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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
HERE N THERE.

The Aldrich system is W o rows OF
corn and two rows of cotton, all four
feet wide. You make about a full crop
of each, is the claim. Experience
seems to bear out the claim. Try 1t.
The cheapest way in the long run,
to clear land, is to dig or pillow out
the trees. There is no easy way to
clear land, to get it into cultivation;
be sure you do not pillow the land
when it is wet.
Timothy hay is not suited to the
needs of the sheep. Digestive disor-
ders occur when timothy hay is fed,
which often result in the loss of the
sheep. Glover and mixed hay may be
fed to the flock with good results.
In popping corn there is always a
considerable loss of weight. Accord
ing to some recent experiments. 100
grains of unpopped corn weighed 10
grams, while the same quality fully
popped weighed 80 grams. The diff
ference of four grams is claimed to be
the amount of moisture expelled.
Take time to clean the mud off
the horses legs after they are done
with their days work. You would not
like to go to bed with your old muddy
boots on. If you did, there would be a
rumpus before morning when your
wife found it out. And that surely
would not be comfortable.
In raising chickens for market
only one breed should be
kept. If more than n breed is kept,
the result will be a flock of mongrels
after a while, with no two alike; and
the eggs will differ same as the fowls.
Uniformity is what the market wants
as we'll as good quality.
ITO get a living" is the mandate
given to every son of man. Mems es-
Inmates of what constitutes a living"
vary as the stars in Heaven. To some
it means food, shelter and clothing
only; to the enlightened it e this
and more-books. travel, pictures, SOL
itude, and leisure to get the best each
contributes.
On account of the fleece and car
cass both having to be considered
there is more difference in value be-
tween a good and a Door sheep thar
between the good and poor animals OF
other kind of stock. The fleece is very
important and the carcass equally SO,
and neither must be neglected at the
expense of the other.
Year by veal the Dorset breed of
sheep becomes more popular as it be-
ONE o widely distributed. OF
more recent time the demand for rams
and ewes of this sort has develop ed to
a large extent in the northern south,
Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Virginia and North Carolina having
purchased a great many of them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
r N WAS A WINNER.
Such a Good One the Parson Was Re-
quested by the Bishop for
the Loan Of It.

At a dinner to the archbishop of Cam
terbury in New York, relates the Buffalo
Enquirer, Bishop Chauncey Breyster, Of
Connecticut, decried self-praise.
. lis there anything tamer," he said,
than to hear a man praise himself-than
to hear a judge praise a decision he has
just made, or a surgeon praise an appen-
dix operation he has performed, or a cler-
gyman praise a sermon he has preached?
Let me tell you about a certain self
praising clergyman.
AT a Inner similar to this one he be-
gan to talk of his own eloquence. lie
talked of it a long time. Finally he de-
scribed a sermon wherewith he had
raised enough money to build a magnifi-
cent new church.
He said that this sermon had thrown
the congregation into a transport OF liber-
atty. From all sides of the auditorium
there had resounded announcements of
subscriptions of $1,000, of 1000, even of
S $1,000. Women had advanced to the altar
and thrown in their watches, their rings.
and their bracelets. One young woman
had even
But here a distinguished bishop inter-
rupted. He bent forward and tapped the
speaker on the shoulder.
Gould you lend me that sermon?' he
whispered"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

was left too cloddy, and the suosoii'
generally cracking easier, lets down
the dry air to the roots. After piow-
lag about six inches deep, use a mar
row that will leave the clods on top;
II is a great mistake to let the clods
stay below the surface. When you
have the first blowing well pulverized'
have a good skim plow or scraper at
tached to the beam, to scrape the hne.
rich, loose soil into the deep furrow at
the second blowing, which should be
over Is inches deep.
The subsoil or poor soil should be
on top, although 1t checks the young
plant in growing, but the plant tnat
grows the fastest and tallest Will not
produce the best or most. do no
think 1t necessary to pillow deep oftener
than once in 20 years. and hope my
readers will try a little piece that
a to be convinced. ! have noticed
where there was rich soil. well pulver-
lied below, and about four inches OF
sand on top, 1t produces good corn
even in the driest year. Deep plow-
ing gives the taproots a chance to
grow strong before they get to the
hard, dry subsoil, then they can grow
through it easier to reach the water.
Some imagine that the roots should
grow zeal the surface and that they
need much air. They only grow out
of the surface when 1t is too wet, then
when it gets dry the plant suffers SO
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
TIME ENOUGH FOR A NAP.
sleeping-Car Porter Thought That
Grip van Wrinkle" Could
Sleep It Out.

Joseph jefferson has sin his time played
many parts" yet 30 closely is he identi-
fed with Grip Van Wrinkle" that the
public never lost sight Of it when it had
the privilege OF seeing him. While he was
playing in Missouri once he boarded q
VIGOROUSLY slow train for st. Joseph.
He went into the sl%eeping-car, but not
to go to bed, as the train was que at st.
Joseph late in the evening. 1t dawdled
along, however, says the Philadelphia
Press, and finding that it could hardly ar
rive before morning, he ordered his berth
made up.
As the porter finished his task Mr.. JEFF
ferson said: This is the worst road ! ever
travelled on. l fancy Pm in for q full
night of it,"
" Deed, l reckon you is, sah," replied
the porter.
Positively the slowest road! It'll be
morning before we are there. Do you
think you'll get in before I'm awaken"
SLOW road, sab! Bound to be plumb
mo'nin', sab. But one of the passengers,
sab, was tellin' me that you's the gentle
man What once wen to sleep and slep
years.; and | reckon, sab, dat if you take
one O. dem maps we'll be able to land you
mighty close to st. 10 fore you wake,
sah.'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
INVENTIONS.

A clever Swiss inventor has originat-
ed an instrument which tells the exact
condition OF the air In q room-that is,
Its degree Of impurity.
A practical folding umbrella con-
structed on the telescopic plan has been
evolved. The 2S-inch size folds up to Is
inches and the other sizes In proportion.
A Norwegian named John Eggen has
invented an electric apparatus for indi-
eating the presence Of a school of fish in
the deep. 1t consists of q metal plate
and q microphone in the water. connect
ed BY wire with q telephone on board
ship.
Swiss watchmakers have now added a
monograph to some of their wonderful
watches. A small rubber disc is put in
the watch and arranged In such q way
that the record Is repeated every hour.
Anything q be put on the record that
the owner wishes.
A new invention for insuring dry
seats on electric cars in wet weather has
been displayed in Edinburgh. As ex-
planned by the inventor. the new ar
rangement is q simple one, and can be
fitted to any style of garden, tramway
or ships deck seat. 1t is practically a
wooden covering for the seat. can be
lifted in wet weather. the ordinary
movement Of the back rest Of the seat
locking 1t In position. When raised, 1t
forms q shelter for the back OF the pas
senger. In dry weather. the cover forms
the ordinary seat.
Glass that can be heated white hot
and then plunged into cold water with
out breaking seems an impossibility,
but 1t has been recently made an accom-
plished fact. 1t Is made from Brazilian
quartz pebbles heated red hot and then
thrown into distilled water. Then the
purest pieces are selected and welded
with the oxyhydrogen blowpipe into
long stems like straws, from which glass
vessels Of any shape can be made. Thus
far the quartz glass has been employed
chiefly for making laboratory appara-
tus. A test tube made in this way will
not break when q white-hot coal is
dropped into 1t.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

walk at all, and every makeshift tried
and all the medicine l took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until / began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and l must say I
was more than surprised and gratifed
to notice the back ache disappearing
gradually until it finally stopped"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mailed on receipt of price,
80 cents per box. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
Greatest in the World.

Arlington, Ind, Dec. 9th Especially
Mr.. W. A. Hysong, the photographer,
who moved here recently from Sapp, Ky,
is firmly of the opinion that Dodd's Kid
ney Pills are the greatest Kidney Rem
edy the world has ever known.
Fin the years 1901 and 1902" say Mr..
Hysong, "and for some time before l was
afflicted with Kidney Trouble. My
Joints were sore and stiff and / finally
got so bad l could not turn in bed with
out assistance. In the Spring of 1908 l
was induced, by q friend, to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills, and after using n and one
half boxes I was and am still completely
cured. Several Of my neighbors, too, used
Dodd's Kidney Pills, and in every case
they did as recommended"
Cure the early symptoms of Kidney Dis.
ease, such as Backache, with Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and you will never have Bright's
Disease.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

The latest story of an Englishman's
inability readily to grasp the meaning
of American slang tells how n of
them saw a man knocked down by an
automobile in Fifth avenue, New York.
He helped the man to his feet and said
solicitously: did the auto hit your"
The victim thought the stranger was
guying him and replied grufly: "Oh.
20 chase yourself" The Englishman.
in telling of the incident, said: Most
remarkable request. don't you know.
for how could l chase myself unless
there were two of me?"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
NO TONGUE CAN TELL
How I Suffered with itching and
Bleeding Ecxemn-Untu Cured
by Cuticura.

"No tongue can tell how ! suffered for
FIVE years with a terribly painful, itching.
and bleeding eczema, my body and face
being covered with sores. Never in my
life did l experience such awful suffering,
and l longed for death, which | felt was
near. l had tried doctors and medicines
without success, but my mother insisted
the first bath with Cuticura Soap and
one application Of Cuticura Ointment,
and was soon entirely well. Any. per-
son having doubt about this wonderful
cure may write to me. tsigned) Mrs.
Attic Etson, Bellevue. Mich"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Mn. Nolan had made some disparaglne
romarts about the costume of her hus.
hand's bosom friend, Mr.. herlihy, and
they we're promptly resented.
"THis hat is turning green wld age, y
;.yy said Mr.. Nolan, with fine scorn, and
~. boots is rusty and cracked-lookin
IA 7 hear We say? Listen now to. me,
Mary Nolan. If livery mans hat an boots
covered as warm a heart as Phelim herii-
worrldia-Chicago Record-H Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
ouaranteed Mining Investments.

We are the largest mine operators in
the West, and cordially invite you to
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about our nine associated companies,
which have joined in forming our In
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900, 900 capital to guarantee all our i'm
vestors against loss. Write for free in
formation and be convinced. Arbuckle-
Goode Commission Company, 325 Olive
Street, st. Louis, Mo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

One of Sir Archibald Geike's stories
tells Of a funeral party at a railway
station and is typically Scotch, as
showing the proverbial caution OF
those canny folk. A gentleman asked
one who seemed to be a If
he were with the funeral. man." said
the person addressed, I'm no just sure
that it Is a funeral, for the corp has
missed the train connection"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

An old Rhode Island farmer was try
ing to convert a neighbor to socialism.
He explained his idea of IL, and pro-
fessed his willingness to abide by its
tenets. why" said he, under social
ism, il I had two heifers, I'd give you
one; if l had two horses, I'd give you
one" "If you had two pigs. would you
divide with me-" asked the neighbor.
"Ah," said the old socialist, ~reproach-
fully, there ye're gettin' too near
home. Ye know I've got two pigs"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

BdySs DC
we're cold set
tied in my
kidneys and
developed SO
quickly that
was obliged
to lay of
work on ac-
count of the
aching in my
back n d
sides. For a
Il Y -.>
unable to
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

"Your daughters music is improving"
said the professor, but when she runs
the scales l have to watch her pretty
closely"
.',Just like her father" said Mrs. Nu-
ritch. HE made his money in the gro
Gerry business Philadelphia Public Led
pcr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Rev. DR.. Rainsford, the New York
preacher. vas arguing with a youth of
his parish about the evils of young
men smoking cigarettes. what would
you think" he said, "if you met an
angel coming along with a cigarette
in his mouth?Y well. doctor. what
would you thirt you saw an angel
with an umbrella and a pair of patent
1eathers?'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Homeboy-How did you manage to get
all over the world and never speak q
word of anything but English?
Spondulix-Because money talks, and it
seems to be fluent in all languages.--De.
troit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Some merchant in Paris hit upon the
novel scheme of advertising hair tonic
by painting the name Of the tonic on
the heads of bald-headed men and hav-
ing them walk through h street bare
headed. But Paris has a law that all
ADVERTISEMENTS In public places must
have . evsnu stamp. and h men
kicked against having the stamps
pasted on their heads, SO the plan has
failed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

An ~orsanist in England played Fight
the Good Fight" at a wedding. This is
commented on as a vindication of the
"Britisher" in approaching a joke. The
English organist, though, probably didn't
know he was joking. 1t was merely an
accident-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

This story about Santos-Dumont in
tending to spend a whole week cruising
about in the clouds may be all right
enough for the %credulous, but personally
we don't believe there ever was a pipe
made that would stay lit so long.-lndian-
spolis News
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved nay life three years ago.-Mrs. Thos.
Robbins. Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Christmas purchasers should read, the ad-
vcrtisement 81 the Mermod-Jaccard Jcwei-
ry Co., OF st. Louis, and write for their free
catalogue. This firm is perfectly reliable.
They promptly return your money IL the
goods don't suit you.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

A woman always thinks it is her hus-
bands duty to tack down the carpet, as
he has such liberty of speech when he hits
his finger instead Of the tack.-Baltimore
American.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

The more of a gas works a man is the
less light he gives.-Chicago Tribune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
As the Indian Understood It.

This is the way an Indian in Washing
ton county sizes up the game laws: Kill
man, too bad; kill COW moose, pay $500"
journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

A plucky man refuses to stand and let
others pluck him.-Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

Things go wrong in this world without
any help, but the things that go right
wouldn't be appreciated if it were not for
the efforts they require .-Chlcago kesors-
Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08
E WALK IN LIFE.

A. A. Boyce, q farmer, living three
and a half miles from Trenton, Mo-,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-12-08

People who work only when they. are in
spired are seldom busy.-ChicaGo Record
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
BEST IN THE FIELD.
c. e. Foote & Co. Pick Up Valuable
Oil Leases Near Cllanute.

Without making any noise about it,
the well known brokerage firm of @. L.
Foote & Co. slipped down to the Cha
mute oil field and picked up several
leases in the very. cream of that terri
tory. This firm fioated one deal yester-
day that will net the owners of the
lease 500 per cent in six months.
The firm of G. f. Foote & Co is turn
ing down all propositions not in
proven field. Only yesterday a lease
was obtained by this firm on $50 acres
near the biggest well ever shot in the
Kansas field. Lieutenant Governor
Hanna and Col. Ed Little who were
here put up $500 each on the purchase
of this lease as a starter. If the other
$4,000 is not taken in Topeka Hanna
and Little will take it for friends in
Abilene and Hill City. Dave Hanna
has seen the land and says it is the
best oil proposition in the Kansas field.
Investors realize that the expendi
ture of six million dollars by the
Standard Oil company in a pipe line
and. refinery at Kansas City means
everything for the Kansas oil field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
WHEN JOHNSTON PITCHED.
Kansas Chief Justice and His Early
Baseball Experience.

The revival of the baseball season
in Salina brings out some stories from
"old timers" in baseball circles. Judge
D. R. Wagstaf tells a story of a game
between Salina and Minneapolis in
which he pitched for Salina and a
young lawyer named W. A. Johnston
''twirled the ball." as the baseball
writer's say nowadays, for the Mime
apOlis aggregation. The quondam
Minneapolis pitcher is now chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of the state
of Kansas. The first game resulted
in victory for the Salina team by a
score of A to 20, when it was called
on account of darkness. The Mime
apolis team afterwards came over to
Salina and this time the courtesy of
the home team prevented them scor-
ing another victory and Minneapolis
went home with the biggest end of a
score of rs to 38.
I'm those days. said Judge Wag-
staff, "a game of baseball was simply
a test of endurance, as the only way
you could put a man out was in the
field and when a team once got to the
bat the only way to pry them loose
was by a suit in ejectment. The
pitcher who attempted to send ball
over the plate as they do now would
have been arrested and convicted on
the charge Of attempted manslaught-
er, if he was able to escape from the
ground without lynching. We pitch
ers, said the judge as he grew chesty,
Simply pitched the ball with 4 grace
full underhand movement that a man
couldn't help but hit and was as
easy to catch as a case of measles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
WILL COST OVER $500.
An Estimate on improvement of Bid
die Creek Is Made.

A rather unimportant meeting of
the ways and means committee was
held last night, at which time the
city engineers estimates on the cost
of liking BiddIe creek so that it will
not overflow were considered. The
cost of the Improvement is estimated
to be $736.0S, and the committee did
not take any definite action IN the
matter. 1t is rather more money than
the city expected to pay out for the
work.
DR.. Menninger, chairman IF the
board of health, asked the committee
to recommend a small appropriation
to provide the necessary equipment
for dressing wounds at the city prison.
The city physician wants a hot water
connection put in SO that he can at
tend emergency cases at the prison
hospital
The committee turned down the
city railway companys offer to ma
cadamize East Tenth street from the
Shunganunga creek to the company ;
tracks. 1t would cost the city about
$3.50, which is more than the COM
mittee thought the city could afford
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12

hance, Mr.. Ralph Faxon in Tecumseh,
will be the guest of Miss Nellie Ar
mentrout the latter part of the week.
Mr. Ernest Nichols, professor of
physics at Columbia university, New
York, is the guest of his brother, Mr.
week.
Mrs. Charles johnson of Oskaioosa
IS in Town for a few days visiting her
daughter ROxane at the College of
the Sisters of Bethany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flint Aniba of Petos-
key, Mich, have come to Topeka for
a permanent residence
Mrs. Thomas Myers will return Sat
urday from a visit in Kansas City
Miss Georgiana WATSON will go to
Kansas City Thursday to spend few
days.
the guest of her mother Mrs. Lane.
MISS Ella Scoville and Miss Frances
ScoVllle of Seneca are the guests of
Miss Mabel Knowles.
Mr.. Il. c. Pribble has been engaged
to sing the tenor role in the Rose
Maiden" at Emporia the evening of
May Is.
DR.. and Mrs. Rhodes and Dr. and
Mrs. James of Clay Center spent last
week in town attending the meeting of
Eclectic Medical association and visit
ing the family Of A. J. Rhodes, 902 West
Sixth avenue.
Mr.. Chas. Majors, of Council Grove
spent few days last week with the
family of Mr.. Rhodes, 9O2 West Sixth
avenue.
Mrs. c. G. Taylor, of BurIingame, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. F. r. Sonders.
Miss Helen Hayes left today for La
Junta, where she will visit her sister.
The Taxa Art Embroidery club meets
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. l.. H.
Strecller, PIG Tenth avenue, west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-12
II MAY" REACH TOPEKA.
Another Electric Line Is Being Sur
veyed Near Kansas City.

Kansas City. May 12.-The preIm-
mary survey for an electric line ex-
tending from Bethel, kan, on the
Kansas City-Leavenworth electric
line. to Bonner Springs, is being made
for the Kansas City & Bonner Springs
Railway company, recently organized
under the laws of Kansas. The dis
lance from Bethel to Bonner Springs
is nine miles. Arrangements have been
made with the Kansas Cfty-Leaven-
worth electric line to have the Bonner
Springs cars run over its line from
Bethel to Kansas City, Kan. It is the
intention of the promoters to ultimate
ly push the lire on to Topeka. but
that project will not be inaugurated
until after the completion of the line
to BoAner Springs. John w. McDan-
iels owner of Forest lake at Bonner
Springs, is promoting the new line
c. f Hutchings. attorney for the
company, said this morning that part
of the right of way for the new line
had already been granted by the board
Of county commissioners of Wyandotte
county. and that the success of the en-
terprise is practically assured The
new road viii pass along the south
fine of the Northwestern railroad for
two miles and thence west to Bonner
Springs