North Carolina Newspapers

' ... r ' . v v: - "Jn J,- -1 "HI - IP :: . ', I", I 1 1 J No. 67. NEW BERN, CRAVEN COUNTY, N. C, TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1907. FIRST SECTION 30th YEAR wmmm mma - gov Jon;:sTo;rs ; LEY luSAIIEPlCTUREPRESEIITED , -.j ... r c When She Fled tin Fa tal Bui Portrait of States Host Illns- 611 FO n o ii no i sixtieth co::onEss : WILLBE BUSY Some Important Questions Will be Discussed by That Body ' liil Ul 01 CAROLINA BELGIUM BLOCKS AIIGIAL CONDITION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS A Vie. y lmpotant bat U too Neglected P ospect Being Actively Canvassed INTERESTING BOOK' . c:i HSH UFf . National Guard Election CaDea-Char-ten Granted Weather Coldest ' of the Season Colored Blind School .. Receives Jamestown MedaL Special Correspondence. . " ' . Raleigh, N. C, Not. 14. State Geo logist, Joseph Hyde Pratt, was here today and gave some' very valuable Information as to the ' preliminary work looking to the drainage of vast areas in Eastern North Carolina. He vjs-now having preliminary 'surveys ' made of 45,000 acres of State lands, partly in Pender county, known as the Angola Bay tract, much of this belngMt is known. as Pecosln or weedeawamp lands. . He says that the object of--the great work which is now to be undertaken beginning . with the State lands Is to show what ..' can be -done and that he believes this type of lands, now worth say 12 an " acre, can quickly and readily . be brought up to a value of $10 and $12 - and that the cost wilf not exceed $5 v to the acre to effect this. '; ' 4:. . Nearly twenty years ago Governor Fowl had very much at heart the i scheme of - developing swamp lands. ' A road was built by convicts through ' Angola Bay, to open the territory, but a canal system, with drainage ditches is what 13 neededjnost ' In the great est of the ditches boats could be used. Th?re are all sorts of timber, including great quantities of tubelo gum, cypress, Juniper, etc., and much of the land is very rich and easily handled. Of course this" will, be a mere beginning since there, are vast acreas of lowland, privately, owned, r' which will be developed heR the suc cess of thiB official experiment is : made clears - Far too little attention has been paid np to this time to drainage scheme;- the amount of'Jand already available having been large, but there -la now an awakening and people be ' lleve that there will be a targe flow of population to this eastern terri tory, particularly nnder the influence of such developing lines as the Nor folk and Southern, the Atlantic Coast . Line and some other roads, and also of the Immigration movement ancTthe test farm and the land organizations ' like that headed by Hugh MacRae and J., A. Brown and others, r V;.. A charter is granted the New Era Construction Company of Washington, 'which Is to build boats, do all kinds of, machine work,' etc., the capital stock being $125,000, and George T. ' - Leach and others being stockholders. The weather this morning was the . ccldfMt vof the autumn,. there being ' plonty tt ico. ' Sportsmen are very glad to. era tha cold weather, as it will pull down the leaves and remove much of t'ue foliage which Is now quite thick in the woods , and thus make the partridge shooting much .better. . ---'- , Today Mr. Andrew King, for many years a travelling man in this State, died at bis Jiome here after a long . Illness. Upon the recommendation of -. the commanding officer of the First Regl ment. Infantry of the National Guard, an e'ectlon Is ordered at Charlotte, November 26th, to fill the vacancy r-.ns.l by the resignation, of Major Frank ,13. Keirn,' who has removed from this State. State Geologist Pratt has been at Norfolk for some daysMtendlng the , meeting of the Southern Immigration Association, of which, he and J. J. , , Wolfenden, of New Bern, are mem' ' bers of the executive committee from North Carolina.. He today presented to Governor Glenn and other officials copies of the finest work on the fishes of North Carolina ever issued, this being the report of Dr. . Hugh M. - Smith, deputy of United States Com nilssloner of Fisheries, It being vol ' ume 2 of the reports of the North , Carolina Geological and Economic Survey. It Is a splendidly Illustrated -volume of pages, -many of the , pictures being In color and very life like. Copies of this book may be had from Dr. Pratt by sildresslng him at i:napei inn ana sending turn 32 cents for postage. True sporUmen, whether they like the Inland water or the sea and sounds, will be dullnhted with the publication, which la full of the'tlio gold medal at the Jamestown E most accurate and up-to-date Informa tion. In a preface to the book Dr. Pratt siys that It gives an account of every II sh found In the fresh, braklnh cr salt waters of this ffafo, and that " f'l 1"' triMM 1 y v. .- 'i (! - f 1 ar ' r let Into Senate Bown "I ; , Last Summer ?" LGUISilLE CIIIZEII . ,' R.VE TD CIK - . n Bank of France Befnses to leu UiM- . 4 States Money Dtroetly-Chineso Boiers Attack Isgllsh Travelers- Suspicion That Barney's Death Was Hot Suicide. f Special to The Journal ' " Washington, Nov. 16. The trial of Mrs. Bradley is being rapidly pushed. The prosecution's witnesses have been examined. Mrs. Bradley , maintains a quit demeanor and shows the effect of the strain. Thirty witnesses Will be put on the stand in behalf of the defense, twelve of -whom will testify to the woman's Insanity. - Shanghai, China, Nov, 15. The pas sengers of an express train on the English Railroad -was attacked by Chinese" "Boxers"' today atfd many were injured. I Boxers are- becoming war-like again. - , . , ' New York, Nov. .16. The police have had an investigation into the death cf Charles T. Barney,' president of the nickerbocker Trust Company, and while there are indications that he shot himself, there Is a belief anrong some that he was murdered. Police are working on a clue. Louisville, Ky., Nov.. 15. All the street car employees went on a strike for higher wages.. Today. 900 motor men and conductors made a demon stration and the police were , called out to protect the men at work In the strikers' places. . t" niV ' rr.Fnaee SnbnilU Propeisls, ; Washington, Nov. 14. F. Jusserand, the French ambassador, today handed to the State Department the counter proposition- prepared, by his govern ment to the proposal of the United States respecting a tariff arrangement between the two countries upon the ex piratlon of the present arrangement on December 1. .The. charater of the counter proposal has' not been made public. In fact it has not been ex amlned by the State Department offl clals and before, any further steps are taken in the negotiations It will re ferred to the Department . of Com merce and Labor experts for examina tion and opinion- ::: '- Last spring before Ambassalor' Jus serand left Washington for France ElIhtKRoot, Secretary of Stats, ad dressed to him a communication upon the subject of the commercial rela tlons between France and the United States with particular reference to the expiration of the agreement on sug gestions for relations after that date. It is supposed that the ambuuador took up the matter with his govern ment during the summer with the re sult that the French Government has submitted to the State Department, what ls'termed a counter proposition. These two documents will doubtless form the basis of whatever agreement Is entered into after . the present agreement has lapsed. i- Onr Flag Floats Proudly. The State flag, which has been waiting.' for some time for a suitable arrangement to be hung on, was 'yes terday flung to the breeze from the pole which" has been placed on the top of the -court house. A few men were gathered there and Mr, Carrol, who placed the pole, dre wthe flag up and soon a breete wafted and the flag unfurled gracefully in the wind The flag is a handsome streamer 1x12 feet, with one wide red stripe and one wide white stripe and a blue block. On the Slue field the inscrip tions were at the top, "May 20, 1776,' date of the Mecklenburg Declaration below. "April 12. 1778," date of the adoption of the flag. In the center the letters N. C. appear. cal usefulness to the Ashing Interests, very best In the whole country In the ! yet It will be found of very -high value to students. Its particular use is that It gives a means of identify- ; in any fl that may be taken In thl state. , Superintendent Ray, of the Etato ' School for the white blind and colored ; doaf mutes and blind, Is notified that ' the colored department hns receive position for the best work done In that class. The white depurtmr-ut also won a gold medal and bt-il -! s It got a diploma, r 'jun-liiti-iu! y y Is very proud. The . ' . " , I " ;l I i i t i : i : i ( f j i t I s triona Executive Now Adorns the Capitol DFECia OF 01 ' .. - O .".IK PEOBUCTS Evidence Of Glanders hi Some Conn- tiesAB Absurd Blander Working on Doable Track Eleetrie Boad No .Arrangemeat Made let for A. an! 3L Water Supply. Special Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C.t Nov, 15, This after noon In the Senate Chamber there was quite a notable ceremony, this being thepresentatlon to the State by. the Sons of the Revolution of the only original oil portrait of one f the greatest Nrtbr Carolinians, Governor Samuel Johston,. whose residence was the famous Hayes estate at- Edenton, and who during the Revolution played so great a part in that drama. The portrait, has been in the possession of descendant, of Governor ' Johnston;. who thought it well to fet it become the property of the State. For some weeks it has been in the home of Col. Charles E. Johnston, a descendant of Governor Johnston. It Is a vejry fine piece of work, ltfe-sixed and Is a very valuable addition to the State's al ready fine collection of portraits of Its notable men. .The speech of pre sentation waa made by F, H. Busbee, Esq., and that of acceptance by Asso ciate Justice W. A. Hoke. Governor Glenn would have made the speech of acceptance but for the fact that he was out of the city. The portrait is to be placed in the, executive office. The following members of the Order of the Sons -of the Revolution were present: Thomas S. Kgnan, the -presi dent; F. H. Busbee, D. H. HU1, Mar shal DeLancey laywood, Samuel A. Ashe, B. C. Beck with, A. B. Andrews, Jr.rerWt-W.Jack80iC-Wllllam J. Andrews, W. E. Stone, William P. Lit tle, General Carle A. Woodruff,, Mayor James Iredell. Johnson, . Frank - O. Morlng. Charles Root, W. a Shep herd, G. S. Powell and General Thos. R.,Ro.bertaon. Messrs. Shepherd and Powell from Edenton and Ashevllle, respectively, were the only : out-of- town members at the ceremony. There was a business meeting of the organ ization at which officers for the next year , was elected,, and this evening the annual banquet . waa served at Glersch's safe. There were not set toasts. Col. Kenan presided. State Veterinarian Ta.lt Butler has returned from danvlle county where he looked Into some cases in glanders In horses. There have been five deaths of these animals there and one la now alck and carefully quarantined. Some of the State papers have mentioned a story which appeared In V Richmond paper to the effect that the Governor had sent for the mem bers of the Supreme Court and ques; Huffed them as to what their decision would be as to the fine against the Southern Railway. This was not sent out by any Ral- elgh correspondent, but was a local story and Is regarded by newspaper men here asthe mos4ellghtfully ab surd thing of this whole year.' ; A large- force la at work double- tracking the electric railway on Fay- ettevllle street, and everything is be ing pushed In endeavor to push the new. lines by the end of . the year. Work has-not yet begun on the Martin street line, which Is to go by the Soldiers' Home, but this will go as soon as the Fayettevllle street work is finished. . ..-vV As yet arrangements have not been made for a water supply for West Raleigh and the Agricultural and Mechanical College. To supply the college will cost about $8,000 for the laying of mains, etc. The main does not now extend quite as far as St Mary's School, though there Is a wa ter service to that school and some distance beyond It to smaller pipes. Dr. F, L. Stevens, of the Agricul tural and Mechanical College, lsnow making an Investigation of ptomaine uid other poisons In milk and milk products, this work being done under a money allowance'ftiade by the Unit ed States Agricultural Department through this State's agricultural ex periment station, the' object being to study the sources of poisons In milk and the organlrtms which carry tliene poisons. ' Dr. Elevens wished the aid of the physicians in this State lu two wtiys: First, to notify him or any can:ie of po!.,.iulng from milk, and If mu ,ii)ie to furnlHh him material from the po'-onhig of food and he aloo !: lies to vhiit the premlsiea to nmHo ' t 1, In (- 'rei Ce Revival at Baptist Church Closes With Great Success Over 25 Conversions ESCAPED COT' v RECAPTURED Probability of Raleigh Day atJIx J position Being Calle4ff SoTernor Olenn Was Mach In Demand. Bur ning His Visit in Baltimore. .' Special Correspondence. . Raleigh, N. C, Nov. Since the work of laying the double -track on Fayettevllle street for the street rail way has gotten , under way in connec tion with the general scheme for ex tending the system more than five miles into several important sections of the city, a considerable agitation has started against putting down the Belgium-block again and for the lh."d ,ta?tnV money nter8' stltution of Vitrified hrlck or other less noisy paving.' The matter' will probably be settled ; donday .( night when the aldermen will be In session for the purpose of perfecting the de tails for the election on prohibition or dispensary, which has been "called for December 26th. ; . - - The revival services conducted the past two weeks at tho First Baptist church,: in which PasW W. C. Tyree was assisted by Rev.- H. Lunsford, of Ashevllle, closed last: night with inter- t t . TiAint' ' . tii Knw.l031101- tnat withdraws In haste, and tt .... mpn.' . The meetings have resulted in twenty-five professions at the church, and. the morning services .that were conducted in the chapel of the Bap tist University for Women resulted in professions being made, by practically every young lady who Was not already a church member." A very successful revival is in progress at West Ral eigh church by Rev. P. G. Elson. Henry Johnson, the negro who was serving seven years in the peniten tiary from 8ampsoa coBty-B4 man aged to escape early in the week, was rearrested at Enfield yesterday and has been returned to the prison au thorities. it'-L.. :r- "-, i It looks now like the plans that were afoot -for having a Raleigh day at the Jamestown Exposition late in the present month; will not material lze. In fact Mayor- James 1. Johnson has about decided to call off the move ment in that direction owing to the lateness of the season and the prob ability that real cold weather will have come upon this section in that! time. Speaking of his .visit to Baltimore, Governor Glenn cays he had strenu ous as well as a delightful time, hav ing delivered three addresses and at tended a reception given In his honor by the North 1 Carolina ' Society, of which John Wilbur Jenkins, formerly of Raleigh is how the president . His principal address waa before the an nual convention of the Christian En- leavor Society, And .the other" two were before the young ladles of the Baltimore Normal . College and the Baltimore Business College. He was delighted to find former North Caro linians at the head , of both these in stitutions. - He declares that one of the most gratifying conditions that he finds In all his travels out of .the State is that so many North Carolinians are in the forefront of progress and pub lic service m the States . of their adoption. -.'.;: ' . ... The Governor found twenty invlta- Hons to speak in the executive omce awaiting mm on bis return to uai nliU ITnfortnnntalv, h flnHa If. nAMlu .,w tn. Ain .11 -hm nn .nh.l..tnii.nMrtain tn wither! even this one pan be accepted. He Intends to spend all of next week In Raleigh. .' Notice comes from Superintendent! R. B. White, of,the Franklin county public schools to the State Depart ment of Education that a tax for Im provement of schools has just been voted in Pine Ridge district. ,. 1 Oklahoma Joins the Union. 8peclal to The Journal. Washington. D. C. Nov. 16. Presi dent Roosevelt signed the proclame tion making Oklahoma a State at lO.'lS o'clock this morning. The news was received In the new State With every expression of Joy. A general celebration has , been In progress throughout the State the past week. Kew Fj'tr'ng Adored. New York, Nov. 16. rrofes.ior I'.raudcr Matthews, of Columbia Uni versity, fins won anf !!iir vlcUnv In 'Is e-rts for reform In spcl";;. The 1. unit a and the L'nlvcniHy Press have volefl to adopt a s'amlard ' ' h ' 1 ! ' - I 'o ( "' i t,t C ' ii- , !.; . : i r : . ; i , l 1 : : if' J. E. Latham's Weekly Report Gives a Very Good Outline nOI SEE HIGHER . - PRICE FOR COTTON The Quantity Not Quality of. Jfoaey All Important Factor Banks Too Close With Credits Harmful and Frightened Depositor Hiding His Money. Special to The Journal. Greensboro, N, C, Nov. 16. Foreign gold continues to arrive, and the na tional banks have Increased their cir culation. Confidence and stability are gradually taking the place of doubt and panic. - ,, v 'The financial situation lu New York, shows marked improvement During this panic there is no distrust of the quality of the. money, the quantity alone produces alarm. In some sec tions cotton cannot be marketed be cause the banks cannot or will not furnish the currency and exchange, both foreign anddoraestlc, Is difficult to negotiate.' - ; , . , , v - , tt is a time when every one should be careful, and the banks that get too tight, with their credits are likely to do as much' harm, as the. frightened nldes hls Bav,nK8 ln bureau drawer. The cotton market during the week has.. been dull, but . prices are thirty points .under a week ago. ' Receipts continue small. The farmer talks 15 cents and sells sparingly. - The spin ner, talks about the commercial de pression, and threatens to curtail production,' because new business that Is offering Is not profitable. . V The size of the crop, even if small, seems less Important than the extent of the business reaction. . ' i. I note an increasing disposition to construct warehouses and hold cotton, whether ' this is wise or not, the fu ture must disclose. ' I do not see my way clear to believe In higher prices. Engine Banning Against Time, Vew York, Nov. 16. In a continua tion of the Pennsylvania's speed trials at . Clayton, N. J. yesterday, what Is said to be the fastest mile ever made by a locomotive on a track contain ing curves was made by steam loco motive No. 606. It travelled a mile at the rate of 91.6 mlleB an hour. This Is 2.2 miles better than the I mark make by the same locomotive on the specially built track on Wednes day. This track, which Is seven miles long and extends from Clayton to FrankHnvIlle, contains two sharp curves. ' So far the steam engines have beaten the big electric locomotives in every test ' When one of the new elec tric flyers was tried "out yesterday,' it I made 72 miles an hour on the first trip aad only 70 On the second. A portion . of the specially built track has' been laid with steel ties. and after the locomotive tests have been completed an examination will be made to determine which kind of ties bore the heavy tests to the best advantage. Baloons- Part' of War Equipment. Special to The Journal. Washington, Nov. 16. The War De partment will soon open bids for the I manufacture of dirigible war balloons, l .: nx vt. -- T - I 'Ue l!SCT Special to The Journal, uaiumet. Mien., mo v. H. On ac count of the depreciation of copper stock, miners'' pay has been cut tve per cent About 1,000 miners are af fected. - , Fatal Affair of Honor. Vienna, Nov. 16. Prince Marvaluf, of Bavaria, was killed in a sword duel with the Duke of Genoa, today. The affair was said to have been caused by a gambling debt The Duke is in custody. He was slightly wounded, Many Sensational Developments. Special to The Journal. , . V Washington, Nov, 16. The trial of Mrs. Bradley, the murderess, will be resumed Monday for the defense. Mrs. Bradley will go on the stand and many sensational developments In the affair are promised. Ocean (rcy lloimd Krlngs Gold.O Special to the Journal. Liverpool, Nov. 16. The Cunard liner, Manretania, bift her:lo(.k at 4 o'clock this afternoon, with tll.COO,- CO fold on li'ipiil.' fhe H i f II;e l.v,: i, tl:e f 1 v M S i ( Program for the Sixth Annual Observance Made bjr Supt Jwyner SICK AT SOLDIERS K0"E Policies of Republican Party Mapped Oat Republican PoUUes in a Chaotic Condition Democrats Are Also Broken Up Washington FIU ing Up With Congressmen. - Special Correspondence. - ' Washington, D. C, -'Nov. .--Congressmen and other winter visitors are putting in, their annual appearance In this city, and national politics and the nancial panic is the general topic of conversation. The meeting of Con gress Always brings to Washington a horde of people loaded with personal and patriotic schemes to present to the national legislature. It is cer tainly amusing to note the number of designs on the national treasury, but as all the surplus cash has been loan ed to the national banks, from which it cannot be recalled without inviting further financial' disaster," the neces sity of keeping appropriations within the limit of ' the government income, will compel even the,, most extrava gant Republican statesman to be in a measure economical. . The estimates of the heads of departments, however, all call for increased appropriations. The Secretary of the Navy wants more ships and larger navy yards;. the. Sec retary of War insists that millions are needed to' complete the coast de fences, especially those in our Insular ssesslons; the Secretary of Com merce and Labor asserts that an in creased number of . immigrant inspec tors are necessary; the Secretary of Agriculture declared that he cannot enforce the pure food ; law without more food inspectors and - chemical laboratories; the Secretary of the In terior must have more patent exami ners and land Inspectors; the Attor ney General more special attorneys, to Investigate the doings of undesirable citizens; so that if possible a male factor of great wealth may be Jailed as the crowning glory of the Roose velt administration.' Increased pay forthe soldiers and sailors and the civil service employees averaging 30 per cent will add to the appropriation many millions, if full Justice is done to these publlo servants.- , The policy of the Republican lead er in Congress is to enact aa little legislation aa possible, pass the , ap- Iproprlatlon bills and adjourn in time to taxe a hand in the Republican national convention, but as every Con gressman Will have at least one speech, and most of them many more on the asset currency bill, the Philip pine tariff bill, the Gorman tariff agreement' the improvement" of the Mississippi and its tributaries, the amendment of the Sherman anti-trust law, the over capitalization of rail roads, the parcels post bill, the fed eral corporation bill, and any other legislation they ' thinK will specially interest their consttuents, it will re qiitae many months to exhaust tins stream of eloquence. The Republican . politics are In a chaotic condition and will probably re main so until the meeting of the na tional convention, for it seems impos sible for our Republican brethren to settle on who shall be their candidate for President until noses are counted The President refuses , to give any sign of a change from his original determination of refusing to be a can didate for a third term, hut the Kooue velt boomers refuse to take him at his word, which loads to demoraliza tion in the camps of the other' caudl dates. From what I can see the Pre3l dent is playing a deep game of allow Ing delegates to be tied up tor him and when the time arrives will use these delegates tor the man of hla choice, Taft if possible, but quite probibly Cortelyou. I do not expect to Bee Mr, Roosevelt accept a third term nomina tion, although It la possible it may be offered to him. Democratlo politics are also In chaotic condition, for there Is not single declared candidate . tor the nomination for President , The ban quet here to Mr. Bryan on next Sat urday evening may result In his do clnrlnR he will accept the nomination but some of his friends Eay lie would prefer to wait and seo who will prob ably be the Republican standard ban er before deciding to allow hla mm to be presented to the IVniocrtilic na tional convention. There li to 0 u!ii that a 'ns.'i;rlty of Dunomt:i me f-.- Mr. r-ryan, but the qm-,"'tt H v! the .I. . . i.' i ( t the iVji.' M ' give him l.eit-ty sin ; ' i t i ! :i t ! I to v nUTIONS GALORE Slow Movement of Cotton Canse of ' Mack Surprise T. K. Brnncr lav Home Information Wanted. Special Correspondence. Raleigh, N. C., Nov. IS. Surprts U expressed here that so much eottaai Is coming into Wilmington as none U brought into this market - The hold ing of cotton was never so cloao as tt Is at present in this section of Nort Carolina. - Tour correspondent had the pleas ure of spending half an hoar at the bedside of T. K. Bruner, of the Stat Board, of Agriculture, who has been sick so long. Mr. Bruner Is yet very sick but his improvement continue . It will be quite a while before he is on his feet however. He h been very much concerned about his sick ness, fearing it would hamper the im migration work, in which he was so deeply Interested. ' VA., The sixth observance of "North Car olina Day" In the schools of the State falls on Friday, December 20th, and a very attractive program of exer cises has been issued from the office of the State' Superintendent, forming , a pamphlet of 43 pages, the work at fourteenth North Carolinians. These pamphlets are very valuable, as they - contain historical sketches very carer fully prepared. .The contributors this year are J. Y. Joyner, Chas. H. Mebane, ' Frank Nash, E. C. Brooks, M. C. 8. Noble, W. C. Allen, Joseph M. More band, Mary Augusta Bernard E W. -,-, Sykes, R. D. W, Connor and Charles Lee Raper. One of the features of the pamphlet this year is the settle- ,..... vtr V.'M . J .... . V. U J V .' U ,1 1 II II , I I I II. i whose descendants form so strong and valuable a part of the popitlatlon and Who have always'' been prominent in '. the history' of the State since they came across the ocean, their main Bet- ' Uement being in ten counties. - Very often the joke goes around about what the Governor of this State said to the Governor of South Caro Una, to the effect that it was a Jong time between drinks. But this is taken . seriously by not a few people, and en here comes to your correspondent from a widely known literary man et Indianapolis the question. In all grav ity, of the origin of this expression. Ha aneaka of it an nc!nt asvlnc Tour correspondent will be Very hap py to have the literary llstbts of the State give their versions of the orlgU of this phrase end ihes ereplles shall be sent to the distinguished gentleman who makes th Inquiry. At the Soldiers' Home, of course, the ' funds are a1 ways limited and some needs cannot be filled. One of these Is a piano, and it has been suggested that somewhere in this State there fs person who would be willing tn tike a gift of this instrument With this at the Home a great many amuse ments could be provided for the vetew ans which they cannot now have. They . are extremely fond o fmuslc, and It ts hoped that this request which comes from them, will meet with a prompt response from some person "in the State. , ' General rains are falling In the State and are needed in some sections. It appears that a large cro pof small grain is being lost In thl seeason. Tas pea crop Is not a .large one, as a gen eral thing because the weather h:,3 been too dry. Your correspondent was at the Sol diers' Home yesterday afternon aul visited the hospital In which t' -rs were thirty - sick. Superintend. ;t Brooks is able to be out A doctwr made an X-Ray -examination cf l.'d should v.hlth was injured eome t' i ago by a fall to see whethsr th.-e a break cf the bone. At the rs State convention of the DaugMf ? the Confederacy of North Caro" i that CirAr ni-.-irlle,! a i!iii-1 r for the 'Soldiers' Home s- 1 rl.e U ing excellently well, f :.e l.i : Cuterbrldge and tihe cn i f. ' i . mudn, West Indies. Tl'i i v room, kitchen end inn c irhlch form an ; : t t ; ' ' T.t the 1 1 liie b:vi all iu e very ,; Two f. . :.,'.( ( 1 ' 1 ; t f ( t. lisifjirrSnr I.