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Were rtamutii r aiidGeoi v, ,
his s d, bu -in s. p.tra.te lauue-n t
far npiv, b i .-.pt-cied and u i
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Saturday mtfii Saui Taylor
and his wife w u visiting, and
George and h'.s r tbers went to
town to ge tbt? oa-il, in which
he t-Xpected to fi od a check for
Some tobacco nn bad previously
shipped for sl . Tbe letter con
taining the expected check did
not come. George told his
brothers h&" hj was feeling so
badly that be wou d go homa,
and lefr.
Soon tb.eril!frer his brothers
staned for hom . When aoout
a quarter of a mle from home,
they met a bey, a son of Grey
Corey, who told hem that they
had better hasten; that when he
passed he heard George calling
for heip. This did not make
much impression on them,
advancing a lirrte further, th?y
beheld smjke over George's
house; then tQyy hurried.
Arriving at the scene, they
fotiod that the bouse had been
entered, probably robbed and
fired, and George's body in the
house near the front entrance,
burning.
Gatacre receive I Lis drubbing at
the bauds of 800 South African
Dutchmen. JSow the much-lauded
liuller, wiih not less than
30,000 troops, and after the most
deli berate and careiul prepa a
tioi-;, advances on the Boer posi
tiou and gets a sound thrashing
from a force oi little if any more
than half the size In a word,
the British hae been worsted at
all points thus far. They have
displayed a magnificent valor,
which, employed in a righteous
cause, ruigiit easily have brought
tiiem victory against almost any
foe; but they are now attacking a
brave people who are ready to die
for their liberties and who, be
sides, are their ecpaals in courage
and iniiniteiy their superiors in '
military efficiency. There has
n i been nothing in modern warfare
to compare with the deadly ac- '
curacy of tlid Boer fire, while
their strategy, their amazing mo
bility, swiftness of movement, and
suddenness of concentration have
proven simp y bewildering to the
British generals. We risk noth
ing in the assertion that were
the war to be left to the opposing
forces as they now stand in South
Africa and the British outnum
ber the Boers at least two to one
the great Buller and his arm
ies would be killed, captured, or
driven into the sea. within three
months.
There is iust one feature of
0
this abhorrent conflict infamous
in its origin and inspiration,
cruel and ruthless in its purpose,
and shamefnl in its moral atti
tude there is just one feature
buf, J of it, we say, which brave and
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at H ar.d K ars "VJ ; e
Hoaming t e Str els.
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string tus in- ri-ini wh n t.w
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ut i:c tl h c n vi rat ion of irh
ten t t ibi- time tna he .-i
ne'e like ,t coimr post and
tt iit ii ti th' one wbo dnl ail
t tlkujLf. JSn saiit;
"I wifh 1 could cont'ol ( e
co i -run in the Argus evcrv 'ay
mid m b "iv but ttie WoniauV- Club
knew it was me writing for ou
know the uui ha-s dime for w- mnn
t tuake her triumphal entry into
the sphere that man has d minated
-eemed
ieisift 1 nil-
A ttr t he i-t
Chm Jenkins S id he would j;et
h-m Ab 't't i vo miles ine other
i-idc, of Pnnceto , while Cip1.
J ukiis tat t e throttle wi(ie
,i u and ii,G .at s were rocking
ft oil- o e Mii- . f ihn tr.-ick lo tht
t e , tiie hi ii rte.it out to set
ni'O'i t'ie d -a No di g whs to b
sitn. tie in it itiougn-i thiit he
) lp u i;ii 1 1 gin i mi oi uis m : S v
, ! i ur,. Lt.t i s he started b.-ick to
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t ikt Lis r-i at r e g a ced through, a
I cr ack in the flo r ot the car and
ESTABLISHED IN 1865.
Qm J w .-in! House in GoidsDora.
tbei't; was the Oii trottinor aloo
uoiierne ith liikuj thegt eisa
the iXle
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eo long: we are determined to
shape' things differently around
here and i-et a pattern for these
men. Liok at that large piece of
paper over there by that corner
store, and I expect the Mayor and
the police are sitting up there at
the office by a warm fire and leave
us women to worry our lives away
doing what they ought to do. But
one thing is certain, we have the
intelligence of the town and we do
have sympathy for the poor, silly,
weak minded women who take a
Stand with the men against us. All
they can do is to give out three
The Scandal in South Airica.
Washing-ton Post
It would seem to be about
time for those gifted military
critics, who during the past few
months, have been telling us in
the clubs, the barrooms, the hotel
corridors, and the newspapers
exactlv how Gen. Buller would
exterminate the Boers, to take
a reef in their garrulity. Events
have shown that these gentry
never knew much at any time.
The bj'stander has lost faith in
the complacent oracle and the
critics will, for the future, com
mend themselves to indulgence
by a more industrious exhibition
of modesty and a less opulent
display of ears. The world is
beginning to understand the situ
ation in South Africa pretty clear
ly and to realize that when the
great Buller gets through with his
work of extermination there will
be precious little left oE the Brit
ish army as it stands to-day.
It seems to be a fact that the
Boers have not only outgeneraled
and outfought the British upon
every serious occassion, but have
accomplished the result with a
greatly inferior force, so far as
numbers are concerned. Methuen's
first check, in the neighborhood
of the Modder river, some twenty
days ago, was administered b y a
Boer command of less than 2,500
xaen, he having oyer 7,000. Gen,
honorable gentlemen the world
over must view with horror and
with grief. If the war, concocted things, but perhaps these elow
by Jo Ghana berlain lor tbe benent i women will be able to see after
of Cecil Bhodes and the harpies
and pawnbrokers of the London
money market, could only bring
to the front as leaders the pirates
and charlatans who have caused
it, and could only force into ser
vice as the rank and file of the
fighting force the craven Out
landers who fled at the first sign
of danger and who now, in Cape
Town or in London, are weeping
into their dinner plates as they
tell of their perils and their los
ses if this transformation could
only be effected, decent and honest
men might be able to watch the
war with more than equanimity,
even with delight. But the thought
of these gallant English gentlemen
and true-hearted soldiers who are
being killed like fles in a cause
which they must loathe and for
the sake of hiding cowards whose
hands they would scorn to touch
this thought is bitter to all of us
who love a warrior and despise a
cad.
No such consummation is pos
sible, however. The Jo. Chamber
lains and the Cecil Bhodeses of
this world do not fight. They
contrive wars in which brave men
are sacrificed tnat they may
thrive.
Not a Cnristm s comes but wh it
the Kambler is sadly reminded of
a visit he had to mfike one Chxts-t-mas
morning not many years ago
to a home where he knew that lux
uries were as strange as the truth
of this narrative. The house was
one of a number of small frame
houses on a street in the suburbs
of Goldsboro. Tne children living
on this street were out in the
piazas and in the small front
yards shooting fire crackers and
playing with the many toys which
Santa Claus had brought them.
When we entered this house the
tithw and. mother were hovered
over a few embers, the mother
holding the baby and the father
haying the next oldest, a little
eirl about three years old in his
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meals a day, be perpiexea witu wbUe theif oldest child
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tnmgs arouna me nouse, near bQy near,y g yearg of age wa8
children squall and not see farther sitting in tlQ corner crying as if
than their front gate. Their bus- his heart would break We nat
bands will not try to show them urally aked wbat wag the cauSH
now tney can aspire to mgner f . . , 8 crvin and were sir-
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ry we had asked the question be
fore it was finished. Tears trick-
awhile, when we get things in nice Jed down the cteck8 cf tne mother
running order. We will then con- ag ghe raiged her gad eyes to reply
vince the men that we are their Q, , uQ ari;n k(W was Prv-
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equals. I mean what I say, the ing because Saota Claus had not
evening star may set behind the brmlffht him gome tov8 aS he had
western horizon, the rock of Gi- tha othpr hil(1r(,n i; ne5t
braltar may crumble into the sea, doQr gbe gaid her heat waB
but we are here to stay and intend wrung witQ bitter gnef tbe nigbt
to stay. In the language of Patrick befo when her b jn leetul
Henry, "give us liberty or give flnticinltioi, hun? his stocking ud
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US deatn. I wH u tVa okimnov Shu
knew that Santa Claus would not
Philistines had heard her secret, comt) and all nigQt long she had
and the quiet woman who had t filt hnt wa9 continuallv
nothing to say stood musing dreading to see the time when
wnetner sne wouiu go ana nnu out her boy WQuld awake and find his
the number of trousers that would stocking emply.
ht her, or wnetner tne next centu- This nicture with all its sad
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ry would not be time enough to"meaDiDg comes plainly to view
consider these things. with the near approach of next
. ,r t .u. Monday morning, God grant
l.U.1. .Ml. liL- iUUlUllUUUU, tUt3
genial car inspector for the Coast
Line, informs the Rambler of im
provements made in tbe passenger
service of the "Great Western
Vestibule," Limited, commonly
known as the Smithfield or 'Col-
lier's train." He says that there is
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An entire new stock in all the latest novelties in
Watches, Jewelry and Silverware. Rich Cut Glass,.
vVeddhe Presents. Novelties in Clocks, semething
new and beautiful All kinds of novelties in Sterling
Silver, for the Christmas and Holiday trade.
I would respectfully invite all to call and inspect
my new stock before purchasing, at the old reliable
Parlor Jewelery Store of
R. A. WATTS, Agt.
All goods will be sold at the lewest possible figures.
E&oy to Tmke
E&sy to Operate
Because purely vegetable yet thor
ough, prompt, neaiuuui, sausiaciory
Meed' Pilla
A woman never k news a mans
real disposition until she sees
him intoxicated.
that such a scene may not b6 wit
nessed in a single heme in Golds
boro this Christmas. If you know
of any homes where such sad dis
appointment is imminent let your
charity avert it in time.
No woman is so plain looking
now apartraents for first and sec- that ghe thinka a man doe3 not
ond class white passengers and mean it when he compiiments her
first and second class colored pas- Qn her appearance.
sengers, an in one car, anu mat
these apartments are divided by a Did you ever notice how com
chalk mark on the floor. Mr. netent most men are when it
"Mack" tells of an incident con-1 comes to telling how others should
nected with this road which is work?
rather interesting. He says a man
who was going to Smithfield had I The surprise about the things
a dog he wanted to kill and so he I we get for Christmas constitutes
tied him to the rear end of the I half the pleasure of the day, and
train. Capt. Jenkins, the engineer, I the uncertainty about what we will
was notified to try to outrun the I get is nothing to the suspense we
dog. Occasionally the man would are in as to what we will give.
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Select Fruit.
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C. F. Griffin,
UNDER HOTEL KE.NNON.
PHONE 106-
tJ. W-Isler & Go,
(Formerly of Baker Tsler;& Co.)
WHOLESALE 'AND EETAIL DEALERS IN
BUlk Meat, Flour, Siifiar, Gofeet
Lard, Hay, SeedOats, Rice Meal, Salt,
6orn Meal, Bran. Cement Lime, Laths Plaster
Molasses, Plastering Hair, Cotton Seed Meal,
Crain Bags, etc., at Rock Bottom Prices.
Christmas
PreSentS-
Did YouSay?
What is nicer or more suitable for
old or young than a good Book or Album?
We have them all kinds and prices. Also a nice assortment of Leather
Goods, PurceB, Card Cases, Writing Cases, Collar and Cuff Boxes,etc.
Our show tables are covered with the prettiest and most dainty wares,
in Opal, Silver and Brass all useful. Also frames, picture books,eto,
We have the prettiest line of Pictures and Picture Frames in GoMs
boro. Our Medallion Pictures are gems of beauty, at reasonable
prices. -
A full stock of Ledgers, Day Books, Memorandum and Blank Books, Jan I
GOLDSBORO BOOK STORE.
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