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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Sc MONET

The good tidinss proclaimed .
or that first Christmas day by ,
the shepherds who heard the .
Heavenly message Of a Saviour t,
born. who made haste TO find .
Jesus. and who then went and /,
told what they had cen and .
heard. has gathered force and |
meaning with the centuries /.
which have rolled by since then ,
until now all the world echoes .
with the song OF the angels and ,
the message Of the shepherds.
We say all the world, for while
the Kingdoms Of the world and
tn. peoples thereof have not
yet become the Kingdoms Of "
Lord Jesus Christ, there are
those today In almost every
cline and nation whose hearts
respond TO the good tidirgs Of a
Ssviour born. But However
sliant the worlds appreciation
OF Gods great gift 10, certain Il
10 that there has come 10 be
universal recognition Of the day
which commentaries the birth.
day OF Gods son. MuIti,udes
upon muititudes Of people who
share in the Christmas cheer,
know nothing Of the real Christ
mas blessing. Popular custom
has given them a Christmas
holiday. without bringing to
their hearts a realization Of the
meaning Of the good tidings Of
great Joy from Heaven. They
have the Christ day without
having the Christ. This is the
one diseordant note In the
Christmas song. the one dark
shadow that shuts out the glory
Of God.
What thing needfuI
then than that those who have
heard the good tidings and have
found the Saviour should. like
the shepherds Of old "glorify
and praise God Cor al, the things
they have seen and heard" and
should make known abroad"
the message concerning the
Christi
The first Christmas day was
a day Of good tidings, let every
Christmas day be so character
lied. To this end we need the
inspiration OF the angels mes
sage and the song Of the ceIes-
tiaI choir. When and where may
we hear God speak and catch
the harmony Of the Heaven
born music? In the quiet hour
apart. In the secret chamber.
where the world is shut out
and the soul is sensitive to the
Divine influence. II Is then that
Gods messenger, the Holy Spir-
IL, comes With some new word
Of revelation and the Saviour is
born anew in larger, fuller
meaning to the soul.
And with the new vision
ONE a fresh note Of Joy which
rises and mineles with the
Heavenly music. Such blessed
experience. which may be the
privilege Of every child Of God.
brinqs the heart into personal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Are Interesting Structures

The safe, or treasure rooms. of great
liners are interesting structures, so
cunningly concealed AMI c~ontrived and
strongly built that, with a single ex.
ception-that OF a Pacific liner carry
ing gold dust o. a long voyage-they
have never been robbed.
In some vessels these safe vaults are
placed amidships. in some aft; but
they are always ct the bottom OF the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
PusInst's sudden conver,jon.

Kid" Wedge. q lightweight pugi-
list who claimed to be champion of
Arkansas, was training for a fight
with Guy Buckles in Omaha. Sudden
~ he got religion" and sent word to
The management of the club where
ne was to appear explaining why they
would have to make other arrange
mem At the same time he mailed
q copy Of the New yestemsst to Mr..
Buckles, who. as he fully expscted to
win the fight which had been ar
ranged. Is not yet entircly resign, ID.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Fine silver Service for Cruiser.

One thousand five hundred ounces
OF metal will be used in the silver ser.
vice to be presented to the new ar.
mored cruiser Washington by the
people Of the state after which the
ship Is named. The service is COM
posed of SO pieces, and will cost S.
600. The chief piece is the punch
bowl. In the shape of a galiot, orna-
mented with a figure representing
Triton, tie trumpeter Of Neptune.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Executioner Saved Watch.

Joseph Lang, the public executioner
of Vienna. wears a heavy gold watch
chain and a massive watch. which is
held securely in his pocket by a thief.
proof hook. Both the chain and the
hook withstood the attack Of a pick.
pocket who endeavored to relieve the
hangman of his treasure in a crowded
street of the Austrian capital recently.
The thief was captured, and the
watch, on which the grewsome record
of its owners official activity is en-
graved. was saved,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
important Discovery In SILK,

An article in the Strassburger Post
mentions a discovery said to have
been made by a chemist and engi-
neer of st. Etienne. by which the
color may be taken out of silk. and it
may be recolored in any desired tint.
without in any way injuring its tex
ture. The article goes on to state
that in case the inventor can do
what he promises 1t will almost reyo-
lutionize the silk industry. and entire
ly do away with the danger of in
juring silks through coloring by
Of too strong chemicals.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Little Advancement, Made.

Sir +. Trevas recently ,cid a
health society meeting In London
that as regards the treatment OF our
meat before we eat Il We have no
advance on the hzblts II our noes
tors. the cave dws.ssrA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
New Hobby for couee.o..

The ingenuity Of collectors in the
discovery OF new fields having been
exhausted. there is still open to them
that OF collecting the finest specimen
OF forged or spurious works of art and
this is capable of becoming a hobby
scarcely less interesting or admirable
than the pursuit of the genuine aru-
cle.-Art Journal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Catarrh Cannot Pc cur.n

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a. they cannot r,..n
me sest 81 the disease. Catarrh IL . blood Or consti.
suuonsi disease, and In order to cure IL you must fsfc
ternally, and acts directly on the blood and mucons
surfaces. Halls CAtarrh Cure IL not 4 ousck mai,
enc. III va prescribed BY one Of the beat physicisns
~ tnis country for years and IL . regular prescription'
~ ~, K composed Of the best tonics known, Combined
mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combSnstsoy " sne
sn,,! in q !, what produces such vondsrfai n.
vi S.ct1HI RSr ssa 2 r iSr tsssimon!s,s, free.
Sold by DrugEfsts, price 55c. A'ssoos Os
TAKE Hairs Family Pills for consultation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Competent for jury Service.

During the ice trust trial in Phila.
delphia a prospective juror was quiz
zed about the quantity OF ice he used.
Il use a little occasionally" he
said. How much? Enough to temper
a highball?" What do you mean by q
highball?" roared the attorney. AN
amateur" murmured the juror, "can
not presume to enlighten an expert"
This man is a competent Juror"
chimsd the court and the trial pro-
ceedA.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

A lawyer made his appearance at
Colobar. West Africa, the other day
and a Gold Coast newspaper, noting
the fact, said: 1T is very unsafe for
the people for lawyers to practice at
this place. Their appearance in this
river will soon inveigle everyone who
is not careful into litigation. and they
will feed on their folly. thereby ruin
ing them"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
PRESIDENT TELLS
OF CONDITIONS
IN PORTO RICO
Special Message the Re.
suit of Chief Execu-
tive's Recent Visit.
MUCH GOOD o DONE

Progress Made Under American Ad-
ministration Is PoTured-So with
Pride-lsst Year the Most Pros
porous the island Has Ever Known
Congress Urged 70 Confer Full
American Citizenship Upon the
Porto Ricans-Nould Have All In
suIar Governments Placed in One
Bureau.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

ship, below everything else. and prac.
tically right on the keel. The room is
generally about eight or ten feet
square and high. and built OF iron
plates three or four inches thick. Ii
is furnished with such a bristllng array
OF locks. bolts and bars as would strike
dismay to the hearts of even tho
deftest and most experienced bur
glar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

First A~uthor-"Oh. the unutterable
monoto ny OF existence! | am thor
oughly disguised with 1t all. Would
that. 1 might completely disappear for
a while," Second Author-"Then
why don't you marry a famous wo-
mari ?'-Judge.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

WANTED.-For u. s. Army, able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages OF 81
and IS; citizens of United States, of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English; for infor-
nation apply to recruiting officer, 1875 N.
Court, Memphis, Tenn; 236 Main, Jones
bo-o, Ark; Corinth, Miss; Hickman, Ky.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Spanish Custom in Decay.

Formerly the dowry Of every peas
ant girl in Spain included a set of
linen sheets. On account of the in
creased cost of linen. this branch Of
trade has dwindled down 10 an ,nsig
nificant figure.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

What do you think of these fall
shapes, old MANI"
Swell! | Just saw a girl go by
with -"
There you go again. | vas only
referring to ts."-Milwaukee Senti
nal.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

Doan's Kidney Pills cured me in a few
short weeks. / am now enjoying the
best of health, have n fine appetite.
the best of digestion, and restful
sleep. all due to your splendid pills"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo. n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Veteran Ennlish soldier Dead.

Harry ID. Williams. whose death
has occurred at Stourbridge. England.
was a crimean and Indian mutiny vet
eran. He was in the Royal Horse ar
tillery. and altogether was present
at 10 engagements.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

The king of Italy's hobby is the col
lection of coins. In his collection are
more than $4,000 specimens. Strange
ly enough. he is not musical, much to
the regret of his musical subjects, of
whom there are so many in that land
OF sunshine and song.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Immense nugget, Of Silver.

1t is not an uncommon thing for
nuggets Of solid silver to be taken out
of the mines at Cobalt. Ontario. weigh
ing from 800 to 500 pounds. says o.
J. stevenson in the Technical World
Magazine for November.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Billion. From Agriculture.

Farm production was thought 10 have
reached its highest point in 1905. hut
this year has far eclipsed all others
and rolled up a total which now prom
ises to reach the ~stupendous sum Of
81. 1000. o00. 0o0.-Farming.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
To Get Military Pointer, Haze.

Gen. Brugere. former minister Of
war of France. is expected to visit
this country in the near future to
make an inspection of American
posts and study the organization and
the methods of training the American
s0ldjera
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Behind on Rent.

They say poor Shifter is ten years
ahead of his time"
We'll it's not true. I'm his land
lord, and know he's just six months
behind."-Tit-Bits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
Wooden Spoons in Brittany.

The making of wooden spoons is
a handicraft in Brittany. and one of
considerable importance. for wooden
spoons are employed almost univer.
sally there for table use.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

Serial No. 3s4, assigned by the Govern
menAAand Guaranty that the preparations
comply in every respect with the require
ments of the Pure Food and Drugs Act,
appear on every package of the Garfield
Tea Coypany's preparations.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

At st. Osyth. Essex. England, an
ejectment order has been granted
against aAYenant who, it was stated,
had paid rent in 40 years.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
TRYING EXPERIENCE.
Spent Over 500 In a Vain Search for
Health.

Miss Frances Gardner. Of 800 jack
son boulevard, Chicago. ILL.,, writes:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20
A bank roll may be a roll OF honor
and then again 1t may not.

Anyone can dye with PUTNAM FADE
LESS DIES; no experience required;
success guaranteed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

When a man is broke his friends
are always ready to give him-ad.
vice.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

Thirty years have passed since the
beginning of our story. The little
blind baby has grown to manhood.
while the parents have hoped on and
on for the deliverance which has not
come. What place for the blind save
by the roadside. or near the temple at
Jerusalem, where they might receive
the aims of the people.
But one day came to the
blind man of a prophet which had
come to Israel and was doing wonder
full things in Galilee. Instantly his
thought reverted to the words of his
parents years before and when his
father came that night TO lead him
home, he eagerly told him what he
had heard.
rs not this the one of whom the
shepherds spoke so many years ago?"
he asked.
As they talked together concerning
the matter, the purpose grew within
him to go and find this new teacher.
Perhaps he would help him. After
much persuasion he won the consent
of his parents to take him to Galilee.
But when they had come thither they
found that he had departed, and they
set out to follow. Thus began a
search which dragged its weary, dis
appointing length through the re-
mainder of that year, on through the
next and on well into the third. Oh,
those weary journeys. those rising
hopes as they neared the place where
II was said they would find him, and
the bitter disappointment as they
slowly gained the point only to find
that he had passed on to another part
of the country. And so 1t had con.
tinued and Jose and Ruth had at last
persuaded their son that it was USE
less, and they had returned to Jerusa-
lem. and he had again taken up his
accustomed place among the mendi-
cants near the temple asking aims.
And one day as he sat there dis.
heartened and sad. he heard the
crowd passing and caught the words:
Il am the light of the world" His
heart leaped within him. With a
bound he rose to his feet and went
towards the voice. He felt the gentle
pressure of hands upon his slghtless
eyes, and heard the words. Go wash
in the pool of Sloan" and he knew
that at last he had met his ~deliverer.
And he went and washed and came
seeing. and when they had cast him
out OF the synagogue because he tesii-
fled of Jesus and what he had dom
for him. he followed him. bearing with
a glad heart the good tidings OF ?
Saviour found.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-12-20

with such pathetic appeal as though
he would say: Fl hear your loving.
tender words. but | cannot see YOU"
they sighed and cried out In the yearn-
ing Of their hearts:
"oh hat the Promised One would
come and give sight to our boy"
And during thr days which followed
they had found the growing hope
within their breasts that there was vet
help for their boy and that when God
sen, his dcliverer to Israel Il would be
all right.
Bat when will he Gomez" impa-
tiently cried the mother. one day as
Jose was starting OF to his work.
The good man shook his head and
then with an effort to be cheerful and
force a smile. he said:
But he will come. Hark, what Is
that? he exclaimed. as the sound OF
music and the chanting OF a Psalm OF
praise iloated In to them from the
street. And they both hurried Ia the
doorway just In time to see n group Of
shepherds passing. while In their train
was n crowd OF curious. wondering
villagers. listening to their shouts OF
praise. and to the strange words they
were speaking.
"Messias has comet Messlas has
come" they heard the shepherds
shout. And as the crowd pressed
close around them and half IN won.
dering amazement and half in rldicule.
asked them what kind of wine they
had been drinking, they stopped and
shouted:
Nay we are not drunk. as ye may
suppose. but God has given us a vision
Of angels who told us that Messias
has come"
Jose and his wife Ruth had been
eager listeners to all that had tran.
spired, and now eagerly pressed for
ward. demanding almost iercely:
Where Is he? Where is hc?"
In Bethlehem. whittier we went
last night. as the angels babe us. and
we found the babe wrapped in swad-
ding clothes and lying in n manger.'
"A babe? questioned Ruth. the hope
that had bounded upward dying with.
in her heart. What can a babe do?"
But he Is Messlas. for the angel dc.
clared that unto us was born a Saviour,
which is Christ the Lord. And we
have seen and worshipped him"
THE word Of the prophet" repeated
Ruth over and over again to herself
as she returned to her humble little
dwelling. while her husband continued
on his way to his work and the shep-
herds passed through the village
shouting their psalm OF praise and
clarifying God for His great gift
And it was the word Of the prophe,
which said he should give sight to the
blind. Some day perhaps he will come
and touch thine eyes, she concluded.
as she leaned ove her baby's crib,
She lifted him to her arms and then
sat and let the gllmmering hope com
fort her heart.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-02
Sports.

Demogeot, French automobile
driver, sent a 200-horse power OAR
rage two miles IN So 4-5 seconds.
Marriott, American, first breaks the
record, his time being SO 3-5 sec
onds Lancia, Italian, won three
championships on Ormond-Daytona
Fla, Beach course.
NJ. Sheppard, of the Irish-Ameri-
can Athletic Club, broke the worlds
indoor one mile record in Madison
Square Garden by going the distance
in Am. % LBS.
Marriott drove the Stanley steam
er one mile in % 1-5 seconds on the
Florida beach-the worlds record.
James r. Keene has expressed no
dissatisfaction with the weight al
lotted to his horse Sysonby in the
Brighton Handicap and has not de-
clared him out of the race.
Many Northern motor boats have
arrived at Palm Beach for the racing
carnival.
Threatened interference with pub
lie betting makes the outlook uncer-
tain for several important trotting
meetings in the Grand Circuit.
S. B. Stevens, of Rome, N. Y,
bought all four Daraqc automobile
racers on the Florida beach course
and with one won the ten mile Corin-
THAN championship
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-02
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Wholesale Prices of Farm Produce
Quoted for the Week.

Wholesale Prices of Farm Produce
Quoted for the Week.
Milk.-The Milk Exchange price
for standard quality is 3 Y cents per
quart
Buttcr.-Creamery, Western, ex-
ira, &c. State dairy tubs, firsts,
23026c
State, full cream. fancy,
31a 014Ac.; part skins, good to
prime, 1ac.
Eggs.-Jersey, fancy, 27029;
Western, choice, 2O15 921.
Apples.-King, per bbl., $500
500; Greening, per bbl., $2.5O@
4.50.
Watercress.-Pe 100 punches,
$1.0O@1.25.
Hay.-Prime, 100 lbs, 85c.
Straw.-Long rye, zoe.
Chickens.-Live,p per h., 12c.
Duc1s.-Live, pair, COO S5c.
Geese.-Live, pair, $1.25@1.75.
Beans.-Marrow choice, $40;
medium, choice $2.10.
Potatoes. l., Dbl, S2.25; N.
j., Dbl, $1.75@225.
Onions.-State, bag, $1.25@1.75.
Lettuce.-Basket, $1.50@4.5O.
Celery.-Dozen punches, 10000.
Spinach. Barrel, 50075c.
Beets.-1OO punches, $4,000 500.
Turnips.-Per bbl., 60@75c.
Parsnips.-Per bbl., $1,000 1925.
KaIe.-Per Dbl, 400 soc.
Okra.-Per carrier, $1.5O04O0.
ParsIey.-Per 100 punches, $500
$3.50.
FlOur.-Winter patents, $410@
4.50; spring patents, $4.50@5.45.
Corn.-No. 2 571ac.
Oats.-Mixed, 40a42c.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-02
How the Eskimo Smokes.

mo man is fonder of tobacco than
an Eskimo said the Arctic traveller
at his club. THE Eskimo depends
for his tobacco solely on the white
man. For a pound of it he would
sell his oldest son.
1T is odd to see an Eskimo
smoke. He chops his tobacco fine and
mixes 1t with chopped willow twigs,
so as to make it go further. Then he
cleans out with a picker of bone the
small stone bowl of his pipe, and
then he plucks a lock of hair from
his deerskin suit and rams it down
in the bottom of the pipe bowl, so as
to prevent any of the finely chopped
tobacco from escaping into the stem.
Finally he lights the pipe and
smokes 1t In a swift series of long.
strong puffs, so that there may be no
waste Each puff is inhaled deep
down into the lungs, and the first
pur's smoke is still streaming from
the nostrile long after another pun
has been started. There must be,
you see, no waste. There must he
none of that vain combustion of to-
bacco without benefit to the smoker
which goes on continually among us.
Often the most experienced Eski-
mo will smoke so hard and fast that
tears VIII stream from his eyes, he
VIII cough violently, and sometimes
vertigo and nausea will seize him."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-02
MISS ROoSEVELTS INVITATIONS
Many in Washington Disappointed at
Not Being Among the Quests.

wv Af'Ai- ahiiAbiAN- INV NAhNEANs
Washington, d. C.,Jan. 30.-Many
disappointed persons in Washington
tonight are wondering why they
were not among the fortunate ones
to be invited to the wedding of
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mr.. Long
worth, Many others are congratu-
lating themselves on their good luck.
The invitations were delivered 20
day, one thousand in number but
some, of course, were sent away to
distant cities and to places across the
water. so it is calculated that only
eight hundred acceptances will be
received
The cards, which are engraved
like any other wedding cards. except
that the national crest appears on
the top Of the page in plain white,
bear the inscription AN answer is
requested
There will be no wedding cake put
up in boxes to be carried away as
souvenirs, as at most weddings,
though there is no wedding at which
this would be more appreciated
Among the guests are a few Sena-
tors and Representatives. personal
friends, or those who. in one way or
another are close to the administra-
ton or to Mr.. Longworth politically.
Most of the invitations, however,
have gone to the relatives and per-
sonal friends Of the families, with. of
course, all of the Presidents Cabinet
and the chiefs Of the Diplomatic
Corps
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-02-02
Ohio VIII Drive Out Cigarettes

Columbus, o., Feb. 1.-The Nc
Fadden Anti-Cigarette bill, prohibit
ing the purchase, sale or manufact-
ure of cigarettes in Ohio, was passed
by the House of Representatives by
a vote of rs to 33. In it's original
form the measure made the smoking
of cigarettes a crime, but this section
was stricken out.
The bill is practically assured of
becoming a law as majority of the
Senators favor it and Governor Pat
tison is one of its strongest cham
pions.