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If Your-Spectacles Break and you need them we can njend them for you in a few minutes. Am , for tools and workmen Zj O CA. Is IV JE1 TVS. Mr. S. S. Nixon, of Perquimans county," Las been visiting Mrs. W. W. Griffin, on Main street, far some dars. y The ''Gaston Society of the A. C. L will debate the "Civil Service" question Friday 2Sth, and the pub lie will be welcomed. Tho dance at the Albemarle House on Monday night was a jleaant occcasion and much enjoy ed by our society people. Tho Electric Liht Co , is one of the most prosperous institutions of our town. An election for new of ficers will tale placo Tuesday nexL The "IUchardson Place Company" is a new organization lately organ ized here. V. E. Dunstou is Prcsi dent, M. B. Culpepper Secretary and F. F. Lamb Attorney. We had a abort call pn Tuesday froru our friend I. L. Smith Ei.t of Gatesville. He is one of the best . r a a represenialiven 01 .yaies couuij, and one of the best of men. We had a pleasant call on Mon lotr frnm ATr ffithpirs. of Iiortie V4 W M - county, accompanied by his kins man Eddie Tillett, of Camden, the faithful sergeant of the Economist. Miss Geneva Bell has accepted a 'position at the telephone cilice suc ceeding Mr. C. C. Barnard resigned, who takes the position of engineer at tho Elizabeth City Cotton Mills. Make ready O yo business men of Elizabeth City for tho advent of the Dismal Swamp Canal, keep your lamps trimed and burning for it will be to us the dawn of a new day. "j J O how we bono for the song of tho "oyster shucker again in our town. " It is a joyous note, a song that wakts tho echoes of happiness, prosperity, good cheer and Far Creek oysters. Otto. Wilson, the billigerent "Haysecder," claims that in the trage dy of Adam & Eve, Governor ltus sell played Evo to his Adam, but Eve Kussell did not give Otto Adam an apple, he 'gave him the devil." Miss Bessie Brown, a native of this town, now a citizen of Raleigh, made us a pleasant call Wedncsdaj', accompanied by Mrs. E. F. Lamb. Sho, looks sweet and lovely. She regards Italeigh as her iuture uome. Little- Miss Maggie Dawson is the prize winner in the pretty baby contests in thislown. We hav'nt the pleasure of knowing her but if she be prettier than the- sweet cherubs wo see daily on Main street she must be pretty indeed. The "fire bell at night" has been no unusual sound to our ears in this town for several days and nights. They were numerous but none of them serious, fortunately. The fire company was promptly on hand. r Far Creek Oysters have a namo here that makes oyster lovers run for the restaurants when an arrival is announced. Undoubedtly, as a 'cultivated oyster it can't be beat, and yet they have! only a "local "habitation, and a namo' Dr. Lowry s imposing structure has its name. "Academy, in large Wtrrs over its main entrance. The name is associated with education, but it is appropriate, for the "stage" is one of .the greatest educators of a community if the players are judi ciously elected, as they doubtless , WU uC in me new -vixaueiuj . The davs are now seasonable and the nights are nippintr frosty. They rivo notico to the buds and fruits to keep back and lay low,and not lis ten to the soft cooincr 01 the baimy days of last week. 4One swallow does not make a summer," neither do three or four consecutive warm davs. We had an interesting call on Saturday from Theophilus White, Chief Shell Fish" Commissioner, of North Carolina. He is up to date on oyster?, and we had a regular oyster banquet, in conversation. Tho we nav it who "had not ousrbt to say it," he is the only man in . the State that knows moro about oysters than we do. He is our oys terfundum man."andhisopportuni ties of usefnlness to Eastern North Carolina are bovond all others. Any thing you want to know about ovstera ask Onh ' White. It is an undeveloped mine of wealth and re venue to the State, that is not half appreciated. Mr. Frank Thompson, of tho Cot ton 3 1 ilb Supply Works, wus pain fully but not seriously injured at the factory on Wednesday. His hand was painfully lacerated. Mrs. C. IL Horton, wife of brother Horton of Hertford Courier, Mrs. Jennie "Williams and Mrs. Charles Simpson, all of Hertford, are visitng Mrs. James Spiers on Iront street Hon. Harrv Skinner has intro- duced a bill in the House of Repte- (sentives appropriating cl,-uU lor y . a a T a me errciion ox a monument a, rou Raleigh on Roanoke Island to com memo rate the landing of Sir Wal ter Raleigh8 .colony at that place 15S7. We had a pleasant "call yesterday from Mr. . A. Jones, of Roseuale. He is about moving to town as an ajrent for tne purchase of corn for some Wilmington mills. We wel come him to our town. He speaks of the Tadmoro crop of corn of last year as being very good. - Tho stockholders of the First National Bank of Elizabeth City at their annual meeting on the 11th insL re elected all the old officers. This institution is in a very prosper ous condition, and of great useful ness in this section. We had a short call on Wednes dav" mornicu from Mr. and Mrs. Meadow, of Pulaski county Va., who are here in quest of health, thirt boon without wh;ch all other boons are valueless. Mr. Meadows is an m invalid, and is trying tho juniper water cure, at our suggestion. Honor roll of the Elizabeth City Public School for tho week ending December 2Gtb, 1BU7 : Eva Godfrey, Bruce Davis. Carrie Lane. Mary . , , Andrew Sanders, Louis Markham, Annie Carter, Rose Eavenstem, LouL-iO Hall, Bessie White, Mattio Sanders, Mary Webb, Emma Mark- ham, Maggie A uliaiu-s Geo. Carter. An old friend in a newdress, is the Wilmiccrton Star, now the old est dailv iournal in North Carolina and ciual to the best. Its conser vatism is coualet! bv its fearlessness m the expression ol its convictions Its strength increases with its ae and wo regard it as one of the abl est leaders of tho State press. Messrs. G. W." and H. 31. Char lotte, lato of Edenton, N. C, have established the Daily New Bernian in New Bern, N. C, and tlie first number came to us on ednesday. It is a small daily, but neat, "newsy and well gotten up, and we heartily wish it success, ana we Know nom- ing to prevent it from succeeding. Mrs. Charles Benbury, wife of our worthy townsman, departed this life at her home on Fearing street on Sunday last after prolonged ill- ness. Sue wa3 a most esiimauie Christian ladvnd CTeately beloved. She leaves a devoted husband and two small children. She was a daughter of James Black, deceased, and was 37 years of age. Onr '-Business Men's . Club" is moving to establish an oyster pack- in ' house in this town. Good for nwn nml cood for the State of North Carolina, The oyster trade is tho gold mine of East Carolina. . i , ,i Uur lower sounu uoiioms are suiug- ed with ovsterf, and Cheif Com missioner 'Oph" White, said truly - . - ... ii that if dovelopcd luuy n wouiu furnish revenue enough to pay the current expenses of the State. We hai an interesting call from Mr Grandy B. Overton, of South Mills, Camden county, on- Tuesday. He is employed on the work of the Dismal Swamp Canal and gave us much useful information about it. He savs tho work is carried on with great rapidity, the "Feeder" to Lake Drummond being complet ed. He promised us . some speci- m . A A. mens ol tne monsier oysier imu conch shells which havb been ex cavated from a depth of seventeen feet. The socletv "Whist Club" of Eliz- beth' Citv met at Dr. and Mrs. Whites handsome home on Friday night, and there was a full attend ance of the elite of the town. The conversation was most .enjoyable, in- Inro fi'r rr nrwl instructive: tne en- tertainment was recherche and re fined, and our hosts, Dr. and Mrs. White, made everybody at home and happy. After the enjoyment of the card mrt v the miests ' were invited to an elegant spread of all the deli cacies of the season, and tne ciuu adjourned with many congratulations and kind wishes for the hospitable hosts who had contributed so largely to the happiness and enjoyment of all who were ptesent. Little errors often make a cood watch a poor timepiece. We can cor- M-oct the error, iiatnaway liros.. ine Reliable Jewelers. it ti.o tin! id failmtr out. or turninc rrav.reaairinira stimulent with nur- rshinir and colorinc food. Hall's V ege- Uble Sicilian Hair Renewer is just the specitic The Dismal Swamp. The subjoined extract from a pri vate letter from Mr. Uollier uodd, Prefessor of Geology in th6 Univer sity of North Carolina, refers to and gives new light upon the mnch mooted subject of the origin of the Dismal Swamp. We are pleased to from it tliat Professor Cobb see is preparing a work upon the sub- Jnf W have thought that the J VV - O Dismal Swamp, which has been' the object of so much curiosity among the learned of late years, was pro duced by an upheaval of the eart from tho bottom of the ocean, pro bably 4 at the prehistoric . period when Atlantis, chronicled by Plato was submerged, and the American Continent was heaved up for the residence of man and the home of a new people. ' That the Dismal Swamp was tlie product of some sucn convulsion oi umuio that or some other time is unques tionable. The remains of shell fish that underlie it, with ocean pebbles and sand furnish, indisputable proof of it." But a mystery to the eyes of m " 1 it. ma Aina a layman is wny me the slt water era have remained without decay for millions of ages buried tinder tho . surface of the earth. Nature is always observant of its proportions and adaptations of products in its various kingdoms. When it produced oysters nearly as big as a man's foot and conch shells larger than a man's head, as are found underlying the bogs of. the Dismal Swamp, it must have pro duced giants to eat them, and if the remains of those giants are discov ered they probably show that these coeval races of men were as tall as tho eaves of a two story house of our day, and proportionately power ful, and it will show further that the stature of man is constantly decreas ing and that the world is on the down grade of its retrograde pro gress. We subjoin an extract irom Professor Cobb's letter." "Mr. Thompson has given me the fshells, and you have my thanks . -w . 1 i 1 lor them, it has Deen my gooa ortune to do some work in the Dis mal SwamD. The swamp was ori- ginally a large sound shut off from tho sea by a barrier ol sand. Streams entered it from the West as now. Changes in the sandbars and a slight elevation cut off the communication with the sea. The streams soon leached; out the salt, chancrin this enclosed sea into a fresh -lake. The encroachment of vegetation around ; the borders of this larere lake soon changed it into a swamp almost closing it up. .Lake Urummond is the smau rem enant of the larger lako. Its bot tom is not peat (as it is often said) exceot aloner .the border. In the center may still be found the pure j spa snnri. i nn.VA . rnn.ni.er on iius swamp mi a iorincomm oook oi ioj tnini pniitlpd "Studies in Phvsio- cranhv" ! I have taken sections in 1 several places and find in the fos- eilo n nnnmnrf wnm Polf.trnfor fnrtnQ I W hroncrh brackish to freshwater 9g wrma. . w i Of Ol O o u u d o o a o o o o OCCGCaOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCDOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCOO t Of S" ft 52- a ii m 8 4 O Every 3 tret. thihkajit is the best one. : ' ''-" " We don't think there is a better dry w goods store than ours, but we are wiir5 ' ! ing to abide hj your decision. We1 don't want you to bay even a paper of plQS hare until you 'are sure that we can't do bettrfor you than anyone else i 1 I t ; g v. The Best Dressed Men are not always - i,-. . ir. i i - the ones who pay the most for their clothes. Our clot Ling has the nack of giving satisfaction. We believe in giv- ing a cusiomer what he wants. We i. : f I. would like to show : you how easy it is to suit a man. n m 3 ...... ,- f . : . : ' ' Ycu Want a gocwl, ftout, elegantly fitting shoe, -Women have quite out grown the idea that a pretty shoe muit have paper soles and high heels. Ex ercise has taucht them that nothirj: looks so well as aeubstAntinl leather 5 eho vith eitended sole and military g heel. ; They are bnilt more on the line o of a man's shoes and have all the char- X acteristics. I 'They, fit well and are al together fitted to the tailor-made, rat ty mornen. . H .0 O 7( An Interesting Exhibit 1 - j in our store is our large and veryjselect line of bursa u and washstana covers. They are the yery best that yojir money can buy best in every wayj-material, embroid ery, drawing and design. Its a Pleasure to show the clothes yod buy. from us to your friends they are so stylish. And the style si ays'in them because the cloths used are first rate the linings are good and ihe mak ing the best that skillful hands can do. Prices are all right every time. 8 The Latest Thing 3 IS I! ,i4 ' in millnery requires a change m " .n ' - ..1 - rrom wnat you nave. 1 ou cat i iuuku o ' a over one of the old style hala into any- thing like the present fashion. There U it won't be enough material. Our prices (vs oh styli-ih millinery are so reasonable that it would be extravagance to buy material to put on an old frame. ( (S (a S r 'jo lo OOOOOOOOOCCOOOOXJOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 8 ?S : ; - - . ii - ; - 1 Let j Advertised Letters. Tfijt. hnw mnMi va'mm ret. but how tta vsa nan tjilcn is. f hfi nrincinlfi OH which we gain patronage everyday. KacKet store. List of iunclaiined letters remaiuiug izabeth City P. O. for th Per ddrses and Articles Walter Clark. in the E wAAk'pnfline January 21th, 1898. sms call ng for them will please say bv ludcre Mkks-1 Alex Adams, Alex Andden, ' I J - .. I , UilP Bartlett. E. 13ell, issraei uen, Glen Dafdels, Jas Jarden, JnoM.cIeary - 5 1 . Ti:ll! ,1 QAnTTtni A T, This naraDhlet from the proline . Krv.uii FmnkTisdale. 4., - I .-(Jli Lil , I unci t- - - T nen of Judfre AValter Ulark of the wiii.P Tfcwnsel. Geo II, Williams SnrrpmA rnnrt of North Carolina is I WomkS:-blisses Mariam W.i Cook, it . I . -ri ' A 1 I T r -n A t: Vani0 1..t.1 ftnrfmnt TO LeVia JSUre, Allllil u.auu;, w- I 1 T Moenn F.mmn. Ruffin mi in I lnrill)Il.l IUICIi J-'. """"i terature., xne aaaresses are sey- . 3.. ft R dmitl, Eliza .1 nHii r n x t lvii eral innumber and the magazine WiliiaiI1l. Mrs Mary S Burgess; Susan articles and newspaper contributions ' jav-j3 (). E G Griffin, Mary A Grifnln are like, and all giye evidence of in- EKza H4rris; Mary L. liorton. :Juiner j i in! 1 ..C..1, r- Martin. Newberry, Susan D.. Pas . ... - .. ... I ,a coin a Pprrv. Salhe M Pool, Delia A l V.nT.n nH all rf t M am TT-l 1 11 onmft CUJI " ". ' , , . . Reld.L.D oad. care and we i find in all . of them r F. Lamb, Postmaster. ... i j much to I commend; ihe stylo is raceful and forcible, the points i . Inl display of Dia- are well taken, and the illustrations monds and Watches in Selig's Win- lT-l1oa VioldOW. best article is the address deuyerea nrm.,n,i9 ani Watche tro to before the Bar Association of len- Selig's.l at NashTille in July last. nessee, It is full of practical and patriotic suggestions and strikes at the root of evils that have arisen under the development of our sys'tem'of good Government" and which, if ever judi cious, have outlived their usefulness if you are in need ot a watch L Selig's is the y5ace, j DEATH OE!S. S. BARNfcTT. Fort Laxuixg, Jan. 14, 1S98. Sam bel Soencer Barnett was born cious, have outlived their useiuiness Janual 19; i83G, in tare county, with tho increase of population, and c., feon of Stephen Barnett. He conditions. 1857 and moved to Tyrrell county, I., ' nart is evidently a nro- N. C, Jand after a long illness oi nve - -ro- , ...... - , , , mnnthk. which he bore with christ- found and original thinker ana ooia Undeand r alienee, he de in the declaration of his opinions. . v in fuli hODe 0f a blissful im- Some inconsiderate persons have mortality, having been a practically cast upon him the opprobrium oi i pious mem uer ui w j . . A , t i. -.i. U;cf rtinreh--for forty-three years, being a demagogue. iui e whu rA -i . , vi leavmsr a wiie,i buu o thpr were more demafforrues like T n icoq r if hi w . Iter, on o uuuoij vf .ww. him in North Carolina. If, beincr a i ttpII countv he leader of public sentiment, if fore- UfTable christian gentleman, a de- the experience of tho past, and call-ioi .S'S inrr uron the people to ratify the . ... I ,J -4f ppm. O A 4 - I SpirilfiU C111X.C11, opinions thus derived, constitute a e(j jjjjjiy by a large circle of friends otyi n rrrirri i iiitii j At-11 iuuld nooiann nniuiuuLiuivc . nuw v&mwq vo w mmv. - f h Ina bereaved relations and this P " ' . hnlJ mmVinitv. deeply lament his gumenneth iyner, v. . - a 1merciful ry,lVm. B. Shephard, David Out- n . j'.,. ih - loss ia his law, Wm. A Graham, Hugh Wad- There is a rest for the pec pie of aeil suit vjcurno tkiivk "--. i vjuu.i Judge Clark fs a demagogue and we honor him the more for his boldness in declaring his opinions in defiance of opposition and obloquy. J. B. Combs. A Chinese Breakfast. The ordinary Chinese, writes Jan American resident i of . bhanghai, whether in city or village, takes his breakfast at the teahouse or restau rant. It consists almost entirely of meat rolls or patties; They are dip- pea in Vinegar, euy ux a. duiuuuu ui red pepper, when eaten. Sometimes tho steamed rolls, after they have grown old, are made palatable by being toasted on a grill over a char coal fire.. Another popular dish is doughnut fried in oih Baking is al- mostentirely unknown; but there is a cake of the size and shape of an ox rib, whioh is baked by being stuck on tho inside of a jar shaped fnmace. in which there is a hot charcoal fire. These cakes are some times circular, but i in every-f case thev are covered with the seeds oi the sesame, which add very much to the flavor, f Another -variety j is a largej round cake cooked on a grid dle, and which is diviaea into quar ters when offered for sale. The Mo hammedan Chinese make a similar cake, of which they are also Ivery fond, without using any pork fat. For the better quality oi native nnpfrv and confectionery rice flour is used, but at the treaty ports and the pities to whioh foreign innuence Tins pxtended many forms of ewect cake and biscuit are made of Ameri can flour. Even for purely native varieties of rolls and cakes tne American flour is now preferred on of its whiteness ana wnoie- someness, New York Herald! His lst ' .Words. I "His last words were of yoq." The prodigal son-in-law tried to feel as solemn as he looked, j t "Might I inquire, what f they were?" ' i ,: , . . "Vmi mieht Ho isaid that it he could only get one moregood kick at you ho would die happy. "Indian apolis Journal. ; J v A Fellow FefUnff. . :' '. Whv do- von persist in looking t the moon and Eiehilg!,, she ask ed while gently steering their course toward the candy emporium, i Pure sympathy." in an apseni- zninded way. "It's on its last quar ter. "Detroit Free Jresa. ir lour lun six months .without oil, and what havb you got T i ! DONT LET tocure a cold in one day. Trii. onffor- -Hrh Con??liB. Colds, and LaQrippe when Laxative Brmo QCi- xrXE' will cure you in one j ur- not produce the ringing in the head like SMlnUte of Omnnine. Put up iq tatlet imnvGnlent lor takincj. 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