Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1894-12-13

SSHtS LII appear ob1CG WIldO IL Lido
long been in fact, the handsomest
newspaper in the State. It is
everywhere acknowledged as the
best in the .State-abreast
of the ablest and newsiest in the
South. Joe Caldwell, its even
tempered, sagacious, equable and
intrepid editor, has just cause
to be gratified at his accom-
plishments with the Observer,
and Charlotte shoHld be particu-
larry proud of them, as we 7
sure She is. THE ARGUS wishes
the Observer length of days and
the fullest measure of prosper
ity.
WHERE it could be accom-
plished without Congressional
interference, the present admin
istration has accomplished a
great deal of routine, helpful
work; the kind, perhaps, that
would be too dry for the cam
paign orator to dwell upon,
but, nevertheless, having an
important bearing upon the
material interests and wei
fare Of the country. Such IS
Postmaster General Bissell's
work to secure a uniform rate of
postage all over the world. This
order will go into effect after the
LIST of January. A uniform rate
Of postage will be helpful to the
country. Whatsoever expedites
business is helpful.
THE marriage of MI. Mark
Wells and Miss Sarah Taylor,
daughter Of MIR. Jno. Taylor,
both of Greene county, near
Shine, was solemnized Wednes-
day evening at the home of the
bride, in the presence of q large
c0ncourse of relatives and friends
Of the contracting parties. In
the evening a hospitable recep-
ton was held at the home of the
groom, where a bounteous re
past was served. The ARGUS
wishes the happy couple length
of days and the fullest measure
Of prosperity.
TIE practical value of cotton
seed is already great and is in
creasing. Only a few years ago
cotton seed was wasted. It was
piled up about the farm and left
to rot. It was not even used as
a fertilizer. Now the seed rep
reseuts a good per cent Of the
value Of a cotton crop and its
uses are many. 1t is converted
into various forms Of food; cot
ton seed meal and cake are iii
great demand for cattle and the
fertiIiaiug value of the seed is
great. A correspondent of the
Charleston Nc3cs and JouricF,
writing from Columbia, claims
that cotton seed mixed with
sweet potatoes makes 1.-The
cheapest hog food we have
SOME gentlemen were discus
sing the hard and unpleasing
prospects the other day, and one
Of them, a successful farmer, said
that he used to think, and he
could figure out now, how he
could make money by raising &
crop of cotton alone and buy his
supplies, but the figures lied.
Not only to make money, but tC
make living, supplies must be
made at home. The same gen
tleman told of a party to whom
he sold a place, some time ago
and the man paid for it off the
proceeds Of the place alone by
not raising a pound Of cotton
Put these things in your pipe
: and smoke them,
THE ST. Louis Globe Democrat
. the leading Republican paper
despite its name, of which tht
great West can boast, says EN-
phatically and truthfully that nt
f Judgement on a tariff act can bt
worth anything until the new
law has been in operation
/ year OF two. Our st. Loui
contemporary is right. The wa,
to get newer and better tarit
than the one in force at an.
4 given time is to learn from eN
perience what new feature
t ought TO be added to it and ais
n what old features ought to b
stricken from it. A tariff leVie
t upon thousands of articles is
thing of which we might sa
that no Congress is qualified t
make a general revision. We az
y not at all apprehensive that Tia
existing Congress will distur
what we We're SO glad to lear
the President characterized a
our tariff.
SOME weeks ago The ARGU
gave some figures showing th
y relative cost of raising pork an
/ cotton on the farm, with the ode
largely in favor of pork. Yes
S terday our good friend Nj
IS Jethro Howell, of Fork towl
ship, who is a model farme.
came in to tell US that the fir:
e part of the week he brought
:, bale of cotton to this markt
: Weighing 465 pounds and got fc
=. it 1913. 90; yesterday he brought
= home-raised porker to this ma
Il ket weighing Al pounds an
- realized in cash from its sale
, bulk S28. 90. The difference
: the weight and price of the tw
: commodities is striking; bl
= when we consider that the he
mostly raised itself, while tt
= cotton had to be planted, plowe'