tutu
It
JOB PRINTING.
The Reflector is
pared to do all worn
of this line
NEATLY,
and
STYLE.
Plenty of now mate-
rial and the best
of Stationery.
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. Editor
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.
per Year, in Advance.
VOL. XV.
GREENVILLE, PiTT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1896.
NO
of Society s
. B tug Sought.
THE LAW
Incense Tax and Coinage
TUB Of
What is test of honesty
money It certainly be
in tie purchasing power the
Ai dollar could not
n in its general power;
.-
Mable alien
A dollar
lot
ail
products now than formerly to
money with to i.
taxes, Debts have not fallen, lite
farmer who owed is
to pay although it may
a difficult as
dollar which to pay the i
debt. Railroad rates have not been re-
to keep pace with foiling prices,
aid besides these items there mi-y i
more. The has just com. I
plaint against the gold The
wage-earners have been injured by n
gold standard and bare expressed them-
selves upon the subject with at em-
In February. 1895, a
for the immediate restoration of
the free and unlimited coinage of gold
silver at to was signed by the
representatives of all, or newly all, the
leading labor organizations and present
i would
by average prices.
which increases in purchasing power is
as as n dollar which de-
in purchasing power,
i. now of University of
, and one h gold
authorities, in Ids work
i ill not only a units that gold
, ,, remain absolutely stable in
. but expressly asserts there
i mi a-a standard of value
payments, either ill or
. which remains absolutely u.-
He even suggests that a
multiple standard, where i the Mail is
. the selling u nun
i i i articles general
. d be a r than
. or silver, in bag
lime would thereby be paid
i by the same purchasing
lower was riven in the
be successfully claimed
or bimetallism, or
other system, gives an absolutely
j.-l of value. Under both
iii m and. bimetallism the
p ,. . Uses the weight and fine-
i e of the dollar, invests it with legal-
l qualities, then the
mints to its unlimited coinage, the
purchasing power of the to be
lb by the Dumber of dollars.
is better than
because it gives us a peril
dollar, is, a liar nu-
in it- general purchasing power
i it a nearer approach
to sit to honesty, to justice than
a I I standard possibly Prior
1873, when there were enough open
ml i- to permit all the gold and
tor coinage to entrance
in a wold's volume of standard
in . the States have
a g with
injury to the p. this country
but when each step toward a
universal gold the
power of gold, depresses
prices, and transfer- l the pockets of
tie creditor class an unearned
pi the influence of this great nation
la be thrown upon side gold
unless w.-are prepared to accept the
natural an I legitimate consequences
act. Any legislation which I whom limy tell their goods
lessen- the stock buy, retail n i
money lbs exchangeable value i u cannot sell, wile mer. I
Therefore, the manufacturers must
i -r must inevitably raise
the purchasing power money and
d to Congress,
while a gold standard raises the
purchasing power the dollar. Ti also
it more cult to obtain s-
sum of the dollar. They that
employment is less sat, loss
work in in; probable e-employ
m at less certain. A standard
encouraged the boarding money be-
cause money is rising. It also
ages enterprise and industry.
On the other hand, the restoration of
bimetallism will discourage boarding,
because prices are .-toady or rising
money cannot afford to de idle in bunk
The farm and wag e r c.-
to .-ether c a ma-
j the p iii c
Why i their Interests Lr I
in considering A
monetary system which is
advantageous to a has
loss to commend i; than a which
would I ope and to
tho-e who create the wealth.
up have made a special
appeal to those who hold lire and life-
insurance policies, but these policy hold
era say that since the total premiums
received exceed the total losses paid a
rising standard must be more benefit
to the than to the policy
holders.
solicitude been expressed
by our opponents the depositors in
savings banks. They constantly par-
a before these depositors the
ages of a gold stand a b it
peals will be in vain, c
bat K depositors know that r a gold
standard there is increasing danger
that they will lose their deposits, be-
cause the inability the banks to
their assets and they still
know that if I gold standard is
to continue indefinitely they may be
to Withdraw their deposits ill
order to pay living expenses.
is only necessary to in the in
creasing number tail tires in order to
know it gold standard is o
merchants and These
men do not make their profits
from from whom
rowed but from to
I r the in value
of all other
OP THE
opponents times admit
it was a mistake to
but insist that should submit to
conditions rather return
err in
th it we have reached tho end
i the of a gold we
have not The injury
i n ore, a-id no person
h I i is Li suffer from
make gold the only
standard money, i h s
W ii b are now operating to destroy
y r in the State- will,
here, lamed against other r-
countries, an I new convert
to the gold standard will add to the
general distress. So long as the scram-
for gold continue prices must fall,
am a general fall in prices is but an
other definition of hard times.
Our opponents, en
tire for
have to selfishness of nearly
every society. Recognizing
the disposition of the individual voter
to consider the effect of any proposed
legislation himself, we present to
the American people the financial policy
in the platform,
that It will result in the greatest
to the
farmers are opposed to
standard because they felt it
effects. Since they sell at wholesale
and buy at they have lost more
an they gained by falling prices ;
I id hi -sides they have found that
. fixed charges have not fallen at
, Taxes have not been
increased, although it requires more
of Pitt and Surrounding Counties.
. .-.
who hold tis a In-
vestment, stock of and of
other do not include
those who speculate in or
stock holdings as a means of obtaining
advantage in in-
by a gold The rising
dollar destroys the earning of
these enterprises without reducing
liabilities, and. as dividends cannot be
paid fixed charges have been sat-
the stockholders mu at bar the
burden hard times.
de-
pend business c and tin-
standard bath U-.-ens tie amount
and the of such
salaries,
Official
who hold tor life,
would in the long run be adjusted to
the of those who occupy them,
and if the present policy continues, we
must expect the between the
taxpayer and th to increase
in
the
their from the
classes, and can only, enjoy
prosperity when there is prosperity.
am not tempted to the effect
of the gold standard upon classes, in
fact, bare to mention a but
each person will be able to apply the
principle to his
earnestness of
ally their earnings into real
or personal properly. Tins being true
in any temporary advantage
which may come treat a system
which rises in its purchasing
power, it must not be forgotten that
the dollar cannot buy than for-
unless property sells for less
than formerly. Hence It will be seen
It
Where
FOR
will see that your every in-
will be looked after.
We also guarantee perfect
satisfaction and the highest f
prices of any house in this
State or Virginia.
OLA. FORBES.
E. A.
Sole Owners and Proprietors, C.
that a large portion of those who
may find pecuniary advantage in
a gold will discover taut their
losses exceed their gains.
We have made
to furnish-1
the Reflector and j
North the
above amount. Tin's is
campaign year and you j
should take the two
leading papers.
it i,;
wealth consists hugely in I invest
have a right louse the ballot
enhance the value of their
j have not the rest of the the right
b sometimes I I y our op- ,. ,,. to ,,.,
are now ready to o en and are in better shape to handle your Tobacco
than we have ever been before. With ample floor space and plenty of money
which to do our business, we propose to be second to none in the Ware-
house business, your own interest by Belling where
you can get the best returns. So we respectfully in-
vie you tor
that a bank belongs to th
debtor cl but this is not true any
hank. pub.
by a solvent bank shows that
exceed the liabilities. This is
to say, while bank owes a large
amount of money to its depositors it
not only has enough on hand in money
and notes to pay its depositors, but, in
thereto, hat- enough to cover
its capital and surplus. When the
dollar is rising in value slowly, a bank
may, by making short time loans and
taking good security, avoid loss, hut,
when prices are falling rapidly, the bank
is apt to lose more money because of
bad debts than it can gain by in-
crease in purchasing power of its cap-
ital and surplus.
must be admitted, that
banks combine the business a
bond broker with ordinary balking
business, and these may make enough
an the negotiation of loans to
losses in legitimate hanking
business As long as human nature
remains as it is, there will always be
danger that, unless the
public opinion or legal those
who see a pecuniary profit for them-
selves in a certain condition may yield
to temptation bring about
coalition. has dated Ilia.
One of tin main duns of
p event men from injuring one
tin- disastrous eons of a
rising The people who
must purchase money with the
of toil stand in a position entirely
different from the position of those
who own money or
come.
MASSES.
well of the nation,
of itself, depends upon the
prosperity of the masses. shall
it profit us to have a dollar which
more valuable every day if such
a dollar lowers the standard of
and brings distress to the
shall it profit us if in trying t
raise our by increasing the
chasing power of our dollar we destroy
our ability to pay the debts already con-
by lowering the purchasing
power of the products with which
those debts be paid t
it is asserted, as it constantly is
asserted, that the gold standard will
enable us to borrow more money from
abroad, I reply time the restoration of
will restore the parity be-
tween money and
permit an era of prosperity which will
enable l he American to become
of money instead of perpetual
Even if we desire
on, h
under a which. lowering
the value weakens the
a a. never was duty upon which credit
to-day. It is not
who have made a
I v to the govern-
m-i it n the h of favor
polity which will keep the
upon them. I
e, that I speak the sen-
of the vast majority of the
when I say that a financial policy
administered in behalf of all the people
would make our government
any combination financiers,
foreign or
me say a word, now, in regard
to persons who are
by a gold standard and
favor it, not a desire to
upon the rights of others, bat because
the circumstances v Inch surround them
hind them to the effect tint the gold
standard has upon others.
shall ask you In the bin
two gentleman whose long
public service tad high standing in the
to which they belong will
them from adverse m by our op-
In Senator
said
The contraction currency is a
far more operation I ban
Senators suppose. Our own and oilier
nations have gone through that
before. It is not to take
that without sorest distress. To
every person, except a capitalist out of
debt, or u salaried or annuitant,
it is a period of loss, danger lassitude
of trade, tall wag. s, suspension of en.
prise, Icy and It
meant rain to whose debts
are twice their capital, one-
third their actual propel It
means the fall of all pro-
without any great reduction
taxes. What prudent man would dare
to build R house, a railroad, a factory,
or a burn with ibis certain fact before
him As said before, the
inferred to must be the man
salary is fixed for life, and not
th. man whose salary depends
rs conditions.
Mr. Sherman describes
traction of Ike as disastrous
lo all the people, except the capitalist,
out of debt and I hose who stand in a
position similar to his, he is stating a
which must be apparent to
person who will give the matter careful
consideration. Sherman was at
that time speaking of the contraction of
the volume of paper but the
principal which he set forth applies if
lb. re is a of the volume
t. c of the world.
discussed the same
in connection with the
of silver. in the
House on the 7th
of February, 1878, he said
I believe tho struggle now going on
in this and other countries for a single
gold standard would, if successful, pro-
duce widespread disaster In and
throughout; commercial world. The
destruction silver as money the
establishment of gold as the sole unit
of value must have a ruinous effect on
all of property, except those in-
vested a fixed return in
These would be enormously
enhanced In value, and would gain a
disproportionate and unfair advantage
over every other species of property.
it strange that holders of in-
vestments, which yield a fixed return in
money, can regard the
of silver with We may
expect the holders of forms of
property to protest against giving to
money a and unfair
advantage every species of
the holders of fixed invest-
though I hey i ; n advantage
of the dollar, see
injustice if the legislation which
gins this over those
whose incomes I upon the value
I and in Is. If the hold
of fixed investments will not listen
to based upon justice and
equity, to them to consider the
of We do not live
ourselves ; our labor, our self-
denial, and our anxious these
are for those who are to come after us
as much as for ourselves, but we can-
m I protect our condition beyond the
period of OUT lives. Let those who
now reaping advantage from a
financial system remember that
years come their own
and their children's children may,
through operation of this same sys-
be made to my tribute to the
of those are wronged to-
day
against the maintenance of a
gold standard, either permanently or
until other nations can be united for
its overthrow, the Chicago platform
presents a clear and emphatic demand
for the immediate restoration of tho
free and unlimited coinage of silver and
gold at the present legal ratio of to
I without waiting tor the aid or consent
of any are not ask-
that a new experiment be tried;
we are upon a return to h
approved by history
and supported by all the prominent
slat f our nation from the days
of the President down to 1873.
When we ask that our mints be opened
to flee unlimited coinage of
into full legal-tender money we
are simply asking that the same mint
privileges be accorded to silver that
are now accorded to gold. When we
ask coinage be the ratio of
Id to we simply ask that our gold
coins the standard silver dollar
which, be it remembered, contains the
same amount pure silver as the
silver dollar coined at our mints
present weight and fine-
theoretical advantage of the
bimetallic system is well stated by a
European writer on political economy,
who suggests the follow log
river led from two sources is mom
uniform volume than a river fed
from one the being that
when one of the feeders is swollen the
other may be low, whereas a river which
has but cue feeder must rise or fall
with that feeder. So in the case of
bimetallism. The volume of metallic
money receives contributions from both
the gold mines and the silver mines,
and therefore varies less, and the dollar
resting upon two less
in Its purchasing power than the
dollar which rests on one metal
If there arc two kinds of money the
option must rest either with the debtor
or with the creditor. Assuming that
their rights are equal, we must look at
the interests of society in general in
order to determine which side the option
should be given. Under the bimetallic
system gold and silver are linked to-
by law a fixed law, and any
person or persons owing any quantity
of either metal can hive the same con
ON

THE
Greenville N. C.
at the post Ht
C as mail matter
August 25th,
IN PLAN OF CO-
What They
the
to he Swallowed.
The Republican Executive Commit
tee met last Saturday and issued a
to the Republicans of the State.
From we make the following ex-
is therefore resolved by the
Slat Republican Executive
in regular meeting assembled, that we
recommend to the Republican voters
the the necessity of co-opera-
with the Populists in all the
ties where it is practicable, on the
legislative and officers, with
the understanding Unit -members of the
L- patties shall
the nominee caucus
for United Senator, so
party shall have one Senator in Con-
it be seen from this that every
Populist candidate for the Legislature
is to be pledged beforehand to vote
for a Republican for United States
Senator. This is to re-elect Senator
who is an ardent admirer
be that the
honest Populists of Carolina will
vote any man favors
or President, and yet the Republicans
are advised and commanded to make
pledge himself
end before voting for bin. W j ask
the of Pitt whether they pro-
pose to do this.
This occurs in the
We also urge the immediate organ-
of and Russell clubs
in every precinct in the State, and that
they secure necessary literature to
educate honest yeomanry of the
Commonwealth, in those ad-
by Republican party that every
voter shall exercise his suffrage in ibis
most important election intelligently
and
Does any man have any now
as to whether Republicans favor
and the gold standard Can
any man who favors and any
party which proposes to defeat it if
they can i We ask the honest silver
these questions in all earnest
and we that they will aid
in giving to
To make the above eve i
and show that they not only favor
but endorse the gold platform
interprets mean only gold
they
we heartily endorse the action
of the National convention
at St. in presenting for our sup-
port for the great
pion protection to American
tries. Win. of Ohio, and
Garret A. Hob it. of New Jersey, for
and hereby pledge our
their candidacy and
the platform U principles upon which
stand. In enunciation the party
policy touching the great economic and
other issues and
that our firm belief is that by wise and
proper j State will give
its electoral vote
November
In this it will be seen that their sup-
is pledged to the candidates
in no uncertain sound
and express the belief that North
Carolina will give its electoral vote to
and thereby
rivet upon us the evils of the
ard.
We believe that Populists in the
State who ire in
reform will never co operate
with any party advocating any such
declarations as the above. Whatever
they about having their own
tickets we arc thoroughly convinced
that they can never aid the Republicans
and be true to the principles which they
have heretofore so earnestly advocated.
W call -upon all men who a
change in the present financial system
to think before they act and when they
do act let their actions in
dance with their professions.
Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Govt Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY
Items.
M. V,., Aug.
Rev. A. S. Barnes Ham-
Sunday.
Rev. A. J. Parker, of
preached here
morning night. He
several received them
into the church.
Rev. A. S. Barnes left morning
to spend a week or two at his farmer
home. Fremont.
M. C. S. Cherry
and J. . . re bidding a
near town.
Col. Hammond, railroad is
now comfortably situated the new
office.
Reconstruction of Society is
Not Being Sought. .
EQUALITY THE LAW
Income Tax Coins
WILL NOT A
Perhaps the most
that we have to meet is the
charge that we are advocating the
payment of debts in 50-cent dollars.
At the time and under present
laws a silver dollar when melted
nearly halt its value, but that will not
be true when we again a mint
price tor silver and leave no surplus
upon the to drag flown
price of bullion. bimetallism
silver bullion will be worth as much as
silver coin, just as gold bullion Is no
worth as much as coin, and we
believe that a dollar will b worth
as much as a gild dollar.
charge cf
with pot grace from are
seeking to add to the weight of exist.-
jug debts by legislation makes
money denier, and who conceal their
design welfare
under the euphonious pretense
that are upholding public credit
and national honor.
to the charge that
will go abroad, it must be
that no gold can leave this country
owner the receives some-
thing in return tor it which he would
rather have. In other words, when
gold leaves the country those who for-
owned it will be
There is no process by which we c
be compelled to with our
against our will, nor is there any process
by silver can ever be forced upon
us without our consent. II silver
to this country under free coin-
ape ii will be at the invention of some
on in ibis country who give
something in exchange for it.
who decry tin- ability o
to maintain the party
between gold and silver at the present
ratio without foreign aid point to Mex-
co ard assert the operation our mints
reduce us to a raise
gold l a It is no reflection
upon out- sister republic to contend that
be Tinted is much greater in
area, in population, and in commercial
strength. It is absurd to assert
the States is not able to do
anything which Mexico has tailed to
accomplish. The one thing necessary
ii order to maintain the parity is to
a demand large enough to
utilize silver which will come to the
mint-;. That Mexico has failed to do
this is no proof that the United Suites
would do so. It is immaterial how
many or how few nations have open
mints, provided there are
open mints to a monetary de-
all the gold and silver avail-
able for coinage.
reply the argument that
proved machinery has lessened the
producing silver, it is sufficient
to say that the same is true of the
production gold, and
mat geld has in value. As a
matter fact the cost of
does not determine the value f the
precious metals except as it may affect
the supply. It, for instance, the cost
pi eduction of gold should be reduced
per cent, without any increase in
the output, the purchasing power of an
ounce of gold would fall. So long
as there is a monetary demand
to take at a fixed mini all the
gold and silver produced. cost
gold ard silver need not be considered
In the early part of the present
century the annual p silver
was worth at the coinage ratio
three times as much as the annual pro-
of gold, soon
the annual production gold be-
came worth about three times as much
at the coinage ratio, as the annual
production of silver; yet. owing to
the of the stand-
ard, these enormous changes in
production had but a slight effect upon
relative value, of the metal.
whole people should not b- deterred be
cause an of benefit will come to
the mine The erection
foils, the deepening the
rivers, the erection pub-
confer incident-
bent fits upon individuals and com-
and yet these incidental benefit
do not deter us from making
tor these purposes whenever such
appropriations are necessary tor the
public good. The argument that a
Is heavier than dollar,
air that therefore silver is less con-
to carry in large quantities, is
completely l
which is as easily carried as the
gold or any kind of
paper money.
are some who, while admit.
ling the benefits of bimetallism, object
to coinage at the If any
are deceived by this objection, they
ought to remember that there are no
who arc earnestly endeavor
to it at oilier ratio
Hi to We are opposed to
change in the ratio for two reasons
because a would produce
great injustice ; and. second, because
change in the ratio is not necessary. A
Change would produce if et-
in the manner usually
and result con-
traction in the money. For instance
it was by
to raise the throughout the
world to to one, the change
might effected any three ways
The silver dollar could be doubled
Me, so the would weigh
thirty-two times as much as the
dollar, or the present gold dollar
Items.
N. C, Aug.
Alter it ii illness of a days R.
aged years died Tues-
day mar Hamilton and was buried
W at his fathers, J. H.
near here. The
leaves a wife and one child. May
Lord guide tat protect the widow and
her is our
Who Gin heal this for a story
A few J. If was
curing and a hen was selling
the barn and a and
her. Mr. oat two
dogs and lie run about
and back within
yards where he caught the hen. Mr.
W I it shot at him and dropped
the and all
wag her. leathers
started she began to
THE MINK
could be reduced one-halt in so
the present silver dollar would weigh
much as gold
dollar Those who have advised a
change in the ratio have usually
that the be doubled.
If this change were made it would
necessitate the four
lions of silver, two billions of dollars.
There would an loss
Ho billions or dollars, either to
or the but would
be the least of the A
of one-hall in the silver money of the
would mean a shrinkage one-
in the total volume of metallic
money. This contraction by increasing
the value the dollar, would increase
the debts of the world two bib
lions of and decrease
the value of the property of the world
as measured by dollars. Resides this
immediate result, such a change in the
would permanently increase the
addition to the world's supply
money, because the silver
product, when into twice
as large, would as many
dollars.
people of the United States
would be injured by a change in the
ratio, not because they produce silver
but because they own property and owe
debts, and they afford to thus
decrease the value of their property or
increase the burden of their debts.
1878 Mr.
kind will be fortunate indeed it the
annual production of gold and silver
coin shall p pace with the annual in
population and
repeat this assertion. All the
gold and silver annually available for
coinage when converted into coin at the
ratio will not, in my more
than supply cur immediate needs. In
supporting the act of 1690, known as
the Sherman act, Senator Sherman, on
June the of that year, said the
law of February, 1878, the purchase
worth silver bullion a
month has by coinage production an-
an average of nearly
per month for a period twelve
but this am in view of the retire-
of bank notes, will not increase
our currency proportion to our in-
crease in population. If our present
currency is at
and our population is increasing at tin-
ratio of a per per it would
require increased
each year to keep pace with the
increase of population; but us the in-
crease imputation is accompanied by
a still greater ratio increased wealth
and business it was thought that an tat
mediate increase of circulation might be
obtained by purchases silver
bullion an amount sufficient to make
retirement of bank notes and
pace with l
ton, by tie demand gold,
has raised the valuer of gold when meas-
by forms of
a e to I that the restoration of
would Off a hardship upon
those who have
payable gold but this is n mis-
take. It will be easier to the
gold with which to meet n con-
tract, when the n i use
silver, than it is no, when we are try.
to secure gold. Th I Chicago plat-
form expressly declares in of h
legislation as may be necessary In
vent, tor future, the demonetization
of any kind legal tender money by
private contract. Such contracts
objected to on the ground are
against public policy. No one
the of Legislatures to fix
the rate of interest, can
by law; there is far reuse n
for preventing private individuals from
getting aside legal tender law. The
money Is by law made a legal
tender must, in the course of ordinary
business, be accepted by ninety-nine out
of every one hundred persons. Why
should one man be per
milled to exempt himself from the gen-
run contracts have a
tendency to increase the demand a
particular of money and thus force
it to a premium. Have not people a-
right to say that a comparatively in
shall not he to de-
range the financial system of the
in to a in
case they succeed in kind of
money to a premium
is another argument to which
I your intention. Same of the op-
of coinage point to the
fact that thirteen months must elapse
between the election and the first
of assert
during that time, in case the- people de-
themselves in free win-
age, all loans will be withdrawn and all
mortgages foreclose If these are
merely prophecies indulged in by those
who have forgotten the provisions of
the Constitution, it would be sufficient
to remind them that the is
empowered to convene Congress in ex-
session whenever the public requires
such action. If in November the
their ballots, declare
in the immediate restoration of
of bimetallism, the system can be in-
within a few months. If,
however, the assertion that loans will
be withdrawn and foreclosed
s lo prevent such political ac ion as
people may h- necessary tor
the preservation cf I heir rights, then a
is When-
ever it is necessary the people as a
whole lo obtain consent from the own-
money and the. changers of
before can legislate upon
questions, we shall have passed
from a to a plutocracy,
that time baa not yet arrived. Threats
and intimidation will be of no avail.
The people who. in 1775, rejected the
doctrine that kings rule by right divine,
will not in this generation, subscribe to
a that money is omnipotent.
In conclusion p me to say a word
in regard to inter; We
are not opposed to an international
agreement looking to the restoration
the
The advocates of free coinage have on
all occasions shown willingness to
co-operate with other for the
of silver, but they me not
willing to await the pleasure other
governments lieu immediate relief is
needed by the people of the United
Stales, and they further believe that in
dependent action offers better assurance
international bimetallism than servile
dependence aid.
NATION HELPLESS
more twenty years we have
invited the assistance of
but all progress in the direction
international been
blocked by the opposition of those who
derive benefit from the
of gold. How long must we wait
bimetallism to be brought to us by
I hose who profit by If
I he double standard will bring benefits
to our people, who will deny them the
right to enjoy those benefit If our
opponents would admit the right, the
ability of our people to act for them-
selves on all public questions, without
the Assistance and regardless of the
wishes of other nations, and then pro-
post the remedial legislation which
they consider t, we could meet
them in field honorable debate ;
but when they assert that this nation is
to protect the its own
we challenge them M
to U people whose
has never been to in vain.
We shall not r a
when we declare the right of the Amer-
people to govern and,
r hindrance from without.
long n we confess ourselves arable to
frame ear own financial policy.
of have
always existed ever will as lo
the legit bast calculated to pro-
mote I in public weal, but it is
asserted that this nation must
bow to the diction of other nations, and
accept the policies they
upon, the right self-government is
assailed, and until that question is set-
all other are
cant.
TO NEW
of New York, I have
from the of the continent
the that I might, in the
very beginning of the campaign, bring
you greeting from the people of the
West and South, and assure you
their is not to destroy to Ii hi
up. They invite you to accept the
a living faith, rather than
ten to who preach the gospel of
advise i ills
you The advocates of free coin-
age believe that in striving lo secure the
i in ii t recreation
they are laboring In your behalf as well
as in their own behalf. A few your
people may prosper under present eon-
bin the permanent welfare
New York rests upon the producers of
wealth. This great city is built upon
the of the nation, and moss
it I bat commerce is impair, d.
You cannot sell mil the people have
q buy, an I
cannot the money with which to
bay unless they are able t sell their
products at remunerative prices. Pro-
of gong before the ex-
change of wealth; those who
must secure a profit have
anything to share with others. You
to join the money
in supporting a financial p
which, destroying the purchasing
power of the products toil. in
the end fie creation of
wealth.
ask. expect, your
is true that a few of your financiers
would fashion a new figure
representing Columbia, her hands bound
fast with fellers gold and her face
toward the East, appealing for
assistance to those who live beyond the
figure can never express
your id a of this You will
rather turn tor the ion to
heroic statute am the en-
trance to y. city, a statue, as patriot-
in conception as i colossal in pro-
per ions ; it was the gracious of
a sister republic and upon a
which was built by
can figure, liberty
world -is emblematic the
our among the
of the earth. With a
which derives its powers con-
sent governed, to all the
people of conscience, freedom
thought, and of
equal right to all, and promises
special privileges lo none, the United
Stales should be an example in all that
is good, and the leading spirit in every
movement which has for its object the
uplifting of the human race.
DELICATE
FEMALE
REGULATOR.
IT IS fl SUPERB and
exerts a wonderful influence in
strengthening her system by
driving through the proper
all impurities. and
L. P. EVANS
It S. EVANS.
AH.
ft
EVANS A CO, Props.
The old Greenville Warehouse is being en-
and more lights added which makes it
the best lighted Warehouse in the State With
money and no pets, fair dealings and
strength are Guaranteed to result hard work, we are going to sell Tobacco,
as any ore. Give trial and we will show
you. Your friends,
EVANS Greenville, N.
from its use.
My wife was bedridden for eighteen months,
using S
tor two months. U well.
J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark.
TO.
Bold by all at SI par battle.
J. S. HIGGS, Cashier
Maj. HENRY-HARDING
ii
FOR YOUNG LADIES
N. C.
It
No superior work where. North
or South. It has now the best f it
has ever had. The advantages offered
in Literature, Languages, Music Art
Address
James M. A.,
C.
STOCKHOLDERS
of a Mali
Win. T. Dixon, President National
Exchange Bank, Baltimore. Mil.
The Scotland Neck Bank, Scotland
Nick, N. C.
Noah t Neck. N. C,
Fleming, N. C.
W. I -fl.
Greenville N. C.
respectfully solicit the accounts
of firms, individuals and the general
public.
Checks and Account Books furnish-
ed on application.
I arrived and am having my
Gallery fixed in the bites I
will open in n days. Wail for me.
have just returned from the
NORTHERN
where I have purchased a
New, Cheap
and stylish line of goods
We are not LOW on one just lo catch
nigh on others because we think you Dot posted.
goods tin
v;
Here is here a of
Both . between
them the of
Nature. The tool on your table,
your own body ; the same,
vet between the two stands the dice-
the arbiter of growth or decline,
life
We cannot make a diamond, we can-
not make Sash, blood and Mono. No.
But by means of the shaker Digestive
we can enable the stomach t
digest food which would otherwise fer-
and poison the In all
forms of dyspepsia incipient con-
with weakness, loss of flesh,
thin blood, nervous prostration the
dial is the remedy. Taken
with fool it relieves at once. It
and assists nature to nourish
trial to show its merit
cents,
is the best
it
of Castor Oil.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured,
with LOCAL. APPLICATIONS, as
they cannot reach the sea of the dis-
ease. is a blood or
and in order cure it
you must take internal remedies. Hall's
Cure is internally, and
nets on the Mood and mucous
Hall's Catarrh Cure is not i quick med-
It prescribed by one of the
best physicians in Ibis country for
years, and is a
is composed of the best, t; known,
combined With tin blood purifier,
acting directly on the
The perfect combination the. two
Ingredients is what such won-
results in curing Catarrh. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. CO Props. Toledo.
Sold by price
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE
and whether you an expert or not net effect price one
cent Din goods I lie stamp of reliability, combining style
q with lowest puce, mid will
My of
CT surpassed
X U by any clothing
store. I will sell up-to-date Clothing.
yon for past favors, I to with
patronage. I am Sours o Please,
xx
Loader of
FLOORING
less than cost- Try a car f. o.
at N. C per M.
Co
JUST RECEIVED
------A fresh of------
Family GROCERIES,
Lard,
Sugar,
Flour,
Meat,
Meal,
which I
so low
that it causes
surprise.
Come see me
and I will
you fair
square.
r.
Eh
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cf.
co o
X a.
i t .
t. a
EL
THE DEALER IN
PIANOS IN THE
LL GOODS bought direct from the makers In large quantities and
sold at only one small profit no more. The Complete Furnishing
and Equipment of New Houses a Specialty. Small orders receive the
same careful and prompt attention as large ones. Special lots of
furniture from Bankrupt Manufacturers being offered at
it is asserted by ear
silver is
ed only for of the mint-
it must be
coinage cannot to mine own-
more took
away ; it must also be
that
of diver has la th mine own-
is insignificant to the loss
which this baa brought lo tin
of the
will bring to
many as tin
Bane can obtain tram it.
it is the of free coinage t
especially ii particular class
decide upon
;. for In taking
sod kept op until the fox dropped , ass, hot those re-
bar. of silver is needed by
j currency is needed
that amount is for in
bill by
in for bullion at the I
price. If States then
d mere than annually lo
r population and business,
now, ft larger population,
a greater annual and
United States is only one nation
many. Oar make no
position we simply
of who me s.
to none ill their capacity self govern
gold has
th; people to an
tribute to nation
the world, a tribute which no ore
dares to defend. I that
United Slates lo
.
ABOUT PIANOS AND ORGANS.
How to Make Home Attractive
Has been the study of mankind since the trouble in
Adam's household, and it now universally conceded
that is the potent factor in the accomplish-
of this result Now a Piano or an Organ is a necessity
if you want a Musical Home, and have studying
and. working years to get myself into a position to
supply the of North and South Carolina with the
I Best Possible Instruments,
At Lowest Possible Prices, on
Easiest Possible Terms.
My success is beyond my hopes, and I am now prepared
to give my patrons the Such a as I can
offer has never been controlled by one dealer.
UPRIGHT PIANOS, TO
REED ORGANS, TO .
And The Leader In Each Different
Of course my low prices and easy terms n
ABOUT FURNITURE.
Fine Furniture
Makes Fine Homes.
cure for all its as well as
ate provision for needs f . . j,
nil its ors.
Of So pro-
themselves Impotent to triune a
financial to own
Mall is beyond the power
. f language to We cannot
respect for our so
of the world.
or
the second a change in
ratio is not Hostile
ha the demand for silver
and its when measured
e by gold, while this e hostile
will probably but one Piano or Organ in a lifetime
SO want to pet the right one. Let me, or one of
salesmen, help yon your selection.
The Moat Furniture la Not Always the It be
Well Designed.
Well Made.
Well Finished. f
I can furnish you with all of these, at less money than
other dealers will offer A great variety to select from
Bedroom Suits in Oak at
Curly Birch, Mahogany, Birdseye Maple and Walnut
Suits at all prices.
f Parlor Suits in Great Variety.
Pining Room Furniture, every style
I Hall Suits, to the Queen's Taste.
Pictures and Easels in abundance. Everything in
Furniture to make home comfortable.
MANTELS AND TILES FOR NEW HOUSES.
ALL SUES
one can as.
At Bottom Prices.
We will Save Money on them.
WHITE ENAMEL IRON BEDS
Thousands of Homes in the two will testify our and low prices. Our
do business with you. Makes no difference small orders are. will get the lowest prices,
sap see you if you wish. Write and h ,
ANDREWS,
methods are fair and liberal.
My salesmen will
prices. OH card may save you
. H. ANDREWS,
Manager Music Department
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Furniture, Pianos and Organs. A
is West Trade Street. CHARLOTTE, N. C.

culling
on of
E- M. Andrews, of Charlotte. Hi at
today.
He is the largest dealer in
pianos organs that we
Lave iD the State, and bis trade
covers ail sections of the two
Handling these goods
in quantities as be
dot's enables him to make
p- i es to purchases. A postal
id to him will bring
i and pi ices any
in wanted.
News
It's a- Lot these days that one can
i op i After
i- r tire and rest till the cool of
the evening.
There is no club in
sound from money
in Hi-1 made by a dollar
ed by -i drummer on the pave-
in it. The whole town turned out,
the dollar end the drummer
were in the
understand that a man named
ha discovered the north pole.
lint t. i re is no danger of the voters
emigrating tor while there's
of ice, there's no whiskey to o
THE
offer includes
Notions
Local Reflections.
First of the Mullets
and cents a peck at
made an average of
on their tobacco sold at the
Greenville Warehouse Thursday.
The entire aria at Star Ware-
house Monday an average
This looks like getting back to
old time figures.
Beet T- a
M.
c.; S.
These as They
M i- round.
If. II. Barn sis ;. Sufi ilk.
II. A. has returned
J. A. to Norfolk H en-
Filler's Va.
has returned
Parham
from
T. E. Robert, Chan
arrived Tuesday evening.
Tuesday
City. Va ,
J. C-
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr.
David S. Smith, Greenville, and
Misc Tucker, of Mr.
J. Tucker, at Salem church on Wed-
Sept. 2nd, at P. M.
A fresh lot of tun Cheese and
Vermont Better, on at J. S. Tun-
stall's.
That of piled
on the Eastern Warehouse floor to-day
was a sight to look upon and tells its
tale. Man U
are doing the work that brings it in.
Fine Italian just received,
at J. S.
fresh Can- B to-day, A
at S. M.
J. W. Hart, of Greene county, had
a load of bottom primings at the Star
Monday and brought aim 1.28 which
was more than he expected.
Look our, the Star is coming to the
front.
W. D. Stokes sold a lot of common
tobacco at the Planters Warehouse Fri
day on which he averaged lie
said that anybody hail offered
before the site be would have taken it
gladly.
The way sales have ii d at the
Warehouse is noticed by
all who go on the market Leon
has built up his large business
by personal attention and selling every
pile tobacco strictly on merit.
. W. Williams sold a load
. at the Star Warehouse Monday
lot tS;,. lot at i lot
at lot at Frank
also sold at the Star at these figures
The News and Observer issued a
Fruit and Truck Edition last
Sunday. Like is cotton and tobacco
shows enterprise and deserves
the patronage the citizens of the
State. These editions have done
to advance the material interests of the
State.
Getting Beady to Open.
M. Owens, Currituck. arrived
to get ready for opening a large
business here about Sept. 1st. He
will open temporarily in the Elliott
building on east, side the street until
two stores can be fitted up for him in
the new block now going op on the
other side of the street. II Mr. Owens
proves as good a citizen as some other
Currituck we have, as we have no
doubt he will, Greenville is very
in netting him.
Charlie Briley
Soil
Will ins a push ion
with
Sirs. K. home
Tuesday evening from
J. G. Bowling and Wiley Brown
went to Washington Monday.
Miss Saturday even-
to friends in Kinston.
W. u. Lang, of went to
Norfolk u
The child l J. N. Hart is very
sick, shows signs improvement
Ned Saunders is hi town selling
Henry Clay Cheroots, said to be the
best on the t.
K. left Friday for the north-
em markets to purchase new goods for
C. iV Son.
Julia daughter Capt.
of Goldsboro, is
ii. Mrs. F. Sugg.
It. Edwards and of
Ni came down Tuesday evening to
visit W. II Harrington, Mrs- Edward's
father
Mis. G. Fleming and re-
turned Saturday evening from their
summer outing in I lie western of
the Stale.
Mis-es Cornelia and Minnie Mo- re,
of who have been visiting
friends at the King House, Lit
morning, ad will spend a days
at the home It.
Frank r Una d Friday
from tin- markets says
hi has got lie tell the
that as soon as his new display
s arrive he show largest
and handsomest up-to-date line cloth
ever seen here.
M. H. returned from his north-
tour Thursday night and says he
bought the prettiest of foil and
winter goods he ever purchased, and
also that the prices were much lower
this season than last and he will startle
the. folks around here with prices.
Bight.
love pie mow and silver less is ;,,
Out a TiCKet -Tn w
Plan of fusion With
Some of Them Like
Such Surrender.-A Bolt.
The of Pitt held their
county convention here on Saturday
afternoon, fix white men about a
hundred taking part in it.
The meeting was called to order at
M. by chairman of
the county committee.
There was a right at
th outset at the meeting over the man-
in which the business cf the con
should be proceeded with.
Alter a little cross tiring between
posing sides, which indicated to t
Spectators that there was some tun
ah-ad, the Secretary was ordered to
call the rail of townships, chick he
did but omitted to call any name o
as There was an
a he-
pro ceded.
F. J Johnson moved that the
and Secretary be made
permanent of the convention.
W. raised the point
that no on credentials bad
been appointed and made a report.
C M. Bernard stated that if there
no contest from any township it
was useless to Ban by having
a tn credentials, and he
moved that the rules suspended and
th- go into permanent or
K. V. raised the point that this
irregular and demanded that the
roll of delegates be called. This pro-
very slowly, about thirty An-
At the conclusion of the roll call G.
W Cox to say thing
but there so much confusion ii-
could not be Beard- A crowd red
the desk to ace
how the list of delegates out.
About time a drunken white
man crossed the stand in rear the
chairman and made B much noise that
policeman Fred Co put him down
in the corner and held him until he
got quiet.
C. M- Bernard got the gain
and his motion to suspend
rules a d go permanent
carried.
K. V. Cox moved that present chair-
man and secretary be made permanent
carried.
C. M Bernard said ha dent to
read the convention some
from lie prefaced the
reading with some remarks In which
said party can exist without organ
and no party can he long lived
unless it the Instructions that
come from the He
wanted them to listen to what came
from headquarters and lie ready to act
lie lead the address
issued by the State e
at their recent meeting in It
was noticeable ilia, when I reached the
part upon the nomination of
Russell Governor there was not the
slightest sound to come the
but when he read the names of
and they broke out
He hold a copy of lbs
lie in hie hand and out like
he lo pa a tribute to the
Capt, editor of that paper., bat
put aside and went in for a speech
of an hours length. The main object Mr.
Cox had in making the speech R
to be to warn the Republicans no lo
lie swallowed up and soul by I he
He mid he favored fusion
bet not surrender. That under fusion
the was dim
the rate of a year, and at at
this rate it would soon cease to exist.
He fired the a tittle by
to their freedom and said
if they had to lie disfranchised made
no different with them from which
party it came. That such doctrine as
that had recently been proclaimed from
re he stood, and asked the question
it none from a Democrat. There
were loud responses of no.
lie then asked it from a Re
publican, and was answered in the neg-
with greater . II.- not
whether it was a Populist, but
body knew that he to Col.
Skinner.
All through hi. speech he continued
to utter he wants you lo forget
your He council, d the could not
Th.
G. said he was not permitted
to have a part caucus, if
the n-port was a an the sense
this convention he then was going lo
with and be with it.
got up to take with
Cox against the caucus, and the
grew so strong that Bernard
took tin again to try and pacify
la,
E. V. Cox rose to u point of per-
privilege, said be was ignored
the caucus and would not submit to
such proceedings. He lo
make another speech Bernard
called him down and iterated upon the
The motive was put and declared
adopted.
Bernard the motion that ill
the agreement between Republicans
and Populists U not out th
executive is authorized to
such action as is deemed
E, V. Cox got the floor again and
said he would not toll on a ticket
brought out any way as this,
that it had bee Republican principles
to lid the voice the be heard
but to-Jay a lot cf bound and gagged
men from a caucus arc usurping the
people's authority and a move
G T.
nave Ins
support.
confusion just here was
and Bernard broke in with
reading a the
action of the State convention in
Russell and declaring that he
would not come down, and also en-
the action the Con-
nominating
He then made a motion ti adjourn
the i from the outcome
Populist State
Durham Sun.
Again.
The Populist
at on re-
nominated Harry Skinner for Congress
by acclamation. Tn-w. White,
Hertford, was nominated Elector.
not to lister at the argument.
for silver that they would hear during
this campaign. He heartily in
favor hat be agreed
him in eleven things, and only
in one That he differed will.
Bryan in and only agreed with
him in one. He favored free silver
he favored Whew
Can the Populists K V. jumped up and tried
low this ticket f This was In-art- to speak again, and in the contusion the
endorsed by the whole n was and the convention
and. yet Populists are asked lo vote Cox kept right
a supporter of mid talking, thus., sympathy with him
ism. Will they do it This remains j remaining to bear him out. He again
to be seen. Mr. Cox closed alter read- what had been done, and
extract from the Caucasian convention would be
quoting a little poetry that ought to be i held and a ticket
entitled He urged the Re- nominated to lie .
with force to stand
lie looked as if he might have said a
great deal more but be was fearful I
of Oil lender and
ground.
P. J. Johnson fallowed Cox and en-
what he had said, adding that
any talk about their voting for Bryan;
and Watson was limply absorb, that
Northern Markets. His Entire
glimmer
at your own price for the spot cash only. Come
early and avoid the rush.
C.
Next door to The Bank of Greenville.
Tom Watson was the worst
hater the country. M. Barnard
also made sum ;
about and moved to ratify the
work the caucus
Died.
We to chronic- the rail news
that reached here Monday hi of
death of Mr. U. Sheppard,
inure, died in that on Sun-
lay last with Bright disease. The
deeply with
relatives here and in Baltimore.
VISiT
Mr. Bryan made his first speech
since the Madison Square Garden
speech, last Saturday X.
V. It was brimful for the
cause and convinced the hearers
of the justice of his cause. There has
not been a more effective speaker in
American polities IV r the past century
than Mr. Bryan is proving himself to
be.
Barn Binned.
A little before going to press this
Hal Sugg phoned us that a
tobacco barn on O. L. Joyner's place,
two-and-a-half miles from town had
just been destroyed by lire.
Prize House Completed.
Rountree, Brown Co. have about
their prize house and have
commenced using it. This building is
one of the best equipped on the market.
It has four Hours for storing and hang-
tobacco and a brick basement con-
grading and ordering rooms.
are now well prepared to
livid the weed.
The Greenville Still
he Greenville Warehouse had the
lead in quantity today and whooped up
the price as usual. Here is a sale made
for II. C. mi a load prim-
lbs. GO lbs. ;
lbs. ; lbs. j lbs
lbs. lbs. So
Furnish-
Dry
Melons as
Miss Harriet Moore sent a lot
tobacco in to be sold at the Star Ware-
to-day, and sent along large
watermelons lo placed on as many
piles, the buyer to get the melon.
When those piles were reached and
the boys spied the melons there was a
lively racket in bids.
in fact the entire k
Prank
Wilson
The
Good Prices.
Here are two sales at
the Star warehouse today which shows
how they run For Bert Had-
dock, lots at ; ; and
For Thomas Baker, lots at 9.23 ;
and The gel
there every time.
Dissolution Notice.
Tin- I f White has
been by mutual consent.
Mr. White having purchased Mr.
interest hi the Insurance bus-
teas Fire, Accident and
Tin will be continued solely
by Mr. II. A. White.
White
X. C. Aug. 15th
The of White A having
dissolved I desire to
thanks to our m-my
patronage, an with pleasure
I to Mr. A. ware.
tinner partner and who
continue the Insurance business.
I will still represent the Union
Life and re-
business who
mar be interested to Life Insurance.
Very n lily
Ii-BK
Still Up.
Tobacco receipts keep going right on
up ladder, higher and higher all
the time. Today broke the season's
record up lo this time with
pounds. was here from everywhere,
each one of the having
about as as it wanted lo look after.
The sale was an all day affair time.
the Star at o'clock only that
Planter's could be finished he-
lore dinner.
had the afternoon and gave the buyers
so much lo hid on as to keep them busy
until a large
crowd, many ladies among I hem, out lo
see the break. is no need of
disputing the matter any further
Greenville is the leading tobacco mar-
of Eastern North Carolina. Other
markets arc aware of this they
admit it or not.
Highest Price
Today Miss Annie Potter, of
county, It id tobacco sold at the
it i's Warehouse and average
The lowest lot. the
highest This latter price was the
figure -hat has reached m
the this season. B. n
Bought it.
Always Ahead.
Give the Eastern Warehouse first
sale, last sale or middle sale, and yon
will ti id more, tobacco on the floor than
any other house. It had last sale to
day and wan away ahead In quantity
while are never beaten.
This for from the fart
no cc interest in the mar-
than arid Man
Evans, and no one works
for I he farmer than they do. The tar
. know tins and appreciate it.
After completing the reading he
then a speech of length in
which he several t in -s pressed point
of their keeping together and being
ready to heed what came from head-
quarters. He rehearsed the plan of co-
operation between the
Populists the last campaign and said
and helped them beat the
Democrats that election, and we
pledged ourselves to with
the in again in this election If they con-
true to the reforms they started
out to secure The great reforms were
these First, local self-government in
the counties ; the right of every
man to deposit one vote and have that
vote counted; third, per cent
He went on to tell how the
cans and Populists had got out a joint
Slate ticket this year, the Republicans
first meeting and making a skeleton
ticket and the ts later it
out. But he tailed to tell them the
Dominated a full ticket, and
paid no attention lo the one the
leans bad fact ignored
every man they had nominated, and
that way fusion comes on the State
ticket is that the Republican Executive
Committee just met and their
ticket with th- mm the Populists had
nominated, holding on to the few little
fellows they had d in their own
State convention.
Coming down lo the district he said
helped to send Skinner to Con-
last time and that the Republican
met in last
day, the same day of the con-
pledged the Republican vote
of the district to inner again this
time, and he wanted them all to sup-
port him, since the Populists had done
what they asked of them. He mid
that the Populist convention Eden-
ton passed a endorsing Sen,
We wonder what Mr,
Butler thinks of this. Foe Colonel's
hand seems to appear in this. And
it be true such a silver
could cause a Populist convention to
endorse the lankest mania
the South
Then touching Upon affairs
he said all knew that in our
with them last election we go;
only one representative in the county.
Bu t the Populist committee met this
morning and offered to more liberal
with us this lime- said will
give us the same Representative, th
Register cf Deeds, Coroner and one
Commissioner, with committees
from each party to
to a Senator- We are to name who
we please for these offices, they are to
name who they please for e
fices, w will put them on one ticket
ind beat the Democrats by ma-
We held a
caucus just before this convention and
the offer of the Populist com-
the selected the names
lo go on the which will
ask Mr. Brown to
This was a signal for e
Brown went th stand to read
th I caucus names, but objections were
beard in various parts o the ball-
he go -ale-ad and read
it and he gave the following names
For Legislature E. V. Cox.
For Register of
For
A general,
of ticket and before any action
he taken E. V. Cox got the Moor
FALL GOODS
Arriving Daily.
Our Mr. Taft is back from the
north and says prices there were
cheaper than ever and he will
make prices here way down.
Summer Goods at your
own price.
TAFT,
FIVE POINTERS,
to-1
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followed the read.
a m
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lull of Bargain inn the use dollars and cent
This fact joined to the truthful assertions, the largest stock, moat
beautiful best valueR, make our the- most
for you to trade. Come take a look at
the many attractions which we offer you. They
fail to elicit your admiration and make
you our A stock full of Bargains
day during each season, but
before any better, grander, more
beautiful or better selected
stock than this Our
buyer bought for the
Cash, and added to
the judgment
of years
experience, we offer a lino of
Merchandise.
that has never been excelled or scarcely in this town or
county- Our store is homo of rare bargains,
merit, good, square dealing, polite attention,
the place for you to trade. We have
here and call upon every buyer
to examine them Our
is full to
of
following
Dry Goods, Ladies, Aliases and Children
Goods, Shirt Waist Silks, White
Dimities, ail wool,
Black Dress Goods, Ripples,
Novelty Cotton Goods
Linen Fabrics,
Ducks,
Piques, White and Colored Lawns,
Muslins, Ginghams, Calicoes other beautiful
Stylish things too to Our Laces, Ribbons, Silks,
Buttons, other Trimmings make the hearts of
the glad to behold them. Kid Gloves, Hosiery, Bide Combs,
and Hair Ornament beauties. Our Shoe stock is
Ladies, Mis-ms Children, Men and Boys. The most complete
and Hue of and Oxford Tie ever
offered here.
Furnishing Goods
embracing many article, such Collars. Cuffs, Tie, Bows
and Sunday and
every day Toilet Articles. Fur, Wool and
Straw Hats for Men Boys. Caps for men, Boys and children.
Plain, Pure, Heavy Groceries.
Flour, Mont, Lard, Molasses, Salt, Snuff and Tobacco. Hard
ware and Farming Tools, lows and Casting, Tinware, Toilet
and many household articles in that line. The Best line o
Crockery that we have ever had and that is saying much. Our Tea
and Dinner are beauties. Our Cups and Dishes
es and Bowls are here quantities and variety, Hall, and far
Lamps, plain and fancy patterns. Now a word about our
FURNITURE
Store, bigger more magnificent and grander than ever before- Oak
Salts, Parlor Salts, Plush, Upholstered,
Willow, Oak Rocking Chairs, and Oak Dining Chairs. All
culmination of the Manufacturer's Art up to date. Separate
Bureaus, Bedsteads; Dining Tables, Towel Hal
Mucus, Tin Safes, Side Boards, Spring Mattresses,
Shuck straw Mattings, Rags, Car-
Poles, Luce Curtains, Window Shades and other house
Harness, Trunks. and Hand Hags and Wood
Willow Ware- Tubs. Market Fancy Lunch Bank
et. And many other things that you need. Don't come to Green-
ville and leave seeing your friends, the Leaders
Notice to Creditors.
qualified as Executor of
will late Mrs. A. M. Clark,
i- given lo all persons Indebted
to to make immediate pay-
to the and to all
creditors f the estate Mrs. A. M.
Clark to exhibit their claims properly
i to the at the
., . . A Fleming, attorneys, In
II not it Will De N. C, on or before the Bret
. . , , of August 1897.
and you had better , u w. b.
J n of Mrs. A. M. Clark.
A FLEMING, Attorneys for
Executor.
your Flues ready for
curing. We can sup-
ply you now at any
time with the best Steel
Flues.
S. E PENDER
Fender makes good
NOTICE.
To the. Tobacco Farm-
All who
pose to use tie Method
Hanging or Looping curing
are notified that they must procure a
Farm Right before using same.
The same having been patented Oct. SB,
1896 Pleasant B. Farmer, and by him
to John R. Farm
can be procured by to
ISAAC A. SUGG, Attorney
C July

C. D. ROUNTREE.
WILEY BROWN.
H. L. COWARD
T. E. HOOKER
Sole Owners and Proprietors of the
It. is am
TO THE TOBACCO PUBLIC is conceded by all the surrounding country that Greenville is the leading tobacco market for the sale of Leaf in Eastern Carolina ,
it all within reach of the Great market to sell their tobacco here. There are four large Warehouse open to the public and chief among them is the a tr
corns of clever and gentlemanly assistants We now have under construction a large to be used in connection with the Warehouse, that we may be
n . have associated with us Messrs. H L Coward and T. E. Hooker, two large and successful tobacco raisers from Jr.
here. There are four large Warehouse open to the public and chief among them is the -T w
construction a large to be used in connection with the Warehouse, that we may be
large and risers from Greene of
where you will always receive
to us. We have associated with us Messrs. H L Coward and T. E. Hooker, two large and successful tobacco
we are better prepared to handle your tobacco than ever before and when you get your tobacco ready for market
and highest market prices for Your friends,
direct to the
prompt.
N. C
do not agree
it was wise to follow a bad
but from answer it will be
seen that fault does not lie with the
greenback and Treasury but
rather with the executive who
have seen lit to surrender a right which
should have been exercised for Ike
land sliver by creating a demand greater
than the supply. International
believe that Several nations, by
entering into an agreement to coin at a
ratio all th I and Sliver
can maintain the bullion value
of the metals at th mint ratio When
a mint price is thus it reg-
of the interests of the the bullion because any
pie. action has already t parson desiring coin may have the
made the excuse for the t converted into coin at that price,
in and;.,, , person desiring bullion can policy is to, unless we continue
into lull legal tender If
the creditor has the right to
metal in which payment shall be made
it is reasonable to suppose that he ill
require the to pay in the dearer
is perceptible
between bullion values of
the metals. This new d
for the dearer natal will
metal still, while the decreased
demand ft. r the cheaper metal will
make that metal cheaper still. It, on
the other hand, debtor exercises
the option it is reasonable to
that be will pay in the cheaper metal
one metal is cheaper th n
other. But the demand thus the to redeem all bank pi pet he -cut to utilize in ail
tor the cheaper will raise ; r g I or and will In- at in n
Tin- price of has fallen more in the
past live years than it ever fell in the
history of world, but th it fill is not
due to increased production.
opponents cannot ignore the
is now j broad in
all legislation intended to prevent
and no silver Is being coined to take
its place. N t only is gold going
abroad now, bin must continue to go
abroad as long as the present financial
it is impossible to estimate the amount it melting the coin, the only
of bonds which may hereafter be issued upon which hi-
if this policy is continued. a and independent
are told that any attempt Oil
the part the at this lime
to redeem obligations in silver
a on on gold; but
should The Bank of ex
differ is Can the States, by
the free and unlimited of silver
at the ratio, create a demand
r which, taken in connection with
already in will
I I'll
its price, while the lessened for j maintains the parity between gold and agree in their i-e
silver at the ratio of 1-2 to I. and agree inalterable
retains in circulation more silver n t the standard.
than we in the cannot that free
States. It may be farther i gives a benefit to the mine
that our opponents have because international
dearer metal will lower its price.
In other words, when the creditor has
the Ike metals are drawn apart
whereas when debtor has the op-
the metals are held together
our opponents
at the ratio fixed by law, nothing more forcible man the gives to the owner
pro bled the demand is
to absorb all of boll, metal
at the mint.
Society, is. therefore, in
the option exercised by deb-
tor. there em be no such thing
as real unless the option is
exercised by debtor. The exercise
of the option by the debtor prevent the
creditor classes, whether domestic or
to exert themselves to main-
the parity between g Id silver
at the legal ratio, whereas they might
find a profit in driving of Ike met
to premium it they could then de
mind Ike dearer metal. The right of
the to choose the coin in which
payment shall lie made extends to ob-
ligations due from government as
well a from contracts from
A government obligation N simply a
due from all people to n- if
the it is impossible to
policy which make the of
the one person who holds the
superior to the rights of the many
must be taxed to pay it. When,
prior to 1873, was at a premium
it was never that
honor required I he payment of govern-
obligations silver. The
adopted by in
positively assert tin right of tho United
Suites to redeem obligations in stand-
ard silver dollars as well us in coin-
this subject Chicago platform
are opposed to the policy
and practice of surrendering to the
holders of obligations the United
States the option by law of
exchanging silver o in silver
coin or gold
ill mum
is constantly assumed by some
that the United States notes commonly
greenbacks, and the Treasury
notes, issued under the act 1890,
responsible the recent in the
gold reserve, but this assumption is en-
without foundation. Secretary
appeared before the House
Committee on Appropriations on Jan-
and I quote from the
printed report of his testimony before
the committee
Mr. would like to ask you
not entirely connected with
the. matter under what ob-
there could lie to having
option of redeeming in either silver or
gold in the Treasury.
Secretary that policy
bad been adopted at beginning of
I am not saying this
tor the purpose of the action
my predecessors, or anybody
if the policy reserving to
government, at the beginning of
resumption, the option of redeeming in
gold or silver all its paper presented,
believe It would have worked
and would have been no
trouble growing of it. but the Sec
of the Treasury from the be-
ginning of resumption have pursued
policy of redeeming u gold or silver, at
of the holder of the paper,
M y Secretary had
attempted to change that policy and
Ion silver upon wan who wanted
or old upon a wanted
and especially if he had
that attempt at such a critical period as
we have had in last two years, my
ii would have been very
of id the
fear. More Ibis, it I he I advantage i by independent W-
retire its paper and at the ratio.
the banks the necessity cannot accuse the ad
of coin redemption the; free of being
banks would right to desire ts raise the v due of
Disk gold or silver. In bullion, debtors who desire to
they would the their deb's in cheap or
j as the government ought o
it now. The must
exercise right to its
in silver when silver is
or it must retire all the
and silver certificates from cir-
i leave nothing bin gold as
who desire to curry
with the They must rest
opposition upon one ground only, name-
that supply silver
for coinage is too large to be utilized by
the. United States.
discussing this we must con-
legal tender money. Are our the capacity people
willing the quantity of silver which
to from across the ocean, and
even then we simply postpone the evil,
because the amount borrowed,
with the interest upon it, must be paid
in The American
now send a large sum to Kim-1.
creditors, and
a lager and r margin u
and our i
charge. There Is Is only o W way j
to the increasing flow of gold from
our shores, and l hat is to s-i p ling
p. ices. The of
will mt only slop falling prices, but
will to some extent prices by
reducing world's demand gold
If it is a rise in c s-
to our ct I reply that, in the
of equities, the American I
people have as much right to favor
financial system which will maintain or
restore prices, as foreign creditors have
to insist a financial system that
will prices. But interests
society are far superior to the inter-
debtors or and
the interests of society demand a
system which will add lo
u us of lie standard of world
and thus restore stability to
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Dakota
Ohio
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South Carolina
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Tin; -t Salve In the w
Sores, Ream,
So-es, Chapped II n
Corns, and ail Skin
and cures Piles, or on
p required l to give
to i
certs i For -ah- by
I,
costs cotton planters more
than five million dollars an-
This is an enormous
waste, and can be prevented.
experiments at Ala-
Station show
j conclusively that the use of
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GERMAN KALI WORKS,
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will carry out their policy toils
legitimate conclusion, o. will eon.
to cloak their designs in
phrases
conk to our mints. It
remembered that a
only partially d and that on-
people surpass any people in the world
in their power to and pro
dace. Our extensive railroad
and enormous
commerce must also he taken into con-
Now, bow silver can
Not the coined
the world, because almost all of it is of
more this tint; other lauds.
mints are to free u
limited coinage at ;
cannot name he.-i i-e
the applied to it has made
more in the of merchandise than
it will be. worth at our mints. We
cannot expect all the annual
silver India, China, Japan,
If and all the other silver using
must satisfy their needs from
yield. arts will as i a large
amount, and gold standard
tries will need a considerable quantity.
Worst Enemy Defeated by
P, P. P.,
Great Remedy.
FOR YEARS HE SUFFERED--COULD
HARDLY AT
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in health,
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j physical capital all gone, if so,
NEVER DESPAIR
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your
AlTO
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is an actual necessity for hi-
m as well as a theoretical de-
of it. During the last twenty,
three years has been
an additional demand tor god, and
this law created demand has
increasing toe power of
each ounce gold. The restoration
bimetallism to the States will
take away from gold t so of its
purchasing powers as was added to it by
silver. The
is now held upon the gold
basis by legal-tender laws and not by
redemption in and n-t because
silver are i i gold
policy
contend that free and
coinage by the United Slat.-s will
the bullion value w to buy orly that
coinage value, and thus make silver needed but. if we
lion worth per ounce in to take and utilize all d it,
throughout the world. This proposition of f to buy
is in keeping with natural laws, not in
of them. known law
of commerce is and
demand We this law
build our argument upon it We
ply this law to money when we say
that a reduction in the volume of
will raise the purchasing power of the
dollar; we also apply the Jaw supply
and demand to silver when we say
a new demand for silver created by law-
will raise the silver bullion.
Gold and silver re different other
in that they are limited in
Corn, wheat, manufactured
products, can be produced almost
without limit, provided they can be sold
n price sufficient to stimulate pro
during, but gold and silver called
precious metals they are found
produced. These metals hove been
the object of search as far
back as history runs, yet. to
Mr. calculation, all the gold
in the en be into a
loot cube and all the twin
in the world into a sixty-six-foot
gold and are limited,
both in the quantity now in hand and in
it
can fix the between them.
Any purchaser who stands ready to
the entire supply of any given
at a price urn prevent
article fr m falling that price. So
the government can fix a price for gold
Here it a here a
charcoal. Both yet between
them Stand j the mightiest magicians
The food on your table, and
your own body ; the same,
et between the two stands the
the arbiter growth or decline,
life or
We cannot make a diamond, we
not make II -eh, blood and I one. No.
Hut by means of the Shaker Digestive
we can enable the stomach to
digest food which would otherwise fer-
and the In all
forms of dyspepsia incipient con-
with weakness, loss of flesh.
thin nervous n the
d is the successful remedy. Taken
i it at once. It.
and as- st- nature to nourish
i. tn I have not slept on either side for
t mi show , , come.
Ill I i sleep position all
at the pile Many fear
that the of our mint will be
followed by the increase in
the animal production of silver. This
is conjecture Silver has been used
thousands year, and
during all that time the world has
suffered from an overproduction.
If, for any reason, the supply gold
o in the future ever
the requirement., of arts and the
needs of commerce, we confidently hope
the intelligence of the people will
be and enact
legislation necessary the
of It is ll refuse to
the people they now
need, fear they may hereafter have
more than they need. I am firmly
convinced that by our mints to
and unlimited coinage at the
present ratio we can a
silver which will keep the price of
bullion at per ounce, meas-
by
fALL IN O
our opponents the
fall in the value of silver, when meas-
by gold, to the fact that during
the quarter of a century the world's
silver has more
rapidly world's supply of
This is entirely answered by
that the last twenty-five
the annual output gold has increased
more rapidly the
Mr. A. M. Ramsey, of Texas.
Man a sufferer from Catarrh its worst
form. Truly, his description bis suffer
seem little short of marvelous. In-
stead of seeking his couch, glad for the
nights coming, be went to it with terror.
that another long, weary, wake
fill night and a struggle to breathe was
before Dim. He could not Bleep on either
side for two years. P. P. t
cured him quick time.
DE TEXAS
Means, Savannah.
I have used nearly four bottles
of P. P. P. I was afflicted from the crown
of my head to the soles of my feet. Your
F. P. P. has cured my difficulty of breath-
palpitation of the heart,
and has relieved me of all pain. One nos-
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can breathe through It readily.
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EDWARDS Props.
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C.
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and dealers all
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All kind f done
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A P W,
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THE ELECTORAL
In these days when every man wants
to figure for how the is
going it is useful to have at
electoral vote cast by each Slate. More
is
State.
Alabama
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Vote.
If
it
I feel glad that I was lucky enough to gel
F. P. P., and heartily recommend St to
j friends and the public generally.
I respectfully,
A. M.
TUB STATE OF
, the undersigned
on this day, personally appealed
A. M. who. after being duly
sworn, says on oath that the foregoing
statement made by him relative to
virtue of P. P. P. medicine Is true.
A. M.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this.
August -tin. 1801.
J. M- LAMBERT, N P.
County. Texas
Catarrh Cured by P. P. P.
limit where all other
remedies failed.
twists distorts your
hand and feet. Its agonies are intense,
but speedy and a permanent cure
la gained by tie of P. P.
Woman's weakness, whether or
otherwise, can be cured and the system
built up by P. P. P. A healthy woman Is
a woman.
Pimples, blotches, eczema and all dis-
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cured by P. P. P.
P. P. P. restore build
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nay. P. P. P. removes that heavy, down-
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For Blotches and on the face,
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Ladles, for natural and thorough organic
regulation, take P. P. P.
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BROTHERS, APOTHECARIES,
SOLE PROPRIETORS
Block. .
For by J. L,
gist next deer to o- T- White-
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In Courts.
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trices
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This has p-en use lo
years,
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. cure- win-
other remedies, with the
-no-i
f-r failed. This Ointment la o
mid the high
which his d lain i is
it.- own i a- lint
been to bring it
ll-lie. this
De sent to any receipt i f Oil
Dollar. All Cash Older
to. all order to
T, S-0
DR. EL A.
DENTIST.
J, L. SUGG,
life, Accident Insurance.
N. C.
AT THE HOUSE.
Risks placed in strictly
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At lower current rates
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Office over Old Brick front
Steamers leave
villa and Tarboro land
on Tar River Monday,
and Friday at A. M.
h H.
Tuesdays, Thursday
A. M. Kline
These departures taRe
of water on Tar River.
nil Pat-
I Fee.
G, n Opposite
and we in in tune
i Scad drawing or
n. w ii or Dot, of
Our Ice due patent
i A PAMPHLET, Obtain with
cost hi U. S. and foreign countries
free.
at with
steamers for Norfolk. Baltimore,
j New York , y,.
Shippers should who Bronchial o
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have used all kinds of medicine, but
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It is i iii- for Horses or cuttle hi
of the cure
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Opp.
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thousands of hopeless cases have been already
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