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The oasis., 1898-03-05

C;ohe Belt One of the handsome show windows of the old Dominion Commercial Co. was broken last night by some unknown miscreant who shat tered the glass with a rock. Foot prints on tue inside show that he en- tered the window with the evident intention of gaining entrance to the store, but his courage probably failed him and he left taking six odd shoes and a boot from the shoe window. The stolen articles were found by some boys this morning, part of them under the bridge and the remainder in pascoe's corral.
 Prospector; A case of more than local interest has been considered in the Supreme Court by the decision reversing the conviction of Samuel Donnelly of the Copper Glance in the Huachucas, who was tried m this county. The Supreme Court reversed the decision a ld remanded the case back for new trial The appeal hinged on two points which were evil dentle held by the court to be we'll taken, in that the lower court refused to allow the consent of mitigation of the offense, though perhaps not a Justification, in punishing the boy with the mothers consent; the second being that the child should not have been allowed to testify.
 Winslow Mail: Ed. Wolfe and Frank Kreniz have built dam across Chevelon 320 feet long by in height, with a waste water outlet at both ends. The dam is full of water now with the snow water yet to come down. It is the purpose of those in terested to convey the water to the north side Of the river. The land on that side, they say, has deeper soil and is freer from alkali. From the dam to tillable soil is only three and ldll lDlleSi duu tuSic 10 SuhlNiOHN water to irrigate three thousand acres during the dryest season. The water in the Chevelon contains less alkali than any of the streams in this vicin- ity, and the land on which it will be will produce all the cereals and alfalfa, or any other grass, vege-
 
 tables or fruits. Sixty families can make comfortable homes on the land thus reclaimed, and the acreage can easily be multiplied by ten, as more than that amount of water will run to waste every year, until reservoirs are built bo hold it.
The oasis., 1898-03-05
Furniture from Factory to Preside.

Being the only extensive manufac- tuners of furniture in the world sell selling direct from maker to user, we save our customers the enormous ex- penses and profits of the iobbers and retailers. Send for catalogue A, show ing our full line of household furni- ture, at 20 to 30 per cent under retail value.
 QUAKER VALLEY MANUFACTURING Co.,, 3ie and 32l s. Canal street, Chi cago.
 We Sell the Best" Drew, Selby X Co. $ fpe shoes, combining all the lux uries of fit, style and quality, at prices which defy competition The Red House-R. Vasquez.
The oasis., 1898-03-05
ArerzoNA NEWS
Icullea from Exchanges. 1

of sl.OOO the other night. As she was on her way home pillow slip satur- ated with chloroform was thrown over her head and the money taken from her.
 Globe Belt: A gang of POO men are at work at Bowie building side tracks, doubtless for the accommodation of the Gla Valley, Globe & Northern railroad which is soon to resume con- struction work on their liue at Bowie. Two cars of rails, bolts and fish plates for the same road are at Bowie.
 The Holbrook Argus says: Colone. Ellison, the crack bear hunter, killed monster bruin not long ago, weighing LAO pounds. The brute rendered l 100 pounds of oil, the rem dered 40 pounds was first class ten ierloiD. In the scrap the Colonel had several of his hounds killed. The other day he received four blooded hounds to replace his kennel. They are peculiar breed, cross between d dog aud another dog.
 Prescott Courier: Billy Bailey, formerly conductor on the F. X A. c. railroad, and later wi the s. F. P. & F., was killed last Saturday on the Sierra railroad, in California, owned by T. s. Bullock. He was conductor of freight train and while riding on the engine it run into an open switch and turned over crushing his life out. Deceased was well kaown m section.
 St. Johns Herald; Company k at this place has been on the qui vive every day since the news came of the destruction of the Maine in Havana harbor There have been several en- listments of new men on the prospect of being ordered out, and the company has never been in as good condition before as it is at present. Captain Scott thinks ne would be able to leave St. Johns with full complement of sixty men.
 Globe Belt There is very active inquiry for real estate, especially for business sites on Broad street, but owing to the stiff prices asked very few transactions are reported In res- idence property upwards of seventy town site lots have been sold during the past three weeks and some few private sales have been made. It is expected that the next few months will witness a considerable advance in the price of property of every des- cription.
 Bisbee Orb: Through the efforts Of our excellent delegate to congress, who always has the welfare of Cochise county at heart, the secretary of war has notified Herbert Brown of our city that he has been appointed as alternate recruit from this territory to the academy at West Point. Herbert is to be congratulated on his receiving his appointment and IS de- serving of it. He is an enterprising young man and Arizona can find no better representative than Herbert.
 Prospector: Prescott has come for ward with promise to furnish one regiment of flying cavalry in case of war with Spain Tombstone will not be wanting in furnishing volunteers. We learn that regiment of Light Infantry is about to be organized and equipped with Colonel Edmunds as leader, who is a thorough soldier and perfectly familiar with Hardee's tac- tics. The Colonel is native of Mis- souri and well known throughout rT,ttoI Cfotoo onI L7nrOna tho
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15

spring to and shut them Off from all the
bright hopes they 1abored for.
A sick man cannot be happy; he cannot
accomplish the work he has to do in this
world; he loses the very money he is striv-
ing for his ambition defeats itself. Any
man who discovers that his strength and
energy are giving way has an unfailing
means of regaining his physical health and
stamina in the simple yet all-potent restor-
ative power of that wonderful Golden
Medical Discovery originated by DR.. R. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo. N. Y, the world famous
specialist in diseases of the nutritive or
gan1Sn.
Among the thousands who have consulted him
by mail the case of Mr.. Newton B. Blake, of
Tiplersvi11e Tippah Co.. Miss. as shown in the
of his treatment: "In December 1895 my health
began to fail. tried many different kinds of
medicines and the more took the worse the dis
ease grew. Finally In April when busy
with the farm work my health got 50 bad that
could not hold out to work one hour. My breath
became short and was weak and nervous. and
oftentimes would spit blood. I unable to
work. tried one of the doctors in the vicinity
but failed to obtain relief. I seemed to grow
worse. My father received a book from DR..
and decided to write to DR.. Pierce He recon-
rnended me to take his Golden Medical Discov-
ery.' After taking six bottles of this remedy
can recommend it one of the bes medicines
to build up the system am now enjoying
good health.''
Torpid liver and constipation are surely
and speedily cured by Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They never gripe. They regulate,
tone up and invigorate the liver, stomach
and bowels. No substitute urged by meE-
cenary dealers is as good
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
A Forerunner of the Most
Fatal Disease.

Though its offensive features
are sometimes almost unbearable,
few people are aware of the danger
of which Catarrh is the forerun-
ner. Catarrh invariably leads to
Consumption. Growing worse and
worse each winter, those who rely
upon the usual treatment of
sprays, washes and inhaling mix
lures find that it is impossible to
check the disease with these local
applications which only reach the
surface. The offensive discharge
increases all the while, causing
feeling of personal defiIement, and
gets deeper and deeper until it is
only a question of a short time
until the lungs are affected.
The Importance of the proper
treatment can therefore be readily
appreciated. But no good what
ever can be expected from local
applications, as such treatment
never did cure Catarrh, and never
will.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be at
tractive must keep her health. If
she is weak, sickly and all run
down, she will be nervous and ir-
ritable. If she has constipation or
kidney trouble, her impure blood
will cause pimrles, blotches, skin
eruption and wretched complex
ion. Electric Bitters is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and to
purify the blood. 1t gives strong
nerves, bright eyes, smooth,
velvety complexion. 1t will make
a good-lookiDg, charming woman
of run down invalid. Only Sc
cents at j. H. Hill & Son, Colds.
borO.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Christmas comes en- Sunday this
year.
Do you owe "Schedule B tax ?
If so, govern yourself according
ly.
About 90 Magistrates in this
county have failed to make their
annual report on the first Monday
In December, as lequ red by the
law. This failure oE their part
makes them liable to liz ,!ictment.
Mr.. John Wright Ham has
been elected Stauda d Keep r
for the county. This : respon-
slble office aud Mr.. Ham Is duly
qualified for the position. His ap-
polntment is al admirable Sc
lection on she part OF the new
Board of County Com nissionerS
Our young friend and towns
man Mr.. Lloyd W. Moore, who
for some months has filled the po.-
sition of money order and stamp
clerk in the Goldsboro postoffice
and by his uniform urbanIty and
evident spirit of opliging has
won the friendship of all WHO
have come in contact with hiA,
rendered his resignation some weeks
ago to take effect last week. and
in the meantime he was rendered q
position in the AUDITORS Office OF
the Atlantic Coast Line in Will
mington, and he left last Sunday
to enter upon his new duties. He
takes with aim the best wishes Of
-oHr entire community.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
A Commission For Cuba.

Washington, Dec. 9.-The
administration has practically de-
cided to send a commission to
Cuba consisting of a representa-
tive each from the War, Treasury
and Post Office Departments, and
the matter will be brought up for
action at to>morrow's Cabinet
meeting.
The object of the dispatch of the
commission is to determine and if
possible execute in general way
what is needed throughout the is
land in the assumption of the
government functions by the Un-
fled States towards the Island OF
Cuba. A complete postal service
is Contemplated at the earliest
practical moment and military
customs service will be perfected
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
THE EASTERN HOSPI l'AL,
Directors Meeting: Officers Reelected

Directors Meeting; Officers Reelected.
The Board of Directors of The
Eastern Hospital met in the Of
fee of the Superintendent on
Thursday, the 6th inst, and re-
elected for two years, DIR. W. w
Faison, first assistant physician i,
and DR.. Cl.sra E. Jones, second
assistant physician; Captain Reid
remains Steward another year.
and Mrs. Jane Smith as matrou
of the Hospital.
The report of the Superinte1
dent was approved, and wa )
highly satisfactory.
There are on the rolls of the
Hospital four hundred and sixty
two patients, and nineGy two ap
plication are on file in the Super
intendent's cfice waiting admis.
sion, but there is no room to ac-
mmodate them.
A special appropriation ol
forty thousand dollars will be
asked of the next Legislature tc
erect two buildings for male anc
female patients, and an annua
appropriation of forty FIVE thou'
sand dollars for maintenance anC
repairs.
The percentage of cures The
past two years was fraction
over thirty-on ,and the mortalit,
a fraction over six, which is th'
lowest mortality in the history o
the Hospital during any tw'
years. The financial manage4nen
is all that could be desired on tn
score Of economy, being an aver
age per capital of $98 43 for tn
fiscal years of '97 ano '98
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
MILLING IN THE SOUTH.

It appears that most southern
states are going into wheat raiss
ing to a greater extent than ever
before, and there are few better
signs for this s. ction.
The American Miller says Of
this increased interest of the
south in wheat productions:
"One Of be most remarkable
and hcpefu! industrial move
ments no1ed ia the south of late
years is the present tendency to
curtail the cotton acreage and to
enlarge that devoted to wheat.
This movement is a genuine one,
and not one of those many paper
ones of the past, visible only to
the inner eye Of newspaper men
who have been wont to say in the
fall that that will be next spring
which ought to be, but whi:h,
owing to the financial system in
vogue in the past in many parts
of the country, which enabled
the factor to dictate what the
farmer should grow. rather than
the latter's own judgment, often
failed to maieriaiiz9 as announ>
ced.
''But this fall the movement to
grow more wheat is urqlestion-
ably working a great change in
those parts Of the south more
especially adapted to wheat, like
the uplands, and the reports of
fall seeding to wheat from new
districts ia the Carolinas, in Ala
bama, Georgia, Tennessee, Ar
kansas, Texas, ETC., bear all the
earmarks of fact; so that, crop
conditlons being reasonably
| favorable, the south should next
season have more wheat 80 grind
at home than that part Of the
c. untry has seen for many years
if ever before.
"There will be no lack Of mil s
in the south to grind this coming
crop. That part of the business
of supplying the south with
home 10 ade -four has always
been dependent upon the farmer
and Led in check by him, ane
he has rot done his fair part. Blu
now that the farmer has come Il
see that the mill is likely to be ;
more profitable buyer of his pro-
duct than the cotton merchant
, the future of southern milling
certainly has rosey cast. For
} wear and more the movement to-
ward more local mills has beel
; especially observable, and mill
! have been built in unexpected
localities. One or more goo'
crops of wheat at this junctur
will give the industry an impetu
5 that may work surprising
changes 10 the agriculture of tn
1south. The public certainly seem
enthusiastic in it's desire to rails
and manufacture its brea
grains"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
His Life Was Saved.

Mr.. j. E. Lilly, a prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo-, lately
had a wonderful deliverance from
a frightful death. In telling of it
he says: 81 was taken with Ty-
phold Fever that ran into Pheu~
monia. My lungs became harden
ed. l was so weak l couldn't even
sit up in bed. Nothing helped me.
[ expected to soon die of Consump-
ton, when l heard of DR.. Kings s
New Discovery. One bottle gave
great relief. l continued to use it,
and now am we'll and strong, /
can't say too much in It's praise. %
This marvellous medicine is the
surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung
Trouble. Regular size so cents
and $1.OO, Trial bottles free al
J. Fl. Hill & Son, Goldsboro.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
BUSINESS EDUCATION.

Ex-Presldent Andrews, OF
Brown university, is not having
an easy time as superintendent of
Chicago's public schools. The
reason is evident and might have
been foreseen by DR.. Andrews.
He is man of ideas and Chica-
go is less used to ideas than any
city of it's size in the world out
side of China.
One of DIR. Andrews ideas is
that it would be we'll for Chicago
to have a commercial or business
school as a part of the education
al system of that city.
By urging the establishment of
such a school, DR.. Andrews has
provoked the wrath of all the fos-
sill members of the Chicago news
papers.
It is contented that business
training tends to narrow boys and
is not needed by girls. This is
fine reasoning in view of the fact
that the first thing the average
boy has to attend to after leaving
school is the problem of making a
living and the other fact, no less
impo1 tant, that the number Of
women in this country who sup
port themselves and others is con-
stantly increasing.
The queerest objection to DIR.
Andrews proposed business
school is that it is free silver
coinage propaganda in disguise.
DR.. Andrews is an ardent free
coinage man and with due respect
to Colonel Bryan, probably the
ablest advocate of that theory in
the land. But DR.. Andrews is also
an honest and conscientious edu.
Gator and there is nothing in his
record to justify the silly suspi
cion that he would use his Office
as means of propapating his
own views on finance and econo
, mics.
He proposes to give such 0
F the pupils of Chicago's publ
, schools as may choose to take it
: a rudimentary business educa
r ton. The idea that he coul,
1 make this subservient to the fre
silver cause is peculiarly ridicu
+ lous, for we can think of nothin
e that is better calculated to coun
0 teract a tendency toward free sil
3 verism than instruction in busi
> ness principles.
DIR. Andrews is on the rigl
0 line so far as his business schoe
j. scheme is concerned-though b
may be in the wrong locality.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
The New Orleans PicayuEe is
convinced that proof readers do
not read Presidential messages.
VO'canic EruDtiOns

Are grand, but Skin Eruption
rob life of joy. BuckIen's Arnica
Salve, cures them, also Old, Run.
ming and Fever Sores, Ulcers,
Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts,
Bruises burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Best Pile cure
on earth. Drives out Pains and
Aches. Only 25 cts. box. Cure
guaranteed. Sold by J, Fl. Hill
q Son, Goldsboro.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
APPROACH OF CHSISTMAS.
Some Thoughts Apropos of the $50 Hal
lowed and So Gracious Time"

Some Thoughts Apropos of the $50 Hal
lowed and So Gracious Time"
Only few days and the world
will stand with tiptoe eagerness
on the eve of Christmas-the one
holiday, the one great festival.
the one season of JOY in which
all the Christian world shares in
common.
There are other festive occa
sions observed by various classes
AID creeds iu one land or another.
or perhaps IN all, but Christmas
alone is the one which calls for
tnat general observation in which
Ill civil z d hum manity takes part.
The very the ugh of this fact
wnlcn pervades mankind on ev-
cry continent at this season
makes men feel for the time
more like brothers, the SOUS Of a
common Father, and the spirit of
the season becomes one of gen
eral good feeling.
In the knowledge that the
message of peace and good will
which the Chris mas season
orings ito US is shared by the
great mass of humanity there Is
tuspiratiOo; that. apart from the
q ;cIesiastical sign fcance, this
festival of the church has be-
come festival of the race itself
Year by year and generation by
generation that part of humanity
with which Christmas is a sacred
tradition has extended it's infu-
ence over the world. Christmas
has marched onward with the
march of civilization, until tos
day the celebration of the occa--
sion marks the distinction be-
tween enlightenment ard barba>
rism or standardization. AS a
writer on the subject has we'll
said, the day itself is but an aroi-
trary feast day. The spirit of
the day is greater than the day
itself. And this spirit is that to
which modern philosophy has
given the name of altruism-a
term which, 1000 years ago, was
expressed in the &nmand to
love thy neighbor as thyself. AS
we love our neighbors, as we let
the Christmas spirit control our
actions as well as our words, we
fulfill the command of the Great
! Teacher. And so, too, we add
to the sense of human happiness,
which indeed, depends upon
nothing so much as the regard
which one has for another in a
world which rests On reciprocity
as it's foundation.
So, in the narrower circle OF
our indivioua relations, the one
who brings the Christmas spirit
home to another contributes his
best to the great work which
civilization is doing for humani-
ty, and by so much advances the
race Oh its progress forward
and upward. That man, that wo-
man, that child, who is powerless
to bring light or comfort OF
| pleasure into the home of some
other Que at this season must bt
a strange exception.
| Every one of US can do some
thing for some one else, Cal
make some ones Christmas NOR,
Of a true festival than it woult
be without our aid And whel
we do this, VIC spread the tru
spirit of the Christmas season
So may it be.
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Change Takes Place.

Goldsboro. N. c., Dec. 5, 1885,
William J. Hicks, P. Q. BOX 643, this
place, states that he had a tired feel
ing in the morning, but after taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla short time, he
was relieved. His appetite increased
nd he felt we'll
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1898-12-15
The BuncOmbe Bond Suit.

Raleigh Post,
The act by the county com
missioners thereof, to repudiate
the $98, 900 Of bonds issued by the
county of Buncombs TO aid in the
building of what is now the
Asheviile and Spartanburg Rail-
road has been confirmed by the
Supreme court, a digest of the
opinion in the case appearing IN
this issue Of he Pcs.
The county commissioners who
raised this qus ssiicn about year
ago were before the people for
reelection receutly, aud were
themselves cvorwi e!mingly res
pudiated. The people Of Bun
connie, regardless Of party il is
but truth to say, severely con-
d5mn and condemned tie effort
to rerudiate tbs Sc bor ds. The
question was made an issue in
the raceut campaign IN that good
old county, aud did NOR: than
any one thing In cause the overs
whe}ming defeat of tbe party re-
sponsi5'e for those who commit
ted The act.
Yesterday the new comm ission-
ers took actlon ia the matter as
is shown by a special to the Pos.
This action coudemns the sui
precipitated by The Old board
and directs the county attorney
to take the necessary steps to
protect the honor of the county
and its people. The matter, hows
ever, had gotten too far. The
Supreme Court passed upon it,
and whatever the equities in the
case, have destroyed all posi-
bility of further recognition OF
those particular bonds, SO far as
this court can dc, unless the
question is submitted de novo tc
the people of the country to au.
thor;z9 the issue of new bonds
for the payment Of this debt.
The case will be carried to the
Supreme court of the United
States, where weightier matters
of law are not allowed to be
smothered by anise seed ano
cummin. The people of Bun
combe have never complained o.
or repudiated their debt, nor wa:
an attempt made until the uurep'
resentative county authOritie:
were manipulated into the at
tempt. The bonds were issued BY
authority Of the vote in 1874 of {
large majority Of the people, ane
was confirmed in various ways
without protest by the legisia'
ture, We cannot believe there i:
no protection tor innocent own
ers of these bonds, or that tht
integrity aud honest Intention:
of people can be made foot
ball of to be kicked about for tht
aggrandisement of selfish schem
ers.
| AS we state, the people voted
in 1874, on the proposition to au
thor:ze the issue of these bonds
and by large maj jority of tn
electors directed they be issued
| They were issued accordingly
the railroad was built, and the,
the people, have paid interest o.
the debt without question. Th
, spirit and intent of the law hay
been observed throughout. Tn
objection to their payment
; strictly technical, and we believe
!, even hope, this will be wipe
) away by the Supreme Court @
] the Uni ed States, and the wi
5 of the people be respected an
r % maintained. ard an end be put t
I such methods of dishonoring
t community of honest people.