THE PUBLIC LEDGER.
By JOHN T. BRITT.
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING
OXFORD, N. C OCTOBER 14, 1897
Last year the Southern railway
v.ar,i j. 0.7.327 nasseneers with-
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out loss of life or serious injury.
The Biblical Recorder, state organ
of the Baptists, declares for an edu
cational qualification for voters.
Meat is said to be so scarce in
Cuba that there is none to be found
in Havana, and poor people are eat
ing cats and dogs.
The Presbyterians in this State
now propose to raise 17,000 which
Davidson college specially needs for
repairs and improvements.
No State in the South save South
Carolina and Georgia come within
300.000 of North Carolina in the
number of cotton spindles.
T From all parts of the State comes
news of an increase in the attend
ance at all colleges and schools.
There are verv few exceptions to
this general good showing.
The auditor decides that the in
heritenee tax does not apply to lega
cies devised prior to March 9th last.
A New York medical journal says
a great many people use too much
ealf. im'tirinc both skin and kidnevs.
which are overtaxed to get rid of
the surplus salt.
There is a 81,200 farm in Tennes
see which has been paid for entirely
in hen fruit. The hens attended to
business and helped the owner to
shell out the cash on time.
Some of the Ohio papers say that
the battle in that State has become
one of boodle against brains, with
the chances, it may be incidentally
remarked, somewhat in favor of
boodle.
A Brooklyn judge has decided the
important question as to whetker a can't
Current
STATE PRESS.
Topics Discussed by the
Editors.
There never was a time in the his
tory of this country that the judges
so absolutely controlled this govern
ment as at present. In fact, it is
reachiner such an alarmiug stage
that it is time for the American peo
ple to awake fully to the situation.
At the present rate, instead of being
a government of the people, by the
people and for the people, it will
soon be a government by judges, and
the neople will rot be in it. The
their father's house," and will here,
after remain with the party that has
ever been the friend of the people
and will continue to be as long as
the spirit of Thomas Jefferson,
Androw Jackson and William J.
Rrvan nermeates the hearts and
minds of the people.
In the next campaign, says the
Lexington Dispatch, the people will
make issues, the politicians may
scheme and lay their plans but the
Deode will have an eye single to
business. The day has passed when
a few demagogues can get together
and formulate plans to drive the
masses into their traps like the hun
content, but the judge will eliminate
and administrate. Raleigh limes.
Hon. George White, the black
congressman from the Frst district,
is having negro postmasters ap
pointed throughout his district. One
presented his bond for $2,500 with
seventeen bondsmen, not, one of
whom could qualify. Go it, George.
You know who put the Russell-But
ler gang in power, and "demand
your rignts." mat tne oonusinen
quality'7 matters but little.
girl has a vested title in an engage- They can qualify as easily as the ap
pointees, douotiess, aua none or
them anv better than Colonel Arm-
people may legislate to their hearts ter drives a covey of partridges into
ment ring, by deciding that such
rings are only reminders to the girl,
and that when she kicks her fellow
she should also send him his ring.
field's Iredell pop justice of the
News and Observer says every man
who voted for McKinley is partially
responsible for the negro Federal
officeholders we are getting, just as
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every man wno supported iusion
with Republicans is partially respon-
Many persons whose names were sibie for negr0 gtate and county of
in the omnibus pension bill which nceholders. Both crowds of these
failed to pass the last legislature white men ought to repent and help
have applied for pennons under the t0 un&0 the evils they have wrought
general law and been rejected.
Judge Lynch has got in only 97
hangings so far, but he has some
thing over three months to run yet
Missouri is suffering with Illinois,
Indiana, Nebraska and Arkansas
from a severe drought, (jov. Lon
V. Stephens, says he has informa
tion from various portions or the
to complete his year s work, lie
may get in some more blocks of five gtate showing the dry speli to be so
widely felt that persons in some
in Indiana.
Ihe Ureensboro lelegram says
that the oldest Methodist preacher
in North Carolina, if not in the
world is Rev. James Needham, who
lives near Mt. Airy. He is now in
his 99th year.
places have padlocked the curbs of
their wells and cisterns to secure the
small remaining supply of water
I against theft. The present drought
is considered extraordinary in point
of extent and duration.
The statement of ninety-seven
banks in North Carolina shows re-
sources aeereeatins ly.ozi.ooz, a
decrease of 8337,000 as compared
with a year ago. The State debt is
$6,086,250.
The Wilmington Messenger says
shall it be said that in all North
Carolina there was not enough of
true manliness and true gratitude
and genuine pride of the State left
to erect at the capital of North Car
olina a suitable monument to the
most popular and one of the very
foremost men ever born on its soil ?
Canada juries do not put a high
price on the kiss in the family. A
young woman who sued her 76-year- Shall Vance, the true and the tried,
old uncle for $2,000 for kissing her the mighty tribune of the People,
while driving her somewhere, got a go unhonored by the people he so
verdict for 20 cents.
Governor Russell and Chairman
Dockery, of the board of directors
of the penitentiary, have taken
steps to force the resignation
of Jno. R. Smith, superintendent of
the penitentiary on the ground of
incompetency.
long and faithfully served in tented
d, in civic arena, in stormy
halls of debate ? Let no such re
proach be possible let no such
stigma be stamped upon the fair
good name of North Carolina. A
monument is to be erected as Ashe
ville. No stone as yet marks the
great Senator's grave.
peace, wno, upon asuing tne coionei
what he must do to "qualify" for the
position was told,, "lou can take
the oath of office, but all h 11 can't
qualify you." But get your boys in,
George. Asheville Citizen.
The goyernment we now have in
this state, its indecent distribution of
the offices, the notable unfitness of a
large majority of its appointees, the
extravagant appropriations of the
peoples' money, the wicked prostitu
tion of public schools and other pub
lic institutions to the basest of par
tisan control, the wastefulness pub
lic moneys in needless employment
of lawyers at high fees in law suits
instigated by partisan malice and
personal spleen, and many other dis
graceful and degrading acts which
characterize the present powers that
be, haye only to be fully, truthfully
shown to arouse the people to their
duty to themselves and the state. A
full, faithful, truthful exposure of
these" things The Gazette promises
to make. It is the duty of duties
upon which it has entered, to be
pursued diligently until the people,
seeing the truth, and realizing the
source of their misfortunes, will rise
in their might and drive from power
the unholy combination which have
brought these evils upon them.
Asheville Gazette.
Those interviewed, ex-Governor
Jarvis, Mr. Simmons and Mr. Smith,
hesitated not in declaring for white
supremacy. They have always done
that. Declarations are not enough.
Works are what are wanted. Show
their faith by their works. Let them
practice what they preach. And
here we ask this question, which one
of these three would haye refused
five minutes after those interviews to
hob-nob, associate or take down a
set up with Otho Wilson, Loge Har
ris, Harry Skinner, or any others of
that stripe, who are doing so much
to turn the state over to negro rule
and corruption? We doubt there
being one, and, further, believe them
good, clever, jolly fellows. Such is
what does the harm. We favor
fighting it out on the white man's
platform. We favored it last year,
but bosses said no, it must not be
done. Now many are declaring for
it, but watch them. Greenville
Weekly.
his net and thus bag the whole
countrv at one drive. Men of all
parties are beginning to see the
necessity of more practical business
methods in the economical manage
ment of public affairs than are now
afforded, as practiced by the rat tails
in this State. The State Govern
ment needs the careful consideration
of all its citizens and they may be
relied upon to do the right thing.
Cool, careful, fair, honest and patri
otic consideration of every subject
will bring about the best results.
Throw passion, hatred, strife, con
tention and partisian bitterness to
the dogs and great good will come
to us all.
The Weekly believes that good
government in North Carolina can
be assured by the democratic party
dealing with the situation in a prac
tical way. Conditions, we repeat,
are not what they once were. It is
vary evident that the party has lost
thousands of voters since 1892. As
long as they stay away the party is
short of a majority. Sensible men
need not be told that the mass of men
are honest and conscientious. It is
true that designing men have abused
their confidence, but it is no less
true that the Democratic party be
cause of Cleveland's treachery and
the consequent failure of the party
to redeem its pledges. In all the
history of politics no man has ever
betrayed the confidence of the nartv kl
that elected him more shamefully f'
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OXFORD, N. C,
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Tobacco Growers, Look to Your Interest i
The old stand by MEADOWS WAREHOUSE during the tobacco year just closed sold 2,000,000 pounds of ;! ,v- j
want to make it 3,000,000 this year. It has by hard work established a reputation for high prices and clever in atntiu--emialerl
hv a few anH pxrellpH hv nnnp It shall h mw frncfot effort tn maiunin t-i-iie vomito; fi, c,. i .' 'ncn
the HIGHEST PRICES FOR YOUR TOBACCO. I do not hesitate to say that I am prepared to sell your toabeco to C T k xlfi
- - " v,wv.ii nn. iixuiuiK. juui man w - i w . nil aiiiuiciua aiu given my person.'!' H
me and I am sure you will come again. Yours to serve, y.
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man ne aia. ino man ever nad a
grander opportunity for serving his
country and none eyer played it
more false. Arnold's treachery is
white besides Cleveland's, for the
former felt that he had a grievance,
while the latter had no cause, either
fancied or real, for the part he
played. The Democratic party in
national convention having refused
to assume responsibility for any of
his acts, those who left the party on
his account can come Dack without
and sacrifice of their dignity and
without asking leave of the few gold
bugs who remain in the party.
Reidsville Weekly.
i Harris' Brick Warehousi
HENDERSON, N. C,
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Another ark load, forty-nine, of
Lynchites or sanctified band, has
arrived at Southport. There are
how over 200 there, and they say
more arks are coming. They are
living huddled together like sheep,
without regard to sex.
Another colored Postmaster has
been appointed in Halifax county,
which now gives the county seven
negro Postmasters. It is understood,
that negroes have been selected for
SOflE OF OTHO'S CHAT.
The first number of Otho's Hay-
seeder is not as warm as it was ex
pected to be. It may, however, get
hotter as it grows older. It gives
some such promise as this, inasmuch
as it says, toward the conclusion of
its introductory:
We deem it necessary to thus in
timate to the public some of its pur
poses, sacredly promising to let the
specifications follow. The
Harht. is nn anrl t.Vip twero n-F ttaftlo
a large number of other post offices drawn and we will face the music
of the State, including the one at and dance up to the line wherever
Kaleigh
With the threshing season fully
at an end, the wheat crops greatly
exceeds expectations, and will aggre
gate nearly 000,000,000 bushels
This will give 200,000,000 bushel
for export and leave an ample sup
pl for the home demand.
The bicycle for two nuptial busi
ness is catching. A short while ago
a young couple eloped from Phila
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ueipuia iu ixew lorK on a tanaem
and got married, and a few days ago
a young couple in New Jersey took
a sixty-mile spin to Trenton. Afte
the splicing the newly wed proceed
ed on their wedding tour on the bike.
Father Worth never has explained
how in the world he found any 'au
thority tor lending the superinten
dent of the penitentiary $15,000 ou
ot the State Treasury. A director
of the penitentiary said: "Smith had
to borrow the money, and he go:
Father Worth to let him have it
He just got it." Really there is not a
particle of authority for it.
It is amusing to know the esti
mate which the head of Populism in
North Carolina had of Governor
Kussell last year. It was that he
had no backbone at all, but was
swayed by men near him and believ
ed aDy rumors told him by such
men; that he once refused to speak
to a certain man whose opinion is
now of the greatest weight with
him.
and whenever drawn.
And then here is a paragraph that
holds out the hope of something:
Having been so unfortunate as to
be in bad personal company, we
were uuwillingly talked to by Rus
sell about Butler, and Butler about
Russell. We promise to giye the
public some choice selections of
epithets by both, and assure them
that public will agree that both were
good judges of their subjects, and
both were right.
Butler, Russell and some Demo
crats (?) consulted over the "neg
ger racket" that the Democratic
press was raising, and concluded
that something had to be done to
counteract that cry, so they agreed Th
Right here in Bertie county be
tween the election and bonding time
last year, tne newly elected negro
constable of Woodville township
stole cotton and was indicted. The
evidence was overwhelming and he
forfeited his bond and ran away.
We saw then the signs of a return to
republicanism. Adiuuken judge or I
two wallowing around recalled the
"good old days of 1868." The chair
man of the board of county commis
sioners of Vance offering to sell his
vote was sure evidence that the
grand old party had come to its own.
A justice of the peace serving a sen
tence in the work house of Stanly
Co., and getting letters from Senator
Butler on matters of "state," shows
that "reform is at work." But our
people did not recognize what res
publican control in North Carolina
meant until two negroes were hung
in one day for rape. Windsor
.Ledger.
It matters not from what cause the
blood becomes poisoned, it is impossi-
Die tor tne doctors to ettect a cure.
1ms class of disease has puzzled the
science of medicine for ages, and the
same treatment that was employed
centuries ago is now prescribed. Pot
ash and mercury are the component
parts of every doctor's prescription
tor diseases ox the blood.
Many of the so-called blood puri
fiers are based on potash and mercury.
In fact, S. S. S. (Swift's Specific) is
the only blood remedy that is guar
anteed purely vegetable, and is the
only one that contains no harmful
ingredients. S. S. S. is the only blood
remedy that cures real blood diseases,
obstinate cases that physicians and
other remedies have failed to cure.
It never fails to cure a blood disease
no matter how deep-seated the case.
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OWNERS AND PROPRIETORS,
LEADS ALWAYS IN THE SALE OF LEAF TOBACCO.
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prices. ALL
on them will
The sins of the Demociatic party
were sins of omission. It could not
do everything. Thesins of fusion
are sins of commission, willful and
criminal. T e Democratic party may
have made mistakes. If so those
seeking their betterment shou'd have
sought reforms within the party.
With the exception of the heelers and
spoismen all tbepopu'is s are Demo
crats. AU true Democrats agree
with populists that reforms are need
e i. Those looking for reform under
another I amer see themselves mis
led, sold out and used as stepping
stones for their leaders. They are
Dercosrats laboring under delusiors
e Democratic party is the fold for
Our market has opened with better prospects and larger orders than ever before
aiiogany fillers and Wrappers are la special demand and bringing good
1 RADES OF STRIPS ARE EAGERLY SOUGBT FOR and the competition
JNbUti-b lOj JNUIUH L RlUEb. Oar accommodations cannot be surpassed by any house or
any market. OUR LIGHT is absolutely without an equal. We sell at least 50 per cent, of all
the tobacco sold bv farmers on our market. Our last years business was the largest in our his
tory and we intend to continue to merit our abundant patronage. With our personal attention
given to every pile of tobacco put on our floors and with polite attention to ail our pa'rons. our
house shall be the very best place to sell your tobacco and our past word shall be our guaraniee.
Try us with a load at once and be convinced, and we will do you good.
Sept. 23 1897 HARRIS. GOOPH k H.
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From Start to inish Sell Your Tobacco
tn rrnn thAh.Uf ."I 1 .
.uuubu uU .a luitusLo sucn them. Return, and let us together
cu nau jjuunc attention make the tight next year for iustica,
wuum u uiicclcu to tneir great loy- for right, for honor, for principle,
a vj iu mc jjcupie aim ioiiow tnem.
They thought that by the aid of cer
tain hotels who could not keep the
passenger trains because ihe passen
gers were kicking on their fair, t hey
could succeed, foo Russell & Com
pany think up the whole scheme,
send out collectors to find or man
ufacturer information for star
chamber proceedings, and secured
free passes on certain railroads to
aid them in their conspiracy. See
if they don't try to prevent the
courts from having a jury trial to
hnd the facts. What they want is
to concealtheir hand till they can
work the d n fools long enough
to giye them control of the next leg
islature, who they will have pledged
to do their wills in advance of hear-
ing any evidence.
WASTED,
5,000 cords of wood cut, al o miners
and laborers for the Cheatham mine.
Apply to E. B. 0. Hambly,
attributes you have sought outside
hut failed to find. Let us work to
gether for the general good. .Let
none but true men lead. Away with
demagogues and spoilsmen. King's
Greenville Weekly.
Thorough party organization and
a united effort is what is needed
among the Democrats to leieem the
state of North Carolina from the
present regime that is now a parasite
-and outrage upon public decency,
says the Winston Journal. From its
very incipiency the present admin
istration has been one of corruptness
and the hunger for political porridge
has almost driven them totally in
sane. There has been one continual
howl for pie but it seems from y.
isting conditions that on'y a parties
ular set have been looked after. The
governor has taken care of all his
relatives and the howl is long and
loud from outsiders. Those voters
who were Irired away from the De
mocratic fold at the last elf ction
have become disgusted wifh ffa'ra
and have returned as it were
to
Miss Bertha Whitwood.
Mr. H. Kuhn, of Marion, Kansas;
writes :
"About three years ago my grand
daughter Bertha Whitwood, was
thrown from a horse, receiving a
wound of the scalp. Under the treat
ment of physicians the wound seemed
obstinate, and for several months re
mained about the same, until it finally
became very angry looking, and broke
out into a running sore. This soon
spread to other parts of the scalp, and
ran down the side of the neck, in
creasing in severity, and fearfully
disfiguring her.
"After being constantly under a
physician for a year, and her condi
tion a great deal worse than at first,
we placed her under the care of the
faculty of a well-known hospital, but
even the treatment she received there
failed to arrest the terrible sore.
"Reading of the many cures of
blood troubles effected by !. fc. 5s., we
decided to try it, and it relieved her
promptly. At first this remedy seemed
to increase the discharge, forcing out
the poison; this soon ceased altogether,
and the place began to heal. In a
few months she was entirely cured,
and scarcely a mark now remains
where the disease held full sway."
S. S. S. is the right remedy for all
blood diseases, and is the qnly cure
for Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula,
Eczema, Cancer, Rheumatism, Ca
tarrh, etc., no matter how deep-seated
the case. S. S. S. is guaranteed
Purely Vegetable
and contains not a particle of mer
cury, potash, or other mineral, which
means so much to all who know the j
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Farmers, if you will sell your tobacco this season from "start to finish" at the Farmers
a "ouse, we promise you that in the wind up you will be pleased as our motto is never to k-av
l single pile of tobacco until the top round is reached on prices. We are going to sell this sea- ;H
possible double the amount of the season just closed, and we want your tobacco as there is l.n
) demands for tobacco everywhere and our order men want more than was sold on our market 1
season. Ihe fact is you have got the kind of flavor they all want and must have to please the tra
iCome to the FARMERS WAREHOUSE first and last and you will find us fully equipped m ?
every way to take care of you. Warehouse right in the heart of town. Gene Crews, our auctions-'", (k
and our entire force of help is second to none. We want your trade, and will prove to you by hur.l
) and close and personal attention to your every interest that we appreciate it. fl
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