Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-05-09
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established a school for the study of
tropical diseases.
Nearly one-fourth of Mexico's for
eign trade was handled through the
port of Tampico last year.
The 20 Mexican banks reported in
the government reports show a COM
bined capital Of $4,000, OOO.
Women lawyers of New York must
take off their hats when practicing
their profession in the criminal court.
The number of saloons in Ohio last
year was 1O,349, an increase of 476
over 1899. The. license receipts were
$1,S64,6 $40.
Mrs. Walker of Birchington, Eng
land, has lived in the reign of five SOW
ereigns. She has 6 children living, SO
grandchildren and 81 great-grandchil-
dren.
The climate of northern Ontario is
not unlike hat of northern Europe,
and it's soil is equal to that of many
thickly peopled portions of the old
world.
The new Austrian ban notes have
been designed by Alexander Hegedues,
the eminent Hungarian artist. Nine
different languages are used in the text
of the bank note.
Fancy N for girls are going out
Of fashion. A New York clergyman
who for some reason is particularly in
demand at christenings is the authority
for b statement.
The Salvation Army in Madras num-
bers among it's soldiers several young
Hindoos whose services have thus been
engaged and who hold themselves
bound to fulfill the pledge.
The Mexican army of more than 25,-
600 men is supported upon a tri1e more
thar a million Mexican dollars a
month. The Mexican does
not cost a million dollars a year.
At Muleje and Santa Rosalie, in
Lower California, there are some Co.
900 bearing date trees, the fruit from
which is exported in rawhide packages
containing about so pounds each.
The Greek inspector general Of an
Equities states that the bronze statue
Of a youth recently discovered at Ce-
rigo, in the Ionian islands, dates from
the period of Pbtdias and is the most
perfect and beautiful relic of antiquity
yet brought to light.
C~ultivatipg ordinary ~honeybees in a
modern apartment house has been ac-
complished in Chicago. One enterpris-
ing individual has found that the bees
keep just as busy storing away nectar
in a home on the third floor as in q
hollow tree in the woods.
Women lawyers in Boston have a
large and fourishing club, with a noble
disregard of objects other than to
come into sympathetic acquaintance.
Once in two months the members meet
n dine at a well known hotel. The
only officer of the Portia club is the
business manager, who arranges for
the meetings.
The governor Of st. Helena, in his
annual report, expresses the belief that
when the new barracks are finished it
will pay a small company to erect a
plant for lighting Ladder hill and the
town by electric light worked by wind
mills. There is always a steady wind
from the southeast traders, only nine
days having been calm in 1900.
The little Norfolkshire town of Wal
ton may well be described as the home
of p~atriarchs, for there reside eight
pSESO1S HO nave 11f0uu 1uOI uN0 Eng
lish monarchs-George III, George Nv,
William ", Queen Victoria and King
Edward VII. In addition there are
eight other residents who are octogena-
rians, and the 16 form an aggregate of
1900 years.
The number of suicides in Paris is
very large at present, and the chief
cause is thought to be the general re-
trenchment following the exposition
which has thrown many people out of
work. Throughout France, however,
suicide seems to have been increasing
for some time. In the five years end
ed Jan. 1, 1901, the number Of sui
cides was no less than $4,000.
There is in Paris a hotel which has
1000 employees. The smallest kettle
in it's kitchen contains 100 quarts and
the largest 500. Each of so roasting
pans is big enough for 300 outlets.
Each dish for baking potatoes holds
225 pounds. When omelets are on the
bill of fare, 1880 eggs are used at once.
For cooking alone 60 cooks and 100 as
sistants are always at the ranges.
At Guilford, England, the quaint Gus
tom of throwing dice for the maids
money" was observed recently. A sum
vas invested by the mayor Of the bor-
ough in the seventeenth century from
which II guineas are given annually
to a servant girl of good repute who
has been in the same service for over
two years. There were two applicants.
The prize was won by Martha Shin
gler, who threw seven. The same dice
box has been used for 60 years.
After careful and patient investiga-
ton the historical committee of the So,
ciety of California Pioneers has learn
ed that jan. "a, 184S, was the exact