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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
THE is ON.

Now, brother subscriber, and other
readers of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
another campaign is on; it's growing
warm, warmer, and will soon be hot,
hotter, hottest. We ali want to do our
share this year. None of US have much
cash, but We can spare a little. We
have none. Not enough coming in now
from subscribers to begin to pay the
expenses Of getting the paper; yet
we are anxious to do Our part. Let US
put cur heads together and see if this
is not q good plan, and one that every
subscriber ought to accept: We think
the best way to help the cause is to get
the people to read THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER. You think 80, too; now don't
you2 Yes. Well, you send US the
name and address of ten of your neigh
bors who do not now take The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER and send a S. bill or
S. check, or q s. postal money order
along with the list, and we will send
the pape TO each address On the list
until March l, 1897. Remember, this
takes in the campaign to the finish and
the counting Of the votes, and also the
legislature for two months. How long7
from now you see it ia more than seven
months. Don't wait; the sooner the
list comes in the sooner the paper goes
out and begins its work. See to it,
brother, that you do not fail to do this,
and DO it at once.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

the cheers of Dives and his myrmidonP,
John Burns and Cunningham Graham
were flung into prison, and for a time
there was peace-the peace and sllt C
of the grave. But in two short years
London elected its first county council,
and John Burns, fresh from prison, be-
came the Influential member of the
new governing body. The men at Ira
faIgar Square became the rulers OF
Spring G Ardens, and the greatest move
ment of our time in the direction Of
municipal socialism is being conducted
at this moment in the name of the Lon
don Council by the representatives OF
the army of discomfort which bi-
vouaked at the base of Nelson's column
only nine years ago.-Roview of Re
views.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
N, r. 2. A.
TIE REASON.

Editor Ramsey left Raleigh on Sun
day morning, July 19.h, for the PEG
Piles party National Convention at St
Louis, and had not returned up to the
time of going to press. He left me to
engineer the getting up Of this issue.
and l have done, as I promised. the
best I could, My presence at the State
Treasury, as Chief Clerk, was neces
sary, especially as Treasurer Worth
was also gone for a week. So 1 have
had so many Irons in the fire" this
week that I've not been able to work
up the State AID General News depart
ments, and not done as much in other
departments as is usually done. You
can excuse the lack of interest this
week, I am sure, as it will be more
than made up in next issue.
J. ". DENMARK
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

combined with the twenty five or
thirty thousand free silver Democrat
and with thousands of Republicans
who will not be whipped into line bc
the unprincipled advocates OF ''scarca
money" who for the time are bosses
of their party, makes Nebraska a "for
sure" State for free coinage and fnan.
cial reform Tribune, Beatrice, Nebr
The gold dollar is a dishonest dollar
because it has appreciated. It's pnr
chasing power is 100 per cent more
than what it was when silver was da.
monetized. It is, therefore. wrong In
speak of the silver dollar as The 30 cant
dollar. The truth is that the gold
dollar is a 200 cent dollar, just as Gov.
ernor Altgeld, of Illinois, has declared
Such a dollar is necessarily dishonest
for it is as wrong to compel a debtor to.
pay more than he contracted to paw az
it is to compel a creditor to accept less
than he contracted to receive.-Den
yer Republican.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
The z.

Two weeks from to day ard tie
present Alliance year, in this State,
will be numbered with the years that
are past. The State Alliance meets on
that day, and another year begins.
Brother when you look back what do
you see or think of that you have done,
said or suggested that has helped to
make the history Of the Order worth
writing2 Let each brother and each
sister ask themselves, Have I done
my duty3" and then determine with a
will backed by a sincere prayer for
help, ''If the Order is not advanced
and made better during the incoming
year it shall not be because I fail to dc
my part" The Order has, in some re
,spects, been at a low ebb. The out
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
IMPOR TANT.

The regular time fer meeting of the
State Alliance is Tuesday, August 18th.
Bro. Barnes writes us that on account
of the arranging OF the date for the
Peoples party State Convention on
Is h, it will be necessary for the Ali
ance to meet on Monday, the Josh this
year. We understand that the Peoples
party Executive Committee fixed the
daJe of their meeting on Thursday of
the week OF the State Alliance on pur
pose to accommodate those who might
be delegates to both. This is an unfor
tunRte arrangement, g it will tend to
hurry the Alliance III iGs work, and it
has important work to do this year,
which should neither be hurried nor in
any other way slighted. Bro Mann
Page, President of the National ALI
ance, was going to address the Alliance
on the 145h, but this conflict breaks
that arrangement. We understand
that the Executive Committee of the
Peoples Party fixed the date Of meet
ing of the Convention to accommo
date the Alliance; then when informed
| that it would conflict and interfere and
were requested to change the date, they
declined to make the change. Let AL
lance stand to the Alliance and at
tend to their Alliance duties first what
! ever political parry may get in the way,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
TIE LAST TO U

journalists laugh at Coxeyism The
lab0ring people ~sympathiz9, and in the
end it is the latter who will prevail.
We are not unfamiliar with similar
petitions in boots in London. l. rus
showing his sores in Trafalgar Square,
and the unemployed trampIed their
shoes off their feet in 1886-87 demon
strating their desire for work. London
newspapers, with one or two excep-
tions, scoffed and fouted the a~gitators.
The metropolitan police broke I'D the
procession and cleared the square amid
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

The air will be full Of p5iilo'I
promises between nov and November,
and during the progress Of the cam.
paign the intelligent and independent
voter will have his opportunity. Don !
let your Congressman forget that you
are interested in a oil for the establish
ment of postal telegraph.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

If one thousand of u subscribers
who owe US 81 each will send US that
81 before the first day of August, we
will be able to meet some heavy obliga
tons on that day, which must be met.
While this to you e only 81, it
means to us ST. 600. To you it is such
a small matter that you easily forget
it, while to US it Is a matter we cannot
FOr0ot
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28
THE NATIONAL NOMINEES

Of the Peoples Party for President, Viii
liam Jennings Bryan, of Nebraska
For Vice-President, Thomas E. Wat
son, of Georgia,
Editor Ramsey was at the great
Populist convention, and helped in
making the above ticket. He will tell
you about it next week.
We give you the platform OF the
Populist and Silver parties this week
as we find them in our exchanges. II
there are any error in them, as we
give them we will correct them here
after.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-28

lam standing n01U Just behind the
curtain, and in fuH gIotC Of the coming
stGnset. Behind me are the shad01c8 on
ne track, before me lies the dark rqjley
md the river. When 1 n2ingIe ,ctth tts
dark trnters I UdHt to cast one ltnger-
is1a look upon q country 5UhOse gOUern-
usent is Of the people, for the people,
and by the people. Il. L. Polk, July
18th. 1890.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
A VERY ODD CUSHION.

An autograph cushion is a very novel
affair The cushion Is made of
butchers linen. You ask the friend or
acquaintance whose autograph you de.
sire for the cushion, 10 write 1t upon
the linen in pencil II is then marked
in red. Another autograph follows
and so on until your space Is filed. A
pretty way TO make this cushion lis TO
cut 1t out in two pIeces--the top and
bottom. You then take an ordinary
cushion and sew around the edges a
broad strip OF the linen The top and
lower pieces are worked around the
raw edge, with some fancy stitch in
red. Buttonholes are worked In each
at regular intervals, Through these
buttonholes runs rich red cord draw
ing the cushion together. The strip
sewed upon the cushion will prevent
the body Of II showing through
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
CHAPTER XIV.

You might let me come wnh you, y
said Lancelot, in complaining tone.
Madeline smiled little mischievous-
ly. Il do not know what good you
could do"
Il could hold your basket"
Thanks, but l can hold it myself"
"You are so unkind to me-" said
Lancelot, in an undertone.
"On the contrary, | think am very
kind"
Her eyes flashed significance at him
and then fell beneath his ardent, in
curing gaze. She had great difficulty
in managing her intercourse with
Lancelot He was so unreasonably de-
termined to make her look at things
in his way and in his way alone, so
anxious to convince her that his way
was the best, that 1t was quite embar-
RAISING.
The present conversation took place
in the avenue. Lancelot had met Made
line with basket and had elected from
her the fact that she was starting for
walk in the lanes, where she meant
to gather wild flowers and berries and
leaves. He had thereupon seemed bent
upon finding objections to her doing so
she had been at Hurst for three weeks
and was surprised to find that Lancelot
still fingered on. With the surprise,
100 was mingled a painful perpleXity.
She saw that Lancelot was supposed 10
be paying his addresses to Constance;
that Lady Esler encouraged him; that
Constance herself was aequiescent and
serene. Was he really going to marry
Constance after all?
But even these considerations were
not the most perplexing OF all. The
worst was that Lancelot was betraying
curious and unexpected weakness for
Madeline's society. The old childish
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
SONG.

Lift up the curtains OF thine eyes
And let their light outshine!
Let me adore the mysteries
OF those mild orbs OF thine,
Which ever queenly calm do roll,
Attuned to an ordered soul
Open thy lips yet once again
And while my soul doth hush
With awe pour forth that holy strain
Which seemeth me to gush.
A fount Of music running Ger
From thy deep spirits inmost core
The melody that dwells in thee
Begets In me as we'll
A spiritual harmony,
A mild and blessed spell
Far. far above earth's atmosphere
/ rise, whene'er thy voice hear.
James Russell lowell,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
A CHARMING FRocK.
OF Rich Heliotropc Velvet and Corn
Colored silk.

That charming woman, Nine de Per.
signy, was present and wore beauti-
full gown
The body and skirt OF the gown were
OF satin and the sleeves OF velvet, the
former being of pale yellow and the
latter deep helictr0pe.
The skirt was made with a panel OF
grayish ecru guipuse In front and nu-
merous deep godets at the back and
sides, The front panel was marrow
and straight, and was set In between
two great plpinga OF heliotrope velvet
and similar piping finished the bot.
tom OF the entire skirt
The bodice in the back was fitted
without seams, and covered by
pointed piece Of guipure set on
smoothly. In front the satin was
pouched with a blouse effect, and
trimmed with three pieces OF gulpure
set on In point
The edge Of the decolletage was fin
ished by large roll piping Of hello
trope velvet, and the bottom had
twisted belt OF velvet finished by a
large square bow at the back.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
ITO be contInued.9
MRS, GRUMPY SAYS.

That some rich mems sons demon
strate still money is the root OF all
evil.
That good society never receives the
authors Of immoral and indecent books.
That some of the dehutantes know as
much and more than their grand
mothers.
That it is sad when social status is
regulated by the dancing class one be-
longs to.
That auctions are not a success for
the sale OF things executors have no
use for.
That too many people so to church
apparently to teach the choir how to
sing.
That blasted reputation Is as diff
ticuh to put together again as broken
vase.
That It Is popular mistake to re-
gard all eccentric people as geniuses
in disguise
That the efficacy OF personal para
graphs in making people prominent
is waning
That he or she is an acrobat who can
keep their equilibrium in moving
cable car.
That the gushing woman is about
a. sincere as shark following ship,
wrecked sailors
That the bad management of good
70 ttt FfN,-
with domestics.
That there are no more generous
men anywhere than the millionaires Of
New York.
That II is an enigma how 80 many
who are impecunious keep up with the
procession.
That the woman who Is nobody, but
thinks she Is somebody, gives amusing
exhibitions.
That strangers Within the gates
make bold to say New York women
lack individuality
That parents who neglect their child
rem nearly always live to regret 1t in
after years.
That some fashionable people act as
II they had never heard OF the ten
commandments.
That fret and worry produces more
white hairs and wrinkles than the
weight Of years
That church weddings with novel
features have reached the point where
they should stop.
That it does not take long for titled
foreigners TO detect the fictitious Amer
lean heiresses
That future brides will confer d favor
If they will wear something besides an
ivory satin
That falling everywhere else, some
families Join the church for coveted
social recognition
That women who show preference
for men not their husbands are TO be
regarded with suspicion.
That Christmas presents without the
Christmas spirit. are as the scrlptural
sounding brass"
That prattle and tattle about the
wealthy creates the nausea incident to
an ocean voyage
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23

"Ii could but think so, / should be

"If could but think so, | should be
happy
I'VE must wait and See But 1t may
be that she will accept you--and then
that is the worst Of it, Laneelot; you
will not be happy with her"
Let us take our fate in our own
hands, breathed Lancelot Il am not
afraid. Let US marry and people can
say what they will"
But Madeline shook her head. And
all his persuasions were OF no effect.
She would have none of him, she said,
unless It were in the sight OF all the
world, with no one to say that he had
been in honor bound to marry some one
else.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23
BY ADEl.INE SERGEANT.

! disappeared by a side door, while Con-
stance advanced slowly into the dimly
lighted drawing room.
She came straight up to Madeline.
81 have wanted to speak to you" she
said and her voice was cold and hard.
'You and had a secret once"
I'VE had, and it was great burden
to ne"
DO you suppose 1t was no burden to
me as well?'
NO" said Madeline, "hut am sur
prised that you care to speak OF it
again.
Did you tell any one about it?"
said Constance, slowly
"Of course not. / promised to keep
silence and did,
You will keep silence still? ! do
not wish it mentioned especially to
my aunt
II should never think Of speaking
1T would be of very little use to
speak, said Constance, half-scornfully
half-bitterly, for of course the matter
went no further. We are not even ac-
quainted with M. de Marsac now"
You never see him, then?" said
Madeline, in some surprise.
''Of course not--don't insult me, Ma
define Despard,' said Constance, with
touch of passion which Madeline
found natural under the circumstances.
Should | be here? Should be stand
ing with Lancelot, as you saw me just
now, If Rene de Marsac and l had car
ried out our plan?"
mo, | suppose not"
And YOU will keep my secret? Be
cause it was madly foolish thing to
do and l could not bear any one to
know Of it, You will say nothing,
Madeline?"
mo. am not at all likely to be
asked about the matter"
ASKED! You would speak of Ii even
If you were asked?" said Constance, in
an agitated voice. "You used to be a
good-natured girl-and you have TO
thank me for the invitation to Hurst
Lady Esler would never have asked
you but for my persuasions."
Il am not sure" said Madeline in
gently frigid tones, "that l need thank
you on that score. did not want to
come-I am sorry to be here. But /
will not betray your secret if"
III what?"
4 think you ought to tell the whole
story to Lancelot-or to whomsoeyer
you are going TO be married before the
wedding day"
why this sudden interest in Lance
LOTT" said Constance, dangerous look
showing itself In her dark eyes.
Madeline could not repress a telltale
blush. 1T is not because | have any
sIecial interest in him." she said, rather
family, but because | am sure you
ought not to deceive the man you
marry"
Rest assured said Constance, with
short laugh, that | will let the man
| marry into all my secrets. Will that
content you? If promise to tell every
thing before my wedding day, will you
promise to hold your tongue?'
Certainly. do not want TO tell your
secrets, Constance. 1t was only mo-
n entary feeling
That | might be deceiving dear
Lancelot? | understand. There was
never much love lost between us, Made
line Despard. wish you had been
dead and buried before you went with
me that day"
And Constance turned away with a
gesture Of unutterable wrath and scorn
which it was hard for Madeline to un-
derstand.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23

The inter-normal oratorical contest
will be held at Whitewater May 15
20hc. Barley nominal; No 2, 32hac.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-04-23

One white rose In the center OF a
Of violefs makes very smart
bolltonniere.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-24
w. w. DIMOND

Do you remember when
you ate white bait in New
York or London what slices
OF brown bread cut verv
thin were served with the
fish? 1t was buttered toe.
When you were eating the
delicious bit you wondered
how the chef managed to
cut the bread so thin, with
out going through to the
other side. 1t was a secret
then; not now. He used a
"ChriSty," an improvement
on the "ClausS" bread knife
in many ways. Finely fin
iShed wooden handle, saw
edge as keen as a razor and
a good thing all round. We
sell them for a half.
Pride of the Kitchen is
justly named, because the
cook who takes pride in
keeping his kitchen clean
uses it. Better than Sapolio,
because it will not scratch
it cleans without defacing.
EScolloped oysters or fish
is as dainty a dish as a king
would care to sit down to, if
properly prepared and serv-
ed. The correct way to put
either fish or oysters, cooked
in this way, is in shells. We
have the genuine article
grown. expressly and which
we sell at a dollar a dozen.
walker S SELF pulling cork
screw, draws the cork and
cuts the wire, at the same
time without an effort. We
get rid Of them at 8 cents
each. That's the way we
get rid of the best lawn
mower on the iSlandS--s sell
them at $50.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-24
The Reneficent Crow.

If farmers would make a study of nat
ural history and its bearing on their
property-the relation of hawks to their
hencoops, for instance-there would be
better paying crops.
The Year Book of the department
of agriculture tells about crow black
birds and what they eat. About 1880
of their stomachs have been examined,
and of these 2, 258 contained food. The
birds were killed in 20 states Forty
eight per cent of the food was animal,
48 per cent vegetable and per cent was
mineral The blackbird has a variety OF
things 1T eats.
''The animal food, says the report,
CONSISTED of insects, spiders, myria-
pods Thousand legs, crawfish, earth
worms, sowbugs, hair snakes, snails,
fishes, tree toads, salamanders (newts),
lizards, snakes, birds eggs and mice "
To these might have been added young
birds, fish cast up by the tide, minnOws
caught while swimming in shallow
water and probably meat and carrion of
various kinds. Most of the animal food
is, of course, insects. These constitute
46 per cent of the total, the other 2 per
cent being the larger things, like mice
The animal food is taken mostly in the
summer In winter the food is mostly
vegetable matter. The insects the bird
kills more than MAKE up the damage he
does, especially as his nest rObbing ap-
pears TO be only an incidental habit not
often INDUCED in. A large flock of the
birds would, of course, destroy a lot of
grain. Some 90, 900 would eat about
8, 900 pounds day, but they would
consume as many insects, which would
more than destroy the amount the bird
does. New York Sun.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-08-24
Blue Blood.

The American physician" who
makes some amazing medical or scieu-
tific discovery about once week with
undertaking regularity, and has long
since become an established journalistic
institution. shows signs CT a tendency
to abuse the hospitality SO lavishly ac-
corded him by the newspapers of two
continents. His story of having found
actual blue blood in his own veins, for
instance, which was cabled from Phila-
delphia. is only fit TO be told to the Ill
tramarines. If blue blood is ever found
anywhere, it will probably be elsewhere
than in the United States.
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