davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
THE GLORIOUS DAY.

The programme was fully carried out.
national salute ushered in the morning of the
s0th of April At 0 o'clock every bell in the
city pealed for few minutes, then in slow
tones summoned the people to religious SER
vice, Immediately after which the procession
was formed in the following order:
Col Morgan Lewis, attended by two officers
Capt Stokes. with the Troop of Horse
Artillery.
Mai. Van Horne
Grenadiers under Capt Harsin.
German Grenadiers, very gayy attired- under
Capt. Serbia.
Maj. Bicker.
The Infantry Of the Brigade.
Maj. Chfysiie
Sheriff.
Committee Of the Senate
President-ele in a Chariot Drawn by -Four
Horses
His Suite.
Civil Oficers
Committee OF the Representatives.
Hon. Mr.. Jay, Secretary OF Foreign Affain
Gen. Knox, Secretary of War
Chancellor Livingston.
Several Gentlemen Of Distinction.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
.ThE ElRST ELECTION.

On the 2lst of June, l7SS, New Hampshire,
the ninth state, ratified tie constitution. On
the 2l of July her formal notification of that
fact was read in the Confederation congress,
and after long and heated debate, that con-
gress on the 18th of September resolved that
the first Wednesday in January should be the
day for appointing electors the first We'd
nesday in February the day for them to vote,
md tie first Wednesday III March the time
and New York, the then seat Of congress, the
place to commence proceedings under the
new constitution.
On the 4th Of March but few delegates were
present On the 25th twenty-six representa-
tiyes answered to their names, but thirty
were necessary to u quorum, which was not
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
CLINTON, N. c.. THURSDAY, APRIL 25 1880
.rty and many o:tler cl.aracter7A

eEty and many ostsr cAa~zcterx
Il Is ruaorsed thA; every LUass~s Ia tbs ssty
Has Illuminated, the most brilliantly 10 being
theso of tie French anil Spanish naihtesrFs,
VITO tried 10 Guido each otkoF Au ,fs doors
alsd windows of the Freaca u,ls.ix:er1 hoa1Se
we're barlerei with brilliant lamps shining
aIs0n numerous paintings representing the
p-S; and prcscat Of A1ass-ican history
Gathered about the door u the Spanish min
ister's house was a curiot,S.y elaborate gronp
OF the Graoos, ard In each window ularsd
pictures Gr'aLgsl to pass before tho eyes Of
the spectators 80 as TO rrSsent the ll!aAion of
panorkma One Of tho ships OF tho Battery
arranged It's rigging with lan;crlp 10 as 10
represent pyramid Of stars, R:ai the display
of fireworks under the direction Of Col
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

i(IJ.
obtained until April l. Fisher Ainos says
thst the delegates were composed Of
sober, solid cd charter folk" On the 5th CT
April Richard Henry Lae arrived from VIZ"
giaia and completed the quorum of The
senate. On the 9th of April the two house
met in Federal hail, opened and counted the
votes, George Washington receiving every
one for president ard John Adams enough
to elect him vice president, Charles Thomp
son, secretary of the Confederation congress
was Immediately dispatched to Mount Yer
non with the official notification to the presi
dent-elect, and Sylvanus Bourne sailed in
packet boat through Long Island sound On
the 7tlr of April for Boston with the formal
notice TO John Adams.
Federal hall had Eeen thoroughly refur-
nishod and remodeled for the occasion. In
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
4 Case Of Hereism.

Here Is case Of heroism. Mrs.
Lula Adams, Of Aberdeen, owns
small pet dog who apparently has an
eye ohelping "the under dog In the
fight" y few DAYS ago chicken
hawk attempted to catch n meal from
n brood belonging 10 Mrs. Adams
when this dog took hand In, ehok-
ell the bird tordeath and was master
of the field. The hawk measured
33 inches from tip to tip. Has any
other pet who can beat this one -
Jonesboro Leader.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
ARRIVAL OF WASHINGTON,

Egbert Benson, from New York, Peter
Muhlenberg, from Pennsylvania, and Sam
uel Griffin, from Virginia, were appointed a
committee on the reception of the president,
and they prepared the house of Mr.. Osgood,
lately occupied by the president of congress
The house stood in what is now Franklin
square, at the corner of Cherry street.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

TABLE AND CHAIR usks ~ FIRST CONGRESS
Rnuman was the finest America had ever
seen. President Washington druve down
Broadway, around Bowling Green, along the
Battery and through the principal streets, OBJ
tanning q full view Of the cheering spectacle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
/ Straage freak Of Na,nre.

In Madison county, near Marshall,
Sunday nigh, Mrs. Zebulon Jarrett
gave birth TO child having two per-
fectly developed heads on one body.
The child lived only few houIs. 10
is said 10 have been the strangest
freak of nature ever occurring I'm the
wonderfully prolific county or Mad
lson, and has brought nearly the
whole county To witness .he two
headed child.-Ashevilie Citizen.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

1t is a sad, but certain truth, that
cork. screws have sunk more people,
than cork-jackets ever foated,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

Arapcscusses,s ; rasAs.ns fachine
and New Job TyI-s have a.eep added
TO our Job oficc. assss we c6s aov
do work to suit even iAa nzet fss.
'ideeus. Call In ard go ssnarl > OF
the work We have dane 10 slss lasi
few days.
s1~ Advertising rat saA3s kaevn
on application.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY,
BY NARION BUTLER,
Editor and Proprietor.

Thi- week we give you neatly
printed paper on our
yEW PRESS AND WITH NEW TYPE.
Now show your appreciation by
,fy;ug IL 5000 subscribers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25
Their Name,.

Among the uatne> OF the missrs~s-
es OF the White House have been
thrse Marthas, two Marys. two Abs-
gals, one Eliza, one Elizabeth, enc
Margaret, one sarah. one Jane, one
Harriet, one Dorothy. two Julias,
one Leiltis, one Emily, one Angcli.
ca, one Louisa, one Lucy, one Fran
ees, and now there h n Caroline,
though she calls II "Carrie. ."-Rai-
elEh Call.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

THE aoMEsToUs QUESTION.
From Ash-Wednesday TO Easter
She ponders noon il.
While he serapes around
TO raise cash for that bonnet.
-IPuek.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-04-25

|, Is quite evident thas. ia this go
uon of the State at ieas there viii
be sharp reduction In he acxsaee
of cotton. The falling OF vii ba
frnta fourth 10 thin Rs5siga
Co. WI. Messenger.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
THE TELL-TALE TELESCOPE.


what It's Owner Saw While Playing with
the Powerful Glass.
A certain gentleman who has cot
tage upon the beached margin OF the
sea has been by friend presented
with a telescope SO powerful that
through it the faces and doings of I'M
conscious passers on yachts far out at
sea can be clearly discerned. On a
recent afternoon. as he sat amusing
the leisure and idle hour which fol-
lows the completion OF the daily duty
of smoking the midday cigar, by look
ing through the glass he saw on a
yacht far out at sea. miles away from
any thing to give them notion that
they were likely to be seen, q fond
lover pressing to the lips OF a lovely
Edamsel the most ardent of kisses.
The worst OF the matter was that he
recognized the lady as the daughter Of
friend, and he thus found himself in
the very awkward predicament Of
having intruded upon the privacy OF
the lovers and of having, so to say.
stolen their secret. He continued to
look until the lacking of the yacht
brought the pair from behind the sail
into the sight OF the skipper who was
managing the boat, whom of course
they at once became proper and ceased
to be interesting. He thus forfeited
all claim to the plea of inadvertence
with which he might have soothed his
conscience had he simply looked and
turned away. He had deliberately
spied. and there was no gainsaying the
fact.
He is now laying the whole blame
upon the giver of the telescope. whom
he charges boldly with being at heart
his enemy. and with having taken this
subtle and cunning method Of under
mining his self-respe,t and manhood.
He declares that no gentleman would
give to another an instrument which
can not be used without intruding
upon the privacy of his 'neighbors to a
degree wholly Incompatible with
good breeding, and he ammo unces that
he has expressed this view to his
friend. the giver of the telescope.
---ssAad what reply did he maker" was
asked by one OF the household as the
irate master OF the house laid down the
proposition aforesaid.
..Reply!n echoed the owner Of the
telescope. HE wrote back that he
was glad it worked 50 we'll. and that
he should come down and try II for
himself!s Boston Courier.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
SALLYIN OUR ALLEY.


The Real Heroine of That Popular and
Homely Song.
know Sally and her lover SO longi
Il have studied them SO often! I know
them so we'll! They are very little
changed now, except, perhaps. in cos
tune, from what they were in the day
when Henry Carey first cast eyes on
them and made them immortal by his
song. OF course knew them. can
see them every Sunday; they are the
same Sally and 1.-The same lover still,
for Henry Carey made them immortal.
l wish | could make them and their
lives and their loving companionship
quite clear to readers who do not know
London and its streets and it's Sunday
aspect Sally is short girl; her lover
is an understood man. The. lives Of
such class in London make UNDER
sized men and women. She is a pretty
little girl indeed, though not so pretty
as her lover thinks her; and we ought
all to be glad of this, for If he did not
idealize her where would be his lovep
What sort OF lover would that be
who only saw in his sweetheart just
such charms as you and can see in
herp He gazes tenderly, fondly, into
her upturned face. as if 1t were the
face of an angel. But decidedly she
is pretty girl, with small features.
and ripe red lips and dark brown hair,
crisp and curly, and white teeth. Her
handsp Well. yes; a little large, per-
haps, and when she takes off her
gloves-which she will not often do
when she is out for walk with her
lover on the Sunday-one can see that
the hands are not Of the very whitest,
and the tips Of some Of the fingers
show the tattoo-marks Of the needle
for it does not need to be told that
Sally is a seamstress of some humble
order. hardly know OF any thing
that speaks to me with keener pathos
than that needle-pierced finger with
its marks that will never go off. 1t
tells somehow of long working hours.
often until the. dawn has come and
after Perhaps poor Sally had work
an extra hour or two into the Sunday
morning. in order to earn her after
noon walk abroad with her faithful
lover. take it that it is almost al
ways an afternoon walk. Sally could
not well get away before her family's
early dinner. -Scribner's Magazine.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
THE FIRST PARTING.

Como, Eva, Kiss mamma good night, and 70
with nurse TO bed.
Whgt, tesrsf For shainei . moment since, you
would be good, you said.
You're quite TOO big grille now 70 sieep in
why soon you'll be tall enough 70 60 70 sohoo,
So, kneel beside me, darling, here, ana say your
===4ssz=pr prayers and
WIN sing that little hymn you love, Of guarding
angels nigh;
And when the brides wake you up. tell Mary
ysu may un
TO have a romp in mammals bed; lust think.
what lots Of fun
The mother N the morning came, in longing
anxious mood;
With throbbing heart and dewy eyes, beside
The bed she stood;
W crc Eva still slept sound1y, her arms en-
bracing tight
The GOWN her mother wore when she had kissed
her pet good night,
It's ribbons with her silent tears were stained
ard limp and wet.
Around the white and dimpled neck an empty
sleeve was set;
While Mary slept she stole away, ere dawn had
That something OF her idol near her sinless
breast might lie,
Unbeedcd save by Him who marks each grief
endured alone
She sought and found her solace for the first
she had lknown.-==
- Philadelphia Times.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21


! Next he espied the glass ffnit dish dam
Rerosfsiy near the edge d the table.
drawn thcro by Emory Haince After
apparently rejecting for 4 minute and
measuring with his aye the probability
that jar from the opening door might
send the dish to the floor. Jamie step
fped to 1t and with most careful hand
set II back Ia the middle o. tho tuhlo
whore It belonged Then turned away
and gave his attention 70 some little
children whom he could see from the
window :s
f live got The plaza motherfs this
same jamie shouted 6locfuliy. hall IN
hour afterwards Don't you think 1
/ got the place. ! was awful late, and 1
didn't expect II at all; for 1 met loo
Smith. and he said he and lots of other
boys had been thore and that Mr. Dor
rance was q particulars old fogys md
he didn't believe be wanted any boy ~
all. But thought he was nice and
pleasant He said he felt sure was
an honest. careful boy, who would take
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
A Very Knowing Horse.

Horses are just like men-some have
sense and some have none. There is
one hill horse on our line that knows
as we'll as do when his work is done
and with what car he is to go to the
stable. The car leaves the terminus
at midnight and passes the corner
where he is hitched ten minutes later.
| don't know whether he knows tho
number OF the car. or the team, or the
driver, but he knows the time, and
one night when they tried to keep him
20 help up another car. a few minutes
later, he kicked. and squealed, and
bit. and refused to pull. SO that they
had to lot him go. The other hill
horse that works with him doesn't
know thing, and will pull cars up all
night without having sense enough to
object Street Car Driver in Globe
Democrat.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
The Grave Of Daniel Webster.

In the quaint, grass-grown old bur
playground just backsof his house and
upon his own farm is the last resting
place OF this great man. His tomb oc-
cupies the center OF a large lot sur
rounded by a high iron fence. The
vault is entirely covered with soil and
is only opened on the death OF one OF
the family. It was last opened in
1862 to receive the remains ofFletcher
Webster. WIG was shot in the last
battle OF Bull Run. In the same vault
lie the bodies of children and grand
children. Not a drop Of Webster
blood now remains in existence. The
last living member OF the family Is the
wife of Fletcher Webster. On her
death the tomb will once more open
to receive her remains, and will then
be closed and sealed forever. Marsh
field Mass, Cor Philadelphia Press.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
LoNo-LIvED RACERS.
Ocean Vessels Do Not Decay East, hi
They Go Out Of style.

Ocean Vessels Do Not Decay Fast, ma
They Go Out Of style.
"A great ocean steamship will en-
dure for century If Il Is well taken
care Of" said J. Shields Wilson, treas
urer Of the Wilmington Steamboat
Company and for . number Of years
superintendent Of the engineering de-.
partment at Cramps shipyard. .The
reason that We don't nit across the
ocean In the vessels that made the
populace open their eyes generation
ago 10 because they are old-fashioned.
We want our transatlantic fitting to
be comprised in something under three
weeks, and we want besides all the
advantages OF double decks. grand
saloons and sumptuous staterooms
which our modern vessels afford.
Rather than voyage in one OF the sea-
sickly tubs that our fathers were
proud Of we would summer ON this
side Of the pond.
I'VE can scarcely conceive Of ann
thing more luxuriousin all its appoint
ments than the City OF Paris, vet Il Is
not uncomfortable that in a scoFs =
years she may be padding alore
Mediterranean, or steaming
the Atlantic from port Il
mere outcast or tt@
as the passengers on IL
may hold in deg
Great Eastern was j ]
islied, and many d yessf
years ago carried to I'M
proudest and wealthsast d Ia a
aristocracy now t.igb s ssfsiE0 u
coal OF q consignusa
'.Ihe style Or III wcas OFT
much sooner x vessel itself.
Sometimes III hag becorae effete
hyeyeafs atbcf shey sere butt through
Some radical improvement IN the fash
ion Of hulis. II Is arrfneo4s to sup
pose that a vessel besornos weakened
or nern through faSs travel. There
II 10 reason why sae City Of Paris
should not ten years hence ba dying at
the same rate ot speed that Is her
boast to-day. a ships machinery IN
yariablys oui lSves It's 1ufi. and It Is off
the rarest oceue aene8 That ships ea-
gines must bo Eet' ICED.
Tho only ay tnat an ron vessel
is evrr @us,ss, - by corrosion, and
this. naay vented by frequent
painting. kunarders and vessels
of their taken from the water
-, i fysgiffs nry;t ont every 81 y
months. # i neglect of these precau-
tious that has sent many good ship
10 al eysrly grave. Many craft ply the
ocear at the age Of thirty years, and a
nufaber Of She ferryboa in New York
ard Philadelphia have reached this
age. Philadelphia Record
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
"A LITTLE NONSENSE"


They call gum AIN elective at Vas
sar because the students needn't take
it unless they cbews. -Munsey's
Weekly.
-Highwayman TO pawnbroker)-
PUT up your hands!' Pawnbroker-
.How much will git on 'emP"-Texas
Siftings.
-Tramp-'I have scarcely a rag to
my back, mum; can't you help me
outp" Lady" Certainly, sir; here's
the rag bag. help yourself. "-Budget.
I'm the cleaning. She CATER a
moment of silence-"What are you
thinking about, Charliepn He-"Oh.
just about the same thing you're think
ing yourself. ;" Shelf you do, III
slap you. "-Roseleaf.
School teacher Ito boy at head OF
class the lesson being philosophy
How many kinds OF force are thereP"
Boy-"Three, sir. "Name them. .
Bodily force, mental force and the
police force. London Punch.
Young Simplins-"I went to see
the lovely Clara last night, and do you
know she asked me to sit beside her
on the divan. What do you say to
thatpn Charley-.I should say, sofa
so good. Kearney Enterprise.
Mrs. Stayathome-.Oh. John. ]
dropped diamond out Of my ring into
the ash barrel to-day How shall !
ever find itPr Mr. Siayathome-.I
should call in the police and have
them sift the MATES to the bottom. -
Lawrence American.
Mrs. Blinkers-.sWeIf,d did you GO
to the doctor to see about that bee.
sting ON little johnny" Mr.. Blinkers
Yes. He said we should put mud
on it. He charged me ~ for the pre-
scription, but he gave me the mud for
nothing. IN. Y. Weekly.
Mr.. VIM. G-"Say. Mana. win
you take luncheon with meP know
where there's nice lot OF fresh to-
mato cans" Miss Mana G. Thank
you. Billy; but I've just eaten half Of
Mrs. Moneys wash, and couldn't
hold another mouthful. Puck.
His Chances Improving! Do you
love me, dearp" asked Cholly. softly.
We'll. Cholly," said Molly. ITO tell
you the truth. / am not quite sure;
but think, perhaps, could love you
enough TO be your wife II you could
only manage to get your salary raised. 4
-Someryille Journal.
Are you sure these colors are
fastp" said an anxious customer, as he
examined some colored shirts. Ger
tainly sir" said the urbane clerk.
why, CREASED lightning is q measen-
ger boy to them. "Sand the customer
ordered a round dozen at once. ~
Clothier and Furnisher.
There's only one way to 60
through house in safety when you
wake anybody up said an expert
enced burglar How Il thatp" keep
the people amused Keep them
amusedr' Eyes; never 20 out on :
"Trip without having lot 81 t1ps
1616 MIMI x16>Elcl1
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
A TAME SENSATION.


How an Enterprising Reporter Was Sold
BY Condemned Criminal.
Nearly a score Of years ago. when l
was a reporter on. a st. Louis daily, an
atrocious murder was committed in a
locality about two hundred miles
away. A farmer killed his wife,
mother and brother. and then coolly
sat down on the doorsteps, and waited
to be arrested. He admittc4 the crime,
explained his reasons, and in due
course OF time was convicted and sem
fenced to be hanged. A few days pre-
.vious to the date OF execution we got
a sly pointer that the murderer was
going to make statement or con-
fession Of startling interest, and the
city editor bundled me off in hurry
to get SCOOP | found tho sheriff
a very good-natured man, and very
soon after my arrival was permitted
to see the condemned. + explained
why l had come and he replied:
Yes, I am going to make state
ment; but how do ] know you are
what you representa-
Here is my card.
.But that won't go. Any one can
print what he likes on card. l want
a certificate from the paper"
/ telegraphed to the city editor and
he telegraphed me back "charac-
ter" but the prisoner shook his head
and said:
81 can't take any thing Of that sort
l want a written certificate"
1t took me two days to get it, and ]
was in a sweat all tine time for fear
some other paper would get onto the
case. | lost no time in getting up to
the jail with the paper, and the con-
'demned read it carefully, and then OBJ
served:
Il am now quite satisfied that you
nre all right
And now for the statement" / re-
piled, getting out paper and pencil.
well, You can say that after ma
ture reflection have decided to de-
clare that am Innocent Of the MUIR
der OF which l have been convicted. .
.But-but--you-''
That's the stateme mt, sir. and that's
all. ! claim 20 be an innocent man.
Good night
! had been badly sold. That was
the sum and substance of the sensa-
tion. and indeed all he would say. IN.
Y. Sum-
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-11-21
THE BUSY BEE.
Curious Facts About the Hard-Working
Honey Manufacturers.

rpr,ou. r.ct. Ahout II. HARD WornIn.
Honey Manufacturers.
Ihave seen single bee clinging to
q smoothly dressed board with its front
feet, and supporting living chain Of
twenty-five bees. thus supporting
twenty-five times her own weight, for
an indefinite time. There was time
when / was puzzled to know how the bee
could hold on to the smooth board and
sustain such a weight But the magni-
flying glass reveals finely curved claw
Of the extremity Of each Of the front
pair OF legs, and these enable the bes
to cling to the wood IN any position.
With its back doNnas well Ii ofhef.
wise. Bit how does the bee manage
10 run up pane Of glass &c sheet 81
polished uiHtai2 Hss slspsp ei1HRs Iet<,1I'
no1EerE. y ~ ~
lure has provided Tor that 20 = Wonderr
ful way. lonce had q theory 20 account
Tor this wonderful feat But when
commenced 70 study the anatomy q
the bee under the magnilying eiass
my theory was found 70 pc WHO o.
the mark. Inc glass SHOWS an m
finftesimal gland In the soies o. mo
feet which secrete q substance 81 sum
Gent tenaeity to enable the bee to cling
to the smoothest surface that y y hkeiy
to come In contact with.
The mandible 0aw) q the honey
bee. when seen under the glass; IS areal
curiosity. Ihey not only open ana
shut like the jaws OF any otner amman,
but they have backward and forward
movement. and each OF the PAIR - inae-
pendent Of the other n its movements.
The old class Of naturalists peiieveo
that the honey bee. as an artist ana
builder. was mason. nut sucn y
not the TACT IN the case Inc money
bee Is q smith. = one draws Out ner
work, using her mandipies IN inc place
OF the smiths hammer. - would pc q
simple imposibility TO build 2 wall as
thin as that Of the honey COMB py any
other process sbeeswax - the result q
digested honey, just az taliow resu!ts
from the digestion Of the 1000 o. me
OK. But the peeswax' instead q amer
Ing to the hesh, az In the case q ias
- ~