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' i * ... i ""Utl" U| I 1 A^J^nderforAthletto. Tfcl rival mound artUt < Nejrt fwne In New Tor* Sahnliv GIANTS P-- , .. Hereof, > b; Dejle, I b; Fletcher, a ; Burma. ?; Sbatnr. cf; Morr.r It; Merkle. lb; MeJXut. o; Damaree, ATHLETICS , Mmrphy. rf; Oldrlnt If! Colllno, l". Sb; Baker, 3b; Mclnnls. lb; .6trunk, cf; Barfr, as; ffchang, c; Bender p. The fourth game of H?e world's aeries was palled off this afternoon at 8hleba park, Philadelphia, before an Immense throng of rooters and rane. Notwtth.tondint their cttuh. leg defeat of yeetarday and the artfpled condition of their team . the New Teekere entered the oonteet hopeful of fbe outcome, the weather for the tame warn Ideal. MeOtraw need hie wonderful fount mound unlet, Dameree, atalnet the Philadelphia Blotter* while Connie KW* acaln.eeot bin veteran of many bet- 1 Uea. Bender. la> the boa. . J 1 a Both teems were (Wen an ore Bon g,, - *%^bpy ante rod thri Held.for prapBce Pi ? ?. the spectALon -watched -with llTttrmoreel every more of the 4ba teatanu. Before fbe tame today the beMlu, In WaihlUfton City wap 7 to J1 on .the Athletlce , winning- I r By'winning today's game Pbila_ V .* credit while New York haa'but^oee 'morrow Yt^foJo ground*. X. Y. jj ' Sao Francisco, Oct. 10.?In al^of ii- Ttlw jubMc places of the elty small a celebrations la honor of the blowing np of the Oamboa dyke. uhlting the J water* of the Atlantic and P^oiflc -ocean* in the canal sone, were held ?today. There is untold delight amoVg the people of fthfe coast over the anoceaa of the -work at the tothmua. Postmasters Meet * * . Galveston. Te*.% Oct, *0-r-The annual convention of Texas postmas- , * ter*- met heTe today for a four-day | , session. Old age pensions; retlrement of olerka and civil service regulations are among the questions to be discussed. ? p University .Plans to Impure Com. BBEv'.tlS-' nranity I4fe " * ' ? jg Madison, Win, Oct. 1#.?In pur. nuance of the program mapped out by the state department of education | and university extension bureau de_ signed for use lo promoting the lm- | provement of commui^ty life, that section designated aa "The lnaugu- ' ration Night will be Held tonight/.' 1 Speakers. Che officers.' particular- J yly; the second, third and fourth vicepresidents, who, la chairman of prog- ' ram, legislative and social commlt(SEkJ \ /: tees wilt present plans of their sev. " > committees. This meeting will take ou some of the character of a reception, possibly with light freshments and music. f GAMBOADYKE OCEANS ft Culebra, Canal Zona Oat 10.? ! The treat Gamboa dyke, the laat re_ i nalaint obstruction eeparatlnt the ' waters of the Atlantic and PaCiOc I s beeane. wan "blown on lit an early ' hoar today. The orent waa tie ' I occasion (or aeneral celebration 1 ? throughout the lathmne. Muok dlf- < tint and cleaning ont rematna to be H route, but thle will be aecompllahed .'ffireoa of the oana!. < sSSjL'1 the estltnatee, becanae of the la. < In 1 ; it? the calculation wa? ?Se mak. I I "V ' -|. ji ' 'J. % ju #' :""'' N.wY.rt, I : HPSflfe' ?-? ? * NBW TORK GOV. CRAIG I nnwrc TA IJ- riULLd IV Contest comes off at the SI 21, 22, 23 and 24 In Flor Babies are being entered fast no* for the "Better Babies Contest" to be held at the state fair. October SI. 11 11 and 14, hi Floral hall at the ' % /* a ' 7i fair grounds. Lota of interest is being manifest ed all orer the state, and the indications are that the Judges will hare their hand# more than full. Governor Craig has'Just consented to present the prises to the champion babies of the state at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon at the ?lo?e of the content. That wilt be a big day for some mothers. Those babies will "point With pride" to it in after days when thagLare do longer better babies, but better men and woThat's the beauty of a better babies contest It means better schools Children tomorrow and^att*- grown, npe>for the life, contest better stand, ards aud theietoiu improvement of SlffiSSOSSr They are liable to go to work at once to remedy the shortcomings. It Is by coming in contact and competl. tlon with the beat that one realises as never before one's own possibill.' ties. As for the winners, there is the in eentlve to keep up to the standard attained. Pride will prevent the mother from lettinf a blue-ribboned bahy fall off If she can help It. , This will be qp beauty show, rattat contest or dress parade. It wilT be a health contest. A corps of the MUCMF-OLD MATERIAL OF CO'JNTYBRIBGS FOWiD A good portion Of U>? "tool cor* rlod a??y 'by tne tite tto?t -from the Washington bridge has foeen" recovered and work proper is expected^ to begin on the new bridge within the next few dare. Mr. Neal the contractor^ lof the new t>rldge, has Imd his hands engaged In recovering the steel since work began. He itates that the bridge will be re_con tructed according to contract aa let by the board of bounty com mission era. - . v. ' '-V &? ' Cotton Market Seed cotton 5 ocnU. I Lint notton 1* and' 1-4 Cotton aood lit ?er ton. BLOWN UP IEET IN CANAL ? ' :%A' log of the Culebra cut would inrolTe the removal of BS.tOO.tfOO yardsaff earth. The final figures are just about doable?a round one hundred million jards. In part this Increase was due to a decision to widen the pMim from 100 to SCO feet; in lar. the exasperating movement of the l?1^- '?!' ,4*~ M The canrt^ wHl 4oft-?If no new The expert* make the^ oonddpnt pre 1 w : i Mj 0 AWARD I BETTER BABIES tate fair to be held October alHall. ' "I beat doctor* and ehidren's specialists In the state will be on head to score the babies much as horsemen and ( cattle Judges score the animals In the livestock department. The baby's weight and measurement* -will be taken, its mental)ty according to age will be tested, and a complete physical examination will be made. The doctora will point out to the 1 mothers and fathers Just what 1 | makes a perfect baby and will ex- 1 1 plain why the baby scores high here ) and low there and how to remedy 1 defect*. ' Amy baby between the_*fc?s_of < 1 months and 86 months at the tttinetof 1 the contest can enter. Therewtll. be 1 several classes divided according to ' A contest of this kind will be heM 1 at the fair grounds In Grecnebore, 1 and-one of br-n,.i.? ^ j better rfbowin* than the older ones. < This Is hard to account for, hbt It la a most useful thing to know. The 1 public health authorities there are ' going to %ork at onde And are starting a campaign for the better care of babies during the 'second summer. This Is only one of the practical results to be obtained from'a bet. . ter babies contest. To enter your baby In the contest write the state board of health *&t once. Don't bother about fine clothes . they don't count a single point. The -plainest kind of clean clothes are all ( that are necessary. GOLD WATCH AND CH^IN ! ST0LE*FR0MWEED DAVIS | Mr. Weod Davis employed at the .Wsg&fcgton Progress met with the f misfortune last night of having someone to enter the office during his absence and appropriated to their own use his gold wat<;& and chain. The watch and chain were In his coat pocket Mr. Davis has no inkling as to the guilty party. Hold V. 8. Bhind the Times Paris Oct. 10..?Oscar Strauss* with his wife and son saUed for America today, Mr. Strauss has been making a study of social conditions in England and he says from all that he kks seen he thinks the United States is about twenty-five yeartrbehind Great Britain in all matters pertaining to social Justice. Germany petbaps la more advanced than England, but Americans must not look to German speaking countries j for models for social reforms be-11 emoso German democrats vera less * spontaneous than Bngllab tad Amert ' can ones: therefore, their schemes for social betterment wore not ' -adapted to Amerean esse, Mr Strauss adds that hp Is pleased with the new Washlngtin administration, bellovtng It progressive. */ J'i; ' 'flf ' ' ) 'V . '' >' Chamber of Ooanmeroe t The nett rattler meeting of the tofeember of commerce Is to he held 1 i rootSS " ?KhnlMlMewir ?tet Tuesday srsuing. -WsTnssa of Importance le to be tra*e acted. J MaO Checks Today. All patrons of the alty Electric l ight should not fall to mall their chaoks today If they desire to com. pete tor tho prise drawl tor after ?a tenth. t . . ? I is. IL III. j joijtfrrfi -vJi- v?f: ?y -f ? -* , fr~ >S?l'l'nfT aV- . |U'j| v. - , "4^CRF*'- j&fSRjSfl MWaiMS i.?* .."'4* 4? 5 6 i !.j}. \ J?_?Li~L_ batt^RIEsT ~] -j AT MPS|m T ssife d Sill _orn and Cotton said to be Rotting in thfe fields due To too much water. From all report* the crops are beng badly damaged by the heavy a.na and the outlobk Is .anything >ot encouraging to^tbe farmers of Beaufort county. Mr. M. T Jordan irho resides near Pinetown, stated ills morning to a Daily' Newa re. >orter^ that aU-wdrk was practically tuspended in His section of the coun. j y due to the water. Cotton and sorn Is actually rotting In the fields ind the logging Interact is at a sUnd itlll. Similar reportt are being j nado from other sections. Nearly svery day for the p*t mete lave boon considerably water t& tall tod there seems fit be no Indication if a leLup. [he swapiBi HEREOK^QCIOSGB 16 Karl Jansen, the Swedish humorst and entertainer, hailing from the and of the midnight sun. is to give >ne of his novel entertainments In he auditorium of. the public school >n!!dlng this city, for the benefit of he Washington athletic association >r'W. '. I For ten years he has been one of he most successful entertainers and mpersonators appearing before the American and European audiences. The^Cbarlotte Observer says of him hat Ills entertainment is a success n every way. Ifcrc&ent Singing Act at Lyric' I The monotony waB broken, people at silent in their seats and listened vith interest iaai_eYenlng when Har. lson & Hllllard opened at the Lyric or a three.day engagement. The opening number of these ar_ 1st* was one that drew down the muse with applause and no better arm on y singing was jsver heard at his place of amusement. The act throughout proved to be i feature one and that generally leased the entire fcndlence, both irtlsta have excellent voices and heir most graceful personalities endered a refined degree to the act hat blended well and proved them, elves success answering several enorss. '' .1 ' Today's program offers the same irtlita In anstA KarmAnn ?"v ?Ou7 .ijijWIUI . class of photoplays that will ptou* ha most severe critic. The regular ! taturday matinee takes place to- j Borrow at 8,00 p. m offering dpocal matinee prices of Be and 18c. til nurses admitted free of charge, j October 10 In History 1854. Danish government voted o Impeach govornment 111!.' KIb Klna plan dlatnrbaaoM ? ' :~~U'~ t" XM4, WWlam H. Wlekham wu inanlmonoly uominatod for mayor if Now York by Tom many Halt l?tt. Traaavaal forornmoat oont ilflraotum to Qroot Britain. HOf. Japan eon compound to fnll tack {Morn Kaoalau adtnncoo at .???. drll orar began In Nicaragua. Mil. Woman .?*??. ndoptod n California by popular rot., y . ! , tovt i'iMS mm * a^' y 5\m?v ' >>-. m ti - ? SlIIMGr'ifiti 1 - *p 9 - T"1 ? I 1 0 0 0 K r * -''** nS5 -A'.-.t',,-rvM f J ffCETjcs > :3rv' .*ir 1?J sii-i. .?ur.L,;*iJn p *? rr***' ? -" ? ?? ? ?f !??? H ouuuknLivn wn A DISTR The Beetle has caused grei ally in the South. Attac Washington, D. C., Oct.?The southern corn rootworm or budworm, a destructive insect that infests the South and especially North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas and Oklahoma, Is treated ih Bulletin No. 5 of the Department of Agrlculture# The insect has a greenish yefow caat% is spotted twelve 'times and resembles the striped I cucumber ""beetle. It not only atI tacks corn bd't feeds on wheat, oats, l barley, buckwheat, alfalfa, cowpea, soy bean/ clover, timothy, j.tnllo maize, KnCir, pearl millet, l^falch. .Trrlimnn grasfl and rape, i The beetle has caused great loss, es to farmers, especially in the South. It attacks particularly the I young growing corn and it does Its greatest damage in the low damp [ lands locally known aa "black I*- >directly tfcroughj ['the outer walls or the'base of the*' [ plant Into the heart, usually just i j above the base of the roots. The fomale commences egg laying soon kfter the first warm weather of spring. The rootworm has its natural en. emies among which are the hob. I white the Cal'fornia auail. nralrle FREE Will BAPTIST MAY PURCHASE BUILDING ! It is stated that Id all probability I the Free Will Baptist congregation will purchase the Christian church building on East Second street when j that congregation erects and moves, into their new church edifice at the I corner of Respass and Second streets I While no definite understand'ng has I been perfected looking to a deal of this kind, overtures have been made and if the satisfactory arrangements can be made the sale will be con. summatod. The Free Will Baptist ^started! sometime ago to erect a church building on a lot they own on Pierce street but it was damaged to such an extent by a high wind that nothing has been done towards its completion. They propose to sell their lot on Pierce street and purchase the present building now occupied by the Christian denomination^ Argument .on Taxi cab Ordinance New York, Oct 10.?Argument on the appeal Qf the Yellow Taxicab company began today before the appellate division of the supreme court counsel for the Yellow Taxicab company says that, while Justice Seabury had decided against the copteotloh of the company that it was entitled to relief In the form of an injunction pending the trial of the action brought to hare the ordln. ance declared unconstitutional they did not understand this decision to put on the validity of the law. Booth Theatre Opens New York. Oct 10.?The Booth theatre, the new playhouse in Fortydfth street onan^ fr+rp tonight with the production: "The Great Adventure." Arnold Bennett's new play. - / 4;rj The lad lee shoe department at J. K. Hoyt's la quite busy these dayi Hie superb line of 8warte and Goodwin Ins those has ^he snap, style and wserine quality that appeals to women and then the prions are moderate. ... ftft.'- ?-- . "jfc. > t, ' y.* ' -r? [% ^" f^s. 5J M **? *:-.. '' i V' #V? -:~-v ^ .-^._W ? '."???*- " 4 U 13^ S *W^'VV'*:'> " ?v*.: :-n-. ?- 1 3 W'.frri& ;?. -* gfc >.jfe? - - ^4;' 9 -1} 10 , Total ;, r" 1 ? r . I. 1 , I ? : t 1. ' -T __ U*r* r ' >; ?. . , .,_ / HHUT1 N ROOT WORM UCTIVE INSECT it losses to farmers especl:ka young growing corn. chicken, wild turkey, yellow-bellied SRpsucker, red.headed woodpecker, nighthawk, kingbird, red winged blackbird, oriole^ rose breasted grosbeak, cliff swallow, and robin. The bulletin states that after hav". Ing made Its way into the crown of the young corn plant the shoot la ruined and the plant will throw up worthless "suckers'' which produce no ears and scant fodder. In the light of all the Information the Department has obtained, it seems that the farmers only hope of relief from the ravages of this pest 'ties lh "BET*fflHTDg?HIs planting fiT' | spring as not to subject his crop to | severe attacks. Nearly all the complaints reaching I the Department from the South roI far to crocs damaged by the beetle in Mart nrfl. Therefore, it appeared uwt mere might be a possibility of preventing much loss to southern corn growers by planting corn at a date that will bring ths young plants above ground at a time after most of the eggs have been deposited and not so late as to. Invite attack from the second generation Which Is evidently abroad in the fields In late June and early July. HALCYON CLUB DUNCES FOR COEIIKG SEASGR At the meeting of the Halcyon club held last night at the office of Messrs. Worthy & Etheridge the club dedlced on the dates for the season's dances. The first dance is ( to be given on the evening of October 21; the second November 19; I the third December 26; fourth Jan| uary 1; fifth February 18 and.the j last dance April 15. The children's I dance will be In connection with the j ono given on the night of December 28. Quite a number of Visiting ladles 1 and gentlemen are expected to be present at the opening dance on October 21. , In Convalescent The many friends of Miss Violet Stllley will be pleased to learn that she is convalescent. She was operated upon yesterday a week ago at the Washington hospital. She expect* to be able to return to her home within the next few dayB. GREAT STATE ] RALEIGH C The Indications are that this will j ^?ran??uu oxpoaiiiuii ever held in North Carolina. Three new stock buildings, mod. era in every respect and 65x150 fpet each, have been built this year, ensuring adequate aocommodatlpns for horses, cattle, sheep and swine. AVOUt 600 head of lire stock Will be exhibited. There is treat opportunity for stock raising in this state, and.lt is earnestly hoped that out farmers and breeders will look over these exhibits carefully. Tremendous displays of horticulture and farm products corn, cotton, wheat, rye, tobaoco and such articles will be Showa. and delays of farm machinery and labo reaving devices. Many counties will make exhibits |M^i 'IS :?^ \ M '' : ir n i . ' ?,. ? ANTS 1 " >y.11 ' ? ' . 1 Hi " BIBriBBB 3 MlHI 1 Richard Kyea and Samuel McCleaae convicted of a*' ^ faulting Railroad Con? duct or. ' 'Bnordw W. B. Winder held * *5 very interesting court at the dtf hall this morning. Several offends * ers of the yaw were before the court Tor trial. Richard Keys, one of the negroutf arrested by the city police last week - j for an assault upon the conductor of the Norfolk Southern freight train with a pistol, near Plnetown. and "bis associate^ Samuel McClease, were given a hearing The case was post. ' 3* poned until this morning due to tbo illness of the conductor. ' Richard Keys was charged wltb , ?$& aiding and abetting in an assault with a deadly weapon upon C. AUppon. He was found gulty and the recorder sentenced him to the county roads for a period of six months. ' S yigfl Keys was alro charged with stealing a ride on the train and for thla M offense was given an additional 80 days on the county roads. ? Samuel McClease, "his partner, who was also arrested by the police as being implicated in the assault, was charged with taking a ride oa . ^ The Norfolk Southern train and the judgment of the court was that he work the public roads of Beaufort county for a period of thirty days. LIVE ST8ULBEPOTEHT f IP pitrn nv mm rinii* Id 3ULU DI KP.1L KUHB Atlanta, Ga , October 10.?As a part of its work for the upbuilding of the live stock industry In the southeast * the live stock department of tbr Southern arllway periodically It sus a bulletin telling of stock foi sale or exchange ar.d of stock desired to be purchased. The bulletin is compiled from information furnished by stock owners and copies are mailed to over 15,000 farmers and dealers. Through this bulletin a large" number of sales have been made and many farmers have been enabled to get stock of Just the type they .$3 desired. Instead of sending bood sires to the slaughter house after serving their allotted time with one herd, many owners have through this bulletin been enabled to effect an exchange whereby each added years of usefulness td the life of a good animal. The entire expenses of issuing the bulletin is borne by the Southern , : $ railway company. F. L. Word, live stock agent', Atlanta, Ga., will be glad to send copies, to any farmer or to include in the bulletin information In regard to stock for aale ? or exchange. ? - . * '' Visitor* Today ! w" Messrs. H. C._Mayo of South Creek B H, Thompson and L. T. Thompson of Aurora and B. D. Rows of .y&yg Small, were passengers on the Wabslngton and Vandemere train thto , morning. They returned to their re, spec five homes this afternoon. FAIR AT ~ )CT0BER 20-25 and some of our towns will make corrective nisprayic Eighteen acres of new gronndf J have been added with a new en- . trance and roadway, with ample parking places, eliminating the dan porous crowding and congestion of vehicles. / .. , ),* I One of the most Interesting and Instructive features will be the Bet- " \ iter Babies oontest under the eng. fj pica of the state board of health with sixty .fire priaea. Practical lastrmx, tlon as to ths care of babies will h* ^ given free. > The facing 1 will ha unusnallj good. Many fast horses have already* Vs been entered. y'/aIM! ':i i&JxilSBU Hie Third Regiment band ?HT ;r
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