Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1899-12-07
GENER AL NEWS.

The brunette makes the mistake
of her life when she frizzes her
hair.
Aguinaldo may be whipped out of
his boots, but it does not seem to
put him on a different footing when
it comes to running.
While the automobile is increas-
ing in numbers it's not observed that
the cart-horse at least is more than
ever in the dumps.
What is the matter with John
Walter Smith of Maryland as vice
presidential candidate of his party?
He would get the most numerous
family vote ever recorded.
Andrew Carnegie has given $25,
600 additional to the building fund
of the library. This means a total of
$4,000 to be expended on a hand
some new library and its furnish
ings.
Two carloads of ostriches recently
arrived at Jacksonville from Cali
fornia. Each a contained fifty.
The ostrich farm managers there
have made a great success of the in
dustry.
Should Jefries and Corbett fight
in Paris next year., the method of
using the hands might become the
fashion. against which the French
boxers who fight with the feet may
kick.
Some papers are calling Senator
Morgan the Gladstone of the South,
and SO he is. Gladstone was Eng
lands greatest statesman. Morgan
is the South's, if not that Of Ameri-
ca.
It is raining almost as hard as
ever in Luzon and the Filipino chief
does not surrender. After all he may
be one of those fellows who don't
know enough to come in out of the
wet.
J. Pierpont Morgan, who gave the
million dollars, has added S35O,000
to his donation and has also turned
over to the hospital some buildings
anQ lanQ ADJOINING IL.
Governor Pingree is suing the De
troit Free Press for 500, 900 damag-
es for alleged libel in connection
with the municipal ownership agi-
tatlon. Other suits against the pa
per bring the aggregate amount up
to $525,OOO.
A writer to the New York Herald
wants established in ''some corner
of Central Park" a playground for
dogs. Everybody knows that New
York city is really in need of parks,
but this new demand emphasizes in
a striking way the crowded condi-
ton of the entire town.
It may still be true that s'west-
ward a star of empire takes it's way
but the anti-imperialism movement
is heading n that direction also
Boston is doubtless hurt that she il
now only a branch Office for this
business. and that headquarters
have been established in the city o!
Chicago.
On Admiral Dewey's request anc
recommendation the President haI
appointed J. P. V. Grldley, son O.
the late commanding officer of thu
Olympia, to be a lieutenant in thu
United States Marine Corps. Thu
Admiral and the President will joint
ly pay the expenses incident to thu
young mans preparation for thu
necessary examination.
AS a Thanksgiving greeting" tt
the President, Erving Winslow.
Boston anti-imperialist, sent this
"Lovers of liberty, who would rath
er be the hunted patriot than tn
blood-guilty usurper today, vii
nevertheless, S it to pray that h
who has given America her frs
Thanksgiving of shame may b
brought to repentance and a bette
mind"
The colored people of Monmouth
county, New Jersey, are formal,
protesting that Sheriff. Davis shout,
place the anne of the people o
their race in the grand and petit
jury panels. They declare they pa,
their taxes, and should have full
rights. Most people regard jury sen
vice as a duty rather than right AN
as a duty SO unpleasant as to b.
avoided whenever possible.
Buencamino, Aguinaldo' capture
secretary, receives no sympathy fro1
the insurgents, because he is a ira.
tor by trade. He was once a colone
in the Spanish army and at the tim
of first Filipino instruction agains
Spain tried to sell out to the rebel:
The S%paniards in Manila, wher
Buencamino is in jail, are disa1
pointed to learn that he is not to b
taken out on the Leunta and shot
There is friction now between tn
higher officials of the army and nav
as to which branch of the servic
shall be charged with the removs