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state board of charities she was about
to adopt child.
She went to the city and through
the state board of charities made an
appointment to visit their nursery.
But on her way she passed found
ling hospital and saw some children
in a tiny garden with pals and
shovels.
ats one of the strnngest cases
we've ever had" the superintendent
told her. HE was found in the porch
one day at noon. But he does not
seem to be child VINO was neglected.
At night he cries for his mother over
and over again"
Her credentials were scrutinized
and approved and she was able to
take the child home with her.
"we call him Jimmie" they told
her.
1t was a bleak day in February.
Jimmie was playing on the floor with
red paper and paste, making valen-
tincs for his adopted mother and all
his new friends.
81 have one ready for mamma, too"
he said with a wistfui expression, and
Dora drew back sharply. and then
smiled at him..
She picked up the newspaper.
There were the usual columns of ex-
citing news. and a long account of n
mothers search for ner child. "He
answers to the name of Cyril" she
read. sounds n little like n lost dog"
she thought, but was startled by what
she read. There was perfect de-
scription of Jimmie ana trembling she
looked down at the cnlld making val
entines.
Cyril" she said very softly, and
smiled radiantly.
dat my name. Dat what mamma
call me! !" She lifted MIN up and held
him close, as the tears fell, for as the
small boy squirmed TO be released she
knew she had no right to him.
The next day Dora took the sleigh
and went into the village, sending a
telegram to the city. That afternoon
she and Cyril left on the train.
1t was morning when she took Cyril
to his dingy but real home far down
town near the river.
And then she heard the story. 81
had two children myself" said Dora,
"and | know how you feel. They're
both dead, and Jimmie-I mean Cyril
seemed to fit right in, but at bed
time he always cried FOR you. He new
er forgot you"
His mother held him close and
stroked his hair.
Don't leave Slrwill," he begged.
The country, the garden, the home,
the cradle songs Dora mad sung when
she rocked him to sleep at night when
he cried for his "mamma"-all these
must be forgotten, or possibly remem-
bered only as part or happy dream.
Here was the mystery OF birth, the
close relationship between mother and
child solved in an instant.
Again Dora returned to the farm
from the city, this time alone. One
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A adu of pistinetlon.

Is recognized by the delicate fascinat'
Ing influence of the perfume she uses
A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot
wuter to thoroughly cleanse the pores
followed by n busting with Cutlcurn
Talcum Powder usually means clear
sweet, healthy skin.-Adv.
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old and as he
was n boy Mrs.
Larkln had been
unable to find
any & e m -lik G
name for him.
Reluctantly she
decided u p o N
Cyril.
When Cyril
had been a baby
Mrs. Larkin had
taken him to
school with her.
He either slept
or played while
she worked. But
during the past
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Unanswerable.

81 hope you didn't take second
piece of cake, Ethel?" said the mciher
to the young daughter, who had been
visiting friend for tea.
Yes, / did, mother" replied the
child. "You told me never to contra
dict, and the lady said: Il know you'll
have another piece of cake so what
could l say?"
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CREAM FOR CATARRH
OPENS UP N0STRlLS
Tells How to Get Quick Relief
from Head-Colds. It's Splendid!

In one minute your clogged nostrils
will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more hawking. snuflling,
blowing. headache, dryness. No strug-
Cling for breath at night; your cold
or catarrh will be gone.
Get Il small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. Apply
n little of this fragrant, antiseptic.
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
ertates through every air passage of
the head, soothes the infiamed or
swollen mucous membrane and relief
comes instantly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed-up
with n cold or nasty catarrh-Relief
comes so quickly.-Adv.
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The KITCHEN
GABQ[f(]IEaHaoE

Finish every day and be done
with 1t. You have done what you
could. some blunders and absurdi-
ties no doubt crept in: forget them
as soon as you can. Tomorrow 1.
alnew day; you shall begin IL well
and serenely and with too high
spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense.-Emerson
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ma had not rock
ed him into
dreamland. Some
times she dream
ed he was being
treated badly and
heard him cry for
her. What did
one less to look
after mean to
her? Only a ter
rible heartache.
=
NJ r $. Dora
Sperry had taken
the excursion to
ew Y Ork.
hro ug II { h e
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c a ! palnS- 1 nau
pains in my side and
back and also head
aches, and got so
weak l could not do
anything. l took
Lydia E. Pinkham's
v ege t a BILE Com
pound and soon felt
better. Now l am
married and have
two little boys. Be
fore the first one
came / was weak
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A Number of Them.

Horace-Did any man ever kiss you
before l did?
Hclcn-Yes. dear.
beat him, up!
Helen-I'm afraid that he might be
too many for you.
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Still Frivolous.

"The war sobered some people"
"Yes?"
"But not Mrs. Gadder."
MOI"
"Shes going to Europe soon and she
is asking everybody what would be the
proper costume 10 wehr when viewing
battlefield. ."-Birmingh Age-Her-
aid.
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A Handicap Race.

The Sire-You loaf too much. IL
you hustle prosperity will be sure to
follow.
The Son-But ] don't want prosper
ity trnilin' after me all the time. I'm
givin it II chance to catch up.
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Every department of housekeeping
needs Red Cross Bag Blue. Equally
good for kitchen towels, table linen.
sheets and pillowcases. etc.
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day in the barn
she noticed some
chickens fighting
and II hen stand
ing by unheeding.
"P or littl g
I in g s." S h e
thought, They're
incubator ones
and the hen won't
look after them
they aren't her
own"
And on the
floor of a poor.
crowded, clutter.
al room a mother
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following will he found
a little out of the ordi-
nary:
Italian Salad. - Cut
one carrot and one tur-
nip into slices and let
cook in boiling broth or
soup until done. When
cold. add two cold. boiled
potatoes and one cooked
baat ont In Stt.inu Adj
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Steel Needles chIne.e Invention.

The Chinese were the first people in
the world to use steel needles. The
Chinese needles slowly made their way
westward until they were brought into
Europe by the Moors.
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used for various things.
Open the seams and hem
and you have fine dish
towels. The small-sized
sugar sacks may be used
to hold lettuce after it
has been washed and is
ready for the table. Put
into the sack, it may lay
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NOW FREE
FROM PAIN
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Frees Another
Woman From Suffering.

Bayonne, N. j." Before was mar
ried / suffered great deal with periodi
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sEAsoNAeLE DISHES.

At this season of the year n salad
Is just as acceptable as at any other
fitnn pf the ,nnr U,ta
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ECONOMIES in THE HOME.

1t hardly seems necessary to men
tion that flour sacks of the large size
The Ordway new era., 1920-02-06

Even the lines of a poor poet are
apt TO be cast in pleasant places
when he goes fishing.
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What has become of the old-fash-
ioned girl who, when a love affair went
wrong, pined away and died?
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His Only Chance.

"She says she's going to give sing
ing lessons" shell have to. Nobody'd
ever pay her for them"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
SIGNS OF 'PAY SAND"
FOUND IN OIL BOREING
NOT FAR FROM NATCHEZ

Natchez, Miss, Oct. 8.-Confrma-
tion of the report that oil bearing
sand has been struck in the Causey
No we'll at Cicily Island, La, was
given here today by Rowe and O'Dell
operators, .avlao are drilling ct Cicily
Island in Catahoula Parish about 35
miles from Natchez. Fred S. Rowe. di-
recting head of the development, states
that there is an unmistakable show
ing of oil in the ditch at the well and
that this company is confident that oil
in paying quantities will be found at
greater depths. He said that every
precaution is being exercised and the
test of the territory will be thorough
and complete.
The oil in question was encountered
at approximately 1900 feet and the
company handling the operations is
prepared to drill to a depth of $500
feet if necessary. A new car load
of drilling pipe has arrived at Sicily
Island and is being unloaded.
New York, Kansas City, ST. Louis,
and Texas capitalists are interested
in the development and ]. W. Jolly has
retained for actual drilling operations.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
LOSSES IN OIL STOCKS

An official in one of the largest
banks in the state of Texas has esti-
mated that out of every $100 invested
in oil stocks $95 is lost. Statements
of this kind, from men who are in
close touch with the conditions Of
which they speak, ought to carry
weight. And yet each successive ven-
ture in oil seems to hold the same
strong appeal to thousands of persons
who have saved little money and are
seeking much. The Treasury Depart
raent of the United States says that
this tremendous proportion of abso-
lutte loss is not by any means due en-
tirely to the dishonesty Of fraudulent
promoters, but to such other consid-
Grafton as bad management, poor
people would confine themselves to
investments concerning which they
have first hand information, the num-
ber of total losses reported would no
doubt be greatly reduced.-Christian
Science Monitor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
SOUTHERN COTTON PLANTERS
NEED MONEY TO PAY DEBTS

Birmingham, Oct. 8.-W. P. G. Har-
ding, president of the board of COVER
nors of the Federal reserve bank, with
D. C. Wills, newly appointed member
of the board, met here today with the
directorate of the Atlanta branch and
discussed the movement to hold cot
ton for forty cents pound which has
been sponsored by the American Cot
ton Association.
L. B. Jackson, director of the Geor-
gia bureau of markets. who said he
was speaking for so per cent of the
banks in his own state, made plea
before this board. for a more liberal
extension of credit to southern plan
ters, claiming they need the money to
pay off debts incurred while produc-
ing the present cotton crop.
Mr.. jackson asked that members of
the Federal reserve system be allow
ed to discount notes for money which,
he said is to be used in payment of
wages, fertilizer and supply bills. He
said the loans would extend only for
few days and would not materially
affect the reserve of the Federal sys-
tenn. He also declared that a great
majority of planters were not asking
money simply to finance themselves
while they were holding cotton off the
market. They are hard pressed by
creditors, he said and must have cash
at once with which to meet obligations
incurred this summer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
Ethel Smiths Poultry Record, 1920.
GENERAL POULTRY SHOW

Agricultural College, Miss, Oct. 13.-
Plans for holding general poultry
dairyIng round up meet for the North
mississippi districts at Holly Springs
the first week in November are prog
resslng. The gathering and demonstra-
tlons will be held at the North Mlssls-
slppl branch experiment station at
Holl Springs, fo~ which Assistant
director G. L. Ames, in charge, assist
ed by Miss ktaye Partridge, home de-
monstration agent for Marshall county
There will be two groups or assem-
bling of club workers, in this meet
composed of those from the northwest
district supervised by Mrs. Della B..
Alley, district agent. and from the
northeast district, under the supervis-
ION OF Miss See Rice. Both these ladies
report great interest in dairying and
poultry club activity, as recently shown
fpy displays and contests at fTupelo,
fernando, Grenada and other points
and are devoting their energies to-
wards still further development of the
extension plans.
There is another line of extension
service to which Mrs. Alley and Miss
Rice are also devOting their time and
organizing talents which is the CO.
farm bureau unit-buildlng. The coop
eratlve extension service is giving
much thought and time to the pioneer
ing work fo~ the extension of the farm
bureau idea throughout Mississippi.
Marshall county, which is in Mrs. AL
leys district and Pontotoc, under the
care of Miss Rice have already well
organized their respective farm bur-
eaus. Here is another opportunity for
women and girls to demonstrate their
business capabilities and acumen, as
the county farm bureau system offers
direct appeal for that line of econo-
mic culture. and the influence which
they may WELD, after they once get
going under the general organization
details is inestimable, but it will be
salutary and effective.
Miss M. Esther Rogers assistant
state agent in charge of foods
cookery, and MISS wlsackerly county
agent for Attala county, were called
upon to act as judges Of the county
bread contest held at kosciusko the
past week end. The results were graft
lying, indicating a keen and whole
some interest in this branch of home
economics among the women and girls
Of Attala.
The prizes offered which are free
trips to the Mississippi State Fair
were won by Mrs. Bridges in the group
class and Miss Willie Russell in the
club-girls' class. In addition to these
two, Attala will send to the fair a
dairy club winner as well as a fourth
year canning club girls, who made
satisfactory records this season.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
WIDOW OF LATE COL.
JANE GORDON WEDS PRO-
MINENT HAZELHURST MAN

The welding of Mrs. Ella Nelson
Gordon to Brig. Gen. A. b. Carter of
Hazelhurst was prettily solemnized
Tuesday morning at 1000 o'clock at
the home of the brides sister, Miss
Lou Nelson, the Rev. j. A. Christian
officiating in. the presence of only the
immediate family and few friends.
The wedding march was played by
Miss Emma Grace johnson.
For the occasion the home was artis-
tically decorated in cosmos and sut
flowers, some of which had been sent
to the bride by her friends as tokens
of their love for her.
The bride was gowned in brown
broad cloth suit with hat and other ac-
cessories in harmony.
The groom and honored attendents
DR.. A. A. Young. Messrs. Charlie
Gates Sr., were etaoin .aoin taoinCI
Gates, J. L. Shinault and G. w. Buff
faloe, Sr., were attired in confederate
uniforms.
The wedding of Mrs. Gordon to
Mr.. Carter was of interest to a vile
circle of friends in Washington, ID. c.,
as we'll as Mississippi. Since the bride
was the wife of that brilliant and gift
ed man, the late Colonel James Cor
don ex- U. S. Senator from Miss, and
the Capitol city was her home during
his term of office. Mrs Carter is the
sister of our well beloved townsman,
Mr.. E. Nelson and is a lady of grace
and talent and is greatly admired by
her hosts of friends.
They left Immediately after the
ceremony for Hazelhurst where they
will make their f1I+I1re home
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

can evening with the Old Favorite
Songs" was spent at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday evening, at which
time a large crowd of town people and
University students united in prals-
ing God with their voices.
The congregation of the church,
Sunday morning two weeks past, voted
for their favorite songs and from these
lists the pastor chose the ones which
received the largest number of votes
to use for the service. Rock of Agse
Cleft For Me, received the largest
number, There were three special sell
ections rendered by DR.. White Row
land Mrs. David Nelson and the
the latter was Jesus Savior Pilot Me.
Rev. Christian expects to have anoth-
er song service next month.
The campaign is being conducted
under the direction of D.. j. N. Swan
to get the members of the chruch to
attend Sunday school. Plans have been
made for giving each group and organ
izing a special week for enlisting her
members and getting them to attend
school the following Sunday. The ses-
sion was the first group and they were
all present last Sunday. This week the
deacons are preparing to make the
same word.
C. E.-6:45, you are cordially in
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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14

periment station, first hand study
of the extension service work, by car
rying in tabloid form. direct to the
very doors and back yards OF the
men and women who are the backbt
of the country would be the next and
best and most practical plan.
Quite apropos and closely related
to this undertaking will be a meeting
of the State Horticultural Society at
Gulfport, November 9. There has just
come from the press one Of the most
tions issued by the Cooperative Ex-
tension division of Mississippi Agri-.
cultural and Mechanical College and
the United States department of Agri-
culture. This is the official proceed
ings of the Mississippi State Horticul-
tural Society, organized at jackson,
Miss, during May 1920. While the pre-
sent membership is confined almost en-
tirely to South Mississippi, which has
come wonderfully to the fore in horti-
cultural activity during the past de-
cade or two, the pamphlet carries mat
ter of interest to every section OF the
State.
The present officers of the Missis-
sippi Horticultural Society are 1. l..
O'Donnell Of Sanford, Covington coun-
tv. president; T. E. Brett, Laurel, G. E..
Peatt, Virgins, and P. D. Carley, Va
zoo City, vice-presidents, and F. B.
Agricultural Colege-secretary- -treasur-
er.
Richardson, extension horticulturist,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
G. & S. 1. COOPERATING.

Agricultural College, Miss, Oct. 13.
"A great plan is being developed by
Director of Extension R. S. Wilson and
J. J. Taylor, industrial. and immigra-
tion agent for the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad, where by the material and
diversified activities of the co-opera-
tive extension work can be carried di-
rect, j ma practical way to very con-
siderable part of the commonwealth.
The Gulf & Ship Island road offici-
ais have promised to furnish the nee
essary railway equipment. at no cost
to the service, for installing a complete
demonstration outfit, showing every
feature and phase Of the work which
is being done at this center, in field
and forage crops experimentation,
horticulture, animal husbandry. dairy
ing, bee keeping, harvesting and down
the line.
A schedule is now being developed
which will be arranged for the second
week in November and an itinerary
which will cover the most beautiful
and attractive section Of the cutove-
district will be followed. The display
will be in charge of experiment sta
ton men who have had experience in
the same line Of activity for years,
while quantity Of helpful literature
will be taken along for distribution.
While it would be impossible or at
any rate impracticable for all farm
ers, merchants, educators. bankers and
community leaders and workers to
reach the college and the central ex-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14

Best Part of Salvation" and "Does the
Time Come When a Sinner May Not
Be Saved?"
Sunday School meets ,at 9:30 a. m.
B. Y. P. u, Junior and Senior. meet
at $50 p. M, preaching services at
IL a. m. and 80 p. m.
The pastor is delighted at the pre-
sences of so many children at the
services, and most cordially invites all
the children to attend preaching. In
every sermon he will attempt to suit,
at least, some part of the message to
the needs of children.
The extensive repairs now being
made on the church will be retarded on
account of a miss measure in two of
the windows. The repairs Will add
greatly to the looks and comfort OF
the building
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
LAST WEEK WAS
CLUB WEEK HERE
Many Displays OF Work Done By The
Club Boys And Girls Of Lafayette
County.

At the Bank of Oxford Rest Room,
thousands of people called last week
to see the many displays of work done
by the club boys and girls of La
fayette county. The displays con-
sisted of canned goods, home raised
products of various kinds and records
of same.
Miss Mary E. Doney, home econo-
mic agent, deserves much credit for
the splendid work she is doing in this
county. 1t is telling and noticeable
and is proving profitable. This fact
cannot be denied by any one who
visited the display rooms last week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
AN APPEAL TO THE FARMERS

LAFAYETTE County needs every dollar she has the coun
ty-we afford to send away to mail order
houses for goods.
looking to the beermen of the County; they buy goods
from sampes-not pcresand they stand ready to make
good any complaints.
Within the last days load of catalogs from mall
order houses north have been distributed among our
farmers There for thsthey have been getting
large portion of our peoples money.
Our merchants have been slow to advertise. These cata
log houses looking the Eagle and they see
that home merchants not gong after the traoe
hence they are on to their business and going after the
trade of Lafayette County.
By buying your goods at home you keep most OF the
money home where you will stand chance to get some
of it back
When you send your dollars away, you them
again.
The more money keep at home the better off the coun
ty will be- the interest of the Eagle and to every clt
zen of the county to keep dollars at home.
There has entirely too much of this sending for
your Shoes SUITS hats and many other articles you could
just as we'll buy at home.
game like those big cataog Some of merchants
don't believe that it pays to advertise and while they are
arguing the editor of this of their
neighbors are selecting articles from catalogue to
order.
Make the Eagle your catalogue Buy in the
and put in an hour each week preparing attractive adver
tsement. 1t will be the best money you ever spent
Help us to reduce the sending away of money.
Help us keep money at home
There is only way to do it-advertise
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14

w. Price, Rowland Drug Co., G. G.
Wilson, r. L. Chiffon, Wiley Bros,
Earl Fudge, r. L. Tomlinson, W. c.
Cox. F. B. Patton, Hale & Russell,
Bramlett & Sons, E. d. Beanland,
Ramey & Co.. j. c. Culley, w. S.
~ssahasAses ]. H. Morris, Clifton Price.
Won by Jewel Metts, Linnie Rag
land, Leona Knight, Tencie Childress,
Alma Nav Arnold, Annie SAMSON,
Clyde Bellew. Willard Wolfe, Mamie
B. Wolfe, Louise Locke, Louise Hale,
Ruth Roy, Dorothy Gillespie, Mildred
Hale, Corinne Austin, Mossie Leggitt,
Clemens Gillespie. Eva Riales.
Elizabeth Walkers dairy report for
June. July, August and September,
1920.
gotal lbs. milk in four mos. -. 1898
Value of milk a 60c per gal. .$274.70
Total Feed Costs for four mos.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
CORN SELLING AT 80 CENTS

Hickman, KY. Oct. 1s.-Much
corn is being gathered in this vicin-
ity now, but there are only one or
two local buyers. Corn is now sell
ing at 80 cents and the indications
are it may go even lower. This IS
the lowest price corn has brought
in this city for several years. Inc
corn crop is very fine this year, is
also unusually large, due to the late
spring, when much cotton land was
put in corn. With another week or
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-14
Lafayette County, Miss. Thursday October H. 1920

our part of it. Not many people can
stand prosperity. We have to learn
our lessons over and over and then we
are prone to forget them all too soon.
Not many profit by experience. A
little more work and less extrava-
gance might help to remedy present
conditions and keep them normal. We
get about what we deserve.
w. |. HARGIS.