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Hamilton, On-h The Professor's Wife The Profes sor is in the laboratory conducting some chemical experiments. The Pro fessor expects to go down to posterity From the Laboratory Br-r-r-r-r! Bang! The Visitor I hope the Professor hasn't gone! Tit-Bits. r TO THE rans ; Gra v And Other Counties: While wc do not claim that tobacco is selling as high as it did last year, there has been a nice advance in prices in the last few days, and if you will compare them wfth any other year, s Selling We. BIG JOB AHEAD The Greensboro Record says der the enabling act, under Virginia is to have prohibition, it will be two years before it is effec tive, yet it is not too early to remind the people that if some mighty good work is not done, they are going to have a time enforcing the law in Richmond and Norfolk especially. These cities voted wet in, the late election, tending to show that public sentiment in these places is against prohibition. The plan will be to elect city officials who will wink at the violations of the law as is done in Memphis, Savannah and other places. The common boot-legger who slips around with his small amount of liquor really amounts to nothing compared to the big fellow who " is permitted by city officials to sell right along. Sunday as well as other days. If Virginia shall fajl to enforce prohibition in Norfolk, out lawed Norfolk liquor sellers will continue to sell liquors and a part of their. revenues will be available as a "war chest" to finance politicians and political rings pledged to protect them against, law enforcement. Pro hibition or other liquor laws unen forced create in cities a body of wealthy law-breakers that to insure the perpetuity of law-breaking stands ready and willing to stake with mon ey corrupt politicians and to buy elections in their interest. Possibly there are prohibitionists dwelling in country districts who,not seeing this condition in cities, refuse to believe that it exists.but that does not alter the truth. Soon or late, the law-breaking whiskey sellers of the city undertake to corrupt the politics of the State. To inject into an act a criminal quality by statute and then fail to en force the act is to breed a nest of criminals who hinder the enforce ment of all laws to prevent crimes. PI5AYEIi FOR PEACE s: UnrVflCft the churches of Oxford on which Isuiklay last kneeled in prayer, im ploring the Almighty for divine in tervention to preserve or restore peace. This is not the first instance that people of the United States have been moved to prayer by a proclama tion issued by the President of the United States. Between 1798 and 1881, seven such proclamations were made: 1798 President John Adams nam ed May 9 as a national day of prayer because France threatened to make war upon the United States, a 1815 President James Madison proclaimed January 12 as a day of prayer when trouble was brewing between the American republic and Algiers. 1861 President Abraham Lincoln designated the last Thursday in Sep tember for national prayer for the re storation of peace between the North and South. 1863 President Lincoln called for a second day of prayer April 30 recommending that the people keep the day "in all humility and with all religious solemnity to the end that the united prayer of the nation may ascend to the throne of grace and bring bountiful blessings upon our own country.'? 1864 For the third time during the War Between the States a general day of prayer was proclaimed. That was August 1, 1864. Lincoln wrote: Practically every man is satisfied with his sales. Z, W. Lyon, at the Minor Warehouse knows how to sell tobacco for the highest dollar possible, and he will give every pile of yours . Best Attention audget the highest prices for you. When you get a load ready to sell come to the MINOR and we will make it pay you. YOUR FRIENDS. MUCH IN LITTLE There are 33,509 miles of railway in India. Italy last year produced 988 tons of quicksilver. The United States last year mined 2,599,508 tons of gypsum. Japanese have invested $65,507,958 in private railway corporations. Atlanta is to have a hotel for busi ness women of small means. Macon, Ga., is to have a new pas senger station to cost $1,100,000. Columbus, Ga., now owns its water supply system at a cost of $325,000 Washington now permits parking of automobiles on specified streets. Roxborough Baptist church, Phila delphiaj was organized 125 years ago Germans lost 28,000 killed and 101,000 wounded in Franco-Prussian war. Pennsylvania has 3,130,681 persons 10 years and over in age in gainful occupations. An international competition for road-improving machines will be held next year in Naples. For laying electric wires under ground without the expense of con duits a steel-taped cable has been invented. " California products, consisting of canned fruit, dried fruit, wine, etc., are now arriving in the Eastern mar kets via the Panama Canal. The municipal board of health of Manila has passed an ordinance re- jiring that all buildings erected in future in the city must be ratproof. Government figures recently com piled show that the salt production of the United States last year reach ed the record-breaking total of 4, 815,902 short tons. HS Careru I and NATIONS THAT BUY FROM US, What and how much the nations of the world are buying from the United States, as told by American Consular officers, are discussed in "Commerci al Relations of the United States," a volume of 272 pages, just issued by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Four countries other than the United States offer each a mar ket for over $1,000,000,000 worth of foreign products annually the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Netherlands. Great Britian buys $3, 000,000,000 worth, about 20 per cent of which is from this country; Ger many $2,500,000,000 with about 15 per cent from the United States ; France, $1,500,000,000, of which 11 per cent is from the United States, and the Netherlands, an important center for the transshipment of for eign goods, nearly $1,500,000,000, in which the American goods figure to the extent of about 10 per cent. Belgium s annual purchase fall just short of $1,000,000,000 in value United States products supplying about 8 per cent, while Austria-Hun gary, Italy, Canada, Russia, India, Australia, Argentina and Japan are next in order, with imports ranging from $722,000,000 to about $300, 000,000. These countries vary great ly' in the proportion of their pur chases from the United States, Can ada taking 65 per cent and India 3 per cent. Brazil's exports exceed $308,000,000, only 15 per cent of which are from the United States, which takes 40 per cent of the Brazi lian exports. : "In sincerity and truth let us rest humbly in the hope, authorized by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of the nation will be heard on high and answered with blessings no less than the pardon of our national sins and the restoration of our divid ed and suffering country to its form er happy condition of unity and peace." 1865 President Johnson proclaim ed June 1 a day of prayer in com memoration of President Lincoln who died on April 15 the victim of Booth's bullet. 1881 President Arthur designated September 26 for general prayer to mark the burial of President Garfield who had died September 19 from an assassin's attack. President Wilson's call for a day of supplication was issued September 8. It was the first time in American his tory that the people had been urged to pray for the restoration of peace in foreign lands. He requested that "all God-fearing persons repair to their places of worship, there to unite their petitions to Almighty God that, overfalling the counsel of men, set-l straight the things they cannot j tins govern or alter, taking pity on the nations now in the throes of conflict, in His mercy and goodness showing a way where men can see none. He vouchsafe His children healing peace again, and restore once more that concord among men and nations, without which there can be neither happiness rnor true friendship nor any wholesome fruit of toil or thought in the world." CREAMERY A SUCCESS In the five months the Guilford creamery has been running there has been a boost given the dairy business in Guilford county and the rest of the central part of North Carolina. Farmers are just coming to realize the importance of the busi ness and dairying gives promise of coming to be well established. The creamery now is supplied by from 400 to 500 cows and makes over 10,000 pounds of butter per month and is selling 4,000 gallons of pasteurized milk per day, This, however, represents only about one- fourth, of the creamery's capacity, showing that there is yet much room for dairy cattle, for three or four times the number now employed. Since the opening of the creamery representatives have been out on the cream routes regularly, gathering cream, weignmg it, sampling it ana sending it in. The trains bring it to Greensboro on passenger trains at baggage rates and the cans are re lumed free. The above news item is worth while, but it might be suggested that the one real reason the Creamery has been a success is because the man ager. Mr. Hornady, knows his business and attends to his business. -Everything. -Bob is back from the sea- a cent. I sup- Belle- shore. Beulah Without pose? - "On the contrary; he brought back quite a lot of money with him." ' "You don't mean to tell me Bob went down there as a waiter?" Yonkers Statesman. CROP REPORTS FOR SEPTEMBER The crop estimates for North Car olina and the. United States for Sep tember show up well on an average for' both the state and the nation. Both wheat and corn show an in crease in the nation of more than one hundred and thirty million bush els each. Oats fell off a little. Rye gained a million bushels. Potatoes held their own. Apples gained seventy-five million bushels. Tobacco lost nearly 300,000,000 pounds, a very heavy shortage; hay gained slightly, cabbage lost, peaches about one-third more than for 1913. Mel- one gained, sorgum Iost.peanuts gain ed slightly. There is a notable in crease in stock hogs, the percentage being 105 in North Carolina for 1914 and 94 per cent for 1913. There is a slight increase in clover seed also. (Great State Fair Finest attractions this year ever seen at a Southern Fair; De Lloyd Thompson loops the loop and flies upside down in an aeroplane 2,000 feet above the earth. Gigantic Fireworks Spectacle "Panama in Peace and War". Cli max of new and wonderful effects in pyrotechnics, showing battle of aeroplanes and warships using ra dium shells: IN ADDITION a $1,000 display of fireworks nightly, Flying Herberts Hatch's Autodrome Great Calvert Ben nett Brothers Hay Wagon and others. Fast Racing Big Pur ses Good Track. Better Babies Contest under auspices State Board of Health; and Woman's Club of Raleigh. Huge Agricultural Displays from all over the State have been booked; some of the finest stock ever shown in North Caro lina already entered for premiums. Reduced rates, special trains and convenient schedules on all railroads. Write for Premium List and full information to JOS. E. POGUE, SECY r B. S. ROYSTER, Altay-AMaw.Ota UA frto' Blifcj Practice in Sttr and Federal 'Ymtt. Hillsboro SL.Oxfonl. N. C. I FOR GLASSES THAT WILL FIT SEE I At Oxford everv Fourth I Tuesday in facli Month at Exchange Hotel. GARDEN & ROYSTER Automobile Repairing We solicit Your Patronage. Work Guaranteed. Give Us a Trial. ft Penny Saved i Sounds Small YOU SAY! But is it small? Ask the wo man who buys the groceries for the family We are holding our great list of patrons and in creasing them because we save them the pennies---a penny here, another one there, and so on down the long list of articles sold in a grocery store. By the end of the year this accumulation of pennies saved one at a time has doubled and trebled and multiplied until it has reached a sum in dollars of surprising proportions. It pays to trade with us you save the pennies. THE CASH GROCERY W. W. Alston, Prop. Main Street, Oxford. N. C. wen air hop I am prepared to do horse shoeing and repair work. My snop is situated along side of Goochs Machine Shop. Give me a trial All work guaranteed. J. R. Sneed For Ren t or Sale Tract of land containing 200 acres, not far from the prosper ous and growing town of Stem. This farm is known as the Henry Meadows farm, grows fine to bacco as well as other crops. Has Four Room Cottage, Barn, Stables and Oilier Buildings. Will rent for money rent, or otherwise. Will 6e!l cheap and give long term payments. See I. W. Manpn, Oxford, N. C. .THE. E UROPEAN WAR Has not advanced the prices on School Supplies. We have a full line and will be glad tc supply your NEEDS. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Latest Soda Fountain Drinks Lyon Drug Sion "Is the Place." College St. Oxford. IV. C 22 We have installed a new Sanitary and Up-to-date SODA FOUNTAIN Your patronage solicited nnd appreciated Velvet Ice Cream Sizemore Bros. jl OB-&U2Y-TIS Will ( urt xrrmr TOfi.tvrtjmm43.a-m 'J ww -m-rnm. IMMMii HiPAU Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stingy of Insects Etc. Antiseptic Anodyne, used in ternally and externally. Price 25c. DIDN'T PFLJL THE STOP The use of a period was very clear ly demonstrated last week in one of the local papers announcing the pro gram of the missionary union in the Methodist Church last Friday.Here is the way one of the numbers read: "Trio Open my eyes that I may see Misses Aubrey Stone, Ruth Yar-; borough and Amey Stone." Charity and Children. i WAR TROUBLE ON BULBS NO. 1. While the Eastern World is in volved in war we are lucky to have re ceived all cur Imported Bulbs from France and Holland; Hyacinths. Narcissus, Tulips and Liliums in great varieties. Place or ders early. Choice Cut Flowers For All Occasions. NO. 2. Roses. Carnations, Vallies and Chrysanthemums, seasonable flowers. Our art In weddins arrangements is of the latest touch. Nothing finer in Floral Of ferings for funeral occasions. Blooming Pot Plans in - Varieties. NO. 3. Palms. Ferns. Norfolk Pinca and many other choice plants for house Cul ture. Rose bushes, evergreens, shade trees, shrubberies and hedge plants MaU. tele graph and telephone orders promptly ex ccut&d by J. L O'QUINN & CO., WW. H. C. rnones Store 42. Green House 149 OXFORD HARDWAR E CO. Just Received a Choice Line of Cook Stoves and Wood Heaters, Grates, Etc., Along with a Choice Line of IHIarci"wpair,e , We Have Gasoli neEngirues and the Prices are Right. OXFORD HARDWARE CO. I RICHARD THORP The Livery Stable Man Can furnish you a nice turnout DAY OR NIGHT J. T. Critcher's Old Stand. CALL TELEPHONE 60 B ui. i. i. r razier ...DENTIST... Office hours from 8:30 a in. to 1 30 p. m. - M -daily except Monday. Office in Mitchell Ulcljr. Oxford, : : N. Carolina.
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