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OUR LOCAL OPTIC.
Mr. Geo, Wells, who has been
engaged in the street car service
in Baltimore, has returned to his
home in this city.
The Board of County Commis-
:5t cells Corthsjiii.
His friends in this city have
received invitations to attend the
marriage of Mr. L. S. Young to
Miss White at her home in South
Boston, Va., next Wednesday.
The groom elect travels for a
drug house in Richmond and is
quite popular among the trade" 5a
this city as well as elsewhere
throughout Ins territory.
In a letter to his friends in this
city Mr. J. W. Baker, who vol
unteered under Lit. J. W. Gulick
and left here some time ago for
Camp Meade, Pa., says that he
and Prank Grantham and Prank
King, who left at the same time,
have been appointed corporals in
Co. H. 2ud Bat. 47th Regiment.
They were all three in the Cuban
war and were counted among the
best drilled and bravest soldiers
of their company. "Jim" writes
that tcey are all anxious to start
for the Philippines.
Mr. Ashby Slocumb reached
San Fiancisco last week on his
return home from the Philip
pines. He will remain in San
Francisco until mustered out of
service and then come direct to
his home in this city, where he
will be gladly welcomed by his
many friends and gratefully by
Lis fond parents, Capt. and Mrs.
T. W. Slocumb; and the Argus
expects for its army of readers
some interesting communications
from his graceful pen upon bis
war experiences iii the Philip
pines. A Highwayman Outwitted.
C'.lnton Democrat.
Mr. JtS Lanier, a prominent
farmer of Dup'in county, had an
exciting experience near Kinston
one day list week, He had mar
keted a large lot of tobacco there
and was driving home with the
proceeds in hia pocket, some dis
tance behind his wagons, when he
overtook a woman walking alone
and carrying a satchel. The wo
man had been noticed on the waro-
hou.3e floor during the sales and
Mr. Lanier remembered having
teen her there. She requested him
to let her ride with him a little
way down tfae road as she was
tired walking. Mr. Lanier gal
lantly consented to take her up
ard stopped Lis borse. But when
the woman went to step into the
buggy her skirt wa3 raiaed some,
what and Mr. Lanier saw a man's
leg with pants on it and a man's
foot with a boot on it. He sus
pected something wrong and with
great presecco of mind cut. his
hort-e sharply with the whip. The
amimal pi anged off and the bug
gy knocked down and ran over
the man with a frock on and left
him sprawling in the road. The
hand satchel of the - fellow had
been left in the foot of the buggy,
however, and upon overtaking his
wagons and,- being protected by a
company of neighbors, Mr. Lanier
opened the satchel. It ., contained
about $100 in greenbacks. The
man with the frock has not called
for it and has not been seen or
heard of since. His object . was
doubtless highway robbery and
deserved what he got. Mr. Lanier
performed the unusual feat of
lifting a neat sum out "of a high
wayman.
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Outs Bruises, Barn?. ; Scalds,
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CELEBRATE THE DAY.
Hermann Park to Be Formally Opened in
the Near Future.
Those who are familiar with the
associations, traditions and history
surrounding the early growth of
cities, cannot, in the face of evi
dence, fail to recognize in Golds
boro an atmosphere of substantial
progress.
The stranger in our midst stint
ters precedence to superiority; the
ring of the coin on the counter,
the will to live and to let live, and
ine Durstmg cocoon neraids our
municipal greatness. Time will
be when even poor men in Golds
boro will have a street number,
instead of living, as we now ex
press it, in front of Mr. Brown,
or in the rear of Mr. Smith. So it
is, local names fade away, and
little by little the hamlet becomes
a town, the .town a city.
.mere was a time when the Big
ili.eii u:Vid;:i it e town ia more
ways than one. Those who lived
on the west side affirmed that Jhe
water on the east side was im
pure, etc. Those days of local
prejudices have happily passed,
and the citizens of Goldsboro are
a unit in the upbuilding, beautify
ing and progress of the city. With
the passing away of old fogyism,
the Big Ditch is likely to lose its
identity. Instead of it being a
menace to the town, as hereto
fore, it is proposed to direct the
course of the stream by means of
a hydraulic ram to a cemented
basin in Hermann Park, thence to
a stream east of the city.
The improvements being in
augurated" at Hermann Park are
indicative of a refined people. The
tender admiration which embalms
the name of Keats is alike asso
ciated with the idea of a park.
The poem which commences his
earliest published volume was
suggested as he "loitered by the
gate that leads from the battery
on Hemstead Heath to the field by
Canewood." A park is a lover's
dream; the sad, the humorous and
the meditative stop there to ob
serve and muse, and children plead
to stay. There is, indeed, some
thing genially picturesque about a
mill, as Constable's pencil and
Tennyson's muse have aptly dem
onstrated: there is an artistic mir
acle possible in a sculptured gate,
as those of Gbiberti so elaborately
evidence; science, poetry and hu
man enterprise construct a" light
house; sacred feelings hallow a
spire, and mediae 7al towers stand
forth in noble relief against a sun
set sky, but around none of these
familiar objects cluster the same
thoughtful human associations
which make a moonlit city square
attractive to the sight and mem
ory. "A PAKK FOR GOLDSBORO."
Twelve years ago, the forego
ing words were the headlines of
an article in the Argus announc
ing that Messrs. H. Weil & Bros,
had donated to Goldsboro a site of
25 acres for a park, and the Argus,
as ever with face towards the
morning, proclaimed that the time
would ,como when the people
would point with pride' to the
beautiful park Hermann park,
on the suburbs of Goldsboro.
Many of our friends smiled arid
shook their heads, "the very idea,"
said they, "of a park for Golds
boro.'.' ....
And for a long time the, clouds
did almost obscure the .sun., ,but
some of oar people never lost
faith year by year . a little - has
been done towards'forwarding the
work on the park: but the present
Board of Aldermen ' took a bold
and decided stand -ia favor of the
park, and by their wisdom in
making " an, appropriation, they.
inspired our people with faith and
confidence in 'A Park for Goijs-
bo.ro. V - ' " r
TCtrArrr. nort , Yar a Vtorvinninrv
and nearly every one begaa -in a
small way. V. , 1 '
Hermpcn Park' is now a fixed
fact. Already if is a handsome
piuto, auu i. w:uuijr ,4wuua v
(time whoa it will be "athing; of
beauty and joy forever" to the gen
erations that come and go.
The time will come when an
artificial lake, dotted with graceful
boats, filled with happy children
will delight visitors, old and young
alike; fragrant flowers will bloom
on grassy plots fresh and green,
and rustic seats under leafy bow
ers will tempt youth and maiden
and those, with "silver threads
among the gold" to linger and
rest at this delightful retreat
Goldsboro's park.
A splendid pavilion, the. gift of
Messrs. H. Weil & Bros., was
completed yesterday, and at an
early date will be formally pre
sented to the city, and the park
will be formally thrown open to
the public.
The full program will be an
nounced later. The exercises will
take place in the afternoon. Let
business be Fuepended for a few
hours. Let tbere be a great gath
ering of the people of Goldsboro.
Let them assemble at their park
and see for themselves the work
that has been done, and the possi
bilities for an elegant place of
recreation and pleasure.
The gathering of our people
will do good. As a people we are
unconscious of our power. We
can make Goldsboro a city of
50,000 inhabitants.
W e go forward,
Bismarck's Iron Nerve
Was the result of his splendid
health. Indomitable will and tre
mendous energy are not found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order.
If you want these qualities and
the success they bring, use Dr.
King's New Life Pills. They de
velop every power of brain and
body. Only 25 cents at J. H.
Hill & Son's drug store.
A Libel.
Richmond Times.
In a recent address delivered in
Chicago by Col. James E. Boyd,
of Greensboro, N, C, Assistant
Attorney-General of the United
States, he took occasion to say
that the Confederate Eoldier came
back from the war "with the feel
ing of a wayward son to take his
wonted place around the Union
altar."
This is a libel on the Confeder
ate soldier. There never was a
doubt in his mind that the course
which he pursued in taking up
arms in defence of Southern rights
was honorable and patriotic. He
did not lay down his arms until he
was compelled by overwhelming
odds to do so. He surrendered un
der protest, and it was in no spirit
of repentance that he "took his
place around the Union altar."
He was as proud and as con
scious of right when he came back
as when he went out. He fought
for a great principle, and he had
no apologies to make. Nor has he
been in an apologetic frame of
mind since that time. He is true
to the flag, true to the Union, and
he gave abundant evidence of his
loyalty, if such evidence were
needed, when the war with Spain
broke out. But he has never re
garded himself in the light of a
prodigal son returning home to
ask forgiveness for an error com
mitted. He came back with heart
bowed down in sorrow, to be sure,
but, .with head erect and. with the
proud consciousness of having
discharged his duty like a man.
After the fight wa? over the
opportunity was offered him to
come back into the Union and he
accepted ' the invitation in good
faitb. But if the condition bad
been that he should repent and
recant and confess himself to have
been a "wavward son," he would
have remained4 outside the Union
to his dying day. Col. - James E.
Boyd knows very little of the
people with whom he was raised.
Y No Right to Ugliness.
1 m. r . . . i. :
Vi ne woman w no is loveiy in
face, form and temper will.al
wiays have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep
her health. If she is-weak, sickly
arid all run down, 'she will . be
nervous and irritable If she has
constipation or kidney trouble,
her impure' blood will cause
pimples, blotches, skin eruptions
and' fk wretched ' ' complexion.
Electric Bitters is the beat medi
cine in the world to regulate
stomach, 'liy.er and kidneys and
to purify the blood. Ibr gives
strong nerves, bright eyes,
smooth, velvety skin, rich com
plexion. 1 1 will make a good
looking, -charming' woman of a
run-down invalid. Onlv 50 ctnta
run-down invalid
'at J. H.Hill & Son's Drug Store.
SPINNERS PKEFEKKOCNDLAP BALtS.
The Demand in New England and Abroad
Largely in Ezoeu of Last Veaz'a
The spinners of New England,
having learned by experience of
the advantages conferred by its
use, are heavy buyers of the
American Cotton Company's
Roundlap baled cotton. One
Massachusetts mill alone bought
25,000 Roundlap bales the latter
part of September, and purposes
hereafter using no cotton packed
by any other method if it can get
enough Roundlap bales to sup
ply its spindles. Another Mas
sachusetts mill has bought 8,000
Roundlap bales this season, and
twenty-five other New England
mills have ordered smaller lots.
The European demand for the
American Cotton Company's
bales is largely in excess of last
season's. Early in October 8.000
Roundlap bales for Liverpool were
shipped from Galveston in one
steamer. Shipments go forward
regularly to Genoa, Havre, Bre
men and Barcelona.
REV. WM. S. LACY, U. D.
Died Saturday at tha Home of
His Brother in Raleigh,
N. C.
Raleigh, N. C.-, Oct. 14. Rev.
William S. Lacy, D. D., died this
morning at the home of his
brother, " Labor Commissioner
B. R. Lacy, after a lingering
illness of consumption. He was
the son of the late Rev. Dr.
Drewery Lacy, who was for
eighteen years pastor of the Ras
leigh Presbyterian church, and
for ten years president of David
son College. Dr. Lacy had been
for eleven years pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church of
Norfolk, Va., but resigned in
August last on account of failing
health.
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mucous membrane, and entire
system the specific poison in the
blood that causes Rheumatism
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and cure so there can never be a
return of the symptoms. Don't
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six bottles (full treatment) $5. B.
B. B. is an honest remedy that
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We haye absolute confidence in
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- Shamrock and Columbia .
New York, Oct. 15 Yesterday
for the seventh time in the pres
ent international series of the
American's cup, "No Race" was
signified. The wind failed and
although Columbia and Sham
rock went out to the starting
lineit was apparent long before
the time for the start that it
would be impossible to sail the
race. Strange as it may seem
there was an excellent ' sailing
breeze along the coast, but not
enough air off the lightship to
fill the, Bails of the contending
yachts. . ' ' .
The scheduled date for the
next meeting ot Columbia and
Shamrock is "Monday. The
course will be the same as that
fixed tor ' the original first race,
fifteen miles to windward or lee
ward and return. ;
The letter in which there is a
tract rarely has a check lso ens
closed. , -
' To keep your husband abso
lutely truthful do not catechise
him,
MAKE COMMON CAUSE.
Orange Free State Stands by the
Transvaal.
Bloomfontein. Oct. 13. The
proclamation of .President Steyne,
of the Orange Free State, declares
in favor of most cordial co-operation
"with our sister republic,
which is about to be attacked by
an unscrupulous enemy, who has
long looked for a pretext to anni
hilate the Afrikanders."
The proclamation then sketches
historically the wrongs done the
Transvaal. It says:
"Originally conventions, have
been twisted and turned by Great
Britain into means of exercising
tyranny against the Transvaal,
which did not return the injustice
done in the past . No gratitude has
been shown for indulgence grant
ed British subjects, who, accord
ing to the law, have forfeited their
lives and property. The crafty
plans of those whose love of gold
is the motive are now being re
alized." President Steyne goes on to
say that solemn obligations have
not protected the Transvaal
against the annexation conspiracy.
"When its independence ceases,"
he says, "the existence of the
Orange Free State as an indepen-.
dent State will be meaningless.
Experience of the past shows that
no reliance can be placed upon the
solemn promises cf Great Britain
when the administration now at
the helm is prepared to tread
treaties under foot."
The proclamation concludes as
follows:
"Burghers of the Free Slate:
stand up as one man against the
oppressor and violator of right."
TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists' refund money if it fails
to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B.
Q, on each table .
Boers Wreck an Armored Train.
Cape Town, Oct. 13 A Brit
ish armored train has been
wrecked by Boers near Vry
burgtu It is stated that the armored
train, 77hich was acting as pilot
for a refugee train, was blown
up and fifteen soldiers killed.
The armored train attempted to
run through the Beers on its
return journey after escorting
women and children safely to
Vryburgh. Boers pounded the
wreckage of the armored train
with shells.
In a collision at Victoria West
between two trains carrying ref-r
ugees, nine persons were killed.
Victoria West is a station in
Cape Colony, on the Cape Town,
Worcester & Kimberly road.
London, Oct.-13 Sir Alfred
Milner telegraphs Secretary
Chamberlain confirmation of the
statement that Boers wrecked a
train at Kraii Pan The train
was onv its way northward to
Mafeking. ,with guns.
Vryburgh is on the Bulawayo
Railroad, one hundred , miles
south of Mafeking.
Sampson Ojuits Sea Duty.
Newport News, Oct. 13 Ad
miral Sampson hauled down
his flag as commander of the
North Atlantic Squadron this
evening, and left for ' PhiladeP
phia, en route to Boston, where
he will raise his flag as command
er of the Boston navy yardThe
admiral came ashore in a ' gig
which was rowed by his officers.
On reaching the pier the officers
gave three cheers for their sen
ior, which were repeated when
he boarded the steamer bound
for Philadelphia. From Phil a
delphia he, goes to New, . York.
Captain Slgsbee it, in temporary
command of the squadron.
Because purely vegetable yet thor-
ourtt, prompt, neaitbiui, satisfactory
. In the "good
old days" a
man's care for
his health -was
marked by the
completeness
of the armor ia
which he lock
ed himself up.
n was very un
healthy in
those " merry
days " of jovial
robber barons,
to be outside of
the-steel case
of knigthood.
It was steel vs.
steal every
hour of the
day. In our
times a man
needs to be
armed inside
rather than-
out. The
eentle eerm is
like love Tn that he "laughs at lock
smiths." You can't lock him out, but
you can make it so mighty uncomfortable
for him that he'll be glad to get out and
seek some other lodging.
The greatest protection against disease
is a healthy condition of the stomach and
other organs of digestion and nutrition.
Health is the true armor against the
germ. The health of the stomach and
allied organs is assured to those who use
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
It purifies the blood, strengthens the
stomachy nourishes the nerves and gives
new life to the lungs.
There is no alcohol or other intoxicant
contained in "Golden Medical Discov
ery." ri I used ten bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery and several vials of his Pleasant
Pellets ' a year ago this spring, and have had no
trouble with indigestion since," writes Mr.W. T.
Thompson, of Townsend, Broadwater Co., Mon
tana. " Words fail to tell how thankful I am for
the relief, as I had suffered so much and it
seemed that the doctors could do me no good.
I got down in weight to las ponnds, and was not
able to work at all. Now I weigh nearly 160 and
can do a day's work on the farm."
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness).
Festina Lente.
New York, October 15 Those
who are continually urging that
we should withdraw our troops
from Cuba are referred to the
following extract from a letter
just received by a New York
merchant engaged in the Cuban
trade. The letter is dated Sep
tember 21st and is from a sugar
planter in Santiago province.The
writer says: "We are harassed
by cattle thieves and are wholly
without Government protection.
We are compelled to keep a force
of twelve armed men by day and
four by night to protect the place
and property, from fire and
thieves." This is a worse condi
tion than existed even during the
war' for then planters were
at any rate sure of protection of
the Spanish troops. It is little to
be wondered at that "La Lucha"
in a recent editorial should ob
serve that "the Cubans are now
fearful that the Americans will
leave them to paddle their own
canoe."
Beware of Ointments .for Catarrh that
contain Mercury,
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the wholo system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi
cians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Hall's Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J, Cheney &
Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh
uure De sure you eet tne genuine, it is
taken Internally and is made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
sfiTSold by Druggists, price 75c, per
bottle
President McKinley had
stumping engagements in nine
state.
"Experience Is the best teacher."
Every testimonial in favor of Hood's
Sarsaparilla is the voice of experience
to you, and you may take this medi
cine with perfect confidence that it
will do for you what it has done for
others.
Hood's Pills core biliousness, sick
aeadache.
There must be a lot in love, be
cause nobody ever got much out
of it.
Why experiment on yourself .with
remedies of doubtful utility, when you
can get Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which has stood the. test of time?
Twenty-five years' sale and use have
proven that remedy to be a prompt and
certain cure for colds. It will cure a
cold in a day if taken as soon as the
cold has been contracted and before it
htkS settled in the system. Sold by M.
E. Robinson & Bro. and Goldsboro
Drug Co. in Goldsboro, and J. R.
Smith In Mt. Olive, N. O.
Even if America were to lose
the cup, that blow would not be
as bad as if it "were discovered
that we could not raise the wind
ai all,
NO UCBJC NO FAT.
' That Is the way all druggists eel
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL
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simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteles
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Read What tHe Public Sau ol Tliem :
A bank president, of high reputation,
writes the following :
"About three hundred years ago Cer
vantes wrote : 'Blessings .light on him who
first invented sleep Had he written in this
late day, he would probably have included the
makers of the Royal Elastic Felt Mattress.
Your mattress is next to a mother's lullaby,
or a 'conscience void of offense,' and it affords
me pleasure to speak in high terms of it. The
one I purchased several months ago is giving
very great satisfaction. Your Mr. Borden told
the whole truth when he persuaded me to
buy it. I discarded a hair mattress for yours."
A prominent physician in a neighboring
town, tells us that his sister, who was suffer
ing with consumption, could find no comfort
on any mattress, until he purchased one of
our Royal Elastic Felt Mattresses; and that
after she began using our mattress she never
complained of her bed again.
One of the oldest mattress manufactur
ers in Baltimore, who has supplied the trade
there for the last twenty-five years with hair
mattresses, said, when solicited to handle our
mattress, that it was not to his interest to do
so, in that when he sold a hair mattress he
always had to repair same every three or four
years, thus giving him four or five chances at
his customer; whereas, if he sold a Royal
Elastic Felt Mattress, it would last the cus
tomer as long as he would need it without
having to be worked over, and he got only
the first profit, which is small compared with
that made on a hair mattress.
One of these mattresses can be seen at
our store at any time, and we will take pleas
ure in showing it to you. Over forty of these
sold here in Goldsboro in the past six months,
and not a single complaint.
We also make Pillows and Bolsters of
the same material. They are far superior to
feather pillows and bolsters. Try them.
Remember, we guarantee our mattress
not to pack, not to lump or get out of shape,
and if not satisfied after 30 nights' trial, we
will gladly take it back. Take no substitute,
said to be as good, but buy the Royal Elastic
Felt Mattress. Yours for comfort,
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Very busy now selling and putting up that large lot ofj Sheet Iron Air
Tight Heaters just received. The Midet and Crown are kings over all others
of their kind. We can give you either frost-proof elosets or rust-proof tinware
We have a big lot of roofing tin on hand, bought before the last two advances.
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