3! RSCLIFTION RATES.month, - ~ - Ps nit)a 10One week. +Delivered in town Wy carriers withouTaxtr: ens". ®advertisne rates are Hberal and can be" adcn application to the editor or athe offie"" ai +e desire a S1V¥2 correspondens | vtave: y postoffice inthe cormty, who wi--gend in brief items of WEWs 23 if seento each neighborhood, Write plainlyvad oniy on one side of the paper.canine tities nett ete Otee cmmanenel180%.se cael ~Turcrspay, SEPTFMBER 23,Fo a sce BERNER STE amMurried people Jive longer than theunmarried, the temperate and indus"trious lor.ger ~han the gluttonous ardidle, and eivilieed naticns lorger thanthe uncivilized. Tall persons enjoy *yreater longevity that short ones.There is @ hospital for colored pedeple at Savannah, which is whellv sup-ported by colored people. Connectedwith it is 4 training school for coloredTHE CIGARETTE EVIL.People of all nations havebad habits,which are acquired by a certain per-centage of the population and whichare by maoy carried to a point where| they become vbnoaious and dangerousevils. In many countries there areabout as many of these bad habits asthere are classes of people. The be.ginning of them with the :ndividual ismore often through the foree of ex-periment. ~The Chinaman Joves hisopivm pipe; the Russian peasantdrinks bas vodki, a cheap alecholicTstimulant, almost us he would water ;the Frenchman 's fond of his absinthe,a deeply insidious draught ; the En -lishman 18 ready to acquire almost anykind cf a bad habit witha little noveltyabuut it; the Indian loves to pourdown any sort of cheap liquor until hecannot swallow another drop; thenegro delights in craps and policy, andcannot. get enough of either until heplays one (oo many times and vets theeon.entsot another negroTs gun, andthe American buy, sad to relate, andtco oiten the American adult, goesdown from the effects of the cigarette.All the circumstances considered,there are few of these evils which aremore insidious or more far reaching inresults than the cigarette habit. Jt isto the cigarette that much ct the mvod-ern degeneracy inay be attributed. Itthere has been a decrease in the mer"easily and torever, 29ag, § ~umber of well trained e 2 ow .nurses, and a p tal force and powers of the American strong, magnetic. tull of new lifeRead the Ads.It pays to read the ads.Advertisements are necessary toassune the sueceas of any papersIi 1s hardly necessary to call theattention of the reader to the firstot these two statements, It does |no harm, however, to repeat thie as-sertion. Many a housewife has foundthat a regular perusal of the GneukeLments will show her where to trade toadvantage. :~The second statement, however,needs to be emphasized. Somereeders are prone to complain if theythink too many advertisements arecrowding out regular reading matterand do not hesitate sometimes to tellthe publisher so. Such readers forgetthat the saall price they pay for thepaner pays for only a part of theexpense of printing, and that few paperscould auceced trom their circulationincome alone. Thein the field today havethrough the agency ofgreat putuber ofnewspi persbecn madeadverthing. So donTt complain ifadvertisers seem to make too generousa use of the columns of your paper."aydameeee at ocDon't Tobacco spit ang Smoxe YourLite Away.eTIt you want to quit tobacco usingsoude = Weilland |sick bed attendants have been + aught] people, in any degree, and such | vigor, ~ke No"Lo-Bae, the wonder-there.Penne ee)aie -~Lhe smallesi of all the Statee, RhodeIsland, has the Jargest population peraquzre mile, or 218,44 persons. Thefigures of the Jast census show that ifthe whole Union were as densely pop-ulated it wou.d cortain 945,766,800inhabitants.The cfiicial commissions of someEuropean uations are cariying 6n ex"-periments with the pith cf cornstalks,which is now to be put to unique useasa vacking between the inner undouter shells of war vessels, Whenpierced with a projectile it will absorbwater and swell so rapidly as to closethe opening betore the vessel has leak-ed to a dangerous extent. ~Lhe outerrim of the cornstalk, ground up, is saidto make a fine and palatable ~ood forcattle and horses, comparing favorablywth the corn blades, timethy hay andwheat bran, and #t ean be mixed withapy ground grain.on onesies nih ci Bin cmThe State board of iax equalizationhes completed the summary of thereturns of property values, as follows :Number ot sees of jand 27,763,852,value $110,463,977 ; town lots 82, -" uy i 1 fe fe Y wo993, value $44,586,685 ; horses 172,-708, value $5,547,920 ; mules 125,052,value $4,786,976; cattle 594,382,value $4,175,656; hogs 1,280,140,value $1,582.87 6; ; Sheep 384,28),value $317,496 ; bieycles 5,892, value$128,561; unenumera~ed property$58,715,100 ; bank stock $2,789,846 ;foreign building and loan stock $146,-201; state building ana loan stuck$134.808 ; doss $4,184; total $234,-142,594. ~There turns out to be noincreasé in the total over las: year.The falling off is in bank stock, $480,-000. Mecklenburg county taled toreport any, while last year it reported$46E,000,sn)A prominent grape grower fromreporter today that the sale olf erapesthis season was far less vhan of lateyears, This gentleman attributes thedecreased consumption of this trait tothe fear of appenderitis, oDo ycuknow,� said the gentleman,yi once did, and I attribute this tooph fear of contractingEastern North Carolina tola a Newsa othemarket North has been glutted all thisseason ? Not becase there was over.T r edu ction, but simply trom the fact~the people are not eating the rruit likecharge has been made by several sociv-logists, there is no doubt that it can beatuributed in tart to the cigarette.While none believe that there has keena general deterioration of intellect, ora deterivration among any considerabieportion of the people, there havedoubt}ess been many minds stunted intheir youth anu had their full growthcut off by the noxious cigarette.In the State of Gaorgia it is unlawtulto sella civarette toa minor, In Ten-nessee not unly the sale but the givingaway of cigarettes to anyone, no matterhow old, is probibited under a penaltyof fine and imprisorment, ard theresult is cigarette smoking in thatState is confined almost entirely 0visitors who bring their supply withthem, Georgia uafoctunately permitsthe sale of cigarettes to any one exceptminors; but as the law stands, itshould be enforced, and any person orpersons found selling cigarettes toparties under twenty one years shouldbe mude to suffer the penaltv. Inspite of charges made by judges andgrand juries, in spite of grand jury pre-sentments, in spite of indictments andconvictions, the negro policy playsrwill play policy ; thecourts, it would a»pear, giye him muchattention, to the neglect of other classesof violatiuns of the law; Unless thepolicy business 1s going to be brox~nup. which has not yet been the case itmight be well to give ths policy ne zroa breathing spell and pay s me litleneverthelessa.tention to tae cigarette law."Savan-nah News, ceeeemmneemnhiinimeieainnasttthesttitdtna thetEverybcdy Says So.Cascarets Candy Cathartic, themozt wonderful meui al discovery ofthe age, pleasant aud retreshing to thelaste, act ger tly and poritively onkidueys, liver anu bowels, cleansingthe entire system, dispel colds, cureheadache, fever, habitual congtipat.onand biliousness. Please buy and try abox cf C. & C, today. If, 25, 50cents. Sold and guaranteed to curaby all druggists.Always remember that no one candebase you but yourself. Slander,satira.: falsehood, injustice--these cannever rob you of yeur manhood. Menmay lie abeut you, they may denounceyou, they may cherish suspicions man-itold, they may make your tailings thetarget of their wit ot cruelty"never bealarmed, never swerve an inch tromtue line your judgment and consciencehave marked out for yon, They cannot, by all their efforts, take awayyour knowledge of yourself, tae purityof your motiyes, the integrity) of yourzature. while these are lett, you are,ofs point of fact, unharmed. "DurhanSun:worker that makes weak mea strong.Many gain ten pounds in ten days.Over 400,000 cureT. Buy No-To-Barom your own drugyist, who willguarantee a cure. isookiet and samplemailed tree. Ad. Sterling Remedy Co.Chicago or New York.A Pointer for Cierks.A writer in Hardware says: Ionce had two cle ks. Hames wting $:2 a week, and Robert $19.Kames asked jor a raise. I told bimshat his services would not, as yet,justify it, and that the busing covldnot afford it. He was not satistied,even afier I told him I would do betterwus getby lim just as roo ae I could.A tew days afterward, Robert hadyecasion to criucise his assuciate for avery apparent lack of interest in thejov in hand. Eames answer d, Well,I ,uess I do it wel exough fer $12 4week.�It was in that spirit bis work wasdone. He was getting onty $12, andwas determined not to eara more utilpaid more. aobert, cn the other hand,put in his best efforts, ¢ndmake himselt more valuable with everytried §=todiy tuat passsed.Lam.today paying Robert $2,100per year, while L was compelled todischarge Eames at the end of hisfirst. year.Juir izy & We. Lun OF cascarets, thefinest. liver and bow.i regu ator evermaueeRe APO LSMaking, us Out Small.The New York Sun gays: Thepopulation of Yonkers at the lastFederal census was 82,033.are five States which at that time hadbut one city in ex ess cf 32,000 popu_lation, ~That city, was Charleston,which hus now a population of 55,000,The five States are Noita Carolina,South Carolina, Klovida, Alabama audMississippi. "~The largest city of No th Carolinais Wilmington, which has tie samepopulation as Xchenecwdy, Rale.gi,the capital of Nosth Caroling has asmuch popuation #s Saratoza Spriage,no moe, and less than West ~Troyand Mcunt Vernon, N. ¥. Asheville,Charlotte, Newbera and Durham aresnall places in North Carolina"vil-luges ~they would be called ~in thenorth, Outside ct Charleston there isno city ot even the third class in the}Palmetto State.mmmCascarets stimulate liver, kidney and | theTheregrive. . si ll" . ae Fate25 ne 50 % ,ple aeit boo and booklet free. Ad. STERLING RENEDY_ ALLDRUGGISTSABSOLUTELY CuK RAR tg Pipe so peer sca aeiti: Cascarets are the Ideal Laxa-g,tive. vover zrip or yripe. but cause easy naturalresults, Sam�,�o., Chicago, Montreal, Can., or New York, 917.LPP OC E-P SEO rrR."A. TYSON, "ViceePres.STATEMENT !OF |THERESOURCKS,Loans and Discounts $50, 272.62R. L. DAVIS, PresTt.i L. LITTLE, CashTerREORGANIZED JUNE 15th,'1896.The Bank of Greenville,GREENVILLE, N.C. |Atithe Closetef Business July 29rd, 1897.LIABILITIES," |Capital stock paid in $23, 0.00Over Drafts 1,580, 18 Surpins and Profits 503.19Premium on Stock 1,000.90 Deposits subject to Cneck 48,289.FODue from Banks 2, "30.5 $ Due to Banks 795.23Furniture and Fixtures » 1,505.1 0° Cashiers Checks ortstanding 153.12Cash [tems "4.978.152 Time Certiicates of Deposit 55.00Cash in Vault rramee "U4 B28,54$ See neersna Total o2 $72,796.04Total » $72,796.04 Ho ~ aWe study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, and shal] be glad to haveyour xceount, promising every aceummodauon cousistent with good banking. «Wehavealarge *;SOCK OFHhGOODSjust arrived. Comeandsee us.AVAL TYEAMG heee~SAM. M. SCHULTZPERK yg SLLES 4 SHOULDERJAKMEIs ANI? MLM ANWH BL 3h ing their yearTs buyphes will dadLe Te ae yur prices belese pu.chasing elgewhere. Our stock is prapieteuallite braoches.FLOUR,\OFFEE SUGARjALWaYs\AT LOWEST MARKET PRICETobacco, Snufi &c,we buy dirac) teom Man jiactua. thling yor to bay at one pratlt, A evra -cle mock ofoF URN ITU REPedef+:to sultalways on hand and oldsbought andthe times. oneper ny asbowels. Never sicken, weaken oF | toCeaYahre, bay g no Sisat AoUNDERTAKERFIMERAL DIRECTORS ANDHM BALMERS.an @ EenWe have jut received @ newhearse 9nd the nieest line of Cof-fins and Caskets, in wooed, metal-lic sno cloth ever brought toGreenville.We are preperod 10 £0 embalm-ing iz sii its formeVersonal giivutionu alven toedacting funorals and bodie:trusted to oor care will receevery mark of respect.Our prices are lower than ever.Ne do not want monupoly butwaVito competition.We can be found at any avd alltimes in the John ilanagan|Buggy CoTs building.-oe CREE te & CO.3arbere.""ab. PENDER, 1rm :FASHIONABLE BAKBER,Can be found below Five Points.next doo� to Reflector office,yAMES A. SMITH,- YTONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE. N. ©oatronnge solicited, Cleaning, Dyeingand Vressiog Gents Clothes a specialt¥~a beets EDMUNCS.FASHIONABLE BARERK,Special attention viven to cleapinsGntlemens ClothingOREENVILLE¢ Academy.The nexe session of (the school wiltopen on§ saMONDAY SEP. 6, 1897and coutiuue for 10 months, |The terms are as follows, He)Primary Boglish per mo. 92.00,Intermediate * o | $2 50iigher oS WM +09Languages (each) ** ** 42-00The work and diselpline uf ued schoo)will eg as heretofore,& MTCHUL TZ, Grecrvilen |¥Fae ana eH DA nH AE ROT SERA ene ee BAG SOarse so wenn sere ic Pans Piviibe orssis coatscht Ranta poeta ont