.ee= J aoe"" Ravernsing Vatue._ SerenoSeBY RICHARD WALLACE. "|down 6 and carry 1. Five 1s are5 and 1 to carry makes 6, so that50 cents a day, a low estimate| | Cironlation does not dptermine|this loom) cost $6.50 in the fime-|the yalue\of medium"that is, f the en-it took to catch it Itnot the quani y Of cirgnlation., A}ié this 15¢0 1, busincss.that keepsyee * * - » - 10_ Deliveréd in town by carriers withoutd on app'ication to the editor or ato We desire a live correspondent atsend in brief items of News as it occurs= neighborhood. Write plainlyaad only on one side of the paper.povencaal8Laverai Commission on subacrip-ton 1 ates paid to agents.atteMonpay, December 141H, 1896.a aa sameness gta :A Holiday Reunion.rence,A novel and interesting meetingis to take place at the WinterHealth Resort, Southern Pines,XN. ©. on December, 220d ~aud@3rd. Itiscalled the oReunionofthe Wanderers from « Virgiuiainas.T. Low ratesaud the Carolinas. L T .of transportation over the rail-zoads have been obtained fromTexas and other far off Southernand Western States, so that at agmail cost the people from thethree States named, who haveemigrated to other points mayyeturn and not only be at theSouthernT Pines gathering, butvisit their old homes and stay~for one month, the round tripticket being good for thirty days.The indications are that a largepumber of people will attend the}reunion and to enable the nearby citizens to attend at a smal)oost the Seaboard Air Line hasmade arate from all along theline in Georgia, Seuth Caroline,North Carolina and Virginia, atthe very low price of one cent.per mile, and no doubt many oldas well as yoang people will makea Christmas trip to the reunionand see the voyel city in thewoods, that has its magnificenthotels, electric car Jine, all builtinside of two years.The reunion meeting will beone of social pleasuré and amuse.ment. Business will be laid asideandall the fan and merry makingthat can be crowded into twodays will be enjoyed on this oc-casion- Those who want to learnthe exact cost of atrin from faroff points, soas to inform friendsoand relatives in distant Statescan write to J.N, Wisoer, HoustonTex., or T. J. Anderson, GeneraiPassenger Agent, Portsmouth,Va.""e etNoung Girl With Two Thumbs onFach Hand.Mary Watson, a pretty six-year© d girl, has four fully developedthumbs. She is a resident ofBridgeton, N. J., and attendsgchool there. Thethumbs are offigll size, equipped with nails andregular in all respects except theirT0bation and extra number. Theyextend outwardly from the outerbase of each of the regular thumbs,lying along the others as the fin-gore do by the side ot one anoth-er, and are of'the same length asthe regular thumbs. © :- Adime museum proprietor re-~ently offered Mary's father,George Watson, 8100 for twoweeks to allow him to exhibit heron the stage, but MaryTs motherlar: can use her extra thumbs; y - Fuge her other fingers inds them a help ratherFe-ng rates are liberal and can be.FORO PPEMbO Te rece mee eens ennaavery postoffice inthe covaty, who willpublication the contents of whichare lnieresting enough to attractreaders is a goed medium for ad-| vertisers, no matter how limited|its circulation may be. A publi-~on | Oation that 18 ~poorly edited, andfilled with indifferent matter, is},not agood medium, no matter howmany hundred thousand ~copies¥Snrewd advertisers can decides ||for themselves as to the worth ofaoy publication offered them. : Itscontents can speak more truth-|fully than its solicitor.. The trueadvertising value lies in the interest it has forthe reader, becausesuch interest alone will attractreaders. Nobody ~buys a paperor & Magazine becauce ton thous-and other peoplé buy it. Theypurchase it for the information orentertainment it affords, and if ithas a reputation for supplyingthis it is sure to be well patroniz-ed, and to grow in circulationthat is of real yalue to the adverstiser. There may be exceptions,but, a8 a general rule, good print-ing and good make-up usuallyaccompany good matter in a pub-lication, The reyerse 1s usuallytrue of any paper thatis careless.ly edited. If you are seeking in-telligent buyers, your choice ofmediums should be governed bythe foregoing considerations andyou will seldom find yourself as-"tray.nealeae ac sae seasonedHow a Letter May Be RecalledMany times people would liketo recall a letter after ic has beenmailed. This can.be done, evenfthe letter has reached the post-office at its destination. At everypostoffice there are what 1s called| owithdrawal blanks.� On applica-tion they will be furnished and,whenT deposit is made to coverthe expense, the postmaster willtelegraph to the postmaster atthe letterTs destination askingthat it be promptly returned. Theapplicant first sigus this agree-ment: °o[t is hereby agreed that,if the letter is returned to me, I\will protect you from any and allclaims made against you for suchreturn and will fully indemnifyyou for any Icss you may sustainby reason for such action. AndI herewith deposit ¢" to cover allexpenses incurred and will deliv"ér to you the envelope of the let-ter returned.� In many casespersons have made remittances tofraudulcnt parties or irresponsi-ble firms, not learning their truecharacter untal after the letter hadgone, and have succeeded 1n re-calling them. There isan instancewhere a Kansas City merchanthad remitted a disnonest trayel-ing mana draft for $175 and bymeans of a withdrawal rescued thedraft just in time."Globe Demo-crat.eeWhy the South is Poor.- weoWhy the South is Poor� is thesubject of an editorial in theManufacturersT Record of lastweek. Oné of the reasons is notto hunt for. It is found in itemsRaleigh special yesterday is atype: bye GeoThis week x» loou or ~greatNorthern diver,T was brought inby a Mr. Lassiter, of this county.Tt was kitted in a mill pond inWake, auu 13 men patin nearly aday lulliig it. They took sta-tions wiv guns around the pondand had to tire the bird out. Itdived until it could do so noeaiemo iyiThirteen grown men put in one|whele day tiring out a loon.e«Naught's & 0; 5 83 are 15"put°\. e B ay ae Aa7 a aaa 7 ~ idhae aeof which the following from our |.the jouth pdor"13 men to 1 loon,1 rabbit, 1 eqarrrel, 1 fish. and allthat. To pu~ it another way, too~much idleness, to much frollick-.ing for the amount of work that isgoing on."Charitte Obseryer.Worth Trymg.Wives with lazy husbands willappreciate the following dialogue,borrowed from the WashingtonStar:oJosiar,� Mrs. Corntossel, oitTscominT along purty near ~lectiontime.�ToSo ic is.�o1 sTpose they'll be a lot oT foolwagers made.� ,oThere usually is.�oWell, if you git drawed intoany ofTem,I hope you'll let me:make a suggestion. Me and JabezStackinsTs wife hez been a-talkinTit over, anT ez long ez ye're of|opposite political beliefs, wethought ye might come together.�oYe donTt want me to resk mymoney agin Jabez's do ye?�oNo. ItTs wrong to bet money.But we thought. thet, instid oThavinT one man wheel the other~round the country in a wheelbar-row, er vowinT not to shave off hiswhiskers, you anT Jabez couldagree that the loser should carryin two armtul of wood every dayall winter. It seems ter me theta ~lection bet of thet kind Tud bereal interestinT anT humorous.�= "_In Germany the man who loses bothhis hands 10 an accident can claim thewhole ot his life insurance money, if hebe insured, on the ground that he haslost the means of maintainz himself. Aloss of the right hand reduces the claimfrom 70 to 80 per cent. of the total.rs "" poreeenoamennsoceaedIn England no physician may legallygive a certificate of the cause of deathunless he has prescribed for the personat least 48 hours before deatn. Wath.out such certificate no undertaker ispermitted to bury the body.bent sistem mmmmaninelCotton and Peanut,Below are Norfolk prices of cotto.and peanuts for yesterday, as furnishe:by Cobb Bros. & Commission Merchants of Norfok -COTTON, ¢Good Middling % 7hMiddiing 6}Low Middling 64Good Ordinary 5 13-16Tone"steady.PEANUTS.Prime \ 2Extra Prime 2toancy 28)Spanish 60 to 76Tone"quiet.Greenville Market.Corrected by 8.\M. Schultz.Butter, per lb 15 to 2bWestern Sides \ 42 $06Sugar cured Hama 10 to 123Corn \ 40 to 6:Corn Veal peace 50 so 63Fjour, Family 5.50 to 6.25Lard 64 to ltOats 35-to 4!Sugar 4 to 6Cotfee 13 to 24Salt per Sack 75 to 1 60Chickens 10 to 24Eggs per doz 124Beeswax. per -UoGREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKETREPORT,. BY 0. L. JOYNER,Luas"Common.... .. ose to 82 Fine... EL reese to 14Currers"Common... scaste toldtee eeee. -10 to 1g]TAX NOTICE.All persons owing taxes to the townof Greenville are notified. they can findme at the MayorTs office where they cancall and settle, All who fail to by,fib will be proceeded against a8Pp waithpe eenya He Needed Air. :_ He was sick, or at least said thathe was, and the other day he.enter-ed the office of a well known phy-sicigp up town and sank intoaleath-er ogyered armohair in the anteroomhis turn.on-the list. At-lastit came,-and the doctor examinedhis- tongue critically, felt of hispulse, inquired as to the symptomsof his illness and then looked wise.Taking a pad from the table, hewrote a prescription calling forbread pills and distilled water orsomething of that sort. Then, turn-ing in his chair, the physician said:oT cannot see that anything seriousis the matter with you. What youneed is plenty of air'TT"The patient smiled a broad, blandsmile, but said nothing. eoTake this prescription regularlyevery night, but above all thingsget plénty of air. Good, wholesomeoutdoor atmosphere, that is whatyou need more than anything else.�T~Ha! ha! ha! I need air, do I?�T,shouted the man. ~Well, that igsfunny.�oWhy, what do you mean?� in.quired the doctor. ;~Mean? Why, I am a street cardriver.� esHa is laughing yet, _The Dejected Young Man,~ooWoman,TT, said the dejectedyoung map, '~is a fake.TToYes?� spoke one listener.oYes. It has not been so manymoons since I saved up all my bil-liard money and lived on beans twoweeks to blow myself on an operaand a supper fora young woman.Then I asked her to marry me, andshe said she was afraid I was tooextravagant to make a good husTband. TT"Indianapolis Journal."""Both Good Shots.oMy wife is an expert in handlingarifie. Put up & coin for a target,and she'll hit it in the center everytime,�To~ThatTs nothing. My wife riflesmy pockets of all the coin in themand never misses a dime. ''"Detroit¥ree Press.TAY FRENDS AN_"" CNSTONERSie has been reportedthat I would not beinthe Mercantile Busi-ness next year. Iwanttosay that isa mistake.Ishail remain in busi-ness at the same place.Thanking you for yourpast liberal patronageand hoping to havea continuance of theSame, I am yours toServe, W.H. WHITE.ESTABLISHKD 1875.SAM, M.SSHULTZPORK SIDES &SHOMLDERJARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest; to get our prices hefere purchasing elsewhere. Ourstock is cotapleten allite branches.) * | | saatF LOUR,COF F EE,SUGARRICE, TEA, &e.ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES.Tobacco, Snuff &c,we buy diroejfromT Manufacturers en-abling you to buy at.one profit, A eom-ple'e stock ofeel oiFURNITUREi=~ , *ag = :Dj aS :eeeBy9 ob 2.mtd © o@ fdKEBe zs {Tl OyBS eee = Gsoib aks = a¢ +08a by o "G8 1S @Dy, gor O 8Oo ® Iho° 3 SEBTAX NOTICE.Owing to the bad weather IT have ex-tended the time for collecting the taxes.for 1896 to the first of January. Youcan find me Curing the remainder ofthis month in the same office I haveoccupied. All persons who fail to payby the Ist of January will be proceededagainst as the law directs, :Pay your taxes and save costs.R. W. KING, 'l'ax Collector.=~e p mw bda & s & =o o & 3Bo eo7-7 . eeeg ) D es &re] - 2a a2 x ~38a + Se 88 % aS s= 5. [ae SePUY . Stee x8i e m Posed ~x i Sy 8ont ® ~g a oS: ~ ZPs ss ghaca * 4 aan - oSiw = As Se" AF FHSS So . ra | i +. 3 reFE HM SS 88 83 «i a oe) ieray ca a-§ FS}o~ z= = S e bda Pg ue ae e3 aa Rf Ss oh= EPs FEN ~oo. Ake «arr) (1) a� Se~ ne Ss =io Ot SS im, Be)Ow RErEES FsHSsase Bsoe) OS 8g sh= Nese FR AS© MSS Sky =fe pe es ee a ceo. Os So iad %Ss Se. Of ACS ._ os4 BP oo SUBR&§ ws 9= ae ae PO 93= S £84 Ss. So Yew Ss= = Pse % AGo a) ba~ e usLUUD POISONA PECIALT Y cccays:c0?5 ondary or~z'en,A SP OD POISON permanin 15 t085 days. You canbe trontedsome forsame price under same fuaranety. sa prefer to come here we will cobe Pay Tallroad fareand hotel billsandpc . cure. If you have takencury, iodide potash, and ~still have eches nd8, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throa:imples, poeese Colored. Sany part of the body, Hair or2 it is this Secondaryitalcaonal guaranty. Absolupr stion.Professiona! Cards.SeepSarbers.AMES A, SMITH, =TONSORIAL ARTIST.: GREENVILLE, N, Q,Patronage solicited, Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialtyeranJf SRBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER.Special attention given: to cleaningGentlemens Clothing oo¢vated, several new reoms adtric bells to ver oAttentive servats. Fish and Oysters keryed dailyTPatronage of traveling puvli¢ solicitedT~~ ieCE,de!edIs hereby given that applica hee willbe made to the next Generat re eeof yoyie Carolina, to amend the Char.ter of the Town of Greenville and toTae a|ve trou cost . ug : Do 1isk} » M,Pp a thy. Pe anc TR eee by oe ' to , we. at a. a 1.� Pp ncee by ~ 7 age D cox aKB - MARWAN; ~Dax Collector. mee | wie* SCHULTZ Gheneetltes:'f Ea M. MeGOWAN.always d and sold at pricesto suit | change the boundary line of said ithe ti ' "bur ' ek bomueeaLs ' 3 wil Feti tee. Ou coe4~a~*) 5