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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-14

and Lady Ambers of past years, all are
monuments of successful breeding with
an object in view. And with all due re-
spect to any man who loves good pure
bred horse of any breed, let me say
there is no higher calling, there is no
nobler vocation, and from my own ex-
perience there is no more profitable one
and none more beneficial to the general
public than the breeding, raising and
maturing of the American Horse.
For SALE--A few choice Plymouth
Rock Cockerels. +. G. MULLINNIX.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-14
HOW TO RAISE HORSES.
CONTINUED from page g.

posing in appearance. Then here and
there you see mansion for residence
and barns with their rooted tops tower
ing toward the heavens and even dis
putting the right Of way with clouds as
they pass over, with fine granaries, full
of the products of the farm in sheds and
barns and you see fine plump Short
Horn or Herefords or some other breed
of cattle. His comfortable we'll venti-
lated pens full of large well fatted hogs,
purely bred, his horses are of two
classes, the draft or work horse of the
large developed breeds and the high
class good sized roadster, the former,
to do the slow every day work on the
farm, the later to do the carriage and
lighter work and go on errands in fact
are the real servants of the family, and
are in actual use more days and more
hours during the whole year than any
of the larger classes. But they are just
as essential to the we'll being and the
comforts and pleasure of the family as
one or the other. You ask the first
man, "Well my friend, from whence
came you and what came you here to
do? How much money did you have
when you landed in Decatur county,
Iowa? Oh, just enough to buy 100 acres
of land" We saw hard times, worked
hard, lived cheap, and were economical.
Always used cheap teams and farm
tools, we raised our own calves for our
breeding, also our best male pigs for
breeding pens, our chickens we let run
from year in and year out. Our brood
mares we mated with the cheapest
horses we could find, and used economy
in all our business transactions. We
had great deal of sickness and paid
large doctor bills. Our cows were poor
scrubby things, gave little milk which
was blue and our butter was white anc
sold cheap, what little we had to sell
Our pigs were weakly and sick and died
we were always behind with our worl
owing to our horses being understood
and scrubby, and we never got full
crop like our neighbors, over in tina
mansion you can see across the roat
there. We lost lots of our grain in we
times for our teams could not pull TIN
machinery or wagons through the fields
and we We're on the road half of GU
time getting repairs to and from tn
shop, while our neighbor in that larg
house never had such luck. His horse
were large, we'll bred and fat, could g
along mud or no mud, and the frs
chance he got when his grain was CIR
it went to the barn and sheds and whe
he sold his team it brought something
He sold team the other day to Swift
Company coming three years old
grey percheons for $500, and was ofiere
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-01-14

$3.50, for pair of high grade two-year
olds. He paid $50 service fee for his
colts while l got mine for SIS, and the
owner of the horse said he would give
me colt if bred four mares, that his
horse was not crowded with business.
1t has only been about two weeks since
our neighbor sold car load of steers
out of that red barn, all full blooded
Short-Horn fellows out of his big red
Rose of Sharon and his high grade COWS
for So per hundreds pounds and they
weighed over 1000 pounds piece. |
only got 1920 per hundred pounds for
mine and they only weighed 1000 and
they we're nearly year older than his.
The buyer said he would not take mine
to market but would ship then to Ohio
or Pennsylvania and sell to some farmer
who wanted to feed up his grain and
straw to get fertilizer to enrich his land
that would not producea crop without
it. Our chickens would not lay. They
were scrubby and featherless, went
around humpted up and hungry as if it
was winter all summer. never could
understand why we had such bad luck
with our stock. Our horses died and
did not do we'll, none of our stock grew
and fattened like our neighbors but
were dwarfy and looked stunted
Now, my friend, let me tell you what
caused your trouble; why you had as
you call it, bad luck? The fact is you
were to blame. You commenced life
wrong; you should have looked and
planned ahead; what buildings you
built should have been made at least a
part of future permanent building;
what stock you had should have been OF
a modern, up-to-date kind. Better TIC
have one good mare than two poor
scrubby horses; better to have had one
good COW, high grade or full blooded
than two scrubby COWS; better to have
mated your mare to large we'll de
veloped horse, even if you had givel
away every third colt for the service
fee of them; better to have had goot
| comfortable stalls for one and feed ant
| time to care for that one, than to hav'
/ two scrubby, poorly cared for plugs, 70
| there is always good market for goo'
{ stuff, it matters not when or how it is t.
) be sold, whether it's to satisfy a mort
gage or at the option of the seller
Z Travel this or any other country owe
} and the man, the farmer, that has tn
, good stock and cares for it, always live
5 in the mansion on the cliff, while tn
, other fellow lives in the valley in tn
t hut. The man who breeds and keep
y good stock and takes good care of it
n respected and has credit to spare Will
:. the other fellow has the opposite.
The laws of nature are said to b
II more perfect and more strictly enforce
d than the laws of man. Then why do W
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Ware e. LeIand'S
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, n. c., June 21.-The week
~ weather report was not at all as
favorable as had been expected Per-
haps because there were few COM
lplaints as there is bound to be, on an
acreage of 100000 planted to cot
ton, the summary picked out the poor
spots in order to have nothing to COM
ment upon. But the effect upon the
market was just the same and prices
recovered rather sharply as every one
had sold out and gone short. Shorts
had a hard time getting in cotton on
the advance and it was not until
prices had reacted about Is points
that some selling was INDUCED in The
way New Orleans threw cotton over
board at the opening would incline one
the opinion that the market had about
reached bottom for the time being.
1t is very risky thing to sell cotton
on declines at 9 IL cents with the
the crop. We have not had any boil
weevil talk yet, and we will have lots
of it later on. 1t doesn't seem as
though it was time yet to buy cotton
for a long pull but the action of the
market today gives conclusive evil
dence that it is not safe to sell short
except on reactions. AS long as wealth
er keeps good the market will gradu-
ally work lower. Yet after each de-
cline of a few points there will be
plenty of opportunity to sell on a bulge
and below 8 IL cents, purchases on
any decline are likely to return a
profit
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Stocks and Bonds.

New York, June 21.-There was
little more than q drift of prices of
stocks today interSDersed with periods
of entire rest. not Inappropriate to
the summer solstice. The tradition of
summer dullneSs in the stock market.
If any effect was produced on Senti-
ment by the beginning of the conven-
ton season of the great political par
ties, dullness was the only evidence of
it in the market. The subject was
little discussed. The undertone con-
tinued firm and there were spots of
special strength which helped the
general tone. The Canadian Pacific
group was conspicuous example,
that stock and its subsidiary COM
panies making notable advances. The
event of the day in which most in
terest was shown was the publication
of the weekly bulletin CT the Weather
Bureau on the country's crops. The
very favorable reports of both the
winter and spring wheat crops in
duced some buying of the Granger
stocks. A rise of Is in Atchison meas
ured the extreme of the movement.
The further absorption of United
States Steel, preferred, at an advance
of Is had an excellent sentimental ef-
feet on the general market. 1t was
practically the only stock whose high
est price was maintained. The closing
showing recessions, but with a fairly
steady tone.
Bonds were firm but rather dull.
Total sales (Dar value), $2,375.0 900
United States bonds were unchang-
ed on call
Total sales of stocks were 1919. 900
shares, including Atchison, 10000;
Canadian Pacific. $500: st. Paul. 81
400: Chesapeake and Ohio, 200:
Louisville and Nashville 600: Nor
folk and Western, 100: Ontario and
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w. e. Smiths
Market Letter.
- News and Observer }

ic,,oo;,i 70 News and Observer
Naw Yorx June 21.-Further pro-
gress towards higher levels was made
in todav,e market for stocks, and "a
continuation of this strength for
few more DAYS will doubtless cause
some of the larger shorts to feel rath-
err uneasy Minor snort interests are
already covering alru are gradually
tal,ino the long side. 1t has been APP
narent for come time that the mar
ket was heavily oversold and that bat
tom, nricae had been reached at least
fo,. ti,ie nooyamant Wheat and grain
were inclined to sell off today pre-
vious to noon. when the weekly crop
bulletins we're made public. The re-
ports were variousiy regarded as
hearish on wheat and bullish on corn,
bat both grains advanced smartly
with corn in the lead'
The strength in wheat is attributed
to the poor condition of crops abroad.
Russia Eiungaria and Roumania re-
PORTED their crops DIS seriously III
ifected by drought.
Provisions continue to show ami
NATION and strength and are 'appar-
emily making for higher prices. New
low records for the season were re-
corded in cotton at the opening OF the
market today and stop orders We're
uncovered on the decline of from 3
to 5 points. The weeks weather re-
port while favorable in the main, was
hardly up to expectations, and in
duced some considerable coverings by
shorts, in which much of the early
loss was received Prices failed to
hold, however and gradually sagged
off again. We can see no permanent
Improvement in prices for the new
crop.
w. B. SMITH & co.
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Well known Engineer Dead.

Especial to News and Observer
Wilmington, N. c., June 21.-Mr.
William f. Pickard. for several years
a we'll known Atlantic Coast Line To-
connective engineer of this city, died
yesterday morning at his home here
after a six months illness with rheu-
matism and tuberculosis. The funer-
al was conducted at $50 o'clock this
morning from his late residence and
the remains were laid to rest with
Masonic honors in Oakdale cemetery.
Mr. Pickard was q member of the
Presbyterian church and citizen
highly esteemed. He leaves a Wife
and two daughters. Capt. T. S. Frank
lin, of Charlotte, and Mr. ID. f. Frank
lin, of Fayetteville, brothers of Mrs.
Pickard were here for the funeral.
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lJMBL|NG OUT OF
BED,COTTON WOKE
FigurativeIy That Des-
cribes the Start.
THEN HOBBLE-
That's the Way the Market Wen
TumbIing and Dumping Through
the Oay---In Stocks Prices
Merely Drift. 'Pausing
atTimes.
(By the Associated Press.)

New Orleans, June 21.-Spot cotton
market quiet There were a few buy
ers about the sample room. but the
transactions were small. Sales SOC
bales, including 400 to arrive and 200
f. o. ,. Quotations reduced nc.
The future market opened from 4
to p points lower. responding in
part TO the declines i'm Liverpool and
New York. In the first half of the
session the market was active, with
heavy selling of the winter positions.
Profit-taking by shorts was free and
this profit-taking served to check the
decline which seemed to be forth
coming on the growing strength of
bearish sentiment. The buying by
shorts was the only support the mar
ket had. Within a few minutes after
the reading of the bureau report
prices advanced from 10 to IA points
above the prices. ruling Immediately
before it's receipts. The report OF
damage to the crop by COO! nights,
lack of moisture, lice. bolLweevil, rust
and blight. In the trading July first
lost 81 points from yesterdays close
at 1850, declining in sympathy with
the weakness in the New York mar
ket where extensive liquidation by
longs was reported, recovered TO 1861
and finally declined to 1851. The
market closed steady. June and July
lost net &c points, AuguSt7, September
=. while the other positions gained 3
10 points
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New Orleans. Juue 81, Cotton futures
New York Gotten.

New York, June 21.-The cotton
market opened weak at decline of
15M21 points on the old crop and
of a 16 points on the new crop posi-
tions. in response to lower cables, gen.
orally favorable weather reports and
continued selling for both accounts.
Prices were rather irregular and as
they worked downward there was
more or less covering. notWithtand-
ing the general impression that the
weekly bureau report at midday would
prove beaffsh and after selling dUwf,
to 1875 for July and 1910 for Au-
gust while the new croD remained
relatively steady the list rallied to
within about to 8 points of last
nights close The gain was not held,
however, and by midday the general
list was at Il net decline of to Is
points. At this leved the weekly re-
ports was read. It proved less bearish
than had been expected. indicating that
the favorite progress of the crop hao
been checked by lack of rain in east
ern and central sections, while there
was also complait of damage by in
SectS in several sections. This report
caused a renewal of covering and ad-
Vanced prices to 1875 for July. 1888
for August and 9.55 for October and
December.
The demand from short soon sub
sided, however, and was followed by
another wave of selling at the advance
which seemed to come from local
bears and the South. The market
was finally barely steady under this
pressure at a decline of / to % points
on the old crop. while the new crop
was IL points to three points higher,
the gains being on the later positions.
Sales were estimated at 400. 900 bales,
representing fairly active day, as the
market. has recently been ruling
Cables continued easy right up to the
close and the demand for spot cotton
abroad had a depressing influence here
The daily weather report were gener-
ally favorable, showers being noted
noted in the sections where dry wealth
er complaints are heard. while the
forecast is for continued moisture.
Receipts of cotton at the ports to-
day 1853 bales against LIS last
week and 4,203 last year. For the week
$4,000 bales. against 14,796 last week
and 15.436 last wear. Today's re-
ceipts at New Orleans 4Ss bales,
against 1881 last year and at Houston
1872 bales, against bales last year.
New York. June 2t--Cotton spot closed
quiet Is points lower, middling uplands ll.io,
. If IL as sales 4a5 bales.
Futures opened weak and closed barely steady
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MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of a mortgage
executod on the 18th March, 1908, to
me nv William Reeves, and which is
recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Wake county, in Book
176. page 2O4. / will sell at the Court
House door in the city of Raleigh, al
nnhlic auction for cash, to the high
est bidder. on the 18th day of July
1904 at u o'clock m, the following
described tract of land, in the State
of North Carolina; Wake county, in
Nav ,ight Township, and adjoining
tha LIS of William Mangum, James
Hnnfar callie Ray, Jackson Bullock
and others. and contains SO acres.
''iiu j. w. MANGUM,
Mortgage.
49, 1s 1904. d.t.d.
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Naval Stores.

Wilmington, June q, Turpentine steady, %,
receipts 81 caSSs.
Rosin-firm, q IS; receipts 2i2 bbs.
Tar-frIn. I.80 receipts 20 bbls.
Cfude-tirm, 225@ i.00@4.25, receipts 206 bbls.
Charleston, June 81, Turpentine firm 534.
Quote A, 4. c, 2.55@., D, 2.600 E.2 IS
e. 2.706 G.2.75 I'll, 80; /, $40: K,
80; NJ, 3.i5 N. 5.65: we. 20, WV, 40.
Savannah, June 2l-Turpentine hrm, 52%
receipts l425, sales 155, exports l22l
Rosin-fir-n. receipts 4i9i, sales 1888, exports
l2E.
Quote A, b, c., 2GO, u 265, e 27O@, F
2.75@, G 2s0@ III $50, I $50, X $40
NJ 36j N $685. VIC 400, WV 4.6O@.
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New York Money.

New York, June Il, p. m.-Money on call
LOAD =, closing ~. offered lZ0, time loans
easy-dull, 80 days 2@A, so days 2@A, six
months 3tdN prime merctle paper 3H@4A
sterling exchange steady with actual business
in bankers bills at 4S7.250j0 for demand,
and at 4S5.35140. for 60 day bills, posted
rates 4S5@i83. commercial bills 1855 2j@g4s5 80
bar silver 55N. Mexican dollars 45%, Gov.
bonds ........ Railroad bonds ...-:...
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Week End and Sunday Rate to Jack
son Springs, n. c., via Seaboard
Air Line Railway.

The Seaboard will sell round-trip
tickets to Jackson Springs, n. .. via
Aberdeen, N. c., and the A. 81 a. r.
r. on Saturdays and Sundays, good
returning Monday following date of
sale. Fare from Raleigh $3.50 FOR
the round trip.
If further information is desired
apply to
Il. p. SMITH, G. FL. GATTiS,
II. L. A. G. =. q i. a.
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500 Excursion Raleigh, N. c., to
Oxford, N. c., and Return via Sea-.
board Air Line Railway.

Parties desiring to visit the beauti-
full CITY of oxford. n. c.. can do so
on June 25th, by leaving on the ex-
cursion to be operated by the Sea-
board, leaving Raleigh at 1880 a. M,
returning leave oxford same day at
$3.50 y. m.
Fare from Raleigh TO Youngsville.
inclusive $500, Franklnton and Kit
trell 75c. and Henderson. N. c.. soc.
for the round trip.
Further information can be had by
applying to
C. III. GATTIS. G. P. & T. A.
u. p. SMITH. Il. p. A.
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Dry Goods.

New York. June 21.-In the dry
goods market buyers are not operating
in any active manner and there is still
lack OF confidence in the situation
which is enhanced by the announce
ment on certain second hands of new
prices on certain lines which have al
ready been revised The outlook is
for continued conservatism
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-22
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. June 21.-A big decrease
today in the visible supply of wheat
overcame almost completely a severe
break i'm prices. the result of bearish
crop advices. At the close September
wheat was down only a shade. Sep
TENDER corn was up e "a G. Oats
gained Is and provisions ~ to Toe.
lOpcning Highest. Lowest Closing.
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Week End and Sunday Excursion
Rates Via SeaDoard Air Line
Railway, to Resorts in North
Carolina and Virginia.


The Seaboard Air Line wishes to
announce that commencing today it
will sell round trip tickets to resorts
named below on Saturday, good, re-
turning Monday following date of
sale, with exceptions as noted below.
From Raleigh n. c., to
Portsmouth, Va. .$4.75
Old Point, Ocean View. .. Ats
Virginia Beach .. Ats
Wilmington, n. G. ............. 4.50
Lenoir, N. G. ............... 5.30
Blowing Rock, N. c. ....... $50
Tickets to Blowing Rock, n. c., viii
be on sale for Fridays and Saturdays
trains. Good returning Tuesday fol-
lowing date of sale.
For further information, call or adj
dress
c. II. GATrIs, C. p. & T. A,
Raleigh, N. G.
z. p. SMITH, T. P. A., Raleigh, N. c.
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In confirmation of the above / wish
to join in thanks to the public and all
friends for past favors and confidence.
and to request a continuance of the
same and the immediate payment OF
all accounts due, which will be the
most practical method of showing
their good will.
j. A. JONES.
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HAVING PURCHASED

the interest of Hon. A. M. Powell In
our joint business as above stated, this
is to announce that 1 have sold our
wagons horses, tools ETC., and our in
terest in the Coal, Wood and Ice BUSH
ness to Messrs. johnson e. Johnson, of
this city, who will be pleased to serve
our former customers and to whom !
respectfully command them.
]. A. JONES.
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Western, 500; Reading, $500: South
ern Pacific, 1900; Southern Railway,
1900; Southern Railway, preferred,
i100 Union Pacific. 10,600: Copper,
$4,000; Brooklyn, 10,600; Tennessee
Coal and Iron. 100: United States
Steel, preferred, $4,000.
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Having sold my entire interest in the
firm ofsJones & Powell to Mr.. j. A.
Jones, l desire to thank the public for
the liberal support given us for the
past tWenty-six years, and to bespeak
for my successor the same liberal pa
tronage accorded the old firm.
A. M. POWELL.
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.eak and closed barely stead,
Liverpool.

M.erp2ol, June q. p m n.i6,e ,o spot
american Iniddling fair 6i0 good middling
621 uiddling 6.6 low middhng 60, 60 I'd
ordinary 5.SS ordinary 5.ss. The sales of tn
dsvwere 1000 bales of which 100 We're for spec
ulation and export and included $500 Ameri-
can. receipts 5000 bales including Amer
INN
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DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm of Jones e. Powell is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. Mr..
j. A. Jones assumes all liabilities, and
money due the firm will be paid to
him.
April 30, 1904.
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Baltimore Provisions.

Baltimore, June 2l-Flour qniet. winter
patents I.9015. 20, spring patents 48j@5.l5.
Wheat dull spot contract 2 1904 do red
western, 1920, June l0O%@, Southern by
ample o06l02.
Corn dull spot 5ih@A, jane 5i5z9...~.
Southern white corn 50@5615
Oats easier, No. 2 liza.
Rye dull, No. 2 10 $50, urtown TGl79.
Butter steady fancy imitation l70lS, fancy
creamery l9a -, fancy ladle l4@ store packed
Hop.
Eggs steady Is.
Ch 1ese firm large 5000 medium $500,
small o160J1s, new l00A.
Sugar firm fine and coarse ,granulated DO
fine $40.
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6. A. T.. Stocks and Bonds.

Dc N. De CIOChS UIhN ASOHANASs
Baltimore, June q, 5. A. H. common 7@12
preferred, l4La@lo.
Bonds-4s........
A. c. L. common ll9@llO, preferred.-y-
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JOHN w. HAYS,
Civil Engineer
I'M. Am. Soc. q. FL

WATER POWERS. WATER WORKS,
SEWERS, Municipal Engineering of
all kinds, Properties examined, Re-
ports made. Plans prepared. Work
directed. No. 3 South Adams ST., Pes
tersburg, Va.
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Cash quotations were as follows:

Flour was quiet-easy winter patent
I55@I.65, siraights 450d4O, spring
patents 4.30@4.40, straights 3.90@i ri,
i.40, bakers 2.500p3.20, wheat spring MOI 5000
No. S5@93, No. 2 red. 9S99J, corn No. 2
oil, MOI white 4I1a@o, No. white 39@tSh
rye No. 2 65@..., good feeding hurley }6t94J,
fair to choice mailing 429a, flax seed No. /
iOl No. northwestern lU7, prime timothy
per iOOfb 7O0@7. OH, short ribs sides
tlooseJ 7.2'@75o, dry sailed shoul. (box)
......... short clear sides tboXed) 7.Z597 5o,
tract grade 1915.
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I 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 10 get and
fatten on and they have
been wanting il ever since.
Lately they have been swim
died by sO-caIled feed made
OF all things that would fill
up but not satisfy.