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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
People Worthy of Helm.

All the agitation in behalf of the Duke
of Veragua reminds us that there are
some people in the very midst Of us who
appear to be worthy Of financial help.
At this moment we have in mind old Dan
Emmett, who at last accounts was saw
ing wood or doing some other kind of
menial labor somewhere in Indiana
poor as poverty and too aged and intirm
to hope of ever being able TO provide
against the future. 1t I. this man who
was the author and composer Of "Dixie's
Land" u song that is all bue national
1t is indeed regarded by most southern
ers as their national song. Surely there
is no other music that will quicker set
their hearts to beating and their eyes TO
flashing.
1t strikes US as being inexpressibly sad
that the author Of a national air should
be suffered to die in poverty and neglect.
What proper, appreciative, human
thing it would be for the south to con-
tribute by popular subscriptions to a
fund for the support Of old Dan Emmett
There can hardly be nobler purpose
than that Of solacing and cheering the
last days Of one who has given to his
countrymen that which in war and In
peace, upon battlefields and at the
hearthstODe, serves as an inspiration to
nobltr t:.oa;.Ats and more patriotic en-
deavor.-Lugenc Field in Chicago News
Record
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
An Incident at a Summer Resort

Here / am, dear Vix, and more than
ever convinced, too, that it takes all
sorts of people to make boarding house
One sort is conspicuous by its absence.
for in the whole establishment resides
nobody masculine.
The unique variety of women, how
ever, does not lack interest or amuse-
ment. Miss Metz and Miss Stone sing
charmingly, and two or three are excel
lent pianists. One dear old lady is very
deaf, outspoken and honest, and another,
Miss Holdup, has the proclivity, seldom
feminine, of always wanting to borrow
''just dollar, my dear!" This evening
Miss Holdup. approaching Mrs. Blake,
said facetiously,. II didn't see you bath
ing today" Mrs. Blake, annoyed. re-
piled quickly, Don't bother me now; l
haven't any change" Behold the moral!
Cor. New York Telegram.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
The Canadian Exodua.

The exodus from Canada to the United
States increases. Already there are
million of Canadians on the south Of the
line. Some villages in Quebec have lost
a great part of their population. In
Ontario almost all the towns and villages
are stationary or going backward. The
American consulate in Toronto has had
little else to do during the past year than
dispatch immigrants to the United
States. In the city 5000 houses are va
can't, and though this is partly due to
overspeculation in land and overbuild-
ing it is also partly due to emigration.
1t was the president of conservative
association who said the other day that
soon 1.-The Americans would have all the
men and we should have all the mud"
Toronto is the stronghold of British
sentiment and of the Canadian protec-
tionism which finds fervent love Of the
mother country available as safeguard
against American competition. English
men who visit Canada form their notions
of Canadian sentiment from what they
hear at Toronto or at Ottawa, which, as
the official city, is of course the center of
attachment to the existing system. If
they went among the farmers, especially
in the border counties, they might form
different estimate. Goodwin Smith in
Nineteenth Century.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Good Work For Idle Nom ents.

This is the season when kind hearted
young ladies, and sometimes even little
girls, get up entertainments for the ben
eft of fresh air funds. A cute little de-
scription of a dolls booth comes to us
from California A little bower was
built of bamboo reeds, rattan withes and
tea mating. The entire ornamentation
of this was composed of dolls of all sizes
and kinds. Cute little Eskimos were
made from sheets of cotton wadding;
Brownies from channels, wire and old
kid gloves. Tiny dolls, as big as your
little finger, of bisque OF other materials,
were perched upon the walls and in ev-
cry conceivable place. Grownup dollies
occupied cunning seats oferattan; black
Dinahs in appropriate attire served as
the neatest of toy waiting maids, and
japanese dolls of all sizes and indistin-
guishable sex abounded.
For decorating booth at a fair it is
not generally known what artistic ef-
fects may be given by use of irregular
widths Of coffee bags and pieces of straw
tea chest mating combined with colored
cambrics and cheese cloth. The coarser
fabrics may droop from the roof to de-
fine the walls and be raveled out in rag
ged fringe style. The mating serves as
an excellent groundwork on which to
paint various notices in huge gold let
ters
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
schwatka and His servant,

While in garrison at Fort Sheridan,
S. D., Lieutenant Schwsska had an
Irish servant whom he had taken from
the ranks, and who, like his commanding
officer and employer, was subject to oc-
casional sprees. One morning after
Schwatka had been sitting up with some
visiting comrades he left orders with his
servant that he should be promptly
awakened at 8 o'clock. About noon the
lieutenant arose without having been
called, and opening the door reading
from his bedroom TO the dining room in
the log quarters which he occupied dis
covered his servant lying dead drunk on
the floor before him.
Schwatka raised him from the floor
and shook him as a ndstiff would a ter
rier, exclailning 10 him: You Internal
scoundrel, don't you know that ordered
you to wake me at o'clock? Here |
find you drunk in violation of your agree
ment that you would never get under the
influence of liquor while was on a
drunk" The Irishman Strengthened
himself up for attention. saluted and
replied:
Eyes, sor, but you niver give me no
chance. You've kept me sober for three
weeks by staying dhrunk yerself. ye
have"
Schwatka forgave him.-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Artistic Electropiating.

For many years electroplaters have
sought to evolve an effective process of
electro deposition on a nonmetallic base
This endeavor was at length attended
with partial success. but the process was
accompanied with so much danger in con-
sequence of the highly combustible ma
ture of of the agents employed that
manufacturers did uot care TO run the
risk Of setting their premises on fire A
modification of the processes has been
discovered by which this danger is avoid
ed, and the invention is now pronounced
to be one of the most important that has
been introduced in the electroplate trade
for many years,
The object to be dealt with, whether
it be a sprig Of natural holly or ivy, a
bit Of common hedge brier, fern, ge-
ranium leaf, Marguerite daisy, terra
Gotta group, is submitted to the process,
which is the inventors secret. 1t next
receives deposit of copper, which rem
dersit perfectly ductile and practically
indestructible, and it is then ready to be
either silvered or gilt by the ordinary
process of electroplating. This inven-
ton comes from England, where it is be-
ing largely employed in ornamental
work of various kinds Some of the eff
fects produced by it are said to be ex-
quisitely beautiful, New York Tele-
gram.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Teach Children Patriotic Songs

Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson Is inter-
ested in new society lately organized
for the purpose of teaching patriotism.
One wise woman years ago discovered
the help of singing patriotic music in
the home proved when her four boys
were tired of the house, nervous or fret
full. Mrs. Page says: ION a certain
stormy afternoon my boys were wear
ing my patience threadbare. They
fretted, were irritable and implored to
be allowed to get out in the rain. A
young friend came into my sitting room,
opened the small cabinet organ, played
lively accompaniment, singing to it
the Red, White and Blue Four cross
little faces relaxed. Smiles replaced
frowns, small fists beat a rat-tat-a-tat
accompaniment upon the floor, and
shrill boyish voices joined in the chorus.
l looked into four happy little faces. l
had discovered future remedy for sim
liar attacks of discomfort and the reign
of bad fairies"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
EXPERTS.

1t has often occurred to the writer
that the law allowing extra paw to
expert witnesses in criminal action
was altogether wrong. 1t is true
men have TO pay extra to fit and quail
ify themselves for experts, for in
stance doctor has TO attend Col
lege and pay for his extra educa-
ton, bat when it comes to testifying
IN criminal action where the good
of the country is at stake they
should be required to tell what they
know and get the same pay for it
any other citizen would get. And
by the way we have heard expert
testimony given in by men who
were paid $500 or $1,000 in addi-
ton to the same pay that other wit
nesses got That we thought sounded
ridiculous. For instance when an
expert goes on the stand and sw, ars
that buzzard finds carron alone by
sight and gets an expert fee for such
testimony it strikes us that witnesses
Is poor expert. 1t is against COM
mon sense and all reason. Does not
anybody know that buzzard will
scent carron for miles and find a
dead hog or chicken under a barn
or even a corps in a house-could he
see it? No it is nonsense.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Modern Powder Puffs.

The world used to say that all Ameri
can women powdered, just as they say
now that they smoke cigarettes. In the
old days there was bottle stuck in some
corner Of her bedroom, with more or
less soiled stiff rag hanging on the cork,
which was called into service just before
a start was made for shopping or call
ing tour. 1t was sort of a wipe and
promise, and the services of several good
natured women friends were required
along the way to remove the extraneous
Jumps of dried powder which would nat
urally be caught in prominent parts of
the face or sunk into pet dimples.
But today to make up q face properly
is to master an art having elementary
rules as exact as those of science. Per-
haps a woman's glass tells her nature
was not as lavish as it might have been,
or the information may come from
equally frank friends. At any rate she
is either engaged in fair encounter
with nature or in war Of fertilization
against times siege. The old white
powder has been superseded by brunette,
blond powder and natural complexion
powder, all of which are used by direc-
ton Of the druggist, who tells the expec-
tant fair one exactly what powder will
give a fair imitation of what has been
or should be. The eyebrow pencil over
comes Deficiencies in the eyebrows, and
only q trained eye can detect the assunp-
ton Of reality.-Philadelp Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

Belle was aa Irish s~sssr-ar y sne
dark hruwn eoIur. with . white star On
hs-r b-e>xf- sh~ bad great. Iuax silky
brown ears AMI altogether Was q heaa-
~. Better THAI this. she wzs very know
ing. And better ssili she wAs very faith
fui and s.sSctlouA,e Her master SEEMED
10 loys her greatly. lie always fed h~z
from his own hand on the a&tniaess o{
bsefs;.Aks and CHOPS. and hsg rs abe was
always made heT sls~sp oa bis own h-~l
After years Of all this Tseiisng and cod.
ding rs!lc's master determined 20 move
away and leave the doy behind Perhaps
he hadn't talked aboaf this ia Bellies
presence. Anyhow sh~ had not under
stcod about IL. and when her masters
last load of furniture hal gone. and she
was left alone ia the rmpty honss, abs
seemed 10 think il her duty 30 guard IL
II y workman whom she knew well had
not been with them. the persons who
came TO clean the house for the next
corners would have had hard time Of
IL For nearly four days Relic refused
20 leave the house. though very hungry
and tempted with food
Then she heard her friend Tommy
telling another man how meanly she had
been deserted. for her master was never
coming back. With aer handsome head
laid upon her outstretched paws, with
ears erect aud eyes attentive. Belle heard
it all. She slowly rose. and without
turning TO right or'left marched out and
across the fields Ia y house W here abe had
often been before, and there took up her
abode. Belle could not talk about it,
but words could not have said more
plainly that she now understood and re-
sented the treatment she had received
She certainly must have understood
TomIny's words just as a person would
1t was good while before she recovered
her spirits, and q year later. when her
master passed through the place. she alb
solutely refused to let him touch her.
At the same time she jumped with joy
at meeting another of the fsmily.-New
York Fcess.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

sN@s~a s@m@~~ n~s~~t-
IL may tre that cd rn2ssss sre p<~cladesi
b ;hss cp0sr~z- An al cd tsaAad, fUE
so fanit q nv cwu. gosin~~z knowx /
srn also = Christian. y~s KICK rwl~llsca.ly
asA.Es; tay destiny. I arm IS wars 81
ar. s~cli pru~sTvesi ~ rsckled gaaApg<c
prtascd hsArts Arr aps io curiieA
Il app-ars 10 h~ Ey fate to witness ;he
billings and cy~sang~ of oshrrs en-
roGntsr Lowers sv.ry - h~r~. Tfs~y arr TO
the VIA: q cysaf,Sc;tuner's window /. "a
the h~ggaT outs3ae.
Last Ns-k there was n new arrival a.
ssar h~oArvi,nx hsssr. mAa. q minister.
] atm suited for minister. wife De-
domination Is iminatrriAl t;he guai l.
heaven. II matters not which rad o.ae
g-s hyA Wiihca, appearing forward
pat myself ia ihis god mans way. l
have bal so,n. pheasant; chats with him
and have airrSl INV know lc,sga 81 char,,h
work think he dlsiiAss to he So t--.~,
10y So many ~s~tal virgins Iiho uamb-T
vt old fuaids here Is pathesicA
In self defense he has mad. known his
oeietra,arian pr,.clivitics. His arsde /,
the church. tie is very hsgO,ed How,
ever, last evening. while on thc faAxxA he
drew ais chair quite Close Ia An attractive
widow here. To say that he firte,i wuaid
be an insult Ia hts cloth.
am down at tho beach now alone.
The tender g!anc-s | surprised him a,
ranked within the. To INV left sat the
inevitable lover and loved one under the
shelter Of a pongce umbrella, The hr~exe
watts their conversation 10 me.
Held you think 1t wicked to tell
hesi
She-Depends Laughing softly
He-When | told your sister yesterday
that WAS perfectly cured. ! told a gigan.
tic lie,
she-Yes Quietly
He-Are you glad or sorryf
She-Glad. When l was well. I did
not care 10 be cared for. but now that
am weak and i'll like some kind. pati,n:
person To be near me and look sorry
when am out of breath and in tiresome
pain,
He-My darling. If could valy take
your pain would bear it without n muir
muir.
She-Oh, no, you would not. You can
not know what my pain is. How clear
and blue your eyes are. how broad your
shoulders; what a stalwart person you
are altogether!
clear my throat TO acqaaint them Of
my proximity. They look MP.
'BahI" gays the girl; its only one Of
those old maids. Go on"
/ have reached my boarding house
now. There is an appearance of hubbub
Have you heard the news?" is the in
quiry from half a dozen voices.
NO"
The reverend has proposed to Mrs. l..
and been accepted"
Umph!-Long Branch Cor. New York
Telegram.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Dress Reform and Hot Weather.

The New Orleans Womans club has
been debating upon the subject of dress
reform. 1t is IA little singular that this
idea seems to work with the greatest in
tensity i'll midsummer. Last season at
Chautauqua the discussions were carried
on with sucn zeal that the public at large
felt that the matter would be settled at
once. But it is still open.
The New Orleans ladies talked very
hard, and there seemed as many opinions
as speakers, which makes it rather diff
cult to get at the conclusion of the mat
ter unless the expression of one woman
that dress reform must come through
the fashion plates. Just as soon as the
New York magazines and Paris fashion
plates present these cuts as the lates,
sly les. then dress reform will he adopt
ed, may be taken as such.
As it probably is.-New York Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

Whole LkseA
To put the b~zst Of ourselves into tAe
small WAYS ard words 81 every aay
Ia the Necessary and only way to bring
out the perfection Of oar whole lives
IL 10 good 10 feel ka~nly the dignity and
Importance Of each word and deed. be-
cause each contributes TO the perfection
OF the grand whole. @. the working 90,
Of the IDEAL we are striving for. il Is
good for Us al 10 feel IL In the sualles;
trifes Of every day. L. Is particularly
good for young people 10 feel il. Whss
you do today. the way you do IL. the
motive with which you do IL. are Of i'm
nense consequence 10 you They in
volys the meanzag Of your whole life.
II YOU were blocking out statue. Won
could not afford TO break Of one bat Of
marble the wrong way, or even break i;
of haphazard. without some sense OF
wha, you were doing. You would not
sew your new gown together at random
or without careful study Of the proper
joining Of its parts TO produce desired
effect. So you cannot afford 10 consider
what you do or say today as "a trifie"
or as mo difference because IL viii
make q difference In the whole
1t all makes a difference. Ii Is the
words and deeds of today that are max
ing or marring the great result you are
expected to produce by and by You
cannot afford to throw away the smallest
chance to make the result perfect. The
sooner you realize that everything makes
a difference the better for that result
Eleanor Kinks Idea
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Lodgings For Women.

The unsolved problem Of woman's ex-
istence is, Where shall she live? For
some curious and unexplained reason it
is not considered proper for a woman
who earns her own living to dwell by
herself. She must either have somebody
belonging to her or have home with
her relations, or must keep up an estab-
hshment which is often very far beyond
her means, but which she maintains at
untold sacrifice in order to appease the
wrath of gossip which ever lies in wait
by her path,
1t is one Of the most unfortunate phases
of the present day woman's life that,
while independent as far as ability to
earn her own living is concerned. she Is
handicapped by a dread of Mrs. Grundy
and her dear 500 friends. The problem
Of living was probably the first thing
that drove the American woman into
business. She wanted a home and the
privilege of living in it unmolested and
comfortable and set herself about to earn
tho wherewithal to provide it, but hav-
ing done this she finds that she has added
to her burdens in many respects without
perceptibly tightening them in others.
AS matter of fact, she has assumed a
mans responsibilities. but has not taken
on with them any appreciate amount Of
individual independence as far as home
is concerned.
The problem in the largest cities Is
somewhat difficult to solve owing to the
exceedingly high price Of real estate
Rents are of course high, and any sort Of
apartment Is expensive. Business wom-
en- are waiting with no little anxiety for
the apartment houses that were promised
as the result of some club meetings of a
year or so ago. The need Of them is 80
imperative that it is to be hoped that we
may soon see something more than news
paper comment on the subject.-New
York Ledger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
PATRIOTIC NEWS BUREAU, 81 b
STREET SOUTHEAST.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,
September Is, 1898.

The point in the present fight in
the Senate is this: If the Sherman
law is Internationally repealed, for
at least four years, there will not be
a dollar added to our currency, but
on the other hand there be con-
traction by shipments, abrasion, ETC.,
for Mr., Cleveland will most certainly
veto any bill to coin silver that Con-
gress may hereafter pass while he IS
President. On the other hand, if
the Sherman act remains, there will
be an increase Of nearly $50, OOO, 900
a year, and if any recognition of sill
yer in any form is to be had, it must
be contained in the same act that re-
peals the Sherman act, for il presen-
ted in a separate bill, it will most
surely be vetoed. Hence, an I'M
conditional repeal of the Sherman
act means the stoppage of all coin
age of silver, a gradual contraction
of the currency, slowly decreasing
prices of all commodities and harder
times. If there is a complete stop
page of coinage of silver in this
country and India for four years
there will be no market for silver
bullion aside from it's use in the
mechanic arts, and the price will fall
to 80 or 40 cents per ounce. That
will close every silver mine in seven
States and Territories. The inhabi-
tants of those Stotes cannot exist
there for four years with the mines
closed.
Before the four years are ended
they will be mostly uninhabited des.
erts and one-third OF the territory OF
the United States will return to its
native wildness. Is there any won
der that every means known to hui
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
A French Delegate,

Victor Delahaye has been delegated by
the trades unions Of France to visit the
Worlds fair in their interest. He will
also investigate the form Of organization
and methods Of the American Federation
Of Labor and has asked the cooperation
of the officers of that body in his work.
Mr.. Delahaye visited this country in the
summer of 1888 as the representative of
the French government, being selected
upon the recommendation Of the Ma
chinists' union, to investigate our meth
DDS Of manufacturing textile machinery.
He is man Of wide information upon
economic topics and stands in the front
rank of the French labor movement.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
THE ROBBER TARIFF.

On August 3Oth, the Democratic
party had been in power twenty-five
weeks. During that time accord
ing to ante-election statements) the
"culminating atrocity" has robbed
us of just $316,53s,45O. This must
be charged up to them as they are in
complete control and could, ere this,
have wiped out every vestige of the
mckinley monstrosity." We pro-
pose to keep tab on this weekly,
adding $l3,46I,53S. Just watch
how it grows and show the result to
your democratic Observation-Disclosures
Ruralist. tf.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Milk at Cost For the Poor.

Nathan Strauss of New York city, who
last winter established coalyards in the
city where the poor could get coal in
small quantities at cost ton rates and re-
ceive full weight, has just opened milk
depot with the same idea in view. At
the milk depot started on the east side
by Mr.. Strauss pure milk is furnished at
2 cents per pint. Arrangements have
been made for furnishing 10000 quarts
per day, but this will be increased if nee
essary The milk comes from an Orange
county farm, which was visited by Mr..
Strauss manager and a veterinary sur
geon, detailed by the health department.,
before the contract was made.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
THE CAPITOL CENTENNIAL.

Last Monday was hundred years
Since the corner stone of the Nation
capital at Washington was laid by
that Master Mason, George Washing
ton. The hundredth anniversary of
*the event was celebrated Monday by
4 parade down Pennsylvania avenue
and speech making in front of the
capitol. Pres. Cleveland was master
I ceremonies and Hon VIM Writ
enry, OF Virginia grandson of
a'rlek Henry was orator yesterday
out strange to say the Masonic
organization was not represented.
This was due to the action Of some
Eot the managers of the celebration
in Washington.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
ALLIANCE srHaAi~gs


BTo. Cyras Thomp~on. Stat. I.ec,-
ErUt. "f North Carolina Farm.r.'
Alliance, ~,ll Addr~s. the brethren
aud The public generally. a, The FOL
lowing places;
HCsCnNR CnrNrN,
uAA nIo'r. sept. %.
Saad hiii, Srpt. Is.
hI afhisi, Srpt. I'd.
SPEAKING at II a. M. at all the
above places 'Hcrpt Kim Grow.
CEsa-I ~ ant. Shi, h 10 at , n m,
oths Appointments will follow.
krrt 2 Thompson rsl,rt sruts tho
basinrss Az uey A'sd caira,s samples
OF Shots. Cloths. &c, to shuw YOU,
aud will explain The henrfis io lie de-
ut"d l.! patrunsEiug ia. Agency.
let "Nt'y one tUtu cut aud hear
the alAiiI sut-h'd LECTURER. II viii
pay you "a bother ala AlilHacrmsn or
not.
Yours frAiernAlly,
W. III. MONTH, =. II. A.
North Carolina Farmcrs' State Ali.
ance.