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TAKING A FLY CENSUS.
Insects and Typhoid Cases Counted by
Scientists.

A house-fy census is being taken in
Washington and Pittsburg by the bu.
reau OF entomology of the department
OF agricultural and the marine hos.
pital service. with a view to gaining
further evidence as to whether flies
carry germs Of typhoid.
Investigations heretofore made ap-
pear to show that wherever the fly
population is large the number of
typhoid cases is also large.
Il is assumed that the relative
density Of fly population in given dis.
tricts can be ascertained by the dis.
tribution of An unvarying number OF
sheets of fly paper always put in the
same places.
These sheets are taken to the bu
reau Of entomology and counted and
the total is entered or the record OF
each fly catching station.
AT the end OF the season the stats
tics showing the distribution of typhoid
fever cases will be compared with the
total OF flies caught In that district.
If the largest number of cases of ty
phoid are found to have occurred in
the districts showing the largest rela
: tive number Of flies the theory thai
flies distribute typhoid germs will hav,
been confirmed.-N. Y. World.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

Nine. Melba has seldom received
such a remarkable ovation as that
which greeted her appearance at the
recent opera gala performances in
Paris. Ii cannot. however. compare
In delirious enthusiasm with one she
received some years ago in st. Peters
burg. On one memorable night, after
the close Of the opera. she was called
before the curtain again and again
for more than an hour. until she was
so exhausted that she could scarcely
stand. Her enthusiastic admirers
then followed her carriage TO the ho-
tel. where they serenaded her. al
though ii was a bitterly cold night,
until three O'Clock in the morning. On
the following day when she reached
the station TO depart the platform was
crowded with hundreds of adoring
music lovers. AS the train was leav-
ing they took the pencil with which
she had written her autograph for
all who could get near her. bit 1t into
small pieces and passed them around
as souvenirs.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

The Prophet Hosea The name means
salvation. and In thr personal history
~ the rruphet-whlrh many ~ the deep
est and most spiritual Bible scholars suDh
- - CHmpb.U Morgan. ~ England and
James " Gray. dean ~ tho Moody Hibl-
Institute consider a literal portrayal at
ne prophets Nfe-we md H type ur illus
trafion u Jehovah relations tn Israel
Hoz~a's field - labor WAS Israel and he
prophesi~t during The reign ~ Ierpbnan
n. about - o. e.. down To the rapttv-
~ An outline ~ the book b. as follows
I Hlsforiso-propheue chapters 7 to J
4 General d~lsroursr~ chapters 10 10 i;
Q Promises. chapter - Ht Appeal OF
God VS. %. co. Promised blessing. "
- Cob Application 20 sll g The per
suual history ~ The prophet may b" hi-
videi Into three psriois ar follows %
a Happy fnipu-The prophet mnrrtea a.
woman wha had lived an impure ufr. but
who had reformed 80 4 Ruined Home
Three children rtne 90 bless the home
anf Then the uifs. f6rg-ffIl ~ nblga-
tons NJ v@if-hooi and uotherhood. do
sorts h-r hom. Tor her former lowers 90
Love TnfailnE -Huf her frl" lover-hu--
band newer ins.s sight ~ her and NJ last
after she had sunk e. th~ very depths ~
sin h- hut~ h~r back 80 thar h" may re-
store her g. h.r old pia,c .n tho home
a Happy Unlon-This period In The
prophets NE is typ. nf Ithovah's union
with = non-.tghteous people Israel No
ION - the chapter th" symbolic nature
% the names 81 the children born 20 this
union. and also the promises II restora-
ton and blessing Tor Israel Ia the latter
days.
Scripture Authoriry-The Book Of
Hosea. especially chapter l.
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I'D

Of the National Education association,
has been superintendent Of the Me-
romonie school system and Stout
training schools since 1903. He has
been u teacher or superintendent of
schools since 1873. the year following
his graduation from Milton college.
his work having been at Sheboygan.
Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Menomonie.
Mr.. Harvey was BORN in New Hamp
shire in 1s4s and has lived in Wis.
consin IS years. All his life, except.
ing five years. when he was engaged
in the practice of law and in manufac.
turing. has been devoted to education.
al work He has been president of
the Wisconsin Teachers association
and of the library department of the
National Educational association and
at the head of the superintendent de.
partment of the National Educational
association. He succeeds Edwin G..
Cooley of Chicago as president of the
association.
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"UmDD8"
THE STORY.

IT WAS in the DAYS Of the wicLed
1 King Jeroboam H.. ruler over the
northern kingdom Of Israel. that a son
was born TO Beeri. a devout man and
n that kept himself free from the
corruptins influences all about. Now
there was nothing in the birth Of this
child that marked it as different from
that Of multitudes OF other chill.
dren throughout the kingdom. saw
that with the coming Of he baba
there had been given 4 vision 70
he father. and he had insisted on
calling the name Of the bov Hosea
'or' said he, He shall bring a mes.
sage Of salvation TO his nation
This was all he would say. stead.
lastly refusing to reveal ANYTHING con.
corning his vision. but that he had h.
j some unusual appearance and
that It always had some influence upon
h manner Of the rearing Of tie child
was manifest to all those Who care
the matter any thought a. a.
But fortunately. perhaps for the IA.
ther. Beeri. and for the son Hosea
they occupied a very loxlF place in
the tribe and the community who're
they lived. and so they lived their sim.
PIE life almost alone and unnoticed
Il was a time OF great mora, and
spiritual decay IN the nation. but not.
outstanding The destructive tenden.
cies at work. and the demoralizing ex.
ample Of the king and his court. King
Jeroboam was a strong leader. and die
much to build the kingdom along ma.
terial lines.
This very condition Of prosperity
contributed to the general moral de-
cay. and inevitably fastened the day
when the judgment OF God must fall
upon the nation for its wickedness.
1t was in such an atmosphere and
surroundings as this that the boy
Hosea was reared, but under the faith
full guidance and instruction Of his
cody father the lad early learned that
right. not desire, should rule the life,
and that obedience to Gods law
brought a more priceless heritage thar
all that the nations could bestow upon
the kingdom. He also learned that
the greatest battles a nation can fight
are not those in which one army is pit.
ted against another and one nation
mounts TO power and plumber over
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
PRIMITIVE IRRIGATION METHODS
Companies Organized VIII improve
system In Old Mexico.

St Louisville new irrigation Law
which was recently passed by the Mex
lean congress already has led to the
Inauguration Of a number OF irrigation
projects in different parts OF that
country. The fact that the law carries
an appropriation OF s25. 000. 900 to be
paid In subsidies TO those who place
land under irrigation. serves as IN in.
centive for the establishment OF i'm
provements Of this character.
One Of the largest Of these irrigation
enterprises under the new law is being
financed by a syndicate of St. Louis
men. headed by David r. Francis.
His son, David r. Francis. Jr, is
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
B0RAx! NATURES DlSlEFECTANT
CLEANSER AND PURIFIER

Everybody realizes tho necessity Of
some method OF publication Of sinks
drains and utensils In which may Turk
the germ Of a dreaded disease.
Health is a question Of cleanliness
and prevention.
Most people are familiar with the
use u d%isinfectants ia their ordinary
se1se-all % which are u%npleasantlv
associated with disarreeabIe doors. on
which are tepended 70 kill the conta
gion (which -disinfcctants must OF
necessity be ~ a more or less danger.
% characterl and must be used for
this purpose and for no other. and in
consequence kept from children and
careless handling
There is. however within tho reach
OF all our readers n simple. safe and
economical article that will not only
answer for every disinfecting purpose
but can also be used for a multitude
of domestic cleansing and purifying
rurposes-norax.
borax Is a pure. white harmless pow.
Cor coming direct from Natures lab
100 rs 80 JAS WA"NM NfAu
called Natures Cleanser and Disln-
iectant
Two tahlespoonfuis - Dorax IN a
railful n hot water poured down the
greaseehoked pipes NJ a sink. or
flushed through a ~d,sease-laden drain
e~ioanses and puriies II. leaving Il
clean and sweet
Bed clothing and clothes used in a
sick room can be made h~ygienicallv
clean and snowy-white. II washed Ia
a hot solution Of Borax water
Kitchen and eating utensils. used
during illness will BE- kept from all
possibility % c~ontaEion II Borax Is
used when washing them Pure "a
snow and harmless as salt. and be-
cause r. can BE- used for almost every
domestic and medical purpose. Borav
must be considered the one great
household necessity.
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actively interested in the project. and
has been spending much of his time
IN Mexico OF late. The concession for
this enterprise provides for the use
OF the water OF Lake Chapala for ir-
rigating about 500. 900 acres Of land
adjacent to the lake. The government
will pay a subsidy OF s25 per hectare
OF 2ts acres on all land placed under
irrigation. II is stated that a system
OF canals and bitches will be built 10
cover every part OF the tracts Of land
that are TO be irrigated and that great
electric pumping plants will be in
stalled to raise the water out OF the
lake. The cost Of the construction Of
the system OF irrigation will be al
most offset by the subsidy.
A number OF applications for conces
sions TO establish large irrigation
plants under the new subsidy law are
pending in the department OF fomento
Of the federal government. Minister
olegario Molina of that department re.
Gently signed a contract with Joaquin
Redo a wealthy business man OF Ma
zatlan. for the establishment OF a
system Of irrigation in the valley OF
the San Lorenzo river in the state OF
Sinaloa. Mr.. Redo binds himself to
place $4,000 acres under irrigation
within Ten years from the date OF the
contract.
Primitive methods OF irrigation are
in use In many parts OF Mexico. Some
u these irrigating plants have been
in operation continuously for more
than $50 years. The water is raised
by means OF cumbersome water wheels
operated by the native poems. The
capacity OF the buckets on these
wheels is small. but a considerable
quantity Of water is lifted in the
course Of a days operation and sew
eral acres may be irrigated from one
water wheel. The demand for mod.
ern pumping plants has increased very
rapidly during the last few years. and
1t is not unusual TO see a gasoline en-
CINE at work alongside of one OF the
Anticipated water wheels.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
curIcURA CURED FOUR
Southern Woman Suffered with Itch.
ing. Burning Rash-Three Little
Babies Had Skin Troubles.

MY baby had a running sore on his
neck and nothing that | did for it took
effect until used Cuticura. My face
was nearly full Of letter or some sim
liar skin disease. It would itch and
burn so that | could hardly stand it.
Two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box
OF Cuticura Ointment cured me. Two
years after it broke u on my hands
and wrist. Sometimes | would go
nearly crazy for it itched so badly. l
went back to my old standby. that
had never failed q set OF Cuti-
cura Remedies did the work. One
set also cured my uncle's baby whose
was a cake of sores. and another
baby who was in the same fix. Mrs.
Lille Wilcher. 30 Eleventh St, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Feb. 16, 1907"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
THE GARDEN SPOT OF THE EARTH
Many People Planning to Go to
Southwest Oklahoma.

The removal Of restrictions on In
dian lands in the Indian Territory por-
ton OF Oklahoma. is creating great In
terest throughout the nation among
capitalists looking for investments and
planning to establish manufactures, as
well as among the tillers OF the soil
who hope to better their condition.
Chickasha is situated in the Washi-
ia valley. the center Of the choicest
OF the Indian lands. and 10 that city
will 10 those who study the situation
intent on reaching the vantage point.
Seven railroad lines diverge there.
Water plants will furnish to manufac.
tories cheap electric power.
Chickasha ships more corn, more
cotton and more live stock than any
other point in Oklahoma.
The modern built business district
in the valley and beautiful residence
portion on hills make a veritable
dreamland. The imposing churches
and modern school buildings are mon
uments TO the character of the citizens
who erected them.
The country for which Chickasha Is
the market center ranks with the most
productive in the world. Corn. cotton.
wheat and alfalfa are grown with
equal success to that of either crop
in a one crop country. Garden truck.
ing is TO be one of the most profitable
pursuits. Fruits of all kinds grow and
produce luxuriantly. In fact. Grady
county. OF which Chickasha is the
capital, is the garden spot OF the
earth.
Chickasha has a live Commercial
Club which promptly letters
of inquiry regarding the section to
which the eyes Of the nation are Just
DOW directed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
SGRMONETTE

Love will travel far and stoop
lo~ 10 save the object OF that
affection.
How may We know the
strength Of the Divine love save
as some faint conception Of Il is
borne in upon the heart
through the revelation Of the
human relationship
All through those long years
the love Of Hosea followed the
maynard wife while she sank
lower and lower. until at las,
she had touched the very depths
Of human degradation. Desert
ed by her lovers and sold as a
slave into the lowest forms Of
iniquity. still the husband love
follows. and IS strong enough to
bring him to her side and to re-
deem her by paying the price Of
her enslsvement.
How like this is the Divine
love. while we were yet in our
sins, Christ died for the ungod-
iy." From the heaven above
God was able to reach down by
his infinite love and find a way
to save lost and ruined man.
And IL God has SO manifested
his love towards US in that he
has given his only begotten Son
that we might be delivered from
the slavery into which sin has
plunged US. how ought we to
follow his example and hold on
to the ~sywsrd soul and love.
and love. and love yet still more
until at last love IS triumphant?
II is not love that casts OF
forever the one who has done
the wrong and who never thinks
or purposes that the ~transqres-
o shall be 10 back.
Sin Of one against another
! does not relieve Of obligation.
but rather does il obligste the
n against whom the sin has
been committed to help the err.
ing one back to the right way
Of living.
True love not only can stoop
low but Il can wait long. But
there is reward in the WAITING.
for love must triumph, and at
last the Maynard one is BROUGHT
to the place where il can hear
I loves message and be stirred to
! high and holy aspirations. How
|! wonderful is the love that never
I fails.
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NOT ONLY COULD. BUT DID.
Mr.. Grsndon Able to Bear Testimony
to Wife's Accomplishments.

Sometimes there is a drop OF regret
in the cup Of JOY served by fate to the
husband Of a brilliant talker. Il
should think it would be a privilege
TO sit at the table with your wife
three times a day" said one Of Mrs.
Grandon's ardent feminine admirers.
Only twice a day" said Mr.. Gran
don. with a bow. Il do not 90 home
at noon"
Too bad" said the admirer. We
could not get on without her at club
I'm sure. Why. | believe she could
talk intelligently on a thousand top
les"
She can-and does said Mr.. Gran
don, and with another bow he slipped
out just as his wife appeared. -
Youths Companion.
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Clouds Have Queer Forms

How many people know that the
clouds have definite fo.ms. says Ar
thur w. Clayden of the Royal Albert
Memorial college, Exeter. Eng, in an
article on Clouds" in Harper's Maya
zine. The short curling wisps that
lie in lunches or long parallels, ex.
tremely beautiful. but delicate. are
called cirrus clouds. Alto clouds are
denser. and dim the sun or hide IL.
brilliant and solid clouds that are
never iridescent, but are the most
splendid Of all in the sky when sunset
colors fall upon them.
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was so bad with kid
ney trouble that |
could not ~straighten
up afte- STOPPING
without sharp pains
shooting through my
back had dizzy
spells. was nervous
and my eyesight az
fected The kidney
~secretions were ir-
regular and too fire.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

breakfast. The nearest grocery was
half a mile away. and nothing could
be done to repair the mischief.
I'm awfully sorry. Mrs. Wyckoff,"
she said to her guest at breakfast.
time. but something happened to my
oolong last night, and I've nothing
to offer you to take its place but cat
nap tea. You'd rather have coffee than
that, I'm sure"
The guest preferred the coffee. and
the story never leaked out uatil Aunt
Hspzibah told 1t herself.-Youth's
Companion.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

To make soda cake take two egg.
two cups Of sugar. n cup of butter
Or lard not quite full. one cup of sour
milk. one cup Of chopped raisins or
%currants. one teaspoonful Of soda. one
t~easpoonful of favoring IL wanted, one
teaspoonful of cinnamon. one teaspoon.
tnl Of ~allspice. and one teaspoonful of
cloves. Make stir batter. Bake in
tin.
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Aunt HepzIhah's Explanation.

Aunt Hepzibah was usually a care
full housewife. and things seldom
went wrong under her management,
but one evening she left the lid off
the big canister in which she kept
ner best oolong tea. and a half-grown
cat crept inside of it and slept on the
fragrant contents.
Aunt Hepzibah's horror on discov-
ering it the next morning was height
ened by the fact hat she was enter
aiming a friend who was particularly
,ond Of tea, and always used 1t for
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

The remedy that cured your mother
and your father of chills twenty years
ago is sure good enough to cure
you and your kids at the present time.
Cheatham's Chill Tonic did it and will
still do It. It's guaranteed.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
To Spread Temperance Cause.

Mrs. Katherine L. Stevenson has
been commissioned by the Information
al woman's Christian Temperance
Union to make a Jour through China,
Japan and Hawaii. She is to visit the
most important educational institu-
lions Of the three countries and ex-
plain to the faculties and students the
temperance measures adopted by the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
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Has to Be Cited.

Possibly there is something on
Earth that is a surer and quicker cure
for cuts, burns, aches, pains and
bruises than Hunts Lightning Oil. II
so. | would like TO be cited. For
twenty years | have been unable to
find anything better myself"
H.. H. WARD,
Rayville, La.
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-
the nangled and bleeding body OF
he other hut rather those battles in
which termination 10 sinful i~ndulgences
are overcome and the fight Is made
for the maintenance OF righteousness.
While vet a tender lad Hosea had
prophet. and had been deeply I'm.
pressed with the great mercy and love
Of God as manifested in his dealings
with the wicked Nlneveh under the
preaching Of the prophet Tie was IA.
mlliar with all the history Of his ma.
current times and conditions.
And because he was such a man as
he was. because Re had prohted BY
the ~psfructio of mis- father and had
Welded himself TO the perfect will and
law of God. IL became known in his
early manhood that God had called
him To MI IN. Mace of prophet to
Israel He knew il becaus in the
hour OF ouiet communion he had heard
the voice of God calling him to the
work and the people among whom he
mingled knew IL because the man with
a God-given message is always recog.
nized even though the message may
ba spurned and rejected.
But one thing greatly troubled
Hosea and that was the self-satished
condition OF the people. In their pros.
perity and the pleasurable ease in
which hey lived he people appeared
utterly unconscious of their need of
God. What more could be desired
han ease and comfort and a good
times So II was hat Hosea found
his message to the nation made no i'm.
preston. What was there that he
could do 10 make them realize their
condition and their need
At such a time as this a strange
thing happened. or rather It was not
such a strange thing. after all. for
love is always mysterious. Hosea had
fallen in love with a beautiful young
m named Conner. but one about
whom there chung the dark stories
OF a wayward life. And strange as IL
may appear this beautiful woman
seemed to return the warmth Of his
affection and seemed to find n real
JOY in the things that were nearest
and dearest to the heart OF the young
prophet.
But the woman's past troubled
Hosea. and his friends urged upon
him the folly and danger OF yielding
to such associations.
"Konwest thou lot what God ha.
said in Judgment upon the woman who
plays the harlot."
Yea. quickly retorted the prophet.
and knowest thou not how the grace
and mercy Of God can exalt such an
harlot as Rahab was and make OF her
an exalted name and tribe
Strange indeed was the romantic ex
perience Of the prophet. but he did
not understand the purpose God had
in IL all until one day in ~vexation OF
spirit over the problem that confront.
ed him in reaching the hearts OF the
people. and making them realize their
great need Of God. there came 10 him
the thought:
How is IL that the holy God can Do.
sire TO be the God u such a sinful and
wayward peopleg Surely II is not
what the people can give to God 50
much as what God can give 10 the
people"
And almost / IN the next instant there
swept over his heart the thought OF
the life OF this woman who had so
Unexpectedly and trangel entered
into his life.
Yea. in this shall Israel see an ex.
ample Of herself" exclaimed the
prophet as he arose conscious that the
spirit of God had spokep 10 his hear,
and was leading him
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instantaneous Action.

-" was almost distracted by a ter
rble itching which defied all treat
ment until | obtained a box Of Hunts
Cure. The first application afforded
instant and absolute relief. The one
box effected a complete cure.
1T is simply wonderful In its in
Simultaneous action"
GEORGE GILLILAND,
Manitou, o. T.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
Fun:

Mamma, may l go over with Fred.
die in his yard?"
NO. my son; you and Freddie stay
in our yard and play"
But there's no more fun in our
yard. mamma; we've tramped down
all the fiowers."-Yonkers Statesman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30
OecoIIete.

Did you see Mrs. Locutte at the
hop last night?" asked Mrs. Gaddie.
Yes" replied her husband.
This mornings paper says she was
dressed entirely in black. Is that so?'
"Well-er-no. | wouldn't say that
she was dressed entirely."-Philadel
phia Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-07-30

Teacher-Who were our first pa.
rents?
New Boy-Eve and Adam.
Teacher-You must say Adam and
Eve" Have not told you they were
created in alphabetical order?-Half.
Holiday.
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No Runnino About.

Mrs. Calder (reading an adj
Shopping by mail, How r%idiculous,"
Mrs. Ascum-Why so?
Mrs. Gadder-Why. how can one
shop by mail? You can only buy things
By mail.