LEDGER
RAMBLING THO U G HT S
Destructive of human life as an extreme hot wave is, the summer still
takes fewer lives than does winter.
The hot days destroy more children while the cold destroys older
people. 1
It is a popular fallacy that the wide jump in temperature from zero in
winter to a hundred above in summer is itself a deadly thing.
The contrary is true. People live longest in this' highly intemperate
"temperate zone."
Not only do men and women live to be older here where the mercury
in a few months slides 120 degrees from the coldest in winter to the street
sunshine in summer than men and women in the zones where it is always
warm or always cold. They also do far more work as well as live longer."
Neither steady heat nor prolonged cold produces virile men.
What great invention ever came froni either the Equator of the Artie
Circle? What great works of art, science, literature, industry, statesman
ship were born where temperatures are even?
These sudden changes in our own latitudes are the whips and spurs
which drive you to do the world's big things. ,,.
Thoro was npvpr n Rnrkpfpller or a Morean or a McCormick or an Eli
Whitney or a United Slates Steel Company of a Napoleon or a Washington
where the mercury was always up or always down.
Men's brains seem only to move with a thermometer.
STATE PHTLATHEAS AMBULANCE i
classes of
Common as thermometers are today they are comparatively newcomers
in world history.
Columbus was dead 100 years before his fellow-countryman, Galileo,
gave to man the first real thermometer.
Shakespear never heard the expression: "it is ninety in the share."
They didn't know how to measure heat and cold in his day.
Now, supposing you had it to do all over again, at what natural point
would you start to register heat and cold? It took a lot of thought to hit
upon a universal point.
Sir Isaac Newton, whose scientific nose, you recall, the apple bumped,
was also the fellow who first suggested that this natural, universal point in
temperature was the point where water freezes.
j Sunday, August 19, Is Philathea
Ambulance Day in North
Carolina.
Mrs. N. Bulkner, general secretary
of the Philatheas in North Carolina,
is sending out the following letter to
be read to the Philathea
the State:
Are we reading the "Signs of the 4
Times" aright that we may avoid
misusing our present apportunity for
service?
Once they said he "Who runs may
read," but today the one who reads
must run. The kind of reading which
makes for quick intelligence is read
ing the "signs of the times" over and
above the publications of today.
Our country now faces it sgreat
est crisis. The United States is mob
ilizing all its forces to perform a
task which includes great rangers
and wide potential blessings?
The day of the worker has come.
Never before have the leaders of the
country sent forth so urgent an ap
peal as that just now spreading
through. America.
When the call comes to us, may we'
respond cheerfully and give of our
time and talents in this great work.
LEGAL ADS
So they first took the temperature at which ice melts- or water freezes
for one end and the heat of the human body for the other and divided it into
12 degrees. .
Then up stepped that clever German scientist, Fahrenheit, and said
"Take freezing water for one point and boiling water as the other point."
That seemed perfectly simple and all the other scientists said to them
selves: "Why didn't I think of that first?"
Zero is the temperature of snow mixed with salt and that is 32 de
grees below the point at which water will freeze. Water boils at 180 de
grees above its freezing point.
The centigiaue liiei mometer simplify the thing by dividing this space
between freezing and boiling water into an even 100 degrees.
A son of Sir Oliver Lodge, the noted English scientist, was killed in the
war two years ago. Now Sir Oliver has written a book in which he vows he
has been talking regularly with his dead boy.
Almost the most tiresome thing I can recall is the heckneyed methods
employed for the alleged communication between the living and the dead.
Why is any third person or prefessional "medium" required for a
father to talk to his own dead son provided the father thinks the son can
speak from the spirit world.
Why the stero typed and often-exposed table-turning, rappings, slate
writings and bell-ringing.
Why should a sane person when dead resort to the claptrap of fre
quent exposed fakers, in communicating to the living world?
Moreover,, why is it that except in one case in a million the dead make
no alleged attempt to revisit the scenes of this life?
If Sir Oliver Lodge's son can talk to his father, why should not five
million other dead soldiers open up verbal communications with those at
home? '
And the strange thing is that Maurice Maeterlinck, who made himself
famous by writting about a bee, gives at least a strong moral endorsement
to Lodge's pretensions.
THE HOTEL HYPOCRITES
Some of the Things You Will Find
Out if .You Travel.
(Charlotte Observer)
New York seems to be making a
great blow about the action of the
hotel men in the direction of food
economy. These hotelists have
adopted a set of rules in the direc
tion of cutting down food waste.
First, they would make Tuesday
meatless day the Nation over; then
they would serve poultry in place of
beef; they would reduce the roll to
Vz ounce and cut the butter pats to
an ounce. They would eliminate
sugar cubes and go back to granulat
ed sugar, and they would have no
more icing or frosting on cakes. Fin
ally, and best of all, they would serve
rice and corn cakes, but no wheat
cakes. All well and good so far as
it goes. But while the hotels and
restaurants have , been cutting down
the quantities of foods served, they
have raised prices on every article.
The portions have been reduced 50
per cent, while prices have been ad
vanced 33 1-3 per cent. Financial
America localizes a hotel well known
to Charlotte people which formerly
boasted of the large number of rooms
"with bath" it had for the public
at $2 a day. "Now," says Financial
America, "the $2 room has become
a $4 room. The $3 room is a $6
room and the $.8 room is a $12
room." Financial America does not
miss the mark far when it says that
"to own a hotel is to own a war
bride." The hotels are patriotically
gathering in all the surplus money in
the country, while they are cutting
down the rations and raising prices.
Some of these hotels are highway
robbers and the public submits to
it, cheerfully handing over to porters,
hat-checkers and bell boys what the
man at the desk has not taken from
it. And the tax-fixers at Washington
have given them about the same im
munity they extend to that other
promising source of income the yal
lar cur dawg. '
:says, tended to diminish his pride of
rank and teach him how utterly un
important he is. In telling a Wall
street inend of his first day's work)
as a cabinet officer, this official said :M
I nthe afternon I was at my secre
attended a cabinet meeting, after
which t received many congratula
tions and expressions of good wishes.
In the afternoon I wen at my scre
tarial desk, when the door of my
private oince was unceremoniously
opened and in walked a portly old
colored man, with kinkey gray hair,
and the pompousness and self assur
ance that only come with long tenure
oi office.
"He bore in his hand a batch of
paper, which he carried with pom
pous majesty, as though he were go
ing to confer a great favor on me. He
uua.cbbcu me as 'Mr. Secretary and
laid the papers before me for my sig
nature. The top one happened to be
a letter, which I took up and began
to read. I had not read more than
the first line when 'my high blown
pride at length broke under me' as
the colored messenger took the let
ter out of my hands, again put in
down upon the desk, and pointing
(with emphasis) to a space said:
'You sign right dar.'
"And I signed, without further argument."
. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
At a Circuit Court Continued and
held in the county of Mecklenburg,
Virginia, at the Court House thereof
on Tuesday the 22nd day of August,
1916.
Old Dominion Trust Company.
Curator of the estate of
W. W. Gooch, deceased, plaintiff.
VS
Margaret Corwin Radcliff
Gooch, Annie Wayne
.Suhor, etc, Defendents.
And the Court doth further order
and adjudge and decree that this
cause be referred to C. T. Reekes one
of the Commissioners of this court
and the said Commissioner is direct
ed to take and state the following re
ports, viz:
First: An account of the assetts
both real and personal of which the
late W. H. Gooch died, seized and
possessed, wheresoever the same may
be situated and as to the real estate
he is requisted to report the number
of acres, the buildings, the character
of the land, of each of the several
tracts, together with the fee simple
and annual value ..thereof ; and as to
the personal estate, the said special
commissioner is directed to report
the same consists of money due the
estate that said Commissioner is re
quired to report the evidence of the
We sincerely hope every Philathea I debfd whether the same is secured
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claims against said o! ns hvi
the same to the underwit PreseQt
the time required bv ial ith
or
Pride Goeth Before a Fall,
f (Wall Street Journal)
One of the latest additions, to the
official family of President Wilson re
lates an experience soon after he as
sumed his cabinet duties, which, he
Although railroad fares in the
Netherland were increased 20 per
cent on January 1, 1917, an addition
al increase of 30 per cent has been
ordered for July, August and Sep
tember. The 20 per cent advance
was due to higher operating expenses,
but the 30 per cent, was added to dis-
courage the travel; during the holi
day season, another sample of the un
usual paths over which the whole
world seems to be walking at the
present time.
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will heed the call and not only "do
her bit" but "do her best." Presi
dent Wilson says. "We must fight
out the cause of human Liberty and
thus prove our services.
Just now the great call for women
is through Red Cross Work. Our
Philatheas of North Carolina have
heard the call, are helping in local
Red Cross Work, and are asking
"what further can we do to help?"
Loud and clear comes the answer
Send to France an Ambulance to be
known as the Philathea Ambulance
of North Carolina, U. S. A.
This will cost about $1,000. We
need your assistance to accomplish
this. We know we can depend on
you to help. Five cents from every
Philathea in the. State would provide
funds to send the ambulance on its
mission of mercy and service.
Sunday, August 19, 1917, is Phil
athea Ambulance Day in North Car
olina classes. Please ask for, contri
butions to this fund through your
classes and from individuals on this
date, and send to Mrs. N. BucRner,
General Secretary, Asheville, N. C.
We hope there will be no delay in
this important work and that none
will say "there is nothing I can do."
Tne million young men registered
June 5th for service rm the great
world war. How many of them do
you know? Will your son, your
brother or some dear friends be call
ed to the colors and sent across the
sea. Do this service for them and
we'll soon have sufficient funds to
send the North Carolina Philathea
Ambulance to France.
Remember "Philathea Ambulance
Day," Sunday, August lytn, in class
es throughout the state. Please
work up interest that success may
crown our efforts.
MRS. N. BUCKNER, Gen. Sec.
:
U-Boats Are Helpless Against de
stroyers.
(London Times)
Both sides have learned that the
submarine hasn't a chance against
the destroyer as a fighting craft. Peo
ple frequently wonder why the sub
marines don't get busy and sink the
destroyers that are on their trail.
The submarines can't do it. The sub
marine can't travel nearly so tast as
the destroyer. The destroyer on sta
tion, doing patrol duty, is always
moving. It is a nevous little ma
chine; always alert and ready to fire.
The submarine that comes up within
torpedo range of a destroyer and at
tempts to torpedo the latter is pretty
certain to make two discoveries. One
is that the destroyer can dodge the
torpedo; the other is that the subma
rine cannot dodge the destroyer's gun
fire.
The destroyer has more guns, and
heavier ones ithan the submarine can
carry. It is much faster. The effect
ive range of a torpedo tube is a good
deal less than the effective range of
the destroyer's guns. A fast destroyer
under full steam can actually run
away from a torpedo. The torpedo
starts on his journey under a maxi
mum speed of perhaps a little over
30 miles an hour, with enough power
in it to carry it perhaps a mile and a
half. The destroyer's business is to
be ready, and it always is. wnen i
periscope comes in sight of the de
stroyer's lookout the destroyer's guns
are ready for business, and so is ev
ery body on board. If by chance the
torpedo gets launched the agile little
vessel is ready to dodge, for that is
an important part of her business
More likely the destroyer's guns will
be so busy on the instant that the
torpedo will never be fired.
characted and value of the security.
Second: An account of all the
debts , obligations and liabilities due
by the estate of W. H. Gooch, deceas
ed, together with a statement show
ing to whom said debts or obligations
are due, how the same are evidenced
and whether the same are secured or
unsecured and if secured how secur
ed. Third: ' An account of all debts
for which the late W. H. Gooch is
bound as endorsed, guarantor, secur
ity or otherwise, together with a re
port as to the solvency of the origi
nal obligors or debtors, and whether
or not the said W. H. Gooch or any
one else holds or should hold se
curity or collateral for the payment
or said original debts.
Fourth: And said Commissioner
is further directed to report any oth
er and further matters deemed ma
terial and pertinent to the matters
above directed, and to return to this
Court all the evidence taken by him
in pursusuance of the above enqui
ries. ' Fifth: Before preceeding to take
above accounts the said Commission
er shall advertise the time and place
of taking the same once a week for
four successive weks in some news
paper published in the city of Rich
mond, VaM also in the county of
Mecklenburg, Virginia, and also in
the city of Oxford, N. C.
An extract from the records.
Teste: H. F. HUTCHESON, Clerk,
tice will be nloari ... W 0r this
--uucu in how
recovery. bar of their
All persons indebted to 8,m
will please come forward
at once. WILLIAM DrvJ5d settle
T. Lanier, Att. DLSF0HD,
. Amr.
NOTICE OF ADAn--Having
qualified as adnin N'
on the estate of R. e BT
ceased, this is to notifv all '
holding claims against the IZ
tate to present them to thP ,,es"
signed, duly verified, on or S?eN
July -31st. 1918, or this notices?
plead in bar of recovery ii 1 be
indebted to the said estaie I T"
make immediate settlement 6
This the 1st day of July 19 it
MRS. ANNIE E. BUCHAXax
, Administratriv
Parham & Lassiter, Attarneys.
Extracts from decre entered in va
cation in said court on September 18,
916:
The court being of opinion
doth judge, order and decree that
the said Commissioner C. T. Reekes,
shall further inquire and report: (X)
What debts of W. H. Gooch (dee'd),
if any, in order to conserve the best
interests of the estate should now be
paid, and
(Y) Whether the payment of said
debts will affect the priority in the
order of payment prescribed by law,
and if so, how.
To the Clerk of Mecklenburg Cir
cuit Court. . '
WM. R. BARKSDALE, Judge,
Sept. 18, 1916.
An extrect from the records,
Teste: H. F. HUTCHESON, Clerk.
Boydton, Va, July 12th, 1917
COMMISSIONER' S NOTICE
Parties interested in the decrees,
from which the foregoing are ex
tracts, will take notice that I have
fixed upon Tuesday the 14th day of
August, 1917, between the hours of
9 a. m. and 6 p. m. of that day as
the time, and Grace Hotel, Clarks-
ville, Mecklenburg County, va., as
the place for preceeding to execute
the same, at which time and place
they are required to attend with such
books, papers, vouchers' and eveir
dence as will enable me . to comply
with the said orders of the Court.
If the taking of said accounts, for
any reason, be not begun on that day
or if begun, be not completed, the
same will be adjourned from day to
day, or from time to time till com
pleted. CHAS. T. REEKES, Commis
sioner in Chancery for the said Court.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
Having this day qualified as admin
istrator on the estate of Roland Goss,
deceased, this is to notify- all persons
holding claims against said estate to
present , them to the undersigned or
this notice will he plead in bar of
their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please come forward and make
prompt settlement. This 19 th day of
July, 1917. B. F. GOSS. Admr.
T. Lanier, Attorney.
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D . G . BRUM MITT
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Oxford, N. C.
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Practice in Both State and
Federal Courts
Oxford, North Carolina.
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