THE IOHRGB JOURNAL F. BEASLEY M. BEASLEY, PCILMIIK. TwUt. NovMBber 21. IMS. from a number of reputable planters guaranteeing to take off the market many bales of couoo. Bid air. Jor dan. The farmers bare nut thus far held cotton, or erery time oilers around 11 eraU hare come to them. Our Uome of Sarshville takes Tbe Journal up cm the statement that the nan who dies without having made proTiaiua fjf his family by life insur ance, provided he could have done so. D You Want More 5 Cent Cotton? To IW Farawn of rat. cnj : Your attention is railed to the no tice which apars e!ebere in thi paper, of ProtiJi'ut Jordan's call for township anJ county meetings, and U7 hare k-t px Below thst figure ! it is earnestly desired that every only cot tun that had to be sold to township comply; arj u4 only every meet payments due has been turned loose. It is not our purpose to ask the farmers who are unable to holdj cotton for the higher prices to em barrass themselves by so doing, but rather to insist on full market value or a little better. This they have all U practically disgraced. Our Home , . u..lleIM.. draws the unwarranted concluskn;celJy demonstrated. Now we have that we meant that a man must thus reached a point of vantage where we lay up wealth for his family whether can absolutely control the situation they need it or not. and proceeds to du a-' f 3 """V" ..... , "We will send out canvassers to argue against this idea ably enough, ! thaw rledgw, but M,..t , to be sure. But to argue that a man foge number to come in voluntarily who has a helpless wife and a lot of , by mail to our headquarter at At- hi Uata. In fact, such pledges are now U1. " v v " -I , . . township, but every hberty-kwingj man should attend tm-se meetings and help to orjpuiiie his township. Consider what the asstx-iatkm has ilrea.lv accomplished, the benehls that you have derived from it, the possibilities that it opens up to evrry (toulhern industry; think of what it means to you, your family, your com munity, yjur country, to always get A Disastrous Calamity. It is disastrous calamity when .. 1 . I I . L. t . : I : .t.,f m.u,.v ,Bm eolt. n This, milh'o ,wl l :rmrj ::v i " .::r . sway M.roe, Jlarshrille and WaihawJ with the half of the merchants of the places, should see to it that not another cotton srason comes and finds them without warehouse. Remember the township meetings, December ?ad. t JocU k. Sandy Kidge will mett at ele Chapel schtul bouse, the other townships at usual meeting places. Lrt each tow n ship send five delegates to the county convention. These delegates will elect county officers for the ensuing year. T. J. W. Hsoon, Pres. Union Ca Bi. S. C. A. labor, and who may be rendered des titute at any moment by his death, should not take some life insurance because it is gambling on a chance and he "has to die to win," shows a wrong conception of the object of in surance which Our Home ought to divest itself of. We have seen men carry fire insurance who were op posed to life insurance because their conscience forbade them to gamble. A close analysis of such a man's posi tion would show, that it was not con science, but the meanest kind of sel fishness that actuated him. lie was willing to insure for his own benefit, but not willing to spend his money to insure for the benefit of his help less wife and children in case they were left helpless by bis death. Of course, when a man's children are old enough to look out for themselves. he is not under moral obligation to provide for them, but until they reach a reasonable age, or merely a bread-winningone, he is, to say noth ing of the affection that he may have for them. And so well is this under stood and accepted that, as The Jour nal remarked, the man who could have done so and failed, lands on the contempt side of the public mind after he has gone and his helpless ones fall upon the cold charity of the world. We do not say that the man who refuses life insurance for the protection of those who need his pro tection, because he is opposed to it on principle, may not be sincere, but be certainly needs to search himself pretty closely, within two or three weeks the cotton world will awake to the significance of what we are doing. We are now a thoroughly organized and well equipped body and are receiving the support and cooperation of the cot ton growers all over the South." On December 3 the day the gov ernment issues its annual crop esti matethe farmers will hold meet ings in every cotton growing county in the South, when they will name State delegates. Later the annual meeting of the association will be held at Hot Springs, Ark., w hen gen eral officers for the association w ill be selected. We desire to give Governor Glenn a nearty Handshake and a genuine God-speed in his statement that he will ascertain the true situation in regard to the insane in North Caro lina and do all ia his power to ameli orate the condition of these unfortu nate. It is said that there is not room in the asylumns for all of them. This is true, but the people of North Carolina do not fully realize this fact If the Governor's efforts suc ceed in showing them this, they will uphold him and the legislature to any extent that it is necessary to go. Money will be no object to them. We as firmly believe this as that we are living. The issue has never been put plainly before them. It is the weak-kneed politicians that have withheld the money, not the people The Governor is always a man of generous impulses and this one is leading him in the right direction. It is to be hoped that he will follow it to the end. Plan to Tie Up Three Million Bales of Cotton. Xtw OrlMiil Sprclkl.lRth, to Nfwi and Otorrer Old time bulls are getting togeth er, and at a conference held in New Orleans a day or two ago, at which there were present such men as Frank B. llayne, W. P. Brown, Har vie Jordan, president of the South ern Cotton Association, and others equally as active in sustaining the price of American grown cotton, defi nate plans were adopted for the launching of the most ambitious bull campaign that the cotton world has yet had to consider. This is nothing more nor less man the tieing up un der contract of some 3,000,000 bales of cotton which is to be held until ths mills are ready to pay 15 cents per pound, basis middling, for it. In defense of the practicability of this plan, it was pointed out that the current crop can hardly exceed 10, 000,000 bales; that the world's spin ning and weaving industry is now breaking all previous records in the matter of new business and general prosperity; that most of the mills are old np lor a year to come on a basis of 14 cent cotton, and have not as yet purchased the actual cotton with which to fulfill their contracts; that the farmer and not the speculator is entitled to profit by the shortness of the crop; that very large portion of the crop has already been sold below its value, and that the remainder most bring 15 cents if the season's average price ia to reach 12 cents, which is low when contrasted with the world's requirements and the 19U5 yield. President Jordan announces his in tention of immediately sending can vassers through the cotton States. These canvassers will call on the far mers and planters as rapidly as pos sible and secure from them written pledget to hold aa many bales as they can the number of bales to be staled until me aDeeoceor cotton offend for tale meeting as increas ing demand for supplies shall have brought the bid pne up to 15 cents. Meanwhile the effort of speculative short to cover, once the pressure on them is felt, will, it is believed, ex ert a signal and favorable effect on the markets both in America and Europe. "1 have already received pledges Fifteen Cents the Slogan. The two most reliable sources of crop information being practically the same and both estimating the yield at about ten million, and in ad dition to this the preponderance of all crop reports from private sources being in favor of a short yield, it is indisputable that the few high esti mate reports are made to misleai the people and hammer down the market for selfish purposes. I have been in the East for the past ten days investigating spinner's supplies of raw cotton and jobber's supplies of cotton goods. Careful inquiry reveals the fact that spinners both in America and Kuro are short of spot cotton and that jobbers are unable to secure their goods owing to the unprece dented demand for cotton fabrics in all parts of the world. Nearly half this crop has been sold around ten cents. If balance is held for fifteen cents, the average price to the mills at interior points would be otilv twelve cents. Not another bale should be offered in the market for less than fiftee cents. Cotton goods are abnormally high and mills have sold ahead for niativ months and they must have the sta pie. The Southern Cotton Associa tion now calls upon the entire peo ple of the South to demand 15 cents for the remainder of this crop. I calls upon the bankers to assist in financing those who have cotton hold and who need assistance. It call upon holders of all spot cotton sign the pledges now being sent out demanding fifteen cents and that no cotton be sold for a ks price. Cotton is no longer cheap, it is the most valuable agricultural product in the world today and the South holds its complete monopoly. Tie up your cotton and refuse to sell at the present low prices. 1 he association wishes to secure pledges for at least three million bales at once, on the fifteen cents basis, and when this becomes known to the consuming world, prices will rapidly advance and a great vL-tory for the cotton growers of the South will be won. The association will make the most active campaign in its existence for higher prices, and earnestly asks the co-operative support of all other or ganizations, business interests, and the people who hold the balance of this crop. We can get it in 60 or 90 days by a fixed determination not to sell for less. Send all pledges promptly to Soitheru Cotton Association, 920 Empire Building, Atlanta, Ga Hasvii Jordan, President. To Secure Pledges. An effort is being made by the Southern Cotton Association to tie up 3,000,000 bales of cotton at once, and thus check the bear raid that is being made upon the market and secure higher prices for the remain der of this crop. Any person who will take the time to see the holders of spot cotton in his community and secure pledges from them to hold for 90 days, can get blanks and pledges by 'phoning or writing me. 1 his work should be done st once. T. J. W. Broom. Take a Temperance Collection, To th. Sttndaf School Sa pertnt.Dd.il Ii of Unto County: The delegates from this county at the Temperance Convention in Rat eigh last February, pledged ISO for this county for the expense of car rying on the general work through ont the State. Having no way of raising this amount except by ap pealing to the temperance people of the county, we have decided to ask the Sunday school superintend ents of the several denominations to raise the amount. The lesson for next Sunday, November 26th, being a temperance lecture, ws beg all superintendents to take a collec tion in their schools for this pur pose. The money is doe for amounts spent ia printing and distributing literature, paying expenses of speakers to weak points, postage, etc Nothing has been spent in salaries or ia other ways. Presby terian superintendents should send their collect ions to Kev. O. H. At kinson, Methodist to Bev. W. & Ware, and the Baptists to ths un dersigned at Wlngats. Please do act fail, as ths need is orgeat. Beepectrnlly, O. K. Sakdebs. One hundred cheese; will be sold at New York or Baltimore prices. Braner a Haey. J the support and co-operation of the farmer, the Southern Cotton Associ ation pnes to do, and can do, to see that the Southern fanner gets what his cotton is worth. Meditate upon these things, sift them over in your mind; tluukof the days of five-cent cotton, when debts had to be paid and nothing to pay with, when improvements were need ed to be made and nothing to im prove with, and then ask yourself whether or not you would like to see the Southern Cotton Association dis band and have a recurrence of those days. You know you would not. Then it is up to you to attend your township meetings, joiu the associa-; tion. pay your annual dues 23 cents), and the tax of 3 cents per bale for each bale of cotton raised by you, take an active interest in the organi zation, inform yourself as to its pur poses, obey its edicts, and eo-oierate in all plans that are legitimate and right for the acctmpli.hiiH'nt of its purposes. 1 want to emphasize the import ance of paying the 2j cents annual dues and the 3 cents tax on each bale. Last January w hen the Cotton Asso ciation was organised, it had no funds to prosecute the work that was laid out for it, and the kinks of the South were asked for 10,000 for this purjHise, and recognizing the justness of the cause ami the bent-tit it would be to the South in general and to the Southern farmer in partic ular, they readily rescinded to the call. But to meet expenses for anoth er rear.theAslieville convention asked that every farmer pay iu addition to the 2.) cents annual dues, a tax of 3 cents on each Kile raised by him; one-half the annual dues and one third the tax to Je retained in the i county to be. used by the county or ganization, and the balance sent to the Stale organization, the State re taining olie-half the amount sent to it and sending the other half to the national organization. Every farmer should pay this tax. Collectors should be appointed in each srhool district and collect the tax immediately. Iet the school district organizations take this up at once, and report at your township meetings to your township treasurer, and let the township treas urer reKrt to the county treasurer at the county meeting. Last spring I'nion county was the i hanurr county in the Mate in the way of material support to the or ganization, and should not fall lie bind now. Ix-t's see which will lie the banner township in the county. Now get to work until the county meeting. Mr. Editor, if you will allow me 1 will say a few words relative to w are houses for cotton. The need of w are houses this year has been apparent to every thoughtful man. Enough money has been lost to Union county this year hi have built a dozen ware houses such as the county needs, and all because of the fact that the farm er had nowhere to store his cotton and borrow money for his immediate needs. If all the cotton that has been sold under 10 J cents since the first of last January, had been placed j in a warehouse until that price was obtained, it is safe to say that the profits would have neared the hun dred thousand dollar mark. Shall we permit this waste to goon longer? The farmers that are contiguous to ped it away. Prompt relief ran be hud in Dr. King's New Life Pills. They build np your dip-alive org ans aud raw bewd.u-be, diuinnw, colic, const illation, etc. Guaranteed at English I rti; Company's, 2-V. Big lot Tai Ml cheese tiooght be fore the advance just arrived and will be sold at the td rice. M. C. Broom. New lot arrived. breakfast baron just IfcjNler Grocery Co. National dinners' Report. Osl'ao. T'a. l4Urk. Mk. The cotton report of the National Gainers' Assoruiioa was made pub lic today, one day sooner than intend ed. The reason. Secretary Blackwell said, was Uva-ise a portion of the re port ha J loaketL lie did not know how this had happened, he uid. The report is as follows: Our summary of reports show thst there has been ginned to November U. l'Jtio, J.lll.Ji'J bale. The crop is SI 7 per cent picked and 78 per cent ginned, indicating a crop for this year .if 9.to9,793 bales. Herb W. Edwards Injured. Herb W. Edward of Dm Mix dm. Is., jut a Ml uo to ict walk last w.olcr, tpraintuc hit vri't sod bruisiof hi uer. "TbtDrit Ja?."hur."ltt( were won and stiff I was afraid I would have to May ia bed, but I rub bed them well with Cuamberlaia't PiQ Btlio aiiJ after a Irw applications til toreoet had diMppeared." For tale by C.N. Stuiptoo. Jr., and S.J.Weltb. Currants, all new crop, at M. C Broom's. Nice fat turkeys for Thanksgiv ing. M. C Broom. IN BUYING GROCERIES the careful housekeeper makes every cent count But she can't make the pennies count by trading at every store in tow n, spending half her time looking for the cent cheaper articles. She can save money only by searching out a reliable grocer and sticking to him. The money is saved by trading with the groceryman who sells dependable goods. IVpendable pxids are not to be obtained in every store. Goodness and cheapness appeal to every condition of humanity. There are no fancy prices here and everybody is treated alike. Our goods are cheap because they're good. It'a not the price that makes them cheap. Goods that are bought so cheaply that they have to be thrown away on account of poor quality are the dearest goods bought. Better pay a fair price and get the dependable kinds. You can't buy any other kinds here. We don't keep them. BRUNER 6 HUEY. Fresh New Crop Seeded Raisins, Currants, Citron, Figs, Pates, Prunes, Apricots, Evaporated Peaches, Prunes. Apple Butter, Mince Meat. Buckwheat. Maple Syrup, Oat Flakes, Wheat Biscuit, Triscuit, Cream of Wheat, Egg Noodles, Mac caroni, Chocolate, Cocoa, Tea, and the finest Tine roasted and green Coffee in the city. Jackets, Furs and Skirts. We have opened up a new department at the Millinery Store. Ladies ready to wear garments, biggest, best and most stylish up to date garments that we have ever shown. New Lot Rain Coats by Express. Just can't keep them. $15 Rain Coats only $10, in black, grey, olive and tan. By special arrangement, and expecting to sell nve times as many, we have made a very special close price. A leader see them, - - $10.00 Ita-gains in Ready-to-wear Garments. Popular new styles in close fitting and full three-fourth lengths Empire up-to-date Jackets 5.00 to 18.50, all colors. 53 Bargains in Ladies' Tailored Skirts. Ladies' wool Panama Skirts, black, navy and new blue, full knife and box pleats, 7.50 value, .... . . 5.00 One lot ladies' fine, all-wool Panama Skirts, full length, cluster pleats, in black, navy, etc, 10.00 value at 5.00 We can honestly boast of a great busi ness so far this season in Jackets, Skirts, Rain Coats and Swell Millinery. W. H. BBLK & BRO. Cheapest Store on Earth. oovcoocooo.oooooooooo It is a Well Known Fact that we sell the best Shoes made. And we invite you to call and inspect our large fall stock. Everybody sells cheap shoes, but we sell good Shoes Cheap. Tou will find here a complete assortment of the famous Old Virginia Shoes for all i the family and the Morris and Red Raven i Shoes for men. These are the best that can be made and we have them in all the leadiDg styles and leathers. ; We want your shoe trade and will sell you the best shoes for the least money. McRae Mercantile Co. MONROE, N. C. oooooooooooc aimmmmnimmmmmniinmmmmnmminmmmmmis ;BIG CLOTHING SALE ;At Five Dollars : Clothing of the right sort the wanted kind at I unmatchable prices, that sell ai sight. It's the mission of this store to clothe people and ; do it well. gjj ...This Clothing Sale at Five Dollars... '- will make an instantaneous hit among thinking pro : pie, because you will see at a glance the ex- r r n A I traordinary values at JJ.VU You will be delighted with the fabrics and r aa styles at J.UU You will find garments to fit big or little, r CAA young or old 3UU. You will find more than you tJZ AA You will find thebeit values Afl expect at V J.vU ever shown on this market at PJ.Ul If you want to save two or three dollars, then don't buy until you f C AA see our suits at 4J.vU 3iL II And we have other lines at $7.50 and $10.00 in round cuts for business and dress suits. Children's Knee Pants at 15c. and upward. Children's up. Men'i Overcoats, 1.50 to $10.00. The store where one person's money is as good as another's, for the cash only, makes Big Bargains at the .double-breasted, square cut and Knee Pants Suits at 95c. and One price to all, and I THE CASH MERCANTILE CO. I 3 3 3 3 3 Land Sato. Br vlrttM nf authority onfrtxl mi m bjr mu orkr and rifwra MtWl ArmUd.C hi'. t'aU rouitir. H 11 , in pnamslinjt tnntUut'M) by ihtaflDir, I-n aodTrux C.an IMiiy.lturitUa IW Mtuawll ftrfi,l will.. mi Tuesday, December 2Hth, UH)5t tti to tht hiffhMt hlddr. ti puhire aortion. at lb cmirt bout oot in araa, v , a n-1 riiIihWt, sub)! toUif ltf mui o kaihvrlnf : HPMi, In ih hdlowln ntte. trarl or parcel (4 land, lytnar and bin In aid aimai ' ( aloft and ftti of North I'arulina. boumttd and drarritwria follow: tWmMnt a huiwa j of willow and two prrwIniMnn buh, lhm 1 wttb Harwh Mvdlln Una N (S ftarmh Medlln' urnr- thoutv with D. Phm kjr I In to Jab Urtfnn't eortwr; ihrtirr . ! ft, WHO jme'v wnms m nn mi " -" "' wU foruar, a pit of turn in a nranrb ii ana nicaary - uivnew up Mia ormncn w lorbAlriB then an taid branch N. rli.lna. thrnr up aald bmach M 1 up I. ran oh N. Ii . ahaim to a ataka In aid branch, tha batnalnt. ixtntalnlnaf acrr. iin or m, and bflnjt tha land dfdd by t Au-tln and wif L O. Prwaiaj Ut Ufa, with a rrmtinrirr o aald Ruaswll lrtly, a apprara In dd rrooiMrd la tha mrUtr f 1'nlon futili ty, Honk la, paara to whlrh rafarawcw la here by aiada for a full dVarrlptlon. Trnit of ! On-third aaah and tha ra aiatnrtor on a rrwdtt of twalva month with au- liMved arvurlty. and tula rviatnad until all lb W.l! pnrrhAN. Monty 1 paid. Tkll lb. 'th (lit i( NoTB!tr, A D K. . tll)WINE.kmmil. ! ailMtuMr. 5aJ of Valuable Land. Sir tlrttM of Mtharttj nf.rr4 o. at. hj ilrd nf Iru.l ah hf W. a. Wlitrhnu-rknd wif.. M. A. WlirkMlrr,M Ik Hkdjoflto tolr, A. D. liwt, I wlil.ui Tuesday, December 28th, 1900, wll la th klhMt Mditor tor nik, l th Mil tinuH. diur Id kWnru., K. C, Ui. following rrtln plr, Imrt or k.rr.1 ot l.ml, lo-wll. Tl! BirlanluM t.loM.bottl tu link. wt if Mid Umack iTkr. Mil. knwk), . tornfrnf Jiih. KmhT. Una. Md run. wttk kl. Iln. S. : S ITI pulM, Mi bwi'l u4 Pnnlirr'i tin le. n. n. bf k .. ud Iwo ptn; them llk tnoth.r Iln. of mli lnnlrr S H, W. il M pol. Ui k ll. of ibiaM, eorn.r of lot Nn. t Ihrnv. wllh Uin. liner, of M Mo I N.w W. !. to a ain. .uk. tad all. of Mom; ih.no I aV. W i polM, .MHlair a mad lo a hllfoak by Iwu .ur oaki; lli.nor S an w at 41 pulr. lo a .ton. oa Km bank of Tkiv. Mil. hranek; lkat dowa and wllh lb. varl tHi.eourM. of aald bra nek about las poIm lu lb. brtianln. natatnlng atn.17 iwtl aer., autre or laa, aad twins lb. land alloilod 10 T. X nronai and nav.r.d by L 1 Srooai and hu.land. W O. kmoai. wwld W. VUaakN- wr. br dWd italml arplraibrr Mb, ll. TIM Mid dd of Irual Ii rrrornWI In th rra talrr of I'alon ooanlv, Norlk liarohna. In Souk E, pan. f la. .Co., 10 wblrk rrlimm 1. h.r.w ai.,1. . and th. aald land 1. ald to par lb. aou wiird th.rany, wblrb now brlunf. to A. W. Hrath. Tkl. taamidaj nl Hntrailirr, iu. a. aSUWINC, Tnuw. Stop! Did you know I paid the highest price for chickens, eggs and all kinds of pro duce? Well, if you did not come in and get my prices next tune. Not only that but I will sell you anything in the grocery line cheaper than anyone in town. My trade is still increasing, and all because I treat my customers absolutely fair. My goods are newest and best; my prices are most reasonable. Come in and inspect my stock. You will not regret it Yours, L. S. HELMS. Horses and Mules. Money is Plentiful. Keep it so by buying where you can buy at lowest prices, quality considered. Our buyer has just returned from the West with a lot of well selected horses and mules, bought at prices that will make them bargains to the purchaser. We come into the market with all fresh stock and no summer losses to make up on you. Until the trading season ends you will find in our stables a plentiful supply of stock suitable for this market and at prices as low as possible for them to be sold. Our stock.must be to purchaser just as recommended. Fully and thankfully appreci ating your past custom, we are ready to serve all at bottom prices. E. fl. Armlleld S Sons. iiii Down on the Corner. Successors to Shannon & Co. 1 Don't D6 Alarmed ererr time tha firs bell rings. Bars your premises and stock oorered with You don't know bow much worry can be aToided for such a small out lay. Should fire then reach you, you are sasared there will he no pecuni ary km Claims are adjusted prompt ly by ths companies we represent. Get our rates. W. A. GORDON, faent. At reople iBank. cooofyyyyYXxyyyyryyYvyvvyyy WaBlllllllaWMalkMlaIW you Should start a Bank fl count. To provide for a rainy day." . To establish a business standing. To do business in a business way. To provide for opportunity of investment To establish habits of thrift and economy. To build up self-esteem a quality required for success in business. To protect life; avoid robbery; lessen crime; conduce to peace and safety. For convenience and safety in keeping of receipts and disbursements; also for settling for accounts and purchases. Lastly but not least "for the glorious purpose of being INDEPENDENT." START NOW. and with us. The People's Bank ot Monroe j wxwaswewAwve' The pleasure to be derived from a good smoke is lost if you have a bad pipe. Our line has every thing from 5 cents to five dollars. Everyone of them is a choice smoker. Look over them ajid get your choice. C.N. Simpson, Jr. Druht