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r7 ill NT - "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." 00 a Year. $1.00 a Year, aOLJSBOEO, K. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1909. NC. 79 VOL,. XXTI If HERE10U ARE A Letter That All the Argus Readers Will Enjoy. Mr. Henry Well On the HlgbSeas Writes Most Entertainingly and instructively oi His Voyage and the Passing of tne American Fleet on the High Seas. On Board S. S. Grosser Kurturst, Saturday, Feb. 19, 1909. My Dear "Joe Argus": It. bad not occurred to me to write you a letter for publication. ,Yet after spending such a pleasant and instruc tive day at Funchall yesterday it would seem too selfish not to let our friends share in the pleasure of our trip. So far we have had a delightful trip. After the second day out from New York the weather was so mild that we did not require any wraps on deck, and with the exception of a north wind for a few days, which caused our ship to have a rolling side motion which, however, is very soothing. We may say that our steamer behaved remarkably well; none of our party were seasick: in fact, very few of the passengers were. The North German Llyod Steamship Company had prepared for 450 per sons for the excursion, but the pas senger list disclosed some less than 200. We find ample accommodation and excellent service on board. Most of our traveling companions are very sociable, and this enhances the pleasure of our trip. But for the social life on board, it would have been rather monotonous, since we saw but one vessel not far from New York excepting our battleship fleet, homeward-bound, which we met about midway between New York and Gi braltar, and indeed it was quite an event. We were in communication with it the day before. Our captain changed our course nearly 100 miles south, as all on board our steamer were anxious to see it. And it was, indeed, a sight worth seeing. They passed us in a double column of eight in a perfect line, and each ship equi distant from the other. They seemed to have the proper ballast to ride the waves perfectly steady. We were probably 2.300 yards from the nearest column, therefore we could not have had a better reviewing stand. Had it not been for the Marconi wireless we surely would have missed this never to be forgotten spectacle. Yre wished them a safe journey home and Ad aural Sperry thanked us for our greeting in the name of his offi cers and crows. Yesterday morning at 10:30 we landed at Funchall, the principal town of the largest of the Madeira Islands. On approaching it I took it for a dark cloud rising distantly from the water, though as we drew nearer we recog nized the rocks, rising almost per pendicular to a great height, proba bly 2,000 feet. As you draw closer to the island you can see a great deal of verdure, which mingled with the rocks gives it a brilliant and rare col oring in the sunlight. As you approach Funchall, which lies on a semi-circular bay, the pano rama disclosed is wonderful and many travelers consider it a perfect para dise. The town is nestled around the bay and the slopes of the mountains. The houses on the mountain slopes are surrounded by luxuriant growths of verdure and are terraced for fully two miles on the steep grade. The principal products of the soil seem to be sugarcane, olives, bananas and other tropical fruits, but princi pally grapes, from which the cele brated Madeira wine is made. In the way of manufacture you find nothing made by machinery, as this is a typi cal old Portuguese town several hun- . dred years behind the times. - The in dustries consist of the manufacture of willow chairs, baskets and . kindred articles made of reed, lace making by hand; also hand embroidery seems to be largely done by the - women.; .- We anchored about onerhalf mile from the quay and landed' on steam tenders in groups of about 25. , One of the most novel experiences was our ride through the town and up to the mountain' road 'station in , bullock sledges. Each ' sledge is drawn by a pair of bullocks and the capacity of each is four passengers. We ride over cobblestones oi very small size, with which the streets are paved, and it is surprising with what speed and smoothness you can ride Transportation of merchandise and even casks oi wine are cari-ieu through the streets on bullock sledges and the drivers seem quite expert in keeping the casks from tumbling over the runners, although they are not fastened to the sledges. As we ride up the mountain on a steam road we pass a great many stone habitations and many in course of construction, likewise many hand some villas, summer resorts, hotels and even churches on the higher places. We took our lunch at the ter minus, at Reid's Hotel, run by and Englishman. The view is fine over looking the shipping and the ocean. The "Grosser Kurfurst," our steam er, about 600 feet long, looks like a toy boat from this elevation. But the most novel experience was our ride back to the lower end of town; it is a ride on sledges and nothing more than a toboggan slide. The ladies don't take well to the idea of riding down on these sledges, but finally gather courage when they see most every one of our company are pre paring for the trip. Three is the ca pacity of a sledge. They are guided by two natives, who hold to ropes attached to the sledge. We make the descent in about five minutes, and it would be astonishing to see with what dexterity and speed they manage the sledges, avoiding collisions, and espe cially how they can keep on their feet and keep their breath at the rate of speed they make. They land us safe ly and without a jar at our destination and seem to be very grateful for the well-desarved tips. We have several hours left to do the town, which surely is interesting The ladies of our company you find in every shop bargain and souvenir hunting. If a great white goods sale had been well advertised, I question whether many of our lady friends would not have been left behind. An other interesting feature was the div ing men and boys, which surround every incoming steamer and furnish good amusement for visitors. These swimmers hold themselves poised in their boats ready to dive for any sil ver coin that may be thrown in the water. They do not go to the bottom for the coins, but catch them on their descent, and it seems incredulous how many and how quickly they recover them from the water. From a distance Funchall looks white and fair as a dream and loses very little of its beauty and pictur esqueness on nearer inspection. "The crowds of gaily kerchiefed women, the Spanish banditti looking men, the scantily draped virgins, the houses with stuccoes astonishingly fresh and of bright colors, the crowded, shops and fruit markets, are full of pictur esque effects. While not much of art has contributed to its beauty, nature atones for all shortcomings, the ter raced gardens giving a striking set ting to the quaint houses. The climate is one of the charms of Madeira. This is evident from its temperature, the average summer heat being 74 degrees and the aver age winter 64 degrees. Frost is en tirely unknown except on the higher altitudes. Owing to these ideal conditions Ma deira is a favorite resort for invalids, and especially consumptives and pul monary troubles, air except in ex treme cases, soon disappear. The populations of the islands is about 140,000, of which nearly one third live at Funchall and suburbs. The people, as a rule, are ignorant. Perhaps not oyer 20 per cent, can read or write, and their morals are not of a high order. I learn that in regard to the urban population this seems to be even woefully worse. At 6 o'clock we re-embark, having made accession to our passenger list by several groups of Americans 1 and Spaniards, and are now riding the blue ocean on our way to Gibraltar, where we ,are due at 9 o'clock tomor row morning, and expect to stop for half a day to see the town and cita del. . .. , I will now close this letter, as. I want to join a party playing shuffle board. , Should the spirit move me, I may write another letter later. , - . - . . ... - s ' With. best greetings ,to yourself and all our friends, I remain , r - Your Iriend, .-' '"-i ::x HENRY WEIL. Jt Young Colored Boy Injured. A young colored boy, son of William Hill, was seriously -injured. Saturday night by being -. run down, by & cab. It is thought that his ' injuries will prove fatal" STILL WITH THE PARENT As to Whether His Child Will or Will Not "Break Down." Superintendent Woltz Makes Plain the Position of the Beard ot Trustees, and Superinten dent of our City Schools As to Course of Study and as to the Care of Pupils Dear Mr. Editor: I have just read in your issue of March 7 an article clipped from The Ladies' Home Journal, and published at the special request of seven citizens, who are patrons of the Goldsboro pub lie schools. Since this method of bringing articles of this nature to the 1 attention of the public is not usually taken. I infer that the article in ques tion is supposed by these gentlemen 1BuWb v, ,o . Die lO conditions pitsvaiiiiis m men own schools. Therefore, I think it a duty that I owe to the school board, the teachers, the patrons and friends, . and myself, to correct any wrong im- y0aa ccxv .v in the minds of the people, relative to the schools, by this manner of publish ing this particular article. I would have it understood that this is not written for the purpose of creating a controversy; but this opportunity is seized to give the patrons of Goldsboro some information concerning their schools, which they evidently do not possess, and to correct wrong impres- sions in regard to the policy of the -I 1 1 .1 A 1 1 .1 .1 J T . scnoui wuieii luejr eviueiinj uu nave. 1. I wish to say that we all agree most,heartily with the.spirit of that part of the article taken from the Jour nal. And it seems that the article in question in the second paragraph con- demns in no uncertain language the action of these gentlemen in their method of remedying any grievance uuu they may have against me : school, jvueii it says u tutu ring 10 iue Jiir -lit) : "They w condemn the sys- k,jxx and write to this or some other magazine at paper and ask, ''What shall we do? What can our children do but obey or break down?' " Again, 'But so long as parents take no per sonal interest in the schooling of their children, things will go on as theyj are, and writing to magazines will avail naught." The writer in the Home Journal might nave added that so long as parents never go near the school building, and never manifest any interest in the school work of their children, further than to watch the reports from month to month and condemn the system if the child gets a poor report ana say nothing not one word cf praise if nothing be found to criticize, just so long will such articles as the one under discus sion create in the minds of parents imaginary .grievances which, in fact, do not and cannot be proved to exist. 2. We emphatically deny the implied accusation that the conditions set forth in this article apply in any ap preciable degree to the Goldsboro schools. 3. That the spirit advocated in this article, so far as it applies to the con sideration of the physical necessities of the children is almost in exact har mony with the policy followed and practised daily in the Goldsboro pub lic schools. 4. That the child's health is the first consideration in the. Goldsboro schools, and no parent's legitimate request concerning the physical welfare of his child has ever been or ever will be denied or ignoredas some of the gen tlemen whose names appear to this ar ticle can testify. , 5. That the Goldsboro schools do not require more work in the different grades than other graded schools of the State require, and not so much in the entire course, by. from one to two.' years, as is "required in" the schools of the North and West. , - ' i " -, 6. That' our "system of flexible grada tion makes it absolutely' unnecessary for any child to be overworked; since at any time during thersession a child may be transferred to the grade in which he can do" the best for himself. 7. That although a daily record of each pupil is kept, it is impbssible to tell just -exactly how much studying the; pupl has to do at home. But when his work at home does become too heavy, the parent only .has to notify the superintendent, and it is remedied, a can ue testified by some of the gen tlemen whose names appear to this ar ticle; ' . ': ' S. That seme parents demand that their children be "pushed," while oth ers prefer that their children be placed in grades where little mental effort is required to do the work. This is true to the extent that in some families the mother will take one position and n-Urw V: VVioy and vino varan and bota d6mand that their wishes be strictly adhered to by the teacher. This very fact forces us to exercise our best judgment in promoting pu pils, and to deal with individual cases separately and entirely upon their merits. 9. That owing to the varying stan dards of parents, any school would be disrupted and disorganized by allow ing them to decide what studies should be taught, how they should be taught, and what place "they should occupy in the curriculum. We claim that the course is made just as easy for the pupil as it is possible to make it without running an absolute farce. 10. That our course of study is ped- agogically sound, and the very fact tVint a tttudent is m-prwnrltpd is irrf- evidence and incontrovertible that he is beyoDd his capacity and should be transferred to a lower grade, which is always done, if the parent in- sists. even though we believe his work is not burdensome. 11. That if our business men could be brought to spend an hour in the room observing the regular lk Qf the teaher an(J pupilg they ,onld De much more lik, tQ become sympathetic supporters of the school and cf the cause of public education than if subjected to hours of academ ic argument. 12. That argument under 10 an swers every legitimate objection that can be raised to the requirements of any coarse of study. Otherwise the Lollege would be condemned with im punity because it requires of all stu- weak, a certain I ' number of hours. l.'That. if there is a rthild in the public scllools who te over. worked, the parent has only to report t.hp. fart, tct the siinarinteTident and it. wm ,.emedied immediately. 14. That so long as children are in competent witnesses, so long as it is a na.ssirvn with snene nwmlft -tr "shoot W nd argue .afterward," and so long as teachers are terrene and share human frailties, just so long will there fcween school .acd parents. 15. "That all misunderstandings In regard to the school can -be amicably settled by the party who -has a griev ance, going in a spirit of justice and with a fair unprejudiced anind to the; proper authority. -Yours sincerely,, A. E. WOLTZ, ' ," Superintendent City Schools. JUNIORS WILL TOTE -UPON OSPHAJTAQE THURSDAI Final Action Will Be Taken Among 111 Lodges Thm Week. The members of Goldsboro Council, No. S3, Ir O. U. A. M are urged to attend the regular meeting Thursday night to take action upon the ques tion of erecting a North Carolina State Orphanage. Every lodge in the State will vol upon this question this -week. DOES IT Pil TO ADTEBTISE i Quick Results From Ad. Wants In serted in The Argus. Many a time a merchant or person in 6earci of valuables ask, "Does it pay to advertise?" Monday an ad. was inserted in The Argus, stating that a suit case was lost last week. This morning it was found. Last Tuesday The Argus advertised a found fraternity pin. The next day the owner secured her lost property by this medium. "Does it pay to advertise in The Argus I" " Storm . Destroyed 100 Pine Trees. The ; storm last week destroyed one hundred pine trees on - the farm of Mr; Albert .Weil, Falling Creek town ship, and : also damaged his , house. The trees we're torn up. by the roots and twisted in every imaginable shape. ; Shadow Party. : ; , r For the benefit of the betterment work, Novl Hill will give a "shadow party" on Iriday night, March 12. ' The public is cordially invited. , , GOLDSBORO HONORED. Mr. Geo. A. Horwo : Receives 'iiiirAp vAkment Governor Kitchen Names 51m As . Chairman of the Bsard of Di rectors of the State Penitentiary. Governor Kitchin has named Mr. George A. Norwood, Jr., president of the National Bank, of this city, as chairman of the board of directors of the penitentiary, and that the Gover nor has chosen wisely will be readily conceded by all who know Mr. Nor wood. The position of chairman of the pen itentiary board is one o the most re sponsible in the gift of the Governor, and its duties call for a man of exec utive ability, capacity for detail and stable character, for he has to do with an institution rife with perplex ing and variety of issues, both in deal ing with the care of humanity in the prisoners committed to its disci pline and in the administration of its industrial affairs. That Mr. Norwood will fully meet all requirements of the 'exacting po sition goes with the appointment, and should he decide to accept the prefer ment Governor Kitchin is indeed to be congratulated. The new board will meet to organ ize and elect a superintendent on March 15. And right here The Argus takes occasion to say Superintendent Mann, who has held that position for eight years, is the best man in the State for the position,and his faithful, competent and unquestionably honest administration of its affairs should be recognized by his re-election. A GOLDSBORO ENTERPRISE. Stockholders of Whiteville Lumber Company Declare Handsome Divi dend and Give Presfdent O'Berry Six Weeks Vacation at Their Ex pense. The stockholders of the Whiteville Lumber Company, which is financed by Goldsboro capital, an offspring of the Enterprise Lumber Company, and cl both of which companies Mr. N. O'Berry is president, met in the presi dent's office in this city today, and af ter providing liberally for their re serve fund declared their usual hand some quarterly dividend, payable at once. This speaks volumes for the splen did executive management of this great mill, that is one of the finest in the South, and in xappreciatoin of the zeal and success with which President O'Berry has administered its affairs, with such foresight in the accepting or rejecting of contract business as to have never known in its steady vol ume of profits that there was ever any panic on the lumber market, the stockholders this morning unanimous ly voted him a six weeks' leave of ab sence, with all expenses paid, and re quired him. in view of his overwork ed condition, to take it; and, in conse quence he will leave tomorrow morn ing for Hot Springs, Ark., and after spending some time there he will visit California and other sections of our great country in recreation and sight seeing. It goes without saying that his hosts of friends, including The Argus, wish that in his well-earned vacation he may find complete restoration to hia wonted vigorous health. COL. TOM KENNEDY CELEBRATES - EIGHTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY Although Partially Paralyzed, Able to Read Latest Books. Col. Tom Kennedy, who served as sheriff of Wayne county during the years' of 1865, 66, 67, and 68, celebrat ed his eighty-fourth birthday last Fri day at the home of his son, Dr. J. B. Kennedy, at Falling Creek. Although partially paralyzed, Col. Kennedy is able to read and has just completed Tom Dixon's novel, "The Clansman," which he states is true to life , in ,the account, of reconstruction days. ' ' . ' V""-'' .. ' -:. Colonel Kennedy was prominent in the county years ago during the pe riod of the Kuklux Klan, and in later years, and is well-known in every sec tion of Wayne " ' - ' : His many friends will1 wish him many more years in life's journey. ME. 0. F. WORRELL DEAD. Passed Away Last iNight at His Home in Stony Creek. The Argus records with keen per sonal sorrow the death of Mr. O. P. Worrell, which occurred last night at 10 o'clock, after many weeks of slow decline, at his home, in Stony Creelc township, aged about 60 years. He is survived by his devoted wife but no children, and by a wide circle of friends. The funeral was held at the home. this afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. H. Davis, pastor of St. Paul's M. B. Church, of this city, and the interment was made near by, on the homestead. "Tobe" Worrell was true to hia friends, warm-hearted, unselfish and! industrious. He was one of the first subscribers to The Argus, and besides being a constant reader he ever had a generous word of appreciation and en couragement for the paper. "Life's fitful fever over," may he rest well. The Metropolitan Magazine. Commerce, untrammeled and con tinuous, is necessary to the growth of a nation. How many. Americans have given thought to the uncrowned, un seen king that makes it possible for their country to maintain its fore most place amcng the great and pow erful nations of the world? Those who read- "Coal as a Commercial Fac tor," an article which has been treat ed in a masterful way by Carrington Phelps for the readers of the March Metropolitan Magazine, will acknowl edge how fortunate we are to have se cured such an able an enlightening article on this vital subject. This ar ticle will be read by all those Ameri cans who are ambitious for the wel fare of their country. The rumored death by smallpox of the young Em peror of China adds new interest to . "The Forbidden City and Its Politi cal Mysteries." Isaac Taylor Head land, the author, owing to unique, fa vorable circumstances as an eye-wit ness, has been able to write an au thentic, word on the hitherto unknown, cause of the deaths of 'he late Empe ror and Dowager Empress. These, and many other articles, help to make the March Metropolitan Magazine un usually interesting and valuable to Ita readers. The short stories this month main tain the magazine's well-deserved rep utation. Among them may be noted; "The Helping Hand," by Robert Barr; "Canis Mirabili-a," by Joe H. Ranson; "The Man Who Defied Garceno," by E. J. Uhle: 4 The Yonuger Ledbetter," by Mayne Lindsay; and "The Two Deserters," by Capt. Frank E. Evans. YOIRG MEN WANTED. United States Government Gives B;iil way Mail Clerks $S00 a Tear Jo L Start, aud Increases to $1200. Uncle Sam will hold an examina tion in Goldsboro and throughout the United States on May 15. Many ambi tious young men, with only a ; very ordinary school education, can read ily pass. The government wauts young men over 18 with common sense, to take examinations for rail way mail clerks and carriers, and the Government Positions Bureau, of Rochester, N. Y., with its peculiar knowledge ci the requirements of the examination, can fit any young man in a few v eeks to pass. A govern ment position means steady work, good pay, and a yearly vacation. There is time to rrepare for the May 15 ex aminations, and any reader of The Argus can get full information how to proceed, free of charge, by writing The Government Positions Bureau, 407, Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the public that an application will be made to the Governor foj(heprdon of D. B. Pennington, who was convicted at the August Term, 1908, of the Superior Court of Wayne County on nine indict ments for selling liquor, and sentenc ed to a term of eighteen months on the public roads. Said application will be made ten days from the date hereof. This 6th day of March, 1909. 4 On Monday next Congress will meet' charged with the duty of converting aj treasury deficit into a treasury sur-t plus. Watch its twery act.; It needs it. Illinois is content with Cullom. One Senator to e. state is enough if he ba good at gun shoeing. ; "The United States and T. C. Piatt have parted company, and thg formefi wears a Taftian smile. j. ... I rt, ... - . . . . . ..u-uc ' : .
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