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ALLIANCE NOTES. WHAT THE ORDER AND ITS MEMBERS ARE DOING. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO THE FARMER, GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY.. .The Alliance denial officials in the Georgia Washington have given prompt to story that the order intended to scoop up all the Congressional districts this year. The *** Farmers’ Alliance now has 70,090 members in Kansas, and is growing at the rate of 2,000 a month. It is ten months yet until election. Ninety thousand votes thrown one wav will play the mischief with the plans of the politicians._ Atchi- ton Globe. * * From every county comes the cheering news that the Alliance is growing stronger. AUiancemen are learning prac- tical those lessons of economy and co-operation; patience who had the courage and to stand by the principles of the Alliance are beginning to reap the benefits of the order .—Solid South. * * Why is it that the journals pretending to be such friends of the Farmers’ Alliance do not come out squarely and endorse the sub-treasury plan and the railway plat- form of the National Alliance, which de- mands that the railways must be con- trolled by the people in the interest of the masses, and that the farmer should re- oeivc same privileges as are accorded the banks and bond-holders? You cannot carry water on both shoulders any longer. If you are with us say so, and if you are not. show your colors .—Southern Farm - trs Alliance. * * The Farmers’Alliance is going ahead with its own business. “What have they and done?” some will ask. Read this just think for a moment and then you will answer fer yourself: “They have done a great deal for the laboring people.” What did guano sell selling for at this time last year? and what is it at now? Look at the difference iu the price of cotton last fall and last fall year, Just, look at everything in proportion as well as cotton and guano. The principle of the thing is enough for any man.— Buchanan (Ga.) Messenger. *** Neither the race problem nor sectional difficulties intruded themselves at the great national convention of fanners and laborers at St. Louis. Delegates from the Colored Fanners’ Alliance were re- reived by the white Farmers’ Alliance and matters pertaining to their mutual interest were considered. Northerners and Southerners, brothers in the Alii- ancc, clasped hands at that convention and left the thrill of fraternal fellowship which all the fierce blowing politicians of dead err- berscannot chill. If will cease meddling, the Farmers’ Alliance and In- dust rial Union will solve the race problem and re-unite the tco-loug estranged sec- tions of our beloved country. * * President Polk of N. F. A. and I. U., knows more concerning the condition of the Alliance throughout the country than any man in the South, and when ques¬ said: tioned as to Alliance matters, he “Although the growth of the Alliance in the South has been wonderful, the growth of the order in the Northwest has been still more phenomenal. made in In the Kansas, right great strides are being direction, and the organization has more than doubled since the St. Louis conven¬ tion. The farmers of the west, although they are not troubled by any particular grievance such as the jute bagging oppression of the South, ■till have great obstacles to overcome. They feel the effects of the reduction iu prices, and they find it almost impossible to make a living profit from their pro¬ ducts. They are trying to break the combination of the buyers, aud 1 have nc doubt they will succeed. One feature ol the National Alliance assures me above all else of its success. It is killing out national sec¬ tionalism, and building up a the hole spirit which will be a lienefit to w nation.’’ * * the Among the resolutions adopted at Alii recent Convention of the National auce, held at Atlanta, Ga., was tiie fol¬ lowing: “Whereas, at New Orleans in September, 1889, a conference was had between prominent representatives of the cotton growers of the South aud mem¬ bers of the cotton exchanges iu the Uni¬ ted States, an agreement was entered into w hich was to take effect on the first day of October thereafter, fixing the tare on cotton covered bales at sixteen pounds, and on jure covered bales at twenty-four pounds, which was satisfactory to Aili- ancemen. And, whereas, by the opposi- sition of several important cotton rendered ex¬ changes this agreement was a nudety. Aud, whereas, we invited the cotton exchanges of this country to a conference on this same subject at St. Louis on Decembar 5th, 1889, w hich they refused to notice by letter or other¬ wise. And, whereas, our president. Col. L. L. Polk, recently urged upon these parties to express their wishes or plan foi an adjustment of this question, March at a meet¬ ing to be held in Atlanta, Ga., 19. 1890, and only one reply was received with encouragement, and that from Mr. James Tobin, of Augusta. And, where¬ as, after a careful consideration of the whole subject in all its phases, we, the presidents and accredited representa¬ tives of the State Alliances of the cotton section, in conference assembled in At¬ lanta, Ga.. March 18th. 1890, do unani¬ mously reaffirm the equity and justice ol our demands on this subject; and we do, therefore, Resolved, That we urge the Alliance- men of the cotton states to stand by the action of the 8t. Loutesupreme council on the use of cotton "bagging or any othei fibre than jute, and that each Allianceman be, and is hereby instructed to deposit said cotton-covered bales in warehouses, to be provided, and. with liberal ad- vances, as can bc had thereon, and to al- low said cotton-covered bales there to re¬ main until the demands made shall be complied with. national and Resolved also, That your state officials do hereby pledge their u« most ability and unceasing efforts in be- half of the people to obtain full and fair facilities for marketing their cotton. * * Resolved, That our president, L. L. Polk, be instructed to assure the brethren Jn the <o;ton 6tates that the outfook for the manufacture an 1 supply of cotton bagging is much better than for the past T ear an(i W >U probably be equal to the de- mand. presidents ol Resolved, That the state requested to each Alliance or union be as- sist in every possible way J. F. Tilman, national crop statistician, in securing accurate crop reports, Resolved, That the assembled, representatives tlo ol the cotton States, here as- esrt that the compound lard bill now pending in congress is unwise, special, the and class legislation, and will increase burdens of one class of producers and only benefits a monopoly that by no means manufacturers a pure article of hog’s Tard, and members of congress are hereby most respectfully and earnestly requested to oppose the passage of said measure, L. L. Polk, president N. F. A. and I. U.; S. M. Adams, president Alabama al- liance; W. S. Morgan, delegate, Arkan- sas; W. I. Vason, delegate, Florida; L. F. Livingston, president Georgia Alliance T. S. Adams, president, Louisiana; G. B. Dimes, delegate, Missouri; 8. B. Alexan- der, delegate, North Carolina: E. T. Stackhouse, president, South Carolina; s. D. a. Duncan, president, Texas; R. W. Coleman, delegate, Mississippi; J. B. Buchanan, president, Tennessee. —------ Jefferson Davis Memorial Volume. - BY DR. j. WM. JONES. We learn from the publishers, Messrs, IL C. Hudgins & Co., of Atlanta, Ga., that the Davis Memorial volume being prepared by the popular author, Dr. J. Wm. Jones, is rapidly nearing completion, leader of Since the death of the greatest the “Lost Cause,” there has been uu ua- precedented demand for such a work %nd it is an assured fact that it will have an enormous sale, Messrs. Hudgins & Co., say they in ex¬ pect to have canvassers in the field a few days so the public will not have long to wait. Aside from the great love and adrnira- tion ou the part of our Southern people for the dead hero, the fact that the talented author is so well and favorably known will doubtless cause the volume to be re- ceived with unusual favor, Those wishing an agency should writp at once to Messrs. H. C. Hudgiua & Co. t of Atlanta, A NEW NAME. THE COTTON Oil. TRUST REORGANIZED AS THE COTTON OIL COMPANY. Final steps in the reorganization New of York the American cotton oil trust at have been taken and on Tuesday the stock exchange admitted to its dealings common and preferred stocks of the new' corporation, the American Cotton Oil company. The company now owns about $41,500,000 of certificates of the American cotton oil trusts out of a total issue of $42,185,000. Electrical Eels. These creatures are well known ax among the curiosities of the streams ol tropical South America. A more partic¬ ular account of them, by an English their nat¬ uralist who had much experience of nature and habits, will be of interest: They are of all sizes, from a foot to six feet iu length, and arc frequently caught on lines w hich are set for other fishes. They are sometimes eaten, but not often, though their flesh is said to be coining good. in Horses as well as men, on contact with them in the water are not unfrequently thrown down by the shock. They are called by the inhabitants “treme-treme.” In rainy weather those who fish in the*se rivers often receive a -hock, which is communicated along the moisture upon the rod and line, when one of them hapjiens to seize the hook. I saw one in a state of captivity. It was about six feet long, and was so tame that it would allow any one to put his land upon it, and would even slide for ts whole length through the fingers. If t was irritated in the smallest degree, inwover, by no matter how slight a finch, it instantly communicated a smart Jiock. I1E NEF.DED THE SLEEVE. “Brush off your coat sleeve, my dear,” said Mrs. Larkin to her husband; “there is dust on it,” “That is no reason why I should brush off the sleeve, love,” ho replied. “I'll simply brush off the dust.”—; Bazar. m. f N WiA#.,. IT ■ . 1 IS A A MOXKKY. Brown—I see William i« monkeving *ith the English styles. Green—No, he apes them. —The Jury. HAD I MY WISH. Had I my wish, the world should hold One nook entranced in fancy's mold; One little spot where bud and vine Made nature drunk with beauty's wise, Where happy love could ne’er grow old. And here in simple ways gTown bold We'd laugh at fame, nor sigh for gold; Our lives should be a song divine, Had I my wish. And when each day’s delights were toll And twilight came across the wold I’d look into your face benign And feel your lips pressed soft on mine, While on and on the big earth rolled, Had I my wish. —Chicago Mail. HUMOR OF THE DAV. The onion is a scentury plant. There is quite a difference between being wrapped in silence and rapped into silence .—Danscille Breeze. A man never knows he is a fool, be¬ cause when he learns that much he is no longer a fool.— Washington Star. “I think we ought to have the fuschia for our national flower.” “Why so?” “We have a great fuschia before us.” A sign on Tremont street, Boston, reads: ‘‘Fresh Eggs, 28 cents“Strictly Fresh Eggs, 30 cents .”—American Grocer. The gentleman who discovered that his wife was putting her pin money in the bank against a rainy day now calls it her safety-pin money .—New York News. A household paper tells how “to get grease out of white marble.” Petroleum producers prefer to get it out of the ground .—Pittsburg Chrtnicle Telegraph. Perhaps the biggest bore of all, Who most our temper sours, Is he who says “he has no time,” But talks for three long hours. —Terre Haute Express. First Physician—“Any unusual symp¬ toms about that last ease of yours?” Sec¬ ond Physician—“Yes, he paid me fifty dollars on account yesterday.”— Munsey's Weekly. Hitherto Patient Boarder—“Mrs. Star- vem, I can stand having hash every day in the week, but when on Sunday you put raisins in it and call it mince-pie, I draw the line.” De Jinks—“It's sad that Goodfellow absolutely throws his money away. Do you believe it?” Swipesoff—“Well, I heard be lent you some last night.”— Paris Edition Herald. “It is really astonishing what immense progress the art of photography has made these last years. Why, you really don’t know your friends’ pictures when you see them. ’’—Fliegende Blaetter. It is estimated that 110,000,000 Euro¬ pean eggs were eaten in the United States last year. Our people are good Republi¬ cans, but they do have a lingering affec¬ tion for the monarchical yolk. “Do you want the earth?” inquired the haughty hotel y of a meekly com- plaining guest. r “No,” was the reply, “you can keep it a while longer till I ask you for it. ”— Washington Post. She—“I am afraid, George dear, that w’hen you speak to papa, he may be very angry.” He—“I think not when I show him this bank book.” She—“Oh,George! Let me look at it first.”— Time. “Maria,” said Sir. Bronson at mid¬ night. “Go in to Willie and make him stop blowing that tin horn. This is no time for that!” “That's not Willie. It’f the new nurse snoring.”— Epoch. He stole a kiss from an artless miss: “You're a heartless thief,’ but thief,'’ quoth the she. thief “I'm a ‘heartless you're That stole my heart,” saith he. Puck. — Merchant (after refusing an applicant for work)—“I’d like to employ you, but you see how it is. I hope you appreciate the situation.” Applicant—“I could ap¬ preciate it better if I had it.”— Munsey's Weekly. Stewardess—“Madam, I’ve attended to you the best I knew how, supplied every want, but you arc still unsatisfied. What do you want now?'’ Sea-sick Lady Passenger—“I want the earth.”— Boston Courier. Miss Trimount—“And to think that, after all these thousand of years, there should be so much water iu the sea! One would suppose it would ha%-c dried up long ago. ’ Miss Kornpp.kir—“Yes, that s so. But then, yau know, it has heaps of salt in it, papa says the way salt preserves things is wonderful.” The Bill Was Paid. Dr. McLane, of the College of Physi¬ cians aud Surgeons, carries beneath his professional dignity an inexhautible store of wit, humor and anecdote. Iu a par¬ lor, one evening this week, the conver¬ sation chanced to fall upon Dr. Williard Parker, and he told the following story: “When Dr. Parker was just beginning lis famous career he was sent for by a rich but avaricious man, who had dislo- cated his jaw. The young surgeon irowptly put the member in place. “ ‘What is your bill, doctor?’ asked the patient. »& * Fifty dollars, sir.’ 4i 4 Great heavens!’ And the man opened his mouth so wide as to dislocate his jaw a second time. Dr. Parker again put things to rights. 4(4 What did you say your bill was?’ again asked the patient. “ ‘Isaid it was fifty dollars; now it ic one hundred.’ “The man grumble!, but paid it.”— New York Star, W. 12 ALLEN. r. h. weight. WRIGHT & ALLEN, DEALERS IX Dry Goods, Groceries m- Hats, Shoes, : AND PLANTATION SUPPLIES. We can furnish you with High Grade Fertilizers, the best on the market. Try them. Best quality Corn, Hay, Oats, Bran. Our stock of Ladies’ Goods is complete, and we extend a cordial invitation to call and inspect same, You will be pleused with what we have to show you. CRAWFORD SHERIFFS SALES. P EORGIA —Crawford County. —Will U t be sold before the court house within door the in he town of Knoxville, Ga., legal hours of sale ou the first Tuesday iu April next, the following described property, to-wit: Lot of land No. 77, in the Seventh District of said county, con¬ taining 2i)2 1-2 acres, more or less, levied on uuuer a ti. fa. issued from the Justice Court of the .729th district, G. M., said county, in favor of John A. Houser, vs. B. F. Lee. S. M. L-e and E. S. Lee, as the property of said defendant found in tueir possession. Levy made by the con¬ stable of .said district and turned over to me for sale. Terms, cash. Witness my hand officially, this February 26th, 1890. B. A. HARTLEY, Feb. 23th, ’90. Sheriff. KORGIA—u haw ford County. —W. J. McGee, Administrator de bonis non of David McGee, dec used,has applied such o me for letters distnissory, and letters will be granted applicant on the tir-t Monday in April next, unless good ot-jections are filed. Witness my hand officially, this January 1st 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. Jan. 1st 3m. G EORGIA—L raw ford County.— Ed¬ ward Mi ehell has applied to me foi exemption of personalty and valuation lomcsteud. 1 will pass on same on the first Monday in March next. Witness my hand officially, this Jan. 31st, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. G EORGIA—Crawford County.— James A. Moore and John T. Cham¬ pion, executors of James Roberts, de¬ ceased, have applied to me for letters of dismission from their executorship. Un¬ less good objections are filed, I will grautthem letters dismissory on the first Monday in June, 1890. Witness my hand officially this the 4th day of Mai ch, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. bw O EORGIA—Chaw ford Co U N TY.— . K. Eubanks Executor of Eligah Eubanks, deceased, ha'- in due form ap- ilied to me for letters of dismission from lis executorship. Unless good objec¬ tions thereto are filed, I will grant to said W. K. Eubanks such letters dismissory on the 1st Monday in June*. 1890. Witness my hand officially. O. P. WRIGHT, Ordinary. -*• pEORGIA—C hawkohd County.— W. b-M. Taylor, deceased, administrator has of applied estate of Rufus Carter, letters dismissory from the administration of said estate, and such letters will be granted on the first Monday in May next, unless good objections are tiled. Witness niy hand officially, * this January 27tli, 1890. O. P. WRIGHT, jail 31-13 Ordinary. pEORUlA— Crawford County. —A. 13C Sanders aud ofThos. James M. J. Sanders, Sunders, executors of the will deceased, have applied to me lor letters dismissory from their executorship: therefore all persons concerned are here- by required to show cause, if any they have, on the first Monday in May granted. next, why such letters should not be Witness mv hand officially, January ' WRIGHT, 27th, 1890. O. P. Jan. 31—13t Ordinary. ENTIRELY out of his course. A Mississippi steamer got into a dense fog on her way down the river. A tour¬ ist. anxious to go ahead, went up to the captain, w ho w as at the wheel, and asked why “Too they hail stopped. can't the river,” much fog; sec replied the cautious tourist, captain. “But,” said the “you can see the stars dverliead.” “Yes." said the captain, “but until the boilers burst we are not going that way. ’’ The passenger went to bed.—[Argo¬ naut. GRACE RF.KOBE MEAT. Yeast—Do you say grace at the table of your rimsonbt boarding-house.' Oh, ( ak yes. a ^ ,e * eating? ’ i of° rt 01 o )urst ‘- “Wli - coursc * the 4 .ii- rneofno o"ne wouM ^ wil ffig^ivl ° , thanks. ”— fStatesman. PBOFESSIONAL CARDS. R. D. Smith. W. P. Blasingame. SMITH & BLASINGAME, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Knoxville, Ca. Prompt and faithful attention given to all business entrusted to their care. MONEY CHEAP AND EASY. --(o)-- If you want CHEAP AND QUICK MONEY, on easy and liberal terms, you can get it by calling on W. P. BLASINGAME, Attorney at Law, Knoxville, Ga. DR.W.F. BLASINGAME DENTIST, Knoxville, - - Georgia. 1 respectfully tender my services in the Practice of Dentistry to the citizens of Knoxville and surrounding country, and will spare no effort to secure «y patrons competent work and perfect Satisfaction. 2-#"Charges Reasonable. KNOXVILLE HIGH SCHOOL SPRING TERM. Opens..... -Ion nary Closes..... . . June *1 FA I L TERM. Opens ...... .....September 1. Closes....... ......December 19. Rate of tuition for All Classes, $2 ptr month. A pro rata allowance will be n,a ‘ le f or Public Fund. m, “ ‘ a( n 11 1 l methods. )u PJ* be taught by the most cordially solicit your patronage. Fur- . ln, will be cheerfully fur- 1 1 onnation ,I1S lfM C. C. POWER, Principal. “April Hopes.” 5 - * V / ^ J Y CP W i 0 WJ % * 'Hitd'Ki. f. #. 4 t km""* .7 Ancient and Madera Cains. From the t.fins of ancient time* wr gain much of what we know of the ap¬ pearance of various kings and heroes, wc learn the lengths and much of the history of royal reigns,we gain ideas of costume, of architeetre, of heraldy and of lauguage itself. What can our present American | coins give the future as a record of his- tory? There is upon them no portrait- ure) nothing to mark our Governmental administrations, DGthing on earth to in- terest any one beyond the fact that it i* pleasant to possess them for the -take of ** ia ^ “ Awi York Sfar '