ptdocipucms 28 cents ~per mn_Batered 4s second-class mail matter." ~EVERY iat (EXCEPT acta« = &. =Latent = =_ That true Odd Te aaa e -ofalse i in the opportunity. for doing| S good and following the .princi-ples. as .atght inrogr= order; 73) .-ghown by the. following. whiéh|_3we notice in ene National _ fe-; de the. ;Odd Fellow living in Eaglewaod,IIL. happened on an evening i eOctober. She was left alone withher baby boy; whea in attemptingTot to Fabtia kerosene lamp it ex-=p setfing firgto ber. cloth-~ing. In an instant she ranscreaming from the housé,- After yunwing a few rods she re-membered her baby, whom inthe,- first moments of fright and agonyshe had forgotten, and retracingher steps she entéred her home,now almost deyeloped in flames,and catching up a blanket shewrapped it about ner baby, butoupon looking around she foundthe door had closed upon herand there remained nothtne forher to do but to jump. from aWindow to the ground, severalwe able tobe about | the ,rag, therclere =call upon - them, then almoststrangers; for so-¢reat oa favor.But as soon as the doctor's desireas -knoewn,;-a bundred OddF P-preséntedt ~thomeelves,we obrother, even to givetheir flesh and blood.'The oWwonderfal operation oofskin grafting has been going onin this Gass) ever. siace October,and thé BrotfrerTs~ wife-is nowtil far ffom we :spared, throughT é-noble déedseOdd. Follows. Over 5,000pieces of skin have been = graftedupOa the ~arms, shback of the suffering sister; taken}from nearly~ea¢ hundFed persons.oBrother Fitzgerald hasT beenobliged to.give his.entire time inattending his beloved wife, andthe Odd. Fellows have dene all inT{their power �,�o aid him darisg thelong months of anxiety. Whocan; ~being cognizant of suchfacts, and itTs only one of many,say that Odd Fellowship amounts4o nothing." Three Links.=The Word ~~Wiefe.TTamie miniteWhat do you think the beaati-ful word owife� comes from? It- feet below, which she did ana was}is the great word with which the_ picked up by sympathizingfriends and neighbors.English and Latin languages con-quered the French and Greeks.The baby was found to ~avell hope the French will one day!escaped unharmed, but the poormother was most horribly burn-ed, nothing remaining of hér'clothing but the bands of herskirts around her waist and partsof her corset which aided in pro-tecting thespine, to which it ~isclaimed she partly owes her fife.; Bro. Fitagerald has been amember of the Second Regiment,National Guards, for sometime,and when the doctor who hadcharge of the case, and who tooka special interest in it, said thatif a sufficient number could be feund that would volunteer he-_- would attemp the difficult opera-fron of skin grafting..~ Among the members of thé- Second regiment none could befound. Bro. Fitzgerald had beenmember of the Order of Odd_ Fellows-but a short time, andduring that time he had beenget a word for it instead of . thatof ofemme.� But what does itcome from? The great value ofthe Saxon words is that theymesh something. WifeT meansoweaver.� You must either behousewives of house moths, re"member that. Inthe deep sense,you must either weave mén's for-tunes and embroider then,� orfeed upon and bring thém to de-cay. oWherever a trae wife:comes; home is always arouodher. The stars may te oyer herhead, thé ~glow-worm in © thenight's cold grass may be the fireat her feet; but home is. whereTshe is, and for a noble woman, itstretches far aroutid ~her, better.than houses ceiled with cedar, orpainted " with | ~ vermiltion, shed=ding ite quiet life for headreaedsare homéless:T- This I Believe:ois|/ Dt!elected sécretaty of his lodge, butwonlanTs true place and power=«Gulderg and|ay m4 er:we Fr4¢imépgibary-) |wrong.the politician would be called fa-religious world.od.the light of heaven.(Sip) 5 SSS SRIRESSA eee ceSamTs Salary.Se temathat Sam Jonesooliaklother excitement.Eeare harrying themselves toseem to be laboring under the con.oueir finishing what thtakein hand. Who shalife?at. least. supremely impocannot slight it without ferteitingsome part of his self-respect anShuman spirit but~| ti detertiont ja irartageonMaey-0 of our roatost sconedesIt is easier to do Tight than tofind plausible excases for doingThe enthusiasm ~displayed byfnaticism in the religion of theMen who spend their time intalking about the faults of their=a | {neighbors make poor servants oflife is|'y Men who are realty in earnestabout serying God never quit be-cause somebody else does wrong.The man who serves God altnis life will at death pass out ofthe shadows of this world iuto}It pays to be an evangelist, af-ter the order of men. It is saidconducted ameeting in St. Louis three-weeksand in that time collected nearly$6000. After paying all expen-ses he netted a trifle over $1,100per week. It. will thus be seenthat.there is big money in evan"|!work as.conducted after.the methods of Sam Jones. Buatj,omy, my,� poor sinners, how thatamount woald have helped out).the.tocal fellows who have to hus-tle around to get. up their salary.before Conferesce. Bat people)ge wild in times of religious. ex"citement as much so as in anyNensis all the best. men we know.getthr ough some kind of tagk. They|viction that a great deal depen dsey here | corn prepaien reapBay John E. Woodard,this isnot a woble view to: take Of~The very-soul of daty isin~it. Every manTs.work is:for. binedwees PeaT THEoOW BRICK STORETPPABMEES AND MEKUHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will omtheir.interest.to get our prices beforeelsewhere. Durstack ls comp ten allits branches.PORK SIDES&SHN I1LDERS.~FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR "_ RICE, TEA, Oe a:ways at Low REET PRIoTOBACKO 5 UFF & GARS:we buy direct from Manufacturers, enabling youto psy at one ~profit. A complete stock ofFURNITUREalways ~onhand and soid at prices to suit ~the t ioe ret te: nav andsold tom yg noriskto run,we sell at a close ~margin.data ye eoSrecdivile. N: CcProfessional Cards.B. F. T¥SON,Attorney and Counselor at-LawGreenville, Pitt County, N.C.Practices in all'the Oourts ~Ciyil and ¢@rimimal Business Solicited.+ Makes a special of fraud diyorce,dam-ages, actions to recover land, and col-ections.Prompt and careful attention givenall birsiness. -Money to joan on sbirercs eon witeTerms easy-J« He BLOUNTLOUNT & FLEN ING -ATTORN aT-Law,: @HERN VILLE; N. C.ar Practice in all the Courts,LC. LATHAM. - HARRY SKINNER.po arias & SKIN Nik,ATTORNEYSaT-LAW,GREED VILLE. N.u. ©iin"THOS. J. JARVIS.pasvis & BLOW,ATTORN EX8-AT-LAW,GREEN VILLE, N.Cow Practice i in sil the CourtsF.2D We Harding,Wilson, N.C. Greenville,OODARD & HARDING,ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,Greenville, NSpecial attentiongiven to collectionsjud settlem ent of claims. °*AIL&Xx.- L. BLOWCc,a.o�,�,losing to e degree the -favor =of friends. Bat-let ns wat get too Barbers.busy with Shaan at ~he end i seu AMES re Sr = ;[rai to m ake us Bias + fine Steetore activity o ab aimless 7a ale aesMUNDS..NABLE BAREER.gow ind dg Et�oSpecial nlon given to cleaning