THE ADVANCE
' ' Published Tuesday and Friday
r HERBERT PKRI.K.
r V . ; , Editor and Manager.
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1 "JCatcred a aeoondxlaaa matter
May 19, 1911, av tha poat offlca ai
EUaabetb City, North Carolina, under
U Aot t March t. 1879."
BY WAY OF 1IEU1SMXU
Last full the Adva.nck' began uu
Agitation lor tlie opening of tae
. M. C..A. tli is spring; At
that tiling the city "big fair,
wan uu hand, the excitement l
election time was in the air and
by the time these had paused
Christinas was drawing near, all
, Of which meant that space in th;
Adva.nck was at a premium.
Bo the, matter was dropped, but
not without some results of the
agitation then inaugurated. Borne
money wag collected . Indeed,
we understand that the amount
still standing in unpaid pledges LS(.ape infection.
. uuv cuiujiuf auveijr Bijiiiii uui
large enough to prevent the immediate-opening
of the building
if there were funds in hand for
vthe expenses of the year.
The Advance wants to know
why the Y. M. 0. A. may not
be opened this spring. No doubt
"Wtih the definite prospect of im
mediate opening practically all
of 'the unpaid pledges could be
pressed to collection. There are
organizations of women in the
city who stand ready to render
very effective help toward the
maintenance of this organization
once they can be assured that the
money which they raise will not
go into the building without the
buildings being turned to the pur Western part of the state.
campaign for better sanitation
in Elizabeth City.
We begin this, campaign with
a discussion of malaria because
we regard this disease as "the
first and most deadly foe to be
met in improving health condi
tions in our city. . .Moreover, this
section can ''not be successful in
its efforts to bring homeseekers
to settle here until .the disease
is eradicated. .And as pointed
out last week by Mr. Heermans,
the future of Elizabeth City is
largely dependent on the bring
ing of such immigrants as this
into our section., .
The Advance knows that in un
dertaking a campaign for better
sanitation in Elizabeth City it
is butting up against a difficult
proposition. .Owing in some de
gree at; least to the prevalence
of this same malaria mfection
among us a great drowsiness
comes over people who live long
in our midst and they are as
difficult to stir to enthusiasm as
were the fabled lotos eaters cf
Greek mythology. They liee
from its contagion as though it
were a plague. They gird them
selves with conservatism and for
tify themselves with prejudice.
Nevertheless, it seems that some
These are al
ways agitating something and oc
casionally secure the passage of
a progressive ordinance. But
theydo not seem to be in suffi
cient majority to insure the en
forcement- of these ordinances.
Paper . litters our streets, chick
ens run nt will, vacant lots
through the summer grow up in
weeds not because there are no
ordinances against these things
but because public opinion slum
bers and sk;eps.
Because of the "conservatism''
that has its stronghold in this
section of the state it is true as
a rule that our towns are not as
well kept, as well paved and as
clean as are the towns in the
But
why we don't do it, Friends, we
are. not in the roasting business.
Apply! at a crematory. If you
have jt in for. some one, go to
him and fight it out like a man.
Don't try to mix the printer up
in your grievances, lie has trou
bles of his own. None of us
poor mortals here below are per
fect, not by a long shot, aud oth
er people may think that " you
yourself deserve special attention.
Fix tip. The most humble cot
tage in our city can be made
neat and attractive. ' A com
mon board fence, without plane
or paint, can bo made neat. Don't
tie up your gate with, a fence
post. You can get a fastener for
ten cents or make one yourself in
thirty minutes without a cent of
cost. It takes no money to burn
up tlie old rubbish, fix up broken
fences and make your honip lock
homelike. The busy ami indus
trious find time, to fix up their
fences, but often the men who
make little or no garden and let
the vard resemble a last year s
bird s nest, are those who have
the most leisure time ; on their
bands.
-
If the citv spends five times
as muh to fight Are s as it does
to fight the preventable diseases.
follows that the life loss will
be -proportionately high, as com
pared with th property loss.
And this will le true from the
dollars and cents standpoint a-
lone, saying nothing of the sen
timental side of either proposi
tion. The money value of a un
man life is as easily computed as
that of a building; and the
value of both to the community
are as easily ascertained. hy,
tmm, is it not goofeconomy to
save both lives and 'buildings
from needless destruction?
mi) eujyeatg
Or. Does Everything You' Eat
Distress You?
Experts declare .that the reason
stomach disorder are ao common In
this country la due to hut? and
careless habits of eating. Stomach
troubles and run-down conditions also
usually so together.
John Lind, of Oneonta. N. T., says:
I have been - troubled with a bad
stomach trouble for fifteen years, and
became ao weak that I could hardly
walk or do any work. My appetite
was very poor, and it seemed impos
sible to get any relief. Since taklnc
two bottles of Vinol I find that it has
already made a remarkable Improve
ment in my health; my digestion Is
much stronger, and I bare gained la
weight" , . . . .
Vinol makes weak stomachs strong
because It strengthens and tones up
the weakened, tired and overtaxed
nerves of the digestive organs. Vinol
Is easily assimilated by the weakest
stomachs, and is delicious to the taste.
Try a bottle of Vinol with the
understanding that your mondy will
be returned it It does not help you,
Standard Drug co. Eliz, city, N c
This year every citize- should
take a deep interest in the wel
fare of the city. If you smceie-
pose for which it was designed, something is happening in veast- It believe that conditions are pre
. There is onl needed an aggres- tern North Carolina these days, valent that need changing, don t
sive leader who will take the in- Two years, ago Wilmington, the "be afraid to start something,
itiative in forming some plan for- second largest town in the stated This jiear, the very best effort
the immediate opening of the had also the second highest death that is in every citizen should as-
buildine to the vounar men of the rate in the state. There came a sert itself to the end that this
city.
. The Advance points put that
at this time the building could
be opened at no great expense.,
Spring Is just opening and we
have ahead of us pur long soutlf
' ern'- -summer,- during) which 'time
there will be no need ef a heat
ing system, and no expense for
coal bills. We earnestly, request
tnat Bomebody coma forward and
Ivoung doctor there who is clean- town's advancement is sure and
mar u tne city ana u u contin- saie. i ne icuow who kickh i
ties. to improve at its preseut rate often the'man who does his corn-
it may soon have the lowest death munity the real service., mere
rate of any city in the state, r. is a difference between a- grouch
Now the Advance man lived at and a good healtny KicKer
Wilmington ' f or approximately
six years lie. knows now airty The leap year girl must agtiin
the town was, ana tnai preseni ace the hard realities of lire .
conditions in Elizabeth City are she's back again in the parlor
H a ve you bought
Your..
Seed Irish Potatoes
and Fertilizers
not a circumstance - to the in
take the lead in a movement to sanitary conditions that prevail
give Elizabeth City a Y.' M. 0. led there., "Now if Wilmington
in the immediate future. The
has waked up, why . can't 'Eliza
beth City clean up? , ?
Better sanitation is coming all
over tne state sooner or mier.
Why not sooner 'in Elizabeth
City ? A campaign .for health
will stamp :' our town as one of
the progressive cities of the
State.. ,-. ;. .-.
Home time ago,' speaking of J.
O. B. Ehringhaus, the Advance
said of himthut he Was the niosr
promising. perhaps, among the
younger lawyers of Elizabeth Ci
ty. We want to take that
shall we see this "perhaps', off of the statement, if
A.
..Advance offers its columns and
its support to such a movement.,
We hope that this editorial is
but by way of beginning an agi
tation that shall .not cease until
the Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation in Elizabeth City is an
active organization.'
' ' Elizabeth City needs a Y. Mi
0. A. i'ool rooms, restaurants
and .hotel lobbies are the only
places of recreation open to. tiieui
The .building stands us proof of
the interest that Elizabeth City
feels in the movement. 'Tlie uues
uon now is
building, erected, with the peo
ple's inoney, pass out of the peo
ple's hands and foil of .the ob
ject for which it was intended?
Those who have invested their
money in it should enter vigorous
protest., The young men of the
city should show themselves int
erested. , AH citizens should,
stand by a movement that has
alreadyt cost so much time and
money and sacrifice. The Ad
vance believes that men who have
with the lamp turned low waft
ing for Willie.
A man who keeps constantly on
the fence waitingto see which
way to drop, , makes " even the
fence weary. -v-;1'",
tTTrrmi.iniiMV
UR'DI REC
TORS ARE
NOT FIGURE
HEADS, but
men of inteli
We have full line and
the prices are guaranteed.
We have full line of Far
ming Implements Of all
kinds. Hackney wagons
buggies, harness etc. -
tun line ol seed oats
We'll begfad to have you
to come and inspect our
stock.
jEfjriETTE mm
Water St .
BEST GROCERIES ,
Can alWays' be had at our store)
Larp;e stock always fresh and
pure. . v
Trade with uis and get ac
quainted with our store. - We will please
you. :v'i;,-";vvr-v'-' : :
We also sell Crockery ware Glass ware tin
ware etc. - ' - ' '
M. P. GALLOP COMPANY,
Water Street Elizabeth City, W. C
There Is A Dillercncc
In -'Styles and Grades
of Furniture
FURNITURfe THAT IS SERVICEABLE
' FURNITURE THAT IS STYLISH
FURNITURE THAT IS WELL BUILT
FURNITURE THAT WILL LAST
That is the kind,of Furniture you should
buy for your home, That is the kind we sell
R. E
OUIKN
&-G0.,
THE BIG FURNITURE STORE
105-115 Poindexter St,
Oood
Security I
gence,' actively engaged in di-
prosecution. Knowing that the
prisoner had the sympathy of the
put their money into this building I audience and of the jury, pe dia
you i)lease. In the vann trial,
and again in the Stokely case
last " week, the vounir solicitor
measured up exceedingly well, be- rectinff the'af fairs Of this lh
side older and and far more ex- , -oerienced
lawyers. Indeed, we StltutlOn
incline to the opinion that he
made the best speech for the Through their guidance this
Mr. Ehringhaus Bhowed : him- bank has with SAFETY,, gone
self wise in the method 'of his
will not stand by and see them
r selves robbed of their interest in
it. The . Advance knows that
"there are women interested who
are anxious, to make further ef
fort and sacrifice in its behalf.
The Advance feels sure that the
young men will pledge themselves
not make the mistake of calling
the young man, sitting there
with his sister's head on his
shoulder, ' a cheap assassin ; nor
did he point to the boy's iatner,
bowed with grief, as a common
murderer.. He also refrained
from gross exaggerations which
the iurv mieht weigh and in
to enroll as members in sufficient
.' . . J. 1 ' 9 A I - A. 41. I 4-MV
. uumwr iw ueiray iue maiaieosiucfs icainier muuinu uuu
m l. ja a. - - s I a L tha lour
vAjieuse oi iue ? unsi rear uuu Mul arguea vuwr vu
wun tne muiaing open ana tno land evidence. Anoiuw piui iu
organization active it will be ten Iwhieh he scored over his col-
times easier to raise money for leagues was in the matter of tak-
it. . There is wanted but one ing up the juryfs and the court's
thing a leader of enthusiasm in time in personal fMings at. the
whom the people hare unbounded opposing counsel a sortf thing
confidence. Who will come for-1 that mar afford some personal
a - .
through everv money panic
since. 1900.
You can feel secure in hav
ing- your Checking Ac
count here.
' ' ' .. i
3he Git iz ens SB an A
ELIZABETH CITY, X. C - -
ward in this crisis?
' WORTH TRYING " '
- In the brief di'senssion of the
Ligtory, cause and prevention of
znalaria, given last week in these
f olumns, the Advance began its
satisfaction and win a laugh
I from the crowd, but which has
no weight with a jury of anv
intelligence at all.
Every once in "a while some
one intimates that we ought to
"rip some one up the back.'' Say
they deserve it and they don't see
- SALESMAN WANTED
SALESMAN WANTED - to
look after our interest in raxqito
tank and adjacent counties.
Salary or Commission.
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Cleveland. Ohio.
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bank.
Our honor
able record
of twenty
two years
su ccesi
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peal to you.
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That's what we beleivein 1
That Vbur Style
That's what we practice on pur
selves and our patrons
Come aiid try us, We will con
vince you.
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Headaches
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OPTOMETRIST
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