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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
ORG kNIZATIOS.

President-W. f. Stevens;
Vice-President-R. NJ. Crum-
pier;
Secretary-O. +. Herring;
Treasurer. II. Beaman, Sr.;
Business Agent-G. A. Clute;
Sergeant-at- Arms b. s. Pc
terson;
Chaplain-Dr. 6. ". Moseley;
Doorkeeper-W. j. Faircloth;
Assistant Door keeper-D. w.
Williams;
Lecturer Marion Putler;
Assistant Lecturer. Il.
Lockamy;
Executive Committce-J. A.
Oates, Chairman X. M. Cru IL
pier, NJ. NJ Killett, * Pigford,
G. +. Daniel.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

by the superintendent, supervisor, or
enumerator, 10 render a true account
to the best Of his or her knowledge
of every person belonging to such
family in the various particulars re-
quired by law, and whoever shall
willfully fail or refuse shall be gull
ty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall be fined in a
sum not exceeding one hundred iol-
lars"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

1t is learned to day that two
hea ded child was born yesterday
to. white parents, at the town of
Benson, and that it is alive and
hearty. The dime museum men
VIII soon hear Of it and then
there will be plenty of offers
for the ''freak."--Raleigh Cor.
Wilmington Messenger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
BuckIen's Arnica SaIye.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Br,lses, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
olalns, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions.
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to Give per.
tect satisfaction, Or money refunded
Price Is cents per box. For sale by
DR.. Il. II. HOLIDAY, Clinton, and j
X. SMITH, Druggist, Mount Olive, N. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
The New Discovery.

You have heard your friends and
neighbOrs talking about it. You
may yourself be one of the many
who know from personal experience
just how good Il thing it is. If you
have ever tried it, you are one of its
staunch friends, because the wonder
tul thing about il is, that when once
given a trial, DR.. Kings New Dis
cOvery ever after holds place in the
house. If you have never used il
and should be afflicted with a acough,
cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest
trouble, secure bottle at once and
give it fair trial. 1t is guaranteed
every time, or money refunded
Trial bottles free at DIR. II. II. HOl.
liday's Drugstore, Clinton, n. C.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
PUZZLES.

What il the matter, children?
We have not received a single
correct answer to the puzzles Of
last issue. We will give you an
other week on them.-ED.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

When you drive nail into wall,
clothes press, or closet, to hang
things on, drive it through spool
up to the head. Select a spool with
hole just large enough, so that the
nail will not split it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

Mr.. JoneS--TOmmy, when your
aunt comes you must kiss her and be
very polite.
TOmmy--No, Pa, you just bet /
amt going to kiss her.
Mr.. JOnes-Why not?
Tommy (aged 12)--Great Scott
Don't you ever read the papers ?
Half the divorce suits, and shooting
scrapeS come from kissing other
mems wives.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

already; too much money lend
ing LeG us keep our money
when We get 1t; protect us from
robbers, i all We ask.-progres-
sive Farmer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
800 Reward. 800.

The readers of The CAUCASIAN
will be pleased to learn that there is
at least ane dreaded disease that sci
cnCe has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fra
ternity. Catarrh being a cOnstitu-
tional disease, requires a cOnstitu-
tiOnal treatment. HalPS Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rcctly on the blood and mucus SUI
faces Of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength, by
building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing its work.
The prOprietOrs have so mach faith
i'll its curative powers, that they Of
fer One Hundred Dollars for any
ease that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. j. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Ca Sold by druggists at 10 cents.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
FASHION NOTES.

POlOnaises are worn again.
Jerseys now come with velvet
sleeves.
Leg-of-mutton sleeves should
have only one seam.
The glory of the dress now
rests in the corsage, the skirt
being a secondary consideration.
Open-work effects are a nota-
BILE feature Of this seasons
dress garniture.
Spring bonnets this year are
pre- ttier than for a long time.
The low CROWNS in bright colors
or decked with tasteful flowers
are a. vast improvement over
disgusting decorations Of dead
birds or the tall ungainly hat
whose chief Office it SCENE d
was to prevent half the audience
at an entertainment from get
ting glimpse at tn. stage or
performers.
THE VALUE OF A "SUPERIOR WIFE, u
a Virginia jury in a lower
court rendered a verdict of
$4,000 for the loss by accident
of a "superior" wife, and this
finding was affirmed by the
court above. So we can have
10 hesitancy if we have a sup
erior wife i'll adding an extra
$4,000 to our assets when max
ing our report to Bradstreet and
Dun,
A doctor of Touluuce, france
reports to the Academy OF
Medicine that be has discovered
a sure cure for Group. IT is a
very simple one "a tablesp 1ou-
full Of flour of sulpher in a
lumber of water. After three
days of the treatment his
patients were rescued from i'm.
minent death and fully recover
ed. What think our physicians
OF the new remedy?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
WOMAN'S SPHERE.
DRESS.

1t Is every wOman's duty, first to herself
second to her family, and third to society ID
appear neat, attractive and to an advantage
in every way possible.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
THINK /!
JrDiClors ADVERTISING

CREATES aaany a new business.
ENHANCES many an old i,nsl ness,
REEiNE> many = dull business.
iiE>1'U r. many lest business,
SAVES many failin. business.
PRESERVES MANY large business.
SECURES saccess in aay business,
Taereiorc advertise IN a popular lapeF.
one The people are anxious to rad.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

Tailors say that the fast man is
generally pretty slow about paying
up.-Boston Post.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
Which Grass Is Best.

variety OF grasses grown in
the State. In order to find ont
which of the grasses was con-
sidered the besh general purpose
grass in the State, The following
question was sent out by the
State Commissioner of Agricul-
ture:
What variety do you consider
best? To this question there
were 50 answers favoriHg orch
ara grass, 5S timothy, % red
clover, and from 2 to Is favor
ing the following varieties i'm
their order, red top, herds
gress, crab grass, lucerne, John
stOn grass, native meadow,
millet, bermuda, bull grass,
feather grass, pearl grass, dog
foot and blue top. This array
shows what varieties are sown,
and is some indication as to
which are most profitable in
this State.
The "Reidsville Weekly"
thinks there is a change for the
better in boys leaving the farm
and gives it expression in the
t flowing: "There was a time
when our young men would
flock from the farms, to the
towns and cities in search Of
lighter and more lucrative en-
ployment, but since public in
terest is becoming so clearly
manifest in agriculture, and
the best talent of the country
is being ap .,ropriated to it, and
labor-saving machinery and
scientific methods are being so
universally introduced, our boys
are recognizing farming to be a
field for the widest develop
ment, and many who have left
them like true prodigals are
returning and are again enlist
ing themselves in the "National
necessity" God grant that this
may continue. and His chosen
profession may prospcr."-
Southern Farmer.
Says the "American Farmer"
with great truth. 1t is re-
markable tact thai a farmer
who produces large or nnusu-
ally profitable crop, o.; one that
has been unusually successful,
you will find that he cOmmen-
ced farming with a small farm
and only increased in SIZE as his
means increased and only as he
could give the same care and
attention to the additional
acres that he formerly gave to
the original. Small farms, as a
rule, pay better than large ones
Southern Farmer.
Oats are not only the IN )sl
natural food for horses, but are
decidedly the most nutritious
When properly cured they are
the safest feed of any kind oi
grain. aud horses fed on them
will stand more fatigue thar
upon any other food.
i Charcoal is = wonderfully use-
full article to feed t, poultry
| 1t acts on the blood and tone:
it up, the results of which art
readily noticeable in the bright
color Of the comb and waffle.
and activity displayed by tn.
chicken itself.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

Sudden deaths are all the rage, and
any number of people are dying this
year who never died before.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29
THE ALLIANCE.

What it is Doing in North Carolina.
The Chronicle had a short
interview yesterday with Mr..
+. c. Beddinyfield, secretary of
the Farmers Alliance, and learn
ed the following:
There are 2,O95 sub alliances
on the roll and over 2,O65 in
good working order, besides 81
county alliances. Every coun-
ty in the State is now organized d
except Dare and New Hanover,
both Of which are expected to
be organized during the sum
mer. Over one hundred and
twenty alliances have been
organized sihce the 9th of Janu-
ary. The organization is in a
healthy condition in almost
every section of the State and
a good crop of lecturers
is at work in those sections
where it is least prosperous. The
members are taking more in
terests in public affairs than
ever before and It is likely that
the primary conventions in the
rural districts will be very
largely attended this summer.
The State Business Agency
has been a decided success. The
trade has fallen off somewhat
in the last few weeks but they
still do a large volume of bust
ness. 1t has saved thousands
OF dollars to the mem bels of
the Order during the past
seasOn.--State Chronicle.
The Progressive Farmer of
last week had thoughtful edi
torial upon the proposition laid
down by s)me that the present
low prices of agricultural pro-
ducts are due to over-produc-
ton. 1t asserts that we raised
81 bushels Of wheat per capita
in 1881 and u per capi a in
1887, and that the average price
in 1881 was S1.l5 per bushel and
now it is 70 cents. We assume
that these figures are correct
Ii SO, it is clear that over-prc-
duction is not what is the mat
ter, and our contemporary calls
upon the diagLosticians to guess
again. 1t says the trouble is
with the finacial system OF our
government, and we do not
think the cor. ectness of the
conclusion admits OF a doutt.
The sy stem which forces the
farmer t., sell his products i'm a
free trade market and makes
all of his purchases in u highly
protected market, is one of the
things that is the matter, and
another, as we see it aitcf con.
siderable reflection, is The lack
OF a sufficient volume of curren
cy in circulation. The Land
mark is a cOnve.t to free silver
coinage -StateSville Landmark
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

"There Is no material progress that Is well
based and permanent without agricultural
progress"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

Charcoal is = wonderfully USE
full article to feed t, poultry.
1t acts on the blood and tones
it up, the results of which are
readily noticeable in the bright
color Of the comb and wattles
aud activity displayed by the
chicken itself.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-05-29

Oats are not only the IN )st
natural food for horses, but are
decidedly the most nutritious.
When properly cured they are
the safest feed of any kind of
grain. aud horses fed on them
will stand more fatigue than
upon any other food.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
NATURES SWEETEST MUSIC.
The Rev. DIR. Pnrker's Ideas of Humor nnd
lis Effects ON Humanity.
En- Chronicle

The Rev. DIR. Pnrker's Ideas of Humor ami
It's Effects Humanity.
Newcastle England, Chronicle.1
The Rev. DR.. Parker, of the City Temple,
London, in a recent lecture said be deplored
the fact that some men had no sense of
humor whatever. Such men were arithmet-
ical, prosaic, and too serious to be really
enthusiastic about anything. Theirs was
seriousness that was mere woodenness. The
man who never laughed never really cried.
Nearly all great preachers had been humor-
lists. Luther had his broad jokes. Whit
field laughed with will. Some of the
wittiest things ever uttered were spoken by
John Wesley. Even Mr.. Spurgeon's grim
Calvinism could not stife his merriest Jokes.
Henry Ward Beecher's grandson said: ST
like to go to meeting, because like to hear
grandpa's little jokes"
With regard to pulpit humor, DR.. Parker
pointed out that there was buffoonery
which all wise men should fIown upon-the
rude, clumsy clownish joking worthy only
of contempt, not on the high ground of its
irrevereDce, but on the low ground of simple
imbecility and indecency. On the other
hand, there was a refined humor, which no
more burdened the discourse than the dew
burdened the rose bud on which it glis-
tened. AS to laughter. the whole universe
was full of it. When the universe was
sympathetically interpreted, what was
laughter. rational and timely, but a species
Of music? Was not laughter another name
for gladness? Was there no gladness in the
sunny universe? 1t was not mere joking
that elected laughter. There was laughter
born of reason, inspired by thankluiness,
chastened by the ever-present melancholy
in whose gray climate all human life had
lived. Commerce would do its shopkeepng
better il it laughed heartily, now and then.
The house would be more of a home If its
inmates were more cheerful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
MUSIC FOR THE MASSES.
How the Experiment Being Made in AIIe-
gheny Takes in England.

How the Experiment Being Made In AIIe-
gheny Takes in England.
Newcastle, England, Chronicle.l
MIR. Thomas Stamp Alder successfully
carried out another of his open-air concerts
for the masses of the people last night. The
place chosen was Maiden street. Scotswood
road, and the great gathering of people
from that thickly populated quarter OF the
city consisted OF the very class which it is
desired to entertain. The band was the
Newcastle Military Band, under the con-
ductorship Of Mr.. r. Smith, and the audi
ence testified its delight by round
after round of applause. The programme
consisted mainly of pieces with which
most people are familiar, the most popular
item being. to judge from the rapturous ap-
plause bestowed upon its performance, the
song, Home, Sweet Home" tine solo being
exquisitely rendered on the clarIonet by the
conductors talented son, Master r. Smith.
Prof. Oliphant was in attendance with his
Punch and Judy show, including his won-
deriul trained dog Toby. The story of the
domestic troubles of this ill-matched couple
was enacted for the especial amusement OF
the children, and the performance was wit
messed with the greatest delight by a numer-
Gus assemblage Of youngsters. MIR. Alder
was in attendance, and superinteDded the
arrangements.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
PAPER FROM WOOD.

The Latest Process Which is Now Being
Used Successfully In Europe.
Newcastle, England, Chronicle.1
An entirely new method of reducing wood
to pulp has lately been introduced, and is
now being worked at factory in the out
skirts of Dieppe. The pulp made by the
new process does not require, as is the case
with most wood pulps, to be mixed with
rags, but paper equaling in texture,
strength and appearance that made from
linen rags can be produced direct from it.
The manufacture is a simple one. White
wood in sufficient quantities being un-
obtainable in the neighborhood the timber
is imported from Sweden, Norway or Fin
land, in round logs, from 2 to 6 feet in
length, and to IL inches in diameter.
Women are employed to strip the bark and
clean the outside of the logs, which are
afterward cut into flat pieces of about ~
inches in thickness. The knots are, as far
possible, bored out by machinery, but any
remaining are cut out by hand.
Next the wood is fed into cutting ma
chine, which rapidly chops it up into
pieces of about half an inch in length, the
fragments as cut being carried by band to
the top of the boiling house. The boilers
are of iron, but are coated with lead to pro.
tect the iron from the action of the sulphur
Gus acids which play an important part in
the operation. Having been filled with
wood liquid containing bisulphate o. mag
nesia is run in in sufficient quantity to
cover the wood, and the boiler closed.
When the boiling process. which is done
with steam and varies from ten to II hours
is finished, the steam is blown off, and the
pulp forced through valve at the bottom
of the boiler into a tank with perforated
bottom, to allow all liquid to drain off,
The incrustating and foreign substances in
the wood having been dissolved by the boil
ing process, the mass is now a soft white
pulp, consisting of wood fiber. After being
washed. this is ready for papermaking, and
for facility oftransport is formed into Jumps
of rough thick paper, containing about so
per cent of water, and somewhat resembling
the Jumps Of terra alba used in the manu-
facture of china. In the process the chemic-
als-a solution of bisulphate of magnesia-
are prepared by leading thegases from burn
ing sulphur over magnesite, water being ad-
mitted at the same time. The magnesite-
carbonate of magnesia-is kind of stone
which is found in large quantities in Greece,
and imported from that country, while the
sulphur comes from Sicily.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
HIS IDEA OF SHAKESPEARE.
Tie Great Forrest Once Put His EstIma te
Very High Indeed.

Very High Indeed.
DR.. Kane quotes very forcible utterance
of Forrest, tine great actor, in letter to the
Washington Post "Once, during con-
versation with him at New Orleans" says
the Doctor, 81 noticed his man packing
trunks for Galveston. Joe McCardIe was
Just putting a copy of Shakespeare away,
when Forrest said:
"'Joe, don't put up that volume of
Shakespeare; want to read it on the
road
"'What? Do you read Shakespeare at
your time of Ii e?' asked.
=" Read it?' he replied. 4 read it every
day. Shakespeare was greater man than
Jesus Christ
Forrest, the doctor says, was a very singu-
lar man. Beneath his rugged, stern man.
ner, which, perhaps, ''the rude blows and
buffets OF the world" had given him, there
was deep wefl of natural tenderness. The
simple utterance oil the word "Cordelid, -
as King Lear kneels by the body OF his
dead daughter, seemed to bubble up from
his very heart. There was something in the
su bdued pathos OF his utterance of the line
''Her voice was ever so.t, gentle and low,
which went straight to the heart
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
THE FIRST OIL WELLS.
How the Mound Builders Gathered the
Colder Grease In Pennsylvania.

How the Mound Builders Gathered the
Golden Grease in PENNSYLVANIA.
Petroleum was sought and used in North
America perhaps as early as anywhere else
in the world, since it was collected in many
places and in large quantity by that myste-
rious people or peoples whom we know as
'The Mound Builders" When, in 1859,
vent to Titusville, like thousands of others,
called there by the Drake oil well, 1 noticed
that the bottom lands on OIL creek, below
the town, and where covered with mag
nifcent forest of hemlock trees, were pitted
in peculiar way; that is, the surface was
occupied by series of contiguous depres-
sions 10 or Is feet In diameter, and from 1
to feet in depth. These were circular and
symmetrical, in that respect differing from
the pits formed by uprooted trees.
Inquiring the cause, a bystander an
swered my question by taking me to his
we'll. As it CHANGED, this we'll was sunk in
one of the pits before referred to. 1t was
carried to the depth of about % feet in the
earth when the rock was reached and the
drilling begun. Throughout this depth it
followed the course of an old well, which
had been cribbed up with timber, and in it
was a ladder such as was commonly used in
the copper mines of Lake Superior by per-
haps the same people who worked the oil
wells.
This ladder was portion of a small tree,
of which the trunk was thickly set with
branches. These were cut off four or five
inches from the trunk, and thus formed
steps by which the well-owner could go
down and gather the oil as it accumulated
on the surface OF the water, just as was done
by the old oil producers on the banks of
the Caspian and the Irrawaddy. Some OF
the trees which grew over the pits which
marked the sites Of oil wells were three and
even lour feet in diameter, thus proving
that the wells mad been abandoned at least
400 or 500 years ago. At Enniskillen,
Canada, and at Mecca and Grafton, Ohi0, I
found similar ancient oil wells.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
Very Probable.

New York Herald.l
Hell wonder will Gabrieps trump be a
bower or an ace.
Shell fancy you win find it the deuce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
A oNE-EYED ARIsroCRAr.

Hard by our lodgings sojourns mule OF
naughty hybrid ancestry. He does not rec
ognize the more plebeian horses who stand
near him, although to-day they are equal on
the leveling plane of misfortune. His sole
companion was formerly brindle pup who
had immigrated to our street. Poor fellow |!
The dread ukase OF the Department of Pub
lie Safety found him without a muzzle and
the Fsllmaster found his inanimate body
shortly after.
Old "Epictetus," for so we christened the
mule, may. have one-sided view of the
world, due to the cruel crack of n drivers
whip, which darkened forever his left eye
when he hauled an overloaded street car;
but whatever influence may have been ex-
erted he was outwardly calm under adyer-
sity until the death OF his only companion,
the dog.
AN AyENGING BLOW.
After that he developed an implacable
hatred against mankind for which nothing
but a bullet ever proved a remedy. He Bit
and kicked at everybody and we were about
to kill him when; one day cur hearts soft
ened. Epictetus' shoeless foot came in con-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
THE ALLEY SKETCHES
A Rondeau BY the Rhymster Inspired
by a Sprig of Clover.
RESORT OF BROKEN-DOWN HORSES,
Fate of Fire Department Steed- and an
Old Street Car Mule.
REFORM BY A PANIED LANDLORD
WRITTEN FOE THE pIsPATcH.l
NO.

He Khymster
is s u # e ri u e
from an attack
of poe tisIng.
Under the con-
joint influences
of the m o o n
and this aMic-
tion he / a s t
night produced
tn e following
rondeau, to a
bunch of very
sickly clover in
the W j n d o W
across t h e al.
ley. Who the
owner of t b e
clover is we do
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05
Didn't Know His Patient.

Pharmace utical Era.
''To be taken after each meal" read I'm
pecune, as the doctor lett the prescription;
II shouldn't think one dose day would
help fellow up very fast"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

will steal one OF the animals before morn
ing. Such, alas, has never proven the case
and the genus equine is an integral and self
assertive portion of the autonomy of Our
Alley
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-05

tact with the pursy stomach Of our land
lord. 1t was witnessed by every one on the
alley who pays unwilling tribute to the
august majesty Of that parsonage. In that
one blow all the indignities which our
pocketbooks aud pride had been subjected
to during, several years seemed avenged.
We were delighted, but we are not so ex-
uberant in our expressions Of joy now.