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MBOUL SKfSS IK KffllLE. la Itspcct of VcrtA C-rollt»'i Dac-sue*

DANIEL GOULD FOWLE.

A number of the people of Greenville and vicinity met in the Court House at 4:30 o'lock last Thursday afternoon, this being the hour for his funeral obsequies in Raleigh, to adopt resolutions expressive A the sorrow of this coonaaaxuty over tbe sudden death of the Chief Executive of our Commonwealth.

In calling the meeting to order Mayor F. G. James said :

By virtue of IbeomVe which I Lave the honor to bsM, the sad dnty ol c-il'ing this meeting t«i order and s'.ating it* object, devolves upon inc.

Only one short week his elapsed three tbe awl intelligence reached as. that the State ha I suffcrc I aa aim Ml irreparable loss in the death oi our wise Secretary of State, the I im ate 1 Ssuoders. And this evening after a'lvli a aif> '. space of time we are assemble! 3 pay a last tribute of respcct'S»''*he memory of our deceas- ed Governor, Daniel G. Fowie.

. Yon have all doubtless heard of his death at his home, the Governor's Mansion, in the city of Raleigh, on Tuesday night about midnight, and this afternoon, while we are congre- gated here, during this very bear hit remains are beiui borne to their final resting plane boas ith t!i I s->l.

It was my privilege t > hive known Gov. Fowie intimately and well, and I mi', proud to bear testimony to

,his sociability, his affability and his true native hospitality.

In his death the State UsflSS pa- triotic son, a gallant defender and a coarse enti.ius executive. Our loss is great, the loss to the society in which he moved cannot be estimated and the loss to his family is indeed irrep parable.

It con b- truly said of him that he was a geatle:n i i. a scholar an 1 a pat Hat.

Long years ago he won and has ever tince born without question the desti notion of 1 icing the silver to ngucd orator of North Carolina. Peace to his ashes—and may his mem ory long -he revered by North C.iro'inins.

At the close of his remarks the Mayor requested Rev. G. A.Ogles- by. Presiding Elder of the Wash- ington District M. E. Church, South, to lead the assembly in pi ayer. He offered Ui e following :

Almighty God onr Heavenly Fath er, Thou art our maker, the father of ppr spirits, fhc redeemer and cqra- fprter or opr souls apd the preserver

.of oar lives. With Thee are the issues of life and death. In Thee we live and move From Thee we come and unto Thee we are fast returning. We know thai Thou doest all things

"well, but Thy ways arc past fading •out, Thon workest in a mysterious Way, clouds aqd darkness are round about Thee. Thy way is in the sea. Thou hast called us to mourn tbe loss our Chief Magistrate. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, without a note of warning he was cot down.

.. We are met to pay this last public tribute of reaped to his memory. We thank Tbee for all that was best 6treat and noblest in his life. Wc

lank Tlcc thai he was 'an avowed, and we truit a true servant of thine. Help as to emulate his virtues. Help OS with him to fear Gw!e was one of the true, devoted an I justly honored sons of North. Carolina, always proud of her and from, his earliest manhood to the hour in which he was so sud- denly summoned to the great beyond he was never laggtred in espousing and cbamp'Oning her cause on tbe field or in the iorum, as ready and brave in din one as qe was unselfish, zealous, eloquent and brilliant In the other. •

He was a native of Beaufort coanty born in the town of Washington, March 3 1, 1831. He received his primary education at the school of William Bingham, completing it at Pringeton College, New Jersey. He read law under Judge Pearson, whose eldest daughter he afterwards mar- ried, and located for the practice of his profession in Raleigh iu 1851.

When Sumpter fell he volunteered in the Raleigh Hides, of which he was elected Second LiculcnanU In the summer of 1861 he resigned his commission as Major of the commis- sary department State troops, to which he had been appointed, and assisted in raUiqg a regiment after- wards known as the 3l*t where.be held the captaincy of one Of the com- panies, and later the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the Regiment. In this capacity be served at-Fort Hill in Beaufort county, anil at Soai.okc island, where7 he was oaplurrxl by Burnsidc February 8th, 1863, and after a brief imprisonment paroled. He returned to Raleigh and in Oct., 1862, was elected to the House of Commons from Wake county, was afterwards appointed Adjutant Gen- eral of North Carolina with tbe rank of Major General, which he resigned in 1863. la '64 he ran on the anti- Holdcn ticket for the Legislature, but was defeated. Governor Holdcn appointed him Judge oi the Superior Court, to which office he was after- wards elected lor life by the Legisla- ture of '65 TS6, but which he resigned in 1867 rather than obey tbe military edicts of General lyckies,.

Since then up to 1888, when he was nominated aid elected Governor, he had held no brace, save that of Pres; itleniial elcctqr tq which he was elec- ted in the Tildcn-Haycs contest in 1876. His friends presented his name in '67 for the convention, for which he was nominated but defeat* cd; in TO for the Legislature, for wh::b he was nominated, but defeat- ed; in 1880 for Governor. ag*in,st Thorn,as J. Jacvis mhio nias success ful, and in 1884 for Congress against Gen. W. R. Cox, who was nominated. But in all tbe campaigns, save in that of 1872, when the condition of his affairs would not permit it. lie took an active pai.t aud did valiant servlp'e for U»e party, which was ree. ognifeod on his nomination for the Governorship and his triumphant election in 1888.

His first wife died in 1868, leaving two daughters. • In 1.866 be parried tl|fi Only daugHUw of Br. R j. Hay wood, in Raleigh, who died in 1886, leaving three children.

In his public carreer, as a defender he Was brave, at a counsellor conser- vative and wise, as u lawyer able, o»i A pointer an advouate'feloiufent, as V$»dge firm ££, Ann, and incorruptible, as a friend of civil liberty unyielding, as a Democrat aa truw aa steel, and in all the private relation* of ltfa pure and unsullied. This is the record in brief that Dan- iel G- Fowie leaves to posterity, and to the State, Which will ^remember' his services and honor his mceiorr.'

Special to our republican friends: Suppose you allow the democrats to decide who shall bead their Presi- dential ticket next year and devote yonr time to nursing the numerous Hoie-h*»ds of your own party.

Undo Sam Is quite well to do, in fact wealthy, but it is not probable tlut be will again indulge in tbe extravagant luxury of a billion dol- lar Oongress for some years to Corne- ll did not agree with his internal arrangements.

Hon. E. G. Phelps, ex-Minister to Great Briti.in doubts tbe efficacy ol arbitration as a means of settling tbe Behriog Seu dispute, and thinks it will eventually l>e settled ill one of three ways—war, the complete back down of tbe United Stares, oi the prolongation of the discussion witl| Great Britian "''til tli - .seals arc all cxrcrminared.

The man who wishes to read

OVER THE STATE.

Happenings Hem and There as Gathered From Our Exchanges.

The government will spend $90,000 to make a channel from Pamlico Sound to the ocean.

The colored Farmers Alliance is reported to oe growing as rapidly aii the white. There arc organizations in forty-five counties.

A large bear was killed in tbe streets of VYiiliamston, Martin coun- ty, on tbe 26th nit. lie was driven from the swamps on account of the hfJt'H water in the Roaaobe river.

At Wake Forrest commencement Rev. H. A.. Brown, of Winston, will deliver the Alumni address; C. M. Busbee, Raleigh, the address before the societies; and li.-v, .1. A. Broadus, of Louisville, Ky., the Baccalaureate sermon.

Mr. W. S. Barnes, of W ilson coun- ty, has been elected to succeed Mr. K. C Beddiagficld a.s Secretary of the State Alliance. Mr. Barnes is an editor and has been superintend- ent ot public instruction in Wilson couny.

Statesyille 7,■t'f.faurb, We learn of the recent marriage in Ashc coun- ty of John Stanley, aged 91, and and Louisa Brooks, aged 76. John said neither of them could risk a

prominent democrats out tbe party ; long enaagCnicllt anj M lhc contract because their news do not in all, «ra« begun and, (.r,c|ed iu amasft four things agree with tain, Isn't making weeks. as mncb fuss as be was a short time ago. This s! this organized ele- ment iu New York has found at least one valiant champion among the newspapers. Tbe influence of this newspaper, and papers of stSS* ilar cast in other cities, arc among the most dangerous and utterly devilish forces in modern civiliza- tion. In an eilitotial, March -■lib. The Sun, iu the race ol Ihe terrible facts that 1 have narrated, and thousands of others that stare ns in tbe lace, has the assurance to say : 'Nowhere in the world is there a community in which law and order prevail moie than here, and in which the respect lor courts and judicial processes is more profound.'

This newspaper is one of the most. interesting otiininui phenomena of our times. 1's influence in de- bauching tho public mind is in one sense appalling considering the number of fools there are in the world who believe wnat they see io priut is so because it is in print. I read the Sun at least once u week for thc same reason u distinguished Methodist editor of New York says be reads it every day, viz: 1 nm here to destroy the works of the devil, aud I want the news straight from hcadqnaiters.'' Its pages flash with human genius, and yet living, it is thc embodiment ol nil that is most brutal in our life. It has uo faith; in God ro man. It contains more editorials ou religion than any other great daily, and every one of these editorials are cloaked assassin's thrust at the heart of religion They are planned with consummate skill, couched in insinuating language, with tbe deliberate puts pose of destroying the faith of men. Tbe dreams of human brotherhood, tbe. faith and love of philanthropy —these are tbe shining marks at which are burled tbe keenest satire and vitriol steeped ridicule.

"It has been the champion of most tbe great scoundrels win- have flourished lu New York lor years. Tbo work of punishing criminals and vindication tbe majesty of tbe

tern. No medical discovery of onr day has achieved such remaikable succesM.

Quaracteed Cure for La Orlppt- We BUthorim OUT advertised druggist

to sell you Dr. King's New Dlseovery for consumption, (oughs and ('olds, upon this condition, If vou are afflicted with La Grippe mid will DM this remedy according to direction-, giving It a fair trial, ana experience no benefit, you may return the bottle ami have your money refunded. We make this offer, because of the wonderful success of Dr. King's New Discovery during last season's epi- demic. Have heard of nn ease in which it Called. Try it. Trial bottles tree at John L. Woolen's Drug Store. Large size 50c and 81.00.

BEFORE DB WAS BOBN. Young man complaining to his

baker of the bread—See here I Your bread's so hard I can't eat it.

Haker (indignantly)—Yonngchap I made bread long lielorc you wss born.

Young Man—I don't doubt it, sir, and I judge It's some ot those eame loaves you've been selling me.

Many Persons Are broken down from overwork or boOMoM

THE

EASTERN REFLECTOR, Greenville, N. C.

0, J.TO&S. Editcr ind Fropheter.

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING. O M Mooring and uraniaM w»| T«*X Sale. !ing wore appointed ft committee to.

CKNV1LI.B B C.April 6th, 91. Inke iuto consideration the bidding I Puwnwrt to provision* of Chapter 818 el ,I>M..I... m «*t«r ' " . . , . „. (lr-nnvliu the laws of 1880, 1 •hall, beglnnliic oard ol Commissioners for Pitt ot « ««™.* " ■»*A? S,r'0n*"L* Monday, M.y 4th! at 11 A. V. •»

ESTK»KD AT TUB 1'OSI OFFICK AT QaKKNTlLLK,N.C.,A8SKC0»D-CLAE8

MAIL MATTER. 1

WEDNESDAY. APRIL »th,18M.

Ex-Senator Ingalls is said to be

courting the Alliance for all it is worth. Before the election he

did not pay much attention to it,

but of late since it defeated him

he says it is the coming power in

the country. Perhaps Mr. Iugalls

thinks he may in the future get

into public life again by way of

the Allianco, but he will have to ihow sura signs of repentance and a change of principles before he can walk into power over the body that downed him. For him to be thus doing shows that he has an axe to grind, to say the least of it, and wo predict that the Alliance will be slow in taking hold of him.

While North Carolina mourns deeply the loss of her most excel- lent Governor Daniel G. Fowlc, yet she is to be congratulated that so worthy a man as Col. Thomas M. Holt lias succeeded him as Chief Executive. Col. Holt is a man of wide and varied experience, one much acquainted with public affairs, and one fully qualified to fulfill his duties as Governor of a great State. He has served in the Legislature has been speaker of the House and by virtue of his office as Lieutenant Governor was Piesident of the Sonate; both of which positions he filled with abil- ty and to the satisfaction of all. A few times when Gov. Fowle was out of the State ho filled the office of Governor. And now since it has fallen to his lot to bo Gover- nor he will not be in the dilemma a man unacquainted with public af- fairs would be. Ho was spoktn of several times for Governor, and in some Democratic Conventions received some votes for the nomi- nation. Wc have sustained a deep loss in the death of Gov. Fowle. but we feel that his mantle has fallen upon a worthy successor. May he be equal to his predeces-

sor.

The recent troubles with the Italians in Now Orleans and with the Hungarians in Pensylvauia should lead the next Congress to devise some method of checking snob an influx of foreigners into our country. The doctrine of America as the home of tho op- pressed of every land has been very popular in the past, and it was expressly embodied in the constitution that the importation of foreigners should not be pro hibited for a certain length of time, 'till 1808 we believe. But while America has always been the home of thoso who seek a home of liberty, and of these who flee from oppression, it never was intended to be an asylum or a refuge for fugitives from justice, as it is now fast coming to be. We haye no objection to good foreigners who come here and make good citizens, but while wo get a few of them we get thousands who are nothing more than fugitives from justice, of whom their own land is only too glad to be cleared. This is tho sort of foreign clement wa get. To any thinking man it is evident that it would be much better to dispense with all than for tho sake of a few good ones to take the scum of all lands.

In most all of the sensational troubles that we have had foreign era were the foundation of them. They were the anarchists of Chi- cago. They caused the troubles in California, those of Now Or- leans and in Pennsylvania. They come to our land with no idea of our government, with no wish of becoming good citixens. All they are after is to grab all tho money they can by fair or foul means. And yet in the face of this, they are clothed with citizenship in one third of the time it takes native born Americans to obtain it. Is this fair? IB it right? Is there any sense or justice in allowing a foreigner, who knows nothing and who cares nothing of the laws of our country, to obtain citizenship, and participate in running our government sooner than one who is born and educated in our laws and customs? Our laws tax the necessary articles from other countries, such as we are bound to have, yet they have thrown opan our gates free to the cut- throats, scalawags and vagabonds of til countries, and let them come over hers and do all the mischief they can. As long as this is allow ed we may expect trouble, and we will have trouble. Something ought to be done. The interest of the country demands that some- thing be done to regulate or pro- hibit tuch SB influx Of foreigners.

(ttam Board .

county mat this day, present C Dawmm, Chairman. Leonidaa Flem- ing, V. M Mooriug, T K Keel and C V Newton. Minutes of last meet- ing read and approved.

The following orders lor paupers were issued:

John Stocks 4 50, Winoiford Tay- lor COO, Margeret Bryan 3 00. James Masters 2 00, Patsey Klks 1 50, H I) Smith 2 00, Nancy Moore 4 00. Alex llarrix 12 00, Daniel Webster 2 00, Martini Nelson 2 00, Lydia Bryant 2 00, Jacob McGiaw- born 2 00. Asa Knox 4 00. Henry Ham- 9 50, Julia Dunn 1 50, Suxan Briley 1 50, Win Simple ins 5 00, Susan Norria 1 50, John llakor 1 50, Polly Adams C CO Lovey Haddock 150.

General orders were issued a» follows:

B T Cox 23 85, John Flanagan 3 50, B S 8heppard 2 40, Ed*ard Campbell 3 70, B C Yellowlcy .55. Johu Flanagan 288 72, K Wall 40 00, 1) J Wuicharrt 7 80, B S Sheppard 23 09, B T Cox 39 52, J J Hardee 131 01, Virgil Wilson 1 07, W H Wilkinson 1 40, t Ward 2 74, Win Mann Co 32 45, II C Hooker 2S4 .1 0 Chestnut 10 00, .1 B Forbes 2 35. J T Tugwell 1 21, A 1) Hill 2 09, J A Harrington 2 35, C P Osakios 7 72. W B Moore 2 00, W H Wilkinson 1 90. M K Turnage 4 38, II J Williams 24 65, W B Moore 2 00, W B Moore 2 00. J 1 Brown 59 95, J A K Tucker 112 90, J A K Tncker 94 25, E A Moye 33 42, J A K Tncker 15 55, J B Woodard 0 00. B S Sheppard .07, J W Leggett .60, W II Wilkins 1 07, Greenville Police .50, F G James .50, E O McGowan 1 37, U L Joy- ney .60, W F Mew borne 1 8'). B U llearne 15 30.

Stock Law claims: W E McLau horn 11 62, F M Kd-

patriok 23 00, W F Mewborn G 20, L B Cox 4 60, Janus White 13 00.

J J Hardee, Superintendent of Poor House, tendered his resigna- tion which was accepted. The Board elected W B Albritton to fill thv vac.incj.

It W Smith, Constable of Falk- land township, tendered his official boud whioli was accepted and or dered to be recorded.

Thomas Manning and 5 S Rat* berry were exempted from noil 'ax.

Upon petition of J W Higgs •bowing that he was charged on purchase tax list ol" Greenville with 12978 49 when it should have becu 92359 49, tho necessary correction was ordered.

Upon petition of James A Smith showing that he is charged on the tax list with one lot in the town of Greenville, whereon he resides, val- ued at IA2S 00. which lot is listed by Caesar Blount. the necessary coriection was ordered.

Upon petition ol S S Basberry he was released from payment of taxes on 20 acres of land more than he owns, the same being listed by the person to whom he sold It.

Jefferson Evans was granted li- cense to sell liquor in Chicod town- «hin for ajv months commencing the 1st day of January 1391.

The following persons wore allow- ed to list taxes tor 1S91:

Greenville township. Hauuah Smith. M A Bernard, Mary Lucas; Farmville towuship, J S Burnette, Chrischanie Moore, Pattie E Joys uer; Chicod township, B II Garris ; Swift Creek township, J D Cox; l'aetolus township, Walter Webb; Coutentnea township, Loreuro Mc- Lawborn, 11 11 Garris.

The reports of tho Grand Jury at ihe March term of Pitt Superior Court upon the Jail and Poor House were read, the Judge presiding having ordered the Clerk to furnish the Board of County Commissioners with certified copies. The reports were published in a recent issue of the REFLECTOR.

1 'el it ion by W J Wainngut, W A Teel and others for public road in Greenville township was presented and action deferrod until next meet- ing.

bridge on Noith side of tho river. Clerk of the Board was ordered to write Secretary or State and pio- cii re a copy of the act in tko regard to building the dam.

Sheriff J A K Tuoksr was allow- ed until the Brst Monday in May to make settlement of taxes fot the vear 1890. O V Newton and T K Keel were appointed to make settle ment with the Sheriff

Oidnrcd that C T Savage be noti- fied in regard to the transfer of bis liquor license trom Black Jack to Ayden that he shall not sell within less than three miles of Sim Grove Church, and if he should that his license will be revoked by the Boaid.

The following list takers and as- sessors wore appointed for toe various townships and it was order- ed that they be notified to meet with the Commissioners the first Monday in June lor consultation.

BEAVER DAM:—G T Tyson, J S Norman, J W Smith.

BELVOiR— L Maget, J R Rives, J J Hathaway.

BETHEL—R M Jones, S A Gain- er, J S Brown

CAROLINA—W 11 Williams, John W Page, J U Woolard.

CAICOD—R G Chapman, J B Gallowa\, L U White.

CoNTENTNKi»W R Forbes, Jesse Cannon, William Dawaon.

FALKLAND—F G Dupree, R 11 Cotton, J A Gobb.

FARMVILLE-A J Moye, W R Home, Benjamin Caraway.

GKEKNVILLK— L A Mayo, Allou Warren W H May.

PACTOLUS—S I Fleming, Fer- nando Ward, J B Little.

BWIFT CRKKK—N R Coiy, C P Gaskins, W S Wootcn

The following orders wero issued : H A Moye 1 05, William Stocks

9 90, 1) U James 15 50, T E Keel 11 60, Lconidas Fleming 8 00, C Dan son 1110, G M Mooring 9 20, C V Newton 10 40.

Stock Law claim, 0 Dawsou 10 00. Upon petition C 2! Griinsloy was

released trom payment of poll tux incorrectly charged agaiust him, ho beiug a citiz-.Mi of Lonoir county.

WASHINGTON LETTER.

From Our Regular Correspoi.aent.

front of the Court House door In tiroouville sell the below iletcrlbed lands and town lota for taxes due for the year 1800 and unpaid thereon and cost for advertising the same:

J. A. K. TUC.SK, Sheriff ol Pitt c inty.

BBLVOIB. Brown, l)r Jesse 1", 200 acres, Harris, J n, 70 acres, Harrell, Valentine, 83 acres, Hcsra, H It, 125 acre*, Johnson, Randolph, Susan, 300 acres.

131 42

8 28 6 52 183 oil)

Spain, Arnold, 05 acres, Nummercll, 3 83 Whitehead, Wm, 700 acres, G land

130 43 76

31S 85

11KTHKI..

Teel,

Home Raiidoli-h WaUton 8 43

208 4 35 303

64 8 16 883

46

Andrews, S R, 42 acres, Andrews, " '• half acre,

Andrews, OIU lot In Bethel, Arps, Ueo L, 1 lot In Bethel, Briley, Sarah J, 40 acres, Briley, Brilev, L L, 1 lot in Bethel, Bullock, Mod. 3 loii. In Bethel, Billion, M T., 1 lot In Bethel, Carson, Jennett b, 3 lots In Bethel, 1 SO Carson, JR, 50 acres, Whitehunit, 4 28 Carson, W D. 100 acres, Jno " 4 09 l>a\vson, N B, 273 acres.Pinejrwood 4 34 Harrell, Uarman,02| acres, Loe,

" » 218, Stanclll, Howell, J ll w, I lot In Bethel, James, W A. Jr, 2 lots In Bethel. James, M E. 5 acres. Lee, V M & ti W, 416 Pocosln, Manning, W D. 63 acres. Manning, Parker, J A, 450 acres,

Cox, G, 40 acres Home, 1 80 Cannon Adam, 207 Home 6 14 Chapman K J »i nrres Johnson Mill 4 84 Chapman Clary. 40 acrts 01 Cannon Oeorge. 10 acres Stock Law 10 Dawson Benjamin 123 acres Stock

Law 100 Gardner O W, 172 acres Home 7 02 Gardner G W agt for wife 103 acres

Game- Lanil 4 30 Garner George 173 1624 Stock Law 8 IB Hardee B F agt Peter B Hardy 300

acres 508 Haggleton Silas, 140 acres Stock Law 04 Harris W, agt Mary 87 acres Home 1 20 Harris Mary, 37 acres Stock Law 60 Johnson K A ex, E I. Har./.leton 70

aces Hazsleton 85 Joyner Isaac, 75 acres 81 tatigltinghoiwe 8 V, 137 acres

Rough Land 4 84 Laughinghouse S V, 137 Stock Law 2 07 Pearce Shade, 20 acres Stock Law 14 Pittman Louis, 100 aeres Stock Law 1 84 Qulnnerly S S, 18 acres 143 Smith J S agt Esther S. 331 acres 50 Smith S H, 25 aeres Harper Land 4 03 Smith S M, agt Sarah S 427 acres

Homo 1164 Tingle James, 450 acres 6 66 Tingle James. 260 Stock Law 1 60 Vendrlck* L B, 58 acres Home 2 08 Vcndrlcks L B, 144 Stock Law 48 Wilson W, 10 acres Home 71 Weathlngton T K. agt Addle Cox

!i!> acres Bmllh Land 1 82

April 7th, 1891. Board reassembled this day, all

members present. The following were drawn as

Jurors for Jnne Term of Pitt Supe> rior Court:

FIRST WEEK—D L Janes, W J Carson. W S Leggett, Kinohen Jen- ivins. Charles Cobb, Hay wood Moye, J S Hart, B T Cobb, W H Moore, R £ Bynnm, O C Braxton, Seth Tyson, Caleb Cannon, S W Bnrney, S A Dndlev, Gnilford Jackson, B F Crawford, F M Davis, G F James, Reuben Wall, Gray Cory, Sontby Carroll, J B Whitehurst, Robert Randolph, R A Tyson, F L Brown, J H Bryan, Robert Staton, D N Nobles, David C Smith, Craven Summered, J A Campbell. A 8 Walker. T M Moore, Howard Cobb, W J Jackson.

SECOND WEEK.—J H Smith, w J Kilparrick. Kpps Teel, W M Moore, P H Kittroll, Wiley Pierce, Daniel Hatte, Ira Frixxelle, I J An- derson, A J Onterbridge, Hosea Knox, W J Cowell, G L Sntton, R J Cobb, J H Dndley, H G Braxton, G F Kvans, D J Holland.

C M Bernard made petition show- ing mat be is the owner of the tract of land in Belvoir township known as the llearne land contain- ing 75 aeres valued on the tax list at 9600 to Wm Wbiteliead.and that he purchased said land at the Court House door for $185, that said valu- ation is excessive and asked that it be red need to whatever amount the Board may deem proper, whereof o they ordered the valuation reduoed to 9400.

B F Patrick, J R Moye and War- ren Tucker, representing the citi- sena, came before the Board in re- gard to the stock law and fencing in the town of Greenville or the ter- ritory embraced by the act of the recent General Assembly of North Carolina and erecting gates across the public roads. After bearing the statement of the committee and examining the Act the Board order- ed that the citizens be granted the privilege of building the said lone* and erecting the gates in accor- dance with said act, and that B F Patrick, 8 B Wilson and Warren Tucker be appointed a committee to superintend and hare the souse built.

Wash i net on, D. C, April lOrd, 111- Mr. Harrison's new chum and

most potential adviser is ex-Kepre- sentative McKinley, who bids fair to become a monomaniac on the tariff bill onnotud by the Billion dollar Congress, and which bears his name. Mr. McKinley. who knows that reciprocity, eveu of the limited kind proposed b> Mr. Blaine would eveutually result iu the death ol" the doctrine of a high pro- tective tariff, by causing its absurt dilies to shine even more conspicu- ously than they do at the present time, has been working on Mr. Harrison for quite a while to cons viiii't', him that he must stop Mr. Blaine, even if it was necessary to force him opt of the cabinet. Noth- ing would have suited Mr. ixarri- son better, but he was afraid of Blaine, ami having obtained his promise to stand off and let him got renominated, if he could, he did not care to anger him, but the in- dications now arc that McKinley has fully succeeded, lor no cabinet officer ever got a more direct snub- bing from the President than Mr. Blame did wheu Mr. Harrison posi- tively forbid his receiving any propositions informally or other- wise from the Canadian Commis- sioners who had been invited here by Mr. Blame.

It would not have injured Mr. Harrison in the slightest or have helped Canadian reciprocity for Mr. Blaine to have kept his engage- ment with the Canadians aud heard their informal propositions, bnt Mr. Harrison was determined to onnb the Canadians as well as Mr. Blaiue and spite of the diplomotio smiles with which the Canadians received Mr. Blaine's little fib, mannlactnred for the occasion, about the Presi- dent wishiug to be present when their proposition waa submitted, they knew that reciprocity with us was as dead as a door nail as long as Mr. Harrison is President, and that they would never be sent for to submit their propositions to him.

He who thinks that Mr Blaiue will tamely submit to being insulted does uot know the man. One ol his close personal friends said to me: "Owing to the incompleted condi- tion of a number of moat important diplomatic negotiations Mr. Blaine's hands are for the present tied, but uhen he gets things in such euapa that he can leave them without en- dangering his own reputation, woe be unto Benjamin Harrison, if he shall not before then have made his peace, and il Bill McKinley isn't careful he will discover that Mr. Blaine wields considerable influ- ence in Ohio.

In resigning from the Senate Mr. Edmonds did not forget his lifelong thrilty habits. He makes it take effect next November, which gives him an opportunity to continue drawing the salary daring the re- cess, without doing any work. There is uo doubt here that the whole thing is cut and dried and that the governor of Vermont will, just before Congress meets, appoint Secretary Proctor to fill Mr. Bd- muada unexplrod term in the Sen- ate.

Inventors big and little, rich and poor, have been our honored guests for three days while the one hun- dredth anniversary of the United States Patent system is being cele- brated. There have been meetings addressed by eminent gentlemen, banquets hsve been oaten, Mount Veruon has been visited and altar seeing a salutary review tula after- noon our visitors will return to their usual avocations.

Col. L. L. Polk, president of the National Farmers Alliance and In- dustrial Union, made a speech hare last night at a public meeting hold by the local Cuixens Alliance that is said to hav« been one of the strongest preeeatatioas of Alliance principles eve* made hare,

The trial or c. A. Kinoaid for the murder of ex-Representative Taul- bee resulted in a verdrot of "not full*,*

7 74 230 6 45

70 7 00 400

10 23 Smith, H D,' 100 aero*, Britten, 4 03 Ward, Albert, 3 lots In Bethel, 10 64 Whitehurst, W S,76 acrs, Whltehurst.6 45 Whitehurst, Aaron. S A Galnor, ad

42 acrs. Andrews land, 51 Whitehead, Wm, 400 acres, Hysmith

" 40 acres, Stanclll, 2 72 COMTBNTNBA.

Smith, •> A, 0 acres, stock law, 13 Smith, B A, 30 acres, stock law, so Trlpp, Bedding, 300 acres, bal due, 8 30 White, Fredrick. M acres, L Creek, 70 Wcathlngton, Catherine, 001-2 acrs, 1 45 Weatlilngtoii, Martha & Net, 50 acre

B Swiimp, 01 Weatlilngton, A N, 10 3-4 acrs, B S, 41 Hancock, Mary, heirs, 0 1-4 aorea 0 Jackson. Susan, 118 acres, stock law, 1 00 Mnnford, aorcna, 120 ncrs, stock law 2 07 MoLnwhorn, L J,370 acre, " " 4 05 Newel, D S, 18 3-4 acres, B Swamp,

balance due, 40 Spear, J E. 3 lots, 8 30 lllount, II L. adm'r J F B, 150 acrs, 4 64 Braxton, E I), 330, Klnston road, 10 89 Braxton, D W, 81 acres, 8 Creek, 3 78 Carney, Mary E, 01 1-2, stock law. 1 33 Daw-son, Levy, 200 acres, 8 08

" " stock law, 2 00 Dawson, Mary A, 167, stock law, 4 34 Dawson, Win. 133, stock law, *8i», 3 22

M .« •« •« " IK), 2 23 Edwards, E S, 75 acres. S Creek, 5 54 Hart, I E, 00, 44. B S, bal due, 1 14

BKAVBR DAM. Bynuni, It B and wife, 23 acres, 1 30 Ballard, J L, 140 acres. 85 Joyner, W C 74 3-1 acres, L K not S 5 53 Sntton, Ellas, U acres. Plank Road, 01 Whitehead, William, 000 acres, 12 10

cincon. Mills, Mr*.I R, Wanes, 198

i ill acr Cow Swamp Paramour, H A, > 1-1 acr Black Jack

) bal Mite 3 11 Smith, II W, 5 acres, Abner Smith 3 43 Smith, Turner, lOO ac, Indian Well, 3 09 Taylor, Charley, 203 acres, Creeping

Swamp, 07 Trlpp. C. B. 190 acres, Clay Root, fl 93 l"aft. E A, 60 acres, store tract, 7 77 Whitehead, Wm, 20 acres, i Wilson, T W. 55 acres, 27 Campbell, N W, 823 aero*. Chicod

Creek, _ 15 83 n.n.ii. -riiu...».-, *ie nnros, Juniper

For Sale and Rent. We have the following property for

sale and rent. 1. One two-third lot with two story

house, four rooms, good kitchen, smoke house, and stables for five horses. For sals cheap; or rent S3 per month, with stables $0.

2. Two good building lots In Sklnner- vllle. Deslrablo locations.

3. One house and halt lot, five rooms , garden and stables, good well ot water.

4. One house and lot. live rooms be- sides cook-room and dining room. Two story house, good well of water.

5. For *ale or rent—Ono house and lot in Sklnnervllle, single story, HIX rooms, cook-room and dining room attached; Rent for $10 ncr month.

0. 20 acres of land adjoining the Fe- male Institute, property lying on each side ot the railroad a ml "near the depot. Qood location for dwelling and manu- facturing establishments.

Prices of any of the above ptoporty mailr known on application.

We make the collection of rents a spe- ciality. If you contemplate buying, sel- ling, or renting, call and sec us, or cor- respond with us.

MATrnicwftA WHICIIARO, Real Estate Agents,

Greenville, N. C.

Mi & ray.

year

Run, 7 83 Forne*. KlI/.. 185 acres, 834 Fornes, Sallle, 360 acres, 3 34 Forties, L A, 90 acres 2 30 Haddock, McD, 83 acrts, 8 03

CAROLINA, Bullock, Ja' E, 75 sores, 7- Manning. W B, for wife 2-3 acre Mohloy, Henry, 29 acres, 3« Rollins, Mrs V D, 35 acres, 1 4n Whichard. David B, 133 acres, 5 62 Whlchard, S C, 101 acrss, 8 4i

FALKLAND. Bibb, D J, 100 acres, 7 21 Johnston, J II, adm'r Elmliia Rives

1890 ) 380 acres Brinky 0 24 18S9 I 380 acres Boker 0 48

FARMVILLE. Whitehead, Wm, 000, 813 acres, 32 07 Norais, Elizabeth, S3 acres, 1 21 Parker, J J, 117 acres, 6 00 Smith, R L. 74 acres, 12 23 Trotman, Mrs Annie. 1 1-3 lots 1 34 Trotman, V H. one lot, 3 80 Askew, Mrs M E, 800 acres, 15 18 Raker, Mrs M L. 117 acres 3 03 Barrett, W A, for R O D Beaiuan,

550 acres, 10 14 Beardslev, L P, 140 acres, 8 46 Bvuum. R B, 500 acres, 45 08 Fianagan, Jame*. Sr, 130 acres, 7 48 Joyner, Noah, heirs, 135 acre* 3 78

URKENVILLK. Vellowley, J B, agent W C Hardy,

330 acres, 1 89 Yellowley, J B, half lot 4 39 YeUowley, J B, adm'r, 4500, Alpine,

» n" U8 1-3, Nichols, " " 100. Moore, U03 ■ " Exr, 180, home, 2318

Whitehead, Wm, 1158 acres. Clark, •« " 185 acres Hodge* «< «' 600 acres Home " " 040 aeres Perking «« " 25 acre* Dudley •« " 2 acres Greenville

In Wool Fabrics we have Hen riettas, Cashmeres, Albatross and Nunsveilings in the leading Spring and Summer shades.

In Cotton Fabrics we hove Pine Apple Tissues, Swiss Zephyrs, Satines, Batiste, Out- ing Cloths, Victorias, Lawns, Ginghams, a full line of White Dress Goods. In all of these lines yon will find beautiful styles. No prettier to be found in town.

In nil grades of Men and Hoys Hnta we have nice styles and will sell nt prices to please our customers.

We invite comparison of qual- ity and prices of the following lines: Notions, Gent's Furnish- ing Goods, Trunks, Valises, Hardware, Crockery. Tinware, Wood and Willow Ware, Gro- ceries, Provisions, and all kinds of Farming Implements and Furniture.

WATCH THIS COLUMN

and they will tell you

NEXT WEEK —of some of the—

SPECIALTIES

they have to offer, and the very

Low Prices

they can make.

Ttug & Frilly.

CENT'S FURNISHING GOODS,

FURNITURE! Our stock of Shoes and Slip- j

pers is very attractive. We think we can suit you both in quality and Ht. One of the lead- ing Shoes with us is our Opera Toe with Common Sense Heel. This is a long felt want with the ladies.

In Men and Boys Shoes we have in stock and to arrive the best line eyer carried by us. We have sold L. M. Reynold's Shoes for the past two years and find them to be the best line ever handled by us. This spring we will have a complete line of these Shoes and when our friends are in need of good shoes we will be pleased to seryethem.

We carry the largest and best selected stock ot Furniture in our town and will sell at prices to please.

We have a nice line of Mat- tings which we will sell at low figures.

In Children Carriages we have the best and prettiest line ever carried by us.

We realize tho importance of selling goods at a small profit. We do not claim to sell goods at cost, but do claim and back up our assertion, that we will giye you honest goods for your honest money.

SEE US! TALK WITH US. TRY US! SHOES. SHOES. SHOES. SHOES. SHOES.

BROWN BROS., -AKK BELLING

SHOES. SHOES, AT REDUCED PRICES.

a o 03 as

SHOES. SHOES. SHOES. SHOES. SHOES.

as IT

* Wlwlinale and R«t*iTl»aleT liTsTAPLE~AND 1'ANOT GBOOttMH 2/LEMkT »nd FLOUR-SPKCIALTIEB Car Load Feed Oats. Car load Corn, Car load No. 1 Hay, Car Load Rib Side Meat, Car Load St. Louis Flou ,allgrades 100 bbls Heavy Mess Pork, 2fi bbls Granulated Sugar. 26 bbls UC" Sugar. 2fi bbls Gail & Ax Snuff, all kinds. 10 bbls Rail Road Mills Snuff. 10 bbls Lorillard Snuff. 50 bbls Poto Rico Molasses, 50 Tubs Boston Lard. SOCasea Star Lye, 50 Gross Matches.

Also foil HM Baking Powder*/Bods, 8oap, Starch. Tobacco, Cigar*, Cakes Creckers, Csndle*, Canned Ooode, Wrapping Paper. Paper tfscks.

Special prices given to the wholesale undo on large quantities or Wi* abovegood*.

J. A. ANDREWS. GREENVILLE, N. C,

WMHH'I NMt Wirt Tobacoo Hangar*

CAN BB USED IN ANY BARN. m>M». Tahaaoo nan n» rnfwrty 8nar».l on f

Simple*!., QBMJpM ami Hert 1 Wlrat art w*m*anlr« Ikr OH«i

ltd Mkk. cejuw; (1 Wtir. i. Mi^hi l,««iwirM (S. BUck-i

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M. E. LAUG'S COLUMN.

M. R. LANG. Wawwald

Uki to have m few worJ»

with 70a in re- gard to Spring

wearing apparel We know that in

a few «la>« TOO will be look i ng around (or

your new clothes and a correct knowl-

edge of where to lind them will, we think.

1 greatly assist you in making your eelec-

tJsas. To the ladies we w»uki s*y that

our atock of Spring and Mim- -mer "IiRBSS

GOODS- com- prises everything

stylish and sea- sonable in both im-

ported and Joines- tic makes. We

have all the new shadings in both

plain and stripe effects. Wo also

show an elegant line of embroidered

KOBES in the new est colors. Our

black eoods depart- ment a- usual has

.-. complete line of staple ami fancy

egeeu from the costliest silk warp

HENRIETTA aud SEBASTAPOOL

to the cheap cotton TwIlK We have in

various qualities Slieppanls plaid in

lslack and White which is proving to

be one of the leading dress fabrics this

season. Our stock of wash goods in-

cludes the most ef- fective designs in

fancy and plain Zephyrs and Ging-

hams. Our imported Scotch Zephyrs are

marvels of beauty. Those combination

Zephyrs have been pronounced beauti-

ful by all who have seen them. A word

about white goods. The goods ottered by

us are especially se- lected for fine trade

lind are the choice from one of the lead-

ing inporting houses of the country and

we do not hesitate to nay that they farsur-

|HHM any being ot- tered in our market.

The styles were selec- ted both as to display

and durability and asske a most handsome exhibit.

Embroideries. —This is our hobby. For

years we have lead in this liue of goods and

this -n offlce Qf course it was small, yet very nlco for the lime oi year tfohn says from now out he will have a crop ofit ready for market every month this year.

Mr. W. R. Home, one of the pros- perous farmers of Farqville town- ship, told us Monday that he bad to? baeen plants large enough to set out an.I would begin transplanting this week, lie says llio lubauuo aoioauo in Ida section will be double this year what it was last year.

There was another shooting affair in Qreenville last Wednesday night. While npprqaching a bouse, of |Urre- pute near the river some one be.gsn firing a pistol at Messrs. Vf. B. James and B. D. Cherry, Tbe latter was struck in the tbigb, the-, ball fortun- ately making only a flesh wound.

The Wilson Mirror has just had another birthday celebration. Up one side and down the other the Mirror is all right and cau be de- pended upon every time. The Mirror and IJenry Blount grow qld tqgetner, and like another article thai cquld be mentioned, "get better with age."

One thing the REFLECTOR believes in telling the farmers every spring. They may not think it good advice, but we do, therefore repeat it again now: When yon think you have enough aqrn planted gq back and plant as much mote if possible. If you cannot double the crop come as near it as you can.

A gentleman who for several months had been a patient in the State Hospital at Raleigh spoke to us Saturday about the management of Dr, Wood at that institution, be said Dr. Wood was truly a most humane and kind-hearted gentleman, kind to every patient and exceeding- ly thoughtful of tbeir welfare.

itPaj, K

Here is one of the ways advertising pays. Allen Warren & Son had a local of cabbage plants for sale in the REFLECTOR. The advertisement was read by a gentleman in Scotland Neck who immediately sent down an order for 300 plants. This led to other oiders which came in nearly every day last week, Saturday's ship-

Is* 9mm Next Friday afternoon and night

the children of the Methodist Charon will offer delicious and refreshing ice cream to tbe public In the vacant store next to the REFLECTOR office. Come and enjov a saucer at 10 cents. Open at 3 o'clock.

OsassMt teak. The steamer Grtenvillt, belonging

to the Tar River Transportation Company, sank just above Pactolus landing Monday morning. Tbe steamer was heavily laden with fer- tilizers and merchandise, hut we have not learned to «#hat extent the cargo was damaged. When found to be sinking the. steamer was run ashore. The water came only about a foot above the lower deck. Steps were taken at once to raise the steamer. ' Drowned.

The RKFLECTOB extra, issued at 11 o'olock last Wednesday morning con- taining the intelligence of the death of Gov. Fowle, also told of the find- ing of the dead body of Mr. John Teel that morning in a hole of water at 'he end of the railroad trestle be- yond the river. On Monday pre- vious to that Teel was in town and was drinking. About tbe market he had some words with Mr. John Hud- son which led to blows and he beat Hudson quite severely about tbe face. For this assault the Mayor fined Teel §5 and oosts, Teel re' inained about towu until night and started over the river to his hi other's, as he frequently did when about Greenville. His son went with him as far as tbe north end of the bridge. The freshet was up but had fallen enough to leave a very narrow atrip of land exposed between two deep holes of water. It is thought that he attempted to walk this strip of land to the railroad embankment but fell off and was drowned.

There was no idea but what be had gone on safely to bis brother's until Tuesday aitoinoou whoa some parties keejiing ferry saw his hat and a bundle which he had upon leaving town floating on the water. This lead to inquiry about him and early Wednesday rooming it was as- certained that ho had notheen to hie broiler's. A search was instituted at once and his body was found in the hole. There were no indications whatever of foul play, hence a Coro- ner's inquest was deemed unnecessary

Mr. Tee) for many years lived aa*r Greenville but of late was living near Washington. During the spriug he hud been coining up her speculating in llsii.

If the long agitated roadway had been built from the end of the bridge out to high land, Mr. Teel would not have met death in the way he did.

A 9ao:l Sanaa*. It is not often the Ban-Eaton

makes special comment at length upon the sermons of any of the min- isters of the town, but tbe one preached by Rev. A. D. Hunter at the Baptist oburoli last (today night was so plain and applicable, and some of it so very appropriate for the time, that we give a brief synopsis. He used the text :

"Be not deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever a man sqw.ctli that shall he also reap. For lie that sowelh to the flesh shall of lbs flesh reap corruption; but he th>t sqweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting."

We arc all sowers. Our words, our thoughts, and deeds are the seeds we sow. There are two kinds of sowing, and we are pjther sowing one way or. the other. Those who sow to the flesh arc those wfyo follow the dictates of tb,e|t carnal natures. This world Is the great seed time. The harvest and the day of retribu- tion will come hereafter, still we do much sowing here for which we reaq iu this life, and vm aw. this eaun day. ' '

Our carnal minds and natures dic- tate the gratification of the flesh and tbe lusts thereof. Sqwihg to the flesh is only a mean and short lived satisfaction, and is sure to bring ruin and misery at the end. We see those about us every day who are sowing to the flesh ojjy, apd. many of them are even now reaping their re- ward, such as gamblers, drinkers, night walkers, etc. Strong drink used in excess will not ouly destroy tbe mind and body but will lead to tbe committal of any evil. Man's whole nature is corrupted by it. Whiskey and mean women are I cqrae tq an.y town or section A{en as a rule are no better and purer than the women demand they shall be. There is no more powerful factor in building the morals of a place than good and virtu- ous women. Good and virtuous women are next to the angels, but harlots are next to the devil, and their company is no better than they are, and yet they are often the popu- lar young men rtt tbe community— the fast and the deudish. Mary and many a lair young maid,pure and true, has ruined her life end happiness by not noticing how tbe young man who sought ber hand was sowing. Young people should remember that if they spend tbeir yoqth iq sowing

every uay .«.. ™», w^iw aeed o( cqrrupt-04, they will spend ment alone amounting to ^QOd plants. lucir old age £ reapjng\he

and the reaping will be the

Tiioasri' Inititnti Tho Teaehcrs' Institute for Pitt

county was opened at 11 o'clock Monday morning by Maj. H. Har» lng, County Superintendent of Pub- lic Instruction. The morning hour was taken up in enrol linn the names of tho teachers present and organ- ising. Only about thirty-five names were then enrolled but by yesterday at noon the number had increased to 47.

The Institute is held in the Court room, which has been bcaolifuily decorated for tbe occasion. Across tho end of the room many portraits and specimens of art work have been arranged, with flowers enough bore and there to make the scene charm ing. The decorations were the woi k of Miss Mollio Rouse and Mrs. Dr. Frank Brown. The works of art are by no means tbe most attractive fea- ture, for just out in front of these is a boquet of loveliness, composed of the beautiful daughters of Pitt, that far surpasses anything art has ever produced. Pitt county is famed for her beautiful women, and the gather- ing at the Institute will show the visitor a fair representation.

One thing very noticeblc about the Institute is the absence of male teach ors,| only four being present the first day.

Prol. 0. D. Mclvcr, who is con- ducting the Institute, was delayed by an accident to the steamer on which he was coming to Greonvillo, and did not arrive until tho alter, noon He was ou hand at 2 o'clock and went pormplfy to work. He is a young man of remarkably pleasant address, a rapid speaker, a man ot force, and possessed with the facul- ties for quickly and clearly impress- ing upon the hearer whatever he wishes to illustrate. And there is also enough wit about him to prevent his ljctures becoming the least tire- some, and make it a pleasure to listen to him. He is a well equipped schol- ar, and admirably suited to the work assigned him.

The first work of Prof. Mclvcr was to explain how the Institutes came about, going back to the administru tion of Gov. Vance when, the first State Normal was established nt Chapel Hill and telling bow succeed- ing Legislatures made changes for the better until the present system was adopted which gives an Institute to every county. (Je »uui many good things along the line of educa- tion and the Institute and school work to which we cannot allude to- day for want of snace. One thing he aaid, however, in reference to the In- stitutes, was that as they had been placed in each county of the State within easy access ol" every teacher, the law made it compulsory upon the teachers to attend continuously tin-niigii tbo week of the Institute or they would not be permitted to teach in the public schools. lie said there was no excuse for any teacher in Pitt county being absent, for Qreenville was kindly ftiretafaiag iree entertain- ment for them. He complimented our people, saying this was one of the few towns *hat made such ar- rangements for the teachers.

The REFLEOTOI; v. is bus 10 say a ward or twq before leaving this sub- ject of compelling teachers to attend the Institutes. Noticing sq lew male teachers here we uatu,r-aliy ine Mied where they all were. One teaoker told us he knew of several who arc- waiting to come Friday, as they said one day was enough for thcin 'o come. It is kuown tha£ |as,t yoar "

'1

DIES PTWELYE ^ pGfJKLELIANa [Copyright by American Press Association.]

CHAPTER VI! Royal had about completed hi; ar-

rangements for leaving the hotel in which so much of import had occurred, when a chance remark caused his own position hi tliis affair of his namesake td SBBamo proportions and a complexity which well nigh overwhelmed him.

He was standins in the hotel office,

near the clerk's desk, on which lay the open register. The young doctor stood at Ms olbow, the same to whose fledgling cure John Royal had been committed. They had been speaking of the case and of Jta untoward ending, and had gone into details of interest and importance to no mortal soul save members of the profession. Suddenly the young fellow put a question:

ana again to airs. Ha.. JBOcreuy (liven- ed mind with a relishing 6ense of its ap- plicability.

"What did the lawyers say?" she ques- tioned, coming toward him, and tacitly I materialized by admiration and a sense

pression tor her sympathetic compre- hension.

"Something more satisfactory than endless psalmody or aerial progression, I nope," she smiled." '-Slocking at those in sore straits and grievously tormented I hold to be my mission. Seriously, though, I am sorry for yon—truly aorry. But after all, John, it isn't you that mat- ters so much. The situation is and will be much harder on Phyllis. You did it, you know. When there is a smash np the man who holds the reins and does the breaking gets tho most comfort out of the affair."

The mention of his cousin's name caused Royal's face to soften, and he let the blood relation frankness of his com- panion's speech pass. His intercourse with Phyllis, restricted as it had neces- sarily been, had awakened within him a tender, chivalrous devotion, touched and

Among the pitfalls In oar way. The I «at of us wait, blindly;

Oh! f.i.-r. he uary watch ami pray. Ami jii'U-'e your neighbor kindly,

nelp laek his feet if they have »lld. And coiOit him still lour debtor—

Perhaps the wrong he did Has made: y out self the belter.

ignoring her own discourteous exclama- tion and his impatient reception of it.

Royal pushed a chair toward her. but declined one for himself. In his nerv- ously excited condition it pleased him better to tramp about the room. They had been in Alexandria^ week, coming

of personal possession. Her acceptance of and absolute trust in him, her sweet- ness, patience and courage, won on him day by day. His professional instinc. prevented him from feeling any of that 'ntangible, egotistic shrinking from af- fliction inherent in so many men, and

directly homo with Mrs. Hart after John jne uopefulness of her case caused it to Royal's funeral, and during that time the* dead man's substitute had devoted himself to discovering what might be Ua legal status in the affair. Of hia' case in equity he had no shadow of : doubt.

"There hasn't been time enough for anything like research yet, and a lawyer j is nothing without precedent," he an- . swered. "I've seen a couple of fellows ' here, and stated tho case hypothetically, < and I've talked to a man or two in Wash- | ingtou besides. Of course Tve only got- ten horseback opinions as yet. Nobody

present no bar to her attractiveness. Then, too, it is probable that tho con- sciousness that she was his wife—no matter how she had become so—stirred and influenced his emotions more deeply than he was himself aware.

Ho was very considerate and gentle with her, having always in mind that time cf disclosure which must surely come. Ho bad taken no advantage of the situation, and he intended to take nene. Probably bis unconscious manli- ness explained the readiness with which Mrs. Hart had constituted herself his

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I've seen has ever gone into a thing like a]iv. Her own instincts in regard to

*Tkc y&unn UJJII Uhiscousfn and next of kin. She is myvrife."

"Were you brothers? Excnso mo for asking, but the name is the same for both on the register," laying his hand on the book. "They've put the same in- itials, too. Bat that's a mistake, I reck- on."

No, Royal explained, there was no mistake. Tho names were tho same and they were kinsmen, but not broth- era. He cast his eye on the register, as he spoke, and lead beneath the name of Mrs. Walter Hart that A Mrs. John Hart Royal. It surprised him, for he had no recollection whatever of having placed it there. Then he remembered that in the excitement and hurry of the arrival he had neglected to register the ladies at all. It was probable that tho clerk had supplied the omission from Information obtained at the fountain head.

"His wife, I suppose," the young phy- sician hazarded.

In the second which elapsed before he replied Hart Royal's mind seemed to work over the whole case, from start to finish, like an electric flash. He ap- peared suddenly confronted by a point of view the Instantaneous absorption of which by his consciousness made it seem something which ho had known all along, only failed to give it due promi- nence. The pause ere he spoke was so slight that bystanders, mental posi external circumstances, had been shifted.

"No," ho made answer quietly. "The young lady is his cousin and next of kin. She is my wife."

this. One fellow told mo plainly that lie didn't believe such a case had ever even been imagined before."

'•But tho jreneral impression was— what?"

Royal paused beside her chair, and stood looking thoughtfully down at her:

"As far as John Royal is concerned the case has but one point of view. They all agree on that. Tho proxy marriage was no marriage. Under the circum- stances it couldn't be. A man in articnlo mortis, as John Royal was at tho time of the ceremony, cannot enter into a contract; the law wouldn't recognize snch an act as conscious and voluntary. Even if he had lived it is doubtful whether tho proxy niarriago would have stood. It would have given us what we wanted, though—a fighting chance for the money. Marriages by proxy are so unusual that the law don't provide for differentiations of them."

"Then the marriage with John is null and void?"

"It's non-existent." "And with yon?" Mrs. Hart looked searchingly np at

him: she put out her hand to prevent him from resuming his restleu pacing backward and forward.

"The marriage with me was genuine. Listen and Til try to make it clear to you."

With allowance made for inaccuracies of understanding and statement dne to lack of legal knowledge and a, perforce. pritn.1 facie reading of the case, the gist of that which Royal had gathered was this. Marriage was the special charge of the law, and by it regarded as tho prime pillar of civilization, therefore every possible facility had been afforded people for entering the matrimonial state; the notion lieing, apparently, that the more marriages the more props— ergo, the more civilization.

In the present case the names of the two men being identical and age and ap-

her sex were tender and protective. "What are you going to dor"' She had risen, for from the room across

the hall there came to her ear the sound of soft music. Th& hlj|id girl had found her way to the piano, and was cheering her darkness fa the manner she loved best. They had left her long enough alone.

Royal Miuared himself. "It would make a pretty case," he

observed impersonally. "The lawyers told mo so. That ten minutes to 12— time of the death and the ceremony- would admit of considerable argument. The 'shake-bag' fellows would flock to it like hogs to the call of corn. But Tm going to give them tho go-by, divorce courts and all., I shall stand to my mar- riage."

"And tho money?-' Royal's thonght consigned the money

to the halls of Eblis with emphasis and dispatch; his speech was more circum- spect:

"The money has done harm enough. It has been the active agent in the im- broglio. We'll let that pert of the busi- ness mellow for a while. John Royal's legacy is of vastly more importance than his aunt's."

The expression of Mrs. Hart's face as she quitted the room was like spring weather, a conflict between sunshine and thower. She managed, however, to east a jest back at him over her shoulder:

"In the division there'll perhaps be enough to buy a ring for Phyllis—by putting two parts together. My own share shall be devoted to defraying tho expenses for making my will according to tho Royal prerogative."

[TO BE CINIINI'ED.]

Heeklen's arnica Sa>e. Thc Test Salve in the world i...- Cuts

Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rlienn.

CHAPTER VHL

"OKI dare Wi tremendously funny, say!" he growled.

"Poor child! Poor Phyllis!" Mrs. Hart's face wore a compassionate

expression, and her voice had tender, commiserating inflections. She stood by the window, looking out into the street with eyes which conveyed to her mind no image of that on which they rested.

Royal paused in his restless walk and silently gazed at her. Her tone made him wince like the touch of a nettle. He was too much oppressed by the re- sult of his own precipitation not to be sore and irritable. Involuntarily he re- sented the implied depreciation.

"I am not a bad man, as men go," he remonstrated. "A blundering fool, if yon will, but no villain. Your tone im- plies that I liavo been both."

Mrs. Hunt turned toward him. As she did BO she caught an expression on the young man's face which reminded her curiously of her husband. Her eyes softened and a smile came to her lips. She had seen the look before during the days that they had been together, and always with mute, wistful acknowledg- ment of the tie between them. After all, he was Phil Royal's son and of their own people—which fact, in the lady's mind, considerably ameliorated the sit- uation. What would have been her at- titude toward Royal if, instead of being a member of the family with blood right of interference, he had turned out sim- ply a blundering stranger, whose tender nature had ruled his reason to such dis- astrous effect, it is difficult to imagine. Fortunately for Royal she was not put to the test. A kinsman, like the shape of a nose, can be accepted and endured with the pleasing consciousness that, ex- ternally, the worst is known of him, while the introduction of a stranger into one's life may he attended with as grave risks as those incident to the French no- tary's experiment.

Mrs.- Hart loved romance with a southern woman's love, and moreover she was gifted with a subtle sense of humor. Interwoven with the tragic and pathetic elements of the affair there was comedy as well, for those sufficiently dis- engaged to appreciate it. And, for the life of her, Mrs. Hart could not forbear imaginative pictures of the self com- placent soul of her kinswoman, assert- ively comporting itself in the infinite, sodden y confronted with a view of the situation as it now stood. Even a dis- embodied spirit, in such case, could not escapo recognition of limitations end acknowledgment of the fotility of all arrangemonts for prilling stroke in the lifeboat of other people after this mortal shall have put on immortality. The pftfcT r=gg«U, Lippmaa'i Black, EAVA1 HAH, 64,

For sale at J. L. Wooten's Drug Store

JVARTS^^^k*" PAIN.

OMAN. SCTWtt'BlLL. PMDoldUU..

paid il dollars .loetor'J bill for ™J-*Vi; In ona year, n-4 or.e b-Htia of Brajwatwa Fe mile «o«ulstor did her more good than •U tho BweS*5 . he bag token^orj^ ^

-HcH-.cnUy for years—been yxirlano without ro- Haveauftt.. - treated t>y th» -*?-- ->hyi_

moi-o a'.od thai oil i;ie otlwr remedies, moro «o ~* ^^ aiJZA DAV1B, CtarloUe, ». e. Have used Oradfleid's Female Reautator and

e-r^oinm^tttoaum^rgn^j^^

City. Ai*., vritea, ! f-o< 4 a-.d for kea

1 cv- r card. W. C MeGauhcy, Wc!A

"3.B.B. bas don« rae ia*i money than any other 11. »i ;_ I owe the cofflfnt ■ r — ■  V. '■•' * ■ 

P. A.Shepberd. f.r.11. \ .. . ml ic, ■»», writes; "I iWpcnd en 1', 1. 1 '■, ' - IJUUilSha of my heil• h. 1 Kive I a-! II I nearly two *ean. and la rll il--t t. in ham a & ctnr. ' • -»-Writ.-f.T iiiu.rrai.-i -r-..k of v.-ruwia" BI OOD DaVtet CO. ."'-!:: ■•. C . B

(-r ily i lave i

:tnM.

D. D. HASKETT,

Sioveware, toye Pii»e, Hulloww:uv. Tin-

ware, Nails, DuurF, Sash. Locks1, Butts and Hinges, Glass, Patty, Paints and Oils,

The increased stove trade this season is the bebt evidence that the stove I sell is the stove for the people. Tin* pnblic are in- vited to examine iuy stock be- fore prirchasinfr

D. D. HASKETT.

TYSON . BAWLS, BANKS9S,

C roouviTlo 3N*. o

Weave II|H'!H'ur|iOM' or .Indiana gvritral

.tthg, SxawTe'.".d Collecting toil Mono; to Loan "on Approved Security.

Collect'tons solicited and rcmlttHnccs made promptly.

A Q PNTtt mi,kcnr(i#I.OOren,iu..l. In a.l-lition In this. w» _

will aireone jNu-kneo of Xroalnle (in ornVr !o Inlrti'liKc r.n-1 ■ il#-nd il« cultlratlon •* aa UirooKliout the Snatlo and two 5r. paj-kru of Flowi-r So.ls with every onltr anunint- ek — lag to 91-00 for Oordcn Sends, provldwl >».u roonlioa lltlsjjapcr. ® DE8CRIPTIVE CATALOGUE containing valuable information • * about Farm and Garden Seeds mailed free upon application. J T. W. WOOD & SONS, 8 l 10 South 14th Street, RICHMOND, VA. m er e>ECOSMCft| ^

PATENTS obtained, and all business in the U. 8, Patent office or iu the Courts attended to for Modera'e Fees.

We arc opposite the U. S. Patent Of- fice engaged in Patents Exclusively, and can obtain patents in less time than thost more romote from Washington.

W>en the model or drawing Is sent we advise as to patentibllity free of charge, and we make no ',-hange unless we ob- tain I'atenU.

Wc refer, here, to the Post Master, the Suiit. of the Money Order l>id„ and to oWli of the U. B. Patent Office. For circclar, advise terms and reference to actual clients in your own State, or coun- ty address, C. A. SNOW & Co.,

Washington, D, ('.

GRAND EMPORIUM for Shaving, Cutting and Dressing Hair

K. E. MCCI.EAIIY. A. L. MCCLELLAN.

MOCIEARY&MCGLELLAN, —Wholesale and Betad Dtajers in—

A Good Sapply Always on Hanfl. Pine Horses a specialty.

i-aiisfaction guaranteed N03. and 2 Union St., Norfolk Va

SMITH'S SHAVINQ PARLOR. JAME A. SMITH. Prop.

Greenville, - - N. C. We have the "Climax," the easiest

Chair ever used in toe art. Clean towels, sharp razors, and satisfaction guaranteed In every instance. Call and be con- vinced. Ladles waited on at their resi- dence. PjgjMJjjg chrthes specialty.

m Wbal's This ? Why another new disdovcry by Alfred

Culley in the way of helping the afflict- ed. By calling on or addwaalng the above named barber, you can procure d bottle of Prej oration Hint la Invaluable for eradicating" and ruft and causing tie kinkles hair I be perfectly soft and ShJKv. only tw r three application a wBejr^a neB*p-?;ri and a common halr BrusL is tin-toWAii*4 a/ujr rjbblng the estvlp vigorously for a !%y rafaofea w,th the Preparation. Try » bottle autj m convinced, only SO cents.

Kespectfully,

ALFRED OITLLBY,

^REE 0. M. B. BBODOHTON M. «PVASP«

TJ1DWABD8 4 BROPGHTOMTtf

Printers and Binders, RALEICJH, N. O

9 TOP

AT THE GLASS FRONT Jnder the Opera House, at which place I have recently located, and where I have everything in my line NEW, CLEAN AND ATTRACTIVE,

TO MAKE A

MODEL BARBERSHOP with all the, improved appliances; and comfortable chairs.

Bazors sharpened at reasonable figures (•"Orders for work outside of my shop promptly executed. Very respectfully, CPI.LKY A EDMONDS

T*i Tv &wr TrunorUtig. Ccmpuj

HALL'S SAFE Al LOCE CO. Manufacurers of Hairs Patent

BANK LOCKS & VAULT WORK.

SAFES FACTORY & PRINCIPAL OFFICE

Pianos! Organs! Furniture! Babr (arriaiies and Mallinjrs

AT PB ICES THAT WIIJ > SAVE YOU MONEY Largest House and Largest Stock in the South,

No matter what Piano or Organ yon want write to ns for cata- logues and prices and we will save you money-

J. 8. AMES, Opposite Fostoffice. "" Ma'" t., Norfolk. Va .

(run ALFRED FOBBES, Greenville, Prcslden f. B. CUBRBY, " Vice-Pres J. S. COKOLETOH, Greenville, SecATr'i N. M. LAWBEMCE, Tarboro, Gen Man' Capt. B. F. JOMEB, Washington, Gen Ag (O)

The People's Line for travel on Tat River.

The Steamer GBHEHVILLE is the finest an

Fitted up.specially for the comfort, ac commodatioi and convenience of Ladies. POLITE & ATTENTIVE OFFICER!

A first-class Table furnished with th best the market affords.

A trip on the Steamer GBBBNVIIXB l* notobry comfortableIjut attractive. Leaves Washington Monday, Wednesday .ind Friday at 0. o'clock, A. M.

Leaves Tarboro Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 8 o'clock, a. M.

Freights racelved dally and through /nils Lading given to all faints. ■• r. J0.1U, if rat, J. J. CHHI1, Ireal

Washington N.C. Greenville. N. C*

s.

esta e the largest and most complete

nl of the kind to be fonnd in tbe BUtfi, and solicit order.) for allela_.-

Of Commercial, Bail; road or School Print' ing or Binding.

WEDDING STATIONBBT BI A DT FOR PRINTING INVITATIONS

BLANKS FOB MAGI8TBATES AND COUNTY OFFICERS.

OTgcnd ua you r orders. ifiWAXDZ 4 BlOTOHTOlf,

rinrtni jun'Wkvmh RALBTOH, N. O.

ESTABLISHED 1875.

Mi SGHULTZ, OLD BRICK STOKE. FARMERS AND MBBCUANT8 BOT

Ing their year's supplies will flnd't te their Interest M> get our prices before pur chasing ciae'where. Q ur stock bj com plate in all Its branches.

P0RKSIDE848H0ULDEBS

FLOUR, C0FF£E, SUGAR SPICES, TKAS, *c.

al«..ys at LowHt MARKI-T PBICBB.

T0MPqP5NUFF*CIOARJ we bay direct from Manufacturers, ena- bling yon to bny at one profit. A com plete stock of

always on hand and (old at prices to nil t thetlMes. Our goods are all bought and •old for CASH, therefore, having no risk to run,we fell at a cloee margin.

Respectfully, S. M. SCHULTZ,

IrrerrrvllTe, N. C.

ALFRED FORBES, THE"0LD RELIABLE MERCHANT" OF GREEEV1LLE,N. 0

)flcr* to the bnyers of Pitt and surrounding counties, a line of the following good

thatare not to be excelled in Uiis market. And ^>r^ ^J—

LATIIAMfcPEXiBl, Hardware Dealers,

QBEr^V^LE, N. 0.

rl haTe ajpln opened »- :3P

n Greenylllc and Invite my o« fr.ends end former patrons to give me a call. 1 en supply all your wants In the way of a clean shave, a atyiUh hair cut, a de-

T^lt^e^^relr&a^ "" ^ BOBB MP 5> HOWB8.

Buililer's Material, Cook Stoves, Heating Stoves, Stove Repairs, Plow Castings,

OKS, _

A in in UP Tinware, Hollow ware. Stove ware, JLamue. Ijunp Chlmnles, Lamp Wicks,

■''''^BeeWhV

Tobacco Flue*, Sewing Machines, Carpenter's Tool*, Iron Nails, Steel Nails, Bar Iron,

ties, T.-jr

Blimli, Cart Material. Ola-,,

Shovels