Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-13
GOSSIP Of THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, POliti-
cal and Otherwise, Culled
From Our Exchanges.

A new census has just been made Of
the American buffalo, which gives the
total number as 1,O24, of which 6S4 are
in captivity and $40 in a wild state.
Japan has cooks guild, and the ex-
acting housewife who discharges her
cook without reasons that satisfy that
guild will finally be effectually boy
cotted.
Considering what a wet place Eng
land is, the country is singularly i'll
supplied with water powers. There is
water everywhere, but hardly a drop
for driving.
Cork intends to follow Glasgow with
an Industrial exhibition in 1902. Lord
Cadogan has signified his intention of
subscribing f25O toward the fund,
which has already reached $4,000.
One Of the smallest parishes in Wales
is the historic parish of Sher, in the
Bridgend Union. It has only a popu-
lation of eight or nine souls. Nash and
Stembridge, two other parishes, only
number Il inhabitants between them.
People give more time to recreation
than they did years ago, and the world
Is the better for It. Occasional out
ings, railroad journeys, visits to inter
esting points both at home and abroad,
have greatly swollen the tide of travel.
India and Ceylon have competed so
successfully with China In the produc
tion of tea that whereas in 1880 2,1OO,-
600 hundredweight of the leaf were
exported from China only 1851, 900
hundredweight left the country in 1899.
no Do Tho TTp{+od
States weather bureau was awarded a
grand prix. Gold medals We're also
awarded to Professor G. F. Marvin for
instruments, apparatus and appliances
and to Professor 4. J. Henry for cloud
photographs.
The art gallery of Washington and
Lee university, which was opened to
the public recently, contains 20 paint
ings, all of which were bequeathed to
the library by the late Vincent L. Brad
ford. The collection contains many
famous works of art.
At least one cooperative colony, that
located In Dickinson county, Kan,
seems to be thriving. 1t was formed
three years ago and has made money
from the start, clearing $1,842 last
year. The colony has ranch, gener-
al store, a bank and an insurance fea-
ture.
A bill which has just become a law
OF New York makes the funeral ex-
penses of a deceased person payable
from his estate before any other debts.
Besides being a boon to undertakers,
this measure may have some effect in
encoura ging reasonable simplicity of
funeral display.
An old horn snuffbox once belonging
to Sir Francis Drake, possibly the one
which he used at Plymouth Hoe during
his famous game of bowls, has just
been sold for f3 los. in London. The
snuffboX Is a quaint old relic, bearing
the coat of arms Of Sir Francis, with
his name on the lid.
The Indian Territory, which increas-
ed in population from 10000 in 1890 to
391 900 in 1900, is an aspirant for the
same territorial representation in con-
gress as is now given to it's neighbor,
Oklahoma. formerly part of it. The
white population of the Indian Terri
tory is largely increasing.
The largest tree in the state of New
Jersey is a white oak situated three
miles north of Mickelton, Gloucester
county. It's dimensions are: Height,
95 feet; diameter of trunk three feet
above the ground, Z feet 10 inches;
spread of branches. 11S feet. This
tree antedates the settlement of the
colony.
The United States is now patronizing
She banana plantations of the West
Indies and of Central America to the
amount of about $8,OOO,OOO a year.
That Is the exporting, net the retail
value. The island of Jamaica alone is
sending to this country over 100000
punches a year, which means 81 ,5OO,-
coo to the producers and shippers Of
the colony.
A new hotel which is to be built in
New York will have many interesting
electrical features, among which will
be a system Of electric service eleva-
tors, or movable pantries, fitted with
electric heating tables. They will be
run through every apartment, thereby
insuring rapid service and hot food to
guests taking their meals in their
rooms.
The man who has been engaged to
manage the prohibition campaign in
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