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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

The employment of negro la.
Dor in cotton mills is spreading
in South Carolina, the most cons
serYative of all the Southern
States. A new factory has been
chartered at Columbia in which
black help will be used exclu-
sively,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

Props are being put in to sup-
port the floors of the White
House. One is badly needed to
brace McKinley's backbone up
to the point of acting on the ours
rency question.
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ARGUS BUREAU,
Jno. K. Smith,, Mgr
july IA. 1897.

Excursions are the order of
the day. The colored excursion of
Dawson and Lane on last Mon-
day was largely p%atronized. This
was the first colored one of the
season to that very popular re-
sort Ocean View Beach.
Quite a nice party Of our towns.
men left on last Sunday night
for Toronto, Canada, on a two
weeks trip of recreation and
pleasure. and from what we have
heard of the jolly crowd of
young men. they will no doubt
make this one of the most pleass
ant trips they have ever taken.
Before the arrival of their train,
as they were about to make their
start, they all joined in with the
old familiar song Home Sweet
Home" and the many different
voices sounded very pretty as. it
was waited over the beautiful
moon lighted village and showed
that their hearts were very much
touched at leaving their homes.
Among the party we're Messrs.
John R. Smith. R. j.. Souther-
land, Jr., and W. G. Davis. They
will visit the principal cities of
the North on their return, Mr.
Davis wife will join him at Mt.
Carmel, Pa, where she has been
spending some time visiting her
sister Mrs. Dean.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

The excursion of Messrs.
Hatch Bros. to the beach on last
Friday was one of the largest
excursions ever run over the W.
& W. r. R. and it is estimated
that about fifteen hundred peo-
pie were aboard.
The railroad company has at
last catered to a long-felt want in
reducing the rates to that pleasant
summer resort, Wrightsvllle. For
the small sum of 50 for the round
trip you can 60 down on Sun
days and spend the day at Will
mington and the beach. Tickets
good from Saturday morning I'm
til Monday night.
Miss Blanche Stith and Julia
Gilmore were visiting at Faison
last Sunday.
Mr.. L.. L. Braswell, a travelling
salesman, whose family has been
located here for some months,
came In from a two weeks. trip
and spent several days with his
wife and children.
Mr. c.. B. Hatch spent Sunday
and Monday in Magnolia.
Mr.. Geo. MCGEE had quite an
experience or last Sunday even
ing. While driving to town from
his uncle's home, his horse got
the better of him, first, by throw
ing George out of his road-cart
up in the jam of the fence, and
then leaving him to walk to town.
Miss Sudie Mackay, of Raleigh,
who has been spending some time
with Miss Julia Elmore, left for
Wallace Saturday to spend sew
eral days.
Mr.. J. r. Rackley spent a few
days last week visiting his parents,
near Magnolia.
Mr.. j. A. Mcintyre, spent
Friday and Saturday visiting
friends in Burgaw, and returned
home Sunday.
Mr.. Octave Hicks, formerly of
Mt. Olive, but now a resident of
Wilmington, was in town calling
on his many friends and relatives.
Mr. W. P. Kornegay and
Misses Kate Switzerland and
Bessie Kornegay spent last Sun
day in Faison, visiting the home
of Mr.. Sam. S. Westbrook.
The nice music on last Friday
night at Hotel Switzerland, by
Miss Maggie Aaron and her
father Mr.. j. D.. Aaron, on violin
and piano, was quite a rare treat,
and every one who heard them
admired the music very much.
Miss Alma Brown, of Will
mington, is visiting the home of
Mr. N. N. Hollingsworth.
Misses Lila and Myrtle Grady
left last Saturday to spend some
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laws WiA0 WILL JOAA I'LL CIV Az "
Carmel, Pa, where she has been
spending some time visiting her
sister Mrs. Dean.
Mr.. r. Kornegay spent Mon
day in Goldsboro, attending to
business.
Mr.. r. P. Holmes left Monday
night to 'stake in" that delightful
trip to Asheville.
Miss Maria Loftin, after spends
ing two weeks visiting Miss Julia
Loftin, returned to her home at
Bowden's last Tuesday.
Capt. F. M. Fits, of the Rail
way mail service, is spending
some time with his daug liter Mrs.
j. III. Loftin, Jr,
Mr.. VIM. Maxwell returned last
Monday from a very pleasant
visit to hts friends in Beaufort
and enjoying the delightful sea
breeze.
One of Mr.. W. F. English's
fine horses, while being .hitched
TO a cart on last Monday morning
for the first time, became very
much frightened and ran .away,
tearing the cart to pieces; but
fortunately the horse was un-
hurt.
Mr.. G. s. Maxwell spent Suns
day and Monday with his uncle
Mr.. D. N. MCGEE.
Mr., and Mrs. R.. D, Perry, of
Dudley, spent last Thursday Wis
iting Mrs. T. r. Lee.
Mr.. Howell Garner, of near
Seven Springs, spent last Thurs
day in town. calling on our live
merchants.
Mr.. W. Fl. Loftin spent Mon-
day in Goldsboro attending to
business.
Miss Lizzie Croom returned to
Burgaw last Friday, after spend
ing some months with her sister
Mrs. N. B.. Futrell. During her
stay here she made many friends
and no doubt they will miss her
very much indeed.
We extend our sympathy to
the bereayed family of Mr. Jno.
Wilson, near Mt. Olive, in the
loss of his son on last Friday. A
bright young man of Is years.
Nh. M. s.. Witherington, OF
Goldsboro, spent last Friday in
| town visiting his sister Mrs, r.
J. Switzerland.
DIR. Harris, of Wilson, spent
several days here last week. Wis
ting his daughter Mrs. Lewis
| Cohen.
Messrs. Jim Virgins and
Henry O'Berry, of Dudley, were
on our streets last Saturday af
ternoon.
Miss Inez. Broadhurst, for
merly of this place, but now of
Rocky Mount, came down last
| week to spend some time at the
home of Mr. Y. Fl. Knowles.
Miss Mary Hicks spent last
What use is there in eating when
food does you no good-in fact. when
it does you more harm than good, for
such is the case if it is not digested?
If you have q loathing for food there
is no use of forcing it down, for it will
not be diqested, when an appetite will
come, and with it a relish for food.
The tired, lanquid feeling will give
place to vigor and energy; then you
will put. flesh on your bones and be-
come strong. The Shaker Digestive
Cordial as made by the Mount Leba-
non Shakers contains food already di-
we'll. It's action is prompt and its
effects permanent.
Doctors prescribe LAXOL because
it has all the virtues of Castor Oil and
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

When people are obliged to take
medicine they want that It shall give
quick relief and not add discomfort to
their sufferings. Three reasons why
people swho suffer with Constipation
and ~biliousness should take Simmons
Liver Regulator: Its better than
pills, it does not grippe; it gives quick
relief, and does not weaken, but
strengthens and refreshes the whole
system "-J. r. Hiland, Monroe, La.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

When the color of the hair is not
pleasing, it may be beautifed by using
Halls Hair Remover, a preparation in
vented to restore and improve the hair
and its color.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

L- NIL cure nausea, indigestion,
llOOQ = Ills hliOuSneSS. Is cents.

Is the best - in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

The Everett, Pemberton and
Atlantic cotton mills, of Law-
renee, Mass, started up y~esters
day, after a weeks shut down.
The mills employ in the aggre-
gate more than 5000.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

Protect yourself against sickness
and suffering by keeping your blood
rich and pure with Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. Weak, .thin, impure bloed is
sure toresult in disease.
Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
and do not purge, pain or grippe. All
druggists.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1897-07-15

Dead Stuck" for bugss Used by q
s Goyernn ent. A liquid insect pow
der. Wont stain
The advocate., 1897-06-16
MOlassea as Stock Feed.

The Louisiana sugar planters, it is
reported, have at last found a use for
one Of their chief products, the low
grade molasses, or "black strap" as 1t
is generally called. Last year 1t was
experimental with as food for stock
and cattle, Il was soon found that an
exclusive and long continued diet of
molasses was anything but beneficial
to the animals, but eventually the pro-
portion Of molAsses was discovered
that could be mixed with com, hay
or oats to produce the best results.
The scheme worked successfully, and
the call for "black strap" as a food for
cattle has steadily grown, and it Is now
in demand in other States, particularly
in Texas. 1t promises to become the
chief food depended on for fattening
CATTLE The large meat dealers and
shippers find that the difficulty of OBJ
tanning American high grade beef is
increasing daily. The chief reason
for this shortage is that a large proper.
tiOn of the Western rsnchmen and
cattle feeders have been driven out of
business by the hard times. The pro.
cess Of cattle raising requires both time
and money, Formerly hundreds of
"feeders" attended the cattle sales In
the large Western markets, bought
from fifty to 100 head, and took them
to suitably equipped ranches, where
time and care were devoted to "dnish-
ing" the cattle; that is, feeding them up
to superior point Of excellence. Few
Of the feeders had much capital, and
when the money stringency came a
large number of the ranchmen went
into bankruptcy, 1t is thought that
by judiciOusly combining molasses
with other feeding, the process of "fn-
ishlng" cattle can be made shorter and
less expensive, and the best American
be OF can again Do brought up 70 the
The advocate., 1897-06-16

The Uses Of Wood; Ambrosia Beetles;
Care Of Dairy Utensils; Some Standard
Varieties of Chickens; Methods of
PrOpagatinS the Orange and Other
CitrOus Fruits; improvements in
Wheat Culture; Pruning and Training
Of Grapes; An Ideal Department Of
Agriculture and Industries.
Appendix.-A collection of statistics
on subjects Of interest to sgricuItur-
lists, among which may be mentioned:
Organization of the Department of
Agriculture, December 81, 1896-The
Public Domain-StstistiCg of the Prln ?
cipsl Crops-Number and Value Of
Farm Animals In the United States
for the Years 1868 to 1896 Exports
and Imports Of Agricultural Products
Exports Of Raw Cotton from the
United States for the Years 1890 to
1896-ProduCtion of Certain Fruits and
Nuts, Mostly Semi-tropicsl, in the
United States In 1889, and the Quanti-
ties and Values Imported from 1891 to
1896, Inclusive-Freight Rates Value
Of Farms and of Mortgages on Farms
Of Some Typical SOils-Edu.
Cational Institutions In the United
States Having Courses in Agriculture
Experiment Stations in
the United States, Their Location, Dl-
rectors and Principal Lines of Work
Feeding Stuffs (for snimsls)- s)-Fertiliz.
ing Constituents of Feeding Stuffs and
Farm Products s-Analyses of FERTILE.
Manure - Methods of
Controlling Injurious Insects--Prep.
sration and Use of InseCtiCides-See
- Treatment for Fungous
Diseases of Plsnts-Formulas for Fun.
gicides-IrrigatiOn- Weight,
Cost Of Grass Seed, and Amount to
Sow per Acre-The Metric System
Publications Issued July 1, 1895, to
December 81, lS96-Notes Regarding
Department Publications.
The advocate., 1897-06-16

from them may be obtained an oil not
inferior to that of the olive. They
have also their uses In medicine, max.
ing soothing emulslons like flaxSeed;
In Russia they are eaten like nuts, and
In many parts of South America are
ground to meal, of which bread is
made. The leaves are equal in nour-
iShing qualities to corn fodder, and the
stalks are an excellent fuel. In Italy
and Spain, these plants are extern
siVely cultivated as a field crop for the
sake of the oil expressed from their
seeds. An acre will produce fifty
bushels, each yielding a gallon of oil.
The advocate., 1897-06-16
The sunhOwer.
Ations.

Answering a question about the
sunfoWer, the st. Louis GlObe-DemO-
crat says the value of the sunflower as
a field crop is unknown In this coun
try, and yet there are few plants which,
In proportion TO the attention required,
make larger returns. Almost every
portion is useful. The seeds are valued
as a food for cattle Rnd poultry; and
The advocate., 1897-06-16
Agricultural Report.


Agriculture in nearly every township
in the State is made public giving con
ditlOns Of growing crops m May 81.
Unusual and almost uninterrupted
cool weather, with abundant season
able rainfall over much of the State
has been excellent for wheat, and itI
general condition of SO Is an advance
Of three points over that at date Of the
last report, April 20. From q very
few localities of least rainfall some
Old-crop chinch bugs are reported, but
not yet doing much In material dam
age or propagation. In Kansas Chinch
bug circles the season thus far has been
one Of disCoursging depression, while
the wheat has continued to prosper.
The same weather so congenlsl to
wheat has, however, held back the
corn, and while the stand and prospect
are very good indeed and cultivation
Is we'll in hand the growth is not Wig
oTous, nor can 1t be until there is q
succession of warm days. The general
condition for the State 10 given at "a. z,
and the reporters note q considerably
increased acreage In nine-tenths of the
counties.
The condition of other crops is given
as follows:
Osts.-The average condition is ".
Some counties which raise most oats
report the lowest conditions. Cool
weather has interfered with growth.
Highest conditions are In Meade, Pratt
and Sedgwick, the latter reporting I02
and Morris but 81. Throughout the
State conditions differ widely, even in
counties adjoining.
POtatoes.-The acreage of potatoes
is represented as 10 to Is per cent, less
than one year ago. Condition 80.
SOrghums.-As one year ago, the re-
ports indicate an increasing interest in,
and acreage Of, the various sorghums
for forage and grain, not only in the
western counties but most of the
others as we'll where corn is the fore
most staple. The increased acreage
reported amounts to 20 per cent. or
more, Their condition Is SO.
BrOOmcOrn.-In general there is q
decreased acreage, although q few of
the more prominent broomcorn cOun.
ties show large increase, such as Nc.
Pherson % per cent, Reno ll6, Rice
ll8 and Stafford l2O per cent. The
present condition is "a.
Flax.-A slight decrease in acreage
is reported, although some counties
raising it most largely, such as Chero-
kee, johnson, NeoshO and Usage,
promise small increase. Condition 80.
Bsrley,--Acresge increased 5 per
cent. Condition SO.
Condition Of spring wheat, rs; rye, 81;
castor beans, 50; millet and Hungs.
Elan, 80; tame grasses, 80; alfalfa, 98;
prairie grass, 96; apples, rs; peaches,
80; grapes, 80; cherries, s..
Live Stock. Reports Of the excellent
health and condition of live stock are
monotonously uniform; mention or
two of hoR cholera, blind stsggerS and
blackleg sffording about the only Vari-
ations,
The SunfOweF.
The advocate., 1897-06-16
About Farm Work.
Yearbook of the Department Of Agri-
culture for 1895.

Agriculture Tor 1870 iB now In type IN
the hands of the Public Printer, end It
is believed that the book itself will be
available for distribution about Au-
gust /. OF the 100000 copies of this
book printed, only $4,000 are placed at
the disposal Of the department, which
is less than the number of It's active
correspondents who are entitled to
look TO the department for copies Of
It's publications which they may desire
TO receive. The remaining 100000
copies are placed at the disposal Of the
Senators, Representatives and Dele
gates In Congress for distribution to
their constituents; application, there
fore, should be made to them by per-
sons who are not active correspondents
of the department and who desire to
receive copies. The departments sup
ply Of the Yearbook for 1895 was long
ago exhausted, and all applications
would have TO be refused had It not
been for the generosity Of some mem
bers of Congress who turned over to
the Secretary Of Agriculture a certain
portion of their own quota. Some
copies of this issue, 1895, are still In
the hands of the Superintendent of
Documents (Union Building, Wash
ingtOn, ID. CO. and are held by him for
sale, the price asked being 55 cents per
copy.
The Yearbook for 1896 will be
nlightly larger than those Of 1894 and
1895, and will be printed and bound In
the same style. In accordance with
the law which provides for this publ.
cation 1t consists ''of such reports from
the different bureaus and divisions and
such papers, accompanied by spprO-
pirate illustrations, as shall In the
opinion of che Secretary be specially
fitted to interest and instruct the farm
ers Of the country" and 1t includes,
also, In the form Of the SeCretsry's
report to the President for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1895, "a general
report of the operations of the depart
ment." AS In former years an appen-
dix Is added following the reports and
papers, presenting a large amount Of
statistical information, mainly In tabu.
lated form. The matter for this edl-
tlon Of the Yearbook was, of course,
prepared and practically turned over
to the printer before the advent to
Office of the present Secretary Of Agrl-
culture, and consequently, though 1t
will not appear for some time after the
change Of administration, may be re.
garded as the work Of his predecessor.
The following is the table of con.
tents Of the Yearbook for 1896:
Report of the Secretary; ExterminR-
tlOn Of Noxious Animals by BOunties;
The Use of Steam Apparatus for Spray.
ing; Influence of Environment in the
0riglnation Of Plant Varieties; Potash
and its Function in Agriculture; Some
Common Poisonous Plants; Timothy
in the Prairie Region; The Country
Slaughter House as q Factor In the
Spread Of Disease; Irrigation on the
Great Plains; The Blueiay and It's
Food; Seed Production and Seed Say
ing; Insect Control In California; Dis
eases Of Shade and Ornamental Trees;
Some Modern Dislnfectants; Migration
The advocate., 1897-06-16
PreparatlOng OF COrn Feed.

Professor GeOrgeson Of the Kansas
Agricultural College thus summarizes
results of corn feeding at the College
Experiment Station:
"NoW, as to the value of various
preparations of corn for feeding when
fed alone, we have fed corn In the ear,
dry shelled corn, soaked shelled corn,
and cornmesl. The Western feeder in
most cases feeds ear corn, or at most
he runs the ears through a crusher
which chops them into short pieces
and crushes some of the grain. Com
psratively few feeders shell the corn,
and fewer still grind 1t into meal. The
arguments for feeding ear corn are,
that 1t saves cost of shelling or grind
ing, that the cattle will eat q consider
able portion Of the cob, which affords
some nutrition, that In chewing the
cob they incidentally msstlCate the
corn better, that they are compelled to
eat more slowly than when fed shelled
corn or meal, and, therefore, are less
liable to oVerReeding and Indigestion.
These arguments are true In the main,
though In the course of a few weeksall
steers invariably learn to she'll the
grain and reject the cob; thesuppOsed
value Of the cob, therefore. soon be-
comes nil.
Zone other factor must be taken
into consideration in the settling of
this question, and that is the value Of
the droppings for hog feed. 1t is GUS
tomsry for feeders to run hogs after
their cattle to pick up what the cattle
waste, and to work over the manure
and pick out the undigested kernels.
This is an economic necessity. The
gains made by the hogs are frequently
the only source Of profit to the feeder,
The percentage of corn passing
through steers undigeated is quite
large. In one experiment we found
that steers fed dry shelled corn vOided
nearly 16 per cant. Of the amount fed,
and steers fed soaked shelled corn
VOided ii per cent Now, when the
corn is ground for the steers, although
there is still a large per cent. Of the
meal voided undigested, it has but
little value for hog feed, whereas whole
kernels can all be utilized. So, al
though the average gains Of the corn
m cal lots were little better than the
ear corn lots, and they made their
gains on less gross weight of food,
and afforded small profit, while the
ear corn lots barely paid cost Of feed,
the account would almost certainly
have favored tho latter Ii hogs had
followed these steers. Hogs did not
follow because they were fed in the
barn and it was not practicable to
make provision for them. Again, IL
WE subtract IL per cent. from the
weight Of the ear corn as the weight Of
the cob not eaten, which is nearly COR
rect, we have an average Of $3.50
pounds as the amount Of grain eaten
per head, which is but slightly more
than the weight of corn meal eaten.
Therefore, while the table shows o
slight advantage In feeding meal, when
we have reference to the steers only,
the ear corn would probably be the
most profitable If hogs followed, as
they ought to do in practical feeding.
The Same factor eh0uld. OF cOurgN.
also be COnsi dered In feeding Che bal
The advocate., 1897-06-16

prime quality that In years past gave
II such high distinction throughout the
world.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-19
NEARING THE END.

A Spanish paper OF Havana, In well
chosen language, announces that
Cuba will neither be sold nor oeded
to any other power; also that Spain
will resist all efforts to coerce her into
a dishonorable settlement OF affairs as
long as she can. The paper referred
to likens 1t all to family quarrel, the
members fighting today and becom-
ing reconc,led tomorrow. 1t Is some
whs. In the nature of verbal cstas.
trophe that an article with such a
goodly beginning should have such
continuation as 10 not only
Incompatible with the premises
but scsiters them into thin ali, for the
struggle that has been going on in the
Gem OF the Antilles Tor more than two
years has nothing more in common
with a family disturbance than gen.
tie zephyr which gratefully fans the
cheek has with a resisiless tornado
which destroys human life and pros.
tIaIes everything within its path.
What il lett of the old Castilian
pride OF Spain has provsi to bs more
than oGce the straw within the
brick, holding the fabric together
when OF itself 1t was disposed
to cfumble aud fall apart. Through
this Influence money has been raised,
tue patriotic feeling maintained, and
so much OF national honor as is LEFT
kept measurably unlsrnished. 1t Ia
now firmly believed that the recent
political changes were due to the
wishes, II not the direct efforts, OF this
small W. Influential GLASS; sseiag a1w
utile is the hope tbat Cuba can
Us paclhei along the lines
msrked cut by Wsyler, anu
realizing that as thiugs are
anu have besn going for some time,
Independence lie question OF very
short time. changes OF measures and
OF men must be thorough and immeil-
ate. Hence Cauovas. also Campos.
The spanish premiere & fer TO pay
lEIBe iHue'hhiNS W. 'He uih'"'J h"'-
der OF Dr.. RI 2 has set the Conserve
livo Of, ment Of spain ablazs, mot be.
cause II lie right tu. because 1t 10 n c0n.
cess!on that wrong has been done, aud
therein, rs II is viewed In macy qu7r-
teIp, is the gist Of the whole mater.
rhey are willing to accept the inevita
Tie, but prefer bang coercei by
superior power whereby all their morn
righls woali be taytd ami none Of