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Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-07
GET NO INCREASE.
Insurance Commissioner Put on
Salary.

There is tt be no increase of salaries
for State officers is the determination
arrived at Saturday afternoon by the
Appropriations Committee of the Gen
eral Assembly which, however, has
agreed to increase the salaries paid to
clerks and laborers engaged in work
for the State.
Insurance Commissioner is to be put
on a fiat salary of So, 600 a year, n he
is to be allowed an extra clerk at a
salary of $1,000 a year is the present
expression of the Committee, though
the Commissioners salary may be
changed. AS to the salary of the Sec
rotary ofState there has been no decision
yet reached. The fees received by him
last year amounted to about Sc, 300 as
salary.
The salaries OF the Land Grant Clerk
and Of the Corporation Clerk in the
Office of the Secretary of State are in
creased from 5 $1,000 to $1,000 a year,
and the salary of the Chief Clerk in the
office of the State Treasurer from $1,000
a year to 81 800 a rear.
The State Librarian is to receive
81, 800 a year, and the Assistant Ii
brarian assalary of 5000 a year, the in
crease here being from 81 ,25O and $500.
It was agreed that there should be an
increase in the salaries paid the various
clerks and stenographers, and chief
clerks, of 25 per cent, while to the
laborers should be given an increase OF
SO 1-3 per cent.
The arranging of a list Of the posi-
tons affected by the changes agreed
upon was referred to a subcommittee,
which is to meet to-day, the matter
to be acted upon by the committee on
Tuesday.
Saturday night the House passed the
Koonce bill to elect the Commissioner
of Insurance by the people. Every
other officer of that dignity is elected
by the people, and there should by uni
formity in choosing officials of that
grade.
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ENDORSED
BY TEXAS SENATE.
Followers Of The Senator Garry
Their Point and Dis
charge Investi-
eating Com
mittee.

Austin, Tex, February 25-By a
vote of 15 to IL, the Texas Senate to-
day discharged the investigating COM
mittee, which has been in session sew
eral weeks looking into charges against
United States Senator Joseph w.
Bailey. The anti Bailey following had
offered a resolution i~nstructing the
committe not to bring~in a report at
this time, but to send a subcomnlit-
tee to st. Louis to secure the testimony
of II. Clay Pierce, of the Waters-Pierce
Oil Company, and to embody such
evidence in the committees final re-
port.
Adherents of Senator Bailey prompt
1y offered a substitute that the investi-
eating committee be discharged at
without making a report, and
that Senator Bailey be fully endorsed.
After a rather heated debate the substi-
tute resolution was passed by a vote of
Is to IL.
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FERTILIZING THE CROP.

The primary object in using fertilizer
is to produce a larger yield Of the crop
that is to be Immediately grown, or is
already growing, on the land to which
the fertilizer is to be applied. AS a rule,
it contains from ten to sixteen per cent.
of more or less promptly available plant
food. In other words, a commercial fer
tilizer contains in every hundred pounds
weight from 10 to 16 pounds of available
phosphoric acid, either alone, or that
amount of ~phosphoric acid and potash
combined, or of these two and nitrogen
combined, making in the latter case, what
this 10 to 16 pounds in each 100 pounds
of the fertilizer is supposed to be, and
should be, practically soluble and avail
for the use of the crop, says Virginia.
Carolina Fertilizer Almanac.
The remaining portion of the fertilizer.
or the "a to 80 pounds in each 100 pounds,
is a mixture Of insoluble phosphate and
~sulphate Of lime, some sand, water, or
ganic matter and other things that are
and cannot be economically removed.
They are Of very little immediate value
to either the crop or the soil.
izer to the soil the object is to supply
the plants with soluble plant food and
increase the yield Of the cotton, grain.
Incidentally, however, this fertilizer does
help the land, because it induces a larger
growth of stalk, roots and foliage OF the
plants-or those parts that will be re-
turned to, and become part Of the soil.
A dose OF this fertilizer, for instance,
not only increases the yield of seed cot
ton, but also the size of the stalks,
the foliage, hulls and other parts that
go Immediately back and form a part of
the soil in the shape of humus (decayed
vegetable matter). But the principal way
to improve the soil itself, is to add veg
table matter to it in the form Of stable
manure, renovating crops, rotation OF
crops, ETC., in a more direct manner.
1t would seem manifest, then, If we
wish to increase the yield Of corn, cotton
wheat, oats, grass, etc., that the fertilizer
SHOULD contain the three Elements" OF
plant food in the proportions that are
best suited to the particular crop. This
is particularly true if the purpose is to
use liberal amounts of fertilizer per acre.
In such case the deficient supply, in the
natural soil, of any one or more of the
three valuable" elements p~hosphor1c
acid, nitrogen and potash) need not be
specially considered.
According to carefully conducted field
experiments, conducted at many Of the
experiment stations, it has been found
that cotton requires a fertilizer that con-
tains about one part each Of nitrogen and
potash and 3 1-3 parts of available phos-
phoric acid. This demand would be met
by a fertilizer containing 10 per cent.
available phosphorfc acid, 8 per cent. OF
nitrogen and 8 per cent. of potash; or.
as ordinarily expressed, a10-S|3 fertilizer.
One Analysing s.70-1.70; or 892.40-2.40
IT 7-21o-2.10, ETC.. would answer just "a
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-03-07

Although the fever Of African ex-
ploration did not seize upon Henry NJ.
Stanley until after he found Living
stone, when the example set by the
latter fired the Welshman's ambitions.
there can be little doubt that Stanley
was a born explorer. Otherwise he
would scarcely have been able to &C
complish those arduous Journeys which
enabled him to I'LL up an enormous
blank in the map of Africa. Stanley's
discoveries were Of the greatest po-
NHcal importance and led to the found
ing, among other things, of what is
now the Kongo Free State. His ulti-
mate discovery Of Emin Pasha furnish
ed a magnificent Illustration Of Stan
ley's indomitable courage and perse-
verance.-London Mail.
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MANY CHILDREN
in contested DISTRICTS
VICTIMS OF CONSUMPTION.

the Hdr IN thu congested districts of Cleveland are victims of tubercu-
1osis
The same deplorable conditions have been found to exist n other cites
rne sanitary conditions are being improved, o tIeatmen afor1ing
Children Will weak lungs are susceptible to colds, which the
ing o econ esore. The tubercuIar germ settles IN h sore places and
up what is called a mixed Infection - the starting point ofc onsump-
ton.
Parents are warned against giving children cough or cold remedies con-
tanning plates, as narcotic only stutfy the lungs nd render lei mor
susc9ptbl to the deadly ubercu germ. The following simple formula
the ingredient Of which cal be obtained fmm N good prescription rue
gSts at small cost, will break III a cold in twenty-four hours IN cure n
cough that is durable: Virgin o Ill of Pine (Pure), ne -haIfo nee GIycnine
w ounces; good Whiskey, a half pint. Use in teaspoonful dosese VERY four
hours.
An eminent authority o n lung trouble say if this simple and effective
formula vas known and generally used, throat, lung and bronchial anec-
tons would seldom reach a acute stage. Cares should be used in selecting
purein edie n to avoid substitution, it is best that they be purchas
ed separately and mixed in your w home.
The Virgin Oil of Pine (Pure) should b purchased in the original half
evials, u u expressly for druggists to dispense. Fac hval is
y sealed d. in a 1ound wooden case, with engraved wrapper, with the name
Doc serial number Isl, prepared only by Leach Chemical Co. Cincin
matt, Oh1o-pIaln1y printed thereon There are many mutations of
Virgin Oil of Pine Pure), which ire put ut under similar name and style
O. package. New accept these as a substitute for the PureV Virgin Oil oil
as they will invariably produce ause and never effect the desired
result.
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well, provided these lower grades be ap-
piled in heavier quantities..

well, provided these lower grades be ap-
Piled in heavier quantities.
So it has been found that corn, sugar
cane, grasses and other crops
best to a fertilizer that shall contain 10
gen and 2 parts of potash or a 10-52
Fertilizer. The following formulas are
in precisely the same proportions only
practically the same results only when a
c~orrespondingly larger application shall
sa6 made 90. per er 7 acFs soE1 * 81 45 > or or
course, these lower grades can be sold
at lower prices than the high grades;
more economical to buy the high grades,
both on account of their cheaper price
Per Per unit" and also the saving of freight
the latter being precisely the same, per
ton. for both high and low grades.
APPLYING FERTILIZER WHEN
PLANTING.
While 1t is certainly true, in our ex-
perlence, that the greater part of the fer
tilizer should be applied about two weeks
mixed in the soil of the bedding furrow
and bedded on, there are circumstances
one or more i~ntercultural applications,
including one at the actual date of plant
ing. The following are such circumstan-
% When a farmer has not been able
to secure the whole amount of his fer
tilizers before planting time.
(O When he concludes, after his crop
has been planted and is growing, that
he did not buy and apply as much as he
should have done before planting.
81 When the yellowish green color and
want of vigor in the appearance of the
plants indicate that more nitrogen IS
needed by the crop.
We believe it may be safely accepted
as a general rule that a small portion
of Virginia-Carolina Fertilizer should be
applied with. or near the seed, at the
application is to supply the young plants
with available food during the first stage
of their growth, inducing prompt and
vigorous development. For this purpose
40 to SO pounds per acre may be applied
of the same fertilizer that had been bed
ded On two weeks before planting.
A second application of high-grade fer
tilizers may be made at the second or
third blowing of cotton, or at six or eight
inches height Of the plants up to IS inch
es, or the middle to last of May, and the
middle to last of June.
h intercultura1 applications may be
made in the siding furrow, or the fer
tilizer may be strewn along in the middles
ahead of the pillow or cultivator. There
is no need to fear that the plants will
not get the benefit Of a high-grade fer
t1lizer IT put h on or between the
rows. June 18th is the latest date at
which the writer has ever applied fer
tflizer in this way to either corn or cot
ton, although there is little reason to
doubt that ever later applications would
benefit the crop; but probably not enough
to pay the cost Of the fertilizer.
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Saved Her Sons Life.

The happiest mother in the little
town of Ava, No., is Mrs. S. Rupee.
She writes: zone year ago my son was
down with such a lung trouble that our
physician was unable to help him;
when, by our druggists advice I began
giving HIM DIR. Kings New Discovery,
and I soon noticed improvement. I
kept this treatment up for a few weeks
when he was perfectly well. He has
worked steadily since at carpenter
work. DR.. Kings New Discovery
saved his life.'' Guaranteed best cough
and cold remedy by. j. H. Hill q Sop,
Druggists. Soc. and 500, Trial Bottle
free.
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A Royal Slip.

Considerable amusement was once
caused by a slip of Emperor Nicholas
pen in accepting the offers of several
companies of Siberian militia who vol
unteered for service at the front. The
petition read, 1--WE humbly lay at your
majesty's feet our desire to be per-
mitted to fight and die for the father
land" The emperor in accepting wrote
on the margin of the petition In his
own hand, ST thank you sincerely and
hope your wishes may be fully real
lied"
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BURNING IN EFFlGY.
A Custom Born of the Superstition
of the Ancients.

A Custom Born of the Superstition
of the Ancients.
The burning Of people in efigy has
come from a foolish superstition Of the
ancients, who believed that by burn
ing a likeness Of a person they were
inficting pain upon the Individual him
sch. Theocritus tells US that the Greek
sorcerers killed their enemies by magic
rites performed over the efigy Of the
person who had offended them, and
Virgil also makes mention of this.
In the days of witchcraft and perse-
cution one of the most common charges
against witches was that they made
waxen images Of their enemies which
they melted before a fire and thus
caused the dissolution Of the originals.
The Japanese still regard the efigy
as a means of punishment Of faithless
lovers, and in France to the time Of
the first revolution execution by ef1gy
was a legal rite. In the Netherlands
the, same illogical custom prevailed,
and the different religions burned the
ef1gies of each others leaders with
zeal. In England the burning Of eff
1gies was also practiced, as it was
later in America.
No doubt from the ancient custom Of
burning the efhgy arose the idea Of
placing the wax figures Of eminent men
in Westminster abbey. IN olden times
upon the death Of a celebrity a waxen
figure representing him fully dressed
as in life was made and carried in the
real Of the funeral procession. After
the service the efigy was set up In the
church as a temporary monument, and
during the time it was on exhibition it
was customary to paste or pin pieces
Of paper containing complimentary
epitaphs upon it. The royal figures in
Westminster abbey date back to the
fourteenth century.-New York Trib-
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THE REAL CHINESE CONG.
1t Makes an Uproar as Awful as 1t IL
AstOnishinG.

H makes an UprOar as Awful as 1t II
Astonishing.
By the way, did you ever hear a real
Chinese gong? don't mean a hotel
gong. but one Of those great noon
disks of yellow metal which have SO
terrible a power of utterance.
A gentleman in Bangor, north Wales,
who had a private museum Of south
Pacific and Chinese curiosities, exhibit
ed one to me. It was hanging amid
Fiji spears beautifully barbed with
sharks teeth, which, together with
grotesque New Zealand clubs of green
stone and Sandwich Island paddles
wrought with the baroque visages of
the shark god, were depending from
the walls; also there were Indian ele-
plants in ivory, carrying balls in their
carven bellies, each ball containing
many other balls inside it.
The gong glimmered pale and huge
and yellow, like the moon rising over a
southern swamp. My friend tapped
its ancient face with a muf1ed drum
stick, and it commenced to sob like
waves upon a low beach. He tapped it
again, and it moaned like the wind in
a mighty forest Of pines. Again, and it
commenced to roar, and with each tap
the roar grew deeper and deeper till it
seemed like thunder rolling yer an
abyss in the Cordilleras Or the crash
ing Of Thor's chariot wheels.
It was awful and astonishing as aw-
full. I assure you I did not laugh at it
at all. It impressed me as something
terrible and mysterious. I vainly
sought to understand how that thin
disk of trembling metal could pro-
duce so frightful a vibration. He in
formed M hat 1t was very expensive,
being chiefly made Of the most precious
metals, silver and gold.-From life
and Letters Of Lafcadlo Hearn."
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RUN Down BY A TRAIN.
ANOrfOIk & Southern Special Kills
Furney Freeman, Travelling
Blind Tiger, Near Kin
StOn--HiS Son Escapes
Uninjufed, but the
Stock OF Liquor is
Spoiled.

Kinston, March 3-Shortly after mid
night this morning a special train on
the Norfolk & Southern killed Furney
Freeman, white, about two miles from
Kinston. The train was running from
G%oldsboro after the performance of"The
CIansman' and struck a hand car at a
sharp curve just beyond Neuse river
bridge.
Freeman and his son, about Is years
old were on the car with a number of
Jugs of blockade whiskey. Every jug
of whiskey was broken except one
gallon. Young Freeman jumped from
the car before the train struck it n
was uninjured.
1t is thought the elder Freeman was
He was struck on the head and both
arms and both legs were broken. The
train returnd to Kinston with the body,
which was buried this afternoon.
Young Freeman says they took the
lever car at NeuSe river bridge and
went about four miles and stopped, his
father went into the woods and brought
the whiskey out and put it On the hand
car, when they started back to Kin
ston.
Freeman had been a suspect blind
tigerf tor about a month, and it is now
thought that he has been securing his
blockade whiskey in this way each
Saturday night for Sunday distribution.
The first train crossed the Kinston &
Carolina Railroad bridge across Neuse
rive at Kinston yesterday afternoon.
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The wasted witticism.

II always thought" said the hostess,
chat Scotchmen were humorous. Last
night 1 showed a departing Scotch
guest a great pile Of o%vercoats in the
dressing room.
"tHere,' I said, with a RAJ Of my
hand, you are the first to leave. Take
your choice
"'Thank you,' said he as he fun
bled ~searchingly among them, TIL ave
me own.'"-New York Press.
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The BLAME FOR WRECKS.

Another disastrous wreck on one Of
the largest and apparently best man.
aged railroad systems in the East re-
suited in the death of one man, fatal
injury to four others, and more or less
severe injuries to twenty-six more.
A train running late leaves the track,
plunges into the ditch, wreck catches
fire and train is burned up as usual.
These disastrous wrecks are becoming
so common that they almost cease to
be news. People expect to see accounts
Of them whenever they pick up news
papers.
The interstate commerce commission
has recommended the passage of all act
authorizing al official investigation of
train accidents, and it is hoped that
this movement will result in the publ
cation of the facts regarding wrecks
and give b public a lot of inside in
formation on the subject. It may be
that such an investigation would be of
assistance in placing the blame upon
those who deserve it, and such publica-
ton might result in the management
of railroads exercising more care to
escape exposure of themselves.
1t is remarkable that railroad man
ayers in explaining disasters exonerate
themselves from blame, and almost in
variably put it on someone else. They
are verys glib in telling why or what
caused the wrecks, but usually add
that b management is all right.
The public cannot be fooled this way
and will loo to the management it
self tor protection from these terrible
disasters. One railroad expert recently
gave out an interview to h effect that
a large proportion of these wrecks is
due to the demand for speed on the
part of the public, and added that fire.
quently trains going at very high speed
leave the track because the rails can't
bear theipressure on them. The public
is not responsible for that; the public
knows little OF nothing as to how much
weight or force the rails can bear. 1t is
the business of b management OF the
railroads to know that and not to per-
NIT theirEtrains to run at such q speed
as will endanger the passengers lives
from this cause.
If a railroad manager admits that
the construction Of his track is not suf-
fciently strong to bear the weight of a
train running at high speed, he i'm
eliminates himself when he permits
that train to run at such a speed. The
public is not supposed to know how
fast a train can run with safety on
certain roads nor is it supposed to know
the nature of the construction of those
roads. So there is no use for railroad
managers to blame their own careless
ness, or negligence, or Indifference, or
ignorance, or incompetence upon any
demand for speed the public may make.
While the public may desire speed,
it does no want it at the serious risk OF
life, and the railroad manager must be
the Judge of how fast his trains can run
with safety.
Congress might do the public a great
service to AXE this matter up and enact
some legislation designed to safeguard
human life involved in interstate com
merce. While wrecks cannot be al
together prevented they can be largely
reduced in number. There is no reason
why the railroads of American SHOULD
slaughter and injure something life 6
hundred thousand people a year.
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A Legal Remedy.

Hostess - Were you seasick coming
across, dear? Miss Pert-Oh, mol! You
see. papa was with us. Hostess-But
what has that to do with your not be-
ing seasick7 Miss Pert Well, you
know, papa is a Judge, and he over
ruled the motion.-Boston Transcript.
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A sharp tongue is the only edged tool
that grows keener with constant use.-
Irving.