Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-08-23

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tiers much despite the obvious infer
ence that the money will now have
to be obtained elsewhere.
Mr.. Jefries is very generous to re-
refuse to fight Mr.. Fitzsimmons
within a week after tn latters battle
with Rubin. OF course, the manner
in which Fitzsimmon disposed of
Rubin has nothing to do with the
declination of Jeffries.
Chief Justice Snodgrass, of Ten
nessee, who has been a Democratic
candidate for the United States SEN
ate on an expansion platform, has
come to the conclusion that the peo-
pie of Tennessee do not want him
for that office. This was the general
impression when Snodgrass first an
nounced his candidacy.
The San Francisco Examiner says:
Asa Packer Wilbur, one of the heirs
to the estate left by Asa Pecker, the
Pennsylvania railroad king and coal
baron, has died in poverty in this
city, and yesterday was buried in a
pauper's grave. He was, it IS said.
a victim of the morphine habit, and
until a few days ago worked at in
tervals for J. P. Bogardus, to whom
he assigned half Of his prospective
estate. He was a grandnephew of
Asa Packer.
An American professor has been
scientifically studying the smile and
laugh. which he finds the same all
over the world, in every a C. smiling
and laughing express the same thing
the one signifying pleasure and
friendliness, the other a sense of hui
NOR. One may smile and smile and
be a villain, however, but the hearty
laugh can never be assumed. AS an
indication of character to women,
therefore. the laugh is of considers
BILE value. Smiles are obviously not
worth much, for Professor Dear
born declares that those which are
purest are those of infants, imbeciles
and savages!
An official statement as to the cost
and earnings Of a Pullman palace
car was submitted to the State Board
of Tax Commissioners in Indian apo
lis by L. E. Mcpherson, of Chicago,
assistant general manager of the
Pullman Car Company, It shows that
the general average yearly earnings
of a Pullman car in the western
reserve" is S., ITO a year The general
average expense is $4.65O. If the
company got all the porters' tips
there would be a different showing.
- The death of ex Senator John J.
ingalls, ten years ago would have at
tracted much more attention and
caused far more comment than il
will now, but the fact remains thai
a remarkable a highly gifted mai
passed away this morning. There
) was a time when Mr.. ingalls, was
one of the most conspicuous figures
in the United States Senate. He had
few equals in that body as a debatel
y and a peer in the arts of invectives
j, sarcasm and satire.
Periodically a vigorous protest j,
made against the brutality of thu
: p~rize-ring, as we'll as the question:
BILE methods that obtain in the in
fuencing of the betting Of such cen
tests. Carefully analysed, however
the fatalities resulting from priz,
t fighting are less proportionately
than those that occur on the gol
links. In our present day of increas
/, ed athletic activity pugilism ant
golf represent the extremes of spor
in every respect; they furnish a typi
tcal antithesis. The enc violent, tn
9 other almost efeminate; one follow
ed by the owest and the other tn
r highest strata of society; one mostl.
for p%ecuniary gain; the other mostl,
for recreation.
. Peter M. Nissen, who wen
through the Whirlpool RAPIDS a
Niagara in a boat Of his W con
e Controller Bird S. Coler. of Ne,
n York, is considered by most of tn
= New York newspapers as being fail
ly in the field for the Democrat
nomination for Governor. He ha
l. Croker against him. unless that will
+ politician sees, at the last moment
that he is too strong to oppose, bu
. 1t appears from a poll of the couI
b finc T. Lon hrr b Me- Vo.l Ha-l