8 8 s i iff! I. .-III.il J II 1 j I f lit 111 I I 1 1 C 3 1 9 This Argus o'er the people's rights, Doth an eternal vigil keep No soothing strains of Maia's son, Can lull its hundred eyes to sleep" AT J YV AV 2S It I o 1 l 0 S ! 0 e OL. XVII. G OLDSBORO. JST. C. THURSDAY DECEMBER 24. 1896 NO 118 j - V 'v - ' v. "1 J i1 t 4-. S 1 1 J If 1 a ! V A I) V- ! f LOCAL BlEFb Mk. R. D. Holt is confined to his room by a sudden attack of illness similar to the one hts ex perienced some months ago. A fine horse belonging to Mr. Burt Paschal 1, of this county, and driven by two boys, became frightened jus as he was entering town last Saturday near the rice mill and ran against a tree on the sidewalk with such force as to cause injuries that will end his life. V. - "VE all the family were away from home Friday night, some un known person or persons tried to set fire to the residence of Mr. J . L. Tew in this city . After burn ing the window curtains and de facing the window sash the fire went out without doing any other damage . The jewelry establishment of Mr. II. A. Creech, on West Centre street, contains a novelty in the sbipe of a clock. This queer timepiece that is attracting so much attention is known as the "Centerbnry Chimes", and at every quarter of an hour the chimes ring out in melodious tones and at every hour the full chimes are heard and the clock strikes the number of the hour. Mk. JS'ewell Garrett, an old Cioldsboro boy, whom many here of the school boys of 25 years ago remember, and who left here in 1872, was in the city Saturday for a few hours. He is now a Kailroad locomotive engineer, in the employment of the Plant sys tem in Georgia. He found many and startling changes in Golds boro, and all for the better. The stock trade of Goldsboro will open up in full blast imme diately after the new year is ushered in, and it promises to be of immense volume this season. The farmers are in the best con dition they have ever known. They have learned the virtue of living on the farm and by the farm making their own "hog and hominy", and they are there fore preparing for more extended farm operations for the coming year. The marriage of Mr, Kober Lice and Miss Ira Leo Stafford oc eurredTuesday night at the home of the bride's parents in this city, Rev. John "YV. Gardner officiating. The groom is recently from John son county and is now an employe of the Wayne Agricultural Works, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. James Stafford, of the City Fire Department. Their friends wish for them a long life of happi ness. The entei prise Lumber Com pany of this ci.y have exhausted all the timber within immediate reach of their tram road at the 14 mile post on the Midland Railroad which was constructed some few months ago for the purpose of entering the pine forests of that vicinity. Their engine and rolling stock have been returned to their tram road from this city to Reuse river and will work on that line until the company find a new field from which to supply their mammoth plant. with round timber. LIST OF LETTERS. Absolutely Pure. A cream of. tartar baking- powder. Highest of all in leavening- strength. Latest United States Government Food Report. Royal Baking Powder Co., New York. Remaining in Post office at Goldsboro 4. C .Dec. 18. - MENS LIST. 15 Major Best, J J Best, 2, Prof. B., Box 640. Charlie Brownd, Lovet Barnes. C Johnnie Cooper, William Cole. I) Hemp Davi3. II M Herring, county surveyor, J A Howell. 3' Matthew Jinnctt, J C Jones. P A L Len Panes. S Mr, and Mrs. W. T. Stewart. T James F Trollinger. V C Q Viile, Dr. Vampill. LADIES LIST. C Gussie Butler . (j Rebecca Carson. II Mary Fields, Livey Flowers. G Lucy Genet, Mary Gardner, J Nannie Jones, M Harriet Moore, li Luella Roberts. S Milley Sasser, N J Smith. T Fannie Toole. V Lauella Vann. W Easter Williams, Esther Wil liams. Persons ca'l'ng fr above letters w jl please say advertised, and give date of fiat. The regulations of law require 1 cent be paid on all advertised letters, John W. Bryan. P. M. Why will you buy bitter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Olalll ToniO is as pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is au thorized to refund the money in every case wher it fail to cure, rice, Due, THE PENITENTIARY. The Expense of Its Maintenance Lifted Entirely From the Shoulders of .the Tax-Payers of the State-W hat Democ racy Has Done tor the Peo ple. With the passing of Governor Carr from and the advent of Gov ernor Russell to the Executive chair of North Carolina it . is to be reasonably anticipated that radical changes will be made in all the public institutions of the State, regardless of hitherto economical management and unapproachably peerless administration, in order to make berths for party adher ents who are athirst and long-hungering for the pap of public place. The greatest good to the great est number is an old cardinal principle of Democracy, and De mocracy means the people, and therefore that party which in its administration of power most lightens upon the shoulders of the people the burden the cost of government is the party for the people. Has Democracy done this for the people of North Caro lina ? Let the forthcoming re ports of our public institutions to the coming Legislature answer this question: and their answer will surely set the people to thinking, each as to his individual responsibility for the consequences of the recent political upheaval that are now impending our Com monwealth. During the twenty-five years that Democracy has reigned in North Carolina it has not only established the dignity of citizen ship, regard forlaw,and immunity from oppressive legislation and racial indignities, but it has also shaken awake and into vigorous activity the sleeping limbs of her giant possibilities and led her up and away from her "Rip-Van- v inkle ' epitaph of yore into the proudest prominence among all the sisterhood of States . But we started out in this arti cle to write particularly of the Penitentiary, the splendid admina istration of which will sustain the reflections that we have indulged in above . Our townsman Mr . W, H. Smith returned last Friday evening from a meeting of the Board of Directors of that institution, of which he is a member, and in conversation with him this morning he in formed us that notwithstanding a loss of ($60,000) sixty thousand dollars to the penitentiary this year by reason of the great floods (overflows) on the State farms, (worked by convicts,) the Board will still have on hand, after pay ing all the running expenses of the institution, (40,000) forty thous and dollars of CREATED surplus, without having touched a dollar of the $25,000 per annum appro priated by the last Legislature for its running expenses, which sum can be covered back into the State treasury, and to the tax-payers, to the credit of Democracy, to the credit of the penitentiary Board of Directors, to the credit of the competent and honest admin istration of- Superintendent Leazer, and to the credit of the sagacity of his Excellency Goy Carr in the selection of so suit able a man for the head of this mammoth State institution. In the four years of his now closing administration Gov. Carr has at all times had an eye single and sagacious to the best interests of the people, and to a permanent lifting from their shoulders of as much as possible of the expenses of government. To this end he has dene more than any other Governor the State has had. Fe has demonstrated that the peniten tiary can be so managed as to sus tain phenomenal loss by flood and drought and still be self-sustaining and surplus creating: he has leased the North Carolina Rail road at a certain and increased revenue to the State, regardless of political transitions and busi ness depressions; and he had ar ranged to make the Atlantic & North Carolina Rail load, which has, on the whole, been an incu bus upon the shoulders of the tax payers since its construction, a revenue paying investment to the State and the private stockholders for a term of years, covering into the State Treasury a handsome sum every year, and not conting ent upun the success or failure of .any administration or tne road appointed along political lines. But these lessons the people wrill icon as the days come and go of Russell's regime. The Akgus has an abiding faith in the people. They may go wrong some times, but they are giants enough to re trieve when they discover their errors thanks to the peerless privilege of American "citizenship. In this country the people are su preme and do not become " dis heartened and morose by tUeir own errors, because they know their power and their right; they imbibe it in the air as an inheri tance of liberty and the preroga-, tiveef citizenship. Here, the veriest pauper, though bare-headed and in rags, under stands his kingliness, and the poorest child, be it eer so humble, who stands hungry at this glad Christmastide before the fruiter's teeming window knows that a pineapple is not a turnip. As some stray sheep on the moun tains marks from a distance how the flock browzes by day and is penned in the fold at night, so the people watch the trend of par ties and the drift of government. The stray sheep may come back experienced in pasturage and not the worse for its fleece being: torn by briars, and so the people will return to their moorings of safety when rough experiences shall have taught them that it is better to "abide in the ship" the old ship of Democracy. CHRISTMAS AND THE FA THERLESS. To the' Editor: At the Or phans' Home, Barium Springs, N. C. Thanksgiving Day is an occa sion for thankgiving to God and to God's people. It is also a day of expectancy, because the home is made the recipients of the thank offerings of God's people. It is a matter of satisfaction that this year was so generally observed, and that the donation were so liberal, espe cially as sickness and pressure of duties prevented the superintendent from using the press to inform the public of the wants of the fath erless. We wish to acknowledge with thanks the kicdness of all who made the Orphans' Home the recipient of their offerings. May the Father ol the fatherless accept their offerings and reward them abundantly. The gift sthis year are not as abundant nor val uable as those of last year's Thanksgiving season, yet our orphan household is much larger and therefore their wants greater. Now it is desirale that there be no necessity for issuing appeal to the friends of the Home to a relieve the wants cf the fatherless. To prevent this it will be necessary for Christmas to be made the occa sion of large additions to the sup port fund by cash contributions and donations in kind. Eighty two children gathered at the Or phans' Home look to the Presby terians of the State for the sup plying of all their wants. Send flour, meal, rice, sugar, molases, meat, butter or anything that children can eat or wear to the Orphans' Home, Barium Springs, N. (J., and checks to Mr. J no. Hi. Oates, treasuier, Charlotte, N. C. May the Lord give His father less ones favor with His people. K. W . BOYD, Supt. Orphans' Home. Barium Springs, N. C. - Asheville Citizen: Prof Er nest P. Mangum. has been elected superintendent of the graded schools of Wilson, N. C. Prof. Mangum was atone time princi pal of the Orange street school in Asheville. SIMMONSV REGUtATOtt7 it GOOD FOR EVERYBODY and everyone needs it at all fines of the year. Malaria is always about, and the only preventive and relief is to keep the Liver active. You must help the Liver a bit, and the best helper Is the Old Friend, SIM MONS LIVER REGULATOR, the RED Z. Mr. C. Himrod, of Lancaster, Ch.a, says: "SIMMONS LIVER REGLlATOR broke a case of Malarial Fever of three years' standing for me, and less than one bottle did the business. I shall use it when in need, and recommend it." Be sure that you get it. Always look for the RED Z on the package. And don't forget the word REGULATOR. It is SIM MONS Liver Regulator, and there is only one, and every one who takes it is sure to be benefited. THE BENEFIT IS ALL IN THE REMEDY. Take it also for Biliousness and Sick Headache ; both are caused by a sluggish Lh'er. J. H. Zeilin & Co.. Philadelphia. fn ImDortant Office- - To proper-y flli its office and func tions, it is important tnat tne blooa be Dure. When it is in such a condition. the body is almost certain to be healthy A complaint at this time is catarrh in some of its various forms. A plight cold develops the disease is the head. Drop pings oi currupuua passing lntu iuo lun 28 bring u consumption. The only way to cure this disease is to purify the blood. The most obstinate cases of catarrh jield to the medicinal powers of Hood's Sareaoaril1 a as if by magic. simply because it reaches the seat of the disease, and by purifying and vital izing the blood, removes the cause. Not only does Hood's Sarsaparilla do this, but it gives renewed vigor to the whole system, making it possiDie ior gooa nwaitn to reign buprepie. THE SIGNERS. Who They are and What They Have Accomplished Toward Securing Two Additional Commissioners Mr. A L. Swinson, who is always out of joint with every thinjr and who cou'd not "run" the Populist party, and therefore is said to have "gone over" to the Republicans and is said to be now seeking preferment under Gov. Russell in the colored in sane asylum, finally succeeded, late Thursday afiernoon, with the valiant assistance cf lawyer Best among the cojored people, in securing the rtquisite number of names, regardless of quality, to his petition for ihe appoint ment of two additional commis sioners for this county, and filed the same with Superior Court Clerk Herring, under the affidavit of five negroes, to the effect that the three excellent gentle men, recently elected by the people at the polls, who con stitute the present Board of County Commissioners, are "in competent to administer the aN fairs of the county,1' and that in their (the swearers) sworn opin iou the interests of" the county will suffer under the administra tion of these Jhree men. Mark yr-u, the "swearers" to the affidavit are all negroes, and the signers of the petition are largely if not thei majority ne groes, and the majority of these had to "make their mark," not being ble to even read or write. And it is upon such a trumped up and "worked up," filthy, greasy, thumbed and odious petition as this.chiefty engineered by Ab bott L. Swinson, that Judge Rob inson will be asked to appoint two additional commissioners of this ilk's selection, in order that the affairs of Wayne County may be properly(?) administered. We know Judge Robinson would be justified, and we belieye his well kaown sense of decency and fair ness would prompt him, to order the whole kerboodle, Swinson. Best, signers, swearers and all to lailforcontempUH court in pre suming to come before him with such a petition against three of the best men, Messrs. Cox. Ste vrns and Ham, in his county. And you will observe that the 4 'swearers"dre all negroes. That's the way with such tricksters these political'place hunters: they make cat's paws of the poor cuffy "nig" whereby to pull political chestnuts out of the fire of public indignation. But we have no fear either that Messrs. Cox. Stevens and Ham, the people's choice for Commis sioners, will be subjected to the indignity that the triumph of this petition would cast upon them, or that the tax payers of Wayne county will be subjected to the additional expense of two additional, unnecessary and un desired County Commissioners. Of course, if the appom tment of two additional commissioners is forced upon the Judge, he . will, under the law, be compelled to ap point two. Democrats, as the ma jority of the present Board hold their ofhee ' by virtue of Republi can votes. THE MILK IN THE COCOA NUT. LATER SATURDAY: Clerk Herring's office has been a scene to-day," with the constant tide of visitors, some to see that petition and affidavit, and many who had "signed" coming to ask that their names be erased; but to these latter the Clerk said nay. that it is a public document now officially filed with him, and he has no. right to permit interpolations: and then the "signers" who de sired to recant, seeing their pre dicament, gave vent to'all sorts of opinions as to those who . had duped them into signing. Some said that they were told that the Democrats were secretly circu lating a' like petition and "we want to get ahead of them." Some said that t they were told that Messrs. Ham and Cox, the two Populistic-Republican members, desired it, and that the necessary affidavit would be made by white men, by "Rufe" Ham, (brother of Cammissioner Ham,) A. L. Swin son, John I. Mozingo and others, "and therefore they signed." Some said they "just signed to be a-signing," and others had other excuses, but not a solitary -one owned up like a man that he signed because he believed upon the honor of a max that the inter ests of the county would suffer under the administration of Messrs Cox, Stevens and Ham. And even four of the five negroes ' who made the affidavit the fifth one not being in town to-day ex pressed themselves freely as hav ing been duped and cudgled into it. But lawyer Best succeeded in marshalling four more, and one white man from' over the river, to file a new affidavit ;and that is how the matter stands at this writ ing. The charge was made to-day by one of the recanting white Republican signers, that Com missioner Ham is behind the whole move. He wanted to be made chairman Qf the Board, but "didn't make the trip." He wanted E. J. Best for county at torney, but Commissioner Cox flatly refused to vote for Best, and Ham succeeded in having the matter of attorney postponed till next Monday's adjourned meet ing. In the meantime he has urged this petition forward for the appointment of two addition al commissioners, and the two new Commissioners and Ham then propose to "run the coun ty": elect Beat county Attorney, Abbott L. Swinson fiounty prin ter, reconsider the vote by which Mr. Oox was made chairman, elect Ham chairman, out vote Messrs. Cox and Stevens on all questions and play- well, every one knows wha' generally. But in all this calculation they seem to have lost sight eutirely of the old poetical adage tfcat, "The best laid schemes of mice and men gang aft aglee': that the Democrats of the county are entitled to the aJditional com missioners, the Republicans hav ing duly nominated, voted for and elected Messrs. Cox and Ham, in consort with the Popu lists in the late election. Appearances aw - what attract the op posite sex. Some times this seems t pity. It seems as if it would be juster if a fine ruiud was the attraction instead of a fine face and figure. But you can't change human nature. When you come to understand it there is a sort of justice about it too ; because although we can't all be handsome, almost every one of us can add at least 50 per cent, to his or her attractiveness by a little attention to the laws of beauty. When the eyes are dull, the lips pallid, the skin sallow, blotchy or pimply, the figure thin and wasted or overstout and ungraceful, the trouble is something more than mere out ward appearances : the inner condition i wrong ; the blood is poor; it lacks the pure nourishing qualities which are needed to vitalize and invigorate the body. ' In thi case physical activity is largely a question of pure, rich, red blood. You can't have sparkling eyes, red ripe lips, a clear rosy complexion and a graceful symmetrical figure while the blood remains impure and impoverished. What is needed is I)r. Pierce's Golden Medieal Discovery to cleanse foul humors out of the blood, and help the assimilative organism to enrich the circulation with an abundance ot healthy red corpuscles, creating fresh color and firm, wholesome flesh. All this is attractiveness, and something mere health. Every woman will be healthier and happier for following the frieudly, practical counsel contained in Dr. Pierce's great universal doctor book: " The People's Common Sense Medical Adviser." It is the most comprehensive medical work in one volume in the Knglish language. It contains 1008 pasres, fully illustrated. 680.000 copies have been sold at $1.50 each bound in cloth The prof its are now used in Drintiner half-a-million fret copies bound in strong manilla paper covers. To fet one you have only to send 31 one-cent stamps to pay cost of mailing only), to World's Dispen sary raemcai Aisocinuon, .no. 003 iuaia birec Bunalo. N. V. vws3 JOOCX30CXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX)CXXX30CXX)C Another Victory ooooooooooooocooc The Committee of Jurors at the Atlanta Exposition have awarded to COTTOLBNB the highest award over all other materials for shortening and frying. r Wherever Cottolene lias been exhibited, whether in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, or on the Continent of Europe, it Las taken the highest award. Its progress lias been one uninterrupted march of victory. Counterfeits may deceive the public for awhile, but they stand no chance in open competition with Died. Sweet little Grover Cleveland Grantham, aged 4 years, 5 months and sixteen days, in the presence of his Christian mother, fond and indulgent father and John A. Ra mond and Annie Bell, his brother and sister, and also his two astute physicians. Drs. Jones and Cobb, crossed the river, and . is now happy and resting beyond the Pearly Gates, Saturday niorn at 1 o'clock. Grover Cleveland Grantham was the son of Mr. John M. and Mrs.Susana Grantham. Let those who attached them selves t him seek consolation: "Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of Hea ven.V, The sympathy of their many friends in this cityand entire com munity is extended to the be reaved parents. f The funeral took place from the home of the parents at 4 o'clock same evenings A Friend. OFFICERS ELECTED. At the regular mepting of PeDder Lodge Knights of Dixie held last week, the following of fleers were elected for tre en suing term: " . ' Commander John Stanley. ""Vice Commander John E. Crow. - ' . Jnnior Commander C. W. Pender. Pilot B. W. Sasser. Vice Pilot J. W. Roberts. Secretary J . H. Hill. Treasurer J. M. Swaringer. Chaplain R. S, Tudor. Picket J. R. Parker. Surgeon Dr. W. J. Jones, Jr Wilmington Star: A corres pondent at Magnolia, N. C, writes the btar that Mr.- Alex, Southerland, a well known and highly respected citizen of Du plin county, living about three miles from Magnolia, was striken with paralysis last Saturday morning and died Sunday, aged ox years. Meeeo Said to be Alive. Key West, Fla., Dec, 17. Passengers arriving here to night, from Havanna state that Antonio Maceo is alive and well and is in the proyince of Matan zas. These parsengers say all of the festivities that were going on in Havana to celebrate Maceo's dea'h have been ordered stopped since it has become known that he is alive. Ky West, Fla , Dac. 17, Passengers by the Olivett last night report that great uneasi ness is felt in Havana on account of the uncertainty of Maceo's death. It is reported on good authority that the commanding of MataiZas province has noti fied Gen. Weylr by telegram to cease all demonstrations on ac count of the death of Maceo and that Gen. Bernal, of said pro vince, had an engagement Tues day week with Maceo, who had five thousand men with him. Ihe Spaniards report a victory as us ual, Passengers state that the re port of Maceo's death is well un derstood in Havana and that it was made up by order of the home Government to influence the Congress ot the United States. There was the wildest kind of excitement on the dock last night when the facts became known. The cheers for Cuba Libre shook the dock. It is also said that there are private letters in the city confirming the above but it is impossible to get at them tonight. The cruiser Raleigh returned yesterday aflernoon from her chase after the Three Friends. It is reported on good authority that a smail boat lauded at this port from the Three Friends about 4 o'clock. Then and Now. Time was when an officer of the navy, eveu when retired, felt himself bound by the laws of official dignity aud gentlemanly courtesy and abstained from foolish talk ahout public affairs and especially from disrespect ful language regarding his su perior offictrs. The jingo news papers are probably responsible in some degree for a change that is not creditable. There have been not a few scandals in the nayy recently from the intern perate language of officers who ought to know better, hut who fcuye gone astray in pursuit of cheap notoriety. One of the chief of these of fenders is Rear Admiral Meade, who earned a reprimand from the Secretary and was placed on the retired list because he had shown himself unfitted for responsible duty. This ex traordinary fire-eater has been at it again. He not only ex presses his anxiety to war, with out awaiting orders, but took oc casion at a public dinner tn New York to speak iusultingly of the United btates. Foolish talk from General Sickles on the same occasion was harmless, for he is anoh-comba tant and no one takes him quite seriously. Nor should Meade b taken quite seriously except for the scandal . of allowing an offi cer to remain on the navy list lwho has no more sense than he has shown of the conduct becom ing an officer and a gentlemen. , - TO CUKE A COLD'IN ONK DAI Take Laxative Broma Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money li It fails to cure, - In all cases see that the trade mark Cottolene with steer's head in a cotton-plant zvrcath is on each package, and do not be hoodwinked by worthless counterfeits. Cottolene is put up in one, three, and five pound tins. MADE ONLY BY The N. K. PAIRBANK COMPANY, St. Louis, Chicago, New Orleans, Baltimore. rrr.nrTnrrir NEW STORES New Goods. OVERBY& ELLIS FREMONT, M. C We have recently opened up a now line of Heavy and Fancy Groceries, GLASSWARE, TINWARE AND WILLOWWARE. A nice line of Cheap Clocks. Fine Candies, Apples, and all kind of Christmas Goods. We are going to make our business permanent ard are going to sell goods at living prices. Give us your trade, and we guarantee satis'action. OVERBY & ELLIS FREMONT, N. C. dec!7w4t The Good News Spreads ! The Good News bpreads and ou business grows larger and the price smaller every day. People come hor from all parts of the city. Whenevo they need anything in our line, the think of us. We have furnished mor cozy ho-nes than we could possibl name. - We have done it to the o A-ners satisfaction, and can .do the same for you. Leading FurnltureHouse of Goldsboro. JOS- ISAACS, Prop RocKers 01 any Style Wo have received to-day another large lot of Mahogany, Birch, Oak and Rattan Rockers,; and are selline them very chiap. Call and examine our stock;. Open at Night. - Royaii & Borden