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OXFORD PUBLIC EBGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1910. 1 8 ON THE ROOF. this pitch black night, We Didn't Want to Seize the Op portunity, but She Did. ! By HARRIET LUMMIS SMITH. ICopyrijjht, 1003, by Associated 'Literary l'ress.J "We're time enough yet to take a look at the city from the top of the Se curities building. It's worth seeing, you know." Prudence should have vetoed the sug gestion. For the longer half of the blissful afternoon Viola had been aware .that Kaymond s eyes were saying more than they should and that their mute eloquence was singularly sweet and 'ssaiisfying. Considering the fact that jehe was as good as engaged to another man, discretion counseled flight. A voice within, an authoritative voice. ,ried out that at the best the day would soon be over aud urged her to iioake the most of it. Viola compromised. "Mr. Raymond iFUggests our getting a view of the city jfrom the " top of one of the skyscrap !ors," she said, turning to her out of itowu guests. "If you are not too i tired" And her heart leaped at the (promptness of their protests. She walked beside Raymond, silently, jrlad that he, too. seemed to have noth ing to say. She was frightened to lind Lerself clinging so fiercely to the joy of that afternoon together. He had Ifome upon them quite by accident, but Viola knew that but for her he would 'have lifted his hat and gone his way. jTue gladness that leaped to her eyes 'lt the sight of him, the tremor in her voice as she spoke his name, had been his undoing and hers. They hail lunched and taken a drive along the jboulevards. Viola's country cousins iliad had the time of their lives. And iaaow the western sky was red, and the jjtime for saying goodby was near. They stood looking down upon the city. Raymond, as in duty bound, pointed out the objects of interest. IThe country cousins hung upon his vords and declared that they would not have missed the sight for any thing. As for Viola, she had no eyes if or the crawling streets between the eteep cliffs of brick and stone nor for the crawling creatures far below. Bra zenly she feasted her eyes upon him. He turned suddenly and looked into her eyes, and his own caught fire. A ijBoment later they were standing to gether in an angle of the roof, shel tered from the view of their compan aoxis. The noise of the city below them adeemed far away. ; Raymond broke the spell Jby a.iiQVn- fward gesture. "I wish it "were all anine.",- ' . . - '-Yoti mean the whole town? What greediness!" she laughed. "So that I could give it all to you." "Thank you. but I'm not ambitious ko be a plutocrat. Of course one must liave the things one is used to. Pov erty is the worst of all." "Is it?" His eyes challenged hers. "Oh, don't! You make it so hard for me!" "You make it hard for yourself when m-ou fight against your heart." "Oh, you don't understand, Phil. It isn't as if I had onlj mjself to think "Do you ever give a thought to me?" She put her hands over her ears in teudden tremor. If she listened longer gihe was lost. "I must go," she said liurriedly. "I've stayed longer than 1 i5?vrml1 hut it n.-;T5 so nlfvisant " SbA j .turned in a panic and fled across the :Toof, and he followed slowly. When he vertGOk her her eyes were dilated. . "They're gone!" she gasped. : "Who?" : "Why. Leonard and Eossie. What t-ould have induced them to go without ins?" "I don't know, I'm sure. But they fwill be waiting for us below without loubt.?' He tried the door, rattled the knob Sharply and met questioning her gaze with a blank stare. "We're locked up liere" he exclaimed. Then as Viola laughed hysterically he added in haste: "'Don't be frightened. It will be very ijeasy to attract some cue's attention." Half an hour later, flushed and drip ,ping with perspiration as a result of ,liis fruitless exertion, he acknowledg ed his mistake. "Your cousins must have thought we had gone down be fore them. But after they get home jsind we fail to make our appearance it jrwill of course occur to somebody that j we're still up here. And the only fithing to do is to resign ourselves to jwait with what patience we can mus Iter." She looked at him reproachfully, but Ibe did not meet her eyes. He sat ! eome distance from her, staring moodi ily at the roof. Furtively Viola put ;Iack her veil and smoothed her hair. (Apparently her appearance was to him ja matter of complete indifference. He ; never turned his eyes. I Her sense of resentment found voice at last. "Are you going to sit here in absolute silence? Haven't you any thing to say?" "I have plenty to say, but I can't :Cay it without taking advantage of the Wtuation." V. long silence; then Raymond felt ,1the slipping of a small hand down his jfsleeve. 'T rather think, Phil," said a Ijtremulous voice, "that I want you to Ijtake advantage of the situation." Help was long in coming. As the 'darkness fell Viola drew closer, and lier hand stole into his of its own ac ford. It was a night without a star, and for that reason it was the more star tling when suddenly a blinding illumi nation lit up the space where they sat. liViola shrieked and hid her face on her jlover's shoulder. ! "Only a searchlight, dearest Rather startling on wasn't it?" Viola blushed in his arms. Thil, do you suppose anybody saw?" The youug man smiled. "Perhaps," he acknowledged. "In fact, little girl, I rather hope somebody did." Fifteen or twenty minutes later the sound of approaching footsteps told them that release was at hand. Ray mond shouted. There was a sound of a key turning in the lock. A grinning policeman and the watchman of the building confronted them. Explana tions were exchanged. The elevator had stopped running at 0 o'clock, and the two young people descended the endless flights of st-s as blithely as if they were walking on air. Viola's home was in an uproar. The story brought by the country cousins had aroused grave suspicions, which Viola's mother explained as she clung to her daughter. "It couldn't have happened at a more unfortunate time. To begin with. Mr. Picketing was annoyed. He makes such a hobby of punctuality, you know. And then when Leonard and Bessie came in" She raised her head from Viola's shoulder and looked sharply at the young man who had escorted her daughter home. Raymond bore her scrutiny in silence. It was Viola who prompted her impatiently. "Go on, mamma. When Leonard and Bessie ca me in" "It was. of course, entirely absurd." declared Viola's mother persistently, addressing herself to Raymond, "but one must make allowances for a lov er's natural jealousy. When Leonard and Bessie said that you had been with them all afternoon and that you and Viola had suddenly disappeared the poor man jumped to the conclusion that you had eloped." There was an impressive silence, which Viola improved by removing her hat. "Of course we must explain at once." Viola's mother continued. "Would it be Jjetter for you to phone him. Viola, or will you send him a note? Perhapr you had better phone m and say you are sending the note, Tou so?, it is im portant that the mat tpi should be cleared up without lej;iy." "I don't know that it's worth while to make explanations, mamma," she said. "It is true 1 didn't have any in tention of eloping; lut. just the same. I'm going to marry Phil." HAILSTONES IN MISSISSIPPI. "Big as Eggs" Variety Outclassed by Big as Baseball Sort. Greenshaw Cor. Memphis Commercial-Appeal. A shower of chunks of ice from the size of an eggtothat of baseballs fall ing slowly at first then increasing until it was coming down, in sheets, 4?o to speak, fell with a roar and din upon this peaceful and compactly built town and smashed window lights by the score recently. Folks got a little excited and began sing ing and praying and laughing and crying at the same time, and promis ing to lead better lives in the fu ture The cloud a green one, came from the west. There was no rain, and just a slight breeze blowing, which ti1tiH the downnour iust enough to LETTER FROM MR. CREWS I promised some time ago to tell your readers, of some of the good far mers of our section. I will begin by saying Mr. Ham. Cheatham is my ideal of a farmer. You never hear of any big price he gets for tobacco, in fact, he cares very little for tobacco. He makes clover and food of all kinds, raises stock, has cattle and they are stalled 365 nights in every year, consequently he raises dead loads of manure which he constantly feeds his land with. He has a Chattanooga 3-horse plow that you sit and operate. You can do the plowing of 3 horse and save the labor of 2 hands. He has a man spreader which he rents for $2.50 per that does the work to perfec tion. In fact he has a wheat drill, reaper and binder and a great many smash glass exposed on the western ; imimvH imnlements and is con side of buildings. All the stores face I tit,v installing new cnes of the west, but the costly plate-glass fronts , latest patents that do the work. It were protected by gcod stout awn- j is only a question of time when heavy tin and corrugated iron was smashed and dented and cat through in places. The roof of Yvilbour-i's store and that of the big lumber shed were turned into sieves. The slate roof on the depot is almost ruin he will be the leading farmer of this community. One thing he has to learn yet, he works shar ehande that will tear down faster than he can build up. Ham is not only a good farmer but a srood child raiser: his ed on the west side. Heavy plate- ; wifo g;ven birth to three bovs glass in upper story windows of the j in a jtle over twelve months, the stores and ii sidences by the score j Ust two are tAv:ins. Graham and Jor were smashed; holes, were knocked Qn wllo are as muCh alike as two through some shingle roofs and they I jjac.keyed peas are. Mrs. Cheatham were all mere or less uamageu. Live stock caught out simply went wild, and the writer saw a bunch of horses go through a barb-wire fence without hardly checking their gait. One chunk of ice that fell in front of the drug store measured six inch es from tip to tip, four and one half ir.ches in diameter, and weighed six ounces. Most, of the hail was cone shaped, resembling pineapples some what, and much of it was as large as small pineapples.running in weight from three to six ounces also a geed house keeper and a chicken raiser, has an incubator end you can get fried chicken ev ery month an the year. Mr. Will Breedlove is the best tobacco far mer in this section. He sold, near ly $800.00 worth last year that he made himself with 12 or 1 da5y'a wor averaged $25.91 around for entire crop. We have a number of good farmers, but will only mention these two now. I will say we have been op erating a 3-horse Disc plow which we are very much pleased with and ad- end I had a ni-e lid made to it and we fill it full of water before break fast every morning with the other ves sels that last till dinner. The wood is put in a box, the pantry and milk airy are on the same floor so you see she doesn't have to walk so ma ny steps to get a meal. H. E. CREWS. IteWitt's Kidneys and Bladder Pills are the well known remedy of today for all kidney trouble tout when you ask for DeWitt's Kidney and Blad der Pills insist on having them. Be ware of imitations; avoid substi tutes; get the original Be Witt's Kid ney and Bladder Pills. Sold by All Druggists. The Demon of the Air iw the germ of LaGrippe, that, fcreath ed in, brings suffering to thousands Its after effects are weakness, ner vousness, lack of appetite, energy an ambition, with disordered liver and kidneys. The greatest need then is Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic, blood purifier and regulator of Stom ach, Liver and Kidneys. Thousands have proved that they wonderfully strengthen the nerves, build up the system and restore health and good spirits after an attack of Grip. If suffering, try them. Only 50c. Per fect satisfaction guaranteed by J. G. Hall. The community was visited at 7 ; viSft everv farmer who works 3 o'clock by a severe wind and rain J horses to have one. You break your which did but little damage, j iand a uniform depth. I broke my Whgt Wearied Him. A friend once asked an aged man what eaust'd him to complain so often at eventide of pain and weariness. "Alas," replied he, "I have every day so much to do. I have two falcons to tame, two hares to keep from running away, two hawks to manage, a ser pent to confine, a lion to chain and a sick man to tend and wait upon." "Well, well," commented his friend, "you are busy indeed! But I didn't know that you had anything to do with a menagerie. How, then, do you make that out?" "Why," continued the old man, "lis ten. Two falcons are my eyes, which I must guard diligently; the two hares are my feet, which I must keep from walking in the ways of sin; the two hawks are my hands, which I must train to work, that I may provide for myself and those dependent on me as well as for a needy friend occasionally; the serpent is my tongue, which I must keep eA-er bridled lest it speak un seemly; the lion is my heart, with which I have a continual fight lest evil things come out of it, and the sick man is my whole body, which is al ways needing my watchfulness and care. All this daily wears out my strength." Had the Effect. "Yes." she said in answer to some thing he had said, "the old songs are very beautiful." "Beautiful!" he exclaimed enthusi astically. "Beautiful hardly describes them. They are they are well, com pared with them the songs of today are trash, the veriest trash." I agree with you. yet the old songs sometimes contain sentiments that one cannot wholly approve." "I think you are mistaken." "I will give you an illustration. There is John Howard Tayne's 'Home, Sweet Home,' for instance. You surely do not agree with all the sentiments it "con tains?" "Why not?" he asked warmly. "Why not?" "Because." she said, glancing at the clock, which was marking the hour of 11 "because there is a line in that song which says 'There's no place like home' You do not believe that, do you?" Then he coughed a hollow cough and arose and went silently out into the night. She Is So Sensitive. "I wish some persons weren't so all fired sensitive and ready to see an in sult when none is intended," remarked the man with the troubled look, look ing for sympathy, "Xow, last night 1 got myself into an awkward fix just trying to be agreeable and to please everybody. I went to see a young lady I think a "great deal of yes, I do think a great deal of her, , but I wish C yould be more sensible. Girl friend of hers was there, and it was her first visit since she'd sent a crazy looking, good for nothing decorated cup and saucer with scalloped edges as a birthday gift. " 'When I was out shopping,' the girl friend explained, 'and saw that cup and saucer I just thought of you, Marguerite.' ""How? Hand painted, isn't it?' "Now, the recipient's complexion is natural, as any one can see, and there was no reason for her to be so chilly toward me the rest of the evening. Hang such sensitiveness P' Now York Telegram. No rain fell before,, during and un til three hours after the hail-storm. GRIEVE OVER CCVV'S DEATH. Presidefit and Family Mourn Over Loss of Pet. Durham Herald. President Taft and the entire white house family are sad today be cause "Emmeline," their cow which crnamented the white house lawn ant from which the Taft family got its cream, died last night. The cow was a family pet. Capt. Archie Butts is sad, too, be cause he has been delegated to find another cow just lake "Emmeline." Dr. S. Rapport of Durham, will be in Oxford at Dr.Henderson's Office, Tuesday, April 26th; at Creedmoor, Wednesday April 27th, at Garner's Drug Store, for the purpose of ex amining eyes- and fitting glasses. Consultation free. - Snow in South Dakota. Lead, S. Dak., April 15th A foot ol snow is on the ground today, follow ing a 24-hour storm. The storm was inaugurated with a heavy fall of hail and rain, which, with a sudden fall in the temperature, turned to snoV. For Breakfast, T"nner and Supper, Call Brown's Grocery. corn land 7 inches deep. I then, hooked 3 horses 'O -mv 8 Liac har row arc cut it all to pieces. It Ioqks like a plant bed just ready to be sowed. I would advise all my far mer friends that haven't one to get one for they are the best imple ment I have ever had on my farm. Be sure to get the tongueless eight Disc 18 or 20 inches- in diameter If you already have one by all means work three -horses to it for it takes power to work one. Some one will say he has a a large pair of horse and mules thatwill pull it all right. You are mistaken, it takes three to operate it. Have your triple tree 5 feet long. Find the center which is 2 1-2 feet from the end then go 4 1-4 inches to the right; bore your hole; put two horses on the right side and one on the left; fasten a short single trees to it; work your short sinle trees to it; work your wagon reins.two long reins on out side horses, the short ones on middle horse; use a gocd stout staff; tie each horse at the bit then you are all right for -business. I am aiming to make two barrels of corn to where I ever made one before. Brother far mer have you thought about your wife's welfare? If you haven't, it is time. iSave her all the steps you can. Cooks are scarce and our wives have to do their own work. I have lately bought mine a metal tub which holds twelve gallons of water Grocery Sattfsffacttaoim. if If your grocer pleases yon in everr particular, yon have no eanse for changing. Even WE can do no more than that. f But if yon think some of making a shift, ive wonld be glad to give yon the best service of which we are capable. jf Often and often we have turned now-and-again customers into steady patrons. lf And we lose a surprising few ct the really par ticular grocery buyers, who once become our cus tomers. f Try us cn anything you like. Oxford, N. C. Phone ISA. Iter wis Wffinci For nervous, tired women, we recommend "Car dui. Cardui is a woman's medicine. It acts specifi cally on the female organs and has a tonic, building effect on the whole system. It contains no harmful ingredients, being a pure vegetable extract. If you suffer from some f orm of female trouble, get jDardui at once and give it a fair trial. EAM 'fvJaJ m Will Help You J35 USTrs. W. W. Gardner, of Paducah, Ky., tried Cardui and writes : I think Cardtii is jnst grand. I have been nsii.fr it for eleven years. I am 48 years old and feel like a different woman, since l Have been taking it. I used to suffer from bearing down ains, nervousness and sleeplessness, but now the pains are all gone and I sleep good. I highly recommend Cardui for young and old." Try it. AT ALL DRUG STORES METAL SHINGLES ARE FIRE PROOF npHEY will not burn. Will not split or curl like wood shingles. Will not crack and roll off like slate. Will not rip at the seams like plain tin. Neither will thev rattle during hitrh wind storms. They never need repairs and last as long as the building. And last of all, they make the handsomest roof and are not expensive. J. F. EDWARDS, Oxford, N. C The combined Capital, Surplus and Undivided profits of the National Bank of Granville reached $100,000.00:on APML Mfh. 1910, 1 miu m.iiz Prize of SIOO.OO Was Donat ed that day To the Fifteen Successful contestagts; namely it Mrs E H Crenshaw . Mrs. Sallie A. Knott. Mrs. P. Taylor. Mrs. V. T. Meadows. Mrs. T. C. Harris. Miss Sarah Gooch. Miss Etta Eakes. I. E. Harris. W. P. Morris. L. T. Newton. J. B. Mayes. Mrs. Rosa E. Wilkerson. Mrs. C. F. Crews. D. L. Haskins. B. Atkins. The National Bank of Granville wishes to extend thanks to the 1750 -persons who took part in the contest. It was a mathematical problem in which the old rule of three properly applied produced the approximate date. In this connection, we wish to say that they have another enterprise in which the public will be inter ested, that is, the erection of an illuminated electric Town Glock, guaranteed to give the correct time. It will be placed in position in front of the bank build ing within a week. The National Bank of Granville llh iill FRANK F. LYON, (SUCCESSOU TO) JOHN P. STEDMAN, Druggist, will oe glad to receive your patronage. My new Soda Water Ap paratus will be in soon and I want you to come nin the first day and have a glass The date will be announced latter.
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