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CHAPTER II.


On the following morning Rob rose
weary and aching from bed on which
he had tossed In wakefulness since he
had heard the words OF Lemuel Starne.
Capt. Elyin nodded to him when he
stepped out into the large room. and
at once led the way to the dining
room.
Eat heartily" he said. You have n
day OF hard work before YOU
II seemed TO Rob that every bone in
his body ached from the excessive eS-
crtion OF his walk the day before. But
he was so thoroughly aroused to the
necessities OF his situation that he
srimly bore IL wlthou, a word. and fell
to on the breakfast as If he was really
a happy boy.
Breakfast over. Capt. Elyin lighted a
cigar and offered one to Rob.
Thank you. sir. don't smoke" said
Rob.
mot smoke. a ssphcw OF Torrevo
not smoke"
But ! waS not alwa.s with my un-
Gle Ricardo" said Rot.
True. Boys In Neg York do no,
learn to smoke as early as they do
here. Well. Ricardo. come. Let's get
10 work"
The EngiIshman led the way to the
Office again. and pointed TO desk on
which there were paper and writing
materials.
That Is your place" he said. "You
are young for this trust. but Torrevc
spoke highly OF you. lie said you
could be trusted. Hut. after all. I an
not going to trust you far. You viii
know the names OF the men you write
to. and that Is all. Now. ! Will civ,
you three forms OF letters. They are IL
cipher. and no one except those who
receive them can read them. Then
will give you list OF names for cact
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with bugs Just haIchcd: but he wa.
equal To the occasion, and one morn-
ins ! saw him with two wild-chcrry
boushs lashed across his cultiyator.
The boughs in going and returning
swept as with besom the high, slen-
der tops. brushing about all the bugs
to the ground. and many OF the smaller
when buried by the cultiyator never
got back upon the tops. while all were
so distributed as to do comparatively
little injury: he had to use Paris green
on only two poor slopes where the po-
'atoes were too small to receive proper
treatment AZ the passing OF the brush.
After the man once started the culti-
vator he worked as only an Irishman
can work. and the result seems to
point TO fine crop OF potatoes. and as
good corn rs could be expected with
two seed failures. might explain that
the crop the previous year had been
kept very clean. and the land not be-
Ing reversed there was but little
trouble with early weeds.
This Is the first case OF listing"
which has come under my observation.
and the inference | should draw would
be that where corn is TO follow corn
IL might. with some modification. be
practiccd even in Ohio. Had the man
started eultIyatlng across the burrows
the day after planting. while the marks
were fresh. and put the cultivator
down deep close TO the hills. there
would have been but 4 very small spot
not loosened. The other way. the old
coFnhllls would guide the cuiusator
At any time before the crop came up.
and |, would be possible to have the
whole under clean. mellow cultivation
before the crop came up. II Is u quick
way OF putting In corn or potatoes. and
II had Il rush Job on hand l should
not hesitate TO try IL
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form. Now. take your pen and write
this down.
Il am ready sir" said Rob. dipping
his pen in the ink.
The blue flag waves" said EINih'
Have you got That?
The blue nag waves" repeated Roo.
writing II down.
81 will go on. The blue nag waves.
Ia Plata smooth and friends hnd easy
sailing. Splendid anchorage In Black
Cat bay. Three days from this n storm
is expected. Cover your house well.
Il have that down, sir. said Roo.
VERY we'll. Mark that form number
one"
ut Is marked number one. sir.
Now another. Are you ready7'
Ready. sir"
Write these letters. one after an
other. and write them very plainly.
Yes. sir" said Rob.
"FWFSZuIJOHJTS ZPNNJM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BOEKPJoNFIFSF."
This was a terrible tumble to Rob.
who knew nothing about writing in
cipher.
Got that all down." asked Elkin.
Yes. sir
Read them over"
Rob repeated the letters.
Correct" said Elvin. 1T is an easy
cipher, but none of the letters will get
into the hands OF the government. ana
even II one did. don't think there Is
any one who would bother to make 1t
out. Now take this down.
81 am ready, sir
Loyalty to loyalty, and Black Cas
sends greetings
"Is that all, sir"
That's all. You will sign to each
letter you write the name Vim. You
understand. 1t is the last syllable OF
my own name"
"ycs. SIR"
Now, here are three lists OF names.
You have the first letter marked num-
Der one. Did you mark the cipher
number two?"
Yes. sir"
The short one is number three.
These lists of names are numbered one.
two and three. You will send letter
of each number to every person named
I'm the list bearing the same number.
Do YOU understand that?"
YES. sir"
Here are envelopes, There are
stamps Do It all up in good shape
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Asparagus can be raised In any we'll
drained soil, but will do much better
and produce earlier in the season In
aoIIs that are light and sandy.
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ARCTIC MOSQUITO.
Til. Ms.t Terrible Insect rc., In tho
World.


Nothing that has ever been written
about the Arctic mosquito begins to
come up to the real thing" said guest
in the st. Charles corridor to the New
orlearE TImcs-Dcmocrat man. '"i
went up the Yukon river In the sum
mcr of '96. representing the Alaska and
Dominion Trading company. and we
struck mosquitoes as soon as We got
into the hills. They are twice as large
as our familiar bayou species. and
their sting Is like the prod OF hot
needle. They sweep along the valleys
in dense clouds. and II they catch
man unprcpared they are liable TO
blind him before he can escape.
heard stories OF children being stung to
death. and can readily believe them.
Whenever We went ashore We wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precaution. and were certain to suffer
more or less. One OF our party cut
the tongues out OF his shoes and mar
row line OF sock was exposed under
the lacing. Ners day he was bitten
there at least hundred times. and his
feet were so terribly inflamed that the
shoes had to be cut of. Another man.
a fireman in the boat crew. got drunk
on Alaska whisky one afternoon and
lay down to take nap in the corner OF
the engine room. noticed him
little later. and was Mortified at tho
solid brown mass OF mosquitoes that
had settled on n small exposed section
of his check and throat. In an hour
his face was swollen out OF all rcscm-
blance to anything human. he was un-
able to swallow. and was burning with
fever. II was a week before he was
able to he about. | saw number or
cattle near Fort Hamilton that had
been made stone blind by stings near
the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito
is without doubt the most terrible in
sect pest in the world"
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his uncle was killed. perhaps Eivin
would take all his property and
wealth.
With his heart filled with boyish
courage. Rob wrote the letters In ci-
pher. as he had been ordered TO do.
Thcn he addressed envelopes from list
number two
The message In form number three
meant nothing to him. The nearest he
could come to guess was that II in
formed the persons to whom It was
sent that the Black Cat" had brought
another cargo OF contraband goods.
But what had loyalty to do with SNUG
Cling? No. It was another revolution
AIRY message, and the Black Cat" had
perhaps been taken rs the symbol OF
the revolutIonists.
Fortunately. Elyin remained away.
and Rob had an opportunity 10 carry
out the design he had formed. lie
wrote a letter to his uncle.
Dear Uncle David" he wrote. Il
was not drowned when | was thrown
overheard from the Royal Mail. was
picked up by n smuggler. and am now
a prisoner among some men who are
smugglers. and also conspirators
against the government of Argentina.
The head mans name Is Richard Ei-
win. and he thinks am the nephew OF
Torrcvo, the captain OF the schooner
that picked me up. II he knew | was
| writing this. he would Kill me. Tho
man who threw me overheard was
| Lcmucl Stnrnc. the same one who ~
| trying to marry my cousin Elsie. lie
is n scoundrel. lie IL really the son
| of Elvin. He comea here. and ! am
afraid he will recognize me. So. as
soon as ! get this OF with "a lot OF le'-
tcrs am writing TO other conspIrators.
I am going to slip out Of the window
and 20 back to the schooner Black
Cat Captain Torrcvo told me 10
come back u was In danger. and I
think I am. l could have gone last
night. but wanted TO iin!sh the job
they set me nt. so that could get
this letter on to you. There arc three
kinds OF letters I am writing. and |
can only read one. That Ii the very
one that seems hardest TO read. II Is
in cipher. but | made It out. l, IL
being sent to several generals ana
colonies and captains In Argentina.
and says: Everything Is ready. You
will Mt once assemble your forces and
Join me hcrc.-vin.' The name Vim
means Eiyin. Here means house
not far from the river. ut spot eaile.
Black Ca; Bay. II | Sc; back TO tho
schooner will bc safe until Elrln
findK me. But I hope you Will come
after me. or send someone. warn
you aEainst l.cmucl StnTnc. whose
name Is Eivin. lie Is trying to get
Elsie and your money. He tried to
Kill me to prevent me from reaching
YOU. PIcaFc try and get me away
from these men. / ain afraid they viii
Kill me yet. Your loving nephew.
ROB cLEvERDAi.E.'
Rob addressed an envelope TO Day
i'd Horton. pucnua Ayrcs.' and slipped
the letter. folded neatly. into 1t. Then
he placed this among the letters OF
number one. that he had written the
previous day and which Elvln had
looked over.
ITO be con;InuciD
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ENGAGING frankncs..

Edith-Thcre is one thing in particu-
lar that like Mr.. Tactin for. lie Is
so frank. you know. He always tells
me of my faults without the least hest
tation. That was the agreement I
caused him to make. Bertha-Do you
mean to say that you do not get an
cry with him? Edith-Never. Bertha
Tell me some of the faults he has
found In you. Edith-O. he hasn't
found any yet. When | ask him to
name them he always says that | am
faultless-Stray Stories.
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It Didn't Count.

Boggs-Comc and have drink.
Biggs-Why. l thought you swore on.
Boggs-O. that was only New Years
resolution.-New York journal.
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clover lfay.

We notice IN contemporary an as
aauIt on clover hay. The writer OF the
article in question seems to think II
an Impossibility to get clover hay In
good order. and says he had rather
raise three babies than one clover hay
crop." That Is an odd comparison.
| md We are inclined TO think that he
knows about rs much about raising
one as the other. The complaint is
made that 1t Is difficult TO get catch.
and after the catch is made II Is diff
cult to know when TO cut II. After
that the rain always comes, with him.
and soaks the hay. making IL moldy
and unfit to use. Well. we would ad-
wise a little experience in the matter.
II Is indeed often difficult to get a
catch. and in some years no amoust
of forethought can prevent n failure.
Many OF our best farmers succeed In
getting a start by sowing on the snow
In March.
As to cutting clover. It has long been
a settled tenet with our scienttc
farmers to cut at time Of the earliest
blooms. unless the field Is small one.
when II may be cut ut time OF full
bloom. The reason for moving at
time OF first blooms Is to get the whole
field cut and in process OF curing be-
fore the blooms begin to fade. This
prcycnts the stalks becoming woody
and gives us the fodder in the best
possiblc shape. The curing OF clover
hay is not such difficult feat. with
good weather. II foggy New England
can cure clover hay. We see no reason
why It should be n difficult task In the
West. where the amount of sunshine
nor month is much greater. In recent
vcara. too. we have the help OF new
invcntion-thc hay cap. These caps
can be made for few cents each. and
arc n complete protection against
storms that may come at limo or cur
ing the clover. They will last long
time. for some years they VIII not
have to be used Mt all.
We would like to hear from our
readers rs to the amount or damage
that has been done trees this winter
nv rabbits and other rodents. When
the snow covers the ground the ami
mails that attack fruit trees have their
spppIy of food shut of and have to
resort to the bark OF trees for susten-
ance. But this winter has been ex-
ceptionally mild with no snow to
amount to anything throughout most
of the west. According to tho accepted
theories there should have been no
damage done to the trees. What are
the facts in the case?
Asparagus can be raised In any we'll
drained soil, but will do much better
and produce earlier in the season In
aoiIs that are light and sandy.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORiCULTURiSTS

some Up-to-Dats Hints About Cui.
tivation Of the Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures. vitieuiturs aud
Horticulture.
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.OlIA|![Ql!lh|lH@!le
KXXO0h!!a!lE
HHSsHlNaU

ST had been a sufferer for many years
from with all its symptoms
and complications" writes Mrs. o. N.
Fisher, 1861 Lexington Ave, New York,
n. Y. 81 was constantly going to see a
physician or purchasing medicine: In
the spring of 1897 my husband induced
me to try DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. After taking one bottle and fol-
lowing your advice I was so encouraged
that I took five more bottles, and then
stopped for several weeks s I felt so
much better, but still I was not CONF
Pketsly cured. I commenced taking it
again and felt that I was improving
faster than at first. I am not now cross
and irritable, and I have a good color in
my face; have also gained about ten
pounds in weight and one thousand
pounds Of comfort, for I am a new
woman once more and your advice and
your 'Favorite Prescription is the cause
Of it, coupled with the pleasant Pellets
which are not to be dispens0 with. I
took eight bottles of the Prescription
the last time, making fourteen in all,
and will not take any more unless you
sc. advise, for I do not see as I need it"
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ID DIRECTORY.

Neuse Lodge No. 6, I. 0. 0. E., meets
every Tuesday evening, at 500
o'clock, in Odd Fellows Hail.
Cordial welcome to visitors.
Wayne Lodge No. 112, A. F. & A. M,
meets LIST and 3rd Monday even
ings, 1880 o'clock, in Odd Fellows
Hall. Visiting brothers heartily
welcomed
Esaffn Lodge No. 6, K. of p, meets
every Friday evening, 800 o'clock
in Odd Fellows Hall. Knightly
welcome to visitors.
GRoldsooro Council No. 80, Jr. 0.
u. A. NJ, meets every Wednes-
day evening, 500 o'clock, in Odd
Fellows Hall. Cordial welcome
to all visiting brethren.
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Relief i'm Six Hours,

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved in six hours by New
Great South American kinney Cure -
It is a great surprise on account of it's
exceeding promptness in relieving pain
In bladder, kidneys and back. in male
Or female. Relieves retention of water
almost immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by M. e. Robinson & Bro. Druggists.
GOIdsboro. N. q
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In all stages of Nasal Catarrh there
should be cleanliness. AS experience
proves, Ely's Cream Balm is q cleanser,
soother and healer OF the diseased
membrane. It is not drying nor irri-
tating, and does not produce sneezing.
Price so cents at druggists or it will be
mailed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren
Street, New York. Upon being placed
into the nostrils it spreads over the
membrane and relief is Immediate. 1t
Is an agreeable cure.
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Written in Blood is the record Of
Hoods Sarsaparilla-the pure, rich,
health-giving blood which it has given
to millions of men, women and chill.
dren. It is all the time curing diseases
of the stomach, nerves, kidneys and
blood.
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OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

Roldsboro and Vicinity History in Brief
Epitome OF Sayings and Dolngs, Wise
and Otherwise. Run Down and Run In
by Omnipresent Ubiquitous Local
ssGrand I'M
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yielding to the persuasion of my
dealer, I changed chill tonic and, tried
ROBERTS, and found it the best I ever
used, and shall in future continue its
sew 81. Carprew, GAINESVILLE, N,
c., to The Roberts Drug Co Suffolk,
Va, August IA, 1899. 25c. per bottle
Look for the red cross.
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500.
DIR,

DR.. Observation-Disclosures
May be worth to you more than 800
If you have a child who soils bedding
rom i~ncontenence of water during
s'eep. Cures old and young alike It
arrests the trouble at once. 81. Sold
oy M. e. Robinson & Bro. Druggists.
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Keep your blood rich and red by
taking Roberts Tasteless Chill Tonic
25c. Pleasant to take. Cures chills by
purifying the blood, and producing ap'
petite, health and yigor. Try it, and
get the genuine, with red cross on label
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WHAT MAKES A CITY
Cities are the Creation of Men: And are

Goldsboro lays claim to the
proportions, population and digs
nifty of a city-and is the best
town in the State; but when we
look before and after and see
what it might have been and is:
what it might be and is not, we
wish that we had as citizans-or
officials some of those pristine
city builders, such as made
Rome what it was, for instance,
and when we contemplate their
work we cannot but exclaim,
"there were giants in those
days!"
The old Sunday school hymn,
"Little drops of water, little
grains of sand, make the mighty
ocean and the besuteous land"
is singularly applicable to the
making Of cities.
After all said and done. men
make cities, Q truism as old as
mankind, but then it is equally
true, though often overlooked,
that the surroundings make
men. Grant Allen says that if
the negroes now 10 Central AT
RIGA had at the division Of the
nations gone to Northern Eu.
rope they would be white, and
the Northern Europeans, if they
had gone to Central Africa
would be black.
This is a wide statement, but
it is certainly true, that the STALL
fed OK is larger than the steer
that has to hunt for his food on
bleak hillsides, and the well-fed
man to be prize fighter or stu
dent stands a better show than
his hungry competitor. And all
history shows that civilization
and power have been with the
nations who were neither strug-
Cling against bitter cold and
dirt, nor enervated by tropical
warmth.
It is an interesting fact that
Rome, which has been presemin-
ently the city Of the world, was
Tone of the first to make extern
sive efforts for the physical well
being of it's citizens. Five hun.
dred years before the Christian
era Rome began constructing
! aqueducts to furnish the Romans
with pure and wholesome water.
Each succeeding generation OF
century saw that undertaking
added to and Increased.
;. B. G. 81 the Appian Aqueduc'
was built. Forty years later the
Anio Vetus was built, bringing
in its supply from the valley Of
; the Anio, forty-three miles from
Rome.
Within the next three centur
: les nine great systems were
= built to supply pure water. On
of these, built by Calijula AMI
C%laudius, was forty-six miles il
length and a for ten mile
on arches above the surface. An.
mother aqueduct, also built b.
Claudius, was sixty-eight mile
long. These PURGE gave Rom
. a supply Of pure and sparkling
water, estimated at 337, OOO,OO(
gallons daily. Today Rome re
ceives daily from four aqueduct'
: 100, OOO, 900 gallons of waite:
which has it's origin in the vol
canic districts, and is freed from
:. all danger of contamination. TIL
Q great benefits of pure water
fresh air and proper sewerag
were thoroughly understood BY
Rome and put into practice no
5 only in the Imperial city, bu
S also in the conquered provinces
: 1t is hard to estimate the valu
of these material comfort
among the many forces tina
=. went to make up that pride o
!. birth which every Roman felt
Nor can any one say what tn
Roman people would have beer
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Men can be cured privately and pos
lively at home of all weakness and
disease. Write for new free book, DIR,
j N. Hathaway, q South Broad st.
Atlanta, Ga.
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Ali liver ills are cured by Hood
Pills. 25c.
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Horatius, as he plunged in, but
we observe that the Romans did
not drink its waters. Praying to
it was all very well, but for
drinking and bathing water they
built themselves aqueducts and
drank pure water and bathed in
baths that are still the admira-
ton of the world,
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CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s ssssa ses Of &A&MzN@

There is not a more popular
citizen in Chicago than General
Joe Wheeler.
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aoldsboro and Vicinity History In Brief
Epitome of Sayings and Dolngs, Wise
and Otherwise. Run Down and Run in
"Grand FUNDS
Hon. F. M. Simmons passed
through the city to-day.
Misses Kate Isler and Eleanor
Mnnroe r in Raleigh, on a visit
to Miss Helene Kirby.
The Senatorial Convention for
this d'strict will be held in War
saw on July the 9Th.
Mrs. j. B. Whitaker, who has
been visiting friends in this city,
has returned to her home in Wlnse
Mr.. w. J. Gibson. of the
Humphrey Gibson Real Estate
Exchange, is confined to his room
in this city with fever. His many
friends wish for him a speedy Q
oOvery.
We congratulate the young
white men of the State who will
cast their first vote est the Aug
1sS election. No more important
election was ever held in North
Carolina.
We can now make IN announce
ment that will please hundreds of
people, it is this: Hollowell and
Paterson will run one of their
popular excursions from Colds
boro to Morehead City on July
24th, returning Jaly 25th. Their
bills will be out in a few days.
Let every Democrat read care
fully Constitutional Amendment
so as to be able to tell Of his own
knowledge what the Amendment
contains. Any one who can read
ordinary English will be fully
satisfied that the Amendment
says what it means and means
what it says.
When the repairs and improve.
ments now being made on the
Messenger Opera House are COM
pleted it will be one Of the most
convenient theatres in the State:
and manager Griffin, who is to be
highly commended for these i'm
provements, is now booking some
sally fine attractions for nex'
fall and winter.
The death of Mr.. Frank Whit.
Rald, formerly of this city, whos'
critical illness at his home in Ash.
land, Va, we reported severa
days ago, occurred there this af
ternoon, SO a telegram just re-
oeived by his relatives here an
nounces. The remains will b,
brought to this city for interment
Daily Argus of June %.
We regret to chronicle tn
less to Wayne county of one o
her best citizens. The Greens
boro Telegram" of Wednesda,
oflast week says: "Mr. Henry r
Ham, of MI. Olive, N. e., wht
has invested in Greensboro req
estate, will move MS family t.
this city the latter part of tn
week They will occupy one o
MIR. II. A. Lyons fats, on Sum
mit avenue, temporarily. It i
Mr.. Hams intention to build al
elegant residence in the nea.
future.
1t is with sincere gratificatio,
that the ARGUS notes the appoint
ment of our young friend MI
Robert p. Howell, Jr., to a cadet
ship atWest Point, of which prefer
ment he is eminently worthy, a
established not only by his leading
career as a pupil of the Goldsbor'
Graded School, but by his leader
ship Of his class at the Universit,
; during the one year he has BEEF
astudent Of that institution. Tha
he will sustain Goldsboro's recort
at West Point, where his brothe
George before him carried off tn,
highest honors, goes without CUES
zion with all who know him. Th,
ARGUS congratulates him RICH
cordially on his appointment ans
he has it's abiding good wishes.