ail__ Entered as second-class mail matter.~EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY)cA SHORT CROP.Advice was pretty freely givenHie tobacco growers last year totheir ucreaye and do theirutmost in the direction of producing better leaf- They metwith poor success as & generalthing in improying the qualitymot because they did not try hard_ enough but for the reason tuat_ the weather was against them.Tue 1894 crop, while an improve-| ment over that of the year pre-_ vious, was far from a first class| one, being deficient more espe-| cially in wrappers. Wrappers}_ are becoming very scarce iu the- market, and if the farmers do not_ have better luck this summer, theplug manufacturers will be ip' trouble next season.In regards to the size of lastyear's crop, it was undoubtedly| ghort as a whole. All of thepontios markets report a falling- off in sales as compared with the_ year before,and although gains| have been made by some of the~minor markets, their increase of~pusiness will by ne means offsetthe decrease st the larger mar-kets. Danville will probably beSbehind about six or seyen million_ avd Lynchburg, Winstonand other cities will show a pro. ate lose. The shortage"which they show at present wil!_ be greater as the season advan-' ees, for the biggest proportion byfar of the crop has passed oat ofthe plantersT hands, and breaks_ daring the summer promise to be3 light and to cease almost alto-3 some time before fall. The- Eastern North Carolina marketsmare already resting, and there areY indications that the end is close© by for the central district of the| Btate. South Carolina got throughmonth or so ago. Quietness. will reige on the Piedmont North_ Carc and the Virginia martate betore many weeks elapse._ ~The 1894 crp affords a plentyof a working stock, and thesly of all grades, common anddium io particular and wrap"Der Sexcepted, is ample to lastyears. Again the farmer'|,dinect his energies moretowards quality than qaantity.Good tobacco will bring him good~returns for the labor and invest-ments-" EEE ssoTOO MUCH GIRLIE.�As maid-of-all-work, the China-man has won a fair reputation;but he is undoubtedly wrong cpthe womah question. A corre~spondent of Frank LealiesMonthly telis of her Chineseservant's pecalar conduct whentwin girls were born to the house-hold.Sue Kung had iets with us forthree years, when twin daughtersblessed our homes. He came into look at them, and.laid a newcoin om their pillows and sometiny cups under the crib, andthen asked, oHim girls or sheboys?� We said, two girlsHis face was a study, and wild-"ly waving his hands, with thegestare of wringing the neck of afowl, he said :oToo much girlie; ling himsneck in China. Too much girliecost too muchee ; allee time wantnice clothes. Too much boysgood, cause they makee mucheemoney in the banks�When he came in the nextmorning, he said, oMe likee youdelly (very) mach, but me likee tostay in any place where him. get-tee two girlies alles same time.�He made us numerous and ele-gant presents, such as beautifullyembroidered mantel draperies andhighly colored silk handkerchiefs,and some pretty china trinketsand ornaments for othem toomuch girlies,� and left our em-ploy.SeennaneeREnneneRneEaEaProbably the most remarkablesense of humor ever known wasthat of a soldier, who laughed up-roarously all the time he was be-ing fogged, and when the officer,at the end inquired the cause ofbis m rth, broke oat in a fresh fitof laughter and cried: oWhy I'm~the wrogg man !�eeeThe Massachusetts Legislatarebas passed a Sunday iaw thatstatue on that subject. It pro-vides for punishing any one whogoes alittle ahead of the usual |!#It Was Good Advice.A wniterin the Grect Dividesays that some years ago, whilehe was office-boy ina large retailstore, a bit of advice was givenhim that he has always remem-bered. It was sound advice, atall events, though the giver of itpreached better than he practic-ed.The establishment was large,and enough wk was used to ne-cessitate the purchasing of a doz-en pint bottles every few months.These bottles had accumulatedfor some time, and as there wasscarcely room in the closet forthe lot which had just arrived, Iwas instructed to take the oldones to the waste room. I remov.-ed them from the closet, bat putthem in one of the stock-rooms inthe basement until after lunchtime came; then I took them to ajank-shop near by, and sold themfor two cents apiece, which netted me seventy-two cents. I re-torned to the office in high spiritsbut a little doubtful whether themoney really belonged to me. Allthe afternoon I pondered over thequestion, and finally I referred itto the cashier, who had alwaysbeen a good friend of mine.oWell,� he said, ono doubt youcould have had the bottles badyou asked forthem; but my ad-vice would be to turn the moneyover to the firm, as little things ofthis sort are liable to lead to actsof downright dishonesty-�I turned the money in, there-fore, but rather reluctantly, Imust admit. Butthe strange partof the etury is yet to come. Notlong ago I read of the trial andconviction of this same cashierfor embezzlement. His depreda-tions had extended over a numberof years, and horrible doubts noweater my head whether the firmever received that seventy-twoeents.eeeThe new revenue and machinery act requires the asses-sors and list-takers of the various~|townships to meet on or beforethe second Monday in May and/*elect a chairman. This is re-as-ASEE HERE!You can buy aBICYCLE OF GOLUMBIA MAKEat almost auy price.The Superb Columbia in 4 stylesat $100 each.The No. 1 & 2 Hartfordat $80 eachweight 24 pounds,The No. 3 & 4 Hartford at $60 eachweight 27 pounds.The No. 5 & 6 Hartford at 850 eachweight 24 pounds.All these are fully backed bythe Columbia guarantee. Thereare nohe other, for the price, asYou can get cataloguesfreefromS. E. PENDER & CO.,Columbia Agency, Green ville,N-C.an ante-Woriem 1 ofTnmD.At Ludlow, Vt., there is a curioustooking tomb which: bas been erected)by a well-known milter of that place:It is. im the exact shape of a mil!-stene and stands on four granitesupports designed especially for that.purpose. The owner, who expectato be- buried in it sooner or later, isso proud of his monument that heexbibits an exact model of & everyyeer at _ eaunty fair:Remy eo:Professional Cards.D* D. L. JAMES,DENTIST,GREENVILLE, HM. C.B F. TYSON,sAttorney and Counselor at-Law,Greenville, Pitt County, N.C,Practices in all the CourtsCiyil and «-riminal Business Solicited.Makes a special of fraud diyorve,dam-ages, actions to recover land, and col-lectious.Prompt and careful attention givenall business.Money to loan on approved security.~Terms easy.J. H. BLOUNT. J. L. FLEMiNGEZtOUNT, & FLEMINGATTORENEYS-aT-LAW,GKEEN VILLA, BM. Cs@� Practice in all the Courts.\.. ©. LATHAM HARRY SKinNNEPacers & sKINNER,ArrorscyYs-atT-La®@,GREENVILLE. WN. C.THOS. J. JARVIS.JABVIs & BLOW,ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,GREEN VILLE, N.C.6@ Practice is, sll the Courts.ALEX. t. 8.0John BE. Woodard, F. C. HardiWilson, N.C. Greenville, N.CGODAKD & HARDING,ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,air etl . N. c.Special attentionand settlement of FE oh we