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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-03-20
Correspondence Charlotte Observer.
NORRIS WITH LIBERTY BELL
WHAT WILL THE YANKEES
THINK.

The Poet and Scholar Takes a
Look at the Charleston Expo
SitiOn and Paints a Picture for
Observer Readers-The Sight
of the Old Liberty Bell In
spires Him to an Eloquent
Grafton.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-03-20

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will please say advertised. Rules and
regulations require that one cent be
paid for each letter advertised.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
HAVE YOU ANY Of THESE
Symptoms of a Very Common
TROUBLED

There is no disease so common In the
United States as catarrh because it ap-
pears in so many forms and attacks
so many different organs.
1t is a common mistake to suppose
that catarrh is confined to the nose
and throat. Any inflammation of the
mucous membrane wherever located.
accompanied by abnormal secretions,
is catarrh. Catarrh of stomach or blad-
der. or intestines is nearly as COM
mon as nasal catarrh and much more
serious although it is true that stom-
ach catarrh and catarrh of other in
ternal organs is the result of neglected.
nasal catarrh
A new remedy has recently appeared
which so far as tested seems to be re-
markably effective in promptly curing
catarrh, wherever located The pre-
paration is sold by druggists general
ly under name of Stuart's Catarrh
Tablets and in addition to being very
palatable and convenient, possesses ex-
traordinary merit, in many cases giving
immediate relief from the coughine
hawking and constant clearing of the
throat and head, those symptoms with
which everyone is familiar who has
ever suffered from colds in the head
and throat.
Catarrh is simply a continuation of
these symptoms until the trouble he
comes chronic and grows gradually
worse from year to year.
Stuart Catarrh Tablets are comnos-
ed OF Blood root. red gum and similar
antiseptics and catarrh specific. from
which Il win be seen that no secret Is
made OF the ingredients and also that
no mineral polsons are used. as is the
case with many well known catarrh
medicines.
For catarrh Of the nose, throat hmm
chial tubes, Tor cafarrh ~ stomach. In
tesfinee or bladder no preparation h a.
safe and gives such rapid and perna /.
nenf results 80 stuerfs catauh TAB.
lets.
Al druggists sell them ~ zoe. for
fsll sined package. You can Use them
With atsurancs that you viii not con.
fract fhe ooceine ~ m0rphine hahif A.
mo results from this oafarrh cure s.rs
Abksxs12 tfee ths fral days uaa.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
Australian Hen Tournament.
From the London Express.


Two hundred and forty-six hens re-
Gently laid eggs against time in a great
egg-layins tournament, managed by the
New South Wales government.
Within six months the hen estah-
hshed what the state government con-
slider record, and forthwith they have
challenged the United States 10 for
ward hens TO compete with the local
champions.
But the number of eggs laid within
the period is not stated. The only as
sertion is that black Orpingtons-
stout, motherly looking breed-gbowes
the best results.
IN Britain there are black Orplnetons
ana they feel with the whole ~ ~
ieathered world Of this country fhat
thefe II reputation 20 retrieve. ana
thls thsy intend 20 do al the ouenins,
competition Of the utillty Poultry rinS
~ me l8st tournament Of this ciub
eloslnS ~ February o. this year. ofter /.
PERIOD of sixteen weeks, a pen Of eolder
nssn sa gained the chsmpsonshsp
81. ~ se0Fin6, sn esq weighing up q
~ ounces counted one p0inf. akove
silet HfiEhf two points, T'he chsu.osou.,
~ sass sesntse ~ Dpinta 1sAs w.aols
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
RHEUMATISM! !.

James Irwin, Savannah, Ga, says
that he has suffered for years from
rheumatism, and could get no relief
from any source but P. p. P. which
cured him entirely. He extols the
properties Of P. P. P. on every occas-
ion.
P. P. P. Is the greatest known cure
Tor rheumatism; IT eradicates the dis
ease out Of the system quickly and
forever.
p. p. p. Lippman's Great Remedy,
cures Salt Rheum. with its itch and
burning. scaId Head. letter. etc.
p. p. P. cures Boils. PimpIes. and ali
eruptions due TO the blood.
p. p. p. cures Rheumatism and all
pains in the sides, back and shoulders.
knees, hips. wrists ana Joints.
p. p. p. cures Blood Poison in all its
various stages, ola Ulcers, sores and
Kidney Complaints,
r. p. y. cures catsrrh. EeEsmA
Erysipsias, sne ali skin ane bleed eis'
ssses. and hsrcnrisi Foisonsng
FsS ssas ~ Al Druggists
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Rev. John L. Scudder, the Jersey
City Congregational preacher still con-
tinues to run a boxing class in the
basement of his church and has now
started a skating rink in a big tent.
The reverend gentleman strongly ad-
vocates the idea that the mission of
the church includes the cultivation of
muscle as well as morals.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

of the twenty pens together produced
2,118 eggs.
These competitions are not without
humor. Two birds were sent a great
distance to compete, and never laid an
egg. Others arrived only to begin mott
ing, and thus disqualified themselves.
In the last tournament a terrible snow
storm upset the whole competition.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

never harmonic in our opinions of
Fred. Until he went to the Philippines
and did such good service there had
very little respect for him. Mrs. Grant
often said to me. Il wish you knew
Fred" and l as often replied, II don't
think, Mrs Grant, that it would change
my estimate of him" | am free to
confess, now, that she was right in her
estimate of his dormant qualities, for
he has made fine record for steady,
faithful and meritorious service in the
Philippines, and we'll deserves the rank
and title of brigadier general in the
regular army.
Mrs Grant was in every sense a
model wife and mother, and, despite
the fact that her husband became the
most illustrious soldier of modern
times and was twice President of the
United States, she never tried to for
get or cover up the fact that she was
once the wife of poor man, and lived
in plain log house with few COM
forts, and no prospect of any immedi-
ate change for the better. Nor did her
trip round the world with her husband
during which she dined with many
kings ana queens, and emperors and
expresses, and princes and princesses,
cause her to put on airs" or. be less
appreciative of the courtesies paid her
here at home. My wife and 1 always
found her a kind-hearted, unassuming.
social ne1ghbor, and in her later years
IL was a genuine pleasure to be with
her when she was surrounded by her
children and grandchildren. To them
her death will be burden of sorrow
not easily removed. And the old SOL
diers, Union and Confederate, always
had a warm place in Mrs. Grants
heart. At the reception given her at
the Altamonte Springs (Fla.) Hotel a
Few years ago, where I was master of
ceremonies, at the close of the adj
dresses of Gen. George F. Foote. q
A. r., and Gen. William H. Jewell. u.
{. ", she handed one of her gloves
10 Gen. Foote and the other to Gen.
JeWel. thereby showing her kindly
feeling for both the Blue and the GRAY.
Sidney Herbert
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

The Boston (Mass.) Journal of Dec.
is contains a brief notice of Col. Henry
d. Capers, brother of Gen. (Bishop)
Ellison Capers of South Carolina, and
calls him the Senior Confederate cab
met official" 1t claims that Col. Ca
pers' commission, as assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, was one of first
two issued" the other being to G. G..
Memminger of South Carolina, as Sec
rotary of the Treasury. This, says the
Journal makes Col. Capers the senior
by commission of all Confederates."
he being the sole survivor of those
entering the Confederate service that
day." Now, while / do not say posi-
lively that the Journal is mistaken,
am compelled to think it is little out
of the way. Col. Capers, it is true,
was a clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment at the start, but l have always
thought that Hon. Philip Clayton of
Georgia was the first assistant secre-
tary of the Confederate Treasury. Col.
Capers must have resigned his clerk
ship-if clerks were given commissions
for he was at one time lieutenant col
onel commanding the Twelfth Georgia
Battery of Artillery, composed of seven
companies.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

not over critical at that time as to the
quality of our diet, quantity being the
desired object, and of this there was
a conspicuous lack. Personally, 1 have
never grumbled or felt discomfort at
any civilized dish set before me, and
when my landlady cannot give me
eggs for breakfast Christmas season 1
take what is offered and thank the
good Lord for so much of His bounty"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

coffee?" Being ignorant of the terms,
No. 1 said: Short sweet'ning." She
dipped her finger in a bowl of syrup
and then stirred it into his coffee. No.
2 then said, long sweet ming" and she
picked up a junk of maple sugar, bit
off a piece and dropped it in his cup.
So they took their coffee plain.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Appropriate for the season are sew
eral calendars issued by Russell this
month. The Birds Calendar inter-
sperses bits of verse, prose and appro-
pirate sentiments with very excellent
Autographs of many different birds of
all seasons.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

The announcement of the marriage
in a few weeks of Lieut.. Kenneth
Castleman of the United States army"
by the Atlanta Journal, will create a
broad smile in army circles, there be-
ing no such officer in the army Junior
Lieut.. Kenneth Galleher Castleman of
the United States navy is soon to be
married to Miss Norton. a beautiful
and wealthy society young lady of
Louisville, Ky. The groom-elect is
son of Gen. John b. Castleman of that
city, whose brother. Mr.. Humphreys
Castleman of Atlanta, married sis
ter of Col. William Garrard of Savan-
nah There is, however, a Second
Lieutenant James P. Castleman of
Kentucky in the Eighteenth United
States Infantry, who went in as a pri-
vate of the Sixth United States Ar
tillery in 1898 and worked his way up
to a commission in 1901, but he is not
the man.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

The War Department at Washing
ton, d. c., has stopped it's chemical
boat that has been killing the water
hyacinths in the st. Johns river with
some kind of a chemical poison, as
cattle that eat the hyacinths are also
killed by the poison. There might be
another good reason given for stopping
the work, which has been started at
the wrong end of the river, and by
process that does not kill the roots of
the pest, If some reports are
true. year ago I gave the
Morning News a full letter on
this subject and declared that not
less than 100000 would be required to
eXterminate these hyacinths The work
must start at the fountain head of the
upper st. Johns river and follow the
course of all side streams, etc, that
empty into the river, whenever hya-
c1nths are found in any such stream.
The work cannot be carried on success
fully by going up the river. The pest
Will prove white elephant" to the
government before it can be entirely
exterminated. 1t is a rapid grower and
returns very soon after any halfway
method has been tried.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Col. Appleyard errs as to Gen.
Grants three sons and two daughters,
all of whom survive" There was only
one daughter, Nellie. and the three
sons, Jesse was named for his grand
father Grant, and Ulysses s., Jr.. for
his father, and Fred. D., for his uncle,
Gen. Fred T. Dent, who was his IA
theirs claSSmate at West Point
Ulysses has a daughter named Julia
Dent Grant, and Fred has a soma ca
Diet at West Point-named Ulysses S.
Grant, Bird. But Mrs. Grant was fond
of all her grand children. although
lovely and bright little Julia was her
favorite, and I was often touched by
the deep bond of affection between
them. But Mrs. Grant and I could
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
NEWS AND VIEWS
OF THE BOOK WORLD

Another Literary Cub-A Fennimore Cooper Romance in
Real Lfe-Henry HarIands AStonishment at the DeveI-
opment Of a New York PubIisher-Some Humor Of
Dooey and the SeIf-Made Merchant.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Only a few weeks ago a lady died
whose father was said to be zone of
the lawyers who defended Jefferson
Davis when tried for treason" Now
comes the announcement of the death
in Minneapolis, Mimi, of Coffee John"
Fitchette. said to be the sole surviv-
ing member of the jury empaneled to
try Jefferson Davis" To a young per-
son not familiar with the history of
the reconstruction era" that followed
the Civil War, it would appear from
the above that Mr.. Davis was really
tried. Such, however, was not the case.
MY dear old friend and neighbor, the
late Bishop Henry b. Whipple, in his
very last talk with me. said: do you
know why Jefferson Davis was never
put on trial?" / replied that l did not.
"Then l will tell you," continued the
Bishop. "Our officials at Washington,
d. c., were unable to find in the con-
stitution, the Revised Statutes or any
where else any authority by which
they could proceed against him I'M
der the charge of treason, and for this
reason they had to drop the proposed
prosecution of ex-President Davis"
The Bishop was right.
In his interesting sketch OF Thomas
county, I'm last Sundays Morning
News. notice that Col Estill uses
this quotation: Honor and fame from
no condition rise; do well your part
and there the honor lies" Perhaps
when he revises his historical articles
for permanent publication he will put
Il this way: Honor and shame from
no condition rise. act well your part.
there all the honor lies" In writing OF
Cairo the syrup city" he refers 90
long sweeteninR," which term does
~ "A a4f fafA nv IA
old army ofiicer. Telling about the
trials ana fluctuations OF army officers
IN the West long years ago, he mar.
rated the experiences Of two young
iieufenants en- route % their frontier
station. The ianelaty q the rude taY.
ern AZ which they stopped over night,
when they came a. the breakfast table.
asked "Gsntlsulen. VII you taks long
ssestn inM - short stains n year
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Since my last letter was written in
which l mentioned a fire in one of the
Chicago public schools, and how sue
cessfully the Fire Drill'' was used to
empty the building of pupils, there has
been a similar case in one of Atlanta's
largest public schools, and the Fire
Drill' was used to take the pupils out
of the building in safety and across
the street to a secure protection. Sim
liar cases are of frequent occurrence
all over the country, and they have
thus far proved the value and neces-
sity of the Fire Drip in large school
buildings. The January Wom-
ans Home Companion of Springfield,
o., is full of interesting military mat
ter. The first of series of twelve
full page pictures of stirring events in
American history is given 1.-THE Last
Stand of the Patriots at Bunker
Hill" One of the others will be THE
Battle Between the Bonhomme Rich
ard and the Serapis,' in which John
Paul Jones immortalized himself.
There is also a finely illustrated two
page article on the Army and Navy
War Game" at Newport last Septem-
Der. An excellent idea is given of
modern naval movements with i'm
proved guns and war ships.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE
BENEFIT OF THE FIRE DRILL.

An Interesting Point in Connection
with Col. Capers-The War on
Water Hyacinths in st. Johns
Rfver-It Has Been StOpped-A Fa-
nous War Song and Some Facts
About It-An Interesting story
About Eating Dog Meat by Soldiers
During the Civil Wnr-A Marriage
Engagement which Attracts Some
AttentiOn-Trying to Get the Facts
About the Last Days of jefferson
Dnvis-Other Matters of Great In
terest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Dec.
2s.-There is a typographical error in
my last letter that does Gen. Jewell in
justice. 1t is not loyalty" nor Gin
dorsed," but loyalty honor" and also,
(which you endured and still suffer"
Some of the newspapers refer
to the late Maj. Gen. Wager Swayne
U. S. A. (retired) as Wagner" which
is not correct. During the dark days
of the demonstration" period he
was acting military governor of Ala
DANA, anu Was very HluCH III iONS VIII
a most charming and popular society
belle of Montgomery. Although Gen.
Swayne was of a very prominent Ohio
family, as well as distinguished SOL
der, there was such opposition on the
part of the young lady's family that a
marriage did not take place. Later on
the lady married a business man of
Troy, Ala, and Gen. Swayne finally
married a belle of Louisville, KY, So
ciety circles. All that the
newspapers say in regard to the high
character and purity of life of Ex-
Gov. James l.. Boynton, is true. But
he was not chosen to fill out Gov.
Stephens unexpired term, that being
done by Maj. Henry d. Mcdaniel. 1
have always felt that the nominating
convention did Col. B. an injustice.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

Sergeant VIM. Riley Boyd promptIv
comes 10 the defense of the Savannah
people, and this is what he writes me
from his Atlanta home: Referring To
your letter in last Sundays News. I
am able TO assure you that not one
savannah man partook of the Dog
Meat As usual. they acted as willing
hosts, spreading the banquet and per-
hitting their guests 10 partake. While
the privates OF Company II, Intended
only TO reach the Provost Guard. there
must have been a spirit OF hospitality
which induced an invitation 10 Gen
James Argyle Smith &C.. s. A. OF Ten
nesseel He " reported as replying 10
a somewhat pointed question. some
years later. General. did you ever ear
DOG meatF ia this frank manner.
yes, sir, upon two occasions. once
when ] was a lieutenant IN the ~ 3
=. az an Indian feast IN the Tar West
This was matter OF military courtesv.
ana knew what was eating. bgt
ne second and the last time the meat
ses furnished ~ ths members ~ col.
olmtissd's regiment, then q portion IL
ny prEnaf, ] certainly ara not knaeg
Nhnt ! SIS eating ana this vas prob.
ssy . naiiG5y nsfsskiN' Ws WeFs
The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-28

The Atlanta Journal recently pub
lished the famous war song, 'fAll Quiet
Along the Potomac Tonight" and
gave the authorship to Mrs Ethel
Beers. But there are three claimants
for this honor-Mrs. Beers and Lamar
Fontaine and Mr. Oliver, whose son,
Georgia Baptist preacher, feels sure
that his father composed it. 1.-THE Con-
federate Song Book printed in Sa-
vannah in 1899, credits it to Lamar
Fontaine. As this contest for author
ship has been going on for many years
with no end nearer in view, it is safe
to believe that it will never end. The
death. a few months ago, in PhiIa-
delphia, of David A. Warden. an old
English musician. removed from earth
the man who is supposed to have set
this famous song to music But the
claim that he wrote the words, as well
as composed the music of Tell Me. We
Winged Winds is not well founded
for he did not.
Smyrna times., 1902-04-23

THERE is no subject at this time that
as talked of more than the ''Meat Trust"
This tust or rather combination which
has increased the cost of meats until
it has become a very serious matter,
differs from the other trusts in that
there is no corporation to proceed
against The price of meats has been
marked up by the joint action of
several large firms acting on harmon
ious plan. The real reason for the
control exercised by this combination
is found in the discrimination made by
the railroads in the freight rates in
favor of the large shippers. 1t is
against these railroads that the Attor-
ney-General is proceeding under the
provision of the Interstate Commerce
Law. If he can secure the punish.
ment ofthese corporations he can place
all meat growers aud shippers on the
same terms.
Fortunately for Delawareans the
ehad and herring season is here anC
we can eat more fish and less meat and
thus even up on expenses.
Smyrna times., 1902-04-23

The drastic Chinese Exclusion bill
originally framed by the Senators and
Representatives from the Pacific coast
States met defeat in the Senate We'd
nesday and in it's place was substituted
a measure offered by Mr.. Platt, of Con-
necticut, extending the provisions of
the present Exclusion law and also
applying that exclusion to all insular
territory under the jurisdiction of the
United States. The vote by which the
substitute took the place of the original
bill was: Yeas, As; nays, 80. Once the
substitution had been made, all Sen
atOrs join in its support, with the single
exception of Mr.. Hoar, the substitute
being passed, 7G to /. The friends of
throughout the voting on amendments
that preceded final action, and sue
ceeded in preventing any material
change in its features. Some minor
changes were made, admitting Chinese
persons connected with national ex-
positions, and providing for certificates
of Identification of Chinese in our in
sular possessions. Otherwise, how
ever, the substitute was adopted
substantially in the form that Mr..
Platt presented it. The Senate failed
to substitute the enscting clause of the
House bill for the Senate measure, so
that the bill now will go to the House
as an original measure, and from a
parliamentary standpoint will have to
be acted on and treated the same as
though the House had not passed a
Chinese Exclusion bill already.
Smyrna times., 1902-04-23

THE House Friday afternoon passed
the Cuban reciprocity bill, after a warm
15Estase,~'Oy a vote of PAT to 80. The
amendment that Cuba must adopt our
contract labor laws was agreed to.
The motion to amend the bill so as to
repeal the differential duty on refined
sugar was met by point of order rails
ed by Mr.. Payne. He said the amend
ment was not germane to the bill, and
to establish this, he said, it was but
necessary to read the rules. These
provided that no different proposition
OF matter from that covered by a bill
could be inserted or added under color
ofamendment. The amendment, how
ever, was adopted. 1t was presented
by Mr.. Morris (Rep.), of Minnesota.
The only hope of the Ways and
Means men is that the bill will be re-
stored to its original shape in the Sen
ate. Representative Watson of Indi-
ana, the whip of the Ways and Means
Republicans, said: "Our only hope
now is that the Democrats will not be
unanimous. If they are, we are whip
ped and the diferential will be abol-
ished. l think there are about thirty
beet-sugar Republicans who will vote
that way.
Smyrna times., 1902-04-23

OUR entire stock Of cloth
" ing is new this Spring.
1t was very carefully Sc
lected and made to our
order by the very best clothing
manufacturers in the United
States, with regard to quality,
style, fit and workmanship,
and is now offered at uniformly
lowest prices throughout.
The greatest clothing values
for the money are to be had of
us, which will be found ex-
tremely attractive to econom.
ical buyers.