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Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
LITTLE GIRL NEARLY DROWNS
IN HOLE ON JAMES STREET
Narrow Escape From Death While
Wading With Companions Sat-
urday Afternoon.

The young daughter of Mr.. Millin.
who resides on North James street,
narrowly escaped being drowned Sat
urday afternoon while wading on this
thoroughfare. She fell into a hole
made by the uprooting of large tree
and then washed by the severe rains
Friday, and but for the timely arrival
of aid would have drowned.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

The Carolina Telephone and Tele-
graph Company at Kinston will build
handsome two-story building for the
installation of their new telephone ex-
change.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
JOnes-CarnOr.
F.on Mondays Daily.

At the residence of the officiating
minister, Elder ]. W. Gardner, last
night at ten o'clock in this city Mr..
L. Fl. Jones, foreman of Messrs. II.
Will & Bros brick yard, and Miss
rtle Carnor, of Lenoir county
v ere happily joined in the holy. bond
CT wedlock. The Argus wishes them
abundant joy and prosperity
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY BY
INCESSANT RAIN FRIDAY
Crops i'm Many Parts of County Dam
aged by Swollen Streams.

The severe rain Friday and Satur-
day did considerable damage through
out the county. The swollen streams
covered the lowlands and injured
crops.
The bridge across Stoney Creek at
the Prince plantation was washed
away.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Five novels are published day in
this country. but they are not all
best sellers"
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

The Highlanders preferred to stop
here over Sunday to going to Wilson,
where they play the first three days of
the week
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Goldsboro's Giants have Jonahs-
just like other giants. Even the cy-
clops had Jonahs. Fayetteville's team
is our Giants Jonah. That's all there
is to it. Aint it so, Grandpap?
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
Detachment Of State Cor.
stabuIary Surprised
the Strikers.
QUIET At NC KEGS ROCKS
ohe OF Striking Employees of Standard
oteel Car Company Fatally Wound.
ed-hany Innocent Bystanders Are
Injured.

Butler, Pa, July 19.-Takine tho
striking employees of the Standard
0'eei Car Company completely by
surprise, detachment of State con-
staDuIary arrived here from Pupxsu-
taWney late this afternoon to guard
Ine company's property at Lyndora
Inc strikers, angered by the appear-
ance OF troops, gathered around the
plant yard and in a clash with tbe
mounted troopers one striker was
probably fatally shot, two members of
the crowd were wounded and over fen
injured. Fifteen alleged strike lead
ers were arrested by the troopers.
According to report current hero
tonight the constabulary has been ex-
peceed mere since yesterday, despite
the statement of the car company Of
Gals to the effect that outside police
fotection was not desired.
Ihe entrance of 500 employees of the
tandard Wheel Company, a concern
anufacturing pressed steel wheels
to the ranks of the $500 striking
n OF the Standard Steel Car Com
ny, makes the situation at Butler
ifnous. The wheel company en-
ioyes refused to report for work to-
lay.
Inc men on strike at both plants
.e unorganized. The principal con-
,ent1on OF the striking men is that
ooth the car and wheel companies are
working to their capacity, but refuse
o pay wages in proportion to the
mount of work turned out.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
NEARBY NEWS BRIEFLY
TOLD.

The Bank of Mount Olive has de-
clared dividend, and has a surplus
of $4,000.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

We want three straight from Will
mington this week and we're going to
get them.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Ilttsburg, Pa, July 1S.-The tur-
mol and excitement and general sense
OF imminent uprising and riot which
have perVaded McKee's Rocks and the
immediate vicinity of the plant of the
Pressed Steel Car Company for the
past week gave way today to peace
and unbroken quiet.
The workingmen's settlement at
Preston, which for days has had the
appearance of an entrenched camp
thrown up at the gates of barricaded
city, was gay with the Sunday finery
# the wives and children of the
strikers, who fiocked to and from
church or loitered at play by the riv-
erside while the men sat at ease on
their doorsteps, smoking and enjoying
impromptu alfresco concerts furnish
ed by harmonicas and accordions.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Everybody should go out to the
games here these three days and help
Goldsboro hold first place sure by tax
ing three games from Wilmington.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21
~ ASE
DUNTTS.

This is good baseball weather.
We've new third baseman on tn,
way.
Steinbach is in the game all the
time.
We're still in the lead. Get busy
boys, and maintain your position.
Doak made as pretty throw from
left field to home plate as one ever
sees.
We want three straight from Will
mington this week and we're going to
get them.
The Highlanders preferred to stop
here over Sunday to going to Wilson,
where they play the first three days of
the week.
Goldsboro's Giants have Jonahs-
just like other giants. Even the cy-
clops had Jonahs. Fayetteville's team
is our Giants Jonah. That's all there
is to it. Aint it so, Grandpap?
Everybody should go out to the
games here these three days and help
Goldsboro hold first place sure by tax
ing three games from Wilmington.
Some folks say that there isn't any
thing in the papers these days but
baseball. That is not true; but the
truth is that the great majority of the
don't want to read any
thing else but baseball Aint it so,
Was there any ball played in Colds |
Ooro Saturday? Ask Fayetteville. |
Don't ask us.
Well, suppose we did lose two |
games to Fayetteville. Haven't we
Won two, three and four straight |
games? We cannot win all the time.
Play ball!
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Doak made as pretty a throw from
left field to home plate as one ever
sees.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Was there any ball played in Colds
boro Saturday? Ask Fayetteville
Don't ask us.
Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-07-21

Well, suppose we did lose two
games to Fayetteville. Haven't we
won two, three and four straight
games? We cannot win all the time.
Play ball!
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18

l have to stay shut up in these rooms
an day, and it gets tiresome. I'd rather
so back to Kansas with you and be in
a circus again.
Il shall be glad to have your com
pany,' said Dorothy.
Thank you," he answered. Now,
If you will help me sew the silk to-
gether, We will begin to work on our
balloon"
So Dorothy took needle and
thread. and as fast as Or cut the strips
of silk into proper shape the girl
sewed them neatly together. First
there was strip of light green silk,
then a strip of dark green and then a
strip of emerald green; for OF had a
fancy to make the balloon in different
shades of the color about them. 1t
took three days to sew all the strips
together, but when it was finished
they had big bag of green silk more
than 20 feet long.
Then Or painted 1t on the inside
with a coat of thin glue. to make it air
the balloon was ready.
But we must have basket to ride
in," he said. So he sent the soldier
with the green whiskers for a big
clothes basket, which he fastened
with many ropes to the bottom of the
balloon.
When it was all ready, Or sent word
to his people that he was going to
make visit to a great brother Wizard
who lived in the clouds. The news
spread rapidly throughout the city and
every one came to see the wonderful
sight.
OF ordered the balloon carried out
in front of the palace, and the people
gazed upon it with much curiosity.
The Tin Woodman had chopped big
pile Of wood, and now he made fire
of it, and Or held the bottom of the
balloon over the fire so that the hot
air that arose from it would be caught
in the silken bag. Gradually the bal
until finally the basket just touched
the ground.
Then Or got into the basket and
said to all the people in a loud voice:
Il am now going away to make a
visit. While l am gone the Scare
crow will rule over you. l command
you to obey him as you would me-"
The balloon was by this time tug
ging hard at the ropo that held it to
the ground, for the air within 1t was
hot, and this made it SO much lighter
in weight than the air without that it
pulled hard to rise into the sky.
Come. Dorothy" cried the Wizard !:
hurry up. or the balloon will fly
away"
Il can't find Toto anywhere. re
piled Dorothy, who did not wish to
leave her little dog behind. Toto had
run into the crowd to bark at kitten.
and Dorothy at last found him. She
picked him up and ran toward the bal
loon.
She was within few steps of 1t,
and Or was holding out his hands to
help her into the basket. when crack!
went the ropes. and the balloon rose
into the air without her.
Come back" she screamed; II
want to go, too"
Il can't come back, my dear" called
Or from the basket. "Good-by!"
"Good-by!" shouted every one. and
all eyes were turned upward to
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
SYNOPSIS.

Dorothy lived in Kansas with Aunt EN-
and Uncle Henry. A cyclone lifted their
home into the air. Dorothy falling asleep
amidst the excitement. A crash awakened
her. The house had LANDED in country
81 81 IN marvellous beauty; Groups of queer er
Munchkins. The house had killed their
enemy, the wicked witch of East. Dor
staEeS do9S }1r 'he me SiynT v 81, nd ihe
Wizard of o. who. she was promised.
might find way to send her back to
giving him life. He was desirous of ac-
Quiring brains and started with her to
th,, the wizard s to get them The sGarseroIw noI
man who longed for heart. He also
Joined them. They came upon a terrible
lion. The lion confessed he had no cour-
age. Ne decided to accompany them to
the wizard of Or to get some. the scare
crow in pushing the raft became I'M
river. The scarecrow was rescued by
friendly stork. They entered poppy
heid. which caused Dorothy to tall
rescued her and her dog from the deadly
flowers. The lion fell asleep and being too
heavy to lift, was left. On the search for
the road of yellow brick which led to the
Emerald City they met a wild cat ana
neid mice. The woodman killed the Wild
cat The queen mouse became friendly
She sent thousands of her mice, subjects
TO draw the lion away from the poppy
neld Dorothy awolSe from her long
sleep. They started again on the Emer-
aid City road. They cf.me to fence;
painted green. There Were farmers OF
green. houses of green and people dressed
In green. 1t was the Land of Or They
met the guardian of the gates. He de
scribed the power of the Wizard of OF.
All put on green spectacles as the bright
ness and glory of Emerald City blinded
them. The wizard decided to receive one
of the party each day. All We're put in
green rooms. Dorothy went to the throne
room. In chair sparkling with emer-
aids she beheld an enormous head with
biggest giant. Il am OF, the great and
terrible" said the head. OF told her that
when she killed the wicked witch of the
East he would send her home. The scare
crow admitted to the presence of a beau
tful lady, who said she was the wizard,
was promised brains when he killed the
witch. The woodman beheld "A terrible
beast with head of a rhinoCeros and
nve eyes. The wizard promised him a
heart If he would slay the witch. The
the object promised him courage If he
slew the witch. The search commenced
Ihe witch saw the party when 1t entered
her domain and caused pack of wolves
wolves. She sent crows which the scare
crow scared and killed. Bees We're dis
patched next. but the woodman received
the stngs. Finally winged monkeys took
them prisoner and conveyed them to
the witchery. Dorothy threw wa
ter on the wicked witch. destroy
ing her. Dorothy rescued the lion.
~oodman and scarescrow. She found
charmed golden cup and started
back to OF. She became lost. She
key who took them to the Emerald City.
The charmed cups story was told
Dorothy discovered the wizard to be
a humbug. He told his life story.
The wizard gave the Scarecrow
brains, the woodman a heart and the
lion a courage fluid,
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18

the throne room he said, pleasantly:
sit down. my dear; think l have
found the way to get you out of this
country"
"And back to Kansas" she asked,
eagerly.
We'll, I'm not sure about Kansas" "
said Or; for | haven't the faintest
notion which way it lies. But the first
thing to do is to cross the desert, and
then it should be easy to find your
way home"
How can cross the desert?" she
inquired.
We'll. I'll tell you what 1 think"
said the little man. You see, when
l came to this country it was in bal
loon. You also came through the air,
being carried by cyclone. So l be-
lieve the best way to get across the
desert will be through the air. Now,
1t is quite beyond my powers to make
cyclone; but I've been thinking the
matter over and believe l can make
balloon"
How" asked Dorothy
"A balloon" said Or. "is made of
Silh,s NhiSh 10 Sodtco Will glue " Keep
the gas in 1t. l have plenty of silk
in the palace, so it will be no trouble
for us to make the balloon. But in
this country there is no gas to fill the
balloon with. to make it float"
IF it won't float" remarked Dor
othy, "it will be of no use to u.s."
True answered Oz. But there is
another way to make it float, which is
to fill it with hot air. Hot air isn't
as good as gas, for if the air should
get cold the balloon would come down
in the desert, and we should be lost"
Wei" exclaimed the girl; are you
going with me?"
Yes, of course" replied Or. 81 am
tired of being such humbug. If l
should go out of this palace my peo-
pie would soon discover l am not
Wizard, and then they would be vexed
with me for having deceived them So
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
CHAP XVII T>T
How the BanoeRr
was LaDhcheHf

For three days Dorothy heard moth
Ing from Or. These were sad days
for the little girl, although her friends
were all quite happy and contented.
The Scarecrow told them there were
wonderful thoughts in his head; but
he would not say what they were be-
cause he knew no one could under
stand them but himself. When the Tin
Woodman walked about he felt his
heart rattling around in his breast;
and he told Dorothy he had discovered
It to be a kinder and more tender
heart than the one he had owned
when he was made of flesh. The Lion
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
GENERAL NEWS.

The Michigan Central railroad has
increased trainmen's wages 6h per
cent and operators approximately IA
per cent.
William l. Seaton, former warden of
the state prison at Jackson, Micn.,
and credited with being the originator
of the system of giving convicts credit
for good time" died at Jackson a
rev days since, aged Sc.
The appellate division of the Su.
preme Court of New York has upheld
iting the new business of life insur-
ance companies in any year to $780,
100000.
Official statistics for the first six
months of 1909 show a continued de-
cline in the population of France. The
marriages decreased 6.2O1 as COM
pared with 1908, divorces increased by
543. births decreased 1882 and deaths
increased by 25,019.
M. Bleriot, the celebrated French
aviator. was seriously injured at Con-
stantinople few days since by the
collision of his aeroplane with house.
The committee on fraternal insur-
ance of the Insurance Commissioners
convention at Chicago. after a pro-
longed conference with representa-
tives of the various fraternals, has de-
cided that legislation is necessary to
secure adequate rates and proper su-
pervision. A uniform bill will be pre-
pared to be introduced in all the legis-
latures.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18

where the Wizard was riding in the
bcsket, rising every moment farther
and farther into the sky.
And that was the last any of them
ever saw of Or, the Wonderful Wizard
though he may have reached Omaha
safely, and be there now. for all we
know. But the people remembered
him lovingly, and said to one another:
:'Oz was always our friend. When
he was here he built for US this beau
tiful Emerald City, and now he is
gone he has left the Wise Scarecrow
to rule over u.s."
Still, for many days they grieved
over the loss of the Wonderful Wizard,
and would not be comforted.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

More than 100000 corporations in
the United States will have to make
their returns in conformance with the
new corporation tax law.
Senator J. c.. S. Blackburn has re-
signed as a member of the Isthmian
Canal Commission and his resignation
has been accepted by the President.
On the opening of Congress. Foun-
tain l.. Thompson, Democrat, was
sworn in as senator from North Da-
kota He succeeds the late Martin
Johnson.
At a caucus of Democratic senators
Senator H. D. Money of Mississippi
was chosen as minority leader in the
Senate to succeed Senator Culberson
of Texas, who resigned.
Representative Taylor of Colorado
proposes introducing bill to provide
funds for making surveys of lands
within forest reserves to facilitate
homestead entries which now cannot
be made because the lands are gencr-
ally unsurveyed in reserves.
The secretary of the interior has
i b
cember 81, 1909, for the completion OF
the Shoshone dam in Wyoming. Work
on the structure, which is the highest
masonry dam in the world, has been
greatly impeded through scarcity Of Ia
Dor.
The navy year book for 1909 shows
the race for second place among the
/ W.T. Nf h1 u ~
close as between the United States
and Germany. The United States has
a greater tonnage of battleships and
armored cruisers, but Germany has a
larger number of small vessels.
Taking a square hit at the annual
Roosevelt physical tests for army Of
ficers. Surgeon General Torney in his
annual report says that the present
test not only fails in the object it
sought to attain-"a physical condi-
ton which would enable them to be
always fit for active field service
but may result in serious damage to
elderly officers.
The Department of Agriculture on
the 7th inst. estimated that the newly
seeded area of winter wheat is 79 per
cent greater than the revised estimat-
ed area sown in the fall of 1908,
equivalent to an increase of 2,449,OOO
acres. the indicated total area being
33.4s3,0OO acres. The condition of
winter wheat Dec. LIST was 95.S,
against S5.3 the same day a year ago.
Senator Warren has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to furnish surplus water from
government irrigation projects to cor
poIations or associations operating
under the Carey desert land act FOR
delivery to the individual water users.
The President has nominated Hor.
ace H. I.urton Of Tennessee for associ.
ate Justice Of the Supreme Court of
the United States. Judge Lurton was
appointed Judge of the Sixth circuit by
President Cleveland, March 27, 1898.
He was a Democrat in politics at that
time
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
U. s. May Run Nicaragua.

Washington.-one of the projects
for the solution of the Nicaraguan
situation that has. been strongly
urged upon the State Department is
the establishment of protectorate.
either singly by the United States or
Jointly with Mexico. This may be re-
garded as necessary in the event that
the insurgents fail to displace Zelaya
by their own efforts. and it may fol.
low an insurgent triumph that would
leave the country without responsible
leaders. Managua, the capital, IL in .
state Of anarchy
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
(TO BE coNTINUEDD
Red-Headed Girls and Autos

Automobiles and red-headed girls
both flourish abundantly IN this in
vigorating climate" says the Roches-
ter Democrat and Chronicle giving
us one more point of superiority over
Charleston" But will not our con-
temporary admit that the Rochester
red-headed girl flourishes little too
abundantly? We think that she
should be five feet four or five and
weigh not over ITO. but our impress
sion is that the Rochester beauty
fiourishes to the weight of about 40
and sometimes 160. The IDEAL is q
lissome. willowy and slim and not
an abundant fourtsher.-Charlesto
News and Courier.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18

Twenty-six Moslems were executed
at Adana. Asiatic Turkey. in connec-
ton with the April massacres Great
crowds witnessed the executions, and
the relatives of the condemned men.
together with thousands of others,
Joined in the manifestations of grief.
The New York Times has printed
the remarkable narratives of two men.
made under oath, declaring that they
were employed by DR.. Frederick A..
Cook to fabricate astronomical and
other observations for submission to
the University of Copenhagen. DR..
Cooks records arrived at Copenhagen
on the Sth inst.
BY the will of the late Charles H.
Farnam, Jr., of New Haven, an estate
estimated at about half million dol
lars is left to Yale University to be
used for buildings for the Sheffield
Scientific school. The widow, Mrs.
Ruth Stanley Farnum, will have life
use of the property and on her death
the university will get it.
According to the freshman class in
Yale, football is far from being pop
ular sport. The votes of the class for
their favorite athletics. football. IL
practically tied with track athletics
for being the least popular There
were 63 who voted tennis their favor
ite sport; 46 walking, 33 swimming, 26
baseball. IS rowing, II football and 16
track athletics
In the United States Circuit Court at
New York City Judge Noyes granted
stay of ten days to Charles W..
Morse, the convicted banker, facing a
term of fifteen years in the federal
prison at Atlanta, on conviction of mis-
appropriation of national bank funds,
and referred counsel's motion for a
new trial to Judge Hough, who origin
ally tried the case.
Governor Wilson of Kentucky grant
ed pardon to Adjt. Gen. p. P. John
ston, who was indicted for striking
Editor Denny B. Goode of a Louisville
weekly newspaper, for criticizing
Johnston. The governor says that
Johnston must pay the fine of 500
and court costs. In the article OBJ
ieGted to, Goode referred to Johnston
us a "relcGck.'
At his trial in New York. Capt.
Thomas Franklin, U. S. A.. twice COM
mended by General Chaffee and Cen
eral Otis for distinguished service in
China and Manila, pleaded guilty to
long series of petty embezzlements
from the mess fund of the West Point
cadets. He was sentenced by Judge
Hand in the United States Circuit
Court to two years and six months in
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Ga.
Gen. J. Easement, railroad con-
structor and philanthropist, died at
Painesville, O., on the 18th inst. Cen
eral Easement, veteran of the Civil
war laid the original rails of the Big
Four and the Lake Shore roads, built
the Union Pacific railroad as far as
Cheyenne, constructed the Nickel
Plate from Cleveland to Buffalo and
built a railroad line in Costa Rica for
the government few years ago.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18
Revolt Against zelaya.

MaRagua, Nicaragua.-Thep people OF
Managua are in open revolt against
Zelaya without check from the police.
Shouts of Long live Liberty" 'Long
live the United States!" Long live
Mexico!" and Long live Estrada
are heard on every side.
The street demonstrations began
Monday, following the denunciatory
speeches in Congress. and the temper
OF the people. was madly excited by
the rumor that battle had beeh
fought and won by Vasquez. command
ing the Zelayan forces around Rama
and that Vasquez had massacred q
large number of Revolutionists.
The Glenwood post., 1909-12-18

declared he was afraid of nothing on
earth, and would gladly face an army
of men or dozen of the fierce Kali
dahs.
Thus each OF the little party was
satisfied except Dorothy. who longed
more than ever to get back to Kansas.
On the fourth day. to her great Joy.
% sent for her. and when she entered
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-09-14
MONEY In IT.

Escambia County, Alabama, pre-
sents great opportunities to Tobac-
co Growers. Recent experiments
have demonstrated that the lands of
this section are ideal for the growth
of the finest grade Sumatra and Gu
ban Wrapper Tobacco, netting the
grower from 5000 to $3.50 per acre,
U. S. Tobacco Experimental Station
for Alabama located at Brewton,
Land values range from. $4,000 to
$500 per acre at the present time
Thousands of acres ready for settle
ment. H. c. RANKIN,
Brewton, Ala.