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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-07
ANTIQUITY OF NEWSPAPERS.
The Art OF Printing Is Modern, But
the Principal Of Publishing the
News is Very Ancient.


Those who think the newspaper is {
modern institution should read up or
that subject, as I have been doing re-
Gently said a man yesterday, who has
been perusing the encyclopedias and
other sources of information on News
papers.
1.-THE first Roman Journal, as it was
called, was published over 1900 years
ago, and appeared only once a year.
This paper, intended to be read by the
public at large, was known by the title
of 'Annales Maximus.' The editor OF
this journal was Pontife Maximus,
who's duty it was to chronicle all the
important events of the year.. This
news was written on white wooden
tablets and hung OF the outside Of the
residences of the citizens. It must
have been a curious sight to see the old
Romans crowding around these tablets
to get a look at the latest news, some
Oft being perhaps a year Did.
but the thirst after knowledge and
the curiosity of the people grew rapidly
and in such a measure that the govern
ment, the only publisher of a journal,
found it necessary to issue a daily. The
name of what is supposed to have been
the first daily joural was 'Acti Populi
Romani Diurni.' From the lack Of ma
terial political articles were, perhaps,
fortunately not to be had.
SIT would be interesting to read a
-1-lz1 foxo H. IL :~--
nal extant, supposed to have been is
sued 16S years before the birth of
Christ. The literal translation reads:
Consul Cicinius was the acting judge
today. There was a heavy thunder
storm, and the lightning split an oak
at the foot of the hills at Velia. i the
hosterly at the foot hills of Janus there
was a fight in which the landlord was
badly wounded. Titinius punished
some butchers on account of their sell
ing meat which had not been inspect
ed, the money thus paid being used to
erect a chapel to the goddess Laverna.
The broker Ausidus fled from town to-
day, taking with him money belong
ing to other people. He was caught and
had to refund the money. The brigand,
Demiphon,w who was captured by officer
Nerva, has been crucified today. The
hotilla from Asia arrived today
1--WE see from this that it was in old
en- times pretty much as it is today.
We haven't got very much on them.
We only wish that our officials would
treat our butchers after the
Titinius dealt with those of his time.
And then they had a runaway banker,
just as we have them. No doubt
Banker Ausldus hit a hot trail for
lands beyond the Tiber, just as dis
honest bankers do for those beyond
the Atlantic nowadays, but a sharp
Roman detective went after him caught
him, and forced him to refund the poor
peoples money. They don't do that to-
day; times have changed.
SIT is also interesting to note that
Julius Oscar, the greatest of all Ro-
mans, saw the necessity of instructing
the people in regard to current matters
and for this reason spent much time in
his attention to journalism"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-07
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Five out of Seven.

President Roosevelt has "whang-
doodled" William J. oliver out Of an
opportunity to bid the Panama canal,
but has not lost faith in all southern
men, for in recognizing the canal COM
mission he proposes to appoint five
southern men out of seven. The south
men are: Maj. William Luther Sibert,
born and reared in Gadsden; Major
David Dubose Gaillard, born in and
appointed to West Point from South
Carolina; Col William c.. Gorgas, assist
ant surgeon-general, of Alabama;
Senator J.. c. S. Blackburn of Ken
lucky, and Jackson Smith, born in
official. The remaining two members
are Rear Admiral Endicott of Massa-
chusetts, who is retained because the
law calls for a naval engineer, and Maj
G. w. Cocktails, born in New York, but
who was long connected with b con-
struction of the Muscle Shoals canal,
These commissioners bid fair to dig
the canal, and five out Of seven are
southern-born men. The south hurt
owe the Oliver incident, can find So
lace in the fact the President was COM
pelledat lastto turn to southern men.
The commission will be reorganized by
a request for several designations, and
the men named will then be appointed.
When that is done the south will not be
in a position to declare that it has been
Disseminated against at Panama, for
the canal will then be in southern
hands.
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Executors Notice.

Having qualified as Executor of Sarah A.
Kornegay. deceased, late of Wayne county, this
is to notify all persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased. to exhibit them to the
undersigned, on or before the 4th day of Febru-
airy 1908, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate payment,
This 4th day of February, 1907.
D. R. KORNEGAY, Executor.
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Graves J.. Smith, Secretary and Treas
urer Goldsboro Building and Loan As
ISOLATION.
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LUMBER.

I am prepared to fill orders
for rough lumber on short
not. Get my prices before
buying.
j. r. JINNETT,
r. F. ID. No. 4. GoldsborO, n. G..
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Advertise in the ARGUS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21
IT'S ROOSEyELT'S FIGHT.

Reviewing Secretary Taft's speech
at Columbus, the Register and Leader,
after giving its entire appreciation to
the policies outlined by the secretary,
says:
This is not the presidents fight The
president, barring more and more re-
mote demand that he serve again, is
out of it. This is new mans fight.
Secretary Taft needs to realize that
if the American people turn to him it
will be because of something they find
in Taft. 1t will not be because of any
reflected glory from Roosevelt.
Here the esteemed Register and
Leader appears to have said more than
1t can justify with facts. The fight
that Secretary Taft seems to have
been selected to carry on is the pres
ident's fight, and the president who
succeeds him must necessarily shine
to considerable degree, at least, with
the reflected glory Of his predecessor,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21
yu1Rs sllarstt an2b Angnst u 1897

who instituted and has forced forward
the era of the square deal In fact, the
reflection comes from behind Presi
dent Roosevelt, in some part, and from
great public utterances of another
great public man and president-Mc-
kinley. The satisfaction and conf
dence of the country when the newly
qualified successor of Mckinley an
nounced that his purpose would be to
carry on the policies of him who had
forecasted at Buffalo the beginning of
the rule of the people, is readily re-
called Since then Mr.. Roosevelt, car
ried on by the impulse of the movement
thus awakened, and by his own and
greater initiative has, SO utterly and
badge of his incumbency as president
of the United States that its reflection
shall search the path of politics for
the next century and beyond. The Sc
cret of Secretary Tafts strength in the
middle west. where the heart of the
new deal beats strongest, is his inheri-
lance of the Roosevelt policies.
Still. withal and notwithstanding all
this, Taft of his own strength and car
pacity is fitted to be president of this
country. He has been tried in the bal
ance and found full weight. His serv-
ice has been that of the statesman. He
has dealt with great things and ham
died great questions. AS judge. execu-
place among the larger men of his
time. He is what the American ideal
Graves, a success, and his success has
been builded on the corner stones of
integrity and capacity. Taft is big
enough to accept gratefully the legacy
of the Roosevelt policies. That he
should shine in their light is not an
evidence of opacity, but of fitness.
Even were Mr.. Taft and his friends
unwilling to accept the hght as Roose-
velts there still remains Roosevelt
with whom to reckon. He is not done
fighting nor thru with politics in the
higher sense of politics. His speech
yesterday at Provincetown is evidence
that he considers the fight on trusts
still his battle and that he intends to
stay on the firing line. From now on
until the weight of years and the bur-
den of weakness assert their inevitable
sway. Theodore Roosevelt will be part
of every great fight that the American
people shall make for the right things
in government and society.
We can not, candidates and people,
get away FROM Roosevelt. Let US not
try. For of all the men and presidents
that America has produced to set the
seal of their characters upon the stuc-
co of social and political progress, the
of the bronco buster and
trust buster is of the deepest and most
part,,apept
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21

Timber owners and manufacturers
will be interested in the results of the
detailed studies of commercial timber
trees which the Forest Service or the
tu. S. Department of Agriculture is
making. These studies are not con-
fined exclusively to the well-known
trees of recognized value, but, owing to
the rapid decrease in the supply of our
valuable woods. include those cheaper
woods whose properties are imperfectiy
known Such studies of the tupelo
gum and western hemlock have done
much to overcome the common preJu-
Idice against these species and have
added materially to their commercial
Importance.
Commercial tree studies begin with
the tree in the forest and follow 1t all
the way to the finished product IN the
market The intermediate steps are
many and complex, but little explain
alton of them may not be amiss, since
they typify the field methods of forest
investigation.
The selection of a suitable place is
the first step. In this the aim Is to OBJ
tain average conditions as far as pos
-
be studied is small, one locality may
be sufficient, but generally 1T Is nee
essary to take at least two localities
| the data from which, If similar, can
be thrown together or, If markedly I'M
| like. kept separate for different re-
gions within the range of the species.
For example, the yellow poplar, or
tulip-tree, has a very wide range, but
study of Its growth and form would
show very different results In the
north and in the south.
In getting at the rate of growth of
species, the annual rings on the
stumps are counted and the distance
between each tenth ring is accurately
measured. In other words, beginning
at the outside Of the stump, the rings
are counted inward along the average
radius, which is obtained by actual
measurement and indicated by pencil
line The layers of ten rings are
marked off along this line and then the
distance to each mark from the center
of the pitch is measured and tailed.
Additional data as to the relative
width of sapwood and heartwood, the
width of the bark. the height of the
stump, and so forth, are obtained at
! the same time These figures are talk
en- for great many stumps, in order
| to secure fair average.
The result show the growth of the
average tree inside the bark at the av-
erage stump height. In order to re-
| duce this to diameter growth outside
the bark at breastheight (41a feet
above the ground, the taper of the av
erage tree must be known. This is
found by measuring the diameter of
great many trees at l, 2, 3, 4 and 5
| feet above the ground and averaging
the results. The bark width is already
known. so that all that is necessary is
to add to it the figure obtained for
growth inside the bark and subtract
the loss thru taper between stump
height and breastheight.
| AS rule, number of seedlings are
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21
JUDGE SMITH DECLINES.

Walter I. Smith, the able congress-
claims on the senatorship to succeed
Senator Allison were urged so ably by
his home paper, the Council Bluffs
Nonpareil, but few days ago, is out
with a statement. He declares that
he will not be a candidate to succeed
Allison, and that his candidacy is out
of the question. His reasons for re-
fusal TO be considered as a candidate,
tho not definitely given, are, he says,
controlling Influences. Among them
he suggests that the office is out of
reach.
PresumIng that private affairs have
so shaped themselves that he can not
consider such great promotion, Mr..
Smith may seem to be to degree pre-
cipitate in his public declination OF an
office which is still long way off his
lightning rod, even had he one erected.
Mr.. Smith in his statement intlmates
expectation that something similar to
this may be said, so he will not be dis
appointed when it is said. II the po-
litical exgencies of politicians not un-
friendly to the congressman have called
forth the statement, Mr.. Smith is en-
tirely right when he says, Il shall re-
gard this positive statement as all that
can be expected of me-" In this all
will agree In such a case it is all
that could be reasonably expected of
Mr.. Smith-and then some.
This seems to dispose of the Smith
candidacy. However, the eagerness
with which the Nonpareil grasped OPP
portunity for the favorite son of stand
pat Council Bluffs and of the Ninth
district, will go far to dissipate the
bunco sentimentalism of the standpat
wall over the probable succession of a
younger man to an office held by an
octogenarian.
4 Now let us have a similar statement
from Ernest E. Hart
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21
THE BEST TIMBER TREES.
How Them for the Benefit of Forest Owners
andth Public.

measured to find out how long they
have taken to reach stumpheight. By
adding this, period to the age of the
average tree on the stump the meas
urement of the height growth of the
average tree is complete. This would
not be the case except for popularity
in tree growth. A given point on the
trunk never moves upward with the
growth of the tree. Only the tip
grows. and nail driven into the trunk
at a given height will hold the same
height always.
The taper measurements also serve
as guide for fixing the proper height
of stump in Telling, SO as to avoid
waste but still get above the stump
swelling peculiar to some species.
Frequently, felled trees are meas
ured noting the diameter. breathigh,
the length or distance without branch
es, the clear" and actual merchants
able lengths. and the total height of
the tree. Where this is done in con-
junction with the stump analyses, 81 ta-
BILE of age and height is readily made
from the table of age and breasthigh
diameter already explained.
In order to apply the tables de-
scribed, the stand on average acres
Of different types of land is determ-
ined by means of sample plots, usual
ly of an acre each, on which the
diameter of every tree is carefully
on average acres is then figured out
from the diameter growth tables and
tabulated by decades.
Cutting over an area often markedly
Increases the growth of the remaining
trees, so that a separate yield table is
frequently made for second growth
after numbering. This forms an ex
ceHent basis for an estimate of the
future stand on logged areas
Besides the more purely technical
matters of the life history of the tree;
the best methods of management and
reproduction; the distribution OF the
species; the soundness; the damage
by fire, wind. insects, and fungi; and
the general form and development of
the species. a study of the methods
of numbering is undertaken, especial
ly as regards waste and damage to
young growth.
Finally. a market study is made
turnout the range of the species. Fig
ures are obtained by measurement at
some mill of the actual cut and grade
in board feet of the logs from trees
previously marked in the woods. From
these measurements the actual value
of trees of all diameters is found.
The present uses of the timber are
looked up, and the practicability of
extending its uses or substituting 1t
for other species is considered. In
connection with this, timber tests of
the wood are made at one Of the gov
eminent timber testing laboratories
To sum up, every detail ard aspect
of the problem receives careful atten-
ton in these commercial tree studies,
since it is their special object to set
forth all facts that will assist forest
owners in managing and improving
their tmberlands.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21

by impatience and the ambition of
Governor Cummins. The governor is
afraid he cannot afford to wait The
water is passing over his wheel. and
there are disturbing reports as to
whether the supply of it will mold
out. 1t seems to the evangels that
it would be helpful if the objection
to age were more general, and that
it would be helpful if it could be
said that Cummins is not alone in
disposition to waylay the senior SEN
ator and take his life With the
mind running in this groove, the
es-Republican Went for with its
blunderbus and took "a shot in the
bushes"
There will be an Allison succession
one of these days. 1t may be his
successor will be Cummins. 1t may
be Smith will be the man. 1t may
be Lacey will be available. If Funk
is elected governor the finger of ,1es-
tiny may point to him. AS implrob-
able a man for the distinction as
there is in the state is Perkins. What
ever bandwagon Perkins had has
been smashed to smithereens. When
he ventures out he must walk or ride
in the smoker. In the same connec-
ton it is to be mentioned that he is
less ambitious than Cummins, or
Smith, or any of them who are in
the public eye. Very good care is
being taken of him in another way.
The people of his district want him
to stay where he is. That they have
demonstrated, He has always sought
to be loyal to the people of his dis
trict
Fortunately the constitution = bad
as some insist it is-has ample pro-
vision for maintaining the represen-
tation of the several states in the
congress. There is no occasion to
worry about that If vacancy
should occur soon Mr.. Perkins might
be for Smith. He is only disposed to
pledge that he would not be for Per
kins. AS the case stands he is against
Smith. and against Lacey, and
against Cummins.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21
FEW DAYS IN JAIL.

Out in Montana, where senatorshlps
have been bought and sold, and ranch
men and homesteaders fight over wire
fences. the men who Illegally fence off
the public domain are having a hard
time. The big stockmane objects to the
small owner and the small herds. He
has been used to inclosing as much
of the public lands as he could find
wire to fence, and when struggling
sheep or cattlemen with start of a
few head comes into the territory he
has looked upon as his own, the big
rancher sends detail Of cowboys to
harry the small herds, and if necessary,
as in some cases occurs "shoot up"
the offending herders. The president
has of late taken hand in the long
drawn out melee and several ranchers
who have been fencing and illegally
holding public lands have been fined.
rent, they have been sent to Jail for
short terms. The result is that a man
who would pay a $1,000 fine with eff
frontery is getting mighty careful lest
heNtind himself in Jail. The Jail SEN
,tence goes farther and gets more than
any amount of fine as yet assessed.
Recently Charles Mcdonnell, a very
prominent citizen" was convicted and
fined the usual amount and sentenced
to one day in Jail. He took his SEN
tence with good grace and went to Jail
with head erect and shoulders thrown
back. The next day when he came out,
to use an expression Iof one of his
friends, he looked like a rooster who
mad been in a fight and had been
worsted. Some one remarked to him
that he seemed to be taking it rather
itsall right until about midnight, when
I received a telegram from an old po-
litical enemy at Butte asking me to be
sure and make him a hair brush"
Prisoners who serve any considerable
time are put to work making hair
brushes. From all accounts the one
day sentence is humiliating to the
prominent citizen"
It is a policy that might be greatly
extended with beneficial results. II
certain law breakers might be thrown
into prison and set making hair
brushes, or at some other useful in
dustrial pursuit, the number of the
undesirable citizens referred to by
President Roosevelt in his speech Of
yesterday might be greatly reduced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-08-21

the Nonpareil says: You're another.'
The Webster City Freeman Tribune
which is not always serious, ana
which is lilsable because it likes fun
had something of the same idea. But
the Webster City aid to better things
gave away its joke by it's own litter.
This is the message:
Hon Geo. d. Perkins is large enough
to represent Iowa in the United States
senate. He has courage. too, and that
would be some Improvement.
The thought with the Webster City
paper is that if Perkins would get on
the firing line with his own flag he
would be shot full of holes; and while
lit is not mark of the utmost polite
ness to constantly use this idea as a
snapper it would be an indication OF
poor Judgment to dispute the hold it
has on truth.
In order to reach the understanding
of the Nonpareil however, 1t is neces-
sary to be patient and serious.
Mr.. Perkins thinks-if it is of any
consequence what he thinks-that no
movement should be made among Iowa
republicans to expedite the departure
of Allison from the senate. He believes
President Roosevelt is Of the same
Judgment: and it is pleasure in all
proper manner to hold up the hands OF
the president On this matter, however
the republicans of Iowa are in a posi-
ton to exercise Independent Judgment
They have supported Allison for many
years He has brought distinction
upon his state and upon his country
His fame is the fame of Iowa. He is
entitled to the offices OF affection in
his old age He is still the most po-
tential force in the senate of the United
States. The state would harm itself in
playing the part of hyena. with Allison
as the victim That is Mr.. Perkins
view about it,
Republicans who do not share this
view such as the Marshalltown
Times Republican, the Webster City
freeman Tribune. the Odebolt Chron-
icle and possibly the Des Moines
Register and Leader--are controlled