saw m ii i
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
OVER A OLD.
Organized in 1869, th it
New York. A R l-i
in s. eminent Bonds de-
posited with the Ins
Department
President.
CHAS. II. 1st Vice-Pres. m
as. s. JAMES
Home Office, Nassau St., New York City.
CHAS. T. South St. Mil.,
M j Ml. and South Carolina
THE AMENDMENT.
following is Hie amendment
In II of the Slate
; lion, adopted by the General
and to be submit
, , f treason
in voters for ratification
First, all persons who shall
deny the of Almighty God
Second, all who shall have
convicted of confessed their
guilt on pending,
whether of not, mulct
BOARD OF DIRECTOR,
A Corn Bank, City
H Irving Hank,
Mason, Bank of New S is A City
bridge. North American Trust Co York City
A B Hepburn, Chase National Bank. City
William X V Clearing House City
Richard Morgan, Bankers Life Co, So City
William Reed, First National Bank. Now City
Win A Sherman, N V Produce Hank. New York City
James Bank. York City
Edward Baldwin, National Park Bank. New York City
Hoist, Bank New N B A. New Yolk City
John II Market Fulton Rational Kink. New York City
G W Leather National Bank. N Y City
i s Life Insurance Co, New York
Walter The Bower Savings Bank. New York City
Jacob C Parsons, National Bank, Sew City
Butler. Leather National Bank, N V City
Mechanics Bank. Brooklyn, N V
R I. Bank for Savings, N V City
Elder, C Co, i N Y City
FINANCE OF HOARD OF
Win II Chairman . Corn Exchange Bank N Y City
II rancher, Irving National Bank. N Y City
ES Mason, Bank New York. N B A. N V City
North Co, X
A Vice Chase Bank. N V City
William Manager N Clear House N City
Richard Morgan, President Bankers Life N City
committee board OF
Win B Reed Cashier First National Bank. X Y I'll
Edward l Baldwin, Asst. Cashier National Park Bank. N Y I'll
Edward T Asst. Cashier Bunk of New York, N It A. X in;
Richard Morgan, Bankers Life Insurance Co, N V
IT PAY YO TO INVESTIGATE the new
the Banker-. The Life, Limited Life and
contain all the up to dale features, many are
Tilings.
Did you ever look for the in your life insurance
pulley I ii in Bankers Life Insurance Company of the
City of New York, you probably side issues
and like, made prominent as
of course we these features, too, for in
it not progressive; but-
Old you ever sec a policy with the Company keeps an
Or one in w ail earnings are guaranteed lo the policy-holder
Or which both reserve surplus if surrendered f
Or one which gives all w at death, In add-
Hun to fare of policy
Or one, in fact, which treats the policy-holder with absolute
equity, portion of the net premium, and allowing a
policy bolder to control own money at all tunes, as far as is consist-
with a conservative system which embraces the best
bunking
If you have never Ten of these investigate
new policies of the Bunkers Life Insurance Company of the City of
New York.
Who are its and directors Am I la-mare many of the
best known men in New York financial circles.
The Company's record has been for economical man-
safe investments, equitable dealings with it- policy bolder
low cost of Insurance Protection.
For information and agencies, address
CHAS. T. US South Street, Baltimore, Md.
or A. K. Greenville, X. i .
REFERENCES IX I. Little, Cashier Bank of
Greenville, J O ft J It Oscar Hooker and i White.
What will it coal me in insure life in Company tin.
I was on the.
i I.
South St., Baltimore. Md. Address.
Section i- That article VI of the
of North Carolina he
nut the Same is hereby abrogated
lieu thereof shall be
the following article of said
ARTICLE VI.
Sill AMI TO
OF AN
Section Every male person
born in tics United stales, and
every male person who has been
naturalized, twenty one veal's of
age. possessing the
set out in this article, shall
be entitled to vote at election
by the people ill Stale, except
as herein otherwise provided.
See. lie shall have resided iii
the State of North Carolina for two
years, in the county six months,
in the precinct, ward or other
elect ion district which by duel's
; to vote, four mouths next proceed-
the election; Provided. That
removal from one precinct, ward
or other election district to another
, in county . shall not ope
, late lo deprive any person of the
right lo vole in the precinct, ward
or other election district from
which he removed, until four
months niter such removal, No
person who has been convicted, or
who has confessed his guilt In open
court upon indictment of any
the punishment of is, or max
hereafter be, imprisonment in the
.- late prison, shall be permitted to
vote, unless the said person shall
be first restored lo in
manner prescribed law.
Sec. Every person offering to
vote shall be the time a legally
registered voter a- herein
ed the manner
provided by law, and the General
of North Carolina shall
enact general nil ion laws
carry Into effort the provisions of
this article.
Sec. i. Every person presenting
; himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any section
constitution in the English
language; and, before he shall lie
entitled to vote, have paid on or
before of March of
year In which be proposes to vote,
his poll tax as prescribed by law,
for the previous year. Poll taxes
shall be a lieu only on assessed
property, and no process shall issue
In enforce the of
except property.
See. male person WOO Was,
on January I, oral any time
prior thereto, entitled lo vole
the law- any Slate
I state- wherein he then re-
sided, and no lineal descendant of
y such person, shall be denied
the right and vote at
any election in Ibis Stale by person
of In- failure possess the
qualifications prescribed in
section I of this Provided,
he shall have registered accord
w term- of section
prim in December i. 1908, The
Assembly
or felony, or any other crime
which the punishment may
the
since becoming citizens of the
or corruption and
malpractice In office, such
person shall In- restored to the
rights of citizenship a manner
prescribed by law.
Sec. This act shall e force
from after its ratification.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. i
Ai a meeting of I he Democratic
Executive Committee held in
Greenville on the nth day of
April, 1900, a for the
nomination of
for the Legislature and the
various county offices the
appointment of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo
ratio convention, was called to
meet in the Court House, in Groan-
die, iii II., on Saturday,
May tilth.
Township primaries, for the
of appointing delegates to said
county convention, were called to
meet at usual places each
township on Saturday, May 12th,
1900, o'clock P. M. The said
primaries will also elect an
Committee for each precinct,
composed of members,
ill will be with nominate candidate- for Justices
Of toe Peace and Constable. The
number of delegates and alternates
each township will lie entitled to
is as follows
Beaver Dam
v Each.
the beds show signs
of
Conductors beat
spring.
Some musical
the baud.
The -bin waist
us before long.
Law n mowers will soon be
rowed.
The bald-headed man
approach of lime.
No. Mamie, dear, the
fan doesn't raise the wind.
Carolina
Falkland
s,
Prices of awnings remain
changed, bat they will soon be go-
up.
Perfumery sold half a dollar a
bottle should lie worth fifty scents, j tile
An boy can make bis mark
you give him a piece of chalk j
a blank wall. Swift Creek II
It-the fellow with a All while men in the of
temper who commits assault. pt
Lots people ho arc going and
over to do Paris will done. ., j,,,,.,,,, , ,
Even the rich girl may have a .,,, art. cordially invited to
poor complexion. ., in these
usually
upon
It require a
muscular woman to twist a man
practices i meetings.
Alex. L. Blow,
w. l. Brown, Sec.
around her lit tie linger.
It doesn't taken to make
a play i a pretty girl.
The man who idly spends time
that is not bis own is an
The w omen who are born to com-
always get married.
Tile girl who doesn't wish to see
callers must expect lobe found out.
True the Man
the lire es-
cape of the
Many a man dresses more
than the men to whom he
owes money.
Eve may have had her troubles,
but Adam never brought his friends
home to unexpectedly.
One kind of financial
merit is when a man has so much
money he know what lo do
with it.
a permanent record all persona
Side Light- on Lite
One a man's char-
is by what lie doesn't say.
Happiness results from
content with what you haven't.
Don't cry over milk;
around and get some more milk
tickets.
Wisdom i- one of the things that
don't come to the man who sits
ii and wails.
is only for
those who are capable of entertain-
it.
but two periods
man's life when he doesn't under-
stand a woman. One is before
marriage and the other after.
Next to knowing when to grasp
Ian opportunity the most
The pickpocket sometimes fol
lows his vocation just to keep his
hand in.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
the
or us
of Last Will of
Wallace, i r.
all mi i estate to
to the sud
all against laid as-
late are hereby to present the
for payment or before 118th
April, 1901, will
day of April, I woo.
f Wallace.
ROBERTS TASTELESS CHILL TOXIC
per bottle. Cures Chills
Fever. Malaria, Sweats and
Money back if ll doesn't.
No other as good, kind
with the lied Cross on the label.
Sold and guaranteed by Woolen,
Bryan druggists.
WHEN IX NEED OF
who register under this section on I.
before November I, Bins, and
all such shall be entitled
in rote all elections
by the people this unless
thing is to know when to let
CU-E YOUR FEVER,
and Night Sweats
Tasteless Chill Tonic at per
bottle Pleasant to take. Money
refunded if it fails. Restores
petite, purities the blood and makes
you well. other as good.
Manufactured by Roberta Drug
Co., Suffolk, Va., and sold
guaranteed at the drug stores of
Bryan,
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN THE EARTH AND
A WIN and Reefer Talks
In a leading hotel, ink a physician
to his and sententious were a group of well
men, evidently lawyers, business men and commercial travelers.
My firm belief, is medical science is yet to show that all dis-
eases without exception arc caused by invisible which are living organ-
isms. Hero is the of that terrible disease diphtheria. Hero is the bacillus
of typhoid fever; here is the more dreadful bacillus of tubercle which
causes that most destructive of all diseases, consumption. This of
common and supposed incurable disease,
I wish. said the traveling man, that would tell us about
catarrh. I have had it for years, and am thoroughly
The Doctor answered. like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid
fever, and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe invading the blood
and attacking specially the mucous membrane. This foul and most
disease is especially in the United States and it Is rare to meet one
who is not, or has not been troubled more or lea with it. How often is he or
she obliged to remain at home from pleasant entertainments, deprive themselves
of many intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor from ca-
affections. In its worst phase, the becomes loathsome both to
himself and his friends.
I continued this great the true way to heal ca-
is to medicate the blood. This can be dona only by powerful
which act as blood
Botfly A. of Co., Mich.,
Dear ten years I was a sufferer from general debility and chronic
catarrh. My face was pale as death. I weak and short of breath. I could
hardly walk, I was so and had a ringing In my head all the time. My
hands and feet were always cold. My appetite was very poor. Chi getting up
In the morning, my head swam so I was often obliged to lie down again. I had
awful in the small of my back. had a continual feeling of tiredness.
My muscular power was almost entirely gone, and I couldn't go half a dozen
steps without stopping to rest, and often that much exercise caused to
a pain in ray side. It seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc-
tors said my blood had all turned to water. I had given up all hope of ever get-
ting well. I tried the best physicians in the state, but failed to get any relief.
My husband got me a bottle of Johnston's I took it, and then I
bought another. When these had used, I was somewhat improved in
My husband got me a bottle of Johnston's
bought another. When these had used, I was
health, I continued its use, and felt I was growing stronger; my sleep was re-
freshing, and it seemed as If I could feel new blood moving through my veins. J
kept do taking it, and now consider a well and rugged woman. I work
all time, am happy. I am positive that the Sarsaparilla saved my life.
The sick headaches I have had since childhood, have disappeared, and ray ca-
has almost entirely left me. I cannot be too thankful for what Johnston's
has done for me. recommend all women who have sick head-
aches to use your
SOLD
U . II Ad
of M. I
it Plow, Attorneys.
X X
this day before the
Clerk of the Sn per of county
s of lbs of M. h. I
notice la
all persona hoMIng against said as-Ii m.
bus to present lo fur Lay Services every 2nd and 4th
duly authenticated, on pi before
Mini. or this notice will be
plead la bar of their recovery, AH persons every Hun-
to said estate are to make day, morning and Pray-
to me. Wednesday evening.
1311. day of March . . r. j. n p,
school a. m. C. D.
superintendent.
day, morning and evening.
meeting evening. Rev.
N. M. Watson, pastor. Sunday
school p. in. W F. Harding,
Ph l a ices
Sunday, evening. Rev.
J. U. pastor.
school a. K. B,
at the
Opera House every 2nd Sunday
morning and night. Rev. D. W.
Davis,
regular
NOTICE to
Having the
Clerk of Hie Superior of it county
of estate of K. Allen
deceased, notice Is hereby to nil per-
sons claims
present them lo hip for duly
on or day of
or thin notice will be in
bar recovery, All person
isl lo will make immediate
to Sod WOO,
Tl I
Executrix of K. Allen.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
the Superior
Court Clerk of Till county as
tor of th estate of K. Craft, deceased,
notice i hereby to all
ed lo said lo pay-
to the and all persona
claims estate must
for the
of March, 1901 or tins notice will be
plead in bar of recovery.
day of March,
of James
Best and most
garments in
the city.
ills
for to date
Main SI Greenville. X. C.
and retail and
. Dealer. paid for
i Kin. Seed, nil Bar
Turkeys, Egg, etc
Mattresses, Oak Suits, Ba-
by Carriages, Parlor
i Suits, Table-. Lounges, Safes,
and
Meal Tobacco, Key Weal Cheroots,
American Beauty Can-
Apples,
Apples. Syrup,
Flour, Sugar, Meat, Soup,
Magic Oil,
Cotton Seed and Gar-
den i ends, Oranges, Apples.
Apples, Peaches,
i, Current, s, Glass
and . and Wooden
I i, l and I
Cheese, Heal Butter, Stand-
ard Machines, and
us other goods, Quality and
Cheap for cash. Come
to see me.
Phone
bone good thing the
man with trouble his lie
never breaks lulu limn
ragtime
under section of this
Provided, sch persons
ball have paid poll tax as re
by law.
See. ii. All elections by the
pie shall be ballot, and nil I R
elect ions by the .
shall U viva L,,,.
See T. Every voter m North .,,
Carolina, this ,,
shall be eligible to of-
but before entering upon the
duties of I lie he shall lake
Two l-aced Pritchard
and subscribe the following
do
I will support
and laws
the and the con
and laws of Caro
Una not therewith, and
i will discharge the
of my
So help
Interview in Wash-
and
oppose the
by the Dem-
the
Vote In North Carolina he says
it i the illiterate
lie dares not say that in
mil i the
Of tin of North Carolina by
telling them that an
i takes oars of white
voters will
News Observer.
them.
Col. John Nichols, of
editor of Oxford
The i A- Co . of
ii. M A. g
Tucker by mutual dissolved part
the day of
arc, loon. All persons lo Iii n
will please make settlement at ones Mill
either of the above All persons
saving claims against the Ana will
I lib April
ti. i ii,
A. K Ti i sin.
W, E. n n
W, R.
IS
Whichard, N. C.
The complete every
prices as low as the
market prices
aid for country produce.
See. The following classy of Friend, succeeding W.
persons shall lie disqualified
you also
i,,. .
for free
CO.
mm
LAND SALE.
Hy a of the
of Pill county inn special
entitled Ann Tyson and others
against Andrew Vines and others,
all laud Sr partition, The
will Sill for cash Is-fore
tin- Court House Bat-
May the
piece, parcel or tract of find,
ale la nil Dam township,
of
Robert Cobb and other's,
has, it
a home
K. ti.
April u,
OLD DOMINION LINE
VICE
Steamer leave Washing-
ton daily at ti A. M. for
ville, leave daily m
P. M. fur W
Simmer t; . I u leaves
Greenville Mondays, Wednesday
and Fridays A. II,
leave for
Tuesdays, Saturdays
at A. M. curries freight only.
Connecting at Washington with
Steamers for Norfolk,
New and Bogs
ton, and for all for
with railroads
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominions, s. from
New York; Line from
Hay from Baltimore;
and Line from
Boston. .
JNO.
Washington, N. .
Aft.,
N. V.
LODGES
HA. K. S A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. meets first
third Monday evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Sec
. O. O. No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
R. Ii. B. G. B. B
Sec.
K. of Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
R. M. C. T. M. Hooker,
K. of R.
R. Vance Council, No.
meets every Thursday even-
W. B. Wilson, R. M. H.
Lang,
O. U. A. every
Wednesday night at I. O.
O. F. hall. J. B. White,
A. O. Council,
No. ti, meets every ii and third
nights in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. Smith, Sec.
I. Conclave
No. a in, meets every second and
fourth Monday nights in odd
Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith Sec
ADVICE AS
Notice la B
II M
No fee i-m.
tent U .
Address,
0.1
Cold In Hood.
to cute is in
J. a.
IN-----
A OF
-Also a nice Line of Hardware.
I ran now lie found the
brick store formerly
occupied J.
W. Brown.
COME TO ME.
Office
FOR
The Eastern
J.
VOL. XIX
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C. MAY
NO
OUR NOMINEES
State Ticket.
For
For
B. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For Lieutenant
WILFRED
of
For Secretary of
BRYAN GRIMES,
of Pitt.
For
BENJAMIN R. LACY,
of Wake.
For in In or;
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERT D. GILMER,
of I lay wood.
Public
THOMAS
of
For
SAMUEL L. PATTERSON.
of
For Commissioner Labor and
HENRY B. VARNER,
of Davidson.
For Corporation
SAMUEL L. ROGERS,
of Macon,
FRANK
of New Hanover.
For Presidential
DAN HUGH
of
LEES. OVERMAN,
Rowan.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,
At a meeting of the Democratic
Executive Committee held in
Greenville the 14th day of
April, a convention for the
nomination of Democratic
dates for the Legislature and tho
various county offices and for this
appointment of delegates to the
First Congressional District Demo-
convention, was called to
meet in the Court House, in Green-
ville, at o'clock It., on Saturday,
May 1900.
Township primaries, for
pose of appointing delegates to suit
county convention, were culled to
meet at the usual places in each
township on Saturday, May 12th,
at o'clock P. M. The said
primaries will also elect an
Committee for each precinct,
composed of live members,
so nominate candidates for Justices
of tho Peace Constable. The
number of delegates and alternates
each township will lie to
is as
Beaver Dam
Bethel II
Carolina
Falkland S
Farmville
Swift Creek
All white in the county of
Pitt who favor the white people
controlling the affairs of State
county, and who to vote to
that end, arc cordially invited to
attend participate these
meetings.
L.
W. It, Brows, Sec.
Out in the Cold.
has no idea of left
out the cold or being relegated
to a back Hat the black radical
wigwam North Carolina. Look
at the republican Wake county
convention. A big split with the
on top of the dismayed
whites. The their
rights declared for front seats
or the back door. The result was
the withdrew and claimed
to be the original, the only genuine
convention. The efforts to silence
the generally succeeded
but may result in many
of tin m the ballot box. They
will hardly agree to lie kicked
about as a hall then to come up
to give the fat to the hungry
horde of white As
members of the party in
North black radical
and as constituting three
fourths of it they have a perfect
right to both of delegates
and of spoils. Heretofore the fat
places have been going to the pale-
faces while the black-faces
to gel the menial place I
where they could continue to labor
and to wait like good faithful
servants of the white trough -tread-
em. Whenever the take
on a lair share of self-respect, they
will no longer be used for the
ends of the corrupt vicious
white who have ruled
in debauchery and
brought curses upon the people,
Wilmington Star.
find
-AT-
Sin Idleness.
the sweat of thy face shall
thou earn thy
Many regard this declaration of
the Almighty to Adam as a curse,
and prosperity
go hand in hand, are twin
and very thick with
other. The good God it
up so in human affairs that useful
rational employment is not only
essential lo good character, but
contentment and happiness can on-
be obtained in harmony with
this law. A is a worth-
less fellow, a worthless fellow is
one who produces nothing, makes
nothing, earns nothing. He is a
consumer of that which others
make, whether ho lie a million-
or a plain old bum, if he docs
nothing be is nothing, for what
the man docs is the test of what
the man is.
What clock worth that won't
run run right I had as
carry a trade dollar In my pocket
with a watch chain hung to it as
my watch If my watch didn't run
and keep the time. stars to
clouds, from angels to infants, this
rule curse is upon
idleness. man honor in-
diligent men. It is as
true as heaven that useful and
employment is as essential
to character, manhood, Womanhood
happiness and contentment,
that rain and sunshine are eaten
to the growing fields of corn
and P. Lex-
Dispatch.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Ticket
Boomed for Vice-President
Russell Not Once Men-
I In- Negro
Raleigh, N. May The
Republican Slate here
yesterday was a affair.
Very few occupied seats as
delegates. The in
was pretty generally ignored and
was set down on when he demand-
ed recognition. Federal office
holders composed and controlled
the convention. Everything was
done by acclamation with few ex-
The ticket named is as follows
Governor, ex-Judge Spencer B.
Adams, of Guilford; Lieutenant
Governor, Claudius Dockery, of
; Auditor, Thomas S.
Rollins, of Buncombe; Treasurer,
L. L. Jenkins, of ;
of State, J. F. Parrot I, of
Superintendent of Public In-
N. English, of Ran-
Populist nominee for
that Attorney General,
of Davidson;
Commissioner Labor and Printing,
Thomas Malloy, of Randolph ;
Commissioner Agriculture, Abner
Alexander, of Tyrrell; Corpora
Commissioner, C. A. Reynolds,
of Forsyth, chairman, J, A.
Flanks of Swain Electors at
Large, A. H. Price, of Rowan and
J. R. of Davidson ; Del-
to National convention, Sen-
J. C. Col. Jas. E.
Col, Charles and
Collector E. C.
General Zeb Vance
over the
Governor Russell did not
lend and his name was mil so much
as mentioned In tho proceedings.
The Vice President boom
was
the day. The convention in-
the delegates to the Na-
to vole for
for President
for J. C. for
dent.
Warned In o Dream.
TO THE E, FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES,
We arc still the forefront of tho
We offer you the selected line
rice after your patronage
General Merchandise
to be found in any Store in County. Well choice
selections, the creations best manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all year round. Spring, Summer
and Winter. We arc work for yours and oar mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and to
sell you if we can. We offer you the very best service, polite
attention, and the most liberal terms consistent with a well
established business built strictly on Its own merits.
When yon come to market you will not do yourself Justice
if you do not see our immense stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Dry Goods and Notions,
Had mid Caps, Silks Satins, Ladies
Jackets Mattings Oil Cloths,
Shoes.
Men's, Women's and Children's Shoes. and
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters,
Groceries.
Flour, Meat, Sugar, Coffee, Lard, Scad ts,
Hardware
Plows, Casting-, and Plow Fixtures, Nails and Rope.
to be Down
A telegram from Norfolk says
the North Carolina Yellow
Pine Association will meet
there on May 3rd and is expected
the trade a shutdown of
twenty mill, may be ordered, ll
is stated that the cut of the mills
one half million feet daily, has
been piled up in yards fol
months, and to relieve the
overproduction a curtailment
production will probably be re
sorted to. The industry fore year
Cent. with
Taxes Paid by Company.
Officers
c Drewry, Pies.
B on. Vice
s Tress.
X II tiding, Any. r
Allen, Secretary. I
I'd I
W s Primrose. J
TEN-YEAR
CERTIFICATES, with Semi
Annual Coupons, 12.23 each.
of Payable in June and December at
Commercial and Hank of
Secured by
on residence property worth
a very profitable and much nearly double of loans, with
money has been made. The de-
creased demand is attributed to
strikes the trade East
West, In the juice
of bull Ii-iV and other
Furniture,
for Furniture and i i iii line.
We buy- strictly for Cash, but sell for Either ash or Approved
Credit. Our motto is Honesty, Dealing.
Your Friends.
principal payable ten years alter
date of issue, are being told for a
cash payment of which gives
j in the owner live and one third per
per annum tree of taxes on
cost, and a profit of nearly
materials user in house percent, at maturity,
The marking up of total of more than seven per
cent, per annum. This is one of
the safest and best investments on
the market. Loons made on
property
For further particulars, address
materials, the scarcity of labor and
I of labor, has
deterred from building who
in -ant so. The fa.-i the
c repeatedly ad
d price of yellow pine, ii
is believed, has also been a factor
In retarding the sale of the pro-
duct. Whether there ill a
general shut-down or some other
measure taken to down pro.
will be definitely
known until the meeting occurs,
but a shut-down K now
plated.
Mechanics and Investors Union.
Allen, See. Raleigh. X. C.
An
Steamship Run
Ashore oil
Norfolk, Va., May An
known steamship is in peril off the
Carolina coast some miles
north of Cape
received over the government
wire states the vessel struck
this The life saving
from station
to assistance. Al
o'clock I hey were preparing
to go to her through the surf. The
weather is good unless a storm
intervenes the vessel can
be floated. Just how he runic to
strike is a unless her
goer
A terrible happened lo
construction force work the
elevated portion of the Richmond,
Petersburg and Carolina railroad,
in last Saturday,
three were killed and several
injured. One of the strange and
mysterious circumstances connect-
ed with the fatal accident was the
of John one
of the employed the works.
went to the time keeper,
about noon Saturday, and calling
him aside
you know that Iliad a bad
dream last night; a most peculiar
timekeeper laughed and
asked him what it was about.
I replied
an awful accident happened.
I saw the tall over
the whole thing go into a hole. It
was
This dream made such an
the man he
not go to work that day. A few
hours later dream was
toned to reality. The I
consisting of a ten by ton plank
platform, running upright
boiler engine, to-
with two heavy booms, car-1
heavy steel girder, weigh-
about a half tons, all
fell together, and an immense hole
Was dog in the Dur-
soon It in his dream.
No one can now doubt that
are sometimes warned in
dreams. told his dream
several hours before the accident,
and accident was just as he
bad seen it while fast asleep, the
night
Use Good Plows.
The Abuse of Injunctions.
are becoming to believe
there is limit to this injunction
business when a United Stales
circuit court judge an order,
upon lent ion tobacco man-
restraining
inner Internal and his
collectors from carrying mil the
order for the seizure of pack
ages of smoking tobacco, line cut
chewing and
premium coupons. They
to know where the injunction
ill They are
wondering if the circuit courts will
restrain Congress
measure hurtful to
homo business interests and
the President from executing the
law; Injunction is the
-Southern Tobacco
mil,
Sellers Rendered Harmless.
Cannot Be Cured
by local applications as I hey
reach lie diseased portion of
the ear. here is only one way to
en.- deafness, and Is
remedies, Deafness
i I condition of the
mucus lining of the
I Tube. When this tube Inflamed
you have a rambling sound or
i perfect bearing, when is in
closed, deafness is the result,
and unless the can be
taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed nine
coses ten are caused by Ca-
which is nothing but an
condition of the mucous
surfaces.
We Will give One Hundred
for any case of deafness
id by catarrh i cannot be cured
by Hull's Catarrh Cure. Send for
free.
J. Props.,
Sold by druggists, Hall's
Family Pills are the
We III
Chill
in- just received n lot South
ed Mini Double
buying, also party a
Do
You
Like
Good
Printing
Then
You
Will
Like
Ours.
THE REFLECTOR,
and Ghana
Cull and set
Tools,
Plow
Headquarters For
Builder's Hardware, Ready Roofing Ready Mixed
Paints, Pomps, Soils World's Best.
C, May I. -This
morning o'clock a crowd of
numbering about
Visited the jail Graham, and
shoving pistols in the the
jailer, demanded the keys of
jail. Leaving the majority of
crowd mi the outside, four live
of the leaders went up to
the cell of the Seller-, and
performed a surgical
him. w In have been
done when Judge Robinson turned
tin- last term R SI prescription
and which will prevent n repetition I fever is a
his There was Tasteless Chill Tonic,
no excitement, unusual
i- expressed Ibis morning
Dr.
DENTIST,
X.
operation mi over White
store
A Jury ml
roil CHILLS
of Grove's
Ii Is simply
I run quinine In a tasteless form
-no pay .
Condemns I
i n who happen
on
dressed the
The platform condemns
lock ad- legislature for Its
note to As every
I other espouse of the legislature
n.
It. C.
I the the jury, I was less than tint, of the fusion
locked up eight without legislature, the an-
I which has been our must re
habit we in
respectively And of I for public schools
I want to eat, recommend that made by the legislature, It Is
lour sentence imprisonment to be regretted any
I commuted to the liberty of twelve would condemn such
meals, our efforts to
on the court j should
I for after which we hope all such to
I to the defendant educate oar people V
EASTERN REFLECTOR
GREEN VI X. C.
D. J.
MILLS. I
v. m.
Entered the Poll Bl
Greenville, K. C, at Second I .--
Mail Matter.
1900.
The held a me-
session in honor of I he la
Judge Battle Judge A.
M Moore, his successor, was one
of the
Several of out exchanges have
congratulated Tin.
Greenville's prospects of
having u good hotel and a
mil, and e have also received a
number of letters along same
line and rejoicing with us. This
the interest in
that is fell elsewhere.
i.
Next Saturday is the day for
holding the primaries.
Every should be
and express his choice in the
of delegate to the County
convention.
The success of the part in I'm
is going to depend largely
o i the work of the county
and ii i- important that there
i-o and that
make us.
The Democratic nominees are
ii Eastern portion of the suite
Monday they had n
great gathering at
an I from the Observer we gel
two following items that will
Interesting lo the folks hen-
Among the conspicuous figures
In yesterday's demonstration was
Hon. Hugh stand
in the grand stand
leading the cheering on the
of bis successful
eat before the stale Convention,
J. Bryan
Thai splendid young limn.
Bryan Grime, tells an amusing
that happened hit
speech yesterday and which, in
says, came near
He well started, he Bays,
doing very well lie thought,
old veteran the foot of tin
Stand said quite
mm. ii will Lave to gel
on you to beat Dan
Under the operation of the Fran
Tax la York, the
ha-i been
in court , of
property of quasi-public corpora-
will take on an entirely
aspect, in New city
, for example, the aggregate
assessed valuation of a dozen
railway, gas and electric
companies will be
to mer
nearly
per rent, is
ed, the State communities
interested mi secure el i mi-
i Ion fin u public . ii
a Ii i . e
t I to ate
rate he tax and I he
in which ll Is levied
will doubtless . i in
Court . . i
j-in obstruction a Ii
can muster Ii
and the of in
will in- every when- with
lively interest.- Philadelphia Her
old.
Officers T
to v lout in
no the set s t stock to
I i mill Greenville
the
to hi .; elect
officers. A charter was read which
those present Signed, and after
the
were elected i
lie -1. is.
Secretary and TreasurerS. T.
Hooker.
Directors Mine. It.
Davis, J. U. Cherry, . Honker.
. A B. J. Cobb, J. I.
Little, S. t. Hooker, I. E. Hooker,
B. Home, It. King. Dr. K.
A. Move. M. Smith, I. I.
Moore and J. A.
Application a ill lie once
I'll charter.
The Is splendidly
and such men in
charge of the enterprise will give
ii the confidence of the public.
No need be afraid of Investing
in it.
The already subscribed is
a beginning. Let everybody
join in and make the mill a great
success.
Renounces Republicanism
Joseph K. of Sanford.
out in a letter to Chairman
Simmons renouncing his adherence
in Republicanism, though be has
recently been of the
county executive committee. He
Is thoroughly disgusted with
a congressman and
in the
fur which the Republican
party N responsible. He favors
the amendment and urges all
men rise above party to pass it.
lie says in
one asks what we
do with the answer
Remove him from politics an I on-
allow those in vote who lion
sufficient ability, character and
Wean- to
help the lo acquire character,
comfortable homes, remunerative
employment; we are to
help educate his we
are willing lo lax ourselves lo take
cue his poor and and
unfortunate; and he
sufficient knowledge in
twit-pendent vote; we
willing lo give him the ballot,
but he must take hi- plan- and
keep his place. We will not now
or at any lime have him to rule
over us.
am with tin-
I wish to
ratified and I feel sure it will
be ratified, but the friends of
lie at work, for
its opponents are resorting to eve
device, both honorable and dis
honorable, to secure its defeat,
to regain control of the
Contentions.
If tin-re was a breath of
pendent thought in the Ohio,
Sew Hampshire Republican con
enough lo keep i-
and healthy ii did not
gel into one of their platforms.
a similarity of expression
. sen these party
went the
gamut of sell con-
rat
profound
are not as weak and fool
i-i our opponents. Without
originality, courage, or conviction,
read as if the
Ma I. WOO.
the administration really
Nicaragua In
view of
public that
. odd, there were
things said in debate which
preceded the passing of the
Canal bill by the House
which made it pertinent,
e live Hepburn, of Iowa, who
was in charge of the bill, a
row with
Cannon, of III., a man close to
I he ad in i 1.1; ion. whom
ed with working in the of
the Panama Canal ring, in trying
to d-fer action on the lull.
Barton, Ohio, also a
man close to the administration,
made a speech against naming lbs
route of the canal in the bill.
These things were enough to arouse
the suspicion that the
was not acting in good faith,
there were others. It is said,
the failure of the Canal
in make a preliminary report
was owing to a hint from the ad-
ministration. Perhaps Boss Han
hi thinks working the Panama
Canal Company for a lug cam
contribution. At any rate.
it is well known that the lull just
passed by the House will not be
up hi by Senate at
session
The republican majority in the
senate stood by the trusts and
down Senator Berry's
trust to the army lull.
which merely instructed
of army supplies to give pref-
to bidders connected
with a trust. Not a single demo
voted amendment
but and Stewart, of Nevada.
who once claimed to in- populists
but who both seem to have return-
ed lo republican
did. feller, and
voted with the democrats,
for the amendment. Senator Ber-
trust question is
greatest problem of the day.
we may yet light it out in this
has found out
that tin- protection extended lo
Rear Admiral Sampson's friend-.
Secretary Long's letter reprimand
second within
a year for the same
this week, for
Rear Admiral was about as
stinging a a.- el
sent by Seen of Navy to an
officer; but the universal verdict i-
got DO more than In-
deserved.
Senator Sewell, of New has
more nerve than most of the
Senators on the
His republican colleagues
work- the trusts on quiet,
but be the audacity to say in
a on the Senate
the Standard Oil trust and
trust were public
A more benefactors
like and there will be no
more Benefactions of the
sort Contain the germs
of revolution. Senator
presented figures -bowing that
neither of the Mr.
Sewell had done any thing which
directed toward the crush-
out of competition and ill-
of their own
The Court, after
spending two day- hearing
in tin- Kentucky case, look
recess until May when
will probably be made pub-
It look- as the
can leaders in
afraid lo carry out an
tic mapped out by Mr.
Small Defend North Carolina.
Washington, May
Small addressed
briefly today upon conditions in
Carolina. H's time was
limited because of the action
the majority In limbing general
debate. Mr. Small referred lo the
fact North Carolina re-
been discussed ill
branches of Congress in a manner
unwarranted and unjust; that the
from that State
had introduced a resolution in the
Senate calling attention to the pro-
posed constitutional amendment
and asking the Senate to that
North against
the Federal constitution did
not a form of
In the advocacy of
this I said III lull lie was zealously
sustained by his political ally.
Senator Butler, and their
pair of colleagues in the House,
and While, who had play-
ed the act of and joined
in the against
the fair name of the State they so
conspicuously misrepresented that
all these libelers of the Stale eon d
not their contention sf law
or fact perhaps was due to
the people ill other States that
should be refuted.
German Cable Laid.
Berlin, May The work on
cable between Germany,
and New began today, The
German government has given the
company a sufficient guarantee to
warrant tin work and the contract
has been let to a London company.
The cable reach New by
Angus
The Negro Fanatics.
Sheriff much perplexed
to know . bat disposition to make
oft he four religious families,
who are fasting in the county jail
according to the instructions of
West Indian mulatto
ho has created such o stir in col-
circles by the introduction of
his queer religious doctrine. The
have taken no nourish-
in five days and declare
they will prolong their for
fell Wilmington Star.
Is V; . i i. I J I l
Manila, May is
grow is killed
by the Igor . There no
he has been alive since
Peyton C. Marsh, of the Thirty-
third regiment, abandoned the
chase after the Filipino leader In I
the mountains,
an Insurgent Beer who recently
surrendered i nays
the general,
believes Mm dead.
of as-
that she has beard nothing
from since parted. She
is in a ion
with worry.
publican party all lb
i I and was by until after the
of the errors common lo I ml election. The Philip
Over People Killed.
Sail Lake City, May two
hundred and two hundred
and twenty five were killed
and score of
for life by an explosion in
tunnel four. Pleasant Valley
mines. The little town of
field, B half mile from the scene of
the accident, la turned into a
morgue. The
with horror, Not a family
ed the loss a relative or deal
ft lend.
strange how nature
all said the philosopher.
Mean to say that nothing
In nature. What may liking
here is given two-fold
remarked the novelist,
about I ha loan of
the point I was going to
make. Now, the sleep you loose
writing of a novel is very
frequently gained by those who at-
tempt to read
I.
a woman was
a divorce from her
In an hour after the
of the trial she married. of toe
jurors who lo give her the
divorce. Greenville
pine- bill, which give- Mr.
autocratic control of the Phil-
under civil government,
which he now exercises under mil
government, is slated for
postponement until the next
Congress. Public
has frightened the Republican
steering of the Senile
and i- members Ignored
II, wasn't alright, I'm.
She thought in preparing a legislative
deserved another. it the remainder of
They Succeed
Advertising undoubtedly lakes
away business those who
do ii and gives it to
tin and those who have
succeed. day by-
day, bate those who have
tin- persistent
era in season, and out of season,
An i Standard.
Louisburg Times.
Yes, it Bro. Thom-
as, legally speaking. We
the present session. This does not
mean of that
that the
wanted to show how smart some republicans are afraid to pass it
women are when a lo get-
ling married.
now of its effect upon the
voters.
. the
In event the amendment is
adopted no while mini who can
now vote will lie disfranchised,
make- no difference whether he
can ever read or write. Now
while men, listen to the lien
of those who arc trying to fool you
along this line Louisburg
BOARD OP ALDERMEN.
Registrars and Poll Holders
In
Business Trans-
acted-
The Board of held
i i. regular monthly meeting
night, were kepi busy
o'clock.
Alderman Woolen for the SI reel
Committee the work done
in their department the past
month. He that
had been ordered for purpose
building a culvert jointly with
the county in place of the bridge
across the branch at the east end of
Third street. His committee re.
that the Hoard give
the committee authority to con-
a culvert across street
at the Academy branch and to so
grade and raise the street at that
place as Io do away with the long
foot bridge there. Tin
was adopted and the com-
was given authority to pro
with the work.
In reference to the notice which
hist meeting ordered served
on certain owners of property on
street who had failed lo pave
in front of their properly as
ed by ordinance, the Street Com-
instructed that In case
the owners of said properly
not construe the aide walks by the
expiration of the time named in the
notice, the committee should pro
to have the sidewalks made
charge the expense of the BUM
to owners of the property.
Alderman B. White for the
Lights and Wells Committee re-
ported that some new street lamps
had been purchased and put up
last meeting.
Alderman II. A. While, for the
Cemetery Committee, reported that
he hail employed a man regularly
for I mouths to keep the
tery in good condition and had ask-
ed the owners of lots to cooperate
with him in the work. He Intro-
following ordinance
relative to the which was
unanimously adopted
person shall enter the
tery with n horse except
for purpose of carrying mate-
rial to make graves, build
tombstones, or other mate-
rial for ornamental purposes, and
then only with the written per-
mission of the Cemetery Committee
or Mayor. Any parson violating
this ordinance shall be lined five
dollars for each and every
entrance of a vehicle or horse
separate
Hurt, for Finance
Committee, reported about
in the hands of the Treasurer.
Tin-Tax Collector, and As-
Police made their reports
of collections made during the
past month.
IS. Higgs released from
the payment of taxes on
solvent credits incorrectly charged
again.-1 hi in.
The street Committee was em-
powered to street
if upon consultation with the
Finance Committee ii is found that
funds are available after
doing other work the commit-
tee bus authorized In do.
Accounts were allowed and
orders drawn on the Treasurer for
about
The following places were
for holding the ejection for
of the several wards on
the first in the per-
sons named to serve a-s Registrars
and Pol holders of the said wards.
Colored odd Fellows
J R. Poll holders.
K. and K. Moore.
W Mill.
Office corner Greene and Third
streets Charles John
Poll Holders, T.
Hooker and L. c. Author.
Curl L. W-
Lawrence. Poll Holders, IS. V.
Patrick and H. C, Hooker.
office- Registrar, I.
J. Whichard. Poll Holders, J.
Howling and It. M. Starkey.
A. A. Hi. Poll Holders
B. T. and J. C.
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VI
IS IT WISE TO
Is it well to make a in t lie
ticket as now
t if who now
are the of Pitt
county are willing and desirous to
accept the why
should be a change Of
course no man has a title to office
for one term. The
tors of 1901 will the most
quarter of a ;
requiring wisdom patriotism,
is necessary also, there-
fore is it wise to make a change
This Is people's business and
should thoroughly consider
great interest that devolves
upon the next Legislature and the
results that are expected and will
follow. There is no doubt of the
Amendment carried
much legislation will be done of a
new character, and every county
in i he Stale should do very
to send lies representative men
lo make the changes in the laws
that arc to be for the
of the two great white parties that
will then exist. Let people
settle it wisely.
After two years
Premiums hue been
IN TUB
that
Cursed By a Negro Vote.
The political conditions of the
South, especially in States like
Carolina where there is such
a large illiterate vote, grow
worse with each year. It docs not
take an expert to this state
of affairs, but the most casual ob-
server easily see that the
vole a curse to our fair South-
land and that the only remedy for
thin evil is the of
this ignorant vote.
The Haiti more u has a
the stair that paper
a tour of the South, and in view-
the situation a few days ago
had the following to say, which
shows that many Republicans will
join the I Mum-rats in blotting out
this curse
Virginia, in every other
Southern State, the Republicans
arc cursed by the vote. In
ever campaign the race question
arises and instead of a campaign
OUt on Slate or
issues the one question up
permits is that of white
course in States with a large
vole this solidities men
in party. The thing
could to Republican
party in the South would lie the
of the
Until that is done there is no
hope Virginia for instance, of
building up a strong minority par-
need of which as greatly
felt here as
Herald
of
Your Policy
Has Cash Value,
Loan Value,
Paid-up Insurance,
Extended Insurance
works automatically,
Will be re instated within
three after lapse if you are
in good health.
A Second Year
No Restrictions,
Incontestable.
Dividends arc payable at the lie-
ginning of the second and of each
year, provided the
i ii in for current year lie paid
They may la; used
To reduce Premiums, or
To I in the Insurance, or
To Make Policy Payable as
an during Lifetime
of Insured.
J. L. SUGG,
GREENVILLE, N. C.
DEALER IN
GREENVILLE N. C.
Cotton I lagging and Pies always
Fresh goods kepi constantly on
hand. Country produce and
old. A trial will convince you.
D. W.
you any
Beef, Cattle.
Hots, Limbs,
If ii. tiring
Subscribe The Reflector.
The New York thinks
Stars and Stripes would be a nice
device for a postage stamp, but
I hut would be the end of
that the Stars and Stripes
were never
Star.
M.
Cum
Nil-- Torn off By a Wire.
Fred Johnson, while, on
S. A. L. freight,
met u serious accident Mon
day near Stanley Creek,
Gaston county. He on top of
a car when a telephone wire across
the track struck his lip just under
his nose, throwing him back on
the car and tearing off his nose,
which left hanging by
And this time
give yon ii la
will
HOWDY DO. merit and Publicity.
Merit alone cannot insure tin
Some Speak to Some to sale of commodities. Their
qualities must be made public, an
in i
., 1900.
I. C. Gary left this morning for
Tin
Chief Police W. II. s is in
the sick list
Robert of Washington, is
in
A. BiggS left Wed
evening.
Wednesday
Jan is Sugg came up this
from Washington.
High Grade.
keep a variety of the
newest styles, and make it a
point to carry only such
as will wear well, be
and give satisfaction. And
the prices an in easy reach of
all, that it Is possible for the
most economical to wear good,
stylish shoes.
KING
EASTERN REFLECTOR
NOTICE.
. your
by u a
shot; but in
. airs. W. II. White left
to For a pair evening fin Kinston.
Mrs. Mary L. of
spent the day in
Mi-s. It. If. Gotten returned Wed-
night from and
Hooker left this morning
Rocky Mount to attend the race
there today.
Mrs. L. C. Arthur and child
ibis morning for Richmond, lo
visit relatives.
John A. Kicks returned Wed-
evening from a
in Kinston via Wilmington.
Mrs. i. K. who
been visiting the family of C. A.
White, returned this morning to
ll. K. Smith, Superintendent of
Elizabeth City mill,
came Wednesday to the
meeting of the subscribers to the
mill hero today.
Mas. I
Alderman W. B. Parker is sick,
W. T. Hunter left ibis morning
for City.
returned this worn-
King returned Thurs-
day from Richmond.
Mrs. Allie A ibis
morning for
Mrs. ll. ibis
morning from Kinston,
This Winner
As you will all my
styles. And when it comes
to low cuts yon will
mine in the front of the
procession of style
Remember for
anything in shoes
Public
lion Thomas J. Jarvis will ad-
dress the people of county at
Parker's school house Saturday,
If there is a GROSS MARK May on the is-
in the margin of this paper it
so to remind yon that you owe
for
and we request
you to settle as early as
need what YOU
owe tis and hope you will
keep us waiting for it.
This notice is for those who
find the cross mark on their
paper.
LOCAL REFLECTIONS.
sue of day. Sue will
commence at o'clock I. M.
Everybody is invited lo attend.
Will Adjourn by June u
Washington, May
Aldrich says Congress will ad-
not later than June 12th, and
possibly earlier. There will be a
little legislation outside of the
bills. As as they
are disposed of. he says,
will adjourn.
Some of the farmers have
planting tobacco.
The here will have a
the first Friday night in
There will be fruit this year if
something does not happen from
now on to knock it out.
Standard Sewing Machines
are run everyday In Pitt county.
Cheap at S. M.
Winterville correspondent
ha sick the last week or two,
and his items are very much missed.
Mr. S. Wallace, once a
of Greenville but for many years a
resident of Colorado, died
is called to the land
sale in the case of Bryant against
Andrews by K. James,
Memorial Hay, May 10th, usual-
and goes in
Could we not make a
change in that particular this year I
Body Found.
The body of Mr. Lewis II. BUM,
who was drowned Sunday in Chi-
creek, was recovered Thursday
night. Parties had been dragging
for the body since Sunday. He
was found about one hundred yards
from the place where he fell in.
His were buried Ibis after
noon.
Lawn Party
The lawn party given Thursday
night at residence of Rev.
N. Booth, by the ladies of the
Baptist church, was a success both
socially and financially, Os-
Hand was present and played
several pieces while those
in attendance enjoyed themselves
with the refreshments prepared
by the ladies. They cleared
from supper.
I. Rose, of Mount,
came Thursday evening.
Ii. L. Smith returned from Rich-
Thursday evening.
J. L. Keen and wife,
pent the day In Greenville,
Mis-. returned
this morning from Washington.
well son of ES,
B. is registered at Hotel
Macon
Jarvis Sugg went to Winterville
Thursday evening and returned
Ibis morning.
and Silas Smith re-
turned Thursday evening from
Mount.
M. Moore has accepted a
position as assistant agent in
railroad office Darlington, s.
their owner must make
know a in order that he ma . .
to transact a desired i .
lies. Advertising will
for ii is the function or an
to proclaim merit and to
Virginia R
Norfolk, Va., May post
Franklin, about
mile- west of Norfolk, was robbed
dollars morning. A
bole was In the lop of
-ale and a dynamite fuse Inserted.
The front of the building was
blown on Bloodhounds have
been laced on the trail of the
rubbers. Three rangers were
seen about the last night.
Candidates In v. n
Wilmington,
entire population was at high
pitch of yesterday and
last night upon the presence in
Wilmington of the Democratic
nominees for the State offices.
lutes were Bred for the
dates and there was a bin torch
procession in their honor, II
was the greatest demonstration of
the campaign. Aycock almost
eclipsed nil former records In his
magnificent
Hound Over
Two interesting cases Were called
for trial in the Justice's court be-
fore II. Harding. this
Sarah Turnage and
were charged with assault with
deadly weapon. I Wright Col-
nod others v forcible
pass. Skinner and and
Harding and for
the State in the first case and for
the defense in the second. I. .
James appeared for the defense in
the first case and for State In
Hie second. Examinations were
waived In both cases
bound over to Superior
Reflector
NEWS,
In North Carolina.
i- raising lands a
t-25,000
There are cadets
the Agricultural Mechanical
College.
The Prohibition Stale con-
m-i will be
on Hay 22.1.
The weavers of the cot
Ion mill-, in county,
struck for higher wage.-
The A
will bold it- convention this year
City, this State, meeting
tin- of June.
The April
tin, Issued the Carolina
board of health, shows small-
existed in twenty
last month. There was u total of
cases, with seven deaths report-
ed, in Rockingham county alone
there were ease-.
The L. has Issued an order
revoking the sale of class
ticket- from points within this
State Virginia, South Carolina
and Georgia, rids order does not j
apply between North Carolina j
Ibis new rule went into
May l-t.
Mr. Walker Meal-of this place
paid to Mr. John Simmons of this
count today a check for 010,230.-
bales of cotton
be bought lost Friday. This is
the biggest cheek ever given any
one in Jones county for cotton at
one New Here Journal
The Roanoke N of
, Is thirty-four years old. is a
good paper and is to be
upon BO many years of use-
have many more.
Because of a dispute over a
key Adrian Smith Charles Me
Arthur between this morn
w an andiron, fracturing the
skull. They were both while men
living near
Free Press.
The Southern I .
faithful service of
Mr. W. T. who bus been
their anon here for past forty
years, has retired him on
for the remainder of his life.
Mother of Twenty-two Children
Catherine sharp, n bright u
My Stock
in Complete
-IN ALL
prices that will suit you.
COME AND SEE THEM.
CO Mi OF
APPOINTED
o.
Thomas Sheppard died at bis
home in Carolina township, Pitt
county, on the morning of May
2nd. the advanced age of
years lacking fourteen days.
He was born an I grew to manhood
in Martin county, where be owned I lively woman of
property his death. was In Salisbury Sal
It being known that -he was the
mother quite a largo number of,
A- one of for Books in
Pin We handle tin- designated on
or the and win supply what
yon need. We also have
BOOKS.
slant vertical, ruled practice books,
cap pencils, slates, white
crayons, colored crayon-, ink, boxes, etc.
i Out
r, pencils l cent, plain lead pencils cent,
robber tipped had pencil cent, a nice table with
pretty cover l cent, I crayons, with metal hold-
,.;. in nice box Ii cents. load pencil, slate pen-
pi older and pen, and nil in nice wood box, B
cents. A -rent bi wide B cents. Bottle f best
ink ,. cc its. books to cents.
White in cents. Good fool's cap
ii cents per quire.
For the Business Man.
We carry a nice line of double and single entry ledgers
long day book, Journals, counter books, memorandums,
order book., draft and notebooks, time
For Society People.
of box papers, card and
envelope visiting curds, note papers and tablets.
May
to
A. P, Black left this morning
pond Sunday in Wilson.
Miss Margaret left
evening for Washington to see
Mrs. II. It. Clark, who Is critically
ill.
Robberies.
We hear that S
Alderman B. A. White, who ls C. was
broken into a nights ago and a
on Cemetery Committee, is
having a well sunk In cemetery.
The prospect is that a supply
of water be obtained there.
Notice All persons are here-
by warned not to buy or trade for
a school voucher in favor of W.
Peyton, 17.50 dated of
April Said voucher has
lost by inc.
It. W.
The Standard Oil Company
heeding the of a
atom, has raised the salary of Us
employee percent
Many ads attract attention only
to repel. They cause
remembered i lie
The live ad of today is
Judge Moore arrived Fri-
day night from where
be has been holding court
week.
who has been
for a few weeks with
Co. left this morning for
Mount.
Iii early was
to Mi-s
county. They both lived to n , i, ,., u was
respectable old age ., ,. i . woman, inquiries
at the home of her brought forth the startling
They never bad any children. Mr. I stated that she
Sheppard being o man of great en- at of
The Marker gen
leaves a estate.
He was for many years a
of church.
his ashes and rest in his
soul is the sincere wish of a life
long friend. t.
Did Not Join the Precession.
Judge A. M Moore, who is just
home from at
tells us this joke on The
day that the State can-
were he ad-
court before n. so
Miss Lena Harris returned that all who might attend
day evening from Kooky returned to hi-
Ii it-l. The were at the
the Judge having
Pulley and Robert Tunstall several friends among them they
to evening to I ore enjoying a chat
her husband was
age. She became a mother when
and now at the
with only one pair of,
twin-. She is one of a family
herself, and seems lo have
ambition of outdoing her parents. I
This is probably record-
breaker.
And when it comes to
-p-p
CO
v. .
where she has been visit ii
,. L.
Mi-.
small amount of money stolen. It
is reported that some stores
were also recently broken
into. Mobbing stores and post
offices arc becoming too frequent
occurrence. There seems to be
organized gangs going about
county committing such crimes.
attend a lawn part there
night and returned Ibis
Williams, after
spending a few days here the
family of F. Powell, returned this
morning to Scotland Neck. Little
Miss Mollie Powell accompanied
her home.
on the Move.
Our good neighbor, Greenville,
is moving on new industrial
lines. Money has subscribed
fur a cotton mill, and the
will pushed along. Also the
news that the is lo have
a first firm, The
Tub
on the satisfaction it
one who is ever alert new ideas feel at the prospect Of these
and who keep alter the of-
foils ii has put forth them.
the carriages lined up to lake
candidates In parade that
the speaking. Judge
Moore was lo .-. seal one
of the carriage lo accompany them
as he though a Republican
Judge would look out of in a
Democratic procession, be be
forth lo make
Register of Deeds T. R. Moore
issued foil i marriage licenses during
the past week, two while and
colored as
win n;.
ii it la and
I Scotland Commonwealth.
Large Estate.
Mr. J. It. of Carolina
township, was over today lo
a-s administrator of the
of the late Mr. T, Sheppard.
The of the
bond is Mr.
brought over cash
belonging to the estate and left
with bank. There is also eon
properly In real estate.
Mr. Sheppard left no will. The
children of Mr. W. W. Shaw, of
Washington, and of the laid. B. Blade and
Moore, of are among I Mary
Wilson.
II.
Mills.
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Mother's
The Reflector Office Can't Be Beat.
TO I S IN
Books, Stationery
SI TO A
MAGAZINES.
Come To See Us.
. . . . . i .
w . i. . Hit
VI Man. Mi re,
,,, live Point, when- we have
just opened a and
lock of
Heavy and Fancy Groceries
i of Meats.
Sugar, Council
Cigar-.
Ii Ill fill I
to Is- found in nil lip dale
Grocery.
We the highest
prices all kinds of
Country Produce,
ii When
yon to --M or you
want to w o us.
To all who favor an lib their
patronage promise entire
infliction.
at Five Points
You
Snow
Thai you gel the best Porch
Stair Casings, Door
and Window frames
Store Fronts, Counters and
rilling-. Church Pews,
Mantels and in
deed any thing lo lie made of
Hard Wood or Pine, of
KINSTON MANTEL CO.,
Kinston, N. C.
need.
Bankers Life Insurance Co.,
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
OVER A QUARTER-CENTURY OLD.
hi 1869, I N
I.
HI Jill
Organized
New York. A i
Mi my.
in U. s.
posited with the Now irk
Depart
RICHARD President.
II. 1st Vice-Pres. Wu.
s. Trees.
Home Office, Nassau New York City.
T. S.-
Manner Md. North and South Carolina
THE AMENDMENT.
ill following IS
nil- ii of tin state
adopted by the General An-
hi and to It submit
the voters for
l- That article VI of
of North Carolina be
the is hereby abrogated
and in lieu thereof shall lie
the following article of said
ARTICLE VI.
AND ELIGIBILITY
TO
First, all persons who shall
deny the being of Almighty Cod
Second, persons win shall have
or confessed
guilt in indictment pending, and
whether w not,
suspended,
or o or any other for
i he may
lent in the penitentiary,
since becoming citizens of the
i or corruption
malpractice in office, unless such
person shall lie restored to the
of citizenship a manner
i prescribed by law.
Sec. . This act shall in force
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Wm A torn Xe
National New Oily
of New N A Sea City
Trow bridge, North Trust Co -New City
A Hepburn. Chase National Bank, New
William N V Clearing New
Bankers Life Co, Sew City
William First Bank, Sew City
Win A Sherman, N V Produce Exchange Hank. New
James Irving National Hank. New City
Edward Baldwin, National Park Bank, New City
Edward T Hank of New N B A, New lily
John II Carr, Market and Bank, New City
t; W Leather National Hank. N V
Chas S Life Insurance Co, New City
Walter The Sat lug Rink, New City
Parsons, Chemical National Bank, New City
D Butler, Leather Hank, N V
Geo Brooklyn, N V
It L Bunk for Savings, N
C t o, . N V City
FINANCE COMMITTEE OP BOARD OF TORS
Wm Sash Chairman , President Corn Exchange Bank N V
II Irving N t
ES Mason, President Hank of New N Ii A. X V City
President North American Trust Co, N V
A B Hepburn. I I Hank. N V
William Manager N V t House N V City
Richard Morgan, President Bankers Lite N V City
OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wm I; Reed Chairman Cashier First Rank, X Y
Edward l Baldwin, Park Han. N V City
Edward of New N H A. N V
Richard President Life Co, N V
IT WILL PAY
the Bankers. The Life
contain nil the up-t
from and after its ratification.
OF AS Congressman Levy, of New
. York, think it fair to make
.-section male person; , ,. , .
such discrimination between
United States, Vice Presidents
a year and the
other lie proposes
to even up more by having the
Vice President's salary raised to
Better reduce the other
every
naturalized, twenty-one years
age. and possessing the
set out in this article, shall
he entitled to vote any election
by the people in the Stale, except M, ,, ,,., . y ,,
as herein otherwise provided. m Star.
Sec. He shall have resided in
the Slate of North Carolina for two
years, in the counts months,
A Smile la Each.
When a ends by not mar
a man it is always either be-
cause lie has got too wise or else
has got too foolish.
No man to us a
pan unless he takes all in-
his business.
The most disagreeable person is
the one who agrees with
everything yon say.
Corporations may have no souls,
but not so with a shoe trust.
No girl ever jilted a man that he
didn't live to be glad of it.
Some people insist upon hiding
light under a bushel when a
thimble would lie quits large
enough for the purpose.
A camphor ball the clothes
chest is worth three balls over a
paw
A girl may lie the picture of
health without being painted.
He is an odd man who doesn't
wish to get even with his enemies.
The woman who loses her tern-
pet never for its return.
people who never even had
a wart allow habits to grow on
l hem.
Sonic people to get to the hot-
if that Philadelphia woman who throw
and in precinct, ward or other attempted suicide because she was
Ion district in which be oilers tug bald bad read the papers I ,,,. ,,,,. who
to vote, four month next would not have to lo .,
the election Provided. That away With herself for such an in ,.,.,,, on
Ten channel to one Hie girl who
was Queen of the May is laid up
a cold.
It wouldn't he polite to refer to
a man as a lobster just because he
suffers from
The man who is addicted to see
bargains might make a
mistake by marrying a widow.
It doesn't necessarily mean that
TO the new policies
Limited Life and .,., , ,,, ,
provided by law, and the General
Did you ever look for the in your life insurance
policy it was in the Blinkers Life Insurance of the
City New you found side issues
the like, prominent as
of course we have these feature-, t. for Hank, is
nothing but
cur a policy with the Company keep- an
In
Or in which all earnings are to the language; and,
Or one which reserve and surplus it ,,
removal from one precinct, ward reason as that. She
or election district would haw bought some of that
iii the same county, shall not ope- never hair-propelling stuff
rat deprive any person of the a top
precinct, ward growth that would have made the
other election from Caucasian girt green with
removed, until four Some Philadelphia woman
months after such removal. No are so
person who has been or ton Mar.
v, ho has confessed his guilt I
court upon of any crime j The Baltimore News is taking. cyder know the way
the punishment of which i-. or may ., ,;,.,,., affairs he has lost hit bearings.
hereafter be, imprisonment in the ; .; .,. ,,,,,. . Conscience makes cowards of us
Mate prison, shall In permitted to -he South, taking and tome of the greatest cow
tote, unless the mid person shall ., ,,, haven't much conscience at
to citizenship in I in principal centers. The that,
the manner prescribed bi law. cut to give the actual a woman may forget when her
See.. Every to i facts the South. birthday comes around. But that
vole be at the time a legally some nine letters have been written -doesn't keep the wrinkles from
registered voter as herein from various places, tilled with coming in her face.
interesting facts and attractive
matter. I this the News is doing
Carolina shall a good work, which should be high- the should be allow-
t general registration laws appreciated and bring it in high to hold office, but if this bad
the provisions of favor Southerners. a law live years ago Butler
I others would never have
if what North Herald.
This is true and the more
CATARRH CAN BE CURED BY
Johnston's Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN
A Doctor Talks shoal
Id s leading hotel, in a city, a and sired physician was
Listening to his and sententious w.-re a group of well
men, evidently lawyers, men and commercial
My firm belief, is that medical is certain yet to show that all dis-
eases without exception are caused by Invisible germs which living organ-
isms. Here Is the germ of that terrible disease diphtheria. Here lathe
of typhoid and here is the more dreadful of tubercle which
causes that most destructive of all diseases, consumption, of that very
common and supposed disease,
wish. the traveling man, yon would tall as about
catarrh. I have had it for years, and I am thoroughly
The Doctor answered. like diphtheria, consumption, typhoid
fever, and a host of other diseases, is the result of a microbe invading the blood
and attacking specially mucous membrane. This foul and moat disgusting
disease is especially prevalent in the United States and ft la rare to meet one
who is not, or has not been troubled more or lass with How often la he or
obliged to remain at home from deprive themselves
of many Intellectual treats, from fear of the disagreeable odor arising from ca-
affections. In Its worst phase, the becomes loathsome both to
himself and his friends.
I continued this great the true way to heal ca-
is to medicate the blond. This can be done only by powerful
which act blood
A. of Mich.,
Dear ten years I was s sufferer from general debility and chronic
catarrh. My face pate as death. I weak and abort of breath. Iconic
hardly walk, I was so dizzy and had s In my head all the time. My
and feet were always cold. My appetite was very poor. On getting up
in the morning, my head swam so was often obliged to lie down again. I had
awful pains in the small of my back. had a continual feeling of
My muscular power almost entirely gone, and I go half a
steps without stopping to rest, and often that much exercise caused roe to have
a pain in my aide. seemed as though the blood had left my veins. The doc-
tors said my blood had all turned to water. I had given up all hope of ever get-
ting well. I tried the best In tho state, but failed to get any relief.
My got me a bottle of Johnston's I took it, and
another. Whoa these had been used, I was somewhat improved In
health. I continued its use. and felt I growing stronger; my sleep re-
freshing, and it seemed as if could feel new blood moving through my
kept on taking It, and now consider a well and rugged woman. I work
all the time, and am happy. I am positive that the Sarsaparilla saved my life.
The sick headaches have had since childhood, have disappeared, and my ca-
has most entirely left I cannot be too thankful for what
has done for me. I recommend all women who have head-
aches to use
SOLD BY
The Populist platform declares
surplus at death, in
en
carry inti
this article.
Sec, I. Every person presenting
himself for registration shall be
able to read and write any section
of the constitution in the English
he shall be
paid on or
before the day of March of
In-previous year. taxes
shall be a lien on assessed
Or one which gives all
t ion face police
Or one, fact, which i reals I be policy-holder with absolute year in which he proposes to vole.
equity, confiscating of the premiums, and allowing a his poll tax as prescribed by law,
policy holder t-i control his own money all times, us far us is consist- j
cut with a conservative which embraces the best points of
banking Insurance
If you have never seen ant of these investigate no process shall issue
the new policies the Bankers Lite Insurance I of the same
against
Who are its .- Am . . .
known men in New Y, who was,
. i I . man- or any time
it safe invest in . ,,.;,.;. with it- policy-holders prior thereto, entitled to vote
and low cost the laws of any State in the
. address I Stales
Md. and no lineal descendant of
person, shall Is- denied
, . , , . ,, , . the right to register and vole at
.-. Haul,
.-. Ii , . Hooker and i White.
As an evidence
Carolina has done is doing in
in the nay of developing its cotton
m Mr. J. II.
of Charlotte is quoted as ,
saving that he can stand in Pl and the outrageous
iii cits and
to Marion Butler and the Fop. of
lice-holders for kicking the stone
I which they climbed Into plane
part of it is that they Impudently
w South Street,
A. . K. N. C.
i . -J
will i
urn of. .
day
i HAS.
W lit Is i- i
The Cut.,
The Fit
The
me to insure my life Company for
. I was -ill on the.
.
S, Name.
Md. Ad ,,. .
III,
any election in this by person
I of bin failure to possess the
qualifications prescribed in
section I article Provided,
he -i all have registered
iIi terms of section
prior to December I. inns. The
Assembly shall provide for
a m-i record iii all persons
win. under this section on
Is fore November I, 1908, and
all such be entitled
In vote at all elect inns
seventy-five cotton mills within a
radius of fifty are,
is added one hundred
and twenty mills, representing a
more
within a radius of one hundred
mile- of I lie Some of them,
of course are in Smith Carolina,
but the fact does not change the
proposition
Courier, Dim.
man. Bu
II.
. r
Hill Cotton Seed, Oil liar
Turkeys, etc. lied
ten Mattresses, Oak Suits,
It pride that no Got Parlor
lure i- d peel .
under lb
rial or
High Art
his
and Provided, inch persons
their poll tax as re
law.
See. Ii. All elections the
-hall be ballot, ind all
elect Hie
shall be viva COCO.
Sec voter North
Carolina, except in this article
disqualified, shall be eligible to of-
but before entering upon the
duties of the he shall lake
and subscribe Hie following
do lily swear
will support and
with our name has idem
ii-. all In our
own work room m
street.
Mints, Tables, Safes, p,
Me. West Cheroots,
Am Beauty
eel berries, Peaches,
I'm- Apples, Syrup, Jelly, Milk,
Sugar. Meat, Soup,
M Matches, Oil,
Colon Herd -Meal and Hulls, liar-
needs. Oranges, Apples,
Dried Apples.
Pi Currents,
and Ware, Tin Wooden
Ware, Cakes and Crackers,
, mill.
ard Machines, and nu-
other goods. Quality and
Cheap for cash. Come
in s.
Wk
H.
I he laws
of the United Stales, and the eon
st it lit ion and laws of North Cam
Una not inconsistent therewith, and
that I will discharge the
of
So help me.
Sec. The following
shall be disqualified
propose to allow these to
keep voting so they can
reap the benefit, but them
disfranchised so fur as holding of-
is concerned. In other words,
these Pops, want the to work
for but they want him for
ever from gelling any
pie. We could have some respect
ed the the lie
out of gratitude to him for his
vote ever since the civil war, but
they do not. All they want is the
vote and then they
with They do not oppose the
amen. -ill because it disfranchises
the in . Not one of their speak-
so u as we a heard or read
nerve to do this, but
they the false plea that
white men will Is- disfranchised.
one of them has had the nerve
to say the is as good as a
white man and should allowed
In vole. dare not do it.
Land mark.
believe the amendment
be carried by a good majority, but
let in- so sanguine
it as lo beget apathy. It is a life
and death struggle, politically,
Hie opponents of the amend
they will leave
unturned efforts to defeat
ii. The question North
Carolina favor permanent white
supremacy Let the answer lie in
and let it be em
by the biggest possible
Work and work earn-
from now the polls arc
closed iii August.
The man
is no danger of domination
tin record of the years
eyes, blind urn
knave. Ii is written the laws of
tin- the needs to be
restrained, other
can lie given to the
the two republican
tun property-holders the
of additional
coin
a never beard of
The populists in their slate plat
form acknowledge that there is
danger of rule and offer two
remedies, to wit, to make the
color a for
office and to provide a differ
system of county government
CU. E l H Lit AND FEVER,
and Night Sweats with
Tasteless Chill Tonic at per
Pleasant to take. Money
if fails.
purifies and
oil well. None oilier as good.
Manufactured by Drug
Co., Suffolk, Va., and sold and
at the drug stores of
for the Weekly.
Whichard, N. B.
The In every
market price
Tho One Day Cold Cure.
me
duly the
of tin- f Nancy
ice is given to
all lo estate t
to the
all Mid en-
are to name
for before Mm of
or this will he
bar of
day of April, two.
of Nancy
NOTICE
The firm of Tucker Co., of
H A. W. K.
part-
or the day of
1900, All to the firm
will make at with
either of the above All
having the Una will
their claim tn at. Tucker at once
April 9th,
A. K.
W, K
LAND BALK.
virtue of a of the
of Pitt county
entitled Martha Ann Tyson others
Vim and other, petition
partition. Th
e will
Sat-
May 19th, WOO the
piece, parcel or tract of land.
in t. in Beaver Dam
c of
Cobb and
it u-inn
known M the home tract-
V. G.
This April 1900.
DIRECTORY
a in.
Services every 2nd and 4th
morning.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening. Pray-
Wednesday evening.
Kev. J. N. Hoot h, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. O.
superintendent.
every Sun-
day, morning and evening.
meeting Wednesday evening. Kev.
N. M. pastor. Sunday
school p. m. W E. Harding,
thin.
Sunday, evening. Kev.
J. Ii. Morton, pastor. Sunday-
school a. m. E. B.
at the
Opera House every 2nd Sunday
morning and night. Kev. D. W.
Davis, pastor.
regular services.
ROBERt'S TASTELESS CHILL
pet Cures Chills and
Fever, Malaria, Night Sweats and
Money back if it
No other as good, the kind
with the Ben Cross on the label.
Sold and guaranteed by
and Mi mil. druggists.
OLD DOMINION LINE
SERVICE
Steamer My res leave Washing-
ton daily at A. M. for Green-
ville, leave Greenville daily at
I. II. for Washington.
Steamer
Greenville Mondays,
and at A. M.
leave for
Tuesdays. and Saturdays
A. M. carries freight only.
Connecting Washington with
Steamer for Norfolk,
New York and
ton, and for all points for the West
with railroads at Norfolk.
Shippers should order freight by
the Old Dominion S. Co. from
New York; Clyde Line from
Hay from
Line from
Boston.
JNO. SON,
Washington, K. C.
J.
Greenville, N. O.
A. F. A. M. Greenville
Lodge, No. 28-1, meets first and
third evening. R.
W. M. J. M. Reuse, Sec
I. O. O. Lodge, No.
Meets every Tuesday evening.
R. i. N. G. E. E Griffin,
Sec.
K. of River Lodge,
meets every Friday evening
R. M. C. C; T. M. Hooker,
K. U.
It. Vance Council, No.
meets every Thursday even-
W. Wilson, It. M. B.
Lang, Sec.
O. U. A. every
Wednesday night in I. O.
O. F. hall. J. B. White,
A. O. Council,
No. meets every first and third
Thursday nights in Odd Fellows
Hall. J. Z. Gardner Worthy
Chief; D. S. Smith, Sec.
I. O. Conclave
No. in, meets every second and
fourth Monday nights in Odd
Hall. W. B. Wilson
Smith See
AND
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Notice I ii Vi
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modern. Kn Am till la
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MEET,
-DEALER IN-
-A GENERAL LINE OF
nice of Hard ware.
I can now be found the
brick store formerly
occupied by J.
W. Brown.
TO
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FOR
III
The Eastern Reflector
D. J. EDITOR
-AT-
VOL. XIX.
GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, FRIDAY, MAY II
NO
Ed. B.
RETAIL
GROCER
IF YOU WANT TO BE TREATED RIGHT AND
AT THE SAME TIME BUY GOODS RIGHT
THEN COMB TO THE RIGHT PLACE WHERE
TOO HONEST WEIGHT
LY RELIABLE GOODS.
Ed, H.
OUR NOMINEES
State Ticket.
For
CHARLES B. AYCOCK,
of Wayne.
For
WILFRED
of Iredell.
For Secretary of
GRIMES,
of Pitt.
For
H. LACY,
of Wake.
For
B. F. DIXON,
of Cleveland.
For Attorney
ROBERT D. GILMER,
of Hay wood.
Superintendent Public
THOMAS
of
For Commissioner
SAMUEL L.
of Caldwell.
For Commissioner Labor and
HENRY B.
of Davidson.
For Corporation
SAMUEL L. ROGERS,
of
FRANK
of New
DAN HUGH
of Cumberland.
LEES. OVERMAN,
Rowan.
For
In-
he Hoy to b I'll led
THE LEADING GROCER.
diving Himself Away
Senator displays re-
markable inconsistency gives
himself away the reasons he as-
signs for his opposition to the pro
posed constitutional amendment
In bis speech in the Republican
convention, Wednesday, he
reiterated the assertion that the
supreme court of the United States
would declare the section of
the amendment sailed
the
How does Senator
know what the supreme
court will dot This may be his
opinion, which very much doubt
but he docs not know it. Besides
if he did it, or had any par
reason to believe the
supreme so decide, he
would desire the adoption of
which lie Bays would
leave the voters and dis-
franchise white men, which is the
very that and
other his side
would like to see, for would
cut down the white vote give
them and their following
just that much the advantage.
But he says the section isn't
constitutional either for dis-
against the colored
brother. Now, if he believes the
5th section, which permits the
white lo vote, is
and that the sec-
which prohibits the ignorant
from voting, is
the whole thing is
why in the mis
chief is Senator cavort-
around and pawing the air in
his frantic efforts lo defeat a
which run the ordeal of
the courts without knocked
simply advertises his
inconsistency, gives himself
and makes himself ridiculous when
on con-
grounds and asserts that
it will be declared void the
Star.
There are boys we arc to
say, who love to of the wrong
practices have engaged
the There are bad men,
too, who do the same thing. The
boy if to be pitied who has
Reflections of a Bachelor.
There never was a really great
woman in tho who was not
ugly.
Tho average woman doesn't act
to boast of but his evil humble in her prayers M
and it is pretty certain that he will she expects her husband to act lo
become a worthless man unless he
reforms and refrains from the
The reciting of evil deeds
will not help the boy here on earth,
up above or down below, for men
don't him, heaven have
her.
Lots of men who supposed to
be men with hoes ate only digging
bait so they can sneak off and go
fishing tomorrow.
When a girl a man
and the devil won't
ate him when he gets him.
the past beyond all remembrance
if you not speak good of it .
Mt. Olive Advertiser.
Democrats of the ninth
district of Missouri
mated Congressman Champ Clark
without opposition.
and marries a rich
one, she will go through life in-
that he did it for spite.
The woman
her husband because he sits around
the house in bis shirt sleeve's is
the same one that can
never feel comfortable till
she has got her corset,
York
Strawberry Weevil.
Complaint has reached the North
Carolina Department of
lure that very serious damage is
I icing done by an insect in the
strawberry fields of the trucking
section. The insect proves to lie
very small, reddish, snout
of family. Its scientific
name is
fa Maryland and
this insect has troublesome
for some years, it is commonly
galled the strawberry bud
The beetle cuts the buds when
these arc about i grown. The
damage varies from per cent to
percent of the crop, being
where large-
grown. The strawberry bud
weevil feeds upon pollen in
When
the bud.- of Ham Bate strawberries
about s grown the parent beetle
with her long snout gouges one to
live holes into t he cent re of I he bud
Into each hole she thrusts an egg.
The eggs hatch in about a week
and the young grub to feed
upon the of the unopened
buds. So prevent the buds from
opening scattering their pollen
the parent beetle after depositing
her eggs, cuts the stem nearly
leaves it hanging
a thread of bark which serves for u
while to prevent the bud dry-
up.
This beetle is a native and orig
attacked the wild
It now attacks the strawberry
because that plant blooms first.
As soon as the raw berry crop is
out of bloom, the insect attacks
the black berry which they injure
inexactly tho way, and lo a
considerable amount. The rasp-
berry is rarely tr never Injured. I
Besides the wild and cultivated I
blackberries, Ibis beetle infests the
weed known as
and the yellow
dowered
As this insect feeds
upon pollen, the most pine
plan is to grow only pistil-
late strawberries for the main crop.
Grow only as many
plants as are necessary
for Spray the
plants when the buds are
grown with Allowing
Crude creosote or crude carbolic
acid j gallon.
Water one barrel or gal-
Repeat once a week until the
These chemicals have a very
rung disagreeable and persistent
odor which may taint the fruit
grown on the sprayed plants. This
must be determined each local-
by actual trial as
of the odor depends largely upon
the pistillate
plants need not be prayed and
their is DO danger of tainting their
fruit.
wild blackberries and I lie
weeds above should be j
terminated around the
v field. The horse mint might
Is- grown a trap along the bot
tiers roads of a Held. The in-
sects can be easily knocked from
growing plants Into pans
containing some water and
MM,
The way to protect the
thin
beetle is to watch for the beetle
first appearance on the plants and
then juror knock them off into the
the just mentioned. The
danger is over as the plant
has set fruit.
GUILD
N. C. Department of Agriculture.
J. B. CHERRY GO.
TO THE PEOPLE, mil FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS OF
PITT AND ADJOINING COUNTIES.
We are still in the forefront of after your patronage
oiler you the best selected Hue of
General Merchandise
to Is- found in any store Pitt County. Well bought choice
selections, the creations of the beat manufacturers of America
and Europe. Seasonable all the year round. Spring. Summer
and Winter. anal work for yours and our mutual ad-
vantage. It is our pleasure to show you what you want and to
sell you if we can. We offer you the best service, polite
attention, and moat liberal terms consistent with a well
established at up strictly own merits.
When you come in market you will do yourself justice
if you do not our stock before buying elsewhere.
Remember us and the following lines of general merchandise.
Dry Goods and Notions,
l o .- . . -e
May Ii.
The an law baa already
had to be remedied by additional
Congressional legislation, and the
Hawaiian law will have to be.
The la. failed to provide for a
colic, of Internal or
for an of the . S. Postal
laws, and Secretary Gage has In-
formed the Cabinet that he does
consider the authority given
him by the law sufficient to justify
pay of Hawaiian pub
lie debt. The country will not
forget the Republicans are
responsible tor and slip
shod legislation, forced through
Congrats under the whip
and spur.
butler of North Carolina
Chairman of populist
Committee, before having Wash-
to attend SIOUX
Convention, declared
would Bryan
for acclamation, and
would adopt the platform of
the new declarations to
Hats and Caps, Silks and Satins, lira
Jackets and Capes, Carpels, Matting
Shoes.
I n
C Drew Pro
S Vice Tics. I
II S i man. ,
N II All.
to o. Allen, Secretary.
c ; Latta. .
foreign problems and the trust
,. Of trusts, Senator M
-The people a party Annual Coupons, 12.25 each.
Trimmings always been against trusts, and we Payable in June and December at
and Oil Cloths. I believe three greatest trusts Commercial Farmers Hank of
relate to and
gives color,
flavor and to
all fruits. No good fruit
can be raised without
Potash.
Fertilizers containing at least
to of Potash will give
best results on all fruits. Write
for our pamphlets, which ought
to be in every farmer's library.
They are sent free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
Per Cent. In-. mini with
Taxes Paid by Company-
Men's, Women's
Harness, Horse Blankets and Dusters.
and
Groceries.
Flour, Coffee, Laid. Scad is.
Hardware,
Plows Castings and Plow Fixture, Nails Rope.
Furniture.
for Furniture everything line.
We for Cash, but for Either Cash or Approved
Credit. Our motto is Square Dealing.
Friends,
Snow St Tin of
Secured by
gage on residence property worth
I nearly double amount of with
principal payable ten after
Mr. D. D.
of South Mi
asks us to
big snow storm
era, an old
township,
oil
an account
suffrage have all along
been declaring that should the
clause be declared
lite rest of the
amendment will stand, thus
tin- Illiterate the
same plane with tho illiterate
To remove beyond a
a doubt possibility of
such a thing, the legislature at the
and three nights there was a session in will add
slant fall of snow III j another clause lo
six that deep and declaring should any section
places drifted lo caves of tho proposed amendment
houses. Two cured and loll
from who were work . the whole tall also.
Bo that tho people when
of which mother, who wits at
time ten years old, has left him.
Mrs. was living in
section, In
burg when the snow fell.
The snow storm commenced on the
I of for font days
people win I I these t Ill-Is I III
control the government, and we
will, therefore these
in nation's
development should be under gov-
Democrats would ask
better Long.
ho now lobe the favor-
should 1- nominated
on tho Vice
President. Air. bong's attitude in
Sampson
has been Mich that he would ma-
weaken
decision of t . S. Judge
at Si. Paul. Minn., ilia
I . S; it ion was extend
ed Rico
tho terms of the treaty of peace
with Spain effect, has
disturbed administration
circles, for shadowing, as it does.
a similar on the part of
U. S. Supreme court when an
poll
Tho opponents of the proposed i-r and of the
prevent it. no
will be given the lo
pass mi until the
Presidential election.
Dick, of Ohio,
otherwise known as Dos-
man Friday, has gone to
when- the middle mad
populists will hold their
convention ibis week, there
reason- for the belief
lie to play leading purl
date issue, are being sold a
cash payment of which gives
the owner live and one third per
per annum free of taxes
Ural cost, and n profit of nearly
twenty per cent, maturity,
u total of more than seven per
cent, per annum. This is one of
safest and investments
i in- market. Loans mode on
properly eight
further particulars, address
Mechanics and Investors Union,
too. Allen. See., Raleigh, X. C.
in. D.
N. c.
Fleming store.
. c
While
store.
There is B Democratic
the nomination of X. c.
English for Superintendent of
Public Instruction by the Pop-
and Republicans, is a basis
I'm- fusion between these two par-
lies; Hint one after another of the
nominees on each of the tickets will
be taken down and replaced by
some from the other, until there
v, ill be one left between
parties. may lie this way
is of no consequence, for
this is a Democratic year the
State of
Charlotte Observer.
in Providence neighborhood
started home the day the snow
began to and several days
afterwards their flaxen bodies were
found neat Richardson's deck, on
the old
says then
great weather win
cold and a great
head of cattle and other stock
were caught in the storm and Irate.
They Say.
The woman with a sharp tongue
should not be Surprised if her BO-
in turn, cut her.
Men are not neatly so vain M
women, but is surprising how
man of them carry pocket
rots.
Huston's Registrar and
recently refused lo grant
a marriage license to an ill assort-
for the lifter this
is added, will say
lo is I will
intention, in adopting
amendment, that it shall either
land as a bole or fall as a a hole.
This
he a part of I be
and lie
.-aided by Hie coin I.
I I he people have a right
say wiling on the
or I hey a- II
bole a pail, and
en mini disregard their wish
expressed.-
in controlling the con-
Senators have pub
licit saying for some time M who had applied to him,
prospective bride was seventy-
,,. i. in old, had ill
her own while I lie would be
two years of age.
was practical
-bull I
s a
transportation and hotel
lo to that
from sections of the conn
try, I.
lilts
of its own in opposition
at Sioux
he relic lo hi tin
republic nil several stales
splitting populist vole, and
Dick ha- been sent loses
intention i- out.
in
on results of elections in
New Wales is prohibited by
law trader penalty of a line not less
than nor more than 12.10.
Any one who will read a
lied copy of proposed amend
We always have inure respect I and then II will
sit man named w men prefers
for a girl who
plain John Smith than one win
calls T. Mont
to lie rather than truth.
all them is In
The surgeon who has a
able lice
, I a swell.
that
in; -nine is lb
hear Hie male
re's one wold ill the
language that hi always tight when
wrong.
good thing for a
that they
us others hop
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Frank J. makes
be is partner of the
Hi in of P. it Co., doing
business Hie of Toledo,
and Slide aforesaid, and
t a I Hi will sum of
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each and ease I
I bill i be cured the use of
Hall's cure.
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