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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
RICHMOND POPULISTS salts
FLED.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
ELMORE, N. @.
at last l renew my subscription,
which should have been paid last Octo-
Der. ''Soundmoney, you knowand some
n~eglectfulness on my part, perhaps, &C
counts for my delay, but you need
never give me out so long as 1 can raise
a dollar, and the paper holds up to it's
past and present standard in the advo.
cacy of good government and uphold
ing the rights of the producers of the
wealth of u country, and in exposing
the missrule and misteachings of the
Scribes and Pharisees of our day.
Just a word on fusion or co, opera
tion. I fully indorse what our State
Executive Committee done in the Con-
ference at Raleigh on the 10Th and 17Gh
of this month, and I think all our Pop
ulists down here do the same unless it
is an Office seeker.
Enclosed find 81 to my credit and
81 dollars to be placed to the credit of
r. q. Gibson.
Yours truly,
JOHN MCLEAN.
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RALLY!
Wake County Alliance.

At the April meeting of Wake
County Alliance at the A. and M. Col
lege, it was ordered by resolution that
your County Executive Committee Sc
cure a suitable speaker and arrange
appointments for at least n Alliance
lecture in each township in the county
and that this be done not later than
June 1, 1896.
Pursuant to said resolution your
committee has secured the services OF
Rev. P. 81. Massey, Chaplain of our
State Alliance, and a lecturer of repu-
tation, who will address the Alliance
men and the public at times and places
as follows:
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

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Always mention The PROGRESSIVE
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The Major is in Bed and Refuses to Be
Comforted--- Sampson Was All Right
Until He Fell Into the Hands of a Fe-
male Barber.
B.-"Hellol Mr.. Editor"
R.-'Hellol Major. Have you fully
recovered your usual health and good
spirits9"
B.-"No, I haintl I'm in bed now,
getting worse every day"
R.-"What seems to be the troubleF'
Bob, I'm still sick bekase fusion
hain't fused yit. I'm awl broke ter
pieces. If the Pops and RAIDS don't
fuse it will be the last ov me. We
Dymakrats hRv bin doin all we could
ter bring erbout the happy state ov
affairs an git them fellers awl mixed
up so we kin lick 'em guide, but they
aint doin' rite"
R.-"Why some people seem to think
that if the Pops and RAIDS don't fuse
this year, the Democrats will have a
walk-over. I have been told by a num-
Der of Democrats that if a deal of that
kind is made, it will be no use for the
Democrats to put up any fight at all.
In fact, l will say to you confdentlaily
that the Democrats have been ardent
advocates of a fusion between the
Pops and RAIDS for SpOils. No matter
how large your enemy is, how strong,
mol how smart, let him get tangled Up
and helpless and he will fall an easy
prey. Sampson vas a powerful man,
probably ahead of Sandow in some Of
his special feats of strength, but after
his treacherous sweetheart shingled
his hair, he fell a victim to his personal
enemies and never amounted to any
thing afterwards. Fusion has been
tried in the West, but you can't find
any advocates of it there now. Let the
Populists of North Carolina fuse with
the Republicans Internationally, or for
spoils, as they propose, and the POpu
Iistic Sampson will be shorn of his
strength, and will not be able yer to
pull the temple down upon his enc
mics. 1t Is only PopuIlsGs VINO cant
see two inches from their noses who
are favoring such fusion. The Popu-
list strength lies in their firm adner-
ence to principle. Enter into a dis
graceful compact with the Republicans
and you will see the Democrats have a
bigger walkover than they ever had in
North Carolina, not because they de
serve success, but because they will
profit by the mistakes Of their OppO
nents. But, grant that temporary sue
cess would result, the fall hereafter
would be all the harder. A house
built on sand cannot stand. In going
into these great battles, we must look
at matters from every standpoint, look
to the future as we'll as the present
Bon, I'm too sick to listen to you
an I don't know anything about prin
ciple an SIGH stuff nohow. Anvil I can
say IL that I'm ruined politically. The
Pops orter go on an fuse an let us
dymakrats be in the swim awhile.
Send me coffia rite away. GUIDE bye"
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arm0r OF GQlS country SuOu1u 10GOS
nize it s such and appreciate the efforts
of those who have brought it about.
TO LIMIT THE VETO POWER.
The third measure proposed by SEN
ator Butler is equally, if not more i'm
portant than the others. It's aim is to
limit the veto power of the President.
1t proposes an amendment to the Con
stitution, providing that a majority Of
Congress, instead of two thirds as now,
shall be sum Gent to pass any measure
over the veto of the President. In
presenting this amendment Senator
Butler said:
This veto power is one provision
where the Constitution, we might say,
is defective. 1t is a relic Of monarchy.
When our forefathers framed the Con
stitution they lacked just this much
of being weaned from English ideas.
They could not foresee the tremendous
patronage that would go into the hands
of the President in addition to this
veto power. They could not f~oresee,
and did not intend, that this veto power
should be used to kill any bill that the
President did not himself like. In
fact, the veto power was intended to
be used very sparingly, and we have
the testimony of a number OF the
trainers of the Constitution TO that
effect. 1t is an English idea, but in
England the Crown to day does not
dare veto a bill passed by Parliament.
1t has fallen into disuse in a kingdom,
but in this country it furnishes and is
used more frequently each year. The
people elect their Representatives for
both Houses of Congress directed to
enact the will of the people into law,
yet one man, not even a legislator,
has the monstrOus authority and power
to nullify any act Of Congress. A bill
is passed after the most careful and de,
llberate consideration by the Repre-
sentatives of the people, yet it a be
vetoed and nullified by a stroke of a
pen in the hand of one man This is a
dangerous power. When we consider
to day the tremendous patronage the
President has with which he can in
fl fence legislation, in addition to the
veto power to kill what is passed, it
makes him almost an autOcrat. 1t
gives him more power than any crown
head in England, or we might say than
any monarch in Europe. We saw here
in the last Congress how this power
and the patronage of the President
we're used to change the opinion of Con
gress and to defeat the will of the PEG
pie. We saw in the same Congress how
the veto power was used to strike down
a bill that was passed by Congress to
coin the ~seignorage. Nearly every ad-
ministration since the Civil War has
used the veto power and the patronage
of the Government the same way. This
abuse and danger grows greater each
year"
1t is such measures as these which
distinguish reform legislation from
machine politics, and the great plain
people of this country should recognize
this fact, and be constantly informed
of what the Populists in Congress are
doing. The campaign is now on, and
the efforts of all Of our Senators and
Congressman should be we'll known
and held for reference.
WTLn, -051 COO n I n u Nuo1 g POu
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1T is stated by the Missionary Sec
retaries of the Methodist Episcopal
Church that throughout the entire
United States, including 116 Confer.
nee and Missions, the charges which
have advanced in their collections in
1906 exceed those which refrigerated
by 618.
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WANTS

Five hundred new sub.
scribers to enter our list during the
month of March.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
Raleigh, N. G.
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FgssI Teachers Handbook

Containing valuable information, vii,
be sent to any teacher or friend of edu-
cation upon receipt of a stamp.
CHAs J PARKER.
Mgr. Teachers Aid Association.
1853 Raleigh, n. c.,
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No SAFER OR MORE EFF1CACIoUs
REMEDY a be had for Coughs or any
trouble of the throat than "BrOoCn's
Bronchial TrOches."
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When you see it IN R)yall & Bor
den's advertisement, it Is o
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-28
SOME GOOD BILLS.

Senator Butler Introduces a Bill to Pro
hibit Gold Mortgages; Another to Limit
the Veto Power of the President; And
Secure an Appropriation of $4,000 for
Free Rural Delivery.
orrespond ence Ct The Progressive Farmer.
WASHINGTON. D. @.
Among the really few good measures
introduced in Congress during the past
few weeks are the following by Sen
ator Butler, of North Carolina:
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Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
ELMORE, N. @.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
FINE LINENS AND p1M1r1rs.
Airy Muslins, With Flowers and Cool
Grasscloth and Cambrics.


Airy Muslins, With Flowers and Cool
Grasscloth and Cambrics.
Linen grenadine and linen batiste are
the names given to the new weaves and
in tone they run more towards a gentle
brown than to the sage tint of last sum-
nier
AS to the patterns, there are stripes
and squares in narrow satin lines in
contrasting color, white, gold, green,
blue and pink, the striped designs hav-
ing in some instances in the Pinch space
between the bars small dots of silk in
the same tone.
Then there are linen batistes woven
all over with stripes, squares or stiff de-
signs in open biscuit lace, and these are
recommended to- be made over some
bright. becoming silk, which would show
through the perforation and take away
from the trying dullnesS of the linen.
Indeed, 1t seems to be generally under
stood that the grass linens are all to be
made over silk.
The few rare models as yet seen were
so combined, but little experimenting
~ Yed that with a plain grenadine or
bHgIste the same effect could be made
certainly be much less expensive than a
silk one.
A novelty in these linens is a very pale
creponated weave called "frou-frou, y
which is 40 inch width and sells at 81 50
yard.
A frou-frou linen gown made up on
pink silk was paraded in a glass case
like a dollhouse flower and marked $780,
The foundation was in the most vivid
watermelon pink ever seen, but it only
lent a rosy, becoming glow to the neutral
linen.
nd of 70 u
run through with a narrow black velvet
ornamented the bodice, the velvet tying
at the shoulders and at the bottoms of
the puff sleeves in great chrysanthe-
mum rosette.
1t is marvellous the number of colors
that the makers have managed to COM
bne in the latest stockings. The hues of
the rainbow are repeated in the hosiery
supplied by the shopkeepers for spring
wear. Black, which for many seasons
has held undivided sway, yields prece-
dence to color in variety. 1t is the GUS
tom among the fashionable to have the
hosiery match in tint the gown with
which 1t is to be worn.
Some very striking combinations in
colored boots and black tops are apt to
appear offensive to women of quiet
tastes; but color this season is rampant.
So she must lose her antipathy to vivid
ness and consent to wear brilliant-hued
hosiery.
Some very dainty examples are those
with the old fashioned clock instep.
These are in cotton, isle and silk, and
are among the latest importations. They
range in price from 60 cents to $2.25.
Black or colored stockings embroidered
with tiny vines or single flowers scatter
ed over the instep and sometimes reach
Ing over the top of the shoe are very
fetching. More elaborate stockings have
line of open work resembling hem
stitched pattern alternating with a deli
cate, embroidered vine These are ex-
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
LOVES OF TEA GOWNS
The Styles Were Never Hand
somer or Prettier.
SOME CHARMING DESIGNS
The Lenen Season Has Brought Them Out in
All Their GIory-Dresden Patterned
Silks Used

New York, March 27.-Every woman
has a soft spot in her heart for tea
gown, whether it costs SIS or 800, and
nearly every man has a soft spot in his
heart for a pretty woman in pretty tea
gown. In fact, one man of great discern
ment has remarked:
Half of the fascination of the nine
teenth century woman turks in the folds
ofthetea gown" and yet the new woman
has growing ambition for boomers.
Tea gowns and negligee Jackets, SO sug-
gestive of comfort and complaisant SYM
patty with the moods of the wearer,
ought certainly to be in the ascendant of
dress during Lent, when the hours not
devoted to church and charity are sup
posed to be given up to restful medita-
ton at home. The finely crinkled Gre
pons which are fast going out of fashion
for other gowns, are especially desirable
for this variety of dress, because they
are soft and clinging and come in such
pretty light tints, but Powered crepes
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

Tan gloves may be worn with almost
any costume. And yet there are dozen
different shades of tan, and not all Of
them will harmonize with the colof az
your gown. The brilliant yellow tan, o
very deceptive shade. when viewed Id
the shops. is actually hideous when pun
with many colors. The darker c6lors
only seem to- aecenuate it, instead Of, tQpI
ing it down. And 1t looks such a fnffd,
innocent color when by itself.
The modes tones are by far the safer,
as well as the more lady-like, and can
with appropriateness be combined With
almost any color of gown or hat. Theh
there are the redder shades of tan, which
look their best with black. The soft
shades of pearl and smoke gray are de-
cidedly the best form for all dress occa-
sions, when white gloves are not worn.
The black stitching upon these Is pre-
ferred to white or the same color.
Black gloves give decided air of dis
tinction to many toilets, especially IL
there are accessories of black. The deep
brick red and reddish brown are the most
useful colors worn; they last the longest
and look well generally until the end
Pale lemon tinted gloves, heavily
stitched with black, and fastened with
big black buttons, divide the favor with
white ones finished In the manner. 1t
is rumored that silk gloves and mitts will
be universally worn during the coming
summer and 1t Is to be hoped the runGs-
has foundation, at least so far as the
gloves go, for certainly nothing can be
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

pressly designed to wear indoors with
low shoes and with indoor evening dress.
Another new style is ornamented with
diamond shaped bits of open work at
intervals, extending from the ankle to
half way to the knee. These are
novelty.
OF the very bright stockings the Scotch
plaids are foremost. A black or brown
ground, with hair-line stripes in blue,
green, yellow and red, is popular de-
sign. Plaid hose. sometimes have light
background with even more delicate
colors forming the broader checks. The
plaid invariably reaches almost to the
bend of the knee. 1t Is finished with
the plain color predominating in the
stocking. The plain golf stocking with
u plaid turn over at the top is now re-
garded as passe. The golf stocking in
demand at present is plaid of the neu-
trail tints which have characterized all
athletic hosiery to date.
An oddly in the way of hosiery is
stocking of cobwebby fineness and woven
of cotton. 1t Is intended for women who
cannot wear silk and do not like Isle.
The texture Of these stockings appears so
fragile that one would deem 1t small
economy to buy them at $2.75 pair. 1t
ii almost impossible to believe that these
transparent, gauzy hose could be the
least bit dura BILE, but it Is said that they
will wear as long as any stocking woven
from choice cotton. The yarn used in
their manufacture Is selected and flaw
less
In silk, for evening wear, there are
some lovely new patterns. An entire in
step composed of Chantilly lace seems
a waste of good material. An elaborate
design in lace medallions Is outlined in
seed pearls, and Isle hose with bands of
Insertion revealing the flesh beneath
forces the belief that styles In stockings
this season are extreme.
And to keep these gaudy coverings In
place are shown pretty array of garters
with some quaint and cute buckles. Dec
Grated elastic comes in new designs just
now. Collecting garters to match an as
sortment Of colored hosiery Is the swag-
ger young woman's occupation for the
moment.
variety is the spice of life." a fact
which is recognized by the world of fash
ion, with the result that we are constant
ly. treated to the new and startling In
the realm of fnery. Outre is a word but
seldom heard nowadays. because the
general taste has gone through such
renovating that what short time ago
Would impress one as the height of ugli
ness is now considered, and very cor
reeuy, the acme Of good taste.
Flarine pinks ana vivid scarlets are
now set. In the most amiable way togeth-
err, while pinkish violet and brilliant
Dutch blue are the kindest friends One
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

of Virot's gowns for spring, which will
first see the light of day on Easter Sum
day, provided the sun shines, is clever
combination of these two latter colors.
The skirt is made up of a plain, smooth
surfaced cloth, with reversible side of
velvet. 1t has nine cores, all of them as
wide as possible at the foot, and sharply
pointed at the waist. There is a lining
of brocaded violet silk, brocaded with
big rings of gold and black. 1t is drawn
smoothly across the back, ending in
sharp points at the front Under this Is
worn a smooth vest of the blue, overlaid
with rows of the narrowest black velvet.
Ripples of the blue flare out over the
hips, faced with the violet.
Broad revers spread over the shoulders,
bordered with an edging of heavy gray
lace. A high stock of violet velvet sets
up about the throat and is topped by
lot of lace squares falling over 1t. With
this gown is worn jaunty little narrow
brimmed hat of dull blue straw, all full
of fancy figures. The brim is faced With
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

accordion plated, with epaulets of the
striped silk falling over them.
A negligee jacket Of soft silk is cut out
square in the neck, edged with band Of
lace insertion, and the full loose front is
plated underneath. The back has two
box plaits, and round the shoulder Is a
deep circular collar of batiste, edged
with frill of the same; this forms epau-
let's over the shoulders and extends down
either side of the front. Another pretty
jacket of figured crepe is trimmed with
lace insertion, and has a soft front of
pink chiffon tied across with pink rib
bon.
Pretty jackets for summer wear are
made of white batiste, striped with lace
insertion and trimmed around the bot
tom and up and down the front with a
frill of the same, edged with lace. A
more dressy jacket of silk has frills over
the shoulders and a soft front below the
yoke of embroidered chiffon.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
EARLY POWERED MUsLINs.



Spring and summer wash fahrtes have
come to town and, like the >nquils
and hyacinths that push the, 'weet
heads up suddenly to say goodbye. win
ter, they are nodding gayly from all the
big shop windows. Compared to the
heavy offerings, indeed, that parade by
in the bitter day, these dainty textiles
are genuine buds of promise to the wom-
an who knows her summer 'frocks to be
the most becoming of all; so one is not
surprised to find fair feElipines rushing
like sheep to crop the first blossoms OF
the cotton and linen harvest.
1t is the early bird every time that
catches the worm, and this holds gold
with muslins and organdies as well as
other things. They are more expensive
just now, of course, than they will be
later, but among all the standard do
signs that are likely to be run Straight
through the supmer there are bound,
as always, to be a few rare and novel
ones which late buyers will never see.
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29

nor slim there is the princess dress or
black brocaded satin, silk OF suran, ana
very much prettier is a gown OF black
silk scattered over with small ,Dunches
of yiolets This, cut princess shape at
the back and sides, with front of violet
satin draped with jetted Chantilly lace,
and with finish of black and white os-
trich feather trimming around the neck
and sleeves, is charming.
For young ladies who think this style
of dress too old for their tender years,
there is the daintiest little gown of flow
cred liberty silk with a blue ground,
made with Vatican plat in the back a
full white chiffon front, edged down each
side and around the wrists with mar
row band of white fur, and frilled white
chiffon fichu tied across the bust com
pletes the picture. Paisley velvet print
ed in an oriental design is often effective
ly combined with plain crepon In these
gowns and panels of 1t appear on either
side of the skirts and puffs at the top
of the sleeves. Pale blue, pink, green and
biscuit-colored crepons make pretty tea
gowns, and there are cashmeres and
French fiannels for the palmer dresses
A Japanese "kimono" made of liberty
silk or figured crepe is very popular
gown for the slim woman's negligee.
A pretty gown for both breakfast and
afternoon teas shows the Watteau effect
in the back, which is the usual cut In all
these dresses except the princess, and the
yoke is of cream white satin, trimmed
with insertions of cream lace, front and
back alike. Another gown of Powered
silk, with a white ground is lined with
nuns yelling, trimmed with fine lace, and
green ribbon is tied around the waist.
The tea jacket is worthy of some at
tention even though it is more difficult
to arrange, and must be very elaborate
in detail to be effective. The dressy
model of striped and Powered silk is fit
ted quite closely in the back and at the
Sides has a Vatican plat falling out
from the shoulders, a soft chiffon front
and a trimming of ermine. The sleeves
are of plain China silk In a light color,
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
Monkey Skin and wbite r,ilies.

A monkey skin pocketbook, which has
been especially made for an Easter pres-
ent has it's cover adorned with three
long-stemmed Easter lilies in white en-
amel. Another has a spray of sweet peas
in white shading to violets as its floral
decoration. Marrow belts of monkey
skin and chatelaine bags to match are
also fad of the hour
Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-29
blue velvet, and big knot of gray tinted
lace forms the outside adornment

How very often smart gown is utter
ly ruined by the wearing of an ugly hat
or inappropriate gloves. Much of this
is the fault of indiscrimfnate shopping.
One thing chosen without reference to
the other, with conglomeration as the
result. It's a wonderful good plan when
buying gloves to carry bit of the gown
with which they are to be worn in ones
purse. Try the effect of 1t with the
gloves and lots of trouble will be saved.