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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
RHEUMATISM RECIPE
PREPARE SIMPLE HOMEMADE
MIXTURE YOURSELF.
Buy the Ingredients from Any Drug
eist In Your Town and Shake
Them In > Bottle TO
Mix This.

A vell-known authority on Rheu-
matism gives the readers of a large
New York daily paper the following
valuable. yet simple and harmless
prescription. which any one can easily
prepare at home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion. one-half
ounce; compound Kargon. one ounce:
Compound Syrup sarsaparilla. three
ounces.
Mix By shaking veil in a bottle. and
take teaspoonful after each meal
and az bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can
be obtained from any good prescrip-
ton pharmacy at small cost. and. be-
ing a vegetable extraction. are harm
less 10 take
This pleasant mixture. IL taken reg
ulariy for a few days. is said to over
come almost any case Of Rheumatism.
The pain and swelling. II any. dimin-
ishes with each dose. until permanent
results are obtained. and without in
Turing the stomach. While there are
many socalled Rheumatism remedies.
patent medicines. etc. some OF which
do give relief. few really give perma-
nent results. and the above will. no
doubt. be greatly appreciated By many
sufferers here at this time
Inquiry at the drug stores Of even
the small towns ELECTS the information
that these drugs are harmless and can
be bought separately. or the druggists
will mix the prescription II asked TO.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
BABY WASTED TO SKELETON.
In Torments with Terrible Sores on
Face and 6ody-Tore at Flesh
Cured by Su;icura.

"My little son. whea about a year
and half old began to have sores
come out on his face They began TO
come on his arms. then on other parts
OF his body. and then one came on his
chest. worse than the others. At the
end Of about year and a half Of suf-
fering he grew so bad had TO tie his
hands in cloths at night TO keep him
from scratching the sores and tearing
the flesh. He got TO be a mere skele-
ton and was hardly able to walk. |
sent 10 the drug store and got cake
OF Cuticura Soap and box Of CutIcura
Ointment. and at the end OF about two
months the sores were all well. He
has never had any sores Of any kind
since. and only for the Cuticura Rem
edies my precious child would have
died from these terrible sores. | used
only one cake Of Soap and about three
boxes Of Ointment. Mrs Egbert hell
don. r. F. d. No. l. WOodville. Conn,
April %. 1905"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
THE STORY.

WITH fierce determination David
w sealed the letter he had been in
scubing on the roll of parchment be-
lore him. and turning sharply upon
the man standing near. he said:
Deliver this into the hand OF Joab.
captain OF the hosts OF Israel Delay
not
There vas harshness almost OF en-.
nifty in the voice OF the king as he
spoke. so much in contrast to the IA
miliar. patrOnizing manner in which
he had greeted him ON the day before
that Uriah started visibly He hest
tated as he placed the parchment
within the folds OF his robe. and the
king. in evident irritation. said.
sharply:
That is all,
With soldierly dignity and preci.
sion Uriah bowed low and strobe
from the apartment without a word.
He had wondered at the strange in.
terest and solicitude which the king
had manifested in him since his com.
ing in answer to the summons several
days before, and now he wondered
even more at the savageness and surli.
ness so plainly manifest toward him.
But he was glad to be OF and away.
and he soon forgot the matter in
his eagerness to be back in the thick
of the fight against the stronghold OF
Rabbah
The king. on che other hand. sat
silent and alone. his face distorted
and beclouded by the evil passions
that famed within.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
STAPLE FOOD SUPPLY LIMITED.
Comparatively Few Nutritive Prod
ucts Of the Worlds Inhabitants.

Certain great food staples have
proven themselves within the age
long experience of humanity to pos
sess a larger amount OF 'nutritive val
ne. digestiblity and other good quail
tiles. and a smaller proportion of I'M
desirable properties than any others,
says McClure's. These, through an
exceedingly slow and gradual process
OF the survival of the fittest. have
come to form the staples of food in
common use by the human race ali
over the world. IL is really astonish.
ing how comparatively few there are
II them. when We come to consider
them broadly; the flesh and the milk
II three or four domesticated animals
he flesh OF three or four and the eggs
u one species OF domesticated birds
-hree great grains-wheat. rice and
maize-and a half dozen smaller ana
much less frequent ones. one hundred
or so species OF fishes and she'll fish.
two sugars. dozen or so starch-cop.
.aining roots and tubers only two OF
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
A REAL ~Hoss" RACE.
Country Fair the Place to See Il n
Its Best.

II you would see a horse strap
ped. booted. braced and geared TO
the limit. YOU must seek such a
track as you see at the old-time
country fair. Here comes an awk-
ward flea-bitten gray which never
went under $50 in his life. He -
hobbled and checked and goggled. and
hitched up sidewise, lengthwise and
crosswise until there is more har-
ness than horse. You wonder how
his driver ever got him into this rig
ging. and how he will get him out
again without cutting him free with
jackknife. \ farmer with 4
gray beard and twinkling eye OBJ
serves to his neighbor:
Last time John Martin had that
plug out on the road / told him he
had the old cripple overloaded with
Observation-Disclosures. Them straps
that was cal'lated to hoist up his
knees must ha' pulled too tight and
the icritter was yanked clean OF the
ground. What John was cettin'
ready for was a race for fiyin' ma
chimes. not boss trot"-From The
Country Fair" by David Lansing. in
Dating.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
QUALITIES OF WIT AND Husoa.
Alike, Ye; in Many Ways Fundsnen,-
ally Different.

VIZ and humor are such elemental
fundamental things that il has always
been found difficult TO analyze them,
says a writer in The Atlantic Upon
scue points. however. those who have
cssayed this pulling task agree. for
they all hold that Wit is an intel
lectual. humor an emotional. quality:
that Wiz t. 4 perception OF resem-
hlance. and humor perception OF
contrast, OF discrepancy. OF incOngru-
iiy. The incongruity is that which
arises between the ideal and the fact.
between theory and practice. between
promise and performance. and per-
haps IL might be aided that Il Is al
ways or almost always n moral in
ouugruiry. In the case both Of wit
and humor there is also a pleasurable
surprise. gentle shock. which ar-
companies our perception OF the hith-
erto unsupported resemblance or in
congruiry. \ New England farmer
was oucc describing in the pres
ence OF very humane person the
great age and debility Of a horse that
be formerly owned and used. You
ought Go have killed him. interrupt
I'll the humane person Indignantly.
Well trawleG the farmer we did
almost
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
SEEK TO WIN SOLDIERS.
Russian Girls Risk Life for the Cause
Of Liberty.

When the university opened last
autumn | started to work again
among the soldiers" said the young
woman. As you know, the revolu-
tonists are at present working very
hard to win over the army. and one
Of the means is to talk freedom d.
rectly TO the soldiers. For this girls
have been found to be more effective
than men; the young peasant soldiers
are more willing TO listen to girls,
and are far reader to protect them
from arrest. So all over Russia hun
dreds and hundreds OF girls are now
nightly meeting with groups of sol
diers. in working mems homes and in
barracks. To 20 into barracks and
talk revolution to the soldiers, hard
" anything is SO dangerous-for the
girl caught is tried by court-martial
and in a dag or two is executed =
From Leroy Scots Interview with a
Russian Woman. in Eyerybody's.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
TIE KISS IN JAPAN.
One Western Idea That Is Popular
with Eastern waidens.

She was a japanese college student
little and thin. but very graceful In
her Paris gown
The kiss she said. blushing faint
". was unknown in Japan 80 years
ago. Now. among the aristocracy. it
is becoming quite renowned
Yet il comes as great shock a.
hrst. Il Is so different. YOU know.
from anything in japanese girls ex-
perience. I have known maideas who
tainted az first kiss that was per-
haps too warmly rendered Yet these
very maids became afterward ardent
advocates OF the new western en-
brace.
Frankly. Ike the kiss myself Its
stimulus. and the feeling. as OF red
satin. when mouth touches mouth
with 4 warm. soft shock-yes. frank
Il. like the kiss. and find il ex-
tremely difficult 70 deny an eager
young man SO innocent and 50 delight.
lightful an embrace.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Heavy Penalty for Murder.

Wrong-doers in China bring misfor.
tune on all their relatives. Not long
ago a man murdered Gov. An Min OF
Anthui- The murderer himself was
caught and beheaded and now the
law demands that his female relatives
10 years old and above be decapitated
and that his male relatives younger
than that be compelled to serve In
the imperial palace. The ancestral
Graves OF the rebel are also to suffer.
The tombs are to be RACED and de,
spoiled and the bones and dust within
scattered TO the four winds. Il is
hosed. however. that the authorities
will not exact the full penalty OF the
Jaw
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
GIVING HIM A CHANCE.
Surely Time for Hubby to Do a Live
iy eidestep.

Mrs. Wilson's husband was often
Obliged TO go to New York on busi-
ness. and frequently did not reach his
home unlil the arrival OF the midnight
train. Mrs. Wilson had been in the
habit OF sleeping peacefully at these
times without fear. but a number Of
burglaries In the neighborhood during
one Of her husbands trips to New
FORK had disturbed her calm.
On the night Of his return Mr.. VII
son was stealing carefully up the
front stairs. as was his wont on such
occasions. so that his wife would not
be Weakened. when he heard her voice.
high and strained:
Il don't know whether you are my
husband or a burglar" came the ex-
cited tones. but am going 20 be on
the safe side and shoot. 50 II you are
Henry you'd better get out Of the
way. "-Youth's Companion
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

"hich-the potato and the manioc-
are OF real international importance
twenty OF thirty fruits. forty or fifty
vegetables make up two-thirds of the
food supply of the inhabitants OF the
world. '-
instead OF wondering at the variety
ana proruseness of the human food
supply the biologist is rather incIinad
20 calculate with the London footman
immortalized by John Leech who
when told by the cook that there
would be mutton chops for dinner and
roast beef for supper. exclaimed:
Nothing but beef. mutton and pork
pork. mutton and beef. Hin my opin.
ion. hits Ugh time some new hanimaI
was invented"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Willing Hands.

There is a good story going the
rounds in Pittsburg OF a young man.
formerly a stock-broker, who dropped
many thousands in speculation during
the early spring
One night. shortly after going TO
bed. the Pittsburger was awakened By
strange signs. At his first motion to
jump up he was greeted by hoarse
voice. III YOU stir. you're dead
mani" it said. I'm looking for mon
ey."
IN that case. pleasantly answered
the erstwhile Spectator. kindly a.
low me to arise and strike a light. |
shall deem it favor to be permitted
to assist in the search. "-Harper's
Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
A Young Composer.

Rachel, aged L.. wrote an compo-
sition on Wild flowers In which she
praised the srbutus, the liverwort,
the sprAg beauty. :he blood root. and
all OF the other blossoms of dell and
dale. Ia. she wrote on both sides
OF her sheet OF paper. and when she
asked her father. who was an editor.
to publish her article, he called her
attention to that fact.
You're written on both sides CT
yoar pa,er." said he.
Well was the reply. and don't
you print on both sides OF yoursr'
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Bible Names for Colts.

\ hostier from the Blue Grass has
fust found employment in one OF the
stables of a New York man. His
darsg dialect is so quaint and his
stories Of ole Kaintuck" so unique
no member Of the household misses
an opportunity to speak TO him and
have him say a word
HIS employer said to him a few
days ago. Il suppose your mas
ter down south had a good many
horses
Dar We did. sab. dat we did, And
nv ole master had en- all name
Bible names. Faith. Hope and Char.
.'y. Bustle. Stays and Crinoline. was
Gil one Springs colts"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

Did you ever hear anybody impro-
wise" he asked
No. said she. and he sat down to
the piano and improvised for about an
hour and a half At the end OF that
time he turned around. his face sull
Of expression, and said to her:
What do you think OF it,
Lovely she exclaimed. "Bealti.
ful. / never heard anything like it,"
But this is what she said to the hall
boy when he was gone:
If that long. lank lunatic who i'm
proyises asks for me again, you tell
hin l am ont"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

A little city boy and his sister Dor.
othy were taken to the country for
the first time.
The two children were happy as
the day was long. In the late after
noon they watched the COWS come
home, heard with delight the tink.
ling cow-bells. and the little boy
even went in the barns to see the
milking done.
At supper. just as Dorothy was
lifting her glass to her rosy lips. the
boy cried out:
"Oh, Dorothy, don't, You mustn't
drink that milk. It's not fit to drink.
1t came out Of COW. l saw it,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Man Whose Memory Was Bad.

For more than AZ hour a witness
fgr The defense had lodged questions.
His faulty memory vas particularly
exaspsra,.ns for the counsel for the
plaintiff, who was seeking to recall
To the witness recollection an event
Of four OF five years previous. Event
ually the man remembered some
thing about it,
Ah. continued the lawyer for tn.
plaintiff. what ID you think Of it
at the time2'
Really" said the witness. speak.
ing before the lawyer for the defense
had time 10 interpose objection. 1T
vas 50 long ago | cant recall exactly
What I thought OF it.
Well, shouted the cross-examin-
e.. excitedly. If YOU can't recall. tell
US what you think now you thought
then"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
SERMONETTE.

Sinful indulgence in an idle
hour made David a murderer.
Little did he think on that first
night Of pleasure 10 what awful
depths his sin was TO lead him.
But the pathway Of sin LEAFS
downward ard ever farther ard
farther away from God. One
wrong step IS taken in tire de-
sire to CRAFTY some unholy long
ing and then a dozen more
steps are found necessary in the
attempt 10 cover UP tire traces
Of the sinful conduct.
The progressiVeness Of sin 10
ore Of its most striking char
seteristics. No one starts out
with the purpose. or even eS-
peetstion. Of becoming a rnvr-
derer. Tire Toy with his first
glass. or his first night on;
IN questionable eorpsnionship.
, does not stop 20 think what the
full fruiticn Of his first mis-
step may be. The man VINO
takes his frs, fling at speeuls-
ton does not see himself an en-
bezzler behind the bars, dis
grace and suffering brousn.
upon his innocent ~ife and emil
dr-n. He begins with the es-
peetstion Of winning ard &C
curing riches quickly. Perhaps
ne does win and IS tempted to
60 in more heavily. He loses,
ard then borrows tnst he may
speculstesfurther 10 retrieve his
losses. Again he loses. He
must have money TO pay the
loan. He betrsys his trust and
takes the money he needs from,
his employer. or from, funds en-
trusted TO his care, expecting TO
pay u back as soon as his luck
turns. as he says. And so Il
goes on. step a, a time. until
at last he is ruined beyond the
hope Of recovery. And so IL is
with any sinful course upon
which one may enter.
" il takes 20 lies to cover ur
the first lie told. SO IS il with
other forms Of SIN, il, takes in
Vulnerable wrongs to cover Up
and hide the first wrong done.
But what folly fer the soul TO
think that =, can cover and hide
its sin. BE sure your sin will
find you out" is the solemn
warning Of Scripture.
And again Gods Word de-
elsres that he that covereth his
sins shall not prosper
What utter rolly then for the
human heart to 60 blindly on in
SIN. thinking that il can deceive
God and man. Some day all the
sinful conduct will be revealed
IN all its swfulness
The power to resist sin is
weakened the farther one goes
on in his sinful course. In
Proverbs 5:22 the sins are
lisened unto cords that bind
, one.
There comes to mind the
story Of CULVER in the land Of
, the Lilliputs. The tiny crea.
lures bound the great giant
with their frs,l. hlny threads,
which he might have blown
away with breath. but which
in the aggregate formed a strong
cord which covered him like a
web and rendered him power
less TO resist the attacks Of his
little enemies. So is il with sin.
Let US remember. also, that
however much we may deceive
the world. we cannot deceive
God. MY sins are not hid from
thee" eseIairrs the psalmist.
Neither more are yours and
mine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

An English quarryman was charged
with assaulting one Of his mates. and
"hen the case was carried into court.
an eyewitness OF the occurrence gave
some curious evidence.
lie TUX pick an he TUX a pick"
the witness began. AN he hit him
wild his pick. an he hit him wild his
pick an If he'd hit him wild his as
hard as he hit hin wild his. he'd have
near killed him. and not him him."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Hint to Disspoointes vs;x..

II you are disappointed In your bus.
band after you are married. remember
that II is Just possible he is quite az
much disappointed In you. Human
nature Is faulty. and 1t is well to bear
IN mind that there is usually blame at
tached to both sides. and that what Ne
all have to do Is to make the best of
one another as We are. rather than la.
ment that others are rot project
Chicago Journal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
What's in a Name7

Old Amy. you know. who is famous
for being arrested. has been sent to
jail again. But as she weighs nearly
800 pounds and is a good fighter. il
took nearly all the reserve force to get
her in the wagon"
Then the magistrate who sent her
TO Jail ought to be arrested. too"
Why so7'
Didn't he commit big Amy?"-Bal.
timore American.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

~ iocsi sppiicafaos they csnnot r-srh the IL
es.ef pprtion % th~ EAR. There I. aaiy ssy 90
earr tesfB>-- sal that :. BY ref-ies
Deafness !. csn-ed By en- in.aned csndifiu1 q th-
mucous inins u the Enstschlsn Tabe When thfs
tub 10 infsrn-d va have ramhiia< ssaad Or TN
perfect hesrinx and wh~n 70 = e.t--iY ci-~d Deaf
ne~s Il the resnit and uaie-- tho nfkmmAtian -
taken and tbs tab< RESTORED ifs conai
tioa. hesrias ~iil ~ Destroyed fgreter.
esif q ten eRasef BY Cstsrrh- which T. asthiag
b. fneNsae-i eandifiau - tne uiacDus sarssces
We wf1 give one Hua4red ns.iisrs for saF cas~ %
Deafness icau.sf - csEsrrh4 ira csauof b cured
~ Hairs Catsrra Car ~~nf sur Firra srs. frye.
= CHkNET 4 CO.. rSle'4a. o
sod ~ Drusxis.s slr
Ia. HAIRS Fs.nlIJ Pill, far eoassis.tsoa-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Mr.. M.Iaprop jus, Home from Rome

A regular Mr.. Malaprop recently
came home from his first visit to Eu-
rope. He grew enthusiastic about
Rome.
1T was fine" he declared. to 20
into them churches over there and
see the old tombs-cigarropha
they call EN-. And then the Six.
teen chapel is great. and as for the
Vaccination, where the pope lives.
WELL"
But his stock of compliments give
out when he got TO the subject of
beggars.
Il always refused them pennies"
he said. because. you see. didn't
want to set a bad prestige,"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Most Unhealthy Work.

According to a German physician,
DR.. Horn, miners age so rapidly be-
cause Of their unhygienic surround
ings that they present all the aspects
Of senile decay at the age Of 50. be-
yond which few are able to ply their
vocation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

Il suppose remarked the COY widow.
that you are an advocate OF early
marriages."
-oh. YES. I am replied the scanty
haired bachelor.
Then" continued the c. ". why
is !, you are still a bachelor
That's quite another matter an
swered the Bachelor. The only mar.
riases I believe in are early ones. be.
cause there is some excuse for youth
sui foll.es. Chicago News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

spells For ten years I could not do
homework. and FOR two years did not
get out 81 the house The Kidney Sc
cre'ions were irregular. and doctors
were not helping me Deans Kidney
Pills brought me quick relief. and
finally cured ne. They saved my line d"
Sold By all DEALERS 80 cents a box
Foster Millburn Co. Buffalo. y. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
A Break in the Ceremony.

Little Tom was two years old and
talking before his proud parents took
him to be ehristened Though limit.
ed. his vocabulary included one or
two choice words picked up from his
father. OF course. he looked like a
perfect little cherub on the eventful
day, with his wide blue eyes and shin
ing curis and mother had got him up
ir great shape for the ceremony. At
the most impressive point Tom turn
ed to his father and exclaimed in az
sra'ated tones: Why. damn il, b
wet my head"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Problems Concerning Wealth.

It's easy to understand why so few
OF US have money. Those who know
how to make IL don't know how TO
keep il. and those who can keep II
can't get 1t. and that's the only reason
Why they can't keep It.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

WILktNSoN-S HEADACHE POW
DER>-A Mo-t Wonderful. Certain and
Harmless Remedy ior all forms Headache
and Neuralgia. Guaranteed Or money ~.
funded. Contains NJ Morphine. Chloral
OF other harmful ingredients. = vents r.-r
postage prepaid. Tsse no substitute
Quin->haTpe Drug Co.. NicksbEz=. Miss.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
Wagner as a Curative AGENT.

vernon Lee has told somewhere the
story OF the marvellous effects of wag.
Der on headache. One does. after a
time, succumb to what is a kind of
hypnotism. the sound seems almost to
clear the air. or at least to lull one
into kind of dream in which only the
sense Of hearing exists.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

A summer attraction in Colebrook.
y. H.. Is the ice cave" In Dixville
notch. This cave is formed by a fis-
sure in the ledge OF the mountain
that nils with snow In winter. and is
protected from the suns rays at all
@aaenra
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17

y = p p
from kidncy trou.
bles. Ny back panied
me terribly. Every
turn or move caused
sharp. SHOOTING
pains Ny eyesight
was poor. dark spots
appeared before me.
and | had dizzy
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-10-17
BUSH Over Buried Treasure.

There is a tradition in Germany
that ii was customary in the Middle
Ages to put an elderberry plant over
buried treasure. \ farmer at OeIs.
dorf while blowing close to such a
bush unearthed vessel containing
-'5eo silver coins OF the eleventh cen.
tuFy.