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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
HONESTLY THE BEST POLICY.

The Richmond Times in q recent
editorial replying to the Norfolk
Landmark, has the following to say
with reference to the proposed
amendment to the North Carolina
Constitution.
The Norfolk Landmark, in discuss
ing that clause in the proposed
amendment to the North Carolina
constitution, which 'saves from the
operation of the educational and
property qualifications any person
who, or who whose ancestors, was q
qualified voter in any Of the United
States in 1867" says, 1--WE do not
believe in making q mans ancestors
q qualification for the exercise Of the
privileges of the ballot, however
heartily we may approve of an alter
native educational and property re-
striction."
Some time ago the Landmark
asked The Times why We preferred
the the repeal of the fifteenth amend
ment of the constitution of the
United States to a State law which
should exclude the negro vote. Our
cortempory fully answers the ques-
ton for us in the paragraph from
which We quote from its columns.
We believe in q bold, honest dis
reimbursement of the negro; we do not
believe in DISTINGUISHING him by
evasion and indirection. If the
fifteenth amendment were repealed,
then each State in the Union, which
has to deal with the negro vote,
could take up the question and en-
act such laws as would exclude from
the franchise the ignorant negro
masses, and yet offer such inducement
to negro voters to qualify as would
act as q stimulus to them to improve
themselves and make better citizens.
We, quite agree with the Times
that to be honest about this disfran-
chislng sheme would be q better
policy.
If he Is to be disfrauchised why
wouldn t it be better to start move
ment looking to DISTINGUISHING him
because he is a negro, and not at
tempt to do so by a method which is
also dangerous to a large class OF
our white population
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
New q. ton MIN An ...r.i.

FoRsiTH. Ga. NV. = Capital
has been subsciIb.d for = rev cotton
mill here. and the site has ba.n rur
ehas.d /, will use about 2 pol
bal. s OF cotton annually. When ih.s
mill - e~-rl.'.d Forsyth Will mann
fac'urr 5000 hale. ot cotton more
than In marketed here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
n Word .
to Doctors

We have the highest regard for ths
medical profession. Our preparations
are not sold for the purpose Of antagon.
izing them, but rather - an aid. We
lay 1t down - An established truth that
internal remedies are positively injuri
Gus to expectant mothers The distress
and discomforts experienced during the
months preceding childbirth can b n.
leviated only by external treatment-by
applying liniment that softeps and re-
LAKES the over-strained muscles. We
make and sell such . iniment, com.
bining the ingredients in . manner
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
APOwDER MILL EXPLOSION

Removes everything in sight: so do
drastic mineral pills, oorh are mighty
dangerous Don't dynamite the deli
cate machinery Of Jour bod, with
ca!omsl, croton oil or aioes piiis, when
DIR. kiDg's New Life Pills, which are
gentle as summer breeze, do The
Only CSC at ali drug stores.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
VOLCANIC ERUPTIoNs

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob
life OF j"y. Bucki~n'- Arbics Saiv~.
cures them; also Old, Running sad
Fever Sores, Ulcers, BoiIs. Felons
Corns, Wsrts, Cuts, Bruises, Burn,
Scalds, Chapped Hands, Chilbiains
Best Pile cure on earth Drives oat
Pains and Aches. Only Is cf.. box.
Cure guaranteed. Sold by all Drugsis,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

Therefore, Simonton simply I'D
heres to tho words Of the statute
passed BY the Legislature OF 1899.
and by this means the railroads e.
cape just taxation and tho people
have to pay the freight.
Was this accidental or Intentionally
II it was accidental, it must be
very humiliating TO plead the baby
act by that leaf ned legislature Of '99.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
A Pig Story.

Mr.. Lewis Wavllck told MS Satur.
day that ct Sides & Warliek's mill
they have drove Of white ducks.
They have white pig between two
and three months old. This pig took
mp with the ducks. When they 30
in swimming, the pig goes in With
then. He said during that very cold
spell some time ago, he Was &C the
mill and saw them 90 in swimming,
They we're in ct least one hour and
his pigship would not leave his
duck. When they came out the pie
looked like Il was nearly frozen.
This b . Strange sase.-Tinss Mse.
eosy.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

BE cure and us- that olf Ard'u.n
tried remedy. MKs. MtN- lows ~ooIn-
ISG ~YRCr for ciliiGr q tr-thinx n
soaih-s 'ar child. ~aft~ns 't- gum.
ailsys ali pain. cure clrd ralic aua
- the beet r.medy fer disrrh - ri.
Der bottle
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
GRASP ALL AND LOSE ALL

Many PEOPLE are 90 intent ON grasp
ing all" that they loee streng'h OF
nerves. appetite, digestion, brslib.
Fortunately. however, shese may De
restored By taking Bood's sapariiIs.
which has put many business man
on she road to success By giving him
good digestion, strong nerves and Q
clear brain. IL does che came thir r
for weak and tired women.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

Mother: Joe, Why do vor sup
pose that old hen persists IN tayipg
in the coal-biLr Joe: "Why mother
l think she has seen the sign Nov
is the time to lay in your coal -
Life
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

Mr.. Harren Wri .es Interestingly Con-
corning this Infamous Measure.
For The CAUCASIAN.
Will some one tell us the occult
meaning of the 38th section of the
bull pen election law, in which the
word ''judicially" appears three
times In six lines. and must be sup
pied at the end of the next two
lines, the close of the sentence?
Let US look around about, and
find out, If we can, in the light of
ex-Chairman Pou's affidavit and
the broken pledges of Chairman
Simmons.
The fateful first Thursday in Au-
gust 1900 is past.
When once free, have made the
farc'cal march, one by one, through
a narrow passage fifty feet long,
"railed or roped OFF, and blindfold-
ed, they have voted in the right or
wrong box, as the case may be.
A packed board of canvassers,
their consciences scared by false
afidavits and broken pledges of
their leaders, have met in all the
counties of the State and signed the
returns in the presence of such
electors "as choose to attend" The
electors have gone to their humble
homes to gree t their anxious wives
and little ones. With them the sad,
farcical, disgraceful work is ended.
With their sovereign masters it is
only begun. Night has now come.
The wires are busy. The vulture
is now lowering in midair over his
prey. 1.-THE hour is now striking
when every patriot must bury his
conscience for the good of his ccun-
try" The work mapped out in the
thirty fourth section is pressing
to be done. "In vain we stretc b
the net in the sight of any bird"
and as the grandfather clause Of
the Constitutional Amendment
hides the battery that is to dis
franchise white men, so this Sec
ton conceals the mine that is to
destroy free elections in our State
The dominant party by authority
OF this section must now be counted
In "votes or no votes' together with
the amendment under the system
of ethics adopted long ago and late
~ renewed by this election law. So
long as the white men were sub
ject the dominant party, and voted
them in Office every time, all was
we'll. When q vote for Mr.. Cleve-
land was made the test Of Democ-
racy by Mr.. Simmons, and white
men refusing further submission.
voted them out of Office, then, and
not until then, do we hear of an ef-
fort to deprive Our people of man
hood suffrage. Does not this fact
show on whom the blow is intend
ed to fallf Noble characters are
formed by the education that comes
from the exercise Of civil and DO
litical liberty, but at this fountain
our people may no longer drink. In
proof Of this. the last two lines of
section "a reads: ssand they shall
have power and authority to send
for papers and persons and exam
Inc and look upon them" For what
purpose Is not stated. But who
shall fathOm the depth of express
ION OF our language In the hands of
these masters of our liberties and
even our lives as they shot down in
nocent men and pollkeepers to car
~ the election @votes or no votes, -
The power and authority to send
for papers and persons and exam
Inc and look upon them means mo-
thing after the returns have been
signed, without they are to be
changed II necessary to carry the
election regardless Of the voico Of
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

Lawyer tspeskin9 of prisoner az
bar)-"I can't say on oath. sir, ,hs,
l have seen this man in places wb. r.
/ would be- ashs med t. he seen. -
Columbus (Onlc) State Journal.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

Supposing it's true the British
we're only looking for gold in South
Africa. it naturally surprises them
% find 20 much lead.-Philsdelphia
Times.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

The young father who tramps the
floor At night With . fquslling infant
10 usually successful tacks ccllec-
tor.-Ex.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
ELECTION NEWS.


Repu blicans Win IL Ohio, Psnnsylvania,
kentucky. lows, New York state, New
J. rseg aud South Dakota. Democra's
Garry Virginia. Aississippi, and Claim
Aaryland.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

sBettsf DO it than visit &c done -
Better core ceeasSh ~ taking Hoods
0oroaDaRtlla thoo eo0plasn boeauoo
- so9o9 eeoO 1e
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
Sworn 20 and subscribed before
me this Oct 18th, 1895.
lSignedl
GEO. W. THoNPsox.
Notary Public.
Notarial Seal.
Geo. ". Thompson,
Notary Public,
Raleigh, y. c.

Two I've cent ''documert aryr rev.
enue stamps attached.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09

The following affidavit made by
James H. Pou, ex-Chairman Of the
State Democratic Executive Com
mittee. during the last campaign,
will be interesting reading. Our
readers will remember that when
ever and wherever it was charged
In the last campaign that II the
Democratic machine under Sim
mons got control of the State, that
they would offer q scheme to dis
franchise illiterate voters, that the
charge was Indignantly denied and
denounced by every Democratic pa
per and Democratic speaker as be-
ing UNANIMOUSLY false. Even Mr..
Simmons, the Democratic State
Chairman, issued an official state
ment to the voters of the State,
branding every such charge as
false in toto saying that that cam
paign lie had been charged against
the Democratic party before, and
that the charge was now 80 old and
so false that no one would believe
it.
Mr.. James H. Pou, the ex-Chair-
man of the State Democratic Com
mittee, in his speeches made the
same declaration. But it seems
that in one Of his speeches in Moore
county, some members of his audi
ence expressed doubt Of the truth
of his indignant denial, and called
upon him while upon the stand to
know If he would make an affida-
Wit to that effect. He publicly
agreed to do so, We are informed.
The result is the affidavit below,
made at Raleigh, dated Oct. 18th,
1898. 1t will be noticed that Mr..
Pou, shrewd, slick and cunning as
he is, attempted to word his affida-
Wit 50 as not to say explicitly what
he had said publicly on the stump,
and yet, at the same time, to say
enough to make it appear that his
affidavit had made good his cam
paign declaration, and fool the vo-
ters into accepting his statement
and voting for the machine.
The following is q true copy Of
the affidavit:
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF WAKE.
James b. Pou, being duly sworn,
deposes and says:
III have never said that, II the
Democrats regained control of the
State, they intended to disfran-
chfse the negroes and illiterate
white voters. I never have said
any thing like this, and I know
that sucn is not the intention of
the Democratic party. have new
or heard q single Democrat give
utterance to such a sentiment, and
1 do not believe, if such a PROPOSE
ton comes before the General As
} sembly, that it would receive q q, n
gle Democratic vote. I believe that
a majority Of the uneducated white
voters of North Carolina are Demo-
Gratis. The Democratic party is
appealing to them for aid in pre-
serving white supremacy in the
center and west and in restoring
1t in the eastern part of this State.
They are responding to our appeal,
and to repay them for their aid
with q Acknowledgement of their
votes would be folly and ingrati-
tude indeed. The men who make
these charges know they speak
falsely, but their campaign this
year is run upon the idea that the
people of NorthE Carolina would
rather believe q falsehood than the
truth, and they would rather hear
libels upon the hOnored dead than
to hear arguments based upon
truth"
[SIgned] =
JANIS III. POU.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
POUS CAMPlIen AFFIDAVIT.
ONE OF MS METHODS OF Fooline 70
rERs IN TINE LAST CAMPAIGN.

He MAKES AFFIDAVIT THAT A PROPO-
sIrIoN TO DIsrRANcHIsE NRsRoEs
AND ILLITERArI WHITES Would
NOT RECEIVE A SINGLE DIMOCRAT-
&c VOTE IN THE LEGIsLA AZURE, AND
DINOUNcIs THOSE WHO MAKE THE
CHARGE AS SPEAKING FALSELY AND
TRYING TO POOL THE PEOPI.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-11-09
TINE ELECTION LAW.

| Mr.. Harrell Wri es Interestingly Con-
corning this Infamous Measure.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
LOVE IN LAPLAND.
II the Man Loses II. "a Foot Race with
the Woman lie Cannot Pro-
pose Again.

When n young Lap!ander is in love
Is heavily handicapped, SO that she may
win if she chooses. and if she outrun
him he cannot propose again, says the
New York Herald.
OF course, she suffers herself to be
overcome if she cares for him, but the
consent of her parents must be obtained
before she can be- married. The law OF
the land is very strict on this point. and
IN Oltlen times the man was subject to
capital punishment if he married with
out the consent of the girls parents.
After Laplander has chosen bride
he sends her present of girdle, y
ring and a quantity Of brandy. He
goes as far as the door Of her hut, but
remains outside until invited to enter,
when bumper Of brandy is offered to
the girls father.
If he drinks it, it is a sign he consents
TO the marriage. and the young lover
then promises to give the girl some
clothes. and pays sum of money. gen
orally 100 copper dollars, down on the
spot.
This. OF course, is a remnant of mar
rage by purchase. which in primitive
times succeeded marriage by capture.
Her parents and her dowry are gen.
orally reindeer, and she and her bride
groom remain with her parents for a
year after marriage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
HOW "JEHU" GETS HIS BEER.
Daily Afternoon Performance In .
Select Residence District
in Chicago.

On a corner in one of the most aris-
;ocratic residence districts Of the North
side is a small saloon that is an eve
lore TO property owners and a Mecca 10
drinking men of all classes. Before
It's doors are drawn up hearses, delivery
wagons and handsome carriages.
Coachmen assemble in one Of the streets
upon which the little saloon opens. and,
while the fashionable women whom
they serve are enjoying afternoon tea,
they indulge in afternoon beer. says the
Chicago Inter Ocean.
brougham driven by n man in con-
spicuous livery drove by the saloon the
other day. Two laEdaus and coupe
were assembled to take part in an inn
promptu whisky" but the coachman
paid no attention TO the other stylish
Iehus. lie drew up in front of a large
LAT building. looked straight ahead,
"rd made Il peculiar signal with the
Hack fur glove. For five minutes he
at quite immorable.
From the hack door of the saloon a
colorCd man walked out. carrying a
new japanncd coal bucket He crossed
10 the pavement near which the
Grau"ham WIS stationed. Putting the
coal Euc kct on the sidewalk he stopped
over and took something from il which
he handed to the cOachman. The coach
mans big fur glove was folded over the
article for moment. Then the glove
vas raised TO the coachman's mouth.
The cockaded hat was thrown back an
instant. the black glove returned some
tbinu IN tho colorpI mnu and the
irougham moved on.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
Ruined by n Battle.

Sweden was ruined by single battle.
Il was the battle of Pultowa, in 1909.
N this battl> Peter the Great of Rus
STA defeated Charles MI. Of Sweden.
sweden. under the Great Gustuvus, had
risen 10 the position of first-cIass Eu-
rop"hn power. while Russia was lust
emerging out Of obscurity. Charles
XII. by his marvellous victories. seemed
on the way to make Sweden one of the
greuiest Of the powers. The crushing
blow that was dealt at Pultowa ruined
sweden. AT the battle of Jena. in 1906.
Napoleon crushed the kingdom Of Prus-
sia- the battles Of Sadowa and Sedan
practically crushed France and Aus
tria.--Cincinnati Enquirer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
siberia viii Exhibit.

Siberia. which has heretofore made
no extensive display at any world fair,
will have large exhibit at the Paris
exposition in 1900. The new railway
and the lands it has opened will be
fully represented.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
To stop snake Dances.

An EFFORT is to be made to prevent the
Aoqui Indians Of the southwest from
holding their annual snake dance. +
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18
JOINT STATEMENT
OF TIE
Auditor and Treasurer of
t E1kO County
For tho Quarter Ending Dec. 81. 1898
STATE OF NEVADA, J.
COUNTY uF ELKo. o''
AUDITORS OFFICE

ELKo, Dec. 81, 1893.
To the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners of Eiko county, New. =;
GENTLEMEN:-We herewith submit
our Qarterly Report Of the Finances
Of the county for the quarter ending
Dec. 81, 1893.
Respectfully submitted,
&. A. WATKINS, Auditor.
j. A. MCBRIDE. Treasurer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18

Balance in Treasury Sept.
30, 1898. ........ ....S15,49O Y
General licenses. :. 1922 IS
Per Prop tax 1885,. l,06l0I
Fees co'ted by Co
officers ....... Sill 40
Gaming licenses. 10000
Irregular sources. 1OI 90
Poll fax, 1893 1877 90
Elko special school
fund ........... 401 IS
Property tax, 1898, 58,O27 OIL
State school ap-
portiopment ......
Total. ...... s64,65O 80
Total Receipts. ..$79,84l 55
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-03-18

The above balance stands to the
credit Of the various funds as per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
Dec. 81, 1898:
TREAsURER's BALANCE SHEET.
Cash III treasury to the credit Of the
various funds, Dec. 81, 1898:
In State fund. .......S 692 20
In General county fund.-. 1880 "a
In Cash contingent fund.-. SSl 90
In INDECENT sick fund. .... 1854 %
10 Comfy school fund. 90. 90. %.
In Officers salary fund. -. lis 88
In Rad fund ............. 1925 90
In Co High School fund.-. 2,184 80
In High School Bond Re-
demption fund. ......... LIT II
Total .S15O77 II
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
ELEVATOR MAN SAVES FACTORY GIRLS
HE DEsCENDs WITH TWO HUNDRED OF THEl
IN A FIRE IN BROADWAY.

HE DEsCENDs WITH TWO HUNDRED OF THEM
IN FIRE IN BROADWAY
Two hundred girls in factory on the top floor
OF the six story building at Nos 515 and OF Broad
way were thrown into state Of panic few min
utes before l2 o'clock yesterday by a fire in some
cotton batting. All reached the street In safety,
where several Of them tainted The fire did about
s. 900 damage
Baln & Bernheimer, manufacturers OF neck
wear occupy the ground floor. The fire started In
the Broadway end OF the floor. Ono Of the girls
screamed az she smoke coming from the
bundles Of cotton batting. and the other girls rose
TO their feet shrieked. and started for the doors
Sidney Bernheimer. one of tire partners, called
out to the girls to be quiet. He then ran out on
the fire escape and shouted "Fire!" A policeman at
spring-st and Broadway sent in an alarm The
girls invountarily kept running about until
number OF them started for the Mercer-st end OF
the building as the Broadway end was quickly
n1ling with smoke. Joseph Meyers the elevator
man. took down load after load OF the frightened
girls. cautoning those left behind each time 10
keep cool
The automatic sprnklers practically put out the
fire before the lremen arrived, but the water dam
aged n lot of silks and satins
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
NEW-YCRK CITY.

"rbree stems That Lead Young Men to Prison
will he the subject OF address by the Kew d D.
Munro chaplain Of the Tombs at the men nnee'-
ing at the Harlem Branch OF the Young men .
christian Association. No West One-hundreo-
and-twenty- -fifth-st.. tomorrow afternoon a' -"
o'clock All men are welcome
The Gospel meeting tomorrow at the Harlein
Young Women's Christian Association. No "a west
Ona-hundred-a twenty fourth-st.. will he led by
Miss Laura Wild, Of Chicago. Miss Wild is tne
travelling secretary for Young Women's Christian
Association work throughout the country Inc
neeting will begin promptly at 4:So D. m
Tho midsummer Endeavor services OF the Broad
nav Tabernacle are being we'll sustained and prov
ing beInful to many President Francis E. Clark
OF the United Society spoke last Sunday evening
Tomorrow evening there will be the usual conse-
Grafton service.
An unusual number Of youngsters decided to
bathe in the City Hall Park fountain yesterday
afternoon They made life miserable for an hour
or two for the policemen stationed there. Ihe iaus
are hard to catch. because they bathe IN their
street clothes. and are ready to jump OUT anu run
at a moments notice The onlookers do all they
can to warn them and also to hide them from the
indignant guardians of the park
The nightly meetings held in the Gospel Tent
beside the Mariners Temple. in Chatham Square.
under the direction Of the Rev. NJ G. Coker, have
made many converts Tomorrow the pastor Will
conduct the services morning and evening. Al
night mis- topic will he "The Why and Wherefore
Of Salvation" The speakers for next week are;
Monday the Rev. Howard L. Jones. Epiphany
Baptist Church; Tuesday. the Rev DR.. D. A.
Blackburn Church OF the Strangers; Wednesday.
the Rev A. E. Knapp, fremont: Thursday. Mr..
Gillian How Men Should Repent" and Mr. Adams.
why Men Should Repent: Friday. conservation
service, the Rev. NJ. G. Coker
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS AGREE.
BOTH BRowNLow AND EVANS TO GO TO THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.

BOTH BRowNLow AND EVANS TO GO TO THE
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Chattanooga, Tenn. July 2S (SpecaD.-The Ad-
ministration at Washington has grown tired OF the
factional fight which has been waged with unre-
lenting vgor in Tennessee Republican circles for
the last four years One faction has been headed
by the Pension Commissioner. II. Clay Evans. ana
one by Congressman Walter P. Brownlow. Chair
man Tyler of Brownows Campaign Committee to-
day authorized the following statement as 10 the
Administration patching up peace between the
warning factions The Administration at WASH
ington for some time has been greatly annoyed at
the fight between Brownow and Evans In Ten
nessee and 1t has been distastefu especially to the
President who likes both OF them, and who has
kept out OF their fights. The President has said
nothing in this matter. but close friends OF the Ad-
ininlstration In Washington have put stop to the
fight"
Brownlow, who has charge OF the State Repub-
lcan machinery, some time ago began war on
Evans who wanted to go TO the next RepuDllcan
National Convention a delegate at large from
Tennessee AS a result both Evans and Brown
low will go. Brownlow has been backed in his
fight by the Grand Army OF the Republic element.
AS Chairman Tyler further expressed himself the
truce means ten thousand votes for the Republican
ticket in this State