Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-06-07
GENERAL NEWS.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF THE WORLD.
News Of the Stage, Social, Political and
Otherwise, Culled From Our
Daily Exchanges.

William T. Stead, England's chief
crank, is indignant owe the treat
ment of the Boer ENJOYS in this
country. He should be permitted
to indignate freely.
The sultan still refuses to pay the
800, 900 he owes US, but has ordered
a superb diamond-set medal for the
crown prince of Germany. Gould we
not attack the gaudy bauble2
Mr.. Hanna's denial that he in
tends to retire from politics was SUI
perfuous. The old man will eve
quit the game at least as long as he
can fix the cards to run his way.
The profound regard of the pub
lie for Colonel Roosevelt's slightest
wish is shown by it's ready acquies-
cence in his declaration that he is
not the right man for vice-president.
The trouble about some of the
big politicians in both the Republi-
can and Democratic parties is that
when they come out for a candidate
everybody wants to search them and
see if they have knives concealed
about their persons.
The commencement season is at it's
height and the land is full of young
graduates with high hopes of win
ming victory in life's battle; also of
fond and happy parents who are
more confident that their chill
ron will rise and shine.
The responsibility for the defeat
of the effort to pass the Nicaragua
canal bill at this session of congress
j rests upon those ~ferocious states
men who insisted that we shall for
THY the canal in defiance of our
agreement with our nations.
The scheme to fill the Republican
national convention with federal Of
fee holders has been interferred
with to some extent. It is too bad
GadU SO14O Ou1I1AS RoOA4OOo "AN
might have shown in that body are
now under the eclipse of prison
walls.
The socalled auditoriums in
which most national political con
ventions have been held were wretch
ed affairs in every way. It IS crafty.
ing to know that for both the big con
ventions this year halls have beer
provided which are commodious
comfortable and even beautiful.
The value of information is always
relative. The German Government
after an extensive series of observa
tons, has ascertained that the tree
most liable to be struck by lightning
is the oak. Other growths follow
with varying degrees of probability
the beech being most exempt from
unpleasant visits of the electric fluid
While not without value, this knowl
edge in many minds just now i
doubtless subordinated to the ques
ton as to what kind of Vice Pres
dental timber is most likely to at
tract the tightening.
AS if the social stage did not offe
sufficient variety and excitement, j
seems to be still the life purpose c
many society girls to go upon til
theatrical boards. Moreover, in OF
der to achieve this end, they are 8
a rule satisfied to begin at the bor
tom of the ladder. Some recen
notable additions to the chorus {
"Man'zelle 'Awkins" furnish a cas-
in point. Naturally those who al
pire to a career behind the foot
lights have an idea that existene
there is ono ~unceasing song even fo
the ladies of the merry, merry
And since this is the happy cond
ton of affairs for them what mu,
it be with the star? To the averae
would-be debutante language muI
fail in power to picture it's possibil
ties for joy. In some such frame
mind q famine visitor went benin
the Genes at the Walnut theatr
Philadelphia, the other night. 81
was enthusiastic and hopeful. Dis
illusion for her could not exist. II
first to greet her was gentle Jos
phine Hall. who as Mam'zelle "A
kins is a perambulating medium
sunshine through the play. WI
better qualified to speak of t
pleasures of stage life? II envy 20