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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
MOURNING GARs RENTED.
Novel business Built Up by an Enterpris-
ing Dealer IN Old Clothes.

Novel BUSINESS Built Up by an EnterpriS-
ing Dealer IN Old Clothes.
Persons who are forced to undergo
@ sudden change of clothing because
of the death of relatives, and who
haven't the ready money to buy out
right an entire outfit of black for brief
use have found welcome assistance
in their embarrassment in a man whose
business is obscure, comparatively, and
of recent origin, but who has an active
trade.
The Office of this man has a funereal
aspect, filled as it is with heaps of
somber garments, but it's proprietor is
anything bat grave. He was, until
lately, a dealer in old clothes, and was
dismayed at the amount of competi-
ton. Everybody seemed to him to be
dealing in that commodity.
A friend, short of cash, whose father
died, borrowed a mourning outfit from
him one day, paying Il small sum for the
loan. This transaction suggested to
the dealer the idea of hiring out mourn
ing dress as business. He tried it,
and soon found his peculiar trade weil
patronized.
He began to read death notices in
the newspapers, and to send his agents
to visit those whom he considered were
not in extra good circumstances. Seven
agents now act for him, being paid IN
commissions. Each has a regular cir
cult of streets marked out for his can
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
HATPiN USED ON a DONKEY.
How q Soft-Hearted Woman's Patience
Came to an End.

How o Soft-Hearted Woman's Patience
Came to an End.
For the purpose of aiding in the
amusement of bis numerous guests, the
host of handsome summer house not
far from Chicago purchased donkey.
The idea was that the ladies would be
able to extract any amount of fun out
of trying to ride the patient animal.
He was as nice little donkey as could
be found anywhere, but he had the Pc
culiar traits of his race. When he made
up his mind to stand still there was
no earthly power that could persuade
him to change it. There were horses
and ponies and everything on the place
that one could wish to drive, but when
there is a donkey it would seem that
there could be no reason why he should
not be used occasionally. So the other
night the host harressed the long-eared
steed into a donkey cart and started to
drive him out into the road. He went
all right until he arrived opposite the
piazza, where he stopped, and, beyond
pensively waving one ear, refused to
move. The driver was tender-hearted,
but at the end of a series of gentle, per-
suasive requests to move, the walloping
began. There was a chorus from the
piazza, where there was a charming
asemblage of ladies. "Oh, don't"
"Poor little fellow" you'll hurt him, !"
.Try little coaxing." Then the driver,
with contracted brows, jumped to the
ground, and remarked that if there was
anyone on that piazza who understood
coaxing donkey, he would like 10 see
him or her try The challenge was ac-
cepted. A young woman who might
have been Hebe or Venus, or any
thing which signifies everything Iowa
BILE. tender and womanly, arose. She
drove more firmly into her fluffy locks
the ieweled dagger which held in place
the mass of chiffon and feathers she
called hat. She gathered up the laces
and ribbons of her skirts, and descended
TO the ground. Then began solo:
"Poor old boy" "Good fellow" Mice
old sweetheart" "Come along" '"That's
it." "Come-m-m- along" "Come-along,
sCome, 1 sayi" ''You wretch-ed old
beast!" The last part of it came out
in jerks, because with each word there
was a tug at the bride. Then there was
a flash of a white hand in the masses
of chiffon-feathery millinery; another
flash of jeweled dagger, and great
uproar of laughter from the piazza.
That lovely, tender, sympathetic wom-
an was stabbing that tender donkey
with her hatpin. There isn't any don
KEY in that establishment now.-Chi-
cago Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

Germany has made some bold expert.
ments az railroad speed on the line be-
tween Berlin and Gorlitz. The best
performance was 65sl miles, which was
IL miles better than the highest speed
Of the fastest German train, the Berlin
Hamburg lightning express, which does
177H miles in 31s hours. Ordinary Ger
man express trains make 1914 miles ~
hour.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
Sn P00ticnl.

Poet Ito farmerl-See what beauti-
tul prospect is .un3olded in yonder bill
iowy fields, and bark! the voice Of the
plowmanl
Farmer Yes, he's been cussing that
mule since daylight, and it's one Of them
German mules that used to pull beer
wagon, 50 he can't understand > word
Of Il. American Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

Bryan, provided the Democrats will
help elect MI. Watson, and it will
show conclusively that the Democrats
don't want free silver if they don't take
Mr.. Sewall down and vote for Mr.. Wat
s0n. If they would only do that,
Bryan and Watson will be elected by
a large me- jority, and if they don't do
that Mckinley will make almost a
clean sweep and Democrats will be re-
sponsible for it, for If they had put a
silver man in Sewall's place, such al
B r. TllIman or J. @. Sibley, the Pops
would have nominated them without
any trouble and elected them with a
whoop. r Fl. LANE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
GOLDBUG NONSENSE.

The gold advocates claim that we
are trying to establish a silver basis.
No one wants a silver basis. But"
they say, that will be the final out
come" Might as well say that if a
cloud appears and rain begins to fall,
1--WE r going to have a foCd" 1t is
true that gold doesn't circulate mu> b
in free coinage countries. The reason
is plain. Those countries care nothing
about it. They are not filled up with
greedy goldbugs. England, Germany
and America have most of the gold.
The bankers in the three countries have
long tried to control the commerce and
finances of all other countries, and
have been able to get most of the gold
and hoard it. But what does it amount
to? 1t doesn't circulate. If every
ounce of it were pressed into a lump it
would not be larger than an ordinary
three story building; if made into doa-
lars it would not be equal to the alleged
! wealth of a dozen of the richest men
in America. What is this little bit of
yellow metal as a medium to carry on
the business of hundreds of millions
of people7 The miracle of loaves
and fishes that fed five thou,
sand people would fade into in
significance when compared to the
proposition of the goldbugs. They
are lying and they know they are lying
Right now, when the demand for free
coinage is greater than W before,
when there is a strong probability of
the election of a silver President, gold
is coming to the United States by the
million. Yet they claim that the silver
agitation is driving it to England.
Only a few months ago they said silver
was driving gold out. If they were
right then it must be driving it here
now.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
THE A OF POWER.

The following from the Ohio Populist
voices the sentiments of real Populists
everywhere:
wv. J. Bryan's name was forced
upon the St. ,uis Convention by
methods only known to the Bourbon
Democracy of the South. Notwith-
standing this, this paper and the
straight Populists are ready to sup
port him if he accepts the platform,
and that National banker and monop.
olistic ~plutocrat, Arthur Sewall, is re-
moved from the Democratic ticket as
the candidate for Vice President.
Populists are willing to make col
cessions, and great concessions, for the
common good, but they must have
guarantees of the good faith and hon
esty of the leaders of the Democratic
party.
To their everlasting honor and credit,
the delegates from Texas stood firm and
: g Did for honor and the principles of
the Peoples party. A large number of
delegates flom Arkansas, Georgia,
North Carolina, Missouri, Wisconsin
Rhode Island, Ohio, New York, Wash
ington, California, Oregon, and other
States, refused to surrender principle
for the hope of omce under a Demo
cratic combination, and refused to en-
dorse the nomination of Bryan. These
delegates will not support Mr.. Bryan
unless Sewall is withdrawn from the
Democratic ticket and the name of
Thos. E Watson substituted.
The combination machine considers
that it has defeated the Populists.
They will realize their mistake quickly.
The middle-of the-road Popullsgs are
masters of the situation. They hold
the keys to the citadel. In their hands,
and in theirs solely, rests the decision
as to who shall be the next President
of the United States. Without their
aid W. J. Bryan cannot possibly be
elected. With their united support of
Bryan, Mckinley will as surely be de-
feated. Before Mr.. Bryan can receive
the support of the middle of the road
Populists, Nj. Sewall must be taken eff
the ticket and Mr.. Watson substituted.
This is the Populist ultimatum. If this
is done, the Populists will elect Mr..
Bryan. If this is not done, the Popu-
lists will as surely defeat him. Let the
middle of-the road men at once thor
oughly complete the organization al
ready begun, and then firmly and IN
swervingly dictate termsI"-Southern
| MorOT1ru
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
BRO LANE TO THE BAT

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer,
/ am so glad to see the people who
are educated up to the cause of the
financial distress of the nation taking
such a stand against Mr.. Arthur Sewall,
for it better be told now than to wait
and see Mr. Bryan defeated or account
of the bullheadedness of either the
Democratic or Populist leaders, for the
rank and file of the people are not go
ing to vote for SewalI nor any other OF
his class. They will stay at home first,
not only that they are not going to
take any risk about about it, such as
giving the Democrats 6 electors and
P0pulists 5, for they know full we'll
that would mean II for Sewall. Look
at the Hayes and Tilden commission
None of this turkey and buZzard bust
ness for us. We must have part OF the
turkey Or nothing. We know so far
as North Carolina is concerned Mr..
Bryan stands no chance at all without
the Peoples party vote, and he will not
get it without they car vote for the
Hon. Thos. E. Whatson for Vice, and
there is not one but what is not only
willing, but anxious, to vote for Mr..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
sEWALL vs. WATSON.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
WAYNEsvILLE, N. O., Sept. 3, 1896.
Allow space to endorse most emphat-
ically the position you hold in regard
to the national ticket.
The PopulIsts should demand of the
Democrats the, withdrawal of Mr..
Sewall and the substitution of Mr. Wat,
son on the national ticket. The Demo
Gratis owe this to themselves, as Mr..
SeWall's nomination antagon;z s not
only two important planks of the Chi
cago platform, but the whole spirit of
that instrument. II Mr.. Sewall is a
representative Democrat, then the
platform is false, and the party is not
entitled to the co operation of the Pop
ulists.
Justice to the Populists demands this
course. The p pllists went far enough
were magnanImOus in fact-in nom
mating Mr.. Bryan for the Presidency 4;
in all decency they are entitled to the
second place. The Democrats should
be ashamed to seek the support of the
Populists as they have p~ersistently
done since the St. Louis Convention on
any other basis.
Prudence requires this course. The
needless complications caused by the
present complication are becoming
more and more unsatisfactory and en-
danger the success of the whole ticket.
Mr.. Bryan should be notified; if he
will not accept our nomination, we
should put a full ticket in the f19ld. In
fact, we should do this if Mr.. Sewall is
not Withdrawn.
Yours sincerely,
GEO. E BOGGs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
J. B. BARNES, Acting Sec'y.
MR.. WILLIAMS TALKS OUT.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
HIGH POINT, N. O., S-pt. z, 1896,
find myself at a loss to use words
adequate to express my high apprecia-
tion of your paper and the stand you
have taken since the St. Louis Conven,
ton. am d. middle Of the-road Popu-
list, and I am not satisfied with the
action of our convention at st. Louis
The very idea of our men going there
and endorsing the Democratic ticket
without having a fair understanding
that Sewall was to come down and the
Democrats support Watson is entirely
beyond my comprehension. We can't
afford to make a surrender Of u o
g~anization to the Democratic party,
knowing their record as we do. Both
of the old parties r trying to absorb
the Peoples party; in fact, that is
almost an issue with them. 1t is reason
able to suppose in their silver views
they would be willing to make some
conce ssions. It is plain to me that one
great object they have is to build up
the Democratic party at the expense of
the Peoples party. We must maintain
our organization at all hazards, and !
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
THE FUN GROWS APACR.

Letters Continue to Come From the Peo'
pie and From Clubs Endorsing This
Paper and Demanding Justice.
BRO. wALsER SAYS AMEN!
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
KNAPP OF REEDS, N. O.,
Sept. 5, 1896,
In reply to your editorial of the 1st
inst "Will You Stand by U p Yes,
l will stand by you. 1t is the very
doctrine which I have been advocating.
You are generally right. Go ahead
and bring such a pressure to bear on
the leaders that they will take down
Sewall and give us a clear field, and 1
think that victory is assured.
Yours in earnest,
JNO. A. WALsER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
A CLUB SPEAKS
GEO. E BoGGs

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
MARY ANN POPULIsT I Q Rooms,
No 5 Township, E1gecombe Co., N. G.,
Sept 5, 1896.
In view of the questionable action of
our National Convention in adopting a
line of tactics contrary alike to the
teachings of our national platforms
and what we believe to be the best in
terest of the Populist cause, thereby
creating a feeling of doubt and uncer
tainty as to the policy of Jul trusted
leaders, we regard it as a duty We owe
to our country and ourselves to express
our disapproval of the IFS pursued
by our delegates at the St. Louis Con
vention On the 22d of July. 1896, in
naming William. Bryan, of Nebraska,
as our standard bearer for President in
the face of his positive refusal to &C
cept tie same without we would put
forward the name of Arthur Sewall, of
Maine, in accordance with the nomina-
ton made at Chicago by the National
Democratic Convention. Therefore be it
Resolved, That we still hold to the
principles of party as expressed in
the Omaha platform, and that We can
not endorse any man with our suffrage
whose attitude is so questionable that
he cannot permit his pane to be asso-
ciated with the Hon. Thomas E. Wat,
son, of Georgia, while he glories in the
presence of Arthur Sewall, of Maine.
2 That we endorse the stand taken
by The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, a news
paper published in the city of Raleigh,
N. G.
8. That a copy of these resolutions be
forwarded THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
and the Caucasian, two reform papers
published in the city of Raleigh, N. O.,
for public alton.
@. 81. SPIvEY, Pres't.
J. B BARNES. Acting Sec'Y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

don't see how we can afford to support
the national ticket "a it now stands.
and unless they take down Sewall it is
plain they had rather j~eopardize the
national ticket than to support Watson
and allow the Peoples party to main
tain their identity, and it is my honest
conviction that we had better yet put
up a middle-ot the road PopuIist in
preference to sacrifice of the Peoples
Respectfully,
M. B. WILLIAMS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
ALL ENDORSE 1T.
ours truth
LEROY HARPEF
Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
BAHAMA, N. G., Sept. s., 1896.
/ am sure hat I voice the sentiments
of the whole Populist party in this sec,
ton when I say that we fully endorse
the proposition that you made in your
paper of Sept. 1st entitled will You
Stand by U79' We all know that this
is the worst administration that we
have ever had in the history of our
country, and l firmly believe that the
welfare and destiny of this Republic
depends upon the success of the Peo-
pies party, and we will prove our
words by our actions on November Sd.
~FraternGlly,
U q CnAu
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
BRO DAVIS SAYS I'VE WILL"

BRO DAVIS SAYS WE |
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
WILLIAMSBURG, N. Q.
Yes, Bro. Ramsey, we will stand by
you till he is chained in the bottomless
pit for a thousand years, and all of his
damnable Peoples party wreckers are
chained there with him. We are mad,
and keep getting madden.
In May and June the Peoples party,
both in State and Nation, had the pref
test prospects that any party ever had.
But by the devilish tactics of the State
and National Executive Committees
for their own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, all was
lost, and by a late convention the noble
Peoples party was reduced to the de-
graded position of a of the
two old damnable, traitorous hulks.
Both of the old parties are as rotten as
sin can make them, and b 9TH are work
ing to wreck the Peoples party and
elect a goldbug President You may
think l am mistaken, but I am not; it
is so.
Yes, force the Democrats to take
down SeWall or put up a straight ticket.
We will not vote for Bryan except the
Democrats will vote for Thomas E,
Watson. That is our final ipSe dirit.
So say we all. W. II. DAVIS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15

Charlotte Observer: MI. Will Stan.
Gil is employed as conductor on the
street car line. Yesterday afternoon
during the storm he was standing on
the platform of one of the cars with
his hand on the motor, when he was
STRUCK by lightning. He was not killed
but was painfully affected. The
muscles of his body were drawn, es-
pecially on the right side, his head and
shoulders being drawn ~perceptibIy
toward each other.
Henderson Gold Leaf: Rev. W. D.
Morton, D. D., for five years the faith
full and beloved pastor of the Hender.
son Presbyterian church, preached his
last sermon to his congregation Sun
day afternoon. DR.. Morton left yester.
day with his wife and little son, and
after a short stay with relatives in
Virginia, he will enter upon his work
as evangelist in the synod of Mississippi.
May God bless and abundantly prosper
them wherever they go.
Gastonia Gazette: There was an
exciting battle with a snake at Capt.
j. D. Moore's Tuesday afternoon. The
cat came bringing the thing in her
mouth. Mrs. Moore and the cook,
Amanda, made at the combination in
order to kill the snake, with the result
that he almost got away. Pussy, how
ever, at a critical moment sprang on
him again and the three together
tiually put an end to his snakeshIp. 1t
was a spreading adder"
Charlotte Observer: Mr.. R A. Dun,
can, who has been conducting a gro
Gerry and general produce store on E Ast
Trade street for some years, made an
assignment last night at 7:4O o'clock
for the benefit of his cre6 itors. Mr..
R. II. Field is named as assignee. The
liabilities are in the neighborhood Of
IS, O0O-Mr. Jackson Moore, an aged
and highly respected citizen of Stokes
county, fell from his steps 1t Cullen on
Sunday and died from the effect of the
fell.
Statesville Landmark: Those who
were up early Wednesday morning
witnessed a strange phenomenon in the
heavens. Between 4 and 6 o'clock that
morning a light appeared in the west
and southwest and grew brighter and
brighter until the whole heavens were
alight, making it almost as bright as
day. Some we're aroused by it, think
ing there was a fire. The sky assumed
various colors and the light gradually
spread over the whole heavens, giving
them the appearance of brass. Then
it passed away and about the time the
heavens assumed their normal aspect
a shower Of rain came.
Danbury Reporter: The English
sparrows have turned themselves to
good account at last. 1t is said that
the striped cabbage worm never has
been known so numerous and damag
ing to cabbage as it was this year, but
the English sparrows took a liking to
the worm, and now you cannot find
one. Next the cabbage bug made it's
appearance by the thousand. We were
just ready to give up our cabbages in
despair of citing the bugs eff, when
this same little bird came to our relief,
and in patches where thousands of
bugs were to be seen at a glance three
days ago, net a single bug is to be
found. 1t is the only bird that we
have ever known to eat the old radical
cabbage bug.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
A WHOLE BATCH SAY YES
E. G.. GRAY.

a NhOLh bA1Cd SAY YES
Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
GRANVILLE, N. O., Sept. 8, 90.
All honest reformers will stand by
you. If Sewall can't be got eff let US
have Norton and Watson and wait for
1900. We will not accept any but Wat
son with Bryan. The Populists in this
section are midd,e-o Of the road men.
We will find out the goats among the
Populist sheep this year. Give us
Bryan and Watson or Norton and
Watson, or we will not vote in the
Presidential election this year.
s. o DEAvER,
G. w. CHANDLER,
j G MORGAN,
A. L. LOGAN,
o. D. BUCKNER,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
SPECIAL MEETING
Orange County Alliance.

S@~%b~ ~WN~'J """"~~~'
Every member of the Alliance in
Orange County is earnestly requested
to meet at Alliance Headquarters near
Hillsboro on Saturday the 10Th of Sep
TENDER at IL o'clock a. m. to discuss
the manufacturing enterprises and to-
raise a fund for starting them at
once. This is important to each mem
Der. F~raternally,
A. n. HOLMES,
President Orange County Alliance.
September 10, 1896.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
MEAT OF THE ARGUMENT.

Following is a copy of a letter ad-
dressed by an old time friend, John
Fairplay, to Messrs. Phillip Armour &
Co., apropos of that firms Cff3r to give
a Mexican silver dollar with every
fifty cents worth Of meat in exchange
for an American dollar:
CAMP SILVER, Aug, 80, 1896
Mes8r8. Phillip Armour & Co, Chi
cGgO, III:
FRIEND PHIL:-Your offer of so cents
worth of meat and a Mexican dollar in
exchange for an American dollar re
ceived, but l can do better with our
home butcher. He offers so cents
worth of meat and 50 worth of Portu
gese 8 per cent. gold bonds in exchange
for a silver dollar.
Our butcher says the bonds must be
good, as Portugal has been a gold
standard country since 1853, twenty
9 before the other enlightened
nations of Europe and it's national
debt has only increased 100 per cent.
since that date. Toe average wages
paid all artisans in Portugal is II cents
a day.
In your former letter you told me
that all we needed vas a little gold,
improved banking facilities" and
''confiden ca"
Portugal has a little gold, the world
has had it's improved banking facili-
ties' since 1853 and I can supply the
confidence" so the bonds are Ger
tainly good.
Our home butcher says he will con-
time to give so cents worth of meat
and a Mexican dollar in exchange for
an American silver dollar after Bryan
ia electedR Yours truly,
JOHN FAIRPLAY.
P. 81 Q the London Times quotes
Mexican bonds at 943; Portuguese 3
ner cent, gold bonds at 269.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-09-15
POPS AND DENIS BOTH WITH Us
JNO. A. WALsER

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
MARIBEL, N. O., Sept 5, 1896.
In your editorial in the last issue of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, in speaking
of taking Mr.. Sewall eff the national
Pop ocraFic ticket, you ask if the people
are with you3 I will take the liberty
OF answering for the Pops of Pamlico
county. Yes, we are all with you in
the fight, and l think two thirds of the
Dems of this county are also with you.
So on with the fight.
Yours truly,
LEROY HARPER.