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THURSDAY, JULY 10. 1924.
Farmer Coollrijtc plownl wlillo liUj
M?n wuz nominal iil, an' pI<c? l
lion day comes Jr*i in lime for rorii J
Nliuckfn.* Some wIvph arc happy, an'
other* Iwve handsome husbands. |
It Might be Worse
The best thing about the
Democratic National Convention
of 1024, from our standpoint,
is that, when it finally named
its nominee, the hour was just
right for the afternoon papers
to get the news and go to press.
This circumstance saved little
newspapers like The Advance,
which loses money every time it
has to print an extra, consider
able expense.
At the same time, because it
was so long drawn out, this was
the most expensive political
convention The Advance has
ever carried a report of. As a
result of this extra expense, our
telegraphic tolls during the
month of June, with the Repub
lican National Convention and
? the first part of the UeinQcratk
National Convention on our
hands, were two and one-half
times normal, and, in all prob
ability, they will run even high
er than that for July.
What makes this extra ex
pense the harder on this news
paper is the fact that it came in
the period of adjustment pre
paratory to the installing of a
new press.
However, The Advance is
very happy to think that it did
not follow its first impulse
when it learned the new press
had been shipped and delay
preparations for installing the
press until the Convention was
out of the way. Had we done
that, we would still be probably
something like three weeks
from the time when we could
get our new press in operation.
As it is, we hope to have it go
ing within the next 10 days.
A Little Leon Sunshine
An Associated Press dispatch
of Tuesday night flashed over
the country the news of the
death of Walter A. Alman, crea
tor of the comic strip, "The Do
ings of the Duffs."
With the wires crowded with
convention news this dispatch
did not reach The Advance and
therefore no notice of it was
carried in cur news columns of
yesterday. We make reference
to it here because "The Doinps
of the Duffs" appeared in Tho
Advance until last winter when
Mr. Alman was forced to (five
up his comic atrip work because
of illness. Tom Duff, Olivia and
the ot he*, members of the Duff
family, we feel sure, had many
friends in Elizabeth City and its
vicinity to whom the news of
Mr. Alman's death will bring
sadness. "The Doings of the
Duffs" was a wholesome strip
of healthy fun, and in the pass-!
ing of Walter Alman a ray of!
sunshine has gone out of Am
erican life.
Thus endeth the chapter of
the Democratic National Con
vention of 1024.
John W. Davis is nominated.
We hope the enemies of Smith,
the enemies of McAdoo and the
friends of both are all satisfied.
McAdoo, Glass, John W, Da
vis. Those were the candidates
named by this newspaper as'
most nearly measuring up, in
itn mindi tu Pi'i.iidi mi.tl ?
ture. The convention nominat
ed one of the three. ,
After reading David Law-!
rence today, one has a feeling
that not only is all not lost for .
Di'mud'acy, but that with Davis
and Bryan as its ticket the party
has a good fighting chance to
carry the elections in Novem
ber.
Weir, I'hil Sawyer did not'
stay at the Democratic Conven-i
tion long enough to see his man
cratic nomination for the Pres
idency, but anyway he did stay
long enough to get his name and
picture in the New York World.
Phil was some sport in his day!
and even yet the thing about
him that impressed the Newi
York newpaper's artist was
that he "looked cool in his palm
ueacn suit."
Some men slay awny ro much that I
' when they do eat at home they look |
i (or the menu.
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No Fourth of July Is complete (
without somebody calling our nag i
"The colors that never run."
? ? ?
Every nuto accident Is caused by .
Jay walkers or Jay drivers.
? * *
We have our ups and downs. An |
optimist looks forward to the ups t
and a pessimist to the downs.
? ? ?
Juntlce is blind, but most of us I
think we are eye doctors.
? ? ?
Some college has been giving the
thermometer a few honorary degree?, i
? ? ?
Men are known by the company
they keep; women by the clothe* they
keep on wearing.
? ? ?
June is gone and those who man*
aged to stay single through It are
fairly safe for another 11 months.
? ? ?
Collectors usually haunt a man
when the ghost walks at the office.
? ? ?
A common dog' is the safest watch
dog. Get a good dog and some bur?
glar la liable to>tteal him.
? ? ?
No matter how old a gas meter
vets. It Is always anxious to run.
EVERETT TRUE
Everyman's Investments
THIRTY -P1RST ARTICLE
For many years |
railroad bonds
have b*!U a hl/h
place in the
mation of inves
tors. For a lonjc
time they rankc 1
.next to govern
ment issues "and
far ahead of in
dustrials. Ttaoy
still rank high
but recently the
credit standiug
of the railroads
^haa been not a Utile impaired. For
one thing investors are not sure of
the attitude to be taken by the gov
, t? rnm*?nf It U rtrngnirpd that rpg
iplatlon in the interest ot the public
la essential but there is always the
/ear thai this regulation will go ko
far as to imperil the position of the
investor. For the most part this af
fects slocks but it is not without Its
influence upon bonds as well. Sec
ondly there has been some radical
shifting of traffic lanes. _ For Ui
ftance the Panama Canal has proven
tselTa serious competitor or th
transcontinental railroads. The mo
tor car has cut into passenger re
ceipts and has taken a good deal o'
l he "short haul" business from the
railroads. Meanwhile the carriers i
ale taxed to meet the costs of build
gng improved highways for the mo
lor earn to use. All ihesn things
must be kept in mind when apprais
ing railroad investments. It is true,
however, that the railroad is a na
tional necessity that ir must be al
lowed to earn a living and a living
sufficiently good to attract new cap
; Hal to its sunnort. The two points
, on which railroad bonds are to be
Judged are the value of the property
? on which they are secured, how es
sential this property is to the system
| as a whole, and the earning power.
! There is no particular mystery about
Lthese matters." The railroads are re
i quired by law to make monthly re
i ports of their earnings and these re
ports are published on the financial
, pages of the newspapers. Any inves
tor can easily follow the financial
fortunes of the road in which he is
interested. It requires a little mop*
[effect to ascertain Just what proper
ty security is back of any particular
railroad bond and here probably
;Fonie expert advice such as an in
vestment banker can furnish is ad
visable. In a general way the near
er the bond Is "to the rails" as thr
saying is the better the investment.
Tut no reliance upon the term used
MOVING PICTURE PI NNIES
Cat out tne picture on all four
?Ides. Then fold carefully dotted
line 1 Its entire length. Then dot
ted line 2, and so on. Fold each
section underneath. When com
pleted turn oyer and you'll find a
surprising result. Rare the pictures.
BY TONDO
| to describe any particular bond such
as refunding, general, prior lien. The
only safe way is to know what bond
.if any come* ahead of. yours.
(Mr. Hughes' thirty-second article
will appear In this newspaper at an
early date.)
THE (*1111. AVENGER
ppumieu in repeated elforts to
meet and assassinate the royal chief-:
tain; Dudet. the girl avenger ob-i
tained access to the editorial roonu |
of L' Action Franciase, killed Mariu?i
Plateau with five shots from her re-j
volver and turned the sixth bullet i
to her own heart, but h*r hour had
not yet come. Read this interesting
article and many others of iiueres*
to every member o? the lamuy iu
The New York Sunday_\Vorld Maga
zine next Sunday. To be sure of a
copy order in advance from your ;
dealer. adv i
I'RODLfMS OF CONDUCT
By Professor Dick Calkins
What's Wrong Hero?
Study the picture before you rentl
the iiiiKwer
1 Answer ? Ealing with the finger*
is absolutely passe. The true gen
| tlemen will invariably use u fork
I or a spoon.
IH 8ERIOI8LY INJURED
WHEN STRUCK BY FORI)
Washington, July 10. ? Samuel H.
Reid. proprleter" of Reid's Drug
Store, is no* in the Washington
Hospital seriously if not fattally In
jured from being run over by a Ford
coupe driven by Henry B. Thompson,
proprietor of Thompson's Fe*?d Stor?
Wednesday afternoon. The accident
occurred on Market street near the
Hear Service Station. Mr. Reid was
struck on the head by the car and
has been unconscious ever since
The surgeons at the hospital enter
tain very little hope for his recov
ery as Lhey apprehend hemorrhage
from the brain.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
drug store on his bicycle on South
Market street from his home on
Korth Bonner street and Mr. Thomp-.
son was driving his car on Market
street towards the court house.
CAR I .OA II OK KINK MKLONS AY
street crossing near R. C. Abbott s
for sale by John T. Crank, the melon
man. Orders received by phone 456..
July I0.11.12np.
IX)ST ? TUESDAY MORNING ONE
white fox terrier puppy wlttt' brown
spots arouqd each eye. Reward of
fered. Apply C. O. Robinson.
July 10. 11. 12. np.
BV STANLEY
HOW CAN THEY PUT ON A GOOI) FIGHT WITH ALL THIS INTERRUPTING?
ADVANCE CLASSIFIED ADS
DAILY ADVANCE
CLASSIFIED RATES
Tbla alM type <t point), on*
Mnt a word each InMrtlon;
minimum SS niU, sa? tlma;
76 ceita *wk ; 16 word*.
Standing ada, In mu a
wa?4 par waak. Twaoty aaata
par month ? In adranoa.
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graphed a da, (0 aaata aa Inek.
Copy mutt ba fa (ka afftoa
by 6 ?. m. day aatorw trim
tlon.
Miscellaneous
ni'Y STOCKS, AMI) MOM1M FROM
ub on Weakljr and Monthly payment!.
The Induatrlat Bank. tt np.
BREAKFAST. 8&CS IMVNKHH AND
Suppers 50c ??ch. Me?ls ierred at
all bourn. Dlnly Moore * under Elks
Club. Thoa. King, prop. raay21-4fDP
NOTN F ? AtTWfDIULF. MKHVIc r
at Nags Head. Meets all boatf. gives
quick transportation to and front
the beach. Splendid rate? to parties
visiting Fresh Ponds for fishing. Ap
ply to Horatio Culpepper. Nags Head.
N. C. Ju 10-Auglnp
notic is ? a. c. \Kwivoi.n mu<
b? oat of thr city trom July 10 to i
Antant 10. Anyone wllhlnt to hlre|
Mi truck while he It away please;
call Paaquotank Bottllnc Works. I
Phone 111. JulylO.l lpd
Lost and Found
Supply And Demand
You can't supply your own wants to the best advantage,
or fill the demands of the people of Elisabeth City, unless you
keep In daily touch with the c lasslfled advertising section of
? The Dally Advance.
The surest indicator of the changes In the stream of sup
ply and demand in hundreds of the needs of everyday life ?
from real estate to Angora cats ? Is in the classified columns.
You don't know how many houses or rooms there are to
rent, how many. used cars or typewriters for sale, how many
opportunities and situations open, until ? you read through
the ads in The Dally Advance classified section today.
There may be dozens of people here in Elizabeth City who
will be Interested In buying something you want to sell or In
some service you can perform for them ? but you won't know
who they are until you use an ad and find out.
Call 357 and ask for an ad -taker!
IXtttT ? liADV'H WIIITK I.ROHOHN
sport hat out of car Wednesday
about noon somewhere In down town
section. Finder please return to Ad
vance Office. July 10-11-np.
l/OST ? OXK PAIR HHK.1,1. HIM
Nom 01a??o? In J. W. 3?ll( tut. J.
M. Martin. g-14pd]
For Sale
FOR BA1JC ? IiATRORK IX OOOD
condition. Can be >?*n at 117 Wm
Main atr'Mt. Ju1t?-U(mJ.
TH1RTY-FIVK ACRE FARM FOR
sale. Four miles below Weeksrlle.
The old Sprulll farm. Apply to W.
H. Scott, Weeksvllle. N. C. 6-lOpd
FOR f?AI,K ? A OAH HTOVE CHRAI
In good condition with oven. Apply
808 llroad street. July 7-12pd
FOR MLB ? SIX I'KR cent
real estate mortgage bonds (or
sat* Investments. Industrial Bank.
FOR 8AIJC ? 5 HORSE l-o\v Kit MO.
tor General electric, second hand,
now In operation. Delivery can he
made some time In tke next SO day*.
The Advance. It
FOR 1ALB-THI SHARES CAROk
Itaa Banking * Trurt Coups ay
stock. Addreae bos 171. nar.ll^C