2 t THE DAILY REFLECTO 0. J WHICHARD, Editor and Owner. TRUTH IN PREFERENCE TO FICTION. oman Ate ert TERMS +825 Cents a Month, Vol. 7. GREENVILLE, N. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1898. —— No, 956 | WASHINGTON LETTER. ‘Eee From our Regular, Correspondent. ) WasHinaTon, D. 0. Jan 14, 98. How can a President who 18 an honest and conscientious birme- tallist keep a Sectetary of the Treasury in his Cabinet who is so wedded to the gold standard as to endorse the statement that bimetallism—a double standard— ig an impossibility? That was the question asked in the minds of many when Secretary Gage, sitting beside the chairman of the House Committee on Bank- ing acd Currency, endorsed that statement made ex—Senator Edmonds, President of the so- called monetarv conference, and believed to be the paid attorney of the gold riag, who appeared before that committee in behalf ofthe goldstanaard bill prepar- ed by the Commission. The question would probably not have been asked had not Senator Chandler just previously stated hat he had Mr. McKinley’s own word for it that he was in favo? of bimetallism, and to clinch his statemént added: “Mr. McKinley jg ag good a bimetallist as I am.” Tt that is true. Senator Chandler ean hardly be a good bimetallist, notwithstanding his constant claims to be such. Sonator Chandler at the same time said that Mr. McKinley told him that the international pimetallism fake was not dead, and thathe intends to send the commission to Europe again. A considerable number of voters were probably fooled in the Presidential campaign by that international bimetellism plank of the republican platform, but Mr. McKioley wust have lost much cf the political shrewdness with which he has becn credited if he beleives it can be used to fool them again. So fav as they can be seen, the results of the first week’s coDsi- deration of tho Hawaiian treaty by the Senate arenot satisfactory to the adyocates of annexation, Last woek when notics was given thai the treaty would ba taken up Monday and considered daily} until disposed of, its friends were yery confideni that votes enougi were insight to furnish the two-~ thirds needed for ratification, and it looked as though their confi- dence was justified. Presto, change: And ratification is again ia doubt, owing to the de- fection of Senators who had been counted for it. Among those who have charged aad come equarely out against ratification are Sen- ators Thurston, of Nebraska, and | weg: both of whom |@sq000 Gear of lowa, . claim to have been influenced by the sugar beet industry of their states; and of Ill, are now placed in the doubtful column. Unless Mr. McKinley can whip these Sena- tors back into line, or bbe them with patronage, into voting for annexation, there isn’t much probabilityof the treaty being rati- fied. | The boss of the big boss is what they are calling Senator Joseph Firealarm Foraker just now. There isn't the slightest) doubt that Boss Hanna owes his election to the Senate to Foraker, . . nor that he would rather have} owed it to any other man in the world. Foraker was in Washing- ton waiting for Hanna, through | & Senators |: tp. ca: Sy Weilington, of Wis., and Mason, |’ iC Mr. McKinley to get.down and ask for his help and agree to his terms. Hannathought he could buy his way through without regardto Foraker. At the last minute he gotrattied and notified Mr- McKinlev to’ get Foraker’s help on the best terms ho could, but to get it. Ittook Mr. McKin- ley and Senator Foraker two or three hours to come to terms, but it the end Foraker had his way 2nd had sent the telegram to Columbus that ensured Hanna’s election to the Senate. The terms upon which Mr. McKinlay secured Foraker’s assistance for Hanna were, of course, secret but they probably include much that would interest Ohio repub- licans and were certainly advan- tageous personally to Ioraker. The irrepressible Jerry Simpson injected a little amusement into debate in the House by telling the anti’s that whether they would be allowed te consider a bill for tle modification or repeal of the civil service law, later cn, would depend entirely on the Speaker, of whom he added: “He is the whole thing and runs the House.” Amid the laughter, which follow— ed Eli Quigg, Boss Platt’s man, tried toget funry by turning to Jerry and asking: “No; he never consuks me and I never consult him.” The HKepublican members of want to pigeon hole the Stanley Matthews resolution, “ declaring that the United States bonds are payable in silver, at the option of the government, which was offered by Serator Teller, and referred tothiscommittee. They say that the reporting of the resolution will cause neecless agitation; that it has been adopted by Congress ard thar its readoption now by the Senate, when it is known that the House would not be allowed to yote upon if, eceomplhish But the Democrats haye no idea of allowing the resolution to ba smothored, They mtend that ii shall bereported and yoted unon. fi will put the Senators on record, as well as serve as a notice to the vold standard administration that its efforts for gold bond lJegisla- vion also belong in the “needless acitation” class. would The House haying let oft its surplus steam in discussing the ciyu service question a whole ‘week is now jogging aiong with routine work on the appropria- tions. — the close of the ciyil Bervice | the Senate committee on Finance | nothing. : AT THE CHURCHES. Smt eeed Where You Can Worship;Sunday vaca, UBL Methodist churen—sunday-school at 9:30 A.M. Preaching at 11 A. Mey and 7 P. M. by Rev. N. M. Watson. Baptist church—Sunday School at 9:30 A. M. Preaching at 11 A. M, and 7 P. M. by Rev. A. W. Setzer South Greenville Sunday-school at 4 P.M. D.D. Haskett, Superintendent. Eypiseopal churgheeeSunday School at 9:30 A, M. Presbyterian chureh—Sunday school at 9:30 A.M. Preaching at 11 A. M. and 7 P. M. by Rev. J. B. Morton Morning subject: ‘History of the Lord's Supper.’ Evening subject : se reer te eR eet en -- SHITS & OVERCOATS | Now fora clean-up. There | wil be no dull lull here. The noliday rush is over, but we are now fixing the store to rights. Seores of worthy Suits and “Church Unity, not Church Uniform: ty.” vice. Lord’s Supper at morning sers Tronical [fs If a man cultivates bad habits he js apt to reap earthly miseries. If a man tries to act smart he always succeeds in maxing a fool of himself. If you have a horseshoe over the door and it doesn’t fall on your head you are lucky. If you betray your seeret to anocher you sdrrender your liberty into his keeping, Ifa girlis over anxious to gef mar- ried she seldom succeeds in capturing a good husband. Marriage Licenses. The Register of Deeds issued mar— riage licenses to the fellowing couples this week. WIITE. J. d+ Culifer acd Reboeea Stock, Jobn Elmore and Trecy Elmore. W.S. Cox and Mnelia EK. Forns. COLORED. Horrace Smith and Amanda Barnes. « Moses Belcher and Sarah Speight. Isaac Williams and Leona Morris. Randall Blount and Mary Ioreman, J. U. Gardner and Emma Suctone - Man hilled. Itis reported in town today flat | near Hieaddock’s X Roads, Frid 1 wy one hes Mr, Ed. “ox, 2 white man, VOouns (*., LATO Dee ‘The killed a colored man named Asi er by cutting the latter’s throat, “olored man was found on the road this We not «et further particulars except tat too much could any ; morning. whiskey was the cause of the trouble. Medames J. B. Cherry and W. M, Bond will sing a duet atthe Methodist church tomorrow morning, “The In- visible Land.” strangers in the city are cordially in- vited. Thanks To our friends and cus- tomers tor theii kind and liberal patronage during the past year. For the coming seasons of 1898 we pro- pose to offer you the choicest of goods in General Merchandise at a reasonable price. During the month ot January we will sell all of our surplus stock at a low ‘ price to make for spring goods. © | WR Overcoats that mugt go. It’s every man’s chance---it’s a grand time for the hardest earned dollars. The shal- lowest of purses were never so po- | tent. For the merchandise-— quick moving prices. For the customers--money finding prices. i There's a prize for every comer. THE KING CLOTHIER. ¢ al i | & | ete Ce 1898. To Our Patrons. 189 | We start the New Year with a clean stock of Dress Goods and Trimmings, Shoes, Capes and Cloaks and ask your patronage. We wish to thank our many friends for their liberal trade and beg a continuance of the same. fmm, # eet a ae 5. Q en te = Lang’s Cash House. De T urkey Roos’ Too High, Oh, little chillun de worl’s so wide Dat modders moan an’ sigh, Dar’s a turkey roostin’ on de odder side But’e rcos’ too high, too high. That’s the way with most things these days ‘ the price is too high for5c cotton, but we “ware determined to sell7~ CHOTLIN, NOUnS, and have made prices that will sell them. Come Ei 5 ae 5 ENTS FURNISHINGS, eh ee a “DAILY REFLECTOR te D J. WHICHARD, Editor.’ erm tilt. EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT: SUNDAY). geet nn a Rpinred as second-class mall matter. ea ten rt iphone ete ai RSC?IPTTON RATES. ‘no venr, - « - . $3.0 ye “month, - + . 25 ‘ne week. . - * ~“ 10 Delivered in town by carriers without axtre cost. Advertisng rates are liberal andcan he aden application to’ the editor or at ‘e offier: =——— a We Aacire wa eorrespondent at ve'v nastaffee inthe county, who will “in brief items of NEWS as If OCCNTS =oaeh neighborhood. Write plainly ‘Ton von one side of the pape". ne ‘Reese teenie racmnamnee te * SATMRIAL. JANUARY 15, 1898. — a, —— pecan na eres Creer ener at OO There has been right much contro— versy during the last year in the cotton growing States over the cotton acreage. There have been numerous remedies sugzested and conventions ‘ealled and they have discussed the situation pro and con, they have enacted and resol ved and despite all this and the heavy overflows in the Mississippi valley which retarded cotton planting to so Jate in the season that many thought that the crop would be cut shor’ from this one cause fully two and a half million bales, and yet after all this the cro» 1s about to turn out the largest crop ever crown in America. This problem of overproduction of cotton is a mest alarming ene for not only the farmers, but tor all classes of people especially in the South Atlantic States, and from many years of expt= rience in the pastit is clearly demon- strated beyond a doubt that the holding of conventions in different parts of the South to curtail the acreage has availed othing. This ean be attributed — to several causes but most important to our tind is the fact that the class of farmers that you want to reach rareiy | attend or are influenced by these con— ventions. Then again each farmer figures to himself that his neighbor 1s going to redzee and hence if he increases he will get a better price for his crop, and the trouble is that ail On the whole the valculate this way, cotton farmer is the most cheerful and hopeful scul in the world. How many men in other professions would conduct a business, year after year, When they know at the end of each year that theirs was a losing game. Put the cotton farmer hopes and hopes against hope and during the tall and winter months be is gloomy and downcast, but as the spring ap- proaches and a tew conventions are held to resolve against a large acreage he again assumes his contented frame of mind and cheerily goes to work to grow another big erbp of cotton. He works hard himself and works his children hard and in the fall sells his cotton again fer five or probably six cents, This same old thing has been going on now for the last five years anda glance? at the condition now of numbers of our farmers, who ten years ago were well to do, happy and pros— perous, will convince any one that a chanze is absolutely imperative. This condition has come upon us by such degrees that its awful effects could net be perceptibly felt at first. There hes been some talk of. governmental the acreage. The acreage ought to be restricted but this plan is thoroughly interference to restrict cotton, mpracticable. Conventions to date aave accom. plished nothing and the only rélief it seems to us lies with the farmers thems selves. Each individual tarmer is a factor and if ‘they will start at the bottom of the ladder, that is, let each community get together and agree that they will only plant so much cotton to the korse and stick to it,in @ years few successful experience would unite the farmers and once thoroughly united on this live no power could break in, The country is ail right for another year. Congress has made a big appropriation to continue the free ‘seed distribution. eas Congress has talked out on the discussion to repeal the civil servite law and is now tackling the question of annexaiing Hawaii. Anything to kill time and spend money. Hanna is not going to be let down so eazy after all, There are all kinds of frauds charged in connection with his recent election and the Ohio Legis- lature has has demanded an investiga= tion. aeRO RAAT nc ORIGINAL OBSERVATIONS. Made by Orange Va., Observer. The rooster is the oldest crowk now- ledgist. Col dweat her has a wave its ow. of Weeping over the country. That day is best spent in which the most good is accomplished for others. Property that cannot be taken with us into another world is not worth a creat deal. The less of reasoning power and fewer ideas a man has the more arbi- trary and egotistical he 1s. To be lied about teaches u3 not to believe one-tenth of the bad things we | hear al out other people. Phe person who gives us new thoughis is better to us than one who only gives miterial presents. The patent medicine man is a public benefactor—he supplies the people with two-thirds of their literature. Tell ine not in silent slumbers life js but a peaceful dream; if the old man anores by numbers, kick him out and sleen serene, Phe bald-headed man has one satis— faction anyhow no wayward son ot his ean bring down his gray hairs in sorrow to the grave. alee Notice to Crecitors. The Clerk of the Superior Court of. Pitt County having this dey issued to me letters of administration upon the estate of Sidney EK, Buck, deceased, no- tice is hereby given to all persons hold- ing claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned for payment on or before the 15th day of January, 1899, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate paymeiit tome, This Jan. 14th, 1898, J.J. BUCK, Admr. of Sidney E, Buck, ~ a Wehave a !argeye> STOOK OF ) YI GOODS just arrived. Come in see us. ALLY g * VATS BAY AND FLOL im As ” ie ; 10 GE SW WE'LL GET ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE. Toil in the cities and till the ground. The world is green and wide, And some of these days, when the world turns round, We'll get on the brighter side. ‘ Sow and reap and work and weep For the blessings that are denied, And some of these days, in the morning’s rays, We'll get on the brighter side. Some of these days in the thorny ways Will the lilies of joy abide. The birds will sing, and the bells will ring, And we'll get on the brighter side. Then toil in the cities and till the ground, Whatever may be denied, For some of these days, when the world turns round, ‘ We'll get on the brighter side. —Atlgnta Constitution. A Strange Experience. John Hamilton and Dan Hemin- gray have been commercial men for many years. Yesterday they were taking dinner together at the Stag when Hamilton:said: ‘Perhaps one of the strangest ex- periences I ever had was in connec- tion with the terrible Ashtabula ac- cident. It was by the narrowest escape that I missed it. I had been in that city for a day and a half and had made arrangements to take that very train when, as I stepped out of the hotel, I had some trouble witha stranger. He was about half drunk, ready to fight, and when I happened to jostle him he turneu and punched my head. Of course I had to punch back, and we were both arrested and locked up. One of my customers bailed me out, and rushing to the hotel I grabbed my satchel and was off for the train. I was within a block of the depot when I’’— “When you fell over a dog and was delayed and didn’t catch the train,’ said Dan Hemingray. “Just so, sir. But how did you know?” “Oh, I’ve heard that story told by 15 difierent men.”’ “Did they all say it was a. bull- dog?” “Every one of them.”’ ‘And they were so grateful to him that they bought him a silver col. lar 4” ‘Quite true.” ‘And they presented the may who raised the row on the street with them with $50 in cash@”’ “Just $50, si” “Then all I’ve got to say,” said Hamilton, ‘‘is that the mysteries of life are past finding out.’’—Cincin- nati Enquirer. Poetic Personifications of Evil, Marlowe’s Mephistopheles is the fiend of the English renaissance. Milton’s satan and Bunyan’s Apol- lyonarethe solemn figures conjured up by Puritan faith and art in the time of England’s greatest religious feryent. Lastly, Goethe’s Mephis- topheles typifies, in its cold cynicism and materialism, a spirit developed by that period in German history known as“‘Sturm und Drang.” It is hardly true that Marlowe made a philosopbical interpretation of the Faust legend. Such was neither his own nature nor the tendency of the art of his time. Butif his tragedy asa whole is viewed in relation to the century it seems pregnant with the old warning, ‘‘What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”’ This is the somber moral tone in Mar- lowe’s verse against the materialisin of his own life and the selfish soul destroying rush for the finite in the renaissance period, ‘‘Dr, Faustus”’ is a dramatic version of a combina- tion of popular stories and ideas, consisting of detached scenes often borrowed for the mere amusement of a vulgar audience, acted by char- acters constructed in the convention- al types of common fancy, the whole action being impelled by a mon- strous but pathetic spirit of evil, whois the embodiment of current superstition and belief and a mix- ture of the comic and sublime.— ‘Poet Lore.’’ , Not Indefensible. ‘*Mike,’’ said his employer, ‘‘some of your ideas about polities are ab- solutely indefensible.”’ “Oi don’t think so,’’ said Mike. “Oi’vo licked half a dozen fellies in my toime for disagreein wid my oideas,’’—Cincinnati Enquirer. The standard which the Spanish conqueror of Mexico, Hernando Cortes, used in. his march from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico, nearly four centuries ago, was until recent- | ly preserved at a little church in the capital of the state of Tlaxcala, In 1820 anthracite coal was first successfully used in Philadelphia for generating steam, and it. was not until 20 years later that anthracite fuel was employed with success in a blast furnace by David Thomas at Catasauaua, Pa. Phe a STATE NEWS. At the late meeting of the Grand Lodge ot Masons at Oxtora Mr. B. N. Duke, of Durham, -cffered to donate $7,500 to the Oxford Orphau Asylum if the Masons will raise a like amount this year. The offer was accepted and the Masons will raise the amount specified. | Asheville and Charlotte have both recently held poultry shows. The Weldon News has revived “The Beautiful Snow.” Though it was “republished by request” Bro. Sledge should be made to “set in” for halt an|% hour. There is a case of small pox in Wilmington. The Tarboro Southerner is 76 years old. Surely a good old age for a newspaper. Cctton end Peanut, Below are Norfolk prices of cotton. and peanuts for yesterday, as furnished by Cobb Bros. & Commission Mer- chants of Norfolk - | CCTTON, Good Middling £3 Middling «9 5} Low Middling - 5 1-14 Good Ordinary 4} Tone—steady a PEANUTS: Prime 2 Extra Prime 2t ™mancy "248 Spanish 60 to 75 Tone—quiet. Greenville Market. Corrected by S. M. Schultz. Britter, per lb 15 to2 Western Sides 54 606 Sugar ected Hams 10 to 124 49 to An 50 to 60 4,75 to 5.75 Corn . Corn Meal Flour, Family Lard 54 to 10 Oats 35 to 4 Sugar 44 tog Coffee 84 to 2 } Salt per Sack 65 to 1 Bo Chickens 12} to 2) Eggs per doz 12) Beeswax. per 26 Cotton feed,per bushel 10 to DIRECTORY. CHURCHES, BAPTI5i1—services every Sunday, mworing and evening. Prayer meeting Thursday evening. Rev. A. W. Setzer, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A, M. ©. D. Rountree, Superintendent. CATHOLIC—No regular services. *-EPISCOPAL—Services 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, Superintendant. METHODIST—~—Services everv Sun- day, morning and evening, Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Rey. N. M. Watson, Pastor. Sunday school 9:30 A. M. A B. Ellington, Superin- iendent. PRESBYTERIAN—Services — third Sunday, morning and evenirg. Rev. J. B. Morton. Pastor. Sunday school 9:20 A M. E,. B. Ficklen Superinten- dent, LUDGES. A..F. & A. ¥.—Greenville Lodge No | 284 meets first and third Monday eyen- ing. J. M, Reuss W. M, L. I. Moore, Sec. | I. 0.0. F.—Covenent Lodge No. 17 Meets every Tuesday evening. J. V. Johnson N,G. LL. H. Pender, Sec. K. ot P.—Tar River Lodge No, 3, meets every Friday evening. H. W. Whedbee, ©. C. A. B. Ellington K. of R. and 8, R. A.—Zeb vance Couucil No. 1696 meets every Thursday evening. Wilson, R, M.R. Lang, Sec. K.ot H.—Insurance Lodge No. 1169 mecots every Friday evening. John Fianagan, D. Henry Sheppard, R A.L of H, Pitt Ceounei! 236 meets every Thursday night, J. B, Cherry 1 yar Ob Wilan~ see. ASPECIALTY. Primary, Second ary or Tertiary Sypillis permanently cured in 15 to 85 days. You can be treated at home for the same price un - der same guaranty. If you prefer to come here we will contract to pay rail- roud fare and hotel bills, and no charge ifg,we fail tocure. If you have taken mercury, iodide potash, and _ still have aches and pains, Mucous Patches in mouth, Sore Throat, Pimples, Copper Colored Spots, Ulcers on any part of the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling out, itis this Sypbilitie Blood Poison that we guarantee to cnre. We solicit the moet obstinate cases and challenge the world for a case we cannot cure, This disease has always baffled the skill of the most eminent physicians, $500- 900 capital behind our unconditional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on application: Addreas COOK REM- m, Rocky Mount. 1.00 pm, Wilson 2°lz pm, Golds- boro 3.10 pm, Warsaw 4.02, pm, Magnolia 4.16 pm, DAILY No. 41.—Vassenger-~Leave $.50 A.M, Boston 12,00 night, New York 9.30 am, Phitadelphia 12.09 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, Tarboro 6.01 pm. Rocky Mount 5.45 am. Leave Wilson 6.20 am, ‘roldsboro 7:01 am, Warsaw 7.53 am. Magnolia 8.05 am. DAILy No. 61—Passenger---Leave xcept New Fern 9.20 am, Jackson- unday —yille 10.42 am. This train é % F, 5 ‘ (Cy * wyines +) Walnwé street. FROM THE SOUTEE : DAILY No. 54—Passenger—Leave 2,15 P. M. Tampa 8.00 am. Sonford 1.50 pm, Jacksonville 635 pm, Savanna 12.50 night, Charles- ton 6.30 am,Columbia 5.50 an, Atlanta 8.20 am, Macon 3.30 am, Augusta 3.05 pm, Denmark 4.55 pm, Sumpter 45 am, Florence 8.55 am, Marion 9.35 am, Chadbourn 10.35 am, Lake Waccamaw 11.06 am, Train on Scotlend NeekBranch Zoad @aves Welion 3,55 p,m., Halifax 4,30 Pp. m., arrives Scotland Neck at 5.20 p m., Greenville 6.57 p, m., Kinston 7.55 p.m. Returning, leaves Kinston 7.50 &.m., Greenville 8.52 a. m. Arriving Hali’ x atli:S a, m,, Weldon 11,33 ain daily except Sunday. frainson Washnigton Branch leave Washington 8,20 a, m.,and2.20 p.m trives Parmele 9.10 a. m., and 4.00 8) iL, Tarboro 9.45 a. m., returningleaves arboro 3.30 ps m., Parmele 9.35 a. m. und 6.20 p. m,, arrives Washington “11,00 a, m., and 7.20 p.m. Daily ex- nt Sunday. Connects with trains on ceotland Neek Branch. Train leaves varpory, N C, via Albe= aurle & Raleigh R. &. daily except Sun- ay,at 55) p.m.,Sunday 405 P, M3 «trive Plymouth 7.40 P. M., 6,09 p, rm. teturning igaves Plymouth daily except Sunday, 7.50 a, m., Sunday 9.00 a ™., wrrive Tarboro 10.05 a.m and 12. 00 Trainon Midland N. C. branch leaves ttold’boro daily, except Sunday, 7.19 a M. arriving Smithfield 8.30 a, in. Re- turning leaves Smithfield 9 00 a.m, ar. rive at Goldsbors 10.25 a, m. , Trains on Latta branch, Florence R %., leave Laita 6.40 pm, arrive Dunbar 7.50 pm, Clio 8.05 pm. Returning leave Cliot6.10am, Dunbar 6.30 a m. amie Latta 7.50 a m, daily except Sun- av. : Train on Clinton Sranch leayes War- saw for Clinton daily, except Suuday, 11 20 a. m. and 4,15 p, m:* Returning leaves Cinton at7.00 a. m. and3,00 pm, Train No. 78 makes close conn at Weldon forall points daily, all rail vi tichmone, alse at Rovky Mount with Norfolk and UarolinaR R for Nouiolk én all points North via Norfolk. H. M. EMERSON, Gen’) Pass, Agent - . EMERSON, Tea 72 ‘« KEENLY. Gen?! * depp a ALL ABOUT | yy A handsomely illustrated book o 200 pages descriptive of Texas anc E the resources. of that great “ta t will be mailed to any adéress oe reeeipt of eight cents to cover post- xX Age. D. J. PRICE, G, rs & . Aina I. & GQ. N, kh. aw. A ' Palestine, Texas, ‘East Texas lands are attracting considerable ‘attention, Mention S this paper. A WOEBEGONE COUNTRY. Life In Algeria as an English Writer Describes It. The Algerian question, says a writer in the London Times, is de- pendent not upon men, but upona simple physical phenomenon, a ques- tion of temperature, a matter with which God alone can deal. If Algeria were 2 degrees farther south or 10 degrees farther north, all would be changed. Instead of a region, which is neithgr European nor co- lonial, we sh@uld have the most marvelous country In the world.: It would beat Santo Domingo, Ceylon and India, because, being at the very doors of France, 48 hours from Paris and 60 from Brussels and London, it would be a suburb of Europe, whither, 15,000,000 or 20,000,000 of emigrants would came to cultivate coffee, indigo, vanilla, sugar, cotton, pepper—in a word, all colonial prod- acts. On the other hand, if it were situated 10 degrees farther fo the north Algeria, whose virgin soil con- tains mineral wealth at present in- capable of exploitation, would rival Normandy, Auvergne, Beoune and Picardy, as well as the plains of Bel- gium. It would be the land flowing with milk and honey of the Scrip- tures and would contain no longer a population of 10,000,000 to 25,000,- 000, but after 50 years one of 30,- 000,000 or 40,000,000. It would be- come an empire—the African em- pire. a But, as it is, what is the condition of Algeria? The sugar cane has no sugar; itis inferior bamboo. The coffee berry is empty. The cotton is too short for spinning. The cocoa palm is incapable of bearing fruit. The indigo plant comes to nothing. The pineapple does not ripen. A hothouse is necessary for the va- nilla. Of spices we had better not speak. There is nothing here to com- pare with Brazil or India. And for European produets it is still worse. Corn becomes hard in the third year. A mealy potato is a myth. Oxen in the fourth generation dwindle from 800 kilograms weight to 150 pounds. Fowls are poor, fruit wormy, even the banana being pasty. True, there are a few good oranges, but the wine is harsh and rough, the sugar of the grape not being capable of being entirely con- verted into alcohol and carbonic acid. along the line. The human race shares in this de- generation. Rare are the children of a third generation who do not succumb to memingitis, tuberculosis or aifections of the spinal marrow. What is to be done? How fight against these conditions which affect all living organisms, plants and ani- mals? There isno remedy, Lite— pardon the truism—is a question of temperature. Beyond or within cer- tain limits it is death. In cold re- gions or lands occupying bastard zones every living thing is blasted, and Algeria, in spite of its fascina- tions, of its admirable sites and of the fruitlessness of its soil, is sub- ject to this law of what I may call ‘“bastardization.”’ Everything there is still born. I putaside the burning question of race, the hatred of which is doubled by the scorn professed -by the Mohammedan for the Christian dog. ILinsist solely on this brutal fact, which has never been noted— that in Algeria it is always too cold or too Warm or not cold enough and not warm enough, and that for this reason the country is, as it were, under an evil eye. Discouraging. A young matron of an inquiring turn of mind consulted a fortune teller the other day. ‘Of course, I’m not really superstitious,’’ she said, as she recounted her experience to a teacup coterie. ‘But I had heard wonderful tales of his skill in palmistry, and as I had always had a-horror of a lonely, loveless, poor old age, I thought I’d ask him what. he could tell me about my future.” “Oh! What did he say?” asked a young thing, in her teens, who was making calls under mamma’s wing. ‘He told me my disposition first. Told it very well too. Said. I was married and would never be a wid- ow; that I was well off in this world’s goods and would probably have a good deal of pleasure before I died. I insisted on the old age ques- tion, whether or not I would be hap- py or lonely at'70. His answer was cheerful. It has put my doubts to sleep. He said, very solemnly, ‘Madam, you will not have an un. happy old age, as it is extremely unlikely that you will live to pe 40.’ Encouraging, wasn’t it?’’ — New York Commercial. } In short, there is a rebuff all! eNOS Sane VANDERBILT’S START. Daniel Drew's Story of the Help Given by Mrs. Vanderbilt. “One stéry about Commodore Cor- nelius Vanderbilt was told to me many years ago by Daniel Drew, and I have no doubt but that it is authentic,’ said a man who has known intimately the men who have made New York history during the last half century. ‘‘ Various stories have been printed about the begin- nings of Vanderbilt’s fortune, and they all go to show that luck played a very insignificant part in them. Vanderbilt madé money because of his,energy and his shrewdness, but I don’t believe that it is generally known that Mrs. Vanderbilt aided him very materially at a time when he thought a good investment was slipping through his hands because ‘pat ot enough money to take advantage of his pportunity.. “Daniel Drew knew Vanderbilt well, and: before his death he fre- quently entertained his friends with stories about: the commodore’s early life. It was when Vanderbilt was simply an energetic young cap- tain connected with the Union line for Philadelphia and Baltimore, ‘through to Philadelphia in one day,’ that the incident of which Mr. Drew delighted to tell uccurred. In those days the steamer Emerald, Captain C. Vanderbilt, left her wharf on the north side of the Battery at noon every day, Sundays excepted, with passengers for New Brunswick and back by boat for the pleasure of the trip. New Brunswick’s hotel, or halfway house, was dirty and ill kept. Mrs. Vanderbilt saw her op- portunity. She suggested to her hus- band that they should take the ho- tel, refit it and run it in a style that would attract guests. Vanderbilt thought well of it, and after leasing the hotel he took his family from his father’s little house at Stapleton to live in New Brunswick. As Mrs. Vanderbilt had suggested the scheme, her husband told her that she might run the hotel herself and have the profits. ‘ ‘‘Mrs. Vanderbilt was a strong, industrious, frugal woman, and she turned the hotel upside down, clean- ed it and made it fit for guests. She named it Bellona Hall, after the steamship Bellona, which her hus- band then commanded, and ina very short time the fame of it had spread to New York, and parties were made up to visit it because of the ex- cellent fare to be found there. It also increased the profits of the line for which Captain Vanderbilt work- ed, and his salary was increased to p2,000 a year. For 12 years Mrs. Vanderbilt managed Bellona Hall with profit to herself and pleasure to her guests. ‘During these years Captain Van- derbilt had been studying steam- ships and investigating the chances for profit in traffic on the Hudson and along the sound. He wanted to be one of the transportation mag- nates of this city, and, although his fortune was small, he had valuable ideas, gained from years of practi- cal experience as a steamboat cap- tai 21, andhe felt sure that if he could get the right opening he need not fe: r the greater wealth of his rivals, He ‘ad never questioned Mrs. Van- der. ]t’s management of the hotel, but he knew that she had saved some money. In 1829 his opportu- nity came. He had a chance to get a controlling interest inasteamship for $18,000. He had $5,000 in cash which ho had saved, but he didn’t know where to raise the balance, He told his wife about this steamship which he wanted and explained to her his plans for making money if he could get the ship. ‘**T need, $18,000 more,’ said the captain, ‘and I don’t know where I can get it.’ ‘Twill give it to you,’ said Mrs. Vanderbilt. Aud to her husband's surprise she pulled the money out from under the bed, She had saved it from the profits of the hotel. Cap- tain Vanderbilt bought his boat, and then he bought many others, but his first shin he owed to ‘his wife.’’— An Artist’s Ruse. A Roman cavalier commissione”. a great artist to paint his portrait, no definite price being agreed upon. When the portrait was finished, the painter asked 100 crowns in pay- ment. The highborn sitter, amazed at the demand, returned no more nor dared to send for his counterfeit presentment, whereupon the artist | hit upon the happy expedient of first painty#g bars across the portrait, then affixing the doleful legend, ‘‘Imprisoned for debt’’ and finally pacing it in a prominent part of his studio, to which Roman nobles fre- quentiy resorted. Ere long a rich relative came to fhe rescue and re- i . WOW SEE THAT? weER foo. ahbhbss What Is It? ghhhbh complete without one. ware Seale You may never, But should you ever4@=<~- ‘Want Job Printing “=> Come to see us. >; . Se . . ihe State nor the detense, nov,the grand| morning at 10:30 o’cleck to receive jury could accouzt for its myster:0us| y ombers. disappearance, Without chat letter . Wer O vs] a a 6 EMI made by Mr. Crenshaw at Elmwood Dairy, 25 cents per pound. Phone 14. Rev, Nathaniel Harding, ot Wash- . A c ; a 2 present bill of indictment and the State wood requested tha Judge to draw oae of the jurors and make it a mistrial. ' COME INTO COURT These People Called Court at-The Reflector Window. F. L. Castex, of Goldsboro, spent today here. mond today. Donnell Gilliam returned to Tarboro this morning. : | J. L. Harriss returned to Scotland Neck th's morning. J. B. Cherry, Jr., went down the road Friday evening. Mrs. J. G. Whaley has returned from a visit to Suffolk. Mrs. John Sparks returned from Kinston this morning. Mrs. Ollen Warren, of Conetoe, is visiting her parents here. L. C., Bagwell, of Raleigh. is visiting his brother, Dr. W. H. Bagwell, H. P. Harding came over from Ormondaville today to spend Sunday at home.. . ‘ W.G. Ward. of Wilson, has taken ‘a position here in the com nission office of Speight & Co. Miss Nannie Wilson and two of the children ot W. B. Wilson went to Cozetoe this morning, Rev. J.B Morton came down from Tarboro Friday evening to fill his appointintment in the Presbyterian church Sunday. He will also hold service tonight preparatory to the Lord’s Supper which will be adminis— tered at the Suuday morning Service. Who Will Supply Us? ington, wil! preach in the Epicopal church on Monday night, January 17th. Public cordialiy invited. If any one has a copy of THe Daity Rervecrsr of Friday, Dec. 24th, and will let us have it the kindness will be appreciated. We need a copy or two From the demand for blacks at THe REFLECTOR office we jud.e that there is no falling off in the number of mort- gages and crop liens being given this of that date to complete our file, as the office force were getting so full of Christmas about that time they over- . years looked saving any. ee ET TY REE RN IER RN WO CURE--NO PAY- That. is the way all draggists sell GROVES 'TASTELESS CHILL TON IC for Chills, Fever and all forms of Malaria. . It is simply Iren and Quinine in a tasteless form, Ch'ltrer love {t Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50c. Why Not? Thé guestion is often asked, THe RerLectos, especially by vieitors to jown, why dvu’t Greenville have an ? We wish somebody ( )pera Ilouse would answer the question, PT nat oui “ew ASSUMED 8S U 2 HTTP i( = Luu y 1) That cach Department has forced itself into prominence by its own meagnefe | cence. Our specialties wre more uunerons than ever and our prices const tute what well iuformed buyers term a Come , Bett oArNa Conny While our efforts have never relaxed in trying to give the people the best and the most for their money, yet we have started the new year with re newed efforts to make our store the Popular Store, and we have started out with TWO SPEGIML SALES THK MONTH] = ore" WOOLEN DRESS GOODS is not only large but complete and we are showing many styles aud eombi nations that are rich ut quality, superb in beauty and low in price. CH : fo ® i“ Y . ' Special Sale Price for January : 88.75 Patterns Reduced to $7.00 $7.00 Patterns Reduced to $5.50 $6.50 Patterns Reduced to $5.00 $6.00 Patterns Reduced to $4.75 $5.00 Patterns Reduced to $3.65 $4.00 Patterns Reduced to $3.00 Pewvets, Silks, Laces and Braids to match and suit almost anything. Special gale of Fine All Wool @ , BED BLANKETS. $8.00 LAMB WOOL BLANKETS REDUCED TO.......... seve 86,00 $6.00 CALIFORNIA WOOL BLANKETS REDUCED TO,..4.....+.84.75 $4.00 CALIFORNIA WOOL BLANKETS REDUCED TO..........83.00 Cheaper Grades, Goad Blankets, for $2,00, $1.50, $1.25, and 90 cents. Dont miss this rare opportunity. Your friends, ; Se t payment of costs. Superior Court The following cases on the criminal docket "ave been disposed of since last report: Joe Li tle, assault with deadly weap on, pleada guilty, judgment suspended upen payment of costs. Nile Mannine, carrying concealed weapon, guilty, fined ¢1 and costs, Major Haywood, carrying eancealed weapon, pleads guilty, 69 days in jail with leave to hire out. Sd Barrett, carrying conecaled weapon, pleads guilty, 8 months in jal with leave to hire out. John Hargett and Jokn Gray, afiray. Hargeut pleads guilty, 6 months in jail. Ed Smith, resisting officer, not gail ty. Ed Smith, carrying concealed weap- on, guilty. Guy Boyd, iarceny vf growing crop, g judgment ‘suepended upon payment of costs. Geo. Roberson, assault with deadly weapon, pleads guilty, judgment sus: pended wpon payment of costs. Peter Young, assault with deadly eulity, Claude Monteiro returned to Rich-’ R. L. DAVIS, Pres’t. R.A. TYSON, Vice-Pres. J. L. LITTLE, Cash’er, | _ REORGANIZED JUNE 15th, 1856. STATEMENT OF THE The Bank of Grenville, GREENVILLE, N. ©. Atjthe Close cf Business'Dec, 15th, 1897. RESOURCES. | LIABILITIES, « ‘= poant ang Discoente Mt Capital stock paid in 23,000.00 ver Drafts ,650.67$ Undivided Profits 3797. Rie are on Stock 1,000.00} Deposits subject to Check 103°384.80 eile from Banks | 44,598.00? Due to Banks | 199.07 Cuetec. errs Cashiers Checks outstanding —867..58 ». . as me: i ‘ j : mid Cash Items 7'857.51 Time Certificates of Deposit 960.00 Cash on hand 30,455.77 Total $132,118.6] eee 9 ) Total $132.118.61 | “ We study carefully the separate 1:.eds of oar patrons, and shal] be glad to haye Robert Hancok, The ournal has made public every official matter of recerd connected with the scandal which darkens your name as a man ot your account, promising every accommodation consistent with good banking. °< ee geome peoenreneyapnents LAA ALLS ERLE Ae OE SU aR ROBERT HANCOCK. | His Community Judge Him “Guilty.” (0M HONS EGGaiNUTT Phone No. 10. Tt GREENVILLE SUPPLY Gf as With the publication of all oincial | — family, as a citizen of Newbern, as a public servant in your capacity of the president of the A. & N. C, railroad, and in the number cf lesser _ gemi-oficial positions you occupy 1 this community, documents, without a single expres- sion out side of these to influence public opinion, the verdict of this community is that you, Robert Hancock, are | guilty of the charge brought against you. Robert Hancock, you have denied this charge, you have asked for time for its investigation when you would pro ve your innocence, The withdrawal of the piaintiff in her suit, and the withdrawal of her attorneys in the case d» not change the situation s9 far as the original chage is concerned, <0 far as publie decency is concerned, go far as the public morals of this community sre concerned. ESTABLISHED 1875, The burden is still heavy upon you, and itis your duty to atonece demand, seck out and court the fullest mvestiga = SAM. M, SCHULTZ —Deaier in— | Park, Sis, holders; Farmers and Merehants buying their year’s supplies will find it to their inter. est to cet our prices before purchasing elsewhere. Our stock is complete In al its branches. Hion aud examination made into. this infamous erime with whica you are i. 4 cnarved. eae ate eee red . . ° , + . %, As a private citizen you might seek . a ae > aw suppression of any fuctecr notericty or publicity on this most serious CHATees ona against morelity in the mes, sévere Sense. pa nats Flour, Sugar, Coftee. By ceeupying the various public and not positions that you de, offi ial | weapon, two Cases, auilty, 2 months in| jail. Thos Williams, perjury, nol+ con-| tendere, judgment suspended upon | Benj. Francis and John Kivans) nasault with deadly weapon, guilty, $e each and costs. Frank Forbes, agsault with deadly weapon guilty. Leon Patrick, assault with deadly weapon, guilty. TO-DAY’S MARKETS As Reported by he GREENVILLE SUPPLY CO., Cotton Buyers ome — AN Wholesale Grocers one me ERE Cotton sold in Greenviile, 5 MEW YO"K. Cotron Opening Noon, “lose January 5.68 5.70 Marck 73 May 5.31 5.81 August. 0.91 5.91 CHICAGO. Wueac Opening. Noon. Close. January 914 $14 May 903 904 914 Riss, January 455 455 455 May 4722 4674 + 460 Pork. Janurry 920 920 920 May 9422 9321 9224 ~ FOR RENT. On Dickerson Avenue, A nine-room house, with kitchen, pantry, buttler’s pantry, smoke house, wood house, sta- ples, barn, buggy house, two gardens, mie lay Re; ld Aqe ( f ‘yi hy t one day saould pass without an Col Always at lowest markec prices r a4: var ar Tobacco, Snuff, Cigars, on your part io vindicate your Name trom the aecusation now resting ayalusi It. as we buy direct from raautacturers , ; . : © oy apa held As the situation now 1s, you are ts to be cullty by your own COMMMUAILY. that A complete stock of FURNITURE always on hand and sold at prices ty suit the times. Our goods are all bought and sold for CASH therefore, having no rise to run We sell at a close inargin. S. Ma. SCHULTZ. Robert Llancock, reraemvuer standing before this community and | declared guilty of the repulsive charge, as youare, that your barden of shame| and guilt 1s not alone resting upon your own head, Your guilt, until disproven, rests not alone upon your name and character, not simply upon your disgraced family and kintolks; but it strikes av your every triend and associate by whom and through whom you have received favor; it places them in a discredited light before the public, for they with you must nang their heads in shame until Robert Hancock clears himself of the Ierdict of public opinion now held upon him. Andabove these, Robert Hancock, are your associations in this community in your public capacity in railroad affairs, in municipal matters, in the county government, on questions of education. Can you go among your associates with this verdict of “guilty” declared against you, without at the same time making every possible effort to vindi- cate yourself of this frightful charge hanging over you, your family, your friends and this community? You cannot, and every evasion, and every postponement of a full investiga- tion, will only strengthen the public verdict of your guilt and fasten more] We can be found at any andA.. securely the odium whica rests upon!times in the John Flanagan this community.—Newbern Journal Buggy Co's building. see cual on | UNDERTAKER > FUNERAL DIRECTORS XD EMBALMERS. on jj Sms We have: iust received a’ue*: hearse and the nicest line of Cot. fins and Ceskets, in wood, meta). lic and cloth ever brought to Groenville. _ We are prepared tr fo embalm- ing in all its forms. : Personal attention given to con» ducting funerals and bodies en- truated to our care will receive every mark of respect. Our prices are Lower than ever. mvite con. petition. anda good well of water, For terms apply t W, H. WHITE, fc Ath, BOB GRESNE & CO yr. 7 Ve do not want monopoly bz: ii. a § eae eee oes A AN RR N SORE EOE SL E E NEE EIT EERE Sia es Rag saceacearsen See a ene ne