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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-09-12
over 200 Underground.

One old miner over 10 years Of age picked
up young man who was overcome by the
gas and succeeded in carrying HIN from
200 to 300 feet, when he felt his strength
giving out and he had to drop the young
fellow TO reach surface barely alive him.
self. At the time the alarm was sounded
over 200 men were underground and all
could have escaped had they used proper
precautions. Several miners In their
flight passed group Of seven or eight men
who had stopped to rest and were nnok.
ing their pipes. They seemed 20 be in no
hurry or think Of danger. When told TO
hurry 10 the surface they remarked that
them reached the surface.
The skips were kept running up and
down all day Saturday i'm order 10 give
any of the entombcd miners II chance TO
to escape, If they could reach the skip
alive, but none came up. Another attempt
Will be made 10 reach the men. There
is no danger Of the bodies being burnt, ms
1t is generally thought that tho men cs.
capped from the burning shaft 70 some 81
the drifts leading to other shafts, and were
overcome by gas and smoke before they
could reach place " safety. "'@
This being the case the bodies viii bc
recovered a. soon as the fire Is gotten un.
der control and the gases leave the mine.
All hope bus been given up Ivy the officials
OF eyer res,1Iing any Of the men alive
Captain +. Richards says that he Is posi-
tive the fire Is u incendiary origin Ho
does not think that fire could have origi.
mated where ii did unless IL had been viii
fully lighted
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
.GRANpPA,S PET.


ou-dic OF sweetness. rolled IN in blue
round, curly head That was golden;
Two wee chubby hands that came pccping
through
AND ne or ono thing could be holden.
Such lump OF run us eyes never met.
And the whole went by the name OF grandpa's
pet.
Hos M IN tho morning when daylight brcaks,
And everyone Knows all about il.
The day begins just when Don aysal,cs.
And none are so hardy rs doubt IT.
An Gutocrat he, whose wish must he met
All must bow 10 the reign OF yrandpa'S pct
Docs he wanta crown, He'll have erandpa's
hat
The coal scuttlc serves him To fish in;
When lie chooses to ride, he'll ride the cat,
And pussy must bend in submission
He cannot do wrong-ho never did vet
Why, the whole world was made just for Grand
pas pet.
When he makes crows nest OF grandpa's
wig
Then tho old man is ready to kiss him.
He draws his snufIbox about for gig,
And the worst word that's said Is: God
bless him"
All clocks i'll the house to his time arc set
Well. there's nobody there but grandpa's pct
What pity We cannot be always young,
And rule like king in his glory;
What pity that time, with his iron tongue,
Must change the sweet tuno OF life's story.
Alas that we lose In furry and fret,
Tho dream of the time VIC were grandpa's pct.
Mrs. Harry Hazel Don, In Good House.
keeping
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
GAMBLING IN ENGLAND.
Houng Fools Who Arc Ficcccd In Coun-
trY iIousrs.

Young Fools Who Arc Ficcccd In Coun-
try Ilousrs.
While there is a determined crusade
against gambling in England, and hum
dreds of worllingmcn and tradcsncn
are arrested every week for betting, no
check has been put upon the heavy
play going on in the country houses of
the mobility. The law is virtually
powcrlcss TO Interfere with this class
of sport, says London letter. and the
players do not belong to IL type chat
can be influenced by moral suasion,
but if current stories are true meas
urcs of some sort should bc adopted TO
suppress or diminish the evil. AL
though the victims are not disposed to
" squcal," for various reasons, it is whis-
pcred that some very shady tricks are
rcsortcd to TO relieve poor fools Of
their superfluous cash. Many young
members of hunting and shooting
parties are dcspoilcd by aristocratic
sharpcrs, and instances of subsequent
hardships are told Mt the clubs, with
comments that do not spare the coun-
try hostcsses.
The women, indeed, are more eager
for baccarat and other heightened
games than the men, and they have
less pity for the young fools that are
invciglcd into dropping their pocket
money and giving 0 Us when ready
cash is exhausted Two young officers
OF smart regiment are said to have
been ruined by play recently. They
have sent in their papers to the war
Office, and start for the colonies soon to
try and retrieve their fortunes So
long as men like the prince of Wales
patronizc the gaming tables Of coun-
try houses it is difficult TO keep the
gambling habit within bounds. 1t is
said the prince has reformed in other
respects, and that he is in very moral
mood. If the opponents of gambling,
In high as we'll as low places, could Sc
cure his cooperation Il great many
young men and not n few old fools
would be infinitely better off financial
ly ut the end of the season. and there
would be fewer hints of scandal ut the
clubs.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
a PhonoGraphic Ghost.

If you sleep in the house of q wizard,
you must be prepared for experiences
out of the common. So thinks gentle
man who once passed n night under Mr..
Edison's roof. In the middle of tho
night he was awakened by the sound
of n voice at his elbow. midnight has
struck" it said, in hollow but resonant
tones. Prepare to meet thy Cod"
The guest was out of bed in haste. lie
must be the victim of some hallucination.
There was no one in the room. His
would be fine case for the "psychical
research" people. But even while these
thoughts were passing through his
head, he was making for the door. In
the hall he met Mr.. Edison, who rcas-
sured him by saying: Don't be scared,
old man; it's nothing but clock. -
Youths Companion.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
When whisky Frozo In Fargo.

Talking about cold weather, said
traveller recently, reminds me Of tho
winter of 1873. Dakota was just open
ing up, and the town ofFargo was live
ly, although possessing but few hun
drcd inhabitants. 1t grew so cold
there one night that the mercury frozc
in the thermometers, and no one will
ever know how cold it was. Among
other damage done was the freezing OF
the whisky in the saloons 1t was i'm
possible to secure enough heat to thaw
it out, and the only course left was for
the saloonlSeepers to put in scales and
sell it by the pound, customers putting
cakes of it in their ovcrcoat pockets
and biting it of For several days it
was common for friends to offer each
other chew OF whisky. Cincinnati
Enquirer
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
VACCINE POINTS.
Their Scarcity Felt In Washington, Where
People Cry for Them.

During the recent smallpox scare one
apothccary in Washington sold eight
cen thousand vaccine points within
twcnty-four hours. On Friday. when
the general fright was greatest, the
supply gave out. Physicians tclc-
graphed in every direction for points.
In the drug store referred to bir
crowd was waiting y small quantity
arrived and the people scrambled for
them. The scene was Il most cXtraor
binary one. Holding their money in
their hands over their heads men.
women and children struggled like
anxious bettcrs at racctracll. One
would have supposed, says the Wash
ington Star, that their lives depended
on procuring tic points, of which there
were not nearly enough to go around.
Heres my money! yelled one man.
You promised Inc four points YES
tcrday!' cried woman.
III pay YOU one dollar apiece for
SIX points" shouted another man, evil
IDENTIFY the anxious father of Il family.
In one day of the scare the apothc-
cary said he had made more money
than he had ever made in two days out
of his business. Somebody came to
him and offered to buy out his entire
stock of points ut the figures he
charged for them retail. The druggist
refused, because there was reason to
believe that an attempt was being
made to corner the supply.
a well-known physician in Washing
ton asccrtained that q patient Of his
had possession OF an extra vaccine
point. He went and begged it of him.
One little boy called at the Emergency
hospital and asked, with tears in his
eyes, to be vaccinated
You go out and get one of those
things" said the surgeon in charge,
and I'll vaccinatc YOU
The boy went to thu apothccary AID
begged vaccine point. Then he re-
turned to the hospital and was opcr-
ated upon.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
a Discriminating Owl.

A Lcdyard farmer, eleven miles south
of Norwich, Conn, bagged hoot-owl
with steel trap at his hen-house one
night recently, the biggest, grccdicst,
most ferocious one probably ever taken
in the county. The bird had visited
his farmyard half dozen times after
nightfall, and on each visit picked up
one Of the farmers fat hens or plump
chickens and went away to his home
i'll hollow tree with his prey Finally
he tackled Il twclvc-pound turkey COB
bier. The turkey struggled with his
foe, however, and fierce battle en-
sued, in which the turkey was speedily
slain, but the owl was unable To gct
away with his game, and after partly
pluclling /, by the dry process" pop
ulnr J. IT, Nutmeg rtlto, left the rob
''bic. . '~H:;.in Vac; d, . ne anI y rGcS
OF feathers Al The farmers ward,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
FADS IN EUROPE.
Principal Games Which Arc Amusing tho
People OF the Old World.

Principal Games Which AFRO Amusing tho
People OF the Old World.
An Italian editor has been investirat-
ting the principal games in fashion in
Europe during the dull weather. He
finds the present craze in England is
clay modelling, the selected victims
and generally Observation-Disclosures Mr..
Gladstone and 'Sir Iarcourt." In Bel
GUM, especially in the "Rockersclubs, I"
slow smoking races are the fashion.
These lend themselves favorablv to
bets. Big Flemish pipes are loaded
with half an ounce of tobacco. md he
is winner who can smoke his own
through in the longest time without
relighting. Present record, sixty-scven
minutes to one pipe.
Leaping beans are the amusement Of
Italy and southern Franco. The in
ventor has had whole fields Of them
sown in Mexico and the larvae care
fully preserved. The bean leaps best
on hot plates, but the southerners
paint them as kings and queens and
use little gunpowdcr. Then the fig
ures go into commissions and the game
is called "L'anarchie."
Germany, of course. is occupied with
the war game, and France has selected
"divinettcs," or guesses at the future.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
UPWARD LIGHTNING.
Cases Where Bolts Hsve Taken That
Queer Course.

Cases Where Bolts Have Taken That
Queer Course.
1t is hard for the mind to conceive of
lightning flash taking other than
downward course when it strikes OBJ
jects on the earth's surface, but there
are many Observation-Disclosures cases Of
the bolt taking the opposite direction.
a case in mind happened at Manches-
ter, England, in August, 1888, when the
bolt was distinctly seen to strike tho
base OF large cast-iron chimney, and
then to take an upward slant, burning
q crooked river in the metal from the
point of contact to the top, where it es-
capped into the atmosphere and ex-
plodcd in the manner of an immense
fire ball.
AZ Monticello, Ia, on juno 81, 1893, n
tree near the residence of G.. il. George
was struck by lightning flash and
torn in a manner which clearly indi-
Gated that the current had passed up
ward from the earth.
The director of the Iowa weather
service corps says that while upward
Lightning strokes are rcckonGd as
freaks and phenomena by the laymcn,
they are not of infrcqucnt occurrence,
and have often been reported by me
neurological Observers.
In one or two of the Samoan islands
nHd at several places on the Indian
ocean coast of Africa the upward stroke
Is said TO be the rule and the down
ward tho execution,
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

Bro, Merchant JOS H. 3aads, Vicc.Prcsidcnt
and General Manager \. II W. r. r.; JAS. S. Sim
mons. Real Estate Agent; q. w. Ramsey, Chief
Clerk n. 81 ". II. r. Co; c. w. Thomas, City
",easurer John Engchy, of Engleby & BIO,
Merchants; W. f. Winch, Secretary and Treas
urar Peoples Perpetual Loan and Building Asso-
Builder; VIM. Booth, Coal Operator; Geo. F.
Tayloe, Capitalist; Jas. Is. Stevenson, Coal
Operator.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
FIDELITY LOAN AND TRUST CO.,
ROANOKE, VA.
Capital, S200.OOO; Surplus, S25,OOO.
oes General Banking.
Brokerage and
Insurance Business.

This bank is also authorized to Execute
Trusts, act as Agents for Corporations,
Associations and individuals. Acts as
Registrar of Stocks, Bonds, etc of Corpo-
cations. Itoccivcs Deposits and Allows
Interest Thereon. Loans Negotiated.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27
Observation-Disclosures.

WTANTED-AN UNFUkNIsIIED HOUSE, Ii
w toS rooms, South If Eighth nvcnuc south.
west Address with terms, "NXX," TIMES
Onlcc. 32Gtr
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

WANTED. FOR CASH l." .ND OVER
w walnut nrsts and second NOT
icss than % pr cent. first: also
good rejects. State particulars ara prices
delivered New York. Address r. o. Box oili.
New York 3.Gc a Il ~
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

WANTED ALL YOUR WORK AT THE
w, w swiss Steam laundry, no. $50 Salem Ave.
W. Phone 3I2. 3lG II
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

WANTED-A GOuD WORK HORSE FOR
BOOTH. ov Stcws rt'- FUR iturc store 3aI3t
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

JOS. II. ENGLEBY, President.
GEO W. RAMSEY, Nice-Prcsidcnt.'
j as. II. CAMPBELL, Soc'y and Treas.
Il. q. JOHNSTON, Insurance Department.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-27

WANIBD-TEN Fans TO HAUL STONE
v to I. >. postoillcc building s. =. WILSON
4 IL
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
TIE ksxI LEGISLATURE

Before the next issue of The Tar
aAsIas the General Assembly Of
North Carolina for is..5 viii be in
session. Everybody sill be inter
es.ed in wha. il does. THE CArcA-
SIAN will give full and accurate
report. Every refortner should be
ANXIOUS TO get the paper into the
hands of a. many people as possible
Get those who have the advantage OF
| a daily mail 10 take THE DAsLY Cat
GUSTAV. Get every body else 10 take
| the weekly. THE Daley CAUCASIAN
! will be sent at til. low rate of 81 IN
during the session of the Leglsla
| fura
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
"TEN CENT COTTON CLUBS"

We notice that the Charleston
News & Courier suggests that the
farmers should organize "ten cent
cotton clubs" SO far, this will strike
the cotton planters and the general
public as brilliant suggestion. But
the suggestion slumps to the level OF
mediocrlty if not stupidity when We
read further that the sole object OF
the ''ten cent cotton clubs" is to STOP
the overproduction (O of cotton.
If the News & Courier would show
how these clubs could use their in
fuence to repeal some bad and vi
cious legislation that would enable
those who are anxious to buy cot
ton goods to get as much as they
need or at least twice what they nov
use, then the object of the clubs
would be as brilliant as the name
A ''ten cent cotton club" that is not {
misnomer would be Peoples party
club. Nothing but remedial )egisla
ton will improve prices.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
ANOTHER RACE WAR.

The daily papers bring to us the
disgusting details Of another Race
War in Georgia; in which one white
man and seven negroes were killed.
The growing frequency of mob vio-
lence IN this country is getting to
be alarming. And unless something
is done to put stop to it, untold
evil must follow. There is nothing
more ignoble-nothing more brutal
than the base phrenzy, which
takes possession of mobs, upon &C.
casion; and sends them after some
wrong doer, with dilating nostrils,
and blood-shotten eyes, and savage
miens. At such times, men lose all
the attributes of manhood; and be-
come thoroughly ferocious and bru-
tai.
1t is time for mob violence to be
stopped. But 1t will not be stop
ped, until there shall be somt
thorough reform in the government
of the people. The simple truth is,
the people have lost their respect
for those who have been set in au-
therity over them. Public admins
trations are so selfshly conducted,
officers of the law are SO given over
to the work of political manipula-
ton, courts of justice are so com
pletely in the power of rings and
vested interests, money has been SC
exalted, character has become SC
lightly thought of, technicality has
become so powerful, that the masses
are thoroughly imbued with the
idea that the machinery of the law
is in unclean hands, and not to bt
trusted to right the wrongs that ART
committed against society.
| Let such reforms, as will restore
the confidence of the people in thu
purity, unselfshness, and integrity
of the officials in all branches Of
government be instituted and main
tained; and we shall soon cease to bt
shocked by such brutal proceeding
az the late ontrages in Georgia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
Capt. LLOYD For Clerk OF Senate.

EPwoRTH, N. g., Dec. rs, 1894.
EDITOR CAUCASIAN, Dear Sir
In recent issue Of The CAUCASIAN
[ see Capt. JAS. B. Lloyd placed in
nomination for Chief Clerk of the
Senate. As man who has known
Capt. Lloyd intimately for a few
years and as one who worked with
him IN the recent campaign in our
county. Edgecombe] | desire tt.
say, l have always found him to be
a sincere middle of the road man;
one fully qualified to perform the
functions Of the Office, with cred t
to himself, and to the State: one
Who has not hesitated to make sac
rifices for the cause which he holds
dear. / desire, hereby, to second his
nomination for the aforesaid office;
believing if the Senate makes him
chief clerk it will be wise selec-
ton.
Yours for reform,
J. B. Latham.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
EXACTLY.

1t is beginning to be said, that the
Treasury notes, now outstanding,
must be funded into bonds, bearing
interest, III any plan that may be
adopted to reform our American fl
nance. That is to say: A debt OF
the United States, which is now non
interest bearing, must be converted
into debt which will be interest
bearing. In plain language, a debt
which the government now owes, and
is carrying without any burdening
element whatever, N asst be made in
to debt, which will burden and en-
barrrss the government to the extent
Of the interest imposed.
1t would seem, that a more nearly
constituencies set of rouges cannot
be found, either on the inside, or on
the outside of penal establishments,
than are the rogues, who make these
suggestions, and, for the nounce,
have control of our national finan-
ces. These cormorants want all the
obligations of the government to be
just as burdensOme as they can be
made-they want just as many chan
ces as they can get, to enrich them
selves at the cost of the public. This
is exactly what they want, and what
they mean to have, if the people
shall be found tame enough to let
them have their way.
| We call attention to this new de-
mand Of the money power, in order
to give the public warning of the
danger that threatens them, at this
juncture. And We call attention te
the further fact, that, as parties nov
stand, there is no other organized
political force, excepting the Popn
lists, which can be depended npon t.
stand for the people against thes'
sharpers and sharks.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
WE CONCUR,

Mr.. Hewitt offended the South a
year ago by referring to their 'crass
ignorance" of financial matters. If
he had been trying to be accurate,
Mr.. Hewitt might have included the
people of all sections. There is no.
where denser ignorance Of the under
lying principles of finance than in
New York city. There is the same
spirit there as elsewhere of one man s
doing all the thinking for the multi
tude. The need everywhere is a
study of the, monetary problem in the
spirit of inquiring after truth.-News
Il Observer.
We heartily concur in the advice
given by our contemporary, in the
above extract. And we. hope to see
our neighbor use its influence to in
duce the party that it lives, and
pleads, and acts for, to betake itself
to the dispassionate stndy of. finan-
cial questions. But, befole either
the News & Observer or the Demo
cratic party, can study finances with
view to finding out the truth, they
will have to throw Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Carlisle, and their pet bank
scheme overheard, neck and heels
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
HILEMAN FOR SPEAKER.


CONCORD, N. c., Jan. 2, '95.
Mr.. EDITOR:
l see great deal about the Speak
ership of the next Legislature. Car
barrus has a man who cannot be sur
passed for the place. He has been
a member of the Legislature three
times. He has ability and expert
ence. Let US have A. F. Hileman
of Carbarrus and we will have bus
mess Legislature. CARBARRUs.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03

THE DAILY CAUCASIAN will be sent
two months during the session OF
the Legislature) at the low rate OF
only $1.OO. Get up club at once
and get the first issue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03

Hah.'r'os % either vigorous sd IA
trl'''s" svasg II usossat- T. to-. ~fzta
b. mast A. heat. w-lr.rn. ih. IN
"ssisb!s change la iporrAiir cad.
err: ~ IN ,hr State. = F
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
PUNISH THEM

We hope steps will be taken, at
,nce, To punish all the sconndreIs
who cheated in the late election.
Their punishment ought to be
prompt. Their punishment ought
to be severe. I h. crime Of cheat
ing al elections is common in SOM
,arts IF our state; and the only wa,
20 put an end TO it il, to punish all
no engage in it But punishment
4. iii rot be meeted ont TO those VIII
ieserye it, unless the judges and
Solicitors take the matter up, and
press it upon the attention OF Grand
-Juries IN such way as to arouse the
public conscience.
A man, who will steal an election,
will commit burglary, or arson,
With the came amount of tempta
ton, and with the same assurances
of immunity from prosecution
There is no thief more contemplate
than ballot box thief. There i,
no rogue more dangerous than The
rogue who defeats the will of tn.
people at an election.
Cases Of election crimes are mum
erous; the parties to them are known
the evidence is clear and abundant
the law upon the subject is sever
and explicit; the courts have tn
matter before them; let all the mis-
creants who perpetlated any fraud
against the purity and integrity o
our elections, be taken up, and pun
lshed, as they deserve.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03
A DISHONEST ARGUMENT.

Those, in This country, who oppose
the coinage of silver at the old ratio
of 16 to l., say they are unwilling to
put Q dollar intrinsically worth only
forty cents, upon an equal footing
with dollar intrinsically worth one
hundred cents.
The argument, implied IN this
statement, seems to be fair, and
= there is reason for the belief, that it
has misled not a few thoughtful men
in every political party. But the
argument is unfair to use no harsh
or term:
lIThis. a1yfMAa auietly assumes,
that there somsf There, an abso-
rfrs aud Hanging standard o.
value, witl.y 'eh both the gold and
the silver dolAr are compared, in
.scertaining their respective values
whsn the fact is, that there is nc
.ncb absolute, unchanging standard
:, v.lue in existence; there neve,
40 such standard in existence; ant
Oh a standard can never come into
~;stance. To say that gold has /,
nod. intrinsic value-to say tina
y metal, or any material thing
n,h value, or can have sucl
- talk simple nonsense
aterial things hav
?. But no materia
. fixed intrinsic
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-01-03

We will publish In this column
each week the contributions sent in.
When the Monument is built we
will publish in THE CAUCASIAN a
complete list of the contributions
sent in from beginning 10 end. When
taking up individual collections send
the name Of every person contrihut-
ing and the amount opposite his or
her name, so we can give proper
credit. Let the Monument be cred
liable to the Alliance and worthy oi
the man. Yours very truly,
THE CAUCASIAN.