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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29
ORGANIZED.

Gentlemen said the impassioned orator, I cannot tell a lie" Then what are you doing in poli- tics?" interrupted a man in the audi ence.-Chicago Post. Mrs. Cramford-Is that an experience ed girl you have? Mrs. Crabshaw-Why, I should say she is! This is the ninth place she's had this year.-Judge. Bargayne-There's an agitation to reduce the price of theater seats. Mrs. Bargayne-Oh, Henry, won't it
 be lovely when one can buy a matinee ticket for s1.49!-Town Topics. q suppose being the wife of hu-
 morist is a continuous joke? ?" said her former schoolmate.
 Yes she sadly sighed, looking at her faded jacket, and it's on me. - Chicago Record Herald. T am always glad to have you play with Johnny Upjohn. He's a good lit tie boy, and know you won't get into mischief when you are with him. What were you playing, Tommy?'' 1odIioltS, lAdIiliIld. TIC WdS I0uT- derer in cave and was detective, and we was shooting at each other with wooden guns. .''-Chicago Tribune. Doctor" said a man to his medical attendant, who had just presented a small bill of 35 shillings for treatment during d recent illness, T have not
 much ready money. Will you take this out in trader
 "Oh, yes,' cheerfully answered the doctor. I think we can arrange that, but what is your business?" T am cornet player" was the startling reply.--London Telegraph. Mrs. Nuritch Gin the carriage)--I do hope we won't be late. I'm sure the Porkleys will have some real distin- guished people beside us at their din- ner.
 MT. Nuritch--Yep. By love! We'll, wouldn't that jar you! Mrs. Nuritch-What the matter? Did you furgit something? MT. Nuritch-Well, should say! I've
 furgot me gold toothpick.-Phi1 Phi1adel-
 phia Press.
 The directors of the newly organized
 corporation were discussing the ques-
 tion of salaries.
 T suppose said one of them to the
 man that had ben elected president,
 your compensation ought to be large
 enough so that you will have no tempt
 ation to do any grating"
 More than that" responded the
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RESIGNED TO FATE.

Not to be Scared Into Dental Operation.
 One of my friends has a son who is just beginning to shed his first set of teeth Like most members of his sex, he is decidedly opposed to having den- tistry, either amateur or professional practiced on him. He therefore object ed very strenuously when his mother a few evenings ago, undertook to remove one of his baby teeth, which was So loose that she feared he might swallow it in the night.
 What would that do to me?' he wanted to know.
 Tt might make you very ill.," she answered.
 Then would die?"
 You might. It is possible
 He reflected seriously for a moment, then said: If I should die, God could bring me to life again, couldn't he?"
 T presume He could" the mother answered, feeling that she was being led into pretty deep water; but it isn't likely that He would
 After another season of grave ref1ec- tion the young man, who was already in his nighties, walked off toward his bed with the air of one who has reached a definite and unalterahle decision.
 Well" said he, we'll let the tooth alone. If I should swallow it and die, guess God would fix me up all right. Brooklyn Eagle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29
BLACK MEMS BURDEN.

The black mans burden in Africa seems to be in spots as heavy as the white mans. The Hereros have risen |murderously against their nominal German rulers, and it is clear that the |insurrection was not wholly an unwar- ranted and unreasonable performance, German traders are now said to be at
 the bottom of it. They inveigled the natives into commercial transactions that were decidedly sharp. It appears that the traders sell at first entirely on credit, not requiring any cash until they make later trips. The improvident natives buy largely and repeatedly.
 The merchants extend and renew the credits of the traders, sometimes to |15,OOO marks ($3, ,75o). The traders be-
 gin collecting portions of the debts by taking cattle in payment, and at the
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DON'T DRINK IT.

If you must drink alcohol don't drink
 wood alcohol. It is needed to clean out
 gas-pipes and for other purposes, and
 besides it is a dangerous drink. At the
 Eye and Ear infirnary in Boston the other day they treated a man forty-five
 years old who had been on a spree,
 which he finished by drinking q pint of wood alcohol bought for use with var nish. After reaching his home, and having nothing else to allay his thirst for liquor, he drank the wood alcohol.
 Soon afterwards, while unhitching his horse, which he knew to be white, he noticed that the animal appeared to be red in color, and he experienced form of dizziness unlike that ever produced from overindulgence in liquor, a con-
 dition familiar to him and totally diff ferent from that following his drinking the wood alcohol. He was under the care of an able physician for several weeks, and also received treatment at
 the infirmary, but his sight had gone
 and the doctors know that it never will
 return to him.
 Tn Pennsylvania awhile ago there
 were several cases of blindness result ing from wood alcohol spree. Some people don't seem to know enough not to drink it. and we hereby do our part
 toward warning the ignorant.
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 as myself. grew quite calm and self possessed. I determined that his people should not think he had chosen silly girl who could do nothing but shake like blanc-mange and chatter her teeth.
 The fianee feels even more nervous thna a man who has just brought a horse and has it trotted up and down before party of critical acquaintances.
 But the girl he could not sell if he would and he probably would not if he could.
 Truly, the inspection is trying. though extremely interesting; for in addition to all the above mentioned queries, the fiance also wonders what his be- trothed will think about his people, Philadelphia Inquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29
THE FAMILY INSPECTION.
4 Greal Ordeal in a Girls Life Before
 Marriage.

A Greal Ordeal in a Girls Life Before
 Marriage.
 One of the most trying things in a girls life is what we may call the in spection visit" to the family of the man to whom she has engaged herself. It is much more comfortable when the two families know each other. If not. a visit is arranged. If the distance be- tween the two homes is not too great, the mother or sisters of the f1ance call on the prospective bride and she'returns this call within a week. But if a long railway journey intervenes, the family of the intending bridegroom writes to the girl immediately on receiving the news, inviting her to come and pay them visit.
 On one such occasion the engaged girl said: T felt so nervous when we got near the house that I should have liked to scream, but when I suddenly saw that poor George was quite as nervous
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

It is the hope of Portsmouth to open Dickens museum next month. The Portsmouth corporation recently be- came the purchaser, at a public auction. of the house, Sss Commercial road. in which Charles Dickens was born. and decided to convert the place into nnu- scum. It is now intended to open the museum on the anniversary of the nov elist's birthday, February '.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

Mice have been exposed to radium with curious consequences by pr. Roux of the Pasteur Institute in Paris. The mice were confined in a cage in which a tube containing radium was suspend ed. After fourteen hours the hair of the mice came out. Later it grew in again, but of an entirely different color. Twenty days after the beginning of the experiment the mice died, apparently from paralysis.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29


 Though Japan is the latest country to enter the circle of world powers, her emperor surpassess all sovereigns in the length of his pedigree, according to the London Chronicle. He is the one hum dred and twenty member in di- rect, unbroken descent of his family who has sat on the throne of Japan. The founder of his house was, in Jap- anese legend, goddess of the sun, and contemporary with Nebuchadnezzar, 666 years before the Christian era. On the other .hand, the Romanoffs have been royal only since 1901, when they succeeded to the sovereignty of the then extinct house of Rurik. As for other European rulers, King Edward can go back to Cerdic, 495 A. D., the Hapsburgs to 952 A. D., and the Ho- henzollerns to the eighth century, but as kings only to 1701.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertion; Five Gents Word for full week.
 Display advertisements. per inch. one in- serfion, $I 20; each subsequent insertion, Al cents: one week, $S 20; one month. $10; one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

president-elect. Tt ought to be so large that nobody ever would suspect me of doing it.''-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

A provision inserted in the Urgent De- ficiency bill authorizes the President to consolidate non-paying customs dis tricts, classifying into ports and sub- ports. so as to reduce the cost of col lecting tariff revenue. At present, ac- cording to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, there are forty-seven cus- toms districts where it costs over dol lar to collect a dollar. owing to the number of persons employed, whereas if such districts were subordinated to oth- CT better-paying districts the clerical force could be reduced. At Galena, Ill, for example, it costs $540.07 to collect S1 and there are many districts where the collection of $1 costs $100 or over. The proposed plan of consolidation will reduce the average cost of collecting tariff revenue from all districts from $00s39 per dollar to something like $0.021, which is the cost of the internal revenue service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

In Hamilton county, Tennessee, D. L. Powell, a laborer in the service of a railroad company, was ordered with other laborers by the section boss to man a handcar and rattle it down the track. The fact that passenger train would be along soon was known to the boss As they rounded curve the handcsf crew saw smoke ahead Their brake did not work promptly and when they came to standstill the train was
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only seven hundred feet away. They jumped of and were trying to lift the car from the rails, when the engine of the train hit it. Powell was hurt. On the trial of his action against the com rany the jury awarded him s6.OOO. The award was reduced to s4.oOO. The com pany appealed, but the Supreme court of Tennessee has affirmed the judg- ment in the case. 'It was clear negli- gence, says the court. mot to make an effort to stop the train. ?
 Golfers undertakes to show that a formidable minority is not necessary,
 as supposed. for good government. It says: England offers an Illuminating example of a party long intrenched, with scarcely the conceivability of de- Seat. What is the result? The most persistent discontent in the British Elm pire, the most conspicuous failure of
 English government, has at least been removed. The party which so long op- posed mercy in Ireland, and trusted en- tirely to the iron hand, finally became
 the benefcent ruler, and, strong enough to abandon Dugnacious feelings looked
 with a milder eye on Englands weaker
 partner. It regarded the Irish then as
 men and neighbors. Unfrightened pow 1 CT sometimes brings magnininity, as
 well as the corruption which it is sup
 posed to engender. Turning to this country, not in many years has the Re
 publican party felt so safely intrench-
 ed as during the present administration,
 and yet we do not believe that, since it
 undertook the steady responsibilities of
 peace in 1865, it has ever, on the whole, shown a better record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

Those who don't know what the h. dian Territory Is can learn something from the Alton Climax. which says: "The possibilities of the great Indian Territory are something about which the real estate men have shouted, the boomer dilated on, and even the poets might well take a little rave over. It has been growing larger, stronger, more aggressive. increasing to torrent. it's road never to- be stilled. bearing on it's tossing crest the banner of the mighty giant who has conauered the domain from Hampton Roads to the Golden Gate and from the snowbanks of the Canucks to the date palms on the shores of the Caribbean
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-29

Archbishop Farley, of New York, as sures the Herald over his signature that there is no crisis in the affairs of the Catholic University at Washing ton; it's prospects were never brighter; the recent general collection wil& add $1oo,o0o to it's resources; there is no thought of turning the university over, in whole or part, to the Jesuits or the Dominicans; he has not called meet- ing of his suffragan bishops, nor, as far as he knows, has any other metro politan in the United States; and at this weeks conference of the arch bishops and university trustees in Washington the subject of a new ple- nary council of the church in the Unit ed States will not be discussed or even mentioned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25

regarded, however with disfavor. Pub
lished reports of plans for the large
curtailment of pig iron production
were regarded as q bad augury for
industry and business and had special
effect on United States Steel preferred.
Attention was given to the hearing be
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission of charges of discrimination by
the coal roads and the presence of the
district attorney of the United States
was used to give an impression that
government action under the anti
trust act was in contemplation. The
last prices of the day were near the
lowest and the closing tone was heavy
and very duh.
Bonds We're very easy. Total sales
(par value) I1.705,0O0
Y. 5. bonds were unchanged On
call.
Total sales were 745, 800 shares, in
Guiding AtchisOn 1900 Chesapeake
md Ohio 200: Chicago. Milwaukee and
st. Paul 10000; Chicago Terminal c.
900; Erie 10, 400; Louisville and Nash
Vile 500 Ontario and Western 1000;
PENNSYLVANIA $500: Southern Pacific
9.400; Southern Railway 500; Union
Pacific 1880; Copper 24.500; Brook
lyn Transit Is, 400; Tennessee Coal
700: L. S. Realty preferred 5,400; L
s. Steel 800; u. S. Steel preferred ga
700
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
Ware g. Leland's
Cotton Letter,

Raleigh, N. c.. May 24.-There was
the same irreguarity in the days m@r-
ket Early a break, not as bad rs
yesterday, and later on sharp ad-
vance of 20 or rs points The new
crop options were weak and early in
the session started up, rally quichjJ
after the renort. The report was not
at all brilliant With an avalanche OF
lice in the cotton belt, and the DOL
Weevil getting more active in Texas
the outlook is not at all such as to
make people sell cotton snort. OctO-
Der ran up 10 or II points IN no lime
and the whole list was steady. We
nave not heard the last of the drought.
In another week Complaints Will come
in again from the Atlantic coast re-
gion. There has been no rain at all
in many counties. This is the tine
of the year to have a declining cot
ton market if we are to have it at
all. But this does not warrant Il con-
serVative trader being bear. II is
between hay and grass May ana June
months and it is hard to make any
money out of the market When we
can get some kind of a line ON the
crop then one can have ideas. AS it is
someone may step in and raise the
roof with July at any minute. And as
far as being short OF the new crop
options, we would rather be excuse /.
Today October sold at 1929. AS much
as two months ago it sold at lie 1t
is just as likely to sell at tl.25 liz
July as at 1850. In the meantime it
will require perfect conditions 20 pat
prices down very much.
The market for cotton futures
closed steady.
WARE & LELAND.
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w. B. Smiths
Market Letter,
Especial to News and Observer J

New York, May 24.-Dealings in
stocks today were in direct contrast 10
those of yesterday. It is probable rha t
the change of position on the part OF
the professionals was caused by the
announcement that the production of
pig iron would be restricted, and ac-
companying rumors of coming cuts in
steel prices. London failed to follow
our strong lead of yesterday, and in
consequence the entire list weakene j
fractionally, led by steel preferred
which sold off a full point or more.
Wheat opened steady today, With
trading very light, but later weakness
developed which continued without in
terruption throughout the day, ana al
the close prices had sold off OYER three
cents for May and more than a cent
fn the July options. There was de-
mand for cash wheat and with crop
prospects improving daily, we can sc
no immediate prospect of q material
advance in grain prices.
Provisions opened higher, ut lost
ground in sympathy with the weak
ness in grain, and on more liberal 1n,
receipts.
Liverpool cables We're responsible fol
a lower opening in today's market for
cotton, and local interests were heavy
sellers. Later the market enjoyed q
sharp recovery which carried prices
we'll above the close of yesterday
Sentiment among traders is decided
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of Valuable Personal
Property.

BY virtue of an order and decree of
the United States District court, East
ern District of North Carolina, made
on the Goth day of May 1904, the
undersigned receiver of the Capital
Printing company, will. on the third
day of June. 1904, at Hamlet, in the
county of Richmond, State of North
Carolina, expose to sale, to the high
est bidder, the following valuable per-
sonal property: A complete printing
plan belonging to the Capital Printing
Company, including engines, shafting,
pulleys, printing presses, type stands,
imposing stones, type, cutting ma
chimes and all other fixtures used in
connection with it's printing establish
ment; also all the STOCK OF paper, en-
VelopeS and other stock on hand; also
all the office furniture and fixtures, in
Guiding one good iron sale' typewriter,
etc. All of this property Is III good
condition and has only been used a
short time. This is splendid OPP
portunitv to secure an up-to-date
printing establishment located in a
growing town with uneXcelled rail-
road facilities. At the same time and
place there will also be sold the rights,
franchises and good will of the Capt.
tai Printing Company.
The terms of the sale will be cash
upon confirmation OF the sale by the
court, a deposit of ten per cent at
the purchase price VIII be required
at the time Of tbs sane ep g iaeeu IN
evidence Of good falth.
For any other information regard
ING this nronerty communicate with
L. B. WILLIAMS.
Receiver Of the Capital Printing Com
panv. Hamlet, n. =.
This May q, 1904.
5-21-10t
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S.ocIys end Bonds.

New York, May 24.-Prices dropped
back easily and practically without
opposition today about the level of last
Friday before the little stir il the
market on that day caused By last
weeks great loan contraction Ey .he
banks. The weakness was not due e
day so far as could be perceived, 10
any news or to any new element OF
weakness. Rather it was simply a
recognition of the abortion of an in
clplent boom and the hasty gatt;ni. on.
OF small speculative holdings i'll conse-
quence. With the relapse in the rlcI.
ey market, the bankers loan bills
winch had weakened the exchange
market disappeared and gold was en-
gagged for export Thursday TO the ex-
tent OF $2,OOO,O00 all that the assay
office could furnish. Speculative de-
preston here was due rather to gen
eral encouragement than to specific
developments. The strike of freight
handlers in the New Haven service and
fears of spread of the difficulty were
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-25
At A DECLINE Of
SIX TO SEVENTEEN
Opening Thus Cotton At
forwards Improves
SHORTS GET A SCARE
The Weather Bureau Report Says
Nothing Practically Of a Favor
able Nature---There Were also
Large Exports While the
Interior Fell Off.
(By the Associated Press

New York, May 24.-The cotton
market opened weak at decline of
COLI points under heavy selling by
yesterdays buyers who were disgust
ed, apparently by the disappointing
cables particularly as concerned with
the spot market which reported sales
of only 1000 bales at decline of II
English points. 1t soon developed,
however, that large and short intfr-
ests were utilizing the lower level for
covering and shortly after the opening
prices began to improve. The New
Orleans leader bought some May on
the call and afterwards bid for July.
thus re-arousing apprehension of q
possible corner and before midday
prices had recovered all their early
loss. At this level the weekly report
of the weather bureau was read and
proved much more bullish than gen
orally expected as it said practically
nothing OF a favorable nature.
The report was followed by scare
of shorts on both the old and new
crop months Soon after its publica-
lion July was feeling around 1907
and October sold TO 1899, these be-
ing net gains of 1904 points re-
spectively Such advances as these
were followed by heavy realizing, but
the cotton was pretty well absorbed,
and the market was finally within
to . points of the best closing
steady net points on May, unchang-
ed on June, and from 2 to Il points
higher on the other positions. Trad
ing was feVerishly active during the
end OF the session and the increased
activity of commission houses suggest
ed a broadening out Of public interest
In addition TO the bullish bureau
report the afternoon firmness was
helped by the larger exports which
reached 1,404 bales for the day and
while receipts at the ports compared
very favorably with last year, the in
terror movement is still showing a
considerable falling Off The early
decline was accelerated by the favora-
BILE weather accounts for the day,
temperatures being generally high.
Spot sales in the local market were
55S bales to spinners at unchanged
prices. Sales of futures estimated at
100000 bales.
Receipts at the ports today 1854
bales, against 3,157 last week and
All last year. For the week $4,000
bales, against 21,553 last week, and
32,912 last year. Today's receipts at
New Orleans were 500 bales against
2,2O3 last year. and at Houston TAT.
against col last year.
New York. May 24-Cotton spot closed
dull quiet points lower: middling uplands
1871. gulf 1870, sales, SO bales.
Futures opened easy and closed steady.