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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY MARCH 17, 1911 FOR HOME-GROWN PRODUCTS. From Manufactures Record, March, 1911. A splendid advertisement of op portunities for porfitable invest ment in farming in North Carolina is given in a report by Agronomist J. L- Burgess of the State Depart ment of Agriculture on estimates of food products shipped into the State in 1909. Mr. Burgess sent letters of inquiry into this subject to 600 secretaries of business bo dies, Mayors, railroad traffic man agers and leading men of affairs. One hundred and thirty replies were received, and upon these replies the following estimated cost of food products brought into the State is based: Pork, 196,965 bbls. ..$4,899,125.00 Flour, 665,164 bbl 3,990,984-00 Cured meat, 7,721,935 pounds . Corn, 1,342232 bu. . . Canned goods, 145,456 cases . . Oats, 706,282 bu. ... Wheat, 205,828 bu- ... Hay, , 22,1S 7,5 tons. Butter, 284,265 lbs. Beef, 170,425 lbs . ,965,241.87 805,339.20 363,640.00 317,826.90 236,702.20 221,875.50, 49,653-00 12,781.87 Total .-. . $11,863,169.54 This total, estimated as represent ing the value of one-fifth of the shipment of food supplies into North Carolina, is not to be taken as an indication of North Carolina's inability to raise them. There is not an item in the list which can not be supplied by North Carolina; that is, as far as its farm possibil M Did it ever occur to you why all good business men keep a checking account with a bank? We'll tell you. It enables them Jj to keep their funds in a more o secure safe. . standing in the business world. 1Q it enables them to pay their a in the Habit. Be Start a bank account "THE OLD RELIABLE" The PJaQaoeall Baelk ofl E. T. WHITE, ' President. IV REGISTERCOft ''J I That there is more to a Fertilizer than Analysis is proven conclusively by the results obtained every year from Royster Fertilizers. They are made from experience obtained by actual field experiments of what the plant requires, and not from ready reference formulating. Every ingredient in Royster Goods is selected for its plant food value, and has its work to do at the proper time, therefore the plant fertilized with ROYSTER goods is fed regular from sprouting time until harvest. Ask your dealer for Royster goods and see that the trade-mark is om every bag. When you see this a ffS.R- you know that you are getting the genuine and original ROYSTER Fish Fertilizer. F. S. ROYSTER GUANO COMPANY, FACTORIES AND SALES OFFICES: NORFOLK, VA. TARBORO. N. C COLUMBIA. S. BALTIMORE. MD. MACON. GA SPARTANBURG. S. C. COLUMBUS. GA. MONTGOMERY. ALA. ities are concerned. Nor is the ex hibit intended to suggest that each farmer raise everything in the list. Mr. Burgess points out that the cotton district in the State may not be generally adapted to wheat raising on a commercial scale; that the tobacco district may be expect ed to continue to make tobacco its money crop, and that the cereal dis trict is not well suited to tobacco, cotton and fruit. But he urges every farmer in every district to raise at home as many of his staple food products as possible, and that each district in the State, having come under the influence of such a policy, exploit to the fullest ex tent its own natural resources to the end that as a whole the State may live at home Such exploiation would be found to bring immediate profit to farm ers already fortunate enough to hold lands in the State, and would be sure to attract to North Caroli na farmers from other parts of the country. His Business "PICKING UP". From the Atlanta Constitution. "Yes", said" the old-lady, now that spring is with us, business will pick up with the old man." Asked what he did for a living she replied: "Well, he sells rabbit-feet for watch-charms, an' to stave off hoo doos, an' he does fine with rattle snake rattles, but he makes most at sellin' young mockin' birds an' prayin' fer rain-" !II place than the office It gives them a better bills by check, the returned check being an undisputable receipt. Individuals find a checking account very convenient and a source of saving. Money in one's pocket is often spent on the spur of the moment, while one is disposed to think twice before drawing on his balance bank. Get the Savings Lay up for a rainy day. with H. G. COOPER, W. T. YANCEY, Vice-President. Cashier. C V V7 J THE ARMY MOBILIZATION. Comment on Mysterious Movement of Troops to the Mexican Border. From the New York Tribune. The sudden massing of American troops near the Mexican border is explicable on one or more of a num ber of grounds, most of which should bs conductive1 to tranquili ty and confidence.and none of which should be sufficient to produce, in this country at least, any serious agitation or alarm. If it were in fact a practice maneuver, a part of the "war game" pure and simple, it would serve highly useful pur poses. There have recently been many flings at vour army as unpre pared, unefficient, and only nomin ally existent- The test involved in the present movement will disclose its weaknesses, if they exist, and will demonstrate and promote its actual efficiency as nothing else could do. If this military demonstration near the Rio Grande should preclude and prevent attacks upon American and other foreign residents in Mexico and their property, it , might be worth to us many times -its pecun iary cost. . In any case we may rest assured that the administra tion at Washington has the knowl edge, the ability, and the will to deal with both present and prospec tive phases of the case with jus tice to our friends and neighbors and with scrupulous regard for our own interests, peace, and honor. From the New York Times. The administration has chosen to leave the public without informa tion as to the purpose of these demonstrations, for demonstrations, not "maneuvers," they plainly are. The public is not at all in the dark as to the large general reasons for this movement of our land and sea forces- Plainly it has to do with the disturbed internal conditions in Mexico. Specially it is reason able to assume that the government is in possession of information of some independing crisis in Mexico which makes it desirable that we should have near at hand a force sufficient to insure the protection of the life and. proprety of Ameri cans now in Mexico, and to safe guard the very large investments of American capital, possibly, also of foreign capital. From the New York Evening Post. And however unhappy the Mexi can situation may be, there is no claim anywhere that the central government is not able to maintain itself and to discharge all its reas onable obligations toward foreign ers. Certainly, there can be as yet no pretense that 'chaos' has set in, and that the United States, as the great dispeller of all kinds of chaos, is bound to step in. We shall doubtless gfet more light soon on a vexed situation, and we surely need it- A part of the folly of Presdient Diaz has lain in his censorship and suppression of the news. A franker policy ought now to be followed. The extent of the inusrrection should be admitted.and the measures taken against it more fully disclosed. What is to be dreaded in such a business is ignor ance and wild surmise. If our people can only be given the knowledge to go upon, -we have no doubt that they will express themselves in fav or of an attitude toward troubled Mexico that is both considerate and Just. . ; , . vW. From the New York World. If such a demonstration had been made three or four years ago the whole country would have been agi tated,and the drum-beat would have been heard around the earth- Mr. Roosevelt was a man of violence.and a move like this 'on his part, could have had but one meaning. He was a jingo, and the spectacular dis position of armies and fleets gave him delight. He was rash, and he rarely estimated in advance the con sequences of - his impetuosity. . For Mr. Taft, not only at home but abroad, there is a different feel ing. - He may be misinformed as j to the situation on our southern border; he may have been misadvise ed as to the property of these man-f uevers, but there is general confi-f dence in, his good sense and just in- j tent ons- There is no disposition to janic. There is everywhere a willingness to await his own expla nati n of these extraordinary pro ceed ings. 1 Froi i the New York Herald. SI ould occasion arise the United Stat ss will have an effective force witlin easy distance of the place whete it will be needed. With Sec retary Knox enjoying a fishing trip. Secretary Dickinson arranging for a visit ,to Panama, and- the President getting his golf sticks in readiness for use on the August links, it would appear that the Washington administration is not looking for ward to any serious work of the foices now being mobilized. Form thePhiladelphia Record- It 2 0,000 troops can be concentra ted near the Southern frontier in a. week, another 20,000 could follow them in the next week.and we would not then have stripped all our mil itary posts or called on the nation al guard. Representative McVach lan, of California, may be persuad ed that the organization of the army is not so hopelessly bad as he charged a few days ago, and even Representative Hobson may cheer up a little, as a couple 1 of formidable naval squadrons will be a part of the object lesson. From the Pittsburg Post. Heretofore the revolution in Mex ico has been looked upon in many quarters as nothing more than opera bouffe war and a subject more for the wit of paragraphers than se rious thought. The action of our government, however, in mobilizing troops at San Antonio and sending battleships to the Gulf of Mexico, impart to the situation an entirely different complexion. Now it seems that the administration of Diaz is actually trembling, and the pres ence of the soldiers and ships with in touch of the trouble zone is to protect American interests should the occasion arise. From the Charleston News and it is not intended that our armies shall invade Mexico. In more carefully guarding the front ier they will at the same time be close at hand to protect American interests just across the frontier, through moral suasion, as it were Two birds are therefore killed with one stone. The government has been able at one and the same time to satisfy the demands of American owners of property in northern Mex ico and of the Diaz government.A measure to prevent war, not a war measure, has been taken. From the New York Globe The large American financial In terests in the country and the con siderable number of American cit izens settled there, as well as the simple fact of propinquity, amply justify and explain tne present mobilization of troops along the frontier. But the . .fantastic official-explanation of the move as a series of practice maneuvres is a deep and curious mystery- . i n 31 v: FHEST NATHflMAL BAMS At OXFORD, N. C In State of North Carolina at close ot business March. 7th, 1911. loans . , . . . . $429,556.69 illL Overdrafts! ... 823-7X iglllliJ U. S. Bonds 46.130,42 frcSSgkjl Jflfll, Oilier Securities . 11,640.18 pllC& mlW Bank, and Store Building 17,346.37 ICf MJ Furnif ure and Fixtures 3,700.00 M' IIIH Due fromBanks $135,887.09 . . S yjpf! Due from U. S.Treas. 2,250.00 Si Cash . . . 31,514.96 169,652.05 pllll Total ........... $678,849.50 j a LIABILITIES. S Capital Stock. $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits ....... 25,678.05 Reserve . . . . . . . . ... . 7,000.00 lfij Circulation . . . . . " . ... . 45,000.00 fjt" DEPOSITS ......... . 501.17M5 g Total . . ..... ; . . $678,849.50 8 STATE OF SS: SS&iJilS! ly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my MffiM, Knowledge and belief. W. H. HUNT. Cashier. Subscribed D From the Boston Post. We want no unpleasantness with Mexico, but in the not impossible event that it arrives, we must be able to enforce respect for Ameri can rights in that country. CAT OX JAG, TRIES SUICIDE- Leaped From Hotel Roof, but His Nine Lives Foiled Him. From the New York Herald. Homeless, half starved, and a slave to drink, Prince Bismark, a big black cat of unknown lineage, was rescued on the East Side three years ago by a wealthy woman, who carried him to the Waldorf-Astoria to live. For more than two years Prince Bismark lived on the fat of the land, and his conduct was be yond reproach. Unable to conquer the thirst for intoxicating beverages, he went on a spree ten days ago and was exiled to the roof garden. Remorseful and repentant.Prince Bismark, after brooding over his troubles for several days, finally de cided to end his nine lives by com mitting suicide. He leaped from the roof of the seventh story of the Astoria section of the hotel, landing seven-- stories below on the roof of the Waldorf annex- Those who witnessed the plunge of more than 100 feet were sure that the cat would be crushed to death. His attempt to die suddenly was a fail ure, however, and, with a slightly sprained back, Prince Bismark is back in the basement of the hotel. Ezra C. Bingham, ohief engineer, jwho owns the cat, will take a step to see that Prince Bismark is se cluded from the wine cellar, where he imbibed tod freely of the con tents of a broken bottle of French wine of the vintage of 1853- Mr. Bingham believes that in the future Prince Bismark will be satisfied with porterhouse steaks, quail on toast, and spring chicken. Just before supper Prince Bismark looked the part of an outcast. His fur was all awry and his expression was that of a creature that had not eat en a morsel of food in several days. A Reciprocity Wager. A well-known Washington man, who lost a cigar on the fate of the reciprocity agreement, paid the bet yesterday, and with the perfecto sent the following lines to the win ner. Had a vote on the merits been al lowed to be taken I'm sure you'd have found that I wasn't mistaken- As it is, it is plain that the lost reciprocity Went down to defeat from too much verbosity. , But it's only postponed, and I'll back my impression. That it's sure to go through at the newly called session. WANTED To buy clean rags. Apply to Ledger Office. white NORTH CAROLINA, COUNNY OF and sworn to before me this 10th dav E. G. CREWS, Notary Public. CORRECTATTEST: Z. W. LYON, w n. PAfiP. R. W. A Boom for Carter Harrison. From the Brooklyn Eagle. : The first murmurs of a new pres idential boom have been heard in. Washington. , They followed prompt ly the news that former Mayor Car ter H. Harrison of Chicago had. been again chosen as the Democrat ic candidate for mayor of that city at a direct primary election. It was the first test of this system of nominations made in Chicago, and the results are being pointed at as indicating a triumph of the inde pendent vote. Mr. Harrison received 55,669 votes in the primary, as against 53, 513 for former Mayor Dunne and 38,541 for Andrew Graham.who was the candidate of the regular organ ization: Harrison already has served four terms as mayor of Chi cago, a position which his father occupied before him and which he held at the time of his assassina tion. Harrison has a great many friends in Washington.and if con ditions are propitious next year they expect to trot him out as & candidate at the Democratic nation al convention. Don't Get Careless! From the Philadelphia Record. Blobbs Jack Dashaway says he is going to settle down and look for a wife. Sloobs Whose wife? POINTED PARAGRAPHS. From the Chicago News. Many a hotheaded man gets cold feet-' Even the blind beggar seems to have an object in view. Fhould you get the worst of it, try to make the best of it. Don't forget that people tire at listening to your grouches. No, Cordelia, a man isn't necessa ry tipsy because he tips the waiter. Aiming to do right is not enough You must score an occasional hit. REFLECTIONS OF A RACl UKTiC From the New York Press. Good inventions always spoil be fore it's time to use them. A man has to know a lot to real ize what a lot more there is for him to learn. Confession in church is a sign you would never think of doing it right out in public. It's madness for a man to write love letters; it's suicide for them to be made known. Next to how the government ought to be run, a man thinks he knows best how coffee might be made. A Modern Miracle. From the Baltimore American. "My wife is an astonishing wo man." "Is she?" "I'll give it to you- She told me the other night when I proposed go ing out that she would be ready in. a minute. And she was." GRANVILLE, of Men. 1911. LASSITER.
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