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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-03-29
MORTGAGE SALE

3y virtue of mortgage, executed
or. LAY of July, 1905, by John
-r. tf.rrs aud Mary A. Floars, his
+, &" ". b. Person, the Under
s"-d ~'.' SCH by publIc auction
III the Court House aG)r IN
-al" oru, on the 3cd day o. April,
800. at II O'Clock M, the prooerty,
:pnveyad by said mortgage, bong
certain tract of land lying in Great
swamp township, Wayne county,
and bounded as follows:
Beginning at stake, corner of the
achOoI house lot, and runs thence s..
67 E. 3 chains and Is links to pine,
asde line; then N. 7Oa e. IA chains
and 70 hn!Ks to a stake in slash;
then N. 424 E. 15 chains and 10
liuks to pine on side of path; then
N.l9a w. chains to a post-oak then
N. o94 E. chains and 40 links to a
take; then N. 40 E. 4 chains and 43
.4nks to g sake on hesouth side of
ranch; then down said branch to
uterspction of line from white oak
5. 52 w; then with said line N.
z E. To said oak; tnen up said swamp
% cnaIns and u LINKS to a stake,
AGoA COTHeTj CHou =. oo4 t. ~
h.Ius aud Al links to a pine, looks
'rnei; Dhen S. E. 23s chains to a
Ike Ia At nuuch of back gum point
II ; .nen 5. 8O4 w. 9 chains AID 81
ilnks 10 small slash pine; then s.
oo3 w. chains and 20 links to a
sGeAe; then s. 723 w. II chains and
80 links to a post-oak; then N. S9}
w. "a chains and 10 links to shorl
leaf pine on the County road; then
with said road to the beginning, con-
1aining two hundred and fifty three
(253) acres, more or less.
w. B. PERSON.
This March End, 1906.
In the sale of the above property
$4,000 will be taken cash, and the
balance i'll 8 equal yearly install-
lnents, bearing per cent interest,
secured by mortgage, On this prop
orty are eight or ten million feet of
'aW timber, twenty to twenty-five
..sousand cords of wood and light
wood, and fOur-hOrse cleared farm.
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DR.. KilgO improved.

Durham, N. c., March 26.-For
several weeks DR.. J. G. Kilgo, press
dent of Trinity College, has been ill,
and as resalt of the reports that
have reached the people large num-
bers of letters haved poured in at the
college, more than can be handled.
The following statement from the
college this evening will be of in
terest: ''President Kilgo, who for
some days has been suffering from
an attack of sclatica, is much improv-
ed.'
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SECRET IS OUT.
j. HI. Hill & Son Makes Public
Formula of Mi-O-na, the
Guaranteed Cure + r
StOmah Troubles.

Guaranteed Cure +
Stomah Troubics.
J. II. Hill. & Son are very anxious
to have Mi-,;-nl, d remedy Whices
they sell under Il guarantee as q cure
for stomach troubles, tested rlgidly
in every case of heartburn, acute
dyspepsia, wind on the stomach, loss
of appetite, annoying dreams, sleep
lessness, general weakness aud de-
bility, or where the vital powers
need restoration, ~and the digestive
organs do not act IS they should.
Mi-o-na is corposed Of til muth
subgaIlate, by all odds the very
best medic II, kGoWn for Intestinal
diseases.
With this is combine d c"r;uIn tx
alate, a standard remedy in the
treatment OF all irritation Of tht
stomach and dige4tive organs.
Sodium aicarbonate IS then added
to overcome the excessive acidity
usually present in stomach troubles,
aud nux vomica for its general tonic
and nerve-strengthening powers.
A large box of Mi-o-na tablets is
sold for so cents by J. HI. Hill & Son
with an absolute guarantee of curing
or money refunded.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-03-29
WE'LL KNOWN IN WILKES
BORO.
Much Sympathy Felt for Woman
Imprisoned on Counterfeit
ing Charge.

Wiikesboro, March 26.--Mrs. Alice
Smoot, the woman arrested in Greens.
boro last week, on the charge of cir.
cuiating spurious coin, lives in this
county.
Her father, Matt Pruett, lives on
Roaring river, n EAR Zebra PCstoffice,
about Is miles from here.
Mrs. Snoot WIS married about five
years ago to young man from Mis-
SOUR, Granville Smoot. They lived
for some time il Greensboro and
Winston-Salem, where her husband
worked at the carpenter trade, build
ing railroad bridges. About three
years ago they moved to North
Wilkesboro, where her husband and
r. M. Waddell opened an art gal
lery.
After engaging in the picture
Business for considerable time,
Smoot, his wife, and young Waddell
located in the country near Zebra,
where they have since resided.
Smoot was arrested and gave bond
to appear bef)re Ulited States Com
missioner Dula last year on the charge
of retailing, which bond has since
been frofeitei, and SIN oot has sue
ceeded in hiding in this, Allegany
and Ashe counties. 1t is said that
there was little or no evidence against
Smoot on the charge of retailing,
and his real cause for evadipg trial
and future arrest is the fear of more
serious charge.
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NOTE. Safety lies in buying
only the Royal Baking Powder,
which is the best cream Of tartar
baking powder that can be had.
EARLY LIFE OF ANTHONY
WAYNE.
The Man After Whom Wayne
County Was Named.

. COunUy was NauleUs
Che Outing Magazine for March:
Anthony Wayne was indeed what
the historian Headley called him, ga
born soldier" and his life before the
outbreak of the revolution may be
told in a few words. He was born
at Chester, Pa, January 1, 1745, to
the position of a ''gentleman," when
that word had real significance,
and, as has been remarked, a distin-
guished New Years present to the
colonies at the hands of destiny he
proved himself to be. He came on
his sire's side from English stock
which had long been settled in Ire
land, and from his mother he in
herited the best of Irish traits. AS
a boy he showed in his enthusiastic
but Well-balanced character the
happy blend of Saxon and Celt. His
early instruction was directed by
scholarly paternal uncle, and his
education was flushed at Philadel-
phia-a city in those days strangely
alive and cosmopolitan, noted on the
one hand for the lavish extravaganza
of its people of fashion, and on
the other for the quiet refine
ment and learned accomplish
ments of a large, wealthy and
influential Quaker element. Young
Wayne thus grew into manhood un-
der the influence of the best and
broadest facilities and environment
which the colonies afforded. Though
his Irish dash led him into some mad
pranks that nearly brought about his
dismissal from school, his English
pluck and good sense made him ac-
cept final reprimand with proper
spirit, and he graduated with dis
tinctlon. He became land surveyor
at twenty, and showed such ability
that he was sent by some gentlemen
of substance, of whom Benjamin
Franklin was one, to Nova Scotia to
locate grant from the crown. He
performed his mission so we'll that
he was made uperintendent Of set
Elements and on his return, after two
years, married a wealthy girl of
Philadelphia and settled in his ma
tive county.
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news FROM WALTER.
ARGUS BUREAU
WALTER, N. @.
March IA 1906.
Chrcnicling Of a Weeks Events in
That Thriving Neigh

| lOnICnicllnS OF weeks Events II
That Thriving Neigh
| borhood.
| Mr.. Alike Massey, Of Johnston
caunty, was a visitor in our com
nunity last Sunday.
The weatl er for the past few dayI
mas put q stop to farm operations
ans these who were early birds il
.orn pIsntIrg, we DO not think vii
gain much by putting corn in the
r..un;i, as long as the weather does
such s:uots rs ii has lately.
TIL convict camp flas heen NOV.
ed near Springhill church and the
force is now at work on the Hooks
Bridge road. We learn that they
will work this road to Ebenezel
church, above here.
The Neuse river road from Coor's
Mil TO the Asylum has been put in
good shape by Capt. Lucas, vino has
charge of the convict force. We trust
the good work may continue until
every road leading into your city
will be first class.
Miss Lizzie BectOn has had as her
guests at a house party for tie past
few days, Misses Carrie Becton, New
York, Ellen Graham, Macpelah, n.
c., Nellie Tuggle, Blackstone, Va,
Messrs. Jno. Yelverton, stantons-
burg, Va, Walter Crocker, Raleigh.
They left yesterday after having en-
joyed the hospitality which Is cnar-
acteristic of the home of Miss LIzzie' :
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bectop,
and having added continued plsas-
ure to the home circle of their dc
Ightful and charming host.
A delightful party was given last
Friday night, at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Hooks, compliment
tary to the young ladies visiting Miss
Lizzie Becton. Music and dancing
were features of the occasion, which
was very much enjoyed land tripping
the light fantastic to strains of
sweetest music from the Goldsboro
S5ring Band, Was indulged in till
wee sma' hours. Several from your
city were participants among them.
A man never knows how to appre-
ciate a good wife till he has to 10
without her services. Ours has teen
sick for two weeks, and labor being
a thing Of the p4st, we hau 10 buckle
on the armOr of Chef, and the way
we have fried ham and eggs, and
done other stunts IN the kitchen has
been caution. However, we have
never gotten farther advanced in
kitchenology than ham and eggs,
fried potatoes and steak. This is
good enough for US. Some day we
want to take an advanced course,
out prefer it not being a case of
"haVe tO.o
The mad dog which passed here
last Monday, met little Miss Ada
Coor in the road, just as she reached
school. She thought he was mad, by
his tongue protruding, and foaming
mouth, and scared nearly out of her
wits, she stopped still, and he pass
ed, not seeming to see her. A little
way down the road he entered the
yard of Mr.. VIM. Smith and whip
ped his dog.
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NOTICE..

Having this day qualified before
n Clerk of the Superior Court of
Wayne county, North Carolina, as
administrator of the estate of John
-. Aycock, deceased, notice is
aereby given to ali persons indebted
to said estate to make immediate
payment, and to all persons holding
claims against said estate to present
them to the undersigned for pay
nent on or before Feb. %. 1907, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery.
This the 23rd day of February.
G. B. AYCOCK,
Admr. Of John w. Aycock, de.
g Sed.
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WHETHER tMEMORIAL.
Confederate Union and Spanish
War Veterans Gather at
Atlanta.

Atlanta Ga., March ga large
number Of Confederate, Union and
Spseisfa- War verteranS are
in the city to attend the Wheeler me-
mortal here tomorrow. "Corporal"
Tanner of the Grand Army of the
Republic; Major Miller, General
Wheeler's three daughters and his
only sister, Mrs. Harris, arrived
t)night. ExCongressman John W.
Maddox, and General Clement A.
Evans and other prominent speakers
of the occasion are in the city.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-03-29
Tell business men about Goidsboro

Tell business men about Goidsboro
when you go cut OF town. It IS an
interes ing story sitting forth what
pluck and en-rgy can do to devaion
a great city. Goiosboro hss made a
record of II hich any city shouio o6
proud, and the c*'=z rs of GoldsUoro
should be eve, r. dy to impress the
fect upon caritaIi Is and desfr;, BILE
home-seekefs. n .xt week is go..,g
to be GOldsboro's Trade ana Gala
week, and there Will be thousands Of
visitors within our gs ties during the
time. Let's make it a distinctive
credit to thu Beet Town IL the State,
so that these visitors may resIiy fad
that we haze " b t we cia,n
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Attention

i Eou have one of our fence
f@.eAers III your possession
! ease return it. BY doing this
you will not only accommodate
us, but many farmers who are
anxious to put up their fence.
Ii not convenient to return just
now please advise by mail or
otherwise
YEAVERTON H'D'W. co.
Gcldsboro, N. c., March 20.
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NOTICE.

Having q. allied as Executor uu-
e 'se i4ai will and test ament of
= = l.. Rush, this is to notify all
n@ iudeDted to said testatrix to
-lake Immediate payment of the
same, and all persons having claims
against said Testatrix are hereby
notified to present them to the un-
dersigned duly verified on or before
the 14th day of March A, d. 1907, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
any recovery on the same
d. O'CONNER,
Executor of Mrs. E l.. Rush.
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Pierce Amusement Company.

We just showing the newest things in Laiies
ready waists suits and sirts neckwear BELTS ETC. We
showing Ladies and Misses Oxords most complete stock
of the novelties we'll regular lines which we'll
known giving entire comfort and satisfaction to the
In our Clothing Department have what you want
whether be ordinary real something fine
combine both appearance and Every
tcle sell is backed by that the goods will
represented.
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ri. ~ ''I:itY,
h'ol-e, e;t:3ss. SI.-.1,., ali
81 81 Eiirnats, Coughs, ezo. Ssve
$50 oy use OF one bottle. War
fanted the most wonderful Biemi,a
Sure ever kaown. Sold by ID. <.
Robinson q Brc,, druggists. Galds.
boro, N. q.
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800 Il. DetchOn's Ant
Diuretic may oe worth to you mo
than $1OO If you have child wac
soils bedding from incontinencs OF
water during sleep. Cures old and
young alike. It arrests the trou }, e
at once. 81. Sold by M. E. Room.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1906-03-29

The next meeting of the Farmers
Association of the County will be
held in the court house in this city
on Saturday April Z.
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Out OF Town FriendS*

We extend cordial invitation to make store your
headquarters during the great TRADES WEEK in Godsboro
You appointments with your friends and neiga
where it is comfortable and pleasant and
minutes walk of the attractions of the
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STORIES TOLD or TITS.
Pet cat Brings Legacy.

EnOr correspondence Chicago inter ocean.
Mrs. Matilda Swanson has gone TO Kansas
City with a pet cat that she will use as an
exhibit to establish her right 10 a legacy left
by John Lowney, who went from here TO the
Missouri town several years ago. The cat
belonged to Mrs. Lowney, and after her death
her husband gave it to Mrs. swanson for safe
keeping while he Went 10 KANSAS City. He
never returned, and q day or two ago Mrs.
swanson received IA letter from a lawyer
saying that Lowney had left her $500 for
caring for the cat. but she would have 10 es-
tabllsh her identity ana show that she had
cared for Inc feline.
The OLD man cried when he parted from
Tommy" said Mrs. swanson in relating the
story on the eve OF her departure, and for
old times sake / kept the critter ever since.
though the good Lord knows I've been pes
tered TO death with his catching chickens,
and such as that. That was seven "ears ago
and Tommy WAS 4 years Old.
The lawyer said | would have to prove
that | was the real Matte Swanson and that
I'd give the cat good treatment. | guess
when they see me in the court they will know
who I am. and when they see the cat they'll
know he amt complainin'."
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THE SKIPLESS NOVEL.
E,e r,thIng sEIppabIe ne-One Daren't
Miss q Word.

The skipless novel has arrived. 1t has
conn like many another plague, gradually
and with out observation.
First we had the book review, cleverly
giving away the plot OF the novel, so it could
be skipped entirely.
Then we had the novelette,, which was so
brief You weren't tempted to skip. Now we
have the novelette, boiled down into the
short story and II you skip q single syllable
it's all up with you.
Twenty characters; scene shifting from
Bombay to Sorrento, from Sorrento to
Cape Town, from Cape Town to Purga-
tory, with stops at way stations for pur-
poses Of depression; time covering forty
years, beginning with grandfather Billings
gates duel, and winding up with Miss Ethel
B~illingsgate's romantic elopement; the
whole a three decker reduced to q sender
class yacht: material for hundred thou
sand words crammed into ten pages or less
OF magaZinel
Never" laments a writer in the Boston
Transcript, have | felt more in~sistently
called upon to vail. After years OF fuss and
trouble trying To acquire skill In skipping, l
And myself trained to an obsolete craft
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FRUIT ~ ELECTRICITY.
EnsIIshman Says Apples n Grapes MAY
ID PIucked Ripe In MId-wInter.

B.. H. Thwaite, an English electrician, Is
authority for the statement that fresh ap-
pies all the year around are a commercial
possibility even in cold climates. Fresh
grapes, he says. may be pluoked from the
vines in March ar d ripe cherries pick ed
in December. The fruit, he says, can be
ripened by electric light.
Fruit culture by electricity" says Mr..
Thwaite in a recent interview, SIS no new
thing. 1t was first tried twenty years ago
and Il has now reached a commercial phase
Extensive experiments have been made In
Manchester under my direction and The
results were thoroughly Encouraging from
a business point Of view.
William Siemens was able 10 show
twenty years ago apples, bananas and
other fruit which he had brought 10 ma
turity by electric light. He had advanced
his experiments a considerable way when
he died and / took them uD where he
stopped. Electric light can lie produced m
enormously lower cost to-day th0n in his
time.
The artificial Development OF the plants
also. can be helped along by other means.
They need not only light but carbonio ACID
I feed them with IL by artificial msSps
Then, besides bathing them in electric
light, apply a feeble electro static current
and this not only stimulates the roots OF the
plants but Kills all PARASITES.
-Thefruits which j produce are, therefore
always sound, and they excel. besides. In
size, favor and aroma. Common sensa
q simplicity are the characteristics az tho
new method. Any fruit grower can ami,
IL easily and at trifing expense" IVY
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continue their family life. The repre-
sentatives of each tribe had their W little
village apart from the others, and when
the progress Of the road made 1t inoon-
venient to travel between their camps and
work new camps were established.
Their food was much better than that to
which they are accustomed. M this is n
reason why il is easy to secure all the black
labor required. In addition to their
monthly wage they received regular ation
Of rice, salt meat and salt, the latter being
supplied in such quantities that they might
use it to exchange with the neighboring
natives for vegetable food. Every day
their women thronged to the markets with
a pound or two Of salt to make their pur-
chases.
To maintain order and protect the work.
men a company Of native policemen from
the lower Congo was distributed along the
line where work was lin progress.
IL was found that three physicians were
sufficient to supervise the health of the
laborers. Special attention was paid to the
sanitary conditions. Two hospitals were
built at S~tanleyville, one for the whites and
the other for the blacks, TO which the sick
we're removed. The greatest care was
used to protect the black workers from
epidemics. Smallpox is always a danger.
All the laborers and their families were
v~accinated upon their arrival. Vaccine
was obtained from a post near S~tanleyville,
where cattle of European origin are kept.
In the three years only nineteen Of the 2Ss
white men died and 331 of the black
laborers.
The cost of the road was from $4,000 TO
$40, 900 a kilometre. but it would have
been considerably less if it were not for the
high price of transporting rails between
Europe and central Africa. The freight
charges on rails for a kilometre of track
were about 81 800. At present the road is
equipped with fourteen locomotives and i2i
cars. The repair shop, a steel and gal
vanized iron building, has been erected
at S~tanleyville.
As fast as men could be spared from this
railway they were sent up the river, 1855
miles above Pontierville. TO begin work on
the line between kindu and Bull. Five
thousand blacks will here be employed and
it is expected that thisf ina stretch of the
railroad will be much more rapidly con-
structed.
The Congo State had first intended to
run a railroad line between S~tanleyville
and the Nile River. several hundred miles to
tho northeast, but the reports of mining
engineers as to the riches in upper and gold
of the Katango province made 1t important
to establish commun icat ions with this
southern region as soon as possible. This
project was therefore placed ahead OF the
railroad to the Nile and other railroad en-
terprises which the State has in view.
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supplied at the rail head; these wooden
structures are now being replaced as fast as
possible by steel bridges.
The rainfall ia very heavy and many
brooks cross the roadway. They are car
ried under the track by ~aqueduots Of steel.
such as have been successfully introduced on
the lower Congo line.
The roadbed was graded only a few rods
in advance Of track laying and most Of the
dirt required was brought up to the rail
head on work trains, as the only convenient
places to obtain the earth were where there
were hills near the track.
Telephone communications were con-
stantly required between the head of the
work and points some miles below it. so a
temporary telephone line kept pace with
the laying of the rails, the wire being
stretched on steel rails stuck upright or
on trees. As the railroad progressed the
permanent telegraph line was built along
the way.
All the ties were obtained from the sur
rounding forests, the wood OF the bombali
tree being used for this purpose. After
years Of experimentation il has been found
that this timber lasts longer az railroad
ties than any other variety. The whites
call it sham cedar because it resembles
cedar in its durability, hardness and red
dish color.
Sawmils were needed to square timber
for the ties, bridges and buildings. They
were installed at points along the route and
from 200 TO 465 blacks were constantly en-
ployed in turning out ties and lumber for
the stations, warehouses and other con-
st%ructions.
A great deal of brick was also needad
and many of the buildings are made Of this
material. Before railroad construction be-
gan parties were sent out to find limestone
that would make good lime. The best rock
was found at Yambuya, on the Aruwimi
River. and steamers have been carrying il
up to the railroad line, where limekilns were
built of brick.
Most Of the whites were Belgians, al
though a considerable number of Italians.
Scandinavians and Swiss participated in