TEi E .DAILY J? PUBLISHED EMERY EHEN1NC EXCEPT SUNDRY. ?t KINSTON, N. O., MONDAY BVENIal FEBRUARY 13, 1899. t - VolI.-rNo.270. Prico Two Cents. i IllfilCflll. i 1 '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 rj i e:-!j, steel tiz:;, tL:.' 1,31 t!att;r cf f "t:rc:t Ccndsnsgd Into Crl:f crc;raph3. luiiliMB 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.'.' '--.'. . wmsM Interest'nj s!crih Corc!;.-a ltcs$ I? Cc : J Fern. 61 (Th.il 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. 1 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. n rnnu tvnmvnra

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