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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
A Bright Boy.

Mr.. Walter Johnson, who has for
the past four or five years been a
carrier boy of the ARGUS, which
place he filled in a very acceptable
manner, has accepted a position as
telegraph operator and billing clerk
at the A. & n. @. warehouse, in this
city, and entered upon his duties this
morning. &
While attending school, and at the
same time carrying the ARGUS in
the afternoon, he studied telegraphy
between times and at night, and has
thus worked himself up.
Walter is a bright, smart boy, al
ways afavorite at this office, and We
wish him much success,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Public Auction Of Valuable
Real Estate.

By virtue of a certain deed of
trust. bearing date July Ind, 1904,
executed by James D. Uzzle and
wife, and of record in the office OF
Register Of Deeds of Goldsboro, N.
c., I will sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, on Monday Septem-
Der 18th, 1904, at II O'Clock M, at
the front door of the court house OF
Goldsboro, the real estate described
in said deed of trust as follows:
ssTwo certain lots OF parcels Of land,
situated in the city of Goldsboro, N.
c., near the colored Baptist Church,
and which the said Jas. D. Uzzle in
herited as sole heir OF his mother
Lille Uzzle, deceased" One OF said
lots has a dwelling upon it-sald lots
will be sold separately.
TERMS Of SALE:
LIST. Twenty-Five (25) per cent. OF
the purchase money will be required
! in cash and the balance will be Gil
| vided into three equal installments
| of (. 8 and 10 months, respectively,
| from date with interest, ACQUIRED by
| the bonds of the purchaser with ap'
proved personal security thereto.
End. The lots will be at the risk
of the purchasers from the time they
are bid off, upon payment in full o
the purchaser price OF said lots,
Twill convey the sametot the purchaser
by deed, with special warranty Q
the title. properly prepared at the
purchasers expense and rendered
time for execution. The purchase
will be entitled to the rents ant
profits Of said property from the day
of sale and to possessions on January
LIST 1905. The said Lille UEzle In
termarried with a certain David s
Aldridge and departed this life II
April 1904. Given under my hans
this 22nd day of July, 1904.
l.. FLOYD MOCK,
Trustee,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Badly Hurt.

A mule, hitched to a buggy, be-
longing to a farmer by the name of
Bradshaw, became frightened at
Bill Chatman's advertising wagon
Monday, when near MI. Lon
Pearsall's residence, as he was COM
ing into town, and ran away, tearing
up the buggy and throwing Mr..
Bradshaw to the ground. In the
fall his hand was badly broken up
and he was otherwise painfully in
iured.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
THE A. & N. C.. LEASE.

At length, and at last, a lease Of
the A. & n. G. R.. r. has been con-
summated, as will be read elsewhere
in this issue.
The ARGUS was in favor of the
home syndicate being awarded the
lease, but the private stockholders
almost unanimously endorsed the
Rowland proposition, and, the State
concurring with the majority of the
private stock, MI. Rowland got the
lease, which has already been duly
executed and the road turned over
to him, and he is in full charge
and there you are.
IfMr. Rowland carries out the
verbal pledges with which he sup
plemented the stipulations in his
lease, and which, together with his
splendid reputation as a man of in
tegrity and his fine record as a pro-
gressive and successful financier had
much to do with his winning the
lease, then, indeed, will the terri
! tory traversed by the A. & n. G. R..
r., from Goldsboro to the sea, be
benifted beyond the possibility of
F! computing and the people blessed a
thousand fold.
That Mr.. Rowland will do the
things he says he will we have no
reason to doubt, and we shall look
for their fulfilment and the benef-
cent consequences thereof as the ris-
ing sun of a new era Of undreamed OF
development and marvellous pros
perity for Eastern North Carolina.
So mote it be! We shall see what
we shall see. In the meantime, the
ARGUs is no harbinger OF evil as re.
sultant from the lease and stands
ready to aid with all its ability the
promised development cheerful,
and hopefully.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Death of a Little Child.

The death of little Herman, the IS
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Bedford, occurred at their home
on North John street, Monday a. N.
at 6 O'Clock, from a throat affection.
To the bereaved familythe ARGUS
extends its sincere sympathy, and in
their sad hour of aff1iction would
point them to a merciful God who
alone can comfoEt and console their
troubled hearts.
Weep not for the little one. fond
parents, it. is safe in the arme OF
Jesus.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Smith-HOIlOWelI.

MI. and Mrs. w. R. HolloWell
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Miss Vir-
ginia Estelle Tomlinson, to Mr.. Her
man Cobb Smith, on Wednesday
evening, September Il, at s o'clock,
in the Presbyterian church.
The prospective groom is the pop
ular young cashier of the Goldsboro
Savings and Trust Company, and
the bride-eIect is, the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Mrs. w.
R. Hollowell, and are both of this
CITY.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
ROBBED A ~ssDISPENSARY.''
Several People Land in the CAL
abOOse But the Man Who
Stole the Liquor is Still

Unknown.
There is no use talking about it,
some people are going to have liquor
no matter what the consequence may
be. If they can't buy it they will
steal it, even if they have to lay in
Jail, or spend a term in the peniten-
tiary. You might place a half-pint
of corn whiskey at the top of a
creased pole as high as St. Paul's
church steepls and as large as the
stand pipe and some red-nosed rum
sucker would devise some means to
get that bottle down before the sun
went down and wouldn't lose a drop
of the tsfre water" either.
There is a place on north John
street-so they say-we have never
been there-called "The Dispen-
sary.n where it is said some people
! can buy whiskey in small quantities.
Saturday night, about II or 1
O'Clock, after "The Dispensary'' had
closed for the day, some fellow who
was evidently tried of having his
whlskey "dished out'' in such small
quantities, decided to break up the
dispensary business, SO he broke into
the place and stole all the whiskey
on hand-about Al gallons, keg, fau.
cette. and all. In fact cleaned uE
everything in sight, and to add in
suit to misery, placed a display care
on the back door of the place, which
reads: "Dispensary closed for 1;
days"
Who stole the whiskey OF wher'
it was carried after stolen, is still
a mystery-but one thing is certain
, who ever got it was not selfish witt
it and did not appropriate it Ito hi
,own use exclusively. Yesterda.
morning a number of people wer
found to be under the influence c
whiskey about the streets and sever
Handed in the calaboose where the,
remained until sober, but up to tn
:. present time it is not known VIII
put "The Dispensary'' out of bus
ness, and no one seems to care.
P. S.-The keg and faucette be
been found, but the whiskey ha
! tall leaked out.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Struck by Lightning.

During the thunder storm that
passed over this Section Sunday
afternoon, lightning struck the barn
of a colored man by the name OF
Jesse Davis, who lives on Mr.. Jno.
l.. Hooks place, near Fremont,
burning it up, together with lot OF
feed, farming implements, etc.
A mule belonging to a neighbor,
that was in a stable under the barn,
was also burned up.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Always Remembers the Argus
"BOyS.'

Mr.. Barnes Aycock, a member OF
the Board Of Education of Wayne
count, always remembers the ARGUS
ssboyso when he comes to town.
A few days ago he brought in a
nice watermelon and turned it over
to the "boys'' and Monday when
he drove up to the Office the first
thing he did was to present us with
a nice basket of apples, all OF which
were greatly enjoyed and highly ap'
Dreciatod.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Is it Not Foolish?

Why is it not just as foolish for
two nations to fight as for two men
to fight. The law says it is wrong
for men to fight and Furnishes them
for it. If the nations would get to-
gether they could stop war. Think
of the broken hearts. in Russia and
Japan on account of the vain glory
of the Gar and the Mikado.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08

c.. D. Taylor, Clerk of the City Board
Of Health Of Jacksonville, Fla, has
occupied that position for the last ten
years. In a recent letter to the Peruns
Drug Mfg. Co., he expresses his approval
Of their famous catarrh remedy Peruns
in the following words:
"The health OF the poor of a large city
Is always a question Of vital interest not
only to the city officials but to every
citizen. It has been q source Of much
satisfaction to me to find that SO large q
number of working people in moderate
circumstances have accepted Peruna as
their family medicine. It has cured q
large number Of cases especially of ca
tarrh of the head, lungs and stomach
and building up the general health ii
cannot fail but prove a help and blessing
to any community where it is generally
adopted and used. / have found it an
honest reliable remedy and am pleased
to endorse it."-G. D. Taylor, Clerk
Board Of Health.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use Of Peruna,
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving
full statement Of your case ana he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President o
The Hartman SanitaTium, Columbus
| Ohio.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
He is Not a Friend.

The man with the muscle cannot
do much without the man with the
dollars, and the man with the dol
lars can't do much without the man
with the muscle.
It takes muscle and dollars to
build factories and railroads and to
carry on all the great business of the
earth. Capital and labor r twin
brothers and the man who tries to
stir up strife between them is no
friend of either.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
The Cotton Market.

New cotton is still coming ndaily.
We understand that there is right
much old cotton that has not yet
been marketed.
Old cotton is bringing more than
new cotton, but our buyers say this
will not last long.
New cotton brought 1870 to-day,
while old cotton sold at IL cts.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
If Whiskey Were Free?

If whiskey, wine, beer, lemonade
and saltwater were free, and peo-
pie had to buy drinking-water, what
a rush there would be for water.
Other drinks are mere incidents in
the lives of people. Water is life. It
is a strange fact that men do not ap-
preciate blessings, until these bless
ings are lost.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
For G

In lots to suit farmers and mill men.
80 good secondhand wood and
steel rim split pulleys.
/ 8 horse power engine.
Lot water and steam pipe ] to 2.
Lubricators for engines.
Injectors for boilers, Electors,
Leather betting, new and second
hand, Rubber betting, new and
second hand.
l lot dressed flooring and ceiling
1 lot heavy lumber.
l good dump-cart and harness.
l post boring machine and bits.
Bolts and nuts. l lot shaft boxes
l 50 in. inserted tooth saw.
1872. cutoff saw, spring c%otters,
Set screws, Cap screws,
Pump strainers,
Lot f1ue cleaners, all sizes.
1 No. % Hancock inspirator.
1 Dbl. good machine oil. Also the
following machinery:
1 No. 3 lively engine directly con-
| nected to blower blast for foundry
1 No. 1 Root blower.
l Ii ton chain hoist.
/ Is Kelley shaper.
No. 3 Armstrong pipe machine,
for pipe up to 6 in.
Yankee Twist drill grinder.
No. 1 & () G. l.. G. drill chucks.
1 1S in. O. Basew swivel plain
+, chuck. / No. 2 Hack saw machine,
l "a in. 4 Jaw Ind. Chuck.
3 G. Parker vulcan vises,
1 No. 1 Grant key-seater and counter
shaft, 1 5 in. Belts vertical boring
I mill. 1 No. $50 Bell steam hammer,
l "a in. Osterlein milling machine,
l pair Fairbanks portable platform
scales, 1 16 in. Clement paternmak-
ers lathe, 1 36 in. Clement patern-
makers band saw, fitting table,
1 27x26 Lodge & Shipley, screw cut
ting lathe taper attachment.
1 emery grinder for machine shop,
Hand tools, ..such as drills, lathe
dogs, shaft gauges, reamers, boiler
ratchets, stocks, dies, wrenches, ma
chine tools etc.
Several lots of good secondhand
boiler tubes. Nearly new.
Office furniture, large safe, large
desk, large clock, type writer, etc.
I. F. DORTCH, Assignee,
ACME MACHINE WORKS,
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
New Method For Laundering.

Mr.. Davis, of the Goldsboro Steam
Laundry, after various experiments,
has succeeded in producing a new
method for laundering linen. He
has shown us a test of his new prep
aration which removes all stains,
thoroughly bleaches, disinfects and
leaves the linen in a healthy condi,
ton without the slightest injury to
the fabric.
We were shown a fine piece Of
paper which was immersed "a hours
in the preparation without injuring
it in the least.
The Goldsboro Steam Laundry has
adopted the new method and are
pxpecfine great results
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
THE ARGUS
DAILY AND WEEKLY.
Change ofDate.

The Southern Cotton Growers
Convention will meet at st. Louis,
Mo-, Monday, Sept. 26th, instead OF
Tuesday, the 9th, as was first an
nounced.
Delegates and visitors to that con
vention will please note change in
date of meeting.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
The Sale Closes Friday Evening.

Jos. Edwards great special sale
will close next Friday evening, and
the store will be closed all day Sat
urday.
The sale has been a decided sue
cess and Mr.. Edwards says he is
perfectly satisfied with the results.
He has a number Of bargains yet on
display, but they won't last long. II
you have not visited the sale do SC
to-day.
The sale was arranged and con
Quoted by Mr.. Nathan ]. Edwards;
who is indeed a hustler. He says
the ARGUS did the work.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
A Large Pear.

Mr.. J. E. Sasser, of Fork town
ship, brought to this Office to-day
one Of the largest pears we have
seen this year. It was a nice specl-
men of this fruit and weighted one
pound and s ounces.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Death of Little Child.

Our community in general deeply
svmpathize with MI. w. v. Will
Iiams, Of the Palace Drug Store, in
the shadow of gloom that has come
over his household.
The Death Angel visited the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Williams
Saturday morniagat 1880 O'Clock, and
claimed for its own their little eight
weeks old daughter, Margaret Es-
telle.
Weep not, fond parents, it is we'll
with the child, and although it is
heart-rending to part with those lit
tie ones that make the home happy
and cheerful, and are taken away
from us in the twinkling of any eye,
vet we know that it is Gods will
and He knows best, and doeth all
things well, and he alone can give
comfort and consolation in this sad
hour.
Mrs. Williams is also critically i'll
and their little boy is also very sick
! We all wish them a speedyrecovery'
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08

Every county should send to the
legislature men ofability, brains and
character.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08
Letter to a Goldsboro Doctor.

Dear Sir: For your house, no
matter what's the matter with tit
isn't a human you know-a prescrip-
ton:
Devoe lead-and-zinc. Apply with
a brush, from one to three coats
get a painter to do it.
Seven state chemists know all
about Devoe; have analysed it; re-
port it pure; will analyze it occa-
sionally. They buy it in the open
market whenever they like.
You know what the color and
| dryer are for; do you know what the
! lead-and-zinc and oil are for? MOI
being a painter, you may not choose
to know; but we'll tell you.
Lead-and-zinc and oil combine tx
form a rubbery waterproof coat t.
keep out dampness. That's tn
whole business.
The oil would do it alone; lead
and-oil would do it, without tn
zinc: zinc-and-oil without the lead
but the three together are best, be
cause they wear best.
We say TO you, ''get a painter
as we'd say to him, "get a doctor''-
every man to his trade. Can't al
be painters and doctors; don't wan
to.
You will be more successful in
prosperous looking house; and he j
good health. Take good care of on
;, another.
Yours truly,
E. w. DEVOE & &C
I P. s.-smith and Yelverton, Sc
. our paint.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-09-08

The fellow who stabs the good
name of another, would use a knife
ia the dark, fit were not for pence
tenfiarias and streaked clothes.
The Washington times., 1904-08-27
Roundabout. But Effective,

With proper diplomatic language
and mysufying seriousness, a dispatch
from London declares:
Prime Minister Balfour announced
this evening that the British govern
ment had ordered two cruisers from
the squadron at the Cape of Good
Hope without delay to locate the Rus
sian volunteer fleet steamers Smo-
lensk and Petersburg, and to convey
to them the orders OF the Russian
government that they must not fur
Their interfere with neutral shipping.
The premier stated that this action
was taken at the request of the Rus
sian government
There is no question that the Brit
ism commander will go upon that err
rand with zest and enthusiasm. Nor
is there any question that the Rus
sian government has lighted upon an
effective method not only of convey
ing lis orders without expense to it
self but also Of assuring itself that
they viii be obeyed to the letter.
Of course. one can fancy a fond
father saying to the man whose ap-
pies the son of the fond father had
been stealing. Please tell my boy
that papa says he must not steal ap-
pies any more" But one can also
fancy that such a process would hard
ly dignity the parent in the eyes of
either the man from whom the ap-
pies were stolen. nor in those of the
boy who did the stealing.
Verify that ten-and-a-half pound
youngster IN the home of the Car is
raising the mischief with the Rus
sian government or else the Russian
government is i'm the deliberate proc
ess of laying itself on the shelf along
side of Turkey and the glorious realm
of the Sultan OF Morocco.
The Washington times., 1904-08-27
WIRELESS" WILL BENEFIT
TIE WEATHER BUREAU

The transfer OF the control of ocean
meteorology through wireless telegraphv
from the photographic Office of the NAVY
Department 70 the Weather Bureau. is
expected 10 prove a boon to the Gov
eminent in the matter of forecasti-l-
storms at sea.
According To Prof. Willis L. Moore.
chief of the Weather Bureau. the change
viii result In the establishment Of un-
interrupted wireless communica ton with
all classes of vessels within 800 miles of
the Atlantic or Pacific Coast
Prof Moore says the Government in
tends 10 establish at least nifty stations
on the ocean coasts, which VIII enable
the bureau to keep al coast points nd
vised of the conditions at sea. Indeed
the bureau viii be able 10 keep one dJv
ahead of the weather on the co1st. as
1t Will be possible TO maintain COM
municatiOn at a distance of 800 miles
which is about one days movement OF
a mari.se storm
The Pacific Coast VIII be especially
benefited. although 10 is expected the
new system viii prove grear help ia
fOrecastug the heavy storms on the At
lantic Ocean coming from the w est In
dies.
The Washington times., 1904-08-27
HIS SIN FOUND HIM OUT.

Under the head of found guilty may
come this story of Mr.. Gardenhire. the
author OF LUX Crucis." a story pub
hshed by the Harpers, and one Of the
successful books Of the year. No one
would suspect Mr.. Gardenhire. the
quiet wan Street lawyer. and the
author of LUX Crucis," of the follow
ing delectable thing to the tune OF
Wien Johnnie Comes Marching
Home
mere was an old man. the story runs,
There was,- There was,
The father Of two soodly sons,
He wasi He was,
He lived on a ranch. so said the psalm,
Somewhere near Jerusalem;
The vicinity doesn't matter a -
1t don'ti il don't
There are many other verses Of equal
demerit, but one is sufficient to identity
The Prodigal Son" credited to William
Nye and sung by Thomas Seabrooke in
The Cadi.' This song, when publish
ed, sold $4,000 copies, and as Mr.. Nye
denied the authorship, and it became a
matter Of much dispute, Harrison Grey
Fiskc. Of the Dramatic Mirror" set
out TO run the matter down. The evil
dence led to MIR. Gardenhire, who made
due confession, but declared that he
had reformed
The Washington times., 1904-08-27
AN AUTHORS TRAINING.

Francis Lynde. whose new novel,
The Grafters,' is destiG d, according
to Life to please more American
readers than any book OF tho season,
was bent on being an author from very
early years. But a strong common
sense which characterizes all his &C
tons told him that the way TO write
was first to live. So he lived half "a
lifetime in the most active occupa-
ton he could find, quite largely for the
purpose Of gathering material FOR his
present calling
misunderstanding is Mr.. Lyndc's
particular forte. He can walk along
a street where he knows no one person
ally and read the character of nine men
out of ten in passing, by scanning their
faces.
This is how he learned IL. For years
ne was a travelling passenger agent In
his territory there were four or five
hundred ticket agents whom he was
supposed to know well enough to make
them Of full value to the railroad com
pany- His visits 10 these men were
momcntary, and he studied physiog-
nomy till he could meet a man in in
tervai of train-stopping and almost
tell how many children he had-this in
the first interview.
The Washington times., 1904-08-27
Secretary COTteluOu'S WAY.

p The effects of Mr.. Cortelyou's re-
markable executive ability are be
ginning to be visible at Republican
headquarters. The campaign is car
ried on in a manner somewhat differ
eut from that in which previous cam
paigEs haze been managed. There is
not so much racket and surface en-
thusiasm, but the knowing ones say
that the work is going on just the
same. Democratic campaigners have
already found, in carrying out their
ideas, that the astute Republican
manager has forestalIed them at more
than one point
Mr.. CortelyOu has always had a fac
ulty of doing things without seeming
to do them. As President McKinley's
private secretary. and afterward as
President Roosevelt's. and still later
as the Secretary of a new Department
presenting complex and unusual diff
fculties, he showed this peculiar fac
uly. He is a new kind Of campaign
manager, but the old-timers are be-
ginning to see that he can do things.
Some of the wheeI-hOrses were in
clined to think regretfulIy Of Senator
Hannas day, when they first went
over to New York to see how things
were going. Senator Hanna was also
new TO campaign management. and
he made a signal success of IL. His
personal power, his large experience.
his evident devotion TO the cause of
Mckinley, caused that gathering of
the Republican forces to be pic
Uresque az moving sight. not only
because of its importance in the al
fairs Of the country, but because of
the vitality and magnetism Of the
great controlling personality. There
is nothing of this in the present cam
paign. MIR. COrtelyou is not a promi-
nent figure. There is no hurrahfng.
no spellbinding, no racing hither
and thither, no obvious gathering OF
the "henchmen," and yet everybody
in that place is working. and work
ing hard. The fact is that the whole
business is so organized that it goes
ON Ike clockworb. 1t may seem as
if not much is being done, but a mill
race looks calm until you thrust a
stick down into it. and chen you
know il is nothing of the kind. II is
an interesting and impressive pro-
ceeding. is Mr.. Cortelyous manage
ment of Q national campaign.