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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
THE JAPs AND THE MULE.
Rice Growers Of Nippon Are Not Anx-
ious to Employ the Hybrid
in Their Work.

so the Japanese rice growers are
not willing to tackle that interesting
native institution, the American mule,
without the aid of home folk" said
an observant man, according to the
New Orleans Times Democrat. "and
l can see where they are right about
American mule is
ileuick-heeled, supple
dnd ID no man. no mat
y be. can do any.
sAtter OF fact. the
<tFhife smerfca is sadly de
sc~ comes to a worklne
nor 81 ~ mule. Up to =
prezenf rfitfns the American negro
is~sssc only 1fvfhg person who can
claim anything like mastery when 1t
comes to the mule. Somehow there
Il something in the nature Of the
bhGaAmap and the mule which makes
It ea1Ar for them to get along. Just
what his l do not know. But even
the black man will have his ups and
downs n0x and then with the mule,
and l haveSseen some very interest
ing instances Of this kind, n Of the
most amusing being that of an ex-
trcmely hard skufled negro who never
wanted a better weapon than his head
In any sort Of conflict with man or
Abeast-
"One day he fell out With his mule.
rdinarily, they get ~along}well enough
rether. But in some s~ay the mule
the day in question made the
D mad and the light began. In
hrst-epiaces the negro broke his
Skter jug ovef the mules head. This
did not feaxe the animal. Grabbing
the mule by the ears and taking q
good, frm grip. the black man landed
with vieor between the mules ears
using his head as a weapon. The blow
was a knockout blow all right, but
the trouble was that 1t knocked the
negro out also. Both mule and negro
fell to the ground like dead. In q
short while both we're fairly good
friends again The Japs are right
Thy will need special training on
the mule proposition and No mistake
and the negro h about the best man
. they ri get to do the training"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

AAiSo Souuty,
says: ~ suf-
fered with kid
|ney ~omplaint
for eight years.
1t came on me
gradually. 1
felt tired and
weak, W . s
short Of breath
and was trou-
bled wit h
bloating after
eatiup.and nv
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
1 OUT GRASS.
A False Notion That Gems to Pos
sess the Majority OF the
Southern Farmers.

"Kill the Grass" has been the war
cry on the farm ever since l a re-
member. AS the hands start out with
the plows and hoes, the command Is
given to "kill the grass" Go for Gen.
GREEN Clean him of of the face of
the earth" and 1t Is all very we'll to
carry this out among the growing
crops, and in regard to some pestif-
erous grasses and weeds. Such as
nut grass, bull nettle, Scotch thistle.
thorny wild carrot, ETC., not a seed of
these should be left to tell the tale;
but the kill grass cry should not be
too long nor too loud, as 1t may preju-
dice us too strongly against the whole
grass family, resulting in our loss and
injury, for there are several grasses,
(clover included). that are as worthy
of u cultivation as either corn or cot.
tom.
An acre we'll set In the evergreen
grasses is worth more annually than
an acre of any other crop. 1t only has
to be seeded but once, and yields It's
rich hay or pasturage annually for
many years.
Bermuda is of course the pasture
grass Of the south for summer use,
but when frosts come 1t disappears
until the summer sun comes again.
A pasture of the sweet and nutritious
perennial grasses. such as orchard, red
top, rye grass. timothy. meadow, Tus-
ian, red clover, alfalfa, or lucerne and
blue grass, will afford the richest OF
grazing, while the Bermuda is gone to
sleep.
A proper mixture of the perennial
grasses Is far better than any n of
them alone, as each variety contains
food elements in different proportions,
also because some suit wet weather
and some dry weather. thus keeping the
pasture in best condition the year
round. For an annual. hay crop we
know of nothing better than c imson
clover, and Italian rye grass, mixed.
Alfalfa is the best all-round food
crop for stock that can be planted. It
comes nearer being q perfect food than
any other plant. 1t is best to SOW It
in drills in this section-drills twelve
to fifteen inches apart, laid on with
a bull-tongue pillow, in which 10Y the
seed at rate Of twelve or fifteen pounds
per acre, without covering.
1t supplies an abundance of protein
the great muscle-building element of
food. There are 211 pounds Of protein
to the ton Of alfalfa hay. being double
the quantity found in most other hay
crops.
Any land that will make good oats
will make alfalfa.
There is considerable talk about its
being necessary to doctor" the land
In order to succeed with this plant. l
have grown 1t successfully without any
artificial treatment, yet, II l intended
tQspaept again. ! would use the inocu-
.os4loil. q only homeopathic doses
Sessary, and the cost is but lit
8 &0p the bacteria needed for the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

"They say alcohol will clean silver up
nicely" remarked the man who acquires
facts. ut WILL" agreed the red-nosed in
dividual. ut cleaned up all my silver
Philadelphia Record.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

ire Of Apple Business.
y been = feverish activity in
orchards in many Of
Western states. especially in
tlso in Nebraska and West
r. The fear has often been
bat planting 10 overdone.
world win be flooded with
on - Al he trees recent
Drive It bearing sse. At
ne- - here Il ne east.
~ 1lset sppls region q
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17


xYzalton Happenings
and left tie air cooi anu
roraav
School opened Monaay
the management OF MISS
2de Taylor, with q good at
3. Anderson has been
rdttleiohn visited Mr.,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an %infalli-
Samuel, Ocean Grove, N. j., Feb. II, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

The way to q mans heart may be
through his stomach, but the way to his
temper is through his pocketbook.-N. Y.
Times.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
TILL NOON.
The Simple Dish That Keeps On
Vigorous and Well Fed.

when the Doctor takes his W med
icine. and the grocer eats the food he
recommends, some confidence comes to
the observer.
A Grocer OF Ossian, Ind. had a prac-
teal experience with food worth any
ones attention.
He says: six years ago ! became
so weak from stomach and bowel o
File that l was finally compelled to give
all work in my store, and, III iact'
thu sorts of work. for about tour years.
lied last year l was confined TO the bed
the iy all Of the time, and much OF the
derath,nable to retain food OF n SORT
stomach. My bowels were bad
ne boSystipated continually. and lost
'ting g .ght from 165 pounds down to ~
1900 en- at the bottom oil the LADDER l
he count treatment entirely, and start
colleca Grape-Nuts and cream for
nent. l used absolutely moth
the Boar this for about three months. !
South Improved until | got out OF bed
le same In to move about.
- Re been improving regularly.
i her in the past two years have
rsfer. rking about fifteen hours a
& the Office store, and V felt better
ed their III
mileage. ~ wears ! have never
Monday in Dec~AE~~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

e A ~ ODvCA8Y W
-.
wing girl should
will come q time
will be a girl no
re with her the bless
Aood. Unless nourish-
with growth the founda-
Of suffering are laid at
Mrs. John MacKinney. Of
IGteenth street, Detroit, Mich,
imely word. She says:
d not get proper care at the first
n time in my life and for seven
years / suffered as q result. ! Ind
ny spells, felt a constant fear that
bmething dreadful IVA about to happen
mud was afraid to go out alone. My
breathing was very short and I had pal
pitation of the heart so badly that ]
could not go up stairs o walk v e
moderately fast. I was so nervous that
1 could not nit still. At different times
for years I was under tho care Of the
best physicians in Detroit and / tried a
number of advertised medicines. Moth.
ing helped me until, on the advice of q
neighbor, TRIED DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. / felt relieved before
the first box was finished and I kept on
taking them until I was cured.
"Last winter my little girl had rheu.
matism and l gave her DR.. Williams'Pink
Pills and she got well right away. Ny
niece was thought to be going into con.
sumption and, upon my advice, she tried
the pills. They cured her cough and she
is now well and strong. My entire fam.
lily are enthusiastic over DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People and we can.
not say enough in their praise
These pills effect such cures be.
cause they go to the root of the disease
Other remedies act on the symptoms
these marvellous vegetable pills remove
the cause of the trouble. They have
proved themselves to be an unfailine
specific for all diseases arising from i'm
pure blood and weakened nerves-twc
fruitful causes Of nearly all the
ills to which humankind is heir. DR.
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People ART
sold in boxes at 80 cents a box, or 81,
boxes for $3.50, and may be had Of al
druggists, or direct from DR.. William
Medicine Co., Schenectady, NY.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

? @BsHns wOuf0 u1e tHo iHOCu-
III. - only homeopathic doses
cssary, and the cost is but lit
the bacteria needed for the
'ill then BE- provided. assuring
advice, Mr.. Editor. to SOW
tch and burr clover on Bermu-
sod, Is good. Is by doing 90
pre- Is doubled in value.-Mark
7on, in Dixie Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
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patch.
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his interesting family ont
notfom and are now tentlnk
the campus Of Wild river.
n seems that there has been
etitch dropped somewhere aboef
arr school house, - work has
Seen called Of for some reason
WhS<3n the matter bretkerin2s is
bout time for school to
fou confract0rs invesIf>
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

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The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17

to health until the kidneys are cured. Read how one woman was restored by using Doan's Kidney Pills:
 Mrs. H. A Van Sickle. 311 9th Ave, s. w, Roanoke. Va, says: Kidney trouble was hereditary in our family and l had been so continually afflicted with the disease that 1 began to de- spair of even temporary relief. Some times I suffered so severely that l was confined to my bed. The aching in my back was intense and the kidney dis order caused an excess of uric acid ln my blood which impaired my digestion. 1 was compelled to deny myself of many of the little delicacies of diet. Tine doctors diagnosed my case as conges- ton of the kidneys l had about given up hope when 1 began using DoaE s Kidney Pills, but l took only few doses when their curative powers were proven to my satisfaction. 1 have never been without them in the house since"
 Doan's Kidney Pills are sold by all dealers; price. 50 cents; or mailed on receipt of price by Foster-Milburn O., Buffalo, N. Y. Write for free trial.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
THE WOODS CITIZENS
A FOREST IS MORE THAN A COL
 LECTION OF TREES.
It Has Its Inhabitants Who Are Quite as Interesting in Their Way as Those of a City-How
 to Study Them.

A forest is sometimes described as collection of trees. and the description is about as enffghtening as the state ment that a city is a collection of build ings. Like the city, the forest has a vast population, without which it would be as uninteresting as a city without it's citizens. We admire beau tiful trees as we admire beautiful buildings, for themselves. but more in teresting to some of us at least are the lives and works of the creatures which inhabit the buildings and trees respec- lively. When enter a forest in winter or summer, 1 am always aware that I am not alone, though the air be so still that one might hear the growing of the trees. l know that 1 am watched by many eyes, and that. at every footfall. scores of ears are at all times on the alert.
 If you go into the woods in the early spring, you may at first be under the impression that there is little life about you. But sit down awhile, and wait in some spot where your figure will not be too conspicuous, and you will prob ably see some of the creatures whose work you temporarily interrupted. First of all. perhaps, you will hear a faint, crisp drumming sound-the sound made by wood mouse, when he drums with one fore foot on a dry leaf, and after a short interval, you will probably hear the answering "br-r-r-r" of another mouse. Then, if you are quiet, you will see the dainty form of the creature itself, with its tawny up- per parts, white belly and feet, its large black eyes, its well-shaped, trans lucent ears. its trembling whiskers, and its long, silky tail. the latter held care fully off the ground in a graceful curve. Out from the shadow of a bunch of withered leaves he sldps. leaps lightly over the ground to a wild cherry tree, where he searches for and eventually finds cherry stone A simple matter, this hunting for and finding of meal; and yet to the mouse it was business very important business, since it must be attended to faithfully every day if he would avoid hunger or even starva- tion.
 Next, perhaps you will be aware that red squirrel is peering out at you from knot-hole in an old tree. Keep still, and. when he goes out to dine. perhaps he will betray the whereabouts of some store of nuts gathered months ago And these little hoards, how many busy days they represent-days at the end of which even the wiry legs must have ached. I sometimes won der if. at the end of autumn, the squir- rels and other creatures which have been laying up food for the winter, feel any satisfaction, askin to that which is felt by farmers when their crops are all garnered. And I wonder if. when
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
This Is Miraculous.

Manhattan, Kans., March Hone of the strangest cases that has ever been heard of in Riley Co. is that of the three year-old daughter of Mr Jonas Brubaker of this place.
 Some time ago the little girl took whoop ing cough, which was followed by pneu monia. When the pneumonia left her. she was taken down with malaria fever with at times symptoms of Spinal Meningitis.
 The family doctor brought her safely through these troubles. but after the fever Brights Disease set in and the doctors gave her up. Her father tells the rest of the story:
 We began to give her Dodd's Kidney Pills and after she had taken about three and half boxes, she was entirely cured Now she is well as any child. running and playing as if nothing had ever been the matter with her The doctors said she was beyond the reach of medicine Dodd's Kidney. Pills certainly saved our little girls life when she was so far into the chronic stage of Bright's Disease that we thought nothing could save her.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17

the stores of a red squirrel are discoy- cred and eaten up by a pig, the owner does not have a feeling somewhat sim liar to that experienced by a thrifty man whose savings are stolen by burglar.
 And, as you sit there in silence, you may hear the sudden "thump" of a rabbit, who, hopping quietly through the undergrowth, has discovered your presence. It is not unlikely that he was travelling on business of some kind, important to himself at least. And what meant the "thump" he gave by bringing his long hind feet sharply to the ground? Was it. as many claim, warning given to his fellows or was it possibly the expression of his personal disapproval of something which inter- fered temporarily with the work he had in hand?
 And, perhaps close to you on the ground, pellet of matter fur may be- tray the presence of some large owl probably the barred owl which lives in a hollow high up in the very tree against which you lean. He, too, has much business in the wood, and his business is with the mice, the squirrels, the rabbits and the grouse-with any living creature which he can kill He is an actor of many roles, this great owl with the big round head and the dark-brown half-human eyes. Now he is the midnight hunter. coursing the startled rabbit through the forest glades. Now he is a poacher, killing grouse within the boundaries of some game preserve; and next night behold him as the farmers ally, exterminating rats and mice and moles. At one hour he is murderer. staying perhaps a mother squirrel, whose babies will slowly starve to death in their nest; at the next he is an angel of mercy. end- ing as with lightning the sufferings of some trapped or wounded creature, which otherwise might finger in agony for days.
 Yes. there is always important busi- ness going forward in the forest and the better it is understood the more important it seems There are beavers feling trees making dams, flooding acres of land. and building houses SUI perior to those of certain tribes of men. There are porcupines stripping and killing a hundred trees apiece per an- mum; woodehucks and chipmunks ex- cavating long, winding subterranean tunnels. muskrats diving for mussels and the roots of water plants, and mink and otters fishing in the streams and ponds All the year round and at all hours of the day and night. there are citizens of the forest city plying their trades, earning their bread" and do- ing their parts toward the carrying out of the beautiful plan.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
 European Russia.
 Of the population of European Rus sia S6 per cent are farmers.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
THERE WERE MANY COLORS
But They Were Confined to the Names and Not the Skins of the
 Churchmen.

"WhTe I lived in Raleigh, N C." said Philip w. Wiley, of the government printing office, according to the Washing ton Post. "one of the churches was about to receive a new pastor, and two of the trustees of the church. associating wlth themselves three other members, went to the railroad station to meet him. On his arrival one of them spoke to him:
 :. Rev. Mr; Black beHevef
 Yes, SIT
 We are the committee appointed to receive you. My name = Grav
 I am glad to meet you. Mr. Gray
 And this is Mr Scariett
 Delighted Mf Scarlet
 And Mir. Brown
 {" 'Mr. Brown, l assure you this IS a pleasure
 And ATr Green
 MT Green, permit me to grasp your hand
 Also Mir White
 MT White. love 10 meet so many of the brethren. But Mr. Bray. k this q col- ored church to which l am called to mIn- ister?'
 Why, mol said that gentleman, blankly.
 Wei. see ail the colors are repre- sented Tn the committee. sald Mr. Black, and the idea occurred to me
 Such was the fact. though none of them had noticed It before
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
He Didn't Have to Prove It.

The other day stranger stepped of the train at Hopkins and said to a man on the depot platformi Gan yom tell me who is the b6es lawyer in this town T am" replied the man on the platform. without hesitation. The stranger seemed somewhat disconcerted by this display of egotisn and gently said: Excuse me SIT, but l should like to have you prove it.' the man on the platform. q admit it. am the only lawyer in the town sir" And immediately the stranger got a lawyer and the lawyer got client.-Kansas City ,Journal
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Fastidious.

The, front porch is dreadfully dirty, Yes. : tnow. But the new girl savs she won't wash 1t off until her trunk comes
 And what has her trunk to do with She says she always wears her best stockings when she washes porches. - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
SaIzer's Home Builder Corn.

So named because 50 acres produced so heavily, that its proceeds built q lovely home. See Salzer's catalog Yielded in 1903 in Ind. l57 bu., Ohio 16O bu., Tenn. 9S bu., and in Mich. 220 bu. per acre. You can beat this record in 1904. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THESE YIELDS
 PER ACRE?
 120 bu Beardless Barley per acre. BIO bu. Salzers New National Oats per A. 80 bu. Salzer Speltz and Macaroni Wheat. 900 bu. Pedigree Potatoes per acre. If tons of rich Billion Dollar Grass Hay. 0,000 lbs. Victoria Rape for sheep-per A. 000 lbs Teosinte, the fodder wonder. 54,000 lbs. Salzers Superior Fodder Corn rich, juicy fodder, per A.
 Now such yields you can have, Mir. Farmer, in 1904, if you will plant salzer' s seeds.
 JUST SEND THIS NOTICE AND 10c in stamps to John \. Salzer Seed Co.,, La Crosse, Wis, and receive their great cata. log and lots of farm seed samples. K. L.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
General O'Connor of U. Y. Iegions,

Writes: "If you are suffering from ea- tarrh or physical debility, Immediately commence the use of Perune. IL has been of the greatest benefit and service to many of my friends. ."-Dennis OConnor, 73S 92nd St, N. w., Wash ington, D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
General TalIey of Pa., Vol. U. S. A.,

Writes: "Your Peruna has been used by me and my friends as a relief for ca tarrhal troubles with the most beneficial results. am so convinced of the efficacy of Peruna that do not hesitate to give it my recommendation" ."-Wm. Cooper Talley, 713 D St., N. E., Washington, D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
General Abbott, of Washington, D. C.,

Writes: q am fully convinced that your remedy Peruna is an excellent tonic. Many of my friends have used t with the most beneficial results for coughs, colds and catarrhal trouble. - Ira C. Abbott, 906 M St., N. w, Wash ington, D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Captain Yarne!i, of Washington, D. C.,

Writes: Your medicine, Peruna. be- lieve to be the best medicine for eatarrh on the market. l have taken only small amount, and can see very bened- cial results. w. c. Yarnell, 2322 Lin coln street, N. E., Washington, D. C.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Gen. Wrioht of the Confederate Army,

Writes: T take pleasure in recom- mending Peruna. It is a remarkable medicine and should be used by persons who are in need of a good tonic and by sufferers from catarrh. '-Marcus Wright, 1724 Corcoran St., Washington, D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Genera. DutEe!a Of the Union Acny,

Writes: q have used Peruna in my family and have found it a valuable medicine, and take pleasure in recom- mending it to all who suffer from ca tarrh of the stomach or who require a tonic of efficiency" ."-The Cairo, Wash ington. D. c.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Gen. Powell, Hecker Post No. 443,

Writes; After using one bottle of Pe runa 1 became convinced of it's curative qualities, and continued it's use to date. All symptoms of catarrh have disap peared. yet I continue it's moderate use as a preventive. and an old man tonic" W. H. Powell, Belleville, III.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
Gen. Sebring of the ( ConfederateArmy,

Writes: q can cheerfully recommend your valuable remedy Peruna as very excellent tonic, and also good for coughs, colds, eatarrh. and general debility. = W H Sebring, 133 w. 4th St, Jackson vile. Fla
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
General Smalls, Beaufort, 5. C.,

Writes: q have used Peruna for ca tarrhal trouble and find it beneficial and to be all that it promises, and freely give it my unqualified recommenda- tion. Robert Smalls.
The Monticellonian., 1904-03-17
General Lumax of Washington, D. C.,

Writes: q can cheerfully recommend your remedy as a permanent and effec- tive cure for catarsh, colds and to any one who needs an invigorating tonic to build up their system. "-L. L. Lumax, 1903 18th St, Washington, D. c.