Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-08-15
GOSSIP Of THE WORLD.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, Politi-
cal and Otherwise, Culled
From Our Exchanges.
The Hon George Kennan has a
book to sell.

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book to sell.
It is in evidence that Lord Rob
erts wants to be a fighter.
Franchise holding as well as Office
holding is now one of the privileges
of the faithful cogs of the machine.
King Edwards desire to be styled
Emperor may be depended upon to
stir up the Edward Atkinsons in
England.
Sir William Harcourt's opinion of
the duration of the war in South
Africa harmonizes nicely with that
of the Beers.
It is said that the singing mosqui
to never bites, but the people who
say such things are frequent shy on
experience.
When it comes to differences of
opinion the tuberculosis experts are
about as far apart as the specialists
on heresy.
It is now quite evident that they
are going to have a regular H. Clay
Evans of time at the encampment
of the Ct. A. r.
It is claimed that a Nebraska man
has succeeded in robbing the Stan
dard Oh Company. The amount is
not large, but still he succeeded.
Andrew Carnegie has offered Mon
treal $15O,OOO for a library. provided
the city will contribute a site and
spend S15, 900 yearly in maintenance.
The census statistics show that
Chicago has the more swine, but that
New York has the more asses. It's a
standoff, and neither has anything
to say.
Nine. Sembrich is tramping up
anG down the Tyrolean Alps six
hours a day with Miss Wetmore. She
will sail for the United States in
September.
Mrs. Nation has made her peace
with the law so far as to be pardon
ed out of jail, but it remains to be
seen whether she has agreed to bury
the Ratchet.
John L. Sullivan is to do a mono
logue turn in a New York theatre.
He is evidently determined to score
few more knockouts before he
quits.
Governor McMillin, of Tennessee,
without any assistance from Mr.. De-
pew or Mr. Grosvenor, has made up
his mind that he will not be a can
didate for a third term.
Mathilde Weber, who recently
died at Tubingen, aged seventy-two,
was n of the pioneers in South
Germany in the movement for secur-
ing greater privileges for women.
The New Orleans negroes have
formally thanked the Ohio Republi
cans for the negro suffrage plank in
their platform. It is a plank that
will receive it's greatest honors away
from home.
Lord Roberts believes that officers
as well as men should be fighting
soldiers. He has ordered that here
after all British officers shall carry
carbines instead of swords.
The postoMce business at Buffalo
has increased enormously in the
past two months. The increase is
ascribed to the fact that all visitors
have to write home for more money.
In Benton, Wis, a burglar who
carried nitroglycerin in his hip poe
ket was hit by a trap door and torn
to pieces. This should at least be q
warning against carrying nitrogly-
cerin in the hip pocket.
Queen Margherita, of Italy, is
about to found in Rome an asylum
for the care of children who haYe
been orphaned by the murder of 6
parent. Italy ought to be a good
location for such an institution.
Subscriptions in st. Paul to buy 6
loving cup for DR.. Justice Ohage
who had presented the city with free
baths, came in so rapidly that it has
been decided to erect a drinking
fountain as q testimonial to the doc
tor.