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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Rheumatism Is not the only ailment
for which the possession of a rabbits
foot or hare's foot has been a specific.
Pepys. the seventeenth century dlArist.
had one as a charm against the collie.
Blu he was never lite sure whether
he ought to BE- grateful to Il. At the
end OF 1864. noting his abnormally
good health for some months past. he
remarked But | am at a great loss
TO know whether II be my hare's foot
or taking every morning Of a pill OF
~turpentine. or my having left OF the
wearing Of a gown. " Three weeks
later a friend showed him tina, his
hare's foot was defective. not having
the Joint 10 H. And u IL a strange
thing how fancy works wrote Pepys.
for ! nc oon handled his foot. hut
! became very vel and 50 continued. E"
Pepys got another hare.s foot. and
throve again. but In March he was
still wondering whether this vas due
10 the charm o. to the ~turpentine
pills.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

It's easier for a girl to look like an
angel than 1t is for her to act like
one.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
. APPEAL TO vA>ious RACES.
Missionaries Provide "Heiy Families
Of Different Aspects.

A colporteur. delivering a New Year
address before a Sunday school. dis
played a number Of pictures and
images Of the Holy Family.
Here is a Holy Family for export to
China he said.
The children laughed. fer the MARI
OF the group was a China woman. with
dwarfed feet and slantlng eyes. Io-
seph was an old Chlnaman with a
long. thin mustache and a queue. the
sacred infant had the fiat nose and
sblique eyes of China.
Here said the colporteur. rs q
Holy Family for the Congo people
The children laughed again. Mary
was now fat and black. with WOOL.
hair; Joseph was n stalwart black war
rior. a spear in his hand. a girdlc OF
feathers about his waist. the infant,
too. was black.
Our Holy Families for missionary
use" the colporteur explained. "are
always made in the likeness Of the
people they are TO go among
Those simple and childiike people
would be e~stranged by a white Holy
Family. Only this sort shows them
the Del;y's real kinship with them
selves"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
CURES COLDS QUICKLY

A never falling home remedy for
coughs and colds is nsde from the fol-
lowing formula t. be mixed at home
Two ounces Of glycerine. one-half
ounce OF Concentrated pine compound
one-half pint Of good whiskey; mix and
shake thoroughly; use in doses OF a
teaspoonful to a tablespoonful every
four hours"
Thus will cure any cough that Is cur
able. or break up an acute cold In
twenty-four hours. The ingredients all
can be gotten at any drug store.
The Concentrated pine is a pine prod
uct refined for medical 1876 and comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en-
closed in a round case, which Is air
tight. but be sure that it is labeled
Concentrated"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Wood pipes are better than iron
pipes for carrying water supply. ac.
cording to a report issued by the Uni
ted States forestry bureau. 1t says
that timber saturated with water and
protected from outward Influences is
practically everlasting. There is a
line of two miles of wood pipe at
Fayetteville. n. C., laid In 1929
which is sound and in constant use
at the present time. Wood pipes cost
only onequarter as much as cast iron
and one-half as much as steel. they
have greater discharging capacity.
they are not affected by electrolysis
and they are poor conductors of heat,
thus keeping the water cooler in sum.
mel and warmer in winter.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
ONCE A MORTAL SIN
HOW OUR ANCESTORS oIscouR.
AGED PERJURY.
Fearful punishmerts Threatened
Failed to Deter sinful Men from
the crime-some Quaint
Folklore Oaths.

During one OF the occasional out
groupings Of pure thought with which
the recent Ruef trial In Judge Ca
baniss court In San Francisco was ~
Illuminated. II was stated by n distin
gulshed prosecutor that perjury has
become the greatest crime Of the age.
Perhaps the trouble Is that perjury
does o entail such dire calamities
nowadays as IL once did. Delving into
the subject with the spur Of curiosity.
we learn hat two or three centuries
z II cost something to veal falsely.
Then Il was a mortal sin rather than .
simple crime. and some Of the domestic
troubles which followed were a curse
running to the seventh generation.
death from a lingering disease within
IL months. or being turned into a
stone, swallowed mp by the earth and
eve afterward crawling about as =
vampire.
Those punishments which deferred.
II one believed them. As a matter OF
fact. few did. and people committed
perjury as merrily In the good old
seventeenth century as In the TWEEN.
tieth. Then. as now. the moral man
SPOKE the truth for practical moral
reasons and the immoral man lied for
immoral reasons
Superstition has always been the
basis of oaths. and their practical
value has depended on the depth Of the
superstition. That. Of course. Is evt.
dent enough. as all that differentiates
an oath from a plain statement Is that
one Introduces an element Of religious
faith. In California taking m oath
requires simply that n witness raise
his right hand while the clerk in.
forms him hat he soiemnly swsars to
tell the truth. the whole truth and
nothing but the truth. 80 help o
God The charm Of legendary a.
taches 20 the explanation that the
hand u f-s witness vas crtrtaag
raised 80 yhnv bar hs had aot a
Sesgon c1u' q IN r. but this g.
apncwrhal
Touetins . set-d ohb.- l. a world
via~ IA ol nth f4E Z IN earlier
ages one 80 ~ the sun or by a
great river o. some other axesome
thing IN nature Even nos the
Gangcs b. the most binding oath to a
Hindu The Tunxax witness sfili
braHdishes a knife before the sun. say
ing N ! lie may The sun plunge
sickness into M enirails like This
knife The Somali. administering an
oath. declares God II before us and
this stone Is from Amr Bur naming
a sacred mountain. The man to BE-
sworn then takes the stone and says.
i shal not lie in this agreement
II would be- pleasant 20 believe that
Ne does not-San Francisco Chronicle
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
How Presidents Died.

Death came to presidents and for.
mer presidents of the United States in
the following ways: Washington
death was due to acute laryngitis:
Adams, Madison ant Monroe. prac.
tically to old axe; Jefferson. chronic
dlarrhea; John Quincy Adams. paraly,
sis; Jackson. dropsy: Van Buren,.
catarrhal affections of the throat and
lungs: William Henry Harrison. pIeu
risy; Tyler. cause of death not given
by biographers; Polk. cholera: Tay.
Tor. cholera morbus. combined with a
severe cold: Fillmore, paralysis
Pierce. dropsy. Buchanan. rheumatic
govt: Lincoln. Garfield and Mckinley
assassinated; Johnson. paralysis,
Grant. nee at the root Of the
tongue. Hayes. neuralgia of the heart;
Arthur. heart trouble; Benjamin Har
rison, pneumonia, and Grover Cleve
land. heart failure following a compli
cation of diseases.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Armed only with an AK Joseph Frost
OF kenroa had a terrible experience
with two timber wolves recently near
Garwood. He was returning from the
bush. where he had been cutting wood.
when " large wolves sprang at him.
Using his AK freely he managed to
keep the animals az bay for a few min
utes, but when the battle seemed hope.
less a Canadian Pacific railroad freight
train passed and the animals ran into
the bush. Torn clothes and a bloody
Ak showed the severe experience he
had been through. Owing to a
scarcity of rabbits the wolves this win.
ter are very bold and appear more nu-
merous than for several years past
Winnipeg Cor. st. Paul Dispatch.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Cy Young. the grand old Trojan
among baseball men. Is said 10 be one
Of the o economical men in the
business. Unglaub. the new player
that Washington recently secured
from Boston. tells this story on
Young:
II appears that when the Boston club
was In Cleveland. which Is not very
many miles from Cy Young's big farm.
Cy wished TO telephone some instruc.
lions to his farm manager. n he re-.
sorted TO the long distance telephone
as a means OF quick communication.
While Cy was ~telephoning. Unglaub
and Mcconnell happened TO stroll up
to the telephone booth. When Young
had ceased talking and was getting
the necessary change out Of his pocket
to pay for his message. Mcconnell
who is a youngster just fresh from col.
lege said to Young:
Consider the long distance tele.
phone"
Yes" broke in Young with n wry
expression on his countenance. as he
began counting his change. and see
how quickly It makes you short"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
He Sell.

The owner Of a small country es-
tate decided to sell his property. and
consulted an estate agent in the near
est town about the matter. After visit
ing the place the agent wrote a de
scription OF il, and submitted IL to his
client for approval.
Read that again. said the owner.
closing his yes and leaning back in
his chair contentedly.
After the second reading he was
silent a few moments. and then said,
th%oughtfully: Il don't think I'll sell.
I've been looking for that kind OF a
place all my life. but until you read
thai description | didn't know | had
it, No. | won't sell now."-Exchange.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
lmnortanf 10 naofheea.

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
Nav to Know the Trees

r,ore Is an auctioneer whose
'ns,s and native wit draw many
o, l sso to his sales, but some osnn
puren' be Is the subject rather tnaH
The cause OF amusement. v.,,.v Not
'"T The mans name is o. A. Kelley, o, hos
long ago he had to seh' n.S the day
things. a lot Ct pine logs. aau them
before the sale he rent ~ Loo with
and marked the end OF each 'os
his initials. n, Irish.
On the day Of the auction an M.
man came along and immediate, hem
,lrcd the logs with the letters on a-h
20. A. K" he read, loud eI y T,s
FOR All round to hear. "BeEorra, ~
not iust like Kelley to deceive o us , INV
behaving thin pine logs are oAA
Springfield Republican.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Satisfaction.
Stern Onicer ton German frontier)-

Stern onicer ton German frontier)-
Passport, sir,
Gentle Graduate OF Yale-Jerushy
John, Forgot all about-that Is. | did
not know | had TO show 1t here. l.
well-hold on, Here. Produces a be-
ribboned and be-sealed documentl
Here you are at last. Excuse me. | did
not know you were the proper officer.
Officer tries to read the Latinl-Ha
-Dlictum-ha-His Emporium-Hai
tReturns sacred parchment.l Yis. sare,
II is sufficient, Accuse mi, IL is of the
high royal household. Special envoy.
Much ~apolige. Houury, Go at once.
Graduate trelievedl-Great Scott,
That was a close shave. That's the best
thing a Yale diploma rel did for me.
From the Bohemian.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
1ne GIRL AND THE LOBSTER.
Possibly Harmless Remark, Though
Decidedly Mslspropos.

Dorando Pietri. at n Of the many
italian blnquets given in his honor in
New York. talked about professional
athletics.
"Amateurism is no doubt o TO
mantle than professionalism he said.
but we live in an unromantic age
He smiled.
only the other night. at one OF
yor- gayest Italian restaurants" he
said. Il overheard a dialogue that IL
lustrated forcibly the ages lack OF ro-
nance.
IT was late. At the table next to
mine a rich young Italian contractor
was supplng with a beautiful young
girl. As the young girl played with
the stem of her wineglass | heard her
murmur:
1T Is true. isn't It. that you love
me and me- only?
Yes, said the young man. though
this lobster Is certainly mighty good
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

haudS up-
The passengers on the Pullman car
took in the situation at a glance and
did exactly what the train robber told
them to.
At the points Of his guns he relieved
them Of their yaluables. But at the
sight of n woman. he paused with a
start.
Who are You. woman" he de-
handed.
T. she quavered. am Miss Fay de
flufie. the wellknown actress. Here
are my iewels-take them ALL"
The hold-up held up his head.
proudly.
No he replied. Il may b. a Oh.
Der. but am no press agent. Keep
your wealth"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

and made me feel like a new person.
and it shall always have my praise"
Mrs. w. p. VALENTINE, 902 Lincoln
Avenue, Camden, n. j.
Gardiner. Me.-"I was a great suf-
ferer from a female disease. The doc
tor said l would have TO go to the
hospital for an operation, but Lydia Z.
Plnkham's Vegetable Compound CON-
pletely cured me in three mouths."-
Mrs. s. A. WILLIAMS, R +. ID. No. IA,
Box 80, Gardiner Me.
Because your case Is a difficult one.
doctors having done you no good.
do not continue to suffer without
giving Lydia +. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound q trial. 1t surely has cured
many cases of female ills, such as in
dammation, liberation, displacements.
ibroid tumors, Irregularities, periodic
pains, backaehe, that bearing-down
feeling. indigestion. dizziness, and ner-
vous prostitution 1t costs but a trifie
10 try 1t, and the result is worth mil
icns to many suffering women
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
TOLD TO USE curicuRA.
After Specialist Failed to Cure Her In
tense Itching Eexems-Had Been
Tortured and Disfgured But
Wa. soon Cure. of Dread Hunor.

Il contracted eczema and suffered
intensely for about ten months. At
times | thought I would scratch my
self to pieces. Ny face and arms were
covered with large red patches. so
that ! was ashamed 10 go out. ! was
advised 10 20 to a doctor who was
a specialist in skin diseases, but |
received very little relief. I tried
every known remedy. with the same
results. thought | would eve get bet
ter until a friend OF mine told me to try
the Cuticura Remedies. SO I tried them.
and after four or FIVE applications Of
Cuticura Ointment | was relieved OF
my unbearable itching. | used two
sets Of the Cuiicura Remedies, and |
am completely cured. Miss Barbara
Kral. Highlandtowu. Nd. Jan. 9. 'OS."
Poster Drus a Chem. Corp, SOLE Props Boston.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
For Colds and cripp-c.pudins.

Tbs best remedy for Gripp and Colds ID
Hicks capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold-Headaches
also. Its ~Iiquid-Enects immediataly-1O
Is end Soc at Drug Stores.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
MIX FOR RHEUMATISM

The following is a level failing rem
edy for rheumatism, and IL followed
up It will effect a complete cure OF
the very worst cases: Mix one-half
pint Of good whiskey with one ounce
of Toris Compound and add one ounce
Syrup ~Sarsaparilla Compound. Take
In tablespoonful doses before each
meal and at bedtime The ingre-
dents can be procured at any drug
store and easily mixed at home.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Be positive with the children. Lay
down the law. II is remarkable how
soon they discover when you are In
earnest. Do not go to the breakfast
table in a furry. but stop long enough
to count 100 slowly. and then enter
with 4 calm name determining that
there will be no s%quabbling. II Is
natural for the young animal to
scrap. and while not criminal. still II
must be checked to s~elf-control.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

Here is a story Of Wagner visit
TO London in 1855: After the first Phil
harmonic concert the critics re-
preached him for conducting a Zee
thoven symphony without the score.
At the second concert, to satisfy mis-
audience. Wagner had a partition"
on his desk. which he frequently con
suited. The critics declared the I'M
provement was marked. The score
however. was Rossini's Barber de
Seville
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
.uIy WITH Ttn puNS
Reasons Why Some Children Simply
Cannot Learn.

A small coterie Of French doctors if
at present studying school children,
and has Al the moment under It's q
pecial observation that infantile phe
nomenon knowa as the Ounce. The
existence OF the Ounce Is frequently to
BIO attributed. they declare, 10 faulty
~hygienic environment. unsuitable food
or tactless treatment. incidentally
they assert that a disposition for
mathematical studies is no criterion
OF a capacity for original or vigorous
thought. and that the ability to deal
with numbers Is often observable IN
the very weak OF mind. says the New
York World.
Ehe Ounce. they say. is often any
thing but a Ounce. The poor child
may suffer from weakness OF sight. OF
%incipient deafness. and his teachers
fail to note the fact. Morbid shyness
and circumstances. often charac
t%eristic In children. are the ~so-called
dullard's inability to learn. All chill
dren DO not progress with the same
~alertness. The phenomenon of grown
Ah' WAN diF A'u 9fhFH ufllnl Nntti
age. in regard to mentality, has beer
noted by all physicians. Corvisart
Napoleon's doctor. declaring tina
these minds often prove the fines
when they reach their maturity. an,
that the fact Of their backwardness h
Invariably a sign that a ripe old ag,
Will be- reached.
The personal character OF children
say these French doctors. requires I,
be trained In respect to pluck. initia
i've and interest. before the purell
mental attributes can be expected I,
come into play. Children who evinc'
a dislike TO play should be taught tina
success In play and kindred natter
Is the surest guaranty OF success fl
the great game of life later on. Par
ticular care must be- taken in tn
selection of schools and schoolsur
roundings for children who are an
usually fat or overgrown. or who shov
a tendency TO be what IL known a
"old-fashioned." When children ar,
likely to become the butts OF thei
companions. parents cannot be 10,
careful In deciding rs to how The.
shall be trained. Observation and IN
advice OF physical attributes. are tn
safest guides II the rearing OF Who'll,
some men and women be. as
should be. the end Of ea.;y ~.rcstiou
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
HER MoTHERLN-LAW
Proved a Wise, Good Friend.

A young woman out In Ia. found a
wise. good friend in her mother-in-law,
jokes Notwithstanding. She writes:
1t is two years since we began US
ing Postum in our house. / was great.
ly troubled with my stomach. complex
ion was blotchy and yellow. After
meals often suffered sharp pains and
would have to lie down. My mother
often told me it was the coffee | drank
at meals. But when I'd quit coffee I'd
have a severe headache.
While visiting my mother-in-law I
remarked that she always made such
good coffee. and asked her to tell me
how. She laughed and told me il was
easy to make good coffee when you
use Postum.
Il began TO s Postum as soon as I
got home, and now we have the same
good coffee (Postum) every day. and
/ have no more trouble. Indigestion is
a thing OF the past. and my complex
ion has cleared up beautifully.
MY grandmother suffered a great
deal with her stomach. Her doctor
told her to leave of coffee. She then
took tea but that was just as bad.
she finally was induced TO try
Postum which she has used for over a
year. She Travelled during the winter
over the greater part Of Iowa. visiting.
something she bad not been able TO do
On years. 81 says she owes her
esent good/ o Postum"
~4 astum Co., Battle
he Road to Well
IS a Reason
~fterf 4 pe4
ttnse. IhaX
tef h9Da3
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

The stress OF life may touch sorne
LIGHTLY may appear to pass o'ne''
hv hut most men whom We mse'.
v,,h whom we deal, who work 10,
us or for whom we work. khoN :,
the common stress of humanity ~
IN all our human relations 'ni !.
thought could be kept before US =
would revoiutionize life. we Nou
be humanized-ennobled. We Wou,a
care for men as men. We our
no, escape the transforming rea'i1a-
t,on OF an actual brotherhood II we
recalled and thought upon the
deniable fact Of our " part IN 'ne
universal brotherhood OF the oon,
mon strain.-Schuyler c. Woodruff IN
The Bellman.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
Work Of Women Inventors.

Women are said to have been issued
more than 5000 patents by the United
States office. They are not all domes-
tic by any means, either. as some OF
them are for car c%ouplers, night signal
ing, life RATS, car wheels. machines
for manufacturing ozone and a type
writer for the blind. A pocket sewing
machine and a sash that will go up
without sticking are other inventions
by women
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

I'm not so much afraid % mice as
some women. said she. but ! don't
Ike them In my hair The other
night | finished a biscuit I was eaunx
after | went 20 bed and na'uraiiv I
so-ae crumbs about. not meaning 10.
never thinking 81 mice
"Wcil. about the middle of the night
I heard scamperinF. and there we're
the mice ail w my hair. trying 70
get M those crumbs
4 tell You. ! gave one shrek. sprane
up lighted all the gas in the room
and sat up the rest OF the night watch
ing that pillow"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
His Vocabulary.

He was an only child. They were
very particular about his manner OF
speech. constantly correcting him so
that he would $ beautiful English.
He. however. was allowed now and
then to associate with other children.
He played with a neighbor boy a long
while n day and when he came
home there was an ecstatic smile on
his face.
Il like that boy. mother" he said.
Il like him very much. He years
beautifully. He knows every word"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

There Is more Catarrh IN this section OF the country
than all other diseases put together. and until the last
few years WAS supposed to be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced II n local disease and
prescribed local remedies. and by constantly failing
To cure with local treatment, pronounced IL incurable.
Science has proven Catarrh To be n constitutional dis
ease. and therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure. manufactured by +. J. Cheney
a Co.. Toledo. Ohio, Is the only Constitutional cure on
the market. II n taken internally In doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonful. II acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any ease IL falls to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address; ,. J. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
Would Sell His Chance,

Patriotic Gentleman-My lad, every
American boy has the chance Of be-
coming president. Just as every Eng
lish boy has the opportunity of being
prime minister.
Small Boy (thoughtfully)-Well, I'll
sell my chance for a dollar.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21

They tell of an Atchison man who
was going down street with a girl.
She was n of the kind who believes
In the power Of the gentle hint. and,
as they passed a candy store, she
said: Doesn't that candy smell
good?"
Yes" the man replied: let's stop
here and smell it awhile.'-Atchison
Globe.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1909-01-21
Honored BY the MIkaan.

Prof. Abby Leach was presented by
the mikado with a golden cup: a mark
OF great honor. Miss Leach is a mem.
Der Of the fellowship committee OF the
American school at Athens. and vice.
president of the school and college
organization Of the middle states. She
was the first Radcliffe student. then
Harvard annex. but took her degrees
as Vassar, later studying at the Uni
versity of Leipsie. The cup is the
first sent by the Japanese emperor to
a woman. and is in recognition of her
service TO education.