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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23

vals of business and by neglect of symp-
toms Which nave peer warning him a
year past, that his stomach was failing
In it's duties"
The symptoms of a disordered stomach
are, among others, variable appetite, sour
rlSInSs, heartburn, undue fullneSs after
eatlng, dull headache, dingy complexion.
olscolored eye, fluctuations in physical
strength, nervousness, SleeplessneSS de-
pondency. No person will have ali these
symptoms at once.
The restoration of the stomach to sound
health, begins with the first dose OF DR..
Plerce's Golden Medical Discovery. The
cure progresses until the functions of the
stomach are in healthy operation. Then
The nerves are quiet and strong, the an
petite healthful, the sleep ~restfu1, the eve
bright, the complexion clear.
sPlease accent my thanks for the benefit
c Which b my chi Il RECEIVED from your medi-
Mo. "He had been troubled for nearly a
year with liver complaint, Indigestion and
conStipatlon. | gave him your Golden
Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets
and they did him great good. / gave him
the Discovery about eight months amdd
several walls of the Pellets He seems to
be perfectly well now"
If you mi a cure accept no substituta
for "Gol6en Medical Discovery"
@,cxces These ORIGINAL Little Liver
~CsAsswS Pills, first put up by old Dr.
AeWeNe r. V. Pierce over 40 Years ago.
have been much. initiated but
never equ4ieo. They're made of purely veg
etable. concentrated and refined medicinal
principles. extracted from native American
roots and plants: They speedily relieve and
Livers and Bowels and their attendant dis
CIeSS1ul ailments. One OF two q laxative
three or four a cathartic.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23

Russia's ninety-nine year lease OF
Port Arthur has already expired.
Nogi did it.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23

\ The question which interests the
meat e tnsumers now is whether the
cheaper price follows the INDUCTION
and if SO, when.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23

The Franklin Times says: Con-
gress is about to settle the que5uiou
Of polygamy for all time. 1t will
take up divorce next week and We
mayyet look for a race suicide la ~. IL
will not be long until eAeura4, .
editions of the Congre,s.,Aal H5 ~
will be a necessity.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23

The Age-Herald says: A man
who courted by telephone is suing
for divorce. 1t serve him right for
winning a Woma without a sofa.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
SUNDAY, oCTonEI, l. 1905.
OPTlMIST AT 80.

The Philadelphia Lcdgcrs New York
correspondent paints a pleasing ncn
picture of Hon. Henry Gassawnv
Davis, cahdi'latc for vicr-prcsicmt on
the Democratic ticket ia The last ma
tional campaign. The correspondent
recently ran across the distinguished
West NirGinian in II Gotham hotel, in
communicative frame M mind Mos;
young people. he declares. are suffer-
Ing from cynicisn. l'hcy look at life
through smoked glasses am, see nnih
ing ahead of them hut trouble. He
continues
Although nj my age see that
much which liz held in estimation
fairly admits of sarcastic treatment,
| must say have mighty little taste
for the sarcasm The fact is 10 BE- a
cynic ana 81 nj one and Tho same time
is against the nature of things.
The West Virginia Gnancicr is u
striking illustration OF Tho rail! of iEc
axiom that man is never older thnn
he feels
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
THE FIRST CIGARS.
fInvnnns Were Smoked In TnrIs ns
Long Ago I'M 1SI3.

finHnnns Were smoked In Paris ns
Long Ago I'M 1SI3.
When were cigars first smoked! Ac.
cording TO Il French authority, the weed
III this shape WAS not Introduced into
France till the return of the French
army from Spain In 1913 This fact is
on the authority of IIippolytc Anger
the dramatic author, who writes thus
In his memoirs:
Our return from Paris was by way
OF Orleans. On the route we met
quite frequently officers returning from
Spain. They had generally cigars IN
their mouths Il new habit. since he
come general. From this poiirt of view
the campn'gn of 1873 had the good
financial result of establishing Il new
branch of import trade"
Another document, however, carries
back the use OF The cigar To II slightly
carrier period. The Hermit OF ILL,
Chassee dAn,in." 1913. going ITO Sc,
his nephew, II young officer ut iparis
finds him ut his hotel in morning. COS
tune and smoking Il Havana cigar
The taste for cigars seems mt this ,tinlt
10 have been sufficiently extended tt
make them common article in .tht
stock of every grocer who was careful
10 cater to the wants OF his customers
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
OLD TIME OUTING.
With which Samuel Pcpys Was
Very Much Pleusct

Samuel pcpys describes seven
tccnth century Sunday outing. and the
tale has very modern ring to it.
Lords day" he writes, cup. AMI my
wife, little before !, to mike lis
ready" And here he records his an
noyancc that ''shc was so long about
it," lepys then goes On: "Shc ready
and taking some bottles of wine and
beer and cold rowlc with u.s." Coach
and four horses from London TO Ep-
som. where they arrived at ) O'clock.
drank the waters. ordered dinner, ate
II. ~ good dinner and were merry"
After dinner. the day being wonderful
hot. 10 sleep"
Then followed Il coach to take the
ayre.' a shepherd with Il little boy
reading the Bible with the forced tone
that children do usually. read that was
mighty pretty" The shepherd did
bless Cod for that boy In EPSON
town poor woman with her milk
pair and did drink our bcllyfulls of
milk." Then To the coach. it being
about { ut night.
So pleased WAS pcpys with his days
results that he records his resolution
Never 10 keep Il country house, but
To keep cuach ana with my wife on Il
Saturday to 20 sometimes for Il day Ia
this place and then quit to another
place. and there is more variety and
as little charge ana no trouble as there
is III Il country house"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
FLAG ETIQUETTE.
Rules Tint Govern the Display OF
the National Emblem.

Rules Tint Govern the Display of
the National Emblem.
The government regulations provide
thai on The death of Il president in Of
flee its flag shall be displayed ut half
mast only one day
In memory of the soldiers who lost
their lives during the civil war. on
May 30, Memorial day, each year the
United States displays its flag ut half
stan ut all army posts. stations and
national cemeteries from sunrise until
midday. Immediately before noon n
dirgc is played by the band or field
music, and the national salute OF TWEEN
ty-onc guns is fired. 1t the conclusion
OF this memorial tribute at noon the
flag is hoisted 10 the top Of the staff
ana remains there until sunset The
idca is that the national ensign is too
sacred M object 10 be long in mourn
Ing for any man or number of men, no
inntter how exalted their rank
The flag reversed. with the union
down. indicates distress. Tile flag on
anything but fort actually b,4siege,l
should never he displayed between sun
sci and sunrise
When the flag is to be displayed nj
half mast 1t is lowered to that position
from the top of the staff. Ii Is holstcd
to the top before it is finally lowered
Washington Post
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
ELECTRICITY ON RAILROADS.

Tho trend of the day in railway
equipment is indicated by The fact thu,
the New York, Few Haven amd Hart.
FORD Railroad has placed IN order with
the Westinghouse Company TOR p
electric locomotives. These arc to hc
oI the single phase altcrnatin" current
type. Each lucunutivc will weigh IS
Tons and will he capable of maintain.
ing schedule speed of 20 miles an
hour in local service with n 200-ton
train, making stops from % miles and
reaching q maximum speed of II miles
IN hour between stations.
In express service Il speed of 30 40
40 miles an hour can be maintained
with train weighing 25U tons. For
handling heavier loads two or moro
locomotives can he coupled together
ana handled from the forward cab.
The locomotives will have four mo-
tors each. developing 100 horsc-powcr,
or total Of 900 horsepower.
AS soon ms The motor equals tho
locomotive in spaced. endurance ana
chrapncss of operation it. inevitably
will Suppani The monster which now
brlchcs forth huge volumes of black
smoke and cindcrs. When that day
comes one of the worst trials of The
travelling public will have been elm.
mated
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
4 Decided Opinion.

II was iii n railroad accident once"
said bishop. and I was helping an
elderly lady from our wrecked car. Be
hind us came Il noble looking English
lady with her husband by her site.
''Shc was scolding him well for start
ing on tlicir Journey on Friday. 4
told You, James, she said, something
would happen if we should start OH
Friday
MADAM said I, do you know that
Columbus set sail TO discover America
OH Friday
"She looked Mt me with indignation
and said, Sir, in my opinion it is a
great pity America was ever discovered
iBt.alL,"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
BETTER THAN DIVIDENDS.

Although The annual report of the
Chesapeake x Ohio Railroad Com
pany for the last fiscal year shows an
oXcclant iinincial condition, with "A
steady accumulation Of profits from
the business of The system, the report
shows ono thing that is better than
me most remarkable monetary exhibit
TINT could have been made under any
conceivable circumstances. The Clcs.
apcakc Il Ohio did not kill Il passc,l-
scr during The entire year ending
June 30th, 1905 Norfolk Landmark.
That is Il record Of which any large
railway corporation in the country
might be proud. When il is rcmem.
h"rcd that the G. Il q. has not permit.
ted safe and conservative handling of
trains To Interfere with efficiency and
dispatch The record becomes all the
more Il reason for pride ami consratn-
lation.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

The amount Of whskcy now stored
in the Louisville disiillcry is 5$,92l ,1GS
gallons, and the Kentucky State Jour
nal says: AS every gallon contains
twenty drinks, we have total of over
l."noooO,00n drinks in This one dis
trlct From the foregoing we pre-
sumo thai our Kentucky friends still
arc in position to use the water in
their good old state for the purpose
Ut running under bridges for a few
more weeks.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
HOME.SEEkERS' RATES
To California and Pacific Coast Points,
Sept. 18th to Oct. 31st, Inclusive.

sept. 10Th 70 OCT. 5Ist, INCLUSIVE.
Southern Railway now selling one.
way tickets 10 Pacific Coast Points at
extremely low rate of $4G.75. No
change Of train from Norfolk.
Through tourist car to- Los Angeles
and San Francisco, leaving Washing
ton Mondays and Fridays. passing
Salisbury $40 a. IN. Tuesdays and Sat.
nrtlnys. Berth rate only $3.50. Route
Southern Railway through "Thc Land
Of the Sky" and Memphis.
Connection for tourist car leaves
Norfolk 1880 p. M, Mondays aud Fri
days
For particulars write w. w. CROX.
TON. passenger agent, 90 CRANKY
street, Norfolk, Va. 9.19.37t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
outing Magazine for October.

The first number of The new volume,
number NLNll. of The Outing Maea.
zinc, if il is 20 sci the standard Tor
those To como aftcrward. prcsagcs II
Snndy amount of unusual litratllrc
on topics ranging from one end OF the
globe Ia the other. rs is the custom
of the magazine in question.
The piece dc resistance OF this; num-
her is, We suppose, he opening chap.
tcrs Of Alfred Henry Lewis new story,
The Throwback.' which is to ap,
pear in serial during the year.
We find Mr.. Lewis writing from Tho
start with that virility that is his fore.
most characteristic.
The only other piece Of fiction this
month is called Friends" and is
by Lawrence Mott The young liar,
ward man, who. if one may be par
honcd for using so undieniiicd an cX-
preston, is 81 surprisingly important
toad in This years literary puddle We
doubt if we cxaggeratc when we say
that there is no young writer iii
Amcrica-surely on these last two
years crop-who has been SO much
discussed as Mr.. Mott
or special interest. because of the
cavalry drill, in Madison Square Gar.
den earlier in the year. is Ralph u.
painc's The American Trooper ara
His Mount" in which the author uses
as example the crack mcn-G Troop.
Fifteenth Cavalry. we belcvc--tia,
rode off with the trophy
From the pen Of one who is in the
employ of the government. Maurice
O. Eldri,lgc of The u. S. Office Of public
roads, comes an instructive article
with The suggestive title Of "Mcnding
Our Ways" I 4 go.
For the sporsmaH there is muci,
Gcod reading: Tho Choicest Game.
Ri.d," by Lynn Rogue Hunt; ski
;cring for Pi :!icrcl,' t. Clarence Dem.
irg; Stalking ON he Scottish Mon:s,'
l." II. a. Va:Lcll, and t:uly hu;l IRONS
exploitation Of the Main eui;la-h0ok
fairy tales by William lIicliox in "Ang.
ling by Guide Book"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

II is said radium will probably cure
insanity. DR.. S. G. Tracy, Of New
YORK, in speaking of its says The man
ncr Of application is by means of n
sort Of cap closely fitted To the pa
licnt's head. This is charged with
radum and barium of 10000 activity.
Perhaps the wheels i'll the mans head
hccomc discouraged in the face If
such strenuous competition.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
LITERARY NOTES.
TALES or THE RoAD-By Charles

TALES or THE ROAD-By Charles
\. Crcwdson. ~ mo. cloth. Chicago:
Thompson & Thomas 1905. Price,
$l.5o.
Tales Of The Road" by Charles y.
Fr"wsdoiI. is IN odd hook. When first
YOU read il YOU yield yourself CON
pl"toly IN the sheer rnjoymcn, Of its
Hiori"S-stnrios that have the rcal
David lIarum quality and deal with
tho world of huying and selling in
which so large IL portion OF all our
lives arc spent. Then, if you chance
To be Il man, the book sticks in your
mind until Won take a fresh view OF
it and lind Yourself saying: Yes,
those wore bully stories: h-t that
book is II Whole lot more tn any man
at business than Il string of clever
tales about The experiences of sales
men and merchants; there is so much
uf the sound, hard sense of practical
salcsmnnslIip in every page Of the
book that ii must he regarded rs AZ,
Invaluable tool of business"
The appeal Of this hook is about as
universal as masculini.y. You can
NOT think OF 81 man either too CONNER
cial ar too cultivated in his tastes 90
fail ct heart: enjoyment in the read
Ing Of his book This is because its
stories are The real thing and deal
simply and ponicdly with human M.
inrc. Tales of he Road" is an Gle
mental book That grips and holds tho
attention by its dual lines of inter
est: the wclltold anccdntc that awali-
ems Il quick response in the mind of
every one who has PLAYED the "amc
of barter and sale. and the clear, sharp
and practical illumination which these
stories shed upon the real, underlying
principles of good craftsmanship. il is
in fact. as one merchant puts it, las
full Of valuable points rs porcu-
pine.
Charles y. Crcwdson, the author. is
to-day actively employed as travel
ing salesman. Almost seventeen years
ol service ON inc road mas given him
remarkable experience from which
To draw his stories and observations
II is understood that there is not Il
tale in The entire book that that IS
NOT drawn directly from life. Mr.
Crcwtlson is 81 Kcntuckian. Earlier
in his experience as n travelling sales
man he utilized his "oif-road time" by
taking n course in the University of
Chicago. lie has travelled widely in
Europe and Egypt.
Tho illustrations in this hook, six.
teen in number, are too pointed and
clever 10 he passed without comment
They are drawn by J. ]. Gould and arc
clever pieces of character work. The
book contains go pages.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

y Pennsylvania editor thinks too
much Iuss is being made over the wife
OF laborcr who coughed up two frogs
VIII our esteemed contemporary H.
us know how many frogs he thinks
FUSS"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

Mdamc iimmbcit proposc"c to live
~ New York when released from Dri-
son. fcrhaoS the famous swindler has
been reading the cpigrams OF Amcria' $
greatest Snowman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

There has been a 5pcr-ccnt. boost
in The price of diamonds. Tho 25 per
cent. increase in the price of beef
steaks. however. is of more interest
10 The nvcraEo h0mSchOldcr
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

The birmingham News saws that
l",o0" Industrious, law-abiGin7 i'm,
migrants can get work" there. That's
"cntic way TO shoe the ubiquitous
tramp who now has n ycarning de-
sire to turn his face southwark, Gro
The frost is on the punkin."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

Look higher" says John d. Rookie
Teller, and lie probably will cxcmpify
the advice by forcing consumers to
observe higher prices for Standard Oil
products
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01

Miss Ida Tarbcll did not attend the
Rockefeller surprise party. Which
shows that the function wasn't so
surprising as it might have been.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-10-01
MAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS.
TELEPHONE NUN BEERS.

No cmploye of the Daily Press Com
pany IS authorized to contract any oh
legation in the name OF the company,
or 10 make purchases in The name Of
the same except upon orders SiSucd by
the PUBLISHER OF TIE DAILY
PRESS.
The statesman., 1905-12-22

schools OF Blancha I'd, has proven
valuable addition TO Chyenne society
and material help to our musical
development. She is leader of the
choir Of the A. NJ. E. Church and pos
sesses a rich soprano voice OF great
range. She is also dramatic reader
and elocutionis' OF marked ability.
Mrs. Clara Ashford is an active fac
tor in every movement that tends to-
ward the elevation Of the race. She
possesses education, refinement and
ability to organize. It was by her
foresight that the Afro American Wo
mems Searchlight Club was started
and brought together in a social and
and intellectual body the majority Of
our best women.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
NE Vas a Good sehmoker.o

Judge Mayer Sulzberger of Philadel.
phla numbers among his clients and
acQuaintauces a number OF good peo-
pie of Pennsylvania Dutchland. In one
OF these villages was man who nev.
er could be prevailed upon to speak
evil OF another. In the course Of at-
fairs the village nuisance died. Most
OF his townsmen declared they were
glad he was gone. Old Schmidt, the
kindly man, shook his head In disap-
proyal.
One disgusted man said: Well,
Schmidt, tell US one thing that can be
said for him that would not have put
him in Jail"
Old Schmidt realized the. weakness
OF his position but held out, As they
we're waiting for him to speak he re,
moved HIS pipe and said, doggedly:
We'll, he vas good schmoker"
The statesman., 1905-12-22
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
FOR CHRISTMAS.
American Eagle in Penn.yIvsois

A magnificent specimen of the
bald" or American eagle, was killed
one evening this week on Morris
Clark's hill by NJ. E. Palmer and W.
E. Clark. The bird. which was about
two years old, had not fully come to
maturity, and yet would hardly be
called a spring chicken.
1t measured six feet eight inches
across the wings from tip to tip, and
two feet seven inches in length. Its
claws were fully two inches long and
its beak libSe over three inches
Mansfield Advertiser.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
Growth Of Winnipeg.

Winnipeg, Manitoba. is said to ba
the fastest growing city in the world.
It is thirty years old, has population
Of 10000, and has seventeen banks.
Its wholesale trade in 1903 amounted
to Sl50,000,000, Its climate is Ike
that of Berlin, Germany, the latter city
being l5S miles farther north thar
Winnipeg.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
ENDEARINe TERMS LONG KNOWN
Antiquity Of Affectionste Diminutiyes
for Parents.


German chauylnism penetrates
everywhere nowadays. Some earnest
Teutons have started the idea that
German children must drop the words
Mama and Papa" in favor OF
Mutter7 (motherl and Water" Cfath-
err. How" say they, can anybody
prefer the unmeaning Mama to the
deep and impressive 'Mutter'? Moth
ing can replace for a German the word
Mutter certainly not the French
Mama A certain philolosist.
however, asks how # can be suggested
that the word Mama is derived
from the French. seeing that Il is
probably to be found in all languages
OF the world. In the numerous dia.
lects OF Africa and in India the word
Tor mother is Mama which Is civ.
IN as a title OF honor to every elderly
dame deserving Of esteem and respect
Mama ~ Papa" tBabaJ are so
generally used in all parts Of the world
that they probably date back some
thousands Of years.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
STRUCK AT THE WHOLE BUNCH.
No Wonder 5atsman Was Able tc
Line Them Out"


In one OF the smaller baseball
leagues there was player known
throughout the league for his battlus
ability. aud. strange to say, he hardly
ever faced a pitcher when not. more
Or less, under the influence OF liquor.
This caused much comment among
the fans, and one day. after he had
won a close and exciting game by one
OF tie longest hits ever seen on the
grounds, while he was so intoxicated
that he could not stand before the
pitcher without swaylug from side TO
side, one Of them was prompted by
curiosity lfor they know that Il was
not altogether a lucky" hit. as he had
done the same thing on several other
occGstons) to ask, How is Il you can
bat so well when You can hardly stand
on your legs7' We'll" the player
said. IN tell you. When the pitcher
delivers the bah 10 me can see about
half dozen of them. and IL can't
hit one of them I'm not much good,
am u"
The statesman., 1905-12-22
Gould May Have Racing Stable.

There IS a rumo, in New York that
George Gould intends 70 so upon the
turf James W Cooley, a wellknown
polo player has purchased ten thor
oughbred yearlinSs and report has It
that he really represents Mr.. Gould,
who will organize a frst-class stable
and compete with Messr. Belmont,
Keene, Whitney ThomR and other
multi.millionaires for turf honors next
year. Mr.. Cooley will not say who he
is acting for other than that his prin,
cipal is wellknown millionaire, new
to the racing world Mr.. Cooley is 4
friend OF Mr.. Gould.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
Premature

Mays father gave her his consent
to marry Tom before Tom proposed
And then took It back, suppose.
me heartless CID"
no. Then Tom didn't propose"
The statesman., 1905-12-22
A True Statement.

What is it that man takes long.
est to learn and that he forgets soon.
est?-That he is his own worst en-.
emy.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
Short Lives Of EAST Indians.

The native OF India has an average
lie of twenty-four years, as against
forty-four In this country.
The statesman., 1905-12-22
Keen Cheerful.

Once be gives way to pessimisl
business man has, reached the SNzlN-
ning OF the end.