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Thb National Bank
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I UEO. A. NORWOOD, jB..Prct'l
J. M. UOLLOWKLL, Caahler.
810. A. KORWOOD. Jb.. TmfU
I. M. HOLLOWEIX, Caahier
This Argus o'er the ioi's rU'hto,
Doth an eternal vii 1 kcm r
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4 No eoothlng strain of Mala'B son,
Can lull lu hundred even to sleep'
Vol. XXXIl.
GOLDSBORO. N. C. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1900.
NO 58
The National Bank
lifi
IP OF
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, Pollti
cal and Otherwise, Culled
From Our Exchanges.
Philadelphia has an enterprising
undertaker who makes it a practice
to give a fall opening to his friends
and cuscomers. Philadelphia is just
the place to delight in a cheerful
function of this nature.
An Aurora, 111., coroner's jury has
shown its acutenessand perspicacity
by rendering the following verdict:
"We find that ihe deceased came to
his deaih from intestinal troubles
and b complication of doctors "
A c hi'Migo dispatch says it ii like
ly that a rate as low as one fare for
the round trip, and possibly one
cent a-nile, may be authorized by
the railroads for the Pan American
Exposition in Buffalo next summer.
The average man is engaged these
days in trying to convince his wife
that deft fingers following the
thought of love in making simple
Christmas tokens imparts a value
which cannot be measured by bank
bills.
The Washington Post calls on the
Democratic leaders in the house to
loosen their white cambrio necties
and relax their countenances occa
sionally. There is entirely too much
"a6linlll'.ty on tap on that side of the
chamber,
What the average man would like
to suggest to his wife about this
time, if he only had the courage, is
that winter flannels make a much
more sensible and appropriate
Christmas present than silk smok
ing jackets.
It is six weeks since McKinley was
re-elected to the Presidency. The
fighting Filipinos have certainly
heard of it by this time. As they
were only prolonging their rebellion'
according to the Kebublican oratars,
in the hope that their independence
would be recognized by Bryan if he
were elected, its collapse is due, or
the orators were false prophets.
A Parisian has conceived the idea
of publishing a Journal for the Sea
sick, which is to have for its main
purpose the discovery of a specific
for seasickness. All the travelers of
the universe are to be invited to
write all they know about every
symptom, remedy, alleviation or ag
gravation of seasickness. A prize of
twenty thousand dollars is to be of
fered for the discovery of an infalli
ble specific .
The Talbotton New Era Bays: The
fighting editor has been much in
vigorated by the bracing weather,
made bolder by partaking of chit
terlings and fresh pork, and besides,
being in the "May of youth and the
bloom of lustihood,"he is more tha n
willing to meei in personal combat
those who are hostile to this paper
Moreover, when he is thoroughly
aroused he yearns to drink hot
blood. Do not provoke him to anger
unless you want to go to that un
known country where no blind ti
gers are found.
There Is more Catarrh In this sec
tion ol the c mntry than al'. other dis
eases put together, and until the last
few years was ("upposea to ne mcurame.
For a great many j ears; doctors pro.
nminrovl It A local disease, and Dre-
arlhAri lorn I remedies, and bv coa-
atant.lv fulling to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced It Incurable. Science
has pioven catarrh to be a constitu
tional illsea-e, ana, tnereiore requires
constitutional treatment, nan s ua
tanh dura manufactured bv F. J.
Cheney & Co , Toledo, Ohio, Is the
nnin nnnMtltutional cure on the market.
It is taken Internally, In doses from 10
Henna tn a. teasDOonful. It aClH directly
on thti blood and mucous surfaces of
the system They one-one hundred
dollars for any casd It tails to cure
8end for circulars and testimonials
AdrAaA.
F. J. CELESKY & CO., Toledo, O.
t3J-Sold by Druggist, oa.
HE IS NOT A CANDIDATE.
Mr. Bryan Denies Absolutely
That He Wants to be United
States Senator.
Lincoln, N b., Dec. 14. W.
J. Bryan today denied absolutely
the published siory of his al
leged combination with D. E.
Thompson, tie most pnniioeut
Republican Senatorial candidate
for the purpose of securing his
own election to the Senate. Mr.
Bryan said:
"I have already expressed
myself as to my attitude in the
matter of theUaiied Stute Sena
torship, having announcod some
time ago that 1 absolutely would
not be acandidate'for the place.
I know nothing whatever of the
present aguatiou nor of the al
leged combination."
Mr. Thompson is equally posi
tive. He said:
'The report is absolutely base
less and unfounded. I shall be
elected by Republican votes
alone if I am successful in secur
ing the i fuse "
It has now developed that the
story was framed and sent out by
other Republican Senatorial as
pirants, rivaUof Mr. Thompson.
Their plan, it is charged, was to
injure the leading candidate by
circulating the report and tbua
bring about his defeat and better
their own chances.
CURRENT TOPICS.
The Macon Telegraph thinks
that Mr. Bryan reached the limit
of his mental power and useful
ness in the spell binder of the
recent campaign. As a platform
writer, as a oold, inoisive ana
lysts of events with relation to
their bearing on the future weal,
it declares that be is a dead fail
ure, "lnisis said," it adds, "in
as much kindness as candor. He
can 'swoop up,' but he cannot
construct. He can speak to the
multitude and move them for
the moment, but he cannot write
down in the cold, imperishable
ink a chart for a great party and
a great people."
Casting about for another lead
er, the Telegraph says:
The 9ecjnd Waterloo cons
vinced everybody except Mr.
Bryan, There is no chance for
his third nomination to the Pres
idency by the Democratic parly.
That hope will prove as illusive
as were the chances twice for
election. Wnatever may be the
disposition in ibe West toward
him, or in the East toward Da
yid B. Hill who is throwing out
an anchor to windward, the
South cannot afford to dally
longer with exploded theories or
with disappointed men. Of the
two Hill would afford the most
pleasing prospect: but he is not
the man. A new leader must
come, and he should come from
the South. The next three years,
let us hope, will develop him."
A Gift to Give.
It Is often dlflloult to decide what to
get your friends for holiday gifts. Here
Is a suggestion :
"Good morning, Jennie, T have
brought you a nice pre en t," said Ger
trude, as fhe handed her friend a neat
ly wrapped package.
The pale, weary looking girl, who
was slowly recovering from severe 111
ness, opened the bundle and held up a
large bottle of clear, rich medicine.
"Hood's Sarsaparllla!" she exclaim
ed. ''I have been reading about It to
day and wished I had a bottle ."
On New Year's Day Jennie was able
tn be out on the street, and to her
friends who remarked how well Bhe
was looking, she simply sal'1, "Hood's
Sarsaparllla," and every one of them
knew It was this great raedlolne that
had given baok ber health.
nir nrrrnT nnnr nnmon
lilt UULHI Ul ML UttlllOIl
LOKD KITCHENEIt CABLES
ANOTHER ENGLISH DIS
ASTER BY IiOEUS.
KILL FOUR COLONELS.
Boers I'mler Delarev Defeat the
Forces of Clements--Botha
is on the Aggressive.
Ljndnn, D c. 14. The Boers
have administered a severe de
feat to the British in Kastern
Transyaa1. The casualties are
heaw and the British ljss in
cludes four tffirs kiiltJ.
Lord Kiicheuer reports his re
V"ist in the fi.:,-iwi( (lt il;f uvch,
dated Pretoria, December 13:b;
"Delarey wiih 2 500 men at
taked General Cle m nts at Noti
gedacht at dawn today. Tue
Boers were at first repulsed but
afterwards succeeded in taking
the top Magoliesberg from four
companies of the Northumber
land Fusileers, enabi;, Lr trurn to
command the camp of Clements
who retired to Hekpoort.
"Casualties are incomplete but
the fighting was very severe.
Clement's losses include Col.
L-gge. Captain MacBeaa, Cap
tain Murdock and Captain At
kins killed. Reinforcements have
beeniant io QKXW'"
Nooitgedacht is neat Litchen-
burg and not many miles from
Matekingi
Kitchener further reports
that Col. Broadwood who is
seven miles west of Clements,
he s taken Litchenburg. He re
ports that the Boer General
Lemmer, and ttwo Burghers,
were killed.
Minor engagements are re
ported at Bethlehem. Vreda and
Vryheid. The B ier's losses ag
gregate ten killed and fourteen
wounded.
A dispatch from Standerton
Transvaal, to the News Ageucy
herp, says Gentral L uis Bjtha
is 20 miies distant from that
place with 1.500 men. Hi has
called a meeting of the Burgh
ers for Dec. 15.
Standerton is on the railroad
from Natal to Pretoria and about
60 miles north of Laing's Nek
Pass,
The Evening Standard says a
telegram has been received in
London to the effect that Gen
eral Knox has compelled General
Dewet to make a stand and an
engagement is now in progress.
Many of Dewet's men, it says,
have been captured.
All available mounted infantry
at Aldershot, Malta and other
military centres has been ordered
to South Africa.
BRITISH FLAG CONCEALED.
By a Flag of the United States
Navy.-
New York, Dec. 14 Accord
ing to a dispatch from Wasbing-
tou to the Times shortly before
the capital centennial oxercises
(n the house of representatives
were to begin, Representative
Walter Reeves, of Illinois, saw
the British flag dropping over a
ora er of the executive gallery,
the bouse haying been decorated
with flags of all nations for the
occasion. Mr. Reeves hurried to
Speaker Henderson and reported
the matter, being fearful of com
ment on the circumstances. Mr.
Henderson at once gave orders
ritnnvil Mn! fltg be hung
'vir.beBn.ishfl.g, completely
biding it from view. Ibis was
dona Shortly after other mem
bers "f congress notictd that
th rouse was full of flags rep
resent. tig all ua'ions of Europe
and that tho only nation which
was - mined was Great Britain.
Word was sent to Speaker Hen
derson and he was asked to get a
British fhg in position. He did
'tie best be cou'd, but the hour
had arrived when the ceremonies
were to bbgin and it was too
late.
SANTA EE HA1LKOAD
Telegraphers Slake Appeal For
State Aid.
D.nvor, C 1 , Dc 13. - Luu
twHi.t Uovtruir C;iinoy, wuo is
a ti u 've'u r in thu tibne" of
Govi'inor Tin ma, wbh Ka'tud
uion t th" cn; t"l by h e MUT'i'
lient tileiaphers who ilesiri'd to
discuBs at leng'h the ixisting
strike dn the tknta Fo n.ilway
andtiHktho govtrtior to l'nd
hia ass s'aaco in bringing about
hu e rly eti lenient. After thomil
je t hid been carefully gone over
Governor Carney signified his
wiliiugnotiB to rcquobt tho officers
of the i ail way to arbitrate the dif
ferences. A telegram was prepar
ed and sent to Chairman Walker
of the. board of directors of the
BaoUf BrwFrendoat jp!ay i
as follows:
"In behalf of the people of the
State of Colorado, after due in
vestigation, the locked out tole
gruphers of your railroad are ab
solved from any complicity in re
cent outrages npon certain em
ployes who have taken the places
of these men in this 8' ate. The in
terests of the p-vpln of the 8Ute
an I the patrons of yonr road
would bo materially subserved
were the differences tx sting bo-
tween the maiHgomont and the
telugrnphors submit'e I to arbitra
tie u and setthd in ppueilily bb pos
sible.
(Sgued.) "Fuancis Carnkv,
"Acting Giv. of Col "
El'ZKHA, lTClilNU HLMOKS,
PIMPLES CURED BY
11. B ii.
Bottle Free to Hufftrers.
Does your Skin itch and Bumf
Distressing Eruptions on the
tikin so you feel ashamed to he
in company? Do Scabs and Scales
form on the bkin, Hairor Scalp?
Have you Kiczemar Skin Sore
and Cracked? Rash form on the
Skin? PrickliDg Pain in the
Skin? BoiU? Pimples? Bone
Paint.? Swollen Joints? Palling
Hair? All Run Down? Skin Pale?
Old Sores? Eating Sores? All
these are symptons of Eczema
and Impurities and Poisons in
the Blood. To cure to stay cur
ed take B. B. B. (Botanic Blood
Balm) which makes the blood
pure and rich. B.B. B. will
cause tho sores to heal, itching
of eczema to stop forever, the
skin to become clear and the
breath sweet. B. B. B. is just
the remedy you have been look
ing for. Thoroughly tested for
30 years. Our readers are advis
ed to try B. R. B For sale by
druggists at $1 per largo bottle;
six Urge bottles (full treatment)
15. Complete directions with
each bottle. So sufferers may
test it, a trial bottle given away
Write for it. Addmss BLOOD
BALM CO., 277 Mitchell St,
Atlanta Gv, Describe your trou
ble and Free personal medical
advice given
THE ONLY True Mood l'urifle
prominently In the public eye to
day is Hood's Sarsaparllla. Thercforc
fetllood'i and ONLY HOOD'S,
Twelve days two short weeltH then Christmas. Tha
first is the week for comfortable shopping. The second:
hurry, push, worry. This is tho week of all others in
whieh t buy ChiistmaH presents : stock comparatively un
broken; Htore less crowded, time to make selections. For
over ii month wo Imvo boeu preparing for this week. We
have selected our stock of
DIAMONDS, WATCHES, CLOCKS,
SILM.KW AIM:, 1 I T GLASS, NOVELTIES,
KILVEIt IIOl NTED UMHHELLAS,
TOILET ARTICLES IN SILYEIt AND GOLD,
AND A FILL LIN EOF
From the best stocks of the best manufacturers.
The finest display of these goods found in East Carolina
YOU ARE WELCOME AT
JEWELRY HEADQUARTERS.
wusicfiL cooes.
tinltan. Haiijon,
Mandollm, Aooordcuna,
lIariuonlo, eta
Full amiortmeiil of Strings
and Parta (or lnilru taenia.
Ghi isT.mas
ins
d6G
News From the
Holiday Stock.
STERLING SILVFR
Novelties and Ebony
Novelties, Sterling
Trimmed.
Darners, Blotters, Shoo Horns,
Button Hooks, Glove Buttoners,
1'en Knives, Call Bells, Paper
Knives, Letter Heals, Stick Tine,
and dozens of other numerous
articles, at about one-half the
usual price.
20, 2, SO cts.
250 Pieces
Gold Plated Novelties.
Picture Frames, Call Bells,
Pen Wiper, Calendars, Ink
Stands, Pufl and Powder
Boxes, Tobacco Jars, Smoke
Sets, Ornaments, etc.
2Sc. to $2 ?0.
Handkerchiefs.
All styles and prices for
ladies or ffi-nts. A lare e
lection of ucut styles, both
initial or plain.
Sc. to $1 00.
Beautiful linn of Belts,
Pocket Purses and Umbrellas.
Gastex & Go
THE LADIES CASH DRY GOODS STCR8.
"4
Selling
:
The Doll Collection.
Dolls, dressed aud undressed
Dolls that sleep and dolli
that can't sleep. Every size,
kind and description of dolla
can be found here.
Large kid Ixxly aud jointed
dolls with curly hair
0c. 7Sc, $.S0.
Kid body dolls, bisque h- ads and
curly hair, '2f)c, 50c, 05c.
Dressed dollH, from 5c. to 82.50.
China dolls, from .'1c to 81.00.
Toys 1 Toys I
Mechanical Toys, Tin, Iron
and Wood, Tool Chests,
Hocking Horses, Stoves,
Wagons, Velocipedes, Beds,
Bureaus, Chairs, Cradles,
Drums, Horns, Trains,
Blocks, etc.
Games I Games!
Card (lumen of all kinds.
Complete assortment of all
kinds of innocent parlor
games.
2Sc. to $3.50.