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j r.ii - ;, , - C '- ' ' a: - -' 4 t . VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CABOLUSIA T. JANUARY 29th, 1916 VUMBER 8 1;: iiyJ JO 1.- T.r hr 7 . '! THE CONTINENTAL ARMY THEY ARE HATCHING OUT SOME. THING AT WASHINGTON Is It . To Be a Continental Army or a aiantimg Army or a Monstrosity? rriw 4- . JL ti uviu v;uiuiU J IS Agog. Tne public Ledger has watched with interest ttie half dozen or more National defense plans as they are being hatched out and promulgated. and it is doubtful at this stage' of the game to tell what will obtain. is it tne politician s scheme? Is it an army of ameteur soldires? Shall it be an army of trained regu lars, or shall it be an army grown through the patriotism of our people? These are some of the questions that we ask ourselves. The germ of preparedness is in the air; committees of a thousand are formed in the big cities; clubs and societties debate preparedness; Har vard has added the study of military science ; Yale is forming a full bat talion or artillery, The War College recommends a standing army of 230,000 men as the backbone. Their scheme calls for a first line of regular soldiers -specialists in warfare, physically and mentally trained to "stand up." They are to bear the brunt of the first combat, a second line meanwhile be ing trained to become soldiers and Jill the wastage. Secretary Garrison, of the War De partment, stands sponser for the con tinental army. A New York paper says: "His solution of the problem is simply a convenient method to side step national defense, a sugar-coated pill for Congress warranted not to upset the political digestion of the Democratic party. The National Guard is dead against the Continental Army scheme, and they have the vote. They see a blow aimed at their existence, a new rival. Knpwing their own weakness the or ganized militia will use all possible influence to dynamite the bill. Arm or Surrender The following is an editorial in the -Metropolitan Magazine: , . " We arepractically. .undefended. We cannot back our national policies. The army admits it the navy knows it, and the country is learning it fast. The situation lines up as follows: the people want defense, bedrock stuff, real preparedness. The Ad ministration offers a political sop. Through fear of the pacifists and the German vote, an experimental com promise on land and for the navy is offered, a self-delaying program covering eight years in the making ; a promissory note tagged on to fu ture Congresses. It provides ships but no crews to man them and no ofOrces to command. It is the Sec retary of the Navy's own handiwork and has not the support of the fight ing navy. "On land, the compromise is the new continental army scheme based on volutary enlistment. It includes a pitifully small addition to the regu lar army. Politics framed the contin ental army scheme. It was made up in the bureaus of the War Depart ment. The fighting regular was not consulted. It was cooked up in the dark. The real soldiers of the Gen eral Staff and the War College got the first news of the continentals by reading the morning papers over their coffee. They just gasped for breath. Alice in Wonderland again! "We must have a strong navy fully manned: 48 dreadnoughts and bat tle cruisers. The necessary number of scouts, destroyers and . sea-going submarines should balance the cap ital fleet; also auxiliaries, colliers, repair-ships, tenders-, etc. Ships should be laid down immediately. "We must have a standing army of 200,000 men and 45",000 officers backed by a national force of citizens trained in arms under a universal and obligatory system. This body should be of no less strength than two million men, fully equipped, and with a large reserve supply of artil lery and ammunition. "This shall be America's insurance against war, against invasion, against a foreign flag over Washington a focre of defense which makes the Monroe Doctrine a living fact. And this shall be the true meaning of pre paredness. Half-measures are use less and wasted money." Satisfying Prices The warehouses are experiencing good breaks and the prices are very1 satisfactory to the farmers. FARMER'S UNION Stem Local to Hold An Important Meeting. There will be a meeting of Stem Local Union Saturday, January 29th at 2 o'clock. The object of this meeting is to find the kind and quantity of guano wanted -by the members of the Union for this crop. Orders will probably be taken at this meeting. H. P. WEBB, Secretary. SUBSTITUTING INGREDIENTS LETTER FROM DR. MORRIS VITAL QUESTION ON! A Farmer Should Scrutinize Every Word on the Bag of Fertilizer and Understand What it Means. Oxford, Route 2, Jan. 25, 1916. Edtior Public Ledger: Complying with your request to make a public statement as to the liklihood that spurious fertilizer might be foisted upon the public this year I beg to say as follows: - The percentage of dishonest fertil- izer manufacturers is no larger than that of any other class, I belive. Granting that it is just as large, which I also believe is not assuming too much, there is this year more than ordinary incentive to dishonesty. First, there is going to be a less ened volume of business. In order to makA that vol nm a as laree as nos- sible. it would be expected that the margin of profits per unit of business would be narrowed. Given, then, a lessened volume of business, on one hand, and a narrow- ed margin of profits on each unit of that lessened volume on the other hand, and you have a condition that would tempt any but the strictly honest ' fertilizer manufacturer to substitute the better but higher priced constituents of fertilizers with cheaper and poorer agents that would analyze by chemistry the necessary, formula. For example, hoof meal has a good percentage of nitrogen, but will have little influence on plant growth. . PiAnansA of thP bon that a nrodnct would escape the fertilizer inspector, as it might easily do, a dishonest manufacturer mieht substitute in some measure undissolved phosphate for the dissolved rock. The situa- tion does not can tor suspicion run riot; but "it does 'demonstrate the worth of the ability of at least un- derstanding the printed guarantee on every uas ui ici inici ovm m . The dishonest man is afraid of the T? BE .C1 ' law: and .a, guarantee on "the bag: npt MSfflEOii. r -made good in the bag would "make him punishable by law. Hence, a farmer should scrutinize every word on the bag of fertilizers he buys, and be sure to understand what it means, so he may have recourse to the law if by analysis it was found adultera- ted or misbranded. Here is where the average farmer becomes confused The guarantee on the sack is to him with the Farmers' Institute Commit sometimes more confusing than en- tee of Granville County will be held lightening. Such matters should be taught and made in our public schools. The usefulness of the school might be extended to include many such sure needs as the addition of 8 by Franklin Sherman, State Ento and 7 to make 15. What is a school mologist; D. T. Gray, Chief of Divis f or but to help a man to take care ion of Animal Husbandry, N."c. Ex of his own interests? Is not this one periment Statfon; the County Demon- of them? The farmers atttitude to- ward this very principle would be a factor to embolden a dishonest fer- crops, live stock, etc. tilizer manufacturer to impose on There will be held at the same him. The manufacturer knows his time and place a Woman's Institute, ignorance as well as his willingness conducted by Miss Minnie I. Jamison, not to be taught, knows that many assistant in Home Demonstration of them are opDosed to being taught: Work, and County Agents, to which and certainly if there is profit in it women are invited to join in the dis for him. why should he not take it? cussion of subjects pertaining to The State Chemist examines prop- Household Economics, -Home Con erly taken and certified samples of veniences, Health in the Home, the fertilizers, and does not require the Education of- our. children, and other name of the manufacturer, or the topics of interest to mothers and guaranteed analysis, until he tells home-makers. - you what he finds, and only then that Every one invited to take lunch he may prosecute, if it be found less and go prepared to spend the day, than guaranteed. than guaranteed J. A. MORRIS. WHISKEY CIRCULARS The Mails Are Flooded With Them. A Sample. We herewith publish a sample of a whislrpv circular sp?it nut l-v n "NTnr- folk house. The Public Ledger was rpmiMtpH to nnhliRh it frivir.sr rmmA and address and make our own charges. You will notice that we omit the name and address for fear that some one would be fool enough to order the vile stuff. The mails for the past few days has been liter- ally flooded with the circulars, read- ing as follows: 1 1 m x. j.i 1 I xo meet me new law , . J" 1 ery nas maae us a wnisKey can 6 m j. wnicn wnen mixea wim wo quarts 4 1 ' T A. 1 A. 1 Ol DOiiea waier maites inree quarts or rigni kuoq wuisitey auu in 1 which when mixed with one quart of boiled water makes two quarts of right good whiskey. If you like it stronger add less water; but don't drink it straight for its too strong." TTfvr it is r.lnimed that von Can get one quart and raise it to three Quarts. Trv it onrfi amd wa will wager that Mayor Stem will go you one better and make it twelve months. Judge Devin Comine The many friends of Judge W. A. Devin will be glad to learn that he will be in Ox- ford Monday and possibly Tuesday, There is always a hearty welcome for .Judge Devin in Granville county. I0SES ABOUT SIXTYf CHRIST AND WILL JO JRCHES Spiritual Community, Church au Three Community As a Result ofjC.- Tidal Wave Sf Beginning at:.Tfifcj Last Summer, Hundred Souls In! Have Been Saved, v Dr. Calvin B. Wall tiie pastor yf conduct ed Baptist Wednesday it pastor of isritically .kastilyar- 5sWednes-ftich-interns of meet aour to the .Interest was ple of Ox- evangelist who forte ed a revival at the. church, was advisM : . , za morning that they si. his church in Ashdvill ill, and it was thfjre? ranged to close theTSe. day nignt. 'mere wt. est manifested in the i ings from the.openih; minute it closed. -JfTh' so great that the ford wished that the':!. Hings could continue at, least 4 iwe lo$iger; but the caH of Dr. Wallep JAsheville was urgent. --7 ,"T -f tS?: J;' "" ' The series of metinwerejof un- told .benefitto. . :the.CQliiit.vx;A- bout sixty persoife, ycangi and old accepted Christ--. -4r?3U 6fUiect themselves with tlfechurches,' besides a number of luk-warcx Christians and backslidders flpnewed their faith, It was announced that fqrty-eight of those who confessed iChrMw ill -Join the Baptist churc ahd twelve vcHlI connect themselve with. tth Other churches. ' '- - f " lf- Starting .with ttfte owtlng meet- ings last fall, follqwea by tae revival at the Presbyterian chTlrch.fand later at St. ' Stephen's7;clprc'4e more recent revival at fne uapt church' more than three.htihdred tive Joined the churches as a "result -Of ' the great spiritual tidai ; wave aatT7-ept:. the cuuimuuiij..; ;iS4f&", ! - ; - . l' ' y 1 vrC ..-'x fBiffii 1? ATTpntff I UL I illU'ilfU i V . 33 Messrs. Frank' Slierfo&JL Daii !kf?ray. Dr. Jas. A. Morris and yflier Noted Sneakers Will Disetass Vital Questions. " A Farmers' Institute, held under the auspinces of the State Depart ment of Agriculture in co-operation at Hester, Wednesday, February 9 th, beginning at 10 o'clock, Discussions en Farm Operations, Crops, Live. Stock, Insect Pests, etc., strator, and others. Special emphasis will be given to diversification of and help to make this the best Far mers' Institute ever held in the county. Take a notebook and pencil so as to write down any particular infor mation in regard to questions in which you are particularly interest ed. A question box will be opened and the, Questions answered in a round iaui uisuusmuu 111 me anernoon. PROHIBITION (For Public Ledger by Jacob Sternburg) i likes dem law' vat in dis Town And State contrdl de liquor, Cause I likes dram ven I vos veil, And yet more ven I'm sicker. 1 goes and buys des vot I vant- It breaks no law to buy'er, But he who sells von leetle d v rogue and tief and liar. I vos a deacon in de- church. I'm honest, straight and pious. It vos no harm to buy de stuff Though sold by Ananias. I dink I hold my prominence For quite a leetle spell yet. But he who sells denv drink I buys Must surely go to you Services at Hcrmdn and Bethel Chas. A. Jones,-will preach the fifth Sunday at Hermon at 11 a. m., and at Bether 2:30 m. ; The pastor is especially anxions for all to be present, as we want to talk some plans over for the new year. . yours for service, - CHAS. A. JONES. THE DEVI BETTER FARMim BETTER BUSINEi TOO MANY LAND SALE TISEMENTS ADTOR. Not Enough Mercantile Advertising; Not Enough Push and Energy and Not Enough Business. We met a prominent business man of Oxford on the streets yesterday and he told us that while he was highly delighted with the Public Ledger, there is one feature in the paper that always displeased him. "Every copy of the Public Ledger I pick up," said the gentleman, "I see entirely too many land sale ad vertisements and not enough of com mercial advertising." "Look, at Raleigh," continued the gentleman, "the merchants last week pulled more than $65,000 to their city from the surrounding territory as a result of their "Dollar Day" scheme:" The Public Ledger has tried in ev ery conceivable way to induce our merchants to put on a "Dollar Day" once a week for several weeks. We argued that nearly $25,000 is issued from the banks of Oxford every day to the farmers in this section, but the merchants shrug their shoulders and reply that they have not seen it. Possibly some of this money is find ing its way to other . marts because our merchants do not put their best foot foremost. The twice-a-week Public Ledger speaks to more than 10,000 people every week. It is a silent salesman and if the merchants do not avail themselves nf its usefulness by an nouncing a full and complete line from, which to select, the. public gets It intp their,; heads that the stock of feoods is old and incomplete. - Speaking of -the land sales, we are very "sure that ' there is no ground for alarm. The-only trouble is that things have become a little stagnated, but Ti. little confidence 'and exertion on- parr ot our business men r " " l-Ulreri 'theingrs up almost In I ,lly; ' .11?: cctsimunity dfspelled -Mne tint of gloom' all would - -ht; t tirow; ;. There ; more T-intlipocketsp liibtfl(r:eiin;?elrcu twenty thousand: dollars paid ourtiv- . 1 x ery day in Oxford not one-eignrn oi n finds its way back to the banks. It is indeed a pity that the community has so little confidence in the future Amid the gloom and indecision the Public Ledger sees a bright star, out of it will come a better faith in farm ing and business. SEEKS TO BREAK WTLL The Second Wife of the Late W. H. Gooch Files Papers (Rcihmond Special Jan. 25) Alleging that she was in such a state of mind as to be incapable of intelligent business transaction at the time she attached her signature to a prenuptial contract by which she waived all dower rights in her hus band's estate, being allowed only the interest on $50,000 annually so long as she remained unmarried Mrs. Margaret Radcliffe Gooch, of Lexing ton, N. C, widow of Wayne H. Gooch wealthy retired liquor dealer 'of Clarkesville, Va., who committed suicide November 14, while return ing from a bridal trip to California, just one month after the marriage and on the twenty-fourth birthday of his bride, filed papers in Federal court here today asking that the con tract be annulled. Mrs. Gooch who was Gooch's sec ond wife and much younger than he, sets forth that the nuptial agreement was presented to her for signature only a few moments before the wed ding at her home in Lexington. The Old Dominion Trust Company and Gooch's married daughter, Mrs. Geo. Suhor, of Richmond, together with her husband, are named defendants in the action. The estate is valued at $350,000. A VALUABLE FINGER RING i w Rantized in the Blood of M.1 WW 9smr g Stonewall Jackson. Mrs. Rosa Wilkerson, relect of the late Dr. Wilkerson, so well known in Granville, is spending the winter with Mrs. Newton Smith on Haymount, Fayetteville. In a conversation with Dr. Mclver we learn that Mrs. Wilkerson has a finger ring which she prizes highly for the reason that it was stained by the blood of General Stonewall Jackson. Dr. Wilkerson, it will be remembered, was one of the most skilled surgeons of his day and while Jackson lay dying on the battlefield he and other surgeons of note did all they couldHo save his life. We have heard it stated by the medical fraternity that Dr. Wilker son persisted on a different line of treatment, which it is thought would have been the means of saving Jack- sonle life, but the majority ruled and the General passed away. j u IHER IN TEARS HER CHILDREX SCATTERED THE FOUR CORNERS OF THE EARTH. TO She Visits the Public Ledger Office and Sobs As She Relates How Heir Children One By One Left The Old Home. A dear old widow lady came into the Public Ledger office the other day and handed us a dollar and request ed us to send the paper to her son at Hopewell. Her eyes were full of tears and we did not want to take the dollar, but she said, "No. it's not that." Becoming somewhat composed, we learned from her trembling lips that of the seven children only one, a daughter, remained under the family roof. . One son, she said, enlisted in the army and was sent to Honolula; an other son left home eighteen months ago and has never written . to her. At this point in the narative the poor old mother again broke down and wept like her heart would break. It was a hard struggle to keep her tears back, but we learned that a daughter in Norfolk and a son in Texas wrote to her very often and occasionally inclose a sum of money. "I have great hopes of my son who has a good job in Hopewell,"said the old mother. We stopped off at the powder town two hours during Christmas week and saw a whole lot more than .we wanted to see, but we dared not speak the truth to her. Hopewell is : indeed a dark spot in more - ways than one; but who can tell, the poor old mothers' prayers may be answer ed and the son may be a source of great blessing to her. . .Oh, the mystery of life and death! It was easy to see that the poor old mother's thoughts are uppermost with the wayward son who never worte back to her. Y , 4 We only know that after all the tinsel and glitter of life has become as nothing to the soul,., there Is ; left that love wblchhe. mother has in her,heart:;:j ::.tvrv:.;,-4,.; Noticing the big sales of "tobacco at the Johnson Warehouse and the highly pleased farmers, a well known business man whispered into our ear:" "Do you know that if every man in Oxford would work as hard as Sam Watkins, Oxford would be a ten million pound market. He brings more tobacco across the border lines of the county than any man in it, be sides getting a large share of the to bacco from the north end and the west side of the county." The Public Ledger does not know from whence all the tobacco comes to the Johnson, but Mr. Watkins is certainly getting his share of the weed, and when the season is over it will be seen that he has sold more than one-fifth of 10,000,000 pounds. His sales this late in the year average from 30,000 to 40,000 daily. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION Republicans, Old-Line, Stand Pat, Progressive Trying to Get Together. . Dr. G. T. Sikes, chairman, and R. H. Rogers secretary protem, have is sued the following call: "At one o'clock p.'m., on February 7th, the Granville County Republi can Convention will be held in the town of Oxford. All Republicans are invited and urged to attend.. "Matters of great interest to the party will be discussed, and it is hoped plans and courses adopted for a virgorous, united campaign. "If you have any grievances, air them thoroughly before you attend, then come and lend your aid and influence to the establishment and maintainence of an arganization, of the Republican Party in Granville County, North Carolina, and the Nation." Fine Entertainment The pictures at the Orpheum The atre are always fine, but the features cm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights are exceptionally fine. The Pathe pictures twice-a-week at the Orpheum is held to be one of the best educational feautres yet devised. It is particularly inter esting at this time as so mucn or tne world's history is being made. HAVE YOU PAID YOUR TAXES? ALL PARTIES NOW OWING TAX ES FOR 1915. WILL rL,UABn MAKE IMMEDIATE SETTLEMENT YOUR TAXES WERE DUE ON OCT. lt.-iaiR. 1916 IS HERE AND THE DIFFERENT FUNDS ARE MAKING DEMANDS UPON ME DAILY. I'M FORCED TO COLLECT NOW TO MEET THEM. PLEASE 'ATTEND TO THIS MATTER PROMPTLY. YOURS VERT TKULi, S. C. HOBGOOD, - SHERIFF GRANVILLE CO. it 'i -I i If ti i 1 h
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