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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09
KING DAVID AS a GENERAL.
A French Scientist Comments on HI
Tactics Against the PhiIistines.

A French Scientist Comments on His
Tactics Against the Phuistines.
At a late meeting of the Academic
des Inscriptions ct Belles-Lettres. NJ.
Dieulafoy, the wel1-known explorer IN
! Persia, read a very interesting account
Of his visit to the scene of the decisive
encounter between King David and the
Philistines in the valley of Rephaim.
M. Dieulafoy described how, after the
capture of Jerusalem by David and the
establishment of the ~Israelite mon
archy. the Philistines resolved to
crush the nascent kingdom, and how,
after alterations of success and failure,
they occupied the valley of Rephaina,
tuated at the foot of the slopes
which led from the west to Jerusalem.
1t was then, according to NJ. Dieulafoy,
that David, constantly attacked by
his enemies, executed one of the
finest military m~aneuvers recorded
in his history. NJ. Dieulafoy, while
Indicating the various advances made
by military art, andhaving shown
that befots t2s wars of the Modes
no nation had any acquaintance
with the rules of higher tactics
and strategy. dwelt upon the fac that
David was the first of the Israelite lead
ers to form drilled and disciplined
troops, and pointed out what good use
the king made of this army in the
valley of Rephaim.
The plan of the battle, very clearly
described in the Bible, which ascribed
the conception of it to Jehovah, COM
prised a flank march, a rapid change Of
front, the rapid encompassing of the
left wing of the Philistines, and an at
tack from behind on this wing. This
was a complicated and bold turning
movement. very difficult to execute,
and something quite out of the common
for the age In which it was carried Out.
NJ. Dieulafoy, who had discovered the
theater of operations and had made use
of the general topography of the region
in order to reconstitute the principal
phases of the battle, pointed out that
this movement presented a striking
analogy with those executed by
Frederick II. at the battles of Mollwita
and Kossbaoh, and by Napoleon at
Austerlitz. IN the conduct of this
operation David gave evidence of the
highest capacities, taking advantage of
all the inequalities of the ground, form
ing his troops afresh in the wood, and
charging impetuously, and NJ. Dieulafoy
insisted very strongly upon the SINH
larity of his military genius to that Of
NAPOLEON,
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What Allied II

Congressman Sibley, OF Pennsyl-
vania, was recently asked his opinion
of the man in charge of a certain bill.
He replied:
"Hs is all right, I guess. but he
reminds me very much Of a man up
in Pennsylvania. He came from the
lumber district with an old BULLS
eye watch to a jeweler and said: I
want you to fix my watch The
ieweler asked What is the matter
with your wateh9' Well replied the
man. I have been looking into 1t and
! can't tell exactly, but as near as l
can make out l guess the trouble
with 1t is that the hair is all worn off
the hairepring.' buffalo Times.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09
PARENT, NOT CHILD, GUILTY.
Responsibility for Children's Mischief
here it Belongs. -. =

Responsibility for Children's Mischief
Where it Belongs. =
In one of her talks. with Parents
Mrs. Hughes discussed the case OF a
mother who had severely punished her
~four-year-old boy for drawing a char
coal picture on the parlor wall. The
child being a mere baby, was innocent
of all evil intent, unconscious indeed
tina he had done any wrong. Mrs.
Hughes says: Give your boy material
of his own with which to work out his
ideas, and treat him as if he were a
gift to you from the center of all love
and good, and not a representative of
evil If your boy had been supplied
properly with lead pencils, black and
colored. and with plenty of paper, in
sheets and in book form, he would not
have marked your wall. Printing
paper is best for him, and its
cost is vrifing. The cost of a cigar
will supply him with paper for
a month. The paper from the grocer
makes excellent drawing paper and
costs nothing-supply him with plenty
of sand and clay and paper, white and
in colors, for drawing, painting, cut
ting, folding and pasting; and wood for
cutting as he pleases; and blocks for
oullolnP, ana Ola paper BOXES ana
wooden boxes to form oitie~ and mills
and cars and engines; and spools and
little wheels that have come from bro
ken machines (the works of an old
clock may be worth millions to him);
and at least a good small saw, and a
hammer, and a pair of pincers and
some small wire nails. Girls should
have most of this material, too, with a
slight variation, chiefly the substitu-
ton of cloth for wood. The material
for constructive occupation costs far
less than the material for destructive
occupation."-Jenness-Miller Month
ly.
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Dr B. f,
The SUPREMACY OF
Mrs. Joe Persons Remedu

AS a Tonic, Altera4 i've, Purifier of
the Blood and Nervine< is unquestioned
and unquestionable by the thousands
who nave felt or Witnessed its marvel
GUS lin many cases, almost ~miraculousl
healing powers. Muscular and iniam.
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and skin diseases, cancer in its early
stages, and ala diseases which arise
from impurity lef the blood or that are
durable by building up and giving tone
to the SYSTEM, yield to the potent infu-
ences of this great and l~ong-tried rem
edy- Indigastion-that prevailing curse
of our modern life of hurry and worry
it lever fails to cure. Chills it breaks
by building up and terrifying the sys-
temp Numberless victims of that hor-
rible and hitherto hopeless malady, in
herite6 or contracted scrofula, it has
snatqhed from the brink of the grave
and brought to long lives of usefulness.
Pamphlet giving full information with
Testimonials of the BEST people in the
lind as to its wonderful cures for
twenty-five years, free to all. Physic-
fans give it the highest endorsements.
Formula of its exact properties on each
bottle. MRS. JOE PERSON,
Kittrell, N. c..
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FROM THE RANKS.
The omcering Of the United States
Army.
erivahes Who C~n Pass the Requisite E1-
aminatknA arand on aa Equal Foot
Ing with west Point
Graduates.

The number of men who enter the
Army with a view tosecure promotion,
outside Of those who have relatives
Ia the service, Is limited to q much
smaller number than is generally
supposed. says Harper's Weekly.
The enactment Of the law allowing
enlisted men of any grade to apply
for examination for a commission re-
moved all incentive for applicants to
strive for the lower n-commis-
stoned grades, q most serious defect
In the law. It is in keeping with the
legislation advocated by Mr.. Proctor
during his term of Office, relative to
the gradual elimination of the old
soldier, and his replacement by q
better class Of young men, who were
to be secured by holding out as a
tempting bait promotion from the
ranks.
The large number applying for ex-
animation at present would natural
ly lead to the s~upposition that Mr..
Proctor's object was surely being
accomplished, but such is not the
fact.
The enlisted force of the army Is
to-day composed of no better men
than 1t was ten or twelve years ago;
In fact, a comparison results favora-
bly, to the old soldier. The men who
are now being examined for promo
ton do not in any sense represent
the great body Of the enlisted men
OF u service.
They In reality represent a class
consisting Of about one-twentieth of
the enlisted force, who have nothing
In common with the other nineteen
t~wentieths, and who are fully alive
to the advantages they po~ssess/over
the West Point graduate in securing
their shoulder-straps in one-half the
time required by the cadet to con
summate his high ambition.
The enlisted men of the army, es-
pecfally the old soldier, look upon
these men as a favored class-and
favored they are in many ways dur
ing their preparatory two years
service.
The soldier reasons, and Justly,
that If the fouF years of preparation
at West Point are necessary to fully
equip the cadet for the requirements
of his position as an officer, lit is
presumption to suppose that a mar
OF ordinary intelligence can, in two
years, I'm addition to his duties as
soldier, fit himself for the accom-
plishment OF the work required O.
the graduate.
Possessed of the 1nest military
college in the world, which has beer
the Alma Mater Of the greatest sol
diers of modern times, it should be
the aim Of the United States 20 sup
ply the commissioned officers of oul
army from that source, restricting
promotion from the ranks to extreme
cases, Ia recognition of extraordina.
~ acts Of conspicuous bravery OF
the battlefield, or other distinguish
lag feature OF the soldiers service.
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He WAS MARRIED.
After the Conductor Found 1t Out Who's
tho Alan Came Outside.

After the Conductor Found It Out Whes
tho Alan Came Outside.
If it had happened at home proba bly,
the ma1 wouldn't nave minded it SO
much. bnt it all took place in a street
a SAYS the Rochester IN. W Herald.
The man and his wife, 50 far as could
be gathered from the 7~ersation. had
been downtown together making
some purchases. When it came to
counting up on the car one parcel was
missing. The parcel had bcca given to
the husband to carry and he couldn't
remember what he had done with it
except that he had possibly cleft it
somewhere"
well. of all mon" she exclaimed.
Strengthening back and taking a full
breath, which threatened to corle again
In a n that he wouldn't fancy.
81 do believe you'd lose your head if
It wasn't fastened ca. What did you
do with it-just lay il down somewhere
and then walk away like a big simple
ton?"
He mumhled something about not re-
Wondering.
'.If you wouldn't try the patience of
a. saint! I'll declare to-anything, if a
sixteen-year-old did Il trick like that
he ought to get O. sound !iIkia' for it.
You can just pack back to town to-
morrow and buy some more, that's set
tied"
"There's no need of tel1in' half the
town about it, he ventured. The other
passengers were looking at him. Some
appeared sympathetic, others wea Q
amused, and all were Interested.
Il should think you would be
ashamed to have people near it," she
said with a soar smile, which was en-
tirely an effort. Observation-Disclosures
would. Go and pay money for some
thing and then walk right off and leave
1t. II you don't need somebody to take
care of you miss my guess"
He Sighed deeply and turned toward
the back platform, where the conductor
stood grinning at him. Then he arose
and started out of the car.
"See here. where are you going?" she
He neither answered nor turned
around. Once outside he leaned with
his back against the door.
whats the matter with your wife?"
asked the conductor.
"Oh, she's hollerin' because l lost a
bundle somewhere"
"Well, l wouldn't let her talk to me
hat way before a car full of people.
I'd make her quiet down till we got
home if l had to choke her"
mo, l guess not. You amt onto her.
You may think you would, but you
wouldnt-you bet you wouldn't. Not
once in a hundred years"
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The VALUE OF HOT WATER.

Il Used Freei-, 1t. b sficiaI Results Are
Surprising.
Advice on the use Xfwater is alwaya
timely. Semanv reResal recommends
lions are offered tQ Eosl water, and SO
few people are f2urd to follow them,
it seems hardly Iise to continue with
well meant piZsitades which no one
heeds.
Boiled water is always fat and in
stpid, and few. If any, ever enjoy water
SO treated Jas a general beverage. In
cities Reasonable care is taken to
have good water, and, if it is
to be used plain, it had better b.
fresh drawn and not boiled or filtered,
unless the fltering medium is replaced
often or returned. AS very few per-
sons take the precaution to recharge
filters, the only SAT thing is to do with
out one. While it IS perfectly true that
filtered water will show brighter than
unfltered water, it is also true that in
passing through a filter which has
been used for two or three months, the
water will take mp impcrceptible germs
far more deadly in their results THAI
the matters removed.
If water must be boiled, it had bet
ter be used as hot as it can be drank,
vi - w z COOltdy NC hdfOTeu
with a small quantity of some mild acid
to render it palatable.
Visitors to summer resorts are natur-
ally concerned about the quality of
water they are to drink there. Per-
haps it is not teo much to say that next
to the lovely scenery of the Green and
White mountains of Vermont and New
Hampshire the water supply is the
atrOn OaSt a tfra n%inn With tba morn%-
ain scenery ana the strong air one finds
good water rs nearly always associated.
This double advantage is known to
produce the best type of physique in
man, and to yield results of equal value
In domestic animals kept for profit.
The solvent power of water makes or
mars the health and happiness of a
community. This solvent action ex-
plains the extraordinary effects pro-
duced by the use of w~e11-known popu-
lar spring and well waters having
their sources in the New England
states.
When we remember the enormous
quantities of earth matter absorbed in
our ordinary food, which can not be
avoided, it becomes a matter of SUI
preme moment that we wash out the
body as much of this as possible by a
systematic use of the best of water.
The quantity of earth matter stored
ap in the body determines in a marked
way the degree of health and disease
one may suffer from.
Gout, rheumatism, gravel and slug
gish circulation are due in no small
degree to the equality of water used.
Few car estimate the value of the in
creasing practice of hot water drink
ing before meals It's beneficent ac-
ton soothes the stomach, promotes
active excretions and tones up all the
physiological processes. The use OF
pure waters i substitution for much
of the coffee and tea now consumed
will add greatly to the health of the
community and the total of human
happiness. Old age is but another eS-
preston for stiffness of joints, pro-
duced too often by an undue
lation of mineral water in the body
Baltimore American.
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Feather b6d, roe E: ssa.
ton furnished at The ARGUS Office,
NOTICE OF SALE.

Under and by virtue OF an execution
and ven. ex, in the action of Jno.
7. Edmundson VS. r. Wiley Edmund.
son. issued from the Superior Court c1
Wayne county, n. g., there being no
personal property to be found, I Shall
sell for cash at public auction, at the
court house door in Goldsboro, Nc.
on Monday, January 10th, 1896 the In
terest of the defendant r. Wiley E.-
mundson in the following Describes
tract of land situated in Wayne county
N. c., adjoining the homestead of the
laid r. Wiley Edmundson, the
ands of the N. G. r. r. Co., and the
lands of Jno. v. Sherard and sri h
Holt and wholly surrounded BY he
same containing IA acres ! O. ~ss.
This the 18th 1av OF Dec. 1898.
Is. r. SCOTT, Sheriff
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1t looks as if a long-feft want has
been supplied. The world of toast
lovers, and it is a large world, has
sighed for a method to keep toast both
crisp and lot. The old-fashioned toast
rack conserved its crispiness but pro-
vided excellent facilities for the escape
of it's heat, while to serve it wrapped
in a napkin keeps it warm, indeed, but
keeps it moist as well. An inventive
genius has solved .he problem, and in
the production Of d toast ~crisper"
made life again worth living. The
.'~crisper'' is not unlike a chafing dish
In appearance and scheme. There is a
covered pan, and a lamp, the toast goes
into the pan. the lamp is lighted, and
crispiness begins to last until the de-
mand is satistied.-N. Y. Mail and Ex-
press.
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A Great African Lake.

Lake Superior is in danger of losing
It's distinction of being the largest
fresh water lake in the world. African
explorers begin to think Victoria Ny
enza is larger. Superior covers thirty
one thousand two hundred square
miles and Victoria has been credit
ed with about thirty thousand,
but recent explorations have dis
covered q hitherto unknown bay on
its southern side, which SO increases
It's known area as to make it a question
whether it is not larger than Su perior
Fuller explorations and more careful
surveys must be made, however, before
q decision is reached.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09
Astronomy Hard on Eyesicht.

The dangers of watching solar phe.
nomena, even with partial protection
of colored glasses, have beer pointed
out by DIR. George MackaY, of Edin-
bu~gh. Calico lost his vision ia this
manneri Sir Isaac Newton's retina was
permanently injured, and DIR. Mackay
has himself met with no less than
seventeen cases of impaired sight as q
result of viewing with the unprotected
ave the cclipses of 1890 and 1891
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1896-01-09

The Senate finance committee
will not report the oond bill with
out an amendment for the free
coinage of silver. Unless the
conservative Republican Sena-
tors unite for delay, such a pro-
vision will easily pass the Sen
ate, aud it will bother Speaker
Reed to handle it when it comes
back to the House. There is no
likelihood at all that this Cons
gress will do anything to pres
serve the credit of the govern
ment, even if it do nc further
harm. Fortunately the PresiS
dent is prepared to go ahead un-
der the authority of existing law
to replenish the gold reserve and
thus maintain the national cur
rency at par That to do SO will
cost the country many millions
more than it need have cost if
Congress had done it's duty, is
not the Presidents fault, though
all the opposition organs will
blame him for it. Through the
Presidents irmness the fnan-
cial problem will eventually
work itself out, in spite of silver
infiationists and purblind parti-
sans. He may not get the credit
of it during his term, but the
country will get the advantage,
and that is much more impor~
tant.
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Notice.

By virtue of q mortgage deed exc
cuted by. Alfred GranthaH to W. M.
the Goth day of january 1896, sell for
cash at the court house door In Colds
boro, N. c.. the following described
tract of land lying in the county of
Wayne, N. C, on the south side of
Neuse river in Brokden township, ad-
joining the lands of W. R.. Davis and
others and said to contain ten acres
more or less. w. H. DAVIS,
Monroe &Parller, Atty's. Assignee.
Dec II %
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New Test for Death.

A foreign scientist has q new test
for death. With a candle produce a
blister on the hand or foot OF the
body. If the blister, upon opening
with q needle or other instrument,
IS found to contain fluid OF any kind
there is still life In the supposed
body.
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Just Received
A8eautifuI Ii

lof of
outings, dark dfess
cheap wo1Eted.
nice for the price, can
ton flannel, ticking,
pant cloth, domestics,
white and checked. at
factory prices.
Something nice in
ladies all wool bal
moral shirts.
Remember
are headquarters for
spun cotton, knitting
cotton, white and col
ored, and knitting
wool.
We sell Cushing's
perfection dyes, which
are Ehe best on the
market
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Invitations to chinese p,nn-r,.

The Chinese send three Invitations to
the guests that they desire to see at
their great repasts. The first is dis
patched two days before the feast; the
second on the day Itself, in order to re-
mind those they expect of their engage
ment, and the third just before the hour
has struck, SO as to show how Impatient
they are to see their friends arrive.
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NOTICE.

Having qualified as executor of the
the last will OF NJ. III. Bizzell. deceased,
all persons holding claims against his
estate are notified to present them for
payment by the first day of january,
1897, or this notice will be pleaded In
bar of their recovery.
This December 18th 1895.
JOHN s. IIzZELL,
EA tutor.
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The New York Mail and Ex-
press now says that the men,
whom it has been calling traitors
for many years past are about
the bravest, best and most hero
ic citizens of this country. We
expect to hear before long that
a Confederate flag is floating FROM
he steaa1au At the Mail ed
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One Thing Settled.

sammy-Here's my new cart Amt
she a beauty.
Tommy-You mustn't say she. A
carts it.
"'Tain't. It's slie."
.'Tll leave it to Dick"
Dick inspecting ite-'Tain't either
one. It's he. It's a mail cart Chica
go Tribune
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INSURANCE.: :

always represents the best seller and
money getter. We have the stbest on
EARTH" and you want to see it. Life
insurance reduced in price and our pol
icy conditions now lead the world.
Don't miss writing to the I. F. A 404
Cathedral street, Baltimore, Md. Men
ton this paper.
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The Speaker of the new Mary
land House of Delegates has
doubtless reached the height of
his presen5 ambition, and yet his
name is Mudd.
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Turning over new leaves har.
monies with the notion that we
are all like books. Hence the
distaste to being shut up or laid
on the shelf.
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Newbern Journal: Rev. John
S. Dong. LII. D. Superintendent
of Public instruction, with very
commendable interest in the
Newbern Graded school has been
giving short historical lectures
twice a week. the whole of this
scholastic year to the children
attending the school. The lee
lures are followed by compost
tions from the children, re~pro-
ducing in their own language,
the knowledge he imparts. These
compositions are afterwards sub
mitted to the doctor and graded
by him according to merit.
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Public S1I6

On WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, '96
I will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder, eight mules, one mare, one
colt, corn and farming implements.
Terms--CASE. Sale at the "Miller
Farm" and begin at II a. m.
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Raleigh Press Visitor:

Raleigh Press Visitor: Mr..
Eugene benson, of our city, who
was half back in the foo ball
team of the University of Virs
ginia during the season of 1895,
has been elected captain of that
fine team for 1896. It is the pick
of 500 students. and lost only
one game during the last season,
by 4 to 0. There are three North
Carolinians in the eleven.