The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-10-27
North State Gieaninas.

Raleigh, Special-Secretary T. X.
Bruner of the State Agricultural De-
partment has returned from tie ST.
Louis Exposition in which he holds a
prominent position, by permission of
the Agricultural Department He will
remain here until after the election and
expects then to return to st. Louis and
close up matter connected with the ex-
position. He says North Carolina won
about IS awards at the Exposition,
which is a really fine showing. The
State got five grand prizes, ten or
twelve gold medals, as many silver
medals, the remaining awards being
bronze medals. The grand prizes will
be given on tobacco. mining exhibits
and forestry. The showing was very
gratifying indeed. No other State did
nearly SO well for SO small Investment
the cost of the display of the State be-
ing under $4,000. Almost all the ex-
hibits will he brought back to North
Carolina and installed in the State
museum, lot Of very valuable new
cases and other furniture coming with
them. which will be used fer the same
purpose.
In an interview with DR.. TAFT But
Ter. the State Venterian regarding the
extension Of the territory in North
Carolina free from cattle ticks, he says:
ut really looks as if he will get
big increase in the free territory. OF
course he cannot tell definitely until
the reports from the inspectors come
in. A Federal inspector is now in the
State:at work, and SO far has Inspected
the counties of Wilkes. Surry, Catawba
Lincoln, CASTOR and Southern Burke.
1t seems that we are to get most of
these exempted. This Is a matter Of
very great Importance to cattle grow
ers. If the latter will take hold OF
matters and really have faith in what
we are trying to teach them about the
tick and its deadly work and about its
effect as regards prices of cattle and
possibility of shipping the latter out of
the State a vast enlargement Of the
free territory could be quickly made.
Here in Wake county, for example,
there are ticks on not over tenth OF
the farms. Every year cattle die from
tick fever here, and yet no attention OF
any Importance is paid to it.
The Baptists of this State have sent
to the Thcmssville Orphsnage $4,000
in three weeks. to meet the very
pressing demands for funds, owing
to the great outbreak of typhoid fe.
yer, probably the worst which has
ever occurred in this State, excepting
that two years ago at the State MOI.
men & Industrial College at Greens.
bCro, which was SO extremely fatal.
At the orphanage there have been I'D
to date 65 cases Of fever, but only
two deaths. The trouble was due to
flies, which carried the infection. The
United States troops now take extra
ordinary precautions to guard food
from flies. the danger from them
having been shown so powerfully dur
ing the var with Spain. Editor Bail
ey with the Biblical Recorder says
the officials at the orphanage hope to
staulp cut the disease in fortnight.
A charter. is granted by the State to
the Randolph Consolidated Mines Com
pany. headquarters at High Point, cap
ital stock 100000. to develop gold and
copper mines, which it owns and to ac-
quire others, John Farlow. j. L. Moore
and w. B. Steele, all of High Point, be-
ing the stockholders.
From Democratic State headquarters
four and half million tickets have
been sent out for use at the election.
one and a half millions of each kind.
This is the usual number distributed.