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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
NINE TO THIRTEEN
N 1HE0 OLD MONTHS
Anda Rise of Seven to Twelve
in New.
LIGHT PORT RECEIPTS
r.. Private Cables are Bullish, and There is a
Strong Demand From New Orleans and
The South General, Sticks
Quiet.
light PORT RECEIPTS
NV the Associated Press.)

v,u York. May 9.-The week ends with
,rltIv increased activity, although
,nS are still conservative in their
~, for the future. Weather condi-
ssas have improved and retail business
u ' rroftcd thereby. The high prices OF
" ~n, material continues a handicap 10
free trading.
NEW YORK COTTON.
Now York. May 9.-The cotton market
.nonad firm at an advance of los points.
,,lod very active and strong on covering
md within the first hour the old crop
montbs had increased the advance to
G613 points. while the new crop months
.boved an advance of 1912 points. The
;reuences were chiefly speculative, but
tho demand was accelerated by disap-
nointfng port receipts, bullish private
cables. strong demand from New Or
leans and the South generally with the
hull clique said to be selling on the ad-
vance.
vrw YORK. Nav 9 -Cotton spot o ened
dar r.. points higher; middling nplands
lis middling gulf 11.4O sales 2o4 ta,es
Futures opened firm
'o-ton futures closed firm.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Peanut Industries Combine.
.(By the Associated Prcss.)

Cincinnati, O., May 9Th Confcction-
ers' Review today says:
The Michigan Underwriting Company,
Of Detroit, has completed a combine OF
the peanut Industries. The American
Edible Nut Company will soon be incor'
porated in New Jersey with $125, 900 oil
common stock and Will absorb the eight,
cen plants near Norfolk, Va, where the
general offices will be located. The year
ly output within so miles of Norfolk IS
five million bushels. The incorporates
are Adolph W. Ehrman and w. E. Wealth
erIy, Detroit; f. n. Palmer, Jackson
George e. Hardy, Grand Rapids; Johr
Ryan, Bad Axe( and John M. Ealy, Cairo
Mich, and II. S. Griggs, Chicago.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Six Now Said to be Dead.

Roanoke, Va, May IA special tonight
to the Times from Eggleston says siS
mon were killed and three others injured
in the tunnel disaster. Three bodies
have been recovered, and it is believed
others will be gotten out before morning
A Wrecking car is at work clearing away
the debris. The entrance to the TUNE
is now clear and safe and no further
trouble is anticipated. The killed and
injured are all colored men. The namc2
of the victims are still wanting.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
OTHER COTTON MARK TS,
MID.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

New York, May 9.-The statement OF
NE averages Of the clearing house banks
u TINS city for the week shows:
Loans, 1923, 080, 200, increase 9 ,001 200.
deposits 1915, 1874, 700, increase $10,074, 500
TiIcuIatfon $43, 948, 800, increase 1903, 900
LtsaI Tenders $50, 1896 800, decrease S246,
1oo' Specie $3.50, 051, 700, increase s1,613,
eo9' Reserve 1928, 988, 500, increase 1886,
WV Reserve required 1928, 95S, 675, in
eiesSo 2.5l2,G25. Surplus $40, O29, 1926, de
HeaSe $i.152,025. Ex-United States dc,
poNils $l5,342. OPS, decrease S1.156. 925.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YoRK May 9 ! o. m-money on
time money steady; 60 days 3. M1 9Odavs
794A. six months AZ. Prime mercantile
paper A>M5H. sterling exchange steady.
with saactui bushes in banker 1 Is at 1880
4. e8. 25 for dem an ; and Asa S 0tSt95 for GO day
bills Posted rates 1885, @4SoD. Commercial
bills a.SaG424M. Bar silver 5l4; Magician
dollars ~: Government bonds st ady;
RaIroad tond . easie-.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Good Prices for Tobacco.
(Folenta Cor. Smithfeld Herald.

Folenta Cor. Smithfeld Herald.)
Mr.. C.. II. Johnson received for his 9E
acre tobacco crop last year the rise OF
fourteen hundred dollars clear of all
warehouse charges. He used six hun
dred pounds of fertilizer per acre. His
best tobacco sold for 43 cents, his low-
est grade (scrap) for 5h cents. Mr.
Johnson has raised tobacco for severa
years and has always made a success OF
it. He does not plant any cotton at all
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. May 9.-The Saturdays dull
ness pervaded the grain and provision
pits today and prices in general were
firm, July wheat closing &c. higher; July
corn &c. higher and oats up &c. July
provisions closed a shade lower to 7Rc.
higher.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
Cassius Meyer Dad.
nv the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
New Orleans, La, May 8.-Cassius }.
Never. brother of Congressman Adolph
Never and a prominent member of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, is dead
He served throughout the Civil War on
the Confederate side.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
S. A.. l.. STOCKS, AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE. May 9.-Seaboard Air Line.
common 60. preferred 43.
BoDds 20. "a.
Atlantic Coast Line. common. l.28H; pre-
ferred --....
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12
NEW T

New Orleans. May 9.-The market for
spot cotton was firm. Quotations adj
vanced Is. Futures were very quiet.
The ring was not noisy or ex-
cited. but prices shot up rapidly, the
days advance being the largest of the
season. The advance was made chiefly
on bulIish visible figures and the con-
tinued dwindling of stocks and the supply
of cotton. While there was some real
izing today prices were only shaded a
trifIe. shorts eagerly taking everything
offered at almost any price in preference
to carrying their contracts over until
Monday. There were slight fluctuations
in the trading, but the upward nov
ment continued to the close when the
board showed net gains of 81 points on
May, June 33, july 40, August %, Sep
tember 81 and 6 to 7 points on the other
months.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

DIV

LIVERPOOL May 9-Ap. m.-Cooton-Spot
quiet; f63 points higher; American mid
ding fair $40; good middling $50. mid
ding S 20 good ordinary 5.22i ordinary sig
The sales Of the day were 7.OOO bales, of
which 1000 for speculation and export
end included 500 American. Receipts
1000 including 100 American.
FutuEes opened quiet; and closed firm,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-12

Leading futures ranges al rollows:
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
VERY STRONG TOBACCO.
PsriQue, Grown In the south ana Pus
Up In Ropes, IL TOO Powerful
for Most Smokers.

In many of the tobacconists' shops
perique tobacco. chopped into granu-
lated form, is displayed for use by
pipe smokers. This is the same per-
ique that has been grown by French
men and SpaDiards in Louisiana since
before our revolutionary war, saws the
New York Herald. 1t il a iet black,
intensely strong tobacco, famous fer
its flavor and its ability to wreck tho
nerves.
1t is grown and made in 81 James
parish, Louisiana. and the crop only
amounts to about 10000 pounds
year,
The makers follow the primitive
processes which were .1 use 100 years
ago. The stems are taken from the
leaves and the latter put into box.
under heavy gradual pressure. This
causes the juice TO run out, even
through the wood Of the boxes. A
gradual process Of fermentation and
curing takes place.
At the end Of three months the to-
bacco Is rolled into carrots" and
wrapped in cloths. tightly bound with
ropes. 1t is left In that way for
year before it is ready for market.
The flavor OF perique il considered
delicious by all pipe smokers, but is
too strong. The tendency Of smokers
is continually toward lighter and
lighter tobacco, and perique is now
used almost solely for mixing with
very mild tobaccas to favor il.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
DESERT PLANT RESERVOIRS.
4 Species of Cactus That stores Up
water In Stronghold With
In Itself.

Many traveller in desert lands. when
in danger Of dying from thirst has been
saved ny the plant known as the water
or fShhook cactus. During the moist
season II stores up large quantity Of
water for the subsequent dry enc.
when all the ground is parched with
heat, and only channels filed with
stones mark the course OF former riv-
ulets, says the Portland Telegram.
So well has his cactus provided for
the safety of its precious liquid that
Il is no ess, task 80 obtain IT, The ex-
'erle .Ain is more impenetrahe than
the toughest leather, ami besides, ii
is protected with long wiry spines
curved into hooks at the end, yet so
strong and .pringy that II large
rock be thrown against them they re
main uninjured. X the spines be
burned of one may. by long and tedi-
Gus effort cut through the rind with a
stout Knife; otherwi Use nothing but an
AK Will ena bic him to get at the interior
OF this wellarmored plant.
When the top is removed and a hol-
low made by seooping out some OF the
soft inner part 1t Immediately fills
with water-cool and refreshing,
though u blstering sun may have been
beating upon the tough skin above 1t
all day The water when first obtained
has a whitish or smoky tint, but when
settled is as clear as crystal.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
TATTOOING FOR HORSES.
ssSGsstea ms Better This. DrandIna
rs u Mems OF Ideniifying
the Animals.

Owners Of pure bred registered an.
imals are often bothered by TIE ques.
tion of how best to mark them to dis.
tinguish them in eHse they stray. ahd
to establish their identity under any
circumstances. The central experi.
ment farm ut Ottawa. Ont. suggests
tattooing in place Of the more usual
branding. The branding iron not only
frequently leaves an unsigltly and dis
figuring scar. but ii fails loAerve every
purpose, since il indicates the owner
rather thpu particularly Identifies the
animal. Tie tag and button devices
commonly used in the ear are usually
a source OF annoyance, due TO the
aptitude they display for attaching
themselyes to yerything they may be
brushed against.
Various live stock associations, SAYS
the Springfield Republican, have de-
vised at one time and another more or
less ingenious, and less or more salts
factory devices to ineure identiflca-
tion, but nearly all are open to the OBJ
lection that they fail in short time
to serve the end in view.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
ABOUT MEN AND WOMEN.
10th Have Their Fniiings. nut. Ao-
cording to Thia Writer. Men Are
Mt a BisadvantaEe.

Women were put here to make tho
world look pretty, though the fashion
papers have never guessed this, says q
iaeetious writer
They are fond Of dressing, except at
dances and uiuner parsies. A great
traveller once met a lany friend, whom
he had not seen Cor many years at
dance. why. how you have altered,
taid the lady n declare 1 should not
have known you from Adam" mar !
you," retorted the man, from Eve"
Another hobby is talking. They are
quite as garrulous when sober as men
are when in their cups, and their con-
yersation is often just us Well worth
hearing.
As rule, they have more heart than
head. This is apt TO render them
thoughtless. A woman will walk to
the end of street, then turn sharply
round without looking to see whether
there is anyone Immediately behind
her, and as a consequence, gouge. your
eye out with the end Of her sunshade.
Sometimes she will beg your pardon,
but have known one to just Zip the
eye of the ferrule into the gutter and
sail serenely cn without saying
word.
Men are what women marry. They
drink and smoke and swear, and have
ever so many pockets. but won't go 10
church. Perhaps II they wore bonnets
they might. They nre more logical
than women, and also more geological.
Both men and women have sprung
from monkeys. but the women certain
ly sprang farther than the men.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
CURIOUS GERMAN coLLIEs.
New breed of Dogs Wheiped by
wolves That Are superior for
tho Tending OF EIocks.

German shepherds, having had dit
ficulty in getting dogs that were not
lazy ana pampered, The German Col.
lie club attempted TO improve the
breed. The best dogs in the country
were collected and bred with wolves
from the Arelennes, with the result
that stronger race OF sheep dogs
came into existence. Two specimens
OF these dogs have been brought TO
this country by Samuel w portyce,
st. Louis railroad man, who is q
dog iancier. These dogs, says the
New York Herald OF recent date, are
very much like the wolf in their APP
pearance. They have the pointed
ear, the keen eye and the restless
ways OF their wild ancestors. The
elder of the two, Stella, is two years
oid and Is of tawny yellow color
Wolf Is well-named. for he has all
the characteristics Of his grandmoth-
er, she wolf. He is nine mon hs
old. Both ot the dogs have heen
trained TO take care of sheep. and
they can round up u flock in short
order Like the wolf, they refuse to
sleep but in daytime and never so
happy as when circling around their
charges at night.
bringing Of the specimens to this
country was attended with difficulty.
lhey were purchased from shepherds
III the neighborhood OF Mannheim,
who were not inclined TO pare with
them until a large sum had been Of
Tered. as they said that animals of
any real value were scarce.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10
A NINETY-YEAR-OLD BABY.
Giant Tortoise In the New York Zoo
That IL One Of the Few Relics
of the Pleocene Age.

All things considered, the biggest
baby among all the wild animals
owned by the New York geological So
ciety is an infant tnat is not an animal
at all, but reptile-one Of the herd oil
testndo, or giant tortoises. natives OF
the Galagapol islands, says Womhn's
Home Companion. With his four com
panions he forms one Of the few relics
we have left to us Of the life of the
Pleocene age; these tortoises are the
sole survivors Of the prehistoric rep
tiles. The young testudo Is the small-
est in the herd; he weighs only o6
pounds. His exact age Is not positive
ly known, but il Is variously estimated
that he must have seen from 80 to 100
years. That seems rather old for
baby, but he is child in arms COM
pared with his relativea testudo
vicina-who carries on her broa2i hack
Gt Is four feet three inches by four
feet seven and one-half iDches) the
weight Of something oyar four CEN
turies. and who tips the scale at aga
pounds.
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10

where do the .little German haras"
come from? A writer in RlAckwood's
Magazine says: "lnha bitants OF the
northwest Palatinate generally are Of
a rowing disposition. The shoe hawk
ers Of Pirmasens, the brush dealers II
Romberg and the showmtn and ped
dlers OF Ksrlsberg are 10 be met with
all over the valley Of the Rhine. But
these must yield the palm IN numbers
and enterprise To the musikanten. of
the Hsrtz mountains, who have made
the whole world their own. They are
not so often seen on tas continent as
they formerly were, but tsey 20 to
England, the Cape, Australia, the
states, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, and
one baud has yentured as far as Chill.
| have Known Of only two bands that
did not come from this district The
one was from Nassau. the other from
pforzheim. IN Baden"
Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1903-07-10

newspaper correspondent who
says that he has watched the changes
in the population Of Canada for 80
years denies that there has been a
very large imm grafton from the Uni
ted states to the western provinces,
and makes the additional charge that
the Canadian census is regularly pad.
ded He says that the reports claimed
an increase OF 1000. QUO all OF foreign
birth between 1881 and 1891, while the
statistics Of immigration showed that
but $4,000 persons Of foreigu birth had
entered Canada during that period
He does not believe that more than 30
oo0 or 10000 Americans have settled
In western Canada.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
Treat your scalp
for dandruH, not
your coat! Ayers
Hair Vigor. s ga, IS:

serious. wealthy business people,
north and south. who have no wild
notions about the negro issues. They
have been willing to help an enter
prise that has proved itself as a wise
and capable one to spread among the
negro a c In the south the gospel
OF honesty, %contented work and self
utility In labors that make for com
munity. state and national welfare.
The square and sensible thing for
every mar to do who is interested in
the safe and profitable future Of the
south is to encourage that practical
education Of the negro that will fl
and inspire him for useful and crea
tive service for the general welfare,
Atlanta Constitution.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
THE FINANCIAL SITUATION.

Speculative conditions In the stock
market show moderate Improvement
and increasing resisting powers. Com
fdence reviyes slowly, but there Is
q marked absence Of the nnsettling
rumor5 which affected the stability of
values during the last two or three
months. Now that the weakest spots
in the situation have been minated
the market Is more likely to be under
the influence or natural conditions
and It's future to be more safely guard
ed by ordinary Judgment, High
grade securities have already shown
a fair recovery, but their future i'm
Drovement Is temporarily impeded by
the monetary outlook and by the per-
nicious effect on the general market
caused by the excessive weakness in
the United States steel shares.
During the next few weeks good
rates for money are likely to prevail.
and II Is quite conceivable that DC.
casional flurries may be encountered
meanwhile.
The only source OF relief 10 the
monetary situation In ease 81 string.
ency is In gold imports. Europe Is
rather disposed to retain surplus
funds, although the best opinion Is
thai II New York needs gold 1t will
come. That Is assuring and prob.
ably true. Our foreign trade move
ment Is growing more favorable to
gold imports. for the reason that ex-
ports hitherto backward are incrc.ls.
Ing while imports are decreasing.
The latter Is a new feature. the re
suit 81 depression here ami a lessened
demand for Injuries, and Is having
the effect Of decreasing national reve-
nue. az a time when national expens
es are at high-water mark.
Railroad earnings continue salts
factory, both gross and net, although
decreases In the latter grow more
frequent, Railroad managers, how.
ever. are often making strenuous IL.
forts at retrenchment, not only in Inn
proycments but also In ordinary op.
Grating expenses. Whether this is
due TO Increased costs Of labor and
materials or 70 an anticipated decline
In business does not yet appear. But
the movement Ii significant, aud Is
probably partly owing TO both causes.
Bank clearings for several weeks
have been showing declines of is to
20 per cent compared with last year,
the heaviest ~shrinkage, Of course, be-
ing IN the eastern financial centers,
while the western cities still continue
to show gains over last year. A con.
sentative policy seems general In bus
mess circles.
International politics may have a
slight effect upon the worlds security
markets. but the danger OF an out.
break IN the far cast Is not immed.
late. In u own political situation
there is also nothing 10 cause unaes.
mess. Congress will do little or moth.
ing until after tho presidential cleo
ton. a year hence. and no disturb
ancc need be expected from that quar-.
ter. One Of the most important uncer.
tainties Is the Northern Securities
case, a decision being expected from
the United States supreme .colrt in
December, uponsthis decision sbme
most important financial operations
will certainly depend.
HENRY cLEwS.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
Ma.r.. Mr,hoa 81 Aunnl

Eelt ii Bis "NaiuraIist In Nicararua
draws attention 70 the methods OF al
taek used by different species OF wasps
One accustomed 70 animals and not IA
men takes care 10 crawl down Tie OUT.
stnnding hairs g the skin before In,
scrtini It's sting. while others which
live In The midst OF human dwellings
fiy straight IL n mans FACE. Tie frst
species. true TO inherited instinct. when
u attacks unfamiliar human beings III
inches Itself 10 their hair or their
boards. But there must have been /.
time when the second species discov
cred that the face WIS The vulnerable
part. and the discovery was the out.
come Of The action Of brain.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
BOOKER wAsHlNoToN,s WORK.

Booker Washington II d sane. 80.
rions and sufficient man for the life
work IN which he III engaged. In part
he is an official member OF the state
school system. receiving and using
state funds He Is not running a fad
school Tor the gushing enthusiasm 81
fanatics Fairly every dollar contrib,
uted 10 build the Tuskcgee institute
Into the magnificent proportions and
Il INV has was donated by
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
80 0-@@N@1~ $500 W
THE GOVERNMENT RESERVOIR

THE GOVERNMENT RESERVOIR
Mr.. Willard Browne, president q the
board OF trade. Is III receipt ~ d let
ter from Delegate Hodcy IN reference
to the building OF d government res
ervoir near Las Vegas ~ which he
says.
To-day | had Ii talk with Mr.. Newell
of the Geological Survey. and found
that there Is nothing to prevent IN,
government linking hold and building
a reservoir lea Las Vegas. whore II
has examined the site for sanrt, 4
the Commissioner OF the Grant viii
get together and order a deed for the
land In trust to the government the
same as they did III the Tonic Basin
over In Arizona. SO as to secure the
payment OF the money SO inverted Ia
the government He goes on to urge
that the commissioners and the eiti.
zens be stirred up 10 take action in
the matter.
Believing that the commits.
sioners had already done all In
their power TO induce favorable
action on the part Of the government
The Optic took pains 10 ascertain just
what had been done, We ind that
the following letter nj sent TO the
Interior Department last August Ia
which no reply has as yet been re-
ceived.
To the Honorable Secretary Of the
Interior:
On behalf or the Board Of Trnatocs
Of the Las Vegas land grant, | am
instructed to say to yon that the
board controls the title TO all the
lands under the proposed reservoir
site q few miles distant from this
city. which a be brought under II.
IiShtioh ny the waters which may bc
there stored.
The primary purpose Of the board
Is TO induce actual settlement on the
lands which may be brought under If.
rigation, and their cultivation. There
Is no purpose TO hold lands for specu-
latiye purposes. The board IL pre-.
pared 20 enter at once into arrange,
ments With the government whereby
a mortgage or lien win be executed
on sufficient OF the lands brought un
der irrigation TO reimburse the outlay
for construction Of reservoirs and lat.
erals. We are certain that
when the reservoir has beon construct.
81 and the lands are under irriga
tion enough OF them can be sold to
repay oil costs OF such work The
board is anxious for a survey TO be
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-12
.sings and HandIcrafts.

George III, when not engaged In per-
forming the operations which had SO
much to do In gaining for him the
popular nickname OF Farmer George"
amused himself at n period of his
long life with the making Of buttons
and attained a very respectable degree
OF skill Iii the manufacture OF the diff
fcrent varieties then most In fashion.
George w, his son and successor,
affected another sort of unkingly dis
traction for idle hours and particularly
pIided himself on the perfection with
which he could ..cut out a pair of
brooches. Outside the gloriied ranks
Of the fashionable outftters Of the day,
the Str!taos. the Meyers, the Schweit-
GERS and Dandrons, only Beau Brum-
mel was thought to be his rival at the
shears, but for elegance and accuracy
aud style the king considered himself
the Bcau's nndoubted superior. The
unfortunate Louis NJ. was an expert
locksmith, with a general turn for
mechanics, and spent whole days In his
forge. rs did one of his predecessors
on the throne Of France, Louis XIII.