The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-06

that if he hadn't he would have arranged
some way for you to have lived without
working"
Sometime ago a prominent and success
, full North Carolina merchant was In New
York buying goods. well known travel
ing salesman from whom he had bought a
good bill, desiring to show his apprecia-
ton, suggested that he call at the
customers hotel that evening and take
him out to the theatre. The drummer
went around, according to appointment,
met his friend and as they started out
| from the hotel asked the merchant how
he would like to see Ben Hur. l don't
know, said the merchant What is he
| playing?
There is not going to be any winning
Observation-Disclosures in thee race for a seat
on the Supreme Court bench between the
two distinguished jurists from the West,
said a prominent Piedmont Democrat. ut
would not surprise me to see another con-
test something like the Connor- Brown con-
test with one figure, or two figures at
most, representing the majority for the
winner.
! E'You are doing a great work in or
ganizng the tobacco farmers for their
mutual good said a prominent Virginia
gentleman in my presence to Col. ]. S.
Cunningham, land if you win move over
| to Virginia we will make you Governor
Hon. Frank d. Winston, of BERTHE; Hon.
T. w. Mason of Northampton; Hon.
George Morton, of New Hanover; Hon. II.
G. Chatham, of Surry and Hon. Sevrul
Others are being talked about for the
nomination for Lieutenant Governor by
their respective friends.
THAT brings on more talk" said Mr..
George Rountree, referring to the decision
of the United States Supreme Court, to
reopen for discussion the South Dakota
case.
| l hear that Texas folks are paying as
high as 80 cents per bushel for good plant
ing cotton seed. In Wilson and other
Eastern markets and the cotton oil mills
are wandering where they are going to
be at.
1t does seem that our Southern mill
people have let the foreign spinner get the
drop on the spot cotton situation this
year. They have evidently allowed too
much of the feecy staple to go hence on
the rising tide of values.
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with cotton at twelve and half
cents a pound and tobacco away down
about the cost of production. it does not
require a Soloman to predict a decrease
in the tobacco acreage and an increase in
the cotton acreage next year, said
| leading Goldsboro business man.
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| Wilson, N. c.. Is one of the prettiest.
Invest and cleverest towns in the United
States. That's all.
| Mr. Ashley Horne, of Clayton, stated
to me a few days ago that in his opinion
there was less cotton in Johnson county
the first day of December this year than
there was the first day of last February.
Mr.. F. w. Barnes of Wilson, says that
there is less cotton in the hands of dealers,
mill men and farmers in his section than
there has been at this season of the year
In dozen years.
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man who travels hears good deal and
sees a good many interesting characters.
1t was my privilege a day or so ago to
ing and famous character. He has been
very much in the public eye for many
months. and has succeeded I don't hest
tate to say, in making himself universally
despised, especially in this mild mellow
Southland of ours. had heard SO much
of him. SO much that was harsh. and so
little that was good, that l confess my
prejudices had been aroused and what 1
shall say about him, l may
just as well confess, will be
warped by my utter contempt
/ for him, and by deep seated enemity to
him or to any of his kin or kind He is a
troublesome, despicable creature. Is mean
IN instinct and lower and meaner still In
/ his habits and demeanor He is a despoil-
! er of much that is best in our Southern
! life devourer of our well esta blished and
much beloved institutions. and a destroyer
of our industrial happiness. He is a sun
defying son of the sunburnt South. and
the great worry is that our goodly land
should produce one of his loathsome ilk.
He is unclothed, uncouth and unkempt.
He came unheralded and when he departs
he will go to the reward of the wicked
unwept and unsung. He should not be
allowed the freedom of speech, the free
dom of thought, or the freedom of any
UlDng else. he SnOuld not De allowed
transportation over any common or UNI
common carrier. He should be burned,
not in effigy, but in a cremating machine.
He is insignificant in person, and infamous
in every phase of habit and character.
| His color is dull, droll, faded gray. His
shape is an ugly, uncertain oval, and his
makeup is a sort of an insult to bugology.
He tolls not, neither does he spin any
| thing" and his evident mission is to put
the balance of the world out of the spin
ming business. His instincts and outstinks
will In the opinion of most decent folks,
consign him at once to the louise kingdom
and the best description of him would be
| to term him a common every day full
grown hog louise with wings on, and with
cambria needle in his mouth.
He halls from Texas and his name is
Boil Weevil. Look out for him and if
he invades the premises of any North Car
DINA cotton planter, my advice is to MUIR
der him on the spot
A Blessinq TO Yadkin.