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, 1890-06-12

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mo, l don't think a soldier has any
right to marry-a private, anyhow, said
a ten year man at Fort Hamilton. Our
life and our movements are too uncer-
tain, for n thing, and for another, a
soldier shouli have no membranes.
Look at me, for example. -Four years
ago / was transferred from a southern
station to Fort Candy, away out in the
wilds Of California. August, 1889, was
again transferred clear across the CONT
nent to this station. Now, if / had a
family to take with me, I'd be in pretty
deep water, I'm thinking. for / &c before
long back to the Pacific coast. Uncle
Sam keeps us, you know, but he don't
over indulge US in spending money, and
when you consider that there's no such
thing as free transportation for ones
family or baggage, you may judge how
many months savings it would take to
carry one through.
why, the officers themselves are only
allowed from 1000 to 2.4O0 pounds bag
gage transportation, according to rank,
and most Of them. you know, are mar
RED. A private is allowed $50 pounds
and what he can carry. This just about
sees a single man through, but when it
comes to household goods, even for q
small family, the weight is In the thou
sands before you know it. Yes, it's all a
mistake" he said, in conclusion, this
thing of a private marrying. 1t almost
invariably auses painful separations,
frugal living and unhappiness generally
to those who run the risk."-Brooklyn
Eagle.
, 1890-06-12

Probably the Oldest person living in
the srate of Maryland and one of the
oldest in the country is George Murray,
n colored man residing ut 81 Forest
street, this city. He was born n slave
ear tho site of tho present town OF
Centreville, on the eastern shore OF
Maryland, III years ago Christmas.
His age is authenticated In rather a
peculiar II In his younger days
he vas the companion and body ser
want of his master, William Harper,
and it was not only a tradition but a
well established fact that the two were
born In the same year. Georges age
was kept by MARS Billy" and one has
only to go to William Harper's tomb
stone in the graveyard ut Centreville to
learn that George was born in 1772.-
Baltimore Herald.
, 1890-06-12

One of the beauties of the subscription
system of book selling is this: If the book
is one Of a dozen, say, that you don't
want Mt any price, the agent, male and
female created, comes after you in your
weakest hours, and, penetrating to your
most secret lair, demands your piece of
money or your peace of mind. Whereas,
if the book be one of real value and in
terest, one that you, a man or woman,
say not less than 1878 per cent. above the
zero of idiocy, would naturally care to
read and own, then what happens? Why,
then you have to seek out the publisher
yourself, who civilly refers you t some
general agent, who casually refers you
to some local agent, who sits in secret
somewhere smiling while you long for it.
Queer. is it not?-New York Tribune.
, 1890-06-12

The largest grain elevator in the world
was built at Minneapolis Junction in
1885. The building is 1886 feet long, 92
feet wide and 175 feet high. 1t has stor-
ing capacity for 1000, 900 bushels Of
grain within its walls. During its con-
struction the carpenters and j~oiners used
over $500, 900 feet of lumber of all kinds,
besides 80 car loads Of nails, which, If
packed, would make the enorormous
amount OF 10000 common kegs; the best
c~alculators say that the actual number
of nails used in the mighty building will
fall but few, II any, under 20, 900 ,000l
The engine used is capable of handling
l75, 900 to 25o, 900 bushels of grain per
day, or enough during the year to equal
the combined productions of the state Of
Minnesota and the two Dakotas. Two
hundred and fifty cars have often been
loaded at this elevator in ten hours
st. Louis Republic.
, 1890-06-12

BOTH SIDES OF THE CUES
TTON

The gusto with Which our morning
y r'uu .mns;ng o.
might imagine from reading its editorial
yesterday that the United States senate
paused IN the transaction OF us business
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, 1890-06-12

A Bird That Differs from All Its Kind
in Respect to It's Food.
A singular bird has been added to
the collection in the London Geological
gardens-the much talked of carniver-
Gus parrot, which confines It's love of ami
NAL flesh almost exclusively to mutton.
According to the n~aturalists that have
examined this rara avis, it possesses
two qualities heretofore unknown in
birds of its species. The first is this
flesh eating propensity, an exception to
the whole parrot family, which is fru-
givorous, living on fruits, seed, leaves,
buds and the like; and second, the fact
that this carnivorous taste is not natu-
raj, but acquired.
This curious bird is the kea Nestor
notabilis). or mountain parrot, and
comes from New Zealand. Its general
color of plumage is green; its length
from point of bill to extremity of tail,
81 inches; its bill, 2 inches, with upper
mandible much curved and very strong.
1t inhabits the higher wooded glens and
dark recesses of the mountain districts
Of the islands above named, and, Like
the owl, Is generally nocturnal In its
habits. Although the kea has been
known to ornithologists since 1856, the
above specimen is the 1st of its kind
that has eve been exhibited aHve in
Britain. In the time of the Maori rule
II New Zealand the bird was as innocent
and harmless as any of the parrot
species, and 1t WINS not until the higher
tracts of the country were utilized as
sheep rum TINT the kea WINS tempted to
desert its fruit eating habits and join
the destructive nrny of the carniyora-
About 1868 1t was noticed hat the
sheep OF the uplands were suffering
from sores and scabs in the region of
tho loins, and that almost invariably
the sufferers We're those latest and
healthiest. Many discussions ensued rs
TO what could be the cause of this sin
gular state Of affairs. At last n herder
said hat he believed the parrot did 1t,
but was only laughed at, yet subsequent
vents proved his theory the correct
one. Soon after some OF the shepherds
saw the feathered cannibal seated ON
the hips of a sheep helping himself to a
dish of live mutton. From that day
forward the bird was known as tie
sheep eating parrot-tho feathered won
der of the antipodes.- Louis Re
public.
, 1890-06-12

A new industry which promises to be-
come of vast Importance is the rolling
of cold steel bars into wire. A few
years ago wire manufacturers and met
allurgists would have said such a thing
vas al impossibility TINT cold rolling
would destroy the fiber of the steel and
render the wire so brittle MS to be of nc
practical value. Experience, however,
has proved these preconceivod notions
TO be Incorrect Tho rolling of cold
steel wire is now accomplished with
ease, and instead OF the wire being
weakened by the process, practical tests
have demonstrated that its tensile
strength is nearly doubled. In other
words, the tensile strength Of hot drawn
steel wire is sc, AGO pounds to the square
inch, while that OF cold rolled steel
wire is los, 800 pounds Chicago Trib-
upA
, 1890-06-12
ANOTBER PHASE or m.

The very latest information that we
have noticed regarding the Wyoming ad-
mission bill is contained in n Denver
Neaos special dispatch from Washington.
1t strongly confirms the belief which has
existed OF the necessity for a stronger
movement in behalf of statehood. The
telegram is as follows: The recently
published statement that certain Eastern
Republicans we're disposed not to admit
any more new states at this session not
withstanding the political advantage
which would accrue to their party from
such act. has stirred up the friends Of the
Idaho and Wyoming bills to renewed ac-
tivity. These gentlemen were resting
quietly confident in the belief that a Re.
publican senate would do them justice.
They find. however, that the attitude Of
the new state men on the silver question
has alarmed their Eastern brethren of
gold bug procliyities, who are per
turbed lest the admission of these terri
tories will swell the existing sentiment in
congress in favor of free silver coinage.
Senator Plat Of Connecticut, chairman Of
the territorial committee. while admitting
the existence OF this sentiment, insists,
however. that both the admission bills
will be taken up Immediately after the sill
yer bill shall have been disposed of, and
that Notwithstanding the opposition Of
Democrats and the lukewarmuess Of Ger.
tain members Of his own party, they viii
be passed.
The point the territorial people arr
making is that the extreme Northwest
by which they mean Montana, Wash
ington, Oregon. Idaho and Wyoming, ii
the only section Of the country which il
safely Republican. Outside Of the ques'
ton of lead ore they have no direct in.
terest. they say, in the tarff. The Re
publican party may frame any tariff
measure they choose and the extreme
Western people will cheerfully support it
In point of this they point to the recen
Republican victory in Oregon, showing
the unity Of the party there in sharI
contrast with the divisions which exist
among its members in every other sec
ton of the country upon the tariff, ant
which they say will ultimately lead to tn,
adoption by some OF the states, notably
Massachusetts,. Mi,higau, Iowa, lllinoi.
and Minnesota. of Democratic principles
, 1890-06-12

THE Fort Worth people have taken
the bull by the horns in a very energetic
way. A telegram from there says: AT
. meeting Of the chamber of commerce
today = committee of five was appointed
to employ a man in each census district,
whose duty 1t would be t see that no one
was missed by the census enumerators on
account Of absence from home or other
cause. The chamber Of commerce is to
pay these assistants to enumerators IS
per day. Mr.. Nevins, supervisor OF this
district, was present and filed the va
cancy occasioned by sickness Of one Of
the enumerators. A great deal OF ds-
sAtisfaction is still heard at the loose way
the census is being taken"
, 1890-06-12

One of the "reminiscences which the
queen loves to recall is of the time when
Louis Napoleon was her guest aboard
the royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
The French monarch praised the sumptu,
GUS furnishings of the vessel, and con-
fessed that he had never felt able to af,
ford SC great a luxury. But for you,
madam" said he, gallantly, ''you are
the queen of the seasr" This compli.
ment tickled the queen nightly. The
title was a new one, and it hit her fancy.
-Eugene Field.
, 1890-06-12

Scientific Jones-It is wonderful
what progress has been made in pho
Biography. Even the spectrum Of the
corona of the sun has been successfully
photographed.
Tommy Jones-I wonder If the pho
tographer had to shake a rattle 1t the
spectrum to make 1t keep quiet, like he
had to when our baby was photo
graphed Texas Siftings.
, 1890-06-12

Ayoung and pretty mamma and Miss
Ethel, hged 5, stood in front of the
snakes in Central park. A big, shiny
follow was twisting himself up into the
most frightful knots possible.
See, Ethel, " said the mamma, why
do you suppose that snake is tying him
self up into such n knotr
Il don't know, mamma, unless
with n bright thought-'he wants to
make himself remember something" y
New York Evening Sun.
, 1890-06-12

This is blamed tiresome," said Spill.
kins, reading about the making of arti.
icial ice, ITS bad enough for a man
to have to get out of bed at 8 o'clock
winter mornings to make a fire, with
Dut maxim him liable to havin' to get
up at 4 every mornin' in summer to
make the ice. When it comes to that
I'm a'goin' to kick Racket.
, 1890-06-12

The Glenrock Graphic is advised that
DR.. A. w. Barber is out as a fulliedgea
candidate for the Republican nomination
for state senator against the only other
pronounced a~spirant. DePorest Richards.
, 1890-06-12

Onion sets, sure to grow. Now is the
time to plant them. Griswold 4 Co
on Sixteenth street have the best in town
, 1890-06-12

Cheeaman-Lend me just one little
dollar. Only a single dollar. Haven't
you one1
Seediboy-of course l have. All my
dollars are single. Suppose l can keep
them until they marry and multiply
PittsburR Bulletin.
, 1890-06-12

Uph0Ist ering and mai
tress making scfIh u fNiI
line of ssphOisf e1.ing goods
at Tier. Ttl,-tsb1u + Co.'s.
, 1890-06-12
STOR.aGE

For household goods or
merchandise OF amy de-
scrtpttOn. Terms reason
able and t1ssssrance erected
sChess desired. " arehOMses
on Cheyenne r Northern
track. Call and get essi-
mates. Cheyenne COM
fserctAi company.
, 1890-06-12

Grswold 4 Co. on Sixteenth street
have some special brands Of teas. Try
them.
, 1890-06-12
ICE

Delivered to any part of the city
and in any quantity by the Cheyenne
Transfer Company. Sixteenth and Eddy
, 1890-06-12

We haze the preftfesf and
best ttse Of carpets ia the
cfty. .4leI TSsstsbssu n Co.
, 1890-06-12

n yoss sCssn 20 Ossy dur
able assd stylish goods go
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
Foreign Items.

The Italian minister of the treasury
has moved for a reduction of 10000, 600
lire in the military and naval estimates
1t is officially and emphatically stated
at the City of Mexico that the recent re-
port of an assault upon President Diaz
is untrue and without foundation.
Gloomy predictions are made in regard
to the food prospects in Ireland. 1t is
stated that over million of people are
in imminent danger of starvation.
The American fishing vessel David
Crockett has been seized by the Cana
dian authorities at Prince Edwards
Island for alleged violation of the fishing
| regulations.
Emperor William has declined to en-.
terrain the Austrian proposition for com
bined European retaliation against the
| United States on account of the Nc.
Kinley tariff bill.
Mr.. Parnell has finally decided that it
would be unwise to send any one tc
America in place of Messrs O'Brien and
Dillon, as they will be able to carry out
the original plan in any event
Suakim advices report the famine in
the interior as terrible. Thousands arc
dying of starvation. Caravans are
plundered by the desperate natives t.
obtain food, and the owners are muir
dered if they resist.
There is great dissatisfaction in Canada
over the receipt of cable dispatch an
nouncing that Lieutenant Colonel Ivor
c. Herbert, an officer of the British
Grenadier Guards, and at present at
tached to the British legation at st
Petersburg, has been appointed Genera
Sir Fred Middleton's successor in com
nland of the Canadian militia. 1t wa
expected that Canadian officer would
receive the appointment
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
news OF THE WEEK
The WORLDS EVENTS GATHERED
IN SMALL COMPASS.
The Latest Happenings at Home and kbfoas
Collected and Presented in Terss
and Readable Form.
Do,u.s,Ic Summary.

The Bank Of Madison. at Jackson,
Tenn. has fai.cL
Stocks were of AMI bC ines duli in
Wall street last week.
Colonel Boudinot, the wei znown chief
Of the Cherokee Indians, is dead.
General Abraham Duryea. commander
Of the famous Duryea's Zouaves" during
the war, is dead in New York
The executors OF Samuel j. TIldan have
Appealed the celebrated will ca &c t. the
| general term Of the supreme court
| 4 second fight has taken place between
| the county seat factions in Bucca county,
/ Cob. AMI several persons were shot.
Miss Sophie France, aged Co. has sued
/ Solomon Oyiatt. aged Co. for -, 90 for
forcibiy kissing her at Akr,', Ori",
judge Thayer, Of PhiIad ,ipIia, has
| rendered a decision that "krentzer
S ,uata" is not an immoral publication.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Gcrmanic, which arrived in New York
this week. were the Come dParis and
| party.
John SDwders, said to be the oldest
| Grand Army veteran in the United
States, died near Riegel>ville, n. J., at
the age of 80.
Ex- Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has accepted the managing editorShip of
the Republic Magazine, New York
Grand Army publication.
Charles J. Elgerly, the husband Of
Rose Cogllan, the actress, has secured a
divorce on the ground of desertion. He
lives at Sioux Falls, S. ID.
The Tydde$B,dn reports for the third
quarter Of 1890, / IA new enterprises in
the Southern States against TIA in the
; corresponding quarter of 1899.
Governor Campbell, of Ohio, has called
upon three members of the board of
public works of Cincinnati for their
designations on account of Irregularities.
A 3 year old girl named Cooper visit
ing John Tyndall, of Moravia, Pa, fell
into pig sly. TWO powerful hogs at
tackled her. and mangled her body SC
badly she died
Hon. R.charl Vaux has been nomi
mated on an independent ticket in the
Third district Of Pennsylvania in oppo
sition to McAloer, the regular ID mo
CIaVlC DoIlliHeE.
General Gro"e, one of Virginia's
Worlds Fair commissioners. has ap
pointed Miss VI ldred Lee, dau glitter OF
General Robert T.. Lee, a member of the
board Of lady managers of the expo
=, sition.
A terrible disaster occurred on tn
= Oregon Short Line Railroad near Sho
4 shone, Washington. Two passenge1
t trains came into collision. resulting il
? the death of over twenty persons, anC
: many injured.
!, A second horrible murder, much re-
r sembling that of Annie LacOney, has
taken place near Camden. n J, TIN
: victim was Mrs. John Miller. Suspicion
G points to Frank Lingo, the negro su5
y pected of the Laconey murder. AMI ht
has been placed under arrest
The biggest merchant steamer evel
:. built in Philadelphia was launched from
Cramps shipyard Saturday. The ship i
A, 800 tons capacity, is 400 feet long. Al
- beam, 33f feet depth of hold, and is t.
run in the Morgan line between New
York and New Orleans, She was chris
-, tened FL Sol
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
How is This.s

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by taking Halls Ca
tarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY & CO, Props, Tole-
do, 0.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. j. Cheney for the last 16 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
i'll all business transactions and finan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made by their firm.
WEST & TRUAX, Wholesale Drug
gist, Toledo. O.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
WHAT CONGRESS- HAS DONE.
Beating the Rec ord as to the Number of
Bills Acted UDOn.

beating the Rec ord as to the Number of
Bills Acted Upon.
There were during the session II, 402
bills and joint resolutions introduced
in the House, and in the Senate $50,
or total of 1922 against 49,
500 in the first session of the last
Congress, which in this matter far ex-
celled all previous records. Reports
made in the House, 3,215; in the Senate,
1917 mo account being taken in the
Senate of other than written reports.
Bills passed by the House, 1892, of which
the Senate has passed $40 All except a
few of these $40 have become laws or
are awaiting the Presidents approval
By the Senate, l, 100, of which 1856 have
been sent tt the President, making a
total numher of about ,335 acts or laws,
against 1890 for the whole of the last
Congress. OF these acts COG House and
275 Senate bills were for pensions to in
dividuals
A number of important measures are
hanging fire. One of these is the bill to
relieve the Supreme Court of the United
States by the establishment of an inter
mediate court A great deal of i1npor-
tant business will he lift unfini he'd on
the adjournment of the sass ion, the most
important of which rests on the S mate
calenda ar
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice to Voters !

The Democratic Candidates Of
Sampson county will address Their
ftllow-ciizens at the following times
and places:
Wednesday, October 1T 1899, at
Lisbon.
III Ir.day, October 2nd, at FRANK
lin.
Friday, October 3rd, 1890, at Tay-
ior'I Bridge.
Monday, October 10Th, 1880, at
Turkey.
Tuesday, October 2I-t, 1899, at
Piney Grove.
Wednesday, October 22nd, 1890,
at Newton. Grove.
Thursday, October BIRD, ns1o, at
WestbrOoks.
Friday, October oath, 1890, ut
dalls.
Monday, October 9th, 1899, at
IIOHewcutts.
Tuesdap, October 18th, 1879, at
MingO.
Wednesday, October 29th, 1890, al
Dismal.
Thursday, October 30th, 1890, al
Little COharie.
Friday, October 315f, 1890, n Me-
Daniels.
Saturday, November 1st, 1890, al
Clinton.
HENRY +. FAISON,
Chr'm Dem. FIX. Com
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
f3isI.t. SPARKS

Shawn aul McAuliife havn h'.n ar
rest d i'll Ltnd"n and rent Il Il tn
awai: trial Bail viii be reql rel in
SO 900 each.
To fc..'.ch government is prei'a ing
an extensive expedition against Da-
honey, with the olIjert of compelling
the kilg to submit to French authority.
The trial Of BircAail, the ~;;ppo el
murderer Of the Engiishmal B's"e |,
closed at Woodstock. Canad,. on Tues
day. and the case Went to the jury a
| conviction is deem Il inevitable on the
| evidence.
The English government has pure Iased
large uiliny at Port Said. and is
| Transforming into a Iarracl for, rasS,
which Vi suon be occupied l'y B:i isll
troops. This Will give Englanl pos s.
| sion of both ends of the Suez Canal
The Canadian government: has just re
| ceived word that several sealing schoon
e.s. encouraged by the lenient t:e..t ncnt
accorded them in the pehring SEA and
their immunity fl III seizurs tbs year,
ere to make a second trip Their this fall.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02

A number of United State, Senator
arc as,ta leg the question Of i-crea 'iu..
a S.ta;.'r' alay 80 80. 900 year,
Tie. Scnsc,, iroansasters have givcT'
motto io he mea 81 Wholesale ockatlf
on o., ni-r : ufI.nss settl meat 81 :.ie
III u.cs j. aifrted in he n,~an, M
y rious officially is sail to b. l'r, ing
A.. oY. the railroad engineer. =. Fort
#ayuc Ind. and th,eats are nal Of
{. a. upaI the roads entering tia; city.
Tic Fl. qlency Of railroad accidents At
the ire .eut time would sceIa 10 have
some bearing oa the question Of a proper
un.lpr5 aniing between labor and capital
Tie Adams Express Company 1t vari-
ON. points has given its messengers and
odi,... men notice OF reduction III their
"a! rics and Of reduction in the force.
vi the il ,ur mills at Lisbon. Spain,
Iia q closed and entered into combina-
tipu 90 compel the government To allow
them to import a. much wheat as they
like.
The acc n. on the b. q O. Railroad
near ZIpcsy.l'e. Ohio. ia which nine men
los their liv s. was caused by the EN-
p!oyacnt of boy as a Geographic OPP
orator.
All vs. under 10 years of age are to
De discharged from the Edgar Thomson
/ Steel Works and Homestead Steel Works,
rs Andrew Carnegie is said to be opposed
| to child labor.
The threatened strike of miners in Iii
nos Indiana, and Missouri, which was
| to have been inaugurated on October /
has been averted by the Vermilion and
Wilmington Coal Company agreeing tt
| paw the advance demanded.
committee of 43, representing ovel
10000 men employed i'll train service OF
the Erie system. is now in New YORK
city for the purpose of comforting with
the officers and securing new schedule
i of hours. They want less hours Of labor
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-10-02
JEWELRYAn CLOCKS!

have just received a large lot OF
Elegant Jewelry. This | will guarah-
tee to the purchaser to be just as rep
resented. sell no cheap, fire guilt
goods but carry STANDARD LINE OF
GOLD FRONT GOODS. The attention OF
the ladies is called to the latest STYLES
of BREAST PlNS-thev are things oil
beauty :"
The old reliable and standard SETH
THOMAS CLOCKS always in stock
i'll various styles and sizes.
Iay- Repairing of Watches and Clocks
anil mending Jewelry is a special y,
Al!work | dc is guaranteed to give en-.
Lrn satisfaction.
Respectfully.
<epj If G.. II. RAWI,S