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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
DEATH OF MIR. j. j. SHARP.
He Had Long Been the Leader of the
Republican Party in Nash
County.

John j. Sharp, Of Nash county.
rassed away Thursday night at $50
o'clock at his home in SharpsburG,
lie was in his eghtierh year ana UP
TO very recently is reported to have
been as cheerful and aggressive in
things that interested him as when
he was younger. He leaves a large
circle of relatives-Children g1and-
children and great grand children in
his younger days he was a man of
large business affairs but for a long
V lille has given himself to farming
and to politics more as a recreation
than a business. For thirty years he
actively engaged in every political
campaign for the Republicans and
was the Representative for Nash in
the Legislature of 1885 In all his
campaigning he made friends instead
of enemies by his good humor and
good feeling towards his political
opponents, and a number of his hui
morous jests and replies are known
over the entire State. But amidst all
his good humor he was uncompromis-
ing in his political opinions. There
was no middle ground with him. He
was an honest. noble-hearted, good
old man and dies without an enemy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
.s,-HE STRIKE SITUATION"
AZ Seen by Writer in the Charlo''7
Observer.

,,or Tho cantion s"The Strike Sit
uation" yesterdays charlotte %
server said among other things;
"como, referring to the strikers
have tried to keep recruits from go
ing 70 work, and others ,, nave ,y fn7
Iiouor Every train is being met by
delegations or committees and the men
who arrive are spotted ., with tn the ,h hope
that the strikers may work ON tneln
and defeat the efforts of their former aas
day, the Typographical Union declares
that nothing of the sort IS belng oo II, .
but the newspaper men who are on th ne
st,oots Enovt 70 the contrary. Men
have been threatened With cracked lex, e
heads and black eyes. This is a dun H.
for the men who do It would not dare
attemnt 70 carry out their threats for
f fear Of jail or violent retaliation The
popular method is to "tole the Gec boys yss
aTbero IS no danger whatever of
violence
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
Temperature.

Mean or normal temperature, 5S
degrees. The Warmcst month was
that Of 1900. with an average Of So
degrees. The coolest month was that
of 1895, with an average of SIS de-
grees The highest temperature was
50 degrees on october list, 1897 The
lowest temperature was 81 degrees,
on October 80, 31st, 1893. The
earliest date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, October 8.
Average date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, November
g. Average date on which last kill
ing frost occurred in spring, April B..
The latest date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, May 9Th.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
LEADING THE SOUTH.
Dairying Industry in North Carolina
Progressing Wonderfully.

a bulletin just issued by the North
Carolina Experiment Station, is on
farm dairying," written with the
purpose of assisting to establish a bet
ter understanding of the most APP
proved methods of handling dairy
products. as well as needed inn
provement in the products of the
daireS.
BY referring to the last census re-
port it is found that few States have
made equal progress with North car
DINA in the Improvement of live Stock
and more especitlly dairy COWS
With the exception of Tennessee there
is not another Southern State thar
can show as large an average produc-
ton of milk per COW as North Caro-
lima 1t is not only in dairying that
this State is forging ahead, but along
all lines of agriculture. Ana with
this advancement comes an ever m
creasing demand for agricultural
knowledge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
COVER CROPS FOR THE SOUTH.
Serious Problem Before the Fruit
Growers OF the South.

bulletin by Mr.. Gerald Mccarthy,
State Biologist and Botanist, says:
The last twenty-five years has seen
an enormous expansion of CONNER
Cial fruit growing in the Southern
States. AS yet, however. the methods
of tillage and caring for the crop IS
crude and wasteful.
There can be no reasonable doubt
that with greater attention to the de-
tails, more especially in the matter
of improving the physical texture OF
the soil and increasing it's fertility
the present profits of Southern orch
ards may be easily doubled
Most Southern orchards and vine
Yards are planted on old worn-out cot
ton soils, or soils recently cleared of
pines and therefore naturally of a
thin and poor quRity
The problem before the thoughtful
fruit grower is how to conserve the
residue of purchased fertilizer left by
the preceding crop, and if possible in
crease it by drawing nitrogen from
the atmosphere, and mineral plant
food from the lower layers of the soil.
The only practical way Of securing
these ends is by using the intercultural
leguminous crops. These crops, when
suited to the locality, will not inter
fere with the regular work OF the
vineyard or orchard. The fruit grow
or may by such crops, and at a tritling
cost hold the surplus plant foil in
the soil, and add to it for each acre a
considerable amount of nitrogen, ia
ken from the free stock in the air.
The plants best suited for orchard
and vineyard covers are crimson
clover, sand vetch and Scotch vetch.
The first named is the best but all are
good.
If either vetch is used about 40 lbs.
per acre. of seed, is ample somn
broadcast If crimson clover is in
chaff the best plan is to SOW about 40
pounds per acre. If cleaned crimson
seed is used, SOW II to 5 pounds per
acre. but it viii have to De covered
ill.,
If the soil has not 81 ,Wn at least
two crops of the particular legumine
used for clover, the proper nitrogen
assimilating nicrObe is likely - b. all
sent. In such cases it Will pay L
inoculatc the soil of the orchard or
vineyard by securing for each acre
about 100 pounds of surface from
some field which has grown the crop
at least three successive years. This
| inoculating soil may be strewn upon
| the orchard and narrowed in with the
seed, or what is a better plan. an ex-
| tract Of the soil is made by using clean
recently boiled and cooled water and
stirring into this the soil In this cx-
; tract soak the, seed for from to
6 hours before sowing
Usually only an application of pot
ash and lime. will be needed il the
soil has received the usual heavy dose
at least half ton per acre of com.
mercial fertilizer,-the so-calleC
"Orchard formula" containing from
per cent to 10 per cent potash, 6 t.
per cent phosphoric acid and pc
cent to per cent nitrogen
If the orchard has not been hcdvil.
fortified. it will pay we'll to give TIL
leguminous crop an application Of
muriate of potash and acid phosphate
About 200 pounds of the former. am
400 pounds of the latter per acre !
the proper quantity, and from 800 t
J. 600 pounds slaked lime.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
PETER SMITH TO
HANG OCTOBER 2
Governor Refuses to Grant
a Communication.
THE RAPlST is GUILTY
Why the Governor, When in New
Hampshire, Granted a Respite.
While ProseCutrix May Not be
What She Should, Her Testi-
monY Was Corroborated.

Peter Smith, the Madison county
rapist, whose respite by the Governor
while touring Massachusetts produced
somewhat of a sensation in the West
ern counties, as it occurred while
Smith was in the death cell awaiting
the hour of his execution. will hang
on October End, Governor Glenn hav-
ing passed finally and negatively
upon the petition for Communication
of the death sentence to life imprison-
ment yesterday.
The Governor issued the following
statement Of the case:
state VS. Peter Smith.
'This case was tried in Madison
County Superior Court. February
term. 1905 On appeal to the Su-
premc Court, the judgment of the
lower court was affirmed. Appllca-
ton for pardon was made and from
time to time the prisoner was re-
spited until September 14th, 1908.
While in the Eastern States, | received
telegram from the prisoners attor-
ney. stating that he was Informed that
the prosecutrix in this case had writ
ten a letter, saying she had sworn to
lie. having been compelled to do so
by her father. Upon receipt of this
telegram. / wired from Concord, n.
H.. respiting the prisoner until Oc-
tober End, at the same time instruct
ing the solicitor to get the prosecuting
witness and carry her before Judge
Moore, in order that it might appear
whether or not she had made the
statement attributed to her in the tele-
gram. After careful examination by
Judge Fred Moore, the trial judge in
the case. the prosecutriX denied hav-
ing made any such statement and re-
affirmed what she had said at the trial
of the case. Both judge and solicit
tor refused to recommend commuta-
ton. While the prosecutrix may not
be all that she ought to be, her test
mony is fully corrOborated by the ex-
pert witness and by other witnesses.
The defendant is contradicted and
his conduct shows guilt While re-
GREETING exceedingly not being able to
see my way clear to commute the
prisoners sentence to life imprison-
ment, after considering the testimony
I have no doubt of his guilt, and that
he committed the alleged rape, yle
punishment of which is the death pen
atty. and | must decline, therefore. to
further respite him, aud the sheriff
fis directed to execute the sentence OF
the court.
"R. 4. GLENN. Governor
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30

the end of his life seems long jour
ney Can ne expect, however, to live
and miss the same sting of ingrati-
tude?
The Verdict OF Moloch.
Wisely or foolishly the Southern
principle is established; it is to suck
the fruit and cast away the rind
Younger men are coming on always
Ambitious men, with Il human hope.
The doors open and they walk into
the hall gildel with promise. Later,
they emerge with white hairs to look
upon a world that has grown unfamil-
lar while they tarried within; while
still other younger men brush past
them, their faces flushed with the ex-
rectancy that those passing out may
look upon almost as the ghost CT
their own enthusiasms.
On the one side there are men of
flesh and blood; on the other men,
also, but PROSTATE before the Moloch
of their corporation, doing the Did
ding of it's eyes of glass.
In the tragic movement of King
Henry the Eighth, the divine Bard
puts in the mouth of the disgraced
Cardinal these words, which have an
application today among men of nigh
heart and faithful courage and will
continue to nave in the future
Had / but serv'd my God with hail
the zeal
II servd my King, he would not in
mine age
Have left me naked to mine enemies
The modern corporation can give
the public spades and win in a con-
test of forgetfulness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
Incorporation.

The Statesville Knitting Company,
of Statesville, with $125,000 authori-
zed and $4,000 subscribed capital
stock. was chartered yesterday. The
incorporates are: II. l.. Mccall, j. G.
Steel & Sons, w. w. Turner, w. ID.
Turner and ID. NJ. Ausfey all of States
Vile
The Elk Mountain Cotton Mill Com
pany, of Asheville, filed a certificate
to change its charter, increasing the
capital stock from $150,000 to
100000.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
October for Eighteen Years.

The following data, covering a
period of eighteen years, have been
complied from the Weather Bureau
records at Raleigh, n. c. They are
issued to show the conditions that
have prevailed during the month of
october. for eighteen years, but must
not be construed as a forecast of the
weather conditions for the coming
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30

vived by her husband, a sister residing
in Arkansas, the sister at whose home
she died. and one son, Mr.. w. E. Du-
pree, who lives in Texas, and a broth
err. Mr.. Peter Dupree, in 8 Holly
Springs.
The funeral service will be held this
afternoon at four o'clock at Central
Methodist church, and will be con-
Quoted by Rev. F. A. Bishop.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
Bankrupt Decision.

Yesterday in the District and Cir
cult Federal Court. Judge Purnell
handed down decision in the case of
ID. 4. owens. bankrupt, from Craven
county The judge decided that a
bankrupt is not entitled to home
stead in lands owned by the bankrupt
lying outside of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
Dcpot for Knightdaic.

Il was announced yesterday that a
freight ana passenger depot VIII be
colstructed at once at knlghtdaleI
the first railroad staion OUT OF Raj
eigh ON the new Raleigh and Pamlico
sound RIA .lroad. This proposed new
town is about enc aud oAle-lialI or two
ana iots Nc p1," been laid off on the
pronertv and lots will be offered al
priIata -, anction sale in few days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
COMPLIMENT TO PROF. ALLEN.
\ Letter from Gentleman in Sanfoi|
says of the Graded School
There and Its efficient
superintendent.

"Thc Graded School is being made
a great factor in the development of
the town and community, under the
leadership ot Prof r. w. Allen, who
is one of Sanford's best citizens. The
now school building will be erected III
the near future. at cost of $4,000.
Five Young men from Sanford arc
at the University this year, and one
AT Buie's Creek, as representatives of
SanfOrd's Graded SCHOOL,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30
no-tr or Mrs. Beenel.

Mrs. Sarah A. Beemer. wife of Mr..
James : w W. Beemer. died yesterday
morning at the home OF her sister,
Mrs. John A. SimpsolE al No.I I'll
life i, ooi paloiab and was sixty-4ight
years YEA - Of Sc age. Mrs. Beemer is sur
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30

Many a man has won girls hand
only to find that he hasn't won her
heart
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30

the end of his life seems a long jour
ney. Can ne expect, however, to live
land miss the same sting of ingrati-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-30

owes years of faithful, even passion
ate zeal and service?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
Dubuquers Facing Scarcity OF
Bread Owing to Strike Of
the Bakers
TEN BAKERIES ARE TIED UP
Demand Of the Bakers for More Wages
and Better Hours Of Labor Is Re-
fused by the Proprietors and Result
is Tie Up for Nearly All Bakery
Concerns.
pecial to Times-Rerublicar.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, July 13-All but five OF inc
fifteen bakeries of the city are tied up
by strike of the bakers which oc-
Cured Tuesday night.
The bakers presented the employers
with a contract nearly ten weeks ago
which they asked to have signed ana
returned The contract is as follows:
In consideration of the permission
to use the union label of the Inter-
national Bakers and Confectionery
Workers Union, No. 302, /, the under
signed, agree to the following condi-
lions, to-wit:
Contract entered into between the
Master Bakers of Dubuque, Iowa, par
ties of the first part, anad Local No.
3O2 of the International Bakers and
Confectionery Workers of America,
parties of the second part.
2.-This contract to run from July
IL, 1905, to May 1. 1906.
3.-1'he bakers all agree to have
day work.
Mo Sunday work. excepting on
the Sundays that precede legal holi-
days; and no work on the following
holidays, such as New Years Day,
Fourth Of July, Labor Day and Christ
mas.
5.-Working hours not to commence
before a. M, excepting on Saturdays
at 4 a. m.
6.--Ten, hours to constitute days
work.
THE wage scale to be as follows:
First hand, $500 week.
Bench, $1,000 week.
Oven man when there is more than
one oven, $500 per week.
S.-Not more than one apprentice to
each shop.
"a shop delegate be allowed to
visit any shop whenever deemed neces-
Sary,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
BASE BALL TOURNAMENT.
Three Big Games of Ball Between
Evenly Matched Teams at Beaman.

GNSUty WdSCtS0 u odU1S at 0SAuudu'
Special to Times Republican.
Beaman. July 13.-Beaman will hold
a big ball tournament. Three good
games have been arranged for the day
and If the weather is favorable there
will be an immense crowd in attend
ance.
The first game Is between the Con-
rad Sluggers and the Gladbrook Corn
field Canaries. These two teams are
evenly matched and both will come
prepared to win.
At / o'clock Beaman and Liscomb
will cross bats. There is considerable
excitment over this game, as Liscomb
Is the only team that has been able
to beat claimant this season, and our
boys are of the opinion that with fair
decisions and on their home grounds
that they will be able to redeem them
selves.
The real treat of the day will be at
3 o'clock when Gladbrook and Garwin
clash for the championship of central
Iowa amateur teams. This game will
cost the. management a large sum of
money but they feel confident that the
game will be a great drawing card.
The Beaman band will furnish music
during the day and In the evening will
give an open air concert.
A dance at the opera house is also
one of the attractions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
Hubbard.

Special to Times Republican.
Hubbard, July 13.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
B. Strother are visiting at the home OF
DR.. A. j. Hunter at Oskaloosa
Mr. d. e. Bryan and family leave
this week for Portland, Ore.
Mr.. c. l.. Luke and wife returned
Saturday from their weeks visit at
Hampton. Mrs. Lukes mother ac-
companied them for visit.
Mrs. G. f. Barselo and daughter re-
turned home Saturday from their
months visit in northwest Iowa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nerl Mershon, of Mar
shalltown, visited over Sunday with
Mr.. III. G. Long and wife.
Mrs. r. L. Rabe went to Dayton ano
Manson Monday for visit.
Mr.. E. S. Witherspoon went to De
Smet, S. D., to look after the farm
which he traded for.
Mrs. Cal Lindsey and family carne uE
from Union Tuesday for visit with
her sister, Mrs. w. ]. Thompson.
Mr.. F. w. Braner went to Des
Moines Wednesday on business.
Messrs. William kaufman, Karl
kaufman, William Hoefer and Misses
Minnie kaufman and Elsie Granner
will start Saturday night for two
months visit in Germany.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
WANTED TO SLEEP.

Curious That Tired Preacher Should
Have Such Desire.
A minister speaks of the curious ef-
feet of Grape-Nuts food on him and
how it has relieved him.
You will doubtless understand how
the suffering with indigestion with
which I used to be troubled, made my
work an almost uncomfortable burden,
and why it was that after my Sabbath
duties had been performed, sleep was
a stranger to my pillow till nearly
daylight
Il had to be very careful as to what
l ate, and. even with all my care 1
experienced poignant physical distress
after meals, and my food never salts
fled me.
six months have elapsed since l
began to use Grape food, and the
benefits 1 have derived from it are very
definite. I no longer suffer from indi-
gestion, and began to improve from
the time Grape-Nuts appeared on our
table. 1 find that by eating a dish %
it after my Sabbath work is done, (and
l always do so now), my nerves are
quieted and rest and refreshing sleep
are ensured me. ] feel that could not
possibly do without Grape Nuts food.
now that I know it's value. 1t is in
variably on our table-we feel that we
need it to complete the meal-and our
children will eat Grape-Nuts when
they cannot be persuaded to touch any
thing else Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's reason.
Read the famous little book, "The
Road to MELVILLE" in each package.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
News Of pumont.
3anllhlican

Special to Times Republican.
Dumont, July 13.--Mr. and Mrs
+. A. Corell. of Spokane Wash, arc
here visiting the formers sister, Mrs
ID. Knoll and family.
Mrs. George Yokum and children, OF
New Hartford, came Sunday to visit
friends.
Mrs. w. e. Day and baby came ur
Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs H
T.. Day and family. She returned
Friday.
Mrs. Charles Martin and daughter
Ruth. are visiting parents at Arlington
Mrs. 7. j. Shreve. wife of Postmas-
ter Shreve. Is lying very low of heart
disease at her home in this city. There
is little hope for her recovery.
The body of Earl Needham, % years
of age, nephew Of M. S. Needham, OF
Dumont. was brought here Tuesday
evening for burial, from Iowa Falls
where he died of tuberculosis Monday
His parents and brothers accompanied
the body. The funeral was held at the
NJ. E. church Wednesday at 1 p. m.
conducted by Rev. M. A. Goodell, pas
tor of that church, and the remains
were laid to rest by the side of his
grandparents in the Pilltown cemetery
three miles east of town.
The farmers and all help they car
get are busy putting up the immense
crop of hay on the ground. Next week
many will get into the grain fields with
the grain binders.
The Evangelical Society are begin
ming the erection Of fine parsonage
for their pastor, j. e. Engle.
Several of the Dumont boys drove to
Hampton Tuesday to witness the game
of ball Hampton VS.. Daugherty.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
Old Settlers Say the Water
There Has Never Been Known
to Rise So High Before
BEACH PRETTY WELL COVERED
Farms in the Vicinity are Also Badly
Observation-Disclosures a Few Years
AGO That the Lakes Were Gradual
ly Drying Up Proves False-News of
Interest to Iowans.

Special to Times Republican.
Spirit Lake, Iowa, July 13.-All old
settlers in this part Of the state agree
that Spirit Lake has never been SO
high before, as it is at the present
time. C. A. Yarns says 1T is higher by
eighteen inches than it has been for
forty-nine years 1t is reported by
those who have been around 1T that
it is difficult to find a beach a yard
wide anywhere. Where rods Of sand
formerly rested the water has covered
the sand and is eating into the grass
farther back from the former shore
line. Mr. Yarns also reports that one
of his farms of 100 acres is covered by
water at least third. The Oko-
bolts are booming but not in the sur
prising way as Spirit lake. For more
than five years campers and old set
tiers around this place predicted that
the lake as wei as all lakes of Iowa
were slowly drying up and that the
property about the lake would soon
be useless for summer purposes. Some
satisfied that the theory was correct
fairly gave away their houses and
looked for the desert to appear. The
theory of the scientist is now consid-
cred to be correct when he recently said
that these lakes of the chain of the
northern Iowa are merely basins FORM
ed to take off the surplus supply of wa
ter from the water shed of the Miss
issippi and Minnesota rivers and when
this surplus Is over plenty in that part
of the country the lakes are bound to
be full and when the season is dry the
level of the lakes will fall perceptibly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
State Center Items.

Special TO Times-Republican.
State Center, July 13.-Mrs. w. d.
Bower was hostess to twelve ladies
Tuesday afternoon. While the ladies
were busy with their needlework Miss
Wynema served frappe. At o'clock
they sat down to an elaborate three
course dinner
Mrs. Sarah Gilmore and daughter
Edna returned from their visit in
Missouri Sunday.
Mr.. James Barley went to Olin yes
terday and from there he will go to
Chicago. Later on he expects to go
to India.
Will Berkeley and wife, who have
been visiting with the family of Les
ter Walker, returned to Sioux City
yesterday.
Mr.. John Miller, an employe of c. L.
Buck, while unloading hay Tuesday,
had his leg broken.
Miss Alma Leifheit who was called
here by the death Of her sister, Mrs.
Max Patton, went to Vernon Center
tuesday.
Mr.. Howard Ferguson and family, of
Colorado, arrived yesterday for a
months visit with his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Ferguson.
Mr.. Franz Rhode, of Chicago, ar
rived this morning.
Miss Ruby Patton and her two
brothers. Todd and Merle, returned to