Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-04-04

James Hamilton Lewis gravely an
nounces that he is a candidate for
President in 1904. So, no doubt, is
Mr.. P. Grove.
In Nebraska Republican circles
this sign has been hung up: "Only
bankers need apply" Even railroad
lawyers are no longer wanted.
Gen. j. B. Weaver, ex-Congress-
man and Greenback candidate for
President, has been chosen Mayor
of Colfax, Iowa, on the Citizens
ticket.
The Spanish war claims commits
sion has rented house and settled
down for life to consider the $780,
100000 of claims arising out of the
war in Cuba.
The Duke of Marlborough, instead
of the Duke of Manchester, has been
selected to startle President Nc
Kinley with the official news of King
Edwards ACCESSION.
The Gar seems to have been bluff
ed out of Manchuria, but all signs
fail in China, and it is too early yet
to do any Growing over a door that
may not even be ajar.
An eminent geologist. in lecture
at Yale college, made the prediction
that the production of gold will
eventually become SO great that it
will no longer be of value as a money
metal. If this is true, it begins to
look like Mr.. Bryan is destined to
become a gold bug in spite of him
self.
On level macadamized road a
horse can pull 6,27O pounds, but
where there is grade of ten feet to
the one hundred feet his limit is
1,O3O pounds. Some of these days
maybe North Carolina will wake up
| to the fact that she is wasting more
time and money with bad roads than
it would cost to build good ones
But When?
Though nearly 80 years old, Rich
ard j.. Gatling, inventor of the gun
which bears his name, is still vigor-
Gus in mind and body. For several
years he has been working on an au-
| tomobile plow which he regards as
an implement which will revolution
ize farming methods. It is now near
| ly completed. but Mr.. Gatling is not
yet ready to give details.
| Generosity also has it's penalty.
When Andrew Carnegie reached
England the other day he was met
at the dock by beggars of high and
low degree. all petitioning him fol-
financial aid. This is why many per.
sons who give to charity withhold
their names from public print. They
are anxious to avoid the sort of per
secution Mr.. Carnegie IS now under
going.
President Mckinley, it is reported
speaking to citizen of Indianapolis
on the occasion of his attendance al
General Harrison's funeral, declared
that Harrison had for many years
been his "beau ideal of a Statesman
and a citizen" It will be recalled
that this is the same President Nc
Kinley who pointed out ''our plai1
cuty" toward Porto Rico and the1
proceeded to ignore it.
Victor Hugo's eldest daughter
Mile. Adele Hugo, is still ignoran
of her fathers death. She is seventy
seven years old. Her fance, an En-
glish army officer, died in Indi'
shortly before the time set for tn,
marriage. When Miss Hugo heare
the news her reason left her. He:
full mental vigor never returned. 1
is said that she asks daily when he
father will come back and is satisfied
when told that he will not be absen
from her much longer.
Miss Helen johnson organized
society of young women in Bing
hamton, N Y, the members o
which agree not to speak durins
Lent or go shopping or mix with tn
world. They arranged upon a set o
| signals by which they communicat
J with each other, and the code i
nearly as extensive as that of any o
, the secret societies. For commani