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NATURE'S SOFTENING TOUCHES. Wet still the -wilding flowers -would blow, The' golden leaves would fall The seasons come,. the seasons go, And God be good to all. 'Above the graves the blackberry hung Insbloom and green its wreath, .$.nd harebells swung as if they rung The chimes of peace beneath. : The beauty nature loves to share, The gifts she hath for all, , " VV1UU1UI1 iKUb. I.II1HIII1MI UUa ' : . il . ' ' It 11 j ercrept me graveyara s wan It knew the glow of eventide, The sunrise and the noon. And glorified and sanctified ) It slept beneath the moon. With flowers or snowflakes for its sod, Around the seasons ran. Rebuked the fear of man. Secure on- God's all tender heart, Alike rest great and small; Whv fear to lose our -little part, When He is pledged for all? O Jarful heart nnd troubled brain, Take hope ami strength from this That nature never hints in vain, i Nor prophesies amiss. ! ' Her wild birds sips; the same sweet stave, Her lights and airs are givtn Alike to playground and the grave, And over both is Heaven. John G. Whittier. 4 4 THE HOLE IN THE - WALL, j fIS -neighbors ni Sir H -j vines xravis a misamnrope M and a miser. Not that they 1 ! JS vJ i x . At i m g 3jfjj Kiievv mm, ior ne never ieit the high walls which sur: rounded his estate, and on no account was any one allowed to, en ter his domain, save the necessary ser vants and tradesmen. f. One warm summer's -afternoon Sir Giles was being drawn in his bath chair across the lawn, thence along a narrow pathway until the wall was reached. Under jthe tree there was a comfortable lounge chair, in which, with the help of his footman, Sir Giles took his seat. "Push me a little nearer the wall," he cried, irritably. "Now you can go. Come back at 4 o'clock." The baronet gazed after the footman until he disappeared r.mong the trees. He then proceeded to displace a stone near the bottom of the wall. His fin gers groped around, and he gave a sigh of deep satisfaction. "No letter. They will come, then." A quarter of an hour passed, and he tapped his fingers impatiently on the magazine which lay in his lap. "That's the boy," he muttered, as there came a soft rustling of dried leaves. "She is late." The voice was impatient. Si Giles -hueklefik softly, f "The impatience of youth., A glad cry was heard, the roand of a kiss, then another kiss. "The girl now," the old man said softly. Twenty years of solitffde had left their marks on his face. As he listened to the love chatter of the young couple on the other side of the wall his face gradually softened. Not always had he been the recluse and misanthrope. There was no proud er and happier man than SirvGiles had been some twenty years ago. His life and hopes were centered in his son Jack, a fine, manly young fellow, such as would gladden any father's heart. The quarrel was a sudden one. Th3 reason a woman. Hard words were exchanged, for they were both pos sessed of the Travis temper. A part ing in anger and two months after ward news came- of Jack's death. Not a line or message had been left for his father. The blow was a terrible one to Sir Giles. He closed his heart to all hu man sympathy and retired to the seclu sion of Travis Towers. A few months afterward he was stricken with paralysis, and the long years had been wearisome with suffer ing and ennui. , For the last two or three months a TIPW intoroet ho1 sm-m : t ? ? . ..v...y,t, xiuu. iuiu ills Jilt?. j.uc wiiuie pi-euy iovo comedy seemed to have been played within earshot. When first they met there was the difference of youth. Their voices at first were louder, but as their love in creased their seats on the fallen tree without the wall grew closer together, and their voices were lowered when they began to, exchange sweet loving nothings, A week ago the boy had declared his passion. The old man's heart seemed to unfreeze and grow human again as he listened to the passionate pleading of the lover, the shy, timid answer, and the frenzied- kisses that were ex changed. Onlyj twice shice that day had they met, aiieVa, cloud had appeared on love's horizon. , "What did he say?" she asked, eagerly. "He refused absolutely," he an swered, mournfully. "What rpnsnn riirl Via. - t she demanded, indignantly. "YOur guardian told me that I was periniless adventurer, and that It was your) money I was after," he replied, mQPdlly. s f The wretch! But it doesn't matter. We can marry without him.". "I did not knepv you had so much money, dear one. You are rich and I have.nothing." r "But we have love." ' "We can't live on that. , It is true I have ray profession, bnt I have only just become a doctor, and-lt is an uphill szn me unless one has money to buy & practice. I have none." "Did he not hold out any hope?" she Asked, tremulously, : 3 "Yes. . He said that If I could prove to him that I had a practice which would j bring in five hundred a year he would give his consent. T must say that he is reasonable, but-: " ' V Will it take you very long to gain such a practice?' "Years." . - ' "Let us marry at once she cried, impulsively, "I don't mind being poor." There was a silence and Sir Giles looked irritably at the hole. "I have made up my mind, dear." ; "Yes." "I am going away at once to-morrow. You must jtorget me.' It is not fair to you." . ' ' There was a sound of sobbing. "Don'f cry, darling," he said, plead ingly. . ! "The fool!" the baronet muttered. "I can't let you go!" she cried, miser ably. "I will work hard an in time, per haps"'' The boy's voice broke. "Don't-go to-morrow. Stay till Sat urday. It is only four days," she asked, pleadingly. , There was the sound of a passionate farewell, the rustle of leaves, and' all was silence. . Saturday afternoon came, and Sir Giles looked anxiously at the hole in the wall. He took a large envelope and placed it in the hole. They came at last. Their words were few and their voices tremulous. ."The last time, Jackthat we shall meet here," she said, brokenly. "In i the future, perhaps " "And I shall have no more use for that dear little hole in the wall, where I have found so many love messages from my darling." She leaned down as she spoke. "Jack, there is a letter here," she cried, excitedly. "To Jack and Joan, with a lonely old man's love," she read in wonder. "Open it at once." With trembling fingers he broke the seal. From the other side of the wall there came a hoarse but gleeful chuckle. Jack drew a legal looking document from the envelope, which he began to read. ' "Good Heavens!" he cried at last. "Am I mad?" "What is it?" "Old Dr. Rutherford has sold his practice to me." "To you?" . "Yes, and the money has been, paid 2000." "Jack, what does it mean?" Again they heard the hoarse chuckle. Ther e was even more glee in it. v - Two years have passed. Jack's most valuable patient is Sir Giles Travis, and once or twice a week the old man sits in his chair near the hole in the wall, while a fair and happy girl plays with her baby onfhe lawn beside the old baronet. E. Piatt, in Illustrated Bits. . W 1 Can't Resist 'iCir. . "Children are sometimes more cun ning than we think, and when I say 'we,' I am speaking of the men who have a right to know something of chil dren because of the parental responsi bilities they wear," said the man with a couple of youngsters. "Close ob servation and experience have taught me that disobedience, so far from being offensive, is sometimes a virtue, a virtue because of its cleverness and because of the evident good nature of the breach. It would, in my judgment, be decidedly brutal in some circum stances to scold a child for disobedi ence. Disobedience should be offensive only when intended as an offense, when it is a wilful and purposeful defiance of the parental injunction. I have a case in point which will illustrate per fectly what I mean. My little girl is very fond of sausage. I thought she had consumed enough for one sitting and told her so. In a few seconds she bad slipped around behind me, and shoved her head up under my arm. 'Papa,' she said, with a mischievous twinkle in her eye, 'let's play dog!' and as she said it she threw out a chubby hand and grabbed a piece of sausage and dashed away with it,' laughing as if she thought it the finest joke of the season. What could I do? Stop the laughter by scolding, and suppress the evident good nature of it all? She flanked me and got away with the goods, and since it was evident she meant no offense, no disrespect by her disobedience, there was nothing for me to do but accept the situation and laugh and frolic in her dog's game with her. And so I did. Wouldn't you act in the same way when disobedience is put forth in such sunshiny garb?" New Orleans Times-Democrat. SometIiiii to Think About, How to live comfortably with one's neighbor that is the problem; to avoid the knocks and frictions which draw lines to men's faces and too often con tract their souls. It is paradoxical, bu.t true, that the larger the soul becomes the. more room it creates for itself a margin of quietness in which it re mains untouched by petty jealousies and hurts. By the practice of charity and unselfishness a life builds for it self "more stately- mansions" whereiji it may dwell in peace. A song in one's heart, a smile upon one's lips, cheery, a wholesome message of good will on one's tongue are won derful helps to all kinds'1 of people. There are so many burdens of sorrow and care and poverty and sin; so many doubting, discouraged, tempted hearts. To comfort and to make strong, to lift up and to bless are these not mis sions worth while? Try it, friend, and r; ove how truly your own heart and r '.nd are cheered and made , brave by r'ir very "endeavor to carry sunshine into dark places. The Rio Tinto copper mine in 'Spain is the oldest producing mine in the world, cotton crop letter - Messrs. Klurapp & Co. Issue Their Regular Report The following cotton crop letter is furnished by Messrs. W. F. Klumpp & (JO.: The weather conditions ' the past fortnight, have continued unfavorable and private advices with few excep, tions report the crop to be very back' .ward, compared with last season, far mers being unable to work the field. on account of the protracted rains. Iri the eastern belt, the plant is maktn better progress than in the central an western belt, but as a rule over th entire region the crop is doing poorl; - esneniallv in Alabama MlHsiasirvni a n Louisiana, where the. plant is badly ijn the grass, and in Texas and Arkansaii where the outlook in many aectioAs is very discouraging, farmers haviifg been unable to finish planting, aid j some fields being abandoned on ac count of wet weather. J The crop is about two weeks later than usual, and considering, the redac tion in acreaee. of about 15.. as flier our crop letter of the thirteenth 1: the weather conditions of the nljsct thirty days are of greatest importanfe, as they will throw more light on he chances for a crop in keeping with consnmntion. " Weather conditions will continued) govern prices for some time to comeacy, which were voted by the grand Memorial Exercises at Trinity College Trinity College, Special.-kTrinity (College .commencement began Sunday morning with services in Craven Me morial Hall in memory of the late Mr. Washington Duke, the benefactor of the institution, those services taking the place of the regular baccalaureate sermon. More than 1,300 students and representative people of Durham as sembled in the large hall to hear and attend the services, which were con ducted by Dr. J. C. Kilgo, president of the college. An appropriate musi cal programme was rendered on a magnificent scale by a splendid choir of 25 voices, under the leadership of Mrv A. S. Cheek. On account of the occasion services' in the Methodist churches uptown were suspended, the ministers and their congregations uniting in the services here. The graduating class attended in a body, and the remarks of Dr. Kilga were addressed particularly to them. The address of Dr. Kilgo was a masterful one. Before the address of the prin cipal speaker, Dr. W. P. Few, dean of the faculty, read an appreciation from that . body of the work of Mr. Duke. Big Building Destroyed. Milwaukee, Wis., Special. The Mil waukee Exposition Building, occupy ing a city block, was, destroyed by fire Sunday evening. The loss is $300,000; insurance $75,000. The building was in the block bounded by Fifth and Sixth stfeets, running north and south, and -by Cedar and State streets, running east and west. The fire is supposed to have been started from an electric light wire. ,ne blaze originated in the northwest por tion of the gallery, just at the4time the National Skat Congress completed its afternoon session. At the time the flames broke out there were over 7,500 ! persons in the building, but all got out in safety. To Rejair Ships at Manila. ManilaVBy Cable. The naval board which has examined into the condi tion of the Russian warships here re ports that the Oleg will require sixty days, the Aurora thirty days and the Jemtchug seven days to effect repairs. Admiral Enquist has requested per mission to repair here, saying that he would be unable to sail except in a smooth sea, on account of his vessels needing patching near the water line. The Japanese consul at Manila called on Governor Wright twice Sunday to make inquiries regarding the disposi tion of the Russian vessels. Killed by Train. Harrisburg, pa., Special. John Tit tle, a farmer aged 55 years, and his son, James, aged 17 years, were instant ly "killed, and his daughter, Bertha, aged 13 years, was fatally injured by being struck by an express' train on the bridge on the Pennsylvania rail road between Mexico and Port Royal Sunday. Tittle and his children were on their way home from Sunday school at Port Royal. Toro Visits Rojestvensky. Tokio, By Qable. Vice Admiral To go visited Vice Admiral Rojestvensky at the naval hospital at Sasebo Satur day and expressed his sympathy for the Admiral's wounds. He praised the courageous fight of the Russians and expressed the hope that Vice Ad miral Rojestvensky would soon be able to return to Russia. Rojestven sky was deeply moved by the admir al's words, and thanked him. He con gratulated Japan on the courage, and patriotism of her: sailors, and said it lessened his regret and the sorrow of defeat to know the high character of the victors. Boat in Distress. . Shanghai, By Cable A Russian tor pedo beat which was tewed in here Sunday reports that she had been drifting for six days with 180 men on board and water sufficient for only one day left and with very little food. The vessel was damaged forward. The crew has already been transferred to the- Russian transport interned at Woosung. $200,000 Loss by Lightning. Chicago, Special. During a thuder storm Sunday, three churches were struck by lightning and two of them were destroyed. Several other build ings were struck and damaged. The total loss is $200,000. The two churches destroyed were Unity church in Oak Parlr, and Sacramento Avenue Metho dist Episcopal church. North Engle wood Congregational church was dam aged. The churches were empty. i STRIKE CHIEF JAILED Leader of Chicago Striking Teamsters Taken to Prison WAS LATER RELEASED ON BOND President Shea, of the Teamsters Union Together . With President . MacGee, of the Truck Drivers' Un ion, is Taken Into Custody, on In dictments Chargaing Conspiracy. Chicago, Special.-Cornelius P. Shea, president of the International Brother hood of Teamsters, and leader in the strike which ha existed in Chicago for the last two months, was arrested and taken to jail Monday night. With him on the journey from the saloon in which he was arrested to the office of the sheriff, and then to the jail, was Hugh MacGee, president of the Truck Drivers' Union. Both men were taken into custody on capiases issued on in dictments charging them with conspir- Vury that adjourned last Saturday nVtfit. When arrested, Shea lost his temper completely and denounced ' the sherii? and all his works in emphatic language. He was told by the sheriff that he would be given all necessary time to procure bondsmen, but that he would ke taken to jail at once un less he moderated his manner of talk ing. j1 Shea again broke into violent lan guage, and the sheriff, turning to Depu ties Honan, and Wilson, commanded them to take Shea to jail immediately. Shea saw that he had gone too far, and attempted to say something to the sheriff but the deputies took him quick ly into hall and from there to . the street, where they hailed a cab and conveyed him to jail. President Mac Gee followed in another cab, and in a few minutes the men were inside the jail. Both were searched, according to the usual custom, by Jailer Whitman and were then taken to cells and lock ed up. After being a prisoner for a little more than two hours, both Shea and MacGee were released, their attorneys having procured bonds, which were ap- provea by Judge Tuthill. Vessels Must Leave-Manila. Washington, Specials-Admiral En quist will not be allowed to repair his ships at Minila. This Government has decided that as the injuries to the ves sels were not caused by either sea or storm they will be obliged to refuse permission for the vessels to be re paired there. Secretary Taft cabled the following instructions to Governor Wright, at Manila, regarding the ships: "Time cannot be given for the repairs or injuries received in battle. There fore the vessels cannot be repaired un less interned until the end of hostili ties." Admiral Train has been, instructed accordingly. It is stated- b Secretary Taft that if the Russian vessels agreed to leave Manila in their present condi tion they were welcome to do so, but as it did not appear that they had suf fered from' any damage caused by sea or storm, this Government was obliged to take the position above out lined. The President's decision regarding the disposition of the Russian vessels at Manila.4 that they shall interne or put to sea, is, it is said here, in ac cordance with the best naval opinion and is in pursuit of the policy of strict neutrality followed by the Washington government from the beginning of the war. It is specially declared that there is no intention to show the slightest favoritism in the matter, and everything possible will be done for the comfort of the wounded Russians. The ships, when interned., will of course be allowed to be put in habit able condition., and such repairs as are necessary to keep them afloat will be allowed. Matter Rests With Enquist. St. Petersburg, By Cable. Both the Foreign Office and the Admiralty say the decision whether to disarm the three Russian cruisers at Manila or effect repairs there and endeavor to reach a Russian port, was left in Ad miral's Enquist's hands, to determine according to his best judgment. Lit tle doubt was felt that the cruisers would be interned until the end of the war, as before the repairs which Enquist cables are imperative could be effected, a Japanese squadron would-be off Corregidor Island, wait ing to capture or sink them. More Headed For Manila. Hongkong, By Cable. The steamer Zafirio, which has arrived here from Manila, reports having sighted a Rus sian volunteer fleet steamer, two sup posed torpedo boats and a three-fun-neled cruiser, accompanied by a deeply-laden transport, Monday morning, in latitude 20.59 north and longitude 115.23 east. The vessels were steering southward. Funds For Kentucy College. Frankfort, Ky., Special. Governor Beckham received from Hon. Wm. J. Bryan, of Nebraska, a check for $400 to be paid to the Kentucky Agricul tural and "Mechanical and Industrial College, and invested. The annual proceeds are to purchase a prize for the best essay discussing the princi ple's of free government. The money is part of a fund of $10,000 left to Mr. Bryan as trustee by the late Philo Sheridan Bennett, of Connecticut, to be distributed among 25 colleges. NOfcTH CAROLINA CROP BULLETIN Weather Conditions Given Out by the Department Observer. There is increasing diversity in the condition, of crops as " reported from various, sections of, North Carolina, but, as a rule, the weather was more favorable for farm work over a large portion of the State than for several weeks. Still rains occurred on the 29, 30 and 31 of May in -many central counties, which kept jthe soil very wet and continued to interrupt farm work. A number of Very severe local storms with high winds and hail damaged crops in several counties oh May 31, chiefly in Halifax, Sampson, Martin, and Craven counties in the eastern district, Scotland, Johnson, Vance, Guilford, and Harnett in the central district, and only Surry and Iredell in the west. Over nearly all the western half of the State, as well as most of the northern and northeastern' coun ties, the week was ; dry and 'favorable for work, which progressed vigorously. Many if not mOsVpf the fields which, have been foul forSjeveral weeks were given a thorough cultivation, . and crops placed in good condition. On the other hand the temperature con ditions have not been favorable for the rapid growth of vegetation. While the average temperature was only slightly below normal, the nights have been quite cool, and unfavorable: for both cotton and cornv The day i temperatures, while , not. very high, ; in connection with more abundant sun-, shine were more favorable. The cool est days occurred from the .1st to the 4th of June. v , Cotton is doing fairly well where it has been kept cultivated; the stands remain good, but growth has been slow on account of the absence of stimulating high temperatures; in the majority of counties where the Crop i3 uncultivated and grassy, and "touch of it not yet chopped to stands, the condition is poor; nevertheless the condition of cotton is such that a rap id recovery would probably occur with warmer, dry weather. Corn is also improving slowly in growth, but in many counties where originally ex cellent stands had been secured, the stands are now reported irregular and poor on account of the ravages of cut and bud worms; some farmers are biling corn in the southern portion; the planting of lowlands could be fin ished with a week or ten days of dry weather. Peanuts are doing well; early planted are being chopped to stands, late planted are coming up slowly. Wheat, oats and rye are rip ening rapidly, cutting has begun, and the harvest will be general in a week or so. While in the west reports con cerning, these crops continue favora ble, in1 the central portion wheat is said to ave suffered considerable in jury by excessive moisture, wjiich has caused the plants in many fields to fall to the ground before ripening; rust is also reported in many counties, but attacked the crop too late to do material damage. Irish potatoes are giving a poor yield in the eastern por tion of the' State where digging is un der way, but are reported in good con dition in the west. Sweet potatoes have all been transplanted and are doing well. Garden vegetables are generally fine. The prospect for ap ples has diminished on account of blight. Hay making has commenced with indications7 for a large and ex cellent crop. Order to Sons of Veterans. The following General Order No. 2 has been issued from the headquarters of the North Carolina Division, Depart ment of the Army of Northern Virgin ia, United Sons of Confederate Veter ans, Fayetteville, N. C, June 3, 1905. "GENERAL, ORDER NO. 2." "It - is earnestly hoped that the young men of North Carolina, repre senting the United Sons of Confeder ate Veterans in this division, will see to it that the order is duly represented at the annual meeting in Louisville, on June 14-16, 1905, the time set by our fathers, the veterans, for the next annual reunion. "This order exists to perpetuate memories of a patriotism and devotion to duty, in which our State stands sec ond to none. It is with regret, there fore, that we have to acknowledge a sad lack of interest on the part of the young men in this division, as com pared with others about us. "The safety of our country depends largely upon our young men, native Americans, with patriotism and pre paredness; and recent world-evehts impress this the more upon us; and we know of no better way to inspire our young men than to have them preserve in memory the unsullied rec ord of our veteran fathers. "We therefore earnestly hope to see the division well represented. . "By order of "E. R. MacKETHAN, "Commander N. C. Division "U. S. C. V. J. A. MacARTHUR, Adjutant." ' Shot Escaped Prisoner. Winston-Saiem, Special. James Gal loway, colored, who was sentenced to the county roads last week for larceny, attempted to make his escape Monday and was shot by one of the guards, Mr. Robert Shore. Nineteen shot took, effect in the negro's back and his right side and his condition is regafded as serious. Galloway, when asked why t he attempted to escape, replied that he did not know, except that he had decided that road work did hot agree with him. His term was four months for larceny and one" month for attempt ing to break out f iaiL , Will Contest Lease. Goldsboro, Special. At a meeting of magistrates here, resolutions were adopted authorizing the county com missioners to take steps to contest the lease of the Atlantic & North Carolina Company on grounds of non-fulfillment of contract In their refusal to reduce rates. C. T. Foy is credited with being instigator of the movement and it . is expected that the old warfare of the lease question has broken out again. NORTH STATE NEWS ;;rs,-' .:";w;",i ::,. ,-- . -, i , Many Newsy - Items Gathered From all Sections. Charlotte Cotton Market. V These ' figures represent prices paid to wagons: Good middling 8& Strict middling 8 Middling 8 Tinges ........ ...... ......7 to 8 Stains ........ ty2 to 7ft General Cotton Market. Middling Galveston, qulst .8 New Orleans, easy 8 AUW MilU, XX. u ..................... ,,v yjj Savannah, steady 8& Charleston, steady 8 5-16 Wilmington, steady 8& Norfolk, steady . i 8 Baltimore, normal : 8 Mom Vnflr rmfpt S . Boston, quiet . . 8.75 . Philadelphia, steady 9.00 Houston, quiet .8 Augusta, quiet 8 Mempnis, sxeaay s i-it St.' Louis, firm 8 Louisville, firm 9.00 New Enterprises. ' Raleigh, Special. The State charters the South Atlantic Terminal Company, to construct and operate a railway be tween some point in New Hanover county and Southport, a distance of 30 miles, of which three miles are in New Hanover and 27 in Brunswick. The cap ital stock is, $150,000, and H. H. Dou gherty, of New York city, holds all the shares except five. Another charter is granted the Buck Shoals Company, of Arden, Henderson county, this being granted sreneral nrivileses. such as building a town, operating factories and manufactories, developing water power, etc., the capital stock being $50, 000, J. W. Sluder and others of Ashe- ville, being the stockholders. Charters, are granted to two rival Republican papers, both of which, it is said, are to be printed in Greensboro, which is Re publican headquarters in Ttforth Caro lina, One is to be the Industrrial Pub- . lishing Company, the name of which was at first The North State, of this? the capital stock being $50,000, and; among the stockholders being J. Mr Millikan, of Greensboro, the largest stockholder, next coming E. .C. Dun can, Spencer Adams and Tyre Glenn . each with 110 shares; J. El wood Cox A. E. Holton, Hary Skinner, H. C Dockery and Thomas S. Rollins, with 40 shares each. The other charter is to the Tar Heel Publishing Company,. , also with $50,000 authorized capitals Spencer Blackburn having 238 shares,, and E. A. Miller, H. L. Grant, R. Samms, 40 each. A charter is granted the Greensboro Fire Insurance Company, capital stock $100,000, J. W. Fry and others being the stockholders; .also a charter to the. Lamer Club, of Trj-on, Polk county, which will build a library affar' establish a circulating library, there being no capital stock, the incorpora tors being a large number of ladies and gentlemen of that section, and' some other towns. Another charter is granted the PipeBending Machine Company, of Charlotte, authorized capital $100,000, J. W. Conway being, the principal stockholder. High Point's Growth. High Point, Special. The following, is the official report of the buildings erected here the past year and their cost: Dwellings, 194, at a cost of $172, 800; stores, 10. at a cost'of $30,000; factories, 13, at a cost of $83,000;. churches, 3, at a cost of $22,000; ho tels, 2, at a cost of $35,000. TotaL $342,000, or over one-third of a milr lion dollars invested in buildings here in 12 months. This shows the rapid? growth of the town. One of the sub stantial evidences of growth is that residences alone-are not built, as in, the case of some towns, but along with them are factories to support the rapidly growing population. The fac tories are built first and then the houses for the employes to live in. Secretary Parker's Reporr. Secretary T. B Parker, of the Farm ers' State Alliance, has nearly com plete the work of compiling the re ports made to him on the reduction of cotton acreage in North Carolina and finds it to be 23 -1-2 per cent, as com pared with -last year, the returns from practically all the counties being on hand. Speaking about the alliance, he said it continues to grow, your cor respondent found that the alliance may be said to no longer exist in Texas, what ' is known as the Farmers' Un ion taking its place there, this being a secret fraternal organization. Secre tary Parker says that he is informed that this union has 200,000 members in Texas, wheich is the only State in. which it exists aa yet. Carpenter Acquitted. Dallas, Special. At 5.30-o'clock this? afternoon, after, having been out one hour and twenty minutes, the jury in the case of the State against Earl Carpenter, O. D. Carpenter and S. S. Campbell, for the murder of A. M. Kale, rendered a verdict of not guilty. The former stood indicted for murder in the first degree, while an indictment for murder in the second degree was lodged against the other two. Severe Storm at Mt. Olive.. Wilmington, Special A special to the Star from Mount Olive, N. C, says a severe wind, rain and hail storm swept over that section, unroofing; buildings and laying crops in. wastes over a wide area covered by ; thie : path, of the storm. The power house of the electric plant in the town of Mt. Olive was partially wrecked. In a large elm grove on . the outskirts of the town numbers of sparrows killed by the. hail stones were found after the storm;
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