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"This Argus o'er the people's rights
Doth an eternal vigil keep ;
No soothing strain of Maia's son
,Oan lull its hundred eyes to sleep."
VOT,. VIII.
GOIiDSBORO, N. C THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1892-
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LOCAL. BRIEFS.
Miss Ada C. Humphrey left yes
terday for Winston, ou a visit to Mr.
and Mrs. P, C, Humphrey, ,
If you are in business and desire
. trade, have recourse to the adveitis
ing columns of The Argus.
Cut worms are said to be playing
sad havoc with young corn during
this cool, wet spell of weather.
Miss Anna Privett, to the great
pleasure of her many friends here,
is at home again from her studies in
New York.
The first corn tassel of the season
was shown us yesterday by Mr. W.
E. Starling; from his field on the
fertile hills of Eastern Goldsboro.
Mbs. A. D. Ward, who was sum
moned to Wilmington last week by
the serious illness of her daughter,
has returned home, leaving the latter
much improved.
Four fine boxes of beans, the first
of the season, were shipped from
this city yesterday to the North by
Capt J. W. Lamb, who has quite a
promising field of them.
THE candidates for county offices
are more numerous this year than
we have ever known, and it is so
early.in the season that, doubtless, all
the returns are not yet in.
His many friends here were glad
to see on our streets yesterday Mr.
Geo. VV. Best, whose recent extreme
illness caused us all so much alarm.
He is almost .himself again, we are
glad to know.
How would it do for Wayne
county to have a grand old-time
Democratic rally and barbecue ana
ratify the State Democratic ticket ?
It would be just the thing; and bar
becue is in season. Let's do it.
His many friends here were glad
to greet in the city Dr. J. D. Roberts,
of Durham, formerly superintendent
of the Eastern Hospital near this
place. He was returning from the
Medical convention at Greensboro.
The meetings preliminary to the
Fife meetings will commence in the
Baptist Church to-night at 8 o clock,
These are union services and all are
cordially invited. Those who will
volunteer to sing are requested to
occupy the front seats and. to come
early.
The management of the "Alham-
bra" have closed that establishment,
and will take charge of the St. James
Hotel, on the European plan, as
soon as its present proprietor, Mr. b .
L. Caatex, opens "The Kennon,'
which will probably be about the
middle of June.
The revival meeting that is being
conducted in the Webbtown chapel
by Rev. B. E. Hall, of St Paul's M.
E. Church is growing daily in in
terest and gracious results. Already
there have been eight conversions,
and many are being awakened to in
terest in their spiritual welfare.
The beautiful little poem "Sym
pathy," which we are permitted to
publish this morning,is a production
of real merit, and is from the pen
of oar highly esteemed young friend
and townsman, Mr. B. A. P. Smith,
who is now engaged on the staff of
the Athens (Ga.) Herald, and is "to
the manner born.
Those who do the team traffic of
oar city should be required to ob
serve the ordinance prescribing that
they shall not abandon their teams
unguarded upon the public streets,
The ordinance is one of the best we
have for the public safety and is
do hardship upon those to whom it
relates, since they make their livli
hood by their teams, and. as a gen
eral thing, are only loafing when
their teams are left unattended. Let
he ordinance be enforced.
The closing exercises of Fremont
nstitute will come off on Tuesday,
nd Wednesday, May 31st and June
1st. Our gifted and eloquent towns
man Mr. C. B. Aycock will deliver
the address on the occasion. We
acknowledge the receipt of a ha:id-
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somely printed invitation to the ex
ercises, which promise to be most
entertaining.
Mrs. frpn. W. Rnfcler and children
have arrived from far off Brazil, to
spend some time at the home of Mrs.
Butler in this city, where her many
friends greet her return with great
pleasure, liev. ur. uutier accompa
nied them as far as New York, where
he was detained on business for a
while. He will join them hore in a
week or two.
The concert in the Messenger Op
era House Friday evening, with
which the State Colored Normal
School concluded its year's work in
this city, was indeed a most credita
ble entertainment alike to the corps
of teachers of the institution and
the pupils who sustained the lengthy
Drosrramme in a manner that made
the whole replete with interest.
There have several orphans ar
rived at the Odd Fellows' Orphans'
Home, iust opened near this city,
and the little ones are . being
cared for and cultured with
a thoughtful and kindly super.
vision by Superintendent Whitfield
that mark him thus early in his new
charge as the right man for the re
sponsible position. God bles the
orphans, and prosper their new
home in our midst always.
The young people of our city in
goodly numbers, ladies and gentle
men, were informally entertained by
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. O'B. Robinson
Friday evening, and the delightful
hours were spent in a round of en
joyments that made them speed only
too quickly away. Uonyersation,
music, singing, dancing and the
serving of refreshing delicacies of
the season were the complement of
the evening s entertainment.
Ijt order to make more convenient
and economical use of the vessels
now employed in the North Carolina
service, and thus to better serve the
interests of shippers, the Clyde Line
and Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany have concluded to merge their
respective lines between Newbern,
N. C, and Norfolk, Va., into one
line,thus giving passengers and truck
shippers four trips each week be
tween Newbern and Norfolk direct
This has been done without any ad
vance in rates, and will prove of
great benefit to the shippers of this
city oer the A. & N. C. R. R, to and
from the JNortb,
Mrs. Sallie S. Waddell, wife of
Mr. L. G. Waddell and daughter of
Mr. B. V. Smith, died at the resi
dence of her husbands on William
street, this city, Tuesday night - at
11.30. She had been sick about
14 days and was a great but patient
sufferer. She was a devoted wife,
affectionate daughter and consistent
member of St. Paul s Methodist
Church. Conscious that her end
was near, she expressed her readi
ness and willingness to depart and
be with Christ. One of earth's best
women has entered into rest. Those
who mourn her loss have the warm
est sympathies of the community.
Her funeral will take place from
St. Pauls this morning at 9 o clock
In its editorial notice esterday of
the State Democratic ticket the Wil
mington Messenger pays onr towns
man Mr. C. B. Aycock the follow
ing high and eminently deserved
compliment. "We do not believe
the Convention displayed anv more
judgment, next to the very wise
and fortunate nomination of Mr.
Carr, than in electing our young
and able friend Mr. C. B
Aycock, of Goldsboro, as one of the
Presidential Electors at large, and
that, too, on the first ballot, which
showed the high appreciation and
sound judgment of the" convention
Mr. Aycock is one of the best men
of his age in the btate, in all re
spects natural intellect, cultiva
tion, legal ability, aptitude for poli
tics and the hustings, sound judg
ment, common sense, and which is
very important moral qualities,"
We notice that some of the Demo
cratic papers of the State are de
voting some little space in their
columns to what Mr. Marion Butler
" thinks of the ticket", and what
will probably be his attitude toward
it, etc, etc. The Argus respectfully
submits to us Brethren or the Demo
cratic craft the suggestion that they
et Mr. Butler pass on into the ob-
lvion that is before him. The pub
lic are not any longer interested in
him. And especially should the
Democratic press of the State let
him "severely alone" after the con
scienceless tirades of abuse he heaped
upon them during his recent futile
campaign of the State. It makes
little difference what Mr. Butler
thinks of the ticket or what his at
titude may be towards it. That
ticket is " a winner " and by 40,
000 majority next November. Good
bye, Mr. Butler.
There is an ordinance of our
city against teams being left stand
ing unattended and unhitched upon
our streets. The consequence of the
breach of this ordinance and the
necessity of its enforcement were ex
emplified yesterday in what proved
a -serious smash-up and wherein Mr.
and Mrs. Horace King had a narrow
escape. Fortunately, however, neither
of them sustained any injury. They
were sitting in a buggy in front of a
dry goods store on Ea9t Centre street,
while Mrs. King was having some
orders filled, when a dray and the
city hack, both with their drivers
loitering somewhere about the street,
took fright at a passing locomotive
and dashed down the street, and
soon collided with the buggy in
which Mr. and Mrs. King were sit
ting, smashing the hind wheels of
the vehicle, and but for the skill
and coolness with which Mr. King
managed to hold his horse still in
the collision doubtless both he and
his wife would have been seriously
injured if not killed. As it is it is
almostjniraculous that they escaped
unharmed.
The "Third Party" for the State
has been organized, so we were in
formed yesterday by Mr. Abbott L.
Swinson, the chairman of the Third
Party Executive Committee for this
county, and also for this congress
ional district. He told ns that they
organized in Raleigh Wednesday
night and elected 8 delegates from
the State at large, headed by Col. L.
Li. folk, to the lhird Party s na
tional convention, and that each
congressional district in the State
is to elect four delegates,
these conventions to be held
on June 16th. The county conven
tions to select delegates to the dis
trict conyentions are to be held on
June 11th. Of the eight delegates
for the State at large, selected at the
organizing meeting in Kaleigh on
Wednesday evening, Mr. bwinson
could only remember the names of
Col. "Lovely Leonidas" Polk, and
Dr. V. N. Seawell, who was for
merly a resident of Seven Springs.
All the names, however, will be pub
lished in due time in some of the
orgins" of the party, and we shall
then see what we shall see.
P. E. Stevens Doad.
J ust as we go to press we learn of
the death of Mr. D. E. Stevens,
brother of Mr. J. A. Stevens and
President of the Farmers' Alliance
of this county, which occurred at
his home in Grantham 8 township,
Tuesday evening.
He was one of the most intelligent
and amiable gentlemen the county
has ever produced.
Next week's issue will contain an
ample and suitable notice of this la
mented citizen of onr conntv.
Pikeville Letter.
Pikeville, N. C, May 23rd, 1892.
Dear Araus : Mr. John T. Ed-
gerton returned home Monday from
a visit to relatives in Johnston
county.
We bad beautiful rains Saturday
and Sunday and crops are now look
ing up.
Mr. W. L. Ezzell returned home
to-day from a brief visit to friends
and relatives out in the country.
We know "Billy" had a good time,
for he always .does.
Mrs. Fiorina Smith, of Wilming
ton, is visiting friends at her old
home here. "
Our Sunday school failed to meet
yesterday on account of the inclem
ency of the weather.
Our good friend Mr. W. -S. Smith,
who ought to be married, has the
finest lot of flowers we have seeu this
season. Walter always "gets there".
Mrs. J. W. Aycock, of the Fre
mont section, is in town on a visit to
relatives.
Rev. J. T. Edgerton returned
home Sunday from Massey's cross
roads, where he preached Saturday
and yesterday. J, F. II.
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INTERESTING DEBATE.
A Pleasant and Profitable Evening In
the Y. M. O, A. Hall,
A special meeting of the Literary
Society of the Y. M. C. A. was held
Monday night, the president Mr. J.
C.Lewis, presiding. An essay, subject :
"Nature's End," prepared by Mr. W.
II. Crolle, 'opened the exercises for
the evening.
The Society was highly entertained
on the critical subject, "Resolved,
that a kick from yonr sweetheart is
worse than a kick from a mule".
The affirmative was supported by
II. D. Conover and J. W. Smith; the
negative by L. D. Giddens, Jr. and
O. K. Smith.
Varied were the experiences of
both sides, but the climax of the de
bate was the crowning feature of the
evening's enjoyment. It consisted
of a neutral paper prepared and
read by Mr. Giles Hinson. It took
the meeting by storm and was so
keenly relished by all present that
a unanimous vote was taken that it
be published in The Argus, conse
quently we take pleasure in present
ing to our readers as follows :
Mr. President ;
The subject to-night is one on
which most every one is sensitive;
the single men don't want to reveal
their old love affairs, for fear they
can't get married, nor the married
men theirs, for fear they'll get un
married. When a fellow has to cross on a
slippery log he needs a pole to steady
himself my manuscript is the pole.
My experiences are such that I
ought to have the privilege of talk
ing on both sides of this question,
because I've been kicked by both
sides that is, I've been kicked by
both a mule and a sweetheart ; worse
than that, I've actually been kicked
twice on each side: twice outside;
twice inside ; twice by mules ; twice
by sweethearts"; and as one kick
from either often kills, I begin to
believe either that I have been
miraculously preserved, or that I
have nine lives. But the most prob
able cause why I escaped with my
life was owing to the position I occu
pied in the premises.
It happened :n each case that 1
was very close to the mule, and not
very close to my sweetheart : that's
just what saved me each time. If
it hadn't been that I was so close to
the mule the sweetheart from whom
I subsequently sustained a kicking
would never have gotten a chance at
me, in either case.
It was an old yellow mule : we
used to put a sheep-bell on him and
turn him out to browse in the lane,
and it was my duty at night to drive
him up ; but on that certain night
I must haye gone too soon, or else he
was grazing in a mighty good place :
anyhow, when I walked up to him
and told him to git home, he didn't
"git. Then I stepped up side of him
and tapped him on the back we
were on very familiar terms, so he
tapped me back. He hit me plum
in the middle. While he and all the
world turned green as the grass he
was eating to my fading vision, I
walked the width of this hall and
fell against a rail fence, dead as
Hector, I thought, but when I fell
I caught breath again. But ever
since, when a loose mule indicates
any familiarity with me, I hastily
put at least two fences and a lot be
tween us.
The loneliest time in the world to
a wide-awake boy is the long winter
evenings on a backwoods farm. It
was extremely so to me sixteen years
ago. It was just after death had
taken away a sister, about my own
age, who in love, and form and
favor, was to me an angel in human
form.
Two or three years after this there
came into my life a bright and beau
tiful being, who conquered-my heart
and reigned in my life, a short but
delightful reign. No more lonely
evenings now. My ! how time did
fly! .
Soon Spring came; and what a
Spring. It was gone before I even
asked this beautiful , queen of light
to reign over me always. And when
Summer was young there came a
cyclone of circumstances that swept
me away out of sight and out of
joint with the whole .world and the
rest of mankind, and I have scarcely
gotten, myself together yet. I tell
you that was a twister.
I thought I was done for tetotally,
i What became of the girl? got mar
ried right a way, in a few months, and
has been enjoying matrimonial fe
licity ever since.
In the other two kickings I got
used up prttty badly: only coming
out about third best in each one. Its
enough to say that the other mule
belonged to another man and he
told me he wouldn't kick; but he
did. And my rival told me he was
engaged to my other sweetheart, and
I wouldn't believe it: but he was.
I told you in the start that the
reason I hadn't been kicked to death
was because I was too close to the
mule and not close enough to my
sweetheart: now for the proof, as
suming tf course, that I'm no harder
to kill than anybody else.
In our own county, about a year
ago, a young man on a farm a few
milts from this city, was kicked by
one of his father's mules and killed.
Now, hear the following recent
newspaper clipping:
"Bristol, Tenn., May 13. The
dead body of T..C. Bradley, Mayor
of Paint Rock, N. C, was found ly
ing cn the mountain side near that
city this morning. A bullet hole in
the right temple and a reyolver
clasped in his right hand told the
slory of suicide. The deceased had
been rejected by a young woman to
whom he had been paying attentions
for some time and this is believed to
have been the cause of self-destruc
tiou." -
Now, Mr. President, when beau
ty's golden tresses wave before us,
cheeks bloom, eyelids droop, and the
music of a sweet voice tingles in our
heart, isn't that a danger signal?
And isn't it best to don brakes, stop
still, and back back?
The debate was decided in favor
of the affirmative.
The" splendid paper of Prof.
Crolle, on the subject, " Nature's
End", which, while part of the
programme, was no part of the de
bate, was so highly enjoyed and car
ries so many original thoughts and
wholesome lessons that it is the gen
eral desire of the Society that it be
published. It affords us pleasure to
state that we have secured the manu
script and will giye it publication
in to-morrow's Argus.
Woodland. Crumbs.
Dear Argus : We have been silent
for sometime, but will say we are
here yet, and expect to stay, if per
mitted, till next Fall, and when you
hear a man talking of staying till
the Fall, vou may consider him
settled.
We have apples and a few plumbs,
but no peaches. The huckleberry
crop seems to be rather light.
The children's day at Providence
church, Sunday loth, was well ob
served and highly enjoyed by those
who attended.
Well, it is getting time to talk
about politics, we Buppose, but the
other tick3 got in ahead, and so we
hardly know what to say. Some
call themselves Republicans, some
Third Party men, and others Demo
crats, but give us some good Pro
hibition candidates' and you will see
how old Woodland will go.
Guilford commencement will be
the 26th, ani we ljok for our boys
and girls home again. Why can t
we haye a few goqd colleges in the
eastern part of the Stater
Watermelons are rather late this
season, but they are coming. Look
out for them about the 10th instead
of the 4th.
Garden peas are about gone, and
beans are next in order, xhere don t
seem to be much money in trucking,
but it is well enough to plant a lit
tle just for fun. People enjoy look
ing for money, whether they ever
see it or not. '
Fob The Argus.
SYMPATHY.
An Answer to James Whitcomb Ri
ley's "Bereaved."
Yes, you maycome in where I sit wsep'
ing,
You may hold my hand for awhue;
But breathe no words of condolence
. For the loss of my little child.
A kindly pressure of thy hand,
A look of svmnathv from those eyes
Brings more comfort to my sorrowing soul,
Than words in the gates or paradise.
For how can prosaic words express
The fullest sympathies of the heart;
'Tis the hand-pressure, the glance
Words can do so, only in part.
Goldsboro, K. C, May 24. RJLP.S.
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THE STATE DEMOCRATIC PliATi
FORM,
We publish herewith thfl fnll tvt
of the platform of the Democratic
party oi xsortn uarolina, adopted at
the State Con yen tion, and comment
upon which is made upon our edito
rial page this morning.
xne platform reads as follows:
Resolved. 1. That the DfrnrvrnvMr
of North Carolina reaffirm the prin
ciples of the Democratic party, both
State and National, and particularly
favor the free coinage of silver and
an increase of the currency, and the
repeal of the internal revenue sys
tem. And we denounce the Mo..
Kinley tariff bill as uniust to th
consumers of the country, and lead
ing to tne iormation of trusts, com
bines and monopolies which have
oppressed the people: and
do we denounce the unnecessary and.
burdensome increase in the tax on
cotton ties and on tin, so largely us
ed by the poorer portion of the peo
ple. We likewise denounce the in-
qmtous Force till, which is not vet
abandoned by the Republican party,
but is being urged as a measure to
be adopted as soon as they regain
control of the House of Representa
tives, tne purpose and effect of
which measure will be to establish a.
second period of reconstruction in
me ooutnern estates, to subvert the
the liberties of our peonle and to in-
flam; a new race antagonism and
sectional animosities.
2. That we demand financial re
form, vud the enactment of laws
that wiri remove the burdens of the
people elative to the existing agri
cultural depression, and do full and
ample justice to the farmers and la
oorers ot our country.
3. That we demand the abolition
ef national banks, and the snristit.n-
tion of legal tender Treasury notes
in lieu of national bank notes, issu
ed in sufficient volume to do the
business of the country on a cash
system, regulating the amount need
ed on a per capita basis as the busi
ness interests of the country expand,
and that all money issued by the
government shall be legal tender in
payment of all debts, both public
and private.
4. That we demand that Congress
shall pass such laws as shall effectu
ally orevent the dealing in fnt.nrpa
of all agricultural and mechanical
productions; providing such strin
gent system of procedure in trials as
shall secure prompt conviction and
imposing sucn penalties as shall se
cure most perfect compliance with
tne law.
5. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
6. That we demand the passage of
laws prohibiting the alien owner-
snip oi land, and that congress take
early steps to devise some plan to
ebtain all lands now owned by alien
and foreign syndicates; and that all
lands now held by railroads and
other corporations, in excess of such
as is actually used and needed by '
tnem, oe reclaimed Dy the govern
ment and held for actual settlers
only.
7. Believing in the doctrine of
"eaual ri&rhts to all and special priv
ileges to none", we demand that tax
ation, National or State, shall not
be used to build up one interest or
class at the expense of another. We
believe that the monev of the conn-
try should be kept aa much as pos-
si Die in tne nanas ot the people, and
hence we demand that all revenue,
National, State or county, shall be
limited to the necessary expenses of
the government economically and
honestly administered.
S. That Congress issue a sufficient
amount of fractional paper currency
to facilitate the exchange 4 through
the medium of the United States
mail.
9. That the General Assembly
Pass such laws as will make the
public school system more effective
.!.. 1.T LI...: ir
tuaii iiuc uiesBiuga ui euucauou may
be extended to all the people of the
State alike.
Mr. McDonald, of Cabarrus, mov
ed that the platform be adopted by
acclamation. The following amend
ment was offered and accepted :
Resolved, That we favor a gradu
ated tax on incomes.
A rising vote was then taken on
Mr. McDonald's motion and the en
tire convention arose as if with one
impulse amid great shouting and
cheers. When the no side was put
no one arose. It was a great love
feast and heartily enjoyed by the
whole convention.
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