13 p 5 aM APR ; - 7 al * J WHICHARD, Baitor and Owner, : TRUTHINPREFERENCETO FICTION. | +©+-—«STTERMS: 25Contsa Month, GREENVILLE, N. C. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897. No. 801 [For the Reflector.].-. STATE NEWS, | ARE THERE FLOWERS ON sich : C 6 : | MOTHER'S GRAVE ? Anew bank is being organized at x if Washington were Asheville. ef alive he would be at- The North Carolina M, K. Confer. tracted by the ence meets in Raleigh Dec. Ist. Bish- op Hargrove will preside, This con— While n.y heart is slowly beating _ With] the thought of mother dear, While the birds have ceased their sing- ing ference will elect delegates to the gen— 3 With the close of one sad day, eral conference which meets in Balti- ic ; While the vesper bells are ringing aore next May. © National Flag floating > O’er the hilltops far away Jacob Klutz, a miser who lived alone | $2 OVECr Frank Wilson’s 2 Tho’ my heart 1s sad and gloomy, near Salisbury,"wasfound.dead in his|# »: Mother dear I’ll think of you. home, Saturday evening, says the Sun.| & 2 ' "T'was only a few short months ago,! His body lay prone upon the hearth On 000 0M r mother, stone. with his hcad in the fire’ place.| ve That you were with us here, When the neighbors started io move WOR aaa But alas! you slept, love the body the head apd one arm fell Slept so long, slept so near ! back upen the floor, when it was dis- YY As you slept, you dreamed a dream,| covered these members had been eaten | M ‘\ NY mother, oft by worms, He was last seen alive: PAY The dream we sirice have felt ; ‘on the previous Tuesday. : Aw x As you dreamed you looked beaxtiful, \\ Mother you dreamed the dream of , | death, \ JUST FOR FUN. As I last looked into thy face, mother — " That loving tace so ond and be | . Bright Sayings by the Reflector ae ape rs ~ ce =e My heart stood a moment, | Clown. upnally co. But ie have i tay up to date garments. We don’t keep the style he wore. And whata grand choice he'd have. Sack suits, single and double breasted cutaways,Prince Alberts For a moment, I died too. Mother,that hour has long since passed, | Perhaps thy face I'll no more see Buckwheat cakes are dead ripe. But in my memory thy image I see There, thou shalt live forever. soem EE Every coal dealer succeeds in a small ’ Many Learts are left to grieve thee, vibes ae each with a style peculiar to us. mother, A downtown dealer advertises: Our Cheuiots, Cassimeres, Thibsis Many eyes to shed their tears, carpets car’t be beat. ard Worsted, plaids and checks , NOBBY SUITS == the | Sone sweet day we'll meet thee, moth- een ee eee and stripes in bewildering variety, Wery newest. choicest er, & joke with point 0 1b ~ Dhe dont pin blacks, blues, browns, olives and on the teacher's chair. all sorts of beautiful combinatio of colors. Suits for dress, for business, for sport, suits in all prices. a ; Yes, Weshington would cer~ Ky tainly buy his Clothing from ‘weaves, patterns and! Not very long, pethaps for years, .colors---remarkable for Now the thought comes quickly to me, | Golf is generally conceded by phy. their wearing qualities) My soul bezins to crave, cians to be a hole-some game. single or double breast 1 think ot those arcund me, ed sacks in cheviots, Are there flowers on mother’s grave ? cassimeres, worsteis | * in fancy or plain shade jlooke her age. and black cutaways all OVER THE COUNTRY. | Hoax-—I understand the Spanish are | R N K VW ] S lined with best Italian. A ( ) IN | : - eoing to push the Cuban campaign on cloth, tailor made. water: Joax—They didn’t accomplish THE KING CLOTHIER. Th - revae e mye > . rt] he yellow fever situation down anything en land. Hoax—No, ‘and Nell—_-Miss Anteek isa member ot one of our oldest families, Belle—She south continues to crow worse ‘here| ; ; | conismasinen . : HIRES +0 grow wore. There and water, their name is mud. —————Eee cerns cmeecaneesrene rere | > : een A card received by the RerLec TOR with French facing and le “se ana yea ‘>, bs " from Norfolk, last night, says the storm fancy worsted. lining, a Ripiowe ‘ fs iM a there has continued four days, The coat ever | xchange in that cy, Has Pen Caugnt . van oe big iot tide. Seaton the money AG Pans. A reward of $5,000 was of- city was pertly tfooded by high ha fered for his arrest. | . | Ankle Sprained. Heavy storms have preyailed along! the cost in the last few days. The life saving crew at Cobb’s Island, Va., were compelied to abandcn the station ts cnaaie the. mals solitenend: Abe signal ell. In the fall one of his ankles was , ag “4 r 8 : re 4 * . rial sprained. He is suffering very much >=—@ NOTIONS i.e = In going out the door of his res'~ Me dence Tuesday night, Prof. W. H : Ragsdale stumbled over atmcycle aad and the surf washed away some of the, . d ntiatiog |from the accident and has to getarcun ’ | on crutches, Hints forthe Thrifty. DRESS GOODS, News of our doings is of general consequence —>H AIS eahrs: because the store is rich with 7 : L Dry Goods, Notions, Dboes, ats, Is - Now - Grandly - Ready, that concern wise money spenders. If you are : . : extravagant, prodigal and wasteful hearths 0d | skip our advertising with impunity. Lvery} a : shopper who is en rapport with the spirit of the Clcaats i times cannot ignore our trade suggestions. ile edt pho Biman i ee ene Fea enuanall (ER EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT: SUNDAY). iniiaiaaiameaiel — a “Bpwred as second-class mail matter. aril" — y —cathanniiie—-etentenntantnesttnettn st'RSCVIPTION RATES. dee a ar ‘‘ne month, — One week. ee ea MAR Delivered in town bv carriers without axtra cost. Advertisng rates ad on application the officr — = ve eorrespondent at =we desire a lt ‘office inthe covaty, who will ave Y Pont of NEWé as it occurs in brief items : wend ith. neighborhood. Write’ plainly | and only on one side of the paper.¥j mall ema are liberal and can be to the editor or at nn ead eee WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1897. 5 srt eT USOT uae nal eet Cure For Lockjaw. RIT po —* “To the Editor of The Atlanta Journal : | - Thaye noticed several deaths from “lock jaw” caused from a nail stuck in the fvot. I have often thought I would tell the public of a seemingly strange yemedy. Several years ago T had in my servics a girl who stuck a nail in her foot, It was very much swollen and I knew nothing to do. Some one told her to smoke the wound with yarn. I hed no faith whatever. My father being a physician, I had been taught fo look upon such a thing as ridiculous, Simply to please her 1 got the yarn and after burn- ing it blew the blaze out and smoked the wound. Wel!, while Lheld the smoke she would say phe felt it drawing. To my sur- prise the swelling was gone next morning and there was no more trouble. I used it on another occasion and the wound gaye no trouble. 1 used it on another occasion and the wound gave no trouble. In this case they also complained of the “drawing sen- sation.” I think the prets would do a kindness tocopy this reme dy extensively. It may be the, means of relieving some suffering mortal. I ask every one who may have occasion not to to use this remedy. lt will be im- possible to find one with jess faith than myself before I used it. Cet ty BEE. A eS Cupid Ends a Kentucky Fued. Said a Kentucky trayeling salesman, in speaking of Ken- tucky fueds and a marriage that had been reported as ending one a few years since: “T saw a marriage three weeks ago in a North Carolina cross roads village that ended what I understood has been a bloody fued between two old families. I was told by a customer of ours that one man on each side’ had beer killed during the trouble, which came up over a divisioa fence. Butatruce was patched up last spring, and since that time the son of one of the fued leaders andthe daughter of an- other have been ‘a-keeping com- pany with each other.’ This friendship ripened into a love watch, which culminated: in the wedding. ‘The participants in the feudal fight that bad lived to en- joy the mountain sconory were at the marriage. Oupin has done in this instance that which bloody midnight raids, assassinations, pitched battles, the slug-stored shot*guni ae en cleo bowie knife | ve failed to do.”—Louisville a -\ sDS,TO BEAUTY. ~ > Do not fret—worry is the indel- is early death to beauty. Fee % a Exercise all the muscles every day of your life for ten minutes. Stop before you. feel thorouguly tired. Nevetovertax the muscles or they will revenge themselves. Aor Bathe every day, winter and summer, when able to be about the house, Study carefully the kind of bath which suits you best and then stick to 1t though the heavens fall. ey Hold the head as high as pos- sible when sitting or standing. Whilo sleeping avoid high pillows, unless you admire a double or tripple chin or flabby neck. * * * Breathe from the diaphram, inhale deeply, keep the mouth closed and hold the chest well up if you would secure a high chest, a firm bust and induce longevity. fk * * Watch the soap you use as care- fully asthe money you receive in change. Soap of an_ inferior quality is the cause of haif the skin diseases we see. “Cheap scap is an expensive economy oftimes and dangerous frequently when the cuticle is tender, its origin being too vile to contem- plate. * *K * Remember that the sanitary conditions uf the body must be literally without fault; that good blood means that the heart, liver and kidneys are working properly. 2K * K Never believe that beauty such as the ancient Greeks possessed is to be instantly pbtained by the application of a bottle of “tily white” or a box of “rosy red,’ even if famons prima donpas’ names are unon the boxes as vouchers. * 2 * Know that “beauty” is the other fairer name for “health”— that health is the synonym of good blood, excellent digestion and steady nerves. A “beavtiful invalid” is but a noyelist’s dream. x -* Cultivate grace, without which a Venus were loyely: walk from the hips, and remember the hands are as capable of corvey- ing thought as eyes or mouth; but if you loye your fellow-man use them gracefully, not a In handle. Pers nna anna nernaeioaensareaaestnanssee-eceragsedieconeyy ani names The Jackets Attacked the Preacher The congregation at Union Grove church, in Goose Creek township, was yery large last Sunday and a great many veople were unable to get to the house. To accommcdate the congrega- tion Key. Mr. Brock, who was conducting the meeting conclud- ed to preach in the groue. Un- fortunately, the minister took his stand near the nest of some attacked the preacher. He fought tke infuriated insects off, and as he fought he called out: “Brethren, fight em off; I came here to fight the devil, and you Monioe Enquirer. eT eee Diversity Your Crops The Birmingham Age-Herald says: “The experiexce this year more attention to food crops. Cotton should be a surplus money crop, aad it would be a good thing td produce very little | 3 of it for some years to come.” ible peneil Father. Time uses td} | punish weak natures, and fretting yellow jackets and services hed | : not long been-in progress before | 40 the insects were molested and|# must fight the yellow Jackets.” —) x should warn the farmers to pay | we A Goad Rice Crop, ; The rice erop is about all, har- yested and the thrashing of the’ attention of rice planters. The crop this year is fully as large as it was last: probably will be larger. The equinoctial storms didn’t damage the crop 2b all, in fact the Wilmington crop almost always escapes damage trom this source. In the Spring serious loss was feared from the ravages ofthe army worm, but prompt measures saved the crop before the dangerous worm had done much harm. Rice grown in the Cupe Fear section 18 said to be the best grown apywhere in the South, T'he grain is whiter aud uniformly heayivr than that of the rice erowu in other sections.—Wil- mington Star. RCS The Art of Conversation is a Gift. A good talker is born, not made By reading good books, by keep. ing one’s self well informed as to the interesting events of the day, one may become a good conver- sationalist. Still,the most fascina- ting talkers are by no means those who know the most, but, instead, those who have the greatest amonnt of tact, are most sympathetic, versatile, and, most important of all, have that won- derful something that, lacking a better name, we call magnetism. —November Ladies’ Home'Jour- nal. eerie nan fl Tho Life Saving Service during the past year saved 3697 lives and property valued at $5,108,895 in the case of documented vessels and 695 lives and property valued at $182 280 in the case of undoc- umented craft. This great work of salvage was accomplished at a total net expenditure of $1,473,- 943. The past year was excep- tionally disastrous, the wrecks baving been more numerous than in any year preceding; buf the service responded most credita- tly to the severe test puc upon it by the elements, and made a record tor efficiency which will be its own exemplar in the fu- ture. Eighty seven war ships with an aggregate displacement of 318,- 612 tons are now 1n course of con: struction in Great Britain alore. Thirty-four of the vessels are be- ing buiJt on the orders of foreign Governments, the rest are addi- tions to the British war fleet. And these be the piping times of peace ! Cctton and Peanat, Below are Norfolk prices of votto. and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer- chants of Norfolk COTTON. Good Middling 6 Middling 5 3-4 Low Middling 5 5-14 Good Ordinary 43 Tone—dull. PEANUTS; Prime 2 Extra Prime 2} ™ancy 24 Spanish 60 to 75 Tone—quiet, PRACTICAL | STW HD SHEET WORKER. Offers his services to the § © citizens of Greenville and the Qe “© public generally. ROOFING, GUTTERING, Spouting and Stove Work, a specialty. : Satisfaction guaranteed or % no charges made... Tobacco Flues made in season, Shop mo on Dickinson Avenue, ix grain is now occupying the} $ | GentlemensClothing oS aS a CU Lem REC 25¢ 50¢ EGULATE ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED EM tice. Se 2 ALL THE LIVER DRUGGISTS eg Longer enstinetion. Cascarets are the Ideal Laxa ple and booklet free. Ad. STERLING BEMEDY OU., Chicaco, Montreal, Cat, or NewYork, amt treal. Can., or New York. . 917.6, R. A. TYSON,‘ Vic-ePres. R. L. DAVIS, Pres’t. bch Lee ly + a or ¥ J: L. LITTLE, Cash’ REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1896. © oe STATEMEN TOF THE The Bank of Greenvill Greenville, GREENVILLE, 'N. C. At the Close cf Business Oct, 1897. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. Loans and Discounts $56,792.58} Capital stock paid in $23,000.00 Premium on Stock 1,000.00? Surplus and Profits 1,462.09 Due from Banks 90,865.30? Deposits subject to Cuzeck 67,507.02 Furniture and Fixtures 1,507.25; Due to Banks. | 607.50" Cash Items 8,619.05 Cashiers Checks ortstanding '241.66- Cash in Vault 25,189.49 $ Bills Payable 17.500.00 ————-—} Time Certificates of Deposit 3,605.00 Total » $118,923.67 7 AE, Ae Total $113,923.67" We study carefully the separate needs of our patrons, and shall be glad to have your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking. cJ¢} EETABLISHED ton. SAM. M. SCHULTZ PORK SIDES &SHOULDER JARMERS AND MEKCHANTS BUY ing their year’s supplies will find their interest to get our prices befcre pu. chasing elsewhere. Ourstock is completa n allits branches. PLOUR,COFFEE, SUGAR Q- ALWAYS,AT LOWEST. MARKET PRICE Tobacco, Snuff &c, we buy diroc} from Manifactur. > en linz you to buy at ove prolt, A eou cte stock of FURNITURE always on hand and soldat prices to suit the tumes, Our goods are all bought and sold for CASH therefore, having no 1 isk to run we sellata close margin. ~~" SS. MrC ELIZ. ( « veN Barbers. é A B. PENDER, FASHIONABLE BARBER, Can be found below “Five Points. next door to Reflector ofiice, AMES A. SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST,} GREENVILLE; N. C. : Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeing and Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialty ei LEERBERT EDMUNDS, FASHIONABLE BARBER, ‘Special attention given to cleanin, aanoenntain J seer inee UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIREGTORS AND EMBALMERS. cone () ae We have jutt- received a new hearse and the nicest line of Cof-- fins and Caskets, in weed, metal- lic and cloth ever brought to- Greenville. _ We ars prepared to JO embalm- Ing in ali its forms. Personal atiention given to con~ ducting funerals and bodies en- trusted to our care will receive every mark of respect. Our prices are Jower than ever. We do not want monupoly but suivite competition. _ We can be found at any and all times in the John Flanagan Buggy Co’s building. BOB GREENE &CO GREENVILLE | Male Acadamy. The next session of th? school will open on MONDAY SEPT. 6, 1897 and continue for 10 months. The terms are as follows. * |Primary Knglish per mo. 82 00 Intermediate‘ ‘“ $2 BC Higher gas $3 | Languages (each) ** ‘ $1 00 The work and disclpline of the schoo, will be as heretofore. We ask a continuance of your’ « liberal patronage. W HB. RAGSDALE. tom, pene New Remedy Absol Unknown to profession. Permanent Cures in 15 to 36 days. We homefortneeamne price SIMNM and the tame guoraa- 0 0 ° } with those who fer tomored bere we will contract to cure Biem or pay expense of coming, railroad and bitis, and we fall to cure. If you have taken ' i ‘cury, lodide pe and still have and AA Thi ‘a ry ts in mouth, & } 5 “2 Pimplea,C Dol: oi open Clears onany eo ts procera Bg ‘ortias ate cases and chal! the ekdll of For ma: rs we have © ( mo i & t ; J = Bien eh meee ee enki worse LAF oak) ¥ 5 Schedule in Effect Aug. 16th,816 8,” | . ’ Departures from Wilmington. THROUGH LINE TO THE GOLD pee -SNORTHBO ND. OY sCFIELDS IN THE SPRING. DAILY No 48—Pass ger Due Meg — nolia 10.59 am. Warsaw 11, sist Waniss dikbiekk Veen 9.35 a. m. | i &m, Golishoro 11.58 am, Wil son 12.43 p m, Rocky Mount 1,20 p m, Tarboro 2.58 p m, Weldon 3,39 p m, Petersburg / -&64.p m, Richmond 6.50 pm, Norfolk 6.05 p.m, Washing- ton 11.10 pv iB Itimore 12,53 am, Philadelphia 345 a m, New York 6.53 am, Boston | — DALLY No 40—Passenger—Dtc M 7.15 pm. noiia 8.55 p m. Warsaw 9.1 _ p.m, Goldsboro 10.10 p m, ~ Wileon 11.06 p m. Tarboro 6,45 am, Rocky Mount 11 57 pm, Weldon 1.44am, Nor folk 10.30 a m, Petersburg 3.24 a m, Richmond 4.2¢ a m, Washington 7.414 m, Balti, ‘more 905 4 m, Philadeipnia 11.95 am, New York 2.02 p m. Boston 8.30 p m. SOUTHBOUND, DAILY No 55—Passengor Due Lake. 40 p m. Waccamaw 4.55 p m, Chad. bourn 5.40pm Marion 6 43 p m, Florence 7.25 p m, Sum- te: 8.42 p m, Columbia 10.05 1, Denmark 6,20 a m, August to 8.20 a m, Macon 11.80 a m, Atlanta 12.15 p m, Charles- ton 10.20 pm. Savannah 2.49 a m. Jacksonville 8.20 a m,. St. Augustine 10.30 am,Tam pa 6.40 pm. ARRIVALS AT FROM THE NORTA. DAILY No. 49.—Passenger—Boston 9.45 P.M. 1.03 pm, New York 9,00 pm, Philadelphia 12.05 am, Balti- more 6,50 am, Washington 4.30 am, Richmond 9.05 am, Petersburg 10.00 am, Nor- Weldou 11.50 am, Tarboro 12.12 -m, Rocky Mount 12.45 pm, Wilson 2°lz pm, Golds- boro 3.10 pm, Warsaw 4.02, \ pm, Magnolia 4.16 pm, DAILY No. 41.—Vassenger—Leave 9.50 A.M, Boston 12.00 night, New York 9.30 am, Phitadelphia 12.09 pm, Baltimore 2.25 pm, Washington 8.46 pm, Rich- mond 7.80 pm, Petersburg 8.12pm. Norfolk 2,20 pm, Weldon 9.43 pm, Tarboro 6.01 pm. Reeky Mount 5.45 am. Leave Wilson 6.20 am, : Goldsboro 7°01 am, Warsaw 7.53 am, Magnolia 8.05 am. DAILy No. 61—Passenger---Leave xcept New Bern 9.20 am, Jackson- unlday yille 10.42 am. This train -40 P.M.arrives at Walnut street. FROM THE SOUTH, DAILY No. 54—Passenger—Leave 12,15 P. M. Tampa 8.00 am. Sonford 1.50 pm, Jacksonville 6 35 pm, Savanna 12.50 night, Charcles- ton 5.838 am,Columbia 5.50 am, Atlanta 8.28 am, Macam 9.30 am, Augusta 3.05 pm, Denmark 4.55 pm. Sumpter f.40 am, Florence 8.55 am, Marion 9.35 am, Chadbourr 16.85 am, Lake Waccamaw 11.06 am. Train. on Scotie >i Neck Branch Zoa eaves Weldon 4.10 p, m., Halifax 4.26 ®.m., arrives Scotland Neck at.5,10 p m., Greenville 6,57 pb, m., Kinston 7.55 p.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.50 a. m., Greenville 8.52 a. m. Arriving Hali Xx af 11:20 a. m.. We'don 11.40 am daily except Sunday. Irains'on Washnigton Branch leav Washington 8.20 a, m., and 1.00 p.m rives Parmele 9.10 a. m., and 3.40 p -, Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returningleaves farboro 3.30 p. m., Parmele 10.20 a. m. snd 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washington 40 a, m., and 7.20 p. m. Daily ex- “t Sunday. Connects with trains on «eotiand Neck Branch. Train leaves 1arporv, N C, via Albe- marle & Raleigh R. R. daily except Sun- day, at 550 p. m., Sunday 405 P. M; arrive Plymouth 7.40 P. M., 6.00 p, m. Returning isaves Plymouth daily except Sundsy, 7.50 a. m., Sunday 9.00 a ™m., arrive Tarboro 10.15 a.m and 11. 45 Train on MMidiand N. C, branch leaves Gold%boro daily, except Sunday, 6.05 a m. arriving Smithfield 7°30 a, w». Re. turning leaves Smithfield 8.00 a. m,, ar. rives at Goldsbors 9.30 a, m. __ Trains on Latta branch, Florence R &., leave Latta 6.40 pm, aurive Dunbar 7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 p m. Returning Jeave Clict6.10 am, Dunbar 6.80 a m, ri Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- v. Train onClinton Branch leaves War- saw for Clinton caily, except Suuay, 10 00.a.m.and 8.50 p, m* Returning leaves Cinton at7.00 a. m. and3,00 1. m. Train No. 78 makes close connection at Weldon forall points daily, all rail via Richmone. alse at Rovky Mount with Norfolk and CarolingR R for Notiolk ne all points North via Norfolk. JOHN F. DIVINE, a General Sup! 1 M. EMERSON, Traffie Manager, *R.KENLY. Gan'l Maneger, THE MORNING STAR Daily Newspaper in North Carolina. The Onl” Five-Dollar Datlv -its Class in the State W. H. BERNARD, | ACASEAN TRON BAD TILMINGTON— ¥ Pioneer, ‘Tells of the Wonderful Richness of the Land of Gold, and Leaves Sitka to Join Louis C. Frey and His Exploiting Party in the Copper River Country—Surveyors Are at Work on the Proposed Railroad—Moss and Pine Nuts from Skaguay Trail and a Nug- get from Southern Alaska—Public Interest Growing. sila - hae & : — Newark, N. J., who is the Alaska man- ager of.a New York corporation. Mr. Frey has-sent several encouraging re- ports to his colleagues in the metropo- Hs by way of Sitka. and Seattle, and has ordered large reinforcements to his already good-sized forces. His staff of { mining and civil engineers, surveyors and prospectors was chosen from among the most experienced men in the East and West,/and ft has already achieved astonishing results. A strong additional force of skilled ‘and un- skilled labor will be placed at his com- mand as soon as the new men can be transported to the Copper River, when active work on the railroad and town site will be begun at once. The ex- pedition is already backed by a great deal of capital, and the corporation which it represents is still putting every dollar it can raise into Alaskan SITKA, Alaska, Oct. 9, via Seattle, Wash., Oct. 15.—Alaska is to have a railroad in the Spring. There is no longer any doubt about that. Capt. { 4 qt , 4 i ; Daniel Sprague, who has just Jeft this q town for the Copper River country, in ‘the southern portion of Alaska, is au- thority for the statement that survey- ors are already at work on the line of the proposed Alaskan trunk railway, and that ground will be broken ere many weeks. He says it will soon be possible to board a train at or near the mouth of the Copper River itself, follow that mighty stream to its source, and go thence without change |of cars straight to Dawson City. Ii | will be not half so difficult to build a | through railroad to the Klondike, he 1 asserts, as it was to run a line across the Adirondacks. Capt. Sprague predicts that the Cop- per River and Klondike Limited will dash from one end to the other of this vast gold-bearing territory long before the existing trails can again be trav- ersed, and that the much-needed rail- way will prevent a recurrence of the mad rush over the frightful crags of Skaguay Pass. Moreover, to say no- thing of the safety and immunity from exposure, travel by rail to all the big gold fields of the great Northwest will be so much cheaper than any other method—except, possibly, ‘the voyage on river steamers along the Copper, Chillyna, White and Upper Yukon rivers, which last will be slower—that nobody will dream of attempting the dreary and dangerous tramp over the trails. The railroad will monopolize the transportation of perishable freight and will find favor in tMe eyes of mer- chants for the carrying of most other commodities, on account of the short- ness of the route. It will make the journey to the northernmost gold re- gions as easy and almost as rapid as a trip to the Maine woods. As for its usefulness along other lines, says the captain, it is the one thing needful to the quick development ment of the world at large in regard to the vastness and variety of Alaska’s natural resources. When men of other nations, he prophesies, really arrive at an understanding of the enormous pos- sibilities of sudden wealth that have been locked so long in the broad bosom of this land of gold, they will flock to this country in small armies. Ameri- cans, he says, will have to be prompt if they wish to enjoy the first chance to gather their own riches. Gone to the Copper River. The captain, who is a veteran Alas- kan, having been a pioneer in the -country along and far to the north of Prince William Sound these past eight years, has gone to the Copper River investments, é Your correspondent traveled from Juneau to Sitka with Capt. Sprague. and was much enlightened during the » reer bt a Nd A on ray 3 k, el “A. " Ra journey by that gentieman’s unvar- nished account of the mineral wealth of the Copper River country. Before leaving Juneau, during an interview at the Occidental Hotel in that city, Capt. Sprague said, in answer to the questions of your correspondent: Easy Communication, “Communication can easily be had with the Copper River from Prince William Sound at the head of Valdes Bay, where the Indians make a port- age to the northward and strike the Copper River above the Chillyna River above the canon.” “What are the possibilities of placer mining along that route, captain?” your correspondent asked. “Excellent,”” answered the captain, who has the reputation of being ultra conservative in his statements. “Gold has been found around Valdes Bay and north and northwest of Prince William Sound, and on Turnagain Arm, Cook’s Inlet. Copper has been found in large quantities at Teteluk, Prince William Sound and near the entrance to Valdes Bay, on the south side. The discoverers offer of $135,000 for the prospect.” “Are there many persons in that re- gion as yet?’’ queried your eorrespond- ent. “Very few, outside of Mr. Frey and his men,” the captain replied. “About manently. They are engaged in figh- ing, fox-hunting and raising. Th timber is not good on Valdes Bay;‘and has to be transported some twengy-fiv miles, No good lumber trees arerfoyw \there. They can, however, eag lye} 'taken from southeast Alaska of "tHe |Sound. All the material for the fish , houses was transported from the! as (of Washington.” ee eae? Good Climate, Too, | “How about the climate?” © . °° ae ee “Very good. It is much milder than ithat of ‘the Klondike region. Snow falls from six inches to four feet in idepth; and usually lasts from about I the beginning of December until May. Rain falls in September,; October and April. Absolutely clear weather is ex- perienced most in May and June.” “Is there plenty of timber along the Copper River?” “Not as much as I'd like fo see. There are alder and cottonwood, and there is also an abundance of,,gmall pines eighty miles north of the thbiith, near the river slopes. ”’ “The Copper, River ts navigable ”*— “Yes. It splits into marf- ‘channels, sometimes threé miles wid&f The bars are constantly changing, ‘aid*Are prin-| to join the exploring and prospecting party led by Mr.,.Louis C. Frey of om We ele © be mS of guicksand,; Someq ef x of the latter field refused an.immediate | twenty persons live on the ground pera os! T x Fy 7 fale) x .: “ea*s > e ‘persons here, and sends the plain facts ' th’ of the territory and to the enlighten- '- gravel and many of tnem are goia bearing. Above the canon, which is about a hundred miles up, the river is not so wide. There are sand and gravel bars as below, but they are narrower.” “How far up the Copper River have you beeri, captain?” asked your corre- spondent. “About seventy miles above the canon, The bottoms of the upper river are of easy slopes, and can easily be made Iirito a broad bed.” / A Land of Gold, “What do you think of the country generally?” “T think,” said the captain, slowly, as if weighing his words well, “that Alaska is the richest mineral-produc- ing territory in the world—one vast gold bed, in fact—and that the Copper River country is the richest region in Alaska. Unless I am away off my reckoning—and I have been pioneering and prospecting nearly all my life—the output of the Copper Region during | the next year will far exceed that of uny other gold bed in any portion of the earth’ If I had a million dollars, and wanted more, I’d put every penny of it into Alaskan investments. The sincerity of my opinion is demonstrated by the fact that I have refused several flattering offers to go to the Klondike, preferring to try my fortunes in Amer- ican territory. I believe. Alaska two years hence will outshine the Call- fornia of foriy years before. We are on the eve of a great gold-producing era all over North and South America, and the biggest bonanzas, f ‘h'°«, wiil be found in the great Northv :t” Everybody in Sitka, June. au fkag- uay and Dyea is talking exc: bly of the coming railroad, It is =n >orsally conceded that the trunk line v ll turn the rush from Skaguay ari nilkoot passes to Alaska. Already }b* ‘ness fs booming here and in Juneau :. antici- pation of the stampede to the Copper River country in the Spring. These are the liveliest places in Alaska just now, and much money is making in real estate. It is manifest that they must grow rapidly. Westward, Ho! The great rush to the gold fields must find new outlets, and next Spring the stream of gold sekers will go westward to the Copper River, Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, The Dora, which sailed recent:y from this port, carried over ninety passengers, all bound for the Copper River. Every- where on the Pacific slope, from this place to San Diego, expeditions are fitting out to come early in the Spring. Hundreds of would-be Klondikers from the East, who came to cross the dizzy QYUGGET FROM THE COPPER RIVER. (Actual size.) heights of Chilkoot Pass, weakened when they realized the hardships in store for them, and are now ready to turn westward instead of northward. Veur oorrespondent has made a spe- Gea or-terrmory, “Tie néce! k Herewith your correspondent send photographs of moss and pine co. nugget from a placer mine on the Cops tual size. The moss is edible, and men’ have been known to sustain life on it for a long time. It is as tender and’ juicy as lettuce. Reindeer devour it ravenously. vide themselves with plenty of legal tender. Checks and drafts don’t go here, as there is as yet no bank in the territory. Everything is cash, and money melts like snow under a blazing sun. Public Interest Growing. The Governor and other officials are getting hundreds of letters weekly. inquiring about Alaska and its re~ sources, Owing to the difficulty ex- perienced by the officials: in answering of Commerce purposes establishing bureaux of information here and at Juneau. Little literature really de< scriptive of this territory has been is- sued thus far, and the necessity for an extended system of general educa- tion on the subject is growing daily. _ Alaska will certainly hold the inter-: next decade—in fact, a great deal -longer—and the men who get in on the ground floor may wake up some morn- ing to find themselves bonanza kings, with so much money to burn that they'll get sick of the smell of the smoke. il * “SR VED hema “nk CORPSH. Explosion Caused a Fire That Aba ruptly Ended a Wake. _ (By Anglo-American Press.) DUBLIN, Oct. 14.—An extraordinary, scene was witnessed early on Tuesday morning at Ballymena, County Antrim, . during the progress of a “wake” in the’ house of a woman named Wilson. By some means a petroleum lamp exploded, setting the place on fire. : Immediately there was a wild stam- pede from the house. Some of the more daring spirits returned, however, a mo- mert later, and, amid considerable ex- citement, the corpse and an invalid girl numed Johnson were lowered from an upstairs window. fire before the arrival of the brigade, CRIMEAN HERO GONE, Sergeant Rogers ot the Royal Scots Fusiliers Passes Away. (By Anglo-American Press.) LONDON, Oct. 14.—A Crimean veter- an, Sergeant W. Rogers, late First Bat- talion Royal Scots Fusiliers, died at Biddeford on Sunday. He joined the regiment in 1841, became color-sergeant in 1852, and at Sebastopol and Inker; mann was attached to Captain, now Lieutenant-General, Boldero’s compa- ay. This officer and his subalterns were wounded, and Rogers commanded the company till the end of the action. Their ammunition failing, the Fusiliers emptied the wounded Russians” tal could be made back every : months, Oa PAL 7 a Trophies from the T es le gathered on Skaguay trail; also a rich) - Gold seekers coming here should pro- so many queries, the Alaska Chamber | est of the world at large during the © The constabulary extinguished the pouches, and peppered the enemy with ae their own bullets, rs “Oy noel er ‘ PACIFIC OCEA/ conten + ay 4 O Bout seiaw) \ BLOW 7 ANYON WEEE ST. ELIAS’ RAN GE. a gt ae aid | 0 * ay ae of o< = nat Pr OAL ANCHE “ 4 fai* , \e 4006 FT. , HIGH Ped aa é ‘7’ ~~ MOUN TAINS << ( Ay” = 4 sy {OS Crexcao®) 4S Ans Sy. v. WATER LOW )SE4 BEACH BARE AT LOM...) } TO FOUR MILES WDE |,” oo pp A et a OR GULEIOREALASKA | 4 cial canvass of this sentiment among BO finds them, | ‘sold there is in plenty, and copper as well, and many titanic fortunes will be taken out of the ground all over the great Northwest during the next few years. The quickest money, however, lies in transportation, buying and sell- ing and ownership of wharves and town sites. Freight and passenger rates are high. Wharfage ranges from $1.50 to $3 a ton. Town sites come next.’ Ambitic.s capitalists should. devote. their en-rgy and resources to thie ‘es! tablishniut of a tegular transporta-- ls We ru ‘ A a, ad ga Eg aa x9 RECTED MAP OF ALASKA DRAWN FROM ) _ AND DIRECT INFORMATION, tiom ro'''\ (o the Copper River country. from «| \ Pacific ports—yes, and from ‘ Atlant. orts, too. They will also, if they ar wise, arvangé to freight over | from di) water igfand to the Chillyna | River «: north to the Tanana Noe Pa Pover 8 aregt by SPECIAL SURVEYS % . ireenville ila: JN gf to: Corn Meal | ey MO Flout, Family i" 4385 to 6,78 ‘ard - Fy £54 to 10 hed 1 Mie Sugar.., ee @ SOO Come? i S. ¥ECH7 to 20 Salépgy Back 9 4 goa C0 i to 20 » mnmredy ai =. » "x 4 + Pal oe OES at aed Py Sia ee at eas eae LAM SE Se eee a TE Te eh ete Me | geese — a te : JEDIAL.. 23 ADVERTISING a : eae Circus day. ii Bie crowd here. Did you see the elephant? v We giye an Alaska letter today. Creates many » new business, Enlarger many an old business, . ‘ Preserves many & large business Ferives many 4 dull business, Rescves many a lost business, "Sagcs many & isuing pusiness. eco ta nr? hysin £8 Meeting of the B. Y. P. U. tonight. night. § nith s. "Secnrec aver eae “ ance tonight, '8To “advestise udiciously,’’ "8° the : ve Mount tair begat today. Bad colomns of t:. REVLEOTOR: Rocsy Sou 8 3 wether tor it. : Prayer meeting in the Methodis; church tonight. @J' TRAIN AND BOAT SCHEDULF®.”” |yussing agent. Apply at ths ofties. Not as much mud in town now ns rata soine |there was this morning. People (ook it Aoing South. otf with them. { annie ty Ge WPascengess ore mov Werth. arrives 2:82 A. M- arrives &:°" P. M t i @ Steamer Tar River arrives from Wash- ington WMendav. Wednesday ond Friday leaves for Washingten Tnesdav, Thurs. day and Frtnrdav, Expressed to S. M. Schultz Fresh Mountain Butter 20c. a pound. Ches'- tnuts 10c. a pound. Now tbat the circus has come the next date is for the weddings, then incessant sai atta CAA EN aad comes Thanksg’' ving. They had bac roads to come over, but perple were here from every sec— tion ot the county today. Reaping Cretemney ct it Prinag Sneceee cemeeicaani om sconnnaiatiie, Maat ~ Sabana 1m mnie topcase imate eee ee femwee WFATBER. BOVLETIN. eT ad There was a large crowd here today, but all the same hundreds of people were dicappointed because of the bed an men Threatening, with showers tonigtb, weather. probably fair Thursday. There were so many passengers to stop off here last night that the “busses Cee "Ihad to make double trips to the depot NO CURP—NO PAY. to get them all down town. Cards are uut for the marriage of Miss Lena Rivers Thigpen, of Mildred, to Mr. J. B. Randolph, ot Greenville on Wednesday, Nov. 3rd, at noon, in the Baptist church at Mildred. That is the’ way all druggists sell GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TON IC for Chills; Fever and all forms of Malaria.. It is simply Jron and Quinine in a tasteless form, Children love it Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50e. HAVE YOU SEEN ao _ OUR een. DRESS -- GOODS 2 SAN DIG= This small space for- BF Bi bids our saying much VOX about them, but ityou |%~. will come and allow us | \\.\\\ gy ja to show you the stock BA wig had which includes the Be nS \r a ‘ i i \ fa CG i % x OM ie Wi a d . \ # a ; Wh 4 oj 4 N x ‘ N a ‘a y \ \ “I : SBN = > ~ \ N, » = 6 [') e ee \ SS ie rm a 3 B, \ a. ~ # 4 we are satisfied the result will be satisfactory LV —E~EO Laces : and : Embroideries in endless variety. Remember we have just Teceived soon a8 daylight came began puiting up the tents on the field south of the tokaceo warehouses. ‘This circus visited Greenville a year aco People were delighted with it then, and n:twithstand’ng the siege of bad weath er that is on they came ic large num- bers today to see it again. These prince of enrertainers have a better show than ever and gavs a fine performance today. Every feature is good and everything about the show is bright and good. Their street parade was one of immensity aad grandeure People seldom have an opportunity of witnessing such a magnificent pageant, The managers ef the circus are clever people, and we found Mr. T. P. Am- brose, the Press Agent, exceedingly so. wee Notice. HECK NO. 6704 DATED OCT 21, 1897, amount $40 payable to Lovit Fines (Receiver) or bearer, signed Ev- ans, Joyner & Co, has been lost. A du- plicate wili be issned. All persons are warned not to cash er trade for same, The Bank of Greenville on which it was drawn has been rotified not to pay it, EVANS, JOYNER &CO Two in One. Both stores consolidated in one im-: WA irense agere: May zation of Ele- ayy gant Goods. ee We have clos- Ying, 8 «our =up- Wp, town store in Yyf the Rialto a stock to our old stand down town. We want to tellthe good people that when they waatfresh, reliable | “~GROCERIES 7 come to seeus. We will not con- sume time in enumerating our stock but will just say that A THING in the way of Family Groceries Canned Goods, Pickles, Con ¢ tiune, Frnite, To bacco, Cigars, c° can kefound at our place. Fi est Candies always in steck. f " puilding and moved the * in | J. L. Starkey & Bro. Low Prices vs. High Prices. home - Law Prices wip every time at RICKS & TAFT’. SS 3 He—=— ome See their iullline of | CEOTHIN G, Dress Goods, Shoes, Too many to give details. The store is simply swarm- ing the choicest selections of hy] tes 9 (luk that the finest talent has produced. The charactet of our goods is too univer- sally known to require'more than the merest mention. This season’s showing 18 richer than ever. War. R. R. FLEMING, Pres. A.G. COX, — Uvine Pree HENRY HARDING, Go). CRERRY, $ “ice Pres. Ass’t Cashie CAPITAL: Minimum $10,000; Maximum $100,000. Organized June Ist, 1897. The Bank of Pitt County, GREENVILLE. N. ©. HIS Bank wants yourtriendship anda shar if not all, of yur businesss, and wll rrant every favor consistent with safe and sound panking. We invite correspondence of a per: sonal interview to that end. —s FER) A, A EM. tl. COAL 10M EGGuNUTT Phone No. 10. THE GREENVILLE SUPPLY CO. Yala Prot La Sal Hava BEEN APPOINTED and ualified as Receiver of the Green- ville Lumer Company, for the purpose of settling the affairs ot 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 see, or ad- dress ‘LOVIT HINES, | ) ie qq], Wehave alarge STOUs Vi i GOODS just arrived. Comeand gee US. MIS AND 1 Sno pte nr Fe me SH 4