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GREENVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896.
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tA | H. Gaskins, the 19 year-old son of Post-
~
oT. MUNFORD,
} coins and a marked bill that had been
3 | but would not put a dollar here unles,
|rious obstacle to the pbuilding of the
~Jin that it drives :gapd investors: away
A YOUNG MAN GORS WRONG.
Arrested Under the Charge of Rifling
Letters,
This morning Postotfice Inspector H.
T. Gregory, of Greensboro, brought C.
master C. P. Gaskins, of Grifton, and a
clerk in the postoflices in that place, to
Greenville and had him placed in jail.
The RerLector made inquiry as to
the cause of arrest and incarceration of
the young man and obtained the follow-
ing:
Complaint had been sent to the Gen-
eral Postoffice Inspector that mail from
country postoflice that had to pass
through the Grifton office and be trans-
ferred to the railroad at that point had
been tampered with, and letters con-
taining money had been rifled. Inspec-
tory Gregory was sent down to look af-
ter the case. He prepared several test
letters by placing marked coins and
billsin them and mailed them at coun-
try offices to be forwarded as addressed.
This morning just before train time
the Inspector walked into thé postoflice
at Gritton, placed a dollar in the deliv-
ery window and called for some stamps.
Young Gaskins got the stamps, took
the correct change out of his pocket and
handed it to the Iuspector. In this
change were four coins that had been
marked and placed in the test letters.
Young Gaskins was taken in custo-
dy at once and brought to Greenville.
After arrival here the - Inspector had
him examined by an officer and on his
person were found more of the marked
used in the test letters.
The young man washeld under bail
of $1,000. The case so far as these
particulars go looks pretty strong against
him, and it is indeed sad for a young
man just starting in life. Many people
in this county will truly sympathize
with the father and family over the sor-
row brought to them by this trouble of
the young man.
QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.
eammensonscnsennaint
The Town Should Attract Investors
Not Drive Them Away.
Go out on the street and ask most
any citizen of the town if he is desir
ous of seeing min with means come
Greenville, make investments here and
help vuild up the town, what do you
imagine his answer would be? Of course
to
it would be oyes,� and doubtless every
one asked wouid look upon you with |
astonishment. for propounding such a
question. But stop and think a mo-
ment. Is sucha thing desired? Do
you really want investors to come here ?
Do you? Well, waat inducements can
be offered them? What protection can
you guarantee them? Dy you think
any man will want to come here, put
his money in property and see that
property left at the mercy of the first
fire that comes along? These are im
portant questions that should be con-
sidered thoughtfully. Men do not in-
vest their money in these days just for
the fun of it, nor do they find any
pleasure in erecting buildings just to
make a big fire for people to look at.
Greenville need not expect to attrac;
outside investors unless more protection
is assured them. The Reriecror has
already heard one man quoted as saying
he would like to invest in Greenville
the town provided a water supply.
Just now:-this deficiency is the most se-
town, ~and, every day it is neglected
| works just that thugh to our detriment
[ftom us i.) Something, should be , done,
é he
along thie wie petal MH
*Oarolina,� .
CATILE QUARANTINED:
A Serious Blow to the Industry in
This State.
The cattle raising industry in North
Carolina is seriousty threatened. The
growth of this industry in the last few
years hus been phenomenal an¢ it is
now the principal occupation of the
people of several of our Western coun
ties.
But a new order just issued by the
Federal Secretary of Agriculture will,
unless it is modified, shut out our cat-
tle trom the northern market, and give
the industry a great set-back.
It is not on account of our cattle that
he has issued new quarantine regula-
tions, for there are no healthier cattle
in the world than those raised in North
Carolina.
But he writes to Governor Carr;
oThis Department has heretofore
found it almost impossible to enforce its
regulations against cattle crossing a
quarantine line within the boundaries
of a State or Territory, and consequent-
ly it has decided to establish the I*ed-
eral Quarantine Line for the ensuing
year along the boundary lines of States
or Territory.�
The boundagy line as fixed for the en-
uing year runs across the continents
California via Texas, Arkansas and
Tennessee : and the line nearest north
of us is the northern boundary line of
Virginia.
The regulation is that: , From the
15th of November during each year
no cattle are to be transported from
said area South or below said Federal
quarantine line, except by rail for imme-
diate slaughter.�
Governor Elias Carr wrote the fol-
lowing letter to the Secretary of Agri-
culture :
oMy Dear Sir:"
oReplying to your favor of the 31st
ultimo, I would request that the quar-
antine line against southern or splene-
tic fever which you have designated
and established as a Federal Quaran-
tine Line, be modified s0 as to exempt
cattle trom North Carolina.
oMy attention has been called to the
fact that the greater shipments of cat-
tle from this StateT are to Richmond,
Va,, and I understand that the State of
Virginia has asked for a temporary
suspension of the order. If so, and we
are not allowed to ship cattle except
for immediate slaughter, it will almost
destroy the iudustry of cattle raising in
~this State, which has recently increased
very rapidly. We haveno market {o
the South of us, aud, consequently, ex-
cept for three months in the year, no
cattle cau be'shipped trom this State.
ooOur legislasure does not meet until
next January, and I respectfully ask,
Mr. Secretary, that this order be sus-
pended as tar as Nortk Carolina is con-
eerned uit the legislature can enact
such quariatine laws as will b_ satis
factory 6 you to insure a modification
of said Fed Qruni Line.
oThe cattle paised in our mountain
section are practically free from fever
and are raised in a climate as cool and
tree from diseases as the climate in any
State North of the Virginia line. It is
this section of the State that ships most
of the cattle, and it would be a great
injustice to this State, and the people
engaged in this. industry, to compel
them to comply with this order, until
an opportunity is given us to provide |
such regulations agT will meet your ap-
proval and insure this area protection
from southern or aplenetic fever; and. at
the same time unable them! t have a
market for their cattle.
oIf this,line.is modotied for. Virginia,
I would earnestly repaest ~the sdthe
modification he made to apply to North
A BIG CATT'CH
HS
ThereTs a big catch in.
my store for just about
eleventeenmen and wo-
men. The fire dam-"
aged some of my stock .
and [ will take any
price you offer me in
reason. The line con-
THING
ui
SHOES.
Come everybody and get your choice. Re-
member no reasonable price refused.
FRANK WILSON,
THE KING CLOTHIER.
We Are Now Open
And for ready business and have a nice line of
Dress Goods
which. will be sold low down.
and Shoes
Call and see
us ane we will treat you right.
RICKS & TAFT.
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SAM'L T. WHITE
((At C. A. White's old stand.)*
"DEALER IN""~
THOS, SES ES EE,
Tinware, Crockery and Hardware, Heavy Groceries, and all kinds of�
Farming Utensils. SumTl T. White's Brand of Shovels warranted, |
Axes, Plows, etc., a specialty. Call to see me and
Car load Flour, Hay; Lime,
fore purchasing:
get my prices be-
SeedT Irish Potatoes ~
and Oats just received. I also handle all brands of High Grade
Fertilizers for Cotton and Tobacco.
ee mere
T, H. Pelletier Lovit Hines, © |�
President. Sec. & ~I'reas' | T
Greens,
UMBER CO.
Always in the atksl
for LOGS and pay
Cash at market prices
Can also fill orders
fur Rongh & Dressed _
L um, par promptly..
Give us yourT orders.
8. 0. HAMILION, Ih Monager. Pas Se '
1
To those in want
aan, oe
A PAPER.
new samples
=f be here in a
few days. Leave
word at my
home you want
papering done,
~. A, B ELLINGTON.
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J. WHICHARD. Editor.
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Sen na
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bad on ema to the editor or at
oe We desire | a live correspondent at
es every postoffice in the county, who will
pend lia brief items of NEWS as it occurs
in each neighborhood. Write plainly
and only on one side of the paper.
Liberal Commission on subscrip-
tion rates paid to agents.
Sarurpay, Fesruary 22ND, 1896.
The State of Mississippi, following
the example of North Carolina, works
i penitentary convicts on a farm.
_. . Last year it employed 250 convicts on
~a farm, with the running expenses for
the year, cost $95,000. The crops
raised on it, cotton, pork, peas, &c.,
sold for $155,000, bringing the State a
profit of $60,000, which wasnTt bad
tarming.
a clometiearie
ee
The Republicans are still unable to
do anything with their tariff bill, ~Sen-
ator Carter, who voted ~against taking
it up the other day, has given notice of
his intention to move that the bill be
sent back to the finance committee
for further consideration. The | oanatter
was brought up at a joint caucus of Re
publican Senators and Representativ es,
heldThursday night,but nothing was de-
_ ¢ided upon.
The McKinley men declare the
sudden epidemic of candidacy fever
among Republican Senators and ex-|,
Senators is nothing more nor less than
an attempt to make a combination of
the field against McKinley, . and ~there
~is apparently foundation for the declara-
The Quay-Platt-Reed combine
seems to have become afraid that Me-
tion.
Kinley might get nominated on the
first ballot if they didnTt cut up the
yote. They found plenty of willing
tools in the Senate, where McKinley
bas not one single sincere friend ind the
vote will be cut up.
Ee
Senator: Vest,of Missouri,is not one of
the professional ofunny� men of the
Senate, but he knows how to raise a
_ Teugh with the best of them when he
wishes. An
feet ras given this week. Mr. Vest
was making a few remarks when Sen-
hee got up and began to address
the chair. By the time Senator Vest
had turned his eyes upon his whiskers»
Senator Sherman was also on his feet
and addressing the chair. oMr. Pres-
ident,� shouted Senator Vest several
times without cttracting the chairmanTs
attention, and then he asked if he might
ke . a parlamentary inquiry. That
instance showing this
ght the chairmanTs attention, who
ee said: oThe gentleman from
ri will state it.� Mr. Vest then
th much sulemnity :
addressing the Senate, and had
oT believeT
ion itis that ce jar
sete Gur It hae ae
made a cheap way of getting notoriety
for this or that organization to send
out thoasands of printed petitions to
be signed and sent to Senators and
Representatives with the request that
they be presented to Congress, know-
ing that when so presented the titles of
the petitions and the purpose for which
they are sent would be read in open
session and printed in the Record and
in many newspapers. Senator Hill
proposes to at least partially reform
this abuse by having the petitions hand-
ed to the clerk of the Senate who will
put them on file, instead of their being
formally presentedT by Senators, as
now.
Secretary MortonTs dinner to Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland, this week,
has been widely discussed on account
of the original manner in which the
table was decorated. A big plow made
of red caraations was the center piece
of the table, and upon each side of it
were hay stacks made of yellow spun
sugar, under which were piles.of vege-
tables and farm implements all made of
sugar.
the table was a wheelbarrow made of
At each of the four corners. of
candy cabbages, containing confections
in the shape of vegatables and fruits.
The ives ~were served in candy hay
wagons, and the punel: in little cups
made to immitate apples, peaches and
pears, and the individual dishes for the
stewed terrapin were china terrapins.
This was the last of the formal cabinet
dinners.
"_"_""_"_"""
Mr. C, P. Huntington eanT talk a
Congressman weary on the benefits ot
his proposal to extend the debt due the
government from the Pacific Railroads
but
when it comes to giving substantial . in-
one hundred years.at 2 pee cent,
formation as to the actual workings of
the roads heis about as poor a witness
aé ould be found. ' ~SenatorT ~Morgan is
proving himself a thorn in the side of
Mr. Huntington, by driving the Rail-
road magnate into a corner with his
pertinent questions, but about all that
Mr. Morgan has yet been able to show
s that Mr. Huntington could tell much
that would throw light upon the sub-
ject if he would. Washington is tairly
swarming with HuntingtonTs lobbyists,
determined to buy every Congressional
vote that is purchasable, either. with
money or other commodities, and to
bulldoze, aye and even blackmail, those
who stand out against thew persuasions.
A wan who ~knows, ~says oprivate
detectives are shadowing .the move-
ments of every Senator and Represen-
tative who is known to oppose Hunting-
tonTs scheme; for the purpose of getting
evidence owhich ean be used to. con-
trol his vote: Some of the Congress-
men who have indicated friendliness to
the Huntington scheme are living high-
er than ever before in their lives and it
isnTt costing them a cent,
"""
The Lone Juryman Not Unanimous.
. In the trial of 'a case in Powell coun-
ty not long ago the attorneys ~objected
to all the jurors who bad been summon-
ed save one. As no others were at
hand, 1t was agreed that the action
should be tried by the one zemaining
juryman. After the evidence was
our, came back heed
bon
%
ba
a .
heard, the Judge told the lone juror to}
| retire and make ~Up a verdict. He re-
| tired, arid, after staying out for over, an| ~
: Lt agree| ONLY ON
b Ss G ee my =
~ No man can be made rich whose
happiness depends on money.
What a mistake to think we can
become rich by keeping ail we
get.
Bowing down to a golden calf
would soon transform ao angel
into a beast.
it was JobTs faith in God that
made him rich, not his sheep and
cattle. ©
If some men would give up
more and lay up up less, how soon
they would be rich.
The man who seeks first the!
kingdom of God will not have to
have a big income to be happy.
If pilivg up dollars 1s all thata
man jives for, his soul shrinks
with every dollar he mukes.
It is not what we give to God
bat what we keep from Him that
keeps us from becoming rich.
No greater mistake can be
made than to make the accumn-
lation of riches the first business
in life.
Job was ricber without his pos-
sessions than with them, because
the loss of them brought him
nearer to God.
oThe mill cannot grind with the
water that has passed,� nor with
the water that hus pot yet reach-
edit. Take alesson from this.
DonTt wait for opportunities to
turn up;nor try and glida through
the world on a reputation builded
by your father. Every man shoald
be his own builder and pass
through the world cna reputa-
tion earned by his own merits.
This 18 true democracy and if
every man will adopt it as his
motto it will build an ideal world
Original Observations.
Pitty the poor well bucket, for it has
many ups and downt.
Onelittle deed, if kindly done, can
win a friend"a lasting one.
He who courts and weds a_ wife,
must sacrifice his fi.t-nous life.
If silence is golden how many wo-
men are worth their weight in gold?
Female ecliectors?, There are none
since owomanTs work is never dun.�
At church women, as a rule, are
more apt to consider the texture than
the text.
Now that the new woman has
nsurped our trousers, she can no longer
say she ohasnTt a thing to wear.�
You must let some people think that
they are sharper than you are if you
would retain their good opinion.
There is one thing the cathodic rays
will never be able to show, and that is
a gold dollar in a country editorsTs
pocket-book.
True bravery should always steer 80
not to founder on Cape Fear ; but true
love should always steer for Cape
Charles. or Hemy dear.
- It is asserted that the. Mikado of J apan
never wears & garment that has been
washed. Therein he resembles the
great American tramp.
And now the family goes into a com-
mittee of the whele on the appropria-
tion bill for the new spring diesses, and
the old man files a ~mmority report.
Orange (Van) Observer.
The Charlotte
* North Carolina~s.
FOREMOST N WSPAPER
ry egal ae :
AND
"WEEK LY
{ndependent. and fearless ; b
more attractive than ever. it wil a a
invaluable visitor to the home, th
otlice, the club or the work room.
THE DAILY OBSERVER.
etiae ate be i
and National Capitols. $8 a year
THE WEEKLY one VER.
: ie | ae Seat a 2 50 cents}
THOS. J. JARVIS. ALEXL BLowe
ARVIS & BLOW,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
GREENVILLE, N.C.
@# Practice in all the oe
Swift Galloway, B. F. Tyson,
Snow Hill, N.C. Greenyille, N. C.
ALLOWAY & TYSON,
ATTORNES Y-AT-LAW,
Greenyille, N. C.
practice in all the Conrts.
HARRY SKINNER H. W. WHEDBEE.
Qt NNER & WHEDBEE,
Successors to Latham & skinnner.
Arroxnuiysss TsLAW
GREE ILUE. N. O-
secrete
Johu E. Woodard, ¥F. ©. Harding,
Wilson, N.C. Greenville, -
W VODAKD & HARDING,
N.C,
ATTORKNEYS-AT-LAW,
Greenville,iN.
Special attention given to collections
and settlement of claims.
R. D. L. JAMES,
DENTIsT:;
GREENVILzg, N, ©.
cere a ee a re se etnies mei eee ee
Barbers.
a
Tee RR per
AMES A. SMITH,
TONSQBIAL ARTIST.
GREENVILLE: N. O.
@e Patronage solicited.
Dyeing and Cleaning Gentlemen's
Clothes a specialty. GentlemenTs Silk
Ties dyed any color aud made good as
new. ~*smithTs Dandruff Cure� for all
diseases of the seasip, a never failing
cure for dandr uff, Give me a call,
ERBERT EDMUNDS.
FASHIONABLE BARF ER.
Under Onera House,
Special attention given to cleaning
Gentlemens Clothing.
ESTABLISHED 1875.
SAM. M, SCHULTZ,
PORK SIDES & SHOTTLDERS
VARMERSAND MERCHANTS BUY
ing their yearTs supplies Will tina
their interest to get our prices befere pu.
chasing elsewhere, Ourstock is complete
n allits branches.
FLOUR, COFFEr, SUGAN
RICK, Lea, &.
always wt Lowgsr M'&KET PRivws
TOBACS 0 SNUFF & CIGARS
we buy irect from Manufacturers, enaT
bling youto buy at one protit. A com
slete stock of
FURNITURE
always onhand and sold at prices tosun
the t imes. Qur goods areal] bought and
sold for CASH therefore, having no rish
to run,we sell.at a close margin.
8. M. SUHULT2.Greenville. Nec
THE MORNING STAR
The Oldest
Daily Newspaper in
North Carolina.
_ its Class inthe State.
+
Favors Limited Free Coinage
|of American Silver and Re
-lof the Ten Per Cent. Tax on
00
The Onl Six-Dollar Daily of|�"�
ices of edtton.
, 48 furnished
by Cobb Bros. & Commis
chavs of Norfok;: wae
and peanuts for yeste
¢ OOTTON,
Good Middling�"�
Middling 7
Low Middling 9:
Good Ordinary " 6
Tone"firm.
PEANUTS.
Prime 3}
Extra Prime 3
oancy 3
Spanish $1.10 bu »
Tone"firm. eee
Greenville Market.
Corrected by 8. M. Schultz.
Butter, per 1b 16fto 25
Western Sides 6toT
Sugar cured, Hams 10 to 123
Corn 40 to 60
Corn Meal 50 to 65
Flour, Family 4.25 to 4.50
Lard 5} to 10
Oats 35 to 40
Sugar 4 toé6
Coffee 15 to 25
Salt per Sack 80 to 1 75
Chickens 10 to 26
Eggs per doz 10 to 11
Beeswax. per 20
GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKET
REPORT.
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Tops."Green..-. .-.-+-: .1 to 24
« Bright.... ....... .4to8
Red........ , «3d to4
Lucs"Common.. .2. 4106
* Good......... --. 7 to 16
66
Fine.... «ee-..-12 to 18
Curruns-Common.......6 to ll
Good..... ....124 to 20
Fine.... ....62 ee
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JOHN F. STRATTONTS
~Tmporters and Wholesale Dealersia all kinds of
| MUSICAL MERCHANDISE,
Vielins, Guitars, Banjos, Accordeons, Harmoni-
etc., etc.
Bil. gi3:8i8, 17 as ones,
New York.
Y. ug auare vs wel) ax cents
iff Soin Sy Hi wir blead-
quair. 5, bk fot Sy /OStan,
Bess. vi. o pb o gs veka fl iine
th Se vO, | ae a ee a fe Hi self.
ycasurs ment, efor jus ly fa-
mous & 4 pai ates Suits, + 23.255
Overcoais, $10.25, and up. Cut
jnggorier Agents wanted every-
where.
The New York Ledger,
AMERICATS GREATEST STORY PAPER,
Always publishes the best and mest in-
teresting short stories, seriabstories and
special articles that caibe precured, Tre-
gardless of expense. ~he latest fashion
notes und patterns can be found every
week on the WoimanTs World Page.
There is always something in the New
York Ledger tiat will interest every
memter of the family, 20 Pages"Price
sents. For sale in this town by W. F,
urei.
al le i,
The next session of this S¢hou! will
HOWORY SEP, 2 185
and contintie for ten midnths.
The course embraces-all the branches
usually taught in an Academy.
Terms, both for tuition and board
reasonable.
Boys well fitted and equipped for
bpelveea Py by: F tebiog the academie
course alone.T Where they wish t
puraie a higher course, this ~school
guarantee _ Preparation to 7
ase pet tate any College in er
Qaroling or the State University.
refers te ,108�,� who have recent] ~ae
its wall ~or the truthfulness of ~this
statement.
present standard.
Neither time nor stenting. nor.
work will be spared to make this ~choos *
all that parents. could wish.
~For further rtigulars seo or ade
oe m
Ww. Hi, Racepane
will be aided z e-
ments te gentinne in the higher echoed, »
The dizcipiine will be ~kept. at i 4
Any en mey with cheracter and nee
AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD.
Ccadenseu senedule,
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated RS las) eS.
Jan. 6th i: Sle ¢ Sai
1896. ARIZ Zi
A, M.)P.M. A. M
Leave Weldon | 11 55) 9 27
Ar. Bocyk Mt | 1 00:10 w :
tie. oTy aoe
Ly Tarboro 12 12 .
Lv Rocky Mt 1 00/10 20 5 45
Ly Wilson 2 O4;)11 03
Lv. Selma Z 53,
Lv Fay'tteville} 4 30/12 63)
Ar. Florence 7 25) 3 00:
G2
O38
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P.M. A.M
Ly Wilson z 08 6 20
Lv Gollsbaro $ 10 7 05
Lv Magnolia 4 16| 8 10
Ar Wilmington; 5 45, 945
P. M.| A.M
TRAINS GOING NOTRH.
Dated 2Sy18 = i,
Jan. 6th 6a ié 3'3
1896. ZA\� zAS
A. MIP. M.
Ly Florence 8 15| 7 4)
Lv Fayetteville) 10 58! 9 40
Lv Selma 12 82
Ar Wilscn 1 20/11 35
% st \
Se
rae
7 A. M, P.M.
Ly Wilmington| 9 25 7 00
Lv Magnolia | 10 56 & 31
Ly Goldsboro | 12 05 9 40
ar Wilson 1 00 10 27
Ly Tarboro 248 %
aes Be,
oR oz
za ae
te " cee
iP. M. P. MiP. M,
Ly Wilson 1 2 1135) 10 32
Ar Koeky Mt 2 realy 1] 15
Ar Tarbora 7 40 "
Ly Tarboro
Ly Rocky Mt 2 i:| "a n|
Ar Weldon 5; a a
~Jrain on Seotiaud Neck Braneb a |
faves Weldon 3.55 p.m., Halifax 4,1
p. m,, arrives Scotland Neck at 4.58 )
m., Greenville 6,47 p. m., Kinston 7.4)
p. m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20
a. m., Greenville 8.22 a. m. Artiving
Halifax at 11:00 4, m., Weldon 11.20 am
daily except Sunday.
Trains on Washnigton, Branch leave
Washington 7.00a, m., arrives Parmele
8.40a. m.. Tarboro 10,00; returning
leaves Tarboro 4,30 py armele 6. ab
p. n,, arrives Was ington 7.45 p.
Daily except Shuday. Connects with
trains on Scotland Neck. Branch. ,
Tram leaves Larporo, N C, via Albe-
marle & Ruleigh R, R. daily except Sun-
day, at 4 50 p, m., Sunday* 800 P. M;
arrive Plymouth 4.00: P. M., 5.25 p. m.
Returning icaves Plymouth daily except
Sundoy, 6.00 a. m., Sunday 9,30 a. m.,
arrive bake g all 10,25 a.m and ~11. 35
Tila ¢ on Midland N.C, branch leaves
bor daily, exe Pr Sunday, 6.05 a
riving Smithtield 7°30 a, m. Re-
g leaves Smithfield 8.00 a. m,, ar-
rives ab Goldshors 9.30 a. m.
Trains in Nashville ~branch leave
Rocky Mount. at 4.30 p. m,.. arrive.
Nashville 5.04 p. m., Spring Hope 5,30
p. mv... Returning Jeave Spring Hope
8.002. m., Nashville 8.3) a m, altive at
Rocky Mount 9.05 a m. daily exeep:
Sunday.
Treivs on Latta breneh, Florence R
R., leave Latta 6.40 pm, wdrive Dunbar
7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 p m, Returning
leave Cliot6.10 am, Dunbar 6.30 a m,
ove Latta 7.50 a Mm, daily except Suu-
y.
Train onClinton Branch leayes War-
saw for Clinton caily, exeept Sauday,
11,10 ajimi ap 8.50 p, m: Returning
leaves Clinton at7,00 a. m, and 3,00 p m.
Train No. 78 makes close: connection
at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via
Rishmone., also at Rowky Mount with
Norfolk and UarolinaR R for Noriolk|
ane all potuts North via Norfolk,
IOAN F. DIVINE,
Goneral Supt.|!
EMERSON, Tratlie Manages;
hENTY, GeuTl Manager.
JF, KING,
ta
i SALE AND FEED
_ STABLES.
etic 4 te
on Fitth Street nearfFive
is «Points. :
.#| erage year from being too short.
No More Leap Years for Seven
Years After the Present
A Thing That Happens Once in Brery
One Hundred Years " Curious
Facts Gleaned from Old
Almanacs.
The introduction of an additional
day into the calendar once in four
years is necessary to prevent the av-
At
the same time it makes the average
year a little too long. This additional
~| tength is so slight that it accumulatea
very slowly. Nevertheless, it does ac-
cumulate, and by the end of a century
it amounts to nearly 4 day. For that
reason once in a hundred years the ad-
ditional day which marks a year as
jeap year is omitted, and the average
length of the year is reduced.
The English law determined in 1751
on reforms in this calendar, and from
those we draw and use. The original
determination of the calendar was made
by the pope, and afterward it was
adopted by all the countries except
Russia and the east. From January
12, 1752-the civil year was made to be-
gin on that date, and not on March 1,
as many had it. In the same year 11
days were dropped from the calendar,
from the 3d to the 13th, inclusive, so
that what would have been the 14th be-
came the 3d.
With this change effected, the re-
mainder of the calendar followed its
usual course. By this change the day
which would have been December 23
becarwe January 5. It was from this
that the latter derived its name of Old
Christmas day.
The further regulation of the calen-
dar occurred in omitting the year 1800
from the number of leap years. There-
fore, in 1801, Old Christmas day fell on
January 6,and from that time until this
that is the day of the month called by
that name.
In Riders oBritish Merlin� for 1801
we find it stated that 1900 is not to be
a leap year, while 1901 is to be the fifth
leap year bisextile, or leap year, and
the first year of the 20th century. For
this century the first leap year was
1804, which is described as such in the
almanacs which were then current.
One old almanac for 1800 (MooreTs)
names the year as the fourth after bi-
sextile, or leap year, and then states
that. in spite of its being the fourth
February had only 23 days.
ing this fashion, 1802 is called the sixth
year after bisextile,
seventh.
Curious as all this appears to us, it
is prec'scly what we will soon do.
Throrwhont seven years there will be
no Vebruary 29 after 1996. All of the
births~and other events which oecur on
that unfortunate dey of the month will
have no opportunity to celebrate their
anniversary. That eccentric date, Ieb-
ruary 29, will then have an opportunity
for renown brought on by its absence,
The calendar adjustment by which
these matters were arranged reaches
forward to a distance that is startling
to one whose term of life is the 70 years
of man. It declared that the years
1800, 1900, 2100, 2200, or any hundredth
year in time to come, shall consist of
365 days and nomore. But the fact.also
remains that this adjustment of the
calendar was not quite accurate. The
one day omitted once ina century made
the average year a very little too
short.
To remedy this defect the adjusters
made the following exception to the
rule making the hundredth year of 365
days, except every fourth hundredth
vear beginning with the year 2000,
These years will be leap years"that is,
the years 2000, 2400, 2800, 3200 will have
a February 29. But their daye are not
of great concern to us. "N. Y. Herald.
The Fagot Party.
If one has a wide fireplace and anum-
| ber of friends who are good story-tel-
lers, a fagot party may be a pleasant
form of entertainment. Give to each
guest a ribbon-tied bundle of fagots or
bits of wo », place cozy seats about
thefireanda asknumber one (the ribbons
should be numbered) to throw her fuel
upon the fire.� As it burns a story is
to be told, neither longer nor shorter
than the time of its burning; and as
the light dies out number two begins
his tale. A room for a fagot party
should be lighted only by candles and
the firelight. Finish the evening with
an informal dance, if your guests are
} of the dancing habit, and with a light
and dainty supper, as most of us are of
the ong habit."N. Y. Post, masse?
Pretensions of King Menelik. .
The missionary Flad, a German be-
longing to Wurtemburg, writing from
Abyssinia, says that one Goban Desta,
who was educated near Basle, and has
~been a colporteur ofthe English Bible
society, working in Harrar and Shoa,
| was ead put iarohals may be-
catise he ite reports to Europe.
King Meneli oseemed determined to
suppress cveryone who might report his
preparations. against the Italians. The
king is ith ot says Mr. Flad, by
French and R courtiers, and
boasts oreban wrt his victory over | ©q
the Italians, and ~how he means to set
sche suite yet He eres sb help
year from leap year, 1796, the month of |
Yollow- |
~drippinTs cat of bear kezs,
and 1803 the
| forth from the Tigre to Jerusalem to | messenger, |
thanks to the young A eg iy
BUMS, HOBOS AND TRAMPS
Gome Nice Distinctions In the Use of These
: Terms.
My friend"my warrant for so
styling him is based on the fact that
he has generally accepted sundry
loans from me"was telling of some
people he had met. By the way,
the conditions under which I met
him led me to believe that he knew
the gentlemen of whom he spoke,
for our acquaintance was formed on |
a back street at a latehour. His
purse had been lost, strayed or stol-
en, and fortunately I was vouch-
safed the privilege of supplying his
immediate necessities in the par-
ticular of what he jooularly termed
othe price.TT His conversational
powers were at their best, notwitb-
standing a certain murkiness about
his voice which I forbode to men-
tion to him. Inadvertently I had
alluded to himasa~o~bum.�� Now,
lintended no insult, but from the
subsequent remarks it was forced
upon my attention that I had offered
one.
~Ye donTt want ter callame a bum,
see?TT he observed. ~Ye donTt know
whata bum is. ITmahobo. When
ye call a hobo a bum, yer takin
chances, see? Why, now if -Spring
Jack wuz here heTd give ye the
strong arm fer that. DonTt know
Spring Jack, eh? Well, ye bea ig-
norance. Howsomever, thatTs nei-
ther here ner there, as me ole fren
Slim used ter say when he'd been
chucked offTn a freight. ThereTs jest
two kinTs of bums 'n them is town
bums Tn shovel bums. Now, a town
bumTs a felley as wonTt work, but
bums aroun the town he belongs in.
TheyTs a lot of Tem here. A shovel
bum will work when heTs broke.
ThemTs the felleys as hangs out in
the WayfarerTs lodge.
~~A town bumTll sponge on enny-
body, but a shovel bum wonTt
sponge. He'll work for what he
gets. Next is tramps. They travel.
TheyTs a big difference tween bums
~n tramps. A tramp never washes;
he begs at houses instead of hustlin
on the street, Tn theyTre all can gau-
gers; they got a can Tn sneak roun
back doors of saloons ~a drigk iae
Bat yo
can ga:inbiu tT a bovoTs ty. He ainTt
got no use fer bums Tn tramps. He
puts up a good front, bums on the
fly, which is hustlin on the street fer
the price. He counts himself some-
thin Tn donTt Tsociate th no bums Tn
tramps. A hobo hates a shovel bum.
HeTll tTrow bis grub away Tfore heTll
give it tera shovel bum. Ye see,
when a hobo gets down on his luck Tn
braces a shovel bum the other felley
calls him down Tn tells bim ter go
ter work. The hobo allers gets
square. A hobo is up Tn comin most
ot the time. He up ter all the
tricks T*n can work a~jiggerT easy.
DonTt know what a ~jiggerT is? Why
ye scratch yer arm Tp put some kind
of liniment on it, Tn it swells up, Tn
thea ye show it ter people, Tn they
come down with the stuff easy, see?
ltTs a sure thing. Mose hobos is
crooks, Some of Tem get up in the
business soTs they can crack a safe.
~TheyTre pretty high up then. A
hobo travels all the time. Ye donTt
never find them in the woodyard.
This town has turned out a few good
hobos. ITve seen their registers.
Ye seo, a felley writes him name
~n the direction heTs goin, so the
other felleys knows where he is.
ThereTs Spring Slim, Spring Jack,
Spring Red. This town ainTt turn-
ed out but one good crook.TT"Spring-
field Union.
Honors Were Easy.
A Parisian journalist recently
wrote arather unfavorable criticism
of the performance of a well known
actress, The latter was keenly
wounded and watched for a chance
to avenge herself. She was one
evening at the Varieties with a
young aristocrat for an escort when
she espied the critic. She had a
package with her which she request-
ed her friend to deliver in person,
The dandy rose, and, taking the
e over. to where the journal-.
ist was sitting with a party, pre.
sented it to him, saying, ~~ Mademoi-
selle, who admires your talent has
requested me to present you with
this as a souvenir from her.TT
The critic took it and opened it
before his friends, who had heard
the dandyTs little speech. It von-
tained about @ dozen goose quills,
and smiles and suppressed laughter
went around. But the oritio ~was
equal ; the o o :
oAh, my dear sir, 6 said he to the
~opleage give my best
nh feathers, I was aware sg the
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North B ound Freight, arrives 9:50 A
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Water!
The wind still bites cold.
No Hsin work could be done the past
week.
Robins have been very scarce this
peason.
GreenvilleTs first and foremost need
is water.
WashingtonTs birthday passed without
observance here.
* Best Orange Syrup just received at
Jesse W. BrownTs.
The weather has moderated some but
it is still plenty cold.
Fresh Grits just arrived at D. S.
SmithTs.
A vast difference in the looks of the
tewn today and last Saturday.
The oSouthern LeaderT is the pride
af Greenville, at D. S. SmithTs.
D. D. Haskett has moved into
Forbes store.on Five Points.
the
7x11."See what a big Slate you
ean get for 5 cents at Reflector Book
Store.
Fresh Canned Goods of all kinds
cheap at the Old Brick Store.
oFresh Mountain Butter 20c per Ib
: Fresh Pork Link Sausage at S. M.
Schultz.
A large crowd has been in town to-
day. The fire ruins attracted many to
that quarter.
a MasonTs Standard Soda Crackers
and Cakes at the Old Brick Store.
. News."The best Flour is Proctor
Knott sold o3 S. M. Schultz. Try a
24 Ibvbag. |
Gol. I. A. Sugg was rejoicing Fri-
day over the arrival of. another. bay at
his home.
Malaga Grapes 20 cents a pound
winds for 35 cents.
Morris Merer. |
Fish, Irish Potatoes, Prepared
ve Mest, Oat Flakes, range� Mac-
e990 AM
here.
N. H,. Whitfield was able to be out
today.
J. B. Jarvis came bome from Chapel
Hill Friday evening.
Mrs. Hoell has inoved into a dwell-
ing house on Cotanch street.
C. H. Moseley, of Charlotte, is visit-
ing his daughter, Mrs. W. T. Lipscomb.
Mrs. R. M. Hearne, of Washington,
who was visiting her parents here, has
returned home.
Mc. D. Boyd arrived from Pilot
Mountain, Friday evening. He is the
guest of C. M. Bernard.
Rev. N. H,~D. Wilson. has moved
into the dwelling occupied by J. W
Morgan on Second street.
Capt. Orren Williams, who has been
here looking after insurance adjust-
ments, returned to Tarboro to-day.
Mrs. B. RB. King and little daughter,
who were visiting the family of: Sheriff
R. W. King, returned to their home in
Goldsboro to-day.
Owing to the sickness of his wife at
Kinston, Rev. A. Greaves could not
come over this morning to fill his ap-
pointment in the Episcopal church _ to-
morrow. Maj. Harding will hold a lay
service in the morning.
Go to the Old Brick Store and get
Fresh Vermont Butter and all kinds of
Groceries.
Go to the Old Brick Store and find
J. S. Tunstal and J.B. Smith, an get
your Fresh Family, GReeries.
There is yet some snow about in
spots. We hope it is not following the
old adage and waiting for more.
There is considerable business going
onin town, notwithstanding so many
houses were wiped out by the fire.
C. J. Parker, secretary of the State
TeacherTs Assembly, is sending out a
very interesting pamphlet entitled
oTeacherTs Hand Book.� Copies can
be had by writing to him at Raleigh.
atte
L. Hooker has got fixed again in {a
portion of the old Dancy building. Her-
bert Edmonds has got his barber shop
in operation on the upper floor of the
same building.
Notice.
My office is now located between
Five Points and HumberTs Machine
Shops, and I am ready to attend all
calls promptly.
W.H. Bagwe tn, M. D.
Notice.
Since the fire I have concluded. to
associate with me my brother, J. E.
Starkey, under the firm name ef Star-
key & Bro., and solicit the continued
patronage of my old customers and ex-
tend a cordial welcome to all new ones
who may favor me with their trade,
promising all to sell» as cheap as any+
om J, L, Starker.
Notice.
Since the fire White & Speight have
made their headquarters in the old
Bank, and are still writing insurance.
Our Mr. Speight also wishes to an-
sales ot his Yvelebrated Brands of Fer.
DonTt forget where to find us.
Wuite & Srricut,
Church Services Tomorrow.
Methodist church."Sunday-school at
9:30 A. M. Preaching at. 11 A. M.
Whe
Episcopal chureh."-Sunday-school at
9:30 A. M. ; Lapcending at 11 A. M.
* |by, H. Handing.
Baptist ' harph,-Sunday-eobool at |
0 }9:30.4. M.- ~Preaching at. 12, A, M,|!
ae | and 7:30 P. ML by Rew. B.D. Wells,
bs ge
Te
nounce that he is ready to continue the}:
tilizers, Kainit and Cotton Seed Meal. | |
and 7:30 P. M. by Rev. N. H. D. hed |
sheet
Notice.
I am,at,ForbesT old store: at Five
Points with the goods I saved out of
Iam now realy for pReee
D. D. Haskert.
Knocked Out Quick.
That was not much of a fight that
Maher, the pupilists, at El Paso Fri-
day. Kitz knocked Maher out on the
first round. And there was lots. of gush
over the preliminaties to the big fight.
~Card of Thanks..
I desire to return sinesre thanks to
the citizens: of Greenville, white and
rolored, male and femal, and to the.
fire companies, fur the promptness with
which they. responded to the alarm
from. my house Friday afternoon.
JOHN FLANAGAN.
Must Work Ourselves.
The people of every locality must
rely upon. their own efforts for the
progress, and prosperity they desire.
Weemust show a spirit of enterprise
and # desire to build up our own waste
places berore we can expect others to
invest their money in our midst.
They do Good Work.
One of our leading citizens in con-
versation with the REELECTOoR, spoke
in highest terms of the efficient work of
Capt. Ed. Latham with his Rough and
Ready Fire Company around fires, and
says he thinks the people of the town
should show their appreciation of such
services in some fitting way. The Re-
FLECTOR heartily approves the sug-
gestion. ~The services of all our fire-
men deserve recognition.
He Got His Gurl.
The Salisbury World tells a strange
story. Will Fry and Miss Amanda
Newell, both of SalisburyT were engag-
ed to be married. Miss Newell, how-
ever, went to Rock Hill, S. C., where
she found a new lover to whom she be}
came engaged, casting Fry off. She
was to have been married last Sunday
to the new man, and among the invita-
tions sent out was one to Fry. He left
for Rock Hill last Friday, at once sought
out the girl, induced her to reconsider
and marry him and has since arrived
home with the bride whom at one time
it looked as if he had lost.
Quick Settlement.
White & Speght pay another claim
today as will be seen by the following
letter :
Messrs. White & Speight,
Greenville, N. C.
Gentlemen :"Having promptly re-
ceived full amount of Claim, under Pol-
icy number 356,835, I take pleasure in
recommending your Company to any
one wishing accident insurance.
Very truly,
Rost. L. Bevcner=
If you have not smoked the oGolden
Seal� you missed something delightful.
Sold by Jesse W. Brown at CoryTs old
stand,
Expeditions to the North Pole would
have been useless this week. That
us.
op ant
an excellent stock of
which aro offered at low. figures.
class store.
A CTR ONE
ConeT aiid'ate me at Thve. Point
and beac bovi make you eh ,
C45 ade
the fire aud will be, glad. to have my|
» | R. B. Smith, of Ayden, spent to-day
tuok place between Fitzsimmons and |.
town.
particnlar points of the composs seemed |
to havo come right down. here among} #
Taw at the same old stand with |@
I carry everything keptin a first- i
| Advantage.
~ Tam thankful to say
that I was not in the
fire, and inform the pub-
lic that they can get
goods as cheap at my
store as anywhere in
1» eclal low
plices to everybody.
Big line Ladies Storm
OverShoes expected by
express to-night.
H. C. HOOKER.
AM U.K.
Having rented the
store formerly occupied
by J. R. Cory, oppo-
site RawlsT Jewelry
store, I will be open}
Saturday, February 22,
with a stock of Fresh
(groceries.
JESSE.W. BROWN.
PRIGES OF ELEGHRIG itil,
Sr ciceeentiae eee tate
STORES.
3to 9 lights 80c each per montb.
10 to 12 lights 702 o* o = o
12 and up 65c
Not less than three lights put
in stores.
66 be o6
HOTELS.
20 and up 6Uc each per month.
Less than 20, store rates.
RESIDENCES.
1 light $1.00 each per moath.
Qlight 90° o o
3 light 80¢
4 light 70¢
5to9 lights 65co
All Jights will be put in free of
ccst before plant is pat tuto op-
eration. After plant is started up
lights will cost $2.00 for cach
lamp, cord, wire, labor, te.
For other mformation call on
S. OC. Hamilton, dr., at mill-
66 6s th
oé of 66
66 66
AM PREPARED TO AC- @}
if | commodate Table Board.T 3
* ers at'reasonable rates. =|
) I am located in the Per- #7
# kinTs house on 4th strect
ie near main, street. A. oun ts, ,&
: nient placefor businessmen, .f
" My table will be supplied |
# with ~the best the market §
affords. For further infor- ?
mation see me at my millin- #
ery store. Sennen
Strong Testimony For. 1 C
/ New eS: N. My, Oct, Ibth, 1895,
: Mess, CLARK
Co.
Successors to o atertite Clark & Co.)
yentlemen This ts to certify that I} y
have t ed 'S. L. ©.� for indigestion audT se
obtained rélief after otter remedies hadT
| fated and 1.an
hesitatingly reccormmetid
| it aba valuable medieine alt whee ute
~RLLIS, rt if:
Hi B, | ee 60, :
| inet tan uh
oWILLIAM.
bd
Ws ae voided
When your thoughts. turn
to the many, many things
that you will have to buy
this winter for the comfort
of yourself and family turn
your footsteps toward the
store of i
* e
'
Where you will find °"
displayed the largest and |
lh |
best assorted line of the "
tellowing goods:
ny GOODS,
of many nnd varied kinds,
Dress
Goods and
TrTmmi'gs
Notions,
Gentlemen
Furnish
* ing Goods,
* Shirts,
~~? " Neckties,
Four-in-
Hand
Scarfs,
Collars,
Hosiery,
Yank
Notions,
Hats and
= Caps. t
24 neatest
see nobbiest
styles, Lae
dies, Boys,
and Childrens Fine and Heavg
Shoes and Boots in endless
styles and kinds, Carpets, Rugs
Foot Mats, Mattings, Flooring
and Table Oil Cloths, Lace Cur-
tains, Curtain Poles and Fixtures,
Valises, Hand Bags, and a stock ©
of FURNITURE that will sur-
e,: : z ee ALA ¥,
SON ms
prise and delight you beth as.
ito quality and price, Baby Car-
| riages, Heavy Groceries, Flour,
% |Meat, Lard, Sugar, Molasses, .
& Salt, ~Bagging and Ties, Peanut
Sacks and Twine. We buy
GTO HO PANTS.
h and pay. the Monet market prices
Sor them.
~ fl ReynoldTs SHOES for
Men and Boys canTt be
| beat.
| Padan: Bros. SHOES far
not
Harriss? Wire oBuckle� a are
rranted, ~Try a pair and be com
dugg The celebrated R. & G. Core
Our, eortnt n
ied ri ey Our ye ~5° te
fand pleasip uf Clerks are compe
t an Selciea,
ur store is the place for you to trade, |
ake � phe ee ye
soto. ce
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