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and he is emphatic in saying that If they
vanished he should produce no plays.
Jules A1icheiet. the French historian.
tremendous toiler through a long life
time had a strange love for the coarse
boxes in which he kept his papers. He
preserved them with him unchanged in
his study for 20 years. However dam
aged and begrimed they might become.
and this was inevitable he would not
have them changed. Possibly their pres
ence seemed to assist his flow of ideas.
He was equally faithful to an old dilapi-
dated table cover. Holes and ink stains
were not detrimental TO its value in
Michelets eyes.
In the case of Haydn. the composer. a
ring was the fetch. If he had il upon
his finger. he could think brilliantly: If
he missed it. all his skill seemed gone.
He often declared that without this trim
ket he was curiously dull. He might sit
down to an instrument. but all creative
power he would find had departed from
him
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LET THE LADY STAND.
Unemployed Man Explains Bitterly Why
He Would Not Rise.

From the Buffalo News.
! saw little episode in a Main street
car one night last week which Illus
trates peculiar condition of society in
the average American city. The car
was humming along through the upper
part of town. II was a rainy night
and the car was well filed At every
street corner women were crowding in
laden with water-soaked bundles and
all looking more or less bedraggled and
out of sorts. At Main and Mohawk
streets a smart-looking. dressed
young woman entered the car and
stood hanging 10 the straps. Directly
in front of her sat sad-faeed but very
espectable- looking man. He looked up
al the young woman. but gave no in
dieation that he intended To give his
seat to her. One by one the men had
surrendered their seats 10 the women
until only two or three remained sit
ting. Standing next to the smart
young woman was another young man.
evidently a man of position, who knew
her. As the car rushed along toward
Cold Spring the smart young woman
swung about on the straps and showed
signs of WEAKNESS. Still the young
man in front of her made no motion to-
ward surrendering his seat.
oh. I'm so tired IL seems as though
L NouIl drop uDNHt she SdIu 10 the
young man standing by her side. OF
course. that was too much for her gal
liant friend. and. STOPPING over. he said
10 the sad-faced young man sitting
down: My friend, would you have the
kindness TO give this young lady your
seat? She is very tired.
The sad-faced young man folded his
arms resolutely and replied: No.
viii not have the kindness to give this
young woman my seat. Last Monday
morning she took my place in Blank &
co. as bookkeepers because she would
work for 3 week less than | vas
getting. If she can take my place in
business she can take my place in the
street car. have a wife and little
baby starving at home. | have been
tramping the streets all day trying 10
find work. l am tired too.
Everybody in the car turned 10 listen
70 the sadfaced young mans words
They We're very earnest The smart
young woman turned With a sheer and
looked into the face Of the young man
Who stood beside her Nothing more
was said.
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Growth of n Great Man.
From the Washington Star.

From the Washington Star.
The man who had come to Washing
ton after an office was talking over old
times with Colonel Stilwell
do you remember Mr.. Gowans 90
asked the visitor.
'Puffeckly WELL" replied the COLONEL
''puffeckly."
Il believe he settled in your city. did
he not?"
Yes. sub"
He didn't seem to have a great deal
of ambition when / knew him.
There's where you show yourself a
pore judge of human nature. sub.
nevuh saw a man get along faster in
our community. sub"
Perhaps l did him an injustice"
You undoubtedly did, sub. Why
befo' he had been there three weeks he
had got to be a major. in less than six
months he was known as colonel and
when i left a great many people were
alludin' to him as general
Still, that doesn't prove that he has
accomplished anything practical"
Don't mistake, sub; don't imagine
that he has wasted his opportunities. A
man cannot achieve all things at once
sub. His rise was gradual. Step by
step he made his way up. sub. from
major To colonel and from colonel to
general, and still onward and upward
until now. sub. he has got TO be a real
postmaster with compensation amount
ing to at least 5000 per annum, subj
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at SSl5GSSssc. This was nc over yester-
days closing price, and the buying de-
mand was good enough to adj another
small fraction to the price in a very short
time. The market held fairly steady for
some time at around that price. but final
ly the weakness in Wall street giving rise
to apprehensions of liquidation in every
thing else. brought the longs in the mar
ket 10 unload. 1t clso resulted in an al
most total cutting off of supplies and
professional shorts taking advantage of
that fact. hammered the prce down rap
idly. For about Is minutes the market was
exceptionally weak, July selling down
without a stop to S6s4c. "A break of 2ssc
from the high point. The decline brought
a good many stop-loss orders and consid-
cradle selling was also done through fear
of another attack on May by the big
bears. In this. however, holders were
agreeably disappointed. Plenty of May
was offered but nothing like the concerted
attempt to break the market which took
place yesterday. and Letters brokers had
comparatively little difficulty in keeping
the price at S1.04.
Another influential factor was the New
York bank statement. The market, after
getting down to S6a4c for July gradually
grew quieter. The steadiness of May had
good effect on the nerves of the July
holders and brought some of the early
sellers back. Shorts. who had big profits
on the break. also covered freely and the
price gradually crept back to $3.50. Late
in the session a good deal of excitement
was caused by formal application by
Letter to the directors for marginal
price on May. which was done. he said. in
order to relieve the tension. This action
had a favorable effect on the market and
resulted in further advance in July
that future finally getting up to s7is@
S7Ac. where it closed. May closed at sl.0i.
After the session closed 1T became known
that Letter had sold 100000 bushels of
contract wheat to Counselman & Day
The price was not stated, Letter merely
saying it was disposed of at market
price,
Corn was weak with wheat. May closed
a shade under yesterdays final figures.
The market for oats was weak in SYM
pathy with wheat and corn. May closed
AMAc lower.
Provisions were weak from the outset
following stocks and grain. The market
ruled heavy to the close. May pork closed
25c lower. May lard 71ac lower and May
ribs about 10c lower.
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The Financier's Review.

New York March 12.-The Financier
says: So far as relative strength is con-
cerned the New York clearing house
banks are in a stronger position now than
at the close of business one week ago.
The policy of retrenchment seems to have
been rather generally followed by the
larger institutions and the loss of $40, 3O2,
400 in loans. as shown by the statement
of March II, corresponds closely with the
reduction of $40, 53S, 500 in deposits. Early
in the week the liquidations in loans was
a marked feature. as a number of banks
were below their reserve requirements
and desired naturally to increase their
cash holdings. The unsettled stock eX-
change conditions have also contributed
toward the falling off shown in the aver
ages The banks appear to have lost
81, 465. 400 In legal tenders. but the receipts
of the first gold imports swelled the spe-
Gle item $3,92S, 200. so that the actual loss
in cash for the week was only $736 700.
The reserve requirements, owing to the
decrease in deposits, were reduced S2,634,
625. and taking from this the actual loss
in cash the result shows that the banks
have added 81, s97 925 to lie excess reserve
reported one week ago.
There is now engaged or en- route to
America over S12 $1,000 in gold, and this
will find its way into New York banks.
excepting, of course. the half million or
dered for chicago. Ihe outlook must be
regarded as reassuring. 1t will be seen
that this center can stand heavy drain
without weakening the position of the To-
cal banks, although why there should be
a continued movement of funds to the in
terror with bank reserves at nearly ev-
cry principal center heavier than ever is
a matter that cannot be explained exact
ly. The local money rates during the
week have reflected an easier feeling.
falling off somewhat at the close.
Many of the larger banks seem to be
out of the market on local paper, but
out-of-town institutions. which are not
affected by the withdrawal of money.
have been doing considerable business at
this point. 1t is, of course, impossible in
view of the foreign complications to pre-
dict how money will turn within two
weeks, but ii will require a very severe
crisis, indeed. to bring the market TO an
acute stage. A continuance of gold i'm
ports would operate against it's exist
ence for more than a brief period of
time
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Financial CabIegram.

New York, March 12.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram says:
The stock markets here were dull and de-
pressed to-day on finance and politics.
more particularly the Cuban question, but
at the close were a fraction above the
worst feeble rally from Paris. ow-
ing to the recovery in Brazils on Roths-
childs' buying. Spanish securities were
fiat. The report that the next coupon of
the interior debt was to be paid in pesetas
is officially contradicted. All the same
Spanish finance is in a desperate situa-
ton.
Americans were fiat on the New York
lead. There was practically no recovery.
The increasing premium charged by the
Bank of France on eagles, thus shifting
the demand for gold here results in more
Withdrawals of the Bank of England to-
day. More American bills are offered to
arrive than for some time. The bank is
now doing a large business. The dis
count rate in the open market is 3B per
cent. There was further falling in
Spanish bonds after business hours.
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Some Literary Fetiche..

Charles Dickens had a curious caprice.
He professed that he could not write with
ease and pleasure unless certain quaint
little bronZes were upon his desk. When
they were there the shuttles in the Won
derful web of fiction flew with magical
rapidly He needed three fniugs-blue
ink, quill pens and his fetiches.
A lady who has visited the Norwegian
dramatist Henrik Ibsen. at his home has
informed the world that in precisely the
same manner h. uses q queer collection
Of copper animals, They crowd upon his
tabIe-grotesqus cats and rabbits and
other bits Of clever modelling. IhSen finds
in their compauiupship a help and spur.
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Chicago. March 12.--There was the us
ual Saturday lack of supplies in the cattle
pens and the market in consequence was
largely nominal. The few cattle offered
We're sold at prices unchanged from yes
terday.
Hogs-The prices of hogs We're practi-
cally the same as yesterday. the supply
being very light. The extreme range was
81 7nNf4l 10, the bulk of sales being at So. IS
@4.10
Sheep-The greater part of the sheep
and lambs which arrived here to-day did
not come on the market. being consign-
ed to local slaughterers. Prices were
steady at $3G370 for sheep. $l.5Oa5 for
yearlings and $4.25d5 50 for lambs.
Receipts-Cattle, 200 hogs, II, 600; sheep,
. 600
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Cash Quotations.

Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
dull. Winter patents, S4.S5@5; straights
I.30M4.6 so: spring specials. $5.40G5. 80:
spring patents 81 70M5.10; straights s.. 400
400: bakers s360G3.90. No. spring
wheat, 92m94c: No. 3 spring wheat. 926
$780, No. red. 81 .0212; No. corn, 29i40
29ssc No. oats, 2614c; No. white. f. o.
b.. 30l2M31c; No. 3 white. f. o. b., 2Sd29i2c: :
No. rye, 49c; No. . barley. (. o. b.. $50
43c; No l flax seed. 81 1872; prime timothy
seed, $3.50: mess pork. per barrel. 50 $50
10; lard per 100 pounds. $5.07ia0l5 10; short
ribs sides. loose. 81 .95Gl5 %: dry sailed
shoulders. boxed. 4ai05c; short clear sides
boxed. $535M5.50; whiskey. distilers' fin
ished goods, per gallon, 81. 1872
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CHICAGO MARKETS.


Chicago. March l2.-Wheat started as if
a rally after the weakness of yesterday
aged by the steadness shown by foreign
markets. especially Liverpool. in the face
of yesterdays tumble in prices here. 1t
was also known that Letter had placed
additional shipping orders Of nearly 10000
bushels. Offerings at first We're in COM
paTatively small volume. while a good
scattered demand was apparent.
Bids were made for July at the opening
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M4.1O
OTHER MARKETS.
Omaha Live stock.

Omaha, March 2.-Cattle-Receipts 100
Market strong-Native beef steers. s.. 500
5; Western steers, 50 coal. so; cows and
heifers. 3.10M4 3d. stockers and feeders
So. 75d4 80; calves. $4G6.50 bulls and stays
s.. 5Od3.SO.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market sc lower
Heavy, SO. 65d3. 80: mixed, SO. 7Oa3. rs; light
$3.70d3.S0; bulk of sales, 1915
Sheep-Receipts, 500. Market steady
Fair to choice natives. 50. 756l4.75 fair to
choice Westerns. s3.5OG4. so; common and
stock sheep, S3d3.90; lambs, 81. 2565. 90
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New York Mining stocks.


New York. March 12-Close-Money
closed at per cent. Prime mercantile pa
per. 415M5ia per cent Sterling exchange
steady at Si.S324Mi.S5 for demand and
"a. S0a m4.S1 for 60 days. Posted rates, 81
m4.S3 and 81 S504. S51a Commercial bills.
81. so. Silver certificates. 5iAM5oc. Mexican
dollars. 44&ic. Railroad bonds weak, gov
eminent bonds weak.
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London Wool Market.

London, March Fin the wool trade
during the week several parcels of South
African greasy were sold. There was a
good inquiry for Australian merinos. but
the transactions were small. The Offer
ings next week aggregate 63 900 bales.
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Americans Weak.

Berlin March 12.-International securi-
ties on the bourse to-day were quiet
Bank shares and industrial securities
were firm and then weakened on realizing
American securities were weak in re-
Spouse to the London market
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Metal Market.

New York March 12-Pig iron warrants
quiet. Lake copper quiet: brokers', 12c.
Tin weak. Lead quiet: brokers' 3.60c. The
firm that fixes the selling price for miners
and smelters quotes lead unchanged at
the close. Bar silver SAC.
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Imports and Exports.

New York. March 12.-The imports at
the port of New York during the week
were: Gold. SO, 479; silver. $36, los; dry
goods and general merchandise. 81. 729, ESQ.,
Exports Of specie were: Gold, $50; sill
var 1SG OH
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san Francisco Wool.

San Francisco March 12-Fall wools-
Southern coast lambs, Ease; San Joaquin
lambs, Ease; Northern lambs uGl2c:
mountain lambs. 10d12c; San Joaquin
plains. 7G9c Humboldt and Mendocino,
146l5c,
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Treasury Stntemrnt.

Washington, March 12.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, S225. 339 49,
gold reserve. 1859. S14. 49,
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Boston. March 12.-Oregon Short Line.
271R; Boston & Montana, ITO; Butte & Bos-
ton, 1855 Parrot. 231a.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-22
The DEMOCRAT pLATFoRa

The following platform was adopted
by the Democratic State Convention
in session here last May.
The Democratic party Of North Car
DINA, In convention assembled in Raj,
eigb, N. @, on this dey, May 26, 1898,
Go hereby approve, endorse Mac ratify
the last D3mocratic National and State
platforms, and pledge our earnest cup.
port to the principles therein
expressed.
We denounce the R ,pubIican party
o the passage of the DINGHY tariff
Dill, which has increased the burdens
OF taxation upon the consumers and
gwen the trusts and mouopolists
greater power to rob the people.
believing that under u present
methods Of Federal taxation moro than
! SnFee quarters Of our national reve.
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Farmers often ASK now much fertil
izer they ought to use on fruit, and the
question is hard co ans yer. In usiUg
potash and pnosphorIc acid alcn9, ii
must be remembered that neither of
these substances is likely to be lost in
large quantities. If one has the CAPT
tai TO spare, these minerals are nearly
as safe in the soil as out of it With
nitrogen, the cas- is different, as a por
ton of this is liable to be lost. We
would not, therefore, make large appli
cations at any single time. Rural New
Yorker,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-22

The man who Keeps cattle, sheep and
hogs, and breeds his work mares reRu-
larry, has his business 80 arranged that
money is coming in az all seasons.
HIS cattle and wool go to market in
che spring and early summer, and his
nogs end mutton sheep go in the fall
and winter If prices are not best for
all, they are sure t be good for che
thing or another. Hts corn and hay
are ali fed, and he still has his wheat
TO sell for cash. His income comes to
him al such times that he has no use
for the money lender, and ne hiss no
notes TO meet CT interes5 to pay
Grange Bulletin
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A little work la the fail in an old or.
cnsrd may make II the sourc OF much
prCfI. Ii 1t has been In grass a good
y lie, and not MANFRED, pillow it and
prune tne trees we'll, and o. or seveIe
weather sets in apply an abundant coat
of manure, scattering It under the
Erees as far Gus as the branches ex
Geld. Dig up CEe tees; aud If the
earth is carCed awa4 rom where a tree
grew and fresh soil supplied, another
tree may be successfully planted theie,
.-Iudiana Farmer.
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FROM MURPHY TO MANTRo.

NORFOLK, VA, March Is 1898
j, L, Ramsey, Esq Editor, Raleigh
" c.:
DEAR SIR:-We herewith enclose
you check for So, 90 to pay for our ad.
in your paper, and will say we feel
that the money was we'll spent, as il
brought Ua communications from Muir
ply to ManteO. in regard to eggs and
other produce.
Yours truly,
POWELL g. Co.
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ness therein; upon every lover of de,
cency and good government and op-
ponents OF the prevailing conditions,
to unite with us in our contest with
the Republican party-the greatest
enemy OF our principles, and aid US in
redeeming the nation from the clutch
es of greed and I'M Justice and the 8Eaie
from the scandal add Incompetence
mat now eff ct it.
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Swift Greek Dairy and Stock Farm

HAS F'OF SALE
ar ara pan prices $50 young Cnor-
oughbred Heifers and Bulls - blood of
the famous stock Pogus. St Lambert
and Coomassie blended. Paying special
attention to breeding my cattle. /
have reached a degree of excellence
not surpassed by any herd in the State.
Poland China Pigs always on hand.
Write for what you want
~BATTLEBORO, DDANNHPFF
N. c.. hhhAW "a
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NJ HILL NUksEKlEs
N. O.

Two miles west of Greensboro, n. G.. on th.
Southern Railway. Well known for thiPfs
years. On with the times with all the new "a NE
as the old fruits that are suited to my tPada
which extends from Maine to TexAa The Ne
Japan fruits and all other good fruit and now.
ers I have, Is shown in my new uustRaA0
catalogue, tree to all. Agents wanted.
Q&O IVAN MNDLEY, PropT.
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may be proceeded against as a corpo-
ration if there are any assets yet re-
manning or anything to be done to close
up ats business.
Before going further, I should say
that the bankruptcy law I am discuss
ing defines corporations to mean all
bodies having the powers and privi-
leges of private corporations not pos
sessed by individuals or partnerships,
and this includes limited partnerships
and such partnership associations as
are organized under laws making the
capital subscribed alone responsible for
the debts Of the association.
Some gu s ion has arisen as to the
meaning of the word trading" 1t
may be said that one transaction does
not constitute trading" There must
b. the intention to carry OF the partic-
mar pursuit as a bus n; So, and a single
act will not be enough if IL is done with
the intention Of making a business of
trading.
Generally speaking it is said no one
is a trader VINO does not both buy and
sell. Purchases and sales of shares OF
stock, aud purchases and sales OF land
will cot make one a trader. The fol,
10 wing have been held not to b8 traders,
persons engaged in qQarrJ ing stone,
owners and lessees OF coal mines,
keepers Of livery stables, aud persons
engaged in farming and selling live
stock.
abroad companies will probably
be held not to fall within the provis
lors Of the law as to invo untary bank
ruptcy it is also doubtful where Ia
surancs companies may be proceeded
against. Incorporated banks, both
Safe and national, cannot be forced
into bankruptcy, but private unincor-
pOrated banks may be.
The individual estate Of a deceased
person cannot be proceeded against.
A partnership may be proceeded
against by creditors under the law. In
a later issue of this paper / shall dis
cuss the subject What are acts OF
bankruptcy for the dong Of which one
may be proceeded against by his cred
itors under the new bankruptcy
laws"
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entirely
Office of
s. w. SMITH
Breeder and Shipper, of Thorough
bred and Imported Stock.


Breeder and Shipper, of Thorough
bred and Imported Stock,
COCHRANvILLE. Pa Feb. %. 1913
The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh,
~ @.
DEAR SIR:-Since I have been adver'
dA,ng through your columns | nave
beer enrIrely satisfied with she results
ana the amount of inquiries received
fr0m the add running In your columns
is equal to any of same circulation
tFat | have on my list and I am con"
faent we have sold as much stock
through your medium as any other
the same circulation.
Wishing you success with your paper
and that it may still press still further
ont, I remain,
Very respectfully,
8 ". SMTH.
49,
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GOOD EVIDENCE
NEW YORK, March 8 1898

The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh.
N O.
DEAR SIR:-As strong evidence Of
our opinion concerning your pager as
an advertising medium, We slmpl.
mention that we have ALWAYS had It
on our list and our advertisement has
never failed to be in q single issue dur
ing the season nf advertising
Yours ~erV tr' ",
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
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Nearly forty Thousand men desert
from the German army every twelve
months.
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The selection or raising of a herd Of
cattle is a very important matter. 1t
ls now getting to be understood that
every successful butter maker Is near,
ing, or has reached or passed, the
three hundred pound mark By this
ls meant that it o not pay TO keep
any COW that does not produce at least
$50 pounds of butter per annum, and
that real prof sabie herd should be
made up OF COWS averaging about 800
pounus Of butter per COW eaoh year.
Sucn herds cannot as q rule be pur
chased-tney must be raissd.-Ten
nessee Farmer.