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I - THE MORNiyG POST, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 100$ s Snot her Bj& fiayiQn Raleidli Cotton Market Closed Weak at 9 3-4 Cents Large Quantities Sold at 10 Cents Local Situation The cotton market closed rather "weak yesterday with the price standing at Ihe 9 3-4 point, although large Quanti ties sold earlier in the dayat 10 cents. Altogether there were 535 bales sold n the Raleigh market against j 564 on the day previous, Tuesday having jroken all records for the past six years. On this daite last year there were 6S bales sold on this market. A prominent dealer was asked why the price of cotiton had dropped and replied that there were a half dozen reasons given out from New York and you can "pay your money and take your choice.,," As for himself he could not venture a statement. The impres sion seems to be that the, market is halting" and a reaction is more than likely. And buyers are disposed to pro reed very cautiously above ten cents. The cotton world seems to be guessing as to the probable aggregate of th crop. Ware & Iceland's letter, publish ed in connection with the market re port will be found to throw consider able ligrht on the general situation. It is likely that there will be a falling off in the influx of cotton to the local market now that it has fallen below the ten cent mark although a prominent buyer said yesterday that it was his opinion that the farmers would part with their holdings freely at any price not less than 9 1-2 cents. Talks with a number of farmers yes terday confirmed the impression that the frosts the past two mornings had completely cut off any further devel opment of the crop hereabouts, and the general opinion seems to be that there is comparatively little .cotton regaining In the field. Mr. T. II. Turner of Garner, who is quite an extensive cotton planter, said that there will scarcely be as much as seventy-five per cent of a full crop. His own crop.howei er, he estimates at bs much as eighty per cent., this being because he takes care to use I manure freely and rotates his crops so that he was not damaged by rust. He operates a cotton gin and says that a very small per .cent, of- the crop thereabouts has been even ginned as yet. His gin has only ginned about SO bales thus far,;ieei "iaL ttU1,luw uurcu Ul lHUWMW and he does not expect the number to j that had me in its grasp for twelve go beyond 100 bales for the season. He years." If you want a reliable medi- w resrards the crop in his section as-very j poor. Heretofore his ; gin has ginned i farmers in his section will hold their cotton for ten cents. He has not sold a single bale of his crop as yet. Mr. Nedham Jones, who lives ten miles east of Raleigh, in discussing srop conditions in his section, said that he estimates the crop at about 3-5 and said ! there ir very little remaJndng in' the field. His farm will yield probably s- good deal more than two-thirds of l ,crpp, that is, that portion pf it which Industrial Education the Need Commissioner Patterson on the Advantages of the Farm. Pres. Middleton and Sec retary Dudley Endorse I His View Farmers' Day at the Fair : The twenty-fifth annual colored fair vas' formally opened yesterday with an tddress by Hon. S. L. Patterson, stat-. commissioner of agriculture, i Mr. Patterson emphasized' the Im portance of industrial and specially ag ricultural work and the other speakers endorsed this idea and urged the coi rod people to remain on the farms. Governor Charles B. Aycock's name was frequently called and was always received by the colored audience with applause. I . The procession headed by the New Bern band marched to the grounds arid took their position in floral hall, Kvhere the opening exercises were held. President A. R. Middleton presided ajid seated by him were Rev.: C. H. King, vice president; Rev. S. N. Vas?, Fecretary J. B. Dudley of Greensboro, Col. Jas. H. Toung, Rev. J. E. King, John Williamson of Louiaburg, Lee Person, formerly of Tarboro, Rev. A. "W. Pegues, Rev. W. L.. Walker and other prominent colored men. ' The state officials present I were Com missioner of Agi-iculture S. L. Patter son, State Auditor B. F. Dixon, State Treasurer B. R. lxcy, and insurance Commissioner James R. Young. Rev. C. H. King, the v.?e president, m; his opening prayer, thanked God for the government of the United States Ttfid of North Carolina and especially ''for the chief executive of this state. V man of great heart and broad mind. Wloved and honored by all the people i f f the entire state. President A. R. Middleton declared lhat he was proud of North Carolina, his native state and its patriotic gov ernor (applause). The colored people, he said, read Governor Ayeock s - - - - - f Ct- Speeches and were proud that he was their governor. He then introduced-as he worthy representative of Governcv A-ycock on this occasion Hon 'S. 1. Patterson, commissioner - of agricul ure. . Mr. Patterson declared that he wan Unequal to representing the Governor, ''especially since when your distin guished citizen, Col. James H. Young, Invited me to open the- fair he said Ihsit onjy or, three minute speech wa? Market was cultivated under his immediate supervision. For -instance, one field, from which; he expected to gather 40 bale3 will yield 30 bales. His crop cul tivated by tenants will not pan out so well. He completely avoids loss by rust by alternating - crops. ! Mr. Thomas Edwards , of the north western section of the county, says there will not be more than two-thirds of a crop in his neighborhood. And that wry little is still unpicked. ! Mr. Ransom Hinton was here yester day from his farm about three miles from the city and brought a number of stalks of -cotton from his farm to illus trate the status of the crop when the frost caught it. One of the stalks had practically all the bolls developed while another had thirteen opened and thirteen nipped by the frost. Mr. Hin ton says there was very little cotton on sandy lands that was caught to any notable extent by the frost while late cotton grown on heavy red soil suffer ed to a more considerable extent. Hot ever, the damage by frost, as a whole. he esimates to be of little note. ' He has during the past thirty days trav eled over practically all of "Wake coun ty in the interest of the North Carolina Cotton Seed Oil Company and expresses the opinion freely that the "Wake crop will not be more than a seventy-five per .cent, yield. . XM AS FAIR BY ST. MARY'S GUILD The St. Mary's Guild of the Church of the Good Shepherd has decided to hold a fair for the sale of Christmas toys, etc., during the second week in December, and during that time the ladies will also take orders for Christ mas cake. They will also be glad to receive orders now or later for cakes for Thanksgiving. Those . wishing to have cakes baked for Thanksgiving can telephone their orders to Mrs. i Harry Loeb, No. 11S5 Bell 'phone, or send the orders to her residence on Martin street. . C;onfeslas of a Priest Rev. John S. Cox,, of Wake, Ark., writes, "For 12 years I suffered from Yellow Jaundice. I consulted a num ber of physicians and tried all sorts of medicines, but got no relief. Then I began the use of Electric Bitters and . 1 1UA T A. . t- .a M 11 Jl . rina rrr . i a vr ann k inn or rrn n p stomach disorder' or get Electric Bitters. general debility. It's guaranteed by all druggists. Annual Inventory Notice Books belonging to the Olivia Raney Library must be -returned by Saturday, October 31st. - The annual inventory of books be ginning that day, the library will be closed until ; further notice given through U:d papers. of Nearo Race Mr. Patterson, after expressing his pleasure at the evidences of prosperity and advancement shown in the indus trial and agricultural exhibits, said in part: Your race has furnished the cooks, carpenters and artisans in years gone by and why should you not excel in the future as you have in 'the past? Carry forward your Improvements along industrial lines. Never has there been a time of greater prosperity among all classes and conditions. Nev er has there been a time when the de mand for skilled labor-was greater or when the remuneration of this labor was greater and the money would go further in buying the necessities of life. You are a race of laborers and as siirh vou have it. in your power to achieve success in th south along these industrial lines. Nowhere -will you find better opportunities than in North Carolina. Work hard and conscien tiously, make n dollar and put it away, then add another dollar to it. Don't work a day or two and then rest up to spend what you have made. Make your money count by Investing it and in my judgment the best investment is to buy land and build you a home. Farming land in North Carolina Is go ing to be higher than it is now and this is the day of opportunity. The pros perity of a. country, the peace and hap piness of a nation, depends upon its country homes. This is the time for you to lay this basis for your own hap pines3 and the welfare of your state by building up and establishing your country homes. (Applause.) President Middleton heartily endorsed Mr. Patterson's 'views, and, turning to ihe state officials present, he said: "We are proud of your presence here, proving that- you - are our friends on the lines of right and duty and we re joice at your public manifestation of jth!g fact." -. I , Secretary J. B. Dudley, president of the colored A; & M: College, spoke i in part as follows: Welfare proud of i our state and of the broad hearted in - ! erevSt in the "welfare of all the people shown by the governor "and our excel lent state officials. We trust that all will be deeply impressed with the im- ! portance of, this fair ...in encouraging industrial workmanship among the ne i gro race. As Hon.- S. L. Tatterson so i truly said, we Vere in years past good ccois, ' carpenters arid' mechanics, and rejoice that .North Carolina en r:e:es us to become better ones in ho future. TTiat" North Carolina i3 1 a ng for the race is a source of just t .n and congratulation, especially when compared with some other states. j "While I am in favor of all education,' I THEOW RELIABLE ' mSm Absolutely Pure " THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE want to emphasize that the negro's great need is industrial education; ' It a man Is a good carpenter, a success ful farmer or a skillfyl cook he jwill then be able to give his; children higher education of other kinds if desirable. Thl3 industrial education is of first! im portance and Mr. Patterson is right in declaring that agriculture offers the best inducements, it is ing realm. Go to the tile fields of Carolina the most invit farms, the ifer await you, ; her markets are open to your farm pro- ducts, and no question is asked as to whether a white or a black hand tilled the soil; your farm produce will re ceive the market price and be paid for according to its! quality. (Ap plause.) j THE EXHIBITS. The exhibits on the grounds are Very j creditable, especially the poultry and farm products. The school exhibits are very good. Shaw University ha3 a fine display of what is being done in that large institution,1 The exhibit of the colored school for the deaf and dumb and the blind, in charge of Prin- clpal Chas. Williams,) contains among the work of the pupils mattresses, ciotnes, caKes ana pantry supplies, wood work, and quilts and sewin blind girls are taught! sewing by a and dumb woman .and the results are indeed wonderful: The blind thread the needle by using the tongue and. tell the colors by the touch. The A.! and M. College at Greensboro also has fine specimens of workmanship in, car - pentry, blacksmlthlng and harness making. The John! Chavis public school of Raleigh has a very good dis play of the work done by the pupils there". J SUNDAY-SCHOOL) CONFERENCE After the opening exercises, biose especially interested jin the moral and religious life of the colored people re- paired to another part of the bu lding and organized by electing S. N. Vas3 president and T. Mi Nixon secretary. The principal matter discussed was whether such a conference should be held each year, and the effect ctf re wards upon stimulating interest in Sunday-school workj After a full dis cussion, the conference decided tofmeet each year, and petitioned the board of directors to grant the following prem iums in the interest! of the great Sun day-school cause $5.00 for the best! Sunday-school in the state entering the competition. $5.00 for the best normal teachers' class. , ' I , ; $5.00 for the best examination in the Sunday-school lessons for next year by pupil under 15. j . $5.00 for the best such examination by any pupil of anjf age. $5.00 for the best recitation from scripture in the nature of a decima tion, by pupil under 15. A request was also made for better quarters for, the conference next year, for immediate announcement of these premiums if allowed, and a pledge of support of the movement and also the fair was made. J It was the sense pf the body that no training Is more needed than that of the heart of the colored people, and it is hoped that such rewards will great ly stimulate interest in and r attend ance upon the Sunday-school, j It was highly Creditable to the board of Idirec tors of the fair that they approve of such a feature, and it' was saicj. that it was brought about by S. N. Vass. It is In a way also a guarantee that the fair will be a blessing insteadj of a curse to the colored people, thatj is to say, no immorality will be allowed in the side show attractions. As j it is this year, there is nothing at all ob jectionable along this line. f On all hands there was great ap-. preciation on the ! part of the colored people of the part the Post has con--tributed to the fair. The,y regard the Interest of the white people in the fair due chiefly to tlie Post's editorials" said one of the directors. t . TODAY'S PROGRAM. This will be "farmers day" kt the fair and will be under the direction of B. B. Hill, principal of the colore;! graded school at Reidsville. ? Addresses will be delivered by Dr. Kilgore and Dr. Burkett on scientific farming. These talks "will" j be .'full of practical suggestions. Talks al on? the same line will also be mad by. .such successful colored men as Berry O'Kelly, E. ,A. Johnson and L. B. Capeheart. Friday Will be leducational day and the address will be made" by Booker T. Washington. He jis expected to arrive early Friday andj will be the guest of Assistant United States Distrjet' At torney E. A. Johnson while in the city. Mrs, Annie! Harrison Dead . 1 - - 1 Mrs. Annie Harrison, aged n Si widow of John It. Harrison Jr., died yes terday morning at 6 o'clock iat her home, 11 South j Wilmington street, after an illness jof two weeks. She suffered a stroke of paralysis and never rallied but grew gradually worse.; Mrs. Harrison leaves one child, Mrs. A. "W. Stezer, wife of the , pastor of the Baptist church at Morehead City, Mrs. Setzer has been with her mother 111 and Mr. Setzer Mrs. ., Harrison - Is j survived Jby four sisters, Mrs. J. A. J. Robinson of Raleigh!, Mrs. John Allen I and Mrs. "Willis Rogers of this county and Mrs. "W. II. Perry of Durham county, and one brother, Mr. Wra. Yearby of Durham.! " -h .The funeral will be held at 10;30 this morning from thej Raleigh Baptist! Tabernacle, of which she was a devout . member. The service will be conducted j by Kev. J. ; c. 3iassee assisted by Key. Dr. W, C. iTyree. The honorary pall bearers are Messrs. A, B. Forrest, J. ;13. Martin, j F. A. Watson, W. H. Hol- ! 10 way, A. II. Mooneyhan: and I R. H. Bradley. The active pall-bearers are Messrs. F. K. Ellington, Jas. Pollard, Geo. Nottingham, J. D. Turner; James Edward3 and Thornton Rowland. Convict jFor Pen j Deputy Sheriff H. H. Jones of Hert ford county was j here yesterday to commit a negro, Henry Gatling, to the penitentiary to serve, a term of ten years for attempt j to commit criminal assault upon a negro woman. Only one remedy, in the world that will at once stop itchiness of the skin in any part of the body. Doan's Oint- ment. At any drug store, 50 cents. CADET IN REVENUE ! GUTTER SERVICE Senator; Simmons j has been (notified that a civil service examination will be "held In Ashevilfe,1 Charlotte, Raleigh and Nvilmington on January 4, 5, C, 1904, for 1 the posi tlon of cadet in the revenue i gutter must be I between service. Applicants 18 and 25 years old, i physically sound and unmarried, and he able to stand a rfgid mental examina- tion For further. particulars Write to United States Civil Service Commis sion, Washington. D. C. Gafod Forty Pounds In Thirty Bays fror several months our young brother had been troubled with indi- gestlon. He tried several remedies but got no benefit from them. We purch- ase(j SOme of Chamberlain's Stomach since she was taken arrived last week. The and Liver Tablets j and he commenc deaf ed taking them. Inside of thirty days he had gained forty pounds in flesh, He is now fuliy recovered. We have a good j trade on the tablets! Holley Bros., Merchants, Long Branch, Mo. For sale by W. G. Thomas, Robert Simpson. Gone to Visit Menelik i - -f , - : . j Naples, Italy, Oct. 28. The United States I gunboat Machias, having on board Consul General Skinner, who is toryislt Emperpr Melik at Adis Adeba, the capital of Tbyssinia, sailed today for Beruit, Syria, where the Machia3 wiifmeet the United Stas ship Brook lyri. Real Admiral Cotton iwill pro vide Mr. Skinner with an escort of twenty marines. I The Machias will then proceed to Port Said and Jibuti!, French Somaliland. There Mr. Skin ner will, land and proceed to Harr, where he will be met by representatives of the emperor. The party left here In the best of health and spirits. it ? prpssed Wires Make Fire Richmond, Va. Oct. 28. A Are in the Western Union telegraph office this mornihg. did considerable damage. The fire was due to the crossing of wires. RALEIGH COOPER BROS. )!'Hri''tor. Raleigh. N C. MONUMENTS Trlt for cntalo;rn. .Wa yay th freigb. -il MARBLE WORKS V I .1 if GROSS AuU MEN WEILI-, : It requires very little argument to proye this. A glance U O T H (C o And j " ! s : i " . . 1 . MENS' No better can be j j r CROSS 's Pine Tar Balsam for Cotigs and , 25 Cents. - Ivasative Grippe Capsules 25 Cents per D 3zenl ' I.;': ;v ; , "j; Hot Water Bottles, King Quality, $1 Up. Vinol, tHe Great Reconstructive Ton ic, $1.00 W. H. KING Stores. r Two If You Are Willing lor the sake of having exactly what you want, and what you need, to be correctly dressed .to pay a price commensurate with values. It will be greatly; to your Interest to see my stock and' styles before placing your orders for FALL CLOTHES. My suits are evetrwhere recognized by their h i PERFECTION OF FIT AND STYLE. G. N. WALTERS, R.aleigH, N. C. D 123 and 125 Fayette ville Street. Our Winter 1 1 I . ..' . fl reserve vour attention. 01 onoes How f ! Shoes? I $4.50 or limit of real shoe value. with the statement that they goes "xL K." Monogram. Made of patent kidskin, severely plain toe, high last whim of 1903 s fancy, the high Mexican Well gladly show 9 ' . fi Dobbin & LINEHAN OA will convince you that we have what you want in t found anywhere, and we make N UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS LI EHAN Hints b !. v DRUG CO. I Raleigh. N. C. Merchant Tailor 9 1! audi s TT T the besl we 1 maae much for o you Pa7 $2.50, $3.00, $3.50, $4f even more? ' ! " ' . ' i" ft Fa 1 Sho t; ; .. sell For $4.50 we can" sell you a shoe that we believe marks the Added emphasis thi ear with mat kid top, wing vamp ana, tne it. DRESS assortment a Ferrall 1 ! trip FURNISHINGS FIN I the ; prices right. AND FURNISHERS. s i ; Cures Ci!ds? 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