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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
Our Language.

Wen begin with box, and the plural
is boxes.
But the plural Of OK should be oxen,
not oxes:
Then one fowl is goose, but two are
called geese,
Yet the plural of mouse should never
be meese;
You may find a lone mouse, or a whole
nest of mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not
hice;
men,
Why shouldn't the plural of pan be
called pen?
The COW in the plural may be cows or
kline,
But a cow if repeated is never called
kline,
And the plural of vow is vows, never
vine,
And if L speak of foot and you show
me your feet,
And I give you boot, would a pair be
called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are
teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be
called beeth?
If the singular's this and the plural is
these,
Should the plural of kiss be nicknamed
keeSe?
Then one may be that and three would
be those.
Yet hat in the plural would never be
hose,
And the plural Of cat is cats, not cose
We speak Of a brother and also Of
brethren,
But though we say mother we never
say methren:
Then masculine pronouns are he, his,
and him,
But imagine the feminine, she, shis,
and SHIN.
So the English. I think, you all will
agree,
Is the most wonderful language you
ever did see.
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COMMERCIAL MEN.

Baltimore Sun.
The first Of the daily meetings
Of the Bryan and Stevenson Com
mercial Travellers Club was held
Saturday at it's new headquarters
Is North Liberty street, and
from II a. IN until 2:cO p. N. the
building was crowded 60 it's ut
most capacity.
Tne meeting was called to nr-
der by Mr., W. Edgar jenkins,
nres.Gent Of the cIut, who male
q brief speech, telling Why the
maj j1rity OF The commerciei trav-
elers Of the country were sup
porting the Democratic ticket
this time and showing what the
results of the trusts had been in
the last few years, as far as the
calling Of the commercial trav-
| elers had been.
Mayor James W. Denny, the
| Democratic nominSe in the
Fourth district, made an adj
dress, dealing with the subjects
of Imperialism and trusts. He at
tackled the Mckinley policy OF
aggression and said that this
country had no right to take te
itself the Philippine Islands ano
Cypress their inhabitants, wheth'
er they we're white, black OF
brownie reviewed the platform
of the Democratic party and de
! clared that the Democratic part,
was more the peoples party nov
than ever before in it's history.
Other speakers were Messrs
j. J. McNamara and Howar
Bryant. Another meeting Wa
held at night, at which severs
addresses we're made and anotl
G er big crowd attended. Thes
o meetings will continue daily frol
Il now until November 8.
The Citizens Democratic AS
. sociation, which has headqual
. ters in the same building, on tt
p second floor, received on Satu
rs day and Sunday several hundre
,e new members.
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LOOKED INTO FUTURE
Former Secretary of War Alger
Made Use of Spanish-Ameri-
can War Soldiers.

Pensacola, Fla, October 12.-
"L 1ok into the future" would
perhaps be the advice Of former
Secretary of War Russell A. AIS
ger, of Michigan, would be apt
to give toaay.Tne man of canned
beef renown has profited by this
maxim and he is now reaping
the benefit Of MS foresight.
1t was announced to-day that
the Russell A. Alger syndicate
would build a railroad from
Fashee, Ala, to this city, and
that work on the road would soon
be commenced. The road will
run through STRIPS Of rich tim =
berland, which the syndicate has
recently a. rquired, and the sur
vey in mauy places has been
made where a path has already
been cut. This fact brings to
light the claar-headedness Of the
friend of Commissary General
Eagan.
During the Spanish-American
war thousands of soldie RS were
ennamped in places along the
line IF the proposed road. There
were plenty of trees around the
camps and plenty of axas in the
quar6ermaster' department. All
Mr.. Alger needed in order to get
the land clear was labor and the
soldiers furnished that. So it
was that the land was cleared,
and although some comment was
made at the time the direct
schem@ could not be seen. 1t is
very plain now, however, and
the Influential cumberland owners
of Miami were not the only ones
who had their land cleared withs
out cos.
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known that that amount has
been pledged? The company
states that it will be capitalized
at 81, 100000. It will require all
of that amount, and more, to
make it profitable. The price of
rice will have to be raised, and
if the price goes too high other
mills will be built and the COM
bine will have hard road 10
travel"
The rice men of this city who
we're seen agree with Mr.. Tai
mage.
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Dealers Say, However, The Offer
Is Impracticable.
New Orleans, Oct. 15.-Des-
pite EXPIRE ssions among the rice
men Of New Orleans that the Of
fers made by the promoters Of tie
Rice Trust are Inprac'icable, the
combine was 'ft@ccs:vsaa ,e= ,ee=@terday at
Crowley, La. aud 1000, 900 saoas
were pledged by The farmers OF
Southwestern Louisiana.
To speaking of the matter to a
reporter to-day, John T4lmage, a
rich man, said:
1.-THE scheme cannot fail to Help
| she rice placters if the combine
will do all that has been prom1s-
ed. The undertaking is gigantic
and. 10 my opinion, impracticable.
However, the prices that they
have offered to pay for rice for
the next four years are generous,
and l am sure that every planter
| in the State will be willingly 6
party to the agreement if he cal
be made to believe that the prices
of the combine ara ironciad.
s.The most attractive part c
the combines plans is the offer t.
, pay for rice on a weight basis.
do not see how the combine wi
{ manage to do this. For instance
, If the farmer has 5000 bushel
d of stack rice that at present is al
most useless he would receive th
d same price as if it were in goo
condition. The offer is Quixot
a on the face of it. l am at a loss
see what surety the planters wi
1t have.
II 1.-THE combine intends to tai
n in rs per cent. of the entire cre
v of the Carolinas, kGeorgia, Tex
and Louisiana. How will it
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GOLDsBORO. N. G. THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1900.

ally we are driven to do our best
work in the country.
''But the question is, Can we
bring out the farmer vote? Rain on
election day would probably defeat
Mckinley in Indiana. It is sure to
be that close.
''The small storekeeper and we'll
to-do farmer will not contribute to
the campaign fund. They say, why
don't you get your money from the
trusts That is the interest that
profits by the Mckinley Admins
tration"
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NO15
GOSSIP Of THE WORLD,
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, Politi-
cal and Otherwise, Culled
From Our Exchanges.

Ig.Donnelly should visit his friend
Tom Watson, imme Giatelv after No
vember 6.
Prince Tuan's campaign is now
narrowed down to suicide or the
headsman.
Interest should be charged on
that 100000 bill due from the Sui
tan of Turkey.
Grover Cleveland is very unosten-
tatious in his Presidential prefer
ences this year.
One half of Names ice ''shortage''
is to be carried over to serve as next
seasons shortage.
It is noted that the 155 largest
cities in the country show an in
crease in population for the last de-
cade in almost exact proportion to
the increase from 1880 to 1890; there
by indicating that the exodus from
the country to the city is not grow
ing larger.
A remarkable state of affairs was
discovered in New Jersey by means
of the spelling bee held IN Trenton
to raise fund to complete the free
baths at the Home for Tramps. in
Terradelphia. The competitors were
State officials, college professors,
lawyers and professional men, and
they went down before surprisingly
easy words. A professor of the State
Normal School transposed the and
| in ''rufian;" the State Librarian
spelled ''anise'' with C; a prominent
inventor got all mixed up on some
lette;" the president of the Board of
Education missed ''tingling;" his
| torian of note failed at ''embarrass,"
and so on until the contest narrow
ed down to Professor Nordorf and
Colonel Schoonover, when the lat
| ter weakened on ''ecstacy". Can
there be a spelling trust in New
| Jersey from which these eminent
gentlemen have been excluded?
The political situation throughout
the United States is assuming a de-
cidedly favorable aspect to the Dem
ocrats. Mr.. Stevenson, the Demo-
cratic nominee for Vice President,
has just completed a trip through
Maryland and declares that Mary
land is sure to go Democratic. He
also counts confidently upon Della
ware Mr.. Bryan is now campaign
ing Ohio AID the Democrats of that
State claim that they will give the
Republicans complete surprise by
carrying the Buckeye State by a
good majority. Such predictions are
looked upon by calm politicians on
the outside as rather optimistic. The
Democratic leaders, however, assert
that the vote controlled by Jones OF
Toledo. added to the Democratic
vote of the State will make it Dem
ocratic this time. In Indiana the
outlook is likewise attractive, and il
s is a sure thing that if the Democrats
carry either New York or Illinois
!, Bryan and Stevenson will be elected
: Croker continues to assert that tn
Democrats will carry New York Git,
:. by one hundred thousand majority
If Croker knows what he is talking
= about, New York s ;ate will go Dem
= ocratic. The bets, however, on tn
Stock Exchange are ten to seven tina
New York will be Republican.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
THE VOTE OF THE SOUTH

In 1895, for the first time in
any presidential election since
1872, toe sold South was broken.
The split In the Democratic
party, caused by the departure to
free silverism tour years ago.
threw Desa~are Maryland, West
Virginia aad Kentucky into the
Republican column.
Free silver coinage has teen so
far subordinated as an issue in the
presert campaign and the Demo-
Gratis who bolted in 1895 have SO
generally returned to the regular
party organization that the South
may again present solid Demo-
cratic front next month. Of the
three Southern States which the
Democracy lest in the last presi-
Dental campaign Maryland and
Kentucky seem certain to De re-
stored to their old places In the
Democratic list. West Virginia
will probably be regained also,
and tie chances in Delaware are
about even.
The Republicans are making a
great bloff about their prospects
in Maryland aud Kentucky, but
the Republicans are still following
the advice of Bill Chandler in
1875 to ''clain everything" and
we would not be surprised to see
them put North Carolina end
Geor2ia in the doubtful list any
day.
Both Maryland and Kentucky
we think, can safely be counted
on by the Democrats.
Il is a notorious fact that an
| immense corruption fund is being
used by the Republican managers
IN wea, Virginia and the powe1
of Doodle is invoked 20 carry tn'
, little State Of Delaware a. ~ 'ol
the rec ntly combined Republican
factions in that State.
Tie Democrats In both these
States, however, are united ant
aggressive. They couot confident
| ly ON victory and are undoubtedl.
| gaining on their Opponents as to
campaign advances.
We expect to see the electord
vote OF the South cast solldly 70
vae Democratic presidential ticke
this year and to it will be adde
: enough votes from other section
r to place the government once NOR
under Democratic control. Impe
J. rialism and the trusts are tC
e heavy a load for any party
> carry in this country.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Dockery Nominated for Congress
The Republican executive COM
mittee of the Sixth congressional
district met at Hamlet Tuesday
and nominated Col. Oliver IL.
Dockery for Congress against
Hon. John L. Bellamy. Col.
Dockery was not present, but II
is understood that he will accept
the nomination.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18
A GREAT MORAL ISSUE
Mayor Jones Says Anti-Imperial-
ism Is Attracting The
Voters.

Voters.
Akron, Ohio, Oct. Is Mayor
Samuel M. Jones, of Toledo, vino
is accompanying Mr. Bryan on
the laster's tour of Ohio, said in
an interview here today:
''If I we're running the nations
al campaign I would send out
word to ali the speakers to drop
the discussion of economic feas
lures Of the campaign and cons
fine their speeches to the great
moral issue Observation-Disclosures
we are to continue in a course of
violence and killing. II Mar. Bryan
is elected the element which will
elecs him will be the men who are
opposed to this country continu-
ing career of war. those who
believe, and I think correctly,
that our present course in the
Philippines is national immoral
ity.
''Of what Importance is the
question of money we shall have;
no matter what kind we have,
one element is going to skin the
other and the cunning and active
will always, under the present
system, skim the incapable and
slow. The great mass Of consci-
entious thinking voters are stud
ying the neral issue almost en-
tirely, in my opinion. and Mr..
Bryan's hope is to get them so
stirred that they will decide in
bis favor and then go to the polls
aud vote. I more than half be~
lieve that on this issue aad by
this element Mr.. Bryan will be
elected. He has a good show to
c ,rry Ohio. The independent vote
in the State is larger than it has
ever been before, the campaign
of year ago having served to
emanclpate many partisans. Mr..
Bryan's stand for the equality OF
men and the morality OF the ma.
ton will have elected him if he
WINS"
Akron is the home of many o1
the trusts. The first big combina
ton, after the Standard Oil Com.
pany, was organized here wher
the American Cereal Company
was brought into existence. A
little later the match trust wa:
born in Akron, aud this was fol
lowed by the rubber combination
Daais which were engineered BY
Charles R. Flint, the "f'.@ther Q
the trusts" and one of thei
,ablest defenders to-day. Besides
there are in this city branches O
the agricultural. implement
twine, iinoleum, printers ink
varnish, wire nail and othe
trusts.
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Mr.. Bryan objects to a second
term, but Mr.. Stevenson does not.
Now we are to have profession
al golf. Another good game gone
wrong.
David Hill is opposed to bosses
that live in great city.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

The deadly mock marriage has
again claimed two victims.
It might be best to have China's
capital put on wheels.
Quay says he and Mckinley are
sure Of reelection.
The yellow man in Hawaii is
more to the point.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Men can be curedssprivately and pos
lively at home of all weakness and
disease. Write for new free book, DIR
J. N. Hathaway, 221 D South Broad
Street. Atlanta, Ga.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

TO CURE A COLD In ONEDAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quiuine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
If 1t fails to cure. E w. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c. sept25
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-10-18

Do not suffer from Neuralgia,
Sciatica, Rheumatism, and other pain, ],
when you can get full size 25c. bot
tie of Whites BlackLiniment at III US
Drug Store for Is cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-26

II competing railways are an advan-
tage to the producers and business men
Of any section Of country, then COM
peting water ways, by the same pro-
cess OF reasoning. are also an advant-
age. The plans. therefore, of the o. R.
& n. Co. to give the farmers OF the
interior two river outlets to Portland.
instead Of one, as contemplated by the
Paul Mohr portage railway, should be
u matter for public rejoicing. Indeed.
there Is reason to believe. from the
plan outlined to the Portland cham
Der OF commerce that the o. R. & N.
proposes to go Mr.. Mohr one better in
its ultimate scope Of development. and
will later on annihilate even the OBJ
struction of portage railway by dig
ging a canal which will enable boats
10 run clear through to Portland from
the upper river with the same celerity
that they now run between Astoria
and Portland. OF course Astoria will
cooperate in this beneficent enterprise
undertaken by the Portland chamber
Of commerce. If MOhr's scheme was
worthy Of the encouragement it has
received from Astoria people, the o. r.
& n. Company's movement is even
mora worthy; for it not only compre-
hends a competing line with Mr. Mohr
but its ultimate purpose is to extend
the benefaction of an open river in
fact as well as in name by the sub
stitution Of canal for the bungle-
some and expensive portage road in
tended by the Paul Mohr project. This
viii undoubtedly be a good thing for
Portland
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-04-26

victory by aggressive tactics, while the
British have won every success they
have so far obtained In no other way.
AS good fighters as the Beers have un-
doubtedly shown themselves to be
while acting on the defensive. the
worlds estimate OF an army's prowess
is ap; to be based upon its ability to
accomplish something by active move
ments rather than by its success in
standing still and using the immense
defensive advantages Of modern weap-
onS TO delay the progress of an ad-
vancing enemy This. SO far, has been
the exact situation in South African
operations and however slowly the
British have seemed to make headway,
that they have done so at all indicates
that they are better soldiers than the
Beers. whether on the defensive or in
offensive operations.
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GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

Proposals for fresh beef and mutton:
Office Chief Commissary. Vancouver
Barracks, Washington, April 3, 1900.
Sealed proposals for furnishing and
delivering fresh beef and fresh NUT
ton for six months beginning July /,
1900, will be received here and at Offices
Of commissaries at Fort Stevens, Ore
gOn; Boise Barracks, Wallace and
Camp Osborn, Idaho; Forts Casey,
Flagler, Walla Walla, Wright and
Vancouver barracks. Wash, and Skag-
way, Fort Wrangle and Valdez. Alas
ka. until II a. M, May 3, 1900. and then
opened. Information furnished on ap-
plicatiOn. Envelopes containing pro-
posals should be endorsed Proposals
for Fresh Beef and Fresh Mutton" and
addressed to commissary Of post 10 be
supplied. or to Major James N. ALI
son, Chf. Cofny.
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THIRTY. EIGHTH STREET I'M.
pRoVGMgNT,

Notice is hereby given that the com.
moa council OF the city OF Astoria In.
tends To improve Thlrty-clghth street
| IN that part of the city Of Astoria laid
out and recorded by John Adair and
generally known as Adalr's Astoria,
trom n point fifteen feet south of the
north line or Duane street 60 the south
ilno ot Harrison avenue by grading
SAID portion ot said street 20 the oa-
tNhlished grade TO the width OF thirty
feet through the center thereof, and
planking the same when graded with
sound iir plank. either red or yellow
OF three inches In thickness and twelve
Inches Wide. laid upon a,rlngcrS, 10 the
width of sixteen feet through the cen.
ter or said portion of said street, with
the construction of such culvertA aa
may be necessary to permit the surface
water TO pass under such portion OF
said street SO improved Said Inn
provement as TO It's construction IN
matter OF detail and material 60 be
used. except as herelnbeforo provided,
shall be N accordance with the pro.
visions NJ Ordinance No. 1901, OF the
city OF Astoria, entitled, An Ordinance
In Relation to the Improvement OF
streets, which was approved the srd
day of January. 1895. and strictly In
accordance with the specifications
therefor 20 be filed with the auditor
and police judge Of the said city by the
city surveyor.
The costs and expenses OF said Inn.
provement excepting street crossings,
shall be betrayed by spcclal asseas-
ment upon the lots. lands and prem
iSes fronting upon and adJasent 10 said
portion OF said street proposed TO be
improved and such other lands as In
the opinion Of the council will be bene-
htCd by said Improvement, which said
lands and premises which will be bene-
nted by said Improvement are hereby
Included within a special assessment
district 10 be assessed pro rata TO defray
the costs and expenses OF said improve
ment, to-wit Commencing at the
northwest corner Of block number
twenty-one (sO In said Adair's AS
toria, and running thence south TO the
southwest corner OF block forty-five
(iS). thence east 60 the southeast cor
ner OF block forty-six (t6). thence
north TO the northeast corner OF block
twenty-five (s2). thence west 90 the
place of beginning and containing all
OF blocks 81. 9s. sS. "a, t5 and l6, all In
Adalr's port OF Upper Astoria. Clat-
sop county. state OF Oregon, as laid out
and recorded by John Adalr.
This notice Is published for eight sue
cCssive days In pursuance 10 resolu-
tlon duly adopted by the common
council OF the city OF Astoria On the |
18th day of April. 1900. the date Of the |
first publlcantion OF this notice being |
on Friday April 20. 1900,
II. II. NELSON.
Auditor and Police Judge OF the City |
OF Astoria.
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vention viii be attempted from Wash
ington. They will be most careful TO
stay out themselves. but are eager TO
have England and America fall out"
This is not likely to happen, although
Mr.. Webster Davis and other Boer ad-
vocates. Of whose sincerity there is
good cause to doubt. would probably
like TO see il. England stood our friend
in our own war when all Europe was
against us; We have done all that could
reasonably be expected OF us in the way
OF rendering friendly offices. and are
no; likely to repeat, Once is enough,
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Portland.

The retreat of the Beers from wepe-
ner now releases all garrisons of Brit
ish troops which have been besieged
by the Beers since the war began, but
Baden-Powell's devoted band at Ma
feking. 1t is a significant fact that
while all the progress so far made by
the British has been against the Beers
on ground Of their own choosing and
in every action against strong and
deliberately constructed entrenchments,
the Beers, in spite of overwhelming
numbers. have not in a single instance
succeeded in overcoming a fortified
British position. even against cooped
up. starving and sease-decimating
garrisons of British troops whom they
surrounded in their invasions Of Brit
ish or Free State territory, weeks be-
fore the main body of British reinforce
ments had left their native soil for
the seat Of war. The Beers, in other
words. have not been able to win one