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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-08

These prices also show advances. rath-
or more, in fact, than those on the same
materials rs shown in the prices of fer
tilizer factories.
1T might be well to state that there
are three classes of materials entering
into fertilizers: u Those furnishing
phosphOric acid: (2) Those supplying pot
ash; and 81 Those supplying ammonia.
Acid phosphate is the main source of the
first of these; approximately one-half of
the acid phosphate is phosphate rock
which is mined in South Carolina Florida
and Tennessee. The price of this has adj
vanced about $500 per ton at the mines.
The other half of acid phosphate comes
from sulphuIic acid The materials USED
in making sulphuric acid, pyr.tes and sui
phur, have also advanced.
The supply of potash practically all
comes from Germany in what is known
as potash salts, as kainit, mllriate OF pot
ash. and sulphate of potash. The prices
Of these have not increased for this sea-
sons supply, as contracts are made Il
year ahead for these materials. though
ocean freights have advanced consider
ably and if they had to be bought now
would cost more.
1.-The supply of ammonia comes from
cotton-seed meal, which is the product
of the cotton-seed oil mills; dried blood
and tankage. which are products of the
slaughter and packing establishments of
the northwest; fish scrap, which comes
from oil and fish packing establishments
nitrate off soda, which is mined in South
America; and sulphate of ammonia, the
supply of which comes from both this
and foreign countries
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For LaGriDpe and Influen-
"a use CHENEYS EXPEC-
TORANT.

The Mecklenburg campaign viii be
opened by Hon. c. Il. Aycock III a speech
at Charlotte on the 10th.
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RED HOT FROM THE GUN

Was the ball that hit G.. +. Steadman.
of Newark, Mich. in the Civil War. 1t
caused horrible Ulcers that no treatment
helped for 20 years. Then Bucklen' 5
Arnica Salve cured him. Cures Cuts.
Bruises, Burns, Boils, Felons, Corns. Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth. -
cts. box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by
all druggists.
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Fertilizer Materials by fertilizers factories for last year

''These prices show advances on all
materials entering into fertilizers
The question now is-haye the manu-
.facturers of fertilizers advanced the
prices beyond what as justified by the i'm
crease in prices of raw products? To get
an idea of this comparison OF the most
reliable quotations of wholesale dealers
in raw products for March and April,
1899. has been made, with those for Jan
uary. 1900 Quotations for January and
February, 1899, were not accessible.
The quoted prices of Feertilizer Ma
dnaIerS are rs follows:
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SHOWS RAW MATERIALS
HAVE ADVANCED EVEN MORE,
THAN FERTILIZERS.
THIS YEARS AND LAST YEARS PRICES
Phosphate Rock Has Advanced So so Per Ton
Gotten Seed Meal $3.50; Tankage, Sis;
Nitrate Of Soda, Sc so; sulphate of
Ammonia, 81. 40: Blood, 81 81.

For some time in this and other States.
the farmers have been protesting that
trust has put up unduly the price of fer
tilizers and i'll some counties active s'cpS
have been taken to organize to hight the
advance in prices. With a vieT 10 ascer
tanning the facts in the case the Agricll-
Gural department about three weeks ago
began, through State Chemist Kilgore, to
investigate as to the advance in the price
of fertilizers and of the raw materials
from which fertilizers are made Num-
erolS letters have been received both
from fertilizer manufacturers and frOln
brokers of the raw materials an these
have been compared with the statements
of trade Journals and with tAe prices of
Il year ago. Mr.. Kilgore has done the
work with much care and patience ana
he and Commissioner Patterson feel tina:
the data asi given is accurate. They
have found II no be Il fact that the raw
materials which the manufactures has
to buy have advanced quite as much
proportianatCly as the price of fertilizers.
The following statement given out yes
tCrday embOtlieS the reSuts OF Nr Kill
cores investigation:
Fertilizer factories are dependent mp
ON the producers of raw materials for i'll
gradients out of which to make fertilizers.
These raw products fiuctuate in price as
other articles of commerce do. About three
weeks ago this department requested the
fertilizer factories doing business in the
State. to quote it prices ON fertilizer ma
terials and fertilizers to enable the de-
partment to answer the inquiries which
come to it as to where and at what prices
fertilizers and fertilizer materials are to
he had, and also to enable the depart
ment to fix fair and reasonable values ON
the valuable ingredients of fertilizers The
average prices quoted by ten factories.
together with the prices quoted one yeaa'
ago, and the advance in these prices in
January. 1900 over those in January.
1899. are given below. The quotations
are based ON purchase for cash. in lots
Of five tons or less. free on board the
cars at the factories.
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time, but went over to Keysville on his
train this morning. The interment took
Place this afternoon.
The new Southern Conservatory OF
Music will soon he completed. and is
thing of beauty. The opening concert
will be held about the first of March.
At that time Wolf Fries, the famous
Boston cellist vii he here. Mr.. Fries Is
- years af age. and has appeared in oven
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DIR. BULLS COUGH SYRUP will
cure throat and lung trouble without
fail. For grippe influenza and deep
seated cough or cold it is the best rene
dy for the public. The doses are small
and Il bottle costs only 2Jc.
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SPECIAL RATES VIA S. A. T..

On account of the Mardi Gras Cele-
bration at New Orleans. La, and Nj"
bile, Ala. February 2127, the 5. A. L.
Will sell round trip tickets on account
this occasion for one first class ARE for
the round trip, tickets to be sold daily.
commencing February 20. up - and in
Guiding February %, with hnal init
March 10.
On account of the Gala Day Gel bra
ton, Southern Pines. y. ~, February
21-22. the S. A. l.. will sell rOunG rip
tickets for one first class fare for the
round trip. Rate of $500 will pply
from Raleigh, to be sold February 20
and 81, with final limit February %.
Winter Tourist rate from RALEIGH TO
Old Point Comfort. Va. S7Go, with
final limit six months from date Of sale:
TO Southern Pines, \. c., $3.50; Pine
hurst. y. c.. 1915; with final limit May
31st
For further information regarding
schedules and rates write or call on the
undersigned.
Il. P. SMITH. c. T. y.
Raleigh. y. +.
IT. s. LIZARD, J. +. A.,
Raleigh. y. G.
c. III. GATTIS. d. 7. A..
Raleigh. ~ G.
w. S. Philpot, Albany. Ga, says.
DeWitts Little Early Risers did me
more good than any pills ever took
The famous little pills for constipation.
biliousness and liver and bowel troubles
Bobbitt & Wynne Drug Co, w. II. King.
Adams & Moye, VIM. Simpson.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-16


A compliment and a slur in the same
breath are in a letter ! received from
a Washington girl in Paris.
I'VE were dining at Joseph's the 9TH
er night" she writes, when q delight
fully dressed woman sitting at table
near with party Of three sent one Of
the men with her to ask father If we
were not Americans She seemed to
be saying i told you so to her friends,
and as we came out she stopped me in
the corridor to explain her odd pro-
ceeding. She was politeness itself.
Mademolselle viii pardon me- she
said with the most charming accent,
but 1t was wager l have wagered
my husband that we shall see so
Americans this evening. 1t is now 35
we have seen, and Nine. B., who is
with us. would not believe you were
Americans. Mais, was sure-sureg
why were you so sure of it? ask
ed.
Madame flashed dazzling smile at
me.
'OhY she said, the Americans have
always the voices Of the worst and the
manners at table Of the very, very
best. was surey" - Washington
Post
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-16

Some people gratefully reflect that
we owe the clouds and the tides and
the winds to the Mother and Maker
of men," but these are less numerous
than the folks who would like to
know what we should do for soles
and cod and mackerel if there were no
ocean. Yet think only how big it Isl
If you divide the whole globes area
into II parts. the sea covers eight of
those. with an average depth of 1000
fathoms. Try to imagine $4,000 feet Of
solid. perpendicular sea water lying
upon eight-elevenths of the entire
planet
A patient mathematician has been at
the pains t. inform us that this bulk
of brine would weigh one and half
million million millions of tons For
the most part this vast body of water
thus set down in figures as 100000,
000.0O0,0OO,O0O tons-is of the same
composition everywhere, and as every
body knows. carries great quantities of
ocean salt.
But that same salt is itself singulariy
complex. Not only are there in it
chlorldes and sulphates of sodium,
potash, magnesium and lime, which
are familiar to many, but it contains
also silica. boron, bromide, iodine, flu
oric acid and the oxides of nickel, CO.
bait, manganese, zinc, silver. lead. cop
per, aluminium. barium and stron-
tium. Arsenic and gold are also found
In it. along with those rare metals lithi
UNI. rubidium and cnsium.-- London
Telegraph
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WALK BLINpLY TO DEATH.
One of the Keenest Birds Is often
Deceived by His Visual Organ.

One of the Keenest Birds Is often
Deceived by His Visual Organ.
After trudging all day along the top
Of the mountain with no success at all,
inasmuch as | had shot several times,
ran across an old hunter, j. w. Hyde.
After the usual greeting we seated our
selves on an old log to exchange notes.
put the question:
"Why are the turkeys always on the
run when see them?y
The old man spit through his teeth,
changed his position, laid his long,
the fourth portion of plug of tobacco
In his mouth and proceeded to tell me
why the turkeys were always on the
run when saw them:
"Of all the game | have ever hunted
turkeys display the most wonderful
power of vision. | cannot tell just
why this Is. | have made a microscop-
zeal examination Of the eyes Of the
hawk, eagle, fox, weasel and owl, but
find no material difference in the lens
and retina. The ciliary muscles and
the iris are exactly the same, yet none
of these keen visioned creatures can
compare with the turkey in point Of
seeing. remember the acuteness of
sight displayed by one old gobbler. l
had carefully concealed myself, and no
part Of my body was visible but the
upper part of my head. A puff of wind
slightly disturbed the brim of my hat.
He saw it and Immediately took to
flight
"On another occasion was hunting in
the mountains in Georgia. l was lying
behind log and was carefully hidden,
all but the upper part of my face. A
turkey was slowly coming in response
to my call and was carefully noticing
for signs of danger A mosquito was
singing me fearfully on the forehead.
/ raised my finger slowly to crush it,
and as soon as the finger came within
range Of vision cluck went the turkey
and he was gone.
Nov, the most ineXplicable thing in
regard to hunting turkeys is that, with
all their acuteness of sight, the surest
way to get shot is to sit down in an
open place with your back against a
tree, in full view, and, strange to say,
they will walk up within ten steps
without seeing you"
Just then we noticed that the sun
was down. The old hunter invited me
to spend the night at his camp, which
/ did and had a most pleasant time
Forest and Stream.
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A Big Grasshopper.

A geographical expedition which set
out for Australia from Boston on an
exploring and mapmaking tour had en-
gagged negro cook, who took great in
terest in everything he saw While the
party was en- route kangaroo broke
out of the grass and made for the hori-
zon with prodigious leaps, an event
that interested the colored gentleman
from the Hub exceedingly.
you all have pretty wide meadows
hereabouts, | reckons," he said to the
native who was guiding the party.
mot any larger than those of other
countries" returned the guide most po-
litely.
well, there must be mighty power
full h&gh grass roundabouts, heh?" he
insisted.
''Not that / know Of" replied the
guide. why do you ask such odd
questionsY'
"Why, I'll tell you, boss. was think
In of the mighty uncommon magnitude
of them grasshoppers p Kansas City
Independent.
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The MAGIC Lantern.


How many of us while using magic
lanterns have wondered how they were
first made? Indeed they are of very
respectable antiquity. AS early as the
seventeenth century a Jesuit named
Kircher constructed one. 1t was a
very crude affair, and as he was not
unwilling to excite the fears of the
persons who witnessed his exhibitions
he called it magic" lantern, and so
it has always been called.
There are reasons to believe that the
lantern was in use even earlier than
the seventeenth century and that the
mysterious figures which the old as
trologers produced in the smoke of
their mystic fires were produced in the
same way as Kircher produced his, the
smoke hiding the lantern
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-16

Stern Father-Now. now, my boys
Quarreling again--and for a miserable
little halfpenny?
One Of the Boys Well, you said, IA
ther, the less we quarreled about the
better!-- London Tit Bits.
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In Japan it would be thought as
rude to neglect to offer tea to visitor
On his arrival as not to speak to him.
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REMEMBRANCE.

IN a lone bleak wood a wild rose grew.
No eye ever saw it, no mind ever knew,
But the flower was none the less fair
As any that ever breathed the air.
II gazed up to the calm cold sky
And shuddered to think it soon must die.
]. languished, and its heart grew chill;
The caress OF zephyr might well nigh kill,
But passing breeze gave encouragement
Aid bore afar its delicate scent;
The breeze thus laden kissed a child
Who played in the meadow and, pausing, smiled.
The dear enchantment Of that spot
The child. through lifetime, never forgot.
The soul OF the rose with its last sweet breath,
Leaped forth to meet approaching death, 49,
And gave to the breeze every crimson fake; "ssy
Twas all it had, for memory's sake.
No eye ever saw it, no mind ever guessed
The sweetness of its final rest.
How came to know it? Twas told by the dew
How sweet is Remembrance, and tell you.
II. B. Delany in Guidon.
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Largest Of Animate.

Mr.. Beddard in his book on whales
reminds readers that although imagi-
nation is apt to picture the giant rep.
tiles of the jurassic and cretaceous
periods as having exceeded in size all
modern animals yet in fact there is no
evidence that the earth has ever con-
tanned either on the land or in the sea
creatures exceeding the whale in bulk.
The mammoth was larger than the ele-
plant, but the ichthyosaurus could not
match the whale for size, although
with its terrible jaws 1t would doubt
less have been the whales master
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II Told the Truth.

A countryman ON a visit to Glasgow,
while walking along Argyle street
reading the signboards and the tickets
in the shop windows, said to his com
panion: Hoo can a. thae ham shops
be the best and cheapest? Every yin
O. them says that, and the same wi
the clothes shops tae. They are jist
a lot O. eears"
They continued along the street Ill
til, coming opposite a plumbers shop
with big bill in the window with the
words Cast Iron Sinks" printed in
large letters on it, he exclaimed.
well, Jock, here's yin that tells the
truth at ony rate. But any DANCED
fool kens that cast iron wad sink"
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ONE ON HIS FATHER.
Smart Youth Is Caught Then vie
timizes Parent.

SmArt AOutn Is Caught.x Vhem Vtc-
timizes Parent.
The 12-year-old son of a Van Buren,
street fond parent recently became the
proud possessor of some guinea pigs.
A day or two after the same were
safely corralled in a cage he went
about Dragging of his new acquisition
among his playmates. Now, it seems
these youngsters knew of ''sell' in
which guinea pigs play prominent
part. They started to shook" the
youngster and caught him fast and
hard
He felt so bad about it that he
started In turn to "selr' some one else.
His father was the victim.
did you know, papa, that If you
hold guinea pig by the tail it's eyes
will drop out?"
His father laughed outright.
why, who in wonder told you such
stuff, LOUISE"
"The boys all say that answered
Louis, sober as judge, ''and it's so,
yes sir
ooh, nonsense" said his father, still
laughing.
swell. you go to the cage and hold
one up and you'll see"
Just to humor the boy the father
went out. In moment he came back
looking well, looking just like man
that's been badly sold.
"The little rascal got me that time, .
he replied to friend
"But I don't see the point" said the
friend
Don't your
mo"
well, guinea pigs have no taiIs.'-
Topeka Capital.
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A MISUNDERSTANDING.

"Here! Where are you going?' cried
the housekeeper.
Why, lady replied Harvard Has
ben, II don't suppose you want me to
get my board here permanent"
None of your impertinence! Before
l gave you your dinner | asked you if
you were ready to go to work at once,
and you said yes.
My goodness! Did you say at once? ?
I understood you to say once
thought you were curious about my
past. Philadelphia Press.
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AN ms ?lRATlON.

It Showed the BashfuI Youth a Hnp-
by Way to Pop the Question.
cts CO." announced the young
man with beaming face, land the hap
by day has been set!''
$50 you got your courage up to the
point at last2" said the friend who
understood the situation.
Eyes. Say, it isn't hard when you
get started But it is wonder
didn't get nervous prostration before
made the plunge! l was six months
trying to gel courage enough to ask
the all important question. But every
time that opened my mouth to speak
simply broke out into cold sweat
and couldn't say a word for the life
Of me- / would have retreated dozen
times bag and baggage If could have
done so gracefully. Not that l didn't
want the girl, but simply for the rea-
son that l despaired of ever being able
to ask her to be mine. The girl acted
too, as if she had right to hear some
thing to the point But l could only
sit there like chuckle headed idiot
and abuse the weather l would have
been right there in the same horrible
situation II something hadn't happen
ed to break the ice.
Zone night last week we were sitting
side by side on a sofa and during one
Of those blissful moments when moth
ing was being said CHANGED to notice
the girls eyes intently fixed upon a
motto that hung on the wall opposite
and which read, Love One Another
I'll be hanged if l ever saw that motto
before, but it gave me an inspiration,
and | leaned over and murmured,
Shall wey and she murmured, i don't
mind and it was all over but the
shouting !'-Detroit Free Press.
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Hon Chnice.

Once upon a time a Young Person,
by Dint of Frugaiity. had accumulated
Wad, aud, the season of Millinery
Openings having come, it was now Up
to her.
Shall |" she unused i'll no small anx-
iety, make my Wad look like 30 cents,
or shall trim my own hat and thus
make myself look like 80 centsY
AS the Shrewd Reader win doubtless
have conjectured tile Upshot of the
matter was that the Young Person pur-
chased Lovely Imported Creation,
costing $50 Detroit Journal.
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An old friend who keeps autographs
ms fad pointed out to me recently the
evolution of the name of Vanderbilt as
we have it at the present time The
original was Van der Bit. The old
commodore signed it thus; Ivan Der
bilt." William H. signed It Van dcr-
biIt." leaving distinct space between
the IN" and the small ID" as his fa-
ther did between the IN" and the capt.
tai 3D. Most Of the present genera
ton make one word Of it.-New York
Press
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The oldest chrI.tian Hymn.

The oldest Christian hymn was com
posed not only by a pagan, the Roman
Emperor Adrian. but by prosecutor
Of Christians as well The hymn be-
gins with the line "vitaI spark Of
heavenly love- and was written be-
tween the years 76 and 1873 A. D., the
dates Of the emperor's birth and death.
The hymn was paraphrased by Alex
ander Pope in the early part Of the
eighteenth century.
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Not SELF Conscious.

Il will say" remarked the young wo-
man, that he is not afflicted with that
self consciousness which marks the
person Of deficient culture"
No" answered Miss Cayenne, ''he
Isn't at all self conscious. He viii be
tiresome by the hour wltlont being IN
the least aware OF Washington
STAR
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
Ninth Annual Fair!
The Directors Putting Unusual Energy Into
the Preparatory Arrangements.
ps,se,s God for the Best .. nsst Largely ts.aa Fair Yet u

taken by the directors OF the Arkansas valley fn
index the ninth annual fair OF the Association Will be the
gest and best any held for meeting held Monday
the thirteen directors and lively interest
manifested in getting the best programme possible
purses offered the speed total nearly $1,000 which Is
hundred dollars than offered last and
There will be the alwayspopuar vemile
cowboy the fair for 500 each day.
hrec-mle tho last day. also for 500 purse In the
all pacing and tro'ting Watermelon Day. Thursday
offered which should string
of good horses. 80.
will be decided later in the OF bicycle
breaking and ropng being the o
list Of attractions will bring much larger
crowd than before.
railway will make low rates for the entire fair and
Watermelon Day. which is Thursday Septe
ber 9Th
additional that will be OF interest to the
will be the factory Of the American
which will be nearly completed by time aud
which will be- by courtesy OF the officers the thrown open
public inspections least portion Of Watermelon Day and the
day following 80
appointed for that will visit leading farmers
gardeners the large exhibits OF all farm
will their preparation This action the directors
agricultural exposition far in advance of all former
Crops of all kinds promising and with the
perfected the exhibits
the far display of the products Of the valley assured
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-07-20
The True Remedy.

To abolish the duty on trust-controlied
imports would simply change masters.
In place of being the victims of home
trust, we would be transferred to the
tender mercies of n foreign one. Besides
this, the method proposed would not at
feet trusts in articles on which there is no
duty. For instance, it would have no
effect whatever on the Standard Oil mon
opoly, nor on the Flour trust, nor the
Beef trust, nor the Coal trust, nor on
many others.
The true remedy is in the adoption Of
the republican policy Of n constitutional
amendment giving congress fall power
over the trusts. 1t has not such power
now under tis constitution. The states
should grant it that authority through an
: amendment to the constitution. That
will go to the root of the matter. aud it ~
the only way Of reaching the subject ef-
fectually,-Toledo "Blade."