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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

street, between. 18th and 9Th. J. s..
Mills, proprietor.
Fire started in the basement of the
Randall Printing Company, u and "a
East Fifth street, at o'clock last
Thursday evening, and caused a loss
estimated at $500, covered by insur-
ance. Williams & Kemp, of the Co.'S
mopolitan Barber Shop, occupy part
of the store, claim loss of 5000. The
fire is thought to have been caused by
electric wires. The fire worked
through the walls and the ceiling.
The Cosmopolitan will be open for
business as usual today.
The John H. Hayes Lodge No. 6,
knights of Pythias. is preparing for a
grand ball at Sherman Hall, corner
9Th and Wabasha Streets Tuesday
evening, February 23d, to which the
public is cordially invited. There will
be good music and refreshments. The
committees in charge are: Executive
Committees in charge are: Executive
Geo. H. Benton, treasurer; DR.. Val Do
Turner, Harry Threadcraft, John H.
Hayes. Reception Committee
Southan, John Sutton, Lee Coleman.
Floor Committee-Andrew F. Combs,
August Banks. Silas M: Lewis. Ad-
mission, so cents; children, rs cents.
COSMOPOLITAN BARBER SHOP,
No. IA E. Fifth street, Kemp & Will
liams, proprietors. A strictly up-to-
date establishment. Two bath rooms,
three hydraulic chairs, shoe shining
stand, latest style of furnishings
throughout. Children's hair cutting a.
speciality. Their motto is: absolute
satisfaction" Fine line Of smokers
articles. Public cordially invited.
The Cosmopolitan staff now consists
of Mr.. Richard Cousby, formerly pro-
prietor of the shop No. 374H Mime
sofa street, manager and foreman.
His assistants are Messrs. A. Smith
and Oscar Sanders. Miss Mary Har-
we'll is cashier. When anything is de-
sired in the tonsorial line call at the
Cosmopolitan"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

A most enjoyable time is guaran-
teed to those who attend the enter
tainment which is to be given by
the Ladies' Catholic Aid Society at
Mckinley Hall, corner Western and
University, Monday evening, Feb. Is,
from 8 to IL o'clock. Tickets Is
cents. Kohler's orchestra will fur
nish some of the latest music. You
are invited. Come.
Benton's cafe has moved from Fort
to No: 204 West Third street. The new
place has four private dining rooms,
all nicely fitted up in the latest style.
The cuisine is excellent in every par
ticular, and persons who wish first
class food, served in irst-class style,
at moderate prices should call. A spe-
cial invitation is extended to all to
visit and inspect the new cafe.
The Ivy Leaf Dancing Club ended
it's winter series with very pleasant
Mask Party Thursday evening. The
affair was an enjoyable one, thirty be-
ing present. The directors fully ap-
preciate the support of the clubs pa
irons. There will be no dances during
Lent, but the spring series will open
on Easter Monday night, April Sd,
with their second annual Easter SOL
rec.
A welcome announcement is the re-
turn of the Bonnie Brier Bush,' with
J. H. Stoddart, Reuben Fax and Kirke
La Shelle's admirable production,
which comes to the Metropolitan Sun
day for a half weeks engagement. Mr..
Stoddart, whose impersonation Of
Lachlan Campbell, the old Scotch
sheep farmer, has come to be consid-
cred a classic. still charms all by his
ideal portrayal of the stern old father.
ATTENTION, EVERYBODY! Go to
Mills Sandwich Room, No. 444
Robert street, that is the place to get
genuine Mexican chilli stew or chill
mack, the new and popular "St. Paul
sandwich" oysters in any style; good
coffee; all kinds Of sandwiches to
order. Open day and night, from $50
a. m. to 2:30 a. m. Nos. 200 Robert
street, near the bridge, and 444 Robert
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

Haggerty on a warrant sworn out by
Mrs. Sadie Gordon. charging Smith
with having on February 9Th assault
ed her husband. Austin Gordon, a Ia
borer, employed at South St.: Paul
The Gordons live at 359 East Seventh
street.
BENTON'S CAFE, No. 2O4 West
Third street, near Seven Corners,
the SWEETEST place in town. for up-to-
date meals and lunches. Meals from
rs cents up Private rooms for ladies'.
Regular dinner Is cents. Lunch coun-
ter Everything in first-class style.
Open night and day. Private rooms
for dinner parties.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13
"FROM RAGS TO RlcHES."
At the Grand Opera House.

An attraction is booked at the
Grand Opera House next week which
is considered one of the best melo-
dramatic offerings Of the season. It
is entitled From Rags to Riches" and
is from the pen of Chas. A. Taylor and
under the direction of Maxwell H.
Meyers. The play is one of intense
heart interest and abounds in thrilling
situations, delicate pathos and quaint,
humorous comedy. It is story Of
New York Life of to-day and the time
of action is supposed to be the pres
ent One of the principal characters
is Ned Nimble, a newsboy, who works
his way from the gutter to place of
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13

affluence. The bay meets with start
ling adventures, and saves the honor
of his sister Flossie, a girl Of sixteen,
after many adventures of both mind
and Drawn with her would-be betray-
err. Master Joseph Santley, who plays
Ned Nimble, is young artist of whom
too much cannot be said in praise.
His mastery Interpretation OF this
difficult role stamps him an actor of
talent and originality. He is young in
years but undoubtedly has great--f u-
ture before him in the realm, Of his.
trionic art. The engagement will
for one week with the usual matinees.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-13
Coal $3.50 Per Tor.

Splint coal from Independent
mines for stoves, furnaces and
ranges. Many prefer it to hard
coal. Exclusive agents. Holmes
& MacCaughey Co., Seven Cor
ners. Try it. Office open from
1880 a. m. to $3.50 p. m. Tele-
phone 401, both phones.
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notice.!

All members of North Star Lodge
No. 1873, U. B. F., are requested to be
present at the next meeting, February
18th, at their hall, No. 319 Wabasha
street. One Of the national officers
will be present and there will also be
an election of officers.
e. w. Lindsay,
Secy.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
The Mare ard Zeal.

Mares after being bred should not be
worked for few days, after which
they may be worked right up to the
day they foal, providing you have the
right kind of work for them to do.
They should not be hitched 10 any very
heavy loads or on to tongue that VIII
strike them in the side, and they
should not be backed when heavy with
foal. After fall blowing is done and
you have no further work for them,
do not tie them in the stable and let
them stand without any exercise; that
is too sudden change. Let them out
in the yard for exercise every after
noon, unless very stormy. 4 few weeks
before foaling, feed little flaxseed
along with boiled cats and bran. Never
allow the foal to run after the mare
when working. Always keep 1t in a
loose box, well bedded, and with plen-
tN of light, but no holes which it can
get its head through. Always give the
foal g little feed when you take the
mare out Unless you are working a
long distance from the barn, it will
pay to take the mare in during the
forenoon and afternoon, giving her a
drink and handful of oats, and let
the foal suck, thus helping the mare
and also the foal When the foal is
weened. feed it often with good clover
hay. CHOPPED oats and bran, and all
the milk it will take. Winter well the
first winter Many foals are allowed
to winter around straw stacks and on
Door, dry feed, and are very little
heavier in the spring than when
weaned in the fall-Farmers' Review.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
Fertilizers On worn-Out Soil.

A reader in Florence, Ala, asks for
a formula to make chemical fertilizers
for wheat, to be drilled in with wheat"
He has been using bone-meal 10 soma
extent, but for .he last two years has
failed to get good results, the land be-
ing red-clay upland, worn-out cotton
fields | am afraid the malady is too
far advanced 70 be cured by the ap-
plication of any chemical fertilizer or
fertilizer combination which | might
prescribe. The soil is worn out"
That tells the whole story. 1t is life
less for the want of humus as well as
plant foods. Chemicals might supply
the foods all right, but would not bring
a permanent improvement. The pro-
duction of wheat will only finish the
process of soil-robbery begun by grow
ing successive crops of cotton. The
remedy in this case, sin number OF
similar ones, lies in the cessation, for
year or two, of the production Of
wheat, and in the planting of such soil
improvers as cow-peas, soy-beans,
crimson clover or other clovers, per-
haps with the help of dressings OF SUI
perphosphate, AMI possibly smaller dose
of potash (muriate or other forms),
leaving the growths thus produced on
or in the soil to furnish both the need
err humus and nitrogen, and afterward
following a judicious rotation of crop
ping, in which cow-peas, ETC., form an
important and frequently occurring
link.-Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28

feet four inches and its circumference
67 feet II inches. Its maximum thick
ness is two feet, and the weight of the
broken piece about II tons. 1t bears
the following inscription, the dates OF
which do not agree with those cited
above from "Murrays Guide to Rus
sia:"
alexis Mikhailovitch, of happy
memory, Autocrat of Great and Little
Russia and. White Russia, ordered a
copper bell, weighing 5000 pounds, to
be cast for the Cathedral of the Pure
and Glorious Assumption of the Vir-
gin in the year 1852 of the Creation of
the World and 1915 of the birth of our
Lord Jesus Christ This bell was in
use from the year 1857 of the Creation
Of the World, A. D., 1901. in which
year, on June 10, it was damaged in a
great fire which ragged in the Kremlin
it was mute until the year 1899 of the
Creation, A. D. 1885. The All Powerful
and Glorious Empress Anna Ivanovna
caused the metal of the old bell, weigh
ing 5000 pools, to be recast, to the
Glory of God and the Holy Trinity and
in honor of the Holy Virgin of the Ca
thedral OF her Glorious Assumption,
and added 1000 pools of new ma
terial the year = of the Creation,
A. D. 173--, being the fourth year OF
Her Majesty's glorious reign"
The portion of the square at the foot
of the belfry of Ivan, where the bell
now stands, is named after HIM. e.,
Ivanovskaia. The Oukases (Edicts) OF
the Tsars were formerly publicly pro-
claimed here.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
Points on Colt Breaking,

Be firm but gentle; have patience; a
time any more than the child can. 1t
is by repetition that he learns and acts
well. Allow no teasing whatever, IN
less you want vicious animal Keep
the animal always under control when
breaking, for by breaking away he is
liable to become spoilt. 1t is not on
account of the strength of the colt that
he gets away, but because he catches
the trainer napping-not watching his
business-and takes advantage of this
to gain his liberty. If one works with
his colt when it feeds, currying and
rubbing it often, it will not be any
trouble to catch, but the wild one needs
to be caught in the stocks. Curry and
make it gentle while in the stocks.
Gently slip On halter or stout bride
with long lead rope or rein. Pass this
rein under the jaw through both rings
of the bit Take the colt out and lead
it around for a few minutes; gently
put on gears and lead around as be-
fore, and, when he has learned this
well, hitch to a post or light log. Of
course you must be equal to the oc-
casion, and not let it run away when
it tries to. If large enough, hitch to
pillow or wagon beside an old soldier.
Repeat these lessons often-rainy days
are right for this work if a large shed
can be used. ! worked and trained an
ugly fellow once, without aid, by pass
ing the long lead rope around center
post in the shed in such manner as
to lead and at the same time walk be-
hind and drive. This was easy, and |
soon had the wire edge worn Off
Southern Horseman, in Epitomist.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28

The mild and immediate effect of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root. the great kidney
and bladder remedy. is soon realized 1t
stands theQhighest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. Swamp
Root will set your whole system right.
and the best proof of this is trial.
IA EAST 10th ST.. New YORK CRY.
DEAR SIR: Der. 18th. 1908.
Il had been suffering severely from kidney
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strength and power had left me; could hardly
drag myself along Even my mental capacity was
irving out and often | wished to die. II was then
I saw an advertisement Of yours in New YORK
paper but would not have paid any attention to 1t.
had it not promised a sworn guarantee with every
bottle OF your medicine, asserting that your Swamp
Root is purely vegetable. and does not contain any
harmful drugs. ! am seventy years andfour months
Swamp Root to all sufferers from kidney troubles.
Four members Of my family have been using
Swamp-Root for four ditfereat kidney diseases,
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With many thanks to you. remain
Very truly yours.
ROBERT BERNER.
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sent free by mail. postpaid. by which you
may test its virtues for such disorders as
kidney, bladder and uric acid diseases,
poor digestion, being obliged to pass
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28

your water frequently night and day
smarting or irritation in passing, brick
dust or sediment in the urine, headache.
backache. lame back, dizziness sleepless-
ness, nervousness, heart disturbance due
to bad kidney trouble, skin eruptions from
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bloating irritability. WORKOUT feeling, lack
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plexion, or Bright's disease.
If your water. when allowed to remain
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Swamp-Root is the great discovery Of
DR.. Kilmer the eminent kidney and bad
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patients and use it in their own families,
because they recognize in Swamp Roo.
the greatest and most successful remedy.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
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cents and one dollar. Remember the
name, SCAMP Root, DR.. Kf2mer's
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
THE KING OF BELLS.
One of the Sights Looked For by
Tourists in Moscow.
Its History Dates Back to the Six
teenth Century-Broken and Re-
cast n Number of Times
weighs $4,000 Pounds.

Means of rapid communication have
of recent years removed much of the
charm and mystery that for centuries
hung over Russia and especially Mos
COW, with its quaint architecture. Half
a century ago it was thought that TO
see Moscow was to see the last corner
of the world, but to-day this city of the
north is on the itinery of every globe
trotting tourist, and for those not SO
fortunate as to have visited this an
cient seat of Muscovite rule, the mod
ern book and magazine writers have
offered so many descriptions as to tear
from it every remaining vestage OF
mystery. though not of its charm. One
of the first object the tourist in Mos
cow seeks for is the Great Bell, famed
in legend and history.
On a granite pedestal at the foot OF
the belfry tower of Ivan the Great, in
the Kremlin, stands the Tsar Kolokol,
the King of Bells. In the sixteenth
century the art of casting bells was
brought to perfection in Russia, and
Olearius, secretary to Dutch embassy,
to Moscow in 1886, asserts that great
bell was cast in the reign of Boris God
unof During a fire in the reign of
Alexis this bell fell to the ground and
was broken. In 1854 it was recast and
weighed 2SS,000 pounds. In 1874 it was
suspended from a wooden beam at the
foot of the tower, from whence it fell
on June 10, 1905, during a fire. Its
fragments lay on the ground until the
reign of the Empress Anne, by whose
orders it was again recast in 1888 by
the bellfounder Ivan Matorine. Owing
to the falling of some heavy rafters
during yet another fire in 1877, the bell
fell height of Is feet, buried itself in
the ground, and piece was knocked
out of its side. According to some &C
counts, this was owing to an imperfec-
ton in the metal, caused by jewels and
other treasures having been thrown
into the liquid metal by the ladies OF
Moscow. During the reign of Nicholas
l., in the year 1889. the architect of st.
Isaac's cathedral at st. Petersburg, Nj.
de Wonderland, took upon himself the
difficult task Of raising the bell, and
completed the operation with much
skill Its weight at present is 444, 600
pounds, its height from the top of the
ball and cross placed upon it by the or
der of the Emperor Nicholas I. is 26
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
HERE AND THERE.

Corn tests the fertility of the upper
eighteen inches of soil. Cotton feeds
deeper, and therefore the two crops
follow each other pleasantly.
The garden pays better than any
other land of equal area on the farm,
and for this reason great care should
be exercised IN selecting the plat OF
ground for this purpose and preparing
it for the best results.
CLEANLINESS is no doubt next to
goodness in all things, and in poultry
keeping it is one of the absolute es-
sentials to success. No half way meas
ures suffice; the poultry quarters must
be kept clean or trouble will follow.
If you have sweet alfalfa hay do
not fail to feed some of it to the hogs.
They will appreciate it. Sowing this,
you will have more of such hay for
the porkers next winter. Result: more
porkers.
The intelligent farmer will not
make the old, old mistake of planting
all cotton and no corn this year be-
cause of the present high price of cot
ton. Who knows what the price Of cot
ton will be next November?
Note the fact that usually the OPP
ponents of planting the improved cot
ton seed in the boil weevil district con-
fess that they have not yet tried such
seed or that they know nothing of the
boil weevil.
Combined tool grinders with high
speed and interchangeable emery
wheels are to be found on all well or
dered farms, supplanting the old time
grindstone. The uses TO which 1t can
be put are numerous. and every now
and then one finds new use for it.
Popcorn is good crop to raise. es-
pecially if the grower is able to keep
it season or two in case of low prices.
Only the white varieties are suitable
for market, as most of the corn goes
into popcorn balls, and the nearer
white these are the better.
No matter how well a heifer is
backed up by the milking qualities of
ancestors, much of her success as
dairy COW depends on getting her right
~ started. Accordingly, though kept
in a thrifty condition, she should not
be encouraged to fatten while growing.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
ONE-HORSE FARMING.
Methods On the Farm
VIII Not Do in These Fro
gressive Days.

A boy farmer in the tide-water sec
ton of Virginia asks me few rather
hard questions. He says he has an in
terest in a hundred acres of land, and
has been farming some of it two years,
using one horse | can not understand
who so many farmers in the south per-
sist in trying to farm with one horse
or mule and one-horse tools. One can
not turn the soil and pulverize it with
a one-horse pillow anything like as well
as he can with a good two-horse plow
He can not do anything with the soil
half so well with one-horse tools as he
can with two-horse tools, nor do it half
so rapidly If | were unable to keep
two horses, would hire one every time
wanted to pillow, harrow or cultivate.
1t pays. You get the work done in less
that half the time, and done more than
twice as we'll | would advise our
young friend to get into the two-horse
business as soon as possible. He de-
sires to raise more nogs. | think it
will pay him to do so. Probably the
Berkshire or the Jersey Red would be
the best for him. The Jersey Red APP
pears to be strong and vigorous
breed and as healthy as any | know
anything about The Berkshire is also
a good breed, grows fast, and is easily
fattened at any stage of the growth
The best is always the best, and al
ways the cheapest. | would get we'll
bred young SOW, if | were unable to
get more than one, for starter. and
would have nothing on the place that
is not pure-bred The start will cost a
little more than with common stock,
but he will get it all back if ne man
ages fairly well; and besides, he will
take so much more pride in first-elass
stock that it will be real pleasure to
give them extra care and keep them
in the finest condition. Get a pure
breed. and stick to it. After a time
ones name becomes connected with the
breed, and when the breed is men
toned it calls to mind the fact that he
is the owner of some very fine animals,
and live men who are looking for good
stock naturally go to him for it, know
ing that he has it, and they expect to
pay good price for good animals.
AS to what plants will furnish the
most and best grazing for hogs in that
section of the country | must confess
that am in the dark. because | do not
know what kinds of grass or clover do
well. If red clover succeeds, that is the
stuff to grow. Cow-peas certainly
grow we'll in that latitude, and know
of no better feed for both young pigs
and fattening hogs when the peas be-
gin TO ripen. Simply turn them loose
among the peas, and they will do the
rest. For summer green feed there is
nothing better than Evergreen sweet
corn, and an immense quantity of it
can be produced on an acre of rich soil.
One thing he should be careful about.
and that is not oyerstock his farm. 1t
is vastly better to have so hogs and a
third more feed than they require, than
to have 80 and third less than they
should have. Thirty well-kept pigs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28
A Dengis.s A-.....

Toledo. Ohio, Jan 25th.--Mr Harry L.
Lewis, Dentist, COZ Sumit street, this city,
says: Il certainly advise anyone no matter
how severe they may have Kidney Trouble
to take Dodd's Kidney Pills.
81 was troubled with Kidney Disease for
several years and Dodd's Kidney Pills cured
me. | had used many socalled remedies
without any benefit. -Four months ago, l
was fiat on my back with this painful trou-
Bile and must say that almost gave up hopes
of ever getting any better. Through a
friends advice | purchased six boxes OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills.
AT first could see but little benefit, but
after two weeks, could see an improvement
/ had been getting up several times at night
When / had taken six boxes | felt better
than | had for years The pain had all
gone and / didn't have to get up during the
night at all continued the treatment
until / had used several more boxes, and
now | am glad to say that am completely
cured"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-01-28

will make him more profit than double
that number only half kept. | would
advise him to get into communication
with the Virginia experiment station.
Backsburg. Va. at the earliest moment
possible, and get all their bulletins on
this subject. They will not cost any
thing. and will give him vast amount
of information that he can not well
obtain elsewhere.-Mrs. Grundy, in
Farm and Fireside.