Ltbad*a.*fob! ante,: peanammonauatein cent mery. : Mr. E. B. Ficklen, activemember of the firm of T. E.shy 4Editor.D. J.AWHICHARD.SURSCRIETION RATES.Pow yer, -'- * * BM[iOap month, -° + ° = 20)oOne week. . ee,Delivered in town by earriers without- gxtra cost.Adlvertisng rates are liberal and can behad on application to the editor or atthe office"edgg | nn noe areata~Awe desire a itve correspondent atavery postoftice in the covnty, who will~send in brief items of NEWS as it occurso4a each, neighborhood. Write plainly~wad oniy.on one side of the paper.Monnar, Mar 31, 1897.testescissileareaedrTHE GREENVILLE TOBACCOMARKET GOING FOR-WAKD.mE 2 meMore Prize Houses to be Built ard- mwo Large Stemmeries Already, in Frocess of Erection,; Ase Ow ise JOYNER.The history ofthe slow but sureaid steady growih of the Greer-_ ville tobacco market has too often~been given to be unfamiliar orrequire a repetition of its prog-ress in the course of this article,except to show the regularityand unifor.rjity of each yearsgrovth. The first year theGreenyille market sold two hun-~dred and twenty five thousandpounds with one warehouse andone prize house. The secondyear with two warehouses andtwo prize houses It gold one mil-lion two hundred and twenty fivethousand poands. Third year 4third warezouse and two or three* prize houses were built and thisyear very near two and a_ halfmillion pounds were marketedin Greenville. The fourth yearfourth warehouse and severalmore prize houses were built,gdnfidence in |beginning to be established andthd opposition that was at firstoferei begun to give way to engqouragement and ths year themarket sold nearly, or to be moreaccurate there were sold on thefourfjfloors a fraction over fourmillion nine hundred thousandpounds. The past year with agood many added improvementsover the preyious year wend in-ereased facilities for handling thecrop, there were handled inGreenville oyer a million poundsmore than the year before.Thus it can be seen that whilewe bave not made altogether asrapid growth as is claimed bysome of our neighbor markets wehaye succeeded at best in builaing on a solid basis oneof, if not the best bright tobaccomarkets in. the State. A veryonoticbable feature in developingthe market is the fact that nearlyall those interested have builttheirown houses and own themTwhich increases the interest, ifpossible, in developing any eater-prise, for with their own moneyinvested it is but natural thattheir energies should be increased:Thus far I have spoken only ofthe past growth of the market.|~ Now a word as to the futme.Pchased fromReference has recently been~made that other improvements~would be added during the sum-mer forthecomingcrop. Messrs.B.E. Parbam & Co. have pur-: Mr. J. R. Corey awhich they are now erect-amiiouth factory forby steam and nat~Jand whenit will be rememberedthe market was,and to help him pay for his farm.joan be made at home, and what heheeRoberts & Co. on this market,has shown me a contract betweentheir firm and Messrs. 8. T. Hook.er and CO. M.Bernard for remodel-ing their huge factory. Thishouse 18 now one of the largest inthe east and when the remodelinghaa beer completed it will be oneof the most convenient. Thefirm of T. E. Roberts & Co. willchange the style of their firmname at this place and hereafterit will be Roberts & Ficxlen.Thev expect to equip this fac-tory with machinery for steamdrying and stemming and Mr.Ficklen tells me that they will beprepared to do double the busi-ness that they have been doing,that this firm is one of the largestbuyers here it amounts to some-thing for Greenville. [asked Mi»Ficklen what his candid jude-ment was about prices for thegrowing crop. His ynequivocalreply wasthat all grades. of \o-bacco, except probably the verycommon, would be better tnisyear. Herather seemed to thinkthat good wrappers would be inbetter demand at better pricesthan any other particular grade,but said he thinks cutters andsmokers, too, will seil better thisfall that for some time past. Thisis moet encouraging, for generallyspeaking for some time past dea} _ers nearly everywhere have beendisposed to be despondent aboutthe future pricss and it is verygratifying to this writer indeedto hear such a hopeful expressionfrom one who onght tu be inpretty close touch with the trade.I hava not been able to see Mr.P. H. Gorman to know detinitelywhether any additional improve-ments will be madein his factory-His 18 already the most conyenient factory here. ast yearthey put in steam and remodeledthe whole factory making itmodern in every ~ particular.With these improvements thecapacity of the Greenville marketwill have been increased severalmillion pounds and with Green-ville selling, as it truly does, thefinest bright tobacco grown in theworld, there seems to be no doubtofthe great possibilities in storefor her in the next few years.amen nnsaces Ses tine ,ba "" .LESSON ON ECONOMY.comers ttreWhat One Enorgetc Woman De2s"There Shou'd Be More Like Her.An incident occured here on Satar"day which we feel almost sate in sayingis without a parallelin the county. Alady came to town that day and madesome purchases at one of our stores.She said she has been married 19 years,has lived all time within fourmi'es of Greenville, her tamily numbersten persons, but this was the first timeshe had ever been in a store and pur.chased an article. When questionedmore fully she stated that she hadmade at home all the cloth her familyneeded, that her husband raised hi,own supplies, that they never had tobuy anything except hats, shoes, sugar,coffee. and the few things they couldnot make or raise at home. She saidthat while the women of the coumryhad largely abandoned the practice ofmaking cloth she had kept it up andfound that she could easily meet theneeds of her family in tpt particular.She did this to help her husband alongthisThe merchant was very much im-pressed by the womanTs statement andtold her he desired to present her with|a dress as a reward for her industry.He is well acquainted with her husbandand. knows from his habits she had}made a true statement of their mannerof living. The man never buys whatdoes buy the cash is paid for.Such cuses as'this are so rare as beremarkable. ~It was not a good day}tobacco ~stalks.~corn, grass, and otherspinning wheel and loom of our moth-ers and grandmythers was hushed.Could there bea return of these timeswhen the farm produced what thefamily consumed ard the good womenmade what was worn you would hearof fewer mortgages on the farm andthe hard times croaker would lose hisoccupation.~vobacco Stems as Fertilizers.Ce amTobacco stems supply bothnitrogen and potash. Thesestems must not be confused withStems are themidribs of the leaf that are dis-carded when the leaf is cut intowrappers or stemmed tor theEnglish markets. They arelargely employed in fertilizingtobacco fislds; also potatoes,potashfeeding crops. Stems vary con-siderably in analysis, accordingto the quantity of sand and waterpresept- American Agriculturistin this connection gives the fol-lowing information :Tobacco stems are usually agood purchase at $10 per ton.Kentucky stems contain about 25per cent. water, 62 per cent.organic and volatile matter, in-cluding 1.8 per ct-nitrogen and 13per cent. mineral matter, of whichabout 8 per cent. is potash and 1per cent.is phosphoric acid. Seedleaf stems are usualiy drier, con-taining about the same quantityof nitrogen and phosphoric acid,but one-fourth less potasa. Avwith ajl coarse material, stemsshould be applied very early inthe spring, and the better plan isto plow them under in the fall.They supply both nitrogen andpotash and are as well suited tothe tobacco crop. They are sopopular in the Connecticut valley }that all the stems available have):been used, and before the season}for selling closed"about June 10}"each year has found the dealerswith their stocks exhausted andtheir late orders wafilled, from3,000 to 5,000 tons of stems beingused aunuaily."Danville TobaccoJournal,eeUsual Result of Thawing Dynamite.Duluth, Minn., May 29."A ter-rible accident occurred today atHermantown, seven miles fromDuluth. Frank Lucek. a farmerliving there, was thavipg somedynamite to be used in clearinglind of stumps. He was heatingit over a tire when it exploded,tuaring the. house almost tovieces and killing Lucek and twoyoung sors. His wife and an-other small sou escaped ulive butare badly hurt. The boy wasblown through a window andwhai remained of the - housecaught fire and was destroyed,The mother and son were broughtto Duluth aud are in the hospitalhere.mother will recover.AT ONCENo waiting for Columbia and Hartfordbicycles, No delay and consequentannoyance. All models and patternsnow ready for immediate delivery. 1897STANDARD OF THE WORLDare made exclusively of 5 per cent Nickel SteelTubing, the entire product of which we control.5100 to all sliketor the country when the music of the! "~teach ~of everyone, $78, $60, $50, $45. FU RN IT URE |r, Callas ee Nee eet eeeFOR SALE BY || atways on hian@ and sold at prices to silt8. E PENDER & CO. ioe therefore, having no 1 isk. aE Yd ts ee i OS ON ~ Pie 4G N. 0: ' ns o Greenville N.C.The boy may die, but the!R. A. TYSON, ~Vice-PresTt.-, . REORGANIZEDSTATEMENT (OF THERESOURCES.Loans and DiscountsOver DraftsDue from BanksFurniture and FixturesCash [temsPremium on Stock 1,000.00Cash on hand 28,088.18Total $85,566.341,505,003 Cashiers Checks ortstandingCurrent Expenses 1,312.04; Due to Banks . 508,151,839.56 5 Time Certificates of Deposit .JUNE 15th,.1896. =- The Bank of Greenvile,GREENVILLE, N.C.At the Close cf Business May 14th, 1897.LIABILITIES, :$42,153.81 § Capital stock paid in - - $23,000.00_ 895,29 $ Surptus and Profits 8,043.548,772.46 Deposits subject to Check 58,812.65"148.1055.00Total $85, 566,34We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aud shall be glad to haveyour account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking. .+¢}imereceWe have alarge *STOCK UFGOODSjust arrived. Comeandsee us.8, HAY ID F103"" ASEdO, GOB & UlLd eer"" 9UNDERTAKERS,FUMERAL CIREGTORS ANDEMBALMERS.sesnianiat. PokiesWe have jut t received a newhearse and the nicest line of Cof-fins and Caskets, in wood, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreenville._ We aro preparen: « Jo embalm-ing in al its forms.Personal atiention given to con:ducting funerals and bodies en-trusted to our care will receiyeevery mark of respecT.Our \)rces are iower than ever._ We do not want monupoly butinvite Con, petition.We can be found at any and alltimes in the John FlanaganBuggy CoTs building. .BOB GREENE &CO.LOOD POISONA SPECIALTY cncsryorrertiary Syphilis permanently cured in 16 to385days. You can be treated at home forthe same price undersame guaranty. Ifyou prefer to come here we will contractto pay railroad fare and hotel bills, and nocharge,if we failtocure. If you have taken mer-cury, lodide tash, and atill have aches andains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat,imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers onany part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows fallinout, it is this Syphilitic BLOOD POISON thawe guarantee to cure, We solicit the most obsti-nate cases and challenge the worid for acase we cannot cure. ~his disease has alwaysbafiied the skill of the most eminent physi-cians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondi-tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed onapplication. Address COOK REMEDY CO.807 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO, ILL.ESTABLISILMU 1875.SAM. WW. SCRULTZPORK SIDES&SHOULDERJAKMERS ANI) MEKUHANT'S BUS~ing their yearTs supplies will tingtheir interest to get our prices befere puschasing elsewhere. Ourstock isorapletenallits branches.FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARroman acai { YALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICESTobacco, Snuff, &c,we buy diroes from Manufactu, 4s bnlin, you to buyTat one prot. A eon: |""SOL se ee WANTED forr. Talmag glEarth Girdled,� or his Tiros sonearound the world, a thrilling story ofsavage and barbarous lands. Four mil-lion Talmage?s books sold, and oTheEarth Girdled� is his latest and grand-est. Demand enoromous. Everybodywants this famous book, only $3.50, Bigbook, big commissions, a gold mine ~forworkers. Credit given, freight paid,onttit free. Drop all trash and sell theking of books and make $300 a month.Address for outtit and terri ory, TheDominion Company, Star Buildiug. Chi-cago.enamine een ett SaRsarbers.AMES A. SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST,GREENVILLE: N. C,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressing Gents Clothes a specialtySamaLy RBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER, oSpecial attention given to cleaningGentlemens Vlothing| ocommer| OTEL NICHOLSON,: J. A, Burexss, Mer.i |Washington, N.C,!{ This Hotel has beeu thoroughly renovated,.several new rooms added, electric bellsto every room. Attentive serTvants. Fish and Oysters seryed daily:Patronage of traveling puvlic solicited-CREENVILLEThe next session ot the shoo] willopen on: |MNDAY SEPT. 7, 189and continue for 10 months.The terms are us follows.Primary Hnglish per mo. 32 00Intermediate~ ~o o $2 50Higher oe be $3 00Langosmes (ench) ** $100cane wWotk and discipline of the dehoolMee rs vss tose oa PaoWe ask continuance of your pass:uberal patronage. bof your pas}:W H. RAGSDALE./wi