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BERLIN'S ONLY HOPE NOW LIES IN FORCE Castro’s Note is Deemed Un satisfactory. AN ULTIMATUM COMING Tne Exchange of Vitws With the British Foi tign Office Has Resulted inaDtcis ion to Proceed Wi h the hint Action. (By the Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 4. —The note of President Castro, of Venezuela, presented to the German minister at Caracas, a week ago, is not satisfactory to the German gov ernment. It is deemed inadequate and as being probably designed to gain furth er time. Its partial acceptance of the Germand demands was coupled with con ditions that are unacceptable. The exchange of views with the British Foreign Office, has resulted in a decision to proceed with the joint action. An ulti matum will almost certainly be presented in a few days. The phrasing of the note is the subject of present correspondence bettveen the respective governments, whose action will not await the arrival in the West Indies of the cruisers Amazone, Niobe and Ariadne, as Germany already lias an ample force there. The departure of these crusires has been indefinitely postponed. A seemingly inspired article in the Cologne Gazette today says that despite Germany’s patience with Venezuela, all hope has been abandoned in Berlin of a peaceful settlement, and that Venezuela l as treated Germany in a manner most insulting, because Venezuela published official communications without Ger many's consent, coupled with improper t omments. % -British Cruiser Arrives. (By the Associated Press.) Caracas, Dec. 4. —The British cruiser Indefatigable arrived today at La Guaira. Three more British warships are ex -1 octed. DEB IED BY MOERISEY. Concerted Movement of Railway Men’s Organ izations for Increased Pay. (By the Associated Press.) Cleveland, Ohio, Dee. 4. —GVrandmaster I*. H. Morrissey, of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, returned here today from Chicago, where he was in confer ence with prominent representatives of his organization in the West and North west. Upon request, Mr. Morrissey dictated r.r.d gave the Associated Press the follow ing signed statement concerning the re ported combined movement on the part of the four leading organizations of rail way employes to secure an advance of wages for their 170,000 members: “The reports emanating from Chicoga, that 170,000 men, represented by the as sociated railway labor organizations were f rming a ferderation or combination for ilie purpose of making a concerted de mand for increased wages on the rail i cad companies in the territory west of < hicago are not authorized, and such movement is not in contemplation. Con ferences of representatives of some of the classes of railway laborer, have re <ently been presented in Chicago, but have had no reason to the formation of a plan for a united movement. “It is true, as heretofore has been criiclally stated, that the conductors and trainmen contemplate preseting requests lor increased wages to line in the Wes tern territory, within a short time, but the procedure will be regular and or derly and in accordance with the rules end regulations of the Order of the Rail way Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway trainmen. Other individual or ganizations. in different parts of the ter ritory, may have similar requests in « curse of preparation and from the char acter of these organizations we are con fident that agreements will be reached without any friction or serious misunder standing.'’ A8 TO TAXES Corporation Commissioners Say That Seventy- Seven Counties, Tax is too High. The Corporation Commissioners will state in their annual report that the county in the State, which, in the 1901 report, requires the lowest amount for State and county taxes is Vance. This has a rate of 60 cents, while Wayne »3 second with 66 cents. Eighteen counties have exactly the constitutional limit, says the commis sioner’s report, while seventy-seven ex ceed the limit of 66 2-3 cents. A report on this will he made to the Legislature, and it is possible that some recommen dations will accompany the report. NEW MILITARY COMPANII S. Mount Airy, Kinston and Lexington Companies are Beceived. Adjutant General B. S. Royster an nounces that three new companies have been received in the State Guard. The companies are the Surry Rifles, of Mount Airy, as Company K, Third regi ment, Captain, D. H. Park; Kinston Rifles, ns Company B, Second regiment, Captain, K. D. Harper: Lexington Wild Cats, as company M, First regiment, Captain, S. E. William' i<s now only one va cancy in t e filled. 11 fumble Postmat back in Raleigh. He says ' f . B. Leonard has been mad stmaster, but de cl nes to in regard to the removal - Postmaster Phil. Andrews- to affirm or deny the rumi ent of Mr. An drews to ship. Mr. W .ft last night for Columbia business. Notes for the Farm. Notwithstanding that the old speckled hen is looked upon by the average South ern farmer as an insignificant factor, she is nevertheless one of the most im portant and valuable products of Ameri can agriculture. Southern farmers as a rule have never yet learned the art Y>f turning their attention to the develop ment of the smaller and apparently in significant resources of their farms; they have not, therefore, fully learned the meaning and value of thrift. The farm ers of the South, being the owners of such large landed estates, and there being so much more land than can be closely cul tivated in small farms by reason of the absence of population comparatively, that they have always wanted things in a big way, so much so that the diversified re sources of the country have largely re mained in an undeveloped state. We have gone on from year to year planting a large acreage in field crops, trying to make both ends meet on a large scale, and the man who undertook to look after smaller things about the farm, was not regarded in the light of a first class farmer. But a change in the method of Southern agriculture as it was con ducted in the past is gradually taking place. The extensive production of cotton is not profitable to the producer. It makes no difference whether the demand exceeds the supply or not, the spinners and their allies manage to keep the prices of that great money staple down to the cost of production. Poultry is an inter esting business to any one who will give it attention. The business becomes not only a pleasure, but is profitable, com bining two most desirable propositions. The product from one hen in two weeks will sell for more money than three pounds of cotton. A gopd hen will lay two dozen eggs in two weeks, which will sell for 25 cents. It requires ten months hard labor to produce the three pounds of cotton. Ninety per cent of the value of the eggs is profit, while there is but little or no profit in the cotton. Poultry men estimate that every hen on the farm will a profit of from SI.OO to $1.50 per head annually, which is from 400 to 600 per cent, on the investment. There is a continuous demand so chickens and eggs the year round at good prices in all local markets, and for the past twelve months the demand has far exceeded the supply. The northern and western states are largely depended upon to supply our a continuous demand for chickens and eggs required for consumption. The money which shoulu stay at home and go into the pockets of Southern farmers for these necessary food products is daily sent abroad. This one feature represents a heavy drain upon the wealth of our country. AN EASY BUSINESS. The business of raising fowls for profit is not a hard one, neither is it compli cated. Ordinarily where chickens have the run of the premises they require but little attention. Os course it is a busi ness of minor details, and that very fact makes it objectionable to the average farmer. Good houses are essential, they have to be properly located and kept clean. Nice nests have to be put in every two or three months, and during the breeding sea~on the old hens and lit tle chicks must have care and attention. But these minor details are essential in lines of business. They may be over looked to a certain extent in field crops, hut the penalty will be exacted sooner or later. Another important feature of the poul- < try business in the rural districts is that ‘ large numbers of the rural poplation live I more or less isolated, and oftentimes find it convenient, if not altogether impossi- , ble, to procure fresh meat daily for the table. Os all live stock, poultry furnishes the most convenient and economical means of supplying an excellent quantity of food in suitable quantities. especially is this / true during the hot months of summer, when fresh meat will keep but a limited period of time with such facilities usually at the farmers’ command. In addition to supplying the table, poultry will fur nish a weekly money income the year round. These are matters which should receive more than ordinary attention. SPLENDID POULTRY COUNTRY. Nowhere in the Uniter States is the climate and conditions for the production of chickens and eggs superior to those in the South. With a little care, and ener gies rightly directed, every dozen eggs and pound of poultry required for home and city consumption should come from our own farms. Poultry will thrive on the refuse of the farm and scratch for an independent living, if given the chance. KEPT HER CHILDREN. The Right Food Brought Them Back to Health. Food purchased from curiosity saved the lives of two children In a family in Ulysses, Wis. The mother says:—“We had bought a package of Grape-Nuts, attracted by its pleasant, suggestive name, and found it a pleasant food. As my five months-old baby liked it. I fed it to her and found it as astisfactory as Baby Food, which I had been using and paying 50c. for a much smaller package. Shortly this, three of the children came down with the whooping cough, my oldest one was taken with pneu monia. and the little threc-year-old strained her stomach in some manner, so that she vomited blood, and could not re tain anything on her stomach. She con tinuously cried with hunger, and it was terrible to see her grow weaker and weaker, until she did not have strength to keep her eyes open. I was so over worked nursing all of them night and day that I finally woke up to the fact that a change must be wTOught and that at once. I shall always believe that divine in spiration whispered ‘Grape-Nuts.’ At first I did not give the solid part: I poured boiling water on it and let it stand until the water had drawn out some of the strength, added some rich, sw'eet cream, and gave the little one a few r spoonfuls at a time. She kept it down and it nourished her, so that after a while I could feed her 'the Grape-Nuts themselves until she got strong, and she is today as rugged as I could wish. Mean while, the oldest girl was unable to turn her or swallow solid food, and for weeks her strength was kept up by Grape-Nuts softened in cream, given a spoonful at a time, until she got strong enough to take other food. They are both well and strong now’, and I feel that I owe Grape-Nuts for two of my hearty, cealthv children.” Name given by Tostum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. IBE NEWS AND OBSERVER FRIDAY MORNING.' DEC. o. 1902. They are great destroyers of obnoxious weeds, worms and bugs. An old hen and brood of chickens will soon pay for them selves through the good they do in pick ing up thousands of weed seed, bugs, etc. So that we have three highly important reasons for embarking more extensively in the production of poultry. Our climate is so mild that there is no necessity for erecting expensive build ings as is required in the North. But the buildings should be located on an elevat ed piece of dry ground, well constructed, and have a good roof. It is better for a hen to roost in a tree, than to be in a poorly const ructcd house, through which the wind can whistle and damp drafts penetrate. Such buddings cause the fowls to contract roup, one of the most deadly contagious diseases by which poultry are afflicted. The premises must be kept elpan or else cholera will invade the flock. My poultry have never been af fected with cholera or roup, but I am in formed by a reliable poultry man that a specific for cholera is a small piece of gum camphor about the size of a pea given to the sick fowls every other day until they are cured. Sick fowls should be immediately separated from the flock, else contagion will develop rapidly. Cleanliness will prevent disease among poultry, especially if good houses are built for them to nest and roost in. The Plymouth Rock is the best all round fowl for the farm, where eggs and chick ens both are wanted. For egg production alone, there is na better hen than the small, active brown leg horn. The common mixed breeds are far bet ter than none, but in all eases a pure cock should be used to grade up the flock. Money, time and painstaking tare will secure larger profits and make the busi ness a pleasure. I have always insisted that the neglect of the farmer to produce a full supply of pork, bacon and lard is among the least excusable of his shortcamings and omis sions. It does not appear to be sound advice to urge upon a farmer the duty and expediency of producing everything that he needs and that his soil will pro duce. Yet that is the stereotyped insist ence of many public speakers anil writ ers, forgetful of the fact that when a farmer undertakes to “produce every thing” that he needs he violates the well known law of specialization which is ob served in all well ordered lines of indus try. But a farmer should produce his “hog and hominy” the food necessary for his work animals* food for his fattening ani mals, his beef, milk, butter, vegetables, fruit, pork and bacon. Now is the time to push the fattening of the hogs intended for bacon. The weather is now pleasantly cool and yet not too cold for profitable feeding. One bushel of corn fed in November w’ill pro duce more pork than five bushels fed in January. I do not mean to insist, or to intimate, that the fattening should be done with corn. The remark applies to any kind of food. No feed makes fatter pork than corn, but there are other foods that do equally well and are much cheaper to produce. Among these are peanuts and sweet potatoes, cowpeas and chufas. AVhat I wish to insist upon is that the hogs for fattening should have all that they will eat —all that they can be induced to eat. There is no economy in stinting the food, whatever it may be. If a farmer has just so much food avail able for each head of hogs, and no more, the shorter the time in which they are permitted to consume it the greater Avill be the gain in flesh and fat. If a farmer has one bushel of corn for each hog, and nothing else, it would bo better to give it in three regular feeds per day as fast as the animals will consume it without waste, and then butcher it, than to en deavor to stretch the bushel over twice the period. R- J- R- Ma. Editor: Allow me space in your Agricultural Department to write up a little crop that has been raised and sold in Wilders township on the land that was the old home place of the Tuckers In Ral eigh. This land was in cultivation when the great merchants of the family were boys, and lived on the farm, and was cul tivated after they left the farm until about 12 or fifteen years ago. Then it was allowed to grow up in old field pines, which were cut down last November by S. P. Shadwick. a Granville man, who I think is Jne of the best tobacco grow ers I ever knew. Broke the land in No vember: rebroke tt in February then bed ded it up in April, rows three and a half feet apart, patted hills three feet apart. The amount of home raised manure was from one-horse stable only. Guano 800 pounds; cotton seed meal 100 pounds; acid 175 pounds per acre, all distributed in water furrows and two furrows thrown on it. Set out plants on the fifth day of May finished on 7th; plowed tobacco twice, worked with hoe twice. Commenced cur ing on the 9th of July, and finished on the 6th of September. Sold the entire crop without grading to pinhookers at Raleigh at $877.38, there being 7.41 C pounds on six acres. Now, Mr. Editor and readers, this looks like exaggeration, but several of his neighbors know the above to be true.—J. R. Barnes in Smith field Herald. Mailed Obscene Literature. C. H. Randall, a young white man of a prominent family in Harnett county, plead guilty in the Federal court yester day morning to sending obscene litera ture through the mails and one-half the costs were imposed on him. Tho cases against the other two defendants, John C. Wilson and James Wilson, sons of Postmaster Wilson, were nol prossed as the government made witnesses of,them. The defendants were young boys, and acted as agents for a Chicago house mailing “Only a Boy,” the sample sheets of which were not objectionable, but the book is a notorious one. The books were mailed from Chicago. Lencir Court. Governor Aycock *.as ordered a special term of court for Lenoir to be held iu January. To this he will assign one of the new judges. It will be a civil term of court and will begin on the twelfth of January. Messrs. Geo. Rountree, of Wilmington; Judge Merrimon, of Greensboro, and ex iPov. D. L. Russell, of Wilmington, who w’ere here in the South Dakota suit hearing, have left for their homes. The hearing will be resumed on the tenth of December, The Knights of Pythias, of Charlotte, yesterday obtained a charter for a social and literary organization in connection with the order. MUHRDWMSERVt Governor Aycock Declines to Grant a Pardon- The Prisoner, Convicted of Betraying a Young Girl is Going Blind but Must Pay or Serve His Term Roscoe Murrow, of Greensboro, must serve out his sentence. This is the determination reached by the Governor after a careful study of the case. Many appeals for a pardon have come, and Mr. A. M. Scales, of Greensboro, who represents Murrow, has made an earnest effort to secure a pardon. Roscoe Murrow is now about twenty five years old. Two years ago he was convicted of the betrayal of a girl under fourteen years of age and was sentenced to the roads for seven years. The girl was the ward of his father. It is stated that by paying $1,500, an amount set by court, Murrow can be re leased. His father is wealthy and is ready to pay the amount, but young Murrow says it would be an acknowledge ment of his guilt and wont have the amount paid. He is going blind, and this is said to be aggravated by his work, lie has a young wife, their marriage hav ing taken place after tho charge against Murrow had been made. It is a pitiful case but Governor Aycock finds that he can not interfere with the sentence of the court in view of the evi dence and the testimony that has been called to his attention. REMEDY FOR TIGHT MONEY. Financial Committee of New York Ciiamber of Commerce Makes Report (By the Associated Press.) New’ Y ork Dec. 4. —The Fnanoe and Currency Committee of the Chamber of Commerce made a report today on “a feasible measure” to provide against tightness in the money market. It says, in part; “We must come right down to the proposition that the only thing which can be done to make our financial sys tem safe and sound and solid is to get down to one legal tender, and that is gold, and then to bank upon a currency circulation enlarged beyond the present authorized issues of national banks, and based upon the credit of the legitimate trades of the country, and rigidly safe guarded under the law.” The report suggests that banks be per mitted to retire their circulation at will recommends that the coinage of $1,500,- 000 silver dollars per month cease and that the silver bullion aud silver dollars in tho Treasury be coined into subsidiary silver coins, that the Secretary of the Treasury be permitted to deposit cus toms receipts as well as internal revenue receipts in national banks. The report was adopted and the com mittee was directed by resolution to present the report in person to the Presi dent of the United States. Senator McCoomas’ ’Coon Story. (From The New York Times.) The recent election, with its conse quent change of officers, serves to recall a story that Senator McComas, cf Mary land, was at one time fond of telhug to his Democratic compatriots when he was a member of the House of Representa tives. At that time there was consider able dissatisfaction expressed by some of the outgoing incumbents of the snug places which a beneficent Democracy had provided for them under the Cleveland Administration. “I can’t for the life of me see what you fellows have to complain of. You ought to accept the situation gracefully, not merely because it is the inevitable and the fortune of w’ar, but because ro tation in office is a universal law of na ture observed even by the w’ild denizens of the forest. “A friend of mine w r ent for a iveek’s shooting In tho Shenandoah Valley, and upon his return he gave me several amusing incidents of his expedition. ‘One day,’ said he, ‘I felt quite tired during the afternoon, and lay down in a little nest among the bushes near a stream, with my gun beside me. I had slept for a little W’hile, when I was awakened suddenly by a loud thump upon the ground, caused, apparently, by some thing falling from a considerable height. The sound recurred quite frequently at stated intervals of about half a minute each, and appeared to come from a thick wood at a little distance from th*e spot whore I was lying. “ ‘My curiosity was thoroughly aroused, so I crept cautiously through the bushes, dragging my gun after me. Presently 1 discovered the cause of tile disturbance. There, right in front of me, stood a tall poplar tree, or rather, the remains of one, for the top of it had been torn off about forty feet from the ground, while the diameter of the remainder was about five feet near the roots. From the top of the trunk a large ’coon looked warily out for a second, and then jumped down, ivith a resounding thud, upon the ground, taking the 10-foot leap quite as a matter of course. Immediately upon reaching the ground the ’coon made a beeline for a hole in the roots of the tree, disap peared and presently emerged again at the top, w hen he again proceeded to take the flying leap, repeating this curious performance until I grew* tired of watch ing him. This was too much for me. so I skirmished around, got several farmers together, and we all proceeded in a posse comitatus to the spot, with doga and guns and axes. “ ‘Well, sir, we cut down that tree and split it up the middle, and what do you suppose we found? The trunk was hol low all the way up fr9m the roots, and T assure you that it was packed chock full of live ’coons, packed just as tight as you could get ’em. Then w’e understood the whole thing at a glance. There was one additional ’coon for whom there wasn’t enough ro.orn, and when he fought his w’ay into the hole at the root 3 of the tree he just forced the whole heavy column of live ’coons above him upward, and the top one had to leap ‘dowm and out’; it wasn’t the same ’coon that I saw jumping all the time, but a different one at every trip. They all took it in rotation.’ ” One Bent a Ward. NO ADVERTISEMENTS TAKJIN FOR LESS THAN 25 CENTS AN INSERTION. CASH MUST ACCOMPANY OLDER. SPE CIAL DISCOUNT* ON LONG CON TRACT*. " i 3,000 BARRELS CHOICE SECOND- ; crop Irish Potatoes; 10,000.000 Cabbage Plants, SI.OO per thousand >u lots of 5,000 and up. Ready for delivery. W. I*. Baugham, Propr. “Cottage Grove” j and “Honey Pcd" Truck Farms, Wash ington, N. C. WANTED.—POSITION AS BOOK- ; keeper by young man just graduated at the Massey Business College, Rich mond, Ya. Reference furnished upou application. Address, E. G. W illiams, , Louisburg, N. C. WANTED.—SALESMAN TO SELL high grade standard specialty to gen- i era! stores and grocers. U. S. C. Co-, 209 Bullitt Bldg., Philadelphia, Pa. PRINTER WANTED.—MUST BE fast, sober and reliable. State lowest salary. T. P. Co., Rutherfordton, N. C. WANTED GENERAL MERCANTILE business man; prefer single; state in what lines experienced and where ob tained; age, energy, habits, ability of business turn, etc. How long will ac cept situation; salary expected and ref erence. Address General Merchant, Box 35, Louisburg, N. C. CYLINDER PRESS WANTED—LARGE enough to take 9-coluiun form. Also ; small and large size Gordon jobbers. : Address, X., Kinston, N. C. HANCOCK’S LIQUID SULPHUR- , Nothing like it on earth for skin dis- , eases, eczema, bites, burns or old sores. Wonderful cures! Sold by all drug gists. 11-23-lmo PRINTERS WANTED—TWO OR THREE good table printers and one good lino- j type book operator wanted at ouce. None except steady workmen need ap ply. Edwards & Broughton. WANTED AT ONCE—TEACHER FOR I High School at Woodland Academy in Wayne county, near Goldsboro. Ad dress, J. M. Edgerton, Genoa, N. C. 12-3-4 t W ANTED POSITION—EXPERI - Stenographer and Bookkeeper j wants position. Can furnish A 1 reference. Address, Box 13, McDonald, N. C. 12-2-ts. PRINTER WANTED AT ONCE.— j Printer can get position by applying > at once The Pender Chronicle, Burgaw, i N. C. 12-2-lw WANTED AT ONCE.—A FIRST-CLASS, sober machinist. Steady employment. Apply at once to K. B. Johnson, Carde- j nas, N. C. 11-28-lw. FOR SALE—TWO VERY DESIRABLE dwellings two squares from Fayette ville street. Apply to Raleigh Real j Estate aud Trust Co. HARRIS’ STEAM DYE WORKS WILL clean and dye your clothing and make new hats of vour old f ones. Second hand goods bought tind sold. East ! Hargett street. A3—tf WAN TE D—E NGAG EM ENTS BY Prof. Levin’s Orchestra; first-class music. Can be furnished latest and most popular music up-to-date for all i occasions; any number of men desired ' at reasonable terms. Mr. W. B. Wright | is no more connected with my orches- ; tra. This is the only Professional Or chestra ia Raleigh. Guaranteed full J satisfaction. All engagements will be attended to promptly. Prof. Levin, Leader and Manager. Office and studio 411 W. Hargett St., P. O. Box 347. Interstate Thone 512. SPLENDID FOR EATING PU Im poses: Our celebrated North Carolina Second Crop Potatoes. Handsome, smooth, well-assorted; packed in full sized flour barrels and sure to please. Wm- Bragaw Co., Washington, N. C. 11-25-lw Ip’K? CORRECT STYLES. —We Show You Mothing But The Latest In— CLOTHING OVERCOATS. —AND— MEN’S FURNISHINGS. All we ask is a glance at our stock. Cross & Linehan Co. Up-to-Date Clothiers and Furnishers. Ever think about the havoc wrought by winds of Winter ? The body may be protected, made comfort" able, by suitable clothing. It is the iace and hands that suffer. The winds attack the exposed surface, the skin contracts, chaps, and the tender flesh in a thousand places is laid bare to the breath of frost. / KING’S MYRTLE CREAM Is the best “Antidote for Winter.” It is Sweet-scented, soothing, greaseless cream, agreeable In every way. Ladies especially should apply it to the face and hands before going into the open air. Gentlemen find it just the thing to use after shaving. Price 25 Cents. W. H.King Drug Company, Wholesale Druggists. Raleigh, N C. m poor CLOVE. . 4 W. P. TAYLOR CO. M Manufacturers, mL Boston, - - 'Mass si IoE " On the mark et. All Jp*. styles. Sold by Cross & Linehan FOR THE /A SCHOOL BOYS ‘ \ “The Walton \ - :y Wp Union Made \ cr-Mtir Shoes, Solid | Leather throughout. The shoes f° r style, wear and fit. Boys $1.50 Youths’ $125. Little Boys’ SI,OO. J. R. FERRALL & CO. 222 Fayetteville Street. justlieceived. Georgia Cane Syrup, Old Fashion Mountain Buckwheat, Prepared Buckwheat, Pan Cake Flour, New Cured Virginia Hams. Few Old Virginia Hams. ALL 'PHONES BS. 5
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