Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-03-07

ing over the books of the people.
Iron is going up and cotton going
down. Iron may become king after
all
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who is an
expert, says that Platonic love really
does exist in this world
s. Congress has agreed to take the
stamp tax off of checks. Now, if
fellow only had anything in bank he
could save 2 cents.
Colonel Roosev 1t may do we'll
enough shooting mountain lions, but
wait until he gets into the cage with
the United States Senate.
A New York woman has actually
found burglar underneath her bed
Thus are thousands of other wo-
men with the investigation habit
| justified.
Instead of trying to block Mr..
Morgan's Erie reorganization game,
| Mr.. Pine Coffin should have sought
to become director of the National
j Casket Company.
England, it is reported, will only
agree to the amended Hay-Paunce-
! fote treaty if we will give her some
:, thing in compensation" haven't we
recently given her a rich slice of
Alaska? however, how would Kansas
do, Notwithstanding it's reputation
Of loyalty to King Edward VII?
Charles L. Tiffany, head Of the
great New York jewelry house, cele-
brated his n1netieth birthday a few
| days ago For the first time in bus
mess career of sixty-four years he
| has been kept at home for two weeks
with cold, but on the morning of
his birthday insisted on going "down
to the store"
No less than seven applications, it
is stated, mad been made by noon Of
! the day following the loss of the
Rio de Janeiro for the consular Of
fee left vacant by the drowning of
Mr.. Wildman. The precipitant haste
| does seem a bit disgusting, but
much the same disposition has been
displayed ever since Offices existed
to be filled.
On the instant that Herman Helm
nickel shot Herbert Jillson, at New
ark N. j., on Monday last, camera
in the room, focused 10 a hair,
snapped and perfect picture of the
shooting is in the hands of the au-
thorities Heinnickel is in jail; jill
son is in the City Hospital fighting
for his life The charge registered
against Heinnickle is atrocious as
sau]t with intent to kill His defense
is to the point: Herbert is my best
friend"
To find the new star, first look at
Capella, which is the brightest star
close to the zenith, in the early even
ings at present. Then look directly
, West. A triangle of ordinary stars
, will be found with the new Novs
Persei directly in the middle. It is
} fully as bright as eCapella and il
: about twice as far from the NORTH
, Star as from Capella. Young ladies
bending their heads back to look a.
the zenith should be properly sup
. ported.
, The Chicago Chronicle invites ths
. attention of the English people tx
t the fact that there are compensation
8 even for the disagreeable state o
Q affairs in South Africa. So long a
Q General Dewet continues to chas
Lord Kitchener from Pretoria tt
: Bloemfontein and back again two O
q three times a month Mr.. Alfred Aus
tin will of necessity be unable t.
J, pour forth triumphant trophies six
/ teen to the dozen. That is something
to be thankful for.
d After careful and paGient investi
i CATION the Historical Committee Q
the Society of California Pioneer
has learned that January "a, 1s4s
: was the exact date of the discover
q of gold in California by James "
: Marshal. The gold was first foun
Q in the rocky bed of the tailrace {
b Sutter sawmill, at Coloma, on tn
y south fork of the American Rive
70 Marshal himself made three or fou
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