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Southern Railroad.
(PIEDMO T AIR-LINE.)
Condensed Schedule.
In Effect June IA, 1896.

TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY:
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA
LIMITED"
$40 D. m, d.iv-Solid vestibuled train
with sleeper from Raleigh. N. c., to Chat
tannoga, via Salisbury, Moreaaton Ashe-
vile, Hot Springs and M oxvrlle.
Connects at Durham for Oxford
GAINESVILLE and Keysville. except Sunday
At Greensboro with the Washington and
South western Vestibuied limite1, train
for all points north. and with main line
train No: II for Danville, Richmond and
interme late station; also has connection
for Winston-Salem and with main line
train No. 35, limited States Fast Mali
for Charlotte, Spartanburg, Greenyille
Atlanta and all points South; also Column
bia, Augusta, Charleston. Savannah, Jack
sonville, and all points in Florida. Sleep
ing car for Atlanta, Jacksonville and at
Charlotte with sleeping car for Augusta.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOLK
LIMITED"
IL As a. m. daily-Solid train consisting Of
Pullman sleeping cars and coaches from
Chattanooga to Raleigh, arriving at Nor
folk 800 P. M, in time to connect with
the Old Dominion, Merchants and Min
ers', Norfolk and Washington and Balti-
more. Chesapeake anc Richmond s. s.
Co. 8 for all points north and east
CONNECTS at Selma for Fayetteville anr
intermediate stations on the Wilson anr
Fayetteville Short Cut daily: daily excapI
Sunday for Newberne and Morehead CITY:
daily for Goldsboro and Wilm ngton and
intermediate stations on the Wilmington
and Weldon railroad.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
1858 a. m, daily-Connects at Durham ,ur
Oxford, Keysville, Richmond; at Gree rs.
boro for Washington and all points
north.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
300 p. m. daily-For Goldsboro and inter-
mediate stations.
LOCAL,
200 q. M, daily-Connects at Greensboro
for all points for north and south and
Winston-Salem and points on the North
western North Carolina railroad At Sal
is5ury for all points in Western North
and western points; at Charlotte for Spar
tanburg, Greenville, Athens, Atlanta and
all points south.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH:
EXPRESS TRAIN.
800 p. m. daily-From Atlanta, Charlotte
Greensboro and all points south.
LOCAL.
7:1o a. m, daily-From Greensboro and all
points north and south. Sleeping car
from Greensboro to Raleigh.
NORFOLK AND CHATTANOOGA LIN.
TIED"
$40 p. M, daily-From all points east, Nor
folk, Tarboro, Wilson and water lines.
From GoldsbOrO, Wilmington, Fayette
vile. and all points in Eastern Carolina.
CHATTANOOGA AND NORFOLK LIN.
ITED."
LAO a. m. daily-From New York. Wash
1ngtOn, Lynchburg. Danville and Greens
boro, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Hot Springs
and Asheville.
LOCAL.
200 p, m, daily except Sunday-From
Goldsboro and all points east.
EXPRESS TRAIN.
5:55 a. M, dailv-From Goldsboro.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
MaccO, the Cuban Patriots.
BUXTON. DARE Co., N. G..

DUNTON, DARE Co.. N u.
Dec. l2, 1897.
EDITOR G.. UCASIAN:-As my first
letter escaped your waste basket
will venture on another. In this let
ter l want to tell your young readers
about Antonio MaceO, of Cuba. H..
took passage on the Nova Scotia bar k
j. w Dresser, for New Y TX in Jul,
1S96. and the ship was wr, elk, d on
the Diamond Shoals twelve mil $
at sea, fl Cape Hatteras, N. G.. The
err wa'd passengers, the latter con
slstlng or Antonio, his mother and
twin sister were rescued and safely
landed on the beach by Capt. Pat.
Etheridge and crew of the Cape Hat
terss Life Saving alton. We al
ways meet tbs hfeboat when she
lands with shipwrecked crew.
My sister linda took Antonio in
her arms and brought him home and
he has been our honored guest ever
since; he is black and white, he is
as white (where lie is white) as the
driven snow, and where he is black
he ia as black as the sins of Weyle
he neither speaks Spanish or Eng
lish, but has language peculiar to
his race. BY his fondness for rats
and mice, one would think he is a.
Chiuaman, but he is true-boru
Cuban. After being out fillibuster-
ing all night he will come to my
room in the morning and ruin my
slumbers by uttering an unearthly
me you,' but l have to pass his in.
trusions by unnotictd because he is
. "Cuban patriot"
l have heard Of a firm in States
vile who offers to trade m oonshinen
Tor cats, they ought to give "moon'
and "shine" too for Maceo.
Yours truly,
+. f. SIMPSON. JR.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

Nos: 4os and 4o2.-.sThe Atl.nt. s,,.,;., =,
s SOd1 rn sesnouied Train of Pullman SIeener,
i sn% coaches between Washineton and Al.
mouth aiso s F1llman sleepers between Ports.
ln0utn and Chester, 8. G. "a
so M9s; Al and 3S.-"The g. A. L, Exp,e.. ,,
Sona Train, Coaches and Pullman sieene,,
Ds s,wee s1.1 rorts%outh and Atlanta Com.
lanta. 0oiumola and At
O.. BON trains make immediate connection.
orle Assnt for TO. HGontgomery Mobile. New
tanooga. Nashville Memnh;;. Mexico, Chat
ida. pnis' Macon, Flor
For Tickets, sleepes, and inform,,;o,
apply to Ticket Agents, or to "atlon'
N. G. NAnO' sol Pass. Agt.. Raleigh,
Mgr. RESIDENT and Gen'l
H. W. B. GTGV JED SuPerintendent.
II. ANDERSON, Gen'l Ps..sn
"enerai ohces: PORrsMOUTH Va
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
bone Questions.

NEWTON GROVE, | &c. j., 1891.
Mr. EDrToE-My papa takes your
paper and ! like to read it very much.
IL is a welcome visitor To our hr me
once a week. intended 10 answer
some questions, but thee was not
any in your last paper
How many languages are there!
How many letter., word-, verses,
chapters and Doc ks in the Bible?
How many times dos the word
"and" occur in the Bible, and the
word "IIord 2"
Where and how many times does
the word reverend" occur in the
Bible!
1 will close, wishing you much
success. LEILA WILLIAMS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
A CHRISTMAS STORY.

BY Laura L. Atkins in the Youths Advocate.
Helen Charters sat in the librar,
OF her beautiful home, gazing int
the glowing Goals that cast cheer.
ful look over the room. 1t was mag.
nificently furnished the carpet was
soft, rich color; the furniture, ma
hogany. Around the walls were
low book shelves, filled with hand.
somely-bound books, and above them
hung q few fine paintings. Marble
and bronze statutes adorned inches
IN the walls and the cabinet over the
mantel, while Oriental rugs were
srread on the floor. NJ. Chateris
had spent large fortune in making
his home beautiful for his wife and
daughters, and Helen had ever been
happy in these surroundings, and was
brightest in her home. There was a
large lawn in front of it, where the
grass was always a bright emerald,
and large trees shaded it. In the
summer the magnolia blossoms and
the jasmine laded the air with thsir
rich perfume. Helen was a beauti-
fui girl, and reigned as a queen in
the mist of all this loveliness.
But to-day her heart was heavy
and sad; her large, dark eyes were
sunken; her once bright cheek now
pa'e and thin; while her sable gar
ments told the sad story. Her homr,
as you may have already guessed.
was in the far South, and for
many months 1.-The yellow fever had
ragged in the town, leaving m4py
homes sad and desolate. She he :.
self had been very i'll, and, when
she recovered, it Was to see her
mother and tw> little sisters laid to
rest in the quiet Greenwood. She was
left alone with her father to comfort
him in his almost unbearable sorrow.
He looked to her for everything, for
she was very much ike her mother
both in feature and disposition; there
fore for his sake she tried to be
brave.
1t was now only week before
christmas, and Helen was thinking
over the past, when this season was
The gladdest of al the year. She
thought Of how, the Christmas be.
ore, she had planned such sweet
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23


out souuds, q recognition indepen-
dent of the VISUAL organ, which
acknowledges the kindred of conger-
ial souls almost in the moment that
they mstt."
That autumn Oscar Dalton be-
came the pastor Of one of the largest
churches in the town. Hi, close
application to his books had made
him one of the best speakers, while
his study Of the Word and Of human
nature had given him great power
over men. His well-balanced opin-
ions won him the esteem of the older
people while his friendly. sympat-
hetic manner had gained the young.
The young men, when they saw how
firm he stood against all evil, yet was
not harsh to the erring ones under
stood that it was not in his own
strength alone, but in a greater pow
er within him.
He now felt that he could speak
and make known his heart. He first
went to Col. Chateris and told him
sll the story of his love, aud asked
for his approval.
"Oscar Dalton, many have been
her wooers, but none have won the
coveted prize. l tell you truly, |
believe you worthy of even my pure,
queenly daughterr;sand if she gives
you her heart, will gladly call you
my son. May you receive the covet-
ed answer, and you both shall have
my blessing"
He was not long in seeking an in
terview, and when he bad told her
how he had longed to speak, but
would not, but now felt that she was
necessary to make his life complete
he asked: "Helen, can you give me
what | ask and share my To-, what.
ever it may be?''
She only laid her hand in his, and
looking up, her dark blue eyes told
the story, while her lips softly whis.
pered, EYES,"
Inc wedding was not to be until
Christmas; Eve, because it was in the
Christmas season they had known
each other. They were to live with
Col. Chateris, for Helen said she
could not leave her father alone, aud
he wished for, and needed, sons
love and help.
The wedding day was bright and
the church all beautiful in its Christ.
"a evergreens. There Was no pomp
or spIendor, and Helen would have
preferred a quiet, home wedding;
but, for Oscars sake; the ceremony
was performed at the church of
which he was pastor, and no more
beautiful bride ever stood before that
, altar.
VII n they returned to their home
they found among the costly array of
WEDDING gifts one which was more
valuable to them than any other. It
was medallion of the " Madonna
and Child" and on the card attach
ed to it were the names of those
children who had gathered around
the christmas tree in her home the
year before.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23
"THE LIGHT OF The WORLD
OUR SAVIOUR IN Aar ~

Co9 over 100000 to publish. Contain,
neatly NO full-paRe engravings of our Saw.
ioor. direct from the worlds great paint.
tfngs oy Great Master. Agents are taxing
IRON three to twenty orders.per dsy. Ths
nook u % beautiful that when reople see
tney want 1t. ''FIssr GLANCE AT THr PIC.
TUBES BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES. 100
oers hrst day: Cleared sl50 first xeeS',
n woix with this book. G. BoYp. "A
Dh1A1 OF LONELINESS. 4S orders first week .,
B. WARD. "Mosr BEAUmTrL ROE :,
.vkh saw. "a orders first three GAYS %
ALENA FARR. III ORDERS FIRST TIN NJ.
WORK y. o. BKwAx. Some high eysds
M man OF woman of rood church standire
should secure the agency here at once +
says every editor, 'ss $500 can soon be mad.
taxing orders for it. Finest Book for RE
Gay and Christmas Gift ever publisbed
Hound in Pearl White and Gold. IN Rov.i
ru5Ple and Gold, and in Leyant Moroco.,
ana Goid; Size loIl2 inches. Also a man ~
woman OF good church standing can se az =.
POS ZION OF Manager Of this territorv ~ A.
ing agents and corresponding With nth ,S Sl,-
I = salary. Address for full particuIsr.
a.: r. I. ELDER, Publisher, 7s M;cb;sss
Avenue. Chicaso, NI. 80 "cnigan
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Children'S Corner
Ch,istsnss he lis.

I heard the bells Of Christmas day
Their old familiar carols plsy.
Ard Wild and sweet,
The words repeat
OF peace on earth, good will to men,
And Thought how. ss the day come
The b-lfri,r nf old Chri--nd0n
Had yelled along
The unbrOk-n snrx
OF peace on Earth, good will To men.
Till ringing, swinging on ~ wsy
The earth r.yolv.d ir' ~ night t3li ds y
A voice, n chine,
A chant sublim.
~ peace on earth, good will TO men.
-IDngf-llow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

The Prospectus of tho Home ior 1898.
The excellent stories, for which The
Home is noted, will be continued: the
Fashion and Fancy Work department.
will be kept up to a high standard.
Kate SanbOrn will continue her bright
cortland Talks" and every one of
the numerous Departments will be IN
creased and made brighter.
TAKE NOT1CE.-YOu are given a
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by Charlotte M. Braeme; Book of 60
pages on Crocheting and knitting; or
a Stamping Outfit of 66 patterns, many
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or outfit for canvassing sent free.
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TRAINS GOING NORTH.
tDaily except Monday. :Daiiy except

tDaily except Monday. :Daiiy except
Sunday.
Train on the Scotland Neck Branch Road
leaves Weldon 4:l0 p: m. Halifax AS p. m,
vile 6.57 p. m, Kinston 7:55 p. IN. Return
| ing leaves Kinston $50 q. m, Greenville
So a. M. arriving Halifax Ills .. H..
Weldon IL 80 q. m.
Trains on Washington Branch leavs Wash
| 'gton $40 q. m. and Loo p. m, arrive Par
mele 6:lO .. m. and 240 p. m, returning
| leave Parmele 9:35 q. m. and $50 p. m, ar
rive Washington HOO a. m. and 10 p. m,
| daily.
Train leaves Tarboro. n. C, daily except
Sunday $50 p. m, Sunday 4:05 p. m, ar
| rives Plymouth TAO p. m, q p. m, return
ing leaves Plymouth daily except Sunday
100 q. M. and Sunday 8 a. m, ARRIVES Tar
borO 1905 q. m. and ll:0O q. m.
Train on Midland n g. Branch leaves
Goldshoro daily. except Sunday, 7:lO .. m,
| arriving Sm'thtield $50 a. m, returning
leaves Sm'thfield 800 Q. 10 :, arrives at Colds
bOro 1925 .. m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 4:30 p m, arrive Nashville sos p
m. S"ring Hope $50 p. m, returning leave
arrive at Rocky Mount 9:05 a. m, daily e4-
| cept Sunday.
Train o. Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw
r'llnton daily. except Sunday, Ills q. m.
md 4:lO p m, returning leaves Clinton at
10 a. In. and 300 p. m.
Train No. IS makes close connection at
Weldon tor all points North daily, all rail
via Richmond also at Rocky Mount with
'rfn'k an Carolina X. X for Norfolk and
| points North via Norfolk.
II. VI. EMERSON. Gen'l Pass Agt.
J. x. kkNLY, Gen'l Man.
r. VI. EMERSON. Traffic Manager.
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The only PHI 20 take with HOODS Sayxz-artia
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= W;IWater stations. f.-Stop on s;or.,
p1Ielegraph station. t-Passinp point
L. DILL, supa.
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FREE: $4,000 IN OOID.
bicycle, Gold Watch, Dismooi
,S.ng, or a Scholarship In
DOraughon's Practical Business
Touege, Nashville, Tenn or
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

magnifcence and luxury.
But you who know woman's
heart know it Graves that which
money cannot bay. Love is her pre-
negative, and without it her life is
but a dreary waste; though it b.
spent amidst all the splendor and
wealth of the world. Helen Charters
was thought by many to be cold and
distant, but they did not und r
stand her nature. True, she did
love many; but those who found the
way into that inner circle of her
friendship learned that she loved
with all the intensity of a nature
strong and deep; and her love was
not for day, but forever. No one
could accuse her of fickleness, for
though she was courteous to all, she
did not pretend to bes ow affection
where she could not feel it. Many,
however, had been the suitors for
her handsome for her wealth.
oeAuty, or social position, while
some had sought her from pure
motives, for her own sweet gr' ces;
but all had met with q kind but de-
cided, refusal. She was too noble a
woman to bestow her hand without
her heart.
She had remained "heart whole
and fancy free" until that Christ
mas morning. 1t was then for the
first time that she realiz d that her
heart had found it's ideal at last:
but the months went by, and neither
knew what was in the others heart
The joyful spring days came and
passed away, followed by bright
summer, but no word of love had
found utterance; yet each felt that
n the others heart there was a re-
'ponse. "The1e is a language with.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-12-23

Il b impo.bi< 10 promise ra-t.suiar isa,,-e, 81. esd
AMERICAN MONTHLY" during Tho so-n.7r ... '''ss
Boos,nan say, . a great mcnhiy ne~-yapsr- A. =
reaseu illustrates account C. tho nOass ,hEn (,
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"wr k--~ e 70 fr~,c~ rzzslish-4. - fhls
-c.a.-y @ q Eurog-. ~.ich corresncs 50 ra1c-st-
t.uy IS the ksfslCss so~-Hsy tie sleFTn-s-.
tin,hn-sx. sae en-rCy q g-sr-s1ss, sfk tAr
xras s,.g-.-ri a, --Gy - &C., ssrs1r. ensc.
SncSlecre a.. ~-i,-c hoS-n t=g i,sA - he p=-ciy
Iterary pc-1o.l-sL'-T.< C@.i9c..
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12
Certain to BE the Republican Caucus
Nominee for United States
Seuntnp

Topeka Kas., Jan. T.-(Special) There
is no longer any doubt who will be the Re-
publican caucus nominee for United States
senator. 1t will be ]. r. Burton. of Abb
-lene The ingalls, followers have been un-
able to stem the tide. Tonight, as a last
hope. the Ingalls, men started move to
throw the Republican vote to Senator
Baker. 1t was argued that this would be
an Endorsement of Bakers work and at the
same lime would prevent clash in the
caucus. This did not take very deep root
and soon dwindled. Burton has a big ma
iority of ten votes and as Leland could not
be pulled into the fight, the Abilene states
man is certain to be nominated.
All this Is looked upon by Mr.. Leland S
Some of them are most indignant over the
false editorial position taken by a Kansas
City paper of to-day. embraced in the
statement that. "If to lead a party to ruin
entities the leader to the party's gratitude
Kansas Republican legislators might prop
erly vote for Mr.. Leland as showing base
ingratitude for services rendered in many
ways by Mr.. Leland. They insist 1t is on
u par with that class of humanity who
love winners only, and can permit no
praise for one who encompaSsed such a
clean cut defeat as Mr. Leland conducted
in Kansas Mr.. Leland's personal modesty
is held accountable for his refusal to allow
his friends to go on with his fight for the
honor. empty though it be.
Mr.. Leland came down from Troy to-day
and set all rumors at rest concerning his
candidacy for the Republican caucus NOM
ination for United States senator Il am
not a candidate. and don't want my name
used" was the way he put it.
Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1897-01-12
KATYS CLAIM NOT GOOD.
tary of the Interior Fran
els Hold.

Washington, JAM 11.-(Special) The
Dawes commission ard Secretary Francis
will ignore the contention of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas Railway Company, as
made by its attorney. Simon Stern, at Sat
urday's session. They hold that, while the
Indian title to the land in the Indian Ter
ritOry will be eXtinguished if the treaty is
ratified, the land does not become Il part
of the public domain, but passes to indi-
vidCal purchasers.
road. the Indian title must not only be eX-
tinguished. but the land must become pub
lie land. The department will hold that 1t
does not become public land in the sense
that gives the United States the right
to give away ten miles of il on each side
of the track in every alternate section.
suit to get what concessions 1t claims
under its grant. This question has been
the most serious obstacle in the way of
the confirmation of the treaty, and. with
this policy governing the secretary. the
| agreement will doubtless be ratified
shortly.
Secretary Francis had another conference
with the Dawes Indian commission and the
Choctaw delegates to-day. The meeting
was held behind closed doors and occupied
almost five hours. The Choctaw agreement
was taken up for consideration. section by
section, the members of the commission
and the Choctaw delegates explaining the
provisions. Secretary Francis plan is to
protect all the bona fide religious inStitu-
and TO let them remain where they are
/ now, free from taxation or rental, so long
! purpose. The conference has not been con-
! cluded and another will be held Wednes-
/ day.
/ Atoka. I. t, Jan. 11.-(SpeciaI1 DR.. F..
/ n. Wright, leading Choctaw, left to-day
| for Washington to protest against the
( Dawes Choctaw agreement unless certain
changes in townSits provisions can be in
| serted. He will call en- Major Mckinley
! en- route