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The editor of this newspaper
baa from time to time enjoyed
the privilege of sjieaking in
the churches of his denomina
tion as a layman. This fact
has caused the misguided to
thrust upon him the appella
tion of Heverend', to which he
ll in no way entitled and to
ward which he has never as
pired,. In this connection we
father enjoyexl the following
itory which we quote from the
editorial page of this week's
Biblical Recorder :
"During the season of hon
orary degrees which lias just
passed, a deserving Doctor of
Divinity in one state wrote a
Congratulatory note to a some
what undeserving new made
Doctor of Divinity in another
fiftate in which he finely said:
'May I te.1 you a story rela
tive to the ordination of Rev.
John Iceland that is appropri
ate to many of those who are
honored with honorary de
grees? Mr Inlands objections to
ordination were finally over
come by the persuasion of his
friends. After the oijdination
service wasi finished, Mr. Ije
land arose from his knees and
said to the members of the
Courtcil: Well, brethren, you
have laid your hands on my
head! but before God, I am
M big a fool as I ever was!
The 'school building aC Poplar
Branch was set apart .to .the
cause of education in Curri-
rituck County and the word
'education' broadened and
I'cepened its meaning to the
people of the county that day.
Rut the work of the school
did not stop with this gather
ing either. Throughout the
yejr. the si liool building 'con
tinued to bo a social and edit
rational centre and this year's
count v commencement attrartql
the interest of a larger numlier
of schools than did last year's
There was no new building
to dedicate this year, and we
wondered what these wide-a
wake and progressive Curri
turkians would think of to keep
the school spirit alive through
the, Summer months. We did
not wonder long. They soon
made the announcement that
they would celebrate "Indepeii
deuce Day" with a big educa
tional Rally that would in
lude the entire county. The
editor of this paper, who was
one of the speakers at I lie de
dication of the high school
bulling, is on the program
again this year -an honor in
which he takes pride.
A SANK FOURTH
The I Diversity News letter
sums up the advantages of th
county commencement in an
article we publish in this issue
Of The. Advance. We hope
that the schools throughout
this sectin will note these ad
Vantages and those which have
not done so wi'l cooperate
next May in such a gathering.
Wit. it is not necessary to go
SO far away as the State Un
iversity for inspiration in this
matter. The example set by
' Poplar Itratvh High School de
serves the attention and the
emulation of the other schools
of the section and. indeed
WOU'd serve as worthy ex
ample for a majority of the
counties of the State.
Last year Poplar Branch
nan its nrst count v com
mencement and made it a sue
Cess. The school year closed
but the energy of the teachers
and of the Woman's Betterment
Association went on. Some
thing was happening all summer
, in the High School building
to bring together the peoifle
' to bring together the peopjle
. round about and to make a
litt'e money for the school
equipment.
Early in Septeuibrr the new
1 High School Ruildiug was de
dilated. Most of us had
'never heard of the word dedi-i-
cation in connection with a
'HChool building. Rut, why
.not?. That is what was done.
of
was
The
of
won
A SPECIAL OFFER
The Advance is glad to be
able to make a special offer to
its readers in regard to the
very interesting and instructive
book". "In Ancient Albemarle",
by Miss Catherine Albertson of
this city. i
This attractive volume
Kastern Carolina History
published, bjst (Jail by
North Carolina Daughters
the Revolution and has
much favorable comment
iroughoiit the State. The
tirst edition lias been entirely
il sposeil ot ail tlie second is
;:oinj; rapidly, many copies be
ing sold at the summer schoo s
o the State to teachers who
are appreciative of the
which this work tills.
The .Vidvance bas made
rial arrangements whereby
is able to offer "In Ancient Al
bemarle"' and a year's sub
scription to The Advance for
a dollar and a half. The
price of the book is $1.11"). This
offer gives the value of $2. 2."
for the amount of fl..rl, and
gives Advance readers an un
usual ormortunitv to know
their own section and State
that which is true, that they
shall escape the - pitfalls; Awhich
lie in the way of those who
walk alone and ungraded, as
the people of a democracy
must do. exhorts them that
they should not neglect the
children. Only in knowledge
lies safety. , If thepeople of
North Carolina are to pre
serve their integrity, they must
have intelligence as well as
virtue, for without the first
they will be robbed of the se
rond . The great nel of
North Carolina is that she shall
press forward with the educa
tion of the children 'far be
yond anything heretofore at
tempted.' That iB the great
need of the whole South. it
is the supreme requirement in
South Carolina. The mes
sage of North Carolina's grand
o!d man is a message to us as
well as to those to whom it was
addressed."
The above editorial is clipped
by the Wilmington Star from
the Charleston News and Cour
ier and quoted as an example
of how the simple and heartfelt
utterances of Thomas .Jams'
last wi.ll and testa
ment are lieing far flung
by the multitudinous agencies
of the daily press. Great in
his life now since his death it
appears that the passing years
will add to the lustre of his
fame and that bis influence on
the life of the Old North State
will be more strongly felt as
time goes on.
Currituck's pride in her fav
orite son was never greater
than it is to day.
versitji Edition' was a pleasure
bemuse of . the "ease rwith which
the extra' work was handled by
the Advance force. Mr. C.
Guy Bc'l who has runoted
such publicity ventures in
nearly every city iu the state
and many outside of it, said
that The Advance handled his
matter with less fuss and effort
than any newspaper he had
ever worked for. This ought
to be an interesting commen
tary to Elizabeth City busi
ness men on the increasing ef
ticjiency of The Advance Shop.
We are prepared to print any
thing from a visiting card to an
eight page newspaper on short
notice. We invite those of
our friends who want print
ing done to buy it at home.
FOR SALK 1 new 1915
Snidebaker at reduced pice
for quick buyei . Also slight
ly used Saxton has run less
than l.(HN) miies. C. W. Ste
vens Motor Car Co. jul 2 5 llinp
FOR KALE Cadillac Car for
$!.". First price. flSOU.OO
ami now in tine running con
dition. Car to last a life
time. Also gas boat. Rea
son for selling going out
of business. ,1. W. Stokelv.
FOR SALK House at Nags
Head in good condition. A
bargain see A. C. BELL Eliz
abeth City N G
jne 8 6t pd.
need
Mpe-it
AND NOT CURRITI CK ONLY
"Ex Governor .larvis, North
Carolina's 'Grand Old Man,
ivefl 'a plain and simple life,'
to quote his own words, and
Hie estate winch lie lett wan
not large: but the will in
which he dispos d of it, leaving
everything to his widow , is a
dorument which speaks with
deep eloquence to those wko
loved him and whom he loved
'The people of North Carolina
have greatly honored me', he
writes, 'and I desire to leave
on rerord the final declaration
of niv everastmg gratitude to
them and to make this last plea
for the education of their child
ten. Intelligence and virtue
make the standing of any peo
pie in State and Nation, and
I would therefore urge the
people to press the education of
their children far beyond any
thing heretofore attempted'.
It is never easy in the hurly
burly of affairs to see clearly
ami in perspective. We are
confused by the heat and the
din and in the' midst of the
struggle our standards of yalue
are apt to get mixed. Not
so with the man who. after
a loi.g ami nethe and useful
life, sits down in the sunset,
his work all' done, and seeks to
formulate a last message to
those who have trusted him
and look d to him for guidance.
He must brush a'l trivialities
aside, must go to the heart of
the matter. must deal only
with thai which is vitr.l. So
Governor .larvis, surveying the
progress which his people have
made, eager that they sha'l
fro forward and not backward,
that they shall hold fast to
WE THANK YOU
The Advamie wants to take
this opportunity to express its
appreciation for the reception
given the "Diversity Edition"
of The Advance. No work
ever done in The Advance shop
has afforded us so much grati
Mention and satisfaction.
hi the first place, we believe
ilial this edition was in deed
and in truth the best newspaper
dicity ever given to this city
and section. Coverintr the
iniiiediate territory like a Man
ket it was sent also into dis
tant parts ol -the state and re
mote parts of the nation. We
believe that a copy went into
every state in the I'nion and we
know that numbers of copies
were sent to every great com
mercial center in the country.
Moreover rea izing the value of
this edition to one seeking in
formation about this section we
have kept a few hundred copies
on our shelves to be mailed out
upon request. If the move
ment to establish a business
men's league here does not
la 1 to the earth, that organ
isatiou will find the "Diversity
Edition" a splendid compendium
of facts about our town and
its resources well worthy of
dissemination.
In the second place, the
handling of this edition was a
pleasure because of the sup
port that it reeemvl in its
home town. The Advance
has been preaching for four
years on the text "Patronize
the home industries", and it
was no more than human that
we should feel gratitirnt ion at
the response to this our first
appeal, practically, for sup
port in an advert ismjr vvav to
Elizabeth City's hig wholesale
and industrial interests. Not
only was space liberally taken
by all lines of business enter
prise, but when came the mat
ter of rollr-i t ing for this ndver
tisiiifj the task was a real pleas
lire. Many advertisers real
izing that the printing of this
edition would involve a heavy
outlay aiifl expense, paid for
their spare iu advance. And
of those who waited until the
edition was issued. payment
was made, almost without ex
ception, in a spirit that made
the editur feel that each ad
vertiser was a satised ens
tomer .
Filially, getting out the 'Di
Wanted Copies of The Ad
vancd, of April 6th and June 4.
Advance Office.
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Twenty Four Years Faithful
Service
CHARTERED MAY 26, 1891
Not Open on July 5th, Account
Legal Holiday
The First National
Bank
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
WANTED TO RKNT Cot
tage at Nags Head for month
or season. A. I! IIOI'TZ,
jne IT) 20 jul 2 j Eliz City, N.C
NAGS HEAD CART for sale
First class condition. Apply
at this office. t pd
Ml IS YOUR CKJU9CE TQ BUY
GOOD C10TKES HHP
Hitf 'eduction In The Price
All Men And Hoys Cloth
in if And Straw Hats
Have Your Gas Engine Repaired
In a few weeks you will need your lias Engine mure than
at any other time during the year. Are you sure it is in
good running order? Dou't take any chances don't guess
make sure that it will be ready when you need it. l-et us give
it a thorough overhauling. We make a specialty of (la en
nine building and repairing - boring kerosene Vngine (cylin
ders, fitting piston rings, fete. Will make your engiue like
new.
Write us to-day for prices give size and make of engine and cause
of trouble if you know it, but don't delay
NationalMachine Corporation
SUFFOLK, VA.
jul 2 Hi 311
With malice and forethought
I have stove the knife to quirk
en all former low prices on
men and Imiv s lothinc and
straw hats. When von take
in consideration the fact that
all my ,gooils are brand new
this seasons merchandise and
that same was formerly pric
cd at from three dollars to
live dollars per suit less on an
average than most merchants
charge for a similar quality)
and workmanship you will
readily see that the reduction
now given will make them
among the lowest, if not decid
edly the lowest, priced cloth
ing ever offered in Elizabeth
City at this, the prime season
of the year. There is abso
lute'y no fake in this announce
ment. The original price and
i i i ...
nie rediNunt price hoth appear
in plain figures on the price tag
showing the exact amount sav
ed on and every garment or
Int For instance, suits that
we sold for t2M0, we are now
offering at fifteen dollars; and
so on down the line according
to the former prices and val
ues. All straw hats are cut
it east fifty per cent. We
have again put the knife in
our already greatly reduced
tailoring line. This time
the reduction is made on !;")
suit patterns ranging from fj
to $10 saving on each ami every
suit made to your individual
order. For inslnnce a suit
that wou'd have cost you
thirty live dollars last week,
'an be Iwoight this week for
$-."". and the lower priced ones
at a 1 import ion ate saving.
We are still selling the very
REST palm, beach suits at
W.4.". Excellent quality pan
i'liia hats at $2..r0 and good
si k sox. two pairs for twenty
rtve rents.
We have just received a new
line of the very latest crea
tions in 'Lion' (collars and
shirts. A new line of tie?
expected daily.
If it anything Father r or
The Great Soap-Maker
Red Devil Lye
y" ll Cld Process or
MOW
II P-f 1
Four of the Big 5c. Cans of Red
Devil Lye will make twenty
pounds of the best soap.
Red Devil Lye is pulverized, and dis
solves as soon as it touches the water.
Best for Cleaning, Washioah Scrubbing,
the Roys want to wear, I have
it.
C. .' . Cooke. I'oiudexter St.
lvizabeth City. Opposite
Ouinu's furniture Store.
1. E.L OUSiBR
The
First
Class of the
T. Kk I j
Raptist Sunday School
held its regular meeting with
Mrs. Sam Williams on Fearing
Street. The reports of the
different committees show that
the class is still busy during
the warm weather. Those pre
sent were Mrs (leorge Cox, Mrs
E. R. Hughes. Mrs. J. U
Rritchard. Mrs. Win. Roett
rher Mrs. S. (!. Sbott. Mrs.
II. Scott, Mrs. .lohn Overman.
Mrs. Kdel Oordcn. Mrs. O. I
Harris. Mrs. R. C. Abbott.
Mrs, Sam Williams. Mrs. Edna
Fcrebee, and Mrs. Clifton.
vAfter the business a social
hour was enjoyod andd delight
ful refreshments consisting of
cream, cake and punch was
served. t
8iid.ril
GRHIJDY S CO
Cotton, Grain Produce
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
July 2nd 191 i
BUYING TODAY
COTTON
Strict Middling
Middling
EGGS
Hen Eggs, per doz.
SELLING TODAY
FLOUR
Patspsco, best patent
GRAIN
Corn,, White, per sack
Oats, per bushel
MEAL AND HULLS
Meat, per ton 30.00
Hulls, per ton 8.00
MIDDLINGS
8 716i
16c
$6.00
11.75
62o
Spring, per bag
Ballards, per bag
HAY
No 1 Timotty
i.6r
135.00
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