EDITORIAL
73UmL
' E. PIT OK-
A neeii:i amendment
Pasquotank County's exper
ience in its endeavor to secure
x needed local legislation through
the State Assembly will doubt
JeBB make of more than usual
Snterest the following editorial
from the News and Observer,
Which, by the way, is entirely in
harmony with the views ex
pressed by The Advance:
It will be a tine day in North
Carolina when matters of legis
latlou which pertain to cities,
towns and counties are trans
actckl at home where the HMple
directly affected can know fully
what is going on .
Tha day will enine when
there is adopted an amendment
to the Constitution of the State
by which local ami private leg
illation will be taken from the
General Assembly and placed
in the hands of oflicials ,yf the
various communities.
In Davidson county right now
thctte is an illustration of thin
matter. A number of people
there' are up in anus because of
the passage by the General As
embly of a bill by whirh the
'. issue of f 300,000. 00 in road
v .bgnds was authorized for that
' COtlilty, tlie bill for this having"
been introduced by Represents
'tive O. H. H. Leonard, a He
publican memlter of the ll.tuse.
If the amendment to the cou
jltitntion as to the local and
private legislation, proposed by
Senator Henry A. (Jilliam is
adopted by the jieople at the
next general election such mat
ten will be lirectly in the
hands of the people at home.
As matters are now there are
10 many bills before each Oen
eral Assembly that it is difticuH
' , even for men on the spot to
' keep track of all that goes on.
When the tieneral Assembly is in
V WBSion at Raleigh there are
measure proposed even for this
City and county of which the
people either know nothing, or
only learn of in time to take
quick action in fighting legisla
i, tlon to which they are opened.
With counties at a distence
from Raleigh it is easy to see
the propositions which they
have to go up against.
If the jieople of North Caro
.' Una want to have a direct hand
v in matters which concern them
'. they will be exhibiting wisdom
' in voting for the proposed "at
mend men t which would elimi
. nate and restrict the passage
o! bills by the General Assem
bly having to do with local and
privatee legislation."
This is no new doctrine from
The News and Observer for that
valuable jvaper fought hard for
. inch an amendment before the
. . lait fleneral election. Rut it
, ' comes with particuar force at
this time and we do not believe
.that eonld they vote on this
matter now the people would be
ro apathetic in this section as
they were last. fall.
Xothing could be more nnsat-
isfactoiy and more uncertain
and more disposed to stir 'up
Strife and destroy harmony than
the fal.-t that a representative of
this enmity t in go to Raldgh
and pass a law vitally effecting
his n;iisiitiu'iits. without the
pe.tple a i ! h n if ever being able
ti hear a word about it. We
very inu h fear that an unpop
11 hi r mad bill, for instance, will
will seriously set back the good
roads sentiment of the e.unty
f. ir a long time to come.
tiii: ici: of Tin: people
The Advaif.v has iva I with
interest the following editorial
fioin Clmrity and Children.
"As we trudge along life's
tad we are disillusioned by
seeing many an idol turn to
common clay. There was
a time when we were foolish
enough to accept what was pop
many considered a maxim:
'cor fliitli par Ihi.' We ver
ily thought that the people
made no mistake' and that
if they only had full control
of our public affairs all our
political problems would !e
solvejl and the administration
of government would be faith
ful honest and true. The
i i
truth is the peop,. nre easily
fooled. They are honest but
they do no; know. They are
poor judges hotli ol measuivs
and of men. A big mouthed
demagogue can sweep the
masses of men off their feet
when calm reason on the part
of a real statesman would utter
ly fail. The masses of men
are oftener moved by their
emotion than they are by their
reason, and a sharp shivwd
fellow of the baser sort is fra
quently able through his fuss
and fury to liecloud the real
issue and lead the jieople to
voce to their own hurt."
The article goes on to give
piise to the representative
of Davidson who had the 'coin
age', taking a few friends into
Ms confidence, to go to the
legislature and have passed a
good roads bond issue for his
county, though the people -t the
polls had voted down the pro
jKJsition by a substantial major
ity. .., -
We have never had any illus
ioiiH about the infallibility ol
the vohv of the people. We re-inemlmi-
too well how .Iciusaleui
slc-v the prophets ami stoned
them that were sent unto her.
We know that in all ages il lias
been the late of reformers to be
ridiculed, of discoverers to be
laughed at and of prophets to
b Kii'secuted . .lolm the Raptist
was beheaded unavenged by the
populace who had flocked to
the .Ionian to hear him . .loan
of Arc met her death at the
stake because a wicked and per
verse generation returned again
the fatal verdict 'She
hath a Devil'. Savon
arola was led to the
scaffol because he was deserted
by the fickle multitude that had
made his fame. Colum
bus died in chains and disgrace
unwept In- the nation which Ik
had exalted.
Rut though the peoiple make
mistakes it is true or. tne race
as it is of the individual that
exK'rience is the only effective
teacher. The Advance has
neveir lelieved in ramming re
form down the throat of an un
willing citizenship. The peo
pie have got to learn the busi
ness of self government. In
deed we believe that they are
learning, though slowly. The
demagog is still with us but his
day is passing. Surely it will
be granted that he has not the
pjower that he wielded a gen
eration ago! . And if there il
neither wisdom nor intelligence
ji n the masses, lot us at trace give
up democracy and representative
government. Let us set up a
benevolent absolutism. This
I Jan would mi doubt for a time
mean ma'crial progress for a
nation, but what would it mean
to ,i (.eople shorn of responsibil
ity and of privilege?
WHAT A RANK CAN DO
We glean the following most
iiitctvMing observation from
the last number of the North
Carolina I'niversity .News Ix't
ter :
Some thirty odd counties in
North Carolina have been say
ing. Tot ton and ToIkicco first,
home-raised food and feed stuffs
last.
Dr. Thomas N. Carver, Eco
nomrv advisor tor the federal
Department of Agriculture is
savinir, Hie hrst business ot
the farm is to feed the farmer's
family and the faint animals.
The first business of a county
is to be self-feeding, no matter
what else it does.
And it is important for a
growing city to Ik- the center of
a well ileveloed food producing
region. The high cost of liv
ing forces this primary .concern
upon every city Roard of Trade.
In Winston Salem the Wacho
via Rank leads the way.
This bank is offering f'J.IO in
cash prizes for the best eraere
yield of hay. More than tive
hundred fanners in sixteen
counties are already registered
for the contest, says the Wins
ton Salem Journal.
Mr U M Stockton of Forsyth
County Club at the I'niversity
finds that the food and feed con
tunned in Forsyth county in the
census year amounted to fl!,rtU
(MM) more 'lutn the farmers of
the county piNnluced.
The bill for imported sup:
Uis needs to !e les'iied in
!)( counties of the state. Only
thtree were self-raising commu
nities with surplus to market!
in 1!U0.
what tiii: cofntuy
c1i1hc11 nffds
The Advance has had a good
deal to say fimtt time to time
altout the ned! in our country
churches of resident pastors
and we have given it as our
humble opinion that Qhe fact
that so many country churches
in this section are surved by
Fli.nbeth City preacher-s ex
plains the lack of development
ami growth in the country
rhiirdies of this section, which
are not so strong today com
imratively as they were a
generation ago. In line with
what we h'tve mud is the fol
lowing extract from this week's
Fnivtsity News l'tter.
"A liftle group of country
ministers in four Missouri coun
ties has begun to study manures
and fertilizers, flocks and herds,
seed selection. diversification
and rotation of cirops, and the
marketing of farm products.
They are feeding the multitudes
"Rut Orange has such conn
hereSy cast five
Name
Address
No vote will be counted unless the
adove blanks are filled out, but the
voters name is not for publication.
try - minded ministers three
at least. Rev. O. B. Mitch
ell is calling to-gether the farm
en-s of Goresville community
March :!(lth, to discuss with
them better methods of farm
ing and prizes for the best
a,res of coin and cotton
ine count ry-imnueu nun is
tei-s will solve the problems of
the country ehurch. Once a
month sermons by absentee min
isters will hardlv do it."'
Commenting on the success of
a popular novel which has been
the 'best seller' for a number
of months a literary critic in
the Rook man says :
"It is no mystery at all. just
a matter of sflieer advertising,
like selling patent medicines
or breakfast foods! Take any
novel. I don't care how good or
bad it is, and usx the same
methods, advertise it as widely
and persistently, give away
as many presentation copies in
se ial leather bindings to the
retail dealers, accompanied by
nice little personal letters say
ing that here is a book that
you are sure will appeal to them
and tluit they will be glad to
recconimend to their customers
and I will guarantee that you
will get similar results."
The Fivshnwn niniilter of the
Flizalteth City High School Tat
ler which is just otr the press
shows in its contributions a
pleasing variety and in its edi
torials an appuil for" increased
'school spirit' which is most
wise and commendable.
TIIF SWITTHMAN
Rv Hakoi.h Hkuskv
On 'through the deepening dust
the street car comes
Aglow with light,
Then you roll forth from out
your eerie roost
Into the night.
With long gray bean I and bun
gr- eyes you look
I 'pon the street
And lift the heavy switching bar
with lazy
Loitering feet . e
The
car moves forward while
its loud bell clangs.
And you pull hard
To let it pass and then leeve you
there
Alone, on guard.
All through the hours of the
dusty day
And through the night.
You stay there like a soldier at
his post,
You and your light .
You Mi-m a thing sprung front
the Earth's dark bowels.
With stony fare.
For in your countenance no
human dreamings
Can I trace.
The Advance not
onlv
Iocs
.w.i I, .1.. Print ins?, but does
it
at a price consistent with the
rules of good business. We
know the cost of every job and
we intake our profit on each job
delivered. Are you paying the
profit on another man's job?
hundred votes for
School
2-8-2
FERTILIZER
$16:00 jg
If you are willing to mix
your fertilizer, take four
bags of our 5-6-5 Po
tato Manure at $3.00 bag
and mix it with four bags
ot our lb per cent. Acid
Phosphate at $1.00 bag
This will give you the
same plant food in the
1600 lbs that you get in a
ton ot i-o-2 mixed goods
and the several dollars you
wilf save in the difference
in price, in addition.
N G Grand y& Co
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
U. lifilll' SCO
Cotton, Grain Produce
ELIZABETH CITY, N. G
Mrch, L'Gth 1913
BUYING TODAY
COTTON
Strict Middling
s :i 4c
S 12.
Hie.
1.80
Middling
EGGS
Hen Fggs per dozen
PEAP
Rlaek, per bu.
Rlack Eye, per bu., 2 .00 to 2.25
SELLING TODAY
FLOUR
Patapsco, best patent,
GRAIN
Corn, White, per sack
Oats, per bushel
HAY
No. 1 Tim, per ton
$ 7. To
1.75
(58
IL'3.50
MEAL AND HULLS
Meal, per ton 30.00
Hulls, per ton 8.00
High Grade
16 PerjCent
ACID PHOS.
$10. Per Ton
For Cash for prompt
delivery we offer until
sold 100 tons of high grade
16 per cent acid phosphate
at $10 per ton F. O. B.
Elizabeth City. Enter
your order as this is spe
cial price.
ii t mm j co.
Elizabeth City, N. C.
FOR SALE
Grandy's
High Grade
5-6-5
Potato Manure.
$30. Per Ton
For cash we offer till sold
Grandy's High Grade Po
tato Manure in lots of one
ton or more at $30 per ton
F. O. B. Elizabeth City,
N. C.
This fertilizer is of
our usual good quality,
and we consider equal to
any on the market
ii 6 nor & co
Elizabeth City, N. C.
FOR SALE OR RENT Type
writers New or second hand.
Only a few machines for rent.
Aiiy person wishing to rent
should make arrangements to
do so in advance. N ADVANCE
OFFICE V. : . ,
8UPPOr '
Don't plod 4
home from work
like a weary beast
of burden. Jump on
a bicvcie. Get the kinks nut of vour
nuscles in a five minute spin to the
nail fitld or gclf course. Play is better
than plodding.
Ask anvone the name of the truest,
f i-test, longest hved bicycle made;
he'll answer, "Iver Johnson." Ask him
for the cheapest and he'll say, "The
Iver Johnson ;n the long run." Ask
any racing man. An 82-page book tells
about Revolvers, Iver Johnson Cham
pion Shot Guns, Bicycles and Motor
cycles. It's free.
IVER JOHNSON
r.lOBICYCLE
P. DeLON
'0 THE CITIZENS OF ELIZA
BETH CITY AND VICINITY
For fully thirty five years the
L. & f. Semi Mixed Real paints-
have been extensively used thru
out the United States and also in
South America. They have there
fore been subjected to the tests
of every sort of climate condi
tions most successfully thereby
proving their extreme durability
ind superior value.
See our advertisement on oth-
r page telling property-owners
how to make their own paint, and'
thereby save sixty cents a guNoit
on everv gallon used.
LOXUMAX & MAKTINEZ,
Paint Makers, yew York.
febl!) lOt
Printed advertising is direct
dvertising the shortest dis
tance between the buyer and yon.
Advertise in the Advance and'
have your job printing done in
the Advance shop.
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WANTED A good fresh
milk cow. State price and:
age and the amount of milk
given. Apply C. E. Overmair
r00 N. Komi Street. 3t tues
Ye want to be your printer,
nnd we'll merit the favor if you
will give us the opportunity to
show you why we can profide
satisfactory service.
IA8TERN CAROLINA
IRANSPORIATION COIN
D. R. Scott, Mgr.
Osly line offering reicular aerrlc U
NAG9 HEAD Dd MANTBO
All (hi yki round
STEAMER TRENTON
Leaves Manteo o :00 A. M.
Leaves Elizabeth City 1:30 p.m.
DAILY tXCKPT SUNDAY.
Al'To.MORILES FOR UlRE.
I. . Stokely wishes to an
nounce to the iteople f tKjs-
Hcction that he now has
jnr
automobiles at the dispos
the public. TJliete u?
meet all trains anjl may be had
by pleasure parties, for joy
rides, or for bunnies purpoeea
at the rate of 2.00 an hour.
4t mar 23 n pd A&v
Ir ?r;ht4 Right.
I Oe it at the.
ADVANCE.
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