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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
Peas for Sale.

500 bushels Of Specified Peas ct $l.7s
per bushel delivered at any railroad OF
river point. Address
VS.. KING,
New Albany, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-04-23
All of the Greenwood Banks
will be closed on next Monday,
April 26th, on account Of
Memorial Day.
Household Goods for Sale.

Joe Stein, at the Kitchell Hotel, has a
lot Of household goods for sale at ;
bargain.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
LEE M'CLUNG IS CHOSEN.
Tennessee Republican to Succeed
Treat AS u. s. Treasurer.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 23.-Lee
McClung, the treasurer of Yale Uni
versity, has been selected as Treasur-
er of the United States to succeed
Charles H. Treat.
The following announcement in con-
nection with the appointment was
made today:
"Mr. Charles H. Treat, on account
of business matters, has rendered his
resignation as Treasurer to take effect
the middle of October. The Secretary
of the Treasury has asked him to re-
main until the first of November, al
which time his resignation will be ac-
cepted.
s'The President has selected Mr.. Lee
McClung, the treasurer of Yale Uni.
versity, to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Nc.
C1ung's home is Knoxville, Tenn, his
present residence. New Haven be.
ing temporarily incident to the usefu
work he has been doing for Yale Uni
versity. He was previous to this time
connected with the Southern Railway
dAu eApoCleu, UuI 1oT ILLS dppoluC
ment, to return to Tennessee to gC
into his fami1y's business in Knox
vile. The Treasury Department il
delighted to be able to secure Mr.. Nc
Clung's services, as he has been par
ticularly successful in undermining
treasury and accounting methods a
Yale University"
Mr. McClung is a Republican.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
MACHINE" The ISSUE
Republican spe|ItinttIs Be-
gin 10 Strike Keynote
in Virginia.
Kent Says Democratic Organization"
i'm Virginia Buries All Good
Ncc Who Oppose Its
Domination.

Richmond, Va, Sept. 25-All signs
now indicate that the Republican
spellbinders will make the Demo
cratic machine domination of Vir-
ginia affairs the paramount issue in
Virginia.
In nealiy every speech made by Re-
publican Candidate Kent he has push
ed to the front machine politics.
Mr.. Kent, at Suffolk said that the
Democratic machine" had made the
political graves for those two bright
Virginians, Montague and Tucker. and
he asserted it will seek the political
destruction of every man who opposes
it's domination of Virginia politics.
The Democratic newspapers seem
to be having a good deal of fun with
Frank P Brent, the Republican can
didate for state superintendent OF
schools. Brent is former Democrat
ic official in the state department OF
education His Democratic friends
are quoting the nice things Brent then
said about the Virginia system of ed
ucation, and are wondering how he
has changed front so quickly. Bren
however, continues his stump cam
paign, and attacks vigorously the
present educational system in the
state. He is by far the most active
of the Republican spellbinders.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
PROHIBITION pARTY's BIRTHDAY.
Program includes a Pr0hibitiOnist
Meeting and Reception.

Chicago, Sept 24-Prohibitionists
from all parts of the country are as
sembled here in large numbers to take
part in the celebration in honor of the
fortieth anniversary of the founding
of the Prohibition party, which began
here today and will eliminate tomor-
row in monster parade in which it
is expected fully 100000 friends OF
prohibition will take part. Today,
being the first day of the celebration
is devoted to speechmaking and a
general jollification. The program
includes a prohibitionist meeting and
reception in the afternoon and a
banquet of 1000 covers at the new La
Sale Hotel in the evening.
Among the guests of honor at the
banquet will be John Russell of New
Haven, Mich, who was temporary
chairman of the convention in Farwell
Hall on September 1, 1869, when the
Prohibition party was founded; Pres
ident Samuel Dickie, of Albion Col
lege, Mich, who was one of the found
ers of the party, and the following
surviving former presidential and
vice-presidential candidates of the
party; John P. st. John, Olathe, Kan. !;
Joshua Levering, Baltimore, Md !;
John G. Woolley, Honolulu; Silas C.
Swallow, Harrisburg, Pa, and Eugene
w. Chain, Chicago, who ran for Pres
ident; James B. Cranfill, Dallas, Tex. !;
George w. Carroll, Beaumont, Tex,
and Aaron S. Watkins, Ada, o., who
were candidates for Vice-President on
the Prohibition ticket in different
years. The list of speakers at the
public meeting and the banquet also
includes several distinguished Prohi-
bitionists, among them John Sobieski,
of California; A. G. Wolfenbarger, of
Nebraska; w. G. Calderwood, of Min
nesota; Felix T. McWhirter, of Indi-
ana; A. A. Stevens, of Pennsylvania !;
Finley G. Hendrickson, of Maryland,
and Oliver w. Stewart, of Illinois.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
BABY'S P|TlFUL
CASE OF ECZEMA
Summer Rash Became a Dreadful
itching Humor-Big Blisters
Formed and Skin Grew as Hard
and Rough as Bark - Scratched
and Tore Flesh till Blood Ran.
ALMOST. MAGIC CURE
BY CUTICURA REMEDIES

"Our son, two years old, was very
much afflicted with a breaking out or
what looked to be a summer rash. /
applied the usual remedies, such as
washing with soda water and powdeCing
with boric acid. Finally, after he suf-
fered with the trouble several weeks
took him to the doctor. He said 1t was
merely rash that was quite prevalent,
and that I was giving the right treat
ment and that should just continue 1t
and the baby would soon be all right.
ting worse. The rash ran together and
made large blisters. The little fellow
didn't want to do anything but scratch
and we had to wrap his hands up to
keep him from it as he would tear ti10
flesh open till the blood would rup. The
itching was intense, ceusing loss: a:of aPpe-
tite and hesh. When II seesnN4 10 hurt
him most the skin on his back became
hard and rough like the bark Of ttee 20
that rubbing or brushing would .nof
break il. He was 90 feNeeish that i
thought it q bad scaee. Of eossnaa. Ao
could not wear any clothss but g hetle
at the top Of the shouldw. Me ssaleEe4
intensely for about three momth0. BuE
1 found remedy In GutpurU @oap fcE
bathing and Cuticura OlnenGnt With
which anointed tho sore places. 111al
kept the rash from spreading and Il i1ul
than week the result was almost IAaGi-
cal. That was more than two yea6p 40
and there has not been the siaG Ae80t
symptom Of it since hewas cured. 81 eEz
neversvery long without CpeAcura Soar
as my family knows the value. of It and
| don't like a substitute. j. W. L9uck
| Yukon, Okla, Aug. % and Sept. IL, 'OS.'
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
wRECKAGE OF GULF STORM.
Many Small Craft Were Destroyed
Indications of Great Death List.

New Orleans, Sept. 24.-With the
list Ct dead from Sundays tropical
hurricane well above hundred to-
night, every indication points to a
much larger increase Of the number
If persisted. Many small sloops and
launches are lying wrecked on the
Cult shores of Louisiana and Missis-
sippi, and there seems to be little
doubt but that at least some of their
occupants were lost. Anxiety for the
safety Of the steamers bound for New
orleans during the hurricane period
n the Gulf has been relieved.
News of the loss of the oyster lug
ger Washington and the drowning o.
ler captain, Dominic Bondy, was re-
ceived here today. The boat went
Iown in Pontchartrain. Many othel
yessels of this class are reportet
missing.
The steamboat Williams arrived a
Morgan City, La, late today towing
five disabled luggers, and bringing II
number of refugees from the coast
swept section. The rescued families
buried many bodies in the marshes
Similar reports have been receive,
rom Houma, in Terribonne Parish
La. Many additional stories of SUI
fering were brought in today.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
MUNSEY AUTOS AT BOSTON.
Delegations Greet the Racers and Es-
cOrt Them Into the City.

Boston, Mass, Sept. 25.-After the
most arduous run since starting from
Washington, tourists Of the Frank A.
Munsey automobile reliability contest
are resting in Boston today
The crossing of the Berkshire Hills
occurred during a driving rain and
the roads were a mass of sticky mud.
The run was so difficult that Chair
man Trego, of the technical commit
tee. refused to examine the cars yes
terday evening, but officials scores OF
the day will not be known until late
today.
All the cars, despite the difficulties
checked in at Worcester within the
time limit. Delegations from Boston
were on hand there to greet the auto
lists and escorted them to Boston.
F. Edward Spooner, who has beer
in many auto tours since the spor1
was inaugurated, said today that yes
terday's run was the hardest he had
experienced since the famous "mue
lark run from Pittsburg to New
York in 1908.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
MOUNT OLIVE WITH US.
To Extend tie Norfolk "ShOOfly" From
GOIdsbOrO to Wilmington.

Mount Olive Tribune.
The pub1ic-spirited business men of
Goldsboro, through the Chamber OF
Commerce of that city, are endeaVor-
ing to induce the Atlantic Coast Line
authorities to extend the service OF
the Norfolk "Shoofy' from Goldsboro
to Wilmington, and in this commend
able and vitality important undertak-
ing they should receive the support
and encouragement of the people OF
road from Goldsboro to Wilmington.
this and other sections of the road
from Goldsboro to Wilmington.
train and it's return from Wilmington
in time to connect with outgoing
train over the Norfolk & Southern
and Southern Railway at Goldsboro
would give the people at Mount Olive,
and others between Wilmington and
Goldsboro, an opportunity to leave
home after an early breakfast, go to
Raleigh, Durham and Greensboro, to
Kinston, New Bern and Morehead
Getty and other points on the Atlantic
Coast Line north, and return home al
bedtime.
It can be easily seen that the exten
sion of this service would be a grea
convenience to the people OF Noun
Olive, as we'll as to every other po1n
along the road from here to whining
ton, and would also have vital effec
upon the trade interests of the grow
ing towns along the line of the road.
The Tribune desires to add it's hear
ty and enthusiastic endorsement t
the effort of the Goldsboro Chambe
of Commerce, and we hereby p1edg
our support to the movement. wit
the hope that it may result success
fully-and that speedily.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
REV. w. S. ROME pEAD.
Was Presiding Elder of WarrentOn
District at Richmond.


Littleton, Sept 20.-Rav. w. S.
Rome, presiding 5elder of this, the War
renton district, aged about sixty-three
years, died at Willis and Johnston's S
Sanitarium, Richmond, Yesterday af-
ternoon, following an. operation from
which he had been in a precarious
condition for more than a week. His
death will shock his many friends,
who were unaware of his Eeing sick.
His death was caused byl kidney and
bladder trouble from which. he. has
suffered for "a number. Of years. He
is survived byshis wife, one daughter
Miss Grace Rome, and tw., cons, Ralph
and Lloyd Rome, a ecivil,sand mining
engineer of Torreon. Mexico.
The funeral swill L take, place from
Harrison's Church, near Charlotte
whence his body was accompanied
last night bys s. j. lStallilsgs and Rev
j. M. Rhodes, of Littleton.
He is the last of his sfamily, and i.
only survived by two of his gradual
ing, class, Drs. J. T. Gibbs and L. L
Nash, of Wofford College whence h
graduated nearly forty years ago. Fo
thirty-five years he has been preach
ing and in that time has filled mum
Iber of prominent appointments within
the gift of the church, both in station
and district work This is the thir
member of the family to die within tn
past year-one daughter d7lng in Tex
las of tuberculosis and another 1
Greensboro, N. c., following an opers
ton for appendicitis.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
A Sermon ON Wireless TeIegraphy.

!. The sending of messages by elec.
tricity without wires is certainly on
of the most wonderful discoveries OF
inventions of all time. Rev. Vim. G
Hubbard, the pastor of the Friends
Church, is somewhat conversant with
the general principles and operations
of wireless te1egraphy, and will give
an explanation of it tomorrow night
and draw some spiritual lessons from
It. Those desiring to hear of this
wonderful invention will do we'll +
attend.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

The catch of mullets on Monday
and Tuesday off Beaufort bar aggre7
gated $4,000 pounds. OF these $4,000
the supervision of Don Congleton for
M. C. Holland. Those remaining were
handled by Beaufort Fish Co., J. H.
Potter & Son and N. w. Taylor
Beaufort Look Out.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

Mr.. E. v. Edens, prominent farm
er of Seventy-first, marketed bale
of cotton today which with the. seed
netted him $98.33. Think of that, al
most one hundred dollars for bale
of cotton-Fayettevil Observer.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

1t is family whispered that another
resignation may be forthcoming up
around the Federal building, in which
case one could say, with the immor-
tai Vance, "My God, Abernathy!"-
Greensboro Record.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

Salt Lake City, Utah. Sept. 24.-The
people of Salt Lake City have COM
pIeted great preparations for the re-
ception and entertainment of Presi-
dent Taft. The main streets are gay
with bunting, and the indications are
that the crowd of visitors will be the
largest ever entertained here. Dur
ing the stop-over of nearly two days
in this city the President will visit
the Mormon temple and tabernacle
the Great Salt Lake and other places
of interest. The program provides
provides also for reception, an elab
crate banquet and other public func
tions.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY
TOLD.

The movement to raise fund to
erect Confederate monument here
seems to have been lost in the shuttle.
-Greenville Reflector.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
UTAH, GREETS PRESIDENT.
People of Salt Lake City Have Con
pleted Great Preparations.

Provo City, Utah, Sept 24.-Presi-
dent Taft had his first taste of the
hospitality of Utah today. His spe-
cial train reached this city shortly
after noon today and was greeted by
an immense crowd. The President
was welcomed by official representa-
tives of the State of Utah and Prove
City. The program of the two hours
stay here included drive about the
city and brief address from the
President delivered from the public
square. AT three o'clock the train de
parted for Salt Lake City.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29
IT would be hard t

1t would be hard to say which
feels more uncomfortab1e-the man in
a straw hat, or the other man who
sees him and wishes he hadn't been
in such hurry to buy a derby.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

Millions Of women throughout the
world use C,lticura Soap and Ointment
for eczemas, rashes, feelings, irritationst
inf1anmations, chaings, pimplee, black
heads, dandruff, dry, thin and falling
hair, sanative, antiseptic cleansing, and
for all the purposes Of the toilet, bath
and nursery.
Cuticura Remedies are sold throughout the world
Potter Drug Chem Corp. Sole Props 135 Column
bus Ave-. Boston. Mass. - -
- Nailed Fres Cutlcura Book on Skin Diseases
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

mark the coming D. A. r. State con-
gress to meet here October 5 and 6
with Mecklenburg chapter, will be a
reception to be given by Charlotte
Chapter, Liberty Hall Chapter and
Halifax Convention Chapter at Mrs
Eugene Reilley's. Neat cards of in
vitation printed in blue ink were is
sued to out-of-town delegates and Wis
itors sterday.-Charlotte News.
The A. & NJ. College has been for
tunate enough to secure the services
Of Edward L. Greene as coach for the
coming football season, who, with
Frank Thompson, should overcome
the loss of several old men and still
be able to turn out a team the equal
of any in the South, if not the supe-
rior. Mr.. Greene is the famous Ed
die" who was the captain of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania in 1906, which
played the great Michigan team of the
West, defeating the II to O.-Raleigh
News and Observer.
Rev. VIM. Black. Presbyterian
evangelist, has been secured by the
Presbyterian Church here to conduct
a two weeks revival, beginning Sun
day, October 8. Rev. Mr.. Black is
pleasantly remembered here, where
he conducted revival about year
ago. Mr.. Black will be accompanied
by the same quartet of singers as
last time, when this feature was a
Mr.. S. Einstein left this morning
for Wilmington, where he will make
his home in future, being followed
there little later by other members
of the family. Citizens of Kinston and
Lenoir county generally, and the Free
Press particularly, regret Mr.. Elm
STEMS departure, for he was good
and loyal member of this community
and had made many friends during his
| life of over forty years among us
Kinston Free Press.
President w. S. Wilkinson, of the
board of directors of the Rocky Mount
Athletic Association this morning re
ceived from President Tom Washing
ton, of the Eastern Carolina League
a check for three hundred dollars il
payment for the drafting of Howard
Lambert, the shortstop of the Rail
readers for the past season. The let
ter states that Secretary Farrell fall
to say by what club the young playe
was drafted, though it is general.
believed that Providence in the East
ern League circuit, has nabbed on t.
the young star.-Rocky Mount Record
The editor had the pleasure of see
ing one of the best acres of corn il
all this section Thursday morning
and the interesting thing about it wa
that it was grown by a sixteen-yea1
old Greene county boy, Mr.. J. Dixo
, Edwards, son of our esteemed cour
lyman, Mr.. George Edwards, of HOOK
erton township. 1t is splendid acT
, of corn, for which an offer of fift
, dollars has been refused. The cor
} stands in rows five feet apart and
! planted eighteen inches in the drill
l oil 10
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

AdvsrtIsl In the ARGUS.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-09-29

The first man who goes OF
our new suits or one of curtin
get a lot Of pleasure in it; he "
the men around him; he'll have
fashion that's quite unusual.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-23
A Medium Sized Journey
By Strickland w. Gillian.

How many times, as you used the by
drostatic balance for your mother
while she was busy with the younger
children, did you ever stop to think
who invented it? Yet what life would
be the same to-day if it were not for
the hydrostatic balance!
Then he became professor of mathe.
MATES at his alma mater, through the
dukes pull.
Also, Calico began experimenting
on the speed of falling bodies. He
would take a coal-scuttle and a porce-
lain egg and drop them from the top
Of the leaning tower at n and the
same time, and note to his surprise
that, if nobody got in the way, they
both struck the sidewalk at the same
time. Many a boy sent to the post
office never got home, because an onyx
stand or a goldfish bowl hit him just
as he was turning the corner by the
tower.
He went to Padua in 1892 and lee
tured in the university extension
course all winter. A great many ladies
took their husbands to the lectures
and thus cured them of insomnia.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-23
SAVING PAINT MONEY
Il Cannot BE Done by Using Cheap
Material and Cheap Painters.

In arranging for painting, a good
many property-owners try to save
money by employing the painter who
offers to do the job cheapest-or try
to save money by insisting on a low
priced paint. But no property-owner
would run such risks II he realized
what must be taken into considera-
ton in order to get a job that will
wear and give thorough satisfaction.
No houseowner will go wrong on
the painting question If he writes Ma
tional Lead Company, 1902 Trinity
Building, New York, for their House
owners Painting Outfit No. 40, which
is sent free. 1t is a complete guide
to painting. 1t includes a book of
color schemes for either exterior or
interior painting, a book of specifica-
lions, and an instrument for detecting
adulteration' in paint materials.
Nearly every dealer has National
Lead Company's pure white lead.
Dutch Boy Painter trademark.) II
yours has not notify National Lead
Co., and arrangements will be made
for you to get it.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-23
BABY's WATERY ECZEMA
Itehed and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
Disease Seemed I%ncurable.
Cured by cuticura for $3.50.

when my little boy was two and q
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema. 1t was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the time,
and if he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth
ing. We called in a physician at once,
but he gave an ointment which was so
sever that my babe would scream
when 1t was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until we had
spent fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that l almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading Of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem
edies, I determined to try them. l
can truthfully say l was more than
surprised, for l bought only a dollar
and a half's worth of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills., and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines I had tried,
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face is perfectly clear of the least
spot or seal of anything. Mrs. ". M.
spot or scar. Mrs. w. M. Comerer,
Burnt Cabins, Pa. Sept. Is, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole Props. Boston.
The Tupelo journal., 1909-04-23

| II thought they always had Italians
! working on the grading for railroads..
interposes Mrs. Koody.
But this being in China" I reply.
1T was easier to get Chinese"
"Of course" says Mrs. Koody. Il
never thought Of that. But how did
the Irishman talk to the Chinese?
shouldn't think they would have un-
derstood him."
That's the point of the story" ]
responded. Pm coming to that"
Eyes, let him tell it his W way,
my DEAR" says Mr.. Koody. "But by
the way, your speaking of Italian la
borers reminds me of an Italian who
used to sell vegetables to us every
morning"
"Oh, sometimes he came around
about noon," interrupts Mrs. Koody.
"Yes," continues Mr.. Koody; "but
more often he came in the morning.
Well, he had sold potatoes all winter
long and that was about the only
English word he knew because he had
to keep shouting, Potatoes, po-ta-
toes But pardon me, Kidder; go on
with your story"
mo, no, no." l say firmly. What
~happened?"
"Oh," says Mrs. Koody, when sum-
mer came they had the Italian sell
flowers but he would still shout 'po-
tatoes.' Did the Chinese try to kill
the Irishman, Mr.. Kidder?"
BY this time I am SO mad that l
could cheerfully bite two ten-penny
nails into small segments, but the
maid appears and announces that din
ner is served.
well, after dinner Mr.. Kidder."
a Y Mrs. Koody, you must tell us all
about the Irishman and the Chinese.
I'll bet it is the funniest thing. But
you can tell us after dinner"
I've never succeeded in telling that
story to the Koodys yet. And I've
given up trying.
Copyright. 1909. by w. G. Chapman.)