The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-07
The town election NJ onday was

The town election NJ onday wa:
the quietest ever seen In these parts.
There was no interest and therefore
very light vote. The old officer
were all reelected, but Mr.. J. +.
Royal, who refused to serve any
longer. Mr.. ID. NJ. Patrick was
elected a commissioner I'm bis stead
AT a meeting of the Vestry Of
st. Paul's Episcopal Church thefol-
lowing were appointed to the Coun-
ell at New Berne on May Goth: Del
egates, DIR. A. Holmes, j. A. Terrell
and w. G.. Hubbard. teraates,
T. NJ. Terrell, ID. NJ. Patrick and T.
III. Patrick.
Please remember that all obitu-
aries and resolutions Of respect will
be charged if longer than ten lines
or sixty words. That is the first 10
lines will be published free and each
additional line (six words) will cost
5 cents. When Masonic, Alliance
or othor lodges send in obituaries
they will be charged the same rate.
Mrs. Murray, OF Warsaw, has
raised over one hundred thousand
ST. awberry plants from her new va
riety. the Murray Seeding, on
about a quarter of an acre. She ship
ped with the first of Warsaw, land
got the highest price ofany one. 1t
is generally conceded that her berry
stands at the head Jfthe list. Peo-
pie go in daily to look at them.
The way to make advertising
pay is to treat Gust omer5 in such
fashion that a second visit will re-
suit, The first re turns from an adj
vertisement by no means pays ex-
penses. but if the visitor is convert
ed into permanent customers, then
it is that the value of this means of
making known ones business be-
comes apparent.-J. III. Cowperth-
wait
-"Mother Juster told me that she
heard Greatwood's wife say that Jno
Hardstone's aunt mentioned to her
that Mrs. Trusty was present when
the widow Parkman said Capt. Hart
wells cousin thought Ensign Dooiit-
ties sister believed that old Miss
orley reekoned that Sam Trife's bet
ter half had told Mrs Spaulding that
size heard John Brimmer's woman
say that her mother told her that
she heard her father say that Mrs.
Gardin has two husbands" How
will that do for a sample?
--"YOu have taken a severe cold, -
said the old family doctor, land it
seems to have settled in your throat. -
eyes, doctor, you see 1 can haro-
ly speak, said the patient, one of
the towns worst gossipers.
"Can you stand heroic treatment;
do y III think" asked the doctor.
TRY me-"
care you sure?"
Eyes, anything you like; medi-
cine, mustard plaster, electricity,
anything!" she said in breath.
"And you want to get back your
voice."
"Yes!"
at is heroic treatment, mind
you"
Cali right-What is it?"
"You mustn't talk about your
neighbors or anyone else at all fo1
two days."
Well We gossipers, We loathsome
and dreaded contaminations, how are
you getting along? You have hat
two fresh subjects tor the past week
SO we suppose you are happy. Las
week we promised you scientific
and never failing recipe by which tt
manufacture your scandal. Well
here it is:rr
Take a grain of falsehood, a hand
full of runabout, the same quantity
of nimble-tongue, sprig of the herl
backbite, teaspoonful of don't-yon
tell-it, six drops of malice, and few
drachms Of envy. Add a little
discomfort and jealousy, and strait
through a bag of misconstruction
cork it up in a bottle of malevolence
and hang it up on a skein Of stree
yarn; keep it in hot atmosphere
shake it occasionally for few days
and it will be fit for use. Let q few
drops be taken before walking out
and the desired result will follow