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The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

e 1T bali f5df Hot Springs, Ark, rss
Gently. young lady, her mother, grand
mother and great, grandmother danced
in the same set.
A Brooklyn policeman who danced
on cellar door, fell through, sued the
proprietor of the place, and recovered
8 cents damages.
Venus, the morning star, is brighter
than it ever appeared to any mau now
living, and nearer the earth than it will
be again for $40 years.
A toy balloon sent up from a town in
Kentucky a month ago. was found the
other day in field in Connecticut,
where it had just alighted.
James Adams of Pike, N. Y, kept
eleven Leghorn hens the past year which
cost him for feed s.. 81 and turned out
total of 2, 265 eggs or an average of 2O5
eggs to hen valued at sci.
At the recent annual Bears Head din
ner at Queens college, Oxford, the
head, a magnificent specimen, weighing
over eighty pounds, was borne in on the
shoulders of four servants.
A robber got into a farm house in
Iowa without disturbing the sleeping
people, but big dog tackled him and
tore his throat Sd that he bled to death.
He was identified as a Justice of the
Peace.
A sweet potato, measuring four feet
and one inch in length and two inches
in diameter, and grown in Mr.. ]. C.
Townsend's garden in East Gainesville,
was exhibited in East gainesville, Ca,
recently.
A st. Louis game chicken fought an
eagle and the bird of freedom was van
quished in very short order. The first
pass made by the chicken cut the eagles
head nearly off and another blow set
tied him. The chicken did not lose a
feather.
A prominent society lady in New
York cannot go to sleep without put
ting her thumb in her mouth. She has
tried in vain to cure herself of the hab-
it. She got it in childhood and has
kept it in mature years in spite of many
attempts at a cure
A Cincinnati man, whose favorite
driving mare fell sick, turned her out to
pasture among lot of mules. While
she lay, too feeble to care what was
going on, they ate her name and tail
off as thoroughly as barber could have
Gu. them. The mare can still trot in
$50, but she looks queer.
1t is rare that man dies laughing.
but William H. Brown, a New Haven
saloon-keeper, is said to have met death
In that manner. He was sitting in his
place In conversation with a friend, and.
just finishing funny story at which
both laughed heartily, was noticed to
grow pale and then fall fronns, his chair
corpse. The doctccrs said It was heart
disease.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Dishes to Order.

he first hotel in this city, or in this
country, for that matter, to adopt the
Moslem custom of serving dishes Ito
order" was the Irving House, which
was opposite Stewards store, at Broad
way and Chambers street. The limo
vation' of the Irving House was not
popular at first, but soon became
general i New York Times.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

ldc her, she convinced hersl II e
what she had seen was no dream. In
December, 1857, telegram from the
seat of war appeared in the morning
papers, stating that Capt. w. had been
killed before Lucknow ON the fifteenth
of November. The family solicitor APP
piled for further information as to the
date of Captain WIS death, which Mrs.
w. felt sure must have taken place on
the fourteenth, and not on the fifteenth.
But the date given in the telegram was
onfrmed at the war Office. At this
tirne singular circumstance came to
light. The solicitor CHANGED to men,
ton the case of a lady, friend of his,
who, according to his account, had a
tendency to see visions. Turning to
her husband, she said:
'That must have been the same ap-
partition l saw on the evening when we
were speaking about India"
They were able to fix the date by
means of a receipt for an amount paid
that day, as the fourteenth of Novem-
Der. The solicitor on this applied to
the war office again, saying that the
friends of Captain w. were persuaded
there must be some mistake about the
date. The officials stated, however,
that there could be no mistake, since
the death was referred to in two dis
patches from Sir Colin Camp
bell who, in both cases, gave
the date as the fifteenth. In March,
1858, letter arrived from a brother
officer, giving an account of Captain
WIS death. This officer, who had been
riding beside Captain W. when he was
killed, stated that death occurred on
the fourteenth of November. Finally.
though whether on the strength of this
officers evidence, or through faith in
the apparition's truth to time, the date
was altered to the fourteenth.
II seems never to have occurred to
anyone to consider the difference be-
twssn IadiAa and Eaelish tins. II the
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Mosquitoes i'm Alaska,

Speaking of Alaska in recen. lecture
in Washington, Prof. J. w. Chickering
said that the great obstacle to enjoying
a summer there is the vast number of
arge and bloodthirsty mosquitoes.
Dogs are killed By them, and men pre-
serve their lives only by covering their
fees with thick cloths and wearing
gloves.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
class Of casa /

will take few very care
selected examples from among
uddreds that might be cited.
4 Ia the following case we have tho di-
rect evidence OF the person affected,
who is well known, xay even be said to
be in some degree eminent---tho Rev.
James NJ. Wilson, head master of Cliff.
ton college, England, and senior wran-
gler chat Is, first in the honor examin-
alton for matheniatics) in the year 1859.
was at st. Johns college, Cambridge,
when he was there, taking my degree
only one year later. was captain of
the boat club to which he belonged,
and have played in the same games
with HIM at foot ball and at cricket
He was capital wicket-kce per. which.
though not in itself proof that he
would not be liable to fanciful notions
will suffice to show every one who
knows what cricket is that he was z,al-
Gus In open-air games, since nothin Q
but constant practice will enable any
oPne to keep wicket successfully. The
foNewing narrative is in his own words
was at Cambridge, in full health,
boating, foot ball playing, and the like,
and by no means subject to halluci
nations or morbid fancies One even
ing felt extremely i'll; trembling,
with no apparent cause whatever, nor
did 1t seem to be physical illness or
chill OF any kind. l was frightened
j was totally unable to overcome it.
= remember a sort Of struggle with N.Y.
self, resolving that l would go on with
my mathematics; but it was in vain. l
became convinced that l was dying. l
was in a strange discomfort, but with
no symptoms that | can recall except
mental discomfort, and the conviction
that should die that night. Towards
eleven, after some three hours of this.
got better and went upstairs, and got
to bed, and after time to sleep and
next morning was quite we'll. In the
MA" a. I0inoOh Cdnc u lctLeT TO say tnlt
my twin brother had died the evening
before in Lincolnshire. l am quite
clear of the fact that I never once
thought of him, nor was his presence
with me even dimly imagined"
Let this story, in which not only was
no apparition seen, but the presence of
the relative who died at the time of the
strange sensation was not even imagined
be compared with the following, which
is one of the best authenticated of O
class of stories whose name is now be-
coming legion:
In September, 1857, Captain W., of the
Sixth Dragon Guards. left England to
join his regiment in India, leaving his
wife at Cambridge. On the night be-
tween the 14th and 15th-of November,
1857, she dreamed that she saw her hus-
!. band looking very ill, and she thereupon
&c in great agitation. When she
RdS2 she saw the same figure stand
- bedside He appeared in
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

wcEia Use Es-rP's Falzara fer the TArs.s ans
lsags IT Is cur.ss aors cases Of Cczxh.
Coids, ASTHMA Rruach!,i.. c.oap aad all
Throat and Lang Trpahle.. taAs any other
medicine. The PROPRIETOR IA. Authorized .ay
drTsgist 10 give ycu Sampl, Rct,Ie Pre- TO
eonsin you q ihe merit % ihls great rr.sseay y,
large bottles. 50 cents ard a.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
The Inventor of Matches

According to German paper the in
vcntor of lucifer matches was a political
prisoner, who perfected his idea in 1888,
within the walls of state prison. KAN
merer was native of Ludwigsburg, and
when sentenced to six months impris-
onment at Hohenasperg, ne was fortu-
nate enough to attract the notice
and to gain the favor of an old officer
in charge of the prison, who, finding he
was studying chemistry, allowed him to
arrange small laboratory in his cell.
h ammerer had been engaged in re-
searches with view of improving the
defective sleeping system, according to
which splinters of wood, with sulphur
at the ends, were dipped into chemi-
cal fluid in order to produce a flame.
If the fluid was fresh the result was salts
factory; but as it lost its virtues aftc,
time, there was no general dispo,
sition to discontinue the old fashioned
lsystem Of using flint and steel. After
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Whole Colonies of Lepers.

An Indianapolis doctor denies that
leprosy in this country comes from the
Chinese. On recent occasion he Is re-
ported to have stated that whatever
traces OF it are found in the United
States are attributable to African
slavery. This particular doctor is said
to have made an extensive study of the
subject. The statement he makes might
be safely left to the calpel of the gentle
man of the same profession, whoever he
may be, whose shingle is hung out IN
his immediate vicinity.
But, as we have sort Off T.
tere't in the subject 1.-THE remote III
interiect the fact that may be proper to
we have had to pull u5 twice In tns Guy
to China by the roots and
1ss>x,t eper colonies, in
over twenty per-
slerinG which, WI have. to be tFeated
In the same way. he facts IN bon
these cases are easily attainable-the
numbers exported, the price paid for the
passage, &c. But the Indianapolis
specialist regards all this as a sensation.
alism that is regularly started about
once in every two years on the Pacific
coasts San Francisco Bulletin.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
liking a Breeze.

Austin, Ind, says
ere assembled at the
cxssr to witness the
lghter Ida to Sher-
here had never been
the match, and as both
had money happy future
forward to. A few minutes
ceremony was to occur, HUFF
FULL dress, entered the room
bst of the guests were, and chat
rily with several. Finally he
Ito the youngest sister of the
DiiGe and said:
"Well, May, our wedding causes a
breeze, don't it," The girl laughingly
replied, eyes" "Well, I'll make it a
whirlwind, he said, and instantly draw
ing out a revolver blew out his brains.
The blood few in the face of the bride,
who had just at that moment stepped
into the door. No theory can be found
to account for the act.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

NK-Fy1r--F--~.-- ~
'hent when he discovered the tight mix.
ture and kindled a match by rubbing it
against the walls of his cell. On COM
ing out of prison he commenced the
manufacture of matches. Unfortunately,
the absence of patent law prevented
his rights from being secured, and on
Austrian and other chemists analyzing
the composition, limitations speedily
made their appearances. In 1885 the
German states prohibited the use of
these matches, considering them dam
gerous. When they were made in Eng
land and sent to the continent these
regulations were withdrawn, but too
late to be of any benefit to the inventor,
who died in the madhouse of his native
town in 1S57.---[Prairie Farmer.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
How 1t Happened at Last.

Have You heard that Lily is engaged
to young Fledgelya' asked Maud.
'sNo," replied Ella. 81 thought he
was too bashful ever to propose"
ooh, lut It's ieap year you kaew.r
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

peculiar medicine II IL carefully prepared frcrn
ssrsspxfsiiA, naadelion, Mandrake Dock FarsSss~a.
iunirff Berries ard o'het we'll known and Valuable
vegetable remedies, b Pc -IiiNr orntia>t1y- rro
portfsn sad PROCESS, unknown % aaf s.tbeF ulessl
cine. and giving "a Hcazi's SsrsApArlllA garativr
power not Possessed by other nlraciaes II eTes Is
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
A Rule That Doesn't ALWAYS Wor,

Blessed are they that expect littl-,"
ne said to tn. convict, 'for they shall
not be disappointc l." - -:
Hold on there. pard That's jpt
where you're out. sxpccted lie
when ! was up for lurelar1 a
twenty yssr. "lN sw xskh
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

WHEN Mr.. Curtis. of Rosendale, Wis,
Want 10 Dakota after the remains OF ms
sitter who persisted in the recent biz
I'D ba settled up with the school dis
trct for which she had been teaching,
AMI thew made him discount the amount
dua her 10 per cent, before they wouic
nav Il claiming that it was damage to
t ha5 :, district that she did not finish the
terri,
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

- sgss.s 1~sss-,, = - sees. The VIM
SOW must DO lowered few inches at
the top, If possible, the opening being
covered with strip of flannel to pre-
vent draught. As fresh air is in
dispensable, If this makes the room too
cold, fire must be lighted to counter
act it.
A warm sponge bath should be given
each day, folded blankets being placed
over and under the patient in bed, the
night-dress removed and the hand hold
ing the sponge being passed under the
upper blanket while bathing to avoid
exposure The window should be shut
during the bath. If the rash causes
much irritation it may be rubbed with
cosmoline or sweet OIL
The eyes should be carefully shaded
from the light, and no reading permitted
until they arc strong again. Serious in :
flammatlon and permanent weakness of
the eyes may follow, if these precau.
tions are not taken. 1t is often very
hard to keep child amused and happy
under these restrictions. This is one of
the difficulties that good nurse will
overcome, and she must remember that
the chlld's comfort during life may de-
pend upon the care it receives at this
time
To avoid cold, all clothing should be
warmed and aired before being used. A
flannel jacket worn over the night -dress
is great protection.
If delirium comes on, and tho rash
suddenly disappears, thu sufferer should
be put into warm bath continuing four
tablespoonfuls of mustard to each pail of
water, taken out after a few minutes.
quickly dried with warm towels, and
wrapped in blankets until the doctor
comes. If the child has a quick pulse
and seems very sleepy, the breathing
should be carefully watched to detect
the symptoms of trouble with the chest.
Milk should be the chief article of
diet. 1t may be used in Cruel, custard
and blanc mango, and varied with beef
tea, chicken broth, mutton broth, toast,
and any light food. : Youths Com
panion.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Hoods SaYsauayjiIa

HISS uses rec Ihar AMI unparalleled success
Such hes become iss popularity In Lowell Mas
where II IL made. that whole neighoerhoots ere tax
is o. at the time. Lowe drgststs sd =, ore
Of Hss sarssparsiia thar ell other xArSarsrfitas
or bca purifiers. TIE saccesz /. extending all
ovr the country. the pecalisr curative passs Of
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

Nnen n aoGas as 60 wAtrA 10 The tnoss sf.
fs-ssse and paiaf.ss rerasAy for CasAFrk &c, q
Tree pamphlet by addressing City Hall Fhsr~
macy, 8s s'~AY. Nrw lork
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

i ne es' essst pavtaer eefass he Pahsle rzai
cate cNety tsnpGr}tF and ssrusaia KAeaan
Boiis. f'fap-s, al Hamars, prsE~Psaa RlliSasnsAS
Sea nestArhe, tnats~s;taa. General nehttisy "a
tsrrh. Rheumatism, kNiaey = Liver CssSsptafnt<
oysron~s thNt tired ieeiiSx crvates ar Ap.~;ltn
sraca the i ,~sttsr osgaax n-rsoa Il. -
and siras atAh half
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

l9age: He discharged some with 0
friendly look, and the gray haired ad
venturesses he politely declined.
At last the bride came. She was not
handsome, but she was good. and as
she adjusted her false teeth Mr.. Elman
dorf smiled benignly upon her.
Il think you will do, he said, and
then called the Dakota farmer to pass his
Judgment.
I'm satisfied" was the quick re-
spouse of the homesteader when he
looked at Samantha Rell, and then the
courtship began. The love-making was
intense while it lasted, and half an hour
later Justice Jarvis Blume was an
nounced. Miller placed a plain gold
ring ON the brides finger and counted
out 81, 400 in gold coin as her marriage
portion. At 5 o'clock last night iona
than Fl. Miller and Samantha Rell were
made man and wife, and leave for their
Dakota homo at none to-day. Miller
owns 500 acres of land, and is worth
about $4,000.
"How fortunate for him that he fell
into good hands, said Justice Blume
after the ceremony, when speaking of
the kind, manly way in which Mr.. Ell
mandorf hefriended the Dakota farmer.
"There," continued the Justice, sis a
m an who, although poor himself, took no
m can advantage of a guileless granger.
although he knew he had his pockets full
of money. There are indeed a good many
honorable citizens among all the bad
there are in Chicago. How many are
there who would have dealt with the
countIyman with SO much kindness and
consideration"
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

The fasA,oashls r2s~ fc< ,ur4ncssCs sALl
year has hSen a blessing ie sswellsrsA
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Authentic Ghost Stories.

II IL when we turn to visions OF living
persons, or to thoughts and suggestions
Jcisting to living persons, NJ a uist'noo
from the person affected by the VISION
or impression, that we find evidence
-uost difficult to deal with, and the re-
ply difficult to explain, bn
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

The sahe.a,zAssssr "a asssa&A In o-oExs.. .n1
- Icing felt
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

Best, easiest 10 use and ehsspss. fsso'
Remedy fcE CHiarrA- By druggiss. Soc.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

-<s& sE5l % x~sA
kaes rssesy h-SEAt and tender.
TAs fAarz ~ life
u

! wpraes u hss wtu ss~ns hrs
Try fir PSescv's FAsxzs4ss prpzerttssse~. Tea
30 90. suuF ~ fr - xrsss aza frwtful h<oM z-e
sase ~ SICK zad szsrvr1sx. ans4 cArssus rxsEi ri
her aFrsu@srsws@ alsssn thanxs Sc wrunx MAKE
hsa1thY woman - h~r ard abe charrva arr
sta All make cheerful &na pheasant susAs.
sSas lite Pres ZIP: r = the ssssig rvsassxay Ter
soEr2an > v~callA- ailments. ~a1A hy drxaxxIsss
under gsoeasa guarantee frx.sss she FaAngfa 3.
tarrFs. thai . vii give satisfaction sn ever
Gaze, er znoaey ~f8 lS rwfunsiczs. H--e gsA-a q.
For 81
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
TRAMPS AT WORK.
An Institution Where They Saw
Wood for Victuals.
The New York woodward Asso-
citation and Its Charities.

The New York woodyar ASSOCIATION
occupies a corner in the big woodyafos
living around Niaetcenth street ana avg
rus p I, struck the earnest and aesiSe
,,ns,itarians who direct the Cnar''!
orosp,z.tion society that the exacnoa Oh
. es,,si, amount Of wood choppins LOT
stimulated amount of charitable reis'
would test the willingness to WORK OF
those who applied for charity. Irving
p AIcott wa, appointed superintendent
~ the woodward, aad two separate
schemes were adopted for diserimi-
mating the worthy and making them
feel that they deserved the AID gwen
them. An applicant for relief was given
w,., ia called the test ticket. TINS
entitled him to apply for work at the
woodward and on satisfactory answer
to a series of questions was given saw
s.wbuck and axe and sixteen cordwoo'
/, ,oos which he was toIreduce to kindiinI
wood. q. - -
- G2nl 100 <sE.6x1 -
:. -. -, 10y, 42u East
3 AZ ssszzxzs-zs.ss, ~ well as to one
nights iodgfng there NNor at one Of the
other lodging houses of the society at 10
tSixth avenue and 404 Pearl street. If
his work proved acceptable he was en-
titled to work for ten days, at the end
Of which he was expected to find work
elsewhere. Tickets of this variety were
sold to the charitable patrons of the So
ciety, who themselv yes bestowed them
where they would 60 most good. They
are sold at the rate of 90 for 81.
The red or employment tickets are
more important affairs. They are sold
at the rate of four for 81, and absolute
ly ontitle the holder to the work and. to
get so cents per day instead of the food
and lodging if he SO elect. These are
given out moro sparingly and with a
strict view to the assistance of worthy
laboring men whose regular employ
ment ceases with the coming of winter.
On applying for work the men are ques-
toned closely about their social con-
dition, where they worked last, why
they lost their jobs, and their last en-
ployers' names and addresses. It has
been found that these questions are sell
dom answered truthfully, but that does
not often work deprivation of the need
ed aid.
Sixteen logs may not seem like very
heavy task but to a green hand it means
nearly full day of hard labor. A
reasonably expert wood chopper might
finish the work in five hours, or possibly
a trifle less. Each log has to be sawed
into five lengths. By the time a saw
has been engineered through pine log
eighty times the sawyeris likely to have
become painfully aware of the fact that
| he has back. The splitting is not so
difficult, but Superlnte ndent Alcott
says that he has to keep the closest sort
of watch to keep the men from SOL
diering on him. The really deserving,
however, soon get the hang of the
work, become reasonably expert in a
day or two and perform their tasks as if
they had some interest in them. Per-
functory work, however, is the rule by
large majority.
Fifty-six is the largest number of
tramps that Mr.. AIcott has ever had uu-
der supervision any one day. The aver
age since November 1, has been about
twenty five. New York Graphic.
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
Hoods SarsapaYlIIa

Is no vastly superior TO any thei ssrsapa Ia blood
purifier that one hrs we'll i'd: Its health giving
effects ncon the blood and human organism are as
much more oSitIve than the remedies OF quarter OF
century ago -s the steam power ri TO day is in
vance OF the sow and labo ions dru Of years ago
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01

SYMPTOMS OF THE DIsEASE.-Dul, heavy headache,
obstruction OF the nasal discharges
the throat sometimes
tenacious,
the weak
or coughing to clear the throat
with scabs
has nasal twang"; the breath
impaired there dizziness dcprcs-
sion hacking cough and general debility Only few of
abovenamed symptoms likely present
Ihousand OF annually without manesng half of the
above symptoms, result in consumption grave
No disease common, deceptive
understood, unsuccessflly physicians
\ 1T would remove evil
UuMMuN StN root. AS the predispoeing
TREATMENT Ss54;as faulty
the disease chief aim be
directed to the removal Of that
nualy at the 1nvaid Hotel and Surgical Institute the
alzc the Importance combining the local.
soothing and healing application thorough and persistent
nal use of bood-cieansing and tonic medicines
In curing caarrh and all the
l ikEF which it s frequently complicated throat,
RELAHcE S5ds we
full powers and virtues of DR.. Pierccs Golden Med
ica Discovery cannot be strongly cxoed 1t a
The weekly Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 1882-188?, 1888-03-01
The Measles.

Measles begin with the symptoms OF
had cold: boarseness, a cough, sneezing
I'D weak ewes. Ga the fourth day a
rash appear. on thu forehead, spreads
over the face and extends to the oooy'
7, ia a darker red than the rash IN
scarlet fever, and feels slightly raised
TO the touch. When the rash h'''
comes out it looks like flea bites at
ranged in little half moons on the Skin
The great danger is of taking colo
which may bring on inflammation 81 TN
lungs and OF injury to the eyes iron
over use or exposure 20 Toe