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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-07

The Forum, always interesting, is
more than usually so fer May. The
leading article is Il capital presenta-
ton OF the question with Italy by
Ex-Secretary 7. T. Bayard, in which
he sustaiis Secretary Blaine'a posi-
ton, ansl presents some original
views for The consideration Of the
American people. Amongst the
several other articles by ucn of note
l. on. Roger @. Mills discusses Reel
procity, and Senator Frye Southwest
ern Commerce and our Gulf Harbors.
Addres The Forum Publishing Co.,
253 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Deiiord's Magazine for May is al
unusually strong number. The pa
per which will attract the most is
the opening one on "The Thirteen
Superstition Among the Fair Sex"
The complete novel is captain Poi
son." by Pedro Antonio &c Alarcon,
the leading Spanish novelist, trans
lated by Rollo Ogden. 1t is brill
liant love story, full Of dry humor
and excellent bits Of character paint
ing, and abso:bingly interesting fir, m
first to last. Among the serious az
ticies 1.-THE Future Of Our Agricul-
ture," by the well-known agricultu.
ryl writer, james X. Reeve, and
"What is Money!" by Lyman j.
Gage, manager OF the First Nation
al Bank, Chicago.
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4 III has pissed tie Senate ct
NIicai1n providing for Inc election
ot Pres.d1ulial electors by CGn-rts'
siOnal districts.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-07

Tie ''OId Homcstead' for May
c mes 10 us "a Zen with .r2od things.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-07
NEW ADVERT SEMENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
THE OLD SAYING!
Goods w ell Bought
a r Z
Half Sold.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

OUR STOCK IS WE'LL BOUGHT AND THEREFORE IT
SELLS WE'LL WHO CAN REFUSE TO BUY AT OUR
PRESENT PRICES?
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THE CAUCASIAN

Entered according to T0,iat - at
6oto1. n. g.. as second claSf mail
matter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-05-07

We selling:
Pants Goods at 10 cents per yard
and upward.
Coats at SO cents and upward.
Coats and Vests at rs cents and
upward.
Pants at SO cents and upward.
Childrens Shoes 35 cents and up
ward,
Straw Hats at 5 cents and upward.
Wool Hats 35 cents and upward.
Fur Hats S. 90 and upward
Whole Suits $500 and upward
Ladies shoes 800 and upward,
Mems shoes 81 90 and upward.
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CLUB RATES :

The CAUCASIAN (S1.50 year,
will be dubbed with the following
Magazines and papers for the price
mentioned in right hand column:
Regular Club
Price. Rates.
Belford's Magazine, $3.50 $500
GOdey's Lady's Book, 200 800
National Economist, 100 2.25
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La>lUN, \. G., - MAY :, POI
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DIR. TALMAGE'S SERMON.
HE URGES PEOPLE TO Make
THEIR RELIGION LIVELY.
The Queen Of SheDa Brought
Wonderful Spices to Solo
mon, the Great King.
WHY SHOULD not THE CHURCH CT
FER The ePlCE OF ENERGETIC
RELIGION 70 GOD?

|gan.uuaI uom Fir, 20.
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LOVE ON A CABLE-CAR.
How GriDmll and His Bride Spent Their
Honeymoon.

1t was pretty cool in the forward CON-
partnIent of one of the Seventh and Ninth
streets cable-cars of Philadelphia on a re-
cent evening. The short benches on each
side of the gripman were empty save for
one ignre-that of a polite and pretty
brunette in warm, gray cape ulster with
big fur boa around her neck.
The conductor put his head through the
door for moment and came back chuckling.
Loves a funny thing" he said, as lie got
back on the rear platform and rung up two
fares. There's Jm's wife in there with
him. Jtm's the gripman, you know. They
have been married pretty near two weeks,
and I'm blamed if she hasn't put in the
best half of the time riding round with him
in the ear. They couldn't afford to take a
trip of, you see, and so they're putting the
honeymoon in this way.
shes little brick, though, l tell you,"
he went on as be started the car, after
pause to help on board a stout woman with
seven packages; and when l get married,
II | ever do, don't want no better. 1t gets
pretty cold in there along in the evening,
but, bless you, she don't mind it. This is
his last trip, aud she never fails to take it
with him. Then, when he knocks off, they
walk Eome together as happy as pair O
doves"
1t was quite dark in the gripmon's COM
partment except Tor glmmer from the
store windows aud the electric lights as the
car shot past them. The stalwart young
gripman would bend down once in a while
TO say word or catch a glimpse of her face,
and she seemed quite content to sit there
and watch him as he jammed the grip ham
die up or pulled down on the brake.
Yes. sir" said Jim, we've been married
two weeks Tomorrow. Maybe you think it
funny way to spend the honeymoon, and
SO ii is. But IT'S Mary's doing. I'd saved
up enough to take week or so off, but she
wouldn't have it. She says. We'll just lay
that away for arainy day, and I'll come and
ride on the car with you Don't you put
my name in the papers, or may be I'd get
the bounce. The company might object,
though don't see why they should, for she
pays her fare every time she gets on.
You can bet on one thing" he added, as
he jimmed down the brake and brought
the car to dead stand before starting over
the COlumbia-ayenue railroad crossing,
land that is therell be no accident on this
car while she's aboard"
They didn't know it, but that bright-eyed
young woman was guardian angel for all
the passengers on the car.-Philadelphia
Press
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THEY WE'RE REMARKED.
An Enoch Arden Story That Ends MoI
Cheerfully Than Tennyson's.

An Enoch Arden Story That Ends More
Cheerfully Than Tennyson's.
An Enoch Arden story which is out of the
ordinary run has just come to light in
Belleville. Kans.
Fifteen years ago James Hall was living
at Boston with his wife and three children.
Hall was fisherman. and one day while
he was out at the banks a storm came, and
he never returned. The wreckage OF his
boat was aftcrward found. but not word
was ever heard OF the missing man. The
wife, with the babies, struggled along with
her poverty for five years and then married
John Lester, who took his new family 10
the West and located on a farm near this
town. Five years later Hall returned to
Boston. explaining his ten years absence
10y saying that when wrecked he had been
picked up by a brig which was on whaling
cruise. lie passed the first four years
on the vessel in the lar north and then
went with it TO Scotland. He returned to
Boston and found that his wife was another
mans vile and was apparently living hap
PLY and was we'll provided for. He made
no sgu, but again went to sea and pros
pered.
Every year he would return to Boston
and hear through an agent from his former
wife. On his last trip be heard that she
was widow, and lie Immediately made
preparations to come West to find heT He
had accumulated a gOOdly amount OF money
and found his wife living comfortably on
her farm. He made himself known, and the
couple were remarked after the separation
of fifteen yeats.
During all the years of absence, even
while he made annual inquiries for his fam
lily, Hall never gave them the slightest hint
OF the fact that he was alive, but saws that
he was prepared al any tine to render them
any assistance. should they have become
needy through any misfortune. He is now
making arrangements to sell the farm, and
they will go back to Boston, where Hall has
an interest in whaling veSsel.-Cincinnati
ENQUIRER
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first introduction into society. The Town
Hal, or any other convenient building, is
beautifully. dressed with holly and mlstle
toe. The band is at the upper end, and he
different sets form exclusive groups about
the room, seldom mixing even in the Viz
ginia reel and other country dances.
The private festivities of Christmas con-
sist of a dinner to the tenantry ana a large
one to the family, all of whose members
are expected. The mistlet0es are hung con-
sp!euOusly from the great lantern, in the
hall, or over the stag head at the door.
The rooms are wrealhed with holly. each
picture framed IN 1t. The ladies put these
red berries in their hair, and all over their
dresses. The customary turkey, mighty
bird, enters, making an era at the dinner,
while later on plum pudding, all ablaze,
with sprig Of holly in the midst, makes
another sensation. Mince pies are set on
fire with the aid of little alcohol which is
poured over them from a small silver ladle.
The noblest as well as the humblest of all
English houses especially in Yorkshire
keep up the old superstition of lighting the
Yue log. "the ponderous ashen fag0t from
the yard and great i'll luck is foretnld if
its flame dies out before Twelfth Night
Frumenty boiled porrdse, with milk. sugar,
wine, spices and raisins is served. 1t was
in a cup of lrumenty. as every conscen-
tiUus reader of fairy stories will remember,
that Tom Thumb was dropped by his care
less nurse.
In America the young people are utilizing
Christmas day, as they do in England Or
there is no FROST, to go a-hunting. Alter
noon tea under the mistletOe in the hall Of
country house is generally taken in a
riding habit at these hunts.
In most families it is a purely domestic
festival, although, as the tree has been en-
iOyed the night before, when Santa Claus
noble, generous German sprite-has held
his revels, there Is no reason why a grand
dinner TO ones friends should not be given.
And let US plead that the turkey-great
natiO nal bird-may not be cooked by gas;
he Is so much better roasted before wood
fire. There are some difficulties in giving a
Christmas dinner in large city, as nearly
all the walters are sure to be drunk, and the
cook has also perhaps been at the Frumenty.
Being religious as well as a social festival,
Il Is apt to bring about a confusion of ideas.
But everything else apart, il is children's
day-it is the day when, as Dickens says,
we should remember the time when the great
founder was child himself.
The best Christmas present to a boy is a
box of tools, the best to a girl any number
Of dolls, and after dressing and undressing
them, giving them bath, taking them
through fit of sickness, furnishing them,
and giving them an airing in the park (for
little maidens begin to initiate mamma at
very early age). The next best amusement
Is TO manufacture dolls house. and here
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-20
1T CAUSED A BLOCKADE.
low q Missing Nickel Impeded Travel on
No IL

How Missing Nickel Impeded Travel on
New York Street.
a hand-organ was playing in front of
four-story house on West Twety-eighth
street few days ago, says the World. 1t
was about II o'clock in the morning
Suddenly a curly feminine head appeared
at the fourth-stoTy window of the house in
front of which the organ stood Immed-
ately afterward something ratified on the
stones of the street with IN, tlllc ring. II
sounded like money.
The frowsy- headed son of Italy who was
grinding at the organ glanced up at the
window and then down into the street, and
Immediately began looking for the money
The pretty face at the fourth-story window
watched him with amused interest
The Italian hunted everywhere but could
not find the coin he was looking for. Pres
emily a couple of newSboys came along and
came up. They also began looking for the
lost money.
The pretty face now hung far out the
window and watched the little group in the
street with an eager and amused expression.
Somebody stopped on the pavement to
watch the searchers. They were hunting
now with the most intense earnestness
each fearing the other would find the money
first.
Every now and then they glanced up at
Tue eager ldCt az Inc NlnuOW. as II 10 assure
themselves that something really had been
thrown down there. Then they began look
ing again.
In few moments other faces appeared on
both sides of the street and crowd had
gathered on the pavement.
As the crowd increased the searchers re-
doubled their efforts to find the lost money,
each feeling that he WAS being watched and
that he would win the admiration of the
audience on the sidewalk If lie was the first
to catch sight of the coin.
The throng was now so dense that it al
most blOckaied the street, ard all up and
down botn sides of the avenue the houses
were dotted with faces in all sorts of pictur-
esque deshabille, looking down into the
street below.
Finally, some man on the pavement
bawled out to the Italian in the street:
Say, Dago, what you looking fur?''
Five cents" said the Italian.
on, rats.' said the man.
Immediately, as If those words had broken
the spell which bound them to the spot, the
crowd dispersed, grnning and looking fool
ish, as If they had been taken in.
AT this the pretty face at the window
withdrew convulsed with laughter, reap
peared again in few moments and threw
the Italian 10 cents, which he dextrously
caught in his hat.
Then the Italian resumed his grinding
ana the music went on as before.
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CHRISTMAS And
THE CHILDREN.
Some Holiday hlfaSGmGntS for the Young
Described,
How to Make Ornaments for the Christmas
Tree-Inexpensive and Acceptable Pres
ents for Boys and Girls.

Christingles are not much known in this
country. They are made by piercing hole
in an orange, putting a piece of quill three
OF four inches long, set upright in the hole,
and usually second piece inside this. Each
quill is divided into several slips, each one
of which is loaded with raisin. The weight
of the raisins bends down the little boughs.
giving two circles of pendants. A c0lOred
taper is placed in the upper Quill and lighted
on Christmas eve. The custom is German
one.
The harbinger of Christmas in Holland is
Star of Bethlehem carried along through
the cities by the Young men, who pick up
aims for the poor, and they gather much
from those who at Christmas come to well
come this symbol of peace. They then be-
take themselves to the head burgOmaSter of
the town, who is bound to give these youths
a good meal.
The English Christmas is the typical one
in the art of entertaining. In every coun-
try neighborhood public county balls are
conducted with great pomp during the
twelve days of Christmas. From all the
great houses within ten OF fifteen miles
come large PARTIES dressed in the latest
London fashions, the most distinguished
lights of the London world. Rural parties
are also conspicuous, and for people who live
altogether in the country this is the chosen
occasion for bringing out daughter-the
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The Roman ontn ctaus.

the box of tools comes in. He must plane
the box. the brother must, an old wine
box Will do, and fit it in four compartments
each Of which must be deliberately papered.
Then real carpet" must be nailed down
and then pictures hung on the wall.
usually require mammals help. The
Kitchen must be fitted up with tins which,
perhaps, had better be bought. but after
the Batterie de Cuisine is flashed, then
the chairs and beds should be made at
home. Cardboard boxes can be cut into ex-
cellent dolly beds. Pillows, holsters. mat
tress, sheets. pillow cases, will amuse little
fingers many days.
When they get older and write letters
postoffice is delightful boon. These are to
be bought, but they are far more amusing if
made at home Any good sized card box
fastened TO it so that when it stands up it
will open like a door. A slit must be cut
out about an inch wide and from five to six
Inches long, so as TO allow of the postage OF
small parcels, yet not large enough to ad-
NIT even the smallest hand Children
should learn to respect the inviOlate charac-
ter OF the post from the earliest age.
=, On the door should be written the time of
tne post. Most children are fond of writing
letters to one another, and this will OF
course give rise to grand manufacture of
note paper, envelopes and post cards. and
colorlng monQgrams and erests for their
note paper and envelopes. An envelope
must be taken carefully to pieces to form a
nat pattern. Then those cut from it have to
be folded, gummed together, and q touch of
gum put on the flap, the monogram made to
CORRESPOND. 1t is wonderful what occnpa
ton this gives for weeks. A paint box
should be also among the Christmas gifts
Capital scrap-books can be made by chill
dren. and old railway guides may be the
foundation, every illustr ated paper the mag
azine OF art; paste pot. next to paint box,
is most seryiceable toy.
Hobby horses are profitable steeds, and
can be made to go through any amount of
PAGES. But mechanical toys are more
amusing to ones elders than to the child
who wants to do his own mechanism,
boy can be amused by timing him out of
the house. giving him ball or kite, or
letting him dig IN the ground for the un-
happy mole. Little girls, vino mu st be
Kept in OF rainy day, or invalid children
are very hard to amuse. and resource must
be had TO storytelling. to the dear delight
full thousand and one books now written
for children, of which "Alice In Wonder
land" is the flower and perfection.
For children In groups, as in asylums and
schools, there is nothing like music, songs.
marches, anything to keep them in time
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with cord, which may be long enough
to go around once and tie, instead
of tying as pictured in the model. 1t is
finished with silk balls or tassels TIE
velvet is cut in one piece. Measure carefully
over the box, so as to allow for taking up
over the angles, and carefully mark the line
of the cOrding. The ends of the cord are
drawn through and fastened on the under
side Of the velvet. Do not let them form
knobs, but fringe them out little, so that
they will lie fiat. Place under the inside
lining layer of batting, which is perfumed
by sprlnkling finely powdered potpourri be-
tween the batting. This is afterward caught
through at regular distances with silk of the
same color. Two silk pads, perfumed ii de-
sired, are also made to fit and slip in like
trays, to keep everything in place. Along
the inside of the cover runs band of mar
row ribbon especially to hold stick pins,
which make dainty row suspended like
Bluebeard's wives, while below are the
chains, bracelets, and larger pieces of jew
elry.
This very odd and pretty "catch-all" Of
plush and satin can be arranged in the fol-
lowing manner: Cut odd-sha; ed pieces
from pastebOard and cover them with pale
green satin, embroidered or painted with
sprays of wild roses. The low'r or basket
part of the catch-all is made OF pink plush
caught into uneven plaits and corded at the
lower edge. This basket is made stiff with
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and tune. 1t removes for a moment that in
stitutionized look which has so unhappy an
effect
At Christmas time let us invoke the
fairies. They, the gentry. the wee people,
the good people," are very dear to the real
little, wee people who see the fun and do
not believe in them any too much. Those
who make their homes under old trees and
resort to toadstools for shelter, who make
Invisible excursions into farnl-houses, have
afforded the Irish nurse with no end of
legends. An old nurse will hold magniti-
cent position in the nursery because she had
seen Lyprochaun, the little red man, be-
loved of tie Irish.
The meaning Of the Christmas green is
that it was once the home of the peace
loving wood sprite. Christmas evergreens
and red berries make tho most effectual of
internal decorations; their delightful fra
GRANGE. their splendid color, render the
palace more beautiful and the humble house
attractive. Before Twelfth Night January
9TH they must all be taken down.
Mrs. JOHN SHERWOOD.
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THE GROOM'S PROTEST..
She Had just Been Buying Her Weddin,

She Had Just Been Buying Her Wedding
Gown.
Two ladies, evidently mother and daugh-
ter, got on an elevated train at Twenty
third street and encountered in the car a
young man who knew them quite well. ap.
parently. When the young lady told him
she had just been buying her wedding gown.
he said:
"By Jove! must 90 and be measured for
my clothes"
Haven't you done that yet?" she asked
him in an amused way. "Well, you're the
worst! l actually expect to walk down to
the altar and find you've forgotten TO meet
me there. l suppose you'll forget it's your
own wedding day, unless l send yon a tele-
gram In the morning to remind you"
No, l wont, DEAR" he replied, as he
looked at her until she dropped her eyes.
Then he asked her how much the gown cost
yard aud how it was to be made. When
size said with low-cut corsage and short
sleeves he entered Il vigorous protect.
Not your wedding gown" he said
Marriage Is sacrament, my dear, and
deserves something better than ballroom
dress. know you have pretty arms and a
lovely nek; nevertheless | want you to
cover them up on your wedding day. You
can wear them uncovered the other great
days in your life, but | hope in all the years
to come there will be no other day just like
our wedding day. Am not right, dear?"
There was suspicious moisture In her
eyes AS she answered, TREMENDOUSLY:
Yes, Tom"
And he bent down to murnur, Sweet
heart! unheard, unnoticed by any one save
Inc woman VINO sat next to them, appar-
entiy spsorped In the evening paper.-N. Y.
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THE FATHER OF
THE SLEEPING-CAR.
A Small Beginning Which Has Grown to
Enormous Proportions.
George N. Pullman's Struggle Against skep-
ticism in the Development Of the Pal.
ace sleepers on the Railroads.

George NJ. Pullman, who controls the
destinies of the manufacturing establish
ments that turn ont the luxurious sleeping
car, which has added so much 10 the COM
fort of travel. evolved from his inner con-
seriousness the ideas which have since
developed so marvelously in 1860. 1t was
just preceding the war, and tile dark clouds
that obscured the political horizon paralyzed
trade, and for the time being the child of
his imagination slumbered while gaining
strength Practical men were skeptieal and
refused to aid what they deemed visionary
idea, and it was not until 1866 that the in
troductory car. from which the present
magnificent service obtained Is origin. was
placed on the road with fear and trembling.
In August, 1867, a s. ecial train of cars on
an imrroved plan carried an editorial party
from New York to Chicago and return. and
from that time the sleeper was in the ascend
ant, improving continually, until il reached
Its present magnificent proportions.
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sented only in the female line of descent.
Neither Abraham Lincoln nor Jefferson
Davis has living grandson. Neither has
Andrew johnson, Thurow Weed nor Hor-
ace Greeley. General Hancock's one son
left behind him only small daughter.
There is no representative of General Scott's
name.
A singular parallel runs betwixt two Con-
federate Generals. Stonewall Jackson and
John Morgan, prince Of raiders. Each died
before the war had ended. leaving one fair
daughter: The two girls grew up. married
happily, bore each a daughter and died soon
after giving birth to second chlld-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
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Mr.. Pullman was not slow in making con-
tracts with all of the roads for the use of
his sleeper, aud the report for the fiscal
year 1891 shows gross income from these
cars of So, ~. 324 &c, of which S7,S7l, 146 OF
was from the earnings of the cars and the
remainder from the sale of patents, etc.
The operating expenses were So, 569, $50 SO,
number of persons employed by the com
pany during the year was 1885, and their
wages amounted to S7,303, l0S The town OF
Pullman. which is now the Thirty-fourth
Ward of Chicago contains 1873 Here
cars are built that are taken to different
parts OF Europe, and even to Australia.
been increased from SIS, 600, coo to $50 OOO,-
600, and on this amount net profit of 10
per cent is realized. A large number Of
surplus cars are kept in constant readiness
to be sent to any part OF the Union at
moments notice.