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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1893-06-13
SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON.
TUESDAY MoRNINe, JUNE IS. 1855.

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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
POLK MONUMENT.
LET EVERY NORTH CAROLINAN AND
REFORMERS EVERYWHERE JOIN TO
ERECTIT
Begin NOw---Send in Your Contributions
to The Caucasian.

1t has been more than year since
the most commanding figure, and
magnetic force in the reform move
ment was called upon by an inscrut-
able providence, to lay down the
great work that he was doing for
humanity. No man in the organiza-
ton (and few in the whole country
have had an equal place in the
hearts of the people. And while
this is his highest tribute and his
proudest monument, yet we should
give some evidence of our esteem
and admiration for him. In the past
North Carolina has not done her
duty in this respect. Let every AL
lianceman, and every lover Of the
great principles of truth and justice
(as embodied in the demands of the
Alliance) resolve, that before anoth-
err year shall have passed, that a
plain but fitting and imposing mar
BILE shaft shall mark the resting
place of l.. L. Polk. Let US not de-
lay this matter, but begin now. At
theState Alliance just as it was bout
to adjourn The CAUCASIAN set the
ball in motion by taking up an i'm
promptu collection for that purpose,
which amounted to $500. THE
CAUCASIAN will receive contributions
to this fund, publish the names of
the contributors and the amount
contributed, and receipt for the same.
If
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

The Engishman wonders why all our
fine houses are so near the sides of roads.
His idea of house is that It should be
as far away from the madding crowd as
possible; therefore the American palace,
into whose windows the passers may
look, amazes him. He Is not afraid to
be away from people, he understands
comfort to mean seclusion, but most Of
us seem to believe that the more we are
in the eyes of our fellow countrymen the
happier we ought to be. To get to the
city is the hope Of nearly every country
boy. The country girl abhors above all
"quietness." and the resident of the city
barely endures life for brief space in
the country, because his physician pre-
scribes "quiet and rest" but quiet to him
generally means unrest.
The writer once spent a day at the
house Of we'll known American million
aire who had been sent to an isolated is
land for rest. This gentleman had wire
FROM his house to the telegraph station
on the main land, and during one of the
quietest of his days received 1e kilograms
from the stock markets. And TO see him
chafe under his seclusion, to hear him
long for the crowded streets and the
slang of traffic, was to know that his
mind was not his kingdom, but domain
usurped by monster which would leave
him no rest until he died. Nature irri-
tated him, silence annoyed him, and yet
he had attained what has come to be
equal in the eyes Of most of us up to the
Buddhist's nirvana-the possession Of
several millions of Chicago
Post
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

1. was q vsonazD's hkndkerch3sf--A
ulaln white hsnsts.rh@d affair. marked,
in Ink. IL r."
Nora held It before the blaze half
second. then with q curious ssuik about
her white lips began slowly ssoooshtng
Il out upon her knees Hh@n IL was n
smooth a. she could po@aibiy make II By
that process. abe folded IL and laid 10
away in her pocket
She had forgotten where she was
forgotten the necessity for getting
home. even for Sinette's sake She sat
there staring into the mrnded FIRE. now
folding her hands patiently. now twist
ing and twining the Aim white fingers
about each other In a perfect passion OF
unrest She WAS reminded If her where
abOuts by harsh but NOT disrespectful
voice IN the door of the cabin. asking.
supposedly:
You here yet, Missy
She sprang up quickly, and, turning
her bark upon the bright blaze, an
severed, promptly:
"Yes, ! am here yet, waiting FOR you
10 see me home"
II thought Mars John promised to
see you homer"
II was evident this humble house
holder did not relish turning cut again
In the raw air. He shuffied slowly
towards her.
~ let him go without me-" said Nora.
family.
"You oughtn' thad done that, Miss
Idly. Mr.. Johns younger than oil
TsIn I'D 10 in, RI
But | don't begrudge the trouble, my
chill; not me. Come on, then: we don't
wan, no questions asked bout this
days doings."
NO, we don't want amy questions
asked Come on, Isham. You shall
just put me on the other side OF the
bayou. Then can go alone" Nora an
swered, marveling at her own powers
of assimilation.
1t was either an easier journey made
under the Old mans guidance, or the
wild tumult in her heart and brain
triumphed to the point of ob1iterating
all physical sensations.
She was at home, In her sgn room.
with Celeste kneeling before her I'M
buttoning her dew-dampened boots, be-
fore she clearly realized her departure
from the cabin.
~Mr. Lorimer has been to the door
twice to inquire about madame's head
ache. The last time | told him it ached
so badly that it might be best for him
to sleep in another apartment tonight.
So he left his regrets, and said if you
needed him / was to knock at the door
Just across the hall"
Thank you, Celeste. shall not need
him"
She closed her lids upon the hot,
crowding tears. The French woman's
astuteness had saved her a scene. Even
for her there was cause of gratitude
left In world which had suddenly
turned black-oh, so black!
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Making the Exterior Artistic.

Suppose, for instance, that on a broken
site you have a house which shows long
main wall Of rough stone below and OF
wood above, with at one end project
ing turret where the stonework has been
carried to a higher point, and at the
other end a piazza, with sturdy posts
and low, sloping roof. Clothe such q
house all IN creepers of one sort and you
do your best to obiterate the architects
accentuaions and to turn what should
be strikingly picturesque into mo-
nstonous picture.
But plant Japanese ivy against the
long recessed wall; let Virginia creepers
drape more loosely and boldly, the pro-
jecting turret: in the angle between the
turret and the long wall set trumpet
creeper, whose dark, glossy foliage will
contrast with the lighter tone Of the jap
anese ivy and the medium tone Of the
turret vines; let honeysuckles and Glenn
ats Irvine around your piazza posts, and
then you will have draperies which will
be beautifully varied in themselves and
will accent, not conceal, the architects
intentions, while bringing his features
into closer harmony with one another
and the ground which bears them.-Art
Out of Doors.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Playing Ball.

A party of boys were playing ball on a
vacant lot at Seventh and Olive streets
after supper. 1t was practice game of
knocking flies, and a tall, 1.-the fellow,
with a swing like Fitzsimmons. had just
picked up the bat as Wyatt park car
filled with passengers bewled along. A
preliminary toss into tho air and bang!
the sphere was sent sailing skyward.
The center of gravitation was reached
when the crowd, eager to make the
catch, started peilmell, iostling, strug-
Cling like football team near goal. to
get beneath the ball. Every passenger
aboard the car had become interested.
In moment the car would have turned
the corner, and the players would be
shut out Of view. Would the catch be
made? One eager, forid faced baseball
enthusiast thrust himself half way out
of the window in his earnestness.
The ball was falling. Hi, vi! stop!
Stop her; stop the carr he yelled, forget
ting everything except the beautiful fly
he was about to lose sight of. In his
haste, thinking the man was bent on sui
eide or had fit, the conductor rang ND
two fares by getting hold of the wrong
beilrope. The car stopped. The fly was
muffed. The ford faced man drew him
self into the car, and with Disguised
expression looked around to see what
the passengers were laughing at. while
the conductor counted the nickels in his
left outside coat pocket, muttering mean
while something about blankety blank
blank fools that ride on street oars.-St.
Joseph (Mo.) News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
THE REMEOY--T ALLIANCE DEMAND
A NATIONAL CURRENCY THE BEST

NATIONAL CURRENCY THE BEST.
In a speech in the Senate in 1887,
John G. Calhoun said:
at appears to me, after bestowing
the best reflection | can give no sub
ject, that no convertible paper-that
is, paper whose credit rests on a
promise to PAYS suitable for cur
rency. Bank paper is cheap to those
who make it, but dear, very dear, to
those who use it. On the other
hand, a national currency, while it
would greatly facilitate its financial
operation, would cost nothing or next
to nothing, and would, of course,
add much to the cost of production,
which would give to every branch of
our industries great advantages both
at home and abroad. And | now
undertake to affirm without the least
fear can be answered, that paper
issued by the government, with a
simple promise to receive it for all
dues would form perfect paper Cir
culation which could not be abused
by the government; that it would
be as uniform in value as the metals
themselves; and l shall be able to
prove that it is within the constitu-
ton and lowers of congress to use
such a paper according to the most
rigid rule of constituting the constitu-
ton" (tf.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
The Importance of Ono Case.

The following was part of a young at
torney's peroration on an argument Of
demurrer On one Of the courts recently:
"May it please your honor, this is a stu
pendous question. Its decision by you
this day will live in judicial history long
after you and shall have passed from
this scene of earthly glory and sublunary
vanity, when the tower of Pisa shall be
forgotten; when Waterloo and Borodno
shall grew dim in the distant cycles of
receding centuries; when the names of
MARLBOROUGH and Napoleon are no longer
remembered; when the pyramids Of the
pharaohs shall have crumbled into dust;
when the hippopotamus shall cease to in
habit its native Nile. Even then your
ruling upon this demurrer viii still sur
vive in the antique volumes Of legal lore
as fresh. green and imperishable. The
case, your honor, originally concerns the
cost of two new hats and an umbrella. {"
London Tt-Bits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
How Animals Bear Pain.

One Of the most pathetic things con-
nected with this kaleidoscope nonsense
people call life is the manner in which
the animal kingdom endures suffering.
Take horses, for instance, in battle, and
after the first shock of a wound they
make no sound. They bear the pain with
a mute, wondering endurance, and IL at
night you hear wild groan from the
battlefield it comes from their loneliness,
their loss of that human companionship
which seems absolutely indispensable to
the comfort of domesticated animals.
The dog will carry broken leg for
days wistfully, but uncomplainingly
The cat, stricken with club or stone or
caught in some trap from which it gnaws
its way to freedom, crawls to some secret
place and bears in silence pain which we
could not endure. Sheep and other oat-
tie meet the thrust of the butchers Knife
without sound, and even common poul.
try endure intense agony without SOM
plant.
The dove, shot unto death, flies to
some far off bough, and as 1t dies the 81
lence is unbroken save by the patter on
the leaves OF its own lifeblood. The
wounded deer speeds to some thick brake
and In pitiful submission waits for death.
The eagle. struck in midair, fights TO the
last against the fatal summons. There
is no moan or sound Of pain, and the de-
nant look never fades from its eyes until
the lids close over them never to uncov-
er again.-Florida Times Union.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
A New Central Body In Pittsbur~

The Trades Assembly Of Pittsbure for
more correctly Allegheny county, went
out OF existence some weeks ago. Among
the causes assigned for the dissolution
Were the lack Of attendance and declin.
ing interest. A movement is now on foot
TO organize new central BODY for Ala
ghany county which, while being com.
posed somewhat upon the lines of the
OLD organization, shall be conducted in q
alnerent and more satisfactory manner
1t appears that one of the weaknesses %
the defunct assembly was caused bv that
disease which has infested so MANY Gin;
LAR organizations-partisan politics and
Is proposed that the new Assem- lv
snali be thoroughly protected in that
Men who are prominent in the n.u
movement say that it shall not he ,,sad
20 grind anybody's ak, but that political
questions will be fully discussed. shonrh
rom an economic rather than partisen
standpoint. 1t is claimed that a cent?
organization representing the great ARM
OF trades usonists and Knights ofIaho 10y
N Alisghany county will be able TO ~
nuence legislation in Pennsylvani, in in H. n
interest OF the working class ~ 49, '''0
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

and twisted about so sinuously among
the scraggy bushes and the thick trees
that she had grown bewildered. Which
OF these upward-climbing trails ought
she to take to get back to Ninettef
Only to Ninette. There was no ono
else she cared to 60 back to In all the
wide world. One Of them she must
take. She could not spend the night
there, where every rustic among tho
airy 1wlgs conJureo up the shiny con-
volutions of a rattlesnake or a deadly
moccasin. She made her choice. She
climbed upward, steadily, weanly, but
rapidly. The steep walls began to fall
away from her. The shadows grew
less black. The gray sky once more
spread before her in an unbroken ex.
panse over treeless field. But-she
was on the wrong side OF the bayoui
She was quite sure she had never seen
that small cabin, almost hidden away
under heavy gourd-vine growth
| There was glow as of fire. shining
! family through the cracks of the daubed
log walls. At least here was humanity
and possible guide back through that
terrible bayou.
She approached the door of the hut
timorously and pushed it open. There
was no one inside. A wood fire burned
low upon the hearth, but evidently it
had not been replenished for quite
awhile. The logs had fallen apart, and
their charred ends pointed upward in
depeudently of each other. But warmth
and shelter both were here.
She was shivering from exposure,
fatigue and excitement. Even that neg.
lected fire in a negro cabin was comfort.
ing. Two rough splmt-bottomed chairs
stood in front Of the fireplace Nora
flung herself into one and spread he,
chilled hands out over the blaze 1t was
inadequate to her needs. With a pet
ulant movement she reached for the
clumsy tongs and brought the divorced
logs into closer connection. A bright
} flame leaped up to reward her for her en-
ergy, and brought into view something
which had escaped her notice in thu
previous obscurity Of the room.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21


her feet She could hear sleepy birds
twittering among the branches of the
trees. She could see where the same
tangled growth of vine, shrub and
tree, that fell abruptly away from her
where she stood on a grassy projection.
climbed upward again as abruptly
across an intervening space of perhaps
fifty feet.
''This must be Dry bayoul And to
think she never should have heard of it,
beforel''
She came to a halt with her feet
planted among the soft green MOSES,
while the red-bro-vn plumes of the
sedge-grass waved closely about her slen-
dershoulders. 1t was very still out there.
''Solemnly beautiful" she called it.
The soft gray twilight enwrapped the
earth earlier there than elsewhere.
Stretching at her feet was a narrow but
distinct trail She shranlz from the de-
scent It was late. 1t would be no
pleasant thing to lose ones self down
there among those bosky shadows.
Closeyto her, so close that she could
have leaned against its trunk had she
been SO minded, stood n oak tree whose
life current had been Slapped by the
nsurping mistletoe that clothed the
gray dead branches with clusters of
aiving green. A hooking bird fluttered
across the shadowy ravine, and, light
ing upon a mistletoe bough, woke the
echoes with his varied melody. Johns
wife pushed the damp hair that was
clinging to her temples back behind her
small ears, with gesture Of impatience
that was linked to pain.
The hooking bird was calling to his
mate Where was the wandererf The
plaintive note OF q wood pigeon foatec
up to her from the shadowy recesses Of
DRY Bayou. 1t furnished dacet mino.
TO the hooking birds clear notes. Il
struck responsive chord in the excited
fancy of that lenely listener there
among the russell grasses
'She b lonely, that unseen dove! Sc
ANA II Obi John, 30 am Ir' She laughed
(hysterically at what she called, In audi
BILE tones, . wild foolish fancy begot
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
Fires In RussfA.

Every summer one hears of an appall-
ingly large number of CONGREGATIONS in
the Russian provinces. No one appears
in the least surprised. IF you call your
neighbours attention to these numerous
reports q extensive fires, of the whole
or partial destruction of villages, he will
quite unconcernedly observe that it is
the ''fre season." and with a character
istic shrug Of the shoulders he implies,
If he does not put the query verbally,
"What else do you e1pect-what would
you have9' Thus, for instance. the Of
fetal journal of the governments of Pensa
quite prosaically announces that the
fire season" has commenced in that
province and goes on to relate in curt
phrase that in the village of Agafonof-
kanine and in Kosheffka 80 peasants
homesteads have been burned. On the
following day 81 houses were destroyed
by fire in the village Of Yelesina. in one
Of which child was burned to death.
A couple of days later IS houses and 81
granaries were totally consumed in an
other large village named Terisrnorg.
The last mentioned fire caused damage
to the amount Of $4,000 rubles.-Lon-
don News.
LlurIe Elgnt-yeaR-oId Kaoul Koczalski.
Raoul Koczalski, 1.-THE new Mozart"
who is now packing and crowding st.
James hall, London, at his musical re-
citals, is certainly the most wonderful
of the CROP of child musicians now grow
ing up. He is young Pole, aged 8
years, strong and sturdy of limb, who
practices very little, plays some of the
most difficult compositions of Beetho-
ven, List, Chopin and Rubinstein, and
is the composer Of over 30 works." Is
Of which have already been published.
When a baby in long clothes, he ex-
celled in giving shrieking concerts till
his mother, Nine. Koczalski. from
very sympathy with his musical endeav-
ors, began to accompany the young hope
full ON the piano. This suited Raoul ex-
actly. His "bellowings" ceased, and .
smile Of angelic contentment spread
over his round face. At the age of 3 the
boy was In the hands Of professor of
the Warsaw conservatory, and before
he was s he was touring in Russia and
Roumania, in Spain, Turkey, Germany
and Italy. Now, at last, he has come to
England, and the dense crowds in the
hall are proof that Raoul is rapidly ad-
ding to his laurels. Westminster Ca
1atta
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
tut straight across.

DIAGRAMS FOR JACKETS AND TRIMMINGS.
The present mode of trimming waists is
so distinctive that it requires description
1t consists principally in some form of
bertha or bretelles, and these are so COM
pick in appearance as to brighten the nov
ice, yet they are really simple when one UNI
derstands the first principle. which is this
the half circle. ALI the berthas and high
plated capes and like trimming gain their
style by the plating of goods that are cut
out in a half circle, so that what is a small
plat at the point becomes large and loose
one at the outer edge. The diagram shows
one style of this trimming both applied and
in outline, and with that as guide every
woman can understand the principle, and
the clever one will vary it according to the
needs of the case. This can be applied to
high or low necks for children and old wo-
men. 1t can be plain trimmed with lace,
fringe or passementerie, or 1t can be lined
with contrasting material. The corners
may be cut off, or it may be vandyked.
There is no limit to the variations an intel
ligent dressmaker may evolve. Made of
wide lace over light silk it would garnish
the plainest frock.
Waists are made with high collars and
with the neck cut quite low finished with
ruffies. The latter require little care, as
the neck has but to be piped or bound, but
the high collar requires special treatment.
1t must be made with a silk lining, a wigan
or crinoline interlining and the outside.
The lining and outside are basted on to-
gether, the interlining on the other side.
Then it should be stitched around the up
per edge, beginning from the center and
sewing forward. Then turn the collar, bring
ing the lining on one side and the dress
goods on the other. Basic this strongly
with the outside and interlining together to
the waist, beginning with notch in the cen
ter of the collar, carrying it forward from
each side from the center seam in the back
Then face it down very neatly.
The dressmaker will do we'll to measure
the fronts of the waist before she puts the
collar on to see it they are exactly alike.
Otherwise she will have to rip it off, and it
never looks 80 we'll again.
Inc finish Of a basque Is very nervous
job. and the careful dressmaker will see that
the finishing touches to the basque or waist
are put on before the skirt Is done, for in the
rush and hurry Of the last work some detail
may be slighted and spoil the appearance of
the whole
Whether buttons or hooks are used as fas-
tening depends upon the style of waist, but
the most of waists now close invisibly with
hooks. The space where these are to be
sewed on should be marked with blue pen-
Gil at exact distances. They can never be
sewed on correctly by the eye," and put on
unevenly they quicker the waist.
OLIVE HARPER.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

Miss Ellen Terry is among the most
enthusiastic of Eleanora Buses MANY
admirers in this country, and she is re-
ported to have said with her usual gem
erous appreciation, Il feel like a child
IN acting when see this great artist.
One OF the highest compliments that was
paid to the signora's inimitable art was
not intended as a compliment by the
speaker. One night when the curta;n
Tell upon her fine and absolutely natural
representation of the peasant woman IN
"Cavaller;a Rusticana." lady in one of
the boxes remarked to her Companions.
DO you call that acting? Why, anv
one could do that. London Pictorial