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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

ME- " IT SIMMONS. itip z sth
IVA -. Kansas tltr- NJ mernhs- %
tle N--.alai Aanuify a -..lciatiou.
writ
Ny health vas excellent Until about
n Tcar az, when had a complete COZ
llq-s from erer5.H = SOL Is r. not get
t.r.- tae rrlp--- r.--t. and .l.1 many .ars.
sup0er- Nr stomach was in a dread
fai condition. aut ~ nerves al IN
sfruHg
90 vas advised ~ friend - ~ Pc
rlna- and erentuai = { ogurhs a bottle.
! faus = AMI thea another. and z~u.
Esiu-- j. fur three m1nIas-
As the end % THAT tinle nv health
Va. restored my uerves 20 Longer
troubled ne. ans f--- mvs-if once
more and able ~ assume m s1cial
position ] c--ta 1ir feel -hA- PcrurH
Is deserving Of praise.
There are many raa-.lus Er society
women 1-eaz Gown ua1r thel- uervous
systems fai. -vhr they have systemic or
p-lvlc ca-arrh- iHsl=e,i. they are e~n--
cia.T liable % the~s ailments No Won
der thrv require She protection % Peru
Ia i IS tAe.r shield az. safeguard.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

On swept the aza-ons- Suddenly
TIE long line of female warriors half
81 on the brink o: battle
What are they waiting for asked
the var correspondent
Powder" replied the commander
iacocically.
All. they are about 20 put some
powder in their guns
No; they are about 10 put some
powder OF their noses Just because
they are warriors IS 10 reason Why
they should De any di1ere.t from
other women
And then there vas a moving pic
tu-e scene Of animated puts and
flashing hand mirrors.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

One million fve hundred thousand
dollars IS offered as a prize for uier
arr composition. the biggest prize o.
its Nne On record The award viii be
made a. St Petersburg on December
I. 1895. % the xrtter of the best his
tory O, Alexander T. % Russia Arakt-
eheief. founder q the military colo
ries % N0vsorod. LETT 4 fortune q
$1,000 gold rubies fs-575gi % provide
for this unique prize. The prize giving
day IS the centenary q the Gar Alex.
aneer's death. b. which tine the
money viil. IL is estimated. have IL
creased 20 g. 900 600 Ore-fourrh O;
IL will BE- used 20 tef-sy the cost o;
publishing The Eork Ehich wins tie
prize.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
sE7.osETTE.

. Ore es1-et read iris tragic.
ard ye, Beautifully touching
story of Jepnthsn's daughter
~ithoUt berg seeply tovened
. BY her cesot 57 to Gec. her
/. heroic loyalty 20 h-r father. ara
her sweet. tender. srse isgsness
as sre faces tire awful deem
which ner fathers rssh vow
) rad b~ossr; Upon her.
) r-er psri;y ard strength 81
character s;srs cut clear arc
positive.
S-e s ere e. ire s5ierdi5
GALAXY % Noble ~s-e- which
tire Bible narrative gives 70 Us
Iris daughter % Jerhtnsh
RAD ret rsen 20 ioos back g1or
n ;ne Nay o. ancestry. fer rer
grandmother. as :nc Scriptures
declare. ~ss a. harriet. ard 70
CT her rust rave rested much
e. tire stigma tnst ss-rcg-5e-
} tire birth ard ire early lite %
rer fzt-er.
But whatever sre lacked IN
tire ~sy CT proud family tree
sre -s1e W n tire charm ard
rooility CO her osr character.
Tnere s -ucn in ;-s st.ry
e. Js5-t-sr's rss1 sc~ ara ire
sacrifice CO rs daughter which
~e Garnet understand. escep;
as ~e cors 5e- ire customs e.
tire ceorie soogt t1e- ard W.
5-rstsnc trst thst which Jerr-
trsn CD vas eo---on practice
n tire worship e. tire res;ne1
socs-
But .trout attempting 70
discuss tire rerpl-sins phases.
WHICH cur space will no- allow.
even though sgen contemplation
we're rrcttsble-~-icn is doubt
fgi-let IS gather ~ some
thoughts ard suggestion which
Will &c helpful 70 Is
Firs- e. al. ~e must reccs-
'ze trait ro~eser imperfect
tire knowledge of Jerrthsh's
daughter concerning ~hs; the
true ~ors1i5 ard service e. ,
GEO required. s-e realized thst
Gca rad first claim yron her
life Itself
J Ard se-5rc eniy 20 tnis vas
ner oe-p sense CO fiisl e5eci-
e-ce. Ne ~or6 CO reprosen; 70
e-spsiri-s cry.
Nay. -st-er. there vas sg-r
utter forzetfgl7ess GO SELF. t-st
s7e tgrrs - soiicitG1e % earn
fer --r fs-ner ard encourage
~1st see-ec g re- a fsiteri-s
courage ard a t1--s-e--c cis- Z
ioysitg - Geo
Ar1 isstly. during t-ose t~o
-c-t-s - s-cissi5- wat -ore =
reasonable - sgprose tns- ira; I
sne ~ss performing trsi min
istry = spiritual ;hi-ss 20 tire
eo-5sricns sr- rad gathered
s5o.t rer. Ire precious no :
merits ~r1- remained % -er
~er- . &c us-e - -. uplifting
CO ct1e-s- Surely. r trese
mere 81 -ius pants -.5r.-sr's
ssusrt-r c-l-s 1=se y-t s1ess-
ctr
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
-EE STC6y.

M fzt1sr. reproaeh Tot thyseIf.
II Thaz has done xeu. else
Eouit no- The Cd O. Israel given
nee this great victory ove- The enemy
- Thy 1e11le- Think no- q NJ.
Think q he God Ehom thoa Eouldst
honor E-th tn most precious oyer
ing
The Erea- form o, the strong nan
shook E.th lie suppressed emotions
thz. sEep- through rs soul and bv
Tay q reply - dreE more closely 70
him The form q The beautiful gsrl. He
dare not trust himself 20 speak All
night long he had ag0ulzet over the
sEt1i tragedy ThIeh faced him From
the moment % his return from the
battle when his daughter had come
forth with music and dancing tn
meet him and he had realized the ter.
rible import d his VOW there Rad
ragged within his breast a conflict
which T. seemed az tines would fair
y tear body and soul zslnder. Rack
and forth the battle % conflicting
---'f4----a7 a-s~s- =a--FA4- wv sell A4s On
TOP and he was almost ready 10 re-
pldlare the vow he had made. and
hen there would ring through his
soul the TOrds Of his daughter: Il,
thou hast opened thy mouth unto the
Lord DO 70 ne according TO that
which hath proceeded out Of thy
mouth. and the Steiner sense Of duty
and loyalty 70 God would drive the
weaker self back and again hold him
20 the obligation he had taken
And with the coming Of the day
light had come his daughter TO say
gOod-by. She had chosen that time
for leaving for her solitude in the
mountains, for. said she. 1t is not
a time Of darkness but light. il Is not
time Of sOrrOE but OF gladness. for
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
Maine Woman Hss Pc. Deer.

Mrs Nellie Smith. OF Sebec, Ne.
las q tame deer which is nearly two
years old nov. but whSh she has
raised Ike cosset LAMB. feeding II
from bottle a. first and making 4
great Pet Of il Il was given to her
By lunbermza. who overlook IL in
the deep snow and caught It in his
arms when II was 10 larger than a
cat except for is legs Il has always
been perfectly tame acd domesticared
never having known anything Of the
Wild life OF its kind. but runs about
the premises unrsstrziued. having it's
place IN the stable on cold nixhts
The deer are numerous around Sebec
are Z Is = question whether. as Mr..
sc9itns Pet grows older. il will no,
answer 20 the call OF the wild ant
3oiH is comrades IN the forest
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
ROMANTIC oEvoNsHIRE.
Tire Lard Made Famous BY PnHpestS
Novels

Philpotts has made Us familiar with
romantic Devonshire. in his fascinating
novels. The River Children CT tia
Mist" etc The characters are very
human the people there drink cuSee
with the same results as elsewhere. A
writer AZ Rock House. Orchard Ell,
Bideford. North Devon. states:
For 90 years l drank coffee far
breakfast and dime. but some years
ago found that il was producing indi-
gesrton and heartburn. and was max
ing ne restless al night These symp-
toms we're followed by brain fag and
a sluggish mental condition
When realized this, made up my
mind TO quit drinking coffee and
having read Of Postum. concluded to
try it. had ii carefully made. accord
Ing to directions. and found to my
agreeable surprise at the end Of a
week that I no longer suffered from
either Indigestion. heartburn. or brain
flag. and that could drink Il ct night
and secure restfuI and refreshing
sleep.
since thar time We have entirely
discontinued the use of the old kind q
coffee, growing fonder and fonder Of
Postum as time goes on Ny digestive
organs certainly do their work much
better now than before. a result due
to Postum Food Coffee, I am satisfied
AS table beverage we find (for all
the members Of my family use IL that
when properly made it is most refresh
ing and agreeable. Of delicious flavor
and aroma Vigilance is, however.
necessary TO secure this. for unless the
servants are watched they are likely
to neglect the thorough boiling which
1t must have in order to extract the
goodness from the cereal" Name given
by Postum Co. Battle Greek, Mich.
Read the little book. The Road to
Wellville." ~ pkgs. There's a rea-
son-S
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
s~iss Werner pe-s-e Suffrage.

women cf al classes in Ge1eva
have formed AZ association 70 secure
FOR themselves TIE Suffrage in every
Department % public LIFE. and espe-
oially The right 10 vote il pa-iiane1-
ta-y elections The vice president and
tie secretary OF the association are
members q the chamber OF deputies.
AID several university professors have
accepted minor o7ces. Many public
nea are giving their support TO the
Uove1eEt-Loaeoa Tri5ura
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
hoN'S IhiSS

re Ger ga Hzz9-e4 urua-s E.-.-i rs- x-y
axas 2 Cs-srT. i1ss e<==ss - c-r-1 - EaIs
-s@&--1 Nzrs-
~ cuEyET CO. Tai-ca o.
~e- - z-ts-s.<-e1- have xrgNu p. J. Csez=T
- 10 l4ss = gss-s ar - I've hi- perfectly -s--
a-R1is a. nzslzes* 4essg1s AL en4zrsAT
49, = ekr-F e-s szv leiix.fi kse y -. IT,
EA-rrNE. krgNsN & NaEr1u-
WEesas Drz<x.ts Tcl..n n.
HaTs Csta--1 CE-e e lAxe- lzte--aF zris-x
--sctlF z77u -ae -Qsa. a. -rc11s s1rrSd~s o. re
sFste=- T--ztU1aiAs se1f s-s-- Fr.ce = eez-s 2er
Slr-ae - - u-EE.szs-
Eaxs H.-s FH--J Pla- - enrs-f7A--lz-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
Moodx's FIr.. Bible sehool.

The first experiment in Bible teach
ing By the late d. l. Moody was when
he took Is young people into his own
home and gave then instruction in
the Scriptures BY a singular coinci-
dsnce. II is just % years ago since
that first class was formed Today
the Moody schools at Mortified.
Mass, the outgrowth Of that crude ex-
pertinent are the largest and most
successful Of their kind in the world.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

One sp!nster has set forth with her
pen the following reasons why she
rather enjoys spinsterhood- She does
not have one man TO love and cherish
her. but she may have the friendship.
the cordial esteem and interest OF
half a dozen. She does not have to
pay her dressmaker. her halter, her
shoeman and the rest: but she may
have half score for less seryiceable
uses-haf a score who send her
books. flowers, tickets. who walk, play
golt, drive, skate, talk with her. One
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

A trading firm AZ Psking Ia. re-
e@ir-1 the following Communication:
Dear Str-The Chinese calendar in
your company IS glance in looking. 10
D sure slrpzssing all the others, and
also y Is gigantic beyozc example in
eo-re1ion wiki its fine spectacle.
While look n T. shzu Be very
much obliged. +. you Will kindly give
Re some pieces. as I have great deal
OF i.terest q it"-Loceor lzIIy NAL
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

man does NOT come to her for deep
understanding Of his needs; many
may come with the quite serious in
terests- Her sincere. enjoyable. slim
ulating. friendly relations with men.
as with women. are limited only ay
her own power Of intellectual sym
pathy-at any rate in those circles
which admit any basis Of companion
ship between men and women beyond
the emotionaL-Chicago Daily News.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

!. IS estimated b. he eeaa---eut
q agriculture thar as yea-s crop
vas produced AID gathered az a saw
ing q sss5a800 eQ 0vs- xhat would
have been IL cost . rzlslzs Al e7-al
crop ~ yearssaEo- This saving zas
accomplished b TIE use q modern
Agricultural i-piezeuts.-Faru Ma
chizery
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
Tours the Holy Land.

Rev. A s. Carrier. z. D., who
occupies the chair Of Hebrew and cog
nate languages in Mccormick sem.
mary, has returned from an absence
OF eight months. during which he took
trip through the Holy Land. and has
resumed his class work.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

sz--y.s T-.eoPhero1s has been <-ozi-x
BAR - zAsizx scaips fertile. No
cz-4-u--1o f1liizE hai--El-n Bar
rs T-icopherOus. 50 cez-s Per Bottle
a. yo-- druggists o. hy RAJ POSTPAID
Barclay & Co. ~ S.o-e Street. NJ.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

fiar6eiI Te1- -h.rt 10 --ara-.e~d z-i--
- Pzrs Fs-i Art urr-- A.. = ta- b-~-
renes3T f1~ -7-s- l-atl1n. slcs --~zt arz-
At 5zt<ss-ar-. Z rz-e-s 10 NOD a. !
rs-1-a-s sHe ses-~-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
Other peoples happiness cvss .
pessi-ik Q headache

FITS. g: vItzs DANE a-i al N-r-o,ss
DISEASES pe---ar--.ir cz--i ~ Dr. ki-e'.
Great Nerve Resso-r- Sod for Fra = ~
Id. sol Area s.. PsiAs-lphia. p
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

To I've hzt czs car = god wfn q
a. -ez = % a-titcga.s a1t hasce7
thAt car shsz a. zez sAal I've "A
sod ~i--Buss Per-y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Carrots can - eo,or-i 60 the eccr Nth
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES. Ask yoar
GrzE<lst- l0e per pEcasS-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

IT, rallr1T commissioners o New
srats Wales az aaoprszE a system
g elect-scaliy syncsruziret clocks
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Nero wore for monocle a coueave
emerald screwed into rs eys4
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Itch cured IN % minute. BY WooIford's
Sanitary Lotion Never fails. At drlsrxisss.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Lots Of folks do a thing twiee In
order to get il done once
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18
4 Positive
CURE
Els Cream Balm

4AA-- a 1AL-
II de4nses, ooshss
heals ara pro.ecss
.ne czsszsed nsm-
bran@- II czrusc Ca
tA-rh and drives
away 4 Cold IN the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Serses Of
I4srs ard Smell =
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Japan exported last year over ST.
o00. 600 worth Of refined copper.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

People seldom improve -Aea they
lave 20 Other model but themselves
20 cogy --t5oi1xzifh
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

It's easy to laugh At misfortuns-
when II visits the other fellow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

WANTED-For q. s. Army. able
bodied. unmarried men. between ages
OF Fl and IS; citizens Of United States,
OF good character and temperate hab-
Its. who can speak. read and write
English: for information apply 20 re-
eruiting officer. 12s y. Court, Mem
phis. Tenn: 23s Main, Jonesboro.
Ark: Union City. Tenn: Caruthers-
vile. No; Corinth. Miss; Dyersburg.
Tenn. or Humboldt. Tenn.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Nobody does anything wen which
he cannot help doing. work 10 only
done well when ii In done with . WIN
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

iasrs and Smell Full size 5ncfs Al Dr-,.s.
pscs o. By raali Trial s1-s 10 cts. bv rnal
~ brothsrx 81 Wssrsa Street, New Yoxk
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

For constipation. biliousnesz. liver dis
turhanees. and diseases resulting from IN
Fed Tea II is made wholly Of keaIth-
giving herbs
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

The Bishop Of Digne stated recent
~ In the Paris Gaulois that. while
some OF the priests are now living on
fheir savings. others are supporting
themselves by mending watches. max
ing beehives and knitting Jerseys
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

Some people climb 70 tho toy sor ~
purpose of looking down on thsfr
neighbors.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-04-18

scripture Authority -I1tses ll.s+
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11
Slrnuln n1iurz
Maur SalartrH?
By MRS. LEONARD MARSHALL.

troubles about Those apty termed French les faux
fras. sad that the tragedies of married life
rbuae troubles The who has of her
and earning indeed However kind her lord
be- there little trcs which needs for her
particular happiness and for his he only knew Pnoney
elastic term box of powder bottle Of perfume ribbon,
of gloves often housekeeping urpenine
laundry such-kc which powcre
dslntegratc Little dcctions fng will
times umnae in disastrous effect Therefore it best sail straight
from the first Men afraid of granting privileges
wives camoh powers that be!noing less than salary
And why Where the housekeper who would undertake
the aduou duties that fall ~cs portion nothing year. paid
quarery!' falls in love with lovely hothouc
girl who has hitherto lived enchanted atmosphere
takes it for granteIeayen wyhat
house He to keep erprobaby for better possibly
and how grateful she has o
The of housekepe tcrIEinabc months notice.
treated wife has redress Therefore she should whilst
income Women slave from June until January with spot blue
in their If must beg for
weeks smarng under the humiliation being
who do this not necessarily bad huand9 they
thoughes sometimes thrifty They realize
ing wife 1t is always the the ground
degraded and when the fcvd spirit makes dash
laws make for like mpaabe between the
woman and her hearts desire.
But if adjust the finance equally the salaried
the position of the wife who has dot the money
and throw all the mechanism of domestic machinery
and takes her proper place family suance
but equal To be kept clothed fed housed Pamour
Deu and work like servant longer enough daug-
pretty golden They who
ing Of the worlds hamoncs companona tru
they have learned to look beyond their
and they read the struggle between the longing high ideals and
the craving for the earth Life that infinitely pathetic makes good
merciful to their brothers, lovers and husband
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings OF inc
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From a"
Parts of the World Condenseo
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.
personal.

| Personal. ,.
Brig. Gen. w. p. Duvall mas pee"
appointed a major general In the oh''
ted States army.
/ Judge Thomas Ryan. of Kansas mas
resumed his duties as assistant secre'
tary OF the interior at Washington
after an absence of four months.
/ Mrs. Susan +. Walla %, widow oil ,he
late Gen. Lew Wallace. author oil beh
Hur and other books, and herself
writer OF note. is dead at her nome III
Charlottesville, lnl.
! Francis Joseph. the aged emperor oil
Austria Hungary. is again reported ser
Iously III.
During his visit to Mexico Secretary
Root has been the recipient oi 'he
highest honors which can be granted
foreign visitor to that country.
The engagement OF Miss GLADYS
Vanderbilt who has slO,OOO.OOO In her
own name. to n Hungarian count mas
been announced.
John L. DAILY. United States sur
veyor general. slipped on the stairs IN
an office building in Portland. Oregon,
and broke hs neck.
d. Willis James. the New York phil
anthropist recently deceased. left
81 .OOO. 900 to ten colleges and church
and charitable organizations.
+. A. Reynolds. OF Charlottesville
Ind. has been elected president OF the
National Grain Dealers association.
Miss Henrietta Nichols was mar
ried to Charles Emory Smith. editor OF
the Philadelphia Press and cx-post'
master general. at the home of the
bride in Philadelphia.
President Roosevelt delivered an ad.
dress at Canton, o.. at the dedication
of the Mckinley memorial
Secretary Root has arrived in Mex
leo and Las been given Chapultepcc
Castle as his residence while the guest
of the Mexican government
Minister Rockhill has left Pekin for
Manchuria to inspect the American
consulates. lie will later come to the
United States by way OF Siberia.
Gov. Johnson. of Minnesota. was tax.
on i'll at Keokuk. Iowa. and was com.
PEELED to give up his trip to st Louis
and Memphis with President Roosc.
welt and party.
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11
Tact In Conversation.

Pleasant conversation. among intel
ligent people. should be flowing and
natural, neither stilted nor frivolous
1t should be instructive. without ped
antry, and polished without being af
fected. Those who really converse
reason without arguing, joke without
punning. skilfuliy unite wit and rea
sons, maXims and sallies. ingenious
raillery and severe morality. They
speak of everything in order that
every one may have something to say
they do not investigate too closely. 70:
fear Of wearying: questions are treat
ed with rapidity; precision leads to
elegance. each one giving his opinion.
and supporting it with few words, says
the New York Weekly. No refined
person attacks wantonly another's
opinions, no tactful person defends
his own obstinacy. They discuss IL
order to enlighten themselves. AMI
leave of discussing where dispute
would begin: every one gains informa-
ton; every one recreates himself. and
all go away contented; nay. the sage
himself may carry away from what he
has heard matter worthy OF silent
meditation.
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11

The coyote is a much despised ami
NAL Of the wild and woolly west, and
even Mark Twains vivid description
of its powers of speed is not sufficient
to establish 1t in popular respect. But
1t seems Colorado farmers have come
10 the opinion that the coyote has
qualities heretofore unsuspected and
which II they do not add to his repu-
tation for morality indicate a higher
grade OF intelligence than he has been
credited with possessing Colorado IS
renowned in various ways: among
other things for raising the finest mel
ons. Now 1t appears the coyotes have
not only developed a taste for the mel.
ons, but the sagacity to pick out the
ripest, best and sweetest As con.
sequence, says the Troy Times. the
melon farms are frequently raided BY
the beasts and the farmers are heavy
losers. Ordinarily a coyote is held in
such contempt that little or no atten.
ton is paid to him. But when he be-
comes a destroyer OF Colorado's
choicest melons he is daring fate too
much. 1t Is now likely to be war TO
the death. and the coyote crop will be
killed on in order to save the crop OF
melons
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11

Last year German yachts which
came here to race for the Roosevelt
cup were defeated. This year our
boats contesting for the Emperor vii
liam cup at Kied. Germany, we're bad
ly beaten. Yacht-designers usually
succeed best in building for home wa
tcrs and for weather conditions to
which they are habituated. These in
ternational races, however, are no,
without their usefulness. Yachting. a
clean, beautiful sport. is of great value
In Its influence on the important sci.
ence Of ship-building.
The Ordway new era., 1907-10-11

Figures collected by the Information.
al Society OF State and Municipal
Building Commissioners and Inspect.
ors show that every week. on an aver.
age. fires in the United States burn up
three theaters. three public halls. IL
churches, ten schools. two hospitals.
two asylums, two Colleges" six apart.
ment houses, three department stores.
two jails, 26 NOTES.-THE fires at sea.
shore resorts this summer will raise
the hotel ayerage-li0 fiat" houses
and l,600 single dwellings. Such a
record Of waste is bad, but 1t is not
surprising in land of wooden build.
ings. Moreover. many of the buildings
destroyed would have been tori.
down If they had not been burned. A
countryman who suffered from a slight
fire said he had lost two houses and
three barns II you counted the dog
house. the chicken house and the COW.
shed. In such lists as the foregoing
a house is a house be It ever SO
worthless. and a college" may call
itself SO even II 1t occupies but three
rooms and does most of its business
by mail.