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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Berlin.--An extraordinarily vigorous
French attack is being made from
Toul. along the line from Pont-A-Mous-
son to Gironvilie, against the German
army operating against the line Of
fortresses extending from verdun to
Toal
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Rome. via London--The Japanese
embassy IN Rome gave out the follow
ing communication received from To-
kyo: We have found two auxiliary
cruisers d the enemy. One sank her
self. Th4 other We captured"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Ciarksdale Is to have a grain ele-
vator. built and operated on the Co
operative plan. The Planters Manu-
featuring company of this city has IA.
vited the farmers to aid them In this
movement
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Meridian--H. Westbrook. a night
clerk 1t the Cottage hotel. was fatally
stabbed BY Oliver Smythe. following
an alteration over so cents room rent
Westbrook vas stabbed in the neck
and his jugular vein cut. He died In
about IN hour.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

The teachers Of the Masee public
school have Joined the buy-s-bale move
ment- They decided to 90 In toeethe.
and buy bale at 10 cents pound Out
OF their first months salary.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

London---A Central News dispatch
from Copenhagen says German advices
declare the Russians arc making des-
perzte preparations to retain Lemberg.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Coldwster -Bratton's store at Love
Station Vas robbed by two thieves
Who len thsir old clothing and dressed
- y : new outfit comrlsts. Besides
sl1khinG. they took numerous other
o1 ~ ne&s GOOD TIER ssesps
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

LOndoa--lt 10 reported here that
Emperor Francis Joseph = suffering
fEom ssthma. sleeplessness and IL In .
very weak state. He IL also greatly
depressed by war and the ravages Of
cholera
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

London.-The British torpedo boat
Dryad is reported to have gone ashore
Off the north coast Of Scotland. All
the crew vss SAVED, sccossing to ths
sspeys.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Beriin---In the casualty list Issued
hsrs appeared the name of Ma. Gen.
Pochhammer, who vas killed Oct 4,
while leading his troops in the forest
a Argonne.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Amsterdam - British vessels are
bombsrding the ostsnd batteries. The
sluis correspondent Of the Telegrasf
says that one bomb ont OF six fred
fan On the Hotel Majestic in 0stend.
where the German stan was dining.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Austrian Commander courtmartfaIsd.
Paris.-A Havas dispatch from Rome
says . report has been received there
from Udine. Italy, that the Austrian
general. Bruderman. defender Of Lem
berg, has been deprived Of his com
mand and ordered courtmartizled.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29
CABINET MEMBERS NAMED

Zapata loosne IN mexscan Problem
Five Cabinet kssmbsrs Appeintsd
ey National commisslea.
washington.-The Mexican national
convention at Aguas Calientas. which
recently voted itself the sovereign au-
thority in Mexico. has appointed com
mittee Of five TO assume the duties
of five cabinet positions IN Msxico
City, according to sdvicss to the stats
department The COMMITTEES Is to take
charge Of the portfolios Of foreign ~
lations, var. public mstructioa. ~
tice and finance
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

Chicago-Experts b mental ailmsa1s
agres that rural Isolation dns to haA
roads is a serious factor in fnf1ict1ng
disorders Of the mind on vu0ea-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-10-29

London - An Exchange dispatch
from Picking. received here. states the
allied warships biockaGing Kiao-chau
have captured q German destroyer,
which escaped from the harbor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12

There's no rest and but little peace
for a person whose kidneys are out Of
order.
Lame In the morning, suffering cricks
in the back and sharp stabs of pain
with every sudden strain, the day is
Just m round Of pain and trouble.
1t would be strange II allday back
ache did not YEA On the temper, but
it is not only on that account that
people who suffer with weak kidneys
are nervous, cross and irritable.
Uric acid is poison to the nerves,
and when the kidneys are not working
well, this acid collects in the blood
and works upon the nerves, causing
headache, dizziness, languor, an in
olination to worry over %trifies, and a
suspicious, short temper.
Rheumatic pain, neuralgia, sciatica,
lumbago, neuritis and gravel are fur
Their steps in uric acid poisoning.
Don't neglect kidney weakness. An
aching back, with unnatural passages
of the kidney secretions. is cause
enough to suspect the kidneys. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills, a remedy which
has been used for years, the world
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Snail's Real Pace,

"At a snail's pace" Is a common ex-
preston and usually signifies very
slow gait, but what do you suppose
is the actual speed by a snail in traV'
cling?
We a give 1t to you in accurate
figures.
One foot in four minutes, or at the
rate Of one mile in 16 days, If travel
ing continuously.
These are figures given by George
Zahnizer, a civil engineer of this CITY,
taken from actual observation.
A short time since Mr.. Zahnizer was
standing along the Western New YORK
& Pennsylvania railroad waiting for a
train. He had nothing in particular to
do and killed a little time" by timing
a snail which was creeping along the
ground.
That snail travelled just exactly one
foot in four minutes, Mr.. Zahnizer
says, and computing distance at the
rate Of travel shown Mr.. Zahnizer has
figured out that It would require 10
days for that snail to move a mile.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12

germs to be spread by buzzards, dogs
and other carrion eaters.
Burial of the bodies is satisfactory
only when the are sprinkled with
quicklime and buried at a depth OF
three to four feet. Many herds have
been wiped out by disease carried
into their ranges by prowling dogs
carrying bones and pieces of carrion
through the fields.
There are no breeds of hogs THAI
are immune from the cholera. There
!, are certain individuals among a herd
| that show great resistance to the dis
ease, but they are few in number.
| So far the efforts Of breeders to pro-
duce such a strain have been failures.
| As to rearing, feeding and caring for
a herd SO farefully that cholera germs
cannot hurt them. it is impossible.
Anything moved from an infected
farm to a place that is not infected
may carry the seeds of the disease.
OF course hogs are most apt to carry
1t, but the utmost precautions should
be taken that no animals, implements
or foodstuffs should be brought from
an infected place and left where the
hogs might be exposed to contact
with them. Sick hogs are the most
common of disease carriers.
State veterinarians are always
anxious to be informed of the out
breaks of cholera. The sooner they
know of it the better chance they
have of keeping it isolated in one com
munity. 1t is a, duty that every hog
raiser owes to himself and %neighbors.
to get word to the proper authorities
as soon as possible that the necessary
steps may be taken.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
ANOTHER COFFEE WRECK
What's the Use When There's an Easy
Way Out2

Along with the coffee habit has
grown the prevalent American Dis
ease"-nervous %prostration.
The following letter shows the way
out Of the trouble:
Five years ago I was a great cof-
fee drinker and from its use l be
came so nervous I could scarcely
sleep at all nights. My condition grew
worse and worse until finally the ply
stefan I consulted declared my trou-
bles were due to coffee.
But being SO welded to the bev-
erage I did not see how ! could do
without 1t, especially at breakfast,
as that meal seemed incomplete with
out coffee.
ION a visit, my friends deprived me
Of coffee to prove that 1t was harm
full. At the end Of about eight days
/ was less nervous, but the craving
for coffee was intense, so ! went back
to the old habit as soon as l got home
and the old sleepless nights came
near making a wreck Of me.
II heard of Postum and decided to
try 1t. l did not like 1t at nrst be-
cause, as I afterwards discovered, 1t
was not made properly. I found, how
ever, that when made after directions
on the package, 1t was delicious.
1T had a soothing effect on my
nerves, and none Of the bad effects
that coffee had. 30 I babe farewell to
coffee and have used only Postum
since. The most wonderful account OF
the benefit to be derived from
Postum could not exceed my W ex-
%perience."
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
| Creek, Mich. Write for a copy of 1.-THE
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow.
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In a cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar, makes a delicious bever-
age Instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's q Reason" for Postum.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVERISH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give "CaIifornia
Syrup Of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative"
and nothing else c~leanses the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full Of cold. has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See If tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful Of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours all
the c~onstipated waste, SOU bile and
undigested food passes out Of the sys-
TEN, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrug Of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love 1t, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
Of all ages and for grown.ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
few PRINCIPLES
OF B%EE-KEEPING
Essence of All Profitable Work Is
to Keep the Colonies Strong
and Vigorous.

The Importance Of scientific apicui-
ture is being slowly but surely recog-
nized. With a wider knowledge OF the
part bees play in the pollination OF
fruit blossoms and the spread OF rural
education generally, Bookkeeping can
not any longer be regarded as merely
a hobby, but as one Of the most i'm
portant of the minor branches OF the
science of agriculture.
Although conditions differ. the prln'
ciples of Bookkeeping are the same the
world over. The following axioms
should be noted:
1. Bees gorged with honey never
volunteer an attack.
2. Bees may always be MADE
~peaceable by inducing them to accept
liquid sweets.
3. Bees when frightened by smoke
fill themselves with honey and lose
all disposition to sting, unless they
are hurt.
4. Bees dislike any quick move
ments about their hive, especially any
motion which jars their combs.
s. In districts where forage is
abundant only for a short period, the
largest yield of honey will be secured
by a very moderate increase Of colo
MES.
6. A moderate increase in colonies
in n one season will, in the lone
run prove to be the easiest, safest ano
cheapest mode of managing bees.
7. A queenless colony, unless sup
piled with a queen, will inevitably
dwindle away or be destroyed by the
wax moth or by robber bees.
8. The formation of new colonies
should ordinarily be confined to the
season when bees are accommodating
honey, and If this or any other opera
ton must be performed when forage
Is scarce the greatest precautions
should be used to prevent robbing.
The essence Of all profitable bee
keeping is contained In the n COLDER
rule: Keep the colonies strong Il
anyone cannot succeed in doing this
the more money he invests In bees tht
heavier will be his losses, while II his
colonies are strong he will prove {
bee-master as well az a bee-keeper
and may safely calculate on a gener
GUS return from his industrious sub
tects.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Queer Reasons for Pride.

Some weeks ago when the Volturno
burned in midocean a few of the, men
rushed the boats and were knocked
down by the captain. What becomes
of such men in after days? Do they
hide in shame from their fellows. fear
full that they may be recognized and
their infamy proclaimed? Not neces-
sarily. A public librarian was once
visited by a man who came to him for
a book on notable shipwrecks. He
searched the pages eagerly, then point
ed out a passage referring to a sea-
man who tried to take a woman's place
in a lifeboat, and had been shot by the
captain. I'm that man." he declared,
proud that his exploit should appear
in print, and offered to show the shot
wound to support his claim!
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
TREATMENT FOR
GAPES IN CHICKS
To Eradicate Disease, Affected
Birds Should Be Isolated
Burn All Dead Fowls.

CBy II. L. KEMPSTER. Missouri Expert
ment Station.)
Gapes is a disease affecting certain
birds, fowls, and particularly chicks
one to four weeks old. 1t is caused by
a small worm, called the cape worm.
which attaches itself to the windpipe
Of its victim.
The SYMPTOMS are frequent gaping,
sneezing, a whistling cough, with dis
charge of mucus and worms, dumpish-
ness, weakness and dropping Of wings.
Dead birds will show forked worms at
tached to the windpipe.
The adult female cape worm is much
larger than the male, her body being
filled with eggs and embryos. These
embroys appear in the ~droppings or
are coughed up. So the trouble is
spread by contamination Of runs. feed
and drinking water. Embroyos are
often found in earthworms.
To eradicate the disease. isolate az
fected birds, treat drinking water with
potassium permanganate; burn dead
birds and remove chicks to fresh
ground which is not infected. Cultiva-
ton OF infected ground is said to eradi-
cate the worms in three years.
Individual cases may be treated in
one Of three ways:
BY combining the chick for a short
time in a box which has air-slaked lime
on the floor. The lime is said to cause
the worm to release its grip and the
chick to sneeze 1t out.
Stripping a feather, leaving a small
tuft, moistening with turpentine and
introducing into the w~indpipe, carr be.
ing taken not to lacerate the windpipe
or suffocate the chick.
Two horse hairs tied together, the
knot trimmed. run down the chickens
throat and removing in a twisting man
ner will also remove the worms. Cape
worm e%xtractors are also on the mar
ket.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
WOULD
Cured After Doctors Failed

Mrs. Henry Zumach, Hutchinson, Mimi.
says: Last winter a terrible, sharp pain
caught me in my back and from that time
on | had a constant b~ackache. IL l USED
a broom. ii just seemed as II my back was
breaking. l was in misery day and night
and at times l got so dizzy ] thought 4
was going to faint. At night / had to put
a pillow under my back for the slight re-
lief that this gave me. 1 got so weak Z
couldn't do anything. The doctor said I
had a floating kidney and two specialists
in Minneapolis said the same. The phys
icians' medicine didn't help me a bit and
reading about Doan's Kidney Pills, ! had
someone get me a box. As soon as l be
gan using them. ! got better and by tho
time / had finished the third box. ] didn't
have a bit of pain. I can now do any
kind Of work without suffering and NIL
the symptoms OF kidney complaint ave
left me. Doan's Kidney Pills have GER
tainly spared me a great deal OF misery
and suffering. ! am only too glad 10 REQ
ommend them to other kidney sunerers-~
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
"CASCARETS' FOR
SLUGGISH LIVER
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 1O-cent box now.


Turn the rascals out-the headache.
biliousness, Indigestion, the sick. sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver. clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the co~nstipated
waste matter and poison in the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10.cent box from
any drug store means a clear head.
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12

and %purgatives, for while these do but
temporary good. Syrup Pepsin cures
permanently. The effect Of its action
is to train the stomach and bowel
muscles to do their work naturally
again, and in a short time all forms OF
medicine can be dispensed with. 1t
can be bought without Inconvenience
at any nearby drug store for fifty
cents and one dollar a bottle, the latter
size being regularly bought by those
who already know its value. Results
are always guaranteed or money will
be refunded.
Families wishing to try a free SAM
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by ad-
dressing DIR. w. B. Caldwell, 203 Wash
ington St., Monticello, Ill. A postal
card with your name and address on
1t will do.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Neuer Too Late.

Rev. Madison Peters said OF New
Years resolutions the other day In
Brooklyn: ,
"Td advise every one with a bad
habit-whether it's alcohol or profan-
ity, gambling or morphine-to swear
off hopefully.
Some poor fellow, especially
among the alcohol, think it's too late
their lives are ruined-no hope Is
left.
But, as I always point out to them,
a mar is never too old to reform,
though frequently he is too young to
realize this truth"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
A Doctors First
Question Is
sHotv are Your Bowelsf" A Sim.
pie Remedy that Guarantees
I Good Bowel Action.

I Good Bowel Action.
Trace the origin of the commoner
Ills of life and almost invariably you
will find that constipation was the
aus 1t is not to be expected that a
mass of fermented food can remain in
the system beyond Its time without vi
tiating the blood and affecting the
nerves and muscles. 1t congests the
entire body.
The results are colds, fevers, piles,
headaches, and nervousness, with its
accompanying indigestion and sleep
lessness. There is only one thing to
do, and that is to remov the trouble;
and when nature seems unable to do
II, outside aid is necessary. You will
find the best of all outside aids a rem
edy that many thousands are now u.s.
ing for this very purpose, called DR..
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. Many hun
dreds of letters are received by DR..
Caldwell telling of the good results
obtained, and among the enthusiastic
letters is one from Lieut.. G. w.
Vaughan, of 623 w. North St, Decatur,
III. He is 70 and has had a bad liver
and stomach since he came out of the
army. He says he tried about every
thing, but never succeeded in getting
permanent relief until he took DIR.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin. He is never
without a bottle in the house, and he
is never without good health.
It has untold advantages over pills,
salts and the various coarse ~cathartics
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12

No matter how healthy and vigor-
Gus your hogs may be, it pays to
watch for news Of a possible out
break of the cholera anywhere in
your neighborhood.
The sturdiest hogs will curl up and
die when the germs Of this hog pest
are introduced into their system.
Clean quarters, pure water. dry quar-
tiers and good breeding are worth
while for themselves, but they will not
keep cholera out of a herd.
The only preventive of cholera Is
the serum treatment. Most states
are preparing a serum for their farm
ers, says an Illinois writer in the
Farm Progress. All should do SO.
The state veterinarian is the man you
should appeal to as soon as the
cholera appears in your neighborhood.
1t makes no difference whether the
disease is among your hogs or not.
1t may be, and that very soon. unless
1t Is checked.
When cholera gets among hogs on
my place | separate the healthy from
those that are ailing just as quickly
as | can. The next nov is to notify
the state agricultural college, or its
nearest experiment station.
While waiting for expert relief,
either at the hands of the state ex-
perts or some local veterinarian, the
hogs should be watched, and any new
cases that develop should cause the
well part of the herd to be moved
once more.
OF course, all animals that die of
cholera should be burned as quickly
as is convenient. Leaving them lying
in the open will cause the cholera
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
HAD NO RIGHT TO BE OUT
Little Jasper Indignant Because His
Product Seemingly Had Dis
obeyed His Orders.

Little Jasper Senter learned from
the minister's sermon n Sunday that
man wac made Of clay, so after return
ing from church he resolved to make
him a man after his own fashion. The
work proceeded in the clay bank back
Of the garden until his mother called
Jasper to luncheon. He had completed
all of the mar save one leg.
That afternoon Jasper and his moth
er, while walking along the street, met
a man with one leg, walking with
crutches. Jasper accosted him and
grabbed his coat.
See here!" he said. 81 thought l
told you to stay there in the yard till
/ put that other leg On you."-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
% Of Manure,

The most important part Of the
stable sanitation from the other fel.
lows standpoint is the disposal Of
manure
The liquid manure should be abb
sorbed by the bedding and the bed
ding changed every day. The solid
manure should be cleaned up morn
ing and evening and brown In a fly.
proof box or vault. II possible, have
1t hauled away daily.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
"a when Your Back is Lame Remember the Name" SS 4
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Owe rpaymen


A certain statesman. condemning
the international marriage that is
based on mercenary and sordid
grounds, said in Washington:
Another pretty American countess
she inherited eight millions from
her fathers wholesale hardware plant
has found marriage a disappoint-
ment.
Her dyed and corseted old husband
said bitterly to her n day:
"'Ours was a business marriage.
You bought my title with your mil
Ions, as you'd buy a yard of cloth in a
shop
Yes blazed the young countess,
'yes-but l ought to have got some
change!'"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
That Week Didn't Count.

Isaac (who had just recovered from
typhoid)-Doctor, you have charged
me for four weeks calls; l will pay
for only three weeks!
Doctor-But l called on you every
day for four weeks, MI. Isaac.
Isaac-Vell, dere vas one week /
was delirious and l didn't see you
come in.