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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
B GOOD ROADS NOTES, |



No one should b more interested
IN the improvement OF the publse
highways than the farmer. There Is
No man. from q business standpoint,
who is more vitality interested. Every
year he loses many dollars because he
is not able &c take advantage Of the
highest market prices for his produce,
because the timo when the figures
ranged the highest. it Was imr ossihie
to haul load to the nearest Shipping
point. The farmer being the mos.
interested, should ssuay this question
and whenever itfs in his power, work
for highway Improvement. Any man
WAC will stop aad think for ons mo.
ment will see that the condition Of
the road between his farm and nearest
shipping point, puts a value on his
farm. The most fertile land, il prac-
tically isolated from the railroad for
si1 months in the year or for days after
each heavy rain. is not a desirable
farm and will not sell or reat a. any
price whore there are other farms to
be had.
Yet, regardless of this sel;-evilent
fact, what is the average farmer.
position il regard to the roads? He
is Indifferent excep. when it comes
time to work out his tax. Then he
goes ont on the road with his team OF
q snaifs pace, and Oh how leisurely
and deliberately he moves! He can
kill more time ON the road than the
most shiftless farm hand he ever had.
He knows that it was his vote that
helped put the "boss" into Office. He
is neighbor OF the "boss," too, and
doesn't fear being locked. In fact
the ''boss" is elected because he is an
easy-going fellow. never takes a man
away from his work, End is quite lib
eral when it comes TO counting time.
The "boss" is the chief OF good fell
lows. He pleases the road workers,
but what does he do to the roads?
The workers work tbs :;noss" as we'll
as the roads. Tbs "boss" works the
township and draws his salary, but
alas. the roadsi
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
CITY MAKES THE PROFIT.
Row Ownership Of Street Railway
Operates in Glaseow,

Row Ownership Of Street Railwsys
Operates in Glasgow.
From the beginning Glasgow owned
its own street railway lines. It was
too careful OF it's streets to allow any
company to control them. Though the
conditions under which a company
leased the lines for 81 years were high
~ favorable to the city, at the expir-
alton Of the lease it was decided not
to renew it. An offer was made to take
over the company's rolling stock, sta
bles, ETC., on an arbitrator's valuation,
On condition that the company should
not put on a rival line Of buses. As
this was declined the council started
car shops and equipped the line with
new material entirely. On the day of
the transfer the competing omnibuses
appeared, but the citizens had long ex-
perienced the advantages Of loyal sup
port OF their own government. All
the blandishments Of the omnibus con-
ductors were unavailing: the omni-
buses ran empty. while the street tAra
were crowded. and soon the chagrined
rivals withdrew from the uneven con-
test. Scotch shrewdness has been JUS
titled Of her children. For short dis
tances a system Of 1-cent fares has
been introduced; the cars have been
made more elegant and comfortable:
electric traction is being installed. In
one year the number Of passengers was
doubled; and after paying interest on
the capital and providing an adequate
reserve fund, a surplus Of $200, 900 is
left to pay for open spaces. baths and
wash houses, river ferries. art exhibit.
tons, music and improved sanitation.
-Harper's Magazine.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
An Attractive GahIbss

Atlanta. Qoa-.) CcEsiifuiioa
The L,ddsli Company. OF Chsfiotls.
y. C.. mspufsctussrs OF the Murr.,
ginning and clessins system for a.
territory east OF the Mississippi ri.er.
have their most attractive eakihai IN
the agricultural buildiaG. This ti
hihit 10 sttssctipg more attention. per.
hsps. than anything Of its Kind shove
st the fair. The system Of cleaning q.
the special feature which 10 demand
ing the careful study Of our ooiioB
siuners. The locks of cotton OF.
thoroughly separated before entering
the gin. and the dirt and leaf froa ihr
cotton are discharged by means Of 90
anger and carried into . boz specially
attached for that purpose. We regard
tas . fortunate thing for the cotton
ginpers Of Georgia that tLi. q, habit
sas placed st the State fair. for &c sre
confident that our people gill zee %.
wonderful merit Of 10 sad that 10 vill
replace many OF the ordinary gins NO.
in operation. IL 10 estimsicd ths, Nv
the nee OF this system the cotton vail
run at least two grades higher.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
MR. ASTORS SOLITARY LIFE
Sees Few Americass asd Seldom Gees OFT
to DlnueI.

sees rev AWeS1C9oS az SeIoo0 OoeS vi
70 Dlsser.
William Waldorf Astor, owner Of the
Pail Mall Gazette, according to q Lon
don dispatch, leads q very solitary life.
He goes down to his Office at 11:30
each morning. There he attends 10 his
estate and newspaper business for q
couple Of hours, and remains In his Of
flee. as a rule, until after o'clock. not
even leaving for luncheon. Lunch Is
cooked in the ofiee, one part Of which
Is fitted up with perfect cuisine ar
rangements. The chef comes from
Carlton House Terrace for the purpose.
Astor usually lunches alone except
when he 10 Joined BY his daughter, Iut
he sometimes invites Sir Douglas
Straight, the editor Of the Pail Mall
Gazette, or Lord Frederick Hamilton,
the editor Of the Pail Mall Magazine,
or the business manager Of the papers.
After lunch, about 2:30. he gets the
drst edition Of the Pail Mall Gazette.
which he goes over with his secretary,
making criticisms and suggestion.
Then he sets to his literary work,
and it is believed BY his encourage that
he has some big book Of "Reminiscences
or history on hand. At which he works
regularly, consulting . large number
Of books Of reference and occasionally
going to the British Museum. where he
sees the books In the private readers
room or consults scholars engaged in
special researches.
When he 10 living at Cliveden, on the
Thames, which he bought from the
Duke Of Westminster, he comes to
town just the same every day except
on Saturday and Sunday. He seldom
goes out to dinner or entertainments
Of any kind, and sees no Americans
regularly, with the exception Of Am.
bassador Choate and First Secretary
Henry White.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

The automobile, with its big pneu-
matte tire, is q road builder and not 4
road destroyer, like the heavy, mar.
row steel tired vehicle. The more
automobiles we have the better it will
be for our roads. From every point
OF view they should be encouraged
New York Herald.
What becomes of all the pennies :?
A superficial answer might be that we
spend them, as in truth we do; but
did you ever stop to consider the
enormous quantities of the little cop
per coins turned ont by the Philadel-
phia MINT every year The figures
are really appalling in their masni-
tude. There are at present about
J, OO0, OO0, 900 cents in circulation, and
yet the mint is compelled to turn out
nearly 1000. 600 month to keen up
the supply. It seems as though this
most common coin must in some mrs.
terious fashion vanish In thin cir, Tor
surely nobody boards them,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Dos't Put 4 Bid !, The Wis6sv.

"Never put bird In the window"
said a bird fancier to the reporter the
other day. Il rarely 60 into the street
in summer, or even on a mild day in
winter, that do not see unfortunate
canaries hung in the windows. Even
if the sun is not broiling the brains I'm.
der the little yellow cap, draft is
blowing all the time over the delicate
body. People have been told a thou
sand times that they must not put .
bird in the draft, yet how few remem.
Der that there is always q draft In IN
open window.-Berlin (AId.) Herald.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Tho Roads of Belxtun1

The average road of Belgium is
fairly good. Some are excellent and
others beneath criticism-like Ameri-
cas-. The main roads are we'll kept
and some have special cycle paths, an
institution which has been so success
full that the Government has decided
to extend it as much a. possible
that is to say, whenever q new road is
built or an old one renovated. Thore
are few hills which present any grea.
difficulty to the average rider, the
greater part of the country being
quite level.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Removing Dee. From the Chlnuey.

KenoVIns Eees FROM the Chtnaey.
After making the bees little stupid
by blowing smoke into tho hive, slip
the net under them, remove one comb
at O time with the bees ALTERING to it.
Place these in the hive and then place
the hive close to the chimney SO that
all flying bees will find the new homo
upon their return. In few days re-
move to the desired location. Con-
siderable feeding will have to be done
in order to get the colony in good
condition for winter,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
The Best lforse For the Farm.

Other things being equal tue aver
nge farmer can make more money by
raising some Of the heavy draft breeds
than attempting to produce high class
drivers and very fast trotters. Taey
can be brought to. perfection with
comparatively smaller amount OF
skill than light breeds. For heavy
draft teams in the big cities the ami
mails should weigh from 1900 to 1900
pounds each.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Bicycle Belle Scared n Lion.

Edward North Buxton, while Wheel
ing with his daughter along the high
road to Uganda, found that a lion had
taken up position right across the
track. The bicyclists violently rang
their bells, and the king of beasts.
appalled, by such q novel sight and
sound in the silences of mid-Africs.
slunk away.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

1t is said that il the cows are fed
largely on cornstalks, timothy, hay,
straw or cottonseed meal. the cream
will need 10 be charmed at higher
temperature Than il they receive
clover hay, linseed meal or gluten
neal as the larger part OF their ra.
ton.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
B FARM TOPICS
The Cow VIII Relish II.

Take the cornstalks from uhick the
roasting ears have been removed. run
through a Feed cutter, add a little
salt, bren and ground feed. This will
be eaten readily by the family cow
and is excellent for increasing the fow
OF milk.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Machines to Test Road ,r.ter,.,..

A machine has just been received
at the Johns Hopkins University
which will be used by the road division
OF the State Geological Survey in test
ing tho cementiug power of Maryland
stones with regard to their value as
road msterial. The machine is used
to compress stone dust into q small
cake, after which another machine
having small hammer, similar to a
pile-driver, breaks apart the stone
thus cemented, the cohesive power
OF the stone being indicated BY its
Resistance to the blows of the hammer.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

through each board and split off the
long end. Across the elevated end
nail board about twelve inches long
for seat. Place one-half inch cleats
on the lower portions, upon which the
pail is to rest. The pail is thus kept
clean and is not easily upset.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Los Angeles, CAL, is distinguished
for the number Of petroleum oil wells
il possesses. The output for 1898 an
proximated ] 100. 900 barrels, and that
for 1899 Is estimated to be about the
same.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Curious wounds were made by light
uing strokes on residents Of Berlin.
None Of the wounded has extensive
burns; the wounds look as II caused by
charge OF grain shot. The holes reach
to the bone and are surrounded by a
web Of blue and brown lines
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

In 10 years American life insurance
companies have doubled their assets,
the amount rising from $685.. 12s.642 In
1883 to 81, 344. S01. 1913 In 1888. The in
crease has been decidedly the great
est since prosperity returned to the
country
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Medicine can be dropped slowly from
a new vial or bottle, which has the
neck portion bent at an ange and
fitted with a pocket in the lower siie.
which must be filled before the medi-
cine can drop, thus preventing Q sud-
Den outflow.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
"A Great Blessine.r saws Mr. is Con

"A Great Blessing" says Mr.. j. 8. Cook
Mr.. John 8. Cook. Of Atlanta, Ga, a grea,
sufferer from dyspepsia and indi gestion, writes
II have been suffering with dyspepsia for
ten years. bera taking Tyner's Dyspepsia
Remedy and gained hf,e-n pounds In thirty
days. 1t 10 q great blessing. / can eat supper
60 70 bed and sleep Ike a babe-something
could not do before. JOHN $. COOK"
Price 10 cents . bottle. at all druggists OF
sent for price, e1prees paid. by Tyncr Dyspep.
saa Kennedy Co, Is Mitchell ST., Atlanta, Ga.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

The London poor suffer terribly from
overcrowding. According to the SAM
tary Record, $3.50 persons lived In
4.057 tenements with one room in the
Parish Of st. Mary's. Newington: 40.13t
persons in 1870 two-roomed tenements.
ad 1872 persons in 1852 three-room-
ed tenements.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Handy Seat For the Mixer,

A good milk stool is shown in the
accompanying illustration. It is made
of two boards twenty-five inches long
aud ten to twelve inches wide. Nine
inches from one end saw half wav
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Sixteen windows In the dome Of the
new capitol of Colorado, at Denver.
are to have portraits Of leading citizens
Of the State, and the women have sud
denly sprung a demand upon the man.
ayers that their sex shall he repre-
sented in at least five Of them.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
For Four Months

my vie had Chills. One bottle OF Dr., Krxo's
CHILL 4 FEVER Tonic cured us all entirely,
and we have not had a chill since. 1t Is the
best medicine in the world. W. H. e. MoRRI-
SON. HiddeDite, N. c.. Nov. 10, 1899.
Sold by BURwELL & Dunn Co, Charlotte,
n. c., and all medicine dealers. SOC per
bottle. Alaays guaranteed.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Philadelphia Bulletin: Rira -Did
you say. This Is 90 sudden" when
Jack finally proposed NitA-No. Z
intended 20. you know. but ! was 80
Illustrated that ! forgot and cried a.
last" instead.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

anyone who would nd the country -
rabbits: but after several people hsf
tried their hands no more satisfactofN
solution was found than that 81 caiii.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
beauty IN BlooA IpeND.

Clean blood means . clean skin. Ne
beauty without It. Cascarets, Candy Cathss.
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, BY
stirring up the lazy. liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimples, boils, blotches, blackheada,
and that sickly bilious complexion BY taking
Cascarets,-beauty for ten cents. Al dru6
gistA satisfaction guaranteed, loo, -, ~
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Avoid Steep Grades,

Whether the road be constructed Of
earth, stone or gravel, steep grades
should always be avoided if possible.
They become covered at times with
coatings of ice or slippery soil, making
them very difficult to ascend with
loaded vehicles as we'll as dangerous
to descend. They allow water to rush
down at such o rate as to wash great
gaps alongside or to carry the surfac-
ing material away. As the grade in
cresses in steepness either the load
has to be diminished in proportion or
more until with grade Of ten feet in
100 feet he can draw but one-fourth as
much as he eau on level road.
Good roads should therefore wind
around hills instead of running over
them, and in many cases this can be
done without greatly increasing the dis
lance. To illustrate, If an apple or
pear be cut in half and one of tho
halves placed on fiat surface, il will
be seen that the horizontal distance
around from stem to blossom is no
greater than the distance over between
the same points.
The willfulness of one or two private
individuals sometimes becomes bar
rier to traffic aud commerce. The
great drawback to the laying out Of
roads on the principle referred to is
that of the necessity, in some cases, OF
building them through the best lands,
the choicest pastures and orchards, in .
stead, as they do now, of cutting
around tho farm line or passing
through old worn-out fields or over
rocky knobs. But if farmers wish
people to know that they have good
farms, good cattle, sheep or horses,
good grain, fruit or vegetables, they
should let the roads go through the
best parts Of the farm. =:
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
A Novel Plan.

In the search for materials for max.
ing hard and smooth roads, minister
of Atlantic City, N. j., has hit upon
the most novel plan yet, and if the
experiments which have been made
with it in Norfolk and Richmond are
as successful as reported, cycle riders
who fall from their wheels in the city
streets where it is used will literally
Ego to grass, for it is of grass that
the minister makes paving blocks.
The salt sedge growth of the meadows
used is first cured by means of re.
sinous preparation, which is intended
to make it proof against the invasion of
moisture and decay. The grass is
then compressed by hydraulic power
into blocks measuring fourteen by
twenty-one inches and six inches
thick. They weigh forty pounds per
cubic foot. The inventor says that
he can make the ''grass" blocks of
granite consistency, but that they will
not have the slippery surface of as
phalt and wooden pavements. The
noise made by wagons rumbling over
granite blocks is also done away with
by this grassy compound, it is said,
for the blocks are resilient and hoof
beats on it give cut only o dull thud.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

It Is 40 years since the first British
Volunteer donned his uniform-apd at
that time 1t was his In reality for
even privates in those days provided
their own garb and weapons OF war
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23
Mast y~sr Is~ast-ehs y. s~~rs . ssssazss1
Nre~a 90 rsrA kiArAr 10. use
BUCkINGAAM'S DYE tsh,::cc::,.
Beware OF Oins No G nss for CstaFvh that
Contain Nersur,.

+ fnsrcarT vii s-rsiy Se>,Foy The ,snss 81
,-neil and comyir;els fera zee tks = ho.s sys-
ten hen .u.srlEg o. thruGgh tie mnnoes
snrfacs.. Such artici-s shoslt nerer ss essA
except on frrsr : ptson tFesn &c ,.fsee pas.
10 tho good JcE can possibly derive from
them la - Cktsrrh Cure n anGfEe'uf~d b.
y. tlcEey O.. Toledo. O cortaias nc
r. etly upan the b co. rs mu,Sus sarssces cf
The sy.tsns. Ia ssyrng Hair cstsrrh Curv
he .urs 60 Get III senaibe. IL 10 tak~n inssr p
n.liy a pd 4. made IN Toledo Tho. By y J.
Cheney 60. r-s,lrnon.a FIRE..
~ soit by Drn ssist.. price. ..c- - botosA
Halls Fam ~ " 10 Ars tbs ex1.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Tlim-whats your busincssf
Flam-Contractor.
Flim-wbat line;
Flam-Debtr.-Skefchy Bits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

1t Is no unusual thing for Q vessel
Flying between Japan and London ia
carry 1,00O. 600 fans as single item OF
its cargo.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

The many vegetarian restaurants in
England are ran on mmercial lines.
and ars prosusrous.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

1t dosent require much pluck on the
part OF tho cobbler to stick to the last.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

The Scotch Democrats IN Germany
row boast - Newspaper organs The
largest. Vorwarts. has q circulation o:
1900 copies
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Fits rermr nensiy cured. 40 a u or neSveos-
ress otter fret day. u.e Of Dr. kline'e 0reAt
Nerve kestorer. f2triai bottle and treatise fire.
LIN. X. II. hLIsn Ltd. vi Arch b. faiia fe
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

use Piso's curs for Consumption both In
my family and pracslce. DIR. q. w. PAITER-
son, Inkster. Mich Nov. 8. 1904
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

HeW Are Your KiAaeyss
Dr. aoshe sparagus Pills cure Ill kidney Ills BAN,
PIE free. ADD Sterling Remedy Co, Chicago or a. Y.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be mar.
netic. full OF lie, nerve and vicor. take Eo-To-
Bao. the Wonderworter. that makes weak me.
strong. An druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guarau.
teed Booklet ana sample free. Address
etesll1G Remedy Co. Chicago OF New York
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

PUTNAM FApELKss DYES do not stain
the hands or spos the kettle. Sold BY all
druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Educate Your bowels with CAseore0
Candy CatAartic. cure constipation foresse.
loc. sc. II c. G. C. fail. drugs .sik refund Roosy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

70 Cure Constipation r0e0vogs
TAKE Cascarets Candy Cathartie. 100 OF -
= O. G. G. fail TO cure. druggists refund moooI
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-23

Its hard for q fellow to keep his trousers
reased when he's counting.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-14

A pupils will be held in the public
schools this and tomorrow afternoons.
The principals procured their eNamin-
alton papers yesterday, and no prin-
cipal will be allowed to examine the
pupils of his own room.
All packages containing examination
papers must be delivered sealed to
Grammar Is teachers, and by them de-
livered sealed TO the person who is
authorized to conduct the examlna-
tion at the time Indicated Where
the principal has both d Grammar A
and Grammar l. grade, the sealed
package must be delivered to Gram
mar G teacher and by Grammar =
teacher to the principal authorized to
conduct the examination.
No communication will be allowed
among pupils or between teacher and
pupils during the examination period.
The principals will change rooms and
be located as follows.
d. A. Stone, No. 10; David owens,
No. 3; ID. w. Phillips, No. r.; j. e.
O'Malley, No. %; J. B Hawker, No.
13; II. Kemmerling, No. 10; Miss PEN
man No. 36; Miss Stevenson, No. l6;
NJ. ]. Ketrick. No. 2S; NJ. ID. McCaw-
ley, No. 49, Miss Mackey, No. IA; w.
G.. Graves, No. IA; Miss Fitzsimmons,
No. %.
There are three grammar A grades
in West Scranton, at Nos. 13, IA and
16, Prof. owens pupils being exam
ined by Prof. Hawker; Prof. Phillips
pupils by Miss Mackey and Prof
Graves and Miss Fitzsimmons' pupils
by Miss Stevenson. The West Scran-
ton PRINCIPALS will conduct the exam
nations in South Scranton, Bellevue
and North Scranton respectively.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-14
TOLD IN RRIEE.

This evening the choir of the Green
Ridge Presbyterian church, under the
leadership of Prof. G.. F. Whittemore,
will give a concert in the Court Street
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Harris, of North
Main avenue, have left for Canada,
where they will permanently reside.
The funeral of Edward Murphy took
place yesterday afternoon from his
home on Cayuga street.
Mrs. Theodore Won Storch, of North
Main avenue, is suffering with frac-
tured arm.
G. w. Davis is able to be about again
after being housed up for the past few
days with a severe could.
Mrs. Samuel Brader. of Court street,
whose arm was broken Thanksgiving
day, is much improved.
Georgianna, daughter of Mr.. an1
Mrs. Frank Clark, of Church avenue,
is i'll.
Mrs. John Fairchild, of Berwick. and
Miss Dora Wolfe, of New York, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Wolfe, of Church avenue, have
returned home.