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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30
Japan A COMPETITOR.
American Cotton Goods Bsisg Grow dsd
Out Of the Market

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-There was q
largely increased attendance At to-
days session of the National Con-
vention of American Manufacturers.
The delegates to the conference Of
textile manufacturers attended in o
body. When the convention mad
been called to order. . lengthy re-
port on the competition Of Oriental
manufactures with American indus
tries was presented by Charles Hu-
Der Clark. of Philadelphia.
1t set forth that Japan Was fast
becoming a bold and large competi-
tor in the trade of the world in cot
ton fabrics. Agencies for the pro-
ducts of the Asiatics were rapidly
being established in this country,
rivaling and crowdipg out American
goods.
The report concluded With . reso-
luton asking the Senate o! the Uni
ted States to appoint q commission
or to direct one Of its own comoittee
to inquire concerning this alleged
in vasion Of the home market, and
the menace offered to American
manufacturer by the products o.
cheap Oriental labor, to deter .nins
the cause of this menace and wha'
means should be adopted to arres,
the threatened injury to domestic
producers.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30
ONO LAWMAKERS INDICTED.

Three Lsgislators Charged with Accept
lag Bribss-lGors Are to Follow.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 22.-The
grand jury Of this county created q
sensation by its partial report this
afternoon. 1t has been known for
some time that the jury had been
investigating charges of bribery
against members of the State legis-
lature.
In the partial report given out this
afternoon are three such indict-
ments. The accused are all ex-mem-
bers Of the Senate. They are: h. C..
Obi, of Youngstown; w. C. Gear, of
Uppear Sandusky, and John L.
Geyer. Of this city.
The latter represented the Pauld-
ing district in the Senate, but he re-
Gently removed to Columbus. Gear
Is charged With asking Senator
George Iden, Of Newark, for $3.50 to
vote for . bill to pay him 500, to
dsfray his expenses in . contest TO,
his seat.
Oil is charged with asking for Z
like amount to vote for . similar bill
to recompense EX-SENATOR D. a.
Gaumsr, Of Zanssville. He Is said
to have been paid this sum. He i,
also charged with proposing to givs
Senator e. Il. Avery, OF Cleveland
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

ST iehn. shs .,asa. >re.il a "a. .
he eSs'ssssi>i.s iA~ rsss 80 u
eoapiry fst b. ssH s'ts.i. s.s-
Bat ST. J.ha 'als. ;s |. .ls. s..-s-
gAsisn vh~n he sp~.l. go hi- s-ilss
banker. IN sa~ar ~ .ais-r ~ y
IN. ,hs.~ sane haakrr, sAo
nicT.rsb To cLsSsLASB
shen he shcsli call ,h. sltra -.
sion Of Congress. sAs took sseh
pAAins TO co1irasi the sarr~ncy and
make = money sfrtng~ssy fsit- And
forc'~d ev~rv com mervsal organiE>
ton IN the country fo pesiilon Goa
grcss FOR the repeal VI the psrshas
INK clause of the sh~rmas act
And ih.s 10 the crowd that control
the Democratic party. To se ssre
these are some .. the D~maerStas
Congressmsn Who really vast FRYE
coinage Of SILVER, bat
TnIsg xKx Akx rowKkLIss.
and are only tolerated IN the nod-s .
Democratic party. because they
serve as d~coy ducks, to k~sp the
free silver voters in the old party.
IL with loo majority IN the iossr
house OF Congress, such men "a
Bland aud Bryan could not prev.u,
:he passage OF the bill repeating the
Sherman act,
HOW Much MAJORITY
would the Democrats need TO pass q
free coinage Acii Let no friend Of
silver De discouraged, however. be-
cause be cannot secure free coinage
the Democratic party. The populls,
party is already in the field. and the
free coinage Of silver ., the ratio o!
10 to Is part Of the Populist reli
gion. Perhaps the Populists ma,
not be strong enough To capture the
country in 1896. but II not, the,
stand ready to
COOPERATE WITH ANY FRIENDS OF
sILyER,
whsther they call themselves Demo
Gratis or Republicans. All we Ask o
them is to cut loose from the gold
bugs. W. G. wiLLcoN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30
A GRUESOne RECORD.
whore Democrats kuis Iyseh ~. aud
Anarchy Prevail.

whore Democrats ksis Iyseh -. aud
Anarchy Prevail.
The lynchings for the year just
past numbered in the United States
Ill; the legal executions numbered
l32. So that, rs . matter OF fact,
Judge Lynch is executing more peo
pie in this civilized nation than
Judge Law executes. OF the III
mob executions lO were of women,
and ll2 were Of negroes about two
negroes to one white. These figures
are collated by the Nashville. (Tenn. }
Banner, which also gives the figures
by States, Southern States being the
scene Of lIi and Northern States OF
y. The State that stands highest
in the record OF shame Is Tennessee,
with "a lynchings, Alabama. Ken
tucky. Georgia. Mississippi. and
Florida. coming next with. resp-c
lively, l6. ID, IA. l3, aud l. each.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30
AFTER CUFFY'S VOTE.
AIsbsms Democrats Arranging . sasiss
With Negroes.

AIab.m. Democrats Arranging . ta.I.s
With Negroes.
, MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 2l.-The
Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met here to-day and after
hard fight passed q resolution open
ing the primaries to all citizens Who
would agree to support the Demo
cratic nominees and principles.
This is the first instance in which
negroes have been invited to pariic-
ipate in Democratic primaries. and
the friends Of Congressman Clark,
the gold money candidate for Gov
ernOr, fought the proposition bittei-
ly. The hackers Of Joseph r. John
ston. of Birmingham, for Governor.
controlled the committee. April II
was selected for the district meet
ings, April l5 for the convention,
and April II for the State couven-
ton, which will be held here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

$50 10 hold up a State university
ball in committee.
3syer il charged With asklag s..si
TO vote for . bill! empowering trust
companies TO administer estates
He asked il Of W. =. Burtsti. Of this
city. who 10 the president of such .
company. and was prominently IN.
tsrssted In the passage OF such
measure.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

The constitution Of Utah contains
several new featurea For instance,
it provides that juries shall consist
of eight men instead Of twelve, and
that In civil cases three-fourths nf
the number may render . verdict.
Another provision 10 to the efect
that the State shall never 20 into
debt exceeding $20O, 600, except in
case of insurrection; and another
guarantees to every citizen the night
to obtain employment Wherever Pos.
lble, and makes any inteFferenct
with his right . crime. It i genee'
ally known, Of course, that su6ng'
il given to women on equal term
With uaen.-Rx.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

CArc.sIAn correspondent vr;,

A CAUCASIAN correspondent writ
ing from Macon county, says:
"The good times the Democrats
have been talking about, have not
struck old Macon yet. Some Of my
neighbors have been hauling apples
from one hundred to one hundred
and fifty miles. and then they got
only about $l.0O Der bushel. II
takes them from fifteen to twenty
days to make . trip. So you zee
how We have to do over here in Ma
con county,"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

IOoutinasd o. srd paga
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

issued by the associsted banks in
1893. and see how they conspire not
only against silver but against treas
ury notes also. Let him listen when
they advise one another through the
Buell. letter that to furnish the peo-
pie with money will seriously affect
your individual profits as banker.
and lenders. Let him read also
tAe Hazard circular, issued during
the dark days of our civil war, and
be convinced that the national bank.
ers as . class know no God but theiI
greed, and
NO COUNTRY BUT THEIR OWN POCKET
Occasionally We find . banker likl
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-01-30

Immense Increase Of Cost In Adntnister-
Ing Some Vivid Espo-nre- al the Meth
odz OF Reysnu. OmcIsi. and Deputies
Uutrsgouu. P.sssrutioD Fees and Not
Crations.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Northeast Cornyille.

The people of this part of the town
were much gratfied at the action of the
town in granting our petition for a
schoolhouse and also well pleased at the
promptness of the committee in planning
for its erection at once. Already the
lumber is ready for the workmen and we
hope soon to hear the sound of the
carpenters tools.
Your East Cornyille correspondent
represented last week that Ben ,judkins
was smiling because of his first badly, a
smart little boy. This week, if you see
Dana Cooley just notice his broad grin
and hear him brag about his third baby,
an So pound boy, born April 10th. He
thinks our district is deserving of new
schoolhouse for it has added two to the
population this year-a little girl at c. F.
Barker's Jan. Bird, being the first adj
dition Has any district in town done
better?
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
Fairfield.

The temporary bridge between Fair
field aud Benton WAS struck by the ice
Monday morning, and the middle span
knocked out, cutting off all travel be-
tween the two places.
Village schools opened Monday with
a large attendance. There was but one
change in the corps of teachers, Miss
Lou Tozer of the South 2nd Grammar
resigning to accept a more lucrative
position. Miss Tozier will be loss to
the town, for as a teacher she was one
of the best, yet the committee have been
very fortunate in filling her place and
Miss Fannie Cate has been secured.
DR.. A. Z. Farnham will deliver the
Memorial address at Clinton, this year.
There was bad leak in the water
pipes Thursday last. The superntend-
ent and his men searched all night for
the break and did not discover it until
Friday morning, when it was found on
Drummond avenue, Waterville. In the
meantime 100000 gallons had leaked
out of the reservoir during the night.
The two towns were without water ser
several hours.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Coed Hair Brush, l7C., at Patterns

Mr.. John Webster has been stopping
at the Howay House for few days.
Mrs. M. y. Murphy, son and daughter
of Parlin Pond passed through town
Monday on their way down river.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Markham are the
happy parents of a fine boy, born Sun
day. April II.
Nearly all of the logging teams around
here came out of the woods last week.
A. +. Farley is on the sick list.
Charles Ham and Henry Washburne
of Bingham were In town Tuesday.
Peter Harmon made trip to CARA
funk last week.
Flossie Williams went to Carratunk
one day last week to visit her friend
Venice HIATT.
Mrs. Carrie Searle has gone to the
Parlin Pond House to work.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Snnithfieid.

b. w. Harrington sold a nice horse
last week.
A woods team with five horses pass
ed through town Sunday. 1t was going
TO Augusta.
Clarence Stevens has been on the sick
list the past week.
r. j. Cole of Bangor was in town last
week, visiting his brother A. b. Cole.
VIM. j. Haynes, our supervisor, has
taken a list of the scholars in town, and
found two more than last year.
Daniel Rogers of Arson, was in town
last week.
The assessors have flushed taking in
ventory and they report the stock as
looking well with the exception of
sheep.
A. B. Cole has accepted the agency to
sell the Bowker's fertilizers.
Abby Bigelow of the Aroostook, is at
home for short time with his father,
l.. X. Bigelow.
Somerset Grange held Q very interest
ing meeting on the eve of the 9th.
Five names were voted on and accepted
and nice supper was served. The
grange is tiourishing finely.
Dan Witham went to Pennington one
day last week.
Very warm springlike weather. Peo-
pie have to go with wagons which hav-
ing been laid by only short time, made
the the winter seem short.
Edith Newcomb commenced school
last Monday in the Martin Stream Dist.
in Norridgewock.
Marion Taylor Of Fairfield, is visiting
at her grandfather's VIM. j. Haynes.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
West Pittsfield.

Mr.. c. F. Seekins is in Boston engag-
ed in his line of commercial business.
His son Fred is with him.
Mrs. d. c. Weeks who spent the viii
ter in Mass, arrived home recently.
Edgar Emerson is making quite a
quantity of nice clean maple syrup from
trees in J. A. Patterns maple grove.
Mrs. Abigail Phillips and Miss George
are qnite sick with La Grippe, DR.. Tay'
lor attends them.
Mr.. Robert Dobson of Pittsfield, a
well known wooden manufacturer died
in Boston, Saturday. He was on his
way home from Hot Springs, where he
had been for treatment. His son, Cor
don met him in Washington.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
East SkOwhegan.

The past week there has been good
flow of sap in this vicinity, Sidney
Pooler making So gallons up to Saturday
night, of nice syrup.
Snow drifts still linger in our roads
and had to be shoveled out for wagons.
Good shedding in the woods and fields
last week.
Grating will be in order as soon as
the weather is warm enough.
A. Richardson made nearly 40 lbs. of
grating wax last Saturday and will
begin grating this week.
Elder Ora Chase had meeting in this
place last Sunday and had a good num-
Der attending, taking the travelling into
consideration. In the afternoon he at
tended Elder ,Jackson's meeting at
Moores Mills.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Athens.

Mr.. Henry Marble of Harmony, was
in town Sunday and attended church.
Mrs. Ridley, mother of the late Horace
Ridley suffered paralytic shock last
week and survived but Il few hours.
The funeral occurred on Sunday and
was at the family home
Mrs. Charles Chapman who has been a
great sufferer for many weeks died, Fri
day morning. A post norton examiLa-
ton was held, the result of which have
not learned. The funeral occurred Mon
day.
Geo. Wade returned from Boston, last
week for further vacation with his
parents.
The many friends of DR.. j. l.. Pepper
and wife are very sorry to learn that
they are about to leave here. The Dr..
has been very successful in his treat
ment of disease, and socially both him
self and wife will be very much missed.
But for the present he only goes to East
Madison, where we can still reach him.
and we hope to see both of them often
among us.
Rev. Uriah Drew and wife who are
visiting Mrs. Drew's sister, Mrs. Alfred
Woodman, attended church Sunday.
Miss Blanche Goodrich has gone to
Skowhegan to teach in the Park Grammar
School.
Miss Carrie Pingree of Harmony, call
ed on friends in town Sunday.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
No. Arson.


Mrs. Ada Mann is visiting in Boston
at the Quincy House.
f. f. Collins returned from Boston
and vicinity Saturday night.
Miss Rube Sprague is visiting her
brother Joseph in birmingham, Mass.
The topic for the evening meeting in
the Universalist church, Sunday, April
10, is safety in Righteousness
f. W. Bunker recently took three
good horses to Portland and sold them.
Fred has nineteen horses left in his
home stables.
Rev. f. W. Weber of Richmond, has
been engaged to deliver the Memorial
day address before Gen. +. O. c. Ord
Post in this village,
A. T. Avery's section hand car was
struck by the engine on the up freight
last Wednesday at Chords curve about
mile above the village. No one was
injured.
The Uniyersalists have resumed ser
vices at their church on the hill. Sun
day the pastor delivered an able sermon
from the text, "And many shall say
unto me, Lord, Lord There has been
an addition of nearly hundred volumes
to the Sunday school library this spring
The Current Events meeting at Mrs.
Wallace Emery's last Friday evening
was very interesting. An animated dis
cussion touching upon the different
topics which have been considered dur
ing the winter took the place of the
regular programme. 1t was called one
of the best meetings that has been held
because members informally took part
Mr.. Henry Dunbar, wife and child of
Choate, Mich have been visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dunbar of
Emblem during the past three weeks.
Saturday they were visiting relatives in
this village, taking the afternoon train
for their Western home.
The heart sociable given by the Y. p.
S. c. f. in Carrabassett Hall last Friday
evening was pleasant occasion. A
recitation was given by Miss Nellie
Miller, followed by a solo by Miss Mary
Tarbel and a duet by Misses Jennie
Paine and Lena Smith.
The following are the delegates
chosen at the Republican caucus, held in
Central Hall, Tuesday afternoon: State
convention at Portland, I. f. Paine, Ben
S. Collins, Orlando Walker, Sumner
Dinsmore at the District convention at
Watervile, Fred 5. Parsons, G. l..
Hovey, IL. b. Merry, George Flint.
Emery, Collins & Co., have about
thirteen hundred thousand feet of spruce
logs to drive down Sandy steam this
spring. A part of their crew have al
ready gone and the remainder of the
crew will 90 soon. Forty-fve men will be
employed on this drive. This company
have one of the best mills in this section
of Maine, where all this lumber is work
ed up ready for use and shipped direct
from their mill yard. Twenty men or
more will be employed at their mill the
coming summer.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
COrnVille.

At Republican caucus held at Corn,
vile Apr. llth 1896, the following were
elected: delegates to the state conven,
ton, A. w. Worthen. G. c. kinsman
to the Sd district convention, F. w
Paige, C. II. Blackwell; w. II. Morrill,
was chairman of the caucus and G.. G.
kinsman, secretary.
Miss Stella Worthen visited her aunt
Miss Abhe Ridley in Athens last week
Miss Mamie Robinson was called home
from Portland, where she was teaching
by the illness of her mother. We learr
that she is convalescent.
Walter Mcguire has bought the Nat
Smiths place and moved his family there
last week.
Mr.. Chas. Frost has bought the Ma
guire place, and will soon move there.
Someone q suppose they called him {
man, | can hardly call him that
was in town Saturday soliciting
aid for poor widow. He was re
coginized as one who was round yeal
ago, begging for widow who had Just
been burned out in Athens. The story
was found to be all false. We suppos,
this widow also is imaginary.
Mrs. Emma Smith Trask Rowe visited
her husband at her fathers last week.
Mrs. Stephen Davis is quite ill.
Mrs. Gertrude Benjanan of NORTH
Arson, has been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Davis.
Mr.. A. Currier and Mr.. David Tuft:
have exchanged farms.
Mrs. Clark Smith was very ill las
week, but is now better.
Mrs. Beals visited last week at Mrs
Thos Blackwells.
There Is to be new town meetin,
next Saturday at the town house, at
o'clock. First to choose a moderator
to see If town will raise sum of none,
for the purchase of road machine, t.
raise sum of money to repair tn
school house, to raise a sum of none
for the defraying of expenses of break
ing of roads for 1896.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16

Madison people think that looks like
a prosperous year for their town. Inc
big pulp mill is now running in good
shape and on a paying basis. Bon
wooden mills are also running on fuh
time and laboring classes are getting
good wages for their work. There VIII
be considerable building there during
the coming season. Several new houses
will be built and perhaps a store or two
The town of Arson feels an interest
her sister town of Madison. ne"
dam is being constructed across tie
Kennebec and if paper mill is erectess
on the Arson side (as is talked) II wiz
add to the material interests OF DO"
towns.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Ripley.

Summer schools will commence as
outlined below and be under the instruc-
ton of the following teachers: Dist. /,
Nellie G. Briggs, May, 4th; dist. 2,
Mamie Ross, May, 4th; dist. 3, Olive
Swift, May, llth; dist. 4, Annie Rand,
May, 4th; dist. ;, Mrs. Mildred Cole,
May 4th.
Mrs. Louise j. Cottle died from the
effects of cancer at her home in Bos-
ton, Apr. 9Th, aged AZ years, 10 months.
She was sister of ID. p. Pingree of this
town.
Miss Fannie Marble has declined to
serve on the school board, to which
position she was elected at the annual
meeting.
Charlie Bane who has been very
sick with typhoid fever is reported to be
much better.
Hilton Bros. are saving wood with
their horsepower in the west part of the
town.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
Canaan.

Work has begun on the foundation of
Geo. Johnson's new building on the
corner. The building will now be erect
ed as speedily as possible aud the work
will be under the supervision of Charles
Woodruff OF Pttsfleld.
Miss Sophia Wheeler is making some
repairs on her house.
The family of Thomas Gleason moved
back to their farm last Thursday.
Oscar Nutting is soon to move his
family into his house on North Street.
Ernest Carleton Herrick of Colby '9S
preached here last Sunday. 1t was an
unexpected pleasure, but Mr.. Herrick is
always sure of hearty welcome among
friends here. There will be service at
the usual time next Sunday.
Miss Ina Gerald visited her aunt Mrs.
Alpheus Mason last week.
Misses Addie Jewell and Ina johnson
are attending the High school at Browns
Corner.
Civilian Thorton and Preston Gleason
returned from the woods Monday last.
Mertie Jewell is working in Pittsfield.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-04-16
A Specialist,

The art of mending is much neglected
in this day and generation, whether it
be re-establishing broken institution,
patching a threadbare coat, restoring
shattered reputation OF building up a
broken down health. After all, it is
the stitch in time that is important, and
that man or woman with any ailment or
disease, or persistent ache, who waits
to be a complete wreck before doing
anything for themselves, is simply up
holding Ingersolls notion that suicide
is no sin. Life is precious thing and
should be guarded.
Upon the first premonitary symptom
of disease the proper medical aid should
be procured and never in the history of
medicine has the demand for particular
treatment of female diseases been more
needed than at present says DR.. +.
Holden Lansing, our great American
expert in the treatment of chronic
diseases, and | will give you definition
what a specialist should be.
A specialist is a man, who devotes all
his brains and energy and time to the
study of some particular things A
specialist of chronic diseases makes a
life long study of all sicknesses of a
chronic character such as catarrh, con-
sumption, nervous prostration, diseases
of the eyes, the ears, cancers, tumors,
diseases of the liver the kidneys, the
bladder and the female organs. The
specialist makes a complex science of
those maladies, his mind is not distract
ed by anything else and his services
will really amount to more than those
of any other physician. Each problem
that is presented to him helps him solve
the next one. He grows more and
more useful as he gains in age and eX-
perience. There are degrees in his
business as in any other and naturally
a patient is anxious to secure the best
services possible.
am specialist in chronic diseases.
Twenty-Five years ago as well as to day,
it was and is my ambition to be the
leading one, said the doctor speaking of
himself.
am doing all ! can to accomplish
this end. l have had the proper ed
ucation and large experience to fit me
for it. My office contains everything in
appliances that modern science and my
own invention have produced to make
electricity the greatest possible ally of
the specialist in conquering the dread
full enemies of mankind, chronic d.
seases.
honestly believe that | am better
fitted to cure any chronic disease in the
way l have spoken of than anyone else,
not because / claim to be wiser, but
because | claim | have devoted more
care and time to bring about results
than anyone else in my line.
will cure the worst form of female
/ c0mnlainfS all ovarian trOnhlpS intiam-
nation and liberation, falling and dis
placement of the womb and consequent
spinal weakness.
Dr. Lansing will be found at his rooms
at Hotel Heselton for the next fifteen
days.