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v. ( PUBLIC LEDGER PAGE 2 THE IMPORTANCE OF LIME. BROUGHT UP TO DATE if Ik. 1 n Once upon a time a great country went to war and needed her strong men to fight her battles. But when her sons were called together half of them were found fit to do battle, the others being dficient in health and lacking in'physical strength. "What shall we do?" said the people. "Un less our men are strong in body they will lose in battle. Let us ask Con gress to appropriate a great sum and build hospitals where they may re ceive treatment and be cured of their diseases." And this Congress ap proved. . But some said': "A pity it is that great sum sof money should be spent for this purpose now, wher&as small sums Spent a few years ago when these boys would have made this unnecessary and saved the country's man hood from this blight of ill health and inefficiency. " And the people said: "Yea, truly! A poorer nation, but a wiser one will we be when the war is over." AN OLD FABLE. Now Is the Time To Place Your . Order. Editor Public Ledger: Some months ago when I attemp ted a labor of love assisting Dr. Mor ris in preaching the gospel of raising more food in this hour of national crisis it was impressed upon me again and again that the farms of Granville" county need lime. Dozens of farmers expressed a de sire that some arrangement might be made for them to secure a few tons of lime, that they might try it out this year. I promised them that I would aid in this effort. Already arrangements have been made fQr two car loads to be shipped into two parts of the county. We ought to have a whole train load brought here this fall. A high qual ity of ground limestone analyzing 94 to 98 per cent carhonates can be had delivered at Oxford, all freight and charges paid, put up in one hun- Once upon a time there was a city with a street running along a cliff. In dark and stormy weather so many people were injured by falling over the edge that the citizens gathered to gether to see what they could do about it. They decided to use their resourcesxto build a hospital at the foot of the cliff so that the injured might receive immediate attention. Now, it chanced that a great physician visited their land, and the in habitants showed him the hosnital with great pride. But he. looking: up at the cliff, said: "Wouldn't it have been cheaper in lives and money to ded Pund heavy jute paer sacks build a wall of protection along the cliff?" i at ?nl V4 D.ei! ton " & Anybody desiring to use lime this year for clover, rye, wheat, or other crops who will write, phone or see me before the 20th of this month can get a shipment with us. Two tons per acre is about the proper quanity and we ought to have no trouble in getting together the ten car loads referred to. Trusting that you will give this matter a place in your valuable pap- CONSERVE LIFE AND HEALTH. (Governor T. W. Bickett.) We say that human life is priceless. Yet statistics indicate that in North Carolina we are losing, yea needlessly wasting, thousands of precious lives every year, together' with the efficiency, the earning capacity and the real joy of living for tens of thousands of others. All this is preven table. When shall we awaken to the full gravity of the situation? Now, if ever, in war times, every North Carolinian should be at his maximum ef- er, I am, ficiency, free from all preventable physical handicaps, and in the best phys- j Yours to "help Hoover," ical condition, ready to do a man's full part in waging this world war to a I C. ALMON UPCHURCH. speedy, successful conclusion. To win this war we must conserve our north Carolina, health , vigor and efficiency; we must do health work, both personal and Granville county, kh i.e L the Superior Court Before the Clerk xxv, ,o nClcl iuic. Rosa Jones, Patrick E. Chavis. Ed Winston, Samuel Gaither, VS Strange Moneys. ( (London Tid-Bits.) Iron money has been put into cir culation recently in Germany, in Mexico cardboard money Is in use, owing to the disappearance of metal currency due to the unsettled state of the country.. Porcelain money is used in Burma and Siam; and feath ers, from beneath the wings of a species of parrot, is the ordinary cur rency of the Santa Cruz Islanders. famous tot tha? ?' Am ,l fur, which is taken Lmoaeyre ears of the so-calL' b M m reality a large V",, nS foV lengths! "and theseCrdS SUBSCRIBE TRIBUTE TO THE GOLDEN WEED life in its company a against more self-evident It is a Luxury TFhat is Paradoxi cally a Necessity, Says Editor , Gray. In making editorial mention of the wonderful tobacco breaks in the State, the Raleigh Times goes fur- soothing evils. A fanciful method of stopping the great war would be to take tobacco from the armies; but to do so might make maniacs of the soldiers! "There can be no such thing as food control" of tobacco. It does ssss trte s-ssr Sm" n r ux Service by Publication itself, as follows: "The future of the tobacco mar ket is a thing that no one can for see. The weed is unique in life. "'It is a luxury that is paradoxically a necessity. In time of stress and trouble it is the comforter that hu manity must and will have what ever may be said against it as a hab it, and however gravely a small and diminishing cult may declaim against its use as a hurtful and wasteful practice. If tobacco kills, uncounted millions find death at its hands a pleasant procrastination and both. "Tobbacco, therefore, is the one prop that can enjoy its "war profits" uninterferred with. And those who get rich growing it may know that ! millions of fighting men are finding in their labor practically their only harmless joy in life." Cose Not. (Houston Post) A North Carolina poet rhymes Wesley W. Chavis, An na Winston, . Pearly Gaither and William Chavis. The Defendants above named, and each of them will take notice that an action entitled as above has been com menced in the Superior Court of Gran ville County for the purpose, of selling- the tract of land know as the Wil liam Chavis land near Dickerson on the old Banks road, for partition among- the heirs-at-law of William Chavis deceased; and the said Defen dants will further take notice that they are required to appear before the Clerk of the Superior Court of said County at the Court-house in Oxford, North Carolina, on the 27th day of Oc tober, 1917 and answer or demur to the Complaint in said action, or the peti-. tioners will apply to -the Court for the relief demanded irk said Complaint. This the 12th day of September?, 1917. D. C. HUNT, Clerk of tne Superior Court of Gran ville County, - Are you making any prepara- tinno for Vi o flraTivillo Pniintv TT'oii? cigarette with suftragette, but;You want to make some exhibits and we will bet no poet from any other :now is the time to prepare the exhib- State can do it. jits. Begin now. AT THE PRICES WE QUOTE FOR SHED LUMBER YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO LEAVE EVEN ONE PAIR OF WHEELS UNHOUSED. THERE IS MORE MONEY LOST EACH YEAR IN THE DETERIORATING EFFECTS OF THE WEATHER ON IM PLEMENTS AND TOOLS OUTSIDE THAN IT WOULD TAKE TO BUILD SHEDS FOR THEM ALL. AND THE SHED LASTS A LONG TIME. Don't Lose Money That Way See Us for Shed Lumber. 32 3 t - sii -- -- E r cLJs Wi Fomjt Lai G n Ti ipmery siM th. th Latst mtir Will tor From -FfflsSiion- 1 O fateifcff1 1L 3 mm ti Eastoi m eirMisoi (Greei The M g Co 0 Coki & Son. -
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