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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-23
.lFor THE PRoaREssrvH FARMER
BROADWAY, N. c., Feb. 10, '88.

49, g. slCol he I hodnESolRA AnAnAS
BROADWAY, NJ. c., Feb. 10, 'SS.
SECRETARY STATE ALLIANCE:
Dear Brother.-On the 18th OF De-
cember 1 organized Galacia Alliance,
at Galacia Church, II miles west of
Fayetteville, with "a members. Bro.
A A. Ray, President, and D. B. ellis.
Secretary; postofice, Fayetteville, N,
c.. This Alliance is made up of the
best men in that section of country,
and bids fair to be the banner Ali.
ance of Cumberland county:
Owing to bad weather, / failed to
organize at few appointments.
On the evening of Feb. I'd, in COM
pany with my, friend, JIG. Blue, we
set out for a drive across the sand
plains of southwest Cumberland; and
my opinion is that in no section Of
country that / have ever travelled have
Iifound as many roads, crossroads
and forks as are. to be found in this
section. - s-.
My companion, showever, knew the
way, and could tell me the names of
the several streams we crossed: IF re.
member one very bold stream they,
call "Puppy creek."@4 could but in
dulgei the desire to 9 q large dog
creek. -~
About twilight we drove upon the
bridge that spans the famous Rockfsh.
Here / was informed that the raftmen,
who occupy the many shanties that
lo& +Lo lnnl e., Ill, b.lo- h>J
struck for better pay, which caused
me to thinkswe were either getting a
little deeper in, or a little further out
of civilization, it was not clear to my
mind which. A drive of q few min
utes brought us to McFadyen's School
House, where / found quite a number
of intelligent farmers, discussing the
probable duration of the strike, and
the prospects of the farmers Alliance.
l had my say, and proceeded to
organize Rockfsh Alliance with nine
members. Bro. r. Mcmillan, Presi-
dent, (who was sheriff of Robson
county during the reign of terror, pro-
duced by the daring and bloody deeds
of the Lowery gang and N. McCrim-
mon. Secretary; p~ostof6ce, Lumber
Bridge, N. @. / could have organ
lied here with twenty members, but
we had quite a number of visitors, and
the was too small to accommo
date all.
This Alliance is made up Of intelli-
gent, leading men of the section, and
[ predict for it a large measure of
success.
Here I met with the President and
Secretary of Gold Hill Alliance. Each
exhibit a deep interest in the Alliance.
We returned by a circuitous route
via Davis Bridge, a road much
longer, and just as full of forks and
crosses, a. the one on which we came
out. At 2 o'clock at night we had
passed the last fork, crossed the last
road and had drove around the last
log, and were quietly enjoying the
hospitality of Neill R. Blue, Esq.
Where l went next night, what /
saw, and what l have done in the in
term, will form part of the subject Of
my next report.
-~Fraternally,
j. O. "A. KELLY,
Deputy Organizer.
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featured by S. w. Travers & Co.,
D;oI~o~l W, oo-o~1ol NJ "o1oC

featured by S. w. Travers & Co.,
Richmond, Va, sampled at Wades-
boro. Available phos. acid, claimed
8 to 10, found $40 per cent; ammo
MIA, claimed 2 to 3, found 200 per
cent; potash, claimed 2 to 3, found
200 per cent. Relative value at sea
board, per 1000 pounds, 1882; rela-
tive value at Raleigh, SPLIT.
No. 1880. Special cotton compound,
manufactured by G.. Ober & Sons Co.,
Baltimore, Md, sampled at Laurin-
burg. Available phos. acid; claimed
8 to 10, found 9.13 per cent. ammo
mia, claimed 2 to 3,':found 2.36 per
cent. potash, claimed l.40to2, found
2. rs per cent. Relative value at sea-
board, per 1000 pounds, $2O.2S; rela-
tive value at Raleigh, $23.53.
No. 1922. Pine Island ammoniated
phosphate, manufactured by QUINN
piac Co. New London, Ct, sampled at
Wilmington, NC. Avail. phos. acid,
claimed 8, found 1913 per cent. am
monia claimed 2, found 2.67 per cent.
potash, claimed l., found LAB per
cent. Relative value at seaboard,
per 1000 pounds, $21.06; relative
value at Raleigh, $~25.2l.:sf& : Z
No. 1929. Wilcox, Gibbs & Co.'S
manipulated guano, manufactured by
Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co., Charles
ton, S. c.. sampled at Fayetteville, N.
G. Avail. phos. acid, claimed s,
found SIS per cent; amonia, claimed
$50, found 2.3l per cent; potash,
claimed 2, found 2.8s per cent. Rela-
tive value at seaboard, per 1000
pounds, $3.50; relative value at Raj
eigh, $22.84.
No. 1850. Rasin's acid phosphate,
manufactured by Rasin Fertilizer Co.,
Baltimore, Nd, sampled at G~reenville.
Avail. phos. acid, claimed l3 to Is,
found l4.77 per cent; amonia, claim
ed Ito to $40, found OIL per cent.
Relative value at seaboard, per 1000
pounds, $lS.O5; relative value at Raj
eigh, $2l.3O.
No. 1881. Registers high grade
acid phosphate, manufactured by Roys-
ter & Strudwick, Norfolk, Va, sam
pied at Maxton. Avail. phos. acid,
claimed IL to Is, found Is "a per
cent. Relative value at seaboard, per
1000 pounds, $l6.Ol; relative value
at Raleigh, $l9.26.
No. 1887. Owl brand guano, man
ufactured by Davie & Whittle, Peters
burg, Va, sampled at Rocky Mount.
Avail. phos. acid, claimed 8, found
9.07 per cent. ammonia, claimed 2,
found EOS per cent; potash, claimed
l, found LIZ per cent. Relative value
at seaboard, per 1000 pounds, $l8.75;
relative value at Raleigh, $4,000.
No. 1920. Meadows special guanos
for all crops, manufactured by E. H.
& j. A. Meadows, New Berne, N. c.,
sampled at New Berne, N. G. Avail.
phos. acid, claimed 9 to IL, found 9.l3
per cent. ammonia, claimed 2 IA to
8, found 2.2s per cent; potash, claim
ed 2 l-2 to 8, found 2.9l per cent.
Relative value at seaboard, per 1000
pounds, $20.7l; relative value at Raj
$23.96.
H. B. BATTLE, Director.
Raleigh, N. c., February 18th, 'ss.
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MEXICAN COTTON.

A cotton plant of perennial growth,
says the Houston(Tex. Post, was sent
from Matamoras by Mr.. Rufus H.
Parker to Secretary Kidd Of the Cot
ton Exchange. It was grown on a
plantation in Chaulia, about $40 miles
south of Piedras Negras, and planted
in 1876, and has been in constant
bearing ever since without any cult
walton. Nearly twenty ratoons or
stalks of this years growth have
sprung from the neck of the great tap
root, which are five to six feet high.
and covered with wefl-opened bolls of
fine staple cotton like silken floss. It.
is well worth. seeing by. those who are
familiar only with our plants that
come from seed planted annually. .
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-23

will make the Season Of 1888 at Raleigh, N. c.,
limited to thirty Mares, at fifty dollars for the
Season. Season, from February list to June 18th,
1888.
Happy Medium 400, the Sire Of Robert Medium
4827, was the most illustrious trotting bred horse In
the world. "A correspondent OF the Spirit Of Tho
Times says this of him: There is no occasion to
mention his greatness as q Sire Of T~rotters, as that
fact is already SO well known that from coast to
coast his fame has been heralded as one OF the
greatest, If not the greatest, living Sire OF 1880 trot
ters."
Another test of his greatness and popularity is
the rapidity with which his get are sold and the
prices obtained from December 10th, 1887, to JanC-
airy Esd, 1888. The price obtained for eight OF his
colts was $11, $50. -
Robert Mediums Dam was the McAuley mare, by
Yankee Tricks, Sire Of Dram Maid, 2:37, and
others; her Dam a Bellfounder mare. The McAuley
mare is the Dam OF Meta Medium s:Ss71@@. double
team record with -Maxey Cobb, 2:15N, and the fast
est public record ever made.
Maxey Cobb Robert's half brother) has The fastest
Stallion record -2:13N-in the world to his credit.
Robert Medium is one Of the purest gated, best
broken and fastest horses to be found in the South
ern States; has never appeared in a public race, but
trotted the old track of the North Carolina Agricul-
tural Society in his, three year old form IN 2:ss, and
repeated in 2:S7; a rate Of speed that no horse ever
before accomplished. BE il q sure foal-getter and
be carefully and economically provided for.
Groom fee $1.OO, to be paid At time of service.
Address,
DR.. JAMES MCKEE,
fe2-3m 12S N. Blount St., Raleigh, N. C.
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8 8 1883. 1888.

Grass Seed, Clover Seed, Bone Meal. ~
Agricultural Lime, Land Plaster, Guano:
Thomas Smoothing Harrows, Corbin Disc Har-
rows. Mofatt's Cotton Planters, best IN tHse. r
200 Bushels Orchard Grass Seed. - ;
200 Bushels. Red Top Grass Seed. y - '"
100 Bushels Tall Meadow Dat Grass Seed, T>'i& >
so Bushels Red Glover Seed, -- al
50 Bushels italian and English Rye Grass Seed,
50 Bushels Blue Grass Seed. 10
1000 Bushels selected Spring Seed Oats.
Above we offer you the best, fresh Grass and
Glover Seed, adapted to this section, and below we
offer you the best Fertilizers to grow the most
Grass: ~@ s A
200 Sacks, Fine Bone Dust.
200 Sacks Land Plaster. -
500 Sacks Agricultural Lime.
1000 Sacks
= RS GuanQ-
Gail on us, or write us, if you want any q, the
above. ~
WILLIAMSON b UPCHBRCH,z ~
fec Raleigh, N. G.
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l wouldn't give a penny for a man:
who would drive a nail in slack because
he didn't get extra pay for it.-ERsiot.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
TWO BURGLARS PLUCKILY sAPTURED

The grocery store John webrock at No IS GouyerB
eur-s was entered by burglars at N yesterday. Ths
noise awoke webrock who sprang out Of his bed, and
walked into The hallway with lighted candle. His
lighted upon man creuched in and he sprans
forward and seized him struggle ensued The noise
awoke the other tenant whose cries for help attracted
Detective Mulcahy He entered the house Just ths
burglar struggling with Webrock freed himself
and ran the roof
As the detective coming the stairs he encountered
the other burglar Joseph Dempsey, twenty-five, OF
No 96l Cherry-s Dempsey had Jimmy In his hand and
fought desperately for his freedom The detective stunned
him by several blows upon the head with his club and
leaving him went burglar who had gone the
roof The chased him the roofs Of several
houses and finally captured him in Cherryst he was
William warran age twenty-five years Of No % Jeher-
sop-st They were taken 70 the Essex Market Polcs
Court and Justice White held s. 900 ball each to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
THE COLLECTOR 4 FowL-FAYo1sH.

half dozen quacks have been under the care OF the
carpenter in the Custom House for several days. and
have been somewhat Of nuisance. Collector Magone
yesterday disposed by sending them to his farm
at Ogdensburg. They ducks Of rare breed. I'm
ported for him from Yokohama. M Msgone Is ex
pert in fne fowls and is credited with having a
valuable selection his farm. 1t is also sad that In
his earlier manhood boyhood, he was fond OF Wit
Messing the sporve contests between the game fowls OF
ST. Lawrence and Jefferson Counties, when the birds
were In best trim with clipped combs steel
dipped in gall and vinegar But the pair Of game fowls
recently brought Ceyon for the Collector were said
TO be to crafty his pride and not TO grace the cockpit
However, 1t is only natural the questions should be
asked: Does the Collector pay the duty upon these
importatonsi Do they in duty free upon the
ground that they breeding purposes' Who pays
for the coops pays the wages OF the earpe
who makes them in the Custom House,
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
lRR1y11 OF THE soo7cH GUTTER AR1EI.

On board the City Of Rome, which arrived yesterday
was the little three-ton cutter Ariel She is consigned
the popular actor and yachtsnan Charles A. Stevenson
vcecommodore OF the Larchmont Yacht Club, In which
she will be enrolled The ARIEL designed by W. Fife,
jr OF Scotland, who also designed the Clara the most
successful cutter brought into these waters She
built two years before the adoption OF the new
rules OF the British Yacht Racing Association, which
relaxed some Of penalties previously imposed beam
Consequently is OF the extreme knife ooard' type
as shown by her Dimensions which are as follows:
length ALL 80 feet length on load water line 90 feet
beam, feet inches depth OF hold, feet inches !
extreme drsught feet.
She within SIX inches Of much water a. Bur
gesss celebrated racing schooner the Sachem which is
SO feet long the line The Ariel has had sue
cessful the Clyde as racer. During her first
season. 1886 she captured nine first and seven second
prizes How will figure here remains to be SEEN
But one thing certain Mr Stevenson will get
enjoyment out Of her and without any danger Of
being capszed for that is impossible with yacht built
he he Arie
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
HIS LOST BOZ COMMITTED SUICIDE

William H. Barr, Of No. 1925 POWeton-sye., Phla-
aelph-a, president Of large hydIduc pump works az
Germantown, called 90 the CoronePs Ohce yesterday
and Identified the Affects OF the who committed sui
eide al the Continental Hotel Tuesday those OF his
son' James H. Barr, young mechanical engineer.
tgentyone years old. who disappeared from his home
IN Philadelphia on Monday morning. Mr.. Barr stated
mat the last time he ssW his was at breakfast
Monday morning. The youth told his father that he
was going Atlantic City. That the last heard OF
him I'll Tuesday night when he received telegram
ifom this city saying mat the body Of suicide at the
Continental Hotel tailed with the description OF his
he arrived In this city yesterday
AI. Barr Is at loss 70 account for his sons act
He always OF bright temperament and was popu.
lar among his seouSlntsnces- lie had promising ca.
eef before him and 1t Is the belief Of the elder Barr
ass the death Of the young mans wife preyed upon his
sons mind that Il produced mesnchos. The body
MI b taken 70 Phlladelphs today ter burial
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKETS
pr.rrers OF NEw.YoRK DEALINGS.

Thor. was pause in the speculative movement n
wheat Yesterday and prices suffered under reI'Ions
and withdrawal Of support trom shorts covering Ihs
tone OF the cash market was easier and shippers "ea
encouraged to freer purchases taking $4,000 bushels.
The dealings in options shrsnk to about oOc0Ooo DuS
and there was no important outside feature deVeiop>s
% influence speculation After opening easier al l4d
as cent under Wednesdays final figures the nAfket
rallied l4a2 cent In the late trading the tenaenev
was downward and the close was heavy. Losses "e'e
scored OF 9s for April 91 Ia May at 81 Is, June az
90 JuIy az SO IA and September So 5-s OF oS fof
August at So Ia and IA for December at ol Ia
cents Cash corn is still held with rigid Strength anu
prices were advanced cent, but the demand Is eonnnea
TO absolute necessities shippers were buyers OF only
one load The options were early disposed 70 advance
hut they lost ground In subsequent dealings ana
were weak az the close with gains OF IA for May
az 60 38 July and August co -, IL for September
at the same price for october at 60 3o cents
Spot oats were I.4dl.2 better, aud the options
followed the example the leading cereals The close
was weak at reaction best figures but up ls cens
NJ 81 rs for May and July, and "a 5S cents FOR
August The export movement IA lard continued good
coo terces being purchased but the options we're IT.
regular closing easy for the nearby months and sh@ds
higher for the others follows: April o. ~, May
81 81 June 81 93 July o. SO, August O. SS september
and october IS OIL
The receipts OF grain and -four reported yesterday AZ
New.York Baltimore, Philadelphia aud Boston were 40
follows: Wheat 26os6 bushels; corn 4500l bu-he.s'
oats so7 bushels total grain Ola bushels nour
9s 651 packages At Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Louis
the arrivals we're Wheat g. SOL bushels corn lOo'ea
bushels oats se los bushels total sran 2o5s47 oush,
els -four, A, 645 barrels.
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
Bow oo1UrB1A MEN NAY BECOME REFoRYERs.

The Columbia College sophOmores have not yet decided
how or where they will celebrate their victory over Le
gendr. or whether they will noble an example for
coming classes follow In regard TO this traditional Gus
tom as they already done in the matter Of rushing
Mention was made in THE TRIBUNE recently Of an ef-
fort On the part Of Of the parents immediate
" Interested, and the officers OF the college.
to induce the students TO celebrate the
" triumph in manner more fitting college
men. Reference made to the disgraceful beer
racket in which only members OF the class
join but also large number from other classes 1t Is
especially nng the present class should begin the
reform which bound for among Its men,
bers are Of Bishop McLaren, of Chicago; the
Rev D. Henry Y Satteree, OF Calvary Church the Rev
S. s. Seward. the Church Of the EewJerusalem; the
Rev. NJ. Mann, Of Orange; the Rev. Dr. shpman, OF
Christ Church. Frederic r Coudert Judge MARITIME
Judge Gderseeve Van Norden. the president Of
the Presbyterian Union. and elder in Dr.. Howard
Crosby's Church. L Trot Of the Chidrens Aid Society;
" K Stevenson, and Dr. Fske, OF Bedford-aye.'
Brooklyn.
The New-York Observer yesterday In an editorial
said: The whole affair Of the triumph over Legendrs
silly childish observance and It is high time that
It dropped altogether that something was subst
tuted In with true maniness and
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
,,orrp,yG INTO prTxAN's DEATH.
-,, WASH TELLS HOW HE WAS WATCHED
WAhDf--' W" 1-NIFE IN HIS SHOE

wAnD'--' 4 KNIFE IN HIS SHOE
The iuquest into the death Oh frAn0'S W. -,
a.. r,urterer of his nneteen-year-oid ususne Na"'
- a,od At the Chambers Street hoSp"a on '"o
'as,,nc of Aprn s. from poisoning py opium snesou
Ni0, - given him by George W. Burke, a ecu
To nave - - nrsoner al the Tombs was begun yes
n'~e' -, Corouer Eidman. Deputy sheriff Burke
'ciu~s -. arrived at the Tombs to take fftman 10
us'".~ ON the night the jury were cut ae-
oDe 49,, he found a knife with Pitman whloh no
-, ,vsv He did not search tie pooAe's VI u'
- reputy sheriff Lynch testified that DC 'ooA
sn 10 court TO receive his sentence ana hahueu
-, over to the court officials After sehteh'o 10
- charge Of Ptman and placed MN Ia 'no 'a-
-. ~ . number Of prisoners In the van al 'n'
a !. was possible for him TO have gotten poison
~ ,h.n The prisoner was in the pen nearly TWO
- No IN company with eight other prisoners on th'
nO1 -na ~ IN, sentence and then he might have re-
eeyed the poison , ...
c.a,aIn Currey of Part II General Sessions, tes-
,ed N having searched Pitman on the uornihs Va
~. s.ntsnce lie found knife in one OF his shoeS'
h.cb by order Of the Court, he turned over u .n0
shsrd. Thomas d. Walsh, Warden OF inc IOn.D'
"a. ain the case Of prisoners undergoing cdpl.ai IA
s~su,shment. the keepers give speclal care % anu
pancr 10 them 1t was thus In the case OF Pi9an
Is,irIlarly So because was tod Dy hsePoI liz Ih
P2f.lIoS = in,fe MS wife and two daughters calico
NJ Pman on Friday. The prisoner BuiA9 M nsa ne
access whatever 10 Ptmans ecu ai.er IL nS nrtsoner
he W Crecn lie could have easily passed Ptman
tie drug although every one searched before 20 ses
hNshsnd after visiting hours and begged al the
oete 10 see her husband The two daughters sd nsd
t,s.dv Gained admlttance 10 their fathers cen anu h
e. civen orders to Matron Stone TO search me
bich She did. ] allowed Mrs. PtIDan 10 en'o'
and repeated my order TO Matron stone - ,o Sing
G on the morning that Pitmsn was 10 go " Ir.s ms
Sing was told by the deputy keeper that mere
something wrong with him. inquired wa ,n.rponed SS
be rad taken and he replied that he haa "a
Co. the n-sou doctor. Dr. Egan sald thd' f''Ai-
was suffering from nervous lrOstrauohI, ,.d rrtu
At this point the Inquest was aU!o""'N
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago April IL (Specis.-Although there was pretty
fair ructuation wheat to-day, there was sudden gV-
Ing Gus OF the general speculative business Bear taeucs
proved successful May wheat opened at IS So ana on
better cables and heavy buying by Leopold BLOOM sou
rs 81 This top for the day. Bloom STUCK 10
his purchases which aggregated nearly 100000 bushels
until O'clock then. when the market looked pear
ish through Irwin Green Co., he threw his load IL
took May options TO II So The close was At ~ S4-
The receipts OF corn considerably under ths
.xuecations The for Friday only "A cars
May opened SO @ sold 10 50 IA and "a and closed AZ
SO sa53 3 It's independence Of wheat shown oy tho
fact that while that closed IL cent under the opening corn
closed 1.4d9-s above.
The bull CLIQUE in pork continued IFS selling today.
Long pork bough, months by the Anglo American Pack
ing Company settling up 1t is said BY the pro-
sonas that the May deal Is about cleared up and that
May option will show good big discount from june
New-York tribune., 1888-04-13
LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

Thursday, April l2-p. IN.
The position of the contending forces in the
stock market was not greatly changed to-day The
bear faction rested on the apparent lack Of public
interest in the speculation, while the bulls were
confident but not aggressive. The opening was
quiet, and after brisk selling Of Missouri Pacific
Lake Shore and the leading Granger shares, the
market became dull at generally small declines.
The trading was professional unless the large
room traders are regarded as commission brokers.
IJ Is surprising that some OF the most anuquated
tricks Ot the trade are as successful now as Wnen
they were tiIst attempted 1t seems unnecessary
to explain that brokers who are publicly known
10 have certain connections are used by the Leading
operators IN the hope ot creating false impression
The room traders, well as the largest commission
and foreign houses, are constantly used III this
way. In dull market especially, IL IS lncredlDle
to suppose that any broker Will refuse orders from
weuknown speculatorS even when they are ho1
supported by the most ample margins
The EFFECT OF THE METHOD PROVED.
The movement of prices to-day proved the
efficacy OF this tlme-nonored treatment. Mis-
souri, Pacific sold down per cent by room
trader but il scored the largest hnal advance,
rising from 20 "a to 73 lo and closing rs per
cent gher than IL did yesterday. 1he stocks that
made gains nearest ~ this were Union Paclhe,
Western Union, New-Jersey Central and Louisville
and Nashville, which closed "a per cent higher
The real strength of the so-called Gould stocks
is strengthening the suspicion that the recent de-
cline was largely matter OF manipulation. lhefe
was no important news that could be construed
into an excuse for the advance, although some OF
the anxious buyers toward the close pretended that
they had Just heard of the unloosng OF the dead
lock in Congress. The rumors OF yesterday about
troubles among the trunk line railroads were con-
sidered too stale to be repeated, and tue Wander
bilt shares nearly recovered their previous losses
The attention of the sellers Of stocks is called to
the railroad earnings printed below, for the first
week in April which 90 far toward proving that
the March decreases were owing chiefly 70 the
abnormal railroad traffic in that month last year
in anticipation Of higher rates IN consequence OF
the Interstate Commerce Law.
STATE OF THE BOND MARKET
Government bonds were dull and weak under
freer offerings. Speculative holders, at least, seem
to be discouraged Oy the inacCOn OF Congress, and
many others are seeking larger returns from new
investments The closing quotations were as
follows: