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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23
INDIANS LOVE GAMBLING.
They VIII Bet Zig sums. Even On the
Death of n Friend.

They VIII Bet Zig sums. Even On the
Death of n Friend.
The gambling instinct among Indi-
ans seems rather to Il increased than
otherwise by civilization, and more Than
one Cherokee who drew at Tahiequah
recently for himself. his wife and his
children quite 4 large sum of money in
full discharge ef his personal interest
In the Cherokee strip came near losing
every dollar Of it before Retaining
home. One day when the distribution
wa exceptionally heavy two very spec
ulatlve recipients were standing to-
gether near the post office. a boy was
seen coming along the street on a
bucking pony For SO young a boy he
held his seat we'll, but it seemed ex-
ceeding probable to the onlookers that
before he got the pony home he would
either be thrown or would have 90 get
off. The two Indians discussed the
proposition with much excitement. and
finally one man bet the other the en-
tire government per capita that the
boy would be thrown before he got
past them.
lux HSS "oo oCOSpbCu WIN NlCtOuo
eagerness, and as they watched the
antics of the pony as it whirled round,
bucked, sat down on its launches, and
did everything else that was ever
known to a trick horse, they almost
came to blows in the excitement of
their argument. Finally the horse,
despairing of any other means of get
ting rid of its rider, leaped in the air
and fell on its side, knocking half the
life out of the boy, and then rolling
completely owe him. An alteration,
of course. followed as to which had
won the bet. The plucky boy hung on
to the horn of his saddle, although ap-
parently fatally injured. He neither
fell off nor got off, but was lifted off
the furious animal by half a dozen men
who rushed quickly to the rescue. Eff
forts were made to quiet the two In
dians, and the suggestion that the bet
be declared off was freely made. As
each man declined to pay the other,
this was the final outcome of the af-
fair; but the wagering of such a COM
paratively large sum over such an in
significant event shows that specula-
ton will always be more or less pop
ular with the average Indian.--St.
Louis Globe democrat.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23
Stockholders meeting.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting OF the
Stockholders of the PemiscOt Railroad Company
will be held at The Office of the said Company
in the City of Cape Girardeau, on Sa .urday,
April the 18th, 1855, to submit to the Stock
holders of the said Company whether or no,
contract entered into by this Company with
the st. LOUIS, Kennett & Southern Railroad
Company to consolidate their respective lines
of railroad shall be ratified approved and con-
firmed, and whether or not this Company shall
accept the provisions of Section 1861, Article 2.
Chapter ~ of the Revised Statutes of Missouri
1889 as in that behalf provided. and to transact
such other business as may come before said
Stockholders and be presented to the same for
consideration. LOUIS B. HOUCK,
President,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23
Harper's Weekly
IN 1895

HAEPER's WEikLY is a pictorial history of
the times, II presents eyerv important event
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order.
The manner in which, during 1894. it has
treated the Chicago hallway Strikes and the
Chr csc " ar, aid the amount OF light
1t was able to throw on Korea the instant altea-
ton was directed to that liitlr-kHOwn country,
are EXAMPLES of its almost bour dless resources
Julian Ralph, the distinguished writer and
correspondent. has been seIt to the seat of war,
and there joined by Z ID Weldon. the we'll
resident in Japan, who has been engaged to
cooperate witt. MIR i;alph in sending to HAIR
Pc !" 'EtkDY exclusive information aud
illustration
During .sa5 eve,y vital question will be dis
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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23

nual rental for its postal cars nearly
twice as much as they cost.
During the debate in the House of
Commons, Secretary Morley denied
that either he or Gladstone had prom
ised amnesty to dynamite.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23

List of property for sale:
16 lots in West End.
20 lots in northern part Of the city.
One 1O-room frame house.
One lO-rcom brick house.
Five 4-room frame cottages.
IS scre farm . miles from city.
40 acre farm 2 miles from city.
so acre farm 3 miles from East Cape Girar-
deau, H., on UlliD road.
FOR information or partIculars call on or adj
dress, MORRISON q DAVIS,
50 IS 8. Spanish st
a .wi7. Caps 6irardeal, No.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23
New

We have received a copy of Specific
Manuel, enlarged and revised edition
by F. Humphreys, NJ. D. 1t will be
welcomed as a Guide to those who use
Humphreys specific. A copy will be
sent free upon addressing the Hum
reys' Company, New 1Clk.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23

Not Bullet Proof-Cohenstein Ito
officer. who is about to fire at fleeing
clothing thiefl-"Shoot i'm in der
bantsl Shoot i'm in der bantsl DeJ
roat und vast iSh nai~i"-Puck.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-02-23

Speaking of persistency," re-
marked the bill-poster, thoughtfully,
my trade is certainly one in which q
mar will never make a cent except by
sticking at it."-Buffalo Courier.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
Washington News.

Washington, July 29.-Be-
tween the close of bushes Satur-
day and to-day the Treasury
gained almost all the gold it had
lost during the past two weeks,
the increase since Saturday be-
ing 81. 1863. 1858. This sudden &C.
emulation of gold attracted
considerable attention, and it
was supposed that it was due to
some action on the part of the
bond syndicate.
Secretary Curtis. however,
said this was not true. The in
crease, he said, came almost in
the ordinary course of business
and was due to an exchange of
gold for bills, probably caused
by the settlement of account in
New York. The incident was,
he said, not infrequent. The re-
serve to-day amounted to $1O7,-
321, 679.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
A Few Suggestions.

The sale Of THE ARGUS should
not affect its continued publica.
ton and standing in the commun.
ity or impair it's value. Its daily
publication for the past ten years
and more marks the greatest
strides in the city's history as a
growing commercial and manu-
featuring centre, and the people
of Goldsboro-the business men
and other enterprising citizens
owe to it themselves to see to it
that the value of the paper is not
underestimate at the sale, for
that Of itself would be a great
drawback to the city as to it's
standing in the great commercial
centres where newspapers are
esteemed the most influential and
unfailing factors in the upbuild-
ing of trade and the maintenance
of prestige. Ten years is but a
brief span in the history Of a
community or city, as time is
reckoned, but Goldsboro has
reason to be proud Of her record
Of achievements in the past ten
years. In that time the city has
more than quadrupled her man
ufacturing enterprises and thrib-
led her volume of commerce. ac-
quired electric lights and water
works and added other public
improvements of permanent ma
ture and inestimahle value-and
along every avenue of progress
THE ARGUS has taken the lead
and invited the footsteps of en-
terprise. while the profits to
capital and the benefits to labor
resulting therefrom have proved
the wisdom of its course and the
virtue Of public spirit wisely di-
rected. These things should not
be forgotten by the citizens of
Goldsboro in this crisis that
has come to their daily pa
per, but should be gravely CON
sidered and magnanimously
met. Surely there are enough
sagacious business men of ample
means in Goldsboro to oompre-
bend the station in all it's bear
ings and realized just what a set
bach it would be to the town for
its daily paper. after a record of
ten years of every duty to the
community anfailingly done, to
go to pieces under a forced sale,
when the organization of a stock
company of a few thousand dol.
lars capital could establish the
paper on a frmer basis than
ever before save is present
owner from loss and make it a
sure dividend paying enterprise.
1t behooves our business men to
get together and consider these
suggestions.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
NOTICE.

Under and by virtue of an order
made in the action of the Bank of
Wayne ct ais, VS. The ARGUS PUBLISH
N COMPANY ct al, pending in
wayne Superior Court by Judge W.
s.. OBJ. Robinson at chambers in
Goldsboro, N. c., on July s, 1895, L Of
fer for sale the entire property of The
ARGUS PUBLISHING COMPANY. of
Goldsboro, N. c., consisting of com
plete newspaper and job printing out
tit n material, together with the good
will n subscription, job printing and
advertising business of THE ARGUs
PUBLISHING COMPANY. The said
property will be sold privately if sold
before Aug. 9th, 1895, or publicly for
cash at the printing house of The AR
GUS PUBLISHING COMPANY in Colds
boro, N, c., on said Aug. 9, 1895 at IL
o'clock m, if no privately sold before
that date.
An opportunity IS presented for the
purchase ola valuable business consist
ing OF a daily and weekly newspaper.
and a job printing business.
III. B. PARKER, JR,
., 1870. Receiver.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
Minister'S Association.

In response to a call of Bro.
I. Il. Robinson, president Of the
7. NJ. G. A, of Goldsboro the
following resident ministers
were present F.. w. FAIRIES, r.
G. Beaman, W. G. Newton and
j. E. Bristowe.
Bro. Robinson stated the OBJ
ject of the call. The brethren
present then proceeded to
orhaniae by the election of F. W.
Fairies president and J. E. Bris-
towe secretsry.
On motion the association
agreed to meet every Monday
morning at the Y. M. g. A. hall
at 9 o'clock. Also that a union
meeting be held on the third
Sunday night in each month.
The first of these meetings to be
held in the Presbyterian church
on the third Sunday night in
August and that J. E. Bristowe
preach on that occasion.
The Association proposes at
these meetings to discuss the
various phases of living issues,
such as the drink saloon, the
card table, the ball, german,
theatre, circus, &c,
These are questions which con-
front the Christian church to-
day, and we her representatives
dare not ignore or refuse to
meet the issue.
j. E. BRISTOWE,
Secretary.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
NOTIOE!

Notice is hereby given to all
persons concerned, that I have
been appointed Receiver by the
Court of Wayne Coun-
ty, North Carolina, of The
Argus Publishing Company. All
persons indebted to said Com
pany will make payment to me
and all persons holding claims
against said Company will pre-
sent the same to me to be fled
and paid in their order.
H. b. PARKER, JR.,
Receiver.
July 9, 1895.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
Verdict Against Sam Small.

Norfolk, Va, July 27.-The
jury in the Pilot Massey libel
suit rendered a verdict of 81, coo
against Sam w. Small and r. E.
Byrd. The plaintiff will argue
for a new trial.
The suit grew out of the pub
LEGATION in the Pilot then edited
by Sam Small, charging bribery
against Massey, who is superin-
tendent Of public instruction of
Virginia, in connection with the
states dealings with what is ter
med the Americon school. book
trust,
Before his connection with Phi
lot Small was an evangelist
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
IN FLORIDA.
Killing of John and Charles Adams
BY Joe Stafford. The Wife
of One of the Victims q
Party to the
Crime.

Eustis, Fla, July 29.-Chas.
|Carrack, 10 years old. shot him
self through the head last night.
causing instant death. Carrack
came here from Chicago, where
his grandparents live, his par
ents being dead. The boy has
been anxious to leave, and ap=
piled to his grandparents for
money. They refused to aid
him and he killed himself.
Westville, Fla, July 29.-To-
day David Wilson and his brot-
her, Jasper, met here to arrange
a settlement in regard to a tract
of land. They quarrelled and
David stabbed Jasper to the
heart, killing him instantly. The
murderer escaped, but is being
holly pursued. The murdered
man leaves a wife and six small
children.
Tallahassee, Fla, July a.
The killing of John and Charles
Adams by Joseph Stafford, which
has been briefly noted in these
dispatches, proves to have been
a most remarkable tragedy. It
is stated that Stafford and Mrs,
John Adams were lovers and had
met at the lake, Stafford being in
a boat. They were surprised by
the woman's husband. John
Adams and his brother Charles
Adams, who were also in a boat.
Mrs. Adams leaped out and Stat
ford rowed off, the brothers pur-
suing.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
SLEEP
The Man Who Tried 1t and the Nsv
1t Worked,

Col. Henry Watterson, who is at
present lecturing in the larger cities.
tells a story of an old compositor,
whose life had been given up to hard
work and the following OF eccentric
Ideas, one of which was that the
human race slept too much. He had
several theories to advance in SUD-
port OF his idea, one of them being 10
cut down the usual number of sleep
ing hours By graduation and finally
arrive at a state where, by practice,
one would be satisfied with a much
smaller amount of sleep than one was
getting.
10 show his confidence in his
theory he began to practice the new
idea as follows: He usually slept
nine hours. He explained that
he would cut this down a half
hour for each week that passed
until he had reduced his number Of
sleeping hours to two, which he
claimed was all that was needed bv
anyone.
The time went by and the old fell
low had kept to his rule laid down
and finally reached the two-hour
time.
He went along for several weeks
sleeping but two hours daily, devot-
ing the time gained in reading and
advocating his idea. While there
was a noticeable decrease in his
weight, he seemed to stand it very
we'll.
Then he began to talk of further
reducing the time, and, when en-
th~ustastlc, talked of the possibility
u n doing without sleep entirely.
He set type and vas an old hand
on the paper. One morning, about
three weeks after he had reached his
low sleeping mark, the compositor
at the case next to his noticed the
Old mar had dropped his b cad upon
his arms that were folded over the
case. 1t was near quitting time.
All the forms we're up and the old
chap was not disturbed. He had
gone to sleep. The office was soon
deserted with the exception of the
1anitor and the sleeper. The janitor
was instructed not to bother him.
The next day when the first man
arrived he was still sleeping as thew
had left him and snoring so hard
that he Jared the type in the case
on which he rested.
Some one told his wife whepe he
was and she concluded to let him
He slept on in that position for
twenty hours. Then they carried
him to a bed at home, still sleeping.
He slept for thirty-two hours, and
when he woke up he had for
gotten how to set type and had to
learn to read again, although his
memory was good in other respects
Col. Watterson uses the story as a
smile for a political situation. which
ne enlarges upon IN select circles
Y. Journal.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01

for worry of it's kind. The bust.
ness man can phone" up to his
house every hour enquiring afte,
his child that he felt dangerously
i'll being compelled to attend to
business.
The committee man can
phone" his colleagues of the
special meeting to be held.
The phone" at the druggists
can be relied on to hurry and
send that medicine I ordered"
And last, but indeed not least,
the long suffering merchant can
with dulcet, soothing tones ex-
plain to Mr.. Smith, Brown or
Robinson, as the case may be,
that it is absolutely necessary to
have a slight payment on last
months bill. Not that we want
to push you, you understand, but
- and SO on, we all know
how, and we can see how much
nicer it would be to receive
those notices that way. than
have a boy hang around your
Office and tell every passer-hy
what he is there for.
The ''phoue' has come to stay;
it is a spoke in the great wheel
of progress and it's active agent
electricity cannot be more aptly
described than in the following:
Electricity-A very Ariel
among the physical forces. It has
performed more marvels than
ever that sprite wrought at the
bidding of the enchanter's wand.
In a fraction of a second it be-
comes a mechanical power or a
chemical agent. It flashes into
light and ere a man hath power
to whisper Listen, it fits away
a swift and silent herald, to
carry our messages from China
to Peru. Hotter than fire, a
hundred thousand times swifter
than sound-nay sometimes
far swifter than light itself
it races with inconceivable
speed around our globe, yet in
its headlong course keeping the
steadfast to the pole;
now shedding a bland light from
crystal flowers like the jeweled
of the Eastern story, now
with %unerring fingers guiding by
and by day, in fog and in
eclipse, the sailor across the
painless sea, and anon the mes
senger of death, striking as
with an arrow and leaving of
proud man nothing but a black
ened corpse. Potent, manifold.
even anon 6 the ever-changingl
powers, it is the very Proteus of
them all. l..
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
Pikeville Letter.
Pikeville N. G., July 90.

Pikeville n. G.. July 90.
DEAR ARGUs:-Mrs. J.. G..
Johnson and children, of Gin
ton, came up Wednesday on a
visit to relatives.
Miss Fife Blow left Wednes-
day on a visit to relatives at
Grifton.
Mr. Gideon Ward returned
home Thursday from a business
trip to Wilson,
We have been requested by
the chairman, Mr.. ], W. Thomp-
son. to announce that the Sun
day school township interde-
nominational convention will be
held at Pikeville on Friday,
August 10Th. There will be a
dinner on the occasion and
everybody is cordially invited to
come and bring we'll filled has
kets.
Mr.. ]. W. Aycock. of the Fire.
mont section, was in town Sun.
day on a visit to relatives.
Our school teacher Miss Ride
Hill spent Sunday on a visit to
her parents in your city.
Mrs. r. B.. Eatman, of Wilson
county, is in town on a visit to
her mother Mrs. M. A. Hosea.
We had a good season of rain
Thursday which was very bene-
fetal to crops. J. f. II.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
For Free SllVeI,

Jackson, Miss, July 29.-The
announcement OF Hon. Fl. G. Nc
Cabe's withdrawal from the CUB
ernatorial race creates no sur
prise here. McCabe has never
been sin it," as heretofore init
mated by the Southern Asso-
ciated Press correspondent.
Every county in the State that
has acted so far. has declared
for McLurin. the free silver
candidate. and it has been a fore
gone conclusion for a month or
more that he would be pominat-
ed on the first ballot. McCabe's
own county (Warren) has not yet
held a primary and it is thought
the withdrawal is to avoid the
modification of defeat at home.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
British Steamer Sunk,

London, July 29.-The British
steamer Duf6eld, Capt. Lowe,
from Philadelphia via Havre,
which ran into and sank theRrit-
ish steamer CleYeland in the
English channel on Friday last,
arrived in the Tyne yesterday.
She landed five of the Cleveland's
crew whom she had rescued at
the time of the accident. Five
others of the crew were saved by
the steamer Baltimore fromMon-
treal and Liverpool, which was
proceeding to Gravesend. Seven
are yet missing. The Cleveland
went down off Dover.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
A WOMAN WITH A HISTORY
one rooted a Smart Lawyer by Her
B~usinessIike Manner.

6usinesslIke Manner.
A well-dressed and sharp-faced
woman passed into the LAWYERS Of
nee and very shortly was standing
by his desk.
Il beg yoar pardon" she said. ip
safutation. "bat can you spare a
few moments of your valuable
timer"
II am very busy, madam" he re-
ptied, but It you have anything of
Importance to communicate l shall
be glad to hear it. Pray be seat
ed"
Thank you no." she said, looking
around at a clerk or two in a r
Gus fashion. II am a woman with
a history, and"
Excuse me-" apologized the at
torney, seeinga fee appearing on the
horizon, possibly you had better
step into my private Office with me,
where you win not be interrupted"
She thanked him and they went
into the adjoining room.
WV, AC SdlO, WuCu UQeY were
seated, II presume you wish to con-
suit me on this matter of your his
tory?"
Eyes, sir That is why 1 am
here"
VERY well; proceed. Anything
you may say to- me will be held in
the %strictest confidence. You were
saying you were q woman with a
history3" This very sympathetically
as an encourager.
Yes, sir" she began, as she laid
a document before him. 'It is a
history of Napoleon Bonaparte in
eighteen monthly parts at SO cents
a month and"
He threw up his hands, but she
had him and he couldn't get away
until he had put down his name, and
now when "a woman with a history"
is mentioned 10 his hearing it makes
cold chills run down his back
Chicago Record.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-08-01
Afraid Of Lightning,

The Greeks so much afraid
OF lightning that they worshiped it.
They endeavored to avert it's malig-
nant influence by Kissing and
whistling at it. In places which
had suffered by It affairs we're
erected, and oblations made to
avert the anger of the gods, after
which no one dared to touch or ap-
preach them.