memes96"Evoréed as second-class mail matter.: S{'RSCRIPTION RATES.OR aon _One week. * bd af. Te ivaced in town by carriers withoutxtra cost. ," Ravertisng ratesad of application tothe officeoWe desire a itvs eorrespondens atavery postoffice inthe county, who willgend in brief items of NEWS a It menefo each neighborhood. Write plainlyaad only on one side of the paper.oeManpaYy JULY 5. 1897.are liberal and can bethe editor or atEETHIS YEAR'S EARTAQUAKES.Pr eelThe news comes from Indiathat nearly every building 10Galcutta has been injured by theracent earthquake there, and thetstill greater damage has beendone in the villages of the .in-* terior:: This is not unexpected; thats,while we did not know of anearthquake in India, and bad nospecial reason to expect one, itwas quite certain, from all pre-cadents, that we would sooner orlater hear ofa serious earthquakesomewhere. Seismic disturbancealways occur at nearly the sametime at widely different points ofthe earth. We of the UnitedStates are apparently least subjectto them. When, therefore, 40earthquake occurs here W° maybe quite sure of hearing in thenext few days of a far moregsrious one in some of the greatseismic centres of the world--theGrecian archipelago, SouthAmerica, India, oF Maiaysia.While, therefore, no one couldpredict jast where the bad newswould come from, scientists havetor the past few weeks beenexpecting to bear ol geriousearthquakes somewhere.This will go on record a8 aDexrthquake year"not that therehas been so far any serious lossof lifefrom these aisturbancer,but they have been exceptionallyfrequent aud widely distributed.They have been severe, too, but,,fortunately, free from lass of lifemore by accident, it would seemTthan from any special cause, forthere is no way of providingagainst loss and damage of theseconvulsions of tne earth.So far in the last few weeksthey haye occurred in Canada,Mexico, Italy, Japan, in thecentral part of the United States, |and, last ot all, in India, and it 1sbelieved, generally throughoutthe East Indias. Our own earth-quake, extending along the liveof the Alleghanies, with its cen-tral pointin Southwestern Vir-giuia, was a more serious onethan any we have had since theshaking up and down at Charles-ton. There was a great deal ofd smage done, but fortunately theworst shocks were in 4s wild,mountainous country, sparselysettled, where there were no laigetowns to suffer damage.~News from Lodia is still meagre,and it may prove, when we get_ the retarns from the far awaydistricts, tnat the disaster has@, and accompanied by some loge.life. At Calcutta walls wereby those phenomenathem. It was followed'd by the seismologis'sto the dist stirred up? | distarbance of the ground over~la space of many miles, The airland choked by the falling walls- been even greater than at Caleut-|y red and brillians };was filled with sewer gas andsulphurous fames, the formernatural enough when it is con-sidered that the drains werebroken, and the sewers cloggedTand ouildings.Nor 3s there any reason tobelieve that the seismic distur-bances are yet Over, for theygenerally wind up in »emo severeshock before the earth rearranges:itself. Against suca disturbanceshowever, we are reasonably safe,for the United Srates seidomsnffers more than a slight seismicshake, and New Orleans and the~country around scarcely feel itNew Orleans Times-Democrat.een RET TEMValue of the Toad Frog"Dest:oysGreat Numbers of Insects.ee aidSaturday morning a party ofgentlemen were siliing aroundtrying to keep cool, when thesubject of toads came Up. Oreman said they were valuable tohava around, when anvther manlaughed at him, contending thatthey are a pest, but the otherdeclared tnat they devoured anarmy of things, which, left alone,were injurions to vogeiation.Only one or two men sided withhin.Running over some . currentliterature, however, we find this.Read it and see who was right:oIt appears that EntomologistKirkland, of the Massachusettsexperiment station,has discoveredthat the toad 18 even more val-vable than the crow as a destroy-er of pests. Mr. Kirkland hasgiven much atteation to toads,as much as the AgricuitaralDepartment bestowed on crows:Aad he. too, has published abook. ~He states that 77 per cont.of the toadTs food is insects. Hesays he found 1n the stomach of asingle toad fifty five army worms,is another sixty five gypsy mothcaterpillars. He also instancesan experiment where in threehoursT time a toad had consumedbetween. thirty and thirty. fivefull-grown celery worms. Heestimates from what be hasobserved that in the mc nthe ofMay, June, and July a toad woulddevour 3,312 ants, 2,208 cut worms1,840 myriapods, 2,208 sour bugs,368 weevils, and 368 carabids. Ofthese 9,986 are injurious insects,and 368 are benaficial insects,the latter being the carabids. Oothe basis of gardeners figure ovesingle toad is credited with sav-ing approximately. $20 in thattime.�"Greensboro Record,'o Prevent Chicken Ubolera,er ARThe manager of the poultrydivision of the Experiment Sta-tion gives in this monthTs Agri-cultural Bulletin, the followingrecipe for preyenting chickencholera, a disease that playshavoo with the average farm flockat this time of the year:oThe first step to be taken isto clean out the hen houses thor-Oughly, whitewash every nookand corner, sprinkle lime all overthe floor; put kerosene oil on theroost-pole. Burn ail nest mate-rial, swab out the inside of theaest boxes with kerosene oil, thenwhitewash them and put in newmaterial of .hay, pine straw, ortobacco stems (the latter is best.)When this 18 done go over allthe fowlsT at night with insectpowder, and very soon the healthof the flock will be improved. Aremedy that the Station has usedsuccessfully for the exterminationof lice 1» compored., of » one-halfgallon'of tar, « urth gallonerosene Oil, and one-fourth gal-{shoroughlyfand applied to roostslon waste engine oi), mixedacup & small. quantity of themixture, dip a cotton rag into it,and by raiging back the feathersruh the dampened rag vear theskip, so no stain anpears On thesurface. Spots touched the size|of a silver doilar will do the work.Do not use too much. Try it onone or two fowls and piace themin a coop for several hours; thenexamine and see if any live liceare there. Ifso, use the least bitmote on the next treated. Youngchicks not feathered should onlyteuched in two places, viz: on topof bead and over vent.oBy ridding tha fowls of liceand supplying them with freshdrinking water often, an invasionof cholera need not be feared.TPer rameme arene «memeAn Appropriate Posm,A poor collector was foundpuffing and blowing on Fayette»ville street yesterday. He mop-ped his forehead and quoted thefollowing poem:~Backward, tarn backward, QOtime in your flight,Give us a snow storm just for to-night.Lam weary of weather 80 hot,The sweat in produces would filla big pot.Weary of working away for aswag,Weary of collars that wilt like arag.A snow storm or blizzard wouldgo yerv nice.Fut me onice! mother, put meon 1¢@.�(eres RED, Mi SEA Ternble Fight,A wild night and a terriblescene was that enacted at thehome of Alina Simpson on Fridaynight.lt seems that Miss Simpson,who is a young girl employed atthe Clermont koiiting mills inthis city, arose during the nightaod wanting a drink of water,went down stairs to get one. Inthe darkness the girl accidentallys epped upon the house cat.whichbecome enraged and seized thegril by the ankle, sinking wsteeth deep into the flesh.The girlTs screams aroused hermother, who ca ne to the rescue,aad attempted to pry the cat'smouth open su as fo release thegirl from the animelTs teeth. Thisproved impossible, and it wasonly after the mother had secureda stone and beaten the cat's headso that 1¢ was killed, that the giriwas released.Dr. R. 5S. Primrose was sentfor and renderea all assistancepossible in the girlTs cause.Saturday it was determinedthat Miss Simpsoe ought to besent to the Pasteur institue, NewYork, for treatment, and a pursewus made up here to meet allexpenses,~he girl has started for NewYork city, and her case will re-ceive the most thorough treat-ment. .Tne spinal cord of the cat hasbeen secured anil will be sent tuNew York for exa mination, to seewhat was the vondition of theanimal at tLe time it attacked thegirl." ..ewbern Journal.een aEEvery gossip needa a mentor,and once in a while the need issupplied.A young woman weil knownfor the freedom of her tongueremarked with an air of satisfac-tion : :oI always try to make a8 mabyfriends a8 possible.�oOf course,� said Miss Cay-enne; oIf one had no friends, howcould one discuss their privateaffairs ?T"Washington Star.-RAWTYSON, Vieesres't,:. | _ © REORGANIZEDyour xocount, promisilR. DAVIS, PresT. os~ | JL. LITTLE, CasJUNE 15th, 1896.ae~ The Bank of Greenville, "GREENVILLE, N.C. ~ :At the Close cf Business May 14th,71897.!? 6, aaRESOURCES. LIABILITIES.T.oans and Discounts $4),153.81 $ Capital stock paid in $23,090.90Over Drafts 895,293 Surpius and Profits 3,042.54Due from Banks 8,772.46; Deposits subject to Check 58,812.55Furniture and Fixtures 1,505.00 Cashiers Checks ortstanding 148.10Current Expenses 1,312.04? Due to Banks 503.15Cash Items 1.839.565 Lime Certificates of Deposit 55.0Premium on Stock 1,000.00 2 pyCash on hand 28.088,18 Total $85, 566.34Total $85,566.34We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, aid shall be glad to haveiw every accommodation consistent with good banking. _rt Aaa atta ta lin aell ealWe havealarge @STOCK OFMNGOODSjust arrived. Comeandgee us.MT, #8 AD FLO_" AHO|. CRD & OO""= %pocounont, ( PoniesUNDERTAKERS,acenliven . Jockos, Webhave ,utt received a newhearse and ine olcest line of Cof-fins and Caskets, in weed, metal-lic and cloth ever brought toGreen \illa.We are prepa.od 6 {o umbalm-ing in Su lis forms.Personal attentiou ziven to coaducting funerals and bodies en-trusted to our care will receiyeevery mark of respect.Our prices are lower thau ever.| We do not want wonupoly butinvite competition._ We can be found at any and alltimes in the Joho FlanaganBuggy Co's building.BOB GREENE & CO.Every newspaper treasures upin its memory the names of itsfriends. People who show theuewspaper man kindness neveruake a betéer investment or onethat more surely pays them ahundred fold sooner or later. Asatimeinthe hfe of eyery mabwhen a word suid by & newspaperman has a good deal to do withthe waking of the iudizidualmentioned." Henderson GoldLeaf.nnerA Kansas editor who has beeafiguring on it has discovered thatit costs the reople of the UnitedStates $25,090,000 a year to beoorn, $300,000,000 a year to bemarried and $73,000.000 a year tobe buried. Judging from thisif we could get along withoat be-ing born, geting married orbeing buried, we migat materiallyr-duce expensesESTABLISH 1875.SAM. M. SCHULTZPORK SIDES& SHOULDER[ARMEES ANI) duc HANTS BUYing their yearTs su, plies will fad):their interest to get vuur prices delet puashasing elsewhere, Ouratock iain pletevallite branches.FLOUR,COFFEE, SUGAR5 ee aeALWAYS ATLOWAST Miakar P2 (OnTobacco,S nuff, &,we bay diroos fromli at oeduleVn hh bay ene profit. A jeow; FU.RJust try a 100, Lox of casoarets, theQ@nest liver and bowel segu ator ever "~and alec to the fowie. Pour into~wsey iii48 been truly said, there comesManufactun. »"en|,W. M. Bond.Box? & FLEMING,J. L, FlemingATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,Greenville, N. CPractice in all the courts.3arbers.AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST. ine!GREENVILLE. N. CO,Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialtyPEC RBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BARES,Special attention given to cleaningGentlemensClothing ,CREENVILLEale Aeademy.The nex: session of the school willopen onMNDAY SEPT. 7, '!8''and continue for 19 months.. oThe terms are x3 follower.Primary i nglish per mo. 82 0U[Intermediate * ~ 82 50Higher " eM o16 83 00Languages (each) *o* �"� 81 00Tne work and disclpline of the sehoo!will be as heretofore,We ask a continuance of your pastiberal patronage.W H.RAGSDALE.Po ee ee : ~ " sasos , ""r a alii i ; _" . "~ = 4 } + a i : z. 5 ~ *the Tb phen way 3sa tg . Maas %ao ~ (YY 4 4 ~diyp i' }i ~ pt Ay ~a ai | o Pe eeaol Pr a ois, ellen Allie anemed the Pyi yy43 i , ee D} ¥tinh COAG) | A" ig in ae Oy E oeeee Bier oases PIAS Sa liget aR ee hPLeosfe nineties tmttceece me raonce ica