Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-28

not interfere with the sale to a lumber
man of the largest linden trees in Ba-
tavia.
A Swedish turnip weighing 2d
pounds and a yellow weighing %
pounds, both grown by a Forfarshire
farmer, have been on exhibition IN
Dundee.
Thers are now 33 cities in Germany
with over 100000 inhabitants each.
Five-Mannheim, Essen, Posen, Kiel
and Kassel-have been added to the
list since 1895.
Nettie Rosel of New York, girl of
13 years, who was cured of paralysis
by electricity two months ago, has
grown four inches since that time. Her
lower limbs had been paralyzed for
eight years.
In 1900 a man could travel only by
coach or on horseback. Today there
are more than 25O,0OO miles of railroad
track in the United States alone, being
more than six times the mileage of
any other country.
In Germany when the vote of the
jury stands six against six the prison
er is acquitted, a vote of seven against
five leaves the decision to the court,
and on a vote of eight against four the
prisoner is convicted.
The deepening of the st. Lawrence
canal system has had other results
than to allow the passage Of ocean go
ing freightage. Following in the wake
of the vessels sea herrings have made
their appearance in Lake Ontario.
Glasgow is the second city now in
the United Kingdom. In the matter Of
city municipal government it is in the
lead. It is expected that the census of
1901 will show "Greater Glasgow
with population above a million.
North Carolina in colonial days was
called the "Old North Colony" and the
name, with state instead of colony, has
been retained to the present time. It
has also been called 'sTurpentine
State,'' from the Importance of this ar
ticle in the list of its exports.
There is much talk about the chival-
ry of the knights Of old and all that
sort Of thing, but in many instances
these men in armor were in some re-
siss y i sSfs bad as the Chinese Boxers.
They often took voluntary oath never
| to spare the life of an enemy.
An odd ceremony took place in
France not long ago in the baptism of
two new bells for the Church of Preig-
nae, in the department of the Gironde.
| Two pretty children, Miles. Mirveille
de Girodor and Odette de Braquillange,
were godmothers to the bells and were
dressed respectively in pale blue and
pale pink.
The number of marine disasters dur
ing the year is smaller probably than
| ever before. An official of the New
York Maritime Exchange thinks this
| is due to the fact that sailing vessels
are disappearing, steam craft being
| better able to take care Of themselves
when in peril.
Steps have been taken by the Greek
government with a view to the period
ical meeting of an international archae-
| illogical congress in Athens. The con-
gress, it is suggested, should at first as
semble every other year and later on
annually. 1t is hoped that all the for
eign governments will lend their CO.
operation to the project.
The recent census taken throughout
Switzerland has shown a remarkable
increase in the number of Inhabitants.
Perhaps the most extraordinary growth
lation in 1888 numbered 337, ,1S3, but
now it is 429,O30, an increase of 9o,s47
Inhabitants in IL years. This is con-
sidered a worlds record. Geneva has
increased by p, 1,412 persons during the
same period.
It has been determined by the two
houses of the Swiss parliament that
national bank shall be established and
/ %1,,A4 ofA or,Iy Io
guaranteed by the state. By a small
majority it has been decided that the
headquarters of the bank shall be at
Zurich and not at Bern, as originally
suggested. The bank will issue notes
of the value of so francs and 100 francs
and will be conducted as a government
institution.
Park Commissioner Brewer of
Brooklyn contemplates building big
| observatory on the top Of Prospect
hill in Prospect park, Brooklyn, for
the use Of the general public. Ac-
cording to the scheme as he outlines
it, the observatory will be built to
height that will command a splendid
panorama of the surrounding country.
Sandy Hook. the Highlands, the Hud-
son river and the hills of New Jersey
will all be visible. The paths leading
to the top of the hill will be put in or
der At night the observatory will be
Illuminated by scores Of electric lights.
The actual height has not been de-
cided upon, but the work will be start
ed as soon as plans can be made.
Portia Knight, in her suit for
breach of promise against the Duke
of Manchester, is going after him in