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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
IN COMMAND or THE ARMADA.
Osvssal ~ the TAiags which xAIiD II.
Forgot

Osv~sal ~ the TAiags which xAiiD n.
Forgot
In the Armada the crusading enthus
siasm had reached its point and focus.
says Froude In Longman's Magazine.
England was the stake to which the
virgin, tho daughter Of Sion, was bound
b captivity. Perseus had come at last
u the person of the duke of Medina
Sidonia, and with him all that was best
Ind brightest In the countrymen of
Cervantes, TO break her bonds and re-
place her on her throne. They had
sailed into the channel In pious hope,
with the blessed banner waving over
their heads.
To be the executor Of the DEGREES Of
Providence is a lofty ambition, but men
In . state of high emotion overlook the
precautions which are not TO be dis
pensed with, even on the sublimest on
errandA. Don Quixote, when he set out
TO redress the wrongs Of humanity, for
got that q change of linen might be
necessary apd that he must take money
with him to pay his hotel billN Philip
H., In sending the Armada to England,
and confident Ia supernatural proteo-
ton, imagined IN vnresisted, triumphal
procession.
He forgot that contractors might be
F~ascals, that water four months in the
casks In q hot climate turned putrid
end that putrid watH, would poison his
ahips' companies, though his crews
wors companies Of angels He forgot
that tho servants of the evil n pighA
tight tor their mistress after on and
That he must send adequate supplies Of
powder, ana worss forgetfulness of ALL
that . grsat naval expedition required
q leader who understood his business
Perseus, In the shape Of the duke OF
Medina Sidonia, after a week Of dis
astrous battles, found himself at the
end of 1t IN m exposed roadstead, whore
- ought never to have been, nine
tenths Of his provisions thrown over
board " unfit for food, his ammnnltion
exhausted by the unforeseen demands
upon It, the seamen and soldiers hap-
aAed and disphited, officers the whole
week without sleep, and the enemy,
who had hunted him from Plymouth to
caaAIA anchored within half . league
q him.
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HFor sale by M. E. Robinson &
Pr0 GOldchoro NJ n
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23

Indigestion is often taken for con-
sumption and means wasting away, and
dyspeptics often waste away rs badly
as cousumptives The reason people
waste.away is.because either they don't
get enough to eat, Dr. they don't digest
what uthey do Eat If the latter is
is your ntroubleR take Shaker
Digestive Cordial. This will help you
to digest your food and stop your loss of
flesh, The medicine is made from
herbs, banks and the juices of fruit, by
the well-known Shakers at Mount
Lebanon. 1t possesses great tonic and
digestive powers.
Shaker Digestive Cordial has cured
many supposed consumptives (who
were really dyspeptics,) by simply
helping their stomachs to digest their
food, thus giving them nourishment
and new strength. Druggists keep it,
trial bottles 10 cents.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
Would tn. Emperor Resi-n,

An exchange tells a story which may
be taken as q fresh manifestation Of .
certain well-known Scotch character
istic:
Upon his accession to the. throne, the
emperor Of Russia was appointed colonel
In chief Of the Royal Scots Greys.
Whilst dressing for dinner an enthusi-
astic subaltern communicated the In
formation to his soldier servant
Donald" he said, ''have you heard
that the new emperor Of Russia has
been appointed colonel Of the reRf
ment?"
Indeed, sirl" replied Donald. 1T =
. vera prood thing"
Then after a pause, he inquired:
"Beg pardon, sir, but will no BE- able
to keep both places?"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
HOW TO FIGHT INDIANS.
4 nsoaps Given FOR this Benefit Of BiosA-
thirsty Boys.

4 Recipe Given fer thu benefit of BiossA
thirsty Boys
Jack now took off his blue flannel
jumper and overall trousers, fixed them
artistically together and stuffed them
out with the coarse grass growing every
where around US. Then he held the
dummy beyond the edge Of q bowider
IN such . way as to look as if the bulge
Of his own body vcrc ~protruding. says
L~ippincott's Magazine.
The old. old ruse succeeded admir-
ably. for instantly there came from the
cover, about thirty yards away, a hurt
ling shower of arrows; and rs o % ns
Tom and I had fred our decoy shots a
squad Of hidcously painted Apachcs
sprang up, and with uplifted toma-
hawks and terrific yells, rushed toward
- But not for far.
Nov, boys!' shouted Jack, and at
the crack of our rifles the three fore
most braves went headlong down.
For q few seconds the others stood
b~swildered, and then, as one after nm
other dropped under the storm of re.
volver bullets, fred SO rapidly ms to
seem like the work Of q dozen enemies,
the surviving warriors darted of to
their ponies and scurried away.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23

The death mask Of Napoleon, which
was taken Immediately after the do
mise Of the conqueror at ST. Helena
by DR.. Automarchi, was obtained under
great difficulties. There was not an
ounce of plaster of paris to be had ON
the island, therefore the doctor secured
the cliffs In every direction for . piece
of gypsum. This he at last found and
ealcined until powdering was possible.
On this account the work WA very
crude, but this Notwithstanding he had
IN offer Of six thousand pounds sterling
(about thirty thousand dollars) for the
east before 1t wa . month old. 6ev
eral of the replicas r now valued ~
twenty Thousand dollars each !.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

O1SEh6GS VI AAA 0AA
The intense itching and smarting incl
dent to eczema, letter, ~salt-rheum, and other
diseases of the skin is instantly allayed by
applying Chamberlain's Eye and Skin
Ointment. Many very bad cases have been
permanently cured by it. It is equally
Efficient for itching les and a favorite REM
edy for sore nipples: chapped hands, chill
bIains, frost bites, and chronic sore eyes.
For sale by druggists at Is cents per box.
TryDr. Cady,s Condition Powders, they
are lust what a horse needs when in bad condf
tion. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
OUTLOOK.

Lord Salisbury may not have
s'backed down" from his position
regarding arbitration of the Ven
ezuela question, but he has very
sensibly ''climed down. several
feet, as the result of Columbia's
having put her foot down in re-
spect to the Monroe doctrine.
The papers bearing on the Ven
ezuela boundary line dispute
which the British Premier laid
before the House of Lords show
that the danger of serious trouble
between the United States and
Great Britain over that issue is
reduced to the minimum. OF
course, there will be considerable
diplomatic sparring, and it is not
improbable that there will be
some more jingo talk on both
sides before the matter is finally
settled, but all the indications
are that it will be settled to the
satisfaction OF all concerned, and
without straining the relations
existing between the two great
Englisb-speaking peoples of the
world. It took some time to drive
through John Bulls head the
fact that the United States
we're in earnest about that Mon
roe doctrine business, but after
the process was accomplished
and the old fellow had blown off
steam, he began to realize the
size of the snag he had u
against in his career of bullying
and grabbing. This realization was
not particularly pleasing to him,
but all the same, the firm stand
we took has excited his secret
admiration, and led to his appre-
ciating US more highly than eve
before. AS a consequence not
only the Venezuela trouble is in
a fair way for amicable adjust
ment, but it is likely that all Of
the other disputes pending be-
tween this country and Great
Britain, and such as may arise in
future will be settled on d friends
ly basis.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-07-23
INCREASING IMMIGRATION.

The year ended June 80, 1895.
had the smallest immigration
record fora period of 16 years.
The figures for the year ended
June SO, 1896, show that immi-
grafton is beginning to increase
again. The total number of i'm
migrants for that period was
279, 948, exclusive of these who
came from Canada and Mexico.
OF the 279, 948 the port of New
York received 26o, 700. The in
crease of immigration from Italy
is remarkable. Not only does
Italy head the list but she sent US
one third of all our immigrants
during the past IL months.
Though we have nominally re-
strictions on immigration it will
be seen that they practically
s amount to very little as only g.
522 of all the immigrants who
applied at New York were re-
jected. Of this number 1868. or
more than half, came from Italy,
which shows that the most obs
iectionable class of immigration
heads towards our shores from
King Humbert's realm. There
were 268 from Austria Hungary
and Russia who had to be sent
back, and 1O4 from Germany
were rejected. Of the TT, AS
Italians who came in there
were 1928 who could neither
read nor write, while out of "a.
23O Germans the number who
could neither read nor write was
only 40.
There is a very general and
well founded demand for still
further restrictions on immigra-
ton. and we expect to see enact
ed very soon a law requiring that
all foreigners who wish to make
their homes in this country shall
at least be able to read an write.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
DISEASE OF occupATIoN..
Medical Mon Have Discovered the Ex-
H3B istence OF the Golf Arm.

Medical Mon Have Discovered the Ex-
sa istence OF the Golf Arm.
]. Medical authorities have decided that
'.golf arm. is disease likely to come
upon a golf player at any moment.
Whether the experienced player or the
rank amateur is the most likely to
come under its influence has not been
decided The one thing that all agree
in is that the disease is a reality, and
one that is not to be lightly con-
sidered. One may be afflicted by
the disease without knowing that,
it exists, and, though temporary re-
lief may have been had, it is question
yet to BE determined whether im-
proper treatment of what may be
thought to be merely a sprain will not
render player chronic sufferer from
the new disease.
"Golf ARM is an afflietion of the
muscule-spiral nerve, the functions OF
which are interfered with under
certain conditions which have been
found to occur more frequently in the.
playing of golf than in any other game
Of physical exertion., The attention OF
physicians was first called to the new,
diesase by the complaints of profession
al golf players. These players told of
acute pains along the upper part of the
arm. Similar pains had often been
noticed, but were thought to be the
natural result of unusual exercise.
Members of the British Medical So
ciety first called attention to it, with
the result that series of experiments
was begun on the golf links and carried
on to considerable extent. The arms
of scores of golf players under various
conditions were examined and the re-
suits of these examinations were care
fully compared The disease is an in
terruption of the direct current of the
mnsculo-spiral nerve, which is brought
under conditions where it really works
against itself, and in doing so is urged
to greater limits than nature intended
it should, thus producing pain. The
styles of play most likely to produce
"golf arm have been found to be the
vigorous pressing and forcing" which,
when employed, often producesa pain
full sensation more quickly than any
other action in the game.
While American physicians have not
carried on a plan of investigation and
experiment they have taken an interest
in the new disease. The main idea that
has been developed in America is that
ssgoIf ARM is more liable to attack an
experienced than an inexperienced
player. Pains in. the arm Of the begin
ner at golf come, it is believed, merely
from the unusual exercise. But when.
the pains strike the old timer it is more
serious. just what the remedy will be
| for the new disease has not yet been de-.
| termined. The idea seems to be that
| the medical authorities will soon be
able to fix on which of the golf strokes
| interfere most directly on the spiral
nerve. and will suggest the elimination
Of such hurtful strokes from the game.
IN. Y. Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01

Z
Garrett A. Hobart, the candidate for
vice president, needs introduction to
the public outside Of Paterson, Il. j.,
where he resides. He is wealthy, and
is director in mercantile and business
concerns. He has not been very conspic-
uous in New Jersey, even for a republic
an. How Hanna came to choose him as
a running, mate for Mckinley has not
been explained. but the fact is that he
was Hanna's choice, and there was no
work left for the convention except to
shout, adjourn and to go home. If Ho-
bart is big man he has successfully
concealed it.. His respectability for
the place is not questioned, any more
than is McKinley's for the presidency.
While Mckinley is known to show posi-
tive lack of qualifications for the presi-
dency, Hobart has the advantage OF
being above suspicion of lacking abil-
ity to administer the office Of vice presi-
dent.
Mckinley and Hobartl The uncer-
tain and the unknown. The ticket OF
silence, the syndicated ticket will be-
come so distasteful to the people before
November that it viii meet the fate at
the polls that 1t deserves.-Utiea OBJ
server
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
HANNe THE GREAT.
Yao Peerless and Unrivaled Owner of the
Republican Party.


Hanna is an interesting psychological
study. AS he has consented (!) to ac-
sept the craftsmanship of the republican
national committee and take charge Of
the Mckinley canvass for the presi-
dency, the country will know Mark
Hanna thoroughly by November next.
We predict that the knowledge will be
easily acquired by the observing. In
other words, there is nothing of the
sphynx. about Hanna. He is the hard
headed, close-fsted man of business in
politics, who believes that the end justi-
fies the means. Hanna has some regard
for the proprieties-when other persons
who count for something are concerned
about them. For instance when in-
quiries were put to Hanna at ST. Louis
about the probable action of the con-
vention on any subject or as to any
issue, he held up his hands deprecating-
ly and said 1T was not for him, single
individual, to ANTICIPATED the wisdom of
the convention. He would not venture
to forecast it's work, for his place was
in the ranks as one of Ohio's dele
gates. Guileless souls were impressed:
Perhaps an injustice had been done
Hanna. Perhaps, after all, he was not
Gradgrind, but man of nice senti-
ment. Perhaps he was an unselfish
patriot and not a forehanded boss.
Hanna, however, was not in ST. Louis
for his health. His hand was always
upon the lever, and he reversed it only
when Thomas C. Platt and Henry Cabot
Lodge appeared upon the track waving
danger signals. The stop annoyed Han
ma exceedingly, but when he started
the locomotive again he made up for
lost time and ran strictly by the sched-
ule to the end of theroute. His domina-
tion Of the national committee was seen
in the decision of nearly every contest
in favor of the Mckinley delegates.
When the new national committeeman
were chosen Hanna was again in evil
dcnce, those members suspected of hos
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
M'KlNLEY AND HOBART.
Very Weak Pair to Head Part1
~

The St. Louis nominations are no sur
prise. Everyone knew for several days
that Mark Hanna would nominate Me-
Kinley for president. To insure sue
cess he packed the convention with up-
wards of $50 contestants and the NOM
ination was bestowed upon Mckinley
amid scene of uproarious confusion
and indicated a woeful lack of serious
appreciation of the work in hand. The
demonstration was one of recklessness.
Such a convention was never seen be-
fore. Such a thorough mastery OF dele
gates was never known before in q ma
tional convention. Such rude and of,
fensive manifestation OF mastery, by
O. man who makes not the slightest pre-
tense to understand the eternal fitness
of things in statecraft, has never been
known in this country. And when the
nomination of NfcKinleysSas finally ac-
complished, the restrained and restless
spirits of the convention broke out in
shouts that betokened the expectation
Of an approaching deluge.
Mckinley is stronger to-day than he
will ever be again during this CAM
paign. His nomination was secured by
the suppression of the sober judgment
of the majority of the republican party.
Tt was victory for the tariff extrem'
lists. Even in the case of Mckinley q
election the victory will be barren, for
the tariff reform that has been accom-
plished is bound to remain.
The nomination violates the wisdom
of the party. It offends it's best senti.
ments, and it does not add to McKin.
ley's strength that some of the power
full bosses in the party were humiliated
Mark Hanna has downed Platt and
Quay and Clarkson, and Lodge and
Reed, and Filley and Addicks, and the
consciousness of their inferiority will
will not add to their zeal in the cam
paign. Mckinley for more than one
reason will dwindle from now until No
vember.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
The eoas and the Press.

Is the boss greater than the press?
Is the purse mightier than the pen?
The nomination Of Mckinley would in.
.dicate that in the republican party free
dom of the press is worth little against
the license of the poeketbook. There
are few leading republican organs
which did not object to McKinley's
namo in connection with. the nomina-
ton when the campaign in his interest
was started. Now that he has been abb
so1utely accepted by hisaparty as it's
chief representative, these same papers
are engaged in an effort to explain that
he is the universal choice of the peo-
pie. The country knows a good deal
better than that. It realizes that he is
the choice Of the bosses, not of the
masses. In view of the absolute con-
tempt with which the advice Of the
party organs was treated, it is just to
conclude that, among republicans, the
boss is mightier than the press and
that the purse is more powerful than
the pen-St. Louis Republic.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
FIRES IN GREAT FORESTS.
Preventive Work Accomplished by the
Fire Wardens of Minnesota.


Fire Wardens of Minnesota.
The first report of the chief fire war
den of Minnesota, an officer appointed
under an act passed last year, has been
published, and contains many state
Aents of interest. AS part of the pre-
cautionary measures adopted, about
$4,000 placards, warning against kind
ling fires in forest or prairie, We're dis
tributed. Twenty-seven fires in forest
regions, including those in brush land
and marshes, are reported. They
burned over an aggregate area OF S.26S
acres, and did damage to the amount of
So, ,125. The wet weather of last year
greatly reduced the losses. In the prai-
RE region of the western side of the.
state, dry, windy conditions were con-
duciye to the spreading of fire, during
the period from August to November,
and 105 field and prairie fires occurred;
burning over about $4,000 acres, and
causing damage of s34,277. In the
same territory in 1894 about 100000
acres were burned over. The local war
dens controlled and extinguished many
fires. The state warden has consulted
manufacturers of locomotives in the
United States and England with ref
erence to the best spark arrester. 1t
is learned that no such device is wholly
efficient, as fine sparks are always like
ly to escape. It is of prime Importance
that all such devices should be kept in
good condition.
The warden says that the 1000 Chip
pewa Indians who are scattered
throughout Minnesota forests, are more
careful about extinguishing their for
est fires than white people. The great
er number of fires are caused by loco
motive sparks, but the careless farmer,
burning over fields before plowing, and
thrashing machines are also a great
source of danger. It is the business Of
the wardens to prevent as well as to
extinguish fires. The dissemination
of forestry sentiment is regarded as
an excellent method Of helping on the
work. In the forest region of Mime
sofa the government still holds over
100000 acres of public land. These
are continually visited by home seek
warden remarks that when people be-
come educated as to the true economic
value of forests and to conprehen-
sion of the danger and damage from
forest fires, every man and boy who
frequents the woods will be a voluntary
watchman to guard against such fires. >
About 1900 workmen are employed
in the logging industry of Minnesota.
It is estimated that the total amount
of white pine standing is 14.424, ,ooo,o ,ooo
feet, and Of red or Norway pine, 3,412,-
Az, 900 feet. In 90 counties there are
10,ss9,O00 acres of natural forest, and
in the whole state there are 11,s9o,000
acres of natural forest, not including
mere brush and swamp land. The an
nuaI cut of pine for each of the past
three years is estimated at 100000
feet. The. consumption of mercantile
hard wood lumber in Minnesota is esti-
mated at 1o0,ooo,0o0 annually.
The report points out the economic
and hygienic Importance of perpetual
| ing the forests.-Indianapo News.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-08-01
cYcLoNE-PRooF BUILDINGS.

Architects Must Take Account of the
Wind In Drawing Their Plans.
A very large area of the United States
Is exposed to the danger of cyclones,
and it is accordingly worth while for
both public authorities and private in
yestigators to study closely all the
phenomena presented by the recent
fearful visitation at ST. Louis. With
the increase Of population in the ex-
posed territory it is certain that there
must be an increase Of danger, and the
lesson of each cyclone is how to dimin-
ish that danger as far as possible. Ii
is truism to say that only increased
care and expense in building will do
this, but it is essential to insist on IL.
No frame house viii withstand any cy-
clone. The settler who builds the or
binary frame house on the prairie must
dig his cyclone pit and take his chances.
Nextito the frame house the big brick
wall built as shell around a factory
or power-house, or as church wall,
with a heavy roof resting on It, Is the
weakest in it's resistance to the wind.
Every factory warehouse, church,
schoolhouse or elevator destroyed by
the ST. Louis cyclone was strncturally
weak in resistance to wind. Most OF
them were mere shells with long
stretches Of brick wall wholly un-
braeed. -
A third source of danger is struc-
tural condition which permits the
wind to get a leverage on an exposed
surface. This it got in st. Louis in the
unfinished steel trusses of the Liggett
& Meyers tobacco factory and in un-
roofing the eastern approach to the
Eads bridge and oyerturning the cars,
or in stripping the trees OF their
branches. Insuficiently protectedopen-
ings are also source of danger. The
reports from st. Louis render it rea-
sonable to believe that great deal
of the destruction of dwelling houses
would not have happened il the win
dows en- the exposed side had been pro-
tected by solid shutters. And, finally,
1t is demonstrated that, while square
or oblong structures are easily crushed
| by the furious winds, the round tower
resists them perfectly. The lesson OF
the cyclone is that the west must build
more solidly and substantially and
make larger use of the round-tower
idea. It costs more in the beginning,
but it is cheaper when the. cyclone
comes around. N. 7. World.