& By a DAILY REI D. J. WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. Ue TERMS : 25 Cents a Month. Vol. 4, GREENVILLE, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1896. | No. 475 HELLO! ~ CENTRAL. Give me “Oo6 ” a Ue WA 1 96; _WHY. ~ CLT. MUNFORD’ Shoes, Clothing and Dress Goods Store. eet, i GOOD:-: BYE. Phone 06. aunties TEACHERS’ ASSEMBLY, Important Matters at the Asheville Session. eens Mr. Eprtor :—I gave you an ac- count of the introductory exercises of the Teacher’s Assembly a few days ago. Doubtless it would be interesting to many of your readers to have a short ‘sketch of the entire meeting. The first day of the session was devoted to questions relating to the public schools, such as: ‘The County Exams iner, School Supervision, The Necessity of Local Taxation for Public Schools, and the Means of Securing Local Tax- ation. These questions were thoroughly dis- cussed by prominent educators an1 res- olutiuns passed favoring local taxation. A resolution was also passed in refer- ence to School Supervision, and a com- mittee of nine appointed to draft a bill and present it to the next Legislature, The resoluiions tavored dividing the State into School Districts of from two to six counties with a man for all of his time in charge of each district. At the night session of this day the Presi- dent delivered his annual address on “Education in North Carolina since the Civil War.” O.. Thursday, the second day, there was a brief address on the education ot the deaf, and this was followed by sev- eral classes from the North Carolina school for the deaf in charge of their teachers. The various methods of teaching the deaf were shown, and were a revelation to many, especially the process of teaching them to utter artic- ulate souuds and afterward to combine those sounds and thereby talk. It may be of interest to some to state briefly this process of teaching them to utter words distinctly. They are first taught to make sounds by putting their hand on the throat of the teacher, who utters the sound and the child catches it from feeling. This is repeated many times. When the sound is not properly made, because the tongue is not in the proper position, the teacher with some kind of an instrument pushes it quickly in proper position while the child is endeavoring to make the sound. This is repeated until the sound is _per- fect. After this the child learns to make the sound by watching the mouth of the teacher, and later to utter words and repeat sentences in the same way. It is wonderful how they can thus be taught. The classes before the Assem- bly were composed of pupils who en- tered the school last fall and therefore had only been instructed one session. The other methods were interesting but the above seemed most wonderful to me. Followmg this the question, “En- glish—What to Teach and How to Teach It,” was ably discussed by Profs. Sledd, Harrison and Hume, who fill the chairs of English at Wake Forest, Davidson and Chapel Hill respectively. The night session was profitably {spent in listening to an address on “The Acropolis and Greek Culture” '| by Dr. Staley, President of Elon Col- W. H.R. lege. The Name Most on His Miad. Weare told that a certain young man in Greenville is very mnch en- amored with a young lady in Kiuston. There is another young man here whose {name if spoken, quickly sounds ‘almost like that of the young lady in question. The. young man ‘in’ love had. occasion Wedhnesdiy te do: some writing from |. dictation in which the name o1 the other young man several times occurred and when, js, manscript was examined Miei ie ws et Ag the youny’lady’s tiamie appearéd every ~-| time where that’ of thé young man was intended, PHONE-GRAPHS. os If You Have an Item Call No. 80. will give such items as come to us over the phone. Our friends having phones | 3 can help us make this department quite interesting if they will call up No. 80/4 when they know any item of news. ] Tomatoes are ripening at Riverside | 34¢ Nursery. The crop is a beautiful one | 4 there. about it. If you wish fine job printing execu-|% ted with the latest faces of type, ring up phone 80, as two firms did this + morning, and you wili be pleased. Central requests the Reriector to | $0 notify all persons ing. sion. Serenades by phone are popular. |: Jim Starkey callea up the editor’s home |: | last night, and gave Mrs. RerLector | and some young lady friends a feast of | % music. We made a mistake yesterday in the number of Skinner & Whedbee. It should be 85. See corrected list to- day. Dr. F. W. Rrown is also changed from 7 to 9. Bo Cherry gave the Reriector a whistling solo last night. It was well execyted andhugely enjoyed. He prom- ised to give us “Swect Marie” with variations to-night, Miss Julia Foley is the most popular young lady in town, as she is just now receiving calls innumerable. She is holding down Central and performs the duties exc2iently. will soon watermelons. Riverside Nursury have cantaloupes and The James grape crop will be a luge one and Allen Warrren & Son will have them on exhibition at the exposition at Nashville, Tenn. this fall. HEAR DEM NIGGAHS SINGIN’. I hear dem niggahs singin’ Ve songs of long ago, An’ thro my mem’ry’s ringin’ De tales I uster know— Ringin’, ringin’ Like de songs de birds 1s singin’ Whilse aroun’ dar nestes wingin’ Dey is singin’ sof’ an’ low. Mah soul is weepin’, sighin’, Fur de times dat’s come an’ gone, When de niggahs wuz a viein’ Wid one ’nuther ’mong de cawn. Pullin’, haulin’, Jes er singin’ an’ er bawlin’, Kr raslin’ an’ er tallin’, An’ er wishin’ fur de hawn. I’m monst’ous ole an’ needy Aw’ trimli’ on mah pins. An’ I am prayin’, yes indeedy, Fur forgiveness fur mah sins. Prayin’, prayin’, Whilse de youngst2rs is er playin’, An’ axin’ whilse I’m stayin’ Fur de Lawd to lef me in. Do hear dat banjer th’ummin’— Ef I wuz young ergin I lay I’d be ermung um En furgitten’ 'bout all sin. Th’ummin’, th’ummin’, Jis hear dat banjer th’ummin’, — Say, niggahs, I’se a comin’, Ole age ca’ keep me in. _ Being Enlarged. The Greenville Warehouse is being enlarged, an additional length ot 50 feet being made to the rear end. The Greenville will hold as much tobacco as | any of the houses next season. [Under this bead the Rerrector | 4© Phone 46 played a dandy trick on eG 45 late yesterday evening. Ask Ollen | xe using phones to | $f “ring off’ when they are through talk-) 4© Failure to do this causes confu- | 4 a— CLOTHING. ee ae Light Weight _ 4 PRICES, ee) A Reliable Kind Only. ir ~FRANK WILSON... THE KING CLOTHIER. | Ring up ’Phone 56. ae __ MONEY know it—we are anxious to please the people and it pleases us to know that they are pleased. We never let a good thing go by wherein we can save you a dollar or two—it’s a part of our business policy and we know you appreciate it. For the latest in DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS, CLOTHING, &c., come and see us and let us save you money. —_ aan RICKS & TAFT. The Ladies’ Palace of Dress Goods. ie ER! NY Se eRe cae = il Mas Ours == AL al el Ng Ml lt Pre lng, el We did not know that the ladies would take so kindly to our. selections in Laces and Em- broideries and were not prepared for the rush which almost cleaned us out last week. We are ready to-day, however, with another lot. |They are handsomer if possible tltan- the first ones and this lot includes all the novelties of allow them to remain long on our counters: Don’t delay like you did or the loss will be yours: Lang Sels Cheap, (ss Sh Postoffice Corner. goes along way in this store and you the season, notably among them Linen,. ‘Keru. and Straw Colorings. All at prices that don’ € {than pleased. | ~ The float is twenty feet long by eight feet wide, and is draped in black. “EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY). nd ~ oe AE ma Entered as second-class }mail,jmatter. —- a * . SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One . year. bead “ - - $3.00 One month, - . -* - 5 One week. - .« +, = 410 - Delivered in town by carriers without extra Cost. “Advertisng rates are liberal arid can be had on application to the editor or at the office. ‘We desire a ¥e correspondent at every postoffice inthe county, who will send in brief items of NEWS as it Occurs ia each neighborhood. Write plainly nad only on one side of the paper, ayn Ne aan andiies ns Liveral Commission on supscrip- tion rates paid to agents. tere THURSDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1896. Convention Dates. ———— Democratic National Convention, Chicago, July 7. Populist National Convention, St. Louis, July 22. Silver National Cpnvention, St. Louis, July 22. A shortage of $4.50 has been dis— the bcoks of Archibald Brady, cashier ot the Charlotte Loan covered in and Savings Bank, the shortag> was made good by his relatives. Since Victoria’s 6th anniversary of her reign, Saturday, there has been much comment as to the relative length of her own and other reigns in England. George IIL, who died early in 1820, out-reigned Victoria. She will have to rule a couple of months or so yet to be even with George, but she has it on him in this respect, to-wit: George was crazy the last nine years of his life, while there is good authority for the statement that Victoria hasn’t even begun to dote yet. “A crazy king doesn’t count, so Victoria holds the record by some eight or mine years. Henry I{I held the English reigning record—06 the time George smashed it.—Charlotte Obser- years—up to ver. BAB Pensions Again. William E. Curtis says that 970,824 persons are now drawing pensions trom the Federal government ; 682,128 of that number were soldiers in the war between the States. There are W90,- 879 pensioned widows and minor child- ren, and about 25,000 navy pensioners, In round numbers there are over 900,- QUO persons drawing pensions as a re- sult of the civil war. It is estimated that 1,125,000 men are still living who foughtin the Unon army. From the above figures, remarks the Roanoke Times, it seems that over 60) per cenu of them are now drawing pensions, and it is alsoafact worthy of note that atter a third ot a century the number of Union soldiers drawing persions is greater than the total number of sold- iers who entered the Confederate army from the beginning to the end otf the war. This pension business is a great busi- ness, surely, and the worst of it all is that there seems to be no end toit. No one objects to honest pensioners draw- ing money from the public treasury, but we think the most of it goes to other kinds who have no shadow of right to the money they draw. The NorthjCarolina Fioat. One of the most unique features in the big parade on July 2d will ‘be the float Which the North Carolinians will have in liné. “Messrs. Mitteldorfer & Cr ., decorators, few days.ago received ak er trom Mr. Julian Carr, of Dor- : Oy stating what they wished, ‘| tions to procure the riders of this color, Upon it is a pyramid, made to imitate stone, nine feet high, and seven feet at the base. One one side of this are the words, “First at Bethel ; Last at Ap- pomattox ;” and on the opposite, the followin, inscription. “North Caroli- na’s roll of honor, 115,369 voters, 125,- 000 soldiers, 14,522 killed, 21,602 died.” On the other sides are pictues of Lee and Davis. On the front and rear ends of the float will be a stack of arms and on each corner a cannon ball. Over the pyramid is a canopy, and on this will be seated one of North Caroli- na’s fairest daughters. She will occupy quite an airy seat, as she will be four- teen feet from the ground. ° The float will be drawn by eight horses, each of which will be ridden by a negro black as the ace of spades. Mr. Mitteldorfer has ree¢ived instrac- and he will do so.—Riehmond Dis- patch, Se a ie cellal ponte’ A CURIOUS LANGUAGE. seamen We'll begin with a box, and the plural is boxes, But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes Then one fowl is a goose, but tivo are called geese, “ Yet the plural of mouse would never be meese. You may find a lone mouse or a whole nest of mice, But the plural of house is houses, not hice. If the plural of man is always called men, Why shoulda’t the plural of pan be valled pen / Then cow in the plural may be cows or kine, Buta bow if repeated is never called bine, And the plural of vow is vows, never vine. If I speak of afoot and you show me specimen’ of the workmanshitp of the | decorators, they will no donbt, be more and with a soldier’s keea eye, took in are seeking to put an oak gate-post be- _ Apphed Theology. - Stonewall Jackson,s religion was al- ways spoken in the same breath as his military genius—of which, indeed, it was an integral part. His servant used to say that he always knew when there was to be an especially bloody battle, for the general spent most of the preceding night on Lis knees. His staff could not fail to be imbued with the sentimept of their great leader. Mr. J. N. Jones, a chaplian in the Ar- my of Northern - Virginia, relates a characteristic incident that owes iis wit and complexion to Stonewall’s well- known religious character. During the battle of Malvern Hill, General Jackson rode. as was his wont, jnto the very hottest of the fire. For some time he and his staff sat on their horses at a point at which there was a converging artillery fire, but the gener- al seemed io be entirely oblivious of it uniil one of his couriers was killed. Then he turned to his staff, and told them io dismount aud shelter them- selves. Major Dabney chanced to be near a very large, thick, oak gafe-post, and very wisely got bebind that, sitting bolt upright with hij back against it. Soon after Major Nelson rode up to biing some message fiom the general of another division to General Jackson, the situation. Delivering his message, he rode to Major Dabney, saluted and said : | “Maj. Dabney, every shot and. shell and minie ball strikes just where the Lord petmits. You ‘must excuse me sir, for expressing my surprise that you tween you and Special Providence »” The major not at all abashed, replied, “My dear fellow, you do not under— stand the doctrine of Special Provi- dence. At this juncture, I look upon this gate-post as a very Special Provi- dence.” The June Crop Report. The June crop has been given to) the public by Mr. Patterson, Commis- sioner of Agriculture. Ife says that your feet, And if I give you a boot would a pair be called beet if one is a tooth, anda whole set are teeth, Why couldn't the plural of booth be called beeth 7 If the singular’s this and the plural is these, Should the plural of kiss ever be nick named kese ¢ The one may be that and three would be those, Yet hat in che plural would never be-| hose. Ana the plural of cat is cats, not cose. We speak of a brother, and also ot, brethren, But though we say mother, we never say methren, ‘Lhen the mascular pronouns are he and | him, But imagine the feminine she, shis and shim. | So the English, 1 think, you all vill agree, Is the queerest language you ever did see. . — The Commonwealth. em annem nnn | Mail Sack Repairers. etn nnn At Washington the attempt to cut down the wages of the women employ- ed in repairing the mail sacks has aroused a storm of indignation. “These women have the most unwholesome repulsive and il] paid work that Uncle Sam has to dispense,” says The Wo- man’s Tribune. It is as much as per sons accustomed to breathe pure air can do to perform an errand at the back part of the postoffice where these filthy mail sacks are in’ use. But women work over them at piece work, and can earn but from 50 to 60. cents'a day.’ Yet when there is an attempt to reduce the drice, women complaining are told by the authorities that “if they do not care.to work at the price they need not, as.there are plenty of others who would ve glad of the opportunity.” Senator ‘the past five years. | acreage is 104, as compared with 1890 ; returns from 1,000 correspondents show that the crop this year is about the saine as it was two years ago, and that its inerease over last year js Lo per cent; the figures standing 1lo. The goverpment figures are 119.) The crop is net more than the average for The May and June reports were both used in’ getting at these figures, as planting was in some Mr. Patter- that cotton acreage is not Increased at the expense cases done late in May. son says it row seems chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is complete I HAVE THE PRETTIEST =>-LINE OF — Wall Paper! ever shown in Greenville. Be sure to see my samples. All new styles, not an old piece in the lot. Will take pleasure in bringing samples to your home if you will 10 HORE ILD ENTER. re Be ? oe I am now prepared] to furnish Ice in any quantity, ard will keep well supplied throughout the summe.. All orders in town de- livered without extra charge. When you want to’ be served promptly send me your orders. Sunpay Hovrs.—From 7 to 10 A. M. and from 5 to 6:30 P. M. Positively no ice delivered be- tween these hours. : notify me at wy shop near Hume ber's, on Dickerson avenue, A. PF ELLINGTON. Fresh Fish arrive by every boat . W. R. PARKER. Near Five Points. a Greenville Market. Corrected by 8. M. Schultz. Butter, per lb 15 to 25 Western Sides 6 to 7 Sugar cured Hams 10 to 12$ Corn 40 to 60 Corn Meal 50 to 65 Flour, Family 4.25 to 5.00 Lard 3:2 854 to 10 Oats 2.” 35 to 40 Sugar > 4 to 6 Cottee — 1 to 25 Salt per Sach 80 to 1 75 Chickens 10 to 25 Eggs per doz 10 to ll Beeswax. per = 20 Cottonj;anad reantt, Below are Norfolk prices of cotton and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. &, Commission Mer chants of Norfok : Cond COTTON. : “ry Tye r ood Middling 7 \ wenn: Low Middling 65 SAM (vi SCHULTZ Good Ordinary § 3-16 , I, ww me Ey Tone—quie on PEANUTS. __ _ | Extra Prime 3 PA RMUERS AND MEKUCHANTS BUY *ancy 3} ing their year’s supplies will fina Spanish $1.10 bu their interest to get our prices befere pu. | Pone—tirm. GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKET REPORT, prea n n allits branches. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAh RICK, VssA, ae. | PRICES bY 0. L. JOYNER. Tops.—Green.... .....---1 to 24 “ Bright.... ........4 608 Aways (ot Lowest Wo i _.3to4 biing you to bry at one protit. A com ; slete stock of Luags—Common...... ....4106 s Good......... ... 7to 1d FURNITURE « Fine.... .o0e-....12 to 18 always onhand aad soldat prices tv sult Currers~Common... ....6 to ll thetimes. Our goods areal! bought and “ Good..... ....124 to 20 sold for CASH therefore, having no risk “ ne 15 to run,we sell at a close margiv. Fine.........+.15 to 274 Ss. M. SCHUL 2 sreenville. NC TY Primary, Seo: ‘ ondary or Tere OISON permanently 6 days. You can be treated meé price under same guarane ty. Ifyou prefer to come here we will cone tract to pay railroad fareand hotel bills,and ,if we fail to cure. If you have taken mere odide potash, and still bave aches and whome forsa are what you want lp MIDLINE. — Becauxe an old style hat never shows the wearer to be up to date. nocha cury, pains, Mucous Petchesin mouth,Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Brorews fallin out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obsti= nate cases oe chalenne the world fora case wecannotcure. This disease has always ba filed the skill of the most eminent physi cians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondie tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on of corn. The immense increase in the! sales of tertilizers led to this fear, but it seeins that much of the fertilizer was_ used on tobacco and truck. The con- dition of the cotton crop is given as 102, which is very good. The tobacco condition of crop, Jo por cent of aver- age. ~The acreage is corn is 99) per cent of anaverage ; its cond tion being 102. unusually fine for cotton and corn, the The weather has, as © rule, been Commissioner says. the wheat. Dry wea‘her hurt The figures for this crep are 85, and for oats only 77. As to truck, ete., sweet potatoes are 100; Ap- ples are 46, and peaches oO ; grapes, 95. Irish potatoes, 84; gardens, 99. ‘NOTICE. To the Tobacco Farm- ers. pose to use the Improved Method of Hanging or Looping Tobacco for curing | are notified that they must procure a Farm Right before using the same.’ The same having been patented Ocv. 22, 1896 by Pleasant B. Farmer, and by him assigned bo sans R. Chaney. Farm Rights can De-procured by applying to me. . ISAAC A. SUGG, Attorney. Greenville, N. C., June 23, 1896, eel ~— MNotace. All residents. of Greenville owni.g dogs are hereby notified that they must register the same and: pay the taxes thereon by the Ist of July, as required by Ordinanée “36, Section 1: of the - North State arrive here, and see the | Call. has introduced, aresolution to put the women on daily wages. All farmers growing tobacco who pro- |. |GENER'L LUMBER DEALER, application. Address COOM, REMED $03 Masonic Temole. CHICAGO, fi a AP RE EL Professional Cards. ENRY SHEPPARD, REAL Es TATE AGENT, ‘Greenville, N.C tr Valuable Properties for Sale or Rent. Corresponderee solicited, Re- fers to Mercantile and Banking IHouses of Greenviile. Office on main street. AY SPRING STOCK is in and ewbraces the yery latest styles and shapes cf new Pattern Hats. Talso have a lovely display of Shirt Wausts, Stamped Linens, Embroidery Silks, Ribbon Collars and other new goods. My entire stock is prettier than ever before. ARS. GEORGIA. PEAR, cine erence teRenemcmantmee tempi myn Seed + SF. DUNN, —DEALER IN— et ener in => HARRY SKINNER A..W. WHEDBER. Qs I\NER & WHEDBRE, KY successors to Latham & Skinnner. ATTORN t¥nne P: GKEEO Tuo kt. N. GO John E, Woodard, if. U. Harding, Wilson, N.C. Greenville, N. ©, 4 JOODAKD & HARDING, ATVORNEYS-AT-LAW, Greenville,'N. Special attention given to collections and settlement of claims. <= OTKL NICHULSON, J. A, Burgess, Mgr. Washington, N. U, This Hotel has be¢u thoroughly reno-~ vated, several new rooms added, elec- tri¢ bells to every room, Attentive ser« vants: Fish and Oysters served: daily.’ Patronage of traveling’ public solicited Centrely located. Flooring, Ceiling, e Weathering-Boarding. snd Meee ih Se a ie AMES A. SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST. GREENVILLE. N.9. | ‘Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Preesing Gents Clothes a specialty Write for prices to tt } JY SRBERT EDMUNDS. 4 FASHIONABLE BARE ER. ; ee at a i Town laws: © E. M. McGowan, | ! Tax Coilector. Special attention given to cleaving. Scortanp Neck, N: C. : Gentlemens Clothing. a Fd . Ps WL ME 2735 FN v Wu SIN RnR . AND BRANCHKS. AND FLORENCE RAIL ROAD Cconudensea penedule TRAINS GOING SOUTH. ated (EP RIB] its Junel4th j2 S/S ¢) (Sa 186, 4 4 Aw, i740 A. MLIP.M.) \. M Leave Weldon | 11 54) 4 44. Ar. Reeyk Mt | 1 00/10 39) ‘Ly Tarporo 12 12 ° — |", Lv Rocky Me 1 00'10 5 45 Ly Wilson 20a11 | 6 20 Lv Selma 2 53) / ‘Lv Fay'tteville) 4 36 1 7 _Ar. Florence 7 25) 3 4) a pees ees es S51 | of | Za} | Ip) | ALM Lv Wilson £08] | 4 620 Lv Goldsboro | 3 10, | 708 Ly Magnolia 4 16, | | > 10 Ar Wilmington} 5 43) | | 9 45) pM; | AM TRAINS GOING NOTRH. Dated cops ee | ane Apri! 20, ea 6 | lon [S96. on’ | Ad A.M.P.LM. | Liv Floreice 8 40) 745) Lv Fayetteville! 11.10 9 40 Lv Selma 12 37 | Ar Wilscn 1 20/11 85) Bey | | cs | 72 AM) ot bp yg. Ly Wilmington) 9 25 Pane L¥ Magnolia | 10 52 RW) Ly Goldsboro | 12 01 UG Av Wilson 1 OU 10 27 Ly larboro 348 ex) as Sz] te = Am 74 = P.M. 0 OP. M P.M, Ly Wilson 1 20 |1135 10 32 Ar Rocky Mt 217) 1211; 11 165 Ar Tarboro 400, | Lv Tarboro | | | Ly Rocky Mt | 2 17) jt 11 Ar Weldon 1 01) Train on Scotland Neck Braneh Roa eeaves Wellon 3.55 p. in., Halifax 4.1 p.m., arrives Scotland Neck at 4.55 p @., Greenville 6.47 p. m., Kinston 7.44 p.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.20 a.m., Greenville 8.22 aoa. Arrive: Halifax at 11:00 a. m., Wertoe 11.20 am daily except Studay. Teains on Washuigton Braneh leave Washington 8.00 a. mi, aid 3.90 p.m, arrives Parmele 8.a0)}a. im. and 4.40 p. m., Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returning eaves Tarboro 6.30 ». aa, Varmele 10.20 a. ip, and 6.20 p.m, arrives Washington 11,500. m.. and 7.10 p. in, Daily ex- ept Sunday. Conneets with trains on Seotlend Neck Branch. Tram leaves cucoore, NC, via Albe- marie & Raleigh Nh. xd. daily except sun- Gay, ai 450 p. ta, Sunday 600 P.M; artive Plymoute 4.00 BP. oD, 3.25 p.m, Revumning saver Plymonth daily except Sunday, 6.00 a. ii., Sunday 9.30 a ocn., arrive Tarbore W258 am and dy. ad Trainon Midland N.C. branch leaves Goldsboro daily, exeept Sunday, 6.05 a m, arriving Smithtield 7°30 am. Re- turning leaves Swithtield 8.00 a. m,. ar- rives ut Goldsbors 930 a. um. Trams in Nushville pranen leave Rovky Mount at 4.30 p. mw.. arrive Nashwille 205 p. m., Spring Hope 5.30 G. in. Returnivg leave Spring Hope rhe a. as Nashville 835 a oy aitive at ocky Mount 9.05 a daily except Sundar. ” yeses Trains on Latta braueh, Florence R 4., leave Latta 6.40 pam, airive Dunbar 7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 @ mu. Returning leave Citov6.10 am, Duabar 6.80 a m, arriye Latta 7.40 a m, daily exeept Sun- day. Train omCliaton Braneh leayes War- aw for Ctintoa caily, exeept Sudday, 11.104, m. and 8.50 p, m+ Returning leaves Clinton at 7.00 a. m. and 8,00 p m. Train No. 78 makes close eouneetion at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via Riebmone, alee at Rovky Mount with Norfolk and CaroliuaR R for Noriolk ne all points North via Norfolk, JOHN F. DIVINE, General Supt. M, EMERSON, Tretlie Manag @y, ‘RR KENTLY, Gew’) Manager. —We ure agents for— AGN STEN ANY Whose work is nowhere sur- passed. We make shipment eyery Wednesday and goods are returned Saturday. Get your bundles to us on Tuesdays and they receive prompt atten- tion, All “work » guaranteed. We are responsible-for any ar- ticle iost. — , J.L. Starkey & Bro. . i “SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. pasar -—The coffee crop of Venezuela amounts te $15,000,000 a year in value, The average crop is 60,000 tons of coffee. Two-thirds of this product is exported, mostly to England. Maracaibo is one of the centers of trade; Maracaibo cof- fee is known everywhere. —A long seties of experiments, in which dogs were fed alternately with each substance during four consecutive periods, has shown, it is stated, that natural butter and manufactured oleo- margarine are practically equal in di- gestibility and nutritive value. —A correspondent writes to Nature that carp are very fond of the larvae of mosquitoes, and, as this fish thrives in the only kind of water in which the larvae of the mosquitoes can live, he suggests that these fish might be em- ployed to exterminate this pestiferous insect. —Africa is becoming a very good cus- tomer of the Pacifie states. Lumber and flour are the staples of the trade, and the shipments are rapidly growing | in‘importance. The largest shipment of flour ever made from the Puget Sound region for African ports was being | loaded a few days ago at Port Blakely. | It consisted of 3,000 sacks. / About 15,990 ters of starch have heen made from potatoes this season in the three states of Wisconsin, Minne- seta and North Dakota. Not far from 3,500,000 bushels of potatoes have been thus used, and yet this represents about half the product of the potato belt. The farmers have received an average price of ten cents a bushel for the po- tatoes. —The latest discovery of a new star was made by a woman without looking | at the heavens. Mrs, Fleming, af the | Harvard observatory, found it) from | standard photographs a few days ago, | attention having been directed to it by a peculiarity of the spectrum taken in Peru last July. The new star is in the consiellation Centaurus, and appears to have changed into a gascous nebula. —-The saltiness of the sea has much to do with the ocean currents, which distribute the heat of the tropics over the colder regions of the earth. Cur- rents are largely due to the difference between the specific gravity of sea water and the fresh water of rains. Thus when rain falls on a certain part of the ocean the effort of the heavier sult water of the ocean to establish an equilibrium ‘causes a current. —The minute creatures that have lived in the sea for ages past have ieft endur- ing monuments in the shape of islands, rocks and continents. If the sea had not been salty, these marine animals could not have existed and secreted the hard substance known as a “calcareous skeleton,’ which has largely contrib- uted to the growth of continents. sea were corals, crinoids, sea urchins and star fishes. THREE TIMES THREE. California Woman Whe Never Conde- scended to Anything Short of Triplets. In an almost inaccessible mountain fastness in Mendocino county, 18 miles northeast of Ukiah, is the home of nine children, all triplets. The mother of this remarkable faniily is Mrs. George Walters.

» fry ’ : yaa ° nore your friend’s note you lose your forsale. riend. . 100 yards from College building. Most of our great men come from) 290 © §=% RR. Depot. the country, and they invariably return] 300 “ =‘ Tobacco Town. there to get a rest from their creditors. |1000 — “ a business portion of town. ‘Terms very reasonable. A great many men mistake three | Apply to HIGGS BROS. TELEPHONE3. The numbers of the phones so far completed and ready for use are as fol-; lows: 2. Planters Warehouse. o. F. G. James, office. 9. Dr. F..W. Brown, office. 17. Dr. D. L. James, office. 22. A. C. L. depot. 26. Woodard & Harding, office. 31. King House. and 32. W. B. Wilson, office. 36. D. J. Whichard, residence. 37. A Forbes, store 45. ‘The Greenville Bank. 46. Riverside Nursery and Dr. W.!| Warren, Office. 48. Blount & Fleming, office. 20. Drs. O’Lfe gan & and Laugbing- o2. J. A. Andrews, store, 06. Frank Wilson, store. oo”, J. L. Starkey, store. 61. W. F. Morril, residence. | 66. Jarvis & Blow, office. 80. REFLEcror and Telegraph ot common in France and during Nor- fice. man daysin England also. When a, oe Ola Forbes, residence. guest had outstayed his welcome, in- 80. Skinner & Whedbee, office. | stead of the haunch of mutton or ven- 86. Dr. Zeno Brown, office. ison usually served at dinner, a cold 88. Jno. Flanagan Buggy Co. | 92. The Bank of Greenville. | 96. C. T. Munford, store. 100. J. B. Cherry & Co., store. - | | —_—— | Moonlight excursion tor the benefit, Club, Friday ! 100 One Hundred 100 PEAC has ever had. The advantages o ate unsurpassed. Address FOR YOUNG LADIES No superior work done anywhere, North or South. It has now the best faculty it in Literature, Languages, Music and Art James Dinwiddie, M. A., Raleigh, N. C. INSTITUTE. ffured [University of Virginia.] Principal. R L. DAVIS, Pres’t. —_—_————,. @ court for carrying concealed weapons and failing to give bond was committed to jail. While going to the depot at Grifton John tried to give leg bail, but was caught after a run of half a mile The negro lost his boots, hat and coat in the runand did not have time to get them before the train left. ee Good Selection. We notice that Prof. W. H. Rags- | dale is a member ot the committee ap- pointed by the Teacher’s Assembly te appear before the Educational Commit- tee of the next Legislature to present the system of school supervision as endorsed by the Assembly at its recent meeting. This is an honor worthily bestowed and we predict that his services will be valuable to this committee upon a sub- ject with whick he is so familiar. What a Boy Can Do. A recent poem in the children’s page asks, “What cana boy do anyhow ?” W ell, by the proper use of a tack he can make his pa talk in four differ- ent languages, by dropping a little am.- monia on her back he can make the family cat drill a hole through the woodshed; by his free disingentous conversation to his sister’s best young |man he can make that sister cherish "| pealaniatic feelings toward the universe. | What can't a boy do? Minneapolis Journal, | <~_ Paid Transacts a General Banking Busi R. A. TYSON, REORGANIZED JUNE isth, 1896. The Bank of Greenville, GREENVILLE, N. C. @2Oo 2203222 Capital $50,000.00. 2222 0S B32 counts of Responsible Persons and Firms. Vice-Pres’t. Me J. L. LITTLE. Cash’r. IN ‘J, W. HIGGS, Pres, . J. s. wiGes, Cashiers Maj. HENRYGHARDING, Ass’t Cashier. ial Greenville, N.C. STOCKHOLDERS .” Representing ajCapital offMore Than a Half Million’Dollars, Wm..T. Dixon, President National Exchange Bank, Baltimore, Md. . The Scotland Neck Bank, Scotland Neek, N.C. Noah Biggs, Scotland Neek, N C. R. R. Fleming, Pactolus. N. C. D. W. Hardee, Higgs Bros., Greenville, N. C. We respectfully solicit the accounts \of firms, individuals and the general \publie. Checks and Aceount Books furnish= | ed on alee An Endless Line Of Canned Goods, Fancy and Staple Gro- ceries, as well as high- grade but reasonable priced Table Delicacies may always be found at imy store. A call will convince you that I am the lead- er. JESSE W.BROWN ADORE ULL oO ea DRY GS, NOTIONS, SHOES Hats, Caps,Gents’ Furnishings, in Capital $25,000.00. ness and Solicits Collectlons and Ac- and the cheapest line of STRAW (MATTING in the town. 11 cts ‘to 23 cts yard. Agent for Wanamaker & Brown of Philadelphia,tailor-made Cloth- ing for Men and Boys, Biggest line of Samples you ever saw. Come and look at them and you will say it is the prettiest and cheapest line of CLOTHING you ever saw in the town. H. B. GLARK. nawls’ Jewelry Store, eee AARA OOGOn mee yy Sat We have afew more left of those <_<. “§GREEN - -D00 at 85 Cents a piece. A Few Ice Cream Freezers “which will be. sold at. cut. prices, ”