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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Story Of . Careful Man.

He was careful and thoughtful
man. In fact, it may be said that
he was an extremely careful and
thoughtful man.
He was resting comfortably in his
easy chair with his feet resting on o
footrest when he discovered that his
pencil needed sharpening. Any
other man would have takon out his
knifo and begun wurk at once, but
he was too tho, ghtful for that, ALSO
too careful.
He sighed, got up out of his chair
and went across the room for lit
tie waste paper basket that was
standing in the corner. Then he ro-
turned to his seat in tho easy chair
and placed tho basket on the floor
between his legs.
His wife smiled approvingly, and
he felt proud Of himself.
He opened his knl4e, 10 Il over
his basket and 5esAn ,;or on the
pencil.
1T is just as easy to be careful
and thoughtful" no said as he de-
taohed tho first shaving from the
end of the pencil.
lit is" replied his wife as she fol-
lowed tho shaving with her oye and
sew it / d.oycr his shoulder and land
on the carpet behind him.
But why continue? There are few
who have not tried to sharpen pen.
Gil over q small basket in somo mo-
ment of temporary insanity.
h When no had finished, there were
three shavings in the basket, and
the rest were on tho floor.
That is usually the way it hap.
pens.-Chioago Post.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Bricks.

There is 10 building material so
durable as we'll made bricks. In
the British museum arc bricks tak.
en- from the buildings in Nineveh
and Babylon which show no sign Of
decay or disintcgration, although
tho ancient did not burn or bake
them, but dried them in tho sun.
Tho baths of Cara Gala and of Titus
in Rome and the Therm@ Of Dioole-
tian have endured the ravages OF
time far better than tho stono Of the
Coliseum.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Eoyslty 1T tho Pawnbroker's.

Kings and queens are far more
frequent customers of tho pawnshop
than most people would be willing
to believe. Thus, Queen Isabella of
Spain has repeatedly had her jewels
in pawn, while the silver plate of
the late ex-king of Naples and of his
heroic queen, q sister of the empress
of Austria, has been for years at q
time reposing in the vaults of the
great London pawnbroker After.
borough. Even tha Prince of Wales
has known what it is to have his
time kept by his uncle, for wher
visiting the battlefields shortly after
the Franco German war he found
himself stranded at Sedan without
money enough to pay his hotel bill
or to continue his journey Ho had
no time to telegraph for funds, and
even if he had thore was the danger
of disclosing his identity, which,
with respect to French susceptibility
ties, he was anxious at all costs to
keep secret. So he handed his watch
and chain to his oquerry, General
Teesdale, who, adding thereto his
own and that of the princes valet,
who accompanied them, proceeded
to the local mont do piete, or pawn
shop, where he raised enough money
to enable the prince to continue his
Journey. y.-Philadelphia Press.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Hats In War.

The bearslin hats of somo British
regiments Ncro ut first devised with
the idea of striking terror into the
hearts of their enemies. The same
principle is shown in the dreadful
figures worn by tho knights on their
helmets and sometimes emblazoned
on their shields. Tho ancient Ger
mans wore horned helmets to in
spire terror in tho enemy and car
ried figures of strange animals as
standards.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Disguised. /.

A certain German professor Of
music to be met with in English
drawing rooms is an entertaining
old gentleman. To him recently a
lady said, whom one of his compost
tions had just been rendered by one
of the guests:
How did you like the rendering
of your song, professor"
"Vas dot my song?" replied the
professor. II vas not know him. -
London Tit-Bits.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Mother OF Penrl.

Mother of pearl is tho hard, sill
very, brilliant substance which
forms tho internal layers of several
kinds of shells. The interior of our
common oystc, shells is Of this ma
ture, but tho mother of pearl used in
the arts is much moro variogatod
with a play of colors. The large
shells of the Indian seas alone have
this pearly substance of sufficient
thickness to be of use.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
He DrcW tho Line.

Little Johnny Fizzlotop is Man.
chester boy VINO has boon obliged
for many years to wear tho cast off
clothing of his older brother Bob.
Johnny never gets anything until
Bob has finished with it. A .few
days ago Bob had q dreadful tooth
ache, and it was decided that tho
aching tooth should be extracted.
You may pull all his teeth out If
you like" said Johnny, but I amt
going to chow with them afterward.
I can tell you that straight. LION.
don Globe. ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Running tho Gaptiet.

Running tho gantlct rs u military
punishment was, it is said, originat-
ed by Gustavns Adolphus to runish
thieves in his army. 1t was hor-
rowod by tho English from tho Ger
mans, who copied it from Gustnvus,
and being employed in tho Britis7,
regiments in America was readily
taken up by the Indians of this coun
try.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
The Pronunciation.

Thoro are so called cheap stores in
Jersey. l happened to bo in one Of
them. In the back part of the store
saw tub stencilcd "Butterino. I"
/ asked the clerk whether he pro-
bounced the "ino" like tho "ino" in
"nine, or like tho loon" in sixteen.
:'Oh, no, we do not pronounce 1t
At all, was the smart answer. 1--WE
& Ill it butter. "-Retail Grocers' Ad-
Ikocate. =.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
a Veterans Opinion,

"As you Gt.vance further in your
art said Gounod to q young poet,
you will como to think Of the great
poets of the past as L now appreciates
tho great musICia of former times.
Whom sas your ago, used to say
Il ut rs, l said L and Mozart;' ao
40, Mozart and Il now say mo.
Fart. "-Epc Ga.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Germany stands next to Great
Britain in tho number of pensioners,
there being 5SS soldiers of the civil
war who regularly draw their pom
sions from the United States govern
ment.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

.ssY Youth ia not the age of pleasure.
We then expect too much, and We
are, therefore, exposed to daily dis
appointments and notifications.
When we are little older and have
brought down our wishes to our ex-
pericnce, then we become calm and
begin to enjoy ourselves. Lord Liv-
erpOol
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Perish the Thought!

A man named Smith killed a man
named Jones at Niagara Falls. Lea
rs hope that this is not the begin
ming of q feud between the Smith
and the Jones families. Rochester
Union and Advertiser.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
AT PARTING.

nra" >--rrTxr sCr
DO, with a last goodby, -
- In this gray hour you die
To US, wo to you;
Parting is dying, too,
A1d distance, heart to heart despairing saith,
IL but u name for death.
Tomorrow we shall say,
'hA "Our thoughts reflect today
His quiet room up stairs,
The lonely look it wears;
For all the house seems 0Csolate and dim
With want Of only him."
What household things shall stand
Hpllowed because your hand
. Has touched themi We shall miss
Your help in that or this,
And treasure even trivial words you said
- As memories Of tho dead.
You win bear with you thus
Remem mbrances OF us;
And, writing now nnd then
OF stranger lG nds and men,
Your tidings from afar shall roach us ha1o
A from another sphere.
Just rs II you, ut last,
That greater sea had passed
Whose winds and waterG yearn
. Outward and never turn,
And, looking through the waste Of sileDee IonA
You called from tho unknown.
Evan death Is nothing moro
Than opening Of q door
Through which men pass awsy
As stars into the day,
. And We, who SEQ IL not, blinded by the light.
Cry. "They arc lost in nightP'
1huB ever, near or far,
Life seems but where we are:
Yet those we bid goodby
Find death is not TO die,
I ~ you, departing from our daily strife
~ = Go henpe from life to lifo.
Oafp Alnds, and now farewelli
!. - = The wuid's passing knell,
Y M S4pening year by year,
2 =. In 1gt8mphs thero - here. -ss'
NoR aaHk nor Silent would tho distance b
( Gould we but hear and see.
"A. st. John Adcock in Spectator.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
MISTAKEN ioENTiTV.
Thors Wa . Vast Difference In the I've
Cases In Question.

Cases In Question.
The other day at Montezuma
while two citizens were conversing
at the depot a negro approached and
addressed one of them as follows:
"Kurnel, h'ar yo' wants to git .
man out on de plantashun.
"Yes, I want a man out there"
replied the coldnel as he looked the
negro over. "Seems to mo I've seen
you before"
Reckon not sab. I'ze now roun
here"
''But I'm sure I've soon you some.
where. Lots see. I was over at
Perry the other day."
"Yes, sah, yp' wuz ober to Pcrry."
"And while there called ut tho
Jail"
Yes, sab, yo' called at de Jail.
Dey has got powerful nico jail
ober to Perry"
"And while at the Jail saw COL
ored man who was serving q SEN
tence for stealing hog"
mo doubttof it, kurnel. Yes, yc'
dun saw q GUILD pusson right in dat
Jail at Perry."
And you arc tho man." said tho
colonel as he laid his hand on tho
negro's shoulder.
"Jes' so, kurnel; jes' so. was
right in dat Jail at Perry, an dun
members of seein yo' pass along.
Curious what a mem'ry some whito
folks has in deir heads"
"But you don't suppose want q
man who has been in Jail for steal
ing, do you?" exclaimed the colonel.
"No, sab; no, sab. OF co'so yo'
don't. OATS what I'ze hero to dis
plain about Yo' got it all wrong
bout dat hog, kurnel. Do pusson
who dun stole de hog wuz asleep
when yo' called. I wuzn't in dat
Jail for stehlin no hog. I'ze no such
man as dat"
'"Then what were you in for?"
"Why, dey said dem two bags er
cottonseed meal what dey found in
my cart wuz tooken from do depo'."
"Oh, see. Well, what's the diff .
ference?"
What's de difference? Heaps
O difference, sab. On de one hand,
I'ze load \ mp bar'l O. salt arter
dark ;San da1n bags jes' tumbled into
my cart whilo my back wuz turned.
On de odder hand, pusson goes out
by daylia hit an runs hog aroun'
ilo woods for obor two hours before
he cotchos hind leg. Scuse mo.
kurnel. l did reckon F like to
work on yo' plantashun, but if yo'
am de sort o man who can't SEQ do
difference between pusson restin
in Jail to obleege do jury an bein
sent to Jail for stealth hog I
couldn't trust my reputashun in yo'
hands. Good mawnin, kurnel; good
mawnin. Atlanta Constitution.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Ho--And Gid you sse Monte Carlo
whilo you werc at Nioe?
She-No; papa called on him, I
believe, bat from his disappointed
appeararlC @h"u 81 -Cturnad to the
hotel l think ,tr. Cn"lo must ha7o
been out '-Lonl1.i .'Un.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Gold pens are now usually tipped
with iridium. The bits of this metal
are laid in notches at the point of
the pen, then fastened on with flux,
being afterward ground and polished
for uso.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
BANKERS
UN- = >N g. c.

Navigator's group and of Rarotonga.
Natives of these mutually under
stand ono another.-Strand Maya
zinc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Cause and Effect.

There is n good story told of a
Hertfordshire farmer. Ho went
homo late ono night and drank a
pint of yeast i'll mistake for buttor-
milk. He rose three hours earlier
next morning. Cardiff Mail.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
+. N. FARR, GEO. MUNRO,
Presi dent. Cashie r.
Nl9Q9IhlQQsS
QWA
lP9l&0Q9Rs9
NaQ1DUassQ
B44aIQx
OF UNION.
OF UNION

Capital Stack 100000. Surplus SJC. 90
Looki.olders liabilities $G0,OO-Total-
10000
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

laad srarn TO the Pacific Railroad coupAn-
,es hare. Through conniyanct OF the Irser,os
robbed mulfifudes OF actual
horafsde settlers Of thea. homes and miners
OF their claims, ths; We demand legislation
by ConsYeu which will enforce tho eIefnp
n xeli a. tefore ra.ent
3. We demand that boaAtde Se;tle,> on
ali public lands Be provided free homes and
be provided for in the national HOMESTEAD
law. and that no exception be made In the
case OF Indian reservations when opened
for settlement, and iha; all lands not nov
patented come under this demand.
DIRECT LrsaLArIos-
=. We favor 4 system of direct legislation
through the initiative and referendum I'M
der proper constitutional safeguards
GENIAL PROPOSITIONS.
l. We demand the election OF President
and ' ice-President and L ited States Sena-
tors by q direct vote of the people.
? We tender TO the patriotic people OF
Cuba our deepest sympathy IL Their heroic
struggle for political freedom and indepen-
dence, and We believe the time has come
when the nited States, the great Republic
and OF night ought TO be free and indie
pendent state.
). We favor home rule in the Territories
and the District of Columbia, and the early
admission OF Territories as States.
1. All public salaries should be made 10
correspond TO the price of labor and its pro
ducts.
). In times Of great industrial depression,
idle labor should be employed on public
works as far practicable.
=. The arbitrary course OF the courts III
assuming 10 iIupri.on citizens for indirect
contempt and ruling by injunction. should
be prevented by proper legislation.
:. We favor just pensions for our disabled
Union soldiers.
:. Believing that the election franchise
and untrammeled ballot are essential 10 4
government OF, Tor, ana by the people, the
Peoples Party condemns the wholesale sys
tenn of Acknowledgement adopted in som.
States as un-Kepublican and un-Democratic
and We declare it to be the. duty of the sew
eral State legislatures to take such action a.
will secure q full, free and fair ballot ant
an honest count.
| 8. While the foregoing propositions con
stitute the platform upon which our party
stands and for the yindication of which il
organization will maintain, We recognize
that the great and pressing issue of til,
pending campaign upon which the presen
| Presidential election will turn is the finan
cial question, and upon this great and spe
| cific issue between the parties, We cordial,
invite the aid and cooperation of all organ
iZations and citizens agreeing with us upol
| this vital question.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
OverproductlOna and Starvation.

People are starving in New York
city and potatoes are sold by Cana
daigua farmers at cents q bushel.
In the Genesee county, says the
New York Journal. potatoes are
burned as fuel. Ontario county
potatoes are worth Only 81 cents a
ton, while coal costs So ton. The
ruin and desolation that is being
wrought by the gold power and its
parasites is awful to contemplate.
The editor of one of the most in
huential papers in Nebraska, writes
Mr.. B. Q. Flower, editor of the
Arena, as follows:
"You cannot conceive the awful
poverty of the people in every sec
ton of this State. l received yes.
terday a letter from a prominent cit
zen in the northern part of the
State saying that hundreds of farm
ers have not had one cent of money
in their pockets for weeks. Wha
few things they can buy are procur
ed by trading eggs Or small farm
products at the country store. The.
are travelling back to the age of bar
ter"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
HOW YOU MAY COOPERATE.

You are TO eat, or use in your house
hold, or get one or two OF your neigh
bors to share with you, five dollars and
forty cents worth of Populist groce-
ries for which you are 10 pay but $500.
You will then receive as a GIFT, One
Dollars worth OF Populist books, and
two months subscription 10 THE
CAUCASIAN and } month subscription
to any five of the leading Populist
papers in America-or you can have
the books, and besides have The CAV
CAsIAN sent to any seven addresses
you may desire for 3 months. lou
can choose the books and papers your
self or we will choose the very best for
you.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

Cheap Excursion to Texas via the Iron
Mountain Route and Texas ana Pacific
Railway.
Tickets will be on sale from the
Southeast, Sept. 18th, 18th and 10Th,
at one fare for the round trip.
Address,
a. A. GALLAGHER,
Southern Passenger Agent, 1O3
Reade House, Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
For Over Fifty Years

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP
has been used by MILLIONS of MOTHERS
for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING,
with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t sOOTHEs the
CHILD, soFTENs the GUMS, ALLAYs all
PAIN; CURES WIND collie, and is the
best remedy for DIARRHGA.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

ton, which was SO universally con-
demned by the press of the State and
all classes of our citizens, when it first
became known. We therefore demand
that the next General Assembly fully
investigate this transaction, and TO
the end that the interests of the State
may be fully protected as far as it can
be done, such legislative action shall
be taken as to counterfeit, as far as
possible, this unwise and secret trans
action.
REMOVAL OF CAsES.
The removal of cases from he State
courts to the Federal courts for trial
wherein the plaintiffs are poor per-
| sons and defendants rich foreign cor
| porations, on application Of defend
ants, is growing evil in North Caro-
lima, and in its practical operation
frequently amounts to denial of JUS
! tice to poor suitOrs, and therefore
should De condemned. We demand,
therefore, that the next General As
sembly shall pass such general stat
ute on this subject as to take from
such corporations doing business in
this State the privilege Of carrying on
business in North Carolina, and with
drawing the protection of the State
extended to their business, if they
persist in escaping the jurisdiction OF
our courts when claims are sought tt
be enforced against them therein.
We advocate such legislation as will
insure a just listing and taxation OF
all evidences of debt, and make al
equitable adjustment of the burden OF
taxation between the debtor and s
creditor.
REDUCTION OF SALARIES.
In order to keep our public servants
in thorough touch and sympathy will
, the oppressed masses, and to check tt
some extent the scramble for office
we demand a reduction of salaries I'm
til such time as through an increas
of the currency the price of prOpert.
and products will justify the presen
2 rates.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

Subscribe for the weekly CAUcA-
SIAN $1.OO q year.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
A REFORM LIBRARY
>For $I.A.-

The Modern Banker, by Goode, %
Man or Dollar, Which A novel, 25
ShylOck's Daughter, by Bates, %
A Breed of Barren Metal, by Bennett ,25
Money Found-Hill Banking System, 25
The Rights of Labor, by Joslyn, %
The Pullman Strike. by Carwardine, 25
A Story From Pullmantown, by
Bech- Meyer. %
How to Govern Chicago, by Tuttle, Is
Silver Campaign Book, by futile, %
The Garden of Eden L. S. A., by
Bishop, 80
Economics for Backward Pupils, 10
Send US Sl45 and we will mail you
full set of all these books, 1910 pages,
worth 1910 at retail, and The CAUCA-
SIAN one year. This special offer for q
short time only. Order at once.
Address, The CAUCASIAN,
Raleigh, n. G. or Clinton, n. c..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
Wanted An idea e; e: =: !: g:

Protest your tdeas; they may bring yvu wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBCRN & CO., Patent AtcoF.
nays, Warrington. D. c.. for theif e1.0O prize = -
an6 list OF two hundred 1nv0ot1oa6 Wonf00.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
Following is the assortment of Gro
ceries you are To buy for $500:

IRICks.
Is bars Purity Soap tthe very
best 8 40
10 packages Favored Corn Starch
"a delicious dessert) 30
one 10 cans Joan of Arc Bak-
ing BOwder guaranteed abso-
lutely pure) so
z one 10 packages Finest Gloss
Starch with polishing wax 20
half Id can Korff's Dutch I'm
ported Cocoa (purest and
cheapest imported Cocoa in
America) 40
80 King Grover III Cigars "a
twOfer) Id
4 packages Baking Soda Largest
and best &c. PACKAGE 20
I package Gloss Shoe Polish 10
box shoe backing %
bottles jet black ink 10
bottle mucilage %
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

With your cooperation We will food
the country with SlO0.Uro worth OF
Populist literature before election.
With this ayalanCh r of ideas w. will
sweep the tw" old parties into obli,-
ion.
Now 10 &c; down 10 plain horse
sense business. Every one Of the two
million ropulist voters in this coun-
try who will cooperate with us will he
furnished FREE with A. much Pop
ulist literature a. he can read and get
his neighbors 10 read.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27

Total amount paid at any gro
Gerry store = $40
All for $500 together with the hand
some gift of POpulist Literature.
"ANY BODY MAY HAVE, IN
PLACE OF THE CIGARS IN ABOVE
ASSORTMENT, $1.25 WORTH OF
SOAP, FLAVORED CORN STARCH,
BAKING POWDER, GLOSS STARCH
AND SODA.
All these goods except the cocoa
(Which is imported from the Oldest
cocoa factory in Holland) are manu-
featured by the Peoples Supply Co.,
of Baltimore, Maryland, the greatest
POpulist manufacturing and import
ing concern, and all the goods bear
the Joan of Arc trademark. These
goods are all guaranteed absolutely
pure and the best in the market for
the money. They give universal sat
isfactiOn.
This remarkable offer is possible
only because all the profits OF both
wholesaler and retailer are converted
into free Populist literature.
We now call on every true Populist
to do one of two things: either send a
money contribution, at once, direct 10
the State officers of his party for cam
paign purposes, or buy five dollars
and forty cents worth of POpulist gro
ceries for $500 and secure enough lit.
erature free to convert his community
Any Populist who refuses to do either
of these deserves to be robbed and
then spat upon by the trusts and money
sharks.
Send your $500 POst-Oflice Money
Order or Express Order at once 10
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
THE PEOPLES SUPPLY CO.,
BALTIMORE, MD.

Pres. and Treas.
Co., Be sure and mention the name Of
this paper.
The Peoples Supply Co. pays no
freight, but will ascertain the charge
for customers to any point. The aver
age freight charges TO points east Of
the Mississippi river are about 4Oc.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
Ok IL, BY Mail Postpaid.
OUR GREAT DOLLAR OFFER!

All Township ought laa
and Paper printed.
We will send sheet paper. and envelopes with
Township and County and Cham address thereon
pencil pcn three boc all for postpaid 81
mite wanted, 25Cts aldit onaL
Cash must accompany every order.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-27
THE REMEDY.

How can these moderate rates be OBJ
tanned? Clearly experience has dem
onstrated that We cannot get them
from the railroads themselves nor from
the railroad commissions, either
State or National. The remedy is by
act of the legislature as to rates within
the States, and by act of Congress as
to Interstate rates, which acts should
i. Cut down passenger and freight
rates to on an average One-half those
now exacted to accord with the doubled
value of money and the halvine the
prices of our produce.
2. More powers should be given the
railroad commissions with strictel
penalties for their non observance o.
their regulations.
3. Free passes should be vigorousl,
forbidden, as is now done by the Con
stitution Of New York and severa
other States.
And lastly, railroad commission
should be made independent of cor
porate influence, as far as possible, b,
being in all cases, made elective b,
The people instead of by the legisla
tue. The railroad lobby cannot con
troll elections by the people as easil,
as it can have r deciding influence il
q legislative caucus.
There is no influence more debasip,
In legislation than that of the lobb,
Every well wisher Of his countr