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was known Bathe
ard
near Fasten, was
fur reputed to be
by the ghost of a former
pant of house ho ha banged
writes S. King
of Haunted Houses of-
New In the August
No Man a Hero in a
re into onward-
j in remarked a
Orleans lawyer who a
the 18-1
anybody ever lived stood
up and made a square stand against
amorphous horror
pursue us in visions,
; lien I bale a
Home Journal ,
. . usual gels on Iran my
stones are told the annoyances .
tenants at
all hours of the night, I'll I In.
were never wired a sight of
none of the chaw
old fashioned corded
bedstead, on several
Us occupant was awakened sudden-
finding himself on the
the Cords which sustained tin
having been removed by unseen
hands without breaking or catting.
times the whole were
alarmed what sounded like a
wagon-load of stones from
a great height on to the roof,
threatening to crush it. These
became so frequent
it was with difficulty ten-
ants could be found for the house,
so much dread did people have of
ghostly
blood terns to water and my on-
duet would disgrace sheep. I am
myself with stark, down
right tear, and i have no idea left
in my to run like a
The General Assembly of North
Carolina do
Section I. That Chapter SIS,
rabbit. All pride,
dread of ridicule and even the i-i Al the Constitution of
of self are Mattered lie amended H
to the winds; I believe honest
THE AMENDMENT.
Full Text of the
i Amended.
An Supplemental to an Art
Entitled lo amend the
Constitution of
ratified February ISM, the
Two Hundred
of the Law
of
pie shall be by and ail,
the I tars
shall be viva roan. I Liver Pills keep the bow-
See voter in North cleanse
Carolina. i as in this article system of all I i Ail
disqualified, shall lie eligible to of absolute cure for ski hi
lice, bill entering upon the i. . i
i . , ., at , i u . i sour stomach, c n-
of the he shall . . , , . , , ,.
and subscribe the
do swear
that I will support
maintain the constitution and lawn
of the United Slates, and the con-
laws of North Caro
not inconsistent therewith, and
that I will faithfully discharge the
duties of my office
So help me,
Sec. The following of
persons be disqualified for
office all persons who shall
Independence was the heritage
Of our fathers, and North
come again now to work out
and write out a new declaration.
The great motive that now stirs the
minds of the people of North Cu-
a to change their fundamental
law is an intense longing for
from political bondage. Let
no man think it is hatred the
colored man. It is not. Let no
man think it is simply repudiation
of any set of men. white or color-
ed. It is not. motive lies in
a powerful desire to be rid a
general political system, for which
all the The
Ignorance has made this
system possible, and it is hoped
that his retirement will destroy it.
We been free to think or
load in North Carolina.
have had one. unending and
lightening paramount concern
has compelled absolute neglect of
ail others. For thirty years we
have had but one Issue and
an element . This bus led
naturally to political degeneracy,
While State- have risen Horn
issue lo issue. have
men hanging on In all parties, we
have political heelers in great
in all panic-, we have office-
seekers instead public sen ant,
have while unlit
the
C HI -e Id
In . lit . Mei i
pi. ml
III. B I . .-
necessity . i ruble
I in m bat e fell I hi
pule- leadership
but h- I . . . bill
. ., l . IT
Wile 1.1 . i Mil
I i bit it I I III .
ionic
1st i i in the I . . .
mi It i , u
. ,, lb .
-1 in hi
repugnant c lo m
ail
for ii moral .
t l III lot I i
of . . i i.
t see now t mil in w
nail methods,
we do not i or
interest i In
I would be capable of any in
in order to escape. I have
no hesitation in confessing this
because, as far U I have been able
lo acts exactly
the same way
mare and I feel certain I would
not make such a pitiable spectacle
of myself in real life, no matter
what alight befall.
think that the explanation of
the nightmare panic is to be found
in the fact that the dream is
most accompanied by even male person who has Inch
sense of suffocation. It is well as- naturalized, twenty-one years of
shut- age, and possessing the
ting off one's wind, to u-e a home set out In this article, shall
phrase has an upon I be entitled to vote any election
mind which is entirely distinct and by the people in the Slate, except
as to make said act read as
-That article U of the being of Almighty
of North Carolina c. and
same is hereby abrogated, and Of confessed their
thereof shall be substituted
the following article of said Con-
as an entire
of
VI.
AMI TO
Section I. male person
born in tie; United States, and
whether or not, under
judgment suspended, any treason
or felony, or any other crime for
which tin- punishment may lie
in the penitentiary,
since citizens of
or corruption and
ma I pi act ice in office, unless such
I person shall lie restored to t
H do without
R. P. Smith, Va.
writes I don't know how I could
do without them. I have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
Liver Pills
Oxford Seminary for Girls
OXFORD. N C
Slit Annual Session Opens 1900
Large
Science Full
but
sad for
s.-. ii . M;. Apply
r v
t. i NO
will from A.
I from
of
Ami
Mid
will be open at polling place
five in n
W I.
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
TIE SHADOW OF
REWARD
W. will pay r,
; I I.,. Mi-k
, can
. cure I 1.1. Oil.-
, when I lie SM
He wild arc and
rights of citizenship In ft
Is
from produced by
any oilier form of pain or peril.
us herein otherwise provided.
See. lie shall have resided in
Ii mis the victim such horror State of Carolina for two
and distraction mat be is for toe I years, j n. county six mouths.
moment insane, lie will do any- j the precinct, ward or other
thing to get relief. This been election district in which be offers
brought out mi more than one
in the of wen who
have been choked and killed their
assailants, and judges have held
that the circumstances of such an
Attack should he given special COD-
lo vole, four months next
I lie elect ; Provided. That
removal from one precinct, ward
or other election district
in the same county. shall not ope-
rate to deprive any of the
of extenuating deed, right to vote in the precinct, ward
nervous other election district from
is and Is natural t. which lie has removed, until four
suppose that the mental of after such removal.
suffocation would or
upon Indictment of any crime
have for my sprints through
nightmare Orleans
rime- Democrat,
The Negro Party
the Black and
leaders get very squeamish and
object to being call Negro
should they object
when the furnishes three-
fourths membership of the
taking i
In some count II n- in
whites lumber
i the I p an p but there
he party is
., ill . i. for Iii
other c in II the
party is composed of
in round numbers 1,800
in county.
this number 1.405 ate
I i. invention
there were -50
and box while
Ii one man
i-. a revenue officer,
v. l was read from
directing them not nominate
but lo a committee
mi Id Inter name ii ticket.
I he punishment of which Is, or may
hereafter lie. imprisonment in tIn-
prison, shall lie permitted to
vole, unless the said person shall
lie restored to In
the by law.
person offering to
vote shall lie the time a legally
registered voter as herein
ed and in the manner
provided by law. and General
Assembly of North Carolina shall
enact general registration laws to
carry into the provisions of
this article.
Sec. person presenting
himself for registration shall be
able lo rend and Write any section
of constitution in the
language; and, before he shall lie
entitled to vote, he shall nave paid
on or day of May, of
the year in which he proposes to
vote, his poll lax for the previous
year as prescribed by Article .,
Section Hut
no male person, who was. Jan-
1st or at any time prior
thereto, entitled lo vote under the
laws of any State in United
Slates w herein he then resided, and
prescribed law.
See. B, Thai this amendment to
the Constitution, shall go into
on day of July,
if a majority of the votes out at
the next general election shall be
cast in favor of this amend-
See. II. I his amendment to the
Constitution shall lie Submitted at
next general election to the
qualified voters of the Slate, in the
same manner under the same
rules and regulations as is pro-
in I lie law regulating general
elections In Ibis State, and at said
elections persons desiring to
vole for such amendment shall cast
a written or piloted ballot with the
Amend
thereon; and those with a
contrary opinion shall east a writ-
ten or printed ballot with the
words Suffrage Amend-
thereon,
See. III. The east at said
election shall lie counted,
ed, returned and canvassed, and
result announced declared
under the same rules and
lions, and in the same manner as
the vote for Governor, and if s ma-
of votes call are in favor
of amendment, it he
the duly of the of
Stale, upon being notified of the
result said election, to certify
said the seal of
State, who shall enroll the said
amendment among the
permanent records of his
Sec. IV. This act shall lie in
force from and
.- an end to the descendant of any such
person shall be denied the right to
register and vote at my election in
this state by reason of his failure
to the
nation herein
ed, lie -hall hue registered In
with the terms of this
section prior to i,
. t lie party
Amendment
News and
lei .
S.
upon thinking men with n pleasant occasion was that Assembly shall pro
hearts. We can write n i breaking of mm,
lion of new
shall. -Biblical
a id e
lion Pack I i-s tor I.
fee a n i in the
The yolk of the can much
quicker white, this
reason
Should be a layer
of the white. placed
on side or the
settle and
come in I u HI, I lie In II,
which admits air. If it is
placed on tin small cud it will
ways i layer of white between
it and He shell, absorb
odors easily, therefore township officers,.
be
Angus lent tickets, which read
Home Journal. voling.
on ii led o vole without
ed unit herein
prescribed, and shall, on or before
1st. provide
encouraged . all
and
I h
inn inn a,
steps In building
Hallway.
M the the
enterprise threw din. J,
of welcomed
town hall and a
bad.
AI
be
thereafter have the right to rote
in all election- the people in
this State, unless disqualified
Sect of this
have paid
his poll tax as above required.
Sec. this Amendment to
ting place there ill the Constitution is presented
boxes, due box U
mil
Tim Penniless Gin at college.
upward of fifty
methods by which a girl can work
her way through college, a Cornell
graduate writes In the August La-
Home college
education Is possible for anyone
who is determined to have It. It
may happen that the prospective
is obliged lo stay at home
Work several years en-
compensation. It is
however, to defer entering until
every necessary for a four
course has earned.
Many girl- perhaps give up tin
idea going all
cannot go soon alter leaving the
high school, is not
unusual to in
universities, open during sum
Mr quarter, teacher, along
In the who in their youth
ere ill I d i college
It i- said that the nut hoes
III alone could, if
provide all
ye for a total
I loll II Mines greater than
present it bus pointed mil
lo the W of
nuts
grow in
ii taken.
and
III. .
J I. N
tub of
Carolina.
The Head of the State's
System.
Three academic courses leading
to Degrees. courses
in Law, Medicine and Pharmacy.
Summer School for Teachers.
Scholarships lid
Tuition to
i Sons and Teachers.
students besides In Sum-
mer School. teachers in the
faculty. For and in-
formation address
P. president,
Ml Chapel Hill,
to
Hits qua lid the
clerk if the Superior.-. n
In Ho- last W ill
K. i
given i.-all
against of said K.
tn to in.- for on or
day of or
will
All estate arc iv-
in to
of July lint,
A.
W. K.
Mil.
SALK.
virtue of h, a
in cause o II.
sad other of
J. .
is Court of
will on
III.
In sale Mon in die
N. o
fr cash fallowing
I tend to wit i land situate
I lie lauds of
one acre
more less.
This the
W.
Cumin
. He Schultz,
regulation of
,,, intent and purpose . J
the parts, am to
so dependent upon
load, other, whole shall
I or fall
as one Indivisible plan tons of
are every year; with
mils same many
Ires. ground in various ways
ate rapidly coming into and
it is in near
lure mil Hour will compete
See. All elections the
M and retail and
Healer. Cash paid for
Hides, Fur, Cotton Seed, oil
Turkeys. etc Bad.
-lead-, Suits, Ba-
by Carriages, Parlor
Suits, Tallies, Lounges, Safes,
and A Ax I led
Meat Key West Cheroots,
American Can-
Cherries, Teaches, Apples,
Pine Apple., Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Flour, Sic , Coffee. Meat, Soap,
Lye, Food, Matches, Oil,
Cotton and Hulls, Gar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples,
Candies, Dried Apples, Peaches,
Currents,
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Mars
Cheese, Best Stand-
aid Sewing h i lies, and mi
oilier goods. Quality and
Quantity. Cheap for cash. Come
to see me.
Phone
NOTICE.
I , , .,
j Curt.
Victoria Move vs. Move.
Hie will take
last SB action entitled as stove
the Court of
lit to obtain a from the
and
mil further W is
to at the next term of the Superior
of to In- held on the sec-
Monday after Monday Sept.
next, it being the 17th of
at the Court House iii N V.
an answer or demur to the complaint
said action, or lbs will to lbs
for the in
This f May
c.
Clerk Superior Court.
r Tor pill.
to
f Court of Pit
county, having issued Utter, of
lo inc. the the Tin
Jay of May, the
I. Notice is
given to all to the
to Blake payment to i-
i nil or
their property
t the
date , notice, or this
notice will far of their recovery.
day of May,
it. Adair,
on of J.
TO
Having before the Be
Pill an
of the Will and Nancy
Wallace, i given lo
all t said estate I., make
Immediate payment to the
all having claims es-
are her. to present the same
for payment on or before the Nth day of
April. or notice will be
bar
of April, I son.
of Wallace.
A ruin
Mrs. C. H. who keeps a
millinery and fancy foods at St
Louis. Co., filch., and Who U
well known the
I badly troubled with
catarrh aid I had
User complaint sod very X
was in a bad condition; day I be-
to fear that I should be a
well woman; that I hare to
settle down into a chronic
live in the shadow of death. I had
rec-
to me. I TOOK
AND IT CURED ME. and
cured my both. I am glad
that I heard it. I would
recommend it to every one. have
taken many other kinds of
I prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of
memo a a sire ox.
BOLD HI Hot.
--q-.
Wee
PILLS
Vita-.
all
of tr
pink to pal.
of
pat
of mail
fr
99.50, With our
ad. baud
EXTRA STRENGTH
PILLS
M circular
bond.
Or money paid.
of oar cut
car for of Power,
of
and to
Tobacco, or
Br mail in plain a
, for our
bond to car la day or
MEDICAL CO.
Jackson eta ILL.
-ale by I.
tan
Greensboro Female College
North Carolina.
Term begins Sept.
on
7-2
The One Day Cold Cure.
Coat in cured by Ker-
Isles
warn all person from en-
tiling upon of our
of
or hunting. Any one . will
l- law.
C T
A.
Mason.
OLD DOMINION LINE
Tin;
I.
Fill Tim Sept. I
At Cost.
RIVER SERVICE
Steamer
ton Ii A. M. for Green-
ville, leave daily at i
P, M. fur
lives
Wednesday
Fridays at A. M.
leave Greenville
Tuesdays. Sat n
at Ii A. M. only.
at with
Steamers for Norfolk,
New York and
ton, and for all points for Went
with Norfolk.
should order
Old Dominion B, B, On.
New Clyde Line Iron In-
Hay
mid Line from
JNO. SON,
N. 0.1
Ant.,
N. C.
sense
oils. Prepares mid girls for
the duties life. Pupils take n
high stand at College.
the full-rounded de-
of our pupils. Com-
awl conscientious teachers.
A well organized Literary Society.
Moral good.
Tor further
see or the principals,
N.
or j. d.
N. C.
IN
Whichard, N. C.
complete in every
mid prices as low as
Highest market prices
aid for country produce.
Our entire
Dry
Notions, Shoes,
W. T. M Co
PATENT
Ton
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J. K.
D. J. EDITOR
GREENVILLE, PiTT COUNTY, N. C. FRIDAY,
WHO I AND AIL
IF WANT TO BK AND
AT SAME TIME BUY
TO THE PLACE WHERE
YOU WILL GET HONEST WEIGHT STRICT-
LY RELIABLE GOODS.
Ed. H.
THE
A from Cuba
Almost every one sees
a buzzard some part of the
county with a bell attached to it.
The one this year was found last
week at the place, near
Ht. Pleasant, by Mr. D. M. Black-
welder. Mr. Blackwelder says
that the bird was on the ground
unable to fly. Around
its neck attached a small brass
bell with the following inscription
on
B., Havana, Cuba,
The date will to many tend
to make it but prob-
ably buzzards are like
known to die a natural death.
Concord Standard.
Means.
Sighing is but another name for
oxygen The of
sighing is most frequently worry.
An interval several seconds of-
ten follows moments of mental dis-
quietude, during which time the
walls remain rigid until the
imperious demand is ox-
thus the deep
It is the expiration follow-
the inspiration that is proper-
termed the sigh, and this sigh
is simply an effort of the organism
to obtain the necessary supply
oxygen. The remedy is to cease
worrying. One may lie
but there is no rational reason for
worrying. A little philosophy
will banish at once. Worry
will do no good; ii will rob one of
pleasures when blessings do come,
as one will not be in a condition to
enjoy
Home Journal.
It that tit the
boycotting the
of those who are work-
for White Supremacy.
the latter says he his family
have had to live three weeks at a
hotel. Two years ago Booking-
bum the cooks tried this
game. The white men met and de-
to discharge every
man they employed. This
the women to their senses.
Two men named Hen-
and are
candidates for superior court judge-
ships. hence come they. Are
they foreign born, or or
from Hawaii If elected it is
to be hoped they will prove to lie
better informed and with a higher
sense of equities and manners than
some others that have been set up
North Carolina by the curse and
degradation of fusion.
Messenger.
The campaign in North
is not one of party party,
but the light is white man versus
black man, The white who
believes he is superior to the
will stand by his rare. White
men of all parties every section
the State are standing by their
race and will support the amend
of party
This is the wise thing to do.
The elimination of the from
means the betterment of
he State morally, financially,
Free Press.
At Their
The News Observer is able
to state positively that the
have bad printed three
and d i net t
One of Fusion ticket
beaded by meant
to be voted by all good Populists
and Republicans.
The other straight Pop-
a straight
meant, to use Butler's
and own alliteration,
fool folks
The ticket was printed
by Barnes has already been
distributed. The straight tickets
are now being printed by
and not meant to be thorough-
distributed.
They are- j a fool
folks who are against
The plan is to distribute a few
of the straight tickets at places
where it is known positively that
there are Populists or
who will not vote a ticket,
and might, unless they can get a
straight ticket, support the Dem-
Such a ticket, however, will be
offered them by the managers on-
as a last resort, all Republicans
and alike being urged to
vote Fusion.
can easily explained a
Republican yesterday, we
will gain much by this arrange-
If a Populist voles a
straight Populist ticket ho votes for
at least half of the unities on the
Fusion ticket. If a Republican
votes a straight ticket,
he likewise votes half the Fusion
ticket. Of course we'd much
he'd take the whole pill, but if
he then give
half, and anybody in the State lint
a Democrat can vole one of those
three tickets.
News Observer.
Republican Party Responsible
Metro Suffrage.
The party put
suffrage us. In the election to
decide this of
every was allowed to
vote to determine whether he
-In hi id become a voter, while
of our best white men,
man who had held civil or
military, under the
WM not allowed
to vote.
This election lasted for three
days Every election was a
Republican. They were guarded
while election by Fed-
soldiers; the ballots, when
were taken to South Carolina
and counted by a Federal General.
Yet when we right this great
wrong against our race
em. the party that thrusts the
upon us a a voter by these
infamous methods dares talk
violence, fraud, or unfair election
laws.
This party that disfranchised the
brave men who fought at Shiloh
and Gettysburg, order to
the hypocritically pro-
fesses solicitude for the old veter-
ans and audaciously charges that
the sons and coin of these old
heroes want to disfranchise
In whose interest are the
making this charge I In the
interest of the old soldier or the
Observer.
All Who Love the State Will
Vote tor It.
Republicans Populists alt
over the State are daily falling in
lino with the Democrats in I t
They re. that
this measure is party; that
it is for the interests of the
whole the interests
of the white people and the colored
In many counties Re-
publicans and Populists nominated
for have declined to be can-
they favored the
Oh that all white
men, regardless of party, would lay
aside the narrow prejudice and the
blind zeal of the .
measure as it great bless-
the people of t be Common-
wealth; a measure that is designed
and that will promote the peace,
happiness and prosperity of all
classes and conditions. When the
amendment is adopted, as it will
lie, there will be room for liberty
of North Carolina.
White men can differ divide
on public quest ions without
subject
log it to danger from the
and God speed the
Landmark.
Why he Supports the Amend-
Mr. J. Z. Green, editor of our
the leading Populist
paper in North Carolina, writes
as follows his paper this
the amendment is carried
this year the race question will be
the issue two years from now. If
some solution is not put into effect
then it will be the issue in the fol-
lowing campaign on and
until it is eliminated. No reform
can come until the question
is removed from politics. We, as
a Populist, have heard enough of
the racket and we'll be glad when
the-ml day of August comes so
we can cant our ballot to remove
this question and elevate politics
to a higher and plane.
We can I how-
leaders who make
of the votes who
ride him into through
motives, oppose the amend-
but we can't understand
any Populists can oppose it, unless
he has been misled the Fusion
pictures and literature sent oat by
the Fusion managers. get
above prejudice and act
and in such a way us to
bring stoat better political con-
A good deal has been said,
slicing said, about the
of the proposed amend-
it has been said
The people have been
to discussions
about which they are not con-
upon which they are
not to pass judgment. The Char-
Observer takes precisely the
right view of the question when it
is no need tot any
voter lo worry about the
Humility of the amendment. II is
the duty of nil white men to vole
for it. As to whether or not it is
unconstitutional, let the courts
worry about is what
they are paid
J. CHERRY CO.
TO THE m FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND
me still in the forefront of the race after your patronage
We offer yon the heal selected line oft
General Merchandise
to be found In in store in Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of best manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round. Spring, Summer
and Winter. We arc at work for yours and our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and
sell you If We offer you the best service, polite
attention, most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business up strictly on its own merits.
When you to market you will not do yourself justice
if you do not see our immense stock before buying elsewhere.
us the following lines of general merchandise.
Goods and Notions,
Shoes.
Hats and laps, Silks and Dress Trimmings
Jackets Carpets, Mattings and Oil Cloths.
Women's and Children's Shoes. and
Harness, and Dusters.
Groceries.
Flour, it, Sugar, Scad ts,
Hardware,
Plows, Castings and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Hope.
Furniture.
Headquarters for Furniture and everything in line.
We buy strictly for Cash, but sell for Either Cash or on Approved
Credit. Our motto is Honesty. Merit and Square Dealing.
Your Friends,
in
who the amendment
do not seek to mislead anyone.
he amendment is only Intended j
rid oil he nigger politics.
They do mislead the nigger
They tell him that i- meant to
get him out of polities. Bat those married lo
who oppose it have resulted to furniture.
Pointed
Hi end Is the staff of life, but the
roll isn't always
Many a man it ens-
the
A Wrong- to the Negro
Race.
One of the greatest that
has ever been done the colored man
was giving him ballot before
to do with it. This
fact is now generally
by thinking people both North
and South, it has alienated the
not -a- nothing else It has
and made him a tool, a foot
ball, politicians to ride into
the peace
whole South.
Manx the most col-
men. those who have
property, and most highly
respected by the while people are
free to n it i I i be in Hie
ignorant man
has worked great injury to the
whole race; and they express the
hope that the right of suffrage may
be abridged. Alter the adoption
of the amendment to be voted
upon in August the Colored man
will endeavor to educate his
and the education will
be along different lines. The youth
of this misguided race will no
be educated with the express
purpose of holding That
the amendment will adopted
there is no longer any doubt.
Roanoke Times,
A who applied to register
Mecklenburg swore he born
on the day of March and stuck
to it. The registrar that
he too of a to reg-
and stuck to he didn't.
Wilmington
misrepresentation.
They have said I hat it would make
men Day poll tax till they were
sixty years of age, when they
knew I bey were making false
statements. They have said
it would while men
when knew H would not.
Their object is lo scare poor while
men and they know it. Their ob-
is lo get pool white men to go
with Diggers and they know it.
They lire not they know-
it. Their hope lies fooling and
misleading while men and they
know it. are for a
bad thing an I know it,
can't win and they know it. They
ought to Tail and know
Lexington Dispatch.
look-
for something lo rail at can
it in a minor. i News.
Subscribe to
Tell one of these
that the Rays a poor
I white man is bettor than a
be will tell you it is
Tell him this is a while
j man's Stale lie will say
Tell him that white men
to stand together be will Ms
Tell lino that
the whites burdens
and he Bays unconstitutional.
Till him some white think it
until to vote he say an
constitutional. Tell him that u
while man is better a Bigger
and he will say
I Dispatch.
In the last years of his life Sen
Vance, unable to enter the
campaign, counseled his people lo
some extent through the press, and
on one occasion told them that be-
smoke of the
Conflict, he was in a position lo sec
the whole situation dearly. This
appears to be the condition of the
Virginia newspapers, they are just
far enough to get an unobstructed
view of the white man's burden in
Carolina and have written
some exceedingly clear and per-
editorials on our light.
The white people the State owe
gratitude for the help they
have extended. When a big ma-
for the amendment is an-
next night there
will who will applaud loud-
than these good friends across
mines People
For a country man to mix nest
eggs in with fresh ones and soil
them for fresh eggs i- mean.
For n country man to stale
and peddle them the
city
is mean.
For a country man to place nice
fruit on lop while underneath is
in and rotten is
mean.
for business or res-
to of
using next door neighbor's
rat bet than take a phone
and of the is
mean.
But for a man to use a toll line
who has no phone himself and try
it charged to the whose
phone he used is meaner the
who changes sea-
sou for ii venue.
Hi i. Is too stingy
ii iced bis them to
go to without supper
steal- the amount before break last
Is as mean as Hie man who will
ran evening paper be lore he will
subscribe for
New-.
HOW'S THIS
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any of Catarrh
that can not be cured by Hall's Ca-
P. . Props.,
Ohio.
We undersigned have known
for the last years,
and believe him
in all business transact ions
financially able to carry out any
made by the
West Wholesale Drug-
gists. Toledo, Ohio;
Marvin, Wholesale Druggist,
Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in-
acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Sold
by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
v. Amendment is.
The Wilmington Star in a few
sentences tells what the amend-
A peace preserver
A ballot box protector
A put of elections
A promoter of quiet elections
A test of the sense of the
people
A remover of the venal clement
from politics
A remover of the trilling
worthless element
A remover of the friction be-
tween races
A remover of the incompetent
element
A preventer of fraudulent
A preventer of perjury
of the
of voters
A preventer of mob gatherings
campaigns
a preventer of strife and
on election days
An eliminator not only of the
mob politics, but also
of the unscrupulous, mercenary
and incendiary leaders of the mob,
who being wit limit material to work
upon w ill be without a vocation.
It will prevent Corrupt bargain-
by leaden, who
will lie deprived of the ignorant
to trade upon.
The school board was In session
lost evening for the purpose of
electing the additional teacher
whom they decided at a previous
meeting to engage. They heard
results of the examination
held In the superintendent,
I lie applicant who made the
; average. She is Miss
Ophelia D. of Goldsboro.
Miss Unwell was prepared for
Hie Stale Normal College
has bad three years experience
in leaching, being especially well
qualified in science and
music. The w ill lie
an early
Messenger. 20th.
In the of every man's
heart there is an ideal
fair face of a winsome woman who
St some time has thrilled bis soul
lib the sweetness of her smile and
mad, his life luminous with the
seraphic light of her eyes.
THE
fever is a of Grove
Tasteless bill Tonic. It is simply
lion and quinine In a tasteless
No no Price
A woman In a Pennsylvania
town the oilier night saved her
doom from log robbed de
t. a very peculiar odor in the
i- . i m I i . u
upon Hie
o who was
crawling Iron under It. She yell
and the seared lit
grabbing a lo time himself
as he ran. Star.
CUTE ND FEVER
and night Sweats with Hubert's
Tasteless Chill Tonic at per
bottle. Pleasant to take. Money
refunded if it fails.
the blood mid makes
yon well. None other as good.
Hold guaranteed at the drug
of Bryan, Wooten and
Dr. D.
sf
B,
over White
Fleming store.
T--

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EASTERN REFLECTOR of Public Instruction, Observer a good deal more
General. Commissioner of than it came
N. C.
D. J. Ed. Owner
of Labor
and Printing, Corporation Com
and two Judges the
Entered at the Post Office at ,, for
Greenville, N. an
Mail Matter. of
i- Treasurer. Surveyor
v. Aim st j Coroner, or. the county ticket, and
Constables Magistrates on the
Vote the straight Democratic township ticket.
The an will all he over soon
and white supremacy will be for
ever secured for Carolina.
Every while mm. do his
You had as well in the
procession and vote the Democrat-
ticket the
Thursday, and get ready for
the big jubilee is going to fol-
low .
White man, don't let
cause you to stay away from
the polls Thursday. Go there and
perform the duly you owe
home, your rare, your county
while man should let
prejudice or cause him
to his ticket Thursday.
Vote the thing straight
through. these days the
situation may I urn when you would
not like to see yourself or some
friend scratched the ticket.
This has been splendid cam-
in county. Through
the efforts of Chairman Blow, of
the executive committee, our
have had the opportunity of
hearing a of the finest
speakers of the Stale. Then
the direction of Mr. Haul-
of the White
has been
good in every township.
The county candidates, too. have
added their part to the interest in
the canvass they have made.
Upon the whole it has been the
cleanest campaign we have
known. Strife and bitterness have
beta unknown, and it has been a
warfare against ignorance and
and faithful
work has done from
to end. and the fruit of it will be
shown Thursday in the handsome
Pitt county will give for
the Democratic ticket and the
Amendment.
As this pa-
per in its eighteen years has
never received a of cam-
donation and never expected
any. the other hand there has
not an election in which e
did not give away hundreds of
copies of the paper, do much
gratuitous work, as well M pay
out cold cash itself. Every cam-
costs us money we make
no fuss it. pa-
do their work for the party
cheerfully.
What They Vote For.
The State Journal, the leading
Republican paper east of Winston,
which supports the amendment,
sums up, what the white man votes
for who votes the amend-
in a way that wilt appeal to
Republican and independent
We
The white man votes
against the amendment votes to
retain the George White
Congress, Isaac Smith in the
Legislature, he endorses the
of postmasters
Don't any white man think that
the majority for the Democratic
ticket and Amendment is go-
to be so large that there is no
need of his going to vote.
every man he on baud to Vole just
like depended upon
his individual ballot.
i- sometimes costly.
Sunday's Charlotte Observer
had a brief special from nearly
coin in the State giving a
forecast of the election Thursday.
The n places
majority in the State at from
in. We hope the
Observer's figures will be verified
as the indicates.
Between the Democratic and
fusion tickets in Pitt county no
white man should hesitate a min-
If you favor good govern-
and White Sn you
fill vote the man's ticket.
On other hand if you want
to encourage corruption in office,
and domination,
you can do so by voting the fusion
While men, the two ate
before you and you must won
make choice. Go to the
lot box on Thursday, and
help you your duty,
Marion Butler, Thompson,
Holton ant their are dying
They sec overwhelming
staring them in the face,
and pretend to be keeping up the
light, yet in they are
blowing in order to let themselves
of next Thursday's Democratic
landslide as easy as possible. And
home, not withstanding there
is 1,600 registered while majority
against then, tiny have brought
a mixed ticket for the fun
of seeing it buried so deep under
the white men's ballots it will
never see daylight again, All the
will be able to do is to add one
more lie In Die campaign Stock and
say the Stole
Let all oar voters remember that
on Thursday, August the
election will embrace a decision
against the proposed i-
Amendment for the
election of Governor, Lieut,
of Stale. State
Treasurer, Auditor,
PRESS MISREPRESENTED.
A recent issue of Raleigh
Progressive Farmer has the follow-
of the newspapers of the
State are now receiving liberal do-
nations from the campaign funds
of some
Several papers have very justly j
taken exception at this
of the Progressive Far-
mer. Fusion papers, and those
that sellout Republicans like
the Gazette and the
fusion, may get their support that
way. but Democratic papers are
not of that class. The Henderson
Gold Leaf says the
Gold is not
them. We have not received a
dollar from any campaign fund nor
have we the promise of any.
-One a candidate,
has had extra conies of the
paper circulated at his expense,
but with this exception we have
contributed our part to the sum
total of campaign work Hit cause
of White Supremacy and good gov-
without reward or
hope reward other than the con-
of duty faithfully per-
formed.
we dare say that with few
exceptions the same thing may be
laid of all the other Democratic
papers in the State. No, when it
comet to receiving liberal or any
other kind of donations from
funds, the newspapers are
Bat they ought to be
at least to the amount of their
for the thousands f
extra copies of the paper scattered
broadcast and COS Of additional
work done during the
The Statesville Landmark
only thing the matter with
statement is that it isn't true.
Borne inn
purely for campaign purposes
be doubtless arc receiving
aid from the campaign fund, but
we believe great majority of
the newspaper Of which
are run as business enterprises, are
dependent upon their own re
an always have
been. The Landmark, so it
Is concerned, receives no aid from
any source except its
mate earnings. We think the pro
farmer's statement is a re-
Section on the newspapers of the
State and we for one resent II.
Lei that paper name those paper
that arc recoil
The Observer
far from profiting from
we suspect that the most of
the papers in North
Carolina losers. There has
never been one ye that did not cost
WASHINGTON LETTER
Fro-i
Washington. D. WOO.
For the first time prominent of-
are willing to admit the prob-
ability of extra session of Con-
having to be called to deal
with the Chinese situation. With
all his assumptions of imperial
will dare to
declare war, and a declaration of
war upon China by the other pow-
whose have been killed
may be expected any day. It has
hinted that Mr.
would withdraw American troops
if the other powers declare war
against China and let the foreign-
do all the fighting, but the
American people will have some
thing to say about that. The
of a number of mis-
has
and are only
waiting for news of the
fate of American and
other Americans in who are
believed also to have murder-
ed When they know that the
will let Mr. know
their will as they did about the
war with Spain, and he and Con-
will obey, as they did then.
One of the results of
of the said one
and revenue officers in the republican to another, been
cast.
voles to appoint Lee Person,
the various oilier
lucrative positions in
Washington instead of white men.
He votes for to occupy
official positions in State Fed-
departments, on a social and
political equality with white
votes to continue ma-
an urgent request from him to the
trust magnates and other large em-
of labor who are under ob-
ligations to him for legislative fa-
to keep down labor troubles
and to prevent strikes at any cost,
until after the The war
taxes are still money up In
the Treasury. The annual report
of the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, shows receipts for the
in a number of fiscal year to have
counties. increase
Tie to danger over the year of
of rule in the entire east. More than
officials In I ought to be in the pockets of those
eastern comities.
votes to prevent political
freedom in the cast.
votes to dishonest
election methods.
votes to give perpetual con-
to Democratic
votes for continual
defeat.
votes to continue the ma-
of the Republican party
and Federal patronage the
hands of class, corrupt
unprincipled political henchmen.
votes to drive every honest
intelligent respectable white,
Republican of cast out of the
patty.
votes for the running of all
Republican conventions In the east
by
votes for instead
of
votes for ignorance instead
of intelligence.
votes a curse his poster-
lie votes to doom, blight and
curse one-half of the State.
votes to kindle the fires of
bloodshed, racial war, hatred and
votes to endanger the noble
motherhood fair womanhood
of the Slate.
votes to give unbridled
reign to political and individual
passions and debased lust tin
ignorant insolent and vicious
the
ho paid it into the Treasury.
Ashamed To Tell Mother.
Such was a boy's reply to his
playmates who were trying to tempt
him to do something wrong.
yon tell her; no
will know anything about
would know all about my-
self, I'd feel very if I
couldn't tell my
a pity wasn't a girl.
The idea of a running and tell-
his mother every little
may laugh want
aid noble DOW, I've made
up in never, so long as
live, to do anything I would lie
ashamed to my
With love at helm what is
to prevent a courtship from swiftly
the matrimonial sea
It seems that all the nations of
the earth are going to do their
washing in China. But will the
Chinese to being smothered
with the dirty linen of the world party standing for the empire.
The tendency of this
to follow the pol-
icy of government without
authority, was again
by the announcement cabled
from Madrid getting news of what
our government is doing for foreign
it if not pleasing to the
average American, although it has
become quite prominent under the
regime, that this govern-
had offered Spain
for the two islands of the Philip-
pine group which were not covered
by the line named the
treaty of peace with Spain. It is
the theory of this government that
the Executive branch can pay out
no money that has not been spec-
appropriated Congress
for a particular purpose, but that
theory has I departed from
times under the present ad-
ministration. with the
lump sum of placed at
Mr.
for the war with Spain. That de-
was justifiable under the
circumstances and was authorized
by the unanimous vote of Congress,
but there have been other
which were neither justifiable
nor authorized, and this to
chase more islands is one of
them. It was known last winter
that Spain had laid claim to those
two islands, but instead of refer-
ring the matter to Congress, the
ail mi ration announce. I that
Spain been notified that
claim would not be
That was supposed to have ended
matter, until the Spanish gov-
informed the world that
this had ottered to
pay 100.000 Tor the islands. If
Congress was not republican in
both branches thoroughly
dominated the imperial
is int inn. It mid call down this
usurpation of
demand to know from
what fund I in-100,000 is lo be
taken. There is Emergency
fund at the disposal of the minim
bat it Is certain that
to appropriate it
never the use of any
portion el n for the purchase
islands. republic is to lie
preserved is established, a govern-
must lie put in power that
will follow the laid down
by the Constitution, which the
Democratic platform Bryan
and Stevenson to do. Senator
Vest was right when be declared
that the great issue of this cam-
was republic with
I he democrat party standing for
the republic and the republican
Imitates
The A she i Register, the Re-
publican organ controlled by
Pritchard, Manly and
slanders the white men of the
State. The Register
why does the desire to
eliminate, ignorance extend only to
the If ignorance is a con
certain-
it ought to be wholly eradicated
and not stop at the least offensive
part. The ignorance which dis
the peace in this State u
found among the whites the
party, and not among
the If the is unfit
for the ballot by reason of his lack
of learning, certainly the white
man who is equally as is
also unfit for the ballot.
amount of sophistry can destroy
the this
The Democrats deny this state-
and believe that the
white man is
the and they have put it in
the fundamental law that all white
men shall vote in Carolina
while no shall vote unless he
can show himself qualified.
The Radicals say that the
is as good as the white
man; the Democrats deny this and
say the white man is more
and better qualified to vote
than the
Which is News
and Observer.
R. Evans.
A Haunted Apple Tree.
is probable that the town
of Douglass, alone
belongs the reputation of having
a haunted apple writes Sam-
S. in the August
Home Journal.
of the town is that a foul
murder was committed the or-
chard many years ago, that
since it has been by
the spirit of the victim As the
story goes, a whose custom
it was to sell goods from house to
house from a puck, laid down to
rest at midday under a tree the
orchard, before the day was
ended he was found with a cruel
gash in the neck from which his
life blood had ebbed away. Sub
rested on the owner of the
orchard, he was said to have
been constantly followed by the
spirit of the victim. In an at-
tempt to escape from its dreaded
presence he moved away. Then
the became a terror to
all who had occasion to pass over
the road at night. So potent was
its as it hail a
habit of doing, under the apple
tree with one hand at its throat
and the other extended as though
seeking aid. and utter shrill cries
that could be heard half a mile
the location of the
highway was changed i. is now
a long distance from the orchard.
The old trees still bear fruit, and
the apples from the one beneath
which the was killed are
said to be streaked with red, re-
blood, the streaks extend-
from skin to
EVANS, CANNON CO.,
AT THE
Old Greenville Warehouse.
We, the undersigned, desire to place our names before the
tobacco farmers of adjoining counties as solicitors of
patronage for the sale of Leaf Tobacco the coming season be-
ginning August 1st, 1900. Knowing we the
means and judgment of Leaf Tobacco necessary to ran a
good sale, we assure you that yon will get the very highest
market price for your tobacco.
R. S. EVANS, known among the boys as noted
for bis good judgment of tobacco and liberal buying
was cashier and a partner of the late firm of Evans, Critcher
Co. who is thoroughly familiar with all branches of
the trade, will run the sale.
H. A. who was formerly with the Star
Warehouse, is now with us. He is a good judge of tobacco
and as auctioneer, will assist us in seeing that every pile of
tobacco bungs its worth.
H. C. CANNON, who will have charge of the books, will
see that you are not delayed in getting your bill and check.
When you sell tobacco with us, we guarantee you the,
highest price on all grades. Try us with your first load.
With the saving of in drumming, keeping our own
books, and other expenses cut at the start, we will put dollars
in the pockets of our through the sale of their leaf.
We invite all to visit us this coming season and note
our prices. We are yours to serve. EVANS, CANNON CO.
Special Notice.
We have decided not to hire any drummers, believing that
the farmers are tired of so many men riding the
country. Bring us your tobacco and prove to the market that
you are tired of it. With this expense saved we can help you
much more in the sale of leaf.
ft COMPANY.
They Stand The Test.
READ WHAT CUSTOMERS SAY ABOUT
Our Royal
Elastic Felt Mattress,
St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N. March 1900.
Mess. Royall Borden, Goldsboro, N. C,
loin few months ago I purchased a Felt Mattress from
you. After giving it a thorough trial, I find it the most comfortable
and in all respects by far the most satisfactory Mattress I ever used.
I have tried both cotton and hair mattresses, and greatly prefer this
to either. Wishing yon much with your Felt Mattress, I am
Respectfully, Mrs. M. Matron.
OUR After night's use, if it is not all you even
hoped for hi a comfortable bed, return it to us and we will refund
you the full amount paid you not being out
one cent, not even the freight.
HOW TOO CAN GET If your local dealer does not handle
our mattresses, write to us direct for pamphlet descriptive of same.
BOY ALL BORDEN,
Manufacturers of Furniture, Mattresses, etc., GOLDSBORO, N. O.
Get a good Safe
BETHEL ITEMS.
1900.
Misses Blanche Mayo and Sallie
returned home Monday.
Robert Staton and J. It. Bunt-
arc on the sick list.
Another man killed but not in
Hill Jack Whitehurst
shot Jones Saturday night
later died night.
Jones was shot with three balls.
II E. Staton spent Monday
Robersonville.
A. J. Moore spent Monday and
Monday night with friends here.
The preaching begins
Tuesday night.
There were nearly
who here Tuesday tor
Mrs. Ham Keel, of Wilson, is
her sister here.
N. U. Dawson was in town
day on business.
A. Ward will soon have his
building completed.
Rev. W. A. Avers left here Sat-
for Charleston, S.
W. J. Royster Is still Bethel.
Mrs. Dr. Grimes
Mattie, spent Monday with Mrs.
B. H. Taylor, near bore.
Walter Taylor has recovered
from fever.
Squirrels are cutting corn In the
low grounds.
The Victor safe is made in all sizes con-
for home, office and general use.
Every safe sol with a guarantee to be fire
proof. Prices range from up.
J. L. SUGG,
Greenville, N. C.
Hi
Of North Carolina.
Offers to young women thorough literary, classical, scientific and
industrial education and special pedagogical training. Annual ex-
to for Faculty of members.
More than regular students. Has matriculated about
dent., representing every county the State except one. Practice and
Observation School of To secure board in
all free tuition applications should lie made before August
Correspondence invited from those desiring competent trained
teachers. For and other information address until Aug.
PROF. J. Y. JOYNER, Dean of College.
CHARLES President.
The North Carolina College of
Agriculture and
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN
Mechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineering, Textile In-
Chemistry and Architecture.
PRACTICAL TRAINING IN Wood-turning, Blacksmith-
Machine-work, Mill-work, Boiler tending, Engine-tending,
and Dynamo-tending.
Tuition, a year; Board a month. Next session opens
8th. Entrance examination in each County Court house, Joly
28th, o'clock A. U.; at the 4th and 6th.
For full information, address T.
Raleigh, N
That is what Every Pair of
Is guaranteed to do. Can you imagine a severer test than to
tie one leg of a pair of pants to the ceiling and swing a keg of
nails weighing pounds to the other leg That is the test
seen in window and hundreds of people have looked in
wonder.
Dutches Pants
are built to stand any kind of service and a guarantee goes
with every cents if a button pulls off or if they rip.
Get the best when you and be sure you get the
None genuine without the name on the button.
THE CLOTHIER
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
If there is a CROSS MARK
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind yon that you
for
subscription and we request
you to set i lens early as
We need what YOU
owe us and hope you will not
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper.
LOCAL REFLECTIONS.
The Greenville tobacco market
opens next 6th.
The express office being down
town you do not have t ago or send
to the depot to get packages off.
Take them to the express office
Reflector
The remains of Annie Belle, the
infant Mrs. Wiley
Brown were interred in Cherry
Hill Cemetery Sunday morning.
Services were conducted at the
grave by Rev. N. M. Watson. The
pall hearers were C. It. Jones, R.
L. Humber, U. C. Hooker and H.
C. Or mo ml.
Democratic headquarters ac-
knowledges the reception of a fine
water melon and musk melon to
day from Mr. Q. T. Tyson. The
force in the office will vote the ban-
to Beaver Dam township if
some other does not do better in the
neat few days.
The subscription list of Re
both dally and semi-
weekly, The white
people who have regard for news
and honesty are learning that t hey
can find it in no other secular pa-
per published in the county. Our
readers can read and they
ate something to read.
More
Almost every can lie
stimulated by persistent
A large proportion of man-
kind is disposed to do without
many things attention has
been called to their needs. The
advertiser not only acts a larger
share of the that is being
done but ho also increases a volume
of
Marriage License.
Register of Deeds T. M. Moore is-
sued only two marriage licenses
last week, one for whiles and one
for colored.
, WHITE.
W. Ella M.
John Bradley and Almeta
Brown.
Potato.
This morning Sam Flake showed
us a peculiar potato. It looked
potatoes grown
the shape of a terrapin with
one of the paddles on the back.
Mr. Flake says the potato was given
to him by Miss Cora Clark.
Can't See How Do It.
A Raleigh who is a
regular reader of
Reflector and
compares it with several other pa-
that he gets, tells us that he
thinks it is the best one
he is surprised that we can furnish
so good a paper for the price.
Four Tobacco Barns Burned.
Mr. Alfred Forbes lost four
barns of tobacco by fire Saturday
and Sunday nights on bis farm
near Farmville. The were
Saturday and all the
fire taken out of the
Some time Saturday night one of
the barns full of tobacco was burn-
ed more, which were all
he had on that farm burned Sun-
day night. Mr. Forbes thinks that
it was the work of an incendiary.
There was no
Woman Knife
A tight occurred this morning on
Mr. Charles place, a
few miles from town, between
Noah Teel, Caroline Barrett
Thorp, all colored. It
seems that the children of Noah
Teel and Caroline Barrett got a
dispute while they all were at work
in the tobacco field which resulted
in the light between the old
Noah Struck Caroline over herd
several times with a rail white
on the arm with a tobacco knife.
Both parties were here this morn-
having their dressed by
the doctor.
Monday, July 1900.
Ola Forbes left this morning for
Richmond.
C. P. Spruill returned this
to Raleigh.
W. T. Lee and child left this
morning for Elm Cit;.
Harvey came over I his
morning from
Patrick returned
this morning from
E. A. Coward returned this
morning from Greene county.
A. W. returned
this morning to Scotland Neck.
R. L. Smith returned Sunday
from a trip up Pennsylvania.
O. It. Lawrence, of Charleston,
C, came Saturday and returned
this
Mayor and
John Cherry returned this morn-
F. G. Whaley came home
day evening to Hali-
fax this morning.
Messrs. R. A. Tyson, Jr., Carey
Mayo, and David James returned
this morning from Kinston.
Dr. M. L. Carr, of New York,
arrived Saturday evening. He
will spend a month in this section.
Miss Addie Hints, of Ayden,
who has been visiting Miss
Dudley, returned home this after
u.
J. M. Blow came up from Win-
this morning and brought
along some subscriptions to
P. Cook, of
Saturday night and returned this
morning. He was the guest of Al.
J. X. Hart.
Mrs. Winstead, of
Mount, came down Saturday even
to visit her father, W. M
King, and returned this morning.
writing about the
barbecue at last Friday
we were in error in giving the en-
tire credit to Bethel township.
We have learned since that Caro-
township aided largely
towards the success of the occasion
both the eatables and crowd.
township also contributed
and aided liberally. In fact it was
almost a north side of the river
rally and tin- is why m held at
a central point like
no Democrats to
be found in the world than those of
townships who got up this
we arc sure they
must feel now that they have done
their pail I l rolling up
majority which Pitt will give on
next Thursday for the I
ticket
We can lot refrain also from
saying that C. Moore, Clerk of
Court, a former of
this section, took great interest in
Of the day and aided
hugely both in time and means
these staunch of his
home.
Mayor's Court.
Mayor pro tern. I. Parker
of three cases during last
week as follows
E. W. affray, guilty, lined
and cost,
Nora and Charlie Bell,
disorderly conduct affray, both
guilty. fined one penny and
cost. and cost, amount-
to
colored,
guilty, lined one dollar and
cost, amounting to
No Paper Thursday.
Reflector was asked to
join l he business Louses in
Misses and a election and cheerfully
Mayo, of Tarboro, and no issue of
who have been visiting Mrs. D. B. Tub Daily Reflector will i
returned home this morn-1 published day. our force
will lie Thursday night and
Dan Hugh after out Friday's paper early
Disappeared
A little thing that has disappear-
ed from view, but which was com-
enough a few years ago, was
the little tin sign the
company stuck over your door
when you had your home insured.
By this house that was
Insured was made ad-
of com-
No one sees those little tin
signs any The
companies long since discovered
that the money they cost brought
better returns when judiciously in-
vested in newspaper magazine
advertising. And thee never was
any good why a
be made the advertisement
of an insurance
Exchange.
three speeches in this county
Saturday evening for Kinston.
He said he was coining back to
Pitt the Presidential campaign.
Tuesday. July 1900.
L. H. Ponder went to Tarboro
this morning.
Rev. F. A. Bishop returned
Monday evening.
Miss Jennie came this
morning from Kinston.
Km, L. Griffin returned Monday
evening from Burlington.
Charlie James came home Mon-
day evening from
Miss Geneva Gardner
Monday evening from Hamilton.
A. B. Hart has accepted
as salesman with Forties.
S. V. Monday
evening from his summer vacation
in
Misses Irma Cobb, Lottie Blow
and Nell returned this
morning from Kinston.
has moved in one
of D. W. houses corner
of Evans and Eight St.
Forest Sledge, of Tarboro, who
has visiting Leon Pender, re-
turned home this morning.
W. II. Alston returned from
Henderson Monday evening and
will lie here during the tobacco
season
Mat. Allen, of who had
bean spending a few days with
Fred returned home
day evening.
Miss Annie returned
Monday evening from Chapel Hill.
w here she has the
summer school.
Little Miss Linda Moore, of
Washington, arrived Monday
evening to visit her grandfather,
Allen Warren.
Mrs. E. A. Darden, of Wilson,
who has spending a few days
with Mrs. II. I,. Carr, returned
home this Little Miss
Lillian Carr her
home.
A Smile In Inch.
of success often lies In
an ability to convince people that
they know- more about things than
you do.
When a man has no fault lo find
with his next-door neighbors it's
i time for his to to
sprout.
The talkative woman is the one
who objects because she can't get a
speaking likeness.
morning with all election
news in it. The semi-weekly will
be mailed Wednesday evening, a
day earlier than usual.
Of course the telegraph will
have to Is- kept open Thursday.
BLACK JaCK II Ills.
Black Jack, N. July
L. II. White is quite sick
W. L. Clark and Smith at-
tended the picnic yes-
Scott Dixon is improving rapidly.
that George Venters.
of Calico, lost a of tobacco last
week by file.
We are glad to have Henry
Wynne, of in our midst.
He school Tuesday.
Miss Maggie Smith spent Friday
afternoon with Misses Annie
White.
F. S. Dan spent yesterday here.
B. F. Ormond, of Ayden, was
here yesterday.
in the M. K. Church at
July Mr.
W. Galloway to Miss Ella
Rev. R. A.
Tins was a wedding
and taken i the
of the contrasting parties
made it a great day hi the social
our village. The church
was beautifully decanted with
evergreens, terns and cut Bowers.
The following were in
attendance and entered church
reversed A. i. Dudley
with Miss Sophia
Pollard with Moore,
M. H. Tucker With Miss Mamie
Galloway. I. It. Proctor with
Helen Galloway. I. Moore with
M M.
way with Mi.-- May Galloway.
Follow these came the bride
Miss Mamie Tucker.
The groom entered I he rear
In company with John W. Mayo,
best man. and met the bride at the
altar, under a nuptial arch a
large marriage bell where a
ceremony made
After many warm
many friends reparation
was made to residence of Mr.
W. E. where a private re-
was held, complimentary
to the bride and groom and their
attendant- many friends.
Mrs. Tinker had prepared a sump
feast of sweets, fancy ices,
and and we hours
Of morning had already come ere
the last -aid good night.
The presents were many and
handsome space forbids an
enumeration of them lure.
This happy pair enters their
new life with the and best
wishes of their many friends and
of ibis occasion an evening pleas
spent let OS away the
treasury of our remembrance.
My Stock
is Complete
IN ALL LINES.
Hals. Op-s.
At prices that will suit you.
COME AND SEE THEM.
B. White.
go See gs.
Two Classes.
people who believe
advertising is a speculation,
and I here are other- who Insist
that it investment. are
both right from their different
The is
for by the different ways
advertise. Some merchants go
into advertising as they a
ticket a idea
that if they arc lucky
win a prise. Others put their
in advertising as they in
real estate, mining
or government the
firm faith that they can make a
mod percentage on their Invest
If they do it judiciously and
with proper preparation and fore-
thought. The latter class seldom
i Kan. I Uncle.
James Hell, an
convict. a- up W. I.
Parker, Mayor protest this morn
Bell was found asleep on
Sunday morning and when
the police attempted to him.
resisted the who was forced
to knock him down with
He was put in tin- guard house
when searched
police, had on his person a pistol
and two knives. He was fined one
dollar cost.
Three n
Louis an iron moulder.;
of East tine Hundred and
street, married three
years and eleven mouths ago. He
son years old twins
years old, all healthy, normal
Last Saturday Mrs. Boll-
man gave birth lo a fourth Child.
ii was taken yesterday
Island, without Mrs.
knowledge, as -he is very ill. The
child is what the books call
in the old days
its birth would have been regarded.
even by a man like Lather, OS
The head, arm- and
legs the child arc normal, but
it- body seems to be of three,
two and a girl. In the ab-l
when
the abdomen weep
as do the eyes lo the bead.
the child to the
Department it was
to Randall's
said last night be
was going to see the child on Sat-
next and that if it was still
alive, he would nevertheless tell
hi- wife that ii
According to
triple monsters arc too
rare to discuss. The Siamese twins
and arc
examples of the double monster
grown to maturity New York
Sou.
We approve most heartily of the
movement to make the
as fashionable for men as
it is for women. Man has had the
shirt waist for years, but
lion has declared that he must c
Or it With a coal. Why I With-
out suspenders, and with a mat
belt, tie as as
when be swelters beneath a coat.
Why should he not be as comfort
able as he can By all means let
Us have negligee
for in Lot weather Who will
set i he fashion for those v. ho are
so bound as to need a
model to Induce men to secure
comfort e
i- in Important issue of the
i i
i et
Masonic Hall School.
The Board of Trustees for the
school to be opened Masonic
Hall will meet sometime this week
elect teachers, and prepare
some definite Statements concern-
the school foe Hie public.
here is no scarcity of good mate-
rial from which to select the
teachers; the corresponding
abroad baa hand a
of applied ions. The public may
rest assured it is the deter-
mined purpose of trustees to
use very best talent for the
school, and
teaching.
The Masonic Lodge i- lo lie con-
on having begun a work
so universally approved by the
general public, it seems to be the
happy and fortunate
chaotic problem Green-
may have some better school
and lo lie-lire this i- a
most be
desired. Let the ball roll on until
every child town from the rich-
est to the poorest shall have
opportunity for mental dis
and cull
A good I for small boys
a high grade school for
eluding music, art, elocution and
j all academy for
the
eventually all these emerged into a
graded school.
hand- to the wheel I ill these
things are accomplished.
At Cost.
Our entire
y f
Notions,
No. Maude, dear, not
advise YoU to go to Chinatown for
boxing lessons.
v picture of
man in a patent medicine
talks when yon drop a
into a phonograph
.
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Al the old
on Five Points, where we have
just opened a new and
lock of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
Consisting of Meats, Flour,
Sugar, Coffee. Canned
Tobacco, Cigars,
Fruits, in fact everything
be found in an up-to-date
Grocery,
We pay the highest market
price- for all kinds of
Country Produce,
either in cash or in barter. When
you want to sell or when you
wan to buy see us.
To all who favor us their
patronage we promise sat
T, F. CO.
at Five Points
THE NEW YORK WORLD,
Edition.
It furnishes more at the price
than any other newspaper publish-
ed in America. Its news service
cover-all globe and is equaled
by that of few dailies. Its reports
from the Boer war have not
lied in thoroughness and
promptness, and with the
campaign now in progress
it will be invaluable. Its political
news is absolutely impartial. This
makes it of especial value to
you this lime.
The Thrice a week World's reg-
pi ion price is only 1.00
per year. We oiler this unequaled
newspaper and TEE Be-
twice-a-week one year for
1.75.
IN
N. C.
Cotton Bagging and Ties always
hail i
Fresh goods kept on
hand. produce boost and
sold. A trial will convince you.
O. W.
1875.--------
. M. Schultz,
Wholesale and retail and
Dealer. Cash paid for
Hides, Cotton Sued, Oil
r Is. Turkeys, Egg, etc. Bed-
steads, Mattresses, Oak Suite,
by Carriages, Co Carts, Parlor
Tables, Lounges. Safes, P.
and Gail
Meal Kc West Cheroots,
American Cigarettes, Can-
Cherries, Apples,
Fine Apples, Jelly. Milk,
Flour, Sugar. Meal, Soup,
Lye, Magic Food, Matches, Oil,
CottonSeed Meal and Hulls, Oar-
den Seeds, Oranges, Apples, Nut-,
Candies. Dried Apples,
Currents, Class
and China Ware, Tin and Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
Best Batter, Stand-
ard Hewing Machines, and nu-
goods. Quality and
Quantity. Cheap for Coma
-i me.
SAM M
Phone
W WANT
we do
Your Laundry
for we do the lies
Satisfaction guaranteed,
H . S.
Wilmington Steam Laundry
w,
W Jill
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la UNION is STRENGTH
PUNTERS and
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.
Notice U hereby siren that the book of
Township l front o'clock A.
M., Min-M-
. in
for the
of legally of the
product. Ami on during
the and the
the p will be at the
at Five Point in the Greenville.
June
LAND SALE
virtue of the authority in a
him-It- the II. A
other creditor f
J. i Murphy
now lauding in Superior Court of Pitt
undersigned will on Monday.
the of 1900,
before the Court House door id the
own of Greenville, N- C., to the
-if ; r fir the following tract
of land to that tract of land in
township, adjoin i up the land of
Adam, James Elka,
and one hundred
more or
the day of June 1900.
Harry W.
Com HI lie.
Under one
Management
Taking into consideration that the acreage
is decreased and a falling off in the crops, we have joined
hands and placed the Planters and Farmers one management
For The Season.
This curtailment of expenses in the way of drummers and warehouse force puts us in
position to give you more money for your tobacco than any other warehouse in North
the two houses together we give you the advantage of
CURED
Johnston's
Sarsaparilla
QUASI T
TIE
NOTICE.
North Carolina I , r
Victoria v. Move.
IV defendant adore named will take
in an action entitled abort has
been i -a the Superior Court of
Pitt county to obtain a divorce from the
bonds of matrimony; and the defendant
will further lake notice that ha required
to appear at the term of the Superior
Coon of county to be held on the sec-
Holiday after the first In Sept.
next, it being the 17th day of Sept., 1900,
at the Court in N. C.
an answer or demur to the complaint in
salt action, or the will apply to the
Court for the relief demanded in said com-
plaint.
Thin the 30th day of May
D. C.
Clerk Superior Court.
F. U for
Mrs. C. H. who
and good at St.
Louis Co., and who
well known th
was bad ad with
and I had
liver complaint and was very bilious. I
in a bad condition; every day I
a to that I never a
well woman; that I should have to
down Into a chronic invalid, and
lite In the shadow of death. I had
to me. I
BOTTLES AND IT COVED ME, and
cured my family both. I am vary glad
I heard I
recommend it to ens. I hare
taken other kinds Of
prefer all
SOLD BY
NOTICE TO
Ibis day qualified before the.
clerk of Superior court of Pitt
ad to the but Will and
of W. K. notice
hereby given
the W. K.
to them to me for on o
before day July 1901, or
notice will lie plead in liar of their recovery-.
All persona indebted in said estate are re-
to make immediate payment to me,
This the 24th day of July 1900.
A I
of the last will and W. K.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
The Clerk of Superior Court of Pit
county, having issued Letters of
to inc. the undersigned, on the 7th
day of May, 1900, on the estate of Thomas
J. deceased. Notice is
given to all persons to the
to make to the
and to all creditors of said estate ox
present their properly
to the within twelve
after the date of this notice, or this
notice will be plead in liar of their recovery.
This the Till day of May, 1900.
on the estate of Thomas J.
TAKE TASTELESS CHILL TO If
per bottle. Cures Chills
Fever, Malaria, Night Sweat aDd
Money back if it doesn't.
No other good. Get the kind
with the Red Cross on the label.
Sold and guaranteed by Wooten,
Bryan druggists.
NOTICE CREDITORS.
Having duly qualified before the
or Clerk of Pitt county at
of the Lest and Testament of Nancy
Wallace, deceased, notice Is hereby given to
all persona Indebted to said estate to make
I payment to the undersigned, and
all claims against said es-
are hereby notified to the same
for payment on or the 28th day of
April, 1901. or this notice will he plead n
bar of recovery.
day of April, 1900.
lists
Executor of Nancy Wallace.
Trio One Day Cold Cure.
Cold awl sore thrust cured by Ker-
rt i, As easy to
THE
HI II.
Fill Tera Sept, 1900.
POSTED.
warn all persons from en-
any of our lands along
Creek for the of fishing net
or hunting. Any one will
be prosecuted according to law,
U. K. ii H. T.
A. J. Win, it a in i.
Marin.
OLD DOMINION LINE
SALES
and in selling with us need never be on the LAST SALE We are prepared to serve your
interest in every way, and if you bring us a load we will convince you that we are not talk-
through our hat. When you get a load of tobacco ready for market bring It to us.
We are going to serve you. Your old friends,
FORBES, COMPANY.
Steamer My res leave
ton daily at I A. M. for Green
leave dally
V. for Washington.
Steamer I o it v e h
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays at A. M. for Tar-
leave Tarboro for Greenville
Tuesdays, and Saturdays
at A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk, Baltimore,
New York and Dos-
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Line from
and Um from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, N. C.
J. J. CHERRY, Act.,
Greenville, N.
Practical, common sense
Prepares boys and girls for
the life. Pupils take a
high stand at College. Success
measured by the full-rounded de-
of our pupils. Com-
and conscientious teachers.
A well organized Literary Society.
Moral influence good. Expenses
reasonable. For further
see or address the principals,
Bethel. N. C
J. D. EVERETT,
N. C.
Whichard, N.
The Stock complete every
prices as low as the
Highest market prices
aid for country produce.
1838
Greensboro Female College
North Carolina,
lull Term begins Sept. 12th, 1900.
on Application.
PEACOCK, President.
7-2
PATENT
. or photo.
examination and
carats
C. CO.
PATENTS
a.
-DEALER IN-
A LINE OF
Line of Hardware.
TO SEE ME.
J. R.
ISSUE MISSING
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