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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. Aug 11-There was a
period of great strength and animation
in the stock market today while the
first Interpretation of the government
crop report was the dominant influ-
ence on eminent. The confidence Will.
which the buying of stocks was con-
Quoted was materially impaired later
in the day. The wild upshoot of
prices in the wheat market was Sc
riouS unSettlement to the optimistic
views deduced from the reading Of
the government crop report. The
strength of the corn market also
caused grave misgivings over tho
seeming promise of a record crop OF
that cereal hold out by the govern
ment report The reactionary ten
dency of the Metropolitan fractions
because of selling to take profits or
Yesterdays violent rise was drag or
the general market. An attempt was
made to remedy this by forcing Met
ropoIitan Securities to higher level
But that stock failed to hold and the
movement was not effective in curing
the skepticism which had developed
in the prevailing sentiment.
u. S. Steel showed very slight re-
Spouse at any time to the strength OF
the market and its late drop helped
much to unsettle the market. The
movement in Southern Pacific AM
Union Pacific and the character OF
the buying in them were especially
imposing. But, the grain and cotton
carriers enjoyed a good demand from
all sections of the crop regions. After
the grain markets had closed for tbs
day it was found feasible to rally the
, stock market. led by Southern Pacific
which rose within shode of So. Some
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Ware Il Ieland'S
Cotton Letter.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Raleigh, n. c., Aug. 11.-There is
really nothing to be said about the cot
ton market. 1t is the same story day
after day. There is no damage to
cause any anxiety and not enough new
cotton to start a decline. Therefore
the deadlock. 1t will take new cotton
to change the character of the market.
There seems to be a determined effort
to bring about an advance and for this
reason there is less cotton sold now
than q few weeks ago. So much de-
ponds on big crop that traders are
not to be blamed for avoiding the
short side. We would rather wait for
advances to sell on and would not fail
to take profits on every break. 1t will
be some time before we have a run
ming decline and perhaps not at all.
There is every reason for the most
cautious kind of trading just at this
time. We confess we don't see a
thousand and one reasons to buy cot
ton. The dry goods trade is bad and
the crop looks as though it would be
a whopper But it is not gathered yet
and we must be prepared for poor ac-
counts from some sections, else we
would raise 100000 bales The
South is, of course, heavily short, but
the crop is doing very we'll and there
is not much in sight to buy or sell on.
WARE 81 LELAND.
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Personally Conducted Tour to The
Worlds Fair and Pacific Coast vi;
S. n. l.. Railway.

The Seaboard announces a personal
y conducted tour to the Worlds Fair,
Colorado, California and the Yellow
stone National Park and all points of
interest on the Pacific coast, leaving
North Carolina on August 10th in
Pullman Sleeping Cars from Charlotte,
Raleigh and Wilmington. Round trip
| 5 days tickets to st. Louis $24.30; 60
Law tickets, $3.50. Round trip from
North Carolina points to San Francis
20 going one route and returning an
other, $65.25. Side-trip rate to the
Grand Canyon, $3.50; side-trip to the
Yellowstone National Park, $49.5O.
which includes transportation all
through the Park and Hotel accommo-
iatons&c. 1t will take one week to
make the trip through the Park
Stop-over for one week will be ar
ranged at st. Louis, one going trip
ind those not desiring to go further
will be looked after as we'll as the
california party, and special rates will
De arranged for them at the hotels in
ST. Louis and Pullman provided fo1
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of the grain carriers also recovered to
about the best, but the closing Was
irregular and at only partial recover
les from the reaction
Bonds were quite active and strong.
Total sales (par value) $3,920,OO0.
u. S. old As advanced IA and the
new As, coupons, as per cent or
call
Total sales stocks today $4,000
shares, including Atchison $4,000;
Baltimore and Ohio $4,000; Chesa7
peake and Ohio 9,400; Chicago and
Northwestern $500; st. Paul 1880;
Erie 1900; Louisville and Nashville
$500: Metropolitan Securities $4,000;
Metropolitan Railway "a. 900; Missouri
Pacific 14,400; Missouri. Kansas and
Texas $500; Norfolk and Western c.
200: Norfolk and Western preferred
200; Pennsylvania 25,900; Reading
1880; Rock Island 10000: Southern
Pacific 10000: Southern Railway &c.
500: Southern Railway preferred l.
700: Texas and Pacific 100; Union
Pacific 62.300: Copper 10000; Smelt-
ing 10000; Sugar $500; Brooklyn
Transit 27,300; Peoples Gas $500; L,
s. Steel 1900; U. S. Steel preferred
$4,000.
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j. =. Jones
FOR SALE.

The highly improved Dunn Farm at
Wyatt, n c., on S. A. L. r. r., IL
miles north of Raleigh, from wake
Forest College, 219 to Neuse River
cotton mills, containing 3OS acres,
more or less about 100 acres in
woods and good pastures for cows
and horses, we'll watered. Balance OF
tract in cultivation, we'll adapted to all
crops, including berries and other
truck crops. Dwelling, 8 rooms, with
all necessary out-houses. Store room
24x4O feet, with A room dwelling at
tached; tenant houses; 3 good wells
ard several springs convenient, best
freestone water. 2 COW barns 16 stalls
each, with S-foot passage for mixing
food and feeding, with storage room
above 24x32 feet for feed stuff. l
horse barn IL stalls and 1S foot pas
sage storage room above, and shell
ters on side enough to hold slower
from 300 barrels corn, convenient Tor
feeding two corn cribs, one with shedS
on 8 sides, l carriage room with sheds
on each side. Cotton Gin, New saw
Mill and Grist Mill, with 80 H. r en-
CINE and 40 II. p. boiler to drive them,
all in good order; also Blacksmith
Shop and tools. Fine crop corn, cot
ton. sorghum. etc, now growing on
the land. No better location any
where for an energetic and industrious
man with two or three sons like him
to farm and merchandise. VIII sell
the whole or half interest to the right
party on good terms. Apply or Write
l.. r. WYATT,
No. 1O7 West Jones st, Raleigh, n. G.
S-9-2Wk
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New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, Aug. 11.-Spot cotton
steady and shade lower to sell
Cloudy weather interferred with the
inspection of samples; sales, 500 bales.
Quotations unchanged.
Futures opened steady with prices
2D4 points higher than yesterday S
closing. The market was dull 1mme-
diately following the opening, but later
n large number of selling orders were
evidence with but q slight demand.
Iney sent prices down quickly from Y
n 20 points. Shorts took prots freely
on this stump, causing a recovery OF
the greater portion of the decline.
The weather map reported continued
rains well scattered over the belt. The
participation, however, was not heavy.
Scattered rains were promised in the
forecast for tonight and tomorrow
Less and less attention is being pald
{ rains because of the fact that the
heavy crops of the past have been
raised with a wet August. In the trad
ing September rst gained 4 points at
9S9. declined to 96S and nally advanced
TO 976 The market closed quiet
showing net losses of 1 point on Au-
gust on September. and each on
the other positions.
New Orleans, Aug. II, Cotton futures
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Special Rates
VIA
Seaboard Air Line Ry.

HOT SPRINGS, ARK, and Return,
$30.60-Account of special Sum-
mer Excursions to Hot Springs,
etc. Tickets on sale each We'd
nesday and Saturday during
months of July, August and Sep
TENDER, with final limit of SO days
from date of sale. By payment of
difference between rate at which
ticket was sold and all Year
Tourist rate, an extension of final
limit to so days may be obtained.
BOSTON. MASS, and Return, $20.8O,
all rail.-Account National En-
campment q. A. r., August 15-
20, tickets on sale August 1918,
and a. Final limit August 20.
BY payment of soc. fee and de-
posting ticket with joint agent
Boston not later than August
90 extension to September 20
can be secured. Stop over can
be had at New York.
RICHMOND, VA. and Return, $5.O5--
Account Grand Fountain United
Order True Reformers, Septem-
Der 6th-13th. Tickets on sale
September 18th.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, and Return,
S19g5.-Account Biennial Con-
clave, Knights of Pythias. Tickets
on sale August 12th-1 9Th. Final
limit August 31st. Extension of
final limit may be had to Septem-
Der 18th by depositing ticket with
special agent and payment of fee
of soc.
SAN FRANCYSCO-LOS ANGELES,
Cal, and Return, $G5.25.-Ac-
count Triennial Conclave Knights
Templars September So and
Sovereign Grand Lodge /. Q. Q.
f. September 19:25th. Tickets on
sale August 18th 20 Sept. 9th in
elusive, with final limit October
23rd
For further information apply to
q. p. SMITH, r. p. A., Raleigh, N. G.
C. H. GATTIS, C. p. & T. A, Raleigh,
n. G..
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lnelr return. The California party
Mn remain in ST. Louis one week and
I,ien go West over the Iron Mountain
isoule to Kansas City, the Santa Fe to
~ faclhc Coast, stopping enroute at
re re Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, San
oIaIclsco and all points of interest.
IN IN me return party will stop at Og-
Iell, Utah, the Yellowstone National
ARK, salt Lake City. Denver, Colora-
40 springs, Pixies Peak, Garden of
me GODS and all points of interest in
Inc party will be in charge of DR..
M Black, of Davidson, n. c., who
ilaS MAD quite a lot of experience in
travelling West and made a study of
tne points of interest. He will give
ms personal attention to the party,
the ladies will be especially looked
after.
For all information, itinerary of the
trip, please address DR.. VIM. Black,
Davidson, N. c., or c. II. Gattis, c..
Z. & I. A., Raleigh, N. c.
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Tour to the Worlds Fair and Pacific
Coast.

There seems to be a misunderstand-
ing, people thinking that this trip is
only for those going to the Pacific
Coast. This party will be composed
of seventy-five to one hundred people,
who will go in sleeping cars from Raj
eigh, Charlotte, MaXton and Whining
ton, and will probably be run as
special train from Monroe. The ar
rangement will be just the same for
those who desire to go to st. Louis;
they will be given the same attention,
and lowest available hotel rates will
be secured for them, where the party
will stop in st. Louis, and if it is so
desired, Pullmans will be provided for
them to return from ST. Louis
The berth rate is only 5000, and if
two occupy the same berth it Will
make $500 each. A list of those who
are going from points in North Caro-
lima will be furnished in few days.
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Baltimore Provisions.
Naval Stores.

Wilmington, Aug. Ii, Turpentlne steady, 52h
receipts &C casks.
Rosin firm, go, receipts 1873 bbls.
Tar firm, l.70 receipts Ii bbls.
Crude firm, 2.25@375DI.00, receipts s. bbls.
Charleston, Aug. 10, Turpentine firm 80, sales
Quote a, b, C, 2.35. ID 80, .@2:3,
f 2.35@..; g 2.i00, III $50, ! $40, X 3.35@,
NJ 3.65@, $500, VIC 10, WV lIo.
Savannah, Aug. l1--Turpentine firm, 53334
receipts 702, sales S59, exports 100
Rosin-firm, receipts 2,546, sales 1855, exports
2,l7J.
Quote A, b, C, 2so.@2.3', d 2.3i@2.4o, f,
l.i00D2i5. r 2.tJ6D2.J5 q 2.o0G250, II 2.7UcG2. 20
5000 K 3 IS, M $500, 40. VIC 1000
l.3j WV, LOO.
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WHEAT KNOCKS THE
BEARS bALDHEADED
WhirIing Up Like a Cat
in a Cyclone
NEARLY FIVE CENTS
There is Great Strength in Stocks or
the First Interpretation of the Gov
eminent Report, Then Follows
Reaction So Grain UnsettIes
the Prices
the Prices
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. Aug. 1.-THE cotton
OF ] to 2 points on the new crop
August being neglected. This was
hardly a response to the firmer cables
the effect of which seemed 10 be Off
set by more favorable interpretation
of today's weather map which shoWE-
only light and scattering rains in the
eastern belt while the indications were
for clearing and comparatively cooi
weather which following the receni
rains will reduce the danger of she'd
ding to the minimum. After some IN
regularity the market became easier
toward the middle of the afternoon,
with offerings rather more general in
Guiding selling by brokers believed to
represent lower Wall Street and New
orleans bulls and the English market
having eased off prices here broke to q
net decline of about to 10 points.
This was followed by a rally on a re-
newal of bull support and further re-
ports from private sources of crop de-
terioration and in the afternoon tho
market ruled irregular, with the late
months at times selling about ever
with last nights finals. The close, how
ever was well down toward the loves
and the market barely steady at net
loss of to points.
Sales were estimated ct only $4,000
bales Most of the business seemed
TO be between professional interests.
Receipts at the ports today 946
bales, against COZ last week and 26G
last year For the week 5000, against
1911 last week and LAB last year.
roday's receipts at New Orleans 22A
bales, against 253 last year and a..
Hous S23, against none last year.
New York, Aug. I'-Cotton spot dull,
middfinm gulf 1885, sales 4GS bales.
Futures opened steady and closed steady.
Open Close High Low
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New York Money.

New York, Ang. II, r. m-Money on call,
loan closing x offered |, time money
dull, 60 days 2@......., 30 days 20, six
months 31std....., prime merct'ie paper 4@Ih,
in bankers bills at 4SS.55aiSS.S5 for demand,
md ut 4s5I5d.0C. for 60 day ills. posted
rates 4.S6aD 1861 @94S9. commercial Bills 1890,
bar silver 5ST, Mexican dollars 4534, Gov.
donds .... Railroad bond........
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Other Cotton Markets.
Port Tone. Mid. ItecelptS
Dry Goods Market,

New York, Aug. 1.-THE market at
first hands remains unchanged as far
rs any increased activity is concerned.
The policy of holding back remains
unchanged and is likely to remain SO
until increased business at jobbers'
hand forces them into the market TO
replenish stocks. Buyers continue to
watch the cotton market an inticipa-
ton of lower prices.
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Grain and Provisions

Chicago, Aug. 11.-Wheat prices
broke the record for the present crop
today by an upward whirl of 1-2 @
"a. The motive was the govern
ment crop report, which without TAX
ing into account rust damage within
ten days, estimated the WELD of winter
and spring wheat at Al ,00e, 900 bushels
less than promised month ago. Al
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12
To the Public.

For the second time I come before
the people of Wake County as can
didate for the office of Register of
Deeds, soliciting their support in the
Democratic Primaries to be held Sep
TENDER 10th. If elected / promise the
same efficient service / have rendered
during the first term.
Respectfully,
J. J. BERNARD.
Raleigh, N. c., August 8. 1904.
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Notice to Creditors of the Juanita
Cotton Mills.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned have been appointed re-
ceivers of the Juanita Cotton Mills,
by the Hon. w. r. Allen. judge of the
Sixth Judicial district. and all the
creditors Of the said Juanita Cotton
Mills are required by order of the
court to file their claims. duly veri-
fled. with us. at Raleigh, within sixty
DAYS from this date. The creditors
will, therefore, please send their veri-
fled claims TO us at once.
G.. b. BARBEE,
+. A. DANIELS,
Receivers of the Juanita Cotton Mills.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

Only one remedy in the world tina
will at once stop itchiness of the ski
in any part of the body; Doan's Oint
ment. AT any drug store, so cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

Coughs and colds. down to the very
boorderland consumption, yield t,
the soothing, healing influences of DR.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

Is it a burn? Use DR.. Thomas
Electric Oil. A cut? Use DIR. Thomas
Electric Oil. At your druggists.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

Burdock Blood Bitters cures it
promptly, permanently. Regulates
and tones the stomach.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-12

the close September as compared with
yesterdays final figures, showed a net
gain of Use. Corn is up 7-8c Oats
are 3-4c up. Provisions vary from
, Lee higher to zoe lower
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ms. Aug. IL, Cotton futures
Liverpool.

Liverpool. Aug. IL. p. Motion spot
Hunted, demand, prices points higher
American middli g fair G.3G, good middling
Il ~ middling f.l0, low middling 5YI good
ordinary So ordinary j.is. The sales of the
lay we're 5000 bales of which 500 We're for spec
ulation and export and included 900 Ameri-
can. receipts ,...... bales III ludlhg 49,, Amel'
lean
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/ have just received two
carloads of first class dry
corn, two carloads of oats,
two carloads of hay, one car
load of "chopps," composed
of corn, oats and wheat
ground together and thor
oughly mixed. This is what
the horses used to get and
fatten on and they have
been wanting it ever since.
Lately they have been swim
died by so-called feed made
of all things that would fill
up but not satisfy.
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s. A. T.. Stocks and Bonds.
Baltimore, Aug. IL, $. A. L.. common Al0@5z
preferred, l714@l,%.
BondS-4s.......
A.C. l.. common ll9A@ll91z, pieferred......
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JOHN w. HAYS,
Civil Engineer

(M. Am. Soc. C. ED
WATER POWERS. WATER WORKS,
SEWERS, Municipal Engineering of
all kinds, Properties examined, Rea
ports made. Plans prepared. Work
directed. No. 8 South Adams ST., Pes
tcrsburg, Va.
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Weekend and Sunday Rate TO Jack
son Sprihgs, N. C., via seaboard
Air Line Railway.

The Seaboard will sell round-trip
tickets to Jackson Springs, N. c., via
Ahar5oen N O.. and the A. & A. r.
r. on saturdays and Sundays, good
returning Monday following date of
sale. rare from Raleigh $3.50 for
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
WHEN THERMOMETERS SELL
People Like to Watch the Mercury When It Marks the Extremes
 of Temperature.

Thermometers? YesMwe are selling lots of then,' said the young woman behind the optical counter in the big department store, during recent cold snap, according to the Philadelphia Record. Our sales always jump in weather like this. and in extremely hot weather in summer. During long spell of even weather, when winter is not extraordinarily cold or summer not extraordinarily hot, there is little de- mand for thermom eters. But just let a very cold spell set in in winter, or very hot spell in summer, and it makes all the difference in the world in the sales of our department, although ther- mometers are simply regarded as side issue. Suburbanites are especially eager buyers, particularly at this time of year, when the temperature in early morning is several degrees lower in the outlying districts than it is in the city proper. It's a great source of sat- isfaction to the suburbanite to come in town, see thermometer registering seven degrees above zero, and say with great complacency: Why, the ther- mometer on my porch was one degree below when I left home
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
FEE ON OTHER PLANETS.
Scientists Confess Utter Lack of Knowledge as to Physical Ex-
 istence Elsewhere.

Upon the question whether life-bear- Ing planets can exist in other solar sys- tems than our own the answer of sci- ence is clear and distinct, says Prof. Maunder, in Knowledge. It is precisely the same which Prof. Newcomb recently gave concerning the possible inhabit- ants of Mars. e'The reader knows just as much of the. subject as do, and that Is nothing at all.'' Within our solar sys- tenn we can indeed form some crude esti- mate of probabilities; beyond it noth~ ing. All the amazing, progress of mod ern science. all the revelations made by the spectroscope or by photography, all the advance in biology have not brought us one step nearer an answer to the ques- tion: "Is this the only inhabited world?" We stand essentially where Whewell and Brewster stood half a cen tury ago, or we might indeed say where Calico and Capoano were 300 years ago. We can indeed spin our discussion at greater length than our predecessors, and can introduce far larger number of more or less irrelevant facts, but of seri- ous argument, either for or against, we are entirely destitute.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
FRIDAY, MARCH IS, 1904,

The chances are that General Fred ID. Grant will hear something drop some time in the near future. Per- haps the president will give him to un- derstand that it would be we'll for him to get acquainted with him. General Grant is reported to have said when caled on to respond to the toast "Our President" II can only say a few words to you tonight. Tn the first place, I am not speech-maker. In the second place. because am a sol- dfer the ban of silence rests upon me. In the third place, I do not know the president of the United States" And yet 1t is said that the general and the president were doing police commis- sioner duty together in New York a few years ago.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-19
AUTO RIDING IN WINTER
Handles May Be Warmed by Electric ity and the Vehicle Made Very
 Comfortable.

AutQmobilists are not very enthusias- discomforts that attend riding. The handles of the conveyances are extreme 1y cold and the drivers suffer acutely when the mercury stands in the neigh borhood of zero. It is only those who use the machine for business purposes who will stick to it in winter. It is not 8 difficult matter to wrap up the body warmly enough, and the face can be pro- tected against the biting wind by the shielding 0gyices which have been in- vented, but it is not so easy to protect the hands from the cold. Tn spite of the covering of gloves or mittens the fingers are liable to become numbed with the cold, a state of affairs. especially dan gerous for the driver of a hfgh-speed car, who is compelled to be on the alert for emergencies and act instantly when they arise.
 To meet this condition of affairs New Jersey man has invented an electrically heated handle, which the chauffeur has only to grasp tightly in his hand to de- rive the benefits of the radiation from the interior The construction is such that the heat is reflected outward from the conductor, the radiator filling the central space and being completely sur rounded by the conductor wires. The cover is of nonconductjng material and and is perforated at frequent intervals to allow tree radiation.