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cas =at amas EY Dg aon aaa ee emt an AeTRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION.«GREENVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1896.No. 44keeps us striving to better- gonditions and improve fa-cilities. Nothing that willmake this a hetter store istoo mach trouble or toogreat an expense. We arepushing ahead to win new praies. We have just re-ceived a beautifnl additionto our already completestock vf the followingtye_ FOR THE LaDIES:~Gilk Finished Henrietta,Satin Duchess,Cheviot, Creponettes,Imperial SergeBrocade Mohair,-Brilliantine,Drop dTAlma, Dimities,| has clearly identified himself with theSilk Landown,Duck Suiting, Sateen,Linen Batiste,French Organdies,Ginghams, Percales,Swisses, Mulls, &c.All weask is an inspection andthe prices will earns you.FOR THE GENTLEMEN:all-wool plaid suits,blue cheviots, °black cheviots,-all.wool brown mixedsuits,brown plaid suits,black serge suits,: imported clay worsted,all-wool covert cloth,all-wool Thibet satin-"lined suits, oeand many other kinds that. will~anit you in price and quality.mabe it 2) tiie: ON eam |96h arsine itBi inex once had ne 44ep ~We hope his ~dying,ias}LOCAL NOTES AND TOBACCOJOPTINGS.BY 0, Li JOYNER.Now is the time to cultivate. thetobacco crop 80 as to prevent too earlybuttoning.. Keep the ground looseand mellow around the young plantsand it will keep them growing, whilestalks to. become callous and hard,which will produce an unhealthy growthand cause too early buttoning and aweaking plant.~The summer is now advaneing and itis beginning to be time for some newprize houses to be started, We havTentnear enough and there is going to be astronger demand for them this yearthan there has been in any previousone. There will be more bayers andthey will want somewhere: to storetheir tobacco. We need more prize: aRGedhouses and must. aug afanother sonaon, 3%MR. D. EAs Ww. ER:peng thet ante oat ophiAn Ketimable Young... Man WhoseStay in Our Town, Won, For ~BimMany Festa es.Last fall whet! D? yo Wall 4 cameto Greenville from Durham und quiet-ly announced his intention to. locateon this market as a pernanant buyer,from hisT quiet and easy deameanoreverybody was glad to extend him ahearty welcome. Since that. time hemarket in every particular that tendedto advance the marketTs best interest.In his unassuming and unostentatiousmanner hé hag managed his businessin a ecxictly | bhsiness way and his worksinve he has been in Greenville hasbeen such as ~to inspire theT strictestconfidence of his ~business associatesand awaken ani command the highestin contact. On or about Jan. Ist,he formed a copartnership with J. S.Jenkins for the purpose of conducting aleaf tobacceo business here. . Prior to hiscoming to Greenville Mr.. Walker hadlived in Durham and had charge of thebusiness ot H. J. Bass & Co., and hincehis experience as a, buyer was limitedas he had always had charge of a facto-ry and his line of duty never placedhim on the warehouse floor. Tn form"ing vartnership with Mr. Jenkins hethas acted wisely tor there is no onethat better understands buyingthe grades han J. S. Jenkins antl inthe factory Mr. Walker held forth his, - of the business with perfect precis-Mr, Welker remained in Green.| vile until a few days ago when he leftto visit the head markets of N orth Car-olina and Virginia in. the interest of thebusiness here and to'sxend a. short. va-cation at his country home up inT themountains near Lynchburg, Va. He9} will return to Greenville some time inJuly or early in August to begin workon the new crop. OT. I.aeywlon� " eG the old| cireus down who 1s s known ~by many jj5 Per Ey Robinsn ' " Ba. ee vi es tHat prted mr dy re tenhis Mas efand, 1, Ohio ON |ee Ea, 6 One etWhenT Me tee was, i ip, G en.-|yille last fall_wetalTi args above,L be many years ba ere[taking off comes, FeAit esti ~ oo wl orn Oarae, am |fabaneglect at this ~time will cause the}degree of respect and admiration of all}| those with whom he -has been. thrownWill be'sd' slow that it4 sblessia oe me eSoh Eresw false ChisSHIRT WAISTS.What is it that I hear each day,As near the Buford House I stray ?What is it makeg my hair turn gray ?"Tis shirt waists.When to my room I now repair,To try and find some comfort there,What is the first sound that I hear ?- *Tis shirt waists.And when I venture just a word,And think perhaps I shall be heard,I find all other talk deferred: For shirt waists.When from my slumber I arise,As rosy dawn lights up the skies,What sight is it that greetsmy eyes ?Tis shirt waists.And when I lay me down at night.In sleep to shut all things from sight,A vision comes, in colors bright,Of shirt waists,When to my meals I go with glee,Thinking that there I shall be tree,Great heavens ! on every hand I geeThose shirt waists.. | WheneTer I pass the ladies now,And doff my hat and smile and bow,They do not say a thing, I vow,~~ But shirt waists.What is it makes me swear and rave,And wish that I was in my grave,And for oblivion, to crave?' oLis shirt waists,What is it that has brought this blight}On me, who once was gay and bright?What keeps me always in a fright?Tis shirt waists,What was it made me feel so bad?What tock the cash that once I had?"Twas nothing but this crazy fadOf shirt waists.No more I walk the streets at will,But slink around with foxy skillTo dodge the chap who totes the billFor shirt waists.And when, at last my life is oTer,T ask for this, and nothing more,To reach some fair and happy shoreWhere thereTs no shirt waists."*«D,� in Charlotte Observer.In one of the old-time burle§ques aterrible lover appears upon theT stage.strides, foldud arms, and ~frowning:cut your throat !�old days, nobody ever imagined that »time would come when any lover wouldbe like that ~fellow. But, alas!'wehave ~plenty ot them today. Thenewspapers are full of them. It isgetting to be a rather common thing{for a young gentleman to, ask, A, Young,lady to be good enough to cont ' it stcide with him. And, bel wiki hooThey are déeply tin ~ theng, ery: erWhat is the Matrer With the Lovers? |.He is all bespangled with daggers and |pistuls. Coming into the presence ot} @the beautiful object of his affection, he}advancesT toward her with \measured |countenance. Then he suddenly comes |,to a halt, and in a voice of thunder he}. = tabsroars out: oI-love yon! rai let meThe audience used to laugh hearti i, | |because, in the innocence of. the good | SEline of hot weather ghar was never more |ie than now.armed with ~eae dad ~bendons.Now when at see then! ineFORD) CAFFY gra an vers,cortinl He bersth gent ora 00D tdsI sold more SHIRTSlast week than was eversold in Greenville be-fore. The quality and__ price caught the masses""STILL LEADS IN""cease and SummerCLOTHII2 PPP PPA APP AP Ps Patt tte et APPRThe Invincible Dealer in GentsT iL hi 4Shoes, Shirts and Dry Goods, &. ""Pel el Pattee.Relate mate %aaa3 + baa: still selliig ailthe latest shapes andgrade of those 10,000 .STRAW HATS. Will Gesell at your own price.i, MINUTE,enial ly| yasPLEASE.We are showing a full stock of Real Noyeltthat canTt be duplicated in Greenville zo bey "JoOnn Kelly'sShoes &Slippersin Needle-Toe, Globe-Toe, New London-Tand E. lasts. A superb article and every vit eaeR. & G. CORSETSbrated Corset.A complete line to se-lect fro .There's no better made. mot this ome |@+ Gents Furnishing Goods ayAre in abundance and of the latest. Come and| you don't buy, why that all right. we are are ia ~shoRICKS & TAus, if�Ww you.Pt.Have you decided on sa thin Dregs oeethe Summer? The hot weather will soon pe-lwith us. Better select your thin Dresses now«jand make them up during the few. cool da; VSwe are yet to have. If you have not decidedlet us help-you'make your selections. We canplace 25 yeats experience at your service. Ourlhew aye arriving daily.jad ey na ui rihytn= pomornc CORNERTe

"=} The yee of Aaeicias FrancisJoseph I., will be sixty-six years old inAugust next, and he has sat on bisthrone tor forty-eight years.The King of the Belgians, Leopoldesd with a pleased expression.oWhat a pity it is,� the young wo-man with the knowing look resumed,othat she doesnTt know that it is not onstraight.�~ oavere in aon by. carriers withoutwdezata aon appl ion to the editor orfattive S cecuapdesient 3; in the county, rips willef items of NEWS as it Occurs_ send in br hborhood, Write plainlyof the paper.We. desire 1rey et We""_Frupar, las 22np, 1806."The late shat ~a Persia lett a iedaneae oy ~": i ees are ohare ~born ace esThey will steal six days in othe week: ee Ap ey 1 on Sunda y and shoutra |_This is what Daniel |a them whenwasn't viding for, votes, beta xW.B. Crews, ~the bask member of~the last Legislature from Granvillecounty, who attained fame byt introduc. |ing the resolution adjourning thaee: oattend ithe National. Republican, CoifeentionT in place of Col. Jumes H.| Holt, who repudiated Republicanism.: e os eeeMr E.. L,. Godkin, the able gslitorthe New York ~Bvening 3 Post,_ ohas amost sensible article i in the current num-per of the Forum on oThe. »Political_ Situation.� vi w theThe following ~observation, , among- many other interé5of truth about it, says the Charlotte.Democrat: We wish it seemed other.o wise, and thatj~as otyore, it. might besaid that at least a part of , AmericaTserenyest ory Salt t CPey fBittorpo 4oNo: cacenaaces y shone er can ~failto be struck with the disappewrance |from Congress and the State Legisla-tures cf men prominent for eloquence,character or the weight of their opin.jons, oIt 18 no exaggeration to say ~tha,othere is hardly one left in the political_ world who is listened to for doctrine or~ instruction on any great pablic question.There are in Congress, fo | @tdtor#, no- financiers or�"� oeconomists, no scholars,making up their minds,"no Clays, noA ste my mg, Calhouns,. no Wrights,eb iveretts, . no Sewards,. bdliciitléns, no ~Tram.| n ers,.no. oillustrations� asthe French call them, in any field.Be aeeiental the pountry, in fact,taken refage i in the greatrebusiness, prppranions. ant, i Jin n the aerefuge in the monasteries... In the� me~at Co ngress ~to Botha N war,House capable of drafting a resolution- which would prpent i its designs in, res-pectable shape. We cannot recall aacase in modern times in which a ~gov., ernment seemed 80. completely aban, |oxi by the adepts and apeeign ho ever sat on thend. The: sto ig af.geay a P| girl13 is fifty-one years old, and has rulednae on supacrip-| yeo agents.imperial or royal sovereigns of oEurope.ereigns are the EmperorT of Germany,"| 87; the King of Portugal, 33; theyTLOzar of. Russia 28 28.; theT King- of Sere}ae 2, 1810.-New. York: Sun.t body}nor of the death of Fred Douglass, ie party gave a8 gooo| been enjoyed by anya Btate in thisUnion.}Gombination between the Republicansof |7 ing ~ones, strikes: ie}as having a painfully disagreeable glare).whom people like to-hear trom: before |Twiht i ay May 24, will the :sevetity seventhT | anniversaryT ot thethe oldest , JesIL.,is in the sixty-second ~year of hisage, and in the thirty-first eed of hisreign.Tye King of Saxby is in his sixty-ninth year.The King of Italy, Humbert L., is inthe'seventéenth year of his reign.The King of the , Hellenes, GeorgeThebsGreeee for thirty-three. years.~The Sultan of Turkey, ~Abdul HamidIT., is fifty-tour, and has been the rulerof the ae for ATTats. © EL:The pet oof Resirmnania,� oCharles ais in the fifty-eighth year of his age.These are the more elderly of theAmong the. younger oEurdpean sov-via, 20; the Queen of the Netherlands,17, and the King ofSpain, 10, In the| Netherlands: there, As a queen. regent,~and also in Spain. Pope, Leo XII.,who is not a temporal ruler, is in the}eighty-seventh year. of.T his age, born""Once More an Aucorsnity.For twenty-five years the Democrat-eBtate govern-ment i in North a lina: tts has everTwo years ago the unwiseand Populists broke the chain that had|.belted-so--manye~-years* with politicalprosperity in North Carolina, and ~al-~Indst every right UiinkingT ~man in the.State blushed for ~sonie oof ~the acts ofthe-fvegislature elected by ~the combinit-tion 1 rientioned.Had those good and honést sors oftoil who allowed themselves to be fedinto the, anesbes. ofia political catch-net}1a few years ago hy men who were seek}ing office, remained in thé Democratic~|partyethe Stata would linge been savedsome of its chagrin on account of theresults of the combination, and more~wrongs Would have been rigated thanhave been. Indeed no~one has yetbeen able to point out one single wréythat has béen righted by thg combina-tion ot Pepulists and Republicans ~twoyears ago. A great opportunity pre-olinarthen, but the good men who werefooled into the fasion made it possibleTto let it slip.o~Yoday the same men are wichfi|armTs reach of another great opportutie:Raleigh dast week nominated D. L.eywy thal if he should� be. elected thereTare very few good, men, smopse _thePopulists who wou Ve be /ashalneof him as a» esgese mwith many .Republicans ge copgeute aF There is eway ~in hich all nscan be av dided, "Let the Populists{who were Democrats ~come ' back! totheir proper place, lay aside whatever |prejudice they mayT have entertained,| nud voteT the Demberatic ticket,T ~wid theState may» be saved. from , Republican,rule. Otherwise , it may. not. "Scot.Jand Neck Deintotrat.~ ~aa~It Worned..~4 Pi~aba«The ponte ynap } was | bringing toheir-alt his limited attainments rag acontortioniat in his efforts to soe aroundito hearin a commiserating stcge whis-rper behind her :the fifty-third year of his life, and in}~straightT new !phear a pin fall.�of a perfect man :ot fattempt a landing on British shores,sents itself to the people of North Carty: Ther oRepublican convention at)Russell for Governor, aud it is safeT to} PO" x if trial of them himself would seem tos| show that he had no real use forbe fessor William M. Sloane. in Century.whay The gict in front made a cortyulsive |grab and shifted the hat to one side.Then it didnTt feel� right, and she}shoved it away over the other side, onlyoPoor thing !7It was too much,T The girlin frontpanion which was eloquent with: un~ly-Hing admiration and eternaltude.SGaeLet 1t Drop.er oI want you to be so quiet you canAll became stillina moment, whena little urchin cried out, oNow, then"let it drop.�The lecturer inquired dramatically :oCan any one in this room tell me12? iThere. was a dead silence.oHas any ones� he continued,:oheardof a perfect woman?� :Then a patient looking little womanin a black dress rose up at the back ofthe auditorium and answered :oThere was one. ITveT often heardof her, but sheTs dead now. She wasmy husbandTs first wife�Enough.Among 4 lot of fresh air fondchildren sent to the seaside onesummer was one poor little waiftwho.did not join in the other chil-drenTs games, but was found alone}down on the rocks surveying theocean. oWouldn't you like to comeand play some games with the otherlittle girls?� she was asked. ~Oh,you find to interest you in the wa-ter?� oOh, thereTs such lots of it,�Tgaid the waif enthusiastically, ~~andit's the only time: in my life I everseed enough of anything!�Napoleon and Robert Fulton.The emperor had revealed thetruth to his favorite brother whenAne said that he himself would neverbut that he might send Ney to Ire-land. It-.is a significant straw thatwhen Robert Fulton offered tomakethe flotilla independent of wind andwave by tle use of steam Napoleon, :the apostle of science, friend ofMonge and Volney, member of theinstitute, displayed very little scien-tific interest. For some time pastthe had: been coquetting. with the~American inventor, granting himinadequate subsidies to prosecutehis schemes for applying, steamwer to variotis marine engines ofLdestruction. He probably intendedto keep others from «using FultonTsventions. That he made no fairi| 1| them."'' Life of Napoleon,TT by Pro-o'5.8.DUNN,"DEALER INFlooring, Ceiling,ib gwen SremonsOT HK 4~ted atTowest rat: s.She'll never get it)reached up with a resolute hand, undid} 4 SANthe hat and laid it in her lap, . while the },young man cast a glance at his com-},grati-| aaoNow, children,� said a school teach- |no, sir,� said the waif, ~~ITd rather |Jook at the water!� ~~Ahd what d¢ |QnEENVILLE, N.CWith every facility for transacting »Banking Business. This Bank solicitsthe accounts of merchants, farmers andthe business of responsible persons andfirms. Tenering all the courtesies thatare usually extended by a well conduc-y banking house.oCollections remitted ~promptly and atESTABLISHED 1875.SAM. M. SCHULTZ.PORK SIDES &SHOTLDERSPARNER AND MEKUHANTS BUYing their yéarTs supplies will fingtheir inverest toget our prices befcre puichasing elsewhere. Our stock iscom pleten allits branches. � .FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR_ RICE, ~TEA, ~&e.always ut Lows? MaAgKeEr PaterTOBACEO SNUFF &ICIGARSwe buy direct from Manufacturers, ena |FURNITURE:always onhand and sold at ens to sultthe times. Our goods areal! bought andsold for CASH. therefore, having no riskto run,we sell at a close margin.S. M. SCUHUL'?2 Greenville: N Care what you want inalan «MULLIN.Because an old style hat neverMY SPRING: STOGKis in~and embraces thé very lateststyles and shapes of new PatternHats. .T also have a lovely display ofEmbroidery Silks, Ribbon Collarsand other new goods._ My entire stock is prettier thanever before,MRS. GEONGIA PEARCE.NO WORE GOLD WEATHER.summer.livered. withoutpromptly send me yoor orders.W.. R. PARKER.Near Five Fein.Liam veil to fill pto~orders:for: nh MOO sD eeLain any quantity.sl patter, per Ibbling youto buy at one profit. A com |_| alete stock ofshows the wearer to be up to date. |Shirt Wastes, Stamped Linens, |-I am sow prepared to furnish|Ice in any quantity, and will keep|jwell su; plied throughout ' thetTAli orders in town :de~extra charge.When you want to be served: "Brick &c.. ~Can wis furnish Corn Meal i inBesure to see my samples. All-newstyles, not av old piece in the Lote:Will take pleasure in bringingsamples to your home if you will�notify me Aimy shop bear.ever shown in Greenville.me16 to 25.| Western Sides Stat.{,| Sugar cured Hams 10 te 124 ~+Corn " 40 to 604;i Corn Meal 50 to 65 ©4,| Flour, Family ' pe5° | Lard abe 08ap Oats 36 to.40me | Sugar 4to6(|Coffee * 16 to 24%Salt per Sack 80 to 17S"-| Chickens UW to 26.Eggs per doz 10 $041 AyBeeswax. per 0.Cotton and reanwt,Below are Norfolk. rices of edtton~and peanuts for yesterday, as furnishedby Cobb Bros. &* Commission Mer-ehants of Norfok :COTTON.Good Middling 8 1-16 .Middling 7 18-16Low Middling 7 7-16Good Ordinary | 6}Tone"dull. ; 7PEANUTS.Prime : 4 aExtra Prime rt a| oancy 34Spanish . #110 buT ¢Tone"firm."* * aecee| GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKAT!, |REPORT,BY O. L. JOYNER.aan setaeTors."Green.... ..-. ve oeeae): ) Tees oe4 Reds. ses. » +3t04...Lvuas"Common::.. \. 40'6-~ Good,....+.++ . Tto 15,0 oy). emer yan 12.40.18 °Gyrenss Conacn, wn agp 8 COLL -Good.:..: 0b te'90"Fines... ...,.415:t0 974LATS AASce te ae eg amet:6siT}Professional Cards,;;RY y SHRPPARD|! inalREAL ESTATE AGENT,H®%§ |Greenville, N. C.GS. Va uible Properties for pale or /Rent. . Correspondence solicited. Reefers to Mercantile and Banking Housesof Greenville. Office on main street.HARRY SKINNER. #4. W. WHEDBEE,Nis Nivii & WHRWBRE,Successors to Laihaui & Skiunner,.88 TU ais coat:Hise *John E. Woodara, a ie bed OigyWilson, Net, ~doueen ville, Met basOODAKD & liaRDIN«,ATVURNLY b-Al-LA My~Greenville, N.Special attention given is. Colsetigng , ~and settlement of: Claims.~Barbers:AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST. |.GREENVILLE: N 9,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, DyeingT »and Pressing ae Clothes u dacieiorcsudt .a appari uansiaumncinail ~CRBERT MUNOS! atiHH AT) ED Myint BAKI cht.Special ,attention iven to. cleaning | ,cima pu hi$:a)tce {ae OrB.PENDER, (1) |TON SORIAL ARTIST, aNILES 6.A first claes ShaveT sham or HairCat guaranteed. er ng ainos bearaiat Re thOTKL NIOHULSOR,ee ee 38, Mgr.Washing! :} this Hotel has been trough renevated, several new rooms added, elec-t 9 W. iG... Pia i re paper ty Peil Prives on, Oar Loi HO.wii x ALEpeta sere a,Brey gatsaya st+) the-tall, wide hat wora by the sweet 7: Z. BROOKS. trlo bells to ~ ny oot Att reser |ite young nal na ve was and iy barcorres da Prov'r. ante ~aS Shingle | Centr .bal ' ma Boe | ~ es , J iFEOP DUM a Oe ¥ ae ree GARDARR, E. sates

ee arn a cnetonihs. ert ene punan teas reat tamiemnteieadbeteamane einahadonct cuts ta ates obtanatche en terretieasialiens se aE Tie. i gt aS= a : us ahs BAe oe epee i we ry eeeee maidiat he a eL0 1 aie a ~~� A RUNAWAY TRAIN, Tignt Plossantry of Englund.ee &_P 3 The chief thing about the great.) _AND BRANCHES, | Leckily Tt Ad 0 Clear, Track and a Coo! ~republic is, after all, that i¢ is very |& i ne UI ~le A pailroad official, soraing of | big, but one little ~intaglio, found at| ~oT lived many years agoin . small ast, in one'way, and infinitely more*| Massachusetts city and managed a fascinating. _ The opprobrium of gi-road where every employee, from | B2ntic newness lies upon the Amer. oGIVES rou THE NEWS | feacre the section men up, was p y ican continent, and there are nuim- x AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SVAL. Ty ane ne 3s, | known to me, and railroading was | bers of Americans. who would ex- WORKS FOR THE BFE?April2ich |3 3 Is $% | more of a pleasure than it is here, | Change all New York, and Chicago "INTERESTS OF., 186, Aa 4 x za where the roads are so Vast and long into the bargain, , for one ancient ; + er eeTT MIPM.|. la. M| that one hardly knows the members | Monastery or ono battlemented for. o- " figs at.Leave Weldon | ~11 55) 9 44 "| of his own office staff. My office | tress of the past. Our transatlantio SeAr. Rocyk Mt | 1 00{1039 windows, I remember, looked out | cousins are a wonderful and delight-| "|_"_ directly upon the principal business | ful people, but they cannot show a GREENVILLEF IRST, P ITT, COUNTY e z co N : :: ~ treet of plage and the entrance | single antique, unless they have. im- oohtc Male pin: yy a OES ~ eo ai depot, the street cross- ported it from the old world. It is : _ OUR P OCKET BOOK aa aLy meoky Mt | 1 ovjlo 6 45| ing the tracks at right angles not 20 | 20t surprising, then, that as soon asLy 3.06/11� 6-20) feet from the-great arched station | they have ~made their pile,� or areEF ma x 2 58 : entrance. Every hour or two. New,| 0 the way to making it, the first: Uy Faye eae oY York and Boston express trains were | thing Americans think of is a visitcel atin al jet arriving and departing, and it was | t0 Europe, and, most of all, to the}.Sm | always an interesting sight the day | Old land It has been said that the! ,o8 before Thanksgiving, when every | strongest wish of every American isad _} 49) |) | train was running in two or three | t0 bean Englishman. But, if they3 P. M.|. A. M&| seotions, and each one drawn by two only knew it, they are EnglishmenLy Wilson 2 08 6 20| Jooorotives, loaded down with pas. | *oLonéon Standard. .+7 eeebaro | : ie ioe sengers anxious to getto the old}: K teeres La tak,Ar Wilmington| 5 45 9 45|farm in time for the Thanksgiving] Aq) the ink with which the UnitedT P. M. A. M | dinner. States government prints its paper: oOne showy, blustering day I sat | money is made by one man. The _PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AZ_ TRAINS GOING NOTRH. waiting to see the 11:25 rt aa father of the present manufacturer, ;2 . In from Boston, for somehow I|q Mr. Eddy, invented the ink, butDated 1 2h, 3 =, | kind of smelled danger, asa railroad | he never told any one how the ink One Relat. P er Year.April 20, «| 63 | s 3'2 |man often does. I. knew the train.) wag made until just before he died,__ tf wal a | id we 9 heavy ane, the any flippers when he let his son into the secretta. MIP. M. and that before it struck the cross- | of its composition. Hada fatal ae |Ly Florerce er as o : ing it came down 4 heavy grade four | «ident happened to the inventor be- 1 his is the. P copie 8 Favor teLy Fayetteville! 11 10| 9 4 miles long. Out at the other end ef | fore he told his son about the inka Wind. | shes the depot was a great long bridge) the government printer would have THE TOBACCO DEPARTMENT, WHICH HMaie 5 Siete ai | carrying the ~train off to the west, | heen in a dilemma, for Mr, EddyTs I8'A REGULAR FE ATURBOFT| Bigs (| and also the tracks branching soutk | jnvention is the only kind of ink| - I8 ALONE. W HE PAPER, ise] _} to New York.. On both these tracks} ¢hat will print on the peculiar sur- 1. WORTH, MANY TIMES ~THE |Za |. : stood huge locomotives blowing, off |.¢ace of the fiber of which, govern- SUBSCRIPTION PRICE,on ae a _ Pk. steam and seemingly in haste to| ment note paper is made.Ly Wilmington 9 2 + (9 , Couple on to the coming train, which| ~The present Mr. Eddy employs 4 Sailnet (0 jx , , eity Gol bor. 4 oi 8 39] Was ane Sad the a apt aed only six men in the manufacture : Gnne mT MINTS eeslip ested fe a Pa ~| 9 36) west, an tp its ~dos ~V'6E his ink, and. none of them is in MALIA POPE BAeDOr� 18 10 27 }tion. Well, ie ig Ba, long Moy + secret. Not one of them has When you. need 145 Pepe ~ .eos _..| ""}-"..|____ | short, that train got the best of the yet séen Mr. Eddy in the interest. oy ae oe2s} 3 2° " fengineer that.day, owing.to some} ing actof mixing the ingredienteSat, Io3 defect in the airbrakes, und there | of which the ink is composed... He |: J OB PRIZak) ow al {was one of the most hair raising | looks himself up in his own room in)byte Powel TPL MiP. om, train yunaways 1 guess 1 will ever | ¢wo weeks in every year, and it is | epee aeLe Wilsn o ¥-20 11 35) 10 89) Witness. .A mile up the grade ]/ ¢here and then that he mixes staff 1 SpE Don't ion t. the: 4Ar Rogky Mts) 217). «12 li) 46} heardold ane ae ao tert enough to supply the government ~ ~iP| i -"| | making old No, 104.whistle. for |: with ink for the ensuing 12 months |, .te ish Ws brakes.in a way that made me turn | and receives for this $50,000-a year. | Feflector martLy y. Mt 217 12 11}. cold.;,: Almost at the same time the | Exchange. ; | aAr Weldon) 1 Ol. train came tearing down over ~the ". 0 e i AF Destreet crossing and into the depot, 6 Dead rai paperabie bs propia 5h |Train on Scot aN oing 60 miles an hour, and I re. ne ourid é : WE Heaves Weldon 385 hore Bespen Zoad Sata be to this day and always will | that the grip of its jaws or mandi. | vite up tk ma ACILITHp. m., atrives Scotland Neck at 4:55 p| how cool Mayoor looked as he dash. | bles is retained for hours or even an K AND O ALLpin enrueg,ar sina 7-45 | ed by, blowing bis whistle for dear | days after death. ene, 8 hia KINDS: Ok COMMERCIAL ANDoe� ~fact has enabled the Indians of Bra. | TOB | . ,file 8.22 & mf Ais Pot a warning to give him a clear bail bo pus thereeble at donk atite te | AOCO WARE BONS WORK, ap aoThat they would even get those | use in their simple surgery. The nti sik ef nO Re ae éspit : ~engines at the other ond of the sta. | Sides of a wound are drawn togeth.Tile fe �"� de Lee Ftion out éf the way Y thought was|er, and the necessary,.number ofarrives tee 3.608. m., oi £49 p. | #0 impossibility, but they did. There large ants are held with their headg Our Wor kK. and p I a Shi , our i atrons,m., acho) af: , Teturni ngleuyeg| were cool men about that place that | to the ridge directly over the gash. |Tarhorg 3. Q ns armele; 10.2) a. day, and No. 104Ts great Crawford | When their jaws come together on | gilrer fe eh, an.tb arrives, Washing}an | 5 istle had given thewarning. The| the place where the skin has been rifept ~Suad \s onin reals with © oa ewitcbes were hastily, set: straight | separated, the insectTs head is pinch- | wadSeotlend Neck #ranch. , lon to the bridge,-and away dashed }ed off and left clinging to the sever:Trai leaves carooru, N C, via Alpe-| the waiting engine in, a race:to get ed akin, Wiheaes wpe hold together BOOK STOREmarie & Raleigh R. x. daily except Sun- | out of the wayof theranaway train. | @Mtil the wound is perfectly healedGay, 6.4.50 p. ta..3 nd $,00°.P, Ms: | "8t.. Louis Republic.pil er ran It was.a. close shave, and it unnery eer _18 THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN GREENVILLE FURPigvée yi v y 425 p,m.etu saaves Pl ad mo for 8 week, but luck savedrte teal A el gece |JUSTRECEIVEDUa anoe i dae W225. hm. sap t}.. | That ronaway ran four miles ¥ gees. ge aaa AARNEreinon Midland N. Cy braweh le fore it. stopped, and theT engi a. oe i BLANK BOOKS, ST ATIONERY Ly,prigoenitn ar Toren gen dae wr with the ight engine aging ape] ba HA renee od eeturning leaves Smithtield 8 00's aa oe ahead of it was Beginning to wonder {amily GRO CERIES, 7 aeRison Satta ana BAR ac mp: if oChe Gragke were cingr may Ont tert: |, A full line of Ledgers, Day Books, Maihbbvs dtd: aud tspocky im. Nashville prauch leay | Buffalo, when the brakes worked " Consisting Jof" Books, Receipt, Draft and Note Books, Legal Cap, Fools, CapMite a 0s p a6.4.80' p., my. jarrive | and thé runaway was brought to a Bill Cap, Letter and Note Papers. Envelopes all sizes and styles,- MRelreog. hig i ~a. 40) stopr. For years] bave been wonder. F lour, Lard, |Handsome BoxT Papeterics, from 10 cents. and up., School Tab-te , Nakhvitle Me) et bg, Moe, ing how that train ever dashed down M t, _ Coffee, | lets, Slates, Lead and Slate Pencils, Pens,and Pen-Holders.&e. .Sioune 9.08 « im, daily, exetp! aterT and trough ~a0 orperaehl Ca i ollee, Pull hai Popular Bowne ty bias Autores he. elena ie iee: PepOL, SATO Win ADE ewisches tp an monies 8, all:colors, and Cream Mucilage, the Lest made; constantTralis on Latte ima _Fiorenoe R| out, without a most frightful smash Meal, Lady Sugar, on hand. ~Weare sole agentfor the Parker Fountain Pen. Notnise.eae Ttsty 6 ee Dunbgr | up. & a & equals it and every business man should have one, Erasers Spongepoole A epee lf : bh Hefurniga aa Beth Mayr. pen he step, C.,, MC. WC, Ou) saytbiag inthe rp tear a i &e. Don't shai as When youarrive Lattu 7.50 am. i own from the cab after want anyt mg int setionery ne. , a a a oeday. am daily Sree mae | ing back, regarded it asa huge ran ee * sien , a ~~rain onCliaton Branch leayes War-| but it scared everybody else within any for Clinton cally, except Sunday, | a mile of the station out of a week's |... that it causes GR E E N v i LLE 3laps zon i. sls pant 2%" Chip Corning)aa 0. 4 atoig ie ; C . a " A Apeat Wi ~forall potnts a one We allcall otal witinie,Richmone, alse at Rok pou, with dia ehitade it is the wise nasal on Tot paved you fairNorfolk and Carolina R 4 for Noriolk| am infant that impress us more than and square, ="oe apenagate 2 yy those refylly t ought o Bh DY the | FOREMOST NEWSPAPEa ~e: bik DIVA hv th he ote ¢ | ~« _J phe eourse embraces all the branches D AMA cori me a) 7 sengenita ~ e ~i I*of the most innocent o sabre, °o ) Theually taught in an Academy... AMD etiodlm ~ A e anag® x, bas in charge a beautiful daughter: "y 8,, both, for tuition. and deerd | ny MM ere ae*, R AENDY, GenTl Manager, oI will, not inter if init doe ar { aable, hh 4 WEEKLY, Tts) riage, though I do n t axaotly Boys well fitted and equipped for ans"~ We are agents for" prove of man: ~has c business, by taking | the. academicAll Pisce to abide by the fateie Wi T : | | they make for themselves J wouldey | have preferred so0mé ia e el else, 'b ither heart basee Suffolk Va. Cupid, after all,/is the best |judge.T"| Mothers, sisters friends, take), thic is mawhoup sur- Jesson ease You will porn beF ~Ypterfere, and noourse alone, Where they wish to| ~ndependent.and} natless ; |putes: a | ~gher. we ge Hoa this aon roore attractive, han ti |invaluable visitor fo, the |sen any allen North office, the cluby on FB ov orl Lib) on t n MaheHiring :1o8e Who Sere left,| THE DAILY OBSERVER.ite wall ~or the truthtylyess, of this All of the news of the world. Comoon maser ~plate Dally reportsAny young oy with eherecter ia nl National Capitals, $i ve a veut | ~i{ moderate abilita tuking, a course, wia Marriage turns us will be a a geo hi path hai ~WEEKLY OBSERVER: rere® ady er, the third ments to, eontiiie inthe higheracboola.!: " 4 perfect tamil? mg All the.do The disci live will be kept at, Atal -, oews of the woek. The reports, iprevent stan from, the Lrf posinea hansen bee this and save |cone gs ti je oy faad aatat = this non,ga on vial Or adedress, », i)~$1.00. pe wilteh? apo answ wl ponw | iy

~ | eolumns of che I~ALL-WOOL DRESS |- Beautiful, stylish, es tovlateaod pega nud than ever eenDOTTED pee eSnd Novel COTTON GOODSof different kinds ad description.Never were they more beautiful- than thia season.Caen"Come see our-"-SART mt ststhey are the cotrect atyles and |prices.Co came nemnael"HAMBURG EDGING and: INSERTIONS, LACES,a) FANCY BRAIDS,Z is "8rtainsLaceWindow. Shades. Cattain Poles."Al line Oba, onUsor Ladies and Children that hesnever been equalled in. this town: |Shoes, Shoes,for every buyer who wants aneee? ai reauing Bin be~to prea you fam the the san andbidlGentlemen come and examine ourUne. wee aiaBhins Ties, bllats, gens ~Strawand Far Hats, Snsvenders andosiery. Shoes: in correct styles,beet gaity and popularT ~prices. |will please you if youpal Laie us | acall. "ocenememmemmemmananmallOar line of "sedat ad a. Mattresses, #1 Foor ios}ble oi bsosyart yey /Mattings ofAESi it Hepa, you,dt ei ce,We| TonstallTs,a Aa Oatwos 9g cas lgSaves " f. otailing business.~S-chres a Ae scutes any business.~fo oadvertise .: TRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULES._Passenger and. mailaorth, arrives 8:22 A. Marrives 6:47 P. NMNorth B ound Freight, arrives 9:50 AM, leavesl0:10 A. M.South Bound A i arrives 2:00 P.M. leaves 2:15 P. 1 | citsoSteamer Tar Mie arrives trom ,ipon 3 at. nington ~Pacey, t !day and Saturday. .Sr vstrain goingSIMMERINGS.The Sun Does the Boiling Act, andWe Catch the Bubbles.More rain last night.Moonlight excursion to-night.Court at Washington next week.Peanuts tor seed at 5. M. Schultz- Fine weather for putting. out sweetotials slips.Vermont Butter for sale at -D. S.Smith.~The rains have put the ~river on ~thewell again.Pitt County Rid bal aimecting gnddrill this afternoon. ~Best 5 cent Cigars in town at J. L.Starkey & BroTs... Iced Drinks at oe Ly, Slagkey &~BroTs.~ ~Tickets for two on the excursion to-night only " 75 cents. «5 fo :Harry L, SchlesingerTs fine Candiesin pound boxes, at J. L. Stankey &BroTs. |The oSouthern Leader,� stili hoidsthe lead as the best 5 cent smoke.Nothing equals it. D.S. Sages.� Strawberries are getting out off date,the season being about over.Remember the moonlight exeuesioni,ladies of the Bpiscopal ehutch.oInst received from Zeigler BaosT afull line.of Ladies and Children. ilip-pers. C. T. Munrorp.oTry the Dried Beet HamT aad. 8.Fresh Buttes.N. Y. State andiCarrTstat 8. M. SchuliaTs.* Best Fultom Market Beef jes re-ceived by J, S. Tunstall.oIf you want Jee Cream, Sods Water |Milk Shakes, Coce Cola, Lomowace_, S. M. Semorrz, |15,000 Swort� Potato SproutsNortom Yams, raetesweyers|Wa Aseme ofee:ifhawiloyonieronF CTT ia coy aier wath, rile :fi iyie ridin ve phyin the long run.MnP, T/Outhy of Gha Sola ati z| Tinusday evening from the Normalee &to be given to-night;.by..the young },t Le,| ALLEN ai & Sox ~ aid |y Tha 8a P. Mh_ Brery, member, |. | :aeoreman,. WWE oh)OreMAN,, iJonah got toadly do tn mht kevet EiBut the whale got the sickest over itba abe ree t4 i Lite went Parmele today.Ww. M. Lang, of Farmville was heretoday, .Capt. Orren Williams returned _ toTarboro today.Mrs. R. H. Hortie came home . this}jmernies from Ayden.Ollen Warren returned from :.Salis-bury Thursday evening,Mrs. W. E. Proctor and little ehildwent to Rocky Mount today.Mrs. L. A. Cobb, of Grifton, cameup this morning to visit Mrs. OlaForbes.Miss Maud Blow returned homesrand Industrial College. at Greensboro. |.Mrs. Charles Skiuner left today for}Salem to. remain until atter the com-|mencement of Salem Female Academynext week, at which time her daughter,Mise Myr Skinner, will graduate.EI Sulton Cigar is the best,| JEssE W. Brown.New uniforms have beén received forthe officers of Pitt County Rifles. Sear-gent H. C, Hooker says thep fit likethe peel on a banana.As Joe Blow used to say, étnke agraceful: glide on the placid. besom . of}the meandering Tar,�. In other words,go on the see excursion wonight.- Quite a. number of our peeple aretalking: of taning in the TeacherTs Ac-sembly at. Asheville next menth. Anice party will go: from here.A. Sampsow.. county man wee hereyesterday and: said the whortbeberrycrop down thers~was never knowm to beso large-as this season. They are ex-pecting Marion Butler to quit lits seatin the Senate aad go to pickingBerriesHe. distanced: lia competitors,He scaled ~the- business heights.He did its with Bie Bittle ada, ©And stopt welflevery night.""PrintersT * Uiank.Seiten Pienic.The pupils of ~Mrs. BernardT schoolhad their-picnic today in the Collegegrove instead! off at the Lodge as atfirst intended} There was m large6 gor invatiendance and theyx bad aa ee i,tion 80. far has instructed for silver.lot new crop Irish potatoes was madefrom Newbern on the 20th,~J.S. Carr, Lee S. Overman, R. A.| Donghton and- Walter Clark are. beingmentioned in connection with the Dem-ocratic nomination for Gevernor.Items of Interest.It is estimated that there are $100,-000,000 invested in the telephone in-seas in the. United States.A Jersey City trust company hasadvanced $1,950 to pay fer the treat-ment of ten dog-bitten children at the~(New York Pasteur Institute,_ President White, of the Fourth Na-tion Bank of Cincinnati, O., droppeda package of securities: worth $15,000,aud rewarded the finder of it with $5.Two hundred.and forty-five thousand~Try {dollars per annum has been offered andrefused tor the privilege of sorting thegarbage of New York City.. :Frederick Wheeler, a bey of thirteen|.was stricken soddenly. blind at Dan-bary,-Conn., by the burstiny of a + blondjveseel abeve ve eyes.see here(ajust-as a scalded cat comes to feareveseold water, buyers who findthemselves hoodwinked by plaus-ibleadvertising set all udvertise-ing down as goed for nothing,and careful, straightforward ad-vertwers suffer with the rest. comeand see us and you wild not bedisagpointed. look overs this list,hlaaehed pepe indigoprints, outing etoths, dach-" ae fresh percales,Serge, trench stormpied brocaded babeste, ete.,in profusion snd: piiees. waydown.(o}-Consets just zeceived.H. C, HOOREE & 60.1| eae: ouaty inT oNorth oCarolinathatT has ~held a Democratic: Conven-|The Journal says the ~first ~shipment|"| Week, N.C.A big line of RB. & G.Greenville, N. - Veocateaduine siRepresentingta Capital! at More Than a Half�Wm. T. Dixie, President: NationalTExchange Bank, Baltimore, Md. .The Scotland Neck~ Bunie, Scotland ioMoah Biggs, Scotland Neck, ¥ C.R.. R. Fleming, Pactolus. M6.D. W. Hardee, Higgs Bra, :Greenville, N. C.We respectfully solicit the accounts:of firms, individuals and the generalpu bln.Cleecks and Account Books furnished om application.Only Sie Giriin the world for me, says the pop-ular song. Only one place to - v1FINE GROCKREKS.Floar of all grades, Selected ~Teas, ,Pure Coffees and Spices, Butter "and Cheese from the best dairies,choice Svrups and Molasses, For-eign and Domestic Fruits. |JESSE W. BROWN.}s\Gine me a call.H. - Beh 2A beautiful | pe of Dis Cade Laces,o| sits and Percales. Alsoa full lime of Slippers,and! will sell at a small ~advance on first: cost.OLP RIAN D..AT HIGGS BROSHets,. @aps, AUR.and the cheapest line of STRAW |MATTING in the town, - 25 ctsto 23 cts yard. | :Agent for Wausthaker & pro aof Philadelphia,tailor-made Cloth-ing fer Men and Boys, Biggestline of Samples you ever saw. "Come and look ab them and you |will say it is the prettiest and .cheapest line of CLOTHING youever saw in the town.H. B. GLARK. -"_ J eer Store,AfBsa) iT_+- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS n"