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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
NO 1OS
SUFFERING IN PORTO RICO.
General Davis Does Not Reduce
His Estimate of Destitute
Porto Ricans,

Washington, Aug. 19,-Secre-
tary Root made public to-day the
following cablegram from General
Davis at Jan Juan, under date of
August IS:
81 suggest that all relief CONS
mittees in States report the Gems
tral committee, appointed by you
and all funds collected be deposit
ed in New York or Washington to
its credit, funds to be used at
present for purchase of food,
clothing, medicine, etc. At least
1, $50 tons of food should be
shipped weekly until further no.
tice. l have now fairly full re-
ports from whole plans. I can.
not reduce my previous estimate
of 100, 900 to be fed or assisted. l
am starting public works as rap
idly as possible and hope soon to
get large numbers on self-sustain-
ing basis. If local committee acts
without concert, duplication and
waste would be sure to result.
Therefore l suggest central COM
mittee to regulate this and would
give assurance to contributors
that donations will be wisely
handled. Send all clothing and
medicines offered. Fully one-half
beans and rice should be shipped
in sacks weighing 100 pounds
each, for it must get to the inter-
ior ON pack animals. The sack
ing material will be used for cloth
ing. DAVIS"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
Story of a s ave

To be bound hand aud foot for
years by the CHAINS of disease is
the worst form of slavery.
George D. Williams, Of Man
chester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says:
"My wife has been. so helpless
for FIVE years that she could not
turn over iu bed alone. After US
ing two bottles of Electric Bit
ters, she is wonderfully improved
and able to do her own work. ;"
This supreme remedy for female
diseases quickly cures nervous
ness, sleepiessness, melancholy,
headache, backache, fainting and
dizzy spells. This miracle work
ing medicine is Godsend to
weak, sickly. run down people.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only
so cents. Sold by J. H. Hill 6
Son. Druggist.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
Miss GIANTS Wedding.

New York, August 1.-THE
wedding of Julia Dent Grant to
Prince. Michel Cantacuz me is
announced forsMonday, Septem-
Der Is, at Newport. Bishop Fl. G..
Potter, of this city, will preside.
It is understood that Mrs. Pot
ter Palmer will present her niece
with dowry of $500, 900. The
bridal costume is alsu said to. be
the gift of the Palmers. The
costume was made in Paris,
together with the rest of the
brides trhusseau.s
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
COMMISSIONERS COURT.

The Board met in called session.
Present, e. A. Stevens, chairman.
j. p. Smith, J. B. Gardner.
Accounts were audited and al
lowed to
f M Musgrave, bgd lum S. 90;
j J ,Wiggins, Grantham roads
1 10; G D Miller, agt, election
expense acct 5 90: 6 G Howell,
Fork road acct 8 81; r P John
son, Fork 4 90, B f Scott, shift
lun ex 8 IS; Ed. Grnntham, Gran
than road soc; J A Capps, Gran
than i so; W A Sasser, bgd lum
l 80; 6 G Kornegay, Reg tax set
so 90; +" expense of cutting
grass on Court yard 2 Is; regis
tration of liens 1 90; L D Hooks,
Nahunta road 6 O5.
The Board directed that the
Overseers of roads have them
worked (where necdeD before
Oct. l, 80. All accounts for such
work to be paid when approved
by the Supervisor. The Over
seer will be allowed the same
number of hands first apportioned
to their roads.
The Board then adjourned.
Ct @ KoRNEGAY,
Clerk &c.
A,,n q
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
WE TOLD YOU SO

The ARGUS is pardonable for
heading these remarks as above,
for we have persistently urged
upon our farmer readers-and
with some degree Of success -
the wisdom-a advantage of CIV
ing more attention to the rais-
ing Of cattle, beef, hogs and NUT
ton for market; and indeed we
have been gratified at watching
the growth Of industry year by
year among our farmer readers
in this section, as evidenced by
the increasing number of cattle
that are marketed here year in
year out.
AS pointer of the times, and
as an encouragement and induce
ment to our farmer readers along
this line, we quote with interest
the following from last Wednes-
days issue of the New York
Evening Post:
mot only will housekeepers
pay their butchers three cents a
pound more for beef this week
than they did last, with the pro-
liabilities in favor of their pays
ing still more before the cold
weather sets ip, but prices of
some other meats have already
gone up, and still other are Likes
ly to follow. Porterhouse steak
cannot be bought now in New
York less than from 25 to 90
cents, per pound; sirloin is from
Is to 20 cents. The butchers ex-
pect stampede for other and
cheaper meats, but customers
will be disappointed. Pork has
gone up 81 cents a ponnd IN the
last eight days. Loins which
sold at 8 cents are now bringing
109 cents. Mutton, as yet, re-
tains it's former price, but when |
the demand for it increases the |
butchers assert that here, toe,
the price must go up.
What is the reason of this
tendency of prices?" re-
peated the head of large firm.
in answering the question. There
are not cattle enough on the
ranges. There might be enough
to supply meat III this country
if it could be kept here, but the
foreign demands, our population
grows, and the cattle do not
grow enough in proportion to
these demands. I foresee still
higher prices. To-day cattle on
noof in the Western markets
bring bigger prize than they
lid yesterday"
This is encouraging to growers
If cattle, sheep, and hogs, and
every farmer ought to raise more
n less of each.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
Six Feet of Earth.
charlotte Observer.

Charlotte Observer.
John Sassamon is dead. Every
body knew John, and the town
and the country is full of worse
citizens than he was. He was
simply a beggar and didn't pro-
fess to be anything else, but there
is no record of his ever having
stolen anything, or of his being
dishonest man in any parti-
cular. He wore his heart on his
sleeve, which is more than can
be said for the most of us. Poor,
honest John, he will be missed.
Peace to his dust!
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
Volcanic EruptiOns

Are grand, but Skin Euptions
rob life of JOY. Bucklen's Arnica
SaI7e, 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. a
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
]. Ii. Hill & Son Drng ggist.
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"All the latest magazines!'
said the newsboy. The man sit
ting by us for the irst time spoke
and he remarked: "Who would
have dreamed a few years ago thai
first-class magazine would sell
for dime, end great comfor
they are to me, too, they enable
me to pass away many an hour as
| travel over the country" "You
are drummer, them" we venturec
to ask, eyes, l travel Is States, =
was the reply. "Weli, you trav-
elllRg salesmen lead a happy-go-
lucky sort of life, are always in
good humor, full of jokes aud
stories and carry sunshine where
ever you 60" Looking US straight
in the face, as tear gIistened in
his eye, "Ab, my FRIEND" said
he, "many smiling countenanee
carries heavy heart. About an
hour ago, l went into storewith
buoyant step, and with joke and
jest talked to my customer as [
sold him bill of goods, while my
heart was bleeding as I thought of
sick wife in a little cottage in a
far distant State, yes, sick unto
death, for, at best, she can live
but few months, and l power
less to be at her side, for there is
rent to pay, food and clothes and
medicine to buy. But nearly every
man has troubles of his own, and
were | to go to my customers with
sorrow and tears, L would be an
visitor and would sell
no goods. The world is looking
for laughter and not for tears.
But, we are nearing my next stop
and I must leave you; good bye,
and good luck to yoH," said our
drummer friend, as he grabbed his
grip: hurried to the door, stepped
off the car, mingled with the
crowd on the platform, and we
saw him no more.
So it goes in this great world of
ours. Little does one know of
The burden that another bears.
Verify, many smiling counten-
ance carries a heavy heart.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
GERTRUDE STOCKTON.
Built in Mould of Venus She Will
Eli a Suicides Grave.
Philadelphia Times.

Fill a Suicides Graye.
Philadelphia Times.
The bare. cold announcement
comes by cable that Gertrude
Stockton is dead. America knew
little of her, the world less; yet,
had she lived a little longer the
fame of her beauty would have
been worldviGa. 1t was a beauty
that had made her the idol of the
greatest artists of the French
capital-not the gay, frivolous
set Of Bohemia, hut the talented,
the thinking, the serious men
who are welded to their art.
PuYis de Chavannes pronounced
her the most classicaily built VIC
man of modern times. Asti wor-
SHIPPED her and faithfully por-
trayed her as the centre of his
'sBlooming of Womanhood," one
of the most admired pictures in
the last Salon. She posed for the
few of them with the greatest
reluctance. Many sought he;
few obtained.
She was young, scarcely more
than 2O-with life and high
career before her. The morning
Of her existence, passed in Amer
ica, had not been filed with
happiness. She had high ideals,
which were always just beyond
her reach. Her noon of life was
bright and clear and pleasant.
She was radiantly beautiful, ad-
mired and adored. There was no
shadow for her while she was in
Paris. Superbly endowed, she
was steadfastly innocent. The
darkness of her night came at
Ostend, where she had gone to
spend a short vacation with a
Mrs. Stockbridge, an old friend
of her father. The first love of
her life was given to young
officer in the French army, Lieu
tenant Raoul de Verneufl. mems
Der of a. noble family. She be-
lieved him worthy of her. In the
hideousness OF her awakening
there was nothing left for her
but death, and she went to it
with free will. Her body was
washed up on the sands of the
shore near Ostend-
Gertrude Stockton's mother
was a Kentucky beauty. She was
at Is to a New Orleans
cotton merchant. Soon after
birth the husband and
wife separated. Long afterwards
hey were reunited and went to
VI -ico to live. Mrs. Stockton
ELI in love with an adventurer
md there was another separa
iop, Gertrude remaining with
Ter father until he died, leaving
Ter comfortable fortune. Her
mother had travelled through
Europe aud Americe, living as
he pleased iE all the leading
titles. When she learned Of her
laughter's fortune she sought
ler out and took her 10 Europe.
They were together as long as
he money lasted. The beautiful
was simply the mothers
oy. What Gertrude Stockton
uttered during those years she
lever told, unless to her most
intimate friends. AL that the
world ever knew was that when
hey separated it was at the
instance.
Where the mother now is no [
me knows.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
i RisinarIs's Iron Nerve.

Was the result Of his splendid
health. lndomitable will and tre-
mendous energy are not found
where Stomach. Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out OF order. Ii
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use DR.. King s
New Life Pills. They develop
every power of brain and body.
Only % cts at J, FL. Hill g. Sons
Drug Store.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
THEAMERICAN HEN.
Dispatch.

| TIE hen of the present day is 6
most important factor in the com.
mercial world, not only on &C.
count of her vernal offspring, but
because civilized people are daily
growing fender of her eggs. Statis-
ticians say it is practically ina
possible to gain an idea as to the
exact number of eggs consumed.
though the export and import fig
ures give partial conception of
its enormousness. Indeed, the
statistics indicate that our feath-
cred friend has all she can attend
to, and barely can spare the time
to assume the RESP onsibilities of
rearing a family.
During the year ending July
80, 1899, the United States exo
ported 3 ,693,611 dozen eggs, val
ued at $641, 3S5. During the
same period it imported 225, $50
dozen, valued at $21, 800, the in
creased duty on this food supply
having checked their importation.
Of course, these figures are but
fragments of the almost incon
ceivably large total which .indi,
cafes the actual consumption of
eggs in America. In 1898 Chi
cago alone handled 2,147,95O
cases of thirty dozen each, of
which only 1,223,356 were shipp-
ed out. The commission-houses
are generally the distributing
points for eggs in the large cities,
but in the country almost every
local store deals IN them. Many
merchants accept them in exchange
for goods, while a few receive or
ders from the towns and dispose
of the eggs to hotels or other
large concerns. In the rural dis
tricts of Virginia this industrY'
would assume much larger pro-
portions if the costs aud risks of
shipment were not SO great and
the market so fuctuating.
The egg enters into our domes-
tic life not only as a substantial
food staple, but as an ingredient
Of almost every conceivable ar-
ticle Of diet. There is practically
no limit to its usefulness in this
line, and when one reflects it
seems almost impossible that the
land could hold enough hens to
meet the public demand. The
secret, perhaps, lies in the fact
that poultry can be found in
every rural barnyard and on the
premises of scores Of urban and |
habitations. Every hen |
Knows her duty and does it. |
While some of chem apparently |
-ejoice in their labors accom-
olished, as a whole they are
modest, and never slet on that
hey realizs the World could not
comfortably move without~them.
The probabilities are that as
increases and the
facilities for transportation be~
come faster and better, our
Gathered friend with the Grim
ION trimmings will have more
md more to do. Her output in
decades to come will be the
,randest statistical puzzle of the
Ige, and no mathematician will
,e able to make calculations asI
o the exact amount OF her
fruit" When our neighbor's
lens get in our flower beds we
hould recall these facts, and
permit only our wives and
laughters. to throw stones at
hem.
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Work is being pushed rapidly
on the building which the Colds
boro buggy factory will occupy
This new enterprise will com>
mence operations about the Isl
of September,
A sea gull, doubtless driven fa1
inland by the heavy storm that
has been prevailing on the coast,
was shot and killed by Mr.. John
B. Exum on his plantation in
Saulston township Friday.
Every township school trustee
and every district school commit
teeman IN Wayne County should
attend the NEE ting Of these Off
Gals called by the County Board
of School Directors for Wednes-
day, August 80, in this city.
Owing to the incIement weather
the game of base ball which was
TO have been played between the
Goldsboro and Mt. Olive teams
to-day, has been postponed until
next Friday.
Sheriff Scott received notice on
Friday to look out for and arrest a
colored woman named Nancy
Smith, who is wanted in Greene
county for shooting and killing a
white man named Burns, near
Jason.
A new cash register has been
introduced in Goldsboro which
does the work of a cashier and
kookkeeper in an accurate manner
The mechanism of the machine
is simply wonderful. A number
of our leading firms have bought
and are using the machines. They
are costly but handsome.
The return of Mr.. and Mrs, W.
H.. Lyon to Goldsboro and to the
mercantile trade of our city, will
be hailed with pleasure not only
by their army of old customers
throughout this section, but by
all our progressive citizens as an
additional and substantial evidence
that we've got the best town in
the State. They sre now opening
up in the former Pipkin store,
on Walnut street, complete
stock of goods such as they form
erly kept here.
The death of Miss Sadie Blount,
II years old, daughter of Mr..
John w. Blount, of Snow Hill,
and nelce of Mr.. Th7s. Edmund
son and Mrs. Will Winslow, of
this city, occurred August II, at
the home of her father near Snow
Hill, after an illness of 21 weeks.
She was a most amiabIe young
lady aud her untimely death is
deeply deplored. The funeral was
held on Saturday and the inter
ment was made in the, family
burying ground of her late mother,
near Stantonsburg.
It matters not what the con-
dition of the weather is, the
"W alnut Street Hustler, Mr.. F.
B. Edmundsop, is always busy
during legitimate sales hours.
He keeps for sale something toI
eat as well as something to wear,
and people. have TO eat IN bad
weather as well as in good. The
reason of his success is no secret.
He is a firm believer in printers
Ink aud uses the columns of the
ARGUS continually to tell the
people of the bargains he has TO
offer. There are others who
might follow his course with
profit to themselves.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
Disfranchise The Negro.
Richmond Times.

rev. Dr. Lit. BrQughton,
Southern preacher, has been
telling the New York people
some interesting things about the
negro. In recent discourse he
said that the solution of the
negro problem was to be found
in the repeal of the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments of the
Federal Constitution, or words
to that effect. That politics was
at the bottom of the negro trous
BILE, and that if the negro should
be deprived of his right to vote
until he should be qualified from
an educational and moral stand
point to exercise the privilege of
franchise, race antagonism would
soon be extinguished.
| The Philadelphia Times re-.
views DIR. Broughton's sermon
II. extenso, and while it does not
absolutely commit itself to his
proposition, it does not take
issue with him, and concludes
it's article with this significant
paragraph:
s'The people of the North, since
the war, have been content to
let the colored people of the
South work out their own salvas
ton, but it looks as if the time
has come for some united action
and final settlement of the pro-
blem."
The Times has long since
made up its mind on this ques-
ton and has not hesitated to say
that those clauses of the Federal
Constitution which confer the
right of suffrage upon the negro
should be forthwith repealed.
We say this not in any spirit of
enmity towards the negro, but in
the interest of peace and law and
good government, and in the in
terest of both races.
From the time that the ballot
was put into the hands of the
negro until now he has been
tool in the hands of designing
politicians and has given abun-
dant proof that he is not qualified
to vote. Moreover this right of
suffrage has put false notions
into his head and has been the
primary cause of the clash be-
tween the races. If the negro
should be disfranchised he would
be better citizen, he would turn
his attention away from politics. |
which has never done him any
good, but always evil, to better
things, he would take altogether |
a different view of life, and if the
hope were held out to him, as
should be done, that he would be
admitted into the enjoyment of
all the rights of citizenship as
soon as he should qualify him
self, this would be a stimulus to
every black man who had the
to better his condition.
The objection is raised that
this would reduce the South's
representation in Congress. Be
It so. The South would be so
much better Off with the negro
from politics that it
could we'll afford to make the
sacrifice of reduced representa-
ion.
: The people of the North are
fast opening their eyes to the
rue condition. The . Republican |
party would be quite willing to
id itself of the incubus of the
negro vote, and we believe that
f the Southern States should
With one accord petition for the
'epeal of the fourteenth aud fif-
eenth amendments of the Fed
'ral Constitution, their petition
would be answered.
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ON THE ROAD.
Some People One Meets in Trav-
cling.

On the seat in front of us sat a
lawyer and politician and a far
mer. Said the politician to the
farmer, "What do you think about
the Constitutional Amendment"
"Fhe great bulk of white folks, y
said the farmer, "are going to vote
fol- the Amendment because they
are everlastingly tired of the way
things have been going on in the
State, and they don't want to run
the risk of such a state of things
as we had n North Carolina un-
der fusion. B9t the train is blow
ing for my station: come to see
me, the scuppernong grapes will
soon be in their prime .
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MR.. NEILLS COTTON CROP
CIRCULAR.

Just when better PRICES for cot.
ton seemed ia be established in tht
great markets of the world, Mr.
Henry M. Neill, the cotton crop
expert of New Orl7aus, issued {
circular predicting crop of 12,
100000 bales. He believes the
average promise per acre "as full
ly equal, if not superior, TO thai
| Of lat year, at this date. p He goes
on to say that the plant is fruited
beyond precedent-that it is carry
ing more than it can mature; that
the Weather has been superb, rain
and sunshine alternating, and a
large crop is, he says, assured in
every State.
AS Mr.. Neill's estimate of last
years growth missed the outcome
thrse-quarters of million bales,
it may be worth while to see what
Mr.. Hyde, statlstician of the de-
partment of agriculture, has to
say about the cotton situation. He
says:
"You understand that the cot
ton crop is one the yield of which
is very difficult to estimate until it
has actually been gathered and
marketed. All we can do is to
give a summary of the opinions
of about Is, 900 correspondents in
the cotton States as TO tie condio
ton Of the crop on given cay.
In our recent blHetin we gave this
info1 nation for August 1:
''August is most, critical
month for the cotton crop, al
though picking has been begun.
aDd the first bales of the season
have been marketed at Savan-
nab, Galveston and. one or two
other points. The cotton year
does not end uutil August 81.
Formerly none was marketed
until September. Now consider
able is marketed in Angus, but
the cotton which makes up the
bulk of the United States crop is
in its most critical stage of
growth during the month Of
For this reason I should
not like to go beyond the state.
ment made in the report Of
August 10, which placed the
condition Of the cotton
crop of the United States on
August 1 at 81 per cent"
The spectators seam to prefer
Mr. Neill's roseate views, and
they are engaged in marking
down prices. And yet every man
who knows a boil of cotton from
q tomato knows that Mr.. Hyde
is right when he says the crop is
in its most critical perio ), and
that an adverse turn of the
would send it far below
Mr.. Neii.'s figures Mr. Neill is
guessing. No one can do
much else who predicts in August
a crop that requires hundred
conditions, and no un-
'avorable ones. Mr.. Hyde's per-
,entage is justified by the situa
.ior, while Mr.. Neili's prediction
S simply a call upon the bounty
# nature that is rarely met.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-08-24
snake-KnIing Day.
Asheyille Citizen.

AsneVlHe C1llzen.
Tuesday was rattlesnake day
with J. B. Sales of Gash's Creek.
On that day he did battle with
10 rattlers and killed them all,
TO say nothing of one grounding
that he fixed SO it will never
again ill the Office OF weather
prophet. The killing was done
81 Cedar Cliff, and one Of the
snakes was i've feet IN length,