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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
THE CONCERT LAST NIGHT.
The Auditorium Was FILLED With Large and
Enthusiastic Audience.

North Carolina Woman'S Day at the
Exposition celebrated by most de-
1ightful musical entertainment, given in
the Auditorium last evening at $3.50
O'Clock. The concert was arranged by
Mrs. Charles Price, the charming and
accomplished lady commissioner from
North Carolina to the Exposition, as a
compliment to Governor Aycock and the
visiting North Carolinians. The Gov
ernor and staff were present in full uni
form and the concert was a most bril-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
Governor Aycock Entertained.

Governor Aycock and staff were the
guests of honor this afternoon from to
of the woman's department at a tea
given in the Woman's building. compli-
mentary to the accomplished commits
sioner from North Carolina, Mrs. Charles
Price. The ladies of North Carolina
who are in the city attended the tea.
The Governor and party were the
guests tonight of Mrs. w. B. Chisolm at
reception from 8 to IL o'clock
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
Lumber and Truck Bring $1,000
600 to Beaufort County.

cannot give exact figures. but the
lumber sold from this county would
amount to 100000 to 100000. and vege-
tables, known as truck. to at least $780,
OOO R. w. WHARTON,
Ex Member Agricultural Board.
Washington. N. c., April 5.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
Polkville, N. c., April 10.
NEGLECT MEANS DANGER.

Don't neglect biliousness and constipa-
ton. Your health will suffer permanent
ly if you do. DeWitt's Little Early Risers
cure such cases. The best pills. They
never grippe or cause nausea.
w. H, King Drug Co., Bobbitt- Wynne
Drug Co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
GREAT WEALTH

Is perfect health. How do you feel.
ever have attacks of Indigestion and Dys-
pepsia? Most people have. "Coleman's
Guarantee" will positively cure these
common ailments. Take it. eat what you
want, and be happy" Price SOC, large
bottle, at druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOR MA
LAHEA

Chi1is sud Fever is bassiA OF Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. II Is simply iron
and Quinine In a tasteless form. No
oure-no pay. Price 500.
I, TO. D. ..
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13

Who Gave a Delightful Sail on The
Launch Hornet
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
A BUSINESS MEETING.

delegation of business men from
Winston Salem, n. c., is expected to ar
rive in Charleston this morning to con-
fer with the business men of Charleston
with view to establishing closer rela-
tiOns.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-04-13
TRUCKING NEAR RALEIGH.

Snow Hill. n. c., April 3.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
A Helpless Child.

A weak and puny child is badly handi-
capped in the battle of life. tits isolat.
ed from the healthy enjoyments of it's
little sellow-beings. Itcannot partake
either Of their play or their sturdy work
and progress in the world its whole
life is embittered by incapacity and
weakness.
Any woman who expects to become a
mother ought to know what d. Pierce 3
FavOrite Prescription will do both for
her own health and safety during her
time Of trial and also to insure her in
bequeathing a fair measure of health
and strength to the prospective little
one.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20

GROUND PLAN OF HOG BARN.
of wire netting, asst will give good
view Of the hogs, and be much more
cleanly than wood, enabling him at
all times thoroughly to clean and dis
infect his entire barn. The division
walls between the stalls should be
four feet high. All doors shown in
the side elevation, together with the
windows opening into the stalls, will
give plenty of sunlight and ventilation.
The lots should run so feet in length,
which by ten feet, the width of the
pens, will make lot 80 by 10 feet.
This should be paved with brick, laid
on well-packed stone; and laying
bricks so as to lack about one-eighth
of an inch of touching each other, and
filling the cracks with cement, the
pavement when set will stand the hard
est freeze. By this method the bricks
can be laid fiat instead of on end, and
your correspondent need have no fear
of injury to his pigs, as it will wear
the feet off and cause them to stand
upright on their toes, instead, of at
an angle However, I would not advise
animals being kept longer than four
or five weeks at time on the brick
floor, as they can then be transferred
into outer lots.
This barn Is designed for narrowing
quarters, and with that end in view I
advise 'fenders" made from .one-inch
iron pipe placed entirely around the
stall on each side, by using CTS" "
which can be procured from any
plumber, having three connections
which will enable you to place the pipe
six inches from the ground and six
inches from the sides of the stall.
This will afford ample protection for
the litter and prevent MASKING of same
by the sow.-Country Gentleman.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
His Ages.

Uncle-HoW old are you, Jimmy?
Jimmy-I'm thirteen at home, four
teen at school, and eleven in the train.
It'll Bits.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
FORCING DAIRY COWS.
By No Other Method Can the Milk
Producing Capacity of Heffers
BE Increased.

It is an interesting question and
one worthy of some thought, as to
how far we may force COW when
seeking for big yield of milk and
butter, and whether such forcing is
ultimately desirable. Many are
prejudiced against forcing at all, and
this prejudice is not without found
alton, as the premature death of some
cows that have been forced up to
the limit testifes. There is no
doubt that this high feeding process,
for the purpose of getting big milk
and butter yield, weakens the consti-
tuition of the COW, and sooner or
later must tell on her general health.
Now the question arises: How far
may we go with the forcing process?
All realize that a certain amount of
forcing is beneficial, in that this is
the only means of developing the or
gans of the COW and in turn. making
her calves better stock, for breed is,
after all, only a matter of genera
tions of feed and care, and it was
by forcing that COW was brought,
through several generations, from
yield of three pounds of butter to a
yield Of Is. But what is the limit?
It is not hard to remember when
a horse was fast that could go at
2:40 gait, but now we are getting
mighty close to the two-minute mark,
and cannot say that the limit has yet
been reached. So it seems reasonable
to suppose that the limit of milk pro-
duction in a cow has not yet been
reached. It must be admitted that
many cows, those possessing weak
constitutions, are hurt by overfeed-
ing (forcing), yet it is only by fore
ing that we can hope to increase the
milk producing capacity of COW, and
increase the value of the breed
Barnum's Midland Farmer
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
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ETC.
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medical advice sent in sealed letter.
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sent at once, prepaid.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
The Cargo Turned 10 Taffy.

Here is the story of a ship that start
ed with a.cargo Of sugar and reached
her port with a cargo OF taffy. The
sea has no other story quite like 1t, or
none that has ever been recorded. The
ship was the Charing Cross, from Ro.
sario, Argentine Republic. and the
strange Metamorphosis in her hold
was not discovered until she arrived at
her dock in London.
The cargo-31, 900 bags of sugar--was
slowed away in four different compart-
ments of the ship, and the work of un-
loading began on the day following
her arrival. The ship and dock hands
rapidly cleared the first, second and
fourth holds without experiencing any
difficulty, but when they came to un-
load No. they found that the sugar
there had become one solid block of a
dark brown substance-12,O 900 bags,
equal to 1000 tons of sugar. had been
converted into taffy. The mass was
as hard as marble, and it was found
impossible to unload it in the usual
way. The hard substance was firmly
attached to the sides Of the vessel, and
had encompassed everything else in its
grip, so nothing could be done but dig
the stuff out.
A body of 40 men, using picks and
shovels, was employed in breaking up
the taffy berg in the hold of the ship,
and after 80 days labor the men at
length succeeded in clearing away the
last bit of taffy.
1t had taken eight menIonly 8 days
to unload the other three hatchways,
containing the major balance of the
cargo, the minimum rate at which a
shipload Of sugar can be discharged
being so tons day per eight men. But
the combined efforts of 40 men engaged
In clearing out the taffy pit in the
ships hold could not turn out more
than tons day.
The determination of the CONCEALED
mass to resist the onslaught of the 40
men resulted in the breaking of about
one ton of iron tools of all sorts, in.
Guiding wedges measuring three feet
long, which got twisted and bent like
SO many limp candles; pick-axes. whose
strong points got flattened out; chains,
the strong links of which snapped in
two; great iron bolts that got splinter.
ed like clothes pegs, and huge crow
bars that got bent like hairplns. II
these II, 900 bags of had not got con-
verified by a mysterious agency into
taffy their removal from the ship would
have cost only $165, but IN the present
instance the cost of digging out the
hardened stuff was $3.50.
The cause of the transformation
cannot be discovered. The sugar was
loaded in tropical weather, and those
particular bags which went wrong
must have contained sugar which was
in an abnormally moist condition.
The hold in which it was stored is just
abaft the engine room, and subject to
great heat. The subsequent change
of temperature from torrid to frigid
latitudes, helped to solid1fy the mass.
Toledo Bee.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
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BUILDING FOR SWINE.
Not Very Expensive But Conve-
nfent in Every Way,

The illustrations show ground plan
and side elevation for hog barn that
ought to meet ordinary needs. have
drawn the plan TO make ~ pens. 1t
will require only little more money
than putting in six, and it will be
found, l think, very advantageous.
The pens are eight by ten feet, with
six-foot passage between. A door
opens from each pen into the lot. The
pen adjacent to the boiler can be con-
nected with the boiler, and will give
sufficient heat to wash hogs in the
coolest weather. 1 have also shown a
place for feed bins and stairway Cup
per left hand corner), and the farmer
can use the space for two horse stalls,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
Once Owned Martinique.

A most interesting story was told a
Banner reporter concerning the original
possession of the islands of Martinique.
The story concerns Mrs. s. G.. Reese,
of this city, whose grandmother once
owned a greater part of the volcanic
isle.
Mrs. Reese's grandmother was Nine,
GOuvain. who was closely related in
marriage to Count de Trobriand, of
France. She was an intimate friend
of Josephine de Beauharpais, who
afterward became the wife of the great
Napoleon, and she left France on the
night on which Napoleon married the
Austrian princess, Marie Louise, and
came to America.
Not satisfied with her possession in
the French West Indies after her COM
ing to America, she traded her land on
the island of Martinique to Count
d'Etaing, the gallant French officer to
whom were given valuable lands in
America for his services to the colonies
during the Revolution. Most of these
lands were in the Southern States, and
&c. 900 acres were situated in Georgia,
some of which embraced the present
site of Athens, and others of which lay
near Tallulah Falls.
Nine. Gouvain was advised by her
agent to sell her possessions in Mart
Unique on account of the volcanic con-
dition of the country. and time has
proved the wisdom of her choice. She
was avery wealthy woman, and in close
confidence with the powers of the mon.
archy of France.
Mrs. Reese has now in her posses.
sion a most gorgeous dress of her
grandmother, which was worn at the
marriage of Napoleon to Josephine
Beauharnais, and which is a priceless
relic.
The story of the division of the
Gouvain estate, formerly belonging to
d'Estaing. is one Of piecemeal separa-
ton and division until it became pos.
sessed by hundreds of relatives of the
noted Frenchwoman. Mrs. Reese pos
sesses much information in the shape |
of papers, maps, &C., concerning the |
island of Martinique which descended |
from its original owner.-Athens (Ga.)
Banner.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
Big Sale in
Skirts and Waists

Ladies Skirts, six rows of stitching
at the bottom, at $1.4S.
Ladies' Black Cheviot Skirts, well
lined and bound, 81 value, at So 4S.
Ladies' So Black Taffeta Silk Skirts
nicely trimmed, at $4.98.
Ladies 75c Madras Waist, made in
latest styles, at 48c.
Ladies' White Lawn Waist, tucked
back and front, made in latest style,
81. so value. at CSC.
Ladies SIS Taffeta Silk Waist, in all
colors, we'll made, $2.9S.
Special-Ladies' Percale Waists. in
all cOlors, at Csc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20

No.7,-Da1ly-Local Charlotte and n
termediate Stations, with connection for
Harrisonburg daily, and StauntOn week
days.
No. 35.-Daily-United States Fast Mail
Vile via Savannah and to Atlanta and New
Orleans, connecting at Salisbury with Sleep
er for Ashevllle. KNOXVILLE. Chattanooga,
Memphis and at Charlotte for Augusta; at
Danville for Birmingham. Dining Car
service.
No. 39.-Daily-NEw YORK. end ATLANTA
EXPRESS. First-class coach and sleeper to
Atlanta, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
San Francisco.
No. 33.-NEw YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS
Pullman Sleeping-cars New York to Au-
gusta with connection for Aiken; and New
York to Port Tampa. Through coach to
Jacksonville. Dining car service.
No. 4.-"Washtngton and Chattanooga
Limited via Lynchburg' first class coach
and Sleeping service Roanoke, Knox
vile, Chattanooga and M emphis. Sleeper to
New Orleans. Dining car service.
No.37.-Daily-Wa sh1ngtonand Southwest
Asheville, Hot Springs and Nash
Vile, via Salisbury and Chattanooga; to
New Orleans, via Montgomery and Mobile
to Memphis, via Atlanta and Birmingham.
Pullman Observation and Library sleeping
car to Macon. Dining Car service.
Trains, except No. 2, from Staunton by
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway connect In
Union Station at Charlottesville with
Southern Ry. trains
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
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La-,I. |
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SIDE ELEVATION.

If he so desires, in one corner of the
room. This plan will give him the
greatest space and the greatest COM
fort possible for both man and beast
The floors should be of Portland ce-
ment, while the division walls should
be of brick, one thickness, and pfas-
tered with Portland cement. The
fronts of the pens connected with the
aleyway I would advise being made
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
AAO10 and Slippers

100 Pairs Ladies So Drummer Sample Shoes all Styles
Pairs Gents Drummer Sample Shoes Vici Kid
5o fine Chrome Kid lace shoes soft and flexible
20 Ladies' fine Oxford Shoes with Nesting
lace button, pair guaranteed give SIPS
Ladies' 81 Strapped Sandal Slippers patent leather
Boys Satin Calf Hook lace Shoes Chill
dren Dongoa Kid Shoes with solos, ooc
p to &c., Mems s. Vici Kid Box Calf Sample Shoes ST.
Slippers at soc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20
Opening Sale in
BOYS, Youths B Mems Clothing

Boys Double Breasted knee pants
suits, special, at CSC.
Boys So Double Breasted wool knee
pants suits, in neat patterns, from
to Is years, at $1.4S.
Boys piece Vestee Suits. with sal
lor collars, So value, at $1.25.
Boys Double Breasted long pants
suits, from IA to 10 yrs. SIS value, $2 SO
Mems Atwood Black Clay Worsted
Suits, at 81. SO.
All-wool Mems Suits, fine quality.
at Sc.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-06-20

A portable forge with few black
smiths tools is a good investment on
a farm. The boys will soon learn to
weld iron and much time and money
may be saved by doing jobs that
otherwise have to be taken to town,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-28
500 !" OPENED OFF
And Cantral Pacific Felt the Profit
Taking.
SOME HEAVY BUYING BEGAN
Close and Continued to Work
Upyva rtls.

New York, May 2S.-Opening dealings in
stocks We're of Insignificant volume. Prices
were shaded in all but few cases. 500 fell
point. New York Air Brake jumped 81
Changes as a rule were of very small frac-
tions Canadian Pacific was forced down
1s, and Rock Island IL before the entire list
turned upward under the lead of Reading and
Pressed Steel. Prices generally rose frac-
tlonally above yesterdays close and there
was some heavy buying in spots. Pressed
Steel more than recovered its i3-point loss
OF yesterday, and Reading advanced IL to Is.
Delaware 6, Hudson gained IN, ex-dividend,
| St. Joseph & Grand Island first preferred
| and Louisville point; Buffalo, Rochester d
Pittsburg, 2; Continental Tobacco preferred,
! rs, and American Snuff, 2A. Evansville &
| Terre, Haute declined 2As points. Pressed
Steel Car reacted rs, and prices elsewhere
receded fraction before The expiration OF
| the first hour.
The reaction had only a slight effect on the
prominent stocks andsa subsequent demand
! brought prices up again to the best. St.. Paul
was advanced to III Reading crossed 63
with Strengthening effect on the other coal
ers, and Sugar and the local municipal stocks
| were in demand. Railway Steel Spring rose
! 13s, and Pressed Steel Car rallied a point.
| Trading became quieter towards noon, but
prices continued to work upwards. : -: 80
Bonds were steady at noon.% -
| y
up about and the preferred over point.
| Norfolk Western and Republic Steel pre-
| ferred also rose point. Elsewhere the mar
ket was dull and dropping. Evansville &
Terre Haute extended its loss to ?21k. New
/ York Air Brake reacted 3, Great Northern
preferred declined IL and Anaconda point.
| Bear traders attacked Canadian Pacific
! again, and it fell IA to the lowest of the day.
The general market turned lower in sym
pathy, but there was no decided pressure
elsewhere. The Chicago, Indianapolis &
Louisville stocks showed momentary activity,
the common rising rs and the preferred 1.
| Canadian Pacific recovered to near 1873 later,
| but other stocks remained sluggish.
There was a slight downward drift of
! prices again. Chicago Terminal preferred
and New York, Chicago & St:-Louis second
preferred rose point each. Texas & Pacific
Land Trust dropped 81 and rallied IL. Re-
actions in the active list ran to a; point in a
! few instances Hooking Valley rose at the
| last 81 over last night. J The closing was
lifeless and heavy. $EsG s5 .5
Stock quotations reported for The Journal
BY, WATSON & Co. CHAMBER of Commerce,
! MINNEAPOLIS !.
Closing figures are bid. g. .-. ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-28
BEARS FORCED A DECLINE OF nc IN WHEAT
Good Weather, Favorable Reports
and Foreign Weakness Gave
the Opportunity.
JULY BROKE TO. IS 7-s CENTS
Coarse Grains Were Weak Also-Liy.
erpool Cash Wheat Lower :
y, News of the Day. 500,

Minnea polls Chamber of Commerce, May
2S.-Wheat had a sharp setback this
morning, selling off over cent to noon
It was impossible to hold the market
against the selling induced by good wealth
er, the bearish government summary OF
yesterday and the favorable report of the
Milwaukee road regarding crop conditions
along their line. 1t was another case OF
Minneapolis holding firm against the out
side. At times ON THE? first. decline, July
wheat here. was INC over, Chicago July
but after a little the difference narrowed
Minneapolis July opened at TAX @747sc
was firm. for, an hour and then sold to
741sc. Chicago developed some buying Of
July against selling Of later options.
Broomhall cabled that the effect in Liver
pool of our frner close of yesterday was
Offset by the favorable weekly govern
ment report, fine weather and an increase
in offerings of spot wheat. All told the
Liverpool cash market has nearly 100000
bushels more to look at than at this time
last year, while the quantity on passage
is heavier than last year. making a pros
pect for continued quiet tone, Liver
pool closed Il @3sd lower. Topeka sent a
bullish message regarding Kansas, saying
that the promise has been lowered con-
siderahly of late, but the trade, ignored it,
ST. Louis sent synopsis of message re-
ceived by one of the large exporters there.
The foreign; supply situation, it says, is
such that exporters can expect to do little
and this is aggravated, by a feeling OF
Indifference abroad induced by the favor
able crop outlook in Europe. -. :
Receipts here were 11s cars, against 124
last year. and Duluth had eleven, against
twenty five. At primary points receipts
totaled $4,000 bushels against $50, 900 last
year. and shipments 264, 900 bushels,
against $4,000. Wheat and -four clearan-
ces equaled $780, 900 bushels
The market broke again before the close,
July going to 1880 and September to 69Ac
There was no. good support at the end.
July closed at 1870 and September at
69B @70c. u - '.- ~
No. northern was offered~more freely
to-day to arrive, and trading on that basis
was the feat ure of the market Round
lots were taken. at 70 to 75hc. No /
northern also met with some demand to
arrive and several fair sized lots went
ait 751a@755sc. Spot No. sold principally
at 76Ac, this on the early strong option.
No 2 on spot brought 751sc for the bulk,
and No. 3 wheat sold at 74B @74Ac