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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Something for Mothers
to Think About
Lives of Suffering and
Sorrow Averted
And Happiness and Prosperity
Assured by
CuticuraS Soap, OintmenrandPills
When All Else Fails.

Every child born into the world with
an inherited or early developed ten
dency to distressing. disiguring hui
mours of the skin, scalp and blood,
becomes an object of the most tender
solicitude, not only because of its suffer-
ing, but because of the dreadful fear
that the designation is to be lifelong
and mar its future happiness and pros
perity. Hence, it becomes the duty OF
mothers of such afflicted children to ac-
quaint themselves with the best, tho
purest and most effective treatment
available, viz, The Cuticura Treatment.
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, to
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and
scales, gentle applications of Cuticura
Ointment, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent, to
cool the blood in the severer cases, are
all that can be desired for the speedy
relief and permanent cure of skin tor
tured infants and children, and the COM
fort of WORKOUT parents.
Millions of women use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment. for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, scalp, hair and hands, for annoy
ing ~irritations and weaknesses, and
for many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves.
snss throughout the world. Cutieura Resolvent SOC. lin
form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, Csc. per vial Of CO., .oint,
ment. Soc, Soap, Csc. Den ,ts: London, y Charterhouss
so.; Paris, 5 Rue de Ia Pal. Boston. Isl Columbus Ava
Potter Drug 4 Chem. Corp, Proprietors.
nc- serdfor I" How to Gre BABY Humours."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Cultivation of sage.

1t will take about one and one-half
81 per pound. Sow seed in burned
beds, same as you would tobacco.
When plants are three inches high,
reset in rows three feet apart, Is
inches in drill, by hand or with plant
setter. Cultivate to keep free of
weeds. When the leaves turn to a
shade of brighter green than when
growing, it is ready to harvest. Cut
the stems three or four inches long
with a sharp knife,and place on racks,
same as broomcorn, in an airy shed,
about one bushel to the rack, as
plenty of air is necessary to cure
properly. One acre will produce from
800 to 500 pounds the first year, and
if it lives through the winter, which
it will do if winter is not too cold, it
will produce 900 to 1900 pounds the
second year. AS to prices, it sells at
wholesale for from eight to twelve
cents per pound if put on the market
before Thanksgiving, and from six to
ten cents if placed on the market
after hat time. At the lowest figures
it win pay SIS per acre, and at the
highest estimate 500 per acre, but
should it live over the second year it
would pay from $50, the lowest esti-
mate. to S144, the highest per acre
Cor. Epitomist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Negroes. Organise an OIL Company.

What is, doubtless, the biggest deal
ever swung by colored men in the
limited States was developed here by
the filling of papers with the secre'
tary of state for the incorporation OF
the Wilgera Oil and Gas Co., with
capital stock of $4,000.
The unique thing about this corpor-
alton lies in the fact that the stock is
held by colored men, and the com
many is backed and Differed by col
ored men. They have already refused
a handsome price for their land and
holdings, believing that they have a
rich find, and this opinion is shared
by oil operators. The incorporators
and heavy stockholders in the con
Germ are George A. Myers of Cleve-
land, o., Senator Aanna's right-tand
man in political matters of concern
to the colored race; James McHenry
Jones. president of the West Virginia
State Colored Institute, at Institute,
W. Va; Ralph w. Tyler, Wilbur F,
Jones and George A. Weaver of Co
lumbus, o.
All are prominent and progressive
negroes. This is the first and only oil
company EVER incorporated in this or
any other state by colored men. 1t Is
understood that every dollars worth
of the stock issued will be subscribed
for by negroes.-Atlantic Coustitu-
ton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
The Hog Al . Machine.

Corn thrown into a well-bred pig
is cash. writes f. d. Coburn, secre-
AIRY of the Kansas state board OF
agriculture. "The hog is a patented
machine, fully capable of taking care
of all the raw material set before it.
1t is self-regulating and self-oiling,
never gives out, and is perfectly re-
liable. The machine can take ten
bushels of corn, and put them into
the room that the bushel will require.
Take a good hog, and fill him with
corn, and fatten him. Seven pounds
of corn will make one pound of fat,
and that pound is worth many times
seven pounds of corn. The hog is a
condenser of freight rates. Ship him
to England, and the freight on him
will be much less than on the corn it
took to fatten him, and he will bring
several times the amount of money"
Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Hemp in

Our best black land is used for TINS
none crop, whether for seed or noer'
though seed may be raised profitaoiy
on land not strong enough Tor hpef
hemp. A large amount of money was
made last wear on hemp. as the yleids
and prices were good. Some farmers
are paying SO per acre rent Tor hemp
land. On this they raise 1000 to l.
200 pounds per acre, worth no" %
per 100. Expenses are no"
at $40 to $50 per acre, for there Is re-
ouired a great deal of manual iaoof'
mostly negro. This, still, IS remun,
erative TO the renter, and a great deal
more so for the hemp raiser who owns
his own land. Hemp for fiber is sown
broadcast, and so there is no eultlvat-
ing. but for seed it is drilled OF
checked like corn and cultivated.
There il less manual labor required
in seed raising than fiber growing.
Some have raised as high as 20 bush
els per acre, worth this spring "a per
bushel. but too many sold last fall at
50 to $3.50. Hemp seed raising re-
ouires a period like corn, u n hoer
crop is seldom cleared up much before
the next crop. Hemp may be grown
wear after year on the same ground,
in fact, many think it enrichens land
At least there is no p~erceptaoie De
terioration. One man raised it>on the
same ground for nine consecutive
wears, and a corn crop the tenth year
was extra good. The work OF cutting,
hauling and breaking the fiber n
t~hreshing the seed is done by hand'
Various machines have been made put
all were discarded as impractical, SO
the negro still has the fieid.-Cof.
Fpitomist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
GRATEFUL, HAPPY WOMEN
Thank Pe-ru-na for Their
Recovery After Years of
Suffering.

Miss Muriel Armitage, SO Green
wood Ave, Detroit, Mich, District
Organizer of the Royal Templars of
Temperance, in arecentletter, says:
II think that a woman naturally
shrinks from making her troubles
public, but restored health has
meant so much to me that l feel
for the sake of other suffering
women it is my duty to tell what
Peruna has done for me.
ST suffered for five years with
uterine Irregularities, which
brought on hysteria and made me
a physical wreck. l tried doctors
from the different schools of medi-
cine, but without any perceptible
change in my condition. In my
despair / called on an old nurse,
who advised me to try Peruna, and
promised good results if l would
persist and take it regularly. l
thought this was the least | could
do and procured a bottle. l knew
as soon as l began taking it that it
was affecting me differently from
anything l had used before, andso
l kept on taking it. kept this up
for six months, and steadily gained
strength and health, and when /
had used fifteen bottles l consid-
cred myself entirely cured. l am
a grateful, happy woman to-day"
Miss Muriel Armitage.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
HE FOUND AN OPENING.
II Was n Small One, But the AppIi-
cant Found 1t Difficult
to Fill.

Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco tells
of an u~ntiring politician who demanded a
position. To escape him and kindred
men the mayor had hied himself to the
suburbs. And in the suburbs the ap-
plicant halted the mayor, relates the Bos-
ton Post. The politician placed his cane
behind him and rested on it as a seat.
Better opportunity had never been pre-
scented for arguing his just claim. His
fdgeting' caused the cane to move slight
ly. Yes, sir" said the office seeker, II
am entitled to a position in the city's
service and am looking for an opening"
rs there any kind of work to which
you are adapted?" asked the mayor.
The man took courage from the ques-
ton and said that any kind of an open
ing would suit.
BY this time the mans unsteadiness had
brought the cane, which was bearing his
weight, precariously near a Knot hole.
The mayor thought. In expectancy the
applicant shifted his position. The next
instant he was endeavoring to follow his
cane through a hole in the board walk.
"There," said the mayor, very much re-
lieved, lis an opening for you. Try and
fill it; if you don't succeed, see the board
of public works"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
HERE AND THERE.

Hogs like plenty of sunlight and
sunlight is cheap in the southwest.
The hog is not by nature a dirty
animal, but sometimes the treatment
he gets is enough to warp his dispo-
sition.
Beating a Cow over the head with
a fence rail will neither improve her
disposition nor increase her flow OF
milk.
The man who depends on the
acorn crop to fatten his hogs will
never be able to build libraries from
his profits in the hog raising business.
The demand is nearly always good
for horses of medium weight and
| good form. Brood mares, properly
| handled, can be made to pay on al
most any farm.
-When buying cows for dairy herds
it is a good plan to determine the
amount of milk given by weight. A
COW that gives a pail full" night and
morning may be a very poor dairy
| animal.
The mar who fails to give active
support to his truck growers a%ssocia-
ton has no right to complain if the
association shipments do not yield
satisfactory returns.
1t is said hat che tomato paci.
in the vicinity of Lexington, Va, will
reach fourteen million cases. Some of
the canning plants are supplied from
their w tomato fields.
Have you established a visible
connection between your practical
| farm work and the thousands of re-
corded experiences of other farmers
as wise as yourself? Consult the ex
perience of others and you will grow
in wisdom.
Late reports from some OF the
market centers show that strawber-
ries which have been sold sometimes
at prices which will net the growers
less than a cent a quart. Such sales
are not made on account of overpro-
duction, but result from improper
distribution.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18

All farmers should keep an account
of their business and farming opera
tions. The benefits from keeping such
an account are many. 1t creates an
interest in ones business to know if
there has been a profit or loss in his
investment. 1t forms a reliable basis
of knowing the most profitable de-
partments. There is a satisfaction in
doing a thing where one knows the
profit that is derived. 1t enables the
farmer to conduct his work on bust
ness principles. a good business man
would moi think of doing business
without an account book. Why should
a farmer? Get an account book ana
keep tab of your business. By so do
ing You win reap greater per cent. of
profit from your labors, besides 100
per cent. in satisfaction. Take some
good farm paper, and in looking
through your papers, take note of the
title, a few general points Of the ar
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18

attention was given to every detail
in dress than just now. L have con-
tinually referred to the great efforts
fashion makers are putting forth to
revive the Louis XIV fashions, and with
the advance of summer there is no
doubt we shall see a predominance OF
these fashions; though, of course,
many of the leading features of this
interesting period of French history
will be much modified to harmonic
with modern ideas in dress.
1t seems to me that the choice OF
colors this summer will be almost
without limit. 1t is generally found
that the majority of well dressed wo-
men remain faithful to dark hues in
cloth, but actually revel in bright
shades when it INT TO muslins, lin
ems and other fabrics of like nature.
Pale gray, dull red and apple green,
sometimes mixed with Parma violet.
seem to form the prettiest of the early
summer frocks. There is also a de-
cided fancy for black trimmings, and
indeed, for black gowns as well. The
wearing of black always finds favor
with the smartly-dressed woman, and
by trimming it with old lace, a muslin
ichu. or a handsome lace collar, any
semblence of sombreness is greatly
relieved, if not entirely dispelled.
Already there are shown some lovely
stamped and patterned linens for the
summer girls wear Canvas, too, is
being very favorably received, and
there are hints and whispers galore
about the possibilities of holland. But
this is not to be the brown holland
with which we were so familiar in the
early days of ehildhood-a material
which exploited itself unadorned in all
kinds of unlovely frocks, waists and
suits, The new holland, if you please,
will be decorated by a masters hand
in embroidery or drawn thread work,
and a special lace is being made for it,
10 further enhance its beauty and also
its price, so that its venerable ancestor
will not be able to recognized it.
1t is indeed curious how taffeta silk
has regained favor, Of all the silken
materials on the market to-day it is
the one most sought after. Its wear
ing qualities are not always of the
best, but it is peculiarly chic, when
properly treated. and suggestive of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
A MARYLAND wonder.

Upper Cross Roads, Nd, June 18TH
Never in the history of medicine in this
state has anything created such a sen
sation by its marvellous cures of the most
extreme cases as Dodd's Kidney Pills.
This wonderful medicine seems to know
no limit in its wonder working power,
Long-standing cases that have defed the
most expert medical treatment seem to
yield easily to this new conqueror OF dis
ease.
Hundreds have testified to the virtue
of Dodd's Kidney Pills. They tell OF Sc
we're cases of Rheumatism, Lumbagoi
Backache, Female Trouble, Nervous Dis,
eases and even Dropsy, Diabetes and
Bright's Disease cured by this medicine.
Among those who have been benefited
may be mentioned Mrs. John Cooney Of
this place.
Mrs. Cooney says;
Il believe Dodd's Kidney Pills the best
remedy ever known for Kidney Trouble
and weak back.
They are without exception the best
medicine | have ever used.
Il will always praise them highly, FOL
i know that they are good"
Mrs. Cooney is only one OF many who
say of Dodd's Kidney Pills:
THE most wonderful remedy we evel
heard Of"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18

fine muslin, and that most delightful
of all the newer materials known as
chiffon-voile are all charming, while
for the cool mornings that are u
to come in the summer time, delalne
will this season take the place OF nan
mel. That reminds me that the de-
LANES of to-day are produced in all
kinds of fascinating patterns. bring
ing forcibly TO mind the Dolly Warden
chintzes of long ago. Some OF the
newest patterns from Paris show the
spot, while checks and stripes VIII De
vastly popular later on both for
blouses and charming afternoon
frocks.
There is one blouse which we shall
continue to admire, although it does
not have the charm of novelty to rec
ommend it to my lady of fashion, and
that is the one of dainty lace, prefera-
bly, of coarse Irish crochet. Accord
ing to the latest decree of Dame Fash
ion, the only lining permissible IN tins
blouse is one of mousseline de sole or
chiffon; to be worn over an elaborate
" trimmed slip of white washing silk
When blouses of this description are
fashioned of good laee-and II Is a
mistake to use any other kind-seyere
simplicity in matter of design is the
invariable rule, and they are usually
made to fasten plainly down the back
with a somewhat scant amount OF
pouching at the waist in front.
The summer shirt waist for 1908 is
simply delightful in both fit and fin
ish. The smartest-looking are made
of linen, both plain and of a figured
variety. This last looks almost like
fine pique, but it is linen nevertheless,
and is quite frequently used for the
pretty shaped yoke which marks the
shirt of this years vintage, and also
to form the ~plastron-like front, which
is seen to such particular advantage
on many of the new shirt waists
brought out this month. With each
passing day something new and charm
ing is seen in summer millinery.
The new toques are remarkable
| chiefly on account of their tiny pro-
portions, and should they get much
smaller would hardly seem to answer
the purpose of head covering.
The French sailor hat is the idol OF
the hour, its devotees being found
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
worth Bearing in Mind.

A quick growth, and an early ma.
turity, returns the best profit among
cattle, swine, sheep and poultry. The
intelligent farmer, in preparing his
stock for market, should always bear
in mind the Importance of pushing
his stock from the time they are born
until placed on the market. Every
day should see a gain in weight
along the lines of profit; yet at the
same time, this crowding should moi
be overdone. There is danger of in
juring animals by overlooking, espe'
cially when young. If, however, the
feed rations are properly made, look
ing toward just enough and not too
little, or too much, good results may
be expected in the end.-Midland
Farmer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Red Glover Valuable.

Red ~cloveris valuable for the abund.
ance of pasture it produces and for
it's excellence as food. Rich in lime
and nitrogen, as well as containing a
large proportion of starched matter,it
is one of the best-balanced foods used,
and is also highly relished by all
kinds of stock. In addition to pro-
noting a large flow of milk from
for hogs. It's value as a fertilizer is
also admitted and many farmers grow
it for that purpose as well as for
food.-Farmers' Home journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
PROBABLY GETTING EVEN.
The Work of Malice ms 1t Was Carried
Into Eject Through the
Telephone.

The young man with the malicious
CLEAN in his eye, who had dropped a dime
IN the slot OF the public telephone and
obtained the desired connection, relates
the Chicago Tribune, inquired in a fall
setto voice:
"Helloi Is this Miss S~nubbem!"
"Yes," said the voice at the other end
of the wire. "YYho is this"
Beg pardon. | can't quite understand
you"
you"
beg pardon Speak little more plain
~. please. Is this Miss Snubbem:"
at Is. Who are
Beg pardon again. 1 can't quite catch
your answer.
u say this is Mss Snubbem. Who"
q am very sorry, but | never can IN
d~erstand anybody that Is chewing gum
and using a telephone. You are chewing
gum, are you not:
Yves"
please take it out of your mouth. . .
Have you taken it outF"
Eyes"
well, that's ALL"
Whereat he hung the receiver on the
hook again and went out with a satisfied
grin on his face.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18

This is a very common sight and 10
almost always due to pelvic catarrh.
1t is worse than foolish for so many
women to suffer year after year with a
disease that can be permanentlycured
Peruna cures catarrh permanently.
1t cures old chronic cases as well as a
slight attack, the only difference being
in the length of time that it should be
taken to effect q cure.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case, and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
FARMERAND PLANTER.


Did you ever try scrubbing q hog
with soap and water?
Try it and see how he will grow.
If YOU begin when they are young
they will enjoy it. Rub them good
with straw and give a clean bed.
The stays and boar should be yard
ed together.
Where the boar is kept alone he
should be yarded away from the sows
so that he will not be disturbed.
The male hogs and stays should be
kept separate from the brood sows.
Wall tenders placed ten to twelve
inches above the floor will keep the
sow from crushing the pigs against
the wall.
Put each narrowing sow in a sep
arate pen two weeks before narrowing
so that she will become quiet and &C
customed to her new quarters.
Provide fresh straw for the nests
when needed and clean the pens each
day. But little straw should be given
the narrowing sow and this should be
short and chafy. The young pigs
get tangled in the long straw and are
injured by the dam, as a consequence
No animal enjoys the sunshine more
than the hog and none are SO general
ly deprived of it. Some people THINK
that any place is good enough for a
hog, and they are kept for months I'M
der barns and in pens on the north
| side of other buildings where the sun
never shines. Give them all the sun
shine they want; it is plenty ana
cheap. -
Small narrowing pens, about 6xs
feet and four to five feet high IN
front, placed in the open lot, serve .
good purpose for isolating the sows
at the time of narrowing, wheh TUG
weather will permit their beng ie"
| out-of-doors.-Farm journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18
Female Weakness is Pelvic
Catarrh.
ALWAYS Half Sick are the Women
Who Have Pelvic Catarrh.

Catarrh of any organ, if allowed to
progress, will affect the whole body.
Catarrh without nervousness is very
rare. but pelvic catarrh and nervous
ness go hand in hand.
What is so distressing asightas a poor
half-sick, nervous woman, suffering
from the many almost ~unbearable symp-
toms of pelvic catarrh? She does not
consider herself i'll enough to go to bed,
but she is far from being able to do her
work without the greatest exhaustion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-06-18

ticles of interest that occur in your
papers from time to time. By noting
the title, name and date of paper. and
filing them away in proper order, one
can readily find an article desired,
which otherwise might require more
time. Try it, and see if you do not
take more interest in your farm work
and your papers in connection there
Hifh Cor Enifamisf