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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-29
"THIS DAY In HISTORY"
u 27.

1921 City of Mexico taken by Cor
tez.
1861 Swedes defeated at Nordlingen.
1860 Millions works burnt by the
hangman.
1776 Americans defeated by the
British at battle of Long Island.
1888 First ascent of a balloon filled
with hydrogen, d. Paris.
1916 British heet bonbarded AL
guers.
1859 Leigh Hunt, poet aaasl essayist.
died.
1869 First monument erected to he
roes of the Confederacy, unveiled ut
Griffin, Ga.
1891 Fifty persons killed and injured
in wreck on the Western North Carroll
ma railroad.
1892 Metropolitan Opera House,
New York, almost wholly destroyed
by fire.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-29
Great Swamp Items.
Personals and Pertinent Happen
ings in That Prosperous Sec
ton.

Mrs. Stella Guy is visiting friends IL
Fremont this week..
Miss Addie CHM visited Miss Mag
gle Edgerton last week
Mr.. Robert Borden, of Selma, visited
friends in our section last Sunday.
e. Mr.. Andrew Barnes who has typhoid
fever is no better, we are sorry to note.
Miss Olnego Goodwin and Miss Lula
Sasser spent Sunday with friends in
Kenly.
Mr.. G.. w. Ayeock is quite sick with
asthma, his many friends will be sorry
to hear.
Misses Nina and Elizabeth Aycock
visited riends in the Pinkney section,
on Sunday last.
Mr.. Simon Aycock and sister, Miss
Annie, visited friends in our neighbor-
hood last Sunday.
Mr.. Barnes Aycock has had his water
mill repaired at last, and has started to
making that same good flour hat
every body likes so well.
Mr.. L.. Z. Eatinan and sister, of Ere
mont visited Mr.. Barnes Pope last
week. Mr.. Pope has been quite sick
glad to chronicle.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-29

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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-08-29
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
A Good Year In Live Stock at Boston.


The year just closed in tho Boston
live stock markets proved very salts
factory, on the whole. Receipts of cat
tie and of veal calves have established
new high records, while sheep and hogs,
though In greater volume than during
1905, have been considerably less than
during . number of previous years.
The increase In cattle has been almost
wholly from the west, the receipts from
New England showing small decrease
The increased supply of veal calves for
the year, amounting to over 1000, In.
dictated that there has been no falling of
in. the New England live stock industry,
as almost all the veal calves coming to
the Brighton and Watertown markets
are raised in New England.
Canada is becoming more prominent
as a shipper of sheep and lambs. Re-
eipts from Maine and Vermont were
considerably in excess Of 1905. and there
is some hope that the industry may re-
cover it's former prestige in these states.
THE TREND OF PRICES.
Prices Of all kinds Of stock ruled fair.
ly high. For a time, the agitation
against the packing houses had q bad
effect on the market for beef cattle, par
ticularly for the poorer grades. The
effect of the agitation has nearly passed
away. The choicer grades Of cattle are
a little higher than they were a year ago,
and the demand for these seems to have
been improved by the inspection law
now in effect.
Hogs are decidedly higher than they
were at the beginning of the year. The
demand for swine Is excellent. Sheep
and lambs are quoted somewhat lower,
and veal calves show practically no
change. The milch COW trade proved
good. Fancy mixers sell at better
prices than year ago, but the range on
ordinary cows is lower.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

"Aii right. sir" said Thomas. Ills
room was right next to Mr. Drysdaie's
in tn east wing-there 1t is now, sir
th' third and fourth windows from tn
end"
"And the fifth and sixth windows be-
long to Mr.. Drysdale's roomT
Eyes, sir"
A sort OF balcony ran along the en-
tire wing just beneath: the windows,
half covered with creeping vines
which in summer no doubt co!apieieiy
draped it. Godfrey examined it with
shining eyes. Then he walked straight
to the end of the building.
"Now. Lester" he said, I'm going
to make Il prediction. predict that
we'll find the wall ut the corner fire III
" scratched in more than one place
All, now, see there"
The marks were plain enough, and
the cluster of heavy vines which ran
up here against the house also showed
signs Of abrasion.
"What would you say those marks
meant, Lester" Godfrey asked.
81 should say" l answered, readily
enough. that some one had recently
climbed up to the balcony or down
from It."
Both ways, Lester; both up and
down. Oh, this Is much simpler than
I'd expected. Now take us up to the
rooms, Thomas"
But in the vestibule he paused.
"Is that the rack where the coats
hang. Thomas" lie asked.
"Yes, sir"
And where Mr.. Drysdale hung his
coat that night"
"Yes, sir"
"Did you happen to notice, Thomas,
when he came In whether or not the
top button of his raincOat was miss
ing"
"Yes. sir" answered Thomas slowly.
II thought about 1t afterward, and it's
mighty funny, sir, but I'd swear he
had his coat buttoned up tight around
his throat. How could he "a done that
IL tn top button wasn't there"
"How indeed?" mused Godfrey. gaz-
ing ut the rack with eyes intent.
Then they softened, frightened; bis
face broke into a smile.
"Of course" he said, half to himself.
"How dense of me not to have thought
| Of it! Now, Thomas, We'll go upstairs"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

ried. His face was shining with tri-
umph. Evidently he had discovered a
way out Of the labyrinth
To the bOathouse he gave particu-
larly careful scrutiny, searching in ev-
cry corner, apparently for some MI
mute object which he failed to find.
Out ON the pier again he stood, looking
up and down with thoughtful face.
"Pshaww he said suddenly. 81
might have known was just wasting
nv time in there. Come this way, Les.
ter"
He hurried back through the boat
house and down to the beach. Along
the edge of 1t he walked, serutiniz!ng
every inch Of the sand. Suddenly he
stopped, with little cry of triumph.
and caught up small bottle. 1t was
quite empty. He removed the cork.
shifted it and replaced 1t quickly.
do you mean to say, Godfrey" ] de-
manded In astonishment, that you
have been looking for that bother
"It's precisely what I've been look-
ing for" he returned eXultantly. And
I've learned one thing-never to mis-
trust logical deduction. Now lets
60 back to the house. And, Thouas,'
he added to our guide, take us back
by the way that will bring us opposite
the room occupied by Mr.. Treinainc."
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
(To sE coNrINuED.l
David Hume and His Wine.

A jocular bequest of David Hume to
his friend John Home was curious.
Home liked clarct and dIsliked port,
calling it poison, AMI the two friends
had many discussions Oh the subject.
They also used 10 have disputes as
to which Of them took the proper way
of spelling their common family name.
The philosopher. about fortnight be-
fore his Geitli. wrote will! his own
hand the following c0llcil to bis will:
81 leave to my friend, Air John Home
of KilduT, ten dozen of my old claret
ut his choice and one single bottle Of
that liquor called port. alao leave
him six Goacn of pert provided that he
attests untc. "; ll";.;l, Sgd jJhn
Hume, thIt Il. biz cif alone finished
that bottle ut two siltln?s. 3y this
concession hc Will at ace terminate
the only two differences that evei
arose between us concerning temporal
matters. New York Tr'Lune.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
Some Vermont Shorthorns.

L. B. Heald, Barrett, one OF the en-
terprising Shorthorn breeders OF the
Pine Tree State, was at Lyndonville, VT,
recently and purchased two splendid
dairy Shorthorn heifers. He selected
Bonny Rose of Fairholme from the
Fairholme herd owned by W. A. Il E..
NJ. Simpson and the calf Rose 9th from
the Simpson Bros. herd. Bonny Rose OF
Fairholme is out of two year old heifer
that gave 80 pounds daily with first cali,
grand dam test 1900 pounds OF milk, "a
pounds of butter in 80 days. Her sire
Bonny Baron 4th one of the pure bred
Bates bulls ON the continent is highly
bred in the dairy lines and in point of
individual merit and as sire OF high
class calves he stands second to none in
the east. His dam gave SO pounds OF
milk daily on grass alone and his grand
dam gave 63 pounds during the24 hours.
His sire's dam was wonderful mixer
and his granddam was never dry during
all the years she was in the possession
of Judge T. G. Jones the great Ohio
breeder. The heifer calf Rose 9Th be-
longs to the noted Rose family that never
produced a cow having less than five
milk veins. Rose 6th's grsnddam has
given 1900, pounds of milk in year
besides breeding calf. Two years ago
Mr.. Heald purchased bull and heifer
from the Simpson herd. The former
was out of Daisy, test IA pounds OF but
ter in I days, granddam Betsey test 1894
pounds of milk 53I 1-2 pounds of butter
in one year. The heifer was equally ~
we'll bred.
With such a foundation Mr.. Heaid
bids fair to have in few years nne
herd of producing dual purpose cows, a
type that is rapidly winning its way to
the front here in the east. Mr.. Heald
has already had considerable expert
ence with Scotch Shorthorns, thus his
purchase from Bates families for he is
convinced that the Scotch type Is vaiu-
able to the ordinary farmer.-Turf'
Farm and Home.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
NUMBER 4.

over tie basket anu examined the re-
malnGer Of It's contents piece by piece.
There were scraps Of letters. torn
envelope, ii crumpicd sheet OF paper
He sprang 10 his feet with cry OF
triumph and waved 1t In the air.
"I've found itr' he cried, his face
beaming. I've found 1t, Lester"
Found WHAT" | questioned, more
and more :stonished, for Godfrey was
usually ma ,ter OF his emotions.
"Ah, Lester" lie continued more
calmly AZ le smoothed it out carefully
OH the table, this takes lot OF con-
ceit out of me. Had been really
clever I'd have deduced the existence
of this message long before entered
the room. rs it is, it's luck-pure
luck. I'm g,2d to win on any terms.
but I'd rather win by scientific deduc.
ton. c. Auguste Dupin would have
come straight upstairs. walked straight
to that basket and selected unerringly
this sheet of paper; he would have
known that it was there, while well,
one can only do ones best, and this
point was a little too fine for me. Take
loO!i ut 1t"
1t was sheet of the ordinary Edge
mere note paper. Across 1t two lines
were written:
Be at the pergola at 9. II am late
wait ior me. u.
"Well," / faitered; "well'-
"Oh, don't you see. Lester, It's the
key to the whole problem? It's the
light we've been looking for-with our
eyes shut. And TO think that instead
of coming straight here FOR ii | should
have stumbled about in the dark fol
so long, It's the only possible explana-
ton, and yet dent think OF 1t. II
was inevitable from the first. and yet
| couldn't see it. 1t disgusts me with
myself-it's what | get for being 80
cooked up over finding that bottle
down there. Even after | saw that
blotter didn't guess IT,"
He had taken out card, and as he
spoke he wrote rapid sentence Oh II.
Here" he said to Thomas, take
this TO Miss Croydon at once, please"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
Dual.Purpose Cows.

II you want beef cattle, get beef
breeds. II you are running dairy for
something besides glory, get the dairy
breeds. 1t is one Of the impossibilities
for a COW to be two things-a real
profitable dairy COW and q first class
beef animal. The functions are too
widely different; the characters are too
much at war with each other.
There are advocates of the dual-pur-
pose COW to be sure-there are advocates
of every sort of theory. But 1t appears
to our mind that that particular theory
is knocked out by the two questions OF
one of our leading scientific farmers.
"Instead of keeping dual-purpose COW
to Weld $40 worth Of milk year, why
not keep the special-purpose dairy COW
that will yield $50 worth? Instead OF
dual-purpose COW that will raise steer
which at two years old will bring $40,
why not keep the special-purpose dairy
heifer which at two years will produce
calf. convert her food into milk and her
self command as high price upon the
market as the steer of the same ageP'
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
The
Marathon Mystery
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
Author Of "The Holiday Case"

II Story Of Manhattan

steps died away down the corridor
Jack" he salt. this is Mr.. Lester OF
Graham g. Royce. who've been re-
tanned to look after your case"
'AIy case? Who retained them?"
81 did. scarcely supposed you
were going to let yourself be convicted
without lifting finger"
Drysdale smiled bitterly.
"They won't convict me. Just the
same, I'm glad to see you, Mr.. Lester
and he held out his hand. II shall,
of course, need some legal advice"
"I'm glad you admit that much!'
retorted Godfrey, with sarcasm. II
understand that you haven't conde'
scended as yet to prove an alibi"
NO" answered the prisoner quietly
"The fact is, l can't prove an alibi."
you can't" and Godfrey's face
paled little.
mo; when left the house that night
l went down to the pier and had lit,
tie talk with Graham; then II wan
dered around the grounds until tie
storm came up, when l went back to
the house and up to my room. No
body saw me. l spoke to nobody after
| left Graham until l returned to the
house. There's only my own word for
it. What was the use Of telling the
police q story like that?'
NO use ut all," agreed Godfrey
hastily. I'm glad you didn't tell 1t.
But what OH earth possessed you to
behave in such crazy fashion"
That" answered Drysdale, still
more quietly. sis one question which
l must absolutely refuse to answer"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
Egg.Laying Contest.

In an sgg-laying contest conducted at
an experiment station the following
records were made in twelve months oy
the breeds mentioned: White Legh0rns
laid Ss5 eggs; the Rose Comb White
Leghorps laid s2S, laying, however, q
larger proportion Of their eggs In the
winter than the single-comb hen. The
American Reds laid $40 eggs and show
ed the best winter egg record. The
white Wyandottes laid 100; the BUD
Wyandottes 764; Barred Plymouth
Rocks 6ie; Light Brahmas $50. The
plymouth Rocks were not fairly repre-
sented, the females being yearlings'
while those of the other breeds were
pullets. The Brahmas were, as usual,
slow In developing, but continued to lay
we'll except in the spring. Probably toI
a longer time their relative showing
would have been better.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
CHAPTER XXvI.

~ THOMAS led the way through
the hall and up the stair.
|@E,Sl (Which room will you look
@kzsS3 ut first, sir?" he asked.
"Let US see Mr.. Tremaine's room
first"
Every we'll, sir" said Thomas, and
opened a door and stood aside to let
US pass.
There was nothing ut all extraordi-
nary about the room. 1t was large,
well lighted, well ventilated, well fur
nished-just the sort Of bedroom one
would naturally expect to find In
luxurious country house.
Godfrey cast a glance about 1t; then
he went to one Of the windows. opened
1t and stepped out upon the balcony.
He walked along the balcony to the
end where the heavy creepers were,
took a look at them and finally came
back to the window.
THAT'S ALL" he said, as he stepped
through into the room. "Of course
didn't expect to find anything here; our
friend Is much too clever to be caught
mapping that way. Thomas, / suppose
this table js just where II wac when
Mr.. Tremaine had the loom"
"Yes, sir"
Godfrey sat down at 1t, measuring
the distance from 1t to the window.
Lester" he said, II wish you'd go
out and come up the walk and see II
you can see me sitting here"
ran down the stairs and did as he
directed, but could catch not a glimpse
Of him.
"Well?" he called down, coming to
the open window.
II can't see you at all," said.
II thought So Come up again"
He was sitting again at the table
when I opened the door.
"Now, take look ut 1t, Lester" he
said. you'll see that the table Is so
far away from the window that It's
quite Impossible for any one on the
ground outside to sec the person sitting
ut it. Yet Drysdale stated distinctly
that he SAW 1rcmaine sitting ut the
table writing when he cane back from
that mysterious walk. What would
you argue from th:t:
THAT Tremaine had moved the table
nearer to the window"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

"Ringir%" In The rr' Is n most Pc
culiar condition. Ii l' interesting 10
learn that. though the I:ain so dis.
tinctly receives an Impression OF sound.
there is really no s9E.h 1t all. The
sensation is produced by arrangement
of the nerves OF tie ear. caused by
poor circulation or H.:.. pressure and
Interference as COME from Hardened.
exce:Sive wax. hoils. c'r. So!:Ic ono
oddly remarked t!Ilt ".lea the ears
were ringing thcy wee insane"
Truly. they carry wroI: Impressions to
the brain. They record ih!nss that do
not happen.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22

"Why, yes." answered Drysdale, look
Ing at him in some astonishment, "rea.
sonably sure"
Godfrey fell moment silent; then
he shook his head impatiently.
"There's another thing" he said.
"How did your pistol get out there In
that bOat?'
That's another puzzler."
"Now, see here, Jack" continued
Godfrey seriously, there's one thing
certain, either you killed Graham or
Tremaine did"
"Tremalne?' repeated the prisoner,
with Tightening lips.
ayes. Do you know Of any evidence
against hlm!"
Drysdale paused moment, his brows
knitted.
NO" he answered positively at last.
81 don't see how Tremaine could pos
sibly have done it."
why notT
because he didn't leave the house,
SO Deiroy says. know he was there
when 1 went out. and VIXEN | came
back l saw him sitting by his lighted
window, writing apparently"
"Ah! Then after Il moment, "Did
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
CHAPTER XIV.

IHAY PIE sat looking ut MIN q moment
~" in silence. 1t was evident
SS that he was suffering some
lEEs4J exquisite mental anguish,
though 1 suspected, somehow, that II
was not because Of his imprisonment
There was something deeper than that;
something that touched him more
closely.
"Oh, come, jack" protested God
frey, ut last, this Is no time to put
on the high and mighty. You don't
seem to realize what an exceedingly
serious position you're in"
81 know one thing, Godfrey" re.
turned Drysdale, with forced smile,
"and that is that didn't kill Graham
nor steal the necklace. So know they
can't convict me-"
81 wouldn't be too sure Of it. Things
like that happen occasionally. How
did Graham get hold Of that button OIL
your raincoat"
I'm sure don't know"
"You wore the coat that evening"
"Yes."
"And the button was on it?'
"Yes. Id have missed 1t If 1t hadn't
been. Besides, l buttoned the coat up
when l started back to the house"
GOdfrey's face flushed, and his eyes
began to glisten.
You're sure, then, that it was ON the
coat when you returned to the house?
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1907-01-22
a Strong Face.

"Facial expression" sad the thought.
full looking man, "is not confined TO
human beings by any means. For IN
stance, some time ago | went to call
on q friend Of mine. who was not at
home. However. dog OF his was
there. looked ut the dog moment.
and he returned my look. Then some-
thing In that dogs face seemed to take
hold Of me and simply root me to
the spot. 1t was his teeth!'-Chicago
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