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EDITORIAL JlMNCL EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION KATF.S One Year 1 1 ft-i-r Months On Month Publixh'd Tinsduys & l i'ulail A I'KnCKKSSlYK STK1' It s lw-n a liui 1 i nit sine mori' inintaiii oi- fur ivarliinj: aoiiii was taken v I lit caunt.v commissioners llian that of yes tertlav when the ('oiniiiissant'i VOt'l an aiirii.ifi,aiioti of $till(t a ytiar lowanf :iyiiii; tht sal atT of a Irainetl '.M'rt to tie rami demonstration work in this roiiniv. Tli i s is an ex jienditiuv which will retlniiik to tin- tliret t lu-ni'l'it of lh fanners, the heaviest taxpayer in roportion In their means ii the count i . I'liit fa.' ini-r-- Will not hr alone in reren in;: beilt'lit from the appropriation for an tiling wliirli improve the farmer's en ironnniil'. in ureases Ins earning capacit tilld enhances Ihe value of hi projM'Hy lienelits eer at-nin t)f business in 1 '.lizaliel h Cil . The ensiN of l'.llll show that the annual expenditnn per farm for feeds! tills in 1 1 1 i . county is f:'.."i. making a tola top the whole t-onntv of $N.I Thin is; in (he face of the fact that corn is one of (he staph tirops of the county and that there is no region anywheii where forage nia lie molt 'heild rowii than in I'astpio tan. One l the ohjetts ol the farm ileinonstral ion w ork will le ti check the drain ol the fanners resources in. in ro by the purchase nl fettlsi nit -for his v.to k . Figures l'ii pi 1 1 the same in huh show licit tin numliiT ol 'ejattlc -r l hois;i ml acres m 1'astplolaiik nmnh is iluiu l w.i aild the liiMiln I u line's seeil fiMlf . It will he I he ohjet I of the dciuoiisii-.il auciil mil Ollly to i iii rea si' tin- 1 1 ii in l'ii nl live slock on iei farm hut io iniJU'ove the s,,( k ij self l brjJH n i i n the farmers in sin h a Wil as to enalile them to se t'lire a siilVnietit 1 1 n n 1 1 r ol pure bretl males to insure their avail ability to cver lamer in the county . We have mentioned Imt two ways in which l In deinonstra tkll ajieiit will work to help (he firmer and so the county. Mr '"Freeman, siin-r ism- ol tin work for this seci ion. has pro mined us an article dealiii1: more, fully with the situation in the near future 'We'd ra I her he i ieji I ". m;ii ments the Wiliiiiiiton Star ''thfln preisiden I ol either Me iro or I'ortual. or ihe Kautrh ten of Ihe Amerimn IJevolu tion .' ' copies will be sent any friends of 'mibHcribers or advertisers upon ret-eit of their address on a postal carl. II. . M l M - . 'Are v n a w aste h.isket ad vert s-er. Mr. Me.vliaut '.' Vmi inav not realize it if you are. Imt if i i ne one of th; few w ho issii, i ; ciilafs iii prefer eine to - iir newspaper space. you are i waste liasket adver tiser. Tlie waste bankets of this country are not pin t lias eis of any line of goods, but they are the recipients of nine tenths of the circulars that are issued. No business man who circulari.i's in preference to advertising iu the newspaper an -expert more Mur.i to be t hissed as one of the few trying to make t-iistomers of the waste baskets of the country.' Credit for the above wording belongs to the Winston .loiitnal The editor of The Advance has been voicing the same senti inelit prix.il ly and pulil 1 l for the past lour ears. Yei there are merchants in this cit who throw what they have of uion ev and of bums into tin- waste basket . Cotton, GraiD Pioduie ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. .lime !th BUYING TODAY COTTON Sir i Middling ! 1 S- Middliii': s 7 Sc EGGS Hen Ks. per doz 1 SELLING TODAY FLOUR l'atapsco. best patent 7. "I GRAIN Corn, White, per sack f 1 . 75 Oats, per bushel .70 MEAL AND HULLS ilea!, iier ton 30.00 Julls, per ton 8 fM) MIDDLINGS Spring, per hag 1 .." Ballnrds, per bag ?1.7." HAY No. 1 Timothy, per ton $'-!" ."0 Attention LlEElGliaUTS For apples, oranges, bana nas, Lemons; Limes,' Cabbage, Potatoes, Onions and Ruta Baga CALL ON A. B. Seeley and Son Wholesale Fruits and Produce ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. WE BUY IN CAR LOTS The "Dhersilv Edition" of The Advance is on the press Hnd promises to be the I m's t printed paper of its size thai has ever been lurncd out of the Advance shop. Sample The business man is so of ten failed on for an advertise n t that we do not wonder that he feids at least that he cannot respond to every call . But I he trouble in Elizabeth City is that a great many jeoplc wh' will take up with any sort of athertising proposition like putting their name in a rata logne or directory or on a pro gram utterly ignore the holm newspaper. Thev should t member ihat the home ni'W paper is one of the home in duslries. d'pendiug on holm paironaue lor support, and thai luisi Hess en i he Io inn- pa ei is encouragement 1 . a legi 1 1 m.i ; i business euleririse. When th s fact is weighed in ihe 'lalame and then there is made I ii in I p i f'son of the lei a I i i os(. M: proiortitm to resnll l ifew -paper advertising will, the oilier methods, it strikes us thai Ihe otlds are all in l'a or of the newspaper. And ii -eeiiis to us too thai eel bll siness man should see to n hat at least sonic small pari of his ad v Tt isi u l: aionr i-a h e , r fill's lo he li'iiile paper . The unusual excellence ill ihe herring roe v'-nol at I lie editor's table ihis week h-ii In I he tpiesl ion .is lo w here the i a me I rum I n M-sl i m.i I 1 1 ie d si os--i I h.- I I ,e w el e I ll I up li I he I 1 1 1 1 1 s i ( 1 1 I'aekitiM ( ',, I i 0 I eo . P 1 1 I i .lie I . I I . i -1 1 1 s than "lie w 1 1 w e - 1 1 i n i I . j p I I I I , I I I ' , ; , , , I , , I I i . I I 1 s I I les lllle I s I 1 1. 1 I We : I I erallv m-l the uiosl .in, I ihe liesi lor i 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 e NAVAL REVIEW AT ALKRAMA Siei ial lilnis Erida niuhl at ihe Alkrauia w ill show pu i ures of the Alnericaii fleet . These pi i I u res a re. besi i It 's lieine, ihoroiihK inlerestiue m lheins:les. of espetial III BAPTISTS AT WRIGHTSVILLE The Ii 1st session of the Bap tist .Seaside Chautauqua will be held at Wrijdiisville Beach from the 'Jlst to the L'7tli of this month. This organization was authorized by the 1 iu J it is t Stale Convention last Deeeinber ami has for its purpose the training of workers in the Sun lay St htio anl Church. There will be classes in Bible Study, and siecial lectures each day. The orchestra is under the di rectum of Dr. Hubert .McNeil I'oteal of Wake Forest College. LECTURE TO-MORROW NIGHT Dr. K. I.. Keinlrii.k will Ice ture to morrow niht iu the an ne of I'dackwell Memorial llapl isi ( 'hiiri h on "Tiiberculo sis ami ils l're en I ion." This is the se.ond ill the series of health lectures now beiiif; ieu by I r. Kendrick as a part of the extension work of Black well Meinor.al Chuivh. The pub lice is initet n attend these lectures, and it is hofJ that a lar;e nninber will thus show iheir tlesire lo cooperate in making Ihe town a healthtul ami sanitaiv pla.ip in which to live. Kl KM CAIIBIE.K EXAM I N ATION Tic I inleil Stall's ( 'ivil Ser e i . Ill n 1 1 i' n h; a II in il . I H ei I an e v. i ii; i 1 1 ' t ii ii i tor I I e i oil ii I ill ('.linden I o lie held i 'j I'll '.i lift Ii l'ii- North i 'a ! ; 1 1 . i on him 'iil: I'll.", Iii iii1 'he posi 1 1. 1 1 i ,! r ii ra I a r lei j I I'.el' , 1 1 -s .iihI , ,i ca lie I i's I 1 1 ; t I III. I l;l I el' mill:- nil I III I i - iu the a Im o e 1 1 ii -ii 1 1 1 1 ; ii -i I 1 ' M i 1 1 The examination u 1 1 be opei I on ! to male ill ieiis who are aetnalU ihan i i lei I ill t he tel l i t ol i if a post II ii e in I he ton ii ly a u w ho meet ih iher rei p 1 1 reii leu I s set forth in form No. I!77. This form and application blanks ma be obtained in the otlircs meiilioneil above or lioiu the I ' 1 1 i t I Stales I i V i I Sel ice 'olli III jssioii a I Bl10OUlttA4C I 4 V . I ARE YOU I ON THE SAFE SIDE? IF NOT WHY NOT Whose fault is it? It is not ours. We offer you the nec essary retjiuremnts to place vou on the sale side and would be more than delighted to Write you a Policy that will protect you from :.ll loss by tires at a very low rate. We represent the best ami most reliable companies on earth UTILE SAWYER L E BAN O N B E L L E (Best Patent Flour) ' ' 1 Quality in a Class by Itself Milled with the last word in milling machinery. 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Watch the time made by their package cars, and you will find that your interests are best served by patronizihg them, as "Time is Money," I 00000000 0000000 lcri'l ,i I I Ii i i i nic w ln- lir I W 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 ii' t Ii mi. n it-r nl Aint-rii ;i's iit-i,i i t-il IK'Ss for ;ir i- lit-iiiir iMis-.ri llh! wlll'll lilt' armies ; 1 1 1 1 li;l it's uf I In1 w hi Id ;i rr iri hl; uilli ciicli oilii" in slrciij;lli ;iikI tin n-( .i 1 1 t- w lii'ilii-r ;ii Will- or ii';nt'. Ill ;liltlitiiiii In liciiij- intt'l" rstiiitj nifrclv. ilific is iiiihIi t lf li'iiriit'il li'iiin iln si .it t ii rs in rt'i.'irtl in A inci ii ;i" iiavul i'iiiiiiii'iit . Tlif-f I hinj;s will he It'ariml .iin ri'iiii'inlicr "l in n - It liflitr friiiiL ( irV t ii ri's. Mian lv rrailin. ainl t r per son voiiiij! ami nlil slniiilil takf nh an I ar of I In- Hnrt n in l v t Irani altttiil ( Im- -Meal Aini-ri ran na'. ttl i inns slniiilil In- I'm v anlril ti Mic 'naiiiii-siiiii al W aliini:lii al tlie i-arlii-st pratlaal tlali-. Ti's p'vr,tci Right I Gc it -it iht- ADVAMtL "NEW CENTURY" THE ORIGINAL LI VERLESS CULTIVATOR SPENCE AND HOLLOWELL COMPANY ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA WE SELL orn She Hers, Disk Harrows, Spike Tooth Har orws. Guano Distributors, Led better One Seed Planters, NewCentury Riding Cultivators, Weeders, Binders; Mowers t-nd Rakes, Farm Wagons, Etc. Oils of all kinds; Also Fertilizers, including Peruvian Cuauo, Seeds, Etc., Etc. Ti a A
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