"WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY, 7, 1917
flOW TO BE RID OF
CHRONIC DANDRUFF
The only way to be permaaitly rid
of disgusting, untidy dandruff is to
correct its cause. Destroy the dand-
PtfBLIC LEDGER
INTERNED SHIPS.
Reported That Germans Would Sink
All Their Boats Interned Here.
New York, Feb, 3 A force of
United States custom officers and po
lice at 9 o'clock tonight boarded the
German liners lying at their piers at
Hoboken and searched them from
stem to stern. The searching party
was headed by George F. Lamb, de
puty collector of the port and chief
of Police Patrick Hays of Hobokem.
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. xiie, gictucoi etuLivity oi tne neu
trality squad" which is watching the
German vessels was created by the
report that the steamer's crew had
been preparing to render their ship
useless in the event of "war.
Collector of the Port Dudley Field
Malone, so chief of police says, has
asserted there was reason for making
casionally keeps this delicate organ a most thorough investigation, of the
regulated aaid they eat their favorite fiteen or more vesels which have been
foods without fear. (interned at Hoboken since the becim-
If your stomach doesn't take care ning of the war. Chief Hayes under-
of your liberal limit without rebel- stands that reports were current that
lion; if your food is a damage instead the vessels would either be scuttled
of a help, remember the quickest, or their machinery ruined.
surest, most harmless relief is Pape's Chief of Police Hayes, with a squad
"T)ia.rvnRiTl whirh nrs nnlv fift-ir rontR Of nnlir.fi'meTl in Tllaln P.lntVi hnrriaH
the fore with some one whom he de- for ft large 1Va L the piers Qf thQ Hambirg-Ameri-
SireS lO pietseiiL . tduuiudie lul I fri1lv wnnHorf,,! U Hicfc onH nan nnrl North aermnn T .A-vri linoe
j t3- .
sets things straight, so gently and There they were men by Deputy Col-
easily that it is really astonishing, lector Lamb, head of the customs
Please, for your sake, don't go on
and on with a weak, disoredred stom
ach; it's so unnecessary.
EAT WITHOUT FEAR
INDIGESTION OR
SOUR, ACID STOMACH
Instant relief! . . "Papes Diapepsin"
ends your stomach troubles
forever.
Wonder what upset your stomach
ruff germ and get rid of dandruff for which portion of the food did the
rood by rubbing a little of the gen- Qamage do you? Well, don't both-
Parisian Sage directly on the er If your -stomach is in revolt; if
hire scalp until absorbed. You will ?ouJ' gassy and upset, and what you
mirely be amazed at theresult of T iemeuieQ ini stuDDorn
ovpn one application. lumps; neaa diztzy and aches; belch
Only a few days massage with Per- sse uaa acias eructate undigested
,1 x I ILMJll I nrPPTh tmil tnnmio nnnnA
inan S3-&" 41X1X1 "ccucu LU ucsuuy ine I . twu6uc tuaicu
germs that cause the dandruff to JU&L .LdKe a mue tape's Diapepsm
tmyi The scalp becomes healthv. and in five minutes you wonder what
the hair will grow better, show more became of the indigestion and dis-
life ana vitality, ana you neea never Vi
he troubled by dandruff again. Fad- Millions of men and women to-day
ed, dull or lifeless hair is quickly know that it is .needless to have a
restored to beauty by this treatment,, Dad stomach. little Diapepsin oc-
which is absolutely harmless.
Parisian Sage can obtain from all
rirnc stores everywhere. It is not ex
pensive.
Governor of the State.
(Smithfield, Herald)
Ever and anon some one iomes to
PAGE THREE
WONDERFUL STUFF!
LIFT OUT YOUR CORNS
TOWNS IN ALASKA BOOMING.
Governor claiming that he is from the
East or the West, and that the East
or the West is entitled to name the
Governor at that particular time.
When North Carolina choses a Gov
ernor he is chosen Governor of the
whole State and not Governor of any
section, and for that reason it should
make no particular difference as to Something Like Old Days in North-
what section he hails from, so he be
the best qualified man for the posi
tion. Let fitness be the first consider
ation when we come to choose our
Chief Magistrate, and let the section
he comes from be a secondary matter.
and other custom
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIO
Facing been appointed by the
western States.
"Not in the old days of the West
when the towns spruaig up over night
were there any more marvelous
growths than have occured in Alaska
within the last year or two," observed
James Marshall, of Seward.
Pehaps the most remarkable
growth of a town is that of Cordova
UierK oi iue ouyenu! . . v a. vxxxx- , . distrihiitine nentrA for
Vllie UOUI1LV do AUiiiuiouaiui ujjuu ' T.,,
been the gateway through which have
the estate of Martha Anne JJaniei
deceased, I hereby notify all persons
holding claims against said estate to
present the same to me for payment
on or before the 27th day of Jan
uary 1918, or this notice will be plead
in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
nrp rpmiested to make immediate
settlement. This January 26th, 1917.
S. T. DANIEL, Administrator of Mar
tha Anne Deniel, deceased. jan27
DAVIS, THE HARDWARE MAN,
Clarkesville, Va., pays the freight
on your wire, your roofiing, your
machinery, and Will save you mcwi-
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OUMRN RAILWAY
SCHEDULE CHANGES
Effective Sunday, December 10, 1916
Train No. 114 will be cilanged to
leave Durham at 1:00 p. m. Train
No. 117 will be changed to leave Hen
derson 2:00 p. m Oxford 2:40 p. m..
arrive East Durham 4:10 p. m.f Dur
ham 4:20 p. m.
For detailed information ask your
agent, or address:
J. O. JONES, T. P. A.,
Raleigh, N. C.
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Am
t Prices That Are
Right.
We carry a full line of the
standard remedies. And our
trade is brisk enough to insure
a fresh stock at alltinies.
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If you see it advertised in a
il reputable paper you will find
fcil lin 1 ii
Always aoie to supply you.
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We aim to keep in stock all
the latest dicovered remedies
and ingredienst prescribed by
our local doctors. So, no mat-
what the
"ring it to us.
prescription is,
Our prices are most reason
able because we know how to
buy.
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"Is the Place."
College St. Oxford, N.C
passed more than $3,500,000 of cop
per each month. In the last year
Cordova has had a wonderful advan
cement in the building up of a large
fish industry.
"The people of Valdez are rebuild
ing their town with a spirit and de
termination stronger than ever. Se
ward has many advantages that will
make it a prosperous community. W
are now preparing to build up a fish
"tneutrality squad,
agents. -
They began going over the vessels
in the most thorough manner. Par
ticular attention was paid to , the j
ships engines. At a late hour the
searchers had disclosed nothing of
what they had found.
The report which, stirred the "neu
trality squad" into activity was to the
effect that tonight all officers and en
gineers of the. interned vessels had
been summoned, while the crew were
ashore on account of the pay day.
Then the report continued a re
port of both the Hamburg-American
and North German Lloyd lines had ex
plained that account of the threaten
ed war with Germany all engines
would have to be rui'ned. Officers and
engineers would have to go to work
immediately and destroy not only the
pistons and steam valves but also
prepare the sea valves for emergency
cases.
On a moments notice these valves
can be torn open and the ships can
be sunk. The broken pieces of the
piston, according to pre-arrangement,
were to be thrown overboard so that
Mrsr-w w vuvrpa tixeii- lilt CO ril or
calluses off with finger
no pain.
No humbug! Any corn, whether
hard, soft or between the toes, will
loosen right up and lift out, without
a jarticle of pain or soreness.
This drug is called freezone and is
a compound of ether discovered by a
Cincinnatti man.
Ask at any drug for a small bolttle
of freezone, which will cost but a
trifle, but is sufficient to rid one's
feet of every corn or callus.
Put a few drops directly upon any
tender, aching corn or callus. Instant
ly the soreness disappears and short
ly the corn or callus will lossen aaid
can be lifted off with the fingers.
This freezone doen't eat out out
the corns or calluses but shrivels
them without even irritating the sur
rounding skin.
Just think! No pain at all; no
soreness or smarting when applying
it or afterwards. If your druggist
don't have freezone have him order
it for you.
WELIi TUBING WE HAVE IT OX
hand in most any size, so if ydu
want the best price, write Samuel
Davis, Clarkesville, Va. NOW tf
NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY
given that a vacancy has occured
in the Oxford Fire Department
Hose Company, No.- 1, at the last
meeting. All those wishing to
join will send in written applica
tion with a fee of $5.00. By order
of Fire Dept. WADE H. BRITT,
Foreman M feb31t
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Minutes of the Pierian Literary So
ciety of Hester School
The meeting was called to order,
by the president, Miss Glayds Stroud,
as the secretary, Miss Rena Crews,
was absent. The Club appointed
Miss Mary Frances Pittard in her
place. Each member answered to
his name, as the roll was called, with
unusually good quotations.
After this the society sang Holy,
Holy, Holy,. This was succeeded by
the following program :
Recitation "The Old Year and The
New" Clyde Haskins
Local News. .... . .Frances Moss
Uncle Remus Story.. ... .Mrs. Leak
Peace.
Current Events . .Glayds Stroud
Carolina . ..... . . Society
Recitation "The Raeeedv Man"....
.. Florence Green
Foreign Topics . . ... McCullen Tun-
stall.
Shepherd Story. . . . .4th and 5th,
grades.
Spelling Match ....... ... By Society
Song "Building, Daily Building". ...
Society.
After selecting sides for another
spelling match, the meeting adjour-
"cu iu mtjtji. again, j? naay ariernoon,
February 9th, 1917.
THE TIME TO BUY WIRE IS NOW,
and wehave 26 inch in both 6 and
12 in ch stay, 47 inch in 6 and 12
wire. So save money and send
your oredrs at once to Samuel Dav
is, Clarkesville, Va. tf
DAVJS, THE HARDWARE IAN,
Clarkesville, Va., pays the freight
on your wire, your roofiing, your
machinery, and will save you mon
ey, tf
SUBSCRIBE FOR PUBLIC LEDGER
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inHnstrv. Ariia.cent to Seward are
some of the largest halibut banks in they could not be. replaced for months
Ihe North. In the next 10 years and thus would incapaciate the ves-
will ho sfnrPR of nrosnerous els from active service for a long
towns built in 91aska, for work
that territory has only begun."
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WOOD PULP.
period.
Every officer, it was said, had to
swear an oath not to divulge a word
of the arrangements. It was thought
that the absence of the crews would
Immenses Amount of Timber Suitable assist in keeping the strictest silence.
for Making Paper in Territory
Tributary to Fayette ville
(Feyetteville Observer.)
Below will be found carefully pre
pared estimates of number of acres
and number of cords per acre of tim
ber suitable for the manufacturer of trolling the piers day and' night
wood pulp within a radious of forty I There are three inspections of each
miles of Fayetteville and with ample vessel made every twenty four hours
shipping facilities to handle same, two during the day and one at night.
The searching parties which comb
ed the liners tonight worked with the
perronent "neutrality guard" ofNelev
en men. These custom men are on
constant watch, one at each pier head
and one at the street gate of each
dock. In addition there are men pa-
NO TICE ! !
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We beg to announce that our new manager,
Mr. E. A. Johnson, is here and that we are now in
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a position to do your engraving and jewelry repair
ing promptly and in a thoroughly satisfactory man
ner. We wish to express our sincere appreciation
of the consideration shown us by one and all dur
ing the holiday season with regard to the delays in
this work, and we are now ready to do all the en
graving that was promised at that time.
being in the following counties,
namely: '
Cumberland with 600 square miles
containing 380,000 acres. . " .
At the six piers of the two companies,
there are eighteen vessels, all except
one liner. At the German. North
German piers are the Hamburg Ad-
Bladen with 847 square miles, con- amsturm, Frederik De Grosse, Kais
er Wilhelm Der Zweite, George
Washington, Prinzessin Irene, Gross
er Kurfurst and Barbarossa.
taining 542,080 miles.
Hoke with 150 square miles, con
taining 9 6,000 acres.
Harnett with 563 square miles, con
taining 360,000 acres.
Roberson with 828 square miles,
containing 530,000 acres.
Sampson with 578 square miles,
containing 370,000 acres. ,
Total number of acres, 2,278,080;
less 40 per cent, for cultivation and
vacant, 911,233, leaving balance con
taining timber, 1,366,848 acres.
Allowing 20 cords of timber per
-a . m t "1
acre, we nave total numDer. oi coras
of wood or timber, 2 7,3 3 6; 9 60 cords.
Using 100 cords per day, or 31,200
cords per year, will require to con
sume above of timber 876.
To cut above figures one-half in or
der to be absolutely safe in amount
named above, will take to work tim
ber now growing, 438.
Allowing 25 years in which to pro
duce another growth of timber, shows
conclusively that the amount of tim
ber for wood pulp purposes within
the above territory is inexhaustable.
Ministry in Journalism.
(Biblical Recorder)
The denomination is wise which
puts the denominational paper in its
proper place as a denominatioal ag
ency.
Remember that ink emits light,
type is eriumphant, and presses are
hastening the Millennium.
Magnify the print-shop out of
which flow streams of blessing to the
ends of the earth. .
Consider how it has stood m the
forefront of our denominational life,
how its pages have warned and war
ned against evil, how it has voiced
the messages of our men of God, how
it has inspired our thinkers and in-
A woman majf change her mind
pretty ( of ten, but she had to do it it
she wants to keep abreast of the con
versation. .
Mere man can only marvel when
he sees a girl produce a little pocket
outfit on a train and change her
whole face in less than a minute.
spired our workers, how it has been
a typographical minister of the Word
and messenger to the churches.
Regard is as a mouthpiece of a
mighty Baptist host, a voice crying
for a straight path through the wild
erness, a helper of every good work,
a herald with good tidings form, the
approaching King.
Heat up the cold types with warm
love and the glow of heaven, and
send the molten, meaningful lead in
to uncounted readers' harts. ,
There is ministry in journalism;
let Us fulfil it;
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OXFORD JEWELRY CO.
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Weak, run-down conditions.
Vestal Centre, N. -Y. "I am a far
mer 74 years of age and got into a
weak, run-down condition as a result
of the Grippe. Our druggist suggested
Vinol to build me up and I noticed
an improvement soon after taking it,
and it has restored zny strength so I
can now do a good day's work. My
wife has also taken Vinol for a run
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