Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1903-11-12
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population, has but one really large
city. Paris, with 2,715,0oo inhabitants
The two next largest are Marseilles,
Wlth 494,V69, and Lyons, with 5 ,245
inhabitants.
In a recent book Of travels in China
special POINT is made of the general
honesty of the people, as illustrated by
the numerous stalls and shops that are
left to look after themselves without
danger Of theft.
California leads the country in the
development of electrical power from
water. She has the three largest DOW.
er transmission lines in the world.
The first successful experiment in that
nne IN this country was made in Pc
mona in 1891.
hungary hopes to be able to raise
cotton, although the warm season ia
only five months long and the plant
requires seven months to ripen. The
difficulty is to be overcome by special
preparation of the seed and by adding
certain ingredients to the soil.
Since it's doors were thrown open on
Oct. l. 1897, there has been a daily av-
erage OF 1900 visitors to the Congress
s1onal library, making an aggregate
with the omission of Sundays and Sec
ular holidays of GIG, 600 persons from
all parts of the country whose feet
nave trod its teSsellated corridors.
1t is said hat in France SS.OOO.00O
picture postcards pass through the
postofices annually. That country
the lead of all others, Austria
coming next, with 81, 900, 600.
Inc totai III circulation throughout the
world In one year is said by experts
to be 2.36O, Oo0, 900.
81. Louis has a peculiar sect in the
shape of a community of sand eaters.
composed of seventy-fve men and wo-
men. b sand eaters take every dav
spoonful of sand. They believe that
srlt IS necessary in every animal and
nat many stomach troubles are due
o the absence of grit in the stomach.
at Hanlon's heading, on the Colorado
1ver. just above the international line.
III the California side of the river. a |
ieadgate is about to be constructed |
which will make possible the irriga- |
ion of 100000 acres in California and |
1000 acres in Lower California. 1t /
GAoS VAI14A kWO Years L01G 1
Vhole area, which is now a desert. win
e brought into cultivation. /
The Berlin electric tramway cond1ct.
RS, OF "wattmen," as they are called
u the continent, are subject to special
llments. One is IN ophthalmia caused
y the air current, another is an in
of b NEE due to ringfng
alarm bell, and a summer disease
a kind Of sunburn, with blisters on
re hands, owing to their exposure to
le sun in controlling the car. I
Experiments which have been in L
'ogress in Russia for five years to as L
'rtain how far dogs might be used
u military purposes have disappoint- i
| the hopes Of those who hold that =
Ich animals could be useful in. time :,
war. 1t was believed that, In add. n
to effective work as pickets. GER =
IN varieties of dogs could be taught -
carry dispatches and ammunition ia ',
firing line during battle, but the ex. -
which have been made I'm :,
Is direction have proved unsa+asfac !,
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