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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
HOW TO GET THIN.
General Use of the Muscles and Close
Attention to Diet VIII
Do 1t,

The problem of reducing superfu-
u flesh is a very complex and
troublesome one. A certain mount
of superficial fat can be dissipated by
persistent. vigorous exertion of n
kind. Mere thorough-going, general
use of muscles, with its quickening of
the circulation and its increase of
elimination, through quickened
breathing. perspiration, etc, will ac-
complish this much, says Woman's
Home Companion.
As to diet for reduction" the first
general rule is never to eat immoder-
ately of anything. Then by abstain
ing from sweet and starchy foods, such
as cakes, potatoes, bread, etc. and
from alcoholic stimulant, by not
drinking anything while eating, but
taking car @ drink abundantly of
fresh water between meals. a helpful
reduction-diet will be we'll begun.
Together with such precaution, care
must be taken to cultivate full, vigor-
u breathing, whereby the circulation
is purified and stimulated. and the
heart and lungs kept strong and clean
and healthy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Sweet Potatoes.

j have been very successful for the
past five years in raising sweet pota-
toes. l got my ideas from some of
our agricultural experiment stations.
/ have raised from 400 to 400 bushels
per acre three years out of five. Light
sandy soil is the best.
OF course the land should be broke
deep and wen pulverized, but the Sc
cret of success in this crop is in using
plenty of potash. 1t is simply out of
the question to make potatoes with
out potash. The land may be rich
otherwise, and make tons of vines and
roots, but ii takes potash TO make
potatoes, Two hundred pounds of
muriate of potash or 600 pounds of
KANT is not too much per acre on
land that makes all vines. On very
thin land use 10 of potash. Z of phos-
foric acid and 5 of nitrogen.
Some one may not be able to get
the potash or it may not be conven-
lent, then use well-rotted chips or saw
dust and plenty of old ashes in drill
and YOU will be successful.-J. L. Ray,
in Dixie Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
BAKE AS NEEDED.
Batches Can Be Improved
Upon.

The habit of doing a large amount
past, unless there is a large family
in question, but for a family of from
three to five it is not good policy to
make immense patches of cookies,
three or four gallons of fried cakes,
pies and numberless cakes. 1t used
cial day in the week, and try to get
enough baking done in one day TO
last a week, but by the end of the
week the food baked in this manner
is not perfectly wholesome, nor is it
as palatable as when fresh. The bet
ter method would be to bake one kind
and allow that to be eaten while
fresh, and then make something else,
and SO on, keeping a change, and each
variety will be fresh and new.
Where several kinds are kept on the
table day after day and meal after
meal, as is customary in some fami-
lies, n actually forms an aversion
to it from constantly keeping it all
in sight, says the American Tribune.
Our mothers way, while many of
them can be improved upon some
of them have grown obsolete. 1t
would be a very dull age if time did
not change and improve. How quick
Iy a cake may be stirred up and
baked in our modern ovens when
is needed; the same with pie. Pas
try, above all other baked stufs,
should not stand and soak. After the
fresh crispness is gone the pie is new
er so good. The custom of serving
three or four kinds of cake at one
time is not nav in vogue. Every few
years customs change; one fad is
dropped and another is taken up.
This seems tickle in one sense, but
in another it is all right; too much
monotony is not advisable when mat
tiers C" this kind are taken into con-
sideration.
On the farm where ream is album
liant a dessert is very easily gotten
up. In the fruit season there are
dozens of ways whereby gelatines are
nicely combined with fruit and cream
and sugar. Custards combined with
fruits are also delicious, and it takes
but a short time to prepare desserts
of this kind. So with the various
modes of wholesome and quickly con-
cocted dishes, it is unnecessary to
bake pies and other articles in great
quantities to soften and waste.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
THE CULTURE OE ALFALFA.
An object Lesson on some of the
Great Farms of North Carolina
In the Culture of Alfalfa.

In company with the commissioner
of agriculture of North Coroiina and
the director of the North Carolina ex-
pertinent station, the. writer visited
the fine farm of Col. J. 5. Carr, near
Hiflsboro. y. c.. for the purpose OF
seeing the alfalfa fields there. 1t
would be a great ob~ject-lesson TO
some who imagine that no good fas1a-
ing is done in the south to visit this
farm and the nearby one belonging
TO Mr.. Duke. High farming is being
done on both of these places, and on
Col. Carr's place about n id
thousand dollars have been expended
in the most elaborate farm-buildings
to be found anywhere. The manager
assured us that he had been shipping
carload after carload of alfalfa hay
west. north and south, and that all
who use it unite in saying that 1t is
the pest hay they ever used for
horses or cattle. This would seem to
be a fair answer to the objections one
of our friends in the west has re-
Gently made. The horses on Col.
Carr's farm, which are fed on this
hay, were in as fine order as horses
need to be. The first crop of alfalfa
was nearing the time of the first
moving. 1t is not a little pet lot,
but wide fields of verdure, the sight
of which would do a stockman good,
and those who imagine that alfalfa
will not thrive in the east because OF
the rainy climate should see this mag
nificent area getting ready for the
mower. 1t is no new thing, either,
for the fields have been in alfalfa for
five or six years. The soil on which
this alfalfa is growing is a heavy red
Piedmont clay, like thousands OF
acres all over the Piedmont country
east of the Blue Ridge, from the Po-
tomac to central Georgia, and the
success there had shows that all over
the southern red-clay uplands this
valuable crop may be grown. AS we
learn the conditions for success 1t is
evident hat alfalfa has come to stay
and will be a leading forage crop In
the east, as it has NJ long been in b
west.-Practical Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
HERE AND THERE.

Among the things which go to
make a cow valuable is that she be a
long mixer. 1t is often in the breeds
and needs to be cultivated by those
who wish to have satisfactory milk
ers.
The mainstay of the state is its
farms and country homes. The sci
ence of agriculture should be taught
in all schools kept up by state funds,
and the state should see to it that
such a course of study is provided.
Only a half century ago, the first
Angora was landed in this country as
a curiosity, and it has been only with
in a few years that they have attract
ed any attention, first for their hair
and pelts, and very recently for their
meats.
The turkey hen is a superior
mother. Let her sit on the earth COW
cred with straw. A turkey will cover
from sixteen to twenty eggs, accord
ing to her size. Sprinkle a little sui
phur in the nest to prevent lice.
In ten years the rice area in
Texas has extended itself along the
gulf coast from Orange to Browns
vile, on the Rio Grande. The acreage
in 1901 was 125,000; in 1902 over $780,
900 acres were under cultivation, and
the area bids fair to reach 250,000
acres in 1908.
AS long as prices are controlled
by size, style, speed and stamina there
is no danger of values getting too
high. for the reason that horses will
actually be worth all they bring in
the market, the purchaser getting
demonstrated value for his money.
1t is alleged by those who should
know that 95 per cent. of the fertli-
ling matter of the food consumed
by sheep is returned to the soil. If
this is so, and we have no reason to
doubt it, it pays to feed farm prod
ucts to sheep.
Every forkful of manure spread
on the farm has a value. 1t is a sur
! prise that so many farmers will let
so much cash" lie around the feed
lots and in waste places when it can
be turned to account. Barnyard fer
tility will do no good unless applied
to fields of usefulness.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
GATHERING MOSS IN ACADIA.


In selecting the place of operation,
a forest is always chosen in close
proximity to navigable water. When
the laborers arrive, the first thing
considered is the construction of liv-
ing quarters, but the problem is not
a hard one, as the light material nee
essary is already at hand. Stakes six
or seven feet high and three Or foul
feet apart are driven into the ground.
and the sides are ''wattled" with pal
metto boughs. The roof is matched
with the same material, and the whole
furnishes a storm proof residence
that is comparatively comfortable.
These. sometimes to the number Of
forty or more, are built close to-
gether, for the moss gatherers from a
certain community always work to-
gether. The household affairs ar
ranged in camp. the women sally
forth armed with long forks. Every
where the moss trails in immense fes-
toons from the branches of the trees,
many pounds may be brought down
at one time, with but slight exertion.
At the conclusion of the days pick
ing the moss is packed in bags and
carried to the margin of the water.
where it is buried so that it will re-
main inundated.
In a week or ten days the soft gray
coating that covers the threads rot
away. The moss is then taken up
and washed, dried and packed once
more in bags. when it is ready for
market. All this work is done by the
women of the country, except occa-
sionally a negro woman is hired to do
the labor of burying, washing and
drying. Buyers from New Orleans
ride through the forests during the
season. As soon as a cargo is pur-
chased, light sailing vessels come
along. gather it up and take it to 2
port" where is is transferred
larger boats and shipped TO New o.
lesns.-Landon knight, in the PHI
grim
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
TOLD OF

One of the busiest lawyers in Zurich
is Anna Mackenroth. a young woman
still in her twenties. who opened the
legal profession to women in Switzer-
land.
Few members of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are
as energetic and faithful to the cause
az Mrs. Florence c. Bethune, a society
woman and wife of the well-known
New York lawyer. Mrs. Bethune has
within a few months caused the arrest
of eight men for cruelty to horses, and
in each case appeared in court to tes-
tify against the accused. After secur-
ing the conviction of a driver recently
Mrs. Bethune announced that she will
now direct her energies against mail
delivery contractors for inhuman
treatment of horses. In the last year
Mrs. Bethune has turned over SO sick
and homeless dogs to the society.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
A woman,s Back.

Dublin, Mich, June 29th.-To the many
women who suffer with weak back and pains
and tired feelings in the small Of the back,
the experience Of Mrs. Fred Chalker of this
place will be interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Chalker had suffered a very great
deal with these back pains and although
she had tried many things, she could find
nothing that would relieve her. The pain
kept on in spite of all she could do.
At last she CHANGED to read the story of
tscther lady who had suffered with the
backache, and said she had been cured by a
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and Mrs.
Chalker thought she would try the same
thing.
After the first two boxes had been taken
according to directions, she began to feel
some better, and she kept on till at last she
was cured.
Her pains are all gone, and she is very
grateful. She says: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
helped me greatly, and / will always recon-
mend them as a cure for Pain in the Back"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
FRILLS OF FASHION.

Appliamsa of muslin figure in mil.
linery.
If ydM have a pretty throat wear one
of thu low Byron collars.
jet tringes, as well as silk and linen,
are trophesied tremendous vogue.
A shade between orange and rose
is effective on either castor or gray.
In c%olorings, marine blue and green
combinations are still much in favor.
Chains of daisies, violets or roses are
worn by very young girls with evening
dress.
Long ends ornament everything
fringes, ribbons and pendant orna-
ments.
A new sleeve has a long, tight,
wrinkled cuff and a full puff above the
elbow.
Linen buttons embroidered are most
attractive on gowns of the same ma
terial.
Revers of white linen embroidered
in red used on a gray serge gown are
stylish.
To get a really original chain return
to your childish days and string your
WI beads.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
FOR WOMEN
Much That Every Woman
Desires to Know
About SanatiVe Antisep-
tic Cleansing
And about the Care of the Skin,
Scalp Hair and Hands.

Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value of Cuticura Soap, ONT
ment and Resolvent IN the antiseptic
cleansing of the mucous surfaces and OF
the blood and circulating fluids, thus
affording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening alterations, infiammations,
itchings, irritations, relaxations, dis
placements, pains and Irregularities
peculiar to females. Hence the Cuti-
cura remedies have a wonderful infiu-
enc In restoring health, strength and
beauty to weary women, who have
been prematurely aged and invalided
by these distressing ailments, as well az
such sympathetic Affections as anamia,
chlorosis, hysteria, nervousness and
debility.
Women from the very first have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
the power to afford immediate, relief.
the certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cuticura
remedies the standard skin cures and
humour remedies of the civilized world.
Millions of the women use Cuticura
Soap, assisted by Cuticura Ointment,
for preserving, purifying and beauti-
flying the skin, for cleansing the scalp
of crusts, scales and dandruff, and the
stopping of falling hair, for s~oftening,
whitening and soothing red, rough aud
sore hands, for annoying irritations,
and lucrative weaknesses, and for
many sanative, antiseptic purposes
which readily suggest themselves, as
well as for all the purposes Of the toilet,
bath and nursery.
Sold throushou the world. Cusicurs Resolvsnt SOC. lin
form Of Chocolate Coated Pills, asc. per vial Of coy oint-
So; Psris. 5 Rue de Ia Pax, Boston, Isl Columbus Avs.
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole PToprietos.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
INDUSTRIAL ECHOES.

The process of rapid tanning by cleo
trolysis has failed.
Negotiations are in progress for fit
ting a certain number of light vessels
round the coast of the British islands
with wireless ~telegraphy.
Every action of human free will is a
miracle to physical and chemical and
mathematical science, says Lord KEEL
vim. in the London Times.
A speed of 10000 words an hour was
reached in a recent test of the Pollak
and Virag system of telegraphy be-
tween Berlin and Frankfort, Germany.
The tests of turbine engines at Elber-
field, Germany, show a steam consump-
ton equivalent to about II pounds per
indicated horse power-an unparal-
leled performance in economy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
THE FREE KIDNEY DOCTOR.

It's the people who
doubt and become cured
while they doubt who
praise Doan's Pills the
highest.
Aching backs are eased.
Hip, back, and loin pains
overcome. Swelling OF the
limbs and dropsy signs
vanish.
They correct urine with
brick dust sediment, high
colored. pain in passing,
dribbling, frequency. bed
wetting. Doan's Kidney Pills
remove calculi and gravel.
Relieve heart palpitation.
sleeplessness, headache,
nervousness, dizziness.
TAYLoRsvILLE, Miss. ~
tried everything for q weak
back and got no relief until !
used Doan's Pills"
]. n. LEWIS.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
HAD SEEN BIGGER MEN.
old Southern ann Was Not Much
illustrated Over Seeing
the President.

Gen. John B. Gordon, of Georgia,
tells an anecdote which illustrates his
delightful simplicity of m~annerand the
southern gentleman's devotion to his
old black nanny, says the Rochester
Herald.
when President and Mrs. Cleveland
were making a tour of the south short
ly after their marriage they visited
Atlanta. l was then governor of Geor-
gia and was happy to give a reception
in their honor.
During the day / said to the presi-
dent: Mr.. Cleveland, wouldn't you
liket see a real old southern mammy%
81 certainly should" he answered.
"'Then l will send out to the pIanta-
ton for my old nanny. She has
nursed four generations of ourfamily.'
"'Tom,' | said to the coachman, take
the carriage, got out to the plantation
and tell Nanny to put on her best
froek and come in with you; Iwantto
introduce her to the Hon. Grover Cleve-
land. president of the United States
tom went, and I did not see my
hing more of him until the reception
was nearly over. The president and
Mrs. Cleveland. with a few other
guests, were grouped in the center of
the room, when ] saw Tom peeping in
at the door.
Reckoning him to me, I asked: why
doesn't Nanny Gomez
"Unhesitatingly he replied from the
door: Nanny says she amt comin'to
see no Grover Cleveland. She's seen
bigger men than he is. She's seen her
Mars John. an she amt keerin' bout
seem no president Oh de United States
Everybody laughed, no one more
heartily than the president.
"sWell, Mr.. Cleveland 1 said. 4
reckon you never had anybody sit down
On you like that before!'"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Advice worth Following.

To a very considerable extent the
object of the general farmer should
be to produce, as far as possible,
everything that his family and his
live stock will use, and have a surplus
of these products that can be most
readily marketed, and yet will take
the least quantity of fartilizing ele-
ments from his soil. In this way he
reduces his outlay to a minimum and
gives himself an opportunity to re-
alize on a variety of products.-Farm
journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
The ManuaI of Arms.

The young cadet on leave from West
Point was being entertained by one OF Bal
timore's beauties.
They were alone on the veranda, and he
was very stiff and military.
s.Of course" she said. you are quite
proficient in the manual of armss?"
s'Oh, yes" he replied. We're being
constantly drilled in every known method
of handling them"
IF you have your arms with you, she
said coyly, would You mind showing me
Just a few of the methods of handling
them
1--WE never carry arms, he began, and
then the electric lights were turned on n
his mental department.
1t is needless to say, gentle reader, that
the exhibition was most Satisfactory
Baltimore American.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Paper from CornstaIks.

Wonders will seemingly never cease
especially when the corn plant is
concerned. One would think that with
such an anomaly as that of a big
grass plant furnishing both sugar
and vinegar, ~ship-side packing and
silk the limit had been reached, but
now word from Washington
that the department of agriculture
has discovered a way to make from
the corn plant the paper on which to
write its marvellous history for the
benefit of observation-disclosures Ga
zette.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Confirmation.
B. F. BALLARD

yer, rising in court, that the rumor to
the effect that John Doe, now under
indictment for murder, has attempted to
commit suicide has no foundation in fact.
saw him this morning, and he has retained
me to defend his life"
That seems to confirm the rumor," said
the judge. Let the case proceed. "-Lippin-
colts.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Beef aud Potato Salad.

Fry in deep fat a pint of small.
new potatoes, not much larger than
large marbles; drain thoroughly on
brown paper, and, when cold. cut
each in four pieces and mix with an
equal quantity of cold roast or beef
steak. cut in dice, or rather coarsely
chopped; season well to taste, using
mustard or h~orseradish and a very
little vinegar: serve on lettuce leaves.
with or without a made dressing
Good Literature.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
No Chance for Them.

A number of capitalists sent a man down
to a little town to report on the advisa-
bility of introducing gas there.
Well. queried one of them, what do
You think of it,"
eNouse, responded the agent. Wouldn't
pay the salary OF the superintendent, let
alone the expense OF putting in the plant"
why! What's the natter" Citizens
too poor?"
mo; they're rich enough"
"Old-fashioned? Prefer kerosene or can
dlcs?"
Moo, that's not it"
"Well, what is the matter, them"
ITO many engaged couples. Wouldn't
burn gas at all ."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
An old idea Exploded.

Some folks imagine the farmer does
not need t. read or think. His bust
ness is just to plod through the mud,
keep his nose down to the earth, and
never look up to see what is going on
in the world. That was the old idea
of farming. 1t is passing away, and
ought TO go, with a lot of other
things that once were looked upon as
being all right, but which we of to-
day know TO be as wicked as Salem
witchcraft.-Farm Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Baked stuffed Peppers.

Cut green peppers in two length
wise. Remove the seeds and let tho
peppers soak in cold water for half
an hour. Dry them and fill with a
stufing made of bread crumbs,
chopped meat and seasoning-pep-
per, salt. sage and onion juice to
taste. Place them in a pan and bake
until brown on top. Add a little
soup stock OF melted butter and hot
water before placing in the oven.
Serve hot with fish or meat.-Good
Housekeeping.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02

Of course you are going to visit the Fair.
You want to see what it will look like. We
have a beautiful bird's-eye view tlsx36
inches) which will be sent on receipt OF 10
cents, silver or stamps. Address,
MORTON, G. P. A., "The Katy Box Gil,
St. Louis, Mo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Confused.

did you say a chicken ehews its food
with its gizzard?' asked the little boy
with the high forehead.
Eyes: that is practically the process.
s'If that is the case" he queried, sweet
". .show can a chicken tell whether IT
has the toothache or the stomach ache!'
Washington Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02

No one thing can do so much to
Offset the tendency to leave the farm
for the city as the making and keep
ing up Of good roads.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02

Doing His Best.-"You should always do
your best" said the CHEEKY philosopher;
sDat's what I'm dom now, answered
Wandering Mike. I'm dom me best
to keep from workin. Star.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02
Ladte. Can Wear shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease. A certain cure for swollen, sweating,
hot, aching feet. At all Druggists, Zoe. as
cent no substitute. Trial package FREE.
ADDRESS A. s. Olmsted, LIE Roy, Ny.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02

Coddies-"Whenever / see you you are
reading a novel. You don't mean to say
YOU remember all of them?' Short-"Dear
me. mol It's because / don't remember
them / like to read them."-Boston Tran
script.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1903-07-02

der die!" exclaimed the leading man of the
transformers. "Oh, if 1 only had gum"
exclaimed som one in the gallery, in a tone
that savored of genuine sympathy.-Mexico
Saturday Night.