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Are Yod Ready For It?
We know wc need not
remind you that ours is
the
CostumGS
From
and that you may know
the style is right when
you come to us. If you
have not yet cast aside
your old heavy winter
clothes is it not high time
that you were doing so?
Our store is now blossom
ing out with
FRESH NEW SPRING FABRICS,
already Tailored Gar
ments and dainty dress
accessories. Our goods
will please your eye, our
prices will please your
purse as we can save you
from $1 to $3 on your
suit of c'othes from last
years prices.
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JTust
Felt
Received a. car of Kingsdown
IVIattresses, Majestic Springs,
Iron. Beds and Cots.
Plenty of Go-Carts
Baby carriages and
Ha m m oc Its. All
ne-w and xvill make
-you a special price
I Rio- Qtnrlr nf Tnirnintnre snrh as Red Room Suits. Hall
Racks, Sideboards, Dining Tables, Chairs,China Closets,
Cliifforabes, Parlor Suits, Lounges, Rockers, Druggets,
Art Squares and Rugs.
Call quick will save you Money,
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Frai Directors and Embalmers,
Oxford, N. Carolina.
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eral Electric
Irons.
TH
RE ARE NONE BETTER.
Needlessly Blind.
There are estimated to be one
hundred thousand blind persons,
old and young, in this country.
Not less than five hundred of
these live in North Carolina. Had
it ever occurred to you, gentle
reader, that at least seventy-five
to one hundred of these need not
have been blind ought not to
have been, and would not have
been,if proper precaution and pre
ventive measures had been em
ployed immediatelv after their
birth?
"What blindness means to an
intelligent, capable man or wo
man," to quote the words of a
blind man who has, in the face of
heavy odds, taken his place in the
world with signal success, "is
something which only the Lord
and the devil and those who en
dure it know anything about; in
thier blackest nightmares, those
with sight can not even imagine
it." That it is possible to prevent
mucji of such anguish seemed
not to have dawned upon the av
erage citizen. Is such ignorance
and indifference not criminal,
positively wicked? Then who is
responsible.
From one-fourth to one-third
of all blind children lose their
sight from what is usuall called
sore eyes," "inflammation," etc.
This is realy "ophthalmia neon
atorum," a germ disease, which
can be cured if taken in time and
the proper remedies used. These
remedies should be applied as
soon as the child is born, whether
any signs of inflammatiou are dis
covered or not. The remedy will
do no hurt; it may save your
child's sight.
If the eyes, nose,mouth and ears
of every new-born babe should be
thoroughly washed immediately
after its birth in a weak solution
of boracic acid (borax water), one
drop of a solution of nitrate of
silver, not stronger than one per
cent. Do you realize what that
would mean to one hundred
homes in North Carolina in which
there are children "needlessly
blind"?
Are you aware what it would
save the state financially to thus
preserve the sight of all such chil
dren? Not less than 20,000.00 a
year. Is it not worth the effort?
Then does it not behove every
one to do all in his power to
spread the iufomation and seek
tc bless the homes into which
the little ones come? Let every
mother heed this warning and
preserve the sight of her child.
John L,. Ray,
Prin. State School for the Blind,
Raleigh, N. C.
To my friends in Granville County, I
extend to you one and all a special in
vitation to be here the 28th, next week.
to my big Implement Day, in which I
am going to show you the best line of
Machinery and Implements ever offer
ed. and prices on this day will pay you
to come a hundred miles to get. Don't
forget the date and the place, at Clarks
ville, Va.
SPECIAL LOW RATES to Davis'
Big Sale next week in Clarksville, Va.
Don't fail to come, your money will
go further then than ever any more.
They are unqualified
ly guaranteed for three
years. A six pound
domestic Iron for $3.
Carona Pow
er & Liohf Co.
Prayer of a Horse.
"To Thee, My Master, I offer
My Prayer: Feed me, water me
and care for me, and when my
day's work is done, provide me
with shelter, a clean, dry bed and
a stall wide enough for me to lie
down in comfort. Talk to me.
Your voice often means as much
to me as the reins. Pet me some
time that I may serve you the
more gladly and learn to love
you. Do not jerk the reins and
do not whip me when going up
hill. Never strike, beat or kick
me when I do not understand
what you want, but give me a
chance to understand you. Watch
me; if I fail to do your bidding
see if something is not wrong
with my harness or feet.
Hxamine my teeth when I do
not eat. I may have an ulcera
ted tooth, and that you know is
very painful. Do not tie my
head in an unnatural position or
take away my best decedence
against flies and mosquitoes by
cutting off my tail.
And, finally, O my Master,
when my useful strength is gone,
do not turn me out to starve or
freeze or sell me to some cruel
owner to be slowly tortured and
starved to death, but do thou, my
Master, take my life in the kind
est way, and your God will re
ward you here and hereafter. You
will not consider me irreverent if
I ask this in the name of Him
who was born in a stable. Amen.
SPECIAL LOW RATES to Davis'
Big Sale next week in Clarksville, Va.
Don't fail to come, your money will go
further then than any more.
PLANT BED CLOTH. We have forty
three thousand yards of good plant bed
cloth. Four grades. Enough to coyer a
plant bed a yard wide twenty five
miles long. See us. Horner Bros. Co.
ROOFING of every description, and
wire fence, poultry fence, hog wire,
barb wire, tin shingles and everything
in covering and fencing will be sold
especially low next week, the 28th and
29th, at Davis' Big Farmers' Day.
DAVIS will pay the freight, so don't
worry about that, come right on, and
see what he has to offer you.
THE FINEST line of buggies and
harness at cost prices on Farmers'
Day, if you ever expect to buy a buggy
or carriage or surrey, this will be your
time.
A Thought for the Week.
Oh, my dear friends, you who
are letting miserable misunder
standings run on from year to
year; you who are keeping quar
rels alive because you can not
quite make up your mind that
now is the day to sacrifice your
pride and kill them; you who are
passing them sullenly upon the
street, not speaking to them out
of some silly spite, and yet know
ing that it would fill you with
shame and remorse if you heard
that one of these men were dead
tc-morrow morning; you who are
leting your neighdors starve till
you hear that he is dying of star
vation; 01 letting your friend's
heart ache for a word of appreci
ation or sympathy which you
mean to give some day if you
could know, and see, and feel all
ot a sudden that "the time is
short," how it would break the
snell How vou would eo in-
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stantly and do the thing which
you might never have another
chance to do. Philips Brooks.
SPECIAL LOW RATES to Davis'
Big Sale next week in Clorksville, Va.
Don't fail to come, your money will go
further then than ever any more.
MOWERS, RAKES, Reapers, Bin
ders. Harrows, Cultivators, Engines,
Manure Spreaders, Wood Saws and
every thing you need on a farm will
be sold next week at Davis' sale at
small dealer's cost, so come and bring
your friends, special railroad rates for
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Look over ovre cata
logue be posted on
what you wish to grow
the coming season and
get the best quality
seeds procurable by pur
chasing them here.
We carry a complete
assortment and can fur
nish any quantity.
Lowest prices.
J.G. Hall,
Druggist,
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LUMBER, BUILDING MATERIAL
HARDWARE, PAINTS.
GOODS RIGHT,
PRICES RIGHT,
TREAT YOU RIGHT.
(Comrue to See IMe.
C. D. RAY, c
Yards Opposite Southern Railway Station.
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Every Man
EveryWoman
Every Child
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In Creedmoor or Granville County
Is invited to open a saving
account with this Bank.
We pay 4 per cent every
four months and would
like to have your n.-me
on our books.
Prompt and Courteous AH011 Oivon all Business
H. D. MANGUM, President.
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I. E. HARRIS, Cashier.
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The Citizens Bank
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IS YOURS GOOD?
Every letterhead, every
envelope, every bill and
statement, every piece of
printed matter you send
out goes as a representative
of your business. Is it up
to the high standard of
your business? Does it
do your business justice?
We do only the better
kind of printing. Let us
do your printing.
Good
Printed
Matter
Pays
Skitx printery,
COAL, m COAL
All Kinds of Coal.
POCAHONTAS LUMP for stoves or grates.
POCAHONTAS EGG for Cooking.
SPLINT LUMP for grates.
ANTHRACITE EGG Stove and Nut,
COKE for Stove, Furnace or Cooking.
WOOD CUT FOR STOVE, HEATER OR FIRE PLACE
C O. RAY, OXFORD, II. C., Phone .7.
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the 28th only.