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RATtVE OF PASQUOTANK II DISTANT FUlflllS And Writes Interesting Account of Voyage t South Pacific Waters I urn a natii,- Kuril Iisiiio tunk Count citizen. M) father is dead 1 1 1 1 lily lliohoi Still lives uiiiii tlie farm where 1 was hrouiilil up. Hill as for inc. I am ;iwj down in the riiilliiine Islands. Filipines cm- l'earl of the Orient, mr 1 in honor of I'hil lp IV of Spain. The numher in the jronp are :t,lll. many he illg mere locks ami and uniii habited islets. The area. ilH'ludinj; the Sula Islands 127. 853 square miles. The entire archipelago is of volcanic origin, the interior of all the islands mountainous, and many vol canoes exist. .Mindano. Hal COU and -Vj-o m e I he highest elevations in the I'hillipines. There are many mountain chains iiitorspers with uriant plains and w ide 'er tile valles. fixers and lakes. The t Inn. He is ,onl iiiual sum Ilier. tlie hottest season lie illg from Ma feh to M ix . The islands receive rain during the SOUthwes, monsoons. llamx season lie-ins ahoiit the inhMlc of April ami l ists six months. We arfixed at (Hon-japo froin Thiladelphia. I". S. iitler ;i lon; and Weary voyage, on Hecetnbel 27ths eiirryiui; Il'.imio tens ,, coal to the I'nited Stales nav al Htiition at (Uonmipo, brought hither hy the n ship. I'ro teU8. of the I . S. aulixiarv service, of 2 1.01 Ml "loss lon;ie. CO feel liea in by ."c's led length, speed IS knois an h-uir. We had line ve:ilher on the Atlantic but iifter p: oeeeding across the Ciiribe.m Sea We experienced some rough wea thei". Some of the crexv were seusicki. i On Thui-sdiix at six a. III. we sighted Culm on our starboard side. At 1' in we sighted .1 ii iii.icii on our port side. n Saiurdax iii '. p. 111. we arrived in I In- 1 1 x of Colon. Hepllblie of I 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 i.l . our inieiition being to get coal there, but we learned of a slide in llm canal anil were advised l abandon liris idea and get coal ;i Kalbo.i. The canal -it thai lime had only a thirty loot -channel and we were d ra w i ng I feet . c Were forced to 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 out sex era I gallons of water fiom tnr tank in order I o I igh i i n i lie ship to pass th rough the canal . n Sunday -I a tin i ry :!rd. w e w ere lit 1 . 1 iel I I o I si i I lie cl I nl Colon . The 1 1 : ' 1 i i s ale ex pert sw 'miners there. leal ciil: to s w I m as soon s he;. . i 1 1 walk c -o i x e -, . i : Vit ll I1- Sp ii';.!i li"i;-i- , ml llCil II 1 1 1 1 1 !e 'I p.: I Ills i cocoaiull 1 ri e Ti e V, h killgtoi hotel 1 1 1 1 . i :i i resort I'm i V l.i'.1' ' I ' ' I'ao. .ii i then als,- ic Mm ' : v I c .lo,- , . - Ihl , , I I" o. . I.OI !.s. - e I . 1,1 i ! Ilighl-. ol lo, I - ci"n I; ,- : , abo e the sim e e! into I 'lit tun I .:rke x het e the en. i llious system of lock'. and ll" "va da in i nipoimd i ii" i he v i ers of the 'hiigres fixer mix lie viewed. The locks are constructed in piiirs to enable ships lo pass through in either direction at the mime time. ( Continued ou Fage Seven) PROFESSIONAL. CARDS - Dentist I)K. M. M. HARRIS Kramer Building, Main Street Honrs 8 to 12 and 2 to b J. H . WniTE, D.D.3. Twenty-five yt-ars in Dentistry in all li ranches office over MeCahe & Griee'n Stove 1K. 0. S. WILLKY Dentist KRAMER BUILDING Room No.. '2 IS 0E0RCE T. SPENCR ittorney mil w-w.'or of Lav W. I). COX, Attorney at Law MOYOCK, X. c. Currituck Courthouse each Monday JULIAN W. RELIG Eye-Kioht Specialist Suite 31a ninton RUIg. !ir.t7ARETii City, Thone 833 DR. S. W. CKKGORY Deivttst Office in Ynp Tlintnn RtiiUlinc Corner Main and Martin flf. mi AI.Hl'WMAN :;rd WAKH I h.Telix illimilllice nix tall diditey for re-eleetioli ils nielli her of the I'.oaid of Alderiliell from t he Third Ward- subje I he I leiuoci at ic 1 "ri iiiji ry of April 11. C. C. IAI'1M". DICK apt- Hi Hi -J.". I'oK Aid l 1K.M A N L'nd AK1 I herebv iiiiuoiiiice my self a candidate for Alderman for the second Ward. Your support will be higlilx appreciated. Kespectfullx .1. C. COMMANDER apr HI-ill S. I'OK ALMMLMAN Ith WARN This is to announce that I am a candidate for member of the Hoard of Aldermen from the I'liut' li Ward, subject to the Democratic Primary, Apr. - . d. I,. 1'KITCll AKI ipr Hi -PI -jr. I'OR ALDERMAN 2nd WARD I hereby announce lux i an lidacy (or re elect inn as Alder man from the Second Ward. hjeel to I he ai I ion of I he fur. Ii coining Democratic Priniarx. I . W. ANDERSON CANDIDATE I'oR ALDER' M AN I hereby aiiuomp c ;nx self a cainlidiite for iililerm.ni lioin I he 1 1 1 il'i I a Id siilijci to tii' I I I ii hi of the Deiiioe ra 1 1 1 - pr, 1 1 1 ; 1 1 - on A pi il "' 7 1 1 1 . P. C. COIIooN ipr i:: HI 'Jo i 1 I'oR ALDERMAN I'oR II R.-'T AL'D I hi I i I ' .i 1 1 1, i CI in e lh ' sel ! ;l i inlid-i ,. I'm' ., 'derma ii for lie I- is Ward s 1 1 1 1 j ."i i i , i i he ;!, f..i, . i' I he I i , i ; i I , i i i I ' : n,.,i x i -i next T,i, . : . . ' ! ' i i I i ','. ' 1 - 1 i . i i : m i i , . i. . .. . W Al." !';;-i ". , .: . x dl be !ii-lil a; . ileMiet I t'nllx i.al'I i:wi- r a;ieoi i i:i: FOR SALK OR IC i:T-Type writers New or second hand. Only a few machines for rent. Any person wishing to rent should make arrangements to do so in advance. ADVANCE OFFICE EL THE Elizabeth Cit Buggy Co. Monufacrurers Of Fine Buggies and Phaetons American Wire Fencing A Specialty 400 02404 Matthews Street LOCK.BOX 272 ELIZARETH CITY, N. C. Attention nrnmm For apples, oranges, bana- nas,Lemons; Limes, Cabbage, Potatoes, Onions and Ruta Bagas CALL ON A. B. Seeley and Son Wholesale fruits and Produce ELIZAP.ETII CITY. N. c. WE HIT IN CAR LOTS t & f tf. c. Miil'MJlilette AdC ARE YOU ON THE SAFESIB? IF NOT WHY NOT Whose fault is it? ! is not ours . We oiler you t ie nee essaix reipiireinenls to place .ion on the safe side and would he more than delighted to Write you a Policy that will protect you from all loss by tires ill a xerv low rate. We ivpres.ni ,e and most reliable coinpanii earth ie liesi UTTLE 8 1.1.1 APLTII CITY. V ' piionk jti 1! c W Tr r I ' Pip c - t C7 To Drive Out Malaria And Build Up The System Take the Old Standard GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know what you are taking, as the formula is printed on every label, showing it ia Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. Tht Quinine drives out malaria, the Iroa builds np the system. SO cents yy GOUIPAP FEED SEED ELEGTREC SUPPLY SEED For garden, farm and truck. FEED FOR STOCK. Hay, Con:, Oats, and Mill Feed. Poultry Feed and Supply We have the Queen Incubator and I' rood r for hatching and raising chit ks. ELECTRIC SEPPLIES We Inive in stock. Lighting Fixtures. Domes, Portable Lamps Columbia Dry Cell Batteries Mazda don and Automobile Lamps. Y'our to Serve. W. S. WHITE CD 1 -Ml Vll Poindexter Street i:'i -abeth City. N C - Phone .! THE JACKSON MARBLE GOMPANY 2C3 N. Poindexter St. Take Your Choice of Designs at al Ranges ofJPrices. Wesley Williams Manager RUSSELL E. SNOWDEN i:nc.i.i:i:k and si kylyou. Specialist in Poad Improvement, Drainage and Rural Betterment. a .so Land Drainage, Hydraulic, Topo graphic, Sanitary, Municipal, Uailxvay, and Industrial Surveys, K'eports, Plans, Kstimates of cost Siecilic;i t ions, Supervision and I nspeet ion . THE BEST BUGGY sold in the city-.it the price Made by A. Wrenn and Son. I Al.so full line of Lap ! kuU:s apcil-Jlankets, Cotne and see us before fl.15 : r!l i 1 1 1 i ! ! t:' i S ' ;: Time i'- Til I '. lime t" .i-.ii . We hax e jlisi I ei eixed a J j l'i e.-ii supply suitable for all v j I poses from ('ll.tr tn h''"i. We . ' i ' . I.... Ol c.,.,; !. ii.lv I l.i I .1 1 1 I e eM.le, il nil 1 .!.-. e i .iiiii. lo be 'is recoiuineiided . ( 'nine, let us demons! ra te ijuali ty ami merits to yon. SHARRKH & WHITE I1DW. CO "Oldest, Largest and Best'' Hardware Stare in Elizabeth City 'There Is a House was hi expression at one time calculated to arouse interest, but now, conditions are entirely different. To build a house without a bath room merely raises a ques tion as to the good judg ment of the builder. People know that he has either not I considered or else misjudged the importance that an up- to-date bathroom has in increasing the value house, both as to renting and selling value. 0 For the finest plumbing equipment at reasonable cost we recommend 'Standard" plumbing fixtures and will be pleased to show you the many artistic designs in which they are made. Ask for illustrated booklet. Remember I am prepared to do all kinds of plamb- fitting.ab.o special auen-Uf P KM0WI FS tionto newer connections f' ,J Illtv WW EjIjU V"1 SHOWS YOUR WARES TO ADVANTAGE YOU c;in materially increase your sales by attractively showing your warts to customers under thehreenld livjhi STERLING MAZDA LAMPS Nillioniil J i n 1 1 1 v- 1 1 HI II lit 7; TheHC lamps uive three limc-t th i li'ht of old m.yle himpH lh same cost for current. They are jiit us rn ied. too. Ve nell theiii in the blue Conven ience C.irton 'Ii H ELIZABETH CITY ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY Corner Fearing and Poindexter Sts. Phone 80 BUQ60ES f We have one hundred up-to-date buggies on hand that must be sold at cut prices. If in need of a buggy will save you money. Harness to match. Come in an inspect our stock. Jennette Bros. THE UPTOWN BARBERSHOP J":, The three Henry's. Hi my Pool, Henry Margrave am! Henry Strong, dive us a call. Ikith rooms attached: South Road St Near Main. POOL AND II ARGRAVE, Managers. 0 HERBERT PEELE, Agent Elizabeth City, N. C. m With a Bathroom'' 3tt4aa" "tdfemon" Imsr 'X flfe-fm r ill ii a IP ; ., ,; i-r;
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