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X" ttrTDAY, DEC. 2, 1921. THE INDEPENDENT; ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. PAGE THIRTEEN MAY BE THE SITE OF A TOURISTS' HOTEL ' - Si W Cjj f Sf '2 i .it' i Hl'mi.J HERE is a country home that may. ome day be the site of a great resort hotel. It occupies one of the few available sites on , Currituck Sound admirably adapted for such a purpose. It is the home of Elmer M. Walker ' located just one mile from Currituck C. H.f 21 miles from. Elizabeth. City and 45 miles from Norfolk, Va. With it is a farm of 30 acres, all highland and naturally drained. It is one of the best farms in Currituck and about 750 feet of It is on as fine a beach as one can find on Currituck Sound. Mere the fishing is good the year round and better duck shooting can not be found in Currituck Sound. KILLED BY ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF A GUN Another Edenton Boy Kills Himself Rather Than Go to Naval Prison (Edenton Correspondence) Roy Jones, son of Charlie Jones, near Edenton, was accidentally killed" Saturday morning, Nov. 26, by the dis charge of his own gun. Koy was going hunting in a horse and cart, and was in the act of throwing the loaded gun into the cart, with the barrel of the gun facing him. Some how the trigger got caught in some thin:, which caused the gun to fire, the whole load lodging in his abdomen, causing his death two hours after. - This is the second fatal accident in Edenton within a short time by the careless handling of a gun. Roscoe Webb, son of C. D." Webb', committed suicide about two months ago. He was a deserter from the navy, Laving stayed over his allotted time, aul because of this fact he received word that some officers were coming to look for him. On Saturday night he borrowed, a sun and Sunday morning just after hitakfast he went back o the house, pur the barrel of the loaded gun to. his h ait and took a stick and pulled the trigger, killing himself instantly.. The navy refused to bury him because , he was a deserter.- AMOUNT OF COTTON GINNED IN PASQUOTANK AND CAMDEN There were 2,323 bales : of cotton ginned in Pasquotank County, from the crop of 1921 prior to Nov. 14, 1921, as compared with 487 bales ginned to Nov. 14, 1920. There were 1.S52 -bales of . cotton ginned hx Camden County from the crop of 1921 prior to Nov. 14, 1921, as com pared with 5S5 bales ginned to Nov. 14, 1920. The foregoing from figures compiled by Newton A. Jones, special agents of the census of Pasquotank and Camden counties. Washington's Harvest of Moss. Daring the wet season' the tno.t grows luxuriantly on the roofs - ? under the eaves of the houses i; Seattle and that part of Washington and when the dry season arrives this moss becomes sd Inflammable that It offers a" great Ore menace. It Is necessary to tear It away and. this Is done with the aid of a long-handled tool something like a rake. ' In many communities there are laws . which make this removal compulsory. It makes an excellent fertilizer. - THE WOMAN'S WEAR STORE Women Are Very Happy To Find Such Fine Coats $2S $ 39 .50 fl M'fi W V m L U - Women who have a definite idea of the sort of coat they want for Winter "will find it here. Women who have no.t yet decided will be impressed with the variety of styles from which they may choose.. Only fine materials and furs shown and" only those modes which have been accepted by women of fashion centers of the world. Dresses Worth One Third More I In the prettiest styles Elizabeth City has seen this season. f Canton Crepe ' Ppiret Twill - , Tricotine Crepe Satin Velvet A wide range of styles in the new Autumn Col ors. Also Black, Navy and Brown. Prices 16-524-a"34 M. Leigh Sheep Go. .50 up WOMAN'S WEAR O O UNT over all wa tmra. rmoch out from all lands, Th chorus of voices, the clasping of -. -- hands t 4 Sbtg hymns that mere sung: b the star "of the morn. Singsongsof the angels nrhen Jesus war from Y WHn g lad Jubilations - v Bring mope to thehattoast 'Th dark night is ending and dawn begun i . Rise, hope of the ages.-arise like th sun.' fU epeech flow to music, all hearts beat . as one I - -Sing the bridal of nations, with choral of love. Sing out the warvulture and sing in the dove, . s- Tiff the hearts of the people keep time in . 'accord -And the voice of the world is the voice of , the Lord t; -s - Clasp hands o f the nations Jn strong gratulations i The dark night Is ending and dawn ha begunt ' Wise, hope . of the ages, arise like the ' " " - , AM speech Slow to music, all hearts beat - as one I Blow, bugles of battle, the marches of peace t " , Bast. west, north and south, let the long . . Quarrel ceaje. Sing of glory to Cod. peace to men of goodwlttt. Hark. Joining in chorus. The heavens bend o'er us I The dark night is ending and dawn has begunt Rise, hope of the ages,, arise lit th sun, And speech flow tat music, all hearts beat as one I s ' John Greenleaf Whtttior And the Postman Passed the House UAn QtAHAM BOVVCK 7 TT M Copyrliht, ltlS, Wtm Newspaper Union. T WAS Christmas mornlnjg. Old Hiram Palmer sat by the window waiting for the postman. Christmas eve had been rather bleak. He had seen, from the window, groups of people passing from time to time, hur rying, smiling, such gay, happy peo ple. Hiram was old, too old. He had outlived his friends, his immediate family, his day had long since gone by. He had given generously to hos pitals and charitable institutions and a number of personal presents. He always, for example, sent some, of the largebasketis o fruit the town's lead i'shop arfahged so attractively, to those he knew would never buy them selves such delicacies. The last Christmas he had only re ceived two presents. One from, his nephew out West and another from a grandchild. He was waiting for these now. The postman came along the street Eaeerly old Hiram waited. And then he got up and went to the door. But the post man had passed by. "Are you sure you have nothing for me?" he called out. "Look more care fully. I was ex pecting some packages." The postman looked again. Tm sorry; Mr. Palmer, but there is nothing here.'' Slowly Hiram went back into the lonely lltle house. He bad lived too long. For his nephew had said: "I guess I won't bother about Uncle Hiram this year. Ifs a nuisance to shop, and anyway what does he care about a necktie? He can buy all he wants!" And his grandchild had said: Tve got to cut down my Christmas list. It's so long." And she had run her pencil through her grandfather's name. For she had said: "Christmas is for young people. He's too old to care about presents and a handkerchief or two which I might send him!" CHRISTMAS GIFTS. fb 'HE best thing to give to your enemy is forgive ness ; to an - opponent. tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good ex ample ; to a father, deference ; to a mother, conduct that will make her proud of you ; to your self, respect; to all men, char ity." F. M. Balfour Ironing Board Cover. Cut and hem a piece of unbleached muslin, about four inches wider and longer than your ironing board, so that it laps over about two inches under the board. Then crochet an edge of six chain ands fasten, and so on until you have edged the entire piece. Lay the cloth on the board, turn over and ;ace it with a stout card or tape, he same as you would lace a shoe-using, however, only about every fourth loop. The coyer can be easily removed and washed. A.'ich' - rr Fn "Cen-Hur." Cr.p of t;ir nasals given U Ara ;ir.n horses in "ln Hur" Is Mira. This .mine vvas introduced into astronomy ibout sixteen vnturies. after the pe Ibd of the story. An Unnecessary Addition. One old-fashioned citizen rises-to re mark that It is not necessary to !e:io men to tell tales the live ones arc batting a good average. Hot .i- :js New Era. LIVESTOCK MEN CLOSE THEIR MEETING TODAY ' (Continued 'from" Page';9.)" and the process of Weighing and Eeas uring each youngster. One by one they climbed on the scales, .were then meas-, ured and told how much they ought to weigh according to their age. More than half of them were under weight something for parents to ponder but eojme of them, especially .' those who drank milk regularly or ate plenty of butter or milk dishes, were heavy enough, and these were proud youngs ters when told that they were of proper weight. . : -. Three bays Too Short. . , It was really too much to be 'packed into t-hfee days. : 'Folks who tried to take in everything are .convinced that the meeting should have lasted a week and that everyone "within miles of' Eliz abeth City ought "to have been here to learn how livestock production affects the lives of alls of us. j The poultry show was a great feature of the session and was an eye-open?r as to what the Piedmont and -Mountain counties are doing to bring in more in come through chickens and eggs. The7 poultry work - of the Agricultural Ex tension Service has not reached ' any farther . East than Kinston except for some activity - around Wilmington ; aud yet A. C. Oliver and Dr. Kaupp are sure that many sections of Eastern North Carolina can profit through poul try. And -then there are sheep. 'The exhibit of the sheep school on wheels attracted throngs out on the courthouse lawn. The four pens of sheep repre senting four different (breeds have al Teady travelled further by. auto than any other sheep . alive, "under the pro tection of Geo. -Evans, a man who knows sheep from the home of ileir aristocratic ancestors in England and Scotland to the plains and mountains of America. He says that every farm hereabouts should have a small flock and told many farmers how to take care of them. Every night there were free movies with the best of films dealing with livestock ' production and marketing. some of them "with a real thrill and a human story that aroused the emotions of the' audience. It was a- great tEree days and this only , a hurried sketch of hat happened. Everyone - who att end- carried away a lot of things to think about and realize bow. the production of livestock affects personally every citi zen of the State. , First Christmas Tree ieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee-oeee OrWgtJT HEN Ansgarius -preached the" White Christ to the vikings: of ; the North, so runs the legend . of "the Christmas tree, .the Lord "sent his three messengers', Faith, Hope, and Love, to help light the first tree. Seek ing one that should be high as hope, wide as love, and that bore the sign of the cross on every, bough, they chose the balsam fir. which best of all the trees in the forest met the require ments. Perhaps that is. a good reason why there clings about the Christmas tree in my old home that which , has preserved it, from being swept along in the flood of senseless luxury that has swamped so many things In our money mad day. At least so It was then. Every time 1 see a tree studded with electric lights, garlands of tinsel gold festooning every "branch, and huug with the hundred costly knickknacks the storekeepers invent year by year J to make trade," until the tree, itseir disappears entirely under its burden, I have a feeling that a fraud has been practiced on the kindly spirit of Yule. Wax candles are the only real thing for a Christmas tree, candles of wax that mingle, thejr perfume with that of the burning fir," not the by-product of some coal-oil or other abomination. What If the boughs do catch fire? They can be watched, and too many candles are tawdry, anyhow. Also, fed apples, oranges and old-fashioned cornucopias made of colored paper, and made at home, look a hundred times better and fitter in the green; and so do drums and toy trumpets and waid-horns, and a rocking hrse that need not have cost forty dollars. Northeastern North Carolina LAND - "-: i " WILL NEVER BE FARM A " ;." ino general depression of the past twelve W only vxtm . down Use price of farm properties generally, but has forced on the mar-' fcet many of the fines! properties in Northeastern North -Carolina, that could not be bought at any price in normal times. -' ' ' . ; ;- , '." '.' We believe that this period -of depression is about ended and that the pendulum is about to swing the other way. Right now then is the time to nail down the very property you want at a price' and on practically your own terms. We can offer you a number of the finest farm prop ertles in Northeastern North Carolina. Carolina Real Estate Co. Robinson Building. Elizabeth City, N. C Sensational Offer of Electric Floor Lamps $40 to $50 Regular Values Only $24.75 THEtLAMPS .taflH vl3' raS A splendid value at regular prices buta" sensational offer the sacrifice orice of 24.75 each, complete. ' Only enormous production and tremendous buying power of the factory en-;' m lour, pnee All lamps" are"TiandsomeIy turned in many beautiful de signs hand po Li s hed ma hogany finish. Massive posts, 24 and 26 inch exquisite silk shades in many, varieties of shapes, styles and colorings.; Wired complete with two-j light Benjamin pull chains i pwstefs. Lamp r and Shade EOmpletis, J24.73, These remarkable values Will not last Ions. Come early and make your selection.. 1H4S ffi si,. re tnd with the most' wticIsr care, fall 72 fetches tmO. with fuD hery hut, pmadiomdy turnf In scOreS r eT HcHvo demgae mnd finished exceptionally fkk mnhogtnj. THE SHADES are made of rich titk beautiful '. brocade indt novelty silks, in e cry wanted style; pleated, shirred and plaia ef fects, finished, wi'h silk and" chenille friayesv DUFF PIANO COMPANY THE MUSIC HOUSE ELIZABETH "CITY, N. C. r ' S1. TJK l(lla.w..i.ii trn.nn.xii i mwnwy .,... ...u., -t i " 4 .V-, - i " f joww..-.inii., jS.N.rm.Titrrr nWnfm fxf ' "? 1 s-f iff -I v ? - ill x ; lM f. ' r mi 4 i 5 11! i? f r lfrK,1MIWi- kt u , be-i4 Interior of he Shop Unusual 119 W. Freemason Street NORFOLK, VA." introduces to Norfolk and vicinity the last word in shop keeping -catering to women who demand the highest quality, workmanship and style. Dresses Coats Suits v'; 51 -J. - f J''." i r m :--" . . -ii t - f I 5IM jr r V i