Eastern Reflector

JOB PRINTING The Reflector is pared to do all work of this line NEATLY, and IN BEST STYLE. Plenty of new mate- rial and the best of Stationery. I.- The Eastern Reflector. EVERY ROY. D. J. Editor and Owner TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. per Year, in Advance. VOL. XIV. GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1895. NO. Wants or should an Education, And The Eastern Reflector is Going to help one Boy in that direction- We will give absolutely free of charge a ship entitling the holder to tuition in the branches tor the entire spring term, of Greenville Mile Academy- Tin, i the best school for boys in Eastern North Carolina, and the boy Will be who wins this prize. CONDITIONS. This months is to be given to the boy who will get the of yearly subscriber for The Eastern Reflector between now and o'clock P. M. on Jan Two for in i or tour subscribers for months will count the same as one yearly sub- scriber This is no catch penny but a offer, and if only one -u brought During the time tin boy who brings it will get the scholarship Of course more than one subscriber to be in. for this is a prise worth win and many boys will work for it n order that there may be an for WHO wishes to this contest, we offer a cash commission per cent on all subscribers, BO that tho-e who to get the will be paid for their work, hut the one who wins the scholarship will not the Now boys get to work with the to win this prize. You can get as many copies of the as you need by applying to the office. If you decide to enter this contest send us your name as we to know how many a. e working for the prize. We will publish the result of the with the name of winner in the of the tor of Jan. 15th, giving the boy time to enter school on the opening day of spring term Monday, Jan, Address all to THE EASTERN REFLECTOR. Greenville X. C. THE N. C. CONFERENCE. In Session at Elizabeth City. N. C. Oct. 25th, This to that I have arranged with the publisher of THE EASTERN Reflector to teach free of charge in the English branches, the months term beginning Jan. the boy to whom he may award the scholarship in the above subs contest, . H. Principal Academy. J. B. Moore. L. 1- Williamston. Greenville. f MOORE. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office under Opera House. Third GREENVILLE. N C. Pia in ion F. TYSON, Attorney and Counselor at-Law Greenville, County. Practices in all the Courts. Civil end Criminal Business II a special of fraud ages, actions to recover land, and col- Prompt and careful attention given all business. Money to loan on approved security. Terns easy. WILCOX, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. N. C. Practices in Lenoir and Pitt counties II. LONG, Attorney- A Greenville, N. w, Practices in all the Court. J. H. BLOUNT. J. L. FLEMING Blount Fleming; Attorneys-at-Law, keen vi n. c. e- Practice in all the Courts. L. C. LATHAM. HAM ft HARRY. SKINNER .-K INNER. T- 1.11 N- C- John E. Woodard. Y. C. Harding, Wilson, N. C. Greenville, N. C WOODARD A HARDING, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. Special attention given to collections and settlement of claims. R. D. L. DENTIST, GREENVILLE, N- C. DR. H. A. JOYNER DENTIST, IN O. up stairs over E, render Cos Hardware store. The Philadelphia Times reports an official of the Railroad, Speaking recently of the difference in railroad traffic since one year as saying that the 1st of December, 1894, that company had cars stowed away in sheds because not want- ed, while to-day they are not only using every car own, but could use over more cars than they have at their command. When whether it was not possible to obtain cars from other railways to bridge over the emergency, the answer was that every other railroad the country has use for more cars than it now The business of the railroads is sally regarded as an infallible of the general business of a country. If be true and if the is a type of the oilier railroad lines, then the country's business must be righting itself indeed, have reached already a of pros- Observer. FIFTH DAY. Minutes of Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions were read and ii- proved. Revs. T. Page and J. C. were placed on the min- list. The hour of o'clock having rived the special order relating to the conference organ, the North Carolina Advocate, came up. Rev. W. L. Gris- half owner of the paper, offered through Rev. F. D. Swindell to sell his Mods at one thousand dollars less than cost. Referred to committee on Hooks and The statistical secretaries made their reports which showed considerable in- crease in church membership erection of new churches. The total white membership is colored total In- adults Sun- day-schools teachers scholars 38,303- Amount paid confer- claimants members of societies church edifices val- of church property The committee on Books and brought in their report, reject- the offer of Rev. L. W. Grissom to sell his interest in the to the conference. A lively discussion look place, participated in by Revs. F. D. Swindell and R. John. Rev. J. T. Gibbs moved the previous and the ottered by Rev. R. John to not adopt the North Carolina Advocate as the organ of the conference, was adopted by a vote of to A consisting W. S. Black, R. A. Willis, II. B. John, T. J. Jarvis, T. II. and Q. II. were appointed to confer with the Western Conference to take charge the paper question. Question Where are the preach- stationed this year The following arc those best known Inn Washington R. Hall, Presiding Elder J. Moor- man. Washington circuit. W. Martin. Wilson N. Ivey. James-, T. Swan A. Watkins. Fremont II. and L. Warlick. Aurora C. P. Jerome. Nashville C. Davis. Ryder. Bethel Barnes. Spring Hope F Taylor. Tarboro Tarboro circuitS A Gotten. Rocky Mount E Under- wood. Greenville II D Wilson. South M Jackson. Greenville II Joyner. Norman. II Louisburg F Smith. It B John continues its Elder of Elizabeth City district. Plymouth L Trinity College C street L Nash. street station R A Willis. Hill It Raven. Scotland Neck B Saw- M Sham- berger. A Bishop. Mount Olive circuit M N J O Grifton S Carteret T Morehead City C B Anderson. THE LITTLE PATCHED Suppose that war between ti United How dear to my heart arc the pants of states and Great shot I occur. . l. THE REFLECTOR for 1896. Brim full of fresh, crisp news,, both foreign and domestic Only a year. my childhood, When fond recollection presents th to view, The pants that I wore in the deep tangled wild wood. And likewise the groves where the crab apple grew, The wide spreading seat with its little square patches. The pockets that bulged with luncheon for noon. And also with marbles and fish-worms matches And and kite strings from March until June, The little patched trousers, the made over trousers, The high water trousers that fit me too soon. No pantaloons ever performed great- service In filling the hearts of us with joy ; They made the descent from Adolphus to Jarvis, Right down through a family of ten little boys, Through no fault of mine, known to or to others, I'm the tenderest branch on our big family tree; And having done service for nine older brothers, They came down to me slightly bag- at the knee, The little patched trousers, the second- hand trousers, The old family trousers that bagged at the knee. Hex. Z. Vance. IN NORTH CAROLINA. Matters of Interest Over the State. The Plymouth military company has been added to the State Guards. T. J. Jr., one of Winston's tobacco manufactures, hag brought suit against the Street Company for killing his little son on September 10th. A Rocky Mount who is gifted with supernatural vision, can sec in the dark well enough to read a Citizens of Mt. Airy will vote on the first Monday in March on a proposition of bonds to pay for a system of water works. In the ten years Dr. pas- at the Wilmington First church, has been collected for all purposes. Of this amount about half, has been expended for its own expenses. We learn that a strange disease is prevalent among the hogs in Some of the farmers have about all their fattening They are attacked with fits and in a short time they lie down and ford Express. The faculty of the Agricultural and Mechanical College has expelled students, two of them for making a lire out of materials owned by a contractor. The fire was made as a mark of disapproval of the action of the faculty in prohibiting games of football off the college grounds Mrs. J. II. county, is peculiarly afflicted. It is stated that blood will suddenly break through the pores of the skin just like and stand in great beads on the face. She is able to be up most of the time and tend to her domestic affairs. This sweating of blood comes on once or twice a day and lasts only a short time, when she will bathe her face and no sign is left, until it suddenly breaks out again. The Wrought Iron Range folks, who took in this country about a year ago, sold a range to Major W. A- Graham, of Lincoln county. after the range was set up Major Graham's house was burned and he sued the range folks for damages, claiming that the fire was caused by the range being put up. The case was tried in the Federal Court in Charlotte last week and the major was awarded The company Landmark. A preacher addressed his flock with great earnestness on the sub- of as beloved friends, de greatest of all was the loaves and fishes. was five thousand loaves and two thousand fishes, and de twelve had to eat all. De miracle is, didn't Constitution. A man is a creature of cast-iron its ; woman adapts herself to this is the foundation of the moral difference between them. or between this country and any other great in what would it find this vast country Are the United States prepared for war on laud or sea There is but one answer. Gen. Miles says that the entire tic coast cities south of New York arc in a condition. It is then an excellent time to improve I he tie- fences. There is no sounder adage applicable to our country than time of peace prepare for war. We must maintain the Monroe Doctrine, and yet our seacoast cities will be tit the of the great navies. In ten or fifteen days after war was declared with Eng- land, her great armored vessels could be battering down the cities that lit; at their mercy. Is this a pleasant thing to have, or a desirable condition tin- great Republic to be in How.-in it enforce the Monroe Doctrine with such a navy Senator of Illinois, voiced public sentiment on the 10th n addressing the Senate when he have reached the time when it becomes our bounden duty to to the world with dignity and firmness, that thus far. but no farther, shall foreign systems of government p in it to approach. Our policy i.- the American policy, our doctrine is the protection of American interests, and our motto is America for -ins. We do not claim that the world is oars, but we insist on our right to be in- upon affairs pertaining to the American continents. Let us bull I strongly and speak so plainly that th way of the future Executives, Prime Ministers and Ambassadors of our country shall be The Congress should take -as t protect the cities and seaports on the long Atlantic coast and speedily. Th leading Powers in Europe have larger, more powerful navies than our country has. There is, therefore no Jingoism or patriotic gush in insisting upon th demanded. It is a ease of While we have no idea war will occur between Great and the United States soon, either growing out of the Venezuelan or Behring Straits or any -r question to the front now, it is not an impossible thing. In fact, war with some other European Power might cur in any year. While this country can take care of itself, so far as an is concerned, it is very different in so far as the navy is involved. If war does occur the injuries inflicted will not be all on one side. England may vessels and even bombard or de- our cities and towns near tin- coast, but she cannot invade with any safety to her armies. On the other hand, it would be Ireland's to off the British yoke, or assure her full rights, and Canada might too fall a prey to our invading armies. A million of men in Canada would make quick work of the Messenger. HE'D DONE DONE IT. The brilliant Performance of a Fool Finding- Fault. We have had occasions from time to time to give instances showing the utter incompetence of many of those fools whom the late Fred Douglass Memorial Association created magistrates. One of the most ridiculous occurrences that we have yet heard of, comes to our ears this week. It seems that some days ago, a couple bearing a license to marry, is- sued by the register of deeds of Rutherford county, went before a magistrate in county and invoked his services. The mus read over the marriage service and pronounced them man end wife. After wrestling with the blank for several days and being too ignorant to make the proper return, the upon a Democratic magistrate o this county and asked him to help make a return the license. Upon investigation, the learned that the license was issued in ford county and that there were no witnesses to the marriage. said he to the can't marry these by Gd, I've done done it exclaimed the The democrat gravely advised him to summon the pair before him and undo his illegal work by reading the marriage ceremony The took the advice, married the couple he had married a week or ten days before, then escorted them to the Democratic magistrate who married them legally. If Jesse Holmes, the fool killer, should visit North Carolina about this time, there would be many vacancies on the bench magisterial to be tilled. Democrat. The winds refused to blow ; said they, try. north, or south, or east, or west. These folks to The north wind, too The west wind, and The east is chilly, they complain ; The south, cool And so the windmills stopped. The ships lay idly by, The sun beat down from morn till night Because no clouds could fly. The people sighed for wind ; hot or said they, north, or south, or east, or west, be the wisest way Youth's Companion. Don't Do It. OUT OF THE ORDINARY. Cotton manufacturing interests are interesting reading just now. In brief, they show the following The spindles of the world increased from nearly in 1888 to a little over in Britain gaining less than 1-12th on ; Europe a little over on the Northern States a little more than on nearly India nearly doubling its and the Southern States gaining nearly per cent, on spindles. The same rate of gain continued for years would give the South more than double as many spindles as India ; per cent, more than the Northern Slate's j over pa r cent, of the number in Europe, and within per cent, of the number in Great The handwriting on the wall clearly foretells the destiny of the South as the great manufacturing section of the world and that in the next half It Is nearly Christmas and the Congressmen haven't given the people free coinage yet. is too busy with John Sher- man, and Butler Jim Young that he was too getting to house-keep- to think of politics. Harry Skinner a Biblical excuse, Linney wants to limit it to the product of American mines, Pearson is too busy playing lead- of society, Strowd and Shuford have not learned the ropes yet, and Settle hasn't finished fixing up Tom Reed's committees. It begins to look like these new Congressmen will have to postpone free coinage till New Year's News and Observer. The letter sounds odd for a name, but there is a distinguished in Belgium whose name is O, no more and no less. A collection of over Saxon and coins found at in Hampshire, in 1828, was recently -Id in London in one block for Sarah Bernhardt's last gown cost It is decorated with diamonds and turquoises and the. skins of ermines were required to line the rain. Tramps in Holland are put in a cistern which has a in the bot- t Water is turned on in sufficient volume to keep them pumping briskly to keep from drowning. One dose is generally sufficient. The length of the day varies in places. In London the longest day has sixteen and a half hours ; at St Petersburg, nineteen, and in SpitS- the longest day lasts throe months a half. A bow load for deep-sea sounding s a cartridge which on t in the bottom. A submerged microphone receives sound and the depth is estimated from the time by the lead in sinking to the butt The Great Light. Though the endeavor to construct a light-house at Diamond shoals, seven miles beyond Hatteras, has been a fail- thus far, it is believed the new plan reported by the engineers will be a success. An account of it says that the plan contemplates a resting on eight great iron tubes, which are to be driven to a depth of thirty feet. They are to form a circle sixty feet in diameter, and to be of such a length that the floor resting upon then will he about fifty feet above high water. On this floor a structure of east steel will be raised to provide quarters for the three keepers, and above will be the light and the steam siren. The lens is to be the most pow- in existence, the light, which is to be electric, to a distance of twenty-three miles. The engineers believe that the plan of having the light rest on pillars, be- tween which the winds and waves can play, promises better success than one for a solid structure would offer more resistance to the elements. The cost of the light house is to be a million of dollars. If you wont to succeed in this world you must make your own o; port unities as you go on. The man who writs for some seventh wave to toss him on the day laud will find that the seventh wave is a long time coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or Sun- office more than a year ago. Don't leave the Christmas shopping until the day before Christmas. Don't worry and fret when you find such a crowd about the Christmas counters, that it is impossible to make the desired purchases. Don't neglect the little tots in tho home, nor any of the home duties in your anxiety to finish some elaborate Christmas finery. Don't plan some gorgeous Christmas entertainment with extravagant re- at the expense of the com- fort of the home loved ones. Don't forget that it is an insult to an acquaintance to send him a gift which is not accompanied by friendly Don't let your Christmas be spoiled through selfishness, envy, resentment or any bitter feelings; but hold fast to the love and simple sacredness belong- to the day. Don't belong to that class who arc trying to make it a day for the ex- change of gifts by which the giver's so- standing is t J be determined. Don't forget that it is wrong to give mote than one can well afford simply for the sake of making a costly present, or to give to anyone simply because it is customary to give gifts on that day. Don't discard the dainty white table linen for more elaborate dining table display. However fashionable materials may lie for table use they certainly are not in good taste. Don't fail to leave the plush and satin and ribbons to their proper places keep them off of the dining table, and use instead, dainty floral and fresh green ferns. Don't forget that in striving to make the Christmas season beautiful we will find that we have made it perfect to ourselves. Benefit of Thorough Business Active Boards of Trade and similar organizations arc by no means useless in any city. When each business man is content to it and take what conies to him, there can never be the same results as when the business men unite, consult together as to plans for advancing the general interests of the community and act according to their combined wisdom. The Durham Sun in speaking of this, well says that no city has ever become actively progressive unless she and united her strength. M e all remember the old story of how the giant laughed at the single string in a cord, snatching it asunder in an in- and defying his persecutors. But the cords were combined and inter- woven, and when placed around his neck, was irresistible and caused his death. This but illustrates the old adage, that unity there is Let our merchants study this fact that in unity of action there is power, and as a unit all work together for the com- good of town born Journal. Pitt County Stock. For many years under a Democrat- official Mr. A. W. a Pitt county boy, held the position of chief clerk in the Superior Court C office of Wake count-. In the election last year Wake county, like many on, got caught in the slump and went down under the fusion landslide. D. II. Young was elected but not- withstanding Mr. Move was a Young could not run the office without him, and though Republicans kept throwing it up at Young it was not until last week that a successor to Mr. was named. Speaking of him the Press-Visitor the gentleman who re- tires, the best testimonial that could be him, from the fact that he has continuously held his office Mr. Young since that gentleman Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Report Absolutely pure Death of a Most Estimable Young Kan. THE JOKE HE NEVER SPOKE. Several weeks ago Robert Wilson, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T- Wilson, of was stricken with pneumonia. He was a student at the Greenville Male Academy here and many were the in respect to his condition. The disease proved to be very severe, and his friends soon became alarmed as to his condition. About ten days ago there was some improvement, and hopes wore entertained that he might recover. The sad news, however, reached here List night that he died on Monday night at ten minutes to nine o'clock. He was just budding into young man- hood and no young man in the writer's acquaintance had seemingly brighter prospects. He had been for several years past a student at Chocowinity school but came here last September to pursue his studies. He was studious, intelligent, honest, truthful upright and persevering, and his Instructor has had no boy in his fifteen years in the school room for whom he had more respect than Robert This confidence and respect had already ripened into affection, and no one outside of his rel- mourns more sorrowfully his seeming untimely death. It ought to be also that there was not a single of his fellow students that he did not number among his friends in truth and in deed. Robert was just sixteen years old and was the ideal of father, mother, sis- and brother all whom are grieved beyond expression that one so young and so promising should be taken away from them. He was a member of the Episcopal and every act of his known to the writer was that of a con- Christian young man. lie was buried Wednesday at Trinity church in Beaufort county. To the sorrowing father, mother, sister and brother can conic only consolation Lord gave and the Lord hath taken may the Holy Spirit enable them to see His hand in this ore bereavement and say will be The sympathy of many friends in town and in the country go out to the bereaved his teacher especially would assure them that their sorrow is his, and that as long as life lasts he shall remember Robert as one well Worthy to be loved. Transplanted from earth to Haven our loss is his gain. To us it is left to so live that we shall meet him again in Sweet May the great comforter give to the aged parents grace to bare this sore trial and see in it the hand of Him who loved us and are himself for us. W. II. It. Breathes there a man with so dead, Who never to himself hath said. At night before he went to ed I, swear, I'll crack n joke Whose heart has ne'er within him As o'er an o'er his thoughts he turned Till mad. then from his mind has spurned The joke he never spoke. Danville HOW THEY DIFFER. The Roanoke Union. The Roanoke union of the Tar River Baptist Association will be held in Washington, Dee. 27-29. Fol- lowing is the Friday a. J. A. p. p. from the Churches. p. Work, within our Bounds. What has been done and what remains to be J. R. Pace, J. W. Powell and R. T. Vann. p. in-----Sermon. Saturday a. and E. J. Edwards. a. Fundamental of J. K. W. V. Savage and J. W. Carter. a. Nature and Office of the Holy C. M. Billings, J. A. and J. A. p. Attitude of Baptists Toward Education, Secular and J. W. Powell, J. W. Car- and R. T. Vann. p. m. Our Duty to Orphans Rev. E. J. Edwards, E. E. Hilliard and Rev. J. A. Sunday a. School Mass Meeting. a. p. A can cut a book only with a paper cutter ; a woman deftly inserts a hairpin, and the book is cut. Shaving is the only use to which a man puts a razor; a woman employs it for a chiropodist's purposes. A man storms if the ting-paper is not conveniently near ; a woman dries the ink by blowing on it, waving the paper in the air, or it near a lamp or fire. A man does not attempt lo drive a nail unless he has a hammer ; a woman does not hesitate to utilize anything, from the heel of n boot to the back of a brush. A man drops a letter unhesitatingly in the box; I woman rereads the ad- dress, assures herself that the envelope is sealed, the stamp secure, and then throws it violently into the box. A woman ransacks her brain trying to mend a broken object; a man puts it aside forgets that for which there is no remedy. Which is the superior Minnie Conrad, in A man consider corkscrew absolute- necessary lo open a bottle ; a woman attempts to extract the cork with the scissors; if she does not succeed readily, she pushes the cork in the bottle since the essential thing is to get at the fluid. For a man signifies the end of a conversation and the moment of his departure ; for a woman it is the beginning of a new chapter, for it is just when they arc taking leave of each other that women think of the most important topics of conversation. When a man must be in apple-pie order; pen, paper, and ink must be just so, a profound silence must reign while he accomplishes this important function. A woman gets any sheet of paper, tears it perhaps from a book or portfolio, sharpens a pencil with the scissors, puts the paper on an old Atlas, crosses her feel, balances herself on the chair, and confides her thoughts lo paper, changing from pencil to pen and vice versa from time to time, nor does she care if the children romp or the cook comes to speak to her. England Take The President's message on the boundary dispute ween Great Britain is uncompromising in tone in regard to the maintenance of the Monroe doctrine. He recommend that a committee be sent to the dispute and locate the This he says is made by the failure of the effort of the United States to secure arbitration. The President's message is among the ablest he has ever written. In so many words he virtually tells Groat that sooner than permit the rape of Venezuela, a weak sinter Re- public, the United States is ready to go to war to enforce the sacred Monroe doctrine. There is nothing of the jingo in the message. It is a statesman-like ration of the policy that has always characterized this News and Observer. Ode to the Calamity Howler. Bury the calamity howler out in the woods, in a beautiful hole in the ground, wood-pecker pecks and the straddle bug straddles around. He is no good in tho city of push ; too impractical, stingy dead; but he wants the whole earth and the crust, and the stars that shine overhead. Then hustle him off to the bumble bee's roost, and bury him deep in the ground; he's no use to us here; get him out of the way, and make room for a man that is Times. State op Ohio, City or Lucas County j Frank J. makes oath that he the senior partner of the firm of If. Co., doing business In the City of Toledo, County State Aforesaid and that said will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED LARS for each and every ease of Ca- that cannot be cured by the use of i Cure. Sworn to before me and In my presence, this day of December A, . 1896. Notary Public Hall's Catarrh Cure Is take intern- acts directly on the blood and surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free, F. J. Toledo, O. by Druggists,

rt v-. THE REFLECTOR Greenville. N. C. I J, mi Entered at the it C, as second-class tn matter. December 1895. EX MINISTER J. INTERVIEWED. JAB VIS His Approval of the Pres- Firm Support- of the Monroe Doctrine What He Advised the Eng- Consul General. CH LETTER. A few ago there was n terrible explosion at a mine in Chatham county in which forty three people lost their lives. It is most dis- aster that ever in Heath Carolina. Senator Hill has introduced a bill in the Senate to repeal the law which pro- those who served in the army and navy from eon. missions in the S. army he will push it when Congress January ltd, after the holiday re- Last Thursday was a memorable day in Washington City. It was a day of excitement and The Senate panel the Venezuelan Com- mission bill just as it came from the House. The President sent a special message to Congress urging them not to adjourn for the holidays. There were two meetings of the cabinet and the announcement made that the country is threatened with another financial panic. Humors have already reached Wash- of the intention of English to frighten the administration by attempting to bring on a money panic unloading American securities held by them. Those rumors cause no easiness here; such action would be more costly to the British than than a war would be. The silver men in Con- would welcome such a move on the part of the British, as they it would result in the States sit- ting up an financial policy of its own. This country has too many- resources which its patriotic citizens would at the of the gov eminent to be frightened by such Wax Preferable to a Surrender of One Iota of the Monroe Doctrine. The recent message of President Cleveland bearing upon the dispute between Venezuela and Great Britain being the chief topic of conversation just now, and that no within our knowledge is better pared to give an opinion on foreign fairs than our ex-Minister J. Jarvis, and that whatever he might say would be read with more than ordinary interest, the had an interview with him and his views are given in the conversation that you spent four years in South America, it may be of inter- est to readers to have an expression of your views on the Pres- recent message on Venezuelan affairs, mid we will be glad to publish them if you have no objection. have no objection to giving them. I have read the message with great pleasure and hearty approval. am delighted to see the President take so bold a stand in and support of the Monroe you give any special to the Monroe doctrine while you were a Minister of the United States in South America immediately after my appoint- I devoted myself to the study of International Law and especially to the Monroe doctrine in its to European relations with the South American you have any occasion to assert the Monroe doctrine while you were representing this country at the government of Brazil The English government Cleveland's our Regular Washington, D. C, Dec 20- Such a wave of enthusiastic patriot- ism as has greeted President Cleveland's message notifying Great Britain that the Monroe doctrine is not a historical myth, but a tangible policy that the United States is to maintain by force of has not been seen by the present generation. The White House has been flooded with messages by wire and mail from all sections of the country, containing not only con- but offers of volunteers by thousands from organizations of veter. ans, both and Confederate. ORIGINAL OBSERVATIONS. Congress forgot its past antagonism to- wards the President and gave him the authority to appoint a commission to in- and report the true between Venezuela and British Guiana and appropriated the pay its ex- and to show Great that no bluff was being made a bill has been introduced hi branches of Congress appropriating to mediately available, for strengthening the military armament on our sea-coast and the Canadian frontier. Congress, like the President, fully recognizes the tendency of European governments to make light of the Munroe doctrine, and is determined to let them learn differ- if it takes a war to teach them the lesson. Whatever may be the opinion of as to President Cleveland's past acts it is universally believed that his Monroe doctrine message will be known in history as the second Declaration of Secretary is also getting high commendation from all quarters. His masterly communication to Lord bury is justly regarded as the best inter- of the Monroe doctrine ever printed, one which should be used as a text book in every school in the States. It has placed him at one bound in the front rank of American Statesmen, and was never excelled by was pressing the collection of a claim . against the government of I lie Let's fight England and twist the. lion's tail off. Sliding down hill is great .-port, bu it has its drawbacks. As the twig is bent so is the gift in- the Christmas tree. He who worships a dollar worships a very small and changeable god. He who puts his thoughts on getting well will soonest have no need of a physician. It is more; pleasant to receive pres- than to give them, and not so ex- pensive, either. Searching for happiness be so unsuccessful if you were not finding fault. If conscience is what makes cowards of us all, there ought to be a great many brave men now-a-times. Your presents will be more appreciated than your Christmas ah- The happiest man is who prevents himself doing things he finds objection- able in others. Congress is determined to it this session, as chaplains of both houses are men. Nearly every family observed ground-hog day during the past two have been making age. Evergreens are popular at this sea- son of the year. They are favorites with us at any the form of and bills. The big turkey struts proudly by, his coat is sleek and trim; this week he gobbles as we week we'll gobble we get an out to dine. If in providing our gifts for those who do not need them, we remember those down whose chimney no Santa Claus ever comes, wouldn't our own hearts beat more joyful music to the measure of the Christmas bells CHRISTMAS IS PL to In Purchasing; a Suit or Overcoat We don't confine you to a few prices. Starting as low as you can buy a good garment for, we lead you gradually through more than a One but notice the difference in the verdicts of the juries of Jones Carteret county in the of the insurance cases now being tried in the former county. Last fall every ease tried at Beaufort resulted in a verdict of acquittal Every case so far tried at Trenton ha. in a verdict of guilty. If ones half of the evidence introduced is true it could only be expected that all of the parties will be convicted. At last three of the parties have turned state's evidence and the state of facts narrated by them show that Col. Hinsdale was not far wrong when he said at Beau- fort last propose if your ship will permit me to unearth and ex pose lo the people of this state MM o the vilest conspiracies ever concocted in North Not there is much talk about war when there is little prospect of one. For some months there has been much discussion war clouds in the old country but talk is about all. Now it has shifted and we have the discussion on our own soil and not without cause. For the only thing which prevent war now is that England back down. The Sates has and there is no back- ward step she take. President Cleveland's message to Congress com- unreservedly this country to war if its demands are acceded to. Con- a dissenting vote you are right, we are with you Now what will England This is the question. We have spoken and done n no uncertain sound. It is now Eng- land's time to respond. We have ready commenced preparations for war. The session of the Senate Wednesday was devoted entirely to the matter of arranging for these preparations. The passed a resolution appropriating to defray the of a , to be appointed by the President to proceed at once to to establish the line it British Guiana and when this is done the States has already audio England, you come this tar and mi farther, and we mean what we I remains to Is seen what she will say. She already refused positively to have the dispute settled in this way. Will she stand by this or will she find some excuse to say, well, this is is all we demanded Let the answer be it may course of the United Stales is already marked out. We mean to enforce the Monroe doctrine peaceably if possible, if not by force and arms. The near future will decide which we will nave to do. English Minister addressed a very tart note to the Brazilian Minister of For- Affairs which created intense ex- in the Brazilian Parliament which was then in session. The became so acute that it looked for some days as if the English Minister's would he sent to him and diplomatic relations broken off. It was at this stage of the proceedings that the English Consul General, who was a man of long experience and fine ability, had an interview with me in which these laconic and pointed pies- and answers were asked and given English Consul your people in earnest about the Mon- roe doctrine American Minister-I think English Consul w were to take of two of the Brazilian Provinces and hold them our claims an paid, do you think your in the of the Monroe doctrine, would America Minister------Yes. My government will not permit it. and if TOOT country does not desire to come in conflict with mine you had better not attempt a few days the English Min- modified his attitude and the mat- was amicably settled. I do not say my position on the Monroe doc- had anything to do with the amicable adjustment of the but I will say that I heard no more of seizing Brazilian you thing a this country and England do not. If the President main- his firm attitude and Congress stands up to him, I think England will find some way to adjust her difficulties with Venezuela without involving the States in the matter. If, how- ever, war should come, as much as it is to be deplored, it will not be as calamitous to us as a Nation as a render of one iota of the Monroe doc- as Americans interpret in the office of Secretary of State, Daniel Webster. It has also caused his same to be very frequently mention- ed as the democratic candidate for Pres- next year. President Cleveland has followed up his message on the Venezuelan with another startling one upon the present apparently financial crisis which seems now to threaten this try. He urges Congress not to ad- for any thing until they have given some financial relief which they can give, lie says that there is only one way left for him to sustain the credit of this great nation and that is by issuing bonds, that as long as he is dent this credit shall lie maintained at all He says our entire system must be changed. The President very timely puts upon Con- the responsibility of giving relief. It remains to lie seen what they will do. Are they equal to the occasion Of Interest to Hunters. It is said that when the sun is vis- a watch may take the place of a compass. This information will be of value to anglers and other sportsmen ill emergency. Point the hour hand of a watch to the sun, and south is ex- half way between the hour and figure on the watch. For example, if it be o'clock point the hand in- to the sun, and the on the watch indicates due south. If it o'clock in the morning point the hand indicating to the sun, and the on the watch indicates due south. If it be in the morning point the hand indicating to the sun and the figure on the watch is due south. If the hour hand be at due south will be exactly half-way between and and so on. THE SITUATION SERIOUS. England Will Remain Firm in the Position She Has Taken. CANADA TAKES UP THE CHORUS. it is an Attempt to Fasten a Quarrel on Great St. JOCKS, N. B. Dec. Daily Telegraph says one. reads the Venezuelan can come to any other conclusion than that a attempt is being made the Government of the United Slates to fasten a quarrel upon Great The dispatch of Mr. is in tone and manner as insulting as if it had been written by the late James G. and we may say, as illogical and The Montreal Herald says of the Presidents message the discus- of the application of the Monroe doctrine to the Venezuelan quest ion. Lord Salisbury a signal victory over Cleveland and his cabinet. The matter will be amicably adjusted on the basis originally laid down by Great Mr. Cleveland has not often yielded to the demands of American politics. It is regrettable that he should done so on the present The Toronto Mail concludes a long article on the President's message as follows. commission is a very good device from Mr. Cleveland's point of view, which is evidently that of the politician who is out of votes. It would probably be long before the com- mission could report, but in the mean- time Mr. firm vindication of the doctrine would be winning votes for his third term election. We may be however, that whoever wins or loses in that election, not a foot of M. territory be transferred to London, Dec. commenting today upon the Venezuelan question the newspapers generally agree that the situation is much more serious than they thought it U lie yesterday. In the public mind also there is a feeling of disappointment at the action of Congress in supporting the stand taken by the President in his message to that body. The exchange here and the exchanges throughout the country con- under the influence of the- which has arisen between Great Britain and the United States. At the same time there is no excitement. declined j, foreign funds were weak and Canadian stocks were lower on continued selling. The Pall Mall Gazette's money article says course, Amer- will lose credit over the affair. It is particularly inopportune when many of her railways need The afternoon papers all contain long editorial articles on the question, the general tenor of their utterances being the same as yesterday, though all agree that the matter is he- coining much graver. The Globe, a high conservative or- and a newspaper which may be supposed to be on terms of intimacy with the government, gives warning that Great Britain will remain firm, Cleveland may point a dozen commissions, but Eng- land will remain firm in her refusal to recognize them and jurisdiction of this sort. This is our unalterable position, lie the what they may. We will never submit to such The Globe is also irate at the recent utterances of Dr. Chauncey M. especially his references to the easy manner in which the States could conquer Canada, overwhelming naval strength of England would enable her to pour troops into Canada any sign of small warships could be sent to the lakes and Chicago. Detroit and Buffalo would be utterly at their mer- What use in there In eating food when does you no fact, when it does yen harm than good, for such is the case If it is not digested. If you have a for food there is no use of forcing it down, tor It will list be digested. Yon must restore the digestive organ to natural strength cause the to be digested when an appetite will come, and with it a rel- for food. The tired, languid will give to vigor and energy, then you will put flesh on your bones and become strong. The Shaker Digestive Cordial as made the Mount Lebanon Shakers food already digested and is a digester of food its well. Its n is prompt and its effects It is easy to buy from such a large easy to select to pay for, too. Pick out Your Suit and we will Astonish. You in Price, Too Tired to Smile Weak, and Worn Dizziness, Impure Blood-Cured by Hood's. Many weak and worn-out women know just what this means. In totally unfit condition for work, they force themselves through the daily routine of duties, almost too dis- to even look for relief. But it is to be found in Hood's la, S which makes the blood pure, builds up the nerves, Km win. Smith makes the weak New York strong and gives a cheerful spirit. Read I have suffered more than tongue can tell from dizziness and severe pains in my head. I felt BO low spirited, that I often said I wished I was dead. A friend suggested I try Hood's I gave it a trial and was more than prised to see what a great change came over me after I had taken the first bottle. I felt better right away. I have now taken nearly five bottles and am happy M all I am entirely car I would all suffering on account of impure blood to try Hood's It will Ta E. 88th St., N. Y. City. Hood's become the favorite with everyone who trios them. per CLOSING OUT AT COST ENTIRE STOCK MERCHANDISE Will be closed out at cost without reserve. There will be a change in our business next year and these goods must go. Remember everything goes at New York cost. Parties owing us must make immediate payment so we can settle up the business. J. O. Proctor Bro., GRIMESLAND, N. C. Organized Assets over Surplus over The Mutual Life Ins. Company, of NEW YORK. Security, and Profit. We Lave got what you want. A Twenty Payment Investment Con tract in the largest financial in the world, which affords protection to your families as well as provides for old age. Our Motto best com- is the company which does the most We have paid to policy holders years VIM I Our lice are the best. Among will found the oldest Scottish companies as well as We do the business for the people cit your WHITE GREENVILLE, N. C- Office on Main r in thought with the nun just now la j in hi-, while the ladle are thinking the LATEST STYLE IN t Lowest Prices. If I hey will call at I lie store MIS. They will a fall line of Fancy Hair and Monroe doctrine. to look nays an exchange. Not always. Remember foreign flag by any ruling of their bias Lot's wife. Hut perhaps Lot thought A It I Would it sweet. Lot's of men would. HOUSE. MUSICALE Friday Miss lone May, as- by Mr. and Miss Swan, of New York, and several of Green- best local talent. The will consist of Vocal and Instrumental Solos and Cornet Solos, Mandolin, Guitar and Flute Trio, Ac. Proceeds for the benefit of Disciples church at Farmville. Reserved General Admission Children ESTABLISHED PORK SIDES FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BU their supplies will and their interest prices before chasing elsewhere. Our stock n all its branches. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR RICK, TEA, Ac. TOBACCO SNUFF CIGARS we direct from Manufacturers, ens you to buy at one profit. A stock FURNITURE always and sold prices to sun the times. Out goods bought sold for having no to sell at a close margin. S. M. C NOTIONS CLOTHING. If you do it will you to buy them of------ CLARK. He keeps nothing but the best at lowest prices. Try him for bar- gains. H. B. CLARK, Greenville, N. GREENVILLE N WORKS, am -t II at my -I mil with Com- workmen ready TO DO MY REPAIR on machinery of any kind. Guns. Locks, Sewing Bicycles or other repair work. All my work Is guaranteed. New Home Sewing Ma- chines sale. JAMES BROWN. m n For sale at reduced rates. We have in to rive a large lot of and Wagon, put up to order according to i by u. These buggies are manufactured Material and the workmanship is guaranteed to j us to be The are i made of North Carolina Oak Hick-1 and made in the State by North Carolina workmen. We a nil of eras m OUTFITS, Side Combs, Belt and at. other latest style good-;. for Standard Fitter. Mrs. Anna Gage, wife of Deputy U. S. Marshal, Columbus, Kan., . of TWINS less than and with scarcely any after using two bottles of DID HOT SUFFER or Mall, on per Boot fr. CO., SOLD YES YES D- W. Is ready to offer to the on goods. handle as MEAT, FLOOR, Meal, Sugar, Crackers. Candy, Cheese, Paper and Paper Lime, Hotter Dishes Ac., In job ties. Also I handle AND TIES. I have a nice line of FINE SHOES which we offer at low rates. Call and examine our stock before purchasing exchange for elsewhere. Harding GREENVILLE N C. to suit everybody- Remember I take Country good-. 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THE REFLECTOR Local Reflections. gift. The schools close Friday for the days. From this day oar Children, Youths and be sold per ct- Its-.-, New York cat at Work the vaults iii the Court House progresses The wishes every nil I a merry Christmas. For an easy and comfortable to please your . motlier. Call see our stock at J- B- Cherry Co. Mr. Reflector Store a good lead C. T. is making some to hi residence near Five Points. For and call J. ii. Mrs. F. is having some around her home in Buy your Macintosh and Rub Ct at J. B. Co's save money. Master Hal Sugg sent the a live rabbit Thursday and we had a rare-bit stew. Buy your Macintosh and Rub Coats at J. B. Cherry Co's and save money. Friday the warehouses had their last sale until alter the holidays. They bad big breaks. Toys, Rabies, Wage us, Horns, Can- dies, Nuts, Raisins, Dates, at S. M. A large line the celebrated R G Corsets at J. B. Cherry Cos. The ladies specially invited to inspect them. On Friday the Star Warehouse sold some tobacco at per hundred. There was a large pile that brought that price. Mr. S. R. Ross showed us a turnip Thursday that weighed could get it in a peek Wire Buckle Suspenders all Buckles and fastening's war- ranted for two years, at J. B- Cherry Cos. Tom Christman suggested to a young man that a good present for his girl would be a jar chewing gum. best Flour is Proctor Knott sold by S. M. Schultz. Try a lb bag. Granulated sugar cent per pound at J. B- k Co's. President Cleveland's special to Tuesday raises a war smell, and the British lion had better be in his den. Greenville is now full if smiles. The boy smiles his best girl is home from school, and the girl smiles because her best fellow has come too. Just received a Car-load Flour none cheaper and better than that offered by J. B. Cherry k Co. Some of colored laborers who have been working on the turpentine farm- in South Carolina and Georgia re returning home to spend Christmas. Several came in this morning. For best Carts and Wagons go to A. G. Cox, Manufacturing Co., S- C- Gov. Carr has ordered a special term of Beaufort county Superior Court to January 6th, Judge to preside, to try the four white men charged with J. Ii. Beautiful stylish and cheap Goods and Trimmings at J. B. Cherry Co's- North Carolina has had no more elaborate wedding than was witnessed in Durham, on Wednesday evening, when Miss Carr, of Col J. Carr, was married to Mr. II. C Flower, of Kansas City. good wear for the Yon can't go with them, they are rights and left. For by Ii. Co. Granulated sugar cents per pound at J. B. Cherry Go's. FURNITURE cheaper than ever before at J. B. Cherry Co. Chamois Lining and new styles of Dress Goods at J. B. Cherry Co's. Doctors because it has all the virtues of Castor Oil and is palatable. There will be a tournament ball at next Tues- day, -list. The successful knights will be awarded handsome prizes. Information reached Mr. J. W. Wiggins on Saturday that Ids father was critically ill at Rocky Mount and he left Sunday morning by private con- to his bedside. Leslie Billie Saturday -If his maternal relatives knew of his illegal absence from his parental Billie told him he didn't care if England did light the United States, that he had a place picked out in the and he was going to crawl in it and pull it in after him. The road to success is paved with th e skulls of misfortune and the hones of contention. CHRISTMAS COMERS. And Some Going the Other Way. Miss Margie Langley is sick. L. E. Cleve, of is here. Rev. G. left Friday morning for Louisburg. L. II. Render returned from Tarboro Saturday night. W. T. has gone to Oxford to spend Christmas. II. P. Harding came home Saturday evening from Hill. lira. W. Brown returned from Thursday morning. Mrs. S. W. Coates arrived Friday to spend a few here. Mis. Warren, of Penny Hill, is visiting her parents here. Fine Tobacco. The lot of tobacco pounds, that sold on the Star Warehouse floor on Friday at cents a pound, on the second sale brought a pound. There has never been any finer tobacco on the market. Maj. W. S. came from Saturday. horn Miss is rusting W, Pate, of Mrs. II. C. Mines to county to spend the holidays. Miss Katie Haskett, of is visiting her uncle, D. D. Haskett. S. C. Hamilton left Wednesday evening on a business trip to Miss Joyner is visiting the family of her brother, Andrew Joyner. L. D. Ames is able to be out after a confinement several days with sickness. Miss Jennie Tucker is visiting her aunt, Mrs. A. Forbes, for the holidays. Mrs. Ellen Lee, of Raleigh, arrived Friday evening to visit Mrs. R. W. King. J. C. Greene came home from Nor- folk, Saturday evening, to spend Christ. mas. Congressman Harry Skinner came home from Washington City Saturday evening. Miss Ella Smith came home day evening from Tarboro to spend Christmas. W. C. Jackson came home from Raleigh. evening, to spend the holidays. C. C. Joyner and Johnson Nichols have returned home from Chapel Hill for the holidays. Agent J. U. Moore and little Myra, returned Friday evening from the Atlanta Exposition. Mi. R. J. of Washington came up on Friday's boat and went to Kin.-ton on the evening train. Mrs. Nannie Anderson has moved to town and occupies one of the Elliot buildings on street. Rev. J. W. of Washing- hi, was here Friday afternoon and went south on the evening train. Mrs. G. W. who was vis- Mrs. A. B. Ellington, returned to her home in Petersburg Mrs. II. L. Coward, of Greene is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Mr. Coward spent Sunday here. Miss Mary Alice returned from Kinsey school Saturday morning. Miss Dean, of accompanied her home for a visit. George Hawks, of the train, has been taking a few days vacation in Richmond. Capt. W. L. Jones was on the run in his stead. F. M. of burg. retaining from conference, spent a short while here Wednesday after- noon, and left on the evening train for Kinston. An Invitation. The degree team of Covenant Lodge, No. I. O. O. F. of Greenville, re- a very cordial invitation from the Kinston Lodge, to attend a banquet to be given at that place on Friday evening. December 27th. 189.3. They may attend. A number of noted speakers will lie Good Man For The Place. Mn. is currently lated from the authority that our townsman, Hon. G. B. King, is in Washington City conferring with dent Cleveland and expects to be pointed one of the commission to the Venezuela boundary. Pitt county is proud of her sons and she can men capable for any position in the gift of the country. We Mr. Kins. . X. This is About Pencils. When a business man uses a lead pencil he wants a good one. The Re- Book Store offers the largest variety in town to select from, all the way from cents a dozen to cents each. Try a or and you have something good. Advertising Bella the Goods. A gentleman who just d for an article Le saw advertised remarked yesterday, that people look to of the newspaper to learn where such articles as -y wish to purchase are kept, he is right. The day of walking from store to store in search of an article Wanted is a thing of the past, and the wise man j is the one who keeps his advertisement in the paper. Off for the Holidays. Several of the tobacco boys left to spend the holidays at home, or at the home of their best girl. K. M. Pace went to to Santa Clans for the children. X. II. went to Oxford. Andrews, D. J. Walker and K. R. Aiken went to Dur- ham. The wishes all tin a merry Christmas. The Benefit Bale. At Friday's tobacco sales two of the warehouses devoted a part of the pro- for benevolent purposes. The Star gave one-half its net commissions to the Oxford Orphan Asylum, and the amount is The Eastern gave its gross commissions to the King's Daughters, amounting to about These are good contributions and make nice offerings to the objects for which they go. The proceeds at the Star Warehouse would have been much larger but they had the last sale on Friday. Mighty True. We overheard an old colored man lecturing his son a few days ago. It seemed as if his son wanted to get mar- It was in this wise is a fool nigger. De of getting married and settling down. Why it is nil an expense. About three months ago I married U pretty a gal as ever broke into a chick- en coop, about two weeks ago she laid right down and died and I never felt so shame in all my life. Now look here boy , if got an of getting mar- and settling down, take my advice, single and settle up Home From School. There was a large, jolly crowd around the Friday evening, many having gone up to meet the boys and girls who were coming home from school to spend the holidays, and when the train rolled in there were many joyous greetings exchanged. who returned were Misses Ty- son and Myra Skinner, from Salem; Misses and Rosa Hooker, from Richmond ; Misses Bessie Harding, Maud Blow and Ada Tyson, from Greensboro; Miss Hearne, from Littleton ; Charlie Pres- ton Gotten and Julius Fleming, from Oxford; J. B. Jar vis and J. F. Daven- port, from Chapel Hill; E. F. Mum- ford. J. B. Jackson and Fountain Cox, from Wake Forest; S. W. Erwin, from Trinity; J. M. Moore, from Raleigh. The Musicale. There is a rare treat in store for those who attend the musical under the management of Miss lone May, in the Opera House Friday evening, 27th. She be assisted by Mr. and Miss Swan, of New York, as well as by the best home talent. Miss Swan has par- in a number of entertainments at the north, and the press spoke in highest terms of her. The Jefferson County Journal Swan has a rich, powerful voice of sympathetic quality to which is added thorough cultivation and perfect The Times, speaking of an entertainment, says crowning delight of the evening was a fine rendering of the solo, ear, O by Miss Marietta Swan, which she sang with such lower and gave us a of the possibilities of her glorious voice. For the closing piece Miss Swan surprised the audience by appearing in a new role, that of elocutionist. In this also she surpassed herself. Miss Swan has surely the elements of success in her make up in that she odds to natural gifts of a high order, intense and to her studies, and a determination to reach the highest point of excellence i in she College The entertainment Friday evening by the pupil- of the Collegiate was a very interesting and enjoyable occasion. All the pieces were so well rendered that we do not make Special mention of any but give the full pro- gramme. Some of the participants who were only beginners did well. Bes- Patrick. Katie Moore and Mamie I lines. Daniel's Maggie Bagley. Lot- tie Blow and Maggie Bagley. Whistling Bessie Patrick. First Eva Allen and Mamie Haskett. Walter Wilson and Bessie Patrick. Bertha Patrick. Rawls and Maggie Bagley. Piano Bessie Patrick. Bagley. Piano Katie Moore. Wat- Bessie and Bertha Patrick. In all the pieces the pupils showed that they hail been under excellent Tried Friends Best. Pills have proven a blessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, and all kindred diseases. Liver PILLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. Obstructs the Crossing. We hear some complaint about the length freight cars are allowed to stand the Dickerson as cross- near the o;. One he win kept there fully half an before he could get by. The railroad people could en cm this uncoupling the leaving the crossing open when it is necessary LETTER TO SANTA Dear Santa Clans, if you could A patent doll to dance and sing, A five-pound box of caramels, A set of reins with silver bells ; An elephant that roars and walks, A Brownie doll that laughs and talks A humming top that I can spin, A to keep my treasures in , A or two that I can A dog to and wag his tail, A pair of little bantam chicks. A chest of tools, a box of ; A scarlet suit of togs. A net for catching frogs. A bicycle and a silver watch. A pound or two of butterscotch ; A small toy farm with lots of A gun to load with beam and peas; An orange and a music box, A double set of building blocks If you will bring me these I say. Before the Coning Christmas day, I sort of think, perhaps, that I'd Be pretty nearly satisfied. Harper's Young People. CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS. A Long List For Last Week. for the train to stand down the track. Then could not complain. T. At I o'clock this morning t home of Mr. John F. Boyd, the bride, near Greenville, Mr. Haydn, of Washington City, and Miss Boyd were married by Rev. A. The couple took the morning train for a few days Nor- folk and Old Point, and will reach their home in Washington Saturday. Mr. Haydn is a very popular d.-um- mer and well known in mercantile circles. The bride is one of Pitt's handsomest young women. His Skull Cracked There was trouble between two out in Carolina township, a few days ago. that may cost one of them his life. One went to the house of the other on Sunday and a suit of clothes to use He went back later and started to put the suit on again to wear it off. The and his wife were both home then and the latter him to let the clothes alone. He threw a brick at her, striking her in the face when her husband picked up an and cracked the assailant's skull with it. The wounded man was still critical condition at last accounts. Paying the Pensioners. Register of Deeds King has received the warrants for pensions for the Con- federate soldiers and widows in this county, and is giving them out as fast as called for. The list for Pitt county contains the names of So soldiers and widows. Of the soldiers one is in the 1st class, three in the 2nd class, three in the 3rd class and in the 4th class. The total amount paid to both soldiers and widows is The whole sidewalk out by J. B. Cherry Co's was lined Monday with furniture just sold, and when we passed two clerks were busy packing it away in wagons. Register of Deeds King broke the record on license bat week, the number issued running up to twenty-seven. Of these sixteen wen for white couples and eleven for end couples. WHITE. II. P. Brown Agues Whitehurst. J. K. Congleton and II C. and M-ind L. Allen. Arch and Stocks. W. T. and Bessie Boyd. Alex and Susan Keel. Aug Taylor and Nannie Core. Wm. Daniel and Susan Morgan. Win. Pitt and Sallie Pitt. I. II. Whitehurst and Pattie Pierce. L. It. Ricks and t Langley. J. D. Smith and Mary O. Forbes. W. It. Nobles and Tripp. Gray and Highsmith. Cornelius Roebuck and A. K. Eddie Tripp and K. Warren Freeman and Susan Sylvester Barrett and Rosa Vines. Henry Tyson and Millie Faison. Ransom Staten and Harriet Ran- and Annie Biggs. Lang and Tabby Ward. Geo. Pitt and Sarah Cleve. Jerry and Amanda Sugg. I. A. Parker and Hardy. Henry Williams and Allie Jordan. Brown and Allie Edwards. PRESENTS There is a great deal of sameness in our lives. We go through the regular daily routine of work, we walk the same streets, we see the same faces we idle away time at the same stores, we tell the same jokes, hear the same funny stories, and such is the story o life in a country Observer. AT COST. Owing to a dissolution in our business we offer our entire stock of Bethel Items. Dry N Bethel, N. C, Dec. W. A Forbes returned from the dist conference at Elizabeth City yes- J. L. Sugg and J. A. Dupree. of Greenville and N. It. Dawson of spent to-day in town. P. J. White, of Richmond. Va. is here adjusting the loss of S. T. caused by the tire last week. At the residence of Mr. M. Whitehurst the bride's father, on Wed- December 18th. Herbert Brown was married to Miss Agnes Whitehurst, Elder Samuel Moore of- At the bride's father, S- J. Gore, on Wednesday, December 13th, Augustus Fay ton was married to Miss Nannie Gore, F. C. Martin. Esq., officiating. J. R. Bunting went to Tarboro to- day. Married. Wednesday morning at the house of the bride in Dunn, X. C, Mr. Holliday, of Grimesland and Miss Florence Harper were married by Rev. J. J. Harper. The couple reached Greenville on the evening train and left at once by private conveyance for the home of the groom. At o'clock this morning at the home of Mrs. M. V. Forbes, mother of the bride, near Greenville, Mr. J. D. Smith and Miss Mary O. Forbes were married by Rev. G. F. Smith. The couple took the morning train for Oxford to spend the holidays at the groom's old home. Thursday afternoon at the home of Mr. George in Carolina town- ship, Mr. John E. Congleton Miss Belcher were married by Rev. J. L. Winfield. The attendants were S. A. Congleton with Miss Nannie Belcher, Sherrod Belcher with Miss Leggett, Skinner Miss Maggie J. L. Perkins with Miss Mary Whitehurst. the res- of the bride's father, Mr. Wiley Pierce, Dec 18th, 1895, Mr. Henry- Whitehurst and Miss Pattie Fierce were united in the bonds of matrimony, R. Williams, Esq., officiating. The ceremony was witnessed by a large number of relatives and friends. The attendants were M. H. Jackson and Miss Mamie Pierce, J. T. Whitehurst and Miss Parker, W. T. Pierce and Miss Rosa Abrams, D. Smith and Miss Bryan, R- A. Bryan and Miss Sarah Rollins, W. J. Cook and Miss Martha Abrams. After the mar- the collide with their friends en. joyed a nice Upper which had been prepared for the occasion. We con- Mr. on gaining the affections of so nice a young lady and trust that as the dark and dreary clouds of life pass over earth, the wing of their happiness may never loose a feather. J. CLOTHING, At cost until the January 1st, 1896. RICKS, TAFT CO. AT Next Rawls the Jeweler. GREENVILLE, N. C COST. AT COST There will be a change in our business Jan. 1st, 1890 Now we offer our entire stock Notions Hats, Caps, CLOTHING, Boots Shoes LADIES CLOAKS AND CAPES, Everything without reserve at Cost for Cash N, C Holiday Display at Lang's. New line of Dress and Shirt Waist Plaids. New line of Ladies Wraps. New line of Dress Goods and Trimmings. New line of Mufflers and Handkerchief. New line of Shoes to fit every foot. New line of Notions and Capes. New line of Trunks and Floor Oil Cloths. New line of Furnishing Goods. And lots of other nice goods at Lang's. we sell Clothing at less than cost. LANG'S. FOR YOU. A beautiful Xmas line of Dry Goods, Shoe Dress Goods, Clothing, NOTIONS. C. T. NEXT DOOR OF BANK. FOR THE- FALL WINTER BUSINESS I and cordially invite you to inspect I ho largest and neatest assortment of con- ever brought to Greenville. Our stock all the newest and DRESS GOODS, Furnishing Boots and Shoes, Domestics, Bleached and ed Sheeting and Shirt- Calicoes, Fancy Cotton Dress Goods everything you will want or need in that line. Hardware for far and mechanics use, Tinware, Hollow- ware, Wood and Whips, Buggy Rope, Twine, Heavy Groceries always on hand, Meat, Flour, Sugar, Salt and Molasses. The best and largest assortment of Crock- Lamps, Lanterns, Lamp Chimneys and Shades, Fancy Glassware, to be found in the county. And our stock of FURNITURE Matting. Carpets, Rugs and Foot Mats is by far the best and cheapest ever offered to the people of this section. Come look and see and buy. Sole agents of Coats Spool Cotton for this town for wholesale and retail trade. Reynold's Shoes for and Boys. Shoes for Ladies and Children. We buy Cotton and Peanuts and pay the highest market price for them. Your experience teaches you all to buy and deal with men who will treat you fair and do the square thing by you. and see us and be convinced that what we claim is true. Yours for business square dealings, DON'T FORGET THE I Hardware Store When you want anything in the Hardware line. Doors, Sash, Locks, Butts and Hinges, Saws, Tools, Paints and Oils, Nails and Axes. Corn Shelters from to Corn and Cobb Mill for Axes to cents. Stoves from to King Heaters to and Stovepipe, Pumps Pump-Pipe, Rope, Belting, Ac., Ac, always go to the Hardware Store where you will get the lowest prices. Yours, D. D. HASKETT,

GREENVILLE Male Academy. The next session of this School will begin SEPT- I and Tor ten months. The course embraces all the brunches usually in an Ac Terms, both for and board reasonable- Boys well fitted and equipped for business, taking the course alone. Where they wish to pursue a higher course, this guarantees thorough preparation to enter, with credit, any College in North the State University. It refers who have left Its wall the truthfulness of this statement. Any young man with character moderate ability taking a course with us will be In arrange- to continue in the higher schools. The discipline will be at its present standard. Neither time nor attention nor work will be spared to make- this school all that parents could For further particulars see or ad- dress W. H. July Greenville Collegiate Institute. N. S. D. J A. M. Principal. With full corps o Teachers. Next session will begin MONDAY, SEPTEMBER All the English Branches, Ancient and Modern Languages. Music will taught on the conservatory plan, by a graduate in music. Instruction borough Discipline firm, but kind. reasonable. Art and Elocution will be taught, if desired. Calisthenics free. For particulars address the N. C. Cheap Excursion Rates Cotton ATLANTA, GA. Sept. to Dec. 31st., VIA The Atlantic Coast Line Through Pullman Palace Buffet Sleeping Cars between New York Atlanta Ga. via Richmond, Petersburg, Mount, Fayette- ville, Florence, Aiken and For Rates, Schedules, Sleep- Car accommodations call on or ad- dress any agent Atlantic Coast Line, or the undersigned. C. Div. Pass. Div. Pa-s Ch Richmond Va. T. M. If. EMERSON. Mgr. Asst. Pass- Wilmington, N. C. Cotton States International ATLANTA, GEORGIA, via the Seaboard Air Line. Vestibuled Limited Trains upon which no extra is charged. LOWEST DOUBLE DAILY RATES. SERVICE. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars and day from Washington, D. C. and Portsmouth, Virginia, via Fredericksburg. Petersburg, Raleigh. Southern C. C, Athens, Leave 3.00 A. M. noon Arrive Atlanta P. M., A. M. next day. Le n-ion. P. M. Arrive Atlanta 4.00 P. M., 3.20 A. M., next day. Ask for tickets via BOARD AIR LINE. Pullman Sleeping Car reservations will be mule and further information furnished application any Agent of Air Line, or to the undersigned. H. ANDERSON, Traffic Manager. Pass. E. ST. JOHN, Port-mouth, Va. On J. F KING, STABLES. Fifth Street near Points. Five No crop varies more in according to grade of used than tobacco. Pot- ash is its most important re- producing a large yield of finest grade leaf. Use only fertilizers containing at least actual Potash GUARDING PRISONERS. Sow of in form of sulphate. To in- sure a clean burning leaf, avoid fertilizers containing chlorine. pamphlets are not circulars boom- special fertilizers, bat are practical contain- latest researches on the subject of and are really helpful to Carmen. They are lent free for the ft , GERMAN KALI WORKS, , St. New York, . 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P. in r Th Tarboro Mt Ar i Convenient to depot and to the to- B-st arid highest location around Splendid water. large and comfortable. Table the best the market fouls. THE MORNING STAR lit Oldest Newspaper in North Only Six-Dollar Daily its Class in the State. Favors Limited Free of Silver and Repeal of the Tea Per Gent. Tax on State Banks. Daily SO cents month. Weekly per year. Wm. H. BERNARD, Ed. Prop., Wilmington, TONSORIAL PARLORS House, N C in whoa want good work. Train on Neck Branch weaves 3.55 p. in., Halifax 4.13 p. m-, arrives Neck at 4.55 p n., Greenville p. m., Kinston 7.45 in. Returning. I 7.20 a. in., m. . 11.20 am tally s Trains on V leave Washington a. m. Parmele 3.40 a. in. Tarboro V 1.30 p. . 6.20 y. arrives 7.45 p. m. Daily except Sunday, with trains on Train C, via Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun- day, at p. m., Sunday P. M; arrive Plymouth 9.00 P. 5.26 p. m. Plymouth daily except 6.00 a. m., Sunday 9.30 a -m., Tarboro 10.26 and Train on N. C. branch leaves except Sunday. a m. arriving 7-30 a. in. Re- turning leave S a. m., rives at 9.30 a. m. Trains in Nashville branch leave Mount at 4.30 p. in., arrives Nashville 5.06 p. in., Spring Hope 6.30 p. in. Returning leave Spring Hope 8.30 a. ii ., a in, at Mount 9.05 a m. daily except Sunday. on Latta bunch, Florence R. U., leave p m, Dunbar 7.50 p in, Clio 8.05 p hi. leave Oil am. 6.80 a m, e Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- day. Train Branch leaves War- saw for Clinton except Sunday, 11.10 a. m. and p, m- Returning m. and p m. l rain No. makes connection at Weldon points daily, all rail via at Mount with Norfolk and R for all pUnts North via Norfolk. F. DIVINE, General Supt. T. H. J R. Manager, TWO ABLE KICKERS. n Warder How Thin Try to A reporter mot a prison warder the other day, and the latter, be- coming communicative, volunteered information con- attempted escapes from their guardians made by prisoners who are being conveyed from the police station to the court or from one prison to another. a few days he said, was a case of two prisoners trying to break out of a prison van while being con to the police court. But they were not it is not in one case out of ten that they do manage to get away. prisoner whom I was taking from a county prison to an assize offered mo if I would help him to escape. Ho was a well known and I believe would have made good his promise had I helped him. All I did, was to tighten my grasp at the of the handcuffs and threaten to report him. Another man storm- ed at me in the most revolting ion when I refused to assist him. He said tho only punishment I merited for not lotting him go was to be boiled in a pan of white hot lead He was a cheerful man, he was. of tho funniest offers I had made to mo by a prisoner was that of a man who had had an unequaled career as a burglar. He promised to send me the proceeds of the first house he burgled after his escape. had a curious experience when traveling in Manchester with one prisoner. His friends had got the tip that he would by a certain train. we arrived, lo and be- hold, there were five or six flashily dressed waiting for us. One of them, apparently the came up to me. do you do, said he; might let me see how tho handcuffs Ho thought I was a green looked young. thank said I; next time the cuffs go on anybody they'll go on you in real and I thereupon called up the station police officers to me to guard my prisoner. And, sure enough, at the very assizes, I saw the swell himself standing in the dock waiting to re- is still doing a time I've thought that if I were a prisoner I could easily make my escape traveling with a warder. And especially easy may this be done in towns the prisoner and warder walk from tho station to tho prison. Sometimes I've had to walk through low quarters, where nearly every house contains a thief. But some- how or nothing happens. In time tho chances of escape will be reduced to nil, for no prisoner will be allowed to walk in the open street from tho railway station to the prison. an experience of years I have only known of attempts made by prisoners to escape. One only was successful, and then the fellow was captured tho following day. Sometimes a prisoner manages to jump from a railway carriage window, but he rarely i -capes. In- stead, ho generally smashes a leg or other limb and is speedily London Telegraph. or Snapper Fishing in bay, Queens- land, is scarcely sport; it is a You are hauling up from the bottom, fathoms down, a burden which taxes all the strength and makes the perspiration ooze from yet it is grand fun for awhile. The fish bite fast and furious. As your line, after yielding its captive, is recast, it throws out coruscations of silver in its rapid descent. Soon your eye discerns, fathoms deep, an almost impalpable flashing to and fro, as if a burnish- ed plate wore gyrating in an eddy; it assumes a lovely pink hue as you bring it nearer the surface, and then in a twinkling a burly per of seven or eight pounds is flap- ping vigorously and noisily on deck. Sometimes it is a fish at every haul, and under those circumstances not the least amusing part of the sport is the spectacle of a score of excited men jumping round a score of big fish, which are their best to convoy their and indignation to an unfading world. Badminton Library Sea Fishing A Shrewd Fruit An ingenious device for attracting custom was that of a fruiterer in a midland town. Instead of ordinary plate glass a large number of rough magnifying glasses formed the win- Seen through one of these panes, an orange looked as large as a pumpkin, and cherries as large as apples. A great disadvantage attach- to this novelty was the fact that at the distance of a few yards from the window it was quite impossible to see into the shop. Everybody knows that you must bold a glass very close to the eyes to Bee anything through it. less, for Borne time, at all events, the enterprising shopkeeper did a splendid Famed Brown Bind. For one large loaf of bread use three pints of cornmeal, three pints of rye flour, one cup of good bop yeast and one cup of molasses. Mix very soft with warm water, poor the mixture into a round ding tin and allow it to stand until light Bake with a steady fire for three hours. Home Journal A of A gem of a memorial from the In- education am, during my fatality and nation, I my employment and my orbits me as a shiftless and man here, I have to admonish my legs to the foreign countries for this ill fame. I, therefore, most you to excuse the defying your orders I was doing in your schools. I thought that I might permitted as your to tench that class with an increased salary, but my bad luck has driven me out of employment. Ga- Ob Was a and the a Jack. am, Mas Won. In the days of the San Gabriel canyon mining boom in the seven- ties a large boned and. gigantic was known to his rough but kindly associates as Kicking Tom. He had won the nickname by reason of the force with which he could launch his great sinewy foot against an opposing object. One day a miner brought into a can burro, which soon obtained a wide celebrity as a vicious animal, who, when would attack man or beast with desperate fury. Several mountain ponies had been kicked to death by him and more than man had nearly t his life by tho heels of th I brute. So exciting had become the record of jack's that they became tho subject of conversation and inquiry among tho minors. Sitting in their cabins spun wonderful tales of what he had done and was capable of do- J is the liveliest said one. right, old man. That beast can kick tho hair off a man's head without touching the replied one of his companions. That was Tom in a ten- place, and, after a moment's re- he spoke up with the re- mark can't The ob- was received with amazed silence. Tom Why, he'd make mince meat of you in a replied the athletic Indianian. ho can have chance. I'm ready to kick for and may the host man the boat interposed a companion. moan what I say, old man, so don't be too spry with your And Tom's brow lowered in gather- anger. His friend apologized for the jest, and the crowd dispersed. next day the rumor went wild through tho camp that Tom was willing to kick burro for a In the dusk of the evening the miners gathered in from work and discussed the subject in all its bearings. Opinion as to the match was about evenly divided. If any- thing, Tom was the favorite. Under these a mill for a side was easily between the boast and the man, and it was decided that tho conflict should come off Sunday afternoon. Promptly at tho appointed hour every inhabitant of tho canyon and the villages that since grown into Pomona and Pasadena was as- in a little level spot just outside tho limits of tho camp. The preliminaries were quickly and the The beast scorned to take in situation at a and, laying back his oars, he watched his wary opponent with angry eyes. Suddenly Tom leaped forward and landed a kick squarely on the junction of the neck and head. The brute reeled before the force of the blow, but on the instant he wheeled and launched both heels at his antagonist. The man leaped aside, and as as lightning responded with another fearful kick on the burro's neck. And so the conflict raged. Some- times the jack would get in a age blow on his opponent, the man had the best of it, and at last, putting forth all of his won- strength, ho landed a kick with fury and irresistible force of a pile driver on jack's which bad his objective point from the beginning. The beast reel- ed back, and with a convulsive fell over. Tom was terribly bruised, but no bones were broken, and in a few days he was as spry as Louis Globe-Democrat. Both Wondered. They were a couple of is to Bay, they rode and believed in a woman's to dress as she pleased and in her right to vote. They were travel- alone and in doing so. From time to time, indeed, they congratulated themselves their freedom and independence and the fact that there were no men around to bother them. One day one of them had her pocket picked. It is not necessary to dilate upon rowing details of affair. Suffice to say that the thief was the porter of the car, and the loss was largely due to the woman's carelessness. This, too, although there were no men around to bother them. After much planning what to do, and aft- much of a futile and in- effective sort, the two women sat to- for some time in They had plenty of other money with them, It wasn't that that was their impotence to bring the thief to justice to get anybody to do anything at all to the occasion. Finally one of the women is other woman. Then the first woman was wondering, yon know, what a man would do under these The other woman just what I was wonder- Inter Ocean. Life and Dr. J. in a paper on of the Influences of City Life on the Nervous lays great stress on the well known fact that the average American treats himself outrageously. The best proof of this is the immense sale in every large city of so called nerve the trade done in the wines of cocoa and kola and the of phosphorus is almost in- credible. This is all wrong. A tired and nervous man does not want but fresh air and exercise ac- cording to bis strength. In this the English are wiser than we are. They up their habit of physical exercise until far into old age, and paresis is comparatively little known in England. Dr. Hay- cock says that American men will have to turn over a new leaf and draw, a sensible balance between work and play. BESIDE A GRAVE. Out the gram that in over thy breast. Heating my coming, n bird took her night. she travel for holier rest, dew on the robes of tho night Was she thy soul for a moment returned Out of hand to the temple of rust, Torching the bosom of clay she has spurned, tears on thy forehead of dust of my heart, I was sad all tho day, thee ask for mo, bearing thee sigh. I am coming at the evening to pray -r darkening dome of the sky, and crying by I Raw felt thee in lily and lark All of tender. Imperatives heard, Convert thee, comfort thee, friend In the dark. What shall I tell thee changes to morn. Woodlands are sweet with the call of the dove. Motherly finches contented in thorn Nurse for their husbands a of love. What Is all beauty if thou have no part Would that life's rule might be dead for Sake, Friend, as I moan from the turf on my heart. Ob, to be sleeping and know thee awake I Norman in Windsor Magazine. GROVES The Ideal Schoolboy. The ideal schoolboy is an orderly machine, always obedient, receptive, submissive, ready in the cricket field and with real or simulated for football, despising all other games, and conservative to the backbone. He is tho darling of the who sends him home with glowing reports and arms full of prize books. It seems never to cur to any one that there may be natures to which the and history make no appeal, who have not the gift of the and who do not even care to play at cricket or football. If such appear in a public school, they have a bad time of it, dragging out their miserable days at the bottom of the form, regarded as fools by the masters and as muffs by the boys. And yet among school failures there may be or or at any rate there may and com- there is material out of good and useful citizens made if only had a chance to show what they can Rough on Chelsea. A Chelsea man recently died, says the Boston Budget, and i a conversation him and a friend at a Spiritualistic the following colloquy The friend, on being called for by the departed one, old chum, Jim Jim, I suppose you are partaking of celestial a bit of it I the Scott, that's awful The spirit smiled. know that's the popular it said, m boy, it's a great sight better The story would indicate that the medium must have played to very poor business in Chelsea. Stage Realism. One of my best in was Benjamin Haydon. His son, the artist of celebrity, at that time a spirited and intelligent little fellow about years of ago, who used to listen to my songs and laugh heartily at my jokes when- ever I dined at his father's. One evening I was playing Sharp in Lying when he and my friend Benjamin were in the stage box, and on my repeating the words, have had nothing to eat since last Monday was a little Haydon ex- claimed in a tone to the whole a whopper Why, you dined at my father's house this afternoon. of tho Rotten Row. It is a royal prerogative, belong- exclusively to the reigning to drive down tho middle of Rotten row, London. Tho queen has only availed herself or twice of the right. From this an- privilege came the name Rout whence the corruption Poverty Cottage. If ever household affections and loves are graceful things, they are graceful in the poor. The ties that bind the wealthy and the proud to home may be forged on earth, but those link the poor man to his hearth of the true metal, and bear the stamp of North Carolina has a output of pounds a New Hampshire about pounds, South Dakota pounds and New Mexico pounds. The mica of North Carolina is of the best quality and brings the highest price. The proverbial wisdom of the pop- at gates, on roads and in mar- instructs him who studies man more fully than a thousand rules ostentatiously TASTELESS HILL JUST AS FOR ADULTS. WARRANTED. PRICE a . Ills., Nov. Paris Co., St. Louts, Mo. Bold last year, GOO bottles of GROVE'S TONIC am In all of it years. In the drug bare never sold an article i hat gave universal as your Tonic truly, a co- Sold guaranteed J. druggist. J, C. LANIER CO. GREENVILLE, N. C --------DEALER IN-------- Amateur Postmaster. A member of the government was visiting the other day at a ball in the neighborhood of Having a pretty wide correspond- and there not being any postal delivery in the village, the lady at the hall took a bundle of to the church on the Sunday evening and gave them to the en, thinking he would be able to get them sent to the post- office. He, not catching what she bad said about them, came to con- that they were something for him to distribute in the church. The lady took her seat at the organ. Then churchwarden commenced to take them from pew to pew as far as they would go. One young person, looking at hers, aid to him that it was a stamped letter and did not belong to He noise and put it in thee pocket and read it when thee gets There's something in it that will do thee Weekly. Cleaning Doll Gold. Dull gold may be cleared by in a bath of grains cal- grains sodium bicarbonate and grains table salt, all of ingredients are dissolved in throe quarts distilled water. The fluid must be kept for use in well corked bottles. Articles to be cleaned are placed in a basin and covered with liquor and taken out after awhile, washed and rinsed in alcohol and dried in sawdust The then, looks like new.- Wire and Iron Fencing sold. First-class work and prices reasonable. Notice to Creditors. Having duly qualified the of the Court of county as Executor of the estate of T. C is hereby Riven to all parties holding claim against said estate to present to the properly proven, on or before the day Of November. 18- or this notice Will lie plea I in bar of their recovery, and nil persons ed to the laid estate are requested to make meat. November HARRY SKINNER, Executor of f,. C. L ill am, deceased. The modern stand- ard Family cine Cures the common every-day ills of humanity. Poor Health means so much more than you and fatal diseases result from trifling ailments neglected. Don't play with Nature's greatest out of sorts, weak and generally ex- nervous, have no appetite and can't work, begin at once the most strengthening is Brown's Iron Bit- A bot- comes from the very first won't it mt your and It's pleasant to It Cures Dyspepsia, Kidney and Liver Neuralgia, Troubles, Constipation, Bad Blood Malaria, Nervous ailments Women's complaints. Get only the has crossed red lines on the wrapper. All others are sub- On receipt of two ac. stamps we will send set of Tan World s Fair Views and BROWN CHEMICAL CO. BALTIMORE, MO. OLD DOMINION LINE. Stoves, Stoves j We are laying in a full line of also Sheet Iron Stoves. Best quality, low prices. Call and We also are agents for th- celebrated Rambler and Bicycles; and have on hand a few second-hand for sale very cheap. You may need a Machine, we have them in stock. Opposite Drugstore. ABLE. --------IS AT THE FRONT WITH A LINE-------- VB YEARS has taught best if the i Hem Rope, Building Pumps, Faming every- tug necessary for -Millers. Mechanics and general n- will as Clothing, Beta. Shoes. have on Am quarters for Heavy Groceries, and Jobbing for Clark's O. N. T. Cotton, and keep courteous and attentive clerk,. FORBES, GREENVILLE. N. C J. L. SUGG. GREENVILLE, N. C OFFICE AT THE COURT HOUSE. All Risks placed in strictly FIRST-C ASS COMPANIES At current rates AGENT FOB. FIRST-CLASS FIRE PROOFS APE. and Retail O- T. A- JONES. 1878. P. H. 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