Roanoke-Chowan Times.
RICH SQUARE N0RTHAMP1X3N COUNTY, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST .2. lyOO.
mmw-
A m a n
with a .
thin head r.
of hair 1 s
a marked
man. But
the big
^ V
■ 0® is not the
kind of a mark most
men like.
Too many men in
their twenties are
bald. This is absurd
and all unnecessary.
Healthy hair shows
man’s strength. To
build up the hair from
the roots, to prevent
and to
cure
bald
ness,
u s e—
It always restores
color to faded or gray
hair. Notice tnat..
word, “ always.” And ^
it cures dandruff.
$1.0
a bottle.
drugglat*.
lly business calls me out among
iiiRCrs a great deal. I would
daily feel ashamed every time
rould take oft my iiat, my hair
» so thin and the bald spots
iwod so plainly. I began the use
. . your Hair Vigor less than three
M months ago. Today 1 find I have as
^ fine a head of hair as I ever had.
‘ I tell everybody what 1 used, and
4 tliey say ‘ it must bo a wonderful
' remedv.'” Geo. Ykael,
Dec. M, 1838. Chica^, Ill.
We have a book on The Halt and
Scalp which wo will send free upon
► ■ j. c. atee,
J. M. JACOBS,
Dentist. ^
Office over Griffin & Odom’s store.
WOODLAND. N-C-
Bstabllstivd 1890.
J. E. BRITTON,
COMMISSION MEEtCU&NT.
38&4o Roanoke Dock, N0_RF0LK, VA.
Specialties.
Eggs, I Hides, I I’^s, I'eanuts
HouUry, [Livo ijioolt, [-ani Potatoes.
Ueferenoc; —Bank of Commerce
Bex S. Gav. Gaelanh E. Midyette.
Gay & Midyette,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
-IACKS0N> N. C.
Practice in all courts. Business
promptly and fdthfolly attended to.
PRUIT JARS.
Just received a large lot of Mason’s
Fruit Jars. Prices right.
M.ILLS H. CONNEB,
Rich Square, N. C.
Cotton Gin and
Press For Sale.
1 have for sale one good 65 Sa'
Cotton Gin and One Roanoke Cotton
Press at Eagletown, N. C.
J. T. Elliott.
ICE! ICE!!
I wish to announce to the^peo
pie of the County that I am now
prepared to supply them with
Ice. I buy by the car load and
sell in quantities desired.
James Scull, Manager,
Jackson, N. C
Summer
Goats and Vests
Man wants but little towoar I see,
The thing for me to do
Is to make the prices so that •
He will buy that little of me.
Have YOU seen mj
SUMMER COATS and VESTS
in Serges, Gratitas, Alpaccas, Duck,
Crash &c., from 35e. to $5.00. All
good values.
EVERF.T BAUCHAM
EX-GOVERNOR CAEE
Briet Sketch ot His Career—His
Services to His State—Not a
Politician.
Prom the Raleigh News and
Observer we get the following
sketch of the life and services of
Ex-Governor Elias Carr, who
died at his home in Edgecomb
county, July 22. 1900:
Elias Carr was the 71sl Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
He was born at “Bracefield
Farm,’’in Edgecombe county, a
SOD of Jonas Carr, a relative of
the late Governor Samuel John
ston of Revolutionary fame. His
education was received mainly at
the Universities of North Caroli
na and Virginia.
He married Miss Eleanor,
daughter of Wm. Kearney, of
Warren county, and to th^ have
been born five children—three
SODS and two daughters.
On the 18lh of May, 1892, he
was Dominated by the Democrat
ic party for Governor of North
Carolina. He made a canvass of
the State and was triumphantly
elected. He w is inaugurated on
Jaunary 18, 1893.
He came to the office of Gov
ernor with little prior service in
public position Up to the time
he became chief magistrate of the
Stite of North Carolina bis life
had been the quiet, even life of
the educated and successful
farmer, and beyond serving as
county commissioner, director of
the Agricultural and Mechanical
College, and member of the State
Board Of Agriculture, he had had
no more conneclion with the gov
ernment than the great majority
of men in bis calling.
After completing bis education
at the Universities of North Car
olina and Virginia he settled on
his magnificent farm in Edge
combe county and. there his life
ran easily and pld'asauily.
Gov. Carr was a man of greai
reserve and real modesty. He
was no! fond of pomp and parade
but liked substance and realities,
Though reserved in manner, he
was easily approached and was
always mindful'5f the fe'erth'g's ul
others. Though he was ever in
easy circumstances, not to say
wealthy, he interested himself in
the condition of those around him
While not himself oppressed so
greatly by the legislation that
had impoverished the South, be
had seen and felt the burden that
were crushing the hopes and as
pirations out of the farmers of
the country, and he took his stand
shoulder to shoulder with the
poorest of them in fighting for
such reforms as be thought could
lift up and bring prosperity to
the larmers.
With this end in view he con
nected himself with the Parmer’;
Alliance of which he became the
second president. Under his ad
ministration theOider prospered
greatly, its membership growing
to over 90,000, and it exercised'
great iafiuence in the State,
He 'was never a candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination, but
was oamed .for it without any ef
fort of bis own. His high char
acter and his protest against the
views of extremists in the Alli
ance attracted attention to him,
and when it became apparent in
the convention that neither of the
leading candidates could be nom
inated, the party lurued to him
andon his nominaiiou the warring
elements united.
For four years he gave the
State a cieauand economical gov
ernmeiit. Ashe had been called
from his'farcu without, any solici
tation on his part, so when his
time of offic.3 was at an end, he
returned to it and resumed the
life oi a planter.
As Chief Execuliveof theSlate
he ever sought to increase the ed
ucatiuua! progress of the people,
never failing to throw the infia-
ence of his high office to the im
provement alike of the public
schools and the higher and tech
nical schools of learning. His
busine.'-s capacity was uo-
where shown to better advan
tage lhau iu his selection of di
rectors of the various public in
stitutions and the good counsel
he gave them in their practical
management. NoGovernorever
demonstrated a clearer knowl
edge of their needs and require
ments, and the men he appointed
to position.s of trust and honor
were ever such as brought credit
lo the administraiioa and Served
ibe State with great fidelity and
ability.
A Sad Picture.
[Raleigh Christian Advocate]
The exposu re by the police of a
series of ihefis by a band of little
boys of Raleigh calls for serious
and pracdcal thought on the cart
of the Christian people of the
whole State. That litile boys not
ten years old have been able to
practice for some lime a system
of thieving, which would call for
the skill of expei ienced criminals
is a matter not only of wonder
but of horror- The same thing,
we have no doubt, is being done
in many of our towos. This form
of youthful iniquity is the result
of several things: (1) Lack of
parental care and oversight.
Some ..parents seem to act with
reference to their children as if
there were no such thing as
morality and religion.(2) Idleness
The old line, “For Satan finds
some mischief still for idle hands
to do,” never contained more
truth than at the present time.
(3] Allowing children to run
abroad both by day and night.
Some parents do not know more
than a few hours in the twenty
four, where their boys and girls
are They carefully look after
the horses, cows,and dog.s, seeiug
ihat they are in their proper
places. But many children are
allowed to run wild. (4) Careless
ness in sending 1heir children to
Church and our.day school, and
ignoring the value of proper
compantoDsliip.
These are some of the causes
ofyouthfu! iniquity. In removing
tliem there is great work to be
done by our Christian people
Missionary worn for the boys
aid girls is one of the pressing
needs of the day.
When will the people of out
Stale see that the establishment
of a Reformatory is an absolute
necessity? S.urely they cannot
remain blind much longer to the
situation. The salvation of
State is bound up in the salvation
of our boys and girls.
Why Many Young Men Fail.
•‘One trouble with many you
men -v'ho'start out in business Ts
they try to do too many things at
once,” says Hetty .Green, “The
Richest Woman in America.” in
the Ladies’Home Journal. “The
r suit is that they don’t know as
m uch as they ought to about any
one thing, and they naturally fail.
The trouble with young men who
work on salaries is that they're
always afraid of doing more than
they’re paid for. They don't
enter into their work with the
right spirit. To get on and be
appreciated a young man must
do more than he's paid lo do
When he does something that bis
em'pioyer has not thought of he
shows that he is valuable. Men
are always willing lo pay good
salaries to people who will think
of things for them- The man
who only cariies out the though*s
and ideas of another is nothing
more than a mere fool. Men who
can be relied upon are in demand.
The scarces-t thing in the world
today is a thoroughly reliable
World’s Greatest Gnu.
The gun that will shoot 20,76
miles has been successfulyl jacket
ed at Watervilet, and will now
progress to completion It i'ill
be the most powerful piece of or
dnance in the world, and will
weigh, wilhont the carnage, 126
tons. Its length will be 49 feet 6
inches; the diameter ofthe breach,
9 feet 2 inches; the size of the
bore, 16 iothes, Theoretical
range of the piet-e will be 20.76
miles; weight projectile, 2370
pounds. The projectile intended
for the big gun is 64 inches long,
and the power charge consist ol
1060 pbiinds. The powder wi.i
cjst$265. and the projectile $600,
so that the cost of every dis
charge, exclusive of wear and
tear on the gun and pay of the
people employed iu its mtcipula-
tioDS, will be $865 The projec
tile, with its initial velocity ol
2600 feet a second, will penetrate
wrought iron to the depth of 41.6
inches.. To attain its maximum
range the projectile will reach an
elevation of five miles, and Ibi;
pressure on the gun at the time oJ
it.s discharge will be 36,000
po>uads to till- square inch.—Ex.
/
THElOVEOrEXCEUEKCE,
If I could give but o?e,.word of
advice to those who ace trying iq.
get on in the world,-I should say,
‘Constantly cultivate a love of
exbellenoe.” It is s^prising how
the miud and character expand
and grow upward by the appiica
tioL of this stimulus.
Nothing has more to do with
forming a strong character and
ability of a high order than eon .
slant cultivation of a love of ex
cellence. a determination lo do to
a finish whatever we undertake.
It is not enough to do a thing
pretty well; it should be done as
well as it can be done. “Oh, that
is good enough!” has been the un
safe stone in the foundation of
many a life which has caused the
building to topple.
A habit of incompleteness form
ed when young is the .secret of
innumerable failures. Cultivating
an upward tendency in all that
we do, bolding steadily a high
ideal in the mind, is a perpetual
stimulus to do things better and
better, a daily ineeutive lo a love
of excellence. i
A habit of half do.ng things, or
of doing them in.a slipshod man
ner, will soon leave its demoraliz
ing mark on the character. The
mind soon becomes accustomi.-d
to low ideals, aud litth by little
the tine edge of conscience is
blunted.
The world'wantsyour best.aud
you should resolve early in life
never to give anything but the
best of which you are capable.
Put your best thought, your best
work, your best energy
everything you do. Matte up
your mind that you will never do
•anything by halves, no matte
what others may do Your life
is worth too m uch'to be thrown
away in half doing thing;
botching anything you under-,
take.
There is a great satisfaction
doing tliings-jufat rpght. It is
perpetual tonic to feel each night
that you have noi.bjun slurrin;
things during tnu il ly, that you
have DOtj dor-c tinV thing ;
tempted j-i.-,t well as it could
be done. This sense of complete
ness, of things well done, has a
most salutary influence
strengthening the c'-iaracter, and
bringing all the faculties into
harmony, in qualifying us for
better and higher work.
I should ad vi'se a youth starting
out in life to adopt the motto,
“Perfection lo the finish,” This
should be the motto of the young,
for if adopted early in life may
mean all the difference between
success and failure.
People laughed at Btradlvarius
for St ending months and months
in making a violin 'Ihi'y, though
be was throwing his time away
But today a Stradivarius, when
ever found, is worth from live lo
ten thousand dollars, or several
times its weight in gold. Every
thing that has in mortality stamp
ed upon -it has been done in the
most painstaking and careful
manner.
If the character of criminals.of
tramps of the great array of un
employed and side-tracked people
were to be analyzed, it would be
found that most of them have
been accustomed to half-do
things. It is very seldom that
person who does whatever he
undertakes to do as well as it can
oe done, who does not slur over
his work, is out of character de
fect. It is a fact that, although
there are hundreds of thousands
out of employment, almost every
great concern in the country is
constantly on the lookout for bet
ter employees, better clerks,
more careful bookeepers, better
stenographers, better every
thing.
It is more difficult than one
would imagine to find employees
who are Ihorughly conscientious
in tlieir work, who do everythinii
they attempt to do lo the very
best of their ability, and who are
resolute in their determination
not ^0 slight anything.'
When an employer wishes to
promote any of his clerks, he
always looks for theionewhodoes
his work in the Djiost complete
and satisfactory iigauner. This-
is usually the great.teotof fitness
Every employer disjikes slipshod
and slovenly methofrs. He wants
d,
,c
orderly, sysiematc. painstaking
employees
Doing thing's''as well as they
can be doneis not only the quick
way "to fcdvaucement, but it
has a very great inlluerce upon
one’s character and self-respect,
we should ■ never allow ourselves
to*get into a habit of half-doing
things.
If we we 10 to ask employers ah
over this country what, in their
opinion, is the greatest impedi-
meui lo the advancement of
young people, I believe the ma
jority ofQ them would say, ‘The
habit of half-doing things.”
This is a slipshod age. Poorly
done, half done, done in a careless
manner, is written all over mod
ern life. Buildings fall down
almost before they are completed
clothing comes to pieces before it
's half worn out, because not ha;]
01 ;de. and all'through mercantile
and professional life the same
siipshoduess is visible.
The man who is never quite
sure of anything,—who thiuk.s,
guesses or imagines, about the
auu.unt or the distance,—who
comes somewhere near, but never
is quite certain of anything,—
rarely gels very far iu this world
It is the accurate man, the pains
taking man who is exact, attain?
to the highest success.
The boy who half learns bis
lessons, who skims through his
examinations, who is slovei.ly in
his habits, lacks system and
order, wiio does things in a lialf-
heai ted way, is almost sure to be
a failure in life- The habit?,
formed in boyhood characterize
the man. He is coutmually look
ing for scmelhing, and never
knows exac'iy whereanylhingis.
He never knows where he stands.
His books are inaccurate, and be
cannot tell whether he is solven*
or no*. He is a little late at th(;
bank; his paper goes to protest,
and ho loses his credit; and so he
goes on, blundering all through
life. Such’^ man is not only a
failure, but h^ Jemoralizes every
tiling and everyone about him
His employees faii-into bis sloven
ly Wciys,ajid never thinks it wor-ib
while to do any thing just righ
because their employer does not
do so himself They become
careless, inaccura-ie, and habitu
ally negligen', These defects and
weaknesses permeate the whole
establishment, until finally, the
man’s business goes to ruin
Then he is unable to trace the
blame to its true source, but be
moans himself as a victim of ill
luck.—Success. New York.
Roauoke Boat Line,
(Roanoke Nows,)
The stockholders of the Weldon
and Norfolk Boat Line at a meet
ing here last Friday night effect
ed a permanent organization by
electing the following officers:
President—Paul Garrett; 'Vice-
President, J. W. Wilson; Treas
urer, W. A. Pierce; Secretary, T.
C. Harrison Directors—W. E
Daniel, W. T. Shaw, T. L. Emry,
F. S. Patterson, Paul Garreti, J
W. Wilson. W. A. Pierce and T.
G. Harrison.
General Manager—W. P.
Ashburne.
The Hue will be in operation by
September 1st.
Mr. W- T. Sl.aw last week
made a trip to Baltimore where
he purchased the steamer Hamily
ton for the , lower river. This
is a magnificent boat and has a
capacity of 850 tons. It is a twin
screw steamer and is 320 feet
long. This boat will run between
Norfolk and Hamilton. Two
smaller boats will be put on the
river betweon Weidc.uand Hamil
ton aud the line will be complete.
Peop.B all along the river are
greatly interested in the new line.
It will not only be a very great
coDvetiience but will pay tiie
stockholders handsomely.
“A Single,Fact
Is worth a shipload of argument. ’
What shall be said, then, of thou
sands of facts? Every cure by Hood’
Sarsaparilla is a fact, presenting
the strongest possible evidence of
the merits of this medicine. Thou
sands and thousands of such facts
prove that Hood’s Sarsaparilla will
cure all diseases caused or promot
ed by impure blood. It is the best
iuc-dicine money can buy.
indigestion, nausea are cured by
Hood’s Pills.
BR. J. T. EIBRIDGE.
Kciniiiisceuces ut his Lite iu
Toxas~H«'v he Talked Pota
to Slips nto the
Mr. J. A. Grant, a subscribei
to the Roanoke-Chowan Times
at Dry Creek, Louisaoa, has kind
ly sent us a copy ofthe Galves
ion (Texas) News, of July 16,
h-ch contains an account of the
death of Dr. J. T. Eldridge,which
was noted a few weeks ago in
this paper.
As the Galveston News article
contains much of interest to his
old friends in Northampton and
Hertior.1 we reproduce it below:
Buenham, Tex., July 16
Dr. John Turner Eldridge, no
tice of whose deaiu in Murfrees
boro, N C., was received by rei
atives iu this city yesterday, was
in many respects a remarkable
man. He was born in Virginia
iD'1832, came with bis father, the
late John C. Eidr'dge, to Texas in
1850. and settled in this county.
He graduated from the Philadel
phia college of medicine in 1855,
Returned to Texas and settled in
Bjownsville. He remained in
Brownsville until 1857, when he
settled in Montgomery. He re
mained in Montgomery until
1860, when he enlisted in the con
federate army, went to the front
and-was appointed surgeon with
the rank.of colonel- He remain
ed in the service of the confeder
acy throughout the entire war,
and distinguished himself with a
musket as well as with a sur
geon’s knife.
At the close of the war he re
turned to this county, remained
one year and moved to North
Carolina, where he continued to
reside until his death. In 1858 he
signalized himself for personal
courage by fighting a duel in
New Orleans. Both Dr. Eldridge
and bis antagonist were severely
wounded, but neither flinched
underfire. In 1855 or 1857 Dr.
Eldridge saw some exciting mili
tary experience while living in
Brownsvilje, and was associated
with Colonel R>p Ford of the vol
unleer.s and Colonel R. E. Lee of
the Uniied fcstates regulars in re
pelling the incursions into Texas
of the celebrated Mexican and
Spanish filibuster Gorlinas.
Dr. Eldridge was one of the
most charming conversationalist
of his time and his stock of inci
dent and anecdote seemed to be
inexhaustabie. This he some
times turned to good account, as
the folfbwing story will show;
■While practicing medicine in
Montgomery he was the family
physician of Peter and Dick Wil
lis. One morning, after a rain,
a former friend of Dr. Eldridge
sent,him a tine lot of sweet potato
slips. He entertained a great
aversion for manual labor, but on
this occasion, out of respect to
his former friend be concluded to
goout and plant them himself.
He was in the garden hard at
work when Peter Willis rode by
and asked him wbathe was doing
‘Planting sweet ijotaloes. ” Dr.
Eldridge replied. “Why,you are
not piantii g them right,” Mr.
Willis said. ‘-I'll come over and
show you how to doit.” Mr.
Willis dismounted, crawled over
the fence, tcok the basket of slips
from Df. Eldridge's arm and
commenced showing how to plant
ihem. Dr. Eldridge saw it was
bis opportunity to slip out of the
Job, and he .com raenced talking.
Se discussed science, politics, re-
iigion aud-busines so eloquently
aud in such a charming way, and
Mr. Willis was so highly enter
‘.ained that he was unconcious of
wliac be was doing, until he
reached in his basket to find bis
last slip ‘plauted. He straighten
ed himself up and remarked:
“Doctor. I merely came to show
you hoiv to plant these potatoes,
blit I became so interested in
your conversation I forgot all
about what I was doing. This is
one time your conversational
power stood you in good stead,
for you have actually talked these
potato slips into the ground.,’
Jffer iSigtner
To i.ssist -Cii-.-iion, relieve distress
after eatin;; or dviiiiring too heartily,
to prevetii coiiati-pafcion, take
PiSIs
NORTH OAROLINA.
FAIL TERM BEGIKS SEPT-12,1900.
CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION.
DREO REACOCK, Pregideat
CHOWAN BAPTIST-
FEMALE INSTITUTE,
MuiTrecsboro, N. (1,
3rd Ana ual Sessioa Opens Sept. 5, 1900
Charges for board and literary tu
ition for annual session $128.00. For
music $38.00.
Full faculty of well equipped
teachers. Location celebrated for
good -water, beautiful spacious
grounds and healthfulness.
Ifo physician has been called to
the Institute to see sick girls dur
ing the last three annual sessions.
For catalogue and further infor
mation apply to.
- JOHN C. SCAEBOROUGH,
President.
The University
of North Carolina
THE HEAD OE THE STATE'S EDU
CATIONAL SYSTEM.
Three academic coarses leading
to degrees.
Professional conrses in Law, Med
icine and Pharmacy.
Summer School for Teachers.
f Scholarships and
. . I Loans to Needy.
Tuition I Tuition to
Candidates for
Ministry, Minis
ter’s Sons and
Teachers.
512 students besides 161 in Sum
mer School. 38 teachers in faculty.
For catalogue and information ad
dress
F. P. VENABLE, President.
Chapel Hill, N. C,
Bargains
6 Days
in a Week.
W&are continually accumulat
ing remnants of Lawns, Calico
and Percales and other goods
which we mark below cost and
place upon our “Bargain Rack, ”
also other articles that we wish
to run off and get money out of.
We still- continue to fill up our
shelves and continually invite the
public to make examination of
same. We guarantee satisfac
tion and save you money. We
still have a small line of Millinery
on hand, which will be sold out at
cost to anyone who wishes to buy
Don’t forget our line of 4c. Lawn
and Calicoes and the numerous
articles usually kept here at low
prices.
MATTIE R. OOPELAND, Prop
New York Racket Store
Woodland, N. C
Sold everywhere. 25 c*
New Goods
to Close Out
I c xpect to make a change iu my
buainesa in a few weeks. I have a
large stock of new gooda to close out
by September at som price. These
goods bought since March and all
are the latest styles.
Dr. Warner’s Health Corsets 75c;
best calicos 4, 5c; yard wide cloth
5c; I en’s late style Sunday hats 26c;
yard wide percale 6, 7c; mosquito
netting 4, 5c; organdies 5, 7c; men’s
coats 25, 35c; extension window
soiee>j« 25c; curtain poles aud fixt
ures 18c; window shades on spring
rollers 12Ji, rugs 20c. to $1.75;
hammocks 50 to 90c; cotton warp
matting 30(t0 yards to close out 8, 10
and 15c; China mattings 5, 8, 12io;
A large line of white goods, lawns,
organdies, piques, swise &c. to close
out at some price. Black piques are
worn much this season, have a large
quantity. A large stock of ladies
hats all new and stylish will be sold
at a great sacrifice. Have lots of
other goods that must be sold at
once. We don't send drummers to
the trains and against our rules to
drum and bother people on the streets
When you come to Weldon go direct
to the large brick store on the cor
ner nearly opposite my old stand ana
will do all in our power to please you
H. G. Spiers.
Weldon, N, 0.