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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-10

HE II H.
Presoyterian-3sv. W. d. Eeclestor,
paSsor Preaching every suliclS
morning and night
Presbyterian, c $ A--Rev- W. l. AZ
Asson, PASTOR preaching ever!
sunday morning and night
Raptist-Rev. W l. Bcrunn, pastor;
Services every Sunday morning asei
night.
Metaodiss-RevH.S spragins, pastor
Pr aching every Sund-y morning
and niga1.
EpIscooaI-3ev. C. D. Brown, rector
Preaching every nrstand thru sun
days in each month
Primitive Baptisr-Rsv- A. E. Morris
pastor Services every first ea-uF
day and sunday IN each n
SECRET SOCIETIES.
T S Gathright Lodge No g. r < :.
M.-Sta-ed commulicatIcn the M,
THURSDAY night N each moaEn: u
H Thomson, W. VI: MlaeE hen
nedy, secretary
Lafayette CHAPTER No 50, K. \: N
Regular convOcatiOn third 1I
day niZhs in each month IL :
Moore, II. P; Wilmer KenueGyr sec
Benz. Springer Cornell No. H. h-~ :
M-Meets third Thursday niglI Il
each mouth. s. H. Logan, T. / 4
Wilmer Kennedy, Recorder.
Oxford Lodge No. 50, N-O VI :
Moore. Z. g; &. NJ Knight, eierk-
Oxford Lodge Nc-.73, K Of P-see.
every Moaaay night q. o. hurst
c. G: r. :. Adams, h OF K >
Knight OF .H5nor-Meets every
and third Tuesday nights IN eaei
month. r f. Fades, DietaSori .
u. Howry. Reporter -
Tha Civic League meets q hise r.
day night in each month
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MUNICIPAL NUNiNEEy.

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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-10
oEFlclAL DIRECTORY.

FEDERAL C0U2T-Nee Fs Non
dzv n jane aEd DeceHa n =
Nles, IuGSe;A Il store. Aa-sl2l;
-. D. FraEse- Dstra at-9-1eJ l.
!. OaihanE, cseTE- E,
CIRCUIT CO-RT-Neets the second
lo1day n MARI ana ~sePteuoe--
~ A Roa1e. judge
-EAECERY CGCEf-Aees FoIcd
E0uday ii .Ezy and Sovembe.- /
e. Erclur- Chm sg-IOr.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1908-09-10
coon FnE BILIoUsSEs>

81 took two Of Chamberlain's sson-
aca and Liver Tablets last nign.- Al
l feel SO per cent better han sa
for week. s1ysJ J F~irestone, OF a
legan, Mich, ssThey are eer.siliy
aHa article for biiousaess-' FOR S1
by ali crucyistz. Samples Tree
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
TIME At THE POLES.
IL .. Practically Any Hour of the Day
You Please.

Il 10 Practically Any Hour Of the Day
You Please.
Those who are conversant with the
use of globes know that all the merid-
ians of longitude starting from the
equator converge toward and meet ut
the poles. They know, too, that longi-
tude signifies time and that difference
Of longitude 'is difference in time. They
know very we'll that when 1t is noon in
London 1t is about q o'clock in the
morning in Boston, and that when 1t is
noon in San Francisco 1t Is about q
quarter past 8 in the afternoon in New
York.
Now, as the meridian of London ex-
tends to the north pole, 1t necessarily
ensues that when it is noon in the Eng
lish capital 1t must also be noon at the
north pole. In q similar manner when
1t is noon Mt Boston. or in San Francis
co. or at Pekin, or any other place
situated In the northern hemisphere.
It follows that II must also be noon Mt
the pole. because all the merldians of
those places unite at the north pole.
Therefore 1t Is noon all day long Mt the
pole.
Thus there is IN entire absence OF
time ut the pole. But 1t would be just
as correct to say that it is place
where there is preponderance Of
time, for 1t is practically any time OF
day during the whole twenty-foul
hours or. indeed, through the year
In fact. resident Mt the north pole
could make 1t any time Of day he
might choose to select. with the con
sciousness that it would be the right
time.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
A BROKEN CUP.
The Way Queen Saved an Old ssrv.
ant From Dismissal.

The Way Queen Saved an Old serv-
ant From Dismissal.
A charming story is told of the for
mer queen regent Of Holland, the moth
er Of Queen Wilhelmina. The old king
had bought fine service of Sevres
porcelain for the use of the royal fami-
ly, and he gave orders that any serv-
ant who should break any piece of 1t
should be punished by being instantly
dismissed. One day man who had
been many years in the royal house
hold confessed to the young queen that
he had broken one of these Sevres
cups. Queen Emma spoke comfort
ingly TO him and suggested that he
should mend the cup. That. said the
man, would be useless, for the king
would surely notice the cracks. New
ertheless the queen told him to mend
the cup us neatly rs possible and to be
sure to give it to her that afternoon at
tea time, when the king would be pres
ent. Tea time came, and the queen,
after drinking from the mended cup,
suddenly rose and let it fall to the
floor. 1t was smashed to atoms.
"Think of ME as one of the most
awkward Of your majesty's servants"
she said humbly. II have broken one
of your precious Sevres cups. You must
dismiss me at once. l don't deserve to
be retained In your service" The arbi.
trary old king was highly amused Mt
her demure manner and considered the
matter good joke. He never knew
the true story Of the broken cup.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
POINTING THE BONE.
Queer Superstition Of En-. Nativ
blseks Of Australia,

Queer Superstition Of the Native
Blacks Of Australia.
The native blacks Of Australia are
stepped in superstition. A black fellow
will on no account go near the spot
where another black has been buried.
He has deep rooted aversion to one
particular bird-the wagtail-because.
he says. him all day talk. talk along
white Teller, tellum all about black
Teller" and no opportunity is lost Of
killing these little birds.
Many tribes "bury" their dead by
sticking them up into the forks1 Of
trees and there leaving them till the
flesh has either dropped or been taken.
leaving the bones clean. These bones
are then taken down, the larger ones
buried and the smallest handed round
as keepsakes to those nearly related
to the deceased. Should one black fel.
low wish the death Of rival OF enc.
my he points the bone at him. This
means that he takes one Of his late re-
lation's bones from his dilly bag and
points 1t, In the presence OF witnesses,
at the man he wishes to get rid of, oil
the time pouring forth threats and
curses.
Strange as 1t may seem. the one
| pointed at will often languish and
eventually die. perhaps In month
perhaps in a year. for no sooner is the
bone pointed than he makes up his
mind to die. and there Is no saving
him.-London Standard.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
A POETS DIET.

Byron's Strenuous Efforts to Keep
Himself From Getting Fat.
"You mention Brownlng's idea that
starvation was the cure for all the Ills
Of the flesh-his own. Mt any rate"
says correspondent. Browning was
not the only poet with peculiar views
on the subject. One of Byron's chief
fears was that of becoming fat. and to
avoid 1t he often resorted to eNtraor
binary systems of diet. At Athens he
lived mainly OIL rice and vinegar and
water. Later he confined himself to
six biscuits day and tea. In 1916 he
had SO restricted his diet that he was
obliged to keep down hunger by chew
Ing mastic and tobacco. Don Juan
was written on gin and wnter.'"
Byron. 1t has been pointed out. was
one Of those foredoomed by their con
situations to fitness In middle life.
whether they eat much or little. and
his victory over nature In this respect
for he succeeded in reducing himself
by these violent methods-hns been
quoted rs one. of the most remarkable
achievements of the human will. con-
sidering all the circumstances. 1t must
have been bitter to him to see such a
man as Beau Brummel. who ate and
drank freely aud took no exercise. re-
gance Of figure that was his greatest
gift. No wonder Byron's was the po-
ctry Of glOom.-London News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
INoI6lNle, IHE BABY.
introducing . Nice Point In Baby Co.
riaua Etiuuetta.

introducing . Nice Point In Baby Cars
riass Etiquette.
S"That fellow doesn't know the arst
thing about the etiquette of the baby
carriage" remarked one Of a group
Of men Mt Thirty-tirst and Main streets.
The comment was made to all In q
general way. One of the group, the
man with IL fraycd collar and look Of
patient resignation. gazed anxiously at
q couple about to board car. The
mother was sparring 10 a desperate
sort of way with one of those baby
carriages which shop statesmen can open
and close in u minute and the users in
from five to thirty minutes.
Don't see anything wrong with
that" said the man with the frayed
collar Hes got to hold the baby
even II she does have to wrestle with
THE carriage. You don't think he ought
TO hold the baby and take care Of the
carriage, too. do your
well. there's one thing sure" re-
Joined the objector-"the man doesn't
know thing about baby carriage Ell
quette. What you want to do It this:
II the baby weighs more than the car
riage. it's the mans place to hold the
baby. lf the carriage weighs more, he
should hand the baby to his WIFE"
"Oh. Piffie" interpolated the man
with the big black cigar. you're way
OF. What he ought to do is to hand
the baby to his wife and the carriage
to the conductor. "-Kansas City Star.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
sARToRlAL DILEMMas.
Weishty Problems That Are Puzslin1
Our Enolish cousiHss

Our English cousiKss
A problem is put forward By. n writer
in contemporary which gives food
for thought. 1t is this: Suppose by
some combination Of circumstances you
were faced by the alternative of wear.
ing frock coat with brown boOts
Which would be the better way out of
tito wear Il bowler or Il tall hat? Az
the writer justly remarks, III you wear
a bowler then the thing you have to
explain away is the coat. If you wear
a tall hat, you have only the boots to
account for. We should advise those
of our readers who find one morning
that all the wearing apparel In the
house had been stolen during the night
with the exception Of al frock coat,
waistcoat. trousers, shirt collar, vest,
tie. q pair OF brown boots and two hntu
one tail, the other round-to cut the
Gordian knot by staying In bed. j An
other Of ltfe's dilemmas which may
face the traveller down the worlds
dusty highway has to do with collars.
Suppose on arriving at a house for q
week end and starting to dress for
dinner you find that your evening col.
lars have got wetted by your sponge
or otherwise defaced. Should you wear
a clean double collar or a dirty ortho.
doy evening collar? In the former case
you will be natty, but thing OF
loathing to all properly constituted
men. In the latter you will give the
impression that you cannot afford the
services of n NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Globe.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
nApoLEoN's HABITS.
The Great Warrior Was Fond Of Per.
fume and Clean Linen.

The Great Warrior Was Fond Of Per.
fume and Clean Linen.
1t Is pleasant to learn IL one has Ma
poleon I. on the hero list that he had
very dainty habits in personal mat
tiers; that he was fastidiously clean In
his person, according to an article An a
French contemporary, and poured eau
de cologne into the water he washed
in, then sponged his head with per
fume and finally poured the remainder
Of the contents of the flask over his
neck and shoulders. He was also ex-
travagantly fond OF clean linen and
during his campaigns had relays Of 1t
sent to different places. III those days
1t did not cost farm to have starched
things Numbered, for, In account with
n famous laundress in Paris, the em.
peror's linen for one wash amounted to
1856 pieces and cost only a tribe 0Esr
$40.
This strikes an American as very
reasonable, but his majesty never wore
any article but once, and, as he always
undressed himself without hid from
his valet, his garments were literally
cast to the four corners Of the room.
Napoleon's bill for eau de cologne,
however, exceeded the washerwoman,s
by large majority. It Is a RELIEF to
learn that the Little Corporal Yves 10
much dude. Some of his predecessors
In the Tuileries We're not blessed with
such excellent habits If history is to be
relied upon.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Al, Three Kinds.

There is IL village in New England
which clings fondly to the customs of
the past and has small regard for limo
yations. Not long ago an old resident
died. The lawyer who went up to set
tie the family affairs stayed overnight
at the little Inn. He was a dyspeptIc
and ever cautious about his food.
Therefore he looked searchingly at the
waitress as she stood ut the breakfast
table the next morning to greet him.
"Tm-er-obllged to be very careful
of myself" lie said solemnly. MY
diet is extremely limited. What sort
Of breakfast food have you? That is
all take IN the morning except dry
toast"
1--WE have apple, squash ana mince,"
said the girl, regarding him In kindly
and sympathetic fashion. You can
take your choice or have all three u
you like."-Youth's Companion.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
THE MARINERS COMPASS.
Influences That Draw 1t From Its Allie
Glance 20 the Pole,

Influences tHae Draw IL from tes Aiio.
glance 20 the Pole.
Nothing in the navigational equip
ment of ship has been the subject Of
more anxious research or receives
more jealous care than the mariners
compass.
The popular notion of the compass
needle always pointing north and
south is-well, more inaccurate than
even popular notions usually are. Even
under the most favorable conditions
there are only certain places upon the
surface of the earth Were the compass
needle does point north and south, and
1t is quite safe to ssay that such condi-
lions are never found on board of any
ship.
But we must go further and say that
no more unfavorable position could be
found for a compass than on board of
a modern steamship. which is Il COM
plicated mass of steel, all tending to
draw the compass needle from its allie.
glance to the magnetic pole of the
earth, warning influences which must
needs be counteracted by all sorts of
devices which hedge round the instru-
ment by an invisible wall of conflicting
currents: CT magnetism.
And asif this were not enough there
are now huge dynamos to be reckoned
with, producing electric currents for
all sorts of purposes on board. In the
midst of these mystic currents the poor
little compass needle, upon which the
mariner depends for his guide across
the trackless deep, hangs suspended
like one shrinking saint surrounded by
legions OF devils.-Windsor Magazine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
To Make w.sed p.u.;r

This is used for keeping substances
which contain either volatile aromatic
ingredient or grease, which would pen
citrate through ordinary paper. On, q
fiat sheet of copper over gentle fire
place a sheet Of paper as base and
then lay n second sheet on the top Of
the first. Coat this second sheet with
yellow or white wax and distribute the
latter uniformly over the entire sheet
by means of sponge, exerting a lit,
tie pressure, till the paper is; every
where transparent and consequently
permeated by the wax. II the Are Is
too feeble, the process will be retard,
ed. Too powerful a flame Is still more
harmful, us the paper is liable to be
come brown or black. Stearin may be
used instead Of wax.-Der Industriose
Geschaftsmann.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
rennv.on,, Cure For shyne,,,

It is recorded in ''Tennyson's Life"
that he used to recommend to young
er brother the thought OF the stellar
spaces, swarming with consultations
and traversed by planets at ineffable
distances. as cure for shyness. and a
lady Of my acquaintance used to en-
deavor as q girl to stay her failing
heart on the thought Of eternity at such
moments. 1t is all in vain. At the ur.
gent moment one cares, very little
about the stellar motions or the dim
vistas of futurity and very much In
deed about the cut Of ones coat and
the glances OF ones enemies. and the
doctrines Of the church and the pros
poets Of, ultimate salvation are things
very light In the scales in comparison
with the pressing necessities Of the
crisis and the desperate need to appear
wholly, unconcerned!-Arthur G. Ben.
son dntPutnam's and Reader.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
A Terrific Tumble.

Most marvellous Of oil the stories of
great fulls is the account Of Charles
sWoolcot.s terrific tumble from height
of no less than 5000 feet 1t was in
,Venegueia. aud he was making para
chute descent. The parachute refused
toiopenstill within 100 or 200 feet from
the ground. Then 1t spread out sud
denly and split. The unfortunate man
crushed both ankles and both knees
broke his right thigh and hip, dislocat
ed his spinal column and suffered othel
injuries. Yet after year in a hospital
he recovered sufficiently to write ar
accounttof what was probably the mos
fearful accident mortal man ever sur
vived.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Marian Life Dying.

a sadder interest attaches to such
existence-that 1t is, cosmically speak
ing, soon to pass away. To our
eventual descendants life on Mars will
no longer be something to scan and
interpret. 1t will have lapsed beyond
the hope of study or recall. Thus to
us it takes on an added glamour from
the fact that it has not long to last.
for the process that brought it to its
present pass must go on to the bitter
end until the last spark of Martien
life goes out. The drying up of the
planet is certain to proceed until its
surface can support no life at all.
Slowly. but surely, time will SNUFF IT
out. When the last ember is thus ex-
.tinguished the planet will roll n dead
world through space, its evolutionary
career forever cnded.-Professor Low
ell in Century.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
Australia.

~ % d
The first civilized settlement in Aus.
tralia was made at Botany bay in 1898
by some 4, O30 persons. mostly convicts
In 1926 Moreton bay. New South
Wales. was settled. The settlement Of
Western Australia dates from 1920.
Explorations, of Australia began In
1915 and have been kept up at inter-
walls ever since The greater part Of
the interior Of the continent Is little
better than desert. being either sand
or dense shrub or porcupine bush. In
1878 Giles traversed territory $500
miles In extent which was declared
UNFIT for human habitation." And
yet the artesian well may vet make
Australia bloom like a garden.-New
York American.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

An old Scotch farmer was lying ON
what he thought was his deathbed He
began to give orders to his wife about
his funeral and the people to be inElt,.
ed. His wife, knowing that he wasAaqt
dying, paid but little attention TO: hts
requests, and this so enraged the Farm
er that he rose on his elbow and cried
out:
what need 1 speaK7 Therein be,
naethlng dune RIGHT unless I'm there
myself" al.
His wife. patting him on the shout
der, replied: "Toots, man, Bauldy!
Keep yer min easy. Yell be the pfln.
scipal man there."-G Glasgow Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
rre N coNT1NuEp.I
THE MAD DUCHESS.
Lady Catherine Hyde and Her Eeeen-
tricities of Dress.


Lady Catherine Hyde and Her Eeeen-
tricities of Dress.
Lady Catherine Hyde was the third
daughter of Henry, second earl of
Rochester and fourth earl of Claren.
don. and great-granddaughter of Ed
ward, the first and famous earl of Clar.
endon. . One of the strongest
of her caprices was to be unlike other
people. and she succeeded admirably
in the attempt. Bolingbroke hickman
cd her LA Singularite;" Horace Wal.
pole. mere bluntly, 1.-The Mad Duchess
This oddity was specially displayed in
her dress. In 1147, after good deal Of
intriguing. she had obtained permits
sion to appear again at court, and In
1868 Horace Walpole tells Lord Hert
ford that she presented herself there
In II gown and petticoat of red flannel
Making all allowance for male igno
rance on such Il subject and Walpole's
tendency to embroider story, it is
beyond doubt that she deliberately
courted the peculiar in her costume
She was fond of wearing an apron and
appeared in one at court after this gar.
ment had been forbidden at the royal
drawing rooms. Her entrance being
opposed by one of the lords in wait
ing, she tore it off. threw it in his face
and walked on. Beau Nash on SINH
lar occasion took the law into his own
hands. for when she attempted to en-
ter the ballroom at Bath wearing an
apron he promptly stripped it off and
threw it among the ladies' maids, OBJ
serving that none but Abigails ap.
peared in white aprons. 1t was her
fancy us she grew older to disregard
the changes of fashion and to adhere
obstinately to the dress OF her younger
days. Her attire at times was so weird
that Lord Cornbuiy wrote. "She has
been called sir upon the road above
twenty tiines."-Ninetcenth Century. 5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26
A Girl After Hi own H.art,\

A scotchman. wishing to knowAhis
fate Mt once. telegraphed a proposal iof
marriage to the lady of his choice.
After spending. the entire day ut the
telegraph Office he was finally reward
ed late in the evening by AMI affirma-
tive answer.
III ! were you" suggestedtthe opera
tor when he delivered thel message.
I'D think twice before I'd lmarry q
girl that kept me waiting all, day for
my answer"
INA, na." retorted the Scot. '.Ths
lass who waits for the night uates is
the lass for me."-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-26

English name. Hes made a stake
somehow and travels about in decent
comfort He passes now as an Ameri-
can-h!s English is e:cellent-and he
hints at large american interests"
HE probably has forged securities
to SELL commented the German. 81
know those fellows. The business is
best done quietly"
II dare say" returned Chauvenet.
"Of course you greeted him as long
lost friend" remarked Claiborne lead
ingly.
NO; l wanted to make sure of him.
and, strangely enough he assisted me
in a very curious way"
All felt that they We're now to hear
the denouement of the story. and sew
eral men bent forward in their absorb
ton. with their elbows on the table.
Chauvenet smiled and resumed. with n
little shrug of his shoulders.
"Well, must go back moment to
say that the man knew at Bar Har-
Dor had a real crest. The ladies' to
whom he wrote notes treasured them.
dare say, because of the pretty in
slgnium. He had it engraved on his
cigarette case, bird of some kind tip
toeing on n helmet. and beneath there
was a motto. Eide Non Armis.'"
"rhe devil" exclaimed the young
German. "Why, that's very like
Very like the device of the Austrian
Schomburgs. Well, remembered the
cigarette case, and one night at con-
cert-in Berlin, you know-I CHANGED
to sit with some friends ut table
quite near where he sat alone. had
my eye Oh him, trying to assure my
self of his identity, when in closing
his cigarette case it fell almost at my
feet, and bumped heads with n waiter
us picked it up-I wanted to make
sure-and handed 1t to him, the imita
ton baron"
"That was your chance to startle
him u trifle, should say" remarked
the German.
He was the man beyond doubt
There was no installing the cigarette
case. What said was" continued
i Chauvenet, ".Allow me, baron!"
well spoken!" exclaimed the Span
ish officer.
"Not so well, either" laughed Chau
venet. ''Hc had the best Of it. He's