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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Getting a Comfortable Income.

The charitably disposed women who
interest themselves In church missionary
work encounter great variety Of pre-
texts and tricks resorted to by IMPROVE
dent, lazy and vicious persons for OBJ
tanning money, clothing and food for
nothing. A branch of the Kings Daugh-
tiers connected with an up town church
on the west side unearthed case of i'm
position that was peculiarly exasperat-
ing. For several weeks relief had been
bestowed upon q woman with three
small children. The woman claimed to
be widow and urged as the chief rea-
son for being dependent upon charity
that she could not go out to work be-
cause she could not leave her babies.
One Sunday afternoon early last fall she
appeared in a certain Episcopal church
with her three children, and after telling
q very pitiful story asked that the little
ones be baptized.
A kind hearted clergyman performed
the ceremony, and after visiting the wo:
mans miserable apartments concluded
that she and her family were proper sub
iects for church aid. They were helped
literally until about two weeks ago,
when an accidental circumstance dis
closed that the same woman had taken
the same children to Roman Catholic
church to be baptized last September
and had taken them to Baptist church
for the same purpose in October. She
was on the observing poor" list OF
three churches and was getting along
40 well that she derived nice little In
come. from the sale of articles OF cloth
ing and groceries to her poorer neigh
bors.-New York Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
sasep RAISING N ne hoars.EsT.


an faspsrt&us rr~ss~rn-
One of The Fs-ursourcr3 F@crnf aepzr-
tuEes n ihs agricultural industry Il tbs
northwest is change from exclusive
grain growing Ia rsaixe~t industry IA
which hive s;,zck ard dairy1nE ar prevail
nca; features In Minnesota sI~scsal At.
tsa'iou thus far his bc~n given - borse<.
cattle and ho.-s. ha; TIA Montana and the
DakotAS sheep are aTou.2ng the uso@;
notable interest
In Montana the sh~~p fsock~ have fnui-
upllcd tcufold in IL years aud In iS9.
numbered over .. 80 60 animals. The
sheep industry IL Montana rvpTos-u;s &
capital Of 81. coo .0oo and brings in Il
revenue Of nearly =. 81. coo from wool
alone. Montana wool has IN brief
period attained national reputation.
North Dakota il a recent convert u
the sheep industry. but already has more
sheep than all other domestic animals
combined, and tine industry Is rapidly
growing IN popular favor as IN profit.
ablencss The Tribune is informed ly
North Dakota farmers that she~p E:d
fair to be the solution Of the crop prob
-
tiun Of products Experienced authori-
ties insist that there is mJfe money in
North Dakota sheep than in grain. and
that sheep raising Ii likely To rs the
great industry Of that state before many
years.
With only few SEASONS start the
sheeI< industry Of North Dakota has
grown 10 embrace capital of over a.
| 0V0. 900 and flock of COO, 600 The aver
age cost Of keeping is estimated mt 81
per head for the state and the average
fleece about eight pounds. Consequently
the wool alone more than pays the cost
Of maintaining the flock, leaving the
natural yearly Increase in flock a net
profit. Abundant cheap lands. the low
cost Of hay. grain and pasturage and the
| healthfulness of the climate make the
DakOtas a natural sheep region The
new industry is a solution Of tho single
crop problem.
IN Minnesota the sheep industry has
not yet attained the prominence given TO
several other branches OF stock raising.
| Indeed the state has more dogs than
| sheep. Yet the government report for
| 1901 credits the state with 400, 600 sheep
and an average wool clip of seven pounds
per sheep. The principal aim of sheep
raising in this state is mutton. The gov
| eminent Special Report on the Sheep
| Industry" 1892, states, in the chapter on
Minnesota, sheep now pay the farmer
| better than any other class of stock, and
in the prairie country those who are now
engaged in raising few sheep find it
the most profitable branch of mixed in
| dustry."
The average annual increase i'll flock
is placed at 05 per cent, and the average
cost of keeping at 81 or less per head.
The government department enumerates
1 numerous advantages-eXcepti onally ia
vorable climate, the best Of feed and
water, freedom from disease and first
class local market-which Minnesota
possesses over all eastern states. Sheep
brought to this state from Ohio and
other eastern sheep regions show a
marked gain in weight of fleece and car
cass. The government departm, at en-
tertains enthusiastic sentiments regard
ing the future of Minnesota's sheep in.
dustry. Minneapolis Tribune
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
----------------------
A Story Told by a Drummer.

In New York city one day last sum
mer poor man was sitting in the shade
of building playing hand organ. He
was terribly mutilated, and as his cloth
ing was of the army blue it was an ao-
cepted fact that he had received his in
juries In the war. Both arms had been
taken eff at the elbows, and both legs had
been lost at the knees. He was turning
the crank of the organ with an iron hook
which he attached to the stump Of his
right arm. He was playing sad old
army hymn on the organ, and the people
occasionally dropped coins into the small
basket which was placed On the top Of
the organ
Up the street came a tall, military
looking man with his left coat sleeve
empty. He looked at the man with the
organ for moment and then dropped a
Sc bill into the receptacle for the money.
Before the organ player could give a
word of thanks the donor disappeared In
the crowd In the course of few min
utes, however, he returned and dropped
another bill Of the same denomination on
the top Of the organ after critical sur
vey of the unfortunate man.
L am sure you must have been a-sol-
der, too" said the poor man.
Il was" replied the other, with an in
donation of satisfaction in his voice.
ut was a glory to fight under the old
flag" said the man with the organ.
Il was ON the other side" was the re-
ply.
Then why are you so kind to man
who fought against you"
because you are the first id Yam
kee ever saw who was trimmed right,
and he was at once lost in the crowd
St. Paul Globe.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
EXCURSION TO RICHMOND.

The undersigned will 1un an Ex-
cursion from GoldsbOrO to Richmond,
Va, on Wednesday the 9th inst,
leaving Goldsboro at 7 o'clock In the
morning and returning Oh the 18th,
leaving Richmond at 5 o'clock in the
evening and arriving at Goldsboro
about 10 o'clock. The fare for the
round trip has been placed at the
low price of 1915 to enable all to go.
This will be the last excursion of the
season, and everybody should avail
themselves of this opportunity OF
visiting the Historic City of Rich
mond, while they can do so at such
low rates. 1t will give merchants
an opportunity to combine business
with pleasure, as they can purchase
their fall goods while there. An OPP
portunity will be given to visit the
MANY battle fields around the city.
The old soldier can again see where
he fought, bled and died for his
country. Special rates for board
will be made with the Hotels and
boarding Houses. Don't miss this
opportunity. Respectfully,
A. n. DANIELS,
R. E. PIPKIN.
Sept. 7-2t.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
True Hospitality.

ITO entertain has become such bur
den," sighed an overtired woman in my
hearing not long since, and immediately
before my minds eye unrolled the pano-
rama Of modern hospitality. Elegance,
to be sure! But what has become OF the
genuine welcome that, sending radiant
beam from eye to eye, lighted the glow
Of happiness in meeting souls? Sacri-
feed to ceremony and display, and ex-
hausted women are taking 20 boarding to
do away with the necessity of receiving
friends beneath their roof, just because
they feel they cannot afford in money or
strength to entertain.
If Mrs. A chances to have more
beautiful home than Mrs. B., it appears
to Mrs. B. Impossible that her friend
Mrs. A. could accept her simpler envi-
ronments without criticisms or discom-
fort, and SO Mrs. A. is not invited to
spend the day or week with one who is
mentally an inspiration to her and whose
simple home would seem a paradise t
the woman weary with the care of su
perhuous things that Mrs. B. stands in
such awe Of What might have been a
cordial, helpful friendship becomes mere
formal acquaintance, and life goes on
unsunned by the sympathy and love that
would have crowned a close companion
ship.
True hospitality is q joy. not a burden.
1t is sincerely proffered; it is simply re-
ceived. The guests feel the welcome in
every kindly glance and kindred thought
and accept with like grace. And true
hospitality entails no obligation; it car
ries no debit and credit accounts; it is a
Joy to give or to receive.-Housekeep
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Mother of Pearl In Again.

Mother O pearl always reminds me
of old times" said Daniel Simpson, land
I am real glad to see 1t coming into fash
ion again. I remember my father had a
dagger with a mother O pearl handle
that Macready, the actor, gave him for
a keepsake 1T wasn't a dagger either,
but genuine bowie knife that Macready
got from some southern admirer. 1t was
among the things of youth in my home
that I remember most distinctly. Many
a time | sneaked it into the cellar, where
we boys had q little theater, to play trag-
edy with it. Everything in those days
before the war was mother O pearl.
Mother O. pearl brooches were worn by
the women, and they carried mother o
pearl pocketbooks. Relatives that visited
Niagara falls brought back some trink-
cts made of it, together with the strings
of shells that the Indians used to sell
them. Umbrella handles, knife handles,
etc., are in the mother O pearl again,
and so far as this freak of fashion is con-
cerned we are landed back again in ouI
grandmothers' days."-St. Louis Globe
Domocrat
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14

IL - tseyUzd Cus@f3osa thas the huu~e-
bold rT.tnedieS Il car granatnasaa erw
time. borrower r1iiculo1s thsy may ap-
F-s4E IN the light q nasyiical s-issraca to-
day. hal an influence for god II. the
treatment of disease. Certainly IL will
be long ti,ne bcfurr tie family drag
clcs~et becomes altogether a thing q the
past Its chief value has heen not in
its furnishing cur. for every I'll. bus
tsaa. in cases Of emergency it could rs.-
a!sve tbs pA2n ausi Discomfort 81 the mo
rzlent-
IL IL doubtful If there was any specific
action ia the degoctions of ''hvntans@ or
poke rrot~ OF the sage teas" With
which we have all besn 50 familiar, nor
Was tF.ara much vala. III the thick rlas-
ters # uIolasSs-s AMI salers.tns spread OF
our burned fingers.
The relic. they gave was attributed TO
the remedies themselves. In truth. il
was due to aa underlying principle which
was. and always viii be. Of 10 small i'm
TOvtaace in The treatment Of disease.
| Unfortunately this was not understood,
and these simple remedies began rapidly
~ usurp the place of specifics.
But whatever else we may say Of il
the old fashioned treatment had reason
on its side.
When the tired young girl. who per
hals had just come in from long drive
or walk III the wet, was gwen a hot
tea and sent 10 Led with warm soap
stone ut her feet. she was placed in ex-
tctiy the conditions necessary ~ prevent
a serious outcome Of her exposure. Tired
nat1re was granted rest and warmth
and could safely be left to ward OF the
threatened fever.
And when molasses and saleratus were
spread on burn the relief was due TO
the same underlying principle. To be
sure, there was the slight soothing action
of the alkali. but the chief value Of the
treatment lay in the fact that over the
wound a coating was formed, impervious
to air and the irritating substances 1t
might contain.-Youth's Companion.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
CORRESPONDENCE.


EnfToE Caucasian. A quick trip
through RlAlen eganty develops the
fact thar the msss of the eopls have
become thoroughly awak.ned 9Th.
falsiiy and deep DYED kyP~cFaey ~
so-eallrd Democratic promise. ~ re.
:orui nat "oly that. bat the auvrrt-
~ and honesty ~vtucsd by the PEG
isls'~ party hearty ar.,r. ta l--ue.
ns the helv people has ana =
working Tremendous revolution 10
public sentiment. Ia ghe building ap
"f the psFiy Of r3gh' aui JRstirv, sttd
the demolition ot the iIvnncratlv
and k"pabhcsa Babylon. - the
gssnd work :sses on throughout towns.
cities, counties aud states. The ia.
liilcal scales 80 nicely passed. have
nj last gone down for the party 81
reform, which means simply success
IA ~ and -. All honor 10 ihos.
rho have - mAafuliy fought COR the
right. tontlnu. your ventilation al
democratic r"ttcuuess, hoping and
praying that the poor and oppressed
may soon again see the bright, life
giving rays of the sun os prosperity
shining over, snd blessing our much
oppressed land. Sacccss long aud
loud 10 THE CAUcA>INN.
Faithfully. !
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Refora Chairs Were Invented.

Before stools, chairs or seats of some
kind came into use men passed their
lives in three postures-standlng, lying
or squatted on the ground like the noble
red man. The last attitude is common
to many carnivorous. animals, such as
the lion, wolf, dog and some others, and
was natural and inevitable. When the
cave man was not squatted with his fam
ilv about the fire, he was lying on the
skins of animals he had killed or on
pile of brush and leaves in one corner.
1t required no great genius of Invention
to discover the first raised seats.
The primitive hunter or herdsman,
having accordingly seated himself on
bowlder, a log or block of wood, world
naturally transfer one of these objects to
his domicile if he thought it would add
to his domestic comfort or his dignity.
AS a hard seat without back offers but
an uneasy support to the person, 1t is not
surprising that the reclining or squat:
ting posture has always been preferred
by sayages, and that the Arabs and OH
entail nations in general cling to their
carpets and cushions without any desire
to chaDge.-Exchange.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Wanted-A NOurishing Stimulant.

What the nation needs is an inexpen-
sive food that will stimulate as well as
nourish. All men crave stimulants in
some form, and an article of food that
will nourish and stimulate at the same
time will do more toward lessenine
drunkenness than all the laws and lee
lures that can be devised. 1t must, how
ever. not be an expensive food, but one
within the reach of all. 1t must also be
pure food, suitable for man, woman
and child. If whisky can be distilled
from cortland that is what is being
done-it does seem as If this same corn,
for instance, might he prepared for food
and retain its stimulating qualities and
still be harmless. So with other grains.
On the score Of economy such food
would be sought after, and if palatable
and nourishing it would meet the cray
ing demands Of the masses. To meet the
demands of temperance its consumption
must stop short of intoxication and slim
ulate only to a harmless extent, no mat
ter what the amount consumed be. Many
kinds of food now in use stimulate to a
limited extent, but none meets the de-
mand. They say that where there is a
will there is way" The will is here;
now let some one blaze the way. There
is millionaire opening here for some
man. Dallas NewS
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14

There was a runaway on John st
yesterday of pair Of mules hitched
to wagon. They went up the
street at break neck speed with 40
driver and it was fearful to behold.
They did no damage, for unately,
but 1t was proyidential that they
did not. There happened to be
scarcel y any one on the street at the
time. We do not know how th,y
became frightened and why their
driver was not with them. Drivers
should be careful how they leave
their teens without some one with
them or being hitched it is danger
GUS.
a Juvenile correspondent signing
her name Sarah Garter accounts for
how the ticks got Oh the fly by sup
posing them to have crawled on it
when it was pitched OH some Dough.
This is about true, no doubt, but what
house fly should be doing out in
the ticky woods, pitching on boughs,
when his place is in the hou e both
ering you or the baby, or getting
drowned in your cup of milk is what
bothers US. Her brother Johnnie
says he found one with several red
bugs on it-guess he had been fool
ing around the woods too.
Superior Court is in session this
week, his Honor Geo. A. Shuford on
the bench. We listened to his charge
to the Grand Jury and it was full
and explicit and we were impressed
with the idea that he is determined
that no blame shall be attached to
him if the court does not despatch
business. He give notice that he
should commence at 81 o'clock and
end at 6, with an hour and a half
out for rations. The following are
the Grand Jurors: B. F. Aycock,
Foreman; A. B Freeman, W. J. Her
ring, w. b. Vail, J. p. Yelverton,
Lemon Exum, G.. w. Britt, J. G..
Terrell, John H. Flowers, Julius
Morgan, o. l.. Yelverton, M. w.
Moye, j. A. Thomas, r. Crawford,
r. A. Jennett, Robert Williams,
Mathew Tindal, Thos. Hood.
There are At eases on the criminal
docket and 80 on the civil
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
"WORSE THAN FOOLISHNESS."

When silver was demonetized by
the Republicans in 1878, the white
metal was worth $1.32 an ounce.
Cotton brought 20 cents per pound
in Atlanta and wheat $3.50 per
bushel. To-day-1S93-silver is
worth 70 cents an ounce, cotton z
cents pound, and wheat GA cents a
bushel. And then talk about SIN
gle gold standard and the demoneti--
zation of silver! Bosh. Worse than
foolishness.-Fayetteville Gazette.
(tf.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
ALLIANCE SpEAkINt.l

Bro cyrus Thompson, State Lcct-
urer, of North Carolina Farmers
Alliance. will address, tho Rro,bro,
,r
anu inc p""'i' seieF"i'y' 1T 'he l"i
lowing places:
Pantego, Beaufort CO., Sept. -.
Elm Grove. Chowan co Sent I3
Nivon's Grove p.rou;m,ns on
Cat !,
r. T|;.,. ,n, n.,
W ,-'ii N"''ich' 'Siuo'Ailh co.,
OepI. 10.
ie"san' "'"ae Ohurch' Northa'hp
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
DO YOU KNOW HIM?

A certain man in Goldsboro, who
has heretofore been Republican,
and who for the hope, (and proba-
bly, the promise) Of position under
the administration, has turned over
to the goldbugs, we are informed,
approached a colored Republican a
few days ago and asked him why
the Republicans did not organize,
and asked if they were going to let
the Populists have it all their way.
He said they should organize and
nominate a certain colored man
(naming him) for congress, that he
was for this man. Now the Repub-
licans can organize, it's their right
to do so if they like; we are not ad-
vising them to organize, or not to
organize; that's their business; but
why should this man, who now pro-
fesses to be dyed IN the wool Dem
ocrat, be busying himself about the
Republicans affairs, trying to make
a cats paw of the party to defeat
the Populist and perpetuate the
Democratic party? We say the Re-
publicans can do as they please, its
their right, but we hardly think
that this mans advice will have much
weight with them. They did not
have much confidence in him when he
protested to be one of them, and less
now since he has sold out to the
Democrats.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Largest Cheese In the World.

The Canadian mite" the largest
cheese ever made in the world, has ar
rived at the exposition grounds and is in
place. 1t forms part of the Canadian
dairy pyramid in Agricultural building
The mammoth cheese was made under
the direction of Professor Robertson,
the Dominion dairy commissioner, at
one of the government dairy stations in
Ontario. Two hundred and seven thou
sand two hundred pounds of milk were
used In making it. That is equal to the
milk for one day in September, when
the cheese was made, of 10000 cows.
The cheese itself weighs $4,000 pounds
and measures % feet In circumference
by 6 feet in height.
The mammoth cheese stands on a
brobdingnagian truck, which has been
built ont Of a Canadian oak for trans
porting it through Great Britain after
it leaves Chicago. The case Of the
cheese was beautifully painted when it
started on its journey, but by the time
it reached the fair grounds it bore 10000
autographs. There was not a spot on
the % by feet surface two inches
square which did not carry some name
or names. The boys and girls fairly be-
sieged it at the railway stations, and de-
spite all protests inscribed their names
on it's surface.-Chicago Herald.
The Administration and Society"
The gossips of the capital who like an
administration for the pleasure there is
in it FOR them have doubtless been won
dering why social considerations have
been so much ignored. Why are there to
be no big cabinet banquets? Well, per-
haps there are, but it must be confessed
that on the surface there is no sign of
one. Nevertheless fashion must not
frown on Mr.. Cleveland as IL he were its
enemy. 1t should recall the first cabinet
and remember with deep gratitude the
gracious and abundant hospitality of the
Bayards, the Endicotts, the Whitneys
and the Fairchilds. Mr.. Cleveland is not
unwilling that his cabinet should give
feasts and dances, but he chooses his as
sociates for their capacity for carrying
on the business of the administration.
Society will flourish whether or not
| the cabinet helps along the enjoyment,
| but there is no reason under our consti-
tuition and with our republican views
| why poor men should be debarred from
| the cabinet or why the country should
not enjoy the services Of an able man
whose polite education had been un,
fortunately neglected. The graces OF
life are good, and Washington will have
them notwithstanding the cabinet. but il
is not essential to the transaction of the
| public business that the secretary Of state
should be able to furnish sumptuous en-
tertairments for the idlers of the capital
OF that he should add to his diplomacy 6
nice taste for terrapin and burgundy
Harper's Weekly.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
Migrating Norwegian Rats.

Norwegian lemming rats still observe
an ancestral custom by migrating south
in strict bee line, fighting and gnawing
their way through all obstacles. They
travel in armies Of many hundreds of
thousands and have regular vanguards
to charge every living impediment
Foxes, and even wolves, might yield to
charge Of that kind, for the jealous
little rodents make up In numbers and
activity what they lack in strength, but
their tactics miss their purpose in their
application to still greater matter of
cooperation, and hundreds of farmers
join in campaign of determination as
soon as their scouts report the advance
Of the lemming horde.
Equipped with Unframed boots and
double jackets they are ratproof and
use iron ringed clubs that knock down
whole squads of the squeaking invaders
at each blow, but the sight of their dy-
ing leaders entirely fails to daunt the
pluck of the rear ranks. On they come
with a blind disregard of the conse-
quences, and in the fury of combat cling
by scores to the impenetrable boots OF
their slayers and sometimes to the very
clubs, allowing themselves to be swung
clear of the ground and down again
with crushing effect.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
A New York Boys Remark.

While the papers were filled with stun
about the Spanish princess, chronlchng
her minutest movements and her most
insignificant doings, the warships IN the
North river commenced to fire salute.
whats that for?'' asked one boy OF
another.
"Oh," replied the other, that's be-
cause the infantile is blowing her nose. "
New York News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14
ALLIANCE SPEAKING.

BIO. BUTLER.-Please announce
in THE CAUCASIAN that Bro. j. M.
Newborn, President of the State AL
lance, will address the Alliance
Union at Ormondsville Sept. 10th,
Everybody is invited to come out on
that day and bring their baskets
we'll filed.
A. T, GRIMSLEY, Pres
A F.. DENTON. Sec'y.