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jewelry store of Mr.. r. A. Watts S,
and was made by that gentleman
while a prisoner of war in the
Federal prison at Point Look Our,
Nd, where he was confined for
eighteen months, thirty-four years
ago, and for passtinle he made this
reckless out Of guttapercha bu'-
tons, hair pins and such other
articles of like material he could
get hold of. 1t is indeed a deft
lpiece of workmanship, aud was
sent by Mr.. Watts to bis sister
Miss Josephine Watts, in Nor
folk, as a souvenir. Mr.. Watts
had not seen it since until last
week, when his sister, who is now
making her home with him, came
en- to take charge Of his home.
The many friends Of MIR. Ma,
than Andrews, of the force Of en-
ployees Of the furniture store of
Royal & Borden, sympatS re
with him in The death of his
brother. Mr.. E w. Andrews.
VIII ch occurred 70 the latter's
hnme in the country Oh Saturday
night. after a short illness, and
was the result Of a ye low chill.
The funeral was held Sunday
Afternoon from the home and the
Jnterment made in the family
burying ground on the Eatman
plantation.
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Woodland Items.
Genoa, n. c., Sept. 29.

ONoo", ~ ASbt' 10
DEAR ARGUS We are having
fine weather now and our farmers
are making the best of it.
Cotton picking is now in order,
and the pickers I 'raking IN the
chink."
Bro. l.. J. Moore has so far re-
covered from his recent illness as
to be out again, we are pleased to
know.
Scuppcrnong grapes are getting
off rapidly. The hot, dry weather
caused them TO ripen very fast. N
all the grapes, the ScuppeInong is
the best, and had those that tho
twelve spies brought back from
Canaan on a pole been of this va
riety, the tribes Of Reuben and
Cad would hardly have wanted tc
settle on this si,le the river.
There have been a few cases of
fever in our community, but all
are getting well.
Mr.. Thomas Cole and walter
Hinson are on a visit to Dupiin
county. They go pretty often, and
seem to be restless when they
come back. There must be some
attraction down there for the boys.
Our school at Woodland seems
to be doing well under the man
agement Of Miss Thornton.
Ii you want a good, cool, healthy
drink, come down to the old Min
eral Spring, and take Il jug hons
with you.
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A ADMIRER.

Youthful enthusiam is perhaps
the mCst sincere compliment
which a be bestowed on an
artist as it must have been a most
natural impersonation which
would lead q young person
to write the following letter,
which was received by Miss
Bertha Creighton while leading
lady with Sol. Smith Russell last
year. The hand writing OF the
letter is that of a young school
boy, as is also the composition.
but it is none the less sincere in
the devotion and praise which
the acting of the play had cyl
IDENTIFY inspired in MS young
mind,
Chicago. Ill, JAP. 10. 81.
DEAR MISS CREIGRION:-lt
that is really your name, [ know
that you will be very much surs
prised to receive this from an en-
tire stranger, but wanted SO
badly to write and tell you how
mrch l enjoyed seeing you act.
that [ could Mt resist the temptas
ton. L have never seen you and
Mr., Russell act before this year
and [ can honestly say that I
never enjoyed anything so much
before. [ have seen you four
times during the last two weeks
and lam going once this week,
if father will let me. I have
written this to tell you how well
I think you act and how much /
enjoy seeing you and Mr.. Rus
sell. [ hope you will get this aud
that you will not think that |
have taken zoo much upon my
self in writing, Wishing you
every success in the future, | re-
main, Yours respectfully.
This company have the boards
Of the Messenger Opera House
Saturday night, presenting
aRompo and .Tofjeto
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able that the production of iron
during the next few years will be
very large ia America, and par
ticularly il the South. It will be
easy ard cheap for the Alabama
furnaces to ship their surplus
product to Europe in cotton ships
as ballast, as thy have been dos
ing, and net q very fair margin.
Southern competition in pig iron
has just begun, The fears Of the
London paper that it VII con-
tinue r well grounded.
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If strength is what you want you
should study what causes your weak
ness. .
It is practically lack of food.
But you eat three meals aday, and
all you gan eat at a time.
Yes, but do you digest il?
Food undigested, Is not food. It is
not n~oufishment.
It doesn't create strength.
To digest your food take Shaker Df-
|gestive Cordial at meals. After d
while you will digest -FOUR food with.
out it. Then you will get we'll and
strong and healthy.
Shaker Digestive Cordial cures indi
gestion and all it's symptoms. such as
nausea, headache, eructations, pain in
the stomach, giddiness, loss of appe
tite, etc: It makes your food nourish
Iyeu, and make you strong and fat and
hearty.
Druggists soil it. Trial bottle 10 cts.
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PIKEVILLE LETTER.
Death of the Infant Child of Mr.,
A. j. Garris.
Pikeville, Sept. 20. 1897.

FlkeVlile, SEPT. 70. 1897.
DEAR ARGUs:-Mlsses Lula
Dees. Matte Ham aud Pearl Fort
left Jast week for Wilson to at
tend school.
We are sorry to note the fever
illness Of Grover the little sou
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Tnomp-
son.
Mrs. Oscar Sith is spending q
few days on d visit to relatives in
your city.
Our young friend Mr.. ". s.
Smith has returned home from
1tichmop5, where he has been
spending soHe weeks on a visit
to relatives.
Our farmers are very busy this
fac weather picking cotton aud
saving hay
Mr.. and Mr.. A. j. Garris have
the sympathy CT the community
IN the deaih OF their i2fant
daughter, which occurred at their
home here Saturday.
Last Friday about II o'clock
Wblte the local freight engine
was pu lingsfour fla cars, which
were loaded with logs for the
Enterprise Lumber Company Of
Goldsborn, off of the side track
from ONE cause unknown. all Of
the ears jumped the track Just as
they got TO the main street cross
ing, making an awful crash and
oostructing the main llue SO that
40 trains could pass for several
hours.
There Was a Danocest Silver
Medal contest held at Nahunta
church Saturday night, which
was largely attended ana was
qatte an interesting occasion.
the Judges after hearing the
several speechs aad after due
consideration awarded the medal
to Miss Daisy Edgsrton
7. E. II.
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THE people continue TO talk
about the great sermon of Rev.
r. c.. Beaman, who preached at
ST. Paul's Methodist church, this
city, last Sunday morning. The
Methodists have cause to feel
proud Of their great preacher.
An able, consecrated minister of
the gospel, his one desire seems
to be to live mp to.the high ideal
of his beautiful text, For me to
live is Christ"
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TIT. OLIVE LETTER
A Condensed Chronicling of the
Events that Transpire III
That Town and
Section.

having 6, curious accident one
day last week while q hand was
helping him with cleaning the
saws of his gin The breast of
the gin fell and caught Mr.
Prices baud, cutting his thumb
through the BONA. and splitting
his hand severely through the
palm.
A lutte Bob who had recently
been very sick and was some
what improving. was being beg
ged and persuaded to drink some
chicken soup; be drank a little
and said to the cook: (Hho was
persuading aud feecipe him
Say, you let this hen drink too
much water htfoe you kill, d
her. Next tima, please don't let
her drink but about a capfuu
OF water before you kill her"
There was quite IN exciting
time in town last Thursday.
caused by the freight train ruos
nlng CT the track on the southern
end OF the switch, and then aaout
the time everything was erlsep
on and about straight, another
train l n backing. showed two cars
off at the northern end Of TIT
side track. These cars were sune
that were being used by the
force OF carpenters who were at
work moving the old shLck Of a
warehouse back, one OF which
was occupied by the cook The
cook left his supper without GER
emory The large crew that are
engaged in moving the track,
icing present. succeeded in get
ting everything straight by mid>
night.
by our Correspondent, I. Fl. Cobb.
Messrs. B. w. and H. R
Switzerland spent Sunday and
Monday at Kenausville visiting
tEeir grand father Mr.. J.. B.
Southerland who lives near
there.
Mrs. I. L. Faison, of Faison.
visited her sister Mrs. J. A. Enga
fish Saturday.
Miss Lilly Mcintyre, of Rocky
Mount is visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Mcintyre
this week.
Mrs. E, F. Hicks who had been
visiting relatives and friends at
Goldsboro returned to her home
Friday.
Mrs. Dr.. I, w. Faison of Chars
lotUe, who has been on an ex-
tended visit to relatives and
friends here and at Faisou N. c.,
left for her home Tuesday much
to the regret of her numerous
friends here
Mrs. R. J. Switzerland spent
Thursday and Friday at Faison
visiting relatives.
Capt. j. G. Kornegay Of Nor
folk, Va, spent Sunday visiting
his father Mr.. G. T. r. Kornegay
and returned Sunday night.
Rev. L. r Carroll, Of Warsaw,
filed his regular appointment at
the Baptist church Sunday.
Mr.. l.. Merriman of PCurts-
mouth Va. is visiting Mr.. H. J.
Pope this week.
Mr.. G. G. Kornegay who has
been spending a week here visits
ing relatives left for mis- post of
duty with Best & Thompson
of Goldsboro Monday.
Mrs. Matt Herring, of Clinton,
is visiting her father Mr.. d A.
Thompson this week.
Rev. V. A. Royal, was here
Tuesday en- route for his home
near Clinton.
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TWO PICTURES.

DEAR ARGUS Only a lew
weeks since, your paper and ali the
other papers of the country saw a
bright streak in the East that you
thought was the dawning of pros-
perity for the Southern farmers.
You all prophesied the price OF
cotton at least s cents, and pic
tured the Western farmer with his
dollar wheat, ana the Southern
farmer with his eight cent cotton
The farmer was made a valiant
knight, and not only Sin the
saddle" bat riding on the public
highway to prosperity, with a
bright plume as a crown, and she'd
with spuzs. But to-day, Septcm-
Der 9th, we look for the magni6-
cent parsonage on his Arabian
stee3, and we see on a dusty road
a discouraged rider with downcast
appearance, mounted or a mull~
headed steer. In the place of the
plume, we sec ia the band of his
crushed hat a list OF debts he must
meet by n certain date, including
his tax, gnanos, etc.
How different the pictures
There IS no intimate IeIaticn
between the Western and the
Southern farmer. We hive to
buy their meat aud -four, it mat
ters not at what cost, and dollar
wheat does not benefit the South
ern farmer, who has less to sell
than he has paid to produce it..
The man who pays about a
third rent and pays about one
brle in five to pick it ont, certainly
will not be able to ride the oxen
long.
AS long as all government crop
reports are ignored and a few men
in Liverpool and New York are to
name ths price for cotton, even
before we plant it, we can expect
nothing better.
Some man named Hester, who
seems to be a jester. makes little
difference IN the surplus of last
year and this year. We have re
lied upon the newspapers as they
have told US Of closed factories
and Of an exhausted c)tton mars
ket, and we had hopes even with
n IA m rod 0rOn 70 500 a faint
CLEAN of hope. We are not only
disappointed but discouraged.
We have sought in vain for an
explanation. If this is the prom
ised Mckinley boom that was to
sweep as a tidal wave over our
land, may the kind fates deliver
us.
This surely is not caused by
Democratic Interference. If a
crop of nine million bales is pos
|sib'e this year, which we serious
ly doubt, it is no reason that
cotton should be as low as it is
tosday.
Perhaps when the powers that
be shall control a liberal share of
the crop. then they may be will
ling for it to sell at It's real worth.
1t may ever go lower, but we will
still lo~k for the dawning light
that you and the rest of Us
thought we saw. We know our
local cotton buyers wish they
could pay higher for cotton, as
the merchant must necessarily
suffer when the farmer suffers.
This strange price for the mod
crate cotton crop of this year may
be likened to the old adage of
|.'fun for the boys but death for
the frogs"
I'VE shall see what we shall
see" That is if we see anything.
IOae thing we do see. All other
commodities wearing the crown,
and the farmer king without a
Grown or a friend.
FARMER
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NOTICE.

Having his day qualified before the
Clerk of the Superior Court of Wayne
County. N. c., as executor of Celicia
Tas lor, deceased, notice is hereby
given to all persons indebted to the
estate of said CeIicia Taylor to make
immediate payment. and to all persons
holding claims against said estate to
present them to the undersigned on or
before Sept. 28th, 1898, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recov-
|ery. Vim. T. HOLLOWELL,
Ex'r Celicia Taylor, decd.
GolIsboro, N. e., Sept. 27, s97.
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Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathdrtic, the mo t
wonderful medical discovery of the
age, pleasant and refreshins to the
taste, act gently I'D positively en-
kidneys, live. and uoWels. cleansing
the entire system, dispel colds cure
headache, fever habisnal constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try u
try a box ofC. c. G. to-day; 10, 25, 81
cents. Sold and guaranteed to cure by
aIldruggists
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Yellow Fever Germs

breed in the bowels. Kill them and
you are safe from the awful disease.
Cascarets destroy the germs through
out the system aud make it impossible
for new ones to form. Cascarets are
the only reliable safeguard for young
and old against Yellow Jack. 10c, 25c,
SOC, ali druggists,
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The sense Of security against sud en-
emergencies from Group, bronchitis,
felt ~ those who are provided with q
oOt1le OF Ayers Cherry Pectoral,
would be cheaply purchased at ten
times the cost OF that remedy. In ali
lung complaint, it is prompt t. act and
to cure
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The dry goods market is quiet,
with firm tendencies on the part
of the sellers both at first hands
and johbers. Staple cottons are
firm, but without active demand
in any grade.
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READER.

Some days nothing will come out
right" from the me you rise till you
retire. Ten to one the trouble is in
yourself Ioar blood is in bad condi-
lion, and every organ suffers n cor
sequence. What you need is the
cleansing, invigorating irdlence Of
A. er'S Sarsanarilla.
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yellow Jack Preventative

Guard against yellow Jack by keep,
ing the system thoroughly clean and
free from germ breeding matter
Cascarets Candy Cathartic will cleanse
the system and kill all contagious dis
ease germs.
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Ira III. Cobb,
MT. OLIVE, N. G.

Here you will find everything
kept in a first-class grocery
store. Give me a call when in
the city and l will please you
both in attention and by sell
ing you the best goods in the
city for the least money.
A word to the wise is sufficient"
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THERE is talk of new develop
ments in the tobacco market of
Goldsboro..
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bers in good standing are cordially
invited to attend. j.. r. Smith,
NC.
Presbyterian Church; every Is
Sunday morning and night. Praye
meeting Tuesday nights. Rev
Peter Mcintyre pastor.
Methodist Church; every third
Sunday morning and night. Prayer
meeting Wednesday nights, Rev. NJ
III, Mcfarland, pastor.
Baptist Church: every fourth Sun
day morning fnl night. Prayer
meeting Thursday nights Rev. L.R
Carroll, pastor,
ARGUS BUREAU,
JNO r. SMITH. Mgr. :
Sept. 90, 1897. J
Mr. N. M Jurney was i'll town
Tuesday.
Mr.. r. K3rnegay is the proud
father Of another boy.
Messrs. Bryant and Cid Grams
than were ia town Tuesday.
Mr.. " G.. O'Berry, of the
Dudley section. was III Town Sat
urday.
Messrs. J. A. Stevens and
Julius Cox were visiting in town
Saturday.
Mrs. Alice Head. wife of W. S.
Head, died Sunday Sept. 26th,
near White Hall.
MIR Henry c. .Broadh1rst is
spending a few days in town
with relatives.
Nj. W. H. Williams, one of
Duplln's citizens, was in town
Thursday on business.
Mr.. Cid Grantham and Char,
ley Taylor were visiting MIR. W.
3. SteveGs Saturday.
MIR. ]. O. Culbreth aud wife
left Tuesday for their old home
in Sampson for a few days.
Mr.. Geo. A. MCGEE, of Colds
b0ro. is spending a few days in
town with friends ard relatives,
MRS. D E. Smith aud daue liter
Clyde, OF Goldsboro, were visit
ing her father NJ. }. H. Loftin.
ST.. Sunday,
Mr.. Gem Farrior and Miss
Ha,tia Smith, of Goldsboro,
spent Sunday visiting Miss Jens
ale Williams
Mfas Minnie Rdiford has &C
cep.ed a position with Messrs. A.
Harris & Co, and will be pleased
TO have her friends call on her.
If the lady who left a purse al
the Postcf1ice Tuesday morning
viii call tnere and describe the
purse she can get it.
We regret To note that little
Carrie Lee Stevens illness is
still unchanged. and almost all
hope OF her recovery is despaired
of.
When the tracks are all
leveled up and the streets level
ed. he front streets will look a
great deal more city-like and will
really De qulLe an Improvement.
MIR. Fl. r. Kornegay, of Ken>
ansviiie. was in town Saturday
and Sunday on his way home.
Mr.. Kornegay has been in feeble
health for sometime, but says De
is feeling somewhat improved
Mrs, Mariah MeCniIin died Sun,
day Sept. 26 h. She was 76 years
old tie 29Sh of last March She
leaves four grown children, two
boys and two girls, all of whom
are married aud have families.
Rev. Mr. Crumpler was shaks
ing hands with his many friends
OF our streets Thursday, while
she mail waited to clear the
Wreckage from the railroad track.
T9.~ ,o,,o -~14o1nc y N q 3rU
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Mr.. T. R. Hatch and Geo. F.
Kornegay spent Sunday and
Monday in Duplin. Monday, they
spent most pie asantiy, in the
way of a squirrel hunt, killing
eighteen squirrels, SO they. say.
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Mr.. F. F. Jordan has accepted
his old position with Mr.. j. Il
Smith, and is in charge Of the
!iawelry department.. He is now
ready 10 wait on his old friends,
and will be glad to see new ones.
Mr.. FL. r. Flowers, the popu
lar clerk of Mr.. ]. r. Smith, left
for Baltimore Friday, where be
expects to take up the study oil
pharmacy. Quite a crowd OF
young ladies gathered at the de-
pot to bid him farewell aud wish
him much success in his future
course.
Mr.. B. ". Jennet5's little son
died last Thursday at 1870 a.
NJ, aged Two years and four
months Mr.. Jennett and
wife have.the sympathy of theiI
many friends in thier sad oereave
ment.
MIR. B. {. CnIbreth, Of the pop
alar firm of Westbrook & Gull
breth, returned from the north
ern markets Thursday. where he
has been spending some time in
purchasing the large stock Of
goods for this irm.
Mr.. w. d Price came neal
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J. r. Smith has about 200
pairs Of fiue shoes that he will
sell below cost. Call and look at
them.
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Bring your watches, jeWelry
aud bicycles to. j. r. Sm1Lh's for
repairs, where you can Lave it
done by an experienced and
thoroughly competent man.
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II You Need
DRUGS

go To-.
John R. Smiths Drug Store
For them. There YOU will find a
full lire Of Pure Drugs and all
the leading Patent Medicines
Sundries. etc. l will meet all
competition and sell you
GENUINE ARTICLES
AS cheap as you can get them
elsewhere. If you want pure
drugs go TO headquarters for
them. Thanking you for your
liberal patronage of the past and
solicitino a continuance of the
same. l am EteSpt Yours
JOHN R, SMl H.,
The Druggist. Mt. Olive. NC.
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LOCAL BRIEFS

Mr. Cecil M. Jordon, of Kin
ston, is visiting his friend Mr..
Wash Bizzell in this city.
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This company have the boards
of the Messenger Opera House
Saturday night, presenting
.Romeo and Juliet"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-10-22

Princeton, to an application for liqu-
or license for Princeton Inn, threaten
ed to completely disrupt the Presby-
been in session at Plainfield. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
The synod finds occasion to reiter-
ate the judgment that the renting of
property for saloon purposes and sign
ing of liquor licenses is not inconsistent
with Christianity and that the atten-
ton of all Presbyterians, sessions, pas
tors and teachers be brought to bear
upon this matter
The New York synod of the United
Presbyterian church in session at Jer-
sey City, adopted the report of the
committee of reform, which says:
'The conditions of society are now
more threatening than ever and can
not be ignored much longer. With
what establishment and humility was
the fact learned that drinking bar
legalized through the signing of a pc
tition by professors, has been establish
ed in old Princeton college. 1t is
matter of some consolation that the
theological department is not involv-
ed.
But If students in course of prep
aration for the learned professions may
be encouraged by such high authori-
ties using intoxicating beverages, how
long may we hope to keep the ministry
and even the pulpit from the calamity
of the cup?
1--WE cannot do less than enter our
emphatic protest against the appear
ance of this old monster under the
sanction of professors in American
Protestant institutions of education"