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Published Every Friday. Loea,ted in the Fin r si; Fish. Truck and Farming A. H. Mitchell, Editor and Business Manager. Established 1886. C. G. LINDER. J. A. LINDEP. i .G.LINDER&BRO Successors to A. Ji HIGBIEACO. Commission Merchants and Wholesale DEALERS IN !resh Ush, G-eme and Terrapin. 30, 31, 40 & 41 Dock St. A-'harf Philadelphia, Pa. CURREY & TRESTER, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FBESH AND SALT FISH Pier 19 North Delaware Avenue PHILADELPHIA. 0. S. HARDING & CO., Wholesale Commission Dealer GAME AND TERRAPIN, Noa. 9 & 10 Dock St. Whf. PHILADELPHIA, PA. Consignments of all kinds of Fish, Game and Terrapin solicited. Returns promptly made as advised. Send Job Printing to this office. PRINTING DONE HERE TO NETTING -FOR- SEINES AND- POUNDS i WML J. HOOPER & CO.. 110 E. Pratt, near Light, "0 X o m BALTIMORE, MD. Manufacturers of 0) H -n a m n 9 cotton and flax gill nets, Corks, Seine Leads, &c. Seine Twine of all kinds. Ma- nilla, Cotton dc Hemp Rope. in "The EDENTON. N. HIS PROPOSAL. T thee, fair maid, I'll write a line, To tell thee that my heart is thine. Pi ease don't say no. twill cause merief i n Hay no more my time is brief. hut one more word I'll have to say, Tis this, tuat you may name the day, '.'. hen we as man and wife shall be, Ii to be mine you will agree. HLR REPLY. Deai sir, your letter jut received, i must confess I feel relieved. onteut yourself, be undismayed. And on the old man make a raid. i Si tie the bull-dog in the cellar, And hid - my father's new umbrella; The iielu thus clear, you may have hope, 1 he says no, wt will elope. MOKE PAY NECESSARY TO EFFICIENCY IN OFFICE. COUNTY SUPERINTENDENTS, A NECESSITY. The recommendation, made by the tfiuie iSuperintenuent of Puulio lnstruc liou in his report to the present Legis lature, to the affect that the County Superintendents be made, ex otiicie, Keepers oi the school fund, isgoou only m so far as it was intended to increase the pay, salary or remuneration of offi cers wuo are, beyond all question, the poorest paid people engaged in public service. The salaries of persons tilling this high anu very responsible position, especially in tne smaller counties oi the JSuite, amount simply to a trifle and thus oeing or, continuing, inefficiency will soon lind its way u places now tilled by men of competency and learn ing who have contributed more to or.ng about the present state of educa tional advance than ali other agencies known to the public service Should fit men be driven from the fie d and inferior persons allowed to occupy their positions, the standard of euueation will be lowered in most instances and persons of meagre qualifi cations will occupy the school rooms, while the public money will be wasted, yea, wor e than wasted, especially if it be true now, as ever, that "A little learning is a dangerous thing." It is surprising to see how many persons aspire to teach and it is still more surprising to observe the absolute unfitness of many wh thus aspire and wo would teaoh but for the tests to tfnich they are subjected by competent County Superintendents. Three well dressed and imposing individuals came before the Superintendent of this county a few days ago for examination and spent, two of them, two days each upon a simple examination and most signally failed. The Superintendant was asked, by a gentleman who chanced to be present, how they came out or, what grade they got and his reply, quick and conclusive, was: "They conldn't train a 'possum dog,' though bred for the business, hi ten years." Frequent applications,, we understand, are made by parties who come well reccommend ed, some, who uave been away to school, bring pleasing certificates from their preceptors but, when subjected to plain unvarnished tests, when they are brought down to the substratum of j all proper training and qualification j they are found, most decidedly, want- , ing. A teacher, a man who had been holding a teacher's certificate, in the j years of the past and i a county some distance removed from this, was asked the other day, upon examination in Chowan, 'Where was the source of, the Roanoke river?" nd his answer Smallest Hair Throws a Shadow' C. FRIDAY. February 15. 1889. was Pennsylvania and when told that was wrong, he said Ohio. This is only one instance of mtny which are constantly occuring, we dare say. here and elsewhere, throughout our State. ,fc . . As soon as a negro teams to wri;e a fair hand and read without stopping to spell the hard words he sees no di nity in labor and looks upon a corn field as a place of last resort The school house, the teacher's chair he looks to and, with the presumption of a whole drove of asses, he presents himself as a worthy applicant for the hi7h moral and intell ctual position of a licensed school teacher in the county in which he lives. Many such would be in the school houses of the State were i not for sound men who, under our present laws, are chosen by diseret and well selected Democrats, as Justices of the Peace and County Commissioners lo whom is given the power to elect, jointly with the Board of Education, a Superintendent of the educational in terests of the county. The Superintendent's place in the county is a responsible one and, in every instance where duty is fully done, a very laborious one. Therefore, and upon the principle that "A laborer is worthy of his hi.e," and we do not see whv th salarv of the office should not be ni 'de entirely commensurate with the digniy, demands and public ben efits cf the position. Think of it, the salary of the Super intendent of Chowan county, in whicl ar3 "11 School Districts and in which, last year, $3943 47 was spent for edu cational purposes, is, this year, less than $150 Is there a man in North Carolina with impudance enough to ask an educated gentleman to work for him a whole vear and b"ard himself for so small ul amount of money? Ah, but it is said, in justification, that Superin endents do not work the whole year, not much of the r time is con sumed. If they do their duty their time will be well consnmed and to do their duty they cannot becauce unable for want of proper compensation. A SAFE INVESTMENT. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New DiscoAery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring relief in every case, when used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Con sumption. Inflammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc , etc. It is pleasant and agreeable to taste perfectly safe, and can always be depended upon. Trial bottles free at Dr. W. J. Leary's Drugstore. HONORING BOODLE BRAIN. ABOVE A millionaire rice-president, nom inated avowedly on boodle consider ations is enough of that sort of thing for an administration to carry. The addition of a cabinet officer without a peer in North Carolina any record of public service at all, j Let the legislature elect Mr. Coke lifted over the heads of all the ; as one of the railroad commissioners, trained statesmen of the party, and au(i party fealty and party faithfui solely on account of service in raising aess will be at a premium, and from $400000 for the campaign, would put ' all ver the State will go up a cry boodle influence in a more conspicu-! of thankfulness that another faithful ous position than it has ever held in j aDy administration. Ex. Section in North Carolina. Circulation irge. OCTAVIUS COKE FOR COM- J MISSIONER. ! .Cor. of the News and Observer. ; , . , , i I lie historv ot parties is largely 1 j the "8Uwy ot its public men Tlie chairman of each party gives j tone and temper to his organization, in tui wmull .1. um 9 j r in liw .111111 MVtall. in HI IV. sponsible for its failure or success. Measured by this rule, we propose to the legislatere the name of Octa vius (Joke for railroad commissioner. The Democratic party has had as its chairmen since 1865 Fowle,Cox, she, Coke, i tattle, Wliitaker. We do not assert lor Mr Loke a supe riority over the other gentlemen, but we do declare that to him North Carolina democracy owes as much lor its stalwart and true manhood as .o either of these distinguished gen ileineu. If ever a man worked with more v igor unceasing, or more skill, in season ani out oi reason for demo cratic priaciples than Mr. Coke we know him not It is a well known fact that not only Ins time, but his substance was at the service of his party, whose principles he values beyond money and beyond price, i o Mich a degree did the democracy of the Mate esteem him that, in 1884, from all parts of the State, came friends en thusiastic ill his behalf, who voted for him as a candidate for Governor of the State The Coke who deserved and re ceived the plaudits of many just men in 1884 is the Coke of 1889, save for the four years of wisdom which have been added, and which have caused those who know him to be grappled to him as friends, yea, even with hooks of steel ! Since the year 1868 the eloquent voice of Mr. Coke has been heard in the land, sounding the charge of the democratic hosts, for the white man's government, for the hopes of his people ! In years yet to come, the demo crats of North Carolina will recall with thankfulness the efforts of Mr. Coke in their behalf. Yes, when time has past, and many of us are forgotten, will the name of Octavias Coke be cherished. As a true Democrat, and as a true man, yea, even as a man who would suffer martyrdom for his principles, we know him. Whoever knew Octavias Coke to turn a deaf ear to the cry of democ racy? Whoever knew Octavius Coke to turn his face from a friend or his back to an adversary? If there be such a one, let him stand forth ! While we depreciate the efforts or the claims of no man, we yet do say and do earnestly insist that if party faithfulness, and success as a party leader, and a spending of one's seif and substance be the measure of a man's claims to office, then in everv deed is Capt. Coke almost without servant has been rewarded. Dkmocrat. ' ' '" ' 'rrr Per Y r Single Copj F i f t Vnts. NO. 192. TJIE El) EX TO X GRADEDSCHOOL The next Fall Session will begin Monday, Sept. 17th, 1888. Pkof. L. a. William, Principal. Mks. R. F. Cheshire, t Assistant Miss Myka L. Dakoe.n, j Teachers. Other teachers of hgb standing and experience will be employed in due time The well known ability and worth of the teachers employed to conduct th : School, and its record during pttsl Ses sions, are a warranty that its pupils will , receive the In at and highest education to be hal in tins locality. The Trustees icvite the co -ope ratios ami patronage of all citizen Pupils from other districts are invited ; to enter the School. j Those who desire to pursue the higher , classics, or to prepare for college, will lind special arrangements for their benefit. rates: First Grade. Second k -Third 41 -Fourth ' - ANNUAL 10.U0, 916.00. 20 00, sao.oo. QlAiiTEIiLY: 00. - 4 50. - 6 00. - .00. S$"Tehms: Half at beginning, and balance at middle of 3ach Session. Charges will be made on all bills fr-m date of entry of each pupil to the end of the quarter, except for those entered under special arrangements t the con trary. Deductions will be made only in eases of protracted hint s. Resident children who are dependent upou the i'ublic School Funds for edu cation will be received into the School without charge. Those entitled to this benefit, will be promptly notified. Good Board can be had at moderate prices. For further information address or apply to the Principal or the Trustees. By order of the board of 'Trustees. B. F. Elliott, President. T. C. BadhaM, Secretary. Edentou, N. ('., Sept. 15, '88. EDENTON HIGH SCHOOL I F. P. HALL, - PRINCIPAL. The Next Term begins OCTOBER 1, 1883. No guarantee is needed by those whe patronized this school during the past year for its thorough work and rigid discipline in the future. Ii aims at something higher in education than a , mere accumulation of facts at bringing all the powers of the mind into vigorous exercise and teaching the pupil to reason ; and think for himself at laying a MoliU, , substantial for higher education, and fitting its students for the practical duties of life. Only a limited number ( will be admitted this terra so that every pupil may be under the immediate care of the Principal. Reports will be sent out monthly, as usual, bringing the standing of each child in review before the parent. As the school will be limited to 36 those wishing to attend had better apply at once to J. R. B. Hathaway. oramit ee W. D. 1'ruden, J. R. B. Hathaway, Jno. .'. Bond, T. B. Bland, Edward v ood. Edenton, N. ('., Aug. 10, '88. I am appointed by the County Com missioners as regular auctioneer of Chowan county, and will be pleased to serve the public when called upon. Terms: On real estate H per cent. On chattlv property and live stock 3i per cent. Mileage 5 cts. extra. I will be found at my store on Main street at any time. Call on me. I will treat you right. May 17, 1888. A. J. Batea. ABCuGSrER. I
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