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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1907.
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Tliis is one of the thrilling situations in which the hero finds himself in that
marvelous romance
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p
nsoner
of
Zenda
By Anthony Hope Illustrated by Heyer
Famous on two continents as the original of all the Zenda stories
How would you conduct yourself if you were suddenly called upon
to act the part of a king, if the most beautiful princess in the realm
fell in love with you, and if you had a rival in a powerful and cunning
enemy? How the hero deported himself is illustrated by the danger
ous situations which abound in the story.
The plot is too original and audacious to be spoiled for the reader by
outlining it The author is a born story teller. The Outlook.
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A grand story. It is dignified, quick in action, thrilling, terrible. t,;-
Chicago Herald.
TO BEGIN IN OUR NEXT ISSUE
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
WHAT THE LAW MAKERS ARE
DOING IN RALEIGH.
A Synopsis of Some of the Bills In
troduced and Passed for Bene
" fit of our Readers.
The Bickett House bill, for the cre
of tfi6 IweDtal defectives, came up on
its third feeding
Mr. Webb offered ah amendment
to strike out the words "such addition
al buildings," and insert in lieu there
of the words, ''and such additional
buildings and equip and furnish and
provide water, heat and light and other
things necessary for the comfort of the
id mates"
Mr. Webb called for the ayes and
noes on the bill.
"Mr. McLean said he would vote for
the bill but it did not suit him jhowever
he thought it was the best thing that
could now be done ior the care of the
unfortunates contemplated in the bill.
Mr. Blair was opposed to the bill as
it was, saying the appropriations from
year to year should not be made, but
the entire $500,000 should be appro
priated even if it required a bond is
sue. He wanted the bill to pass as it
originally came from the committee.
Mr. Mason favored the bill as
amended, and submitted that this ar
rangement is better even than a bond
issue.
Mr. Lovill said the bill has been
considered thoroughly by both Senate
and House committees, and represent
ed the best beliefs of the members un
animously, and he thought it should
pass as it was.
Mr. Hicks was opposed to any bond
issue, and could see no reason in the
world why bonds should be issued, re
plying to Senators Blair and McLean.
He answered effectively the argu
ments of Mr. Blair in opposition to
the bill. He hoped that the bill would
pass as it was; saying the provisions
for immediate buildings would be suf
ficient for taking care ol all the insane
and epileptics in jails and county homes
but did not know what would happen
if more people were made crazy by a
big bond issue.
Mr. Long favored the bill.
The amendment of Mr. Webb was
adopted, and the bill passed its third
reading unanimously.
Winborne: Compel railroad and
telegraph and telephone companies to
obey the state laws and the orders of
the corporation commission by impos
ing fines of not more than 5,000 for
failure to obey, the amount to be fixed
by a jury when suits are instituted for
the commission by the attorney general.
Winborne: Require railroad com
panies to keep passenger cars clean by
imposing fine of $20 for each day that
any car is not properly claned and re
quire toilet rooms for both sexes in
each car, fines for failure to be recov
erable by any citizen who brings and
sustains a suit.
Prohibiting public drinking of whis
key on trains,, this not to apply to
dining, smoking or priuate cars or in
smoking rooms, the penalty being not
less than $10 or over $50 and impris
onment not over 30 days.
Bill to construe certain statutes and
place the burden of proof on the de
fendants in case of suits for delayed
freight came up for final vote and was
passed with' an amendment excepting
raises w)fre delay is due to cause
which eQtfkj n?l have been avoided by
ordinary care,
of his
resolution inquiring whether any pen-1
alties were required of the Southern j
Railway for breaking the Selma con- j
nection for 30 days and if the State
paid its attorneys $500 out of the
treasury in the recent compromise of J
that matter said he had been informed j
that in spite of the protest of Governor
Glenn, the corporation commission had
not only remitted the $1,500 penalty
incurred, but had actually paid the
lawyers $500 out of the treasury. He
thought it fair that the act be ascer
tained and the Legislature enlightened
as to whether Henry Miller and Colo
del Andrews had more influence with
the corporation commission than the
Governor and council of State.. The
resolution was adopted, 47 to 12,
Bill to increase the number of pre
emptory challenges on the part of the
state in all cases less than capital offen
ses and allowing two challenges for
each defendant where there are more
than one, passed its readings.
Bill by Pharr passed final reading
to the effect that it shall be a misde
meanor for any person connected with
the running of any railroad train or
street car to be intoxicated while on
duty.
Bill to empower conductors and sta
tion masters to arrest persons for
drunkenness passed with an amend
ment by Buxton giving them power to
arrest persons for oflense committed in
their presence.
Bill to' restore to the citizens of
Johnston county the right to make
and sell cider and wine passed final
reading.
The bill to authorize the corporation
commission to require iailroads to in
stall and operate additional trains and
make connections with other trains was
passed.
Mr. Aycock offered a bill, out of
order, to regulate the salaries of State
officers arid employes, and providing
that all fees shall go into the State
treasury.
Representative Douglass, of Wake,
today carries out his threat to sue the
editor of The Lincoln News for alleg
ed libel. Messrs. T. M. Argo and R.
Simms are his lawyers. The
amount is not known, but it is" said,
that it will be $1,000. Douglass was
charged with pushing antidope bill to
to promote a beverage manufactured
by his company. ,
The House judiciary committee re
ported unfavorably the Douglass bill
to repeal the London libel law. Doug
lass gave notice he would fight for the
bill on a minority report on the floor
of the House.
A Tribute of Respect.
Death has again entered our circle
and removed from us our beloved sis
ter and faithful member, Mrs. H. H.
Eatman.
Our dear sister was never very
strong in body, but she was gentle and
refined in her nature, and exemplary
in all the relations of life. As a Svife
she was devoted to her husband, doing
what she could to make home bright
and attractive. As a mother loving
and patient and prayerful, having
reared her son, the onlv child that liv
ed to maturity, in the fear and admo
nition of the Lord; and she was per
mitted the inestimable privilege of see
ing him filling a useful and honorable
station in life. From both husband
and son she received the most loving
care and thoughtful attention. She
was a kind neighbor, a sympathizing
friend.
As a Christian she was humble and'
devout, and her place at church was
seldom vacant.
Especially do we know that as a
member of this Society she was faith
ful both in her attendance, and in re
sponse to anj' demands made upon her
service.
We deplore our loss, will cherish
her memory and strive to emulate her
many virtues. To her loved ones we
extend our heartfelt sympathies. We
believe she has gone to receive the
blessing promised to the pure in heart.
We, the Women of the Missionary
Society of the Oxford Baptist churcb
make this simple tribute to our sister's
memory, resolving, that it be placed
upon our records, and that copies be
sent to the Public Ledger and the Bib
lical Recorder for publication.
MRS. F. P. HQBGOOD.
MRS. M. A. LACY
MRS. B. S. ROYSTER.
Not a Vote Against It.
The special school tax election in
the Washington District that runs
right up to Stem, was carried Monday
by a unanimous vote. Every time a
special tax election was called for the
original Stem district it was voted
down, so a new one was formed leav
ing Stem out, called Washington Dis
trict and the promoters of better edu.
cational advantages won out unanimously.
It's a good old world after all;
It you have no friends or money.
In the rivei you can fall;
Marriages are quite common and,
More people there would be,
'Provided you take Rocky Mountain Tea.
Subscribe to the Public Ledger.
j Like Twin Brothers.
I Senator Simmons, of North . Caroli
na, and Senator Taliaferro, of Florida,
look enough alike to be twin brothers.
Thev are about the same size -and
build; each about the same colored
hair, which is kept closely trimmed,
and their short, stubby mustaches are
much alike. Both have dark eyes,
and there is probably not two pounds
difference in their respective weights.
- Exchange.
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$5,000 Fire at Durham.
Durham, Feb. 16. Late this after
noon, fire destroyed the old fertilizer
factory belonging to tha Virgin ia-Caro-Chemical
Company, causing a loss of
$4,000 and $5,000. The fire originat
ed from a passing locomotive, which
fired the dry grass, and this communi
cated with the large wooden structure
before it could be stopped. The build
ing has not been used as a factory in a
number of years, but was used as a
storage warehouse a portion of the
time. It was unoccupied recently. It
is a very large structure dry, and
burned rapidly.
The Commonwealth Cotton Mills,
within 60 feet of the fierce fire, was
not damaged,
Letter to J. S. Brown, Oxford, N. C.
Dear Sir: It is a great thing for a
merchant to have the exclusive sale
(in his region, of course of anything
wanted by everybody.
there are two wavs to treat such
goods. One is: put the price up and
make big profit. The other way is: be
iair and make more.
Devoe is the paint that takes least
gallons and costs least money a house.
a iob, a year, a lifetime no matter
now you reckon your costs, except by
gallon Devoe is the best care-taker
and costs least money.
Don t forget that the principal part
of the cost of paint is putting it on.
Less gallons, less cost. Don't foraret
that another principal part of econo
my is long wear; less gallons, less cost
and long wear.
It is a great thing to have the exclu
sive sale of popular- goods, of goods
that make friends, of goods that enrich
both buyer and seller. Devoe is ner-
haps only ten per cent better than one
or two others; but ten is a plenty it s
200 or 300 better than many.
There's manya merchant who hasn't
found-out his goods. It doesn't take a
man long to find-out that Devoe is the
least-money paint and why, no matter
which side he. is on.
Yours truly
F. W. DEVOE & CO.
P. S. Baird & Chamblee sells our
paint.
All headaches go
When you grow wiser
- ' And learn to use
An "Earlv Riser."
DeWitt's LitUe Early Risers safe, sure pills
Dr. S. Rapport will be at the Ex
change Hotel Tuesday, March 5th. for
the purpose of examining and fitting
glasses. Bear in midd the day and
date.
In Numbers Is Strength.
"Wonder why it is that other people's
faults seem so much more annoying
than our own."
Probably because other peaple have
so many more than wre do.''
Seems So.
It seems to be utterly hopeless
To try to be sweet as a rose
When out In the far, dismal hallway
You've barked both your shins and your
toes.
With the Iceman.
"If you have money to burn this sea
son I can tell you a pleasant way to
send it up in smoke."
"Well?"
"Put it on ice."
Hit It.
"She's a wise girl."
"As how?"
"She never knows too much.
PERT PARAGRAPHS.
Imparting Infor
mation that he does
not know is the de
light of Mr. Know-It-alL
A bluff in the
hand is better than
a compromise In the
alr.
A. barber's errors are mistakes of the
head and not of the heart.
You can't tell anything about the
works by the engraving on the case.
Some people have a knack that
amounts to genius for doing the right
thing at the wrong time.
Ever . notice how many men there
are married to women named "Say?"
A man isn't compelled by law to
knock because he didn't make good,
but then
' No man Is hopeless who combi his
hair three times a day.
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WATTOWai t. .
OV w'wx field to prosDeritv.
f V t0" and a large, constantly
I L0000 growing bank account awaits vou
if you plant, fertilize and cultivate vour cron with svstem
1 he most important thing is to apply to your soil, about ten
days betore seeding, a plant food in the shape of 400 to 1000
pounds of high grade
Virginia-Carolina Fertilizers
per acre on fewer acres. If you follow this advice, your
cotton will be waist high by the time many of your "exten
sive culture neighbors are hoeing over their crop the first
time. 1 hen too they may have used a poor grade
fertilizer. Insist upon having only Virginia-
Carolina Fertilizers accept no substitute.
Ask your dealer for a copy of our handsome new
almanac, or write us for one it is free.
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co., y
SALES OFFICES:
Atlanta, Ga. Savannah. Ga.
Montgomery, Ala.
Memphis, Tenn.
Shreveport, La.
Richmond, Va.
Norfolk, Va.
Durham, N. C,
Charleston, S. C.
Baltimore, Md.
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Lumbago -Price, liquid (large bottle) $1.00. Tablets, 5()c. Beware of .substf
tution. When you ask for a Penn Remedy "See that our trade marlc," the He.i
and Bust of Wm. Penn is on the package. None other genuine. Send for Ire
pamphlet to Penn Drug Co., Philadelphia, Pa. For sa?3 by
Headquarters J. G. Hall's, Oxford
Wlnite Goods
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It is our good fortune and the advantage of the buy
ing public that we are enabled to show the largest and
handsomest lines of
WHITE GOODS EMBROIDERS
AND LACES.
that we have ever shown. By buying early last fall we
secured -
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that if we had to buy now wonld show a considerable
advance.
SPECIAL SHOWINGS.
Are our embroideries at 5, 8, 10, 12 1-2 and 15
cents. Val laces at all prices and a larger and more va
ried assortment than we have ever shown, insertions to
match. German val laces so popular for langerie waists
and underwear all in match sets and at all prices.
WHITE GOODS.
Have stepped to the foreground and this is going to
be a "White Season" and our line is going to be sold at
not what they are worth to day but at our usual small
profts on what we bought them for. The variety al
told embraces about everything yon could expect tosee
for the coming season.
niLLINERY!
If you are in need of hat, ribbons, feathers, or any
thing in the Millinery line we are offering special prices
and as to hats you can get them now at half price. -a
As to Cloaks we have a few left on hand in both la
dies, misses and children, and you can buy them now
for less than they cost us as we do not want to carry a
single garment over.
We will take pleasure in showing our goods whether
you buy now or intend buying later. Come and see
what is going to be worn. There is a steady advance on
all lines of merchandise so advise early buying.
Yours Very Truly,
LsuracISs ck Easton-