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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24
MISS CENA WALKER
WINS GOLD MEDAL
Member of Graduating Class Oxford
High School Wins In Prize Essay
1920 Award. Z

This paper is just in receipt OF q
letter announcing the 1920 prize es-
say award in the Oxford High School
which was won by Miss Cena Walker.
For a number of years The Inter-
state Trust and Banking Company
of New Orleans, La, has donated,
annually, a gold medal for the best
essay on some subject of general i'm
portance. and in each of the numerous
educational institutions the contest
has brought forth papers notable for
seriousness of thought and elegance
of direction.
This paper has been called upon to
suggest subject for. the 1921 con-
test, which will be announced through
the columns of the Eagle in the near
future.
Miss Walkers essay is splendid, in
fact, we regard it as good, Wholesome
reading and are giving it space in
this paper. ~.
The subject and essay follows:
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24
HOME DEMONSTRATION
SHORT COURSE

The County Home Demonstration
Short Course for Girls and Women
will be held at the University begin
ming July S, and running to July 10.
The management states that provision
has been made for $50 girls and wo-
men. The total expense to anyone
attending will be So for meals. If
there are any girls who want to come
and cannot just, now arrange to pay
that amount, provision has been made
for a few with scholarships, so please
communicate with Miss Mary Doney
in case you would like to have one of
the scholarships. Monday will be
Dairy day, Tuesday will be poultry
day, Wednesday will be Home Max
ing day, Thursday will be Food Con-
servation day and Friday will be or
ganization day.
All women and girls whether club
members or not are invited and urged
to attend. Please enroll with Miss
Doney as promptly as you find that
you can attend. Regular classes in
sewing and cooking will be held each
morning in the Peabody buildine
When you reach the campus, come d.
rect to Gordon Hall for assignment
to room. MARY E. DONEY,
Home Demonstration Agent.
666 quickly relieves Constipa-
ton, Biliousness, Loss of Appe-
tite and Headaches, due to Tor
pid Liver.-Oct. 80, Advt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24

army was afire with enthusiasm.
Later the great victory followed. HAD
Napoleon weakened. all would have
been lost. This gives US the lesson
that if the business world hopes to
overcome apparent insurmountabie
obstacles, a harmonious cooperation
between buyer and seller must MAN.
tain, and determined effort put
forth. Let the Merchants of Dixie
sing the chorus: "There are no con-
ditions which we cannot master"
"Come to Memphis in August and
let's talk things over" is the invita-
ton of the Cotton States Merchants
Association.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24

Hard work acts unfavorably on the
body that is bilious or constipated;
producing low spirits, weakness and
loss of energy. Prickly Ash Bitters
is the remedy that men use as sys-
tenn cleanser and invigorator. It Gre
ates energy, good appetite and cheer
fitness. Price SIPS per bottle. Sold
by r. r. Chiffon & Co. Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24
Sour belching and burning sensa-

Sour belching and burning sensa-
ton in the throat is symptom of in
digestion, and indigestion leads to
serious diseases. Take Prickly Ash
Bitters, it corrects the digestive
trouble, purifies the stomach and
bowels and makes a man feel good.
Price $1.25 per bottle. Sold by R. R.
Chiffon & Co. Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24
FIRST COTTON BLOOM.

The first cotton bloom reported
was by B. M. Pettis, on route 5. He
sent to this office on June 81, q full
developed bloom plucked from three
acre field. Mr.. Pettis is one Of La
fayette county's most progressive
farmers.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24
WORTHY CHARITIES.

We have with us always the poor
and the unfortunate, and through the
Bible God teaches that we should deal
charitably and with brotherly love
toward those in distress. Christian
ity has made charity the first duty
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24

Rub-My-Ti is a powerful
antiseptic; it kills the poison
caused from infected cuts, cures
old sores, letter, etc. Oct. 80,
Advt.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-06-24

Most married men like the moving
pictures because they don't have to
listen to what the women in 'em say.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
Grant NJ. Hyde

Il was just reading, Uncle Bob,
about how folks used to tell time
by sun dials. Do you suppose
could build one that would work."
"You certainly could. Let's do it.
Here's how:
1.-THE main part of the sun dial is
flat board, IL inches square. Cut
it out carefully from one large
board or build it up of smaller
boards. Then find the exact CEN
ter of 1t (E) and, placing a point
of a compass there. draw circle
on the board, II inches in diameter.
Select one edge of the board as
South and from the center of that
side CD draw a straight line
through f to the center of the
North side, opposite. On this line
mark two points, A and d. each
21a inches from e. Bore h-inch
holes at A and B and, with a key
hole saw, connect them with a
slit, "a inch wide.
Next, cut out of k-inch wood
the triangular piece ADD, shown
in the insert, making the angle be-
tween BA and BID about As or SO
degrees. The bottom edge of this
triangular piece should be fitted
so that it can be set into the slit
which you cut in the table. The
point, Be, should be made of a thin
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
WOOdCraft
e. for Outdoor SD
~ Boys and Girls W
Francis Rolt-Whee,er

A good woOdsman knows where
he is, whenever he is within a doZ-
en- miles of his home camp. How?
Because long use has taught him
the contours of the land. 1t isn't
so much the look of the land as the
lie of the land. A good guide even
in strange country, will say:
1--WE ought to run across that
creek over the next crest" and
sure enough you find it.
One of the jobs of a camping
party ought to be to make q con-
tour map Of the immediate region.
For example, the camp is two miles
from the railroad, on the side of a
small stream, which forks about
half mile up. The cliffs on the
opposite side of the river are steep,
and the only way to get on the fur
Their side Of that ridge is to go up
and cross both streams, then you
strike level land. If you want to
go down stream you've got to go
back a mile to where the trail forks
to trail marked easy. A second
fork to the south is marked stop,
because there's a bad marsh on
that side. There's a bridge, but it
is marked stop, also, probably in
disrepair. The trail is by the ford.
In order to get that story-which
is only small beginning you
tried to use tho pictures, you'd get
utterly lost, But rough contour
map will tell you in jiffy. If to
the simple map, be added informa-
ton such as the location of springs
or where provisions are cached,
then such a contour map is of ut
most value to every one using the
camp.
1t is one of the most interesting
things in woodcraft. A we'll pro-
vided camp should have such
contour map on a large scale pre-
pared by the fellows and each
camper should have a small rough
copy. Every additional piece of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
RIDDLES

/. What country would be a
good skating park? Margaret
Ruth Newman, Bloomington
School.
2. What islands are very SOC
liable?
3. These birds have their names
all mixed up. Can you help to
straighten them out Edith Smell
ker, New Paris, Ohio. They are:
nbrio. wrasorp, kawderloam, nrew,
rkifecl. lndaairc, traorp, dirbbelu,
rhigiesfnk.
4. Some cans: (a.) What can
offers himself for an office? co.
What can is a waterway? (c)
What can is a great country?
(d) What can is covering?
(e) What can is an easy gait for
a horse? Q) What can is ra-
vine? (g) What can makes
sweet music?-Lillian Smelker.
New Paris, Ohio. ANSWERS will
appear in next weeks Junior.)
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12

estal, where the sun will strike it
all day. Then place the dial on top
Of the post with the South edge
facing as near South as you can
face it. Fasten the dial with one
nail near E and wait for the sun
to help you lay out the hours.
Just at noon, by the watch, regu-
late the dial by turning it just
enough to make the shadow of the
pointer fall squarely on the II
o'clock mark on the North side.
Then nail it securely in place. The
rest of the hours you can mark
easily with the suns aid. Just at
l o'clock mark the line OF the
pointers shadow as l. Then with
watch, mark 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock,
and so on, until you have marked
all the hours from 500 a. m. until
700 p. m. Mark each hour per-
manently by punching a little dent
in the board Then paint the
whole thing white, and put numbers
on with paint. Every sunny day
the pointers shadow will tell you
what time it is."-Boys' and Girls
Newspaper Service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12

Dear Aunt Polly: What Is the
f.erces animal in the whole
world?-J. X.
Dear J. K: Now l knew that
panthers, and alligators, and lions,
and tigers and snakes would kill
people and eat them If they were
angry or hungry, or both. But
that did not solve the problem as
to which was the fiercest in the
whole world. I set out to find
some more reliable information. |
found it in Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland, and, Of course, Lewis
Carroll must have known what ne
was talking about when he urged
children to beware the terrible Jab-
berwick, 80. think the jabberwock
must be the fiercest animal in the
world. After that, according to Mr..
Carroll, come the jub jub bird and
the bandersnatch.-Aunt Polly.
Dear Aunt Polly: What's the
littlest thing in the whole world!-
c. c.
Dear C. c.: An atom.-Aunt
Polly.
Dear Aunt Polly: Where did
Africa get its name? When?-C.
Dear c.: There is an old story
"a legend, they call it-that says
this continent was named for Afer,
the son of Hercules. The name was
first used, really, though, by the
Romans who gave the name to the
people who lived in and around the
great old city of Carthage, and who
were wanderers. The first big ex-
petition into Africa was made in
Z B. C.-Aunt Polly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
Nelson's Adventures

On a little plantation in eastern
Kentucky the family of Porterfield
resided. They had one son, named
Nelson, who was dissatisfied at
home on account of having charge
of his fathers slaves.
In 1911, he left for Indiana, and
settled in northern Wayne county,
where he lived for many years.
Being farmer, he kept several
horses. In order to have them re-
turn from grazing in thickets and
underbrush, he kept one horse tied
inside the log barn so that the
others would come back to him.
But one day, the horses failed to
return.
After waiting a few days, Nelson
decided to go in search of them.
Leaving his young wife at homo
with her people, he took his only
horse and a trusty rifle. The first
day proved fruitless. When night
came one he was hungry. Seeing
by the light of the moon a couple
of large birds in the tree above
him, which he recognized as wild
turkeys, he shot one, cut it up with
his hunting knife, and cooked it on
stump which he had set afire be-
fore. After preparing it and sea
soning it with some salt, he ate his
supper.
Knowing the Indians were ever
so treacherOus, he let his fire burn
down and with some wet earth
smothered The Goals. Soon he
heard the leaves rustling about him
and dry twigs swapping. Then he
realized that he was surrounded by
pack of wolves. His horse paved
and snOrted, and tried to break
loose. He saw many pairs of green
eyes looking at him. With the only
shot left in his rifle he wounded
one. The balance of the pack
bounced upon that wolf and tore
him to pieces. Having their hunger
satisfied, they soon disappeared.
Nelson spent sleepless night and
in the morning continued his Jour
ney.
Seeing some smoke arising, he
passed on until he arrived at an
Indian village, where the warriors
with painted faces were ready'to
leave on war raid. Nelson saw
that they might do him harm and
said, White man hungry" The
indians replied, White man hun
gry?' and gave him venison to eat
The Indians surrounded him
and said, Paint white man. and,
with a brush painted his face in
fiery red colors. When he in
CURED for his lost horses an Indian
said, "There!" and pointed his
finger and raising his hand up and
down three times showed the white
man that they would be found be-
yond the third hill. Strange to
say, he found them there, but when
he left for home with them, he was
careful not to go by the Indian
camp.
on arriving home, his folks did
not know him with his painted
face, and he had to roll up his
sleeves to show that he was a 8.
white man and to give his name as
Nelson before they could be con-
Vlnced that it was really he.
He always felt that he had two
narrow escapes: one, from being
.orn to pieces by the savage wolves
and the other, from being scalped
~ the fierce warriors. This is a
story of true adventure. Ruth
rritchett. Garfield School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
Mrs. America GRAFT and America
Jackson.

Mrs. America Grant, wife Of U.
S. Grant, Jr., son of the late presi-
dent and general, is shown holding
her little nine months-old name
sake, America Jackson, while play
ing with the babe at the U. S. Grant
hotel in San Francisco. The child
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles X. Jackson Of Los Angeles.
Both seem TO be pretty proud of
their names.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
Fatty

There was once a man by the
name of Fatty More Moster. He
was called Fatty because he was so
fat and lazy. He grumbled when
ever he found out he had to work
to get something to eat. He lived
in a tumble-down shack on the edge
of a large town. He had two dogs
which were as thin as he was tat.
Whenever he would work the
least bit, he worked about one
minute to five of rest. 1t would
take him a whole day to sweep side
walks for some of the rich people.
For sweeping sidewalks was the
kind of work for him.
One day as he was sweeping
walks for a rich man by the name
of Mr.. Thorton, he suddenly saw
his friend Jake. While talking to
him, Mr.. Thorton came up.
"Why aren't you working, you
lazy piece of fat stuff he cried
angrily.
well, have been working all
morning and saw my friend and
talked to him. Then you give it to
me because rested little" cried
Fatty very Indignantly.
"You haven't been working be-
cause l was looking out of the win
dow and saw you" cried Mr.. Thor
ton, very angry, indeed.
"Well have it your way then"
said Fatty, who was SO easy going
it did not matter to him.
With this statement Mr.. ThOrton
was so angry that he walked off
without so much as saying a word
After he was a little way off, Jake
said:
Some blow up, eh, Fatty?"
"You bet. I've had several to-
one with him. said Fatty, whose
grammar was bad in places. He
hasn't got any anger-oh, no."
How much did you get for doing
this job, Fatty?"
II hain't got nothin' yit," said
Fatty, looking very funny indeed.
What's the matter, Fatty, you
look so funny?" "a,J,a.
look so funny" said Jake, who
could not control himself any !,
longer, but burst out laughing.
Strange to say, Jake had very
good education. Nobody seemed
to know him very well. Everybody |
knew Fatty.
well, had better be going; it's
getting close to noon," said Jake,
starting off.
ooh, say, Jake, old top, you
don't have any baccer or cigars
you would lend, have your" but
with a shake of the head from the
other, he added. Jaw. come on, be
a sport; ye know. I'd do it for you"
But as his companion wolked off
be returned to his work, grumbling,
saying the while:
"Sure, it would make a work .
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
TO LAST WEEKS
RIDDLES.

/. Because there is a man in it.
M. r. Newman. 2. The Sand
witch Islands. 3. Mixed trees
oak, elm, spruce, pine, mulberry,
cherry, apple, pear, dogwood,
hickory, persimmon, hemlock, ash,
linden.-Edith Smoker. 4. Some
cans: candy, Gamma, candle, canni-
balls, canteen, cannOn.-Lillian
Smoker.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
QUERY CORNER

The editor will try to answer
questions readers of the Junior
submit to her. She Will not
promise to answer all OF them.
The questions will be answered
In rotation. so do not expect tho
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
II in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
MAKING A SUN.DIAL

piece Of hardwood, 8 inches long,
tackled to the top edge of the tri-
angular piece. Mark the center of
the North side as II o'clock
Before going further with the
dial, you must find a post or ped
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12

information secured should be en-
tered on the large camp map. By
the end of the stay in camp, that
large scale map will tell the story
of the vacation and will become a
priced possession for use in future
years.-BOys' and Girlg Newspaper
Service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12
WANT ADS

FOR SALE-Bird houses. Made any
size. Call Claude Bond, 1879
Main st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12

lot easier II I had a Ieetle bit Of
baccer. But such an old stiff as
he wouldn't give you taste. My!
but some people are stingy! Then
that old man came and told me to
git to work; said he was looking
out the winder, and say l weren't
workin.' The very idea! No sitter
than the rest, | guess. My good
ness, here l have besn working my
daylights out fer one-O, these
here rich men-Huh. they don't do
bit Of work. All they do Is sit
around and spend money. Don't
give any to the poor like me. Here
me, only get twenty cints for
sweepin' all mornin'. l suppose the
only thing Pm to do Is to git mar
ried. A rich lady would suit me
pretty well. One who is just roll
ing in mon" He stopped working
and talking for a while, but began
again in several minutes, adding:
"Cracky, it must be about forty
million in the shade, it's so hot. |
wish 1t were only forty million dol
lars. l never would have to work
any more. Huh-huh, you bet l do!
You can just bet"
While saying this something hit
him on the leg. He turned around
and saw lot Of small children
throwing rocks at him. This made
him so mad he cried out:
"You, young whelps! You'll see
the end of yourselves as soon Is l
get a hold of you"
He started after the children,
running as fast as he could 60.
Which wasn't very fast. SO, OF
course, the children soon were very
far beyond him. He went back to
his work, saying:
Those gracious wnelps-they
haint got bit of respect for a
gentleman like me. No, indeedy,
that's not me-"
Just then man came up and
slapped him on the back, saying:
Hello, Fatty, how are you
getting along, old sport?"
ooh, in the usual way"
We'll, I say, how would you like
to have JOB? Not one of these
hard jobs like you are doing now,
but a very easy one?" asked the
man.
well, l might try it. But it de-
ponds OF what the job is. And, by
the way, what is your name? The
idea of your coming around here
and talking to me when | don't
know your name and you don't
know mine," Fatty replied, almost
angrily.
We'll, will tell you. In this job
you must act for a picture show
company. My name is John Mack,
the head appointer for the Ohio and
Western picture acting company.
You have very little to do with high !
pay"
What kind of work will have
to do?"
ooh, you must promise, when
you say you go in, that you will do
anything we want you to do. 1t will
mostly be making love to Mary !
Pickford or Mabel Normand,' said
Mr.. Mack. ,
Suits me pretty WELL" said !
Fatty. well, l guess l will" So,
he took his promise.
when can you come around and !
meet the boss" asked Mr.. Mack.
Right away suits me-"
They went along for a few
blocks and finally came to a
large limousine. Mr. Mack motion
ed for Fatty to get in and then he
got in himself. They went several
miles out in the country and finally
came to large tent which they en-
tered.
At a desk sat man about fifty.
He rose as John Mack and Fatty
entered.
81 have picked out Fatty here for
our man in the show" said Mr..
Mack.
"Pm glad to see you, Fatty. l
hope you like the work in this COM
pany. Mr.. Mack here will give
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-06-12

WANTED-To buy Angora cat;
Phone 1921, or call Ill N. 3rd St.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-14
NORTHERN BAPTISTS
HAVE NEW PAPER

February saw the appearance of Vol
ume l. Number l, Of ",rhe Baptist"
the new official organ of the Northern
Baptist Convention. Issued in Chca-
go, the weekly had q first printing of
$4,000
DIR. Latham A. Cranlall, formerly of
Minneapolis, Is editor-in-chief. DR..
Clifton u. Gray, editor of "The Stand
ard" which "The Baptist" has absorb
ed, Is managing editor "The Stand
ard" had been household word in
Baptist homes since 1853
Among the contributing editors of
".fhc Baptist" are Governor Carl Mill
ken of Maine. Professor William Lyon
Phelps of Yale and Helen Barrett
Montgomery. The purpose of the new
paper is 10 portray from week TO week
the forward steps of the denomination
in the general advancement of Chris
tIanity."
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-04-14
BOY SCOUTS HELP
" TAME wild TRIBE

Knvall, Madras Presidency, India,
Jan. l0.-Under the direction of the
British Indian Government American
Baptist missionaries are adapting oc-
cldcntal methods IN educating and 9TH
erwise making good citizens Of one OF
the SO called criminal tribes of India
This tribe, known as The Erilnlas, la
made up of what In anotlie. country
could be called gypsies or bigands and
has been rounded up by The govern
ment into this region.
The wild men aud women of the
tribe are being taught In work, and the
hoys and girls of the tribe are put In
school with other children Of this place.
The terminals" as they are called,
number twO-thlrds of the enrolment In
the school. Exhibitions from time 10
time OF the work of the pupils brought
out procession of the Erukalas, and
the sight of one of their children rccit-
ing in class was source Of intense
pleasure.
So responsive
proven that q -
Gently aeQlpE