oer 3dpwred as second-class mail] matter.) SURSCRIPTION RATES.one " + *.inane emanate tentg are Ifberal anid can be", dvertiang rate 4ito the editor orT atad on applicatiorte offiereo » dekire a iivé correspondebt atffice in the county, who willsem febrief items of NEWS 48 it occursto ach veighborhood. WriteT plainly, iy On one side of the paper.Se eeFray, October 1, 1897.erieEDITORIAL NOTES. |email llThere was a bie fire in Wash-ington City, Wednesday night,that destroyed property to thevalte of nearly 4 million dollars,Yellow fever'continues to spread.New Orleans reportsT an average ofabout 25 new cases a dav, and it isdoubtful if nevir all of them are re-ported.samiWith a serious overflow allthrough the spring monthn thatdid. vast damage, anda yellowfeyer scourge o1n the fall months,Mississippi and Louisiana arehaving more than their share ofdisaster this year.Tne Raleigh News and Observersays oAbout three yards of black la-diesT dress goods has recent'y beenpicked up in a walk in the capitelsquare.� Dress zoods must be plenti-tul with the black ladies ot the capitalcity for them to be leaving such largepieces lying around.It is a pretty state of affairs in Hal-}ifax county. They now have a negrocourt crier, a negro County Commis-sioner, four of tLe most prominentpostoffices filled by negro postmasters,and that ccunty furnishes a negroIf this thingmuch further we may expect. to see aCongressman, goesnegro Judge and negro county officers.It is time white people were beginniretake a serious lock at the political situation.A Grandmother at 34Mrs. Sarah Davidson, of 351 EastSeventy second street, New York, isonly 34 years old, but she is the grand.mother of Baby Beatrice Britz, whoarrived in this strange world about aweek ~sgo.: Mrs, Davidson zood humored'yspecks of herself as othe younge:tgrandmother� ofthe metropolis. Shewasa wife at 13 and a mother at 1¢,Her daughter Mrs Julia Britz, is now20. Mre, Davidson herselt looks to beabout 25. She has all the beauty andgraces/ot a youbg matron"-in fact, shewould pass tor a belle.A man in Cartersville purchased thegallows on which a man was hangedand built a hennery of the lumber.He lms never had ~a chicken stolen}from him, and it is said that the coloredbrothér won't | go within a block of it ifhe can possibly avoid doing so."At-~lanta Constitution,The Superintendeat of Public In-tyra is strongly in favor ~ot requir-yoter ball be. zahlo to atlta a hes:ro Take apy ease appearing inT ~ourT{in every refined nature. Good| forsaken the pathwily/� ~éFrectituce~has thé opportunity.F se© aeba i i ae a.pie ce igie Hi eea oR ae 4 d *fas 0 - ye iee , saathtia: a-~lfor them is often expressed.daily papers and see how eagerlythe: pedple read the accouct of |the proceedings. ,Sympathy for oohifpibitd ositio| people cannot help being movedto sympethy for thoseand brought ruin aid destructionupon themselves. While sympa-thizing with theni, HbWever, asthey atiind at the� bar'ot ~pliblicjasti¢e, we should hot fotpet' thatstrict eonfordhity tu tight requitesus to look awe y from thdawhile and~ J medi ite� ~apoul� thfearful conseqwenees of crimesunpubished. TheT ~murdererT cai:like fate.made an improper ase of lifeT andpleases.more than it destrovs. {[t shields}:be exercised never to punish aninnocent man. If thereis doubtof the prisonerTs guilt he shouidalways have tne benefit of thedoubt, but it is an injustice totoe prisover and an uppardon-able wrong to the people not 10panish those who are provéu tobe notorious crimivals"DurhamSun.Inhuman Mother.A gentleman tells the World ofa horrible inhuman affair thatoccurred on the Western trainlast Sunday morning which hasnot before been brought tolight.Near Sherman Heights, justthis side of Sherman Heightstunnel, a party passing by ob-seryed 8 pécuilarly shaped bundlelying by theroad. lt was wrap-ped in a newspaper and _ thetiader wus horrow stricken oncpening the bundle to find that itcontained a newly barn white in-fant: Life was extinct when thechild was picked up anu it hadprobably been lying there forseveral hours.The Western train which ar-rives hera at 7:40 oTclock, passesthat point about 5 oTclock in themorning and it is thought thatthe child was thrown from the carby ono of the passengers,The Southern at once went towork to discover the criminal, butthus far no trace of tke guiltyparty has beon found. It ispretty certain, however, that thechilu was bora Oa the train andtirown out of the windowr by awoman who left the train at Knox-ville."Salisbury World.Mr, McKinley exhorts tne OhioSunday school boys to be virtuous andmoral, He does not explain to themthat it is virtuous and moral to appointa disreputable New Orleans negrodive keeper to high office as paymenttor that ~dissolute personTs' services inbribing delegates to support the candi-dacy of an Ohio church member. Butthat is what Mr. McKuleyTs publ'cape sein: and woch gonenntad } it did not have convicts enough. But} 9. :ust at this time, that is exactly the way] §it tvolka, ~as Shperincendent Smith is |hiring tree labor to help pick out theavailable convicts 5 jhave been, bronghdown froin the StateTs prison at Ral-cigh, but the cotton is opening so fasttiat is impossible to get, it out withedavict labor alone, 80 the expediencyof hiring bands becomes necessary, asit 1s very amportant to pick the ~cottonout before a cold, rainy spell sets in,and under the circumstances we eup-poke the Superintendent is doing exact-ly: right to hire free labor. Thesehands, however, should work separ yteand apart from tie eonvicts." WeldonNéws.ba oped Be ADS |During the war, ! jand shortiy after"net go at large bedatise ~one ~18 |'waid the Govern nent dida fine strokefiling an untimely 1 grave asa ~te- of business in helping to build railroadsresult of his critae aid others 86} J: has been paying interest on railroadliable at any fhombenit' to meet~ ~&| honds ever since. The expenditures onaccount of the Pacific railroads at ~theThe thief that steals one minTs beginning of the next year will be ex-property will take another's if he ceptionally heavy. On January 1 there~The ~same | wil be due matured bonds of the Cen-18°trué throughout theT catalogue tral Pacific to the amount of $10,614,-of crime. However deeply we) 120; Union Pacifi¢, $15,919.512; Kan-may feel for theT ~man who has sas Pacific, $1,423, (00;Central Bra; chof the Union Pac'ftc, $320,000; Siouxcommitted a deed thatT stamps| city and Pacitic, $1,628,320, makinghim as a fiehd, we must not forget}, otal of $29,904,952.that the welfare of the buman|tyig amount the interest payments onrace demands that he shallT nob/ Januay 1 will aggregate approximate-be turned loose to do as he}jy $7,000,000. it is possible, if theGovernment shall accept theNo judge or jury inflicts pun~| terms offered for the reorganization of}.ishment because it is pleasant to the Union Pacitic Railroad, that thethom. Lawis merciful. Tt saves Januar y payments for account of thePacific roads may be reduced very con"society in dealing justly with the siderab'y; bat no possible arrangementcriminal. Great caution shouid will serve to avert heavy loss to thepeople of the United States,"Philadel -phia Record.In addition tohardIn some countries the officersget together and levy 4s muchtax on each man as they See fit,then the collector goes roundand makes them pay. It anyman complains that his tax istoo high or that he canTt paythey simply arrest him, pathim in a daik cell in a jail andlet him stay there on bread andwater till he changes his mindand consents to pay just whatthey put upon him. If thingsgo on in this state it will onlybe a few years till the peoplewill lose all their rights and theoffice holders will be supreme.Ibhey will levy ~taxes to suitthemselyes and make the peo-ple pay or punish them in jailsand dark ceils.ing to it.it this year.timid yet, but let the fusionpeople of this State will see thingsthey neyer saw or heard cf be-fore,"Leaington Dispatch.panraninenionenThroughout The Countrycasero oSlars in the New Orleans mint aretied up for the present by theyellow fever quarac tine.Seeing for the first time awheelman in the British Colum-bia mountains an Indian chiefbrogght him down with his ri-fle.It is said in Washisigton thatthe plan of John R. McLean tosplit inthe Democratic party inVhio.buena |An inmate of the SoldiersT Home atAugusta Me., has BeemT, amuggling inbottles of whiskey ina hole he carvedin his wooden leg. The last time hedisappeared they searchea for him untilthey found him lying dead drunk in arecordTmeans.cotton at the� bigT State farms, All|We are com-|: \2 :They made a pass at|' "They are a little) 4demagogues go on and the good JeThe sixteea million silver dol~ |abandon free silver will cause a 3e ea Oe i�"� NE25¢50¢ = GULATEbse arsz ABSOLUTELY GUAR UNTER iplé and tooktet fréei At: 8THE LIVER,or eri tipation: Cascarets are the 16 7mer FD poe cure, Gans ssehon Tork ooe4 4 ff atseaieienibiiiaiemiataeRe) A. TYSON, Vic-ePres... tty. SeuSTATEMENT OFT amWe study carefully the separate needsseineR. L. DAVIS, PresTt. Bafa ~LITTLE. CashTerREORGANIZED JUNE r5th,"1896._ The Bank of Gréenville, 'GREENVILLE, N. C.Atjthe, Closelof Business July 23rd, 1897.: RESOURCES. LIABILITIES,J and 50,273.62 ¢ Capital stock paid in $23,000.00Cece oo, ' 1580,18 Surpius and Profits "303.19Premium on Stock 1,000.00} Deposits subject to Check 48,289.60Duefrom Banks 2.630. 55} ~Due to Banks - . hes 796.23Furniture and Fixtures 1 "505.00 ; Cashiers Checks ortstanding 153.123~Cash Items 1, 978.153 Time Certificates of Deposit , 55.00Qash ih ] 14,528.54ae " Total o= $72,796.04Total $72,796.04 ~- 49of oar patrons and shall be pind te have:your account,. promising every accommodation ie yaaa with - ernie. sb,Wehavealarge-*STOCK UFGOODSUNDERTAKERFUNERAL DIREGYORS AADEMBALMERS.aad aWe have ,utt received & newhearse and the nicest line of Cof-fins and Caskets, in wood, metal-just arrived. Comeandsee us.OATS MY ND FLORA SMIALTY,1.6. COBB & SONE�,� TABLISHED 1875SAM, Mi. SCHULTZPORK SIDES&SHOULDER|} WARMERS ANI? MIKUHANTS BUYing their yearTs supplies will tindtheirinterest toget our prices befcre puchasing elsewhere. Ourstock is corapleten all its branches.FLOUR,COFFEE, SUGARQ-ALWAYS, AT LOWEST, MARKET i weTobacco, ~Snuft &c, -we buy, dirocy trom Maryaiactias: WY en|T~ling ih to Rg at oxe prolit, A eou -cte stock ofFURNITURE4 hkih Wriggh _graveyard, with his wooden leg un- eee a ane soldat ois sationstrapped and the empty flask lying in sold for CASH pa niethe hole in the leg.Boston Herald. {0 Tun we sell at use ,ae 4 4.lic and. cloth ever brought toGreenville. ueWe are prepaxed to fo embalm-ing ia ali its forms.Personal atiention given to coducting funerals and bodies: introsted to our care will receivevery mark of respect.Our prices are lower than ever.Ve do not want monopoly butinvite con petition.We can be found at any and alltimes in the John FlanaganBaggy CoTs building.BOB GREENE & CO.: . PE 6 4ia "sarbders.B, PENDER,FASHIONABLE BARBER,Can be found below Five Points.next door to Reflector office,AMES A, SMITH,TONSORIAL ARTIST.GREENVILLE: N. C.Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeingand Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialty[4 cRBERT EDMUNDS,FASHIONABLE BAREER:Special attention given to cleaningGentlemensClothing.CREENVILLE ..Male cadeThe next session of,!the schoolesMONDAY SEPT. 6,7 1897~and continue for 10 months.open on}The terms are as follows.will be e .0 Myis +nwo yy le ~ Fit wie hyWeiaak ia abeof:liberal y7 39) i q | reeW H. RAGSDALE,will :, | Primary English per mo. $2 00Tutermediate oe $2 50| Higher + genoa $3.00Languages (each) ** o $1 00The work and diselpline uf the sehoo] -BabeGd 2 if