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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-06-30
PIKEVILLE LETTER.
The Doings of a Week in and
Around This Thriving
Neighborhood.

June 20, 1904.
Mr.. w. B. Fort went Goldsboro
Thursday.
Mr.. G. G. Blow went up to Black
Creek Saturday night.
Miss Pearl Fort spent last week in
Wilson visiting friends.
NJ ". l.. Pittman has accepted a
position in the Fremont Postofnce.
We regret to learn the condition of
Mr.. III. J. Vail continues serious. !
Mrs. Amanda Smith and children
were visiting relatives in Goldsboro
last week.
Messrs. r. III. and j. A. Hosea
were in Goldsboro last Thursday on
business.
Messrs. r. II. Smith and w. E.
Ham made a business trip to Colds
boro Monday.
M. G. d. Barnes returned Sunday
from a pleasant visit to friends in
Fork township.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Edgerton,
near Pinkney, visited her sister Mrs.
r. H. Smith Sunday.
Quite a large crowd of our people
attended the educational rally at
Pinkney last Friday.
Mrs. Ed Bardin went to Wilson
last week to visit her parents DIR.
and Mrs. Tom Person.
Mrs. Albert Aycock, who was here
attending her sick father, returned
home at Pinkney Monday.
Mr.. c. S. Smith spent last week at
Wildwood, neal Newbern, where he
went to join a fishing party.
Rev. J. F. Hill and wife, of New
Hope, visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. G.
Smith Saturday and Sunday.
Services were conducted at the
school house Saturday night by Rev.
j. w. Smith, of Johnston county.
! Miss Hattie Bird, of near Mt Oh
i've, who has been visiting Miss
Prudie Bryant, returned home Sun
day.
Miss Jennie Tyson, after spending
lsome time with Mrs. J.. E.. Person,
) left Monday for her home in Wash
ington, D. c.
Mrs. Robert Aman and children
left last Monday for a visit to friends
at Magnolia before going to their
home at Richards.
Misses Lula and Dora Dees lief
Wednesday for a months visit t6
friends at Newbern, Bayboro ano
other points on Pamlico Sound.
Mr.. S. F. Worrell and Miss Lula
Wall, Mr.. Geo. Barnes and Miss AID
die AIbritton attended the dedIca
ton of Pine Forest church Sunday
Mrs. Rachel Ham, accompanied
by her daughter, Miss Matte, let
. saturday morning or an EXTENDED
Visit to relatives at Wilmington
Marion and other points.
Gov. Aycock visited his brothe
Mr.. J. w. Aycock near here, who
sufering from a stroke of Paralysis
lSunday. MI. Aycock's condition
considered serious by his friends.
Mrs. Ed Nelson and children, {
Raleigh, are visiting their uncle
Messrs. K. B. and Walter Smith.A
Mrs. Nelson's girlhood friends a,
glad to welcome them among
again.
Break the news gently, yes, yer,
3 gently to the many patrons fro1
. Goldsboro, Pikeville's open saloor
will be a thing of the past afte
Thursday. Goldsboro's loss, if loss
be, will be Pikeville's gain.
Mr.. Hollowman, who has been
wo1k here on the railroad, move
Y his family to Princeton to-day, whe1
he goes to accept a position as sectic
master. We regret to report tn
MIR. Jonathan Garriss continues vel
feeble from rheumatism.
Policeman Albritton arrested
nd strange negro, giving his name
~ Jack Palmer, for stealing a watt
gs from another negro Sunday mornin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal active
securities and net changes from Wednesdays
quotations were.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS

San Francisco. Jan. THE official CLOSING -,
tatlons for MINING stocks to-day We a sol,os
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.

GOVERNMENT BoNDs,-Marlset steady Final
quotations follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
Panl.e~s' posted rates were:

DOMESTIC ENCHANCiE.-NeT-Crl orleans Com
rno-c;aI. par; bank. 81 premium. San Francisco
Sight 12iac; telegraph ElzC. BOston-Par Charles
tou-Euyng. Lie discount: selling, l-l6c premium.
ChiCago-2)c premium. Cinciunati-eGc to &c dis
count. Savannah Buying, soc discount selling 75c
premium. St. LOUIs-lJc discount nueapOlis-75c
premium.
BANK CLEARINGs.-New- York - Exchanges,
SefjG1i 3q3: balances IS 2SZ735 ChIraro-ExchanFe
s3l.359 259; balances. S3SoS31. Phade phia-Ex
changes. tl7576 l22: balances. s222i23f baltimore
Exchanges s. ~ go: balances s65lslo Boston-Ex
changes. S23 $4,000: balances sl,20iS47.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.-Can money IN
london, 22H3ie per cont Open market discount
rate for short bills 3i<a3s per cent for long bills.
32>45l4 per cent Berlin discount rate "a per
cent Berlin exchange on London, 20 marks Is
exchange on London, p francs l6i2 centimes
FOREIGN SECURITIES-Brltish consols for
money. S7ls; for the account S7'4. French rentes.
g. francs 27l& cent.mes.
THE SILVER ArARKET.-Bar silver. 57s.c; Mex
lean silver dollars, 1910. Bar silver in London
closed &c l3-l6d.
GOLD PREMIUAI-In Madrid, go 80; Lisbon o.
GOVERNMENT RFCEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. 500 .Gfi. internal
receipts $1S92)5. miscellaneous receipts So 932
Receipts for the day. S.546,302; expenditures.
g 10000 Receipts FOR the month TO date s832l 42S:
exUenditures. s. 5000, excess OF expenditures,
$62S so; receipts for the year date S26 $50:
pendtures. Sg753l6lJ: OF receipts 1871 go
SI-B-TREASCRY.-The Sub-Treasury was debtor
70 the Clearing House. SL7S055).
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08

RAILROAD BONDS-Market irregular Total
sales amounted in par value to SlS7l,0Jo against
s. lsS 900 Wednesday. The heaviest DEALINGS
were IN the Atchison general IS. Baltimore and
Ohio gold Is, Chesapeake and Ohio 4I.s Chicago
Burlington and Quincy IS. Chicago. Rock Island
and Pacific Railroad IS. Erie general Is Hooking
Valley first AS. Northern Pacific IS and IS Read
ing general IS. Southern Railway first 5s St Louis
Southwestern consolidated As, Union Pacific first
and convertible IS and Wabash debeuture Bs Con-
solidated Tobacco Is and United States Steel IS
were also active.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
OUTSIDE SECURITIES

Tic market for outside securities showed con-
siderable contraction in activity. while the price
changes were unimpOrt&nt. The market ruled
fairly steady bur at time during the session
was there activity enough to command any atten-
ton. Greene Consolidated Copper was in fair dc
lil,d ana after selling frdctonally below the last
lnSl, advanced . per cent, but later lost nearly
hai the gain. Northern Securities was somewhat
hrmeT Seaboard shares continued weak and frac-
uonai!Y lower. American Can preferred sold off
= per cent brooklyn Ferry was strong. advancing
l.. per cent on small purchases. Standard Oil was
off about point. Havana Tobacco issues were
49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY MARKET.-Noney on call opened Mt
per cent: highest. 3 per cent; lowest, per
cent: last loan. per cent: closed at 112T2 per
cent: ruling rate, per cent. Time money
quoted q per cent for thirty sixty days. )
per for ninety days, per cent for four months
and J95I, per cent for six months Commercial
paper was quoted at 5IG5a4 per cent for choice
four TO six months bills and 524G6 per cent for
others.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market closed firm.
Actual closing rates follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
FOREIGN BANK RETURNS.

London. Jan. 1.-THE weekly return OF the T2arl.
OF England shows the following changes: Total ra
increased $4,000 circulation increase,
fl27Coo. bullion increased E.0s42s5 other securities
decreased 8Illooo other deposits decreased "a ara
600 public deposits increased 10000 notes n "a
serve increased $4,000. government securities IN
creased 100000. The proportion OF the BanI ~,
Englsnd's liabilities is now 81 50 per con,
contrasted with 32Ss per cent last week and COM
pares with an advance from Is per cent to SSss per
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08

GREATER NUMBER OF ISSUE

cent in this week last year. The rate Of discount
unchanged at ! per cent
Paris, Jan. THE weekly return of the Bank OF
France shows the following changes: Notes III
circulation decreased 6990oC1 francs; treasury
counts current decreased 4l25cJ0 francs, gold
hand decreased l4Soe0 francs bills discounted de-
creased lJ3055OlO francs. silver hand decreased
1900 francs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-08
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London. Jan. :. ,. m.-The market for Anleri-
can securities was duh and irregular at small anal
change. Last prices follow:
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
RUSSIA'S FIGHTING MACHINES
The Best and Latest Information That Interesting
Subject


ward Of special commentator In any
published reports or orders.
No criticism OF anything connected
with the army and navy Is allowed,
even though Il. be OF Il c0mmendable
nature. No officer or enlisted man is
Sermitted TO criticise q brother officer
or enlisted man, except In the strictest
line Of duty. Breaches OF this rule are
most strictly punished. and TO II are
largely due the harmony and good fell
lowshlp Of the Russian services.
The Russian naval and military SER
Vices are compulsory, the rule being
that every male Of sound physique shall
enter one service or the other at the
age Of 20 years But the recruit Is
allowed to choose which service he will
enter.
1t might be supposed that this would
lead to difficulty, as there might be
more men choosing one service than
were needed and fewer choosing the
other But IL Is not so. The system
works we'll and helps TO make the men
contented.
Enlistment Is for three years. with
the privilege Of re-enlstment only upon
condition that the candidate has been
promoted during his term. In this
respect the Russian service differs from
most other services.
This peculiar provision has the merit
Of insuring that all the veterans are
picked men, while soldiers and sailors
OF only average quality are eliminated
IN due course.
The recruit for the naval service is
usually received. after passing his ply
,scal examination, at one OF the great
Russian naval bases-Kronstadt st,
Petersburg. Port Arthur or Vladivo'
stok. After brief term In barracks
there he Is sent to a training ship and
thence promoted to battleship, crui-
ser or other yessel--the class Of ship
10 which he Is sent being determined
by his proficiency peculiar feature OF
the Russian service.
The Russian navy Is modelled very
closely upon that OF England. The
Russian army Is modelled on the Ger
man. In both cases the examples cho-
sen as the best have been copied to
the mlnutest detail.
There is hardly any difference In the
days routine on Russian and an Eng
ish man-of-war The duties OF men
and officers, the messing arrangements,
the stations, the drills the regulations
all are practically the same.
Discipline is administered under arti-
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war. That Is his postgraduate course
after he leaves the naval academy.
The standard of discipline In the COM
missioned ranks OF both services IL sim
liar TO that In the armies and nayies OF
other nations, with this striking differ
ence, that off duty there are practically
TO distinctions Of rank among the Of
fcers.
In the messroom or at the card table
the junior Lieutenant does not defer re-
specially to the colonel Of his regi-
ment or to the captain of his ship, as he
would do in other services. on the
contrary he Is hail-fellow-well-met
with him.
There Is remarkable spirit Of
brotherhood IN Russian mess, and one
officer stands absolutely. upon an equal
ity with another. II Is this feature OF
Russian military life which most sur
prises foreign officers when they dine
on Russian warship or with garri-
son mess,
They stare In amaEement when they
hear n mere boy Of lieutenant call
his colonel by his Christian name, or
even chan him ms he might have chat
fed one Of his chums at the naval
academy.
Certain distinctions In the commits
stoned ranks are peculiar to the Rus
sian navy and form an interesting link
with the past. A boy enters the service
az naval cadet and may win promo
ton In the admiralty.
One branch OF the Russian army Is
totally unlike any force possessed by
other civilized powers. II Is. of course,
the Cossack levy, which numbers 1000
men. Every able-bodied Cossaok In liq-
bile to service. without limit of age.
He becomes liable at Is and the la
hility does not cease 80 long as he il
able TO ride n horse or carry gun. But
only Il portion Of the Cossacks serve
at one time, The rest have unlimited
leave or belong to the reserve.
The Cossack feels the burden Of MILL
tnry service more heavily than any
other man In the world, At Is he be-
gins three years preparatory service IN
the locality where he dweIls.
After that Is over he Is drafted into
one OF three Cossack bands for II years
service In any part of the empire. He
spends seven years with the colors and
five years with the reserve,
After these 10 years OF service the
veteran might be supposed to have
done his duty to his nation But there
is still further reserve, which COM
prises all able-bodied cossacks not In.
cluded In the other forces The veteran
has to join this body and remain In It
until he Is enfeebled by age.
The men of the last reserve have to
supply and maintain at their own ex-
pense their horses, arms, clothing and
equipment. Thus a highly important
addition to the Russian army Is kept
up at the cost of the men themselves
New York sun,
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ur &. trained men OF wars men
who jumped their ships just De,
nro the departure OF Admiral
! ponlev d. Evans Asiatic fleet
from Honolulu are said to be on ' she,r
nV"' ~ port Arthur to ship at their
w., on Russian men Of war The ru-
, n,or that Russia was Offering big eoun-
NV, n,oney for skillful gunners probably
.,nssd their desertion, says a wash
,"ston dispatch to the New York sun
,r,coeyer American ships Of war are
,,,,bIn hitting distance OF the scene OF
irrespective naval scrap between o'her
rnuers special restrictions have 10 DC
-, upon the shore liberty OF the blue
$50 of the American ships. The
.mo orecautIon is taken by the COM
,ronders Of British men OF war.
when two naval powers are about 10
.osb upon each other, naval Officers IN
AVE- American service observe that dis
catches always dated from the capitals
:, ,he conterdiug governments and OIL
o. o. generous Inducements TO Ameri-
leI'" ssrd british men OF wars men or
guy ang and skill infallibly appear IN
uars smaners published In ports In ana
m"ud whisn American and British
slou'' ars c.ulslng. They say, too, that
NV, nor S 10 Hhom these hints appeal
the '' coro go much for the money In
9 vn that are thus offered as they
So tor the prospect OF a rafting soou
scrap ,. t,rootod ne chi
dset 10 splin,ers al the battle OF
W.! ~ yolu a considerable percentage OF
Wv seamer gunnefs on the Japanese
w, .nns we're American and British blue
, ,lagyo,s VINO had hoped their ships.
Fbe American commander OF Cnl-
,sse battleship during that engage
nent who aiterward shot himself ~
Wsw York while temporarily deranged,
oHen said that II he had had as many
,n's,lcon ana British bluejackets to
,'ayen The hopeless Incompetence OF the
,rI,a,t'eved gunncrs under him as were
s"r,Ing ON board the ships of Japan,
~ chinese fleet would have been able
:" w Give the Japanese a better run for
ther money during that savage sea
fight. A.r,oon man
=, wars men have deserted to Join ma
yies that had prospects of fighting, only
n soc the differences between the gov
srnments amlcably patched up. Thus
,bey have been left In very lugubrious
and hopeless situations,
The American naval service Is far
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cles Of war formulated by imperial
ukase. II is far strlcter than the Brit
ish service, which. again, is far strict
er than the American.
All government IN Russia is, of
course, essentially autocratic, and the
spirit Is nowhere stronger than In the
naval and military services. Yet there
is no discomfort IN the Russian army
and navy, however much there may be
among some grades of Russian civil
ians.
The reason is that the man In the
enlisted ranks lives better, dresses bet
ter and has more money to spend than
the average peasant Of his class IN CIV
{ II life. He has profited materially by
becoming q soldier or sailer, IN when
respect he differs from the enlisted man
, In most other services.
+ As for the rigid discipline, II Is oniy
what he has always known. The Rus-
sian peasant is accustomed to the iron
heel from infancy.
AS general rule the officers are liked
/ BY their men, and the mere fact that
every Russian soldier and sailor refers
habitualIy to the ear as the little Ia
Their will give foreigners some idea or
the intense loyalty which pervades the
services.
Eligibility for the commissioned
ranks in both services depends upon
birth and educational qualification. IL
is necessary that candidates be Wen
born.
Their parents must have been OF no.
Bile birth, or members OF the govern
ment or the civil service, or officers IN
the army or navy or to use the
words of the imperial ukase on the sub
ject--''persons Of substance, VINO never
kept an open store or market That
Is to say, the son Of n rich merchant
would be eligible for commission out
a traders son would not.
In addition to the qualification OF
birth and family, candidates must nave
passed the final examination IN the
gymnasium, which Is about the equiv
alent OF that for entrance to the high
er class OF American universities or the
final examination Of the best American
high schools
The pay OF officers in both services Is
practically nominal. That of a junior
lIeutenatn In the navy Is 100 rubles
month, about $50 In American money,
as compared with $3.50 month for the
same rank In the American navy.
-
Russian officers enter the service for
a career, never for livelihood. Any
man with social ambitions In Russia
must become an officers Of either the
army or the navy, unless he be a person
OF transcendent ability. No father
would think OF entering his son In the
cadet school unless he could give hin,
a suitable income with which to main
tain his rank.
Mere book learning will not take a
lad far In the Russian service. No cadet
is eligible for promotion to the rank Of
lieutenant until he has made trip
around the world In Russian man-of-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
WINE
CARDul

Why don't you stop experimentngi
If you are like Mrs. Scotland her expe-
renee certainly fits that Of hundreds Of thou
sands Of women--you have been taking all
kinds Of strong medicine and you are worse
than you were before you took any treatment.
No woman who has given Wine Of Cardui
trial has ever to our knowledge said that.
That Is all we need to say to convince you
that Wine of Cardui Is the medicine you need,
but II you would talk to women like Mrs. Scott,
and there are scores and hundreds Of them in
this city, you cannot help but realize that Wine
Of Cardui will cure you quickly.
You can safely follow the advice Of woman
because she knows what women's suffering Is.
Wine Of Cardui will give you health and stop
those dragging pains.
You can buy a $l.00 bottle Of Wine Of
Cardui from any druggist and begin the treat
ment today.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13

and Chile come 10 blows
They were all sent ashore and con-
fined In irons In naval prison. Most
OF them escaped from this naval prison
one night, and, az there I. opened to be
no ship In port at the time on which
they could take passage or work their
way out OF Chile, they took to the
mountains and engaged In the brigand
business for some months.
Then Chile backed down In the face
OF the preparations for a naval war
which the United States was making,
and after while the former American
bluejackets got into the Chilean ports
from the Hill country, one By one. and
got away from the country In British
or American merchant ships. II Is
whispered among old-tImers In the ma
val service that the majority OF the
men were re-admltted 10 the American
navy when they applied for re-enlist.
ment, ON the ground, II Is said, that
their stout refusal to helN Chile fight
their native country had washed away
their sin OF desertion.
Most of the South and Central Amer
lean countries OF the more feeble sort
that have one or more warships com
prlsing their so-calle1 fleets have, as
part OF the ships companies men who
have served in the American navy. Not
all OF them are deserters from the
American service, either. although not
few OF them are chaps who quit the
American naval service under a cloud
officers cashlered from the Ameri-
can navy are occasionally run across in
these services. These scrupulously
avoid any contact with their former
wardroom shipmates when American
ships happen 20 be- In ports In which
they are serving.
When an American man-of- warts
man presents himself for enlistment In
any naval service down In that direc.
ton the recruiting officers don't ask
him any superflous questions. All
that he has 10 do Is 10 show them that
he is sailor man with the American
man-of-war's mans method OF doing
things, and he Is taken on without any
probing az TO his habits. He Is permit
ted TO get as rolstering drunk as he
elects on his shore visits, without pun.
ishment,
And the American bluejackets In
these services infallibly get their
monthly pay. too. whether the rest "
the ships company is paid or not, The
lucre that is brought over the side OF
some Of the warshlps down that way
has a habit Of sticking queerly TO the
paymaster's fingers and OF reaching
the crews In rare drblets. But the
Engllsh-s speaking blueiackets always
get their money without the least both
en-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
A PROMINENT LEADER OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

One Of the most scholarly and bril-
liant debaters OH the Democratic side
Of the national house OF representa-
tlves is David A. De Almond OF Mis-
souri,, He was born in Pennsylvania
ffty-nlne years ago and while young
man took up the practice of law at
Butler, Mo. his present home. He did
not seek political honors, but almost
against his will was made state senator,
then circuit Judge and afterward su.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-13
Night Was Her Terror.

~ would cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, Of Alex
andria, Ind. 'and could hardly get any
sleep. had consumption so bad that
II | walked block l would cough
frightfully and spit blood, but, when
all other medicines failed, three sl.OO
bottlea OF Or. Kings New Discovery
wholly cured me and gained So
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, La Grippe, Bron-
chits and all Throat and Lung Trout
bes Price soc and Sl0O. Trial bot
ties tree at Y. c. NJ. !, Drug Store.