Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-29
GOLDsBORO. N c., THURSDAY. AUGUST 49, 1901.

Arthur Pue German is also con :.
Quoting gumshoe Presidential
hunt.
Tie mills started by non-union
labor in the steel strike are not start
ed enough to hurt the cause of the
strikers.
There is a feeling in New York
that Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock
II means business. At least it now
looks that way.
The mountains of Colorado and
the mountaineers are resuming bust
ness at the old stand now that MIR.
Roosevelt has departed.
The attention of the Sultan of Jolo
our own dear Sultan-is respect
fully called to the divorce laws of
Florida, which can be amended to
suit any case.
With regard to Baltimore mob
bing base ball umpires it is ever so
much better for the game to watch a
player straining every nerve to get
home than to see an umpire running
for his life.
According to Chicago preacher
the presence of women in business
is menance to the home Probab-
ly on the theory that there are SO
many stenographers who could make
a man leave his happy home.
It has been discovered that most
of the medals bestowed upon British
soldiers for conspicuous bravery
| we're sooner or later pawned by the
heroes to relieve pressing needs
| while waiting for their pay.
Like the Frenchman who every
| morning when he awoke asked what
sort of a government he was living
under, with each recurring sun the
South Americans might inquire what
the days particular is about.
It-does seem that Admiral Sch1ey
should be entitled to an impartial
jury Even criminal, whose guilt
is not questioned, is accorded jury
made up of men who have moi
formed or expressed an opinion.
a Massachusetts clergyman sug
gests that an attempt be made te
cure drinking by depriving the
drunkard Of his vote. This may bt
vel. enough SO far as it goes, bu
how about the ballot-box getting il
legally full?
| An American is now said to have
invented real flying machine. It's
not improbable. This country cal
look down on the rest of the worlt
generally in the matter of ingeniou
devices, and it may yet do it from
successful contrivance of this kind
| There is a strike impending il
New York where big lot of girl
are indignant at an attempt on thei
employ yers' part to make them stol
talking. They will not be withou
sympathy. Liberty of speech is on
of this country's dearest institr
tions.
Pope Leo is an omniverous read
er. He has recently perused "Qu
Vadis," and the author, Henry Sier
kiewicz, has received letter fro1
the Vatican expressing satlsfactio
| for the Catholic ideas expressed i
the novel. The Polish author ha
3 also received from Leo XIII.
i marble tablet of the time of Coz
stantine recently found in the Ol
J triano Cemetery, the scene of som
: of the Incidents of "Quo Vadis'
In the days when fogging was
vogue as punishment in the Brit
r ish navy Scotchman and an 1risl
4 man, on the arrival of their ship
f harbor, obtained leave to go asho1
< for couple of days, and they owe
g staid the period of leave granite
t them. When they did put in an a.
s pearance, they we're ordered
t lashes each. On the day of tt
a punishment a parade was ordered
}, witness the infiction of the fog gin
(, When all was ready, the Scotchms
: asked as a favor to be allowed
g piece of canvas on his back while
Q received his fogg1ng. The capita
g granted his request, and turning