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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-17
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the child is six or eight years old,
even though the little one insists that
God is a being of ordinary shape and
size.
Prayer comes natural to the young
heart which loves instinctively and
trusts implicitly.
A boy under five had, of his own
accord acquired the habit of asking
God to bless quite long list of his
friends and relatives. AS his circle of
friends enlarged the list heightened.
But there came a night when he re-
belled.
Mama, 1 don't want to pray for all
that bunch" he announced in a de-
cided way.
Don't want to pray for Mrs. b,
and Cousin M? Mama thought you
liked to pray for them"
I'm tired" he said.
A pause then: Don't you see I'm
tired % and he pulled himself up slow
ly and apparently with great effort,
holding the while, to the cribrailing.
You just wear me out. But I'll say
it. I'll say it if it kills met
A very bright friend of mine had
something to say OF Maxim Gorky the
other day that interested me much.
She had read what must have been a
horrible tale,-one showing the bru-
tality of Russian life in certain aspects
and declared that it would take days
with Charles Lamb to get over the
effect. / sympathize with her in her
, opinion of Gorky's tale, and i'm her
wishing to go to Lamb as an antidote.
Dear Charles Lamb! notable among
the "ancients." How wouldst that
fine spirit of thine gently turn from our
modern literary sensationalism to walk
in the quiet by-paths of a serener
timei
Thou who didst love the crowded
streets and yet allowed no thought of
hurry or noise to mar the quaint rest
fulness of thy written page, how
wouldst thy soul rebel against the
unshamed fancy which bares the body
or the soul with the swiftness of. the
dissector's knife and leaves it in its
stark na<ednesS-an unloveiy thing!
I complain when Mr.. Howells uses
his fine skill in giving the little details
of manner and makeup, yet my gorge
rises when Tolstoi writes with no re-
serve.
If Mr.. Rowells spends too much
time on what seems the superficial i'm
stead of the vital, surely the Russian
finds nothing too delicately sacred to
handle.
The outlook speaks of the good
natured Russian peasants" Verify.
they must have kind of good nature
or an unusual degree of sluggishness
to bear what they have born since
the days of Peter. But is there any
reflection of such good nature in Rus
sian literature?
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MUST WIN FIGHT
Harvie Jordan Sends Mes
sage: Stand by Your
Guns"
All the Farmers Have Got TO Do is TO
Stand Pat and Refuse TO Sell
Cotton for Less Than Eleven
Cents.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 14.-The execu-
tive committee of the Sou< -ern Cot
ton Association, held its meeting at
Asheville, N. c.. last week, and the
question of fixing a minimum price
of this crop was the matter of great
est interest to the people Of the coun-
try at large The eyes of the whole
c0tton\ world were oenteTed on Ashe-
Vile during the 9th and 18th days OF
September, While the executive COM
nlittee was in session.
The price finally agreed upon after
long and tedious deliberatiOn was II
cents. basis middling. at all interior
points in the South The condition of
the crop up to August 25th was found
to be 1903 per cent, as compared
with a condition of 81 per cent for
the same period q year ago. The es-
t!mated yield of the crop as reported
by over 5000 correspondents from
all the cotton growing counties indi-
Gated q yield this season of 9,5S8, l33
bales. as compared with crop Of 49,
100000 bales last year Letters from
farmers all over the belt advised q
minimum price all the way from 10
cents to II 1-2 cents, some figuring
as high as l 5 cents. But the final re-
suit was II cents, and farmers all
over the South will be expected to
stand firmly together this fall and
winter to maintain that price. BY de-
termined effort prices can be forced
up above II cents later on and farm
ers should determine now to move
their crops slowly, and not rush the
market. The only way we can secure
and maintain our price is to refuse to
sell for less and make the buyers
come to our figures If cotton is
thrown on the market and sold any
way it will be difficult to force prices
Up until much later. in the season. Let
those who are able and can hold back
do so. and thereby help those who are
forced to sell to meet their maturing
debts and obligations with the sup
ply merchants and guano dealers
Bankers will be glad to advance from
3 and cents a pound on cotton in
storage and thus assist in financing
the situation. We are up against a
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despair an git fierce. Oi heV' known
SiVeral who niver got tired iV seem
tn faults iv their contemporaries an
cud niver git conscious iv their own,
FIR tn reason thot they heVn't amy
mirrors in their glass houses an they
dress in tn dark. An thin. Hennes-
sy, shud ye git to be an iditure, ye
moight git sued FIR libel Phat blood
poison is to tn docther. suits FIR libel
is to tn iditure. FIR he knows he ought
to be sued whiniver he wroites up a
marriage, a dead squire or a sermon.
But it's a happy lOife, Hennessy. Ye
roide a pass if ye ar-re an iditure. Ye
git free tickits to tn minstrel show.
Ye get roasted in winter Whin tn coal
is out an frozen in summer Whin ye
shtrike a unpopular chord. Oi Wud
rather be an iditure thin a lawyer, FIR
it don't take so much Latin an less
dignity. OF shud be an iditure bafure
a docther, f'r there amt SO much
guessin' to be done. Ye kin feel tn
popular pulse an tell phats doin', but
whin a docther feels tn pulse it is
more thin apt to be somethin' else thin
phat he thinks an especially phat he
says. Gimme tn sanctum amy tonne
bafure OF take tn pulpit, Hennessy,
f'r ye can clip a good EDITORIAL an
credit it to tn author, but shud ye
fill a pulpit ye heV' to give Thin Tai
mage a la moi. There amt but wan
mon OF wud loike to be bether thin a
iditure." "
'Indade" said Mr.. Hennessy "an'
who moight thot be?'
"Shure,' said Mr.. Dooley, IAN it's
a Judge iv tn coort SO thot Oi cud put
tn blocks to him WhiniVer a irate citi-
zen BACKED me Dyes fr phat Oi said
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"Hennessy'' said Mr.. Dooley, 'did
We iver run a newspa-a-pcr?'
'Oi niver," said Mr.. HenneSsy, but
Oi shud loike it. 1t must be a fasht
business.
.Indade, an it is" said Mr. Dooley,
IAN tn SUCCESSFUL iditure is gagged be
tn Shpeed he can ginerate in gettin'
away frum creditures bafure him an
insulted citizens bahiRd him. Thot's
why so many iditureS is long Winded.
They ar-re ust to exceedin' tn shpeed
limits till their sicond wind arroiveS,
an it shows in their Editorials 1t is a
fasht business, an it is a risky busi-
ness. TIL aVerige age iV a neWspa-a-
per mon is tn SMALLEST iV amy other
class eXcipt tn bosses iv powder
factry, an it wud be shmaller thin
thot if an iditure wasn't good at
dodgin' tn missiles. An thin, HenneS-
Sy, tn mon bahind tn pa-a-per sell
dim gifts to tn goldin shore where tn
weary cease frum troublin' an tn
telephone is at rst. AT livery momint
ye ar~re tempted to dapart frum tn
truth because tn gr-reat beast iV pub
lie opinion is ready at 4 momint s
warnin' to tear ye into bitss shud ye
tell tn truth. Shud Muldoon's dauther
marry Finnigain's son, and shud tn
dauther be 50 onery thot she crOst tn
line an got handsome be comm
round on tn other sOide, an Shud
Finnigin's son be SO dom no count
thot he was thrifty it is up TO ye to
git off this here shpiel: 'Yestreen tn
buchual an accomplished dauther iv
Muldoon was united in marriage TO tn
popular an well-known young busi-
ness man, Finnigin's son, Father
Grouchy officiatin. This handsome
young couple is tn recipient iy many
congratulations frum their numerous
frien's, and we wish thin a long an
happy loife iv married prosperity. TIL
weddin' was wan iv tn buChualiSt iver
pulled oft in this communitv. Shud
We shtate tn facts it wud be both Dyes
We wud be loSin', basides tn use iv yure
. neither limbs an siveral hunerd sub
scribers. Shud Squire Flatherly turn
i'm his checks to tn recordin' angel,
an git sint where he balongs in a
thrice be thot important funchooary,
ye wudn't dare to express tn universal
opinion thot he wint without shtop
overs to his satanic majesty tn dlvll,
but ye wud turn yure rules upsoide
down an print a long-faced pa-aper,
sayin': we ar-re panied TO note tn
decease iv wan iv our most prominent
citizens. q mon who has been identf-
fled with tn bist moral, intellectual an
industrial Interests iv this town fl
more thin forty years. In him we
lose a devoted church leader an moral
Goliath, a big-hearted citizen an a
personal frien' not to be duplicated in
this wurruld as long as she continues
to shtand. We extind our sympathies
to his breeved loved wans'-an', Hen
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hard fight, but it will be easier to get
IL cents for a small crop than 10
cents for a 100000 bale crop.
Stand by Your Guns.
We are now well entrenched. with
plenty of ammunition in the shape of
corn and meet, our banks have plenty
of money, the enemy is in retreat, and
if we don't whip this fight and force
the price Of cotton to above IL cents,
then the farmers Of the South ought
to have a guardian appointed to look
after their business interests. The
mills of the world have taken a crop
OF 13,600,000 bales of American cot
ton during the last twelve months, at
an average price of cents per
pound. There will be no check in
consumption during the next twelve
months. The price of cotton goods
is very high and going still higher.
The whole civilized world is in a pros
porous condition and it is unreasonable
10 say that the farmers should not this
season receive an average of IL cents
per pound for q crop of cotton now
estimated to be under ten million
bales. All you have got to do is to
stand pat for your price, refuse to
sell under II cents and the market
will soon advance to that figure. If
much cotton is offered under IL cents,
as matter of course, the market can
be depressed and held down.
Other Organization VIII Help.
The cotton agent OF the Farmers
Educational and Cooperative Union
OF Texas was present with us at Ashe-
Vile and took part in the secret seS-
sions Of the executive committee. He
came as the representative of the
union and assisted in fixing the price
at II cents stating that such price
would be acceptable to the 800, 900
members of the union. We can now
depend upon the effective cooperation
of all the members of the union, as
the new president of the union, Mr..
Calvin, Of Paris, Texas, has written
me encouraging cooperation to more
completely win out in the fight ahead.
We also have pledged the active CO.
operation of the membership of the
American Society of Equity and the
Farmers Alliance of North Carolina
in enforcing the demand for the
minimum price of IL cents. This
makes the position of the producers
almost impregnable, and with all OF
these powerful farmers organizations
working in harmony for mutual pro-
lection, | feel safe in saying that the
fight can and will be easily whipped.
There will be no misunderstanding
among these organizations this sea-
son on this matter. We will all work
in harmony together and knowledge
of that fact ought to be most encOur-
aging. If the Farmers union wanted
one price and the S. G. A. another,
there would be difficulty ahead, but
both organizations are now together
and will work together to win out on
the price agreed upon.
Sell but little cotton in September
and October. Give the mills a chance
to exhaust present supplies. which can
be done in six weeks, and then we, can
easily dictate terms and win another
big victory. Sell no middling for less
than I ! cents.
HARVIE JORDAN.
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FORGED AN ORDER.
Fifteen Year Old Girls Mothers Name
Signed To Order For Marriage
License.
(Watauga Democrat.)

Young Hardy COREY, son OF Thomas
Coffey. of Kelsey. was married TO the
fifteen year old daughter of William
Gray, on last Sunday, and thereon
hangs a tale that may be very inter
esting before it is concluded. The
irate father of the blushing bride call
ed on Register May Monday to see by
whose authority the marriage license
was issued. He found an order for
the same bearing his and his Wife's
signatures, which. he told us was as
clear a forgery as was ever perpetrat-
ed The sequel next week.
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No COLOR LINE THERE.
4 White Church In Kansas Has n
Black Negro Pastor.
(Ashehoro Courier.l J
Mr.. 2. 3. Phillips. formerly

Mr. E. B. Phillips, formerly of Ran
dolph county, now living at Glen Elder
Kansas writes the Courier that there
are good crops in Kansas this year
both corn and wheat. Mr. Phillips
says that the white people of FairVieW
Church, where he lives, has as the
pastor of that church a negro as black
as the ace of spades.
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A mustache once down isn't neces-
sarily down forever.
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Leads all North Carolina Daiies i'm News and Circulation

hard fight, but it will be easier to get
IL cents for a small crop than 10
cents for a >13, 100000 bale crop.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19
POMONA.

The G.. A. r. gave their last social
dinner of the season on Saturday
last, with very pleasant attendance
and program. Music was kindly
contributed by Mrs. Fiske and Miss
Ethel Smith. The meetings have
adjourned until October.
P. w. Perry and r. G. Middleton
were visitors to Jacksonville las t
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Edmonds and
Mr.. John Cashdollar will leave May
2lst for their home at Arlington n. J.,
j. Tucker, lately of Huntington,
has moved to Pomona with his
family, and is occupying the Barlow
house, now owned by w. S. Middle
ton.
w. J. Keown and Arthur d. Keown
from Glenwood came up this week
to make some needed repairs on their
house.
News has been received here that
little daughter has arrived in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. irving Platt,
formerly of Pomona, but now living
at st. Cloud,
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Crescent City News

Rev. DR.. G. H Ward of this place
presided over several sessions OF the
recent Diocesan Council, being cali
ed to the chair on account of the ill
ness of Bishop Weed. Rev. Mr.. Ward
ranks, second in seniority in point
of service as clergyman in the Dio-
cese of Florida. The senior in point
of service is Rev. DR.. Carter of ITALIA
hassee.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Williams and
their little daughter, Cardel, left
this week for their home in New
York. Mr.. Williams has devoted
his full time here this winter to his
big orange grove interests and he is
leaving the property in a highly
thriving condition. The prospects
are that the 50 acres of the Williams
property will have a fair crop of
fruit the coming winter.
N. B. Mizell has shipped quite a
large crop of Irish potatoes from his
farm on the east side of Lake Ores
cent His potatoes netted him 81 rs
per barrel, though he was offered
~. 80 per barrel for them on the dock
by spectators. He now wishes he
had closed his first offer. Mr.. Mi.
zell has fine garden and supplies a
great many people here with vege-
tables.
The attendance at the Grovesdale
Methodist church has shown a
steady increase during the ministra-
lions of Rev. Mr.. Stewart, and inter-
est in the welfare of the church and
the cause of religion has kept pace
with the growth i'll attendance. Last
Sunday morning the congregation
was unusually large, the worship
pers coming from long distances in
I all directions, many bringing lunch
and remaining over to an afternoon
service. A large part of the early
settlers in this section were of the
Methodist faith and they with their
sons and daughters still generally
prefer to worship as denomina-
ton. 1t seems unfortunate that the
church edifice is not located in town,
but it speaks volumes for the credit
of the young and able pastor that he
is able to draw such large congrega-
tions to the isolated district where
the church is now situated.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19
LAKE COMO.

Mrs. Davies and son, John, of Key
West, arrived at Como Friday, and
are pleasantly located in their cot
tage.
Master Chas. Kinks of Satsuma, is
visiting the Rev. Mr.. Rector's family.
Mrs. Ed. Sullivan has been on the
sick list.
Potatoes and beans are being ship
ped, and prices are very favorable.
The Manchester place has changed
hands again, being purchased by
Mr.. Morrill, of California
Chas. Sullivan killed u pair of
wood ducks this past winter. He
had them mounted in Crescent City,
by Mrs. J. p. Coburn, who did the
work beautifully.
The orange groves are looking quite
we'll in this section, especially those
of w. l.. Diggett and w. l.. Gable.
There seems to be quite q lot of fruit
on the trees. The Diggett pinery
has been completely killed by the
late freeze.
It seems very quiet since our win
ter tourists have gone. Lake Como
has been filled with tourists this
past winter, every house being rent
ed, and both boarding houses filled
to their utmost capacity. Many
were turned away. Lake Como is u
beautiful village. There are large
lakes and acres of pine woods, good
hunting and fishing; a very healthy
place, as it is high pine land, and
has no Accommodations for the mala-
ria microbe, which is the bane of so
many southern villages.
The Epworth League meeting WAS
held in the M. i. church, Sunday
evening.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19

CITY TEMPERATURE FOR THE
WEEK ENDING, MAY ~ 1905. E
D. WILLIAMS, OBSERVER.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19
CRESCENT CITY.

is one OF the most beautiful
locations in Florida. Tourists
Will find it an ideal spot to
spend the winter, or pass a few
days of keen delight.
The town is on Crescent Lake
ian arm of the st. Johns River
and Is 100 miles by water, and
" miles by rail from Jackson
Vile,
The all day river ride on the
steamer Crescent, from Jack
sonville to Crescent City, is one
Of the delightful experiences of
Florida travel. The steamer
leaves Jacksonville at 8 a. m.
every Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, reaching Crescent
City at 6 p. m. This trip is the
only daylight ride up the broad
and picturesque st, Johns.
The steamer has pretty cabins
and offers q delightful outlook
even in stormy weather.
Crescent City is the center of
the orange growing industry in
middle Florida, and beautiful
groves surround the place.
Good boating, hunting and
fishing will afford amusement
for sportsmen.
Naptha launches can be Sc
cured cheaply for water trips.
Crescent City has good hotels
and boarding houses at mode
rate rates.
Beautiful shaded walks and
bicycle paths.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19

The Louisville q Nashville via Montgomery
The Mobile & Ohio R r. via Montgomery.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19

Mrs. r. 0. Burton has been critic
ally i'll for two weeks and for ten
days the family has been in an ag-
ony of uncertainty. AT the time OF
going to press with this side of the
News telephone communication be-
tween Palatka and Crescent City was
interrupted and nothing could be
learned of Mrs. Burton's condition.
Our latest Information was "that
there was still hope" Before the
paper goes to press on Friday the
News hopes to be able to enlarge this
hope to certainty of her recovery
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19
CONNECTIONS S:

THE ATLANTIC COAST LINE, via Charleston,
Richmond and Washington.
The Palatka news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-05-19

Via Savannah and Ocean Steamship Comp,
New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Via Norfolk and Steamer for N. Y, Wash,
Via Savannah and Merchants & Miners Tr,
tatlon Company for Baltimore and Phil
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A Correction.

The News of last week in announc-
ing the approaching marriage of
Miss Fannie T, Peck and Mr.. Court
land G. Middleton, stated, ut is
understood that the ceremony will
be performed in the Pomona Con-
gregational church" This proves to
be mistake. The ceremony will
take place at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, DR.. and Mrs. S. E.
Peck. 1t will be strictly home
affair with a reception Immediately
following-on next Wednesday, May
oath, at 80 p. m.
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Leave Palatka, No. 2, 600 a M; No 10, $3.50 m.
q Arrive Palatka Southbound, No. |, $3.50 p m.
% No. 8, 10 80 m
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School Meeting.

The citizens OF Crescent City and
all patrons Of our public school are
asked to attend public school meet
ing to be held in the Auditorium on
Thursday evening, May 25th, at 1880
The meeting will be addressed by
Hon. S. j. Hilburn of Palatka, chair
man of the county school board, and
Hon. l.. X. Tucker, county superin-
tendent of schools.
The object of the meeting is to
arouse interest in school work, as
well as to discuss the advisability of
establishing Special Tax school
district to the end that we may have
at Crescent City u school that shall
be second to none in the state. All
friends of the public school are Hrg-
emily requested to attend.
M. H. WHITE,
Supervisor.
Mr.. White, as school supervisor,
has called this meeting at the urgent
request of citizens, and it is to be
hoped that all patrons of the school,
both men and women, as well as
children will attend. Mr.. White has
made greater sacrifices for our
school, in both time and money,
than any other single citizen who
ever lived here. He, like the rest of
us, is deeply anxious that our town
shall have school of such high
grade and rank that our boys and
girls may be educated at home. A
sub-school district will permit us to
do this and with united community
on this one subject of first-class
school its accomplishment is in sight.
There is perhaps no other one at
tainable thing that will so conduce
to the growth and prosperity of the
place as a good school
Hon. S. j. Hilburn, the eloquent
gifted and successful attorney of
Palatka, and president of the county
school board, has consented to adj
dress us on this subject, from the
very interest he feels in the cause of
higher school facilities in our county,
and Hon. L. X. Tucker, the efficient
county superintendent of schools will
also be present and urge us to action.
Let the fathers and mothers, as
well as all well-wishers of this effort
for better school facilities in this
section make it point to attend
this meeting.
Don't forget the date-Thursday,
May 18th, I 80 p. NJ, at the Auditor
INN
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-09
Closing Prisss.

The following are the closing prices reported by Prince < Whitely. Bankers and Brokers. 25 Broadway. New York. and 15 Center street. New Haven.con
 Bid, Asked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-09
LOCAL FINANCIAL NOTES.

New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad stock has again reached high point, a small lot having sold on Fri day at 200 3-4 and on Saturday at POI 1-2, closing at POI to 202. There is no special news in connection with the property other than iinfounded rumors as to the Pennsylvania intention of acquiring 1t, and the rise seems to be legitimate demand from New Eng land investors who are satisfied with 4 per cent, 1,
 New Haven Water company install- ment receipt one-half paid, is quoted 113 1-2 to 116. The second installment of 50 per cent. will be due July 1, and the installment receipts exchanged for bonds at this date.
 Dividend checks for New York and New Jersey Telephone company stock will be sent out on Saturday of this week. This dividend is 1 1-2 per cent. quarterly, with an extra new year div idend of per cent.
 Edison Illuminating companly of Boston books will close on Satuprday for the next quarterly dividend of 1-s per cent, payable February l.
 The clearings and balances of the New Haven banks for the week, of five days and for the corresponding week of six days of last year are given by days by the New Haven clearing house:
 a 1905 Clearings. 1904.