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THE BEST. OF ALL. Xhi is What a Subscriber Says About - the far Heel."- r - J 4 X It is a source'bf much pleasure to 1& jjiewspaper man "to know that his - 4Frts axe aoDreciated. - Tne Tar neei fcaa leceived maiiy complimentary let- i lots' recently. In which the paper: is nised with a lavish hand. - We pub Ssh herewith a copy of one of these otters from one of the most prominent SWwiw of Chowan county: " C ' Edenton, N. O, Nor. 30, 1903. 3&; Editor. . 'Dear Sir: Inclosed you , will find e0 to pay for the Tar Heel another ymce. "I hope you will pardon me for sot awning it sooner, i; expected to neet your agent at Edenton court, and Jurve been neglectinglt ever since. 'I i Efce the Tar Heel very well. I take 'sir newspapers and I think it is the , best of all. Keep on throwing hot shot S xS:the whiskey traffic. Success to the Tar HeeL y-.-'. i:f ;:;V..-.-"' ; " . v Yours truly,.' 7 . D. A. PARRISH. THE O GUN hA Oldest Business Place in Elizabeth City. - On the east side of Road street, a few doors from Main, hangs a sign wMch has arrested the attention of the paserby for near on to a half century. H is a huge gun and marks the oldest business place in Elizabeth City, that at Mr. Geo. W. Bell, the veteran gun smfth. who is the only man now doing Xresmess in this city that was in bust jrbss here prior to the Civil War. The gun; which is made of a variety fnaxd wood, is the handiwork of Rev. Mr. Poole, who was then pastor of the JSnft Methodist Church, of this city, Tke parson and Mr. Bell were close Jrieads and to the veteran gunsmith the old sign has more than an intrinsic value. It was placed in its present yontion in the spring of 1858, and it tcDa to each succeeding generation a story of a slower time when Elizabeth CSy save little evidence of becoming JQba great commercial center which it Is today. ' . Mr. Bell relates the following story, wrfcich his friend, the old parson, told animself: - Qn. one occasion, when he (the 3preacher) was in the midst of one of g- most eloquent sermons, a member cf the congregation became sick, and ia the act of losing his supper, he was Tebuked by the -parson. ,"Ti4 like to know if your preaching wouldn't make a dog sick," promptly responded the man. NEW TRADE FOR ELIZ. CITY. Mr. W. D. Welch, ex-Representative i the State Legislature from Chowan, a visitor Wednesday. He Is from TOntonsviHe, a point on the Suffolk &i Carolina road. He says . Elizabeth 1Jity may reasonably expect much trade from his section after the com pletion of this road. DAVIS-BRIGHT. t Mr. Sam Davis, a prominent young 3zrmer of this comity, was married to 2Gss' Gabriella, daughter of Mr. J. Monroe Bright, on the night of the '25th at the. home of the' bride's father. "Mrs. Davis is a popular and attractive . youngs lady and we wish the young couple much success in their voyage w '.the hymeneal seas. May the pleasures of life ever overshadow the rays of gloom that are so often cast in the pathway of all who attempt the journey of life. ' -THE GLOBE" CATALOGUE. Among other things that business ionses around the city are doing, we note that the enterprising manager of "The Globe, Mr. H. H. Lavanstein, ftas caused to be issued an illustrated catalogue of all the specialties which 3ie carries. In perusing it we note anany articles of value at popular prices. This catalogue is intended anainly to supply the demand that has arisen' from ther many wants' of out-of-town customers. The catalogue is creditable with a handsome likeness of the genial proprietor on one of the covers. . We learn that the mail-order usmessfof this firm has become so Creat as to demand some larger means rf correspondence than letters, and so ""The G16be has become a catalogue koase and the mail-order and whole sale department has outgrown J the mere letter. . v catalogue was pu.j:k i by the ar Heel Print. ANEMT THE SCHOOLS OF DARE. Orv Davis Replies to the Address cf County Superintendent Crisp. Buxton, , N. C, Dec. 1st Editor Tar Heel, ..... Bear Sir: In your issue of the 13th tost, containing the address on tht "Educational Campaign to Dare Coun ty- ly Supt. B. G. Crisp, I note he . sves as the cati;-- of "one lonesome . oi. uov votj' ? ior local school uuuai as oeing "ignorance and political - Prejudice.; As I happen to be a rsi- - -- mai. oistict and have beeo ac quainted with the people f nd the pub BoBchool management V. ten years v ' "cny jnose char -s in behalf : myself aQd others that v.sted against vnft taV T-m. 4.1. i luis aistrlcL wL?tllfJ -lobal taz t&e.. people of ' aoJ0 PPse. but the local man- i,-thorSderthe -Present school aU. ; ' irwt bouse intthis di5. v used Tf, !?lflated that it could not - - ma n-i. . ...... .uera y .u.o uasL year ii the;a petltion cirniUdUhorterTr beet . ' . 'ter of W02 askin2 nub! ,.Pms. -ten by, ,him are pub. lie donations to bdild a school house on ;he.,old site and donate if. to the district! About $75.00 was subscribed on thiSj petition with promise of more if. needed and the house was - to' be built .in the soring of. 1903, o our public schoofcould be taught in it the past summer. , 'r The names on that petition show that there was no politics in that, mafcr ter and will- also show who were most in favor of public schools.' : In the meantime the legislature had arranged for a ;ioan fund, and the Superintendent came to this district and placed $250.00 in the hands of the chairman of the school committee to build a new school house, leaving it to him to locate site, etc.. The old site was objected to by the present com mittee arid no new site has yet Deen found that : suits the ; majority xf ' the ramie. With .' this matter j utfsettlea, and; the fact that we have; had only two months of public school nv tnis district for the past two years, instead of four months, as we should have had, the people here decided not to vote for any more' money until the site for the new house was settled upon near the center of the district and we had some afssurance that we would get .what was due us. ; This alone was the cause of the loss of the election here and it can oe verified by anyone who wishes to put himself to the trouble to actually in vestigate conditions here and not go to one or two individuals for his infor mation. ' ". ' vC As substantial evidence that the people here are In favor of education there are at present - two private schools in session here that have over so tmxt cent of the school subjects in this district in regular attendance. The patrons of both these schools affiliate with both political parties. In fact, about all the politics I have been able to see in this district has been injected into it by the attitude of our present superintendent -and school committee in not consulting the wishes of the majority of the people in the location of thechool site. I believe I can safely say that the people of this district are as interested and alive to the necessity of educating their children as any district in ine county and the intelligence of the children will compare favorably with those of any other district ing "the Banks," the charge of ignorance by our superintendent to the contrary, notwithstanding. After waiting until after the July meeting of the Board of Education, and finding that nothing definite had been done about the school site here, a number of those most interested in the education of their children decided to build a, private school house and have a ten-months school. In a short time the funds for same were sub scribed and now we have a modern school building, well equipped and with an enrollment of 3a pupils under the management of up-to-date lady teachers. This is the actual condition in this district and if our superintendent con tinues to attribute it to politics and ignorance I believe I can safely say the day is not far distant when, under the present conditions and manage ment, this -'lonesome district ,will join its fellows in- voting a local tax. As the address referred to was cir culated through your paper, you will confer a favor by giving this space. Yours truly, . . J. J. DAVIS. THE MENACE OF INDIFFERENCE. The greatest dangers that threaten U3 today are not from the ignorant and vicious classes. These are a minority. They are but a fraction of the govern ing body. Our great danger lies ip. the indifference of intelligent citizens. They have 'grown tired of the bitter fights of the political arena. They have grown disgusted with the corruption and stench of the political mooT To keep out of a dog fighlhey have deserted and given the State over to the dogs. Many of these people, too, are lazy. They are too lazy to vote, too lazy-to think. Besides, they hope to escape jury duty by not regis tering. Men are not excused ' in the army because they become, disgusted with the filth of camp and hospital life. .They must stand by their post. Neither are soldiers excused for.: lazi ness. The man who deserts is shot. There is no excuse allowed. The man who deserts the ballot has no excuse. He should be punished .as a criminal: Not to the Ignorance and vice. of elec tors .must ,we . charge the extrava gances, disgraces are corruptions f our State, national and municipal gov ernments. we must charge it pri marily to the negligence, indifference and laziness , of electors qualified to govern rightly. The thief steals if we leave the safe oven, before his eyes l is his nature, his business to steal. we-narge first the responsimiitr upon the ' man who left 'the doors open. Thomas Dixon, Jr. 'EXCELSIOR." The following poem, the fourth of our series, is among the most famous of the shorter poems of Henry Wads- worth Longfellow and has been de livered, by some embryonic Demos thenes or Cicero, -on every, high-school platform in onr ; country., - The moral f the poem is obvious, and, were it to stimulate OTrfyoungr; you th'; as it hould, would bear a very heavy part m the glory of the making ' of the noblest tvne of AmoHn The author of this poem is a poet, of the people. His name Is, a familiar one in every household. He is best known as having written "Evangeline, a i aleot Arcadle-" and "The Courtshin I Zxclor and "The Psalm of Iffe,' both of , which are written In ;"noble numbers. ' - - ( , The shades jof night were falling fast. As .through an Alpine village, passed A youth, who bore, 'mid buow, and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! ' I'-, - . His . brow Vwas sad; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung -The accents of that unknown tongue, r. . . Excelsior! ' . " In happy' homes he saw the light Of household - fires gleam warm and , bright; k. Above, the .spectral glaciers shone, 4 And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! ' . "Try not the Pass!"-the old man said; "Dark lowers the tempest overhead The roaring torrent is deep and wide! And loud that clarion voice replied, . . - Excelsior! .. : "O, stay, the jnaiden said, "and rest Thy weary head upon thisbreast!", A tear stood in his bright blue eye, But still he answered, with . a sigh, ; 1 . Excelsior! ly "Beware .the pine J tree's withered branch! .' I " - ' Beware the awful avalanche! " This was the peasant's last good-night, A voice replied, far up the height, , Excelsior! Y1 At break of day)? as heavenward The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer. A voice cried through the startled air, . Excelsior! . A traveller, by the faithful hound Half-buried In the snow was found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That banner with the strange. device. Excelsior! Then in the twilight cold and gray. Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay. And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling star, Excelsior! Henry W. Longfellow. STILL THEY COME. Mr. S. M. S. Rollinson has sold the new residence, just erected on Cypress street, to Mr. J. T. Puekett, of Colum bia. Mr. Puekett will move to this city January the first, " This interest ing family will be a valuable acquisi tion to our town. HUSBAND NEVER KISSED HER. Mrs. J. M. Wright, of Cincinnati So Alleges and She Seeks Divorce. Judge Caldwell today took under ad visement the divorce - suit of Mrs. J. M. Wright against J. M. Wright, a dancing master.- The marriage of Wright and Miss Marie Morrissey, the daughter of James Morrisey, a Cen tral avenue merchant, last May caused something of a surprise. Mrs. Wright alleged today ty peti tion that her husband never kissed her before or fitter marriage, and that he never gave her a cent of money. She declares' she had to live for three suc cessive days on breakfast food, and that she got so weak she became quite ilL' She also says that her husband used bad language habitually, and one day threatened to throw her out of a window which she had opened to ad mit fresh air -Cincinnati pispatch. IT DID THE WORK. An Advertisement in the Tar Heel Brought Many Letters. The Tar Heel now has the largest circulation of any paper east of tbe State capital. It is, not trying to cover but ten counties in Eastern North Carolina, and this territory it is cov ering thoroughly. Its adevrtisers are realizing results that is pleasing to the publishers. Ex-Sheriff White, of Edenton, writes as follows: . Edenton, N. C, Nov. vO, 1903. Dear Tar Heel; The Tar Heel surely does the work for the advertiser. I have had man letters in reply to my advertisement for farms for rent. These letters were from Norfolk,.Va., Loudon Bridge, Va., Creswell, Columbia and' other points. If the inquiries continue to come I will be as clear of land as a picked bird is of feathers. The Tar Heel is a good paper. Send your bill for the ad. Best wishes, v Very' truly, . - ' ROBT. WHITE. A SMALL BUT 1MPO RTANT ITEM. ; There Is nothing connected with a sewing-machine which better illus trates the proverb that "the best is the- cheapest" than the small but im portant item of OIL :'-.' BAD Oil. does not last as long as "I good oil, and is really dearer: x : BAD OIL makes a machine run hard. BAD OIL leaves a sediment and the .oily portion is soon ex hausted. - BAD OIL gums and clogs the oil holes, so that the oil does ' ' not reach .' the bearings, and - thus prevents the , , , efficient working of the v ' Machine, besides causing rapid wear of the parts. -. Knowing, from many " years' experi ence, the grreat importance of good.cil, we sell at all eur stores an extra' qual ity 'of oil "pe.cially prepared for ;Sew fng:Machines. -- , Any iiider for OIL, NEEDLES or RE . FA'.: IS, handed to the Company's -Sresmen or-,-. Collectors will - - - : Trcceiver prompt attention. 4 : t THE SINGER MFG. CO., 'TL A, Armstrong,' Mgr. ' -Sales Room No.. 3 Water Street, v 'j- Elizabeth- City, N. C. - OR. A. WECK. EYE -y ' - - . y . 1 v A(demv of Music Building. ' - With the Gaii Jewelry Company.; All work guaranteed? Broken jenses repairecT and new gl?5ses-furnished, v Artificial ' glass ) cocoocococoooococococoooocooc If you are not all ready to catch your share of the silver shower that only comes once a year, we give you fair warning that there is no time to waist, if you intend to procure several of the Holi day bagainsweTare showing this month! v " - -:--- a-.- - - . , - ,-,,).;.. ..y, - . : :-.. yy- 250 dozen Handkerchiefs for the holiday table. This is a sample lot, bought at 1-3 per cent.' Prices rang-' ing from 5c to 48c LADIES' FURS IN ALL THE LAT EST SHAPES AND STYLES! Genuine Russian Boa, 50 inches ' long, $5.00 value; Holiday price, $3.19. ' All the latest designs in Isabella ' Fox Boas from $5.00 to $15.00. 500 pieces of Roman Embroidery; great holiday gifts, consisting of Table Covers, Scarfs, Doilies, etc. 25 per cent, below regular price. We are showing a full line of Ladies' Lace Collars; an Ideal Christmas present. A chance for the ladies to give Come early so you McGflBE & QRDGE, Outfitters to Particular PeobJe, ELIZABETH 5 ' i. ooooooooooxDooooooooooc SMOKE THE BES-T CIGAR i Every Country! lvicrcnani Should Know ThatJ.B.Flora&Co. are the PIONEERS 9 I - : : : of the : : : : . usinessi S in this townV - N 8 From their .immense stock he can supply all his needs. ' More Goods, Better Goods, Lower Prices is their motto. All kinds of Heavy and Fancy i Groceries, Building .Supplies, q Drugs, Hardware, Hay Corn and (j Oats, ' Guns and Arr nunifion, Buggies and Harness. ; Every- g thing you want at x:;3 Mam- O f .... & d mouth Store. . 2 8 - - S & CARLOAD BEST LL JUST'S ft RECEIVED.1"- i J. B, FLORA KM i Jobbing 14 Main St.. Norfolk. Va. for wm , their "Steady" something he will Appreciate y Gents' Mufflers, beginning at $1.00 each on up to $1.75. - ' A, SERVICEABLE PRESENT. Down Quilts, all sizes and grades. .Blankets, all grades and sizes, 104 to 12-4 sizesv . 150 Japanese Silk initial Handker chiefs, the 75c grade; for the Holi days only 50c. DO YOU NEED A CLOAK? One Thousand sold by us in the months of October and November. jWe put on sale 75 Ladies' Cloaks strictly All-Woo! Kersey with Cape,' loose fitting back. While they last our price, $5.00. Can't be matched In the City for less than $7.00. can procure the best selection, CITY, - - . o Twe I have fust received the largest assortment of Fire Works that has ever been shipped to Eliz abeth City. worth has already ar rived and a ; still larger shipment is expecte ii a few days. 15. R. GRANDY, The only licenced Fire5 Works dealer in the city. v FOR SALE OR RENT, ON EASY TERMS! One Farm on -Albemarle Sound, 150 acres, two tenant houses and all out buildings. Good fishery and good stock range. One Farm, adjoining above; 75 acres; one good house and outbuilding; lot of cypress timber and pine. One Farm, near Edenton. 105 sac res, on Suffolk & Carolina R. R.; depot on farm; good tenant house, new store and barn. For further particulars " address ",., - ROBT, WHITE, oct30-tf " Edenton, N. C. ' U ; ' MADE ON SHORT NOTICE AT , . v . - " .... D. R. HUNDEN'S, 4 . . -ELIZ. CITY, N L0?T 31 PINKER BWLDlK&j ' There's Comfort in . : . A Good Shave such as yoa get here. Clean towels, sharp tools and polite attention. When you want a hair cut, I'll ho it to please you, and no one can. appreciate your trade more than-' myself. , v ' ' A. J. JORDAN, ' v ' " " Leigh's" Old Stand, Next-to Arlington Hotel; I Works? SAILS - yjyy v y GENTS' NECKWEAR, ALL GRADES, LATEST DESIGNS, FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY TRADE. We are showing 10 pieces of 54 nch ScotcH Mixtures, the very lat est for Tailor Suits; value $1.50; while they last, $1.00 the yard. You will have to come early to procure these goods, as they are far below the market value. - , The greatest Shoe Stock to select from in the City. Strictly up-to-date in every particular. Ladies' and Gents' House Slippers, variety of styles and colors; an elegant gift to Husband or Father 150 new Pillow Tops, latest de signs, cord to match. - For on urnents, Head stones, Tomb; Tops, Iroi FStices, Building Stones Cemetery Cnrbing, Graoite find Marble Posts, or anythiag in the Cemetery or building lrne, write or caU on Elizabeth- Cfiy Marble Works, 55 Poindexter St, Eliz. Ctiy, N. C- Mail orders promptly filled and satisfaction guaranteed. We do the best work for ''the least money. , Eliz. City Marble Works, LUKE & COTTON, PROPRS. Poindexter St, Near the Bridge. When One Is - . i V , Real Hungry anything most, that's godd to 9 eat,, tastes good when you are jj not hNingry, which is good v proof that its flayor is most 9 appetizing. "For 4 g r 6 w i n g 5 children, gojpd, healtiaful V bread is more essential than v at any othertinie, - and our. v bread-, furnishes the ; best foundation ' for a . healthy $ stomach. - 3 SB. T. HARRIS, ft ThA HnHprn Ralror x mm w- mum w W mmWM rWI m Poindexter St., Eliz. City. wayandSHiarci opened for all kinds of new ' , and repair oik.' A line . of all tind of material on ' : hancL Gire me &, trial, ' v -' satisfaction emaranteed. - - - ; lonn yv . Williams. Hmn.. . Elisabeth City, - N.; 0 ; Rorfoiu; Uirsinia. THE; VQlXxymSG RELIABLE BUSINESS ;, ;v,v HOUSFt '.SOLICIT YOUR TRADE i'";ft'sj. y' , . v " . SHOES yk.?To?OTpt NORFOLK STORE, 332 Main St. SAMUEL C. PHILLIPS INVITES YOUR TRADB tvm ; - Furniture, Carpets, feo . LoTrest Prices (Guaranteed. 33I-337 Church St., NORFOLK, VA. 3. D.v TURWER SON, 8TKNCILS, RUBBER A STEEL STAMPS; SEALS , & BRASS CHECKS- ' PRINTERS - ... SILVER, NICKLE, COPPER &. BRASS PLATERS BRONZING,- OXIDiziNG, PADS, DATER8, &C- Campbells Wharf, Vert Side of Ferry NORFOLK. V A. Dot't Forget to Visit FABER; . Til I3liot6gTa.iDlier lT3ien Ten go to Norfolk, tOO 6RANBY ST., OPP. MONTICELLG HOTEL Take this eard aad get two extra Pao " toe pi doza. O. E. D. BARRON, Who SELLS, , No matter-where located. Vim Have Rare Bargains for Investors. wtrts ?qt arvUTs. 8 QRANBY ST.. NORFOLK. VA. SOREY & BAUM, Tailors & Furnishers. 333 Main' Street, NORFOiiC, - V1RQINIA. Basol Paint... - Write fer Descriptire Booklet ' ; Scat Post Free. JENKINS PAINT OIL CO., NORFOLK, VA. IrrrtrilrnaT snrs ulerl aw 1 ii f a n r- IOT Mr JaW . mfSJt mm m flCffsr t mil 1-1- - r .... vi i mwmm J hum VI VHUUUiy F mTTJ. Jk A of IwUdlito; niaterials, hardware, mamek. vnrlr. nelnft tvtmtmm - - f r KAnK CLARK CO., Lid. YOUR TRIP TO NORFOLK u not complete oaks yoa -visit V PAUL'S, IO Main St., Near Cranbv St. EVERYTHING IN JEWELRY. MONEY'S WORTH OR MONEV BACK. Your Mail Orders will b Promptly filled ficon ine u&rgcst Stock in tbc $oatli if Sent to ' BURROW, MARTIN & CO, Dregs, mcaidstt, Pfcoto Smt$, t 296 MAIN ST.. NORFOLK, VA. ' OSTEOPATHY, A. science and method of curing diseases wunoui arugs or Kniie. DR. DAWS ON WTT.TAWTl OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, 40, 41, 42 Haddingtoo BIdg., NORFOLK, VA CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION FREE: We always have special bargains in slightly used Pianos and Organs. DROF US A POSTAL, STEFF, ' . - 66 Granby St, Norfolk, Ya... For the Best in Dentistry, PAINLESS EXTRACTION, ARTIFICIAL TEETH, CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK, GO TO V Kmb wrtt "Dena "Blooms, . - 324 Mala St.. cm. Tabrt, - NORFOLK, VA DH. .B.aioM, , . Xady In Attendance. WHY BUY THE YORK SAE ? ) Because thej saved their contents Li Norfolk's big fire (Jan. 102) bettet than other safes. - Write for prices and testimonials or call VA. D. ROBERTS, Xmnkm Ave., XQXFOLK. TA. Norfolk's Pure Food Store Has the laagestaad moat oonplete stock o ptAflmmaA Jfeaey Oxooeries iu the State, i oar (& m itexaoa or by Bait aefioiied. LOUE & MILLER, ColunWa Building. 304 Crnr SbtU THE SOUTH' S FINEST GROCERY , Insist n Your Grocer Giving Yon 1 KNADLER & LUCAS1 ant yen will get the best for your money. Baiains in Real Estate! Now Is the time to buy. " Below are a few of the many nice farms I hare for sale: :-y':-'. 'ly y yyy?y' Na 1, 7 miles from EL CJity, 115 acres No. , 6?4 miles from EL City, 123 acres No. 3,3 miles from BL City, "33 acres No. 4,2 . miles' from EL City, 42 acres ' No. 5, 2 miles from E. City, : 46 acres No. 6, 1 mile - from EL City, 20 acres No. 7,1 ine trom EL City, 23 acres No. 8, 1 j mile . from EL Cityt160 acres No. 10, 1, .mile from EL City, , 46 acres No. 11, Large Timber Lands, 2,000 acres Houses and lots in town, too numer ous to mention. Call and examine. -NR. Parker,-;; . - yhe Real Estate Man. BH9H P. O. Box 211. 1 -' rt. V L i. V " - t1
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