am THE EASTERN REFLECTOR AND D. J. AND Entered in the post at Greenville, N. C, as second class matter, Advertising rates made upon application. A correspondent desired at every post in Pitt and adjoining counties. m to Pitt County, N. Friday, March 1904. It will look more like doing things when the canal diggers get to throw- dirt. With the price of everything to cat so nigh it is no hard to practice self denial during Lent. Yes. this winter has been the coldest for many years, but you will forget all about it when next sum- mer comes. The won. end victory has bee DISPENSARY WINS. About the poorest news is the war news. And King Edward has got cold. Folks in high life, as well as will elope when they want to gel married contrary to the wishes the id folks. If the backbone of winter is broken we hope it will not get mended be- tween now and Christmas. that they have gone to paper out of corn stalks, there will be a market for that heretofore worthless product of the farm. A Kansas man who is both a and an undertaker is said to be doing a thriving business. Flay- to his own hand, as it were. It is worthy of note the only congressman who r his seal, after learning hat ho was not. honestly elected was a demo- A translation of the is be- for the Filipinos, but at the rate at which Filipinos are re- ported as being slaughtered, it looks like there might be nobody to read the translation when it is Never mind the weather, spring openings will come along in time and the Easter bonnet will as gorgeous as ever. As said in these on the day following the contest, the result of the dispensary election last Wed- was a great victory for the advocates of the dispensary. The saloon advocates exhausted every resource in their power in the effort to win. The election returns were presented to the aldermen at their regular meeting the night following the election, and representatives of both sides were present to argue the matter. The board, however, de- to postpone the hearing to a special meeting to be held Monday night as much time as might be necessary could be given to it. At this special meeting the alder men accepted the returns as made by the judges of the election. From the Fifth ward there were two returns one signed by two of the judges, the other by only one. The board accepted the majority returns and declared that the dispensary had been carried. There is a renewed rumor the next cabinet member will be selected from the South. The South is not as anxious about his name as about his Mes- Perry Heath and General Miles are in the same class in so as the failure of the President to toss them bouquets upon retirement News. If the thing had happened a years ago J. Morgan would have been financing the war on both sides. Times have changed so much that a shortsighted man could notice Star. Such miserable public roads in a campaign year ought to move the people to require the men elected to the next general assembly to do something to improve them. Certain railroads operating in this state would like to have the corpora- commission abolished, it will be a cold day when they The dispensary commissioners of Raleigh have instructed the officers of the dispensary not to sell liquor to persons who are convicted before the mayor for drunkenness. That is pushing reform in the right Noah Raby, of whom so much has been said in the newspapers about attaining the age of years, be- to smoke at the age of six and to drink at the age of ten. For nearly years he was an inmate of the poor house. father was an Indian. The concert of the shad frogs now greets our ears. Soon the aroma of the yellow will permeate the air, and the warmed up Atlantic will be tumbling its gladdened surf at the dimpled feet of the Summer girl. The wreck and ruin of nations by grim-visaged war in the East may go on, but in a land of beauties and the white winged dove of peace hovering o'er us, let us get our bath suits Star. Will Slay Dry. At the regular monthly meeting of the board of town commissioners of Wilkesboro, N. C, a petition to hold an election to decide whether liquor should be manufactured and handled in the town failed for of sufficient support. At the same meeting another for an election on bond issue of for waterworks, sewer- age, etc., was presented and an was ordered for May 1904. For the year the gold ally produced in Carolina amounted to Thirty-three counties contributed to this. There was in silver taken from the same mines. Gold is all about in the old North State. Some idea of the cost of war can from the statement that in minutes bombardment of the fleet used worth of ammunition. United States Senator James addressing the Kentucky House by declared he would oppose nomination for president of any man who had not supported the democratic ticket in the last two presidential cam- A contract has been given for a monument to be erected on the graded school lot in Winston of the late Rev. Dr. Calvin H. Wiley, the first State Supt. of Schools in North Carolina. The Daily Sentinel says that the monument is to be by May and will cost And the Mormon Elders out in Utah are rejoicing over the Smoot investigation at Washington. They say it is giving an opportunity to proclaim their doctrine in the ears of the whole world. But they lose sight of the fact that the more the world hears of polygamy the more de testable it becomes. Smoot should in short order. The deeper the probe goes into the postal scandals the better insight the public gets of the frauds that have been going on in that department. It is getting time to again raise the cry the rascals The Charlotte Observer is raising voice and crowing over three ounce eggs. Stop that kind of cackling bud. Four ounce eggs are frequent in this neck of the woods. Several of them have been in Tim office. If the dispensary election was to be held over now it would carry by at least fifty majority. None who voted for it have any regrets, while many who voted against are wanting to kick themselves for so doing. It is worthy of note that while there is and has been much and grip throughout tho try, in Guilford as well as elsewhere, that the convict road forces have been free from it. In one camp there are about in the other yet only once has a doctor been sum in the past months and that was for a man got his leg hurt. The men sleep in tents, are exposed to all kinds of weather, yet their health has been excellent winter, while in the neighborhood of both camps there have been and grip in abundance. who contend that exposure to the weather brings such diseases will find a stump Tel- Poor Charlotte has been again. A well dressed couple, man and woman, spent some days there and left without notice. After their departure it was disclosed that some of Charlotte's business men had been caught on bogus checks. Deni of the Queen city have some- thing to learn yet. The national populist convention will be in session on the fourth of July this year. This fact should temper our hilarity on that day and serve as a reminder that in the midst of life we are also in the midst of Negro Labor. The Census bureau has published tho statistics of the acres of cotton planted in 1903 acres were cultivated by white labor. Fifty-eight per cent of the work of cotton planting is done by white people and per cent is done by colored people, and yet men will argue that Southern progress is founded on labor. The truth is that the South is learn- to get along without the and the is becoming less able as a laborer rapidly and in about equal proportions, and the farther we get from the dependence on the for anything the better it will be for both races; when we do our own work it will be done better and the will then begin to work himself instead of laboring merely for his daily bread. White people are now doing per cent of the work could do and though the conclusion does not follow, it is true that the do not more than per cent as much work they could do. Charlotte Now here is something that should make every white creature possessed of a soul and made in the image of his God think and think dying in county, former Section Foreman Jones, of the Atlantic Coast Line Road, has confessed being the murderer of his wife S. C, fourteen miles from Charleston in May, 1902, for which crime three were lynched. The crime which was charged to the was one the most brutal ever committed in the state, and after the capture of the quick work was made of them by the Comment is certainly superfluous. What must be the feelings of those who participated in the lynching. Morning Post. a Hero. John H. Small, of North Carolina, who is well known in Norfolk, and who has been identified as the leader of the project for the establishment of an inland waterway between Norfolk and Beaufort. N. was the hero in a fire which recently burned out the top floors of the Els- mere Hotel in Washington, D. C. Mr. Small was one of the first to discover the fire, and, instead of looking out for his own interests, be- to notify the numerous sleepers on tho floor in which the fire was located. By his efforts all were saved. He then went to his own room and dragged a heavy trunk down several flights of stairs. Norfolk, Va., Landmark, An ex slyly intimates Japan is not corrupt because it is not a Christian nation. The inti- is ambiguous. It may mean that those pagans are better than Christians or that what a Christian nation as corrupt is not so esteemed in Japan. means of the law, we become aware of sin. What it forbids is wrong. What it is unlawful for us to do may be quite permissible in Japan. In darkest Africa the natives are doubtless also exempt from corruption. There is bliss. We dare not add it is folly to be wise; but where knowledge is, there is also largo re- the however, they are not ignorant, and we are still puzzled over the which we have been consider- They have a system of ethics, but generally speaking, it is not Christian ethics. Whether is obtained by a belief in future rewards and punishment, we are not fully prepared to Bee. Those who are opposed to the dis penury will say its promoters ought not to try to make a financial of it. If it were to fail to be financial success these same people would urge that it ought to be dis- continued for tho self same reason. If tho is not a financial success it will be no success at all. The dispensary is nothing more than a choice between evils. People have whiskey, and there is less evil n handling it through a dispensary well managed than any other Times. The Chicago Record Herald says that the Japanese word for is and that the Russian equivalent is To the average person it will that the has the best of it as he can shout his word while the other fellow is getting started. Poor Predicted. An reporter had a talk yesterday with a gentleman who is identified with the tobacco industry, and in answer to a question as to his opinion of prices for the remain- of this season and for the next crop, he low prices which prevailed during last fall were due to lack of sufficient competition. The fen- very large tobacco companies virtually one a percentage the whole crop and predominated to such an extent that they could control the market. Whatever prices they de- sired to pay governed tho market. Quite recently prices have advanced materially particularly in Eastern North Carolina, and this advance was caused and stimulated by tho large companies. Occurring as it does just at the time the farmers should prepare for the planting of a new crop, one can see clearly that it was done to cause a large crop to be planted and no doubt the farmers will be fooled in- to planting an unusual crop of to- My opinion is th it if they do they will low prices again. In fact, I believe that as soon as the time is past for the planting of the new crop, the remainder of this year's crop yet to be sold will find lower prices than those prevailing at present, and I would sell tobacco now if I were a farmer with co on hand. I look for a usual crop t be planted and expect to see an- other year of low Observer. Question the Lawyers. The State Bar posed of lawyers, not barkeepers will meet in Charlotte in June. The Landmark makes bold to suggest a question which we trust the will discuss and elucidate, and we bespeak the aid of The Charlotte Observer, which is on the ground, getting the matter before the The question is a dog eat and if not why It if. becoming more apparent every day that a dog won't eat lawyer won't prosecute a lawyer if he can help it, and only half heartedly if at all. An apparently conspicuous ex- ample of it occurred in the State the other day. If this is a settled rule f the legal profession the laity, o furnish the business, are interested in knowing the whys and where- Landmark. II WINTERVILLE This department is in J. M. Blow, who is authorized to rep- resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory. ITEMS. N. C. Mar. The question in seems to be the minds of the people in all sections of the county. The sen- is much divided. A. P. Lu net-ford, of Ayden, has been hew week. Always bear in mind that the Mfg. Co. manufactures a good board of good and i quote prices on same upon Owing the extremely bad weather are badly behind their crops. A good article is better if you haver- pay a little more for it than a Cheaper article at a smaller price, one the Carroll manufactured by the Winterville Mfg. Co. A Kittrell visiting her parents in the country Sun- day A beam manufactured by the Co., always gives good satisfaction when you to have one put in your plow they can also furnish hand -s for your plow. S. Roach, of and G. K Back, of Grimesland. spent with friends here. If ii need of hay oats, hulls and meal, A. Kittrell. Jack Smith, a very old gentle- from spent a day or two here this week. Don't forget Dr. Cox now has his office in the residence of J. H. i. Dixon. W I . Hamilton and little who have been visiting in Kinston and LaGrange, came home Tuesday morning. For best grade of chewing and smoking tobacco go to the store, A cotton seed oil mill is an assured certainty here. We are reliably informed two gentlemen of means have offered to take ten thousand dollars each. We hope our business men will keep the ball rolling. wish to notify the public that will grind every Saturday at my mill one mile ii of Frog Level on Sum Tripp. went to J. M. Blow spent from Saturday evening to Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Fair In den. It was a delightful visit. Go to see or write the Winter- ville Co. your house trimmings. They can furnish you with good low prices. Mrs. Sarah Taylor opening her new millinery store in one of the rooms in tear of the Boarding J. D. CoX Board per day. Best House in town. Mis Cox Monday. Ward, of has visiting Miss Olivia Cox. Harness as well as Don't go some where else to you harness when you can get you harness when yon can get, any cheap per- haps just as nice, right here from Hui the man get bug- D- H. O. Hyatt passed through t train Monday morning. The best prices for the best goods can be had at H. L. John- son's. brands of cigars and at H. L. Johnson's. books, pens, pencils and neat of stationary always sale at the store. Even thing sold at the lowest market price at K. G. Chapman Go's. Best and tip top goods be had at B. G. Chapman store. Don't ask Rowan Cooper any- thing about combination lock tool chest. Its dangerous. Dr. B. T. Cox wishes to chase lbs new goose feathers. Q Constable Joe took an escaped prisoner to Sunday. To our friends customers. Having very near lost our stock of merchandise in the recent fire, we are now making arrange- as rapidly as possible to open again. We most earnestly solicit a continuance of your valued patronage. Thanking you one and all for past favors we re- main, Yours to Serve, Harrington, Barber Co. There was a very large crowd in attendance upon preaching at Reedy Branch Sunday. Dr. B. T. Cox when not in the country can be found either at his residence or at the store of K. Q, Chapman Co. W. M. of Seven Springs, is here visiting relatives. In a few few days Barber Co. will be ready to serve their customers with any thing in the line. We are now occupying W. L. House shop on Main street, and are in the position to furnish our as heretofore. Harrington Barber Co. We carry complete line of farm supplies. Dry goods, notions. groceries, drug and Come to see us, one and all. Harrington Barber Co. It is nothing strange to hear that Hunsucker has sold the last buggy in stock. Don't yon this is because there isn't anything do- You never were worse mis- taken. The fact is, the orders are coming faster than they can be made. Don't let any more get, ahead of you, but place your orders with A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. W. L. Hurst has returned county. Wat Cox, of Graven county. been visiting A. G. Cox. It. G. Chapman Co. invite the public to call and examine their stock of dry goods, notions Sec The line of ladies dress good in the store of It. F. Chapman Co. is attractive. Call see. H. L. Johnson daily receives the nicest assortment of and See H. L. Johnson for heavy and light groceries. Mrs. J. D. Cox has some hyacinths in bloom in her yard. The spring is now here and our farmers are preparing for plowing. The way the A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. is orders for their back band proves that farmers know a good thing when they see it The A. G. Cox Mfg, Co's shops present a scene of great activity. Large shipments are being made every day but the demand for their goods seems to increase in proportion. Mr. Strickland and family, of Spring Hope, have moved here will make this their home. The other day bought some wire fence from A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. saying he wanted a fence which would turn bis own boys as well a other folks and adding only fence that will do it is your make with barb wire woven in. Henry who has been away for Sometime up in Virginia West Virginia, returned Sat- Last Friday the colored school here closed and the pupils had a There was a very large crowd of visitors and everything passed off We have in our midst as good and well be- colored people as can be Mai ion Crawford went to Wash- yesterday and returned same day. Light and heavy groceries ways on hand at the store K. G. Chapman Co. Be sure and see H- L. Johnson for any everything in the grocery and confectionery line. Leslie Smith, of Falkland, was a caller in our town Sunday. We now have a nice lot of porch column timber. If you are need of them why not let us tit you up. Prices are light. Winterville Mtg. Co. The Shoe has that something in beauty and style that means individuality. It in the degree; it gives dis- to the foot. diversity of kinds there are styles for every person from the evening slipper to the sturdy winter street boot; I hey all have a light, airy gracefulness peculiarly their own, which is sure to appeal to a woman's eye. Shoes Fit, They Fit Perfectly. Shoes should always fit closely under and about the instep so as to make it impossible for the foot to slip for- ward and crowd the toes, while the ball and toes should have plenty of room thus giving free play to the foot. This is exactly what shoes do. O new Styles in oxfords and sandals will be re very shortly. Fish may be all right as a food if a man isn't born a fool to start with. About the time love lets upon a man rheumatism takes a fall out of him. Greenville's Great Department Store. Lay it away tend Pack it with care, The old Winter Suit That has given such wear. For the man who is not so pitifully poor, or so rich, we have suits in Fancy Cheviots, Plain Cheviots Tweeds. Every Suit is Worth The Money We ask for it, and every man who buys one of suits will be well Yon can pay more money to the tailor but. you'll get no bettor suit. We would like to show you the new Spring Styles, even If you have notion of no buying. Come in, anyhow just for a look. FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER. KING COMBINATION BUGGY. MANUFACTURED BY A. G. COX MANUFACTURING COMPANY. WINTERVILLE, N. C. The On y To get the confidence of the people of Pitt county by adv r is through the daily and editions of THE