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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
ALTAMAHA UPSETS THE
TALENT AT AQUEDUCT

ForRes to Front in Fifth Race and
Easily Displaces Star Gaze and
Rolling stone, the Favorites.
Aqueduct, N. Y, June 29.-Two we'll
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
American Association.

American Association.
AT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES s. Column
bus, Z.
AT Kansas City, 4: St Paul, g.
AT Miiwa ukce-Milwaukee, 3; Mime
apolis. {.
only three games scheduled)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE
st, IOuis.
,ued From Eighth Page.

Cards lost several chances by poor
base running. Score:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
SPEEDY FIELDING GIVES
COLTS VICTORY OVER TARS

tCantlnued From Elghth Pagel
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-28
$O6khc SlhO w ELI
HER EVERY ATT'E NTIOS

icy were bathing my forehead
water and Offering 1t TO me to
:. There was "A lump on the side
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
USE AND ABUSE OF CORSET
Tight Laeins Has Always Been Con-
sidered One Of the Worst Foes
Of Feminine Beauty.

AT the root Of the Ills to which
feminine flesh is heir is incorrect
c~orseting and tight lacing. These are
By no means synonymous terms. One
may be incorrectly yet loosely corset
ed. says Harriet Edwards Fayes In
woman's World.
Today II Is the exceptional woman
who laces her corset so tightly that
her figure assumes an unnatural con-
tour Ten years ago many vomen did.
This improvement is to some degree
10 the credit OF the wearers Of eorsets,
but TO a still greater degree II is 10
the credit Of corset manufacturers and
the mandates of fashion. Women who
have Just regard for their health and
beauty realize that the normal waist
measurement is an important adjunct
thereto. This is proved by the fact
that all ready made garments are two
inches larger around the waist thar
hey Sere two years ago. which means
that most women who used to wear a
% corset now yea a "a. and so on
through the different sizes.
Leading physicians all admit tina,
women require support for the alb
domen- support is entirely different
from suppression. II the abdomen is
suppressed. a lot OF trouble is brought
on. the FIRST sign OF which is consti
patton. More depends upon the colon
than most people are aware OF. even
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
Seven Varieties Of Flies

Seven different varieties OF eies
are found In our houses. IS per cent
OF which are represented BY the con-
mon housefy. Flies lay their eggs
only in fernenting or decsyfng sub
stanees-by preference In manure
Hence every stable is q center Of IN
fection unless periodically c~isinfeered
The ay maggot is also hatched out in
lstrines and &shpit refuse. such a.
bedding. straw. rags. paper. scraps OF
neat. fruit. etc. on which substances
the larvae subsist after they hatch.
which occurs in about twelve days
after the egg has been laid II Is
estimated that a single fy. laying 10
eggs al y time. wfl produce q proxeny
amounting TO sextillionx by The erI
OF the season
The numbers OF bacteria upon Z
single fly have been proved to range
all the way from $50 10 $500 900 The
average for 4f4 flies which we're 81
smined at the agricultural experfmsr,
station at Storrs. Conn. was i..50.oos
bacteria apiece. This represents about
the number Of bacteria that enter ths
human system when someone sxaI
lows a glass OF liquid into which som.
ny has fallen. to be removed by /.
s%iovenly waiter without the liquid De
ing thrown away.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
GOOD Joke ON DOCTOR WILEY
Darby cosehnsn Probably Did Net
Mean 10 Be Sarcastic. egs tse Re
marx Seemed personaL

Dr. Harvey w Wiley. cur foremost
pure food expert. tells Of a trip ne
made 10 a place In Carolina 70 make
q pr~opasandist speech II goes some
thing like this
i checked my bag at the station.
and Engaged an old darby ha<kman to
drive me to the hall He seemed
very much worried over my lack Of
baggage.
Most every gent what comes
here's got something to SELL he said
Maybe yoase got something to sell.
boss
Oh. yes. I told him. I've got some
thing to sell For q moment be
seemed satisfied But his curiosity got
the better Of him. and he broke out
with another question:
What might dat something be you
got 70 sell. boss he asked
I thought II over for q while. and
decided that ! should have TO give
some kind Of an answer. so l said. I
sell wir and wisdom
The old negro scratched his head
and eogitAted
Well boss he said finally. you
il de FIRST man ! ever toted what
didn't carry no samplea'--National
Food Magazine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
USES FOR THE SCREEN
VALUABLE BOTH As ORNAMENT
AND FOR SERVICE.
Probably at its Best In the Bedroom
Suggestion Shown in the Draw
ing Is Well Worth Taking
Note OF.

While the screen Is useful and ap
propriate In many rooms. I might say
that In the bedroom II is at It's best.
Here there are 20 many uses to which
u may be put. and Its decorative val
ue IS Ia no way impaired. writes Ethel
DsNts Seal In the Washington Star.
have In mind a bedroom Of one Of
my acausintances. The single French
bed Is Of ivory. with cane Insects. The
bed springs are upholstered IN white
grounded bird-of-paradlse cretonne.
and the bed is further fitted out with a
daytime bedspread OF the cretoune.
and a cover for the bolster roll. The
ncor Is covered with an exquisite small
figured blue-and-lvory Wilton rug. and
the walls are papered in a pale robins
eye blue. The ~ivory-colored furniture
Is upholstered in chintz-the cane
seated wall chairs having tie-on chintz
cushions. And the screen, which Is
placed just at the head OF the bed, Is
one OF those attractive window az
fairs. with panes OF glass inset at the
top. The wooden frame is enameled
In ivory and filled with the bird-of.
paradise cretonne. You can see that
this screen fits admirably Into the
scheme OF things. And IL is a lovely
thought to be protected against the
evening draft or the morning light by
anything SO beautiful.
Such n screen NAV be seer In the
drawing. II Is a.Own in connection
with a French stool The wide mid
die panel is an especially pleasing
feature. For a bedroom the lower
panels could be filled with
or some such material. while. il the
screen were to be used In a room not
quite so formal. such as a s~emf-recep-
ton room. the filler might be of very
heavy upholsterer's silk ornamented
with decorative basket designs in EN-
b~roidery. For a boudoir. personal sit
ting DON or semi-reception room. the
screen should usually be more hand
some. a damask. brocade or silk fller
being quite appropriate.
Wonderful things can be done II
you'll only take your courage in your
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
HAVE NOT SAME VIEWPOINT
logic ard Argument Near Ore Thing
10 a Man ard Another 10 .
Woman.

Logic Is the rock on which the
views OF man and woman split He
knows that she II Inconsistent. she
that he argues only for the Joy Of hear
ing his own wisdom Each knows
that convincing the other Is a gift
not granted by the high gods unto
mortals, But the knowing fails to
keep them from debating until debate
threatens 10 degenerate into wrangling
and feminine tears and masculine
vehemence OF expression bid them
tease.
Each Is right and both are wrong
Man refuses 10 be convinced. woman
IL incapable Of being convinced The
source Of the difficulty lies in the fact
that logic and argument. like truth,
mean one thing to him and another to
her. Man enjoys argument. the pit
ting OF wits against wits and power
versus strength. even II he be worsted.
but woman dislikes II instinctively,
ever II she prove a winner. The rea.
ION Is that he N born for battle and
self-sssertion. she for peace. whose
essence IL s~elf-denial. IL not self-enaee.
ment
To man argument IL a good deal of
a mental game OF chess. to woman II
Is an earnest clash Of two ~personali-
ties.
Man will wage wordy warfare with
man Owe the merits OF a point Of
honor or those OF a security. and put
the best OF him into the Intellectual
and verbal duel. and not seldom lose
his temper for the moment or the
hour: but when the war Of words 10
over he TRUSTS the affair behind him.
has no personal feeling as regards his
opponent and many even acknowledge
that there was foundation for opinions
he withstood. But woman argues
about the deeper feelings or thought
In regard to such problems as poll
tics. religion or virtue and takes the
matter with terrible seriousness a.
an affair OF life and death Her re-
gard for sincerity and truth. as she
understands these qualities. makes the
debate n to be expressed IN terms
OF personality.
When two such standards and meth
DDS Of argument As mans and wom-
ans come together We have the spirit
ual analogy to the physical phenome-
@ OF an irresistible force encounter.
ing an immovzble obstacle. Too Of
ten the outcome f. an e~veriassfnx
smash But the issu. is inevitable.
1t was forecasted in the first recorded
conversation between man and WON
an-that OF Adam and Eve in Eden az
ter eating OF the tree OF knowledge Of
good and evil II will continue thus
to the end Of days-spokesman Re
view.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
PICTURE HANGING A FINE ART
Careful Study OF the Possibilities
should Be Made Before Com
mencins Work.

Picture hanging may become a fine
art. and. as In all artistic composition.
the general must precede the particu-
lar. You must first have a comprehen-
sive idea Of yolr pictures and the
groups into which they fall by reason
OF size. color and subject before you
can plan their hanging. Nor must
you hang any n picture on the wall
until in a general way you have men
tally hung them all
II you have a long. narrow picture
and a short. broad one that seem to
belong together. place the long pic
ture two or three inches beneath the
other. This will give the impression
conveyed by a column and its capital.
of mass supported by slender strength.
In g long. narrow wall space such an
arrangement is particularly happy. In
general. hang smaller pictures below
larger.
Pictures should usually be on or
shortly above the level Of the eye Ger
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
CARE OF FACE IN SUMMER
Keep Skin White and smootn
During Hot Montha

The athletic girl has problems o
her own to face Just now. for she
wishes to be not only athletic but
beautiful as we'll. and il is rather hard
to run the two together In summer.
The summer girl plays golf or tennis
all afternoon In the blazing sun and
swims all morning. drying on after
ward on the beach in the same sun
shine. Then when evening comes
around she puts on a low-necked.
sleeveless gown and looks aghast at
a dark-brown neck and arms. with the
discolorstion ending usually at the ell
bows and at the base of the throat.
making the most vivid contrast with
the pure white skin which lies beyond.
To keep the neck and arms white
and smooth. especially in summer. re-
quires a little time and attention. The
proper care of them night and morn
ing will keep them from tanning il the
girl uses a little discretion. The sun
baths after swimming are the worst.
for II is the water drying on the skin
which makes such a deep tan II she
will dress Immediately on leaving the
water. the summer girl will ind that
the rest Of her exercise will not harm
her skin. provided she cares for II
properly night and morning.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
DISAPPEARED
Coffee Ais Vanish Before Postum.

1t seems almost too good to he
true. the way headache. nervousness.
insomnia and many other obscure
troubles vanish when coffee is dis
missed and Postum used as the regu-
lar table beverage.
The reason is clear. Coffee con
tains a poisonous drug-caieine-
which csuse the trouble. but Postum
contains only the food elements in
choice hard wheat with a little mo-
lasses.
A Phila. man gre~ enthusiastic and
rot as follows:
Until is months ago | used coffee
regularly every day and suffered from
headache. bitter taste in my mouth.
and indigestion: was gloomy and irri-
table. had variable or absent appetite,
loss of flesh. depressed in spirits. etc.
Il attribute these things to coffee.
because since 1 quit 1t and have drank
Postum I feel better than ! had for
20 years. am less susceptible TO cold.
have gained 20 lbs. and the symptoms
have disappesred-vanIshed before
Postum
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich Read The Road To
MELVILLE in rkgs-
Postum comes In two forms.
Regular Postsm-must be well
boiled. 15c and CSC packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A tesspoonfuI dissolves quickly
In . cup Of hot water and. with reAm
and sugar. makes q delicious bever-
age instantly. zoe and soc tins
The cost per cup OF both kinds ID
about the same
There's a Reason for Postum
sold by CrocerS
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

II 10 always better 10 live 90 that
your neiEhbon VII not feel nke con
graduating your widow.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
ENTIRELY A PRIVATE AFFAIR
Group Of Surveyors Really Had No
Right TO -Peek- ct Couple Far
Out on the Lake.

Far out on Lake Erie. nearly a mile
from Edgevster park beach. there
IA a speck Of black on the water.
Nearer shore there were other and
larger specks. Close In the specks be-
came boats. containing fishermen and
other people. There must have been
a hundred. all told.
On the hill that borders the park
beach a party Of city engineers e
at work.
Resting for q moment. an engineer
looked out over the lake He saw the
farthest tiny speck-
4 wonder What that boat IL doing
way out there he unused And he re
marked n the others about him
So they brought one Of those things
surveyors look through TO ascertain
distance and s~trsighten a line They
trained IL on the speck. and. taking
turns At looking. they saw as plainly
as n the boat rested only a fev hun
dred feet away.
A man wearing a white shirt and a
girl wearing \ white waist we're in
that boat They sat together on the
center seat Ar arm Of each embraced
the ether.
A stir. The girl used her other arm
TO reach into the mans pocket She
extracted q cigarette. lighted H. and
then blew smoke In the mans face
oh. let's quit and be Eentlemen--
said the surveyors They wouldn't
enjoy Il at all Kthey knew somebody
vas looking .-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
Raciurn az Eoo produeer

Great and manifold as are the son
ders OF radium. It might be well TO
receive the following information With
some eserxe
II IL reported that an American
farmer named Cyrus White. who has
been prospecting in Paradox valley.
Colorado came home recently bring.
ing With him a small sack OF radium-
bearing ore. and dumped some Of the
pieces In the drinking fountain used
by the White hens.
As a result. according to White.
the water became strongly radioactive.
the hens drank IT, and their eggs pro
dueton almost doubled Many OF the
hens began laying two eggs daily.
White says that his entire family.
since beginning to eat the radioactive
eggs have gained steadily In strength
and that all their ailments have disap
peared.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

A darby down In Georgia il .
thickiy settled eolored district. vaz
holding court as a magistrate for the
nrst time. vita n Jury before him
This xzs his charge TO the Jury:
-Geneiemea OBJ de Jury. Ne bein' .
new ~quizh. dis ana de busiest occasion
On which l IA been &xqufr~d To deub-
Der q change 20 n Jury OBJ my peeaha.
II am not gnnschereS deahfoh. DAT I
should be NJ some loss as ter What I
really ought ter chawge yer. But
after itsterin' achesively tell all oh
de testimony. an de able argryfments
OBJ eounsels on bofe sides OBJ de case.
! has excluded dat I reckon erbouf de
bes ting dat en- do Is ter chaxge
yer about a dollar spIece-an' dat an
de vehdick OBJ de cote You en- take
de czse"-Pathfnder.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

Thirty-one patients IN a Russian
hospital have recovered from stab
wounds OF the heart,
Doctor Zlidler say the patients we're
put under the influence Of ether very
soon after the injury. part of the
chest wall was removed. the heart
lifted from its bed and the stitches
quickly introduced between pulsa-
tons The bony chest wall over the
hear VAS not put back In place. that
organ being left covered only By akin
and muscle This vas done to give
the heart room TO expand and 10 pre-
vent adhesioas from embarrassing the
hearts action Several Of the patients
have resumed their usual employment
The probable reason for the success
q the experiment was prompt and
rapid operation.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
BABY HAD SCALP TROUBLE

Carthage. Texas-My little girl had
some kind OF breaking out on her head
that came In white blisters and when
the biisters burst they formed some
thing like scales. n I washed her
head md combed the scales on they
would come again In Just a few days.
The trouble looked something like
dandruf but vas hard and scaly and
when the scales would come on all of
the hair came also and would leave
the head raw.
Il had tried salves which only soft
ered the scales so I decided to use
Cuticur1 Soap and Ointment I
washed her head with warm water and
cut;cura Soap and then applied the
Cuticura Ointment and let II remain
v . night I used only M Dor OF
Cuticura Ointment and one bar Of
Cutcura Soap and her head vas we'll
tsisned) Mrs Lueila Btggs. Jan. g.
1914.
Cutieura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample OF each
ire. With 31-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card -Cutieurs. Dept l. Boston-"-Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
SPUR FARM LANDS

Many farmers are making . hard OF
doubtful living on high-priced lands In
localities cursed with insect pests. OF
foods. or drought. or weed plaques.
or other enemies to successful farm
ing The end OF each year finds time
and energy practically vasted-no
progress made. Spur Farm Lands
offer relief from these conditions
The tenant on the high-priced lands
further east can make a payment and
be master Of his OWE acres here Any
good farmer can pay for them from
the products thereof. The Spur Farm
Lands offer productive. virgin lands
easily cultivated-at low prices and
oa easy terms Splendid crops are
raised without irrigation No boil
veevil ever known here Altitude
e.0oa to $500 feet
Considering the reliable production
Of these lands. prices are lowest m
TEXAS: e country. settling fast.
splendid climate. no malaria. chi1ls or
fever: good churches and schools
We ofer the homesesker a vide range
for selection and are selling direct
no commission to anyone The pur
chaser receives full value In bis lands
In dealing direct with the owner as
opposed to paying . middlenan sever
al dollars per acre
Stock FARMS ard Snail Ranch Tracts.
We also orer fne grazing tracts.
perfectly adapted to this purpose-one
section to nfsy-st prices from $500
per aere up Free Illustrated booklet.
giving all particulars. on application
TO chas A Jones. Manager for s N.
Svenson 4 Sons. Spur. Dickens Coan-
", Texas-Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20
Ecuador. I.ra. c.e.e Crop.

Some idea of the magnitude Oh
Ecuadors cacAo crop may be gained
from the fact that the main streets O.
Guaycuail are at present almost
wholly occupied BY cacao beans.
placed there TO undergo the necessary
curing process. and the wharves are
covered to Q height OF several feet
With the beans in bags ready for ex-
port. The enormous yield is the re
suit of the increased acreage and
greater number OF trees planted In the
last few years. So long Is the cacso
crop continues to be so bounteous, the
republic will occupy an independent
financial position.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

what do you think OF New Yosk--
Every time I come the skyline and
waistline ara diferent--
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

some physicians. The direct results
OF restricting the action OF the colon
are weakness. insomnia and dyspep-
STA: the Indirect results are too numer-
Gus to mention and would be super
nuous, because the prevailing styles
In corsets conform In a great degree to
natures demands.
The wise physician raises his voice
not against the use. but the abuse OF
the corset. A corset which supports
the abdomen will never be condemned
BY those who are conversant with the
structure OF the human body. maseu
line or feminine.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

Little LiIlians parents we're well TO
do AID kept several servants She vas
allowed to 60 for q visit TO a friena-s
house whose family did their own
hosework- When Lillian returned
home. she vas telling her mother
sooat the good time she had
But. mother. dear. eonfded the
child soiemniy. they do one thing
that Is cry dreadful. I hate to tell
you about il. for II Is really kind Of
cruel and I'm afraid you won't let me
go there again.
Why. Lillian urged the mother. in
some alarm you must tell me. dear"
We'll. mother replied the child. in
q shocked whisper. they uze their
own grandmother for = cook.--HaA-
pers Magazine
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

tain pictures. however. can be elevaf.
ed without detriment to their effect
iveness. The Sistine Madonna. for in
stance. poised. as it were in the heav.
ems. loses nothing By being raised
well above the other pictures.
Your pictures are individuals.
Each has been lovingly wrought
with some one end in view. Put your
self In the place Of the artist; spe
his aim. do justice to his achievement
II o succeed in this. your pieture=.
intelligent. weil-mannered guests
VIII oecome an integral part Of -FOUR
household. each contributing Of il.
beauty. its strength or its characte,
to the whole.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

up: fasten the end 10 the end Of the
skewer where IL attaches to the cork
Now stick pins at the end Of the cork.
and the effect is that Of a small yard
brush. This little Continuance makes
a charming gift. and is a capital
bazaar article. for il is a novelty and
sells well. When for a bazaar. a guam
tity can be made. and different colors
OF ribbon be employed such as pale
blue. pink. pale mauye. green and all
delicate tints.
On each p~iaeushion. different kinds
OF pins could be used. and a pretty de
vice would be to have pins with glass
heads the color Of the ribbon used
These cushions should then be priced
according to the kind Of pin used.
Those with ordinary pins On. Of ourse
would be marked cheaper than those
with glass or pearl heads
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

Ladder crepe is a novelty Of the
season and in the lighter shades is e$
pecially beautiful Ii Is OF cotton
and is woven i~rregularIy in groups Of
three bars. giving the ladder effect.
One blouse Of this material had a
square shawl collar OF black silk net.
which was weighted at the corners
with jet ornaments. The combina-
ton Of the silk net with a COTTON fab
ric is a very fashionable one.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-08-20

Corroborating the report o, sound
In the Arctic sea made by the
Kariuk expedition that revealed the
presence OF coral is a recent note in
science that the fossil fora OF that
Icy climate show the presence OF
abundant and luxuriant ferns and
pslmlike plants produced by the trop-
ical conditions Of late paleozoic and
middle cenozoic geologic time. +. II.
Kno~iton Of the United States geo
logical survey has published a descrip-
ton Of such plants found about Cape
Lisburne. 100 miles north OF the arctic
circle on he western "a OF Alaska