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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
The OUTLOOK BRILlIANT
Handling of the Crops by the Rail-
roads a Problem.
GREAT STRENGTH IN IRON AND STEEL
The One Bad Feature in the Business Situation
is the Continuance Of the Deadlock
in the Anthracite Coal
Region.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, August i5.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say:
Weather conditions have been favor
able and the country is a week nearer to
realizing the largest harvest in its his
tory. Fall trade in the Northern and
Western sections has further expanded
and in the West and Northwest may be
said to be in full career, with every
sail drawing and nearly the best Of out
looks, both as regards AGRICULTURAL yields
and prices The need of larger than US
ual quantities of money to move the
crops is appreciated and confidence in the
work of handling the crops With a min
imum of friction is widely expressed,
though a further seasonable tightening
of the situation is looked for. The ply
steal handling of the crops by the rail
roads presents a problem which must
also be met and the possibility of a car
shortage looms up second only to the
necessary financing of the movement it
self.
THE favorable trade features noted
this week are the expansion in the fall
demand fer dry goods, hardware, grocer
les, shoes and millinery at leading mar
kets North, West, East and Northwest,
hAiIti Aiio = w. - ~ S-SSV 80
to the large size of the Southern cotton
crop and its effect on future business,
the strength of iron and steel, caused by
the curtailment of production in July as
a result of shortages in fuel supplies
due to the strikes and car shortages, the
firmness in lumber mills being heavily
sold ahead and the continuance of the
improved export demand for cereals par
ticularly wheat, with the steadiness in
prices of actual grain which is in active
request, While speculation is rather slow.
The less favorable features noted are the
restriction of trade in summer goods,
caused by the cool weather, the contin-
uance of the deadlock at the anthracite
coal mines, with the growing
as to supplies and prices if the strike
continues until cool weather, and the I'M
favorable figures of July export trade,
caused by the projection of last years
conditions into the present season.
Cotton retains all the strength noted
toward the close last week. Some cotton
goods are rather easy in tone. Print
cloths, while held at Fall River at three
cents, are offered at 2Rc at other mar
kcts. Ginghams are, however. strong
and some advances are
Business failures number 1S1 against
lis last year"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
THE STATE TOPOGRAPHIC SURVEY.
Active Work Now Going On IN Eastern Part
of North Carolina.

Active and energetic work IS being
pushed on the topographic survey of
North Carolina by the United States
Geological Survey, which is working in
corporation with the State. In this the
State Board of Agriculture provides half
the funds and the national government
the other half.
The work. which is under the charge OF
Photographer Albert Pike, is being done
by several parties now in the field, and
calls for the mapping of rectangular sec
tons to be known as the Tarboro,
Rocky Mount, Wilson, and Turnage
(Castoria) ~quadrangles, and also the
Spring Hope, Kenally, Boyett, Selma,
Eagle Rock, Raleigh, GOldsboro and Kin
ston ~quadrangles. Each of these sec
tons embraces fifteen minutes of lati-
tude and fifteen minutes of longitude,
and is named for the most important
town Or feature appearing in it.
These maps will be uniform with the
topographic sheets already published Of
the western portion of the State. They
will be engraved on copper and printed
from stone, in three colors-black for
the features of culture, such as towns.
highways and boundaries; blue for wa
ter and drainage, and brown for the
contour lines which express the charac-
ter of the slopes and shapes of the hills
and also elevations above the sea level.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
Santos Dumont Leaves Us.
CIV the Associated PreSS.)

10y the ASSOC1dIpH 1ToSS.)
New York, Aug. Dumont
the ~aeronaut, sailed for France on La
Touraine today. His intended departure
was known only to a few friends and was
explained by the aeronaut himelf, as due
to the failure of certain parties to put
up the expected $25, 900 prize for a sue
cessful flight in this city. He said he
would return to this country in time for
the airship contest at the st. Louis ex-
position.
Santos Dumont said that he was not a
rich man and he could not make an Xiii
bition of this kind without assurances
hat his expenses would be paid. When
in France, he continued, he received word
that the Aero Club of American had Of
fered a prize of s25, 900 for a flight from
Brighton Beach to the Battery in this
city.
"Since / have been staying here" con-
tinued the a%eronaut, Il heard various
rumOrs that the offer was not legitimate.
Whether this is true or not do not
know, but | am not going to take any
risks, and therefore have decided not to
make the SAIL
George Francis Kerr, the secretary of
the Aero Club, expressed much surprise
when told of the ~aeronaut's departure.
He said all the preparations for the trip
had been practically made.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
THIS BOY HAS NERVE
Shoots the Man Who is Beat
ing His Aunt.
Tommy is Only Ten Years Old, But no Woman
Ever Had a More Chivalric
Defender.
Especial to News and Observer.o

NoDtCIdI " News ana ODSoCVer.)
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 15.-Angered
because he saw him fearfully beating his
aunt, Tnos. Overly, 10 years old, this
morning shot and painfully wounded Geo.
w. Bundy, who boarded at the house
where the shooting occurred and who
made trouble because Of some petty
jealousy.
The boys aunt, Miss E. a. Squires, a
maiden lady, was SO badly injured by
Bundy that she had to be sent to the
hospital. Another lady in the house was
also fearfully beaten before the boy came
pluckily to the rescue of the women with
the pistol which he repeatedly snapped
at Bundy before and after it had fired.
The boy was discharged by the mayor
ard commended for his action, his moth
CT being in the house and in danger of
the savage mans wrath. All the parties
came here from Charlotte about three
years ago. Bundy boarded at the house
where the shooting occurred and is about
fifty years old.
The first bale of new crop cotton to
reach Wilmington this season came to-
day from A. j. Cottingham, Of Maxton.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
An Editors Enterprise.
NGWSpaperdOm.)

eWSpaperdOm
An exchange is responsible for this
good story: a rural editor who was visit
ing in New York was quite amazed with
the ~promptness the newspapers displayed
in getting out reports on King Edwards
condition. He determined to adopt the
idea on all important events when he
should return home. Soon a~fterward he
was told one morning by the local ply
stefan that Deacon Jones was seriously
fl. The deacon was a man of some dis
t~inction in the community so the editor
posted a series of bulletins as follows:
1000 a. m.-DeacOn Jones no better.
1900 a. m.-Deacon Jones has relapse.
1890 p. m.-DeacOn Jones weaker.
Pulse failing.
2:15 p. m,-Deacon Jones' family has
been summoned.
$40 p. m.-Deacon Jones has died and
gone to heaven.
Later In the afternoon a travelling
salesman happened by, stopped to read
the bulletins, and. going to the bulletin
board, made another report concerning
the deceased. 1t was:
40 p. excitement in heaven.
Deacon Jones has not yet arrived.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
BEN, F. BRYAN GOES TO JAIL.
Charged With Abstracting Letters From the
Postoffice and Forcing Mail Locks.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Wilmington, N. c., Aug. 15.-Charged
with abstracting letters from the post
office and forcing mail locks by means
of false keys, Ben. f. Bryan, a young
white man, who recently came here from
near Rocky Mount and was clerk in the
Dixie cafe, was committed to Jail this
afternoon in default of a $500 bond to
appear at the November term of Federal
court. The case was worked up bv Post
office Inspector f. NJ. Davis and the Spe-
clfic charge is appropriating to his own
use a check amounting to $40, forwarded to
Armour & Co.'S office, in this city. Young
Bryan denies his guilt, saying he re-
ceived the check in the ordinary channel
of trade from some one he doesn't know.
He is said to be of an excellent family
and has carried himself above reproach
since coming here.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
THE STATE ALLIANCE
Growth and Progress of the
Farmers Organization.
B. Fleming Elected President. Agriculture
Building at A. & N. Demanded. Bust
ness Agency in Raleigh.
Especial to News and Observer.)

HilIsboro, n. c., August 14.-The six
teenth annual session Of the North Caro-
lima Farmers State Alliance ended a
two days session at headquarters, near
Hillsboro last Wednesday night. 1t was
a very harmonious and pleasant meet
ing. A larger number of counties Were
represented than last year. The treas
ury surplus has been increased $500
since last State meeting.
1t was decided to move the office of
the business agent to Raleigh, while
keeping headquarters at Hillsboro. Bus
mess Agent Parker will soon open an
office here, his family remaining at Hills
boro.
The alliance passed a resolution de-
handing the establishment of an agri-
cultural building at the A. and M. Col
lege and endorsed the action of the Board
of Agriculture for $40, 900 for this pur-
pose. The resolution says hat the far
mcrs representing eighty per cent. of
North Cardinals population should have
a department in no wise inferior to the
mechanical department.
The rural school library monument
was heartily endorsed and the Legisla-
ture urged to remove the restriction linn
lllhS W Do IL NStS oA<At 49,
tiles offered by this plan.
Another resolution endorsed the re-
formatOry for young criminals.
The executive committee was made
q committee of ways and means to secure
the completion of the L. l.. Polk monu-
ment.
The Alliance then closed a successful
session by the election of the following
officers: President, w. B. Fleming,
Ridgeway, Warren county; Vice-Presi-
dent, T. p. Johnson, Salisbury, Rowan
county; Secretary-Treasurer and State
Business Agent, T. Il. Parker, HillsborO,
Orange county; Lecturer, j. G. Balm,
Wade, Cumberland county; Assistant
Lecturer or Steward, inc NJ. Mitchell,
Wayne county; Chaplain. Rev. w. S.
Mercer, Moyock, Currituck county;
Doorkeepcr. Geo. T. Lane, Greensboro,
Guilford county; Sergeant-at-Arms, r
II. Lane, Aurora, Beaufort county; Trus-
tee Business Agency Fund, w. A. Ora
ham, Machpelah.
Executive Committee, ]. w. Denmark
John Graham. J.. E. Person, L. J. Old
ham and w. 3. Fleming.
c. II. Poe was delegate from Wake.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
Money For the Orphans.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Reidsville, N. c., August 1.-THE
Masons cleared nearly $500 at the picnic
at Seven Springs last Thursday. The
money has been forwarded to the oxford
Orphan Asylum.
Bishop Cheshire is filling several ap-
pointmentS in this county this week. He
will conduct the services at ST. Thomas
Episcopal church, this city, on next Sun
day night.
There We're very large breaks of new
tobacco on the market the past week.
All Of the warehouses had a fine lot of
the weed on the market and so far as
could be learned the prices paid the far
mers were entirely satisfactory.
1t is reported here that l.. NJ. War
lick, a prominent CasWell county attor-
ney, is anxious to secure the nomination
at the Republican convention for Con-
gress.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
CONCORD IS STRUCK
BY 4 BESOM OF RUIN
A Disastrous Storm Followed
by a Cyclone
CHURCH FALLS IN RUINS
Other Damage Wrought Making the
Losses About $4,000
MANUFACTURING PLANTS DAMAGED
CHURCH FALLS IN RUINS
MANUFACTURING PLANTS DAMAGED
Electric Ligh, and Tell phone Wires Torn D VA
Roofs Ripped eff, farms y blurred aid
Barns and OuthouseS Wreck
ed and SpIintered,
ed and SpIintered.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Concord, n. c., Aug. 15.-Concord was
visited by an electrical storm Nednes-
day night that did considerable damage
but last night at s o'clock Il cyclone
struck the city that destroyed property
10 the amount of fifty thousand dollars
besides running many beautiful shade
trees that the place is famous for.
The Cannon and Odell manufacturing
plants are greatly impaired, one end TO
the new addition of the former and the
north side of the latter being blown III,
Machinery and manufactured goods IN
both we're extensively damaged. The roofs
OF both buildings were carried away.
The Lippard Mill was also in the line
Of the storm this was almost destroyed.
The wind played with other buildings
not so large as a child would with his
toys.
Depot street suffered great loss. st.
andrews Lutheran church, recently built,
was entirely demolished. One dwelling
house, belonging to w. c. Coleman, was
raised to the ground. The roofs OF sew
eral residences were scattered to the
winds.
In the business portion of the city the
roofing on the rear of the Gibson drug
store and that Of Dayvault Bros. store
was blown off and carried some distance
away. The skylight ON the Stroud house
was also damaged.
Farms near Concord were greatly in
iured, barns and outhouscs were com
pletelv wrecked and splintered into kind
ling wood. Electric light and telephone
wires are torn down, one of the live
wires of the former falling on one Of the
large transfer horses to the Miltonion
bus, killing it instantly. The storm did
hot extend far into the country, causing
little injury to growing crops.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
A SUIT FOR DIVORCE
husband Charged by Deserted Wife With Dead
Head Eating at Her Hotel.
Especial to News and Observcr.l

Especial to News and Observcr.)
Portsmouth, Va, August IA suit
for divorce against J. ellie Harris has
been begun by his wife, Mrs. jamie b.
Rarris, Of the Hotel Madison.
The couple were married in Milton, N.
c., in 1889. The wife charges cruelty and
abuse, drunkenness, desertion, failure to
support and association with another
m SHE also charges that though her
husband has deserted her, he comes him
self and brings his friends to her hotel
to dine and pays for nothing.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
TO CABLE DEATHS FORrNTGRTLY.
1t Costs $3.50 to Wire an Officers Death. $40
to Wire a Private's.
CBy the Associated Pressl

Nby the ASSoclatcd PresS.)
: oyster Bay, August 1.-THE President
today gave orders that hereafter the
names of the enlisted men of the army
who died in the Philippines be cabIed to
this country once in every two weeks.
When the volunteer army was in the
archipelago it was the custom to cable
the casualties, but on the Withdrawal of
that army the practice was discontinued
While it costs an average of S1.5O to
able news to this country of the death
of an officer in the Philippines, it costs
about $50 for each enlisted man. This
difference is due to the fact that the
War Department has code number for
all it's officers, while the names of the
enlisted men, together with their COM
pany, regiment, ETC., must be sent in
full.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
SCHOLARSHIPS BY HELEN GOULD.
Two, Two Thousand Dollars Each, Endowed at
home Industrial School.
lSpecial to News and Obseryer.l

Especial to News and Observer.)
Asheville, N. c., Aug. 15.-Miss Helen
Gould, of New York, has endowed two
scholarships at two thousand dollars
each at the Home Industrial School here.
An educational rally for Buncombe
county will be held here tomorrow. Gov
ernor Aycock spent this morning here,
leaving at noon for Waynesville to spend
a week in rest. He will be the guest of
Attorney General Gilmer.
Word was received here today that the
National Music Teachers Assembly, will
hold it's annual meeting in Asheville next
year.
Elaborate preparations are being made
for the American Florists Convention,
which opens here next week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
BRYAN SAYS NO ONCE AGAIN.
lie Will Not be a Candidate and Has Nc
Choice.
(By the Associated Press

CBy the Associated Press !
Lincoln, Neb., August 14-W. j. Bryan
has written a letter to the editor of the
New Orleans Times-Democrat in answer
to the question as to whether he would
be a candidate for President in the next
campaign. Mr.. Bryan said in part:
Il shall not be a candidate for
President in the next campaign, and, l
may add, | have no choice beyond the
desire to see some one nominated Who
was loyal, not only to the ticket, but to
the platform in 1896 and 1900, and who,
if elected, could be trusted to stand by
the people in the struggle against or
ganized wealth.
while no one can look very far ahead
or foresee the contingencies that may
arise, I "a no plans looking to a re-
nomination at any future time
(Signed) w. j. BRYAN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
DEVELOPMENT OP H-r..7
Few Towns in The State Show
Advance InGus.-.e.-
Especial 10 Nevs

'SpeeiaI 70 News s-
Hickory. y. Co.. Au.
in North Carolina h...
dustrially more rar.s..
Originally known MS .E#..
this place was uoth.re ..
log huts in the woods t..-..
lodaS II Is on" or tae -...
progressive centers In t..
It's prosperity is sLas'a"#.
ent bejng pase0 largely
ing. h plant OF d.. H....
Company Is a mammoth
more than an acre o. ag...
roof. It's business has .....
until ii Is almost impos-..
share OF Its stock. SO -u..
have the oWners In ta..u
The company ships WATSON. ..
III the united states. TIL ID.
dies n even TO Europe. w.
Manufacturing Company. u"
management OF y. g.
Menzies Bros. does am .E..
ness IN fine wood work
Novelty Manufacturers l......
the direction of John a. I.....
joys a liberal patronage f.. -
line. Hickory also has 1".
furniture companies. ono Obi.
Grated by T. j. Martin and . .E. ..
the other hy the IInk.r.
Company. Both have h..u
from the start.
In addition to tho r~or.ru...
mentioned tho / Gt-.t... wi
turInp Companv which w...
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
Oath of Dr.. James PETTY,
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., Aug. 15.-Dr. James
f. Petty, of Winston, died in the hospital
here at 3 o'clock of gastritis. He was a
native of Chatham county, twenty-three
years old unmarried and a promising
veterinary surgeon. He leaves two broth
ers, DIR. r. S. Petty and NJ. CT. Petty, Of
Greensboro. His sisters are, Mrs. J. S.
Long, Greensboro, and Mrs. W. a. Filing
ton. Wake county.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
ST. MARY CHURCH STRUCK
The Cross on the Bell Tower Hurled 20 -s
Ground.
Especial to Mes and oh.r

Especial to Mes and bh."f....
Goldsboro, y. G.. August IA. .
severe electric storm pass. "
city about $50 o'clock th..
Among the DAMAGES report. b..
tial destruction of the boil t...#
Nary's Roman Catholic cuuruH.
wooden cross which stood ON 49,.
of the tower was hurled 10 '..
Splinters from the bell tower
tered OVer the street. The Ur..
taken up and carried lu.IH. ...
The ~resignatiOn Of Mr.. G.0.
gay as register of deeds "
ty is one of the SURPRISE .
son. He has filed the poa....
past eight years with cryt.. FIJI.
and satisfaction to his Con.'|..
it was generally believed rH.'
be a candidate for rc-cIcct..".
from politics to accept i#
cashier Of the National Bank
which position was made .
resignation of Mr.. J. NJ f|...
~retires from the bank on 81.
ing eyesight. Mr.. kcrn"-..
ity as q county officer has roo.
classes of our citizens and
follow him to his new posi-.
cashier. It is learned Or"
same position was tont-l'.
four years ago, when Mr. l.
elected.
Mr.. i. y. Carr who wa. or.
torian for Company E. I...
Z, \. G
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
Trojans Mean to Have a Graded School
Especial to News and Obseryer.)

Troy. y. c., Aug. 14.-Prof. Alexander
Graham, of the Charlotte graded schools,
lecturcd in the academy here Wednes-
day night to a large and attentive au-
dience. He spoke for an hour and a half
on the subject Of graded schools, and the
attention paid him throughout the whole
Of the lecture, shows that the people are
going to put their shoulder to the wheel
and start a graded school for Troy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19
TRANSFER AND swI1CHIso -aaa'7
Corporation Commission A@.a
of 50 90 and 81 81.

The exceptions to Ill.
passed by the North
ton Commission bY IT,.
yesterday oyerrulcd. 1-..
in "Circular No. %
charges of $500 and So.
and switching loaded II.
charge is made again
the goods. and the raH.-
been making a Charg.
The change was made at
on the petition Of yar....
Charlotte.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-19

The Rose Cotton Gtu'.'-
Axtell, Warren county,
yesterday with $4,000 cap.
incorporators are ". B..
Rose, S. S. Parham ami l".
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-10-16
4 COLUMN OF FIGURES.
A hectoliter is AIS bushels.

A Is %.tJ DuSiAS1S-
There are nearly AGO recognized bowl
.ng-clubs in Scotland.
Thirteen of every 1000 Russians are
mobiles, nine are clergy, and So soldiers.
Emigration out of Germany has fall
en- from III, 900 in 1883 to $1,000 in 1900.
There are now $4,000 foreign resi-
dents in Switzerland; $4,000 of these
have settled since 1890.
OF the 47.332,s40 acres within Mani
toba, $500, 600 are taken up by lakes,
and $4,000, 900 are cuItivable.
Twenty years ago only Is German
vessels passed annually through the
Suez canal. Now the number is 462 a
year.
In 1865 Hungary's forests returned
little oyer a million ~iorins a year. To-
day, owing to careful administration,
the yield is over 8 200 900 forms yearly.
Hannibal. No., has a tower of Babel.
Fourteen languages n spoken at the
cement plant there. Among the work
men are Austrians, Poles, Spahiards,
Italians. Roumanians, Slavs, Greeks,
H~ungarians, Russians. Frenchmen,
Germans, Irishmen, Cinnamon and
Americans.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-10-16
HERE AND THERE.

A good dairy is a luxury on the
farm. There is cream for fruit and
| coffee, butter for cooking and eating
| on bread, milk to drink, and ways in
Vulnerable to utilize its products.
A very weighty reason why Egyp-
tian cotton should be grown in this
country is furnished by the recen
discovery that it is completely inn
n,une from the ravages of the boil
weevil.
We would rather have a hundred
hens in our own yard all alike, as to
breed and quality, than to have a
bran-new red pump in the well. ANY,
body can buy a pump who has the
money.
For the most of the south, the
time for seeding wheat is the first
half of October. For the lower re-
sions the latter half of October will
do. Later than this is always a
great risk.
More food is wasted each year on
the average farm than would keep
many additional head of stock. In
this day of feed saving implements
there is no valid excuse for this wan
ton waste.
A few sheep should be found on
almost every farm. They will yield
as good a profit for the money in
vested as any other animal, and they
come in handy to help keep down
weeds and briers.
The breeder and seller of horses
does not need to be told that man
ners. good or bad, make or mar the
horse and his value. The better the
horse. the more his value is enhanced
by proper training.
The box-elder makes n of the
handsomest park trees. Isolated spe-
ciments are fine for shade and very
attractive in appearance. An avenue
of box-elder, at ever distances each
side of a broad walk, is an ornament
to park or rural residence.
A hundred or more plum or peach
trees can be grown on an acre of
land. If the land is divided into
yards. and the hens kept therein. the
droppings viii manure the soil. the
hens viii protect the trees, and the
production of fruit thus be in
creased.