The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-08-06

line yarns with some other tonven- ,
ton notes. ,
"a rather amusing incident hap ,
pened one night during the conven- I
tion,- said the clerk at the Llndell. {
"a deiegate-from the West, OF +,
course-came rushing in late and {
called for his key. 1t was handed
out to him, and he went to the eie-
vator. He stood there some few
moments until a guest came and
pushed the button.
sis that the way to make 1t come
DOWN. he asked. When told that
it was he looked doubtful, but said
nothing.
about an hour afterward," con-
tinued the clerk, ''he come back and
in a confidential way asked how to
put out his light, saying he had
blowed until he was tired. A bell
boy was sent up and turned 1t out
for him, and when he saw how 1t
worked he simply said: "Wal, III be
gol doned."
There is a certain hotel it st. Louis
whose manager thought be would
make a great hit with the Popullsts
from Texas and Montana by secur-
ing a bottle of the worst whlskey
he could find, "just to remind the
delegates of home" as he SAID 1t.
This bottle was always kept within
reach, and the bartender was given
| n h2n6a0
out to every man who came IN the
place and declared that he was
bad man from Badville.
The scheme worked successfully
for several days, inasmuch as the
bad men never returned for a sec
,, ond drink, and the bartender con-
graduated himself on the amount OF
work he was escaping by dealing
3 this extract of tamarack bark. Ihe
4 joke was turned yesterday, however,
; when a small man, with large
' beard and thin voice, blew into
: the place, and IN his piping tones
d requested the bartender to give him
D something that he termed ''rot-gut."
R The bartender smiled, said Ger
a tainly" in his most polite tone, and
S handed out the bottle of pain killer
g referred to. The small man poured
out a large drink and gulped Ii
v down. He choked slightly during
4 the operation, and gingerly handed
Y out 25-cent piece IN payment tol
v the dose. He received 10 cents lr
d change, and walked slowly TOWARD
Y the door, as though he was some
le what dazed. After he was outside
" the place he paused, as though n
sr had forgotten something. Then h
s- stuck his head back in the barroOm
s. and suueaked to the man who hat
R served the drink:
There is one thing | can say TO
y this place-a a man gets what he call
,e for.'
1e "There is a decided lull after tn
er Storm said the clerk at the 81
~ James.
n "But I can say that we never er
"a tertained a more orderl set OF pee
na pie, and all went away apparent
" satisfied and lauding the people G
"a the Mound City to the skies. 1t wa
-. lust like a lodge of brothers; every
"a body knew everybody, and every
" thing passed off quietly.
. "And, should at any time any
Ilc these people seek a new home, l b.
no lieve that their eyes would turn tir
as to St Louis, where all good peopl
20 live"
VT When Col. Harry Skinner ar
Capt. Buck Kitchin woke up Frids
y, morning they were $50 and $50 r
on ~, spectively poorer than when tn
on ;sa went to bed. Some one had robbie
os ~ them.
cir The men VINO attended the N
EW tional Convention from North Car
tne lima were:
lvil Senator Marion Butler, Maj. y
the A. Guthrie, Hon. Harry Sklnnt
ion Capt. W. II. Kitchen, Hal Aver,
de. B. Lloyd, w. o. Stratford, of Gu
ted ford; j. J. jenkins, of Chatha
'wn State Senator A. J. Dula; W.
AIN Henry, Henry w. Butler, Congre
lsh man c. H. Martin, of Anson; b.
Hodges, of Beaufort; G.. E. Kestl
,ub- of Cabarrus; Congressman A.
lger Shuford, Congressman VIZ. Stro7
aen, P.J. Leonard, of Davidson; W..
'ow- Fountain, of Edgecombe, J.
attic Waller, of Granville; J. P. Herr
the of Haywood; D. A. Barkley, of
ion. dell; Jno. M. Queen, of jackson;
hich B. Kinsey, of Lenoir; R. H. W. B
AND ker, of Lincoln; W. c. Wilcox,
r of Moore; F. D. Koonce, Jr., of
hich slow; K. L. Strowd, Jr., of Oran
FREE A. l.. Folwell, of Randolph; B.
reju- McGregor, of Richmond; P. P.
and ter, of Rockingham; C. l.. Ha,
of Rutherford; q. T. Garrett,
won- Vance; C. B. Ray. Of Wake; J
MIA Ramsey, Of the Progressive Farr
sAss- J. P. O'Berry, Of Wayne; l..
has Newsome, of Wilson.
pa Other delegates to this convent
ANY from North Carolina were DR.. J
They Mott, R. h. Mott, H. E. Coppen
can of Caldwell; J. T. Battle, of Blu
eory, H. C. Afford, of Robson.
y are -
When The North Carolina Populist
3 the ganized by electing Harry Ski
re- as chairman; Hal Aver, secret
ce to w. II. Kitchin, on credential
mittee; W. R. Henry, on platf
Par .. -. A go ST. bo1 a CO.
be Of 1allon: nf +h~eo Moth Z
that Eom,nA'.oo S:, W 800 Gn+br;o
uring i.na ste1T1; TS;.ou Pamssv
f you Ayer "no HoA'o' -'
9 that
ainted Of invaluable assistance to
they Populist convention was Mr..
Worsley, of Wisconsin, young