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Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11
The New AbsOrbs The Old
Without a Continent
Ripple.
The Sixtieth Congress Passes Into
History and The Sixty First
Takes Its Place en- The
Calendar And The Ma
tlOn'S Pay Roll.

Washington, D. c., March 4-The
Sixtieth Congress came to an end at
noon today and it glided into the Six
ty-frst SO imperceptibly that the
change was scarcely noticeable. The
final act, though unofficial in so far as
the House was concerned, took place
in the Senate chamber, where both
Houses witnessed the incoming of the
new administration.
The Senate will meet at noon tomor-
row to consider President Taft's nom
nations, but the House will not con-
vene again until the beginning of the
extra session of Congress to be called
for the 18th instant.
The Senate met at $50 a. NJ, but
most formal work, mainly adoption
OF the complete report Of the confer
ees on the pension appropriation bill,
the last of the great supply measures,
which the House also passed within
one hour of adjournment, and the ap-
pointment OF two or three committees
in accordance with recent congress
siona1 eEaCtments. vi - president
Fairbanks delivered an atl'ess iii ~
sponse to resolutions thanking HIN for
his conduct of the office.
Utterly lacking in all tue reti: ins
incidents Usually marking the closing
of Congress, the House, at IL :,s 30
o'clock was declared by SPEAKER Can
non to be adjourned witho.4I day.
Having 1econvened at 10 o'clock in
the morning the two hours were spent
in cleaning up conference reports ana
passing a Few bills of no great public
interest.
Speaker Cannon received a unani-
nous vote of thanks. The Speaker
wished tho members peace, health and
prosperity and the House adjourned,
the members marching over to the
Senate.
During the sessions Chairman Taw-
ney, of the Appropriations Committee
in the House, declared that the ex-
lpenditures Of the government have at
no time, except in war, increased as
rapidly as during the past eight years
/ Mr.. Cannon, as retiring Speaker,
said:
After all is said and done in the af-
fairs of parties and of men, what is
needed in the public service is virile
men; men who favor policies that they
believe in and have the courage OF
their convictions. Whether it be the
majority OF the minority, and mi
nority virile and patriotic, is as nee
essary as Is majority in a govern
ment of the people, strong men in pub
lie life as well as in private life, strike
above the belt and tell the truth. AS
one member of this House, and under
the tongue of good report and evil re-
lport, have performed my duty as {
Representative and Speaker to the
best of my judgment without regard
Ito personal consequences to me-"
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11
DEATH OF MIR. JOSIAH SMITH.
Another Ola Confederate Soldier Has
Answered to Last ROll-Call.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
The death of Mr.. Josiah Smith, for
merly Of Stoney Creek township, this
county, occurred last night, at the
Soldiers Home. in Raleigh, whittier
he was carried about two weeks ago
from his late home in Brogden town
ship, aged II years.
Mr.. Smiths remains, accompanied
by his son, Mr.. John D. Smith, were
brought to this city on the Raleigh
train this afternoon and borne out to
the old Gardner burying ground, in
Stoney Creek, to be inferred by the
side Of his first wife, the mother OF
his children, who was a sister of the
late Capt. W. T. Gardner, his second
wife surviving him, and who is an in
valid, at her home n Brogden town
ship.
Mr.. Smith was the grandfather OF
our esteemed young friend and towns
man, Mr.. Ed. Davis, of the Royal Gro
cery Company.
Thus, one by one, the now so few
survivors of the noblest and most
heroic soldiers the world has ever
known or will ever know, are passing
passing lover the river to rest be-
meath the shade of the trees
Peace to their ashes and .'honor-
etrnal honor" to their memory.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11
AGONY Of ECZEMA
BEYOND WORDS
Whole Body a Mass Of Raw, Tor
turing Humor Hair All Fell Out
and Ears Seemed Ready to Drop
Off Clothing Would Stick to
Bleeding Flesh = Hoped Death
Would End Fearful Suffering.
CASE SEEMED HOPELESS
BUT CUTICURA CURED HER

"Words cannot describe the terrible
eczema I suffered with. 1t broke out
on my head and kept spreading until it
covered my whole body. I was almost
I looked more like a piece of raw beef
than human being. The pain and
agony I endured seemed more than I
could bear. Blood and pus oozed from
the great sore on my scalp, from under
my finger nails, and nearly all over my
body. My ears we're SO crusted and
swollen I was afraid they would break
off. Every hair in my head fell out.
I could not sit down, for my clothes
would stick to the raw and bleeding
My family doctor did all he could, but
I got worse and worse. My condition
was awful. I cid not think could live,
and wanted death to come and end my
frightful suHerings.
In this condition my mother-in-law
begged me to try the Cuticura Rem
edies. I said I would. but had no hope
Of recovery. But oh, what blessed re-
lief I experienced after. applying Cuti-
cura Ointment. It cooled the bleeding
first real sleep had had in weeks. It
was as grateful as ice to burning
tongue. I would bathe with warm
water and Cutioura Soap, then apply
the Ointment freely. I also took Cuti-
cura Resolvent for the blood. In .
the flesh began TO heal, and knew ]
was to get well again. Then the hair
on my head began to grow. and In q
short time I was completely onred:
wish could tell everybody who hae
eczema TO use Cuticura- My condition
was so terrible that what cured me
cannot fail TO cure anybody Of this
awful disease. II any one doubts the
truth Of this letter, tell them TO write
| 30 me. Mrs. VIM. Hunt, 1875 Thomas
st., Newark, N. j.. Sept. 28. 1908.''
Cutcura Soap. Ointment and Resoivent Qiqsit
e pills. are sold tnrSTsh3nt s the w1rld r0sss
mrMailed Free. Latest Cutteura Skin Book.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11

to local Office in a community in
which the race feeling is so wide
spread and acute as to interfere with
the ease and facility with which the
local government business can be
done by the appointee, is Of sufficient
benefit by way of encouragement to
the race to outweigh the recurrence
and increase Of race feeling which
such an appointment is likely to en-
gender Therefore, the executive, in
recognizing the negro race by appoint
ments, list exercise careful discre-
ton not thereby to do it me.,e harm
than good.
On the other hand, we must be care
full not to encourage the mere pr--
tence Of race feeling manufactured /,
the interest of individual political am
bition.
Personally I have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling, and recogni-
ton of it's existence only awakens in
my heart a deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear it or suffer from it
and I question the wisdom of policy
which is likely to increase it. Mean
while, If nothing is done to prevent, a
better feeling between the negroes
and the whites in the South will con-
tinue to grow, and more and more OF
the white people will come to realize
that the future of the South is to be
much benefited by the industrial and
intellectual progress of the negro. The
exercise of political franchises By
those Of his race who are intelligent
and well-to-do will be acquiesced in
and the right to vote will be withheld
only from the ignorant and irresponsi-
BILE of both races.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11
EARTHQUAKE KILLS $50.
Small Town Near Jerusalem Destroy.
ed by Shake.

CU Ny OAuAOe
London, March "a telegram re-
ceived from Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey
says that the village of Masram, neal
Jerusalem, has been destroyed by an
earthquake. One hundred and fifty
persons are buried in the ruins.
No confirmation is obtafnable her.
of the reported destruction of this vii
lage, nor can the place itself be 10
Gated.
A dispatch OF similar effect has
heretofore appeared in Paris, and j
is believed that the present repor
grows out of this publication, which
nation.
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11

Now is the time to buy your new
mating. Our prices are right.
Andrews 3 WaddaN Tvru. Co
Goldsboro weekly argus., 1909-03-11
II Is Now President Taft
The South Should Hail Him With
GLQdneSS.
His Inaugural Address Gives Promise
as Marking An Epoch All Its Own
In Industrial Development.

After taking the solemn oath Of Of
fee as President of the United States,
yesterday, before Chief Justice Fuller,
of the Supreme Court, which was ad-
ministered In the Senate chamber, in
stead of on the east balcony, on &C
count of the severely 1nclement
weather, and which was the first time
in IS years that a President had taken
the oath other than in the open, Presi-
dent Taft began his inaugural address
in these words:
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
Homemade Lamp Shades.

Charmlngly dainty lamp shades may
be made at-small expense If girl has
any knowledge of working with water
colors. Even with tracing paper and
a pencil decidedly pretty japanese eff
fects may be secured. For founda-
tion wire frames of various shapes can
be purchased, but if stiff paper is to
be used as covering the simple,
straight shades are best. When COW
ering either frame, at the top should
be tackled a piece of asbestus that is
at least two inches deep. This will en-
tlrely prevent the paper from burning.
Ii the paper is to be painted the
easiest method will be to cut pattern
and lay this on rough white water
color paper. When the exact size has
been determined the stiff paper should
be neatly pasted at the two edges and
held in place over the frame until 1t
has set" White cotton thread and
few stitches are the easiest and firm.
est way of attaching 1t to the frame
at top and bottom.
This done. the background is ready
for decoration. What this shall be de-
pends upon the individual skill or de-
sire. Medallions, heads set into little
backgrounds of color and framed with
| fine lines Of gilt and silver, are always
charming The frame effect may be
Joined by tying bowknots together at
the top, so that little medallions seem
to be suspended by ribbons of gold or
color. Large birds, such as storks,
are most decorative and when done in
flight are not difficult. Flowers and
rural scenes of various kinds may be
used.
1t is sometimes possible to find beau
tiful photographs, and with these, un-
mounted, novel effects can be made
They may be placed on the paper in a
line or irregularly, cutting out the
background. This renders the pictures
transparent when the light is waning.
They should be neatly pasted on, first
trimming the paper edge in scallops or
points to make a finished frame. If
one does not wish to do this, design
may be done with paint brush in
such manner as to simulate a frame.
One who cannot use brushes will find
that gilt and silver headings In the
fancy paper departments are very pret-
ty and not hard to put on. These
frame effects" may become most elab-
crate by pasting on different decora-
tionS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Italy's first woman lawyer, who has
just begun to practice, is Signorina
Lollini daughter of Roman Socialist
and ex-deputy.
Mrs. Zelmay B. Sawyer of Gardiner,
Me-, though eighty-siX years old, works
lndustriously in a tailor's shop, pre-
ferring, she says, to wear out rather
than rust out.
The oldest postmistress in New Eng
land Is said to be Mrs. Nancy c. Bush
Of Charlotte, VT, who is seventy-eight
years old and has been in the service
for thirty-seven years.
Mrs. ]. L. Parks of Los Angeles, mar
rled at thirteen, has seventeen living
children, of whom nine are caring for
themselves out in the world and eight
are now at home with her. She is now
forty eight.
Few women of lightweight, 1t may
safely be asserted, celebrated New
Years day as did Mrs. John Higgins
of Great harrington, Mass, by sliding
downhill on a sled along with her son
and grandson.
Mathi'da Haska of Budapest has
broken off her engagement because her
fiance. who is a nonsmoker, wishes her
also to give mp the habit She de-
clarcs she can live without husband,
but not without cigarettes.
Miss Florence Haywood of Indian
apolis has installed herself as a guide
to the Louvre in Paris. She conducts
through the galleries and museum par
ties which vary in number from six
teen to sixty ard which usually are
made up of her compatriots. She is
original, animated, learned and crit
lcal and lectures on the Louvre's ar
tistic treasures to her patrons.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
Things Theatrical.

Frank Losee is to play leading part
with Bertha Galland in her new play,
"The Return Of Eve"
David Belasco is negotiating for n
new play by B. w. Slocum, in which
Frank Keenan, will have the leading
part.
Rose Stahl, in "The Chorus Lady"
will probably be seen in London. She
made hit there with the sketch from
which the play was elaborated.
A third company to play "The Blue
Mouse" has been organized by the Shu-
berts. Prominent In the cast are Mill
cent Evans, Geoffrey Stein and Wilton
Taylor.
Robert Hilliard is slated to go star
ring in the early spring. He has Sc
cured a new play and ample backing.
Mr.. Hilliard has starred in "The Mum
N.Y. and Lost, Twenty-four Hours"
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
MORE MONEY FOR SICILY.
$4,000 Sent For Relief Of Protestant
Earthquake Sufferers.

New York, Feb. 10. DR.. Louis
Klopsch, editor of the Christian Her
aid, cabled, through the state depart
ment, to Rev. Arturo Muston, the
president of the Waldensian Church
Societies. in Sicily and Calabria, the
sum of $4,000 for the relief Of its men,
bers in the earthquake stricken dis
tricts.
The Waldensians, the only Protes-
tant denomination officially recognized
by the italian government, have many
adherents among the earthquake suf-
ferers, and it is said that nearly every
one of it's Messina members was either
killed, wounded or bereaved.
They are splendidly organized for re-
lief operations, but. have latterly been
distressed by lack Of sufficient funds.
The Christian Herald has pledged it.
self to turn over to the Waldensians
the entire balance in its hands at the
close Of its italian relief work on
March 1.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
WOMAN MUST DIE
Mrs. Farmer to Be Killed
In Electric Chair.
SHE MURDERED WOMAN FRIEND
Several Confessions Made by Her,
In One of Which She Said
That Her Husband Weld
ed the AK.

Albany, N. Y, Feb 10.-Mrs. Mary
must die in the electric chair for the
murder of her friend, Mrs. Sarah
Brennan of Watertown.
The state court of appeals has re-
fused to grant a new hearing, and
only the authority of the executive Is
left to save her from the fate Of Mrs.
Martha Place, who was electrocuted In
1899.
The crime of which she was con-
victed was atrocious. The Brennans
and Farmers lived side by side in
Brownsville. on the outskirts of Wa
tertown. Mrs. Brennan disappeared,
and James Farmer, also under SEN
tence Of death for the murder, and
his wife moved into her house.
A few days later her body was
found jammed into trunk. She had
been killed with an ak.
Mrs. Farmer made several confess
sions, in one of which she implicated
her husband, asserting that he wield-
ed the aX.I and in another taking all
t1lc lOI Iuc uDOl hSl
self.
The trial of Mrs. Farmer was con-
cluded on June 10. There was a dra-
matte scene in the court when the
Jury returned it's verdict.
The prisoner, with her baby in her
arms, arose and stood while the fore
man of the jury announced the re-
,,It x,,stI 1NIn prNy oh N
fell into the arms Of a court attend
ant, the infant dropping from her
nerveless arms. Another attendant
caught the baby as it fell
AS soon as she recovered the mother
instinct made her reach out her arms
to grasp the baby again, and she
hugged the little mite of humanity to
her breast as she rocked to and fro
in her chair.
There were sobs in the courtroom,
and the voice of the justice was hoarse
with emotion as he pronounced the
sentence of death.
The motive for the murder of Mrs.
Brennan was the desire of the Farm
ers to get possession Of her house.
They forged deed to the property
and killed her to make the way clear.
Immediately after the crime the
Farmers transferred the property to
their baby. The signature of Mrs.
Farmer to the deed giving the prop
erty to the infant and the forged sig
nature of Mrs. Brennan were found to
be in the same handwriting.
Mrs Farmer will be the second wo-
man to die in the electric chair in the
state of New York. Mrs. Place was
electrocuted on March 20, 1899.
Theodore Roosevelt was governor of
the state, and despite the pressure
brought to bear upon him to prevent
the electrocution of a woman he re-
fused to interfere.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
CAN 7 STOP BILLS
CALIFORNIA; Governor and
Speaker POwerleSS.
LEGISLATORS ARE DETERMINED
Leaders Say They Will Pass Anti.
Japanese Measures to Vindi-
cate the Rights of Sow
ereign State.
LEGISLATORS ARE DETERMINED

Sacramento, Cal, Feb. 10.-Notwith-
standing the many urgent messages
sent by President Roosevelt to Gov
ernor Gillett and Speaker Stanton urg-
ing the defeat Of the anti-Japanese
school and segregation bills and in
spite of active cooperation with the
president by the governor and speaker
it appears today that the leaders of
the legislature are determined to pass
the bills.
Grove L. Johnson, author of two of
the measures, said today:
with Assemblyman Drew and
majority of the members of the legis-
lature l strongly object to being die
tated to by the president of the United
States as to what shall be done in
the way of state legislation against
the horde of Japanese immigrants in
California.
I'VE shall go ahead and pass the
bills. We have the votes, and we
have public sentiment in the state
back Of us.
''Since the question of admitting
is again the subject of consideration
and it is claimed that the state has
no jurisdiction thereof owing to our
treaty with Japan it becomes the duty
of the legislature to pass the bills if
for no other reason than to assert the
sovereignty of California and the
right to conduct and control our pub
! lie school system.
This we should do lest, by ac-
Quiescence and silence, we stimulate
the movement now encroaching upon
the rights of the states to govern their
international affairs under the reserv-
sad powers guaranteed to them by the
constitution of the United States"
The bills providing for the segrega-
tiOn of the undesirable aliens in the
residence district of towns and cities
ana the regulations providing for
schools for the japanese came up
again in the senate today and great
thrOng filled the chamber to overflow
ing.
The legislators feel irritated against
Speaker Stanton, because they con-
slider that he has been guilty Of "bluff-
ing"
They believe that both the speaker
and the national administration are
playing for delay without definite rea-
son, and this feeling is likely to cause
the hackers of the bills to insist on
their immediate passage.
Governor Gillett and Speaker Stan
ton have had conferences with many
Of the members of the senate and as
scmbly, but have been powerless to
induce them TO say they will vote
against the bills.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12

charging him with alternating his wife's
affections. When the contents Of the
court declaration became known It
created n great sensation in business
circles where Mr.. Soden has always
been prominent figure.
This is the largest amount Of dam
ages ever asked for here in a similar
suit and should the case come to trial
will probably prove a most notable
one.
Small recites in his suit that he mar
ried Laura NJ. Patterson in July, 1899,
and that after that date Soden visited
his home, alienated his wife's affec-
tions, drugged both him and his wife
and often enticed her from home.
The specific act Of alienation Of af-
fections is placed at about Nov. IL
last, when, 1t is charged, Mr.. Soden
called on Mrs. Small in the absence Of
her husband. Small, who has been
married twice, is separated from his
present wife. Her whereabouts are
unknown.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
SIRES AND SONS.

Brigadier General George II. Tor
ney, the new surgeon general of the
army, is Baltimorean by birth.
Judge Fred Wellhouse of Topeka,
Kan, owns over 1000 acres devoted
to apple trees and has made apple
growing life study.
Rudolph Blankenburg Of Philadel-
phia has given his entire salary as
county commissioner for the past three
years to three public pension funds.
Daniel Peters Of Grafton, Mass, is
the towns only full blood Indian-the
son of Narragansett father and
Mohlcan mother-and his years are
ninety-thrce.
The fattest man in New England Is
declared to be Arthur II. Moulton of
Portland, Me. He weighs 4151a pounds
and is president of the New England
Fat Mems club.
President Roosevelt has accepted the
invitation of the president Of the Roy
al Geographical society to deliver an
address before the society on his visit
to London about April, 1910.
Lord Clanricarde, the most execrated
man in Ireland, is about to lose his
property there. His enormous estate
of $4,000 acres Is to be taken from
him by the Irish land commissioners
and distributed among the Galway
peasantry-of course at q fair valua-
ton.
Count Johann Bernstorff, the new
German ambassador in Washington,
is n native of Lauenburg. His wife is
a German-American and was formerly
Miss Jeanne Luckemeyer Of New
York. The ambassador is an honorary
knight Of the Sovereign Order Of st.
John. He was born in 1852.
Tommaso Salvini, the great Italian
tragedian, recently celebrated his
eightieth birthday. The pupil Of Mo-
denas, Salvini won fame in his own
country as early as 1s4S and then re-
ceived the laurels due to greatness
the world over, making his most sue
cessful appearances in England and
the United States.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
ELECTION RATIFIED TODAY.
Congress Counts Presidential Electoral
Votes In Washinuton.

Votee IN Waentnptons
Washington, Feb. 1O.-Although 1t is
generally believed throughout the Unit
ed States that William Howard Taft
Of Ohio and James Schoolcraft Sher-
man of New York were elected presi-
dent and vice president of the United
States respectively on Nov. Of last
year, 1t was not until today that these
two gentlemen were officially declared
elected to their high positions.
Following the procedure ordained by
amendment IL of the constitution, the
two houses met in joint session today.
In the presence Of the senators and
representatives Vice President Fair
banks, as president Of the senate,
opened the sealed envelopes containing
the certificates of election signed by
the electors Of the states and read the
certificates. 1t having been duly ascer-
tained that Mr.. Taft had received 321
Of the electoral votes and william Jen-
nings Bryan Of Nebraska had received
1862 votes, and, the same figures apply
ing to Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Kern, can
didates for vice president, Mr.. Taft
was declared elected president Of Che
United States and Mr.. Sherman vice
president
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
Law Points.

Tender Of the amount due at any
time before sale under a foreclosure
where a chattel mortgage is a mere
lien is held in Thomas versus Seattle
Brewing and NJ. Co. (Wash.), 94 Pac.
116, 10 l.. r. A. IN. s., 1854, to dis
charge the lien.
That one cannot avoid his contract
to purchase stock Of a corporation on
the ground that 1t was not legally or
ganized or that stock was not legally
issued is declared in Burwash versus
Ballou. 230 ILL.,, "a, so IN. EO, 1856, 15
l.. r. \. IN. s., 400.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-02-12
The Royal Box.

There are forty-one possible heirs to
the Dutch throne.
King Gustav " of Sweden is said to
be the only reigning sovereign who
wears eyeglasses.
Queen Maud of Norway has just
entered on her fortieth year, and her
birthday was kept in real Norwegian
style.
The amount of the sultan of Tur-
keys private fortune has been made
known by the discovery Of certain doc
uments Mt the Yildiz kiosk. Abdul
Hamid's fortune in round figures Is
$120,l00000, deposited in the Bank Of
England.