OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 1907
THE OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER.
BY JOHN T. BRITT.
ONE YEAR ------- SI OO
SIX MONTHS ------- SO
Entered through Oxford, N. C, Post Office
M mall matter of the second class, in accord
ance with the Act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
U. S. Dollar is an unusual name
which appears on the state confederate
pension roll. He is a citizen of Ashe
county and his pension is $18 per
year.
As a knockout preparation (as far
as the railroads are concerned) Glenn's
pure North Carolina nerve tonic is
even more eriective than tne more
widely known old North Carolina corn
Shelby Star.
The Alabama Legislature has pass
ed a law requiring all pistols sold in
that State to be not less than two feet
in length. Doubtless the idea is to
forca all "nistol toters" to use their
weapons for walking sticks.
Professor J. Allen Holt, of Oak
Ridge, tells the Winston Sentinel that
he has not made all of his plans yet,
but in all probability he will enter the
race for the congressional nomination
in the Fifth district.
JAPAN THE SIZE OF MONTANA.
At Asheville Judge Pritchard of
the United States Circuit Court, con
tinued the injunction against B. C.
Beckwith, a Raleigh lawyer, restrain
ing him from bringing suits against
the railroads for violating the North
Carolina 2 cents passenger rate law.
An Ohio lawyer says there is no
such thing as a brainstorm. Lucky
man; he never-tried to get out a news
paper and had half a column of type
.to fall out of the form and a belt break
and the folder go fizz and the engine
balk, all inside of forty-five minutes.
Senator Bacon, of Georgia, handed
out a text on which many editorials
have been written when he remarked
that "the Democratic platform should
expressly and distinctly put the fight
upon the issues of the revision of the
tariff and opposition to the centraliza
tion of power in the general govern
ment and the usurpation of power by
the Executive Department of the government.
There is no place in this present day
world for the kicker and fault-finder.
When things are not going right, it is
very hard not to grumble and kiek
sometimes. If you have troubles,
keep them to yourself; the world has
mo time to listen to them. The world
will, however, listen to you and pay
attention to you if you preach the doc
trine of cheerfulness and look on the
bright side of things.
The North Carolina Patriotic Socie
ty, P. C. Enniss, secretary, is doing
much to awaken interest in the North
Carolina flag; so much so that it is
.hard now to supply the demands for
these flags, the orders for them coming
in for all sizes and grades of fabric.
The flags are now waving over practi
cally all the State and county build
ings in compliance with the act of the
last Legislature. But as yet Granville
Jias not secured one.
A Monument to Mr. J. H. Mills.
We are indebted to Mr. C. B. Ed
jvards, of Raleigh, N. C, for the sug
gestion and earnest plea for a monu
ment to the memory of Mr. J. H.
Mills, who founded and built the first
two orphan homes in North Carolina.
Mr. Mills was not only a pioneer in
orphanage work in our state, but led
in wisdom an sacrifice in making the
work practical and possible. His
voice movgu ftie people of North Caro
lina well as the Baptists to lay hold
jji "this work as no other man could
there should be a monument erected to
his memory. I believe that the men
and women whose lives have been di
rectly blessed by his services will glad
ly build this memorial when a proper
appeal is made to tnem tor tne sacri
fice. I want to arise to nominate Mr.
C. B. Edwards, of Raleigh, as chair
man of the committee to raise the funds
and erect this monument. Then let
the managers of the two orphanages he
founded Oxford and Thomasville
be the other two members of the com
mittee, and let the good work be done.
What say you, brethren? I mention
the name of Mr. Edwards first because
his great interest in the matter first
brought it to our attention. Biblical
.Recorder.
Has More Than Half as Many In
habitants as the United States.
Here is some information about Ja
pan, in tabloid form, culled from Va
rious sources: v
Japan has about the pame area as
Montana, with more than half as many
people as there are in the United
States.
Japan has every kind of manufac
turing cotton goods, telescopes, watches
knives, spoons, electric machinery,
matches, clocks, woolen goods and a
host of other lines.
Japan has railroads gridironing the
Empire, electric lights in all the large
cities aud telegraph lines all over the
country.
Japan was thrown open to the world
in 1854 through the efforts of Com
modore Perry, of the United States
navy.
The nation has in its historic ar
chives the histories of 130 rulers, of
whom 10 were females.
Historians of the Empire declare
that the present ruler is the represen
tative of a dynasty that has existed for
2,500 years.
The monetary unit is the gold yen,
whose nominal value approximates the
weight and value of an American dol
lar. Japan has gold, silver, copper, lead,
tin and mercury in abundance, besides
coal and iron.
Japan raises sufficient agricultural
products to feed her own people and
leave a good quantity for export.
Japan did not have a single battle
ship of the first class.
Tokio, the capital and largest city
of the Empire, has a population of
nearly 2,000,000. Osaka is the next
largest city, with a population of about
1,000,000.
The constitution of Japan secures
absolute freedom, of religious belief and
practice, so long as it is not prejudicial
to peace and order.
Ihe principal ports of Japan lie at
the heads of gulfs, the channels lead
ing to which are nearly all well forti
fied.
The army of the Empire is organiz
ed on a uniform system on the basis
of conscription. The Emperor has the
supreme command of the army and
navy.
The strength of the Japanese army
on a war footing is estimated at 40,000
officers and 1,125,300 non-commission
ed officers and men.
The constitution which governs Ja
pan at present was adopted February
11, 1889. The supreme power belongs
to the chief of the dynasty, Emperor
Mutso-Hito, who was born, rsiovember
3, 1842, and ascended the throne
February 13, 1867. His eldest son,
Prince Yoshi Hito Harunomiga, is the
heir-apparent.
Government is vested, according to
the constitution, in a house of peers and
a chamber of representatives. The
house of peers is composed of the male
members of the Imperial family who
have attained their majority,all princes
and marquises who are above 26 years
of age; counts, viscounts and barons
of the Empire, elected by their peers
for a term of seven years; members for
life nominated by the Emperor, and,
finally, fifteen members elected by the
taxpayers and confirmed by the Em
peror in their power for seven years.
Electors three hundred members
of the chamber of representatives are
restricted to males at least 25 years of
age and paying at least 615 a year in
taxes. No one is eligible who has not
paid his district poll tax at least one
year.
Executive power is exercised by
delegation of the Emperor and under
his high direction by the Minister of
the Interior of Justice, of Finance, of
War, of Communications of Foreign
Affairs, of Public Instruction and of
Agriculture and Commerce, Vice Min
isters, similar to assistant secretaries,
assist the Ministers in transacting bus
iness. .
One Way to Stop Her.
Small Boy (in awed tones) Pa, do
you know. I looked into the parlor just
now, and what do you think I saw?
Father Can't guess, my boy.
Small Boy Why, Sister Polly was
sitting on the piano stool and her
young man was kneeling in front of
her, holding her hands like glue.
Father- Ah! sensible young fellow,
that. He was holding her hands to
prevent her playing the piano. Lon
don Tit Bits.
Presence of Mind.
A negro minister from Georgia, who
was visiting friends in New York city,
went one Sunday to the Cathedral on
Fifth avenue.
He was very much impressed by the
service, especially by the choir boys in
the processional and recessional. The
minister noticed that something was
wrong; tlie boy in front was not carry
ing anything. He leaned over the
pulpit, and in order to avoid attracting
attention, he chanted in tune to the
song they were singing.
"What have you done with the
incense-pot?"
The little darky, with great presence
of mind, chanted back;
"I left it in the aisle it was too
damn hot."
At the Seaside.
The man was taking an early morn
ing stroll along the beach, when he
met a charming young girl, also enjoy
ing a stroll.
"I was just wishing I might meet
you," he said, as he approached her,
with the air of one having at least
claim of friendship on her.
The girl lifted her eyebrows and re
garded him with a surprised look, in
which there was not the slightest hint
of recognition.
The man looked a little more than
surprised. In fact, he looked and was
shocked.
"Of course you haven't forgotten,"
he said, in a dazed sort of way.
"b orgotten what? she replied, cold-
"Why, last night down by the big
rock moon rise soft murmur, of tide
don't you know?"
"I don't understand," she said mov
ing away.
"Why er," he stammered, "we be
came engaged down there last night
fixed our wedding day don't you re
member now?"
A momentary blankness o'erspread
her sweet girl's face, then the light of
memory illumined it.
"Qh," she, exclaimed pleasantly,
"how stupid of me to forget, 'o we
did!"
And passed on.
What a New'Jersev Editor says.
M. T. Lynch, Editor of the Phillipsburg.
N. J., Daily Post, writes: "I have used
many kinds of medicines for coughs and
colds in my family but never anything so
good as Foley's Honev and Tar. I cannot
say too much in praise of it." J. G. Hall.
The place is prepared for the man
who is prepared for the place.
The Journey of Life.
You will find this journey of life is
not always what it seems, nor that it
lies all the way through verdant val
leys and flowery meadows. It . is not
always bright with the sunlight of
pleasure. You will not find a bed of
roses to recline upon every time you
are weary. Don't expect it, or you
will very likely be disappointed. You
will find that about the time the path
gets past the schoolhouse it switches
off into some rather rough country.
lou will very probably nnd some
mf a. r
rough hills to climb and some deep
arullies to cross. The briars will tear
your nice clothes and the stones will
wear out your fine shoes, and you will
have blistered heels and stone bruises
in plenty, before you get through.
There is only one way to avoid all
this. That is to sit down, a whining
beggar by the roadside; despised and
sell-despising. $ut it you are going
through you must brace yourself for
hard climbing. You will find plenty
of roses by the way, but they grow
among thorns, and if you will gather
them you must not be afraid of a few
scratches. All the fruits worth having
are near the tops of trees. You can
have your game suppers and your quail
on toast, too, but the game is wild and
the birds roost high, and you can't put
salt on their tails to catch them You
can have all this, we say, but just as
likely as not when you get it you will
have no teeth to chew it with, so you
mustn't build too much on that.
Yes, young man, the glaciers of life
are hard to climb, and you will never
make the trip without a guide. The
name of the guide is "Work." Tie
yourself to him, young man, and he
will pull you through all right. He
is rough and rugged, as ail mountain
eers are, but don't despise him on that
account. Don't despise his homely
garments, he is a brave, true hearted
fellow, who has led thousands safely
through, and will do the same by you
if you will trust him.
Part of The Republic.
We would demand nothing for the
South because we are of the South.
We would ask no honor merely as a
share of the political honors of our
system. We bring no sectional preju
dice to bear against aspirants from
other States. But it is quite proper to
maintain so far as we are able the
ideals of the Democratic party which
has exacted Southern loyalty for so
many generations ideals to which the
years, even generations, of defeat.
And we are within our rights to ask
all the States of the great North and (
Vest to regard us a constituent part
of the republic and to consider our
statesmen according to their capacity,
character and merit. If we have no
men worthy of the confidence and
honor of the party, cut them out. If
our leaders are strong, able, pure pa7
triotic and sound then they are entit
led to consideration, and we ask con
sideration upon no other basis."
Houston Post (Dem).
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WOOD'S SEEDS Best quality always
b
at the last working of corn and other cultivated crops.
It is the King of Soil Improvers,
increasing the productiveness of the land to a wonderful ex
tent wherever it is sown.
It also makes splendid fall, winter and spring grazing,
the earliest green feed or a good hay crop, and the land can
be plowed and planted in corn or other crops the same season.
Land planted to corn that is sown in Crimson Clover at
the last working yields constantly increasing crops of corn
each successive year.
Write for price, and WOOD'S CROP SPECIAL, giv
ing full information about Crimson Clover and other Seeds.
T. W. WOOD 6 SONS, Seedsmen,
Richmond, Virginia.
OXFORD, N.C.
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If you have kidnev and bladder trouble
'Bnd do not use Foley's Kidney Cure, you
will have only yourself to blame for results,
as it positively cures all forms of kidney
and bladder diseases. J.G.Hall.
The Farmers Creed. '
More than 60 years ago Henry W.
Beecher, the great pulpit orator, gave
voice to the following farmer's creed
which possesses lasting qnalities:
We believe in small farms and
thorough cultivation.
We believe that the soil loves to eat
as well as its owner and ought, there
fore, to be liberally fed.
We believe in large crops which
leave the land better than they found
it making the farmer and the farm
both glad at once.
We believe in going to the bottom
of things, and, therefore, in deep plow
ing and enough of it.
All the better with a subsoil plow.
We believe that every farmer should
own a farm.
We belive that the best fertilizer for
any soil is a spirit of industry, enter
prise and intelligence. Without this
lime and gympsum bone and green
manure marl and guano will be of lit
tle use.
We believe in good fences, good
barns, good farmhouses, good stock,
good orchards and children enough to
gather the fruit.
We believe in a clean, kitchin, a
clean wife in it, a spinning wheel, a
clean cupboard, a clean conscience.
st Prices
to
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In beginning the new season it hard
ly seems necessary for us to enumer
ate our advantages in handling your
crop of Tobacco as we have gone in
and out before you for the past 2 1
years,each year bringing to us increas
ed patronage and a long list of satis
fied customers. All Tobacco will be
paid for as sold, as our force is competent and complete
We wish to say that we are indeed grateful to our host
of customers and friends for the large share of business
they gave us and we take this means of thanking them
for the favors so kindly extended. We would express
the hope that during the coming season we may be fa
vored with even a larger share of your valued business
and we shall continue to do everything in our power to ,
make our relations both pleasant and profitable to you,
as We have in the past.
Iilltodk SffittcMl
OAK RIDGE.
N.C.
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