D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. ———EE ————————————E Vol. 4. GREENVILLE, KLECTO = N. C.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 1896. TERMS: 25 Cents a Month. erp HIGH ART CLOTHING GOODBYE, SIR! Goodby, Mister Summertime— Take de shortest way ; Only fault we tin’ wid you— Make too long a stay, Dat’s de song! You stay too long, But Mister Winter’s comin’ strong! Goodby, Mister Sumnertime— Pack yo’ t’ings en start! Ouly heart dat break ter you 1s d3 watermelon lhieart. Heah cat song ? You stay too long! But Mister Winter’s comin’ strong! Goodby, Mister Summertime ! mM Wn, A e| | designer of styles tor PALL 1 New and completeline of Dress Goods, andTrimmingsto match Carpets, Rugs and. Mattings Tn endless. me Come and. see them, no trouble, to,,shuir gooil Peaches mighty eweet, | But taterpone is comin’ on, Kin juicy ’possum meat ! Heah dat song ? You stay too long! But Mister Winter’s comin’ strong ! ne MN WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. The weather during the week ending Saturday, September 12th, 1806, con- ably dry, alipost no hg fallen, except a very continued revit rain at all hav 5 few heht locdf’whowers i in several Wes- tern counties. Tke first partot the week was cool (7th and 8tbh,) but during the latter part the temperature rose again abewe 0 been clear picking, but was riot otherwise benefi- clal, to be getting yery low. degrees) The weather has and favorable for cotton- Streams and wells are reported EASTERN DISTRICT. Extremely dey weather continues. No rain occurred since the morning of badly needed is getting scarce 3 ts September 6th ; rain j everywhere and water in streams ard wells. Cotto» is mostly Gpen and in many places entirely picked out ; about half the crop 2as been gath. ered. Corn almost dry, and some has been pat in cribs. Field-peas are poor, vines bloomed without bearing much fruit. stand of turnips ; the seeds are not com- ing ap, ard plants where up are not Very few farmers have «© good growing. Mowing hay and pea—vines continues. Rice and sweet potatoes are being cut ott by the drought. Pear nuts are drying up, and only half ma-— tured, and hence will be short crop. Gsood crop of scuppernong grape CENTRAL DISTRICT. Another dry, clear week ; wells failing. Some cool mghts occurred first part of the week, but it became very warm A few local showers occurred in Forsyth and Gran- ville, benefiting turnips and permitting again towards the end. some fall plowing. ly all open in south, and will soon be Cotton crop near- in the north; much of it picked out ; the hot weather has caused further } r.- opening. Cotton to market rapilly. | mature 18 | brought Early corn is dry enough to gather and fair crop. Over half the threvg') cutting and curing tobacco. Huysainking | proceeds; grags and pea- ving hay, poor, Pea crop short, DISTRICT. being farmers are WESTERN Excepting very light local showers on the 11th at scatered points in five cowlties, the éatire week was dry! And clear. The 7th and 8th were cvo', but higher temperatures |prevailed a) (the vlosp of the,, week. These, conditions were favorable for pleking cotton, which progressed ‘rapidly’> cotton) is es. timated to be from one-halt to two. nig The’ fe tay will byw uta Yhtee W arlitr” tfa ual, Field-peas. ape gathered: pods were for indy. Where o :' wwih iia @ uel he aay bs ! wid . ‘ rn er qe non * @ i »! ? wre. We pitie @ Ae pian of wre iy) ) ef Next door to! the Greenv¥i ville: rains occurted turnips are making tine Pbror’h buh pany Petey, hay, aipgted urnip peed three times without secur- og @fhir agnd!) Cade; iWeerrig” pot sind} molasses made, Pastures’ injured by d-ought also in western valleys. Dida Mrhore paid and» where labor is geen ints ploy THE UN IVERSITY. Catia The high water mark of attendance has beex rezched this week at the Uni- versity. The first week closes with a to- tal attendance of 504 in all departments These are distributed as follows : Col- legiate department 280, Law 45, Med- icing, 20, Summer School 133 This means, if the experience of the past Is carried out, a total enrollment of G00. The freshman class rumbers thus far one hundred men. The wrek has been an interesting one at Chapel Hil Dr. Alderman made his formal opening address to the students on Tuesday in the presence of a large gathering, outlining the policy of the University and his own policy to the young men. The speech was re- ceived with great enthusiasm by the young men and partly asa result of it all the old classes of the University have voluntarily adopted resolutions prohibiting hazing, thus co-operating with the faculty in the first principles The new adminis- tration starts cff witi all the depart: All the student organizations are forming aud of self government. ments in thorough harmony. the great school is thoroughly started on its year’s work. Commons Hall With Mpangements for boarding one huudred or more open with tea next It equipped dining “rooms in the best the Both this aud the kitchen are due to the beneficence ot Mis. Fiederick Ba- ker, of New York. It isa great boon to al! students. Monday night. is one of stace. Five new men of tal- ent in their departments have been add- ed to the teaching force, an instructor each in Latin, Modern Languages, KEn- glish, History and Scientifie Physical Culture. While the last does net count on a course vet Mr. Mechling comes to the state thoroughly equipped to make intelligent physical The Men’s Christian Association gives pleasans and profitable, Young its annual reception to the new students with retreshments and short talks, mu- sic, &&, Hall. Friday night in Commons Happy Hits from New York Journal, The Republican newspapers are so sure that Bryan’s speeches are mak- ing Republican votes that they have stopped printing them. Now that Mr. McKinley is running culture practical,7, Cleve- land platform, it is not at all strange for the a residency on a Grover he should seek to avoid all reference to his ‘l'oledo speech and all other utter— ances favorable to silver. One of the ideas the Indianapo is Convention sought to feist on the coun- try is that Mr. Cleveland appointed about all of the genuine. Democrats to Office. It is an idea that will experience considerable difficulty in its circulation department. Making Bibles on Bunday. One of the toughest stories, that has come recently even from New York, was brought putin the iavestization, by the Brotherliood- of Bookbinders ofthe strike ot glie,employees of the anperter tional company,.. This gompahy bas a ccntract ‘tor 150,000 Bitiles a4nd.in making them it thas.reaorte@'to tie meanest methods it could devise.) Ls work has been: given lwet to sweat shops where etar vation Wages “SIN SSS ANY BIYUOO IALLS IV a SUOTOO SHTIALS II’ { d T= euUutrA SACU puyv ucy uk aN a ail Nel al Ll cl NPL tal Me al alee Ne Neal Neal al Nal Ne el ed les Mel ale i liedietinc de dn te tnd tei di | DRY GOODS, Tr my mT mH Mb In all the lastest effects. FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER. most unhaypy and dezraded éonditidn, | The best ‘8 paid for work on these | Biblés vas cos a day ayd-the men werd-required to work on Sunday, An the greatest ‘¢ty of a Christiay natlon: ney yemployed in the mandfacturqiof blés ground down by miedrly of and made to work omBundiy. hat a picture | [) in all calor bog siyisee ‘ , Fou b0:p r MN. A Veautiful Line of ¢ LAUIES JESS GOODS, all makes, weights and colors in Suiting Aguré., Silks, WV indrok, Persian Cashmere LaTosca Jacquads, &°., 1 protusion‘and the prices will suit you every time, sma Aiea tty [; NN a Nl ly yo nh save and ae Wa yin thega wits as . “TRIC — - ‘ =x ALY REFLECTOR secant EVERY: AFTERNOON (EXCEPT. SUNDAY). ’ = ee ae Entered as second-ciuss wail matter. SURSCRIPTION RATES. One year. - - °° $3.06 Ore month, - . - s 25 One week, sad = Lad el 10 Delivered in town by carriers without tra cost. _ Advertisng rates are liberal and can be had on application to the editor or at The Raieigh correspondent of the Charlotte Observer reports the following interview with chairman “Manly, of thy Demo- “leratic Executive Committee, as to his opinion of the recent deal be- tween the Populists aud Repubii— Gas: ~ “T cannot say how long the peo. { . a ple wiil let the action of the man- agers stand. It is believed that iu the Populist party there is a powerful element and a strong hand that will stop this sacratice of their rights and repudiate great social. problem, “At what age should women marry ?” This, however, appears to us a |question that admits of a very ‘easy answer. A womad should | marry at whatever age she has aa | Opportusity to warry with advan- tage. Sach an opportunity may come early or it may not come till jate: it does not often happen that the woman can select the occa- sion according to her idea of the proper age, and for that reason we sheulu doubt the atility of the discussion. ~ It is doubtless true that the average age of marriage has ad- vanced within & generatlon or J. W. HIGGS, Pres. Maj. HENRY HARDING Ass’t Cashier. NL Greenville, N.C. STOCKHOLDERS. Representing a Capital of More Than a Halt Million Dollars, Wm. T. Dixon, President National Exchange Bank, Baltimore, Md. The Seotland Neck Bank, Scotlan Neck, N. C. Noah Biggs, Scotland Neck, N. C R. R. Fleming, Pactolus, N, C. D. W. Hardee Higgs Greenville, N. C. J, 8. HIGGS, Cashier Bros., 1 HAVE TEE PRETTIEST — LINE OF — Wall Paper! ever shown in Greenville. Be sure to see my samples. All new styles, uot an old piece in the lot. Will take pleasure in bringing samples to your home if you will notify me at wy shop near Hum- ber's, cn Dickerson avenue, A. P ELLINGTON. ne me Greenville Market. Corrected by 8. M, Schujtz. a a) he office y: soe ; 3 the | such trading and trafficking Of jy, This is pactly because a! Buiter, per Ib 15 to 26 oe ——- . . . Se estern Sides 4¢ to 5 i their votes. I noticed aa inter- | girl’s education 1s extended over . X acray eriy am; é We desire a {wo correspondent x : 5 aan th formerly, and We respectfully solicit the accounts puget eured Hams 0 ony avpry postofiice in the county, who will | yiew with Republicaa Chairman| more years than formerly, f fir ndividuals and th 1h Coe 40 to OU ed in brief items of NEWS Oe te nly | Holton, i ‘ch he claims the] partly because the men are nob | 2 firms, inaums e generis )Corn Beal Pee soakes 4a each neighborhood. Write plainly Hulton, 10 which | 2 ee” partly public. Flour, Family 3.76 to 4.25 . and only on one side of the paper. State by 75,000 majority and that | ready to marry a8 soon. It takes Checks and Account Books furnish eae 54 a 4 vee _.-— |he says further the Democratic|tonger to make a start in life or} oq on application. cea L to 6 es ; , ec- ach the point where a man Coflee 13 to 23 Lineral Commission on subscrip- party atole 30,000 vor es Inet ol 3 eels Ma d Salt per Sach 80 tol 73 jon rates paid to agents. tion. Such boastfu' statements feels that he can undertake a do- | Chickens 10 to 25 oc = | ore ridiculous. There is no basis} mestic establishment. At the Eggs per doz Ww to ll oon —— Beeswax. per 20 game time the young women have acauired more interests and op- on ‘wnich such celeutations are made. The small wajor'ty of last . ; oT t S rT PTEMBER 167 {, 1896. WEDNESDAY. SEPTEM I } Cotton and ceantt, SS — ne year affords no such basis for) portunities apd do not always I i eee Norfolk prices $ cottoe DEMOCRATIC NOMINEBS: | such boastful statements. These think of marriage as the one es- aca te yesterday, as furtnshed A eS statements and charges of Repub- | sentiai end, so that the roses of- chants of Norfok - , licans are either idle vauntingsof|/ten remain ungathered much “CORTON. Natiunal Ticket, men who have a pocketfcl of/longer than our grandmothers Muadipg ae - a Hanna's money or are started for would have thought fit. Low Middling 7 9-16 . & . Bo) x a purpose. Look at the facts:| Now, how can anybody under- a None steady 64 WILLIAM J, BREAS Thirty-five thousand Democrats! take to say at what age “women” PEANUTS, sti of Nebrasi- 7 whd did not vote in the last State | should ‘marry? It isa question Prime ar oe aural election will vote this years Of) for the individual woman. As- vaney ee ‘; aRine ° 12,000 or 15,000 former Democrats | suming that she bas reached Spanish 81.10 ba ot Maine. y a - ii whu voted tue fuston ticket nD Toue—tirm,. 1894 many have become disgust- ed with the trading and sales now maturity, and tbat sne has not passed into senility, the proper time for her to marry is when she eoing on between their leaders|ig sought in marriage by a man aud the Republicans over the! waom she surely loves, whow sb® spoils of office, and the utter a—| honors aud respects and who will bandonment of the cause of finnn | give her love, honor and respect cial reform. These men will thiS|jn turn, together with a fitting year vote the Democratic ticket-| maintenance. If such a marriage We will get out our full vote and |gomes to her early, 80 much the with these] accessions” elect our| happier; if late, it may be happier ticket, State and national, by @|gtill, The proper sort ofa woman safe majority. Gandidly, the only|ig always at the proper age.— fear well-poated Democrats haye Philadelphia Times. about the result in North Carolina | , is the success of the well-known | — scheme on the part ofthe Repub ja MORNING STAR. —_— GREENVILLE TOB8CCO MARKET | REPORT, setenv nt CY o. L. JOYNER. FOR CONGRESS—FIRST DISTRICT. W e H. LUCAS, of Hyde county. ESTABLISHED 1875. SAM. M. SCHULTZ, Luas—Common..... ....24 40 8 PORK SIDESGSHONLDERS| “ Fine.... ---.---, 7 to 14 YARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BUY CuTrers~Common... ....64 tol0 . } ar?! Tipe wi ; H me ing their year’s supplies will fins vn Fine.... .... .10to 18 their interest to get our prices befere pu. FOR ELECTOR—FIRST DISTRICT. JOHN H. SMALL, of Beaufort county. ecoe cece meena ne State ‘Ticket: FOR GOVERNOR: CYRUS B. WATSON, of Forsyh. chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is complete n allits branches. si FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAk YE NT ICK, td , mi. 3 y Pri pice. te BPERIALT Ys A.ways wt LOWKSD Mokke aE guredin 16to85 days. Toucan botrented ss kta bom forsame price under same guaran= ; y- Ifyou prefer to come here we will con: TICEACEO SRUFF.& CiGs RS tract to pay railroad fareandhotelbills,and MP RICKS FOR LIEUT. GOVERNOR: THOs. W. MASON, of Northampton. . nochargé, if we fail to cure. If you have take ica th the ballot box cury, lodid ’ ee — licans to delfauch the we Duy direct from Manufacturers, cua ains, Mucous atcheainmentn Bore Throat, imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallin out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we ,uarantes tocure. We sclicit the most obsti- pate cases a ene the world fora wecannotcure. This disease nas awa baffled tho skill of the most eminent irae cians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondle tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on application. Addrcss COOH REMEDY ‘CO. 807 Masonic Temale. CHICAGO. ILL. CO TD | OME SCHGOL FOR GIRLS. ~ Will open at “Elm Cottage,’ Oct. 2nd a Home School for Git 's. from 8 to 16 years of age. Nuin- ber limited to 10. Address Mrs, A. L. McC. WHELAN, Norwocd P. O Nelson Cc. Professional Cards. bling youto buy at one protit. A corm ylote stock of FURNITURE always onhand wad sold ut prices to sult the times. Uur goods areal) bought and sold for CASH therefore, having no risk to run,we gell at a close margin. ° Ss. M. SCHULE. Greenville, NO GREENVILLE ~ alt Academy, The next session of this fschool will with money, being supplied and to be supplied by Mark Hanna and his syndicate of gold-bugs. Bat let our peop'e understand the truth. The charge of Demo-~ cratic fraud is false and is meant to divert the public from these | Republican fraudulent purposes and practices. A deep scheme seems now to be laid by the Re- publican politiciaus. Tue rank est frauds and most corrapt prac- tices will be a tempted by them and are now maturing. Look out for votes of negroes under aliases, registering minors and voting ex f FOR SECRETARY: CHAS. M. VOOKE, of Franklin. FOR AUDITOR } R. M. FURMAN, of Buncombe. The Oldest Daily Newspaper in North Carolina. FOR TREASURER : 5B. F. AYCOCK, of Wayne, SERRE ame cane enne em ear et 7g SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION ; * «J, Cc, SCARBOROUGH, of Johnston. The Only ive-Dollar vaily of its Class in tne State. ence FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL : —— — John BE. Woodard, F. C. Harding, _I. OSBORNE . favo : Yoinave | open on re Hanne lconyicts. In the registration they on ee a aoe eon , Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N. © cnrerene: propose to do‘their deviltty. By|o on ilver and Xepea’) MONDAY SEPT. 7, 1896. OODARD & HARDING, — "lof the Ten Per Cent. Tax on ATVORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. ~pecial attention given to collections and continue for 10 months. The terms are as follows. auch corrupt methods the Repub. OR ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE 8U-/); de haa licans hope to count 25,000 to State Banks. Daily 50 cents PREME COURT: ‘ . ; ) Primary knglish per mo. $2 00 A. C. AVERY, of Burke, 95,000 voles, but they are sowing | Pe mouth. od $1.00 Pel! Intermediate © ‘ * $2 00 er cadyon stort time .? what they will never reap. The | Year. Wma.H. BHRNARD | | Higher os $3 00 : people of the State understand Wilmington N.C pe R. L. this. The work and dise)pline of the schoo) will be as heretofore. We ask a continuance of your past DENTIST, Greenville, N. Cz A et And [ can say to our ene- os |S, E: PENDER}-— | FOR TREASUBER. “TLL “1 "¢ 14.s22d-otA- : COUNTY DEMOCRATIC TICKET. |mier, beware of trying the iberal patronage. Ke over Old Brick Store next to ep scheme. If such deviltry is at-| § oe) mI W. H. RAGSDALE. ing Ho #. aaa : t Fok pain eink tempted it will not be successful. 5 ra | 7 —_ g Sid: LAUGHINGHOUSE. The Democrats of North Carolina m3 aly S \ J MASONIC LQNGE AOHOOL ' on ie Nat do not propose that a handful of me 2 < = sarge stock le ~ | ' FOR REPRESENTATIVES. white men shall so manipulate; && ; Try 6 I BLITTLE, that part ot the, negro vote of| $” rs ¥ : Fall. Session Opens Sept. 14. «OL BARRETT; which they will have, absolute| £8 — Wing. | Por terms &e. apply to 4 he wont oom control in this State as to debaugh! $3 )) = 5 - vi Mks, L. er aes AS aeons sist slat the ballot and cheat the white FF ria MeN va Pecgpye f°: tire _ UCKER, people of the State out of their : ip = f xP House Purnishing Hy NICHOI.SON, SANNON, votes by offering them false and, = = 3 , 7 d Bi Je BURG RA, Mara. A BCONGLETONY counterfeit ballots. The Demd- | a lao eel'2 (00ds, icycles, &e, Washington, NuQ. ao u .. roR suERIF orats have nevor boon more, in) mB @ mabe é. — Just dup. jp {tmaiaserert dew rooms added, lec 6 COREY earnest, ‘The:party will cast this} i SMES: Just opened: Up: 1D}inea raeet aitdded, elec. ‘ *) m year more votes than before imjits) * § — OO 5 : store next door to J./P Tereiioee réryed daily. oy ape history. This statement is veri- . Bd, © C bb. & So aby * Centry 1} M BE povile solistted.._ 7 ma nh hac fied by informatio coming from B S : ee 0 am Nn, a ue Pua a ‘ VY PU. ° .’ ee, 98 t ' OS al alll . u . ; © OH LAUGHINGHOUSE. | | isi” question bev * shed, in ae + Stoves'and Tinware: | , Naw . .. es » 8 » ad bia} #10 Ai Geet NU VINE oi 4 [Naw Kor Herald, bag adie wir “cheaper: tham ever: be-| “y [iwolt 4 phe gigpagmen of te) > oe 14 PY eae as ae ne sarc ee FI erik wivne wo KILMINGTIN & WebLDON Beh AND BRANCHES. AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD ‘gramme of Mr. through North Corolina : tember 16. tember 16. Septentber 16. September 16, tembcr 16. Train on Scotland Neck Branch 2oad eaves Weldon 3.55 p, m., Matlifax 4,10 p.m., arrives Scotland Neck at 4.59 w., Greeny ille 6.47 p..m., Kinston 7.45 p.in. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.2 4.m., Greenville 8.22 a. m. Arriving Galifax at 11:00 a. m., We'don 11,20 am faily except Sunday. Trains on Washnigton Branch leave Washington 8.00 a, m., and 3.0U p.m, arrives Parmele 3.50 a. m., and 4.40 p. m., Tarboro 9.49 a. m., returningleaves Tarboro 3.30 p. m., Parmele 10.20 a. m. and 6.20 p. m,, 11.50 a. m., and 7.10 p. om. ept: Suuday. Connects with Scotland Neck Branch. AY uX- trains on Train lewves vacoore, N U, via Alde- marle & raleigh t,o. daity except pun- diay, abd wu p m., Sunday 4 uu P.M, arrive Plymonta 9.00 UV. ., 25 p. in, Resuriing laaves Plymouth daily except Sundey, 6.U0 a. ua., Sunday 9.30 a ‘h., arrive Varboro 10.25 ar and Jl. 45 Train on Midland N. ©. branch leaves Gold3boro daily, execpt Sunday, 6.05 a m. arriving Smithtield 7-30 a. m. Re- turning leaves Smithtield 8 00 a. m,, ar- rives it Goldsors 9.30 a.m, Traips in Nashville branch Jeave Rocky Mount at 4.30 p. m.,. arrive Nashville 5.05 p. ., Spring Hope 5.80 p.m. Returning Jeave Spring Hope 8.00 4. m., Nashville &8.3y am, aitlive at Rocky Mount 9.06 a m, daily except Sunday. Trains on Latta branch, Florence R &., leave Last6.40 pm, atrive Dunbar 1.50 .p m, Clo 8.05 pm. Returning leave Cliot6.10 1m, Dunbar 6.30 a: m, arriye Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- day. Train onClinton Branch leayes War- daw for Clinton caily, except Suuday, 11.10 a. m. aud 8.50 p, m° Returnirg leaves Clinton at 7.00 a. m. and8,00 ; m. Train Nov 78 makes close connection at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via Riechmone, alee at Ro.k Mount with Norfolk and CarolinaR ‘t for Noriolk ne all points Nofth via Norfolk.’ JOHN F. DIVINE, Gchieral Supt, T. M, EMERSON, Traffie Me nagar. J.R. KENLY. Gen’l Manager, - ‘Sedat Reale Soo, I have secured the services ofa thor oughly compa teacher’ aad’ shall}, open a schoo ls in the building on my premises Vately ocenpied as music rooms. ‘Te session heging ow » MONDAY, :7th' OF SEPTEMBER and will continue for ten tonths. The terms are as follows , Primery Koglish per mo... $2 loperme tip i, . | #4, ah |, Latguiges sat ee be! £00 ‘i Music, including use of instrument 9304! patrogize t early lva limited n ‘ her; e F “MR, AL i ber 17. ber 17. item ber 17. i { NEXT PRESIDENT COMING. | ee W. J. Bryan’s Tour Through North} rhe instrament With Which the Great Carolina. The following is the officisi pro- Bryan's. tour) Leave Asheville at 5 p. m., Sep- Leave Hickory at 9 p. m., Sep- Arrive Statesville at 10 p. w., Leave Siatesville at 10:15 p. m, Arrive Ubarlotte at 11:45, Sep- Leaye Charlotte at 9:30 a. m., September 17. Arrive Salisbury ll a. w., Sep- tember 17. Leave Salisbury 11:15 a m.,, September 17. Arrive Greensboro 1:245 p. m., September 17. Loave Greensboro 8 p. m., Sep- tember 17. Arrive Darbam tember 17. Leave Durham 6 p w., Septem- ber 17. Arrive Raleich 7p. m., Septem eey t Yo. m, Sep- Leave Raleigh 9 p. m., Septeui- Artive at Selma 10 vy m, ‘tomber li. Arriye Goldsboro il p m., Sep- de p- BEN FRANKLIN’S KITE. .) Philosopher Faced Possible Death. It was a square kite, not the cof- fin shaped a ffair shown in stery book pictures. ‘fo the upright stick of: | the cross Frankiin attached his poinfed rod—a sbarp wire about a foot long—and provided himself with a silk ribbon and a key, the ribbon to fasten to the string after he had raised the kite as some pos: | sible protection—bow much he did not know—against the lightning en- tering | his body, and the key to be | Secured to the. junction of the rib- bon and string to serve as a con- ductor from which he wight draw | the sparks of celestial fire if it came. | When the thunderstorm broke, he went out on the open common near Philadelphia and faced death—faced the tremendous power of the light ning stroke, before which ali people of ali ages had quailed in terror, faced what most of the world ther believed to be the avenging blow ot | | an angered God. True, hoe believ ed that electricity and lightning wero | the same tbing and therefore had no different properties or effects, but hg did not know it. 7 The best existing theory w hich | accounted for electrical phenomena! at that time was bis own. The laws | of olectrical conduction or resist ance, now so familiar, were not even | Leave Goldsboro 10:3y a. m.,, ‘September 18. Arrive Wilson 11:39 a. m., Sep - | TT => | tember 18. Arrive Rocky Monut 12:3) p. v., September 13. Leave Rocky Mount 2:17 ov regular schedule of {Coast Line. Arrive Weldon 2:32, Septemb r 18. Lie priucipal speeches wii le ims de at Asheville, Hiexory, Civare lotte, | Ceadenseu penedule TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated § plans) it & June l4th j3 3 5 =| ar 1896, ZAAIZ 7a am j {mee | AL MyPM.| 1A. M Leave Weldon | 11 55) 9 44! | Ar. Rovyk Mt | 1 00110 390 | pele ele | Lv Tarboro | 12 12) ; — ' —_—_ |——e Lv Rocky Mt | 1 0010 | | 5 45 Ly Wilson =|, 2 0811 | 6 20 Lv Selma 2 53| | Ly Fay'tteville) 4 386) 1.7) | Ar. Florence | 7 25) 3 4) | les) || o3 , | P. M, | | A.M Lv Wilson 2 08) | | 6 20 Lv Goldsboro | 3 WW | | 7 05 Lv Magnolia 4 16 | 410 Ar Wilmington| ‘5 a | 1: 9 45 Ip. Mo) AM TRAINS GOING NOTRII. | _ a: Dated Cle | Fo April 20, a 35 IS46. An A= JA. ML. P.M. —_ Ly Florence | 8 40, 0 t | Ly fayetteville, TL 10, + 4 | Ly Selma 12 37; ! : Ar Wilscn 1 20/11 35: —_ OO Dot ~ \ ¢ = | | ~ 7m | | A. M.| | yy, 1 ¢ Wilmington| 9 25) 7 00 Juv Magnolia | 10 52) & 30 iv Goldsboro | 12 OL 4 46 ar Wilson 1 00 1 27 ( y Tarboro 248) ‘- ~ HL ees |) eee . oO .s a: t~ pias oO | oR 6 =! A mo | PM. OP. MPL M, Lv Wilson 1 20 WW 85) 10 30 Ar Rocky Mt | 21: Mui) W115! es ere | A emer | NR tema | meee = S|-=== Ar Tarboro 400 | | Lv Tarboro | | Uv Rocky Mt | 2 17) ie 1 Ar Weldon 1 On arrives Washington | TH WEEKL . a ab oh hae CAT the |! ‘ bab aja the! (reports | {om i Lapaanrp apace Fe Greensboro and Kocky Mount. Train vill stop for three ininute speeches at Marion, Mor- gautcn, Mooresville, Concord, Lexington, Burhngton and at no other points. Clean] to Be Done, Scrupulcus Vs (on finding ab franv piece in the pocket of his mas- ter’s new waistcoat)—It’s a thou- sand pities for the waistcoat, but there’s nothing else for it. J must make a hole large endugh for the money to slip through.—Libre Pa. role et Youth is not the age of picasure. We then expect too much, and we sre. thercfore, exposed to daily dis- appointments and mortifications. When we are a little older and have brought down our wishes to our ex- perience, then we become calm and begin to enjoy ourselves.—Lord Liv- erpool. Gold pens are now usually tipped with iridium. The bits of this metal are laid in notches at the point of the pen, then fastened on with flax, being afterward ground and polished for use. Germany stands next to Great Britain in the number of pensioners, there being 588 soldiers of the civil war who regularly draw their pen- sions from the United States govern- ment. In 1890 the United States mann- factured 13 per cent more iron than did England, while in steel our mas- nfacturo exceeds ‘hers by about 2 yer Count. Vhe toilet requisites of the sultan, iucluding rouge and onamel for the ladies of the harem and jewelry, wet 8Y0ue 0008 vean The Charictia OBSERVER: North Ca! olina’s FOREMOST NEWSPAPER - DAILY ans AND WEEKLY. | P°° and and the more atactive than ever. it wi invaluable visitor to the’ office, the club ar the work room, verter) Nek pea 4 tof! plete Daily reports mori fom snd Naticnal apitols, $3 a vear {Independent and fearless mit én Bae ati, Cea ES alii hae suspected. Who could predict that the lightning would obey any law? Besides he bad produced tremendous | shocks with his Leyden jars in series | and had killed birds with them. | More than that, he bad been terri. bly shocked himself by the we means—stunned into insensibility and nearly killed. He had said| again and again that an_ electric, ' shock, if strong enough, would blot | out life, though without a pang. iF his idea was correct, if his convic- tion was true, he was now about to| face an electric discharge beside which that of the most powerful of man made batteries would seen) | weak and insignificant. All .the world knows what hap- pened. The kite soared up into tho | black cloud while the philosopber | stood calmly in the drenching rain watching the string until finally ue saw the little fibers of the hemy | raise themselves. Then without 7 tremor he touched his knuckle te| the key—and lived. For the spark | crackled and leaped to his finger as parmlessly as did that from his old | familiar electrical machine and al- | lowod him to charge his jars with it with the same impunity. He sent the story of what he had: dona abroad without a particle of trumpeting. He was not a discov- srer for revenue. No stock markets awaited the anncuncement of his claims; no newspaper stood ready t¢ blaze forth his achievement in the interest cf the money jugglers. His own narrative tarvly fills one of the little columns of The Gentlemen’s Magazine for Oct. 19,1752, and it has at its end only the initials B. F. —Park Bonjamin in Cassier’s Maga zine, Diane de Poitiers. While the abbess of Soyons, being still untried by she stress of battle, went sinless uyon ber still orthodox way there lived just across the river on the manor of 1’Etoile a sinner of a gayer sort—Diane de Poitiers The castle of the Star dates from the fifteenth century, when Louis X/ dwelt there as governor of Dauphiny and was given lessons in how to be aking. Diane the beautiful—‘‘the most beautiful,’? as Francis I gal lantly called her—transformed th: fortress into a bower and gave to il (or accepted for it) the appropriate. ly airy oame of the Chateau du Papillon. There she lived long aft. er her butterfly days were over. There, even, she redeived the' visite of Henry II, her dead lover's son. And in & Way, although’ thé Castle of the Butterfly is a silk factory now, she'livds thére still, just as an- other light lady beautiful, Queen Jess of Naples, lives on in nearby Provenoy, for Diane's legend, still is ‘GREENVILLE FIRST, PITT COUNTY SECOND SUBSCRIPTION 25 Cents a MONTH THE EASTERN RERLECT vital in the countryside, and the old people still talk about her as though she Were alive among thém 4nd cal) her always, not. by ber formal title of the Duchesse de Valentinois, but by her love title of “la belle dame “de )’Etoils.”"—Thomas A. Janvier in Ceatury, . Preity aires’! . He Hene. - Protident Wight, colored; of | the Georgia State Agrioultural oollege | At has this anecdote told of him the olds he war General H fet them aha é Ny in thd thou Wi when T | Fs! {? ET a Ceo Mire ee ee Spun rai | si ped ye A vite ts pow — Seer: De ae ee ee eee ee ae We ee ces geen —4 = ww GIVES YOU THE NEWS FRESH EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCLPTSUNDAY)AND WORKS FOR THE RF*™ —INTERESTS OF- "O OUR POCKET BOOK THIRD. —PUBLISHED: EVERY WEDNESDAY@3?— ne Dollar Per Year. This is the People’s Favorite: THE TOBACCO DEPAKTMENT, WHICH IS A REGULAR FEATURE OF THE PAPER 1S ALONE WORTH MANY TIM&S Tie SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, — (0) When you need 4 JOB PRINTING eye Don’t forget the Reflector Office WE HAVE AMPLE FACILITIES FOR THE WORK AND DO aut KINDS Or COMMERCIAL AND TOBACCO WAREHOUSE WORK. THE REFLECTOR BOOK STO _ —fS8 THE CHEAPEST PLACE IN GREENVILLE FOR- - BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY. NOVEL Is the west price any object to to you? Arethe best qualities . anv inducement? If so come by eee Se tele ge ‘and prices were vever lower. 4o give good service. and can give you anything need at the lnttedtiptiog’ y sf age i. in nnd se our new stosk which wo have just re- ce.ved. Our store is fall of New Goods To the ladies we excend a cordial in- vitation to examine our stock of ni We havea beautiful and up!|to- date line. You will find the Jatest styles and we know we can please | — you Oh, bow lovely, how beau- tiful, the prettiest line £ have ever seen, is what our lady friends say ofthem. We Lave a large lire both in colors aud blacks aud cun please you. oh ed ~~ os men 4 In L»dies ard Gents FUR- NISHiNG GOODS we bave a splendid line. eterno In LADIES CLOTH for Wraps We have jus; what you want. In Men and Boys PANTS GOODS we have just the best stock to be found and prices were never lover. S aeeeelieaneanaened” SHOES. In shoes we endeav or to buy such as will piease tiie wearer, the prices on Shoes are much lower than lar t season. Give us atrial when you need Shoes for yourself or avy member of -yoor family. We ean fit the smali- - est or largest foot in the county. ‘Our L. M. Reynolds & Co.’s Shoes ‘for Men and Boys are warranted We have had vix years expenence with this line aud know thew to be oll: we clalm for them. In HAKDWARE, GUNS, GUN IMPLEMENTS, WOADED SHELLS, CROCK ERY, GLASSWARE, HALL “LAMPS, LIBRARY LAMPs, PARLOR LAMPS, LAMP FIXTURES, TiINWARE, WOOD aud WILLOW WARE} HARNESS & COLLARS, TRUNKS, GROCERKES, PROViSIONS, FURNITURE, CHILDREN’S CARRIAGES, CARPETS, CARPET PAPER, RUGS, LACE CURTAINS. CURTALN POLES, and any goods you need for your self and family core to see us. Qur object is to sell gooa bou- est goods at the lowest prices. We have a large line of FURNITURE you 8 Solid Oak Bedtoom Suits. To pass us by would be an ivex ousable injastiqn ta your pocket, book. This is not so because we ; ‘Mapes Wns Hat our ea pothing, give us "i ne on om eatd of. Comd abd se oun DAILY REFLECTOR. Coping Comtanty at it Beings Sora. JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING & Creates many a new business, Knlarges many an old business, Vreserves tuauy 8 iarge Dusiness. kevives many adull business, Keseuvs many a lost business, Saves any a failing business. S-eares success to any business. To ‘adveztise judiciousiy,” use the clumps of the REVLBOTOR, — ee TRAIN AND BCAT SCHEDULES. Passenger and mail north, arrives 8:22 A. M. rrives 6:47 P.M. North B ound Freight, arrives 9:50 A Mi, teavesl0:10 A. M. South Bound Freight, arrivea 2:00 P, M. leaves 2:15 P.M. steamer ‘lar River arrives from Wash- |}agton Monday, Wednesday and Friday leaves for Washington Tuesday, Thurs lay and Saturday. train going Going South, ' WEATHER BULLETIN. ee Fair to-night and ‘Tharsday. to coon Tu-days N. Y. Cotton Market. (By Telegraph.) OPEN’G.’ = NOON. CLOSE. Sept. 8.28 8.25 8.13 Nov. 8.31 8.25 8.13 Dec. 8.43 4% 36 8.24 Jan. 8.49) 8.44 8.32 “WINNER Ss. That’s What Every One of These Items Are. They smoke fine, 107 at Cobb's. Smoked Ox Tongue at J. stall’s. S. ‘Tun- 90 Money loaned on 30, 6 and days. Apply to F. C. Haraing. We sell the best Butter and Uheese- J. C. Cops & SON. The the Jead as the bese Nothing equals it. “Southern weader,” still hoids 3 cent smoke. D. S. SMiTH. Coed Lish and Kingan’s Meats at J. S. Tunstall’s. You can ovy Lumber at Staten’s Mill, just 44 miles trom town, at “Sin- Gold Standard Prices.” See C. R. Sreicgut, Manages. ple Services in the Methodist chucch to-night conducted by R. B. John. See our stock of Shoes. 3. ©. Copp & Sem. Vermont Butter for sale at Deo S Smith. Tablets, siates, Pencils, Reflector Book Store. tions atd. C. Cobb. & Son’s. A new supply of Diamond Inks. and Cream mucilage Store. Two cars ob New Wheat Flows just arrived at J. C. Cob & Son’s. For Renxx—Dhbe store receasly oc- vupied by Baker & Hart, next to Re flector office. H. Suerearp. 10 Slate Pencils for 1 cent, Reflec- tor Book Stove. BuarpErRS WaNTED.—Cam furnish first-class table bourd to a few young Mas. A. L. Bow. | Dickinson Avenue and Greexe street. wi PAT MY RA Dereon. Fine Italian Macaroni, just, Feoslv ed Yah ag Best Wlend ‘lea 25> per ... at S: will be ghid-to ooo wll gay. friends piblic generally. “R, Hyman, Photographer, Nice stock of Dry Goods and No— | at Reflector Book | SILVER BUG-GOLD BUS. | Names of Bcth Get Into Pr at at the| Ratio of 16 to 1. Nes ee J. L. Daniel its quite sick, Lozit Hines has gone to Philadel} phia on busiiess. weather premi ed tor today have not come. | The Rerrector now gives both New York and Norfolk cotton markets. v Fhe round trip fare from Greenvillle to Rocky Mount on Friday will be $1.7, We sell fine Cigars. Smoke 107 and | dream of the anzels in Heaven. J. u. Copp & Sox. In the Maine election om Monday the, Repwblicans carried the State by about | 50,000 majority. , ask about it! Nearly every one you 1 Mowst Pri-: says le is going to Rocky day to hear Bryan. A tosce of hands are pusbmg the} work of eslarging the depot and. build-| ing a ceston plattorm. Allen Warren & son shipped James grapes yesterday to M'ssoway,, New York and New Jersey. Where (eenerak Palmer was. bern. | What’s the use tn bringing: the seven. teenth century iato this Caupalyn.? f The tax list tor 1896 has-been yl: aced’ n the hands of she Sherit. for collee-' 6 tion. ‘Those imterested, and. every tax payer 13, should ive tuis matter yeaa attention.. : ! There is tall that the- Greens ile Amatuers-will go to Kinstonisoen and: present “Fhe Deacon” and “Imegepe” He: as. It they gov owe neighbors can sured of seeing some goor. pkuys,. ! This evenine at 6 o’claek. wath amark | the beginning of Yum Kipper, the: Jew-! ish day of Atowement, which centiawes until 6 oGlbck tomorrow evening. ‘the | places of business of oun Israelitish eti- | zens Willi be-clesed between the: how: i mentioned: A New M-ashod. “Whol you vote for yesterday, | Ben? «Do-mam what made de “waagement wid me.” ‘whit man ?”’ Dk aan what change w one. dellar | bill fu. ume, en’ giveime two. fives en’ a, a ten im change!” FALL & WINTER - Boy’s :2 Piece Sutts 10 the newest Every ody savs say stcre is the lebe ‘apest plece m town Ludiana,, ‘want pou to coma and save mon- ley. rye . . ! . A Chey ave printing a cut @f the house cheap prices.” | eect Jewelrv Stoic. Are You For— ‘34 GOLD _s--OR--- SILVER? J. W. Higgs returrel from Ne ZW York Tuesdey evening. WE A R Ee CAN 1)] DATES! | at for ofics bat trade. r piat- . J.J. Smith,o® Ayden, spat yester-'form ix “GOOD VALUES Al LOW PRICES.” “We sell gooda from day liere and returnel oa the eve: ning 113 ‘to 35 per eent. lower than avy other house in this line aad take ‘ train. lpayrent in GOLD. SILVER or PAPER. Come to see us at Higgs . Bros. old stand. Our stock pan J.J. Burgess, of sian came in} ‘LACE OODS, time since “Uncle Jo’ was he re ‘and S 3’ his many ftiends are glad to ee him. DRESS GOODS,'N NOTIONS, erase UMBRELLAS, vexe & Hats, LRY,. Rev. R. B. Joha, former pa-ter of OVERALLS, PERS, ; SHOES. the Methodist church here, and now and a lot of other goods to numerous to mention. Presiding Elder of the Elizabeth City Yours to please- district, arrived on steamer to-dity to spend afew days with friend-. | EL MM. ELAFRDESE: ' | eader of Styles. The showers the bureau At Higgs Bres. old stand. . . —~ - mee 8 le” FE it A brilliant display 03 : e Is: ready in his new store to supply your needs in the ind of Choice Groceries. The shelves are filled with brightly colored box2s aimd tins of gand things, and barrels of — ground grains, cakes and erackers, boxes of spices amd bottles of pickled fruitsand vege- PaBlaR Thereisa wholesom- ness and sweetness ) about the store that charms the visitor. He carries a.full and com- plete:stoek of tancy and staple goods embrac- ing everyching that: is ito be found in a uty BIN Rn as grocery. TION basiadeg ALL TRE