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"4, V 7 I J, : ' VOLUME XXX DP APPEARANCES A BEMINISCENSE OF THE LONG Kerived by the Recent Happenings Avc A nnmA nnrl Abroad Of Hi?eni Vj There Should be a Happy Medium We remember many years ago, while a boy living in Greensboro, there was an old man by the name of rnnningnam who announced nimseir an independent candidate for the legislature, and he accordingly took to the stump m " proclaimed that no man's service was worth more than $1.00 a day. and he ".M.tfiat in the event he was elected spoii re a tent for himself and Pitch it in the capitol square at Haleiffh ana-woru. wxiu au om&ic to have the pay of the Governor, Sta te officers and the members of the reduced to one dollar a logician""-' An XT whpn the votes were all in it was found that the quaint old character was elected by a substantial majority. Tn due season he proceeded to Ral- eteh and pitcnea ms ieui uu lawn about the captiol a couple of hofnre the legislature assem- bled He built a fire an v got his old frying pan and coffee put in readiness when a policeman came up and in m,irpd as to what he was doing there ? "That's my business," . answered the Guilford patriot. "Pack your things and leave the square" said the blue coat, "or I'll lock you up in short order." "You will first show your consti tutional authority, I reckon," argued the old man. The poilceman finally disposed of the old man without bloodshed and his collegues ridiculed him to such an extent that his Cheap John scheme was never aired in the General As sembly. The above incident was brought to our mind a day or two ago when we learned that one of our most substan tial citizens got into his handsome Ford car and drove off to a fashion able watering place and carried en ough lunch with him to last one man a whole week. So afraid were they that he would st around on the hotel veranda knawing chicken bones, and thereby lowering the dignity and commercial prestige of Oxford, that a number of our most substantial citizens were discussing the advisa bility of wiring the manager of the. resort to give him a square meals three times a day and send bill. It is true that many men live be yond their means, but it is generally conceded that when the people send a man to represent them in the leg islative halls he should be aNclean man in every particular. And it is no less true that a ' man ho is able to own a handsome Ford car is ' abun dantly able to enter the dining hall of the hotel with the other guests in stead of sitting out on the verander knawing at cold bones and pleading dyspepsia and bringing the name of nis town and county in disrepute. It is indeed a strange old world. Only a week ago the Public Ledger spoke of the terrible consequences of a man who lived beyond . his means The old lawmaker who desired to hve in a tent on the capitol grounds and do his own cooking lowered the dignity of the State quite as much as e legislator who lived for a time beyond his means. The Public Led ger does not preach the unforgiving ."J of extravagance, but there is an roeme and we only point to the nch man on the hotel verander as an stance. , hiAfte.I.a11' wnicn is the most desir wie s citizen, the spendthrift or the wiser? Both are miserable. One L!i thappy unless he hears the S6 0f ,the coin and the other is ' ZJL?ly wnen spending. The Snft is more aPt to take that jnich does not belong to him than is 2LBTrv We kne old John mis-r tn.e celebrated Philadelphia on t i no worked seven days a week moiS0rning paper that city for a sinJi ? thirty years without losing Xay;. Finally old John faU- fice f? 1S aPPearance at the of forhim tL boys instituted a serch stone T; hey found him in a little ter Li Qse. along the Delaware wa ot stah.sick and alne. He died pressed110? with a bag of gold of the tirfai-nst nis breast. A serch OId pot n 1Ses was made and every ed irn?.? unk and crevice con Jo&n did iVoins $225,000 in all. X hbeg u of nis brow neither did uess nrcnnZ lieu a nanasome husi !he S of ?nvChestnut street, for thatitmi,c lch tne contract-stated Native paid in gold. A poor ?S and S T m,ed tne wealth, build lessthan thr S(mandered it all- in years. OXFORD, NORTH FUNERAIi AND BURIALi SERVICE Impressive Services at Mt. Zion Church. Tne funeral and burial service of Mr. Milton Blalock at Mt. Zion church Wednesday afternoon, con ducted by Dr. Lumpkin and assisted by Dr. Marsh was very impressive and largely attended by relatives and sorrowing friends. The following were the pallbearers: . Active: Messrsr. Nat Jones, E. N. Clement, Sam Jones, A. W. Cannady, Allin Morris, Dr. m. B. Meadows Floral bearers: w.-W. Devin, Carl Piper, Richard Gooch, J. H. King, G. L. Allen, H. D. Mangum, M. E. Green, J. E. Jackson. The honorary pallbearers were Confederate soldiers as follows: Howard Dorsey, Eph Allen, M. A. Hester. THE OLD DURYIRG-GROUHD THE SACRED ENCLOSURE HILLSBORO STREET. ON There is Some Talk of Removing the itemams of Those Who Sleep There to Beautiful Elmwood and Give Their Graves Perpetual Care. We sometimes feel that it would be well to remove the remains of those who lay buried in God's acre on Hillsboro street to beautiful Elm wood Cemetery where the graves in future years will have perpetual care It has been twenty-five years since anyone was buried in the old ceme tery and the sacred enclosure becom es more and more dilapidated with the passing years. The relatives of the departed have the right to remove the remains of their loved ones but it requires a special legislative act to abolish or use the sacred grounds for any other purpose than those for which it was established. Now that Oxford has established a beautiful burying ground on a hill overlooking the town, we see nothing amiss in removing the dust of those who sleep; in the old cemetery to the more modern burying ground and with suitable stones and perpetual care keep fresh their memory. When this is done it would be well for the town to convert the enclosure on Hillsboro street into a park or a play ground for, the children. The time will come, if not already here, when there should be a public park in Oxford. It would be so much more in keeping with all that is good and holy should the remains of the dead be removed to Elmwood Cemetery and given perpetual care than to let them remain where they are amid the brush and bramble. It will be some years before Oxford will have sufficient funds to keep up two cemeteries, and it would be well to remove those who sleep in the old to the nw and bautify , Elmwood. In that event the grounds on Hillsboro almost in the center of town, could be made a beaujtiful park a breath ing place for happy children. BOYS AND SONG SHOTS . A Case for Parents and Aot for tne Police. They insist on making the Public Ledger a sorf of clearing house for local troubles, and this paper is ask ed to say something about boys and sling shots. It seems that in some arts of town the ooys and their catapults are making life a burden for some of the residents, A lady 'phones - that ; the boys kill and cripple the birds, leaving the crip pled birds to suffer; that it is really dangerous to sit on pizzas on ac count of the promiscuous shooting; and in one instance it is said a pet canary, in a cage on the piazza of a residence, was, the object of attack. It seems to us that parents ought to settle the question with trfelr boys and no leave it to the Mayor. It is natural for boys to throw stones and shoot at birds; that is in born in almost all - boys. But they shouldiave a lesson about cruelty to wild creatures; and it is especially important that they have a lesson about the rights of other people and the rights of property. It's all very well to say that "boys will be boys and must be allowed to have some fun But of course they must be taught that it isn't fun to make other folks miserable, to endanger them and to damage their property, even if twhird-shooting is passed. More over, a city ordinance prohibits the ehnnrinir wii.il aiiUKO vu. - v, H9ti?pr to person and ? property and the boys who engage in it are law-breakers, although they may not know it; and boys who are lawbreak ers in small matters may grow to be' laW-reakers? in large matters if left unrestrained. - f: - . Of course t is a matter for parents to deal with the boys. Nobody wants to prosecute them in court except as a last resort. FULGHTJM OATS FOR SALE-NICE .loon Int Of seed. UXIoru uiyuu Asvlum. Also Alfalfa Hay for 7-1 8-8 1. - sale. , ' , CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST ' THE WAR Germany Tele&sranhs Ttro if it was due to the action of a uittU suomarme that American vicuo iubi meir uves in the tor pedoing of the atP9Tniiin A.k:- such action, was contrary to instruc tions of the Germ according to the official , advices re- x,w uy me uerman Ambassador t1""1 ana telegraphed by him Asks for Ttalfl.v The Washington government gives it out that Count Bernstorff, the Ger man Ambassador has communication w t-uts oiaie department instructions from Berlin expressing regret if: A mericans lost their lives in the sink ing of the liner Arabic, and asking that the United States delay taking a ueumie siana in tne case until Ger many coma report m more detail. Turks in Bad Shane The population of Constantinople consiaers tne situation grave, accord ing to a Reuters dispatch. Violent fighting has been in progress on Gal lipoli peninsula for the past week, and it is declared thousands of wounded are arriving every day at Constantinople and thousands of rresn troops departing for the front. The scarcity of bread and coal is said to have added to the general de pression. ; : Preparing for a Sweep '. (Holland's Letter) It is definitely known that Great Britain had earlv in Julv an armv of 650,000 men in the field. This army ter from the army which Lord Kit chner has been occupied for more than a year in recruiting, drilling, equipping and making thoroughly ef fective for campaign service. By the first of July, Kitchner, working with a secrecy which was marvelous, in the view of men of finance, had re cruited, drilled and thoroughly equip ped an army .which is known as Kit chners army and which in numbers is aDDroximately three million' men. This enumeration does not include the British army of 650,000 men which is now in Flanders. These troops haye. been' transported' and are now being? transported across tne channel rapidly and many times in as creat numbers as 30,000 men a day. This movement of troops . has been accomplished not only with great se nrfic.v. but also' "with absolute safety . The international financiers speak of it as Dossiblv the finest and certain- vl the greatest record ever made of the movement, by- transports. Not even in Great :Britain, excepting m Government circles and probably in some of the newspaper offices has thprA hfifin anv knowledge of this stupendous movement. It is spok en of as the army which Lord Kitch ener had in mind ' when he was re- nnrtAd to have said at the beginmg or tho war that hostilities would not end until 18 months had pased. Of course, there is no knowledge of tnis exi'entinff that Possessed by Kicnener himself and his ; Government of the disposition which is to be matte or these troops.: But the inference is strone that so ereat an army as that, if it be well equipped and. possess munitions in plenty, will not remain idle. There are some hints -which lead to a suspicion that a great gen eral movement may begin some time early in September. GRANVILLE'S GLORIOUS GIRLS They- Are Worth; Their Weight in We learn through Mrs. A. L. Cape- hart that the Tomato Cubs of Gran ville have nut uo between ten and fif teen thousand cans this season. They would have doubled the output it there was any assurance that there was a market for the goods. The Public Ledger regrets that our grocerymen . did not get behind the tyi ovement and say to Mrs. Capehart and her girls that they would handle, all the goods that tley put up uer tainly; our merchants know that the Granville product is of a superior quality. ! . i - Mrs Canehart has nrepared a neat ly printed order book and the Toma- j to Girls will pass arouna among iue housewives and take . orders. It is hoped by, this means that the entire output will be engaged. ' It will be nothing less man a sau calamity for our merchants to send out of the State for canned goods, and by neglecting to encourage home industry, let a superior quality go w Mrs. Capehart is very highly pleased with I the progress the can ning club has made this season. An extraordinary finne exhibit at the Granville County Fair , is promiseu by Mrs.Capehart. - Pa in tiner Store The store of Lan- dis & Easton is receiving a fresh coat of paint which" gives it a neat and attractive appearance. : 28th, 1915 WHERE THEY COIttE FROM V1U1U rureign iforn Jfopulation Will not Exceed one Dozen. Two Russians, one Bohemian, one Chinaman and half a dozen, areeira make up the total of Oxford's fore- eign borne population. You would nave to search a long time to find a better man than is Mr. Hluseyk, the merchant tailor, who cqmes form Bohemiar He: has an interesting iamiiy ana nis smart little children testify to pleasant home surround insrs T Each member of the Oxford for eign colony receives oaners form the old country and are theref ore well posted on the war. Every one of them have lost a close relatives in the great struggle over the seas. They feel that Germany in the end will be suoaued. POPULAR VAREOOUSEriEN GETTING READY TO OPEN THE MARKET. Large Number of Tobacco Growers HiXpected to be on the Floor on Opening Day, September 15th. Many of the farmers of Granville nave nmsnea curing tooacco, many Will complete the job next week and the week, after. While all this is go ing on in the country, the buyers and warehousemen here in Oxford are getting ready to handle the crop. The buyers have not as yet. received the word "go!" but they are free to admit that they do not see any reason why fair tobacco will not bring a fair price this season. There are five warehouses in Ox ford. There is a slight change in the management of three of them this ran. Mr. Ernest, I'arnam will con J 1 1 - W . -w-a. mm duct the Farmers' Warehouse alone; Mr. Irvin Mangum, who has long been identified with the Johnson, will conduct the Minor Warehouse ; Mr. Sam Watkins, of the old firm of Man gum & Watkins, will run the John son. Mr. W. Z. Mitchell is still at the head of the old Banner, and Capt. Will Fleming will be found at the Owen as usual. Good men, all of them, and they are busy organizing their forces and getting things in readiness for the opening, .Wednes day, September 15th. . In discussing the outlook; these old and experienced tobacco men as sured us that they propose to exert every fiber in them this season to maintain the high averages for which the Oxford tobacco market is noted. Doubtless there will be a large number of tobacco growers from thife and adjoining counties on the ware house floors on the opening date. Ox ford, too, wants the farmers to come out not only on the first day, but dur ing the entire season. There will be no brass band here on the opening day to welcome them, but the voice of the buyers and the auctioneers will furnish sweet music. ' A report by the State Board of Ag riculture issued Friday shows that 52 tobacco markets in this State sold during the fiscal year ending August l a grand total of 230,334,444 lbs., of which 203,787,202 pounds were first hand for growers and the re mainder resales for dealers and ware houses. The total sales for previous year were189, 508,093 pounds. Wil son has 1st place with 23,508,093 1st hand and 30,931,011 pounds includ ing resales ; Winston-Salem second with 22,748,614 pounds first hand and 27,491,631 including resales. The sales on the different nearby markets, first hand nd total, fol lows: ; ' ; '"' -' - Durham . . .7,787,904 . .8,371,505 .7,783,233 .3,994,693 .1,075,628 9,743,957 8,737,075 8,679,533 4,132,434 1;181,025 Oxford . . Henderson Roxboro . Creedmoor FLAT RIVER ASSOCIATION . The Woman's Missionary, Union Will Meet in Virguina. ? ; The Woman's Missionary. ' Union anTiliarv. to the Flat River .Associa tion will hold its sixth' annual meet ing with the Florence Avenue Bap tist church, Vir gilina, Septem ber tne 9th and 10th. The first session will begin on Thursday, September 9th n Q.n t m Ci-n Thiirsirlav nisrht Mr. Walton will preach the Mission ary sermon. Friday there will be a morning and an afternoon session. All missionary societies are urged to sendT delegates and churches hav ing no socities are invited to send representatives. Those expecting to attend please no tity Mrs. w. u. Amis, VirgiMna, Va., as early as possible and state from what church you go. -MTica Sua TTellV will he nresent and speak, also Miss Elizabeth Briggs, of Raleigh; who is the Sunbeam uana leader for North Cafolina. An in teresting program has been prepared and weN hope every church ,. will be represented. '-' ' ' ' ' " MRS. JOHN wou, Association Superintendent. NUMBER 71 TOE TRAINING OF OFFICERS FIVE NQRTH CAROLINA BUSI NESS MEN IN CAMP. Col. Edwin F. Glenn, of the Regular Army, Formerly of Greensboro, Sounds the Alarm and the Excite ment Increases. They are having a whole lot of ex citementat the expense of the gov ernment upat Plattsburg, New York, where business men are being trained into the profession of modern sold iery. There are five North Carolina business men in training there. Chapel Hill is represented by J. M. Booker; Raleigh by F. A. Cox; Eagle Springs by G. H. Maurice; Aberdeen by R. W. Page and Jackson Springs by R. A. Derby. The enlistment at PlattsBurg is 1,375, all to be qualified for service as oflicers. It is hoped that in case this country should be involved in war, it would thus have a splendid reserve force of oflicers from which .to draw. ' - The ball started to roll when Gard ner, of . Massacheusetts, spoke of our unpreparedness for war. This was followed by the publication of the immaginary graphic account of how the Germans captured New York in 1921, exacting enormous indemnities of uncounted billions of dollars, threatening in lieu thereof 'to destroy the city, beginning with the Wool worth tower. One of these stories told how; the foreign commander picked up a map and calmly traced on it the territory which he would de mand as a cession a strip of land on the Atlantic Coast 1,000 miles long and 200 miles "deep." This of course would include old Granville, and in' order to throw the' Germans off the track - and -preserve our stat uary, we would be compelled to change the name of Oxford to that "Oxawah," or sometning else just as outlandish. . And thus the excite ment increases. You have no place at Plattsburg unless you are. vision ary. Take for instance, Col.'JSdwin F, Glenn's , address. We knew Ed win well when , he was a boy, living in Greensboro, and he and O. Henry and the editor of the Public Ledger were in the same class at Miss .Lina Porter's school.; Edwin was always visionary, and when we read his Plattsburg speech it revived the memory of boyhood days. From Partland, Me., to the Ches apeake Bay, said Col. Glenn, indicat ing that stretch on a map held by two orderlies, their lies ( the. strategic point of the whole country! Now in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsyl vania, Delaware and Maryland are 40000,000 of all our population, a- bout four-tenths of the nation. . In the terr ian . practically all the manufacturing plants of the country are located not alone the plants that supply the necessaries of life, but; the ammunition factories of the country. This you have "been told. But you have not been told that if a nation or combination of nations were to come against us, we could not bring together ennough men necessary to defend any part of that stretch in the time it would take , the invaders to land enough forces to hold it abso lutely. And if a hostile nation were to put troops into this section it would be a hard uphill fight fOr the people of the country to regain it. It would be an almost hopeless task, as these fig ures show That line is only 300 miles long. The German are now holding a line 450 miles in length a gainst France and England and Bel gium on the one , side and on the oth er side is maintaining a front more than a thousand miles in length a gainst the Russians, Should Germany mind I'm citing Germany merly for the purpose of comparison if Germany should, sta tion three men to the yard over our 300 : mile line, the United ' States could not break -through it in her present state of preparedness. Inside of two weeks, having gained control,; Germany requiring not more than 60 per cent of her sniping fac ilities for transportation, could land 450,000 men here.. At the end of two months could have 1, 500, 000 men here ashore with her present facilities." There is nothing said as to what we would be doing all the time the Germans were landing 1,500,000 men If you will notice that there is ho ref erence as to Edison's ability to elec trocute the whole business in one week. : ' - . Bright Outlook forElon. When questioned as to the pros pect for the opening, President Har- per or tne uoiiege was an smues. .e did not seem to think that the reput ed hard times would have any effect, unless an enlarging one, on the open ing of Elon College . which is to take place for the 26th annual time on the first day of September. He remark ed that the Freshman Class would in all probability be from 20 to 30 per . cent large than that entering last year, which was somewhat over 100. 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