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OXFORD PUBLIC LEDGER, FRIDAY JULY 21, 1911 MARRIAGE LEGENDS. "WHAT TO DO TO KEEP OFF MISFORTUNE. Story of Beautiful Spanish Girl and Her Nimble Wit-Got Her Dowery. Washington Post. Old superstitions and legends of marriage are to be found in all countries writes Julia Chandler Manz in the Washington Herald. One of the dantiest and luckiest of color schemes for a bride she says is white and blue. According to ancient customs, all girls named Mary, will be fortune's favorites if choosing these colors for their wed ding frock, blue being the color consecrated to the Virgin Mary, Mary Stuart, however, was mar ried in white and blue, but in her case the charm was not potent. Old superstitiion forbade the groom to gaze on the bride in fest al attire until he saw her at the altar; if he did, the wedding -was put in peril. The bride must Jiot look upon her image after she has completed her toilette, but Bhould turn her back" to the mirror while putting on her, gloves. She may choose whatever jewels she fancies, except pearls; these leautiful though they always be, are forbidden all brides, since they bespeak of future tears- The bridal ' wreathe cr crown and thevolumin ous veil all have their legendary significance. No satisfac tory explanation has been found for the voluimoms veil all have their the origin of the usage of orange blossoms. According to some old writers.the custom was introduced by the cru saders, who brought it from the Saracens. In the Orient these flowers ever were considered the favorites for the decking of brides, baving been thought so on account of the orange trees in the East bearing ripe fruit nad blossoms simultaneously. Besides the pure white of their sheen speaks of in nocence and ideal purity. Legend of Orange Wreath. A legend tells of a beautiful Spanish girl.daughter of a gardener in royal favor who owned an oran ge tree of singular beauty. She loved a youth dearly, but her fath er was too poor to give her a suf ficient dowry, and her lover was too poor to marry without this. It so happened that the King of Prance sent an ambassador to the King of Spain to obtain a cutting of this famous tree- He found this impossible, but finally brib ed the pretty girl by promising her that he would pledge himself to fulfill her heart's dearest wish. She managed surreptitiously to obtain the cutting, and as a reward was given the sum needed for her tlowry.On her wedding day she wore a wreath of the flowers through whicli she nad won her happiness. No mention' is made of what the owner of the tree said. Customs in Use of Wreath. In Greece,the wreath is often fash ioned of the heads of wheat or barley and worn by both bride and groom. It is a remnant of the Ceres festival, signifying fruit ful ness, and is exchanged during the ceremony. In Bavaria, the wreath is made of beads or gold thread; in Italy, France, and parts of Switzer land it is made of white roses. In Servia, Denmark, Norway,and Sweden, they wear crowns of sil ver, also a wreath and a tiny crown of myrtle the ancients considered this plant sacred to Venus and if a bride wears such a crown, she must plant a twig from it, which by its growth will predict her future- A curious old custom in Ireland is to endeavor to procure for the young bride a sprig of hawthorn or an old twig of mistletoe. Both are used as a primitive fibula to hold the bridal veil in place. A German bride is not content unless her wreath is of red and white roses mixed with myrtle leaves. Origin of Veil Unknown. The bridal veil has Teen the sub ject of much discussion. The source of the origin of the custom is not definitely known. The an cient Anglo-Saxons had four men bold a square piece of cloth in place of the present veil over the bride and bridegroom during the ceremony to hide their blushes. Then it was argued that it was Teally the bride who needed it. Thus the heavy cloth was gradually transformed into a gossamer fabric which, if perchance the bride real ly should blush, only serves to enhance the loveliness of the shy maid- If, while on the way to the chtich, the bride should see a dove, a lamb, a spider, or a toad, ?i a worf,she can always becertian of good luck. On the other hand, it is rather a bad omen to meet a pig, a monk, a cat,a hare, or a serpent. On arriving at the church, the bride should be careful to step over the threshold with the right foot first. This will insure happi ness in her marriage state. Under no circumstances must the wedding ring be placed on before the cere anony, and the one of the bridal pair who first sights the other "will be the reigning spirit in the borne. 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No soothing shades wouvld appear in the landscape, but eve rything would stand out boldly and clearly, every object casting dense black shodows that would render in visible any one entering them. No voice or : music could be heard, for there would be no medium to carry it. No birds or insects could flit about in the trees and above us, for there would be nothing to en able them to utilize their wing mo tion. No clouds would be seen in the intensely black sky, and no thunderstorms or high winds would be possible. No vegetation could exist, and no animal could live in fact, this old earth would be as dead as Hecter as far as activity was concerned. Yet this is the exact condition of affairs on the moon, which has no atmosphere and consequently suf fers every one of these disad vantages. It is rather interesting to con template the successive events on the earth of the atmosphere should be quickly removed. The first thing that would probably happen is that every animal, insect, fish,bird and plant would suffer a violent) ex plosion, for each contains air at a pressure of fifteen pounds to the square inch on the outside, which is balanced by an equal pres sure on the inside and would rush outward on the first pressure being removed. This can be shown by placing the hand over an air pump and gradually exhausting the air. The part exposed will gradually swell. Another illustration is when a tornado sweeps round a house, taking the outside air away for an instant. If the house is closed the windows and doors will be blown outward with enormous force, and sometimes the sides them selves of the house are blown in all directions Chicago Record Her ald, i DOIXG THEIR DUTY. Scores of Oxford Readers Are Learn ing the Duty of the Kidneys. To filter the blood is the kidneys' duty. When they fail to do this the kidneys are sick. Backache and many kidney ills follow; Urinary trouble, pain. 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' In negro households, especially in vommunities where negroes form a ,arge portion of the population, it fre quently happens that the woman is :he head of the family, being not only :he breadwinner, but also the discipli narian, and in that capacity on occa Eions she. regards her putative lord and master as subject to her will. This at least was the assumption of the col ored woman who was a party to a lit tle scene enacted in the office of a jus tice of the peace. A man had been arrested on the charge of beating and cruelly misus ing his wife. After hearing the charge against the prisoner the justice turned to the first witness. "Madam, he said, "if this man were your husband and had given you a beating would you call in the police?" The -woman addressed, a veritable amazon in size and aggressiveness, turned a smiling countenance toward the justice and answered: "No. jedge. If he was mah husban an he treated me lak he did 'is wife Ah wouldn't call no p'liceman. No. sah; Ah'd call de undertaker." Youth's Companion. Flexibility of English. English is not only, as Richard Jef feries asserted, the most expressive and flexible of tongues, but also, in Swinburne's opinion, the most musi cal. He proclaimed the lines Music that grentlier on the spirit lies Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes to be unmatched for melody in any language. And few would venture to contradict such a master of music and tongues. But surely French ranks next on the roll of languages. For clearness of diction it is unrivaled, and, thanks to its abundance of vow els (close on one for every consonant? it fiowes rhythmically from the tongue. Against Westley's dictum that French is to German as a bagpipe to an or gan, may be cited a saying of another famous divine, Dr. Dollinger, "L'AUe mand n'est pasune langue, mais ceux qui parlent ce jargon se comprennent entre eaux" (German is not a lan guage, but those who speak this jar gon understand one another). London Chronicle. Facts About Giants. That very few of the giants who have ever lived have been healthy or well formed recent researches prove beyond a doubt. All we know about Goliath Is that he was very tall, but in the second book of Kings we read about another giant, who had more fingers than an ordinary human being, and. according to modern scientists, this is invariably a token of degen eracy. Marcel Donnal saw at Milan a giant who was so tall that his body filled two beds at night, but whose legs were so weak that he cotjld hj ly stand upright. William Evansf gigantic porter of Charles I., had little strength, and Cromwell's porter, an other giant, ended his days in a luna tic asylum. Finally, O'Brien, the Irish giant, has been described as "an enor mous sick child who grew up too fast." Another Fake. "Did you see the 'lightning calcu lator' in the sideshow?" asked the old farmer in the wide straw hat. "By heck, yes," drawled the other ruralite. "and he was the biggest fake in the show." "How was that?" "Why, thar was a thunderstorm go ing on while I was in the tent and when I asked him if he could calculate where the lightning was going to strike he just gave me the laugh."--Chicago News. An Ominous Symptom. "A good wife is heaven's greatest gift to man and the rarest gem the earth holds," remarked Mr. .Tarphly the other morning. "She is his joy, his inspiration and his very soul. Through her he learns to reach the pure and true, . and her loving hands lead him softly over the rough places. She is" "Jeremiah," said Mrs. Jarphly sol emnly "Jeremiah, what wickedness have you been up to now?" . Doubled In Value. A Missourian who bought some Texas land and wanted to unload it told a prospective buyer that it had "doubled in value since I bought it." "But," said the other, "you offered to sell it to me for the same price you paid. How has it doubled in value?" "WelL you see, I gave twice as much as it was worth." Kansas City Star. Exchange of Compliments. Maud My mamma says she can re member when your mamma kept a grocer's shop. Marie My mamma says she can re member how much your mamma owes her for groceries. The Danger. "It is always dangerous to try to get something for nothing," remarked the wise guy. "Yes. you might get what you de serve," added th simple mug. Phil adelphia Record. Life. Life Is a burden imposed upon you by God. What you make of it, that it will be to you. Take It up bravely, bear it joyfully, layit down trium phantly. Gail Hamilton?" -s The Obliging Proprietor. "Won't you please give me an or der?" pleaded the persistent drummer. "Certainly," replied the crusty pro prietor. "Get out!" Lippincott's. Heaven often smites in mercy, even .when the blq-vv is severest Baillie.. thT4l J. Jr3rilj.;ER new today. For farther detailed ifcncalioa apply to a TURNER, OXFORD DURHAM INDUSTRIALLY. In 1901 City Had 61 Manuactories and Employed Nearly 4,000 Peo ple. A preliminary statement of the general results of the Thirteenth United States Census of Manufac turers of the city of Durham, N C, was issued to-day by Acting Cen sus director Falkner,. It was pre pared under the direction of Mr. N. M. Steaurt, chief statistician for manufactures, Bureau of the Census 7 he figures are subject to such re vision as may be necessary after a further examination of the origi nal reports. There were 61 establishments in 1909, and the value of their pro ducts was $23,272,000, an average per establishment of approximately $381,000. The value of products represents their selling value or price at the plants as actually turned out by the factories during the census year, and does not necessarily have any relation to the amount of sales for that year. The values under this head also include the amount re ceived for work done on materials furnished -by others Further details can be drawn from the summary which follows: Number of establishments 61; capi tal invested, $15,389,000; cost of materials used, $9,810,000; salaries and wages, $1,389,000; miscellaneou expenses $7,432,000; value of produc $23,272,000; value added by. manu facture products less cost of mate rials, $13,462,000; number of sal aried officials and clerks, 267; and average number of wage earners em ployed during the year, 3,718. WANTED Oak Slabs. Apply to Ledger Office. -am THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS AND PROFITS This bank calls your attention to its large capital which places it in position to easily take care of the In terest of its many customers, and the interests of those who are desirous of forming relations with a bank of large Capital and Resources. We pay 4 per cent in terest inour Savings Department Call and talk with us about it This bank does a strictly Commercial Banking Busi ness, and confines itself to banking as set forth in the laws of the United States Government ' This bank gives the same attention to a deposit of $10 as it does to a deposit of $1,000 or $10,000. All we ask is for you to give us a trial. The First OXFORD, , NT. C TO FIGHT HOOKWORM. In State Three Dispensaries and One Hospital Opened to Wage Cam paign Against Malady. The opening this week of three dis pensaries and one hospital for the free examinaiton and treatment for hookworm disease marks a new de velopment in the campaign against hookworm disease. Even though 21,000 victims of the disease have already been treated it has been al ready found that many sufferers who have the disease fail for one reason or another to seek treatment. As the expulsion of the worms and the cures which follow treatment afford the best means for dispell ing such apathy, the need of tem porary dispensaires for the free ex amination and treatment of the dis ease has been great- Having reach ed the limi of funds available for North Caromia, the Hookworm Com mission of the State Board of Health laid the situation before the officials of several counties. Though a large number of the counties ask ed for the dispensaries offering to provide the financial aid, the work can begin in only four coun ties, as only four physicians to di rect the county campaigns are av ailable. The four counties secur- ling the first dispensaries are Robes on, Sampson, Columbus, and Hali fax Operation of Dispensaries. Four or five places in a county will be selected, usually school hous es, widely separated, but accessible to the people, and one day of each week a medical hookworm special ist and a laboratory expert will be present to make free examinations for all who come, and to give free treatment to all who are found In fected. After four to six weeks the Oxford, N. C. ........ $100,000.00 National Bank, - - - NORTH CAROLINA. PROFESSIONAL A. A. HICKS. T. G. STEM. 9 Attorneys af Law, OXFORD, N. C. Assocaite Counsel, T. T. HICKS, Henderson, N. C. Prompt attention given to all busf mess intrusted to cur care. J. W. GALUSHA & SON FARM AND TIMBER LANDS. SOIL ADOPTED TO PRO DUCTION OF HIGH GRADE OLD BELT TOBACCO. Office in Court House Building. DINWIDDIE, - - - VA. Refer to W. A. Adams, Oxford, N. C. Dennis G. Brummitt, Attorney at Law. Upstairs in Hunt Bnilding. Phone No. 91. OXFORD. - - - - - rM. c. Dr.Benj. K. Mays may be found in his office from 10. to 12 A. M. Only emergency calls answered du ring office hours. Two years special study in diseases of the eye and fitting glasses. experts will move on to the next county which has provided the nec essary financial aid. Every cured per son and his friends will prove them selves valuable allies in carrying on the campaign for better health in that they will be stationary or a week or more, will consist of tents, and be provided with cots, so that the patients may stay ovre night and take the treatment under the direc tion of the physician in charge.This plan of campaign is meeting with the heartiest support of county boards of health, and education; and the county commissioners seem enthusiastic It meets the approval of the local physicians, and has al ready been endorsed by the State Medical Society . 5 1 $25,000.00
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