THE ADVANCE
published Tuesdays and Friday
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HERBERT PEELE,
'.; Editor and Manfr. '
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"Enteral u aacond-olaaa matter
May It, 111, at tha poat offloa at
CUubetb City. Norta Carolina,' under
Ua Act of March t. 187." . .
There is nothing in the world
which needs so Uttle decoration
or which van' so well affords to
, spurn it altogether aa the abso
lutely genuine. ' Imitations are
likely to be exposed unless
carefully ornamented. Too much
embellishment gctierally covers
a blemish in the construction. It
therefore happens tliat the first
rate invariably rejects adornment
and the second rate invariably
puts it on. Tlte difference in the
two can be discovered at short
range, and safety from exponure
lies only in imperfect examina
tion. If the vision is clear and
the inspection careful, there is no
chance for the sham to be taken
for the genuine; and that is ufhy
it happens that among all forms
of activity in tlvis very active age
no struggle is more sharp than
that of the first rate to be found
out ank.of the second rate not to
"be. It is easier to conceal what
a thing is than to prove it to
be what it is not. , One requires
only concealment the other dem
onstration. Sooner or later the
truth will appear. Some time the
decorations will fall offhand then
the blemish will appear greater
"because of the surprise at finding
it." ;
Craftsman.
. The whine of pereecution is the
confession of defeat. 1
There is such a thing us deserv
ed persecution. For instance,
the man would be a fool who
trould preach tolerance to dumb
animals when men and children
were being bitten by a rattle
snake. f' The man guilty of the most bra
ten' effrontery is he who asks for
support from those whom he con
Usually defames.. ;
In other words it is the fellow
! who puts grog shops and churchy
es in the samel boat nnd then
asks for the support of the
church member. ' ' " '
In the long mystery of prehis
toric ages the spirit of God's love
lirooded over the desolation of a
roid and formless world and con
tinents laden with life were bor
out of the womb of the great
oep. , v
-On another dav the same -infi
nite Bpirit overshadowed Mother
Earth until out or its aust came
Adam t and even while . 'Adam
- slept, from his heart's dear, neigh
tiorhnnd rame live. '.- '.
On another day the spirit of
the Most High overshadowed the
- vircrin. May. . and Jesus was
' Tell this to a wise man and he
will bow his head in reverence
and say amen. Tell it to a fool
and he will laugh you to scorn. ,
Give not that which is holy un
to-the dogs neither cast ye your
pears before swine.
The Advance editor was out of
, town When Tuesday's paper went
to press. So the editorial matter
that, he intended :-.o give first
plac-0 was left on the hook;
This paper has added approxi
mately three hundred new sub
scribers to its list since the con
vening of Currituck court in
March . We expect a circulation
of twenty-five hundred before the
passing of the summer.
Friends of this paicr can do
it a special facor, if they have
business with commission men at
Norfolk, by investigating the mer
lis of the firm of L. J. walker
t tio Roanoke avenue. -
If to do were as easy as' to
find fault wrongs wonld be right-,
od as soon -as recognized.
And if to enforce laws were as
easy as to make them crime would
have vanished as civilization be
pan to dawn.
The Advakck does not believe
in the suffrage for woman; but
we'd like to give thoaifwW think
that wiia the right to vote they
could keep our streets clean a
chance to try it.
To know that ninety, per cent or
mote of our . business men are
opculy violating a city ordinance
certainly does not make for. re
spect of law in any community.
We bave an ordinance to the ef
fect that no paper, garbage or
waste shall be put on the streets
except in closed receptacles. Yet,
so far as we have seen, every, mer
chant in town is putting his
waste paper on the street iu open
boxes. , '
The Advakck urges all Eliza
beth City to-eet out to the high
school uuditoriuinv on . Monday
night, April 28th, to hear the chil
dren from Oxford Orphanage
sing.
e have hardly given these
children, on previous visits to us,
more than Hertford or even Man
teo. Let's do better this time.
THIS CONQUEST OF DRUDG
ERY . f
From all over the South are
gathered to-day In Richmond lead
ers among the professional' and
business men of our country.
And the great theme of this con
ference of great men is the im
provement of the environment of
our country people.
The farmer has always been
the most independent of men and
from "his loins have ever sprung
the leaders of the face. But
though the farm has been regard
ed as a good place to be born and
even to grow up, young men have
generally had to leave it to a
chieve fame and fortune. It is
still true that the very flower of
the young men who grow up on
the farm leave the farm for
town or city as soon as they have
reached manhood
This is because even jet the
life on the farm involves . the
maximum amount of drudgery -and
the greatest difficulty to so
cial intercourse..
We do not know what will be
the outcome of the conference at
Richmond. But we know that
ii indicates that the world is com
ing to feel more and more strong
ly its debt to the man who ills
the' soil. And the day is not
distant when once more the young
men on our farms will have the
advantages and opportunities giv
en to the sons of wealthy planters
in the days before the war. ,
The Advance believes that good
roadsj the use of machinery, the
building of commodious school
houses that may become the so
cial as well as- the educational
center of their communities are
among the factors that will
bring this result to pass. v Elec
tricity is another factor to be
reckoned on . Already the tele
phone has done much. But the
day, is coming when the hum of
the electric motor will be heard
around the farmer's barn and
mayhap it may even come to pass
that his wife may sit, in a clean
cool kitchin and bake her bread
in an electric oven.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
OF THE UNITED STATES .
v EUlt THE EASTERN DIS
TRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
Whereas libel has been tiled in
the District Court of the United
States for the Eastern District
of North Carolina, on the 15th
day of April 1913 by Auto and
Gas Engine Works against , the
Uasboat without name, owned by
Ed. Reals,' her tackle, apparel,
'furniture etc. in cause of action,
civil and maritime and praying
that ' process may issue against
the said gasboat ' without name
owned by, Ed. Reals; her tackle,
apparel, furniture etc. and that
same may be condemned and sold
to pay Baid Auto and Gas Engine
Works, libellant that amount of
its claim without costs, charges
Now therefore, in pursuance
of the monitian under the seal of
said court to me directed and de
livered, I do hereby give notice
to ail itersons claiming the said
Gasboat without name owned by
Ed .-- Reals or in an v manuer in
terested therein, that they appear
before the said District Court to
be held at the Court nouse in the
town of Elizabeth City, in and
for the-Eastern District of North
Carolina on the 30th da yof April
1913 at 12 o'clock M., of that day
provided the same shall be a day
of jurisdiction, otherwise on the
next day of jurisdiction thereaf
ter then and there to interprtsej
their claims and make their alle
gations in that behalf. '.
Dated at Elizabeth City N'.'O
this 13th day of April 1913.
CLAUDIUS DOCKER Y
U. S. Marshall, Eastern District
of North Carolina: ' .
; J, Vt WILCOX
"' Deputy.
GEO. J. 8PENCE,
Vroctor for Libellant
A1823. , " '
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF.
ciirasEmoFfliziinHCin
at Elizabeth City, in tba State of
North Carolina, at the eloae of
business ApriMth, 1913.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts. . .$247,845.20
Overdrafts secured 630, -. -
and unsecured, 164.09 1271.48
North Carolina
Statfe Bonds ........ 40,000.00
All other stocks
bonds and ruort- .
gages 1(5,700.00
Banking houBe furni-
ture and fixtures.... 8,700.00
All other real estate:
' owned.......... .. 1,200.00
Demand Loans. .... . .. 11,235.74
Due from banks and . '
ban kern 35,124.40
Cash items v 1,903.88
Gold coin 2,197.60
Silver coin, including all
minor coin curroucy. i,84U.i
National bank notes
and other U. S. notes 4,384.00
Total.... 372,403.17
LIABILITIES .
Capital stock paid in.. 4 25,000,00
Surplus fund " 25,000.00
Undivided pronts less
current expenses and
tAxestaid 10,171.16
Bills Payable. ......... 20.000.00
Deposits subject to
check; 126,540.52
Savin 2 si " T.' .
ifc Deposits 155,435.22 . Z
iTOBtaepOBIli
Cashiera Checks Out- t
standing. 7,041.60
290,231.39
Postal 'Sayings Deposits. . . .366.B5
Reserve for Interest. . . 1,633.97
Total..... 372,403.17
State of North Carolina, ) '
County of Pasquotank f '
I, M. R. Griffin, cashier of the
above named . bank, do solemlv
wear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. ' r
M. R. GRIFFIN
: rr' ', " ' Cashier,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 17th day of April, 1912.
W. II, JENNINGS
. . ' Notary Public.
Correct Attest: ;. 'y-
O. McMULLAN,
W. C. GLOVER,
T. V. NASH, ,
House For Rent
,On South.Martin Street
Nine rooms. Water, Lights
bath room and screened
Apply to
W. H. ZOELLER
BRACELETS
- Just, received a
k large, and hand-
. some, line of Bra-
I celets. Newest
' designs in Sboth
plain and J hand
engraved.j Also
tne --r :
Watch Bracelet
ILCBdlCIIT, Jeweler
Poindexter St.
Beginning Wednesday, April 23rd
lastssthe; REMAINDER "OF i THE aveek
? " We will off eii
made, popular priced, dainty under muslins ever shown under
one roof in Elizabeth City.
Don't fail to attend this sale. We will offer special bar
gains for each day of the sale. Remember the date.
M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.,
Y, M. C. A. Building,
N.G.GRArjDY SCO
...
COTTON, GRAIN, PRODUCE
Klizabcth City,!!. C i
AVMh 17th 1913
BUYING TODAY
PEAS
Black ichh er bushel 1.90
EGGS
Hen Eggs jer Doz 15c.
Duck Eggs per do 16c.
SELLING TODAY
1
Corn lcr bushel 70 to 72c.
OATS
VTiite Oats ir bushel 40 to 47c.
HAY
No. 1 Tim., per ton f 21 . 50
COTT&N SEED
Improved per-bu. . 75c.
MAN OR
WOMAN
KNOWS
What their future c will be,
hence the need of providing
for it now!
' You can make no mis
take in opening a Bank Ac
count a"t our savings Depart,
ment, depdsiting weekly, and
4 per cent Interest added to
your savings
DheGitizlnsSBantc
ELIZABETH-CITY, K. C.
AGATE WARE
U Every now and then
you need something in
Tin or agate ware. Have
you seen our line? If not
do so today. It will pay
you-
LI
Tobaco Snuff and
'K ' ' Cigars.
Poindexter and Pearl Sts
Phone 122.
IIIJ i
OnniSETTE
BROS
Wait For Our
Duclin Inder-
uear Sale
NEXT WEEK
positively, the srreatest
WOMAN'S WEAR
0H8 STOCK DOUBLED
During the oast 30 days
We have a big line of brand new furniture
r and house furnishings. Nothing old or
second hand in our stock.
Our prices areas low as anybody's; quality
considered
Call and inspect our stock before buying'
Marktiam & Ferebee Co.
Corner Main and Water Sts.
PECIAL
Prices On Idol
Dress Goods
GREATLY
We can save y ou
money on any
purchase of
'material
SUIT; COAT, SKIRT
OR COSTUME
FINE ASSORTMENT TO
SELECT FROM
Jlffl
ELIZABETH
assortment of well
Main Street
mm
t to
CITY, N, C.
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