Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1900-11-22
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An Alabama editor, not to be out
done, published his rooster upside
down.
The introduction of a bill in
France to tax unmarried men and
women thirty years old will probably
make the Leap year privilege work
both ways all the time.
Kipling, according to the London
publishers Circular" received the
highest sum ever paid an English
author for tale of $4,000 words
when he got S25, 900 for his last one
of that length.
It is said that Rev. G.. Campbell
Morgan, of London. will come to the
United States to take up the work
of the late Dwight L. Moody. The
invitation goes to Mr.. Morgan from
W. r. Moody, son of the evangelist.
and is accompanied with the hearty
endorsement of many of Moody's
American associates.
Miss Catherine Lovine has been
sentenced at Elmira to four years in
the penitentiary for confessed for
gerry. She went to Elmira several
years ago and became infatuated
with young man who was brilliant,
but poor. He needed money to start
him in business life and the girl
| raised it by forgery.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, says
that the people are now on their
guard against the policies of the
Republican party, and that four
years from now will sweep them
from existence. He adds that if nee
essary the national Democracy will
nominate man from the solid Dem
ocratic South to lead the movement
Alabama and Kentucky inaugu-
| rate their Governors in December,
Georgia in November, Louisiana in
April. Rhode Island in May and Yer
mont in October. The term of the
| Governor of New York expires Off
cially on December 31st, and from
January 1st to March 1st, 1901,
Theodore Roosevelt will be private
citizen.
It is stated that every Republican
leader of any prominence through
out the country got the tip about
four weeks ago from Mark Hanna
that Pacific NJ all was "a good thing
and that it should be bought for 6
rise of 20 points. When che tip was
sent out Pacific Mail was selling al
314. After election the stock wal
advanced to 81, and at that price tht
politicians began 20 realize.
| Governor Roosevelt's Thanksgiv
ing proclamation is as follows: III
accordance with the wise custom o
our forefathers, now continued TO
many generations, I hereby Sc
apart Thursday, the 29th day o
November, 1900, as day of Thanks
giving and prayer to the Almight
for the innumerable benefits confer
red upon the citizens of this State
in common with their fellow citizen
of the whole nation during the yea
which has just passed; for the mate
rial well being which we enjoy an
for the chances of moral bettermen
I which are always open to us"
y The English papers are not pleas
ed with the part the United State
is playing in Chinese affairs. The
say that the American latitude is
feeble compromise which it is in
possible to accept" aud that Amer
ican "opinion on the Chinese prok
lem is too uncertain to be consider
ed seriously. The statement come
4 from Washington that our Ministe,
Mr.. Conger, has been instructed
do everything that is necessary t
bring about speedy settlement.
Q is well understood, however, that
r has also been told that it is not th
< purpose of the United States t
! agree to any settlement that woul
result practically in the destructio