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This Argus o'er the people's righto,
Doth an eternal vigil keep
No soothing strains of Maia'e sons
Can hill its hundred eyes to sleep.
Vol. XIV
GOIJDSBORO. -N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 28. 1902.
NO 115
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WALTER LETTER.
A Chronicling of a Week's Events
in That Thriving eigh-
Dorhood.
Mr. Alex. Edeerton, of Pink
ney, was visiting in oar commun
ity last Sunday,
Mr. W. T. Bortch and chil
dren, of your oity, were out here
Sunday, at Mr. Dortch'a farm.
Misses Sudie Howell and Flos
sie Lyoo, of your city, attended
church here Sunday afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. John Langston,
of your city, were visiting rela
tives in our community last Sun
day.
Mr. Oscar Neal. of Wilson
county, was visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Neal laet
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright Lynch,
of Johnston county, were visiting
Mrs. Lynch's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Seth Dixon, Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Carl Swinson leaves to-day
for Charleston, to take in the Ex
position, aod will probably re
main there, where he has secured a
position.
Mr. L. B.Sasser, of Wilming
ton, was ou a visit to bis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. L, Sasser, la&t
week, where bis many friends
were glad to see him.
Mr. H. D. Wells and son,
WiDston, returned home from
Lucama, Saturday, where they
have been for several weeks,
building a mill on Black Creek.
Master David Pipkin son of
Mr. an l Mrs. Geo. W. Pipkin,
has a fiddle which he made w ih a
knife, that is a very fine piece of
workmanship. The skill in ex
ecution, and splendid tone, would
do credit to more pretentious ar
tists. Mr. and Mrs.. Mack Horcaday
and s'ster, Miss Pearl, and Mr.
Ed. Gurley and children, of your
city, spent the evening at "Oak
Glen," last Tuesday, and with
two violias, two guitars and
piano, tte strains of sweet music
addad very much to the pleasures
of the tvenirjg.
Miss Pearl Hornadiy went to
Cary, last Friday, to spend Sat
urday atd Sunday witu Rev. and
Mis. A. L. Ormond, and from
there sbe goes to Lamou Springs',
Moorrf county, to teach music in
Miss Mattie Caldwell's school.
The best wishes of her host of
friends attend her, and they wish
her that degree of success she so
richly deserves.
Rev. H. E. Tripp, filled his
first appointment at Ebenfzer,
Sunday afternoon, and preached a
fine sermon, to a large congrega
tion. He made a deep impres
sion on his hearers, both as a
earnest, zealous christian, and a
logical, practical expounder of
the Gospel. He was accompanied
by his estimable wife, both of
whom were guests at "Oak G.'en"
Sunday, night, where they were
most welcome visitors.
After services at church Sun
day afternoon, Rev. Mr. Tripp,
took the congregation by storm in
the announcement of the mar
riage of two cf onr most worthy
and and popular young people,
Miss Mary Thompson and Mr.
P. C. Caldwell, which happy event
takes place Thursday afternoon,
February 6th, 1902, at 4 p. m., in
Ebenezer church. They both have
hosts of friends whose best wishes
will ever attend them for all the
happiness this world can bestow.
Mr. Geo. Mitchell oame near
having a serious disaster, and
probably fatal sesults, one night
last week. He awoke at 1 o'clock
and found his bed-room full of
smoke, and saw the glare of fire.
His bare&u was burning, and on it
was two glass lamps filled with
oil, which he removed just in
time to prevent an explosion. The
only cause he can attribute it to,
is that in the bureau drawer was a
gross of matches, which, from
some cause, probably a mouse,
had become ignited. It was a
narrow escape and George says he
has not slept soundly since. His
bureau is a complete wreck, ex
cept the bottom drawer.
KlLLICKlNICK.
"Oak Glenn",
Walter, N. C, Jan. 21, 1902.
"Woodland Crumbs.
Mr. T. Li. Massey and family
have moved to Goldsboro.
We have bad no small pox in
our section, and by being care
ful see no need of having any.
Thus far our roads have been
pretty good. There are a few
deep holes near the lattice bridge
which need attention at once.
Oae of the most interesting incidents-
sincrt our last writing,
was the ma-riage of Mr. John
Watkins to Miss Ethel E. Mas
sey, January 8, at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Massey, Rev.
B.E. Perkins officiating.
Mr. John W. Parker and fam
ily, of your city, have moved to
Edgerton's tan yard, where he
proposes to engaged in farming.
Mr. Parker and family liyed m
this section some years ago,
where they made many friends,
who are glad to welcome them
back again.
Rev. Solomon Woodard, from
Colotns, Ind., attended Woodland
Monthly Meeting, Saturday and
Sunday, where b9 was highly
favored in preaching the Gospel.
He will anend quarterly meet
ings at Nibuuia church next
Saturday and Sunday. His father
w&3 born and raised near Eu
reki. Reader.
Woodland, N. C , Jan. 21.
Stony Creek. Items.
Oar farmers hve begun work
oa their crops.
Mr. W. T. Gardnerf of your
city, left our community Monday
for his home.
Miss Clara Paschall, who at
tended the marriage of her
cousin, was visiting in your city
Monday.
On January 16 th, Miss Mary
Paschall was happily married to
Mr. Herbert Howell, Elder J. W.
Gardner, officiating.
January 21, 1902. Jay.
NOTICE.
After January 1st, 1902, 1 find it
will be absolutely necessary for me
to retire from active practice. There
fore, in justice to myseii ana family,
I cannot afford to perform the la
borious duties which devolve upon
me, under existing circumstances,
Viclva rnm to the above decision All
indebted to me will please settle, as
I need the money.
Verv resnectfullv.
WILL B. CRAWFORD, M. D.
MT. OL1YE LETTER.
A Week's Happenings of the flit.
Olive Section.
Argus Bureau, )
, Jan. 21, 1902. f
Miss Lillie Mclntyre.of Rocky
Mount, was visiting relatives
here Sunday.
Dr. Q, F. Herring and wife
are visiting relatives near Clin
ton this week.
Capt. Beasely, of Rocky Mt.,
was the guest of the family of
Mr. J. R. Bell last Suniay.
Rev. B. P.DeLoatch left Tues
day for Newport News, Va ,
where he will spend some time.
Messrs. R. Kornegay, W. G.
Davis, X- T. Keel and Rey. N.
M. Jurney, after spending sev
eral days in New York, returned
home Saturday.
The many friends of Mr. J. O.
Higbsmith are glad to see him
on the streets again after being
confined to his home for several
weeks with lagrippe.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
The Wayne County Board of
Health, at a meeting in Goidsboro
on Monday, January 20, 1902, so
modified their recent order in re
gard to the vaccination of school
children, and teachers, that it is
now unnecessary for you or the
children attending your school
to be vaccinated unless a case of
small pox should develop in your
district. In that case yaccination
of all the residents of the dis
trict, regardless of age or color,
would immediately become coin-
pulsory, under the ruling of the
Board of Health. And should
such a case occur it would, under
this order, not be necessary to
close your school.
In the meantime, you need not
yourself or the children attend
ing yuu school be further solici
tous on the question ol vaccina
tien: but please suppress all talk
or aggitation of the quastion in
your school, in order that the
chi'dren may give all of their at
tention to their studies.
Respectfully,
E. T. Atkinson,
County Supt.
Goldsboro, N. C, January 21,
1902.
15 ERNA RD Y IEL.DS.
To Cruel Fate. The Coast Cltar
For Harry Shinuer.
Washington, Jan. 20. It's all
over with Claude Bernard, He
withdrew from the District At
torneyship race this morning at
the White House in tbe presence
of President Roosevelt, Senator
Pritchard and a score of North
Carolinians who came here to urge
his eppointment. Bernard saw
the appointment of ex-Congress
man Skinner was inevitable and
he withdrew in good order, re
ceiving the thanks of Senator
Pritchard and the commendation
of President Roosevelt.
Another appointment was set
tled at the same time. B. F.
Keith is to ba Collector of Cus
toms at Wilmington. Ex-Gov
ernor Ruesell was tendered tbe
appointment, but declined at the
last moment. Slocumh, the only
other Republican candidate, was
barred by the President himself,
who bluntly, informed the North
Carolina delegation to-day that
be would select a local man for
' the collectorship. Slocumb's
friends point to tbe fact that
Roosevelt violated this rule in
naming the Collectorship of New
York.
Collector Duncan, who has had
no opposition, has been notified of
a renewal of his bond, which is
really an appo;ntment. Mr. Dun
can arrived yesterday, but left
hurr.odly to-day on receipt of a
telegram announcing tbe illness of
a member of his family.
The Bernard delegation was es
corted to the White House this
morning by Senator Pritchard. In
the party were Dr. D. H. Abbott,
Maj. H. L. Grant, Claude Dock
ery, Wheeler Martin, exJudge
A. M. Moore and ex-Solicitor Sea
well. The President recognized
Major Grant, who acted as spokes
man. Among other things, Major
Grant informed the President that
Bernard had the endorsement of
at leaa ninety per cent of the Re
publicans in North Carolina. The
President suggested that the Dis
trict Attorney should present his
case to the Attorney General, and
then Bernard stepped forth and
withdrew from the race. He said
that inasmuch as Senator Pritch
ard desind to make the appoint
ment fiom personal reasons he
would not embarras him by fur
ther pressing his candidacy. He
was then thanked by Senator
Pritchard and the President con
gratulated him, promising that be
would jrve bim in any way be
could.
Nothing True But Haven.
Statesvi'le Landmark,
The President has decided to
appoint B. F. Keith, of Wilming
toD, collector of customs at that
port, vice Dncy, colored, ap
pointed recorder of deeds for the
District of Columoia This fact is
of intererest as an instance of
political changes. In 1896 Keith
came into prominence in North
Carolina as a member of the Sil
ver party, of which Dr, J. J.
Mott was national chairman that
year. Tba Silver party was a dif
ferent organization from the
Populists and, they nominated
Bryan aod Sewall (ihe D ;mo
cratic candidates) for President
aod Vice President, while the
Populists nominated Bryan and
Watson, of Georgia. That year
the Democrats and Populists and
the Silver party fused on an elec-
i Lurai llchuii auu mr. xxoitu was
put on tbe ticket as the repre
sentative of the Silver party, and
the Democrats even those who
refused to vote for the Populist
electors voted for Keith because
he was to vote for and did vote
for Bryan and Sewall, the Demo
cratic nominees, in the electoral
college. Now this noble silver
man turns up as officeholder un
der a 'Republican gold-bug ad
ministration. We have about
lost hope of tbe free and unlim
ited when we see so many of its
great champions going over to
the enemy. Alas, and alas! As
we haye remarked aforetime,
there's nothing true but heaven.
To Accept Ransom,
Constantinople, Jan. 20 The
United States Minister John G.
A Leisbman, says the brigands
who abducted Miss Ellen M,
Stone and Madame Tsilka, Sep
tember 3, have agreed to accept
the amount of ransom raised by
subscription. The placa of pay
mentis now the only question
unsettled.
i cure KHEUM A'
stat only 2SW
ARF YD 1 1 WIQC A great many people suffer through ignoiw
nu t I UU Iff IOC ance. They don't know that for aU inflam
mation there is no remedy to equal 'Mexican Mustang Liniment.
am easy way
F and a sure way to treat a case of Sore
Throat in order to kill disease germs
I and insure healthy throat action is to-
take half a glassfull of water put into
t it a teaspoonful of
Mexican Mustang
liiniment
and with this gargle the throat at frequent intervals.
r Then bathe the outside of the
ment and after doing this pour
ing tnis pour some on a so
It is a POSITIVE CURE,
around the neck.
25c, 50c. and $1.00 a bottle.
IT WlfY RP Yflll nave onf? been troubled-with a running
II 11IHI DC IUU gore or ulcer. Treat it at once with Mexi
can Mustang Jill n ment and you can depend upon a speedy cure. .-
'JS" SUPPLANTS "ARE."
In the constitution of the Uni
ted States those States when
spoken of as a whole take after
them a plural verb. Tbey "are,"
but hereafter it is to be w.ritteD
officially they "is" that is to
say, tbe United Sta'es "is "This
change has been concivd at s
long time by the Republican par
ty, and at leDgtta through the
Congressional committee on the
revision of the laws, the con
spiracy against the express
wording of the constituiiou is to
be accomplished fully and of
ficially. The singular number is
to transplant the plural number,
although the constitution de
clares that slavery shall not exis
"within the United States, or
any place subject to their juris
diction," although it declares
that "treason against the Uoited
States shall consist in levying
war against them, or in adhering
to their enemies;" although it
declares the judicial power of
the United States extends to
treaties made under their author
ity; although it declares the
President's salary cannot be in
creased during his term by the
United StatesJ'or any of tbem."
The constitution declares that
the country is a union of States,
and the mentions of the constitu
ent States are very numerous.
The men who made the constitu
tion formed a union, not a na
tion.
Logically the words "United
States" should be changed also.
It should bo the "United S rate,"
although the singular form
would be awkward, perverse and
unhistorical.
The dear old Declaration of
Independence that, too, is de
clared off color, for it says the
original thirteeu are free and in
dependent States. There is no
"is" in that document, any more
than there is in the constitution.
We part, in other words, with
our history when accept "is" and
the trusts and a strong central
government. Not that we accept
these innovations voluntarily,
but rather when they are cram
med dowu us by what the Repub
licans call the iron logio of
events. '
throat thoroughly with the lini-
some on a soft doth and wrap
A Naval Battle.
C Jon, OoiumbM, Jun. 20.
(Vik GJveton, T. x ) A naval
btttie, whicn began at fcix o'clock
this morninj?, is in progress in the
harbor of Panama.
Tbe Eevo'utionary fleet consists
of the slenaiers Padilla, Darien
and Galtara. They are trying to
torce a landing off Saoana.
Toe Government ships are the
Ch'leaa Line steamer Lautaro,
the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's eteamer Chicuito, and
the Panama Canal Company's
steamer Boyaca. Tbe first named
steHmer was seized by General
Alan aud the other two have
been chartered by tha Colombian
Government.
A3 this dispatch is sent, three
shots have ju t passed over the
Chicuito and f-he hs answered
with t ever at shots. They fell
cloee to the Padilla, which is seen
to be rettr'ng,
The guns at Las Bov diges are
also firing at tha reWel ships.
The Government forces are
throwing up entrenchments.
The United States cruiser Phil
adelphia is elose to thu scene of
the fighting.
Soft coal, all lump, at W. H
Griffin's. Phooe47.
A HAPPY
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With a disordered LIVER there
cannot be good blood.
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A healthy LIVER means pure
blood . m
Pure blood means health.
Health means happiness.
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