crac pare coe oats Se D.J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. an TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. ae. GREENVILLE, N. C., FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 1897. MUNFORD back from the Northern Markets witharight new line of such as STRIPED. DIMIIIES. Fancy Nainsook, Muslins, Piques, White Lawns, Lace Curtains, SW.SS, Val. Laces, Ev erlastiny y Embroidery, Kte. Callandseefor yourself. Pa = i 0@ : Ope We are now ~ DS ready with »& SPRING coma Swell business suits, three-but- ton sack, colors brown, green, grays, in plaids and over plaids, and checks. Our business is PELL EARS ; be srowing, We & know the secret It's well-made : Clothing at a 3 quick selling profit. That. is low prices for you. We are hustling for bus- iness and get: ting it. inci Op jare true to youselves, -{hear him, and shake his hand. For Young Married People to Try. Try not to look at richer homes and covet their costiy furniture. Try being per‘ectly independent from the first and shun debt in ali its forme. Try to avoid the too common mistake ® |or making an unwise effort to “begin * |'where the paren‘s ended.” Try going a step further and visit ¥|the homes of the suffering poor when secret dissatisfaction is Hable to spring » | Up. Try to be cheerful in the family cir- O% cle, no matter how annoying may be ® ) the business cares and the house-keep- ® ling trials. Try to co-operate cheerfully in ar- s | ranging the family expenses and share » equally in only necessary self- denials ,jazd economies. Try buying all that is necessary to work with skillfully, while adorning the -}house at first with simply what will render it comfortable. Try to remember that it matters but | lictle what “people think” provided you to right and siduty, and keep your expenses within | your means. Nomunation by The President. Washington, April 14.—The presi- dent today sent the following pomina- 2% | nations to the senate: State—James B. Angell, of Michi- : ; gan, to be envoy extraordinary and 2 i and minister plenipotentiary of the United States to Turkey; George N. West, of the United States to Pictou, Nova ‘scotia. War—George D. Meiklejohn, of Ne- elbraska, to be assistant secretary of » | War. } To be commissioners of the District of Columbia—Johu B. Wright and John W. Ross. A Great Man, Mr. Willtam Jennirgs Bryan attiacts more attention from the American pub- he than any other man in private life. Wherever he goes crowds gather to Several State legislatures have had him address :{them, a mark of honor granted few. He is hailed in many quarters as_ the next President. His popularivy, instead of being on the wanes as is the usual case with defeatéd candidates, seems to be in- creasing all the time.—Charlotte News. Died, Mr. W. T. Haydn, of Washington City, died this morning at the home of of his father-in-law, Mr. J. F. Boyd, four miles from Greenville. Mr. Haydn was a commercial traveler and one of the cleverest on the road. He married Miss Bessie Boyd in December, 1895. The burial will take place’ in the Episcopal church yard here tomorrow morning at 10 o’cluck. Subsenbe to THe Dar.y Rerire- TOR, The Snow Hull Railroad. If Greenville is to have the railroad trom Snow Hill our people should not be backward in the effort to secure it. While Snow Hill would naturally re ceive the most benefit by the road coming here, the RerLEctoR believes it would also be a benefii to Greenville. All the same it cannot be secured with- out an effort. The Dangér of Office. The certainty that public service un- fits men for other service, should move the rising young man of today to turn his eyes away trom party politics, ang refuse to suffer the desire of office to turn him aside trom che straight course of a manly independent, self-supporting ca- reer. It will pay richly in the long run’ —-Biblical Recorder, hicycle Races. There will be a series of bicycle races at Tarboro in May. ‘Lhree ‘of Green- ville’s wheelmen, W. I. Peuder, G. J. Woodwara and D. D. Overton, will participate in the racus. Mr. Pender was at Tarboro [hursday and tells us there is still a great deal of work to be done on the track before it is in suitable condition for racing. Better Take & Look. The Telescope that has been exhib~ ited tor the last two, evenings at the , @.tention, mary citizens availing them- s ives of tha opportunity to take a sur- vy of the heavens. The full Moun, tie Giant Planet, Jupiter, with fou, moons, muking his~ stately march turough space, and beautiful Venus, moon, Venus now in the form of a new ace the objects of attraction. sets soon and to be seen persons should be on hand early in the evening. ‘This and tomorrow evening will be the only opportunity of looking through this fine instrument. The Telescope is worth | Secing, There is not a prospective new bat, pretty weather will continue through Sunday. Ben Williasns, of Williams township, died on last Thursday, aged 86 years. He was a remarkably vigorous and iz- dustrious old man until a short time before his death; and until a year before farm as actively a8 many men much younger.—Pittsboro Record. Newspaper men are blamed for a lot of things the cannot help; such as using partiality in mentioning visi- tors, giving news about some tolks and leaving out others, etc. They simply print the news they can find, An editor snould not be expected to know the name and residences of your uncles, aunts and cousins, even if he should see-them off on the train. Tell himabout it, It’s news that makes a newspaper, and every man, woman and child in the neighborhood could be associate editors if they would — ‘Ex. IGENTLE — aay SPRING. * ey stock'is nen ta ali all the latest in te te Gots, ey ui i A be vali dbaker iT have ever had. Market square has attracted a great deal | w-arer but who earnestly hopes this | his death he plowed and worked on his | FRANK WILSO The King Clothier, REANIM nS anaaaeananlaanaaaanaanananannanaaeniannttn —Come in and look at the largest line of— | FINE... Sas All makes, colors and orices. A pertect fit gu uaranteed. Sep NG —w-MY LIE OF Dress Goods, Shoes, GentsFurnishings is superb and your inspestion is invited. FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER. We have it and want you to have it and to do this we are offering special bargains in ~»— Men and Boys— CLOTHING If we can’t fit you in stock we have a beautiz ful line of samples just received and will make AT, SOS, and anything you want in the Dry Goods line at prices that will surprise you. fu M. HAR 'The Low Price Merchant. you a suit. i Ae... ae, ‘* eS ore ; 2 ‘> everything. Poa ener oe ae % i red as second-class mail matter. _ SURSCRIPTION RATES. 0 1 2 year, & o « ° $3.06 ye month, ‘ . “ 20 ‘ E wee kK. - ” gd 10 Delivered in town by carriers without a cost. ‘pad on app! the office co ¥ cates are liberal and can be cation to the editor or at bal “we desire a tive correspondent at oye ; postoffice inthe covaty, who will ~ gend in brief items of NEWS as it occurs “th each neighborhood. Write plainly gad only on one side of the paper. ee | eal ‘Frivay, Arriz 16, 1897. omen —- ANEW WAY TO CURE TOBACCO. [ eenenmendl Dr. R. M. Norment told the Robe- sonian man a good story Saturday afternoon about anew method of curing tobacco. Last year a whice man and a negro raised a crop of tobacco jointly. “When the weed was ripe the white man cut his part first and put 1t in the barn to eure it. He cured by the latest and most approved methods, having a thermometer in the barn by which to test the temperature and keep it right. While the tobacco was being cured the - ‘eolored:man was an interested spectator Fof the proceedings and closely watched . He eaw the white man go into the bain and consuit his ther- a : * 4 id « "taby the regulption mometer and then saw him take out or add to the wood in the furnace, as the case might be. In due time the tobacco Was cured and taken away and the negro brought in his crop. The ther- mometer had been removed by the ~ white man, but this did not at al] frighten or discourage the darkey. He “had only gotten a gimpse of it once ina while and came to the conclusion that it was a pair of draw balances, With this belief in his mind he procured other balances and hung them up where the thermometor was before. This done .- the fires were starved and the curing "began. Remembering what he had seen the white man do the darkey did likewise. He went inside the barn and consulted his balances to ascertain the er tamperature, added to or decreased the & : i . quantity of wood as he thought nécg— sury and did everything else just fie had seen it done, Everything went off > allright and his tobacco was finally taken away cured. Luter on both men brought their tobacco to market and '» gold it. That of the white man, cured ! : rocess, bruugat 8 cents a pound, while haat of the darkey sold for 14 cents a pounds This isa true bill. Now.who dares to say that the black man’s method of curing is not the best? The Robe- sonian isn’t enough of a farmer to give advice, It simply tells the story and lets others draw their own conclusions. —Lumoerton Robesoniaa. ee croremeneemen Most people, and The Landmark along with them, have been under the impression that when the goyerncr pardons a man out of the penitentiary hs the mere act of granting the pardon BY ; ~~ restored the subject to citizenship. A lawyer informs us that such is not the case. Thus the statement in a recent + i jgsue of this paper, made on authority a ‘ gonsidered perfectly relinble, that Gov. “+ sRussell-was pardoning colored convicts : just before their terms expired in order to restore them to citizenship proves be an error, ‘The Landmark never purposely does anybody an injustice and we make the correction gladly.— - Statesville Landmark. ie * : stive and ubiquitous drummer. ara, eat a Ca care guarantee | ones, and her faithfulness and devotion to my mother. My earliest recollections are of a large white table cloth spread upon the store room floor and our Mammy upon her knees before a large cone of white “loaf s»gar,” which with a stout knife and hammer she was cutting into little blocks for the sugar dish. If little lumps flew off on the floor it was ours to scramble for. ° When the Union army surrounded us “Mammy” was the last to leave us. Only when her husband and children had all departed did she come in crying bitterly to kiss us all around “good bye.” Her husband having threatened to get another wife if she loved the | white foiks better than him, When the Yankee soldiers crowded into her neat room they said to her “Old woman you area tool to stuy here and cook fo, these people (cook having gone), den’t you know you are free?” “Umph ide she replied, “I didn’t need for such as you to tell me I was free I was free long *tore you come here, the Lord Jesus Christ made me tree from the jaw of sin and death, Now you go along ’bout your business and I’ll tend to mine.” She had long been subject to severe sore throats which my mother always mopped and tended carefully, but soon, after her husband took her to Washing- ton she was taken sick with one of those attadk and neglect made it fatal. She passed away bitterly regretting that she lett her old home, saying: ‘Old miss would cured her.” We shall surely meet her “up there” where she is in truth free from sin and washed white in the biood of the Lamb, among the faithful around His throne.—Ex. ceemidreniieeiiereenenadingsstantamemiantaiaaiald A Matter of Buttons. are. What is more, I always knew how toactthe gentleman. Take my word for it, you stick to John Barley- corn and he will bring you to just the same placeI am.” Struck with his words, the gentleman set down his glass and turned to luok at him. His eyes were bloodshot, his face bloated, his boots mismatched, his clothing Githy. “Then it was drinking that made you like this?’ “Yes, it was; and it will bring you to the same if you stick to it.” Picking up his un- touched glass he poured the contents upon the floor and said, “Then it’s time I quit,” and Jett the saloon never to enter it again.—Classmate, | A Big Goid Find, Frank Delk, ot Jones Mine,Randolph county, was in town Monday and told the editor that A. B. Fuller, of Tabernacle township, found a thousand dollars in gold last Sunday morning. Saturday wight Fuller dreamed of finding money ata certain spot on his plantation and Sunday morning he was so impressed with the dream that he took 4 mattock and vent to the place he dreamed of and commenced to dig and at once found one thousand dollars in gold, consisting of 10, 20 and 30 dollar coins. The meney is supposed to have been buried away more than a hundred years ago by some old miser. Fuller is no doubt the happiest man in Randolph county today.—Lexington Dispatch. nnn sateen —| Baptists, See Here ! fhe Southern Baptist Convention meets this year in Wilmington, N. C., May 8th. Nuw, you want to go to this convention, and you also wart to go in style andc mfort. ‘There is only one good firstclass line from the ‘South and Svuuthwest to Wilmington, and that line is the Seaboard Air Line, which rufs the finest and fastest trains in the South and makes the lowest rates of any RESOURCES. Tans and Discounts $41,761.19 Over Drafts 133,275 Premium on Stock 1,000.00 Due from Banks 38,567.54 Furniture and Fixtures 1,500.00 Current Expenses 285,52 CashItems 2,652.12 Cash on hand 25,875.38 Total $112,974.50 pune a a a: ee 8 gas aes oe a oe wes and high minded, my friend. 1} sotto = enerated | venture to say that I am of just as g00d | ern 4 TemeETT OF | your readers. \ I need not dwell on Ber! education; and betore I took to} FERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY). | untiring care for and love to us little) dink was just as respectable as you LIABILITIES, Capital stock paid in $23,000.00 Surplus and Profits 2,332.66 Deposits subject to Check 85,691.14 Due to Banks ' . 432.36 Cashiers Checks ortstanding 863.34 Time Certificates of Deposit 355.00 Total $112,974.50 We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons. aad shall be glad to have your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking, — Wehavealarge @ STOCK OF GOODS just arrived. Comeand see us. OATS, AY AND FOU HALIY. 7 AM dC COBB & oO a | : ‘ UNDERTAKERS, MRL, ORR AD scam) voice estont We haye just received :4' new hearse and the nicest line of Cof- fins and Caskets, in veed, metal_ lic and cloth ever brought to Greenville. , We ai > prepared to Jo embalm- ing in al: its forms. Personal atiention given to con- ducting funerals ard bodies en- trested to our care will receiye every mark of respect. Oar prices are lower than ever, _. We do not want monupoly but invite con petition. _ We can be found at any and all times in the Juhn Flanagan Buggy Co’s building. BOB GREENE &CO. J LOOD Primary. 8e¢ drummer of this country is ‘igreat. ‘Phere are 18,000 of him, and “fhe epends about $800,000,000 a year Jping the railroads, hotels, etc, te get 1. We niight get along without institutions, but not. without the “Have you ever noticed,” asked Sny_ der, the calculating barber, according to the Chic: go. Record, “the reckless extravagance shown by tailors in finishing a coat? Well, just take a Juok at your coat. Ona each sleave you'll find three buttons wnich are absolutely unnecessary. Now, you may think that thisisa trivial affair, but my figures prove the contrary, I | caleulate that in the United States'| thers are probably 29,000,000 such goats in existence. You’ve probably never stopped to con- sider the enormous number this is. 295 miles in height. Allowing a value ot 5 cents per dozen, by my figures the money thus thrown away, if invested it? No wonder people talk about hard times. But that’s not all. According around the earth, with enough left over to reach from here to Carson City- The cost of this, at 4 cents a spool would be sufficient to pay a saloonkeep- ers license for two years, with the bartenders’s salary thrown in. Now, we'll say that it takes three minutes to sew these bustons on. At this rate, by my figures, it would take 100 persons working ten hoursa day, just ‘three and one-half yeara to do the work And the money expended in working the superflous buttonholes in coat lapels would turnish the Cuban insur- gents with gunpowder enough to blow up the whole island, Bay Rum?” a Why He Quit. ‘ee | A. professional gentleman who was accustomed to take his morning glass, stepped into a saloon, and going up to {annoyed by the man’s familiarity, and With six buttons a6 _ AANA on eaca coat this makes a total of | ¥0 150,000,000 buttons simply wasted. | 4 Well, placed one on top of another in | a single pile, they would make a stack | 4 0 SE a at 5 per cent., would yield an income | % of $31,250 per annum. Surprising isn t > an . . a0 citizens of Greenville and the Ope tomy calculations the thread used'in | % putting on the buttons, allowing two } qc inches for each, would stretch once | x Southwest. to serve you. city. This 3s the official route. you want to go with your friends ? railroad running from the South or Don’t be fooled into mak. ing your urrangements until you have consulted sne of the Seaboard Air Line agents, who always esteem it a pleasure B. A.Newland, General Agent Passenger Department, 6 Kim- ball house, Atlanta, Ga., will be glad o write you or call on you, or you can apply tocny ot the representatives of | | the Seaboard Air Lius in any town or Do pee A SPECIALTY ccayer, us ry Orger tiary BLOOD POISON permanent); we cured in 151035 days. You can betreated at wee bomeforsame price under same guaran- ty. Ifyou prefer to come here we willcon: ' tract to pay railroad fareand hotel bills,and noch if ve fail to cure. If you have taken mer« cury, odi © potash, and still have aches and pews Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat, imples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers qn an7 part of the body, Hair or cf Pt ad fallin out, it is this Secondary BLOOD POISON we rantee tocure. We solicit the most obsti- Base wouaunot cures Th tneave her eteae re. § disease ha baffled the skill of the most eminent regia hi cians. %500,000 capital behind our uncondis onalguaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on pplication. Aiton coo REMEDY CQ. 303 Masonic Temple. CHICAGO, ILL. PRACTICAL 9 WORKER. Neel ala et Nl al Offers his services to the © public generally. ae ROOFING, GUTTERING, $2 Spouting and Stove Work, . a specialty. | Satisfaction guaranteed or no charges made. ‘Tobacco Flues made in season. Shop tc in rear of 5 and 10 cent store. a); | (SOs oe See 3% ee s sanieinaion eae Se = _ td aoe” Ste te ey BN aoe Be ¢ = 2 A Geer 3 ET ee ESTABLISHMD 1875. SAM. M. SCHULTZ Portraits ! RS. T. E. HOOKER and. ISS RUSA HOOKER | | «have opened an’ ~ on Portraits. . All work executed by hand. and will not roughly. toll him, “I am not in the cad habit of drinking with tramps” The Six 4 oe : i es ae a j : peg Poi Lhe ; yo Por VAT daa s he the bar called tor whiskey. A seedy |} ortraits miade ‘lite ‘size individual stepped up to hiv and said,}) “I say, “squire, cau’t you ask an unfor— | bib tunate fellow to join you?” He ‘was | $ | 4TSTURIO) orders & Prices of & shed on applicg- 4 PORK SIDES GSHONLDER JAKMERS ANI? MEKUHANT'S BUY A. ing their year’s supplies will tind chasing elsewhere. Oursvock is complet+ u allits branches. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR ALWAYS AT LOWEST-MARKET PRICES |. Tobacco, sr~ff &c, { we buy diroe} from{Manufatu... 43 en lin you to buy at one proilr. A eow- cle stock of . oe . 3” sf - o ‘ A - FURNITURE. Pe ee ee alan een 4 4 i eT t ’ eel ee 4 sok id @: nel \ wWwaer d at & we % ie : Harta » Bi iy Ag POISE {Vee ——is now running a—— uaWOOD YARD and can furnish Wood at the shortest notice. Buys Wood by the car load. Your patronage solicited. SOL CITORS WANTED for J Dr. ‘Talmages ‘The Earth Girdled.”’ or his famous tour around the world, a thrilling story of savage and barbarous lands. Four mil- their interest to get our prices befcre pu — lion Talmage’s books sold, and “The Earth Girdled” is his latest and grand- ‘est. Demand enoromous. Everybody wants this famous book, only $3.50. Big Ibook, big commissions, a gold mine tor workers. Credit given, freight paid, outtit tree. Drop all trash and sell the king of books and make $300 a month. ‘Address for outfit and terriory, The - |Vominion Company, Star Buildiug, Chi- i Cago, | Ll ' } sarbders. ‘ QAMES A. SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST, GREENV!LLE. N. C, Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressing Gents Clothes a specialty . ri ERBERT EDMUNDS, FASHIONABLE BAREER, Special attention given to cleaning Gentlemens Clothing teed - teint cee en OTEL NICHOLSON, J. A, Burexss, Mgr. Washington, N. C, This Hotel has been thoroughly reno vated, several new rooms added, elec, tric bells to every room. attentive ser vants. Fish and Oysters served daily” Patronage of traveling puulic solicited CREENVILLE .- The next session of the school will open on MNDAY SEPT. 7, 18% and continue for 10 months. The terms are vs : * 9200 Prmety Bui sas 92.50 ! ins % "ae ee C . 1 9 Mee 00 Dated Rb Ney. }5th i5 3 A. M.j|°.M. A. M Leave Weldon | 1) 55) 9 «4 Ar. Rocyk Mt | 1 0010 9 Lv Tarhoro 12 12h = | L. Ly Rocky Mt | 1 00/10 5 45 Ly Wilson 2 OA/IL 6 20 Ly Selma 2 53 iw Fay’tteville| 4 36] 1 V7 Ar. Florence 7 3% | 35 OF 14a : P. M.S A.M Lv Wilson 2 08) 0 Ly Goldsboro | 3 10 7) Lv Magnolia 41 0 Ar Wilmington] 5 45 9 45 P. Mi A.M TRAINS GOING NOTRH. ie. on, 8 ‘ Nov. 1 Se } ° sa 1998.’ | Al % za la. ¥.{P.M. wiv Fivrerce | 8 40) 7 4 t Vv Fayetteville| 1140) 9 40 Vv Selma 12 37 sar Wilson 1 1 20/11 35 we — lA. IM, IBM. Ly Wilmington) § 26 Z 00 (.v Magnolia | if 52 8 30 uv Goldsbore | 12 01 © 36 ar Wilsen 1 00 C27 dLy Tarboro 248 _ 2s ao, | 6's = ea =e iP. M. ie. M, Ly Wilson 1 1 20 “Ar Rocky Mt | 2 17 ___.| 1 16 ar Tarboro | 400 te al uLv Tarborc 7 wo “Ly Rocky Ma |} 2 17 “ ‘Ar Weldon Train on Seotla.cd Neck Sranch.2oa eaves Weldon 3.55 p, m., Halifax 4,10 ). M., arrives Scetland Neck at 4.55 @., Greenvilie 6,57 p, m., Kinston 7, 45 a.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7,27 .@.™., Greenwille :8.22 a. m. Arriving Galif ix at 11:00 a. m., We'don 11.90 am except Sunday. ilrains on Washrigton Branch Jeave Washington 8.00 a, m., and 3.00 p.m, , atzives Parmele 3.40 a. m., and 4.40 p. m,, Tarboro #45 a. m., returningleaves Tarboro 3,30 p.m,, Parmele 10.20 a. m. and 6,20 p. 1D, » arrives Washington 1160 a. m., aud 7.k€ p. m. Daily ex- ept Sunday. Connects with trains on Scotland Neck Brazch. Frain leaves sarpero, N C, via Alde- matle & Raleigh Ri. daily exe epi Sun- day, at 450 p.m., Sunday 300 P. M; aitive Plymouth 9.00 P, M., 5.25 p. m. Returning izaves Plymouth daily exeept Sundey, 6.00 a. m., Sunday 9.30 a m., arrive‘farboro 10.25 a.m and ll. 45 Train on Midland N. C. branch leaves Goldsboro daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a m. arviving Smaithtield 7°30 a, m. Res burning leaves Suithtield 8.00 a. my. ar- tives at Goldsbore 9.30 u. m. Traizs on Latta branch, Florence R t., leave Latta 6.40 pay aarive Dunhar 1,50 Pm, Clio %05 p m. Returning , Jeave:Gkiot6.10 am, Dunbar 6.30 a mR, error 7.50 a ma, daily except Sun- Vv. Train -onClinton Brareh leaves War-! awfer Clinton caily, except Suauday,; 10 a. mand 8.50 p, im: Returning! Aves Clinton at 7.00 a.m. and3,00 1 m.! Train Ne. 78 makes close connection’ at Weldow dorall pointe daily, all rail via} Kiechmone, alse at Rovky Mount with’ N orfolk and VarolinaR R for Nonolk éne all points North via Norfolk. JOHN F, DIVINE, General Supt. T. M, EMERSON +Trafie Manager.; J. R. KENLY, Gen’! M aneger; THE MORNING STAR The Oldest Daily Newspaper in North Carolina. ‘Tee Only Five Dollar’ D sly}, te Class inthe State ; y Ib Was @ Rolic of a Poker Game and Was —- ee A VALUABLE SHIRT. Worth $700. clothes,*’ said a business man toa party of friends the other night, | wore a shirt once that was worth $700. I don’t mean. to say it cost any such amount of money, but it was worth $700 to me, and I cashed it in for just that sum in gold and greenbacks.”’ 7 An incredulous smile went around, and some stinging inquiries were passed as to what new brand of ‘“‘hop’’ was on the market, but the speaker never flinched. “Orack away, boys,’’ he contin- ued, ‘‘but when I come to explain the matter you will see that it is really a simple affair and some- thing which might happen to any man who was similarly situated. One night in the fall of the World’s fair year a party of six gentlemen, of whom I was one, was playing poker in a hotel on Dearborn street. As the night was warm and the room small amd close all of us threw off our coats and played in our shirt sleeves. At first the game was light, the ante beimg a dime and the limit 50 cents. It was an all night session, and late m the evening the limit was raisedito $2, and money changed hands freely. ‘*My, bew the cards did run that night! Tthave never had gach luck since and can’t reasonably expect a repetition of it. I would stand a raise and: draw four cards to an ace in big jack pots and get ‘two more with it. Once I picked up my hand and found three ‘small cards was a fat pot to fight fer, so I came in and, discarding the :small ecards, asked :for a draw of ‘three, at the ,| same time turning my:ace and king -tp on the table so ali the players could see them. The draw gave me the queen, jack and ‘ten of clubs, making a royal flush. There wasa number of strong hands out against | 40 32 it, including one setwf fours anda full. “Everybody, of course, played me for holding.an ordinary flush ora straight and thought!I was burning all raises. I was too foxy to do any of the tilting myself. By simply meeting the raises iit was easy to P| conceal the real strength of my own hand and make the other players think I had got tangled up to an ex- tent where it was imperative to pro- tect my intérest in the pot against possi}le bluffing. When the play was «over and the hands shown down, what a howl there was! One man, a good felow and a clever cardyplayer, by the way, was so en- gry at what he ediled ‘fool luck’ that he tore up the eards and kicked | his chair over. ene OS EET GRR ot os AR, ATER MON woe a i? Fi} ‘ Fd ' ABSOLUTELY GUARARTRED “Talking about very expensive debtedness. The example was con- tagious, and the other players fol- lowed him. The game lasted several hours longer, and.as my run of luck held good and the losers continued to write their 10 U’son my shirt that garment was soon covered with “value memoranda. At the close of the play the shirt bore evidence of an indebtedness. of $700 due me by the five gentlemen with whom I had passed the evening. “Tt was some days before any of them gave a sign of settling, and how I did guard that garment in the meantime! In those days I was fairly well fixed financially and had a safety deposit box in the vaults under the First National bank. The first thing I did when the game broke up was to put on a clean shirt and lock the $700 garment carefully away in the vault. it was a week before all the debts were canceled. Every time one of my debtors came to the office to settle I would take him over to the safety deposit vault, unlock the box and erase the amount of his payment from the shirt. | By the time the payments were ” all mace the shirt was in pretty bad con- and the:ace and king of clubs. There | up my money when Z kept meeting , NDY CATHARTIC ’ cma dition, but I kept it at home asa sou- venir until housecleaning time last spring, when a fresh domestic, ig- norant of its interesting history, used it to scrub windows, and one of the most valuable shirts ever worn by mortal man thus came to an igneble end.’’—Chicago Tribune. The Poets ana Tnander, Byren, in the third canto of “Childe Harold,’’ describes a thun. derstorm in Switzerland which oc- curred at midnighton June 18, 1816. He notices the awful stillness which preoedes it: All beaven and earth are still, Hhough net im slecp, But breathless, until From peak to peak, the rattling crags aneng, ‘Leeps the live thunder! Net from one done cloud, But every mountain mow hath found a tongne, And Jura answers, through-her misiy shroud, Sack to the joyous Alps, who call tte her aloud! The description is too long to quote, and, indeed, tso well known, ‘bat Sir Walter Scott's criticismen it may not be sowell Known. Hosays: “This is one of the most beautiful passages ol tho peem. The “fierce and far delight’ ef a thunderstorm is hore described tz verse almost as wivid as its lightnings. The live thunder ‘leaping among therattling erags,’ the voice of mountains, as if shouting to each other, the plashiny af the big rain, tle gleaming of the wide lake, lighted like a phosphoric terror, yet of enjoymvunt,.often at. tempted, but never so well, certain. [eo Ooee sz =. ALL DRUGGISTS to cure any ease of constipation. Cascarets are the Ileal Laxa- tive. never erip or gripe. but cause easy natural ‘i He and eooklet free. Ad. STERLING REMEDY Goo China Montreal, ed srken tot er 217. Aes SEE THAT? agg ‘ +e) dete anal RRP i Pe ett | ‘ eG be wazaazy What > ah is a Picture ot = £ Rest in use. The' outfit thes “oe 9 b=) ge ? at a ag of Pearl. bien ' ed TCA) arene oo . “ated SAREE! Is It? fabbbhe oe celebrated. ar hed a 9 ot no ousiness man, smangit complete pranpent one. ,'_ \ane % “te 988 pee Pens, andle meee e, eile uh oe ick = ~ “Tn settling up the 1 man noatest | | tome reached over and wrote on| | my shirt front his I O U for his in- sea, present a peture of sublime } ly never better, brought out in po | 4% | etry.’’~-Notes and Quevies. mo Era “le ‘ penee bie Pes Below are. Norfolk prices of cotton and Fagg oube gi Jay, as f ed py Abn b Bros. & Commission Mer- antsof Norfolk: COTTON, Good Middling ’ spnigeen § 7 Low Middling 6 Good Ordinary 6 1-1 Tone—tirm. PEANUTS. Prime 2 Extra Prime 2t “ancy , Spanish 60 to,75 Tone—quiet. Greenville Market. Corrected by S. M. Schultz. 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