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be abundant, but potash is generally
rather deficient, an application OF pot
ash increases the crop 80 bushels per
C or more than the entire crop the
land would grow with all the sodium
it contained. Mr.. Wards notion that
nitrate of potash can begotten cheaply
enough to use pro1tably as a fertilizer
is new to me. I wish it we're 80. But
really if we have plenty Of phosphoric
acid and a readily available form OF
potash, as in sulphate and muriate,
why should we for ordinary farming
pay an extra price for the nitrate, when
by the aid of the other forms of potash
with leguminous plants we can get
nitrates in the soil for a mere fraction
of the cost of purchased nitrate9 If
Mr.. Ward will furnish me all the
''plant poison" I want in the shape of
sulphate or muriate Of potash, I will
undertake to get all the nitrate I want
by the use of COW peas and lime.
W. T. MASSEY.
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The Caucasian is ventilating the election Law
in a series of able articles. It is publishing the
1mns, and showing why a legislature elected by
fraud did not want to change it, so fairness at
will also soon commence the publication by
counties, of the frauds comm1tted in the late
election. Every voter in the State should know
these facts. If you nave not seen the paper,
send for a sample copy. Subscription for one
year, 81, six months, 50 cents. Address,
THE CAUCASIAN,
1O98 Goldsboro. N. O..
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r O lola
lola, N. @.

lola, N. &.
Mr. EDIToR:-Not having heard any
thing from lola Alliance in a long time
I feel impressed to write you a few
lines to inform the brotherhood gen.
orally what effect the present financial
panic has had and is still having upon
the people. No doubt every sane, in
telligent and unprejudiced mind will
admit that the words Of Senator Vance
when he said ut was the bankers
panic" is true and was done for no
other purpose than to create a sentl-
ment against silver 90 that the purChas'
ing power of gold might be doubled.
Now, If there were no other reason
that the two metals should be kept on
a parity according TO the provisions of
the Chicago platform than those given
by the enemies of silver, they would
be sufficient proof that the working
people should rally to the banner of
the political party which pledges itself
to the maintenance of both gold and
silver az a standard. They know that
in the banks Of London and New York
that a single gold standard will be
much more easily controlled on account
Of it's being worth more in many other
forms than that Of money. In regard
to the effect the panic has had on the
minds of the people, I think I express
the sentiment of the good people of
Alamance when I say it has served as
an eye -opener. The people are nearer
a unit in regard to the reforms de-
manded by the labor organizations
than ever before. The failure of the
present administration to carry out a
single pledge which it made to the poo
pie has caused many good J~effersOrian
Democrats to enlist themselves, with
their best friends under the Peoples
party banner, and l believe that the
Iaboring people of this country will not
allow another IF their sacred ballots to
be cast against their own intere5t as
has ceen done in the pGSt.
1t seems to me that every thinking
man who has the interest of his
country, his family and his posterity
at heart will obs rye that a change in
our les islation and administration of
government is actually necessary in
order that our civil and religious insti
buttons may be preserved
Hoping that the reforms de handed
by the N. F, A. and l. U which will
establish equal rights to all, will
eventually triumph. | am
Yours truly,
w T RANKS
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and KANT.
Eggs for Matching.

Eggs from pure S. c. White Leghorns, Light
Brahmas and Buff Cochins for sale at hard
time" prices. Is eggs ,Or 81, PC for SIS, SO for
$2.4n, delivered at any express office in N. @.
Can deliver S. c. w. Leghorn and Barred
Plymouth Rock chicks, pure, at $l2 per hundred,
chick shipped one day cd.
w. S. BARNES
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. %. 1894. C8D
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TIE DEADLY POLITICAL BOSS.

The Richmond Times has told some
unpleasant truths on the people in that
State and the following is applicable
to every State:
The thoughtful observer must admit
that the peril which threatens Demo
cratic institutions is the political
s'boss." He foists himself into
place and controls government as
the nominal representative OF the
people. But though he secures his
election by apparently conform
ing to the methods which are
provided to c an expression of the
popular will, it is by an apparent con-
formity only, and really, and in truth,
by methods which entirely stife the
popular will.
The ''boss" secures his place through
the use of money in elections. 1t may
be by money paid outright, or it may
be by money paid through salaries from
the government to persons whom he
gets appointed to public Office. But in
either event, the use of money is what
secures him the support that raises him
to the Office to which he aspires. The
man who has in him the making of a
political boss gets, we will suppose, to
Congress. Upon his recommendation
all the postmasters in his district are
appointed, all the collectors of internal
revenue, and all the other functionaries
of government in his district. Now the
very striking fact connected with the
case is, that as soon as men are ap-
pointed to places on the recommends
ton of this Congressman, they look to
him, and not to the government, whose
officers they.are, as the author of their
being, and they yield their allegiance
thereafter to this Congressman, and
not to their government. They be-
come his henchmen and the most &c
tive partisans for re~-electing him to his
place of Congressman, or for electing
him to any other place on which he
may fix his eye. In this way the Con
gresham locates a claquer and bench
man in each neighborhood of his dis
trict, and he has, therefore, from that
time forward an organized and discip-
lined force to work in his interest all
over the district whenever an election
takes place. IT an opponent rises up
against him, this opponent has nothing
but u~norganized forces to fight him
with, acting without coherency, without
union, and without any conformity of
conduct. Military men rule subjected
districts by locating garrisons at the
strategical points of the territory. The
Congressman fixes his clamp on his
district by putting the same principle
into force, and thereafterwards he be-
comes the political "boss" of that re,
gion. This is the ''boss" created by use
of government money.
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POTASH AND SODA.

Mr.. EDITOR:-In an issue of the
Prairie Farmer for March 31st, is an
article by Mr.. Andrew Fl. Ward, which
r~eiterates the old exploded notion that
sodium compounds may replace potash
in plant growth. Now if there is any
one thing which the most carefully
conducted experiments has proved, it
is the fact that plants a get along
without any soda at all, but that no
green plant can make growth without
potash in an available form. Soda is
found more plentifully in seaside plants
than anywhere else, and it was sup
posed that with these plants soda would
replace potash, but it has been shown
that ever in this case the soda exists in
the plant more as an accident, or be
AUS the plant could not help getting
it, just as a large portion of the lime
exists as a deposit on cell walls. We
have frequently seen it stated that
muriateo of potash made potatoes waxy,
but we do not believe a word of it.
The most careful experiments show
that the presence of potash in the plant
is absolutely essential to the promotion
of starch, that no starch is made and
hence no material for structure, and
no food for storage in under ground
parts unless potash be present.
1t has been shown too that, while
potash in some form must be present
in order that starch may be formed,
the subsequent transfer of starch to
the storage reservoirs Of the plant,
like tubers in Irish potatoes, is best &C
complished by a chloride. Now if the
chloride of potassium favCrs the trans
fer of starch, how is it that the muriate
Of potash makes the potatoes waxy9
1t does nothing of the sort. In the case
Of sugar beets it may hinder the trans
formation with sugar. Experiments
made upon potatoes with muriate of
potash, sulphate of potash and kaini5
showed that the muriate gave better
results than either Of the others. Now
if soda was 80 particularly beneficial,
the kainit should have given the best
results, for it has immensely more of
soda than the muriate has, while the
muriate which gave the best results
did so because of the potash. While
the general opinion Is that the muriate
Injuries the sugar product of the beet
the sulphate does not, and the sugar
product of sorghum and sweet pota.
toes has been largely increased by use
of the muriate. On lands neal the
seaside, where sodium would seem tc
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NEW EDITION!
WatsOn's Campaign Book.

The first edition having been exhausted. and
q stro. G demand fOy it still continuing, a new
edition has been prepared in which many i'm
prOvements have been made,
The political record has been brought down
to March. 1893.
A table of contents, with appropriate page
references, has been added
-, The yea and nay votes on all the leading ques-
tiOns in the last Congress have been added.
In short, the present edition is in every wav
an Improvement on the old,
1t will be sold as follows:
E11nSAO NOPy .U
1h4CS OOPNCS IUU
Fer QOAen 800
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IS MORE THAN A

EASTERN TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
OIth0 L. Joyner, Owner and Prop'r.
Greenville, n. c., Oct. 80, 1898
EDITOR PROGRESSIVE FARMER Raleigh.
n. c.:
DEAR SIR:-Enclosed find check for
50 so in payment for the ad. YOU in
serted for me. Your bill was for 50 90;
hope you will accept the amount of
check, as l got value received for the
ad With good wishes for the con
tlnued success OF your paper, / am,
Yours very truly,
0. L. JOINER,
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OLD BRE'R GROVE AGAIN
BLUE DICKS MANY VICTIMS
He Wore Good Clothes and Praos
.tiosd Upon the Creduiity Of
the Coiored People All
Over the Country.

DENVER. Aug. l2.-Nany eolorsd satl
sons Of this city aro anxiously looking foe
Charles p. Grove, alias ''Blue Dick" alias
tho "Four Times Millionaire" one Of
their own race. Grove while here posed
- president Of the Montana q Illinois
Mining and Milling company, and, armed
with plats, plans and deeds. succeeded In
selling number Of town lots and mining
claims in and about Grove City, supposed
to be not far from Butte, Mont. Grove 10
said to have started on his career by sell.
ing shares In tho Gold Leaf Mining com.
pany. greatly to his own profit, but not to
the profit OF tho company. Then he
made tour OF eastern and southern
cities and, by wearing fine clothes,
talking smoothly and working upon
the credulity Of the colorcd people made
lots Of money. His most profitable fields
were Lexington, ky., and Chicago. A.
Lexington he won the affections Of the
daughter OF wealthy colored man. The
father Of the bride subsequently, learning
OF Groves true character, wrote bis
his daughter. telling her to come hons,
which she did. Grove tried to operate In
Washington, d. C., but WAS prevented
from doing great damage by threats Of
exposure by Montana people, who knew
about his pretensions. Il 10 sald that
Grove does not possess patent Of any ee
tho land claimed by him, and some of
tho claims have been jumped By miners.
A number Of colorsd people have gone to
Grove City from eastern and southssu
cities only to And that they had purs
chased worthless pieces Of paper.
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POSITIVELY THE LAST
Ihk Issk R.llsd Upon 10 Wind Up tho
Session Of CONGRESS.
THE TARIFF BILL UNCERTAIN
There'e Not Much Else Of Import
anoe on Hand and All the In.
d.oations Favor q Speedy
Adjournment.

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QUIET RESTORED AT OMAHA.
Nc Trsabis 10 Expsoted ssd the Troops
ArN WIthdRaNlnR.

OMAHA, Aug. l2.-To-day definitely de-
terminsd the course Of tho state officers
with reference to tho presence OF troops
to keep the South Omaha strikers quiet.
All was 20 quiet that the Omaha Guards
and Thurston Rifles were released and
only three companies from the interior Of
the state will be retained at the scene for
Q day oe so longer. Probably twothirds
Of the strikers have returned 10 work, os
will do 20 tomorrow, and tho balance
would II they could secure positions.
ut IL my Intention" said General
Colby, ''to keep the balance Of the com.
panies here until Tuesday morning. when
tho men can 20 direct to Lincoln to at.
tend tho state encampment. My reasons
for thinking thero will DO no serious trou.
bio from now on II the manner Of
the men who nre out. They all seem to
be peaceble and quiet. have II officially
from the packers thnt many Of the strikers
are coming back to work, and II seems to
me that trouble Is nearing tho end. do
not anticipate any more trouble whatever,
but We propose TO take all precautions"
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senate would do might accemplisA mueh
good. II ives polntsd out In this coanee.
tiou that the house nssd b IN no Tear Of
tho Hill resolution being rushed thseosh'
Mr.. Wilson and his friends have some
sterling friends In the senate, notably
Senators Villas. Gray, Lindsay and othess,
who could II the occasion required. insist
on very complete debate Of the Hill re-
olution, whieh might last from day to day.
This tho house confsrsss regarded -
assuring them . breathing spell and 10
making Il plain that the house need not
rush 70 Ito conclusion. Entertaining
these visws, the house eonfseses did mot
believe II was necessary oe prudent Tor
the house caucus tomorrow morning 70
then and there pass . resolution TO ss
once accept the senate bill. They realise
the situation is 20 critical that the ques.
tion OF accepting the senate bill might
come before tho caucus and develop such
overwhelming and resistless force that II
would be useless to oppose II. They wers
prepared for this emergency and were
ready TO accept II IL Ii came.
II was felt, however, that . dispassion.
ate statement OF the case showing that
tho house would lose mono OF its right TO
pass the senate bill by deferrlng action
for day or 20 would bring about . con.
servativs result In the caucus. Exactly
what this action win b, will not b dsfl'
nitely outlined, although the house con.
feress thought II would perhaps b for the
caucus to adjourn and wait to SEQ what
the senate did. Meanwhile the senate n
acquisscent and disposed to remain In
activity until the house should have IN
opportunity to express itself upon tho sit.
NATHAN.
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GAINED 81 HOURS.
The Relay Race Finishsd Away Aheat
ef Schedule Time.


of Schedule Time.
DENVER, Aug. i2.-The relay riders
reached this city at lo:0 p. m. The time
consumed in carrying the message from
Washington to this city, q distance Of 2,037
milcs, was six days, 10 hours and 81 min.
utes, gain Of 81 hours and q minutes
over the schedule time.
The citisens are beginning to realize
that the L. A. W. meets here this week.
For the past six weeks crack riders from
all over the country have been on the
ground sccustoming themselves to the high
altitude before the dates fixed for the
contests. Yesterday some Of the store q
began to fly banners and bunting to the
breeze and to-day delegates have arrived
In numbers to indicator large attendance
and most successful meet. The track
IL in excellent condition, being as hard
and level ~ an asphalt pavement. The
races will como of Thursday, Friday and
Saturday afternoons, and until then the
visitors will be literally dinsd. wined and
smoked and taken by the various routes
over the many fine cycling roads and
through magnificent mountain scenery.
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Over In Helena.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.

HELENA, Mont, Aug. 12.-The Town.
send delegation to the A. o. U. ". con.
vention ct Anaconda left hero this oven.
ing. Quite number from Helena, East
Helena and Marysvillo will leave In tho
morning accompanied by ladies Of tho De.
grcc Of Honor.
A cave-in in tho lullan tunnel delayed
traffic yesterday afternoon and to-day.
Tho wcs,bound train returned east at 4 p.
m. to connect with the regular train which
went by way Of Butte. Tho Northern
Pacific officers say the cave is not serious
and expect TO have II repaired tonight.
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Mosco, Colo. Aug. i2.-The excitement
over the recent gold find has been intensl-
fed by tho discovery Of rich float ore eX.
tending over very wide territory, and
many who have visited the field are max
ing arrangements TO remain permanently.
An assay OF ore selected with view o.;
avoiding rich pockety formations, aver
ages s1Op to the toa in free gold.
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The Funeral OF John Donovan.

BUTTE, Aug. 12.-The funeral Of John
Donovan. who was killed in . mining
accident at Basin Friday, was held from
Sherman's undertaking rooms this after
noon. The pail bearers were Jerry Ma
honey, J. J. McGinnis, Paul Schmidt.
Charles Levcruni, Harry Esan and c. T.
Dillon, all from Basin. A number Of other
citizens OF Basin had come over to attend
the funeral. among them William Stokes.
Thomas Dooley. James Burke. James
Brown. editor of the Basin TtMes, and
Jerry Donovan. brother of the deceased.
and Mrs. Michael Mccormick. A large
number OF Butte friends aud members OF
tho Butte Miners union followed the
body to st. Patrick's church and 10 tho
cemetery.
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JOHNNY cor HIS oUN&
Bat He Csulda's Hit Thing saA the
Japansse Fleet WithAeew.

Sepeoeeo 4beet Wu00eoWs
SHANGHAI, Aug. u. - The japanese
squadron that attacked VIE. .Hai.Wel ou
Friday. reports Of which engagsment wege
cabled to the associated press yesterday,
consisted Of Is vessels. II 10 not definitely
known how many OF the feet were men.
of.war. The warships drew up in line ol
battle on tho port and opened fire early
Friday morning. There were no Chimes
warships In the vicinity and the engage
mont was entirely between the Japaness
men-of.war and tho forts. The where.
abouts OF the Chinese feet was unknown.
The forts, however, were able without
much difficulty to repulss the attack.
About 90 shots were discharged, but No
material damage was done on either side.
The soldiers manning the guns Of tbs
Notifications showed themselves to b
lamentably deficient In inarksmsnship,
Most OF their shots were Ill directed, ths
shells either falling short Of tho vessela
aimed at or going wide of the mark. When
the feet withdrew to Fort Arthur, which
place Il attacked Friday evening, little, Il
any, damage had been done. The opera.
tions are regarded - having been moi
attempts to con quer Wie-Hai.Wei or Fort
Arthur. but simply . russ ON the part oi
the Japaness commander to ascertain thu
exact position and strength OF the Chimes
guns at tho two places. On Thursday
last two small gunboats were sighted
going at full speed In the direction Of
Tien Tsin.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE ofYicials Of
the Japanese legation are without any In.
formation respecting the reported fighting
at Wsi.Hai-Wci and Fort Arthur ON the
Chinese coast. They arc inclined to be.
lieve that the homo government 10 await.
ing - full and complete reports Of the
battles as Il had regarding the fight at
Cazan, Corea. Much interest in tho move.
ments 10 felt by the officials Of tho govern.
ment hero. at or near Fort Arthur, where
Il Hung Chang has his great military
stores, arssnals and other resources fou
the continuation Of warliks operations
Both Fort Arthur and Wei-Hsi-Wsi arc 10
line Of the direct route between the wateI
to the mouth Of Pei Ho river, by which thu
city Of Pekin may bs reached, and on,
movement against the former places 4
likely to be . factor In tho attempt which
many persons here believe the Japancss
will make to overthrow the dynasty q
Pekin.
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ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC.
Csunibaiism In Figi-Psarl HasbeP Dss
erlbsd as the ElAsss 10 the WeRlA.


eribsd - the Fiasss In the WeslA.
VICTORIA, d. C., Aug. 12.-From Aus
tralia and the East, by the steamer AsawA
which left Sydney July 20, and arrived %
Victoria Aug. II, comes the following
news: At Hong Kong Il 10 generally b.
loved that tho plague win ruin Hong
Kong as port. A large number Of ships
were transferred to Macao. Ships ars In
great demand. bringing enormous pricea
II they arc available for carrying troops.
From Honolulu; Japan was prspanna
TO take . bug hand In settling Hawaiian
affairs when the difficulty with China
cams up. Pearl harbor, which was latsly
taken possession Of By tho United States,
has been surveyed and the commsudsr
thus describes it: "The more I ses OF
Pearl harboe tho moro / am Impressed
with its military and commercial advan-
tages. Ihave visited all the principal har~
bors In tho world and have never ssOn ono
that can compare In any way With this
one. Twenty miles Of wharves could b
built there cheaper than In any place In
the world, ~ deep water 10 90 close 10 ths
shores. Complete maps and charts Of the
work done will be made % soon ~ p ossl
bio and forwarded to Washington"
A native jury In Hamakus court rs-.
fused to take the oath and will b. trisd
for disloyalty. A republican party hes
been formed to correct errors alleged 70
be due to haste In framing the constitu.
tion.
From FIJI comes tho report Of . native
revolt In tho Island Of vanau Levu, FILL
which has been suppressed By the governs
ment forces. The trouble arose out OF
''luve nj val" or devil worship. The rebsls
surprised the native forces sent against
them and killed several. They earned OF
the dead aud mutilated and ate them.
This 10 the only act Of cannibalism since
1875. Sir J. d. Thurstou and coustabus
larry stormed the rebels and succeeded In
diepersing them.
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DiRECTUM AND ARlON.
A Match Race For Purse Of ~ 900 Are
ranged Betwsen Them.

CHICAGO, Aug. l2.-Arransements have
been completed whereby tho famous
trotting stations Directum and Arion are
20 meet in match race over tho Wash.
ington park track this city Wednesday,
Aug. -, for purse of 5000. Directum
has tho fastest record for trottins stall.
lion. 2:o6,l, and also for q i-year-old
trotter OF either sex. Arion has the
2.year-old trottins record. 2:l0Sl. made to
n high wheel sulky. He is owned by J.
Malcolm Forbes, who paid the late Sena.
tor Stanford si25, 900 for him. Budd Doblo
will drive Arion aud orrin Hickok will
drive D.rectum.