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The Reflector is
pared to do all
of this line
NEATLY,
and
STYLE.
Plenty of new mate-
rial and the best
of Stationery.
WHY DO WE DO P
some sage tell me, for, in-
deed, like l know
The secret titles that bear
n I go.
There's brown, who
i some renown.
Whose wife bear referred to
The Eastern Reflector.
D. J. Editor and Owner
TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. per Year, in Advance.
VOL. XV.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1896.
NO.
Two Papers for
We have made
to
the Reflector
North the
above amount. This is,
campaign year and you.
take the two
leading papers.
MEETING.
What reason for the custom can th
wise out give to
Why not as well refer to her as
m.
Because is on the
should we always s.
In
Mr.-
bench
wife.
speaking his
Mrs. Judge
Is she a judge by as she
wadded the court
There should be some good reason why
the title should she sport.
If one should wed a pray ad-
vise me would she he
Entitled to he known by all M
Jones,
If not, what reason can we give tor
peaking as we do
Major or
Bishop
Do titles o to families for use of
one
And if they do. why aren't they used by
daughter and by son
Why not a Lieutenant Sharp
Why not
At hast let's be consistent in the things
we to do.
Origins Observations
X. April,
The Hoard of Commissioners tor
county met this dale, present C
L Fleming, S M
Jones, T K Keel, and Jesse. L Smith.
The following orders paupers
were issued
Martha Nelson II Smith
Nat Moore J Susan
SO, Smith Henry
Kenneth
Henry Sam and Ann Cher-
Fannie Tucker Alice
Corbett twister Win-
Taylor Alex Harris
Winnie Chapman Polly Adams
Mrs J Crisp Jas Long
Edwin Haddock i
Thomas Chas and wife
; Hannah
Peel Thigpen
A Bright Bailie Due J O
Proctor Alex Venters
William Jason Parker
Elisabeth Creole Pan
Carlos Gorham Carlos
for
The following orders tor general in m
county purposes were issued cunningly he thought,
W B Parker W B And old barked with rage
J J Cherry T A Thigpen ; till we rabbit caught.
G M Tucker E A
Woody W IS
THE GETS JUST
THE SAME.
Hera's an original poem from an
tor who has evidently been
hunting
rabbit h goes on, the
is hist.
The takes his time tit ease, but
comes at last.
rabbit roams the broom sedge-field.
the raccoon hunts the creek,
The rambles e with
grins upon his cheek.
wears a bushy tail as white
as driven snow,
The he also has a tail, hut wears
it not for show.
But oh, that he's a sight, with
tail long and bare,
lie wraps it round a limb and
OUtS the there.
used to hunt the rabbit, the
in d the
But when that rabbit got the start it
put the dog in tune.
t rabbit he would quickly speed
away and dodge the dog,
And when old g- t in sight, that
rabbit found a log.
I Wilson K C Spier W K
Praetor C P J s
K II Sta-key
It is peanut politician who j R w K W King
Sine to follow costs.,
gets well
Policy controls a lot of people
as well B polities.
It is to meet adversity
with a smile a kick.
It is very easy to into debt
but very bard to walk out.
There is a great deal of
wood presidential timber
The poor won't know the
color of her eggs next week-
All Lad their day on the
1st- The assemblage was very-
large.
Host of the presidential booms
to been brought up on
the bottle.
A structure Lever yet rose
higher than the ambition of the
architect.
When you see a man in a
brown study may know that
bis goose is cooked.
How often a man who is an
adept at poker will sit in front of
the tire at home let it go out
entirely.
Love is a cathodic ray that
penetrates to the marrow cf
every bone gives to the
heart a queer sensation.
There will be a big display of
new millinery at the churches
nest Sunday. The largest
of each congregation will be
women-
You may talk about
and pie,
give sop in mine, I'll
git then- mi fly.
M G Bullock Oil, Chas Skinner
Baker Hart J W Smith
W U Crawford D C
Barrow J P Allen J
F G James W
Brown Jarvis Blow
Beach O Hooker K W
Ward R W King It Ml
Go, F J Johnson C Di
G. Taylor
B M Starkey P
It W King K Braxton
C M
Bernard H T King K A
Move T E Keel o C
son R W King Greenville
Lumber Co W M King
S M Jones L Fleming
Jesse I, Smith
For Greenville Stock Law
A Savage I A C Tucker
For Swift Creek and
Stock Law territory W Laughing-
house L B Cox Shade
Jackson F M A
U Helton Jerry
E Lang C Dawson A of the fall I got by being
possum got teeth, lie
grins from ear to ear,
He looks quite odd up ill a
oh. that meat how dear.
Just bake him in the pan with
all la twixt,
And then prepare fork
the good things all are
used to hunt the and hunt
break of day,
Old he would tree him, too, before
we went away.
Sometimes that he would
way up some crooked vine,
And keep us all the be-
fore he showed his sign.
last I his piercing
like sparks up in the air,
I then went scaling up that vine and
found him there.
gave the vine a monstrous shake, the
holding tight,
Until we all down with
all our might.
That hit the ground with
ease while I was nearly dead,
Old grabbed him like a Hash be-
fore I raised my head.
I put that in a sack and then
for home we went.
He Found His Ideal.
He talked of all the troubles
in families has arisen,
vowed he would have none of
such in He'd
never, never take a wife, though
be swamped with gold, until
he was that strife would
ne'er invade his fold.
His friends laughed long at his
they loudly did deride it,
and said he'd know not what
be until he'd fairly tried
it.
He started forth resolved to
find a woman of the model which
was imprinted on the mind he
carried in his noddle.
must not list to slander's
tongue, nor see my indiscretions ;
must when I do
wrong, must hold no
He hunted high, he hunted
low, through many a Christian
nation, saw girl's who'd a
hearty show, and maids in hum-
station. Nor paused until
bed met success, he found his
fair ideal, and what his friends
called craziness they now would
find was real-
He married her ; he listened
not when slander made advances ;
from out eyes be never
caught suspicion's cruel glances.
never spoke an angry word,
But, smiled when she would meet
him, and oft by true affection
with she would
greet him- short, she
of wife for a chip,
for she was deaf and dumb and
blind.
Now hadn't he a snap TEx.
Chased
Last Sunday night while some
young men were sitting in
lobby of Hotel Lawrence they
saw something run up the stair-
way on one side, and
gave chase- It ran down the
towards the dining
room, air and gen-
When succeeded in
catching the it proved
to be a Whence it came
or whither it was no on
knew Scotland Neck Democrat
The following persons were appoint-;
t-d tax listers for
A Blow.
B Little.
A Thigpen.
It Congleton.
Jo
Farm M Lewis.
Williams.
Swift
It Johnson.
Beaver F Allen.
Shade F Hardy and Wesley Todd
were released from poll tax for 1895.
W L Cobb was allowed to move his
bar in the Frank Johnson building in
rear of Market House.
Ordered that J H rel be refunded
the tax on solvent credits charged
to him through mistake.
Order that I J be released
from payment taxes on acres of
In. i. valued at charged to him
in Swift Creek Stock
Law territory.
The following persons were allowed
to list taxes for 1895
nil Long, colored,
S W Watkins.
P Bell, Jerry
Beaver
F Bright.
Ordered that W F. Pittman be re-
funded overcharge in taxes for
1885
Ordered that O B Hathaway be re-
fended overcharge in taxes for
1895.
The Board passed an order relative
to working convicts, on the roads, which
order had not been prepared and re-
corded at the time we copied the pro-
Be i ft Thine.
shouted funny law
into the that
replied the pretty type-
writer at the ether end of the wire.
like to speak to him a mo-
are asked the girl.
I'm good
funny clerk.
it along,
And-ha didn't w
Economic Value of Bird,
The economic value of birds Is
told. This fact might placed be-
dispute if it were possible to
prepare two showing
how many it would
take to destroy a mile of turnips,
bow many grubs to the
wheat harvests of a dozen farms,
bow many insects to strip the leafy
blades of a forest bare, bow many
to spoil the fruits of wide orchards,
the recording fact that
these very numbers of insects are
eaten by a few bumble birds in
course of the year. That the result
would be conclusive evidence of the
value may be safely foretold
by a at a few facts
pave already been brought to bear
upon question.
the spring, when there are clam-
young birds in the nest, the
sparrow returns every three
or our minutes, each time bearing
polls in the shape of insect food.
ed at its lowest possible val-
is, allowing only one
to each thankless task
represents tens of thousands of cap-
insects as the work of one pair
of birds in one month. Swift fliers
like the swallow that hawk for food
in the air may rank higher. They
slay hundreds of
nightly
Youth is not the age of pleasure.
We then expect too much, and we
are, therefore, exposed to daily
appointments and mortifications.
When we are a little older and have
brought down to our ex-
then we calm and
begin to enjoy Liv-
Gold pens are now usually tipped
iridium. The bits of this metal
are laid in notches at point
the pen, then fastened on with flax,
being afterward ground and polished
for use.
Germany stands next to Great
Britain in the number of pensioners,
there being soldiers of the civil
war regularly draw their
from the United States govern-
Jo 1890 the United States
per more iron than
Slid England, while in steel our man-
hers by about
percent
The toilet requisites of sultan,
including rouge and enamel for the
ladies of Jewelry,
TESTED THE SOLDIER'S NERVE.
An Incident Slum in lb Peril of Ufa la
of India.
bluff old major from
queen's army had listened attentive-
to tho tales of bis com-
He put a fresh charge of
fragrant tobacco in tho veteran pipe
that he had been smoking, and
three of
lapsed into expectant silence, wait-
to hear from him.
bravest man I have ever mot
was not on the field of battle, be-
was a soldier, but I know
little about his record, and
yet when I say ho was tho bravest
man I ever knew I think I know
what I am talking about. We were
campaigning in India, and for some
months the command had
been away. We were
all thoroughly tired of a life of
tine military inactivity, and finally
a party of five of us secured a two
leave of absence, which we
proposed to spend in a bunt for big
game.
of our number was a senior
officer, who had been
through ten service in India.
He had been the guiding spirit of
our expedition. Seated a few feet
away from him and to his left was
a young junior company officer,
had but recently joined the
command. We had been eating
fruit, which was of a kind that
bears a very peculiar scent It is a
tradition that this native fruit has n
strong attraction for several
ties of venomous reptiles, which are
peculiar to that climate. I at least
am convinced there is some-
thing more than tradition in it
I have said, were talking
of adventures when, in a moment of
the bluff old
looking steadily at the young
lieutenant to bis left, slowly
you think you could keep
your presence of mind under tho
most trying when
your life depended upon your
and
followed the
question, and the young
looking quizzically at his inter-
I think I
the time has come when
you must be put to the test. Move
not a muscle until I tell you, or you
area dead
bronzed old warrior
lowly drew bis pistol from his
and, taking deliberate aim, he
fired a shot at the feet of the
man to whom ho had addressed his
ominous question. For tho spice of a
second all sat like statues; then
the colonel, in n tone of relief, ex-
claimed
all right now, boys. I've
killed
were all on our foot in an in-
eager to know what
had threatened our young comrade.
At his feet lay the coiling, squirm-
body of a cobra, the most
venomous reptile that haunts the
jungles of India. I think the man
who calmly faced was
the bravest man I've ever said
the major, and no one dissented.
Now York Mercury.
Be Built a
All kinds of animals do wonderful
things without ever being taught,
Each in its own lino inherits an
cation which in common language
goes by tho name of instinct. The
Woman's Journal gives this story of
A college professor in Maine tells
how be convinced a friend who did
not believe that build
a dam. He bought a baby beaver
of a hunter and sent it to bis
friend.
The creature became a great pet in
the house, but showed no signs of
wanting to build a dam until one
Monday morning a leaky pail full of
water was put on floor of the
back kitchen. The beaver was there.
Ho was only a baby, to be sure, but
moment he saw the water oozing
out of a in tho pail he scam-
into the yard, brought in a chip
and began his work.
His owner was called and
tho little follow,
at what ho saw. He gave or-
to have the pail left where it
was, and the industrious beaver
kept at work weeks, when
he had built a solid dam all around
at SM
There is something of pathos
ways in the sight of a great man
lost for n moment to tho
of his position, tho burden
of his own fame, and wrapped in
snob slum bars might
son of toil. Whether
it be Nelson snatching a moment's
oblivion in sleep am id tho vest less
scone of a Paris Tiling saloon,
bis head on Lady Hamilton's
she
while Mr. quoting from
the lip of a Lord North-
wick, yet evidently taking
care not to disturb her hero's slum-
or Napoleon, of bis
great battles, asleep up to tho
moment from or
Savonarola, on of bis
by fire, resting with his bead
On knees of bis black hooded and
veiled attendant and smiling and
speaking in his sleep; or General
Leo, that noblest figure in a fallen
cause, lying sleeping, wearied out
by the wayside in Virginia while an
army of men trooped past so
silently that his slumber was not
broken j or Pope, nodding, as
be is said to have done, whenever
MISSIONARY WORK.
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin.
Missionary Boards and Methods of
Work.
The Bible makes it the duty of
the Christian church to the
world the gospel. This being true,
the question f method- of
prime To out
this it is said that the
apostles everywhere preach
lug the Paul was the
great
to the All through
the Christian era there have been
great souls, these have
ways Missionary in spirit
and But for the work of
such men the poorly
d efforts of tho the
Eng and and others,
there was no distinctively Mis-
work until latter part
of eighteenth The
Wesleyan Missionary Society was
formally organized in 1784 and
Missionaries sent to the Isle of
Jersey- In 1785 to Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia- In 1788
Missionaries were to
the West lollies. Missionaries
had sent to destitute sec-
of England and Ireland in
to America The
foundation of the Baptist Mis-
Society was laid in 1792
when Baptist ministers retired
the little parlor of the widow
Wallis, and contributed
, under the leadership of
William Carey, who was
doubtless -Mis
He went to the
following year.
Tho Missionary
was in This was
composed the representatives
if different churches, and was the
friend Carey Bengal
Mission.
Then followed Glasgow
Society, the Church
Missionary Society, the I end
Pure Literature Society all m
These were following other
Societies
the United Stales,
Board Foreign Mis
1810, Baptist
in 1814,
in 1819. dates
of organization of Mission Boards
in Protestant,
some of the other
churches, I fall to They are
about the -time age of
the other Missionary Boards.
It will be seen above,
That all churches
have Missionary Hoards who
the Missionary work at home
and abroad, grew out of
small beginning upon tho part of
a few Missionary spirits,
That distinctively
spirit of the Christian church only
dates from the lust years of the
eighteenth century and is re-
fore about one hundred years old.
In articles, I
give some account of the results
of the faith and toil of these Mis
heroes, and show
last has been by far the most urns
century of tho church's
history- G- A-
Highest of all in Leavening U. S. Report
Rah N C, Monday Aid G,
past on
baa n a very favorable
work in North Carolina.
Although the first three
w re the normal in
lire
j great, and the effect was chiefly
to delay the blooming of fruit j. . ., . . . ,
trees, so that several sharp fortnight. Tam-
March did little, if any. dam- j Austen.
age. There was at excess of ruin A must be support bis
fall February, but March was or
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
relatively dry, favored
interrupted farm work Plowing
other for plant-
are generally well
cool weather March
was for crops
in Eastern District,
some By the
lust week of March plum
peach trees were in bloom.
Georges Hand,
All careers desirable far men
who know how to make them
Sand.
the very best men, can only
suffer, while woman can
the strawberry vines had set
lies the east. In the eastern
Men of business do not, as a rule,
own
portions of the State forest
are becoming green.
Tho reports of correspondents
of the Weekly Weather Crop
Ward.
shrink much
men from any physical
more than
or de-
issued by North Car
State Weather g for man ever distinguished himself
the week ending Saturday, April j w,.,,, m ,.,.,, ,.
indicate a very diversified K, .,.,,.
week, the earlier
with warm weather and
plenty of rain, the latter part
favorable on of cool,
weather. In the northern
of the Western District
was too much rain- The
temperature was above normal
March 20th o April 1-t, below
the rest of week-
never leads a man towards
the error sacrificing for
Stael.
love
us heavenly air is
Elliot.
reverence
Remember one man
to his destiny hut through
past I tail
week in the Eastern District was Sand.
generally favorable, though the
from March to at is a
interrupted farm There privilege, tending to enliven the
was a toe much only um
along the northern
three days were clear, Cool I who have seen a good deal of
and windy. Frost on don't always end by their
two mornings, which injured
strawberries, out the winds
so brisk that little is
lit to have occurred to
of which peach, plum d
rues urn bloom.
seems late vegetation
so
open-hearted
mini may be safely left to manage his
own Austen.
capable conquering
Truck though I indolence cannot of
A to Ink-
All tho ink with which the United
government prints its paper
money is made by one man. Tho
father of tho present manufacture;
a Mr. Eddy, invented the ink, but
he never told any one how the ink
was made until just before be died,
he lot his son into tho
of its composition. Had a fatal ac-
happened to the inventor be-
fore told his son about the ink
the printer would have
been in a dilemma, for Mr. Eddy's
Invention is tho only kind of ink
that will print on the peculiar
face of the fiber of which govern-
mart note paper is made.
The present Mr. Eddy employs
only six men manufacture
of his ink, and none of them is in
Not one of them has
yet seen Mr. Eddy in the interest-
of mixing the ingredients
of which the ink is composed. He
locks himself up in own room
two weeks in every year, and it la
there and then that he mixes stuff
enough to supply the government
with ink for ensuing months
and receives for this a year.
Exchange.
Dead Head Fat to
One curious fact about an ant is
that the grip of its jaws or
is retained for hours or even
days after death. Knowing this
fact has enabled tho Indiana of Bra-
to put heads of dead ants to
use in their simple surgery. The
sides of a wound are drawn
and the necessary number of
large ants arc hold with their beads
to the ridge directly over the gash.
When their jaws together on
the place where skin bas been
separated, the insect's bead is pinch-
ed off and left clinging to the sever-
ed skin, they hold together
until the wound is perfectly healed-
St. Louis
All th. UM.
Acquaintance the
Hullo, I haven't seen yon
since you got your last book out.
How are you What's in
paper
Struggling roast.
don't mean the
brown paper. I mean the paper you
reading.
Struggling Author evident
retarded by Cool seem
to be doing well- Vegetables arc
jut coming up in the north, and very apt to contemplate
are much cod in the himself out of all proportion to his
south- progress G. i.
has been made with gardens.
Irish potatoes have plant, d,
sweet potato sups being
bedded. planting is well
advanced. F diners, on the
are up with their
work, and their lauds are well
prepared.
Sayings.
the average man there i still a
amount Eastern feeling
With regard to
occupies vast in
thoughts but a small portion
in man's
best augury of S man's success
in his profession it is that he thinks
is the finest in the
The man who keeps his i Elliot,
t-hut baa to is not made for that selfish
is more blessed to give than i concentration of which is
to remarked Sand,
as he thumped ,.;,.,. for Ethiopian to
To write epigram you I change his skin for a man to live
have to do is to think up some- the past in public
menu two lines make Edna
it
A gill who
just living a lifetime makes
B man Incapable of any more selfish
flaxen hair, and didn't like it, was j handling another's
reminded that tow are Ward.
than none.
good name is better than
as the forger remarked
when be affixed the of the
millionaire to a heavy check-
Soggy pie is mentioned as one
of the causes of dyspepsia. One
of the causes of soggy is the
young married woman-
If you put a funny on
a man, and let two thousand
ousts he will saw-
wood as hard as h will play
baseball-
A recently
advertised for a situation in a
New paper. eS
to hear -f
maddest man around
Washington to-day is he who at- j who
tended the dead letter sale and
bought in his to
the president for a consulship-
Texas Sifter-
insult ottered to a man can ever
degrade him ; the only real degrade.
lion is when he degrades
Dinah C York
WRESTLING IN JAPAN.
ft Affair Conducted
You may see a wrestling
on almost any Sunday in one
bf tho big towns of Japan, and the
is satisfactory to
the promoters. Even though
elite of tho profession be engaged,
you may gain admission to in-
closure for cents, which, when
is on the best of
terms, do not represent a threepenny
bit. But should you have any
tensions to you must
spend in purchasing the lease-
hold of a box, something like a
miniature sheep pen, in you
squat with as much to
I yourself may lie. The boxes
around you are filled with
bourgeois, with a few women
and children, who consuming
Sweetmeats and watermelon with
laudable perseverance, while
twopenny public have to stand on the
floor of tho and get the
best view they can. In the center
is a raised platform about feet
square, with an earthen floor, and a
heavenly matting overhead to
keep the sun off the performers.
There is about tho procedure a
flavor of old Japan which is
nowadays. For example all
wrestlers wear their hair in the old
fashioned truncated It is about
all they do wear. And tho umpire
and his attendant are in
now obsolete or
costume, tho chief
of which is tho projecting wings
of gauze. Tho umpire does not com-
directly with the combat-
ants or audience. He is too
dignified for that. An attendant an-
his decisions with many
bows, and with much fan play re-
cites the titles of the wrestlers as
appear.
Two brawny giants emerge from
tho retiring room at the
be and Osaka we will call them
amid moon applause. Naked except
for a loincloth and a fringe of blue
cord attached to a waistband, they
strut to tho platform in tho glory of
pounds of avoirdupois and
hidden beneath
an inch of fat. Kobe takes a mouth-
of water from tho bucket at the
corner of the platform sprays it
over bis limbs. Osaka follows suit.
Next they abstract a pinch of salt
from a box near by, wrap it in a
morsel of and bury it in the
earth that covers tho platform. This
for luck. Having slapped
thighs violently, squat on their
haunches and glare at each other.
Osaka, having apparently forgotten
something, goes book to his corner
and has another mouthful of water,
after which becomes hack and calm-
contemplates Kobe, who by this
time discovers that be requires some
liquid refreshment and accordingly
goes gets it. At last Kobe and
Osaka are in a position irresistibly
reminding the casual of a
couple of gamecocks. After n deal
of slapping of thighs Kobe bound
up and a grab at Osaka, whom
be misses by loss than a
mile. Osaka returns tho
and manages to get Kobe in a
embrace. They sway for a
There is a shook like a
There is a Chance.
small the Lilliputian
i gentleman with tho gauze wings,
having received his from
Was there ever a better opportunity his fan Osaka, who
tor S young man than to-day, whether bows and retires,
have money or not r We think , does Kobe, but loss ostentatiously.
WHAT SAY.
A Collection of Opinions Regarding
Sterner Sex.
do not want silly
n.
not. Young men arc often heard to
say there is no chance for them and it's
no use to try. When a young fellow
such words us these it is pretty
apt to be true that there is no chance
him, but he wrongly places tin re-
upon the world. U not
world that is at but
There are few opportunities for the
can do nothing, but there is every
chance for the one who has fitted
self for something. The man his
prepared to do well the work
particular field can always
work to do. Does any know B
good farmer not getting along
well V Does any one know of a first,
class mechanic who cannot find work
to do Does any one know a first-
class salesman who cannot find em-
It is not exciting, except
perhaps to those who con appreciate
tho nuances of code,
but it is very quaint and one of
few bits of old Japan that have not
beer, hustled out of existence.
London
There there still Is
in England A metaphysical
of which Huxley and many other
eminent persons were members.
met once a month to discourse
of high matters. Mr. Glad-
stone was one. There is no known
subject on which the great
is not ready to enlarge
with copious confidence. He did on
metaphysics at tho club and else-
Mr. was once asked
whether Mr. Gladstone was ex-
pert
export in metaphysics He
docs not know the mooning of the
was tho rather startling an-
Between Mr. Gladstone and
Mr. Huxley no love, in truth, was
ever lost. relations were
Die Bar.
conversation failed to be in that
Does any one know
men arc poor creatures, more or WOrkman in, any particular field
i w, find plenty for his hands
. ,, . , do Besides there arc bun
arc a you th . m w ,
Ward. J J mot on do in
richest mat, rift it to I tor a particular work, J
can. Dinah P, I arc men and energy they w and no cordiality
Men and think but women can do plenty to do. When
G. find it they make it. The
, , trouble is that too many act the
a fine thing ft is to he a young
false theory that the world owes them
Barney. , ., ,
living. The world owes no such
nothing a man if repudiated it
but Frances Blimey. i never it. There are
man is altogether evil; there b plenty of opportunities but they are like j
latent good in Edna the ore bidden away in the they n
More
you know that Is the
father of
I heard it last night at
club. Did you bear what he said
about
He said that they were the first
presents
. and bad
. . i. most be dug Journal. j Brooklyn Life
cannot knew what really w
THE REFLECTOR
Greenville, N. C.
what Quay and are up to, and if our warmest to Bro.
it shall turn oat Quay and Hilliard. His remarks are in keeping
Soured at the at
C as a ail matter.
gone to they
know that it will he too late for thorn
to get any concessions for themselves,
as with the support of Quay and
nomination would be as-
sured and they would be left out in the
cold for not having guessed right. All
of which is nuts for the Democrats.
15th.
The lust issue the Morganton Her-
was an eight-page edition
of the town and it surroundings.
It and re.
fleets much credit upon the publisher
and the town.
The Executive Committee of the
State Press Association met in
Thursday, and decided to hold
the next meeting Association at
Wilmington on 10th. boy
can have a pleasant sojourn in the
by the
The Democratic State Executive
Committee met in Raleigh Thursday
night, and selected June as the
date tor holding the Stale convention.
The committee adopted the changes in
the plan of organization as by
the last State convention, which pro-
rides for minority representation
primaries and county conventions. he
meeting of the was very
harmonious.
to Senator Smith, New
Jersey, the Democrat of that State
have no candidate to urge before the
Chicago convention, and are perfectly
willing to support the man chosen by
the convention. Mr. Smith thinks
Democrats can carry the St this
no mistake is made in the
adopted at Chicago, no matter
who beads the Presidential ticket.
The opinion of one of
makers, who is at
sent ill Washington, op.
is entitled to weight. This gentleman.
Mr. James Andrews, of
said necessity of a high pro-
tariff seems to have by, for
in many lines we have reached a point
of cheapness in that approx-
the cost of production in any
of the European countries. Take
steel, far I remember when.
an i I was employed
first plant that smelted steel west of the
and that it sold f-r
cents a pound. Now it is for
one cent a pound, owing to the mar-
improvement ill machinery and
better transportation facilities. We
have much the advantage of England.
for our ores lie near the surface and
can be mined at a trifling expense,
whereas they have to go to great depths
for their ores and fuel. We bring
the Lake Superior ores to the smelters
of Pennsylvania in vast quantities, and
water transportation is very low. Such
natural advantages are not enjoyed by
any competitor hence the
of steel we stand on Mi equal foot-
with all the
with what has often been asserted in
these columns, as well as in papers else-
where, town is judged largely
by its
Let us assure our good brother
that Greenville does feel the kindliest
interest in Scotland Neck, and would
rejoice to sec that splendid town en-
joying the highest measure of
We know the town has good
in Some who formerly belonged
to her are now citizens of Greenville
and they arc among our best and most
progressive citizens.
As to the Democrat, there is not one
of weekly exchanges that we road
v more interest and regularity. It
is pure, honest and conscientious
in all its utterances, and editorially is a
model newspaper. And it has often
been a wonder to us that the business
men of Scotland Neck make it
for the excellent paper they have
to look elsewhere than at home for the
bulk of its advertising patronage. By
so doing they stand greatly in own
Our friend T. R. Hodges, from
Beaufort county, was in town Saturday
and showed us a sample of his tobacco
paint. They are by tar the largest
that, we have seen this season. Thud
he has lots of them at home equally
as nice an these he brought up. The
plants were taken from a bed prepared
by a Mr. Tucker, who came to Green-
ville last fall from Chase City, Va. He
remained in Greenville a few weeks
and graded tobacco and while doing
this work noticed that he was a
remarkably industrious man and as he
was looking tor a farm in eastern North
Carolina knowing Mr. Hodges wanted
a mail of this type we directed him to
go to see him, with the result that they
traded. thus securing plants on
equal chances far ahead of majority
of formers we not at all surprised,
for it takes just a man to sue-
at tobacco and unless
bad seasons or some
tune happen this man Tucker is going
to carry off some fancy prices next
fail.
GREENVILLE VS. SCOTLAND
NECK.
The man who thinks that Senator
Gorman does not still wield a powerful
influence in the Senate is not a close
observer. last week Mr. Gorman
mt up and made a few remarks against
the idea of abolishing postmasters at
which are in the
vicinity o large cities and plating those
offices under clerks from the city offices.
Note the result. The Senate added an
amendment to the
bill limiting the postmasters who
may be abolished to those who preside
over which are within five
miles of the corporate limits of cities.
President Cleveland must find the
numerous attempts that are daily made
by newspaper men anxious to earn
their salaries to tell what he is going to
do about those Cuban resolutions,
to him last week, I source of con.
and so numerous are
concocted that it will be
most impossible for the President to do
anything that will miss all the theories
have put faith. Somebody
doubtless able to say told
you but it will not be because they
had advance information. All that is
known is the President is-
to determine whether there is
anything the situation to ell for
any action on his pan.
As a rule Democrats in Congress do
not seriously regard the concern-
Senator Tillman's candidacy for the
Presidential nomination,
which his departure to make some
speeches in the west
but personal friends of the gen-
say that he really intends to be
a candidate if the silver men control
Chicago convention. Well, any-
body cm be a candidate, but getting
votes cough to nominate is quite an-
other thing. Many Democrats in Con-
think that Senator Tillman's de-
of his intention to bolt the
Chicago convention if it does not adopt
a in accordance with his views
i- of itself enough to bar him from re-
any honors at the hands of that
convention.
I he Democrat has not been paid
advertise our sister town but it feels
constrained to offer a comment or two
from what was remarked on our streets
about Greenville yesterday, and some
other things that have come under our
A said to the editor of the
Democrat that Greenville is making
more rapid development than any other
town Eastern Carolina, and another
gentleman remarked that it is due to
the tobacco interests there.
The Democrat has been thinking
about the matter, but does not main
by the heading tub article to
that the two towns, Greenville and
Scotland Neck, are at all opposed to
each other. Indeed we know that
Scotland Neck rejoices in Greenville's
prosperity and we believe that Green-.
ville would rejoice in a greater
for Scotland Neck than we now en-
joy and we are doing fairly well.
We do not know so much about the
tobacco interests Greenville for we
have not had an opportunity to judge
about that except through the columns
of the Reflector ; but we do
something about another thing or two.
We know that no paper in the State
has worked harder tor its town than
the Reflector, and we know
few papers in the State show plainer
evidence of appreciation their efforts
on the part of the business men of the
town. The columns of the
are all the time well filled with
ling advertisements by the live business
men of Greenville. They are free to
spend money with their newspaper and
the paper is thus enabled to do
services for the town that other.
wise it not do. And the effect is
seen in the quickened prosperity of the
town.
But some one might say the
interest of the town is what has set it
on such a pleasing career of prosperity
Grant and yet again we declare
that had it not been for the faithful and
persistent newspaper work done for
Greenville its tobacco interests would
have been as lifeless as a worm-cut
gourd-vine under a noon-day sun.
Now, as to Scotland Neck We have
compared the last issues of the
tor and the Democrat and find that
the Reflector carries twice as much
advertising for the business men of
Greenville as the Democrat carries for
the business men of Scotland Neck.
Further comment would seem
NOTES AND T
JOTTINGS.
O. L.
There is still a great deal of com-
plaint among the farmers about scar-
city of plants and those who have them
say they are very small tor the season
of the year,
be people of our beautiful sunrise
section have climbed the ladder to the
last round in the growth of bright to-
and fling their to the
is the caption of the Greenville
article la the tobacco edition of the
News and Observer,
There is not a wore progressive
element or class of won in the South,
or in the nation so far as that goes,
than the of North Caro-
The recent tobacco edition of the
News and Observer shows to
what extent the tobacco wen will go to
work keeping themselves and their
business up with the march of progress.
Mr. Arendell says there was not a mark-
et in the State, not even one. that was
not represented in this issue, and it
seemed that one vied with the
other to see what credit be done
the tobacco interests.
A more crowd than the
Republicans in Congress
would be difficult to find. They know
that and Quay arc hatching up
one sort of scheme down in Florida,
they fear that the reports about
Quay having made a deal with
are true, and yet they are not
enough to try to act for them-
selves. These men don't care a
the personality of the candidate-
All they want is to be with the winner.
It because they thought the
combine was strong enough
to and dictate the
nomination that they joined it. Now
they are a quandary. They are
afraid to try to deals with Mo
Set it down The town that tries to
starve a newspaper which doe honest
and earnest and respectable work for
its will never prosper as it
otherwise would under a liberal sup-
port of best for letting the
world know what it is doing.
This paper has lived and prospered
if it has at by the
liberal aid of all the business of Scot-
land Neck, but spite of their
to their own interest and a fair
remuneration for our services to
town and community.
And if they will point out a paper
that has been more persistent in its
forts to build its town than the
Democrat has for the past seven years,
we will sell out to some one at a bar
gain and let him have the pleasure and
honor of making two blades of grass
grow where we have induced
be can.
We have written plainly and point-
because we have felt that the in-
rest of the town, together with oar
own, demands Neck
Democrat.
For what is so kindly said in the
the Be we make
It is now In to again
if the people of Greenville are going to
take any steps toward securing a
Board of Trade or Chamber of Com-
the town. The objects, aims
and purposes of a Board of Trade have
been frequently set forth by this paper
and it certainly seems some steps
ought to be taken at once to organize.
There are numbers of young, energetic,
active business men that ought to
interest in the advancement
of the town to lend a hand to
ibis cause. The time has been when
our people could allow such things to
be neglected, but status of
the community and the dignity of
town can no longer afford to treat such
matters lightly. Can the people of
Greenville afford not to have some
means by which concerted action of the
citizens can be secured when it is need-
If one moment's thought is given
this matter it can be seen at a glance
absolute necessity such an or-
far protection of
the private interests of
saying nothing about the public good to
be derived from it. If we had a
Board of Trade coin-
posed of the business
men of the town there are many ad-
vantages that could be had just tor the
asking that we don't enjoy now. A
petition asking for any special measure
that is for the public good instead of
haying to wait for some one to take it
and to each man in the
town for his signature ad probably
nine times in ten the have
to be explained to each one separately,
O be referred for action to this or-
and disposed of while it was
thought about outside. If there was
anything needed which required a voice
from the town instead of calling a
meeting of the citizens at the
Court House. The matter could
easily and be disposed
of without this trouble if we had a
Board of Trade,
Then again there are too many
turned to Greenville to-day, there are
too many people who are beginning to
feel interested in oar section, for us to
how such a careless indifference ab
our own town and community. I
some our people, in tact all of them,
who are trying so hard to get rich in a
short while, would give a little more
attention to such matters as these they
would the better pave their own way to
the temple of fortune and increase the
opportunities of accumulating wealth. By
opening up new avenues of commerce a
stronger current of trade will most
surely flow. It is upon this principle
that we argue that a Chamber of Com-
or Board of Trade will benefit
the individual as well as the whole
town and no possible injury can result
from it to anyone. What we need is
more public spirited feeling and united
action on the pact of our A
Board of Trade will produce this and
we most have it
During the hist sixty days all grades
of tobacco from U cents up have de-
in price and many farmers have
become alarmed at such a turn in
when usually heretofore those
grades have held their own at this sea-
son of the year. We have been asked
quite a number of times what the cause
of this is. As a matter of fact, we
don't what all the militating
influences are, but from the
that we can the gain chief cause is
this. Some time last fall several of the
largest plug manufacturing concerns of
the west decided to go into the man-
cigarettes in competition with
the American Tobacco Co. Their ob-
is a matter course was to make
money but the idea was not
until American Tobacco Co. en-
into the manufacture of plug
tobacco. The American Tobacco Co-
put upon the market a brand of plug
tobacco called the Battle Ax to con.
with Horse Shoe
brand. The wholesale price of this
tobacco was reduced in two or three
nearly per cent and it
would be well o state just here that
this great reduction in the price of this
tobacco as a matter of fact lowered the
price of wrappers almost in the same
proportion, as our Eastern Carolina
bright wrappers was used on this plug.
This is one of the main reasons why
wrappers were so lower last tail
than formerly. In consequence of this
the western concerns entered the arena
of cigarette manufacturing. A rep
the plug war set in be-
tween the Tobacco Co. and
these concern composed principally of
Meyers, Drummond, P.
and others.
The American Co- in order to meet
their began the
of a low cigarette which
they put up in packages twenty for
five cents. The Western men began
to advertise their goods in a pretty live-
y way and thus the war set in in the
cigarette world. The lower price of
cutting stock is the present result of
this cigarette war in that the
of cigarettes in order to make
their accustomed profits and to meet
the been forced to
buy a low grade cutter to use in making
cigarettes and during the last few
months no attention has been paid to
American cutting stock the very
low grades which have been selling
much higher than formerly- The
writer has given this matter a good
deal of thought and as a result of our
investigations and from what we can
learn from those best on this
matter there is no doubt but that cut-
ting tobacco will go back to it original
price before another season. Our per-
views are that will be
higher the coming season than they
have been for some time and we don't
think j; anything to cause any
unnecessary
A JUDGE.
N. C, Apr. 13th,
Reflector If there is
any one thing that should be a county's
pride, it is to feel and know that the
officers who have the control, manage-
and administration of the town, are
capable, honest and just men. The
people are becoming more observant of
these matters than in former years, and
it is a pride to see and be
with an officer in whom the people can
safely confide their lives and their inter-
Never in the experience our
people, since the days of reconstruction,
have we heard more of just
of it public officer has been
said Hon. E. T. who has
just closed three terms of court held
in Pitt county since January 1st. As a
general thing, the opinion of twelve
regular jurors, who sit for one week
the administration of the laws by
the Judge the variety of cases that
come before a court and jury, is a most
excellent test of the worth esteem
in which a Judge should be regarded.
Wake Forest Locals.
Two hundred and sixty-one students
have been enrolled during the present
session. This is a gain of forty over
last year.
Dr. J. H. who has charge
the Modern Language Department,
will spend summer traveling and
studying in Europe.
SAML T. WHITE
C. A. Whites obi stand-i
-------DEALER IN-------
Tinware, Crockery and Hardware, Heavy Groceries, and all
Farming Utensils. T. of Shovels
C. L. of Elizabeth City, Axes, Plows, etc., a specialty- Call to sen mo and pet my prices be-
fore purchasing. Car load Flour, Hay, Lime. Seed Irish Potatoes
just received- I also handle all brands of High Grade
Fertilizers for Cotton and Tobacco-
has been awarded the medal in j
Society, given for the
best oration from member of the Junior
Class.
It has been the universal comment ex-
pressed by the juries, for the last three
tart held here by Judge Boykin, as
well as the people generally, that he is
an excellent Judge, and all regretted his
departure No Judge win ever hold a
wanner place in the regard and
the people of Pitt county Judge
Boykin. And the lawyers say the
amount business transacted, and in
his rulings which only lawyers can
appreciate. fully, be is simply
cent splendid. The people of Pitt
congratulate themselves that he has
so much and so well. The
would be pleased to have Judge Boykin
and live in our good old county
of Pitt. And if this good man cannot
do this the people of Pitt will ever re-
member him with Kindness, and wish
him and prosperity ill
ever field he may choose or go.
of
OF RACES.
For Wednesday and Thursday.
DEVELOPING TRADE.
What Can Be Accomplished
Working Together.
The Reflector has had much to
say of organizing a Board of
Trade in Greenville and Our
men working together for the advance-
of the town. Here is a good ex-
ample W recently done in
Richmond A short. time ago a number
of the leading of that city came
together to discuss the best methods of
increasing the trade of the An
association was organized, and It was
decided that a series of cheap
would be profitable. Last Tues-
day u r big excursion trains from the
country Richmond
packed and jammed. There was not a
vacant seat or standing room on any
train. The magnitude of the thing
was not foreseen by the railway
and extra cars were not provided
n sufficient numbers. Hundreds of
people were left at the way stations be-
cause they could not get transportation.
The experiment was so successful
that the Richmond papers clamor for
more excursions. They say that all
the excursionists purchased something
and their visit made business brisk for
the merchants. The tourists not only
did a good deal of shopping, but they
took in sights of city, and all
day long the street cars were filled with
bright and happy faced men, women
and children.
This is one instance of what can be
done when business men a com-
work together. Greenville can
profit along this other lines if prop-
steps are taken.
FIRST CLASS.
Harold, White, Green;
ville, N. Q.
Orphan, B. Hancock,
Scotland Neck, N. C.
Mary Lee, S. Hooker,
Greenville, Q.
Edward p., B. Patrick,
Ayden, N. C.
Antique, S. and B. M.
New
George D., Br. AV. Edwards,
Snow Hill, N. C.
Lillie D-,
Greenville, N, C-
Bird Eye, B Hooker,
Greenville, N. C.
Bell, B. H. While,
Hertford, N. C.
B. M. and Mamie Wells,
B. New
N. C.
Rush Miller, B. J.
Greenville, N. C.
CLASS.
Harold, Br. G. White, Green-
ville, C.
Neck Breed-
Farm, Scotland Neck N. C.
Mary Lee, S. M. and B. M.
Smith and Hooker, Greenville, N.
Q,
Antique, S. B;
New
Allie Mansfield, S. H.
White Hertford, N. C.
class.
Lillian D., MG. J.
N. C.
Bird Eye, S. S-----Smith Hooker,
Greenville, N. C.
King Allie, B. GM. H. White,
Hertford. N.
Stove. B. G-W- M-
New Borne, X. C.
By Mamie Wells, B. M. and B.
New
The free for all race was not made
up, the number of entries for it being
too small, but there will be a special
match race to take the place of it on
The Polk Miller entertainment given
here was greatly enjoyed,
Mr. Miller represents the manners and
customs of the old plantation in a
way calculated to amuse instruct
those who hear him.
The next lecture the regular
will be delivered on the inst.,
by Dr. C. S.
His subject will be
some phase of the Indian question.
The Literary Societies are doing ad-
work now, there being in
of them a warm contest for the improve-
medal which will be awarded
May.
President Taylor is, at present, help-
agent a special
effort to complete the endowment of the
Royal I chair before the first of May.
Their success is almost assured.
Rev. B. II. D. D., of Texas.
has been secured to deliver the literary
at Commencement, lie is an
or of national reputation, and will
doubtless draw a large audience.
Preparations are being made for an
elegant banquet on Wednesday
evening of Commencement week, at
which some of the most gifted alumni,
representing several States, will make
speeches.
The base ball team played the first
games of the session with Trinity Col
at Durham, on Saturday and Mn
day last. The first game was hist, the
second won. The members of the
unite in praising the Trinity
for their fair and friendly treatment.
On the 31st, ult., Prof. J. F.
delivered an interesting and com-
lecture on the Roentgen
rays. By means of drawings and ex
he illustrated the character of
these rays and showed their possible
applications in the arts. He spent ah
most a month In preparing to deliver
lecture, lie kept very busy
leisure times, drawing o
plain more fully his M.
CLOSING
OUT AT
FOR SALE.
The King House property, on
main street, the most desirable
hotel in the city, largest patron age. well
equipped story
oilier necessary buildings, good well
water, mob
low. Terms easy.
House lot 2nd and
streets. rooms, and other
buildings. Terms easy.
House and lot on Washington street
rooms and kitchen, good well water.
store lots on main street feet
front title. Terms easy.
houses and lots tor rent.
I have several other desirable pieces
of properly for sale. For further
call on
HENRY
REAL ESTATE
COST
OUR ENTIRE STOCK 4-
MERCHANDISE
Will be at cost without reserve. There
will be e 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. Bro.,
N, C,
THE OLD RELIABLE.
--------IS AT THE FRONT WITH A LINE--------
Q-l
YEARS has taught me that the best is the l I
Hemp Rope. Building Pumps, Farming Implements, and every
ting necessary tor Millers, and general lions, purposes, a- well a
Clothing. Shoes. Dress Goods I have always on hand. Am head
quarters tor Heavy Groceries, and jobbing agent for Clark's O. X. T.
Cotton, and keep courteous attentive clerk.
N. C
J. L.
Life, Fire and Accident Insurance.
GREENVILLE, N. C
OFFICE COURT HOUSE.
All Risks placed in strictly
ASS COMPANIES
At current
AGENT FOR FIRST-GLASS FIRE
. C. Cobb. Pitt Co., X. C.
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of Raleigh, whereby we can
both papers, weekly, a whole year for
Our readers are well acquainted with
both these papers- No paper
published in Pitt county as
much news as is now found every
week in The Eastern
while the North Carolinian ranks as
the best weekly paper in the State.
If want the home, State and
general news these two papers will fur-
it to you. Remember this is cam-
year and you could not subscribe
at a better time.
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COTTON km
AND-
Stock, Cotton, Grain and Provision
and -05 Progress Water
Bagging, Ties and Sacks at Lowest Prices.
and Consignments
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Notice to Credit o
Having been appointed and duly
as administrator of estate of
W. C. House deceased, all persons hold-
lot; against said estate are here-
by notified to present them to under-
signed for payment, properly
on or before the 10th day of April
1897, or this will be plead In bar
of their recovery. All persons indebted
to saW estate are to make I
to undersigned.
This the day of April 1897
of W, C.
Daily.
I am receiving New Goods every
day. My stock will soon be com-
in line.
and Pipe,
Nails, Axes, Doors, Sash, Paints
and Oils, Rope, Belting and Pack
Poultry Netting and Fence
of every
description. Yon will find me a
Five where I am selling
goods low for the cash- I buy
cash and sell for cash.
to see me.
D. Q.
N.
Tobacco
Flues.
For Delivery
Having secured a shop
on Dickerson Avenue
near R. L.
I am prepared to fill
your orders for
STEEL FLUES
at same price as com-
Have put
new machinery
guarantee first class
work. Look to
interest and give me
your orders.
A. B. ON,
Agent tor Wall Paper.
TOBACCO
n.
January M,
F. s.
Deal sir You enter my
finis of your
think I will tons for
my own use. I used
Orinoco for two seasons pat
and like if. a splendid
H. RICKS.
Mr Hicks has made a
fortune tine tobacco.
Ilia commendations f a
is worth as
he knows what he is talking
about.
For by O. XI. Tucker,
Greenville, N. ;.
GUANO CO
BUBO. NORFOLK
Notice to Creditors.
The Court Clerk of
Issued letters sq-
on
the day of February, W., on
mm flues.
We. the undersigned,
purchased or used Tobacco Flues
C last sea-
sou and unhesitatingly say
are A- both in workmanship and
are much easier put together than
Flues usually made. All joints
riveted or hinged.
J. J.
W. G
L.
S-
We are now taking orders for
next season will guarantee
as
lien is hereby given to all persons i
i I U Estate to make
Sb. of Ge correct Of of bar.
authenticated, to the we flues SO
undersigned, months -n
Si this Notice, or this
will be In bar of their re-
the Estate Belcher,
C.
Washington, N.
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New
Spring
Styles.
THE REFLECTOR.
Local Reflections.
Mrs. Hopkins Boy.
HIGH NOV-
you find a
more com stock in the
needed
for dress prices
are surprising. They
WITH THE BEST
that the country affords.
For durability and wear
I defy com petition. I
have just returned from
the northern
A COM
stock of SPRING
CLOTHING which for
assortment, style and tit
cannot be equaled m a
class store anywhere
QT A SUIT IN STOCK
that is out of style. I
sold very close last, sea
son hare shelf
worn goods to offer you.
date. I
I NOW CAN SUIT YOU.
I have B number of years
experience in the Cloth
business and under-
stand the taste and wants
of you all. Give mo a call.
oil highest obtainable
J. S. Tl
There was a light hail late Thursday
evening.
Work has commenced on Mrs. Jar-
three stores.
At yd it like the fruit crop
Sustained only t damage.
The who writes
struck it right Thursday evening.
Mr. is getting ready,
to build oil his lot in
The box sewer on Washington street j
is getting in very bad condition in some ,
places.
Base ball are beginning to
their in the press dispatch-
es to the papers.
Mr. L. II. tells us he has or-
a tandem bicycle. It will be the
first to some here.
Fob SALE----A very fine lot
known peas. I. A.
M.
The is in shape Tor
hook and line fishing and the
an; their tackle in readiness.
ho keep- the neatest and most
complete grocery store in
unanimous S.
Hardy have purchased
the stock of dry goods of Higgs Bros.,
and will continue business at the same
stand.
If one grasshopper makes a spring
then the season is with us. We saw a
sickly-looking one getting around Fri-
day evening.
Those who are going to make brick here
should hurry forward their operations.
Work on buildings is being be-
cause of scarcity of brick.
Our advertisers are helping us edit
the The spaces which
they take contain interesting matter
that is worthy of perusal every
APRIL ANATOMY.
These Folks Spied While Moving
Around this Fine Weather.
George Woodward
day evening from Durham.
Miss Bettie Warren
day from Washington.
returned Mon-
WEN IN NEED OF
anything- in
FURNISHINGS look
over stock and you
will buy. The line is
and
IN THE GOODS
I am up-to-date have
the late t PRINTS to select
from. I was careful in my
selections can show yon
some beautiful effects My
OF HATS ARE
I have a Hat
for every man and boy in
Pitt county. Every shape
and shade imaginable I
have a hat chart of
CAN BE
suited in any make, shape
or. q utility. I make a spec
of tine Shoes for both
Ladies and Gentlemen
will make close figures.
LY THE LATEST IN
NOTIONS are kept in
and they are of the
highest order. A call will
the most
cal of this fact. Remember
NOW IS THE TIME TO
have a Suit Made to Or-
My samples are all
in and are beauties Pit
and
given every case-
Some bent on a prank have
been perfuming several of sports
with sprays of musk. A good
organ can a victim ten test
away.
and Domestic Fruits
Vegetable received daily at S.
stall's.
Mr. says ho not
pent a night outside of his own house
You don't often find a
man has not been away from home
in thirty years.
Mrs. II. A. has a pair of spec-
that are years old. They
are in a very henry silver frame and
were worn by her grandfather, Mr.
James Perkins.
The town has had the side walk
straightened front the burned dis-
on east side of street. The
change makes an improvement in the
appearance of the street.
A young man named Tripp
received a right bad cut across the lore-
head at the tire this afternoon.
One the buckets thrown from the top
the building struck him.
On Tuesday afternoon two lawyers
got their tempers up almost to a
heat while conducting a
case in court. The Judge ordered the
Sheriff to preserve pence.
In olden very few mer-
chants advertised. In fact, were
no newspapers to advertise in. Now,
however, an up-to-date merchant must
tell people what he has to sell.
You drop a in the slot in
England and get gas. You go
into Washington when
Congress is in session and get gas with-
out dropping a nickel in the slot.
People in some of the western
ties of must not know what it
is to pay taxes. The list of
county, as published in the
about names.
One of the members of the Ohio Leg
who voted for the high hat
bill named Hogg. That's what
the going women think they all
to be Star
J. J. Cherry returned from Rich-
Wednesday evening.
J. II. of Durham, is visiting
his brother, B. K.
Mrs. J. B. Cherry returned Saturday
evening from her visit to Baltimore.
M. II. While, of arrived
Monday evening to attend the races.
W. T. Haydn, of Washington, is
calling on his merchant friends here.
Miss Alice Nichols, of Beaver Dam.
is visiting the of K. M. Starkey.
Miss Lillian Dillon, of is
visiting Mrs. J. at Hotel
Little Mis Ethel Powell, of Greene
county, is visiting her uncle, C. D.
Miss Bruce Sutton, of Lenoir
is visiting Mis
above town.
Hookerton
Hookerton, N. C, April
Mrs. Joe Pearson was here a few
days ago.
Author L. Butt will be here April
and with his famous paint-
Herbert Rountree, of Kinston, was
here this week, drumming M usual.
Misses Bryant, Nannie
and Barnes were visiting
in our town hist week.
Some of our citizens made a business
trip to Snow Hill today.
We need a railroad. It is a pity
that MM syndicate don't build one
through here. We have a fine
country mid a road will pay.
THEIR
The W. W- Society Spends a Delight-
Evening; With Kiss Higgs.
Lillie Moore, just
Allen Riverside Nursery,
is showing trees and at Tarboro
week.
Misses Lucy Tyson and Leila
of are visiting the
Mr. Cobb.
Hon. C. S. Hamilton, of
Me., who has been here on a visit to
his brother h. V. Hamilton, left for his
home Friday.
Joseph and wife, of Phil-
who were the family
of M. g, left Friday morning for
Savannah,
Mrs. J. W. Morgan and little son,
and her sister. Miss Jessie lift
Friday morning for
spend the spring and summer.
Ed. Brown, who tor several months
held a position as telegraph opera-
tor at the depot here, left Friday morn-
to take a similar position at Tunis.
A. W. Stewart, of Henderson,
rived Monday lie came idler
the stolen harms buggy that a man
sold to on Saturday
and skipped.
We were glad to see John Hare, now
of Wilson, in town Friday. It has
been live years since he was in this sec-
of tin Stall-, and he say the
changes that have taken place in that
time are almost wonderful.
Capt. J. A. Ramsey, who for the
past two month has been here work-
the .-rest of the Royal
left Tuesday evening his
home The Captain made
many friends
J. is home from Green-
ville where he has been for some time
engaged the tobacco business. The
reports come that he was not only
in business, but a beau
among tile
Observer.
Si raw bats are blooming.
Now tor the -so la fountain.
Let us remark again that c
should have a Board of Trade.
Whichard Items,
N. C, 1896.
Beautiful spring weather for two
last days. Hope jack frost has gone to
stay at least six months.
Vegetation is very backward,
to the continued cold weather.
The weather has been fine for work
and farm work is well advanced.
Cotton planting will be in order now
very soon if this nice weather continues.
Elder Jno. N. of Martin
county, preached at Swamp
Sat and Sunday.
E. Holliday and wife, of Grimes-
land, attended church at Swamp
Saturday and Sunday.
J. R. Congleton and wile, of Keels-
ville, spent Saturday night Sunday
morning the family of W. R
Whichard. Mr. Congleton gives a
very pleasant account of his recent trip
to Florida.
Bethel Items.
N. C, April 1888.
Rev. A. Barnes returned from
more but week and filled his pulpit
the Methodist church Sunday morning
and night.
Rev. J. W. Powell tilled his regular
appointment in the Baptist church
Sunday morning and night.
Mi.-s Fleming, of Great
Swamp, is visiting friends and relatives
here this week.
Post Master S. A. and G.
Andrews went to Greenville today.
Bethel N. C. April 18th,
Ex. Keel, spent Sin.-
day in town.
Graham of
was in town to-day.
W. G. Lamb, of spent
last Wednesday in town.
Q. II. is bis
to Parmele.
We are glad to learn that the farm-
are pretty well up with their work
in section.
The iv. W. Society held its tea
at the home of Miss Novella Higgs
Friday evening and it was a most en-
occasion. The house was ex-
decorated with hot house
plants and palms. The dining room
was ornamented with Easter and
ferns and the menu was most elaborate
Meats served by Mrs. Cobb, salad by
Mrs. James, chocolate by Mrs. Hook-
bread, pickles and eggs by Miss No-j be required to subdue
ANOTHER FIRE AT THE
F. re men Come to the and
Again Save the Plant.
About o'clock this afternoon
the prolonged blowing of the whistle at
the mill of the Greenville Lumber Co.
told the people down town that there j
was fire at the mill. Crowds i.- I
pie hurried out there to find a fire I
burning fiercely in the shaving room.
Dense volumes of smoke from ,
s .
the house indicated that was much
Ore on the inside and a hard fight
Our Special Effort
FOR
SPRING OF 1896.
Higgs, and other re.
by Miss Jennie James.
Misses Smith and Cherry
presented souvenirs as each guest
passed out of the dining room.
The following are the list of
Miss Lillian Cherry, in blue silk ere-
Kin, jewel and lace, v
Dr. Chas. Laughinghouse.
Miss Lula White, blue silk
de with P. II. Gorman.
Miss Novella Higgs, white silk lace
and diamonds, with J. R. Move.
Miss Jennie James, green silk,
lace diamonds, with II. A. White.
Miss Mel.-ii Perkins, yellow silk,
black spangled net overdress. J
rubies, with J. L. Little.
Miss Smith, green silk waist,
black satin skirt, pearls, with G. E.
Harrison.
Miss Florence Williams, pink silk
and lace, with J. W. Wiggins.
Miss Blanch Flanagan, lilac silk
mull lace, with J. E. Star-
key.
Miss Jarvis, white silk or-
ribbon, and lac. with J. L. I
Fleming.
Miss Gertrude Williams, red silk
waist, satin skirt, with C. M. Jones.
Miss Nannie Bagwell, silk
and lace, with Tom Hooker.
Mrs. D. L. Junes, black silk and
pointed lace.
Mrs. R J. Cobb, black
and
Mrs. II. C. Hooker, black silk
and lace.
Stags, It. Cherry, Frank Wilson,
W. B. James, J John Ivy
Ola Forbes, Zeb Johnson, J. I.
Starkey.
Carriages arrived at twelve and the
guests bidding their fill hostess good
night, expressed themselves as having
spent a most delightful evening.
It.
to
The th;
the Bough and Ready
with their truck. Their bidders were
quickly up. and two bucket brigades
soon had water going freely on the
house. But the body the fire could
not be reached by means of bucket
and kept gaining headway until Hope
Fire Company with their engine
rived a minutes later, by which
time the flames bad burst through near
the eves on one end and side of the
building, and it was a mass tire in-
side. All hands then went to work
with the engine and it was only a short
before the fire Was yielding to
the flood of water from the nozzles.
About half an hour's hard work put
the fire out and had safe.
This h the thud time the mill has
bad a lire in the shaving house and
twice th plant has been saved by our
fin- engine. Fortunately there is
of water at the mill and the engine
was able to get good work.
Mens for Suits I 13.50
10.50 8.00
11.5
1250
13.50 2.80
Youths
We have the above Suits in nil the
for the money.
We Lave a full line of--
lo equal
b the latent We curry a full line of
Shoes, E P. Shoes, F. Reynold's Fine
e in a position to save you some
to see us.
NEXT TO BANK.
Durham
Sumatra wrapped, Havana tilled cent
Cigars have no superior, for sale by J.
S.
Ms
FOB THE
Shredded
at J. S. Tun-
Hopkins
The
Clothier,
The contested election case Cheat-
ham against Woodard, from the second
North Carolina district, for the seat
Congress, in favor of
Mr. Woodard, the Democratic
member.
Brick Co., has put in a
large machine for making pressed brick
and has begun work. Those wishing
to buy good brick will do well to place
their orders at once with A. G. Cox
general manager, Winterville, N. C.
At my new photograph tent on Dick-
avenue, near Five Points, urn
ready to serve all wanting good pi
Work guaranteed to give
faction. R.
Congress has passed the Cuban res;
by a of
Spain may do sonic more loud
talking, it will not amount to any-
thing but bluster, Cuba is going to be
free yet.
The Republicans Commit-
tee have called a county convention in
Greenville on Saturday, 2nd, to
select delegates to the State and
primaries
will be April
Rev. Edward Wootten received a
telegram here Sunday noon stating
that his residence in u was
burned that morning. He did not own
the house. His furniture was very
nearly all It was fully in-
sured. He left immediately upon re.
of the telegram for Wilmington.
Clinton Democrat.
For fine Cigars Tobacco go to
J. S.
Something New and Sweet, Peanut
Flakes at S. M-
Mr. Hardy Stokes is building a
dwelling house in
ear loads of poles for the
lights have arrived.
W, R. Parker realty- to keep you
cool, with See
Smoke Carr and
Durham. keeps
them.
April showers have not been much
in evidence since the first, but they
will come.
Some of our local talent were out
on a Monday night, and made
delightful music.
J. S. is for
fine Cigars and Tobacco and
Fancy Groceries, c,
can always tell where to do
your trading by consulting the Bk-
advertising columns.
George J. Woodward will open a
school here for teaching short burnt and
type writing. See his advertisement.
This is the week for the big races.
The days are Wednesday Thurs-
The track is in fine
i- . a
Cod Fish, Irish Potatoes,
Cheese,
IV ft. Molasses, at S. M,
Schultz,
It looks almost like a new village
starting up just south of the mill near
the railroad. There are six new
houses out there.
Morris Meyer is getting his new
in readiness for His
. -1 . -1
new quarter a,
He is Ahead.
Mr. I. Nichols, of Beaver Dam
township, brought the u
a box of nice tobacco plants Friday
They were the largest we have
seen this season, having from ten to
fourteen each. Mr. Nichols
tells us he has commenced transplant-
and expects to get six acres
this week.
Oakley Items.
N. C. April 13th, 1890.
I want to give your readers a short
sketch of a Pitt County boy who de-
serves more than passing notice. That
boy is -V. C. Page, son J. W. Page,
Es., of Carolina township. He has
been in the service of the United States
five years, having enlisted first at
Monroe and dissatisfied
the was assigned to
to duty on the warship Indiana, where
he has served three years and a half
and has now to serve. He
obtained a leave pi absence from his
command, at Port Royal, C, and
knocked at Father's door on the
night of March for the first time in
five ear. He here on Friday
morning's train for Norfolk, Va., where
he was to meet his command. He says
he professes to be a thorough
of the Tarheel State and upholds
her honor wherever the sun shines. He
was on China's coast in the last war and
saw the earth with her.
We wish him much success. Such gal Inn t
service deserves our praise. He stands
ready if commanded to defend Cuba
and teach Spain that she cannot hold
any territory upon this continent. He
peaks favorably of our navy and says
he she can whip any nation in
the world.
Capt. J. E. Hines and wife who
have been sending a few days with
her parents, Mr. mid Mrs. W. F.
returned to
Ex-Go v. Holt
Ex-Governor Thomas M. Holt dud
at his home at Haw River.
county, at o'clock Saturday even
The funeral took place at
o'clock Monday. Got. Can- and staff,
at e and the Governor's
Guard were in attendance.
Holt was the largest cotton
in the State and one of weal-
citizens, lie served two years
as Governor, ascending to the office
Upon the death of the late Gov. Fowle.
ME m KIM
I am now to furnish
Ice in quantity, a- d will keep
veil tin.
summer. Ai; order in de-
livered without extra
When you want to served
promptly send me orders-
W. R. PARKER.
Near Five Points.
It is often difficult to convince f
their blood is impure, until dread- ;
fill carbuncles, abscesses, boils,
or salt rheum, are painful proof of
the fact. It is wisdom now, or when-
ever there is any indication of
Impure
blood, to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, and
prevent such eruptions and suffering.
had s dreadful carbuncle abscess.
red, fiery, fierce and sore. The doctor at-
tended me over seven weeks. When the
abscess broke, the pains were terrible, and
I thought I should not live through it. I
heard and read so much about Hood's
Sarsaparilla, that I decided to take it, and
my husband, who was suffering with
boils, took it also. It soon purified our
Blood
built me up and restored my health so
that, although the doctor said I would
not be to work hard, I have since
done the work for people. Hood's
cured my husband the boils,
and we regard it a wonderful
Anna
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
lathe One True mood Purifier. All druggists. L
FALL WINTER
BUSINESS
and cordially invite yon to inspect the largest
and neatest assortment of
S PHIS easy to operate.
That Carpet been on
the floor all winter. Give it a
good and More away
over the Bummer. It will look
like new winter. t
one of our nice, clean, freak,
cool STRAW MAT-
TINGS. We have them in
several qualities and pattern.
By the yard or by the piece-
Take Up
Pat Down
Prices sure to please yon- Also
Floor Oil Cloths
all widths and beautiful designs. A good Oil Cloth is easily cleaned
and will look fresh sum-
Bring vs the dimension of
room and we will give you an .
mate.
Lang's Sells Cheap.
Corner.
ever brought to Our stock con-
all the newest and most stylish
DRESS GOODS,
Furnishings.
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,
wine, Heavy Groceries always on hand,
Meat, Flour, Sugar, Sail and Molasses.
The best and largest assortment of Crock-
cry, Lamps, Lanterns. Lamp Chimneys and
Shades, Fancy Glassware. to be found
in the county. And our stock
FURNITURE
Matting. Carpets. Hugs and by far
the 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 Men 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. Come and see us
and be convinced that what we claim is true.
Yours for business square dealings,
old.
On Saturday evening Mis. L. C.
Ricks to stand on top of a
sewing machine and fix a window cur-
She fell and was right
hurt.
The of Greenville has received
a new supply check books and is dis-
tributing them to its customers. The
design of the checks is very handsome
and has the customer's name across the
end each one.
Out weakness comes strength when
the blood has been purified, enriched
and vitalized by Sarsaparilla.
Protracted Meeting.
Next Sunday N. H. D.
son will begin a protracted meeting in
the Methodist church. Every Christian
in the community should make the
Holt said
the success which has crowned my
efforts in manufacturing in a de.
to the early training and business
methods imparted to me in my boyhood
by my This is of the
observation of every ambitious young
man. was a,
in and dies hon-
and esteemed by the people of
North Carolina and wherever known
lie a large fortune, and
a high standard in social and
business circles. His will be
honored in the coming time when char-
and true manhood are prized
higher than all things else. There is
no principal more eminent that can be
adopted to Insure success than a proper
early training. Preparation for
thing is the paramount secret
Boys prepare yourselves for
whatever you propose to do in life.
Know all the details you will
if there is any man in you. Gov-
meeting and the conversion
special objects of
his estate being estimated about seven
Our tools were de
Are but we
have ordered more and
will be ready to furnish
all the Tobacco Flues
you want. They will
be made of Steel and
you may depend on it
our flues will be made
right as heretofore. For
the present you will
find us near our old
the warehouse
formerly used by J. C.
Cobb Son, first floor.
young man, he dies nearly a S. E. CO.
of souls hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Mar. 1st, 1896.
LOOK FOR THE
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quality and pi ices low.
HARDWARE.
I bought goods at the New
ware Store-
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I but will next time.
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Oar immense line of TINWARE cannot be beaten as to quality and price
We buy for Cash, well for Cash hence we guarantee to compete with
Kindly examine stock before buying- Respectfully,
NEAR FIVE POINTS.
GREENVILLE, N. q
ESTABLISHED
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their year's supplies toe
their tour price
d all its branches.
FLOOR,
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SNUFF
we direct Iron. Wit
Wing you to buy at one profit. A SM.
stock of
FURNITURE
price mi t
limes. Out goods an all bought
CASH therefore, ; no
to sell at a close
JOHN F.
MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
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For Jack Tar.
Three things, writes a naval con-
there are do more
than anything to lighten the
of such as it is
by Jack Tar, says the West-
minster Gazette. These three are
grog, the hornpipe and a pet animal,
and the pet animal is the greatest
of the three. is
a vane afloat, from one of
line of battle ships down to a canal-
boat, that has not a two or four foot-
ed pet on board. Sailors proverbially
make pets of almost any animal
they are shipmates
bears, goats, monkeys,
and raccoons among the
bantam cocks, parrots, cook-
magpies and sea gulls among
bipeds, and even inhabitants of the
such as seals and turtle, have
been laid under contribution to pro- j
amusement for our bluejackets
An elephant seems large or-1
as a sailor's pot aboard ship,
hut who of the senior naval
does not remember the vessel called
by the nickname of H. M. Me-
and the elephant on board
of that paddle wheel frigate when
they were on the Indian station.
The elephant was regularly stationed
and harnessed to the jib halyards,
and when the order was given to
plain a
bellow and ran along the
waist until the pipe was sounded to
to the est Car-
of any toes that got into his
way
Admiral Sir G. W------ told me
that when he commanded an Indian
troopship a full grown tiger was em-
barked for passage to England as a
present from some Indian prince to
the queen. It was a magnificent
animal, and for many years after-
ward was exhibited at the zoological
gardens. One morning, about C
the- captain was awakened by n mes-
who said, sir, the
tiger has broken His reply
was, my cabin door, and call
me when he's in his cage It
appears that in cleaning the cage,
the men being then washing decks,
door of cage had been
fastened and the beast had escaped,
causing a regular stampede, the
bluejackets forward running up the
rigging and the soldiers taking to
the hammock nettings and the
cane deck. The tiger ran aft; the
men had not heard of its escape and
were throwing of water
about. The scene appeared to puzzle
the tiger. At any rate, an old quarter-
master realized the situation, and
taking his lantern flashed it full in
the face of the tiger. He then took
animal by tho scruff of the neck,
ran it forward to its cage and slam-
med and fastened door in a jiffy.
Hero is another anecdote of a real
pet, this time in the same ship.
arc several officers now alive
who can vouch for the truth of this
story. The first lieutenant had a
very jolly little monkey, quite a
general favorite. One evening, just
before dinner, on a guest night, the
ship being in harbor, the first lien-
tenant went into his cabin with the
monkey, and, opening a box of very
choice Havana cigars rather hastily,
by accident smashed two of them
the parts of which he threw over-
board out of his cabin port. Then,
filling his cigar case, as dinner was
already on the table, he left the box
on the table and hurried to mess.
It had been the custom for his
monkey to follow him and wait by
tho table for a morsel of food now
and again. This evening, after
little time had elapsed, and the
monkey did not- appear, his owner,
excusing himself for a minute, ran
back to his cabin to see what his pet
was doing, knowing besides, having
a strong imitative trait of character,
it was generally up to some mischief
or other. Alas, he was too late The
monkey had only too well imitated
his master, for as the first lieutenant
entered the cabin, he was just in
time to see the last of bis cherished
weeds taken out of the box and
thrown of the port overboard.
When we set a-journeying, my baby
and I.
It really is a wonder how the way Hast-
by.
The course is from tie sitting room,
charger is my
And tho minstrel music with us is her little
laugh of glee.
from to It's eight-
mites.
Bat from to it's nineteen
miles
Is just a freak in distance which my
conscience reconciles
theory that baby songs are full of
tricks
Ob, from to it's eighteen
Her grandma is so Jealous when we set about
our trip.
claims to see a tear shade in the quiver at
her lip.
says way is rocky and steed i
roughly shod,
But we tell her of another path that's smooth
and clear and broad.
We never have arrived at where set about
to go.
For always on the journey baby's curly head
drops low.
And then draw her closer, closer, closer to
my breast.
And the steed i-i turned to pasture and its rid
from to it's eight-
miles,
And from to It's nine-
teen miles.
And the breezes bring a murmuring from
drowsy
And a little prayer is uttered for a to know
no trials
Oh, from to it's eighteen
HOG KILLING IN THE SOUTH.
A rat of
A supported him be
food on platform of n street
oar. His were hollow, and a
backing escaped him at times
Just in front stood a hale fol-
low sin in.;. Tho fumes seemed to
aggravate tho cough. Finally the
invalid nudged the offender and
man, yon oughtn't to
young puffed violently
and then retorted, business
is it or
There was no response, but a fee-
from the sufferer.
again it sounded, and then
smoker wheeled about. I beg
as be surveyed the
first time invalid fellow ; assen-
and he the
cigarette into the
For a dozen blocks the car jingled
on in silence; then whilom
smoker swung off. As he started for
the curb invalid peered out and
shouted in conciliatory
night, young
night, was the
Cheery response, and the
was lost in the darkness.
New York Mail and Express.
P. M P. M.
Ar Tarboro
Rocky Mt
Ar Weldon
Train on Meek
eaves Weldon 3.65 p. in., Halifax 4.1
g. a., Scotland Neck at 4.55 j,
A. Greenville 6.47 p. in. Kinston 7.45
p. . Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20
O. m., Greenville 8.22 a. m
Halifax at a. m., 11.20 am
tally except
leave
Washington a. m., and 3.00 p . m.
8.50 a. in., and 4.40
m., 9.48 a. m.,
Tarboro 8.30 p. in., Parmele 10.20 a. m.
and 6.30 p. in,, Washington
11.60 a. no., 7.10 p. m. Daily ex-
Sunday. Connects with drains on
Scotland
Train leaves S C, via
Raleigh R. R. dally except Sun-
day, t p. in., Sunday; P. M;
Plymouth 9.00 P. M., p. m.
leave Ply-mouth daily except
a. m., Sunday 9.30 a m.,
10.26 and n.
t Midland N. C. branch leaves
daily, except Sunday, 6.06 a
arriving 7-30 a. m. Re-
turning leaves 8.00 a. ,
rives at 9.30 a. in.
-Train Nashville branch leave
Meant at 4.30 p. at., arrives
3.06 p. m., Hope
Returning leave Spring Hope
a m, at
Mount 9.09 a in, daily except
Sunday.
is on branch, Florence R
leave Latin 6.40 p m. I unbar
p in. p m. Returning
leave . i a m. Dunbar a
7.60 a m. except Mon-
day.
mi leaves War-
saw- tor except Sunday,
11.10 a. m. and 8.50 p, m-
at 7.00 a. and p m.
Ni. i eon
at via
t Bf with
and E. far A
Bitter
Among the sayings attributed to
Douglas Jerrold is a very bitter one
he applied to Mark Lemon, then
tor of Punch. Lemon was deeply at-
to Dickens and showed it in
a very open fashion, which perhaps
aroused the great satirist's jealousy.
At all events, as Jerrold was walk-
out one day with Lemon and an-
other friend, and with
more behind them, Lemon sud-
dropped away and turned
back. has become of
asked Jerrold's companion.
yon not bear Dickens was
cynical reply. Dickens pays tho
doe tax for
Wanted Some of the Same.
A little boy was taken by his
father into a for dinner. As
they were eating their dessert the
father banded waiter a bill,
which that worthy carried to the
desk, returning presently
with a little pile of change on a
plate. Bobby's eyes grew bright
he said, like a
slate of that York Her
The Jackal.
In hunter's lore there is an Ides
that tho jackal is provider;
that he locates the game and takes
the lion to it. This superstition has
no more than is found in
fact that after a lion has slain
his quarry the jackals always attend
and await conclusion of the re-
past in order to pick up the leavings
A Momentous Event la the Households on
the Plantation.
Some persons are
against tho flesh of the hog.
men hint of bacteria; physicians
pronounce against pork, and dis-
fathers and mothers de-
bar it from their tables. Down south,
however, no prejudices obtain.
There it is still custom to eat
liberally of backbone stew, hog's
head soused feet, scrap-
brain and other
dishes, with a reckless disregard
of Yards and yards
of linked black puddings and
sagos are prepared and eaten there,
and the people pronounce good.
Rows on rows of sides, hams and
shoulders swung from the raft-
of dim smokehouses, there to be
cured with the wholesome fumes of
a carefully tended corncob fire,
burning and smoldering,
in accordance with the
rules.
Hog killing on plantation is
an event attended with ceremony
and excitement. Even housewives
arrange their social engagements
with reference to its demands.
can't come next week be-
cause we are going to a soft
voiced matron will say.
may thaw and you can't
somebody suggests, but mistress
shakes her head, contending that it
is the right time of tho moon, and
all will be well.
The excitement begins in the
kitchen when aged
imbued with a sense of the
of his office, goes to interview
tho cook as to the particular knives,
pails and she con spare for
an indefinite time. In tho beginning
she tells him that she can't
any, and in end she lets him
everything be wants, but he
acquires each article with a distinct
and after a promise to bring
it back when he is done with it, a
promise she knows of old be
will not fulfill. Possessed of the
murderous weapons, he is ready for
the killing.
A veil may be drawn over the ex-
and the attendant
The next day brings with it
more excitement. The scene is the
same corner of the yard. The
sage grinder is got out, scrubbed up
and screwed down firmly to the big
deal table, where strong black arms
are severing the fat from the lean,
pink meat, carving it into long
trips, and cutting its white
into smooth, equal squares, to
be rendered into lard. The long
stuffer, black and shining, is
set up on a stand of its own, and a
round maid and experienced
are appointed to
late ft, the mistress superintending
the delicate task of seasoning.
The big black pot is filled with
bubbling squares of white, and a
thick waisted, handkerchief turban-
ed stands near, armed with
a big strainer to drain off the lard
and preserve precious cracklings.
The sable high priest who shed so
much blood at the killing is again
on band, his head bound up in
proved fashion and his hands busy
scraping the pink toed foot There
are more pairs of feet
bands, tho heads to be
pared for cheese.
run and git me a hand-
ob turnips de
yore will make a fine
says cook, and she picks
out some of the spareribs for broil-
and tells the old swineherd to
hurry up with the feet so she will
not have to be the whole afternoon
over them.
dunno how but we never
see none ob big calabash gourd
nowadays, like we used to have for
down lard. It like de
seed must run observes the
woman at sausage stuffer.
de people all n pan
and jar and
money like it wasn't bard to
make de Lord stop big gourd
from says the pig
where you're right,
Mr. says crackling
strainer. even buys broom
de store when de tall broom
grass at in de field.
fool ways is ruination to
York Son.
Why Editor Was
anybody inquires for
said the editor feebly, can say
I have gone into the
After he bad tottered out of the
they looked on his desk and
saw that he had just opened a letter
from containing
these
is is
or will be
were that led
the war
you please give in as brief
outline as possible a history of gov-
by cabinets up to pres-
Weekly.
His Worst Enemy Defeated by
P. P. P.,
Great Remedy.
FOR THREE HE SUFFERED--COULD
HARDLY BREATHE AT
NOSTRIL CLOSED FOR YEARS.
Mr. A. VI. of Texan,
a sufferer from In Its worst
form. Truly, his description of his suffer
seem little short of marvelous. In-
stead of seeking his couch, glad for
coming, he went to with terror
another long, weary, wake
fill and a struggle to breathe
before him. He could not sleep on either
side for two years. P. P.
Great cured him In quick time.
DB TEXAS
Messrs. BROS., Savannah.
I have used nearly four bottles
of P. P. P. I was from the crown
of my head to the soles of my feet. Your
P. P. P. cured my difficulty of breath-
smothering, palpitation of heart,
has relieved me of all pain. One nos-
was closed for ten years, but new
can breathe through It
I have not slept on either side for tn
rears; In I dreaded to see night come.
Now I sleep soundly in any position all
night.
I am SO years old, expect soon M
be able to take hold of the plow
I feel glad I was lucky to get
P. P. P. and I heartily recommend It to
my friends and the public generally.
Yours respectfully.
THE OF of
the undersigned
on this day.
A. M. Ramsey, who. after
sworn. says on oath that the foregoing
statement made by him relative to the
virtue of r. P. P. medicine Is true.
A. M.
Sworn to and subscribed before me tills
August 4th,
J. M. LAMBERT. N. P.
County.
Catarrh Cured by P. P. P.
Crest where all
remedies
Rheumatism twists and distorts your
hands feet. Its Intense,
hut speedy relief and a cure
Is gained by the use of P. P. P.
woman's weakness, whether nervous or
otherwise, can be and the system
built up by P. P. P. A woman is
of and
Before parting Napoleon spent a
few moments her side, and at the
end, turning, pulled from a a
beautiful rose, offered
gestures of gallantry and
age. Hesitating a moment tho queen
at last put out her hand and said
she accepted it, least with
frigid reply,
is to give and yours to ac-
But be his arm to con-
duct her to the carriage, and as they
descended dis-
appointed guest said in a
and emotional voice, it
that, having had the happiness
to see so tho man of tho
and of all history, ho will not
afford me tho possibility and the
satisfaction of being to assure
him that he has put me under
for
With tones Napoleon re-
I am to pitied.
It is a fault, of my unlucky
Queen Louisa's own lady in wait-
related that her sovereign's bit-
overcame her at last,
and as stepped into tho carriage
she said, yon have cruelly do-
Sloane in
Century.
What It Cost Him.
Mrs. I have
cleared off last of that church
debt, and it never cost yon n
cent. what women can do.
Mr. don't know about
the other follows, but I know you
me spend than
for extra meals down town while
you out monkeying around,
Indianapolis Journal,
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yield of finest grade leaf. Use
only fertilizers containing at
least actual
in form of sulphate. To in-
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fertilizers containing chlorine.
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Gladys
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Safe, and I Wish you many of the skin are removed
,. by P. P. P.
returns. P P. P ,,
you, dear
yes. and mamma's coming
today to stay two months, and the
soft coal's and the bard coal's
out, and here's the gas
Record.
Bard Work.
Mrs. surprised that your
husband earns so little if be works
as bard as you say. What does he
do
Mrs. last thing he did
was to calculate how many times a
clock in the course of
Tit-Bits.
and
. build
your system and yon In every
way. P. P. P. removes that heavy,
In-the-mouth
For Blotch's and on the face
take P. P. P.
for natural and organic
take P. P. P. Crest
Remedy, and well at once.
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BROTHERS, APOTHECARIES,
SOLE PROPRIETORS
hates
you allow your tenants to dogs
Landlord tho wrong
Well, sometimes.
settles it. I
won't take tho York
Tribune
Both Good Shots.
is an expert in handling
a Put up a coin for n target,
and hit it. in tho center every
nothing. My wife rifles
my of all coin in
and never misses a
Free Press.
pens been used In
India for over years, They
are like the ordinary quill
pen, and for a few writing
are said to very serviceable.
are really are free f-
tie Making,
WORKS,
-t St., New
From
Trot. W. H. who
ea makes a specialty of
a. V Both pay, ban without
doubt cur-
cl more titan any
living We
success in
We have heard of
of standing
cured by
him. He
publishes a
val liable
work on
this dis-
ease, which
ho sends
bot-
of his absolute cure, free to any sufferers
who may m . Express, address.
We to address
U. I. D., Cedar St,
SMITH A EDWARDS. Props.
Inf-
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dyspepsia, sour stomach, con-
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do without
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writes I don't know how I could
do without them. I have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
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for every ease of Ca-
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A tired stomach Is much like a
sprained ankle. If you suffer from any
of the of your
is tired. It needs a crutch. We
relieve It of all work for a time,
or until it is restored to its natural
strength. To do this we
must a food which is already digest-
ed outside of body, and which will
aid the of other foods
may be taken with It. Such a product
the Soaker Digestive Cordial.
Shakers have the
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years, and wherever know has
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for years failed. Tins of
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GREENVILLE
Male Academy.
all tie
usually in an Academy.
Terms, both for tuition and
reasonable.
well lilted and equipped for
business, taking the Hind,
course alone. Where wish t
pursue a higher course, this school
guarantees thorough preparation to
enter, credit, any College In North
Caroline the State University. It
refers to lose who have recently left
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statement.
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moderate ability taking a course with
us will In making arrange-
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The discipline will be kept at
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