che office ogaer ong pea items of NEWS as it Occurs* Wepnespar, Uacember 30, 1896." | Sered eg this oef that raidy, | be a good town to flee from in fleaae time.: coe epee Ee| a a qeae: Rae, i& ieOL tT fleaswered i ~seoond-class® mail matter.i ", ~SURSCRIPTION RATES.+ 1 $8.00ree.ne month, 5Dne. week. 10el fo in town, by carriers without~ Advertisng rates are liberal and ean besnad on. ering ates an the efftor or at- a * ao We estes ie live Ps eenrosent atstoffice inthe county, who will{n each neighborhood. Write plainlyad only on one side of the paper.eeepeeLiveral Commission on . supscrip-ion 1ates paid to agents."= aEpanama ncnentrarie ate" en~ Major Sidney M. Finger died atNewton on Dec. 26th. He hadnot been in good health for sometime but his death was 4 surprise~to his many friends in the Statewhose esteem and affections heshared to a very Jarge extent.Maj. Finger was born in ayecoln county, May 24th, 1837.,a boy he worked with his aeon the farm and in the tan- yard,~and went to such public schools~as the neighborhood afforded. At~the age of eighteen he entered~Catawba college, acting as tutorAMuring his last year there. In1859 he entered the junior class ofBowdoin College in Maine, grad-uating in 1861 withA. B,, and re-eeiving his A. M, in 1865. He en-tered the Confederate army, andwas made Quarter Master Ser-geant, promoted to waptain, andassigned to thé collection of taxesin kind in the Charlotte Congres-sional district. In 1864 he waspromoted to Major,.and put incharge of the collection of taxesin kind for the whole State.After the close of the war heentered the profession of teach-ing, and was associated for nineor ten years with Rev. J. C. Clapp}.in conducting Catawba college,the leading educational institu-tion of the German Reformedchurch in the State. He was anexcellent teacher and manager,and retired from the active workbecause of ill-health in 1874 in:aywhich vear he was elected by the~Democrats of his county .to theHouse of Representatives. Hewas elected to the Senate in 1876,and re-elected in 1880. After re-goeiee from Catawba college keobecame engaged in merchandis-ing andin cotton wanafacturing.In 1882 he was appointed a direc.tor of the Western Hospital, andwas chairman of the Board whenthat splendid institution. wasopened for the reception of pa-tients. In 1884, he was electedState Superintendent of PublicInstruction, and was re-elected in1888. Since his retirement fromthat office in 1893 he has devotedhimself to his private affairs;taking deep interest as a directorin the Greensboro Norwal andTndustrial School, and in the jatecampaign taking an active part inthe contest in his county. ©Maj. Finger was married earlyn life. His wife survives him.They bad no children. TheirTswas an ideal life, and tha sympa-thy of & large circle of fnendsgoes out to the bereaved widow.He wae a consistent avd influen-Tae m, maber of the German Re-Sena di ! i ~: pane citizen, and prions| ~Chistian ws man.) bio improvement, a .acm nal~The South Carolina. penitenti-ary authorities are going to try |:the experiment of working con--yicts in.a cotton. factory, which itis proposed to erect: for that par-pose. This will be somewhatof a new departare, which willbe watched with interest by other_| States.The Atlanta Constitution says:oThere's more genuine music in alistle tin horn blown by a rosy-cheeked boy than there is inawhole Opera troupe: But youmust look at it from the rightpoint of view.� Yes, and thatpoint of view must be about sevenmiles from where the rosycheeked~boy is performing."RichmondDipatch.asLenep sau ot a New York Judge.A New York judge has decidedin the case of a woman living inthat State who went to South Da-kota and secured a divorce from,|her husband: and subsequentlymarried again, that both the di-vorced husband aud the one ac"quired after the divorce are legalhusbands. oBy the laws of theState ot South Dakota,� said thejudge in his decision, oshe is thelawful wife in that State of thesecond husband. By the laws ofthe State of New York she is thelawful wife of the first.T It istherefore, plain that while Wes-tern divorces are not valid in theKast, although recognized in theSta~es in which they were grant-ed, a mest curious condition ofaffairs might result and, in fact,polygamy could be legalized.~The osailor with a wife in eyeryport� has long beer held up as ahorrible example, but if the decision of the New. York courtstands, the ladies may be able toturn the tables on men and havea husband in nearly every Statein the Union without comingwithin the penalty of the law, Itis no wonder that there are many (adyocates of a national divorcelaw, and in view of the decisionofthe New York court it will befound that the Western divorcemills actusily encourage po-lygamy.eeeThe Man aod H!s House.The ordinary polite inquiryoHow do you do?� calls for nothing but a conventionally politeresponse, but if a man is past othealloted age� and a philosopherbesides, it may elicit a replyfull of meaning and worthy ofrecord.When John Quincy Adams was80 yeard'old he met in the streetsof Boston en old friend whoshook his trembling hand and~said:oGood morning, and how isJohn Quincey Adams today ?�oThank you,� was the ex~Presi-dentTs answer, oJohn QuincyAdams himself is well, I thankyou. Bat the house in which helives at presentis becoming dilap-idated. It is tottering upon itsfoundation. Time and the sea-sons have vrarly destroyed it,Its rov fis pro ty well worn out.Its weiss «eo much shattered, audt tremeies with every wind. Theold tenement is becoming almostnpluba..avle, ang think John |o~have to movebat he himself isa} out o it s00D;It waleh had hicpaquite well, sir, quite well,� =...net poe thatoGlobe Sights.Pay secondAn Atchison man who ~earns $6a week speaks of his olinen� in-stead of his shirts.A woman does not consider 4mana perfect gentleman unlesshe apologizes pretty often.can be made out by the gossipsagainst the man who is not guilty.A woman who owns a horseand buggy is a great autocratwith other women and she knowsit. slicA boy who has time to makeaiternoon calls week days neednot expecta job, No one wantshim.A man often succeeds in mak-ing hie wife believe he is imposedupon when he cannot make him-self belieye it.There is more satisfaction inloving work than a woman.There is oniy one person in theworld who 1s not afraid of a po-liceman"-his wife.Some people do not think aphysician knows his business ifhis office does not have a veculiarsmell.An Atchison man says he haskissed a thousand girls not oneof whom ever gave her consent orgot mad.There neyer was a blavkguardwho did not havea great deal tosay about other peopie not beinggentiemen,A man who has dissipated byoverworking is as pitiful a wreckas &@ man who has dissipateddrinking whiskey."-AtchisonGiobe.Mr. N. M. Lawrence, Superinten-dent of the Oxtord Orphan Asylum;gives some iuteresting information re-garding it: There are present 211children, of whom 110 are girls. Thecost of maintenance this year is $19,-200, less the earnings of the asylumwhich are about $3,500. The Stategives $91,000 and the Grand Lodge ofMasons $2,500. During the yearthere were 140 cases of measles amongthe pupils but not a death resulted. :The.e were only two deaths during theyear. The industrial feature of educaticn is being well looked atter. Thereis the farm, carpenter shop, broomfactory and printing office, Five newbrick buildings fave been erected thisyear, for dormitories, at a total cost of$20,000, with a complete sewerage sys-tem. Mr. B. N. Duke, of Durham,made the asylum a cash gift of $10,000for buildings, and the Masons raised alike amount.The total cost of maintaining theFederal, State, municipal governmentsof the United States fur the year 1896was $915, 345,055. Amorg the dis.bursements were the following: Forcharities, $146,905,671 ; for education,$145,583,115 ; for rouds, bridges andsewers, $72,262,000; for postal service,$66,000,000 ; for army and militia,$35,500,000; for police, $24,000,000 ;tor judiciary, $23,000,000 ; for prisonsand retormatories, $12,000,000,The Pacific coast newspapers © re.port the cutting ofa tree at CogginTsmill near Sisson, Cal., which is said tohave been 404 years old. The treefurnished 15,000 fet of. lumber, buthow the age of the tree was calculatedinhabitant� has been getting in hiswork,LyCravat,The cravat was once the name ofa great military nation, the Croats,or Cravates, of the Balkans. It was| their fashion to wrap large shawlsod eces of cloth around their necksshoulders, About the middle ofthe reign of Louis XIV here ces regiments in aashion, huge. shawls #their very _The ee toot urd brisd eg . 3with us.of ing noi to, tiv to. ,It is surprisingT what a case) ~is nos explained, Perhaps the oeldess| LhtatGood MiddlingPORK SIDES &SHONLDERJARMERKS AND MEKUHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will tind;their interest to get our prices befere puachasing elsewhere. Ourstock is coiapleteu allits branches.FLOUR,COFFEE,SUGARRICH, TEA, &c.ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICES.Tobacco, Snuff Se, |we buy diroc) from Manufacturers en-abling you to buy at one profit, A eou-ple:e stock of .FURNITUREalways on hand and sold at prices to suitthe times. Our goods are all bought andtold f:r CASH therefore, haviny ne 1iskso run, we gel] at 9 close margin.S. MS SCHULY%, Q-a-nretile,aR?eTo Friends andCustomers.[2 has been reported4 that I would not beinthe Mercantile Busi-ness next year... Iwanttosay thatisa mistake.Ishail remain in busi-ness at the same place.g you for yourpast: liberal. patronageand hoping to | havea. penta manoa: of. the\same, I. ag yours: toSore « W.H. WHITE.UN OTICE.ae hereby given that sop sessile | willMiddlingLow MiddlingGood OrdinaryTone"steady. mM-» PEANUTS. .. PbPrime oa 8 &Extra Prime 2 cm�"�ancy 2 ©Spanish 60 to 75) » Py» - Pa'one"quiet. an Onsen: lmem SP enGreenvilleMarket. {BP ¢ opba f pateCorrected by 8. M. Schultz. hg 5 Red ="gitButter, per Ib 15 to 2b] ee lca aWestern Sides 44595) peg iA a.) BB ui,Sugar cured Hams 10 to 124), esl ware o @ iCorn 40 to 60) jaa OoCorn Meal 50 to 65 Ke) Oo PFlour, Family 5.50 to 6.25| & o © P ethard sto] Q fF TeoOats 35to1 O O & 6Sugar 4to6} ° id feCoffee 13 to 25 "_Salt per Sack 75 to 1 60 a 2 oChickens 10 to 26 by = 9. = 3 a ee ne 2 fiEggs per doz 124 bas See & ? - 'Beeswax. per 20; * Aus or te anorSeas t By! aa "oe by ty re)a3.i8ee00 [Ts- & $$ Bsr 2- Sh = 3 Soy QO ,\ QS ah = ,teat. S rs SRP Foe : 1a --g ee We \ | SS ahead V2. ves é - er & aesaverg - aag fA Ss . D 4, °/ ~ = 3 x ts)Was . | . = co oe 3 we 8) . ¢i = 82 FE pe 3Pr as : = io te 2= $s 8s 2 od= § @ ZA °2 %¢o fom 4 =La i eseees e590 =mPiss ea oeSe 3 & =os 38ga Ste z © ley oYSe CS wed °SB SE, 28 ~* mS ey o == Rw | a= 7S] 8 2wm £8 5 2S ae SsS os~ Fs &@ 3ESTABLISHED 1875 - & 8&8 a «49 ©+ se by FY3 8&8 : A af | C UL & gs 2 =SAM. M. SCH fen && bg ~~ Spaiswider angie Suarans«ere we Will co:pay reeemetesnochange i'w if we ot te to cure. If you have elbiisandcury, iodide po tash, and still have aches angpins, Suogus atchesin mouth, Sore Thr at,imples, Copper Color Oleany part of the ody, Hair or eyebrows aliiout, it is this Second BLOOD POIsbd agar to cure. We Solicit the most ocases and cna eaee the world fh for amy i cure. This disease has alwaon ne Pg of the oot eminent ph vuegy nd our ehoeedyar ag alate prootsa Pieent ee Gono Te GO TLIemunis. & CHICAGO,Sarbers.AMES A. SMITH,TON SORIAI, ARTIST.GREENVILLE. N. 0,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Rycingand Preesiig Gents Clothes a specialty| ERBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BARI Bk.Special attention given to cleaningGentlemensClothing,cttte etaitie seen isa mieOTKL N ICHOLSON,__J. A, Burexss, Mer.= Washington, N. G,This Hotel has been thoroughiy 1vated, several new rooms added leo. ;trie bells to eve tbe attentive ser,vants. Fish an sters served daily�Patronage. of cave buvlic solicitedTilver aof americantthe ~Ten Tentel the Towa of: Greenville: :and change be ulus pease |on "th h CarolinaT ta anced he Ga |Cents."aa res .