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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
For Cold Rooms Hard TO Heat.

| The coming of the cold weather
gives rise to the question of how bes
to heat those rooms and Railways O.
the house that seldom if ever warm up
40 matter how big fire there may be
| in the furnace Or other heating appara
| tus.
The best way out of the difficulty is
| these it would be difficult indeed t.
find anything SO handy and at the
same time SO clean and economical as
the Perfection Oil Heater.
To begin with it is absolutely safe.
The wick can be turned as high cr as
low as possible without danger. But
perhaps the most desirable feature OF
all it's convenience. The perfection Oil
Heater can be easily carried to any
part of the house where more heat is
chilly hallway, sick-room. Or you
can use it to heat the bathroom while
you take your morning bath-then
dress by it-and then carry it to the
dining room and eat yeur breakfast in
comfort. The occasions on which it can
be called into use are numerous-and
once you have tried the Perfection Oil
Heater you'll wonder why you ever
struggled through a cold winter with
out one. Another advantage is the
smokeless burner, which prevents any
of the unpleasantnesses that perhaps
have given you poor idea of oil heat
ers in general. tits very handsome in
appearance and is beautifully finished
in nickel and japan.
Another home comfort for the long
winter evenings is the Rayo Lamp,
which can be used in any room in the
honse-from parlor to bed room. It has
the latest improved burner, making it
unusually safe and clean, and an ideal
lamp for all round household use.
The Perfection Oil Heater and the
Rayo Lamp, ombining as they do to
. make the house warm and cheerful
are valuable additions to any home,
and no household should be without
them. They are sold At a moderate
price by dealers everywhere.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
THAT Mine DISASTER.
Funerals By Night and Day to Dispose
of the uafortunates.
(By Special Wire to tho ARaus.)

(By Special Wire to tho ARaUs.)
Monongah, West Va. Dec. u.-Up
to eleven o'clock to-day two hundred
bodies of the five hundred dead miners
have been brought up.
It is expected that the other three
hundred will be brought up by Satur-
day night, SO the mine can resume
work next Monday.
There be gruesome scenes here. Fun
erals by night as well as by day. Four
teen Of those brought up to-day were
burned beyond Identification and were
buried in an improvised potter's field.
night and day.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
MIR. DOBSON Wins.
Fierce Political Fight Fin.
fshed at Last.
Goldsboro's Former Satisfactory Post
master, Who Was Temporarily
Supplanted, Over the Almost
Unanimous Endorsement
OF Our Citizens, is Re-
stored and Confirmed.

When the time for tho expiration of
Mr.. J. F.. Dobson's term Of Office rs
Postm aster Of 6 oldsboro " as approach
ing. some two years ago, the people Of
Goldsboro-business men and citizens
generally, including tho women Of tho
com nmunity-alnfost "a unanimously gave
him their unqualified endorsement fer
the best postmaster and the most ac-
commodating in the history of the
Office, andait was a matter Of general
surprise when president Roosevelt,
without any apparent reason tor set
ting at naught the so general endorse
ment of the patrons of this Office, sent
the name Of Mr.. Louis N. Grant to the
Senate tor this Office.
Mr.. Grant tailed of confirmation be-
fore the Senate-nOt from any cause
however, rejecting on him personally
but simply because Mr.. Dobson had
the ''pull" with sthat body. When the
Senate adjourned, Mr.. Grant was agaiI
appointed by the President, and dur
and when the Senate again convened
the old fight of the politicians was re.
newed with the result that on Monday
the Presidents reversed himself and
sent in to the Senate the name of Mr.
Dol bison. who was promptly confirmed
Thursday by that body, and he is no W
g oldsboro's postmaster for the next
four years.
Mr.. Dobson's triumph is indeed q
great victory-and assuredly a great
satisfaction and pleasure for him, and
he is receiving the congratulations OF
his friends on every hand. He is tax
ing his victory in his usual quiet and
philosophical manner, without COM
ment, and is getting his bond ready for
an early induction into office.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
New Bern Sun.

New Bern sun.
Wonder why Governor Glenn didn' t
appoint at least one New Bern man in
that delegation to look after rivers and
harbors matters. Some mp country
towns, where there are no rivers and
harpors, have several men in the dele
cation, while there is not man from
New Bern. and few from any eastern
point, the section most directly con-
cerned. Governor Glenn may have
what is to him . good and satisfactory
reason for it, but it doesn't look righ
to the public.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19

GREAT MEN in
NORTH CAROLINA.
{PART ny
Rev. NATHANIEL HARDING.

Rev. Nathaniel Harding is not as
extensively known throughout our
State perhaps, as the two men dis
cussed in the foregoing dnstallment.
has it, nevertheless he rs great. am
almost sorry that he is clergyman,
for believe that a layman as nearly
perfect as he could do infinitely more
good. He is the greatest man tor do
ing out or church what he talks about
doing in church that ve ever seen.
Out of church, thor ne is Mr.. Hard
ing and is no mo of an Episcopal
m mister than any other kind of a
KNOWS how to get about
town among people, bad and good,
high roller" and vestrynan, and I
have neveryet seen that man too CON-
mon or low-down for Mr.. Harding to
stop and talk with. Some ministers
sre too good to do this.
When my father was q stranger in
Washington, M. Harding was the
ia rss man to ofTer him acquaintance.
He ((my fatherl was being shaved in q
barber, shop, when MIR. Harding cam .
up and after introducing himself, ex-
in the morning-gave him an invita-
tion right through the lather. Now
my father was a "shoutin' Methodist
by birth and raisin', but he went to st.
Peters Episcopal church and let Mr..
Harding give him a small dose Of
Apostolic Succession. After that quite
a friendship sprung up between him
self and Mr.. Harding-a friendship of
which my father was always very
proud.
I have seen his church packed with
mem bers of every denomination in
Washington, N. c., and 1 suppose that
there were some infdels there, too.
But atheist or believer, every body in
Eastern North Carolina loves Mr..
Harding because he's ''sure 'nough
folks,'' and he knows how to get
about among people, and he is the
kind OF man which does good. He
will smoke cigar with fellow; he
will talk politics, baseball, crops, any
thing decent, but he will not wear a
fellow out with religion ''out of bust
ness hours
He can tell as good a tale about the
war as any lay wet" He was right
there when the Yankees were being
killed, and he went right there when
he was really too young to be there;
and he stayed right there until the
whole bloody thing had ended, and
came out of it one OF the cleanest men
been a preacher ever since he was
born; he has been ''scrapper'' and
has been tangled up in the worst scrap
that the world has ever known. He
therefore knows something about those
men who are MT clergymen, and he
knows that all OF them are not entire
ly bad, though they may have theil
failings. That is the reason he knows
how to do good; that is the reason why
he is allowed to do it.
for things military. Up to year ago
he had been in camp with The Second
North Carolina National Guards as
regimental chaplain, but although he
has in later years donned a United
States uniform, mo one would ever mis-
take him in it for anything but the
finest type of the The Confederate
Soldier.
He has,done more good among his
own flock and among neighboring
1oeks than any shepherd I ever knew,
and he goes out among his sheep i1f
very nearly the same way, according
to my conception, as did 1.-The carpen
ter's apprentice
BLYTHE MORRIS.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19

Special Sale Of Statuary for next
15 days. A large assortment to select
from at one third off regular prices.
Every piece marked in plain figures.
This is q chance to secure q bargain in
this class Of goods.
Andrews & Waddeu Furniture Co.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
Chicago, St. Louis and Denver are
Engaged in an Active Fight Tor
The Honor OF Entertaining The
Delegates and The eFoVd Of
ShOuterS and Visitors That 40 To-
Make Up a National Political Coz
YentiOn.
lRY snacial MirA tA THn ARhus
(By special wire to TIM AEaUs.)

national COMMITTEES in this city today
Presidential campaign for 1908, The
purpose of the meeting il to decide
upon the time and place for holding
the national convention th at will name
the candidates for President and Vice-
President. Chicago, st. Louis and
Denver are engaged in Al active fight
for the honor of entertaining the dele--
gates and the crowd OF shouters and
visitors that go to make up national
political convent ton. Several other
| cities would like to have the conven-
ton, among them Cincinnati. Milwau-
kee, ST. Paul and Louisville. The
chances of most if not all Of the cities,
last named are rendered exceedingly
small by their inability either to make
good with the necessary cash bonus or
| to guarantee the hall and hotel accom-
odations necessary to q gathering of
such magnitude.
The convention of next year will be-
| the twentieth national assem- blage of
the Democratic party. Among the
veteran Democratic leaders in the city
today, some as members OF the national
committee, others holding seats in Con.
gress, there has naturally been an sx-
change of recolections in regard to the
conventions that have gone by, inter-
mingled with speculation as to the
convention to come. There are many
leaders here who have attended half
dozen of the Democratic national con-
ventions.
The national delegate convention
method OF nominating candidates for,
President and Vice President did not
come into vogue until 1882. Previous
to that date the nominees were selected
by caucuses of members OF Congress-
by initiative of State Legislatures or
OF mass eetings, Or by a sort of taeit.
consent.
The first Democratic national con-
vention met in Baltimore in 1882, and
concurred in the popular nomination
of Jackson for President and nomi-
mated Martin Van Buren, for Vice.
President. The Maryland metropolis
continued to be the chief meeting place
for the Democratic national conven-
tions until within a few years of the
civil war. Though the first conven-
ton met in 1882, it was not until 1910
that the first national platform was
by the Democratic party. In
1848 the convention took steps to ap-
point the first national committee ever
formed.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-12-19
THE DAY OF NEWSPAPERS.
The Fourth Estate" Was Never Before Been
so Widely Recognized.
Every Intelligent and Progressive Community Should Make
Its Local Newspaper the Exponent of its Posses
sions and Possibilities.

Sl0nS anu r0SSDilueS.
THE Outlook monthly purely literary publication
therefore newspaper comprehensive article
Newspaper coming a
significant forceful. The Outlook says:
Dung past the story of
many fields has been interest," the whole
religion politics. economies organization
science energy
been a colossal scale.
period printed
pahos tragedy dramatic situation
pctung conditions
powerful reflection binding
light This story which plots together
engossng only variety
light surprises
morning
they nstallment fascinating story
To degree of which unaware affairs
world spread before rapid
CHANGE being shifted old ass off
stage yesterday the stage setting the Russian today
it is japanese tomorrow will German French.
Nowhere this story dramatic
SURPRISES commanding
where the interesting the novels and
the novels have the menes and current interest the
'sooner a vitality way liter
but the immediate spending energy
channel permanent
will place partial
report of the comedy and tragedy ~ but would it be surprising
should appear that for in
felton, story
by novest?'
And ARGUS special presents
of readers who will perue its teeming columns entertaining
ructve reading matter and attractive and profitable
development
and impressive eptome of complement
spirited business who utility intelligent
both
which reading discriminating public
and thereby the profitable returns advertising
part by the peope-is
home people especially and maintain itself to
the Best Town the State present
apology and earnest of the would like to-
published from Godsboro the week
the Our people fully
the the business
GOdsboro
sca but the thing essential
mutual reconiton
the
Godsboro
The Goldsboro Chamber Commerce appreciation
odsboros freight facilities
tile and manufacturing public
these possibilities building great
trade and manufacture of population and prosperity
that the best medium through which
subscribed
copies of the WEEKLY
regularly to desirable trade patrons of
been duly entered subscription
and this conjunction with already
tanning circulation, populouy
read weekly the State therefore,
and business enterprises advertising history
of the city.
Godboro and their individual
and thus together wdelyand
we've got the Best Town in
Let us get together and Together go forward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Concessions From Neighbors

TT is very important to ascertain definitely be-
fore purchasing where and how your plumb
ing is to be connected with the main pipes
Not nfrequently it is necessary to obtain per-
mission to dig across the adjoining land to
If this is necessary, you will incur extra ex-
pense, regulated according to the extra labor
and the extra distance the pipes must extend.
Investigate the question thoroughly and have
the owners of the land through which your
pipes must run sign and date paper in ink
giving you privilege not only to lay your pipes,
but also at anv future time to dig on their
land in case trouble with the plumbing renders
it necessary. If you purchase land in this
way, have a diagram made showing just where
your pipes cross the adjacent property. These
papers are of great value, being always pro-
lection for your privileges, and without such
privileges your property would be practically
useless.
1t is we'll always to consider the possibilities
of development of adjacent lots before signing
any papers. If the lots are vacant, you
the risk of having undesirable buildings next
to you, which would not only make life TN
comfortable for you, but would depreciate the
value of Your property; therefore, it is wise
to select lot where the neighborhood is well
built up. leaving little opportunity for the
erection of other than agreeable buildings.
Ask questions about the land you have in view
and also that lying next to task as many
questions as YOU can think of, and do not fail
to ascertain beyond al doubt the vital facts.
When you have found just what you want,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
For the Woman Who Builds
Hints to House7u0es WHo Are PAN
ming to Erect Tier OsOm Homes
By LIMA BEARD
House7uveS WAo Are PAN
Erect Tier Dam Homes
By LIMA BEARD

THE understanding of what is most essential
in both house and land what to avoid and
what to secure, will prove helpful to every
homemaker, wheth she intends to build buy,
or rent a house. for with the knowledge of these
important facts a woman can avoid mis-
takes. misunderstanding. and disappontments
which otherwise might be encountered, and
will lie qualified to oversee intelligently the
entire work of building, remodeling or altering
her house
Location is everything when selecting land
for building house. 1t coul-ts for SO much
good locality than more elaborate one on
less desirable land: this. not only because it is
more agreeable in every way and the outlook
from the house far pleasanter, but also because
of the practical business side of the question.
Property in a desirable locality will find
reader sale and will bring a better price,
should YOU wish to dispose of it; then again
house erected on such land will always find
eager tenant and will demand higher rent
when YOU let it for the summer or longe-.
Having selected your lot, before purchasing
it inquire if there are any restrictions on the
property. Often owners will not sell land I'M
less the purchaser signs a paper stating that
the house to be built shall not cost less than
certain sum, that the structure shall not be
built nearer the street than many feet, or
nearer either side of the lot than many feet,
that no stables shall be on the grounds, etc.
Be sure You understand thoroughly what is
demanded, and if you do not care to comply
with the requirements, and cannot persuade
the owner to omit modify restrictions. give
up that particular lot and look for another.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Watch for the Mortgage

SOMETIMES mortgage exists on the prop
~ erty you have in view which the present
owner fails to mention, so do not commit your
self in any way until you ascertain if there one
how much it is when payments are due, when the
mortgage expires, and whether the interest
has been fully paid up to the present time.
The taxes on the property form another I'M
portant item to remember, Make sure that
these have been paid up to date. and if pay
ments haze been neglected refuse to sign any
papers until they have been made.
1t is just possible that there has been granted
to others the right of way through the desired
land to dig trench for piping property lying
near it. or the right of way for passing or
driving across your land to reach some other
place or the land may be so situated that in
the near future there is prospect of street
being cut through which will depreciate the
value and perhaps demolish your new house.
When looking at property, notice partlcu-
larry whether the lot is lower than the side
walk. If So all the earth taken from your cellar
will not be sufficient to level up the lot and
such land would probably cost you several
hundreds of dollars extra to fill in properly.
Many otherwise fine lots subject to
dampness because of springs swales running
through, the dampness not being observed
until the cellar is dug. Always investigate
and make careful inquiries concerning the pos
sibility of such condition before deciding upon
the property; for damp cellar is to be avoided
as YOU would avoid plague.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
Set the House High

TT is always better. for many good reasons, to
have your house stand as high as the land
will permit; therefore. do not dig deep cellar,
but build up the foundation walls quite dis
lance above the ground. The earth taken
from the cellar can be banked up and filled in
on the outside of the foundation cellar walls.
Possibly the house may at first appear very
high from the ground and look tri1e awl-
ward, but as soon as the grading is made the
height will not be noticeable, the only differ
ence being that the building appears to far
better advantage and of much more inpor-
lance than if set low. Besides all this, when
the foundations are high, they admit of larger
cellar windows, and these mean light cellar,
which IS very desirable.
Have as many cellar windows as can be
made without lessening the strength of the
foundation, and you will rejoice in a cheerful
light, dry cellar, often sunshiny too, a cellar
that be kept clean and sweet with little
effort, where plants may flourish in the sun
shine of the windows, and where box of
ever ready for use. Such a cellar has been
built, and is decided success.
OF course, the cellar must have a nice
smooth, level concrete floor, and if YOU can
afford it, let the ceiling of the entire cellar be
plastered, with the last coat as white as snow
The plaster adds warmth to the house, pre-
vents possible mice from gnawing through to
the first floor, keeps dust from sitting through
to rooms above, and makes the cellar lighter
and cleaner.
Let the walls, coal bins, supports. and in
fact every part of the cellar except ceiling and
finished woodwork, receive several coats of
whitewash, and have the window frames and
all remaining woodwork painted white.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

let a trustworthy lawyer examine the records
and make sure that the title is clear. Have
the land surveyed making arrangements be-
forehand with the surveyors in regard to the
cost of surveying. and require from them a
carefully made out plan of the lot.
If all goes well, have the lawyer draw up the
papers; then pay cash down for the lot that it
may be entirety yours. with no more anxiety
except the annual taxes.
When you have purchased the lot you will
think the land is yours; but remember that
as soon as you begin to build, new condi-
tions arise. When the cellar is dug, the builder
has perfect right to cart off and sell the
earth, unless you state in the beginning to
both architect and builder that no earth
shall be taken away or sold; that you will
retain it all for yourself
Should there be trees on your place which it
will be necessary to cut down in order to build
the house, consider well whether it will be best
for You to bear the extra cost of telling the
trees and having them sawed and cut up for
firewOod, or whether you will let the builder
cut them down and have the timber for his
own. You must make choice, because all
trees on your lot which come down to make
room for the house belong to the builder, not
to you, unless previous arrangements have
been made with both architect and builder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
The All Important Price

THE first question to be considered when
l. about to build house is the amount you can
spend upon it. This decided, make a rough
plan of the house you want it, with number.
size, and location of rooms, halls, etc. Submit
your plans to a competent architect, and ask
him for rough estimate of the cost. The
amount he names will probably be far greater
than you calculated upon; but the architect
can suggest many ways in which the expense
might be reduced. He may tell you that lower
and cost much less: that if you are willing to
make the foundation few inches narrower in
width and length, it will lessen the aggregate
cost, as it is the size of the foundation which
governs to a great extent the cost of the entire
structure.
But there are certain requisites in building
which are so essential that the cost cannot be
cut down without seriously i1npairing the
sanitary conditions and strength of the house.
These requisites are good plumbing-the very
best which can possibly be obtained-plenty of
light and sunshine, dry cellar, and strong
foundation.
If YOU are in a section of country where the
ground in general is inclined to dampness, do
not let the architect, builder, or anyone per-
suade you not to have dry ditch around your
cellar. 1t will cost little more, but it is we'll
worth the extra money; and if necessary make
up the cost in less expensive mantelpeceS,
use lamps for lighting the house, and postpone
buying gas or electric fixtures until later when
more convenient; put up with the unpapered
white plaster walls for as long a time as neces-
sarv, and in many other ways decrease ex-
pense in nonesSentials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13
"ChiIdren Teethiug."

be used for children teethng 1t soothes the child.
spftenS The gums. aays all PAIN wind collie and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-13

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