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In ft 00 $1.00 a Year, "This Argus o'er the people's rights Doth an -eternal vigil keep ; No soothingstrains of Maia's son Shall lull itshundred eyes to sleep." $1.00 a Year. VOL.. XXTI GrOUDSBORO, K. C, THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1908. NO. 48 DEMOCRACY'S DAY. Large Attendance at County Convention Today. Col. 1. F. Dortch Elected Permanent Chairman: Ex-Governor Ayeock Signally Honored By His Countrymen En dorsments: From Saturday's Daily. Shortly alter 12 o'clock, t4ay, Mr. M.T. Dickinson.chairm an of tbe County Democratic Executive Committee, called the county convention to order and the great gathering df Democrats cot down to business in qcick order. a ffii.l omivbss off the recent v- county's primaries 'was then made to .farmiiM the Telatlve vote each of uwnv"" the three gubernatorial candidates was entitled to from the county and it found to be as -follows: Kitchin 8.44, Craig ., Horn -2.T3, and delegates were seleoteil accordingly, as follow, and insfcrocted sofco vote the county 'in the State 'convention: -KitdhiK Messrs.-J. D. Davis, Or, L. O. Hays, Jesse 'B, Thompson, C Kelley. Oeo. A. Norwood, Jr., A-C. ti.vhl X. J. Broadhurst, VV. D Oeecha and I--J. aaarrell. -j Alternates: 3tlessrs. L.M. Miaaux.,j Dr. W. Komegay, R. H. Edward,! J.F.soitch, UJ. M. Gillikin, U..U. Parfcer, Jr., W. H. Burch, P. It,. (Pea cock, W-. J. Yelverton. Craig: Messrs. C. B. Ayeock, -J, M.: Mitchell, Jno. R. Bell; alternate: Messrs. ST. 'O'Berry. J. T- Hoelw, 2r. J. B. Kennedy. Home: Messrs. B. H, Griffin, W. M. Gardner; alternates: Messrs. W, B. Fort, Henry Lee. Col. I. 'F. Dortch was pt in memina tkm and (unanimously elected perma nent chairman and Mr. H, B. Parkei,, Jr., was elected secretary. 4 VJ&on rthe roll-call it was found that all the-town-; ships and precincts were duly irepre-i seated and the convention wae rdeolar edby the chairman ready to fferaraaet the business before it, etafctaig 'that business to be the selection -of .dele gates to -the State and district con-' gressional conventions. .Atithis juncture Chairman iDorWh himselt introduced a resolution,, .which received a prompt second, that Hon. C. B. Ayeock be endorsed, to tbe State convention as one of the delegtes-at-large to the national convention, and this resolution was adopted byamnan imous .rising vote. Resolutions endorsing Hon. C. R. Thomas were passed aa the fallow ing delegates were selected to thetoon gressional convention and instructed so to vote: Messrs. George C. Royall, Thomas .H. Holmes, Tbes. W. Slo cumb, T. B. Jenkins, George C. Kor negay , John W. Edwards . F. Dorteh, J. C Barden. P. B. Edmund son, J. E. Peterson, W T. Hollowell, i. W. Sadd--ler, J. W. Cole, J. R. Hooka. G. J.Yel-, verton, T. I. Sutton, R. A. Whitfield, J. E. Smith, D. H. Overman, B. jj Bowden, o. A. Westbrook, S J. Rose, J William Potts, J. D. Lahgstosi, FloydiJ Walker, C F. Herring, N. H. Grady, F. H. Uaxell, Benjamin Casey, Jr., W. M. Gardner, W. J. Yelverton, H. A. Overman, J. T. Hooks, J. D. Hooks, M. E. Britt, W. R. Hooks, Grey Ay eock, E. L. Peele, W. B. Fort, J. W. HalL Hon. B. F. Ayeock was unanimously endorsed for Corporation Commissioner and Mr. T. B.Parker for Commissioner of Agriculture. Mr. M.T. Dickinson, at a subsequent meeting of the executive committee, was re-elected chairman and" Mr. H. B. Parker, Jr., Secretary. WELCOME AWAITS THE FLEET AT SEATTLE. Tbe lltyls Already Filling With Ylsitors, and me Streets are Gay Willi Flags and THIS IS THE STORY ! (By Special Wire to the Argus.) Seattle, Wash., Mar 22 Seat tie Is awaiting tbe arrival of the Atlantic battleship Heet in eager expectancy. The city is alreadyifiiting with visit ors, the streets are gay with flags and bunting and the city o'fflsials area-waiting the signal to stewm out into Elliott Bay to present the golden ky, em blematiex)f the freedom ol heeity, to AduiiiranSperry, Who will receive the taken in behalf of the eflicers and men of the !fiet. Th arrival of tSbe ships is expected at an' early hour tomorrow afternoon. - Tbe 'receritron and entertainment comtnittee of 'the Chamber of Com merce, which has in hanfe the prc- rssime or entertammem, nas cosn- pUtted its plans on an eiaorate settle. Aifter the -dfiacial greeting ot the ships on their arrival tomorrow afternoon there will be a grand, parade in the harbor of hundreds of vessels contain 4ng public and private parties Wt to ee and participate in tOze review. A big reception to tbomcer8 wiill be given tomorrow night at the "New Washington Hotel, one of the largest and most magnifioeaa fbostelries on the Paeific coast. Tbe flftrnt floor of the big' building will be Slavishinsr deco rated and several fesmds willTurnish concert and daneing 'music. .An ela- borAte- supper will be -served. 'i'be omcers wiu be taken xor an automobile trip to -Snoqualnaie Falls iBunday afternoon and a champagne luncheon will be -werved in a big tent Monday aftemeeEn the sailors and rputolic will be emiertained at athle tic sports of every discriwtion and a grand barbecue at Woodland Park. Scores of cooks will be on hand to pre pare the dinner. The cooking will be started tbe night 'before and the blue- ackets ill beigi-WHt an elaborate feast. Monday afternoon and evening the officers will be ener.taineaat tbe Ran- ierClub. (Tuesday motwuiuig.is the time fixed for tbe great land parade, in whieh 15,000 men are acpectsd(to be in line. Tuesday afternoon -willibe marked by the presentaiiooei? asilver loving eup to Admiral Spenry by the fraternal or ganizations of tfoeeity.rnJ"State, Aquatic sp&rta, theatre parties. vaudeville entortainments and smok ers, also form a jrt of ZTiesday 's pro gramme. The railroad snea estimate that they will bring at least lOO.aOfivisitors into the city during the stay of the fleet .here. Hotels and resturants have made unusual preparations for the event and all have agreed to refrain from raising prices. RESUMES CASH DIVIDEND. Atlantic Coast Line Declares Two and a Hall in Cash. (By Special Wire to the Akgtjs.) New York, May 22 Tbe declara tion of a cash dividend of 2 1-2 per cent., for Atlantic Coast Line contrast ed with 3 per cent, in script lor the preceding period was accepted as a hopeful augury for other . railroad stocks on the New York market today. Some uneasiness over crop conditions ' was heard while prices were declin ing but the rally In effect wheu the market closed was more .decisive than any of the other numerous par tial recoveries during the day, largely brought about by this strong position ot Atlantic Loast Line. Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys, Unhealthy ujdnejs Make Impure Blood. AH the blood in your bodr passes through your kidneys once every thi ee minutes. The kidneys are your niooapucmers heyh tr out me waste or impurities in the blood If they sera sick or an of order, they fail to & their wofIc. 4 Pains, aches ard rheu matism come from ex cess of ufic acid in th blood, due to neclectei icidney trouble. Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteadj ncari Deais, ana maKes one leel as thouei mojr mia iican xrouDie, Decause the heart i over-working in pumping thick, kidney ooisoned blood throueh veins and artftries. It used to be considered that only urinarj troubles were to be traced to the IriHn but now modern science proves that nearly an conswuuonai diseases nave their begin ning in kidney trouble. If you are sick you can make no mistake sy iirst doctoring your kidneys. The mil. nd the extraordinary effect of Dr. Kilmer' Swamp-Root, the great kidney re. cedy i soon realized. It stands the hiehest for It. wonderful cures of the most distressing cae and is sold on its merits by all druggists in fifty nt and one-dollar siz "Ss. You may have a .. sample DOUie Dy mail Home of Swamp-Root 'ree, also pamphlet telling you how to find ut if you have kidney or bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing Dr. Kilmei k Co., Binghamton, N. Y. Don't make any mistake, but remembet 9 name, Swamp-Rot, Dr. Kilmer' 3w amp-Root, and the address, Binghamton Y. on every bottle. ' Big Wilkes Distiller Converted to Prohibition. Ex-Sheriff Johnson, of Wilkes, Makes an Effective Speech That Causes John Len Whittington to Declare Himself Against Prohibition. Winston-Salem Journal. A "prominent citiaen of Winston- Sateen returned from a trip "to Wilkes coofnty yesterday and tells ef quite an interesting happening top 'there. It seems the great State of Wilkes is mi a turmoil ofexcttemem-overtne pro hibition question, and at Commiasion. er's Courton M ay -,ex -Sheriff Johnson, a prominent Republican, now a county commissionervnuide a -speech, declaring his views in suofa a forcible maaner that he has been in demand as a speakereveT since. Be was invited to speak alt a school house n HDnion township, for years known as a great distilling -section. Itistbetbomedf4fheWhittingtons, who haveooinducteda number oMistil leriesfreim time 'immemorial. They are an iutoliigent-eet of publte -spir ited sten, bat have had from fbaby hoodtbe notion that it is no barm to make ""4feod cote likker." Sheriff Johnson faced a large audience and opened tE?p: "I eome here, aiot tte: talk about prohibition in Maine, 'nor in Kansas, nor 'hi Charlotte norfBa leigglK; 'but to talkabout probiMtin tn Wilkes scanty. There ave men around me hew who years ago along with 'me, helped an the :itquor business in tbi place. You and you and yca (point. ing aerx eut the ' crowd) used to wccTk: .along 5with me here tor Mr. tfohn Uen Whittington, who is aiso sitting here, for:a little rations . and the "bal ance in liquor on a Saturday ndght. Y'&u tksnow how everybody rpoor and mneducated around ma not a ae(hoel ihouse "with a who&e wiadow pane 4n it. There was not a pa-inted iaomse from here to Wilkesboro, except the house of Mr. Whittington-. He made plenty of money, bat all his neighlTOrs got poorer and poorer, and raised ttaeir boys up to be w'Mskey men and every body had their minds on this business. I saw I couldn't tlo anything by stay ing here, so I left and have, I hope, made sonaethrns; of myself. M?, Whit tington has had lots ol trouble and his money has given him no pleasure. In 1903 the Watts Law was passed. At first it was fc&Td to enforce, tout some hew people soon saw they had to stop this business, so they began to turn their attention to somethtatg-else. Then tlie Ward (Law completed the job. Now? re are painting our houses, fixing out farms, beginning to take 'interest in eur schools and brightening up. Tbe announcement over Wilkes that Mi. Whittington, who for' many years was the most prominent distiller in the county, is for prohibition, has (had 'much effect. Ttseenaethat Mr. Whittington became very much affected by the speech and when Sheriff Johnson sat down., rose and said,' "What the sheriff has said is all true. I know now I have been doing wrong, but the thought of it being wrong .to make liquor never occurred to mcuntil the Watts law was .passed You-eee 4 my teaching was In these days when 'liquor was not such anevil. I see the great improvement to this county brought about by-prohibition, and I will go with Sheriff Johtsson and tell the people about it." a There are dozens-of nice dwellings thathave gone up and this alee school houee been built and a library install ed. 'Do you think this library would have ever been here it these distilleries hadn't closed down?" SVC The Kind You Hays Always Bospt Bears th s) CULDNEL MOSBY ILL fusaos i-Ccifederate Scout and Colo&el of Cavalry. Washington, D. C, May 22 Ooionel John -S. Mosby, the ex-Confederate seesU and oolonel of cavalry, haslneen ill far -some time and is now an inmate of the Garfield Hospital in this oity-. He is in bis -seventy-fifth year, 'but he is possessed oi a rugged constitution and 4iis physicians expect fcim tojpull through his present illness unless eomplicationset in. Colenel Mosby is one of the most promioent of (the surviving leaders of the Confederate army, whose xanks are being rapidly thinned by death He gained tame as the commander and leader f a force of partisan cavalry known as "Mesby's Rangers,' "who were as picturesque and brave and cavalier a lot of sfighters as ever went to war. No body of Confederate sol diers were feared as were Mosby 's men, and the colonel was their genius. A native of "Virginia, Colonel Mosby was one 01 tne urst to enlist tn tne caase of the Confederacy, and the part he played in the big struggle made the Union commanders wish that he had never turned his attention to the art of war. His raid on the rear of MeCellan's army on the Chickahominy was as bold a bit of enterprise as may be read in the history of warfare. His most brilliant feat was the capture of Gen eral Stoughton at that Union officer's headquarters. Scarcely less daring was his capture of General Sherman's entire supply train, which he accom plished by a raid into Union lines. After the war Colonel Mosby open ed a law office in Warrenton, Vs. He and General Grant became warm per sonal friends, and this affection lasted in Grant until death. Col. Mosby sup ported the great soldier for the Presi dency because he never had much faith in Greeley's democracy, and be cause he was convinced that with Grant in the President's chair the en mity between the divided sections would be laid. - From 188 to 1885 Colonel " Mosby was the American consul at Hong Kong. During the past few years he has acted as assistant attorney of the Department of Justice and has made his home in this-city. BEATS ALL RECORDS. Lusitanla Crosses tfee Jceai Id Four Diys and Nlneteea Hours. v (Special to Ihe Arods.) Jiew York, May 22. TbeiLousitania got te Sandy Hook lightship early this morning, after the greatest run ever .made by a steamship. .Her time was four.days, nineteen hours, .-seventeen minutes. Hr .previous best record was five days exactly. Despite fog and rough weather dur ing much of the trip from Queenstown to Ne-w York she averaged -26 miles an hour. On tbe third day out she made 632 miles, but the record of yesterday when figured may reach. 650 miles. PRESBYTERIANS IN SESSION. For the First Time in the Histwy f the Church the States of the South and Southwest Were Well Repre sented at the As sembly. (Special to the Argus.) Kansas City, Mo., May 21 Promptly at 11 o'clock this morning the retiring moderator. Rev. William H. Roberts, D. D.,' of Philadelphia, dropped the gavel calling to order the 120th session of the general assembly of the Presby terian Church of America. The entire body of commissioners, numbering nearly 1,000, and their alternates of equal number, together with many in terested visitors, filled the great audi toriom when Moderator Roberts an noanced the body convened. For the first time in the history ot the church tbe States of the South and Southwest were well represented at tbe assem bly. The interior of the big Convention Hall, one ot the largest auditoriums in America is bandsomly decorated with flags, bunting and banners. In the audience Were representatives of more than a dozen nationalities, many at tending the assembly as commissioners and others beoause ot the great interest the sessions have aroused. The opening sermon of the retiring moderator occupied the time until a recess was taken for luncheon. Upon ressembling late this afternoon the as sembly will proceed to the election of a new moderator, for which office there are several canidates, though the interest in the contest is not nearly so keen as in some previous year. ' Siutnern Presbyterian Assembly. (Special to the Abous.) Greensboro, N. C, May 21. The forty-eighth general assembly ot the Southern Presbyrerian church conven ed here today. The States of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi,Mi6souri,North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia are embraced in the general assembly, and delegates are' present from all. The retiring moderator. Rev. James R. Howerton, D. D., of this State, called the gather ing to order and preached tbe annual sermon. The election of his successor is one of the first orders of business for the assembly. The sessions will continue probably for ten days, dar ing which time the work of the de nomination in all its various branches of activity will be carefully reviewed and plans outlined and decided upon for the ensuing year. New York, May 20. Percy W. Mar ling, an insurance agent, of Montreal, committed suicide this morning by jumping out of a window on the twelfth floor of the Manhattan hoteL When the Hair Falls Then it's time to act! No time to study, to read, to experi ment ! You want to save your hair, and save it quickly, tool So make up your mind1 this very minute that if your hair ever comes out you will use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It makes the scalp healthy. The hair stays in. It cannot do any thing; else. It's nature's way. The best kind of a testimonial . "Sold ior.over sixty years." Made by J. V. Ayer Co. Xtoweu. Mass. miTinftntarm or 1 SABSAPA8ILLA. PILLS. CHERRY PECTORAL. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills. Sold by M. E. Robinscn A Bro. J3Ji BAD NEWS FOR TAFT AND BRYAN. The New Jerusalem According to Pnrophet Markwell, will Make Its Advent Tomorrow Along With tne Darkness of the Sun and the Quaking of the Earth. (Special to The Abous. Danville, 111., May 21 There will be a darkness of the sun and a quaking of the earth tomorrow, that is if the prediction of Abner F. Markwell, the prophet" of the Soldiers' Home here. is fulfilled. Several of Mr. Mark well's prophecies are said to have come true- and he enjoys a great reputation among: his comrades at the home. While tornadoes and earthquakes figure largely in his prophecies, all of bis predictions are not ot such a dire tul nature. Among other things he says the country will be spared the calamity ot a Presidential election thi year. Just how the country is going: to get around choosing a successor to Mr. Roosevelt as the occupant of the White House, Mr. Markwell does not state, but he declares that such things: as Presidential elections, financial legislation and warfare against the trusts will be altogether unnecessary when the "New Jerusalem" reigns supreme. The "New Jerusalem" is to take the place of all the existing Christian churches and, according to Prophet Markwell, it will make its advent to--morrow along with the darkness of the sun and the quaking ot the earth. FIFTEEN YEARS 0 NEWS FORECAST OF THE COMING WEEK. (Special to the Akgus.) Washington, D. C, May 23. With Congress adjourned and a com paratively small number ot political conventions on the schedule, politics and public affairs will enjoy some thing ot a lull during the coming week. Three cases of alleged murder, each of which has attracted considerable public attention, are docketed for trial next Monday at three different points. The second trial of Ack Hale, charged with the murder of Lillie Davis in a cemetery at Bristol, Tenn., more than a year ago, will be called. At Jersey City the trial of Theodore S. Whitte more is to begin. He is charged with the murder of his wife, whose body was found submerged in the Jersey meadows last December. In this city will be held the trial of Gaston P. Philip, a wealthy young clubman of New York, who is alleged to have shot and killed Frank Macaboy, a local cabman, in the Arlington Hotel last winter after an allnight debauch in which both had participated. . The battleship Michigan is to be launched Tuesday at Camden, N. J. The christening ceremony will be per formed by the daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry. President Fallieres, of France, will be the guest ot King Edward and Queen Alexandra during the greater part of the week . For Electric fans and estimates fer putting np same, and cost ef service see Jno. S. Dortch. KEEN SUFFERING Rheumatism Developed Burning, Painful Sores on Legs Tortured Day and Night Tried All Kinds' of Remedies to No Avail Wife Had Debility and Pains in Back, BOTH USED CUTICURA'v AND ARE WELL AGAIN' "My husband had been a great sinV; ferer with rheumatism for nearly fifteen years. At first it was in his bones, but after a while it was in the flesh and finally running sores broke out on his! legs, from below the knees to the ankles, j There are no words to tell all the dis-j comfort and great suffering he had to endure night and day. He used every kind of remedy and three physicians treated him, one after the other, with out any good results whatever. So one day I happened to read about Cuticura Remedies. I asked him if he would not try them. 'No,' said he, 'it's no use, I've spent enough money now.' The next day I ordered five dollars' worth of Cuticura Soap, Cuti cura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent. He began to use them without confi dence but after three weeks all the sores were dried up. The burning fire stopped, and the pains became bearable. After three months he was quite well. Two years later the pains and sores came back after he had been working hard and had taken cold. But as soon as he used Cuticura again it cured him. Two years ago I used Cuticura Pills for general debility. They did me a great deal of good and made me well. Three months since I had pains in my back and Cuticura took them eway, too. I can prove this testis monial at any time. Mrs. V. V. Albert, Upper Frenchville, Me., July 21, 1907." 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NOTICEI Having this day qualified before the Clerk of the Superior Court of Wayne County, North Carolina as Administra tor of Eliza Mumford, deceased, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to her estate to make immediate pay ment, and to all persons holding claims against said estate to present the same to the undersigned for payment on or before the 9th day of May, 1908, or th's notice will be pleaded in bar" of their recovery. This the 9th day of May, 1908 . F. A. Daniels, Administrator of Eliz Mumford, deceased. ! t , 1 1 V- ' i r..:-, I J' ' 1 'I i - 'ii 11 ' 1 .