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f Corn respond readily to proper f^i tilization. ? Larger crops, fuller ears an larger grain are sure to rcsu frOm a liberal use of fertilizer containing at least 7% actual Potash Our books are free to farmers. * GERMAN KALI WORKS. 93 Nassau St., New York. HUM .J<\ N1SBET Editor. tloimty Alliance Meeting. ) The county alliance met in tl (.!*. it."last Fridav at li a. in. an 4 \vas'call?.I t?? order by Pres. .1. i l\:iight. Alter the opening ivn . i i... ..w.i i ... i? i i* mii"""* iii?- ii 111 v. - raiieo .ill nearly nil the oflie r an ' ?1 *1? gates from ten sub Al!iane< answered to their names. '1'! next thing in order was lerinrii and county lecturer, \V. <b . I'orter arose and -..id. :!i ' sistant lecturer Maj. 11. i >i.. had been absent ironi tie meeting he would yi- : 1 ' : dm to llro. .Miller, who _ iv Vej interesting and in-': ' a< dre-s, al -o r ad n 1 !n - 1 llro. J. < \Yilboru 1" ".it Alliance to county t u .v liances. We also listened to a inti rest in.: I . '. . i'ivkt. i ne niliance 111 i. ineu lor county i- > ?i 1< ., >\o.kii trim, wo ???ir*#> 1 So\* r. new members n i tic - t and one sub. [ Wiiiio I> 1 uI > organised. Kt>. .-A I.I.I \Nc i; | Jil'T. (Jimiblim; in Cotton l-'uturcs. Textile Kxo lsior. a It now t ran-juro t' >? t ho r< cent decision oi .Judjjo Speor i t ho I nited t,? 'if= s:* (' >u in(ieor<ria was not oi 'i. -woo; .... Sidutraotor .j .d i non> to the effect thill trailing in < o ton futures was ;i ^anm of < ' m ami hail no .-tan 1 i11- iii >n. Some surprise wa$ i .pre.- I ;!. a circuit .jwliro dioui 1 . nnl *in*!i an opinion in the i leeision i>y the I"i.itr ! v-' ' p rente < 'onrt t h il owaiin in :->n ratlin - i?i .! ! Ii ? raet- himlini;. i !! <? of .J IllliXt' SlHM 1*. 1?< ' \ i !', -lilt ,s ' ^ ! I', t I.!- 1*1! 1 i >_)' \V "eeping char.toier i.<ii< iTakf.s >f <n ;ir iii i i:i? tmil iK en oonf r,icl < w : act h i j 11 cry i- outer ip! d \.. > ere il.i ij,ot. i is well 'kn' w n 111.i i i n ov. nety j "r oonl of f he cotton futures, as ca tried on U It Hi I , . I V 111 1 ' . .7 ' ' * ' ?* f?VOl" ">nl. ; ' :< <!, t?.! ! V K\re! -I' -)<?i<I i 1 ' ucli a 1? . i ti > !I, it . 1 . ; own b; .f?i !_r? . r i?i< r< . grtin -1 f he "I?11 i . in loir vi?*liinh I . ; a hut iii every - - .?t? in tii ion.^ 1> S< iMi ii i-- Iv-en limine 1 in ' v by the - ix mint ion <?i <>l her (> '> . r?i ninny mi h'P . rotto broker's sign hangs out in all t Soutln rn towns, audio cities li Oharlotto there are several ljucl> shops. We have known ma r- promising Southern youths tern] ed to speculate in cotton futui who quickly swept away their i c{ herited patrimony. Yes and mo we know ot gray haired men, t ^ ented and educated, to lose t s to twenty thousand dollars in K than that many days, coveri margins as cotton lluctured. Ft tunes as high as halt' a millit dollars have thus been swe away. t hese "bucket" shops are grc suction valves emanating from t central cotton brokers in X< York City, and tapping t Southern pocket-books. Tin "special private wires" are gr? ? nerve strings that keepSouthe _ dollars <lancing until tle-y re a jtlii' hank accounts of lIn* aent manly gamblers in futures at t je American metiopoli-. \N"? (inn iii believe (lie statement of a friei {.who has made a study ol t j cotton market that the Sen id spends mutually and sends aw !>. hy j>.in rot; >n f tin ?s ev.-ry e :it of the millions of d< te !.i- that represent the profit g growing and handling tho cott< \ -rop. This Son: h would lx an e . 'jn_rlv ri?di and pr<- per<? i- country i ? day n v 1:1 were :..>t I 11 is a pleasau' and h i j py 1 i n- at y:iy r df*. 1 ?n* t lie billions V '! dlar thi' ll..\e lei the se. I i< 1 -in 1 Si."> in cot:,,n Cut up's, h v they no' been thus ajuanderc o w 1 invo ni.nio i: in ?re pr< j t" optimist. I e also ;;?I "iy ; il(. ,j| I ]; 11 i ill :e \\ I-I. V, ho , ' wheat. e- ( - and t aor ? roj . are l; - <I a I 11 ' i : r cans! !ii' *ii!<.t ',i oU win at. o?r I rist IT? . i 1 < ' !: n i tl !_\ I i"* ! li I do I: it -I. nor '- in onTt. < >ne phase of l)j|\ i:i*_r co* on | t .1' - has heen ]? 'r!? ' I!y male, namely thai Wy cotton mi lor lot urc noces-it ;iN,hi>t'iinsi't h have Iarp* contracts for yarn> cloth it certain prices. and t n price paid lor tin* raw slock m rt !>e known in a'van Th; . !. > > Her. l- no longer tin neeessi i. or i . V.lllt i_e it '.',.i-. since tin are plcnl v ol inoined men a e cor j oral a n- 'id to . Iv.i. t t. ca ii lor tiding the lactory \va it lion . w it it u*t 11:11 cot ton. n The Son 11 i" w m ' 'i ' I hill it : to I- it ; lli.lt li<-\ u Dull. 1< ; it i< t ii t . ! -a! la! ion that v.o \ it a L-r.?at leap from tit.' oi l t:, 1 pli I'? ' 11 pi 1- i til 'lit* ;> i ml hilioiiMM'-s. < i t \ fnr?| J'.r.w. I in* .mid i in in i .ii'imci*. 'i' Sal i a.young cot ton fanner - i;s a t?-\v incc : '! , >y 1< ' i;s very - ?riii*_r that u woi uat jiImii^ 1m 111 it w<* wi-iv : !:i/V, all;! I lii'ti i i i lie tall \v h ' .li' to .! tt .11 tl.i '' want .;<? yr?n in 1 ?<> nun" < .. |'m| ' I v. Id ! i to k n? i\v \ i W : ?<; id 1 111) O' Us i. wo \v< in a . , u..? tri'ltv. inor c< ' ton T' in mar i will til a 11vi ! i '> i.n't i t ,i . fH!f li 11(1 si l llri-. #)II.>! V.'M.l! 1 '' ;11;?1; r. i'lio S.?;i!it r i ' no In/ior I li i!> muiikiml in M ( IlUt !: i !<>.) -J IMO'Iir 111 j J he | all hi* efforts into the making ol he a iToj) of rui; >>t, and seems averse Let to the steady pull of varied farm tiv iug that runs through the whole [>t year, and keeps a man busy win res tor and summer. All his energy in. is thrown to the preparation ami ro and cultivation of a cotton crop, ;l]_ and on this crop he is willing tc OM spend all that he can raise, hut ?ss, does not like to spend money or ,,-r anything else that lie cannot at ,r. ' once get the cash out of. lb [,n I hesitates about growing forage fm pt I cattle for fear it may not prow profitable to feed them, lie hates . it spread his manure ail over the lu. land, for he has always been put t i 11 ir it in little%piles in the hill I ami fears that he will he wasting .jr what. 11;i- always heen a scarce article* in his larminjr. lie knows rM j that lie nan get a crop of cotton c), if he drihhles some fertilizer in |(, the furrow under it. ami lie takes the risk of the crop not payimr. |v hut i< unwilling to take the rhk i,,| of adopting a -vst malic course lor the improvement of the laml. ill I i a wiir'. lie i- in the ruts ; ml :1V ho-ilatcs to m ike the ell'ort to get out : ?r *.> r l)f? m i\- I'ail. <,) when ,] hi? one crop fails to pay. the cot ton tanner who grows only cotton ,,,, is in a bad way. i iie great need .v of 'lie ^oiith i-- -liversili 1 farming a i n a -y sleniat ic rotation ol crops .a. les(MiumI improve I'm; produc ad tion per <ere of hor i reat >t:m!" ol by the growinof fewer acres in in <' >t ton and more in ioodan . retio ad valine crop and forage Sim >d. tic'd.- more ai! the year rnnad la mi in. .i i! nv^ i lopping. More ( i':::'e. . ! m ,re cattle and 1 eg tic : ,, . . to < at ;|. .'.ure manure m i ;iu_ ml miug a: 1 le-s artificial fer n tiii.'oi - with the sole purpose ol en tt:ng a s > crop. More genera! ( ili li ! I. _ ol tli" i:: iii j ami less . > i ?a i. i I..... a. . i... I.:II i.. .i?. . I I . ' r . I .. .1 III- HI I . Ill - linn . 11 I . . Mil V lieoil tn i.ii'hi -ii !o ^61 '! ' t-trtii vh'Ii i it in:ikinir ?i?r x i i crops every year and paying ! ?r it- improvement.?l'raelical Farmer. > i \ I it 11 In > v fi r Jl lii >M If of "jji-I Us up ill tin* lii riling' a- l'a-1 .i- yiill rail," 15 ilriijfip ' i- iivrui/i'il a liiiiiM'lu>i<: nntrto fur "DeWitt's Little Knrlj 0). It i sits," ami yavn him a Imi t of i lm<? famuli- linli- pills for rou-t ipatioii lie a ln-ailai hi*, livi-r ami -tomail trniilili's. rawfuril I'ros. hl.tvt tt'S PIPX I.ni V I PI'V. Ilr Ori!i r- :i ( .shuI'oh ??f ICosliJj i. - ? lit' \\ : -11! .Ml f, April II. I hi' Mill 1V ?! part itr- r i\ In-da;, 111.nu n' ; i" 1 .:i:ri' ! . nrdi-rin(f a iv.i-aiinn o i. i lit in- in < uha, w hi-h follow - : : I ! :, -ty's /nv r i. i.; i' ii t, \icl! i M j t . t ' r. I i 'i < -< j : i . 1 In I - i - : In 1'iijiu. has ! "imi plea-ei ' u ni i i pension i)|' ho>?( i lit if ' . . oli, : pn-p.i, ii ^ a <1 : a i; , .i 1 : >ra iuii of p-are in t i 11, in \,: v. lew. ! Iif li.'Vf i in onion! ?> order : \ i ' i !e . " . * 'ill in* laj' iniln. ;nj . , <-:* ! f ! ' *:t-f in 'In- terril' r\ o tii land n! ' ubn." I if! :ils for t Ii" I'M 11' inn of ! In above nrticle will bo tlie uibjeot oi pi-rial in-t rucl inn- that will I'oiiiiiiunil a' I ' i the fVeral eoniinaniler .ii-- It f n! the army ewpi tor easy iv i ]?|*I : I. >1 esee.llt inll, a fording In 111. ia? nil in I eintunisfaneeH of tin : . hi \ v'o. ml m tilths! x! i hi tint/ SI ttf.st .* in J\ / V, " >r. ! d-l received t w<?? ??:* I<?.i ! lin< < i! 'Miii: K. ".lucky AInI iri 1 I!oi> :i!l "i w! ifh .'ire new. All jnrti"* () i; i- >1 li :i! i - v.;iitt i11 nni!<? ? o , iit i -.? . :i licr lor ? t.i r ynoi] ji;i: r, v.t1 ii-? well In ulj -inn* In.. iii . J inn >i. he etohl, Lome mi.i u.? ii you wish tc I J,IV" I.'1(111' \ . Thk KeRSffAtV B INI I AN I> MkR ,| ' A f ' 1.K CO.- I f. I'. > y , - > THE WAYS ANI) MEANS TO , PAY FOR WAR. Tax on Doer, Tobacco and Legal Papers, and a Loan of $300,000,000 to $500,000,000 i Considered. > Washington, April 8.?The members of the ways ami means i committee of the house are busily engaged with tlie treasury officials .1 in the work preliminary to the ! dralting of a war revenue measure . J to he introduced in congress im; mediately upon the opening of hostilities with Spain. An inj crease in the internal revenue tax on beer from $1 to $2 a bar i rel and a large increase in the 11 ta\ on manufactured tobacco, in . eluding cigars and cigarettes, has i been praeticallv agreed upon. Hank checks, bills of exchange. , drafts, deeds, mortgages and other lvttwi|, /4j' 4 1%; , .. 1 .? . ...i ...* .. i <>i i 1111 paiein ii.i'illrin ?s and nostrums in nil probability :i 1 -<? will ho added to the li-t. A rou^h est imat o o| the rcioi pi? in he derived from those sources is th.it 1 ho increase on these articles alone will approximate if not e\cee<] $100,000,000 a v '.nr. A hill prox I?1 i11_ for a temporal".' loan of $ I 00.0oo.o00 and a permanent loan < I from $.'5 on, ooo.ooo to ir,()o.oo:i.ooo it j m, cent. pax aid.' in c -ia. lias I en prepared hv 'lie ways n 1 a o: committee and will he imnieii , itely introduced in c I" w ar. . . - . Tin: ri KST sv.rro is or m:vOU HON IN l|' |)??! 1). IhutmnO ..'Ion n Faxm* <n Army Ami Against ilovcrimioni? Serious liven in ('em ired h?. parts. Madrid, April 10, 7 :10 p. m \ revolutionary mevein *nt is 1 i: (*;. 1 coed. !i Sin p. m.?A large crowd is r>:ir:?<1 int!?t? I'uerta i So! rrvi?ij_' **i.<?i live Spain" and l'l,uiifj live the army." The civil goveriioof .M ulriil is iiinoi^ them, promenading up and down and i hogging them to disperse peacefully . The "rev. d, re!\ inn upon th< kind he.u tedness ol tho govern* r, whom tlit? population of Madrid .id'.fi , ri ! u to di-jt rse, and if hen t on visiting the military i itih tn make a dmuomtratioo of r sympathy. '! he authorities prohiI it th.e formation of groups in ' from of the military eluh, the pr -:i or th American leg.; tion. (General Oastlevi *vas bffer_; od at ;!i" Military club a banne.' ?I to head the demonstration, but 1 '.< ; fused, alleging that the crow 1 wc- coniposi d of tin* dreys d ii'teify. S 'V??r >1 of h" ri'iir , lende have been arrested, rli > ivil |t"Venv>r threat -u:* g i<> ; 11 dt the ivi' guard if ii:e crowd ' iit)i ii. - perse. to p. ni.? I he I'lierta <iei Sol i now den-e)v packet!. A large l-titly ' f ].(>; ro is drawn up near the 11.? . I ! >o I'aris, whero the ' civil \ rnor of Madrid is dining. < ' - i- ionally the cry "Viva Ksparu " is raised .and re-echoed by a th >11 sand voices. The correspondent t>f the Associated I'ress saw t no arrest. A respectable loukii / individual was brought to };. !i ?'el doorway, where ho isked t>> be loosed from physical < iRtody, ; romi ing to accompany the; !i?.-equi''tly.Sonor Aguilera, , , v i 1 , , \ i . ?\ rvv i*zio ii n?/wl I. . ? ! inten?;>tfd (liuuor. Hut fresh crif ;u<>' . | the hurley, ?Oo I re.J ty vcr..' r rushed iur the ' i r-x f I ooooo<5<x><?oo<x><>o xx>ooooo % QUICK CURE FOR | COUGHS AND COLDS, S fPYNY-PECTGRAU X The Canadian Remedy lor all X f THROAT AND LUNG AFFECTIONS. \ v Large Botti.es. 25 ots. y X DAVIS ft LAWRENCE CO., Lim., ? w Y Prop's Perrv Davis- Pain-Kiiiir. 9 i> rOR sale ar O All Chemist* and Druggists. thickest of the mob, brandishing ? a stick. but hi11iutr nobody. ' Seoor Auguilera is a man of i gigantic proportions and the beet I loved individual in Madrid. The inanifestants scuttled in all directions before his shillelah, producing a comic effort and reducing the disturbance to its true proportions. The police are acting admirably, and tiie military are kept in reserve at the barracks in case of an einergancy. Should there be more beneath the airfare than appears, praise is due for the precautions taken. Madrid, via l'aris, April 10.? N 1 I : 10 p. m.?! iemonst rat ions con- * tinue in favor of the army and against the government. Mobs visit* d the military club and biber.ii newspaper . 1 here have > l?i ?*n numerous arrests and many injured. \ ' :*|?:?! I ver :- ??? a I ambition ami r iia- \iair 'malin I ? \\" i i *- I !( : l Kai i.v Ui it- I'i'-.'in-f I iif liver,etire i t : ! i (Mi inn ami ai I :n i li ami i i vit I rin'tili'-. i "raw l*i?r?I Urn-. , i.iMiit. A Mili'li i;i Time .* .ivi >> iii. liu'i.i'i 'I' > in' ui.- .r imiirovmi, turn isMiti t.ikoti i11 early Sprluir anil , H'u . pruvi ttlB ' bi L)i . i." o ami Nai&riul !' mi A?t:< it ll|i' liv-T Mill's '1)1 tbil MVK> i ? 1 i. .. ' i;.mitral, try At I?rii - > m t f I - \ ^ H' ' ' ' ' SENT FREE % i;> iiojiM'Svrt'pi r> ? Liebig COMPANY'S Extract of Beel GOOfv BOOKti-llinur how in | i p.in- many deli. Ur and di'liriiius itis!ti v.^n - t K.< ? ' ?lO\ . I \ .*> IN } on;. i "We,n.ted I OeiK M A V \ fl K V KXT c| 'I'll K 1 l.<|iiitahl" I.ili> Assurance Society ' in tlii^ ii-niiiirj i* <:? 'irun hi M-riirin?f tIn- *i?r\ii-i-x nf a mat: ? character ami ahiid > in rcjwcm iiI . - interest, I v. tl ' ;i .'I'll '' h iarter>. Tlte ri:.-!i' man will he t liorouehly educated in tin* science of insurance ami tin'a; of meessf . olieitii.^. There I- no httsii c- - or profession not re.. iiirin-jr capital hich is more reins. e ra i \ 'i 11 a life agency eondin ' d with t -r^y ami ability. (,'or! iiiili Mo i men who desire to .re | n. employment ami are i' ii, iunsti 'tain prominency jn the profession in1, ited. \V. .1. II' >1>I)I. i' M ^r.. Koch Jlfill, S. M a" h f. i\i (vrw>'> 1 -u L A 'w w. i iiti ' . i N TIN; i?i I;ijc i tJ.it ui\ -on ! '.!!' m Harper hn* off Ikhix1. : m! ti public i> warned not to harbor or employ bint. Any j information lca? 4 to hi- r coverj I will b.> gladly r< in! I. \ 1 1 \ II .11:1-1:11, April tl,F. Iff in, S. ( NOTICE. IN njXrii); M , i'N V. II1 i I IIK 1 statut , nvi-ions provided for >in 11 < :i-< . ! w 1II -ell at public auct imi at the court lion on tie- Mill d.i . of ?A I?? 11 it.?t, <H'i- It ?y nil;I' n Up by menu Mi? 121 li day of Nnvfinli.'r last. !'r?ij i'i v In If -Uilil to r. v claim.* h^.. i am* . Terms r I. Si AUNKH. Apr. I,'I-ON. b'liililrci) like it. ' saves lln'ir lives. V.V mean One M n .le <'ou^'li (Jure, tininfallible renii- for poii^Im, nobis, roup, tiroio .lis, grippe, ami n)i ; lung trniibb . <r..\v! ; d l5ro>;. (