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The news & observer., 1905-12-30
New OrIeans COTTON.

New Orleans, Dec. 29.-In the spot
cotton market there was little doing.
Both buyers and sellers We're appar-
emily waiting until the holidays are
ever before attempt:ng TO transact
further general business. Prices east
err; sales 1,100 bales in Guiding 400
to arrive and 200 f. o. b. Delivered
on contracts 1890. uotations reduced
Lee. Middling IL 11-16c.
Futures opened steady and to )
points lower than Yesterdays finals
being influenced by lower Liverpool
than anticipated.
Immediately after the opening tel
egrams were received from New York
stating that between $4,000 and 40,-
600 notices were being circulated in
that market This increased selling
orders from both bulls and bears and
the active positions fell off 6 to
points and below the opening. Al
this level shorts commenced to take
profits which checked the decline
temporarily This was followed by
a selling that carried prices down
gradually to the close when the list
then at bottom showed net losses at
20 to 23 points.
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Notice of Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the late
firm of Winslow & Hofier. of Gates
Vile. North Carolina, composed of II.
P. Winslow and Lycurgus Hotter, has
been dissolved by the will and consent
of both parties; and neither party is
bound by the acts ard contracts OF the
other.
H. P. Winslow alone is conducting a
successful business in horses ana
mules. carriages, buggies. wagons
harness. agricultural implements etc.
Lycurgus Hcfer alone is conducting
a successful undertaking establish
ment, including every thing in that
line.
Both at Gatesville. North Carolina.
(Signed) Fl. P. WINSLOW.
(Signed) LYCURGUS HOFLER,
BY Smith & Goodwin. Attorneys.
1228-t-1-4
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Naval Stores.

Wilmington. Dec. 29-Turpentine firm. 6S
receipts casks
Rosin firm. 34S, receipts 1871 bbls.
Tar firm. 80. receipts IA.
Crude firm. $50 4.S0(04. so. receipts 1O3.
Charleston. Dec 29-Turpentine firm, II.
roSin nom.
Savannah, Dec. 29.-Turpentine steady 65
sales li5 receipts 5e0 shipments 2,OA.
Rosin. firm. sales. 2,4l. receipts 3.lS4.
shipments, S.089.
H $50. l. 400; K $50: M. SOS; N. $50; VIC
SIS: w w, 600
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Crowded the Old Man.
Gkansas City Starr

KANSAS CITY SUIT.
When Senator Eugene Hale married
the daughter of "Zack" Chandler the
latter. who was a great lover of child
den, said: Now, Gene. | have no use
for people who don't increase the CEN
sus returns / want you and Mary To
raise family. and III settle $50, 900
on every boy you have" Time passed,
and the Hales were so regularly blessed
with children Of the male persuasion
that the frequency with which "Zack"
Chandler was called upon to redeem
his promise with checks became a jest
among his friends in Washington. One
morning the president received the fol,
lowing telegram from Senator Chand-
Ter: For Gods sake give Eugene
Hale a tore.gn mission! His wife has
got another bow"
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Baltimore Provision Market.

Baltimore Dec 20,-FIour quiet. winter
patents 4.30G450. spring patents 495@4.SO.
Wheat firm. spot contract 8440.. spot
No 2red western $500. Southern by sample
70607S
Corn steady. spot new 4s1S0H new Southern
white 42@49.
Oats hrm No mixed 37H@37s4.
Rye quiet. No. western 76@77.
Butter firm, fancy limitation 2i@ta. do.
creamery 2St926 do ladle. 1920 store packed
15@16.
Eggs, steady. II.
Cheese. steady. large 1894, medium IA; small
31@ldt4.
Sugar. steady course granulated $40. fine
$40
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Mechanics Dime Saw
ings Bank will be held in its banking
house on Tuesday evening, January
9th, at eight o'clock.
WALTERS DURHAM, Cashier
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Raleigh Savings Bank
will be held in the Banking House on
the evening of the second Monday, in
January, 1906. at four and a half
o'clock.
JOHN T. PULLEN, President.
12-27-2WkS
The news & observer., 1905-12-30

ket was very erratic. the price Of old
December f1uctuating over q range OF
cents. The close was. however,
quite steady at a gain of Ia over the
final quotation of yesterday. The
May option was up Ia. Oats show
cd a gain of IA to 3-8 and provisions
were z 1-2 TO II l-2c. higher.
lObening HighestI Lowest. IClosing
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Political Economy.
CWashington starr

washington Starr
"Have you made any special study
of political economy"
"Not yet" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, 'but if the corporations hold
out in their resolutions not to con-
tribute to campaign funds / suppose
I'll have to-"
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Notice!

TIL regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Raleigh Banking
and Trust Company will be held IL
their banking house January 9Th
1906 at II m.
F. H. BRIGGS, Cashier.
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Stockholders Meeting.

Regular annual meeting of Stock
holders Commercial and Farmers
Bank, will be held in their banking
house. in Raleigh on Tuesday, Jan
uary 9Th, 1906. at II m.
b S. JERMAN Cashier
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
MORTGAGE.

Under and by virtue of the powers
contained in a deed of mortgage made
by w. F. Black and wife, recorded in
Book 173, page 532. Register of Deeds
office for Wake County, and by request
of the administrator of said w. #.
Black, we will on
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Wake County Savings
Bank will be held at their banking
house on Wednesday evening. January
10th, 1906, at O'Clock.
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Liverpool.

Liverpool. Dec. 2S-Cotton. spot moderate
business done.
Prices noints higher American mid
ding fair SIS good middling 6H mlddnng
GA. low mddling sos. good ordinary nC S.so; or,
which 500 were for speculation and export and
included 500. American. Receipts lS.ooO paies
including 1880 American.
Futures opened steady and closed easy
American middling:
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
MODERN LIFE INSURANCE
= CHEAPER RATES.
THE DEMAND THE TIMES.

Reliable
Policies EXTREMEY Low RATES These policies include
full
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
saturday. December 80. 1905,

at II o'clock NJ, at the door Of the
Court House of Wake County, In Raj
eigh. N. c., expose to sale to the high
est bidder, at public auction for cash,
a tract of land lying and being in st.
Mary's Township, Wake County. N. c.,
adjoining the lands of Silas Holloman,
Sidney Bagwell, Ezekiel Creech, Eli
Dupree, and others. being the lands
conveyed to w. A. Myatt by David
Lewis, administrator of Bathshuba
Pool, T. H. Pool, and Ethelbut Pool,
(see Book "a, Register of Deeds office
for Wake County,, and also conveyed
to said Myatt by H. N. Parker, admin
istrstor of H. c. Parker lBook IA.
uage $50, and by said Myatt conveyed
to w. S. Black by deed recorded in
Book "a. at page 54, said Register OF
Deeds office for Wake County and by
way Of devise from said w. 8. Black
to said w. F. Black, containing one
hundred and twenty-four (124) acres,
more or less.
Terms, Cash.
TRUSTEES OF REX HOSPITAL,
by r. HI. BATTLE. Pres.
r. T. GRAY. Sec.
November 20. 1905. IDS
The news & observer., 1905-12-30

S. A. Il. Stocks and Bonds.
Baltmorce Dec. 29-S. A. L. common -.
do preferred 49,.
The news & observer., 1905-12-30
Port. Tone. Mlddling. Recei is
Grain and Provisions.

Grain and Provisions.
Chicago, Ills. Dec. 29.-Higher
prices for wheat at Liverpool We're re-
aected today in strong market
here. The final quotations on May
were up 6-S TO 3-4 The corn mar
The news & observer., 1905-12-30

(By the Associated Presso
New York, Dec. 29.-OperatiOn!
were largely suspended by buyers il
the dry goods market today and tn,
market was quiet but firm.
The news & observer., 1905-12-30

RALEIGH. North Carolina.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
True French Politeness.

81 congratulated a Frenchman one
evening on the good manners of his
nation, and he was very much
pleased" said an American who had
visited France. "He told me an
anecdote illustrative of French po-
liteness.
"He said that during the revolu-
ton a noble was on the way to the
guillotine. As he rumbled in the
cart along the boulevards howls and
jeers from a half drunken crowd
we're rained upon him, and finally a
young woman, as she ran along be-
side the tumbrel, cried:
"'You tall villain! You will soon
be shorter by headp
"Does that please you, MADAM? !?
said the doomed noble civilly.
"FYes, it does,' she answered.
Them said he, 4 do not die in
vain"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
FOR THE, LITTLE ONES.
A Soap Bubble Party Furnishes Lots
Of Amusement.

For little. folks soap bubble par
ty is always, great success, provid-
ed plenty oflbig gingham aprons are
at hand to prevent injury to the
best frocks and Sunday sc to meet
ing neckties. At soap Jubble party
a bowl of suds and clay pipe are
given to each child, and the contest
begins by each child in turn blowing
a bubble. The child who blows the
largest bubble of all the greatest
number of times out of fifteen trials
wins the prize.
The art of bubble blowing lies
principally in blowing steadily and
surely, but not too hard, and then
gently detaching the bubble from
the pipe, and toward the end of the
trial, as the children grow to under
stand better how to handle the pipes,
beautiful balls of rainbow hue are
the result.
A plain yellow soap is the best,
and a few drops of glycerin added
to the suds will add to the brilliancy
and beauty of the prismatic tint.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Hereditary childlessness.

The proper bringing up of chill
dren was being vigorously and wise
ly discussed in New York woman's
club at one of its meetings, when
one of the members remarked that
women who had no children were
not competent to talk on the sub
ject, although they always seemed
to be the most willing to do so.
ooh, of course" said another
member, eve all admit that it is a
great misfortune to be childless and
that parents who have never had
children are much to be pitied."
The snicker that followed this re-
markable statement was drowned by
a roar of laughter when still an
other member remarked that she had
noticed that childlessness was hered-
itary in some families in America
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
A Shoe. Liv:G FRI -ae.

Some Washington statesmen were
foregathering, and the talk tarned
on personal experiences, according
to the Troy Times, Il have been in
public life for fifty years." said Sen
ator Cullom of Illinois, ''and never
have been rich but once, 1t was last
summer. | had tontine insurance
policy that had been paying on for
long time. It,came due. They Of
fered me several plans of settlement,
but | decided to take all the cash
they would give me. That was a
little more than s3,4OO, and it was
more money than l had ever seen all
at one time. ! was rich for three or
four months, and then became
poor again, for spent it all"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
His Best Assistant.

A physician lost a case, as the say.
ing goes, not long since, and ne had
the customary excuse for his failure
to cure the patient: =,
"Well, we can only assist nature" "
This was all right, for we are all
human and are often defeated after
our best endeavors, but when the
doctor later on was boasting OF his
success in restoring man to health
satirical friend checked his vain
glorious remarks with. the question
'How much did Mother Nature
help you this time"
Then silence, like poultice, came
to heal the blows of sound.-Boston
Budget,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Whom He Sees a Doctor,

Senator Pettus of Alabama Is
etghty-four years old and has never
been known to take medicine since
going to Washington. GLOW do you
keep so well?" asked Sergeant at
Arms Ransdell, who has a little
apothecary shop for the benefit Of
senators. Don't you ever see doc
tori" "Oh, yes, see a doctor"
Senator Pettus said. '1 60 and talk
with my physician frequently. He
gives me prescriptions, and | never
have 'em filled, and consequently I
ALWAYS feel good"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
HABITUAL CRIMINALS.
All Are superstitious and Believe In
SIGNS and Omens.

All Are superstitious and Believe In
Signs and omens.
Habitual criminals are verysuper-
stitious. No pickpocat wouldtdream
If working" unless he had in his
pocket or somewheresabout.l Ills per-
son either small piece of coal,
chalk or "lucky stone as attalismar
against misfortune, according to an
English writer. Evensif the amulet
fails them and they aye captured
with it in their possession they ac-
count for the fact by. remembering
that they have disegarded some
other warning that was given them
earlier in the day. For instance,
should thief be ridng,on'top OF an
omnibus and the horse slip, he re-
CARDS it'as warning that he must
do no workIthat day. All habitual
criminals regard the Bible with awe.
To man almost they will lie with
out motive, but when in the@itness
box they Will do anything to.evade
kissing the book. A common mode
of getting out of the difficulty is to
kiss the thumb that is helping to
hold the Bible instead of the actual
book.
Should a,pickpocket steal purse
containingforeign money he regards
it as certain that before the year is
out he viii have travelled in strange
lands. Tofind gold in purse stolen
at a wedding is a sure sign OF good
luck, while it is equally bad to
"work" at "a funeral. By every class
of criminals funerals are regarded
as tokens of ill luck. To meet one
while on the way to house where
burglary is to be carried out means
that death or Imprisonment awaits
the attempt. There is an old man
named Cowper, now in an English
prison serving his twenty-eighth
term of imprisonment, who is per-
feet encyclopedia on criminals su-
perstitions He firmly believes that
he can never be sentenced again
after his present term has expired,
because twenty-eight has always
been lucky number with him.
If a burglar meets sleeping dog,
he regards it as a sure sign that ne
will be lucky for long time. TO see
a flag flying over private house Is
taken as an invitation "to crack the
crib" Women who squint are i'm
mune from the attentions of the
criminal classes. No burglar would
break into a.house if he. knew that a
maidservant who squinted was kept
there. Similarly pickpocket would
have nothing to do with the posses
sions of a woman with cast in her
eve. A man in the habit of passing
counterfeit coin will never attempt
to get rid of any to woman who
sQuints.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27

Mrs R W Humphries and two
children, who have been visit
the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs j B Chandler at Benson,
passed through town Thursday
OF last week returning to her
home at Saluda.
NJ D Nesmith who has recent
ly graduated in dentistry and
pharmacy at Atlanta, Ga, pass
ed through the city last night
going to Cades. Mr. Nesmith
will locate at Lake City for the
practice of his profession
Florence Times, April 26.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Toso's Way.

Admiral Togo is a small man,
turning gray, with short cropped
naval beard and face that shows
little emotion. Most polite in man
ner, he paid US every attention. The
great man had peculiar way Of
standing with both hands spread
out on his hips and his arms akimbo.
I took sketch of him in this posi-
ton, and then l found most anus
ing coincidence. His officers, from
the chief of staff down to the mid
dies, all aped their beloved chief and
stood with their arms and hands in
the same attitude.-Frederick Vii
her's sport Arthur"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
A Pretty Hanging Basket.

Did you ever take a good sized
carrot, turn it upside down and
scrape a little well out from the
root dbd to make hanging basket
FIN he well with water and keep it
.flA. Let the carrot hang where
the sun can shine on it, and in a
few weeks it will sprout out leaves
that will be green and feathery. 1t
will keep on growing until You have
a little living green basket.
Another plant that will grow in
water is the nasturtium, and pretty
soon you can get tiny plant and
watch for the blooms to appear
early in the spring.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
A Rit of French Politics.

"Party politics in France is full
of geniality," says a writer. 'In the
recent contest for the presidency of
the chamber NJ. Doumer defeated
NJ. Brisson by a small majority. How
did NJ. Brisson's friends account for
this? Very simply. A friend of NJ.
Domer went about betting thou
sand francs against his election. He
laid this wager with fifteen of NJ.
Brisson's supporters. They could
not bear the idea of losing the mon
ey, so they popped into the voting
urn tickets for NJ. Doumer. Their
votes turned the scale"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
CHEATED DEA TIL.

Kidney trouble often ends fatally
but by choosing the right medicine,
E II Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa,
cheated death. He says: 1.-TWO years
ago l had kidney trouble, which
caused me great pain, suffering and
anxiety, but l took Electric Bitters,
which effected a complete cure. |
have also found them Of great bene-
fit in general debility and nerve
trouble. and keep them constantly
on hand, since,t as | find, they have
no equal" DR. w ' Brockinton,
druggist, guarantees them at SOC.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
The BUSY Mother.


Mother Nature Is busy as busy can be.
And If you could just take one peep
You would see that she's working as hard
as she can
To get all her babies to sleep.
In their tiny brown cradles some swing
from the trees.
Soft wrapped In their blankets Of down.
And others rest snug as a bug In rug
Far down In the earth warm and brown.
Not bit do they care for the willy Jack
Frost.
Who'd nip every baby in sight.
For their mother has made them the
warmest of beds
And tucked them in cozy and tight.
And so sweetly they'll sleep. while the
cloud fairies lay
Above them blanket Of snow.
Until bluebirds call softly. when spring
days have come.
awake. little babies. and grow"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
. A Mile Down.

The eepest shafts in the world
are the ASous copper mines of Lake
Superior. NV penetrate seven fur
longs into the earth. A mile down
has more than once been aimed at,
but the attempt has as yet been
doomed to utter failure, and the
principal debarring influence is the
alarming increase of temperature
when nearing that immense depth.
The temperature increases a degree
for every ITO feet down.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
We sent out statements IL

We sent out statements las.
week to all of our out-of-the
county subscribers who are il
arrears. We give notice tt
those who have not Responded
that after waiting another week
we will discontinue sending then
the paper and place their ac-
counts in the hands of a collec-
ton agency.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
An Accommodating Artist.

An artist, celebrated in his day as
a successful painter of portraits,
while making counterfeit present
ment of lady perceived that when
he came to draw the mouth she tried
to render it smaller by contracting
her lips. 'tPray do not trouble your
self so much, madam" he e1claim-
ed. "If yd like, I will draw your
face witho any mouth at all"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Taking No Risks.

'Now, Johnnie, 60 and kiss your
little sweetheart and make it up"
said Johnnie's mother.
"No, I won't"
$50 and tell her how much you
love her and how sorry you are"
"No, won't. Pa says he got into
q breach of promise case by telling
q girl that and had to marry the old
thing. I won't run any risks, l
won't."-London Telegraph.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Making Rubies.

Artificial rubies are produced in
France by reducing small natural
rubies into very fine powder, which
is melted in an electric furnace,
cooled rapidly and crystallized. The
product obtained from what was
of little worth on account of mi
nuteness possesses comparatively
high value. The main difficulty en-
countered is to prevent cavities and
assures in the crystals. The new
process cannot be employed with
emeralds and sapphires, as they be-
come discolored by the action of the
heat.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27

We are grateful to our eS-
teemed friend, Mrs ] NJ Stur-
geon, the gracious and hospit-
able hostess of the Sturgeon
House. for a present of Lake
City strawberries, which We
long for every week after read
ing the "copy' of MIR Bass let
tiers describing the luscious and
toothsome berry which has
made Lake City famous.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
FRIGHTFUL SUFFERING RE.
LIEVED.

Suffering frightfully from the
virulent polsons OF andlgeste, food,
c G Grayson, of Lula, Miss. took
Dr. Kings New Life Pills, "with
the result" he writes, "thats was
cured" All stomach and bowel dis,
orders give way to their tonic. laxa.
tive properties. 25c at Dr. W V
Brockington's drug store, guaran.
ted.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Riddles.

Which constellation resembles an
empty fireplace? The Great Bear
(grate bare).
Which is the most i'll tempered
work for ladies? Cross stitch.
What is the difference between a
girl and nightcap? One is born to
wed, and the other is worn to bed.
Why is young lady curling her
hair like a house breaker? Because
sic finer: the locks.
What two letters give the name
of an English count? S. X.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
A DAREDEVIL RIDE

often ends in sad accident. To heal
accidental injuries, use Bucklen 3
Arnlca Salve. ga deep wound in
my foot, from IN accident" writk
Theodore Schuele, of Columbus, o.
''caused me great pain. Physicians
were helpless, but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve quickly healed it, Soothes
and heals burns like magic. 25c at
DIR w V Brockington's drug store.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
An Optical Illusion.

Here is one white die. Turn the
picture upside down or right side
up, and YOU will see there are three
dice, each with one side white
Comic Cuts.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27

Hosiery in all sizes and the
latest styles for summer wear
for ladies and gentlemen can
be found at W. T. VIII KINS'.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27

Come to THE COUNTY RECORD
to have your JOB WORK done
with despatch, .neatness and
cheapness.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27
Jumbied Words.

Here are some sentences that it is
fun to try to repeat quickly:
She sells seashells by the sea-
shore.
Seven selfish shellfsh showed
some shrimp sideways.
Prudently peel prime potatoes.
Royal rulers rarely really read rid
dies.
Faint flames frequently feed fierce
fires.
Truly rural.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1905-04-27

Dress Goods, Laces and En-
broideries for the ladies to be
found in variety and profusion
at w. II. WILKINS.