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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11
INTENSIVE FARMING IN Gull
FORD
Comparative Cotton Statement
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
New York, May 9.-For the week end
ing Friday, May 9th: Net receiDts at all
United States ports during week G0.9G7;
net receipts at all United States ports
during same week last year 1868: total
receipts to this date 1882 ass; total re-
ceipts to same date last year 6,S76,910;
exports FOR the week 63.368, exports foe
same week last year 1OO.513; total ex-
ports 10 this date 6C00,071; total exports
to same date last year 5,597 10l; stock at
all United States potts $500; stock at
all United States ports same time last
year 543 PSI: stock at all interior towns
224, Ill: stock at all interior towns same
time last year. ,G1@; stock at liverpool
II ,032, D0); stock at Liverpool same time
last year $4,000, stock of American
afoat for Great Britain $4,000: stoc', 90
American afloat for Great Britain same
time last year 1870, 900
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AGENTS WANTED-EITHER SEX. MY
plan shows how you may increase your
income without capital outfit or pre-
vious experience. My plan does not
interfere with any occupation you may
be engaged in, because no one need
know you are my representative. II
you are out of work you can earn 500
Per month working for me. You can
learn how TO work for me successfully
in FIVE minutes time and the work is
STRICTLY honorable, legitimate and
permanent. Address w. M. Griffin,
Key 167, Fort Wayne, Ind, for free
particulars. I do not want one penny
of your money. 4-27-f
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FOR SALE-DYE PLANT EQUIPMENT,
consisting of two Hydro Extractors,
CAS- inch baskets, two wash machines,
one Tom Tom, six oxidation machines,
one silky horsepower upright boiler
Ensured with Hartford Boiler Insur-
ance Coz, one 25-horse-power engine
o.. F. Seyfert's Sons, Philadelphia)
one single machine, one steam pump,
one dryer, fans, trucks, scales pull
leys, shafting hangers, BELTS steam
pipes, one large tank with copper coil,
one 10-ampere, 10 volt dynamo, etc.
Address, p. o. Box $685. Durham, N. ..
5-6-1wk
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DAILY, INTRODUCING
our Brilliant Gaslight Burners, Fam
lilies. Business Houses, Banks,
Churches, Private and Public Build
ings, buy at sight. These Burners are
what the people are looking for. They
do not require a chimney Ito break or
wick to trim, and make no smoke or
dirt. Fit any coal oil lamp without
expense or trouble, and produce the
Best, Cheapest and CleaneSt Light. 1t
is a great money maker for agents;
200 per cent profit. Write at once and
get to work right away. Sample free.
Enterprise Manufacturing Co., B. 6s3,
Cincinnati. Ohio. 1852 mos.
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FOR SALE-DYE PLANT EQUIPMENT.
consisting of two Hydro Extractors,
(48 inch baskets, two wash machines,
one Tom Tom, six oxidation machines,
one sixty horsepower Upright boiler
Ensured with Hartford Boiler Insur-
ance Coz, one 25 horsepower engine
IL. F. Seyferts Sons, PHILADELPHIA, one
smuggling machine, one steam pump, one
dryer, fans, trucks, scales, pulleys,
shafting hangers, belts, steam pipes,
one large tank with copper coil. one 10
ampere, 10 volt dynamo, etc. Address,
=. o. Box 53S, Durham, N. C.
4-17-2 t-thurs-sun
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The tobacco crop should be planted this
month, and every effort should therefore
be at once made by intending growers to
fit the land we'll for the plants now grow
ing in the beds. The cold spring has
caused the plants to make slow growth so
far, but when once started a week or
ten days of fine warm, growing weather
will make a great change, and soon fit
them for transplanting. The fine prices
for which all good tobacos, and especial
ly sun cured, have sold during the win
ter will likely cause a great effort to be
made to increase the area planted. A
number of the leading tobacco ware
housemen nof this city have united in
statement as to what should be the poll
cy of tobacco growers at this time.
From this statement we quote as fol-
lows: I'VE advise that as much sun
cured and air cured be made as can be
we'll cultivated and cured. We fear no
increase that will exceed the demand or
reduce prices. We may safe
" say that clean and ripe low grades will
still command full prices for year or
two at least, but it is the better grades,
that cost no more to cultivate that pay
~'O p''h'Nl cluu pltdoC CliC DuyCi' l. iiliiN
sun cured cannot be we'll over produced,
SO make all you can. Use best Orinoko
seed 1t is very important, so we think,
to advise that class of planters who rely
upon One Sucker against the planting of
such variety at all or of firing tobacco
at all. Plant dark stemming, white
stem, or Oronoko for fine sun cured.
Good prices can be maintained
by making as much good, heavy shipping
dark leaf as possible without firing at
all" In order to meet these require
ments of the trade only land suitable
TO rmaking the qualities advised should
be planted, and this should be fitted be-
fore planting in the best possible man
ner. Ue high grade fertilizer and use
it literally, even though this should
necessitate curtailment of the area
planted. 1t i worse than folly to expect
to grow good tobacco on poor land with
100 or 200 pounds of cheap fertilizer to
the acre. In our last two issues will be
found advice as to the requirements of
the crcp in the way of plant food and
how it can best be met, and to these
numbers we refer our readers. Use nitro
gen (ammonia) and potash literally with
acid in moderation. See that
the. potash is in the form of sulphate,
and not as KANT or muriate.
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AGENTS WANTED.-I AM TRYING
to convince you that l have plan
which will enable you to earn hum
dred dollars month. or more. but
have no means of knowing who You
are unless you first send me your name
and address. I would gladly explain
this new plan to you. as it is one
which requires no capital, outfit, or
former experience; is suitable to 9th
er sex. and no one knows you arc my
agent. Ninety-nine per cent. of the
population are your possible custo-
mers Occupies all or part of your
time, as you wish. w. M. Griffin, Key
167, Fort Wayne, Ind. is the address
you should write to for free particu-
lars. The work is permanent and the
profits accumulative.
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IS. 900 FER YEAR POSITIVELY MADE

IS, 600 FER YEAR POSITIVELY MADE
at home or travelling introducing our
just patented fire extirguishers. Mar
velous invention. Big morey-maier'
great seller. Enormous demand. over
$500 already sold. Everybody buys.
They save insurance, prevent big fires
and protect lives. We give agents
exclusive territory and help them in
every way. Write for catalogue and
testimonials from largest corporations.
Begin a big business now. The Eagle
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Bought the Whole Town.
(Stanly Enterprise.)

The little town of Palmervlle has vir-
tually sold itself out. The Whitney Re
duction Company has purchased almost
every foot of land in the place, besides
the surrounding property to the north
and south for some three miles each way.
We like to see the good work go on, but
it rather saddens us to think of our lit
tie neighbor being sold out in such q
wholesale way.
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H0od's Jarsapdriiid
and Pills

Remove al humors, overcome all
their effects, strengthen, tone and
invigorate the whole system.
II bad salt rheum on my hands so that /
could not work. took Hoods Sarsaparilla
and il drove out the humor / continued
ifs use till the sores disappeared" MRS.
1aA o. BR1wN. Rumford Falls, Me.
ssoooi'5 Sarsaparilla promises to
cgre and keepe the promise.
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I'll .E:uf7lors

Are impure matters which the skin,
liver, kidneys and other organs can
nos take care of without help, there is
such an accumulation OF them.
They litter the whole system.
Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss CT appetite, that tired
feeling, bilious turns. fits of indiges-
ton, dull headaches and many other
troubles are due to them.
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Beware of Gcusgpxerfests

After the corn, cotton and tobacco
coop is planted and in the interval be-
tween cultivating these crops, see that
land is got ready for planting forage
crops, and that as opportunity OFFERS
crops of this character are planted. 10
simply rely upon the folder from the
corn crop and such hay crops as may De
secured from the meadows is not SUI
ficient provision to be made for the
wants of such a head of live stock as
ought to be carried on every farm. Live
stock of all kinds is now selling for more
than al any time within the past twenty
years, and is likely to continue in de-
mand at prices that will pay to produce
and grow it to maturity. TO enable TINS
to be done, and be done profitably, there
must be something more provided than
the refuse feed left after growing the
corn crop. Sorghum, Soy beans, cow
peas and millet should be grown in all
the Southern States, and in the most
Southern States velvet beans, teocinte
and cassava should be added to the list.
Pumpkins and artichokes should also be
grown for the hogs and cattle These
crops should commence to be planted in
May and may be sown at intervals all
through June and into July. In this is
sue We shall in another article say some
thing more on this subject to which we
refer our eaders.
INTENSIVE FARMING IN GULL
FORD.
AS an Illustration of the results of in
tensified farming the Greensboro Re
cord notes an instance in Guilford coun-
ty. where a young man planted two
acres in tobacco and his father planted
six acres on the same farm and on the
same kind of land When the crops
PANIED out the young man made more
money from his two acres than his faith
er did from his six.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

READ EN- FOR rs CENTS"-LEO-
pard's Spots, Audrey, Right of Way,
Pearls from Many Seas, Crisis Kim.
Richard Carvel, Blennerhassett, Lazarre,
Marietta, Cavalier, prepaid SIPS. Book
Exchange. .7-tf.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

FOR RENT-A PRIZE HOUSE IN the
town of Rocky Mount; four stories;
two lower floors; brick foundation;
dimensions forty-five by one hundred
and twenty feet; in good order W. 5.
Vaughan, Rocky Mount n. c.
5-4-4t sun
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WANTED-HAWK'S WILLIAMSON S,
Martins, Caruther's, Moores, Brickel's,
and Lawsons History of North Caro-
lima. Mrs. Spencer's Last Ninety Days
of the War. Cash paid Book Ex-
change. 17tf.
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SEVERAL. CIGAR statesmen WANT
ed in every section to introduce our
goods; experience unnecessary; good
salary and expenses paid. Emanuel
Company, Station j., New York city.
5-4-4t cun
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HOSIERY DYER-DYER WITH is
years experience in all classes or
Hosiery Dyeing, Bleaching, ETC., is
open for position. Also will start
dyeing plant, giving instructions aud
receipts. Address p. o. Box 533. Dur
ham, N. c. 5-6-1wk.
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ELEVATORS NEW HAND Ell
cvators fifteen hundred capacity Com
plete ready to erect, $4,000. Address.
Warner Elevator Works, Cincinnati,
Chic.
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I,ADTES-ITSE HARMLESS REMEDY
for delayed or suppressed period; it
cannot fail. Trial free. Paris Chem
icaI Co.. Milwaukee. Wis.
Alb ct. Sun.
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FOR SALE HAVE FIVE THOCS-
and pounds Of nice dry North Carolina
Meat for sale: can ship promptly
Hams, Shoulders and Sides If in need
write e. T. Johnson, Benson, n. &.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

ED-EXPERIENCED LIFE IN
surance agents to work on salary in
Western North Carolina. Write to The
Eastern Insurance Company, Washing
ton n. G.. 5-lhlZt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

SOLID MAHOGANY WRITING DESK
for sale, large Que. Harris Steam
Dye Works, East Hargett street,
Raleigh, N. G.
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FOR sALE-Two OLD vIoLINs--1OO
and $50 years old-will send C. o. D.,
with privilege Of inspection. Send 81
to guarantee charges. Dan Harris, E.
Hargett street, Raleigh, N. c. IT,
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MULTIPLICATION BY EXPERT
enced tobacco man as bookkeeper or
manager of priery or stemmery. Sat-
isfactory references. L, Box No. a.
Wilson, n. G. 5-4-2t sun
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WANTED.-EXPER BOOK
man to call on physicians. The right
man can make good money. Address
Mr.. Kenny. Department &C., 90 VIII
liams St. New York City.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

PHOSPHATE AND CIDERS-RE-
sporsible houses desiring to manufac-
ture first class non alcoholic drinks
paying large profits, address Expert,
107 Murray Street. New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

FOR SALE-POSTOFFICE FURNITURE,
including lock and call boxes, stamp
drawer, money order window, etc, as
good as new. Apply to j. H. Brown,
Tarboro, n. c. 5-9-2w
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

ACRES OF WELL,
wooded, fine tobacco land, within one
mile of Smithfield, N c., on the Selma
Smith1ield road, can be bought for ten
dollars an acre in next fifteen days.
Not on market after May 18th. B. c..
Beckwith. Attorney, Raleigh, n. C.
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LARGE AND STEADY PROFITS
paid semi-monthly on moderate in
vestments The most successful. prof
:tatle and permanent money-earninS
medium on the market. Send for free
booklet. Davenport e. Co, World
BLDG, New York.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-11

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY. ESTAB-
lshed cash fancy grocery, fruit and
confectionery business in the hustling
town of Sanford for sale. Owners en-
gagged in other business. c. b. King,
Sanford, n. c. 5-9-4t.
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OH. HO, WEAK MEN! OUR IMPROVED
vacuum developer guaranteed cheapest,
best on earth for sexual weakness,
structure, losses, varicocele, enlage
shrunkcn organs; particulars sealed.
The Worlds Cure Co., Denver, Colo.
Att sun
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PER
son in each county to manage bust
ness, old established house. solid fl
uancial standing. Straight, bona fide
weekly cash salary, $500 paid by
check each Wednesday. with all OK
penses, direct from headquarter5:
money advanced for expenses. NIana-
ger. 1855 Caxton Bldg, Chicago.
5-11-8t., Sat. and Sun.
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$40 PER 1000 COPYING LETTERS AT
home to be sent to us; two stamps
with application. 1nter-Ocean Indus
trial Union, Dept. 80, Chicago.
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WANTED EVERYWHERE HIST-
lers to tack signs, distribute circulars.
samples, etc; no canvassing; good
pay. Sun Advertising Bureau, Chi
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WANTED. MEN WHO ARE WEAK
or diseased to write for free booklets
edited by the leading and most sue
cessful specialist in the United States
Address. Newton Hathaway, NJ. D..
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NICE NEW SEVEN ROOM HOUSE,
Just completed, on Halifax street.
within four blocks of capitol square.
Apply to II. G. Patterson, City.
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WANTED-ONE THOR
oughly competent to do good job work
and take charge of paper as foreman.
High standard of workmanship and
character will be required Permanent
position to right man. Give refer
ences, experience and wages expected.
Address The Reflector, Greenville,
N @
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FINE OPENING-THE PROPER MAN
can buy or lease a good weekly paper
in Western North Carolina. Address M,
care of News and Observer. 5-10-3t
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WANTED-MANAGER FOR BRANCH
Office, salary $500 yearly, man with
$4,000 preferred. Address Treasurer,
203-7 Security Building, Chicago.
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LADIES COPY LETTERS At HOME. 81
to sc per week. Send stamped enve-
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SCHOOL GIRLS.

It's a pretty age-that time
in a girls life when she has all
the beauties of womanhood
without the later lines of care
and worry.
But here and there even
among school girls appear pale
and drawn faces.
Pale blood is at the bottom
of the trouble and SCOTS
Emulsion can cure it.
SCOTS Emulsion brings
back the beauty to pale girls
because it is blood food.
Send for Free Sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 4o9 Pearl ST., N. Y.
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TOBACCO FARM FOR SALE-THREE
miles from city OF Raleigh, 70 acres.
cottage, barn, young orchard, good wa
ter and 20 acres wood land. F. A.
Watson.
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SO PER / 900 COPYING LETTERS AT
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AGENTS WANTED.-DCME-S FtAP-
ed perforated Fry Fan Covers, prevent
grease splashing on stove Two styles.
Other sellers. American Novelty
Works, Reading, Pa.
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AGENTS WANTED.-$1OO WEEKLY
easily made. Let us prove this to
you. Municipalities, numbers, signs
readable darkest nights. Sampled
free. Right Supply Co, Englewood.
Ill.
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BEFORE YOU DECIDE ON THE PRES
emit for your friend, see our Fancy
Baskets and Boxes, nlled with 'ROYs-
TIERS CANDY"
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ACTIVE CATHOLIC LADY TO WORK
al home; $50 paid for II days trial.
Permanent if satisfactory. John Eng
wall. Lakeside Bldg. Chicago.
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Not up to date, but ahead OF time
Gin Che and Cin-Cho Shebert.
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WHICH CURES
Rheumatism OR Catarrh
Blood Diseases. Bone Pains.

Recent or old deep-seated cases are al
ways sure signs of impure blood. If you
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back, hot, swollen muscles of rheuma-
tism; hawking, splitting, dropping in
throat, impaired hearing or eyesight, bad
breath of catarrh, take few bottles OF
B. b. B. BOTANIC Blood Balm), which
will make a perfect cure through the
blood Especially if the case is an old
one, deep-seated one, Blood Balm will
cure when all else fails. B. B. B. makes
the blood pure and rich, and stops all
aches, and makes the breath sweet
Druggists, 81. By writing Blood Blam
Balm Company No. 100 Mitchell street,
Atlanta, Ga, sufferers may have a treat
ment of b. r. r. sent free, and test it at
horne. Medicine sent at once, prepaid
Describe trouble, and free medical advice
given until cured. AS Blood Balm has
cured thousands o. hopeless cases, suf-
ters are advised to give B. B. B. trial.
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THE VERDICT OF THE CONSUMERS
OF fine Candy, Is that "ROYsTER'8' Is
the best
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FOR PORTRAITS IN WATER COLOR
Sepia, Pastel or Crayon call at Wat
sons Photograph gallery.
Soft
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In our last issue will be found advice
as to the planting and fertilization of the
cotton crop, and to this we refer our
readers who have not yet planted. The
cold. unreasonable weather has delayed
cotton planting very much, and there is
very considerable complaint as to stands
secured where already planted. The only
way to obviate this is to prepare the
land very well before planting, and to
fertilize literally, and then by shallow
cultivation TO conserve the moisture in
the soil. The same principles should
govern the cultivation of the cotton as
the corn crop. Chop to a stand as soon
as the plants are we'll established. Do
not wait to do this until they have be-
come drawn and grown together If this
be allowed to happen the plant left to
produce the crop is often so disturbed
and its roots so injured that it takes sew
eral days to recover and resume growth,
and plant so checked often makes only
a stunted growth.
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HAND KISSING LEAGUE.
An Extraordinary Organization Re-
Gently Formed by Partisan
ENquisites.

Some Partisan exquisites of botf
sexes have just formed the "hand
kissing league" Men belonging TO il
VOW never to shake, or even squeeze
womans hand. In lieu of that form
of salute they imprint light kiss on
her fingers or her wrist. Women be.
longing TO the league bind themselves
to cut any man refusing to discard
what our neighbors call lie shake
hand" in favor of the dainty and
daintily named 'le baise-main."
The new association, reports a Lon
don paper, is framing code of hand
kissing. This will define various
forms of "baise-main," and will
specify under what particular circum'
stances each is to be employed 1t is
already decided that the slight touch
ing of the tips of two fingers of a
feminine hand by a mans lips is the
most frigid form of the greeting,
while the kiss on the wrist is a privi-
lege Of intimacy
Intermediate usages are the oscula-
tory salute on the knuckles, on the
back, and on the palm of the hand.
The last named form. which is some.
what Of an innovation, obviously re-
quires the exercise of dexterity by
the lady if she does not want to look
awkward during the performance.