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The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16

WASHINGTON, Ia April 15.-Judge
II. R Dewey, prominent lawyer. is dead
He was past grand master OF the Iowa
Masonic grand lodge and held important
offices in other branches of the Masonic
order.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16
DEATHS OF THE DAY

Special to The Globe
LIE SUEUR, Mimi. April 15.-George
E.. son of Postmaster Crimes died here
today, after a lingering illness OF spinal
meningitis
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16

CINCINNATI, O.. April 15-J. n. Wool
iscraft, a prominent grain merchant, pres
ident of the Standard Commission COM
pany, died suddenly today at his home in
Covington. KY. He was a leading MEM
Der of the Cincinnati Merchants ex-
change.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-16
PRESIDENT LOADED
FOR BEAR TAKES TO
THE TALL TIMBER

Continued From Twenty-seventh Page
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
What Educational Captains
are Doing for the Schools.
yContinued from Page Twenty-seven
NEW HANOVER COUNTY.

New Hanover county is probably
the only county in the State that can
give it's children a seven months
school under competent teachers, with
good school houses without the help
of local taxation. The county is small
and wealthy so that the conditions
there are favorable for working out
an almost ideal system of schools.
The county is unfortunately backward
in the most vital point IN its system,
namely the requirements as to the SUI
pervision of it's schools. 1t is one of
the fourteen counties in the State
which seem to regard the signing of
receipts and cheques for the school
fund as of more importance than the
supervision of the schools. at least this
is the logical inference from the fact
that the county pays its treasurer more
money for handling the school funo
than it does its county superintendent
for supervising the many schools. A
valuable lesson might be drawn in this
respect from the example set by the
city of Wilmington.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
GRAHAM COUNTY.

Graham is mountainous county.
isolated from the advantages received
by counties more centrally located,
and has not made the educational pro-
gress that the more fortunate sections
of the State have enjoyed. There are
no local tax districts in the county;
only two new school houses were built
during the year ending June go. 1904.
The county has applied for only two
rural libraries out of a possible etgh-
teen; sends its children to school foT
only four months out of twelve, and
in school houses, is below the average
for the State. It's teachers and its
county superintendent are paid salaries
much below the general average II
is to be hoped that a county which
bears the name of so great g, man a&
VIM. A. Graham will stir itself to
greater exertions in this great cause,
in which that distinguished statesman
was so greatly interested.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
CHEROKEE COUNTY.

Cherokee is another county which
pays a meagre salary to its supefln-
tendent. The salary paid him for the
year ending June 80, 1904, wds $1S3,2S
This means. Cf course, without any re-
ilections on the superintendent, that
he must earn his living at some other
calling, to which his time, thought and
energy are given, the schools coming
in as n side issue. AS a consequence,
the conditions are not up to the aver
age of the conditions throughout the
state. The average value OF
the school houses is less
than that of the State, the av-
crage school term is less than that
Of the State and the average salary
paid teachers is less than that of the
State. During the year ending June
80. 1904, only two new school houses
we're built in the county. There arc
only two local tax districts in the
county and only five rural Libraries out
of a possible eighteen.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
NASH COUNTY.

The best work that has been done
in Nash county has been done in the
consolidation of districts. During the
year ending June Goth, 1904, the num-
Der of districts in the county was re-
duced by consolidation from 100 to SO.
The number of new houses built was
seven. There are three local tax dis
tricts in the county, and twelve rural
libraries. There ought to be eighteen.
Out of a total enrolment of 5,474 on
ly 3,044, or 55.6 per cent, are III
average daily attendance. The value
of the average school house is $173,
and the average of the school term
is four months. The salary paid teach
ers is $37.25, which is .6.14 month
more than the average paid in the
State. and the County Superintendent
is paid $685. which. although a little
above the State average, is not suffi-
cient to enable the Supt. of large
and prosperous and well-to-do county
like Nash to give his whole time to
the work, and yet nothing less than
the Superintendent's full time in such
a county should be tolerated.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
other Cotton Markets.
Stocks and Bonds.

New York. August 12.-The dispo-
stion to sell and take profits which
are manifest in the late trading of
yesterday on the Stock Exchange con-
tinued today, and an irregular mar
ket resulted. The movement en-.
countered good resistance at the de-
cline and was followed by an effective
recovery, but the realizing was re-
newed in the late dealings and made
the closing irregular. The selling
seemed to be prompted by some un-
eaSineSS over the complexion of the
bank statement, judging by the repur>
ChaSeS which set in after the appear
ance of that document. 1t showed all
of the expected decrease in cash re-
serves. but the considerable contrac-
ton in the loan item was a total sur.
prise in view of the revival of demand
for money in speculation during the
week. The demand for loans has been
sufficient in fact to result in harden
ing the tone for money to carry over
the end of the year The reports from
the peace conference were also watch
ed attentively, and the news that the
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
MECKLENBURG COUNTY.

With q school term averaging six
months, that is to say, nearly two
months longer than the general aver
age for the State; with school houses
averaging in value $237-that is to
say, about $43 more than the general
leverage for the State; with salaries
to teachers averaging $45.32 per
month; that is to say $14.23 above the
general average for the State, and
with a superintendent well qualified
for his work, and devoting all of his
time to it, Mecklenburg county is
certainly among the most progressive
counties in the State educationally.
During the year ending June so, 1904,
ten new school houses were erected in
the county. The number of school
districts was decreased by consolida-
ton from 139 to 1876. Sixteen districts
have voted a local tax to supplement
the general school fund, thus making
State in the number of local tax dis
tricts. Eighteen rural Libraries that
is to say, the full number to which
she is entitled by law, have been es-
tablished in the county Out of a total
enrolment of 9,149 children, the aver
age daily attendance for the year end
ing June 80. 1904, was 1889, or 85.4
per cent. This speaks WELL not only
for the parents and children of Neck
lenburg county, but also for the char
acter of her schools. 1t will thus be
seen that the educational development
in Mecklanburg has kept pace with
that wonderful material development
which has made MeckIenburg county
one of the wealthiest and most pro-
gressive counties in the entire State.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
Commercial and
Farmers Bank

OFFICERS
j. j. THOMAS. President.
A. A. THOMPSON. Vice-President.
Il. S. JERMAN. Cashier.
HI. w. JACKSON. Assistant Cashier.
DIRECTORS:
j. j. THOMAS. President.
ALI. A. THOMPSON. President RAJ
eigh Cotton Mills.
CAREY y. HUNTER. SuDt. Union Cen-
tral Life Insurance Company
II. b. RANEY, Gen. Agent Penn Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company.
THOS. III. BRIGGS. of ThoS. Ii. Br1scs
& Sons. Hardware.
JOSHUA b. HILL. of j. IL. Eerrall ~
Co., GrOcers.
JAMES f. SHEPHERD. OF Shepnerd
& Shepherd, ATTORNEYS at Law.
HENRY A. LONDON. Attorney at
Law. Pittsboro N. G..
JOHN w. SCOTT. Capitalist. Sanford.
NJ G..
GEO. w. WATTS. Director American
Tobacco Company. Durham. N. @.
ASHLEY HORNE, President Clayton
Banking Company. Clayton. N. @.
d. Y. COOPER, Capitalist. Hender-
son. N. C.
ASHBY l.. BAKER. President Virginia
Cotton Mills.
Business Solicited. Every facility
for handling accounts of individuals,
corporations and banks. Every cour-
tesy consistent with safe and cOnser-
vative banking.
COMMERCIAL 6 FARMERS BANK.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

which raised by private subscription
about $50 per month, and employed
an assistant teacher. Catawba
Springs, about two weeks ago, march
ed manfully to the front in the matter
of local support backing ten
month term with $400.
/ have a strong belief that the only
hope of properly educating the masses
of the people rests on the principle
of local taxation for schools. | be-
lieve a low grade school, embracing
about six or seven grades, should be
placed within two or three miles of
all the children wherever practicable,
this school to be supported by the
public fund supplemented by local
tax drawn from this specific district.
Then one school of higher grade,
which shall be prepared to fit young
men and women for college, should
be placed in each township, or prefer
ably in some cases, one school in two
or more townships combined. This
school should be supported one half
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
BRUNSWICK COUNTY.

The average school term in Bruins
wick county for the year ending June
30th, 1904, was l2.25 weeks, which
was 4 "a less than the general aver
age for the State. The. total value of
the school houses in the county was
$6,495, an average valuc of. over $50
per house, which was 800 less than
the average value for the State The
average salary paid to the teacher per
month is $27, which is less than the
average salary paid throughout the
State. Brunswick county pays its
County superintendent $240 per year,
or $261 less than the average 70. the
State. There is only one local tax dis
trict in the county. Southport, and
only s rural libraries, out of the Is to
which she has been entitled by law
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

be above the average. The average
value of the school houses in the
county is $500 which is four dollars
above the average for the State. The
length of the school term is seventeen
weeks, which is just the average. The
average salary paid its school
teachers is little less than
the general average, and the
salary of the County Superin-
tendent is 1856, which is $145 less
than the low average for the State at
large. Out of an enrolment of 4,419
children only $2,S97 or 65.6 per cent.
are in average daily attendance. Dur
ing the year ending June 30th, 1904,
only two new school houses were built.
There are only two local tax districts
in the county, and seven rural libra
ries. Martin is a good county, and her
people deserve to have better schools
than these for her children.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
Denial of Damage to the
Russian Crop.
COTTON TRADE QUIET
Evening Up for Over Sunday was the
Chief Feature. A Disposition to Take
Profits Causes IrreguIarity
in The Stock Mark
By the Associated Press.)

New York, August 12.--Country dry
goods jobbers and retailers today
bought heavy blocks of prints and
ginghamS Exports trade in cottons
is still quiet, but the domestic trade
is taking spot linen freely. Statesmen
left today for good. First orders
in size of from 25 to 80 per cent. over
the contracts placed at this time last
year. Several manufacturers announce
advances in price of about per cent.
New York Cotton.
New York, August 12.-The cotton
market opened easy at decline of
SAG points in response to the lower
cables. Trading was very quiet, con-
tinued dry weather in the western bel,
checking sales, while the weak cables
prevented fresh buying for long ac-
counts, with the result that evening
up for over Sunday was the chief
trading feature, and prices fuctuateo
within a couple of points of the OPEN
ing figures.
Receipts of cotton at ports today
were 6,36S bales compared with s.
S51 last week, and 67i last year. Re-
ceipts for the week are estimated at
10000 bales. against 63,143 last week,
and 14.032 last year. New Orleans
receipts today 1.557 bales, against 143
last year Houston receipts 2,357
bales, against 730 last year.
New York. Aug. l2. -rotton spot closed
miodling gulf l0.9J. Sales, 20 bales Futures
opened easy and closed quiet,
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

by public school fund and one half
by local tax, drawn from the town
ship or townships
The necessity of local taxation is
all the more apparent when we reflect
that more than 100000 of our total
school fund for Wake county comes
from dispensaries, and some such plan
as above outlined seems to me the only
feasible plan of putting a liberal ed
ucation in reach of the deserving poor
from among whom many of our State
and national leaders have sprung, and
on whose shoulders our State and
nation rest for support.
There is a great need of more first
class high grade schools supported
by the public fund in order that the
connecting link may be made between
the rural schools and the colleges and
Universities. 1t is not practicable to
support a high school in every dis
trict nor is it possible for many of
our boys and girls to defray the ex-
pense of board and tuition away from
homo at a private high school
j. V. JUDD.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
CABARRUS COUNTY.

Cabarrus county has an active, COM
petent superintendent, a professional
school teacher, giving all his time to
the work and under his administra-
ton. as the following figures show, the
work is progressing. According to his
report for the year ending June 80,
1904 II rural libraries had been es-
tablished, all the county was entitled
to at that time, and there were four
local tax districts. The enrolment of
1903-'04 shows an increase in average
daily attendance, and there has been
reasonable progress in consolidation.
The value of public school houses was
$12.705 and four new school houses
were built during the past two years.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
PERQUUIANS COUNTY.

During the year ending June, so,
1904, there were built in Perquimans
county three school houses, two dis
tricts were consolidated, 2,57S children
were enrolled, and 1,553. or 60.2 per
cent. of them were in average daily
attendance. The school term was sew
enteen weeks. and the value of the av,
crage school house $175. The teach
ers were paid $3.50 a month ana
the county superintendent $238.50 u
year. There are now eight rural Ii
braries in the county. Recently the
county seat, Hertford, has voted a To-
cal tax for the establishment of To-
cal schools, the first district in the
county to do so, and it is greatly to be
hoped that the other districts in the
county will follow the example Of the
county seat and make provision for
adequate school facilities for all the
children in the county.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE

counter proposition of the Russians
was taken under consideration by the
japanese envoys, which seemed to
point way to further negotiations,
helped In the late recovery. The
very large buying of Reading and
Ontario & Western kept up the tone
Of the market, but this was offset at
the last by the marked pressure upon
st. Paul and Amalgamated Copper.
Total sales of bonds par value
$SS5,000
Total sales 41O,7OO shares. includ-
ing-American Cotton Oil 100; Amer.
lean Tobacco 700: A. c. l.. 1,2OO,
Canadian Pacific II, 800; c. & o. $500,
Erie 22,S00; L. & n. 16,500; New York
Ontario & Western 10000; N. & w
$500; do preferred 100; Reading 122,-
200 Southern Railway 1900; do pre-,
ferred 100; Tennessee Coal 1900;
Union Pacific 1900; u. s. Steel IT.
100; do preferred 14,500; Sloss-Shef-
field Steel 200.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
DARE COUNTY.

Few counties in the State have
made more progress in public educa-
ton during the past few years than
Dare. Her people are thoroughly alive
| to the necessity of investing sufficient
money in their schools so as to equip
them in every respect to meet the de-
| mands of the age. In the percentage
of her school districts under local
taxation Dare leads all the rest of the
State, the people OF every district in
the county except one having voted
special tax to supplement the gen.
eral school fund. A number of dis
triCts in the county have voted a spe-
cial tax of 10 cents on each hundred
dollars worth of property and 80
cents on each poll; and finding this
insufficient afterwards increased the
tax to 80 cents on the hundred dol
lars worth of property and 80 cents
on the poll. AS an illustration of the
interest in school improvement in the
county. on November 8, 1904, an cleo
ton thus increasing the tax was held
and carried by a unanimous vote, al
though the election was held on the
general election day and party feel
ing ran high. Republicans and Demo-
Gratis joined in voting for the chill
dren. The result is the lengthening
Of the school term about six weeks.
Dare county is thus able to pay her
teachers salaries considerably above
the average salary paid in the State,
they being exceeded by the salaries
of only five other counties, all of
which greatly surpass her in wealth.
Considerable work has also been done
in consolidation of districts. In one
third of her districts Dare county has
established rural Libraries. AS a re-
suit of the employment of efficient
teachers and the building of good
school houses a large per cent. of her
children are enrolled in her schools
and maintain a high per cent. of aver
age daily attendance.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
Opening. Highest, Closing. Lowest.
Cash quotations were as follows

Cash quotations were as follows
Flour s.eady, winter patent 400 1.30
strsights s5o@3.s5 bakers 2.4d@2. 40, wheat No
l05dl 10, No. 3S5@0.95, No. 2red, S01a@sl, corn
No., 5A, No: Sellow 81, Oats No. e, No
white 2654@5, No. 3 white 276p2 Il, rye No.
o5A@.", good feeding barley 3c@G, fair tC
hoice mailing 4l@H, flax seed No. LOG
Mo- NO Northwestern ll6 prime P5, timot
lard per 100 lbs. ~ o., short rlb'
'(loose) s.45aS.55, dry salted shoulders thoxed
."., short clear sides (boSed) S.,213dS.S7
whsikey basis of high ,rade wines .27, clover
contract grade 1926.
New York Provisions.
New York, Aua. l2.-Flour steady, winte'
iatents Si.50@S5.00, Minnesota patents S540@
500, do bakers S3.75aSil5 st aights s5.25@5.50
Rye flour dull fair TO good, SLl5@SiS5
hoce to fancy 1900 $3.50.
Buckwheat flour nominal, S2.00dS2.10.
Corn meal firm, yell wv coarse, l.3O@l.30,
kiln dried S3.20as......
Barley dull, feeding 49, mating 55@65.
Wheat easy, No red S614, May 39}z
September s61a, December IS.
Corn easy, No 2 81, ievator ..... Sept .....
Oats easy, mixed 30MMl%.
Beef quiet, family ll.50@1200, packet II .0C@
l2.'0 mess l6.00@l0 20, beef hams 2l.D @2'.50.
Cut meats steady, dickled tellieS S1aMl0h
picked shoulders 81. picked hams lb14a q
Lard firm, western steamed, 7.75, re0ned
steady, continent 7.6O. ompound oM@6.
! Pork firm, family LOO, short clear l350@
l600 mess 15.00Gl6.OO.
) Tallow steady, g.: per pkg AZ, ountry do
44.
Rosin strained common to good 800.
Turpe tine firm G3 616I.
Rice t1rm dom. site far to extra, 3NG5R.
Molasses steady, New Orleans open Kettle
good to cho ce 2S@3'.
c flee spot rio steady, No. invoice 855, mild
quiet, cordaVa l0@l3.
sugar raw strong fair refining 81, cent
trifugal 96 test 41s molasSes sugar q
refined firm. confcctioner's AL mold .
5.6j. cut ioai o., crushed 6 90. powdered 5 10
granulated 30 cubes %.
z0H@. stale Oalry 20. western factory lj@ Is
Cheese arm, state, full cream s1uail -"
Ored fancy 81 small white fancy; l0R
Eggs eady West ern best !S1a6l9M. sts,,t
and Penn. nesrhy fancy sei+cteo waite % a.6
Potatoes irreg, j. Sweets 0.1J@12 SO. Rose ..
southern ......0 49,. South Sweets l.06dI6H
Peanuts. qufet, fancy hand-plcKed J4GM
other domestic a14D5ka.
Cabbage firm, Long Island per bbl, i.l0a4@6
Cotton by steam TO Liverpool u Dl3
Cotton seed OIL market was firm,
crude {. o. b. mills 24@t25 prime summer yellow
201a63l off summer yellow nominal. prime
Baltimore Provisions.
Baltimore, Aug l. Flour quiet; wini,
patents i0,D5.l0, spring patents ooog1 S9,extra
l.s5.
Wheat firm. spot contract sl1z MA spot No. :,
red western e21a@134, Aug. ......, Southern b.
sample t0G7I
Corn we TX spot and August j9. @34 ID
Southern white corn 500
Oats frmer No. white 306...., mixed
Rye dull 65066.
Butter strong, fancy imitation 1890, dc
creamery ~ 923 do ladDe lo@l7, store packed
Eggs firm 20.
Cheese firm. large llh. small l2@.., me-
Sugar Strong. coarse granulated a45, fine 6.i5
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

administration the schools have been
thoroughly organized the standard of
teaching has been elevated. the course
of study is being rapidly put into op-
Grafton and the work rapidly graded.
The following are some of the figures
taken from his report for 1904: Num-
ber of local tax districts, 8; number
of rural Libraries, IL; number of new
school houses 2; value of school prop
erty. $23,S40 Average length of
school terms, 1884 weeks; enrolment,
37d
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, August 12.4Spot cot
ton quiet with light offerings; sales
1875. Quotations unchanged. Futures
opened to points down on lower
Liverpool which is reported to have
been manipulated by the New York
bear clique. New York was also low
er Receipts at all ports were only
1000 bales. The bulls say that showa
that the farmers are not anxious to
get rid of any more cotton at present
prices. In the trading October opened
at 1885. sold down to 1850, up to
1858, and finally eased off to 1888.
The market closed steady with net
losseS of to II points.
Few Orleans, Aug. Cotton futures quiet,
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
Weekly Bank Statement.

New York, August 12.-The state
ment of averages of the clearing house
banks of this city for the week shows:
Loans S1.139, ,S91, 400, decrease So
272,300; deposits $1,1S6, 200, de-
crease SO, ,467, 100. Circulation $50,-
467,5 Increase $977,z00 legal ten
der $SS,120,60O, decrease $1,220,200;
specie 1921, ,000 decrease $(13,-
800; reserve $3O9,511, 500, decrease
$1933,500 Reserve required $296,-
664,S0O, decrease $2,616,775. Surplus
$12,S46, 500, increase $6S3,275. Ex-U.
S. deposits $14, ,962, zoo. increase $685.
500.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13

the school houses is $43.15. The av-
erage salary paid to teachers is $105
per year. During the year ending
June 80 1904, there were no consoli-
dation of districts and there were only
three school houses built. There is
one local tax district in the county
and five rural Libraries out of a .pos-
sible eighteen. The county pays its
superintendent only small salary,
and does not require him to give all of
his time to his work. This accounts
largely for t1ee lack of progress made
in this county.
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
New York Money.

New York, Aug. II p. m Money on call
NOM hlgn -, loS =. ruling rate, tast loan -,
clio lns bid ~. offered st La, time loans
was frln 20 days d., 30 days $40, six
montns '@...... priue merc'tiie paper 41lM,
sterling exchange firmor with actual business
In ban nkers btlls ~ is6 ~ a 4oi so for demand,
and at tsiS0 SI.S0 for 10 dav bills; nosted
-aies 3%@LS7H. com bills H.4 q. "ar
bonds ....,.. R,ilroad bonds ......
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
WAKE COUNTY

The outlook for public education in
Wake county is very encouraging.
With the largest school fund in the
State it should soon find itself among
the first counties While there are no
local tax districts in the county there
are several communities largely sup
plementing the public school fund. SO
as to pay a larger salary per month,
to employ an assistant and extend the
school term. Prominently among
those | would mention Olives Chapel
The news & observer., 1905-08-13
Navas Stores.

Wilmington, Aug il-Turpenune
receipts 55 casKs
Rosin firm, 3.l2K receipts 5 opls.
FAR firm, lUJ. receipts 81 Dbis.
Crude firG, z. 09i.D0 6i.-5. receipts l,5 bpis
Charleston. Aug. u, Turpentine .........., ..,
sales -. casks; Rosln ..........
Savannah. Aug. Ii -Turpenttne quiet, 60R,
receipts 66), sales 7S6, exports ,22.
Rosin-trm, le,elpts S5S sales -2S9, ex-
ports 236;
onole A. 3. G. aSo, Ds45, n. s.sS. F 3. .Ss5
Gts,40o 4.l0 ! ei1. Kilo. NJ AZ, s.D
VIC s.s5. WV 5l5.