Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-01-28
The Citizens Military Band of

The Citizens Military Band of
twenty-five pieces, assisted by al
number of the best lady musicians of
the city, will give a musicale at the
Opera House on the night of Feb
ruary the End. AS the proceeds will
be devoted to preparing the band for
a series of open air concerts to be
given at Herman Park it is to be
hoped that every one will contribute
to making the event the success it SO
richly deserves.
The same overwhelming sentiment
that gave to prohibition such a signal
victory at the ballot box recently in
Goldsboro is going to sweep every
vestige of the present city govern
ment out of power in the May cleo
ton if, in the meantime, III city of
fcials fail-as they are doing-to see
that the prohibition law of this town
is enforced in accordance with the
will of the people who enacted it. A
word to the wise should be sufficient.
It is predicted that the despised
and worthless little English sparrow
will develop into the scientific agent
to finally save u cotton fields from
the raVages of the Mexican boil
weevil and mother IF the old-time
caterpillar. We r glad to know the
English sparrow is going to be of
service to mankind some of these
days. So far as most ohservant peO-
pie have been able to learn the ubi-
quitous fussy little fowl has been not
only a disturber of the public peace,
but a constant mischief-maker and
general nuisance.
1t is with exceeding regret, and
real personal sorrow that the ARGUS
chronicles the death tf Mr.. B.. b.
Witherington. of Faison, younger
and only brother of MIR. M. S. With
erington, of this city, and a man
highly esteemed by all who knew
him and greatly beloved by his
lhosts of personal friends. He died of
pneumonia on Saturday morning
land was buried Sunday afternoon.
He was a leading merchant of his
town and an active sptrlt in all that
blended to develop its interests and
further lis progress, and he will be
sadly missed ia his community. His
wife and several young children
survive him, and in their irrePar-
able loss and deep sorrow they have
the sympathy of their many friends.
Judicious advertising bring re-
suits not only because the public is
| thus informed where and how they
can buy and sell, but because such a
policy shows thrift and enterprise.
The man who does not advertise is
like the man who sits down and
tWaits for something to turn up,
" lille the man who does advertise is
Iikethe nran who goes out and turns
up something. To get business these
DAYS the merchant or manufacturer
has got to go afteG it. If he doesn't,
the other fellow will get the 'busi-
ness. The advertiser goes after 1t,
by keeping his a and prices be-
fple the public. Everybody in a
community MAY know Mr.. So-and-
$50 has a large department store, but
if Mr.. SO-and-So doesn't advertise
the people will gradually forget it.
Nearly all the prosperous business
enterprises have realized this, and SO
theyare constantly jogging the mem
Dry Of the public by advertising.
The cotton is not quite all out of
the hands OF the farmers yet in this
section, as is shown by the large
number of bales that suddenly make
their appearance on this market
whenever there is a substantial adj
vance in the price. Tuesday, for in
stance, it looked like a mid-fall day
on our market for a while with cot
ton on country carts, while our buy
ers seemed just as anxious for the
feecy staple at 10 cents as they were
when it was going at s cents. And
the price of tobacco, too, they say, is
looking up. The golden leaf has
been a poor source Of revenue to the
farmers this season, and it is prob
'aN1e that the acreage planted in to-
bacco the coming year will be greatly
; reduced all over Eastern North Caro-
lima, and cotton planted, instead.
However this may be. the ARGUS
would again urge upon its thousands
of farmer readers, who look to it fol-
suggestions and guidance, not TO neg
lect their corn crops. Plant all the
cotton possible to tend; but plant
corn, also, abundantly.
800 DIR. L. DetchOn's Anti.
Diuretic may be worth to yon NOR
, tAbor G100 IF Won hava q child WIN