he office""""~We desire 8 live correspondent atgery postoKo oka brief items of NEWs as itaSe5. WHICHARD. Editor.5 4"Aechaghi ARTSYEVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY).sg tee~iiaendiaaialo~~Buwred as second-clasa mail matter.SH RSCRIPTION RATES.Ore yenr, oo £8.00~ 2 month, 7 e ad is 10ne week. og ereoniuesred in tewn by cxrriers withoutAdvertisng rates are liberal and can be~ad on app!ication to the editor or atconan scmetttitlaetnafice inthe covaty, who willoccursfh each neighborhood, Write plainlyogad only ou one side of the paper. -sinentetinscnccaeinsti neain ee sijtipaiserih7 .Frimay, Jone 18, 1897.|Pane nema@,Pn aeaemen meala iene ante aeeeteGREENVILLE THE QUEEN OFestor the las:"has there been made such*GER oNEW GOLDEN BELT.�* wii Start cifon the 97 Crop UnaztMore Favorable Auspicies ThanEver Before.3Y 0. L. JOYNER."_" *,Never ayore since the first load. efacco was ever hauled to Greenvilleemanifestpreparations fo handle the tobaccocrop as theres this year. Realizingtheir utter dependence upon the tobaccofields of Eastern Carolina exporters- and dealers on the other markets havesh ee years gradually beengob4~moving eastward.] know of more thab one large �,�X-porter 1D Danville who until withinthe last iew years never had placed-.T ap order outside the Danville markette~and the tendency of nearly all thedealers very natrrally was to keeptheir orders at home, but with the in-crease of business they have beenforced to wid: n out and exiend theiroperations beyond their own market~andin casting around for new fieldsthe eastern markets bave been thefavored ones because we produce down~here a supertor bright tobacco"a | to-bacco finer texture and better colorthan any other tobacco known to the~ trade,(zreenville occupies a central posi-tion to the Eastern North Carolingmarkets aud is right in the heart ofthe far famed bright tcbacco belt, thisgives it a eommanding position amongthe other markets and in many respectssuperior advantages. Our people havebeen very conversative and even slowin pushiag the advantages of our mar-half sothereket hence taere has not beenmash suid about. Greenville, ashas beer about some of our neighbors,but enough has been said and done tolet the trade know what we had, andwhativer we may have lacked in prop-erly pushing our claims, we c:rtainlyhave tae consciousness of knowing thatwe have not allowed our zeal for thework in which we were engaged tocarry us oif our balance and misleadothers byT talse representations or otherwise, and though we may be open. toeriticiam for the lack of the properspirit of enterprise yet our errors if wehave made any in this matter are 7nthe side of conservatism, and havingstepped slowly overground unknownwe can only hope that the future mayspeedily untold and expose the defectsthat they may be quickly and easilyrenew,NEW BUYERS.In addition to our already clever.able and liberal corps of buyers there~will be ~added this year several mote ofoe i ee cn é ~_ . the largest dealers known to the tobac"eo trade thatit can be readily seem+ will place Greenville on the level withany North Carolina market. Mr,for Vibbrill Bros. on the Danvillekez, and Mr. SmithTs youngerser of the genial and) clever, E.mith, of Rocky Mount, have~themselves together andknown to the tobacco trade andning will be a great additionto the Greenville market.~Messrs, Strause Bros have rented a4factury and will be located perman2nt~ ]Bros. are large buyers of fancy wrap-pers especiaily and they are coming toGueenville to look tor them.glad indeed to have the pleasure ofmake a specialtyeebright wrappersMessrs. M. V. sordan & Co, haverented the factory formerly occupiedby the American Tobacco Co. and villthe market.Whieen itis taken into consideiationand able a corps of buyers as anyother eastern market, nearly every oneot whem is enlarging his capacit7, awiance will convince the most scepticalthat Greenville is destined to be agreat market,To the writer it is indeedT gratifying.o see these permanent improvementsbeing daily added to the market'sresources and to realize beyond aquestion of doubt that what he pre-dicted and told and told again throughthese columns tour or five years ago isevery word, and more too, being dailyfulfilled.I said then aud I repeat today thereig no earthly reason with the properspirit of co-vperation and enterprisewhy we cannot make Greenville theleading city otKastern North Carolina.Our natural resources areinexhaustible and our advantages un-We have a climate thatalmostsurpassed,is conducive *to health and vigor, oursoils are deep and in the most partfertile. Where they are sterile theywill quickly respond to fertilization andkind treatment and our tokacco, fromwhich zlone we might build a hustlingcity, is unrivaled the wide world oyer.But no one man nor dozen men can dvthis. It will require the united andcoucerted action of the whole peopleto achieve the greatest success in anypublic erterprise. However, all thesethings may be accomplissed in timejust as the tobacco market has byslow accretion. At any late we cantruly boast of Greenville as the QueenCity of the oNew Golden Belt.�eR ES «Spain in America.The prospective independence ofCaba suggests a contrast betweenthe colossal possessions of Spainin America at the beginnizg ofthe present century and the smallarea remaining under her rale.two-thirds of the present area ofthe United States, all Mexico andCentral America, and all of SouthAmerica except Brazil and theGuineas; also the more importantof the West India Islands. HerAmerican possessions in squaremiles were as follows :In the United StatesMexico.Ceutral America2,196,000747,900180,750In South America 4,071,978In the West Indies 67,815Total 7,266,505This is a total srea donble thatof all Europe. The Spanish pos-sessions in the United Stateswere of three classes"LouisianaTerritory, sew Spain and theFioridas.~Louisiana Territory, possessedby the French for nearly a cen-tury, was in 1763, ceded to Spain,and held by the latter until 1800,when she receded it to France.United States. It comprised allthe states west of the Mississippiexcept those acquired from Mex-ivo and the republic of Lexas.New Spain comprised Mexico |te onthe Greenville market, / and the acquisitions from Mexicong men arg well and -favor~j jag mentioned, vig: Ualifornia,Nevada, Utah, Arizona, NewMexico, Texas, Indian ~Lerritory,Oxlahoma and most of Colorado.[t was under Spanish rule forlyin Creenville this year. Strause | dby Cortez,Mexico became an independentWe are| republic. It was known as theKingdom of New Spain, and wasextending to tnese gentlemen our/&heartiest welcome and sincerely trust) & marvelous country,that we may make a large crop of|its yield of preciousthat grade ot tobacco of which they total product of gold and silverfrom 1521 to 1895, inclusive, has}been over $�,�,000,000,000.In 1800 Spain possessed oyercaret, candy cathartic, cureeeate of the conquest of Mexicountil 1821, whenovered by Viceroys. It 1s tralyas shown inmetals. ItsAdd to this enormous sum theproduct of gold and silver inPeru and other parts of Southay yo a and Central America, ard onebe located in Greenville this yeur-| ,.), get some idea of the impor;| your account, promThis isan old and well established|tance of the country so longconcern and will add much strength to| ruled bySpain.But all this is a matter of thepast, for today Spain has noremaining toothold upon thethat Greenville already has as strcng| American continent, and none inthe surrounding islands, exceptCuba and Porto Rico.Out of the territory shepossessed in 1800, the UnitedStates has more than doubled itsarea, and eighteen sister repub-lics have been created, vizMexico. five in Central America,ten in South America and two inthe West Indies.It is safe to predict that twopore will scon be added to theist.America for A merican republicsis mauifest destiny.aeFUN.Shockiti"oDoes learning thebicycle require any particularapplication?�Sprockitt"oNc; none in partic-lar- Butarnica is abovt as goodas anything.�oT fear your wedded happinesswill be of short duration.oT hope so,� candidly confessedthe young lady, who Was to wedthe 1auiti-aged multi-millionaire."Indianapolis Journal.Glass Prejudice"oWell, thereis ohe thing to be proud of; wehave po ciass prejudices in thiscountry.To1 guess you were never aroundwhen three or four sophomoresgot hold of a freshman.� Indian-apohis Journal.Crimsonbeak" Wait a momentI just thought of something.Yeast-~Weil, what is it?oWhy, you know a great manycelebrations are postponed on} account of bad weather.�oYes�oWel, the queenTs jubilee isdifferent. It wiil be held on ac-count of the reign.�-- YonkersStateman.aThe Eaito:Ts Foes.We have heen there and areatill there, as we bave the cour-age of our conviction, and dare tospeak out in meeting and full¥concur in the following from the~Fair Bluff Times; oA newspanerserving of friends. Ths , viciousand lawless never like a_ bold,fearless newspaper, and everyself respecting pablisher shouldbe proud oftheir enmity. Thereare other newspaper foes, how-ever, who ure more troublesomeand consequently more to befeared. First and foremost is theman who owes & newspaper anhonest debt and will not pay it.Then there is the ambitiousmortal who wants an office andcomplains because the newspapercannot consistently champion hiscause; he 18 pretty likely to be-come an evemy. The man whowants to shape the policy of apaper and is not allowed to doso, is a sure enemy. But theW. Halcombe, many years buyer | 1, :Me yer |Tn 1803, it was purchased by the) moanest enemy is the man Whom] we buy diroc) from Manufacnue. sena newspaper has befriended, andwho deliberately condemns thesheet after securing from it allthe assistance he possibly can.�When bilious or Costzve, eat a Casguaranteed. Pnwane oeet mmR. A. TYSON, Vice-PresTt.ast 300 years, or from 1521, the) sraTmMENT OF THEwithout enemies is scarcely de-}|. -~?R. L. DAVIS, PresTt.J. L. LITTLE. Cash's~ The Bank of Greenvile, ©GREENVILLE, N.C.At the Close cof Business May 14th, 1897.RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.94. 153.813 Capital stock paid in $23,000.00conga gama #4 93.90; Surplus and Profits 3,042.54Due from Banks 8,772.46 Deposits subject to Cneck 58,812.55Current Expenses 1,312.04 Due to Banks 508.15Cash Items 1,839.56 ; Time Certificates of Deposit 55.00Premium on Stoel 1,009.00 oi ae regenerCash on hand 28.('83.18 Votal $85,566.34Total $85,566.34 .We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aud shall be glad to havenising every accommodation consistent with good banking.»FOWL! AEE LAE TEESE LAE)5 aSTOCK UFNNWehavealarge ~» |GOODSjust arrived. ComeandOnASTI(6. OBB & o0hdDAS, SRY ANDSee+]EIN g SeesUNDERTAKERS,FUNERAL DIREGTORS ANDEMBALMERS.peinT Elena ntenWe have juct received a newhearse and ihe nicest line of Cof-ifins and Caskets, in weed, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreen \ille._ We are prepared tc fo embalm-ing in aki its forms:Personal atiention given to conducting funerals and bodies en-trusted to our care will receiyeevery mark of respecs.Our orices are lower than ever.invite con. petition.Wo can be found at any and alltimes in , the John FlanaganBuggy CoTs building.BOB GREENE & CO.eID: A SPECIALTY onsssy citer~eretiary Syphilis permanently cured in 15 to85days. 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 failto cure. If you have taken mer-cury, iodide potash, and still have aches andeee Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat,imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers onany part of the body, Hair or eae tetrd fallinout, it isthis Syphilitic BLOOD POISON thawo guarantee to cure, We solicit the most obsti-nate eases and challenge the wor:d for acase we cannotcure. ~ihis disease has alwaysbaffled the skill of the most eminent physi-cians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondl-tionaiguaranty. Absolute roe sent sealed onapplication. Address COO REMEDY CO.307 Masonic Temple, CHICAGO, ILL.LOOD POISONESTAHLASHoD 1875.SAM. M. SSHULTZPORK , SIDES & SHONLDERenc ht ANI) MERCHANTS BUing their yearTs supplies will tindtheir interest toget our prices befere puachasing elsewhere. Ourstock is corapleten allits branches.FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGARALWAYS ATT LOWEST wiict PRICESTobacco. Snuff, &c,ling you to buy as one prodt, A eucte stock of |always~on hand and soldat prices to suitW. M. Bond.Box? & FLEMING,J. L, Fleming,A'TTORNEY8-AT-LAW,,Greenville, N, CPractice in all the courts.iS OL CLLORS WANTED forr, Talmages «Earth Girdled.� or his mous iearound the world, a thrilling story ofsavage and barbarous lands. Four mil-hon TalmageTs books sold, and **TheKarth Girdled� is his latest and grand-est. Demand enoromous, Everybodywants this famous book, only $3.50. Bigbook big commissions, a gold mine {orworkers. Credit given, freight paidonttit free. Drop all trash bon mall theking of books and make $300 a month.Address for outtit and territory, Thea Company, Star Buildiug, Chi-ago.~ACP i ee aera nsece"4, SeSarbers.AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE. N. C.Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingjand Pressing Gents Clothes a specialtyH ERBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER,| Special attention given to cleaningGentlemens Clothing.OTEL NICHOLSON ~J. A, Burexss, Mer.Washington, N. C, :This Hotel has been thoroughly reuovated, several new rooms added, elec,tric bellsto every room. Attentive servants. Fish and Oysters seryed dailyTPatronage of traveling puvlic solicited�GREENVILLE .Male Academy,The rext;session of the school willopen ong_ MNDAY SEPT. 7, 189+and continue for 10 month;.fThe terms are as follows.* iPrimary Knglish per mo. $2 00|{ntermediate* : 42 50.Higher 6s tm $3 00Languages (each) o* #1 00The work and discipline of the sahoolwill be as heretofore.sold for CA ofsa hee no 1iskto run we sell ata close margin.SME ) N.C]oWe do not want monupoly but °~We ask a dontans Boeliberal patronage. pene 9 feat taeT| WHRACDALE.ee