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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07
the REMARKABLE ANGEYINE.

Cicero Angevine was gentleman OF the
old school. He didn't try to be gentle-
man-just couldn't help it. At seventy
five he was still unable to remain seated
in crowded car where ladies were stand
ing. OF course, if he had lived in New
York
With advancing age Mr.. Angevine's
knees grew wobbly. and his face became SO
full of wrinkles that he was Obliged to
blow himself up with bellows or a bicycle
pump before shaving.
The dear old man became absent mind
ed, and sometimes lifted his wig instead
OF his hat in saluting an acquaintance.
His relatives inquired openly about his
health, and covertly about his will.
But they were premature. The old man
took to eating Ready Bits, the new, whole
wheat, maltosed cereal. 1t suited him ex-
actly. 1t was as elegant. and genuine as
himself. 1t did not cost him more than
other cereals (only 15c. per heavy pound
package at any grocer's). and, like him, it
was always the embodiment of sunshine.
Like him, it did good to everyone.
Now, If you see stately old gentleman
with plump, boyish face. standing alert
ly erect in crowded car. while younger
men are sitting, and IL that old gentleman
carries package OF Ready Bits under his
arm. proudly as though It were Bible
maybe its AngcUinc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07

E. E. Davis & Co. are making a win
dow exhibit OF fur coats ETC., and they
announce the last and lowest cut price
for the balance of their stock, rather
than pack them away. If you expect
to have a fur coat another winter, don't
wait until then to buy it, is the scribes
advice, after seeing this stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07

"Stock, stock, stock; taking account
of stock and find we have some broken
sizes, mems and boys overcoats and
suits that will fit YOU" See ]. j. Ma
hers ad on first page if you would
know the interesting sequel to the
above.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07

e. c. Leighton's white waists are
pretty to look at but the great attrac-
ton today, is the south window of
lovely cotton challies and the surprise
is to see them marked at only sc. per
yard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07

"The best half a dollar shirt in the
world" See H. G. Barker Cos. adj
Look in the window and see those new
spring styles. Call and examine the
quality Of the "Priucely." and see if
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-07

Locke. Hewett & Co. sell, today, Ii
good navel oranges for Csc. The chick
ems and turkeys are extra, today. Not
only the usual green stuff, but hot
house cukes, also. You have seen
those delicious assorted peach BIOS
SONS in their fine confectionery dis
play, well, the price today, is only lie
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
Ware e.
Cotton Letter

The feature of the day was the decline
abroad. This could be, and was generally
assigned to the offerings of Southern
cotton in Liverpool. We have now
reached the time of year when buyers
Of futures are face to face with cotton,
real, actual cotton offered by the grower.
Heretofore it has been contract or paper
cotton. But now there is the new crop
available in large and larger quantities,
and this will make a very different sort
of a market. Advances will not be as
easy under changed conditions, unless
warranted by facts. The price Will be
more the result of actual supply and de
mand. If the cotton is not there and
there is a big demand prices Will not 50
much lower. # the cotton IS there, and
no demand to equal it, prices will work
lower. For the moment the situation is
| p~crplexing IN the extreme. as prices have
declined a cent a pound, and crop news
is not as good as a month ago. The next
! report is likely to show a heavy loss III
condition, and with any Improvement IL
Wall Street, this Will bring in shorts and
prevent lower prices. The market should
not weaken very much below nine and
q quarter cents before the October re
port. On the other hand, a lot of cottcr
covered b. shorts below nine and a hal
cents Will be put out again on any al
vance and this will tend to help tn,
market rather to narrow down. We would
continue a very cautious policy on bet!
sides of the market.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated pro-

49, HN'E-P
New Orleans, La. Sept. 25.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply Of cotton, issued today, shows the
fetal visible to be 1872, 633, against L.
Goa, $50 last week and 1,7G6, 667 last year
OF this the total of American cotton is
COZ, 633, against AL 100 last week and L.,
31C,667 last year, and OF all other kinds
including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc, $50,
coo, against 500. 600 last week and 456, 600
last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
there Is now afloat and held IN Great
Britain and Continental Europe 48S. COO,
against 878, 900 last year, IN Egypt, 16, 600,
against %, 0000 last year; India, 294 600,
against 267. 600 last year and in the UNI
ted States 335, 900, against 500, 900 last
year and 529, 600 year before last.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans
cotton statement, issued today, shows the
amount brought into sight for the week
ending this afternoon, to be 258, sos,
against 359, O8o for the seven days ending
this date last year and 219. 949 year be-
fore last. The total of the crop moved
into sight for the twenty-five DAYS OF the
new season is 475,174, against 955. 672 last
year and $50 ,376 year before last.
Receipts at all United States ports
since September 1st, 346,372, against 668,
25O last week; overland, across the Mis-
~sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
Northern mills and Canada 1,047, against
G.653 last year. Interior stocks IN ex-
cess of September first AZ, 156, against
125, 1877 last year and Southern mill tax
ings $1,000, against 1852 last year.
Foreign exports since September LIST
have been 142, 522, against 384. 204 last
year.
Since the close of the commercial year
stocks at American ports and the %
leading Southern interior centers have
increased 1885, 58 bales. against an in
crease for the same period last season OF
348, 1872 and are now 236. 399 less than at
this date last year.
Including amounts left over in stocks
at ports and interior towns from the
last crop and the number Of bales brought
into sight thus far for the new crop,
the supply to date is 642, 973, against l.
17O,746 for the same period last year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
Mr. Hester

1t viii be observed that the only IN
portant differences are in Texas. Indian
Territory, louisiana and Georgia. AS to
the two latter, it is evident my impres-
sions Were too pessimistic, whilst in re.
gard 70 Texas and Indian Territory they
were the reverse. / would say. however.
in regard 10 the latter, that over 1000 .00O
bales OF Texas cotton We're received dur
ing August, 1902, which Mr.. Hester count
ed IN the previous crop. whilst a large
amount OF cOtton-probably 200, 900 bales
was destroyed by the unusual rains and
storms Of last winter.
| wrote III regard to my observation 81
last years crop in Texas, Il think the
general reports of insect ravages which
have come to hand are not a bit exag-
gerated. This applies particularly t.
Texas, where the destruction wrought by
both boil weevil and boil worm has been
so great it would be hard to say which
pest has done the most harm. From
Houston to as far southwest as Yoakun
and thence north to Waco. l examined
closely bout forty fields in eleven dit
ferent places. In every field found the
! weevil and the effects of its devastating
work. In some fields not a single boil 81
bloom that I could find bad escaped. II
others so per cent. We're "stung." il
others less, until at Waco the damage was
| perhaps not over 80 per cent. From Wa
co north the damage done by the boil
worm became "strikingly apparent"
From the news now coming to han
every word OF the above applies witt
equal truth to this growing crop, and il
my belief antoher disappointing crop il
Texas is probable.
In regard to the size of the crop in tn,
other State, it is too soon to offer a def
mite opinion. This much. however, can b,
said for the benefit of those who count OF
similar results to 1898 and 1899: TIL,
month of October, 1898, was the hotties
October on record, and this is a late
crop than that one. A cold October nov
would be a disaster. 1t looks as if
crop Of II, 500, 900 should have small ter
rors for the bull at present prices of win
ter months and a remarkably good yiel
will be required in the States east Of tn
Mississippi to produce such a crop thi
year. The heavy rainfall. however, dun
ing the past few days in the Atlanti
States and Alabama means great posi-
bilities for their crops, with Octobe
weather as in 1898.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29

you'll l-,"oo.oe0 bales b. tins
year IN considering the answer 10 tins
question which every thinking nan IN
the trade Will want to work out f8r aim.
seli. II viii - well Tor him 10 weigh car
fully the present enormous ~oductl Il
gold which j. now about three times
what II vas from lsS8 10 lS91 The -
cent advantage IN silver. which : import
ant m View ~ TIE growing trade oil the
West with China thirdly. the CHER plane
81 wees = the mass q working men am
women the world over. and lastly. The
small stocks % cotton. yarn and good
with which the ney season starts.
What pro rect Is there this season for
an America crop Of L coo. coo? ON mn
return TO New York the end or La, &c
tober from 2 thrip through the cotton
states | made the following estimate 10y
State It Was published in cotton las
November Nh. Hester figures 81 tn,
actual outturn. just received, append
for comparison:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
Home From the Philippines.

The New York World of September -.
reports the army transport Fitzpatrick ar
rived from the Philippines. $40 ofaesls
and men of the United States 9Th In
tantry and 2G women on her decks. and
302 soldiers dead under the matches. The
voyage was a very merry one, for AL
had agreed To dismiss sorrow the day
they sailed for home. They stocked up
with liquors at Singapore and INDUCED IN
Il Dutch dinner" which would not bear
repetition. They had suppcr-, dances,
balls, punctuated with varied rcvclry
and the last Thursday night got up a
masquerade, (which surpassed the fond
est expectations Of It's promoters.
She dipped her flag TO the farewell gun
In the shade OF the mango trees,
And turned her PROV to the setting sun
on the swell Of thel Eastern seas,
And faces paled a. She eastward drove
In the light Of the afterglow-
Three hundred walking the deck above
And three hundred lead below.
Now let's he merry the captain said.
I'VE laugh at the shippers curse
The living must live though the dead be
dead.
SO here's 10 the floating hcarse'
And here's to the dying that huddIe in
crowds
Where pe~tilent hrcezc- blow.
And here's TO the ghosts that grin in the
shrouds.
And here's TO the boys below.
"Of course we are sorry for those be
meath
No mourners sadder than We
But say. what right has the tyIant Death
To stine the shouts OF glee9
Then bring forth beer and the Sillery sec
And the tipple ar ancient Crow.
And drink to the fellows awake on deck
And the fellows asleep below"
"They hear the brazen band rejoice
As the veterans homeward come
And picolo's pipe and comets voice
And flute and fiddle and drum
They sing Of treachcrv, torture, love,
And plumber ind raid and woe.
And a wild shrek comes from the spars
above
And a wall from the hold below.
Now form quadrille," Is the merry call;
They sway as the prompter bids;
Now swing your partncrs-balance ALL
Just over the coffin lids.
The shroudei listen beneath their feet
And whisper, a ma1quer's show
And gToans from above the dancers greet
And a laugh from the dead below.
w. A. CROFFCT.
Washington, Sept. i. 1903.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
STOCKS n BONDS.

New York, Sept. 26.-Today'S stock
market was kept unsettled and feverlsh
by signs of renewed liquidation at some
points OF the urgent and preclpltate
character which threatened the situation
on Thursday and which was checked by
Yesterdays protective measures taken by
the great banking interests. The course
OF the London market this morning lndl-
Gated that the stock purchased yesterday
Lor supporting purposes would be for sale
AGAIN at any favorable market opportun-
lty. This had the effect OF dlscouraglng
the professional operators who were plan
ming for a turn on the long side Of the
market, having closed out their short &C
counts yesterday. The market developed
evidences of support on declines. The
obvious purpose is to bring about a con
dition OF greater stability, pending the
working out of the financial situation. A
Gisordcrly break in prices IS dreaded Tor
| the panicky conditions which 1t might
! bring about but the feeling continues
general that there is liquidation still to
be effected. 1t is also considered unde-
sirable to undertake any campaign tor an
! advance in face Of the money require
[ ments for the crops. The bank state
| ment was regarded as satisfactory, es-
pecially in the loan contraction OF up
wards of s., 600, goo, rejecting the good
progress made IN the necessary process OF
/ LIQUIDATION. Hopes are entertained tnat
| this process will begin to be effective N
restoring the impairment OF credit which
| has oyerhung the market like Il cloud
| and infected all minds with dlstrust and
apprehension. The most notable selllng
pressure today was IN the United States
Steel securities, Baltimore and Ohio, and
the local fractions. United States Steel
TELL to yesterdays low record and the pre-
ferred to within IA OF 1t, While the
bonds made g new low record at 20 IA.
The weakness in these securities con-
| tinued to have a large sentimental effect
elsewhere in the list. The selling which
developed on the favorable bank state
rient YVES also evidence OF the continued
purD0se and probable necessity to sell
stock on every available opportunity
The market closed unsettled and nreg-
ular. Bonds have declined IN sympathy
with stocks. United States new As ad-
yanced 3-S, the IS one, the SIS | Il,
the old As, registered, 2 and the old Is.
coupons 3 per cent. The Is declined l.
per cent as compared with the closing
call of last week.
Total sales of stocks today were 42o,
FOG shares, including Atchison 2f.25o; B
and O., 14.525; Erie 1880; l.. and y.
: 100: Missouri Pacific S,100; Norfolk and
Western lao; Pennsylvania $500; Roct
Island 151OO: st. Paul 12,130; Southern
Pacific 1880: Southern Railway 1880
Union Pacific 27,725; Copper 1920
Brooklyn 2s,SS5; Steel 1880; Steel pre-
ferred 1850.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
RAN INTO OIL CARS
AFierCe Blaze at Greensboro.
Splendid Work by
Firemen.

Greensboro, n. c., Sept. 100
O'Clock this morning the Eagle Hose
Company received a phone message that
a fire was gin on the yards OF the
Southern, near the Carolina Spoke ana
Bending Works. The scene was far be
yond the nearest water plug, but Super
intendent Coapman prepared for the
emergency and had an engine close by,
its tender filled with water. The fire ma
chine was swung on to this and General
Greene" got to work. A second railway
engine was on hand, and while one tank
of water was being used another went
to the depot and filled up, so that only q
short stop was necessary IN changing
from one to the other. In this way d ut
of property was saved-nearby buildings.
The cause Of the wreck was a freight
train trying to make Pomona to meet
No. 40, one of the fast trains. Finding
he could not make it the engineer backed
into d siding. He was IN a hurry and
in his way were three tank cars loaded
with cotton seed oil. The caboose of the
freight bumped into these cars ard
broke them up, causing the tanks TO
break and release the oil. which was,
however, diverted into a large open
ditch near. at the end of which was an
unused we'll. The steamer kept the
flames from spreading. Five cars were
burned UP, three being OIL cars, one load
ed with baled paper and the other ono
with machinery, but many others would
have been destroyed. but for the steamer
and Superintendent Coapman was de
lighted with the work of the fremen.
The damage to the road is estimated b.
Mr.. Coapman to be not over / 800. THIS
does not include damage to the oil and
goods contained in the cars, which Is not
vet known
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
OF STRONG
DEMAND UhFELT
The Complaints Of Car Short
age are Few.
CROPS ARE MOVING LAIE
Inc QJieiing Down Of Drmand Has otcem-
More Manifest Iron and S,ee---3ela.s.iy
Good RepIris From the

CBy the Associated pr,As)

49, ~-N AN~F
New York. Sept 25.-Bsadstf,, ta.
morrow VIII say
Reports Of caution IN fan ana winter
trade testify to the absence u tie spur
81 insistent demand which j year go gave
the selling side such an advantage The
ieaness Of car shortage complaints Is rvi
dencc alike q the later movement s..
crops and of discrimination III orders by
consumers. The q~uieting down ii demand
has become more manifest N iron ana
steel, where Tians for restriction oi fur,
mace output are being discussed ana III
ishcd products lag and III anthracite cual,
where 4 number Of colllerles have been pu,
on shorter time. Building activity ~
New York has not been resumed ia :ui.
and strikes OF vessel men on the docks
retard shipments and advance freight rate
and high prices for cotton, with lack 81
correspondingly higher prices FOR finish
ed products, check full resumption OF op
erations.
Railway earnings returns are still highly
favorable, those roads reporting Tor IN,
first half OF September showing "A gain
OF 10 per cent. over a year ago.
Relatively the best reports come from
ports OF the Northwest, due to better
weather and crop conditions: the south
west, which has escaped crop injury. ant
the South, where. despite crop deteriort
ton and declining cotton prices, the gen
eral outlook is still good.
Business failures for the week were
1875 against 172 in the like week OF 1902
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
American Cotton Crop
Shortest Since the War
CIV r. Larmour Neill.)

Considering the worlds present require
ments, The supply Of American cotton.
both visible and invisible, is today the
smallest since the civil war. This IN
spite of a curtailment of consumption,
which has been going on TOR months, and
which for the past few weeks has been
IN many places of a drastic nature. This
supply Of goods IN first hands has become
equally ~attenuated, but owing to the new
crop being so near at hand, everybody
having need of raw or manufactured cot
ton is p~ostponing purchases to the last
hour possible. The new crop. however,
is probably the latest on record md the
amount of cotton coming into sight dur
ing his month will be about half Of last
year. The position of spinners. etc, Is
thus enormously complicated and he vii
be a lucky man as we'll as a wise one who
steers his business through the coming
season to a profit.
1t has been found that for a period O.
twenty years prior to 1897 the average
annual increase in consumption OF Amen
can cotton amounted to just 81 per cent
There were years when there was no
only no increase, but an actual decrease
and again years when the increase was
| much greater, but the average was as
above. Since 1897 the increase has beer
rather over 4 per cent. Based on only {
| 3A per cent. increase for the last twenty
| six years, the needs of the world thi>
coming season will amount to II, 724 900
| but if based on the larger takings since
| 1897, the world will reluire a little ovel
12,O 900. 900. The average price in Liver
| pool for middling for the twenty years
prior to 1892 was sgd. AT what prize
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
NAVAL STORES.

W~II.MINGroN, Sept. 2G-Turpentine firm;
So; receipts 20 casks.
Rosin-firm at I.75, receipts AS casks.
Tar-firm, 80; receipts IA.
C~rude-f1rm, 2.00Q3. S0@3.sO; receipts 80 bar
relS.
CHARLESTON, Sept. 26-Turpentine quien
inal 51La, receipts -, sales =, eXports =.
Quote A, b, G, l.75;D, l,S0 r, Loo; F, l.a5; c., .;
H,2.45; |, 2.64; X, 2.S5; NJ, 2.95; n, 3.05; VIC, $40;
WV, $40.
81: receipts 476, sales -, exports Ill.
Rosin firm; receipts $3.50. sales ....., export
69S7.
Quote A, B, c., SOD, 2.O5; f, 2.l5; F., 2.25; G,
2.35; II, go; | 3.35; X, 3.05; NJ, 3.95; n, 3.95; VIC,
40; WV, 4.25.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
MENT.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 25.-For the week end
ing Friday, September 25th, net receipts
at all United States ports during week,
1877, 756; net receipts at all United States
ports same week last year, 270,1T1; total
receipts since September 1st, 347,313; to-
tai receipts TO same date last year, 1913, 867;
exports for the week, 72,414; exports for
same week last year, 138, 697; total exports
since September 1st, al, 40; total exports
same date last year, 400 $50; stock at all
United States ports, 273,743; stock at all
United States ports same time last year,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.

CBy the Associated Press.)
Ne" York, Sept. 26.-The statement OF
&'efages of the clearing house banks OF
'4.a city Tor the week shows:
Loans $917, 047 700, decrease $ 5,00S, 100
1epo5Ll, $a0l ,345, 200. decrease s8,137, 100;
g[colatonS $40, $50, 500. increase $319,600
-t9ai tenders 81, 819, 800, increase 1861
19J' Specie 1858 ,085, 800, decrease $1,3C6,
eo'' reserve 1928, 905, 500, decrease $63S,
s'. reserve required 1925, 1886, 800, decrease
@~9ot.-'', Surplus $14,56 300, increase ST.
9e2',"' eE-tnted States deposits $24 1902,
''0' increase 81, 1925.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
FEARFUL ODDS AGAINST HIM.

Bedridden, alone and destitute. Such,
III brief was the condition OF an old sol
der by name Of j. j. Ravens, Versailles,
O. For years he was troubled with Kid
ney disease and neither doctors nor medi-
cines gave him relief. At length he tried
Electric Bitters. 1t put him on his feet
in short order and now he testlfes, I'm
on the road to complete recovery" Best
on earth for Liver and Kidney troubles
and all forms of Stomach and Bowel Com
plants. Only soc. Guaranteed by all
druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29

In the last analysis nobody knows, but
we do know that it Is under strict law.
Abuse that law even slightly, pain re-
suits. Irregular living means derange-
ment OF the organs, resulting in Constipa-
ton, Headache or Liver trouble. DIT.
Kings New Life Pills quickly readjusts
this. It's gentle. yet thorough. Only &c.
at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 26.-Spot cot
ION easy; sales 300 bales, including 1850
TO arrive. Delivered on contracts 200.
Futures opened 3 to 3 points below last
evening" close, the decline being attrib-
utei to the ~unfavorable Liverpool condi-
tons. Later in the morning a better
feeling prevailed and prices took a sharp
inward turn. closing with net gains OF I
ga2ts On September and 4 each on Inc
5sa1ce of the list.
yEw ORLEANS, Sept. 26-Cotton futures
-ra1r
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29
BALTIMORE PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK MONEY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2 p. m.-Money on call
nom 1T 24M3; closing 24@ time money
du l.; 90 days, 81: 80 days, i six months
ga; prime mercantile paper $685.; sterling
eXch. steady with actual! business in banker
bills at 1876. Z0d 1885, for demand, and at 1910
for to day bills, posted rates 1880 4S7;
commercial bills 1921, bar silver SO, Mexican
dollars 46l4.