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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-08-10

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Der, 1910 unD $9.15; 9ftober, $S.6S
lno $8.71; Nopember, $3.50 nnb $8.42,
9esember, $40 uno $7.41; Snnliar,
$9.42 nno $8.43; Sehrlnr, 1914 unO
$3.50; Widr8, 1886 ur0 $3.50.
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Iifornio 50 Is
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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1916-08-10
Sau Grrnnbnisiheire.

Charles 9inaler. 3fuei : 3immerz
Saus, 8idmau Ctr; 5000.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

Sir Samuel Sinns saw Sweet
Sarah Samson swimming. Sud
denly she seemed sinking. Sir
Samuel stood stunned Stridins
ssaWard. spurning shinsle, Sir
Samuel sallfulIy supported swoon-
ing Sarah swimming shorewards.
Sir Samuel successfully succored
Sarah. Seeming somewhat shaky,
Sir Samuel sampled some spirits
special Scotch
Sarah saw Sir SamueI's self
sacrificing spirit. Sir Samuel
saw Sarah's sweetness. Sir
Samuel soon sought Sarah. Strid-
ing slowly. Sarah sighed softly
Sir Samuel seemed speechless.
Say something. Sir Samuel. =
said Sarah.
Say Sam Sarah" said Sir
Samuel. Sarah. smiling shyIy,
softly said Sam Sarah
Sally" stammered Sir Samuel
Sweet Sarah-sweetheart.
Sarah solsmlY surrendered.
printers remarks: Please
ctop thic. We are chort Of eccec. :
-Tidoits.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
Notice OF Sale.
Maggie Kirkwood, Et Al

Maggie kirkwOod, EE Al
vs. No. 1850
VIII Ailliner, Er Al
Notice il hereby given that the
undersigned W. NJ. Woodward, COM
missioner, appointed as such by the
Chancery Court of Lafayette county,
Mississippi, on the 33rd day OF MAY,
A. ID. 1916, by decretal order entered
in the above ST. led cause, bearing date
and day Aforesaid, viii on the 5th day
OF August, A D. 1916, at the Court
House iE Oxford, said county and
state, within legal hours. offer for sale,
at pablic outcry, for cash, to the
highest bidder, the following describ-
ed lands; The North East Quarter,
less one acre, in section 2, Township,
., range 4, containing 15s acres, more
or less situated in Lafayette county,
Mississippi Said sale is made for the
purpose Of dividing the proceeds
among the eontenahts- Said commis :
zioner win report the sale for con6rma
ton TO the court at Water Valley,
Mississippi, in the curt house thereof,
At 10 O'Clock, a m on the 10 day oi
August, A. ID 1916
This the sth Of July, A. d. 1915.
w. II. WOODWARD, Commissioner
asst
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

We have had some complaint of
late about subscribers not getting
the paper. Just where the fault
lies We are not able to say, but
We assure you that every effort
will be made to locate and remedy
the trouble. If you fail to get
your paper regularly, report the
matter 10 us-we viii see that ; 0u
get the paper.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

Under and BY the aufhorsty invested
IN me as Substituted Trustee under
power OF appointment in writing duly
acknowledged and recorded IN Deed
Sock page l9s in the Cha1cery Clerks
Ofice az Oxford Miss, and BY the
authority invested in me under and by
the terms Of the original Deed OF Trust
executed by Z VI Forrest and wife,
Learhea A Forrest 70 Mrs Rosa John
son, which Deed OF Trust Is Gully re-
corded in Deed Book "Z-Z'' page I58
IN the Chancsry Clerks Ofiice at OK
ford, Miss, default having been made
IN the payment Of rhe indebtnesz after
demand for same, and having received
written notice from the beneficiary 70
sell said property described in said
Deed OF Trust, I. ~ Substituted Trustee
viii sell af public auction % the highess
bidder for cash at the South Door OF
the courthouse zs Oxford Mississippi
within legal hours on August 7, 1915.
this being the 6rst Monday N August
1916. the below described property
% satisfy the said indebtness:
The thirty acres OF Of the east end
Of the South One-half OF the South
west Quarter and ten acres OF Of ths
west end Of the Souru one-half of the
Southeast Quarter Of Section 81,
Township ), Range west, coatxining
f0rry acres more or less.
Also that portion of the Sorrhwesi
I Quarter Of Section 3, Township 9
Range West which hes north and
east Of hne drawn from the south
east corner Of said Quarter 70 IN.
northwest corner OF said Quarter "a d
tract being all the land which sair
Forrest owns In said Quarter Section
Both Tracts being situated IN La
fayette county, State Of Mississippi
Also One Red Sorrel Horse Mule an.
one Mitchell Wagon
Title 70 the above is believed 70
good but I sell and co1vey - SAB
sEitutei Trustee only.
Witness my hand this the IL day q
July, 1916.
j. b. ROACH,
Substituted Trustee. 36-3t-
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
Words of Wisdom.

The Laurel Leader truthfuIIy
says:
Every man has 4 right to MS
individual opinion. and il is a mighty
poor citizen who falls out with his
friend because ne happens 70 differ
from him in politics. Politics IS
game in which the politician
must play On the level if ne ex-
poets % extend MS tenure in
office and continue 70 hold winning
cards. The fellow who tries 70
pay both sides viii Just as surely
get caught before the second pri-
mary as 4 crooked dealer in 4
poker game IS apt 70 be exposed
before ne has dealt two hands -
West Point Leader
We are little DIT surprised that
the editor Of the West Point Leader
should know anything about crook
sc dealing or poker game, but he
Acknowledges ne does by repro
ducing the above article from The
Laurel Leader. without CON-
menE On the other hand We
should De more surprised If Col
Mott Ayers Of The Laurel Lead
sr should claim that he didn't
know anything about the SAID
game Coming from a state
Kentucky, szh-where 70 ackno vi
edge ones ignorance Of the gant
would disqualify him from associa
ton almost with the blue nloods o
the sporting fraternity. and wher'
one would as readily ackncwIedgl
that he knew nothing about tn
grand old sport of hoss racin'. +.
was no Judge Of good cor
Iicker," and didn't know
purity woman when ne saw on
and that too. in a state famous fc
It's fast women and good-lookin
horses-weH it Just natural
wouldn't do. We-ourseIves-
know nothing about the game (
poker. nor crooked dealers. bS
We are positively sure that cot
Leader editors are right when
comes to politics, and we ais
heartily endorse the above articl
from the pen of the Kentuck
colonel. and don't care q dur
what Hoyle says about II. neithe
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

Notice - hereby given that the new
pension applications for the year 1915
are now ready for distribution
Al those woo want to draw a Con-
federate Pension for the year 1918.
vii please call AZ the Chancery Clerks
offiee And get the new applications and
ali them out, and file them in the
Office OF the undersigned, on or before
the ist Monday Of September, 1915
When writing for the new blank
Applications please state in your letter
whether you need your old application
= assist IN filing out the new one.
Witness my hand and official seal
q Oxford, Miss, this the srh day OF
July, 1916
" NJ WOODWARD, Chancery Clerk
By q. A. WOODWARD, c. g. 3s-Ss
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

sAS ing sgee ror
an exposition -rIatwould properly
commemorate the achievements
of this state during the first one
hundred years of her splendid
history. This progressive city
began by the issuance of Sl25,-
10000 in bonds for this purpose
and, at the last session Of the
legislature secured alike amount
from the state and in addition
another like amount from the
county of Harrison making S575.-
10000 from these three sources
for this most worthy UNDER
taking. Large exhibits will be
made by many if not all the
South American countries. The
L. S. Government while not do
mating directly viii have exhibits
there that will be of great value;
many of the foreign countries
now at war have their Worlds
Fair exhibits shown at San
Francisco yet in this country
and our people expect to be able
to get numbers of these. LOUIS
lana. Alabama. Florida and many
Of the Southern states are ex-
pected to participate in this ex-
position The purpose of this
exposition is to exploit the re-
sources of the state; to show our
progress. to invite visitors that
they may see what kind of soil.
climate, timber. opportunities of
every kind We have TO offer.
Every county in the state IS ex-
pected to take part II will be
the greatest opportunity ever Of
fered for every county to get its
resources before thousands of
people both local and foreign.
With our new progress in good
roads, intensive and divers fled
farming, agricultural high
schools. the corn clubs. baby beef
clubs and other organizations,
We ought TO be, and viii be able
to make one Of the best showings
ever seen n the South. This is
a great daY Of organization and
getting together along all pro-
:Fessive lines Our peo0Ie are
slowly waking mp. A good class
of immigrants ard large ezPizzl
Is beginning TO look this wav.
All We need IS 70 encourage this,
We need AZ least twiee the popu-
lztion We have; O1Iy one-third OF
our sou Is sused at all-two-thirds
Is idle and We are not even get
ting any real benefit out Of thai
for pasturzge- We need sans
laws that viii protect capital and
let n0neyed men know that W,
would be glad to give them I
square deal IN this state.
The Centennial Exposition vii
prove a great success. there i
no question about II. Mississip
pi needs IT. Its location IS mag
uifcent- Some might wish 70
it TO BE- more centrally Iocate,
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

The Oxford Eagle Is for pro
hIbition first. last and all the time.
Little has been said in these
columns, as we did not think tina;
1t was Necessary to say anything,
but when the time comes Tor q
fight this paper Is ready to do II
part to put whiskey out Of ex-
Istenee.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

Notice Is hereby given that under
the provisions of Sec 1903 Of the code
Of 1915, I have fled with the Clerk of
the Board Of Supervisors Of Lafayette
County, Mississippi, the Personal
Assessment Roll for the year
1916, Of Lafayette County, and
notice Is hereby also given that the
Board OF Supervisors will proceed to
eQualIze the same az their regular
August. 1916 meeting. Taxpayers
al nle their objections to any assess
meat, with the Clerk Of the Board OF
Supervisors, As their interests may ap-
pear.
Witness my signature this the 22nd
day Of July, 1916.
B. K. COLLINS,
Js-Ss. Tax Assessor
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
SIW Reward Sleo

Anr 1r@tsrss o. tAs rar@r VII oe
Pleased 70 sezr- tlat there - AZ east one
dr~as.ess a@sease that srienee hAs oesa
Anass % ezzr@ r. al is stages ard thar -
NAtarrl- Hal > Ls4f1rra Cure i tAe QQly
prsAEfFs cnre r1w Errwr 70 the rtedIral
traterzirT- Ear4rrn beng a cnrzr1t1zti ouai
1zeslse. Requires 4 Constitutional treat
nirnx- A154z C4t1rrn Cure Il taken tl-
terr4laT. ae4inE 1ir~crfT us5au rhe h{r1s.
-Afl illcgzzs sszrfatces o. tEe sTsfer1 there
- 1ez1rozfn- the founliz.iun u the dis
eas-r. azt giving the rArisux sfrengrh BY
ti-.sArE % s1e constitution and assisctn<
r7tlFe n e1tng is WORK The pr1rrterors
nave - ueen faith IN rs curative pow
ers tn4T t-ev rFer Ore E1nstres1 Dssliarx
- ~ sase that Z fails 70 ezrs- Send
rur LIST - t-st ir1Nrla1S
A1dresa- + effENHeT a co Tosefn {,
sf'A - a. Errars So Use
TaEe Haiz1 Fs.-t.v pTsas ssr ra1-4frafsrr
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
Notice To Contractors.

The undersigned viii receive sealed
bids up until twelve O'Clock. noon. FIJI
day August 4th, 1915. at the offee Of
their Engineer IN AbbeyiEIe, Mississippi.
for the construction Of three miles Of
road, more or less, II the AbbeviIe Road
District, Lafayette County. Mississippi.
All bids must be accompanied by a
certified check Of $4,000. and the con
tractor shall give a bend with some
surety company conditioned according
to law, for loo per cent Of the estimated
cost Of work, for the faithful perform
ance of the contract Said work 10 be
done according to plans and sDeeifca-
tons now on fiie with the Chancery
Clerk Of Lafayette County. Mississippi.
andwlth the undersigned edeomnnissioners.
The Commissioners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids and reIet same
at public outcry.
Z G. Hussey. Chairman.
r. B. Harris.
W. E. Ware
Road Commissioners for the AbbeviIIe
Road District, Lafayette County, Mis-
sissippi- 36-4t.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
important Election For August
18th and Sept. 5th.

The people Of this state, for TIE
first time in many years. vote for
their own Judges this year. The.
election IS August 18th for the
first primary and sept 5th fO5 the
second That time i not lSng.
The average voter will have q do
some careful Investigation in
order to be able 70 vote InteI-
hgently for judges. Every man
that has big voice AMI 4 iong
speech Is not fit to be Judge: tsese
men. many times. are not tit for
anything. Remember, too, mat
these judges are for the supreme
court These men interpret the
law; they should be the best
lawyers the state affords; their
sympathies should be right: they
should stand for the rule Of the
people and not the interests. they
should be learned in the ax.
courageous and their entire lives
should show that they are zble tc
give square deal to every inter.
est in the state The voters are
being put to the test As to their
ability to select the best men fol
their supreme court Judges; il
they fail then the leaving Of the
election Of judges to the people i.
a failure We trust every voter
in this county viii make it hi.
business to go out and vote at th.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

If a man thinks every one is
against him he will treat them so
they will be. If he thinks every
one is a friend he will treat them
nice and they will be friends. II
q man IS suspicious Of every one
they will De suspicious of him.
You get Just what IS coming to
you, good or bad that's sure. If
you keep on fighting, you'll get
licked some time, good and
plenty. .-Outcault.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27


eeks remain.
yIia you can settle
15scriT tion off at 81
Its on the dollar This proposi-
ton Is explained on page 3 Of this
number Of the Eagle. Turn to
il; read it. and then get busy and
let Us have a remittance by return
mail. We make this offer because
We need money, we make the re
duction TO give you the benefit Of
the discount. We know money
is hard to get just at this time but
il would pay you to make a sacri-
fee and use a little special effort
TO raise this money. because il is
q bargain, and viii save you some
money.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
GAVE THE BsBY EFST

Children just cannot keep covered al
night and that IS one way they take
cold FOley's Honey add Tar IS a re-
liable family cough medicine that Gun
tzins no Opiates OF harmful ingredients.
Mrs VIM Leonard. Pottsvilie. Pa.
writes. MY baby had a very bed
cough The first dose gave her re-
lief " Sold everywhere Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
az - SIDE HIIRT.

Mrs. Laura BealI, Plattsbu-g. Miss.
writes. Last April got in bad health,
my left side hurt all the time. I had
symptoms Of Brights disease. took
Foley Kidney Pills and feel all right
now" They quickly relieve backaehe,
rheumatism. aches. and pains Blad-
Ter troubles. too. are corrected By this
remedy. Sold everywhere ADV.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

coming election and we trust
every voter will do his best 70
get every voter out and. then.
after getting them out use all
honorable means to get them TO
vote for the best men for the
place.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
A SUMMER LAXATIVE AND LIVE
REGULATOR

Po-Oo-Lax IS 4 hgui6 laxzsys-nil6
ard effective L asocsss the liver. n
creases the nIis- does lot grip ard acts
as = general tonic q the waole systsn.
Alcs nature % Gear and purify tire
5icoc-ss i laxative tonic for summer
Po-Dc-Lax mas 10 equal What was
-gccd enough for my fathsr IS good
sll5z.s ! J i7f ne asxsE sppisssi with mere
force shat tas use Of Po-Do-Lzx fcr ire
hssr. An cd TINS tired remedy Get a
bottle. tzks dose to-nignt and see hc~
Ilach better yog feel A. al druggists.
Adv.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

A tent meeting will commence
next Sunday in Oxford. and We
want it to be a success. Every
arrangement has been made for
the meeting and it behOoves every
one to do his or her part toward
helping to make this one Of the
greatest meetings in the history
of Oxford. We don't want it said
that we make failures at anything.
not even a revival meeting, and
the Eagle insists on every one
attending the services, even at a
sacrifice of business or other
pleasures. Let's have good
meeting, it will do the old town
good.
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27
+. 3 3 Z Va.Ei. Ms5s

FOR SALE OR RENT-Two s-roou,
houses modern conyenienees, large
lots servant house, barn. coal and wood
house and garden Apply to A. j.
Conner. Oxford Miss &-f
Oxford eagle., 1916-07-27

Il be specialry
ey could be at no
Foreign countries
to get better rate
bits there and the
e from any part Of
be very small.
s,tiou Com mission Is
progressive, wide
cry one a booster.
was also for
ng the services
Commissioner Of
emmerce, Hon.
= IS the best
these lines in
man who has spent
me best years of his life
studying the agricultural inter
eSts Of the people of this state.
While he has been called a
newspaper farmer" yet he has
accomplished much for the peo-
pie OF this state IN the careful
management of his department,
As a Publicity man there GER
tainly is no man in the state that
could as well handle this big
proposition as Mr.. Blakeslee; he
is an old newspaper man; he
knows the value Of publicity and
he knows how to get the press of
the country aroused as no other
man does Mr.. BIakeslee is con-
seryative, bundle of energy and
a master of detail in an enter
prise of this sort. Certain it is
that there is no man in the state
VINO. by years of service and
specializing along this line is 50
well equipped as Mr.. Blakeslee
for this place. And, because Of
his intimate knowledge with this
sort of work throughout the state
i man from abroad could hardly
have been procured that would
do as well. This is an age of
specializing and Mr.. Blakeslee
may be called this along this
peculiar line of work. His WORK
in connection with that the Com
mission viii enable this state to
get an appropriate exploitation
of her resources that will. with
out question, prove of great and
lasting value to every interest OF
the state
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

most invisible as this fiber is to the naked eye, it is brought up in tho powerful lenses of the telescope to the size of mans thumb, so that all defects, if there happened to be any. would be magnified to such a degree that the web should be use less. Human hair has been tried, but when magnified 1t has the apparent dimensions of rough-hewn lamp post. Moreover, human hair is trans parent. and cross hairs must be opaque.
 A spider 'at work" dangles in the
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
Nicaraoua oettino up.to.Date.

Work has been commenced on an au- tomobilc road to connect Bluefields with the rest of the Republic of Mica rngua, at an estimated cost of $120.000 gold. according to "Centro-America." A new line of tramways is proposed for the capital.
 An Ice factory has been established at Leon, another is being constructed at Matagnlpa. and a soap factory Is being installed at Boaeo
 Four new elementary schools have been established in the capital, a school of arts and trades in Granada and n private school for young women in Matagalpa.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

air by it's invisible thread the upper end being attached to metal wire frame whirled in the hands of a girl. The girl first places the spider on her hand until the protruding end of the thread has become attached. When the spider attempts to leap to the ground this end Is quickly attached to the center of the whirling frame, and as the spider pays out thread from It's pouch this line is wrapped around the frame, Several hundred feet of thread can be removed from. . spider at one time.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

in the diplomatic box, the American charge d'affaires. Joseph c. Grew. and Mrs. Grew were among those present, as were the ministers of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the other states of Central and South America.
 The Reichstag building was sur rounded by great crowd and the ad- joining streets were thronged. The people were intensely interested and the imperial chancellor, on his arrival, was cordially greeted.
 The chancellor began his speech in clear, loud ringing voice. His first ut. terances were gretted with applause on all sides and at frequent points in his speech the assembly assented in demonstrative fashion. Later, however when he touches upon the question oi policy, differences of opinion made
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

The spiders produce during a two months spinning season thousands of yards of web, which Is wound upon metal frames and stored away until entire colony, for no apparent reas- son, went on a strike. Everybody was worried until the "forewoman" of the spiders. after patient coaxing, finally induced them to begin spin ming again.
 Spider web is the only suitable ma terial yet discovered for tho cross hairs of surveying instruments. Al.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

themselves felt, the applause coming mainly from the Catholic center and the left At the conclusion of his ad- dress majority of the house ap- plauded and the galleries joined in the hand-clapping.
 The Reichstag adjourned to be re- convened at the call of the president Prior to adjournment the president of the chamber declared that the nation and it's representatives would always support the chancellor fin a policy which was farsighted and intelligent.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
Oiscouraoino.

What did your governor think ol your proposition to go into business with himr asked the first college graduate.
 He didn't seem much impressed" i" answered the second college graduate.
 He said he didn't see how the firm could use me unless they decided to open a dancing academy as n sort of side line"
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
DON'T PUT OFF.

If you are suffering from Dizziness. Headaches, Biliousness, Constipation or Sour Stomach, take one BONDS LIVER PILL at bedtime tonight. You will wake up well, without my un- pleasant ''after effects.' BONDS PILLS are sold on their genuine merit, and never fail to please those who use them for Malarial troubles. They are Small. Mild. Safe. Inexpensive. 25c All Druggists.-Adv.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
Remedy for Bee StinQ.

When stung by bee rub off the sting instead of pulling 1t out with the nails, which forces more poison Into the wound. Apply ammonia to the wound, for this will give immediate relief.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
Loyal Lad.

Office Boy-De boss kin see no callers dis mOrnin'.
 Insistent Visitor-Say, I'll give you a quarter to take this card in to him.
 Office Bay-Aw, shucks! He gives me bigger wages for not doin' it.-Bos- ton Evening Transcript.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
SPIDERS WORK FOR LIVING
Insects Also Seem to Find II conven- tent to Go on Strikes When
 Occasion Demands.

Spiders probably are tho most in dispensable workmen in one of the largest surveying instrument fac tories It is their duty to spin the delicate thread which is used for the cross hairs to mark the exact center of the object lens in the surveyors telescope.
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16

Like a million other wom- en, you can serve coffee that he would give most anything to have-coffee which starts the day right" for all.
 Everyone loves the rich flavor of Arbuckles' Coffee. Of all the coffees in America today, it is by far the most popularl
The Ozark spectator., 1916-12-16
00NT RNDeElEl

You can rid yourself of that cold h tho head by taking Laxative Quinidine Tablets. Price 26c. Also used in cases of La Grippe and for severe headaches. Remember that.-Adv.