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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-20
THE MANACLES
SaIvOrs oil the Paris Tell of {
Strong, Mysterious Current.

London, July 14.-Mr. Ais.
bett, chief of the Paris saIvors,
says that after the steamer lefl
Lowlands Point she and the tugs
towing her drifted to within 4OC
yards of one of the Manacle rocks
when they ought to have been
nearly a mile to the Southwark.
There was Northerly wind blow
ing and the tide was ebbing, which
should have had tendency to
carry vessels away from the rocks.
He attributes the drift of the
Paris to soma strong current
ther eabouts, which is as yet un-
explained and not understood.
He cites as confirmation of this
theory that since the salving OF
the Paris began number OF
ships were seen making for the
Manacles. On July 10, during a
fog, large steamer was seen COM
ing directly toward where the
Paris was lying, and the salvage
boats had to blow their sirens
loudly to warn her off.
Mr.. Aisbett ridicules the idea
that magnetic ore ashore near the
Manacles affects ships compasses.
The removal of the Paris from
the harbor mouth at Falmouth to
the tidal basin was difficult and
risky job, which occupied nearly
an hour. There was one mishap
during the operation. The cur
rent swung the stern of the
steamer against pier, on which
were number of spectators. The
pier swayed badly, alarming the
spectators, who fed shoreward
rapidly.
The Paris is now safely anchor
ed. Her colossal proportions
dwarf everything in the harbor.
She is leaking badly and her
pumps are kept going constantly.
The repairs necessary to enable
her to reach Southampton or the
Clyde will occupy more than a
fortnight. Capt. Watkins, who
commanded the steamer when she
stranded, and whose certificate as
a master has been revoked for
two years by the American au-
thoritics for running his vessel
aground, is still aboard the vessel.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-20
COTTON Is WORTH MORE.
How the Farmer is Benefited by
the ROundIap Bale.

The Atlanta Constitution, which
recently published an elaborate re.
port on the Roundup bale of th,
American Cotton Company, il
discussing the value of the new
system of cotton handling, says
1t If quite clear that, in order te
raise the price which should go to
the farmer for his cotton, the CON-
mercial expenses in handling II
must be reduced.
Under present conditions, the
amount of money required to han
die the crop, from the gin to tie
factory platform, has grown out
of all proportion, so that its COM
m ercial handling consumed the
profit which should have gone to
the grower. Viewed from this
standpoint. therefore, every move
ment which delivers the farmers s
cotton with least expense to the
manufacturer must be regarded as
of the widest public interest.
The new methods of round bal
ing are on this line, doing away
with much of the c,umsiness and
extravaganza of the old system
and substituting one which can
make of every cotton gin a CON-
press as well. The claims of the
round bale advocates show that
We have entered upon an era of
which means much to
the farmer, and much thereto re-, to
the country.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-07-20
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

AA1CooJ VIC Hall u u uIy
gone, and we are in midsummer
Mr.. L. E. Pridgen brought il
the first full grown cotton bol
Saturday from his farm on the
south side of Neuse river.
Mr.A B. Willingham, ,Jr. arrived
In the city Saturday from his home
in South Boston, Va. to be ir
readiness for the opening of the
tobacco market ia this city on the
first day of August.
The tobacco warehouses are
securing the woods these days,
drumming up patrons for their
respective warehouses They are
all clear set of hustlers and the
Goldsboro tobacco market is all
right in their hands.
The death of Mr.. Robert Yell
verton occurred last Thursday, al
his home near Eureka. He was a
prominent man in the community
and had many friend. He was an
uncle of Mr.. W. t. Yelverton of
this city.
The death of old "Aunt Chloe, :"
the faithful family servant of DR..
and Mrs. w. j. Jones, who nursed
all their children, and had known
no other home for years, occurred
Friday, of paralysis. She was
of the sold school, of negroes.
and was highly estee med by all
who knew her. She was buri, d
on Satul day with every mark of
respect by the family, who mourn
her death sincerely.
It was the pleasure of the
ARGUS, man to hear the address
of Prof.W. T. Whitsett before the
Colored Teachers Institute, at the
Messenger Opera House IN this
city, Friday afternoon. 1t was
one of the finest educational talks
it has ever been our privilege to
listen to; in excellent taste and
spirit, full Of wholesome truths
for the colored race. to con and
calculated to be of abiding benefit
to the large number of colored
teachers who heard it.
The trend of the times is in
the. direction Of condensed pre-
doction and enlarged consump-
ton, The machine. made goods
crowd out the hand made goods
because they are cheaper and
the cheaper they are the more
people will use them. thus in--
creasing the demand and com
peIling the enlargement of the
factories and mills. There is an
old adage that revolutions never
go backwards. For the same req.
son the tide of industrial evolu-
ton cannot be stemmed All that
can be done and all that should
be done is to check its aggress-
i've force wherever it becomes
detrimental to any class and
wherever it is used for the eu-
richment of the few and the i'm
poyerisbment of the many,
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s s. CONVENTION.
Special Cor. ARGUS

Special Cor ARGUS
! The comparatively few Sunday
School workers of Brogden town.
ship, who met in convention at
Mt. Olive, July 18th, 1899, en-
Ijoyed rare intellectual aud spirit
ual upIift. There is 20 doubt but
that the Sunday School cause re~
ceived new impetus and Chiist s
Kingdom will be strengthened be-,
cause Of more efficient work DUR
ing the coming year.
AT er the invocat on b. Mr.. Ben
Summerlin, the pleasant welcome
extend.d d to visitors by Mr.. o. E.
Franklin, mnde every one feel at
home. Mr.. G. B. Price in his re-
sponse said, "God uses little chill
dren as sunbeams to speak to these
who are older. The objsct of this
meeting is to get closer to God"
Mr.. Ell. B. Parker. Jr., said,
"The purpose of the Sunday
School is to train the children,
taus making good citizens. He
urged that special exercises with
the children should be held often
as they serve to interest both old
and young.
Rev. J.. T. Bagwell very ably
trca'ed the subject. s'Value and
Object of Sunday School Organi~
za.ior." He spoke first f the ad
vantage of organization to the
Sunday School itself, second: ad-
vantage to the C, m nun,ty. He
mentioned brains, monty, work,
prayer and faith as the requisites
of every Sunday School.
Mr. H, B. P rker, Jr.,i in his ad
dless reviewed the history OF sew
eral nations, thus proving that,
Christian Education is the hope of
a Nation.
In the afternoon the subject,
"The Honor and Opportunity of
the Supl's Office and "What Re-
suits Should a Teacher Expect
From His Work." were discussed
by M rs. o. E. Franklin, c. B.
Price and others, showing that the
supe rintendent should be sffable,
attentive to all members of tt
dilligent in the study of
the lesson, and ever on the alert
for new scholars, with the salva-
tion of souls as the one otject of
Scaool work.
Mr.. r. A. Parker led IN the |
on the "Strong and |
W. ak Points in the Sunday |
School. - 1t was shown that a
school is strong when church mem
bels are interest d; when officers
are prompt and prayerful; and
when the scho, is furnished with
Bible and music.
Mr.. G. E Hood. in discussing
the subj .ct, Mother and the SIS
said: :srhe mother imparts her
own spirit to that of her children,
nence parents are responsible
Tor the deeds of their Children
Mrs. W. r. HolOwell gave an
interesting talk on "Why Tenn
oerance Should be Taug ht in the
5. s." She showed that earliest
m pressions are surest to last and
urged the Importance of teaching
the child the nature and influence
Of alcohol while the mind is
p acid.
Splendid music was furnished
oy the young people of Mount
Olive.
Ga motion the same officers
were reelected.
A motion made by Rev. Bag
well, relative to a convention
badge was carried and the mat
ter was left in the hands of the
executive committee.
w. A. JONES. Chairman.
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A Frightful Blunder

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DEATH OF W. A. EDWARDS
Daily Argus of Saturday.

Daily Argus OF SATURDAY.
The death of Mr.. Walter A
Edwards, a well-known tin work
man, occurred at bis home in this
city this afternoon. He had been
confined to his bed but two weeks
to-day with ulcer in the head. He
lea1es loving mother, devoted
wife, and three small children, to
mourn his loss.
The funeral will be held from
the home tomorrow afternoon a.
3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. S.
Il. Movie.
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GHOSTS.

All fashionable London, we ar,
told, is discussing ghosts Not th'
ghosts of up-to-date spiritualisn
and psychological research, bu
genuise, old-fashioned "hanto
ghosts such as in the be tier days
of England and of this republi,
perambu!a ed in ancient houses
aud pre-emrted for their NANTES
tations the hour when graveJ a~d,
yawn.
A London letter says that the
telling of ghost stories is the
"craze' of the "siily" season
that ghost literature is becoming
the vogue, and that M areover some
ghosts that have been laid for
years have resurrect d thems Ives,
and repossessed themselves Of their
cid stamping-or, rather, we should
say, glidinggreunds.
As indicated above by the terms
''craze" and "silly,'' there is a
disposition in certain quarters to
ridicule, belit' lie, and, if possible,
kill this revival of o'den-tim
ghostology. We however, ba'l the
revival with delight. To us it is a
sign of wholesome reaction, full
of promise of exertipg salutary
influence in several directions.
If we must have ghosts, by all
means let US have the ghosts of
our grandmothers. No we don't
mean that. We mean the ghosts
our grandmothers believed in.
AS far as we k low. ghosts of
that brand never did any one any
harm. Moreover. they were, as
a rule, eminently respectable and
dignifi I'd. There we're few de
generates among them, that oc-
casionly transgressed the laws
of the ghost etiquette of their
period by moaning and gently
rattling chains and earring their
heads around under their arms,
but these we're the exceptions
thai proved the rule. For the
far greater part the cult con-
tented itself with undulating
along; passing through stone
walls at points whore there were
no apertures, and awaking sleep
srs in haunted rooms, by rub
oing their noses with icy hands.
Certainly they did not cut up
such didoes as playing on bari IS
and guitars. ringing dinner bells
amputating. their hands and
throwing then into the air, ,scrii
bling their names on states, Dc;
Furthermore, the assistance of q |
ot of paraphernalia, Of mediums,
and of occult science" was
lot necessary to raise them |
They just raised themselves
when time and weather were
oropitious. And, what is iDfinitt
y to their credit, they were not
ghosts for revenue, They were
satisfied with raising the hair on
he heads of those to whom they
leaving their pockets
Las, but pot Least,
he ghosts of the days agone,
while play Ing an important part
n the romantic literature, did
lot pollute that domain of let
ers. In short, the ancient ghost
vas not a faktr, aud was seldom.
t ever, vicious.
we repear, tnereICf I'll al we
Welcome the revival that has
,een started in L ond9n and hope
hat it will SO encourage the old
sr. Slmon-pure, uncommercial,
and unscientific ghosts that they
will
Rise by myriads
From the darkness
Of their prisons low aud lone.',
reassert their sway, aud utterly |
their modern success
ors. That is, of course, granting |
hat we must have ghosts
|
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ST feel as if I should fly to pieces"
How often those words are on wornan's
lips They express to the uttermost the
nerve racked condition of the body,
which makes life daily martrydo1n.
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Rise by myriads
From the darkness

Of their prisons low aud lone.
reassert their sway, aud utterly
annihilate their modern success
ors. That is, of course, granting
that we must have ghosts
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Mark Twain has gone to take
the Swedish cure. We have never,
however regarded Mark as being
that badly off.
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Roosevelt's winning in the
West, is not a poker story.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16

of several species being unrivaled. Among
the latter species being the crimson or
blood-stained cockatoo The honey-eater
is numerous many Of the genera being pc
cufiar TO Australia, if not to New South
Wales. In not few places the bower bird
invites attention by reason of it's building
in addition to its nest a bower on the
ground, adorned with shells and odds and
ends picked up in the bush. No certain use
has ever been assigned TO this strange
structure, save that it is used as a kind
of playground, which is all that is known
Apart from its bower, the bird is remark
able for the extraordinary beauty Of its
p!umage.
There are several other birds which nos
sess this strange habit of constructing
bowers. There are two varieties Of mound
making birdS-leipoa ceflata and nlegaDod-
ius- which lay Their eggs in few leaves
and twigs, surrounded by large mounds of
SAND seraped together by the birds. the
eggs being feft 10 hatch themselves bv tHe
heat of the compost heap in which thew
are imbedded The eggs of leipoa are 50
thin that they could not be sat on by the
bird without being broken The mounds
are generally found in desert shrubs. the
eggs being of large size and much used
as articles of food by bushmen
The beautiful Tyre bird Is occasionally
met with in the dense forests of the col
NN5' D'I NShlS SAtISAHeiy Snyt has to be
sought with caution. Many birds known
IN Europe are plentiful in New South
Wales. Among these are eagles, hawks
Owls, sWlfts, swallows, martins av-catcb
efs, pehcans, sandpipers, plovers ducks
SreDes, petreis Sulls, terms, penguins ann
albatrosses. The number of ducks ON Tho
inland rivers and lagoons is at times sur-
prising. The Rev. j. L. Tension Woods
a prominent naturalist, says that he has
Travelled In winter along the River Nur-
ray and the long estuary of the Coorone
anu Tor upward of 100 miles was never
OUT OF slght OF large t1ocks, which liter
ally darkened the air and water.
The swallow and the cuckoo come and
go at certain periods as regularly as In
Europe. There are other birds which do
the same, but the extent of their n1iyr.D
lions has not been ascertained. They ar.
rive as the sun moves southwark and
return with il, but do not go north of the
equator. There are multitudes of Dipeons
IN the colony, many being remarkable for
size and beauty of plumage. In the into
rior districts the birds find their Iyav IN
immense numbers to places where wafer
IS to be found. Swans, mostly black. are
to be found on some of the inland rivers
and on the interior plains and in ths
scrub deserts the emu, the Australian tvn-
ical bird, Is frequently seen. 1t is nor
found outside of Australia.
The sparrow. as in other countries ia
the pest of the farm and orchard. So
long as there is plenty of seed and fruit
the bird does not trouble itself about In
sects hut it leaves them to its insectivor
Gus brethren. Every kind of British cage
bird thrives in the colony but when liber-
ated they often have to fight for existence
with the native species.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-16

began to squeeze, and as / kept on strug-
Cling he had pretty nearly squeezed the
breath out of me. and there isn't any
doubt that the next hitch he would have
frightened on ne would have cracked me
IN two But that hitch never came All
l can remember about il IS thar l saw
a giant rise ahead of us, a little 10 one
side Of the horse. grab the bride and
fetch US all up astounding. / felt the
boomer release his hold on me and heard
him drop from the horse. The giant AT
the horses head dropped the bride, and
when l turned my head to sec what all
the commotion was I saw two gigantic
Eanssroos IN combat. The combu; WAS
snort. Cac kang lay stretched hfa,ess en-
che ground. The otntr turned aud ca nc
toward me, / almost fell out of NY sad
die. fer who should II b. sut Danny pec,
llie gam tame kangaroo Of the Bourr
RHn settlement. Happily for re. he had
been on one OF his strolls that day and
happened along in the bush just as that
kidnapping boomer was rushing me to
his destination. Danny recognized the
horse ana me, knew what the trouble was.
aud that was enough. He stepped in 10
the rescue and dealt out vengeance with
merciless hand Danny led the wa
back to the settlement, and when / told
how he had saved me from being kidnap-
ped he was a bigger lion than ever. But
that il was a fact that kangaroos were
thus corrupted and turned into ways OF
crime saddened me and l never went kan
garcoinE after that"
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each bait. Such result would be quite
Inconsistent with the habits of mice, if
il were not that each dead mouse is in
hole, where his corpse does not scare the
survivors. With these traps, the fun of
the game consists in observing the shy
ness of the mice about putting their heads
into the holes. The most daring old mice
know that there is no chance of nibbling
in safety a the bait in a trap of that
kind, and traps on this principle have
been known to remain untouched in
room full of mice for weeks a a time. The
victims of this snare are almost all very
young.
AS a side show to the main sport of trap
ping, there is the pastime of angling for
mice. Il is done with a thread-the end
held in the anglers hand-and a very
small piece of good tough American
cheese, or, best of all. a fragment of a
Welsh rabbit made by a prentice hand.
The beauty of this sport is that there is
no illusion about it. because, If you know
anything about mice, you know that they
will never swallow the bait with the
thread, but being rodents, will nibble away
at the bait until it is all gone. Your vet
eran mouse can do this without even shak-
ing the thread; 1t is only the young mouse
that jerks away the bait, and then ex-
presses surprise in his own saltatory way
when he discovers that the thing has
string TO it, This quaint exhibition of
surprise and the rapid scuttlings of sue
cessive mice are the chief element of fun
in the game. An old mouse has been known
quietly to cut. the thread with his teeth,
ana nibble up the bait at his ease, and
then, when the angler, unaware that his
line had been cut, gave sudden jerk, just
TO see what the game would do, the game
cooked one ear and one eye at that angler
in a manner that was the mouse equiva-
lent for most extensively derisive guffaw.
No animal in existence has a keener ap
probation of humor than a mouse of ma
ture years. Altogether mousekind Is
noble and interesting species.