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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
MAN AND THE BETTING GAME.
Ne Who plays . System at the Race
Track Certain 10 Quit Loser.
Here is an interesting letter:

Hare is an interesting letter:
4 play the nags once In awhile. I
think have a pretty fair system and
Eas just thinking OF trying It when
ran across an article which caused
ne TO hesitate. II man sticks to his
system, has control OF himself and Is
not a hog. but satisfied with a modest
wager. is there no chance Of success,
Do You think Il impossible to win by
4 SYSTEM Is there any reason why
man cannot keep decent and s,ill
play the game
Ever since Doomed won the first
derby in England system after sys-
ten has been devised for beating the
races. No sysiem-not a single one
has ever succeeded in the long run.
Il has been figured out that there are
y chances TO one against you always
In q field OF ten horses. The best sys-
ten ever known Is at the mercy Of the
betting ring There are not bookmak-
Frs enough in the United States to lay
against a system Several years ago
a man started with a nve-dollar bet.
doubled IL after each loss and re
turned 70 the original Eve dollars after
each winning For awhile he pros
pered amazingly. playing nothing but
the favorite. but in the end he went
broke
II man with a system could bet
against the United States treasury he
could win Al Sheepshead Bay 10
favorites lost in succession The ff-
teenth started al odds Of three TO one
and was an easy winner. Now. fig
ure out the predicament OF the man
with the system Starting with Ave
dollars and doubling after each loss
he found IL necessary 70 go into the
ring and bet the sum OF ss1.s2e. He
stood then a loser OF ssi.s45. II he
could have bet on the fifteenth favor
ite he would have had at issue over
$4,000. Now. anybody who knows
the betting ring knows that IL would
be utterly impossible for a dozen Joe
Nendigs 10 place practically ss2. 600 at
three 10 one. Buff il could have
been placed the system man would
have won s2i6. 900.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
French RaQa hiah Priced

A collector of rags offered the man.
ager of large boarding house 4 GER
tain price for a bag OF WORKOUT linen.
These rags are worth more than
that" said the shrewd landlord. Il
run several houses in this neighbor-
hood, and all are occupied exclusively
by French guests
The dealer apparently considered
that remark sufficiently explanatory.
He cast a hasty glance upon the con-
tents of the bag. then raised the price.
And he could well afford to raise 1t,
too" said the landlord. Even at that
rate he will make money OF the
things. French rags the world over
bring a higher price than any other.
The reason why? French people wear
a better quality of linen and their
cast-on garments are in demand by all
manufacturers Of high grade paper"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

They told me it would be a great
advantage to join this club he said.
as he tore open en- envelope. This
Is the advantage it has been to me:
II has circulated my name among all
the grafters in the city. printed as II
is in the year book among the mem
hers My mail is flooded with letters
from some institution or other, beg
ging for funds. l wish / never had
heard Of the old club he said. as he
nung the shreds into the wastepaper
basket
But" she objected. when you kick
the bucket, won't your name be encir.
eled by a nice black line among the
list Of the deceased members in the
year book That's why belong to
my club and pay my dues"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
Aristeeratie Hauteur.

During the recent hearing in Lon
don of the divorce suit brought by
the daughter Of the late Sir John
Blundell Maple against her German
husband. Baron Won Eckhardstein. one
witness testified respecting the barun's
neglect of his wealthy wife. who Law
ished money upon him The witness
reported this conversation between
the couple. which she overheard:
will you give me one hour a day of
your company pleaded the baroness.
The baron replied. laconically: Not
one Il want you to be seen walking
or driving with me-" said the wife
The baron declined to make any CON
cessions. Just one hour a week
urged the baroness. at last. NO. IL
would spoil my career declared the
baron
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
A PECULIAR ALLIANCE.
That Made by the Doctors and tire
W. c. :. Y.

For the purpose Of fighting patent
medicines the doctors. as represent.
ed by the American Medical Associa-
W. c. =. L. who have been deceived
into believing that the alcohol In pat
ent" medicines is menace. In this
alliance he good ladies Of the ". c.
T. L. arc apparently put in the post
ton OF dragging chestnuts out OF the
fire for their allies. There IS no class
so firmly convinced Of the necessity
for alcohol in medication as the doc
tors who. with few exceptions. not
only prescribe II freely but use IL. as
indeed they must whether they would
prefer 10 or not. as solvent and pre-
sentative On the other hand the
W. c. T. L. contends that the whole
medical and pharmaceutical! world il
in error: that alcohol is Tot only use
less but that il is dangerous and
harmful in any quantity in any medi-
cinal preparation. While their princi-
pies are so wholly ~ variance the
doctors and the W. c. 7. L. ladies'
have eheerfully allied themselves in a
war on patent medicines. and the
". c. 7. L. is placed in an even more
ridiculous position by reason OF the
fact that the doctors do not confne
their fight 10 those medicines which
contain alcohol. but lump all patent
medicines in one class. And this. too.
despite the fact that. according to fig
ures printed in the Journal Of the
American Medical Association. about
20 Fer cent Of physicians prescrip-
tons are for patent" or proprietary
medicines.
The inability OF many physicians
70 prescribe any but ready-tO-use rem
edies is frequently commented upon
By the medical press. and by physi-
clans OF the better class when assem-
BLEED in conventions That three
fousths Of the physicians graduated
each year in the United States are in
competent and a peril to the COM
munities in which they practice was
charged openly at tae annual meeting
of the Committee on Medical Educa-
ton OF the American Medical Asso-
citation. held in Chicago in April OF
this year. The total number Of grad
yates annually was placed at 1 900
which means that at least 5000 in
competents are turned loose annually.
II was stated at this meeting that an
average OF IS per cent Of the gradu-
ates from medical colleges failed to
pass state examinations. These fail
ures either go back TO school. or go
I to some state whsre the requirements
are not so high.
That many doctors are so ignorant
in matters pertaining to pharmacy
that they know nothing about tho
+ properties of the drugs they prescribe.
was stated by Dr. VI. Clayton Thrush.
/ a professor in the MedicO-Chirurgical
/ College al Philadelphia in an address
/ before the Annual Convention of the
American Medical Association a, At
lantic City in June OF this year.
DR.. Henry Beats. Jr.. President of
+ the Board OF Medical Examination
I for the State OF Pennsylvania. in an
+ interview in the daily papers said
About one quarter Of the papers
+ show a degree Of illiteracy that rend-
f ers the candidates for licensure In
capable Of understanding medicine. =
{ He criticizes the colleges for award
ing degrees in these cases.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

The yacht was heavily becalmed.
There were but ten bottles OF cham
payne in the lockers. Their last signal
of distress had been sent up. without
bringing any response.
Gentlemen" exclaimed the commo-
dore. in a quayering voice. Il can no
longer conceal the hideous truth from
you Sobriety stares us in the face"
II was wildly various scene which
ensued. Some blasphemed. some
prayed, some. in an access Of frenzied
wantonness. sang songs. while some
sat stoically by. awaiting their fate
with at least an outward calm.-Puck.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
NO RELIEF FROM ECZEMA
Fer Over Two Years. atent Medi
eines- ousck Cures ard Doctors
rsiI-Cuticurs Succeeds.

4 vas very badly afflicted with ecze-
ma for more than two years. The
parts affected we're my limbs below
the knees. tried all the physicians
in the town and some in the surround
ing towns. and also tried all the pat
ent remedies that heard OF. besides
all the cures advised by old women
and quacks. and found no relief what
ever until l commenced using the Gu
ticura Soap. Cuticura Ointment. and
Cuticura Resolyent. In the Cuticura
Remedies found immediate relief.
and was soon sound and well. c. V.
Beltz. Tippecanoe. Ind. Nov. Is. '05."
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
What Did She Mean?

Mrs Armitage had a negro servant
who continually prated of a certain
Mrs. Reed for whom she formerly
worked Weary OF hearing Mrs. Reed
quoted so often. the mistress asked one
day:
Well, Samantha, what kind Of work
did you do at.Mrs- Reeds. anyway"
Well. honey. I cooked fob hrh. I
did. an cleaned fob huh. an swep'
fob huh. an washed huh pussonel
appearance" -Lippincott's.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Nathan Straus. an eastern phllan.
throphist. has established in New York
City a series Of milk booths where pure
sterilized milk Is sold to the poor for
one cent bottle. Absolute antiseptic
cleanliness is required by him In all
branches Of the enterprise. In cleans
ing the milk bottles he uses two thing.
hot water and BORAx. The riisten.
ing bottles testify to the effectiveness
Of this method.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Married people who cannot agree
should consult an astrologer. They
viii find that their horoscopes are ar
tagonistic, that perhaps she was born
on Friday and he on a Thursday. Or
again. it may be question of wrong
months. say. January and July, May
and October. April and November
these will never agree. Ideal months
and days for happy marriages
are. say. Sunday. June 10th, and
Thursday. July 18th. Two people with
snch birthdays are bound to be hap.
ux."-xiyrux.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
Somewhat piseoneertInq.

He gazed upon her in fond admira-
ton He loved her to distraction.
Lovers had loved before, lovers might
love again, but no lover might. could.
would. or should love as he loved Dora
The sun shone Dora, the birds sang
Dora, the wild flowers in the hedges.
oh, they we're all Doras to a bud. And
then Ferdinand exclaimed with start
ling suddenness: .
What in the world ever induced
you. Dora. to care for a fellow like
me-"
Il really don't know. but pa threat
ems TO send me to brain specialist"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Fveyearold Nellie had been
naughty all day. Finally her mamma,
very portiy woman. sat down and
drew the little eulprit across her am
pie lap 10 administer the long delayed
punishment Nellie's face was fairly
buried in the folds Of her mothers
dress Before the maternal hand could
ceseend Nellie turned her face 70 say:
Well. II I'm going 20 be spanked 1
must have air-"-Harper'G
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
The Size Of Him.

Yes" snarled the eminent Octo-
pus who had Just had returned to him
what Shakespeare sarcastically called
trash" This is my purse. and the
contents. sl.143.09. are intact: but it
is three days. seven hours and nine
teen minutes since lost it. Where
is my interest. young man: where is
my interest?'-Puck-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
Dizzy Eyes

Are always weak eye and should +,
treated at once with LeonartiI's Golden
Eve Lotion. Cooling. healing. strength
sning. Cures sore ewes without PAIN IN
one day. Re certain to get -Leouardis s.
~ makes strong eyes.
Guaranteed or money refunded. Drug
zi-ts sell it at = cts or forwGied pre-
paid on receipt OF price by ;. Il. Leouarti
4 Co., Tampa, Fla
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

More Ike Jack rabbit or a kanxa-
roo Is calf recently born in a western
state Its front legs are quite q little
shorter than its hind ones. and II has
no tail at all Instead Of moving and
frisking about like Its plzymates. the
odd looking creature covers the ground
by IeapG
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
But He Was Gone.

4 tell YOU what" said the sad-Iook-
ing man. its pretty hard for a man
with large family to live on a small
income"
Yes eagerly agreed ths stranger,
but it's great deal harder for his
family il he dies on one. Now, my line
Is insurance: let me interest you
Ehs What's your hurryg"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
Voice Of Profest

who is that screaming so?'' asked
the Inveterate Shopper Of the shou
girl who had just come out OF the
room whence issued the screams.
Its a shoplifter." the girl replie5
-She is declaring her innocence.
And is she innocent,- queried the
Inveterate shopper.
They had only unraveled ten Yards
Of silk from her person when l Ieft
the shop girl replied.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

MY darling George. have received
your nice letter. and hope you will
send me a check by return. You
wouldn't believe it. dearie. but for the
life Of me l can't think OF anything
else to write about"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Mrs BenhAn-I got Il for II
cents yard.
Benham-Isn'r 10 an unIucky num-
Der?
Mrs Benham-Not when n An
marked down from IL.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

WHAT'S Jim crying abouty-
He got q licking"
But I thought he padded himself
with straw
He did. but his father beat about
the BUSH
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

In round figures. the area OF India II
100000 square miles: the United
States. s.sso.ooo. and Russia. inciud-
ing Siberia. 5000 600.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

In Germany a prisoner Is acquitted
on tie vote by the Jury. A vote Of
seven 10 ave leaves the decision with
the court. while vote Of eight to four
means conviction.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
Women in ODD Occupations.

In Lewiston. Ne. there is young
woman eobbler. and in New York state
a blacksmith shop is run by three
women
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Without content. we shan and n a.
most as eificulf to please others q.
ourselves -GreyiIe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15
THE TULANE UNIVERSITY
OF LOUISIANA
~ . =" ~ N 4 - " =
EDWIN d. CRAIGHEAD. Ii. ID. Pr.x,d,n

The Tulane University % louisiana founded
IN leia a. the University Of Louisiana. j. the
logical head Of the entire sys.em OF public
educational institutions Of the STATE. Pull
courses are offered in Languages, Sciences.
engineering, Architecture. Law. Medicine,
Pharmacy, Art splendid department for
Women in NeWronb College Pull eour~e in
Architecture sill b. offered NJ IT session Teach
ers college recent. established. will open
October ist- Many Scholarships in Academic
tpueg~~- Expenses low Low dormitory rates
Next session OF all departments. except the
Medical. begins Ortoher list Medical Depart
Eent opens October 18th send for catalogue.
r. n BRUFf. Secretary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

Isu6sred With Ecssna for forty
years and eenid and nothing %
su6sre4 intensely With the itch
tns and nurntngi pustuiss would
ths skfn aad vAsn scrafehsd "a
the skin wAsleft a. raw - . pieco
% bssE i ol6ared agony IA the
,sss y.ars y.s sAiss.d. s.s
Aes e.rs- fhsrs has nsvsr bssa
any rst~n q sas treyhls:
at.eHnaa. xsA
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-08-15

WIN chide no brother in the world
bgt myself. against whom know
most ts.-Shakespeare.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07
A Party for Young People.

I am anticipating having party for
about fourteen Of my friends between
the ages of fourteen and seventeen.
Can you give me some suggestions
for games and some good words to be
used for charades?
Also l am going to serve ice cream
and cake. If l have them seated at
table how can decorate it? I can
have what flowers I want, but I can
not afford any more elaborate favors
than pretty place cards. MYRTLE.
Good charade words are ingratitate,
turkey, sinecure, dramatic, and
telescope. A good amusement is
soap bubble contest, nail pound
ing and button sewing contest or a
superstition party where each guest
wears his or her favorite aversion.
Of course I mean something to rep
resent it. Decorate the table with
flowers and candles. Plain cards with
the name written are perfectly suit
able for name cards, without any
decoration.
MADAME MERRI
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07
TO CORRESPONDENTS
Advice and Suggestions Sent In b.
Nine. Merri.
A Majority Party.

Dear Madam Merri: AS I have a
birthday party on my hands of 21-
year-old brother, come to you for
advice. I do want it to be a success
and SO many get such good advice,
come to trouble you too. His birth
day comes on the 18th of December
and Friday. I would like to know
some attractive way to fix up an in
vitation and also some games, and
decorations of the house. 1t has
fireplace. It is to be a surprise
A PUZZLED SISTER.
1t is no trouble, my dear, to assist
you, and I am glad the brother is to
have party. For the invitations,
should write little notes with the date
of birth and present date at the top
Of the sheet so all the guests will
know the occasion Of the affair. Then
I'd have a glorious big cake with Fl
candles and have little canes and silk
hat candy boxes for souvenirs. You
could ask each one to come wearing
something to represent their favorite
superstitions and decorate with black
cats, owls, etc, to carry out the Fri
day -anT1 18th idea:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07

foot or more. The vegetative stems,
by means of which the plant spreads
to new host plants, form a dense mat,
or carpet, close to the ground, wind
ing in and out among the host stems,
often completely surrounding them
and hiding the ground. In this way
the spreading of the plant is rapid and
very effective. The early growth Of
this plant is not readily detected at
distance. :
The effect on the crop differs with
these different habits of growth. Field
dodder destroys its host plants in ir-
regular patches, probably; in many in
stances as much by bearing, down and
smothering the crop as by the with
drawal of plant food. All of the crop
plants within: an infested area are
likely to be attacked. Small seeded
alfalfa dodder, combining : it's attacks
chiefly to Individual resistent = and
naturally long-lived plants, eventually
causes a general thinning +, OF the
stand through the death Of scattered
plants Healthy, + infested
and nearly dead alfalfa plants thus
often occur In close proximity: / Is. {:
i Glover dodder attacks every clover
plant and to q greater or less: extent
other plants within the infested area.
1t destroys rapid II. . and its progress
frot ee original point Sof attack IS 80
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07


in the field it usually can be controll
ed by hand methods. If it covers the
greater part or all of the field, plow-
ing under the stand will probably be
found necessary. It then becomes i'm
portant to know how far the crop can
be utilized without reseeding the land
to dodder.
It is first important to gain control
before the plants have spread far
from the point of attack; secondly,
and of greater Importance, they
should. be subdued before they pro-
duce seed. Success therefore depends
very largely on early discovery of the
plants, followed by immediate work in
subduing them. Thoroughness invol-
yes the destruction of every living
piece of dodder stem lying within it's
own length of a host plant.
Cutting and burning infested plants
and spraying them with copper sui
phate or. iron sulphate are methods
which have been employe Spraying
has. not proved successful as a rule.
owing to the impossibility of Thorough
ly. wetting every part OF the dodder
stems under field conditions. The
plants have appeared to be destroyed.
but e sufh hcient number remained to
continue growth after receiving a
temporary che Burning IS sue
Zcessful when thoro oughly done 81.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07
THE CANADIAN CROPS
7HREE.ouARTERs OF THE AVER.
AGE YIELD is REPORTED.
THE FARMERS DO NOT LOSE
Increased Prices for Grain More Than
compensates Them for the De-
crease in Quantity-Reports
from Crop Experts.

Most of the states Of the union felt
the unusually severe winter of 1906-7,
and the effects of the succeeding late
spring were everywhere apparent
Corn was planted two and sometimes
three times, the winter wheat suffered
and generally there was nervous
feeling as the retarded growth was In
evidence. From the Dakotas to Texas
the feeling of dread existed, and the
fears were entertained that the crop of
corn, wheat, oats and barley would
be distinct failure. How far this was
the case is best left to those who
passed through the experience. Natur-
ally the same conditions were preva-
lent through the province of Mani
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-12-07

uniform that distinctly circular areas
barred of living clover or alfalfa result
These circular spots of dead plants
are very characteristic marks of the
destruction caused by this species.
A narrow band of living dodder stems
will be found bordering the circle of
destroyed plants.
Flax dodder bears down the flax
plants and is therefore sometimes
called "pull-down." 1t also draws the
tops of the plants together. Both
large-seeded alfalfa dodder and Chill
can dodder ascend to the top of the
host plant. The former produces
dense flower and fruiting clusters;
the latter appears to have a more
open habit and scattered flower sys.
tenn.
The form and appearance of the
flower clusters differ with the differ.
ent kinds of dodder. Glover dodder
flowers are in small compact clusters
with several flowers each. The clus.
ters as we'll as the stems are often
tinged with red. Small-seeded alfalfa
dodder flowers are in similar clus.
ters which are not colored.
When failure to prevent the intro.
duction Of dodder seed occurs, the
destruction of the plants becomes the
final resort The questions of sue.
cess and the extent of the necessary
damage to the crop at once arise
Their answers rest with the kind Ot
crop infested, the stage of develop
ment Of the dodder, the extent of the
attack, and the methods of eradica
ton employed.
The problem of dodder is strongly
influenced by the character of the
crop infested. Red clover remains
but two, or at most but three. years
without reseeding. If the dodder is
prevented from seeding it should be
eradicated within this time or at least
should not interfere with the course
of crop rotation. Alfalfa should re
main indefinitely, and if dodder re
seeds itself its control becomes muef
more difficult or impossible. This is
the prevailing condition in the west
The fact that the small-seeded alfalfa
dodder of the west has not become
established in the east is of specia
interest in this connection. Glover
dodder appears likely to prove mos
troublesome in alfalfa culture in thu
east. I
If the dodder occurs only in patches