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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-20
AN ATTBMPr 10 COMMIT SUICIDE

Made by Girl Mt GrsSnsburE, Who is Said
to be from Hero.
A dispatch received from Greensburg,
Pa, at an early hour this morning states
that Miss Ada Finley, aged 10, who
recently arrived in that place from
Wheeling, attempted suicide last even
ing by taking large dose OF laudanum,
Prompt restoratives saved her life. A
quarrel with her lover 1t Is said prompt.
ed her to commit the deed. She was
employed In restaurant there.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-20

LONDON, August 10.-Herr Jachman,
editor Of the L0ndona Journal, a weekly
newspaper printed In German, shot hiB
wife and child to-day and then commit.
ted buiCide, M et 4
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-20
COUNT EDISON,

Tho Famous American Electrician Honor
ed with n Title by Italy.
PARIS, August ia special envoy Of
King Humbert Of Italy today presented
Thomas A. Edison, the famous Ameri.
can electrician, with the insignia Of a
Grand Officer Of the Grown Of Italy.
Mr.. Edison thus becomes a count and
his wife q countess. q.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-20

A bAlletgirl syndicate ID the latest do.
yelopment Of tho trust butlneBg, But Ia
The nature oi things u will not be much
oi q clothes porpotaH0pD
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-20

BERLIN, August 19.-Tha betrotilal
announced Of the Duke Of Nassau,
Princess Margaret, youngest sister
Emperor William.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

John l.. Sullivan has been ar
rested in New York and taken
to Mississippi on requisition Of
Gov. Lowry for prize fighting
within the limits of his State.
The State had offered a reward
of 8 800 for his capture, and
the penalty in that state for
prize fighting is fine of not
more than 81 900 and not less
than $500, or Imprisonment in
a county jail not less than Il
months, or both. All aiders
and abettors are punishable by
fine of not less than 800 OF
imprisonment for six months
or both. Gov. Lowry now has
an opportunity to make such
barbaric practices odious and
he ought to do 1t by giving
Sullivan the full penalty of the
law.
Later: Sullivan spent last
Sunday in jail and had q
preliminary hearing before
Judge Campbell of Jackson
Miss, Monday morning. The
Judge ruled that the slugge
must repair to Marion county
and give bond for his ap
!. pearance Aug. 12th,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

aged by d woInaH, who can turn
out q coat or pair of pants in
an astonishingiy short time.
We were pleased to meet
Messrs. Matt J 2earsall and +.
l.. Faison, OF Warsaw. in the
city last week.
For the last thirty four days
il has raiued. The crops have
suffered, but the damage is not
so great, if the rains would cease
at once, and the seasons be good
hereafter.
Mr. Alex. Clumpler, a former
citizen of Sampson county, died
at his residence, a few miles
east Of here week before last il.
his 62nd year. Mr.. Crumpler was
an excellent citizen and q chris
tian gentleman, as this writer
knows. He leaves a family
who deeply mourn their loss.
We sympathize with them, and
can only say they have bless
ed hope of meeting him in a
better land.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
How to Maze Farming Pay.

"Does farming pay? ?" | en-
phatically say it does. was
born and reared in a city, learn
ed a useful trade and always
commanded the highest wages;
can now leave the farm and get
steady employment at $500 per
day, but that does not pay near
so we'll as the farm. To make
farming pay it requires as close
attention in every detail Of the
business as is necessary in any
branch or merchandise, and 1t
must be strictly borne in mind
that all food supplies for the
family and stock, as far as posi-
BILE, should he raised at home,
and, too, it must be Considered
that. it is not what is consumed
at home, but the su, plus that il
sold, and don't be ashamed to
sell anything, from an egg up
and don't think the amount tue
small to take care of, and you
will soon see that farming pays
and have a snug amount Of cash
i'll hand.-A. j. Jones.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
saIt as a FertiI,zer for Grass.

Grass in onr climate is much
injured by droughts, ami salt is
one Of the best apsorbants of
moisture. A dressing applied
in spring to grass land will help
keep it cool and moist through
the growing season, ami benefit
thus if in no other way. But
salt is also a solvent, and ena,
bles grass roots to avail them
selves Of soil fertility, that with
out it would be locked mp and
out of reach. By developing
other mineral fertility a dress
sing of salt will make herbage
grow by its aid more palatable
and nutritious II it can be
distributed, as it can be by sift-
ing out small humps and putting
on with a small drill, l50 to 20C
pounds per acre will not be toe
much. The common practice ii
! to SOW some salt with the graiI
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
"a DISGRACEFUL CHAPTER
IN NORTHERN JOURN-
ALISM."

The newspapers TO a great de
gree are responsible for the bar
baric fights between the brui5ers
Some of the big newspapers do
more harm than good. One OF
the best and ablest Of american
newspapers, the New York
Evening Rost, has an editorial
in which this abuse Of newspa
pers in giving so much publicity
to smuggling and other refined
Northern sports, is properly
handled. 1t says Of certain
leading papers--tbe New York
World, Sun and New York Ii er
aid, and the Boston Herald
"All these virtuou5 commentators
shut their eyes to The fact that the
public interest which they deplore is
largely Of their own creation. They
have been working like beavers fCr
the past six months to excite il.
They have published every scrap Of
information which they could find
anywhere about the two brutes who
were preparing to pumnel each 9th
er for no other purpose than to show
which OF them was the bigger brute"
It gives in tabular form what
space was devoted III each of
the three New York sensational
sheets before and after the fight,
beginning 25th June and ending
10th of July, From fourteen to
sixteen days these papers devo-
ted grace space to this American
savagery. 1t shows that before
the fight the space devoted was
as follows:
World, 80 columns; Sun, 304 col
nmns; Herald, 1914 columns.
After the fight:
World, 10; Sun, l5s; Herald I5I =.
Grand total: World, is; Sun, 46;
Herald, 50.
The Evening Post we'll asks;
"What prompted three thousand
people to go to that remote snot in
Mississippi and pay an aggregate OF
IS 900 in gate money alone to see two
rufiians pound each other? Was it
not the incessant talk in the news
papers more than anything else? ?"
This is a disgraceful chapter
i'll Northern journalism.-Wil.
| Messenger.
ITO the above list OF newspa-
pers that published long full
some accounts of this disgrac eful
afiair might be added, the VII
mington Messenger, eight col
unns. In view of this fact
would not the heading Of this
article also apply to some ex-
tent to Southern Journalism
However in justice to DR.. Kings
| bury, who wrote the above, we
might say that we suppose the
proprietor Ct the Messenger is
responsible for the publishing
OF the Press dispatches But
right here we might ask, "Whc
is responsible for the indecent
publications about the Grissom
scandal that appeared in the
| Messenger ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
ALL ABOUT THE CANNING
BUSINESS.

Senator Rusk has made him
self very popular already by
his prompt responses to letters
asking for information from
the farmers and fruit-grower5
of the country. The Commiss-
ioner OF Agriculture OF South
Carolina recently sent to Uncle
Jerry Rusk for information iii
regard to the canning of fruits
and vegetables, and has received
from him a very satisfactory
and detailed description OF
necessary outfits, the process OF
manufacture, profits, etc. Prom
it we CLEAN The following facts:
"The outfit required foc can
ming purposes is very simple,
consisting of a large wooden
vat, III which water can be
readily made to boil by means
of steam, This vat is p9ovided
with a basket made of small
iron rods, hung by a tackle to q
crane. This basket is to hold
the cans, and is SO arranged
that it may be promptly lowered
into or raised from the water.
The cans are made on the place
by expert tinworks, They have
at the top a circular opening to
admit the fruit to be canned,
which is provided with cover
or cap that may be quickly
soldered on. Whatever con,
triyance will facilitate the
pairing Of otherwise preparing
the fruits, ETC., are provided
but a large share of work is
done by hand. The cans are fill,
ed with fruit, shaken down as
solidly as possible, and ther
filled up with weak syrup OF
other fluid, which drives ou'
all of the air. The next step is
to boil the cans in water for
shorter or longer time. The iror
basket is filled with the can'
and lowered into the water II
the tank, wherc the boiling /
continued few minutes or a
long as necessary. -Leesour
: Fla Commercial.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

One Of our exchanges has the
following uDgramnlatical assur-
auCe for It's subscribers:
Iassuro every one whose time is
not out, that their paper is placed IN
the postOfiice here each week.
Nine-tenths OF the people in
this country use their plural as
the subsequent Of ercry one, sin
gular,, but we are surprised TO
see one Of our valued exchanges
using such bad English. This
calls up the question of a new
pron0un Of the singular number
common gender. THE CAUCA.
SIAN has already suggested hch
hes, hcm. The sentence would
then read assure every one
whose time is out that hes paper
Is placed in the Office here eacl
week. If any one can offer &
DETER form We are ready r(
adoptit.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

The official reports of the
State Wrather service show
that the average rainfall, for
the state, during the last week
has been 3.51 inches. The
normal amount would have
been about 25 inches, making
An excess of 2.26 inches rainfall.
This 5upelabundance Of rain
has been attended with very lit
tie sunshine, making the effect
most injurious to crops. But
corn is doing remarkably well
under the circumstances aud
there will probably be a fair
yield.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

An cnterpris;ng newspaper
correspondent, who has been
rummagins the musty records Of
the Plymouth Rock Colony has
learned that the religion of the
Puritans did non have enough
India rubbe" n its texture to
allow a lying citizen to 60 un-
punished. The court records
show that, Gin 1861 Ralph Smith,
of Case Cod, while on watch
for whales, having lied about
seeing one, was fined 20 shil-
lings. In the same year William
Randall fined 10 shillings io1
telling d lie What d pity that
the Puritan influence on our civ
ili2at'on has 50 weakened.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

Some papers and people have
accused DIR. p. l.. Murphy Of fee
Ing from the State to avoid being
witness i'll the Grissom trial.
ms we do not believe to be
true The facts, as we under
stand, are these: On the 10Th
Vi June DIR. Durphy's wife was
called by telegram to the bed
side of her father who was
dangerously i'll in Virginia; on
July "th, by leave of absence
from the Board Of Directors he
laft to visit his father-in-law
dilu bring his family home
Dufing his absence the sub
ptha was sent TO Morganton. He
was informed of the fact. He
''"lS WroLG 10 hdIelSIl
'ilaV his evidence could not con.
'floute anything of value tC
Tie case, bat if he was still
"dh'ed,in the face of this state
Heht, to telegraph him and ht
would report Immediately. The
o@teSYille Landmark in speak
ilg OF the matter ys:--Any
suggestion that he would at an!
'iihe run away from his dut.
could only come from or b.
entertained by that class VIII,
10 not know tue man.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
Crossword Enigma.
No. Is.


/ My first is in che fl, but no. in
Ayheat. ~ -
My second in lounge but not {
in seat.
My third is in pity but not tL
sorrow. 8
My fourth iB loaning but not
In borrow.
My fifth is in trial but not in
jury.
My sixth i'm storm bnt not In
fury.
My seventh in anchor but not
in ship.
My eighth in bride but not
in whip. f"e'ai % y
My ninth in soldier but not
i'm gun.
My tenth in walking but not
in run.
My eleventh in melon but not
In fruit.
My twelfth in law but not II
suit.
My thirteenth IN sal aesS but
not IN pain. s
My fourteen in storm but not
in rain.
] My fifteenth in ocean but not
In sea.
My sixteenth in coffee but not
lin tea. E
Ny seventh "a tinkle bnt not
in sound.
My eighteenth in elag but not
in ground.
Ny nineteenth III little but
not in small. aN
/ My twentieth In big iii bntsnot
in tall.
Nv twenty-arst in nose but
mt in eye.
] My twenty second in corn hut
not in rye.
IS MY whole is one OF Sampson
! county's valued institutions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

based ana permanent @ignou, agricultural
progress
f1~ 80 many agricultural pa
pers are published and articles
written by mon, who have little
or no practical experience "a
farmers, that informa ton and
suggestions through such medi-
ums have fallen into disrepnte,
and does but little good. hi
view of this fact, we wish TO get
the views and tested plans %
practical farmers forthis column
each week. So farmers, send in
ali account of yonr success i'll
lany branch of Agriculture, for
the benefit of the fraternity. -Ssc
A Coed Example for Farmers Through
out the Seuth.
Brooks county, Ga. is about
twenty-five miles square. Last
year the farmers raised their own
meat. corn, oats, syrup, &C.
Many make the sugar that they
use. With many cotton Ia a
surplus crop. Their bank de-
posits omodnt To 100000, with
ont interest. Farmers Of the
county have offered to lend mon
ey to responsible persons in
Quitman, the county seat Of
Brooks county, at 4 per cent.
Every year the comfy is said to
ship thousands of bushels of
homemade corn and oats, and
large quantities of home-raised
meat.
If Brooks county doesn't set a
beautiful example for the South,
then We don't know The mean
ling of the word. That little
spot of earth solves the great
problem which for so many
" g has keen apitating the
minds of the farmers. Raising
their meat at home, their corn
at home, their oats, syrup, and,
in many instances, even their
sugar. Three cheers for ever 80
small section for choosing the
wisdom of raising supplies at
home rather than in the North
west. Money to lend! Who
ever thought of small cotton
county with bank account of
over half a million dollars
searching for borrowers. And
yet the same thing is possible
for every county in the State of
n. Carolina, and Of everv other
Southern State, if the farmers
would follow the example
raise their supplies at home and
make cotton q surplus crop.
just so long as farmers persist
in raising all cotton and pur-
chasing their meat, corn, molas-
sea, sugar, ETC., iii foreign mark
cts, just SO long will they be
poor, Instead of having a bank
account. they will be in debt
| We may examine thoroughly y
the interests of the farmers OF
the cotton States, and We will
find in every instance that the
most successful farmers are
those who raise their supplies
at home and who make cottor
surplus crop.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

Alo yor Il voter? Then there
is muothing it is y"nr duty to
rprnrnibyrJilI next election, and
ever afterwards, viz: That the
ayowpd purpose OF oar protec-
tive tariff j. to compel us TO buy
froI3 home manufacturers, and
AT the +anne time allow them to
charge rs more for their goods
taau they are worth.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

crop with which grass seed il
sown, On al old meadow the
drill may be loaded with salt,
aud its teeth allowed 20 scratch
the surface as The salt Is distrib-
Uted, thus doing two jobs at the
oparation.--Cotton Plant.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
RNlGMA---N0. IL.
fBY A YOUNG MISS. J

tBY A YOUNG MIss.)
Am composed OF sixteen let
ters:
My I. 10, Is, 8, is one of the
planets.
My 3, 6, IL, i3, is something
we all like to possess. Il
My 13, Il, 8, 4, is a valley.
My /, 5, 16. ii, is learned.
My Z, 2, 8, is, is a young lady.
. My ii is one of the vowels.
My whole is the name OF a
popular State officer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

The Grand Lodge OF the
knights of Honor was in session
at Waynesville, y. O., last week
in July. VIM. g Brinson, OF
New Berne, was electea Grand
Dictator for the ensuing year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
TIL. EDITORS CHAIR.
HOW THINGS LOOK FROM
OUR STAND POINT.
The Jpnion OF The Caucasian and
the opinion of others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.

llc h+heVille C. tizen Of sun
day. IuIy 25th, comes to us with
an illustrated supplement, con
tanning many views of the pic
tn,-rute scenery OF that land of
.a.r.triJI@ climate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
seliea Aemeats.


How sorry ono would he for q
man who, starting out upon n
journey, had his pockets full OF
golden coin, which one by one
had slipped through the same
unmended hole or rent, 80 that
when he came to the snd Of his
trip he had not one left, but lay
down upon his bed beggar.
How strictly We would look To
our pockets after hearing the
tale, and make vary sure that
what coin Wa had should be we'll
spent or carefully put away, and
not scattered In the road side
dust. Yet We start upon our
lives each one of uswith a store
golden moments of which we
keep little account. Rapidly
they slip away through the rents
of sloth and ignorance. Many
a one, rich In all the golden mo.
ments of seventy years, lies
down at last scarcely able to re-
member how he has fritted and
scattered theia, knowing only
that he has no more--that they
are all gone-that he cannot say
that he has purchased anything
of use to himself or any one
else with what might have
bought so much.
Seme Questions for 0ur Young Friends
TO Answer.
|, ~~iWho was called the "brav-
est Of the Draw" ao------
z. When was the battle 6ff
Gettysburg fought?
3. When was the first printing
press introduced into the United
States
4. How and where did Sir
Walter Raleigh die?
Answers TO Questions and bRigmas in
Last issue.
/. The Imperial Canal in Chi
na-over 1000 miles long.
2. Five miles and a quarter.
). December IS, 1916.
1. In the city Of Raleigh.
Erigml No. l0--A keg of ton
penny nails.
Enigma No. l1-Worcester's
Dictionary.
We have received answers
from the following: Eula Reg
lister, Altman VI. Griggs, Willie
Draugbon, of Clinton; BETTE A.
Cooper, Huntley, Alice Johnson
lKeyser, Y. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Something Interesting to Young
Readers of The Caucasian.

lffspsfvd each wo.k ay w. 4. faaxsns,
sa whom ali e,ssaaascafions intcudesl Tor
this column stsansd bs sAtise<&.dl
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
ATTENTION.

VIII II Pay you 10 advertise
In the CAUCASIAN
Look ai our ADVERTISING COL
umns, and You viii see hos
many are profitiag By Ii.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GOOD ROADS,

1t has been said that the test
for the advancement and civili-
ZatiOn Of any community can
be found in the condition Of its
church es, schools and roads
Certainly one Of the most i'm
portant items for a rural dis
trict, where all travelling and
transportation must he done
over dirt should be kept in the
best possible condition.
Bradstreet's has an article in
point on the Economic Impor-
tance of Good Roads," from
which we make the following
extracts:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

I.ssTES-s00 subscribers in
lsss 1857 today.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08

A great deal Of interest mas al
ready been aroused III the question
of road Improvement, but much
more would be felt if anything like
definite notion of the importan ce
OF good roads to the material pros
perity Of the country were generally
entertained IT is enc thing to ar
que in a general way that improved
roads must he of adv vantage 10 The
people generally: it is another thing
to show that good roads are a direct
and apprO Eimataly calcsliable pecu-
mary benefit. The average man
will be -aade 30 see at once the I'M
portance Of good roads when he is
told, as the result Of apparently care
fal estimates of the force Of traction
required on different kinds OF; roads,
that any one OF the BITTER class Of
permanent roads would enable a
team to draw on the level about four
| tiIaes the amount drawn on COM :
| mon dirt road in good condition.
On the basis of the experience of
, Illinois, where considerable atten-
ton has lately been given to the
subject Of road ;mp-Ovem Mt, IT is
estimated that good roads, even good
dirt roads, at all CeasCnS Of the year
| would reduce the cost Of trausporta-
ton ON our country roads more than
one-half, while good permanent roads
would make the real cost of hauling
| less than one-quarter of what it is
now.
|
1t has been estimated that the pool
| roads of the United States cost the
farmer on the average at least $l5
per horse. DR.. jerks considers this
estimate low one. He estimates
that if the roads Of Illinois, for ex.
ample, were improved, so that fol
one-haif the year good loads could
be hauled and for the other hall
about tw0-thirds as much on the
average, the difference between The
earnings OF an ordinary draugh
horse on the roads as at present and
on the roads as improved would be
in the neighborhood Of S25 year.
| It strikes us that there is mucI
of truth in the above figureS an(
if our farmers are going to con
tinue to raise cotton, which j
to haul TO market, and take th,
remainder of the year to hau
back home corn, meat, flour, ha.
and fertilizers, that it would b
economy to spend at least on
month or d twelfth of this tim
/, in putting the roads in goo,
order.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-08-08
OUR FARMERS COLUMN.
SOMETHING INTERESTING
To THOSE WHO TILL.
THE soil.

'Ta"Fe : ~ inateTtsi at0gfss.ttAi l. ws,i
based ana permanent without agricultural
progress
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04
Waldo Tr0ttlng Horse Breeders Association,

When the books closed for entries Monday in the
association classes, the officers were agrccably
surprised. Every class OF the seven flied with
entries ranging from three in the stallion sweep
stakes to fourteen in the two year-od class. A
full list of entries will be given nest week. The
success of the association to he assured, for
it was expected that at least one or TWO Of the
stakes would necessarily he reopencd. The ~
tries in number and quality almost equal l-t
years colt stakes for the State The executive
committee will hold "A meeting tomorrow (Frday)
for arranging preliminary matters pertaining 10
the stakes, repairs on tie park, and the August
meeting. The Waldo Trotting Horse Breeders
Association is undoubtedly a success
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04
Death of Hon. Noah Barker.

The venerable Hon. Noah Barker died at his
home in Corinth, Thursday, at the advanced age OF
81 years. lie was one of the best known and mos
highly respected citizens of Maine. lie held many
town offices in Exeter and sent to the egisla-
ture from that town IN 1877 1889 and leJJ. In ISIS
and 1879 he was member of the State Senate.
Mr.. Barker also filed the position as state Land
Agent in 1859 and 1867. Mrs. Barker, formerly
Miss Temperance b. Eddy, of Corinth, died only IA
few weeks since. They leave three children
George, who lives in the Province of New Bruins
wick, Charles ". living in Chicago, and Willie H.,
upon their Cornth homestead. The deceased was
one of the ten brothers and sisters, OF whom four
only are left Nathaniel on the original Barker
homestead In Exeter where they were all born,
Lewis and Daniel, in Bangor, and Marx, in New
Brunswick. The Bangor Wing saws: "Few men
in our midst would be more missed than the genial,
Kind hearted, honest Noah Barker. He viii long
be held in tender memory by all who have known
him."