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PUBLIC LEDGERWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH, 1914. THE OLD NORTH STATE Many North Carolina Items of Gen eral Interest Condensed into Brief Paragraphs SEWS FROM MURPHY TO MAN TOE AND RETURN Four policemen were wanted for the Raleigh force and they were se lected from 213 applicants. At Wilson a few days ago Rider P. P. Gold, a Primitive Baptist minis ter 82 years old, baptized Calvin Kountree, 87 years old. The dead body of a negro woman, her head split open as if by an axe was found in the bushes on a farm in Halifax county last week. In Raieigh a negro knocked down the proprietor of a Greek restaurant with desk telephone, robbed the till of 52 and made a safe get-away. in Wilmington Tuesday Frank Clinton, colored, 15 years old, was killed by lightning and the horse he was driving was killed at the same time. Capt. E. S. Parker, a prominent lawyer and citizen of Graham, died Monday, aged 76. He was a Con federate veteran and had served as solicitor of his district. The Star says at the Sunday morning service the ladies of the con gregation of Itrooklyn Baptist church Wilmington, voted unanimously for the men to attend the evening service without coats. Veterinarians say they have discov ered an epidemic glanders around Vancebpro, in Craven county, and a quarantine will probably be establish ed to prevent the shipping of horses to or from Vanceboro. Dr. Frank Siler, missionary secre tary of the Western North Carolina Conference, will move his family to Greensboro this fall and Mrs. Siler will become dean of the Greensboro College for Women. Zeb Ratchford, who lives near Dai las, Gaston county, was kicked on the head by a mule, a few 'ays a so, and the Gastonia Gazette says his skull was broken in 25 or ?0 pieces. His condition is precarious. A Kinston last week David J. Leo of Wayne county, 26 years old, mar ried a woman 60 years old and in fee ble health. He said he married her to take care of her. How much property the woman has is not stat ed. The 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. William Aaron, of Mt. Olive, Wayne county, was found dead beside the railroad track in the vicinity of Dudley, in the same county, Mondaj morning. It was decided that he was killed by a train. Ed. Vaughn, of Durham, was ar rested this week on a charge of at tempting to drown Erwin Perry while the two were bathing in Neuse river. They got into a flght while in the wa ter and it is alleged that Vaughn knocked Perry down and tried to hold him under the water. The Farmers' Union of Cleveland county has appointed a committee of six prominent farmers to formulate a plan whereby they can insure their crops in a co-operate insurance coun pany against damage from various causes. The idea is to safeguard against, damage by hail and vind. T. H. Lyon, of Chester, Va., wrote Gov. Craig a few days ago that it was reported in Virginia that liquor was sold in the hotels at Durham; that one could pay for a drink in a separate room and then go to the ho tel bar and be served. The Durham authorities deny the story. The Vir ginians must have confused Durham with Asheville. The Shelby Star says Dr. T. P. Crawford, a missionary in China.who died some years ago, left an estate valued at $75,000 to $100,000, con sisting of property in Shelby, Ashe ville and China. His real estate in China sold for $33,000 and a check for the amount was recently received by his executors in Shelby. Dr. Craw ford by will left the entire estate to his family. The Winston-Salem Journal hears that a Davie county farmer object ed to a good road running through his farm. The road commissioners condemned the right of way and the farmer demanded $2,000 damages.A hearing was held, tbe land-owner was allowed $100 damages and assessed $500 for the advantage the road will be to his land. He is therefore in debt $400 to the good road fund. RURAL CARRIERS MORE PAY Postmaster Willis G. Briggs has re ceived announcement from tbe portal authorities at Washington that 232 rural carriers of North Carolina will receive an advance in salary for the next year. There are IS 50 carriers in the State. Of the number who will receive increase in salaries, nineteen will get the maximum of $1,200. Hitherto the maximum salary for a rural mail carrier has been $1100, The basis of the increase in salary was the weight of the mail matter, the number of pieces, the length of the route. ITf READING "The old adage holds good in my case," said the baseball umpire, with bitterness. "What old adage?" asked the fan. "That you can't touch the pitcher without being reviled." THREE REFRIGERATORS AT cost. J. ROBT. WOOD. tf. SHORT FUNNYGRAPHS. PARADOXICAL RESULT "Smith's own friends cooked up that plot against him." "I suppose that touched him on the raw." ODD CHANGES "Mrs. Mips, here's a telegram from your son." "Gracious me! How his writing has changed since he went away!" QUITE DIFFERENT "I hear that young Gobble has a case of rapid consumption." "You wouldn't doubt it if you ever saw him at the dinner table." RATHER SCARED "Did that war correspondent write the articles he said he was going to indite on the field?" "No, but I believe he made some running notes." WHERE JONES WENT A series of revival services were being held in a western city, and pla cards giving notice of the services were posted in conspicuous places. One day ihe following notice was posted: "Hell, Its Location and Ab solute Certainty. Thomas Jones, baritone soloist, will sing 'Tell Mother I'll Be There." HOT WEATHER SHOTS It is easier to keep the wolf from the door than the fly. As to the summer girl, men's out ings are her innings. We are all on a level when a circus parade is passing. No, Alice, dear, you don't have to use an aeroplane in making a flying visit to your friends. THE REASON "Mamma," asked a little girl of her mother one day, "do men ever go to heaven?" "Certainly," said the mother, "whv do you ask?" "Well, then, why don't angels ever have whiskers?" 'Because," said her mother, "they get there by a cl..se shave." THE OBJECT "Jiggs has a breezy style about him." "That's how he manages to raise the wind." AT THE SUMMER RESORT "Shall we have a tete-a-tete, dear?" "If it doesn't cost too much, Wil liam." COULDN'T STRETCH IT Th assessor was doing the very best he could, but the farmer was shrewd and wary, says the Western Christian Advocate. "How many acres of farming land have you?" he inquired, wearily. "'Bout 20, I guess," said Reuben. "Twenty! Why, it looks to me like nearer 120. Come, now, can't you in crease that 20 acres in that tract. Suppose you stretch that a little." "Say, feller," said the farmer, "this ain't no rubber plantation." AN EATING PROPOSITION A stalwart young German applied for a position on a farm. As he walk ed into the barn he addressed the farmer: "Hey, mister, will you job me." "Will I what?'' "Will you job me? Make me work yet?" "Oh, I see; you want a job," said the farmer. "Well, how much do you want a month?" "I tell you. If you eat me on der farm I come for fife dollars, but for twenty-fife dollars I eat myself at Schmidt's." MOTHERS The St. Louis Globe-Democrat states that Col. J. Slocum Ridgeley. in ansAvering the toast "To Mothers" at a banquet in Charlottesville, said: "God bless Anna Jarvis, the Phila delphia woman who put -Mother's Day' on the map! That holy day is better for us than ten new South American rivers. "Let me tell you a 'mother story.' "In my youth when I was teaching school in Siloam, I said one morning to a bright little fellow: "Tommy, my boy, if a family con sisting of father, mother and six chil dren should have a cherry pie for din ner, how much would each receiye? "A seventh,' the little fellow an swered. ' Carefully," said I. 'Remember there are eight people. " -Yps, sir. I know,' said Tommy, but mother wouldn't take any for fear the others wouldn't have enough." W AS A SECOND CHAfSGE An old negro was recently brought before a justice in Mobile. It seem ed that Mcse had fallen foul of a bulldog while in the act of entering the hen house of the dog'sow nef. "Look here, Mose," the judge said informally, "didn't I give you ten days last month for the same thing? It was the same hen house you were trving to .?et into. What have you got to aay Tor yourself, anyhow?" Mose scratched his head. "Mars Wilyum, yo' sent me ter de chain gang fer try in' to steal some chick ens, didn't ye?" "ies, that was the charge." "An' don't de law say yo' caint be charged wid de same 'fense?" "That no man shall twice be plac ed in jeopardy for the identical act, yes " 'Den, sah, yo' jes' hab ter let me go. sah. Ah wus after de same chicken, sah." PICK-UPS OT INTEREST. Gathered From Far and Near and Coudensed Into Short Form For Busy People MATTERS WITHIN AND WITHOUT THE STATE Tuberculosis statistics of Germany show a great reduction in the mortal ity which has been particularly marked in hospitals, and homes for consumptives, having dropped in 16 years from 31 to 12 a thousand. Coal orders aggregating 450,000 tons for the Russian southern state railways and 120,000 tons for the Russian northern State railways have been placed ,the former being entire ly English and the latter mostly Ger man coal. With a satisfactory national ad ministration, a satisfactory State ad ministration, and big crops in sight, there is no reason why North Caro linians should be dissatisfied either politically or financially. So said former Gov. Jarvis the other day, in concisely stating an exceedingly pleasing situation. The latest report of the North Carolina fruit crop issued by the di vision of horticulture of the depart ment of agriculture, shows that the apples will be 65 per cent full crop; pears 55; peaches 65; and grapes 9 2. The report points out that the early spring prospects for a -bumper fruit crop were trimmed by the drouth. They are now teaching automobile repairing in the Kansas City public schools. It is to be supposed that the school authorities of that place are endeavoring to meet practical demand and coincident with the au tomobile course they will doubtless have some eminent jurist deliver lec tures on the law as it relates to mortgages. Petitions containing thousands and thousands more signatures than were required have, been filed calling an election on State-wide prohibition in Virginia The other side to the con troversy has been making an investi gation as to the accuracy of these pe titions On one sheet of names, the accurate voters, showed that almost one-third of the signers were ineligi ble as voters. Primitive methods of farming are the rule in the agricultural districts of Ecuador, very little modern ma chinery having been introduced. To this, however, are notable exceptions, especially in the vicinity of Quito, where the most advanced systems have been adopted in many places, due largely to the enterprising spirit of the members of Sociedad Agricola In dustrial of Quito. Among the surprises that the De partment of Fine ArJ,s will give the world when the Pajiama -Pacific In dustrial Exposition opens in 1915 will be the presentation of Samuel Morse, the inventor of the telegraph, as an artist, Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat, as an artist; Paul Revere, famous for his part in early history, as an engraver; Col. Baden Powell, warrior, as an artist, end Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, as nn artist. Attorney General McReynolds noti fied Senator Overman of the appoint ment of Col. Alex j. Feild, of Ral eigh, as special agent of he depart ment of justice in trust investigation work. Col. Feild was prominently identified with the state administra tion during the time Governor Kit chin was in office later going into partnership with Mr. R. F. Beasley in the publication of the State Journal. Colonel Field's new position will pay a little more than $4 a day and ex penses and should prove to be inter esting work. According to the returns the eu genic marriage law has played havoc with Wisconsin weddings. Statistics for the first five months of 1914 show that 5,273 marriages of Wisponsin couples, solemnized in the state or elsewhere, were reported o the state board of health. During the corres ponding months of 1913, there were 6,707 marriages reported. Officials say that either a lot of Badger citi zens have been scared out of matri mony, believing themselyes to be un fit for marriage, or went put of the state to wed, and the fact was not reported to the board. If something is not done, to enlight en the people on the proposed consti tutional amendments, they will be de feated. Not one voter in fifty knows a thing about them and cares less. The newspapers are printing stuff about them, but it is migjity dry reading and few people pay any at tention to it. In the days of the joint canvass some good work was put in along many lines, but public speak ings are almost a thing of the past. It is a hard matter to get a respect able audience unless some man of note is billed and even then he some times fails. The Record. It has been found that the $40, 000 appropriated by the legislature of 1913 for remodeling the supreme court building and fitting it up for offices for some of the State depart ments, has fallen short, and the de partments are moving into the un finished quarters until the next leg islature meets when it will be asked to appropriate an additional five or ton thousand to complete the work. Several thousand of the original ap propriation was applied by the state treasurer in putting new vaults in the treasury department. This was done with the consent of the council of state. THE EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE The Detroit News tells of this dia logue: The Court-You make grave charg es against your husband, Madame, in your bill for divorce. The Wife I can prove them all, your honor. The Court You have absolute proof? The Wife I have. The Court What is the nature of your proof? The Wife I have four phonograph records of his singing love songs to a woman friend. The Court Yes; proceed, please. The Wife I have & transcript of records made from a dictograph which I had placed in his office. The Court Well, well; go on. The Wife And my five reels of moving pictures show The Court I think you had better take a. decree. RUB-MY-TISM Will cure your Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in ternally and externally. Price 25c. SALE OF LAND. Pursuant to an order of sale made by the Superior Court of Granville County in the Special Proceeding: therein pen ding, entitled "C. A. Stovall, Adminis trator of John P. Jones, deceased, vs. Virginia A. Jones and others," I shall on, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1914 at 12 o'clock m., offer for sale, to the highest bidder, by public auction, for cash, at the Court House door in Ox ford, said county, the following: de scribed tract of land, lying- and being situate in Oak Hill township, and being- a part of the "Home Place" of the late John P. Jones, deceased: Beginning at a large red oak, corner in Panne baker's line thence S. 4 W. 122 poles to a stake; thence N. 86 W. 14 poles to a stake; thence N. 26 W. 27 1-2 poles to a lock in Pannebaker's line; thence N. 58degree 53 W. 180 poles to the begin ning, containing 68 3-4 acres, more or less, and being the tract of land allot ted as dower to Virginia A. Jones, wid ow of the late John P. Jones, deceased. The above tract of land will be sold subject to the dower right and life es tate therein of the said Virginia A. Jones.widow of John P. Jones deceased. This July 31, 1914. C. A. STOVALL, Commissioner. B. S. ROYSTEJt, Attorney. CIlFPrDFDC From Kidney troub- 0UrrLlLI0 les or Bladder com plaint will find in GOWANS LAXATIVE KIDNEY PILLS a remedy which will act like a charm in giving wonderful ease and belief: The mi!d laxative fea ture of this pill makes it a Superior lor putting Kidneys and Bladder in order. There are 34 p?lls to the bottle. The price 25c Money re funded if results obtained are un satisfactory. Sent upon receipt of price if your druggist or dealer can't supply you. GQWAN MEDICAL COM Y. f CONCORD, N C FATHER AND THE BOYS hurry here to have us measure them for new Fall suits and Overcoats because they know and have proved OUR TAILORING SATIS TORY. Softly tailored', neat outlines in trim fitting garments are es pecially favored by young Ttnen,but we have all the New Ideas in the Colorings, Weaves, Patterns and Styles for Fall. Brame & Hluzek TAILORS. 32 Main Street. Phone 136A Micks & Stem Attorney s-at-Law. OXFORD. - - N.CAROLINA Practice in State and Federal Courts. Tobacco Land I have some-of the best kind of Farms for sale. Es pecially good for tobacco. They are well located. Let me show you now while crops can be seen. PRINCE, Raleigh, IM C. Fa Lamidl Fir We Of fer About 75 Acres of Fine Farm Land, either as a whole or will divide in 2 or 3 small tracts. This is high class land in every respect--about one mile from Oxford- in the most pro mising neighborhood in the county,. We have a num ber of other desirable farms listed and will be glad to give full particulars to those interested. WE WRITE ALL K?NDS OF INSURANCE". YOUR BUSINESS SOLICITED GRANVILLE REAL ESTATE & TRUST CO. F'irst rWational Bank Building Telephone No. 88 A H. POWELL. Piesident. Oxford, N. C. WHENEVER YOU NEED ANYTHING IN THE BUILDING LINE. All Orders Promptly Frilled For Lumber, Mouldings, Doors, Tin Shingles, Wood Shingles, Lathes, Wood Fiber, etc. Phone in Your Order and ON YOUR OIJL.L,. Yes, we're on the job for your business, and will appreciate your orders. MOORE LUMBER COMPANY (Succf ssnr to L B Turner ) A. H. MOORE, Manager. Designed t and J Patented J 1887 The Standard Ever Since CD. Ray & Son. HOMER MIL E5J 1 wenty-seven Years Ago I s the first Cortright Metal Shingles were put on. I WILL OFEIVJ IN CHAR LOTTE. On September 1 10i4 Residents of Granville county fhoulcl consult the principal about entering their sons before he leaves Oxford. iP f Now r felloe. $9ft Electric Cleaner .lake YOUR Summer Days Play Days Get Out Into The Open SPRING and Summer are beckoning! Don't stay cooped up in the house it isn't necessary. In over 70,000 homes the day's cleaning is done in an hour after breakfast. The happy hum of the motor; the whirring: brush of the Frantz Premier have finished the day's ch aninqj in diese homes. Every room is spick and span and the home is as brijjht, "lean and healthful as the cool air of the woods. Demonstration Free. CAROLINA POW Hillsboro Street, Phone Sm2 'in! r i n - let us Make an Estimate They're still on still in good condition, and the only attention they've had is an occasional coat of paint. In addition to the lasting qualities, they're Fireproof, Stormproof and inexpensive, l For Sale by Oxford, N. C No. 180, Oxford, N. C. ITARY SCHOOL ROT CO
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