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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
What Was?

Miss orange-Do you know Poe's
Raven"
Mr.. Black-Why. no; what's the
matter with him2-Harvard L.ampoon.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

husoand-why do you hate to sec
me come home smiling.
"ue-Because | know il means
something has happened to poor moth.
er.-nlustrated Bits.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

OUT a cane. and as I continued my
health gradually returned. | was so
grateful | made a public statement OF
my case. and now seven years have
passed. am still perfectly well"
Sold by all dealers. soc a box. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Why are you making those hor
rible facesy'
I'm amusing the baby!"
But the child is screeching."
Yes; some people can't realize
that they are being amused"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
Rough on Rats. unbeatable ex,ermins,o,

isousn on Rats. unbeatable exterminator
Rough on Hen Lice. Nest Powder. Csc.
Rough on Bedbugs. Powder or Liq'd. 2sc.
Rough on Fleas. Powder or Liquid. Is.
Rough on Reaches. Pow'd. I5c. .Liq'd.2sc.
Rough on Moth and Ants. Powder. Csc.
Rough on Skeeters. agreeable to use. 25c.
rs Wells. Chemist. Jersey City. N. ].
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
Striving for the Ideal.

Many. IL not all of those who at.
tain eminence in life keep constantly
before them an ideal character.
adorned with virtue and excellences,
which they strive to make their own
-Lytton.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

but in an inspired intensity one
speeds along mindful only Of the goal
who is also the prize. The specific
for earnestness in the Christian life
Is looking unto Jesus"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
Very Simple.

My dear old friend. how were Won
able to acquire such an immense for.
tune?"
BY a very simple method"
What method is that?"
When was poor l made out that
| was rich. and when | got rich !
made out that ] was poor."-Answer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Il don't see that her college educa.
ton has improved her much
MOI"
No. She helps her mother with
the Homework Just as IL she hadn't
been educated--Detroit Free Press.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
ONLY ONE HE EVER LOVED.

The Widower-Mary. do you know
you are the only woman / ever loved?
The Widow-oh. dear. George. you
don't mean II?
The Widower-Yes. the rest were
all girls!
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

hurai Admittedly dear, YOU moth.
er tells me you are going 10 %, ms-
ried. "a
MISS de Fad-Yes. auntie; it's all
the style now.-New York WeeL,v
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Dont dope yourself for every it'll
pam. II only hurts your stomach. Such
nation s,d IN Usually from local inaam.
W;,srd nj n1,ie rubbing with Hamlins
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

How did Tom manage to get Sc
much Of his uncle's estate?"
He married his lawyers only
daughter"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
A Suburban Test.

Are you n~eighbors, the Hunters
and Panroves. good friendsg"
Well, | guess! VIII. thew evan
praise each others lettuce.-Puck
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
For Colds and c,,,Ac..u

tihe best remedy for Gripp ana cola. A.
49, Relieves the aching az
also IN lures the eold-Headaches
. n soc at Drug Stores. s-i1
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
A Feminine -chronoms.e.

Knicker-How long does your wife
plan to be away?
Bocker-Two trunks.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Instead of making a fool Of a man
woman furnishes the opportunity
and lets him do the rest.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
WANTED THE DATE.

Preacher-Tommy. I hear you have
been telling lies. I never told lies
when was your age.
Tommy-When did you begin. sir?
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Siberia has 90 days OF rain each
year on the average.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

whether from Colds, Heat, Stomach q,
Nsrvous trouble. the aches are speedii,
relieved by Capudine. It's Lquid-nlsas
ant to take-Enects Immediately IA =
and Soc at Drug Stores. ' =
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

p, - Wtn.aov-s sootAins syrup.
asnmaaoe' s, sfSun NJ sor,sn. The glms, redaes, :,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

During her courtship no girl is in
favor Of disarmament.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORlA . safe and sure remedy Tor
'nfants and children. and sse that II
.%' .s. .'',..,s'ss'ZHZzM
u Use For Over 10 Years.
The Kind You Have Always pourh,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-08-26
PROVED BY TIME.
No Fear Of Any Further Trouble.

David Price. Corydon. Ia. says: Il
was in the last stage of kidney trouble
The bee., 1909-08-26
a GENIAL CROWD.

Recently at a dinner party the Coz
versation turned upon the subject Of
clubs. The special features Of the
Athenaeum were referred to with
great respect. and then j. NJ. Barrie,
who was the only member OF that
august club who happened to be pres
ent, intervened.
After having been elected by the
Athenaeum club" he said. Il went
there for the first time and looked
about for the smoking room. An old
man with long, white hair was wander
ing in lonely way about the hall. l
asked him II he would be so kind as to
tell me the way, to the smoking room.
He agreed with alacrity. When we re-
turned to the hall l thanked him
heartily, when he begged me to do him
the honor Of dining with him. But
my dear sir said, you have been far
too kind to me already. cannot
think of imposing myself upon you in
this fashion
Imposing yourself!' exclaimed the
old man in an eager voice. ON the
contrary, you will be doing me the
greatest favor in the world; the fact
is, l have belonged to this club for
thirty years and you are the first mem
Der who has ever spoken to me! -
Bellman. - as,t.,1@P
The bee., 1909-08-26
By James A. EdgertOn

eraturs-s studied law for a year, then
switched to physic and 10 the end
found himself In literature. He had
followed Paurs Injunction and bad
tried all things, or nearly all, and held
fast that which was good. While be
was still on earth be and his friends
debated whather be had rendered the
greater service to the race in an essay
be had written on puerperal fever or
In his novels, essays and poems, but
the ages will only recall that he wrote
on puerperal fever, II indeed they re.
call the fact at all, because he wrote
the novels, essays and poems. The same
Paul already dragged into this article
by the heels made tents. he likewise
Indited various epistles. The earth ha'
been full OF tentmakers, but 1t has
only one thirteenth chapter Of Oorin
thians In like manner learned folk
have written on fevers for some thou
sands OF years, but there Is only one
"Chambered Nautilus"
This was not the emily fever episode
IN the life Of Holmes. When be first
hung out his shlngle bis native humoT
got the best Of him, and be said some
thing about small favors-and fsvers-
being thankfully received. This queer
ed his practice at once, as people vii
not have a doctor who makes fun oi
.heir diseases. II there Is anything
sss average man or woman wants tax
en- seriously II Is bis or her ailments
The young doctor nDally did get pa
tients, but In a few years took to lee
turing In the colleges. Then he discov
cred that, after all. he was a poet
when be was stu happier and th'
world likewise.
It was Lowell who literally dragged
Holmes into literature. much against
that gentlsman's wish and only wher
be was forty-seven years old. Lowell
was offered the editOrship OF the At
The bee., 1909-08-26

evorywher a practitioner, scien
tlst teacher, essayist novelist, poet
after dinner speaker, conversationalist
ana society man When ths famous
Saturday Night club had Its monthly
spreads, with such far shining ones
az Emerson. Longfellow. Hawthorne.
Agasslz, Sumner and Whittier about
tho board. II was Lowell and Holmes
who carried OF the conversational hon
ors. Perhaps n our doctorpoet had
pot spread his glow over 80 many fields
h would have been more intense bur
Ro are thankful for It as It was The
Divine spark was there. and that Is
hood for the ages. whether It CLEANS
D. many places or 10 one
a Holmes came In with that wonder
|ful constellation OF genius that reach
Id the earth IN 1900. aud was born on
Ane. 20, only a few days after Alfred
+ rennyson. His father was a strait
Inoed New England preacher OF the
lG school. but his mother was touch
d With the humanltles. the geniality
nd the culture that afterward charm.
ID tho world IN her son. He took his
|se 10 Cambridge Mass. 80 thar be
as not only Harvard bred but Har
I'D born. SO 10 spenk He alwAvs
Xfd IN Boston except for two yeaf
fnni IN Paris studvnr weGriae ~
s boyhood he hesiiate1 hefwoea
sIoo fo,atiors-hW rel. Zee ala at
The bee., 1909-08-26
How Il Happsnsd.

Tiarks-Who was that sporty chap
In the high hat and diamonds that
spoke 10 you outside?
Biarks-Don't you know him7 Why,
he's spring poet.
Thanksgiving poet? Mean to say
a spring poet can sport tall hat and
diamonds?
Bjarks-Sure thingl He wrote a
poem on a wagon spring and the
manufacturers are paying him an op-
era singers salary.
The bee., 1909-08-26
PITY the Poor Horse Ely.

Every purchaser of a motor car dis
courages the life of the horse fly.
Some sort of bug or fly will have to
be invented to bite autos and make
them stamp, switch their tails, and
kick up We don't know what ef
feet cinder beetle would have ron
autos. The question is referred to
Judge Adna P. Gristlebone for an ex-
pert opinion.-Ossawatomie (Kan.)
Globe.
The bee., 1909-08-26
Martyrs to Science.

At Lisbon. during the plague. DR..
Camara Pestana was infected while
searching for plague in person sup
posed to have died of pneumonia. 1t
was plague; and the intrepid searcher
died also. He wrote down his hor-
rible symptoms to the very end, for
the benefit of medical science.
The bee., 1909-08-26
Civic Medal for BABIES.

Portsmouth, Va, Aug. 21.-Becauss|
reports on births have not been made
promptly, the mayor has declared his
intention to offer on the part OF the
city a silver medal bearing the name
and date of birth Of every child boFn-
1t will carry with it, on the opposikg
side Of the medal, the seal OF the city.
II parents fail to report for medals
the mayor proposes to have both At
tending physician and pareRts fined.
The bee., 1909-08-26

lantic and said that he would consent
only on conditioB that Dr. Holmes
became the chief contributor. The re
suit was "The Autocrat OF the Break
fast Table" which made Holmes and
the magazine at once. When this se-
rieS Of delightful papers was started
the author had no very definite ides
how or wheo II would end, but mere.
ly kept on writing as fancy led. That
perhaps Is the chief charm of the
work. Many OF the best writer's have
borne witness to the effectiveness Of
the same method. They let their plots
work out themselves. the characters
bobbing up at unexpected times. just
as they do in life. The world does not
like to be imposed on by machine
made sponta neity. It prefers that the
thoughts force the author rather than
that the author force the thoughts. In
his novels, his essays and his poems
the autocrats words bubbled from his
heart
Before the Atlantlc episode DR..
Holmes had already made some repu'
tation as poet The year be was
studying law he hal written
Aye ,e2r taa tns-egea e-s'sa down.
whih vs ccHlsc ,hrarghout Gle
couatr a-l sarr t'ie aatogec cid
frl .e r'c, Few years
leirr he ..- rr' fo tho net. na
Last ie2l' fNt "s ff'ns have
The bee., 1909-08-26

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 21-Freal1
wiRdfalls Of luck in the Flathead res
ervation claim drawing contest hap
saped to the family of Holmer M
Thofp, West Coast grocery team
ster. Thorr himself won claim, also
his son, ]. M. 1horp, and his daugh-
ter, Miss Mabel, stsnographer. The
three will try to get adjoining claims.
The bee., 1909-08-26
New Artistic Viewpoint.

II story is told of Riccardo Mar
tin, whose voice has conquered New
York:
1t appears that his tailor was very
anxious to hear him sing, so the other
day Martin sent him couple Of
tickets for Carmen"
A few days later, when he saw the
tailor. he naturally asked him:
How did you like it," To which
the tailor replied:
'It was simply awful! Your trous-
ers didn't fit you at all!"-Musical
America
The bee., 1909-08-26
The Important Feature.

Katherine, aged two, who had on .
new pair Of shoes. had her picture
taken, and when asked why she did
not look up instead Of down. said: =
wanted to see II my now shoes goe
their picture takeD."-DeIineator
The bee., 1909-08-26

Milwaukee, Wis, Aug. 25.--Berc
Mahron, 23 years Of age. shot hig
cousin Mabel Brooks, 15 years Of aga
and then killed himself. The gre
will recover. The shooting followed
a courtship on Mahron's part whioh
was discouraged by the girl and her
parents because Of the girls youth.
The bee., 1909-08-26
FIoater ia Identified.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. 25.-The body
Of the woman found in the Ohio river
near here was identified as that of
Mrs. Laura Yarbor, wife Of Ernest
Yarbor, an elevator man. Relatives
said she had often expressed a deter
mination to die.
The bee., 1909-08-26

ANYONE called, Perkins?" Eyes,
my lord; man with bill. Used awful
language! And abusive! Why, II he'd
been your lordship himself he couldn't
have been more so!"-Ally SIopers
Half-HolidAY.
The bee., 1909-08-26
plslnfectIno

"The sanitary department is scat
tering quicklime everywhere. / won
der what's the matter?"
why, didn't you know The Blue
Mouse was in town this week?"
The bee., 1909-08-26
March of PROGRESS.

Every institution is a scaEolding
to a better one. 10 not overturn one
until you are ready to erect another
which, in turn, will be scaffolding
for something nobler.
The bee., 1909-08-26
Hoo Serum Test Is sueeessFuI. {

Kansas City, Aug. 21.--After a 80
day test, conducted under the most
rigid supervision of the United States
government and the Kansas City
Stock Yards company, the unqueg,
toned efficiency of the serum discOv-
cred by DR.. M. Dorset, governments
specialist, for the prevention of hog
cholera, has been demonstrated.
The bee., 1909-08-26

st. Petersburg, Aug. 25.-six per
sons were hanged at Odessa and sew.
en- we're sentenced to death at other
towns for armed attacks.
The bee., 1909-08-26
rhare,s . Raaaon for h.

When An actress gets old enough to
be willing to publish all her love let
ters 1t may be taken for granted that
the last OF her copy was In several
years ago.
The bee., 1909-08-26

IEjHbos said Il first He was lecturer
~ anatomy at Harvard for thirty.five
pears and carried his warmth ana
glow into the class room, so much SO
that the ''undergrads" set up . shou,
OF delight whenever he hove In sight
10 has old age be was likened to a VI
ais withered red checked apple. but the
comparison was made IN love and not
IN scorn. In bis day Holmes was
about the most universally loved man
n Boston, and when one can win the
Anection Of Boston be has the whole
world at his feet Tbs Sutocrat shone
The bee., 1909-08-26
EIre Maksn loco Families HomsInnn.

Fire Makes 1000 Families Homeless
Krementchug, Russia, Aug. 25.-.k
thousand families in this district have
been rendered homeless by a fire that
started in a local lumber mill ana
ragged throughout the night.
The bee., 1909-08-26
His Experience.

Peckem, who had loved and won,
Once let this sentence fall:
"'Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have lost at ALL"
The bee., 1909-08-26

HOLMES was
NN an incarna-
tiOn of the
spirit Of sun
shine. He was
M any things -
doctor. lecturer,
good fellow and
author 90 but his
C hief vocation
was that Of op-
timist. His hu-
NOR was not Of
$ q en- sur.
prises. but Of
dihusive genial
ity. He was a
little chap - five
feet four or
thereabout and
once when In the
c o m pany OF
many larger doc
tors, all six foot
ers or more. said
he felt like q
threG cent piece
N q bunch o:
pennies. I hlS
mot haa been at,
The bee., 1909-08-26
The UpIIft.

Most all the farmers that one meets
OF this opinion seem to be:
'If you'll uplift the cash receipts.
You need not be concerned for. me"
The bee., 1909-08-26
HIS FIELD IS UNLIMITED.

The same Cupid that oficiates in
the parlor does business in the
kitchen.
The bee., 1909-08-26

At last i got out
the que stion.
'Wn you take
the ng path
with me7' Ger
tainly.' said the
schoolmistress,
With much pleas
ure. Think /
said, before you
answer. If you
take the long
path with me
now l shall In
terpret II that we
are to part no
10 ore Il h e
schoolmistress
ste epped back
with a sudden
movement, as II
an arrow had
struck her. -
Pray, sit down.
/ said. No. no,
she ans W cred
softly. 4 viii
walk the Ion z
,atb With Won so
The bee., 1909-08-26

'Is he a relation Of yours oy mar
riage?"
"Yes, he married my girl"
Evening star., 1909-05-17
TAKEN UP BY NAGEL.
Inquiry Being Made as to the Eff
ficiency Of Tabulating Machines.

Secretary Nagel, with the assistance of
Solicitor Earl of the Department of Com
merce and Labor, is busily engaged max
ing inquiry to ascertain the most accu-
rate. efficient and economical make of
tabulating machines. to be used in taking
the thirteenth census Already quite a
score of experts have been examined upon
the subject
As the contract for tabulating machines
more than anything else brought about
the recent friction between the Secretary
and Director North. resulting in a refer
ence to the President of the questions
whether Secretary Nagel or Director
North was 10 be in supreme control of
the taking of the new census. the fact
that the Secretary is personally looking
after the tabulation machine selection at
this time is regarded by knowing ones
as a settlement of the incident with Di-
rector North.
IT was said by prominent official of
the department today that the friction
with the Secretary has been removed by
the action of Director North in bowling to
the Will OF his superior officer.
Secretary Nagel is also inquiring into
the charges recently made that many in
dviduals of the same family are employ
ed in the census Office, and the investi-
cation Is still under way. The Secretary
was not prepared to say what would be
done IL the charge was found to be true
provided the employees were all up to the
standard.
Evening star., 1909-05-17
QUESTION OF MORE DAYLIGHT
CINCINNATI DELEGATION ASKS
AID OF PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Taft Will Discuss Matter With
Cabinet Officers Tomorrow.
- s7yset
Names of Callers.

President Taft today promised to take
up with his cabinet tomorrow the inter-
national question of more daylight. A
delegation from Cincinnati representing
the National Daylight Association called
on the President and requested him to
take the initiative in a reform movement
directed against the clock. The idea of
the movement is to begin the day two
hours earlier during the summer and con-
seauently to give longer hours for after
noon and evening recreation. 1t is pro-
posed that the first of each May the
clock be turned back two hours, the re-
adjusted time to remain in effect until
October l, when with the later rising OF
the sun, the clock shall again be turned
forward to the present standard OF time.
1t was explained to the President that
little progress could be made in the dl-
rection desired by the association with
out the support Of the national govern
ment
tional banking hours would be Immediate
ly affected by the change, the President
suggested to his callers that they take
the matter up this afternoon with Post
master General Hitchcock and Secretary
Of the Treasury MacVeagh. This they did
and tomorrow the cabinet officers will
discuss the subject with the President.
Secretary Meyer of the Navy Depart
ment already is contemplating putting
into effect an order to have the clerks of
his department report for work at s
o'clock instead of 3 o'clock am. and to
stop an hour earlier in the afternoon.
The delegation from Cincinnati was
headed by E. II. Murdoch and included
j. G. Schmidlapp, L. \. Ault, Julius
Fleischman, George r. Bolch, J. Stacey
Hill, George w. Anderson, jr., and George
Armstrong.
Evening star., 1909-05-17
CARNEGIE MEETS THE KING.
Presented to Victor Emmanuel at
Rome Today.

ROME, May 17.-Andrew Carnegie was
received in audience by King Victor EN-
manuel today. He was presented by
Senator Cappellini of the University of
Bologna, to which institution his majesty
sent the model OF a rare prehistoric ami
NAL recently presented him by Mr.. Car
negie. In the course of his conversation
the king expressed his appreciation of
this gift, and showed great interest in
and knowledge Of Mr.. Carnegies benefi-
cences.
1t was the intention of the Duke of
Aosta also to receive Mr.. Carnegie today,
but this was impossible. owing to the
illness of the duke.
Although no official announcement yet
has been made, there is reason to be-
lieve that the Emperor of Russia, after
calling at Brest, will continue his voyage
around Spain and Portugal. through the
straits of Gibraltar into the Mediter-
ranean to an Italian port to visit King
Victor Emmanuel. 1t is said also that
from Italy the emperor will go to Con-
stantinople, and return home via the
Black sea.