THE EASTERN REFLECTOR FliT. l. WHICHARD, and The Grist South. Brown, tie prom- banker, who i in attendance upon the con- of banker, made a speech night before lat which was char- of the man one that in to Entered in the post at N. C as second class matter. Advertising rates made upon application. A correspondent desired at every office in Pitt and opacities. credit on this section of the Among other-things, he fact which is little understood i here is the remarkable strides made by the Southern He has diversified crop THIS TAKES THE CAKE. A man up in who has been prominent announce that he will separate from that par- and vote for Roosevelt. And here is the reason he assigns for this change of not this dilemma fine Mr. Parker If elected president and if there were in a gather- of the most eminent in this country, among whom Hooker Washington would be .-based, and the president wished naturally raised this year a and with the enormous returns from Republican candidate for governor C. J Harris, or somebody for him truck farming he has made has gone to the expense of independent. As a re- having campaign buttons made. and toe large profits made , . . from high cotton last the people That pure waste of good money., , J . of our region are in the best I that have been in for years. When a man fails to get a j , banks vote from the township in which he are rich, with was born and raised it does not look heavier resources than at this time like the people were over anxious former years- Just now we are for him to be their candidate. and shall need large, of money to move the cotton crop. The of the South well give good account thank Greenville dots not want any street carnival. When f themselves this enough to show due recognition and i application was made for one t sounds might v and honor to this gathering invited n here every voice was against every word it is true, not only of the South, but of North Carolina. lit must have given Mr. Blown them to the White House, would he bar out looker T. Washington Would ha a J i in C n v pan y behind the house to which Booker Washington would be shunted off On the other hand, if as president should Hooker Washington to bile House, WOuld not the South again raise the cry Hut they had been in their candidate man says he has dined with Booker Washington and would con- sider it a pi i to do so And he is afraid that Parker would snub Hooker in case that the often that he does not take any risk about it. National chairman Tom i ii a visit to Chicago, give a In ring report of the prospect of ratio success. He the u in New York is all that we want. Indiana is in the best condition for Democratic victory since 1882. If Democrats in Illinois are harmonious that state is able ground. it. Won't Lena be -a predicament v.,. ii she is Will they take off her Russian blouse, too The Populists have issued a call for a county convention- If they launch a ticket, as it is expected, it will merely serve to draw out the otherwise stay-at-home Democratic so that in reality it will make the party vote larger. The demand by our enterprising business men on the advertising space of The Daily bids fair to cause another enlargement in the size of the paper. That is what we hope for, and plant to that end are already on foot. Moses did not appoint himself to lead the way to the promised land, and the man who appoints himself to lead the way to the general will find when the roll is called that his name is mud. The Raleigh Evening Times has developed wonderfully since getting installed in its new home and is a paper. Hut i's new hat is mot the prettiest looking pert of it The announcement, of one of the candidates before the county that he will takes no one by surprise. had just that opinion of The press of the state much pleasure to make such a flat- with editor J. H. King, of the Dur- j his section , ti ii i i v ham Herald, upon me death of his; . r little daughter. . i Not since the civil war a i presidential campaign been so de- As long as the weather continues U q Qr the so favorable to the straw hat it will j one. In years we be- likely remain in evidence till frost gun campaigns in North Carolina catches it. m presidential years by the of July mid by the middle of the campaign was at its height. This year, however, we have adopt- ed the sensible plan of waiting September to begin and as a politics will excite little in- until next month. The people It States Senator giving politics little attention at a telegram today from Indeed, a condition of Senator Nelson W, Aldrich of apathy teems to exist, but there is Island, asking Sim of We hoP of to meet bun at Beaufort n j two six weeks for the f exam-1 campaign will be permanently there with a view U seeing what can be done by government dredging the bar for the passage of large vessels into the harbor. R. Howland, of Atlantic and North Carolina rail will be with Senator In fact the con- e is brought about through Mr. Ho laud, with a view to the of his plans for develop- the Atlantic and North Car- road. bar at Beaufort now admits vessels of from fourteen to eighteen feet it ii claimed that with th expenditure of a little more than in vessels of or feet draft can be brought into the harbor. Raleigh Corespondent. Theodore Roosevelt desires no communication with Jefferson It is stated in a Democratic contemporary that this sentence was written by Mr. Roosevelt, the his- the old man who had politely called his attention to some adopted. The says the chairmen of both the Dem and Republican committees in the tenth congressional district figure out that the present condition of apathy will be followed by an unusually large vote in November, arguing that the people are already well posted on general political con- and there are no new issues to awaken their curiosity or make doubtful is to how they will vote. This may be so, but the av- would doubtless feel better if the people were manifest- a little more interest in politics. Statesville Landmark. Why The Press publishes a lot of letters from president of sure- companies, discussing the causes of defalcations by clerks and other em The statements of men may be as All are represented. In Cleveland, where heavy have been unusually numerous most common causes assigned are three., New York stock exchange. Chicago board of trade. New Orleans cotton In Cleveland, New York and Boa, ton in all eases where speculation is not assigned as the -first is given second place. In New York a cause that is put prominently forward is betting on the horse races. In Boston, on is given as a lead cause. At the South playing does the most harm. In all the cities, intemperance is given as a prolific cause of as it of fail- These officers all agree that only a very small proportion of defaulters deliberately set out to defraud their employers. The defalcations in nine cases out of ten come as a result of disastrous speculations or other loses. The first step defalcation is en with the intention of returning the money. It is surreptitiously in an attempt to get out of a tight corner. Hut gambling, or speculation, even if successful at first, lures -one on, deeper into it. And some day there comes losses that cannot be retrieved. The showing made by these sure- presidents leaves little cause for wonder that the largest companies hive resolved to refuse ti any man that Journal. Crawl For Appendicitis. German medical journals are re- commending a new and peculiar remedy for appendicitis, the employ- I of which, it is declared, obviate i the for the knife in the great majority of cases. This remedy consists in walking on all fours minutes four times a day. A contemporary states that this method is not only original, but penned such a sentiment. If he did so, no man heart is in the right place should desire any com- with him Charlotte Observer. gross errors in his writings. We , . . . . , ., . . ,. almost aboriginal. However this had no idea that Mr. was; . . . , . . . , , ,,, . . be. the method is certainly so brutal, and would be much . , ., . ,. , , . . . , worthy of consideration. his bed to a denial that he ever , . . . of treatment operates the abdominal muscles. When the muscles have relaxed the bowels become displaced, congested and diseased; the disease extends to the appendix thus an inflammation is produced. It is claimed that a well-known German diplomat has recently been cured of appendicitis by this method. Ex. The Landmark speaks of has graced the Supreme court bench of North Cam as present aspirant for Democratic Governor of that Surely our friend has not lost his grip on North politics to the extent indicated The editor U taking hie Th Black Etna. The other afternoon a woman en- a grocery store and. stepping up to the proprietor, want worth of and prefer those laid by black I'd like to you, madam, but as long as I've been in this business I never learn- ed how to tell the eggs of a black; hen from a speckled or a white continued the woman, is a great difference, and eggs laid by black hens easily that is so just pick them out for yourself, said the Accepting the invitation, the man carefully selected the eggs, and as she put the last one into a paper bag the astonished grocer exclaim- Do black hens lay all the big replied the customer, toward the door, how you tell York Press. Among the peculiar of Mass., a place to be re- membered, and of which J. L. Ewell has written a book, was a man in the north of the parish who was asked by a ladder if he would like to buy. much are the ladders a foot he asked. was the answer. said he, take a The ladder jumped down from his load, pulled down a ladder and sawed a foot. The took it, paid the price aim rem-irked s just what I've been want- to pick huckleberries with. Youth's Companion. I bare just returned front more where I bought my fall mil- l. Mm B. L. S. ti., to has a to paint one of those Cot aid said first artist r pain fed to has U sis toed t. Great men have often been in the sense of humor. This was markedly the with I, whose sense of humor, is he possessed it, was of a grim sort. It is recorded, however, that he had a certain sympathy a pun, and several of his minor appointments were actually made because Die names seemed to indicate their fitness for the place. He made Bigot, for instance, his minister of worship at one time, and when be was looking about for a governor of the page in the rial palace he could think of no one so appropriate for the place as Gen- whose name, in French, signifies a keeper of don- keys. When he came to make Marshal Victor a duke, it struck Napoleon that the opportunity was an excellent one to make a sort of reverse or pun on the marshal's fies so the em- erected the man the Due de which was very much as if he had made him the Duke Fine Moon. International The newly rich American looked across the table at the faded and shabbily dressed Englishwoman who the thought was trying to snub her, and it was plainly a hostile glance. admire this she said to her next neighbor in an necessarily loud tone. is hand- some, I think. I bought it in Lon- don at one of the pawnshops where the English royalty dispose of their ornaments in times of Her glance again rested on the face across the table. have no doubt of said the soft and clear j- voice. best people some- times sell, but they never buy in pawnshops, Youth's Companion. Many Children. Two young women sat together in a car. children have you asked one. was reply. many have replied the oilier. This attracted the at lent ion of a motherly appearing woman. I understand you to say that one of had twenty-two children and you thirty-oner she said. you don't look to be more than twenty-five years old said one of the young women. Cleveland Leader. A Little Late. Lawrence, the artist, was n very slow worker. Over his portrait of Lady and her child he took an unconscionable time. Prom- after promise was made, and last Lord insisted on fulfillment. said Lawrence, Lady will kindly bring the once more I will Sir answered the patron, wife will be happy to give you another sitting when- ever you like, but the baby's in the guards Telegraph. Force of Habit. said the cashier's dropping into the bank in the midst of her shopping trip, forgot to leave me that money this morn- asked the cashier, without looking exclaimed your No doubt, no answered the cashier mechanically and on with his writing, you will have to bring some one to identify yon. Her Reproof I understand you to say you courted said Mr. Grafton wife. was the answer. it is a very unfortunate phrase. Everybody who has read anything, from the classic poets to a seaside novel, knows that a man mean half he says when he Prince Bismarck received n application a who a place In the fr his ion. th bay miked the seven the WINTERVILLE This department Is In charge of A. D. Johnston, who is authorized to rep- resent the Eastern Reflector in Winterville and territory. WINTERVILLE ITEMS The Winterville Mtg Co. are now I For nice picture frames on a big lot of wash hoards and we've got N. C. Sept. fat J A. W. k Co. There is beat selection of inks, library paste and kiteD at the drug -fie of Dr. B. T. Cox j weather the A Bra to Winterville. A. G. Cox Co. are shipping Jesse Cam on, of Ayden, was here Tuesday evening. Protect eyes by buying out wagons and almost every day. valises cheap. Harrington Barber and Co. For dress and work at Son's. If you need a wagon don't fail j to buy one A. Q. Cox Mfg. Stoves, heaters and ranges. All Tar of those eye shades at the Drug a. . . ,. before See our stock I Store, price Corn, and for sale cheap for cash, a. A. Kittrell Co. See Taylor for a fresh loaf of bread If in net-ii it u good barrel of flour or pork Kittrell L. S. Kittrell will cotton this G. A. Kittrell Co. will pay the and save I, , f ,. . , ., ,, the market for your grapes. Winterville Mfg. Co. For lime and stoves see A. W. row mail is at If you .- fail to get i Taylor. Every av . in the oil , idly pushed to will hood n i a hi,. , cottonseed at and hulls the Pitt mil; T. N. Co. are carry log the that will cure disease of in any state. John of Greenville, was here Tuesday The A. G. Cox Co. are j . . . . . wood cart keeping up a continued ham with ;., their machinery, cutting and pie-1 timbers for guano sowers, cotton planters, other things are manufactured by them. J. D. Board 11.40 per day. Best Co. light- A. G. Cox Mfg. For are now fully For A splendid pair of me- size mules. A. G. Cox. Second hand buggies cheap. If to a hand buggy cheap see the A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. Last evening near Black from j would rent smaller shop with en- and boiler attached ready They be reasonable, and you had better A. G. Cox Mfg. Co. Penny candies a at the store of B. T. Cox Bro. Kittrell have-just re- Notice-J to notify the a nice assortment of cutlery public that I grind every see them. day st ; i mile south of- We saw Level place, cotton at the afternoon. Jack, our W. L. Hunt, moved in our new factory wag Tripp. Dinner pots. Wash pots and We now n baud a preserving crockery and , at at remarkably ware low . .,. and be con- ware. Barber You is truly and Taylor. People Rich money to invest will find a paying investment in a Jew tit here. That Elks Vinegar for sale at R. i. Chapman The i. Mfg. Co., puts up nice J, kitchen safes. . ml convenient. Get your o order you one. Hudson, Elder T. N. Manning; officiated. They will make Win- their home. Plastering hair and cook stoves at A. W. Ange Co j The A. G. Cox Co. are chasing a lot of flue timber for Tar Bed carts and wagons. They are also making a large supply of these wheels so they can fill a big demand the proper I arrives. Get Sum soda per pound. T. N. and Co. Pictures and picture Harrington Barber Co. K. G. Chapman Co. say they are doing more than they i have ever done. we carry a complete lire of heavy. fancy groceries, prices Harrington Barber Co. Being in position to secure first I class raw material cheap, having WE Clothing If you're for your Fall Suit we're ready show you the new ideas in colorings, and the la Links in the cut and make up. BUY EARLY Don't allow the choicest things to away from You'll be pretty hard to fit. if we fit you right off, but we'll make any necessary alterations. Prices no higher than quality justifies. Men's Suits in fancy mixer Cheviots, and Worsteds, cut in correct style, Money back, if anything goes wrong. No man is your superior in this store. Frank The King Clothier, We now have a complete line of ladies dress goods and trimmings, notions, hate and umbrellas, and window Will take in showing and all through our line. Harrington, Barber k Co. with which to do ; work, and being able to save i Window and door frames, porch ., ., r . , , , work up nearly all of our timber, I columns, brackets and all kinds of. house trimmings at rock bottom We your eggs. Highest j Mtg. Co. For One wood shop with blacksmith shop and plainer at- Also horse engine I and u horse boiler already G. A. Co., will be on u few why we pi ices Co. will be an ad to H. S. building at an can save our customers Winterville Mfg. Co. Car load flour just received, Barber Co. School books, stationery, pens, I h n r I II MB h the market season as grape buyers and will pay the highest prices. Sec the Furniture at A. W. Ange Co's. Prices right. ed for work. The wood shop Pencils and school supplies of all he at and is a place for Apply to A. G. Cox Co Mrs. Sarah Taylor, our up-to date milliner has returned from I store. Heel Shoes a specialty. Try a pair be convinced of their worth. It. G. Chapman Co. TaKeR small i the northern where she has black, male pig, unmarked. Has, selected latest styles of ACT is the on with weeks, to call fore purchasing. I save you money and give satisfaction Yours truly, Mrs. Sarah Taylor. C. J. W Light wood Curt Hubs. A. O. Mfg. Co. There are new houses going up in Winterville. two months ago one month old heifer. Color, light red, unmarked. Of her whereabouts you will please notify C. J. Jackson. We want your grapes every day Up to Friday at o'clock a. in. Don't bring them after that time Fridays nor on Saturdays. We pay per pound for No. ken and Tic per pound for picked. Yours truly, G. A. ft Co- fine line of dress goods, you should Bee B. G, Chapman Far Nails Lime see A W CASTOR OIL sold. Taste as good as Maple Syrup. cents per bottle at Dr. B. T. Cox, Winterville, N. C. 3-22 New Season. We have received all the newest things for the new season. New goods awakens an which follows where constant changes take place. We will show this season, the most up-to-date line of Dress and Clothing that we have ever shown. At prices to please all. COMBINATION BUGGY. MANUFACTURED BY A. L COX COMPANY II . THE FOR FINE JOB PRINTING POOR PRINT man