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reluctantly told story or MS discovery
a new acquaintance. 1t did strange and dis
tant for Roy to speak of Mr.. Gregg &C
quaintance but he steeed himself against the
lation that hung upon his lips. Mrs Clifton was
doubtful of the wisdom of park friendships, it
appeared, but Roy made gallant showing for Mr..
Gregg and succeeded in averting decision which
might have terminated the negotiations for par
Roy was a little surprised the following day
when Mr.. Gregg made no reference to the en-
counter the avenue, and he finally mentioned
the matter himself.
That my mother, yesterday he said.
There a little note of pride in his voice.
Yes, 1 knew that said Mr.. Gregg.
Did you like her?''
Yes, l liked her. for Mr.. Gregg found that the
question required a direct answer
Il thought you would" said Roy She's pretty,
isn't she?"
Very pretty said Mr.. Gregg gravely.
Roy nodded his head with satisfaction, and
had been spoken concerning his mother.
The fact that Mrs. Clifton know of her
sons friend in the park regarded by Roy as
an incentive to hasten the affair. She made daily
inquiries concerning his afternoon doings supple
mented with motherly cautions and advice It
hard not to tell the great secret But Mr..
Gregg had been unaccountaby long in arriving at
a defnate state of mind. II advisable to press
for answer, although it seemed 70 Roy that it
could be little more than forrnality.
Why can't We just go On being frien6s?" equiv
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-14

state of witness, which was a wonderful thing
and powerful endorsement of his parental claims.
When Roy discovered, to his dspleasure, that it
was time for him to home there was SO much
left untold concerning serpents that an appoint
You will be sitting the same bench, sup
pose" said Roy
In the very place." said Mr. Gregg laugh
ing
I'll be there" said Roy, extending his hand
with frank movement. Il like you all right
Thank you said Mr.. Gregg, and he stood with
a puzzled expression his face as he watched the
small figure disappear around bend in the path.
Roy ran most of the way home, for he felt that
his mother might worry at his long absence. He
hoped as he entered the house that he betrayed
nothing of the afternoons venture, for as yet the
matter was to be secret. Mr.. Gregg had an
nounced no decision, and until he did it would not
be worth while to say anything about it. There
was, too, dark possibility that he might not &C
cepet, although Roy dismssd that from his mind
confidently.
He was first at the bench the following after
and waited impatiently for the arrival of the
father-elect. But it was worth all the delay when
Mr.. Gregg did arrive, for it a long afternoon
OF snakes and condolences and it promoted &C
quaintance to the point where Roy thought it
might be just well to tell his mother after
ALL He overcame that temptation on his return
however, for Mr.. Gregg had registered no accept
ance of the post offered to him. In fact there
had been discussion of the subject that day
After that there were many afternoons in the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
1ERIT IN cHlcoRY.
v. .. Government Interested In the
Use of the Rnnf

II long ago was discovered that the adj
dltlon OF small proportion OF chicory to
couce gave the combination the same
taste and flavor as are found in the most
expensive Arabian mixtures selling up to
several dollars per pound. This fact has
been recognized for many years In Eu-
been recognized by American consumers.
VOW The government is Interested and
mas Conducted a searching inquiry into
thr merits and uses Of chicory. Recently
IN bulletin -. u. :. Department OF Agrf-
culture. page L. the government says.
=. With the exception OF only one case
Y " rs found that a small quantity Of
chicnry added 20 good coffee improved the
mayor an1 reduced the peculiar nervous
eject ~ the coffee. II is supposed In tho
bugie exception referred 10. an Inferior
grade - coffee was sold for the high
grad. In all these trials the purity Of the
chicory was untoubted, IL having been
sem hy a prominent ehicory firm for an
ANALYSIS Of both the raw and the pre-
pared product have 80 far failed to reveal
substance Neither the National nor the
U. 5. nispcnsatories condemn its use.
'Chicory1 says the former. is thought TO
Increased III" appetite. promote the diges-
ton aud stimulate the liver
In France and Germany use is made
~ cniforN ~ an apertent for Infants and
Young children. mothers preferring II to
nfhiunry medicine on account Of ia be-
ing agreeable in flavor and harmless in
encct Since no evil effects are apparent
NtfW "a UllNilrt OF ruirnry and coffee IL
used. and since remarkable symptoms fol-
low the excessive use Of straight coffee
" appears that the use Of rhirory in mod
Grafton Is not fraught with greater evil
than the use of coffee. Either hevcrae "a
Affects different Compartments in differ
cut ways and II should be left to the indf-
Niduai himself TO choose chicory. coffee or
a mixture The very general use of chic
DRY Tor the last one hundred and fifty
years. and the proportions which its cuf-
tlvatiou have assumed. Indicates that 10
u beneficial and agreeable to at least
some constitutions"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
COFFEE EYES.
u Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro
cuces Blindness.

The curious effect of slow daily poi-
soning and the gradual building in Of
disease as result, is shown in num-
bers Of cases where the eyes are af-
fected by coffee.
case in point will illustrate:
lady in Oswego. Mont, expert
enced a slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes in the form OF increas-
ing weakness and shooting pains
with wayy. dancing lines OF light. so
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at a time.
She says;
This gradual failure Of sight
alarmed me and I naturally began a
very earnest quest for the cause
About this time | was told that cot.
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form, and while | didn't believe that
coffee was the cause Of my trouble. |
concluded to quit IL and see.
i took up Postum Food Coffee in
spite OF the jokes of Husband whose
experience with one cup at a neigh
oors was unsatisfactory. Well. T
made Postum strictly according to d.
rections. boiling it little longer. be-
cause OF our high altitude. The result
was charming l have now used Pos
tum in place Of coffee for about 2
months and my eyes are well. never
paining me or showing any weakness
| know to 4 certainty that the cause
OF the trouble was coffee and the cure
was in quitting 1t and building up the
nervous system on Postum. for that
was absolutely the only change | made
In diet and took no medicine.
My nursing baby has been kent in
perfectly healthy state since have
used Postum.
Mr.. -, friend. discarded cof-
Zee and took on Postum to see IL he
could be rid Of his dyspepsia and fire.
quent headaches. The change pro-
duced a most remarkable improve
ment quickly
There's Reason" Name given by
Pss'IE "a 7c,>>s Creek. Mich.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
The BeardIcss Man.

There is a so-called "smooth-shaven"
millionaire in New York who never
used a razor on his face. Twenty
five years ago he was a monomanIac
on the subject Of saving time. and
among other short cuts to fortune
made up his mind to cut out shaving.
a matter Of Is cents day and about
20 minutes of precious time. IL the
barber made good. After a trial of
various cosmetics and delipatories he
decided that electrolysis was far bet
ter, though more tedious, process.
In five months the root of every hair
in both beard ans mustache was NJ
terly destroyed by an electric current
from a constant battery. The man
suffered considerably, but ever since
the operation his face has been as
smooth as a bald head. No power on
earth could restore his beard now.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
THE LIVING ROOM.
it Should at All Times BE . "LIvabIe"
Room.

What to do with the living room Is
a problem that confronts every house
keeper. The living room should be
in fact as well as in name a living
room-a livable room. II is the room
In which the most of our time at
home Is spent. the hours we have for
leisure. the time we have for play.
the place where we entertain our
friends and Il IL absolutely essential
that the walls and furnishings Of the
living room should be harmonious In
color. suitable in texture, and durable
in material.
The rich. soft. solid colored walls
are the ideal walls for the living
rooms They make a better back
ground for pictures. throw the furni-
ture out IN better relief. are less dis
cory3ant with rugs and carpeting. and
Indicate a higher degree Of taste and
culture than do the colored mon
strosiiies which ne paste on when We
apply vail paper.
Who ever saw roses climbing up
piasfered val growing out OF a hard
wood noo-7 Yet. that is what ne
suggest 20 the Imagination when we
paste paper covered with roses on
our walls They are neither artistic
nor true. Roses are all very beauti-
full but they we're never made to
climb up interior walls and they do
not grow from hardwood flooring.
The set figures OF wall paper are also
tiresone ani equally cisagreeable and
repellant.
TIE alabastined wall IS the only
correct form of a tinted or solid col
ored wall Fortunately It is the only
clean way. and more fortunately it Is
the only permanent way: the only
way that does not involve the end
less labor in the future.
In lighting the walls some thought
must be given the color. Light colors
reiect $50 Of the light thrown upon
them. Dark colors reflect but 15qs.
Lighting bills can be saved by choos-
Ing a color which will reflect the
largest degree Of light. In north
rooms use warm colors or colors
which reflect light. In south and
west rooms sometimes the light can
be modified by the use OF darker
colors. Dark greens absorb the light:
light yellows reflect It: browns mod
ify II. and so on. through the scale
Of colors. The color scheme OF a
room not only is dependent upon the
color Of the carpetings but II is also
dependent upon the light Of the room.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
PERHAPS A NATURAL MISTAKE.
Physician Had Reason to Think He
Had Lest His Patient

Henry Grimm. who was formerly
one OF the prominent members OF the
German-American society. tells n story
about a German friend OF his who
was taken Ill
For many days the German was
close TO death. but after a time he
showed improvement in condition
The doctor told the Germans wife
that her husband might have any
thing to eat that he liked.
The German expressed desire for
Limburger cheese. and the wife. being
a generous woman and pleased at the
Improvement. and In order that her
husband might have a nibble at any
time he had a taste for II. put some
cheese in every room in the house.
II is easy 10 imagine the aroma.
The next morning the doctor called
at the house. and as soon as be opened
the door he asked:
When did he dIe7"-Hartford Post.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
THE COME AND SEE SIGN

This sign Is PERMANENTLY attached
10 the front of the main building Of
the lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn. Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean?
Il means that public inspection Of
the Laboratory and methods of doing
business Is honestly desired. II means
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not ~open and above
board
1t means that a permanent invita-
ton Is extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made in the advertisements of lydia
4 Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it a purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs with
out drugs?
Come and See.
Do the women of America continu-
ally use as much of it as We are told
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
lydia Z. Pinkham, and is there any
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked TO write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private correspondence
with sick women conducted bv
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia T. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound for female ills
Will still go on using and being ben
Gifted by it; but the poor doubling.
suffering woman must, for her own
sake, be taught confidence. forshe also
might Just as well regain her health.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
SERMON TTE.

True pIety finds II. express
sion in genuine hospitality.
Doors opened 10 admit the
faithful servants OF the lord
let in the blessing Of God as
we'll.
To give to supply the need Of
one who is engaged in Gods
work is TO give to the Lord and
such giving never goes without
its reward.
God can find shelter and foo5
for his servants In most unex-
peeted places.
The entertainment Of this
plain. unsssumine prophet. poor
and despised. except 20 the few
IN Israel who were faithful TO
God. was not going TO bring So
eisI prestige TO this shunsmr,ite
woman. in fact her hospitality
perhaps was going to cost her
the regard Of many Of the swell
set" Of Shuner. But enough Of
the light Of Righteousness ard
truth had shined into her heart
TO make her understand that
there was more honor in enter
tanning one Of the humble ser
wants Of God than IN filling her
house with a choice company Of
her rich neishbors.
To-day we need to learn the
Joy and blessing Of true hospi-
tsIity. when thou nskest a
dinner or supper" said Jesus.
"eall not thy friends, nor thy
brethren. neither thy kinsren.
nor thy rich neishbors. lest
they also bid thee again and a
reconpense be made thee. But
when thou rskest a feast. call
the poor. the MANNED. the lame.
the blind; and thou shalt be
blessed: for they cannot recon-
pense thee: for thou shalt be
reeonpensed at the resurrec-
tion Of the just
The good heart is sensitive 70
goodness in others. This Shu-
rsrnite woman perceived that
Elisha was a holy man"
The good heart also delights
In fellowship with goodness. u
was a real Joy and privilege for
this Shursnmite woman TO re-
eeive the spiritual blessing
which Elisha the prophet was
able to bring TO her and her hus-
band.
~ this Shunsmr1ite woman
had been absorbed in the latest
fashion plates. or been ssddina
about 20 afternoon card parties
ard social teas. or the matinee,
she never would have had eyes
20 see this man Of God as he
passed TO ard fro by her home.
This shunsmrlite woman
never dreamed that her kindly
service VAS to bring to her the
treasure fer which her heart
ionsee most AnG yet Is :, not
a literal fvifllnent Of the dec.
isrstion Of Scripture that ~ we
seek first tire kingdom Of God
ard his righteousness. all these
things snail be added unto usy-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
CURE At CITY MISSION.
Awful Case Of seabies-6ody q Mass
Of Sores from seratehins-Her
Tortures Yield TO cuticura.

a young woman came to our city
mission IN a most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies 1.-THE itehl.
incipient paresis. rheumatism. etc.
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was a rsss Of sores from scratch
ing and she vas not able to retain solid
food. We worked hard over her for seven
weeks but We could see little improve
ment. One day | bought a cake OF
Cuticura Soap and a bottle of Cuti-
cura Resolvent. and we bathed our
patient well and gave her n full dose
Of the Resolyent. She slept better that
night and the next day I got a box Of
Cuticura Ointment. In five weeks this
young woman was able TO look for a
position. and she is now strong and well.
Laura Jane Bates. SIS Fifth Ave, New
York, y. Y. Mar. IL. 1907"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
Iosind Tenant

A landlord in the Highlands OF Scot
land had ''crofter" tenant. who paid
him ten shillings a year as rent for
the little farm. At the end OF the
second year the tenant came to the
landlord and said that he was not
able to pay more than five shillings a
year. as crops had been poor. The
landlord agreed to this.
At the end OF the third year the
tenant appeared before the landlord
again and complained that things
were going so poorly with him that
he was not able to pay any rent. The
landlord agreed to let him remain
rent free. At the end of the fourth
year the tenant once more appeared
before the landlord. and said:
Colonel. IL you don't build me q
barn I'll have to move"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
Discipline Above All.

Near Settat. in Morocco. during
fierce engagement, a soldier Of the
French foreign legion was struck by a
Moorish bullet and fell fiat on his face.
He is dead" said his corporal. lean
ing over him. Lifting a battered face.
the legionary groaned: NO. corporal;
not dead. hut badly hurt" Where is
your packet Of Init" demanded the
corporal. Il have forgotten IT," said
the soldier. trying TO wipe away the
blood. Two days arrest" shouted
the corporal. and lifting the wounded
man onto his back he staggered to
the nearest doctor amid a hail Of bull
let's
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
TIE STORY.

THERE was a certain woman Of
I Shunem in the land Of Israel who
as Scripture says. was greaf-great aS
concerned the possession Of this
worlds goods, great as to abilities
Tor she vas wise woman and ordered
the affairs OF her husbands home
after the most careful manner Of Tho
eastern housewife. great as 10 he-
womanly virtues. and the kindly deeds
which she vas constantly performing
for her neighbors and friends. great
as TO her piety. but. above all great
In the burden OF sorrow which rested
upon her heart-a sorrow which she
hid from her husband and the world
sorrow which when IL strikes deem
into a woman's heart is greater than
any sorrow which woman NAV know
the sorrow Of childless home.
When as a bride she had come 10
take her place In the splendid home
which her husband had provided for
her 1t had been with the joyful thought
that children would come to bless and
make bright the home. To her as
with all women in that eastern land
the childless home vas a reproach
and the browning honor of wifehood
was motherhood. But all through the
long years OF her welded life this jor
and blessing had been denied her. and
it seemed as though her heart must
break with the burden OF It's grief.
Her husband. conscious Of the
yearning Of her heart-for braveIy "a
she tried she could not hide II attn
gether from his fond. loving eyes
sought tenderly to be not only hus-
band but son to her. and tried tn 6u
her life with activities and pleasures
which would take her mind from be-
grief. And she being too true a von,-
an to be swallowed up of her sorrow
found relief in the performance OF
kindly deeds which epdeared her to
neighbors and friends and made her
name great in Shunem.
Now it CHANGED one day as she want
about her gentle MINISTRIES that an
errand Of mercy took her to the o,bsr
side Of town, where a widow woman
and her three children dweIt in nov
eEty. In passing through the marke.
place she observed a solitary figure
sitting in a secluded spot. His CLOAK
or mantle was drawn closely around
him, but from without the folds OF the
garment which developed his head
there looked a strong face. whose
penetrating eye seemed to take In
every detail and movement Of the
busy place. Knots OF people gathered
here and there talked in low tones
and the furtive glances which were
cast in the direction of the silent fig
ure indicated plainly that 1t was the
stranger who was the subject of con-
Versation- But no one. moved By
friendly impulse. seemed inclined to
speak kindly word of greeting to the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
THE PAINTING SEASON.

Good results In painting at the least
cost depend largely upon the material
chosen. Paint is a simple compound
and the ingredients can be easily test
ed. The solid part or pigment should
be White Lead. The liquid part
should be Lnseed Oil. Those best in
formed on painting always buy these
ingredients separately and have their
painter mix them fresh for each job.
Before the mixing the test Is made.
Place 4 pea-sized bit OF White Lead
on a piece OF charcoal or piece u
wood. Blow the fame against It and
see what II will do. IL 1t Is pure
White Lead. little drops OF bright. pure
metallic lead will appear. and with pa
thence the White Lead can be com
pletely reduced to one giobule OF metal
lie lead This is because pure White
Lead Is made from metallic lead.
You may test dozens Of other So
called White Leads and rot b. able
10 reduce one OF them to lead nthsy
viii not change wholly 10 lead but
leave 4 residue. Il Is clear that some
adul,erant is present
10 you should have your painting
done with such materials. no natter
how cheap they might seem. Il would
be costly in the end
National Lead Company. Wood
bridge Building. New York City. are
sending on request a bioEpipe free TO
any one about 70 have painting done.
so that the White Lead may Be- test
ed With It will b sent a handsomely
printed booklet having as its frontis-
piece the Dutch Boy Painter re-
produced from the original painting
This little painter has become noted
As the guaranty Of pure White Lead.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23

Bishop Potter. at an ecclesiastical
dinner in New York. read a Coopers-
town schoolboy's essay on Clergy
men" The essay. which created much
amusement, was as follows:
There are kinds Of clergymen
blshups. recters and curates. The bish-
ups tell the recters to work and the
curats have to do 1t. a curate is a thin
married man. but when he is a recter
he gets fuller and can preach longer
sermons and becums a good man"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
Senator'S supersti,io,s.

The Baltimore Sun has collected a
lot OF anecdotes OF the late United
States Senator William Pinckney
White. Marylands Grand Old Man"
One OF them shows that the venerable
statesman stood In horror Of the
mystic Is. and particularly Friday. the
thirteenth. Once when about to seat
himself at the dinner table he noticed
that he would make the thirteenth per-
sor. and told those already seated to
proceed-that he would wait a while.
The reason for his hesitation being
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
THE HORRORS OF ECZEMA.

Itch, Itch, Itch, Scratch, Scratch!
Scratch, Eczema is maddening. Your
skin Is on fire. and the more you
scratch the more intense becomes the
agony OF 1t. Stop scratching, 1t will
never relieve you-it cannot cure you
1T only makes things worse. wheth-
er you. your child or member OF
your family is suffering with eczema
or any skin disease apply LITTELi.'S
LIQUID SULPHUR at once. Stops
itching instantly and is a guaranteed
cure for any and all skin diseases.
Send l0c to-day for a large sample
bottle sent postpaid TO any address.
Rhuma-Sulphur Company. 40i No. End
St. St. Louis. No.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-04-23
How He Did the Trick.

A driver on the Avontuur railway.
South Africa. while staying at the
Gamtoos. caught large cobra de ca.
pello alive. The cool way in which he
did the trick (says local paper) sent
a cold SILVER through every one who
saw It. He simply caught hold of the
point OF Its tail. gave it a sudden Jerk
toward him and caught 1t by the back
OF the head He then placed IT in a
biscuit tin The snake was three
inches in diameter and about four feet
long.