9 4$3.0!year, . . .: AYaa mnt :One week. ge 10Delivered in town by carriers withouttra cost. aedvertisng rates ate liberal andean beon application to the editor oF at. office : | ,"we desire a live.eorrespondent at: postoftice in the covnty, who willpnd in brief items of NEWS as It OccuTsfo each neighborhood, Write plainlyd only on one side of the paper.es isnmetnaclonngeicenscnannccstntteoWepyespay; JUNS 9, 1897.8 nlct einen ae OAWon Himecifin a Raffi.aa "ee {encountered the Strangeste man I ever knew while 1 was| P*doing some government work inoMissouri,� said the retired con-eae__. Mtractor, according to The Detroit- Free Press) oHe sas smartenough, so jolly that every oneme *) iked him, acd apparentiy in thePo best of health Bat he made aa wofowdad deals, had toT mortgage *» some of his property, and just* geémed to throw up bis hands,~ (Heyowed that he hal ceased tobe his own man, and would driftEstill he found out what the worldwanted to do with him. "ee oWhen he had disposed of the- faulily clock and there seemed to peinothing left, he coolly an-+e meunced that the next day he© wonld raffle bitaself-� He didnTtKkoQw whether the boys would care: to buy chances, bat he meaut4] business and would work faith-" ©� ~fully for the man who drew him.oo" Tickets sold ~for good figures, butves there wore. tw left, and ne laugh--»-- ingly said that he would take a~ couple of shots at himself. When ee came off he held the~lucky number.*-- gWell, sir, the fellow turnedloose and went to making money+ bend oyer hand. Hebecame oneof the greatest hustlere in thewest, paid off the. morgages,bought everything there wasmoney in, and is as rich now as ariver bottom farm. Whendrew himself at that rattle hemade up lis mind hat he was hisown man agaic, and besides hehad agreed to do his bestfor theveiesre *Winner. it wasa strauge case. |=" aeere aa' He Got His Answer.As the train pulled out of Chi-~cago ® quiet, gentiemanly look-ing man entered the buffet car,and, ensconcing himself in a com-fortable chair, drew out a longcigar and entered deeply into his- paper. Heremained so quiet andretained his seat so long that an-- other: passenger, whose bearingdistinctly stamped him as 4commercial traveling man, one ofthe kind fuli of chatter and cusriosity, could no longer restrainhimeelf. Adaressing the quietgentlemap, he inquired, oTravel-ing east 2� :Slowly removing his cigar, thegentleman turned and looked at big questioner with slightly ele-~ -yéibed- eyebrows, replying, oYes.�: oNew York?Tee " teEo, oPeeoreT�oYos and no.�oGreat place, New York. Eyerbeen there before?�an.Ass=a=~Vn going home this trip"NewYork, you know.� :oThe gentleman made no reply,but resamed his paper. After aTittle: the eommercial man4the. & Oo. on Brond-{youhe |~Tt you drop in |noverthe city�,oThank you, it will nnecessary!" t�"�Swhat you're going to New Yorkfor ?� OeBy this time most of the otherpassengers were interegted. Thegentleman, who was extremelyannoyed at the drammerTs curios-ity, laid down his paper and ex~claimed: "~ITm going to New York, first,because the train is taking methere, second because ITye gotlots of money and can afford it,and, last, because if I like theplace [ intend to buy it.TThe commercial man subsidedamid a roar of laughter."Phil-adelphia Times.qTHE BILLVILLE COUNCIL.Billville councilTs out oT sight!Had a meetinT tTother nightT:ThinkinT that it wuz their stationJest ter run the whole creation!Left the people in the lurch"Turned the preacher out 0� church,Jest because be talked of sinninT ;Sent the judge anT sheriff spinninT!Then, trom cff the whole plantationChased the board oT education !Funniest thing you ever seen"Swept the town anT county clean !Rung the bells in every steeple:«Darn the country anT the people ?�WurnTt no basis fer their actionTCept give Tem satisfaction ;AnT the idea seemed to seize TemWorld warnTt goinT rounT ter please"em !so they sorter thought they'd likeTo tell the lightninT where ier strike ;Change the rumble oT the thunderAnT make all the people wonder !ThatTs jest what they thought they'ddo"Change the countrythrough,While the clouds wept tears (of. dew)AnT the very sky looked oblue !�through anNow we hear the people sayinTIt they iet that conncil ssay 10,Théy will put heir heads togetherAw dish out the wind anT weather!~Tell us when ter reap anT sow,Make the crops stand still, or grow ;Run this old terrestrial ball" .(Lord have merey on us all!)~-Atlanta Constitution.A cmaamannna rte atnbi nna nana aA Mean Trick.At the State Medical conven-ltion in St. Louis last week. Dr.Donelan, of St, Joseph, told thereporter of the Globe Democratthe following story. He said :oAfter the adjournment of aconyention a few years ago, Drs.Knight and Riley, of St. Joseph,started home in a sleeper. Theyhad the lower berth end theweather was intensely hot. ~Dr.Knight was a very small man; infact a boy in stature. Dr. Rileywas big and fat. Knight wasgiven the inside ef the berth andwent to sleep. Riley, with hisload of avoirdupois, sat on theedge of the berth and fannedhimself. At Herman a lady en-tered the car and asked for a berth.She was told that the car was fullont she insisted saying that shehad set up with a sick daughterfor five nights, and had to havesleep. Suddenly an idea struckRiley. oTake my, berth,T he said.oThere is only nim little boy in-side.T Knight was sleepingpeacefully and the lady ogladly |accepted RileyTs offer. Aboutan hour later Kuight awoke andmade a remark to whom he sup-posed was Riley. ~Neyer mind,little boy, said the old lady,soothing, ~pappy will be backpretty soon.T A jittle later Knight~again began to talk and the oldlady again attempted to lull himto sleep by promising pappayTsearly return. But the little doc-tor thistime awoxe. The scenethat followed it would take sometume to relate.� !oExense me, but mrght I askot be\Some Witticism "; peWare *, =ie eect canes cr~The man who always pay cashfor what he buys seldom rnns therisk of being called extrayagant-~This world will be considerablyhappier than it is now when 16 ispossible to build the kitchen firesuccessfuliy the night before.lt is so much easier to writepoetry than it is to sell it!How do people know that thereis plenty of room at the top?Very few of them have beenthere-All men may be born free andequal, but they don't retain theirequality ten minutes.The man who boasts seldom hasany cause for it.A girl, though engaged, isneyercompletely happy until she hassomé idea how much her engage-ment ring cost.The wheelbarrow is a goddthing, buta man 18 lucky if hegets two dellars a day for push-ing it along.Pretty socn the summer sunwill say oWilt thou?� and all ofus will wilt-Some people who try to modeltheir lives on those of great meronly imitate the great menTsfaults.It doesnTt pay to worry, and itdoesnTt pay, either, to make oth-ers wcrry.Woman can ao almost anythingwith a hairpin, except to keepher hat on atraight."SomervilleJournal.a |What She Wanted to Be.All the children except Noniewere going to play omenagerie.�Nonie wanted to sleep, but theothers wished her to join in.Jack was to be a lion, he said.Tom wanted to represent a cameland the others all made choice.oNorie, what do you want tobe?�Nonie drowsily answored, oOh,I want to be a"aT"oWell, what isit?� impatientlyyelped Jack.And faintly came the answer,oIT want to be a"a"sleep.�"Pittsburg News."Fowl Was Dead.The editor of the DanyilleBreeze is a devoted poultry fan-vier, and what he knows aboutpoultry would compare well withwhat Horace Greeley knew aboutfarming. A subsrciber sent bimthe query recently: oWhat ailsmy hens? Every morning I findone or more of them has keeledover to rise no more. oThe replywas: The fowls aredead It isan old complaint, and nothingcan be done except to bury them.�Be ComfortableYour choice of ~eight different Columbia saddies, Every requirement =eis satisfied, Columbiasaddles fit everyone.$100 to all alike.The new .adjustable Columbiabandle-bar is stronger and moreene perfect than ever.FOR SALE BY |8. E PENDER & 00.|GREENVILLE, N. 0..==~~ Catalogue free by oallinge +.nk of Greenvile;GREENVILLE, N.C.At the Close cf Business May 14th, 1897.sa) a+ eepeeRESOURCES. _ LIABILITIES. aLoans and Discounts $42,153.81 3 Capital stock paid in $23,090.00Over Drafts 895,29 Surplus and Profits 8,042.54Due from Banks 8,772.46} Deposits subject to Check 58,812.65Furniture and Fixtures 1,505,003 Cashiers Checks ortstanding "-148.18,Current Expenses 1,312.04} Due to Banks ~~ 808.15Cash Items 1.839.586 5 Lime Certificates of Deposit 55.00Premium on Stock 1,000.00 :Cash on hand 28.088.18 Cota! $85, 566,34Total $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,(puamaWehavealarge *STOCK UFNAGOODSjust arrived. Comeandsee us.OAS, MAY AND FLOURN SPOGIALTYee(6, COBB & ool2pean @ Saaeonny| UNDERTAKERS,)FUNERAL DIRECTORS. 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Bigbook, big commissions, a gold mine forworkers. Credit given, freight paid,outtit free. Drop all trash and sell the|king of books and make $300 a month.| Address for outtit and terriory, TheVominion Company, Star Buildiug, Chi-cago.A PA A a a AA 8S NN3arbers.be ighaes A. SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE; N. �,�.Patronage solicited: (leaning, Dyeingjand Pressing Gents Ciothes a specialtyen| ij SRBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER,| s .Special atteution given to cleaningesmy !Gentlemens VlothingOTEL NICHOLSON,J. A, Burexss, Mgr.}Washington, N. C,This Hotel has bee u thoroughly renovated, several new rooms added, elec,tric bells to every rom. attentive ser,vants. Fish and Oysters seryed daily,Patronage of traveling puvlic solicitedi aeThe next session ot the school willopen on " TMNDAY S&P. 7, 189and continue for 10 months.~The terms are us follows. .Primary Knglish per mo. @2 00Intermediate 6 ~ ~ 82 50Higher as a $3 00Languages (each) ** o $1.00The work and disclpline of the sehoolwill be as heretofore.'W H. RAGBDALE.oTheWe ask a ~continuance ef pul 4