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BITS OF VALUABLE INFORMATION. There aro 2,750 languages. SKtiInRcars were first twd in 1838. ! Tlu first newspaper was published in Indian. I in 15331 j Mount Erercst, in Thibet, h the high t i levation on earth 20,000 feet. j Over 1?,009 persons are dependint on he 1'aU.t Brewing Cax for suppo t. j Until 1S3 cotton spinning was per .nrHittl by the hand-spinning wheeL ICtUixA windows were first introduced i Holland in the eighth century. The first knives were ued in England. ,nd the tint wheeled carriages in Franco :i 1 .!). A cord of stone, 3 bushels of lime, and cubic yard of sand, will lay 100 cubic hi t of walL First Atlantic cable laid 1S5S; needles auie into ilso in 154.3; friction matches matches invented 1S20. Tlie present national colors of tho t'nited itats were not adopted by con- :nrs until 1787. Cotton first raised in the United States, I'irKinia, 10.21; first exported from tho t'liited State. 1747. ! America was discovered in UOii tho 'ratwo-Gonnan war 1870-71: battle of Hull Run, July 41. 1S61. Tl: first electric telegraph. Pad lington (i Drayton. England. 1S3.J. Morse tele- rraph was invented theKame year. Envelopes were firt ns4l in ltvJO; tele-oj-s were invented in 15IK); giM tli--..vcred in California 184S; Dank of Eng Utul ttaM Lh cd 1G9L A barrel of rice weighs COO jounds; :lr first ued in operations. 1S14; a fir- An f butter weighs 33 mnds: pyra- I V.IU first erected 2170 IL C.() J Tl't average human life is thirty-one frtir: the gn ate--t depth of Lake Michi j.in is feet; kerosene ha Kmpii iimj J for illuminating since June, ISM, (Junpowdor first u ed br Cliinese A. D 0; t!i fut Imp- railroad was built in lr-27; mdcrn needle firs' came into in lji.V. caches re first used in .'upland in 1103. A term moves thirty-ix mile an iour; a hurricane moves eighty miles t hour: the firt iron steamship was uill in 1KV; cotton gin invented by Eli Vintner. 17WL A larrvJ f fl.r.ir weighs 193 pounds; a rrf pork weighs 200 iKiund; tlie jnat London fire nccurred in 1CCG; tho -: steel pen wa mile in lisW; alma-ja-H first printed, Vienna. 1437. j Hmk of Venice, firt in Europe, 1171; jSvntches were first constructed in 167G; toflies were first established in 15iVl; .the first lucifer match was made in bs9; ilUnk of Noith America establidied in 1IS1. INTERESTING IF TRUE. In TVri.-v, among the aristocracy, a ri-itor cuJ- notice an liour or Iw o before calling. Tlif ivi the hcatl tl.e arb- tt4-ratic Ikum an opportunity to instruct ti htvui: ttiar "not at home" when 3!L- llailjcjnljc call-H. Mr. A. J. IJoshell, living near Carbon Hill. Alt. made a rope of hickory lark whicli ho pulkil from a trtv. then climltU the tcc. fastrneu one end of the n to a limhaiul tlw? other aUiut her :ntxk. ar.J jumjxxl down, breaking her IH-CiC. J Klizalvth IJ-nke, a Ru.vdan. 11 years alrt-a ly 6 feet 6 inchen in height. 3 Utt 1 2-4 i'uchc!i around then nisi, and 3 fee'. It inclici around tlie chest, w tho bttt tiling out in cimU. The doctors far .he will continue to grow iu every ay fr some years yet. lail-headed cirw are dangerous m tore wars tlian one. as anrear: xrom lit item in the Philadelphia Kecord: A un La.lv with a peachy complexion And a vealth of auburn liair went into fiarlord barlier hon. in AVilkslKirre yesterday and let her tresses flow to liave them curled. Tlie barker wove tliQ.mas.-j of hair around tlie hot iron and f tapered Kick a if he had leeu shot. The Luly'a Lair u.t full of electricity, and tho inus cls of UU arm were sore for an hour. Hanmer. Micluj lias a most wuliar and ecti-i:rioyoung man. He is so lasli ful tluit l.t d.iej not sjicak to his nearest iieiiUr, and lu will rt miles out of hu way toarci l meeting xa young l.uly. A rfeV irs hU parents sent him ti jfclul; iM.it.cmled only three days bo r.iu e twenty young ladies surrounded him at ih hc'xwl hoiiM and te:wnl him i ill he nearly fainted. He took his books liim tKu niIi: an 1 lias never been in ij:d aM'h'ioI room sinc. Yet this .u;4 "an. has takea prize after prize Jr I.um rr p ihlic buildings and is a hrt-t lu intc!i mic A mn arrested on Flf h avenue in Yi-rk ity recently for lagging, ial r i-rt txt of Felling matches, was ;ial tu IiCSLslor oi a uell-tiliiH v'iv. l" and a Imrik look hoing ( 'i itt hUcrlt. . Ho was sent to tha Jo OXFORD FURNITURE Best Goods ! Commercial Ave lhe Day A Complete Daily A Complete Daily PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. It gives all the Home News and News. It Has Full Faith in the Commercial, Manufacturing and Edu cational Future of Oxford, and the Upbuilding of Our City. It Is It Is Uncompromisingly For Oxford Uncompromisingly For Oxford FIRST, LAST AND FIRST, LAST AND The Day is a paper which will family. The Men Read It ! The Men Read It! The Ladies The Ladies . The The While Hriirht and Snicv it is Free from its Columns Anything of an actcr. ' Wc want to Double our Circulation during the Present Year. Will you help us ? If you arc not alreadv a subscriber, have your names entered tmon our subscription books at once. Ten cents secures -The Day for one week; forty cents for one Banking House of OXFORD, N. C. - 0 Banking in All its Branches. Accouuts of Corporations, Merchants and Individuals so licited. Ample facilities for giving all necessary accommo. daiions. . Collections Receive WmBB, N. C. Lowest Prices ! 18 9 O ! Local Newspaper. Local Newspaper. 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The Diamanta Lenses are found toposesf these qualities in the highest degree, and are free from specs so often found in the more common grades of goods. They are also fre? from scratches, and, being very hard, as their name indicates, they do not easily become scatched when in use. Do not buy Spectacles or Eye Glasses of people who do not understand how to fit them, but go to W. D. LYNCH, and have your eyes prop erly fitted with a pair of Diamanta .Specta cles or Eye Glasses. Not sold by Peddlers. Spectacles and Eye Glasses are warranted. In Gold, Silver, Steel and Nickle Frames. "Sold in Oxford by W. D.. LYNCH. u JUST ADDED TO STOCK! A new and beautiful assortment of Jewelry Watches and Silver ware. Bridal and Christmas presents a specialty. Repairing of all kinds done on short notice and guar anteed. I) YNCH. H. T. HUGHES Tonsorial - Parlors ! Under Herndon Block No. I, Com. Ave. I have combined mj' two shops aiid my present quarters are in two large adjoining rooms. Have added to my furniture, am having electric lights put in and fixing up generally to provide Oxford with elegant and comfortable tonsorial parlors. With wha I have ordered and now on the way I will have everything which pertains to a FIEST-CL-A-SS BarberShop. Will have a full complement of competent assistants in a few days. Will spare no efforts to give my customers com plete satisction. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. MINCE MEAT. -o- BUCKWHEAT AND MAPLE SYRUP. BUCKWHEAT AND MAPLE SYRYP. SHREDDED OATS " SHREDDED OATS AND OAT MEAL. AND OAT MEAL. N. C. New River Mullets. N. C. New River Mullets. 1 rj. N. C. Roe Herrings. N. C. Roe Herrings. N. C. Cut Herrings. N. C. Cut Herrings." No. 2 Large Markerat (in kits ) No. 2 Large Mackeral (in kits.) MILK LUNCH CRACKERS AND MILK LUNCH CRACKERS AND PIC-NJC CHEESE. v PIC-NIC CHEESE. -FRESH AND JUST OPENED.--- FRESH AND JUST OPNNED. AT . ... AT ' WHITE'S GROCERY. W. H. WHITE, Proprietor. For Sale Bargain. A large iron safe, of best make and m first-class condition. Ap ply at this office. For Rent ! A large and comfortable dwelling house in Oxford. Apply to 1 , L S. HUNT, ALE OF REAL AND PERSONAL 3 PROPERTY. :To satisfy a deed in trust, to me executed on the i6th day of January, 1889, by Mrs. Carrie Mitchell, and duly recorded on page 116, bnok 29, of the Records inthe office of the Rsrister of Deeds of Granville county, I will sell to the highest bidder, for, casfc, on the premises, on the 8thday of February, i8qc. the house and lot on Mill Street, tn the towh of Oxford, adjoining the lands of L. Thomas, R. J. Aiken and R. J. Mitchell, also, immediately after said sale, I will sell the household furniture in, the hotel in the town of Oxford known as the Irwin Place. t JOHN J. PARIS, Trustee. lanuary 6th, 1890. WORKS Wide Open. New Firm in New Store New Firm in New Store Now Ready For Business ! Now Ready For Business ! PARTQ PR HQ No. 2, Herndon" Block No. 2, College St. r . Department full of the best arid most' desirable goods. Complete assortments of Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Men's Furnishing Goods, House Furnishing Goods, Carpets, Ta'ttings, , Floor Oil Cloths, Rugs, Crockery, Glassware, &c. All selected with much care, and marked at lowest possible . It is our purpose to meet the demands of the public for fash ionable and durable goods, and our figures are well witin the bounds ofjthe modest pocket book. We cordially invite your pat ronage and promise Our best efforts to please in every respect. -new lot of Cooking aridr Heating Stoves ! Cooking arid Heating Stoves ! V AND1 Flower Pots of all Sizes ! Flower Pots of all Sizes ! AT S. W: MITCHELL & SON'S, . Commercial Avenue Terry, Wright & Merritt -HAVE A- -GLASS BARBER SHOP- (In Mitcheli Block) OXFORD " - - North Carolina. :o:- Good workmen and Satisfactory work guaranteed every one. Feild? & Roy ster . LIFE, FIRE,. ACCIDENT, AND TORNADO INSURANCE. " - All our companies are peifectly reliable. I-osses paid promptly. ' See our Life Policy before you nsure.' Mineral Hotel ! , CHASE CITY, VA. A Winter and Summer Home for Dyspeptics. . lEneral Water Free to Gnesta. M. .E. HARDY, Proprietor.
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