i. iage aire neas tr(EXCEPT SUNDAY).capita*~ eY a petty 0 0% ! ~2 éas, second-class mail matter.SURSCRIPTION RATES.ne year, . o - ° $3.00~pe month, - = "+ 8ne week. 0 eeDelivered in town, by catriers withoutxtra cost.A~lvertisng rates are liberal and.ean benad on apptication to the editor or at_ phe officeoWe desire a live correspondent atgery postofiice inthe eovaty, who will-~ogend in brief items of NEWS as it Occurs~gx each neighborhood, Write plainly~éad oniy on one side of the paper."""eenttoeewwo.Liveral Commission on supscrip-jon rates paid to agents.L ocmenecrcsanincntctiessnt ttt,penceSgWepnespay, January 27, 1297.pene nA OS i teie an ha ie? sat aeThe Courts to Blame.' The readers of the aaily papers musthave observed during the past weekthat a feature of the news was reportsot lynchings all over the country, Thelike of it has probably not; before beenexperienced in this country. Thelynenings are not confined to any par:ticular section, but they are reported~from almost every State. Time waswhen the report of a lynching was readwith horror. It is now not uncommonto find accounts of two or more illegalexecutions ina single issue of a dailypaper, :This increase in lynchings is due totwo causes"the increase in crime, andthe slowness and uncertainty of justicein the courts. Bearing upon the firstcause named, it is maintained by JudgeParker, of the United States DistrictCourt for the western district of Kan-gas, in the course of an article in theNorth American Review, that therehave been 43,903 homicides committedin the United States during the lact sixars. In the same time there havebeen 72% legal executions and 1,118Tynchings. Last year the homicid s inthis country reached the awfel total ot10,500, or 875 per month. By way of- gomoarison it may be stated, on the au-thority of the Eurl of Meath, that thenumber of homicides during 1896 in theUnited Kingdom was 269, or 24 per)month. The nomicides comuitted inthis country by lynchers alone average15 « month.That this isa mest deplorable stateof affairs cannot be denied. It seemselear that the remedy is to be foundalone in the courts. An immediateand radical reform in the meihods ofthe courts, ivsunng certain and justpunishment tor the guilty, would re-gult not only in checking the lawlessexecutions, but eventually in abclishingthem."Charlotte Observer.ee tigDeaconTs Motor.oI been readiuT most every day inthe paper: about them hossless ker-midges,� siid Deacon Applejohn, ofHunlock, at the circus yesverday, obutFre got one that suits me toa T andworks hke a charm, bTgpsb |�~~ How is it built?�oJust like any other wagon.�oHow do you make it go? Elec"tricity?�oNope.�he oGusoline ?�oNope.�; | Kerosene ?�¢s-Nope.�oSteam ?�- oNope.�oWell, what furnishes the motive-" dpower ?�Come agTin |�a «What makes it go ?�oOh+ why, oxen, by cracky! Haw"here, Bill�a 1 emma¥ Chins and Japan buy ong driedpples freely. Thus does Amer-dustry help to swell thepplation of the orient;\home news. Did you ,ever visit|the springs,a # ~ ~ ae ee i 3 ra \ ;CHARMING FLACK =|� (Gist. gps oOffice Boys.�ae a ved i 4 fe. oea. & : eo, cumammanlA fg ae , eas oa rae a ali : . y Jan. 97. ~ j °atu Beate? : oe | Chicazo, and those who have.them in.Dear Reriector :"Since my|,, ...: : their employ are very well pleasedatay here I have received nothing with, (hen. They say that the officebut Tag Daity REFLECTOR. When girl is superior to the office boy im@ poor dyspeptic has found oy many particulars. Iu the first placeall the water-he can and -eab all rule she has aosolutely no taste forhe wants, be fi nds little interest dime bovels. She is usually - bright,in reading anything else than quick and energetic, and ever so muchcleaner and neater than any bey, canbe, ~Testimony upon this point is al-most unanimous, and most of thosewho have tried office girls deciare thatnever again will they have an officeboy around the premises."~BostonHerald.this delightful place ?.| It seems like a home preparedby nature for her. tired and feeblechildren, where mother earth canadminister her own home remedies. On the south it1s closelyby a. curvatureFADES OF BA he | 7no sat in his front window, oyouin height and gzapdeur. On the!),, gift nodding for dot moosic ?�north, and only @ few feet from|oNot a cent,� replied the citizen,flows the sullen vies hopeless age peep ine ~d the] blay some more, otTs all,T\t reaee rug _" ana ened. the collector, and the citi-oVat,� said the collector for aThey are introducing office girls incare� In summer they are usually so crowded that it is well toaddress the proprietor beforeleaving home At present, how-ever, there is only one inyalidhere, including this pencilor.And fiom personal experience1 feel that I caunot.say too muchfor the healing properties of thesederfal gains in health, sirengthand weight.the memory, No one has everbeen able to forget. the regalarmeal. hours. ,The hotel is in the excellentmanagement of Mr. J. H. Fon-ville. .Hia daughter, Miss Nancie,is vo the the dining room as Wallstreet is to the coiton exchange.She wutches and regulates osup-ply and demand.�I was alittle amused to learnthe only two who ever drank toumuch ot these waturs were two ofOne drank 2, and the other 23tirst day.boys away.As to the wenderful reportswhich you have heard as to thecurative properties of the SevenSprings, I can only say, as theother disciples said to Nathaniel,come and see. Yours truly,Z. M.santana lemerenatiiamaieeieaminnetlf£ire-Bug Under Arrest,At midnight Otficers Baker andMunzler arrested Chas. H. Blackburnat his home on Second street, betweenChurch ard Mint, upon evidence whichfixed on him the guilt of the fire in theObserver Printing House on the even-ing of the 2d,He oconfessed the crime and waslocked up to await a preliminaryhearingBlackburn is 19years old and an employe ot the Obser"ver Printing House. His story is thathe hacked the safe in Mr BlakeyTsoffice for the purpose of robbery, andtomorrow aftcrnoon.failing to get intu it, poured benzine onthe floor and set fire 10 it tending todestroy the house in order to concealthe attempt upon the safe. He madehis escape by jumping from the backdoor as the explosion decurred.Blackburn 1s a bright youth, whodrinks liquor, smokes, cigarettes andreads dime novels. The ease againsthim was worked up by Mesers. JamesGlenn and Sam Edmiston, galley boyand fireman of the paper respectively."Charlotte Observer.SoPSucrintende rt of Public Instruction,~Charles A, Mebane, was elected as aPopuli-t, claiining-all through the cam-paign that he ws one. Now he allowsthe papers t» call him a Republican,and be has appointed J. L, Graham, aRepublican, as his: chief clerk at Ral-eigh, It looks very much .as if someof the goods labeledToPopulist,� whichwere .put upon the political marketrepregented to be.-"-Hickory Meroury,Populis )waters. 1 have made most won-~They. are surely a specific forGreenvilleTs young business men, | §gallons before 10 o'clock on the|O, QO, Can't give the | helast summer,� are not what they were)zen hasitly gave a quarter.Wales Played Crown Points.Lord Beaconsfield was the onlyman who ever succeeded in gettingthe Prince of Wales to play for smallstakes. The. prince was on a visitthe stakes were announced, Dizzyturned pale. He was a comparative-ly poor man andT feared to risk somuch money. A bright idea occur-red to him. It was just. after. thequeen had been crowned empress ofIndia, and Dizzy suggested, ~~Wouldnot it be more suitable to make it~rown points?TT The prince was s0sented."San I'rancisco Argonaut.mules.to Hughenden, and after dinner theusual game was suggested. ~When.pleased with the mot that he con-.From New York to New Orleansby the shortest mail route is 1,344Weakened One ManTs ConstitutionUntil. It Brought Him toDeath's Door.Mr. James S. Harrison, a well-knownand highly respected citizen of Cleve-land,.O., was for years a sufferer fromdyspepsia and general debility, and inhis weakened condition, resulting fromthe above causes, he had the additionalill-luck to fall a victim to malaria fromthis complication of disorders. Mr.Harrison's condition was becoming veryserious, when he commenced to take P.P. P., LippmanTs Great Remedy. Itseffects were marked and immediate.Read his letter to us. Its earnestnessis apparent:GENTLEMEN: For the benefit of allsuffering from dyspepsia and generaldebility I beg to submit my testimonialas to the etlicacy of your P. P. P., Lipp-manTs Great Remedy, as a_ positivecure for all the distressing complaintsfrom which I suffered.My system was also full of Malariaand my condition was growing veryserious; I] had no appetite, was losingstrength and was completely brokendown in health, but now my health iscompletely restored, and I can eat likea field, laborer, without the. slightestfear of any serious results..I take great pleasure in telling theworld that P. P. P. did the grand workof restoring me to my accustomedhealth. Yours truly,JAMES 8. HARRISON,Cleveland, O.Ifyougetup/ -tiredandstupid,P..P. P. should be taken--it will makeyou feel well. 'P. P. P. cures eczema, that tortur:ing, itching discase of the skin andblood. If your blood is kept pureyyouwill not be disfigured with pimples,boils and blotches.' PP. P. P. is the deadly foe and van-quisher of rheumatism, Its effects ateitnmediate and lasting, and it 16t onlyrelieves, but permanently cures.Serofula, which is hereditary andby P. P,P. Itis the one and only posi-ive cure for this dread. disease. |.Sufferers from kidney troubles findimmi¢diate relief when they take P. P.P. as it.cures. all irregularities and re-stords to nature her proper functions.Sold by all draggists. 7Lippman's Bleck, Savannah,Ge- =For sale by J. L. Woo.ten.deep-seated in the blood: can)be cured |alyayeon hand ap(Sineeevee oebd ae abialpsed, odiepyiieo ( sit ckzatala i r Mpa tescpt: aaP t.i .,Pres 5Le.3 " _ re Pst 4oedt : ee aie oe ne nite : 2ee te | ; a C aEN V ILL, N ry ey ig as ; ohy "; meee We a Tin | % :*. * , * éStatement of Condition January 18th, 189%.RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.Loans aaa Puooguts Pleirs Capital Stock Paid In . haeDue. From Banks = 3Deposits Subject. to. Check . _ 18,967.Cash on Hand 7,603.94 Conbiers Check Outstanding a4 30Time Drafts 410.00 }-Time Certiticates 1,236.72Our Drafts 44 203Sarplus : "" TB.28Furniture, Fixtures & other eB | "property 786.75 Total 928,996.35Stationery Accout 00 : AExpenses and Taxes paid 637.07Total $28,396.35REORGANIZEDThe Bank of GreStatement of Condition December 17th, 1896.R.L-DAVIS, Pres't. R.A. TYSON, Vicé-PresTt. J. L..LITTOB..CashTr,JUNE 15th, 1896.| si ga mFS| RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.l.oans,and Discounts $40,456.36 3 Capital paid in $23,000.00Due from Banks 88,263 303 Undivided Profits 3,045.64Furniture and Fixtures 1,500.00§ Deposits 81,787.59Current Expenses 1,764.755 Due Banks 1,131.87Premium on Stock 1,000.09 i Time Certificates 1,255.00Cash Items 7,792.60 ; Cashiers Checks 1 » 1,480.59Cash 20,923.58 snares iota egntiprec Be Total $111, 740.5Total $111,700.59 $Accounts ~Received.Correspondence Invited.macnn +e 9Cotton andjPeanut.Below are Norfolk prices of cottoand peanuts for yesterday, a8 furnishedby Cobb Bros. & Commission MerESTABLISHED. 1875.SAM. M. SCHULTZOe Po UL etkaPCRK SIDES&SHOULDERARMERS AN lf MEKCHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest toget our prices befr-re puichasing elsewhere, Our stock is corapleteu allits happenen.FLOUR,COFFEE, SUGAROoALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICESTohacco, sr tf &c.we buy diroc} from Manufactu... 3 en-Greenville.Notice.We hereby give notice that a petitionwill be presented to the Legislature tochange the chatter of the ~own ofchants of ,Norfok - ALFRED FORBES,meni, }) LATEDGood Middling De be ALLEMiddiing. 6t R. A. TYSON.Low Middling : att __ a mear weeds A ©1616) 4 GENTS WAN'TED"For War to, ee Cuba,, by Senator Quesada, Cuban» AFRARYS representative at Washington. En-Prime 2! dorset by Cuban patrio.s.. In. tremen-Extra Prime 24/dous demand. A bonanza for ageats.oancy 24! Only $1.50. Big book, bigcommissions,Spanish: " 60 to 75|}iveryvody wants the only endorsed, rerTone"quiet. liable book. Outfitsfree. oCredit givenFreight paid. Dropall trash, aud make$300 a month wit. War a Cuba. needress today, THE NATIONAL BGreenville Market. CONUERN, 352-356 Dearborn St,Corrected,by S. M. Schultz. Chicagy,| Bntter, per lb 15 to 2b| Western Sides 43 495 -4 Sugar cured Hams 10 to 124 oof ut ISONorn 40 to 6C | " Mi oah Na tod asCorn Meal 50 to 6A a ieee edFlour, Family 5.50 to 6.251 PECIALT ¥ casas aitLard ~64 to 1 oud A ; LOOD POISON permanently" cured in 15t085 days. You can be treated atOats 35 to 10 |] home forsame price under same guaranSugar 4 to 6; ty. If youprefer to come here we will con:colee 13 10 2 ogaage gee euro fovanauetabieandSalt per Sack 75 to 1 (0| eury, lodide potash, and still have aches andChickens 10 vo 25 | nee a eStorey Unseen taster doz any partoft Ray, air SWS]eee oe bes +4, | Ob, Tt is this evondary BLOOD PO} onwe rantee tocure. We solicit thi 7nate cases and challenre tha ta .case wecannotcure. This disease has alwamort the skill of the most eminent physi-ians- $500,000 capital behind our uncondlepoMosont Lidatos Gite a fs eent sealed onG07 ~Musonic Neranio CHIC ee�eS eSsarbers.7 me eaeAMES A. SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE: N. %, |Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Preesiag Gents Clothes.a specialtyeae aeroanLH CRBERT EDMUNDS,~* FASHIONABLE ~BARE Gk.�Special attention given to cleaningGentlemens Clothing.OTKL NICHOLSON,| J. A, Burerss, Mer.Washington, N. C,This Hotel has been thoroughly renovated, several new rooms added, elec,tri¢ bells to every roomy | Attentive servants. Fish and Oysters aerved dailyPatronage of traveling puvli¢ solicited�eenGREENVILLEMale Academy.The next session of the school willopen on*MNDAY SEPP. 7, 189bling you,to.buy at one proilt, A eo.u-igie.stack of |FUoe hy et ~to run,i 'NITURE.. igeneee were SBR:We ie ' {oe le ' :saewe sell at a-close * f§. M. SCHULTZ Greenville.aud continug}for 10 months.The terms are as follows.Primary Bngilsh per mo.x io Sen ao;