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?t KINSTON, N. O., MONDAY BVENIal FEBRUARY 13, 1899.
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VolI.-rNo.270.
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'BOB KIMS
Ip, Picking Cotton at Only Ons-Thlrd 0
Thf Expense. A Mississippi Planter
, Has 300 Trained Honkers at Work On
- His Plantation. . ,'- .
' la the January number of the Cotton
; Planters' Journal, a most interesting
article entitled "Monkeys as Cotton
Pickers," by Tom 0. Lane, gives an ac
- , count of n successful experiment with the
.animals by a Mississippi cotton planter
. 1 ' Two years ago at theVicksburg fair, in
. the fall of 1896, as Prof. S. M. Tracey
- and Mr, W, Wj Mangum were watching
' some trained morkeys perform their
various tricks, Prof. Tracey said, to Mr,
Mangum: ' ,. y L '
..;'- "As sure as you are alive, Mangum,
those t monkeys can be taaght to pick
cotton better and more cheaply than our
negroes do, and . perpetual fame will be
th part of the man who first tries tbe
'experiment." .
k At first Mr. Mangum was inclined to
laugh at the idea, but the raore he
' i; thought over the matter, and the more
he watched the monkeys at their various
tricks, the more be became convinced that
- ' ' there was something in it, and the next
d.ay as be left the professor at the Carroll
L "WjelLprofessor; I have Tjeesr thinking
v 'pyeryour suggestion of teaching monkeys
to pick cotton, and I em determined -to
try the thing and see if .it will Twork.
They have been taught to do much more
" difficult Jbings than that, and I am ai
most sure they pan be taught to pick cot
- ton. We can't rely on the niggers much
longer, and next fall I am going to buy
' me a dozen monkeys and see what can be
done."
V The next fall, that is in September of
1897, Mr. Mangum hunted op the owner
and trainer of ten trained monkeys in
New York City, and made arrangements
both to buy the monkeysand to get the
services of their trainer, who understood
the business, and assured Mr. j Mangum
that it would be the 'simplest thing imag
v Inabla to teach the monkeys to pick cot
ton.
' These were placed upon one of Mr. Man-
gum's Mississippi plantations about the
middle of September of that year, and the
- training began. The monkeys 'belonged
i to the race known to scientists asSphag-
' talis Vulgaris, and the males weigh about
110 pounds and the females about 90
pounds each. Bags were made for each
monkey, which would . bold about 25
pounds of seed cotton, and a bag placed
over the shoulder of each, It is upris
ing bow rapidly the trainer: taught the
- monkeys to pick the cotton- Baskets to
hold the cotton were placed at the end of
- the rows, and one man, over and above
- the trainer,-was necessary 'to. take, the
cotton out Of the sacks, and put It in the
baskets. The females proved much bet
ter pickers than the males, for they, not
only picked cleaner Cotton, but they
would also pick more of it in a day. In
. less than a month after the monkeys were
started at tbe work, they could pick on
an average of 150 pounds a day. They
picked in weather in wkichneroes would
not pick, and picked cleanercotton: The
. Cost of plckinpf was much less, and in
every way they nada much better pickers
than the averr9 ct-ro.
The first experiment, aIthoch on a
f:!l er-b, prove! to Ur. Ifacia that
r;::-hfj3cc-li La u::l with great tzz-t-
i C3 ccttoa j'chers, so ia June, cf
i::',!'!r"-3 n crJcr for threa tnn
C.;Il::.' 'acltla car: a trtel ca ca
exporter of monkeys from Africa, with
the understanding . that most of them
were to be females.- About tbt first of
September of this year the nw batch of
monkeys arrived, and the seVvleeaof the
old trainer were engaged to train the
oewldt. v y . - .-' ; ..- ;
But tbts was not siicb an easy matter
as was atfirst thought, for many or the
new monkeys were still wild. ' But the
trainer thoroughly understood his busi
ness, having served for a long time nuder
Barn urn as trainer of monkeys, finally,
with the aid of ten old monkeys, great
deal of punishment and rewarding, the
new gang were pretty well trained by
the middle of October.
I have watched this experiment with
greater interest than I have watched
any new thing iu years. I have kept iu
constant correspondence with Mr. Man
gum about this matter, and about the
middle of November I visited hia planta
tion near Smedes to see the monkeys at
their work.' I must admit that it was
a glorious sight to see, and one that did
my heart great good. The rows were
filled with monkeys, each one with her
little cotton sack around her neck, pick
ing away quietly aud orderly, and with
but any rush or confusion. When tbey
got their sacks fall tbey would run to the
end oz tne row, where a man was sta
tioned to mpty them into the cotton
basket, when they would hurry back to
their work. The monkeys seemed act
ually to enjoy picking. , '
That night I stayed all night with Mr.
Mangum, and we had a long talk about
this matter. I asked him to give m';the
plain acts about the case, so I conldgive
tbem In the Cotton Planters' Journal to
the cotton growers of the south, Mri
Mangum said in substance:
"I consider the dav that Prof- Tracy
BUggested.to me the training' of monkeys
as cotton pickers, as the most fortunate
day the south has seen in many years,
It means more to the south than a cot
ton picking machine, for the monkeys are
a success as pickers, while the machines
have been failures. The monkeys re in
every way euperior to negroes as cotton
nickers. In tbe first place the cost , of
s only about one-third.' Then they are
more careful than negroes, and pick , a
eleaner grade of cotton. Even in .this
rainy fall, when all other cdtton was of
a low grade, that picked by the monkeys
was all middling, and sold for at least
one-half cent more than that picked by
the ; negroes. Then they will pick in
weather in which you can't get a negro
in the field. In fact,! believe that it is
the greatest discdveryjtbat has been
made for tbe rot ton planter since Whit
ney invented tne cotton gio. t'eople
aughed at me at first when I tried this
thing, as tbey always do when a man
tries anything new, but now that it has
proved a success, all my neighbors are
wild about It. Tbe negroes have inade
repeated threats to kill the monkeys but
as yet tbey have not done so, and I ap
prehend So very great dauger in this di
rection."' '
In closing , Mr. Mangum said: You
may say to tbe cotton planters of the
south that it is a grand success, and that
next June I shall make a large importa
tion of monkeys from Africa, and tha,t I
would like to have other planters join me.
My address is Smedes, Miss., and I would
be pleased to correspond with any one
interested in this matter." : . "
I believe that Mr. Mangum is a greater
benefactor to the cotton planter than
Cli Whitney. I have jqst given him an
order to import me 200 moneys next
summer and I feel sure that we will soon
be independent of the negro so far as cot
ton picking is concerned. !
JTcx Ffczs Pexcs tas taken th-
icy
sronecf the largest rclber stai"p and
C2.I factories in the country, and ia pre-
rcreJ to thow cuts cf end cnov low
rices on rubber star: pa cf all kin;!,
heck perforators, corporation and lov
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i e:-!j, steel tiz:;, tL:.'
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Crl:f crc;raph3.
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The Pith of ths Wcrld's News That Bight
Jaterett Oor n:ilers. Some ' of It
Fresb. Some Cay Be "Salty," Bet
, Net Spoilt. ' . '
In New York Friday fire destroyed 13
buildings, opposite Battery Park, caus
ing a Iosh Of $700,000.
The' freeze injured 'orange tree and
truck in Florida to some extent, and) cut
off peaches and plums in Georgia a third.
The Spanish Supreme military which
has nnder consideration7' the loss of tbe
Spanish squadron at Santiago de Cub
on July 8rd," last, bas decided to prose
cute In connection with the disaster. Ad
miral Orvera and Commander De Moreu,
former captain of the destroyed cruiser!
Cristobal Colon. - , -.
At jAtlanta, Ga., Joel Kelsey; an artist
of considerable ability, committed suicide.
He was greatly annoyed at what .-bacon?
sidered the misdemeanors of his parents
and two davs ago! told bis mother he
would commit suicide if she did not re
form.; The dead boy, was but 14 years
old and took morphine.
For Commissioner of Agrlcaltore.
;: As the legislature will. soon be casting
about for some worthy Bon to place at
the bead of the; agrjc?tural .department
la place of Jno. Hi Smith, I think; as' this
department was organized particularly
that it should be manaced and controlled I
by a man who knows farming both
theoretically and practically. For this
position I have in view a man ho fills
this bill a man reared on a farm, ba
lived on It all his life, id a man of educa
tion and deep reading on farming and
other subjects, bas traveled extensively
over' the north, south and we-t, and ha
observed the workings of farmers in all
sections. He is a man of sufficient in telli
ffence and has , the gift of gab,to talk
farming to the people, either in a public
or private way. This man is tbe lion.
William W. Carraway, of Lenoir couutv,
in whom the people would find a most
admirable officer, who would bring sue-
cesa to; the department ana oy : ins
courteous manner would win to his sup
port the farming element of the State.
In the opinion of many no better selec
tion could be made, r . s Farmer.
Greene County, N. C.
, Esrrptlnm Oanelna In Earrpt. '
The genuine native dancing girls per
form in the little cafes that abound in
the- Arabian quarter. These places are
usually small and about 80 men squat-
led around the seats that line the walls
make a full house. v '
Here the Arabs come to smoke and
drink coffee and hear tbe music, while
in the center of the cafe the dancing
girls perform. Tne places are filled with
the smoke of the nargile and ciga
rettes, and the dreamy natives who
lounge along the walls puff everlasting
ly on, barely noticing the girls who are
weaving and swaying in the sinuous
undulations of the dance to the time of
a groggy tomtom and the mellow drone
of a ; reed whistle. The' dance is about
the same as the one seen at the World's
fair in Chicago, divested cf most of its
offensive trimmings, There it was de
signed to startle and shock and come up
to western notions of oriental depravity,
while here on its native heath it is sim
ply a dance that is as old aa tha coun
try itself, end to those who have been
accustomed to it through generations cf
familiarity it is probably as tzvz9 as the
qundriilo. It is only the danco prepared
fcr tho tourist that disgusts you and
niahea you think that tho orient should
bv raided. -Chicago Record.
, . , To Redoes Salaries.
- Baleigb, Feb. 10. Tbe committee to
day made a favorable report on Carrie's
bill to reduce salaries of State officers.
Under Mr. Currie'o bill,' the salaries wil
be fixed as follows: '
State treasurer, $ 2,350 from f 3,000.
Chief clerk In treasurer's office, 11,200
from 1,500. .
Secretary of State, $1,800 from f 2,000.
Railroad commissioners, $1,500 each
from $2,000 each. "
Superintendent of State's prison, $1,
800 from $2,500.
. Judges of supreme, superior and' crimi
nal courts, $2,000 from $2,500.
State librarian, $750 from $1,000.
Keeper of the capltot, $650 from $900,
- Secretary board of publio charities,
$2 50 per (Jay from $4 00.
, Marsbal and librarian to supreme
court, $700 from $1,000. .
Reporter to supreme court. $500 from
$700. ,
G4erk of supreme court. $200 and fees
from $300 and fees.
Superintendent of deaf, dumb and blind
institutions, $1,800 from $2,000.
Steward for D. D. and B. institutions,
$700 from $930.
Superintendent of central ' hospital.
$2,200 from $2,800. ,
Steward at central hospital, $700 from
$1,000. .
Superintendent of Morganton hospital.
$2,200 from $2,800.
Steward at Morganton hospital, $700
from $1,000.
All deputy Inspectors of shell dsh, $35
per month from $50 per month.
Mr. Currie says that he introduced this
bill because the salaries as fixed iu his
bill will buy as much as the old salaries
would wnen. tney were nxea, ana ne
thinks that this being tbVcase.lhis re
duction should be made in justice to the
tax-payers of the Stated ,f"
. Snnlr Tradlnsr.
A German shopkeeper went one Sun
day morning to a customer in order to
demand the payment or a long neglect
ed account. The police jheard of this
and regarded it as a violation of the
new; law - against x trading during : th
hours of worship. The offender was
cited ; and fined. He appealed ( to the
kammergericht, and was discharged as
innocent what the law expressly for
bids, said the kammergericht. is any
'public or open labor or trading within
the prescribed time. "
: On the police interpretation, two men
who talked incidentally about their
business relations on Sunday morning
on their way to church might be arrest
ed as violators of the law. which would
be palpably tyrannical and absurd This
recalls the good old tale of two Sabba-'
tarian farmers who hit upon a casuisti
cal method of doing trade on the Lord's
day without breaking the fourth com
mandment "What would you give fot
that calf," asked one, "if it were not
the Sabbath?" "If it were not the
Sabbath I would give you so much,"
naming the sum. ''Tomorrow, then,
we will consider it a bargain. "-London
News. - '
a Dlt of Ribbon.
A London paper tells this story of the
final signing of the Spanish-American
peace treaty: "Every diplomatic instru
ment bears a seal from which depends a
ribbon, and when the seal was about tc
bo affixed to the treaty the commission
ers, both of Spain and America, ex
pressed, a desire, in graceful acknowl
edgment of the ' courtesy shown by
France, that the dependent ribbon
should be til colored. Search was forth
with made high and low in the Quai
d'Orsay, with the result that in the for
eign office of the French republic not a
bit of ribbon of the French colors could
be found. '
"At this critical juncture a brilliant
inspiration flashed across one of .the
heads of the department 'Go, ' he said
to a messenger, 'to 1L X , the con
fectioner, in the Hue St Honcre, for a
pound of chocolate cakes and , be sure
ycu ask him to tie thefa up with a tri
color ribbon. ' With that bit of couf etf
tioncr's ribbon the treaty cf peace be
tween Spain and the United States was
sealed.'.'
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Interest'nj s!crih Corc!;.-a ltcs$ I?
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Of Items That Will Interest North Cars
lialans. Some News, Some Polities
Allef Some Interest toTrB8,4Tsr Hesla
The Statesville Landmark tells of ths
death of Mrs, Rebtcca Campbell, of Ire
deli county, who weighed about 425
pounds. She was probably the heaviest
person in the State.
Greenville Reflector: Telephone com
mnlcation with Stokes, Whlcbard and
Pactolua has been cut off for the last day
or two, caused by one of the steamboats
pulling down the wires where they croes
the river. The water Is so high that it
made the mast of the boat reach the
wires, , , , '
'. The committee on Judicial districts and)
courts has voted to recommend that
there be two additional superior court
districts in lieu of tbe two present crimi
nal districts: A sub-committee will talk
with Gov. Bussed in regard to judges. Is
is said he will npminate whomsoever tbe
Democrats name. -
At the Farmers' Home, at Folkstony
near Wilmington, Mrs. A. T. Blake and
her 18-months-old baby were fatally
burned. . The infant, while playing near
the fireplace, had its clothes ignited and
m cao .vuc aaw: mjxj vuu mviu vi viiii - siv -
frantio mother made desperate efforts to,
save ber child, and her dress becoming'
ignited, she too was fatally burned. ,
Mr. J. H. Fou says of the constitutional
suffrage amendment: "I think the con
elusion eminently wise. It will mark an
epoch in the State's history. With the
ratification of the amendment by tha
people the 85 years fight we have waged
against darkness and barbarism, for the
preservation of civilization, ends; and we
can henceforth devote our attention to
building up the State without fearing
that tbe next election would destroy out
work. With good government secured,
I predict that our State will advance by
leaps and bounds in material prosperity.
I predict that thousands of Republicans
and Populists will vote with us in for
ever settling the race - issue. I believe
that future generations will rise up and .
call this general assembly blessed."
Hs Caught On.
Bketcny Bits, j ' -
Mauager (to new assistant) Business
at this establishment is conducted on
thoroughly up-to-date lines, no cus
tomer being allowed to leave without
making a purchase. Here is a lady enter
ingnow. Take notice of my method of
serving ber. v
LadyWhat Is the price of your shot
silk per yard? ,
Manager Ten shillings, madam.
Lady Dear, is It not?
Manager Ha veyou not beard how the
silkworms are dying off in China?
( Lady Ob, in that case, I will take 10 ,
yards. -;
Manager (triumphantly to new assis
tant) -Now, that is the way We sell our
goods. Let me see yon serve this lady
who Is Just entering.
Lady What Is the price of your tape
per yard?
New Assistant Sixpence, madam.
Lady How is that? I bought some o
short time ego at a penny a yard.
New" Assistant Have you not bear J
how the tape worms are dying in CJ.zz.7
Collapse ot manager.
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Tex Fees Pezss is prepared to cy
beautiful rriutirT now ia c'.ocs ir.;t. -1
cf lithc-rra-h work. Cend cr trirj ia
your orders.
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