Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1902-05-15
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From Cur Exchanges.
Br1ne springs flow under the town of
Norwich England. They have been
there for centuries and were used for
the production of salt long before the
ChFisCiangera-
The British consul general at Meshed
reports that the Persian ladies' are
adopting the English style of dress
and that all articles of ladies' clothing
are in great demand there.
An order of the Prussian minister of
ODmmerce authorizes the establishment
from April ! next Of a chamber of
commerce., with thirty-six members
FOR the city IF Berlin and suburbs.
New Zealand exports frozen Stewart
island oysters TO London. It needs
robust taste to stand these huge, tough
mollusks but there once was an Eng
fish king who liked his a month old.
The. 1892 appropriation for the civil
service commission of New York city
is $S6,O The state expends for the
same purpose 40,OOO OF which s., ,45O
Is for printing ana $1,000 for postage.
The largest number of separate ,e1ec-
tric light stations in any state is In II
linois, while the largest capital invest
ed is in Pennsylvania, which also pos
sesses the second largest number of
stations
NJ Deraison. French naval ensign,
has been Cisnlissed from the feet FOR
writing a satirical novel in which sew
eraI OF tLe' leading officers were criti-
fic nd
castle fashion.
There are 10000 square miles of ag-
rfcu1turs1 land in Natal alone, which
carries Il popula ton Of sbut one to the
square hile. Tie same paucity of
flaming population prevails over the
whole Of Sout1t Africa.
The Austrian Init.ister of war has is
sued & secret order to the officers to
report every quarrel leading to a duel
to~tbe officer ia command of the fegi-
meItt. The latter may in serious cases
cri1nina ziy prosecute the offenders.
The japanese government has decid-
ed to open next spring regular steam
ship erYice between Tsuruga, on Wa
kasa bay, in Nippon, Vladivostok. The
nessotia tons with Russia which began
last summer, have now been conclud-
ed.
Eighteen peasants of the district of
Tscherdinsk bearing the family paine
of Dyavol (deviD have sent q petition
to the czFr asking fer permission to
change the name to Bogolubow (God
beloyeD. This request was granted
them.
Those TO Wh0nl the morgue counts as
Oae of the attractions of Paris will be
Interested to learn that at, the last
meeting of the general council that
body decided to spend 1,25G in light
ing the dismal Institution withs erec-
tricity.
An ingenious head master in north
Walls sss eal>qiat tLa1 the British
boy loses on an average 273 whole
school DAYS by. the ciumsiness of the
present systeIa of weights and meas s.
utee- The cure, he says, is the metric
system.
Dr. Jay ". Seaver of Yale finds that
because the members of the freshmen
class OF taat Institution are unusually
!. light smokers they have more lung
power anl can accordingly make more
VOCAL rsseAet Ia giving the college yeil
than any os tleig rivals.
b. the breaking up of the Seryia and
the ALASKA there disappeared two Of
the three famous Atlantic liners whose
appearance twenty years ago was re
garded as the opening up of new
and most important page in the his
tory OF Atlantic steaming.
The military authorities in Germany
are, according to the Berliner Tage-
blatt becoming seriously alarmed by
the ever increasing difficulty of keep
ing the establishment of the noncom-
missioned officers Of the army up to its
required numericals strength.
It is reported from Seoul that the
Russian minister of Korea has intimat-
ed the intention of the Russian gov
ernhent to lay a Russian telegraph
line from Possiet bay (Manchuria) to
Seoul, declaring that the emperor OF
Korea cannot withdraw the permits
sion already given for the construction
OF this line.
The three keepers Of the lighthouse
at Cape Grfznez have been fined E
for poaching by spreading nets to catct
the birds attracted by the refiectoFs OF
the lantern. 1t was stated during @h<
hearing Of the case that mol fewer thar
COLA birds were captured between Oct
40 and IA. the majority being 1arks
Shrushes aud cOrncrakes.
Snecial sale on Mating RoyaI