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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
A Chapter Of Misbaos.

one OF Wilmington's best known 40
ciety men made visit to PhiIadel.
phia the other week, and to avoid the
annoyance OF carrying a bag he be-
slowed about his person the materials
necessary TO n nights comfort and the
morning toilet. Without going further
INTO particulars. he had his tooth brush
IN his overcoat pocket and his coils r
In his hat. In the evening with a
friend lie went 10 n theatre. and AZ
the play was n popular one they con-
sidered themselves lucky 10 get two
seats in the front row OF the balconr
Overcoafs were carelessly laid over
the rail, and the toothbrush slippe,i ON,
OF the pocket and fell into the mar.
quet- Involuntarily both men looked
over to see where II fell, and met the
eyes OF two girls they knew who were
looking up to see where IL came from
This was embarrassing, especially a.
an unmistakable litter eou.d De bearI
from the par9uet. At the end of the
nrst act the men grabbed their hat.
and hurried out to restore their com.
posture by artificial means. On return.
Ing they found the collar. which had
slipped from the hat, carefully laid
On the seat OF one Of their chairs. and
the whole balcony was gixRlinr
Philadelphia Record
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Mean Trick of a Wildcat.

Workmen employed by the city Of
Dew York in constructing the big dam
At Cornell are telling Of wildcat that
Kept a'dog in hole urtil he was near
" starved to death. The dog belonged
~ Antonio Ferone, foreman. For
days the dog was missing, and all ef-
forts to find him were Intellectual. Fe-
zone was out cunning for rabbits near
Croton Lake the other day when he
heard n commotion in n hedge near by,
ond was surprised to see wildcat dart
UP tree. A few minutes later his
missing dog peeped out OF n hole near
The hedge, and, when he saw his mas
Ger. Crept toward him with his tail be-
most skeleton. and must have been in
captivity from the day he disappeared.
IT is believed that the dog was chased
into the hole 10y the cat. and that it
chen kept watch at the entrance with
0 view to starving the enemy out. Fc-
Ycnc shot the wildcat, but the dog
gould not he induced TO approach its
AorcnSS Now N,rl: Press
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Poultry Notes.

Where are the young chicks roost-
ing? Get them up off the ground and
out of danger of colds, skunks, minks
aud other vermin.
Red raspberries do we'll in the
chicken yard. give shade when most
needed, and the fruit is mostly out of
reach of the fowls.
Keep posted in the poultry profess
sion. Read all you can find to read
about poultry, and especially along
lines Of your operations.
If you have heavy breed don't
change them for lighter breed be-
cause you will get more eggs, for the
difference is made up other ways.
In the laying hen the food is the
most important point to watch. It is
not always the feed nor the breed that
| makes laying hen valuable. The
thing to do is to keep her from get
ting too fat.
There is no danger of taking too
good care of flock of hens. The
man who keeps them we'll fed and in
clean quarters rarely finds fault about
the number of eggs he gets, no matter
what breed he keeps.
A good watering fountain is worth
while. If we'll constructed it will
last for years. Have one made oil
copper holding eight or ten gallons
closed at tho top and with a cur
soldered on at the bottom, connected
with the interior by small hole. The
tank is filed by dipping into water
ing trough.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Evil of Imperfect Milking.

Cows that are impectly MIXED from
whatever cause, either careless or i'm
perfect milking from the fault Of the
mixer. soon degenerate into worthless
animals. The milk that remains in
the udder from imperfect milking is
that which is held by the small pouches
or inilk-vesicles high mp i'll the bag,
and will form . curd which will excite
Inflammation and destroy the secret
ing function of its mucous lining, Or
cause the adhesion and complete clos
IRE OF the cavity or pouch.
II is the experience of every dairy
Of twenty five or more cows MIXED
promiscuousiy by three OF four milk
ers, that contest is always waged for
the privilege of milking ''old Rose, y
because she miiEs easy, and a shun-
ming disposition displayed by all in
reference to ei..;,t or ten others that no
ones cares TO milk. TO be able to
milk the hard ones with patience and
skill is the qua!ific that should
and must be attained by a successful
! dairyman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
The Philippine Reinforcement.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Special. Al
though not officially announced, it is
practically settled that the Nineteenth
Infantry, now in Porto Rico. the re-
mainder of the Fourteenth Infantry re-
turning from services in Alaska, and
the remainder of the Fourth Cavalry
serving in the far West, will constitute
the bulk of the re-inforcements to be
sent to the Philippines, in addition to
the troops already under orders to that
station. Part of the Fourteenth In
fantry and the Fourth Cavalry are al
ready in the Philippines and the plan
is to be to complete the regiments.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
AMERICANS SAE|lED.
First Time Rebels Have Utilized
Cannon in the Philippines.
SHRAPNEl FIRED AT WHEATON.
CaIrmpit Being Vigorously and Brayeiy
Defended-The Attempt TO Take lnsur-
gents Stronghold Develops Strong
opposition.

MANILA, By Cable. -Aguiualdo' army
Is defending Calumpit energeticaliy.
which is said to indicate tha. the rebels
are finally making the place their last
ditch, or stand, which the Amerl-
cans expected them to make at Malolos.
For the first time Filipinos are en-
ploying artillery. They brought two
guns into action in the trenches be-
fore Calumpii, firing modern shrapuel,
which burst over the heads OF Genera!
Wheaten's men without effect. the
fight was resumed at 6 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. During the night the
engineers repsirel the Bagbag bridge,
thus enabling cur troops to
cross the river General Wheatons
brigade advanced in extended order,
with the Kansas regiment to the west
Of the railroad and the Montana regi
position covering one and half miles
on the eouth bank of the Rio Grande.
On the opposite bank were fortified
renches, from which few American
soldiers would have been able to defy
thousands, so strongly were thew con-
structed. The Americans found the
trenches on the south bank of the river
| deserted, which furnished them with
cover from which they could pick of
! Filipinos whenever one of them showed
| his head.
! When the rebels began firing, two
putfs of smoke, simultaneously, from
/ the trenches of each side Of the railroad
track showed they were using cannon,
which was genuine surprise to the
Americans. Several shells burst close
to Gen. Wheaton's staff, but it seemed
that the Filipinos failed to master the
machinery of modern shells. as they
were unable to get the right range.
Young's Utah Battery was ordered into
position in the centre of tbs Kansas
regiment, to silence the rebel, guns and
at II o'clock the rapid fire guns had
been ferried across the river aud came
into line. At noon the rebels were
still pouring heavy fire in the direc
ton of the Americans who returned i,
spiritedly. Two Americans were killed
and seven wounded. At about this
time, General Hale's Brigade was ad
vancing east OF the line, apparently tt
cross the river and attack the rebe
trenches i'll the flank, as the Americana
did Tuesday.
Gen. Macarthur has secured an or
der issued by Aguinaldo to the rebe
commanders, telling them to instruc
their man to economize their fire, save
the empty shells and not to Ere at the
enemy when the latter is under cover
The Filipinos are also instructed neve
to fire at longer range than $50 me
tiers, and when they have a river O.
other distractions in front, to hole
their fire until within eighty meters.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
4 Portion Of Calumoit Taken.

WAHISGToN. d. c., Special. The
following cablegram was received q:
the War Department late Wednesday
afternoon: manila, April 90, Adju.
tant General, Wsshington.-L is
at Norzagaray aud Angata His
two Columns united have driven
the enemy to the north and
west. Slight casualties. Names not
reported. The only means of commu-
nication is couriers. Macarthur has
taken portions of Calumpit, south oil
| the river. The government is attended
with difficulty on account Of juugles,
heat and strong entrenchments. His
casualties "wednesday, 3 killed, II
wounded. Developments thus far sat
| factory. OrIs."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

The mysterious disappearance Of Ar.
turio Barrios, a postal courier between
San Louis and Mayari, Cuba, has not
been explained Barrios left AIayari
Jan. 20, carrying sixty-fire letters and
a package Of newspapers. So far as
was known there was nothing vaIua.
bic in the mail. His route covers about
fifty miles Of very wild country,
sparsely settled and formerly infested
by bandoleros. 1t was supposed that
he had fallen victim to highwaymen,
but very thorough search OF the route
by troops has failed to reveal any
traces Of his body or Of any lawless
bands, and a man who has lust come
over the same route thinks it probable
that the courier was drowned. The
road runs along a deep, swift stream.
and at places the path is narrow and
difficult-Chicago Record.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Prices in the kl0ndika.

A Missouri man in Dawson City,
Klondike, writes home thus: "Busi-
ness of all kinds is very dull here
now. In the summer and fall I
charged $40 an hour for team and
man, and was kept very busy. But
expenses are very high. I paid
drivers $40 day and gave them their
Dime. Board, without room, is S25
2 week; this is the cheapest Bread
Is twenty-five cents a 'af, pies seven.
ty-fve cents each. pay $50 mont.
tor cabin. Hay and oats are $500 q
ton. Twenty dollars to get tenn
shod. Flour is So sack, aud su xar
~ seventy-five cents a pound. There
is scarcity of sugar now; the st.nd.
ard price is thirty cents. New York
Tribune.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
! FARM TOPICS
3oooccoccOooooocoooco
Feeding Coston-seed Meal.

Cotton-seed meal is extremely diff
emit Of digestion, and should never be
given to young animals or those which
from advanced age have a weak di-
eestion. The hull which is shown by
dark spots in the meal is almost en-
tirely indigestibIe. Calves and pigs
have been killed by eating small
amounts OF dark cotton-seed meal.
Ruminant animals can digest it better,
bat it is so concentrated food that it
ought always to be fed with some
bulky but less nutritious ration. A
small amount Of cot'ou-seed meal in a
pailful OF bran mash can be eaten
safely by COW.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
w. IU'6AC gfsts to CGRE Tobacco HsDIss
Our Trade Expanding in the Orient.

Ous tIdCC LApdhCiuS III tuS OtiSut.
A writer in Alnslee's Magazine,
speaking of our trade with the Orient,
says: "Japan's total exports and i'm
ports expanded from $242. 100000 in
1897, to 1886, 900, 900 in 1898. Amer
ica's percentage increasing proper
tionately. British Australasia does
an annual business on the ocean Of
more than half billion dollars, and
America gets twenty-nine million dol
lars ont of it. British India and the
East Indies do over $3.50, 600. 900 of
sea business annually, and America
gets fifteen and half millions of it.
China does S277, 900. 900. and America
gets only eighteen and half millions
of it. No one can calculate, Of course,
what America will or will not COM
mand in the exports and imports of
the countries across the seae, and It is
useless to speculate. But whatever it
may be, the Pacific coast is the natu
raj distributing point for q considera.
BILE and for an ever enlsrgipg share
CT it.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

cnce. Itrelieves the condition that pro-
duces so much discomfort and robs men,
situation of its terrors. Here is proof:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-How can l
thank you enough for what you have
done for me? When 1 wrote to you 1
was suffering untold pain at time of
menstruation; was nervous, had head
ache all the time, no appetite, that tired
feeling, and did not care for anything.
I have taken three bottles of Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, one
of Blood Purifier, two boxes of Liver
Pills, and to-day am we'll person. 1
would like to have those who suffer
know that am one of the many who
have been cured of female complaints
byyour wonderful medicine and advice.
Miss JENNIE II. MILES. Leon, Wis.
sIfyou are suffering in this way, write
os Miss Miles did to Mrs. Pinkham al
Lynn, Mass, for the advice which she
offers free of charge to oil women.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Arrived With J56 Bodies.

New YORK, Special - The United
States transport Crook arrived Wednes-
day from Ponce, Santiago and Guam.
tanamo, with 1856 bodies of soldiers
aud marines who were killed in battle
or died in Porto Rico aud Cuba. Capt.
Taymau, United States quartermaster
in charge, reports that the Crook
brought from Porto Rico 81, Santiago
24G, and Guantanamo IL. making 1856.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
PROUD TO KNOW HIM

The other night" said the fat
bcarder, II slept in a room with a
generous gentleman. L snore horri-
bly-in fact, I'm a sporer from way
back. We retired. In the morning
when We arose this gentleman handed
me a s AVER half dollar.
"'What's that for g said T.
Oh. take it, he replied. You
have won IT. You deserve ii.
".Eut what for?' said
Oh, take the money and do what
you like with it. ! like you. You
are the best one ! ever saw. You are
the only man ever saw who could
sne," louder tba0 I csa Lollas."'
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
1t is simply Iron and
Quinine in a tasteless
form. Sold by every
druggist in the malarial
sections of the United
States. No cure, no
pay. Price. soc.
WHOLESALER.
When Does the Century End:

The opening day OF the twentieth
century is still matter OF inquiry. Il
will not be January LIST, 1900. but jan
uary LIST. 1901. 1t takes a full loo
years, not ninety-nine. to complete tbs
century. The first decade did not end
with the close OF the year 9. but year
10, and the second decade began with
the year ii. The first century ended
with the close OF the year 100, and the
nineteenth century will end with the
close Of 1900, not with 1899. Anyone
having doubts can count back year by
year from 1900 to /.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Poorly Made Straw Stacks.

Except where the necessities Of milk
men require large barns, we fear those
of average Eastern farmers are not SO
good nor so cOmmodious as they used
to be when more grain was grown by
them. The hay goes into the barn. OF
course, as being more valuable than
straw. The latter is put into a stack,
often very poorly made. Straw is so
little considered as feed that too many
farmers think it matters little if it does
get wet, as It is used mainly as bed
ding for stock. But this same stock, il
they can have clean, dry straw, would
eat a little straw if only for variety in
their ration. If the farmer would buy
grain, and especially if lie would buy
linseed Or cotton-seed meal, he could
make his straw as good as hay by cut
ding and steaming it, and then sprink-
ling one OR the other of these meals
over it. In this way. hay, which is
always reckOned valuable, could be
made to go much farther, more stock
could be kept, and the manure pile
would be many times richer than it Is.
All this can be done If farmers will
save their straw i'll better shape. Most
| Of the trouble in making tacks is from
| the accumulation Of chaf under the
| straw carrier. This chaff is much the
| richest part of the straw. 1t should
| be stored in the barn if room can be
| found for it. With the chaff ont OF
the way. keeping the centre Of the
stack well filled and packed, and even
| ly packing all sides, the stack may bt
built up. SO that when cut down il
winter there will hardly be found q
place where the wet has penetrated
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
The Tolbert Case to the Front Again.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Special. = Elk.
Postmaster James W. Tolbert, of Nc
Cor mick, is in the city. He goes to
Greenville to testify in tho trial of NJ.
L. B. Sturkey, Wade Cothrane and ten
other prominent merchants and farm
ers Of Mccormick, charged with cou
spiracy to run the Tolberts out Of the
postoffice. This is a development CT
the Phoenix election riots last Novem
| Der.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
PERIODS OF PAIN.

Menstruation, the balance wheel Of
&omans life, is also the bane of exist
0nce to many because it means time of
great suffering.
While no woman is entirely free from
periodical pain, it does not seem to have
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

or al cities in the NO.
san must D., robbed. W..
il the town in which 60 l.
Iorinanc. enacted. Sullr
Boston gentleman l.h D..
valuable guli one. AMI a su
stolen from him Mh.l"
m. oflcr,,d SO reward g..
cry 81 tic irop-rfs 3D..
not appear. and on rriUIt
Ia Ia i.ft his name aul
the number nf hi- NJ.
with iie anluGn; 81 ihr
illc policc. 4 short iill'
il.inan rrcciN"d hI~ naf.
with the reward iria'.
note from ill- director ...
wa> AGAINST iil- fr'i'-~ Co..
receive n"n-N rr~at'i- n'
civilian had uncovered 1's
reward would hsv" lsrUl
only charge vas iiith rI
t,enS. of transporting il'
New York 90 Boston. th.
been arrested in Ni"uua
had l,s-.n found ur"n l'H
nartl.d 10y ih- riiN r"Ar.
Vienna free "f rlar-r o.
a her. - a d-gr'-a "f l:nln.
the Ni.nns i,olio- that >r--,
comparisons.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
neauix II ninod Dseo.

Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without IT. Cdscarets, Candy Cathe:.
tic clean your blood and keep IT clean, by
>ti.r,ng up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
Danish pimplss, boils. Llotches, blackheads.
and that sickly bilious complexion by taking
carets.-beauty for ten cents. All drug
yists, satisfaction guaEanteed, l0c, 25c, SOC.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
The WAY lie Said u.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer tells n
story 10 show that there N sometimes
n great deal In the way Of putting any.
thing: II understand that you said my
eldest daughter was as homely rs u
mud fence. professor" You are quite
mistaken. madam. what I said was
that your esteemed child reminded mo
Of n mixture Of terra Grma md aqua
pura combined In practical boundary
line ooh. Is that all; Dine with rs
OH Sunday. professor"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
The President Laid 10 bv the dentist

WAsHISGroN. D. c., Special. -Presi-
dent Mckinley hes been unable to see
callers for some days, and remain ed in
his private apartments. At intervals
during the last several days he has been
in the hands OF his dentist and is now
suffering somewhat from neuralgia OF
the face.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Coal Production in tho United St

Coai PRODUCTION IN the United st Ites.
Since 1870 the coal product If the
United States has increased nine
times and the exports of coal hare in
creased sixteen times. Then W. sup.
Piled seventeen per cent. of the worl,l's
fuel; now We supply twenty five pex
cent. Great Britain still stands at
the head Of the coal producers. with
IN average Of 1s5, 600. 900 tons. Tie
United States il second, with an aver.
age Of l32, 600, 900; Germany, s7,.
900. 900. and france, $1,000. 600.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

The Austrian coerrnm'uf
mn order that hereafter o.
shall appear on ia" Sta.
country that have amy re-
those used in the Ansirl.n .
civil service. The dire EHf.
Vienna theatres have
against the order. La T.
niliiarisni Is supposed 90 '.
highest point. the rorelnnlrl
only that uniforms worn ul
shall bc different IN ana .
fi.ular from those actuailh
ia. army.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Large Hives.

am asked whether I think the
eight-frame hive is large enough to
accommodate the breeding capacity OF
the average good queen. Emphatic
ally ! will say no. Neither do I think
that the bee-keeper who makes any
tests at all, no matter who he is Or
where he is, would answer the ques-
ton in any other way. My expert
ence is TINT about one-third of the
queens are crowded in e ten-frame
brood chamber, and that not over one
tenth of the colonies can be sufficient
ly accommodated with breeding room
in an eight frame hive; while perhaps
only two or three per cent. of the
healthy queens would find this hive
too large.
Perhaps many people will disagree
with me, who have never used any
thing larger than an eight-frame hive,
because they judge of the possible
strength of colony by the experience
that one may get with such hive. I
beg leave to say that it is next to i'm
possible to Judge fairly of this ques-
ton without first giving trial to
large brood chambers the year round.
1t is useless to expect as populous a
colony for either spring, summer or
winter, on an average, in a small hive,
or in large one. A greater cluster,
a larger space, and greater amount
of stores are bound to produce, with
| queen to match, a more satisfactory
colony.
There is one item which we have
not considered. I have often heard
it said that the size of the hive was 6
question of locality. Whether there
is point in this remains to be tested.
It is quite possible that, in countries
where the winter changes suddenly,
and in very few days to summer, the
/ prolifcness of queens may have but
little chance of becoming fully devel
oped. If such were the case it would
indicate that northern countries coult
better adopt small hives than south
ern ATTITUDES. Bnt in my mind Thu
is debatable. A strong, large colony
wintered in cellar, ever so far north
if safely wintered, ought to be able t.
develop the proliicness of its quee,
within very short time; and as i
takes only twenty-five days for thu
worker bee to hatch. space Of two O.
three months would be much NOR
than ample to repopulate a hive to it
utmost. Are there very many local.
ties where the height Of the honey
flow does not last beyond sixty t
ninety day after the opening of spring
G. P. Dadant. in Gleanings i'll Be-
| Culture.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

Professor Ito his young wife as th@J
come out OF the church after the we'd
ding)-So. nov We are each Others
forever. Emma. Wife Ferd!.
nand. but you had better make Il note
of II or elra Noull forget L.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
DON'T BE A FOOL

Try GOOSE GREASE LINuMENT be-
fore you say it's no looi. It's sold under
QUARANTINE, and with thousands of
merchants h milling 1t we have had hut few
! ct cls returned. IL will CURE Group,
Coughs, Colds. Hheumatisnl und all
Aches aud Pains.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netic. full OF life, nerve and vigor, take NoTo
Bac, the wonder-worser. that makes weak men
strong. All druggists, soc or d. Cure guaran-
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co Chicago or New York
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

A passenger train on the Norfolk and
Western railroad was wrecked near
Petersburg, Va. Wednesday. Five
persons were more or less injured.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04
Restaurants In Turkey.

In Constantinople the restaurants
are now expected to provide knives
and forks for their customers. In
Persia, however, the diner is given no
fork, and in place Of it uses bit Of
unleaYened bread.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

+. J. Cheney& CO., Toledo. o., Props. of
Halls Cat,rrh g re, offer SlW reward for
any case cptarrh thai cannot tie cured Ivy
tskin, Hal - Catarr Cure. send for testl-
monIals, free. Sold by druggi.ts. &c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-05-04

Ask Your Dealer for Aliens FoOt-Ease
A powder to shake into YOUR shoes; rests the
feet. Cures Corns. Bunions, Swollen. Sore,
Hot CalIous. Aching. Sweating Feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Fase makes new
or tight shoes easy. At all shoe stores and
druggists. 25 cts. Sample mailed FREE.
Address, Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, n. y.