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ENO US YOUR ORDERS.
DER DRUMMER.
BY F ADAMS.
Who puts at pest
his on
mil d.-r a swell
drummer.
Who van it mine
Drops down his on
never to shut the door
drummer.
Who me by hard
how you
goes for right
Der drummer.
Who in a trice.
dells me sec how
says I -r
Der dreamier.
Who say was flue
upon
cheats me den times out of nine
Der drummer.
how bought,
Mooch less I good
But lets go, as he was
Der drummer.
Who rants all goods to suit
his route,
veil was no
Der drummer.
Who goes around I been omit.
up mine bier and mine kraut,
Katrina in
Der drummer.
Who. lit comes again dis
hear has to say,
a eye goes away
Der drummer.
Good Advice Prom a
To young men Bob
Yon n of water, place
your finger it twenty-five or
thirty seconds, take it out and look
at the hole that is left. The size of
that hole represents about the
that advice makes on a
man's mind.
Don't depend too much on your
dead part, I mean.
The world wants live men ; it has
no use for dead ones. Queen
Victoria can trace her ancestors
back in a direct line to William
the Conqueror. If you can not
get farther lack than your father
you are Better off. Your father
was a man in his time than
old William. He had better
clothes to wear, better food to eat,
and was better housed.
If you are a be sure
that you will be found out. Cheek,
brass or pall never gets ahead of
merit.
I love a young man who is
Ask for what
you want. If you want to marry a
rich man's daughter or borrow
five hundred dollars from him.
ask him for it amounts to the
same thing in the end. It is
always better to astonish a man
than to bore him.
Remember that in the morning
of life comes the hard working
days. Hard work never killed a
man. It's fun, recreation,
holidays, that kill. The fun
that results in a head next morn-
so big that a tub could
cover it is what kills. Hard work
never does.
Those who come after us have
to work just as hard as we do.
When I shovel snow off my side-
walk, if, perchance, I take a three-
quarter piece off my neighbor's
walk. I put it back, b if I
didn't I should be doing him an
injustice.
You can't afford to do anything
but what is good. You are on
dress parade all the time.
Don't be afraid of pounding
persistently at one thing. Don't
be afraid of being called a one-
idea man or crank- If yon have
an idea you have one more than
most men have. It a smart
man to be a crank.
No Third Person Present.
Between Judge Martin, of Eng-
land, and a witness in court, it is
said, occurred the following
The witness seemed unable
to report verbatim the
in point, and the judge took
him in hand.
man, tell us now exactly
what
my lord; I said would
not have the
what was his answer
said he had been keeping it
for and that
no, he could not have said
that; he spoke in the first
my lord, I was the first
person that
mean, don't bring in the third
person; repeat his exact
was no third person, my
lord, only him and
good fellow, he did not say
he ha been keeping the pig. He
T have been keeping
assure you, my lord, there
was no mention of your lordship
at all. There was no third person
there, and if anything had been
said about your lordship, I must
have heard
The judge gave in.
The Eastern Reflector.
VOL. XI.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1892.
NO.
D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Proprietor.
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.
TERMS Per Year, in Advance.
A SHORT ADDRESS TO YOUNG
MEN.
James Allen in Nashville Times.
The time has come when young
men must educated or fall into
the rear rank. Every one must
choose his own position in life.
This he does whenever he settles
the question as to whether he will
be an educated or uneducated man.
There is no avocation or calling,
from the life of the farmer to that
of the learned professions, in
which a education is not
necessary to the highest success.
The young man, no matter what
his abilities are, who goes into
business life without a well trained
and well stored mind goes into it
only half made up. You know men
who have been successful and
somewhat influential without be-
educated the schools.
but numbers of men of this class
have said to met greatest
mistake of my life has been that
did not become thoroughly
before entering upon
life. I have made money and
won what men call success, but I
am not mentally equipped for the
circles and opportunities to which
my money and labor have brought
me- It is now too late, but I would
give thousands if I undo
this fatal
You will also observe that these
men are the most determined that
their children shall be thoroughly
educated. They do not want their
sons to repeat their folly or inherit
their misfortunes.
In the main, boys have much
more to do in determining this
matter than they think. Almost
every father will be found willing
to educate his son, even with great
labor and sacrifice to himself, pro-
the boy shows a proper am-
to rue above the common
level and exhibits a praiseworthy
diligence in the use of the
which his father provides
for him. Yon may not have
thought of it, but it is really a
great affliction for parents to have
sons who are without an ambition
to be something in the
will not, when in school at home
or abroad, study and strive to ex-
who are content to be nothing
or next to nothing- Are you will
to be one of these The world
shall have y our answer little later
in life.
There is in this day and in this
land no excuse for one who fails to
become educated. young man
a good mind and good health
can educate himself, thus be-
come fitted for a grand and useful
life, if he so make up his and
heart.
Many of our brightest and best
boys and young men are being
ruined by going too early in what
is called business. They, and
their parents, feel com-
that they are called at
the age of or years to take
places of responsibility the
store, the shop, the office; but
when you reflect that he who is a
bright office boy at is more i
than likely to be only an office
boy at the compliment vanishes
and the serious results begin to
appear. This is true, because as
a rule young men must be
ed a; from to years of age-
Any engagement in business takes
away a taste for the drill work
to a thorough
The right time for this
process having passed it
can never be recalled, and thus
the young man, by one fatal mis-
take, has bound his life to this
lower plane.
There are many young men who
fail for lack of a higher standard.
They seek only a little or
training, and then go off for
a few months to a so-called
and get there a little
technical training in type writing,
stenography, book-keeping,
engineering, and the like, and
think that they are prepared for
life. They seek a
education, and they will
probably find but they will also
find, when it is too late, that they
have prepared themselves for be-
only the servants and the fol-
lowers of other men, instead of
their leaders-
In this regard, as all others,
aim high. Do not be content to
be a half man. Develop to their
fullness the talents which God has
conferred upon yon- The day in
which yon live demands
educated men as none be-
fore it has ever done- It
have them; it will have them. Will
yon be one of them or will yon,
i r requires,
slink into the rear, and ignobly
i yield the to others who are
no more capable than yourself
MARRIED COURTSHIP.
Chicago Tribune.
set his lips firm-
together, buttoned his coat
about him and started for home.
was as much my f suit as
he muttered, when I
went home the other day with the
idea of courting my wife, I didn't
seem to succeed. I ought to have
known better than to bother her
when she was picking the pin
off an old hen, and Bridget
was taking an afternoon out. I
won't make a blunder like that
About half an hour afterward,
Mr. entered the family man-
He found Mrs. in the
sitting-room. Merely remarking
that it was a chilly day, he throw a
package carelessly into the fire
that burned brightly in the grate.
is that, in-
quired Mrs. somewhat
but my pipe and cigar-
he replied with a yawn.
sworn off from
Mrs. looked pleased, but
said nothing.
will save me at least one
hundred dollars a year, Mary
observed with another
yawn, as he walked aimlessly about
the room with his hands in his
pockets, the habit's a nuisance
certainly assented Mrs.
glad you've
you'll only stay
Mr. continued his aimless
walk about the room. Presently
he brought up in front of a small
closet that he had been the
it of his smoking-cap and
smoking-jacket in. He opened it,
look those garments out and in-1
them.
I am about said,
make a clean job of it- I'll
hang these things in the woodshed, i
and the next tramp that comes j
along may have them. Yon can
use this closet for anything you
like. Seems to me, continued Mr.
resuming the nonchalant
walk about the room, and extend-
his stroll into the room ad-
joining, we don't have more than
about half enough closets in this
house. If I were building a house
for human beings to live I'd
put in fifty of Now, here's a
place under this stairway where I
could have a good, large closet
made. I suppose you'd object to
it
I responded
Mrs. warmly. would just
suit me,
I'll have it And
kept on yawning and
strolling leisurely through the
rooms.
are half a dozen other
ventured his wife, some-
what timidly, I should like
to have closets built or shelves put
up, while you are about
right. Yon have all you
Mrs. went behind the door
and hugged herself. Mr.
continued to walk about j
what will you like for
dinner this
Mary
thing. I don't know but I'd like
some hot
doesn't know how to
make good
Do you like
my biscuits better than
never eat biscuits
but yours if I can help
Mrs. came nearer to her
husband- For the first time in
eleven years she threw her arms
about his neck, nobody
has any business to be intruding
here. Please retire.
isn't such a hard job, even
for a married rhinoceros of eleven
standing, to court his wife,
if he only knows how to go at it
said Mr- to himself, as
he went about the the same
evening at a late hour locking up
things for the night.
forth
POOR BOYS WHO HAVE BECOME
PRESIDENTS.
The second President of the
United States, John Adams, was
the son of a farmer of moderate
means, who was compelled to work
constantly for the support of his
family. When at the age of the
son graduated at Harvard College,
his education was his only capital
for his start in active life-
Andrew Jackson was born in
log hut in extreme poverty.
grew up in the woods of
Carolina, living the homo of a
relative, where his mother worked
to support herself and three
James K. Polk, the eleventh
President, spent his early days on
a farm in the wilderness of North
Carolina. His father placed him
in a store, with the that
he should enter mercantile life
but his dislike for the business
was so great that, at the ago of
he was sent to the
Academy to tit him for
Millard Fillmore was the sou of
a New York farmer, and his home
was an humble one- When ho was
years old he was sent away
from home to learn the business
of a clothier- But five years later
he entered a law office and at the
age of was admitted to the bar.
lames Buchanan was born a
small town of the
mountains. His father was poor,
and his own built his homo in
the wilderness. When James was
eight years old ho was placed at
school, and six years entered
Dickinson College, where he grad-
with the highest honors.
It is well known that Abraham
Lincoln was the sou of parents
who wore the poorest of the poor.
Till he was more than his home
was a log cabin- His attendance
at school was limited to a few
mouths. From early life he was
compelled to depend on himself
only for his living, but
for his success in his business and
his profession.
At the ago of ten, Andrew John
sou was apprenticed to a tailor.
Previously his mother had sup-
ported him by her own labor. He
was never aide, it is said to attend
school. His education ho gained
by his own efforts at night, after
working all day at his trade, and
by the help of his wife-
Tho early homo of General
Grant, also, on tho of the
Ohio, more than years ago, was
without many of tho comforts of
civilized life. Till he was when
he was sent to West Point, he
ed the life of a common boy in a
common home-
James A- Garfield, as many of
his predecessors, was born in a log
hut- When he was a year and a
half old his father died. The
was poor. When he had hard-
entered bis teens he was doing
a man's work in a harvest field.
He learned the carpenter's trade-
He worked on the Ohio canal. He
was determined, however, to have
an education, and leaving his
Elane and his scythe, he worked
is way through the preparatory
school, and, with some help from
friends, was able to graduate at
Williams College.
The lives of many of the
dents prove that no boy is so poor
but that he may hope to attain the
highest honors which the
can people can
They are Thoroughly Read.
Savannah New.
The gets more for his
now than formerly, be-
cause the greater attractions of
the newspapers increase the
of newspaper readers and the
papers are read more thoroughly
now than ever before. The ad-
columns are an interest-
feature of well conducted news-
papers, and are read about as
generally as the news columns.
American Press.
There are published to-day in
the United States some
newspapers, trade papers, literary
weeklies and monthlies and other
periodicals, devoted to every in-
and order of any importance-
Every settled county in every
State and Territory has now two
weeklies, at least which represent
the two prominent parties, while
nearly every village of -in-
habitants has its own local
cation. It is estimated that
people find employment in the
production of these periodicals, and
that is invested in
those enterprises, says a writer in
the newspaper-
In the history of the American
newspaper there have been so far
six epochs, each m irking well de-
fined eras in the advance of the
country and of the press; these
may be indicated in this
First The first American news-
papers, 1690-1704. Second. The
colonial 1704-1765. Third.
The revolutionary pi 1765-1788-
Fourth. The party press, the re-
press, the agricultural
press, the sporting press, the com
press, etc., 1783-1833-
Fifth. The cheap press, 1833-1886-
Sixth- The telegraph and
pendent press,
BETTER ROADS DEMANDED.
A scientific gentleman in speak-
on this subject says
is almost a hopeless task to
attempt to arouse the people to
the necessity of making better
toads in the country, but it is one
that must be continued until some-
thing is done. Our country roads
as a whole are far behind the age
and are holding other things back.
They are tho channels of com-
and social intercourse, and
when they are out of order and
obstructed, business suffers, ex-
are increased and people
are shut off from the educating
and inspiring effects of mingling
in society.
tho long standing sys-
of repairing roads, individuals
feel that they working for tho
town or county instead of for
and that it is the
of such municipality to see
that the work is done and their
business to do as little as possible
for tho pay received. Much of
tho work is done as if the only
object was to have it to in-
without regard to the
permanent usefulness of the road.
particulars too well
known to every one who has seen
the work done, and no rule for
can given that will
apply to all but there should
be a general awakening on this
subject in country towns, and men
should realize that they are at
work for themselves, and that in
making a good road they are in-
creasing the durability of their
teams and carriages, reducing the
cost of getting their produce to
market and improving the means
of associating with their neighbors.
this climate our roads in
winter depend very much on
weather, but in the other months
they depend on the men who care
for them, and if the people would
but use more common sense and
s senseless selfishness in the
work, there would be great
made with the same
amount of labor. Tho strength of
a chain is measured by the weakest
link, and in moving heavy loads
they must be governed by the
worst place in the road.
prosperity of a town de-
pends upon the greatest good of
the whole, and if people who live
in thickly settled neighborhoods
would refrain from expending
needless labor in making turn-
pikes and smoothing up the road-
side at the town's expense along
their farms and would work when
there is less to do and more to do
with, they would show more signs
of what was once called civilization.
this is not to expected
under the old highway district
system, for every man who lives
on a good road imagines that his
taxes are a little higher on that
account, and every one who has a
poor road thinks he is taxed as
much as if tho road was better,
and this a feeling that is
not favorable to mutual aid. A
money tax put into the hands of a
competent commission to keep the
roads repair is the best arrange-
and gives the best
where it has been thoroughly
tried. Tho roads then kept up
to an even standard without re-
to whom or how many travel
over
Flirt.
Do you want to act a lie Then
flirt.
Do yon care lose the modest
charm of manner which is woman's
best heritage and man's too
found attribute Then
play at love.
Do you want your future life
embittered by memories which
will stab you when your heart is
beating with happiness Then
cheat some one into giving you
regard for falseness.
If you would be womanly, my
woman reader, or manly, my
known questioner, give your es-
teem to all who deserve it, your
friendship to those who are your
friends, and your heart's warm,
earnest love to one man or one
woman and let it be unsullied by
the flirtations which many count
in triumph on the fingers of both
hands.
A strange death is from
New Orleans. It is said that while
playing n hose a fire a
phone wire and an light
wire got crossed, the stream of
water from the nozzle struck the
wires, a heavy current followed
clown the water and killed the
fireman who was holding the
WHY FARMING DON'T PA V.
Atlanta Constitution.
A county paper in Tennessee,
the of Madison county,
interviewed the merchants
of the county, and prepared a
statement showing the of
food-stuffs and stock imported into
the county for the year ending
October, 1891. The following is a
statement i
lbs. meat at
lbs. lard at
flour at
bush, meal at
bush, corn at
tons hay at
tons bran at
47.000 bush, oats at Me,
bushels of Irish
at cents,
1.183 crates cabbage
bush, apples at 11.86,
1.297 bush, onions at 11.60,
1.000 horses and mules at
a head,
53.200
STATE NEWS
Happenings Here and There as Gathered
From our Exchanges.
Louisburg It is
that there is more wheat sown in
Franklin county this year than for
several years past.
The President has appointed
Benjamin Henderson, a young
colored man, hardly more than
age-, postmaster at Fay-
He is the son of Abe
Henderson, a well known barber.
Progressive About
2.000,000 were spent in North
Carolina for last season.
Whether this was a wise
or not we cannot say, but any-
how raise your own supplies
buy less of everything.
Raleigh The took
of tho Atlantic hotel at
City met at the
last evening and conferred with
Mo Mr. John O. Plank, a widely
known Chicago hotel keeper,
whose plan is to lease the Atlantic
So it seems that tho of
Madison county in one year sent
nearly half a million dollars to the
north and west for supplies and
stock that should have been raised
at home.
If our readers would take tho
trouble to collect similar statistics
in each county they would readily
see one great reason why money is
tight with then, all the year round.
You cannot oat your cake and still
have it, is an old and saying.
Our farmers cannot send all their
money north and west and still
have enough currency to supply
their needs.
When our people raise what
they cat, and buy home-made
instead of giving the prefer-
to distant factories, they will
be independent and prosperous,
and before. The South for
generations has been eating her
cake, and then complaining vigor-
because it disappears. If
tho poorest county in Georgia
would keep its money at home in-
stead of sending it off for articles
that could be produced at home it
would a generation become a
wealthy community.
A Broken Marriage.
Christian
A scene of tragic pathos took
plane in Long Island City on Tues-
day, June 30th, at tho family
of a wealthy citizen. A
large number of friends had
to see the of the
host married- The bride was ready,
and the minister was in waiting
but tho groom came not. After a
hotel next season.
Tarboro A mad dog
passed through town Friday.
Some of the citizens endeavored
to kill him, but did not succeed.
This is the third mod dog report-
ed in this county in the past
month. The only way to prevent
dogs from going mad is to kill
them.
Southport On Wed-
night of last week, at
Kenansville. N. C-, occurred the
death of Mrs. Brown,
relict of the Into John Brown, n
former resident of Southport
Mrs. Brown died at
the advanced ago of years,
months and days.
A Tho sad
news comes from Seven Springs
of Mr. and Bin. Louis
husband and wife, both on tho
same day within a few hours of
each on Wednesday, of La Grippe.
They were of advanced years, most
estimable people and leave several
grown children and hosts of
and friends to mourn their
demise.
Durham Another liberal
and grand move. Durham's gen-
citizen. Washington
Duke, offers to increase his gift of
to Trinity College and
make it in cash with
in property value if the
of the will raise an ad-
endowment of and
equip the main building. His
Oner has been accepted. Mr.
Duke is doing a grand work for
Trinity and tho monument ho is
erecting is not of marble or bronze.
It will live in memory.
Raleigh New
Complaint having been made to
the Railroad Commission about
the accommodations for
at the Wilson depot, the
commission gave their attention
long which the friends j to tho matter, and the railroad
became anxious, tho family had
about made up their minds to in-
form the guests of non-arrival
of the missing bridegroom, when
company has agreed to remedy
the inconvenience complained of.
The commission has also ordered
that freight and passenger
shall be afforded on the
he entered the door. The person I Raleigh and Albemarle railroad at
he met first was father of Everett in Martin county,
bride, who saw that lie was county, and that
. i . satisfactory passenger
condition to act as principal in
Without a moments
hesitation he ordered the young
man the house, and told him
never to darken the doorway again,
file young man started to argue
the matter. Tho description of
what followed is taken from a daily
paper. The discussion was
and tho guests who
had crowded into tho hallway were
f that Mr.--------would throw
the young man out on his head,
when there was a rustling on the
stairs and the bride appeared. Her
eyes were wet with tears, but there
was a blush of indignation
her handsome face, and she point-
ed a gloved hand toward the front
door and commanded to
leave. He obeyed instantly.
Love may be as strong as death,
but wino is stronger than love.
We pity the bride that she loved
an object, and felicitate
her that his mask slipped off before
she became irrevocably his.
The papers still keep hammering
away on the and
matter- It is the biggest
racket nothing we ever
heard. Old man Grimsley, the
shooting Grimsley, and everybody
else say that the woman did
wrong and is a pure, innocent
Christian woman- How in the
name of God and common sense
can the woman be so pure and in-
and the man be guilty of
a fiendish, hellish crime
would appear from the criticisms
he is receiving I We are not de-
fending his kissing propensities,
but we like to see a common
sense in all
One Way to Save.
Home-made banks have become
a family institution with us, and
well have they taught us the truth
of the old proverb, a little
makes a
These banks are old baking-pow-
or cocoa boxes, with the lid
soldered on and a slit cut in the
top. Each member of our family-
has one, and saves for some pet
scheme or long desired article.
These or, as one of
our number calls them,
always astonish us, when
they ore opened, by the amount
of change they have picked up,
and we get quite ingenious in find-
ways to help fill them.
Rag money and the of a
car ride are two favorite sources
of income for our little boxes.
Then, there is often the price of
some article of dress we find we
can do without and odd pennies
are always dropped in. All these
little ways that help swell the
sum. Other ways will suggest
themselves.
It takes time to get a really nice
article but the money so saved is
never missed. One of our number
has saved enough by these boxes
for a sewing-machine, two clubbed
together for a book-case, and one
ambitious wants a mileage
ticket, and has almost the twenty
dollars necessary.
Now, when we hear a friend
for the unattainable, we
relate our experience, and suggest,
a Household.
There are a great many people
in tho world who are always just
getting ready to do something.
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TO REMEDY BAD ROADS.
Herald,
A novel idea in road building is
that advanced by the a
newspaper published at Du.
Mississippi. The Signal idea is tint
the way to stimulate intensive
fanning and double and quadruple
farm values throughout the
is to build a system of dummy
roads, four to radiate from every
county seat. This, it is argued, is
a cheaper, more practical and
more useful system than the far
more expensive macadamized
roads. By making the roads of
standard cars could
loaded in all parts of the county,
and hauled by the dummy engines
to the county scats, and thence
carried over the trunk lines to
their destination. dummy en-
says the Signal, no
more than a team of four mules
and docs the work of a
The idea of establishing such a
railway network throughout the
South was conceived when its
anther saw a steam saw mill com-
build a dummy line miles
long between a pine forest and
its plant, whereupon
a sow mill company can afford
to build a railway to a pine forest,
cannot two counties
afford to connect their two capitals
by means of the same sort of
my The idea of the Mis-
editor may be car-
out. but many a poorer
scheme has been put through, and
a people whose highways
class at no time of the year and
practically impassible for a great-
or less period every winter will
take very kindly to anything which
makes them in a measure
pendent of the mud and tho rain
at times when they are now so
often hindered by these agencies
from marketing their products.
1300 Bushels of Potatoes,
This extraordinary of
Potatoes was raised on an acre and
a half of land the past season by
W. Bramble, Kent
County, Md., ho applied as a Fer-
to tho acre and a half of
ground only pounds of Pow-
ell's Green Bag Fertilizer for Po-
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land is considered, this is
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in the World. We often wonder
why more of our readers do not
raise Potatoes. W. 8- Powell
Co., Baltimore, Md., who
the Green Bag Potato Fer-
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subject of Trucking Crops which
they will glad to send free to
e interested in this
line of agriculture.
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verdict. If they be- oner charged with a serious offense.
prisoner guilty of this The lawyer was telling man
Greenville, W. ought bad a right to do so protect
allowed to have brought in a This man who did not I
I Has . m accordingly. Any law that the faculty of discerning the
fl, J, ill at fallacy of the argument said he
, with justice. The law will did not know a man could do that,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3- be vindicated and the added if this is so, many a
pie protected if the guilty are dot s not protect himself as
Entered at th Greenville, to unpunished. I he has the right to do because he
N. Cm as second-class mail matter. . fears the law. It is not improbable
There are many cases in which .
,. i that men have formed plans for
IMPROVED, commission of crime while
where the accused is really guilty . . ,
. ., ; to the many strained
when the
the
a verdict of not
the fact that it must
The trial of Martin for the in
of Manning, of which a brief
resume has appeared in the Re f
affords another text for j be murder or not guilty- The
some observations on a defect well says that
the criminal law of this State. sympathetic natures are re-
jury was in substance told that the for this. However
either slew Ins assailant , h
m self-defense and
guilty of no crime, or he made a j swayed from justice, it is a stem
felonious assault on him with in- fact and our law makers ought to
tent to murder and did murder cognizance of this when
and guilty of murder. laws to give ex-
There was evidence to sustain both ,.
the jury had to take to
the evidence find what the
facts were and determine which
theory was the correct one.
We believe there is an addition-
cause to the miscarriage of
to the one above noted. It is
The was probably e ,
impartial, and his rulings and the abuse of the jury system which
charge to the jury were doubtless ; is made possible under our present
without a legal Yet the laws. It is true almost every
suit of the trial will perhaps not
satisfy the general public, for it is
that the common opinion
will what one juror seems to
have had in his the de-
ought to receive some
punishment.
Under the law in North
however, the jury was constrain-
ed either to resolve all doubts in
county that when a man is to be
tried for murder about the first
question asked by a majority of
our people is has he got to
defend If the answer is
certain astute, shrewd and
lawyers the natural result
is the genera opinion that hi
Martin's favor and clear him en- not be convicted. Why is this
or to resolve them all against
him and swing him to the murder-
gibbet. When two such alter
natives are presented and the ease
is not overwhelmingly made out
against the p. the jury is
apt to take the merciful course.
Hence it is that so many murder
trials terminate favorably to the
accused.
the bloodier days of the past
juries found but little hesitation in
convicting men charged with
; but now the sympathetic side
of our nature is more generally
cultivated and there is a wide-
spread aversion to capital punish-
Our law-makers should take no-
of this change in sentiment.
and either require the jury to rind
a special verdict of the facts or
permit them to bring the prisoner
guilty of homicide in one of
degrees.
This jury might have agreed
that the prisoner was guilty of
manslaughter and the jurors might
in their consciences and upon their
oaths have that there was a
juster verdict than one of not
at all; but when they had to de-
between murder the
punishment of death, and an ac-
they were bring
the defendant as guilty.
We are not to be understood as
impeaching the good faith of this
particular jury and we are aware
that it may be said that Martin
was either guilty minder or was
innocent of crime- We are only
using the occasion to point out the
disadvantage of imposing on juries
the absolute necessity of pursuing
in such ca-es one of two paths.
They will generally, under such
circumstances, take the path which
harmonizes most with their human
sympathy without much regard to
stem and rigorous legal justice.
Raleigh and Observer.
The above editorial from the
of January the
28th has much in it that is exceed-
worthy of serious
just now. It cannot Le denied
that the masses of our people have
not the same regard for the
of juries which once existed.
In days p it and gone their
and justness was hardly
ever questioned. There is
some cause for this want of
confidence now. The fault lies
somewhere and it ought if possible
be ferreted out and eradicated. It
has ever been the pride of the
most civilized countries that any
one accused of a crime had the
right to be tried by a jury of his
countrymen. There was a time
when by this system justice
ever miscarried- This must
not now be true or there would
not be this weakening of con-
in this great bulwark of
freemen- During the past twelve
months there have been trials in
North for grave offenses
which have more thoroughly than
ever convinced a large majority
of our people that there is some-
thing radically wrong somewhere,
either the law, or the jury sys-
or in both, or in the abuse of
one or both of these.
The mi
very strongly that there is a fault
in the law in reference to murder
and says that this is shown by the
case recently tried here- It is
certainly right in its conclusions
with this case as a standard. If it
had known fully the whole
it would have been more
thoroughly convinced of the
of its conclusion. The only
eye witness to the murder was the
little son of the prisoner and a
large majority of those who beard
his evidence was fully satisfied
that if this was true it made the
accused guilty of manslaughter
The prisoner himself testified and
it would not have been hard to
have construed his testimony so
as to have justified a verdict to
the same effect. If are correct-
informed, if the jury had
that they could have
brought in a verdict of man-
It is important that a man should
have able, honest and wide awake
counsel when there is so much at
stake- But is the accused to be
tried by his array of learned and
shrewd counsel or is he to be tried
and convicted or by the
evidence Ought the jury not to
constructions of the law which if
true would give many liberties
Which ho did not have the
idea he had thus prepare him
to commit a crime which he would
never had been guilty of had
the same fear of the law
that common sense and reason
had suggested to him.
We have written what we have
not condemnation of any special
person on any special case, but to
call the attention of the people to
the serious trouble to which we
are drifting. We would do to
look to these things before they
become more serious than they
are now. The law ought to be re-
and when violated just
punishment ought to be inflicted
upon the offender. We owe it to the
cause of right and to the
of the people,
property.
RATHER STRANGE.
of our print-
ed on Saturday contained
graphic dispatches that are rather
hard for the to understand.
One of these was to the effect that
the shooting
case came up for trial in the
Court of Greene county, at
Snow Hill, that Grimsley
ed- that Solicitor moved
for a suspension of judgment,
which was ordered by Judge Win-
., , .
have the law and evidence and do- Grimsley was
by these. It is presumed that discharged from c
the Court will give them the law.
it ought also to be a fact that they
get the evidence from the witness-
es. Do always do this
Many a jury is not able when they
leave the box to tell what has it ally
been the evidence. It has been so
extorted and warped, and there
have been so many hypotheses as
to how this or that did or did not
happen, and so many characters of
honest and truthful witnesses have
been so and so many
shrewd and apparently plausible
drawn from the
that to the ordinary juryman
there almost always arises a doubt
which lie is instructed he
to the benefit of the
If the injured party in a
case Bee lit to employ counsel the
defense cries blood money Arc, Arc.
It may be said that the jury need
not pay any attention to all these
things. We admit this but do they
no do it The first grand effort is
made in getting a jury that can
thus be influenced
In many counties when an
is to tried the bet-
informed of its citizens need
have that they will be
called upon to serve their country.
They are excused without much
ceremony. Why is this Would it
not be right in every case,
if the case is an important
one, you have the most
gent, upright, and honest jury that
could be gotten Is it not a fact
though that the graver offense
the greater the effort to reverse
above requisites for a competent
jury
The first of these causes may
true and the latter not. or it may-
be vice versa. All of us, however,
are about agreed that there is
something wrong somewhere or
we would not have so many escape
who are guilty- There have been
cases tried in North Carolina re-
all the evidence of which
was published daily. It was read
by so intelligent public,
diced and unbiased by interest
or of counsel, and the
verdicts of the juries have been
just the opposite from those of the
public at large. Now what did tho
juries know more than they
Which verdict is probably the one
according to tho evidence, the one
of twelve men or the one of a
thousand who heard the same
as the twelve If they did
not agree how do you account for
the fact More than this they are
opposite. Both hearing the
evidence one says a thing is true
the other says it is not.
Enlightened public sentiment in
ninety nine eases out of a hundred
is not very far wrong. Lawyers are
allowed too much latitude. It may-
be the fault of the law, it may be
the fault of the Court- There is
every evidence that there is a fault
somewhere. These things are
matters, and ought to be
changed in some way.
There is also a positive evil re-
to society from many
speeches made on such cases. They
lessen the fear which people ought
to have for a violated law. There
arc those who listen to them and
plans are suggested to them by
which they can escape punishment
for crime. This is especially true
in to the illiterate. We
recall now a remark made by a
man while listening to the
Association.
slaughter it would have been their, of counsel in behalf of Concord
custody on pay-
of costs. The other dispatch
was from Greenville and stated
that in Pitt Superior Court,
a trial lasting eight days, F- C-
who killed M. G- Manning
in the public road, was acquitted
of murder. The two dispatches are
all right on their face, but a knotty
problem must be solved before
they can be understood by us. The
counties of Pitt and Greene are in
the judicial district and are
conducted by the same judge an I
solicitor, as it is impossible
for an ordinary man to be in two
towns, twenty-two miles apart, at
tho same time, we would like to
know how the two cases could have
been disposed of in the same week.
and both announced on the same
day. This being a question beyond
the knowledge of the
unravel i; some of its friends
on eA U
bury
Since tho man has
ed up to the West ho is
not so well posted as to what is
going on in these two Eastern
counties as when ho resided here,
else he would have seen that the
last Legislature took Give no
out of the Th id Judicial Dis-
and put it over in Sixth.
This being so of course there is
nothing Strange that while Judge
Bryan and Solicitor Woodard were
holding Court in Pitt county.
Judge Winston and Solicitor Allen
were serving in similar capacity in
Greene county. There is nothing
strange at all about the times of
holding the Courts, but its the
manner in which some eases arc
disposed of after getting them,
and the way some men are turned
loose almost with the injunction
to go commit another crime, if
they want to, that astonishes the
law loving natives down this way.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
i the report of the Election coin-
Regular .
Washington, Jan. 30th, 1892. to his seat. The question
Chili's apology has deprived Mr. I be presented his
Harrison of the glory be had some
from the conducting of a regularity in his appointment by
victorious foreign war, the Governor of Texas to
which would in his mind at n the term of Senator
rate, resulted in his in who resigned,
nomination and in adding Speaker has been
to his chances of re election and this week,
it is said, precipitated a though he m still somewhat weak
war between him and Secretary The weak-
Blaine that they destroy all of his t in his head, however.
fondest hopes. The story as it is
told here says that Mr. Harrison ; A Good Colored Citizen Dead.
knew that Mr. had received
verbal assurance from the
minister that the apology would n
due time be forthcoming from
government before he sent tho .-1-
but he feared that
credit of obtaining the apology-
through the diplomatic
channels would all go to Mr.
so ho tho ultimatum
to Chili and the correspondence
and his message to Congress,
order that he might claim the
credit for having frightened Chili
into apologizing- Mr- re-
this stealing of his thunder,
and is credited with having said
that it would cost Mr. H. the Pres-
nomination of his party-
Whether this story true or
not, it is highly creditable to the
Democrats in Congress that they
accepted the President's message
in perfect good faith and were
pared to support the demands of
the even to the ex-
tent of a declaration of war, when
the situation was by Chili's
apology. They recognized the
demands of this Government as
just, and that was enough for
them as good citizens and patriotic
Americans.
Senator Quay has returned from
his bunt, but he does
Hot seem proud of what ho
He told one gentleman
that he hoped never to hear of
another libel suit.
Tho House Committee on
has favorably report-
ed the resolution directing that
committee to and report
to the House whether the
already made for the
World's been judiciously
expended- This resolution will
certainly be adopted by the
House, and it is not probable that
tho bill appropriating
for the World s Fair will be acted
upon until the committee makes
its report.
The action of the sub
of the House Judiciary Committee,
in deciding to conduct
to ascertain whether articles
The Senate unanimously j Three Good Lectures.
or Star, an Indian
Cheyenne Mime
lecture here, one lust, Sunday after-1
noun in lbs Methodist Church,
Sunday night at Church
night in the lecture
mom of Baptist
lectures much by
congregations deserve n mere
extended notice than our will
permit giving week. We will
have something to say in reference to
in our next issue.
Tho trouble w th Chili has been
settled to such an extent that there
is now no prospect of The
matter was never as serious as the
administration tried to make it
appear so that they might get the
credit of scaring Chili into meas-
This having been found out
it will hardly do much to boom
Harrison for President.
The New York Democratic Con-
to select delegates to the
National Convention will meet on
the 22nd of It is said that
the delegation will solid for
David B. Hill.
It is said that Mr. Cleveland
will withdraw from tho contest for
the Presidency. There will be lit-
sorrow on the part of some
other candidates.
Speaker Crisp is again
in the House after an illness
of several weeks.
The next meeting of the Nation-
Editorial Association will be
held in San Francisco, Cal., May
17th- Two special start
on May one from Chicago and
one from St. Louis, and for a week
the delegates will carried about
western seeing the
sights. The convention will be in
session three days, and then the
people of California will take the
in charge to show them
the State. Tho delegates from
this are tho f J. A.
Thomas,
J. P. Caldwell, Josephus Daniels,
Thad. R. Manning, D. J. Which-
ard and J. B. Sherrill. The follow-
are E. E-
J. P. Cook, J. A. and C
L. Stevens. The has
already forwarded a list of
names to the Secretary of the Na-
Editorial
Edmonds, a leading colored
of this town, died home
nu Man-lay morning.
He was years old and had more
friends an neg people than
colored man living here. Years
followed the profession of a
barber and was almost
referred to Henry the Barber.
For several past be has been
engaged in livery and a
always industrious and reliable.
You could bard I v find a
traveling Eastern Carolina
among the
not know the old man well and
have taken with bin
Iron this to other No
many of them will lie sorry nest
around to learn
lie is no more lint baa passed aw
The white of the con-
o a fund to purchase nice
ii in to him.
at Violence.
On Monday a gentlemen
us a duplicate copy of letter which
In- bad received by F.
Martin, who was recently tried
murder and tied, in which he
was Warned to leave county in
thirty or lake consequences.
The h no efforts will
made to care, out the threat
made in letter Martin was
tried in open court, was acquitted
and Bel free, and now in the eyes of
law his privileges are equal to
lose any other citizen. If n
was done in his acquittal, as
he unknown writers of letter
c another wrong added to it will
not sit the right. Any
to now will he
worse man wrong, and we do hope
that no such evil as that letter
I will he perpetrated in
county.
To enlist your attention and claim a Tail share of your patronage.
We are determined that if square dealings and honest
of our goods will secure you as a customer,
they not be lacking on We go into
-------the Northern Markets with the-------
CASH
The Store has
bought out receiver's stock f
and is prep-red to offer on-
board of bargains or legal cap, fool's
cap, r and papers. Schools
will lie at even less than
auction prices. will m I s
it to dealt rs prices that will as-
tie in. We bought this paper
to and yon will save money if
yon will call before the stock is sol I.
Marriage Licenses.
During the month
of January
the Register of Deeds issued
for forty-two couples in Pitt
county, nineteen white and twenty
three colored, as follows
B. Harris and
A. King, Julian B.
Agnes Gotten, John Mobley
and Dunn, W. K- Parker
and A- Charles
Rouse and Mollie Dixon,
and Lucy
and
Caraway, J. B- Smith and
Ann Buck, H.
. J Johnson A.
and Anna A- Forbes,
Clark and Ada Teel, L. S-
Edwards and Fannie Tucker, Jason
and Annie Fulford, Bryant
G. Loftin and Josephine Oliver,
Q. Stokes and Mary A.
Luther Jones and Kizzie Heath,
G. F. James and Dora Bullock,
John S. and J.
Mills, O. L. and Annie L.
Forbes.
Barrett and
Cora Robert and
Am F.
Wheeler, and Francis Teel, Wester
Morris, Wyatt
and Bettie Cox, George
Monks and Sarah Williams,
Forbes and Jennie Dawson,
Thomas Rice and Ann i Rountree,
Joseph Bryan and Mary Little.
Henry Smith and
George Ponder and Emma Lane.
and Easter
Greene, John Moore and Sarah
Belcher and
of impeachment should be present-
ed against Judge of
Louisiana, for misconduct in office,
re-opens that case, upon which
considerable evidence was taken
by the same committee of the last
House.
Senator George's resolution for
the appointment of a committee of
live to inquire into the cause of the
existing depression in
considered by the
Agriculture to which it was refer-
red.
Oklahoma, New Mexico,
Utah arc all at
doors of Congress for
to the Union and as fir as the
Democrats are concerned they
might all be admitted at this
of Congress, but the
can Senators believe that the ma-
votes in of the in are
Democratic, and for that reason
they have de to let none
of them in-
Representative M ills made his
first speech of the session de
of the new rules. When he
arose he was greeted with
from the Democrats and from the
galleries. Ho not bothering his
head about the silly reports con-
his name with the leader-
ship of a Democratic revolt in the
House.
The Senate adopted a resolution
introduced by Senator Morgan, Fleming, Guilford
calling on the President for copies Mamie Dixon, Ed Chapman and
of all the correspondence with Martha Brown, Barney
China concerning the refusal of and Mary Berry James
that country to receive and Hannah V Vt alter
Blair as Minister. It is Mills and Sarah Cannon,
that ii there is any way to I Little and Mary E. Joe
get at the inwardness of this I Williams and Katie Walden,
matter a big scandal will Lewis H. Cannon and
with which the saintly bloody-1 Ned May and Francis
shirt New York editor, Col. Elliott Brown, Austin Hanrahan
F. Shepard, will be found mixed Queenie Harms,
up. It relates to the Chinese con
I The Newest
Best.
For all chases end type at
lowest priors.
for the money it but only the
Varieties produce First class
Tobacco that pars, start right, order
the best for locality and
the largest returns from the
crop. free on application,
SEED CO.,
Va.
Notice.
Ii virtue f the power end authority
in a Trust Deed from W. Cos
and R, i ex to James II. Pen, dated
the 80th . of December and re-
in the Register of Deeds
county, E. -V paces and
I will on Monday, March 7th, DO . offer
for sale at Court Rouse in
to the homestead of
the said B. O. the follow inn tract
or parcel of land lying in Pitt
as the Causey place, containing
one hundred acres more or less.
of Sale. Cash.
February 1-t 1882.
II. Trustee.
C. M. Ill for Trustee.
Notice to Creditors.
Having duly before the
Court cleric of Pitt county, on
the of 1889, SI
of Joseph deceased,
notice is I given to all persons in-
to e estate to make Immediate
payment to the undersigned, and all per-
sons having claims the estate
must p the same for payment on
or of January 1803. or
notice will be plead bar of
r. cover v.
of
of Joseph
and
cessions to certain Americans to
to conduct banks, build railroads,
etc., which occupied considerable
space in American newspapers
years
r- j ts
For I J
. for
. quickly
-1
HOW MANY ACRES IN TOBACCO
The Reflector desires to know the number of acres that will be
planted in Tobacco in Pitt county this year. We desire these statistics
order that we may be able to present to Tobacco dealers and buyers
tn the established tobacco markets in the world, advantages of our
county as the coming tobacco market of Eastern Carolina and induce
them to make Pitt county their home. .
We print herewith a blank form on which we request our friends
and subscribers to send us names of those who will plant tobacco
year.
also spaces in same for the address of the plan-
and number of acres that each planter will have in tobacco. It
is to interest of every tobacco planter in the county to report every
acre of tobacco in their neighborhood as they will be giving their aid
to build up a home market.
Cut out this blank and mail to TOBACCO EDITOR,
Eastern
Greenville, N. C
Laud Sale.
By virtue of an order the of
Superior Court of Pitt county In of
J administrator of John
Lewis, Harriet Ann Lewis and
Susan Lewis, the undersigned
will sell cash before the Court
House door iii Greenville on Monday
the 7th day of 1883, the following
described piece or parcel of land, lying
in township. Pitt ad-
joining the of Joseph II. Clark,
Thomas Thomas, the Harriet Banting
land, Harriet others, eon-
. seres, more or less.
Tar January 28th.
Ii BULLOCK.
and buy for CASH, getting every possible advantage is
to be offered to buyers, therefore we enabled
------to Rive you at all times the-------
Benefit of Purchases
for Cash.
We have bought this season the largest stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
ever by us. ten days spent in market by our
were not Idle ones, as an inspection of our
STOCK,
carried in our double stores prove. You cannot help but be
interested if you will rail on us. We take pleasure in showing
you what we have to sell There never be a business of
magnitude built upon a falsification of fact and startling statements
of untruth. It is to our business interests to deal fairly by
customers, and by such means to their continued pat-
We have now open ready for your inspection the largest bee
line of General Merchandise that was ever brought
to this market Consisting of
Dry Goods Dress Goods,
Hats, Gaps, Boots, Shoes,
Hardware Cutlery, Tin-
ware, Crockery, Queen-
ware, Groceries, Wood-
and
and Whips
AND THE LARGEST LINE OF
FURNITURE
that has ever been brought to this county. We are headquarter
for all goods in our respective lines. Also we have a lot of
BACCHIC
which will be sold at lowest prices.
o-
one, come all and us.
CHERRY CO.
Notice.
or;
ADVERTISEMENTS.
By cf tho power given in
executed by Baker
Co., on January 4th. as recorded
in B, Pages In the
ti-r d of to
ii will on
Ii. I set, offer for at public suction
at tin formerly by Jesse
linker ft known us
stand situated in the town of
N. the stock of goods,
liquors, liar
all other personal property
Conveyed said and
ill said store, to the bidder,
of said made known on the
day of sale. I'm tics desiring to
chase privately will please seethe
assignees on or e the day
sale. JOHN S. SM TH,
Assignees of Jesse ft Co.
L. W. DAVIS,
HAVANA CIGARS
Avenue,
. VIRGINIA.
-ship
Reported by.
Incorporation Notice.
Mm tin Comity.
Before
of The Dennis Simmons
Lumber
Notice is hereby given that Dennis
Simmons of
and T. w. of
X. u. have filed articles of
under their hands and seals
undersigned for the e of
becoming Incorporated under the name
aid style of Dennis Simmons
Lumber and letters have
been issued and successors
under that name. The business lobe eon
ducted by said company is the buying
and selling of timber and tinnier lauds,
to gel, cut. buy. sell, mill, transport and
timber and lumber Into any
and all of its various and gen-
to Conduct and e in on a lumber
business in all Its details, branches
departments and for that purpose may
own and operate saw and other mills,
dry kilns an all machinery and
proper for carrying on said bud-
The principal office of
n shall be at N. C.
and the period of Incorporation thirty
years. The subscribers of the capital
stock of said company are Dennis Sim-
mons, I. D. Simmons end T. W.
The capital stock of said com-
is forty-live thousand dollars
ed into hundred fifty shares of
the par value of one hundred dollars each.
but said company may from time to
lime e. said capital stock to any
amount not to exceed one hundred
thousand No personal or
for the debts, ties
of said company is imposed
said stockholders successors or any
subsequent to the capital
stock of said company. It my hand
seal.
This day of December
CRAWFORD.
Clerk Superior Court.
AND OTHER TO
ALEXANDER MORGAN
COTTON COMMISSION MERCHANTS.
TUNIS WHARF, NORFOLK. V-.
highest sales and prompt returns.
N.
C C COBB,
Co N C.
T. H. GILLIAM
Co. N C
S. B. GO.,
COTTON AND
Corn, Cotton, Peanuts. Stock, Ev's.
and Sawed Lumber will our .
special Your ; ANTS,
Cobb Bros.,
Cotton Factors,
Your
solicited.
NOS. AN U STREET,
NORFOLK. VA.
Strictly a
a. r.
. Township.
PLANTERS NAMES.
ER
ACRES.
address.
Be sure to in above all the names of those that will plant tobacco
it at once.
LIVERY, FEED All SALE
I removed my stables from Five
Points to formerly
pied b Mr. II T. Keel and will
constantly Keep on hand a
full line of
Horses and Mules.
have beautiful and turnouts for
the livery and can suit the
I will run In connection a
BUSINESS, and solicit n share of
your patronage, and be convinced.
GLASGOW EVANS.
R. V-
jess a
CM Ml
heard.
f-
E. E.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
A Always Hand.
Horses s specialty.
HO. and Union Va
Appointments cf Rev. A. D. Hunter.
First Sunday, morning and night,
. . i
Second
and before.
Third fourth at Green-
NORFOLK, VA.
of cotton it.
We Lad many years ex
at the business and are
prepared to handle to
the advantage of shippers.
All business entrusted to our
will receive prompt and
careful attention.
ESTABLISHED 1875.
S. M. SCHULTZ,
AT THE
night, second f
Sunday night, and Wednesday j
light services each week.
Services at school house on
road on Thursday night before
each third Similar until April and then
on third Sunday evening.
Rev. R. K. Taylor's Appointments.
Rev. R F. Taylor, pastor of
ville Circuit of the M. K. South.
will preach at the times and
places, regularly each
1st Sunday at U o'clock. A. U.
1st
P. M.
2nd Sunday. Shady Grove. o'clock
A M.
2nd school House.
west of o'clock
P. M.
3rd Sunday. Ayden or Branch
School House, k A. M.
3rd Sunday, Tripp's
O'clock P. M. , ,
4th Sunday, Bethlehem.
A. M.
4th Lang's School House.
o'clock P. M.
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BUT
their year's supplies will
their Interest to get our prices before
chasing elsewhere
n all its branches.
SIDES SHOULDERS.
FLOUR, COFFEE,
RICE, TEA, c.
Lowest Market Prices.
TOBACCO SNUFF A
we buy direct from Manufacturers,
you to buy at one A com
stock of
always on hand and sold at prices to sulk
the times. Our goods are all bought and
sold for CASH, therefore, having no risk,
lo sell at a clone margin.
M. SCHULTZ.
X. C

LANG'S COLUMN.
Tobacco
i,
THE REFLECTOR, l,,,,
Green villa, N. C
Local Reflections.
3-4 Cents per Yard.
SPOT CASH.
Fall Winter
STOCK
Going at greatly
Reduced prices.
Valentine day the
Se Young about your
This being leap year will
Mail train late nearly ever night
the past
The New Home Sewing- Ma-
for at Brown Bros-
Did you knew there waning money
in Try an acre.
For Lime direct from the kiln
g-o to Young
As yet not much firm work
been done. Too weather.
Bushels Seed Peanuts, clear
of saps and pops, for sale by T. C
Bryan.
Some can he expected for a
few and tier moon is with
us.
Cash given for Pi Hides.
Eggs and Furs at the Old Brick
Store.
January nm none o all kinds of
weather. Now watch what
will do.
The New Home Sewing Ma-
chines and all parts at Brown
Bros
While we have had no rain the
past week weather has very
changeable.
Cheapest Furniture. Bedsteads
and Mattresses at the Old Brick
Store-
One month of pone, and
majority of people not yet got
lo work the year.
Special high grade Potato Fer-
for sale by Young
A far choir
has been arranged in one coiner of
the
Just inD. M. Ferry Co's
new Garden Seed, at the Old Brick
The of th
farmer this year should be and
hominy, plenty o it.
Large Cargo of pure Oyster
Shell Lime for sale by Young
Tie Amateurs the
Opera Hawse to-morrow night, for
benefit of the Home.
For Dancy
. Kick the
past wees.
Jack Smith has taken a
position at M. R.
Jan is confined at
with grip last week.
R. V. took a
prisoner to Raleigh last week.
Mi Jennie Joyner, of Scotland
Neck, is visiting the Misses
Fire member of the family of Mr.
J. T. Williams were down sick at
one tune last week.
It is expected that
File begin a meeting in Green-
ville about May 1st.
Mr. C L W returned to
Norfolk last lo take a position
with railroad.
Sir. A- J. Berg, who the
has been clerking M. R.
Lung, iv on a visit to his
in Troy, N. V. The Bill I
wishes a pleasant trip and safe
return.
Last week the Supreme Court of
the State granted lo practice
lo seventeen Among
hem was our young
Air. James L. Fleming, n son
County Commissioner
Fleming. Mr. Fleming passed a
creditable examination. He reached
home Monday night.
Rev. G A rt turned lust
week lo attend his appointments as
Presiding Elder of Wilson district.
here he preached twice in Mm
Central Methodist His
sermons were strong and able expo-
of gospel troth. He is a
stirring and a preacher of great
force and directness Concord
See change advertisement. I o day
it Kin Co. have
the worn killer known.
house
Apply to
From the for January of
marriages in Pitt county,
it appears that the females are
of the opportunities
leap year affords.
Greenville Male has be-
gun spring session with a fine
patronage. There la a
in the and Prof.
dale is Contemplating a other.-.
Fall Winter
on street.
dining in
wastes must be breaking out. in
nearly every section of the county.
Young k have just re-
a large lot of all kinds of
Fertilizer any price you want-
We heard Mr Ben May any Fri
day there are a steal many
ca-es measles in and
Boss Lunch Milk Biscuit will
your when nothing
else will. At the Brick Store-
Attention i called to the to
e editors b M. I.
Joseph
deceased.
We will continue for days at
Little's old stand to sell a large
lot of dry goods and shoes for cost.
Brows A- Hooker.
Where Food has been
used hogs have never been known
to have cholera. At the Old Brick
Store.
This month begins on Monday
Monday, no
oilier ran do. arc e
of no other day but
Lime, and all kinds of
for sale by
Attention is called to the advertise
mi Jame- H. Poll, trustee, o.
land sine take plan M
Your chance to get is
at the old Little stand where we
have combined two large stocks of
dry goods and will sell at cost for
days. Knows Hooker.
For weeks, lacking a day or
two, the river here was
vehicles. That strongly
for i he n in dam.
have for sale tons prime
Cotton Seed Meal. Tons pure
tine ground Fish Scrap.
Delight Grade
Potato
F. S- Royster k Co.,
Tarboro. N. C
Ant is called to the
land sale by J. ii. Bullock,
Administrator.
Young are expecting a
cargo of pure
they will save you money, by sell-
you in either sacks or bulk-
How much have you got mind
no try to do tor the of
year talk
do ii h to wort
up a hotel it part Now
will every other citizen do
Since publishing last week
I Count Sunday School
non would he held on the it
been derided beat to ii
-we later lie- on
II . lid.
Nichols i in- ran It man, male tin-
s once h
a package nice assorted candy
he brought around Monday.
He continues to his place under
I be Opera House more attractive.
By a ticket for the en-
night
I mat to aid the r
i. the sod
at time you get.
money's worth b the he-t
of the Am i
tears.
tarried
At resilience of the bride's
Mr. A. A. Forbes, near
Greenville, on Thursday afternoon,
Jan. Mr. O. L. Joyner and Miss
Annie s were married, Rev. A.
a lull pleasant occasion.
extends wishes.
Fodder Burned.
One day week Dr. B. T. Cox
lost about pounds of by
fire. A hand was brush in a
about where tin-
was and by the
rub-bins the fir- was communicated
to the fodder before it could be ex-
The doctor's barn and
stables narrowly escaped burning.
One Train Less.
Owing to a railing off freight
oar of the freight trains haw
been removed from the road here
and now run weakly war.
Ii is rumored I hat on alternate
the train will hare to
down freight ears. If this
proves go delayed trains will be
and may be put to
much inconvenience.
In Mask Again.
Bight in Germania
Hail gave our people
another amusing occasion in
gay Quite n large
number were in mask and the spec-
were a numerous that
could hardly find room hall.
There were many very amusing
per en ions and some the
i- were perfect. The
masked o'clock and there
were many roars laughter when
the identity of some were made known.
tried to get the names
all who were in mask, and it being
such a hard undertaking some may
have been missed, but those coming
under our arc as follows-
Miss Jennie James, queen,
beautiful costume of white, with
slippers and wings.
Miss Carrie Latham, pink domino.
Miss White, Joan of Arc.
Miss Delia Marshal, ye ancient
lady, wore an elegant costume
years old, the second day reception
Of a
Miss house wife,
key basket ornament
Misses Estelle Williams, as
Ann, Bessie Jarvis as Folly Ann,
King as Susan Ann, and
Forbes as Mary Aim, four old
maid sisters from Waller, plead-
for
Miss Eva Hum her, Ceres, very
pretty costume trimmed with sheaves
of wheat.
Miss Rosalind black
domino.
Miss Minnie Carraway, Empress
every time you
looked her.
Misses Annie Tucker and
Wilson, two girls from Frog Level
with brooms.
Miss Carrie Cobb, nun.
Miss Annie Foley. 4th of July.
Miss Lee Foley, Eastern
with copies of
and head lines.
Miss Allen's
Wife. was kinder hipper-
when she came lo town, but
die on to being among
so many tine folks as
much floor in as big style as
anybody. The impersonation was
excellent.
Miss Mollie black friar, or
lit if rather call ii that way,
as she had a pan along to do the fry-
act and made I he sizzle
Her size told on hex though, and she
says next time she intends to he an
then nobody would know her.
Annie Indian queen,
Mis- Blow, den,
a pint snuff box, such a
big tooth brush out of her
mouth made give her
pleat, of room. She created much
a splendid
i M pink domino
Mi- girl.
peril
Miss Florence Williams, regular
old girl from Ike country.
carried n dilapidated band and
limped, wanted a Job as but
wasn't in demand.
Miss Emma Tall, little Bo-peep
and catch up with her sheep.
Miss Cherry, Jan.,
just in Miss Annie
h. i, Jane's cousin,
two daisy chum- turkey tail
in i- who created lots of fun.
There also many good char
triers among men, some them
vi iv laughable
Bob Indian chief,
appropriate and look
character well, hut his win-
bin away.
Jim as Bridged a
in speckled calico.
hard
Iv and one of the best
in the hall, nobody con Id
tell bin.
Dolph old
John Collins, dress and actions look
off his character lo perfection.
tin original had been there it could
not have born distinguished from the
Jes.-e soldier
war suit.
Sunday School Convention.
The Pitt
School will be
hold in the
Greenville, F h
exercises com In by
Rev. A D. Hunter.
of welcome by President.
Response by Rev. R. F. Taylor.
Enrollment of members of the
lion.
Appointment of Committees.
from the various Sunday
Sunday School Rev. G.
F. Smith, followed by Rev. A.
D. Hunter.
S Re-
exercises conducted by
Rev. J. L.
Origin and Progress of Sunday
Schools, by H. A. Latham, of
Washington.
How lo make a Sunday School
Successful in a Rural District,
Rev. R. B. John, followed by
Rev. J. L. Winfield.
About
hi no win will b
coming down on and with tin-
change of will w changes
in wearing apparel and in
In order to make
changes people must have goods and
the merchants will be expected to
supply these warns. Money is not
the most plentiful article in the
country and people will buy
They will be on the lookout
for bargains and the merchants who
j Hold out the greatest inducements
I will catch the trade. This is the
j time of all others when the merchant
I should advertise and do so
Keep constantly before the reader
in an attractive and intelligent way
that tells what you can offer. The
experience of the most successful
men of the is newspaper
is greatest stimulant to
business known. It new bus-
ices ; it reviews languishing
; it increases an already good
business. Try advertisement
the People have go
lo boards and fences to read what is
Opening box, Rev. G. A. on something not often
Evening Session, Re-
exercises conducted by
Rev. G. F Smith.
Address by Dr. J. H. Cordon, of
Wilson, followed by ex-Gov. T.
J. Jarvis.
Some other addresses may also be l
expected during the exercises.
It is that every Sunday j
in the county will be
at this meeting All inter-
Sunday School work arc in-
to attend. The g session
should be made the most interesting
yet held.
Acorns From Blackjack.
I have read every number of the
done ; but your announcement in the
will go direct lo the fire-
side where it will be read and ion
TO
------If you want to save------
lift
in the purchase of a PIANO from
Ten to Fifteen Dollars
in the purchase of an Organ address
ADOLPH COHN,
X. C.
General Agent for North Carolina.
Reflector since it has been publish- who is now handling Roods direct from
ed and I never have seen anything
from Black Jack, bill will have some-
thing tn say of Jack and
its surroundings in the future.
There has been but little work
done yet owing to wet weather. All
the tanners have now lo
work in
The grip and have come
among and make room wherever
they go.
John S. and Mia Sarah
Mills were married Jan. 27th. E.
S. Dixon, J. P. officiating.
Bid. H. wile is
demented and her condition is very
sorrowful. Dr. Cox sent
to the asylum but there was no
room for her. L
Dry weather has come lo res-
cue and made the streets so can
be walked on.
the manufacturers, as
GRADE PIANOS,
for tone, workmanship
and endorsed by nearly all the
musical journal in the
Made Paul G. who is at this
lime one of the best mechanics and in-
of the day- Thirteen new
patents on this high grade
the HY EVANS
RIGHT PIANO which has been sold by
him for lie past six years in the eastern
part of this State and up to this time has
entire satisfaction. The Upright
Piano Just mentioned will be sold at from
in El Rosewood, Oak,
or Mahogany eases
Also the GROWS PARLOR ORGAN
from to in solid or Oak
cases.
Ten experience in the
business has enabled to handle
nothing bill standard goods and he does
not hesitate to say be can sell any
musical Instrument about per cent,
cheaper than other agents are now
Refer to all banks in Eastern Carolina.
We are closing opt what's left of Winter Wear,
And the Trade we will now prepare.
PER HIT. KNOCKED OFF.
PROFITS ABOLISHED and cost squeezed on everything. Our Closing
Out Inducements arc numerous and variety great.
ire Inspiring.
WE WILL open the gates of redaction with Men's Boy's and Children
Clothing. Prices reduced lo a point that will tempt the closest buyer.
Shoes at Rock Bottom Prices.
IN DRESS WE ARE POUND PRICES WITH THE
POWER OP A. TRIP HAMMER.
Everything must go and go rapidly, at
C. T. M FORD,
Opposite Old Brick Store.
N. C.
MERCHANT,
-AND BUYER OF------
Country
Bring me all of your Eggs. Ducks. Turkeys and Geese, and I
Rive yon the highest market price them and pay in spot cash.
If you have anything to ship I will attend to it you on a small commission.
Call and see me.
ill
WILL SELL
At Cost for the next
DAYS
Respectfully,
BROWN BROS.
Agents for New Home
for Bible
Society.
m.
n. MOORE PARKER,
---------AGENTS FOR.-
or
STOCK
Going at greatly
Reduced prices.
W-
Tobacco Cloth.
3-8 Cents per Yard.
SPOT CASH.
LANG'S
A man from this county,
W. C M ore, was granted to
practice law by the Supreme Court
last week. We hear that he passed
an examination.
Brown Hooker have
ed all the dry goods of S- E. Shel-
and them with the
J. L. Little Co. stock at the lat-
store, where thy will for
days give purchasers
the Fife meeting in Tar
Rev. J. N, will
postpone his regular appointment
preaching here next Sunday night
until the third Sunday, at which
time he may tie expected.
Attention Farmers We have
a full line of the improved Clipper,
Atlas and Girl Champion Turn
Plows and Castings. We carry
the Stonewall and Climax
Cotton Plows- AH of these Plows
are first-class and give general sat
A full of farming
tools kept on hand. We will make
it to your interest to buy from us.
J. B. Co.
Jany. 18th,
For Lime go to Young
will soon have a
large on sell you
in either bulk or sacks, and
save you money.
Too Much Idleness.
done In keep s.
colored there
i. . he a
in pilfering. We In aid a
complain the oilier day that
four of them hung around his
so frequently that had became
i to be an
enactment of local laws to meet such
cases.
Subscription in Advance.
our town were
in error hut week in thinking tint
Hal was dun
Ding th-m tor last year. Our
d-
tine of those whom j
the Carrier called on baa expired
and he was asking for pay for
year Bear this in mind and be
ready to renew next lime be calls.
Home Pride.
You hear people talk about home
pride, town pride and c unit pride,
hut suppose they just fell enough in-
in their county paper to get one
of their neighbors to subscribe, think
it would swell the subscription
list. That would lie a good way to
show interest help along a
homo institution, while the same
time would be no to you.
Vick's Floral Guide, 1892.
True and tried friends are always
welcome, consequently Floral
is sure of a warm
especially when dressed as daintily
as this year The
Carnation on the front of cover, and
on the back, I
unusually attractive, and the
colored of
and vegetables are certainly works
art and merit. The first twenty-
four pages, printed in violet ink, de-
scribe Novelties and Specialties.
Send en cents f James Vick's Son-,
Rochester, N Y., and procure a cop
of this attractive and useful
will
, organ
was splendid, a ma no
end to amusement. Everybody
when he grinding
and holding out bis
hat ten cents de monk,
Roy Flanagan, clown, an all over
food one and footed everybody.
Clarence priest, and
Oscar James, parson, but neither of
them had a very sanctimonious look
except in clothes.
n gilt edge
who could not be told
ere
jockey, good costume
nod only d a to be ex-
in
Sain White, black
Bob Move, soldier, lo
go whip Chili.
Tom another soldier who
ready to fight at the drop a
brick.
Bun Ricks, Japanese gentleman,
nice co--time.
Ki , Mack diamond.
Charlie James, court boy,
nine.
Ed Foley, hunter, in lull rig.
fat lady, represented
his part well and could not be
Ed. Proctor, country editor, left
bis clippers home, couldn't get U
copy.
Jim Cherry, Chinese make,
man under the clothes
Dr. police, made the town
force ashamed.
Bob was there but didn't
he's Hans vats
is
Dr. James, cow
Billie and Claude Whichard
two girls whose mothers
didn't know they were out and they
retired berate unmasking.
As this is tie third mask
the young people have bad since
Christmas the suggests
that it would now be in order for the
old folks to have one and he
younger ones enjoy the fun being
spectators. We expect some rich
characters could be produced.
BEGS TO THAT
POLICIES. ISSUED IX ARE NOW MATURING WITH
THE FOLLOWING
Life Policies are returning from-20 to per cent, in excess of their
cash cost, according to age of insured, example
Endowment are returning from to per
of their cash to age of insured. example
o Life Policies are returning from lo per cent. In excess of
their cacti to age of Insured. example
Examples of Maturing Policies.
taken at Age
taken at Age so
at Age
These re urns are made to members after Company has
on the respective policies for twenty years.
nine
value 8,388.46
value
carried the
Pump,
and
LOCKS AND BOLTS,
Union Central Lite Company, Cornish Celebrated
and Organs.
We will take pleasure in public in any of the above lines,
MOORE PARKER,
in corner under Opera House Greenville, V. C
II
Persons insured under Ordinary Life Policies may, IN LIEU E
CASH VALUES, continue their insurance, ORIGINAL Al and re-
CASH from lo per cent, all premiums
been paid, and annual dividends hereafter they accrue. example
insured under Limited-Payment Life Policies may. IN THE
ABOVE CASH VALUES, their insurance. WITHOUT
PAYMENTS, and receive CASH DIVIDEND of from to per cent, of
all premiums that have been paid, and annual dividend hereafter may accrue.
example
Best Selling in the
The Most Reliable Worm Destroyer in Use.
furnished lo any regular when requested.
Messrs. M. R. W. Powell, prominent in county, X C,
wrote in July. 1887, that Mr. T. Floyd gave hut child one dose Boy-
kin's and the result was worms. He wishes all interested to
know
ck H. C, 1884.
Boykin. Carmer A Co. Baltimore, Mr. a. Rudd, a very
responsible customer mine, gave a to a child
last week and the result was norms. Mr. Daniel Pines used it with still better
worms from one child. Of MOM my sales will be large.
Yours truly. E. S. SMITH.
Read the following from one of the 1110-I prominent and known physicians
in South Carolina. He a old near
him, took two or three doses of the and passed
Hated, S. May Wk, u R
Mr. H. M. of X. C. says. Dr.
brought over worms from one child in his and that It gives
satisfaction He sells more of it than all worm medicine.
Examples of Dividends.
Policies, see above, may lie continued for the amount, at annual rates
with annual dividends, and the accumulated dividend-, amounting to
may be withdrawn in cash.
see above, may be continued without further payments, receiving annual
dividends, and the accumulated dividends, amounting to may be
withdrawn in cash.
desiring to see results on Policies issued at their present age, and fur-
particulars as to in settlement, will please address the company or Us
agents, giving date of birth.
CENTS PER BOTTLE.
Do not let your Druggist or General Dealer put you off with some other. Ask for
Worm and get it. Any M. D. can prescribe it and many do.
BOYKIN, Baltimore, Id
factious had a mail last Friday,
the first in two weeks because of the
freshet in the river. The people
down that way can give some idea
It costs nothing, a the ten cents how bad the dam is needed, out from
be deducted the first order.
I the bridge here,
III
The Management of the Company further announce
Company's New Business for exceeded
Income exceeded that of 1890.
Assets and Insurance in force were both largely increased.
Mortality Rate was much below that called for the mortality table.
Detailed Statement of the Year's Business will be published after the An-
Report Is Completed.
II. WELCH. WILLIAM H. BEERS.
2nd Vice President. President.
W. WEEKS, Actuary. HENRY
and Broadway, New York.
General Agents for North and South Carolina,
CHARLOTTE, N C.
L. U. CAMPBELL, Special Agent,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
J. A. ANDREWS.
At the same stand where he will continue to keep a full line of------
Heavy Groceries
MEAT AND
too Sold
G. E. HARRIS,
--------DEALER IN--------
n v,
For Accident Insurance by the year in one of
the best Companies in existence, see
ft Whichard.