PUBLIC UGDGBJR
OCT. 29TH 1913.
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SEEMED TO BE ENOUGH
By NELLIE CRAVEY QILLMORE.
She had long yellow curls that look
ed like glistening columns of gold,
bobbing in the sunlight when she walk
ed, or lying in rich satin abundance
all over her little fluffy shoulders
when she was still. Her eyes were
big and round and peculiarly blue
like twin cornflowers and there were
perpetual discs of pink in the small
oval cheeks.
The day was hot to sultriness, the
sun "beating upon-the lake with fierce
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great sparkling pool of melted metal
Winifred hurried down the road as
fast as her long, white-stockinged legs
would carry her, the big sun hat j
scarlet with poppies flying back from
her head by its muslin ribbons. She
found a tempting tuft of grass in the i
shadow of a giant water oak, and sat
down to eat her lunch. When she
had finished, she crossed her hands in
her lap, and sat gazing out across
the lake with suddenly tired, absent
eyes. She heard the village clock
strike two then three and all at
once, the water began to dance and
shimmer and grow black, before her
eyes. A horrible dizziness settled
over her, and she flung herself down
on the cool, grateful grass and closed
her eyes. Then came oblivion.
When the little girl came back to
earth again she was lying in her own
;bed with the pretty canopy of blue
satin, and the cloudy white draperies
all around. -'She felt numb and stiff
: and listless, and when she ppened her
ilips to speak, her voice sounded so
itiny and far away. Many days pass
ed before she was allowed to sit up,
' and hear- all about herself and the
1 grave, kind man who had rescued
her.
"I should like so much to see him I
; and to to thank him," said Wini
fred one day the first she spent out
of bed.
"You may," replied her aunt, "for
he is here right now. He was very
(ill himself that day. The Eeat played
him an even more serious trick than
iit did you."
So the little girl was wheeled into
j the sick man's room, where he lay
pale and prostrated against his pil
jlow. "I can never thank you enough,"
;she began, the pink in. her cheeks
j deepening to a "Vivid scarlet. "What
'in the world would have become of
I me if you had not happened upon
ime?"
The invalid laughed and shook his
(head. "I'm glad, indeed, that I did,"
:'he answered quickly, "but what on
earth would have become of me If
I your kind aunt had not taken me in?"
"Then I suDDose we must be
quits?' " She laughed merrily; show
ing all her dimples at once.
The other nodded. "Do you know,"
;b.e asked presently, "why it was I
wanted so much to see you as soon as
I could?"
"Won't you tell me?"
"It was because once I had a little
girl, with long yellow curls just like
yours, and big blue eyes. You you
reminded me a lot of her that day I
found you unconscious by the lake.
Do you mind my telling you thfs?"
"No oh, no. And your little girl
where Is she now? She is not is
she"
"She is not dead. But"
Winifred looked at him suddenly,
with wide, bewildered eyes.
"I I lost her," the man explained
after a pause, and the little girl did
not question him further.
1 "My mamma will be home tomor
row," she remarked, in a change of
tone, "and I want you to meet her,
She oh, you don't know how grate-
iful she will be to you. I she hasn't
any one but me," she added quickly.
! "Have you no father?" he question
ed gently.
I Winifred shook her pretty gold head
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: she said.
"Never mind. I oughtn't to have
asked you. Won't you tell me some-j
thing about that Mamma?"
"She is the dearest, best and most
.beautiful creature In all the world!"
Winifred broke out, an uplifted smile
on herv dainty, flushed face, "Every
body loves mamma. She is so good
and. kind and true.
The sick man nodded, not trusting
himself to speak. He watched her
jin silence as she unfastened the lock
et from a long gold chain and held it
out to . him.
"So this is your mother?" he ask
;ed, after a long, long pause.
There was a long silence, during
: which, the door opened and closed on
'noiseless hinges and some one came
softly into the room.
"Mamma!"
"My little sweetheart!" The 1vdm
an clasped her arms about the child
and held her in a long, fervent em
brace. When she looked up, a pair
of dark, eager eyes were fixed upon
her.
"This is the gentleman who saved
,my life, mamma. Aren't you" But
the look on her mother's face inter
rupted her.
"Katharine! For God's sake don't
turn away from me now. I I am a
different man. Heaven knows I will
try to be worthy of you if you will
come back to me and give me one
more chance!"
The woman had buried her face in
her hands, and her body shook with
sobs. When she looked up, lier eyes
were moist. "I am a different wom
an, too, dear," was all she said. But
it seemed to be enough at least to
Winifred and to Winifred's father.
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'The play should attract large and ap
preciative audiences for it is oue of ex
ceptional charm and appeal."
. Philadelphia "Public Ledger."
THE MOST POPULAR AMERICAN BOOK MADE INTO THE MOST POPULAR AME RICAN PLAY.
"A simple pastoral of the Ozarks; really
genuine sentiment."
Columbus, 0., "Dispatch."
'The production is acted, staged and
mounted fittingly and the atmosphere of
tle story is well preserved."
Indianapolis "News."
Prices 50, 75, $1. Seats on Sale at Lyons Drug Store, Thursday October 30th, at 10 A. M.
SHORT PARAGRAPHS.
One way to keep cool:
with a Boston girl.
Try to flirt
Chicago's policewomen are not to be
armed with hatpins.
Something should be done to make
murder unfashionable.
The world, is surely getting better.
Accordeons are going out of fashion.
A mother-in-law is a dangerous per
son to play jokes on, unless the prank
proves fatal.
Nearly all the popular songs- are
improved in their parodies, which are
not necessarily witty, either.
And with all this women's dress agi
tation, on one has Fug.ested the aboli
tion .of the hard boiled hat for mei.
That expert who declared that eggs
100 years old are better than fresh
ones probably never had the pleasure
of having a few bad eggs hurled at
him.
Our profound conviction is that any
bachelor's chances of winning a wife
are greatly lessened by his exhibiting
himself in a pitilessly revealing bath
ing suit.
The transparent skirt is surely
doomed now. A team lost a ball game
the other day because the players
were all watching a girl who was
wearing one. . . '
It is hard tp detect a counterfeit $ 10
bill any more, because the average
man, with a family to support, can't
keep one long enough to notice wheth
er it is bogus.
A London actress lowers her price
for a performance $300 when told she
need not mingle with guests at the
party. Perhaps It was worth it to the
audience as well.
The increasing number of drown
ings, particularly on pleasure trips,
show that if eternal vigilance Is the
price of liberty, unfailing prudence is
the price of safety.
ROOFING. ROOFING. Now is
the time to prepare for the winter,
in building and covering your barns,
stables and houses, and I just want
to say that we have the most com
plete line of roofing now we ever
carried. Galvanized and painted
V Crimp 6, 7, 8, and 10 feet long.
The famous guarnteed and vulcan
oid roofings made of pure Trinidad
asphalt, and will last the life of a
building. Then we have Courtright
shingles and roll tin, and on any of
the above we guarantee to deliver
to you cheaper than wholesale houses
or mail order houses will sell you
same grade for. Just send your
orders and inquiries to Samuel
Davis, Clarksville, and prompt at
tention will be given and satisfac
tion guaranteed. SAMUEL DAVIS
ol-otw-tf Clarksville, Va.
THAT PACK HOUSE. BARN OR
STABLE ROOF. Cover witn ruuuer.
rnnfind Guaranteed S, 1U ana 10 years
For Sale by C. D. Ray. . ,
I WILL do your land surveying
and furnish you an accurate map.
o-18-5t. pd T. D. HARRIS,
Oxford, N. C., Route 3.
Col. Minor to Wed
The announcement of the engage
ment of one of Oxford's successful
young men will be received with
interest by many friends. Mrs.
John F. Wiley at her home on
Morehead Hill, Durham, was hos
tess to the members of the Literary
Club Thursday afternoon at which
time the engagement of Miss Ro
berta Henshaw to Col. Sidney W.
Minor was announced. The wed-H
ding will take place some time in
November, After the regular meet
ing of the club, the guests were in
vited into the dining room where a
seven-course luncheon was served.
Suspended over the center of the
table was a large bell of white
roses. From this bell to each of
the dozen places about the table
were streamers, brought to each of
the invited to pull their ribbons and
when they did so, a package came
out of the bell to each of the places,
in these packages were pretty and
appropriate souvenirs of the occa
sion and also the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Henshaw
and Col. Minor. A modern adapta
tion was found in the place cards
of the twelve guests, which consist
ed of little boxes of silver horse
shoes, these were decorated with
orange blossoms. The announce
ment of the engagement of this)
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ing bit of social news of the season, j
DOLLARS saved to-day means a
larger bank account at the end of
the year so write or come to Samuel
Davis the hardware man, the man
who pays your freight, the man
Who buys in car lots and the man
who has always iJS"fl
to his customers. SAMUEL DAVIS,
Clarksville, Va.
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We guarantee to cure any case of Itch if us;d 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 .
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CABBAGE PLANTS FOR SALE.
Landis' earliest frost proof
cabbage paints for sale. Three
hundred thousand plants from now
until May 1st. Fifteen cents per
hundred. Now ready for planting.
3t GREEN ROBERT MOSS,
Oxford, N. C, Route 2, Bell Town.
Will be at
Dr. Henderson's Den-
every
First
tal Office
f P i
uesuay. nave your
glasses made and fitted by
me. It will mean SATISFAC
TION TO YOU.
B. S. Roaster,
AttoneHt-Law, Offlccs in Odd Fellows'' E2j.
Practices in State and Federal Courts
Hillsboro St., Oxford, N. C.
Frank Chance has a scheme for
longevity that beats buttermilk. He
will not resign from the New York
Highlanders until he develops a pen
nant winning team!
"A New York man who abandoned
his wife because she couldn't play the
piano must now pay $5 a week ali
mony. He could have saved money
by buying a pianola.
H Absolute reliance- can be j
piaceu in any prcsuipuuu
compounded by lis. It is our
business to dispense health
giving prescriptions in the
right way. It is a business we
have not learned in a day,
but only after hard, steady
and persistent work coupled
V-:WITH A DESIRE TO.: J
know our business in all 'its
branches, no matter what it
cost. It is our thorrughness
In every particular that gives
our prescription dept. its
V PRECEDENCE..... J
In these days of amateur doings, the
thought develops that the best ama
teur aotor living is the average man
who sits through a piano 4 recital and
acts as If he enjoys It.
A French aviator intends to ' fly
from Paris to Morocco. That Is about
the eafest way to visit that turbulent
country just now, where more things
than aviators are up In the air.
A Pennsylvania girl has been keep
ing: herself rosy, healthy and happy
on a food bill of fifty cents a week.
Doubtless -there will be a grand rush
to win her as the only real Ideal wife.
Pennsylvania man advertises for a
woman who will obey him and who
will consider his judgment always
final. And to make his search harder
he asks that she be thirty-five years
old.
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Breaks all Records in Number of Pounds of Tobacco
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OXFORD J
Not even the reports of 100 degrees
of heat within the arctic circle and 70
degrees at the same time on the gulf
coast will convince the man in the
street that heat varies in intensity
with the latitude. .
Another American heiress and her
fortune, married to a title, are re
ported to have come to grief. It is a
pity, that this particular school of ex
perience, though very expensive, fails
to teach anything.
A doctor in New Jersey was ar
rested for selling a human skeleton
to a rag-and-bone man. ' And yet it
may have been the" first time that
the original owner of the skeleton bad
ever had any value. -r-
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And you Won't go Wrong its the Leader in High Averages by a Large Majority. High
Prices Service Satisfaction, is Our Motto. Every time we sell a pile of Tobacco he sends
us his neighbor.
THERE IS A SIMPLE REASON -ASK YOURSELF THE QUESTION
If you are not a patron don't think" that we are selling so much tobacco that we don't want
yours. : We always find room for you and the more we get the higher prices are. Bring it
on when you get ready, and we will send you away with a fatter purse. .
Will I Fleming, Prop, Owen Warehouse.
NOW IS THE TIME
To pin in your winters
supply of Coal as we
can furnish you
the best and all
kinds at
LOWEST PRICES
All coal kept under-cover
and screened" before
delivery.
Oxford Ice Co
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Our Prices Are Spot Cash to Everybody
That's why we can sell for such a small
Profit. Our stock of goods are the best
that money can buy. Wc have the kind
That will Please
You.
Our strong Point is:
QUALITY, PURE, CLEAN,
WHOLESOME AND FRESH
Why do you quarrel with your cook
about the Biscuits, Bread and Cakes? It's
not the cook! Use
Golden Crown
FIouev
then they can please you. Have you tried
our Coffee? Tis fine It pleases everybody
that uses it, Morara, the best. Come to see
us and get our prices if you don't buy.
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