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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
WOMEN SHOULD KNOW IT.

Many women suffer untold agOry
and misery because the nature Of their
disease is not correctly Understood
They have been led TO believe that
womb trouble or female weak ness Of
some sort is responsible for the many
Ills that bsset womankind.
Neuralgia, nervousness, headache,
puffy or dark circles under the eyes,
rheumatism. a dragging pain or dull
ache in the bsck, weakness or bearing
down sensatIo' prOfuse or scanty
supply OF urine with strong Odor, fire.
quent desire to pass it with scaldiDG
or burning sensation, sediment in It
after standing in bottle or common
glass for twenty-fOur hours, are signs
of kidney and bladder trouble.
The above symptoms are often at
tributed by the patient herself or by
her physician TO female weakness or
womb trouble. Hence, so many fail to
obtain relief, because they are treat
ing. not the disease itself, but . re-
Election of the primary cause, which is
kidney trouble.
In fact, women as well as men are
made miserable With kidney and blad.
der trouble and both need the same
remedy.
DR.. KiImer's Swamp Root is the
great discovery Of the eminent kidney
and bladder specialist, and is Easy 10
get at any drug store for fifty cents ar
one dOllar.
To prove its wonderful merits you
may have sample bottle and book
telling all about il, both sent absO-
lutely free by mail. Kindly melton
THE CAUCASIAN, and send your addre s
to DR.. Kilmer & Co. Binghamt0n
"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
NEW LAWS PASSED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF 1899.

The first law passed and signed was
81. B. No. Is, S. B. No. l6, providing
for the election of an enrolling clerk
was signed Jan. Sth.
The second law was 5. B. No. ii.
B. No. II, an act fixing the pay of en-
plOyes of the General Assembly.
Signed Jan. IL, '99
Bill repeating chapter BIG, Private
Laws of '95. Signed Jan IA.
Resolution providing joint commit
tees to request the Governor to give
his reasons in the matter of removing
Railroad Commissioners. Jan. IA.
Bill repeating chapter 223, Laws of
1896. Jan. Ia.
Resolution to have copies of The Gov
ernOr's message printed.
Bill to prevent fast riding over bridg
es in CASTOR county. Jan. IA.
Bill repeating chapter 1913, Public
Laws of ~, relative to cotton weigh
ers IN Arson county. Jan. IA
Bill authorizing the town of Louis
burg to issue bonds. January IA.
Bill repeating chapter 3l6, Laws of
1897. January IA.
Bill repeating chapter 40, Private
Laws of 1897. January IA.
Resolution providing joint commit
tee to investigate court distr cts. jan
nary ID.
Bill repeating stock law in Halifax
county. January IA.
Bill repeating the law regulating
the procuring and distribution of dead
bodies.
Bill repeating the law of ~, in re-
gard to stock law in E igecombe cOun-
ty. January IA.
Resolution forming joint commit
tee to investigate laws Of '95 and '97
January IA.
Resolution pertaining to the election
of U. S. Senator by vote of the peO-
pie. January IA.
Bill increasing number of commits
siOners of Jones county. January IA.
Bill repeating chap 269, Public Laws
of 80. Jan. Is.
Bill appointing cotton weigher for
Dunn, Harnett county January Is.
Bill amending charter of st. Msry's
School January 16.
Bill repeating chap, AGA. Public Laws
of ~. January 16.
Up to Monday evening, on dates as
per above, the General Assembly bad
ratified seventeen bills and five resolu-
tiOns.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

The CAUCASIAN has received many
congratulations on it's last issue. Our
readers are much pleased with the
admirable review of the work of the
legislature in its last issue. We will
continue to give our readers not only
an abstract of all the work of the
legislature on the front page each
week, but on the editorial page we will
continue to review and write up all of
the leading features of the Legisla-
ture as we did in the last issue. See
that every one of your neighbors get
and read the CAUCASIAN. For the
next thirty days our proposition holds
good to send six copies of the CAUCA-
SIAN one year for five dollar.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
A NEW DEMOCRATIC KECKUIr.

The Democratic negro calamity
bowling machine has gained an addi-
tional member of the legislature since
the converting of that body. The new
acquisition ia Isaac Smith, the colOred
member from Craven. When this ne
gro member votes with the Democrats
as he has on nearly every question
from the election of their caucus nomi-
nees for office on down, the Democrats
of the Legislature applaud him, thus
showing how proud they are of their
new recruit. Not only this but the
Democratic newspapers give their new
colored member Smith a great deal of
attention. A few days ago the News
and Observer reported one of his
speeches in full to the extent of COL
umn, giving him more attention than
any other Democrat has received. We
congratulate the Democrats upon their
new recruit. In fact, however, the
Democrats were entitled to him for
they are responsible for his election in
Craven county,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
EDUCATION or the NEGRO

what VIII th- Dem crate d." WITH h-
They are not Agreed.
Raleigh Post
The Post regrets the movement
looking towards cutting OF the Assis
lance given by the white people ci
the State towards educating the uc
gro, which movement was chrystal-
lxed to some extent by the in'roduc
ton Of bill proposing an amend
meut to the Safe Constitution &C.
complishing such purpose.
Referring to this matter, the Ashe-
vile Citizen says:
"The Citiz n most sincerely hopes
that the legislature will not take
from the negro the possibility of On
education. To take from him the
ballot We believe may be the great
est boon that could come to him 10
the long run, but take from him the
hope of education and the race stops
in its tracks, where it will stand till
decay rots it from the face of the
earth. From our standpoint to do
such thing would be q great crime
We take the liberty of using here
with an extract from q personal let
ter address. d TO the editor referring
to this same subject. After endOrs-
ing the recent editorial of the Post
the writer, one of the intelligent and
thoughtful citizens as we'll as Dem
ocrats of the State, says:
1--WE are in grave danger and q
this point-havIng passed through
so warm aud exciting q contest, II
which cur prejudices against the ne.
gro was so aroused and increased
of enacting under the binding effect
of prejudice legislation that is no,
only lacking in the Christian and hu
name spirit, but that will be posi-
lively hurtful to us in the future.
can only contemplate with feelings
Of the gravest missgivings the con
dition of the negro when he shall
have relapsed into a state Of Abjec'
ignorance, which in all probability
will follow should the whites CEASE
to aid him and leave him to his owl
resources; for be is poor, too poor Il
educate himself. / have no sympa
thy with the ofren ardremarl
that education IS hur full to the ne
gro; from my personal Observation
and experience. the educated negr,
is the best citizen of that race.
1T does seem to me if there is an,
thing in the missionary idea that i
abroad-if it is not hollow pretense
a sham, hypocrisy, rot-the negi'
ought to be Cnristianized, enIight
ened, educated. For it does seem +
me it is more The part Of wisdom &
educate and Christiauizs one mar
With whom we live and come in dai
ly contact than 70 Christianize tel
in foreign country OF whom WI
| know nothing y
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
MIG RAILROAD pRorsrs.

The 18th annual report OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission, which |
has just been published, shows sur |
prisiDgly large increase in railroad
profits for the past year over preceding |
years. The report shows that the groes
earnings Of the railroads Of the eoun-
try for the past year were 81 ABS .s23 $50,
while the operating expenses and q Ked
charges amounted TO SSH ,24l ,a3s, ieav-
ing net earnings $427 ,2sl,922. This
shows an enormous profit. 1t 10 clear
to the most ordinary mind that Con-
gress and the state Legislatures should
not permit the public to be taxed BY
these railroads, rates high enough TO
earn such enormous profits, when the
products on which ma ority OF these
profits are made are yielding q bare
profit and too often no profit to those
who produce them. These enormous
profits are beyond all reason even If
they represented profits on real capital
invested in these railroads, but it must
be remembered that the capital stock
OF these roads has been watered 70 an
amount two and three and four and
| five times the amount Of the real CAPT
tai invested. In fact when the reports
of a railroad company show that II is
making six per cent profit on million
dollars capital it will be found upon
Investigation that the real capital OF
the road is in many cases only from
two hundred to three hundred thou
sand dollars and therefore the amount
of profit made instead of being six pei
cent on capital Of a million dollar:
would be from twenty to thirty pei
cent profit on the real capital inves' ed
That such state of affairs exists right
here in North Carolina was shown il
the last issue of The CAUCASIAN in thu
, case of the Wilmington and Weldon
Ii is well known that the profits of tn
Southern Railroad are a. large o
, larger than the profits of the A {. J.
Ia the face Of these facts will the rail
, road lobby be able to prevent the pres
ent legislature from reducing rates {
fair and equitable basis? How man
= railroad attorneys are in the presen
. legislature, and will it be that thes
8 attorneys will prevent action WithOu
0 the assistance of the lobby?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
eABy,s sMooTA, FAIR SKIN

A Grateful Mother Writes this letter
Tells oil about Her Troubles ~her
Baby Broke out with ScrofeIs Sores.
CAT the age Of two months, my baby
began 10 have sores break cut on bis RICH.
cheek. We used sii the external ar-
r,icztsons that we could think or bear o.,
to no avail. The sores spresd ali over one
aide OF his face. We consG1 .ed a phys.-
clan and tried his medicine, and in a ~eek
the sore vas gone. Bot 10 my surprise In
two weeks more anot her serofaious look
ing sore appeared on bal . arm. IL
grew worse and worse, and when be Was
three months old, began giving him
Hoods SarsspariIia. ! also took Hoods
sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle
was finished, the SORES were well and have
never returned. He Is now four years old,
but he has never had any sign Of those
scrofuious sores since he was cured by
Hoods Sarsapariila, for which feel very
grateful. My boy owes his good health
and smooth, fair skin to this great med
icine." MRS. 8. s. WRoTES, Farming
ton. Delaware. Get only Hoods
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

In writing about the report of the
expert" committee to investigate the
penitentiary. The Raleigh Post,
(Democrats) says:
Push investigation, 60 to the bot
tom and expose all, thew to the line,
let the chips fall where they may -
but while this is going on, the current
expenses should be promptly met"
The report clearly shows that for
years the books have been kept in such
a way that no committee can tell how
it is, and when, and where the "in-
competency" if any, began, hence,
The Post, is right in saying chew to
the line," etc.
The Raleigh Post, (Dem,) says:
Secretary Thompson nor his Demo
cratic predecessors have "pOcketed"
any fees the law did not expressly say
he or they should pocket.
And the Post could have said also,
that the law was Democratic law,
enacted years ago.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

II is said Richard Croker has ar
ranged 10 reward colored Democrat
by appointing them TO the police
Citizen.
n Mr.. Croker voted the Republican
ticket and lived iB North Carolina, he
would be q fis subject for Democrat
ic mob to run out of town Nth rope
around his neck. But he is a Democrat
and the North Carolina delegates to
the next national Democratic conven-
ton will grasp him by the hand and
help him nominate q Presidential can
didate, to be voted for by Southern
Democrats and Northern "nieger'
Democrat office holders. The negro
becomes good fellow when he vo',.
the Democratic ticket.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
The Deadly Grin

Is again abroad in the land The air
you breathe may be full of it's fatal
germs! Don't neglect the Scrip" or
you will open the door TO pneumonia
and consumption and invite death. I.s
sure signs are chills with fever, head
ache, dull, heavy pains, mucous dis
charge from the nose, sore throat and
never-let 60 cough. Don't waste pre-
ci0us time treating this cough with
trOches, tablets, or poor, cheap syrups.
Cure it at once with DR. Ki0g's New
Discovery, the infallible remedy for
bronchial troubles It kills che disease
germs, heals the lungs and prevents
the dreaded after effects from the NAL
ady. Price 30 cts. AMI 81 90. Money
back If not cured. A trial hottie free at
any drug store
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident of which Mr..
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows :
81 was in most dreadful condition,
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite-gradua lIy
growing weaker day by day. Three
physicians had given me up. Fortu-
nately. friend advised trying 'Elec-
trio Bitters;' and to my great joy and
for three weeks, and am now we'll
man know they saved my life, and
robbed the grave of another victim. !"
No one should fail to try them. Only
so cents a bottle, at r. H. Holiday &
Sons drug store.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

The report has been boastingly her.
aided all over the State by the Demo-
cratic press that the present General
Assembly is composed of the wisest
and most conservative representatives
of the people ever assembled in Rail
eige. notwithstanding all this. the
News and Observer, the self-constitu-
ted guardian of the people, thinks diff
ferently. 1t thinks they do not know
what to do; for every morning the OBJ
server dictates to them what they shall
and shall not do. This is sad COM
mentary, not only on the gentlemen
who compose the General Assembly,
but the voters or corporations who sent
them here.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
Democratic Fairness Versus Fu-ioI
Partisauship.
News and Observer


Partisa uship.
News and Observer
The Senate Committee on Privil-
eyes and Elections voted unanimous
ly yesterday afternoon in favor of
Mr.. Franks, Republican, retaining
his seat from the 34th district, in the
contest instituted by Mr.. A. Cannon,
who was the Democratic candidate.
1t is notorious that money was spent
like water to defeat Mr.. Cannon,
and that unbought vote he would
have been elected. He made big
gains in his own county, but the
almost solid Indian vote plus the
purchased vote gave Franks a
ms ority. Mr.. Cannon contended
that the Indians were not legal
voters since the late decisions of the
United States Circuit Court. The
seating of Mr.. Cannon would have
put the man who was rally elected
by the unpurchased vote of the
State in the Senate, and if the com
mittee had been disposed to be
partisan rather than judicial, that
course would have been pursued
But, though Mr.. Cannon would have
adorned the seat-for he is one OF
the best men in North Carolina-tne
Senate committee tried the case
strictly upon the law and the evi.
dence and found for the Republican
contestee.
1t is believed they would have
thrown out the Indian vote and seat.
ed Mr.. Cannon had it not been fo1
the fact the Indians voted for Cen
gressmen Crawford, and to have
thrown them out would elect Con
gresham Pearson. If the above be
true and so far no one has denied il
democratic Fairness" is fully ex
planned.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

taken internally
Swift's Specific Is. s. s. is the
right remedy for Cstarrh. II
cures the most obstinate cases by
going direct to the cause of the
trouble-the blood-and forcing
out the disease. Those who have
met with 90 much disappointment
from local treatment should throw
aside their sprays, washes and in
haling mixtures and take s. 8. 8.
A cure will result. Send for free
books. Address Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
TINE BLACK Oen0s CAUGHT AND
HANGED


He We. Pound with Bi"od oa Hi-
Ci.thes aud . Razor in Hi. Pocket.
swineisg From Tree Near the scene ei
Hts Crime.
GULF, n. c., Jan. l.-(SpeciAl.)
Mrs. Nancy WEIGH, = most exec i
lent white widow lady, and mother
Of Ave children. residing about thrc'
miles from Hsrpsr's Cross Roaos.
Bear Creek township, IN Chaths IA
county. was outraged aud murdered
yesterday evening. Mrs. WEIGH had
been visiting at Mr. Jones' her SOU
in-law.
The deed was committed about {
o'clock in the afternoon by Henry
Jones. a black negro. about 30 years
old. He was a desperate character
As. Mrs, Welch did not return Al
night search was made and her bod,
found about fifty yards from the
public road q: 9 o'clock, with hi
throat cut. The alarm Was given,
search was made and the negro Wa,
found at his home, near Richmond
this morning about 3 o'clock, car
ried back to the scene Of murder and
hanged by about fifty unknown par
ties.
HIS dead body was found swing
ing from q limb this morning. There
was blood on his clothes aud q razor
in his pocket. Jonas confessed hi,
guilt.-News aud Observer.
What Such things isWhy, since
the State has been redeemed, We
thought such outrages, would not 10
heard of, Why did not The Obs. J.
yer say this crime Was because a
fusion rule in the State, and ths'
the wretch did it thinking the COURT
would protect him. &c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
You Should Know.

What Hoods Sarsaparilla has power
to do for those who have impure and
impoverished blood 1t makes the
blood rich and pure, and cures scrO-
fuls, salt rheum, dyspepsia, catarrh,
rheumatism, nervousness. If you are
troubled with any ailment caused or
promoted by impure blood, take Hoods
Sarsaparilla at once.
HOODS PILLS are prompt and sfiic-
lent, easy to take, easy to operate.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

The Superintendent Of Public In
.traction. in his recommendations to
the General Assembly, suggests and
points out how ii might raise 500 coo
for Tree schools. OF this. We will speak
later. On Monday Senator Thomas
introduced \ bill to repeal chapter 4sl,
pubic laws Of 1897. whish provides
that the State may appropriate $4,000
to giving dollar for dollar to school
districts that vote = special tax fer
public schools. This did not give
what - needed to induce and encour-
age the friends Of public schools TO do
their duty and what they feel ought TO
he done Too much interest can not be
manifested on this line, and We hope
that whatever else the General Assem-
bly, may do, that it will give the pos r
children longer and better schools.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
Get a Start
On Catarrh

Those who get . start on the die
ease before the cold and disagree
able weather aggravstes it, will
find a cure less difficult. Catarrh
increases in severity year by year.
and becomes one Of the most OBJ
stinate and deep-seated troubles.
But it is equally important that
the right remedy Be given All
local applications of sprays,
washes, inhalations, ETC., can
never cure Catarrh, for they do
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

Hon. NJ. Farrell Of Wake county has
been waited on by committee of
Democrats and asked to resign as Sun
day school superintendent on account
of his pOlitics-n0 other objection 10
him-Chatham Citizen.
Thirst for office has led the d. 0. p.
to many unbecoming acts. But we
had no idea it would ever invade the
sacred sanctuary of God.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
NEWS ITtMS.

The only negro senator ia the or. -
ent General Assembly IL T.. q. Full. r
Of the 1lth senatorial district.
The net profits Of the Fayetteville
dispeDsary for Is months from its ss
tabiishment in July, 1887, To Dec. 3l-t
1893, were tl0,7sI 40.
Great floods in Eng and, causing
great destri c;ion to property.
The mayor and city council, OF sar
Juan, have resigned. They ssy the
abrupt military government curtaiis
their rights.
On the 18th Memphis. Tenn, had a
$345 600 6re, mostly insured.
No one elected Senator up to MI.
day In the North Dakota Legislature.
It's deadlock.
Hangings are very frequent here a
late Most Of them are negroes. Tn. '
are meaner than the whites, have L.. I.
hush or court money.
Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke, OF NJ q
York, has been offered the chair 4
English literature OF the Donova n
foundation i'm Johns Hopkins UNIV. r
sity.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19
4 Frigh'fuI isiunder.

Will often csu-c q horrible Bur ,
Scald, Cut or Bruis.. Bucklen'r Ar
Mica Salve, the best ia the world. WI
kill the pain and promptly heal a.
Curss Old Sores, Fever Sores, Ulcer
B0iis, Felons. Corns, ali Skin Eru,
lions. Best Pie cur. on earth. Oni,
25c . box. Cure guaranteed. Soil o.,
X. Ii. Holiday X son, druggists.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

''Dr. Thompson says his income fro
the insurance fees is So $50 per year
DIR Cyrus will bid that income fare
we'll in short Order."-News Il Obser-
YER"
"COme thou blessed" prepared for me-
from the time the negro cry was agreed
npOn as the issue.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19


not reach the dis
sass. Catarrh IL
In the blood, and
only . bl God
remedy can cure
it. Local appli-
cations only
reach theirritated
surface; the right
remedy must be
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-01-19

The Democrats had little contest
in their caucus the other night over
the candidate for the President over
a certain railroad. The Newberne peo-
pie want it, and the GoIdsboro people
walt 1t. "Go it boots; your daddy Uhe
peOple) is rich."