THE EASTERN REFLECTOR AND and Proprietor. D. J. W ARD, N C as second class matter, w to trying to muster a following i Boll or what not, Taxes already sold two bales of new co Carolina has had a quiet of about two week, without . sensation. but the Greensboro MM the state convention comes the more evident it is that -somebody-will be for governor. Carnegie donated a library to Greensboro and the city is having a over a site on which to build it. Before Senator Quay died he is Mid to have called his party's at- to the handwriting on the Constitution. What a relief to public mind u will be when the., ate and nation- both We v ill then know who to for. Next week will tell the confident- of-winning ones where they are at. Japan is fighting is the heading of an article in an exchange. We thought it was to whip Russia. Even a bogus interview some smart newspaper man works off on the public does not make Judge Parker speak out. He adheres to the theory that is The Charlotte Observer says real estate in that city has advanced percent in value in the last five years. We expect some in Greenville has advanced- almost that much in the same time. Couldn't Stand The in are con- stirred up over a suit of a singular nature, which is thus On the night of April 1904. District Deputy Grand Chancellor L. Hackney, of the Knights of Pythias, in company with other of this section instituted a lodge at Canton. One of the can ii- dates for membership in the order was John Curtis, a lumberman of Haywood county. Curtis had paid fee, had taken his first rank and almost through with the second when ho refused to go further and demanded his be refunded to him before leaving the hall. Little attention was paid to the demand, it was thought that Curtis would ether drop the matter or conclude taking his rank. Several days after the incident at Canton, and after Mr. Hackney had returned to Asheville, he received a letter in which the writer stated that the must be returned or there would be trouble, but nothing has since been heard of the matter until Friday, when Mr. Hackney was with a State warrant, him with assault on Curtis, and with taking and carrying away and retaining the sum of CROP OUTLOOK AND THE PRICE OF COTTON. H h the Mind That See. How do we see Did you ever chance to think I asked quite a number of people lately, and they our eyes, of course. How or words to that effect. Did you ever realize how much of our vision i mental We see properly and definitely until mind lends its We may gaze steadfastly at a picture, yet be unable to see anything but a WINTERVILLE The government cotton crop re- port issued on the 5th instant, estimates the number of bales for the coming is to say, nearly while the largest yield hitherto received only At a direct result of this publication . prices, of course, fell off but of Wean the New York World, viewing the mat seeing faces and scenes a from a general aspect, that j. -n Most of the Eastern news sources. Like all the other, pie of allowance must be made for its authenticity. Guns in the hands of children are dangerous tilings and should not be permitted. The killing of a 16- year-old boy by his little 5-year-old brother, in Charlotte adds another chapter to the list of tragedies occur- ring by boys being allowed to have a gun. It looks like Mr. Bryan is over- stepping the bounds of propriety and decency when he goes to New York to be the chief speaker at a rally in opposition to Parker. But he ha said and done so much that almost anything might be ex- of him. The Confederate are marching on Nashville this week, and the Tennessee capital is putting forth effort to give them a great time in the annual reunion. Raleigh is the of a great upheaval of sentiment against the lax divorce laws that prevail in North Carolina. Every section of the state should join the movement to have the divorce changed by the next legislature. The law that is now in force is a disgrace to the Teddy's color scheme is to have effect. The Charlotte postmaster has recommended the appointment of a to a position as clerk in the in that This recommendation was made over the heads of several eligible white men who were for the position. Are We Losing Our Sense of Sin A writer in the current Harper's Weekly makes some sane comments on the disapproving remark, of two Presbyterian minis- about the degenerating moral standard of the American people. Our ideals of the home, it was main- have been lowered, we suffer from the social scourge of easy childless firesides are taking the place of family circles. Things that use to be wrong are wrong no longer. Hut the American people, comments the Harper's Weekly writer, are intelligent, they undoubtedly want to be good. Hit is rue that just now they are less successful than usual realizing their best aspirations, we must believe that it is only a passing condition born of vast changes, and that they will get their again and steer a hotter A severe windstorm at Whites burg, Ky-, picked up a hive of bees and dashed it through a farm house window. The hive was demolished, and the liberated bees soon made it so uncomfortable for the human of the house that they were compelled to vacate it and rushed out in the storm. tracking main lines is coming in for consideration by the larger railroad systems to facilitate better and Kite handling of their growing business. The Atlantic Coast Line i. preparing to double track the portion of its road between Rocky Mount and Elm City. No doubt this double tracking will ultimately extend along the entire main line of the road. Mrs. Francis, wife of the president of the St Louis World's Fair, is a levelheaded woman. She refused to wear gowns at fair functions, and when it was reported that she wished to set an example to other St. Louis women, she said is none of my affair what other women wear, but as for a. I consider a low neck gown very poor on the exposition Good Health. Bob was once asked if he could improve upon the laws of nature and if so, how. He replied that he would make good health contagious instead of disease. The question is, not good health con- There are some localities where ill health is almost unknown and that are entirely free from dis- eases that are quite common in other sections not far removed. Good health is like good humor, it is con- happy cheerful comes into, room whew there is depression and sorrow, there is always a change for the better and seem to take on to the cheerful side of things with avidity. The true of health and when there are many healthy people there is always more chances for the healthy man to get well than if he remain where all are unhealthy. Elizabeth City Economist. A Sad Story. A short distance below Nashville and before reaching Tenn., our attention was called to a man on the railroad en- and a very pathetic Story told concerning hie sad We. When he was . young man his left him at home to go on a mt to relatives, but was killed m a railroad wreck. He ac told of his mothers death by wire, and the shock caused him to lose bis mind. It is said that for that man bee stood at that place every time a a train passes, looking for the re- turn of his Disappoint- is stamped on t poor fellow s face when the train pulls out leaves not the tender, loving mother of bis youthful of the sum total of exports, is lather pleased, than otherwise. It ten cents a pound, bales would be worth a magnificent contribution of the southern soil to the nationAl prosperity. The United States raise two-thirds of the world's cot- ton and export approximately three- fifths of its product. The cotton exports for the last ten months ending April were valued at H the estimates are realized next year's exports, even at ten cents or somewhat be- low, may turn a still greater volume of foreign balances to our credit. Although Dex-ember options drop- to 9.77 on Saturday morning on account of the unusually favorable report, the low prices of six years ago need not be feared even if the bale estimates are act- The world's surplus of raw cotton has been pretty well cleaned up in spite of the excessive prices exacted by the corner op- The demand is likely to be brisk when the American crop is marketed, if present expectations are realized the value of next year's exports of cotton may easily break all records in foreign com Commenting on the above, The Augusta Chronicle very true, but what the southern farmer i most concerned in is the price of the raw material. Increased production with it increased and, hence, an 11,000.000 crop sold at a fair price means much more to the south than bales sold for as much less as to make the two sums Of course, viewing the matter the narrow standpoint of profit on each bale, it is desirable that prices go as high as possible, and yet there is much to be said in favor of a large crop at a fair price as against a short crop at an abnormal figure. If the coming crop turns out only bales, for instance, and the value is the same in the is seeing faces and scenes a thousand miles away, perhaps. Call the mental vision back, and the figures on the canvas take their pro- per places. At once we see the Or shut eyes. Can you not see the faces of those you love or hate as clearly a. you ever we them with the physical means of How many times one es at his watch, yet when asked the time as he replaces it in his pocket is unable to tell simply because he looked only with the eyes and not with the mind an Exchange. Army Uniforms Shown. Every kind of uniform used in the United States army is on well-formed wax figures in the War exhibit at the World's Fair. These models sent the rank and file of tho army in the heat of the tropics, in the frozen north and in the temperate climate of the United State, proper. In uniforms are the snowy white duck, while in the frozen re- of Alaska are the furs and the fur-lined and blanket-lined clothing of the cold climate, regardless of style and neatness. In the regular display of army uniform, are those of all rank, from private to ant-general. The various dress and service uniforms are shown, and those of the several branches of the army are indicated by the colors and insignia belonging thereto. It is a most interesting display of up-to- date uniforms of the latest pattern, color and finish. Strawberries. The strawberry crop closed has been the best in the history f the industry state. The Fruit and Truckers Journal, of Wilmington, give, figures showing of tine The total number of refrigerator cars shipped out of this territory during the Kerry season of approximates r against cars last year. the in fer- tile value is the to crates . . though it had been ,,, foots up W- So there Is really a loss to the in Fine Cotton Crop Ruined. Laurinburg, June ll.-A record- breaking hail-storm fell upon yesterday afternoon be- ginning about o'clock and con- an hour. The hailstones were drifted from one to two feet deep and were five to six inches deep on the level. Hail was still on the ground this morning. The I growing crops in its path, pally cotton, were totally ruined Its sweep was some three miles wide, and is known to have been miles in length. The damage cannot be safely estimated. five farmers in town today reported their crops either wholly or par- devastated. This disaster covers some of the finest cotton farm, in the state. bales and no adequate return to the farmer, for he will have to week just about as hard to produce the fewer number as the being taken into consideration, There is something exceedingly comfortable in the contemplation that the Southern farmer may bend every energy to raise all the. cotton he CB confidence that he will get fair price for it. much better for him than that he curtail his production in order to secure an unusually high price per pound. It seems to us that 10-mt cotton means prosperity for the South, and H that price can be maintained without regard to the amount raised, all will be well. In the meantime it is up to the South- people to manufacture every bah of cotton they can. The raw staple we export the more prosperous we will By Southern Express Com p-my the total number crate shipped this season is which, when added to the number shipped by brings up the total to during the famous year of The net average to the growers per crate ii been returned to this motion and distributed growers from the one item of strawberries alone. Less Oratory and More Business. Old members of the House of Commons usually f option the debate spared twenty or thirty to- oratorical than they were. Some ST Others, regretting the of ho us more There are only cases against the Southern Railway at the present of the Superior Court. It might be a good idea to her takes less g. Record. department i- of A. D. Johnston, who is authorized to rep- resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory. N. C, June, J. A. Nichols went to Saturday and Sunday. Harrington, Berber A Co. have few pairs of Shoes saved from the fire. 11.50 to 1.25 shoes to cents. They are bargains. Dock Worthington left here Monday for Greenville. Harrington, Barber and Co. have a new at new tore. Ed Sutton, of Sunday here. wish to the public that I grind every day at my mill one mile south of Frog Level on Sam place. Purnell Tripp. Mrs. Maggie Hammond, of Greenville, has been visiting in the city. have reopened my barber shop in the store formerly occupied by Kit troll and Taylor. Will Worthington. J. B. Green went to Greenville Sunday. am now prepared to furnish brick at Lowest market prices. O. M. Manning. Miss Cox, of was here Sunday visiting the Misses Dawson. Cooper with his factory seems to lie alive. Call see us either a factory or store. Our smiles will do you good- Winterville Mfg. Co. Miss Fair, of den, in e family of H. L. John- son. All kinds of soft cool refreshing. H. L. Johnson. Fruit gallon size quart H, L. Johnson. potatoes are being shipped from here in large quantities every day. the prices are high the farmers say the crop is short. You will do well to call and see the Mfg. Co. before your house trimmings. They t-t make you some close price- on all material of their manufacture. Hits M has been tho Misses Chapman. My trice i now in the rear end of the store. Your patronage solicit. Fire having destroyed i gin our store on Feb. 12th we were -m led to rebuild would be glad if all having us would adjust them at their earliest convenience. Yours truly . T. Cox, D. Miss Myrtle Proctor, of Grimes- land, Sunday for Pol-; Dr. B. T. Cox A Bro., are now in j their new drugstore. They invite; to call and see Winterville. f all are new up-to-date J Mr. their clever salesman, will great pleasure in showing you through. M Bessie and Miss Galloway went to Greenville on the freight Monday. J. M. Blow, of was here listing taxes. The other day the A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. received an order for a buggy of their nicest make, with an especially urgent re- quest that the work be completed at once. the facts Somewhere there was a girl and the gentleman who wanted the buggy was in the last stages of a But one silent came to disturb his dream. He had. and this was to aid in his defeat. Knowing the style finish of buggies and also the harness which he always carries in stock, although as yon would in a desperate hurry, he to wait until this bug- could be built here, rather than buy his outfit from the stock of the manufacturers Wise young man Needless to say his job was done promptly and in such style as to satisfy his critical taste, made more so by his position. His ex- were fulfilled and singing the praise of sucker buggies. Try one. J. Tom Smith, Cannon Smith, W. L. Hurst, Alex. Evans, Marion Crawford, Nelson, Rick Dixon, W. H. and Wood Kittrell went to Greenville Sunday to go to Washington on the line They report a nice time. Don't forget that the A. G. Cox Mfg. Co., is still headquarters for tobacco trucks and flues. Their handy truck is the best and their I flues lead both in quality and Call at the shops and get what you want or send in your order by mail. They would be glad to serve you. Misses Cox and Lena Dawson went to Tuesday. B. C. Pearce, of Sanford, is here shaking haw's and selling shoes. Boarding J. D. Cox. Board per day. Best j house town. A O. to Tuesday. For the best grades of smoking and chewing go to the Drug Store. Kittrell Taylor will pay high est market price for chickens, eggs beeswax, etc. Mrs. Sallie Stocks is very rick. Miss Emma Kittrell is visiting Miss Annie at littles only at Drag Store. Era it jars gallons and its prices, T. N. Manning Co. Mrs. J, F. Harrington is on the sick list. Kittrell is Miss Jennie Newell Greene A big of were here Tuesday lilting Felix of here Tuesday. Old Reliable Masons Fruit Jars at prices to please the purchaser, R. G. Co. When in need of a cool call at Kittrell Taylor's J. K. Peele, of came in Tuesday night. Miss Bertie Cooper, of is visiting her brother, Jno. Cooper. See G. A. Kittrell Co. for any in the feed The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jno R. Cooper is very with meningitis. L. L. Kittrell will soon begin a handsome residence on the comer of Main and Mill streets. Kittrell Taylor a full line of fancy staple so a nice assortment of notions. The cool weather of late has been a back set to the growing crops. We a good and some more -arm weather. G- A. Kittrell Co. will pay you highest market price for your potatoes. He Wasn't Hurt. Pat was w irking on the railroad, and was staying at the town hotel a number of his fellow labor- Pat's room was on the third floor, up two flights of stairs. One night a severe tire broke out in the hotel. Pat was awakened from his deep slumbers, and mediately realized his danger. He dressed and in his ex- he put on his trousers front side behind. He rushed to I the window, and jumped t- ground. He was at once surround- ed by his friends, thought j Hi in seriously hurt. ye j Air ye beard on nil IV got up, shook himself, then the appear nice of his trousers, said don't hurt, but fatally taking a if Beth curs canted by impure water and sudden climate. Warranted by J, h- Wooten, Greenville. is the on perfectly Tasteless OIL sold. Taste as good as Maple cents per bottle Dr. B. T. ox, V. O. MB KING COMBINATION BUGGY. MANUFACTURED BY I G. COX MANUFACTURING COMPANY, The Princeton Outing A vest is a useless piece of furniture Summer days. Our Two-Piece Suits are i to furnish a valid excuse for not wearing Splendidly adapted for we quite proper for hot city streets. Made of thinnest, coolest wool tropical worsteds. The suits are splendidly cut and, thorn are tailored to keep their shape. Goo shoulders; lined. Materials are Crashes, and Smart, Stylish, Serviceable suits. IF YOU WANT SOLID COMFORT TRY PIECE SUIT. THE KING R. J. Cobb. C. V. York. The and Lumber C Contractors, Construct MANUFACTURE Factory by the railroad j Imperial Tobacco Factory. All kinds of lumber, scroll work. All machinery now an I to-dace make. Plans famished and talc- buildings. Tinning, Slating, and metal work. Our Tin shop is next do Mr. ii. L. our tinning and stating department. V a master of his trade. We ask for our share the will do our best to give satisfaction.