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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
Growing Old Gracefully,

"What a lovely old lady,"I heard a
man remark, at the opera, lately. ashes
quite as beautiful as any girl in the
house. Such color and complexion is
rarely seen in a passed forty
Indeed, the woman of whom he spoke
was lovely. Her face was clear and
smooth. her cheeks, fresh and rosy, her
eyes bright with perfect health and the
enjoyment of life. She had passed the
critical "change of life" without falling
into "the sere and yellow leaf" as most
American women do. How had she sue
ceeded in doing thisg Simply by using
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription at a
time when nature stood in need of some
assistance. She had taken it at the right
time. In doing she was wise. Wiser than
most women who sstrust to luck" in get
ting through the critical and trying
period safely. This standard remedy is
just what is needed as such a time. 1t
is, from girlhood, to old age, women's
best friend. In all diseases peculiar to
the sex, 1t accomplishes what no other
remedy does-a cure. Take it, women,
when life's autumn begins. and "grow
old gracefully" Your money back if it
doesn't help you
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
EXACTLY SO.

The Kinston Free Press gives the
farmers something 20 think about in
the following facts:
"Not only is there no tariff reform
plank in the st. Louis platform, but
that platform says the contention to
reduce the tariff is a sham battle to
divert attention from the grievances
of the people. The Alliance plat
form adopted at Ocala, contains a
tariff reform plank.
"The reason the st. Louis confer
ence did not put a tariff reform
plank in its platform vas that some
organizations were represented that
are in favor of the outrageous high
tariff, that burdens the people more
than all the other evil legislation
combined.
The attempt of some people to
show that the plank in the st. Louis
platform demanding that taxation
be no more than is required for an
] economical government mea tariff
reform, is extremely silly; such q
plank is also in the Ocala platform
and if the St. Louis conference hao
favored tariff reform it would have
said so plainly instead Of ridiculine
that issue.
"The Alliance platform and thu
st. Louis platform are very dissim
liar"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children hat
recommend tia superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. z.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05

81 don't like the breath of that stove!'
exclaimed little Ethel one day when the
gas was escaping from the sitting room
stove. Coal-gas is like the PERFUMES OF
India,' compared with the breath of a
person afflicted with catarrh, but among
many other symptoms the sense OF smell
is often deadened, so the sufferer is uncon-
scious of the offensiveness of his presence.
Why any one will endure such a painful
dangerous and offensive disease, when DR..
Sageas Catarrh Remedy will cure the most
stubborn case, is one of the many mysteries
The proprietors are SO confident of the
success of this Catarrh Remedy, that they
offer to forfeit $500 for any case of catarrh
teuy cannot cure. It would be suicide for
their remedy, for them to make this offer,
unless they understood its exact powers.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
SENATOR GoRDoN's LETTER.

Complying with the request Of
certain gentlemen Of Lincolnton,
Georgia, Senator Gordon has ad-
dressed an open letter to his fellow
citizens of Georgia IN the political
situation, and we make few ex-
tracts from it. Referring to the
government ownership of railroads
the Senator says:
"Nor Go l propose to discuss at
length the demand fer government
ownership of railroads.; because it is
wholly imrracticable, and eve if it
could be accomplished it would not
bring the relief sought. 1t would
involve the appointment, by central
authority, of thousands Of agents.
and it would result at last in general
disaster. Surely the experience of
Geergians Ill tie management by the
State of one short line of railroad
ought to be a sufficient warning
against the policy OF government
ownership of all the railroads. Even
when managed by our best and ablest
executives before the war, the State
road rarely paid, was frequently in
debt, and yet transportation over it
Was more expensive to the people
than it is now. And after the war,
when that same road was managed
by the Republican party, it involved
the State in debt and ran down to
the very verge of eek and ruin
The only sensible solution of the
great problem of transportation is III
the most rigid, honest and just
State and national governmental
control and supervision'."
The letter concludes thus: "The
~ thern man who seeks 0 to lead
way from the Democratic fold
~~s.v.nesa truly fearful responsibility.
We may not all agree as to the spe-
cial methods of relief, bat we dc
agree as to the necessity OF relief
Some favor free coinage; some land
loans; some Il sub-treasury plan.
some the lending of money by the
general government to the States and
by the States to individuals some
the restoration OF ba:.k Ks Of issue il
the States; some the purchase o.
United States bonds By treasury
notes issued in payment, and some
the purchase with greenbacks of {
much larger amount OF silver bull
lion. All these plans have then
advocates, who earnestly and ably
6 support them. But insistance upor
specific plans breeds dissension. Or
; the main issue, however, We art
= practically agreed. We are all il
E favor of lower tariff and taxes, lowe
, interest for money, and largely in
creased volume of money. On thes
!, vital issues an overwhelming major
ity-of Democrats are in absolute &C
cord with the producers, farmer
t and labor unions of the country
How much wiser then to cease quar-
! relling about the plans and fight to
= gether Tor the general cause. HOY
e infinitely more sensible to stop tn
e chimerical efforts of organizing
new party, which insures division
and invites defeat. How much NOR
+ patriotic to rally to the gloriou
banner of Democracy and reform
with the enthusiasm and fidelity an
heroism which haye made Souther
4 mel famous, and bear thai flag
- triumph in State and nation"
ESACyTV GO
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05

THE louisiana Lottery received
its death blow at the elections
held in that State on the 10Th in
slant. The amendment to the
Constitution extending its charter
was SO unpopular that all parties
voted against it. The charter ex-
pires in two or three years; SC
that any body desiring to lose his
money must invest promptly before
the books are closed.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
Attention, Veterans!

The members of Thos. Ruffin
Camp, Ex-Confederate Veterans, are
hereby notified to assemble at the
Court House on Tuesday afternoon,
May 10th, at 4 o'clock, to participate
in the Memorial exercises.
By order of the commander,
A. j. BROWN. O. S.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
EUROPE AGAINST AMERICA.

Shall the other great Powers OF
Europe form a federation against
Russia and its ancient ally, the
United States? That is the ques-
ton which an Austrian deputy, d..
A. Pcez, propounds in the Revue
d'Econonaie Pozataque, OF Paris.
Two hundred years ago, he says,
Russia was practically hemmed in
on the east and the west. To-day
she has expanded SO that her terri-
tory covers more than II per cent.
OF the globe, and her people nuns
Der 100000. And she makes
commercial laws 0 her own in
terests, so that the exports Of the
Empire exceed it's imports and the
balance has to be paid for in cash.
This" says M. Peez, is an
injustice, Tor all commerce which
results in the payment of money is
oppressive" The case, he adds, is
the same on the other side Of the
Atlantic, in Europe's relations with
the United States. And what is
Europe going to do about it-not
merely to day, but by the middle
of the next century, when with
100000 Of the most energetic,
enterprising and industrious peo,
pie on earth, the United States
shall constitute the most power
full economic group the world has
ever known y? The estimate of
population is that of M. Peez,
whose Imagination is evidently
stimulated by his fears.
Already. he says, America has
begun to control the trade of South
America
"The American policy is that Of
a great Power, Washington said tc
his countrymen Take no part in
European quarrels.' Monroe came
and said mo European State
shall in future found a new empire
on this Continent Garfield an6
Blaine have gone a step beyond
and said: The United States will
extend its wings over the whole
American Continent, North ane
South, and will form a ZoLtverei7
OF the free countries of America.
One need not be a prophet to b.
able to go still farther and forese'
that there will come hereafter
President who will say "No Eu
ropean State can possess anythin!
whatever to the west of the Azore
and then will have arrived tn
moment when the English, who
so far, keep prudently in the back
ground, will appear On the scene
and there will burst out betwee,
the mother and the daughter tn
great war of which Frederick List
spoke in his time"
M. Peez believes that the onl
way to check the alarming growt
of Russia and the United States
by having the other great Power
form a commercial alliance to Sin
pose conditions on those two nj
tons and compel them to ado
reciprocity in trade. But which
the European nations will take tt
initiative? Who will bell the cal
Clearly, not the learned gent
man'sown fatherland, which bare
exists as an independent Powe
No more will England, which
not at all anxious to precipitate Il
great war Z" between mother al
daughter" having had two cost
experiences Of that sort already.
The friendship between Ameri
and Russia has endured for over
century, and although n is a
public and the other an unlimit
monarchy, there is no good reas
why the friendship should not
continued and strengthened un
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05

Farmers and Horsemen read thisl-I
find Salvation Oil a most excellent lipi-
ment among horses, and I take pleasure
in endorsing it as a certain remedy for
scratches. JAMES THOMAS.
Franklin Road, near Baltimore.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
WILL THE NEGRO BECOME EX.
TINCT?

The most important contribus
ton TO the literature of the negro
question hat we have seen for
some time is an article in the
April, 1892, ren0 on "The Vita
Statistics of the Negro" by Fred-
erick L. Hoffman, of Richmond,
Va.
1t is shown from the census
Office reports that in 1900 the
Southern States contained 54,258
negroes for every 100000 whitea,in
1880 the negroes were 10000 to
every 100000 whites. and in 1890
the ratio was as 41,475 to 100000,
thus showing a steady decrease of
the colored race as compared with
the white race.
In the last decade the whites in
the Southern States, including the
District of Columbia, have in
creased 25.O7, the black 1925.
In North Carolina tie increase has
been; whites 2O.9S, blacks SIG.
This rate of increase of the negro
in our state is smaller than in any
other State given, except Virginia,
where it is only JAG against
1919 on the part of the other
race. If we put the number
have emigrsted from North Caro-
lima at 10000 the GIG would be
changed to a little less than 10 per
cent, which would be the
smallest ratio by over three per
| cent. In Tennessee the increase
, of the negro has been 7.73.
The most important fact OBJ
tanned from these figures is tha'
5 there is no probability tnat the
colored race will, as some wildly
claim. gain the supremacy owe,
the white man through a prepon-
o derance of numbers. The mex
important fact is the exceedingl,
e small ratio of increase OF negroe
e in the upper Southern states,
fact which is accounted for only b,
q the movement towards the South
q This mean that the negro is seek
d ing his tropical suns. The Distric
of Columbia affords an interesting
fact in that its rate of increase 70
e the last decade is; whites is 3O.s
~ and blacks PA Here W
have a section in which the negr
g population is constantly being aus
es mented by immigration and i
which it may be assumed that th
- standard of life is high and ths
mortality is not increased by lac
N of comforts, and still the rate of il
crease does not equal that Of tt
u whites. The incidental facts ths
could be taken into considerable
ly here would favor the colored ma
tn more than the white. AS a repr,
is Queer Of his species he should he,
RS appear at his best; for bis mann
a. of living is neither too luxuriou
a. nor too stinted, for him to rear
pit large family. With these adyal
Of tages, together with immigratio
he his rate Of increase falls below Il
It white mans by pc. Still his i
le- crease here is exceeded by that
but two states, Arkansas and Flo
er. ida,to both of which states there b
is been recently heavy immigrati'
he The experience Of the District
nd Columbia seems to indicate th
tly even under favorable circumstane
the negro cannot hold his o1
lea with the white man.
r a The average mortality of t
re, whites, as gathered from the
ted ports of eight representative Sou
son ern cities, is 1.76, of the bla
be from the same reports 3.16.
It'll Consumption is very deadly to
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05

p faLIsHED By
JOS. E. ROBINSON,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
p faLISHED BY

s@-THE ARGUS seeks to be a reliable paper
{ or the people and the family-Democrat1c. ana
b bearing to discuss no issue wherein the peoples
rights are ct stake. Progressive, abreast ofthe
oe we snail ALWAYS endeavor to keep our edi-
torial and local columns up to the DAY anu
hour. Our circulation is rapidly increasing,
Id we hope to soon have the largest circula-
ion of any paper. in Eastern North Carolina
Eatere7 at the PoStoffce at Gozds6oro. N. 3 as
Second C2aSs Matter.
GOLDSBORO. N. c.. MAY 5, 1892
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1892-05-05
Wards Tonsorlal Palace

Nothing succeedslike success this nas bcen
the experience of A. ID. Wa-d. the Bar bel
since he opened business in Goldsboro, cntil
he Is now able to announce to the piilIIt that
he has got the best equipped am most salts
factory Tonsorial Palace in the State.
AL the popular BARRIERS of the city are .cw
mployed in his establishment, proE = and
as foilcws:.
i'm BAT ES.
John FAC
CHARLES Den
VIM. BEST.
~entlnuing to thank tho public eler-
Gus patronage they have extended : - since
[ moved with my family Goldsboro and pur-
chased a home here, and assuring them that l
shall continue to exercise my best efforts for
their emfort and satisfaction in my
line 1 remain YER respectfully.
A. ID WARD.
At Fordham's old stand, East Centre street
GoldsbOrO N. c.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
Leaders Confer.

Fargo Argus: A large delegation Of
representative republicans arrived in the
city Thursday from various portions of
the state and will hold political confer.
ence here. Several OF the leading
lights we're seen and from the drift of
their conversations with an Argus repre-
sentative, it is plainly evident that the
situation is shaping itself in very fiat
tering manner. Everything is in ex-
cellent working order, and the different
county committees throughout the state
are leaving nothing undone that will
tend to produce a grand republican
result in North Dakota this fall. Jud
LaMoure, that old war horse of Pembina
county, is conspicuous figure in the
group at the Columbia, and when Jud
says anything you can depend on it be-
ing pretty close to the mark. He was
favored Wednesday with a denomination
in his district, and consequently is feel
ing extra good. The meeting here today
will also be largely represented by the
state nominees. who will take part in
the conference at the central committee
headquarters. The object of the meet
ing IS for thu purpose of private consul
tation, the suggestion of ways and means
and personal communion to aid in fur
thering campaign work.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
A Crazy Shoemaker.

Chas. Supnitz, shoemaker at Bis
marck, became dangerously insane
Monday and Wednesday evening set his
bed on fire, LAID down on it and shot
himself through the head. Before he
committed the final act he kept at bay
for sometime all those who attempted to
secure his person, or to get into the
house. He occupied an upstair room.
says the Tribune's account, the only
access to which was staircase, from the
front Of the house, about two feet in
width. At the top of this staircase he
had constructed rude barrier of rough
boards, just high enough for him to look
over comfortable, when seated. He had
moved rocking chair up to this place,
and seated himself comfortably down,
where he could command a view Of the
entrance. From this place he gently
discouraged tue efforts Of anyone coming
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
Arrival of Sportsmen.

l.. c. Van Week and John S. Acklin OF
Toledo, O., arrived Friday on their annual
shooting trip IN North Dakota. The
former is cousin of Judge Gray and
both gentlemen will make Spiritwood
lake headquarters for several weeks
Supt. Connors of Flint, Mich. who was
member Of the party last year could
not leave his family this year on account
of sickness. Messrs. Acklin and Van
Week are among the best shots in Ohio
and have records way up among the
champions 1t the Buckeye state. They
say that no part of the United States
presents better sport IN wild fowl shoot.
ing, than in the vicinity of Jamestown
Their trip here last year was great
success, both in point of birds killed and
pleasure, and they expect to break the
record on both this year. Several pho.
tographs taken by the kodak, of dead
game killed at the lake last fall, excited
great interest among their eastern
friends. The gentlemen have hunted
quail in the south, and duck in Canada,
but say that no place equals North
Dakota. They appreciate good shooting
enough to come long ways to get it.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
An Iowa Hunting Party.

\ large party of sportsmen from Du-
buque, Ia, members Of the Minnewaukan
gun club, arrived on the through North
ern Pacific passenger Thursday, and
left on the jamestown & Northern for
Mlnnewaukan from which point they will
radiate in various directions in search of
duck, geese, chicken and the other
tempting game birds that abound in
North Dakota at this season of the year.
The party occupied three special cars,
and with their paraphernalia made an i'm
posing and attractive sight as they were
pulled out OF the depot for their desti-
nation. There are some thirty gentlemen
in the party several of whom have been
visitors to North Dakota before. and are
enthusiastic over the sport to be found
here They will remain about three
weeks, and hope to End the season far
enough advanced to bring the geese
down from the north. In any event
they expect to kill any number of duck,
chicken, snlpe: etc, the season for
which is now on.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
A Stutsman County Pioneer
Passes Away, Wednesday
Afternoon.
Governor Peck of Wisconsin
a Visitor in the
City.
ThreSherS Have Trouble Over
Prices Charged in Ran
som County.

David Bottsford died Wednesday
afternoon, after several weeks illness.
The funeral will be this afternoon,
at 3 p. m. at his late residence, and the
body will be buried at Highland Home
cemetery.
Mr.. Bottsford was born in Washtenan
county. Michigan, and was Sc years old,
Aug. % last. He came to Dakota in 1882,
and has lived here since then, engaged
in farming. He leaves his wife
Elizabeth L. Bottsford, but no
children. He and his brother Nathen
Bottsford, of Lockport, N. Y, were the
surviving members of family of thirteen
children. Stutsman county suffers a
serious loss from his death, as be was
one of the most active and hopeful
farmers in the county, and was unlver-
sally liked. Mr.. Bottsford had nun.
ber of reverses since he came here, but
was man who never lost his courage.
He was of hopeful, cheerful dis
position, and his favorite remark
under discourgement was, 1T is all for
the BEST or it wouldn't be So" Mr.. Bolts
ford was cheerful up to the hour of his
death and passed pleasant word with
his physician a few hours before death
came. His disease was a complication of
lung trouble and fever.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
Married..

At the residence of the groom's father
in Rio, North Dakota, Sept. %, 1892, by
Rev. j. d. Whitelaw, Frank z. Wescom
of Edmunds and Carrie A. Denver of
Spiritwood. The newly married couple
will make their home in the county near
Edmunds where Mr.. Wescom will
engage in farming. There was a large
gathering of friends and neighbors at
the ceremony, and many handsome
presents were given. The bride and
groom have been residents of the county
for number of years, and are we'll and
favorably known. The Alert joins in con-
graduating them and in the best wishes
for happy and prosperous welded life.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1892-10-06
Will Hustle for the FAIR.

At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the James River Valley Fair asso-
ciatlon it was determined to take up and
prosecute vigorously the work of prepar-
alton for the first annual fair to be held
on October 20, 81 and %, and to that end
the executive committee have arranged
to be session every day, except Sunday,
between this and the date of the fair
from II o'clock to II o'clock a. m.. in the
rear rooms connected with Lloyd's bank.
The committee requests that the chair
man and other members of al! sub.com-
mittees should meet with them so far as
practicable, or present anything re-
qulring the attention of the ex-
ecutive committee at the Office
and within the hours named. All
other residents of the valley who may
have any suggestions to offer or desire
information are requested in like manner
to attend or call during the hours named.
The association has obtained it's char
ter and includes the counties embraced
in the James River valley both north and
south of the Northern Pacific railroad.
The shares of stock are fixed at ten dol
lars per share. and citizens will be called
upon IN few days to subscribe for such
number of shares as they feel inclined to
do, with this understanding, that no
more than one share shall be paid this
fall, the balance to be called for as the
necessity may require in the next two,
three, four and five years, to provide
either by purchase or lease of ample
grounds near to jamestown where the
annual meetings of the association can
be held, and provide permanent build
ings for the display of all the objects for
which the association was formed.
This enterprise is one that commends
itself to every farmer and merchant and
stockgrower in this and adjoining c&un-
ties and each one has guarantee in the
names of the managers that whatever is
subscribed for this purpose will be wisely
and honestly used and the buildings and
grounds ultimately selected be an honor
and ornament to the association, and the
committee hope that every citizen who
reads this will be prepared to act
promptly when they call, as time is very
precious ana the most energetic work will
be required to get ready for the fair at
the time appointed.
The executive committee, and racing
committee held an important meeting
Friday, and ordered track put in first
class condition and liberal purses offered
for trotting and running races.