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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
GROWTH.

An official census is being taken
this year by the leading European
nations. In grow tn the United
states leads Europe, but nearly all
the countries of the old world
have made good gains. The Chi
cago RecordsHerald makes these
comparisons:
"Duriog the last decade the
gain in England aud Wales has
amounted to 1911 whereas in
the preceding ten years it was
only 11.65 per cent. Germany's
increase was nearly Is per cent for
the decade and Z. 70 per cent for
the last five years.
"The italian gain cannot be
exactly reckoned for there was no
official census between 1881 and
1901. In the period Of twenty
years the advance was about %
per cent. At any rate, statistic
lans were all at sea and guessed
two or three million below the
true figures. But the percentages
for the different countries show ap-
proximately: United States 21.
Germany Is, England and Wales
1915, Italy II. The number of
people credited to each is:
United States, including
Hawaii and Alaska -... .76, 1916. 22O
..,..... Sc, 345, Ola
Italy 49,. 81, 1000. 900
England and Wales. 80. 525.716
If there was no change in Scot
land Or Ireland the total popula-
ton Of the Unite Kingdom would
now be 41,e28, 166. But in the
decade bet Teen 1881 and 1891
here was a 10 S in Ireland, which
exceeded the gain in Sc. tland. TIE
oss was 40. O86, the gain $780,
Il, leaving a net loss Of 1922.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
REUNION.

General Carr Writes a Circular
Letter In Which He Expresses
Desire For North Carolina
to Be First at Memphis
as She Was at Bethel.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
A WARNING
THE WEATHER RHREATT
GIVES NOTICE OF DAN
GEROUS FLOODS

On the Rivers and Low Lands of
Eastern North Carolina.
Special to the Argus.
Raleigh, N c., May 90. 1901.
EDITOR ~ARGUS:-Warniues
have been issued by the weather
bureau of dangerous foods on
the rivers Of Eastern North Car
DINA within the next 48 hours,
An unus ual area of low lands
will probably be submerged.
Won HERMANN,
Forecast Official.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23

its fixed purpose to construct
it's proposed railway and that its
ability to do SO grows brighter
every day. Success to to the en-
terplise says the ARGUS.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. III. Borden
have issued invitations to the mar.
riage of their daughter Miss Sallie
to DR.. Paul Churchill Hutton,
Assistant Surgeon United States
Amy, on Wednesday evening
May 29th, at 8 o'clock, at St.
Paul's Methodist church in this
city. The happy couple will be
at home after Monday, June 10th,
at Fort Thomas, Kentucky. Both
are Goldsboro young people and
each has many friends here who
will be deeply interested iu the
happy event above referred to.
There is on exhibition at the
drug store of Messrs. J. Fl. Hill
q Son some specimens of tapestry
and scenery painting by that truly
gifted young artist Mr.. F. N.
Gordon, who has been soiourning
in our city for several weeks, and
who IS open to engagements for
decorative work or any kind of ar
tistic painting. Mr.. Gordon is in
deed a genius, and his application
and splendid ability deserv YES en-
couragement in a substantial way,
and the ARGUS bespeaks for him
that consideration which his rare
talents entitle him to. We invite a
visit to the above drug store to see
his work On exhibition.
Alice Cogdell, mention of whose
stealing exploits occupied consid-
cradle space in these columns some
months ago, has again found her
way to the penitentiary. She went
up last week from KinstoD under
the name OF Maggie Lee Thomp-
son and was mentioned by that
name in the ARGUS at the time.
She had before served one term
in the f'pen" and when she reach-
ed there last week the authorities|
recognized her. When she passed
through this city last week she
was taken to the jail between
trains and it was thought then by
those who knew her that it was
Alice, but she kept her face bid
with a handkerchief while on the
streets and it was impossible to
identify her. Alice has worked up
herself a very undesirable re-
putation in Goldsboro. She was
accused of stealing a silk dress,
some jewellery and some small
amounts of money from different
PERSONS and was arrested and put
n Jail. While there she stole a
mans coat and slipped out of Jail
While the deputy was feeding the {
prisoners. That night she was
ound under a bed in the home of r
me of our citizens, but made good
er escape and has not been :
card from since until last week :
7hen she went to the penitentiary, !.
here it is hoped she will remain I
or some time.-Daily Argus sof I
'riday last. e
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
Sealed Bids Opened by the
Board of School Trus-
tees Last Night, as
Advertised.
Bonds Sold Above Par at Il Cts.
Mr.. Roby Robinson, OF
Ht1anta, Gets the Entire
Issue Of $25, 900
Daily Argus, Tuesday.

lazy tuesday.
According to advertisement
the sealed bids for the issue OF
bonds to the amount of $25, OOO
by G%oldsboro township for the
betterment of it's public schools.
were opened last night in the
presence of a full meeting Of the
Board of School Trustees. and
after all the bids were carefully
canvassad, that submitted by
Mr.. Jos. &. Robinson, of this
city, for Mr.. Roby Robinson, Of
Atlanta, was accepted by the
board and the entire issue of
1926, 900 was awarded to him at
S25,O5O at Al per cent interest.
the expense of engraving and is
suing the bonds TO be sustained
by Mr.. Robinson.
The bonds are to be issued on
July /, of this year.
The fact that these bonds sold
at above par-or virtually at par.
bearing SO low a rate of interest.
is the best possible evidence that
they are looked upon as a safe
investment aud the number and
variety of bids filed with the
Board Of Trustees from as manv
different money centres showed
with what avidity the bonds
we're sought after by people hav-
ing money to inve-t.
Goldsboro could readily issue
bonds at equally as low a rate of
interest in an amount sufficient to
purchase the present system of
water works and the electric
plant, or prov;d d a system
of each, and thereby save to the
tax payers OF the city the high
We are paying for water
and lights, and at the same time
a safe revenue from private
consumption of water and use
This is the next public mea urs
ARGUS desires to e our peo-
Die take up and settle in a BUSH
less way-and the sooner the bet
er.
The question as to the propriety
# charging the present school
'u'ldings and centralizing all the
hildren o fthe township-both the
resent and the future generations
being discussed pro aud con,
nd the board desiring to hear ali
ldes before finally dc termining
1e matter, the meeting last night
as az adjourned until next Mondav
'ght, in order to give the citizens
he opportu7it of discussiog the
aestion freely among themselves {
I'd laying their views before the :
GARD next M nday night either +
? petition Or through constituted t
!.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
AS TO STATE PENSIONS
The Chatham Record.

The Chatham Record.
In answer to many INQUIRE
made to the editor of the Recor,
for information concerning tn
pension act passed by tn
Legislature Eat it's recentlses
sion, we write the following:
In the first place all person.
desiring a pension must max,
application to their count,
board on the first Monday il
next July. This includes not only
those who have heretofore re-
celved a pension, but also al
those who have been receiving
pensions. This is required be,
cause it is alleged that there are
some persons drawing pensions.
who are not entitled to them.
Blank applications can be OBJ.
tanned from the clerks of the Su.
perior Court, ssand should be filled
up before July. It the applicant
Is unable to appear before the
county board on the first Nom
day in July he or she must send
a certificate from a practicing
physician stating that the appli-
can't cannot personally appear,
as no doubt may be the case with
many.
Heretofore no soldier could res
ceive a pension in the fourth
class unless his disability was
caused by a wound received
while in the Confederate service.
The new law changes this and
a pension of the fourth
class $3.50 a Year, to soldiers who
are now disabled from any cause
to perform manual labor. In the
forth class pensioners are includ-
ed the widows of Confederate
soldiers who were married be-
fore April LIST, 1861 and have not
married again. According to the
Did law the only widows entitled
a pension were the wid.l
Tvs of soldiers who had died dur
ng the war, or after the war
rom wounds Or disease contract
I'd in the service. The new law
,ives a pension to the widow of
soldier who had died at any
lme or from any cause. But no
older or widow can get a pen>
ion who owns over $500 worth
t property. The old law has not
cen changed in this respect.
The new law will place on the
enslon roll many needy and de-.
crying veterans and widows, /
tho were excluded by the old I
wv. And the new examination. :
squired by the new law, may !
IKE from Gthe pension roll the .
of some persons, who are
OF entitled to a pension. EveryS
ounty board ought to be verv
areful and scrutinizs closely (
very application, remembrance
lat every unworthy pensioner1
i'll diminish the small pittance
lat is given to the needy and
sserving.
According to the last report of :
le State Auditor there were
st year 6,129 Confederate PEN A
oners in this State, of whom 2,-o
g were widows. The total
Mount paid these pensioners
st year was S119, O7o. Thea
appropriated by the new :,
,nsion law is 5000, 900 a year. IL
ut while this amounts 50 much d
ore than heretofore EACH
customer will not get more II,
an heretofore, because there lie
IL be SO many more per- n,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23

To CURE ia COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists. refund the money
II IL tails to cure. e, w. Groves sig
nature Is on each box. 25c. sept25
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23

Do not suffer from Neuralgia,
sc1atlca, Rheumatism, and other pain,
when you can get a full size 25c. bot.
tie of Whites BlackLiniment at Hills
drug store for 15c.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23

The following letter, addressed
to the commandant of Thos. Ruff
fin Camp. explains itself:
Durham, N. c., May Is, 1901.
Thomas Rufin Camp No. 7s4,
Goldsboro, N. G.
My Dear Comrades:-The ap-
preaching Reunion of the United
Confederate Veterans Association,
promises to be notable in many
particulars.
The city of Memphis and the
Veterans of Memphis are spar1ng
neither pains Or expense to make
the occasion a grand success-and
they await with open arms, and a
cordial welcome the coming of the
old Confederate Veterans, weary
OF years but hardened with honor.
l am being urged to secure a
full attendance from North Caros
lima, and my desire is, to have the
sod Tar Heel'' State to respond
as she SO grapdly responded in
the sixties with the largest NJ ulster
roll of any of her sister Southern
States.
write to solicit your presence
at Memphis, and to ask you to
urge all Confederate Veterans.
with whom you have influence, to
attend.
With your cooperation and as
%ststance, it is my earnest desire to
have North Carolina where she
was at Bethel and at Gettysburg,
"First and Foremost" at Men,
phis.
Perhaps there will be seen at
the approaching Reunion the
largest gathering of old veterans
from the South and the South
west that will ever be assembled
again, until we have ''passed over
the river, to rest under the shade
Of the trees" with the immortal
of Lee and jackson, and of
Albert Sidney Johnston, and of
PettigreW, and of Brave Pat Cleo
ourne, and of Ramseur, and of
Branch, and of Grimes, and of
Wyatt, and the host of others of
'ur dear comrades, who have all
eady joined the vast majority. +.
Come, my comrades, and let's
aake one more grand stand beside t
be s'Father of Waters" and strlke Y
and with the Grand Old Heroes I
Tho will gather at Memphis, to =
We over again "the days of Aud .
'ang Syne." II
My heart is stirred with so b
lany sad memories while 1 write q
lat l am forced to close. With
'e prayer that our Father in
.eaven bless you, and grant me
pleasure of your cordial hand
lake in Memphis. \
With sincere good wishes, I a
:omise ever to remain,
Your faithful friend and obed- in
Mt servant, az
j, S. CARR, tor
Maj. Gen'l Com. be
N. G. Div. q. C. Y. cott
tn
". FL. Smith, Commandment, or RMe:
B. HolloweII, Adjutant, will on or
We certificates to those entitled. co
!X
tn
not suffer from NEURALGIA. "a
Rheumatism. and o4hor noin
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
An Excellent Combination.

Inc pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy.
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co, illustrate
the value of obtaining the LIQUID laxa-
tive principles of plants known 90 be
incidentally laxative and presenting
themln the form most refreshing 10 the
taste and acceptable to the system. It
IS tl1e one perfect strengthening Iaxa-
tive cleansing the system effcctuallv.
dlspelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
TO overcome habitual constipation per-
manently. It's perfect freedom from
every objectionable quality and sub
stance, and it's acting on the kidneys.
liver and bowels, without w~eakepn1
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process Of manufacturing fps
are used. as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from sennaa and
other aromatic plants, by a method
DIV to the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP
only. In order to get it's beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the C~orlpanv
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
BY. NEW YORK. N
for sale y all Druggists.-Price SOC. per bottIa
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
The Southern Presbyterians.

AS0O OC11CN11SS
The general assembly of the
Presbyterian church, south, con-
veneDed at Little Rock, Arkan-
sas, on Friday last with a fine at
tendance of clerical and lay dele
gates.
No less than seventy-nine
Presbyteries are represented in
this body, which is enc of the
most noted religious parliaments
that meets in this country. Pr S.
byter1an ministers are famous the
world over for their learning and
general preparation for their
work as we'll as for their zeal and
devotion. It is impossible for q
man who is not we'll educated to
enter the Presbyterian ministry.
The southern branch of that
church, especially, has been and
is famous for it's learned and elo-
quent pulpiteers. The assembly
at Little Rock will therefore fur.
nish a rich feast of reason, as
well as a delightful flow of r.li-
gious spirit.
The great organization which
this BODY represents has grown
steadily and with increased rapid
ity during the past few years. The
past year has been an unusually
prosperous one for it.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
OUR LOCAL OPTIC.

So1d5horo and Vicinity History In Brief
SpttOme OF Sayings and DoIngs, wise
and Otherwise. Run Down and Bun In
by Omn1present Ubiquitous, Local
"s2Eand Rounds"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23

W. Ell. Smith,, Commandment, or
A B. HolIoweII, Adjutant, will
give certificates to those entitled.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-23
CONFEDERATE PENSIONERS

We publish in this issue a COM
prehensiye and timely review of
the new pension law passed. by
the recent Legislature, in which
every old Confederate soldier and
Confederate soldie.'s widow is ia
terested. It is taken from the
Chatham Record, whose editor
was a member of the Legislature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
RECENT JUDICIAL DECISIONS.

Land acquired under the homestead
laws of the United States is not liable
to the debts of the patentee contracted
before the issuance of the patent, holds
the Supreme Court Of Nebraska in the
case of Jacket VS.. Bower (S6 N. w.
Rep, 1.O75).
The profits. Of a boarding house con-
Quoted by one injured by negligence are
held, in Wallace VS.. Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company (Pa.), 50 L. R. A. 33, to
be properly considered in determining
her earning power as an element of
damages to be awarded for the injury.
The right Of the representatives of a
deceased person to compromise cause
of action for his death without the con-
sent of the next of kin or the Probate
Court is upheld in Foot VS.. Great North
ern Railroad Company (Minn.), 81 L. r.
A. 354, although the action is brought
for the benefit of the next of kin.
In Missouri nominations of a county
convention for county offices cannot BIZ
set aside by the State Central Commit
tee Of the party. holds the Supreme
Court of that State, in the case of Safe
VS.. Crittenden ga S. w. Rep, 1922, ex-
cept On hearing accorded the nom n
ees, and a showing that the nomina
-tions were procured by fraud, or in dis
regard Of the usages and customs OF
| the party.
The measure of damages for the fail
ure of seed rice to grow when planted
| by one who bought it under warranty
and did not discover its worthlessness
until it was too late to plant another
crop Is held, in Reiger VS.. Worth Com
pany IN. C.), 50 L. R. A. 1862, to be the
purchase price, the cost of preparing
| the soil and planting the. seed and 8
reasonable rent for the land, less its
rental value for crops that could have
been planted after it was too late fol
| rice.
If the payee of check drawn upon 6
bank in the State of Nebraska indorses
it to a bank in neighboring town fol
collection, and the latter, without the
knowledge or consent of the payee
sends it for collection through a d.stan
bank, situated outside the State, there
by consuming three days for making
presentment for payment, which Nigh
have been made in one day, the Su
preme Court, in the case of Bedell VS.
Harfine Bank (S6 N. w. Rep, LOGO
held that the indorsee will be liable TO
the consequences of such delay, and TO
any default or negligence of the banl
chosen to make the collection.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
WORN BY PASSING COINS.
An Object Lesson offered by Ticket.
Window Ledxes.

~>A& OD@SSk A<CSSoh oncTc0 1LCkets
Window Ledges.
"Talk about money burning holes In
peoples pockets" remarked an OBJ
servant stranger the other day, but
here is a case Of nickels burning holes
In wood" He pointed to the front of
the ticket sellers window on one Of
the L stations as he spoke. The wood
work was scooped out several inches
deep where the intended passenger
usually shoves In his fare, and the cav
ity was twice as wide as it was deep.
That" said the observant man, "is a
more graphic illustration of what con-
stancy will do than all the lessons ever
taught by the dripping Of water upon
rocks. They used to tell US in school
that drop of water would wear away
the greatest stone, but here we have
mute picture of what the constant shov-
ing Of coins in and out Of that ticket
sellers window has done. You will
notice that the wood is worn out as
smoothly and evenly as If it were done
| by the finest kind of tools in the hands
Of the finest kind of carpenter. There
isn't the faintest suspicion Of splinter
there. Millions of nickels and dimes
must have passed and repassed through
that window and been showed along
that hardwood board which was orig
inally level and fiat as street Of as
phalt, until they wore that cavity
which you now see there.
81 do not know that there is any par
ticular way of showing the money be-
tween ticket seller and purchaser, but
there must be, because the cavity is
shaped like an elongated saucer, dem
onstrating beyond any doubt that there
must be universal way for moving the
eled good deal, but nowhere have
seen such a thorough object lesson as
the hollow of that board affords. To
make cavity like that the exchange
Of coin must have been simply enor-
nous and beyond the Imagination Of
man to conceive. 1t is one of the great
est curiosities of the city. doubt that
it has an equal in the world. This is
the fifth or sixth window sill on the L
that 1 have noticed worn away by
coins in this way. At 42d, 33d, 23d and
18th street, on the 9Th avenue road, the
cashiers window lodges are especially
well worn away by the passing of coin.
don't suppose that one New Yorker
in hundred notices the fact as he
reaches forth for his ticket.-New York
Mail and Express.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
He Wasn't.

Costigan-Don't say you aint done
nothin'.
Madigan-And why not?
Costigan-Because that isn't good
English.
Madigan-Faith, I'm glad to hear
it, for by the powers, nayther am 1.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro;
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven cetarrh to be constitu-
tional disease, and therefore requires const1tu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
q teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it tails 70
dress, F. j. CHENEY q CO., TOLEDO, y.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
The Main rhins.

''I hear you have been selected to
deliver the validctory at your COM
mencement.
'Yes, replied the fair graduate to
be, "and it's just worrying me sick.
I don't know what style to adopt. !"
"Why, there's only one style to a
valedictory address. I should"
"Silly! I'm speaking of my gown. "
-Philadlphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
The New Fire Net

Recently adopted by one of the metropol-
itan fire departments has proven a won
derful success as life saver. Every one
takes special interest in any invention that
SO many people have been praising the
merits of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters dur
ing the past fifty years. 1t cures dyspepsia,
indigestion biliousness, nervousness, and
liver and kidney troubles. Many physicians
prescribe and recommend it. Do not fail
tn try it
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
A Curious Deed.

A curious deed is on file in Northum-
berland County, Pennsylvania, accord
Ing to the Sunbury Republican. 1t bears
date of October 8, 1893. In series of
whereases it traces the ownership of
the land conveyed from the Creator of
the earth, who ''by parole and liverey
of seizin did enfeoff the parents of man.
kind, to wit, Adam and Eve, of all that
certain tract of land called and known
in the planetary system as the earth,''
down through the ages to the maker of
the deed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
Her Glad Surprise.

81 have found out one thing about
my husband, said the bride who had
been married before, "that surprises
me greatly. +"
Her friends moved up a little
nearer, SO that they could whisper,
and asked: ''What is it?"
''iHs salary is just as big as he
told me it was. Chicago Record
Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
An Ethical SideIisht.

Harris-If you knew he was lying,
why didn't you tell him SO?
Buck-What would have been the
use? He knew he was lying fast
enough, and he would not have felt
so pleasant toward me if had let him
know I knew it, too.-Boston Tran
script.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-29
Badly Mixed.

"Your new dog seems to sleep in
the daytime in order to bark at
night.
''Yes; I guess he's Chinese dog"
"Chinese dog?"
eyes; of course you know that
when it is day in China it's night
here. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.