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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
NORTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN



Z. .. Department Of Agriculture:
Climate and Crop Bullet,a CT the
"eather Bureau, North Carolina Sec
t'oh, for the week ending Monday.
Aug. l. The climatic conditions. ,aker
as whole over the entire State, have
Deen favorable; and this has been the
hrst week for some time, when crop
correspondents from all sections report
OF an ample supply Of moisture The
temperature ranged about normal. al
though there we're q few cool days.
The rains were general and occurred
mostly on the 9th and 18th. A num-
Der Of correspondents. however. report
of rains nearly every day during the
week. The northeastern, seuthcentrai
and q number OF northwestern counties
received excessive amounts, and the
ground in each of these sections is too
wet for cultivation, and is also consi-
dered entirely too wet for a healthy
growth of cotton. There has been some
complaint in the northeastern and
southcentral counties of shedding. due
to too much rain, and in the latter sec
ton, where the rains have been exces-
ssve for some weeks past, the cotton is
becoming weedy and in a few fields the
plant is growing too rapidly. In the
other parts Of the State it is growing
satisfactorily, and, as whole, promises
exceptionally good results 1t Is bloom
Ing and fruting freely and the squares
are we'll formed and we'll distributed
The stands of corn are excellent, and
the crops promises to be the best for
| years. Tobacco has made satisfa> .ory
| growth during the week; but on an
f, average. is considered only a fair crop;
curing is becoming general in the
eastern and a number of central coun-
ties. Threshing wheat still continues
but the season is nearing completion
the yield is everywhere satisfactory
Peas are growing we'll; and some fields
are being cut for forage. In the ex
treme western counties haying is il
progress, with good results, although
the weather has not been favorable fol
this week. Peanuts in Hertford coun
ty are slightly backward, and the
stands are not satisfactory; no report:
have been received from elsewhere
Sweet potatoes. gardens and all mino
crops are doing we'll. Watermelons ar,
beginning to flood the market in tn,
eastern section, and are beginning t
rlpen in the western counties; tn,
quality is variable, but slightly infer
lor. Apples continue to fall and will
be a short crop; peaches will be NOR
plentiful; grapes are beginning t
ripen, and although there is consider
able complaint of rotting, fair crop i
anticipated
Rains in inches for the week endin
a. M, today: Goldsboro, so; Greens
horo, Al; Lumberton, AS; Newberr
2.O6; Weldon, .54; Charlotte, 13O; Hat
teras, $50; Wilmington, 100; Ashe
vile, 100; Raleigh. .13; Lexington
LAO; Pantego, 2,45,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
kuropatkin in Rapid Retreat.

ST. Petersburg. By Cable.-A report
from an apparently reliable source late
Monday night was to the effect that
General Kuropatkin's main force had
been rapidly moving north for several
days. According to this report, no
troops proceeding to the front from
Russia had gone past Harbin in the
past three days. They will be detained
there and every available piece of roll
ing stock will be rushed south empty
fo, the removing of troops at Lao
Yang and other points to the north
ward. leaving a skeleton force to con-
test the Japanese advance on vital po-
SitiOnS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04

II shall be the aa,y oi Tia .s.ssiistss
20 prepare and furnish all elsnSs sHe
forms needed 10 making rekErns as
any reported challenges and appeals
,hereerum. II shall have power 20
provide for raising funds necessary
TO pay the Expenses thereof
s-Eo primary cleotfrr shall b.
held unde- this plan unless same shall
b ordered By the executive commit
tee % the county. and IN case the
committee shall not order primary
under this plan. nomination for ooun
y onces and candidates for the Leg
tsiature shall be made under the plar
Of the organization IN force prior to
the adoption OF the resolution adopted
By the State committee July 60.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
ANXIETY AT ST. PETERSBURG.
Recognized There That kuropas-
kin's Situation Will be Desperate in
TIE Event of His Defeat-Force at
Sineucheng May be Crushed.

ST. Petersburg, By Cable.-The
greatest anxiety prevails here for
news of the general advance against
rhe Southern and Eastern portions of
General kuropatkin's army. The pub
lie believes that the decisive battle Of
the campaign is being fought, but
this hes not yet been established.
Indeed, the Associated Press hears
from the keenest military attaches in
st. Petersburg that for several days
the main body of the Russian army
has been moving northwards towards
Mukden and that if the present line
10 the southeast is forced the Japan
ese will find they have crushed only
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
To Buy Florida Road.

Tallahassee. Fla, Special.-The At
lantic Coast Line was granted permis-
sion hv the Florida railroad commits
sion to purchase and operate the jack
sonville Southwestern Railway, now
oqerated from Jacksonville to NeWbury
in this State. The purchase price has
not been made public, but it is Official
" stated that the road will be extended
into western Florida, possibly to TINS
city. The Jacksonville Southwestern
recently built shops at JacksonVliie
and these will be enlarged. The puf'
chase carries with it valuable river
terminal property at Jacksonville.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
AeId-up in Central Park:

New York, Special. Gross
and J. c. Hurley were held up IN the
Ninety-seventh street traverse road,
in Central Park, Sunday night, by five
masked men. The two men were cross
ing the park when they were stop
ped and revolvers leveled at them
The robbers removed a diamond rlng
from Gross finger and took his gold
watch and chain and $50 from MS
purse. The chain was worth $50 and
the watch about 5000. The value 0!
The ring is placed at S125.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
Texas Discusses Proh.hition.

Houston, Texas, Special-Tae city
is rapidly filling with delegates tn
the Democratic State convention.
which will begin Tuesday. There is
only one possible contest on the tich-
ct the other candidates having been
selected in the primaries. II is stated
that w. c. Wear, of Hiilsboro, wit!
draw out and if he does, the non1in-
alton of S. V. Davidson, OF Galveston
for Attorney General is assured.
Prohibition in the platform Is also
getting much attention in the d,scas
son among the delegates.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
No Report on Des Moines.

Newport News. Va, Special.-The
United States cruiser Des Moines,
which went to sea several days ago on
her final acceptance trial, returned to
Hampton Roads. The report of the
hoard of naval officers will not be
known until announced by the Depart
ment at Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
South Carolina Items.

Last week the Seaboard Air Line
filed it's exception to the assessment OF
it's property by the Corporation Com
mission. 1t claims that the law under
which the board Is acting is illegal and
unconstitutional because it imposes q
different and burdensome tax upon rail-
way property from that on the property
of other corporations and hence denies
the railway equal protection of the law.
Second: because assessment on the
Seaboard Air Line is greater and out OF
proportion to that on other roads ana
made by different rule and method
from that used in assessing the proper
ty of other roads. Third, because the
law under which the assessment Is
made is unconstitutional because con-
hicting with article 5, section OF the
constitution.
Charters are granted to the Mont'
Iron Works Company, at SANFORD, u
make boilers. saw mills, etc, and tC
have a capital stock of $4,000, NJ. NJ
Mofitt being the chief stockholder
| and to the National Box Company o.
Elizabeth City, to make barrels, boxes
| crates, ETC., with capital stock O
$50 900. James F. Scott holding neari!
all the stock. The Brown Clothing
| Company. of Salisbury, is given per
| mission to change its name to tn
| Brown-Palmer Clothing Co.
The State charters the Elks' Con
struction Company, of Newbern, T. {
Daniels. and others, stockholders. capi
tai stock $4,000 for the purpose o
building a temple; the Farmers Con
sclidated Gin Company, of Vancehoro
the Ryan-Aycock Company. OF WI
soa, capital stock $4,000 to make We
hicles. etc, w. r. Ryan, c. {. Ayccof
and B. F. Aycock, stockholders.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
Russian Minister Stoned.

St. Petersburg, BY Cable.-As Minis
ter of Justice Murayieff was driving TO
the peterhof Palace this afternoon TO
report to Emperor Nicholas the assas-
sination of Minister of the Interior Won
Plehve. stones were thrown at him and
his carriage windows were broken. The
identify of the minister's assailants has
rot yet been discovered.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
ST. PETERSBURG KEENLY ANXIOUS

Conhict Ct VieWrs as to Whether the
Decisive Battle is Now BEING
Fought, Some Critics Holding That
The Main Russian Army is Al.
ready Out of Reach-shrewd Critics
Say. However, That kuropatkin
Mvst Stand and Fight-Surprise at
Immense Strength Of Japanese
Who Are Believed to Number 300.
600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
Admiral Converse Succeeds Admiral
TayIor.

Washington Special-Secretary Nor
ton announced the appointment OF
Rear Admiral George A. Converse as
chief of the Bureau OF Navigation.
Navy Department, to succeed the late
Rear Admiral H. 4. Taylor. who dled
at Copper Cliffs, Ootario, a few days
HSH
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
Major r. Canhaniss Dead.

Shelby, Specialization H. Caban-
iss. who was stricken with paralysis
a week ago, and who since has been
lingering between life and death.
passed away Sunday morning at )
o'clock. Major Cabaniss was at one
time a prominent lawyer here, but on
account Of mis- age-79 years-had
not practised for several years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
RUSSIAN PLIGHT SERIOUS.
Their Position Apt to Prove Unten-
bIe-Brilliant Conduct Of the Jap
aneSe.

London, By Cable-The correspon-
dent of The London Times, with Cen
eral Kuroki in the field in a dispatch
dated July 81, says:
"This army began general attack
at daylight which lasted until sunset.
The Japanese centre took the town,
capturing the enemy's northeastern po-
sitions.
THE left advanced and occupied a
position jeopardizing the Russian
right. The Japanese right carried the
position against superior numbers.
There was tremendous artillery fir
ing throughout the day, and the in
fantry finished with brilliant march
under the enemy's shrapnel. | believe
the Russian position will be untenable.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
How He Reached Port Arthur.

The ST. Petersburg correspondent of
The Echo de Paris says that Vice Ad-
miral Besobrazoff entered Port Arthur
two weeks ago on the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Lieutenant Burokoff, which has
since been sunk with all on board eX-
cept three persons. Admiral Besobrazoff
is now commanding the Russian Port
Arthur squadron.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1904-08-04
Train Held Up Near Chicago.

Chicago. Special.-Robbers Monday
night held up an Illinois Central pas
senger train between Flossmore and
Matteson, about 25 miles from Chica-
go. Several passengers were rob-
bed and it is said that one person,
who resisted, was seriously wounded
by the robbers The bandits, of whom
there were five, had revolvers and all
we're masked The man who was
wounded was struck on the head with
an axe. The train was q special
bound for ST. Louis with eycursionists
Patrick O'Keefe, special agent for the
Illinois Central Railroad Company. an6
a POSSE Of detectives are in pursuit
Minister Leishman Sees the Sultan
Washington, Special. - Minister
Leishman has cabled the State De
partment from Constantinoobie that h.
had a long interview with the Sultal
! Thursday. No details were given. b,
| il is assumed by the officials here tina
| the interview was satisfactory. He ha
! been trying many months to gain PEI
! sonsi access to the Sultan, so that n
has made substantial progress.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
PRESENTS FOR THE BOY.
Two Things, Easily Made, That Will
Please Him on Christmas
Morning.

Thee are always plenty of things to
get for girls tor Christmas, but what
to get for the boy of the family is
often problem, especially if th,s
donor wishes to- present something sic }
has made with her own hands.
We offer couple of suggestions to
the puzzled planner of the Christmas
list; call to the attention a pretty to-
boggan cap, and fine sweater. TIL !,
former is crOcheted, the latter knit.
Materials needed for the cap, two
hanks of Germantown wool; one Of
eight-fold and for the border one of
four-fold; use long crochet needle No.
I. Make chain of 46 and join; first
cow, 46 double crochet; second row,
make % stars Of five stitches each,
and repeat for next four rows; for
seventh row, decrease one stitch in
each row, and do the same with eighth
and ninth row; tenth row. take off in
three different places one stitch each
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for the other side. then take steel nee.
dies in the one hundred and fifty.
eighth row of this side and knit two
purl two, making rib of two and TIVE
for "a rows and bind off. For the
sleeve, double the sweater, and, with
two bone needles, pick up 100 stitches
so on each side OF center of shoulder
Seam of sleeve must come under the
arm. Rib back and forth Is rows. For
sixteenth row, put all the stitches on
one needle and knit as before, narrow.
ing one stitch at each end of needia
in each following fifth row, until yor
have narrowed 13 times. The sleevs
Is so rows in length. Then narrow IL
every other row until the sleeve is II.
rows long, then take steel needles an.
knit two, purl two for "a rows. Bins
of, and sew up sleeve and under-arr
seams. For the collar, cast on 8.
stitches on one steel needle, knit two
purl two, making rib Of two and twt
for 70 rows. Bind off, sew the end.
together and sew to the neck o
sweater. the collar seam a little baci
of the shoulder.
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and SO on in the following rows, until
your cap comes to point, when you
will have only one stitch left Now
turn the cap. To make border, cro-
chet 81 stars all around the rim, fiyc
rows of the same, next one row Pitot
edge. Cord mad tassel, and the cap is
finished.
In giving directions for the sweater,
we make provision for large one, 38-
Inch bust, but the size may easily be
decreased by subtracting five stitches
for every inch of bust measure. Cast
On 102 stitches on one of the steel nee
lies for the bottom band. Knit two.
purl two, making rib of two and two
for "a rows. For twenty-fifth row, use
bone needles and knit one, purl one
making rib of one and one for 157
rows; for one hundred and fifty-eigh |,
row, rib "a stitches for the right shoHI-
der. then bind off "a stitches for the
neck, and on a third needle rib the re-
naming 81 stitches for the left shoal-
der. Rib three rows on each shoulder
then on the right-hand needle cast "a
stitches to correspond to- those bourf
off. Now put all the stitches on orf
needle and continue to rib for 157 rows
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16

An Acceptable Present Grandmothe,
Can Make for the Little Ones
for Christmas.

All sorts Of
handiwork is be-
ing revived; this
is the day of tho
vogue of hand
ade needlework
a n d handmade
furniture, hand
knit articles. She
who learned 70
knit in her early
days now possess
eS an art of
which she may
we'll be proud, for
she has the ability
to turn out art;-
cles of wear tha.
bear the stamp Of
gentility-and are
oF fha $780, L.L
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
FOR MEN OF THE HOUSE.
A Laundry Bag or Necktie Case Make
Appropriate Christmas Pres
ents for Them.

If one begin in due season, the work
OF planning and maAing Christmas
presents need not be unduly burden
some. The difficulty besetting her that
wishes to give only what she herself
mas made is that there are so fe "
things of home manufacture one dare
infiict upon a man.
Bearing this in mfind, we offer for
Consideration two articles that seem
appropriate for father, brother or man
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
For the Golf Player.

A golf scorer is made by covering
two Tieces of rastebeard with gray lin
en-, lined inside with scarlet six. Or
the cover is embroidered two minil.
ture golf sticks and flowers In scarf =
silk. It is intended to hold . smal
pencil and card.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16
Homemade Muir

A muff can be made of purple yelve
lined with white satin. An immens
bow of purple satin ribbon and .
mink's head form the trimmings. The
opera glass bag which accompanies ths
ruff is made of velvet, and has 9
drawing string Of purp'e silk bb-n
A mink's head and two minks' taiii
form the trimmings.
Barbour County index., 1904-11-16

ings Of the recipient, if the color of
these is known Baste lining to sheet
of wadding on which orr-s root or
some good sachet powder has been
sprinkled, an1 loosely tack to white
cover here and there, n sch a manne.
that the latter can easily be removed
for laundering.
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friend; laundry bag and a nec'vtie.
case. The bag should be made of some
washable material, of coarse cream
crash. or of denim in blue, red, tan or
green. Place rings at top by which to
hang bag. as the draw string kind Is
annoying when one is in a hurry and
wishes to cram things in without de-
lay.
The necktie-case illustrated is maze
OF white linen, embroidered in violets
and lined with violet Tx. OF course,
another flower and lining to corre-
spond may be chosen, one that har-
monizes well with the toilet furnish
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est fashion, too; hand-knittej
sweaters bringing almost twice es
much at the stores as machine
made, and the hand-knitted baby
sacks, caps and socks are very high
priced.
So this year grandmother has wide
choice in the matter of what to give
for Christmas We offer cut and de.
scription of child's leggings, and trust
the design will prove pleasing one %
the knitter. Materials required, one
hank four-fold Germantown wool
three steel knitting needles, No. Is.
Cast on 81 stitches and knit across two
plain and two purl, repeating for IL
rows. Twelfth row plain (make a
ridge of two rows of knitting) and re-
peat until you have four ridges Knit
IL stitches (slip on another needlel,
Knit IL stitches more, forming the
knee. turn and knit back. Add stitch
at the end of each needle until you,
81 stitches are complete, IL ridges on
the knee, knit plain II ridges on the
leg part. For the fancy part, knit
three, purl seven and repeat across the
needle In working back puTl seven
and knit three across the needle
Work in this way until there are three
ridges, and then reverse the design
Repeat until there are II blocks, na--
rowing one at the end of each needle,
and at the end of fancy portion there
should be 38 stitches. For the inste7,
knit 25 stitches and slip the other IL
on another needle, knit back IL
stitches (of the 25) and leave the re-
naming Is On the first needle. Knt.
the II stitches back and forth until
there are nine ridges, knit two more
ridges, narrowing every end one. With
the needle left at the right side Of the
work. pick up stitches along the edge
OF instep and knit across the toe. Re-
peat same on left side of work, knit
back and forth until there are three
ridges below the instep part Bind OF
and slw up leg seam
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U Miss Rose Hennessy, we'll known as Y
poetess and elocutionist, of Lexington,
KY, tells how she was cured of uterine
inflammation and ovaritis by the use of
Lydia E. Pinlzham's Vegetable Compound.


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that
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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-30
Stood in Snow ScantilY Clad.

Escanaba, Mich, SpeclaI.-In a
fire at the Della county hospital,
over sixty patients, suffering from
almost every Imaginable disease,
wore thrown into Il panic, and
many were forced to leave the
building dressed only in their
night clothes.
Many Of the frightened patients
who were thought to be at the
point of death arose from then
beds and escaped from the build
ing by ladders ana fire escapes
Many stood about the outside OF
the building nearly thirty minutes
dressed only in their night clothos
and IN snow up to their kneas be,
fore they could be taken to nearby
homes. The fire was under con.
troll within al hour.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-30
Paris to Hama For His Crime.

Meridian, Miss, Special. The
trial of James Paris, colore,I, for
the murder Of John II. Stcc%ton.
ondod Friday afternoon with yer.
dict OF guilty and Paris was i;nma-
djately sentenced to be hanged III
the county Jail Oh Monday, April
25th.
On the morning of February 30,
Paris climbed aboard a train lcav-
ing Meridian for Chattanooga and
shot dead Mail Clerk Stockton
and seriously wounded Mail Clerk
A. j. Bass, The trial consumed
only a day and q half at a special
term of the court ordered by Cir
cult Judge Hall III order to al!ay
rlob feeling.
The state guard was ordered out
hero the day of the murder to pre-
vent lYnching.
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1904-03-30
Non-Un;on Men Target for Shot.

Dayton, Tenn, March pa
train load Of miners returning from
the mines Of the Dayton Coal and
Iron Company was fred on last
evonihg and four or five were
wounded.
The attacking party was con.
cenIed among the rocks and brush
and was so we'll hid that it was
impossible to determine how, many
were III the crowd. The assailants
used SHIT guns, charged with buck.
shot, and winchest.rs. The vol
ley vas returned by Deputy Sheriff
Rogers and Yurdmaster Barton,
who were on the train, and it is
believed that one of the assai'ants
was wounded.
The attack grows out of the ii
feeling on the part Of the unlou
mon toward The non-uniou miners
because the latter have not ioinet
tho former in a strike which ha.
been III progress for several months
Several union men have rn
Gently received Anonymous lette,i
threatening violence if they con
tiuued to work, and the union mel
IN a bpdy have several times re
Gently mot tile train and hoote,
and jcercd at tho working men.