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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

the witching brown eyes, but-that
widow is too fascinating fol- any thing"
How happy you'd be with either,
were tother dear charmer awayr Your
case is really deplorable," laughed Ray.
Days passed, and Ezra became an OBJ
ject of pity.
81 tell you what it is, Stella, if things
keep on in this way much longer, Ez
will become an inmate of lunatic asy-
lum," said Ray. "And it's all Mrs.
Henderson's fault. She plays with him
as cat leases a mouse. He told me
he was on the verge of proposing to her
fifty times during the past week. He
does not know what stopped him, except
it was the thought of Miss Howard, and
really believe that young lady is break
ing her heart over him"
Stella looked thoughtful. She never
intended her capital joke" 10 take
such turn as MiS, and now she could
hardly see her way clear out of it.
Ray" she said suddenly, ''I've
been playing a joke upon Ezra, and
you, too, for that matter. 1 thought l
would cure him of that nonsense, you
know; but I've only made matters
worse"
"Stella, you're a joker of the first
water" said Ray, dryly.
"Oh, Ray, be merciful. Ill tell you
how matters stand, and you must help
me. The lady presented to you as
Miss Howard is Mrs. Henderson, the
widow, and the lady who personated
the dashing widow is simply Maud How
ard!''
MY dear Stella, what you have told
me does not surprise me in the least.
have seen through it from the first.
Ezra would have done likewise, had he
his senses about him.
'Well, declare!" exclaimed Stella;
sit is all that timid little widows fault.
Only Maud rules her with rod of iron
or we could not have made her counten-
ance the joke. Poor little thing, she's
been all OF a tremble since she assumed
the name of Howard. do hope Ezra
cares nothing for Maud. If he does it
will be dreadful, for she is engaged.
Now, Ray, what shall do?''
"Why, go and tell Ezra all about it. -
Tell Ezra! Oh, Ray, / can not'
"No, no. you need not" said a grave
voice behind her
Stella screamed, and turning round
saw her cousin in the doorway.
He had overheard it all.
''Oh, Ezra, don't be angry; it was only
for fun, said she.
''I'm not angry" and Ezra spoke more
seriously than ever before in his life
''I'Ve been making pretty fool of my.
self; but don't be alarmed on my ac.
count, think l shall survive the loss
of Miss Maud Howard"
That evening, with a penitent ex,
preston in the laughing blue eyes
Maud Howard asked Ezra's pardon fol
the part she had taken in the joke; but
the timid widow could not be induced tc
appear again before Ezra, not even tc
say goodbye.
'Oh, what must he think of me?" she
thought.
Not many months afterward, Ezra
made it his business to call on the
young widow, and after protracted
exchange of thoughts, they became en-,
gagged.
'From the first l felt that was a
doomed man, said Ezra. "It was writ,
ten for me to marry widow. "-Geneva
March, in n. Y. Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
GuIIlbIlIty OF the RnssInnn.

A noble Of high standing in St. Peters
burg made bet that by advertising the
merest nonsense he could get money
sent him from all parts of the Empire.
He inserted an advertisement in the
papers that for the sum of one ruble he
would forward the sender powder
which, if put in luke-warm water, would
breed dozen of chicks Rubles were
sent to him by the thousands He won
the bet, but he had to pay an equivalent
in returning the ruble to the senders
and giving them piece of advice. This
story is circulated in the Russian papers
by way of justifying the strict vigilance
Of the censor over every line of adver-
tising as well as of reading matter that
goes to press.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
The Original OF Calico Printing.

Calico printing is believed not to have
been practised in Europe till the seven
teenth century. In what country the
art was first introduced, according to
Baines, is doubtful: "At the beginning
of the eighteenth century Augsburg,
where the manufacture of cotton had
prevailed long before it's introduction
into England was famous for it's printed
linens and cottons; but even on this it is
not easy to obtain any authentic infor-
nation of its introduction. That city
long supplied the manufacturers of AL
SAGE and Switzerland with colored
markers, dyers, etc, proof of the
earlier establishment of the art in Augs-
burg, which has witnessed alike ita
birth and decay" Toledo Dlade.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
~IT WAS WRITTEN"
And Despite All Prejudices Came
Out as 1t Should.

} DYOUthinlx that
is to be your
fate, Ezra" said
Ray Bark e +,
smiling,
mo, my dear
boy, l do not"
answered Ezra
Campbell, with
emphasis. THAT
is only what
they say. If 1
had the slight
est idea of there
being any truth
in it, 1 would
commit suicide.
I'm decidedly
fond of hirta-
tions, you know,
but you never
catch me flirting
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
Proper ~reatment of Shoe Leather.

"W hen the leather in your shoes be-
comes old and begrimed with blacking,
you will ascertain that the feet will be
cold" remarked the old-time shoe
seller. Then it is time to cast aside
the shoes and use them to wear beneath
arctics or for some other purpose.
have seen it referred to many times, but
if you want to keep your shoes in good
condition you should use vaseline on
them often, The life will be kept in
the leather, and, if rightly applied, you
can shine the footwear just as well as
if the preparation had never been used
Put it on at night when taking off the
shoes. There is castor and like oil, also,
that will as well serve the purpose, and
keep your shoes and boots in good
shape, imparting much greater warmth
to the feet than if you allow blacl1ing
and the like to eat up all the life in the
leather When backing commences to
cake on the shoes, wash them with
plain water, no soap.-Shoe and Leather
Facts
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

-Mannish Young Woman. -"Wel
old gentleman, when you get through
staring at me hope you'll quit" Old
Party-'I didn't mean to annoy you,
I'm sure. But you remind me so much
Of my boy away at college. ."-Indianap.
oils journal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24
The Nightingale and the Rose.

Oriental writers represent the nightin-
gale as signing for the love of the rose.
In curious fragment by the Persian
poet Altar, entitled 'Bulbul Nameh''
(The Book of the Nightingale all the
birds appear before Solomon and charge
the nightingale with disturbing their
rest by the broken and plaintive strains
which he warbles forth all the night in
a sort Of frenzy and intoxication. The
nightingale is summoned and acquitted
by the wise king, becauses the bird as.
sures him that his vehement love for
the rose drives him to distraction, and
causes him to break forth into those pas
sionate and touching complaints which
are laid to his charge. Detroit Free
Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

An instrument termed "Polymetev''
is now used for measuring and regulat-
ing the requisite quantity of moisture
or so-called humidity of the atmosphere.
1t is designed also to determine the va
por pressure and temperature. 1t is of
special value in technical industries,
being largely used in cotton mills and
paper-starch factories, as well as in hos
pitals and private houses.--N. Y. Jour
nal.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

doctor, is there no remedy for
goutP" SO, yes. You shouldn't have
drank SO much wine the last thirty J ears
or so. o."-Philadelphia Times
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-01-24

1t is stated that the great soda de-
posits of Wyoming have been sold to a
party of English and French capitalists
foE 81, 100000
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29
THE EASTERN ASSOCIATION

Especial CorrespOndent.)
The Eastern Association was held
at Dobson's Chapel, Duplln county,
week before last. The attendance
was very large, and the meeting ex-
ceedingly interesting. The hospital
ity Of the people deserve the high
est praise. They cared for the very
large crowd, and did it we'll. The
following ministers were present:
Revs. ). L. Stewart, T. II. Pritch.
ard, D. D., J. T. Albritton, {. Dur.
ham, D. D., NJ. L. Kesler, G. F.. Hop
per, r. E. Petle, 8. D. Swain, II. ]
Duncan, G. 8. Best, E. ]. Edwards,
J. d. Newton. r. G. Sanding. w
l. Bilbrow, J. B. Barlow, J. II. Dob
con, M. G. Walton, F. II. Wooten,
J. H. Hildreth.
Tho next Association will be held
at Emma's Chapel, Richland, On
| slow county~The officers elected
were J. l.. Stewart, Moderator; Oil
yer Blackburn, Clerk; 8. M. Carl
ton, Treasurer. 0. B.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29
GEORGIA FOR FINANCIAL
REFORM AND LOWER
TAXES.

The following resolutions were
passed by the Georgia Legislature
a few weeks ago:
Resolved, BY the House Of Rep
resentatives, the Senate cOncurring
that our Senators and Representa-.
tives in Congress be and they are
hereby requested to use their influ.
ence and votes TO secure legislation
which will correct the evils com
planned of by the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union In
convention at Ocala, Fla, and the
evils complained of by the Demo
cratic party, especially those that
relate TO the present financial con.
dition and taxation OF the govern
ment.
Resolved, That his Excellency the
Cove nor be requested to transmit
to each of our Senators and Kepre
sentatives in Congress a certifi. &
copy Of the foregoing resolution.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

That Is what every Agent receives
who gets up q club on our 81 per
week plan.
Our 14-karat gold-filled cases are
warranted for 20 years. Fine Elzin
ar Waltham movement. Stem wind
and set. Lady's or GEMS size.
Equal to any $50 watch. To secure
agents where we have none, We sell
one of the Hunting Case Watches
for tho Club price $2S and send g., 0.
ID. by express with privilege of ex-
animation before paying for anne.
Our agent at Durham, N. G. writes:
s.Our jewelers. have confessed they
don't know how voI can furnish
such work for the money!
One good reliable agent wanted
for each place. Write for particiars.
EMPIRE WATCH Co.,
48 and 90 Maiden Lane,
oc 90 1ynrm. New York.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

mercnandIse, and our galleries OF art,
and our city halls as fiat In the dust as
We found Memphis on the afternoon OF
that Thanksgiving day. And II the
cities go down the nation win 90 down.
"Oh," you say, that Is impossible; we
have stood 30 long-yea, over hun
dred years as q nation" Why, what
Of that Thebes stood i've hundred
year,; Memphis stood thousand
years. God does not forget. One day
with the Lord Is as a thousand years
and a thousand years as one day.
Rum and debauchery and bad poll
tics are more rapidly working the de-
struction OF our American cities than
sin OF any kind and all kinds worked
for the destruction Of The cities of Atri-
ca, once 30 mighty and now 50 pros
trate. But their gods were idols, and
could do nothing except for debase-
ment Our God made the heavens and
sent his Son to redeem the nations.
And our cities will not go down, and
our nation will not perish, because the
Gospel Is going to triumph. Toward!
al schools and colleges and churches!
Forward! all refornatory and mission
airy organizations Forward! all the
influences marshaled to bless the
world. Let our modern European and
American cities listen to the voice of
| those ancient cities resurrected, and
by hammer and chisel and crowbar
be compelled to speak.
VOICES FROM THE PAST.
notice the voice of those ancient
cities Is hoarse from the exposure OF
forty centuries, and they accentuate
slowly with lips that were palsied for
ages, but all together those cities along
the Nile intone these words: Hear us
for we are very old, and 1t Is hard fol
us to speak. We were wise long before
Athens learned her first lesson. We
sailed our ships while yet navigation
was unborn These obelisks, these pyr
anids, these fallen pillars, these wrecked
temples, these colossi of black granite
these wrecked sarcophagi under the
brow Of the hills, tell you of what was
In grandeur and of what am coming
down to be. We sinned and we fell Oul
learning could not save us. See those
half obliterated hieroglyphics on yon
der wall. Our architecture could MOI
save us: See the painted columns O.
Phil@ and the shattered temple of Els
neh. Our heroes could not save US
Witness Menes, Diodorus, Rameses ant
Ptolemy. Our gods, Ammon ane
Osiris, could not save US. See thei
fallen temples all along the four thou
sand miles of Nile. Oh, ye nioderr
cities, get some other Coda God wht
can help, a God who can pardon, {
God who can save Called up as W,
are for a little while to give testimony
again the sands of the desert will bur,
uB. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust!" AND
as these voices Of porphyry and granite
ceased, all the sarcophag under tn
hills responded, 'Ashes to ashes!" ane
the capital OF lofty column 4eh, grind
Ing Itself to powder under the rocks
and responding, dust to dusti"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

Blood diseases are terrible On &C.
count Of their lOathesome nature,
and the fact thatthey wreck the con-
stitution 80 completely unless the
proper antidote is applied. BIB. B.
botanic Blood Balml is composed
of the true antidOte for blood poison
It's use never fails to give satisfac.
ton
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29


cumfersnce. Vast colonnades through
which imposing professions marched.
Hero stood the Temple Of the Sun, II
selffn brilliancy sun shone ON by an
other sun. Thebes In power over .
Thousand ons hundred years, or nearly
ten times As long as the United States
have existed. Here Is a recumbens
statue seventy-five feet long. Bronzed
gateways. A metropolis called "the
haven Of the blest," Hero Joseph was
prime minister. Here Pharaoh received
Jacob. AL possible splendors were
built up into this royal city. Hosea,
Ezekiel, Jeremiah and Isaiah speak OF
1t IS something wonderful
Never did visit q city with such ex-
allied anticipate ms and never did my
aEtidpations drop so fat. Not pillar
stands. Not a wall Is unbSoken. Not
fountain losses In the sun. Even the
ruins have been ruined, and all that
remains are chips of marble, small
pieces Of fractured sculpture and splin-
tered human bones. Here and there a
letter of some elaborate inscription, q
toe or ear of a statue that once stood
in niche Of palace wall. Ezekiel proph.
esied it's botting out, and the prophecy
has been fulfilled.
ride on" I said to our party, 'tant
don't wait for me-" And as stoot
there alone the city Of Memphis In tn
glory Of past centuries returned. An,
heard the rush OF her chariots, an
tho dash Of her fountains, and the cor
i VITALITY Of her palaces, ana saw th
drunken mobiles roll ON the floors of ms
saic, while In startling contrast ami
oil the royalties Of the place saw Phi,
raoh look up into the taco of aged. "a
tia JaSph, the shepherd saying, 'HQ
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

| Dut tuo ucdO CaIieS StkunG AOuS Tue
Nile not only demolish infdelity, but
thunder down the absurdity OF the
modern doctrine Of evolution which
says the world started with nothing
and then rose, and human nature be-
gan with nothing but evolved into
SPLENDID manhood and womanhood Of
itself. Nay; the sculpture of the world
was more wonderful In the days Of
Memphis and Thebes and Carthage
than In the days Of Boston and New
York.
Those blocks of stoae, weighing three
hundred tons, high up In the wall al
Karnac, imply machinery equal to II
not surprising the machinery Of the
Nineteenth century. How was that
statue of Rameses, weighing eight hun
dred and eighty seven tons, transport
ed from the quarries, two hundred
miles away, and how was 1t liftedi Tell
us modern maohinists. How were
those galleries Of rock, still standing at
Thebes, filed with paintings surpassed
by no artists pencil of the present dayf
Tell us, artists of the Nineteenth CEN
tury. The dead cities Of Egypt so far
as they have left enough pillars or
statues or sepulchsrs or temple ruins to
tell the story-Memphis, Mgdol, HER
opolis, Zoan, Thebes, Goshen, Carthage
ell OF them developino downward In
stead of upward The, have evoluted
from magnifcence into destruction.
!, The gospel of Jesus Christ Is the only
elevator of individual and social ma
1 tonal character. Let all the livfnr
: cities know that pomp and opulence
Q and temporal prosperity are no security.
> Those ancient cities lacked nothing bu.
4 good morals. Dissipation and sin slev
r them, and unless dissipation and sI
, are halsed they will some day slay on,
"a modern cattesr and Leans opz paaaeas O
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

The increase In traffic on the Suez
canal causes serious delays. The COM
pany has begun to widen the canal
and the work will be completed in
about two years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

II FOUR Rack ACHES
o. you are all worn ont, really good lor nothing
1t II general debility. Try
BROWNS IRON HIfTER0.
b. u dNeleu ip medicine
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

British ships and cargoes lost every
year at sea are valued at about 800, =
Doc, 900.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29
Notice..

By order of the Board of Direc-
tors Of the Clinton Loan Association
the stockholders of said Association
are Hereby called to meet in the
Court House in Clinton at II a, IN .
on Thursday, Nov. the 5,h 1891, on
very Important business. A full
attendance is urgently requested.
j. l.. STEWART. Pres.
ID. B. NICHOLSON, Sect'y.
Oct. 21st 1891. I'd.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29

GOSHEN HIGH SCHOOL.
The Fall Session Of this School
will open on the
First Monday in August, 1901,
The management will be in
the hands Of tho present prin-
cipal, J. D. Ezzell.
Tuition from $500 to $3.50
for a term of twenty weeks.
Board, in good families near
school building, at from $500
to $3.50 per month.
For any further information
write to the principal.
J. D. EZZELL,
jy16-tf Hobton, n. G..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1891-10-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Wv "A - shAsNfAS3 ~ ~
~ SON COUNTY.
J. c. SLocuNB,
J.J JACKSON,
To J. Jackson:
Take notice that the above en-
title action has been this day COM
menced before me for the pu! pos
of obtaining a judsmen, in favor
Of the said plaintiff and against the
said defendant, J. J. Jackson, fol
the sum Of fly dollars due by nc
count TO the said plaintiff from the
said defendant, aud let the said J
J. Jackson further take notice tina,
he is required to appear before me
at my office IN Clinton, in said STATE
and county, on the 2sth day Of No
vember, 1891. and answer or demuI
to the complaint of The said plaintiff
III. b. GIDDENS, J. p
This Oct. 18th, lS9l.-22-6
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25
STEPHEN h. ELKINS.

On Thursday of last week the
President designated the Hon. Ste
phen B. Elkins as Secretary of War,
vice Secretary Proctor, who has
taken his seat in the Senate.
Mr.. Elkins, the main director of
the Republican presidential cam
naign, is acitizen of West VirginjA
He is man of excellent taste *
art and literature. lie was born in
Ohio on September 2G, 1871. at
| which time that State was COM
parativc wilderness. In early life
he went to Missouri, and after at
tending the ordinary district schools,
he entered the Missouri State Uni
versity, from which he graduated
in July, 1860. In 1863 he went
still farther west into New Mexico.
In 1864 he was chosen to the Terri
torial Legislature. He was elected
subsequently to the Forty-Third
Congress as a Territorial delegate
and was reelected to the Forty
Fourth Congress. He had before
his election to Congress been chosen
to the seat of District Attorney and
Acknowledgement of the Territory,
and was also appointed United
States District Attorney. He filled
his public positions to the utmost
satisfaction of his constituents.
After the expiration of his Con-
gressional career he entered into
business pursuits, investing his
capita largely in mining properties.
He was very successful i'll his ven
ture and soon controlled manymines
in Colorado. New Mexico and West
Virginia. In a short time he be-
came very wealthy and was known
as one of the most fortunate mine
owners of the southwest. lie is a
man of thorough business habits
and to this may be ascribed the
great successes that he has achieved.
He is known to be thorough ana
efficient organizer. Socially he is a
genial companion and hearty host.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1891-12-25

A correspondent of the Baltimore
Herald, writing from Clarksburg,
W. Va, has the following to say of
the new railroad running from Ri
nard on the B. g. o. to GAINESVILLE:
ga new short-hnc railroad run
ming from small station on the B.
u q. railroad, called Rinard, to
GAINESVILLE, 10 miles in the noun
tains, started running this week
and opens up an entirely new and
hitherto impenetrable portion of the
State. Thousands of acres of gi-
gantic spruce and hemlock timber
are upon its line. Shaggy Mountain,
where deer, bear and other wild
animals abound, is near its terminal,
and the famous Wardwell thicket,
where laurel grows so thick that it
is said no human being has ever
been able to penetrate it, is within
easy distance.
"Ihc mountainecrs have never
seen railroad before and come
miles to get II look at the cars.
They are strong, sturdy set, ut
tcrly unsophisticatcd and appear to
view the engine of progress with
suspicion. The company owning
the road anticipates Il very large
business, having orders ahead for
upwards of 100, 900 cords of pulp
wood, besides heavy tan-bark and
timber orders. 1t is now running
about 20 carloads Of the product
daily into Rinard and intend, as
soon as cars can be supplied, to
largely increase the output. Large
saw-mills are in operation and sew
eral more in process of cOnStruc-
ton, and what Was a few months
since a mountain fastness is rapidly
becoming busy community"
1t seems as though the daily pa
pers in all sections can be "'faked"
by such nonsence as the above,
when no foundation whatever exists
on which to build such sensational
stories. The mountaineers ;of the
Alleghenies are a sturdy, intelligent
class of people and are at all times
willing and anxious to help all en-
terprises that will open up and de-
velop new territory.