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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
AND CORN IS ONLY FAIR
A FINE CROP OF TOBACCO IN
EASTERN COUNTIES.
ALL MINOR CROPS HURT BY DROUGHT
Digging Of Peanuts is in Progress With Pros
poets of Good Results. The. Rice
Harvest has Begun. Fall
Flowing Delayed.

The Weather Bureau here on yester-
day issued its last Weekly Crop Bulle-
tin for this season. 1t says:
The reports of crop correspondents for
the week ending Monday, September %,
indicate that more favorable conditions
prevailed in many sections of the State
in consequence Of beneficial rains on the
first three days of the week; but on the
whole the season of 1899 does not close
under entirely satisfactory circum-
stances. The rainfall was light, irregu
larry distributed, and generally not
sufficient to place the soil in good con-
dition for fall blowing; drought remains
practically unhroken over a majority of
counties in the State, and it is this fea-
ture, now repeated four successive sea-
sons, which has again dimmed the out
look so bright at mid-season. The tenn
perature was below the normal, with
daily deficiencies of only about 2 de-
grees, but the nights were very cool and
touches of light frost were reported in
low places in some central west counties
on the 22nd and 23rd without injury to
vegetation.
The week was very favorable for out
door work of every kind.
The housing of crops has proceeded
rapidly under favorable weather condi-
tons. Many crop correspondents report
that cotton is 'about all Open" only on
heavily fertilized fields is there any
prospect for a top crop. The lint has
been saved under fine conditions, and
picking will probably be completed earl
Ter than usual. The yield of cotton in
North Carolina will undoubtedly be
short.
Corn is only fair: upland crops are gem
orally poor in the west, but bottom
land corn is fine not having been injured
by freshets at any time during the sea-
son. Saying fodder is nearly over and
gathering corn is underway.
The special feature with regard to TO.
Lacco was the large and satisfactory
yield obtained in eastern counties where
unusual attention was paid to the crop
this year. Owing to late TRANSFORMING
under unfavorable conditions in spring,
the results with tobacco were not so
good in the north-central-west portions
Small quantities of tobacco still remain
to be cut in the west.
All minor crops suffered considerably
from drought this fall.
Where showers occurred this week
peanuts, sweet potatoes, late cabbage,
and turnips revived; but they are still
suffering for moisture Digging is pro-
crossing with prospects for a good yield.
Harvesting rice has begun.
Preparation for next seasons truck
crops is active in the east. Fall blowing
is still much delayed and the bulk Of the
winter grains will be seeded next month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
WHO WILL BE IN PARADE
COMMIT TEE ON FLOATS REPORTS 40
ALREADY SECURED.
The Finest Parade Raleigh has Seen Since
the Centennial. Fayetteville Street
to be ProfuseIy Decorated

The special committee composed of
representatives Of the Chamber of Com
merce and the executive committee or
the State Fair Association reported TO
Chairman Frank Stronach last night the
progress made in securing floats for the
parade ON Wednesday, October 18th, of
Fair week. The committee went about
the work with energy and system and
the results have been the fcrty floats
secured for the parade as follows:
/. Farina FIGURING Mills.
2. Raleigh 4 Cape Fear Railway.
3. Mills wagon factory.
A. Robbins livery stable.
3. Capital Printing Company.
6. A. Dughi, bird and animal exhibit
T. Zachary < Zachary, mantels.
s. Steinmetz. the florist.
8. Pilot cotton mills.
10. Caraleigh COTTON mills.
II. Raleigh COTTON mills.
u. Raleigh Hosiery Mills.
Is. Allen & Cram. iron foundry. etc.
IA. The Bobbitt- Wynne Drug CO.,
"Rheumacide.'
Is. Raleigh marble works.
16. Wyatt & Son, harness, etc.
II. Charles Bretsch, bakery.
Is. Thomas & Campbell, furniture.
49, Hicks, "Caprdine"
20. Honeycutt * Weir building con-
tractors.
u. r. l.. Eberhardt, ice.
%. Acme Wine Company.
%. Berwanger Bros, clothing and
furnishings.
"a. Sherwood Higgs, dry goods etc.
23. Jones & Powell, wood and coal.
&c. G. L. Wharton, photographer.
81. Irby & Young, hardware, farm
implements. etc.
%. Walters, the tailor.
%. A. Il. Stronach, dry goods.
30 The julius Lewis Hardware Com
pany
81. Boylan, Pearce & Co, dry goods.
50. Raleigh Gas and Electric Light
Company.
SO. Dobbin & Ferrall, dry goods.
81. Wynne, Ellington & Co., real es-
tate agents, etc.
81. Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege.
80. St Mary's School
81. The city's white public schools.
3S. The Raleigh Male Academy.
80. The News and Observer.
40 The Seaboard Air Line.
And there are Others They will
be heard from in a day or two. But
the above are actualitIeS. 1t means a
grand parade. something second only,
if second at all, to the great parade al
the Raleigh centennial.
Raleigh will put her best foot fore
most during the Fair. The interest the
people show in the Fair and in the in
dnstrial and educational and commercial
achievement and development and out
look means much for this city. 1t il
the educational center of the State Ii
tile people pull together they can make
it a center in other lines OF effort and
advancement.
The city viii be decorated rs never
before. Fayetteville street will be
made very beautiful. Mr.. Leroy Met
tclGorfer, Of Richmond, will arrive here
today or tomorrow, to make preliminary
arrangements about decorations. THE
Collector Of Internal Revenue has asked
the United States Treasury Department
to authorize the decoration of the post
office building, for the first time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
NO NORTH. NO SOUTH.
Verify AN Bad Feeling Between the
Sections is Now Dead

Verify AN Bad Feeling Between the
Sections is Now Dead.
Commander Alex y. Stronach, of the
T.. O'B. Branch Camp of Confederate
Veterans, this city, has received hand
some invitation reading as follows:
1.-THE people Of Chicago request the
honor Of your presence to assist the
President in the ceremony of laying the
cornerstone of The United States GoS'-
eminent building in that city Monday,
October 9th, 1899" 9i1,
Mr. Stronach is justly very proud Of
this invitation and wrote yesterday ac-
knowledging it and thanking the con-
mittee for their remembrance of him as
q member of the Confederate army. \
am glad to have lived to see this day,
he wrote, when 81 Confederate veteran
is recognized as Confederate veteran
and a citizen Of united country "a
An interesting fact connected with
this invitation is that the chairman Of
the Committee ON Confederate Veterans
is Mai. Ramsey III. Stewart, a Federal
soldier who marched into this city ut
the head of Shernams army He was
one of the group into which Lieutenant
Walsh Shot from the head of Fayette-
Vile street and Maj. Stewart was the
foremost of Walsh's pursuers and finally.
when his horse fell, his captor. But
later, when it was decided to hang
Walsh, Maj. Stewart did all i'll Ills
power to prevent it, hut in vain.
Mai Stewart was also in the yolnn
teers that went TO Calba hast year. he
has the highest respect and love for
those WHO fought ON the other side.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
BACK FROM PITIsBURG.
Commissioner Thompson Talks of His
Hunt For Immigrants.

Commissioner Thompson Talks of His
Hunt For Immigrants.
immigration Commissioner Thompson
was back at his desk yesterday after a
ten days trip to Washington, ID. G. and
Pittsburg. Pa In Washington Mr..
Thompson saw railway officials with re-
gard to rates for immigrants coming to
the State. He went to Pittsburg to at
tend the industrial exposition in progress
there. see the immigration agents and
advertise the States resources.
'"rhe display of minerals, timber and
fruits from North Carolina and the
South exhibited by the railways was
fine and attracted 10 end of attention,
he said. .The cotton plaids of North
Carolina came in for good share of at
tention, and even intelligent people
stared in wonder when told that the
State ranked fifth in the number of
spindles.
II met there the colonization agent,
who did much of the work for Jay
Gould's Iron Mountain railway, and he
promised to attend the State Fair and
see what North Carolina offers to immi-
grants.
Il found two erroneous impressions of
the State prevalent, though glance at
the map should have corrected either
one was that the climate of the State is
enervating, and the other that the
State is many more hours removed from
Washington and New York than is the
case"
Mr.. Thompson is hopeful that his trip
will result in locating good citizens in
the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
Statesmen AND SOLICITORS IN

AND SOLICITORS IN
every town in the United States where
we are not represented to take orders
for our high class tailoring. Lowest
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without deposit, subject to approval.
We take all the risk. Our statesmen
are making from $50 to $3.50 a month.
We equip you fully for business.
Handsome sample book, stationery, adj
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instruction book teaches everything
perfectly. Measuring learned in few
minutes by Photographic illustrations.
Large territory to good men. Full
particulars on application Address,
American Wooden Mills Co. (Inc)t
Chicago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
srREEr 1o rHE oRPHANAGE.

AT the last meeting of the board Of
alderqneun the matter OF selecting "A
street to the Methodist Orllhanage was
referred to the Park committee to act
with committee appointed by the
trustees of the orphanage. These COM
mittees met yesterday and were unanI-
nous in their selection OF lBoylan ave
nue. from IIillsboro street. 1t is by long
odds the best route to the institution AMI
much the cheapest. 1t has already been
opened and it will be al once graded
and macadamiZed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
REV. O. L. SPRINGFIELD LII.

Rev. 0. l.. Struggled, financial agent
Of the Baptist Female University, is
dangerously i'll of fever. He was taken
to Rex Hospital. He has just return
ed from trip to Cleveland county apa
was ill when he arrived here, in fact
had been suffering for several days be-
fore leaving Shelby. His condition is
serious, but no hopeless.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

81 suffered with piles eleven years be-
fore using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve;
now my health is fully restored Con
rad STANCE, Pierz, MINI. A soothing,
healing preparation of standard merit;
beware of worthless counterfeits. Bob
bitt-Wynne Drug Co.. w. II. King 4
TO-. Adams & Moye. VIM. Simpson
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE--LOT CORNER OAK
wood avenue and North East street;
also one lot on North East street, and
one house on lakewood avenue. and
two cottages on North East street near
lakewood avenue; excellent neighbor-
hood. Apply p. III. Hughes, manager
Postal Telegraph Company, Savannah,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

WANTED.-AN ENGAGEMENT AS
Cashier or other position of trust by
gentleman well qualified. many years
experience in New York city. High
est testimonials. Address, w. B. H.,
Box 20, Wilson, n. c.
9-24-sun & wed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
AT THE ACADEMY LAST NIGHT
All Sorts of Fun and No End of Wond-
erful Things Done.

Did you go to the Academy of Music
last night to see Prof. Lee, the hypnot-
list?
If you did you don't regret it-unless
you happened to be one Of the hypnotized
fellows on the stage. If you didn't-well
you just missed all sorts of fun. laugh
ing at the ridiculous antics of these same
hypnotized fellows on the stage.
But it was more than funny, it was
truly wonderful. You should see it by
all means. It's worth any mans time
and money.
My advice is go tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
STYLES OFT SOON.

The styles of the Caraleigh Cotton
mills will he out about October the first.
The patterns this year are especially
pretty and many Raleigh people would
be surprised to see the grade of goods
made in these mills. The mill has this
year 80 styles and 135 patterns Of
goods.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

WANTED BY A CINCINNATI
wholesale liquor house, four expert
enced statesmen who can show good
record as to ability, honesty and
character for the territory of Virginia
and North Carolina. Applications
will be treated with strictest conf
dence. Address Box 95, Cincinnati,
Ohio. 2-t-sun-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
WANTED.

D-PURCHASER FOR ONE
Steinway piano (sqliare Z och) at
S15u; one Steiff piano Square och) ar
at 500; one Femand & Votey organ
tgood as new $40. The above pianos
are latest improved squares, been thor
ougllly overhauled and in perfect con-
dition (good as new and must be sold
within five days or withdrawn from
sale. MILLER ~ UZZLE,
Pullen Building, Raleigh, n. @.
o7-2t
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

WANTED.-A PORTION OF YOUR
printing. Bill heads, letter heads,
statements, briefs, records, cards-in
fact, printing of all kinds executed
promptly in the highest style of the art
by Afford, Bynum and Christopher
115 e. Hargett street, Raleigh, N. G..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
ITO THROW GOOD MONEY
AFTER BAD

viii but increase my pain" If you
have thrown away money for medi-
cines that did not and could not cure,
why should you not now begin taking
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the medicine that
never disappoints? Thousands of people
who We're in your condition and took
Hoods Sarsaprilla say it was the
best investment they ever made, for it
brought them health.
Hoods Pills cure sick headache, indi-
gesti0n.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
PHOTOGRAPHS.

WHARTON, THE PHOTOGRAPH
er il still making his high grade pict-
ures at special rates. Remember
4 when yon get Wharton's pictures. you
are getting tbs very best.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

SALESMAN WANTED-TO CALL
on doctors only on behalf of the lead
ing firm in the trade. Position perma-
nent. Applicant must be intelligent,
indefatigable and of good appearance
State experience. Address, T. 0.
Box, 1852, Philadelphia. 17-4-t-e-o-d
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
NOTICE.

OUR LINE OF FINE CANDY IN
"sealed packages" is now complete and
ready for the market. Thu quality
of the goods, inside the packages, re-
main as before-THE FlNEST-with
many novelties i'm Chocolates We have
added to, and improved the style aud
quality of the packages until we have
the largest and the handsomest line
offered by any one house in America.
Dealers will do well to send now for
sample order.
A. d. ROYSTER & BRO.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

LADY OR MAN WANTED TO
travel and appoint agents. $50 per
month salary and expenses. Ziegler
81 Co, 272 Locust ST., Philadelphia.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

Business with the busy little bee is
always humming.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
MISCELIAAN EOUS.

LOST, STOLEN OR TAKEN BY
mistake from Union Depot yesterday
evening, two small Grips. One small
Telescope containing a Set of q. >.
Gaugers Dies. Stencil Plates, Die
Brushes, &c. Also one small hand
Gripp containing Revolver, Blanks,
&c. Any person returning or giving
information OF same to me, mt Office
of Collector of Internal Revenue, will
be literally rewarded. W. A. Stancil,
General Storekeeper and Gouger.
9-27-3t
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One Cent a Word.

NO ADVERTISEMENT TAKEN
FOR LESS THAN % CENTS AN IN
SERTION. CASH MUST ACCOM-
PANY ORDER. SPECIAL DIS,
COUNTS ON LONG CONTRACTS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

FAMILIES LIVING NEAR THE
Baptist Female University who desire
to take students of the University TO
board, Will inform President Blasia-
game at the University. 2l-lt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27
lIILANTA DENTAL COLLEGE,

ia leading School of its kind IN the SoJJTH,
III INTEIsES TED.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

Norfolk oysters today at G. .. Ar
thurs stall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES
bought for cash. Loans made. Adj
dress p. o. Box No. 1914. Raleigh,
N. c. 9-1o-1m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

LOST, STRAYED Or STOLEN
A brown Shepherd puppy. about .
months old. Suitable reward for return
to j. ID. BOUSHALI.
27-3t.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

Fresh shrimps every day. c.. d. Ar
thur stall.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

AGENTS Make $40 A DAY WORK
ing for as. Cheapest reliable portrait
and picture frame house on earth.
Most excellent work. Send for free
catalogue. Nonpareil Portrait Co.,
Box G, Camden. @. .s.4-.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

FOR SALE-ONE STORE BUILD
ing, Warehouse and Entire Stock.
Finest stand in town. One Grist Mill,
turbine wheel and machinery accord
ing, fine water power, central locality.
For terms, address Garland A. Thoma-
son, Executor, Old Fort, N. G.
9-24-1W
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-27

.STuP-AT HORIZONS HOTEL.
Ayden, n. G. Special attention paid to
transient guests, comfortable rooms.
Table supplied with the markets best.
Porter will meet all trains. 21-6t.
The leader., 1899-08-23
ENDORSED BY REDHEAD.

Centreville, Miss, July 81, 1899.
Editor Natchez Democrat:
Dear Sir-I notice in Sundays
Times Democrat an article taken from
your able paper advocating that the
cotton growers hold back one-third of
the coming crop until after December
or January. This is an excellent sug-
gestion and 1 heartily endorse it. 1t
is clear to the mind of every thinking
man that cotton has got to look to its
home people for its friends-those
who make it and those who advance
money to make it have got to cham
pion its cause and do battle against
the spinners and spectators. If the
bankers and merchants will join in
with this movement with the farmer
his course will be greatly strengthened.
The fact that liens, mortgages, deeds
of trust and like obligations are gener-
ally made payable not later that the
10Th of November, is the main cause of
the heavy movement of cotton during
the early fall months, and this move
ment furnishes the bears with
powerful lever to depress the price of
the staple, but if your suggestion is
carried out and we can keep back a
third of the crop, it will break into the
calculations of the spinnerS and specu-
lators and greatly aid cotton to sell on
it's merits.
When we look around us and see that
all other lines of business are on
boom, that cotton mills all over the
world are running on full time, that
there is an active demand for their
output and then see the depressed and
languishing condition of the cotton
growing interests, we are forced to the
the conclusion that there is something
abnormal in the existing conditions.
Recognizing this fact, We must try and
find the remedy and then apply it.
Not sit supinely by and let the spin
ners and spectators manipulate the
products of our farms and our labor
as they see fit. l commend your plan
to the press of the State as we'll as to
the press of the South. If the press
and the thinking men of the South
will take up this matter and give it
their serious thought l have no doubt
that much good can be done thank
you for your timely suggestion and
congratulate our people on having
such valiant champion and hope you
may keep this matter constantly be-
fore the people,
Yours truly, etc,
| JOHN A. REDHEAD,
President Mississippi Cotton Growers
Association.
The leader., 1899-08-23
Illinois Central r. r.
OF INTEREST TO
STOCKHOLDERS.
Free Transportation to Attend the Annual me,,ino
at chicaqo.

The Board Of directors Of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company. at a meeting held July ~
lsg.; adopted the following preamble and res
olution:
To the end that the stockholders Of the ILL.,
nos Central Railroad Company may more readily
attend. In person. the annual meeting OF stock
In Chicago on the last Wednesday in September
In each year. be IL.
RESOLVED. That until the further order of
this board. there may be issued. to each holder
the Illinois Central Railroad Company, as
registered on the books of the COMPANY a
ticket enabling him. or her. To travel free over
the Company's lines from the station on the
Illinois Central Railroad nearest to his or her
registered address. to Chicago and return for
the purpose OF attending. In person. the meet
for the journey to Chicago only during the
four days.immedlately preceding. and the day Of.
the meeting. and for the return journey from
Chicago only on the day Of the meeting. and the
countsrsigr,ed and stamped In the presidents
office. (Those tickets will now be counter
signed and stamped in the Office Of W. e.
BRUFS, assistant Secretary Chicago Such
ticket may be obtained by any registered
holder OF stock on application. in writing, to the
president or the company In Chicago. Each ap-
plication must state the full name and address
of the stakeholder exactly as given In his or her
certificate of stock. together with the number
and date Of such certificate. No more than one
person will be carried free In respect to any one
holding of stock as registered on the books Of
BY order Of the board of directors
A. G. HACKSTAFF.
Secretary.
The next annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad Company will
be held at the office of the Company In
Chicago. on Wednesday September a, 1899. at
noon. For the purpose OF this meeting. the
close Of business on September 18th to the
morning Of september 18th.
The leader., 1899-08-23
THE NEED OF YOUNG MEN-THE
DUTY OF THE HOUR.


II asked to name that which is the
almost universal need of young men,
the empnatic reply would be, a busi-
ness education.
1t has now reached the point that il
is practically impossible for young
man to get a start in life without it.
and all will doubtless remember the
adage that "a good start is half the
battle" A business education not on.
ly gives this good start, but a better
ending, for it thoroughly qualities him
to ascend the ladder of promotion and
reach the highest round of success.
In urging young men to attend the
Ga.- Ala. Business College, at Macon
Ca, under the presidency of Prof. e
l.. Martin, formerly of this State, We
are governed by the fact, it is clearly
to their own individual interest so to do
for it guarantees to save them time anG
money on what is conceded to be tn,
most thorough course ever devised.
The college guarantees positions
and pays the railroad fare of students
Excellent board and lodging are fur
nished at the very low rate of % pc
month.
The leader., 1899-08-23
INCREASE OF PERSONAL ASSESSMENTS

INCREASE OF PERSONAL ASSESSMENTS.
Ordered, that the personal assess
ment of b. Il. Brister 4 Co. be increas.
ed s15340.0O.
Ordered, that the personal assess
ment of F. H. Hartman Lumber Co. be
increased 100000.
Ordered that the personal assessment
of +. III. Hartman be increased $4,000
Ordered that the personal assess.
ment Of F. s. Swain be increased
10000.
Ordered that the board do now ad
journ.
w. F. PARSONS, Pres.
FELIX MAY, Clerk.