Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-02-28

The most novel provision made in a
will is that of st. Louis woman that |
her remains be incinerated and the |
ashes mingled with those of her hus- |
band in the urn where his already re-
pose.
When outside preparations for trou- |
BILE are going on, Uncle Sam always
does thriving trade in the live stock
business. Mexico is now purchasing
cavalry horses by the carload in this
country.
Only in II states can married wom-
an dispose Of her separate and inde-
pendent estate by will. In the remain
ing % states she must have the consent
Of her husband before she can will her
own property as she may wish.
The proposition for the construction
Of floating machine shop for the use
of the squadrons in various parts of
the world is receiving the earnest at
tention it deserves, and it is not i'm
probable that a definite move in this
direction will be made soon.
Dredging the channel Of the Della
ware river at Reedy island, As miles
below the city of Philadelphia, is now
in progress. 1t is planned to dredge
a channel 80 feet deep for a width of
600 feet. The present contract calls
for the removal of 100000 cubic
yards of mud by Oct. 1, 1901.
The large steel works of Krupp, in
Essen, consumed last year no less
than 16OOO,O 900 cubic meters of water,
which equals about the consumption
of the city of Frankfort, with 100000
inhabitants. The Essen works con-
sumed, further, 1,6S2, 500 tons of coal
and 1S.SOO,OOO cubic meters of gas.
In the organization of the police de-
partment at Johannesburg the system
of Identification by finger marks is be-
ing introduced, and in this way every
native is to be registered. The plan
| will be of great assistance in the dis
| tribution of passes, the regulation of
| labor and the suppression of illicit liq-
uor selling.
The big Stanford stock farm at Palo
Alto is now arranged on basis where
it can be run almost forever, the en-
| tire revenue going to the university.
At the time of Senator Stanford S
death there were 1,463 horses on the
farm That number has been sys-
about 300 horses.
| Electric time service was first intro
| duced more than 40 years ago. In
/ 1857 in Brussels. Belgium. what was
then known as the Nolet system of
| electric clocks, was put in service,
about 100 clocks being installed at
various places in the city and electric
ally connected with the master clock
at a central point.
| The eastern portion of Australia is
rich in cave systems, mostly in lime
stone formations, several such as the
Jenolan. Yarrangobilly and Wombey
an, being of considerable extent, al
though only partially explored Most
/ of the caves. which are generally of &
highly picturesque character. are il
charge of caretakers appointed by the
colonial government.
4 1t is the rule of the war department
to grant honorable discharge from th
army to soldiers who desire to get int
business in the Philippines. A larg
number of officers and men in TIL
! volunteer regiments have already don
SO, and many others whose commits
, Sions or terms of enlistment eXpir
J. in July next have made application
This is considered one of the mos
effective methods of Americanizing tn
2 | island.
> The coffee growing industry in troT
ical Africa is developing tremendously
. The seed was introduced into the cour
] | try about five years ago by some mis-
2 sionaries with the object of ascertain
= ing whether the resources of the cour
j try were favorable to the culture G
: the article. The ground appears pt
culiarly adapted to the industry, sine
g last year 100 tons of coffee were e2
! ported from Uganda alone, and th
f result of this years production will b
2 even greater.
t A report Of Frank FL. Hitchcock
t chief of the division of foreign market
q in the agricultural department
b Washington, says that while butter
: the most valuable export Of the Dane
! ''they import a good deal of butter
the cheaper sort from the Unite
: States.''
g First Prize For Indian Corn.