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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
YANKEE
Chinese Newspaper in the Philip
pines Describes an Ingenious
American Continuance.

Admiral Dewey was a prominent figure at
the Saratoga races. Unusually he occupied a
box. One afternoon a little party Of farmers
came up to shake hands with him, and there
after, naturally, the talk turned to agricul-
ture, SAYS the Boston Post.
when | was in the Philippines said Adj
miral Dewey, IAN American resident brought
me, one day, a Chinese paper. He said this
paper would interest me because 1t con-
tanned an account of an American invention.
Then, with a smile, he translated a para
graph that ran something like this:
1.-The ingenuity of the Yankee is typified
well in a hens nest that he has recently in
vented and patented. This nest increases
the laying capacity of the hens to an I'M
limited degree. In the bottom of it there Is
a trap door, governed by a delicate spring.
The hen lays an egg, the weight of which
causes the trap door to open. whereupon the
egg drops down into a subterranean eem-
partment, and the door closes very swiftly
and silently again. The hen gets up, turns
to look at the egg, but sees none there. So
she decides that she must be mistaken in
thinking she had laid, and she sits down
again and deposits another egg. which, like
its predecessor, disappears. The process
continues indefinitely.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

THE HORSELESS AGE.

Motor cars are to be introduced on
some of the local railways in lower Aus
tria. Each will carry 40 persons and be
divided into two classes.
Lucius j. Phelps, of Stoneham, Mass,
has just succeeded in climbing Mount
Washington in a motor carriage in one
hour and 46 minutes. This is the short
est time in which the ascent has been
made.
Mrs. Letitia s.. Remsen, of Plainfield,
N j., has just passed her hundredth
year. When asked on her hundredth
birthday what she most desired she said
a ride in an automobile would crafty
her more than anything else on earth.
She got the ride.
Although the now motor act passed
by the British parliament limiting the
speed of automobiles does not apply to
the king-he is technically exempt from
ell restrictions of lew-King Edward
has given his chaufcurs strict orders to
obey its provisions to the letter. thus
setting a good example to his subjects.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

wear. and some of the smartest stocks
are festooned all around with tassels
attached to inlet motifs of some sheer
material or soft silk. Considerable
vogue is anticipated for macrame
trimmed stocks and likewise for broad
collars of this lace which is enjoying
considerable favor at present in Paris.
Fringe, in company with tassels and
pendants, figures on many of the fall
stocks, more particularly those fash
toned from crepe de chine, and similar
sheer fabrics and soft silk, and striking
ly pretty effects are obtained with or
namentation of this kind in self or con-
trasting tone. These fringed stocks
suggest the old-time jabot, but 1t is
a gloriied jabot, with none Of the stiff
ness of the old-fashioned article. The
turnover collar and cuff sets in plain
and embroidered linen and the newer
Teneriffe work appear in variety that is
b~ewildering and it is predicted that later
on these matched sets will be found In
silk and chiffon prettily embroidered.
In drawn work stocks are In many eff
fective designs, and the mannish types
are noticeable for their style and smart
ness. In the wash goods are included
the numerous strips of embroidery Or
cambria which some women prefer to
the tight-ftting stock, while the fancy
lace collars are found in a practically
endless collection, ranging from the
dainty little stock to the elaborate shoul-
der cape with stole ends. Broad collars
and collars with stole ends promise to
receive marked attention during the
coming season, and so, too, do soft
scarfs of crepe de chine and like mate
rails, set off with decoration of Ten
eriffe wheels. So numerous are the new
productions that but a hint can be given
of their range and variety, but the ac-
companying illustrations represent a
few of the newest and most distinctive
models. Neckwear covers such a large
field that the most exacting woman is
sure to find that which will suit her
fancy, and there is no excuse for the
girl or woman who fails to obtain be-
coming stocks and scarfs and collars
from the display for the present and
coming season.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
Texas Finds a Remedy.

Fate, Tex, Sept. 21.-Texas has seldom,
if ever, had such a profound sensation as
that caused by the introduction recently of
a new remedy for kidney diseases. This
remedy has already been tried in thousands
of cases, and in almost every case the results
have been wonderful.
Henry Vaughan, of Rural Route No. 3,
Fate, says of it:
81 suffered with Kidney Trouble for over
Is months. / was very bad and could get
remedy, Dodd's Kidney Pills. / began to
use these pills, and very soon found myself
improving. | kept on and now can say | am
absolutely cured and free from any symptom
of my old trouble :,
81 am very glad / heard of this wonderful
remedy and | would strongly advise any
one suffering with Kidney trouble to try it,
for | know it will cure"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
UNDULY CAUTIOUS.
Infinite Precaution as Exemplihed
by the Trained Newspaper
Reporter.

An American contemporary, having been
cast in heavy damages for incautious report
ing, declares that it will be more reserved IN
its statements in future, relates London Tit
Bits, and asks its readers how they like the
following specimen:
IAN alleged mad dog, said to be the proper.
ty of an alleged butcher in Atlantic avenue,
is said to have broken his chain yesterday
afternoon and attacked the alleged daughter
of Herman Jost, who claims to be a cigar.
maker in that street. 1t will be remembered
whose name could not be learned, was ar
rested some l6 months ago for an alleged as
sault on his alleged wife with an alleged
brick. and he was sent to the p~enitentiary for,
it is stated, the alleged term of two years,
but was pardoned at the expiration OF a
term of months by the alleged governor of
the state"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
shredding Corn Stalks,

We also call attention 20 the neceS'
sity of looking ahead and getting read,
to save the cornstalk crop. This is the
largest and most valuable hay crop we
grow. 1t costs nothing bot saving. We
grow the stalks IN order to get ths
corn. But that does not prevent them
from being valuable
All new things find opponents. Some
few have not been pleased with slower
That does not prove that it is not
valuable crop. The great majority have
found it a great help in wintering the
cattle and feeding the horses and
mules.
Because the shredding is not some
times done as it should be, some stock
do not eat it all. But nothing is los
by that. The small part they do moi
eat makes excellent bedding.
The cornstalk crop is much more
valuable than the cotton seed crop
The average acre of cotton yields about
IL bushels of seed, worta about 81 tt
So. The average acre of corn yields
from one and half to two tons of sto-
yer, worth about $40 to $50. Yet we
are very careful to a v and market
the seed, and think we can afford tc
neglect the stalks.
Every farmer should get ready to
shred his cornstalks. II is the cheap.
est and best way to gather the corr
crop Corn slower is the cheapest ant
most profitable hay crop grown ON The
farm.
Save that which is already made
Enough is suffered to go to waste or
many farms to pay the running ex'
penses and keep the owner out of debt
Dixie Farmer.
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CARE OF FARM ANIMALS.
Well Cared For and Sheltered AMI
mails Means Reduced Cost
of Feeding.

BY actual experiment it has been
demonstrated that the saving OF food
by means of good shelter is equal, In a
short time, to the cost of the shelter.
Pigs, when provided with good shelter
and warm quarters, by the experiments
made, fattened on much less food thai
was required to simply keep them alive
in an unprotected state. The COMPARE
son is an important ne. In the first
place, the animals not properly pro-
yided with suitable accommodations
did not gain in weight at all, but really
destroyed or wasted ali that had been
provided for them; for the food was
converted into heat, in order to give
the animals protection that should
have been furnished with boards and
shingles. This seems TO answer the
question whether feeding an animal on
the products of the farm, which require
labor to produce, is cheaper than the
shelter which, when once erected, lasts
for a number of years, and does serv-
ice for successive eason Such facts
prove that quality of shelter is as i'm
portant as the quality of the feed.
Furthermore. as a pound CT flesh. or a
quart of milk, is easier saved than re-
gained after it has been lost, it is poor
policy trying to make cattle gather up
the dried waste blades OF fodder in the
cornfield. or the late grass in the pas
ture. Frost-bitten grass. especially,
lacks in juieiness and in nutritive quail
tiles, and cows having to depend upon
it until very late in the fall are not
only in danger of losing their calves.
but their lives, during the coming
winter. They can be carried through
condition than they can if they are
wasted by cold, or are half famished
when put up for the winter. Their
quarters should therefore be made
ready for housing them as soon as the
first cold days and nights arrive. This
applies to all the stock on the farm:
it will do as much as the best of feed
to keep them in thriving, improving
condition. More comfor-.. more flesh.
-Agricultuerl EpitomiSf.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
BRIDE OBJECTS TO WORD OBEY.
A Brooklyn Couple, Before Being
United, Sign Document Defining
Rights Of Each.

you must omit the word obey from
our marriage contract" whispered Kath-
crime Fisher to Magistrate Fitzpatrick
recently when she and Edwin Stanton
Ross. both of Brooklyn. were married at
Philadelphia.
After the marriage certificate had been
properly filled out and signed Mrs. Ross
produced a document which proved to
be a sort of bill OF rights, in which Edwin
Stanton Ross clearly defines what he
comedies to be the personal, inalienable
rights of his wife, and in which Rather
ine Fisher Ross sets forth what she will
stand for in the way Of prerogatives and
privileges claimed by her husband.
The paper imposes no obligations upon
the wife TO obey the husband. 1t was
signed by the bride and groom and four
teen witnesses.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

to severe attacks of backache, always
aggravated if / sat long at a desk. 1t
struck me that if Doan's Kidney Pills
performed half what they promised
they might at least help. This induced
me to try the remedy. 1t absolutely
stopped the backache. / have never
had a pain or twinge since"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mr.. Lario will
be mailed to any part of the United
States on application. Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. For sale
by all druggists, price so cents per box.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
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AfMnEHn
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CHARMING FANCY WORK.
The Art of Tattins, So Popular I'm the
Days of Our Grandmothers, Again
Coming Into Favor.

There never was a time when lace
was SO much in request, and there is
a renaissance OF some of the older
kinds, such as netting. crochet and
tatting. The only requisites for tat
ting are a bone shuttle, a crochet hook
and coarse thread. In choosing the
shuttle select one which has the two
halves coming together at the points
SO as not to let the thread escape
while working, and also that 1t shall
not catch in the work. The two parts
should Just meet, so that the thread.
in pushing through. should cause a
slight click.
The two illustrations OF the hands
show the way the thread is passed
round the hand and how the shuttle
should be held. Having filled your
shuttle with thread, take 1t in your
right hand between thumb and first
finger. take the end of the thread with
your left and hold in position firmly
with thumb and foreinger and pass
the thread outward around the fingers.
which should be spread out. and bring
II round to the end and hold both with
finger and thumb firmly, as in Fig. 1;
pass the thread over to the left and
bring the shuttle down on the right
side OF the thread he'd pretty taut by
the spread fingers. carry 1t under the
thread and bring II up on the left side
between the taut thread and the shut
tie thread (which was thrown over
from the finger and thumb. This will
make a single knot.
The spread fingers must now be
relaxed and the shuttle thread held
taut to bring the knot into position
and so that the thread round the hand
shall be over the shuttle thread and
allow the latter to be drawn back and
forth through the middle of the knot.
This so far is only a single knot. Now
let the shuttle thread hang loose on
the right side of the thread around
the hand and pass the shuttle on the
left under the thread and bring up on
the right, as in Fig. 2; relax the fin
gers, tighten the shuttle thread and
carefully draw up close to the other
single knot. Now you have a double
knot. See that the shuttle thread
comes through the middle; otherwise
when you have all your knots made
the thread would not draw, and it
would, therefore, be no use.
I remember when a child picking up
the stitch. but instead of making the
knots with the thread around the fin
gers over the thread in the shuttle, I
kept the thread around the fingers too
tight and made the knot with the
shuttle thread over it instead of vice
versa. The consequence was | could
make one hole and draw it with the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

end of the thread. but, of course.
could make no more.
When the shuttle is passed under
the thread around the fingers the fin
gers must be spread and the thread
held tightly around them. The mo-
ment the shuttle comes up on the 9TH
er side the fingers must be relaxed
and the shuttle thread held tightly.
All the time. of course. the circle of
thread around the hand is held firmly
by the finger. and thumb. The only
way to do 1t is to try over and over
again. Having once mastered this
initial difficulty, the rest is easy.
For a simple trimming which can be
used on the edge of tucks or rufies
stitch two rows of machine stitching
about a quarter of an inch apart and
the same distance from the edge
Then. with a contrasting color, or the
same color as the goods of Roman
floss or heavy mercerized cotton, run
the threads ~diagonally through every
other machine stitch. which should be
long. in order to permit the thread to
run through easily.-Good Housekeep-
ing.
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Praner Distinction.

Little Mary's big sister was engaged to Mr.
Brown, who was away on an outing triI
with Mary's brother. Her father was writ
ing to his son and prospective son-in-law anc
asked the little girl if she had a message tt
send to Mr.. Brown.
What shall | say, pap! asked she. !.
"Why'n said the father, 81 believe it il
the fashion to send your love"
Some minutes later her father inquired
"Apd what shall ] say 10 brother Tom"
WELL" replied the little miss; with 4
sigh, "you may send my fashionable love tt
Mr.. Brown and my real love to Brothea
Tom.'-Pniladelphia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
HERE AND THERE.

Cotton seed meal is an excellent MI
trogenous feed for fowls. 1. should be
fed miexd with bran, corn meal or
chops. and well wetted.
Who profits by the use OF machines
and improved implements? The UNI
thinking farmer can not use them.
Many such do not know that there are
good machines for their peculiar work.
The farmer who sells beef, pork.
mutton, milk or butter. made from his
own crop, judiciously fed to well-bred
animals, always makes more non
than he who grows crops and sells
them t o others who do the feeding.
Fruit is not merely a luxury. 1t is
one of the necessities Of life. There
are substitutes for bread that are just
as good, and meats may be dispensed
with without harmful results. But for
fruit there is nothing Just az good
no, nothing half as good.
Wells and windmillS, which every
farm should have, will enable farmers
to irrigate a good garden plat, if moth
ing more, and then. there need not be
a day in all the year when fresh vege-
tables from the garden can Tot be had
for dinner.
If it is too dry TO plcw the fall
garden ground, it is not too dry to
haul onto it the manure, and thor when
the ground is ready for the prov and
the harrow there viii no be SO much
work to do that much that is needed
must be omitted.
A very few surplus ROSTERS will
eat up all the profits Of the flock. They
should be marketed while young. or
eaten at home. 1t would be better to
give them away than 10 keep them
through fall and winter. Surplus roos-
tiers are an expensive nuisance.
The best preventive of bad luck is
good management-on a farm or else
where Haven't you known, during a
general failure of crops, some one
farmer who made good crops? Go and
talk with hat man and learn how sc
did it, and do likewise.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
The CompIeyion In snnm.r

The maiden who tans becomingly is
a hard thing to find, while as for those
who blister and burn on the slightest
provocation their name is legion. It
is well for the ordinary woman, there
fore, to forego her desire for a healthy
tan and take a little care of her COM
plexion. Powder is a great protection
against the ravages of the weather and
above all things. the face should not
be washed with soap and water at the
conclusion of an outing. Peeled noses
and blistered cheeks are almost certain
to result from such treatment In
stead a cleansing ream should be lib
orally applied. If soap must be used,
the mildest of paste soaps should be
selected. with a little borax in the
water, and a good skin food should
be rubbed in the skin afterward.-Chi-
a News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
NICHOLSON q a1 s.xz
Recommends Pe-ru-na-Other prominent
Men Testify.

Commodore Somerville Nicholson, OF
the United States Navy, in a letter from
1887 r Street, N. W., Washington, D.C-,
says:
"Your Peruns has been and is
now used by so many OF my
friends and scquainfances as q
sure cure for cafarrh that 4 am
convinced of Its curative qualities
and l unhesifafingly recommend
Ii to all persons suffering from
that complaint. "---S. Nicholson.
United States Minister to Guatemala
Endorses Pe-ru-na.
DR.. w. Godfrey Hunter, U.S 5. Minister
to Guatemala, ex-member of Congress
from Kentucky, in a letter from WASH
ington, ID. c., writes:
"Iamfully satisfied hatyou Peruna
is an eHicacious remedy for catarrh, as |
and many of my friends have been bene-
flied by it's use."-W. G. Hunter, nj. ID.
Member of Congress From Virginia
Writes.
Hon. G. r. Brown, M~artinville, Va,
ex-member of Congress Fifth District,
50th Congress, writes:
~ clleerfully givemy endorsement to
your Pcruna as a cure for catarrh. Its
beneficial results have been SO fully
demonstrated that its use is essential to
all persons suffering from thatdisease. =
Hon. q. r. Brown.
The day was when men of prominence
hesitated to give their testimonials to
proprietary medicines for publication.
This remains true today of most pro-
prietary medicines. But Peruna has
become so justly famous, its merits are
known to so many people OF high and
low stations, that no one hesitates to
see his name in print recommending
Peruna.
The highest men in our nation have
given Peruna a strong endorsement.
Men representing all classes and sta
tions are equally represented.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

ton. Denver. Col, says:
You are at liberty to
repeat what / first stated
through our Denver pa
pers about Doan's Kidney
Pills in the summer of
1929, for | have had no
reason in the interim to
change my opinion of the
remedy. l said when first
interviewed that if l had
a friend and acquaintance
suffering from baclache
or kidney trouble / would
unhesitatingly advise
them to take Doan's Kid
neyPills. I was subiecf,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
sounded That Way.

We know that Richard Wagner was poet,
philosopher and musician. A man Of such
varied genius must also have had humor.
Jugend records ore witticIsm of the great
composer.
left hand" said a friend to Wagner.
Eyes" he sadly answered, Il can hear it"
-Youth's Communion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
Burned Cobs for Hogs

Burned ~corncobs. If you have no
charcoal. mixed with some wood ashes
and a very little salt kept where the
hogs can get it, is one of the best reg
ulators that hogs can be given to keep
them in healthy condition. As to the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
Highland N

To one pound of -four allow four ounces
of fresh butter. Rub ii in thoroughly:
then add as much hot milk mixed with
two beaten eggs as will make a soft
dough. Mix quickly, roll out, cut into
shapes and bake. Serve hot. cut open
and buttered.-Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
w. L. DOUGLAS
s3.9 & So SHOES WHY
You can save from so TO 30 yearly BY
wearing W. I. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes.

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $500
to $500. The i'm
mense sale of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
all other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor.
0na Colt proves there Ii
value In Douglas shoes.
Corona Is the highest
grade Pat. Leather made.
Fart ro}or Eve}sSr 0sod
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

While mining in Mexico, William
P. Dnuham, of Denver, visited what
is considered the highest waterfall in
the world. 1t bears the Indian name
of Bassaseachic, and is located about
100 miles west Of the city of Chihua-
hua. near the summit of the Sierra
Madre mountains. The elevation of
the mountain is $500 feet above sea
level. The cascade falls 978 feet.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24
ORIGIN of Rain water

Every year a layer of the entire sea
IA feet thick is taken up into the
clouds; the winds bear their burden
into the land and the water comes
down in rain upon the fields. to flow
hack through rivers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

Embryo Artist-"What do you think of
that for a painting? You wouldn't believe
that is the first thing | ever completed,
would your" Careful Crftic-I might think
so, but | wouldn't say so for anything. =
Boston Transcript.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

4What is that you're baking there, my
dear inquired young Mr.. N~ewliwed, bread
or some cake." Il don't know. 1 nave not
finished yet," replied the young BRIDE
Philadelphia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

Fat Woman latter the museum fre)-I
miss the tattoed man.
Manager-Oh, he's down here, but you
don't recognize him without his decora-
tions. You see, the hremen accidentally
turned the hose on him.-Philadeiphia Rec
ord
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Nothfur new.

"The longer | live sighed the sage, and
| the more l learn, the more firmly am | con-
| WINGED that | know absolutely nothing"
81 could have told you that % years ago,
| said his wife, but | knew it would be OF no
,se."-London Tit-Bits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-09-24

Briggs-Glder has taken me out in has
automobile quite frequently of late.
Griggs-Well, l suppose he wants to have
you share his pleasures.
aYou mean his troubles detroit Free
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when thc WINDOW Rnttle.

If windows rattle at night a few
folded slips of paper placed between
the sash and the casing will bring
neace and quiet.