davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
a Hasa.s..~ rs.I,-.,I.n It.s.

Tx CAUCASIAN acknowledge TIE
receipt OF . copy of an interesting
and instructive book from CbEs. >.
Fee, General Passenger and TleEe'
Agent Of the Northern Pacific kiii'
way, entitled Wonderland 81.
Each years publication Of thls an
nual 10 different from its preoecef'
sor In cover, text and illustrations
The cover Of Wonderland -, al AZ
tistie gem, 10 designed by gf. J. :.
Leyendscker, the noted young srt's1
AID poster designer Of Chicago. =,
While the publication is Of specih
valee TO travellers and tourists, u y
also valuable in the family Tor ~
general informasion. and IN p1ohe
schools - . geographical AID tisiol.
zeal compendium. Il will be sent 70
any address upon receipt OF siE cen"
in stamps. Address,
CHAs. 5. FEE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent
st. Paul, MINI.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

"Where the gold Democrats are nu-
merically strong they will insist upon
ignoring the Chicago platform, but
where they are numerically weak, they
will profess to accept the platform but
will oppose every plan that is calcu-
lated to bring success to the platform
w. j. Bryan.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

FOR FIFTY CENTS from now until af-
ter the election We will send THn
CAUCASIAN regularly each week.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16


and washes, and 6ASr.
ent inhaling remedieSe
In fact, I could feel that
each winter I was worse
than the year previous
Fin ally 1t val
brought to my notice
that Catarfh was q blood
disease, and after think.
ing over the matter, ]
saw 1t was unreasonable
to expect to be cured b.
remedies whi oh only
reached the surface. ]
!! then decided to try
n bottles were used, I no
aprovement. Continuing
- was forced out Of my
|lete cure was the result
/ this dreadful disease q
|eatment, which has never
land take 8. 8. g., . rem
, disease and cure It,"
wrong treatment for
hue to suffer. Swift's
| blood remedy, and
z eoD-seated dieeasea
,dies have no effect
. promptly reaches
. kails to cure even the
.-Aa
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

The Charlotte Observer, Comm enting
upon the great fight in Oregon few
days before the election, said that it
was probable that the Republicans
would carry the State; and further
said that since either the POpulists or
the Republicans would carry the State
that the election of the Republican
ticket would be the lesser of the two
evils. A few days after the election,
on June 10th, the Charlotte Observer,
in an editorial, expressed its satisfac-
ton that the Republican party had
carried the election and that the gold
standard was triumphant, but it warm
ed its goldbug friends not to be too
confident on account of the victory,
becsuse, as it says, 1.-THE free silver sem
timent still threatens the welfare of
the Republic"
A few days before the Charlotte OBJ
server, in an editorial, said that it
stood for the kind of democracy set
forth in the Indianapolis platform. 1t
is we'll known that it was on this plat
form that Palmer ran for President.
1t will be seen that the Observer has
gotten very bold and cockey since it
succeeded in controlling the Demo-
cratic State Convention in North Caro-
ina. 1t opposed cooperation in North
Carolina because that would have
meant the success of the free silver and
anti-mOnop0ly sentiment.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

nefseso Professor On spsufsh huls.
The Spanish nation lost ats colo
MES not because they were strong.
but because the home country xts
decayipg. In 1895 Spain was fWeIa
into the maelsfrom Of the NApole-n
ic wars, and the French treated Der
IN succession as an enemy. ally,
dupe, dependent province, aud de-
spairing rebel. When IN l-Us TIE
King Of Spain Was put under lock
and key by Napoleon, the Spanish
colonies began to take charge o.
their own affairs, and they never ior
. moment acknowledged French
domination.
In 1914 they returned 10 non.
nal allegiance to Spain; but they bad
tasted the sweets Of indepepdebos
they broke loose again, and 10y ls2J
Spain bad nothing left on the cont.
nept OF America except an empty
claim TO sovereignty and The i've
castles Of Callao and San Juan De
Ulloa.
Since that time the hold Of SPAN
on Cuba has always been that 81 a
harsh administration in q diEsGscied
province. The Spanish principle ba'
been that OF "stick fast 20 grant
nothing in privileges, reform. ter
ritory, or humane treatment, except
under pressure. III the CubAns
wanted . better government the Op'
~ method that they knew has been
10 revolt. Under these condition.
Cuba would long since have ceased
to be Spanish bad there not been o
third element in the problem The
will and the diplomacy Of the siied
States Of America.-From "a Cen
tury Of Cuban Diplomacy 70
1885," BY Professor Albert BashBeA'
Hart, in aarper's Magazine for abe'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16
Current Magasin..

The opening article Of liai,sr,
Magazin for June IL The rl.,,
People" the second OF richly lin,
tvated series Of ARTICLES treating Ku,.
STA ~ . militant power IN The ;or,
front Of modern political moycueu,f
by Julian Ralph. Current fan.
cies upon Naval sub jecis. isAtne
~ article relative 10 war fh % AID
naval strategy. by Captain A. r.
Aahan, L. S. N, our heading Az
thority on the subject. In a Cet.
fury Of Cuban Diplomacy 49, 81
1885, Professor Albert Bushnell
Hart, Of Harvard, impartislly sums
up the past of the Cuban question.
THE Trolly in Rural PART. /,
by Sylvester Baxter, and H. illuirsisd
by Peter Newell. william Moos.
is q bunting story, by HAmbl,r
Sears, illustrated by A. Is. froh and
+. Ii. Edwards. "a Study 81 q
Child" by Louise z. Hogan. record,
the development Of an infant mind.
II is illustrated BY dra wings made by
the child before his seventh wear.
The Situation in China" is al 81
PLANTATION by the Eastern correspobd.
emit Of the London Times Of ID. 10
terest Of the United States IN The
exploitation Of China.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

rUya>'s wAHNISG now TIE GOLD
uEN WORN.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-06-16

8. o: g., and after q "a
ticed . peroeptible in
The renSay, the disea
x-stem, and . comp
I advise all who have
eAAndon their local tr
done them any good,
e1Y that san reach tn,
To continue the
Catarrh is to cont
Specific il q real
cures obstinate, .
which other rem,
whatever upon.
Catarrh, and never
most aggravated {
S. S.Slt
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Where the Art OF Washing Is Lost

Teachers in the board schools of a
large city hear many stories, some of
them amusing some of them pathetic
a Young woman who teaches i'll a kin
dergarten, upon learning that one of her
little pupils was i'll, went to visit her.
The teacher had been to katie's home
before, and so had 70 Difficulty i'll find
ing the two little rooms at the top Of q
workmen's dwelling house where Katie
and her mother lived. The mother was
absent, and Katie we'll wrapped up,
was sitting up in bed.
After the usual inquiries and condo
lences the teacher noticed that the little
girl seemed to speak with some difficult
ty and said:
"Katie, 1 am going to examine your
lungs. "
"Yesm responded the child duti-
fully. and Miss c. began to loosen the
child's nightgown. After removing it
she found layer after layer of flannel,
which she unfastened with some diff
Guilty. Satisfying herself that there was
no danger of pneumonia she began to
replace the child's dress, when Katie
began to cry.
'My mother'll be awful angry at you
when she gets home and finds what
you've done.
"Why, Katie, what have l done:'
you've unfastcned all my flannels,
and ma had just got me sewed up for
the winter. London Tit-Bits.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Winter blooming oxalls.

The oxalis in its many varieties is
ono of the prettiest and most satisfac-
tory window plants we have and owing
to its ease of cultivation and very free
Towering qualities should find place
in every collection of house plants
Among the best varieties to grow are
the bowel, very charming variety
having strong, heavy foliage and bear
ing largo rose colored flowers; versicol-
or, the closed flowers of which are very
delicately marked; Bermuda buttercup
an improved yellow sort with large
flowers; Lutea plcna, double yellow;
foribunda, pink, and Floribunda alba
white. All Of the above varieties are
grown from bulbs, which may be plant
ed in four or five inch pot, thus secur-
ing good head of foliage and a larger
number of blooms in one mass. Keep
the plants i'll warm, sunny window
while blooming and water them we'll as
often as is ecessary.-Woman's Home
Com panion.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
,onx,ct.s MORAL code.

The leading article in recent issue
of The Monthly Record, published at
the state prison, is entitled 1.-The Bor-
derland," and is written by No. Is H,
and has decidedly religious tone.
Five rules for conduct are laid down,
and the author says they are principles
by which his life is governed:
l. If possible, be well and have a
good appetite If these conditions are
yours, the battle Of life is already half
won. Many soul and heart troubles arise
really in the stomach, though it may
seem strange to you.
2. Be busy. Fill the hours SO full of
useful and interesting work that there
shall be no time for dwelling on your
troubles, that the day shall dawn full
of expectation, the night fall full OF
repose.
3. Forget yourself. You never will
be happy if your thoughts constantly
dwell upon yourself, your own perfec-
lions, your own shortcomings, what
people think of you, and so on.
4. Expect little. Expect little of life.
not too much Of your friends.
8. Trust in God. Believe that God
is, that he really knows what is best
for you. Believe this truly, and the bit
terncss is gone from life.-Hartford
COurant.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
A Joke on General Lee.

Mrs Cleveland enjoys joke as much
ms her husband and has good memory.
One of her first remarks, after she knew
that Ruth and Esther had little BROTH
er, was that the good news should
straightway be telegraphed to General
Fitz Hugh Lee. That gentleman, who is
now our consul general at Havana, was
in this country at the time, but his
name did not appear among the list Of
persons who congratulated the ex-presl-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland upon the birth
of their son. The reason was that four
years previous General Lee had been
royalty laughed at all over the country
for premature enthusiasm i'll the matter
of such congratulations. The Democrat
ic convention of Virginia was i'll ses-
sion, and its hundreds of delegates were
engrossed in the electioneering contests
and the platform discussions which
usually absorb the attention of such a
gathering.
Somebody up in Massachusetts, set i'll
motion what is known in the newspaper
profession as Q cake dispatch, " to the
effect that son had been born to Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland. When this infor-
nation reached Virginia, General Lee
did not stop to verify it or wait for its
publication in any responsible newspa-
per, but at once demanded the attention
of the convention while he read series
Of resolutions, which by rising vote
were adopted and telegraphed to Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland at Buzzards Bay. He
went so far as to designate the putative
youngster as "Grover, Jr., and said
many things IN the course OF an elo-
ouent address which did not sound
either wise or witty when found to be
builded on fake. General Lee was Sc
verely ridiculed for his indiscretion, and
he probably considered it the part of
wisdom to refrain from entering the lists
upon the more recent occasion of felic-
itation. Chicago Record.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Artificial Flowers.

The artificial flower trade, in which
thousands of women and girls are EN-
ployed both in London and Paris is OIL
the eve of being revolutionized, so says
Cassell's Family Magazine. Hitherto
the petals have been made OF muslin
silk, satin and even of velvet, coloret
after nature and most successfully ma
nipulated into the semblance Of beauti
full blossoms.
A substance has been discovered fol
flower making that puts the most deli
cate textile materials ever manufactured
completely in the shade, and will prob
ably take their place and reign supreme
for its particular purpose
1t consists of the thinnest of thir
shavings from the inner pith of an orr
entail palm that grows i'll Formosa ane
can be compared to nothing SO well a!
the almost transparent petal of a white
poppy or delicate tea rose. A lily pet
al is robust i'll comparison with thi!
marvellous substance, which has all the
sheen and translucence and even the
slightly frosted appearance seen in some
white flowers.
1t can be tinted far better than sill
or muslin and is practically indestruc
tible. In wet weather it gives and fall!
little limp, just as real flowers do
but when the sun comes out it crisps
reasserts itself and takes new lease Of
(, life and beauty.
So admirably adapted are roses ant
carnations made of it for buttonholt
and other bouquets that when fairly OIL
the market they will most likely make
considerable difference to the florists
as the fadeless flowers never really
droop and will do duty over and over
again.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
A DISASTROUS MUSICAL BAR.
Twelve Ceilists Who Could Not Play With
Their Noses,

There is q down town theater III st.
Louis which has had y new cello play
er every week since the season opened.
Every enc of tho cellists who have
been dismissed fell down" on the
same piece of music, . Hungarian dance
of some eccentric but catchy sort No
matter how good the cellist might be
in reading music st sight, whenever he
came to certain important passage in
this composition his bow would fall
mutely by his side. his left hand mako
frantic but vain effort to finger tho
strings, and his eyes stare as If he saw
ghost.
Week after week the Hungarian
dance was fizzle The leader got mad
and the cellist was fired. The other
members of the orchestra began to call
the piece the Hungarian hoodoo and
looked for its temperance rs if it was
"haunt. F" The leader was very proud
Of the Hungarian dance, because he had
transposed and arranged it himself, and
was determined to make it 'go" before
the season ended.
A cellist of some renown arrived in
tho city last week, and he was prompt
ly employed. When he showed up for
rehearsal, there on tho programme, as
luck would nave it, was the Hungarian
hoodoo. The bass fiddler alone took pity
on the young cellist and whispered in
his ear:
Better take look at the Hungarian
dance before you tackle it. -
The cellist took the cello part and
ran his experienced eye over it, tried
some of the difficult passages and play
ed them with ease. Suddenly his eye
fell upon the fatal passage. His mouth
opened, the bow fell, his eyes popped.
The leader was rapping to begin.
"Who arranged this cello part?'
81 did. Why?''
alt can't be played as written by any
normal man unless he fingers this bass
note with his nose. do not use my
nose, and I don t think it can be done
Mozart did it. gasped the leader,
sparring for wind as he examined the
passage.
But that was a piano" protested
the cellist, while the musicians crowd
ed around and gigsled at the leader
discontinue.
The Hungarian hoodoo was omitted
from the programme, the cellist was
not fired, and the piece will be rear
ranged. Louis Republic.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Queen NIary's Jester.

1.-THE Court testers Of England" is
the title of an article by Amelia Wof-
ford in St. Nicholas. The author says:
John Haywood, the poet and drama
fist, sometimes styled 1.-THE epigram-
matist," was jester to Queen Mary. He
had been great favorite with her IA
Their, King Henry VIII, to whose court
he was introduced by Sir Thomas More,
and his acquaintance with Mary was
from her childhood In those early days
he contributed considerably to the little
priucess' amusement. He was manager
Of a juvenile company that played be-
fore her, he composed songs for her,
sometimes making himself the subject
and on her eighteenth birthday he
wrote a poem in her honor, in which
she was fatteringly described.
On her marriage with Philip he COM
posed ballad for her, and at her coro-
nation, when the grand procession,
headed By the new queen clad IN blue
velvet and seated i'll her gilded chariot
drawn by six horses, approached the
palace, her old friend Haywood greeted
her with an Grafton.
Heywood's influence with this NOR
bid and sullen queen was most happy
and was undoubtedly due to long asso-
citation and pleasant memories. He was
often summoned to cheer her with his
music and wit, and her last illness was
lightened by his songs, recitations and
readings from his plays. His merrl-
ments were so irresistible that they
moved even the rigid muscles of Queen
Mary says one old writer, and her
sullen solemnity was not proof against
his songs, his rhymes and his Jests.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08

Trained by 81 I,un8tic.

Only lunatlcs are so unreasonable rs
to get furious when some one dlsaerees
with them, and SO the manufacturer and
jobber can have their little differences
and still be on the most friendly terms
and respect one another sopinions This
puts me il mind OF story of clergy
man told me recently He was visiting
al insane asylum and was told by the
man who was showing him around the
institution that he was going to intro
duce him to Il patient with whom he
must agree, nomatter what absurd state.
ments the man might make; otherwise
be would be furious The first thing the
insane man SAID to the clergyman was,
81 suppose you know that the Washing
ton monument was totally demolished
by thunderbolt last night "Ees, !"
said the Clergyman, land felt very
sorry TO Think that work that had
taken so long to complete should be de-
stroyed in an instant.
The insane man next said, "Of course
you read in the evening papers that
Queen Victoria had decided to abdicate
in favor OF her son, the Prince of
Wales::'
Yes, said the clergyman, land I
am not at all surprised. -
Did you read that the president had
been impeached:"
Yes, and l think itwould have been
only fair to have given him little Ion
ger trial" said the clergyman. Then
the insane man locked intently upon
that Clergyman and said, "You have
the air and the garb of clergyman,
but you can lie like the devil. Iron
Age.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
err head against

at the table and put her head against
her wrinkled hand and say, well, the
fact is I'm too tired to eat. E" Long aft
er she might have delegated this duty
to others she would not be satisfied un-
less she attended to the matter herself.
In fact, we all preferred to have her do
so, for somehow things tasted better
when she prepared them. Some time
ago in an express train shot past
that old homestead. looked out of the
window and tried to peer through the
darkness. While was doing so one OF
my old schoolmates, whom had not
seen for many years tapped me on the
shoulder and said, "De Witt. l see you
are looking out at the scenes of your
boyhood. "Oh, yes l replied, Il
was looking out at the old place where
my mother lived and died. " That night
in the cars the whole scene came back
to me- There was the country home.
There was the monday table There
were the children on either side of the
table, most Of them gone never to come
back At one end Of the table. my IA
Their, with smile that never left his
countenance even when he lay in his
coffin 1t was an 81 years snile-not
the smile of hamilton, but of Christian
courage and of Christian hope. At the
other end of the table was q beautiful,
benignant. Woodworking, aged Chris
tian housekeeper, my mother. She was
very tired am glad she has so good u
place to rest in. Blessed are the dead
who die in the Lord; they rest from
their labors. and their works do follow
them -
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Klopdikc Gold.

Speaking of the Klondike, The Engi-
neering and Mining Journal says
"When the ten millions or so of dollars
come down from there next year, don t
get excited, but remember they are the
sole product of years labor of from
G, 900 to 5000 men, who cannot afford
to work gravel that yields less than one
ounce of gold per man per day. If those
who think of going to the Yukon coun
try to get rich will work as hard and
undergo as many privations here at
home in tho pursuit of money, they
will, we have no doubt, be richer at the
end of five years here than will be the
average of those who go to Klondike.
The Klondike is not nearly as rich as
California was in 1850 nor as many
districts in California and some other
states are today
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Professional Mending.

For some time number of women in
New York have been doing professional
mending. EXPERIENCES with the needle
is the only preparation necessary for
this business. The members are mission
aries in way, for they seek out bach
elors at their boarding houses, apart
ments and hotels and make contract
to keep buttons Oh coats, vests and
trousers, to darn hosiery and to close
up rents i'll clothing. The price charged
for such service varies according to the
size of man s wardrobe. According to
the New York Sun this scheme of per-
ambulating repair shop appeals to the
average man, for it means money in his
pocket. Tailors charge good round sums
for odd jobs, and a woman fixes up
many things that tailor would not
touch. 1t is easier to have a woman
drop in while a man is away at bust
ness and rid him of all the worry about
the condition of his clothes. The mend
er visits her customers at stated inter
walls.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08

Out of every 100 young men called
out for military service in Italy in 1895
OF were excused for physical unftness
or other reasons.
The United States now buy from,
Venezuela annually about SO, 900, 900
worth of products and sell to her only
$4,000. 900 worth.
Plants growing near the sea have
thicker leaves than those growing in
land. Apparently the sea salt is the
cause of this phenomenon, as plants
cultivated in artifcially sailed soil
yield thicker leaves.
Not long ago professor Of the Uni
versity of Chicago advertised in morn
ing paper for information concerning
hexadactylous, or six fingered, people.
He received 100 answers from six toed
or fingered people.
The cod fisheries of Newfoundland
have been followed for nearly 400 years.
They greatly exceed those of any other
country in the world The average ex-
port of cod is about 1850, 900 hundred
weight per annum.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1898-01-08
Huxley.

Professor st. George Mivart, the emf
nent English scientist, who is Roman
Catholic, pays this tribute to the late
Professor Huxley in The Nineteenth
Century: Though attended his lee
lures for years, never once did hear
him make use of his position as teach
er to inculcate or even hint at his own
theological views or to depreciate or as
sail what might be supposed to be the
religion of his hearers. No one could
have behaved more Loyalty in that re-
spect, and proof that thought so is
that l subsequently sent my son to be
his pupil at South Kensington, where
his experience confirmed what had pre-
viously been my own. AS to science, 1
learned more from him in two years
than 1 had acquired in any previous dec
AIDE of biological study. -