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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-31
WHAT HAS C ME- OVER THE
SUNSHINE?

What has come over the sunshine?
1t is like dream of bliss,
What has come over the pine-woods!
Was ever day like this!
o, white throat swallow tiickering
The loch with long wingstips,
Hear you the low sweet laughter
Comes ripping from its hpss
What has come over the waterss
What has come over the trecsl
Never were rills and fountains
So merrily voiced as these
o throstle, softly piping
High on the topmost bough,
hear new song singing;
Is it my heart, or thou!
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-31
THE WILSON BILL.

the silver monomaniacs are III
clined to make something of bugs
aboo out of the Wilson repeal bill,
now pending IN congress. That the
public may know exactly what the
bill is and what it is intended to do,
We reproduce it herewith in full:
"-Fo repeal part of an act aps
proved July 13, 1890, entitled 'An
act directing the purchase of silver
bullion and the issue Of treasury
notes thereon, and for other purs
poses
sBe it enacted, ETC., that so much
of the act approved July 18th, 1890,
eutitled, 'An act directing the pnrs
chase Of silver bullion and issue Of
treasury notes thereon, and for other
purposes as directs the Secretary of
the treasury to purchase from time
to time silver bullion to the aggre-
gate amount Of 100000 ounces, or
so mrch thereof as may be offered in
each month, at the market price
thereof, n ot exceeding 81 for 81 25a
100 grains of pure silver, and to is
sue in payment for such purchases
treasury notes of the United StaGes,
be and the same is hereby repealed,
but this repeal shall not impair, or
in any manner affect, the legalsten-
der quality Of the standard silver
dollars heretofore coined; and the
faith aud credit of the United States
are hereby pledged to maintain the
parity of the standard gold and sill
yer coins Of the United ST. les at the
present legal ratio, or such other
ratio as may be established by law"
The bill does not interfere with
the existing currency. 1t does not
''strike down" any part of it. Ii
distinctly provides that the legal
tender quality of the standard silver
dollar shall be retained and pledges
the government to maintain the
rarity of the gold and silver coins OF
the country.
The Wilson bill is intended tc
carry out this plank Of the Demo-
cratic platform adopted at Chicago
owe denounce the Republican
legislation known as the Sherman
act of 1889 as cowardly makeshift,
fraught with possibilities of danger
in the future, which should make al
of its supporters, including its au-
thor, anxionc for its speedy repeal.
The members of congress who are
opposing the Wilson bill are OBJ
structing the execution If one OF
of the party's most solemn pledges
To refuse to vote for the repeal OF
the Sherman law now, when the
finances of the country are threat.
ened with ruin at its hands, IS like
refusing TO put out the fire which is
burning the house down over youl
head, because you haven't decided
on plans for new residence. The
coinage question cannot be settled
in day; the Sherman act can be dis
| posed of and public confidence re-
stored by a single vote.
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SUNDAY READING.
Made Up of Divers Clip
-. pings.

Dearest, the winds are chill, the ways
are wet,a
The golden grain is ga thered in tho
sheaf -
And, like wounded bird, the first
dead leaf gazsssz
Falls at our feet, but seems to qui yer vet,
AS with pang of passionate regret
For days so brief
-"Autumn'4-L London World,
"And with the leaves that fall, in a rich
and royal pail,
O'er the rose-heart's crumbled crimson
and the grass grown dull and brown,
Let the bitterness, the st1ife, all the little
ills of life,
20 drifting, drifting down, dcar-with
the leaves go drifting down."
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-31
GREAT TRIUMPH

Instant relief experienced and a per-
manent cure by most speedy and greatest
for Throat and Lung diseases. Why will
you continue to irritate your throat and
lungs with that terrible hacking cough
when J. H. Hill & Son sole agent viii
furnish you free sample bottle of this
great guaranteed remedy? Its success is
simply wonderful, as your druggist will
tell you. Bacon's Celery Cure is now
sold in every town and village on the
continent. Samples free. Large bottles
50c
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Terrible Railroad Accident,

Is daily chronicle in our papers; also the
death CT some dear friend, who has died with
Consumption, whereas, if he or she had taken
otto's Cure for Throat and Lung diseases in
tiue, life would have been rendered happier
and perhaps saved. Heed the warningl If you
haye cough or any affection of the Throat
and Lungs call at J. Fl. Hill s. Son sole sagent,
and get trial bottSe free. LarDe size 50c
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GLAD TIDINGs.

The grand specific for the prevailiny
malady of the age, Dyspepsia, Liver Com
plant, rheumatism, Costiveness, General
Debility, ETC., is Bacon's Celery cure, This
great herbal tonic stimulates the digestive
our system to vigorous health and energie
Samples free. Large packages SOC Sold
only by ]. FL, Hill s. Son.
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A FINE SHOWING.
FOR GoIdsboro's S Public Schools Since
Their Establishment

We have before us the 18th ana
nual report of Goldsboro's Public
Schools, By the retiring, able and
popular Superintendent Prof. j. Y.
Joyner, from which we make the
following pertinent extracts:
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT
To the Board Of Trustees of the Gozdsboro Graded
Schools:
GENTLEMEN Il haye the honor to
submit for your consideration the
twelfth annual report of the Goldsboro
Public Schools, l respectfully invite
your careful attention also to the COM
parative statistical report of the schools
for the past five years, beginning with
the last year fthe former Superintend-
ent's administration.
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IT SHOULD BE IN EVERY HOUSE.

J.B. Wilson, 81 Clay St. Sharpsburg
Pa, says he will not be without DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds, that it cured his wife
who was threatened with Pneumo liza
after an attact of "La Grippe" when
various other remedies and several ply.
sicians had done her no good. Robert Bar
Der, of Cooksport, Pa, claims DR.. Kings
New Discovery has done him more good
than anything he ever used for Lung
Trouble. Nothing like it. Try it.Free Tria
Bottles at j. II. Hill s. Sons Drug Store
Large bottles, SOC. and $1.00.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-08-31

SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1S92-'93.
Census enumeration of white
children from to 81. ..... 1 O93
Census enumeration of colored
children from 6 to 81 -.s liz
Census enumeration of both
races 2UO
Total number of white children
enrolled in schools ..... 723
Total number Of colored children
enrolled in schools. ........ 4S7
Average monthly enrolment of
white children ren......... COS
Average daily attendance of white
children n.............. ..... 5 30
Average daily attendance of COLI
o1ed children ......... 223
Per cent. of whole number of legal
school age, 6 to 81, enrolled in schools:
White children 70. Colored children A
Estimated per cent, ofwhite children of
| real school age, 6 to II years, enrolled
| in schools. 81
Estimated per cent, of white children
| between ages of 6 aud II in daily at
tendance. ce................ ..........71
Average per cent. of attendance for
the year of pupils belonging:
White ........9 .93, Colored. - 76.
| This report shows the largest annual
and monthly enrolment, the largest
average daily attendance, and the largs
est average per cent. of attendance for
the year ever known in the history of
the white schools. 733 white children
| have been enrolled in your schools,
more than severy per cent, of the total
number of white children between the
| ages of six and twentysone, the legal
school age, and more than ninety per
cent, of the children between the ages of
| six and seventeen, the real school age
Children entering school at six finish
the course prescribed at fifteen or six
teen.
Five hundred and twenty nine OF
these children have attended your
schools daily, more than seventy per
cent. of the children of real school
age, Nine out of ten of the white
children of Goldsboro township, be-
tween the ages of six and seventeen
have been enrolled in your schools and
have received mole or less benefit from
them during the year. Seven out OF
ten of these children have attended
your schools daily.
These facts show that a large majority J
of the people of this community appre
ciate the educational facilities afforded
by your system OF schools and are avail
ing themselves of these facilities, Wber
you remember the short crops, the low
prices, and the hard times, you will un,
derstand that many of these people are
making sacrifices to keep their children
in school.
Every parent in whose breast 1her.
dwells the love of a true, good parent
desires his child to have better chanc.
in life than he has bad, and will b,
willing to toll, to suffer and to sacrific.
if need be, for that child,
doubt If any community in Nortl
Carolina can make better, or even sc
good a showing.
TABLE OF COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FoT
FIVE YEARS 16S8-1892.
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Buoklen 8 Arnica SaIve.

THE BEST SALvE IN the world forCuts,
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT.
III A dwelling on Slocumb street con-
tanning four large rooms, garden, out.
hourses, ETC. Apply to
J. R. GRIFFIN,
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Have you seen those pants at
SOCTHERLANn'S.
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SUMMARY OF STATISTICS FOR 1s92-'93
Census enumeration of white
children from 6 to 81, .-.... 1 09s
Census enumeration of colored
children from to 21 II;
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
FROGS AND WASPS.
The FORMER Eat the Latter and Seem to
Enjoy Them Very Much.


Some time ago I discovered. acci-
dentally, that frogs are voracious eat
ers of wasps. have in my garden a
tank for watering, with an island Of
rockwork, which is favorite haunt of
the frogs. 0ritcs II. f. Bartlett in the
London Spectator. The wasps just now
are carrying on a raid against my fruit,
and when wish to crafty at once my
revenge and my frogs / catch ma
rauder between post card and an In
verted wine glass, carry him of 10 the
tank, wet his wings TO prevent his fly
ing, and set him on the rockwork be-
fore the frogs.
After moments pause a frog adj
vances, and in an instant the wasp has
disappeared. drawn into the frogs
mouth by a single dart OF his long
tongue. Occasionally the wasp reap
pears, wholly or partially, having made
il unpleasant for the frog, but he is al
most always swallowed IN the end.
Usually convulsiye movements may be
noticed in the frogs throat and body,
as though the process OF deglutition
were not quite easy: but that they like
the diet is evident from the fact that
single suallish frog has been known
TO take three wasps one after another.
Indeed. it is remarkable what. very
small frogs. quite infants, viii swallow
a wasp with avidity. One afternoon
tiny frog swallowed full-grown
wasp. when big relative wen: for him
quite savagely, Ike a big scAooltoy
thrashing small one for presurnin2
10 be helped before him
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
~----1-1------7---77-7
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Horses are selling in Enid from SIS to 81
each.
The measles is or are rampant In New
Kirk.
Blackwell is the only incorporated town
in X county.
Many Keople believe that John Dosseti
will never hang.
Somebody says that Oklahoma has an
intermittent boom.
Sam Small is knocking the devil on!
nightly at Oklahoma City.
Woodward is TO the front with the an
nouncement of n Christm:s .ree.
Cannon Bali" Green OF Kansas Is hold
ing down fine claim near Pond Creek.
At Perry they are already beginning TO
speak of .the early days Of this town"
A man at P-rry the other morning got
SIS and thirteen days In Jail. Taas was
nulucky.
The fight for statehood is on at Wash
iugton and il Oklahoma is left it Will be
the first time.
Deeds for lots in Pond Creek will be Is
sued early in January and not 10 June as
bhs Scch tsoissutu
Pond Greek is snorting because the ad-
miuistration at Washington .siii not give
tae town postoffies.
Another new word has appeared in Ok
iahoms. When nsa has been d0pei
they say he Is "snckwrei."
Okiahs ma mzy. after ali. Be admitted
without tne five civilz d tribes aua king-
fisher would be happy at last
Tom kus saoald permit herself 70 De
arrested again. l. doesn't seem 10 be ans
trouble for her 20 escape and .t makes
good reading.
The editor of the Eaid Etg!e says that
the Columbian stamps are asfnigy pr-ttF
i,aE yon nave 70 ssve up yoEr si0bo<rs for
a long time before yoa are able to LEX one.
Medfori las al ed tDr who ruas hss ova
plctar- for al adve.sisen sas aad tbs 0A-
shons papers are making saa OF MIN
Tnar kind OF th.Es dossass so in Oxis-
hoFr.A
Thrus: from Tecauseh R-pubiscsn. \
maa WHO wears c2avss. b<lt fGil Of
xr@enIsacks next 10 nis n.ke6ness - fiae
-pecsmea - baovixte zooa. synpsthy for
the poor.
II Arszosa, New Nsxsco AID Utah are
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19

little sufferer from chronic disease
whose only plaything were the spots
OF damp on the wall beside her bed.
She played they were real and alive;
she gave them names and imaginary
qualities.
Another true story showed how far
the little candle of wise and loving
word may throw its beams. A teacher
at Sunday school for London's poor
was trying To impress upon her little
pupils some idea of the real meaning
of giving.
Whatever il may be" she said, "our
offering 70 God should be Of cur best,
Of what we prize most"
In one baby heart her words found
ready response. Next day little
creature conided her Offering 70 tho
teacher: IL was carefully tied pack
age. containing a few grains Of rice
This was her most precious and per
baps her only treasure.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19

The campaign in Topeka which ends
with the election of a mayor for thai
city today has been brief but one of es
pecial interest, resulting in larger reg.
istration than has ever been obtained
before, total of 11.703. The significant
feature of this increased registration is
that it is made up almost entirely OF
women, only 131 men having registered
since the November election. The regis
tered woman vote of the city is set down
at 4, 163. Colonel Harrison. the Repub-
Iiean candidate, will be elected by a
good majority, but not because of the
increased woman's vote.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19

The people OF Nanitou were enter
tanned the other day. says a corre-
spondent Of the Denver Republican.
by the spectacle OF man carrying =
atone around n triangular track. letting
IL drop and shouldering {; again d.
every turn The performer was a man
who has a reputation for q disinelina-
ton 20 labor. and the incident was the
outcome Of wail he was making
about the hard times and his inability
10 get work. A citizen told him be
would not work II Ee 20, chance, and
offered him afiy c~nts 80 hour "a long
a. be would carry the stone. To The
surprise of ali he accepted the otser
and held cut for Eve bours. A large
crowd gathered 20 watch the perform
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
MEETINGS WITH A BEGGAR.
One Was Surprising. and the Other More
Surprising Still.

One Was Surprising. and the Other More
Surprising Still.
One OF the most peculiar beggars in
the metropolis may be found almost
any evening parading up and down
the Bowery, with occasional wander
ings on the side streets. He is very
tall, gaunt man, with deep-set eyes.
sharp features, a very gruff voice, and
manner which, to put it mildly. may
be called abrupt. Unlike the ordinary
beggar, he does not accost every mar
who comes along, but picks his men ac-
cording to some process of selection
which is probably trade secret. For
fifteen or twenty minutes he will
saunter along, speaking to no one,
then suddenly he VIII dart up to a
stranger, thrust his face down close to
the man, and say something in low
tone. The peculiar part of it is that
he rarely fails to get money.
A Sun reporter who had noticed this
peculiar mendicant dozen times, but
had never been approached 4y him be-
fore, met him on the Bowery few
nights ago. The beggar was walking
along with contemplative air. When
his eye fell on the reporter his air sud.
denly became business-like, and rush
ing up to the reporter he said sharply:
How're y fixed fer cash, young
feller?'
Fairly we'll" replied the reporter.
taken off his guard. Then recovering
himself, he added: 81 don't see that it's
any any of your business, however"
''Oh, well,' said the man, with a nom
chalant air. 81 don't know but what
v might wanter lend feller quar-
ter
What do you want to do with a
quarter"
Buy whisky. Do look like a mug
who'd try to buy champagne with a
auarter?"
There was something so attractive
and frank in the man, so much of savoir
faire about this tramp of the Bowery,
ht the reporter decided to lend" him
the desired quarter. Three nights
later the reporter met his man on
Grand street, and approaching him,
said: when are you going to pay me
back that loan?"
The beggar looked around in aston
ishment Then grim smile relaxed
his features.
You're the mug that Civ up quar-
ter on the Bowery, amt you?" he OBJ
served. II don't s'pose you'd ask it
back unless you wanted it,
And, to the intense amazement of the
reporter, the man, producing from a
pocket of his ragged clothes fistfuI OF
small change, selected two dimes and
a nickel, put them in the reporters
hand, and departed whistling a cheer
ful ditty.-N. Y. Sun.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
STATEHOOD FOR OKLAHOMA.

The question of first and absorbing i'm
portance to the citizens of Oklahoma at
this time. and for months past, is that of
statehood. The case of Oklahoma and
lis demand for local sovereignty has no
parallel in the history of American ter
ritories in their transition from the will
dernrss into independent states. As to
the latter, the process has been slow and
tedious, the consummation being finally
reached through years of deprivation
and toll and suffering by the hardy pio-
neers; whereas, Oklahoma, surrounded
itself traversed by the highways to these
attainments, and its settlement being but
the transfer in a day of a population
from Old, organized communities, well
equipped and fully competent to at once
assume the duties and responsibilities Of
government, so that today the territory
of Oklahoma is lacking in no essential
feature precedent 10 assuming position
in the union of states.
1t was announced from Washington.
Saturday, that plan of procedure had
been agreed upon by the friends of the
Oklahoma looking to the admission of
the territory at once, in connection with
the other territories now well advanced.
The plan is TO leave out the five Indian
tribes, but including all the balance of
the old Indian Territory. This change
from the original plan is made to remove
the objection raised by Chairman
Wheeler of the committee that will pass
upon and report the bill to the house. /.
e. that the difficulty in the way OF the
Oklahoma bill is the Indian opposition to
statehood as part OF Oklahoma. I'M
less Mr.. Wheeler and the committee are
moved by other considerations it ought
to De an easy matter to bring them to
favcr the single statehood idea and the
early passage OF the bill. II g Indian
opposition is not worthy to be seriously
considered. There Is nothing 10 it be.
you'd the cupidlty of q handfull of
schemiBg tricksiers who Can never be
satisfied nor gotten rid of except by sum-
marily sitting &a%n on them.
The best Interests of Oklahoma and of
Indians can only be served by the ad-
mission of the territory as whole to
statehood and at the earliest date posi-.
ble. To delay the matter can serve no
good purpose, but would seriously inn
pede the progress of the territory and
hamper the prosperity OF its people.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19

IT WORKED BOTH WAYS.
He Demanded Instant Reparation m
Got 1t With q yengeA nee.

He Demanded Instant Reparation and
Got 1t With q yengean
A very absent-minded mem Der OF the
French institute was reading the news
paper in the Casino at Dieppe the 9TH
er day. He was absorbed by his read
ing. and with lis left hand he uneon-
sciousIy pushed the files of newspapers
on the table. Each moment he sent
them further from him Beyond the
papers was an inlSstand, which at last
the moving papers pushed over the side
Of the table. 1t fell on sbe trousers of
Paris banker, who was furious at the
accident.
The absent-minded man offered his
best excuses without appeasing the
bankers wrath, who shrieked that his
new trousers were ruined.
But. sir, will cheerfulIy pay for
them Be good enough to give me your
card and l viii send the money to your
hotel"
'"ro my hotel. sir don't know you
must instantly haze the thirty francs
these trousers cost
The mem Der Of the institute drew
forth the thirty francs and handed
them TO the banker. Then he said:
Vow that ron hare been paid hope
you have too much of the delicacT of
gentleman 20 remain in my trousers
You know they are mine ars ! insist
upon taeir immediate deliverv TO ne.
You hare no confidence In me. hare
none IN you Ny trousers
In vain the banker protested arzsns.
such haste. The crowd tha. had gath
cred a ah<su tb> dtspusan:s said the mem
her Of the L tate was right. and the
banker. after sending for another pair
of neither garments surrendered the
iuk-s;ained ones, amid the laughter ot
the bvstar3erx
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19

The southern Democrats are peculiar
spicies OF the genius biped. Take. for
instance, the Georgia variety, being the
most conspicuous through the paradingS
of their biounts anu Smiths. No por-
ton of the Chicago convention Wis more
enthusias ically vociferous than the dele.
CATION of goobe- -Grabblers in support al
the declaration that the Sherman law
was cowardly makeshigt and fraud
and il the demand for lis unconditional
repeal But something has changed tie
senumentut tie Gsorgians ON the money
question. The state legislature las. week
pissed resolution strongly denouncinc
the act OF The special session uf congress
repeating the Sherman law. The inter
pretltion put upon the resolution. how
ever, Is that It was slap aimed at the
administration. The cireumstanee that
the Atlanta Constitution heartily in
dorses the resolution Gves the incident
some significance. Tie Constitution ha,
strong influence in Georgia. and ii is
against the administration.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-19
The November report of exports makes

The November report of exports makes
a bad showing, indeed. 1t exhibits the
wide spread effects of the financial de-
preston in this country the past eight
months. The extreme stringency Of
money cut the demand for foreign
goods, and that reflected back in a cur
tailment of the demand abroad for our
surplus products. This is not wholly
the cause, however. Comparison Is
made with last years transactions, when
the foreign demand was unusually
heavy on account of crop failures in
many of the European countries, where
as fair to good crops have been realized
there this wear.