TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. GREENVILLE, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1896. EUROPEAN LETTER. A Lady Visits Vesuvius and Tells How it Impressed Her. (From our special correspondent. ) Naples, ITALY, Jany. 10, 1896. We hve returned soaked and dis-. appointed from Vesuvius. Our clothes and our tempers have been ruined ; Cook the excursion fiend has fallen in {our estimation and Vesuvins is simply sumed a brighter hue through the me- dium of an omelette and steak we start- ed up the mountain again. The road is almost perpendicular and one feels much more as if the ascent were being made in an elevator than on a raij, track. It is called a funiculaire, but is really a cable with double tracks and | ig the cars are balanced so they pass each | 3g¢ other midway of the distance. On |% either side are the great fields of lava | ; and ashes, the former of course, now | % beneath our notice. We went to the i ac . , cooled and in the most fantastic shapes, | ¥ crater in a rain that was sufficient to], in which. as in clouds, one. sees most have put out the volcano. We have - >... |e ce, clearly what his fancy suggests. Per- jolted miles in a springless wagon, we : a oo haps # was the influence of the donkey | * have ridden springless donkeys, waded |, . »e oo .. }ride and the weather, but it seemed to} * in ashes to our ankles, and all this in _ ; me Dore’s illustration of Dantes “In the interest of pleasure. ye .| . 7 a . |ferno” might have been photographs of | 4 We left Naples about nine o’clock in . : ; - | these formations. the morning under the supervision of Cook and in one of Cook’s wagons. The morning was not altogether prom- ising but “hope springs eternal” and we thought the day would probably be clear. Naples was just beginning to aja ele oes .¢ 2:2 2 > a ae ae The way to make money reach along way is to invest. it right. The first costis the point where a shortsighted man stumbles on the road to economy. He thinks it extravagant to pay $14 for a suit of our Clothes when $13 will buy asuit somewhere else. He forgets thatthe $13 suit won't last very long or look very well. At the top of the funiculaire we were | # met by a new relay of guides who took | 4 off their big coats and wrapped them | about the drenched women in the par- | 4€¢ ty. Chairs carried by four men were | i f— x SOTO . ee * f VOY! KING CLOTHIER. oy _ y & really wake up for the day, for the dolce far niente of the people begins by lying in bed in the morning. At last we reached the open country and while the clouds gathered overhead our spirits were kept up by a band of strolling musicians who walked along by the carriage and sang “Santa Lucia” and other delightful Italian songs, varying them occasionally with “Daisy Bell” in _, honor of our nationality and seemitig é / ry Liki “CENTS FURNISHING 0s are going low down to make room for my large spring stock. —(:0:)— No reasonable price refused. Come early and make your selections. SHOES. | disappointed when we failed to look, appreciative. We stopped ata little mountain inn where our honest driver, who probably shared profits with the proprietor, told us we could get the best wine in all Italy. At the next stop we left the carriage and mounted donkeys to cross the lava fields. At this moment nature’s feelings overcame her and as if in anticipation of the fate that awaited us, began to weep. Every- one commented gleefully on the fact and we mounted the diabolical beasts, as premier Olliver said when the French started to Berlin with “light hearts.” When we reached that spot on our return we had seen, Vesuvius but a strange silence had fallén on all the party, and those who found voice at all litted it in declaring that hence forth their mission would. be to dissuade oth: ers from the ascent of the volcano. tween all the members of the company and eyes that looked love at the be- ginning of the trip were now singularly mexpressive behind straightened bangs, and under dripping hats, Probably the donkeys were no worse than ather donkeys, but the road they had to travel was but a rough path and it seemed to me.that any selt-re- specting donkey would not have taken advantage of so many rock4in the road for purpose of stumbling as these in- nocent looking animals did. ‘The sad- dles{were not fustened securely and the guides, one of whom accompanied cach rider and shouted dreadful threats to the donkeys, were expected to hold the saddle on. When the donkey fell An incompatibility had sprung up be-|-. down, the saddle slipped forward and cuffed the animal on the head. When lhe went up a hill it ‘settled insccurely the crater. shsulder told us to hold it tight and far at first, but later sympathy is lost being pulled bodily up the hill through the deep ashes. The crater was point- ed out to us and we were warned not to go too close, but we saw nothing but a place a little more foggy than the dense mist covering the mountain, we saw the running lava which looked temptingly warm, and the sulphur which was a bright yellow and smelled like a match factory. Descending the hill again to the funiculaire, the ladies hung limply on the arms of the guides and regardless of best shoes, and silk underskirts, suffered themselves to be dragged through the tine, grey ashes, too weary and wet to protest. At the lewer station a stop of seve- ral hours was made in anticipation of a clearing up of the weather, a hope that proved to be vain however. During this time the registry albuin, a rae blank book in which tourists may - find a place to relieve their feelings, fur- nished us diversion. We were called. upeun to be proud of our erudite coun- ‘trymen and women when we found | these inscriptions after the big, black U.S. A—It must be seen to, be ap. preciated, Grand beyoud all. deseri ip- tion. I imagined it a furnace fanned by a hot aud raging godde sw avenge her wrata,” Another had written: “We should have had it for Chicago,” | and still, another of a less. practical, ha- ture summed up the description of it, in thirve words: “Grand, gloomy and pe- culiar.” ours for the ascent had written: “The day is dark, aud cold and dreary, The rain and mists are never weary, It is too windy, chill and damp For ought but to snuffle, cuss and fe J Stsvanp. THE BONNER CASE. eet to be had for those unable to walk to r A guide went ahead of | q each of us and throwing a strap over his | €¢ i i i ; NA aN 7 7 i = ‘hohoh + hs lean back. Ones sympathy for the | sq guide prevents him leaning back very | @é in fatigue and one resigns himself to |’ Maybe 1t will fade the first time the sun shines on it. Price and quality ought al- ways to be considered together. Price alone means nothing. FRANK: WILOON, eet FORO OO This is notify our customers and friends that we will close out our entire stock of in order to open Bank about February 1st. in same store we now occupy. HIGGS BRO S. y ~GRER ANY THLE, N, C. A man who hala day like |, [Special to Reflector. ] Wasninatox, Jan 27th—The argument before the jury continues on his tail and finally when the guid® had grown tired of holding: it on, it tumbled off aitogether. The rain, at Inst beghn to, pour and |20d at this hour the fourth speech is the wind rushed violently down, the being made. — Solicitor Leary com- 3 ia. State Sat- mountnitt: | At was ippdsaible” to. hold | pleted his argument for the Hor! nit eiied! digs umbrellas and cold, wet and disheart-| Uday afternoon, was, followed hy B. B, ened the reached tho station of { Nicholson tor the defendants Bell, and | & childrem.7® i amust eC road that leads Up. the | be in turn by, W, ‘B, Rodman for, the i ‘ steep yielding‘ dshy ' donhd’ te “w ‘thin ‘ State. | The latter was’ speaking when | : £0 | with above. Every- ~ |few hundred yards of the’crater of the the hour for adjournment was. revehod ir J bite higihel "| volcano), D -sane or Suturday evening and completed his | body come ‘and see The oly fe sasthd sectqabunt nhs argument this morning. | He was in the Zeit thd lenil-waiter, followed by B,, Cy. Beckwith, for the Vip: “e ss , te r age anil’ probatig} defense, who had not semen iia 4 iG a wi ane i VAvest! by! fon, 1). 0'") ! ‘ ieee Li wet i i hi Potatoes, Co tn, > Kajait - Cation Seed Meal. somo Bake. you buy dont rail to call on——— nit prices. “It you do not fi ad Mr. Some Speight ai his office cross thestreet and talk, with Mr. Chas, Cobb | » Lhéy are both prepared to’ mupply your wants at iow— . “es ating the bert: the market Bid . | Entered as second-class mail matter. . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. “One year. - - = - $3.09 @ne month, - - - * “One week. - oe 7 Delivered in town by carriers without - extra cost. _ Advertisng rates are liberal and can be had on application to the editor or at the office. — We desire a live correspondent at every postofiice inthe county, who will send in brief items of NEWS as it Occurs jn each veighborhood. Write plainly and only on one side of the paper. mous} eit Liberal Commission on subscrip- tion rates paid to agents. Monpay, Jancary 257TH, 1896. AN EPIDEMIC OF MEASLES. ee ae Charlotte Sadly Afflicted—A Baby Born in a Bed of Measles. The Charlotte Observer, in its ac- count of the epidemic there, has this to gay: ° | No such widespread epidemic of measles his ever before “swept over ‘the two Carolinis and Georgia or effected to such an extent all classes in Charlotte, It is raging in this city now so as to close the graded school and impair the efficiency of the’ work- ing forces in some of the factories. A young lady who is a constant visitant to the bedside of the distressed, relates, that in one house there were two beds. In one bed lay the mother and three daughters, all sick—and an infant only born about ten minutes. In the other bed was the father and three boys—all helpless. She informed a married 1ady of the situation, and when she visited - the afflicted household, the mother without being questioned, looked up smilingly and said, “It is a boy!” In the joy of maternity, she had forgotton others requiring care and attention. A servant was provided to look after their needs, There is destitution necessarily among the improvident and those. who live upon their daily earnings. When stricken down, many lie abed passively and despairingly. Not being accus- -tomed to lead in anything, they assert no authority and if not attended to, they will die withoutamuemur. When there is affliction there is a beseeching and an accusing voice from the great heart of humanity calling for deliverance and aid. 29 His Style. een mi “J understand that you are trying to. get a divorce from your wife,” said a Chicago man, addressing his friend. “Yes, the affair is now in court.” “I was a little surprised to hear of it, for I thought that you were much at- tached to yonr wife.” “Oh, well, I was; but she got. to be so curious. She complained of | every- thing, and actually attempted to re- strict my enjoyments, I suppose, though, that irritability comes largely from phys- ical causes. She has been a little deat F some time, and this last spring she t her sense of smell.” “What!” “Yes, can’t smell a thing. Can't t el the difference between a fresh rose and a decaying cabbage,” ; “Why, my dear man, you are throw" away treasure. A woman that _ smell—a woman -that- cannot your breath—a woman who know the scent of whiskey? Say, Iam a considerable business ‘f#man who in connection with eas is on ‘the lookout. for ‘content- and I want to put in a good word If. you have any influence woman use it.in my favor. I on tame and I. want |! a1 | ORIGINAL, OBSERVATIONS. Pod the farmers : Te shoe wk the best corn cribs.” “The cream of experience is s obtained from spilled milk. Since the advent ofleap year, bach: elors live in dread and fear. Motto for the girls this year: Let pot a single man escape—matrimony. Where is there a stronger tie in the world than a woman’s apron string / The country printer while courting his girl stays right with the hand-press. All men have rough places in life to step over. Only he who falls is condemned. Spotless reputations are often dam- aged by the wind-worked jaws of gad- ding gossips. Men often find truth ina nutshell.— If they only found it in each other it would be better. There are thousands of persons who live on the dark, cold side of life. They need light and they need warmth. | Every woman has a certain look with which she thinks she can squelch a man—and she is generally successful, too. Nature presents every man with brush, canvas and paint. He lives just long enough to finish his picture and is gone. We all live two lives—one with the world and the other with curselves.— Our motives are the connecting links between the two, governing the one and being governed by the other.— Orange (V a.) Observer. | . He Cultivated the Love of Giving. which George Peabody was one of the “Which did you enjoy most, Mr. Peabody, making your money or giving it away?” “Well,” answered Mr. Peabody, slowly, and guests, some one inquired: ly interested in the answer, “I enjoyed pleasure to make money. And when the idea first suggested to me that I should give money away, it did not please me at all. In fact, it distressed me. But I thought the matter over, and concluded I’d try it on a small scale. So I built the first of the model tenement houses in London. It was a hard pull; but after it was done I went around among the poor people living in the rooms, so clean and comfortable, and had quite a new feeling. I enjoyed it very much. SoI gave some more and the feeling increased. And now I can truly say that, much as I enjoyed making money, I enjoyed giving it away a great deal better.’—San Fraecisco Argonaut. ees ‘ Andrew Carnegie, in.arecent address at Ithaca, N. Y., advised young men not to invest in corporations, but “in some business in which they are sure of successes,” Yes, but the trouble is to find the’ business in which one can be sure of success. —_—_—_— IF YOU» -HAD rer LOAD OF WOOD TO | SELL and told every’ man you met that: you had: a load: ot wood to sell, and‘every man you met would in turn tell every man he met that you hada load of wood to sell and every man you met would in turn tell every man he met that you had a load of wood to sell, it would, in course of time, that, you'had a load of wood. to sell ; but why ms cot it short—not the wood, but the method—and place »a good ad.in a good newspaper and_ tell. everybody at once. “Delays are dan. |, gerous,” and a. start in where the would 0° ell 5: of “anythin prey ny the clan of the Rar TOR, : At a dinner party in Baltimore, © at | Johus Hopkins was observed to be deep- |. making money. I think it is a great’ mM pretty well circulated} last man left off and NEWSPAPER QUESTIONS. The editor satin his sanctum, ‘Regarding with sad, earnest eyes The huge pile of “Questions” his read- ers Had sent with demands for replies. “Why these,” said the weary quill- driver, “Would fill up a moderate book, I'll publish the whole: lot together, And let the people see how they look !” ‘Who was it that wrote that sweet ditty Beginning, I saw from ” some- where ?” “Pray tell me some certain specific For changing the color of hair !” “What is the name of the author Of ‘No, we'll never go home?’ ” “Did Shakespeare write ‘Down in a Coal Mine?” “Who was the third Pope of Rome?” “Do North Polar fishes have teathers ?”’ “Was Watt Tyler quartered or hung ?” “Where was the first man cremated ?” “Who was it invented the bung ?” “Do Buffalo ever eat sauer-kraut ?” “Where can I get some snail’s horns ?” : “Which of the muses played short- stop 2” “Did Bonaparte ever have corns ?”’ “What was the air Nero fiddled !” “Do hard-shell clams ever yield pearls?” “How many boils did poor Job have ?” “what will cure squinting in girls?” “Why are some people red-headed ?”- “Why don’t my young man_ pro- pose ?” “What was the matter with Hannah ?” “Why don’t I turn out my toes ?” “Did the Prodigal Son use tobacco ?” “What do you think ails my cat ?” “Had Nebuchadnezzar four stomachs ?” “How shall I trim my new hat ?” “Tell me where Moses was buried ?” “Did Noah take fleas in the Ark ?” “What was Eve’s middle initial 7” “Why is it that hens do not bark?” Re | like, ” “Tike these vood peop'e who seek said the editor, stuiling, For knowled sc, and 1 like to give it. Pll answer their questions next week. I'd like, too, to get them together ; They’d think immortality leaked ; I’'d answer their questions as promised, Though most folks would call it necks tweaked.” & Wood That Will Not Barn. Fireproof wood will form an im- portant item {fn the building of futuye men-of-war and other vessels. The process consists in forcing sulphate and phosphate of ammonia into the wood by hydraulic pressure, and it is said that the most gratifying results have been obtained from woods treated by it, they having been subjected to high temperatures without igniting, the only effect being a slight carbon- izing on account of the intense heat, With a steel jacket, to protect it from the offensive attentions of the enemy and noninflammable inside wear, the modern warship will be a reasonably safe craft in which to put the public money and the lives of the aquatically- inclined portion of its population.— Chicago Times-Herald. 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ERBERT EDMUNDS, FASHIONABLE BAREER. Under Opera House, Special attention given to cleaning Gentlemens Clothing. Swift Galloway, B. F. Tyson, Snow Hill, N. C. Greenville, N.C. [PY ALLOWAY & TYSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Greenyille, N.C. ractice in all the Conrts. J. H. BLOUNT. J. L. FLEMING LOUNT & FLEMING® ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, GKEENVILLE, N. C. pam Practice in all the Courts,. H. W. WHEDBEE,. HARRY: SKINNER Qe VNER & WHEDBEE, LY Successors to Latham & Skinnner. ATTOKNEYBSAT~ Law GREED UL OE. N. CG. dg ——— —— coer et Oe oe oe John E. Woodard, F. C0. Harding, Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N.¢ , OODARD & HARDING, ATVORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville, N. Special attention given to collections and settlement of claims. R. D. L. JAMES, DENTIST, free GREENVILLE, N. C. % ESTABLISHED 1875. SAM. M. SCHULTZ, PORK SIDES &SHOMLDERS JARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BL ¥Y ing their year’s supplies will tind their interest to get our prices befere pu chasing elsewhere. Onrstock is complete nallits branches. FLOUR, COFFEFE, SUG Ak RICH, TEA, &c. always ut LOWEST M!RKET PRIUES TOBACE0 SNUFF & CIGARS * we buy direct from Manufacturers, ena bling youto buy at one profit. dlete stock of FURNITURE always onhand and soldat prices tosut the times. Qur goods areallbourkiand sold for CASH therefore, having no rish to run,we sell at a close margin. S. M. SCHUL'T2,‘?reenville. N C A Com THE MORNING STAR) acess The Oldest. Daily Newspaper in North Carolina. The Only Six-Dollar Daily of its Class in the State, : > > ame vewes Limited Free Coinage perts| of American Silver and Repeal of the T'en Per Ceni. Tax on .| State | oth Weng 50 conte} | month, | ear, nr ‘CuTTers—Common...... . @ hel e : pad LY 0. L." JOYNER. ~~ Tors.—Green,... .....+--1to “Bright... ........4to8 “ Red,........ ..8to4- Luas—Common...... ....410 6 * Good............ Tto 1d Ss Fine.... .........12 to 18. 6 to 1b “" Good..... ....124 toe - Fingry ¢ re- 8 sto |. a P we anes : il Cotton and Peanut, Below are Norfolk prices of cotton and peanuts for yesterday, is furnished |by Cobb Bros.” & Gopgnlasion Mer- chants of Norfok : COTTON, Good Middling 8 5-16 Middling 8 Low Middling ~ 7 9-16 Good Ordinary 6 Tone—firm. PEANUTS. Prime 3 Extra Prime 3 ancy 3 Spanish $1.10 bu. Tone—firm, Greenville Market. Corrected by S. M. Schultz. 15 to 25 6 to 7 12 to 184 40 to 60 60 to 65 3.76 to 4.25 5} to 10 37.to0.40 4 to & (16 to26 | 80t01 75 | 12} to 20 | 17} 20) nmap TIOHA FS F. STRATTON'S GUITARS, a Butter, per 1b Western Sides Sugar cured Hams Corn . Corn Meal Flour, Family Lard Oats Sugar Coffee Salt per Sack Chickens Eggs per (oz Beeswax. per P ofan aren ea in elite of MUSICAL MERCHANDIGE, 811, 618, 816,817 East 9th St.,New Yorke. ents , ee TRA Na 04° 89088 a5 icade ae u ' ao i } ¢ . ‘tOD, ; . ; wi iine Wl ary Gt, YY sett measur niet, of Our "justly f mous #3 pants) Suits, $13.25 5 Overcoats, $10. 25, and up. Cut oe order, Agents wanted every- where. New Plymouth Rock Co. CREENVILLE Male Academy. The next sessiou of this Senool will | begin on MONDAY SEPT. 2 B96, and centinue for ten months. The course embraces all the branches usually taught in an Aeademy. ‘rerms, both for tuition and beard reasonable. Boys weil» fitted and equipped. for business, by taking the academic course alone. Where they wish to pursue a higher course, this school guarantees thorough preparation to enter, wiih credit, any Collegein N sth Caroline or the State University, | refers tc /08e who have recently. lett its wall ‘or the truthfulness statement. ‘ Any young man with choracter: et ;. moderate ability taking s course with’ us will be aided in making arrange ments to continue in the higherschool The discipline will be, ‘hept wd ite present standard. , 4 Neither time nor jumed ‘nor! work will be spared to maké ig pet y all that parents could wish, For nae pertionlars. reo. or at) Re: AF nt ‘RaGspALE. July 30,1895. - Princip = * ~ J. 7_KING, % LIVERY SALE AND FEED STABLES. | erm cae On “Fifth Street near Five Points. ne | ‘be egy 4 ev ot * vig WILMINGTON & WELDON 2. &. AND BRANCHES. AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD. Ocuaensea ocnedule, TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated |R Ala>s| [eS Jan. 6th [3 3 E > $3 196, |Z A Az) ad | A. M./P.M. A. M Leave Weldon | 11 55) 9 27 . Ar. Roeyk Mt 7 1 00/10 20 I ne ee | ee ee | On? | eee Ly Tarboro | 12 12 we Ly Rocky Mt 1 00/10 20 5 45 Lv Wilson 2 04/11 03 v Selma 2 53 v Fay’tteville) 4 30/12 53 Ar. Florence 7 25) 3 00 o8 ye) Serta — —_— omen | Sg, | P. M, A.M Lv Wilkon 2 08 6 20 Lv Goldsboro | 3% 10 7 05 Lv Magnolia 4 16 8 10 Ar Wilmington) 5 45 945 P. M. A.M TRAINS GOING NOTRH. Dated | 25/3 zy Jan, 6th oa lo $m 1896. ZOA1A AA a, ital deg: rte a A. M./P. M. Ly Florerce 8 15) 7 4) Ly Fayetteville’ 10 58) 9 40 Lv Selma 12 32) ‘ar Wilscn 1 20:11 35 ED EP ce Qe ee D . capumenew © we O'R ae) A. M. P. M, Lv Wilmington} 9 25 7 00 Lv Magnolia | 10 56 8 31 Ly Goldsboro | 12 05 9 40 ar Wilson 1 09 10 27 Ly larboro 248 ° O's 63 ZQ wa . P.M. P. MIP. M, Lv Wilson 1 2 11 35) 10 32 Ar Rocky Mt 2 17) IZ tt) Wt 16 Ar ‘Tarboro +0, i - Ly Tarboro ! Gv Reeky “feo, 2 te W241 Ar weldoy 10 ‘Train on Scotiand Neck Braneh Roa aves Weldon 3.55 p. m., Halifax 4,13 p.m., arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55 p m., Greenville 6.47 p, m., Kinston 7.45 p.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20 a.m., Greenville 8.22 a. m. Arriving Halifax at 11:00 a. m., Weldon 11.20 am Jaily except Sunday. Trains on Washnigton Branch leave Washington 7.00 a, m., arrives Parmele 8.40a. m., Tarboro 10.00; returning leaves Tarboro 4.30 p. m , Parmele 6.20 p. ,, arrives Washington 7.46 p. m. Daily except Sunday. Connects with trains on Seotl) nd Neck Branch. Train leaves rardoru, N C, via Albe- marle & Raleigh R.R. daily except Sun- day, at 4 50 p. m., Sunday! 300 P. M; arrive Plymouth 9.00 P. ., 8,25 p, m. Returning .2zaves Plymouth daily except Sunday, 6.00 a. m., Sunday 9.30 a m., arrive l'arboro 10.25 a.m and 11., 45 . ! Train on Midland N, C. branch leaves Gold8boro daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a m, atriving Smithtield 7-30 a. m. Re- turning leaves Smitbtield 8.00 a. m,, ar- rives at Goldshors 9.30 a. m. Trains in Nashville branch leave Rocky Mount at 4.30 p. m... arrives Nashville 5.05 p. m., Spring Hope 5.30 . ity Returning leave Spring Hope 90x. m., Nashville 8.3y am, ailive at Rocky Mount 9.05 a m, daily except Sunday. Treins on Latta breach, Florence R R., leave Last 6.40 pm, atrive Dunbar 7.50 p m, Clio 8.05 p m. Returning leave Cliot6.10.am, Dunbar 6.30 a m, erie sane 7.50 am, daily exeept Sun- ay. Train onClinton Branch leayes War- saw for Clinton caily, except Suuday, 11,10a, m, and 8.50 p, m° Returning leaves Clinton at7.00 a. m. and3,00 p m. Train No, 78 makes close connection at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via Richmone, also at Rovky Mount with Norfolk and CarolinaR R for Noriolk ane.ali points North via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE, T. M/ EMERSON, Traffie Mahager. J. RKENUY, Gen’l Manager. Go f J. L STARKEY, ‘AGENT FCR THE. Ni nia mal hall ‘ ¥ WILMINGTON. N, C. Laund to yea the finest w tk 1 _ | Philadelphia Inquirer. cy FLCTRG-LAOORY: | Be eon ; } Pa ° “MONEY IN PEARLS. Some Valuable Gems Found in the Streams of Kentucky. Quite an Extensive Business Done by the Pearl Hunters—The Late Dry Sea- son Productive of Great Success. The continued dry weather of the past summer and fall, which has caused many of the creeks and rivers in Keri- tucky to-go nearly dry, has been very P favorable to. the pearl hunters in the Cumberland and other rivers, and quite a number of fine specimens have been found, especially in the Cumberland ‘river, which s¢ems to be the most pro- ductive of pearl-bearing mussels. One of the well-known ‘pear! hunters told the writer that he had found several pearls during the past summer that were worth $75 to $100 each, and a large lot of smaller and cheaper ones. The leading pearl hunters, who pros- pect up and down the Cumberland, send their pearls to Chicago, Philadelphia and New York, Tiffany getting the best of them. Several years ago an old man »ieked up a mussel from a sandbar in. the Cumberland river near Point Burn- side, a station on the Cincinnati South- crn railroad, and upon opening the oyster-like bivalve found a magnificent pearl of fine size and color. A pearl hunter who ran across the old man shortly afterward, and to whom he showed the gem, at once recognized the value of it, and beught it for a trifling sum, afterward selling it for $500. Such finds as this, however, are few and far between. _The pearl hunters work whenever the water is not too cold for them to wade in it. They find the mussels lying on the sandbars, pick them up, and prying them open, “feel” for the pearl, and if there is no pearl drop the mussel back into its place in the river. The pearl is found clinging to the wall of the mus- sel’s shell, and close to the mouth of it. The large majority of the pearls, as a matter of course, are oddly shaped and irregular in form, and for that reason are worthless.’ Now and then pearls of beautiful color are found, but useless because of a lack of desirable form. The round pearls, usually found and put upon the market by these wander- ing pearl hunters, vary in size from the dimensions of the head of a pin to the size of a pea, and bring from 50 cents to PIECE OF A MAMMOTH. A Valuable Relic in the Smith- sonian Institution. It Is Only s Bit of Fat from the Body of an Animal That Has Been Dead for Thousands of Years. Dr. Dall, of the Smithsonian institu- tion, during his recent visit to Alaska secured a natural history specimen that was a prize indeed. It was a bit of mam- moth fat, from the actual adipose tissue ‘of an animal that had been dead for tens of thousands of years. ; Bodies of mammoths in a fresh state have been dug up from time to time in arctic Siberia, preserved in natural cold storage since a period probably ante- dating the first appearance of man on the earth. That is an old story; but this is the first known instance in which the soft parts of a beast of this species have been found on the American conti- nent. It is easy to imagine the scien- tific interest attaching to the discovery. Ages ago this mammoth died, under such circumstances that his corpus was buried in mud. At about that time there was a great and permanent change in the temperature of circum- polar regions. .The climate had been subtropical; . it suddenly became frigid. The mammoths were literally “frozen out,” the last of the species perishing of cold. This particular individual, frozen ip a bank of clay, had every prospect of “keeping” for an indefinite period. Hundreds of centuries later a stream flowing through an Alaskan valley tackled the clay bank referred to and began to cut it away, At length some big bones stuck out, and a native of ex- ceptional courage dug out one or two of them. This required more of that quality known in civilized countries as “nerve” than might be imagined, for strange monsters, however long they may have been dead, are regarded with superstitious awe by savuyes. However, the natives tinally sum- moned courage enough to drag the re- mains of the mammoth out of the clay bank piecemeal. The body of the ani- inal had been preserved so well that a fairly perfect cast of it was found in the inatrix. A quantity of fat, which over- lay the intestines, was obtained and was used for greasing boats. Dr. Dall se- cured a piece of it, and fetched it back S40 apiece, tark, however. “he pent! hunter who searches tho, ‘entuehy streams is usually a shift- i. cas.-going fellow, who is at home | nas. any place, and makes his bed u20n the banks of the stream as readily is he would in the most elaborately furaished mansion. When he has good luck on a trip he waits until all of his inoney is gone before he strikes ont upon another journey. Now and then a more businesslike operator is found, who will carry a camping outfit, good tent, etc., and live in true sportianan- like style while at work. The pearl hunters say that one rea- son why the streams of Kentucky are nore productive of pearls than the rivers in some other states is because of the limestone bedrock, which seems more adapted to the purposes of the pearl-bearing mussels than the forma- {ions underlying many streams in other sections of the country. Pearl mussels are, therefore, found in nearl every waterway in the blue grass state, but for some reason only a compara- tively small number of men are. en- gaged in the hunting of them, which frequently pays a great deal better than most any other form of common labor. The excitement and anticipa- tion attendant upen the industry, too, has something of the effect of the fas- cination of the diamond fields, for the “next one” is always expected to be a $500 beauty. One of the most valuable pearls ever found in-the United States, the pearl hunters say, came from the’ Miami river, in Ohio,—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. ' ° Has Done with Pigeonholes. An Inquirer man called on the head of a big business house and found him- self seated at a roll-top desk which was absolutely clear of papers. “I’m glad to find your desk clear,” the newspaper man remarked; “you will have plenty of time to talk to me.” “Yes, I’ve cleared up everything for the day,” was’ the reply, “and have determined to do away altogether with this desk. I haven't time for detsils or pigeonholes, and have ordered a glass-top flat desk, on which*l will handle thé mail-as I al- ways here. But every matter is event- ually to be attended to by some one in the establishment, and as I read I turn the communications to thé man who will look ‘after them. By this means J am almost at liberty to give my attention to the 101 questions srhich ‘arise: ina) day's business, and which are submitted tu me for final settlement. That glass- topped desk without pigeonholes ought to be worth’ five years of life to me." — Keen Senses in Lower Animals. Experiments, indicate that spiders | have a long range of vision. It is not always possible . to. tell,” however, whether tlie lower animals perceive by sight or hearing, of by thé ection air in motion has on their bodies. It is ng |. asserted that mice are sensitive to mo- \.tions of the air which to human ears é create no sound whatever. Few of them resech the $50 to Washinton for an extibit. \. Lueas, at the Nationa: iiuscuin, 1s & nadiinoth’s molar tooth, to which ap odd story isattached., It was got from a spring at Paso Verde, in the country of the Papago Indians, Ever so many cen- turies ago a mammoth in its dying ag- onies sought that spring for water and fell into it, too weak toclimb out. There its bones remain to this day, and the Indians believe that, if they were re- moved, the spring would dry up. Of course, such an event in that region means the destruction of a village. Mastodon bones, of course, are fre- quently dug up in the United States. The mastodon was a kind of elephant, but it did not belong to the genus Ele- phas, The mammoth did not belong to that genus, being known to modern science as elephas primi-genus. It, often happens that farmers plow up the osseous remains of mastodons, particu- larly in reelaimed swamy's, where an- ciently the gigantic beasts became mired and died from sheer helplessness to get out. The tusks are commonly found so far decomposed that the ivory crumbles between the fingers. The first mastodon ever dug up was found in 1613. The remains of these ani- mals are by no means confined to the United States; they are discovered all over the world. They are much thicker set than the modern elephant. The lower jawbone of a full-grown speci- men weighs nearly 100 pounds, The first mastodon bones that were dug up were supposed to be tliose of giants of an earlier epoch.—Washington Star. When Lincolu Was Postmaster. John Wanamaker was the principal speaker at a dinner given by the Phila- delphia Association of Underwriters to the national board in the Continental hotel. He told the following story of Lincoln: “While at Washington it came under my notice in the post office de- ‘partment that Abraham Lincoln, in a small Ohio town. In the changes that took place the office was consoli- dated with Salem, and the man twice wanted for president was tor once not wanted for postmaster. Years after it was discovered that no settlement had reached Washington of the affairs of that little post office. A visit was made to Mr. Lincoln and the case stated, when the always great man rose from his desk and walked over to a chest of drawers and took out a bundle of pa- pers, ameng them an envelope, contain- ing $17 and some cents, the exact sum in identical money of the government he handed it over to the agent of the post office department he said: There it is. I never usé any other man’s money.”—N,. Y. Tribune. 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For Sare.—Fine Walnut Parlor Set Furniture. B. S. Suepparp. The “Southern Leader’ is the pride of Greenville, at D. S. Smith’s. For Rent.—Good dwelling house on Pitt street. B. S. SHEPPARD. Walter says “advertising pays”— it brought him more fiddles than he can tune, News.—The best Flour is Procrto Knott sold by S. M. Schultz. Try a 24 lb bag. | The Rercector has received from the Secretary a complimentary ticket to the Newbern fair, which begins Febra- ary 24th. Your sweetheart will uever tell you to stop smoking if you smoke Golden Seal Cigurs at J.sse W. Brown’ Lae An impromptu german was ee in Germania Hall from 9 to 11, Saturday night, complimentary to Miss Lillion Dillon. I haye a nice and convenient sample yi Fear of my store that will be rented at reasonable rates by the day or JessE W. Brown. indebted to Mr. W. GC. We are aga gator ae .< spe A. & Ht. ‘ Ae i i ‘WHOSE NAME P rey est ee ¥ Mis b? PITT: A fhadii lh 9 i ccteummaiiemamme tall Ee ry ST iat Beak ad tee ’ J . i % i. | Vij a. vate Weh MR. Lang and ee Patrick went to Tarboro Sunday,,,. : B.C. Pearce’ te this “moming for a | across the sond, Mra, P. B. Dancy bade | been keel fev days but is now up. Miss Lillian Dillon, of LaGrange, | risiting Mrs. J. H. Blount. ie Se ¢"t ihiasid | , is on a visit mera. e to his met aa ‘ ills ae | itt “{ ' “wlarityp nota ne de MY (| i b 7 la sweet mellow 4 stir | sees i Le Pott: bebidas tall gio hl ih asics N, G. "Jan. 27,— Information ofanother horrible mur- der at Aurora reached Washington this afternoon. Mr. J. M. Litchfield came up and brought the news that Stephen -Bartield, a colored man, had killed his wife. The woman was missed Sunday and ‘@ search was instituted. Barfield’ “was {seen placing straw over a place of fresh |dirt, and an examination of the spot disclosed the body buried there. Bar- {field was arrested. Dr. Josh Tayloe, the Coroner, has gone down to Aurora to hold an inquest. Bitten by a Dog. Saturday night a strange dog went in fighting one of his bird dogs. ‘I'he Mayor went out to stop the fight, and the foot +“ Hie him Heh ore In Better Shape. mediate necessity, The Choir Strengthened. At the services in the Baptist church Sunday, the handsome cornet recently purchased for the choir was used for the first time. It is a beautifully en- graved, gold lined instrument, one of John F. Stratton’s best make, and has tone. Mayor Ola Forbes plays the cornet with the choir and adds much to ye music. | ”. The People Delighted. Prof. W..L. Popout, of Wake: ‘For- est College, delivered: his lecture on the “Thirty Silent Years in our Lord’s Ministry” in the Baptist church, Sun: day morning, and at night delivered a discourse on “What is Faith?” Large congregations heard him on both oeca- sions and the people were charmed with the seholarly manner in which he dis- cussed his subjects. He showed such complete mastery of language, and so thorough research for the truths bear- ing upon the subject in hand, as to make ita real delight to hear him. ; Greenville folks would be glad to see more of Prof. Poveat. IT FAILED TO WORK. The Durham Sun says somewhat. ot jhas been raised in certain’ domestic circles in that town, by a little card, which the men tried to get their wives to sign, containing the fol- lowing : PE se Tt nae is to eertify y tha —s«the legal do hereby permit my husdand to go where he pleases, drink what he pleases, ‘shave where he pleases, and I furthermore permit him to keep and enjoy the compan fit, ais. I eu he is My, lows, and I rr Ree a ido, Sor sade of good’ strat ss to enjoy life, as | he will be a long time dead. Mrasnut (Signet): This ‘eminds. us that. not a great while ago. there was a newly. wedded couple in Greenville ‘The’ ‘husband walking in from ‘the 1 mail one evening was holding an open ‘nissive in his hand, and began expressing his appre- clation.of his wite having accorded him | i the yard of Mayor Forbes and began it walking up near enough to kick. atthe P | strange dog the animal grabbed him by |# The RerLector feels more like it-|M. self to-day in having some of our usual i good grade of paper to print on. We Mi had a shipment that got caught in that] # canal blockade, and for'a few. days, we|# hud to do lots of hunting around to get | enough paper of any kind to serve im-| | memter of the fawily, 20 Pages—Price, ph eget wife of | of any lady he “ ey ee sigma i * z ht —r EUGENE ri TLD. =f <-> Gg Sa 6é 6 6 “HOTELS. (20 aud up 60¢ each per moath. Less than 20, store rates. RESIDENCES. 1 light $1.00 each per month. 2 licht 90c es 3 light 80c 4 light 70¢ 5to9 lights 65 All lights will be put in free of ecst before plan‘ is pat into eration. After plant is started up lights will cost $2.00 for each lamp, cord, wire, labor, te. For other infoimation call on S. C. Hamilton, Jr., at mill. rt 4é pe 06 of 66 66 iT) fer from indigestion, WILLIAM ELLIS,. | Mayor City of New Bern. Sold at Wooten’s Drug Store. Dissolution Notice. | The firm of Ricks, Tate & Co., have this day des»lved cupartnership by | mutual consent, Higgs Bros withdraw- nts 28rd day ot 1898, T rd day of January 7895 Re, ‘TAFT & Co. RIC The style of the firm will now be Ricks & Taft and can’ be found at the old stand, just opposite the miliinery stores, where they will be glad to see all old customers and welcome new ones. 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Removal T offer my entire stock from 1896, 10 ‘AL Me JO 'p Sfotat Ratilt! the buyer. such absolute ier, “Tt Was 80 nice | . Nov ze winihe dé waged | vt cage A is ow-is the time: to seevre rhe ait Py ih J = di ae in! ada ry oak nes’? » steading ten WF aie, For mt tT oehe hy. 9 one g 7 ight rey aia re den " ¢ ie eee tae “OY OT 4 ved tha Te fae: te, rine opmud «at alin ae ee on & we Pa a a Ri When your thoughts turn to the many, many things that you will have to buy ‘this winter for the comfort of yourself and family turn ‘your footsteps ‘ah abe the. store of - 7 . of Where you will find | displayed the largest and best assorted line of the tellowing goods : Dregs Goods and Tr’mmi’ gs Notions, Gentlemen Furnishe ing Goods, — Shirts, Neckties, Four-in- Hand Searfs, Collars, Hosiery, Yankee. 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