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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08
United States Tires
are Good Tires
W. B. Coleman, lula.
E. P. Sneed, Lafayette
Springs.
w. B. Coleman, lula.

winter and summer, you should by all
means put away a supply for winter.
Eggs preserved in water glass keep
perfectly for II months. They will
keep until December in a lime solu-
ton, if you think the water glass too
expensive. Ask your home demonstra-
ton agent for further information.
Get rid of the rooster by all means
if yu are through setting eggs. The
fertile germ in hot weather quickly be-,
comes blood ring, which spoils the
egg for food use and market. Sum-
mer heat has the same effect on fer
tile eggs as the hen or incubator. In
fertile eggs are the best quality, keep
best, and bring the best prices in the
market. Already dealers are offer
ing more for infertile than fertile
eggs. If you want to realize the most
for your eggs swat the rooster.
To those who sell their eggs in the
local market. Pack these eggs in egg
cases. or carriers. If brought into
town in cotton seed or shavings, in any
old box or crate some of the eggs be-
come broken. Others are cracked,
others stained, and some added. Con-
seouently the dealer cannot pay the
producer a first class price. Put
Ioyor of axcelSior on the notion and
top of each section if in case. Nail
the case only on the ends. Protect
the cases or carriers from the sun
while bringing them to market. Pro-
duce infertile eggs, market them often
and pack correctly, and you will COM
mand the best price,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08
Home Economics Department
MRS. LUELLA B. RAMSEY.

Club girs:-Lafayette county's pub
lie spirited citizen, Hon. Jim Stone,
ST., has offered to the girl in the
county making the best record in
dairy work a standard bred jersey
heifer. How many are going to take
advantage of this splendid chance to
secure this prize The competitors
are to have the entire care of one COW
This will include the milking, feeding
and care of stall. A record will be
kept in record books furnished by the
extension department, Of the amount
gained in year. Definite working
instructions will be given all who want
to enter this contest. Send in your
name right away, to the home demon
stration agent if you wish to enroll.
The experience gained will be invalu-
able even if you should not win the
heifer.
The month of May will be very
busy one. The tenth acre gardens Of
the canning club members should be
we'll established by now. Keep the
soil well stirred especially after each
rain. Plan SUGGESTIONS of snap beans.
There is always a good market for all
raised either in cans or fresh. Pro-
vide tomato sticks and have them
ready when needed. The same is true
of bean sticks. Succession paintings
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

of corn and tomatoes should also be
made every two or three weeks. You
can now plant in the open, pepper, egg
plants, and all of the vine crops. Set
out all plants on cloudy days when
possible. Have soil in the very best
condition, spread roots out in natural
position, placing well pulverized soil
about the roots. Firm the soil we'll
about the roots. If dry weather pre-
ails, water the plants, and when water
has soaked in the ground place some
dry soil on the surface, to prevent
clusting. 1t is some times best to
remove some of the larger leaves, and
to shade plants from monday sun for
two d. three days. A table spoon Of
nitrate of soda sprinkled around but
not touching each plant and lightly
cultivated into the soil will store vigor-
Gus plant growth with all newly set
plants.
Poultry Club Members! What about
the eggs you are going to preserve?
When fruit and vegetables are plenti-
full you would not think of canning a
supply for winter use. Why not take
care of the surplus of eggs in the same
way. Next winter when eggs are
selling for around a dollar q Dozen
you can eat your thirty-five cent eggs
and sell the high priced ones. For
those who must buy all eggs used both
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08
Miss Maxine Mauldin, OF Water

4.4r. aI.u NIAs. O,.v"ay GUST, ac-
cOmpaned by Mrs. roust's, sister, who
has been visiting her Tor several weeks
spent the weekend in Taylor with rel
|atives. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. t'oust's father, Mr.. Hollo-
well.
Mrs. Orr has returned from Olwoo>
and Water Valley where she visited
relatives.
Miss Callie Mae Holmes, who has
been the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
Dunn, has returned to her home in
Duck Hill.
Rev. Rowland Leavell will deliver
the commencement address at Burgess
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday even
ings. Plays will be given by the pu-
lpils.
A large crowd Of young people at
tended the concert given at Taylor
last Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Ollie Bell, of lngomar, is the
guest of Mrs. p. b. Fur.
c.. d. Bennett, of Camp Shelby, is
expected home this week. Mr.. Ben
nett was a member of the Lamar
Rifles and spent several months over
seas with the A. E. f.
Mrs. Floyd Studor, formerly Miss
Annie Ball Cooper, of Canadian, Texas,
| is the guest of Oxford relatives.
DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Wright and
children, of Jackson, spent the past
weekend with their mother, Mrs. P.
W. Wright.
Judge Kimbrough and Mr.. Harry
Bryan have returned from Clarkes-
dale where they attended the Bar AS
ISOLATION Mr.. Bryan was accompan-
led home by Mr.. Barrett Jones, Of
Jackson, who spent few days in Ok
ford.
Mr.. Frank Leavell, of Atlanta, Ga,
spent Friday in Oxford.
Mrs. Mary Wright is spending this
week in Meridian where she attended
family reunion.
Dr.. and Mrs. Sy Ship, of Water
Valley, is spending a few days this
week with Mrs. Ships sister, Mrs.
u w. Bell
Miss Mary Vic Rowland has returned
fl ON Coffeevillc where she visited
Ms T. P. Coleman.
Prof. j. w. Bell delivered an adj
dress to the Y. M. c.. A. in Green
wood Sunday Afternoon.
Audrey Barry has returned to Camp
Pike after spending a thirty day fur
Tough with his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Barry.
Mrs. Wade and children, who have
been the guests of Mrs. Wade's moth
er, Mrs. Fielder Webster, has returned
to her home in Little Rock.
Corp. Charles B. Stems, who has
been stationed at the naval yards in
New Orleans, has received his dis
charge and is the guest of his mother,
Mrs. G.. W. Buffalo, Sr.
Mrs. j. S. Hudson delightfully."- en-
tertained the goth Century Book Club
Thursday afternoon.
MIS-. Nicely, who was the guest of
Miss Mary Lou 1omllnson last week,
mas returned to her home IN GRENADA.
Miss Annie Clare Hargis entertain
ed the kiloqua Camp fire Girls Tues
day afternoon. The Akiyuhapi Camp
rlre Girls were entertained by Miss
Elizabeth Bell.
Miss Marguerite Pegues, who has
been in New York for the past six
months taking special course, is here
for short visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J E. Pegues. She will go
from here to Memphis where she will
finish her course as trained nurse.
J. E. Pegues is in st. Louis on
business.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

WANTED TO BUY-One Hampshire
male hog, or would like to correspond
with anyone owning hog of that
breed in Lafayette county. also
have some nice pigs Of this breed, both
sex, for sale. j. p. Brown, lula,
Miss. April 24-3tpd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

ESTRAYED-One brown Jersey heif-
er, two years old, springing. Last
seen about 6 miles south of Oxford.
Liberal reward to finder. Joe Frank
lin, Oxford, Miss. May III
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

ESTRAYED-One red mare, about IA
years, thin in order and shedding, I'M
shod, large flat feet regular PAGER.
Left Sunday night with another horse.
Information will be thankfully re-
ceived. John Thomas, Eta, Miss.
April 24-3tpd.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

TAKEN UP-One black male hog, will
weigh about 80 pounds. Owner can
get same by paying damages. #. l..
Tidwell, Abbeville, Miss. M1-8-15p
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

FOR RENT-My half of the Cowan
place on College Hill Street at bar
gain. o. T. Whitehead. May lisp
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08

FOR SALE-A high grade Jersey cow,
five years old, giving three gallons
of milk per day. Call 9080. May .
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-05-08
,.ClasslheO.,

FOR SALE-A fine marble soda fOun-
tain, cost, $500, will sell for $3.50,
terms to responsible party. G. w.
Price, Oxford, Miss. tt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
s,ooo,ooo CHINESE SOLDIERS

From the Cleveland Plain-Dealer
 Has Mackensen been busy in China making real army for the Chinese? ganizer and strategist has been training an army of 5,OOo,0oo, and that thousands of Prussian officers have been assisting him. There is nothing resembling of fcial verification of the report but it is nevertheless interesting as indicating the ened China.
 China is rated as one of the weak na- tions. She is weak merely because she has never come t6 a realization of her strength. Of the nations of the world only the British empire has greater population than China. The natural re- sources of the Chinese realm are vast be- yond computation. These Chinese people are frugal and intelligent, and have the unquestioning bravery of fatahsm This is the nation which the so-called great powers" have hitherto rated as weak, and which Japan, a nygmy by compari- son, has been vigorously exploiting.
 No one can estimate the importance of the results which might come from the work of Marshal Mackensen and 5000 Prussian officers in China. The estimate of 5,0O0,000 men which is given as the size of the Chinese army is none too large. China has not signed the peace treaty and is deeply resentful because of the Shantung provisions. Instead ot continuing her usual practice of appeal ing for justice to heaven and to the Christian nations she may have decided that it is time to attend to the details herself.
 It is futile to attempt to dismiss the possibilities by asserting that China IS not a warlike nation. China has shown herself able to make seemingly miracul- ous changes. She changed overnight from empire to republic and it is not incon- ceivable that she may change with al most equal suddenness from the world s doormat to self-respecting power mighty enough to command the respect of her neighbors. Japan made this change in two decades. China has been contemplating her unenviable lot for
 
 many decades, and her discerning lead CTS have doubtless studied the Japanese example.
 Far-seeing statesmen in Europe and America have long pondered the lkeli- hood of a Chinese awakening and have studied the possibilities of the conse- quent changes in world politics. Nothing could be more plausible than that Ger many, taking ' advantage of Chinese resentment, against Japan and disap- pointment at the failure of the allies to give China what she considers her rights should endeavor to accelerate the awak- ening and thus establish herself as China's best friend. For these reasons the Mackensen rumor is interesting even though it may prove to be quite ground less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
ACTING ON THE SIDEWALK

pecting citizen, exercising his undoubted right to walk by a theatre entrance, ex-. ploded with laughter. Things have come to an intolerable pass when it is not safe for inhabitants of this metropolis either to ride or to walk. To the discerning ob- server the strategy of the Equity associa- tion is obvious. Team play is the strik- CTS watchword. But let the actors re- member that the Devil Dogs of the reg ular army have returned If matters are allowed to come to crisis, it will be their stern and solemn duty to suppress this riot of jocularity. Oliver Wendell Holmes was a wise man no less than witty one. As strikers certainly our Thespians will do well to heed his precept and never dare to be as funny as they can
 One element of the populace, and by no means an inconsiderable element, has thus far succeeded in taking the crisis seriously. The chorus girls are forming a union which is to petition humbly for utilization with the Equity association under the American Federation of Labor Even if the strike continues to grow l, is manifestly impossible that they should all receive speaking parts, so the acces sion of strength to the strikers may be considerable We should be loath to take sides in the great conflict; but from the point of view of the most detached and philosophic observer it is obvious that the strongest fortress of the striker is the ab- sence, or at least the temporary abey ance of the sense of humor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14

From the New York Times
 If OVAL members of the Actors
 Equity assoca tion should not per
 init their instincts as comedians to get the better of their pfa duty as strikers. Pooh Bah is one he fattest parts known to the stage&out it should be confined to the stage. It does not speed the great cause when two actors. who happen to be also managers, appear on the sidewalk and contide to the popu- lace the extreme embarrassment which they would suffer in both capacities if they permitted themselves as actors to break their contracts with themselves as managers. Again, when an able and aerial funmaker diverts the public at the undying fealty to the cause of Equity and then ascends the lift to resume his place the stage above, he must expect his triumphant manager to bill him hence- forth as Edward Recantor. Sabotage may have it's place in the programme of the workingman, but few will take seriously the threat of leading lady to ruin the productions in which she appears by se- cretly neglecting to powder her nose Such tactics may temporarily induce the public to prefer the performances on the sidewalks to those within; but the dicta- torship of the proletariat is a serious cause or it is nothing.
 There is the question, furthermore. of casualties among innocent bystanders. Already it is reported that one unsus-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
AMERICA, LEAD ON

Perrin Holmes Lowery. in Leslie's. Blow, trumpets, blow across the world With freedom in the blast. Blow trumpets, from the mountain tops The morning breaks at last The shadows lift along the hills.
 The sullen night is gone, And through the clear light rings the
 charge:
 America, lead on!' Our cities stand against the skies Like radiant prophecies; Our commerce marches down the foam Of all the circling seas. With lightning we have built our
 dreams
 With steel and rock and steam. Give us a grander dream, oh God
 And deeds to match the dream. We carry art and knowledge far.
 But vaster things presage. Truth stands triumphant in the world And claims her heritage. New altars rise. new thoughts are born, New sciences are known, # Mans ancient dream of brotherhood Shall come into its own. In this bright morning of tbe mind God grows articulate. Our fathers conquered tyranny.
 But we shall conquer hate. The shadows lift along the hills,
 The sullen night is gone. Stand forth, ye nations of the eArthi America. lead on!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14

From the Louisville Courier-Gournal. 1M UGGHERo LEONCAvALLo has INK left behind him "I Pagliacci'' to SS hold his memory in the affec- tions of the world. His death is la rented by all who have been swayed by the dramatic beauty of that opera. He was not a prolific composer, nor were his works noteworthy, except for the one most familiar He, like his contemporary, Pietro Mascagni was in effect the builder of single master work. Neither of these two Italians had been able to surpass the scores which they wrote in their earlier years and which brought them instantaneous fame. It is almost unbelievable that musi- cian capable of the inspira tion found in soporific, dull and worthless stuff as
 'zaza,' which died at it's very birth upon it's production in the United States four years ago.
 But this Italian composer was not merely a writer of scores; he was an
 influence upon composition itself The thin and florid measures of the Italian composers before the days of Mascagni and himself stirred him to revolt. The ..tum- -tum-t tum'' of Donizetti. Rossini and others was to him a pattern of. what to avoid. Giuseppe Verdi, who had been as ho in hiS salad days of composer of opera, had al- ready shown a tendency to depart fS'm the forms of thinness and tunes Ills "Othello" and "Falstaff'' had amazed critics by their reflection of Wagnerian ideas But Verdi had not gone the run distance to modernity when he died. Leoncavallo and Mascagni made leap almost overnight and brought Italian composition generally along They paved the way for Puccini, who really sur passed them in his success and who now is the outstanding figure of con- tcmporaneous Italian music. While they were composers of single famous opera Madame Butterfly "Tosca,' "Manon Lescaut" and other works of familiar title.
 Not, one of these modern Italians fore swore their native temper in compost tion If q Pagliacci'' is Wagneran, it is Italianized Wagneranism. It is Wag- nerian method superimposed upon -tal- ian feeling, which at no time is lost Richard Wagner could not have conn posed, if he had tried. the prologue to T Pagliacci. If he had put his hand to it this famous passage could not have been sung by Scotti or Stracchiari. Nor could Caruso be so famous today if Lecncavallo had not composed the wide Fly known scene of tragedy and tears, or if Wagner had
 For years to come the world of music will have cause to remember gratefully the genius of Leoncavallo. His body will lie dead but great voices will pour out his passionate arias and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
LUKE M.LUKE SAYS

Any time an old maid and a widow are chasing the same man, get your self bet on the widow.
 Before marriage he tells her that he isn't worthy of her. And after mar riage he does all he can to prove it.
 The way some men arrange their napkins when they sit down to a table you would think they were going to get shave instead of meal
 A man will hope for the best and get it. Then he will be sore because he didn't hope for something better.
 Another way to tell liar is by the way he wants to bet on everything he says.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned bowler who couldn't make good score unless there was a beer frame every second frame?
 The trouble with a pretty girl is that she can't help acting like she thinks she is twice as pretty as she is.
 One of fathers duties is to tell the kids that castor oil isn't bad to take. Then father wonders why the kids grow up in the firm belief that he is a monumental liar.
 The attorneys for most of the mur- derers blame the deed on the fact that when the murderer was boy some one hit him on the head. The trouble Is that the man who did the hitting didn't hit hard enough.
 A woman is just naturally bound to be contrary. She is now wearing her feathers upside down and is wearing her beads down her back instead of in front
 A man will tell one lie to keep out of trouble and then has to tell 100 more to get out of the first lie.
 woman hasn't much use for a telegram. Somehow or other it seems unsatisfactory because it never con- tains a postscript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Abortive Attempt by Turks
 to Sink Cruiser Goeben

e AILORMEN believe in the destiny s0 of ships. Sea romances and the equally stirring narratives of fact in which life on the ocean wave abounds are filled with instances of eyil-starred vessels, doomed to disas- ter because of some unpropitious cir cunstances which attend their launch ing or afterward brought them bad luck which would only end when they reached Davy Jones' locker.
 On the other hand, there are ships which, like lucky mortals, are 1n- scathed by the winds of diversity and wear an invisible armor against all the perils of the deep. The former German cruiser Goeben seems to be one of the ships favored of the gods. Dispatches published in Constantinople newspapers state that an attempt was made by the Turks to sink the Goeben at Ismid, Asia Minor, which was frus- trated by British officers.
 This incident recalls the strange vii cissitudes weathered by the Goeben, iustifying the belief of allied naval of ficers that she is the "world's unsink- able ship" Since escaping from Brit ish and French warships and dashing into the Dardanelles when the war be- gan, according to the Philadelphia Public Ledger, the Goeben has run on mines a half dozen times in the Black sea, been battered and disabled by Russian guns and submarined by the British. Plastered up with cement, allied squadron at the mouth of the Dardanelles, where she ran on three mines and was beached Then to com- plete her experiences of modern war fare, British airmen proceeded to drop bombs on her. But week later she showed up at Constantinople under her own power, the only big Turkish warship left"
 Where the Turks blundered in try ing to sink the "Unsinkable" Goeben was in not calling on a few German sailors to help them. The Germans made such businesslike job of scut- ting their fleet at Scapa Flow it is unlikely that single, second hand cruiser, even though it has been through enough hardships to destroy a dozen battleships, could withstand the latest form of German efficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Demopolis All Astir
 Over Rooster Sale

NNTHEN F. I. Derby set out to
 w build two hundred thou sand dollar bridge across the Tombig- bee, on the proceeds of an auction sale of roosters, persons unfamiliar with the prince of promoters of unique ventures, took it as joke. But it was serious proposition, and while there was much humor on the face of it, there was no joke about it.
 As successful as was Derby's famous bull sale in Birmingham last year for the benefit of the Red Cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Alabama Land Cheap

T had a delightful trip over into the Carolinas recently" said J. T. Doster and I was surprised beyond measure at the general prosperity which seemed to pervade all classes. Farmers, lner- chants, bankers. manufacturers and even professional men seemed to share in it. Carolina farmers are surely up-to-date in their methods and the price of planta- tions have gone out of sight when view ed with what they can be bought for in this state. In my opinion the cheapest farm lands any where are to be found in Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
Cost of Living Has Increased
 Fl Per Cent Since July, 1914

NL[THILE there may be difference
 w of opinion regarding profiteers and profiteering, everybody knows that the cost of living has scared skyward and dire predictions are be- ing made that it will never again be as low as it was in the halcyon days before the war. That, however, re- mains to be seen, possibly by future generation.
 The national industry conference board has compiled some interesting statistics showing the upward trend of prices. According to this authority, the cost of living for wage earners was n per cent higher last month than it was in July, 1914, just before the war started. There has been an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
EASY-GOING.

Ever troubled by borrowing neigh bors?
 Never" replied MT. Gadspur.
 You're in luck"
 ''No, it's just my disposition. fre- quently hear words of apology, protesta- ton and eternal gratitude spoken at our backdoor by first one neighbor and then another, but as long as they don't try to borrow my pipe or my easy chair. I don't concern myself with what theyr re carrying off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-14
HIS MEDICINE A sURER SHOT

From LOnuOn bIlShIy.
 doctor took it into his head to go rabbit hunting, and so he started out quite early on a beautiful morning, fully armed for the sport About 4 o'clock in the afterno<n he renlrned, tired out and empty handed, telling his wife he hadn't killed thing, where upon she remarked. triumphantly:
 q told you so.' adding in the next breath: If you had stayed at home and attended to your legitimate business, you might have been more successful"