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SrHSClllI'TION KATES
One Year
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One Month 1,1
Publixhrd TiirxdailK & 1'ridais
Friday April !)tU 1!M."
Tin: contest closes
Announcement will be made
in next Tuesdays Aid va ace of
the result of the dictionary
Contest. Voles will be re
ceived at this ollice until the
t'lose of business In iiioiThU lull
not later than ; let I lime. Lei
UB urge the contestants to
make to- ila and to morrow
count. I uiing the pas!
WeliS voles 1 1 ;l ( collie I Jo Us
in great number and tin- stand
ing of the three schools in
the race now reaches into
the tens (d thousands with
Nixon ton Xo. - leading and
Jennings sihool following a.
. rather close range. There
la yet opporl unity for decided
- chance in the oilier of this
standing and w: await with
interest the incoming tide of
?otet .
(LETS 11HEAK A (TSTOM
xi iias Urn ousel (u mole
tllUU once iliai n is . .unisi a
'Uiaitfr ol imjKissiluli u to gel
H good audience n tlx- high
uCUOoi auditor, um.
It is a lamentable fai l taa.i
School spirit and school piuli
are in little evidcin e in l.b.a
;.?th City. The. re.i-ul higli
Bchool debate here was beard
by u crowd that would not
have tilled the auditorium ol
a rural high school .
On next Monday night an en
tertuinment of unusual nature
Will be. offered in the high school
auditorium. The proceeds ol
this entertaiineiit --it theiv are
any are to go to the high
School library fund.
The recital by Fraulein liest
appears to promise unusual ex
cellenee. The opportunity is
presented the people of Eliza
beth City to hear music of an
Unusually high order and at the
ame time manifest their inter
eat in theiir school and aid it
in obtaining a library adequate
to its needs.
Tlie Advance iioim's mum mis
Once the people w;Il break a
CTWtom and go to the high
school auditorium. It would
'do thetn little hurt if they
might find oenssion to go there
' morc( often.
On Mareli 25th the American
wbmnrlne F 4 sank in Ronolu
la harbor while engaged in tar-
1 flpet praetue. She had twenty
006 on board. Soon after
Iter disappearance a searcK was
begun and thirty hours later
fame the news that she had
itffen definitely located but the
opposed submarine tnraed out
to be" an - old . submerged an-
chof,.. It was three days ' be
fore the vessel was found
and by that linit' all hope of
saving the crew had been aban
doned. The ill fated nub
marine was titled with a de
taehahle maiker buoy, which
cdii Id l' released from the in
side and would tlien rise to the
surface unreeling a wire attach
ed to the submarine in its
course ;iikI thus indicating its
position and need of assistance.
This buoy failed to work. The
boat was also fittejl with
(bmble doors in her conning
tower through which the rev
would have escaped if they
had acted before the vessel reach
ed a depth of two hundred feet.
It is generally supposed that
the sinking was due to some sud
den accident which resulted in
the immediate death of the ves,
sel's crew.
FOll OFR TllonillTEU,
HEADERS
The Advance commends to
its readers of thoughtful turn
the following editorial from the
Outlook which appeared last
week on the cover page of the
State .Journal. puUished at
Kaleigh under the title -The
World Tragel :
"The I rage) lies of life are
not sitkness and death; these
arc il
row s
heavy
iher
n. ug.
lows
diirag
I !i mm:
passing s'aaihr.
!iy the way.
at the moment,
dis;nte:riai i 1 1 r
s, its sor
grie ousl
but nei
nor weak
The death W lib ll fol
iii act o; sacr lice, of
'. of faith, opens a d"oi
i wliit 1 1 a urea t I it:-
-!: i in s ; i may living- e.rea t s id
ness ; i I ( a n not bring t lie sense
o!' iutditv which strikes all
meaning out of l:l'c, the
sense of the victory of eil
which shrouds it in the gloom
of eternal orphanage. Lin
coin's death at the moment
Ol
emergence tfrom thnt long an
guish of soul was unsjienkahly
sad ; but the hour of his go
ing was the beginning of a reve
lation of his spiii! and service
which is the most priceless
possession of this Nation. When
a man's life opens the door
of hope tor all the lime to
come and lights the mvster
ions path of life as w.th a
great torch, the sadness is for
the hour, ami the strengthen
:ng of faith in service and
be i a permanent addition
to t he wealth of humanity .
Thai w calth is spiritual , men
huc tried again ami again to
l.c h bread alone and hae
gone near to starvation,, ami
then the bread has mer
cifully been taken from llieni
and llicy have heard again the
word ol (lod, and health ami
sanity have come back to them.
There is no life giv ing and life
sustaining power in wealth,
comfort, ease; if these things
are rightly used, they set men
free lor high endeavors and
I hey make splendid service pos
sible; but they cannot feed
the spirit- and to try to lie
upon them is to starve.. The
events that strike our mortality
are infinitely sad;' but the
tragedies of life are those
events that strike our immor
tality, that destroy fait'a,
weaken hope, blur the vision,
and devitalize the will. The
man that accidentlv kills
his fellow may bring grief
and anguish to inanv: but the
man who violates a sacred
trust. breaks a holy vow
uses a good reputation to hide
an evil lite, strikes at tae
souls nf his fellows.
'"There are many kinds of sad
ness in lifet but the trage
dies are one and all rooted in
the immortalities of the world.
The hurricane and earthquake
(lestroy the work of generations
in a moment and bring wide
spread misery and death in
their train; but they open the
heart of the world, and sym
pathy and help flow like -a
fertilizing tide over the devas
tat on. Strength does not
fad., hope does not die. the
flame of courage does not
sink in the ashes of a final des
pair. Men begin at once to
plan, to work, to look ahead
2-8-2
FERTILIZER
$16:00
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
of our 16 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 of 2-8-2 mixed goods,
and the several dollars you
will save in the difference
in price, in addition,
NGGrandy&Co
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
High Grade
16 Per Cent
ACID PHOS.
$10. Per Ton
For Gush for prompt
delivery we offer until
sold 50 tons of high grade
id per cent acid phosphate
at $10 per ton F. (). B.
Elizabeth City. Enter
your order as this is spe
cial price.
Elizabeth City, N. C.
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
n G GRAil 5 CO
Elizabeth City, N. C
U. GRANDY S CO
Cotton, Grain Produce
ELIZABETH CITY, N. G.
April Jth J "Jl 5
BUYING TODAY
COTTON
Strict Middling be.
Middling s:ilc.
E0G8
Hen Kg&s, iter dozen 17c.
PEAP
Black, per bu. 1.80
Black Eye, per bu., f2.00 to 2.25
BELLING TODAY
FLOUR
Patapsco, best patent, f 7.75
GRAIN
Corn, White, per sack ft .70
Oats, per bushel .70
HAY
No. 1 Titu, per ton 23.00
MEAL AND HULLS
Meal, per ton $30.00
Dolls, per,, ton, f
8.00
to other homes ami harvests;
the foundations on which life'
rests have not been destroyed.
"The real jwssession of the
race is neither wealth nor safe
ty; it is faith in Hod. While
that remains no catastrophe is
final or fatal; when that goes
no prosperity has any value,
sacrifice is futile, love is
mockery, life is a lie. Then the
ultimate wisdom shrinks into
the appalling words, "Let us
eat and drink for tomorrow we
die".
"It is easy to blur the edges
of sin, and manv men and
women are deceiving themselves
with the idea that divine laws,
like secret laws can be evaded.
They forget that divine laws
are automatic; they are not
imposed from without, but are
wrought into our natures. They
are so much a part of us that
they need no external authori
ty to enfoiye the penalty of
'disobedience. They can be
neither evaded nor blurred. The
identification of sin with death
would seem incredible if it rest)
ed solely on the authority of an
old fashioned Imok like the
Hible; but it is the most modern
fact repoited by the daily
newspapers. They repeat it
div after day with pitiful re
itera t ion .
'the tragedy is played l,
in u m tors vv.:h vai ia t ion ol
i
iucinh n I . but a I wa s with I n
! s.inn: denoiiinenl,. F.i si a
ainl hliiiTiii" of the standards.
I 'ni low ed bv a little low eri lie. ol
lone hardly peri epi iblo lor a
I hue . Then a de idening (.!'
moral sensitiveness, a fadtiu
j of (he vision of an ordered and
' nolde world ; a coarseniim of
! taste, a loss of spiritual ivtine
' nient. a v ulgarization of the
whole nature ; then a grow ing
skepticism of the presence of
(!od in the worlid of the real
ity of the soul, and of the dis
tinction lietween right and
wrong. Then indifference to
initial law, the craving for
physical exici lenient and diver
sion, the loss of modesty and
shame.
"These are th-y who weak
en the hope of the world, blight
its promise, and destroy its
capital of purity and strength.
The!) fall is the tragedy of
the world : there is no other j
trigedv. for misfortune and
P. W. MELICK CO.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR JOB .
calamity hurt the body, bnt
they who violate the laws of
life harm the soul. They cru
cifv the Christ again.
YES SIR! BUSI
NESS IS FINE
Mr. Cooke The Poindexter St
Merchant Says its Good
Within the past twenty-four hours
I have disposed of One Hundred
men's and boys' caps, of one pafticu
lar style and could have easily dis
posed of a preat many more, had I
had them. Why is this? Simply be
cause 1 had what the people wanted
for less than they could get them for
anywhere else. I gave tliem away!
Now I am not giving everything that
I have away. Hut I am giving a large
share of my righteously just profits
away, and if you are as alive to your
interest as were those who sought
the caps, you too will come here in
a rush for your wearing apparel. I
have in stock brand new and stylish
everything that a man or boy wears
except shoes, and make to order clo
thing as well, for considerable less
money than you can buy the same
quality merchandise elsewhere.
Learn a lesson from the CAP seek
ers, come where you can get most
for the least and come early and
avoid disappointment. I now have
(It goods at a bin saving in price.
A. COOKK,
Poindexter Street, opposite Quinn's
furniture Store,
.nl v . Klizaheth City, X. C.
INTERNED HI POHTSftsOUTH
I'ne Cmeai! ( i
- i,; ei -lav i ' 1
... nth nav v ya n.
'i'lie tini" lieiit
1'X.nired al l'-air -p.-
rn ing a r 1 i : -1 1
I'.. -re the liia- the
I ti (treparn i Inn:;
it-pairs had t n
i:.;t i.
r 0- i ii-
Kit..!
...sila v
... hears be-
rri; !.-.' was inn line-
!;ci'i:- avvav.
:aa le and coal and
hi. but sh.'illv be
p!.VlMOHS 'SKl'll
fore (he time limit expired Comman
der Thiot'i.ens announced to the
I'liited Stales Covernnient through
Assistant Secretary Peters of til-'
Treasury that the I'rinz Kilel would
intern for the war, giving as his
reason that expected naval relief had
failed to arrive in time to assist him
in making the dash to sea and he re
alized that certain destruction await
ed his ship and crew from a fleet off
the coast. The commander himself
was almost heartbroken and the Ger
man sailors very downcast. Comman
der Thierichens said "1 would like
to have gone, hut I had to think
first of my men."
I.' . I-. 1. ;i'ggs of I'oinl
Harbor was in the city Wedues
.lav.
GLASS
FOR EVERY PURPOSE
We carry a well assorted stock of sizes in Single
or Double Thick, We cut to any size or shape.
BISSELL VACUUM
THE LATEST and BEST
Retaining all the goodideas and embodying many new
exclusive Bissell features.
$750
$900
PRICE:
We are prepared for an unusual Spring Demand in
WALL PAPER
WITH A STOCK OF 10000 ROLLS WE CAN PLEASE YOU
IN PRICE AND SATISFY YOU IN STYLE.
If in town let us show you the new ideas and how inexpensive
they are. If out of town write for our little book of samples with
information about preparing walls and hanging wall paper.
A YD LETT NEWS
.Aydlett, N. C, April 5t
Virgie Tatum has returned
folk after visiting friends h
On account of bad weat
Saturday the exercises of th
Order in presenting a flag to
Shore School will take pla
Saturday. April 10th. A lara
is expected to attend.
Miss Carrie Parker and M
zona Parker spent Jdomlay
guests of friends.
Mr. Ilolice Sawyer of Si
spent Sunday here.
.Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Doxe4
folk are visiing friends and
here.
Mr. J. J. Saunders who
visiting his father, Mr. Dan
dors, has returned to his
the station.
A lar-e crowd from here
the Kastt r Service at I'oplai
Sunday night.
The storm last week did
amount of damage here, pr
in blowing up trees. It was ri,.,. .rn
storm in this section for many years
SONG AT Kim HM
Kitty Hawk, N. C, April 7th Kit
ty Hawk was visited last Friday and
Saturday by the most terrific gale of
wind that has passed through here
for years, blowing down trees and
damaging many of the fishing boats
along the beach. Some of the men
who were sturgeon fishing lost their
nets and many of their boats are
unlit for further use.
N.-ws reached here to day of the
death i f mV. and Mrs. H. L. Wes
cott's little daughter, Nina. She had
b.'eti taken to a hospital for an op
ei alien but was too frail to undergo
it. Tin- stricken family has tin- sym
pathy of the community.
I'-ith s . 1 1 1 ; o ! s nf this (-.immunity
have .-Ins.-d and the children are
'"iiely. .n euterta itiiiieiit will be
- i x 1 1 at Kilty H.ivvk School house
Sal'Mdav night. April Kith for the
he-. -lit ol the school.
'i r. 1 1'"! I iiie Tvv i ford and Miss
' 'era a ai , hi. ',: nf Cur. ,1 la, were
in." ri'.
in. in"
lias ie
I'M- an
t runs.
I " re Tin .lav iii:. 'it at the
A!:". T T. iiaiiia Miss liatim
a ; a. ':ii:g m i ei;!a tins win-
a .' i ally i i iod by her pa-
I . V. Sanderlin, of Shaw
boro, treasurer of t'urritui'k
count v. was in I he ( ity Wed
nesday. Saleslady f.oin Nuuually's
factories will have charge of
N'unnally Demonstiation Fri
day afternoon. April flth.
3 t Adv
Aiming the inanv wholesome
and delicious breads kept by
I'aiker I'ros. is Zw ciback.'
made as the dorm vs make if.
Elizabeth Cityr
North Carolina.
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