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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
The TribuIations of AZ 4 nrets ardsd HseIsT.
CONFEDERATE Cross ROADS,
Valentine DAY. 1893.

CONFEDERATE Cross ROADS,
Valentine day, 1898.
Mr.. EDIIoR-DEAR SIHE--I have
more political questions TO answer
to-day than Lord Simmons did the
evening before John Eayes sprung
the Republican State convention.
Calamity johnson came over, the
steam rising from his mouth and
nostrils, worse than if he had swal-
lowed ginger mill. he said he could
not understand politics, and az ] vas
not taking stock but silent locker
Oh maybe could explain some things
! told him to proceed. He said he
had always been Democrat and 1t
had never made any difference wheth-
er the party had any Democracy IN
it or not, he was for the party against
the world, the flesh and the devil,
but hereafter he would think little
for himself. lie said he was MEM
Der Of the Farmers Alliance and that
his candidate told him that they did
love the alliance better than "A kitten
loves sweet milk and you Just stay
with the dear old party and when We
are elected and these crazy third
Party fellows are all dead we will
put you into soft beads. Now he be-
gan to talk excitedly, we read Il short
article from THE CAUCASIAN 10 him
about keeping in the middle of the
road. He began to calm down aud
said during the campaign on two
occasions he had rode an old poor
mule bear backed with the hereafter
part of his pants out, Is miles TO get
to his county seat to take part IN a
horse hack rally one time, the other
in a torch light procession, and acted
hig part well with the other boys.
He says he saw some in carriges and
some on the street corners waving
hats, that of course done him good
all over. When it came to voting
he done that for all he was worth
elected his man some how, or at any
rate they were counted III. When
his Legislatures assembled he knew
there was few soft jobs in their
gift and as he had been counted a
first class heeler of course there
would be 10 trouble about getting a
job. He with several car load of
others of his kind gethered together
what little money he had and hied
his self away to the capital. After
wasting his living he found himself
black balled. He came home and
cast about to put himself in position
to receive some of the appointment Is
that was in the gift of the governor,
and 10 and behold when the appoint
ment came they were directed to the
other fellow, and every one of them
from door-keeper up was given either
to the fellow that was in the carriage
or stood on the corner and waved his
hat at the rally. At this Johnson
broke down. We told him Jordan
was hard road to travel if he was
poor man and bought his ticket
over the so-called Democratic trunk
line. We were not on that line and
he is getting his eyes open.
AN EX-CoNFEDERATE.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
FOIs wo SIZE


4 Woman for Poet Laureate"
The Wonan's Tribune gives Miss
Willard credit for making a sus-
restion that would never occurred
10 any man on the globe. Not that
the man wouldn't willingly accept
il. but that he ID 80 made that he
couldn't have originated the idea.
Here it Is:
If 0neen Victoria were only ac-
cessible ~ ideas from tbs. planes OF
progressive thought she would GER
tainlv adopt the suggestion made by
Miss Willard. aud cordially seconded
on every hand. that Jean lngclow
should be appointed poet laureate or
England. No time SO tit as the
present. with woman on the throne
to make the Innovation of confer
ring this honor upon ii woman.
If merit is counted by brains, if
the value of poetry depends in no
decree on the sex of the writer, If IA
given person should have u given
position simply and only because
that pers III has earned the right To
il, then Jean IneeIow's claim should
be seriously considered.
1t would be a strange innovation
on an old and moss covered custom,
and probably half dozen aspirants
for the coveted prize would feel like
taking dose of strichnine, but no
one need trouble about a little thing
like that. These are great and glo-
rious times in which we live, and if
woman can write better poetry
than her ''brother man" she ought
not to be handicapped on her way to
a far and deserved reward
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Some Statistics for Husbands,

An energetic little woman, who
was rather tired of hearing her hus-
band say that a woman's work was
nothing, made up her mind, accord
ing to the Lady's Pictorial, to con-
vince him by the indisputable logic
of figures.
During the last year she took the
trouble of calculating how she spent
her time-and her husbands income.
which was by no means large. She
had two children and two servants,
and lived in pretty but small SUI
burban house. Yet, during the year,
she managed to order nearly 1000
meals, to dust 1890 rooms, to dress
her children nearly 800 times, to re-
ceive nearly 900 visitors, and to pay
nearly 900 return calls, to read IS
books and more than 500 papers, to
attend church 125 times, to play over
800 games with her children, and
read them 800 stories, to mend 1 200
and make 100 articles of clothing.
to write over 400 letters, to spend
200 hours in Sunday-SchooI work,
besides not quite neglecting her pia-
no and garden, and despite the fact
that on Al days she was i'll.
"A prodigious record, truly" says
the writer in the Pictorial. 81 Won
der If the husband had the patience
to analyze it. At all events, | war
rant that his wife has heard the last
OF the old parrot CRY that a woman
has nothing to do.'''
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
A Capital Suggestion.

WARRENToN, N. O., Feb. IL 1893
DEAR SIR AND BRo.-As soon as
I received your letter 1 sue
ceeded in getting two subscription,
which | inclosed. | heard of
your removal, but did not
write until the receipt of your double
sheet. Your paper is telling where
ever it touches. Scatter your speech
before the American Bymetallc
League, Washington, d. c., broad
cast ever the land How I do wish
I could be there to hear it and the
accompanying proceedings. These
grand efforts forge the cause right
ahead, in the minds of thinking men
who get the information. There is
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
What Women Are Doing.

Female stenographers are to serve
the parliaments of Norway and Swe-
den.
At Lexington. Miss, the postoflice
and telegraph office are in charge of
a woman; the chief express agent is
a woman, and her two assistants are
women.
Lady Henry Somerset is to visit
India as delegate to the Worlds
Women Christian Temperance I'm
ion, and she will teach total absti-
nence to the native and foreign resi-
dents of that country.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
WOULD YOU HERE FROM KANSAS?

Ii so, subscribe fo1 The Kansas
Commoner, published at the home
of l.. D. Lewelling, the first man on
earth to be elected governor of a
great state by the Peoples party.
The Commoner has been published
nearly six years and from the start
has been an aggressive advocate of
the now Peoples Party principles
1t is brimful of news from every
quarter of the United States. and
from Kansas. 1t has for
ty-eight columns, all home print.
Send % cents for subscription trial
OF three months. of $1.00 for one
year. Sample copy free. Address.
The KANSAS CoMMoNER.
II. Wichita, Kas.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Riddle. NO. 81
[ am composed of six letters.

| am composed of six letters.
The first half of my letters, trans
posed, spells that which belongs to
the animal, vegetable, and mineral
kingdoms. 1t has lightened the la
bors of mankind in all branches of
industry for countless generations.
1t inspires the epicure with rapture
and the invalid with loathing. With
out its aid, the mechanic would be
without a loss, and travellers move
ments greatly retarded. 1t has form
ed the basis of speculations which
have enriched and impoverished
thousands 1t is as intimately asso-
ciated with the masterpieces of pic.
torlal art as with the prosaic pur-
poses OF our own land and times. 1t
is found in the Attic regions and in
the torrid zone; in trees, and in the
earth. Three of my letter spell an
evil passion. Three of nv letters
spell valuable product of the earth.
Three of my letters signify fiction.
Three of my letters spell the name
of an animal. Three of my letters
spell something pertaining to fish.
Three of my letters spell a chief
ruler. Three of my letters spell to
contend. -Four of my letters spell
to range. -Four of my letters spell
character. Four of nv letters
spell above. Four of my letters spell
to rend asunder. Four of nv let
tiers spell the surname of hero of a
poem by Robert Browning. Four
OF my letters spell fondness. Four
OF my letters spell a musical instru-
ment. -Four of my letters represent
something, the taking of which inn
Plies the remuneration of all other
earthly things; yet these same four
letters, with trifling difference of
arrangement, spell that which is es-
sentiallY vile. Cut off nv tail and
| become fruit. Cut off nv head
and l become something whose aid
Is necessary for US to do that which
Is represented by cutting off both
mead and tail. Among my letters
may be found those necessary to
spell two well-known Scripture
names, also an important river in
france. My whole is the Christian
name of a celebrated ruler.
J. w. e.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
ARE YoU PREPARED

The time Is now approaching when
every farmer must begin to prepare
for the next crop. Did you keep all
your stock housed during the fall
and winter? Did YOU keep the sta
bles provided with plenty of loan
aud straw? If 80, YOU have a good
supply of capital in the shape of the
best manure in the world. II you
have in addition scattered in each
stable little KANT every few days, or
once a week, your manure Is all the
better for it. If you have not done
SO, do 1t when you make up your
compost heaps. A great many farm
ers prefer plaster and think it the
best preserver of manure. But our
experience is that-one ton of kainit so
used is worth more than five tons of
plaster. A good quality of kainit
contains about twenty-five per cent.
OF SuIphate Of Potash, with Sulphate
Magnesia. Cloride of Soda aud Clio
ride Of Magnesia. 1t is soluble III
less than twice its weight of water,
and can, therefore, be nsed readily
either dissolved, and sprinkied over
the stables, or spread by hand. 1t
not only adds Potash to the soil, but
it unites with the Ammonia III the
manure, and it also has another val
liable quality of gathering additional
Ammonia-most probably from the
atmosphere. KANT has not only
great preservatiye, but also great pu-
rifying powers. 1t should be used
freely in COW and horse stables, muck
and compost heaps, pig pens and
chicken houses, privy, SINK and cess
pools. 1t would not only keep down
that offensive odor so common in
most of these places, but it would
greatly promote the health and COM
fort and lessen the mortality both in
the dwelling and stable.
1t would be proper to say that ka-
nit in itself is not complete ma
nure; that, though it is rich in Hy-
drogen aud Potash, it is deficient IN
Phosphoric Acid. To make a COM
plete and evenly balanced manure,
add to the manure, or compost heap
treated with kainit, bone dust in pro-
portion of halt a Dushel to each cart
load Of manure.
We cannot close this article with
out speaking a word Of warning
against the indiscriminate use of
commercial fertilizers. Many a good
farm has been ruined and the farm
er himself bankrupted by it. Com
mercial fertilizers should never be
used on land alone. It acts as a
stimulant and will soon stimulate
the land to death, just as whlskey
burns up a man. When used it
should be in connection with coarse
manure or some compost with a good
body to it, then the fertilizer stimu-
latss the manure.
There is no bigger question con-
nected with the practical working of
the farm than manure. It is the
backbone of the farm and at the root
of all success in getting the greatest
yield for the same land and work.
Every farmer should study the ques-
ton in every possible light.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
The Missouri World, a Peoples

The Missouri World, a Peoples
party paper of national circulation,
has been enlarged, adding about rs
per cent. to the reading space. 1t is
now s long columns to the page, but
the price remains the same-5O cents
for one year (52 issues.) When the
paper started in October, 1888, it
was but SIX columns to the page.
Some months afterward it was en-
larged to seven columns and now to
eight columns to the page-32 long
columns in all. Subscription rates:
l year, so cents; 6 months (26 issues)
80 cents; 3 months (13 issues) 20
cents. Stamps taken. Send names
Of active Peoples party men and a
bundle of sample Worlds will be sent
free. In writing address The Mis-
souri, World, Chillicothe, Mo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

President Andrew jackson said in
his message to Congress in 1884: II
recommend that an actual inspection
should be made in each State INTO
the circumstances and claims of
every person now drawing pension.
The honest veteran has nothing to
fear from such scrutiny, while the
fraudulent claimant will be detected
and the public Treasury relieved to
an amount have reason to believe
far greater than has heretofore been
expected
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Enigma. No. A.
XEMA. n. G. Feb. Ii. Is.

XEMA, n. G. Feb. 10, 1898.
Editor of The CAUCASIAN,
DEAR SIR:-I will
send an Enigma to be published,
and will be much obligc to you if
you will publish it. Please do not
sign my name. | am glad that you
have given a space for the children.
l think will read your paper more
now.
Enigma composed of eighteen let
tiers, My 6-5-7 is what all people
must do. My 1-3-16-2-11 is a kind
of ring. NY 4-15-11-1S is what lit
tie boys like to have to ride in. My
13-14-l7-9 is the act of opening.
My $40 stands for a Southern State.
My whole is the most popular man
in the US. Respectfully,
Nj. S. G.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Composing.


Continue the good work of COM
posting all the barn yard manure,
leaves, trash and other refuse, as
these are made and gathered. 1t is
a wise course to make these heaps
now in the fields where they are to
be used. 1t will save much time at
planting time to have the manure
close at hand, instead of having to
send to the barn-Yard for it when
the teams are wanted in the field
Discussing this question of compost
ing with one Of our best farmers, a
few days ago, he said that he was
every year more convinced of its i'm
portance and economy. He attribu-
ted the bad quality of much of the
hay put on the market to the neg
lect of composing. feature which
is too often lost sight of, and only
forcibly brought to attention when
few dollars per ton is knocked off
the price of hay on account of it's
weedy character. These weed seeds
are largely carried on to the land
with the manure, and trash from the
feeding pens, where the manure is
taken directly from the pens or sta
bles and spread on the land. Their
vitality is not impaired, unless they
are composted in d heap of hot ma
nure. Passed through this purify
ing furnace, they cease to trouble
the succeeding crop. We are asked
as to composing chemical fertilizers
with barn-yard manure and other
vegetable matter. Potash and phos-
phate may be composted with leaves
and OTHER vegetable matter without
loss of value and in many cases with
advantage, but nitrogenous fertili-
zers, except in the form of cotton
seed or cotton seed meal, should not
be composted but applied directly to
the crop. Cotton seed and cotton
seed meal may, however, with advan-
tage be composted.-Southern Plan
ter.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
RichmOnd County.

hlchmond County.
We have heard it remarked quite
frequently since the election that the
Alliance was dead or that it soon
would be.
Now [ am engaged (not in the
undertakers business) but in the
tomb stone business, and as there
was county Alliance meeting called
to meet In Rockingham, Richmond
county, | concluded that it might
be well for me to attend the meeting
so as to be IN at the funeral services.
that by being present, and being a
member of the order, thought the
brethren would give me the refusal
of furnishing monument to mark
the last resting place of Richmond
county Alliance. You can immagine
my surprise and utter establishment
to find upon entering the Alliance
hall Court House, to see large
audience giving respectful aud ap-
parently interested attention 20 some
one, who at first sight l took to be a
preacher. But upon closer observa-
ton | discovered that the speaker
was Bro. Marion Butler. [ knew at
once that all hope of obtaining I'M
dertakers JOB was gone. l was so
much disappointed and disguised
that | almost determined to leave the
meeting at once, but upon rejecting
| remained, and I am much pleased
that | did so, for heard some of the
most Impressive reform truths enun-
clated by Brother Butler that it has
ever been my good fortune to listen
to.
was fully convinced that the real
work OF the Alliance had only COM
menced.
l he speech occupied conservative
and non partisan grounds. His argu-
ments were very convincing. There
was quite number of non-Alliance-
men present. [ heard one merchant
say that no honest man could object
to anything that was said, and for
his part he thought in an excellent
speech.
In the afternoon the Alliance met
IN secret session, Bro. Butler gave a
short lecture. Those of us who NAV
have doubted, were inspired to new
effort, and | want to urge all reform
erS whether in or out of the U;anoa
10 push the work of reform in every
conceivable honest way. Let us
turn our backs upon the past and
our faces to the future. Let us for
ever bury out of sight and out of
mind, all strife and bitterness engen-
dered by the late election, and 90
forward as a band of brothers in the
work OF elevating the human race to
a higher plane of civilization.
w. w. NJ.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Smiles and Scolds.

Every time a wife scolds her hus-
band, she adds wrinkle to her face.
1t is thought that the announce
ment Of this fact, will have a salu-
tary effect, especially as it is under
stood that every time a wife smiles
on her husband, it will remove one
the old wrinkles.-Carolina Dis
patch.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

We print elsewhere a IN
ing wall from the Wilminsd
senger over the appointmer.
Gresham as the premier :, o. e I
cratic administration. y n
very amusing to note ' i;t,ls
over this affair of the n: =. n
who have been in the nap ,.ns
ing every time Mr.. Cleve at;n'
snuff. They are an interes''1,
-Lynchburg News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
WOHkE'S SPHERE

Many talk assout wosazn's sphere
As though 4 bal anit.
There's not > place IN earth or heaven,
There's uxt ) task 70 mankind given,
THERE'S not h1EzSlng ~ woe.
THERE'S not 8 whisper yss< or no;
THERE'S not LIE. death or hlFzh.
That has feathers weight OF Wusta.
Without a WOMAN IN il.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
Household Hints.

Burn corn once Or twice week
and feed to poultry. 1t serves as a
tonic and will help to produce bet
ter health and thrift.
Use d raw egg for a cut, hot wa
ter for sprains, hot lemonade for
colds, turpentine for lock-jaw, hot
milk as a stimulant, salt water for
falling hair, raw oysters for hoarse-
ness, tar on sugar for weak lungs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02
FARMERS COLUMN.

There Is no material progre IS that i wei!
L.sei and permanent without agF1eSai'dFai
r,rgxg-vsss -
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

ANY one subject to sore throat of
any KIND, will find relief and pre-
sentlve IN the daily use of salt and
water as a gargle. :
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

az '1tF~ tseward thas
Politicians Rich IL The, -
heea hyiaS.
=, Bio Blue SwAxp ; !
Dir EprroR-As the -,
so rainy | can't make n,
wish to ask u few NOR
through l'HE CArcAsnx ~
VI no is the most ,n,,p.s.....
oc'a; in Sampson coubtys 4
Herring. (coO, chairman =,
ecntlve committee Of
eau party of Sampson corr.
VIM. l. Scott, the ~,
baron, SAYS "that the H.,
controlling labor is 10 a,ak,
borer eat today what he can
morrow" Does he not IT,
this is the best way to cont
tions.
What has become OF Bl,.,
or Gideons Band what ~
tain political paper do fors,
To discuss now.
DO you know when Tia,
school near IA certain ,ill,.
close: Wonder if they'll
closing exercises and Cate.
about Black Beard
1t was once the custom :
farmer died for his admipjs,I
settle with his wife and !. S
but now he settles with II,
tors.
There are men in every ~
III E,orth Carolina who II.
abuse the Alliance and
party, and yet they are s.
by partisan prejudice tia
know no more about either
than a guinea pig knows !.
tronomy.
Some of our country n1
say that the last campaign .
deed a bonanza for them.
deal of the corruption isa
spent with them. Don't w.
We have done good? We an
ting more money in circQlaiio.
The Alliance in this sect
right strong, though ". bar
compromising enemies. YGl,
we have a country store neai
A very of1icious ignorar
other day said to this write, /
IA Democrat and why am II
were unable to answer, didnl s
whether he didn't know anr
or had been bribed.
What did all this quarrel q
the Democratic and Rs.
parties two and four years az
Almost any Democrat will a
that he doesn't blame q NJ
being a Republican. They .
Peoples party is dead. Ne
twenty cents each for the nan
every Peoples party man that
changed since the election
last November.
Wonder if New York VII
hundred thousand dollar tH
from now to buy up the els
Who rejoiced most and !
loudest over the recent Do
victory? 1t was Lewis Moo
fledged Republican, and one
Eaves' gang to put out s. !
publican ticket.
Hadn't the Democrats
county better celebrate Their
They may never have anOthg
tunity.
When is a person the 9
Democrat? Before his resas
cillties have developed.
y y
The Democrats say, or b
that there is something VI
our government, the PeOph
men say there is someth9s
with our government. Ibs
party say if the Democrss '
rect it, they will go to tbss
tie Democrats say if the "
now they have a chance, d
rect it that they will come :
they are honest men they W
We went to the postofiie
day and before we had tin.
good evening we heard d 10
he wished every one to hes;
out, 81 am a Democrat"
he intended for us to hear
made. us sorry for the 10
party. Some people are en-
What has become of fsrn
the Gideonite? Wonder il
any more such subterrsps
COLLINS in old Clay count
he a daisy to offer to sWss
State that he has perjured
A gentleman had his ht1
year-old the other day to ~
he, (the little boy, is a
Certainly it is psrfectF
that children at that ace
know any better than thff
What put up the price =.
some time back? The
said it was Clevelands
What is now putting
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

DO You know when ,b,, ]
school near IA certain VIA
close: Wonder if they'll ~
closing exercises and ca,os I
about Black Beard E:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

What has become Of RI, \
or Gideons Band; wha; ~
tain political paper do for -,
To discuss now!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

1t was once the custom u
farmer died for his admins
settle with his wife and i
but now he settles with Ii, |
tors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

VIM. |. Scott, the ~.
baron, SAYS "that the h..
controlling labor is 10 nal. !
borer eat today what he can :. :
morrow" Does he not ,e,''
this is the best way to CONT
tions.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

There are men III every u
IN E,orth Carolina who CO.
abuse the Alliance and \
party, and yet they are 50
by partisan prejudice ths
know no more about either !
than a guinea pig knows 81,
tronomy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-03-02

/ see Mr.. Kitchen has y
a bill in the house to prs'.
political oath-bound soclsp
State. Why, if he doesn't y
kill the Democratic pafN >
he know that had it not
their Gideon's band that y
cratic party would have II
feated in the last election n
Buck was too smart . =
that. L don't know if al,
buzzards have had me or nv |"