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TERMS: $1.00 per Year, in Advance. VOL. XIII. GREENVILLE, PITT COUNTY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL n, 1894. NO. 13 Jfear joints ! Is the place to find the REFLECTOR OFFICE Bring along ONE DOLLAR and got your Home Paper a year- |y This Offico for Job Printing STATE NEWS Thmjs Mentioned in our State Ex- changes that are of Genera Interemt. The Cream of the News THE EXPERIMENT STATI03 Here i« m Hit of the books from which to make your selection : Under Currents. .Minon. Soldiers Three. Freaehers. Lord a.ul Lady. One Maid's Mischief. Her Strange Amour. Bag of Diamond?. Karl's Error. Majors Daughter. Crown of Shame. Mine Host's Daugter. Jet. Ere. A Rogue's Life. Carmen. Art of Trwel. All Sorts an 1 Conditions of men. Fast Existence. The Lament of DivJS- Way to the Ue:irt. Misled. Chali. Ball Night Little Rebel. Tour of the World in SO Dare, Almost Persuaded. Affair of Honor. R. R. Mystery. By Right. - Oriental Mr. Jacob?, Nemesis. Pioneer. Baleful Influence. Mexican Mystery. House on the Marsh. OHter Twi9t. Doris" Fortune. Dear Life. Avatar. Willy Reilly. Society. Beyond the End. The Gambler. On the Stage and Off. His Last Passion. Vagrant Wife. Story of a Crime. Matron or Maid. A; the World's Mercy. Guilderoy. Blind Fate. Heroes and Hero Worships. Aiigle or Devil. Jane Eyre. For Mamies Sake. Tellow Mask. Muster of His FaU, I • Cleverly Won. Nurse Revels Mistake. BeiH in mind these mre not sl.oddy books bnt every one of them is beautifully bound in cloth and worth 50 cents to $1. You cau examine the books at the REFLECTOR office and see just what you »re getting. John Gail, of Baltimore, has beeu appointed temporary receiv- er of the Cape Fear & Tadkin Valley R- R- Many of the gold mines in wes- tern North Carolina are very active at present and will be developed by their owners. The young ladies of the two fe- male colleges at Greensboro haw organized baseball teams and have purchased balls, bats, rules, etc. The President has nominated Mr. W. R. Henry, as consul to Cnracoa, one of the West Indian Islands off the north cost of Ven- ezuela. Smithfield Herald : Mr. L. D-1 Wood, of near Leachburg, in moving some old timbers last j week killed two rats which meas-! ured fifteen inches from tip to tip. The latest fads for weddings is j to have young married coupjes for attendants. The next church wedding in Charlotte will have two married women for brides made. Thos. W. Mason, Esq., of Northampton county, will deliver the oration at the laying of the corner stone of ihe North Caro- lina Confederate monument at Raleigh on May 20th. It now seems quite probable that the next encampment of the State Guard will be held at! Wrightsyille Sound, where it has boon held for ^the past several years, until last year. Holland English was taken from jail at Bakerville, Mitchell county, Sunday morning and j hanged by a mob of about 200 men. for the murder of his wife, ; whom he killed to marry another woman. President Dunn and Secretary j Reizensteiu, of the Newborn fair, have been re-elected. It would be impossible to find better offi- cers for the fair They are cer- | taiuly "the right men in the right places." Will McAllister, the 16 year old sou of Archibald McAllister, of, Marion, has been committed to j jail for 30 days for assaulting his mother. The evidence showed that he beat and chocked her and , assaulted her with a bed slat. A Portuguese merchant of Wil- I mingtou known as John Silva, but whose real name is Emanuel Mitchell, was overcome by smoke and suffocated by a fire Friday morning. It is thought he may have been robbed and murdered and the store set on fire. Durham Sun: News reaches Durham that a colored woman named Dilla Carter, living near Boyce's mill, thirteen miles from here, had a fit yesterday morning and fell iu the fire. Her face and hands were severely bnrned, and at last accounts she was not ex- pected to recover. The people of Maxton are greatly excited over the work of a fire fiend- The nearly com- pleted guard house was set on fire Thursday night but was pur out. The A. M. <fc R. depot was set on fire about the same time ane burned down. Thought that the same person set both fires. Hon. Josiah Turner, a promi- nent resident of Hillsboro', says it is absolutely the most unique town in the United States, for the reason that not the slightest changes haye been made in over a century, and that Lord Corn- wallis, could he reyisit it, would tecognize every place. The time is kept by a clock in the court- house presented by King George III. Newbern Journal: A good many of the Norfolk Va., shad fishermen have taken up their nets and quit the business be- cause the eels and crabs eat and mutilate the fish so as to make them unmarketable. Fishermen here say the same pest are worse than they ever knew them to be and that they interfere greatly with the catch in Neuse river. Sometimes scarcely anything would be left except the backbone of the fish attacked. At Raleigh,-N. C, Desires to Assist the Farmers of North Carolina Bjr S: inline II" Publications 1» Tkoaa Wti Realty Dossee Thcni or by Advices as to Acrlcultaral Subjects. MARCH 20, 1804. The Kxprrlinrnt Station Hnlletlns. The standing offer is made to send the bulletins of the Station to all in tho State who really desire to receive them- Thousands of farmers have already taken advantage of this offer. Unless you really want to be benefited by them, please do not apply for them. If you desire to read them, write on postal card to Or. II. B. Battle. Director. Ral- eigh. X. C. Some I.atr Hullrtlnsor th« Norlh Curollna Kxperloient Station. The following gives a short descrip- tion of each of the bulletins issued lately. Each number will be sent free I upon application from residents in North Carolina. A small fee (10 cents for IB and 4 cents for each of the others) is charged those living in other states. Xo. 90. Practical Stock Feeding.pages ] 32. This bulletin gives composition of | various feeding stuffs —the nutrients, the nutritive ratios, the digestible por- tions, tables of feeding standards, the calculation of rations.tho full values of fodder and the comparative value of feeds—a valuable bulletin for the prac- tical feeder who desires to understand | what he is about. No. 91. Some Experiment^ in Wheat Culture: pages 20; cuts 3. Describes the effect of plowing under a crop of ripe cow pea vines for manuring for wheat during a succession of four years on the same ground. The average gain due to this manuring for a series of years p^r acre was With no additional fertilizers, fl.fiS bu. With 800 lbs. kainit, lii.4fi bu. With .100 lbs. acid phosphate, lo.Slbu. With 300 lbs. cotton seed meal, 7. S3 bu. With 175 lbs. acid phos. I S7.5 '• cottonseed meal | 14.C7bu 37.5 •• kainit I Seventeen varieties of wheat were j also tested, together with the depth of ! planting. It was found that three : inches was the best depth. Best varie-1 tics were the following: Winter Green, | Tappahannoc. Kivet and Vulcaster. No. 92. Culture of Orchard and Gar- ' den Fruits: paces. 150: 91 cuts illustrate the text. Practical methods for the j planting and after treatment of orch- ards and vineyards: also description of I the various insects and fungous pests j affecting the growth of trees, vines and small fruits, and methods to destroy them. Xo. 93. Feeding Experiments: 41 pages. Includes experiments in fatten- ing stock for beef with cotton seed hulls and meal: feeding with corn silage and soja (soy l bean silage with cotton seed meal: also feeding an exclusive ensil- age- ration, and a discussion of what is a maintenance ration. Xo. 94. Horticultural Tests and Re- sults with Garden Vegetables. Fruits anil I'.ulb Culture: pages 20. Gives tests of cabbages, melons, garden corn, cu- cumbers, egg plants, lettuce, onions, Irish potatoes, tomatoes. Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, figs, peaches, tube roses, lilies, gladioli, early hya- cinths and roses. Xo. 95. The Fertilizer Control during 1S93: pages 32: includes official analysis of sprin? and fall samples and a de- scription of ingredients in fertilizers and their analysis. This bulletin de- scribes the materials of which fertil- izers are made and th ir composition; also gives the method for arriving at the valuation of the ingredients by the experiment station, and how to calcu- late the values per ton reckoned upon the percentages of the three valuable ingredients. Correct freight rates arc ffiven to BA interior points in Xorth Carolina from Wilmington, Norfolk, Charleston and Richmond. Xo. 90. Miscellaneous agricultural topics contained in the press service bulletins: pages 32; many practical points of value to the agriculturist are given in plain language. A feature of the bulletin is the collection of the questions and replies npon important farm subjects. Xo. 97. Digestion Experiments: pages 4«: the results of the detailed work in these pages are described In plain language in a few pages in the begin- ning, so that a tired man can reach the conclusion at once. For the detailed scientific student and investigator ta- bles are given showing how the above results are reached. The digestion work covers feeding with soy soja) bean hay, cat-tail millet. Johnson grass hay. sorghum fodder and bagasse, pea- nut vine hay. cotton seed meal, cotton seed hulls, crimson clover hay, corn meal.cornand cob meal and corn silage. Xo. 93. Some Leguminous Crops and Their Economic Value; pages 24. Gives the rosult of the year 1893, with a great many varieties "of clovers, cow pea9, soy (soja) beans and other legumines. The bulletin includes discussions of legumines as improvers of the soil, their cultivation for forage and their fungous and insect enemies. Field Peas. The Xorth Carolina Experiment Sta- tion during 1S93 had under competitive test plats of cow peas and soja beans— ten varieties of the former and eight of the latter. The experiment has been completedand the results are published in bulletin No. 98, which is now being mailed in time to benefit farmers who sow these crops in spring. Here it may be said that the "unknown" pea has upon dry, medium and wet soil given by far the best results, out yielding all others, both in fruit and foliage. This pea is also the latest to mature. For second place the contest is between the black pea and the red ripper, both of which are excellent and medium early. The earliest of all is the speckled or whippoorwill pea. The "unknown" in Georgia, sometimes called innominata. and Woods' "wonuerful," are in all re- spects identical—they are one and the I same variety. In the 6oia bean class, the old yellow variety is the most productive, both in fruit and foliage, but is much later than some of the newer variety. Concerning the popular names of these plants it may be said that the so-called cow pea is not a pea. but a bean and is more properly called Chi- nese beans. The so-called soja bean is a true pea. and should be called soy pea. or Japan pea. Bnt by* whatever lines we call them, Ihete plants are among the most valuable crop the southern farmer can grow. GERALD MCCARTHY, Botanist X. C. Experiment Station. Cabbage Insects. Probably the worst pest of the cab- bage field is the so-called calico or ter- rapin bug, murcantia histrionica. Thif pest is practically proof against known insecticides and must be hand picked. This is most easily accomnliabed bi najr autns; a enanow pan Wssas TO»rsr, and pouring upon this a ,H'-inch layet of kerosene oil. Hold, the pan undei the plant and shake or jar the plant. The bugs will readily drop into the paf and be instantly killed bv tho oil. A! pure kerosene will burn the leaves bad- ly it must not be splashed on them. Thj green and striped worms which gnaw the leaves of cabbage may be destroyed by the kerosene emulsion, and the cab- bage lice can be held in check by tin same remedy. KKKOKRNT: F,MI'I.SION\ Kerosene oil, ... 1 pint. Soft soap 1 quart Boiling water. . . I quarts. Churn the mixture for ten minutes, nntil it become!* a thick cream. Then dilute with four quarts of cold water and use. Mixing with a stick will not do. because on cooling the oil will sep- arate and rise to top. When well done the emulsion is stable. Do not dilute until ready to use. .Paris green should not be need on cabbage. GKRAF.O MC- CARTHY. X. C. Experiment Station. Advanced Monthly Summary of Meteor- ological Report* for North Car- olina. February, 1894. The Xorth Carolina state weather service issues the following advanced summary of the weather for February, 18!I4, as compared with the correspond- ing month of previous years. TKMI'KKATI-RK.—The mean tempera- ture for the month was 43.8 degrees, which is 0.5 degrees below the normal. The highest monthly mean was 50.9. at Sloan: lowest. 33.fi, "at Blowing Kock. The highest temperature was 70 on the 10th. at Wilmington: lowest, 2 below zero, on the 27th, at Hakersvillc. The warmest February during the past twenty-one years was in 1890, mean, 51.H: the coldest in 1875, mean, 38.4. PREOII-ITATIOX.—Average for the month. 4.82 inch, which is 0.57 above the normal. The greatest amount was 9.fi4 inches, at Highlands, least amount, 2.B0. at Itoukinghatn. The wettest Feb- ruary occurred In 1S73—average. 9.03: the driest in 1890; average, 1.41. Snow occurred on the 4th, 5th. 14th, 15th, Kith, 25th, 98th, at some western sta- tions, but on the 25th it was general, and the heaviest snow of the winter occurred. The largest monthly snow- fall was 19 inches, at Bakersville. Wixn.—Prevailing direction' south- west. This is the normal direction foi February. Average hourly velocity, 10.2 miles. Highest velocity. 48 miles per hour ou the 1st at Kitty Hawk. .MISCKI.I.A.NEIII-.S.—Sleet or hail oc- curred at various places on the, 2nd, 12th. 12th. 14th. 19th. 25th, all light. Solar halos occurred on the loth, r.th, 13th, 17th. 20th. 22d, 23d. 28th. Lunar halos on the 7th, 10th. r.th, 13th, 15th, isth, 19th. Meteor observed at Bock- ingbam on the 17th. QCKSTIONS AND KKPI.IK3. The Station will be glad to receive questions on agricultural topics from any one in Xorth Carolina who may de- sire to ask for information. Address all questions to the "X. C. Agricultural Experiment Station. Raleigh, X. C." Replies will be written as early as pos- sible by the member of the Station staff most competent to do so. and, when of general interest, they will also appear In these columns. The Station expects, in this way, to enlarge its sphere of usefulness and render imme- diate assistance to practical farmers. Cotton Hi—-I Hull Ashen. Will you klndlv Inform mo wliother or nol cotton seed hull ashes have ever been analyzed as n fertilizer by tr.e Kxperim-nt Station, and what such analrfl's dhows I : tn to contain? P. A. l>.. Southern Pines. N. C. (Answered by H. B. Battle. Director N. C. Experiment Station.] 1 send herewith pamphlet on the sub- ject of "composts." which gives analy- sis of cotton seed hull ashes. I would say, however, that analyses of these ashes vary very materially, because in many cases they are more or less burnt and more or lessmixed with dirt or out- side matters. Exposure to the air may also cause absorption of moisture and decrease of percentage. It is a vory high grade potash material, containing a large amount of phosphoric aeid as well. I have had an analyses of these ushes, when carefully burned, to run as high as 88 to 30 per cent, potash. The average is probably about 20 per cent. How to Deal With the Potato itcotlo and Cabbage Worms. 1. What shall I use tn kill potato beetles:- 2. If you udviso Perls creen with what shall I dilute it? Will .-.suit's do? Ho.v pa. It on? How much Paris green shall I use per acre? Where is the bestplavr to tret It? 3. What Is tho best remedy for cabbage worms? i. If korosene emulsion, where can I cet it, and at what ccs;? How is the emulsion ep- pliodJ-W. C, Kulelgh. N. C. [ Answ«.-,!d by i;croM McCartny, Entomolo- gist N. C. Experimont Station. | 1. The best remedy for potato beetles is Paris green or London purple, both being arsenites. They are about equally valuable. Mix 1 pound of either with 5 pounds of flour and 60 pounds of dry road dust, air slaked lime or fine ashfcs. If you have no sprayer apply with a sifter or perforated pan. If you have a sprayer, mix the arsenite in 150 gal- lons of water and spray it on. In either case repeat tho treatment after ten days to kill the insects hatched after the first treatment. Usually these two treatments will suffice, but repeat if necessary. For cabbage caterpillars, the arse- nites aro best before the plants have headed. After that hand pick or use a well prepared kerosene emulsion. A badly prepared emulsion will barn the leaves. It is best to buy t e concen- trated emulsion ready made. It can be bought in five, ten and forty gallon packages of W. S. Powell & Co., Balti- more, about as cheap as you can make it. Always dilute the concentrated emulsion before using with nine times its bulk of cold soft water. Apply with a sprayer, and be sure to wet the bodies of the caterpillars, as this substance kills by contact only. Paris green can be bought of almost any druggist at about 25 cents per pound. Culture of Pecans. Would you be so kind as to give me some In- formation in regard to the oulturc of pecan nut trees, and at what point I can net the sprouts or trees to plant? B. O. G.. Thermal City. N. C. [Answered by W. F. Massey, Horticulturist, N. C. Experiment Station. | Pecan trees, like all other of the hicko-y family, are rather hard to transplant with uniform success. We would prefer to get good nuts and plant them where the trees are to grow. Almost any southern nurseryman can supply the'seed or trees. P. J. Beck- man & Son, Augusta, Ga., are nursery- men of high character, and will doubt- less supply you with a good article. We put little confidence in the prospects of great profits from peoan growing en a large scale. It may now pay those well who have bearing trees of the large sorts to sell seed and trees at high prices, but the article is one which tile demand for cannot be largely in- creased, and when the trees now being planted in the south come into bearing, we think the profit problematic. Of course it is desirable for all farmers to have a few pecan trees for ornament and nuts, but we would advise you ndV to rush too largely into the culture. Proper Temperature to Churn—Profitable Poultry. 1. What temperature should butter bs churned ot to attain the beat results? 2. Do you consider pare bred poultry, such as Plymouth Rocks and leghorns, muoh more proiltable as flesh producers snd lovers than the common breed of chickens seen around most fr.rms lithls country? G. F. O.. Oskwood, N. C. [Answered by F. E. Emery, Agriculturist, N. «5 Ktr«rl<aer,t Stattaa.1 i. ine temperature at wmen ova* n. suits arc obtained vary somewhat, first, with the season, being higher in winter than in summer; second, with the kind of foods given the cows. and. third, in different dairies where difference in handling the cream may affect the churning conditions. In winter, where cows are far advanced in lactation and considerable cotton seed or cotton seed meal is fed, as high as 70degrees, F., or possibly two or three higher may be found desirable. In summer, with fresh cows on good pasture, as close to fiO degrees F. as possible will not be far wrong for the same dairy. Each one must establish its best degree of heat or coolness by actual trials. Too much care cannot be bestowed on the proper ' "ripening" of the cream unless you churn more for rich buttermilk than lebutter. 2. Yea, unless you put a pure Plym- outh Hock cockerel at the head of your flock of common fowls and continue to grade up with another from an outside source when the first is gone. The high grade birds will take on the character- istics of the pure bred male in propor- tion to his purity and prepotent powers. This plan will be easier for anyone who has common birds than breeding pure fowls, and they will have the advantage of (if there is any) "the oft repeated claim that the graded stock is more pro- lific than that bred pure. 01 BUSS and ltlaekherrles for Market. Is then money In raising Krn]C: for nuirketf What ore best varieties, how to plant. Pt,-? Will II lav to cultivate blackberries? How are tliey Blasted and cultivated? How many to the ::crc: Which is best variety? Wnat the cost of plantirg.- R. A. K. Vineland. N. C. I Answered by W. F. Massey. Hrrtl.-ulturlst, N. 0. Experiment Station. Would not advise planting grapes in your soil for market. You would be more troubled with rot probably than on higher and dryer land. The scup- pernong for wine purposes is your best grape. ltlaekberries will pay well if you are near the railroad and handle them right. Plant them 3x0 feet and tie to stakes and cultivate well, keeping down all suckers except in hill. Best variety is probably Wilson's early. The Early King. Early Harvest and Mr in are good, and the Kittatiny is excellent when it does not rust. You can get plants at SS to $12 per 1.000. Ilrneftt of Pea Vines to Land. RladlJ lei me know whet fcenont yo;i con- sider j-ea vines are to land, as compared wr.h roots, etc.. left after vines are cut off. The In- terest about i.ore is fas: owabeninK to iho r,*- s'.oialfon of old lands 'and most all are now more or less soi by pea sowing. The lime is near by when we will prepare lead for wheat or fall oats, and an* not fuliy together as to lae 200d obtained by leevtoa the vinos to be turned under, some conlendlim that folly as good re- s' Its cjn be had in crops that follow, by cutting V e vines off for sioek food, the roots I ring r.itrtli more than the vine :o the land. Do pta vines extract more from Ike uir than am- o.ner Dlunt: C. J. B.. MiddlcUir;:. .V. C. I Answered by H. B. Batile. Director. N\ C. Experiment Station.] 1 am glad to know that the subject of planting cow peas is being revived in your section. As a sure renovator of old lands, it is ono of the very best crops that can be grown. The cow peas have the same property as clovers anu leguminous plants ir. extracting nitro- gen from the atmosphere. This is done through the means of sinali tubercles on the roots which fix the gaseous ni- trogen so that the roots can utilize it. In this way a large amount is retained in the roots, as well as carried to the leaves in organic combination. The plowing under of the whole plant, in- cluding vines after they are ripe. is. of course, better than plowing under only the roots, as there is much fertilizing matter in the vines and leaves. The ideal way would be to take off the vines, cure and feed to cattle, and re- turn to the land in manure. The next best way would be to plow under after ripe, so that the fertilizing value of the whole plant is retained in the soil. The proportionate part of the total value iu t.ie vines is. of course, dependent upon the growth of the viucs, and no fixed ratio can be given. 1 sentl bulletin Xo. !)i. which describes experiments with peas preceding wheat. An increase of ten bushels per acre, approximately, has been secured by thiB method. Location for Peach Orchard. J have a plat of land lyinq on a hollow or ravine, and slop'n^ westward. It Is nol very steep, bet slopes gradually to Ihe bottom of iho hol'ow. which Is somowbal level. Tue lowest pari ib about twenty feet above the water level in the nearest stream. The land is irruy sa-idy land, nnd was originally cover.-d win forest pine, bin has a young prowlh of ones erowin? on it now. In the spring I'.ie oak irees ,!o not put out leaves until the leaves are at leisi lalf proven on ti.e ridges all around. 1 think late frosts In Iho spring sad early frosts fa the fall are pore severe than on the ridges. Would smL'a location be a good place to plant late or.plc trees? Wouid upple trees be affected uy the location the same as the young oak trees? I have a lot of ret ng peach trees savei. or eignt year.-, old standing near the location I mention, only they are on southern and eastern sloiies. and the frost kills the fruit on them every year. W. C. M.. I.incolnton. N. C. [Answered by W. F. Massey, Horticulturist, N. C. Experiment Station.) Your peach trees are in the worst place you could put them. In this climate peach trees should never bo planted on a southern or eastern slope, out always on a northern or western. On the warm sunny slope they are ex- cited too early and the blossoms nearly always killed" The crest and upper part of the north slope of a high ridge are the best places here for peaches. Peaches may do oa the upper part of your western slope, and apples ought to do well on the lower part. Fire Blight of Apple Tree. I send you specimens of apple twigs from my orchard which were attacked last spring. Tas diseose attacks both branches and twigs. In some cases only the twigs ore killed, but In other cases large brandies or the whole tree is dead. What Is the cause snd remedy? 1 also send diseased or blighted pear twigs. Wo bad s hundred dwarf pesr treos. but they ore dying off one by one. J- s. H. * . Bowman** Bluff. N. O. [Answered by Gerald McCarthy, Botanist, M. C. Experiment Station.I . The disease on both apple and pear trees is the same—the so-called flre- blight. This is caused by a species of bacteria micrococcus amy^ovorous. There is no remedy except destruction of affected parts. The disease is very contagious, and tbs cutting out must .be promptly attended to or it will in- fecl the whole orchard. Destroy by j&re all dead branches. New Story of Mark Twain. A traveler now In town on a visit, says the New York Sun, heard a new story about Mark Twain from an old Mississippi river pilot with whom Mr. Clemens once worked for awhile in a pilot Vouse on that river. It seems that he came up into the pilot house carrying an enormous and expensive black Havana ci#ar which excited the envy of the mas- ter pilot. "Where did you got that cigar, Sam?" the pilot asked. "A gentleman in the cabin gave it to tne," said tho budding humorist. "Well, do you think you ought to keep that cigar and I ought to go •Without it?" the pilot asked. "Now, look here," said Mart Twain. "I know I am only your helper and I'm willing to play dog to you. You can throw sticks in the water and let me jump in after 'em. I'll do whatever you say, but" —and here he drawled in his peculiar 1 way—"I do think I ought to have some Dorauisitaa." COALITION—A GREAT MORAL SHOW. It is in the nir. Tho signs are all propitious, and every passing breeze whispers of it. The politi- cal millennium is about to dawn on the land of the Tar Heel, and the day of our prosperity draweth nigh. Times are hard now, but hard times will soon be but a memory. Tho prices of corn and wheat and cotton are low now, but soon there will not be enough to sup- ply the demand at prices that to- day would run us crazy. The in- dustrial and financial skies are dark now, but just beyond us the silver lining, and soon the sun of prosperity will drive the clouds away and nour over the land from Hog Back Mountain in tho West to Tad Pole Swamp in the East a mellow flood of joy, and life and gladness and prosperity of which all shall freely partake save only the wild and wooly Democrats, on whose poor souls may the good Lord have mercy. The reason of it all is as mud— the carious, comical, collossal coalition is about to coalesce. "Tho greatest show on earth" is about to spread its canvas for a double-riHired performance that will make Barnum turn over in his grave and groan with impo- tent rag*, and euvy. While wrongs are being right- ed, the peoplo will be amused and instructed. When the band begins to play tho performance will commence. Dr. Mott, whose picture will decorate the show bills as the "Iron Duke,'' will be riug-master. Twined together arouud the arena will be banners bearing ex- tracts from the platforms of the Republican and Populist parties, as adopted iu their national con- ventions in 1892, of which these are samples: ,,T \e denounce the continued inhuman outrages perpetrated upon American citizens in tho Southern States of the Union." Republican. "The civil var is over and every | passion aud prejudice which grew | out of it must dio with it" Pop- ulist. "We reaffirm the American doc-1 trino of protection." Republican. | "We condemn the fallacy of protecting American labor under the present system which opens our ports to the pauper labor of the whole world, aud crowds out our wage earners." Populist. "We congratulate our country- men on the magnificent march of the nation under the banners in- scribed with the principles of our platform of 1888, vindicated by victory at the polls and pros perity in our fields, workshops and mines.' Republican. "W© meet in thb midst of a nation brought to the verge of moral, political and material ruin. Business prostrated, homes cover- ed with mortgages, labor impov- erished." Populist. "We maintain that the prosper- ous condition of our country is largely due to the wise revenue legislation of the Republican party." Republican. "The fruits of the toil of mil- lions is boldly stolen to build up collossal fortunes for a few and the pedsessors of theso in turn despise the Republic aod en danger liberty. From the same prolific womb we breed the two great classes.—tramps and mil" lionaires." Populist. Over it all, with slow music and red fire, will be flashed in let- ters of flame the legend: "Va" riety is the Spice of Life." Marion Butler will perform oa the Alliance trapeze with his three thousand dollar presiden- tial salary in one hand, and the profits of his circulated journ»l in the other, and while suspended by the tips of his patent leather shoes, with a pencil grasped in his teeth, will write an editorial entitled "Give us Money or Give us Office." Jeter Prichard will perform the wonderful feat of swallowing throe black crows, after which he will load into the ring a richly caparisoned charger on which will be seated the duke of Richmond, and a crier shall cry before him saying, "Thus shall it be done to the ninth district Republican whom the Duke delighteth to honor." The Duke will then entertain the assembled audience by riding three horses around both rings, Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report ABSOU/TEiy IP^RE springing from back to back with such marvolous aglility that no one can tell which horso ho is riding, the while tossing showers of golden coin to his cringing vassals. Harry Skinner, tho versatile comedian, imported at enormous expense, will sing a song of his own compositon beginning, ''Simmons ser. to me, set lie : Mc? and (jiovcr did it.' " Otho Wilson, the celebrated Gideonitish chief, will be there full panoplied "in the dazzling re- galia of his office, and will deliver his celebrated lecture, "Profits iu Poultry, or the Scionco of Pick- ing Geese." Green, of Wake, will lead a scriptural acrostic which he wrote to prove that Marion Butler is King David, after which he will swallow the Ocala platform with- out crossing a t or batting an eye. Eaves, Russell, Moye and Barnes will do the Lottie Collins act, aud after Governor Exu:n has driven through the arena iu a chariot drawn by two thousand milk white goats, Com. Liuney wil! give tho Egyptian dance dti veu tre holding aloft a rusty Watauga county case knife, (as yet, alas, uuused), and Lieut. Gov. Cobb, with one foot ot! the sands of Ocala and the other on tho neck of the minions of Wall street, will blow a mighty blast aud an> nounce that hard times shall be no more. Its coming, co.ning, coming: Rain or shiim. tho monster ag- gregation will spread its tent on the day advertised ou the bills, which are to be written in Hus soy's most mellifluous and men dacious style. Wait for the wagon. Listen for the music. Get in line, and move in solid phalanx on to the ticket staud. Keep your hands on your money, and look out for pick pockets and confidence men. Don't drink their red lomonade and don't bet on their car,! tricks. If you do, you will wish you had never loft home—Morgan- ton Herald. Domocrats than the Republicans; as the governing power the Re- publicans would infinitely rather see the Domocrats iu possession of the State than to see the Pop- ulists have it. Those two ele- ments have nothing in common except a sentiment of opposition to the Derao3ratic narty, but when they come to get together they will afford about such a spectacle as is presented by a steer and a donkey attached to the same cart, and when they come to reconcile their differences in convention their platform can suggest noth- ing except a crazy quilt. Let them come on witn their '•fusion." We have a curiosity to look it over aud to examine its fine points—-Charlotte Observer. Skin Eruptions and similar annoyances are caused by an impure blood, which will result in a more dreaded disease. Unless removed, slight impurities will develop Into Scrofula, Ecze- ma, Salt Rheum and other serious results of Bad Blood - have for some time been a sufferer from a severe blood trouble, for which I took many remedies that did me no good. I have now *aken four bottks of with the most we-nden ul result* Am enjoying; the best health I ever knew, have gained tw en ty rounds and my friends say they never saw ire as well- 1 am feeling quite like a new man. JOHN S- KDELIN, Government Printing office, Washington. D. C. Our Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free to any address. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO,, Atlrnti, 6». - umiiim €\\\m}\ jOirvctimL Appointments for Greenville C ircuit. ttalcin ou the fust Sunday at eleven O'clock ami .lime- < Impel at three o'clock. Hi.iily drove on second Sunday at eleven oVIock ami Forbes' School House at ;:,iti o'clock. Ayilen on ihinl Sunday at e'eren o'clock ami Trlpp's < Impel at three o'clock. Ucthleliera on the fourth Sunday at eleven o'clock, .'111(1 Lailg'l School House at three o'clock. Everybody Invited to attend. <;. F. SMITH, \ „. , J.C. MCCAIX, r Mt0 -• that Beware of Ointment for Catarrh Contains Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy th? sense ot smell and completely derange the whole system whe:i entering It through the mucous surfaces. Such article* should never he used except < n pres- criptions from reputable physicians, as the dainagethev will do is ten fold to the good >o II can possibly derive from then. Halls' Catarrh Cure niaiin- faclurid by F. J. Cheney A Co., To- ledo, contains no mercun, uiui is taken Internally, Mllng directly upon the bio >d iir.-l mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cur", be sure you git the gen line. It is taken internally, and made in To- ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Tetimsonialsfree. fr* Sold by Drug gist;, price 76c. per bottle Be Ye Not Unequally Yoked Together, There is something very comi- cal in the idea of a coalition, as is now proposed, between the lie- publicans and Populists of North Carolina this year. The one point of agreement between them in State politics is opposition to the present election law. What article of faith of either in nat- ional politics both are to unite upon, is yet to be discovered. Who has not heard the Republi- can orators of North Carolina declaim excitedly for a protective tariff and "souud moneyT"—mean- ing gold. Aud who has not seen the Populist orators of the State foam at the mouth and grow red in the face in arguing for the abolitiou of all tariff restrictions and for wildcat money 1 The North Carolina Democracy will go forth joyfully to meet them on the issue which they raise as to State politics, viz: the election law; and while we are divided among oursolyes on some pending uitional questions, wo aro all united upon the doctrines of onr party, while there aro no differ- ences among us as to the tariff and none as to currency that we cannot either reconcile or waive- It will be an unequally yoked team and a very funny one. Upon the articles of faith the Popnlists are immeasurably nearer the Baptist Services. Below are the regular appointments of Rev. J. II. Laraberth, pastor of the Baptist church At Greenville—Second and fourth Sun- days iu each month, morning and night, and every I'liuisday night- At Pactelus—Third Sunday in each month, morning and night. At Ephesiw. Person county—First Sunday in each month and Saturday be- fore. Episcopal Servics. Below arc ihe regular appointments of Itcv. A. Greaves, Hector : Kinston—l'irsi and third Sunday! in each month, morning and evening. Greenville—Fourth Sunday In each month, morning nnd evening. (Lay ser- vices all other Sunday mornings.) St. Johns. Centervllle—Second Sun- day in each mouth, morning and evening Holy Innocents, I.enoir Co.—Each fifth Sunday morning. 'rofr&ibtta, Cartis ltR.1). L.JAMKS < DENTIST, t- U K. FK1CE, LAND AND ENoirJEKUixa SURVEYOR Greenville. X. C. Office at the King House. .IAS. B. MOORE. L. I. Mooim, Williamston. Greenville. MOOP.E & MOOBE, ATTOKXEYS-AT-LAW, (IREKNVII.LE, N. C. Office under Opera House. Third St. JL.FUEMINO, ATTORNEY -AT-LAW Orcenvil.e, N. C. Prompt attention to business. Office it Tucker & Muwhy's old stand. D «. .IAMKS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, GREENVILLE, N C. Practice in all the courts. Collections a soecialtv. TMOS. J. JARVIS. Al.!«. L. SLOW TARVIS & BLOW, ATTORN KTS- AT-LAW, GREEN V1LLE, N. C. fjTI'ractice in all the Court*. I.A. si mi. B. F. TYEOB UUGG & TYSON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, '11!KI'.N' > I i.X.r,, N. 0. Prompt attention given to oolleetton L.C. LATHAM. MAMY SKIHKfP T ATHAM & SKINNER, A TTOUM rr 8~a T-L A w, • • - QKKBimUJa, H. 0. £