Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1901-10-10
GOSSIP Of The WORLD.
ETEGhfS OF INTEREST FROM
DIVERS SOURCES.
News of the Stage, Social, POliti-
cal and Otherwise, Cu1led
From Our Exchanges.

From Our Exchanges.
Funston is up against the doctors,
and he cannot swim away from
them.
The next time Sir Thomas should
see to it that his boat is provided
with a propeller.
Possibly the late bad weather is
due to the weather man being off
on his vacation, leaving the boy in
charge of the Office.
SchleY has had much the best OF
it so far, and none of his witnesses
have yet testified It seems that he
will be able 80 win on the adverse
evidence alone.
Aguinaldo seems determined to
prove himself nuisance whether at
large or In captivity. He now IN
sists upon becoming a regular mag
azine contributor.
Hubbard 3 Mcdonald, the jour
nal clerk Of the United States Sen
ate, is the third OF his family to hold
the place, his father and grandfather
preceding him in it.
General Charles Haywood, COM
mandant of the United States Ma
rine Corps, holds the oldest commits
sion in either branch of the service,
Admiral Dewey coming next.
When a young man asks girl to
clip thread off his necktie, and
there is nobody else around, she
may be excused for being disap-
pointed If that is all that happens.
A threat comes from Canada to
impose high duties upon American
goods designed for that country.
Canada has to do these little things
occasionally just to make herself
believe she has self-government.
Private Devine is to serve year
in an army prison for saying he was
glad President Mckinley had been
shot. It is at least encouraging to
know that there is law that can de-
p1ive some fools OF the right OF free
speech.
Edward Everett Hale makes pub :
lie some verses which he alleges
were composed by Daniel Webster.
After reading them one is convinced
that Mr.. Webster made no mistake
in deciding to become a statesman
instead.
Manila hemp frauds now occupy
the attention of Senator Hawley' S
sub committee on military affairs.
And it would appear from the testi-
mony that some of these army Of
fce1s have been given entirely to
much rope.
Five former Governors of New
York-Clinton, Tomkins, Van Bu-
ren, Morton an Roosevelt-have
held the Office of Vice President OF
the United States, four of them at
ter their Gubernatorial terms, and
one of them, Morton, just before his
election in the State.
The London Times describes the
first appearance of Sousa's Band al
Albert Hall, London, Friday night
as a great success There was ar
enormous and enthusiastic audience
The concert proved surprising
lesson in the possibilities of a wino
band when ably trained.
Tt is stated that 81, 100000 repre-
sents the output" of floral estab
lishments in this country. Thi
ought to make some of our Willie
boys, with their little three dollal
bunch of posies for their Gladys, 81
down and figure out just how mucl
they amou Mt to in our best society
One of the Pope's favorite spot
in his garden is an elevated poin
whence be can see the ocean. Th
noise of the waves used to sooth
him like music in the Gays when b
was able to be near the water Il
recalls with pleasure the time whe1
as nuntius in Belgium, fifty -hv
years ago, he used to take his dali
swim in the ocean.