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VOL. 22, OXFORD, CM FRIDAY AUGUST 13, 1909. NO. 49 KEEPING HIS BALANCE. ctory With a Moral That Is Told ' Among the Tartars. Tht-i Ja a story told among the Tar L MhicU has a moral for the civi- lipd nu'u of the present day. It la to Ms efft-ct: IJobo. cousin of the great nl condemned to death for "Sanation 1" a rebellion. The most Of ldHi for the execution, and the i j vc amii4 rtrchca prov ent as spectators. The thiu. keen blade flashed in the cmili 'ht and descended upon the bare Jcck of ii'ho, who stood upright to re ceive llw stroke. The executioner's work was so deft Ivdoiw that, though the head was sev ered, not a vital organ was disturbed. roIi') rcmilned standing. What, Hobo, art thou not behead gj?" excl iiiiuil the great mogul. jly lord. I am," replied Robo, "but as ii'Bji- 1 kuP ,ny balance right my head will not fall off." The p't-at mogul was placated. A band was put on Hobo's neck, and he recovered- He afterward became a loval subject and was made cashier of the empire because, as the great mogul romai'keil: He knows that if he keeps his bal ance right his head will not come off." -Exchange. MAKESHIFT COMPASS. Float a Magnetized Sewing Needle In a Bowl of Water. If a thoroughly dry and clean sewing needle is rare fully laid on the surface of water in a basin the needle will float ia spite of the high density of steel soveu or eight times that of water. On close inspection It Is found that the surface of the water is depressed under the needle, much as If there were a thiu film stretched over the water and slightly indented by the weight of the needle. This property of liquids of offering a certain resistance to a force exerted upon their surface is termed "surface tension." The magnitude of the force of surface tension varies from one liquid to another. It is greatest in the case of mercury. The cause of the phenomenon must probably be looked fur in the attraction of the liquid mole cules to one another. A sewing needle thus floating upon water may be used as a compass if it has previously been magnetized. It will then point north and south and will maintain this position if the con taining vessel is moved about. If the needle is displaced by force it will re turn to its position along the mag netic meridian as soon as the restraint is removed. Chicago Tribune. Locating a Broken Wire. When a telegraph wire is broken or damaged, say, several hundred miles away, how does the operator, sitting in his office, know exactly where the accident occurred? The explanation is simple. It re quires, as every one knows, consider able force to send electricity through a wire. The longer the wire the greater, of course, must be the force required. This force is measured in units called by electricians "ohms." Let us suppose that a wire between a New York office and a point 150 miles away has broken somewhere. The telegrapher knows that when the wire was intact there were reauired. say. 2.10O ohms to facilitate tho current, or fourteen ohms to the mile. He now finds that he can send a current with only 700 ohms. IMvidlnff TOO hv 14. ne finds that the break in the wire is fifty miles from his end. New York inburie. Fores I a h. Little George, who was four years ld, hud been told many Bible stories. Among them was the story of the flood Jja the building of the ark by Noah. ue uay tt storm threatened. The cloud? s grew darker, the wind arose, and suddenly the rain becan to fall, "Auntie," said George, "do you think 11 going to storm?" "JH I think it will," was the reply. A,o you think it will be a hard storm?" :isked the little fellow. A 1(S. I think It will be a hard norm," the aunt renlied. "Wei: don't TTrwii oxrrm vf 11 Q hotter begin building an ark?" he !. los Angeles Times. Thft Man onrl tkiA Mummw. , This," said tho guide who was pl- a bunch of tourists through wpt f.s ho pointed to a mummy, s a high priest, the wisest man of flday. Ho livni tr "Was his last illness fatal?" queried 7 wag of the bunch. course it was," answered the v, ith a look of pity at the other, -ihues queer." rejoined the waggish s n' "IllH present appearance would A,t falcate that he was perma ely cured "-Chicago News. Lite. On. r a 1 r- :t.. w w.j ui ma r urri 1 1 jr . jRwtig BJones says that when he 3'OUr hoilHA hf nfa Inst Hkf one bIJ0 'amily. Henpeckke Yes; ho m, h e JU8t as much afraid of my ther-in-iaw as I am.-PIiiladelphla "When death has pnmA it In nwpr out uderness we repent of, but our sever w. i.liot. ALL NIGHT BAKERIES- Where New Yorkers Can Have Wants Supplied at Any Hour. Among the many places of business I one and another sort that i city are kept open all night are bak- i ones. The bakery is a neculiarlv domes tic business establishment, supplying mostly nome wants, and as most npo- ple work days and sleep nights it might be supposed that there would be no occasion to keep bakeries onen nights, but here, where with the city's manifold industries there must be a arge number of people working at all times to keep things going, there are bakeries that do keep open and find trade at all hours. Some of these all night -bakeries have lunch room attachments, where people stop in to eat going to or from work, while others do a bakery busi ness only. At either customers come in at all hours of the night to buy things to carry away, just as people do at any hour of the day, for the peoplej who go to work at midnight or at 1. 2i or 3 o'clock in the morning want bread and bakery stuff before they go. lust the same as do those who begin their labors at 7, 8 or 9. and there is likely :o be in their neighborhood an all night open bakery where they can regularly supply their wants. From 2 to 5 a. m. are the hours that mark low ebb in the all night bakery' trade, but customers are dropping in all night long. New York Sun. ANCIENT GUNS. Remarkable Weapons That Were Used by the Turks and Chinese. At the siege of Rhodes the Turks- constructed mortars by hollowing out cavities in the solid rock at the proper angle, and in the arsenal at Malta is a trophy of the long and glorio dd defense; of Valetta In a Turkish gun. about ai six pounder, composed of a copper tube' coiled over with strong rope and "jack eted" with rawhide. In the same col-. lection are some antique "quick flrers," breechloaders, with small bores and Immensely long barrels, like punt guns. The Malay pirates put great trust in the long brass swivel guns called "lela," and in Borneo these lelas were used as a kind of currency, large sums being estimated in guns. The Chinese cast excellent bronze guns (there Is a fine specimen of them In Devonport dockyard), but so little did they understand gunnery that in the so called "opium war" the forts of the Bocca Tigris, defending the Can ton river, had the guns built immova bly Into the walls. The Sikh gunners opposed to England in the two Punjab wars, though they loaded with amaz ing recklessness, shoveling in the pow der from open boxes, stuck to their guns to the last. The blood of the first man killed was smeared on the gun, and the whole detachment died beside It sooner than retreat. Chambers' Journal. Too Much of a Tonic. When Mr. Chinchin returned home from Chinchin & Chinchin's the other day he found his wife lying worn out upon the sofa. "Nothing wrong, I hope!" he ex claimed. "I'm afraid I shall have to stop that tonic the doctor prescribed for Tom my." Mrs. Chinchin faintly murmured. "Why? Isn't he any better?" asked j Chinchin. "Oh. yes. but I think the tonic must be too invigorating. Why. he has slid down the banisters six times this morirlnir. broken the hall lamp, two vases, a water jug and a looking glass. tied a tin can to the cat's tall and scribbled his name on the drawing room paper. Of course it's very grati fying, but I don't feel I could stand much more, so I think I I'll stop the tonic." Bats Inside Bamboo. The cutting down of a clump of bamboos in the royal botanical, gar dens, Singapore, shows that the hol lows in the stems of these plants may afford a dwelling place for bats. On the splitting of a joint three bats flew out, and it was perceived that others were within. Care was taken to pre vent further escape, and later exami nation of the Joint revealed the pres ence of twenty-three bats in the hol low. Four of these were adult females and nineteen young ones. Other bam boo joints were also found to contain a number of bats. The species is known as Vesperugo pachypus. Lon don Scraps. The Proper Question. The man with the glassy eye and preternaturally solemn demeanor put down a sovereign at the booking office at Charing Cross and demanded a ticket. "What station?" snapped the booking clerk. The would be traveler steadied himself. "What stations have you?" he asked, with quiet dignity. -London Globe. A Criticism. "He said this skirt of mine was perfect symphony." "Maybe, but it's not well conducted. "What do you mean?" , "It drags." Cleveland Leader. In the world's great workshop, knowledge is master mechanic. I -I I l-l 1 I I.I .1 I I I -III I... .1 Ml I. - 1 ' . Sll The Troubles ol the ledger. Much as we regret to say, it will yet be nec essary to get out two more newsless issues of the Ledger after this. We are rushing things all we can, the building is going up fast, and our new linotype is being built rapidly. One of the editors is in New York where he is hurrying up matters. Just as soon as our landlord gives a roof over our head and when the new machinery and equipment comes, we will begin to give the best, newsi est, and neatest-looking Ledger that has ever been gotten out; it will be in the very front rank among weeklies. On account of the torn-up condition and the lack of room and force reduced through sick ness, we are not attempting to give any news at all for this and the next two issues. Were it not for the legal notices we would have stopped publication for four weeks; to keep these advertisemedts legally sound, we must run the four pages. All advertisements, except the legal s, are charged ior at but half rates. Our friends shall have but two, certainly not more than that, poor issues; and when we do get straight, we will more than make up for the lost time. Just as soon as we can get our rooms and get our equipment, both old and new, together we will begin a new era. We propose to have as good a weekly as there is to be found any where, in this or any other state. Remember, piease, Mr. Subscriber, that we are cramped up in a small space, with scant protectian from the weather; part of our old machinery even, cannot be set up for this rea son; none of our new equipment has come in yet; we are short in help;we are changing from gasoline power to electricity; much stuff is piled up too closely together to admit of its use; and until recently, the quarters now being used are so open that for days at a time it was almost impossible to work in the dust and confusion. We are now, so to speak, house cleaning, and preparing for the future. Be good to us just a little while longer. You will not regret it. THE EDITORS. - Why he Does It rt is often that I havetaith enough in the medicines put up by other peo- pie to be willing to otter to reiuna we money if it does not cure," said drug gist J. G. Hall to one of his many customers, "but I am glad to sell Dr. Howord's specific for the cure of con stipation and dyspepsia on that plan. The Dr. Howard Co., in order to get a quick introductory sale author ized me to sell the regular fifty cent bottle of their specific for half price, 2 5 cents, and although I have sold a lot of it, and guaranteed every package, not one has been brought back as un satisfactory. There are sixty doses in a vial that can be carried in the vest pocket or purse, and every one has more me dicinal power thau a big pill or tablet or a tumbler of mineral water. f am still selling the specific at half price, although I cannot tell how long I shall be able to do so Any parson who is subject to constipation, sick headache, dizziness, liver trouble, in digestion or a general played out con dition, ought to take advantage of this opportunity. Let me repaint and repair jour old buggy. H. H. CALL IS, Next to King Buggy factory. yi Well Equipped to Your Repairing and Repainting. I am now well equipped for repair ing and repainting buggies and phae tons at short notice in the best possi ble manner and earnestly solicit your work. Also prepared to do all kinds of blacksmith work by a skilled work man of seven years experience, If you should need a new body 01 wheels I can supply you with them af lowest possible prices. All work guaranteed, and will strive to please my customers. Don't forget me when you need an) work done in my line. Several second hand buggies for sale at low prices. HENRY H. CALLrS, Hillsboro Street, Oxford, N. C. Next door to King Buggy Co Announcement. 1 take this means of announcing to the people of Oxford and vicinity that I will on Aug. 1st, 1909 begin tht practice of medicine. Mv office will be in the White buildinp over the post office. Office hours from 10 to 12 and 4 to 6. Phone No. 67. James Edwakd Hobgood, M. D. MATHEMATICAL SIGNS. Origin of Plus, Minus, Multiplication and Division Symbols. The sign of addition is derived from the initial letter of the word "plus." In making the capital letter it was made more and more carelessly until the top part of the "p" was finally placed near the center; hence the plus sign as we know it was gradually reached. The sign of subtraction was derived from the word "minus." The word was first contracted in in. n. s., with a horizontal line above to indicate that some of the letters had been left out. At last the letters were omifted alto gether, leaving only the shore line. The multiplication sign was obtained by changing the plus sign into the let ter "x." This was done because mul tiplication is but a shorter form f ad dition. Division was formerly indicated by placing the dividend above a horizon tal line and the divisor below. In or der to save space in printing, the divi dend was placed to the left and the divisor to the right. After years of "evolution" the two "d'" were omit ted altogether and simple dots set in the place of each. As with the others, the radical sign was derived from the initial letter of the word "radix." The sign of equality was first used in the year 15o7 by a sharp Mathema tician, who substituted it to avoid fre quently repeating the words "equal to." St. James' Gazette. UNCLE SAM. The Way Our Nickname Is Said to Have Originated. This familiar nickname for the Unit ed States is said to have come about in the following manner: During the war of 1812 the United States government entered into a con tract with Elbert Anderson to furnish supplies to the army. Whenever the United States buys anything from a contractor it appoints an inspector to see that the goods are up to the speci fications. In this case the government appointed a man by tho name of Sam uel Wilson. lie was a jolly,- whole souled man and was familiarly known as Uncle Sam. It was his duty to inspect every box and cask that came from Elbert An derson, the contractor, and if the con- ' tents were all right the cargo was marked with the letters "E. A. U. S.," the initials of the contractor and of the United States. The man whose duty it was to do this marking was something of a joker, and when somebody asked him one day what these letters stood for he said that they meant Elbert Anderson and Uncle Sam. Everybody, including Uncle Sam himself, thought this a very good joke, and by and by it got into print, and before the end of the war it was known all over the country, and that is how the United States received the name of Uncle Sam Des Moines Reg ister and Leader. Worshiping a Turtle. At a place called Kotron, on the French Ivory Coast, the natives be lieve that to eat or destroy a turtle would mean death to the guilty one or sickness among the family. The fetich men. of which there are plenty, declare that years ago a man went to sea fish ing. In the night his canoe was thrown upon the beach empty. Three days afterward a turtle came ashore at the same place with the man on its back alive and well. Since that time they have never eaten or destroyed one of that species, although they en joy other species. If one happens now to be. washed ashore there is a great commotion in the town. First the women sit down and start singing and beating sticks; next a small piece of white cloth (color must be white) is placed on the tur tle's back. Food is then prepared and placed on the cloth, generally plan tains, rice and palm oil. Then, amid a lot more singing, dancing and antics of the fetich people, it is carried back into the sea and goes on its way re joiclng. Too Much Expense. "Yes," said Mr. Tyte-Phist, "I was just stepping on the car when the conductor gave the motorman the sig nal to go ahead, and the car started. My foot went out from under me, and I sat down on the muddy crossing, ruining a twenty-two dollar suit of clothes." "Then you sat there, swore like a trooper and gnashed your teeth in rage, I suppose," remarked the sym pathizing listener. "No," said Mr. Tyte-Phist. "I may have sworn a little, but I didn't do any gnashing. My teeth are new and cost me $30." Chicago Tribune. Waked Them Up. Dr. Hans Richter, the famous con ductor, while supervising a rehearsal in a London theater once was much annoyed at the calm way the players were taking the impassioned music. "Gentlemen, gentlemen," said he, suddenly stopping short, "you're all playing like married men, not like lov ers." Westminster Gazette. See W. S. Gooch at Stem before buying flues. iuly 9. Sunset In "the Red City" of Bavaria. The numerous entrances to the old town of Rothenburg are guarded by beautiful watehtowers, which are in habited by impoverished old women, who rent their airy lodgings for a nominal sum. The red twinkle of their lamps high over the dusky streets of Rothenburg at night for it ia as mediaeval in its lighting as In many other ways is very charming in ef feet. The walls of Rothenburg are a constant delight to visitors, who, by dint of much squeezing through nar row passageways and groping in dark ness, are able to make a circuit of the city, getting glimpses on the way through loopholes of the green country outside. Wondrous views of the town are also to be had from many of the distant hills. At sunset the sight of its graceful towers and clutter of red roof tops is like a fair vision of ro mance. The city blazes for a mo ment in a fiery mist, then suddenly melts, mirage-like, in the gathering dusk, leaving a sense of something born of dream the illusion of an en chanter's wand. Rothenburg Letter to Vogue. Thought She Had Arrived. "I have moved into a perfect gem of an apartment on the sixth floor of one of those new houses," said the woman who paints china, "and am reveling in its liberal supply of fresh air and sun light." "But don't you find the stairs an overbalancing disadvantage?" asked an acquaintance. "The thought of the cozy quarters at such moderate cost colors my climb with the roseate hue of optimism," laughed the artist, "but one of my cus tomers, middle aged and filled with good food and the Joy of living, evi dently found it a harrowing experi ence, "It seemed ages that I waited in the hall after the ringing of the lower bell, and upon hearing the labored breathing of my ascending visitor I ran back for the smelling salts. "When I had administered all the means of resuscitation at hand she managed to articulate between gasps: " 'I thought St. Peter always opened the door.' "New York Times. Food of the Chinese. In the Revue d'Hygiene Dr. Male gnon, who lived for many years In China, gives some curious details of the food of the Chinese. This Is what he says of the sons of heaven and the way they eat eggs: "The Chinese are great eaters of eggs, which they take hard boiled. One finds them in all the roadside places for refreshment The Celestials have an expression, 'Eggs of a hundred years.' The eggs are not always a century in age, but one is able to get them of many years' stand ing. The Celestials have a preference for the egg of the duck or goose. They are placed with aromatic herbs In slaked lime for a period, the minimum time of treatment being five or six weeks. Under the influence of time the yoke liquefies and takes a dark green color. The white coagulates and becomes green. The product of the eggs, which has a strong odor, from which a stranger betakes himself quickly, the Chinese eat as hors d'oeuvres, and it is said to have the taste of lobster." Expense No Object. During an inclement spell of weather a lady of the order pf the newly rich was so unfortunate as to contract a painful affection of the throat, and she accordingly accepted the advice of a friend that she consult a great Lon don specialist noted for his expensive fees. "Your ailment is not a serious one," said the specialist after examination. "You'll soon be all right. I'U just in dicate to your family surgeon pre cisely where to touch your throat with nitrate of silver, and I think that will meet the case exactly." "Oh, doctor," protested the wealthy matron In a tone of mingled surprise and indignation, "do order him to use nitrate of gold! Expense is a matter, I assure you, Quite immaterial to me I" London Answers. Spontaneous Combustion. Spontaneous combustion can only oc cur when oxidation causes the temper ature to rise to the ignition point of the material. Spontaneous combustion of the human body is Impossible on ac count of the heat regulating effect of the 75 or 80 per cent of wator contain ed. The enormous heat necessary to dry the tissues sufficiently would de stroy life long before ignition could take place. An old Idea was that the alcohol in a confirmed drunkard might promote combustion, but Llebig show ed that even if the body could give off inflammable vapor and this could be come Ignited the body itself would not be set on fire. Warning Not to Hire This is to notify all persons under the penalty of the law not to hire or harbor one Maud Brack who has left my employment without cause. C. W. BRYAN. This Aug. 11th, 1909. i : 1 1 i, 1 ' 1 15 1 1 ; I I i i t
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