SEPT. 27TH 1918
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TO FINISH WITH
Sash,
Doors,
Blinds,
Finishing Lumber,
Flooring,
Ceiling,
Laths,
Plaster,
Porch Material,
Ornaments,
Builders Hardware,
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Cement,
Nails, Z I
Framing, a
Frames,
Weatherboarding,
Wood Shingles,
Tin Shingles,
Rubber Roofing,
Galvanized Roofing,
EveipytlhLiirD.g
Every Klmd. ofi
Coal to Burn
To Ouild WitH
dtuli? ILjiuinnilbeir WHmile ITotul Wait,
Execute Your Sin op Work Quiclc.
Waste Wood to Sell Cheap
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Mr. Farmer in your hurry to sell
tobacco don't forget your exhibi t
for the County Fair on Octobar 15th
and 16th.
Huyler, the candy manufacturer ,
left an estate of $3,000,000. He
catered to the sweetheart trade and
made most every sporty fellow con
tribute to his wealth.
Wisconsin has passed what is
known as a "gossip law," and one
man has already been indicted.
Every State in the Union should
have such a law for gossip, like a
snow ball, gathers and enlarges the
further it goes.
Lucky Negro Girl.
A negro girl, 10 years old, will
pay the largest income tax in Ok
lahoma. Sarah Rector, who lives
just West of Muskogee, has an in
come of more than $112,000 a year.
It is the old story of the lucky al
lotee and the oil well. Sarah is the
descendent of a Creek freedman.
She had nothing to do with the se
lection of her allotment and proba
bly has never seen it and does not
know where it is. But it is 160
acres of land and upon it has been
drilled the biggest producing well
in the mid -continent field. The
well is producing more than $2,500
a day. and Sarah gets one-eighth as
her part.
Holds High School Record.
Dr. P. P. Claxton, United States
Commissioner of Education, has
declared that the work of the Sum
ter, S. C, public schools is "truly
remarkable" in the number of stu
dents that go right on through the
school to graduation. This school
probably holds the record for the
United States. There are 63 pupils
in the first year high school, 63 in
the second, 60 in the third, and 55
in the fourth year. Last year there
were 53 graduates and 40 of them
went to college and perfectly pre
pared. Superintendents who are
troubled with the question, "How
to hold boys in the high school"
should write to Superintendent
S. H. Edmonds, Sumter, S. C.
Gov. Craig has pardoned Rev. R.
L. Davis the Anti-Saloon League
man convicted in Wake Superior
Court of hitting a man with a whis
key bottle. The Governor took the
ground that he was wrongly con
victed in the first instance.
Gabe E. Parker, a Choctaw In
dian, of Academy, Oklahoma, the
first of his race to be Register of
Treasury, has been sworn into of
fice.' His signature will appear on
all currency. He declared he re
garded his appointment as a signal
recognition of the red men.
When the new Currency Bill be
comes a law John Skelton Williams,
of Virginia, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, will become Comp
troller of the Currency. The posi
tion will pay ten thousand a year
under the new currency bill, just
double what the Assistant Secre
taryship pays.
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The Greensboro Record congrat
ulates Mr. W. A. Devin on his ap
pointment as judge to succeed
Judge Foushee, resigned. Greens
boro feels as if she really had two
judges. Mr. Devin having lived
here for many years. He is young,
vigorous, full of ambition and will
make a line judicial officer.
In Illinois the Cook County Dem
ocrats have begun to organize the
women vote and are working out a
campaign of social political activ
ity. The secretary of the county
committee plans to have ward
dances at intervals in Chicago to be
supplemented by precinct card par
ties, precinct musicales, receptions
and the like.
George E. Nissen, one of Winston-Salem's
pioneers in the busi
ness world and a highly respected
citizen, died last Friday after an
illness lasting several weeks with
Bright's disease. It was largely
through his mechanical genius that
the fame of the Nissen wagon was
gradually extended over. this coun
try and into foreign lands.
Let Granville Have Creamery
It would be a good idea to see if
it is possible and desirable to es
tablish a creamery for Granville
farmers. The co-operative cream
ery has succeeded admirably in Ca
tawba county, and there is good
reason to believe that the same can
be made a most helpful agency with
us, so it would not be amiss for
some one to undertake an investi
gation with a view of establishing
a co-operative Creamery in Gran
ville county.
In fact the establishment of
creameries in various counties of
the State to aid in furnishing an
adequate supply of butter for con
sumption in North Carolina bids
fair to become an industry of no
small importance. Such items as
the following from the Charlotte
Chroncle shows that there is an am
ple field for this kind of thing at
the present time:
"One thousand tubs of Elgin but
ter, containing 30,000 pounds.have
just been shipped to a cold storage
plant at Wilmington and will, of
course, be used to supply the trade
in that city. This shipment is a
very small part of the total amount
of butter the city of Wilmington
imports. The price will average
probably more than 33 1-2 cents a
pound, so that ten thousand dollars
goes out of Wilmington for this
single consignment."
Larger School Districts.
We do believe that before a few
years will have passed the country
schools will have disappeared and
the little school districts with them.
People will realize that it does not
cost any more to carry children to
school in comfortable wagons than
to keep them in little inefficient
schools. The larger the school
district the larger the larger the
revenues. The larger the revenues
the better the school teachers that
are hired. The better the school
teacher the better the school.
With the adoption of this system
in a few years it will be rare to
find a white child that can not read
or write. People have awakened to
the fact that the man who does not
educate his child properly sends it
in the world without a chance to
meet that world. The uneducated
child is condemned by his parents
to everlasting toil and inefficiency,
and to condemn a boy or girl to
everlasting ignorance is an awful
sentence. Sometimes that fearful
sentence falls from the lips of pa
rents. If there is still one man in
Granville county, who does not send
his children to - school, let him sit
down and reflect. If he thinks one
solid hour he will have his child in
school the next morning.
B. S, Rouster,
Attomey-At-LaH, Offices In Odd Fellows' Eij.
Practices in State and Federal Courts
Hillsboro St., Oxford, N. C.
DON'T TAKE THE WRONG
MEDICINE
It is law now for wagons, bug
gies, carriages, automobiles and
vehicles of any kind to give half -of
the road. In other words one half
of the road belongs to the man we
meet on the highway, no matter
how he is traveling. If all parties
will do their duty and each respect
the rights of the other we need
have no trouble on our roads. A
few do not do this and this is what
causes trouble.
If Your Liver Gets Lazy You
Need a Liver Tonic, Not
Merely a Laxative for
the Bowels.
Many people take a simple laxa
tive when their liver gets sluggish
rather than take calomel, which
they know to be dangerous. But
a mere laxative will not start a
sluggish liver. What is needed is
a tonic that will liven up the liver
without forcing you to stay at home
and lose a day from your business.
You have such a tonic in Dodson's
Liver Tone. Dodson's Liver Tone
must be all they claim for it be
cause they guarantee it to take the
place of dangerous calomel and
agree to hand back the money with
a smile to any person who tries
Dodson's Liver Tone and is not
satisfied with the releif it gives.
Dodson's Liver Tone is a harm
less vegetable liquid with a pleas
ant taste, and is a prompt and reli
able remedy for constipation, bil
iousness, sour stomach, and the
other troubles that come from a
torpid liver.
Lyon's Drug Store gives it their
personal guarantee and if you will
ask about this guarantee you will
protect yourself against imitations
that are not guaranteed. Large
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone is 50
cents. adv.
FOR SALE Fine tobacco farm
in the best tobacco section of-Vance
county six miles from Henderson.
Splendid four room house, three
new barns, outhouses, etc. Will
give good time on land for good
security. Phone or write E. G.
Landis, Henderson, N. C. s.20-tf.
FRAUD PAINT.
The worst mistake one is likelv
to make in painting is wrong paint;
it is easy to make.
We all say "Ours is the best;"
and there are 1000 of us. One is
best; but a dozen are so near on a
level that no one knows, for sure,
that his is the one.
The worst paints are worst liars;
they know what they are, put on a
bold face, and brazen it out.
Their one true argument is low
price; but low price paint is al
ways, must be, a fraud; it is made
to cheat cheatable people. DEVOE.
Acme Hardware Company sells it.
A. J. Fletcher, who has been 1
private secretary to Congressman
Dough ton, has resigned and will ,
locate at Fuquay Springs. j
Gene Setzer, a negro who was '
convicted in Catawba Superior
Court 11 years ago of highway
robbery and larceny, sentenced to
the State prison for 11 years and
escaped a year later, was arrested
in Salisbury a few days ago and
returned to the State prison.
Setzer had been at large 10 years.
TINNER WANTED Wish to
employ a Tinner at once. Apply to
Oxford Hardware Co. 2t
ITCH CURED
In 20 Minutes by One Application.
DAVIDS' SANATIVE WASH.
We guarantee to cure any case of Itch if used as
directsd, or money refunded . Scratches and Mange
in Dogs cured at once. 50c., or mailed on receipt
of 65 cents. F. F. LYON. Oxford. N. C. 1-9 9m.
Dr. Sj. E. Jordon
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
Graduate under the Founder of the Scince.
At Exchange Hotel every Tuesday
and Friday.
Special attention given Nervous Diseases,
Dr. A. J. CHANDLER. Assistant.
Phone 59. Office 412-413 Duke Buld'Durham N.C
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Pairfaoifi & Pairlhiairaii
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No warehouse in the State is better prepared
to look after its friends and patrons interest than
the Farmers Warehouse. Our force consists of men
who has had long experience in the business, Our
desire is to serve our friends in every way possible
and make it both pleasant and profitable for them
to patronize us. If you come to town without to
bacco you are invited to make our house your
headquarters, If you come to town with tobacco
give us a trial. Remember that no house is better
equipped for the handling of your tobacco, and
that we can and will obtain for it the very Highest
Market Price. . .
Youoirs Fw Ml
When you buy your groceries from us. You
ask why. Well, to be concise, it's because we
sell for cash, and by so doing we can afford
to sell our goods cheaper, we have no
books to keep and no bill collector to worry
you on the first of every month. You ask
then how it is we can arrange this; it's this
way, we have put in what is known as the
Coupon Book System,
you pay cash for the coupon book and get a
5 per cent, discount (and our goods are mark
ed 5 per cent, lower than any other store in
Oxford.) The coupon book is kept by you
and when the goods are delivered you detach
enough coupons to pay the amount of the
purchase therefore you always have correct
change. Don't you think it" a most conven
ient way to trade? Don't you think it the
best way to reduce the hpgh cost of living?
Our stock of goods are of lie very best quality
all pure, clean and wholesome, insuring good
health and a splendid appetite. Our prices
as heretofore stated are th lowest possible.
Special Attention Glv&n Phone Orders.
If you haven't time to ejome or send for your
orders, just call us overphone 190 and your
order will receive prompt and careful attention
and the goods will be delivered immediately.
Try our Golden CroWn Flour.the best
Fancy patent on the MWlfe. Guaranteed
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MAIN STREET.
"Trine Cash
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