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. it Job Printing In Different Colors At the Right Price ! Our Readers Should Trade With Our Advertisers ! i II 1 V I VOLUME IX NO. :. -i ' j: 5 I Fv1 M O N S GOOD FOR EVERYBODY and everyone needs it at all times of the year. Malaria is always about, and the only preventive and relief is to keep the Liver active. You must help the Liver a hit, and the best helper is the Old Friend, SIM MONS Liver Regulator, the Red Z, Mr. C. Himrod. of Lancaster, Ohio, says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR broke a case of Malarial Fever of three years' standing for me, and less than one bottle did the business. I shall use it when in need, and recommend it." He sure that you get it. Always look for the HKD Z on the package. And don't torgcv the word REGULATOR. It is SlM MONi LIVER REGULATOR, and there is only one, .-aid every one who takes it is sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for Biliousness and Sick Headache; both are caused by a sluggish Liver. J. II. ZiMlin J Co., Philadelphia. A QEORQm. flCKEI .M:iyir mav not be a very toigh customer. We lo no! ?."ftttul to chv. JMit wo do sav that MARVIN'S CRACKERS. l'JMCH MILK XX A SODA, CALIFORNIA FRUITS. ''.NICK-KNACKS C. Now living ".'d ut JAOKSON'S Are t tie Beet in Oxford NewYork. ('AM)IKS in '4. 1. -2. 3 ard j oiind Bond P.-k-Iiui.'vs received today. TiiniyV Hot t'horolate on Draught. Full Line of Fruits'. Pink yea! We are selling" goods for cash, at cut prices so that people call us Cheap John. A full stock of Fresh Garden Seed just received. JOHN ?. ST EDM AN, Manufacturing Druggist. Here's Greetings To One and All ! Paris Bros. Have moved into Their new store Next door to Cooper's Bank Building, And have started The New Year With new zeal, .New energy, New Goods, and They want New customers. All of their Old customers Are invited to Call and see them At their new store. Fall and Winter Dress Goods, Capes, Wraps, &c, Are going Mighty cheap To make room for Their Spring Stock. REGU LATOR A FEW BITES. Little Minnows of News Caught in the Stream of a Week's Happenings Judsre Coble was a class mate of .rmr townsman. Mr. John Webb. If you should be interested we call attention to several legal adver tisements in this issue. D. J. Gooch ha? a large lot of seed irieh potatoes tor sale. Call on him when yon need them. Mr. S. II . Brinkley, near Tar River, killed two pigs a few days ago that weighed 710 pounds. Capt. Powell is to be congratu lated on having finished putting new shingles on his house on College street just before the last rain. Mr. J. J. Faber, of Norfolk. Va., has opened up a photograph gallery over the old Grandv store on Main street. Read his advertisement else where. Do not forget the fact that E. H. Crenshaw & Co. are nicely located in the old Paris store on Main street and are fully prepared to sell you goods at the lowest figures. The horses of Mr. Mandy Chap man (Buffalo Bill) ran away on Tues day, throwing him out of the buggy and stunning him for some time. Fortunately for him he was not badly injured. The old reliable J. D. Brinkley, who is with you all the time, contin ues to turn out work in the highest type of the photoeriaphic art along with fine craven work. His work stands the test, and his prices ar reasonable. Mr. W. N. Weston and Miss An nie Fowler, of Charlotte county, Va., eluded the watchful eye of the young lady's parents and came to Oxford Wednesday evening and were mar ried by Rev- J. Eruest Thacker at the Osborn House, The happy cou ple returned home the same night on 1 the freight train. Mr. C. Y. Hill, of Virgilina, came to town with a number of horses Monday. He traded them all once before the middle of the week, and a part of them twice. It is ex pected he will become round-shouldered before reaching his homo on ac count of the heavy pocket full of silver he now carries. A bear hunt is in order every night now. If he had received all the shot intended for him he would be a veritable lead mine by this time. He must also be a bear of s'roug nerves or he never could have survived the war whoops that attend ed his course from Tom Hicks' house to the Jordan place about midnight Tuesday. There will be a dime sociable Friday night, Jan. 31st, from 8 to 10 p. ra. at Rev. J. B. Hurley's, College street. Everybody cordially invited to come and spend a pleasant even ing. The ladies will give a unique programme; also something to tempt the appetite. Remember the date and let's have a big crowd. Only ten cents. The Slab Town section of Brass field is becoming noted of late in the pusilistie line. Another encounter took place Wednesday between uor bitt and Sullivan, and Corbitt in the person of a Mr. Allen won on the first round, while Sullivan (a Mr. Davis) suffered the loss of some blood. It was a regular old fist and skull fight and no damage was done so we learn. The many old friends 6f Mr. E. G. Puryear in Oxford and Granyille county will deeply regret to learn that he is numbered with the dead. He died m St. Louis, Mo., Jau. 22 of diphtheria. He was the son of our esteemed county, Mr. W. H. Pur year, of Oak Hill, and was 39 years of age. He leaves a wife to mourn his demise. To the bereaved family we extend our sympathy. Chief Renn on Wednesday night succeeded in arresting James Bur ton, colored, one of the late alleged white cappers of the Virgilina sec tion. In this case there are 11 other defendants. This is the case that caused so much excit3ment in that section in November, when the white caps went to an old colored woman's house, whipped her and set fire to the house. It was an outrageous af fair arid the nemetrators of the crime ought to be brought to justice ON A REGULAR HUMP. Oxford Enjoys Large Breaks of To bacco. It is the same old story with a great big S as to the regular hump that the Oxford tobacco in rket has got on, and prices hold up well. Tuesday was a regular winner as our nix large six warehouses were full to overflowing:, and the sales were not completed until Wednesday after noon. The buyers were in their glory and the farmers smiled their sweet est smiles as bid after bid was put on each pile. The sales were of a lively order, the auctioneers being in fine trim and overflowing with wind. It is useless for us to say more as Oxford stand at the top round as a market, and will stay right there, always paying the high est averHges for all grades. "Five years ao," says Anga A. Lewis, Rit ard, N Y , "I had a constant cousin, night sweats, was greatly reduced in flesh, and had been given up by my physicians. 1 began to take Ayer'a Cherry Pectoral, ard after using two bottles was complete ly cured." OXFORD, N. GRANVILLE SUPERIOR COURT. Commenced on flonday, Judge Coble on the Bench. Granville Superior Court convened on Monday with his honor, Judge Coble, presiding. This is his first visit to Granville. He is conserva tive and diguified in manner, as well as a careful, painstaking student of the law. His charge to the grand jury was a plain and concise state. ment of the many offenr.es that come within the -jurisdiction of the court. Solicitor Bynum and ah other oni cers of the court are ou hand and ably discharging their respective du ties. The following are the names of those who compose the grand jury: J. H. Lyon, foreman, J. W. Hart, G. P. Gooch, Herman Allen, L. T. De ment, W. H. Horton, R. E. Parham, J. M. Sherran, W. J. Overton, Thos. G. Taylor, W. E. Canuady, W. H. Puckett, Dudley S. Fuller, J. H. Long, L. L. Beck, Henry Dixon, Benj. O'Brien, G. B. Daniel. W. N. Critcher in charge of jury. The following cases have been dis posed of up to the time of going to press: State ys. Crisp Wimbish and Char lie Bennett, affray; plead guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. State vs. Thos. Morris and Henry Satterwhite, affray; guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. State vs. John Smith, alias J. W. Brown, laicmy; jury upon question of insanity of the defendant; verdict, that the defendant is of sound mind. State vs. Joe Wiiliams, a. w. d. w.; guilty; 4 months in county jail State vs. Oscar Green, larceny: guilty. State guilty. State vs. Jack Taylor, larceny; Henry Thorp, larceny; vs not sruilty. State vs. Henderson Brodie, larce ny; guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. State vs. E. E. Lyon, Jessie Rob erts, James Tilley, Pender Cozart and M. L. Coley, Board of Supervis ors of Dutchville township; micon duet in office; not guilty. State vs. Benny Hester, a. w. d. w.; guilty. State vs. Frank Clay, larceny; guilty. State vs S. V. Morton and W. W. Hart, affray; Morton plead guilty; verdict as to Hart not guilty; Mor ton pays a fine of $20 and cost. State vs. Frank Edwards, alias A. J. Dorsey, c. c. w.; guilty; judgment suspended on payment of cost. State vs. Wm. Royster, bastardy; not guilty. This is the case that has been talked about so much, and when Mattie Harris was put on the stand she admitted such things as to cause the case not to bo given to the jury. She is undoubtedly a hard one and if she has perjured herself should be promptly prosecuted. QUERY FORIETER C. Butler's Organ asks Him a Pertinent Question. Editor Hal Ayev of Maryann's or- ... t 1 O i. .. gan, the Caucasian, laaes oenavor Pritchard to task on his statement made in the Senate in the Hill, But ler, Pritchard colloquy, "that North Carolina is a Republican State and the Republicans would carry the State with an honest election." The Caucasian in commenting hits Jeter a hard blow as follows: "If this is Senator Pritchard's opinion why should he want co operation in the coming campaign. We have an honest election law now and the next election will probably be fair. If the People's Party thall co-operate with any other party during tbe coming campaign, it will be on tbe basis of the resolutions passed at the silver convention held here Septem ber 2Sth. The People's Party can not co-operate with any party un less such party is willing to co-opers ate on principle and to advance a great cause." Hit them Again Caleb ! It is a well established fact that the deputy marshals and United States Commissioners under Carroll are making themselves odious in the Durham division and a wave of in dignation comes rolling up as to the conduct of these officials under a so called Democratic administration. We endorse every word of the fol lowing paragraph taken from a scathing article from the pen of C. B. Green, Esq., the able correspon dent of the News & Observer at Dur ham : "The dissatisfaction with the rev enue service in this section is so great that the best citizens are al most ready to join a rebellion. It is not, and should not be understood, that good men are ready to condone the violations of law, no matter how odious that law may be, but it is the pretended execution of the revenue laws of which good men complain. If half that is being told about how cases are worked up, aud how the United States government is being fleeced, and how innocent men are beinsr prosecuted for fee's sake, then the government ought to send a de tective here to enquire into the do5 ings of some of its officials." Keep the ball rolling friend Green until Marshal Carroll is forced to bring about a radical reform in bis department, which is worse than under Republican rule, and is now doinsr more than all other agencies pnmhined to heat) odium upon the Democratic party. Let the fee sys tern be abolished. Do not wear impermeable and tight fittine hats that constrict the blood-verse '.s nf th Kcaln. Use Hall's Hair Raicwer occasienally, and you will not be bald. C, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31; 1896. NATIONAL CAPITAL. NEWS OF THE WEEK DOWN. BOILED What Is Going On In and Around the Capital of the Nation. G13 GUi St., N. E., Washington, D. C, Jan. 27. We were pained to see in the Public Ledger of week before last a notice of the death of J. F. Cannady. He was the young est of a trio of brothers, who proba bly served Granville county as ably and usefully as any three she ever produced. He differed from bis older brothers in that his ability lay not so much in the line of public life, as in the quiet and example of a model home. He was an excellent farmer, and had, trom a worn out and unfertile soil, produced a model and well arranged farm. He was al ways sure that what he undertook was founded on fact and good judg ment, and then pushed it with a vim to success. He was a man of good business judgment, indomitable en ergy, and of much more than ordi nary intelligence. He was a safe counselor, and many went to him for advice and were benefitted there by. He was slow to accept an inno vation, but when once satisfied of its worth, would give a warm indorse ment. He was successful in all his business ventures, because he used the proper care and forethought in planning them. His energy was only limited by his physical condi- tion. He served his county in an official capacity, always with perfect satisfaction, because he brought to bear the same painstaking attention as he exhibited in his own business. He served in the late war, and his record of soldierly bearing and per sonal bravery is perfect. He was a consistent church member, vieldiner to the church of his choice a strong influence, liberal means and per- sonal effort. As a farmer, business man, neighbor, public official, soh dier, and head of a family, he united the virtues which made him excel, and won esteem, admiration, and love in all. He is the last of the three links, in the chain his family made, to bind in ties or safety the destinies of his county, and with the snapping of this band, the interests of public and private business afr fairs of its people are greatly weak ened. We sympathize with his fam ily and neighbors in their loss. Congress is not doing much but introducing bills. Nearly 5000 have been introduced in the House, and about 1500 in the Senate, Most of the House bills are private pension bills, and some are eyen nonsensical in their latitude. Mr. Pickler intro- duceu one wnicn provides that no soldier who ever obtained a pension, whether by fraud or otherwise, shall have it taken from him. In fact it virtually pensions every soldier, or any other in any way connected with or dependent upon him. By a strange oversight he failed to pro vide for a mothersin-law of a sol dier. Possibly he will introduce that as an arnenunaent, it it ever comes up for consideration. A'l this pen sion talk is made to catch the soldier vote in next election, and is exactly on the line of the hue and outcry made on the same subject just be fore the close of Cleveland's first term. In fact one may read the speeches on that subject then and now, and he will be struck so strong ly by the similarity that he will be ftt; f xt-h, Pai;r, v,'QJ introduced a bill to cut down tbe nlrv of a.ll uflrnn.flnt. Pmr,ln,PM .,hirH trf th Avfiov pay This, of course, is "scusin Congress men and sich." I suppose this will be one of his strong points in the next campaign. Butler has talked himself to death in the Senate. He has worn Col. Polk's speeches thread bare already, and that mixed with Teller and Stewart's long-winded speeches of the past causes a stam pede on the floor and in the galler ies whenever he gets up to "address the Senate." Newspapers are mak ing great fun of him all over the country, and his inordinate conceit and diarrhea of words are fertile subjects for the cartoonist. The National Executive Commit tees cf the two old parties have met here and decided upon the place o holding the next National Conven tion. The Republicans have select ed St. Louis and the Democrats Chi cago. The Pops will meet soon, and it is likely that they will choose St. Louis also. The bond syndicate has dissolved. and the bonds will be sold to who ever applies first with the money It seems a crime against the country and its people to issue them, when we have so much silver lymg idle, that would answer just as well, if they would only pass legislation to make it the equal of gold. But the goldbugs have, up to the present, been able to defeat all legislation on that line. A aw nlan is under consideration now by the Post Office Department. " I" - It is to have the weatner predictions for the following 24 hours stamped on letters mailed. It is well known rtnr liot TOoatViAr nrpHintinns nan be foretold from 24 to 60 hours m ad vance with almost absolute certainty, and by stamping them on all letters leaving big centers like New York, Washingtion, Chicago, St. Louis, etc., the letters so stamped would spread them in a better and more thorough way than any other at oresent proposed. For instance Florida mail leaving here witn 4 hours predictions stamped upon them would be scattered all over Florida much in advance of a cold wave, and enable the people to make preparations to meet it. The Agricultural Department here issues many interesting, valuable, and important Bulletins, which are distributed to farmers over the United States. Any farmer can get them free by applying to the Secre tary of that department for them. Now I doubt if a single copy is re ceived in Granville county. It is a fact that the man who achieves per manent prosperity now is the far mer who diversifies his crops and makes all his produce on an intelli gent basis. There is not so much money in farming anymore, and there are many things the Southern people could raise which are now unknown to them, and which, if they were to undertake intelligently, would bring them in thousands of dollars in every county each year. Until a few years ago, all the or anges used in the United States were brought from abroad at a heavy price, and that took just that much money from us. Then it was diseoyered that Florida and Califor nia were adapted to the raising of this luscious f rut, and now the best quality and almost the total -supplv comes from these plaees. This has put the price of this fruit in reach of all, and at the same time has made these two States world-famous and caused them to devlop, and money is poured into their laps from this source. They have probably increased their wealth ten fold. So a - a. . o m . wiiu some sections or lexas. it was found that the finest pecans could be grown on the Brazos and other river bottoms f that State, and now the industry is a growing and val uable one. North Carolina is well adapted to this nut, which is a good producer, of little cost, and a cer lain anu vaiuaoie crop. At some near day in the future I intend to submit an article in the .Ledger, by wnicu x nope ro conclusively nrove that a man with moderately erood soil, and the same care and attention to plantings of the pecan tree that he ordinary gives to an orchard, will be in receipt of an income that will, after ten vears, make him indepen- dent, snd will increase from 10 to 25 per cent, each year. W e were sorry to hear of the ter mination of the suit of Billy Brown: that is, it he were not guilty. W are loth to believe that he could go deliberately to work, of his own ac cord, and commit such a crime. It seems more to us as if he had been made a catspaw by some unprinci 1. 1 T 1 1 XI. . oiea vniian. Aitnougn ne nas ever been like a weather-vane, trying to keep a pointer to the prevailing breeze, we never thought he could be capable of anything so vicious as the crime he was charged with. But he is only carrying out the old adage that you cannot handle filth without being defiled and like "poor-dog Iray he will be beaten," it seems, ior Deing in oaa company," even if innocent of deliberate wrong Ihis should be a solemn warning, to men like him, full of mistaken zea for a bad cause. He certainly did not baye the luck of his friend, the immaculate William, who if all ac counts are true, is a great villain and still "holds the fort." R. It. B. iflt. Kneruy Morsels. Died, Jan. 15, 1896, Miss Betsey Peace, aged 100 years and 7 months Messrs. o . kx. llayes, or Jlay, and June Rogers, of Kittrell, were in this section Saturday and Sunday- last, We are soiry to learn that Mrs. J W' Jones a two ,of her daughters 6 Very SICK With pneumonia, and also Mr. Battle Wagstalf, but we aie glad to learn that he is improving Bartholomew, it is leap year and some ot the girls ot this section are coming up to see you betore very long. We will try and mtorm you when we are coming so you will be at home. I Several of the young people at- tended the oyster supper and donkey party given by Mr. and Mrs. v V . E. Bullock on Friday night last. It was quite a grand attair and all present seemed to enjoy it superbly. Mr. Will Daniel and his lovely sis ter, Miss Sarah, were the guests of Misses Morado and Viola Hughes a short while Sunday, aud Will said it was not his weight that made him drive two horses but his mind. Well, Bartholomew, I will answer your question. It was Fatrick tienry who said give me liberty or give me death. I guess your other question is because they are licked. I would like for vou to tell me which is the highest city in the world and how many feet is it above the sea. Shoe Strings. The Mount Lebanon Suckers have re p-entlv nerfected an ingenious cure for dvspeps'a. Their iiigestive Cordial con sists of a rood alreaov aiesi-ea ana dicester of foods happily combined. The inirortn:e ot tnis mvenuon win be appreciated when we realize what a propoiuou ui uiBv.uu.muuu, ''V"""" I J! , 4?,-.-. x ,v- t fz-itrKth T I I k 1 ft 1 1 1 U dg of . m& le nave mtle in . i:natinn to eat. and what they do eat PoUSe8 thm pain n;i distress This Digestive Coruial of the Shakers onrpota anv stomach derangement at once, it manes imn peupia yiumy E ery oce will be greatly interested to read the little ' ncok which has oeen placed in the hands of druggists for free distribution What is Laxol ? Nothing but Castor Oil made as palatable as honey. Children like it. I have a real bargain in a light second hand two horse wagon. S. H. Smith. THE TRAVELLERS. f People That Move with the Times They go Forward, of Course, C. J. Burton, of Middleburg, was on our streets Tuesday. Dr. F. R. Harris, of Henderson, visited Oxford Thursday. Judge and Mrs. Coble are stop ping at the Osborn House. Miss Wylanta Longmire return ed Monday from a visit to Louisburg. -Mr. James Paris has returned from a few days outing in Eastern Carolina. -Mr. W. H. Pannebaker. of Virk. gilina, was a welcome visitor to this print shop Monday. Rev. Baylus Cade. Wm. McGheo and John McGhee, of Franklinton, spent Tuesday in Oxford. Dr. R. W. Hobarood. of Sunset. and Mr. R. W. Adcock. called to see the editor on Wednesday. Messrs. H. F. Hart and . W. W. Hart, of Oak Hill, were pleasant visirors at this-office Monday. Mr. Presley Rowland, of Carl ton, dropped in to pay his respects to the Public Ledger Wednesday. We were glad to meet in our of fice on Thursday Mr. John McGhee. one of the progressive represetatives or t ranklmton. Messrs. S. D. McFarland. of Berea, and W. P. Johnson, of Hamp ton, were in Uxtord Tuesdav and called at this office. The editor had the pleasure of a visit trom Messrs. E. F.- Beck, of Dutchville, and N. J. Jones, of Cul breth, on Thursday. Kev. J. Ernest Thacker. who has been over in Accomack Countv. V a., holding: a series ot meetings. has returned home. Mr. J. W. Winston, of Adoni ram, who has just returned from i two months stay in Texas, called at our sanctum Tuesday. We regret to learn that Mi "Jumbo" Williams, the heavy-weight ot the it armers warehouse, is con fined to his room with grip. Messrs. S. H. Moss, and J. T Bradsher, accompanied by his bright little son Willie, paid us a pleasant visit on Thursday afternoon. Mr. G.W. Wilson, one of the pros perous farmers of the Wilton section was numbered among the pleasant visitors to this office Tuesday. Our old friend, C. J. Adcock, of Berea, dropped in one day this week and with his usual promptness re newed his subscription to the Pub lic Ledger. The famous Ben Hardy, the great perambulator of the State in the interest of the News and Ob server, was among our people this week in the interest of his paper. The editor has just returned from a two week's visit to Florida, as a delegate to the National Press Association. We will have some thing to say about our visit next week. Nortbside Potest. Mr. W. F. Lyon is all smiles now. It's a girl. Mrs. J. P. Beck, of Beck, spent Sunday night here with her son, J. M. Beck. We are glad to see our friend R. P. Aiken out again after having had a slight attack of erysipelas. Messrs. J. P. Beck and H. O. Coley are on the Oxford market this week with a nice lot of tobacco. The old reliable W. G. Waller has not. been heard much from yet about his fine tobacco, but you will hear him blow his big horn sometime soon. J. F. Aiken, J. L. Lyon and W. T. Adams are on the Henderson mar- et, and A. G. Fleming, W. A. Beck, A. M. Beck and J. M. Beck are on the Durham market. Ou Mondav evening, January 27th, a Uinmmer, iur. xuumas, amyeu . nf .. mi : .3 here with a team that belonged to J. B. Mays, of Stem, and after haying gotten oil the wagon and gone into he store ot Fleming oc LOiey tne driver, a colored boy, had given the horses some corn and had never un hitched them from the wagon, but seemed to be standing before them holding a box for them to eat from. The horses took fright trom some unknown cause and ran something ike 100 yards where they came to Forked roads and one wanted to go one way and the other another, and while their minds seemed to be di: vided it threw one of them against a large oak standing at the forks of the road and killed her almost in an instant. The wagon was badly broken up and the other horse car ried the tongue some distance thro the woods before'getting clear from it. The loss was estimated at about $125.00 by those who saw it. Ihis should be a warning to people wno leave their horse hitched with no bit in its mouth. Magnus Sex. ioo Years and 7 Months Old. Miss Betsev Peace, the oldest wo man in the countv. died one day last weoV n.t the advanced aere of 100 vears and 7 month3. She was a re markable woman in many respects, and had a large circle of friends as she was of a companionable and genial nature. We would be glad if some one of her neighbors would send ns an obituary of this aged lady tttVi r Vina nnssed into the Great Be- lyond. S1.00 PEE ANNUM. LEAP YEAR BALL AT OXFORD. A Brilliant German Given by Youug Ladies Friday Night As we were not present at Leap Year German given by the the the young ladies ot Oxford we take the following report from the News and Observer furnished by its Oxford correspondent : For years it has been the custom with each succeeding "set" of Ox ford youug ladies to give at least one ball oomDlimentarv tn Hio young men when leap-year comes. Ihe girls enjoy it, and so do the ooys. lhey no doubt took into con sideration Friday night the fact that the next leap year will be in 1904, and made a noble effort to make this occasion one that would be fresh to memory during the interim. During the next eight years the pretty dimples and bright eyes will have been only memories to some of them. Lur uy mai time ineir years, like the providences of God, will be past finding out. They will be counting backward then. The ball Friday evening was in deed a pleasant occasion. The night was pretty: the spacious floor of Armory Hall shone like a mirror; the walls, from side to side, were gaily festooned and draped with red, white and blue. The success of the occasion was due in a large measure to Misses Annie Booth, Marv Bell Grecorv. Fannie Skinner and Irene Grimsley, assisted by the chaperons. From 9 o'clock until 10:30 the dances, quardrille, fete , were led by Misses F. Skinner and Irene Grims ley; then began the german, led by Misses A. Booth and Mary Bell Gre gory. And the young men who usu ally lead the german in Oxford will have to admit that the beautiful figures were carried through with more grace and ease than usual. In the I. O. O. F. Hall above were tables spread with delightful chicken salads, wafers, pickles, hot coffee, tea, etc. This added considerably to the enjoyment of the evening. There were dancing the following couples: Miss Annie Booth with Cam Easton, Miss Mary Bell Gre gory with Thornwell Lanier, Miss ltene Grimsley with Dr. T. L. Booth, Miss Fannie Skinner with P. C. Gra ham, Miss Ida Gregory with Ed. Landis, Miss Sallie Lawrence with Hugh L. Skinner, Miss Willie Skin ner with Harry Williams, Miss Charlotte V. Britt, with Major E. P. Cooke, Miss Marv Eliza Gregory with Walter Clement, Miss Loulie Bigarsi with Leak Landis, Miss An nis Hughes with Crawford Biggs, Miss Lizzie Cutchins, of Suffolk, Va., with Fred Crews, Miss Fannie Gregory with Wade Cheek, of Hen-dt-rson, Miss Jennie Williams with Ooca Gregory, Miss Lizzie Hilliard with Dr. I. H. Davis, Miss Margaret Hilliard with T. Jackson, Miss Blanche Morgan, of Durham, with Charles Thomas, Miss Fannie Landis with W. E. Massenburg, Miss Nina Horner with J. McRae. Stags. Arthur Lyon, Will B. Guthrie, O. S. Staoot, ot Durham, A. S. Dayis, G. Ware, Julian Ingle, of Henderson, Mr. McGhee, Dr. E. Terry, of Clarksville, Va.; F. O. Landis, Morganton, N. C; Albin Terry, Ben Lyon, Irwing Day, Marks Stevenson, Horner cadets; M M. Jordan, Capt. W. H. White. Chaperons. Mrs. W. H. Hunt, Mrs. H. G. Cooper, Mrs. W. H. White, Mrs. R. O. Gregory, Mrs. C. L. Skinner and Mrs. Dr. Coggeshall. Don't worry. Don't run in JeDt Don't trifle with your health. D m'c try experi ments with medicines Don't waste tinie and money on worthless compounds. Uon't be persuaded to take a substitute for Ayer's Sarsaparilla. It is the best of blooci-purinera. Driving Nails in His Political Coffin. It was stated in Tuesday's paper " that Senator Marion Butler would leave Washington in a few days for St. Loui3 to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Populist party. As he mnde no speech m the Senate yesterday we infer that he has gone, or else that he is not feeling well. The above is from the Charolotte Observer; to our mind, every time Butler opens his mouth in public it is equivalent to driving another nail in his political coffin, at the present rate of decay, the time is very near when the people will de mand that he shall get quickly into it and have the lid screwed down tight, BAKINU POWDER. MsoiateJy Pure A cream of tartar bakinf? powder, all in leavening strength. Latest U Hi2hest of S. Govern ment Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co-, 106 Wall SU New York G