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T I IE ECONOMIST a. U. Carter... Editor C P. Luxb Basin ew Manager FRIDAY.... JANUARY 20. 1S98. THE LEGISLATURE: Tho Legislature of North Carolina still maintains its high repute .as an able body of mcn.upright, honest, patriot ic, earnest, without foolish ness, with no enemies to pun ish but the enemies of North Carolina, and with no friends to reward but the true friends of North Carolina. This gratu itous tribute is sincere as Nep tune and truthful as Jove. Since.the Economist greeted its friends . last week, much good work has been done and much new work has been cut Tho Penitentiary and -its management is one of fusion management. The mausoleum is full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. It is rotten from core to epidermis. It must be cleaned out if it puts Rus sell. Smith.Cy. Thompson,Mcw bcrne and Hal: Aycr in a new suit of conventional striped pants and jacket. We don't want to sec Bill Day shot, but if Russell holds Bill Day's body up before him, as a shield, and protection, wo must tiro through him, if we can't fire around him, and then hold Bus. responsible for his death. And so with all other Demo crats that Bus. uses as a barri cade. Tho suffrage question is still ippcrmost in the minds of our Legislators. "The people of North Carolina want honest whito government and look to tho Legislature to give it to them. The committee on suf frage met in caucus on Thurs day of last week. Bush Leigh is on the committee and his friends look to him for aid on this most vital subject. A com mittee, consisting of Stubbs, Chairman, Clarkson, Council, Winston, and Gilliam were ap pointed a sub-committee and is expected to report early this week. Cy. Thompson was before tho insurance committee last week to answer questions re lating to his management of the office of Secretary of State. He stated that he had received fees from insurance companies amountingto 3,C0O in addition to his salary as Sec. of State of 2,000. It seems that Thompson was not entitled to tho insurance fees according to tho code, but under the ad vice of a Secretary in his oflice he had appropriated them. (Jy. Thompson, the committee knows better than we do, is the biggist buzzard that was caught under the dead-fall of tho Sth of November, and will bear watching. A committee was appointed to request the so called Governor to inform the Legislature the whys and tho wherefores of hisdischarge of tho two "Wilsons, one, the gentleman Wilson, and the oth er "Gid," as Railroad commis sioners. They called and the Gov. said he would report to tho committee early in the week. This is a case of a pu trid corpus attached to a pure and patriotic personality. The penitentiary is the bite noir of our State politics. It had much to do with con signing the wicked Republican combination to the realms of Beelzebub, and now it rises to plague the Democratic party. It now turns out to be behind in its balance sheet over $100, 000. We are afraid that it is too big a bull of Bashan for our Legislators to lock horns with, and we fear that when Bill Day has passed through the upper and nether millstone of its machinery ho will not know his head from a shot gun, and will beat his patron cussin, and give him two in the game. We have been looking for the Legislature to tacklo our oys ter fundum, but they seem to be afraid of it. Fact is, Oph Whito seems to nave the "bulge" on them, in that 'his term of office does not expire for several years a,nd they don't feel able to trip him from his foothold. Well, .probably Onh has the inside track, but then, lies too heavy a weight fnr tho Democratic party to carry, and the ingenuity of the politicians can devise some wav to lift Oph out of the way. Imprimis: Jiis pay is under tho cont rol of our Legislators, and he cant stand without pay. How would it do to have a board of fish commissioners to direct Oph and divide his sal- ary. mis ooaru ui i.o".w should be the brainiest men that the State and tho- pay could command, and two as sistant commissioners would be better than a dozen. If we are not badly fooled, our oys ter interest is a very impor tant one and full of undevel oped revenue to the State and to our citizens. It is a subject but little understood, and dif ficult to understand, and if we are not at fault, there is no business that our State has an interest in 'hat would pay bet ter to develop and that would better justify expense and cap able supervision. We do not mafco it a a suggestion, but simply as an opinion, that if John K. Abbott, of Camden county and Israel Watson of Hvde county, were appointeu an associate fish commission l.nnnL with Oph White as r-i.:.,r hi.nnn ho has the "buliTe" on the oflice, the oys ter business would soon show what there is in it. It would justify reducing tho salary of the chief and giving a suitable salary to the assistants. Our Legislature has found time to interfere with other men's wives. It is mad with the poor member of Congres from Utah, because he's got three ivives,as if he was not en titled to their sympathy there for, in consideration of the discomforts of his domestic life. They have asked all the North Carolina delegation in cluding Senators to keep Rob erts out of the House of Repre sentatives. The sentiment of the Gener al Assembly is that there shall be no increase of Circuit Judges, and a suggeston comes from Judge George H. Brown, Jr. that the" Supreme Judges snail be required to supply the place on the circuit, in case of siekuess or other disability. On Friday of last week Sen ator Hairston, of the 27th Sena torial District introduced a bill to compel all foreign corpora tions doing business in this State, to take out a licence un der the laws of the State and to submit themselves to the pro cesses of the courts in tbo same decree and manner as corpor ations chartered under Stato laws. Senator Brown has an eye to little industries as well as lit tle expenditures, for he fired into a llock of ten little kids on Monday who were tripping around 'the Senate chamber, anxious to servo our "potent, grave and rcverned seniors." He probablv killed four of the llock and wounded the others of the little pages who are pu pils in a school of politeness; which-teaches a lost art and a lead science. Tho resolution relating to tho public printing hangs fire. At present the public printing is in the hands of 'the Gover A Fleshy Consumptive Did you ever see one? Did you ever hear.of one ? Most certainly not. Con sumption is a disease that invariably causes loss of flesh. If you are light in weight, even if your cough is only a slight one, you should certainly take . Scoffs Emuslion of cod Ibocr oil wiih hypo phosphites. No remedy is such a perfect prevent ive to consumption. Just the moment your throat begins to weaken and you find you are losing flesh, you should begin to take it. And no other remedy has cured so many cases of consumption. Unless you are far advanced with . this disease, Scott's Emul sion will hold every in ducement to "you for a perfect cure. All Drtigryists, oc and ft. nor and Council, and the leg islature, recognising the fact that Bus. and his advisors are not safe custodians of any pub lic trust in which the talent of corruption can boexercised,are a unit in favor of a change,bufc they seem not agreed as to the? permanent provision for print ing pub. dos. On the final passage of Jim Young stone bill, the ayes and noes were called and we are sorry to see that, some whito Pubs, voted "no", while some Afro Pub3. voted "aye." The majority for the deportation of the stone was immense, j .The Penitentiary, according to superintendent Day's in vestigation, is terribly in ar rears. Its indebtedness, over and above its. assets, is now said to be $110,000, and the figures seem to be constantly irrowim. ! Over the bill to change the name of Chocowinity Creek to Chocco River, in order to fool Concrress into an appropriation 'Dirt Road" Carroway the learned representative from Lenoir, made a speech full of, antique-lore and aboriginal nomenclature, so much so,that bur head is dizzy and we are in fear that our dexter jaw is somewhat dislocated out c plumb, so to speak. There is evidently some Pocahontas blood in "Dirt's" veins. The bills of local interest to our town and vicinity are an amendment to the charter of Edenton, also to the charter of E. City. A bill to issue corpor ation bonds for public improve mpnta in E. Citv. A bill to charter Citizen's Bank, of Eliz tibeth City. Citizens fleeting. Minutes of meeting of the citizens of Elizabeth City, held at the call of the Mayor in the Courthouse on the night of January 13, 1899: The meeting was organized by the election of T. 13. Wilson, chair mau and C. E. Kramer secretary. The Mayor Etated that his reason for calling tho meeting was a tele cram from the Mayor of Washing- tan, N. C, stating that an effort was beincr made before the Leerisla- lature to repeal the oyster dredging law, and asking him to call .a meet- in f of the citizens to unite with those of WashiDcrton and other nlaces to oppose the repeal of the law by petition and otherwise. After remarks by several citizens upon the subject of the importance of taking action at once in this mat ter on account of the benents being derived from the law as it now stands, upon motion of E. F. Ayd- lett, a committee of hve were ap pointed to draw resolutions. The committee, after retiring for con sultation, reported suitable resolu tions, which were adopted by tne meetincr, and the Mayor was re quested to send copies to our Itepre- presentative and tne Kepresentative of Camden county, and to the Sen ators of the First District, after which the meeting adjourned. T. 15. ilson, jnm. C. E. Kramer, Sec. Would Have Saved Money. If the monev spent in repairing our vehicles, in keeping up our hors es and the value of the time lost in tl.e South during the last twenty years caused by our poor highways had been placed upon the roads the South would to-day have highways tLat would rival those of Europe, and that, too, without one dollar's expense more than she has already had to bear. Enquirer-Sun. Parsnip Complextion. It does not require an expert, to oe- tect the sufferer from kidney trouble. The hollow cheeks, the sunken eyes. the dark, puffy circles under the eyes, the saliow parsnip-colored complexion indicates it. A pbjsician would ask if you nad rheumatism, a dull pain or in the back or over the hips, stomach trouble desire to urinate often, or scalding ing in passing it; it after passing there i tin unsatisfied feeling as if it must be at once repeated, or if the urine has a brick dust deposit or strong odor. When these symptoms are present, no time should be lost in removing the cause. Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh of the bladder, inflammation, causing stoppage, and sometimes requiring the drawing of the urine with, instru ments, or mav run into Bright's Dis- the most dangerous stage of ot kidney trouble. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, the great discovery of the eminent kidney and bladder specialist, is a positive remedy for such disease?. Its reputation Is world-wide and it is so easy to get at any drug store that no one need suffer any length of time for want of it. However, If you prefer to first test its wonderful merits, mention (insert the full name of your paper) and write to Dr. KilmeJ & Co.. Bingbamton, N. Y.. for a mple bottle and book tell ing all about It, both sent absolutely free by mail. When witting kindly mention that you saw this liberal offer In the Economist. GOOD ROADS. : What North Carolina Is Doing in the Hatter. Southern Farm Magazine. In North Carolina twenty-three on rxnvr ' workinc their roads wholly or in part by taxation. In the work of macadamizing and eeneral road improvement Mecklen - burg county, me pioneer x ma line in the State, still leads, and has now nearly seventy miles of excel lent macadam " road. Wake county has also made considerable prcgress, Durham, Rowan, Cabarrus, Guilford and Alamance counties are also do ing some exceedingly satisfactory work in the way of macadamizing, while a number of other counties are grading and re-locating roads under recent fairly satisfactory leg islation. These facts are obtained from a letter of .Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist of North Carolina,' frt Ti Southern Farm Maerazine. UJ w w w I Pmf. Holmes has been an advocate of fjood roads for many years 1 He a thn author oi the report to tne United States Agricultural Depart- ZZ. S . OiSSitamr whiS the following rived : facts have been de- In Mecklenburg county the gen orftl rlftn adooted. and which has been adhered to, (was to start at the city limits of the 'county seat and to grade and macadamize all of the im portant public roads from this point out toward the township and the county limits. These roads have a width of 40 feet for the first 2 miles from the city limits, and beyond this point a width of thirty-six feet. They have a maximum grade of four feet to one hundred. For cross- drains sewer pipes are used , in all cases where practicable, and strong wooden bridges with stone piers have been put in wherever needed, In attaining the above grade in places where it was impracticle to change the location of the road, cuts through the hills have been ten to niteen ieefc, imu una uavo . . l -1- T Deen maae wnicu m piauen iivo a height above .the ordinary ground surface of from ten to twenty ieet for a distance of a few hundred yards to half a mile. . In macada mizing the following general plan has been adopted : " Upon the m-flded and settled eartn surface a macadam road twelve feet wide and about nine inches thick is construct ed, usually in the centre, ihoughin places on one sicte of the road. A,n excavation from xour to six mcnes deep is made in the earth s surface, and tne bottom js men careiuuy rolled witl a steam roller. Upon this excavated surface is placed a nt Gal A cfvn n.hrmf. fnnr inches lOTCl utAU wir. w - a three-inch layer of stone crushed IllllHtl. U LJLJXA AWVU AkJ WAMWWVft I tt f,;a Diirfo an a to from one to : two inches m size, and after this has been thoroughly roued tnere is piacea a tnira layer about two inches thick, of j finely crushed stone, including screenings, ...... . IT. J 1 I and this latter is in turn tnorougnly iruiiou. . I I T,a v,riafl ftnst of these roads. W M Wk r& W -WW mm , J I 1 I IIS .1 lllllllf BJ M-A. -l - - ' ' - ------ - III iriT MUM 1 ax ; -ur.f o nnn -m,'T Much the larger part of the wprk xt. ; t trtA vao rta in x m o rnn n r. v i u f iitih iiv i i -l i 1 A j 1 convict labor. The average I num- her of convicts emnloved is I about eiffhtv. and the average cost of this labor per convict, including their food, clothes, medical attention and guarding, is irom twenty roiweuijr. 1- A. L i M. I two cents per aay. vcirK township, ys he wants that town the work is one superintendent and inAnAA in hi.n& lw trri- one engineer (during a part of the time and sii euards. Usually the convicts have worked in one squad; at the present time they are divided into two squads. The rate of taxa tion in the county at the present time is eighteen cents on the $100 worth of property, and the entire amount raised -in this way for the support of the convict force m road improvement work during tne past year was about ? 1,UU0. in! addi- tion to inis, eacn lowmup leviea a 7- . j. t a. 1 ! tax varying from seven to fifteen cents on each $100 worth of pro perty. , j Meckledburgas stated above, re quires all able-bodied citizens along the public roads either to labor four days of each year on" the public roads or to pay the sum of fifty cents per day in lieu thereof, i This class of labor is used upon the roads independent of the convict forced and principally, in the work of grad ing or in the general repairs of those roads or portions of them upon which the convict force is not en gaged.' Farm Values Increased. ', . . . Rocky Mount Argonaut. A farmer in the vicinity of Char lotte states that 250 acres of land were sold for 20,000. This is at the rate of $80 per acre, a pretty high price for North Carolina farm ing lands, but probably not any more, if as much, as the 'land was woith. Now, what made this land sell for so much more than farming lands in other portions of the State? The question is easily answered. Mecklenburg county has good roads, the brag roads of the Southland its people are progressive. The rest of the counties must follow the ex ample of .Mecklenburg if they ex pect to succeed. .: 2C$3J?353$3ttS3$ ft I . CO w w CP ? c u? C Actually had to lock would finish thein shopping 1 uf C crreat we were iorcea io ao C9 CM V? CSi u? Why this 7 The answer is simple enough ; and as the crowds would we knew full well the reason. Their dollars were at stake C3 admittance at the Racket People have found out VP We began on the principle of Underselling and knew CP sell all without fear or favor, and have stuck to it from fc that somebody els0 is selling the same article at our. price, : article until we get it out g and the beauty about these C5 special day or special week,; excepted). Read them and ? f c CP The Daily Bill of ' J tj 2 JJ 480 Lead Pencils. 1 1600 Slate Pencils. 100 Yards Lace. 50 Nice Handkerchiefs. 110 Papers Pins. 125 Papers Needles. 100 Packs Envelopes. 100 Quires Writing Paper. 50 Bottles Best Ink. 400 Dozen Shirt Buttons. 25 Pair Suspenders. 25 Pair Ladies Hose. 25 Pair Men'o Sox. 20 Hair Brushes, -100 Cakes Toilet Soap. 40 Yards Yellow Cottons. 30 Yards Check Homdspun. 33 Yards White Insertion. 33 Yards Bleached Cotton. v 25 Yards White Lawn. 25 Yards Checked Muslin. 20 Yards Bed Ticking. - 12 Yards Wbrstead Dress Goods. 20 Yards Good Outing. 7 Yards Turky Red Damask. 3. C9 2 tg cs C3 y& for if you go eisewnere you fHCtttSSttHOCCiCi STOCK LAW NOTES. .... .a 1 it ,.1 ana erooa roaaB meeuuK Courthouse next Monday. J w Miles Saunders: of Norfolk county, Va.. and J. N. Winslow, of Perquim- cotinty, N. U., will be at tne meeting next Monday. Come and iearn 0f them about their experience ... i. . with the stock law. -r -r T7iU4. oui' xmuu,.,, who has stock law, now - favors it. Me says be lives on a rail timber -8-rm and it is a question of no no fence, or lilt. VY1L11 ULUCXDt UftlU WW mvmumvm ' ine Ia Mr. James Thomas savs that he is tired of fencing his land and then have to keep his stock emponnde J Ion account of bad fences. w N Parker, of Mt. Hermon . . t:mher iai worth too tory; that his timber is worth too much to be wasted in rails. E. V. Davenport, whoj has been opposed to the stock law, says the reason he opposed it was that he never gave the matter due consid eration. He now strongly favors it. Every citizen of our county that i ja opposed to or in favor of good roada or the stock law should be nrpaont af the meetiner Monday. f : ,i Monroe Bright wants Mt.Her in the no- mon townsnip inciuaea 1 a - 3' fence territory. Mr. W. C. Harrission who owns some of the finest farms in the conn ty, and which are the best fenced, is strongly advocating the stock law. ,' Mr. Seth Harris says, the stock law will increase t le value of his farm 25 per cent t eing jnear town his timber is too valuable to waste in rails. A stubborn cold is easily taken; It sticks to some people all winter and very often develops into bronchitis or consumption. You should cure a cold promptly by taking Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. This celebrated remedy is ao-, knowledged to be most efficient and reliable for all affections of the throat and lungs. It cures a cold at once. "Mil Promptly cures Stubborn Colds. Doss are small and pleasant to take. Doctor recommend it. Price aj cents. At all druggist, Stela) Ibra TnV;? T9r?rm i ici i i 1 1 i i i mnm s .. f V BECAUSE OF THE RUSH doors during the Holidays and and move out; : This we disliked to do, but the rush was so iu Mad Rush At The Racket Store? ! Store some could be saved. and are still finding out that we of their reach-as our list of Sledge Hammers below, will show prices is that they aVe not made only for a special sale or JJ but for every day of every week of the year (Sundays only profit thereby. Fare. Something ONE DOLLAR Quantities In Proportion. 9 Yards Good Carpet. 6 Yards Velveteen. 4 .Linen Bosom Shirts. 72 Spools Hand Cotton. 8 Good Umbrellas. 3 Handsome Bed Spreads. 2 Good Blankets. 10 Boys Hats. 10 Hatchets. 25 Yards Curtain Bcrim. 10 Picture Frames. 25 Celaloid Collars. 20 Large ,Tin Pans. 25 Breast Pins. 4 Pair Men's Pants. 1 rine Pair Men's Pants. 1 Good Wool Coat. 4 Vests. 2 Pair Ladies Button Shoes. 2 Boys Suits. 100 Boxes Blacking. 40 Good Tooth Brashes, 20 Pocket Knives. 35 Yards Calico. 100 Yards Silk Ribbon. mi gat be pursuaaea into paying nigner prices man you would have to pay at this Popular Low CS888SC5 Hollinson, Wholesale and taple If ancrfrocerie Nos. 69-71 Pbindexter St., " - ELIZABETH CITV, W. 'PHONE 125. Drug Store For Sale. The Drug Store, good will and ap purteaances of H. DeB. Hooper, o Edenton, is offered for sale, upon.easj terms. The business has been success fully conducted for 20 years and is e good opportunity for Investment bj an enterprising person. ' Apply to ; MRS. H. DeB. HOOPER, Edenton, N. C Wanted. Local or traveling salesmen to sell our Oils, (Ureases and Petrolatum on commission exclusively, or as a side line. Goods guaranteed and prices low PENN PETROLATUM CO., Oil Reflnerr, Coraopolis, x'a. Wanted. Salesmen for the sale of our ,abli cating Oils and Greases. Exclusive territory given to energetic men. We have a good business prfpoition for thoee who mean business. Kcfrt.r aces required. Address, THE VICTOR OIL OO., Cleveland, Ohio Notice of Administration. Tkn.vlno nnaliflftd as administrator of the late Miss Mary B. LaBoyteaux, I hftrhv iHv notiofl to- all Dersons in debted to her estate to come forward and make immediate settlement, and those holding claims against the same to present them for payment within 12 month from the data of this notice, or it will be pleaded in bar of their re covery, li. U. OlOi 4t Adm'r of Mary B. LtkBoyterfux. Koy.25, 1898. VanteU. A first-class solicitor to represent the Prudential Insurance Company and the Union Casualty & Surety Company in the counties of Gates, Chowan, Per quimans, " Pasquotank, Camden and Currituck to canvas for life and acci dent Insurance. C. M. HAWKINS, Gen. Agt. : ' IRaleUb.N. a only let enstoiners in as others p . . C beat and bang for admittance J and they knew if they gained jj do all we claim to do. we were in position to under J the start." " Whenever we: find down goes our price on that Jj y 'a 'A A 'A $ A A A I A A - A WILL BUY. Smaller 40 Yards Ham burp Trimming'. 25 Yards Ladies Dress Goods. 25 Yards Black Calico. 16 Yards 10c. Dreea Uoods.' . 25 Yards Cotton Diaper. 14 Yards Black Satteen. 10 Yards Flannel. 10 Yards Wool Linsey. 10 Yards Matting. 5 Yards Silk. 60 Hand Saw Files. 10 Hand Saws. 10 Key Hole Saws. 2 Heavy Bed Comforts. 100 Monev Purses. 2 Men's Fur Hats. 16 Quart Dish Pahs. 11 Good Hammers. 1 $2 Fur Hat. . 1 $2 Stiff Hat. A 0 Ladies Corsets, 20 Yards Best Percale. 25 Men's Linen Collars. 8 Yards 10-4 Sheeting. 1 Dozen Horse Whitps, Price Store. JJ Stevens & Co Retail Oeafers In, r C. LOTS FOR SALE I have a number of desirable build ng lots in Prircbard Town. Terms, $10 cash and $5 per month, without interest. Title retained until lots i paid for. Apply to . W. M. 'BAXTER, Jersey Cow For Sale. A small Jersey Cow for sale. Apply to or address ' J. A. BURQESy, 136 Poindexter St., Elizabeth City. Cough, like & dog's bark, is s sign that there Is something foreign around which shouldn't be there, You can quiet the noise,' but the danger may be there ust the same. SCOTT'S EMULSION of Cod-liver Oil b not a cough specific; it doe not merely allay the, symptoms but it docs give such strength to the body that it is, able to throw off the disease. You know the old proverb of "the ounce of prevention?" Don't neglect your cough. A book which will tell you more on the subject sent free on re quest Your (Jfugjirt keep Scotr't Emul sion of Cod-liver OU. Pu up io 50 ctu md St. 00 tizes. COTT & BOWNE, Mw Ym N Your 'A A ft . a
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