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HOW TO GROW CORN.

GOLD Rock, N. @.
Mr. E~DIToR:-I will drop you a few
lines and give your readers a few ideas
about my experience in cultivating
corn. One way is: I break my land
and then run the rows elk feet apart
with a cotton plow. I cover the corn
with the foot and when it is about four
blades high I roll the middle of the
rows, or in other words, I double bar.
I then s the cotton plow in siding
and throw two burrows back with a
turning pillow with a little wing. If
the big wing throws too far I then use
and when I have thrown out all the
middles, if necessary, if the grass in
sists on getting ahead Of me, / go back
and side with the cotton pillow with
middle-sized moldboard. 1t the corn
is growing at a good rate or high
enough or I am a little behind and it
begins to bunch to tassel, I go back
and side with the long moIdboard
every other row with fronts if neces-
sary. I then go back and take my
turning pillow with the big wing and
throw two burrows. I then throw it
near the corn but do not lap the fur
rows. 1 then throw two more fur
rows, then side as I did the other side
and use the same wing until the two
burrows are thrown. 1 then throw the
middles out at leisure. 1 plant all drill
corn, and try to use the plow and wings
of either pillow so as not to get the ridge
too high. I then plant peas in the Sec
ond furrow and cover with turn pillow
on both sides Of the rows. make good
peas if it isn't too late so the corn
won't overpower them, and the peas
make the land better than if they were
not planted. I have tried narrow 70 VS.
and wide, and find the wide ones make
the best ears of corn and many of the
stalks had two ears on them and a
nubbin for the old cows.
B. j. ARCHBELL.
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as . member of the Baptist church,
that the rumor is false. Non-Alliance
men and weakened Alliancemen
have taken advantage of the situation
To give the Alliance a stab, and our
neouie are SO blind they cannot see
their motive. Brethren, / beg you TO
shut your ears to the scandalous lies OF
all such and allow your better self TO
do a little quiet thinking. confess
that I made mistakes, certainly l ad-
NIT that; but as to any p~rearrange-
ment or any partnership in the store
I am as clear of it az an unborn BABE
I had $500 due me and l had about
enough no account debts to v the
amount due me. l could have saved
nv money. 1 was only bonded for
81, 900 of the stock, and nothing pre-
vented me from saving my salary ex
cept my honor. I knew l was honor
bound for all goods trusted out, and l
feel that 1 was doing what I believed
to be my honest duty to the stock
nOIu0I6.
Now these are the actual facts, and
to all unbiased people I ask, while it
paid Nj. Lloyd well to buy it, did it
not pay us well to sell it7 And to all
who say that the above is not true l
reply that some people have opinions
that will notb be changed until we stand
at Gods bar. To all of my friends who
understand my situation I wish to say
that my position with Mr.. Lloyd is
largely controlled by the patronage I
can hold for him, and any patronage
given him on my account is helping
me to support my family.
Yours fraternally,
S. W. ANDREWS,
Ex-Manager Alliance Store.
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WHICH IS THE ANARCHIsT7

The Atlanta Constitution recently
gave ~utterance to the following
Therefore we say that rather than
abandon the Bland seigniorage bill or
any other measure devised IN the in
terests of the people, it would be better
for Democratic Congressman to aban-
don the capitol and return to their con-
stituents, c~onfessing that a Democratic
majority is noG powerful enough to
oppose the methods by which pIutoc-
racy, ably seconded by ~autocracy, has
~entrenched itself in Washington.
This would bea manlier proceeding,
and far more satisfactory to thought
full people than to abandon any Demo
cratic policy mapped out by the ma
Jortty. For if twenty eight men, rep
resentlng the eastern plutocracy, are
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invaded Ireland and Egypt and India
with the Bible in one b md and the
sword in the other has invaded our
own fair land and fastened upon her
her hateful bonded debt. There r
no Republicans and Democrats now,
except in name. They are all alike.
They are united on everything, from
finance to whisky. They remind me
of a building in a far away frontier
town, the lower part Of which was a
saloon and upper part of which was a
Methodist church. Down stairs they
sang We Won't Go Home Until Morn
ing;' up stairs they sang Nearer, Ny
God, to Thee
when a government failed to secur
the inalienable rights of the people, it
was the duty of the people to overthrow
it. But how much stronger was their
duty when they had to deal with a cor
rupt political party which not only
failed to secure their rights, but tram
pied on them9
.'The Republican and Democratic
parties violated the provisions of the
Constitution when they gave away to
the railroad corporations $40, 600 square
miles of fertile land. They say we
needed the railroads. So we did, but
they should be run by the government
for the people and not by corporations
that charge e~xtortionate fares. There
is but one political party that is In har-
mony with Christianity and the Con
stitution of the United States, and that
is the Populist party. They are de-
handing a supply of money adequate
to the increasing demands of the popu-
lation. They are driving the money
changers from the temple"
The Senate and Federal Judiciary,
Mrs. Lease said, were the strongholds
of plutocracy. The farmers q being
robbed for the benefit of the banker.
There was corn enough in Kansas to
feed the world; there was plenty of
coal in Pennsylvania, but they couldn't
exchange, because the railroads were
owned by an association of plunderers.
Mrs. Lease ended her address by
making a plea for the Peoples party
as the only true party, and said that
all honest men must join it.
At the conclusion Of Mrs. Leases ad-
press there was grea cheering. Capt.
Lloyd, a white-haired old gentleman
IN &bo v1oFfOrro bod boon ortio,I1orIu
demonstrative. He had waved his
handkerchief and his hat and cheered
and stamped. When Mrs. Lease took
her seat she turned a little and reached
back her hand to him over a row of
empty chairs. He kissed it with the
most chivalrous respect, and then
threw a kiss to the fair owner, much
to the delight of the audience.
After her lecture Mrs. Lease talked
to a reporter for the New York Times
about Woman's Suffrage.
Yes" she said, Il think the women
of New York are going to get the fran
chise they are asking for now. I think
they want to vote and they will.
I'VE women are governed by the
law, and we should have a voice in the
power that governs us. 1t will promote
the general welfare, and secure the
blessing Of liberty to ourselves and to
our children. If government fails to
secure the rights of it's subjects it
should be destroyed"
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ALLIANCE MEETING IN WAYNE
COUNTY.
E BETHUNE, Sec.

Mr.. EDITORIAL a regular meeting
of Salem Alliance, No. 513, February
Sd, 1894, the following proceedings
were adopted:
In the order of business the chair ap-
pointed @. II. Brogden, 7. E. Hodgin
and I. P. Andrews q committee to re
port suitable resolutions in regard to
the death Of Bro. Erastus Ham, who
was a member of Salem Alliance, and
who has been called from time to eter-
nifty, in the 46th year of his age.
The committee reported the follow
ing, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, Our esteemed and worthy
brother, Erastus Ham, has been re-
moved by death from the scenes of this
world to the blissful abodes of a never
ending eternity, to live forever with
the holy angels of God in glory. And
with this faith and hope we deem it
due to his many good qualities as a citi-
zen and a Christian to place on record
our sincere respect for his memory and
deep regret for his loss. Amongst his
friends and acquaintance he was es-
teemed for his moral qualities as a man
of truth and probity. He was frank
and sincere in all his intercourse with
his fellow men, and valued true friend
ship as a thing beyond price. AS a
Christian his life was a pattern of
piety, and was truly humble and de-
vout, and we have no doubt he tried to
live according to the teachings of Al
mighty God, and in hope of everlasting
life in heaven. Therefore
Resolved, That by the death of Bro.
Erastus Ham the church to which he
belonged has lost adevout member, his
relatives true and affectionate friend,
the Alliance one of it's earliest mem
bers and the community a good citizen.
2. That these proceedings be spread
upon the minutes of Salem Alliance,
and that a copy be sent to the Cow-
cGsiGn and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
requesting them to publish the same in
their excellent and valuable papers.
w. H. ANDREWS, Pres.
O.. H. BROGDEN, Act. Sec'y.
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aS1e to block Legislation 49,
~ oOV men men from carrying on and preven.
6 bnsina IN Washington to t 5Ur the De@e@s
t Saa : T Of legislation : ion = OVER SSSn to ta ~ s5 Fl
pa party and destroyingt the %pgescking thu t5s
The Atlanta Journal is On
tFatlon paper. It commen an 5aduinis,
above as follows: 'H'S On the
This is very much tho
read se5d mat IN every wee hear s65 from Herr a13 Ho sSp TT et
Inc Constitution contends newspaper,
g sDd antoorsc is IN S%%9trol Of pI SnSt tie
socLallsF and a.avchist oratO 1uS all tie
Who can tell which paper j IL tc Claim, )
anarchlSticI The Con8titutio onSn"t
dennis a policy that matches W.. con,
CARS anarchists and stagnates b Uu: beg,
The Journal defends the poIicv 0'lnea
claim to be Democratic oro9n both
they are as far apart as the East is ~. yet
the West. Which represents - rom
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ALLIANCE ORGANIZERS

Jas. Il. Wright, Carlton, N. c., o.,
ganizer for Sixth district, composed n
counties of Johnston, Wake, Durham
Granville and Vance.
G. MEG. Dunn, Populi, n. c., OrgsD.
izer for Seventh district, COMPOSED n
Cumberland, Robson, Bladen, CoIum.
bus and Brunswick counties.
Elijah W. Flake, Rockingham, n
O., Organizer of Eighth district, com.
posed of Harnett, Moore, Richmond
Arson, Union, Stanly and Montgom.
cry counties.
Geo. E Hunt, Michael, N. c., Organ.
izer for Tenth district, composed Of
Guilford, Rockingham, Stokes, For,
syth, Davidson, Davie, Yadkin and
Surry counties.
j. P. Sossaman, Huntersville, N. c..
Organizer for Eleventh district com.
posed Of Rowan, Cabarru8, Mecklen.
burg, CASTOR, Lincoln and Iredell
counties.
First district, composed of the coun.
ties of Currituck, Camden, PasquO.
tank, Perquimans, Chowan, Gates,
Hartford, Rev. T. w. Babb, HertfOrd,
n. @.
Ninth district, composed Of Ran
dolph, Chatham, Orange, Person, Cas-
well and Alamance, J. R Means, Trim
ity College, N. @.
Fourth district, Don G. Sanders, o.
Burgaw, N. O., Organizer. Counties
in the district, Wayne, Duplin, Ons
low, Fender, New Hanover and Samp
son.
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THE NATIONAL CoMMI7rn.

Since establishing h~eadouart.,.
Washington, D. c., the commi.S'tS at
arranged with the Censng n@ mas
send out to our workers all a'0 70
country a large lot of extra 'le
Bulletins, giving the MORTGAGE inSS Su'
edness of the different States and a5Ot
valuable Information. 0'u8f
Whenever the committeecan
with any of the Departments r. 9
out valuable documents to the peo 9pIa
it will be done. F'p'S'
From now on, the committee vii,
avail itself of every opportupitv ~" to
supply the people with literature
All communications relating r. i.
erature should be addressed to tho .a'
rotary of the committee, J. H, Turns,
Nc. 45O Pennsylvania avenue,
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A plan to Reduce Expenses--Reduce
Salaries.
CRowELLs, N. @.

CRoWELLs, N. @.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I wish to say some
thing to you and the people about the
present condition of affairs at Wash
ington. I see that they have been
speaking about the income tax. The
best way to raise that tax is to reduce
the a of the President and Con-
gressmen and, in fact, all the officers
and make them hire their clerks in
stead of the government. We don't
send them there to drink whiskey and
frolic, hire clerks to do the work while
they are in bed drunk. flor one am in
favor of calling a conference of all the
States and sending a committee of two
good farmers from every county, not
lawyers, doctors, merchants or preach
ers, but farmers who know the necessi-
ties of the people, and demand of
Cleveland and his sold out Congress
that they quit talking tariff. That is
all for effect, trying to get something
to harp on the next campaign. If they
will give the people $50 per capita we
can share our boat while Cleveland is
in Office, then get a more honest man
to fill his place and also get a man who
cannot be bought in Matt Ransom's
place.
We are getting along as well as
might be expected about Crowells. The
Democrats are very sick with the
Cleveland grip The Alliance is grow
ing slowly, getting stronger than ever.
Most farmers made plenty of corn and
meat to last them this year. So they
are in better condition in that respect
than they were last year. There is
very little money in circulation down
here. JAMES A. POPE
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DEMANDS ADOPTED
By the Farmers Alliance and industrial
TTrio1 AZ To1oLs Kan Feb 4 T8oA,

By the Farmers Alliance and industrial
Union at Topeka, Kan, Feb. 6, 1894
Finance-We demand a national
currency, safe, sound and flexible
issued by the government only, a full
legal tender for all debts, public @,
private, and that without the use o.
banking corporations; a just, equitable
and efficient means of distributing
direct to the people at a tax not TO el.
coed 2 per cent. as set forth Oy Viz
Sub-Treasury plan or some better sygf
tenn; also, by payments in discharge@
it's obligations and for public improve
ments. ia,
O.. We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at the Ieg@
ratio Of 16 to 1.
b. We demand that the amount u
the circulating medium be lncreaS9a W
at least $50 per capita exclusive Oh RS"
reserves.
c. We demand a graduated INCOME
tax. -,or
d. That our national legislation snan
be SO framed in the future as no1 "
build up one industry at the expense"
another. hs
e. We believe that the money OF 'ao
country should be kept as mucn
possible in the hands of the PeopiT ~
hence we demand that all natlonaI Tho
State revenue shall be Limited W
necessary expenses of the goVernn I;ni.,
economically and honestly ao~H
tered. u,uinus
banks be established by the goo oarn.
ment for the safe deposit OF HH liz az
ings of the people and to taclll'a'' ~
changes. 49, oil the
natural resources Of WeallI' should
heritage of all the people a1anrr.
hot be monopolized for speculaII;'IFan land
poses and alien ownership o. y now
Should be prohibited. All JANUS rnora.
held bv railroads and other Go nPoeds,
tions IN excess of their actual tIB3arId
and lands now owned by aliens, Snment
be reclaimed by the ~ nIT
and sold for actual settlers ation be,
Transportation-TransPo[nnJg a public
ing a means of exchange anu nbponId Own
necessity. the government e =, the in
and onerate the railroads III
terest of the people. ~.o,o,bone. Ike
a.. The telegraph and = necessity
the postofice system, beng Intelligence,
for the transmission Oiled By the
be owned and oPet of the peO-
government in the interest,"
pie.
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RLLRRBRE SPRINGS ALLIANCE
RosrICK's MILLs. IN. g.

STIC s IN. y.
Mr.. EDITORIALS I have not seen
anything in your paper from Ellerbee
Springs Alliance in sometime, L will
write a few lines to let you know a lit
tie of what we are doing. Our ALI
ance, No. 2,O89, is growing. We are
taking in new members and reinstat-
ing old ones at every meeting. We
hope to have the strongest Alliance in
the county at an early day.
Those who foretold good times upon
the election of Cleveland and later on
were enthusiastic over the good times
sure to follow the repeal of the Sher
man law, are whistling to keep their
courage up and trying to convince the
people that we really have plenty OF
money and good times right with us.
But the great commercial agencies in
summing up the results of the last year
claim it to be the hardest one financial
ly we have had in fifty years, if not
the worst one this country has ever ex
perienced, and this is in line with the
reports that are daily received from all
over the country. Now is this all9
The outlook for another year is hardly
more encouraging, and what the final
outcome will be Providence alone can
tell. Certainly no relief can be ex-
pected of a Democratic administration
that follows closely in the financial
footsteps of it's Republican predecessors
and we may not expect better times
until we quit voting for the two old
parties and vote for home and country.
When we do this we may expect better
times.
lam an old-time Allianceman and
when the last Alliance roll is called I
will be there ever true to the cause.
The plutocrats r trying to hide their
faces, but they can't hide their frauds
and robbery, so let us all work and
vote together and we will wipe out plu-
tocracy from Mexico to Maine.
Very respectfully,
g. f. BETHUNE. Sec.
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B,rowvn. who fell leading his men at
Gettysburg. These men were from my
county and I knew them and only
speak of my county.
would have tried to answer that
part, I must say slack writing about
that battle flag, but l was so situated l
could not do 80.
Yours, FREE SILVER.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LAURENS.
In the Probate Court.
Mary Il. Yeargin, as Administrators
of II. H.. Yeargin and individually
against Beatrice Yeargin, OF oil.
All persons having claims against
the estate of II. H. Yeargin, deceased,
are required to establish them In this
court In the above st,sted action on or,
before she 10th OF November next orr
they will be barredaN
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LAURENS.
Court of Common Pleas,

J.& 81. Mann & Co., Plaintiffs, VS., J.
L. Poole and others, Defendants.
Pursuant to the decree Of the court
In the above stated action, I will sell
at public outcry at Laurens Court
House, S. c., within tho legal hours of
sale on saleday in November, 1891
(being the 9Th day Of the monthly all
that tract of land situate in Jacks
Township in said county and siaEo.
known as the Philson tract containing
n hundred and e~ighty.eight (ISSl
acres, more or less, and bounded bMv;
lands of T. j, Duckett and j. A. Jones
n by Enoroe River,
Terms; one-half OF the n,irchase
money to be paid cash and the,
m1ainder at twelve ~ ortSs tra~ q
ser to Give HE" .nterest-th" N tn
the pren'' It, pond ah"T . purohu
tom. ..ses to secure mortgage o
F." with leave v the credit por
papers. u The purchaser fails to con
ply W." .. his bid, the promises to b
reso ii at his risk on the same or som
Subsequent salesday.
FL. w. ANDERSON,
Oct. 8, '94-4t Receiver of J.T. Poole.
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The Georgia Chemical Works, against
William Leaman and J.. H. Lea
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Rood'S Pills net easily, yet promptly and
efficiently, OH the liver and bowels. 25c.
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A Col. Glenn and a Col. Brown, Of
Georgia, have INDUCED charges and
countcr-charges in the newspapers.
Glenn invited Brown outside the limits
of Georgia that peaceful arrangements
might be ma de for a warlike meeting.
Brown declined preferring to "catch
as catch can" and fight 1t out at the
Kimball House. The Brownies are
coming to the front in..these times and
you can't down them.
The "good natured man" was q pop.
ular character some centuries ago and
everybody so inclined kicked him.
But democracy in South Carolina sinks
him into insigniicance. Tillman and
his satellites kick democracy as IL it
were o football and pick it up and play
it again and kick 1t again and pick it
up again and make much of 1t and kick
it again and so we are all happy and
loving and so we 60 in this happy-go-
lucky hermaphrodite political South
Carolina. Great is South Carolina de-
mocracy.
The Irby steering manifesto in the
way OF argument, alleges that the new
constitution OF Mississippi disfran-
chises sill but eight thousand negroes
of tho half million in that State. Every
voter, II we are correctly informed,
must Sc able 20 read and explain the
tttuti0p. But suppose this "o1
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Liquor Cure Co,

The Columbian Liquor and Opium
Cure Company of Laurons, S. c." is
now ready to treat patients for tho
cure OF the Liquor, Opium and Tobacc-,
habits. The Cure guaranteed. roo
see the President or Secr>,torUv
L.. w. SIMH-, Nc
w.. II: GILKERsoN, sec'.y ana Treas.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LAURENs.
Court of Common Pleas.

The Georgia Chemical Works, against
William Leaman and J. II. Lea
man.
BY virtue of an order of sale made
IN above stated case, l will sell on sale
day in Nov. 1894, at Laurens Court
House, 5. g., during the legal hours of
sale, at public cutlery to the highest
bidder, all that tract or parcel of land,
situate, lying and being in tho County
OF LaurensS State of South Carolina,
lying on the waters of Mudlick Creek
and bounded on the North by lands of
Mrs. Agness Leaman, on the South by
Nj: L. Simpson, John H.. WATSON and
others, containing Seventy Acres, moro
or less.
Also Tract No. / OF the survey
made by r. A. Austin 23d day Of June,
1874, bounded by lands of W.. M. Miller,
ing F~orty-eight Acres more or less.
Also Tract No. 2 bounded by lands of
VIM. Miller, Tracts No. l and 2and Mrs.
Nancy Cook, containing Twenty-seyen
Acres more or less.
Also Tract No. ) bounded by lands
OF Mrs. G. G. Strong, Mrs. Eupenia
Leaman, w. NJ. Miller and Tract No.
z containing Forty-three Acres, more
or less.
Terms: One-half cash: the balance
payable at twelve months from day of
sale with interest from that day. to be
secured by bond of the purchaser and
MS mortgage OF the promises sold.
me purchaser has the the privilege of
paying all cash. Purchaser to pay for
papers. If terms are not complied
with, premises to be resold on same on.
some subsequent salesday at risk Of
former purchaser.
j.. II. WHARTON,
Oct. 5, 1S94-4t. C.Cocp
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New ORLEANS. LA. Sept. 1st. 1904.

New ORLEANS, La, Sept. 1t, 1894.
Mcssrs Harris Iithia Water Co:-Gcntlemen-I received through
the courtesy Of one Of your representatives a case Of the valuable Wa.
tiers of your Springs. Allow ne TO say that have derived benefit from
this valuable water, highly charged with Iithia, and regard them with
favor in the treatment of Govt and Rheumatism.
JOSEPH JONES', M. d., L. I. D.
Professor of Chemistry and Medical jurisprudence, Tulane University
of Louisiana.
Sept. 81, 1S94-2m
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AsnvIILE, N. c., April 2Ith, 1893.
An extended clinical use Of the Harris Iithia Water prompts ne to
the statement that I regard it as one of the best, if not the best, Lthia
Water known to the profession. In the condition Of Phosphate Urine,
its action is marvellous. Its use in the Rheumatic and equity Diathese
afford me more comfort than either the Buffalo or Londonderry Waters,
Very truly yours, JOHN HEY WILLIAMS M. D.