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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
More Cotton Statistics.

Washington. Feb. 4.-The senate
committee on census amended and re-
ported the house joint resolution direct
Ing the director of census to collect
and publish additional statistics relat-
Ing to cotton. The amendment inserts
a provision requiring the semi monthly
publication Of the amount of cotton
sinned in lieu Of the monthly report
now made by the Director of census.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Mrs. Duke Arraioned.

New York, Feb. AIRS Brodie l..
Duke was arraigned Friday in the
tonI5s police court charged with being
a fugitive from justice in connection
with the Texas Indictment against he.
and was paroled n the custody Of her
counsel until Monday. Assistant Dis
tict Attorney Sanford said that If
ne did not hear from the Texas author
tiles Monday he would be willing to
advocate III. wonans discharge.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Party Measure.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The house Re-
publican caucus decided to support
Townsend's bill to regulate railroads.
1t provides a transportation court to
hear appeals from the interstate COM
merce commission
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
FAMILY BURNS UP,
J. Ants, His Wife and Two DAUGHTERS
Believed to Have Persisted.

Johnstown. n. Y, Feb 4.--The fam
fly of ] Ants, consisting of Ants. his
wife and two grown-up daughters. are
supposed to have persisted in a fire
which destroyed their home in this
city early Friday. The house was
completely enveloped in flames when
the neighbors discovered the fire, but
owing to the density Of the smoke all
efforts to gain admission to the burn
ing structure were futile. Ants and
wife and daughters are known to have
been at home and no traces of them
have been found.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Death Of AIRED Woman.

Mahanoy City. Pa. Feb. Mrs.
Tflghman Cragie is dead at Quakake
a. the age of 102 years. She spent her
life on farm and was the mother OF
fourteen children.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Poisoned by Tomatoes.

Chicago, Feb. As the result Of
eating canned tomatoes supposed to
have contained ptomaine. Mrs. Kate
Walther is dead and four others i'll.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
KILLED SIX,
Forty Eight Others Were Wounded at
Lodz, Russian Poland.

Lodz. Feb. Ain conflict between
troops and strikers at Kounitzer fac
tory here Friday the soldiers fired,
killing sin persons and wounding for
freight Shooting also occurred at
the Keller lace factory.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
TO ENDORSEMENT.

Amendment Adopted Prohibits Issuing
Free Mileage to Newspaper Men.
the senate sent the anti free pass bill
to engrossment. An amendment adopt.
ed prohibits issuance of free mileage
to newspaper men.
House committee on criminal juris-
prudence favorably reported bill flnine
those who conduct variety theaters
also bill prohibiting cock fights.
House committee on mines favorably
reported bill creating Office of mining
Inspector.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Psttus Spoke Of the VieIets That Grew
on the Front Porch.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE senate
spent much of Thursday discussing the
by the agricultural department, the
agricultural appropriation bill being
seed distribution custom was made by
Nj. Lodge He and those who stood
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
BoATMAN MURDERED

Woman Badly Beaten by Three Negroes
and Left For Dead.
Memphis, Feb. "A special to the
Commercial Appeal from Natchez.
Miss, says Charles Hauk, a famous
boatman, has been murdered and a
widow of Hanks former partner badly
beaten and left for dead by three ne
grees at Sicily island on the Louisiana
shore OF the Mississippi river. Hauk's
trading boat and fishing camp were
plundered. The three negroes escaped.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Appropriation Passes,

Washington. Feb. 4.-After nearly
week OF discussion, the postoffice ap-
preparation bill, carrying s18o,7s7.41s.
passed the house Friday.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Dies Of yellow Fever,

! New York, Feb. 4.-According to
Herald dispatch from Panama. Col.
F. G. Eastwick Of Portland, Ore a re-
cent arrival. died of yellow fever.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
SHOl IN THE BACK.

Wife q Wounded Man Arrested 0nI
Put Under Bond.
Dallas. Feb. Awhile Joe Bryant. a
Texas and New Orleans railway con-
ductor, was walking along Film neal
Lamar street, he was shot at three
times. Two bullets took effect in his
back. The wounds are not considered
fatal His wife was arrested and i.
under $500 bond
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Fifteeenth Ballot.

| Jefferson City. M. Feb. Fifteenth
ballet for Tnitea States senator show
ed no change
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
Southern Agriculturist
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you already subscriber full year in advance and
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leading and the leading Southern farm
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
A MEMORIAL ARCH.

In the Confederate cemetery at Raj
eigh, which is upon an eminence in
lakewood, lie buried scores of men
who lost their lives wearing the gray.
They enlisted from all parts of North
Carolina and from other States and
all who honor the record they made
owe a debt of gratitude to the good
women of Raleigh who provided for
their burial and the care of their
graves. At the State convention of
the Daughters of the Confederacy in
Morganton last week 1t was decided
to erect memorial arch at the en-
trance of the Confederate cemetery in
Raleigh 1t is a noble work the
Daughters have. undertaken and
nobly will they perform it. The plans
nave not been perfected. but it is ex-
pected that it will be of granite and
that each chapter will contribute a
block to make the arch. 1t will not
only commemorate the valor of the
Confederate soldier, but as well be
"A memorial of The devotion of these
thousand North Carolina Women to
The cause they love-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
CLARENCE III. VENNER,
RI wall Street New YOr
CLEVELAND VS.. BLACKWELL.

Some people are so mucn AFRAID
that if the women vote the country
will be ruined that they have fit
every time a woman talks upon any
public question or reads chapter
from George Elliott at a pink tea. In
that class is Mr.. Cleveland.
Some people are so certain that un-
less the women are given the right to
yote-and given the ballot right away
that the government. will be so rot
ten at the core it will be past redemp-
ton. In that class is Mrs. Blackwell.
Perhaps neither extreme is right,
but it is we'll to read the views of this
noted American statesman and this
noted American woman. The article
by Mr.. Cleveland, originally printed
in the Ladies' Home Journal, has Gre
ated much interest and provoked
much discussion. The article by Mrs.
Blackwell is a reply to Mr.. Cleve-
land.
Most men in North Carolina will
agree with Mr.. Cleveland and many
women will take the same view we
hold to the old-time notions that the
woman who keeps a good home ana
rears good sons and daughters is the
greatest woman the world has known.
But there are women to whom that
high mission is denied. and who have
talent for service to their fellows. is
it to be denied them?
Senator Teller is authority for the
statement that giving the ballot to
the women Of Colorado has elevated
the character of the men who aspire
to public office-that both parties
must nominate men whose private
life is good, for the women will vote
for no other sort of candidate.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
MESSAGE FROM COLORADO.

The Insurance Commissioner OF
Colorado wired Mccall q telegram
that unless he resigned the New York
Life could do no more business in
Colorado. The telegram was sent
collect" and Mr.. Mccall had to pay
for it. That was a better use for the
money of policyholders than most of
the ways Mr.. Mccall has elected to
spend much OF it.
1t is certain that the American
people will not long trust their in
surance to any company whose presi-
dent and vicc-president indicate such
contempt for the rights of the money
of policyholders as has been shown
by Mccall and Perkins. In the Equi-
table squabble, Hyde and Alexander
did nothing worse. and Public Opin-
ion forced their retirement. 1t will
just as surely force the retirement of
Mccall, Perkins and men in other
great companies who have abused
the confidence reposed in them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
THE PEOPLE PAY THE TAXES.

Railroad organs make US tired. The
latest, enumerating the blessings of
railroads, says they pay large share
of taxes collected by the State 1t
would be as true to say that the sher-
if pays most of the taxes because he
collects them. Every dollar paid in taxes
is collected by railroad officials from
passengers and freight. . The consum-
er and people who ride pay every
dollar of the tax. In Georgia rail-
road property is taxed at only forty
per cent of it's commercial value and
i'm North Carolina at sixty-one per
cent. The people pay for riding and
shipping on the commercial value but
the State gets only the amount levied
on the assessed value. Who gets the
difference? 1t really belongs to the
State and should be collected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
AUDITORIUM AT 81. MARY.s.

That is a beautiful way that Mr..
Frank B. Dancy has chosen TO carry
out the provision of his mothers will
directing that one-third of her estate
should be devoted to perpetuate the
memory of her daughter, Miss Eliza
Battle Pittman, who died just as she
entered upon womanhood. The MEM
orial will an auditorium at st,
Mary's School. Raleigh where Miss
Pittman was educated. 1t will cost
$13.500 and be needed addition to
this famous old institution of learn
ing There could be no more fitting
memorial of this young woman, beau
tifuI in person and beautiful i'm char
acter, than has been selected. The
people of Raleigh and the whole state
will congratulate st. Mary's. Its
growth calls for enlargement.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
LIQUOR AND CRIME.

In an address before the w. c. L.
L. in Raleigh. Governor Glenn said
that seventy-five. per cent of the crimes
i'm North Carolina are caused by strong
drink. and that ninety per cent of
the larceny. forgery, and embezzle-
ment is indirectly caused by whis-
key.
A German authority says that fifty
four per cent of the divorces, fifty
per cent of the railroad accidents.
seventy per cent of accidents on the
sea. eighty-seven per cent of the Of
tenders sent to the house of correc-
ton. So 1-2 per cent of the distur-
Dances of domestic peace are due to
intoXicants.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
HOLD robson AND SAVE THE
STATE.

The popularity of the News and
Observer continues to be established
by the number of new subscribers
that come in every week. From one
small county last week came eighteen
new daily subscribers with the cash.
In sending check for renewal for an
other year a subscriber in Robson
county, writes:
Il like the News and Observer best
of all dailies, for it is purely Demo-
cratic and does not fear to come out
open and bold for our party and for
the right on all moral questions, and
am like over 10000 other North
Carolinians. / take it because it stands
for something, and because | am
a Democrat and like to read a paper
that is ever ready to defend Democ-
racy."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
THEY ARE IN EARNEST.

A few nights ago, SO it is printed,
hauled over the Goals in the life in
surance investigation, gave a dinner
to others who had been likewise forced
to tell some truths they did not wish
known. They had a great time and
are said to have enjovod themselves
poking fun at one another with refer
ence to evidence cxtorted while on
the stand That's the proof of their
moral obliquity!
But the people are terribly in earn
est and do not intend to permit things
to go on as in the past. AS an evil
dence of the fight that will be made,
the Baltimore Sun prints in big type
the following advertisement which
takes up a whole column:
Trust Funds VS.. Waste and Political
Contributions
Truth VS.. Deception
Correct VS.. Crooked bookkeeping
Fidelity vs. Contempt for Trust
Duties.
HONEST MANAGEMENT AND RE-
PORTS DEMANDED
Pres. Mccall and vice-Pres. Perkins
MUST RESIGN
from the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
RALEIGHS TOBACCO MARKET.

That was big sale of splendid to-
bacco in both the tobacco warehouses
in Raleigh yesterday The buyers
paid the highest prevailing prices--as
high as are paid on any tobacco mar
ket anywhere.
The tobacco growers who are living
in Wake and adjacent counties cannot
do better than to bring their tobacco
TO Raleigh where they get the high
est prices paid anywhere and where
they can buy what they need in
stores that keep big stocks and sell
as low as the lowest
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The Armfields are organizing a
100000 corporation to establish a life
insurance company and 100000
company to establish 4 fire insurance
subscribed. They will succeed, for the
Armfic Ids have contracted the habit
of succeeding In financial enterprises.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Architects Invited submit the Board of Trustees
designs Auditorium to be erected the grounds OF 81
Raleigh, 10000 in addition
TO will ad the architect
design accepted The right reject all plans is re-
Designs must to Secretary the Board of
before December 1905.
application all necessary particulars
furnished
p. Secretary Trustees St Mary's school
Raleigh N G.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
MORNING TONIC.
(EOerSOl.)

He who does a good deed is in
stantly ennobled. He who does mean
deed is by the action itself contracted
He who puts off impurity thereby puts
on purity.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The Dunn Guide devotcs whole
page this week to tributes TO the NOM
Org OF the late VIM F'EIo Pearson, sher1li
of Harnett whose sudden death is
mouned by the whole country, Mr.
Pearson was d true man in every rela-
ton Of life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

In Rome, Georgia, when the far
mers found that cotton had been
pressed down below ten cents. they
made a parade, preceded by band.
and marched through the streets pro-
claiming in placard that not pound
of cotton should be sold at less than
ten cents That the stuff -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The handsomest brochure of the
year is issued by the Bank of Wayne,
containing Facts of North Carolina
History" Ii is crowded with import
ant facts in the glorious record of the
State that every child ought to be
taught 1t is illustrated and is as
beautiful a little book as has appeared
from any press.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

October nineteenth will not be a
public holiday officially. but the midi
cations now are that all North Caro-
lima will be here to welcome the Pres
ident to the State Capitol Raleigh
will give glad welcome to all.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Those folks who expect the per-
formance of The Clansman" to re-
volutionize public opinion in the
North will probably be mistaken, just
as those who think it will produce
race antagonism will turn out to
prove false prophets.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

That New York girl who is suing
tho street car company for marring
one of her dimples ma" nave 10 prove
that her fellow went back on her be-
cause She lost the dimple on her chln.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Cruelty to convicts will not be toll
Grated i'm North Carolina. The New
Hanover people are moving III the
right direction, Let the punishment
fit the crime"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
Sale of Two Fine Mules.

By virtue of authority of mort
gage from j. d. Norris, recorded in
book 1913 at page 200. in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Wake coun-
ty we will, on Monday October %.
1906, at ~ m. in front of the court
house door in Raleigh. North Carolina,
sell to the highest bidder for cash,
one gray horse mule about eight years
old, and one brown horse mule, about
six years old.
For further information concerning
these mules call at our office.
WATSON & LAMBERT,
Attorneys.
10-4-tda.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Bishop Potter does not agree with
Mr. Cleveland. He says that wo-
man who pays taxes ought to vote.
Who can answer that statement? Does
Mr.. Cleveland do it?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

DanviIlc voted wet, but the alder
men say saloons can be open only
from 6 d. IN. to p. m. There is a
mighty kick. But isn't that long
enough?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
announcement
Norris & Rollins,
ATTORNEYS At LAW

AlIOi(NENS ~ LAW,
303 Fayetteville ST.. Raleigh. y. G..
PRACTICE IN ALI COURTS
Having associated with nae MI T..
NJ Rollins (Who was educated at the
University of North Carolina, and 0D
tanned license at August term. 1904.
Supreme COurD in the general prac
tice of Law, we are prepared to give
prompt, faithful and honest aitten
ton to matters entrusted to our care.
HERBERT E. NORRIS.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Rockefeller's clean personal life
does not excuse his illegal methods of
getting millions, but his example of
personal cleanliness of life is worthy
of emulation.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The railroad literary bureau is
working overtime. 1t seems to think
the only thing the supporters of the
Esch- Townsend bill desire is to pre-
vent rebates. That is only one evil.
The main thing is to compel the re-
duction of rates that are unrcason-
ably high.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08
NEW YORK LIFE ms. COMPANY

hold $4,000 policy issued 10
years ago. and represent many others.
All New York Life nOli"'- holders who
share NV views are invited to write
me to that effect, stating amounts ana
numbers of their policies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

At the Daughters of the Confederacy
meeting in Morganton proposition
was made to erect monument to the
memory of Randolph \. ShotWell.
"Hc defended us and he suffered while
others escaped said a lady. A hand
some monument 10 the memory of
Shotwell was erected and marks his
resting place in lakewood cemetery
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The courts in South Carolina evil
IDENTIFY intend to enforce literally the
saying that a man is his brothers
keeper in prosecuting Pegram Dargan
because he did not prevent his broth
er's committing suicide. He knew
that his brother was taking his life
and yet did not try to prevent it.
Was he responsible for his brother S
self-destruction? 1t raises a verV
interesting question.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

Col. Peters says the cotton crop
will be large and advises farmers to
sell now. This is the same Colonel
Peters who was depOsed as vice-presi-
dent of the Southern Cotton Asso-
citation. He seems to find out what
Mr.. Harvie Jordan will advise and
then takes the opposite view. Colonel
Peters has petered out in the Southern
Cotton Association.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

quently fight for it all over the State
but he would not precipitate hght
now unless the temperance forces
deem it wise and suspicious.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-10-08

The next General Assembly of
North Carolian will have much to say
about insurance, and unless andy
Hamilton can, buy up the legislators.
those companies that do not show
clean hands and honest officials III
be forbidden to do business in North
Carolina. They will not be permitted
to take hard-earned Tar-Heel money
to buy elections, buy legislation, and
buy mansions for favorites to live in.
The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-30

square yards. or one acre; A yards BY
Ito yards. $40 square yards. or one
acre; 20 yards by III yards-4.s40
square yards. or one acre: 20 yards
by 242 yards-4,s4O square yards. or
one acre; 10 yards by 48A yards
4,S40 square yards, or one acre. or OF
any other shape.
A measuring tape sixty feet twenty
yards) in length would be suitable for
measuring the plot; as substitute. a
measuring pole or such other device
as may be accurate for the purpose
may be used.
In measuring. stakes about six feet
in length should be firmly set to indi-
cate the bo9AdaFy Hnes Of the plot.
XI. Selection Of heads:
Before the grain ON the seed grain
plot Is harvested sufncient heads of
grain must be oelected-picked by
hand In the held-to produce enough
large. plump grain for the seed grain
plot Tone aere) for 1907. It - coasid
cred advisable to allow grain fntandod
for seed to npen more fully than
grain for milling purposes. Il night
be good plan to leave the grain on
the seed grain plot standing until the
surrounding grain u harvested. thus
allowing II to become fully mAtured.
II. however. IL = desired to 0btain an
earlier ripening strain Of any variety.
the selecting should be done ~ the
earliest heads become mature.
Before commencing the work Of
gathering the heads from the stand
ing grain the persons selected should
observe closely the differences that
exist between the individual plants.
Some do not stool 10 much as others.
In some the stoolons are weakly and
much shorter than the main or first
stalk that appears from the seed. The
grain in the heads of some plants 10
more uniform In size than In others.
In many plants the heads of grain con-
tain small. poorly developed kernels
in the lower end spiklets, while the
kernel in other heads OF the same va
riety growing by their side are fairly
uniform throughout. The best heads
from the most robust. large and pro-
ductive plants should be selected. The
whole plant. and not the head only,
IL to be considered. E
An ideal type Of both plant and
head should be fixed In the mind Of
the seiector before the work Il COM
menced. when he or she should pro-
coed systematically and rapidly.
When sufficient grain has been gath
cred to produce enough large. plump
seed for the acre Of the seed grain
plot for the following year, 100 Of the
largest and best developed heads may
be selected from those which have
been gathered for seed and forwarded
to our address as the selection for the
yearly competition.