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TARRANT & KING.
So Brad street.
Barbee & Co.'s
Cotton Letter.
Especial to News and obsrver.l

Especial to News and Obsrver.)
New York, July TIT hgns to
look as though the New Orleans
people had lot of "undiested Sc
curities" in the shape of cottoI on their
hands. The market to-day wa at times
absolutely demoralized. At lines two
cents per pound had been knocsed off the
value, or the quotations Of otton had
been reduced that much. rsther than
the value decreased, and it is IDw a ques-
ton how far the movement viii go be-
You'd legitimate level AS is usually the
case under similar conditions when prices
have been artificially advanced, they are
as a result unduly depressed. 1t may be
that the New Orleans people will not be
able to look after the spot cotton. In
this event the whole market will suffer
That means that December and January
will be carried considerably below what
might be regarded as normal figure. We
now have the nine and hal cent basis
for these two options that VIC have been
waiting for for some time. Ulder normal
conditions, we would say without hesita-
ton, and with confidence, go4ahead and
buy We say so now, believing that prices
will not go very much lower bebre sub
stantial reaction will take place. Yet
there is nothing in the condition of the
cotton crop to warrant any apprehension
at the moment, and with any further
liquluation by the manipulators we would
not be at all surprised to see nine and a
quarter cents on the board of December
and January. But while this decline may
take place very easily, the market has
had enough water squeezed out Of 1t to
warrant conservative operators on the
buying side. 1t will be remembered that
we have been very much opposed to the
purchase of cotton for several weeks now
We have been waiting for just such an
occurrence as that of this week aud con
servative purchases of January and De-
cenbcr from now on are almost certain
to prove profitable. We need a big crop
of cotton and it will be worth over ninC
cents or ten cents a pound on anything
under eleven and half million bales
For this reason, customers who buy eau
tiously on any break now will not be dis
appointed in the outcome
Cotton futures to-day ranged as fol
lows:
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lash quotations were a. rolIows.
Flour stea1 "; winter natenss e3 so; straight
g. 10 134O; akars $3.50 0f90
l20lD340; clears s3 S56136n 70 spring specia
TO: spring patents Ss.3s0aeO; DO straigh
Wheat NJ sprlng 77079; W : 750TS; No 2
ysi'ow Soh1Sl; Oats Al. No., AZ No. 81 white e. 40
d. q R Rys No. 4 l 5000 IN No hlss no soo;
'.-aine barley 04s; fair to cho % mal,in
t7@5i; No. ias ass 10 .o-thwestern To-
l5.200s5; PER. Lard, 100 lbs a5l@ss.05
Short rits slider loo e asc@ $50 Or,
ared :shs ulders 4. ID 7ss $500 i>hort cleal
srade wine I3U Glover. ssuus-act CRATE. II .50011
Nsw YORK
New York. Jul 4 flour was firmeI
winter ,ate0rs 39)243: Minnesota paten All
n4e3; Minn boxer 4. 30l465.
Rye ioat ste.dv Dir 10 gooi s.0O0s.S5; choice
to fsn~y 3.25n3A
Buckwhea floi dull el.9002 Is
Corn uea, quiet. vel ow wes,ern el.l4.
Rye steady; No 2. eastern 90; Sta
Barley duiF fe..d n2 % msI IN 81.
Barley matt steady western 65Q66
Wheat firm; No 2, red, SiB; CloslLe
september SfX Decent or slSx
.ofn-Spot firm; NO. {, tel4 closing Ju 5SE
September 57h :,
Bes. weak; iamiiy slO0 90; mess IS goa
20: lesf sams &la51D2l.0l packet BIO g011l 81
cut meats eady; clicked bellies sz0lO :
ockl sho ,ldsrs7,,egS: pickle "a aan r. lzg ~
stesdy; continent $50; compodn 5NWs
pors easy; fairly 1880; snort cien Is 7;
ale %; N. - s18001l875.
rs..ow dull; city per package 4A@'; countr,
'1e Ro : firm; str .sp~d common good. ask;
-1rpen Tue arm 50Dj0x
Rice; firm. doAest.c, fair toe1tfa no
Molassss. tafl. vaw Orleans. open Kettle
good to Oh ice, 3iQ4O. -
.;o11r Tot RIO quit, No Invoice Oh
49,. lr.uo
,ues r raw uns ar refining 5h mol
ass as 2N redued steady:
tier sseady; extra creamery 2Oh; State dair'
Ie 020
t,neese we k; state full cream small col
,rsd i0A white. fall made, ioss. ,,.
eggs dull; State Pennsslsania l5GlSH
Southern, Wesl IN extras u
Potat ,.s quiet sta.e and western ls9
| lbs ls702E -onth Jersey swe~ss tLUl-J ~
Long Island L7502 II; new Southern II 25l
25.
Peanuts q let. fancy hand-picked 4AG
Jsbbsees oui t; siOJnsi5O south
ern =. Charleston 49,: Norfolk
FreiVhts 20 sdvrrpooi. coelo ~ ste amer We
Cotton seed oil was quiet and steady
summer yellow 42H0li OF summe- 5e rov
3713S prime white 40, pr ma winter vel os
As; prime meal sz7oO1Z7 so nom
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
BALr1noRE. July Flour stead
Winter patents 3y5O4;SprIng patents 4.40NDi. ~
Wheat strong; 81 sIot Southern wheat b
sample 57NoO
! Ccin strong; spot ard June o'E@o1s
Southern white corn 5I0bU
Oats steady; No. 2 whIte,47
| Rye .,ull: Nc. IS: no. 2 western
Butter steady and lower; fancy Imitation ic9i
fancy cream 3 y ~.
| Eggs stea y: fresh 10
sugar firm; one and coarse graduated Sol /,
fine 6O0n.
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NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
NEW YORK COTTON.

New Orleans. La, July 7.-Spot cotton
nominal. Futures under the influence OF
decline in Liverpool and New York, open
ed 10 points lower on July, August al
Is; September 10, and the more distant
positions to points lower. Immediately
after the opening the bears began to use
their sledge hammers vigorously and
pounded prices down with rush that had
but few let-ups until, compared with yes
terday's closing, July had lost so points
August 40, September 81, October 40. No
vember 90 December q and January 80
Later in the day there was substantial
recovery ON the new crop positions, the
list at the close showing net losses of SC
points on July, August 40. September So
October q and the other winter months
Is points each
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NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. NJ G. July 7-Turpentine
trim. ~; receipts As casks.
kosin nothing; 81 90: receipts 20i,
Crude. firm ats1. 5O3.00O3 70; receipts
~ barrels.
Tar firm at s1.65; receipts 80.
CHARLESTON. s. g. July = --Spiritstur-
pentine steady 46A: receipts sales So
exports S0S
Rosin steady receipts =; sales ;. ex-
10rts
Quote A. y. CT SIS; ID. sl.hG: e, 81 IS; Z
i.2O. g, 1.7Sl H, 2 20; l.. 2.6S: X. 2.sO M
SAVANNAH, Ga. July 2 Turpentine: q: M
firm: 47H; receipts 1923, sales. 1,2i7;
xports...
Rosin firm; receipts 4.i52. sales f3sa
Quote A.s. !. 1 90; D. 1 6s. C. no; F1.6s;
n. $40; N. 81 IS: wa 100; WV ;s sS;0O'
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BIDS FOR COAL AND WOOD.

The Secretary of State desires to pur-
chase for the use of the State one hun
dred and ninety 900 tons of good, steam
making coal in lump, ten (10) cords of
seasoned pine wood. twenty-four ga
inches long and ten cords of seasoned
pine wood, twenty 600 inches long. The
twenty-four (24) inch wood and one hun
dred and fifty Q50) tons of coal to be
delivered in the coal house behind the
Supreme Court Building, and the twenty
(2O) inch wood and forty (4O) tons coal to
be placed in basement of Governor
Mansion. All to be delivered before Sep
TENDER LIST.
Sealed bids will be received at this office
until 10 M, August 3rd.
Bidders win give name of the coal of
fered and the weight of the ton.
The right to reject any and all bids is
reserved.
J. BRYAN GRIMES,
Secretary of State
July 2. 1903 2w
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July 2. 1903.
IMPROVED SERVICE VIA S. A. l.. R'Y
TO WILMINGTON AND WRIGHTS-
WILLIE, N. G.

WILLIE, N. C.
Commencing Thursday, July 22nd, the
Seaboard Air Line Railway will establish
tri-weekly sleeping car service on trains
Nos Id and is between Hamlet and Viii
mngton, N. c., on the following schedule:
Leave Hamlet 1045 p. IN. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday
Arrive Wilmington 700 a. m. Wednes-
day, Friday and Sunday.
Leave Wilmington 900 p. m. Monday,
Wednesday and Friday.
Arrive Hamlet 900 a. m. Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Particular attention is invited to the
fact that the above sleeping car line
makes close connections with through
trains from Raleigh. Leave Raleigh 7:SS
.. M, arrive wilmington 700 a. m. Re-
turning leave wilmington 900 p. m. ar
rive Raleigh 1915 a. m.
Round trip summer excursion rate to
Raleigh to WrightsviIle $3.50. Week end
rate to Wilmingto $3.50.
C. H. GATTIS. G. T. q I. A.
H. S. LIZARD. 7. ?; A..
Raleigh. N. C.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK. July 2 I'D. m-money on
.all firmer 2x05. closing 3N. time money
steady 90 days 81. 90 days 4. six months s.
rhine mercantile paper 505k. stserl-
ing exchange firm actul bushes In
$40 a8s.25 for go day bills. Posted rates
9504-6 and 4.s8H Commercial bills ABS;
Bar silver s2B. Mexican Al;
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BOARD IN NEW YORK CAN BE OBJ
tanned with North Carolina family al
225 West IS street. near Broadway; con
venient to theatres and shopping dix
trictS. 7--4-1W
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J. D. Boushall, Manager, Raleigh, N. C.

September corn rs to lie. higher, with
,ats a shade higher, provisions were weak,
he September products closing from 171sc
% soc. lower.
Leading futures ranged az roiIows:
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.. a. Z. STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORF. July Sea board Air Line
ommon 2i3O22: preferred o..
Bonds ~'s. 7s%@79h.
Z Atlantic Coast Line. common, ......
preferred ......
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shares, including Atchison 24,725; Balti-
more and Ohio $500; Erie $500; Missouri
Pacific 1S,445; Norfolk and Western 1910;
Pennsylvania 1910: Reading II 400. Rock
Island 5000; st. Paul 1900; Southern
Railway 7O0 Union Pacific II 200; Copper
27,2SO; United States Steel Fl, 02O; United
States Steel, preferred, S,205.
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NV ORLEANS. La. July , Cet-on future.
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. July ? 4p. 10. -roOton Enof
limited demand: preas Is 'o- er;
American -1fdftsng fair Sol; good middIin !.
a. middling 6 90 good ordinary ia oIuIn-
airy S.S4; Tue sales 81 he dav were 8 600 bales
Of which q Oh for spec i'ation and vxpor' anS
Included $500 Americaa, receipts 600
and included 900 American.
Futures opened easy and closed weak.
american middling. go. c.:
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market have not affected the status o
piece goods. Nor will they with the cur
tailment of production that is in progress
and contemplated.
NEW YORK COTTON.
New York, July THE cotton marke
opened weak at an advance of two points
to decline of points. The opening ac
vance was confined to August and almos
Immediately this option became sensa
tionally weak in common with the RESI-
of the list under active selling for both
accounts.
1t is a matter of common report that
powerful Wall Street pool has been form
ed for the purpose of opposing any furth-
er advance in prices and the selling by
this interest was exceedingly heavy.
August, which had opened at 11.63 sold
down to lib without a pause, while July
which had opened at Ills and sold to II. SO
on the call was next reported at 1850.
September opening at 106S sold down tu
1919 without any reaction and the bal
ance of the list was also weak, though net
showing such broad movements.
From this level the market was rallied
slightly, August regaining about so points
of its loss under buying by local commits
sion houses, who were credited with tax
ing 10000 bales for the account of the
New Orleans pool, but the improvement
was of short duration and was followed by
another sharp break, which left prices at
midday at the lowest level of the session,
showing net loss of rs to 81 points.
Since last Thursday evening. before the
publication of the governments July re-
port, the decline to the lower level of to-
days session was matter of from % to
ia points or of from $3.50 to $3.50 a
bale. This naturally afforded big profits
to the shorts and following the reading
of the weekly report of the Weather
Bureau, which proved rather less bearish
than had been expected, the market turn
ed firmer under covering and further sup
port from the bull pool under which
prices regained from II to Is points OF
their earlier loss.
The close was steady. net IL to Sc points
lower.
Sales were estimated at 100000 bales.
NJ YORK. July = TO ton SPOT c'osed
Quiet: so point lower. msddiing uplands
81 & niddl ns gulf 11.85 sales 3.ti0 70 es
Fuf Opener weak
-OEJc a futures CLOSED steady
OUou.
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What PROTECTION Means

On Marh6 the Charlotte N Co.
Carolina, with the Aetna
Policy
of ten expired
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POET
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Ills, July THE sentiment in
the grain pits today was again builish and
prices moved in an upward direction, Sep
tember wheat closing IL to sc. higher,
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The market closed steady
BARBEE & co.
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Original Rate, Without New Examination.

this policy respect 1893 without increase
cent annua cost of $3.50 $1,000
LEADS; OTHER COMPANIES
during tic. appy
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A POOL FORMED To
BEAT Down COT Ton
This Wall Street Clique i.
Selling Heavily.
THE STAPLE MOVES DOWN
Close Steady Net Twelve 10 Thirty-six Poin',
Lower---Pficss Ia Grain Nov, Up
---Wheat One and Halt
Cents Higher.
THE STAPLE MOVES DOWN
By the Associated Press,

New York, July THE market for dr..
goods has not changed so far as the up
ward tendency of prices is concerned
The fluctuations in the raw materia
market have not affected the status OF
piece goods. Nor will they with the cur
tailment of production that is in progress
and contemplated.
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,oPuNINa. ,HIaHnsT. i LOWEST

Leading futures ranged as foilowE !
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

sylyaniax avenue. And then, crossing
Fourteenth street, we come to the
great bureau of engraving and print. :
ing, where all Of our paper money il
made. Next, still within the Mall, we
come to the Washington monument,
and here, circlng northward, we come
into the grounds of the white house
and department of state. When you
come to the national capital you must
take this drive; or, if you can't afford
to drive, take one whole day for
strolling walk through the Mall. 1t is
often neglected by visitors who do not
see it, and have never heard of it.
You should take time to enter the
National museum and also the Smith
sonian institution. In 1916 an act OF
congress was approved which found
i. ed the Smithsonian, and out of that
institution the National museum has
grown to great proportions. Smith
son not only gave money, but also
collection of curios which formed the
nucleus of the great collection which
now stands unrivaled in the world for
magnifcence and variety. There was
a private society known as the Ma
tional Institute which gave to the
Smithsonian an excellent collection,
some time about 1850. Then, in 1876,
the greater part of the material gath
cred for the centennial exposition at
Philadelphia was given to the Smith
sonian, which expanded that institu-
ton beyond the capacity of the orig
inal building, so that in 1879 con-
gress appropriated $25o,oo0 for the
building now known as the National
museum
In the building which was yet I'M
adorned, but under. roof, the inaugural
ball was given on the night of March
4. 1881, when Garfield was inaugurated.
This building and the Smithsonian,
with all of their store rooms, stables
and sheds, make use of 23s,6S9 square
feet of floor space; and that is not half
enough. For lack of space most de-
plorable conditions are now apparent,
every branch of the service being Sc
riously hampered by inadequate space.
Long go it became impossible to make
proper disposition of specimens, SO
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BoERs TO TREK HERE.
Cke Exodus from south Africa t.
Texas and New Mexico Booked
to Come ON I'm May.

Arrangements which have been
proceeding privately for some
time for the migration of sew.
eral thousand Beers from South
Africa to Texas and New Mex
leo are now so far advanced that
it is said the exodus will take place
in May. Four men, representing the
pioneers of the movement, will start
for America next week to complete
the arrangements. They are now in
London and one of them sketched
the plan to your correspondent.
Madagascar and the Argentine
were first considered" said he, "but
we have had such sad experiences of
having been driven from pillar to
post that on this occasion we think
it necessary to become citizens of a
country whose protection we can
United States. Gen. Samuel Pearson,
of the United States army, will be our
agent in America. Through him we
mean to obtain about 1000 900 acres
of land in Texas and New Mexico
and pay for it by the issue of bonds
secured on the land, stock, buildings
and crops.''
Chief among the first families to
sail will be those of P. de ViHiers.
Van der Post, De Kock, Steyt1er, Van
Wyk, P. Viljeon, De Wet "a branch
of the generals family, Johann
Vessels, Stefan Kruger (nephew of
the ex-president), and De Haas-aI
of them prominent in the late war
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03

can heartily recommend Peruna as q
catarrh remedy."-Mrs.E Elmer Fleming.
Treat Catarrh In Spring.
The spring is the time to treat catarrh-
Cold, wet winter weather often retardS
a cure of catarrh. If a course of Perunai
is taken during the early spring months
the cure will be prompt and permanent
There can be no failures if Peruna Is
taken intelligently during the favorable
weather of spring.
As a systemic catarrh remedy Peruna
eradicateS catarrh from the system
wherever it may be located It cures
catarrh of the stomach or bowels with
the same certainty as catarrh OF the
head.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis.
Address Dr. Hartman, President of
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
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that year after year large and valuable
collections are packed away in rented
buildings. Consequently they are not
half catalogued; and even those which
are catalOgued are inaccessible.
These conditions have been placed
before congress by the officials of the
museum, and at the last session an APP
preparation of $4,000 was made for the
preparation of plans for new build
ing, which must cost not more than
$1,500,000. The plans have been laid
before congress, and the appropria-
ton will probably be made before the
adjournment on March 4. The plans
contemplate the erection of rectan-
guar building 4S6 feet front, 345 feet
deep, and so feet high, with four floors
and about 200 feet of floor space.
1t is the purpose of the officials of
the museum and the Smithsonian to
make out of the proposed appropria-
ton just one-half of the building,
and afterwards complete it with a
subsequent appropriation which ne
cessity will require. The fireproof
building which the service needs
will cost not less than S., 100000; but
the congress always takes two bites
GU q ShCi1J Va elaV S1LOs 4hS OhO~
half which it is proposed to erect
will present the appearance of a
completed structure.
So much of the building as is now
proposed will be used for storage
purposes, primarily, because it is abb
solutely necessary that the valuable
collections now packed away in
rented buildings shall be removed to
f1reproOf rooms. The losses which
are liable to occur by fire would be
irreparable. Some of the rarest of
specimens of Yuma Indian life. rel
les of cliff jewellers, of mound build
ers and of other prehistoric Ameri-
cans are in constant danger of de.
struction, and their loss would be
beyond the possibility of repair by
duplication.
The National museum is of three
distinct functions, as described by
it's secretary. First, it is museum
of record. 1t preserves a vast
amount of scientific knowledge; Sec
ond, it is a museum of research, be-
cause its collections are arranged
on scientific lines, and constitute an
everlasting stimulus to scientific in-
vestigation; and third, it is an edu-
cational museum, illustrating by
specimens every kind of natural OBJ
ject, every manifestation of human
thought and activity.
The plans of the proposed building
have been made after careful and
thorough study of all existing mu-
seums in the world. It is claimed by
the officials of the museum that the
proposed building Will be superior to
any building in the world for the
purposes for which it is intended.
The development of this scientific
bureau is of great value to all of
our educational institutions; and it
will some day be a part of the Ma
tionai university which Washington
recommended and which the con-
gress will some day create.
Moreover, the building will be an
additional attraction on the Mall.
SMITH D. FRY
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.ipringer, 20 years ago, the whole south
frontage of the avenue could have been
bought for comparatively little money.
The congress recently appropriated
IS, SOC, 900 for the erection of a munic-
ipal building for the District of Co
lumbia. and specified that it shall be
built on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue, one block from the reasury
department.. The post Office depart
ment is now located on that thorough
fare, and hereafter when appropria-
tions are made for a hall of records, the
department of commerce and other
great public needs, they will be erected
on contiguous ground. 1t takes long
time to build any city, and particularly
a national capital.
The botanical gardens are located
on the Mall, directly opposite the cap
itol grounds; and they are bounded
on the north by Pennsylvania avenue
and on the south by the Mall. The gar
liens have frontage of three blocks
on the avenue and thence westward
the business buildings occupy the av-
enue5 frontage.
Driving westward along the Mall we
come to Armory square, where the
first troops were enlisted for the de-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-03
Sensible Appeal for Blind.

Helen Keller's appeal for occupa-
ton for the blind is as convincing as
it is pathetic. It is not Greek and
Latin the blind need, this wonderful
woman truly says, but industrial
training and self-supporting occupa-
ton. 1t is not Greek or Latin any,
body needs so much as the educa ton
which overcomes natural or acquired
defects and makes each human being
useful to himself OF herself and to
the community. It is evident, says
the Chicago Chronicle, that Helen
Keller's education is not merely a
triumph of patience and tact i'll her
teacher, but a triumph of sound phil
osophy in teaching.
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SOCIETY TO AID DECEPTION.
French Company Advertises to Helm
Errin& Husbands In Their
Evil Ways.

During the Dreyfus case the exist
ence of a bureau at Paris was revealed
which for a, given fee would under
take to have letters posted back to
Paris from any town in Europe, thus
allowing any erring husband on a trip
to Marseilles to write to his wife from
London or Berlin. The difficulty on
return was that the luggage bore no
trace of the journey. This difficulty
is now obviated by the foundat ton of
a Societe de Voyages hmm obiles,
which undertakes to provide a selec-
ton of genuine railway hotel labels
to paste on trunk and esta blish u
aIibi