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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
WAS DEMOCRACY INSANE I
If 30, Bryan Was a Lunatic, According
20 Mr.. Cleveland.

Democracy has returned to sanity
said Grover Cleveland recently, in an in
terview.
This statement, made with all the sol
emn ponderosity OF which Mr.. Cleveland
i capable. would imply that the Demo
cratic party has been insane and its lead
ers a set of lunatics- In previous inter
views Mr.. Cleveland contented himself
with merely saying that Democracy had
strayed from the right path after
strange gods" whsn il embraced Bryan
ism, but since the defeat OF the Bryan
faction at ST. LOUIS he has been secretly
rejoicing over the apparent downfall Of
his most bitter political enemy. and on
Oct 2. at Buzzsrd's Bay. he virtually
declared that Mr.. Bryan was a madman.
How do the friends Of Mr.. Bryan in
Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska and other
States relish having their leader called
a lnnaticf Insanity is lunacy. or mad
ness, and IL the Democratic party has
returned to sanity X must srSt have
been insane, and. by the same reasoning.
IL the party was insane because Bryan
was its leader. Mr.. Bryan himself must
have been the chief lunatic.
Candidate Parker is generally admitted
70 be a nonentity in his party-a tool of
Hill, Sheehan and others-and what he
says counts for little. but II is different
when Mr.. Cleveland talks. He is the
oracle of the Eastern Democracy. and
If he says Bryan Is insane il is certain
be voices the sentiments OF sane" Dem
ocracy.
How can the Bryanites indorse snch a
SANDER on their leader by supporting
Parker1 Mr.. Cleveland declined 10 vote
for Bryan on the ground that the Ne
braskan was insane. but he will vote for
Parker. because he leads the sane
Democracy ticket.
An important point seems TO have been
forgotten by Mr.. Cleveland. Parker vot-
ed twice for the Nebraska "lunatic" and
was therefore one of the host Of madmen
who composed insane" Democracy. Does
Mr. Cleveland improve his position by
now supporting one of the madmen who
voted for the leader Of insane" Dem
o.rscy1
Mr.. Cieyeiand's thrust at Bryan was
uncalled for. and will. no doubt, be re-
sentei at the polls. for the friends of Mr..
Bryan do not think he should be put
in the straitjacket class
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
PaRkER's SILENCE.
II He Speaks, Unpleasant Questions
Might lie Asked.

II Is announced. presumably by author
ity, that the Democratic candidate for
President will make no speeches, but re-
strict his oratorieal expiosiveness to the
compilation of forecasts as to what he
will do IL elected. He will save him
self an incalcuiable amount Of trouble by
this turtle-like reserve. Were he to take
the stump he would be compelled to make
specific the general charges he has writ
ten against the Republicans. He would
have to show to be true his utterances
that his opponents have assumed unlaw-
full authority; that the President, fired
with the lust Of power" Is usurping ma
tional strength with the view Of becom-
ing dictator; that imperialism is the ten
dency OF Republicanism; that the tariff
which lifted business out Of the slough
Of d&spcnd = crushing the working
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

"If eur opponents come into power
they can revoke this order Pension
order No. 7sl aud announce that they
will e. eat the veterans of sixfy-two to
seventy as presum tb1y in full bodily
viror and not entitled to pensions.
VIII they now authorifativeiy state
that they intend to do thisr II so, We
accept the issue. II not. then We have
the right to ask why they raise an
i.sue which, when raised, they do not
venture to NEE t.n-Rooseveli's letter Of &C.
reutauco.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
outnn.t. Around Mukd.n.

They are getting close in New York.
There is no question about that, aAd Oh
which ever side the outposts are. they
have got in, politically. That's all right.
They are past the underbrush and they
are close together. The political grappIe
will be fierce one. but it can go but
one way. The vote on Manhattan Island
cannot overcome the vote of the farm
ers and thinkers upstate. New York
will go Republican.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
as wing IxnN, =,

Swing Low. Sweet Chariot" swins
low over New York aud New Jersey and
Rhode Island. We know You will swing
low enough TO brush the clover blossoms,
but we want just to remind you that II
IL your business-for the good Of the
United States and for the good Of ths
world-that You swing low enough to in
sure a Republican success in the States
just named: Swing low. Sweet Chariot o.
And we know you will swingi
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

A Democratic national victory is In
variably followed by disfrust and con-
fusion in business, and by policies that
cripple the great industries on which
workingmen depend for support. No
such party should be entrusted with
power.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
The AIeIarchoIy Dara.

The melancholy days have come, the
saddest of the year.
When ID. B. Hills machinery is sadly out
of gear,
When Parker finds that Esopus Is where
he'll have to stay
And when no longer they will let Uns
Henry Gassaway.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22
In Full Eruptiou.

Mont Pelee is again in full eruption.
and so is Senator TiIlman Of South Caro-
lima.
And the world goes round and round
And the sun sinks into the sea-"
And whether Mont Pelee, or TIllman
bursts,
II matters little to me.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

Having ''monkeyed" with Roosevelt
ism" until they found the buzz saw, the
Democrats are now tempting the fool
killer by reviving the cry that "Protec-
ton is robbery" Eight years ago the
workingmen OF this country decided that
protection is a blessing. and they have
not changed their minds.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

It looks as il the croakers who are
foretelling ruin to the Republican ticket
in New York State were badly scared
without being able TO tell what scared
them. New York will go for Roosevelt.
and with no uncertainty will its verdict
be given. Roosevelt ia New York's "fsv-
orite sop"
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-10-22

II there Is citizen of the United
States anywhere who has too much busi-
ness and TOO much employment, and
longs for the stagnation that prevailed
from 1898 to 1896. he can contribuke to
that end By voting the Democratic Hckes
this yeay.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-12

The farmers of this country have got to study
more how to save the soil on their lands. They
are each year finding themselves growing poorer
in capital while they see other businesses pros
pering and multiplying, and the cause of their
poverty lies at their own door, and they have the
remedy. Why not apply it? No people have ever
grown rich on a poverty-stricken soil. Go to
work and terrace your lands, and once you have
begun and got under way, you will thank the day
you begun.
Put some of the time that you intended to
spend in deep blowing in making terraces, as all
the twenty-inch blowing you can do won't keep
that old field from washing where the washes have
once been made. Not that deep blowing is not
right; do as much of it as you can, but see to it
that you stop the waste of the soil. The soil
problem is becoming a serious one in our country.
With an increasing population of consumers and
a poverty stricken soil, the chance looks to be
against us. But with good terraces over the
farm, wherever needed to keep the soil and to pre-
vent the washes, with the COW pea to build up
the waste that has been going on for so long,
there is yet some hope, provided the pea vines are
not moved off. @. GIBSON.
Mecklenburg Co., N. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-12
TALKS ON INSECT PESTS.


1T Preparation and Use of Kerosene Emul-
sion.
Editors Progressive Farmer:
Kerosene emulsion is one of the most useful
remedies against insects, especially those that
suck the sap from the plants or blood from ami
mails which they attack and which therefore can
not be combated by the use of stomach poisons
like Paris green. On the other hand, different
plants vary in their ability to withstand the oil,
so that care must be used to make the emulsion
strong enough to be fatal to the insects without
hurting the plants. The chief insect pests for
which it is used are the various species of plant
lice or aphids and the scale-insects. While the
San Jose Scale can be very successfully combat
ed by spraying in the winter with the lime-sul-
phur-salt wash, yet this material can only be
used when the trees are dormant and kerosene
emulsion must still be depended upon for sum-
mer. treatment.
To be applied to best advantage the emulsion
must be applied with a spray pump, for if put Oh
with a sprinkler it wastes the material and en-
dangers the plant, and the application is also not
as thorough as when a regular sprayer is used.
Spray pumps throw the emulsion in such a fine,
foggy mist that it penetrates into hooks, corners
and crevices which would not be reached with a
sprinkler. The application must also be SO thor
ough as to reach the individual insects, for they
are only killed when it comes into actual contact
with their bodies.
The directions for preparing the emulsion are
as follows:
Shave one-half pound of laundry soap into thin
pieces in one gallon of water and bring to boil
ing heat on stove to dissolve the soap. Then re-
move the .soap-water from the fire and pour i'll
two gallons of kerosene and churn the whole to-
gether violently until thoroughly mixed. This is
best done by pumping it through the pump and
back into itself again. This gives three gallons of
emulsion, which is sc per- cent oil, but as this is
too strong for most uses, it may be diluted by
this table:
To get 10 per cent oil add II gallons water.
To get Is per cent oil add 1917 gallons water.
To get 20 per cent oil add Z gallons water.
To get 25 per cent oil add S gallons water.
To get 80 per cent oil add 4 gallons water.
To get 40 per cent oil add 2 gallons water.
To get SO per cent oil add 1 gallon water.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-12
Crops, Soils and Fertilizers
CONDUCTED BY B. W. KILGoRE,

state Chemist North Carolina Department Of Agriculture
and Director Agricultural Experiment Station.
Inquiries OF Progressive Farmer readers cheerfully an
swered.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-12
YOUR FARM.

The Soil Is Your Capital, and to Save It Should be
Your First consideration-How to Lay Off Terraces
ond How to Maintain Them-Other Valuable Infor-
nation on the Subject.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-12
HOW CLOSE SHOULD THEY BEP

Some farmers ask how close must they be put.
That all depends on the lay of the land and the
nature of the soil and the size of the bank. An
open soil would not need them as close as a stiff
clay soil, neither will a field that is just sloping
enough to wash a little as one that is more roll
ing.
AS to laying off the rows, we have found it best
to begin at the upper side of every terrace and lay
off rows down to the next, andi f any point rows,
they come out against the one below and so on
till we finish. This is a better plan than laying
off half the rows from above and the other half
from the lower upper side till they meet and max
ing the points in the middle, which causes you to
have to turn on the growing crop. At the same
time they catch and hold water that often cuts
IT'D way across the rows and starts washes that
would not be if the rows were run from above.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
WALL STREET. REVIEW
MARKET FALLS BACK INTO
 OLD RUT.
Movement of Prices Not Consistently in One Direction for as Much as an Hour During
 Session.

New York. March s.-Yesterday's dis- appointment over the on-appearance of the Northern Securities decision stiil weighed upon. the market today and sluggishness which restricted It's move- ment last week. It was evident that yes- terday's brief spurt of activity had re- sSnr a Sss1S whR R RTsy penss %ssh as s tss suit of the expected handing down of the Northern Securities decision. It Is ex- pected that as the week draws to close short lines win be put out again in a tentative way to be covered again on Monday afternoon should the decision still be withheld. The movement of prices today was not consistently in one direc- ton for as much as an hour during tho either above or below yesterdays level but without getting far from that in either direction. A more cheerful tone in the foreign market helped the opening. The London settlement was reported tu be progressing favorably and encourage ment was expressed that Paris once more showed disposition to buy stocks in London. The statement in the annual re- port of President GosId of the Missouri Pacific of the purchase of a sufficient amount of Wabash preferred stock to consolidate its control was the subject of some comment but was chiefly notable for ket. The passing of the community of interest idea as a factor in stock market movements is thus strikingly manifested under the shadow of the threatened dis Junction of the companies composing tho Northern Securities Company. The rise in the local fractions was attributed to the prospect of. street car service over the Williamsburg. East River bridge. Penn sylvania was freely offered with accom- parying rumors of a prospective issue of s2o 000, ,000 of car trust bonds, subsequently denied. Reports of flood damages and Instructions was. another influence. There was an intimation that spring reduction in the scheduA prices of anthracite might not go Into effect in April owing to the prospect of strike of bituminous coal miners and the probable increased de- mand for anthracite to result. This and all other suggestions had but a feeble effect on prices. Northern Securities made further decline in the curb mar ket This had a sinister effect and com- bined with the persistent selling of Penn, sylvania undermined the market and made the closing weak at the lowest The sluggish and irregular movement of stocks was communicated to the bond section by sympathy. Total sales par value, H6SO.00O.
 U. s. zonds were unchanged on call.
 New York Stock rjRf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
Virgin 6 Faunce's Cotton Letter.


 NEW YORK. March 9.-There was consid erahle selling In the cotton future market at umes to-day and the tendency of prices was generally rather uncertain On the lower lev els there was fair support but the latter was not as aggressive as had been looked for The cables from the English market were quite disappointing especially to the near op- lions which are held almost exclusively by The manipulative forces. and the latter were inclined to sell. This selling brought out sell Ing orders in the new crop positions The trade as a whole throughout the session was rather small Commission houses had only moderate line of orders and the professional contingent conferred on a reaction However continued light receipts figured against the selnhg and the local bull leader was credited Wlth buying cotton on the ower levels On inc lttle advances the realizing was of liberal nro. portions and the New Orleans crowd was re- ported to be selling actively in this market After the realizing spent its force inc local market n became rather irregular and up to the close there was a rather unsettled feelino The leading observers express different ,,,a,,.s The estimated port receipts for the day Ncro year. uoS laS'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
e. E. Pierce 6 Co.'S cottOn 1etter.

IFy Private Wire From C. W. Lee Col
 NEW YORK. March S-The market de- clined rather easily to-day and the break was slight in view of the recent advance There was no general business: professional op- erations were again the feature. Figures of the strongest possible kind and the movement of cotton was so small that no one cared to take the short side. On the break shorts formed early in the day covered and this advanced July from about | 5 90 back to 10. with fluctuations rather irregular and this heIped to unsettle the tone. As far as the position of cotton goes, there is every inducement to look for higher prices Tn fact every way you turn the outlook is of an alarming and sensa- tional kind, but, and here Is the ony draw back cotton is being sold In New York against spots that spinners will not buy. That is to say. while there seems to he no cotton in sight, what there is in sight is not in demand at a level with the future market. Here is the point to be considered and this makes the average trader conservative All now depends on the attitude of Liverpool If spinners over there get active in the South We are likely to see a lively market In the meantime the larger interests are on the buv- ing side and We would not sell cotton. but buy moderately on declines.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09

terday and 47 to 70 points lower than the highest levels of the day.
 At the opening the tone was called steady and prices were to points higher than the close of yesterday. This higher opening was caused by the continued good demand for spots Tn Liverpool and the promised light receipts for the cay. These two features were enough 10 sustain the market for some time after the opening and even to cause fairly good ad- vances and. in fact. they acted as the main stay of prices throughout the day.
 From the opening scalpers and bears were rree sellers and as the selling increased pes- simism grew until tt affected the weaker longs Who commenced to liquidat.. @
 The first hour of trading saw advances of lS to i6 points in May and Juy. but from these levels there a gradual easing on until toward noon when a violent break came that carried prices down full 30 points, For a short time the, wild scenes of the pan icky times of few weeks ago were repeated. The ring wild with excitement and cot ton was offered regardless of price. By noon. however. the selling was over and the market was quiet again.
 The future market closed quiet and steady with May and July 2s and 26 points lower than the close of yesterday. ture Of the day was found in the spot market. While it was toned easier quotations were un- changed It was continually said during the day that but little trading had been done, but sales of $500 baIes were recorded.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
e. E. Pierce & Co.'S Cation Y.++sv

By Private Wire from Gilbert & Clay.)
 NEW ORLEANS. March S.-At present oper- ations of traders in foreign markets are guided by the movement of cotton, which is doubtless converting many minds to smaller crop Ideas, but at home attention Is directed chiefly to the spot department, from whence direct incentives for speculative transactions afe expected This is not to say that di- unfinished receipts are ignored in sthe local market but the failure to create greater activ-, ity on the spot leaves impression that a con- siderable portion of the contemplated result has been anticipated. The recent heavy spot sales in Liverpool indicate that foreign spin ners have been quite dIlatory about repIen- ishlng supplies of the raw material though the supposition is that American spInners exercised greater foresight and bought liberal ly during the late depression, thus partly ac- counting for the comparative apathy in the domestic spot situation so far as transactions for the regular trade channels are concerned The recent speculative demand superinduced by the dwindling movement. forced contracts to an artificial level as compared with the quo tations for spots and a partial adjustment of differences between these departments was in- stituted to-day.
 The general surroundings appear to favor the establishment of higher prices ultimately. Stocks of manufactured goods are not burdened with a surplus. and diminished movement prom ises to vindicate small crop estimates; and preparations for the new crop have been re- tarded by unsatisfactory weather. Thus the best policy seems for the present to buy on break. avoiding if possible the short side and watching developments in the spot depart ment carefully
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
MARKETS FOR FUTURES PRICE CHANGES ARE MIXED
 THROUGHOUT THE DAY. Receipts Both at the Ports and the Interior are Light, But Again
 the Exports are Small.

New York. March S.-The cotton mai ket opened steady with first prices to points lower on the old and points lower to points higher on the new crop months. following cables which were dis appointing as to old crop futures, whI.e relatively firm in respect to new crop positions, and spot cotton which Was again reported in fair demand at an :td- vance of points. Sentiment here seein- ed to have rather a reactionary leaning in spite of continued small receipts, but sellers early were timid and following the call the market was rallied on cov- port which before midday had advanced May to 16.3l and July to 1922 with the active positions ranging about 5 to s points net higher. The reports that few March notices which had been is- sued were not being promptly stopped, unsettled cmaller wrongs, bull support appeared to be partially withdrawn and the market declining under realizing caught stop orders with the result that there was sharp break to 16.00 for May and 15.90 for July. Just before this level was reached the local bull leader com menced buying and soon checked the de- citning tendency with the assistance of the small estimates for tomorrow's re- ceipts at leading points and there was quick advance of a little over 10 points But there was little fresh demand and after ruling quiet and irregular for d time the market in thu middle of the afternoon again weakened under lid li- dation and room selling, reaching tile lowest point so far for the session. Around 15.9O for May bull support was again forthcoming but was insufficient Co check the decline which carried general ly to net decline of from 34 to A points. In the last few minutes the market stead Jed up a few points on room covering and aggressive buying by the bull leader, being finally steady at net loss of l9 10 & points.
 Sales were estimated at 5O0,00O bales. Receipts at both ports and interior points were light, furnishing bullish compa l. sons witn last year figures but exports were again small and private advices from the South while conflicting, indi- cated on the whole an unsatisfactory sp0t demand.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
New Orleans Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. March S.-The bears were in control of the cotton future market to- day At the opening all but the members of the bull clique seemed to have developed that May and June showed when compared
 with spot cotton. Even the leading bulls had little to say in spite of the extreme bullish- ness of statistics and the strong demand for spot cotton that was reported in the Liverpoo market This 1t of the blues finally cumin- mated in one of the violent breaks that this season has been noted for in cotton. For few moments the ring was a whirlpool of element and when the brokers had un- easnIsd thenselves they found May and July Wsro % points lower than the close of yes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-09
New Orleans Spot Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS. March 9.-Spot cotton in good demand. supply limited. Factors demand board prices notwithstanding the decline in flu lures. Sales. $500 bales. including f.2oo to arrive. Delivered on contracts, 800. Quota tons unchanged.
 Futures opened steady and from 2 to 7 points up. An advance followed the opening based favorable Liverpool cables. Lqui- dation by weak longs and hammering by bears caused a sharp decline which carried prices 35 to 3S points below the highest levels of the morning. In the trading May first ad- vanced IA points above yesterdays close to Ie .oe declined to 1870. advanced to .93, and finally declined to 1909. The market closed quiet but steady. Net losses, March to June inclusive. 25 points. July. 26; August, I7; September, l4; October, II.