Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1895-10-10

have begun writing sonnets on
her.
Old Liberty Bell seems to he
the real belle of the nation just
now judging from the great
amount of attention it is receiv-
ing.
Whatever may be the essential
point of Peary's Polar expedi-
tons, his charging the gees
graphy makes them contain some
lessons for the future.
A European railway has just
ordered twenty passenger and
an equal number of freight en-
gines from a we'll known firm in
this country. American locomo
tives have been shipped this
year to Asia, Africa, South
America and Australia. Ala
bama has sent iron to South
America and Asia. Ours IS a
great country.
The Washington Monument in
Washington is 500 feet. The wa
terWorkS tower in Cincinnati has
a height of $50 feet. These outop
any creations Of man anywhere,
even the Great Pyramid, which
is less than 48O feet, with the ex-
of the Eiffel Tower at Paris,
which is nearly 1000 feet, and a
foundry stack at Frieberg, in
Saxony, which is I'll, feet. The
"Great Tower" of London now
being built of steel, will be 1880
feet high when finished.
Besides all the millions left be-
hind in Europe by summer tour
lists and all that is going in mat
rimoniaI alliances like that Of
Miss Vanderbilt and the Duke Of
Marlborough, more and more
millions are going with the CON
stantly increasing number of
Americans who go to live abroad
permanently. The latest is that
Mr.. Letter, of Washington and
Chicago, one of Americas great
millionaires, has bought a mag
nifcent country estate in Eng
land, and will go there to live
with his daughter, who married
Mr.. Curzon, the English writer
and rising politician.
IT is conceded that one of the
surest ways to prevent war is to
be ready for it. War is costly,
but the constant state of prepa-
ration which is considered necs
essary to preserve peace also
costs like fury. England's reve-
nues amount to about S488, 00O,-
600 a year, and she spends $3.50,
900, 900 on her army and navy.
France collects $3.50, 900, 900, and
spends $3.50, 900 to keep herself
on a fighting footing. OF the
$3.50, 900, 900 which constitute
Germany's revenues, $780, 900,
900 goes SO support the army
and navy. Our government has
annual receipts about as great as
Great Britain and her army and
navy costs $50, OO0, 900 a year.
Our army and navy are paid far
better than any others, and
our pension roll expenditures
have never been approached by
any other nation. No other ma
ton except England, pays as
much to support its army and
navy as we appropriate every
year to our soldiers and sailors.
How far will the movement in
augurated at Chicago go towards
attaining any rights whatever
for Ireland, the promoters of it
may be able to foresee; but on
the face of it, the probable inns
mediate result, should the Tory
Government of England choose
to use it as a pretext for coercion,
would not be good for Ireland.
We do not counsel a policy of
timidity, by ally means; but pru-
dence is not cowardise, and the
bravest soldier does not commit
the error of undertaking his adj
versary's strength. In spite OF
some MISTAKES and less pardon
able discussions in the National
list ranks, the Home rule party
has stood wonderfully well to-
gether, presenting an unbroken
front in Parliament, and is far
from despairing of success for
the cause. As the new move-
ment does not ask for financial