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THEEllCraEllVlti -PUBLISHED AT- ELM CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. O. C. FERRELL, Kditor and Manas^r, Tbeo.B. Winstead, AsGcoiate Editor. ELEVATOR PRINTING CO., PUBLISHERS. suiiswjPTioy rjcjfjis: One Year, Six Months, Three Months, $1.00 50c Entered in the postoffice at Elm City, If. C., as second-elasu mat*'"". J‘lTjsLlSUEtrS XOTICJC, Wo \7ish a live correspondent and agent at every postoffice in the vicin ity of Elm City. Our columns are always open to contributions by any citizen on live local questions. We are not respon sible for the views of contributors, and all articles must be signed by ihe writer. Rates for advertisinp: space wiU be furnished on applieation. EDITORIAL. W e return our sincisre thanks to the editors of the following excellent Alabama weeklies for kindly placing The Elevator on their exchange list: The Opelika Post, Camp Hill Times, Dadeville Spot Cash and Jas per Mountain Eagle. There are no cleverer set of men than the “qnill drivers’’ of the land of “Here we rest.” i That bricjht, newsy little weekly, The Fremont Rural Visitor, and there is not a more ideal that sheet comes to this office, is kind enough to say the following in re£ ar J to the Elevatob: ‘•We are glad to note the change and improvemt in our esteemed con temporary, the Elm City Elevator. Editor Ferrell, since taking charge, is showing his tact and ability as a newspaperman. Long may it pros per.’ Thanks, brother, m e hope to make many improvements as we grow older. There are about 390,000 more il literate women than men in the United States. The total number- of female illiterates in the south is 2,275,000. There are in the South 100,000 more white female illiterates than white male illiterates. “More- oyer nearly all the Southern states are showing a purpose to put a pre mium upon the education of boys by constitutional requirement for suf frage.” This is an excess which should in spire the women of the South to bring to bear their best talents and gifts upon the cause of education. Better 10 illiterate men than oDe illiterate mother! The following clipping is too good to keep: “After preaching a very strong sermon^ one day, the principle sub-, ject of which was “Honesty,” the preacher said: “I want every person in this house who pays all his debts to rise.” Immediately every man, woman and child arose, with the ex ception of one very old and poorly dressed man. The preacher felt gratified to know that with one ex ception all his flock were honest people. Then he said» “Now every one who doesn’t pay his debts rise.” None arose except that old, poorly dressed man. “Well, my brother,” said the preacher, “why is it that you do not pay your debts?” The old man replied: “I am the editor of a newspaper and these people are my subscribers, and—” Let us rise and be dismissed,” the'pi-eacher said. TOBACCO WAR. Greensboro, N. C., March 24.— People interested in the tobacco lus- iness here say the fight of the Impe rial Tobacco Company and the Ur,i- versal Tobacco Company against the American Tobacco Company will be brought to North Carolina. The op posing forces will have buyers on all the markets of importance the coming 'season, and the competition thus aroused is expected to raise prices. One of the best buyers in the country will represent the foes of the American Tobacco Company in Greensboro. THE-VICE OF NAGGING Clouds the happiness of the home, but a nagging woman often needs help. She may bo so nervous and run-down in health that trifles annoy her. If she is melancholy, excitable troubled with loss of appetite, head ache, sleeplessness, constipation or minting and dizzy spells, she needs Electric Bitters, the most wonderfnl remedy for ailing vvomen. Thous- ands of sufferers from femaie troubles, backache and weak kid neys havo used it, and become healthy and happy. Try it. Only 60c., at Jno. L. Bailey & Co’s. Sat- laraction guaranteed ERRORS IN NORTH CAROLINA - HiSTORY.' Mr. Hamilton McMillan, writing from Red Springs to the Wilmi-'gton Messenger, points out the following error in North Carolina history: That there are many errors in our history no one can doubt, who will pi-operly investigate. V7heelers history says the batile of Elizabethtown, N. C. was fought in July, 1781, without mentioning the date of the month; further, that the Whigs were commanded by Colonel Thomas Brown. Local traditions, I found, do not sustain these state ments. In 1876 the writer saw a statement written in 1816, by James Cain, who was a narticipant in the engagement in Elizabethtown and who stated positively that the bat- occ.ured on the morning af Septem ber the 28, 1781. Manning’s narra tive, secured from Nova Scotia bj' Colonel Wheeler in 1761, and pub lished by him during the war be tween the States, while the date of the battle is not given, proves the fact that the battle did not occur in July, but during the ]0onth of Sep tember. Subsequently I obtained and publifihed Cain’s account of the battle written in 1345 and intended for Dublication in the Fayetteville Observer. In this account given by James Cain it is positively asserted that the battle occurred on tbc morning of Septem' er 29, 1781, re iterating his written statement made in 1816. It is further asserted by Cain that Colonel Thomas Robeson commanded the Whigs in the en gagement. Incidentally, ho men tioned the fact that the Whigs “wait ed till the moon went down about an hour befoi-e day” before making the attack. At the request of this writer a cal culation was made at the office of the Nautical Almanac iu the city of Washington which proved the fact that the moon went down at the time mentioned on the morning of September 29th. The officer who made the laborious investigation re marked that it was strong corrobo rative proof of the truth of the sol dier’s statement. In further corroboration of Cain’s statement in regard to the command ing officer in the battle I saw and carefully noted the papers left by Colonel Robeson and among them were various receipts given by the sixty-nine men of his command to Colonel Thomas Robeson for money paid them for services up to disband ment. I have m my possession a letter from Colonel Sampson, dated Samp son Hall, September 19th, (evident ly old style) 1781, written at night to «, friend, stating that a messenefcr had justaiTived announcing a great victory by Colonel Robeson at Eliza bethtown on the morning of the 19th. Adding ten days to the 19th as the difference between old and new styles then, we have the date of the battle on September 29th. Col onel Brown who was the ranking of ficer in Bladen was incapacitated for service on account of wouads re ceived at Hood’s Creek previous to the affair at Elizabethtown. He ar rested Colonel Slingsby at Brown’s Landing September 30i and sent him back to his residen",e above Eliza bethtown, where he died on the night of September 31st, and was buried near the Capo Fear River on land now belonging to the estate of the late Hon. J. W. Russ. Yfe should have State pride enough to fix the date of the impor tant engagement. Up to a recent date no one dis puted the authenticity of the re solves of May 31, 1775, at Charlotte, but for nearly 80 years the authen ticity of the declaration of May 30th, was disputed and there may be doubting Thomaf.ef; yet. The inves tigation made by Dr, George Gra ham and Prof. Alexander Graham, of Charlotte, resulted in some aston ishing facts. Not a single particle of evidence could be produced to show that any resolves were ever passed at Charlotte on May 30th or 31st. Dr. Hawks made a lengthy ad dress at Charlotte before the late war and he speaks of the resolves as if passed on May 30th. Any one who can read the proofs of authen ticity made by the Messrs. Graham any longer haye any doubt that the Scotch-Irish held a meeting on the 19th and 20th of May, 1775, and adopted the famous declaration, would doubt any fact recorded in history. It is amazing how ignorant some of our leading men are in regard to important historical events. One of the orators at the centennial at Char lotte in 1875, spoke eloquently of our gallant forefathers who threw the tea overboard at Wilmington in 1775. Yet no one seemed to know that the orator’s history was at fault. Histories differ as to the date of the battle of Guilford Court House. Two Southern histories give differ ent dates. I have seen it stated that Robert Rowan was the author of what is called the Liberty Point Declaration published at Cross Creek, June 20 pared by the Wilmington committee rTvR, of safety and sent to several com- ^ mittees and passed by them simultar neously on June 20th. (See pro ceedings of Wilmiogtou Committee of Safety.) Great injustice has been done to the memoiy of Colonel Alexander Lilliugton by giving to Colonel Cas well the honor of having coramanded the 'Tt^hig forces at Moore’s Ci^ek Bridge in 1776. Our people make history but do not record it. If we write history let us write it correctly. KISSING. Kissing is a noun; its a name- proper noun, because it is the proper thing to do when two are ready and the heart 19 willing; plural number because it takes two to perform it; common gender because it is gener ally performed by one of each sex; possessive ease because it possesses a delirious infatuatien for the human race and agi-ees with the parties per forming the act. Kissing is closely connj?cted with ••buss,” which is a good old backwoods expression, meaning a kiss that is highly enjoyed by two greenhorms who have powerful lungs and wonderful suction to perform the act with. In this sense bnss means one kiss, re- buss means two, pluribns means a number of kisses, horribus means to be caught kissing by the old folks, luerribus means to steai a kiss, syllabus means to kiss the hand in stead of the lips, blunderbuss means to kiss the old maid by mistake, and omnibus means to kiss your mother- in-law.—Ex. INTENSIFIED FARMING A forcible illustration of the value of intensified farming comes from southern Guilford. A young man whose name we withhold planted two acres of tobacco in the spring of 19- 01. Concencrating his energies on a small crop he brought to a high state of cultivation, using more fer tilizers than usual. His father plant ed six acres on the same farm, from which he realized less money than the son. The labor and expense at tached to the crop of six acres would had they been expended on one- third the acreage,brought more clean cash to the farmer, we honestly be lieve fertilizers of double strength could havo been used at less cost than those employed on the six acres. Double the amount of cultivation would have entailed less work on the smaller crop. In curing and handling, the work would havo been less, and in returns ther«j would haye been a decided advantage.— Greensboro Patriot. BAD FAMILY EXAMPLES. Brown—I don’t like to read tales which show how genuiases were once unruly children. Jones—Why not? Brown—They merely encourage lazy parents to believe that their unruly children will all turn out geniuses. CAN’i' KEEP IT A SECRET. The splendid work of Dr. King’s New Life Pills is daily cominer to light. No such grand remedy for Liver and Bowel troubles was ever known before. Thousands bless them for curing Constipation, Sick Headache, Biliousness, Jaundice and Indigestion. Try . them. 25c at Jno. L. Bailey & Co’s. ACCOMMODATING. There is a point to this story: A burglar whose night entry into the parsonage awakened the sleeping pastor said to his helpless victim: “If you stir, you’re a dead man! I’m hunting for money!” “Just let me get n;; and strike a light,” pleasantly replied the domi nie, “and I shall be glad to assist you in the search.”—Boston Watch man. WOULDN’T HELP HIM BACK. General William Joyce Sewell was a generous friend and an equal ly good hater, as was shown by his treatment of Colonel Scovel, who had dared"to dispute bis authority in Camden politics. One time when the Colonel thought he had smoothed things over sufficiently to make it possible he ventured‘to ask Sewell to send him a pass to San Francisco. The pass came by return of mail. “But, general,” Scovel exclaimed at an early morning call at the West Jersey railvray office the next day, “the pass is only to San Francisco. There is no return coupon with it.” “Sir,” the general roared, “I’m willing to send you to California, but I’ll be if I’ll help yoi>. to get back again.” A GOOD MOTTO. There is a newspaper in Kansas whose motto is “Lie, steal, drink and swear,” and is thus explained by the editor: “When you lie, let it be down to pleasant dreams; when you steal, let it be away from immoral associates; when you drink let it be pure water; when you swear, let it be that you will patronize your home paper, pay your subscription and 1775 " tLT not Bend your job work away from inat^ declaration”fre-i home.” E. G. M0ORE, PHYSICIAN'^AN© StJBGEON, Offlcd'At the Dmg Store. 0^ CHEARS, M. D.. Physician and Surgeon. Elm City, - . - N. C. g=^*Office upstairs over Batts & Williams store. COLD DRINKS ! W. H. Day, David Bell, Raleigh. Enfield. R. T. Baknhill, Elm City. QxVY, BELL & BARNHILL, Attorneys-at-Law, ELM CITY, . - N- C. Practice in state and federal courts. E. O. McGOWAN, MERCHANDISE Kim City, N. C. ^ ^ ^ ^ Ggo. Gaston, ELM CITY. N. CAR. Having seryed the people of Elm City for 23 years in the barber busi ness, Geo. Gaston needs no introduc- to the people. His haircuts are ele gant and shaves delightful. : SOEH Tonsorial Artist, ELM CITY, N. C. A first class barber siiop, easy chairs, sharp razors, clean towels Give me a call, oyer Batts & Wil liams’ store. Winstead’s Hotel, MRS. CORNELIA WINSTEAD, Peopsietkess, ELM CITY, - - N. C. Centrally located. Convenie'nt to the idepot and busi ness part of town. Table supplied with the best the market affords. IRa»i3©s = $1.00 to $1.50 per day. $10.00 to $15 00 per month. FIPiSE INSU^NCE If yovir Dwelling, Store, Stock ©f Merchandise or Furniture is not pro tected from fire call on E. 0. McGOWAN for rates, etc. Only the best policies written. MORE LIVES ARB 8AVBD UESNO... Dr. King’s l|wDISG0V8nr, Consgmption, Cougiis and Colds Zhaa By AU Other Throat And Ziting Remedies Combined. This wonderful medicine positivelv cures Consumption, Coughs. Coldflb Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneumonia, Ha* Fever,Pleurfsy, LaGrippe, Hoarseness, Bore Throat, Crcup and WhoMirw Cough. NO CURS. 60c. & $1. Trial SotUa FOR SALE BY Jno. L. Bailey & Co. Elm City continues to grow. New buildings are continually going up all over town. We would be glad to add a thou sand names to our subscr iption list. We give quite a variety of interest ing reading matter each week, and the paper only cpsts one dollar a year. WOULD SMASH THE CLUB. If members of . the “Hay Fever Association” would use Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, the club would go to pieces, for it always cures this malady,—aud Asthma, the kind that baffles the, doctors— it wholly drives from the system. Thojsands pf once hopeless sufferers from Consumption, Pneumonia Bronchitis owe ^eirlives and health to it. It conquers Grip, saves little ones from Croup and Whooping •Cough and is positively guaranteed for all Throat and Lung troubles Oc, $1.00. Trial bottles frea at Jno.. L. Bailey & Co’». BRIN,G rOUB BEST GIEL AND SET ’EIM UP TO »• COCA^-*- COLA. THE MOST POPULAR COLD DRINK. J. E. ADAMS. COCA COLA 5 CTS. —at— 0. J; HMBISON & GO’S., SODA FOUNTAIN. Ullutic Gout Liu E. E. Co. {Condensed Schedule.) TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Dec. 22, 1901 No. 23 1 daily 1 No 35 daily ss S i-tQD 0 No 49 daily Lv. Weldon Ar Rocky Mt A M 1150 100 g38 10 32 P M P M Lv Tarboro 12 22 7 22 Lv Rocky Mt Lv Wilson Lv Selma Lv Fay’ville Ar Florence Ar Goldsboro Lv “ Lv Magnolia Ar Wilmin’n 105 159 2 55 4 30 7 35 P M 1102 1110 11 59 i20 3 20 A M 7 52 8 31 9 20 12 52 240 315 4 25 600 TRAINS GOING NOETH. Jan. 15, 1902 © s c'S Lv Florence “ Fayette’lle Lv Selma Ar Wilson A M 10 05 12 40 2 10 2 57 P M 805 10 09 11 25 12 07 Lv Wilm’ton Lv Magnolia Lv Goldsboro Lv Wilson Ar Rocky Mt Ar Tarboro Lv Tarboro PM 2 35 3 30 2 31 7 35 8 20 9 00 9 34 A M 1134 12 10 A M 9 30 11 05 12 26 P M 1 18 1 53 Lv Rocky Mt Ar Weldon 3 50 4 53 P M 12 43 137 A M Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road leaves Weldon 3 15 p m Hali fax 3 29 p m Arrives Scotland Neck 4 10 p m Greenvill 5 47 p m Kinston 6 45 Returning leaves Kinston 7 30 a m Greenville 8 30 a m Arriving Halitaz at li 05 a m Weldon 11 20 daily except Sunday. Trains on Washingrton branch road leave Washington 8 00 a m and 245 p m arriving Parmele 8 55 a m and 4pm Returning leave Parmele 1110 a m and 5 22 p m daily except Sun day. Train leaves Tarboro daily except Sunday 4 35 p ni, Sunday 4 35 p m, aiTives Plymouth 6 35 p m, 6 30 p m Returning leaves Plymouth daily ex cept Sunday 7 30 a m, Sunday 9am arrives Tarboro 9 55 a m, 11 a m. Train on Midland Branch leaves Goldsboro daily except Sunday 6 00 a m, arrive Smithfield 6 10 a m Re turning leaves Smithfield 7 am, ar rive Goldsboro 8 25 a m. Train on Nashville branch leaves Rocky Mt at 9 30 a m and 4 00 p m arrives Nashville 10 20 a m and 4 23 p m. Spring Hope 11 00 a m and 445 p m. Returning leave Spring Hope at 11 20 a m and 5 15 p m, Nashville 11 45 a m and 5 45 p m, arrive- Rocky Mt 12 10 a m and 6 20 p m. Daily ex cept Sunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaves War saw for Clinton daily except Sundity 11 40 am and 4 15 p m Retnming leave Clinton 6 45a m and 2 50 p m.^ Train 78 makes close connection at Weldon for all points North daily. All -•ail via Richmond also at Rocky Mt with Norfolk and Carolina Road for Norfolk daily and all points North via Norfolk. xl. Si. Emersok, Gen. Passenger Agt. J. R. Kenlt, Gen’l Manager. __T^. EMERSoy. Traffic Manager. A. mr.Pippen Blacksmith and Wood Shop Buggies Repaired Hof^seshoeij^g SPEeiyvLjy AT SHOP NEXT TO J. L. BAIL- SJ^B LIVESr STABLE TO COnEIUTS TBWS UIB We offer yon the SHORTEST ROUTE throneh the MEM PHIS GATEWAY traversing the points from whieh the cheapest side trips can be made to Hot Springs and points in Oklahoma and Indian territories. Side trip to Oklahoma City and return - ^ - - - $3.60 Side trip to Hot Springs “ “ - - - . - $1.25 SPECIAL TRAINS AND FREE CHAIR CARS. STOP OVERS at all points going and returning. Tickets on sale April 18th to 20th, inclusive. Final return limit May 15th. For further information address W. T. SAUNDERS, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept., FRISCO SYSTEM, .... ATLANTA, GA. miMi iiimiBisi We carry a large stoch of Dry Gootls, Shoes, Hats^ NoiUmfTHardware^ Harness Fi$r~ nit are. Feed Stuffs, Etc,, and are prepared t0 sell as cheap as is cmisistent with sound business policy^ We invite your inspection of our stock if you wish to buy anjrthing to eat or wear for yourself, your family, your horse, cow or stock. If you wish to furnish your house or kitchen; or supply your garden and farm with agricultural implements you will find a large stock in our store to select from. Call to see us whenever you need any of the necessities of life. Jno. Xb Bailey Co., ELM CITY, N. C JUST LIKE _^THIS Exclusive Newness- Marks our SPRING SHOES. The shapes and leathers aro smartest. Particular people will delight in the beauty and style of our SPRING FOOTWEAR. Ask to be fitted; sizes are not all alike. A look at the new styles will repay you for the trouble Our Spring Styles of MEN’S HATS are now ready for your inspection. All the lateet creations. We can please the most fastidious. You are cordially inyited to call and see them. 0. J, HARRISON, & CO., OIT~2", - - 35T. O, ELM CITY IS GROWING. PUSH IT ALONG Support its Industries, Patronize its Schools, Attend its churches, and read Do You Know^ The LAW requires you when you write a letter to put yonr name and address on the upper left hand corner of your envelope. Now, this is too troublesome, and besides, a good envelope will coat yon 10 cents for every package of 25, or 40 eents per hundred. WE will furnish the BEST grade XXX envelope and print your name and addrew on aame for 40 eenta per hundred, and mail them to you. We will furnish and print yonr name and address on 250 note heads and mail them to you for 75 eents. —3^ ALL KINDS-6E— OF FBJNTING AT LOWEST MCICES. ElETiTpB COHPUI, , - ur. O.
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