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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Cotton in Egypt.
(From United States Vice Consul
General Morgan Cairo, Egypt

(From United States Vice Consul
General Morgan, Cairo, Egypt.)
The sowing of cotton begins gen
orally about the / 9Th of February il
upper Egypt and terminates in the
first fortnight of April in the most
northerly provinces of lower Egypt
occasionally, in exceptional years, the
sowing continued right up to the END
Of April, without any prejudice &c
the crop.
In upper Egypt the harvest begins
about the 10th of August and in the
delta between the 5th and 10th OF
September, and by the end of Novem-
Der, even in the later or most north
erly districts, the season is regarded
as over.
The crop consists of three pickngs
the first representing about so per cent
of the total yield, which is of course
the best quality obtained; in the sec
ond, about 40 per cent is gathered
and finally in the third picking the
remainder which is generally of in
ferior quality, is removed.
TO better explain the methods OF
selling cotton in the interior, the va
cious cultivators should be classed UNI
der three categories viz, the native
cultivators, the small proprietors and
the large landowners, who cultivate
on a big scale.
The small native -cultivators bring
their cotton to the nearest market
as soon as it is picked, but sometimes
in cases where the land is rented.
they sell their cotton to the proprie-
tors.
The cultivators of the second class
are in a better position to look after
their own interests. Unless they have
previously disposed of their cotton to
the money lenders in the summer
they store it and await the arrival OF
the brokers. who go around the viii
lagos, and sell it to them on the spot
either harvest by harvest or the whole
crop. Sometimes these cultivators OBJ
tain money advances from the Local
buyers on the understanding that the
latter have the preference at the time
of selling. 1t very often happens that
the inhabitants of one village or the
members of one family, combine anC
dispose of their cotton to one single
buyers and this system usually Sc
cures them better conditions.
It is estimated that half the crop
comes from the interior for account OF
the exporters and is pressed either by
steam or hydraulic power. The other
half is sent to Alexandria to be sold
All the automatically pressed bales
have to be pressed again by steam be-
fore shipping. The average weight OF
a bale Of cotton AUTOMATICALLY pressed
is about S1a cantars 1888 pounds)
and one pressed by steam weights
from tx to Z x cantars (734 to 76S
pounds).
The cotton is sold on sample
drawn by the seller, but the final fix
ing of the price only takes place when
the buyer has seen a general sample
drawn by his own men and considers
this sample satisfactory. Even then
the buyer is free to reject the goods
if on inspecting the cotton it does not
turn out equal to samples or if at that
moment the state of the market OF
news from abroad is unfavorable
This is an abuse for which no remedy
has yet been found.
FREDERICK c. MORGAN
Vice Consul General in Charge.
Cairo, Egypt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Italians For The South.

N. S. Dougherty in the Southern
Farm Magazine, of Baltimore for May,
says:
Il regard the Italian laboccrs as
well adapted TO the development of
this matchless Southern country and
believe with proper training that they
will be found as satisfactory in mills
and factories as they are on pltrta-
tions. They learn to manage farm ma
chinery, Sugar-house machinery and
other mechanical devices easily, and
rs they are obedient and obey orders,
they soon learn to understand all in
structions of the foreman. when FAC
tories come to the cotton belt, which
they undoubtedly will in the near 'lt-
ture these Italians, many of than,
principally those raised in this coun-
try. will furnish q large part of the
labor, and if | am not mistaken tie
character of their work will prove
much more satisfactory than great
deal of our local labor"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Notes for Memorial Day.

The following committee are re-
quested to meet at Metropolitan hall
tvs morning at ten o'clock to assist
Mr.. Dalen Stronach in decorating the
hall: Mrs. Robert b. Hall, Mrs. Her
bert Jackson, Mrs. G. G. Baker, Mrs.
Thomas Briggs Miss Susan Clark, Miss
Katherine Stronach, Miss Ruth
Hughes.
Those who have flowers to spare are
kindly requested to send them to Col.
Kenan's office in the Supreme court
building not later than four o'clock.
Tuesday. y committee of ladies
will receive and take them to the
cemetery.
Lunch vii be served the veterans
at twelve o'clock. Members of the
Memorial association and United
Daughters of Confedcracy and any
who are interested are requested to
meet at the capitol square at twelve
o'clock. Contributions of hams. sand
witches. chickens. bread, cakes, pies,
fruit. etc, are desired
Prof. Jackson, who so delighted the
congregations at Christ church and
the Church of the Good Shepherd with
his vocal solos on Sunday, will sing
several solos today during the Memo
rial Day exercises.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Soudan Cotton Condemned.

We have heard recently a good deal
of England's project TO produce vast
quantities of cotton in the SOudan, and
thus relieve her cotton manufacturers
from dependence upon American cot
ton. Last week there was a meeting
of the representatives of Il syndicate
of cotton manufacturers of RoubaiX
and Lille for the purpose of consider
ering the question of joining English
and Belgian manufacturers in a Schem
to suppress American speculation in
cotton by experimenting in the cult
walton of cotton in new fields. The
European manufacturers of cotton
goods contend that American specuia-
tors in cotton ruin their industry by
making the price of cotton uncertain
The chief speaker at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting was CASTOR
Sinette, one of the most prominent
of the cotton manufacturers of France.
In the course of his remarks he said
that Soudan cotton was unfit for man
ufacturing purposes. and that it could
never come into competition with
American cotton. According to a
cablegram in the New York World
he said that nowhere else in the world
could cotton be grown equal to that
grown i'm the United States, and that
the European manufacturers would
have to put up with American Specu-
lation in cotton, no matter how reck-
less it might be. He pointed out that
millionaire manufacturers had spent
large sums in times past trying to
grow cotton in various parts of the
world in competition with American
cotton. and had failed. and that there
fore it was folly for. this new organi-
zation, with its limited resources, to
embark in the undertaking.
Castor Sinette takes the position in
regard to the cultivation of cotton
that has been occupied for long time
by Edward Atkinson, of Boston. In
an article published quite recently, he
said the cotton farmers of the South
ern States were in no danger of COM
petition in the growing of cotton.
If the present season proves to be
a favorable one for the cultivation Of
cotton the European spinners "Ill
have no occasion to complain of the
supply of cotton, and perhaps the
price win come nearer being accept l.
BILE to them than it has been during
the past few months. The cotton
acreage this season is much l1rStr
than it was last. and there is talk o.
crop of 12,000,000 bales. If this
talk should prove to be well founded
the price would hardly be above IL
cents a pound.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10

friend of Col. John T. Patrick and H.
M. Holieman, who recently came to
Texas from the Seaboard Air Line.
Upon his return from Waco Mr..
Brown Will stop over in Houston and
be introduced to local bankers, and
entertained at luncheon. Many bank
ers throughout Texas will remember
the speech Mr. Brown delivered in
New Orleans at the last session of the
American Bankers Association, which
was held jim that city. This speech
was deemed of such value that it was
printed, and in pamphlet form placed
in the hands of bankers generally and
thousands of business men throughout
the United States
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
JUSTICE-WEBB.
BriIIian Marriage of Native Of Wake
Celebrated in Kentucky.

In Lexington, Ky, there was recent
~ celebrated the marriage of young
man, a native of Wake, Mr.. Paul Nor
timer Justice and Miss Lucy Bush
Webb a charming young lady of That
place. 1t took place at the Upper
Street Baptist church and was follow
ed by a brilliant reception.
The church was q scene of artistic
beauty and friends crowded the edi-
flee A brilliant musical program was
rendered and the event was one or the
most elaborate of social functions. The
Lexington Leader gives two columns
to an account OF the wedding, the re-
ception, the supper, the magnificent
gifts and the great number of friends
present, telling of the great popularity
and worth of the bride and groom
Mr.. Justice is the son of the late
John Justice, of Wake, and is related
to the Hunters, the Pullens and the
Wynnes of this city. He is first cous-
in of Mr.. John T.. Ray, Of Raleigh,
and is a great grandson of the famous
Lord Morton, who came from England
to Kentucky and in Lexington found
ed Morton School. On the table at the
elegant dining was a silver pitcher,
an heirloom of Lord Morton's family.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
DEATH OF MIR. ii. III. KNIGHT.
He Was One of the Most Popular
Farmers in the County.

News was received in this city at a
late hour last night announcing the
sudden and unexpected death of Mr..
Haywood Fl. Knight, at his residence
about ten miles east of the city, at
twenty minutes past four o'clock yes
terday afternoon. He had been COM
planning for two or three days of not
being well, and his death was great
shock to his family. He was about
sixty years of age, and leaves devo-
ted wife, five children, one sister and
four brothers, besides numerous
friends to mourn his death. He was
one of the most prominent citizens of
that portion of the county. He was an
upright, conscientious Christian gen
tleman, and a strict member Of
knights chapel q Baptist church
which he had erected near his home.
He was a devoted husband and father
He was treasurer of Wake county for
two years, which office he filled with
great acceptability to the citizens of
the county. The funeral services will
be conducted at four o'clock this az
ternoon by Rev. j. II. Edmundson
from the residence.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
CAPT. j. c. DAME In RALEIGH.
Made Headquarters at Greensboro
Thirty Years Ago.

Capt. j. c. Dame, of Richmond, Va,
travelling passenger agent of the G. q
-. Ry., was in Raleigh yesterday shak-
ing hands with old friendsIand telling
old and new of the scenery along the
c. & O. route to St. Louis. Captain
Dame became reminiscent yesterday.
He looked about among the railroad
men for faces familiar over thirty
years ago when the c. 81 Q. gave him
his first appointment as travelling pas
senger agent and he made his head
quarters at Greensboro. captain Dame
said that when he was first located at
Greensboro that town was compare
lively q village and that Durham was
n small station with one or two stores.
Now. he says, Durham sends many
p1lests to the great resorts on the G.
<, , IL Hot Springs and Old Point
Comfort and other resorts. The Cap
tain is a hustler He carries a greater
number of years than some passenger
men, but he is one of the most active
and most popular.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
The Value of Training.
(Walter IL. Page.D

Looked at from the point of view
of the individual, it is clear, then,
that it pays an individual to be train
ed. But how is it, looked at from
the point of view of the whole com
munity? If / want man to shovel
dirt, perhaps 1 do not need a trained
mani want a man for 20 cents a
day, not for $3.50. If everybody in
community be trained. who will
shovel dirt and chop the wood and
draw the water? Does not every
community require a larger number
of unframed, low-priced men?
No.
That is the fatal doctrine that our
fathers fell into and lost leadership
thereby. IT is this doctrine that has
cost the Southern States n 100 years
Of progress, for this is nothing but
a sequel of slavery. If every man in
the community was trained, you could
have your dirt shoveled more cheap
~ than now. A trained man would
drive his scoop to your dirt attach it
to an electric wire and showed your
dirt more accurately, more quickly,
more cheaply than any negro in
Alabama can do.
That sort of activity is happening
all over the industrial world. Men
once pegged shoes by hand. They are
pegged more cheaply by machinery.
Whole towns are given to shoe peg
ging, and a man who invented shoe
pegging machinery lately died and left
a great legacy to Harvard college.
Men once Shoveled iron ore by spades.
On Lake Superior tons OF ore are
now lifted from the earth by machin-
cry. and it is not once moved by the
muscle power Of man till it becomes
steel rails and they are laid on the
roadbed. II is precisely this kind OF
trained activity that has enabled the
United States to take the lead In the
industrial world. Here is the whole
secret of draining from the very
bottom up.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
NECESSAR
People May Go Without Food for Days
bat not Without Sleep.

FaSters have gone without food for
many days ut time but no one can
go without sleep. For a long time |
have not been sleeping we'll often lying
awake for two or three hours during
the night up to three weeks ago, but
now / sleep sound every night and
wake UP refreshed and vigorous" saws
q California woman.
do YOU know why? It's because l
used to drink coffee and three weeks
ago, | cut off the coffee and began
11sinr Postsm Twice since then |
have drank coffee and both times |
passed a sleepless night, and so l an,
doubIv convinced coffee caused the
trouble and Postum removed it.
MY brother has been in the habit
of drinking coffee three times a day
He has been troubled with sour stom-
ach and / often would notice him get
ting soda from the can to relieve the
distress in his stomach; lately hardly
n day passed without a dose Of soda
for relief.
about two weeks ago he asked me
for a cup of Postum-said he liked i
we'll enough to give up coffee anc
since then has been drinking Postum
three times a day and says he has no
once been troubled with sour stom
ach.'' Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Even after this lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not sus
pect coffee was causing his sour stom
ach. but easily proved it.
Coffee is not suspected in thousand
of cases just like this but it's easil.
proved. A 10 days trial works won
ders, and of course there's a rea
sen.
Look in each pkg. for the famou
little book, THE Road to WelIville.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Mr.. Brown in Texas,

Under the headline of distinguish
ed Visitor the Houston Daily Post
contains the following complimentary
reference to prominent North Car
DINA banker:
Hon. Joseph G. Brown, president
of the Citizens National Bank at Raj
eigh. n. c., arrived in Houston last
night EN- route to Waco, and after Il
brief lay over proceeded to his desti-
nation. Mr.. Brown goes to Waco to
attend the General Methodist Confer
ence now in session. He is personal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Printers on the Diamond.

The printers are playing great bail
these days. Yesterday afternoon in a
good game at the A. and M. grounds
Edwards & Broughton's team defeat
ed T.. Nj. UZZell d Co.'S team by a
score of Is to 1G. The lineup was:
f. e. b., Pell, 3b; Williams, S. s.;
Mitchell, p; monaghan, 1b; Wyatt,
c.; Rogers. c. f.. Sawyer, !. f.; UNI
stead, r. f.; Watson, 2b; u. M. L., Har-
ris, c.: Markham, 2b; People, 3b;
Gooch, C. f.; Hunt, |. f.; Pulley, S. s.
and p; Crabtree, p. and S. s.; King
I. f.. Scarborough, 10. The features
of the game were a home run by Saw
yesterday by Peoples and Rogers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
HOT BALL ON MONDAY.
The \. 81 vi. and Wake Forest Teams
Meet on Diamond Here.

The Farmers and Baptists will play
their third game OF the season at the
fair grounds tomorrow, Monday af-
termoon at 4:15.
This promises TO be battle royal rs
each team has won one game, and
both expect to win number three A.
& NJ. says Wake Forest can't win;
Wake Forest says \. & NJ. shan't win,
so every one who wants to see who
shall or who shan't" should bring
their quarter along and take i look at
Edwards for Wake Forest and shan
nonhouse for A. q NJ. do the twrling
of the season.
This will be the last game the year
at Raleigh, SO let every one who loves
the national sport go out and see
the game. 4:15 is the time, 25c. the
price.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
CAPT. DAVID CLARK.
Will Speak at Cotton Manufacturers
Meeting in Washington City.

Capt. DAVID Clark, of Charlotte,
president of the Eugenia Manufacture
ing company, and the Clark Manufac-
turing company, of Jonesboro. is in
the city en- route to Washington, d.
G. where he is to deliver an address
before the eighth annual convention
of the American Cotton Manufacture
ers' Association. The other speakers
of the meeting are: Hon. Geo. b. Cor
telyou, Secretary Of Commerce, and w.
D. A. Ryan, of Washington, ID. c.;
Fred S. Green, of Boston; Theo. H.
Price, of New York City; r.. c. Car
penter, Of Ithaca, New York, and j.
w. Norwood, of Greenville, S. G.
The convention is to be held on
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week and there is prospect of an I'M
usually large attendance of both
Northern and Southern cotton manu-
facturerS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Old Folks Testify.
VINOL WORTH $1,000 TO A. j.
BAK Elk.
The Aged and Nj Sons and Daughters
OF Aged People in Raleigh
Shouid he Interested.

Mr.. A I Baker of 713 Locust street,
Evansville. Ind, writes: i believe
there is no other medicine equal to
Vinol for elderly people, ! would not
take $1,000 for the good 1t has done
me- 1t makes strength for the aged
as no other medicine seems to do, ana
invicorates the whole system. Vinol
was first recommended 10 me TOT d
bad cough which | could not seem to
get rid of Vinol not only cured my
cough, but it made me strong and well
md | enthusiastically indorSe Vinol,
( The w. II. King Drug Company,
whom interviewed in regard to TINS
matter. said: eve have never sold IN
)ur store such a wonderful Vitalizer
nd strength maker for the aged as
TinoI If is natures remedy for the
lex. The weak and the aged.
"Vinol owes its virtue and great me-
lfcinal mower to the fact that it con-
aims in a highly concentrated FORM
vi the active curative properties OF
.od liver oil, without a drop of the
lauseating grease WHICH, cillractefizeS
lld-fashioned cod liVer OH ana emui-
sions.
"yinol acts first upon the stomach,
o,,ino 80 - 'In and enabling it to obtain
ron, no food eaten the elements
1eodod for rich. red blood, healthy
,od,, ,,,ata,ial and sound, steady
,eryes ,i'' In this way it repairs; worn
siee,,os. ot,acl9s the natural decline OF
tba oeod and never fails to replace
weakness with SIRENS W. ,,,o ,,bae-
"Tn ~ strongest manner we ullnes-
itatire,I,i i,3dorse and guarantee Nlnol
10 ipcreaea the appetite, cure SCoiiiaci1
tronbIas rive strength and renewed
,,,taI.t, o ~ aged. build UP the run
a "oaR sr Foa a Ghro@ dev. Goasns
oro y" do NIL , naid for it, w. II. King
Df This SO Seemed strong statement 1 f 70,
reliable druggsts to p % Rneigb and ous hf
t,iiiin every pptage Of the w II. King
= ,ahe ea nnna' offer as, of course
t prns b o4mp . very wide knowledge p
, medicines 'iaes and & what they will or vii
not accomplish--Eoi'oi'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
For Veterans lunch.

The ladies of the l.. M. A. and Of he
Il. ID. c. propose to serve lunch to
the veterans in the Capitol Square. on
Tuesday next, Memorial Day. and to
ask those willing to help In TINS WORK
to send to the square or to Mr.. a. b.
Stronach'S store on that morning
not later than 10 o'clock, sandwiches.
biscuit pies lemons or any suitable
provisions. They also ask all persons
having flowers to send them to Metro
politan hall ON Tuesday morning ny
ten o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
Frog Farming In Hyde.

elizabeth City Tar HeeI)
small shipment of bull frogs from
Hyde county was noticed a few days
ago in these columns. 1t has been said
that frog farming might become q
successful business in this section,
eliciting an enquiry as the market
value, production, etc. Nice frog legs
are quoted in the cities at 20 to 40
cents the dozen, according to size and
quality, and one "frogculturiSt'' an
nounces that he will be able to fur
nish the headquarters of over on,
hundred thousand fat batrachians
this season, from a two-acre pOnt
that he considered a nuisance on hi
farm a few years ago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
A. & N. COLLEGE
COMMENCEMENT
Program Of Exercises for
May % to 25---In-
vitations Out.

Handsomely engraved invitations
embossed with the seal of the college,
have been sent out for the commence
ment of the A. and NJ. College, May
END to 25th as follows:
The Graduating Glass
of the
North Carolina College
OF
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
requests the honor of your presence
at their
Twelfth Annual Commencement,
May twenty to twenty-ffth,
nineteen hundred and four,
Raleigh. North Carolina.
The graduates will be: Nelson
Adams, Haywood Lewis Alderman,
Sydney Woodward Asbury, Eugene
Cleveland Bagwell, Edward Par
Bailey, Jr., James Claudius Barber,
William Walter Barber. William
Alexander Barrett, Timothy Eldridge,
James William Farrior, William
Walter Finley, George Washington
Paul Stirewalt Grierson, Joseph Per-
rim Gully. Jr., Jarvis Benjamin Hard
ing, George Herbert Hodges, Jesse
McRae Howard, Branton Faison Hug
gins, Hill Mclver Hunter William
Kerr. Ernest Edwin Lincoln, John
Fairly Mcintyre, James McKimmon.
Joseph Alfred Miller, Jr., William
Field Morson, Leon Andrew Neal,
William joel Patton, Frederick Col
we'll Phelps, William Walter Rankin,
Risden Patterson Reece, William
Richardson, Jr., James Clarence Tenn
pie, Joseph Kendall Watt, Marion
emerson Weeks, Albert Clinton
Wharton, Jr.
The marshals will be: Julian NJ
Howard, Chief: o. l.. Bagley, J.. 7.
Winston, l.. F. Koonce, G.. CT. Lynch
l.. r. Lee, @. G.. Hardsty.
The programme of the exercises is
as follows:
IL a. m-Baccalaureate Sermon in
College Auditorium, Rev. j. ID. HUFF
ham.
SEQ y. m.-Sermon before Young
Mems Christian Association in College
Auditorium, Rev Plato Durham.
Monday, May 23.
10 a. m.-Meeting of the Alumni
Association in College Auditorium.
$50 p. m.-Alumni Address in Col
lege Auditorium, Il. l.. Bonitz, class
80.
Tuesday, May "a.
$50 p. m.-Annual Address in Col
lege Auditorium, Hon. w. w. Kitchin
$50 p. m.-Reception in College
Library.
Wednesday, May 25.
IL a. m.-.-Craduating Exercises in
College Auditorium.
Grafton by members of the Senior
Class.
Reading of Honor Rolls. Awarding
of Prizes and Conferring of Degrees.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-10
RALEIGH b. B. ASSOCIATION.
Organized Last Night With j. W
Ilinsdalc, Jr., President.

Last night at the Raleigh Athletic
Club the Raleigh Baseball Association
was organized. with John w. Hinsdale,
Jr.. president Frank Brenig, treasurer
and Joe V. Barbee, captain.
It is believed shat with the good
material in Raleigh u fine team can be
got together.
The following notice was issued:
"All baseball players of the city
not permanently connected with a
baseball organization, report to-
JOE V. BARBIIE.
Capt Raleigh 3. IS Assn