Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-04-17
LETTER
Especial correspondenee.l

guards of the National museum were
excited to a high pitch the other day
bver the appearance of about the most
spectacular individual that the fnstitu-
ton had seen in years. He was a Pa
bago Indian, and a wealthy one at
that, from Phenix, Ariz., and it was
evident that he imagined he was put
ting on an immense amount of style.
AT all events, he succeeded in attract
ing attention wherever he went
To begin with, he wore a plug hat
over a mat of long hair neatly plated
down his back and wrapped with
strips of bright green and flaming red
flannel. He wore a standing collar and
"a boiled shirt" with a red tie. Over
this he wore a beaded bucksktn vest,
the beaded designs taking the form Of
American and Mexican flags, flowers
and other objects. Over the vest he
kwore a plum colored sack coat and a
fawn colored box overcoat, The tou-
bers hat he wore were Of the most vo-
ciferous type of English checks, and
the concluding feature OF this remark
able costume was a pair of patent
heather shoes.
He wore earrings. sported IA fantastic
watch chain that looked more like a
[hawser Of an ocean greyhound and
smoked a cigar of the quality warrant
ed to kill at forty rods. In addition 70
all this he carried a beaded cane.
Mason ON executive Sessfons.
Senator Mason has written an article
about 1.-THE Farce Of Executive Ses-
sions." After telling OF his awe Of e1-
ecutive sessions when he was a repre-
sentative he describes his 6rst closed
session after he became a senator:
"a senator from New England arose
and solemnly and earnestly moved that
I'VE go into executive session. The bells
all over the senate end Of the capitol
rang and made music to my ears. The
chief page clapped his hands three
times, and the pages all rushed from
bur sacred presence. Amid the ringing
pf bells and rushing Of feet the people
were all moved out, the doors were
closed, end we we're 1'Z-
"Thereupon the senator who had
moved the executive session struck q
match in the usual way and lit a cigar,
hudibly Informing his neighbor that it
was the only one he had. He then
moved that John Smith be confirmed
in his seven hundred dollar postofhce
In Podunk. The vice president Of the
United States said, Without objection
1t is so ordered a motion to adjourn
was carried. In one moment my dream
was broken"
Has Entrce to Great Libraries.
Mr.. Samuel D. Hicks, a wholesale to-
bacco dealer Of Washington, is one
among a few men Of this city who are
members in full and complete standing
Of the four great libraries of the world
namely, the British Museum library,
the BibIiotheque Rationale of Paris,
the German National library of Berlin
and our own Congressional library.
MI. Hicks is a first cousin of Sir Mi
~ehael Hicks-Beach, one Of the British
peers. Mr.. Hicks father, a OUNCE
son, who did not succeed to the titles
and estates of the house of Hicks.
came to Virginia soon after the war Of
1872, and his son. Samuel D. Hicks.
was born in Richmond, where Oh
reaching his majority he succeeded t2
the tobacco business established by his
father and which he eventually moved
to this city.
A Great EIapmalzfng City.
Washington is the greatest mapmak-
ing city in the world. There was a time
when Geneva, Switzerland, was tile
great map producing center of the
globe, but this is 10 longer the case.
This city is turning out more and bet
Ter maps than any other city on the
Kiobe. Twelve bureaus Of the United
States government are engaged in the
work Of printing and issuing maps of
&he finest quality and requiring the
highest class Of workmanship, and this
has resulted in attracting to this city
the best photographers n map en-
gravers in Europe. The maps turned
cut by the government are Of every
Quarter OF the globe and are not as
some might imagine. solely of North
America and it's parts.
Root and Shaw.
Secretary Shaw, the new head of the
treasury department. was standing on
the White House stairway talking to
n number of newspaper correspondents
when Secretary Root passed on his
way to the cabinet meeting which Mr..
SHAW was to attend When he had fin
4ashed his discourse on finance. The sec
4retary of war rubbed elbows rather
.4goughly with the secretary of the treas
4ury, giared at the c~arelessly dressed
man who had been in his way and
rushed by without speaking. Mr.. Shaw
evidently saw some humor in b stu
alton.
"Boys," he said as he watched the
rapidly moving form of the war secre-
tary, eff / ever get in that fix after
have been secretary awhile just stick
d pin into me-"
Sanitary Barber Shops.
BARRIERS must keep their mouths shut
while working In this city, according
TO the rules adopted by the boss bar
bers. At a meeting last night It was
agreed that sanitary shops" must pre-