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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

Win pride in his eyes. and then he
cracked his heels together. which was
a thing he had never been able 10 do
IN his life before. He shook hands
with Doc Weaver warmly. and said
ne would settle his bill as soon "a he
marketed his crop. and then he start.
ed home. But his feet had got the
habit Of going in the direction in
which they were headed. and now they
were headed in opposite directions.
and by the time Artabanus had taken
Tour steps his legs were spread apar,
Ike a pair Of eompasses and at thu
next step something ripped and Arta.
oanus came down with a whop, He
got up Immediately and tried il again.
onf " was no use. one foot went Of
northwest and the other went of
northeast and when he had taken four
steps Artabanus's legs we're spread out
Ike letter A that has been mashed
fat Nothing Artabanus could do
seemed to make any difference. No
matter which way be wanted to 20
one foot went one way and the other
loot the other way. until they could
go no further. and then Artabanus
would sit down hard. But he looked
all right when he was standing still
So he tried walking backward. and his
legs crossed like a letter y. and a,
the fourth step Artabanus sat down
hard 1t looked as if he could spend
the rest Of his life sitting down hard
But Doc Weaver had been watching
his thoroughly and he suddenly spoke
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
BETZVII1E TALES.
Artdbanus Biffe and His Feet
Ellis Panher BuHefI
nA A,dhor of Pigs is Pigs Etc. 81
ILLUSTRATED By PETEP NFWFII.

one of the most remarkable ex-
smples Of the higher surgery has Just
been performed upon Artabanus Bff-
He. Of Betzville. by Doc. Weaver, our
renowned COW doctor. and Artabanus
IS receiving the congratulations Of his
friends, including Aunt Rhinocolura
petz. who was unfortunate enough to
lose her left leg at a time before Doc
Weaver moved to our city.
Ever since childhood Artabanus has
been so pigeon toed that he could not
nut down one foot without stepping
on the other. His usual pose when
dormant was with the left foot on
the ground and the right foot resting
across the instep OF the left foot. II
he wanted TO use his left foot he had
TO lift his right foot OF IL first, and
hold the right foot in the air with one
hand. so it would not go right back
across the left one.
For a long while Doc Weaver want
ed to operate on Artabanus's feet. He
told Artabanus he was especially in
tsrested in this operation because he
had never done one OF the kind. and
20 had no one else. so far as he knew,
50 Il would be mighty interesting. All
be would have to do would be to cut
or Arfabanus's feet and slew them
around and sew them back on again.
but Artabanus said he guessed he'd
wait. He said he hated to have his
name in the papers. and that If the
operation was successful IL would be
pretty sure TO be written up. and II
it wasn't successful his name would
b. mentioned in the obituary. So he
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
The Quaker Shop Girl.

Il bought this ribbon said the
shopper. from a girl who sprinkled
her conversation with Quaker thee's'
and thous' l talked with her long
er than was necessary. Just TO hear
those Quaker expressions. She was
the first person I have ever seen be
hind the counter who thee'd and
thou'd her customers. | have bought
goods of girls who spoke in every
European accent imaginable. not 10
mention our different American dia-
lects. but the Quaker phrases were
novelty. | let the girl know that !
considered her a regular curiosity in
a shop
Most people. do she said Ell
ployers do not like the Quaker spe-eeh
in a store because il makes the speak
er so conspicuous. For business par-
poses try TO break myself OF the
habit, but the quaint old words will
slip out now and then"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
GROWING COTTON IN INDIA
Il n Said That Country Can Produce
10000. 900 Bales

Lserpool---ln.lia ein prndnoe within
four ~ i've year- l0.0o0.uoO baics ot
cotton. j. the message brought by Arm
schmidt % Chairman G. W AaesTa. oi
tn. International Cotton Federation On
his return from India
Mr. Schmiit returned IRON India a
few DAYS ago and has submitted his PR
liminary report. During his tour. ~.
tending to about 4.O00 miles in India.
sIr. schmidt not only visited all the
industrial center-. bat devoted much
time to Investigations in connection with
cotton cultivation. and in the course Of
this work he Inspected government asri-
cultural farms at >uIat. Nadiad. CsNn-
port. Nagur ami Poona. and interviews. III
several officials At Calcutta. Madras AMI
Colombo.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
WANTED TO Be ON SAFE SIDE
TO Take Any Chances en- Her
Third Hubby.
NO. Is.

The officers OF the thumb print bc-
reau were just wishing for something
interesting TO turn up when a tele-
phone message offered timely diver
sion. \ woman was speaking
DO you make printes q anybody's
thumbs except criminals she asked
The bureau did
We'll. said the woman. n ! viii
cone down there right away With n
man win you make a print OF his
thumbs
The bureau would The man and
the woman came.
We wznt his thumb prints for
identifcation. said the woman We
are going 10 be married to-mOrroS. lie
Is my third husband The Other two
ran Away and I had she hardest kind
Of time 10 md them because there
was no sure way OF identifying them
They say thumb prints can never
change and that man can b. tracked
by them TO the ends OF the earth :
hope shall never have 20 use them.
but Il is just as well 10 BE- on the safe
side VIII you make them,
The bureau did
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
Mulready Envelopes.

The Mulready envelopes were the
first stamped envelopes used On the
introduction Of penny postage in Eng
land. They were in the form OF half
sheet of paper TO be folded over the
letter as previously part of the letter
sheet had been folded TO close the
missfve. On the side TO be stamped
an elaborate ornamental design. drawn
bv Nulready. the artist (whenee the
namel had been printed with small
space in the center for the address
However. these decorated envelopes
we're so inappropriate for the every
day needs OF correspondence ana bust
ness that they only remained IN uss
for one year. under the first contract
made with the government for thef
sale-From the Housekeeper
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
INTERSTATE
Commission Has No Power to Compel
Connections With Branch Roads

Nashington.-Twice Mou,lav the su-
preme court Of the United state an
nuiled important orders Of the interstate
commerce commission because the com
mission had exceeded it, authority.
One of the orders required the North
ern Pacific Railway COMPANY to ioiu
with competing railroads in establishing
through route and POINT rates from ths
East to Puget Sound points. via Port
land, Ore The other order required the
Delaware. Iaekawanna 4 Western rail
road to grant q physical connection with
the Railway Valley Railway Company
al summit. y. J.
In the Northern Pacific railway Gaze
the court held that this railrosd already
maintained satisfactory or rea>o.,-
able route from the Pa; to Puget
Sound points. and a. long a. slich route
vas in existence. the commission could
not require the road to join in another.
The court took the position that eli
mate. scrnery ard desire to yi-ir along
the routes south Il the Northern Pa.
eifc did not make the latter-s ruut.
unsatisfactory or unreasonable AMI 70
hold o;herwi-e would - 10 give an ar
ti6eial meaHing 10 the words of the
statute
The condition in the statute j. not %
- triaei with said Ius,ie~ Holmes IN
announcing the opinion Of the court.
In the other dsri-ian it vas held that
the commission dbl not have power 70
require a railroad. subject 10 TIE inter
state commeFce commissions order. 70
grant a connection with a branch rail-
road. I.on complaint Of the branrh rail-
rad itself. The court refrained from
deciding what Vas branch road. one
Of the points in the ea.e.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
CHANGE THE VIBRATION
IL Makes for Health.

A man tried leaving OF meat. potz-
toes. coffee. and etc. and adopted a
breakfast Of fruit. Grape-Nuts with
cream. some crisp toast and a cup OF
Postum.
His health began 70 improve AZ onee
for the reason that meat eater win
reach a place once in a while where
his system seems 10 become elogged
and the machinery doesn't work
smoothly
A change OF this kind puts aside food
Of low nutritive value and takes up
food and drink Of the highest value.
already partly digessed and capable
Of being quickly changed into good.
rich blood and strong tissue
A most valuable feature Of Grape
Nuts Is the natural phosphate Of pot
ash grown in the grains from which IL
Is made This Is the element which
transforms albamen in the body into
the soft gray substance which ills
brain and nerve eeutsrs-
A few days use Of Grape-Nuts will
give one a degree Of nervous strength
well worth the trial
Look in pkgs for the little book. The
Road to wellville- There's Reason"
Ever read the above tett~rs new
enc nppear~ from tfu.e 20 tfE>. They
are g~ssise, true, and tall ef lunar
tsteresI
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

put Il on. and put ii OF. In his usual
careless way. until one day he got
MS right foot cut Of in his hay NOW
ef' and then he picked it up and
rushed down TO Doc Weaver.
Doc Weaver was as pleased as any
'aing. and went right to work sewing
NE loot on. but Artabanus told him
'Aat he wanted the foot to toe out
s'en'y this time. He said he had worn
nat foot toeing in long enough. and
mat as long as il could be put on any
5ay ne wanted IL to toe out good and
plenty. So Doc Weaver toed IL out
considerably. and when Artzbanus left
ais oed he had two feet as good as
ever. nae roeing out and the other
'oeing IN. This put his feet in par
l''si INES. for both pointed northeast.
as you might say. The right foot toed
oat 10 the right. and the left foot toed
"a to the right. and there was only
ooe trouble-Artabanus had to walk
/" circles. for his feet were always
'oed around toward the right
y vas sad sight to see Artabanus
eoning down town in a hurry. He
ane IN sptrals. Sometimes when he
vas IN a great rush he would not move
''rsard al all-iust rush around and
around In circle to the right II he
vent slowly and took great care. he
A'd not do much better-he was al
ass hitting the other side OF the
sueet Time and again, when he was
'st IN his field. he would start for the
e'ner end OF the field. and, every time.
: would wind UP Just where he start
y irom- Artabanus could not help
ne mad TO go the way his feet
.ere headed Often, when he was
.'oNins' his team would start straight
sl'oss the field and Artabanus would
'op MS reins and circle around back
slow. ms
ae iast month Artabanus had the
- ior'une to lose his left foot in a
er similar to that In which he
i me night. and he hurried down
d. e Weaver and had it sewed on
!. 1Aae Doc slew his left foot around
~ zen, and when the Job was done
1anus had a stylish pair OF feet.
Of being pigeon-toed they
IN opposite directions. one
sss. sst and one northwest. as you
say, and Artabanus was as
- as child With new toy. He
and looked 1t those two feet
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
County Unit Bill Fails.

Frankfort. ky.-The last hope Of the
county optionists for success in then
county unit bill was buried saturday
night by the senate That body. by a
vote Of 16 10 IL. refused 10 reconsider
the vote by which it had sent the county
option bill to the rIles committees. This
committee is composed solidly OF anti
optionists.
/ The house recently passed the county
unit bill, but there has been no az
nouneement Of any intention 60 try 70
force the measure through the senate
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
LANDSLIDE ROLL GROWS.
The Number o, Dead May Reach SO.
All Missing Probably Dead.

Everett Wash--The death list in the
Wellington avalanche, where a train load
Of sleeping passengers were taken up BY
a TREMENDOUS snow slide and buried to
uhi;e death at the bottom of a zoo
TOO; e&nyoa, eoatiHaes 10 increase.
The officials OF the Great Northern
railroad gave out a list OF the known
dad. UPoH tins hasis the total number
nay rs-seh -, before the rrsruers reach
ths bottom of the mas. Of snow aud
Wrecka-e. While eight passengers and
nt=e railroad employes ar known 10 b.
dad, , pas-eng~rs and - employees Of
the rad Arr stall missiu=- Railro4d rnen
think iew Of tAs missing AL b. r-soy-
cred alive
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

AprOpos os President Taft and his
recent decision about whisky. Richard
Le GaIlienne said at a dinner AT the
So. Regis
While Vas living in Liverpool
there arose a hot whisky discussion
Was pot sfiil whisky the only whole
some one. or vas patent still whisky
the one Eon-poisonOus drink Chemi-
cal analyses we're applied 20 every
whisky going
A Liyerpudlian entered a public
house near the Albert docks one
night and said.
Is yer whisky pure
Well. should think So the pub
lieAn answered It's bsen paralyEed
BY three anarchists.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
START cULBERsoS BOON.
Texas National Committeeman Seeks
Support for Him

san Antonio. Texas.-R- NJ -IehH-ton-
OF Houston, Texas. Democratic rational
committeeman from Texas. spent all day
in consultation with Roger G Sullivan.
national Democratic committeeman rom
Illinois. in an attempt 10 get Mr.. Sui
iivan's support for Senator Charles A.
CuIherson, of Texas. as Democratic can
didate for president in 1912. Mr.. Suili-
van was non-commitai. he declaring that
it was too early to express himself
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
Galveston Raises $500. 900.

Galveston. Tsxas.-Galveston citizens
completed the raising Of a half million
dollars by popular subscription. which in
sures the construction Of palatiAl hotel
ON the bach here. to eost neaFly three
quarters Of = million-
This has been a great dssiie of citizens
and railroads and steamship linss center
ing here. ever since the burning Of the
big Beach Hotel in Isss. but xss impo~-
sible Of eonsummAtion b~eauss Of grade
raising and other protective works being
carried on sinee the storm Of 1900
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
pinchot Saw. It's Moral Fight.

New York.-Tke rial hattie Of those
working for countryside conservation
was declared by Clifford Pinehot. wha ad-
dressed the Ethical Culture Society in
Carnegie Hall. to be purely souaict IN
the interest Of public morals The things
ar stake in the movement, he said. are
not the enrichment Of soils, preservation
OF timbers and mineral deposit lands and
the hetterment Of waterway, except
insofar as their translation into terms
of everyday life, food, clothing. shelter,
etc. are concerned
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
Boy Kills HE S;epFath.r.

Mayd-d. KY " >uith>on. a
Prgminrut fsrm-r- lN5ng EAST Of th~
city. a. -het and kidd By hss sts~-soa.
Lloyi Curu~eli- Aiozslsy Cosu~ell
claimed -elt-tefeu-~ anl -,Er~rsl-rva to
ofsc~r~ and was ia-Ix~d in aM Sz4sth-
-.lu. Il j. AID. ar~i on ~hat arst. The
trosltle gr~x sa; of the fast that the
ss~p-fath-r gsT- as -sePiaughf-r a
whipping. Whbrh CoruN~li rs-~-nf~d
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

Oklahoma city. 0Sa--Whil> the an
touuobils in whieh they were Tiding w.s
speeding at th~ rate of forty miles an
hour. e r. Brattag~r and Miss Nav
Fletcher. both ci Sioux Falls. : D.,
were married by thu Rev. J. H. Mar
shall. minister and undertaken. Brat
tager's father objected to the match,
and the pair sIoped to Oklahoma City.
The bride was a stenograPh-r in the Of
&C. OF her husbands father. Offioers
with a warrant for Brattager's arrest
followed the automobile IN its mad
aieh.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
ANNOUNCE ROOSEVELT DATES.
Naples First Week IN April-on 10
France and Other Countries

Naples-Aeror,iing 60 the latest at
rangements. a. anusanesd here. eN-
President Roosevelt Vili arrive at Naple-
the first week in April. and viii renlain
a few DAYS. He viii then Proeeed 10
Rome. where BE- viii - rrceiyed BY th-
king and the PoPe. after which he viii
visit several Italian citie-- He viii ar
rive in Paris April Is. delivering his ise-
ture at the S0rbonne the following day.
He win 20 10 Vienna and Christiania-
and i due in Berlin On Nay 10. Prom
there he viii proceed TO London
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
HERE,S THE REMEDY.
Raise Deer Meat as a Substitute for
Dear Meat.

Washington.--The high cost OF meat
problem viii solve itself and the price
viii b. reduced two-thir,is If the people
Will raise deer on the farms and are per
niitted to Kill them" declared DIR. c.
Hart Merriam, chief of the biological
survey. before a house committee today.
He said that deer farming could be car.
ried on probably IN any part ef sh-
United States
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
WILL ORGANIZE MILITIA.
Secretary Dickinson Issues Orders At
fecting the East.

Washington.-Secretary OF War Dick
inson has issued a general order creating
LAT / called the first division of army
az defense. covering a territory com
rr;siue all OF New England and the State
II New York. Its purpose IS to organize
The regulars and the militia organiza-
ion Of this territory into force saP2-
~ of beirz used as a unit in any great
emergency
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
DRANK THE WRONG ALCOHOL.
Two Indians Dead and Another Totally
Blind

Durant. okla.-Charies Wallace and
Gissel TonipkA. students in the Arm
strong Academy. a Chickasaw Indian in
stitution. are dead. and Webster Thomas,
also a student, is totally blind. as the
result of drinking wood alcohol mixed
with water and sugar. The boys drank
the alcohol to go on a spree. and the
two died next day.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
xARooNED IN SIGHT OF AID.
Can't Get to Men Through Ice and Slusa
in River.

Omaha. Neb.-AaFoOned on a smah
sau,lIsr in tie Platte river, with the
channel running full Of ice and slush IN
which no boat can live. Oscar Talbot,
road supervisor. and three assistants,
have spent forty-eight hours within
SIGHT OF help, but without the help be-
inc able to assist them in the least The
men had provisions for only one day,
ard their situation is desperate
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
100000 MEN GO OUT
GENERAL STRIKE DECLARED
IN PHILADELPHIA
Cars Are Attacked and Police Use
Their Pistols in Quslling
Disturbance.

fhiadelphia. - Encouraged hy mes
sac-~ of sympathy and offers OF symPs-
thy from all parts Of the country. the
union workers OF many trades ceased
work at midnight and inaugurat~d what
promises 10 b. one Of the greatest sym
pathetic -trike- IN the history of organ
lEct labor. The committee of ten say
that al least 5000 organizri workers,
a. we'll A. many unorgar ned -ymPsthix-
err OF the street car men, amounting ia
all to 100000 men, hsV- eeas-d work.
Promptly at midnight UNION orrhe~-
tras playing in the Iesding hotels and
csfe- packet up their instruments and
started for their home-.
Inion cab drivers and chauffeurs also
absn,iouri their posts, AMI the hotel
and railroad rab and automobile -ervice
~as badly cuppl-A The drivers Of hn,h
u a union and r~fHss-i to take cat their
machines after the strike had gone iHte
feet
The committee OF ten namei By th=
uaions remained in session at their
bea,hguarters all night r'-osiving rrport-
from thu ysrious loczl unions.
William Drexler va. shot and proesa-
BY fatally infur~i b. a PosssrmsR ~ha
,hot at q crowd that bad eongTegztei
several olrs bad o-.n stoa@d by th-
efoxI. and the Polirr guarding them
fr,-i a volley in the ar. one Of the bal
d.. .tTtlrk Drrxler IN the stoalarh-
Al polnrrmeu, iinrm@n and specials
% hp have bseu on duty since the strike
b.-.an reviewed orders 70 rrrnaiu AZ their
posts. The smergeney au;nmooile~ n
the sity haIl eourt yanl werv increased
iu number and measures taken 10 s~ni
fore. OF men 70 any >eSti0a Of the city
a. araament'> notice-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

Louisville, ky.-That diseased meat
in many cases has been sold in the mar
kets OF Louisville and has been slaugh-
tered along with wholesome. pure meat,
was the substance OF a report made to
the lower board of the general council
last night by Deputy Live stock In
spector B. +. Rogers II Is charged in
the report that ON various occasions SICK
pigs, sick COWS and diseased steers have
been tagged TO be held for further in
vestigation and a post-nortem and havf
been soli in the markets
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

W. W. Craig. one Of the Ohio capital
i.ts who recently purchased the new
that the factory will not resume opera
tion until the first ~ August. Mr.. Craig
gave two reasons for keeping the plan,
idle several months longer. one being that
It sss too late tS make up Plows and
get them on the market during the pres
ent season and the other being that time
would b. required to overhaul the Plant
and install neS machinery
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
1000 RENDERED HOMELESS.
Flood Damage II Ohio Estimated at
$1,000, 600.

Cleveland. O.-At least four thousand
persons are now homeless m Ohio as a
result OF the food which continues to de-
vastate the safe Numerous plants have
been forced to close down and hundreds
OF men and women are out of work. The
material damage Is estimated at more
than 81 600, 900. although it will be some
time before any definite information can
be obtained on this point.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
By
o compssses

up and told him to try sideways. and
Artabanus tried L. II was successful
So now Artabanus's feet look well. and
he can make pretty good speed. side
ways. but he shouldn't try 10 run. We
all tell him so. but he viii try it. The
truth is that man was not made to run
sideways. When Artabanus tries &c
run Sideways he looks ike the dickens.
As near as | can explain it he looks
like a shanghai rooster trying to polka
Copyright. rss. by ". c. chapman-J
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10
cURTAIL ENVELOPE TRADE.

washington-The sale of envelopes by
IN. government with return addresses
printed upon them i prohibited by an
amendment adopted to the Po~;ofiiee aP-
propriation bill in the house Monday.
This prohibition sPplies to the aPProPria-
tion contained in the bill. many meut-
is-s maintaining that it. effect was nul-
I6ed by an amendment offered by Mr..
Cox providing II should not interfere
with the present contract OF the govern
ment for doing saeh printing
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

W. B. Armstrong four years ago Pur'
chased a Evracre block Of land inside
the corporate limits Of Walden Thu,
land was thought to he almost worn out
and worthls-s. But by deep Plo~ing and
merriAl and harnyard fertilizer. b. gath
cred last year s.739 pound. Of line cot
ton of Of the i've acres. reCciving Is
rents for same, gross proverbs ssiO-s5.
Besides he sold $500 worth Of fancy seed
from which the greater part Of this lint
was taken
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-03-10

Your friend. the count. my dear
said the millionaire 10 his blooming
daughter. has an odd way OF extend
ing his hand Did you notice when Ne
parted tonight that be held his palm
upperuost=
His daughter sighed
4 was in hopes she murmured.
that IL AlphOnse was exposed il
would be found that he vas at least a
restaurant waiter-but I'm afraid he
was only a shoe sinner in a barber
shop"