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.:r nitrrfrC 1, 1920 INDEPENDENT, ELIZABETH PAGE TWO ,n,M,Mm,,niiiiiiiiiiiMniiMimiiinniiiiiiniiiininilllllllinillllinilinilllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllin lllllllllllllliilllllll!!!!!!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!i!j!i!i!!!!!!ii!i!ii!!m 11111 1111111 1111111111111111111 1111 IBi HIIIIIHIIIlimiiii""""""" " ------ . W - . . V . Touring, Plain Touring, Starter Roadster, Plain -Roadster, Starter - The. war-is over and war prices must go. Effective at once, Ford Cars, Trucks and Tractors will be sold, f. o. b. Detroit, at the following prices: . - - - $440.00 . Chasis - - $3b0.00 510.00 Coupe, Starter and Demountable Wheels, 745.00 395.00 465.00 Tractor, The Ford Motor Company makes this reduction in the face.bf the fact that they have on hand immediate orders for 146,065 Cars and Tractors. The Company will suffer a "temporary loss vhile using- up the material bought at high prices. They are willing to make the sacrifice in order to bring business back to a going condition as quickly as possible and main tain the nomentum of the' buying power of the Country. Sedan, Starter and Demountable Wheels, 795.00 Truck, Pneumatic Tires - 545.00 $790.00 Henry Ford says: "The war is over, end it is time, war prices were "over. There is no sense or wisdom in frying- to maintain an artificial stan dard of values Forthe best interests of all, it is time a real, practical effort was made to bring- the business of the Country and the life of the Country down to regular pre-war standards." We are at your command with regular Ford efficient service and eag erness to fill your orders. ' , ..xssi i Auito Sb Gas ine Works Imc Water Street Phone 233 Elizabeth City, N. C. llllillllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllUllllllllll siiliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllll DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF TOBACCO? There Probably Are A Lot of Things About It You Didn't Know The history of tobacco, its discovery, and use in the New World, its introduc tion into the Old World and the manner in which the habit is spread form an interesting chapter and one which is well worthy of investigation. Its use was unknown to Europeans before thg discovery of the Xew World, but follow ing its introduction the habit spread with great rapidity despite the most vigorous means taken to stamp it out. Among the aborigines of America the use of tobacco was widely prevalent. The practice of smoking was observed by the companions of Columbus on their first voyage. It was first introduced in Spain by some of the followers of Columbus on his second voyage, who re- crop, but the principal currency of the colony. In 1619 "ninety agreeable per sons, young and incorrupt,' and in 1621 loathsome to the eye, harmful to the brainc dangerous to the lungs, and the fume thereof nearest resembling the "sixty more maid of virtuous educa- ' -horrible Stygian pit that is bottomless." tion, young and handsome"' were sent It is tan historical fact that both out from London to provide wives for ; James I, Charles I, and Charles II as the colonists. The first lot of these ' well as Cromwell had, the strongest dis ladies was purchased by the colonists like of the Indian weed and lost no op for 120 pounds of tobacco each; the J portunity to suppress its cultivation and second lot brought 150 pounds each. : use. Nevertheless, Jhere is evidence to j Pope Urban VIII excommunicated, all show that the early explorers of the j who took snuff in church. New World regarded the custom of smoking as the extremity of barbarism. Nor 4iave advocates of this view been Christian IV of Denmark had all smokers and snuffers publicly whipped. The Chinese and Japanese punished lacking from that day to this. But, in smokers by whippings and mannings, spite of all objections, tobacco has ex- j The Russian rulers cut off noses and tended its reign over the entire -earth. the Turks stuck pipes through the noses It is an important source 'of revenue to j of smokers jind exhibited the victims the "most enlightened of governments; its devotees' include men of all ranks ad all races from the Eskimo to the Cen tral African savage. m However, this did not come about without vigorous objection by Church turned about 1512. Introduced into the j and State, and severe penalties and pun ISritish Isles about 1560 it was not until ishments were tried in many countries 1586 that the plant and its use were widely known and that Raleigh distin guished himself by growing tobacco on his estate and himself smoking publicly. From Spain and England the use of tobacco spread by degrees over all the known world. In America the culture of tobacco began in Virginia with the earliest settlement of the colony. It is recorded that in 1615 the gardens, fields, and even the streets of James town were planted with tobacco, which immediately became, not only the staple to stamp oyt the habit, but without success. James I was particularly bitter in his denunciation of the use of tobacco. He raised the duty from twopence per pound to . the enormous sum of two shillings and tenpence. In 1619 he commanded that no planter in Virginia should cul tivate more than 100 pounds, and in 1624 he prohibited the planting of to bacco in England and Ireland. A por tion of his famous "Counterblast against Tobacco" reads as follows: "A custom . (Advertisement) PASQUOTANK COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET FOR 1920 Representative: S. S. Overman Sheriff: Wilcox Auditor: C. Pool White " Register of Deeds: Ralph Pool Coroner: J. W. Markham Surveyor: W.- N. Price Trial Justice: Dallas C. Twiford County Commissioners: Salem: W. C. Morse, Sr. Nixonton: M. L. Palmer Mt. Hermon: Johnson Warden' Providence: Granville Smithson Newland: Cortez Temple Elizabeth City: D. R. Scott and J. S. Seeley, Sr. in public. Amu rath IV. of Turkey be headed every one found guilty of smok ing. In spite of such powerful foes, the custom increased to such and extent that when William ascended the throne, it was said to be almost universal. Penalties are still imposed on the iisers of tobacco in the form' of taxe which constitute an important source of revenue to the government. Thus, this habit, learned from the sav age, came gradually to be accepted as the natural order of affairs, and so the barbarous custom of smoking has be come almost a universal habit of civiliz ed nation's and has created an ever increasing-demand for the weed. f FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS Announcement is made by the mana gers of the Elizabeth City football team that the team will b open for games with teams of other cities after Oct ober 1. Those interested should write to Richard Tatem, manager, Elizabeth City, N. C. The members of the local team are practicing every afternoon, and they believe that they have one of the fastest ""football aggregations any where in this seetion. f ELTON G. FOREHAND Following a brief illness from spinal meningitis, Elton 3?, Forehand, 24 years old, died at his home in Berkley, Va, last Friday night. The body was brought out on the morning train Sunday, and was buried at one o'clock Sunday near Berea church. Mr. Forehand had lived in Providence tow'nship, Pasquotank all hi life until' he recently accepted a position in Berkley. He is survived by his wife and two small children,, and by his father W. T. Forehand, of Berkley. CARD OF THANKS We' wish to express our deep apprecia tion of the many kindnesses .and words of sympathy tendered us during the re cent illness and death of ours daughter, Mattie, and our thanks for the beautiful floral offerings. MR. and MRSj, S. S, KNOWLES ' and Family. y ' ... THE HOST -ZJEZTTLTIFTZL I2Z UKJZILI C3T YOU have billy to regaember that our five-passenger Paige Glen' brook is an outgrowth of our experi' ence in the precise methods of war manutactunng ,to realize that it is decidedly superior field of light sixes. product in the It was conceived by Paige engineers during the war period and was brought to perfection only after three years of the most patient, research 1 arid experimental work. Its six'cylinder motor is a distinct N achievement in engincbuilding, sur' passings every standard of efficiency - hitherto attained in light sixes. .In body and chassis construction "also, it stands as the embodiment of the highest refinements known to auto motive engineering. Search the automobile market as carefully vas you please and you wiy. find, we believe, that our five' passenger 'Paige. Glenbrook is quite without equal in the entire light six field. . . As d practical vehicle for everyday use, it gives a full and unstinted measure of service , for every dollar of its purchase price. L. B. PERRY w LtR ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, 'DETROIT, Michigan Manufacturers of Paige Motor Cars and Motor Trucks y . rr..