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Cure For Pneumonia.

Take six to ten onions, according te
size, and chop fine; put in a large sEpi.
der over hot fire, then add about The
same quantity of rye meal and vinegar
enough to make 1t thick paste. II
the meanwhile stir it thorohghlY, let
ting it simmer five or ten mfhlfes
Then put in cotton bag large enough
to cover the lungs and apply It to The
chest as hot as the patient can bear
When it gets cool, apply another and
thus continue by reheating the poql
tees. In a few hours the patient Will
be out Of danger.
This simple remedy has never failed
in this too often fatal malady.
Usually three or four application:
will be sufficient, but continue always
until perspiration starts freely fr6fr
the chest.
This simple remedy was formulated
many years ago by one of the best ply
sicians New England has ever known
who never lost a patient by this dis
ease and won his renown by savinf
persons by simple remedies after tht
best medical talent had pronounced
their cases hopeless. Personally VIZ
know of three persons who were saved
by the remedy last winter in Bostol
after their physicians had given then
up to die, and If a record was made O.
all similar cases during the last si7
years it would fill a good sized vol
ume.-"The Worlds Progress"
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
He Got the Gun.

Several years ago Colonel Jack Chinn
visited Texas. He brought with him
a negro valet, Sam. This negro had
been slave in the Chinn family be-
fore the war began in the states and
idolized his young master. One night
while in Houston the darky came to
Chinn and said:
"Massa Jack, Tze goin out in cullud
society heah tonight, an I'd like to bor-
row dat ivory handled six shooter of
yours to take along"
why, you black rascal" returned
the colonel, "some Of these Houston
coons will take that gun away from
you and break it over your headw
The darky Strengthened up. Like his
master, he was a man of unquestioned
nerve, and there was a peculiar glitter
in his eye as he said:
"Massa Jack, you let me hab dat gun,
an If don't show up heah wild hit In
de mawnin you can go down to de
morgue an throw down de sheet an
say, Lawd, don't he look nacherlp"
Colonel Chinn's body servant was
that night armed in manner that en-
titled him to move in the best circles
Of Afro-American society in Houston
Dallas News.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
An American Hannr.a-

They have reporter on one of the
Williamsburg papers) who may not be
much on style. but for placid, nervy
"get there" he isfa Jewel. A little
while ago he was assigned to a politi-
cal meeting and asked to give a good
report of it. Now, it happened that
the festivities were conducted entirely
in Polish, a language Of which the
young man knows nothing This fact,
however, did not feaze him a bit. He
made his way through the hall. pushed
up to the platform and sat down with
the secretary. For several minutes he
industriously took notes and finally the
secretary, turning to him, pumped out
volley of Polish.
II am not in 1t, ,dear boy" retorted
the young man as he turned again to
listen to the speaker.
The secretary looked surprised. FL
nally he went out and brought in a
man who asked in English:
Are you Polish reporter?"
Nope" was the reply. 'I am an
American one"
DO you understand our language?"
II never heard it before" retorted
the scribbler, "'but think 1 have pick
ed up enough since L have been here
to give rattling good story"
And he did.-New York Press.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
DO NOT BAND TOGETHER.
There Are No Such Things a.
"GanRs" of Criminals.

Inere Are NO such Things 41
"Ganss" of Criminals.
'The gang idea ais applied to Grim
lnals is ridiculous blunder," said an
experienced detective. There are no
such things except in story books.
There seems TO be something about the
inner nature of confirmed crooks that
forbids them to band together Honest
folks instinctively drift toward each
pther and form societies and combina-
tions for self protection and mutual
Interest, but criminals are exactly the
reverse
Safe burglars generally work in
parties of three, but that is because
three men are necessary to the average
job'-two to manipulate the drill and
Dther tools and one to pipe or watch
the outside. Whenever it Is possible
for burglar to turn a trick as they
call it, single handed he is certain to
go alone. 1t is the same with all other
thieves.
you read of a gang of pickpockets'
descending on some country fair. They
do their work in pairs, so in that case
1t would simply mean that SIX or eight
Of the crooked couples happened to
strike the place at the same time. The
detective novel theory is that criminals
are organized into great societies with
regular heads and cast iron laws and
bylaws, to violate which means sud
den and mysterious death.
THAT is all rubbish. If such an or
ganization was formed, the police
would know it ten minutes after the
first meeting adjourned. One of the
things that keep thieves apart is their
horrible treachery. 1 have been a de-
tective for over a quarter of century,
and l never knew a single crook who
would not betray any other crook
merely to curry favor with the officers.
They are well aware Of that little pecul-
iarity themselves and dread one an
other a good deal more than they dread
the authorities New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
SOLDIERS IN BATTLE.
The Peculiar Way Some Men Ac
When They Are wounded.

The Peculiar Way Some Men Act
When They Are Wounded.
If you take dozen soldiers as like
each other as peas SO far as height,
weight, strength, age, courage and
general appearance go and wound them
all in precisely the same way, you will
find that scarcely any two of them are
affected alike.
One man on receiving bullet in his
leg will go on fighting as if nothing
had happened. He does not know, in
fact, that he now contains a bullet.
But perhaps in two or three minutes
he will grow faint and fall
Another man, without feeling the
slightest pain, will tremble all over,
totter and fall at once, even though
the wound is really very slight
A third will cry out in a way to
frighten his comrades and will forget
everything in his agony. A fourth will
grow stupid and look like an idiot.
Some soldiers wounded in the slight
est manner will have to be carried off
the field. Others, although perhaps
fatally injured, can easily walk to the
ambulance. Many die quickly from
the shock to the nervous system.
A very curious case is recorded in
the surgical history Of the American
civil war, in which three officers were
hit just at the same time. One had
his leg from the knee down carried
away, but he rode ten miles to the
hospital. Another lost his little finger,
and he became raving maniac, while
a third was shot through the body
and, though he did not shed drop Of
blood externally, he dropped dead from
the shock.-New York Telegram.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
a corta Ricnn Monder

The National theater, at San Jose,
Costa Rica, is WONDER" said a gentle
man who has recently returned from
that city. "In point of beauty it is said
to stand third among houses of it's
kind in the world. 1t cost $4,000, 900
to erect, and the work of construction
occupied many years. The design fol-
lows the Grand Opera House of Paris
In general way, although of course
the building is very much smaller, and
the material is white marble and Mex
lean onyx. The main entrance hall
and foyers contain some superb pieces
Of statuary, and the decorations were
done by European artists of reputa-
ton.
When a visitor sees 1t for the first
time, standing in the midst of strag-
Cling little Central American capital,
with suburban tumble of mud built
adobe huts. he feels like pinching him
self to find out whether he isn't dream
ing. The people of San Jose are i'm
mensely proud of the house, as they
well may be, but they are SO far
away from amusement centers that the
only regular performances are by an
opera company hired by the govern
ment in France or Italy for brief sea-
son every year.
"It is an interesting fact that all the
Central American capitals have dis
proportionately fine theaters, kept up
by the government. The revolutionary
presidents have found it good policy
to amuse the people. 1t takes the
place of public improvements" New
Orleans Times-Democrat
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Ancient Cattle and Butch.ring

The earliest records of Egypt depict
butcher cutting up an OK, exactly as
it is done today outside Of the great
slaughtering establishments, with a
knife that he sharpened upon a steel
that hung at his side and providing
cuts Of meat precisely like ours.
They used leather, and they did better
tanning than we do; the blood, instead
of being processed into fertilizing, was
used for cooking purposes, and our
Spanish friends never see better bull
fight than was daily purveyed for the
delectation Of those ancient sports"
A little later in the worlds history
we find records of tricks being played
in the cattle trade, for do not some
historians aver that Jacob exercised
undue influence upon the COWS Of La
bans herds as well as upon the ewes
of his focks? And others tell us that
aph-u-to-otherwise known as 40
seph the WISE" stockbroker in chief
for the Pharaoh Apophies, who, of
course, was not known in the deal
cornered the cattle as well as the grain
of all the country about.-Self Culture.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Origin of the Boat,

Only lately has the original boat been
found in use and among the savages
Of the south sea islands. There the
natives take the stump Of a tree whose
roots offer a good seat, and, launching
this primitive craft, they paddle around
as contentedly as If there was no such
thing as European steamer, and, to
tell the truth, they do not suspect it's
existence.
There can be no doubt whatever that
in this stump boat we have the original
method Of transportation by water.
Accident certainly contributed to this
discovery.
A tired swimming savage found log
floating near him. He grasped 1t and
found that 1t held him above water.
He mounted his log and used a floating
branch to propel the log.
1t was but step from the log to the
more comfortable root Of a tree and
another step from the branch propeller
to shaped paddle.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
The valet; Hi. opportun,tx

The Comte de Brienne, talking of the
violence of some masters toward their
servants, said that on one occasion,
having corrected his valet for some
grave dereliction of duty, he had for
gotten the matter when the next morn
ing, while shaving him, the man sud-
denly held the razor to his throat, say
ing. Whose turn is it today, NJ. lie
Comte2''
"a moi toujours; continue" was the
calm reply.
HE finished shaving me, and we
were mutually pleased with each 9th
err" but relations became somewhat
strained after such an incident, and
the comte gave him 100 louis and his
dismissal. 'Never beat your servants,
young men," he concluded; "your lives
are at their mercy, and you would find
it hard, as did, to owe it to one of
em."-Cornhill Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Fish Living In Hot water

There is pond at Golconda which is
fed by the waters from the hot springs.
This pond has an area of two or three
acres, and the temperature of the wa
ter is about 75 degrees, and in some
places where the hot water bubbles up
from the bottom the temperature is al
most up to boiling point. Recently a
discovery has been made that this
warm lake is literally alive with carp,
some of which are more than one foot
long. All efforts to catch them with a
hook and line have failed, and they
will not touch the most tempting bait
A few of them have been shot, and,
contrary to the general supposition, the
flesh was hard and palatable.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
What He Thought of II.

The following retort is recorded of
Mr.. Maurice Barrymore: Once at the
Hoffman House, New York, an Eng
lish stranger interfered with the con-
versation of a knot of friends by long
TRADE against all things American. He
finished by an attack on our spelling.
why, you can't even spell correctly
in this confounded country! Honour,
honor; labour, labor. What do
you think of that, Barry%
"Well." replied Barrymore slowly
and distinctly, "as far I should judge,
where honor and labor are concerned
q would never enter into the ques-
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Effect of Her Singing

The doting husband was discoursing
on the beauty of his wife's voice.
"She has a note of pathos in her
voice." said he, that will draw tears
from the most hardened. l assure you
1 have heard her sing before large
audience, and when she has finished
there has not been a dry eye in the
room"
"Quite true" assented the cynic.
"She always affects me that way.
Even if she only says she's going to
sing / weep bitterly. y."-Moonshine.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
A Double Kick.

The late R. D. Blackmore could nev
er endure to have advertisements print
ed on his books, and when a cheap edi
ton Of Lorna Doone" appeared with
famboyant assertion on the back
cover that BLANKS cocoa is the best
he sent a peppery letter to the publish
err and ended with the quaint anticli-
max, And, besides, have had to drink
chocolate for some time, and / know
Blanks cocoa is the worst
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Juvenile statisticinn.

"How many children had George
Washington asked the teacher, think
ing to trip up the new boy in his his
tory.
"About 100000" promptly answer
ed the new boy, who knew something
concerning the statistics of the period
when the Father of His Country was
at the head Of the family.-Chicago
Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Pooled Them.

Mrs. Walldoff-Which of these an
cestors are yours and which are your
husbands?
Mrs. Justinn-Oh, it's a funny thing
about them ancestors! The decorators
got 'em mixed while fixing the gallery,
and we couldn't tell tother from which,
30 we punched the whole lot and called
'eri our ancestors.-Judge.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
porothxa In England.

Do you realize how many children
are named Dorothy? A children's hos
pital in London not long ago asked
every child in England named Dorothy
to contribute a shilling toward a bed
to be called by that name. The result
was enough money to found dozen
beds, showing that there are thousands
and thousands Of children named Dor
othy living in England alone.-Atchi-
son Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
0nffn Free

Pastor-I understand Brother Jor-
kins considered my sermon very free.
Do you know on what ground?
Deacon-I have an idea. When the
collection was taken up after it, he was
asleep, and it passed him.-Philadel-
nhia Press
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

consequence Of self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance. dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
mead ringing in the ears, loss of confidence,
oifndence IN approaching strangers palpftation
OF the heart, weakness OF the limbs and back,
loss OF memory, pimples on the face, coughs,
DIX GlBBON has practiced in San Francisco
over ~ years, and those troubled should not
fa1l to consult him and receive the benefit of
MS great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail Try him. Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home Charges reas-
enable. Call or write
DR.. J. F. GIBBoN, 625 Kearney street, San
Francisco. Cal
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

A little social life is good for one. AS
gone to their promotion 1t is well to
keep up ones interest in the world Of
today by cultivating friendly relations
with those about us.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

When man wants to break away.
the first symptom is his declaration to
the girl that he is afraid he cannot
make her as happy as she deserves
Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

1t may be good for us to remember,
as an English novelist tells us, that
the shade Of each departed day falls on
our graves.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

1t never offends a woman when her
doctor or preacher scolds her; she con-
siders that is his way Of taking an in
terest" in her.-Atchison Globe.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

The man who can fall down on a
slippery sidewalk and get up without
looking around to see whether anybody
has seen him can justly pride himself
on his savior faire and self control
Someryille Journal.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22

The largest city in the. country in
Washington's time was Philadelphia.
1t had 69.000 inhabitants.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
A Sure Test,

"Are you sure she is as gentle and
patient and amiable as she seems"
asked the friend.
mot quite sure" answered the young
man who is in love, "but Pm going to
find out"
"HowT
Pm going to get her to call some
body up over long distance telephone
and then watch her." - indianapolis
Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBON

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialiSt in San Francis
CO stillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De b ilfty. Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
LOSS of Manhood the
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
Stunned,

He-I can trace my ancestry back
through nine generations.
Ehe-What else can you do?
Then he blinked and looked at her as
II he wondered where he was and how
Tar he had dropped.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Labor Saving.
"You say he went to the legislature
through your in1uenceT
eyes," answered Senator Sorghum.
did he introduce any billsP'
mo. He never could have handled
all that money in bills. I gave him a
book of signed checks. ."-Washingt
Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-06-22
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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01

required is not large if the schedule
time is only twelve or fifteen
miles an hour. Goldsboro should
oy al means avail itself of this
goldeu opportunity.
With a little diplomacy in pre-
senting our natural advantages to
the world the valley at our feet
and the dry, healthy sand hills
along the Nense would render uns
to Goldsboro their hidden wealth,
Il was the late A. j. DrexelI,
philanthropist, who delighted to
ascend with his ariends to the
roof of his magnificent marble
banking house in Philadelphia,
with field glasses in hand, and as
his practical eye swept across the
State of New jersey and up and
down the Delaware and Schuylkill
water courses he would point out
to them opportunities for safe,
profitable Investments, and it is
said many of his suggestions led
TO great fortunes, as, for instance,
the Latonia Iron Works and
the numerous urbane railroad
around Philadelphia.
We, too, should invite our
friends seeking safe investments
to cast their eyes over the mags
nifcent plains and valleys of the
Neuse, which ere long will furnish
an every day panorama as the
Goldsboro steam boat plies these
waters between here and Newborn.
But steamboat Or no steamboat,
the hidden wealth and dormant
opportunities that lie behind the
facts herein presented should ap-
peal at once to the public spirit
of Goldsboro's citizens and
arouse united efort-that never
knows failure along lines here
indicated.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01
FURNITURE EXHIBIT
FINE SHOWING OF ROYAL
Is AND BORDEN
Gold Medal For the Best Display
at the Fair, And Many
Other Awards, A Cred
it to the City
Raleigh News and Observer.

The exhibit Of Royal & Dor.
den is one of the. most striking
Of the whole Fair. It is much
talked about and much admired,
as being a complete furniture
exhibition, and cue that worthily
represents the furniture trade of
North Carolina. The space oc.
cupied is very large, and the ars
rangements of the sets and pieces
Of furniture is excellent, display
ing them to great advantage and
giving visitors the best possible
opportunity of examining into
their merits. The pieces are ar
ranged in sets according to style
on both sides Of the building.
and in the center IS a rallied off
space containing individual
pieces OF special design and unus-
ual beauty. In this space is dis.
played the Royal Elastic Felt
Mattress, to the sale of which
the firm devotes SO much atten-
ton, and whose popularity is so
great.
One hardly has the feeling in
this part of the hall that he is in
an exhibit, but rather in a palace
furnished with the most Iuxuri>
Gus and commodious appuftens
ances Of the most g~orgeously
equipped experiments. It is a
sort Of birds eye view Of all the
different rooms of q superbly
appointed %mansion, and many
are the surprised ordinations
Of admiration as one catches q
first glimpse OF all this luxury.
Nc less than three gold medals
and seventeen diplomas have
been awarded this exhibit. One
gold medal was for the finest
and best display Of any kind, ~
other for the Royal Elastic Felt
Mattress, and the third for the
best display of furniture made
in North Carolina. The seven
teen diplomas were awarded for
the excellence of the general
displays in household goods.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01
SUN BROS
PROGRESSIVE SHOWS +!
Museum, Menagerie
and Trained Animal
Exposition.
LARGEST RICHEST, BEST
IS CENT SHOW
ON EARTH.

Now touring their Ninth Consecutive
Season of continuous success, and pre-
sent to their million patrons an aggre-
cation That is in all essential features
absolutely new from beginning to end.
Is as superb in quality as i~mmesurable
In quantity. The only big show to re-
duce the price of admission to 25c,
which includes a seat for every visitor.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01
A STREET CAR LINE

DOOS oOASACOO1O 6AAAS l.
of the Kind? An Opportunity
For Capital.
The ARGUS has a letter ad-
dressed to the Mayor of Colds
boro, from Nh. Geo. H. Opdyke,
of Atlanta, Ca, who states that
he is Interested with capital seek
ing towns in which to build and
operate street car lines. In the
near future Goldsboro will
have a street car line. It must
come sooner or later.
While a street car line at the
present time would not pay very
handsome returns upon the in
vestment: yet if a company with
sufficient means would build a
trolley line from here to Seven
Springs and get in possession CT
that desirable property the sue
cess Of the undertaking would be
assured from the beginning.
That summer and health resort
is growing in popularity with
each succeeding season, and to
put the place within easy access
by a trolley car line, which would
do away with the long and tedi-
Gus drive over a sandy road,
would increase its patronage a
hundred fold.
Here is an opportunity for the
investmestment Of capital which
would insure handsome returns.
"A small circuit could be operat-
ed with success here in Colds
boro in connection with the
line to Seven Springs. Some
body is going to take the advant-
age Of the opportunity. The
Chamber of Commerce might
take up the matter with the
gentleman who is seeking to
| place his capital.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01

Thanksgiving proclamations
will soon be in order. North
Carolina, which has always had
something to be thankful for ever
since the landing of the little col
ony on the banks of Roanoke
river, some two hundred and fifty
yeas ago, although at times the
future seemed dark and dreary,
has especial reason to be thankful
this year. 1t has been during the
present year of grace that the
Constitutional Amendment has
been passed, thereby insuring
good government for all the time
to come, and our people are more
prosperous and happy than for
several years past. Let US all
give thanks.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-01
STREET PARADE
Fakes Place at IL IN.
"Wednesday, Nov. 7tIl.

Don'blet anything keep you away
from seeing the most gigantic pageant
ever witnessed in this country. Two
performances, afternoon. and evening
25c. admits to tbe combined Show and
Trained Amin j Exposition. Seats
provided al without. extra charge.
Special excursion at the very lowest
rates on all lines of travel.