- F @ i 7 e ® 3 r) oy : Ki 7 DAILY REFLECTOR. 0.3 WHICHARD, Editor and Owner | © ‘TRUTHINPREFERENCETO FICTION. © © ~—« TERMS: 25 Cents a Month, atti ener athena hee es Vol. 7. | GREENVILLE, N. C., TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898. No. 948 | BETHEL ITEMS, JUST FOR FUN. | EE FOR NEW YEA Berury N. C.. Jan: 3, 1898 Veils are always sold at their face | ; g Ne Lice t * Oy JO- - M. %. Bryan spent Sunday in town. value. . *M. G. S. Cherry went to Raleigh te Dond’t forget to change the date A ® @ We 5 - ca Q ay ee day. : | Start your letters “98.” Time for Kiondike tourists to get | i SAAN AAA AA LAELIA AAR AALAND RI IAP John Hardy has moved his family to ivf sh i W hat Gold Point to live. ready for the spring rush. Willie—“Pe, what’s the differeace 4 Alex L. Blow, ot Greenville, spent - , Pawel W ) RR Friday here on business, between ‘may’ and ‘can.’ Pa Wells Sh ll 1 yvur mother, for instance may keep a », | , a J). H.- James, of Pactolus, spent) s.creto but she can’t.” Thursday night here on business. Yommy (looking up from his book )& . C. C. Joyner is here today, his mapy|py what do they Darwin's - : Pa, wh: they mean by ‘Darwin's se . Give them? friends here were glad to see him. liak?” = Pa—Why,-er-Mr. - In fashionable _— EN, missing Miss Mollie Bryan, who spent the! Darwin iost cne of his cuff buttons, J . wr 4! : holidays here with relatives, returned | suppose.” a Se. ae The presentation remerks were lad ee : Po. VY », itt } Burned to Death. by Prot. W. ii, Rag Gili. We learn by telephone fiom Whieh-| —_ . : . In New Quar.er Thoin ards that en Monday nicht a ster a hares, hehe; oe 5 tS. BY White, whor centiy pore vas d . mcd belenving to the Parmele . , » | ‘ ? " 1 ; e@ wene's Ne +} ri ulint SLOG X | Cuffs, Ecek ston Lumber Co., at Parm?le ‘va: ul h “ W i | : 7 d a s nn ° : yer, WV. dds ¥ hie, ms com Shoes, destroyed by fire... Mr. Tom Wouitley, brothe RRO f . . ~ -” the twe sto@ks in the store formerly Coll x one-armed ¢‘onfederate soldier wh: oo a oars, oo : ,, occupied by the laiter. He invites al couducced a tru and refreshment stan "| ti , ; i . Nis "eCNCS ana Cus'omMeTS CoO cull at Canes, close to the depot, had a reom in th ” . 1 “ee e WAS . iis new stan Shirts, building and Was s]er p at the time the Gloves, fire occurred. Pe was caught in the A Minister Married. ; . bulding and burred to death | i Rev. R. D. Carroll, a native of this 4 Hose, We were una‘leto get further par . . - 1 T “oul to the tin . F aojne te ; county, who 13 pastor of the Baptist § Wuiars u 1e le OF golog lO press. . ' Capes, P mne oF gorng Ok ehureh cost. Arvertisng Ta a en applicath é office tes are liberal and can be nto the editer or at oh We desire 1 five corresporuens A j y rhy id eye v postoffice In the county, who wil (in brief items of NEWS as it oc¢ if ach neighborhood. Write plainly on von one side of the paper . once sere te casein seater as tect cee nien = TUESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1898. nal WASHINGTON LETTER. {From our Regular Correspondeat, ) WasHIveTon, D. 9» Jan 3; 98. Seaator Teller has a little sur- prise that he intend to spring on Ghose republicans W pretending to be bimetallists, Me doing nothing to counteract the affect of Sectetary Gage’s efforts @VEK: AFTERNOON S(EXCEPT . SUNDAY). neecnannm acai Se ho, although | phy, is opposed to the publica~ tion of the entire pension roll by the government, because of the large expense, but he thinks it would be productive of good re- sults to furnish the newspapers with the complete list of all pen- sioners within the radius of their circulation. When Mr. Murphy was incharge of office, all news~ papers that applied for lists of pevsioners in their localities were | promptly accommodated. The Republicans are doing more crowing over the small surplus shown by the Government receipts and expenditures tor the month of December, than they will over the big deficit that January will certcinlv show. Mr Dingley has taken advantage of the situation to issue & rosy statement in which he easily makes it appear,—on paper—that the deficiency of $44.000,000, for the first half of the current fiscal year will not be increased during the last half, upon which the country has just entered, as though that was something of which he an@ his party had a right to be justly nroud. What would the stockholcers of a big has openly shown its advocacy of Judge McComas for the Senate, and has compelled Gov. Lowndes to withdrawn favor of McComas. Ex Pension Commissioner Mur- occupaticn, You would be surprised to know how many of the fashionable socievy men are Department’ clerks. Some ot the most attractive among them get a majority uf their meals out of society. .They rent a room for a small amount, and dine out every nizht, frequently getting a lunch or a breakfast from a friend. In return, they make it their business to be entertaining and always in a good humor, ready to be'of service and 10 initiate new people into the etiquette ot the place.” NN Devious Definitions. Wiseacre—A decayed wisdom tooth. Cannital—Cne who loves his fellow-men. Flats-—Small Small men. Detective—A combination of shadow and substance. Conceit—A seat that should always b9 sat upon. Echo—The only thing that can flim-flam a woman out of the last word. Diyorce—A decree that releas- 38 aman from the bargain-coun- ter necktie habit. Society—A fraction whose nu- meratinn 18 clothes and whose denominator is cash. Equalitv-~An illusion that makes a man 6qual to his supe- apartments or : eve ; ; : tp have the entire world belt business corporation think of a riors and superior to his equals. Mat Mr. McKinley and the re publican party stand for gold mono-metallism. Senator Tel- Ir believes that there should be go further masqueradipg on the Anancial question; that the con- atituents of every Senator have a wWeht to know to a certainty whether he favors bimetallism or god monometallism, and that his tle surprise, in the shape ofa @esolution he intends offerius and bg until a record vote 1s ress’ sf trick, faken on 34, will do tn4 | This r solation did not orig pute with Senator Teller, but was written by ‘he late S aney Mat- @..ws,a republican senater from © io, avd ves adopted by renuh Deen VOLRS in tha Senate in 1897. It declares shat all the bouds of the U ited States, issued or au- Qhorzed to be issued, (inder the g funding -ct of 1870, the act to provide fi the resuwption of @pecia parimevts, etc.) are pay- able, ermer al and interest, a' he cpton of che Govern went @f othe United Stas ln silver @ollars of th: cuinage of the Uni fed 5S atesc mtalning 4i2t praips éach of stavdard silve ;and tha’ @> restore to Its CO Lave such giver coins @s a legal tender tu Bavment of said bonds, pincer pal and interest, is not a viola~ Hen of ‘he public faith, nor ip @erovation of the rights of the publiccradiior.” Riekless a8- @ertions have beson ‘nade con- erp vg. aleged changes amung Benatersoa tho silver question, ¥ Benaior Teler’s idea is a good ons. In addition to smoking out gle wonld oe straddliors, ® vote or @eisresslution will dowotiess con- Wince Secre.ary Gage and his goidbng a sistants in aod out of Cong ess, of the hopelessness of tie efforts to secure from ( ongiesslegisiation authoriaug dhe issue of gold bonds for the fundiug of our pub.ie deh:, or for uy other purpose. >that reason, if for uo orber, by, this The administration has put it: gelf ins positlon to get a new Patch of trouble, by’ meddling in the con'est among the Maryland republicans over the election of Seaator Gorman’s succesor. It wis supposed that when the adminstration ascertained that it eoulc not force the election of postmaster General Gary to the Benat, it had dropped ont and decided to allow the Maryland Sepubiican~ to choose their own Genator, but that was only a sup- \ position. Within the last three A @rfour days the administration| Te Ee | munagement that reported toss of $44,000,000 in six months and only pronised that the next six mouths should not increase the loss? They would probably change the management as quick as they could, just asthe people intend to dO 88 goon as they get an Opportunity to cast their ballots ugalost the present mismanagers, of our affairs. The Democrat who isn’t please’ with the political outlook, must be ha.d to please. The i-sue of this year’s Congressiousl eam- paizn and of the cawparga 1900 has been mads a d the | :gament furnished upon whick willbe won by the Demoecas by this adwinistraion, after gong throug the farce of sending three em.uent bimetai- lists co Europe as a Comm:ssicn for the alleged purovse of secariny the consent of Huropean voverpments to Internaticnal bimetaliisin, does not even wal’ up‘il the Members of that cow- nission baye Officiaily revorted oefore it aubouuces to all the world, through its unancial spoke-man, Secretary Gage, that it dvesn’t want bimetallism at all, either national or international, nly gold monometallism. 0} -_— - ed { itis now Greater New York, the new adaunisiration of the metropolitan c.ty going in on the first of the year. Cie new order of thinus tuat combines vlithe surrounding burgs uuder one nunicipalit : mekes Greater New York the second largest ciiy tm the world, Aeterna omens Oi anne air etee | Late ¢: ucuses in ibe Olio legislature show that Mark Hanna is four votes short of enough to secure bis return to the Senate. Just what ech-mes hr elec. will work velween now and the tion onthe 12th remains to be seen, If he gets back it will be by sharp woik. Genteel Poyerty in Washington “IT never saw so much genteel poy- erty before as exists in Washington, D. C.,” writes a Cabinet member’s wife in the January Ladies’ Home ‘Journal. “You have no idea how many ot these Departmert clerks trembla in their boots for fear of losing their positions with a change of admin. istration and enforcement of, the Civil Service rales. The Departments unfit both men and women for any other: « which ¢ —Chicago News. The Boston Heraid “The newspaper was never more the natuial Bays : and effe tive method of communication | those who desire to ‘uy than it now sc fF 1S, verween those who de.ize to sell and [t is the natural method becaus: all who can read at all instinctively read the newspapers, and swallow ther vontents—adverdsements and all—as faithfully as they swall w > breaktast It coInpetition m*thed because has eliminated the une is the «ff-ct ve ( worly and W.rse than wortliess ad- vertiging devices, and the result is an ait which closely approvehus the fine 4 utsin its rewards and its triumphs, te oe TO CURE NERVvUVUS DYSP PSI4 To Gain Flesh, to Sieep Well, to Know What Appetite and Good Digestion Mean, Mate a Test of Stua.ts Dyspepsia Tablets. Interesting Experience of an [Indianap- olis Gentleman. No trouble is more common or more misunder-tood than ne") ous dyspepsia, People having it think that their nerves are to bla -e and a ¢ surprised that they are no! cured by nerve medicine and spring remedies; the real seat of the inis hief.is lost sight of, the stomach is the orgin to be looked alter Nervous dys epticsof.eu do nét have any pain whateverii the suowach, nor perb-ps any of the usual symptoms of stomach weakness. ervous dyspepe sia shows ifself notin the stomaen so nich as in near y every othe Orgar, in some @ ses the heart peipitates and is rreguiar, in others.t.e kiimeys are Host in cihers the vowels are con- sii,atecd, with headach gs, still others are troubled with oss of flesh and app tite. with accumulation of gas, sour ris:n_s an heartburn Mr A W Sharper of No 6. Pro-pect Sr [Indianapolis Ind, wii esas follows; A motive of pure gratituds prompts me to write these few lives regarding the new and vaiwable medicine Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets IL h.ve been a -uflerer from nervous dyspepsia for the last four years, bave used vario is pat- ent medicines and other remedies without any favorable result, They sometimes give t mporary relief unit! the effects of >he medicine wore off. I jartributed his to my sedentary bh bit-, being a bookkeeper with tittle physical exercise, but I am glad to state thatt e tablets huve overcome all these Opsta- cles, for 1 haye gained in flesh, si p better and am better in every way. the above ls written not for notor ety bat is based on actual fact. Respecttully yours, _ _4@. W. Sharper, 61 Prospect St., Indianapolis, Ind. lt is safe to say that ~tuart’s Dyspep- sia Tablets will cure any stomach weakuess or disease except cancer of stomach, They cure sour stomach, gis ‘oss of flesh and appetite, sleeplessness, pitation, h artburn, constipacion and headache, “Send for yaluable little book on stomach diseases by addressing Stuart “0 Marshall, Mich. R. A. TYSON, Vice-Pres. - REORGANIZED STATHMENT OF THE RESOURCES. Total | $132,118.61 We study carefully the separate needs R. L, DAVIS, Pres’t. ! your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking, J. L. LITTLE, Cash’er: JUNE s5th, 1806. The Bank of Greenville, GREENVILLE, N. C. At the Close cf Business Dec, 15th, 1897. , LIABILITIES. - foans and-Discounts } 2,904 84° Capital stock paid in $23,000.08 Over Drafts — 1,650 67) Undivided Profits , 8,797.98 Premium on Stock 1,009.00) Deposits subject to Check 108,294.88 Due from Banks — 44,598.00$ Due to Banks 199.07 Furniture and Fixtures 1,515 25? Cashiers Checks outstanding 867.88 Current expenses 2.136.57$ Time Certificates of Deposit 960.08 Cash [tems 7.857.51 ee Cash on hand 30,455.77 Total $132,118.61 of our patrons, and shall be glad to have eteammaren _) soem UNDERTAKER _ FUNERAL DIREGIORS AND HeTABLIMH ED ifon SAM. M. SCHULTZ PURK SIDES &SHOULDAR JA ORSAND MMKUGANT'S BUY ing sir year’s supplies will find heir tncerest to get our prices befere pu ‘hasing elsewhere, Ourstock is oraplet ‘ allits braneaes. FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR ie hare EE * ALWAYS AL GOWESE @AR T9052a22, 3nut 3 we buy diroe; from 5 ian actu. ita ‘ JQ JOU, A #B ce stock of FURNITURE the times. Uvr goous areall bought and sold tor CAS! therefore, having io 1isk to run we sellata close margin. W. B. Rodman. W. Demsie Grimes, W ishin.ton, N.C. [Greenyille,N C, ODMAN & GRIMES | ATTORNEYS AT LAW. = Gieenyilie N. C. Practice wherever services are desire. Barbers. —| 7 B.PEN DER, FASHIONAPTH BARBER, Can be found below Five Points. next door to Reflector office, AMES A, SMITH, TONSORIAL ARTIST.” GREENVILLE, N. ©, Patronage solicited. Cleaning, Dyeins and Pressiag Gents Clothes a specialty jf SRBERT EDMUNDS, 4 FASHIONABLE BAREER, Special attention given to cleanin et Cctton anj,Peanut, Below are Norfolk prices of cottor ind peanuts for yesverday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. & Commission_, Mer- chants of Norfolk « OQcTTON, ood Middling or Middling 5} Low Middling § 1-14 rood Ordinary] 4g Tone—stead y, “PEANUTS; Primé 2 ixtra Prime ‘23 “ancy 24 Spanish 80 to 76 Cone—quiet. ™Greenville Market. 'S3 Corrected by 8. M. Schultz.§ ! always on hand ana soldat prices to suit ( 4 at.50 cents. All druggists sell fu'l sized packages | | Butter, per lb 15 to2 Western Sides '§t to 6 Sugar czred Hams 10 to 124 orn 40 to 5 Corn Meal 50 to 60 Flour, Family 4.75 to 6.75 Lard 54 to 10 Oats ye 45 Sugar ‘to 8} to. 2° @5 to1 5 123 to 2) 10 te® EMBALMERS. —O_ We have int t received a new hearse and the nicest line of Cof- fins and Caskets, in word, metal- lic and cloth ever brought to (Freenville. We a29 prepared t fn smbalm- ling in al its forma. Personal attention given to con= ducting fuaerals and bodies en- trusted to our care will receive every mark of respect. Onr prices are tower than ever. Ne do not want monupoly bat wivite Con petition. _ We can be found at any and all times in the John Flanagan Bugey Co’s building. BOB GRESNE & CO. PRACTICAL To ab WORKER. Offers his services to the 3% citizens of Greenville and the ‘8 public generally. ROOFING, GUTTERING, Spouting and Stove Work, a specialty ) Satisfaction guaranteed or QB ) no charges made. ‘Tobacco 3% / Flues made in season. Shop ‘ on Dickinson Avenue. CREEN VILLE hale Academy. The next session of fhe school wi open on MONDAY SEPT. & isvé and eoutinue for 10 months. The terms are as follows Primary Fnglish per mo. 200 Intermediate ** * * & BC Higher he, ae Fn Languages (each) * $1 00 Phe work and disclpline uf the se wud Wii be as heretofore. Weask a continuance of your liberal patronage. W BP. RAGSDALE.® BLOOD Polson A SPECIA&TY. Primary, Second ary or Tertiary Sypillis permanently euredin 1°) to 35 days. You can be treated at home for the same price un- der same guaranty. If you preter to come here we will cuntract to pay rail- road fare and hotel bills, and no charge if we failtocure. If you nave taken mercury, fodide potash, and still have aches and pains, Mucous Patches 1n mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling out, 1t is this Syphilitie Blood Poison that we guarantee to cure. We solicit the most obstinate cases and challenge the world for a ease we cannot cure, This disease has always baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians, 94 00. capital behind our unconditional guaranty. Apsolute proofs sent sealed on application, Addreas COOK REM- EDY CO., 480 Masonic Temple, Chica £0, ate & oH ik Iain Pa as PO sa Aa i } 0 * _— Atintic Crast I ine. " Schedule in Effect Nov. 29th, 189-+ {Departures from Wilmington- NORTHROUND. DAILY No 48~—Paxssenger—Due Veg. 9.35 a. m.. Dolia 10.52 am. Warsaw 11.10 am, Soidshoro 11.58 am, Wil son 12.43 p m, Rocky Mount 1.49 p m, Tarboro 2.50 .p m. Weldon 4,23 p m, Petersburg 6.28 p m, Richmond 7.15: pm Norfolk 6.05 p m, Washing- ton 11.30 pm, Raltimore 12 538 am, Philadelphia 3°45 a m. New York 6.53 am, Boston 3,00 pm. @Re DAILY No 40—Passenger Due Mag - 7.15 pm. nojia 8.55 p m, Warsaw 9.10 p m, Goldsboro 10.10 p m Wilson 11.06 p m. Tarbore 6.45am, Rocky Mount 11 57 pm, Weldon 1.44a m, Nor- folk 10.°0 a m, Petersbarg 8.24 a m, Richmond 4.20 a m, Washington 7.41am, Balti, more 95 4 m, Philadeipnia 11,°5 am, New York 2.02 p m. Boston 9.00 p m. SOUTHBOUND, DAILY No 55—Passengor Due Lake -40 p mm. Waccamaw 5.09 p m, Chad- beurn 5.40 pm Marion 6 42 p m, Florence 7.25 p m, Sum- te: 8.42 pm, Columbia 10 05 0, Denmark 6,80 a m, August to 8.20 a m, Macon 11.30 am, Atlanta 12.15 p m, Charles- ton 10.20 pm. Savannah 2.49 a m. Jacksonville §.20 a m, St. Augustine 10.30 am, Tam pa 6.45 pm, SERRIVALS AT WILMINGTON— FROM THE NORTH, DAILY No. 49.—Passenger—Boston $.45 P.M. 1.03 pm. New York 9.00 pm, Philadelphia 12.05 am, Ba!ti- more 2,50 am, Washington 4.39 am, Richmond 9.05 am Petersburg 9.50 ami Nor Weldou 11.50 am, Tarbore 12.12 ~m, Reeky Mount 1.00 pm, Wilson 2°14 pm, Golds- boro 3.10 pm, Warsaw 4.02 m, Maguolia 4.16 pm, DAILY No. 41.—vassenger--Leave $.30 A.M, Boston 12.00 night, New ~ York 9.30 am, Phifadelphia 1209 pm, Baltimore 2.25 pm. Washington 3.46 pm, Rich- mond 7.20 pm, Petersburg 8.12pm, Norfolk 2.20 pm, Weldon °9.43 pm, Tarbore. 6.01 pm. Recky Mount 5.45 2m. Leave Wilson 6.20 «am. Goldsboro 7-01 am, Warsaw 7.53 am Magnolia 8.05 am. DAILy: No. 61—Passenger.---Leave xcept = New Fern 9.20 am, Jackson- upday yille 10.42 am. This train .7 . “(). > + vines ot Y a’nué street. FROM THE SOUTIL. DAILY No. 54—Passenger—Teave 12,15 P.M. Tampa 8.00 am. Sonford £0 pm. Jacksonville 635 pm. Savanna 12.50 night Char es- ton 5.70 am’ olumbia (5.5: &'n, Atlanta 8.20 am, Macon 9.30 am, Augusta 3.95 piu fenmark 4 5 pm, Senmipr 45 am, Florence 855 an Marion 9.35 am, Chadbour 10.35 am, Lake Waceamas 11,06 am, Train on Sects ' Neck Branch Zoec eaves Wellon 355 > m., Halifax 4,5 Pp. m., arrives Seotland Neck at 5.29 w., Greenville 6,57 p. m., Kinston 7.5 ym. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.. %.m., Greenville 8.52 a.m. Arrivie Hali x af 11:18 a. m., We'don 11.33 ar daily except Sunday. frainson Washnigton Branch leave Washington 8.20 a, m., and2.°% p, arrives Parmele 9.10 a. m., and 4.00 m,, Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returningleay tarboro 3.30 p.m., Parmele 9.25 a.» ‘id 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washingto 11,00 a. m., and 7.20 p. m. Daily ex. nt Sunday. Connects with trains o: 4, 1 {RYT V Qar* Manna ror ELT ts NILA EE STE ALL ABOUT? ~~ T i Fant ve illustrated book o pages descriptive of Texas an: E the resources cf that great ° tat Will be mailed toany address o receipt of eight centsto cover post D. J. PRICE, G,P.&T°A,L&G, NBR A | Pa'estine, exas, East ‘Texas lands are attracting s considerable attention. Mention ' this paper, | ) eIRE UNCOVERED A GAME. Yhe Poker Players Ceased Onl Burning Rocf Fell In, A hitherto unchronicled incident of the old Pike Opera House fire, in 1866, was told a few days ago bya man who at that time was a mem- ber of the fire department, and who still does service with the fire lad- , dies. The incident was characteris. | tic of the times, for in those days, when the town was wide open and the stranger could get any old game at any old place if he had the roll, the fact that a fire, even of the mag- nitude of that famous blaze, was not sufficient to interrupt a seductive game of draw caused no surprise. The like of that Pike fire will probably never occur, for, with the poor facilities with which the fire- men were then equipped and the element of danger which marked their every step, it-has always been regarded as a miracle that no life was sacrificed in the conquering of that famous blaze. The night was well spent and the efforts of the firemen had been so far successful as to practically get the flames under control when it ‘was discovered that the fire had made its way into the building in the rear, which faced on Baker street. Now, this structure was frame and bore the name of shel- When the most talked of games of poker which this town then had in plenty. All through the night lights had blazed brightly from within the place, and the rooms were filled with its habitues, though at times it seemed as if the heat and the proximity of the blaze would com- pel them to vacate, That this was not the case was proved by the fire- men a few moments after it was ob- served that the structure was on fire. A half dozen members of the old hooks No. 2 were sent to the roof with buckets with which to stay the progress of the fire. When they reached the scene of their new la- bors, the roof had been burned through in several places and a clear view of the interior of the upper room was to be had. When ‘the first man _ looked through, he stopped in amazement Kand then’ called his companions to his side. They looked and saw a sight that so filled them with sur- prise that the fire burned unmolest- ed for several minutes. There, gathered around a small oak table, were four men, their faces showing no traces of fear, even as the fire- | brands dropped one by one through the burning roof to the floor below, and the cards were dealt once while the firemen watched the strange sight. | [he crackling of the flames brought the firemen to their senses, and they sprang to their work, and even as they did soa portion of the roof fell with a resounding crash. Carefully they made their way ovei the charred timbers to the spo where they had watched the game but the room was now vacant except for acolored man who seemed tov much frightened to gather up the money which lay in profusion about the floor and table. The firemen clambered through the roof and helped the colored man gather uj) the bills, and then they worked or until the great Pike fire was tappe) out. For many a day in the engin houses that scene was the topic ¢ much conversation, and to this du itis talked about by the men w! witnessed itand told totbeir friend who still recount it. That = mu- have been a poker game whi should have gone down in the au nals of that wonderful and mu written of game as the one wh! was played under circumstanc that would have made the averiy: game a very small affair —play: within a few feet of Cincinnati most talked of fire and interrupter only when the flames were so peur asto scorch the dealer's hands, — Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Fashion In Book Titles. There is a tashion in book titles the same as in everything else. Ev erybody will recall the scarlet titles that were epidemic a short time ago when ‘‘Under the Red Robe, | “ite Red Staireave,"’ “Round the Red Lamp,"’ ‘A Study In Searlet,’’ “The Red Cardinal’ and ‘The Kentucky Cardinal’ were the rage. The title of a book. has come to be the wost important point for the autbor to tering from public view some of the} consider. ‘Lhe Lady of Qualiy | and ‘'Ships That Fars Ln the .. would each have bee less aii aciive| eT i Tribune. by some other nume.—New York | g UNPROGRESSIVE JAPS. - Business Methods Which Prevent Thetr Becothing CQpmercially Powerfal. An American manufacturer, writ- ine from Japan, says that those ularmists who would make the _world believe that the Japanese can do everything don’t know what they are talking about, aud that the peo. ple of the flowery land, unless they ‘change their entire nature, oy, at all events, their methods, can never become formidable commercial ri- vals with any civilized power. The real fact is that the Japs do nothing; they only half do it, and therein lies the cause of their failure. The Jap thinks of nothing but the present; of what he can make now, and how, by making his commodi- ties a little inferior, he can adda few more cents to his profit. If he has to pay more for his labor, the idea of economy, or the boid declara- tion that he can no longer sell at the original price, never strikes him, but he extends the whole of his ingenuity in trying to diminish the quality without any loss in the appearance. There is no such thing as standard quality. You are never eure of getting the quality you are asked to pay for. So much is this so in Japan that a manseldom buys an article without unwrapping and examining it on the spot. The cor- respondent continues: — “The Japanese mind is so small that it is difficult to weigh it with American scales—in fact, it may be said that it is made upof trifles, and itis the attention—the labored at- tention—the Jap gives to these tri- fles which makes him incapable of ever becoming anything more than a& unit in whatever be may be concerned. As an illustration of what I mean, I will give examples which are of daily occurrence. You want to buy an article, and you ask how much it is. The answer is, say, 1 cent. Then you ask how much the articles are by the dozen, fully e.- pecting that you will get them for 10 cents. You are nota littleamazed when the merchant tells you 13 cents the dozen. You get mad, call the mana fool, and insist that you ought to get a reduction by taking a quantity. Not so with the Jap; that is not his way of doing busi- ness. If you take one, he reasons that is 1 cent, but if you take a dozen he will have to count them, and then it will be 138 cents. “Tt is thesame with the manufac- turer. You give him an order for 100 of a kind, and then wish to make it 1,000. Immediately he de- mands an advance in the price. Should he, however, reluctantly agree to take the increased order at the original price, you will proba- bly get the first hundred articles fairly up to sample, but as the de- livery goes on the quality is sure to fall off. And this smallness is not confined to small people. It per- meates the whole country, and one of the leading banks advertises that it allows 4.385 per cent interest on current accounts and 5.115 per cent on savings bank deposits. ’’—Boston CHURCHES,’ BAPTI51—services every Sunday, Praver meetings Rey A W. Setzer, “ring ond evening, bureday evening tec, Sureuy sebaalb G0 A, MM. Dy. Ronerres . Si peorintendent. CACO! TC oo pegu ar services, Pe ISCOPAyTHsrrt fees fourth Sas- mormuy und evening, Lay ser ces second Sep dev morning. Rev. A enves, Rector Senéay seheo! 9 3! WoW OR Brean, Soperimter dant. VET ODIST] servwecs evers Sune y. mornmmne sed «evening. Prayer ting Vedvesday evering, Rev, VV. Wetton, i xstor. Sunday sehoo! 3A. M, 8 KHingten snperin- ndernt names PRESRBYTEH I AN—Serviees 9 third maday. mornin id evenirg. Rev. . Morten Vaster Sunday seheol OA M, FE. 1 Fieklen Superinten- dent, tat TVG ES, \ FL & ALY & Greenville Lodge No feets first ane third \ onday even- g oJ. WV. RenssW. M. LL. L Moore, OF Covenent Lodge No. 17 cefgevery Tues pv evening, J. V. hnson N, G. i H, Pender, sec, “Sot Pr—tor River Lolge No, 93, eetg every Friday evening. He W. Ledbee, ©. 4. A. B. Ellington K.. of and §, . K, *.—Zeb vanee Conucil No. 1696 tsevery Thoe-day evening, W.L. tron, Ro VOR. bang. See K.of .—Insuranee Lodge No. 1169 ts every. Frifay evening. John :.fan, D.. Henry Sheppard, R. f of TH. Pin Cy uneit 206 meets Jory Chorsday nicht «J. 8, Cherry W.B Wilson, See. | QU SEE THAT? wre ' ahhh What Is It? shbhhbh => Itis a picture ot tae celebrated <—-”- PARKER FOUNTAIN. PFS Restin use The outfit ot no business man ig complete without one. The Reflector Book Store has'’a ‘nice assci’ ment ot these Fountain Peng also a beautiful line of Pearl Handle Gold You will be astonished when old Pen varnhow very clb+ap they are, see them an You may never, But should you ever: Want Job Printing e “= Come to.see us. << C ay ©) alae] a\) i uf Je \ wi Cee , i AR ERP Anything from a}@==<<=. V1isitine (Card ——_—T'()- —___ Esui1 Sheeti IPoser., The Daily Refiector | Gives the home news every afternoon at the small price of 25 cents a month. Are you a sub- seriber? If not yoy oucht to be. | The Eastern Reflector. TWICE-A-WEEK. Is only $l a ‘year. I contains the news every __ week, and gives informa-: tion to the farmers, es- pecially those growing tobacco, that is worth many, ,times more than e subscription, pric ; * mes ae} tobe % q. + 7 ee at ed nm - ey SH ce hea ae Ss :: i us - JUPTCOIOUS ADVERTISING. ee EE Creates many anew business, Enlarges many an old business, | Preserves many a large business, Revives manv a dul) business, Rescues wany alost business, Baves many a failing basinese. Secures success to any ‘uriness eterna > TRAIN 4ND BOAT SCHEDULFS: aa Passenger and mail train cong porth,arrives 9:52 A. M. Going south, arrives at 6:57 P. M. The Year and Everything in This Column. een Qdd ¥ellows meet tonight. The tobacco market resumed sales today. Ss “9 30 barrels Red Apples, cheap, at Im. Schultz. The Grand Lodge of *Masons meets in Oxford on the 11th. Ther2 were six new pupils to enter the Male Academy Monday. Is Greenville going to have a ioard i * ia ! {Trade this year? One ought to be organized. as it bas started, ereat record for If this year goes on Mt ig yoing to make a North Bound Freight, arrives! vew buildings. 9:50 A. M., leaves 10:10 A. M Scnth Bound Freight, arrives 9:90 P. M. leaves 9:15 P. Me Steamer Tar River arrives from Warhingtor Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaves for Washing- ton Tuesday. Thursday and Sat- urday: oy SRR Mo “idyertize judiciously,” Use the columns of the REFLECTOR, 1 Weather Rulletin. Fair tonight and Wednesday, warmer The Boo'd cf County Commission- ers were in session again today, The weather bureau predicts fair weather for tomorrow, but the presert local indications look like it will bear watching. A Baltimore man has been indicted | for kicking a mule inthe stomach. If the mule bad kicked him in the stom ach that would have been the end of concerned and it a8 faras the mle is OE OCA 7 | Call at the Reflector Book Store for ledgers and day books to start your new year’s business, Velocipedes, wagons, toy -doll babies tire works, vases, figures, Cups and ssucers, at S, M. ‘schultz. | The all-the-year-rcund advertiseri s the one who keeps best in the minds o! the people and gets the best share to their trade. Tue Reriec tor coidislly welcomes phe return of the topacco boys from heir holiday trips. The hope they all Ihed a pleasant trip, Avan let us remind the business men that there ought to be factories in Greenvule, The trade of every mer- chant would be larger if we bad them The Wilmington Star, the oldest daily paper in the State and one that is always rehable, has put on a new dreas of t pe for the new year, and now shines brighter than éver . WCU. Be NO VU AY- That is the way all dreggists sel GROVES TASTELESS CHILL TON ' for Chilis, Fever and J] form. of islaria: [tis simply trea and Quinine ‘ny atasteless fom. Ch" trer love it probably the.end of him, too. vdults p efer it to bitter, nauseating Sonics, Price, 50¢ and solicit Your Patronage in the future. A complete stock of seneral --- ‘Merchandise | to select from. Dr. Cherles Laugi inghous is sick. J. M. Sparks returned from Kinston Monday. H. A, Whte hes mouveu inio ike Putrick house on Furth sireet. Lonaie Nobles has rou a oh cheat! at Newport News, Va. Miss Pattie Skinner returned to school at Salem today. Rev. £. D. Brown. returned to Kins” (Onl onduy evePing. WH. Ricks bes moved into the Albritton house on (otaned street. Dr. R. L. Carr returned. Monday eviuing from *Tarbore” via Balogh. mY | i J.D. Gwyunreiuricd Monday ev. 0 ing trem tas boliday trij to Kosugviile. J.C Jordan returned Morday evel ing trom bis holiday visit to Daiyille. | Airs. L, b. Hardie returney Mun day trom a holiday vst | Wilms D | H. B. Harres ha. tivves mio the; hous belonging to He. A. Sutin, cn) Sutton lane. P, H. Gorman evenla, trom Richmonit where he speinl | 8 . ‘ the ho idays. Cubic Li vignday | J. b. Lighttooi is back agein fom { | . . | Richmond where be had been to spend | the Lolidays. G.dJ, Woodwaru even) g from Duriam where he uined daond: y i spc nt | 4 Lovit Hines, of Ki ‘ston, spent Mon: j day bere and returned heme on the! the holidays. evening train, | Miss Sallie Rountree, ef Kinstor, | came over this morni g to visit Mrs | M. H. Quinerly. i Harry Skinner, &. Peynard ond’ | | 1 evening from Durhim wheres he wen | , | { ta spend hist os, Wiss Rosalind Reanree return d home Monday evening from her hobidiay visit fo S@otlanad N. eG. ned nV Ves ov. lL Bown dau liber, Miss Jame, ro uu a beet Vbop ey irom a viet to barboro, Miss Bettie Ty sop returaed: Mos: day evebldt from Wilson where she has been spending the hovtdays. “ush W Holcombe returned Moa day evening trom ppeading the hoitda ys ac bis eld bom: in Danville. Miss Adtie Hines, of Ayder, was visiting Mass Imma Haris, re- ev-ning. who turned home Monda / Mis, Julia Nelson, ef Hobgoed, who has ben visiting her brother, Rk LL, Humber, returned home today. Miss’ Magcie Bagley, of Conetoe, Wwuo bas Yeen visting ie taady of W. k. Wilson, returned home today. Ernest Forbes and his sisters, Misses Deila Helen bk uibes, Monday evening from Wi'son iney bad been spetding the holidavs. Misses Katie Mocre Baynor, of Washinton, who have been visiting the family of Allen Warren, and resurned where and Mumie returned heme today. TODAY’S MARKETS. Cotton sold in Greenviile, 5¢ NEW YORK. 14 ‘i Christmas aud. s: J. W. Perkins left this inerning foe | y oC ‘ } Washington City. W. 1) Corbett returned Mo nay) o ee os cr dd 1] Y REFLECTO RB _ BRAND NEW. HOMEWARD BOUND. 3 | | = wae Holiday Folks Still Moving. as =! mae yt We _t @ SAAR BA YAAAAA St x We Roturn « Many thanks bs for the larg» Se A AAAAE NANA a ; ia SIMS = We enjoyed. We stillhave a splen- did stock to select fr m ac at s | €3¢ Hou i «, ); { fan “ eo on] rN ONE RT WD B. AK a De RC?R Py ie Voss 2 s sar Ww Pet ®) Ue ‘ OOOO OO ORO AW eee =, | AA ewe LIM TAI LM WY MOM ¥. wOe pet = ie eda Pty 4" aera! f eI ff x ee : «6 ¥ f 4 a , % ‘i f $ ¥y De RL Bell a ate Ce, WE) 77 isi SS ] oP“ ; vif % er e 45° ott te Fy oS ct * ¥ ( ¥ J ‘ ~ Viet é in Se Mt, $n at pel yD A a . Ryn # ae Liman a te ‘ve return thanks for the large trade we cit your patronage for ’ | dis th New Fear, Lang Seils Cheap. a FLEMING, © 5 COX, ea: , , Vice Pres. CHERRY. § . ees ae wr ls - HENRY HARDING, Ass’t Cashie''} i] 10,000; Maximany $100,000, Organized oS zm as a ' oo ~ & . Witney 4: “intuion ) June lst, 1897. 1» a £ OD ae | The Bank of Pitt County, GREENVILLE, N. C. a Nel Ne Nal Nec ee iN, we Report of tha Coadition at the Clore of Business December Ltn, 1897, 9 ¢ RESOUR ES. > LIABILITIE:. Loans. Discounts and Bills anit 1 Stock $10,000.08 receivable 8° 6,760.94 5 Deposits subject to Check 20,806,68 Due from Bonks Aas, 838 ushiers ( h-eks out tanding 7°,17 Cash in Vaut 10,44 .2+5Certiied Checks 136.0% Over Drafts 552 Ov , ‘me Certitieates of Deposits — 1,793.22 Furniture and Fixtures 529.7 SSurplus and profits less expenses ——} und taxes paid 1,016.64 $35,829.77 8 $33,829.78 ‘ovreet attest: ’ ‘ ’ : Correct attest 1. E. B. Wegs, Cashier of the above A. &. COX, me |, Ww. | IGGS bank, do certify that the above state ue 0 ment is correct. E. B. HIGGS. Dr. W. EH. BAGWELL ML ‘a * s ' a Let your fist “ow year resolution be ; Wehave a .arzse on Tne RerLector ust tet SLUR i GOODS | ustarrived. Comear gee us. \ypamereueet — ro eet 1898. ~ FOR RENT. On Dickerson Avenue. A nine-room house, with kitcheu,, par try, buttler’s pantry, smoke house. W 10'| house, stam ples, barn, buggy house, two gardens, and a good well of water, For terms apply ta. W. H. WHITE. cavemen, co. wD Fk (OM om Soult EGGaiNUTT Phone No.10.! - | Corron Opening, Noon, Close, January 577 5.76 5.7 March 5,88 5,82 0.84 May 5.92 692 . 9.92 August. 6.05: 6,04 6.05 CHICAGO, Wueat Opening. Noon, Close. January 904 894 903 May 913 903 914 RIBS. * - January 465 4474 May 4624 4624 Pork. Janurry 895 8973 900 May. 925 9173 920 df GOOD 4 SUM : / * ; TH GENIE SUPPLY 0 4