vAi.. Editor.2 ne eeY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY).PUBCTORinane:RA SEARO NE- adyertiang rates are liberal and can bead on apptication to the editor or athe office�5 Naini cei imeAeron tnanenriint meen samen en meee Tee a aunidimamaninielpicnamanininnslicni pm saa °. We desire 4 live correspondent ataa postoftice in the covnty, who miesend in brief items of NEWS 4° it besein each neighborhood. Write plain y~gad only on one side of the paper.ana ntesnipes aoeenrenmemcmnasearccamamunetnn eT�criseerstatstctniccrmmnncsectoecatiteWepyespar, June 16, 1897. «ereA Great Pity.It is a great pity that so excel-lent an institution as the A. & M.College at Raleigh is to becomeless useful to the State. It. hasbeen a great power for good ingiving many of North CarolinaTsbest young men education alongpractical and most useful lines.The standard ot this schoo hasbeen gradually raisedT to a veryhigh point. it bas taken rank asone of if not the best in the entirecountry.But Russell avd his pie brigadehave invaded the school andturned out some ot the bestteachers in the school and willdoubtless turu out more as theycan make it convenient to do so.In not a single instance havethey put in a better man thanthey put out. £. G- Butier, ofVance county, who was elected aprofessor in the college, 18 notorly seemingly incompetent, buthas a record of having been con-victed of fraud in settling up the}estate of a relatives in 1885, inGranville couaty.. Even respectable Republicans- + are disgusted with Russell's loot-ers, and one ot them, Mr. E. V.~ Gox, of Pitt connty, has resignedfrom tha board of trastess, beingdisgusted at piacing politics in. an educational inegtitution. At+" Jeast two otherT members of the|ficant from the fact that he ought;board will resign within the nextfew days, and then Russell caudo as he pleases with ~ess oppo-|sition.Educationa! and charitablejastitutions should not be madethe prey of politicians and spoilshunters. Tbe Radical party inNorth Caroliua has let poliiiescontrol its government. Honestpeople are becoming more andmore disgust-d eyery day withthe rale in North Carolina whichhas resulted from Rep. Pop.fusion in the last two elections.We trust that never again willthey muke such a mistake as toelect such venal, corrupt andncompetent men tO rule theStste"Kinston Free Press.eeEach year every local papergives $500 to $5,000 in free linesfor the benefit of the communityin whith itis locatea. No otheragency can or will do this. Theeditor, in proportion to his means_ doesagreat deal more for his- town than any other man, and, in- gal fairness, man with man, heought to be supported"not be-.. @ause you happen to lke him oradmire his writings, but because g local paper is the best adver fisement a community can have,_ It way not be crowded with greatthoughts, but financially it isof a benefit than bothnd preacher. Today,et local papers do moreor less phy than any otherware er, not a8 & charity,investment.Ss aan' ~The Advance of the South, ": ane : S 5[here can be no doubt thatremarkable as was the Southerngrowth in mannfactures oetween1880 and 1890 the progress of thecurrent decennial term will bevery much more .remarkable.The products of the mills, factor-lies and work shops of the Southdoubled in value in ten years~95; covered by the last census, whilethe amount of wages and capitallinvested was nearly _ tripled.General Longstreet asserts thatvetween 1890 and 1895 the capitalinvested in manufacture in theSouth has very nearly doubled.In some branches of productionthe increase of invested capitalhas been very much above thisaverage, andTthe output has cor~respondingly increased. This isnotably so in the case of cotton-seed oil, of coal and of pig iron:* * * An enthusiastic cbseryerhas recently described the Southasa region cf forests and coaland iron veins, favored by healthconditions withouy parrallel, andthe best climate in the world.This being go, there can be noreason why, of the country eastof the Mississippi, the southernpart should not havea populationasdense in proportion to its areaas the northern."Boston Herald.The Carriage a Certainty.Edison thinks that there willsoon be a horseless carriage onthe market, combining the light-ness and trimness of the bicycleand costing not more than $100,says the New York Tribune.There are no insurmountabledifficulties inthe way. The thingis feasible enough, and an armyof inventors is at work upon it.When it comes the bicycler_ willhave the choice of working hisown pessage ol heving it workedfor him. Some of them pretendto like the former, bat with thealternative in reach, the chancesare that they will develop anindolent and luxurious preferencefor the latter. The vehicle iscertainly on the way, various intype ana f:ncticn, and Mr. Edi-sonTs declaration that it willspeedily arrive isthe more signi-to know what he is talking about.beac * pale nmePointed Paragrapha,A woman will boss a 200-ponundman bat run from a two-ouncemouse." Jackeonville Times-Union:lf Ben Tillman were onlyblessed with two guod eyesthereTs no telling: how muchmeanness he might discoveraround the senate."HoustonPost.Texas is nottke only tin canonthe dump. The art of sum-marily hustling rapists into holeshas reached McKinleyTs state.Now Jet them sweep their owndoorsteps clean before they cal!others defiled."Houston Post.There is danger of drafting toomuck upon the future to pay forpresent municipal improvements,as Boston has found out to itscost. That city now pays $2,000,-000 annually in interest"a fanoyprice for oprogress.�"BaltimoreHerald. |semen ee)During the ten months endedApril 30, 1897, the exports cfmanufactures from the UnitedStates amounteu in yalue to$224,023,006"a gain of nearly$40,000,000 over the correspondingmonth of the last fiscal year. Inthis growing export trade in American manufactures mtant factors in the reyival of busi-ness, reluctant as are tne tariffmongers to acknowledge it. ".Bi aymay be dis-|covered one of the most impor-Lat Focis Read and be Consoled.It matters not how wise a manmay be, he will always find someone who is ready to declare hima fool. Ifone is highly educatedhe lacks common sense, and, ifhe is a phenomenon in the matterof common sense, he is Sure tobe illiterate. Itis no disgrace,howeyer 10 beafool. All createdthings were created for @ pur~pose. Ii you area fooi ha, Godsa plac3 for you. You weredesigned for a purpose"the sameasany other. man. And it 1s,inaeed the wise man who canreadily discern how little hereally does know. It is wise,therefore, when one has locatedhimself sufficiently to arrive atthe conclusion that he is, indeeda focl"and several other things"it is wise that he should make uphis mind to be content and makethe very best fool possible. Thefield is rather crowded. it is truebut preseryerance wili win. Thereis alway3 room atthe top-"Du -ham Sup.aT TET.Yolitics 10 Eduration,In some of the counties excel-leut boards of education havebeen chosen, but we regret tonote that in many of them poli-tics has been played at theexpense of the cause of educationin spite of SuperintendentMebaneTs request to select thebest men. ~l'hose counties thatselected good boards wiil reapbetter schools, while those thatsowed politics will reap politicsand poor schools-"News andObserver-- score sevenThe Amel ican flag is a symbolof the Union iis thirteen stripesrepresenting the original States,and its forty-five stars the greatsisterhcod of States of today. Butits colors also speak » sentimentwhich every patriot should heed.The white stands for purity ; thered, for valor; the blue, for jus-tice. Let every American cher-ish his flag and swear by its unionof stars, but let bim also keeptree to the ideals typified in itshues. ~Then will the Star Span-gled Banner always be oOldGlory,� indeed !"PhiladelphiaRecord. ,e eam]The State superintendent ofpublic instruction officially de-fines oa practical teacherT asfollows: oFor your guidance inelecticn to take place on the firstMonday in July. A_ practicaltaacher is a man whose businessis teacLing, a man whose pro-fession 1s that of teaching. Wewant only school men for countysupervisor. A man who tuugthschool even two vears ago andhas since engaged in other busi~nessTas a profession would noi be& practica! teacher and, therefore,could not be eligible ~o office ofcounty supervisor under thissection.�George 8. Deakins, of Rowles"burg, W. Va., a surveyor, has thecompass and the instrumentswhich belonged to his grand-father when, with Washington,he surveyed the road from Wash-ingtoa to the Ohio river.eSThirty ysars ago the Baltimore& QOhio Railroad bough} steelrails in England at a cost of$112 per ton in gold. Some ofthis rail is still im use on shortbranches and is in maryelouslygood dondition. , oh:_ TheFourof. Norfolmen, ofen|p. A. TYSON, Vice-PresTt.th Virginia Regiment}folk; Lynchburg Home| [-s; HornetsT Nest Kifle-|Charlotte, and ten com-panies of State troops from| Knoxville, are incamp at Nash-}R. L. DAVIS, PresTt. - ee- J. L. LITTLE. CashTt- REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896.STATEMENT (OF THE " | | a oo_ The Bank of Greenvile,GREENVILLE, N. C._ At the Close cf Business May l4th, 1897.KESOURCES. | LIABILITIES.We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aud shall be glad to haveyour account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking.Wehavea large �"� %STOCK UF AILUNL UU.! UN DERTAKERS,Mi FUNERAL DIRECTORS ANDEMBALMERS.pain iWe have ,uet received & newGOODSjust arrived. Comeandsee us.DAS, AY AND FLOURfins and Caskets, in weed, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreen\ ills._ We ars preps.si {0 embalm-log in &ii its forma. |Personal attention given to conducting funerals and bodies en-trested to our care will receiyeevery mark of respect.Our prices are lower than ever,We do not want monupoly butinvite con petition._ We can be found at any and alltimes in the John FlanaganBuggy Co's building. 3GLTYdC. COBB & UNLOOD POISON poss Funrxeem Ee NO AI}TORNEYS-AT-LAWPrimary, Sec : TA SPECIALT Y oncsry orn Greenville, N. C.ef.tiary Syphilis permanently cured in 15 toPractice in all the courts,CITORS WANTED for35days. You can be treated at home forS O l Dr. Talmages ~LheJ. L. Fleming.the same price undersame guaranty. Ifyouprefer to come here we will contractto pay railroad fare and hotel bills, and noobarge,if we failto cure. If you have taken mer- [cury, jodide yotash, and still have aches and |ome ag pe ene ae in pe: pore. Pehla !mples, Copper Colored Spots rs 0 i a . .any part of the ody, Hair or Eyebrows ane Earth Girdled.�? or his famous tourout, it isthis Syphilitic BLOOD POISON that | around the world, a thrilling story ofwo guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti- |... a harbar, & story %nate cases and challenge the world or a on one arbarous lands. Four mil-case we cannot cure. ~his disease has always |lion TalmageTs : . comballad tie skill of the most eminent physi- po 4h GirdiodT� books sold, and ~Thecians. ag capital behind aur wnoondle oat Den a is his latest and grand-tional guaranty. solute proofs sent sealed on ~ emand enor . Everapplication. Address COOK REMEDY CO. wants thie # peo Everybody307 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO, ILL, baidhd pide andrapnebauich ook, only $3.50. Bigbook, big commissions. a gold mine torworkers. Credit given, freight paid,jonttit tree. Drop all trash and sell the.|king of books and make $300 a month.Addre ss for outtit and terriory, TheDominion Company, Star Buildiug, Chi-cago.3arders.AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST,GREENVILLE; N. C.| Patronage soliched. (Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressing Gents Clothes a specialtyenceFASHIONABLE BAREERKR,|] EKBERT EDMUNDS,| Special attention given to CleaningGentlemens Clothing.OTEL NICHOLSON,J. A, BureEss, Mgr.}Washington, N. U,This Hotel has been thoroughly renovated, several new rooms added, elec,tric bellsto every room. Attentive servants. Fish and Oysters seryed dailyTPatronage of traveling puvlic solicited�CREENVILLE ..MaleThe uc xt session of the school willopen onsESTABLISHED 1875.SAM. M. SCHULTZPORK. SIDES &SHOULDERLge ANI) MEKUHANTS BLYing their yearTs supplies will tingtheir interest to get our prices befere puachasing elsewhere. Ourstock is corapleten allits branches. .FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARYncree ~| MNDAY SEPT. 7, 199¢ALWAYS AT LOWEST MARKET PRICESTobacco, Snuff, é&c,'..and continue for 10 months.The terms are as follows.©ane~| we buy diroc) from Makntncsinns 8 en|®rimary Rnglish per mo, $2 00ling you to buy at one proilt. A eos fy; er es| ote stock of 2 seeking iets $2 60| PG ce eae eee 3 00JRNITURE [treme 6 aoealways on hand and soldat p shee will be'as heretofore. oesold for CASH therefore, | no tisk] We ask a continuance of yo it pactto run we sell at a elo Og Wberal patronage. =amg late: WH. RA@SDALE,0 d Discounts 2.153 81 ¢ Capital stock paid in / $23,000.00Ger so ees - "995,293 Surprus and Profits 3042.54Due from Banks 8,772.46 Deposits subject to Cneck " "58,812.55Furniture and Fixtures 1,505,003 Cashiers Checks ortstanding 148,10Current Expenses 1,312.04? Due to Banks 508.15Cash Items 1,839.56 5 Lime Certificates of Deposit 55.00Premium on Stock 1,000.00 : : SexmenEASash on hand 28.088.18 Total $85,566.34Total $85,566.34hearse and the nicest line of Cof- "ri a a tT EN Ne sonptosis cepa neseeens TRE