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Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
PUT SUGAR IN THE SOUP.
Smith Thought 1t Was Tea; Then
He Deliberately Lied "a
Out Of It.

There had been a glorious game Of golf
followed by Jolly dinner at the club
house, relates the Chicago Record Herald
Sometimes it is not the correct thing
to tell even truthful story with real
names, hence it happens that it was the
Jonees who gave the spread and the per
son that happened in was Smith.
Smith is really man of parts. wealthy
intelligent and genial and usually knows
whats what but he Is not given ia
swell affairs and is not dressy, withal.
A business call had taken Smith to the
club house, and Jones, seeing him, called
him to the table after the others had
begun. Soon as he was seated, being pre-
occupied by salutations from other persons
at the table that he knew, be was absent
" sWeetening the cup at his elbow, when
Mrs. Jones, hoping to make the matter
quite plain to this PLAIN man, said, shrink
ngi,s:
"Ah--Mr. Smith-er--that is the SOUP
y Yes, thank you,s Smith nonchaIantly
replied. "Yes'ni, ! understand. But |
always sweeten my bouillon' with the
slightest emphasis ON -boullon.'' But
Smith was at that moment preyarieater.
to put it mildly. He really thought the
cup was tea. and probably never tasted
sweeiened bouillon In his life.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
The specially Farmer.

A speciality of some kind is a good
thing for any farmer 1t gives him a
special interest in his work. This is
an age of specialties. Life is too short
and things too complicated to learn
everything about every crop or stock
that one can raise. By selecting one
especially promising thing-may this
be strawberries, plums, poultry or pigs
the subject can be studied up in all
its details and bearings, and the great
est perfection in that line can be
reached. This is and will be more
profitable than mediocrity in all lines
The speciality. well followed. is apt to
give name and success.-Farm and
Fireside
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

dren should be told the truth al
ways.
ct is a bad course" he would say,
ito let children read and hear so many
fictitious stories. Why not give them
historical stories which shall teach as
well as amuse?"
So that was the plan he pursued
with his family. Each year he took
up the history of different country
and all the stories the children read
or heard that year must be of that
particular nation.
Three years ago they were studying
English history. One evening toward
the end of June the family were seat
ed on the front veranda enjoying the
evening air.
Father" said Clifford, the elder
son, suddenly, won't you tell us
story" a3 tNL
."oh, yes, do" urged Ruth. the only
sister.
MAKE it Fourth of July story =
Clarence put in enthusiastically.
How can II" said the professor, in
doubt "You know they don't celebrate
the Glorious Fourth in England
"oh, you can certainly get UP some
thing" Clifford insisted.
The professor sat thinking for a few
moments, and then he said:
well. III tell you about the Gun
powder Plot. 1t has nothing TO do with
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
TO HELP THE HOME DOCTOR
Some Suggestions Regarding Treat
ment Of Small Wounds and
Ailing Feet.

Salt is said to be preventive OF
fostering in scratches. open wounds, etc.
An American teacher in Porto Rico was
surprised TO see native, who was clear
ing a tract of brush, apply fine pow
dered salt to his feet and legs The
scratches could not be avoided. but
pinch of salt could be depended on to
keep them from festering, the man said.
Contrary to common opinion, salt does
not aggrayate the painfuiness of open.
wounds, says Peoples Home Journal.
The value of salt as an antiseptic is
demonstrated by its general use as .
ureservatiye.
Af,ietions of the feet are especially
distressing in spring and early sum-
mer to those who are Obliged to be much
on them The troubles are not due, as
so MANY suppose. to tight or ill-fitting
shoes but to the excessive exercise of
the feet in close shoes without free ac-
cess of the air to the muscles in action.
The bare-footed boy is seldom footsore.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
PLANTING THE ORCHARD.
The Preparation and Selection Of
Nursery stock n Matter to BE
CharefuIly Looked After.

The ordinary buyer of nursery stock
as rule belongs to class who is en-
gagged In other pursuits and hence has
not informed himself but little. if any,
of the propagation of the goods for
which he is paying his money. How to
grow good nursery trees, and where to
get them is question worth the study.
Buyers who plant largely for CONNER
cial purposes, however, are more dis
eliminating in the class of stock they
buy, thoug there is plenty of room for
improvement among this class. One
mistake they make is in jumping at
Cheap" trees, which must necessarily
be propagated cheaply. Whole root or
piece root, long root or short root has
nothing to do with the vigor, health
and pr0ductiyeness of tree. 1t all de-
pends upon what kind of bottom and
top is used, whether or not the scion
or bud is congenial to the root or stock.
For instance, the writer knows of a
nursery that grows thousands of Japan
plum, budded peach seedlings annual-
ly, and unloads these ill-propagat-
ed trees each year upon somebody.
Plums should be grown upon either
Myrobolan or Mariana plum stocks.
watched carefully, noting those that
bear fruit of high color, large size, and
best flavor. 1t is these that should be
perpetuated by the nurseyman, and
much depends upon him along this line
in having an eye for discrimination, in
dividuality and parentage in our fruits
and which hinges the success of fruit
growers to great extent.
Then another perpleXing question is
what varieties should be propagated
for best results. Nurserymen of long
standing are generally conversant with
the origin, habits of growth and other
characteristics of the standard varieties
of fruits, but be it said to sorrow and
shame there are nurserymen so-called,
who are in the trade whose name as
nurserymar is travesty upon the call
ing and the quintessence of ignorance.
We have often thought that it would
be wise legislation to compel nursey-
men to undergo certain examinations
for qualification, before entering upon
so serious and important duties. Berck-
mans, Miller, Rumph, Munson and
Burbank are all stars in the galaxy
Frank J. Poer, in Dixie Farmer.
I.egumes on stock Farms.
In some Delaware tests it was
shown that alfalfa, cowpeas and GRIM
son clover were great factors in re-
ducing the concentrated feed bills of
dairymen and ether stockmen. II was
shown that the maximum crops of al
falfa Yielded 1880 pounds of protein
per acre or an equivalent of IL toPs OF
cottonseed meal. The maximum crops
of cowpeas and crimson clover con-
tanned each about 725 pounds of pro-
tein. A crop of clover and one of peas
may be made into hay annually from
the same acre of land, hence where al
falfa fails to thrive these crops may be
used as a observation-disclosures Judd
Farmer.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
A Well Knowa Canadian Lady Sends
letter of Endorsement to Pe-ru-na.

Miss Mary Burns, 2S Spring Garden
Road, Halifax. n s., writes: Having
used Peruna for Indigestion and stomach
trouble and to build up broken down
system with the very best results. am
pleased to state my experience with this
excellent medicine. had been troubled
with stomach trouble and poor digestion
for some years, and although l tried
many remedies and dieting, nothing
seemed to restore my health until used
Peruna. In three months had entirely
recovered my health and strength
Mary Burns.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
TWO STEPS.
The Last One Helps the First.


A sick coffee drinker must take two
steps to be rid of his troubles and get
strong and well again
The first is to cut off coffee abso-
Iutely
That removes the destroying ele-
ment. The next step is TO take liquid
food land that is Postum Food Coffee)
that has In it the elements nature re-
aulres to change the blood corpuscles
from pale pink or white to rich red,
and good red blood builds good strong
and healthy cells in place OF the
broken down cells destroyed by coffee.
With we'll boiled Postum Food Coffes
60 shift to, both these steps are easy
and pleasant. The experience of .
Georgian proves how important both
are.
From 1872 to the year 1900 my wife
and I had both been afflicted with sick
or nervous headache and at times We
suffered untold agony. We were coffee
drinkers and did not know how TO ge.
away from il for the habit is hard TO
quit.
But in 1900 read OF case similar
10 ours where Postum Coffee was used
in place OF the old coffee and COM
plete cure resulted. so concluded 20
get some and try 1t. =
The result was. after three days use
OF Postum in place OF the coffee
never had symptom OF the old
trouble and in five months I had
gained from l45 pounds to 163 pounds.
My friends asked me almost daily
what wrought the change. My answer
always is. leaving cff coffee and drink
ing Postum in its place
I'VE have many friends who have
been benefited by Postum
LAS to whether or not have stated
the facts truthfully refer YOU TO the
Bank of Carrollton or any business
firm in that city where have lived for
many years and am well known
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek. Mich.
There's reason"
Look in each pkg. for the famous
little book, The Road to Wellville.'
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
WHY HOT WEATHER MAKES WOMEN NERVOUS.
Suggestions BY Or. Hartman. How
to Combat the Nervous Depression
Incident to Warm Weather.

Nervousness is very common amopk
women. This condition is due TO anaemie
nerve centers. The nerve centers are
the reservoir for nerve vitality. Tnese
centers become bloodless for the want
of proper nutrition.
This condition is especially notlceaoie
during the warm season. every sum-
mer an army of invalids are rroducea as
a direct result of weak nervous systems.
This could easily be overcome by tne
use of Peruna Peruna strikes at tne
root of the trouble by correcting the
digestion. Perfect digestion furnishes
increased nutrition for the nerve centers.
Perfectly digested food gives these reser-
yoirs of life vitality which creates
strong. steady nerves. and in this man
ner fortifies and nourishes life.
Miss Blanche Grey. a prominent young
society woman of Memphis. Tenn, in a
recent letter from ia Alabama street,
writes: ITO a society woman whose
nervous force is often taxed to the utmost
from lack of rest and irregular meals,
know of nothing which Is OF so n1uch
benefit as PeruHa. | took 1t few
months ago when I felt my strength
giving way, and II soon made ffseH
manifest In giving me new strength
and health. Miss Blanche Grey.
Pe-ru-na Contains no Narcotics.
One reason why Peruna has found
permanent use in so many homes is that
it contains no narcotic of any kind. Pc
runa is perfectly harmless. II can be
used any length of time without acqulr-
ing a drug habit. Peruna does not pro-
duce temporary results. 1t is perma-
nent in its effect
1t has ho bad effect upon the system,
and gradually eliminates catarrh by
removing the cause of catarrh. There
are multitude of homes where Peruna
has been used off and on for twenty
years. Such thing could not be posi-
BILE if Peruna contained any drugs OF
narcotic nature.
At this season of the year we are
peculiarly liable to iniammations OF the
stomach and bowels. 1t is the part OF
wisdom to learn how to cut them short
and in the easiest and quickest manner
Peruna does this by its peculiar power
over all forms of catarrhal troubles.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
The Preachers evidence.

Roland, H., June 27.-Diabetes has so long
been looked upon as an incurabie form OF
Kidney Disease that sure cure for it must
rank as one of the most valuable medical
discoveries of the age. And every day brings
forth fresh evidence that Dodd Kidney
Pills will cure Diabetes. Important evidence
in their favor is given by Rev Thos. b. Nor
man, the weil.known Baptist minister here.
Mr. Norman says:
Il had all the symptoms of bad case Of
Diabetes and received so much benefit from
the use of Dodd's Kidney Pills that ] cheer
fully recommend them to anyone suffering
from that dread disease. Dodd,s Kidney
Pills win cure the worst form OF Diabetes
Dodd's Kidney Pills always cure Diabetes,
one of the final stages of Kidney Disease.
All the earlier stages, from Backache to
Rheumatism, are naturally much more cas-
ily cured by the same remedy.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

and bedfast for over nine months, and
the doctor who attended me said unless
Submitted to an operation for gravel
/ I would never be well. ! would not
consent to that and SO continued to
suffer. Ny back was so weak I could
not stand or walk, and it ached con-
stantly TIE first day after 1 began
using Doan's Kidney Pills feltrelief,
and in short time was up and around
the same as ever, free from baciachc. !"
I AFREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Bowles will
be mailed to any part of the United
States. Address Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N Y. Sold by all dealers;
price SO cents per box.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
HERE AND THERE.

The cotton growers in the south
ought to feel rich, since the value OF
the crop of last year was nearly $780,
100000 more than in 1902.
The winter of 1904 was in reality
the coldest on record since weather OBJ
servations began to be Systematically
taken. which was in 1872.
The East Tennessee experiment
station has found that the Hickory
King is one of the best general-purpose
corns grown on the light upland soils
at that station.
A few guineas are very profitable
and are of little trouble or cost to a
farmer. They will keep off hawks
and crows, which are very injurious
to a farmers flock of chicks.
I'm the nine months ended March
Al 1904. there were exported from the
United States 410,S16 head of cattle, as
compared with 249, ,493 head during the
same period in 1923.
The sight of many good horses has
been permanently injured by dark
stalls. Constantly staring at blank
wall would sooner or later affect the
sight of anyone. man or beast.
Exports of corn from the United
States during the first nine months OF
the present fiscal year were 4e, 93,a99
bushels, against 81 .65s,01S. bushels for
the same period a year ago.
The first object in feeding all
Young stock should be to promote rap
id growth. The development OF the
frame is the essential thing, and if the
effort is made to fatten at the same
time. il may result in stunting the
growth.
Why not keep more sheep2 They
eat many noxious weeds. such as rag
weed. ironweed, goldenrod, etc. As to
mutton as a substitute for other meat,
much more is now being used than
formerly No grain-growing farmer
should fail to keep few sheep
While the reader may think that
his experiments with the soil are of lit
tie moment, if he will report them they
may be the key that will unlock some
difRcult problem relating to agricul-
ture. Cooperation between the soil
worker and the station experimentei
may be. and often is. extremely saln,
able
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
YELLoWNEss OF VISION.
A Condition of Mind That May Be
Fittingly Termed Mental
Jaundice

There are some people who have
mental jaundice That is to say, they
see everything yellow. Physical jaun-
dice produces yellowness of the eyes.
A great many cases of jaundice actual
ly color the aqueous humor of the eye.
This produces condition of the eye
which makes the patient see every
thing yellow. In fact the patient is
looking out on the world through yell
low fluid and, of course, everything
looks yellow, says Medical Talk for the
Home
Now there is 4 condition of mind
| which might be likened to yellow jaun-
| dice. A person gets yellow in his
mind, he is yellow clear through to
mis- soul, and his soul is yellow also.
| Then he looks out upon the world and
discovers that everything is yellow.
terprise, everything is. yellow but him
self. whom he fondly imagines is not
yellow. simply because he cannot see
himself
Mental jaundice is still worse than
physical jaundice. No drug can cure
mental jaundice, and there is no ra-
tional treatment for it. The patient
never knows that there is anything
the matter with him. His friends and
neighbors know that there is some
thing wrong, but they can never make
The patient believe it,. A person might
a great deal better have something the
matter with his liver than something
the matter with his mind by which a
concentrated bile of distrust and
hatred is impaired to the soul. Mental
jaundice is a great deal worse than
physical jaundice, as the Bile that COW
ers the eye in mental jaundiee Is
wholly imaginary bile. which also
clouds the judgment and impairs the
ceilings.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
Chica 90 Decision.

"John," said Mrs Stockyards, looking up
from the wornan's page of the evening paper,
ted me- what's poetaster! ~
"a pork tester ..s,
NO, no.. drop hogs at home. said
'poetaster.
well. Caroline. guess il IS one OF them
autopsy doctors at the moigue wno runs his
price into the ham hone of a found drowned
poet, but | didn't 'spose it was necessary for
'em to taste it, Like as not it means that
Brooklyn Eagle.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
A sophistry.

why do you shoot q lot of fire.
works to show your patriotism, instead
of learning the Declaration OF Inde-
pendence by hearth
'For the reason, answered the man
who is never at loss for an answer.
that actions always speak louder
than words Washington Star
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
A "Don,tn for the Fourth.

Don't tell your long-suffering son as
he sets fire to whole bunch of fire.
crackers at one time how his father
had but one bunch for the whole day
when he was boy, because if you will
stop to think the story must be a
chestnut to him. considering how
many times you have told it already
Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
Not Their stvIe

What's she matter with Mcbride?
Hasn't he any tact ?"
Hardly. He came over on the
steamer with Two Engl!shmen and in
sisted upon their celebrating ths
Fourth of July With him. Life.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
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Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
Not a Good Fit.

For goodness sake" exclaimed the
boys mother, what are you complaining
about? You wanted reglar suspender
pants, and nows you've got 'em you amt
satisfied
But, nom" protested the boy, I'm
kinder 'fIaid they're too tight under the
arms Philadelphia Press.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Chronic Shopper-How much are
your Baldwin apples? Fruit Nender-
Fifteen cents a quarter-peck. Chronic
Shopper-Can't you sell me quarter,
peck for twelve cents? Fruit Vend.
er-Yes. but not so big quarter-peck
Baltimore American.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
BY Caroline Miles.

RoFESSOR GRAY had a
great many ideas and opin-
ions; indeed, it was his
business 10 have them, for
he had been a teacher
over 20 years. Many of
his theories lay in the di-
rection of training the
youthful mind. He had
three children and on
them he worked out his
pet schemes. One of his
idaae was this. that chill
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Fits stopped free and permanently cured.
No fits after first days use of DR.. Kline :
Great Nerve Restorer. Free - trial bottle Il
treatise. DR.. Kline, 93l Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Mrs. Gayboy-What? You say you
don't mind the noises early in the
morning of the Fourth?
Gayboy-I don't hear 'em. my dear.
That's the time you're lecturing me
about staying SO late at the lodge
Chicago Daily News
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
Not Yet a Citizen.

Whitney Lyon tells the story OF recent
" arrived German. VINO was asked; nave
Won become naturalized!" Natural eyes,
replied the German. edo YOU think wear
glass eyes?'--N. y. Times.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
A REASON FOR SICKNESS.
Healthy kidneys take from the blood

every - hou3's ooo
grains of impure,
poisonous matter
more than enough
to cause death.
Weakened kidneys
leave this waste in
the blood, and you
are soon sick. To get
well, cure the kid
neys with Doan's
Kidney Pills, the
great kidney spe-
cifc.
Mrs. j. Fl. Bowles
of lis Core Street,
Durham, n. c.,
ar ill
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Parents looking tor an appropriate name
for aAe new baby viii doubtless be able
TO md out that viii be satisfactory in the
list of college and school graduates now
Beginning TO be published Philadelphia
Press
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

It is said to cost but 13 cents to make \
gallon OF whisky But don't attempt TO
test this until YOU have consulted the IN,
ternal revenue authorities Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

The savage Filipinos at St. Louis look
upon the bright new $40 bills as orna-
ments. The s;.vages are not alone in the
possession of that kind OF artistic taste.
Washington Post.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Stubb-Why does the chauffeur of
that terrible racing machine look SO
downhearted? Penn-Someone told
him that there are stars that travel at
the rate of thousand miles min
ute.-Chleago Daily News.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an inialli
BILE medicine for coughs and eolds.-N w
Samuel, Ocean Grove, n j., Feb. II, 1900.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

Practice makes perfect, you know"
said the young woman who was play
ing scales on the piano. Yes an
swered her father. who does not love
music: perfect misery. Washing.
ton Star.
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30
CANNON CRACKERS.
Evened Things Up.

Teddy and Fay were each given ten
cents for their Fourth of July treat
You buy ice cream soda wifi yours
Fay, and give me half. and III buy FIRE
crackers s
mo, l won't. never" interrupted
Fay; you'll drink half of my. treat
and then you'll fire off the bunch OF
crackers all to yourself"
Well" shouted Teddy, won't you
have half of the noise, smarty ?"-Lip-
pincott's
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

1t was aboard the modern ocean liner
Twenty dollars for extra SERVICE
said the steward. making out his list.
The American touris sighed. Now
know what they mean by high seas,
he said, handing over an orange note.
-ChicEgo News
Oxford eagle., 1904-06-30

81 believe" said the old gentleman
with the tall brow, that every man
can do something to make the world
better il he only takes the trouble to
find out how to go about it." do you
indeed?" replied the young man, who
had just been saying that be never
wore a pair of trousers more than
three times, and that his Globes cost
him $4,000 year. What do you
suppose |, for instance, could do yo,
make the world better?" For you the
thing would be easy. You would only
have to jump from some bridge
Chicago Record-Herald.