrace her steps. Perhaps
she didn't blaze it with a tomahawk,
but 1t was effectively done. Her hus-
band paid the damage.
Onion Juice Beats Paste.
Paper may be securely gummed to
metal by the aid of onion juice.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
Anticipations.

Caroline-Does Winifred expect many
wedding presents?
Margaret-Oh. yes; but she has no
idea she will receive as many as she
expects.-Kansas City Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27
In Frozen Dog.

Tourist-Did you-er-ever shoot a
man?
Bronco Bill-No, lady. I've plugged a
few Indians, greasers. an dudes, but |
never killed a human,-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

An Angling Axiom.
Shield like to land at least INT fish.
| hate to go home without any.
He-Why, yes. One fish is worth q
dozen explanations.-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-08-27

The great fame OF
Doan,s Kidney Pills Is
won by the wondrcus
power Of the free trial to
demonstrate surprising
merit.