North Carolina Newspapers

THE PUBLIC LEDGER. By JOHN T. BRITT, WADE H. BRITT, LOCAL EDITOR ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING OXFORD, N. C. - - JAN. 17. 1901. I s IT NOT TO YOUR INTEREST TO DO SO ? It is the earnest desire of the edi . ma! the Public Ledger in Uxr rf th town and every way county in which it is published, and fr, An an it. must command the pat rons of our businessmen, schools, and the people generally. The pajer wan Oxford enterprise and untiring in ,t efforts to push torwaro the interest of town and tr and if perchance you i u j.m:u Via prlifor. who BIIOUIU uiaiiB-o vmj.v hns a nerfect right to his opin ions as well as you have, your pat Id helD build up and sus x i,t- Anaa Vmnrlreds OI uiiu a paper hu.au dollars worth of advertising yearly trying to draw trade to Oxford. In .laaspq Or our UREATLY NEEDED IN THE STATE The multiplying of the various profitable industries and an active and judicious diversitying ot crops are much needed in this State to make it all it should be in produc tion. Ur questionably it has great natural resources, and it has still an immense area of virgin forest, says the Wilmington Messenger. We hope for brighter days for the South for it has picked up much within a decade, and is wisely pro gressive now. It can broaden its vision and widen its ways with pro fit. It has done already many things that have attracted decided atten tion in the North, and it has also drawn to it some of the surplus cap ital in that rich section. In cotton manufacturing there has been a great leap. In woolens there is also commendable developments. In other things there are pleasing and attractive signs. But a vast deal remains yet to be done. The mines, the fisheries, etc., must be looked after and more rapidly developed. The multiplying of the various smaller industries must be pressed with nn common vieior. If ail is this all business men, bank and schools are th&t cm bg done wsey safely, Kanafittod. and hence, tor no utun . . j jp t.hpra will be a UVVVSt-) ' I 1 1i tllLr JJ,A XAV.VUV.V - ' reason you should accord the paper L ien(ji(j progress to rejoice over by your support instead of patronizing thoge wh0 8kau have participated in outsiders who contribute not one movcment. But in all possible cent to the benfit of the com- a,jvance on material lines do not Wfi want to say just here lancnish or the f t.hp business firms luat a iium uii Th, ponstic Joe lvntg, trie gra paragragber o the Durham Herald, says iu discussing the salary oi the Governor, the salary should not be neither an incentive nor a hind rance to capable men seeking the office. It seems to us that our Gov ernor should receive as much as a member of Congress, or certainly enough to maintain the dignity of hiss nosition without drawing upon his private funds, eyen if he has them. The following is the tone in which the matchless Al Fairbrother wel comes the Hon. W. J. Bryan into the ranks: "We welcome him to the field of newspaperdom and hope that this time he will have ample opportunity to distinguish himself as a journalist. It was as editor of a weekly newspaper that we won our fame. Oar fortune we made cutting wood and catching drift wood, but our bad reputation as a Great Man was established as an editor of a weekly newspaper. Our paper was also common and the longer we ran it the Commoner it grew." : rf A A.nnrf tho rait vear did III V7AIU1 U UUllUt uiiv, - j not extend the paper any patron age, and hope they will do so tbis vear. as we will use our best efforts tn mv them and all others value received at living: prices. Tn oVioll pnntimifi to WOrk for the material and educational ad vancement of our people, knowing at the same time that we cannot suit everv hodv. but will advocate what ----- j - J -i ttta UoKoa frt inftf and rieht as in the past. REPUBLICANS ON BRYAN'S PAPER An editorial paragraph, the last three sentences of which are quo ted, appears in a Republican paper. It says: "Admiration and curiosity will induce people to subscribe for Mr. Bryan's paper and he will, very likely, make money out of his latest V the neonle. The great moral movement for the bet terment of mankind, be in any way crippled or neglected. If the haze at West Point is done I 1 "11 i il. , away witn. it win so ciear iu at mosphere many of the lower classes there will breathe easier. Lieutenant Governor Reynolds says he and his associates expects to mves t $300,000 this year in Pied mont and Western North Carolina. Concerning the Congressional dis tribution of free seeds, it s one of the joys of the members' lives to" sit on the fence and see them grow in the political field. While McKinley's Phillipine war is costing millions and millions of dollars along with valuable lives, the tax collectors and the underta kers are sure of steady employment. It is A Deep Mystery . a mvsterv whv women endure np.iift. Nervousnets.Sleep- lessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. "I suffered for years with ktdnev trouble," writes Mrs. Pbebe Cherley, of Peterson, la., "and a lame back pained me so 1 could not dress my self, but Electric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old. I now am able to do all my housework." it over comes Constipation, improves Appetite, gives perfect health. Only 50c at J. O. Halls drug store. not senator or late P. 'r. Barnum proved that the Arizona. New Mexico and Okla- world is full of curious people who homa wjn probablv be admitted as are willing to be gulled. Bryan gtates, as they now have a plenty of seems to have realized this." The probabilities are that in his newspaper business Mr. Bryan will k" the people, in the ill- U ' I L. I sense implied, nor will he gull them He is a man of acknowledged ability brilliant as well as able and if population. Arizona has 122,000; New Mexico 193,000 and Oklahoma more than either perhaps. If Governor Russell explainsin his . -w-n. 1 TT 1 1 message, says tne JJurnam Jtieraid, why the State was called upon to -brilliant as wea as bo . something like $20,000 in he doesn't pubiisn a.newspaper fcut -j-l, nanf rv-P f ho en hsrrir- I J IS HUI tU C1C1J lcuu vj. 1 tion price asked for it no one, pro bably, will be more surprised than the author of the lines quoted; and when people get the worth of their money they are not gulled. NOT WORTHY OF THE CHILD. A Cincinnati couple have been blessed with an infant daughter and thp father has announced that she shall never be taught anything of the Christian religion. On the con trarv, she will be told that God is a myth, that the Bible is not inspired, and that the religion founded upon it is false, glocmy and an enemy of humanity that death ends all and that there is nothing beyond the graye. Whatever may be one's con victions, a determination or cms kind somehow seems revolting and there can be little sympathy for anyone who would thus deprive his of the consolation that of the Attorney General, the Legis lature should extend him a vote of thanks. The burning of the orphan asy lum at Rochester, N. ., is appal ling. There have been fires and ac cidents resulting in equal loss of life, but the helplesskss of these victims add an unusual pathos to the horror as about 40 of them lost their lives, The home that was meant for their shelter and protec tion became their destruction. In two weeks five negroes wen lynched in Indiana, and a Westerner who wanted to legalize burning at the stake evidently thought when it came to certain criminals hanging was too erood tor them. Veri v toe c j West and North are now outrival ing the South in lynching criminal?, but we no howl from Noitaern Re- How the Legislature Stands. The ctueral assembly does contain s. solitary negro representative. There is not a republican member, white or black frcm a single eastern or middle county. The entire re nnblican streecrth of twenty-fire in hrth hfMT3.R fnmfiR from countiea ot the R e-hth and Ninth congressional ?iatrin.tK. The senatorial districts represented bv republicans are It h, 2S b. 29 tb. 30 h, 31st, 34 h and do g. 1 i in icnii lihcan strength in the . p j i . hnnoo iv m aty hf-rs. comes irona tue nrm nt ifea nf Alexander. Ashe. Cald- o7iK r iprnkes. U av. LaV16 Jtten Wsnn. Mndison. Mitchell, 1-jlfe. StoltPs. Hnrrv. Swain. Watauga, Wilfeps. Yadkin. Yancev. There are two eastern and one western popu ists. From the eastern and southern or cotton raising counties of the state there is a solid democratic represen tation, excepting two populists rrcm Sampson and one from Bladen coun- tifls. Divided thus, there are in the te27 eastern and 13 western democrats, la the house, C5 eastern a.m1 RP western. All the renublicans come from the tier of counties which produce fruit. grain, grass, tobacco, ana wnisuey Th nnmnositinn of the senate 18 democrats 40. republicans 7, popu ists 3: of the house, democrats, iui rernblican3 17. PODulists 2. Of the 50 senators 14 are lawyers house, there are 32 lawyers exact number of the last gene asst-mblv. There is said to be a much larger average of prominent and experienc Ad nnolie men in the nouse mis ses sion than in the senate. Both bodies however, are considered far above the average. publican press. We want to see th? comes of faith and hope in a future UfY come when Judge Lynch's ser- that shall be brighter and . better es win not ne requireo. Without h ments when it says: In every sense are we gratified at the action of the Senatorial caucus Tuesday night ii unanimously selecting Mai r Henry A. London, the Senator from Chat ham, for the position of President than the present. Without hope there is very little to make life worth the living. The fact that we ova never satisfied with what we Ulti - have that there is no absolute con tentment would seem to prove this beyond dispute. . i i. pro tempore or tne oenate. ic is ''lnAaS 1 LJ Tlftl II I I V T IIHNN I Kl, I'. Hill III, 1 Governor Shaw, of Iowa, but on the contrary he is the broadest minded optimist, else he would not have de clared that "the close of the most remarkable century m the tl:ght of time finds Americans the best hous ed, the best fed, the best clothed, the best educated, the best churched, the most profitably employed and the happiest because the most hope ful of any people at any time or under any sky. Marvelous are the pages of their history, unpreceden ted and unparalleled the record of their achievements; great and hon orable the annals of their deeds." That, indeed, is a picture of roseate hue. Htops the Cough and Worksofftbe Cold. Laxtlve Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold In one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price 35 cents. Orphan Asylum Report Graud Lodge At the session of Grand Lodtje iu Raleigh during the past weeK 28th annual report on the Uxtora Orphan Asylum was made by bupt. W. J. Hicks, who threw choice bouquets at the employes who are the main stays of this great institu tion as he is away most of the time working for the American Tobacco Company. We learn from the Ral eigh papers that the reports sajs: The property has increased in value more than $50,000 during the past eight years. There are 215 in mates. During the year their health was excellent. There was only one death. Of the $7,500 that was pledged by the Grand Lodge to match the $7,500 gift of the warm hearted 13. N. Duke $3,942 remains unpaid. State Sauitary Engineer A. W. Shaffer says the Asylum is admirably clean and well kept (as it should be with an expert cleaner at its head). The Asylum has received $799 from property bequeathed the Grand Lodee at Minneapolis. The receipts for the year were $30,796. Of this the State gave $10,000 and $3,900 was rawed by the chapter of orphans who sang in the State. The balance on Jiand is $2,959. Th,ere is a shoe shop, woodworking shop, farm and printing office. Some of the bojs work half the day in a private furniture factory. There are eight teachers. During the year 22 crirla and 14 bovs went to approved homes and nine secured employment on salarv. The Grand Lodge appropriated $2,500 additional for erecting and equipping an industrial building at the Asylum. Mr. J. M. Currin was re-elected a director, as he takes a deep interest inihe management of the institution which was greatly improved duriDg the past year, the children being better fed and cloth ed and the cruel treatment of the children was done away with. May it continue its good work and cease to be a place that requires two man agers to run it, as some years ago it took only one, caring for more or phans than the present doubled-bar-reiled management. Will see Astounding Revelations. One who has a chance of living out the first half of the new century - i t will no doubt witness more astouna ing revelations than occurred during t he whole of the past. The mind of man seems to be approximating tne infinite, so wonderful are the inven tions that follow fast upon each other. It may be that in a shorter time than fifty vears, the citizens of Oxford will be able to step into their own balloon, hitched conve niently to some upper landing, and be wafted to LXaleigh, Durham, d. Washington. Baltimore and New York City in a short space of time. Or still more marvellous, mv miter a luxurious compartment at some general station, hear the conductor of the Pneumatic Air Li e shout "all aboard," note the quick shutting of the doors and in a few minutes landed in New York City to do a day's shopping. This idea may create a smile, but why should it do so? The tubular mode of travel is assuredly no greater won der than is the method of talking with friends in distant places thro' the telephone. And the pneumatic tube is already in existence for pack age distribution. It i3 only a short step from that to passenger traffic. It is bound to come. Give us your job printing. Pain back of vour eyes? Heavy pressure in your neaar' Ana are you sometimes faint and dizzy? Is your tongue coated? Bad taste in vour mouth? And does your food distress you ? Are you nervous ana ir ritable? Do you often have the blues? And are vou troubled about sleeping? Ttton your liver Is Rut ther is a cure. 'Tis the old reliable 7 mm scan n v"i " Cures a Cough or Cold at once. Conquers Croup, Whoopinff Cough and Measle-Cough it Doctors prescnoe it ior isronciuun, " " aAd Consumption. Quick, sure results. Pr.co, 2-, cents. p AQt- Dr. Bulrs Pius cure onsxipaiiun. - r . - , They act directly on the liver. They cure constipation, biliousness, sick headache, nausea, and dyspepsia. Take a laxative dose each night. For 60 years years they have been the Standard Family Pills. Price 25 ceals. All Drngglsfs. " I have taken Ayer's Pills rpgu larly for six months. They have cured me of a severe headache, and I can now walk from two to four miles without getting tired or out of breath, something I have not been able to do for many years." S. E. Walwork, July 13, 1899. Salem. Mass. Wrfia th& Boctof. If vou have any complaint whatever and "desire the best medical advice you Can possibly receive, write the doctor freely. You will receive a prompt re ply without cost. Address, LK. J. C. ATEK, Lowell, Mass. l FOR j u Is tlie watchword at the ohnson rehouse The rush is over, and we are fully pre pared and have plenty of room to handle all the tobacco that may come, we em ploy no drummers, so do not wait for our drummers for we have none but ormg your tobacco to "HEADQUARTERS" and Z. W. Lyon will see that you always e-et the very top market price for all to bacco on his floor. BOB HART is my auc tioneer and works hard for all who sell on the JOHNSON WAREHOUSE floor. Come alone: and we will see that your to bacco brings the full market price every time. , Your friend, )) is only few miles away !3 HEADING THIS WAY - - and I have the best line 3 Z. TX7 ZLion. ON DECK With a Supply of Orders -AT THE 1 Z?M!hZ From a wreck dh attract the world's attention to the life-saver. Yet let the iife-saving be continued every day, and very soon it attracts no public attention. it thp arptip or tne savin? oi one iiic by that life-saving remedy, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical uiscovery, tuuiu be made to stand out alone, like a picture on a B;;$ds'ir tS3S both wood airtight, and wiREnou OXFORD, V. C. HEATERS screen, it would contradiction verj- trequen- Medical erv " is both a compliment and honor wel bestowed. Thirty years ago the session of 1870-'71 Maior London was reading clerk of that body over whi"h he is now designated to pre side in the absence of the Lr'eutenant Governor." The Wilmington Messenger Fays this country is now on the down grade of uexpenditures, with the breaks up and a full head of steam The first session of the present Re publican Congress sank away over seven hundred millions of dollars of the people's money, and so long as spendthrifts and fanatics are sent to the Congress this rate of speed will continue if it does not crow with the days. The people are asked to sit still while the Congress pass a bill to raise and pay an army of one hundred thousand men. m n wm mm -im wm 1 attract the notice iAv: C il.. V. 1 fiJ '. tinn "Rv a euri- ELtoiJ ous the cy witn wmcn tne "Discovery" saves life, robs the fact of general inter est. For obstinate coughs, bronchitis, -weak lungs, and other diseases of the respiratory or gans. "Oolaen Discov the one medicine which offers certain help, o i . Sift f III I- 11 LUIIULIU '-1... neither alcohol h$f?$ nor narcotics. "Only for Doctor Pierce's Golden Mei- : ? njanntTCm T t Vl i r t I would be in mv grave to-day," writes Mr. t 1 hnri asthma so bad I could not sleep ana was trt rri-.r t,n wnrk It affected mv lungs so that I coughed all the time, both day onrTnio-ht Mv frifnda all thousht I had con- gumption My wife insisted on my trying Golden Medical Discovery.' I have taken four bottles and am now a well man, weighing 185 rxmnds tnanKs 10 lit. i-ierce. The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser in paper covers, is sent free on receiot of 21 one-cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, BufEalo, N. Y. So prepare to he comfortable. Airtight Heaters are gaining reputation all over Granville county. Farmers as they save from one-half to two- thirds the wood consumed over an open fire place ty using Airtight heaters- This saves lots of hard work cutting so much wood and re- i member they burn all the knots, chunks, chips, etc. I take pleasure In informing my farmer friends tliit I am supplied with Inn- orders and need their tobacco to fill them, and ask them to come rliu along 1 1. Owen warehouse, as the cream of the market awaits them on each and every grnu -. . j : 1 1 . -1 1 1 v etcnH f 1 ,y fha f i r 01 11 1 I i.tPr.' frl:;'. True to our pasi rewru, we win cuuiinuc i.. .w... .u. ....... , anteeine to every man, rich and poor, old and young, the best attention , the hlgl e-i prices and fair treatment. ...... , , ; , ry selling at tne u wen vvareuoupn y-.u ocn wuc "" -j North Carolina. Our strict persona) attention is given to every pile of tobacco s M on our floor. Highest prices guaranteed on all tobacco. Thanking my many friends for their very liberal patronage In the past at. i promising to spare no efforts to serve them acceptably and to protect and pron;". their interests in the future, and soliciting a continuance of the same, I am, TVn 1 ,r ,,niT. frionil R. F. Knott. A, A. HICKS. 8. fr. MINOR. jjIOKS A MINOR, Attorneys - at-Law, OXFOKD, N. C. Associate Counsel: T' T. HICKN, HENDERSON, N.C. Will practice together in the courts of Gran ville, Vance, Frank sin and Warren counties, and In all matters requiring their joint attention. We hope by prompt, diligent and faithful atten tion to business to deserve and receive a portion if the ltw business of this section. for at least SO percent. Ies3 than prices charged by others. Lard Cans. Sausage Mills. The Celebrated Blaek hand Made Axes and First Quality Red Axes. FULL LINE OF HARDWARE OF EVERY DESCRIPTION. Best line of Bridal presents to select from. I can suit you. Give me a call and I'll please you. Yours Respectfully J". IF1- Buggies And Phaetons All Buggies and Phaetons (like coons) look alike to many people; but the careful buyer can tell the kind and class of work of the TAYLOR-CANNADY BD66 They meet all the requirements for a strong, durable, comfortable buggy at a reasonable price. You get a dollar's value for every dollar you pay for them. When in town call at our emporium and ex amine them. Manufactured by the Taylor-Cannady Bum Co., OXFORD, N. C. Ed-wards Have your Job Print ing done at the Public Ledger office. Royal Electric Felt Mattress. We take pleasure In calling your atten tion to I'rof . Horner's testimonial: Hornek Military School, Oxford, N. C, Sept. 27, l'.HX). J Messrs, Royal & Borden, Goidsboro, N. C. Dear Sirs: Our boys are delight'-1 with the "Royal Felt Mattress" witn which ou have equipped our tchool. I hvt used nn PYnensivfi hair muttress f r years and now think the "Royal Felt Mat tress" the best In the world both for corn fort and health. Yours truly, J. C Hoknkr, Principal. Mr. A. T. B'.rnes, of Henderson, In handling our mattress, and will tal pleasure In giving you full information concerning same. Royal & Borden, M'fre, octll. Goidsboro. N. C PLANTERS' WAREHOUSE FOR THE SALE OF Leaf To"bacco I REAGAN & WALTON, Bole Owners, Cor. Union an1 Spring Ste., - DANVILLE, VA. Leading Warehouse of Va. c" Insurance and Storage Free. Consignments So licited. rhavc accepted the position of anctioneer wit Ii this well known and reliable riouse, and would be pleased to have my Granville fiends to" member me when shipping tobacco to Uanviue, si 1 will iee that the cream of tbe muTkei la reached o all s-radei. . T. CBSWB,