Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1905-08-17
BY NARsAREr + sAxesTER


BY NARsARET Z sASGsTER
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Undoubtedly ths telephone = 4 great
I cnnvenience- Whoever hAs hai u In
the horse ~oaid sacrifice many iux-
uries rather than - without i; Tine
and strength and isiter--ritinE and
kilograms. and all sorts q riincr dls-
I comforts are SAVED u by this weird
I G trivance on the vail this zyst--i-
Gus tube into which ne sp~ak. this
I odd receiver Ehich hrincs n voices
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I friend. 70 ask after her sick Husband
or about her ah~-zf so1- xe are co7-
E frunfess b. an ene-E-1cy ant ohlise1
70 leave home sa1aenlT. or unsxEeef-
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fouri suoo-ssfEi in r-1sciz< IL
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eutsrpris= tafs Is hrr s-iso- Huco--
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hat proved ahorriTs. 11e i-rsrxssws
I hat f1u1t ozeials s1s-Az-- bat IL
talk over tn t-l-pi1uze a parry sire
a. thz- P-pvei izz-dizreiy r-zss1r-
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Ersuiei. the et.7axsuzls bfu Ezs re-
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L yog E21t Socru- n The cad %
I night i i Rot nosr n-siful for TIE
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E j. ou- IN ths cold 1nd dzrka-sS- IL
I telephone Nin ring a siEzN a. "a !.
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- b@f- tel Fc1 ~l41 - Do. or cur-e
E hiuszif n haH the tine Il us-s =.
take 20 gst ain u t. aatiezt when
there i sa3ssa HIS in th- hoz--
yuu cry bl-ssiuSs GA the telePAoze
AZ rhsg are hsz-lfel--
Al ysf il has is drawbacks There
Is lyrznny Of the telephone thai has
dane something 70 make life less sin
PIE than II Gssa 10 BE- There are
{ Eoods II which ore wishes sic had
rsEer sen. never heard never to1ches
o. handed the little z-air xhicn has
co1e nor than ar other single zx--r
70 roo life q privacy aaa inespend-
enc
We have often heard thar q mans
hoGss < his castle i :. and il isn't
Il DEPENDS on whether he has a tsIe-
{ Phous-
Hou Easy bolt you mar tar. yOu NAV
loek a. Jour <iII.
{ But 1as telephone demon will bounce
on yoa still
No shutters exclude him. No key keeps
him hack.
Al the sound Of the bell. he is here On
your track
To cut OF the service l. the oasx
way 10 exercise the invisible inn xs.o
0l-lurhs you al yOgr meals. breaks in
on your prayers. and demands an in
sts-et answer 10 his SUMMONS With a
Ecrsmpt0ry haste. not unlike the old
challenge Of the footpzd on HounsJox
Heath Your nocey OF your life
For Instance
You have decided 10 spend a dsr in
/ cni@T retirement Eirhdrzxn from -
void and its cares Yoz have planned
20 admit nobody: yOa wjsh to r-S-
10 relax 70 1t LIES 1o.Oi-sise refresh
-ou- since too uuch xork. TOO nah
talk- too u1ch distraeti0u Of bzsin-ss
mas bro1ght your powers 10 the shb
In vain Is Jour planning and precsu-
tea The telephone rings and y0z
take down your receiver
Aunt Frances. Cneis jonathan sus
The children srs On their xzy TO su-.s
TIRE day vita You They have lust d.
I ci4sa that hey can oone today Al
All - vita VOC about noon- No-
yoG ioT= your ki1sfOIk- and John-s
too Tou like Aunt Frances b--rsr
thar any other Of Johns sunts a.,
/ CEeie jonathan : an -old dear IT,
children are Objectionable when v.r
have headache and are tired. th-x
are stirring children. always on ths
rampage. always neddlinx: uot VEL.
trained or well-bred. and you rosl.
willingly omit them from the nm
srsuIne, but Aunt Frances Is a Sexo-.s
mother. WHO never leaves her hrr.ol
at home
To put them OF for 4 dsy Womb
give O1ense. be misunderstood ara
nuTt John. who Is most loyal % nis
oEn people, and always delighted to
have them under his roof. Therefor.
you ny around, dust chairs and tabI.s-
get out the best china make a salad
order Ice cream and slip into a fresh
and dainty frock- No time TO relax
iii jonathan and Frances shall depart
But for the telephone they would have
nouoed you via Uncle Sans mall. and
you would have had your rest day Is
you meant TO have IL without
hndranee or interruption
Here Is Johns side Of IL address
John John Is a good citizen. | hop-
Perhaps you belong 10 the public
In come detail Of your life Most Of