_ D.J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. TERMS: 25 Cents a Month. Vol. 6. ' QREENVILLE, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1897. Lb, -—? No. 802 REDUCTION | | @ | i | i i i 1 ‘ JULY HINTS PRICE Clean throughout the entire stuck. oo Al I Feather-Weight Coats and Vests. Soft Negligee Shirt. Gauze Underwear, Straw Hats. The above sugges- tions thrown out. We will help you to keep cool. Our stock is complete, prices night and you are welcome to examine if you are not ready to buy. We think we Know ° y a shows { the line we do. ot Pleo a0 ' y e ; . el ‘4 wet hehehe wy ‘pinaag il Ph Ease Ball. Cleyelan?, July 14—Klobedanz be- gan the game by giving three bases on kalls without a strike and the Indians batted him out of the box inthe fifth inning, scoring nine runs aftertwo men were out. Wallace sent a homer’ to deep centre, which came with the bases tull and brought in the last four suns in this inning. ‘Ibis was the feature of the game, Stivetts replaced Klobe- danzafter the fourth and did much better, Score. Cleveland, 18; Boston, 112, Chicego, July 14—T wo very rank errors followed by a streak of hard hit- ting gave Brooklyn enough runs in the sixth to win the last game of the series Griffin’s ard Anson’s batting, and the latter’s first tase play were the fea- Chicago, 7;. Brooklyn» tures. Score. 15. Lovisville, duly 14—The Paillies won the last game ot the series from the Colonels today, batting Evans hard. Delehanty again tattened his batting average. Score, Louisville, 5; Phil- adelphia, 10. PittsLurg, July 14—Washington did and Pittsburg did not hit the ball, that tells the story. G.rJener was re- lieved by Hughey in the middle,ot the third inning after five runs had been scorcd, the result of seven hits and three beses on balls. Seore. Pitte- burg, 1; Washington, 15. and. 14—‘lhe New Yorks made their last appearance of the season today and had everything their own way tor the first three in- nings. Dwyer was hit hard, ten hits being mace ofthis delivery, In the fourth Dammann went to pieces and the Giants could do nuthing with him. The Reds hit Meekin hard after the fourth inniug. Cincintatt, July Burke was sent to the bench by Umpire O’ Day tor interfering with a play at third base. Scors. Cin- cinnati, 11; New York. 6. HOW THE CLUBS STAND. Won Lost Per Cent Boston 46 19 708 Cincinnati 43-20 683 Baltimore 42 21 667 New York 38 «2d 603 Cleveland 3 30 545 Philadelphia 3337 471 Pittsburg 30. 3d 462 Brooklyn 31.88 462 Chicago 30.89 436 Louisville 26 «= 88 407 Washington 25 88 897 St. Louis 13 a9 197 Sentenced to be Katen py Alligatois and the Sentence Exeeu‘ed. An Indian named Tiger Cat eloped with a chiet’s wife kere the other day. The entize tribe pursued him and cap- tured the couple. ‘hey were tried by council ang sentenced to be eaten by alligators. ‘Lhe two were bouod to , stakes near the water’s edge. A dog was tied be- tween them to attract the attention of the alligators. For au entire day they were exposed to the sun. In the even- ing a number of saurians emerged from the water and devoured the/dog.’ They then literally pulled the man and wo- man to pieces. Their shrisks ot agony were frightful. —Fort Lauderdale, Fla., | Dispatch. “Fish Do Sw. Jake Higgs says" eating fish will cer- of those tellows who, adield, bdedaze | an du a fist thing he Bnew) Phe ts awit ike a dicks mu’ 2 tainly make a body pat “He was one svim ing t td de past ' .jweek. at, Ocracoke, he ate fish . three {times a day, and.between. meals, | and CONTRACT SIGNED Fora Eteam Fire Engine—Now Let Water be Provided, . The Board ot Councilmen held a special meeting Thursday night to con- sider a proposition from the La France Steam Fire Engine Co., of Elmira, N, Y., for furnishing a steam engine for the town, The Councilmen accepted the proposition, aigned the necessary papers which have been forwarded io the company, Under the contract the engine is to be delivered here by the 15th ot September. This verifies the, prediction recently made. by the Rr- FLECTOR that Greenville would soon haye a steam fire engine. Now that the engine is contracted for the Council sould go to work at ‘once and have additional cisterns built so there will be an ample water supply. These should be ready by the time the engine arrives. Without engine will not be of much service. water the STATE NEWS. An incendiary set fire to a loi of wheat stacked in the field of Fred Al- exander, in Wilkes county, and 27 stacks were bur.ed. The loss was over 500 bushels. In Charlotte on Wednesday two white boys had a quarrel when one stabbed the other wi.h a d-inch awl, killing him almost instantly. The murderer is only 10 years old.. Mr. N. D. Sullivan, of Walkertown, is a farmer as well as a tobacco manu- facturer. Last tall he sowed 16 bush- els of wheat on 22 acres of land, and receatly threshed out 510 bushers as a result..Winston Journal, About August Ist Greensboro will | have another daily paper. It will be called “The Evening Telegram,” and will be published by a svock ccmpany. C. P. Sapp, of Kentucky, will be the editor, ul AT A REDUCED ‘PRICE. Now 1s» Your - Time For the rext thirty days we will sell our Spring-summer | stock at a re- puced price. You are in- vited to seeour complete stock of Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes Notions, Gents Furnishings, and Hats. Sec the ark dis- play of Sum- mer Goods. FRANK WILSON THE KING CLOTHIER. The Raleigh News and Observer bs (@ says itis a street rumor there that|¥ upon his return fram Shanghei, China, where he is consul general, Capt. Thos, R. Jernigan will revive the Raleigh Tribune and conduct it as a yold Dem. ocat paper. In Charlotte a white boy shot and killed a negro, on Saturday night, while the negro was trying to hit him witharock. On Wednesday a band of negroes went to the mill white boy worked with the intention of lynching him, but the police drove them away. where the ee JUST FOR FUN. i Rollinstone Nomoss—De water i dat well tastes as if'i¢ “had fish in it.” Thirsty Thingambob—“ Well, dete’s a sucker in de pump.’ “De gall dat tells hee lovah sweet things,” says Brother Watkins, “cffin means de opposite, De bee makes honey! but, golly ! how et kin sting |’ One of the primery laws of Nature} * is that you can’t take something from | nothing. And yet the conceit has been taken out of many a young man fresh aC from ‘@llege. “The Siamese twins were not the ouly people stuck on themselves,” says. the Manayunk Philosopher... “The farthers who are successtul with their cabbages often get big heads,” Muggins—“Why did you give op: BS Baggins Well; (4 you see 1 “i working for a florist, and’ your situation ?” he treated me! so seedy I thought Va leave and branch out for myself.” dar A FRESH SUPPLY, all colors. JUST RECEIVED. are © heing closed out at RADUCAD. i an «Lee @ ah Ri )AILY REPLECTOR --p. J. WHICHARD. Editor. eee cemmneeeel it EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY). etree Buered as second-nlauss mail matter. te ee a een ‘SURSORIPTICN RATES. Ore year. $3.00 One : month, - e ~ « os One week. ies ° - : = : | ‘Delivered in town by carriers without A‘vertisng rates are liberal and can be “ad on application to the editor or at the offiee We desire a live corresponuent at avery postoffice in the covnty, who will gend in brief items of NEWS as it occurs he fa each neighborhood. Write plainly gad only on one side of the paper. thence a emer Kripa, Jory 16, 1897 (ae Dee aera a amma ans ttt Artifinal Eggs. Every now and then one finds in the newspapers something about arti- ficial eggs. It nas been said that they are manufactured in Chicago and various other places, But no one can be found who ever saw an artificial egg or whe had ever seen a man who had seen them. Most people have con- sidered them as purely imaginary, but now comes the Pittsburg Post with the assertion that an egg factory is to be started at Beaver Falls, Pa,, with maxbinery which will cost a hurdred and fifty thousand dollars. We are not told what the eggs are to be made of or whether they will be good but only that the shells, after being emptied, can te utilized in india-rubber shoe factories, and that eggs will be so cheap that heus will be driven out ct the business, For most persons the hen egg which bas not been too long disassociated from the parent, is good enough, especially it it is a guinea hen egg. In England plovevs’ eggs are eonsidered a dainty, and every bird that is so unfortunate as to lay an egg resembling that of a plover is robbed to make an English holiday. . It would be well, for the protection of birds, fur some one tostart a factory in England tor the manufacture of plovers’ eggs. This would be a public service. When we spenk of artificial eggs it will be urderstood that eggs are meant which can be eaten, and not the fraudulent china eggs designed to fool hens into laying when they don’t want to.— Baltimore Sun. UBRE, . ete The Pistol Was Some Good, Several colured men were fooling with a pistol in a house in “Lilly Row,” south Camden, Saturday nignt. Theodore Archer had it, and Vincent Jones said; “Dat pistol ain’t no good.” “*Tain’t, eh? Betcher it’s got er loac in,” replied Arcner. “Ah, come off! Here’s a shot; shoot me !” Jones held up his arms as he step- ped off a pace or two. Archer leveled the revolver and pulled the tngger. He was right about tke load. J nes cried: “Fon de Lawd’s saik !” and dropped. Cooper Hospital surgeons dug a big bullet out of his leg yester- day. Archer was arrested, but as Jones said it was alla joke be wiil probably be released.—F hiladelphia Record. ‘po—noremeerenaseee Heid a Cornet Note 125 Seconds, {n the presence of 10,000 people, st "an open air concert in Progpect Park, Brovslyn, Sunday afternoon, Band_ master Mygrant, of the Thirteenth Regiment Band, held a cornet note "for 125 seconds. The trill was played a on the second space ot the suff F. sharp. A part from the wonderfut | » Bweetness. A dieycle artist ias figured it down toa cent, and finds that it costs juss .to build’ an up to dute $100’ ? a length, the note was a marvel of " Negroes Have Voice in White Schools In the campaign of 1892 and 1896 we heard @ great deal about the un— willingnes of the Vemocratic party to let the people rule. On many a stump it was said: “Why, they won't even let you vote for school ‘comtnitteemen. They are appointed by court house rings.” Well, Democratic iule ha: been suc ceeded by the rule of Republicans and their allies. Do the new powers let “the people vote for school committee meu?’ Are they rot named by a few political bosses wherever Fusionists have contrul? And, worse than that, the people regro committeemen to manage white schools and select teach- ers for white children? Worse’still, do they not appoint negro committee- men in townships in whieh the negroes are few in number and in which no negro committeeman could be elected by a popular vote 7 It the Democrats did not let the people vote for school commilteemen, they appointed the fittest men to man— age the schools, They did not put the bottom rail on top by giving negroes a voice in sclecting teachers tor white schools. ‘They did not make political merchandise of the education of the children...-Ruleigh News and Obser- ver, mone NMR ees Judges and Registrais. The Orange County Observer says that Chapter 378, Laws of 1897, reads aa follows : “That at all tuture elections regis- srars and judges. ot elections shall receive one dollar per day for each day of actual service as required by law, and the person required to carry the returns and ballot boxes to the clerks of the Superior courts, except the precinct in which the county seat is locuted, shall be allowed one dollar per day and five cents per mile one way for his services; that the allow- ance of one cent per name for registration of voters is hereby repealed end the compensation herein allowed is in lisu thereof.” Section 3 of the above act provides “thut this act shall only apply to tae counties of Stokes, Graham, Cherokee, Vance, Rowan, Bladen, Davidson, Davie, Wake, Cleyeland, Gaston, Mecklenburg, Dare, Granville, Beau~ tort, Surrv. Lenoir, Warren, Ment~ gomery, Cumberland, Pusquotank, Camden, Was*ington, Alamance, Buneembe, Nortuamp.on, Halitax and Hertford,” iad Propused Colony of Widows, Mrs. Hattie N. Remis, of this place, owns a large tract of land in north- western Nebraska, which she says she intends to give, to. twelve: , deserving widows ot Nor:hwestern farmers. In return she will require uhem to culti- vate it without male assistance. She says that she will start them out with all the machinery they need, a suffi- ciept number of cat.le, horses, swine and poultry to serve as a nestegg, and money enough to last them until the firat harvest can be disposed ot. She admits that the climate is dry, but she proposes to instruct her wards in the operation cf the Campbell system ot soil culture, by which method experi- ments have proved that tne raintall of the section is sufficient to insure buun- tiful crops. Tho nearest the women will be allowed to come to dealing with nen is to sel! their crops to them. If Mra. emis shoula learn that a farm hand of the male persuasion has. been | employed about the premises the farm will revert to her. Any member of the community who marries will also torfeit her title to a share ot the prop- erty.—Arabia, Neb. Dispatch to Chicago Record. ~ In the building of locomotives, bicy- cles and all forms of electrical mavhinery the manufacturers of the United States have distanced com- petitors and commanded the first place in neutral markets. ' do they not ram down tLe throats of Threé Fourths of the 3un’s Face Wil! | . be Obscured hurscay Morning, : July 29. Our people will have an opportunity of observing an eclipse of the sun on Thursday worning, July 29th, on which date, shortly betove 8 o’clock in the morning, the earth will enter the moon’s shadow, It will be 10:30 be- tore the eclipse is finally over. Three fourths of the sun’s dise will be ob- scure 1-4 larger obscured segment than has been observed in any eclipse tor many yeats —Wilmington Star. en een At a recent sale of curious in Brus- sels one of Victor Hugo’s straw hats sold for $340, and a goose quili with which he wrote *‘Napoleon tae Little” brought $720. It was fastened to a sheet of paper oa which was written the following; “I beg M, Victor Hugo to certity that it was with this pen that he wrote ‘Napcleon le Petit.’ (Signed) Camille Barru.” “It was.” (Signed) Victor Hugo. In London, Paris, Berlin and Vien— na a large number of Chinese have arrived recently for tie purpose of studying medicine. They have been dispatched to Europe fur the purpose by the express orders of the ycung Emperor, who has cowe to the cor clusion that Wesvern medicine 13 su- penior te Chinese remedies. pan anoragee | The list of casualiies by the seashore would be considerably lessened and the tax upon brave bystanders and life guards much diminished if a few “don'ts” should be kept iu mind by the huge floating ponulaticn which dispor‘s itself during the summer months along the beaches of the Atlantic. Bathers should study themselves, at least, as carefully as they do the bills of fare at the hotels; and neither after too hearty eating nor after heavy drinking shoald one risk a dip.” Tbe man with a constitutional weakness need not keep out of the briny bath; ‘but all such should measure their strength and deny themselves alike the strain and iavgue of “fancy” swimming or of a too prolonged stay in the water. Bathing 10 the salt water is a aecidedly beneficial anc enjoyable exercise; but a prolonged dalliance wich the breakers may bring disaster which ought not to be chargeable upon the helpful surf.—Philadel- phia Racord, enna ad NO CURE—NO PAY. That is the way all druggists -ell GROVES TASTELESS CAHILL TON- IC for Chilis, Fever and all forms of Malaria. It is simply Jron and Quinine inatasteless form Children love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50c. LUMBER. \\ E HAVE ESTABLISHED A Lumber Yard at Greenyille with W. R. PARKER as Minager.- Orders or Lumber, Rough or Dressed can be eft with him. HINES BROS. LUMBER CO Kinston, N. ¢. Valuable Property far Sal. AVING BEEN APPOINTED and ualified as Receiver of the Green- ville Lum der Company, for the purpose of settling the alfairs of said Company, I herebv offer for sale the real estate in and adjoining the town of Greenville belonging to said Company. .This prop- erty will be sold on reasonable terms in lots to suit purchasers, For ,further information dress >. L see or fad- OVIT:HINES, ~ Receiyer,. Kinsion, N. C, Greenville Market.. Corrected by 8. M, Schultz. Bniter, per Ib 16 to 25 Western Sides O52 to 6 Sugar cured Hame 10 to 124 Corn oe 40 to 50 Corn Meal | 45 to 60 Flour, Family 4.25 to 6.75 Lard to 10 Oats to 40 Coles 020 Cc 17 to 20 Salt per Sack 75 to 1 50 cet ner es Thlb per bo Beeswax.per 2 R. AST YSON, Vig-ePres. STATHMENT OF THE RESOURCES. We study carefully the separate needs your account, promising every accommo R. Le DAVIS, Pres’t. - The Bank of Greenvil GREENVILLE, N. C. At the Close cf Business May 14th,°1897. al J L. LITTLE Cash’er REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896. le, LIABILITIES, loans and Discounts $42,153.81 § Capital stock paid in $23,000.10 Over. Drafts 895,293 Surpius and Profits 3,042.54: Due from Banks 8,772.46 Deposits subject to Check 58,812.65 Furniture and Fixtures 1,505.00} Cashiers Checks ortstanding 143.10 Current Expenses 1,312,043 Due to Banks 508,15 Cash Items 1,839.56 ; Time Certificates of Deposit 55.00 Premium on Stock 1,000.00 ‘ cna Cash on hand 28,088.18 Tota! $85,566.34 Total $85,566.343 of our patrons, aad shall be glad to have dation consistent with good banking, Wehavealarge “> STOCK OF MN GOODS just arrived. Comeand OATS, AY AAD FLOUR MGUALIT. | OBB SO } } ‘ 0—— UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTORS: AND EMBALMERS. RENE KS We have juct received a new hearse and tne hicest line of Cof- fins and Caskets, in weed, metal- lic and cloth ever brought to Green\ ils. _ We ara prept._oii * ing ia ai its formas Personal atientiou given to con ducting funerals and bodies en- trusted to our care will receiye every mark of respect. Our prices are jower than ever. _ We do not want monupoly bat invite con. petition. _ We can be found at any and all times in the John Flanagan Buggy Co’s building. BOB GREENE & CO. {o embalm- made Cotton ana Peanat, Below are Norfolk and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer- chants of Norfolk - wt COTTON. Good Middling 8} Middling 8 Low Middling 72 Good Ordinary 6 15-16 r Tone—nrm. PEANUTS ¢ Prime’ “™ 2 Extra Prime 2+ “ancy "24 Spanish’ 60,t0 75 Tone—quiet. ESTABLISH 157g. SAM. M. SCHULTZ PORK gSIDES GSHOULDER | Eibesrey we ANI) MEKCUHANTS BUY ing their year’s supplies will tind their interest toget our prices befere pu chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is corapleie u allits branches. ee Se PLOUR,(OFFEE, SUGAR “0- ALWAYS ATU VEIC WARCEr estog Tobacco,321f, &, FURNITURE the times, Our ‘sold for CASH t to run we sell at a close “heigl ® M SCRUI."&. Greenville N. U Just try a 10c, Wux of cascarets, the finest liver and bowel regu ator ever rices of Gotto: | W.M. Bond. Bo” & FLEMING, J. L. Fleming, *“ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, | Greenville, N. C. Practice in all the courts. - Sarbers. AMES A, SMITH, 'TONSORIAL ARTIST, GREENVILLE: N.C, Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialty CRBERT EXMUNDS, | | H Special attention given to cleanin. Gentlemens Clothing FASHIONABLE BAREER, GREENVILLE | Male Aeademy, The next session of the school open vi $ wil] ~;MNDAY SEPT. 7, 18+ and continue for 19 months. The terms are as follows. Primary Anglish per mo. $2 00 Intermediate ** '" “ $2 50 Higher ee $3 00 Languages (each) ** = *’ $1 00 The work and disclpline of the schoo! will be as heretofore. We ask a continuance of your past iberul patronage, W A. RAGSDALE, r we buy diroc) from ‘Manufactus.. » en" ling you to buy at one prollt, A eou- | always on hand and soldat toswit w having ne 1isk tad ary, lodi Pimp OF ‘ 1G DOC .) ah Mylo f a aed ee ers ‘ et ig er, we @hal shy A ny ¥ oh agg ey " de ieee ¥ whe bg’ en ee - . ; . ds ‘ . Otaies in 0) ah ern tans Pd A RSPR oO RSE ROAR ERS RS SARC SATAN A mT Nee em Ess 5 rl % oe WLMINGION & WELDIN RR. AND BRANCHES. ‘ 4NI FLORENCE Rag, ROAD Ccauenseu senedule. fe 7 TRAINS GOING sOUTH. Dated Spt May 27, $3 lov7, a A. M. A. M ,:ave Weldon | 12 6 Ac. KRocvk Mt | 12 62 Luv Tarhoro iz i: Ly Rocky Mt | 12 52 5 45 Ly Wilson 2 05 6 20 Ly Selma 250 1, Ly Fay'tteville| 4 15 . Ar. Florence |§| 6 48) Ge o's Zh : P.M. ~ IAM «.v Wilson 2 08 ) fy Go'daboro 3 10 5 Lv Magolin | 4 16 b. 0 Ar Wilmington) 6 45 | 8 4 ots P. M. A.M —— TRAINS GOING NOTRH. | Vated € hb ‘bb Mey sith, | 6% | 3 ar mete a |A. M./P. M.! Ly Fivrerce 8 45) 7 4) | v Fayetteville} 11 10; 9 # \ Selma 12 87, a Wilscn 1 20 11 35 Ge yee la.M| | 'PoM. tv, Wilmington) 9 00 7 OU » Magnolia | i1 50 8 30 Ly Goldsboro 1 Ov | 9 36 ar Wilsen 1 00 10 27 fy Tarboro § 1445 | . 25) 2D, és TS ZQ |e 1m, M. v. M,) 7 Wilsou 1 42 | WW 3z Ar Kocky Mt | 2 33 __ | 1 1b ar'Tarboro | 400 F. a | Lw Tarborc lay f.v Rocky Mi | 3 17 ent: Ww Ar Weldon yd s Cralt..on Scotiaui Neck Branch Roa | eaves Weldon 4.10 p, m., Halifax 4,28 0. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 5.10 p »., Greenville 6,57 p, m., Kinston 7.55 >?.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7,10 4. ., Greenville 8.52 a. m. Arriving @ali'ix at 11:20 a. m., We'don 11.40 am daily except Sunday. aitraing on Washnigtou Branch leave Washington 8.20 a, m., and 1.00 p.m, arrives Parmele 9.104, m., and 3.40 p. m., Terbore 9.45 a. m., returningleaves Tarboro 3.30 p. m., Parmele 10.20 a. m. and 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washiagton 11.40 a. m.,and 7.20 p. m. Daily ex- ept Sunday. Connects witb trains on Seotland Neck Branch, Train leaves ‘varpory, N C, via Albe- marle & Raleigh R. 4. daily except Sun- day, at 5 60 p.m., Sunday 405 P. M;: arrive Plymouth 7.40 P, M., 6,00 p. m. Returning .eaves Plymouth daily except Sunday, 7,50 a. m., Sunday 9.00 a ‘m., arrive Tarboro 10.16 a.m and 11. 46 rain on Midland N, C, branch leaves Gold3boro daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a m, arriving Smithfield 7:30 a, in. Re juruing leaves Smithtield 8.00 a. m,, ar- tives at Goldsbors 9.30 a, m. | Trains on Latta branch, Florence R 4., leave Latta 6.40 pm, airive Dunbar 7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 p m. Returnin leave Clioté.10am, Dunbar 6.80 a m, oe Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- ¥ Train onClinton Branch leayes War- saw for Clinton cally, except Suuday, vO0Ua.m.and 8.50 p, m: Returning _vaves Cinton at 7.00 a. m. and3,00 1; m, Train No, 78 makes close connection é Weldon forall points daily, all rail via ‘«ishmone, alse at Rovky Mount with Norfolk and VarolinaR BR for Nouiolk ,ne all points North via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup, ‘4. M. EMERSON, Tratie Manager. J. R. KEENLY. Ger't WManeger, THE MORNING STAR The Oldest “North Carolina, The Onl” ilve-Dollar Daily ‘its Class inthe State WH, BARNARD Peer RRC jin Lond?n. i slight. ) portation Ithovght, as it is estimated that ‘Baily Newspaper in The Chiistiau Endeavorers went far away for the place of their prerent meeting. but their ideas soar still farther, for the meeting place spoken of for 1909 The trip across ihe ocean is, of course, a ;reat temptation, likewise the p ospect ‘of a visit to the great English metropolis, all at comparatively little expense, for with so large a party to go the ¢ st would be but The problem of trans may require owe about 15,000' persons might go, ~Jalthongh this appears rather an exaggeration, Only about 20,000 having assembled at San Fran- | Cisco. arene President McKivley’s Cabinet has about decided to give the clerks in the Departments shorter | hours during the hot weather., | 9:30 A. M. The fact,1s that these poor clerks drawing from five to six dollars a day, and taving fo work from nine to four are being groune down to that extent that lifeis a burden. The farmer can work from sunnp until sundown, and feel thankful that he is alive, buat then von see ke is nota cierk.— Oxford Ledger. | THE “CREDIT MAN’S” WORK. flow Business Houses Protect Themselves Against Loss. The functions of a credit man are hot generally known to the public, but he is in many respects the most important person employed by a mercantile concern, Briefly, he is supposed to be informed regardin, ened .|the commercial standing of every firm or individual with whom his [own house has any dealings, and the firm for which he works has the | "= exclusive benefit of his investiga- tions, his knowledge and his experi- ence, It does not trust to him alone, of course, because in the case of a large house there would be rather more than he could attend to. The | regular mercantile agencies are de- pended upon for a certain amount of information, usually that which concerns the oldest and richest cor- porations, about whose solvency there is commonly no question. |The credit man may, however, if his employers suspect a necessity for it, be called upon to probe still furtber than the regular agencies go, in order to make assarance doubly sure. When a would be buyer from some remote part of the country presents himself to a firm to which he is entirely unknown, he is intro- duced at once to the credit man. The latter receives whatever cre- dentials the stranger has to offer, and if he is satisfied that the honse will run no risk in selling to him he states the fact, and his judgment is accepted. Various considerations determine the amount of security which a new custcmer is required to show, and not infrequently it is stipulated that he shall have a rea} estate backinz which is known to be responsible. The credit man also figures out at once the largest amount of credit which can be granted to the new|8& buyer, this being determined accord- &| ing to the figure at which he is rated. : Subsequently, as he rung up bills for goods, they all pass under the credit man’s watchful eye, and if it is found that the customer is close upon his credit limit the last pur- chase is often held until it is proved |to a certainty that its delivery will entail no loss to thefirm. This proc- ess of keeping track of every buy- er’s limit imposes a never ending task upon the credit man, and it is one which requires delicate han- diing too.’ While great caution is necessary, there must be as few needless suspicions as possible, for these are often the means of driving away perfectly trustworthy custom- ers, who feel themselves insulted by the reflection upon their financial methods. In cases where there is ground for believing that a.custamer will bedr Watching, the credit man’s in- vestigations are very thorongh, Ho inquires as to the private affairs of the buyer in question, finds out as nearly a& poseible the amount of his income and how his money is in- vested and keeps an eyo as well ‘upon'the way in which be lives and spends. With every precaution, hoyever,: there are many losses, an‘ it is the binsinoss of the annual eunyention of credit men to discover better ways each yenr of protecting merenntile interests.—New York Tribune, SE ead DIRECTORY. CAURC AES. rh BAPTIST—Services every Sunday, moring und evening, Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Rev A.W. Setzer, Pastor. Sunday .schoo] 9:30 A, M. C. D. Rountree, Superintendent. CATHOLIC—No regu‘ar services. EPISCOPAL—Serviées fourth Sun- day, morning and evening. Lay ser- vices second Sunday morning. Rev. A. Greaves, Rector. Sunday schoo' 9 30 A.M. W. B. Brown, Superinte: dant. METHODIST~Serv'ces every Sun- day, morning and evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday eveving. 9:39 A, M, cendent. PRESBYTERIAN—Szervices third Sunday, morning xd evening. Rev. J. B. Moiton Pastor. Sunday school KE. B Ficklen Superinten- dent, _LODGES.. A. F. & A. Greenville Loage No. 284 meets first and third Moaday even- ing. W M.King W. M. L. I. Moore, sev. I. 0.0. F.—Covenent Lodge No. 17 Meets every Tuesday evening, LD. W. Hardee N.G. L. H. Pender, Sec. K. ot P.—Lar River Lodge No, 93, meets every Friday evening. H. W, Whedbee, C.C. Frank Wilson. K. of R. and 8, R. A.—ieb vance Coaucil ‘No. 1696 meets every Thureday evening. W. b. Wilson, R, M.R. Lang, Sec. K.of H.—Iusurance Lodge No. 1169 meets every Friday evening. Jobr tlunagan, D. Henry Sheppard, R. A.L of H, Pitt Council 236 meets every ‘Thursday night. J. B. Cherry C. W. B. W)1 on. bee. COLLEGES. dle a Ng a Naf Nay The University. 47 TEACHERS, 413 STUDENTS, (Summer Se@hovl 15s), total 549, Board $8.00 a mon‘h, three Brief Courses, three Full «'ourses, Law and Medical Schools acd school of Pharmacy, Graduate Courses Open to Women. Summ: r Schorl for Yeachers. Schol- arsbips and Loans for the Needy. CK Address, PRESIDENT ALDERMAN. Chupel Hill, N. C. North Carolina College ot Agriculture} and Mechanic Arts, Will open Sept. 9th, 1897 Thercugh academic, scientific and tech- nical courses. Experienced Sp¢ cial- ists in every department, Expenses per session, including board. iy , % 93 00 For County Students For all other students App'y for ‘‘atalogue ta ALEXANDER Q HOLLADAY, LLD. Raleigh, N. C. 123 00 for Young La.ties IN STITUT Raleigh, N.C. Excellent buildings and beautiful rounds in a Healthful Location with splendid climate. Stands at the very front in Female Education. Thorough in its Courses. High in its Standard. Unsurpassed in its high moral tone and in its intellectual influences. Twenty-one ofticers and teachers. Very reasonable ptie-s, Send for cat- alogue to. Jas. DINWIDDIE, M, A. (PRINITY COLLEGE. Next Session Opens September 8. ‘Lhree full courses of study, Large number of electives, ‘I'wo full chairs in English. Women adinitted to all classes One Hundred and one Thousand Do'lars added to the endowment during the present year. Only male literary college im North Carolina that is iccated ina city. The best business course offered in the state. Send for album and catalogue. Addressee INO. C. KILGU, Durham, N.C. The State Normal and Industrial School, GREENSBORO, N. C.2 Offers the young women of the Siate thorough prof: sional, literary, classi- cal, scientific and industrinl education, Annual expenses $90 to 8130. Faculty of 25. members. More than 4 0 regular stuvente, Practice school of 126 pupils or teachers, Moyethan 1,200 matricu- ates representing,every gow! 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