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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
LET THE COMMITTEE ACT.

Mr.. Bateman, Populist candidate for
Governor of Maine, has received the
following letter from Senator Allen:
"MADIsoN, Neb., Aug. &c.
"Hon. L. G. BGtemGn, Auburn, Ne:
my DEAR SIR:-I am IN receipt OF
your favor of the 10Th inst, in which
the chairman of the committee ap-
pointed at st. Louis to notify MI. Bryan
of his nomination directs you to ask
me if 1 am willing to have him notified
at once. You also say we have a right
to know whether he wants u nomina-
ton or not, that we can notify him by
mail.
ST have the honor to inform you that
I am chairman of the committee to
notify Mr.. Bryan of his nomination
and not having declined the honor, 1
shall exercise the duties of the office at
the proper time. have been waiting
for Mr.. Bryan to return from the East,
and when he does I will call the COM
mittee together to notify him.
'Mr. Bryan has been notified that l
am chairman of the committee, and
doubtless he will not pay attention to
a modification that comes from any other
source. I have the honor to be,
Very truly yours,
"WM. V. ALLEN"
To this letter of Senator Allen, Mr..
Bateman replied that he had the honor
to inform the distinguished Senator that
he was not the chairman of the com
mittee in question; that the committee
met in Lindell Hotel in st. Louis i'm
mediately after the convention ad-
journed, and organized by electing the
Hon. J. M. Bowler, of Minnesota, as
Chairman that the distinguished Sena-
ter from Nebraska was not even pres
ent at the meeting.
Bateman was chosen Secretary of
the meeting, and now holds the min
utes of that meeting in his possession.
1t was the sentiment of the committee
that Senator Allen should arrange the
details of the notification.
At that time they all supposed that
the Senator would attend to the mat
ter, but it was fast becoming evident
that he did not propose to do so. That
being the case, the legal officers of the
committee had taken hold of the mat
ter themselves.
Mr.. Bateman assured Mr.. Allen that
both Mr.. Bowler and himself would be
more than pleased to have him relieve
them of the duty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
TALK.

The September issue of Table Talk,
with it's new and attractive cover,
further justifies its claim to be up-to
date in all matters. To this, add the
attractiveness of it's topics for the
month, and it's welcome in the
home is assured. The menus and
recipes occupy the usual amount of
space, besides which Miss Elizabeth
Grinnell tells us of THE Pleasures of
a Restricted Diet" Mrs. Burton Kings
land gives another of her papers on
Friends in Council" over a luncheon
table; the juvenile world and fashions
receive attention, while several modes
of entertainment are fully described.
The publishers ofer a sample copy OF
Table Talk to any of u readers who
send name and address to Table Talk
Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

line of d~emarcation between the Popu-
list and Democratic parties7 vii
somebody tell us where we are at3 The
situation so complicated, so blended
are the party ties and creeds and man
ner that none, save a prophet or a
philosopher can be expected to I'M
ravel these tangled threads of good and
bad. We ordinary folks are just wait
ing and watching the changing scenes
in the whirling of politics and hoping
that some sweet day by and by they
will settle down to a common sense
basis. Each day marks some new
scheme to be enacted in their comedy
of errors, each convention adds new
mystery to the situation, until I fear
erelong we common people will have
to vote blind trusting, simply trusting,
blindly trusting to the wisdom or folly
of the politicians. There is not n
man in Is that has any idea of what
any vote for any ticket means, or what
will be the fleet of his vote upon de-
Gliding the issues now before us. If we
Pops vote for Bryan and Watson we
are electing Mckinley and Hobart, or
Bryan and Sewall. Certainly we can
not possibly elect Watson. In case the
selection Of Vice President goes to the
Senate, then according to the 18th
amendment to the Constitution only
the two highest names are put before
the Senate and this necessarily eX-
cludes Watson from the contest al
together. Even the Pops in some Of
the Western States are working for
Sewall. And who is Sewall but a rep
resentative of the very things we have
always antagonized. How q the
election of such men be conducive to
the good Of the Populist party9 Why
not vote directly for a thing and not
take an underground route, if we are
bound to have it. The Democrats have
no idea of taking Sewall down and the
Populists have no idea of taking Wat
son down and the only way to meet the
exigency is to put up Col. Norton, or
some other good Populist for President.
The result then would be no more for
reform than it will in the shape things
are now in and it will be a great thing
for the Populist party, and it will give
us the Presidency in 1900. The R pub
leans will get thousands of u
voters if matters are not changed from
men who are Disguised with the com
plicated network of demagogcry the
politicians have woven together. Every
day some man says I'll vote for McKin,
ley for 1 know what that means while
the others are a lottery and a chance
where we may draw a Cleveland or a
silver man, we don't know which. /
appeal to the masters of the parties to
please simplify matters 50 that we
common people can vote and not be
ashamed of it. 1t they don't do so
there will be more fishing done on cleo
ton day than Grover has done in his
whole career. Down SeWall or up
Norton, Oh We'll all go fishing.
Ct, ED KESTLER.
Concord, N @
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STICK THAT STIRRED THE MON
KEYS.

1t is humiliating to realize that Dem,
ocratic affections have been trlfed
with by such a layout as the North
Carolina Populist crowd. We feel very
much like the man who went home
from the circus with his face beaten to
a pulp, and inconsolable-explaining
that he would not have minded the &C.
tual physical injuries he had sustained
if the man had not hit him with the
stick that he stirred up the monkeys
With.-Charlotte Observer, 18th.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
CONGRESSMAN MARTINS APP
POINTMeNTS.

Hon. Charles b.. Martin, nominee for
Congress of the Peoples party of the
Sixth district, will address the people
at the following times and places on
this subject: THE Financial System of
the United States; the Great Goldbug
RobOer that has Robbed the People of
ver Five Hundred Billion Dollars and
is Still Robbing Widows and Orphans;
OF, Hard Times, Their True Cause ana
True Remedy"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

AUiancemon, If yoM rece.g a,9 u ind nd" 5c!
copu of this paper, 1t IS 10 r Jo1lar Gnc
tEGf qou should send as one "0''"'
get 1t one gear.
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RAILWAY
(PIFDMONT AIRLINE
Condensed Schedule.
IN EFFECT JUNE 4, 1896
PIEDMONT AIRLINE }
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAuv

NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LnIrr.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

4:12 p. M. DaiIy.-SoIid vpstibu.'
trains with sleeper from Norfolk /,
Chattanooga via Salisbury, Morgant01
AshevlLle, Hot Springs and Knoxville
Connects at Durham for Oxforf~
GAINESVILLE and Keysville. except Sun
day. At Greensboro with the Wash
ington and Southwestern VeHsibDI
Qimited) train for all poins Norta ami
with main line train No. II for Dan
vile, Richmond and intermediate Iocs
stations; also, has connection for Win
stOn. Salem and with main line train
No 35, United States Fast Mall IN
Charlotte, Spartansburg, GreenviIP
Atlanta and all points South. aIoo
Columbia. Augusta, Charleston, s.
vannah, Jacksonville and all points IN
Florida. Sleeping Car for Atlanta
Jacksonville and at Charlotte with
Sleeping Car for Augusta.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
11:45 a. m Daily.-Solid train con-
sisting of Pullman Sleeping car ar6y
coaches from Chattanooga to Norf0hH
arriving at Norfolk Rt,E q m, ia time
to connect with tile Od Dominion
Merchants and Miners, Norfolk and
Washington and Baltimore, Chesa.
peake and Richmond s. 8. Cos for al
points North and East.
Connects at Selma for FayetteviI
and intermediate stations on the viii
son and Fayetteville Short Cut daily
except Sunday for Newbern and More
head City daily for GoldsborO and vii
mington and intermediate stations
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
Express Train.
$50 a. m. Daily. Connects at Dur
ham for Oxford, KeysvilIe, RicbmODd
at Greensboro for Washington and al
points North.
Express Train.
3 % p. N. Dally-FOr GoldsbOr0 and \
intermediate stations. ,
Local Accommodation.
200 a. m.-Connects at Greensboro
for all points for North and South and
Winston Salem and points on the
Northwestern and North Carolina Rail
road. At Salisbury. for all point3In
Western North Carolina, Knoxville,
Tenn, Cincinnati nd western points
at Charlotte, for Spartenburg, Green
vile, Athens, Atlanta and all points
South.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH, n. T.:
Express Ira n.
1908 p. NJ. Daily From Atlanta
Charlotte, Greensboro and all ponN
South.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
4 IL p. m. Daily .-From all pOln'SN
east, Norfolk, Tarboro, Wilson anu
water lines.
From Goldeboro, Wilmington, roy
etteville aid all points in Eastern OafV
lima.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited
11:4O a. m. Daily From New YorR3
Washington, Lynchburg, D8nVlIe aIo
Greensboro, Chattanooga, hnC1VI''
Hot Springs and AshevilIe.
Express Train.
$50 a. m. Daily. From G2IdSO0''
and intermediate stations.
Local.
7:2O g. n. Daily.-From GreeDsso%.
and all points North and South oS'
ing car from Greensboro to Ealfsr
800 o. m Daily except SuPoa3'
From Goldsboro and all points LoI nas.
Local freight trains also cafr' p
sengers. from
Pullman cars on night train ."
Raleigh to Greensboro. D-aw.
Through Pullman vestl0uleu vps
ing Room Buffet Sleeping Car anu Nor
ti6uled coaches without changer
folk limited. DoIoigh,
Double daily trains between R"t Tine
Charlotte and Atlanta. QuIcA
unexceIled accommodating. .urx
General Superintendent
". A. TURK,
General Passenger Agent
washington, D. Q. .uooar.
J. M. CULP, Traffic hanaeoI
AUionceman, If you recejvs s a ; saD5 9Se
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The Major Beyond Recovery--Wants TO
Find out Which is Crazy, he or the
Politicians.
B.-"Hello! Mr.. Editor"
R.-"Hello! Major. What can l do
for you to-day?"
B.-"Nothin'. I'm past recovery.
No use ter be wastin' time on me Do
whut you kin fer the politicians an let
me Request in pace, whatever that
il. If you want ter do me a favor send
the coroner and a jury ov inquirendo
de la portico non combustibus out ter
my house ter make a thorough investi,
gashun."
R.-"But you are not dead. No use
to send the coroner"
Dwell, send some sort ov a jury.
I want one thing settled before the
eleckshun Gums off, an that il whether
it's me that's crazy or the polytishuns.
There's a screw loose somewhere an L
wanter find out awl erbout it, an the
only way il fer ter git n of them
Latin iuries ter hold a past mortum
Overm my remains, an then fer the same
jury ter summons awl the polytishuns
before it an disseck them an see whut
they are sufferin' with. There's some
body crazy an l wanter find out
whether it's me or the poly tishuns. If
I'm crazy I wanter be confined, an if
it's the other tellers I want them put
in padded rooms. 1 thought the Demo
Gratis an Populists were goin' ter git
tergether an whip the goldbugs, but 1
find they are hangin' erlong doin'
nothin', an I don't know who il ter
blame. Ny folks seems ter be too
greedy fer one thing. They want the
earth an the Populists don't wanter be
without a little patch of ground. 1
wanter find out, though, who IL crazy,
me or the polytishuns, an I wanter
know quick. G~udebye."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
OVERPRODUCTIoN.

The other day a farmer came into
Defiance with a load Of vegetables to
sell. He tried high and low to sell his
products, Offering five large heads of
cabbage for five cents, rOasting-ears
for two cents per dozen, and every
low price; but he 0uld find no buyers.
Heapproached a knot of men on Clinton
street and told them of the bargains he
was Offering, but non could buy. The
ire of the farmer was aroused, and he
exclaimed: Great GOD, don't you
people in town need anything to eat?
Don't you consume any thingY" Then
several of the men spoke up and said
that they needed his vegetables and
would gladly buy them, but they had
no money. Then the farmer said if
that was the case, he would lst give
them the vegetables, and he invited
them over to his wagon, and the entire
load was thus given away. This is a
specimen of the over production that a
few idiots are still harping about, when
cornered in a free silver argument. If
those men had money, the farmer
could have sold them the vegetables at
a fair profit, instead of giving them
away. Then it wouldn'G be ''over pro
duction," we presume. In the face of
all this there is another class of men
parrots, we should say-who declare
That there is as much money in the
country as aver there was" II this is
so, where, in the name of heaven, is it9
Such political mocking-birds should be
caged-in an insane asyIum.-Advance
Guard, Defiance, Ohio.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

What is this mental poise that wo-
men talk so much about nowadavs9'
1t is being able to look at caterpiIlars
without feeling them crawling ali over
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

One Little Girl in the Slums-"Wot
yer say she died OFF,"
The Other Little Girl-'Eating a
tuppenny ice on the top of not pud-
ding"
The First Mentioned-''Lor! what a
jolly death"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

Cow. COW. Jet down you milk,
Your teats are like snow, your hair like
silk"
Two years ago the Princess Of Wales
had a crying spell This was remarkable
for such a sweet dispositoned princess
as she has always been. and consultation
Of doctors was called. The princess could
not stop crying. The air OF the street
made her weep the harder. and the breath
Of the lawn drove her into perfect paroX-
ysms of tears.
when I used to cry like this I'm Dem
mark-when I was a girl she said 20 her
physician, my mother sent me out TO
the dairy. There we had milk-White COWS
with sweet breath and soft skin and when
I sat down 10 milk them they would swish
their tales and send down the creamy milk
tn big streams"
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and from cream to butter, and finally to
the table. Mrs. Cleveland skinned cream
and churned and worked" the butter TO
the delight OF the audience and to the
songs of the kindergarten teacher. In
washington the children of all the cabinet
and diplomats are invited in when great
matters of this kind are learned. A cabi-
net kindergarten has long been Wash
ington feature.
English women lay their red cheeks and
strong bodies, not to walking, but TO
working. An English specialist says the
dew or the grass in the early morning is
a wonderful tonic, not imagined, but real.
The fluids of the grass and air mixed give
out very heathful aroma, better as a
stlIpuldnt than any known smelling salts
The fancy for spending honeymoon in
the country, with people who have al &C
cessible country place, is not borrowed
from other nations. To be sure titled
women always spend a honeymoon in that
way. But our women have taken up this
rural secluSion because they have such a
good time honeymooning with the COWS
and the flowers, and for it they are will
ms TO give up the comforts of hotels and
the gaities of towns
A little butter costume is the property
OF very pretty girl whose social position
has been that of a belle. She has had a
little checked dress Of thinnest null made
with sleeves that roll back like a milk
maids and skirt that turns up prettily
All through June she is going to spend
an hour day in the dairy handing down
the rich yellow bowls and putting up
I fresh ones of new milk
Milking is a process which is learned nv
few people who are not dairy maids and
dairy men, for men take the dairy cure
as well as women. The Duchess of MARI
borough is said TO have taught il to the
duke at Idle Hour the very day after the
wedding. Idle Hour was the spot where
her little grace had grown up, and
through All the Newport summer she was
/ constantly telling the duke of the delights
OF that little country spot on Long Island
! The honeymoon was to be spent there.
/ And the very morning after the wedding
! the new duchess dragged the young duke
willy nllly TO the barns to see her milk
] the cows, and to the dairy to see her
/ make butter. Later they took a lon BIZ
/ cycle tour, almost-if the word of curious
/ jewellers may be beieved-almost around
/ the island.
The proper way to take the dairy cure
/ or the dairy refreshening for man or wo-
. man is 10 rise AT first light. use the muscles
! while milking, and afterward water the
Cow and lead her to pasture Then Ia
] carry the milk home, drink it, battle in
I IL and otherwise follow out the famous
mix cures e.. the old country. There is
e.acs Up Germany where the patients
a-a j 81 on milk for month-r1ilk and
f".7' iil'r. If they get too fat the anna
t" tH maids are scientifically ere
f l.t,N. hlt the muscles have become as
/ hare non and the nerves are buried
Not fl Eirl whose father owns a colln-
try place but loves to show herself with
shining morning face and bright milk nail
ana the chances are that you hear The
! milking song with the first note of the
/ IuDHh. Harry Germaine.
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butter maker sits and washes the butter
until the water flows through it clear.
This is butter making on a decidedly TO-
mantle scale. It's usefulness 10 this
wealthy and beautiful girl is that il de-
Nelops The muscles, gives her something
GO do. and s the healthiest pastime known.
But then She is and always has been an
industrious girl.
The butter making Of the little Cleve-
lands 90 Gray Gables Is something as de-
lghtful as "a fairy tale. IT isn't affecta-
tIon that keeps Mrs Cleveland exclusive
from the world. She used 10 go out
enough. Now she actually hasn't the
hours for pleasure. There are three small
girls to Doe taught 10 be ideal women. Most
of their training is done by Kindergarten
work
When butter making was taught the
small scholars were taken to the dairy
% plain little sandcd room with wooden
benches secured white. and there told the
stages Of milk from the cow to cream.
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been cured. and millions will be, If they
only know how much good it will do for
them. Is your condition any worse than
Doctor Robey's? He was cured long ago.
and writes under late date as follows:
THIRTY POUNDS HEAVIER NOW.
Sigel, H.. September 23d, 1895.
Gentlemen write you a note in praise
of NO-TO-Bac which 1 took nearly three
years ago. 1 had been using tobacco near
~ fifty years. The habit had grown on me
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had no appetite and was used up gener-
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commenced the use of NO-TO-Bac and
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since. I am now 80 pounds heavier than
when / used tobacco, and l would Ike to
say to every one who uses tobacco, take
NO-TO-Bac and be yourself again" Very
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Corn Cooked During the storm.

From the Chicago Times-Herald.
Anderson, Ind, May ADMINISTRATIONS
OF the blighted corn crops i'm this Cou0-
ty cause local scientific men to arrive a.
Inc conclusion that the electrical cond,-
ton Of the air during the tornado was
dlHerent than it has ever been before. In
certain sections the corn iis brown ard
dead. and can be reduced to powder bv
rubbing between the hands. 1t is blistarel
as tnouSh subjected to a most terrific
heat The theory advanced IS tina No.
were electrical currents in the air Wednes-
day night that We're brought I'm contact
with the ground by the Rlnj. and that
they We're 50 hot as to blister the grow
ing corn. The matter has attracted a
great deal Of attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

-Customer-Why do you always relate
those horrid robber stories and other un-
canny adventures when you are cutting
ones hair2 ans
Hairdresser-Becau they make neo-
Pies hair stand on end, and ii rs Tins
much easier to cut.-Unsere Gesellschaft
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07

Emperor Williams latest freak, ina.
of appointing the chief kettle drumnie.
Of the Berlin opera, on his retiresn.liss,ltlss
arter fifty years service in that aTdu.,9SSs
post, TO be royal chamber MUSICIAN "a,
numbered among the oldest Of his Ia
1esty's many odd actions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
CHEWED A TON.
After Three Years. 5. ID. RObey,
NJ. D., Reports His Cure.
His Professional Advice to His Fellow
Sufferers. Take SO-To-Bac and
Be Yourself Again"

You are a tObac-
CO user2
Why . ? ? ,
Can't give any
good reason. eX-
cept that Il
On. / learned when
I was a kid.
The world moves.
science eVOlutes.
and is IL not reas-
enable that a cure
should be discover
ed for the tobacco
habit? There is one
only one-NO-TO-
Bac-and il is alb
Thousands have
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MILKMAlDS OF HIGH DECREE.
With Glowing Cheeks and Shining Pail
They Tread the Grassy Trail.


Her in a cIeveIand's
garten Bate
Birmingham state herald., 1896-07-17
DROWNED LIKE RATS.
An Appalling Disaster at CleveIand-Fery Boat Full of Laborers CapSzed and
 Fourteen of Them Perish.

Cleveland, O., July 16-The most ap- palling disaster which has occurred in Cleveland, except the viaduct horror last winter, when a loaded street car plunged 100 feet into the river, occurred tonight at o'clock. While fiat-bottomed ferry boat loaded with between forty and fifty laborers was crossing the old river chan mel it was capsized and all the men thrown into the channel and between fif- teen and twenty drowned, fourteen bod ies having been taken from the water up to Il D. m.
 The accident was due to panic among the men on board. The boat was so loaded that the gunwale was only inch es above the water and passing tug made waves which came into the boat. At once there was rush to the other side and the boat went under and spilled the men. They were all members of gang of ore handlers and Were coming to their homes. The scene in the river as de- scribed by the men on the tug and the steamers was a wild struggle for life. Lines and life preservers were thrown from both vessels and many were pulled aboard. Others of the unfortunates were rescued by small boats and some swan ashore.
 The life saving crew was summoned and the work of searching for bodies at once begun. Within a short time seven of the unfortunates were brought to shore and taken to the morgue for iden- tification. Those who escaped scattered in every direction and 1t Is uncertain just how many lives were lost. The crowding of the boat was due to the fact that the ore gang pay so much per trip on the ferry, and the more that get on the less the cost to the passengers. The men mostly lived on Guage street and Selden avenue, which led down to the docks and ship yards, and the scenes there are in- describable. Men, women and children are running about and the disorder which prevails makes it impossible to get intelligent stories from even those who were rescued and have returned home. The men were all Germans or Poles and their families cannot speak English.