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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1902-12-20
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Sf. OireCtC r de SIS Correanons
deneia de- p. r. :" San Juan.
May g.. milo:
Hace algunos dias aplreci6, ON el
peri6dicO desu djgns direc,i6n un
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nero Romero HI xthAusen al 81 euaI
20 haofAn injustificaaa crfticaa q n
Comisi6n del Seryicio Civil Ia los
EstAdos Unidos, tratando de haoer
apArecer acuaaciones Dc prefsren !.
lcles = pretsiioiones haciA los ameri-
csnOe y Puertorrlq neliog que fusrOn
exAmlnAdossen MarKO tltim0 = que
obtusierOn dArechO parA ser inc ii.
dos en- II li1ta de elegfbles. 70 hu-
bieTa, como Presidente de ID Conf
sion Local del Servicio Civil en- Pto.
Klco, de1ado pasar desapefcibidas
las opinlones indiv1dualea all expre
saaas. puesso que las Atribuy0 = des.
conoc1miento de 10 que 60 j. Ley del
Servlc1O Civil votadA en- el Copgreso
de los Estados Untdos Oh lfi j 1883;
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uclarsr puntos, que no tan solo ha.
brfn de servir para que los puerto.
rriquefos no pierdan completAmen.
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como 10 DEL Servicio Civil, si qua
tAmb.6n pArs t.atar de llevAr & su
convencimiento y ell de sus slectores,
que existe ma perfecta imparciali.
dad en- todo eusnto se refiare & los
ex6menes levados 6 cato y que los
jefel de Departamento 81 elejir los
empleAdos no han podido menos de-
hscerlo aentro De los lfmites marea-
dos por II ley, dc 10 c0ntrariO, 90
deber de todo ciudAdadano lamar ID
atenc,6u de ID Comisi6n hacia cual.
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Enpezar6 por singificsrle que al
decret.rse 10 Ley de 1883, creAndo 10
Conf ion del Servicio Civil se esta'
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Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
TELL TIME BY CATS.
CLOCKS NOT REALLY NEEDED IN
CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
Eyes Of Time.keeping Felines Denote
the Exact Hour Of the Day-only
One Drawback to Be Noted In the
Case.

According to the delightful French
missionary Hue, who recorded so
many queer things about the Celestial
Empire, no man needs watch or
clock, if he has the right kind Of
cat. In certain parts of China they
can tell the exact time of day or night
by looking into a cats eyes. The pupil
of the eye, assuming that the creature
in question is just what it ought to
be, gradually diminishes as noon APP
breaches, until it loses completely its
oval form and becomes thin per-
pCndiCular line. When that line is
plumb it is 70 o'clock. Then the pupil
begins to grow very gradually and
finally becomes as big and as round as
a marble. Then it is midnight With
patience, practice and good mathemat-
tcal perception the happy posscssor of
time.kccping cat can tell the hour
Of the day and of the night, because
the thin perpendicular line which the
pupil Of the cats eye assumes at noon
gives him clear starting point.
Unfortunately NJ. Hue did not tell us
how To know the living time-keeper
from any common rOof-walker or boot
iacl. dodg"r and that is a great mis-
fortune. 1t may be that he did not
discover all the ms and outs of the
secret, or, if he did he selfshly kept
them to himself. How fine it would
he il, instead of paying half a barrel
OF money for Il good watch, a man
could get an infallible cat for the TAX
ing away of the thing! But this, of
course, would involve the necessity of
carrying "A bag for the cat and of keep.
ing poor puss inside with care.
The missionary discovered this val
liable piece of feline popularity by
pure accident He noticed little boy
mnding a calf and asked him If he
knew the time. The child looked up
and remarked that the day was too
hay, he couldn't see the sun. But
wait moment" he said I'VE will
know precisely in moment" Then
he ran into the nearest hut and came
ont with big cat in his arms. 1T is
Just half-past H." he shouted, and
running up to the missionary he placed
the cats face under the holy mans
nose. See for YOURSELF" said he.
Sure enough" said Hue, who had Sc
rious reasons for cOnCealing his aston.
ishmcnt and his ignorance, lit is Just
as you said. half-past H."
Later on, when he got among his
converts, he asked them to explain the
mystery. They did so and showed him
some living specimens of the precious
imekeepors. The sood man, however,
was not altogether satisfied with the
proofs. He was always worried with
the thought that too many cats might
be cOck-cyed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
Our KOrn karnival.

= II Il. Mexico. Mo. thus
writes Claimants Rural World at
ST Louis.
Fine weather has favored this
celebration. aud thousands have a.
vailed themselves of the opportu-
nitv TO take holiday and enjoy.
mcnt in a social manner with their
friends and ncighbors.
4 bountcous season has given
the farmer means and the will to cell
citrate. and they. too. have accept
el the invitation of the Mexico
Korn Karnival Association TO py-
hibit both themselves and their
produce. Prizes for horses and
riding. vegetables and Grain. of
which corn is king. were offered
and Il magnificent sight il is TO see
such fine specimens and in such
profusion, for go where You will
YOU will see korn. Korn, koru. i'm
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
Terms Of Subscription:

"Down in Cumberland noun
tains. where | was fotch mp says
Colonel Bob Taylor III his lecture,
there was Il young fellow who
has 1ust married. He was noun
tain Methodist, had never known
any other kind of religion, and
had not so much as seen n baptlz-
ing. His wife was II rainwater
Baptist and Immediately began to
proselyte him. He was stubborn
as only a Methodist can be, but
did express desire to see a bap-
fixing. SO he went down to
Knoxville, bought himself Il dol
lar and O quarter sea sucker suit,
and on the following Sunday, IN
company with his wife, went over
TO Conference.-The creek, where the
Baptists were holding Il big meet
ing, ITO see a baptiHing." In or
der to get Il more satisfactory view
he moved down in front of the
crowd and stood ri ght on the edge
of the creek. The preacher not
ing the sea sucker suit, tho of
course he was "A candidate for bap-
tism, and before the unfortunate
young man, who suffered, could
explain, had dragged him into the
"crystal flood"
"I d d d-don't want, cX-
claimed the victim, fighting and
trying to get away.
"That's alright, brother, replied
the preacher, ri felt that way my
self" and with Il gigantic effort
he soused the helpless victim un-
der the water. He came up splut-
tcring and shivcring and walked
angrily toward the bank, the
sleeves of his sea sucker coat
drawn up to his elbows and the
pants up to his knees. The people
on the banks stopped singing
"happy day" and thronged about
to shake hands with him. He
spurted the water from his mouth,
wrung out his nose, and glaring at
mt them dcfantly, said:
"D-d didn't want to be no d-n
Baptist, anyhow. I'm all Method
list and always expect to be-"
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
DEFIANT OF UNCLE SAM.
Notable Career of a Kentucky Moon.
sinner and a Bad Man.

1t seems strange that a man could
for 80 years defy the United States
authorities and carry on the business
of Illicit distillation of spirits, yet
such an instance is on record in the
Cumberland mountains-on the Ken
tuCky-Nirginia bordcr-where Civiliza-
ton is a mockery and where law and
order are jokes. viii Wallen, aged
80 years, and known as whisky Bill, "
is a man who has done this thing. To
DAY he is still living in his accus-
toned haunts and is as free as the
deer in his native mountains.
For over 30 years Whisky Bill"
has oluded the officers of the govern
ment. Both the Kentucky and the
Virginia officials have searched for
him numerous times, but they have
so far failed to effect his capture. AT
this time there is little or no effort
made to capture Wallen and his eel.
cbratCd whisky resort in the wilds of
the Cumberlands, which has become
the only rendezvous for moonshine
lovers for many miles around.
Several times Wallen has been in
conflict with United States officers In
June, 1850, he and a comrade named
Jones fought off Is officials and shot
one of them. He has also figured in
some of the mountain fcuds and in
1854 killed a fcudist named Taylor
Vance. Another man who fell before
his rifle was Bishop BOggs, who tried
to hold the moonshincr up.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
Wild Western Route.

II. b. Carpenter, a civil engineer,
who has just completed the survey Of
the Southern line of Utah, says the
boundary between that state and Ari-
iona does not cross a foot of cult
waited land. 1t traverses a desert,
which is cut up by great canyons that
are almost impossible. The length OF
the line is 277 miles. Landmarks
along the line will make it possible
for the boundary to be located with
out any difficulty in the future Just
east of the Colorado river a sandstone
butte rises 1000 feet above the plain,
and the very peak of this butte is ex-
RCtly on the boundary. Mr. Carpenter
named the peak State Line Butte. Not
far from this butte is another, which
stands 1900 feet above the plain, and
was named Tower Peak. These two
gigantic stones will always be n guide
to persons who have enough curiosity
TO penetrate the desert in search Of
the state line.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
Tickets Six Feet Lonu.

One of the passenger agents of one
of the largest systems Centering l.:
Chicago the other day produced for
inspection a ticket which represents
about all the vices of individual form
run wild The ticket, issued by an
eastern road for comparatively
short trip, was nearly six feet in
length. To be exact, the passenger
agent applied a rule to it am found it
to be 5 feet s inches long. There were
two little inconspicuous coupons at
tached to this roll of paper, the cou.
pons being less than two inches long.
The remainder of the ticket was
made up of seven or eight contracts,
each of which if made operative nulli-
fed the conditions under which the
holder of the ticket was to je allowed
to travel, stop over, changed routes
or delay the time of return. 1t was
estimated that If the whole long strip
of reading matter making up the tick.
ct were printed in the ordinary news
paper it would make over two col.
umns of solid matter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

Paris Appeal: The advent of
the new railroad at Santa Fee will
be serious for the thriving town
of Perry. The latter town now gets
much of the rich South Fork
trade and all of the stock ship
ments of that township. All of
this will naturally be divided to
Santa Fe when it becomes II sta
ton on the direct line to st. Louis.
In the course of very few years
Sante Fc should and no doubt
will be us good Il town rs Perry is
to-day. At present the Perry
banks receive heauy deposits from
the South Fork farmers and mer-
chants, but II new bank is
to be established at Santa Fe i'll
the near future and of course it
will get this business. And, by
the way, that point will be one of
the best locations for Il bank III
this section.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
How Arc Your Kidney.s

Dr Hobbs Sparagus Pills cure all kidney ill- dam
pie free, Add sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or NY
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

The Sturgeon Leader says:
VIM. Pollock was here from Mex
leo Monday. He is rushing the
elevator here. The first ear Of
brick arrived Tuesday morning
When this building is completed
he will be able to take care of the
trade nicely.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06
Notice Of Final Settlement

All creditors and others Interested in
the estate of l.. =. Ritchc. deceased, are
notified that tn" Undersigned. executors
of said estate. intend to make "a final set
Element Of said c~tut" AT the nest term Of
the Probate Court Of AUdrau county. to
be holden at MEXICO. in said county, ON
the second Monday in November, 1902.
W. II. and j. 5, RITCHIE,
Executors.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

CIRCUIT COURT 3rd Monday in
January, LIST Monday in June,
3D. Moudayin September.
COUNTY COURT-lSt Monday
in February, LIST Monday in May,
LIST Monday in August, LIST Monday
in November.
PROBATE COURT-2d Mond IN
February, I'd Monday in May ID
Monday in August, I'd Monday in
November.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

A. NJ. PATTERSON.
Physician and Druggist, north
west corner Public Square,
Mexico. Mo.
Full line of Staple Drugs and
Druggists Sundrics, Patent
Medicines, Dye Stutf,, Etc.
y full assortment of Homoc-
pathic Medicines always ON
hand. These remedies sent by
mail when ordered.
Will do strictly an Office prac-
tice.
ADVICE FREE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

Cannon Bros, of Kansas, have
shipped 400 head Of cattle To this
county to be fed. Part of the
herd will winter on the Turner
jackson farm near Mexico.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

|. p. Dyer, near Mexico, last
week sold some IL months old
shoats that averaged 5l6A pounds
each and brought him six cents II
pound.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

Alex Carter, who owns the old
Hardin farm near this city, will
build n large new dwelling and
barn on said farm this winter.
Robert McDonough has the con
tract to do the work.
Mexico Missouri message., 1902-11-06

Trachoma, or sore eyes, is an
other disease coming this way.
Fourteen thousand children of
New York City are thus afflicted.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
BUCK SWAMP ITEMS.

Mr.. Woodland Deans visited rela-
tives near Starlight last Wednes-
day.
We are sorry to learn that Mrs. c..
L. Gurley is still confined to her
home by illness.
Mrs. Sarah Hooks and daughter,
Mrs. Sam Eason, spent Friday with
Mrs. Laura Smith.
Mr.. Frank Yelverton, Of Walter,
was visiting at the home of Mr.. J
w. Thompson, last Sunday.
We are very glad to see the little
drops of rain, for wells are nearly
dried up in this neighborhood.
Mrs. Harriet Jernigan, Of Star
light, is visiting her daughter Mrs.
Woodland Deans, in this neighbor-
hood.
Mr.. Luby Edwards, of Walter,
and aunt Mrs. Sallie Suggs, of Kins.
on, we're visiting in this neighbor.
hood Sunday.
Buck Swamp, Sept. %.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
Patetown, Sept. "a.
NOT A REPUBLICAN.
Saulston, n. c., Sept. "a.

Saulston, N. c., Sept. "A.
To the editor of the Goldsboro
ARGUS, Goldsboro, n. C.
Dear Sir:-I am informed that I
was recommended for appointment
as one of the Judges of Election for
Saulston Township by the Republi-
can member of the County Board of
Elections, and was appointed by the
Board. I do not know why this was
done. The Republican member of
the Board probably intended having
a Republican appointed to represent
his party at the election inmy town.
ship, but he was mistaken in sup
posing that 1 am a Republican.
1t is true thatI vas a Populist and
voted the first Populist ticket which
was nominated, but 1 have never
understood that that entitled any
body to consider me in any sense a
Republican.
I had the pleasure of supporting
and working for the election of Gov
ernor Aycock in 1900, and am a
Democrat and expect to support the
Democratic ticket in theapproaching
election, and have notified the chair
man of County Board of Elections
that I will not serve as pollholder
for the Republican party.
Very respectfully yours,
GEORGE II. SMITH.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
IheO. 4. Price
On 6OttOn.
New York. Sept. %.

New YORK, sept. Is.
Those whose interest it is to de-
press the price of spot cotton in the
South that they may buy it more
cheaply have again today sought to
achieve this purpose through thesell-
ing of paper contracts in New York
at a price below that at which cotton
can be bought here, and in face of a
stock available for delivery on IN
tracts Of less than 1000 bales. Their
theory has been that by dislodging a
few weak kneed holders of futures
in New York they could force a de-
cline in the value of spot cotton
throughout the South. Their efforts
are again fOredOOmed to failure in
my opinion. The reaction the mar
ket has had today is a healthy one,
and makes its further progress to-
ward ten cents all the more certain.
An effort was also made by the in
terest abOvereferredtOto force a bear
ing construction upon the weekly re-
port of the government in regard to
the crop, while on the contrary if
this report is carefully read it indi-
Gates a crop far below the average
and shorter even than had been pre-
viously anticipated. I again caution
my friends to disregard fictitious re-
ports that I AN selling or turning
bearish. Such is not the case. / con-
fdently believe in much higher
prices for cotton but it makes nodif-
ference at all what I or anyone else
may do. If / correctly apprehend
the facts, the market is going higher
despite the efforts or operations of
any individual or group OF individ-
uals.
THEODORE H. PRICE.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
MI. OLIVE
4 Weeks Happenings OF the MI.
Olive Section.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Mount Olive, n. c.,
Sept. a, 1902.

Mr.. L. G. Atkinson, of Clinton,
was visiting here Sunday.
Mr.. Jas. w. Williamson made a
business trip to your city Tuesday.
Miss Emma MCGEE, of Raleigh, is
here the guest of Mrs. NJ. I. Brea-
zeale.
Mr.. a. S. Grady was up to Colds
boro on business several days last
week.
Nh. Frank Omberg, of the Bell
Telephone Co., paid our town a visit
Sunday.
Mr.. John Flowers, Of Mobile,
Ala, is visiting relatives here for a
few days.
Mr.. B. B. Witherington, Of Fai-
son, was visiting the family Of Mr..
r. j. Switzerland several days this
week.
Mr.. Alfred Alesse. of Mobile, Ala,
arrived here Saturday to attend the
funeral of his wife, who died at Mr..
D. A. CogdelIs, about ten miles
northwest Of here. The funeral was
held Thursday at 1880 a. m. The
deceased leaves a husband and little
boy, several brothers and sisters and
a host Of friends to mourn her loss,
They have the sympathy Of al
here in this hour of their bereave-
ment.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
WALTER LETT Err.
ChrOnicling of a Weeks Events
In That Thriving Neigh
borhO0d.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. G,
SEPT. a, 1902.

+" Mr.. John Lane, from below your
city, spent last Sunday with his
brother Mr.. w. II. Lane.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
Notice Of Sale.
Shine, N. c., Sept. 16, 19'

Shine, n. c., Sept. 16, 1902.
I will sell at the Court house door
in Johnston county, on the 10Th of
October 1902, one tract ofland known
as the Simon Gurganus land, con-
tanning so acres, o or less, adjoin-
ing the lands of Mr. Needham
Stephens on the south side of Neuse
river to the highest bidder for cash.
All his heirs are notified to meet us
there On day of sale.
VIM. Gurganus, Admir-.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-09-25
WAYNE COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE,
STONY CREEK NEWS.

Those Coming and Going, and Other
Happenings of a Week
Wrote up For Your In
spection.
We are glad to learn that Mrs. J.
T. Crumpler is better.
Messrs. Fred and Grover Lancas-
ter were visiting in Saulston Sun
day.
Messrs. Roger Person and Rufus
Hosea, were calling on friends here
Sunday.
Mr.. Grover Lancaster was calling
on Miss Letsey Horn, at Patetown,
Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. J. IT. Pate. of your
city, were visiting Mrs. Anna How
ell, Sunday.
Mr.. Gurnie Hodgins and sister,
Miss Bertha, were visiting at MI. A.
IL. PaschaIIS Sunday.
MI. George Gardner and Miss
Katie Edwards, were visiting Miss
Eva Paschall Sunday.
Mr.. D.. A. Beasley and Miss Eva
Waters, of LAGRANGE, were visiting
Miss Eva Paschall Sunday.
Miss Eva Paschall has been very
sick for the last few days, but we are
glad to learn that she is better.
Mrs. Francis Howell and son
Charlie, from over the river, were
visiting Mr.. t. H. Pate Sunday.
We r sorry to note that Messrs.
D. II. Pate, Otis PaschalI and r. P.
%Crumpler, are on the sick list this
week.