Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-06-13

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Gymnasfums for adults and children
to the number of "a are provided and
maintained at the public expense In
the parks in London.
Sixty-two per cent Of the adults In
the kingdom Of Great Britain, Scotland
and Ireland are able to read and write.
In 1901 only % per cent could read and
write.
Contrary to the generally accepted
opinion. it is asserted that more steam
vessels are now used on the MISSISSIPPI
pi river and it's tributaries than ever
before.
The scheme Of the men forming large
game preserves in the east is to sur
round them with a wire fence and have
it charged with electricity. The poach-
ers who run up against it will at least
be surprised.
At a euchre party for the benefit Of
the Army and Navy society in New
York 1000 players sat at the tables
One Of the prizes was three Maltese
kittens with long pedigrees. Another
was a grand piano.
A passion play will be given at Sell
zach, in the canton of Soleure, Switzer-
land, on June 16. Performances will
take place each Sunday and fete days
up to Sept. 1, when the performances
will be brought to a close.
In 1900 the largest fortune In the
United States was $25O,OOO. Today
there are several fortunes of more than
5000, 900 700. In 1900 the settled area
consisted of 3O5, 7OS square miles. To
day it is over 2,0O0,O 900 square miles.
There have been rapid. strides in the
iron and steel industry in south Russia
during the past five years. No fewer
than Il iron works have been started,
while the quartet Of pre-existing works
have doubled the number Of their blast
furnaces.
A Boer prisoner who died In Ccylon
was Insured against war risks with a
continental life Office. The latter now
refuses to pay on the ground that resi-
dence in such q latitude as h Of
Ceylon was stipulated In the policy as
an extra risk.
The late Edward G. Mason Of Chica-
60, who devoted much time, research
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history Of Illinois that he purposed
writing, came to he conclusion that
the name Chicago was derived from
"~Checagou," a place visited by former
companions of La Sale in 1887.
Already generous In its contributions
that relate to the Aztecs and cliff
jewellers, Mexico is now yielding up
archaeological treasures In the form Of
buried cities and palaces. some of
which reveal an amount and quality Of
carving and constructive skill quite IN
expected by the men of science who
are employed in excavations.
A baker who has returned from Cape
Nome to Chicago reports that the bust
ness was exceedingly profitable, bread
selling for 25 cents a loaf. But. he
could not keep up with the demand, for
he could not keep his assistants, even
when he paid them SIS and $40 a day,
as they would be off in the rush follow
ing each story of great finds In new To-
ealities.
Last a the total number Of new
books published in the United States
reached 1856. or G53 more than in any
previous year. There were 662 new
editions of old fiction and 616 new nov
els. showing a decided reaction toward
novels of established reputation. A
special feature of the year was the re-
issue of celebrated books in fine and
carefully edited editions.
One of three Peruvian Indian num-
mics received at the Smithsonian in
stitution a few days ago was found
to contain b bodies of a woman and
Of two babies, probably a mother and
her children. The bodies were imbed-
ded in a padding of leaves, and this in
turn was bound about with a piece Of
goods not unlike gunnysack, held In
place by a rope wound about 1t.
About as much spool wood is sent to
Europe every year as Is manufactured
into spools in Maine. Last year Maine
exported about 100000 feet Of spool
bars. chiefly to Scotland, and of this
quantity about one-half was shipped
from Bangor. Several million feet OF
spool bars are also shipped to other
parts of the United States where there
are spool mills. notably Rhode Island
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