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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
Righteous Indignation

Much indignation is felt in literary
circles by the putting on sale, as has
been done, of the personal letters of the
late Miss Booth, long editor of Harper,s
Bazar. In the many years which she
occupied this position she naturally re-
celved an accumulation of letters from
prominent writers, many still living.
Some, many indeed, of the women writ
ers were on terms Of cordial intimacy
with Miss Booth, and their letters often
coupled with business frank references
to private affairs. Such will naturally
resent this publicity. 1t. is understood
that the letters are scheduled and adyer-
tised with rates attached. The instinct
which thus sacrifices good taste and BRO
prlety to business enterprise is to be de-
plored. Point of View in New York
Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
Eating Reed Birds.

A lively scene took place in a well
known restaurant recently when a
prominent citizen, who has a temper
like bowl of Tobasco sauce, ordered
reed birds and found SHOT In one of
them. The old fellow didn't mind the
shot much, but the manner in which he
found it was what caused the trouble.
He was explaining to his wife the prop
er manner to eat reed birds. You eat
everything but the beaks," said he.
Crunch the bones up just as if they
were part of the meat. Now, watch
me-"
Suiting the action to the words. the
old gentleman began to masticate a leg.
The first time his jaws came together
he found the bird shot by the aid of a
sore tooth, and the yell that followed
drew shrek of laughter from his wife
that made the old man dance with
rage. The poor wife had a struggle
throughout the entire meal to suppress
her laughter, and it was doubly hard,
for other diners were enjoying the old
mans discontinue without taking the
trouble to hide their merriment.-E
ahange.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
DEMANDS OF
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE
AND INDUSTRIAL UNION
OF AMERICA, AS ADOPT
ED AT ST. LOUIS 1889.

/. That we demand the abolition
Of National banks, and the subsiitu-
ton of legal tender Treasury notes
in lieu of National Bank notes, issu-
ed in sufficient volume to do tn.
business of The country on a cash
system; regulating the amount
needed on a per capita basis as tie
business interests of the country ex-
pands, and that all money issued b,
the government shall be legal tender
in payment of all debts, both public
and private.
2. That we demand that Congress
shall pass such laws as shall effectu-
ally prevent the dealing in futures
of all agricultural and mechanical
productions; preserving a stringent
system of procedure in trials as shall
secure the prompt conviction, and
imposing such penalties as shall Sc
cure the most perfect compliance
with the law.
8. That we demand the free and
unlimited coinage of silver.
4. That we demand the passage
of laws prohibiting the alien owner.
ship of land, and that Congress take
early steps to devise some plan to
obtain all lands now owned by
aliens and foreign syndicates and
that all lands low held by railroads
and other corporations, in excess of
such as is actually used and needed
by them, be reclaimed by the gov.
eminent and held tor actual settlers
only.
5. Relieving in the doctrine of
"equal rights to all and special
privileges to none,' we demand
that taxation, National or State,
shall not be used to build up one in
terest or class at the expense of an
other. We believe that the money
of the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands Of the
people, and hence we demand that
all revenue, National, State or Coun-
ty, shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government eco
nomicaliy and honestly administer
ed.
6. That Congress issue a suffiei.
ent amount of fractional paper cur
rency to facilitate exchange through
the medium of the United States
mail
Z. We demand that the means of
communication and transportation
shall be owned by and operated in
the interest Of the people, as is the
United States postal system.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
ooos AND ENDS
rrncl.. saru hns a; CO an wella

Uncle Sam has &C. COO oil weilA
Some cigarette hands make 1000 a
day.
Savannah claims the oldes; American
theater
Many of the new ha:alss iiaS. light
weight silver heads
Next 20 good range a good clock
10 Of paramount Importance In the
Kitchen
Washington IS the only city of its
sire in the United States which has no
factory girls,
Londoners pay between $50. ooo and
si0o. 600 year for water sold under
the name of milk.
To clean willow furniture use salt
and water. Apply with nail brush,
and scrub thoroughly.
The present plans of the Japanese
government will double the navy OF
that country within six years
Recent experiments show that with
proper appliances ordinary gaslight can
be used In making photographs
China has just coined n silver dollar
which will be accepted in trade in place
of the Mexican and japanese coins
heretofore used.
Defiance. la, claims to have "a living
skeleton in the person of a man who Is
5 feet inches in height and weighs but
sixty-fve pounds
The number of eggs in n six pound
eel in November Is fully 5000. 900. I'm
der the microscope they measure eighty
to the linear inch
To keep nickel silver ornaments and
mounts bright rub them with wooden
cloths that have been saturated in
spirits of ammonia.
A Georgia farmer is living with his
sixth wife. Each of his five other wives
died on the Friday preceding the second
Sunday of the month.
The carp is about the only cud chew
ing fish, the coarsely swallowed food
being forced up to .heir throat teeth
for complete mastication.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
A Congressman Loses a Vote.

She had come down here with large
party, and was feeding her aspiring
mind with the intellectual feast sup
posed by all admirers of great men to
be perpetually spread in the house of
representatives. She wanted to see cher
congressman" All the gallery occu-
pants call them "my congressman, with
the accent on the ''my" She slid along
in the front seat till she brought up
close to the wire net that confines the
ambitions of the press gallery and keeps
the news safe. A busy young man sat
as close to it as he could, waiting for an
explosion of oratory.
''Young man." whispered the old lady,
edo you know Mr.. Lodge-Henry Cabot
Lodge, of Massachusetts, when you see
him?''
The young man thought he did.
"Won't you show him to me?' the old
lady whispered imploringly.
"Why, yes, there he is now" and he
pointed down in the pit where Mr.. Lodge
was looking at the speakers chair. His
hands were saving his pockets as usual,
and peeping out from the festoons of his
curly beard was a real live cigar. The
dear old lady looked at him with rapture
that slowly dwindled away and changed
to panied, shocked expression. She
wiped her spectacles and looked again.
The sight was too much for her. In a
tone of horror she. gasped, ''But he is
smoking cigarr'
eyes," the heartless young man re-
Iponded promptly, che is. He does it
Every day."
'But is it right in the house?"
eyes, indeed"
"Well, don't think it is nice, and |
shall never let James vote for him
again. Kate Fields Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
POLK MEMORIAL ASSOC1A.
TION.

At meeting OF d number Oh
friends of the late Col. l. L.
Polk. hell in Raleigh, June
18th, it was determined to call
a public meeting to be held in
Metropolitan Hall, Raleigh.
June 23d, at IL O'Clock. for the
purpose Of organ zing a PoiE
Memorial Association, looking
TO the erection of a suitable
monument to his memory.
To this end, the undersigned,
a committee appointed by said
meeting, cordially invite the
cooperation of those interest
ell in this State and through
ont the country.
MARION BUTLER,
+. Nick GooDwES,
y. p. BRoUGHTos,
4. J. DALEY,
so. WILSON,
w. j. PEELE,
j. J. THOMAS,
Commute e.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
MIR. ALEXANDER ON THE
SITUATION.

Capt. S. B. Alexander, on his re-
turn t. Washington said that Polk
has greater following among the
country people than the city and
town folks are disposed to give him.
Mr.. Alexander, being a candidate
for denomination, took run over
the district, and while he found the
sentiment in the city pretty nearly
all one way-that is, nothing is to
De feared from the Third party
movenent-he found that if the
Democi ats do not make wise NOM
ination the assertions from the par
ty are AIT to be dangerously large.
He found the farmers waiting to
see what the Chicago convention
will do, and he fears that if a pro-
nouncet anti free coinage man is the
nominee there may be good deal
OF trouble in the State. Elk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
All His pills Beaueathed In Him

An eccentric old female of eighty
three years, who was very wealthy, ha.
died in Lyons leaving behind her q
peculiar last Twill and testament,
which appears to be intended as post
humous joke at the expense of the
members of the medical profession.
I'm grateful recognition of the intelli-
gent and devoted care of DIR. X" SO
runs clause in the document, ''who
has enabled me to attain a ripe old
age, | bequeath to him everything con-
tanned in my bonheur du jour-"
After the death Of the estimable tes-
tatrix the executors unlocked the ar
ticle OF furniture in question and found
in it, still unopened, sealed and corked,
all the pills and potions prescribed for
the deceased by Dr. K during the past
ten years. Paris Cor. London Tele-
graph.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
DUTY OF SOUTHERN DELEGATES.

The Democratic Convention
will be in session next week a I
Chicago. We very much fear
from the present outlook that
Cleveland will be the nominee.
Tue fine Italian band OF Wall
Street has gotten in its work.
II such a meeting as the Syria
cure Convention Of kickers had
been held for any one besides
Wall Streets candidate, the
unit I'd and associated press dis
patches and the metropolitan
daiIies would have branded the
men in the convention and their
candidate as boilers, disorgan-
izers ard enemies t. good gov
eminent. They would have
been denounced as traitors.
Then all the little papers and
the machine politicians would
have echoed the same senti-
ment. Wall Street has been 80
successful booming her man,
that many have been made to
believe that there was a con-
siderable popular movement
among the masses for Cleve.
land. But what sentiment there
is for him is largely manufac-
tured. Now Cleveland has Ger
tain Qualities that Americans
will always admire. But his
views on matters of public
policy and national Legislation
show that he has a narrow
horizon, and that he is infu-
enced largely by his immediate
environments. He does not 90
far enough on the tariff, and at
one time seemed to be afraid
of the issue, while his finsn-
cial views are in direct conflict
with the interests Of the great
agricultural and wealth pro
ducing sections of the country.
We trust that the delegates
from tue South and the West
will control or at ,ast be able
to impress upon the convention,
the simprudence and folly of
nominating Cleveland, when
there are other men who would
stand some reasonable chance
OF being elected. The Chica go
convention, whoever may be it's
preference, will not knowingly
invite defeat. The danger is
that they will not fully realize
the situation. And here lies
tie great duty of the Southern
delegates, and especially those
from North Carolina. Gentle
men, be honest with the con-
and tell them the stu
alton as it is.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
We had hoped that Blaine
would be- nominated at Minnea-

We had hoped that Blaine
would be nominated at Minnea-
polls. In the first place, We
think he could have peeu beat
ten, in the next place if he
should have been elected, he
would have been less objection
able than any Republican we
know. lie is opposed to the
force bill, and lis reciprocity
idea is step toward free trade.
In fact Blaine is better Demo
Graf than a number of promi-
nent men in this State who are
labelled Democrats. Then per-
sonallv Blaine is a man with
many admirable traits, H is a
big hearted man with manv
generous and noble impulses.
On the other hand Harrison is
a narrow, prejudiced, cold and
designing fellow. He is the
most dangerous type of a man.
He would rob you and then prav
Tor you. But the logical CAN
didates of the Republican party
would have been Mckinley and
Tom Reed, of Maine. Thev
represent the only two distin-
gushing ideas of the Republi-
can party-one, legalized rob-
berry, the other, brute force.
Yes, it should have been Nc
Kinley and Reed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
The Campaign of Education.
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16

A recent trial Of young man In New
York for the snuryinr 81 his wife was
marked BY une is-cuiiar feature.
MANY II the details af the evidence
wrrp too gru~z aud horrible for any
wosnaniy woman TO wish 10 read. sv.sn
IN the privacy Of her chamber. Yet The
courtroom was crowded with women
no, Of the criminal class. bat Of wealth
and education, who listened TO every
word given BIZ witnesses or lawyers with
gesn interest
Ii Is becoming the custom IN large
cities-a very bad cnstosg. which has
long been followed in England and
Francc--fcr women Of this class 20 ire
auent courts whenever \ sensational
criminal trial Is going on. no matter
how tragic or questionable the cirrum-
stances revealed may be,
So peculiar a movement ia social life
demands some investigation. We do not
believe that it is caused b. any immoral
tendencies in these women. Liccntsous
books do not circulate among educated
American women. and they certainly
have betrayed no nurderous pnoclivi-
ties. There is no country in the world
in which affection. mo=lcsty and mutual
respect are found moro dominant in the
home life than here.
How can we account. then. for this
morbid, unclean taste in matrons and
young girls whose own lives are inno-
cent?
A shrewd observer of human nature
says, The shortest road fer a woman
to vice is by monotonous or an lille
life."
This aphorism explains as well why
foreign princes take TO gambling for
pastime. and why those titled ladies Of
Great Britain who seek only diversion
flock to the high court of Justice. as it
explains why American women are be
ginning to do the same thing. Youths
Companion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
PRESIDENT POLK DEAD.

In another column is given
an account of Col L. L. Folks
sickness, death and funeral
Enc OF the most prominent char
acters in America is no more.
But few men il any have ever
had larger personal following
besides he was the official head
Of the largest farmer and labor
organization the world has ever
seen but few men have been
more criticised, misrepresented,
misunderstood, and abused. But
snch is, in a greater or less de-
gree, the lot of every reformer.
or course, those who have been
instrumental i'll perpetrating
the wrongs that exist, those
who are the recipients and ex-
pec.ant recipients Of the spells
from such wrongs, togethe with
those who prefer to suffer the
ills that do exist to r.sking the
results of an attempt to estab-
lish equal justice, are, as a rule,
against all reforms that must
be fought for. The former are
opposed to any reform, the lat
ter are for only such reform as
are readily granted by the pow
ers that be. Therefore, the road
OF every reformer is hard, and
nothing but heroic patriotism
and devotion to duty can sus
tain such a man. But now that
Col. Polk is dead, those that
fought him most bitterly while
living, must all admit that no
purer public man ever lived.
While We ourselves think that
his judgment was often at fault,
yet no one who knew him could
ever question his honesty of
purpose. He was a man with a.
big heart, inspired with noble
impulses. He was genial, warm.
hearted and brilliant, in short
a man of wonderful personal
magnetism. He had no supe-
rior as an organizer, and if he
had possessed the same admin.
lstrative ability to direct and
execute, he would have been
one OF the greatest leaders Of
men this country has ever seen
How often do we see men en-
ter public life p,or, but sudden
~ become rich-how, the pub
lie seldom knows. Col. Polk
dies poor, and there probably
has never lived a man wbol
could haye prostitutsd his nos. !
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
THE FARMERS FOOT THE
BILLS.

The Alliance Echo, of Chatham
county, says: "There is great deal
OF talk nowadays about the enor
NOUS amount of taxation the people
would be compelled to bear, if the
government were to buy the rail-
'oads. We would like to know who
paid Tor these roads and who is pay
ing the expenses now. CertaI aly
the people who pay the freight bills
and buy tickets do it. Trace it on
Dack, an you'll dnd the farmer and
iaborlng man has it to bear after all >"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
Differs from Many church Peon,e.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton has expressed
a very decided opinion in favor of the
Sunday opening Of the Worlds fair. She
says one day is as good and no better
than another. What is wrong on SUM-
day is wrong on Monday, and to close
the fair on Sunday is to prevent thon-
sands of people from seeing it. She is
surprised that Frances Willard objects,
and suggests that if the churches are
wise they will attend more particularly
to their own business and let national
affairs alone.-Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16

Every person under twenty-one years
OF age needs nine hours rest ont Of tbe
twenty-four. So says DIR. Cold. an
eminent German physician.
a curious story from Oregon relates
that young child in Eugene City is
growing faster on one side than ON the
other without apparent cause.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
Piles! Piles!! Itching PilesiIl

'SYMPToMs-Moisture; intense itch
ing and singing most at night !:
worse by scratching. IF allowed 10
continue tumors form. which often
Diced and ulcerate. becoming very
sore. SwAYNE's OINTMENT stons
tne itching and bleeding, heals ulcer
ation, and in most cases removes tho
Juniors. At druggists, or by mail
for 80 cents. '
DR. SwAYNE & Son,
w gu Philadelphia
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
Big Hole. Small Girl

A little daughter of Charles Davis. Of
Wilbur, Wash, while running around
alone, fell in badger hole, and it took
TWO hours hunting to find her, and It
was only by accident she was found at
al, as nothing but her little hat, which
was tied to her head, was to be seem
sbove the surface. Her mouth and ewes
Wezc nearly filed with dirt and she had
tried until she was too weak to cry
more.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16

\ Limoges firm has introduced a new
process of firing porcelain by means OF
petroleum or residuuia oils, which give
very pure heat without smoke OF
fumes
The learned DR. Mckatterll. i'm Iii,
article on the rapidity of thought,
states that ii requires one thirteenth OF
a second to distinguish between red
and blue
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
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NOTICE

aviNG kL,FlED ts ADMIN
l. ISTRAIOR g" ihf estate 81 II H..
Ben. deceasCc, | hs'ch' i've notice ~
all persons having claims gaiusi sat-
estate 10 pTesesi the s,m" daily authc' /
iieated To me within one year from H.
late or this not &C Wal be ph ALL al
bar to their recovery, and a. = r, r,,'f.s
Indebted 10 ssid estate % rake imu.. d.
a'e settlement % Ia amp.
This March 3irh 1892
j. r. Nc'HA L, i'mr
RpT g.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1892-06-16
STATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
FOR COVERING r.:
ELIAS CARR,
Of Edgecombe.

FDh GOV bhSt II
ELIAS CARR,
Of Edgecombe.
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.:
II. a. DAUG HTON,
of Allegheny.
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
OCTAVlUS COKE,
of Wake.
FOR TREASURER
DONALD Balm,
of Wake.
FOR AUDITOR:
r. NJ. FURMAN,
of Buncombe.
FOR sUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
J. G. SCARBOROUGH,
Of Johnston.
FOR ATTORNEY. GENERAL:
FRANK /. OSBORNE,
Of Mecklenburg.
FOR JUDGE TWELFTH DISTRICT:
GEORGE A. SHUFFORD.
FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE:
CHARLES B. AYCOCK,
ROBERT q. GLENN.