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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
AN ARTIFICIAL SILVER MINE,
How Uncle Sam Checks the Waste of til
Coin Makers in the Mint.

How Uncle Sam Checks the Waste of the
Coin Makers in the Mint.
In one corner of the melting room
at the New Orleans mint is large iron
tank in which the newly cast silver
bars are dropped, kissing, to cool off.
At the end of hard days work the
surface of the water shows faint rain
bow-hued scum, like the metallic lus-
ter of stagnant pools, seen near a dye
house. It comes in part from micro
scopic flakes of silver that have scaled
off in the cooling. The water, when
changed, ruds down a pipe that ter
inmates in the bottom of cistern,
which contains layer of mud a couple
of feet deep. As the water seeps up
and through, the.mud acts as a filter
and catches the particles of precious.
metal, so in time it becomes an arti-
fetal silver mine. Once every quarter,
the stuff is scooped out and passed
through reduction process. The re-
suit is silver brick, worth maybe $50.
When it comes to money-making,
Uncle Sam can beat the world for
stinginess. The artificial silver mine
in the yard of the old mint premises
is only one of his numerous schemes
for checking waste. When the cas-
tiers raise their glowing ladies from the
melting pots q shower of sparks fly
from the molten surface. They are
mostly incandescent particles of car
| bon, but among them are pin points
of silver, almost gaseous. Some fall
among the ashes and clinkers beneath
the furnaces, and when the fire boxes
are raked out at night the contents are
scrupulously preserved. Down below,
in the basement, is great revolving
crusher that grinds the debris into fine
powder, and when enough accumulates
it is sold by sample to Northern
smelter and treated like ordinary ore
Nor is this all. Every evening the
floor of the melting room is swept fa1
more carefully than ever lady's par
lor and the sweepings are preserved
along with The ashes. Once in thre,
months or so the SCOT is scraped GU
of all the fues and chimneys and find
its way to the same receptacle. From
the ashes, clinkers, sweepings AM
SCOT of the New Orleans mint Uncl
Sam derives larger income than til
average bank president. The cruel
bles used in melting aregood for abou
three charges; then they are wheele
down to the basement, crushed, an
share the fate of the clinkers. Th
pores Of their earthen sides are full {
virgin silver, aud the gritty brow
powder into which they are groun
yields an average of 5000 ton.
wornout crucible is really worth MOI
than a new one
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

What Poor Roads Cos, Our Farmers.
II ever there were two classes o.
people that had good cause in coin.
mon they are the bicyclisss and tho
farmers. The question which their
interests agree is tbat Of the need for
good roads; for while hard, smooth
surface is an absolute necessity TO the
vheelman, Il is of even more vital i'm
portance 70 the farmer, seeing that
the condition of the roads makes a
serious difference one way or the other
IA his yearly profits. AS the result
Of an inquiry made in 1895 by the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, replies were received from over
1900 counties giving the cost Of haul-
ing crops in various parts of the United
States. The average load hauled was
found to be 2002 pounds; the average
length of haul, II Ito miles; the aver
age cost of hauling a ton CT crops to
market was So Oh; while the average
cost Of hauling ton for a distance of
one mile was twenty-five cents.
In order to compare the roads of the
United States with those of Europe
the bureau through its consuls made
careful inquiry OH the subject of cost
of hauling in England, France, Ger
many, Belgium, Italy. and Switzer-
land. the average cost of hauling
one ton one mile was found to be in
England ten cents, in France ten cents.
in Germany 81 cents, in Belgium 8!
cents, in Italy u cents, and in Swift
erland from six to eight cents, the aver
age for all of these European States
being s Clio cents per ton per mile.
More than one cause may enter into
this determination of cost, but that
the great cost in America is due to
our poorly made dirt roads is proved
by the fact that while over the superb
roads of Europe a farmer will haul
three or four tons at load, our farm
ers are able to haul only a ton or less
than ton over the ''plow and scraper'
ridge of soil which even at this late
day is dignifed by the name of road
in many parts of the country.-Scien
tiic American.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
A GeOrSian's View.

New Jersey is not only about the
most progressive of all our States in
the goodly work of oad-building. but
she seems to have discovered way to
make good roads at q less expense
than any other State.
Hundreds of miles of fine macadam
roads have been built in New Jersey
during the past five years at an aver
age cost of S2750 mile.
The Jersey gravel roads, which are
considered by horsemen even more
pleasant than the macadam roads,
cost only from $1,000 to $1,000 = mile.
These roads are not only excellent as
driveways, but they last very long
time, and require very little expendi-
ture for repairs. In some parts OF
New York where stone is abundant
irst-class roads have been constructed
at on expense of no more than 5000 Q
mile.
In nearly all the States there is an
increasing appreciation of the value
of good roads and improved methods
Of constructing them.
We regret to say that Georgia il
hardly keeping up with the process
sion in this important respect
While road improvement is going Oh
finely in some counties in this State
in others it is hardly known. The
average Georgia road is a very shabby
affair, and constant drain upon thu
resources OF the State.
The question is not how commun
ity can afford to construct good roads
but how it can afford to do withou
them.
Money can hardly be invested
more proftably for the public than il
good bodybuilding. We must NOV
up in this matter Atlanta Journal
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Teaching Gotta to Eat Oata.

Wherever it is necessary, as it often
is, TO work the mare while the colt is
unweaned it is usual to shut up the
colt in a box stall and without food or
drink This is unnecessary cruelty. If
a little clover hay is placed where the
colt can nibble at it, he will soon learn
to eat hay, and if there is a box with
a few oats in it he will learn to eat
those also. This is the more impor-
tart, because if the mare becomes
heated while working, the milk may be
injurious to the colt. The clover and
oats cannot do him any harm. When
a colt has learned to eat oats he can be
weaned from the dam without any
check to his growth. 1t is best in
most cases that the liking for oats
should be taught before the colt is
weaned,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
What a Lead Pencil Really Il,

The first thing to he said about lead
pencils is that they are not lead pen
ellis at all. Once upon time sticks
of lead were used for making marks on
paper and wood. and the name has
survived, though nowadays all the
pencils are filled with graphite, OF
plumbago. This mineral Is found in
only few places in the world-in
Cumberland, England, along the
Laurentian ranges, in the province of
Quebec, and at Ticonderoga, Vt. The
largest mines on this continent are at
!he latter place.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

American superiority in every art
is becoming recognized the world
around. A somewhat embarrassing
indication of the high npprec; alton
awarded American skill is given i'll a
dispatch from Sweden. which states
that Swedish bank notes are being
extensively counterfe.ted and that
''the excellence of the counterfeit
seems to prove that the plates were
made in America"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
After convict has served ont hi

After convict has served out his
time in the State prison of Maine and
has donned the suit of clothes given
10 him by tie State he is required tc
sit for his photograph, and it is kept
for future use, should his subsequen,
career call for it. Heretofore only
the picture taken upon commitment.
has been kept, amt this has often
been found of little avail in latel
years.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
FARM TOPICS
Yar.iinx Cows ut Night.

The practice Of bringing cows up at
night is not q good one. 1t is far bet
ter TO leave them in the pasture and
milk them there, even though it makes
more labor. In bot weather the cows,
if allowed their freedom, will Craze
during the evening and early morning.
while dew is in the grass, and will
then lie down to digest what they have
eaten. If yarding Of cows Is done at
any time in summer it should be done
in the middle of the .lay.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
The Anti-Rut Agitation.

Evil roads corrupt good morals.
The best road leads to the best mar
ket.
People generally are beginning to
rec ize that road building is a public
matter, and that the best interests of
American agriculture and the Ameri-
can people as whole demand the con-
struction of good roads, and that
money wisely expended for this pur-
pose is sure to return.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

0sa blood rneer. . clean skin Ne
beauty vi,hou. IL. Csscare;s. Candy Caiaar-
TIC clean your blood and keep u clean, ey
stirring up the lazy h,er and driving a. IA.
tani,h pinples, bolls. b!o,chcs, b.ackhsAcs.
and TIA, siekiy bilious complenon b. taking
CascAre,s.-beauiy for ten cents AL drug
Gists, ss;.aiac:,oa guaranteed, lec. .IS. ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Lucas COUNTY.
FRANK J CuEYEY makes ost IA that lie 10 nc
.e nior pa rtnvr OF tae firm a J. =. CHENEY 4
Co doing business in the CITY % olefo. 4 oun-
" and state aforesai aid. and that sAli arm Will
pay the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS !ot
etch and every case OF ChrAERs thst caHnos
be cured by the use Of Halls CATAkhu
CI-Ry FRANK J. CHENEY.
sworn 70 br fore me aud su bscrlbed Ia my
ll presence. this 3th day Of ecenser,
lsIAI a d. 1851 A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Pab..c
Halls Cntarrh Cure l. taken internally and
acts directly GA tae blood aud mucous sur
faces OF the system. send FOR testimonials
free l. J. CHENEY IL Co, IoIcGo. ".
Sold by Druggists. '5c.
Halls Family fills are the best
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

proud Of them down here. / have ]
cven," she looked away from him,
"felt a little alarmed at the thought
Of them sometimes, and wondered
W hether we all seemed very stupid
and dull to 30 learned q person as
you"
Stupid and dull" he echoed the
words involuntarily, while be was
thinking what q dainty outline the
contour Of her cheek and chin made |
like pink sea shell, and what a |
singularly sweet intonation she had!
lyon agree that we are 20" she
said after ariinstant's offended silence. |
lyon add candor TO your other mer-
it's, Professor, / see. Well, the school
treat is over think / must be going
homeward. Good evening"
She stretched ont a small white
hand. He took it and considered it
for moment.
"Do you go across the fields" he
said. cor round by the road?'
across the felds-when / haye
some one with me"
"Should count as some one, or am
/ too"
TOO what-too candida
"Too DID," he said thoughtfully.
She looked him up and down.
81 suppose that you are twice my
age"
"More than that, / am sure"
elias any one ever called you any
thing but Professor?"
my mother calls me John"
"Any one else?'
ono one, since / was boy"
They were crossing the meadow
now. In the distance Mrs. Errington
waved goodby to them. They had
forgotten about her.
(Which would you rather be-your-
self at your age and with your knowl-
! edge or an ignorant young person like
me?"
She had taken off her hat and was
dangling it by a ribbon from her arm.
Her hair was ell ruflied, and one little
tress with CLINT of gold in it kissed
her cheek lovingly.
They had reached the stile and he
stopped.to help her over it before he
answered. Then he said
'Miss Eva, do you think it is pos
siblo for any one to gather nuts and
May ut the same timer"
eyes. if they get up early enough
in the morning"
"What difference does that make?"
"The difference Of not leaving things
till they are too late"
lie was still holding her hand. She
gave it to him ut the stlle, and APP
parently he had not remembered to
give it back. Her eyes were like stars,
and there was rose-hush like day.
dawn on her checks.
GLOW is one to know VIII ether it is
too late or not?"
or thought you knew everything,
Professor. And you called me stupid
aud dull just now, SO my opinion can't
be worth having"
II called you stupid and dull? d.
You know what think you?"
"You think me vain, frivolou!
girl"
81 think you the most perfect thing
on Gods earth"
Professor"
81 have another name, Evadne."
"When you have quite done will
my hand"
II shall never have quite done will
it. want it for my own"
"Such n useless, silly little hand?
"Such pink and white little hand
Like May blossom"
He lifted it to his lips, and the
, were silent for moment.
, "Evadne, is a miracle possible?"
: "What would be a miracle?" sh
said softly.
He drew her with gentle insistenc
!, into his arms, and she raised hers an
= clasped them round his neck.
! ''This is one," he answered; cit
the impossible come true"
cit was never impossible" she mul
I. INJURED, "only-you were asleep an
:. dreaming, John, and now-you ar
. awake, and it is early in the morr
ing" New York Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Prices Paid for Manuscripts.

The highest price ever paid for apiece
Of manuscript was $4,000 for HOmer's
Iliad. written on vellum, probably in
the eighth century. 1t is now in the
British Museum. A manuscript bible
which was presented to the Emperor
Charlemagne upon the occasion of his
coronation in the year 800 was sold at
auction some years ago for $1,000.
That Is also in the British Museum.
The original manuscript of SCOTS
Lady of the Lake" brought SG,45O at
auction. The autobiography of Lord
Nelson in his own handwriting, as pre-
pared for the press. brought $40.
The manuscript of Keats "Endymion'
was once sold for S3.475, and the manu-
script of Scots "Old Mortality" for 49,
100. Sir John Thorren paid $500 fol-
a manuscript bible of the seventh cen
fury. and Lord Crawford paid S2,SG(
for Il handsomely Illuminated manu-
script of the New Testament.
North and South are Joined in the
material OF the national capitol. The
central building is constructed Of Vir
ginia sandstone, painted white. The
extensions are of Massachusetts mar
bic, and twenty-four columns of thi
grand central portico are monoliths o
Virginia sandstone thirty feet high
and one hundred columns of the ex
tension porticos are CT Maryland mar
hle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
THE SONG or THE AXE.

rathered was I by the forge.
Graded In leaplng flame,
Lulled by the clink and the clapg
or hammers boating In turn.
Now ia tho hewer's hand.
Tempered and polished and edged,
Swing all day Ia the sun,
Swing and chant this song!
High on the mountain crest.
Where tho great winds pipe and swirl,
Tower the ancient pines,
Rooted n thousand years,
Myriad summers have waved
And wnncd In their odorous shade;
SHOWS iDmemOrlnl
Drifted their branches through;
SIN their exultnnt heads
Rise to the limpid blue.
4 Still they fearlessly lean
To the surge OF the swinging gao
! And shout down the trail o the blast
Pgnn- Holian!
Old they seem as the stars,
Movelcss as living rock,
Lasting as earth Itself!
10, then como ], the ayei
Hover moment uloIt
, In eager and brcathless poisc.
= Then In circle Of light
' Leap to the ccdhr's root.
Deep and deeper bit. d.
, TO the henrt OF the virgin wood.
And the scent OF It's hloodless wounds
, Fills all the mir with balm.
, Sudden tingling shock
Thrills up the living trunk.
1 Pulses along the boughs.
Shivering presclence OF death.
Vninly tho mighty mast
Wrcstles In agony,
Then with n stormy sign
Trembles and yields and leana,
sweeps with thunderous crash
Down TO the bruised earth!
10, tits myself sing.
= Teller Of oak and ash!
Brother am to the sword,
Rsd-edged slayer OF menl
Side by sido have We hewn
Paths for the pioneer
, From sea to sun-smitten seal
Hark to my chnnted praise!
Wild cascades In the hills.
Winds In che stralnlng pines,
Voices OF woodmen all,
Swelling Ia unison vast
Shout thro' the sunlight days,
Sing thro' the starlit nights,
The sounding song o. the axe!
William Lucius Graves.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Why Do You Scratch?

When you can cure yourself foc fifty cents?
All skin diseases such as letter. sat- rheum,
ringwDrn eczema. etc. can be surely cured IL
ointm mt called Tetterine. Amy number Of
te5.im onia!S 81 pwn for the asking. Moth ing
else IL good. Unless your druggist has ii.
END SOC in STAN IS to the manufacturer, J. r.
S,auptrine. Savaan n. Ga. Tor box postpaid.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Hoods Saa4ab0M
|llazaa 2ESI23ll;lD
MISSING LINKS.

A paragraph is being much handed
around to the effect that a -four mill at
Warrensburs. Mo-, ships its product to
Kansas City In barrels, has it repacked
IN sacks, and employs a stranger to
come to Warrensburg and sell 1t as
hard wheat flour made in Kansas. 1t
'goes like hot cakes" and has almost
run the home product cut of the mar
ket
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

a systematic war of determination
has been waged against the common
adder in the NoCtlanl. : German
paper says that in ten years 26,4S3 add
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
...n..,.. so. Alle..a F..os. Ea.e.

AK Q1r Dealer Tor NtIess GOT 1sse'
A ccvae. 20 shake inso yogr Shoe. r,s;s
The !e~:- Cgr~s Cora. bznicrs srolcs.
Sore, Hot. CAIloGs. Aehiss, sseeiiss Yet
and ingrovinS Nails. Ailecs foos- kAss
mates neS CO tisht she~s easy. A; al drug.
Sis,s Aad ,hoe store. IS cts sample s,ALes
TEEE. Adr'. AI.ea X oirn.:et. Iehoy. - 4.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

iNnhA"A SSoA
irregular menstruation
and leucorrhoea. NY
appetite was variable.
stomach sour and bowels
were not regular. and
was subject to pains like
collie during menstruation
I wrote YOU and began to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and
used two packages of
Sanative Wash. Youcan't
imagine my relief. Nv
courses are natural and
general healthimproved. I"
Mrs. MAMIE ADKINS.
La Due. Mo-. writes,
DEAR Mas. PINKHAM-
I feel it my duty to tell
you of the good you,
Vegetable Compound Ia.
done my daughter. She
suffered untold agony a;
time of merstruation be.
fore takingyour medicine
but the Compound ha,
relieved the pain. giver
stronger. and has improv
You for the benefit Sne
for young girls.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Quite Apparent,

Mattel want you to know l don't
stand On trifies.
Helen (glancing at her feet)-No,
dear; see you don't-Chicago News.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

curing constipation. headache and LIVER com
plant Winter.m tn. -Nu. berry Pills" con-
tstnlng the concentrated active principle q
The mulberry 4. the best Laxative add liver
medicine We, known To prove 10 . sample
sixs box IS mailed 20 any address on rccriyt q
q cent stamp - pay Postage. address
ARTHUR PETER & Co. Louisville. ny.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Piso's Cure is the medicine TO break MP
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ. q.
BLUNT Sp,agu-, Wash March =. 1885.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Its safe to assume that a good all-'round
fellow is certain to lie square.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Fits permanently cured. No 4 q or nervou..
ress after first days use OF d.. kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. 81 ri al bottle nd treatise frss
Or. X. II. KLINE. Ltd. y3l Arch St. PhllA fA
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic ave or soo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Shelby. y. {. Is baIlding s.co. coo cot
ton Mill.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
Tee thing. softeus the gums. reducing innaMA-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

No-To-Bae Tor fifty Cents
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong. blood pure &C., q. All cruggist&
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
retic. full OF life, nerve and v!gor. take No!To.
BAG, the wonder WORKER tina. makes weak men
strong. All druggists, zoe or q. Cure glaran.
tced. Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Kennedy Co, Chicago or New YORK
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
A New lsaDo Insect.

During the dry seasons at the Michi-
gan Station rape has been injured
more or less by the blush green
plant louise which attacks the cab
bage. One early sown field was en-
tirely destroyed by this insect and
other fields were SO badly affected as
to detract much from their feeding
value.
No direct remedy which can be
proftably used in field culture is
known. Late sown fields are less
liable to be attacked than those sown
early. In seasons having the usual
amount of rain this insect has given
but little trouble When the insect
makes it's appearance the best that
can be done is to turn i'll the sheep at
once, even if the plants are less than
half grown. After the plants have
been eaten down the sheep are turned
o IF when the rape will start up again,
and if rains or cooler weather occur it
may produce a good second growth
free from the lice, which can be again
pastured late in the season.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
In China a. Well a. Many Parts

There was n scarcity CT iros; lite cases
az the hospitals yesterday.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Don't Tobacco spi. and Smoke Your life l.ny.

AS usual, the thermometer keeps up
with the times
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

General Weyler. at Madrid, has declared
himself Federalist EeI uhlican.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
GOOD ROADS NOTES +;
yaeasiouer's Thought.

The coantry's pleasant, sur. enough
But not near what II could be,
II roads now raggedy and rough
We're only what they should De.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Cold facts are not often brought 10 light
in a heated argument.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

fcdueate Your Bowels With Csscaress.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever.
Toe &c nc C. C. fail, druggists refund money
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Nazareth, Pa, is soon TO have troll
ley line.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

Electric cabs have now been introduced
in Berlin.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
Stair or OHIO. CRY or ToLrpo. =.

Tho wise pickpocke; takes thing. as he
finds them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24

eu tne pam given her better color snd she feels
stronger and has improved every way vev grateful TO
for young sirls" S' ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-08-24
"For the Sake of Fun
Mischief IS Done.'

A cast amount of mischief IS done. too.
because people neglect to keep their blood
pure. It appears in eruptions, dyspepsia.
INDIGESTION, NERVOUSNESS, kidney diseases,
ard other ailments. Hoods Sa,saparilla
cures ali diseases promoted by impure
b.ood or lozu state of the system.